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jessicas-pi · 6 months ago

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DIRECTOR'S CUT ON COMMIT TO THE BIT but only like the first two chapters i am so far behind 😭

girl I wish I had been as productive as you think i've been 😭 there's only two chapters so far-

(But, hey, good news! Chapter three is verging ever closer to probably being done! And it's only taken me about... eight months... hahaha *dies on the inside*)

Anyway, i'll do what I did with the other ask and just go through it and talk about stuff!

Okay, so this fic was originally called "The Con" because it involved winning a lot more bets via subterfuge and holding hands. That changed and so I renamed it!

Oh yeah! And so, this fic was partly inspired by the song Summer Nights from Grease, where the guys and girls are enthusiastically listening to completely different stories of the same event. I flipped it around so they had completely different reactions to the same story and Sabine and Ezra were very UNenthusiastic and that was what the scenes with their friends were based on!

Aylan (the vostress kid) definitely heard some obitine stories from his dad and finds the parallels very amusing.

I know i've said it a few times before, but it always delights me to mention that the three Togruta sisters (Chisica, Am-lee, and Khenna) are based on me and my sisters.

OHHH fun fact! Originally the conversation where they split up the profits from the bet and the conversation where Sabine brought up fake-dating were two different conversations! The first one was as-is in the fic, but the other one happened like a week later when Sabine was hanging out in a tree coral with some of the girls and watching Ezra doing lightsaber forms and maybe drawing him shirtless a little bit and they hype her up to "ask him out again" and she goes over and interrupts him and they end up having the fake-dating idea conversation while he's not wearing a shirt and she's blatantly checking him out (and at one point actually half-reaches-out to touch his abs before she catches herself) and he's just "????" the whole time. It was funny, but I decided it was too early in the (fake) relationship for her to be so obvious about it, and I needed Fenn Rau to overhear the conversation and that was easier if they were on the Ghost, so I combined the scenes.

Oh also! Originally, both Vinn AND Tarik were gonna get kicked out of the friend group for being nasty but then I decided to make Tarik less nasty and give him a redemption arc.

ok, reading on, la de da...

The post-stargazing scene! So, I had to keep dialing things back because my shippy writer brain was moving their relationship ahead WAY faster than it was supposed to go. For example, in this scene, originally, they were going to share Sabine's bunk and definitely not cuddle or anything, it won't be weird at all, but again--just too soon. I made up for it with excessive cuddles in the end of the chapter & in chapter 2.

KATKA CAMEO!! Ok so for those who don't know---katka is an OC from my Teenage Rebellion AU. She's Gar Saxon's niece but she's utter sweetness (with a slight twist of crazy) and totally on board to stick it to the Empire. In the TRAU, she also has a massive raging crush on Ezra (albeit an Inquisitor iteration of him), so when I needed a random character to be envious of Sabine here, I figured I'd reuse her lol.

Oh yeah! Another condensed scene! Where she tells him about the Mandalorian ways of saying "I love you" and where she asks him to fake marry her used to be two different scenes! Like with the other one, I added the second one to the first. I went through a few versions of the fake-marriage-proposal, including one where Aylan came along with Ezra to Mandalore and was the one to suggest they tie the knot, apparently unaware it's all fake (but actually 100% aware it's all fake because his psychometry revealed it)

not to brag or anything but "Ezra did not regret fake-marrying into money" is one of my favorite lines i've ever written.

(btw, I still crack up when I remember that in your comment on chapter 1, you called Ezra a repressed victorian maiden for panicking over being able to see sabine's arms and legs. and I think everyone should know that You Are Right, Ezra Is A Repressed Victorian Maiden.)

OK ON TO CHAPTER 2!

i had so much fun with this chapter because they're both full to bursting with love for each other and neither of them will admit it until the last possible moment. I think that might actually be why Chapter 3 is taking so long--they're not hiding their feelings anymore so there's no more poetic internal monologues about how much they adore each other lol

Ah yeah on the topic of repressed feelings--the line "Kanan is fairly sure it’ll take at least five years and possibly a child for Sabine to admit that she’s actually in love with her husband" was supposed to actually be what happened. Sabine and Ezra were going to go on pretending the marriage was fake for years and finally one night when they were cuddled up, Sabine blurted out that she was in love with him and he was like "Yeah. I know." and she was like "wait what?? how did you know?? I was so subtle about my feelings!!" and he was like "Sabine, you kissed me good-night ten minutes ago. you're constantly calling me extremely romantic pet names in mando'a. we have two children and only one of them is adopted. your feelings are about as subtle as a paint bomb to the face." and she was just like "....oh." and then that was the end of the story! BUUUUT then I decided to do a love confession during the Lothal arc, and that led to the... surprise... at the end of chapter 2, which led to there needing to be a THIRD chapter!

OH HAHA OK MORE FUNNY STUFF. So the part with sabine's nightmare that leads to the "two besties chilling in a bathtub...?" scene was ALSO split up into two different events! I've been thinking about doing some edits of both chapters of CttB because I didn't really stop to edit either of them before posting (and a good chunk of chapter 2 was literally written the day before I posted it), which I mention because I was considering reverting the two scenes back to their original versions because the og tub scene was pretty funny. It's hard to describe in brief words, but basically... yeah it's too hard to describe, just take my word for it, it was pretty funny. (it involved Ezra singing along to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together with a shampoo bottle for a microphone and Tristan playing a petty revenge prank that goes sideways.)

The cut between Ezra worrying about Sabine being upset about his feelings for her and thinking "what would she think if she knew??", and sabine's pov opening with "Sabine can't stop thinking about kissing his stupid face" never fails to make me snicker.

Oh hey I just got to the thrawn pov and that reminds me. at one point I was thinking about having a scene including Ezra and Thrawn's conversation aboard the Chimaera and thrawn REAAAALLLY pushes his buttons about Sabine, using the information that he figured out about their marriage. Actually, if I do that edit, I might write that scene.

Poor Hera--she keeps unintentionally being responsible for all of the sabezra relationship development lol.

OOH SOMETHING ELSE! So, originally, the love confession was WAY different. First of all, it wasn't in their room--it was in one of the caves. Sabine still went looking for Ezra, but she found him by following a Loth-wolf. And he actually confessed his feelings first! In this version, he was afraid he was going to die and impulsively blurted out that he loved her. Then he got nervous and started rambling a little and she shut him up with a kiss. But I changed it--I wanted her to be the one to take the leap and 'fess up, and if I set it in her room, I could have the funny Ketsu scene afterwards.

And then True Love's Kiss woke someone else up! (aka kanan got yoinked out of his comatose state by telepathic TMI)

oh yeah and to anyone wondering, that "another dawn breaks" line from the Kanera scene was ABSOLUTELY a reference to A New Dawn.

Oh and that Ketsu scene---that was actually a scene I saved and reused after cutting it from a different WIP of mine! There were two variations--the one I ended up using, and one where she accidentally interrupts the very first kiss and they're both like "OH COME ON!" because they've been waiting for this moment FOREVER and like ten seconds in, it gets interrupted, and Ezra decides that, darn it, he's been waiting for this for so long, he's not going to wait any longer! and he just pulls Sabine right back into the kiss and uses the Force to shut the door in Ketsu's face. I did this version so that I could include dialogue!

I'm just now realizing that I actually skipped over the entirety of Family Reunion and Farewell, I went straight from Jedi Night to Happy-Ever-After. But in my defense, plot-relevant episodes don't matter much when it comes to crack fix-it fics.

And... I think that's all my thoughts I have on this! Thank you for the ask!! :)

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#ask game #directors cut game #fake date au #sabezra

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sunnyrosewritesstuff · 3 months ago

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Hey Sunny! I've just found your "Talk to Me About the WIP I’m Currently Writing" asks and wanted to ask you 1, 5 and 11, if you're still up for it (no worries if not!) :F

Oh thank you! I love getting asks so no worries at all! Okay let's see...I think Just to See You Happy is my WIP of the day so let's go with that one!

Give a 5-word summary of this chapter/fic.

Chapter Summary: Frodo finds out Bilbo lies.

5. Are there any OCs in this chapter/fic? Who's your favorite?

No OCs in this one unfortunately, but Ushmik from The Love of Mahal's Children is probably my favorite OC I've written so far.

11. What scene are you most hyped for this chapter/fic?

I feel like posting the scene is a huge spoiler so instead I'm going to describe it. Frodo and Bilbo sneak up on the trolls, only they are not actually trolls because Bilbo is an unreliable narrator and made it silly in the story to make it more kid friendly. So Frodo quickly realizes they are in more trouble than he originally thought. 👀

I really expect this to be the scene for my readers to be like WTF?? Because the stakes have completely changed and this isn't going to be the quest retell they thought it was.

Ask me about my WIPs

#sunny answers stuff #the hobbit #bagginshield #just to see you happy #i'm really so excited about this chapter #it's THE SCENE that made me want to do the fic

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comfortlesshurt · 1 month ago

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Skyler's October 2024 AO3 Recs

Boysssss, I have been slacking with sharing other people's fics, so I'm gonna work on being better with that. Below the cut is a non-exhaustive list of fics I've started/finished in October 2024 (i.e. all the ones that didn't get too buried in my AO3 history page and aren't PWP) that I enjoyed. I tried to sort fics from least to most traffic, so the higher on each list, the more it deserves some attention!

I didn't read a ton this month, so we've got a pretty short list. Expect the same in November, but December is usually a big reading month for me.

I enjoy stuff others find triggering, so particularly in the whump-focused section, make sure you read the tags first. I didn't relist triggers that the authors already noted on the stories.

More Whump-Focused

Since October's weird because of Whumptober, I'm just going to link to my whumptober reblogs tag to knock all the Whumptober fills out! I liked all of these, but there are far too many to go into detail on. You'll find a lot of shorter fics under this tag because I mainly follow people who tried to complete every day. It's mostly VLD in there, but I know a few FMA fics made it through! If you're as much of a Keith stan as I am, definitely hit all of @perpetuallylatetothefandomparty's posts under this tag. There are more than what I reblogged for everyone in this tag as well, so follow these people for more! I just burned out halfway through the month and needed a break from oneshots. You'll see 'em reblogged later though.

Swoon by Le_Tournesol: pre-Klance. short oneshot. chaotic dumbasses keith and lance, my beloved.

Even the People in Your Dreams Will Lie to You by popering: Klance, but the ship's not so much the focus imo. LONG. technically, I did NOT find this in October but I haven't hyped it up nearly enough yet, so here it is anyway. also, I re-read it in October, so maybe that counts. follows keith and lance being rescued from galra captivity. the author describes it as a science fiction mindfuck and that is so accurate. plenty of angsty content, but not like... over the top. like it all has a plot purpose. this may have usurped my previous all-time favorite fic... unfinished but I have no reason to believe OP won't come through with the rest, and it is close to complete. catch me in the comments as I work on my re-read.

The Future Freaks Me Out by gghostnebula: Klance. longfic. I forget how long ago I found this, but it COUNTS because I read it again this month. (I say as though I don't reread it every few months obsessively.) when I say my ideal fic... very Keith-focused. lots of hurt/comfort. slowburn Klance with fake dating. painful backstory that gets resolved. somehow takes a couple tropes I hate and makes me love them. heavily inspired something i'm writing now, so if you don't like it, you're gonna have a bad time following me in a few months... if this fic has no diehard fans then i am dead.

More Ship-Focused

To Whom It May Concern by heavily_caffeinated: Klance. short. a follow-up fic to Dear Reader in the relatively near future! modern AU. Cute & a nice little chance to get back into that AU for a bit. Strongly recommend reading Dear Reader first, but I guess you don't have to.

to breathe in this mirage by existwound: Klance, but pre-slash (sort of). there's time travel, so technically it's also not pre-slash, but you see the vision here. pushing that border between what I consider medium and long for a fic. canon-verse. this is 1) adorable, 2) just that little bit of angsty, and 3) so fucking well-written. (am I biased bc I love existwound? yes, what of it?) unfinished but I trust Astra with my life, so the other chapter will come.

A King and His Fisherman by heavily_caffeinated: Klance. long and finished! modern AU. sold me on dad Lance (coming from someone who typically hates fics involving child characters).

it's you that's haunting me by perfchan: Klance. long and finished! this is the first fic, but it's a whole finished series. ghost-hunting AU (I know, I also didn't think I liked those but this is different, I swear). I binge read this whole series in like... 3 days?

And just in general, here are my AO3 bookmarks for everything else I loved but didn't read this month. The include and exclude filters are your friends, so pls no bully for what I like thx. I think we've all spotted my weird niche by now.

#fic recs #anyway i know it's been literal years but this used to be a blog mostly about hyping up other people's hurt/comfort fics so #putting this monthly post into effect is a part of getting back to that #though i'm still gonna harass you all with excessive vld fics of my own don't you worry #i just like having stuff like this bc 1) it makes other people feel good and #2) it stops me from getting that 'useless' feeling when i'm in my 'don't feel like writing' phases bc i DO still read during those!#also okay so i used to exclude popular fics entirely from stuff like this but like #just because they're popular doesn't mean everyone knows about them yet so #on the list they go i suppose #okay tag rambling over. catch me again at the end of november

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ijustreadthisbook · 1 year ago

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Top Five Books I've Read (so far) In 2023:

5. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (Audiobook): One of the more unique novels I've read in a while, this book bounces around in time and place slowly weaving each dispirate story together around the fictitious ancient greek story of Cloud Cuckoo Land. Each character is so well created, and the slow thrill of putting the pieces together was so satisfying. The ending made me stare at the wall for a few moments before I could come back to earth.

Read if you like: Ted Chiang short stories, The Birds by Aristophanes, Margaret Atwood sci-fi

4. Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis (Physical book): The sequel to her debut novel, Axiom's End, this book takes the monster fucking story to a whole new level exploring the concepts of attraction, loyalty, love, and humanity. The world building is incredible, the main character doesn't have that awful trait that a lot of sci-fi audience inserts have where they cannot possibly make logical connections and answer questions themselves. Cora is smart, and Ellis assumes you are smart too. Plus the recreation of 2007 era America is fucking perfect.

Read if you like: Early 2000's nostalgia, Jeff VanderMeer books, Axiom's End, 90s alien movies like Contact, Independence Day, Aliens

3. The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka (Physical book): I've read a bunch of romance this year, and this was one of my absolute favorites. Certainly not the spiciest I've read, but the interplay between the two points of view creates a romantic, sexual, and professional tension that is so palpable and delicious. I loved the meta narrative of two people writing a book together about two people writing a book together, and the exploration of what making art together means and the intimacy required to do it. It's a little predictable, but that's what you want from a romance novel. This was a fun book with just enough stakes and just enough stress to make the payoff so worth it.

Read if you like: Emily Henry books, movies like You've Got Mail, Something's Gotta Give, Always Be My Maybe

2. The It Girl by Ruth Ware (audiobook): I love Ruth ware. I love her. I have read everything she has written so far and will read anything she puts out. I selected this one for my list because I love the setting of a close knit school campus, a shining bright young woman with a dark secret, and the real time unravelling of a murder mystery through the eyes of someone on the ground. This book explores the idea of how little we can know about the people we are closest to, and how easy it is to blind ourselves to the truth because of what we want to be true. It's a captivating read, easily finished in a day or two.

Read if you like: One by One by Ruth Ware, Gossip Girl, Jennifer's Body

1. The Secret History by Donna Tart (physical book): I cannot believe how long it took me to read this book. It was one of those books that kept getting recommended to me, but I was worried it was over hyped and would be awful. I tried to read it about two years ago and couldn't even get through the first chapter. And yet, somehow, I picked this book up and did not put it down for a week and a half. It's incredible. An absolute masterclass on Dark Academia, tension building, atmospheric storytelling, all the things I love the most about literature with all the modern trappings of an aesthetic I have also come to love. Rich kids in a private school testing the boundaries of privilege through the POV of an outsider desperate to be accepted is one of my favorite tropes and this book is the definition of how to do it right. It's dark, its academic, it's murdery, it's the 90s, it's excellent. I'll be reading this one again.

Read if you like: A Separate Peace, Brideshead Revisited, Gentlemen and Players, The Talented Mr Ripley

#books and reading #my favorite books so far #the secret history #the it girl #truth of the divine #the roughest draft #cloud cuckoo land #anthony doerr #donna tart #lindsay ellis #ruth ware #emily wibberley #austin siegmund-broka #book recommendations #book review #book reviews #i just read this book

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icedteaandoldlace · 8 months ago

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🍱 Do you read your own fics?

🍛 Have any comments, tags or reactions to one of your fics every made you laugh or cry or both?

🍣 What helps you focus or get in the mood to write

🍥What's your favorite fic you've written?

Do you read your own fics?

Absolutely. I write the kind of stories that I want to read, so I definitely revisit them from time to time. I just reread Birds of a Feather again the other day, and I'd forgotten how funny it was.

Have any comments, tags or reactions to one of your fics ever made you laugh or cry or both?

I've had several comments make me laugh (many of which were from @jwmelmoth). I don't know if I've ever had one make me cry. There was one really nice comment I got at the end of a really rough day that might've done it. The reader complimented both the story and my skills as a writer, and it was just the emotional pick-me-up I needed.

What helps you focus or get in the mood to write?

Focus wise, music. I sometimes make playlists for specific WIPs, or use one of my general mood playlists to get me in the right zone for whatever kind of scene/story I'm writing (though usually I just shuffle my whole library). My usual music library can also be distracting, though, in which case I'll look up focus music on YouTube or Headspace. Tbh music gets me in the right mood to write, too. Even I don't have a full playlist, I might have a handful of songs that remind me of a particular WIP and I'll play them while going for a walk to get me hyped up to write. It doesn't always work, but it's good for making me think about the story at least. But of course, nothing puts me in the mood to write quite like having to go to work, where I can't write.

What's your favorite fic you've written?

It's a tough call, because I love them all so much. I probably reread A Little Help From Your Friends the most, because it's so much fun, and it has both fluff and humor. And, even though it only has one chapter so far, Nights That Never End is starting to catch up to it, because it's all hurt/comfort. And of course, both are about people who love Cisco just wanting to be there for him in their own ways. 💙

#ask #angst-is-love-angst-is-life #writer problems #writer the opposite of problems

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thefringespod · 7 months ago

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It has been a very exhausting day but it's still #AudioDramaSunday! Starting off with @souloperatorpod episode 9 which. Tot you have to stop doing this to me (affectionate). Their midseason finale drops tonight at 12AM PST, if you start right now you can catch up for the finale!

@tellnotalespod episode 2.9 made me cry. A lot. Flo was just such a lovely spirit and far too relatable and if Leanne could stop making me cry that'd be great <3 Every episode of Tell No Tales is better than the last. If you're not listening to it, you have to change that

@thesiltverses chapter 40 was absolutely incredible. I am once again in awe of Rhys Lawton's ability to make me like Carson even as I hate Carson. I also still adore Carpenter/Hayward friendship times seeing how they went from adversaries to friends just. It makes me feel things.

@audistorium has continued to hype up others in this community by doing a trailer-a-thon! This featured some incredible trailers interspersed with incredible character work by Lemon and Cody Heath. Lemon continues to be a bright spot in audiodramas and im lucky to know him

The @woebegonepod season 13 finale was incredible and impressive as always. It made me laugh, it made me ridiculously tense, it had some of my favorite voice actors in it, truly cannot go wrong with wbg. I also started relistening to season 1 again. Because what else would I do

@ethicstownpod had a feed drop of Paddleboat which is a delightful show by the aforementioned Rhys Lawton! It's short, it's incredibly well written, and it always makes me excited to hear more

Here on the Fringes I have decided that I'm not done being Silver just yet so I'm rerecording and remastering season 1 now that I have more knowledge and a better mic. Episodes will be released on our patreon first (patreon.com/PineTreePods) and the updated on the general feed!

And over on @forgedbondspod I'm writing the finale of the show and feeling so normal. I have also been getting even more incredible recordings from my cast and I can't wait for yall to hear them. Keep an eye out on the Forged Bonds socials for a crowdfunding announcement soon!

That's all for this week! Before I head out I want to say thank you to all the wonderful folks that I've become friends with in this community. Getting to befriend and collaborate with so many amazing people never fails to make even my worst days better and I love yall <3

#audiodrama sunday #audio drama sunday #pines notes #recommendation post

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fereldanwench · 1 year ago

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AO3 Meme

I was tagged by @sarahawke to share some links to some of my AO3 stories--Thank you! 💙 Rules: Give us the links to your wonderful words with the Most hits, Most kudos, Most comments, Most bookmarks, Most words, and Least words.

🥇 Most Hits: Scars (Requires AO3 account to read) (Dragon Age Inquisition; Cullen Rutherford x Unnamed F!Trevelyan)

This just has the most hits because it's my oldest fic, and I wrote it in early 2014, which at the time felt like just a few months until Inquisition would come out, so the hype was real. I remember being really inspired by one of the trailers and listening to the DAI theme on repeat and just having these scenes in my head that I needed to get down.

At the time, I was also pretty deep in my Cullen x Hawke ship, and I think I was also trying to figure out how I would compartmentalize that ship with an Inquisitor ship because they weren't going to exist in the same personal canon.

Anyway, I don't remember enough about it to say much more, and I'm not rereading it because I think it'll make me cringe, lmao. I can't believe I wrote that almost 10 years ago.

🥇 Most Kudos: Scars 🥈 Runner-up: Homecoming (Cyberpunk 2077; Goro Takemura x Valerie Powell)

Scars again takes it just by being on there the longest, but Homecoming is nearer and dearer to my heart, so I'm really happy to see that it's number two. (And not that far off from Scars, which I think is impressive given that it's so much newer.)

Homecoming was 1) an excuse to write smut from Goro's POV (third-person limited) and 2) a chance to explore some of Valerie's conditions after her revival from Mikoshi. I wanted it to be on the lighter, fluffier side so it's a little idealized and doesn't delve deep into the hardships they face as they start a new journey with Arasaka.

🥇 Most Comments: Sway (Dragon Age II; Sebastian Vael x Marian Hawke)

Another older work, but still to this day, one of my favorite things I've written. It was a one-shot based on a Tumblr prompt, and I just found my groove with it almost immediately. It was one of those pieces that I did not have to fight to get the words out at all.

Just some mutual pining and non-sexual physical intimacy between two people who want each other but know that can never be.

🥇 Most Bookmarks: Homecoming (Cyberpunk 2077; Goro Takemura x Valerie Powell)

See rambling above. 💙

🥇 Most Words: Homecoming 🥈 Runner-up: With Interest (Cyberpunk 2077; Viktor Vektor x Valerie Powell)

Did you know Valerie and Viktor had a thing before the Heist? Well, if I ever finish With Interest, you'll get to see why that didn't work out! I've had the next chapter, like, 80% finished for the past year, but this past year hasn't really been great for getting the words out. Something I'm hoping to change in the next few months.

🥇 Least Words: The Game (Dragon Age Inquisition; Cullen Rutherford x Michel de Chevin)

I actually forgot I had put this on AO3--Just a quick one-shot based on the prompt "Cullen/Michel - Political games at the Winter Palace."

Tagging @morganlefaye79, @theharlotofferelden, @dustymagpie, @commander-krios, and @ziskandra! 💙

#tumblr: dash games #mine: stories #g: cyberpunk 2077 #s: dragon age #im too lazy to tag all the pertinent ships and characters for these lmao

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a-reader-and-a-writer · 1 year ago

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7. What is your favorite scene you’ve written so far?

8. What is the last scene you’ve written?

9. What is your favorite dialogue you’ve written so far?

10. What is the last line of dialogue you’ve written?

11. What scene are you most hyped for this chapter/fic?

12. What emotions do you expect your readers to feel?

13. What common trope(s) do you feel are used in this chapter/fic?

Please for the "talk to me about the wip i'm writing" <33333

Oh, Fe! You spoil me! 🥰 Thank you, my love!

I'm going to answer these for Part 2 of That’s What Family is For (Damian Wayne & Batsis!reader):

7. A lot of this is the same scene, but my favorite part so far is when Reader first wakes up after the events of Part 1 and Jason is sitting next to her bed and they have a cute little sibling back-and-forth that I am rather fond of.

8. The last scene I've written is Reader talking to Damian. He is trying to take the blame for their capture but she knows for a fact it was her fault and tells him the truth. (spoilers....)

9. (this is from the scene with Reader and Jason I mentioned in #7)

“Damn, sis. You look terrible.” You knew he was trying to keep the mood light, but you could hear the tears hiding just behind his words. Giving your best attempt at a smile, you croaked, “Even like this, I bet I still look better than you.” “Yeah, probably,” he chuckled. “That voice though…. They said it would probably be hard to speak for a few days because of the tube and–” He cut himself off, but you knew what he was going to say. Because all your screams of pain had damaged it. Swallowing again, you tried to make your voice sound as normal as possible. “Yeah, well, you better be careful. You keep smoking all those cigarettes, this is what you’ll sound like in a few years.” “Even now you gotta hassle me about those?”

10.

Jason and Damian exchanged a worried look. Then Jason cleared his throat and said, “Yeah…. It's been eight days since you and Damian were kidnapped. They had to keep you in a medically induced coma for the first five days while they operated. Then when they brought you out, they had to dope you up with so many pain meds, you were out of it even when you were awake. And they had to up them when they removed the breathing tube and you wouldn’t stop moaning… So, yeah. It’s been a week.”

11. I'm not excited about a specific scene per say, just more the fact I wrote Part 1 over a year ago and it is still the fic I get the most asks or comments about. Part 1 was also the first fic I ever posted and so it is really special to me and I don't want Part 2 to be a disappointment or let down.

12. Hopefully the whole range of emotions: a little chuckling, a little crying, a little love for this found family, a little horror of what they have been through. You know, the usual 😂

13. Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Whump, Fluff, Found Family, Revenge, Hospital Room, Trauma Bonding, just to name a few 😘

#thanks!#friend ask #ask game #wip #wip ask game #that's what family is for #damian wayne #damian wayne & reader #batman #batsis #batsis!reader #batfam #batfamily #jason todd

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megamindsecretlair · 1 year ago

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖

Oop, thank you 😘😘 wow, its so hard to narrow down.

Id have to say:

1) Loki - Wedding Night. It was my first smut fic that I was SO nervous to post. So its always going to hold a special place in my heart.

2) Bucky - Once Upon a December. AU Bucky. I am so completely in love with that song. Anastasia had no business being that good of a movie. I love the gothic romance vibes from the song and from the scene and the fic turned out exactly how I wanted it to. I love gothic romances 😭

3) Tyrone - Sunday. I have major They Cloned Tyrone brain rot and I am over the moon to write something for John Boyega. He is TOO fine. Idk. There's something so quiet and sweet about that one that keeps bringing me back to it. 🤔

4) Sam - It Started With a Whisper. Im cheating a bit because its a series, but if I had to choose a chapter so far....probably the smut one 🤣 chapter 4. Sam screams pleasure dom to me. And I love that its fun. There's laughing, there's teasing, there's pleasure. Its got it all 🤸🏽‍♀️

5) Loki - Be My Little Darling. Again, cheating. Its a series. And if I have to choose one, I'd say...chapter 6. It was the first time I hyped myself up while writing. That I was like...okay I fn ate there 👏🏽👏🏽 Loki's dialogue, especially in this fic comes so easy for me. The blend of angsty poetry and possession hits right for me. I had to stop and squeal because I was like??? Excuse me??? You just snapped???? So very proud of that one.

This was absolutely lovely. I've come a long way since posting. Writing fics has done absolute wonders for my writing and confidence.

#Megaminds asks #Megaminds ramblings #self love #self hype #Black writers #Black fic writers #lovely moot #i love you #thank you for the ask

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heykoonsy · 8 months ago

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Word Count: 2.3k+

Pairing: Husk x Angel Dust (HuskerDust/AngelHusk), slight Angel Dust x OC

Summary: “Give him everything but your ass.” Angel Dust was tasked with one job: convince the investor to subsidize Valentino’s agency. Angel was more of a closer to Valentino, enticing the wealthier of his associates into funding projects for him. However, this latest pitch didn’t go as planned and Angel’s hubris prevented him from seeing the potential drawbacks of a one night stand with someone Valentino marked. In this slow burn love story, Angel must confront the worst parts of himself if he is going to win back his career.

Content Warnings: Rated 18+ for foul language and mature themes

Author's Note: I hope you guys enjoy the last chapter of Blacklist. This might just be my favorite story I've ever written. Thank you to all who read it!

Angel watched as Cherri attempted to tie a cherry stem in a knot with her tongue. He couldn’t help but laugh as she struggled. When she was done, she opened her mouth, revealing a haphazardly tied stem.

“Ah-dah,” Cherri said, which bounced the cherry stem just enough to untwist it. “Fuck,” she slammed her fist down on the bar.

“You almost had it,” he chuckled, stuffing his face with whatever hors devours the imp passing them was carrying upon his platter.

Cherri huffed, “My tongue hurts, how did you get so good at that?”

Angel beamed, “Practice makes perfect,” he said happily.

Angel looked over at Cherri as she slid her drink towards her. The two of them were seated at the bar–getting some much needed one-on-one time. Angel looked towards the myriad of other guests invited to this years AVN Award Ceremony. Everywhere he looked, he saw skinema royalty. Some of the sinners Valentino could only dream of working with were in this room.

Angel had been getting tapped on the shoulder all night with sinners eager to introduce themselves. At first, Angel entertained them, taking plenty of selfies and schmoozing, but after a while it got old. Now, if someone broke free from the party to come and butter Angel up, they each took a shot.

Angel supposed that he should feel bad about missing out on such a great opportunity to rub elbows with some of the industry's best producers, writers and actors. But if he were honest, doing shots and snacking on over-hyped garlic bread with Cherri was the most fun he’d had in weeks. So schmoozing be damned–he was going to hang out with his friend tonight.

He glanced over at Cherri, who was busy digging for another cherry stem out of her cocktail. She confessed that she just bought the dress she had on. It was a wine red cocktail dress with an asymmetrical neckline that hung over her left shoulder. The bodice was skin-tight, showing off her plump curves. And how could he fail to mention the high-low cut of the skirt which tapered off right above her knees. Angel gawked at her when she first showed up at the hotel. She’d spun in a circle, strappy red heels clacking in the lobby.

The moment was punctuated by Husk looking over as they admired each other’s outfits telling them to get out. Angel pushed Cherri towards the door, looking over his shoulder as he blew Husk a kiss goodbye. Angel reveled in the small smile he gave him before he turned his back to him.

“Oop, we might need more shots,” Cherri said, putting her hand on Angel’s to alert him. “Three o’ clock.”

“As far as parties go,” he heard a deep voice say over the crowd, “I think I’d rather be invited to this one.”

Angel looked over, recognizing the actor immediately. “Too stuffy ova there for ya?” Angel asked, crossing his legs at the knee as he turned himself towards them. “Cherri, this is Vandal.”

Cherri nodded in greeting before hailing the bartender for another round of shots.

“Nice to meet you,” Vandal nodded back at her. Then his eyes turned toward Angel, “Looks like we’ve both been nominated for Best Male Performer,” he said, his eyebrows moving up and down.

“We sure have,” Angel said, his eyes fixating on Vandal’s red suit. “Two years in a row for some of us.”

Vandal shrugged, “It might just be my year this time,” he said. “This is your first nomination right? What do you think?” He gestured to the room behind them.

Angel looked around, humoring him. He glanced around toward the venue, which had been upstaged suiting an award ceremony that had been running for forty years strong. The guests in the center of the room were having no trouble conversing, all dressed in gorgeous gowns and suits. There were imps running underfoot, carrying large trays of cocktails and snacks before the ceremony began.

“Well, the cocktails suck,” Angel whispered, covering his mouth so only Vandal and Cherri could hear. “But the company is great.”

Cherri laughed at that and in a few moments, she slid over Angel’s shot to him.

“I’m glad to hear,” Vandal smirked. “Speaking of company, I heard Valentino–

Angel put his hand up, “Look Vandal, it’s kind of just us girls tonight, so…” Angel trailed off.

Vandal nodded, “Oh yes, of course.”

Vandal made himself scarce and Cherri waited until he was out of range to punch Angel on the shoulder.

“What was that for?” Angel asked, rubbing his arm.

“This is a big opportunity for you,” Cherri said, handing him a shot. “If you want to go over there, don’t let me stop you.”

Angel grabbed the shot and smiled. “I’m good,” Angel said.

Cherri shook her head, “Well, if you’re not going to work, you could at least get somebody’s phone number. That guy was totally flirting with you.”

Angel raised his eyebrows–though he wasn’t shocked by what she said. Vandal was indeed laying it on pretty thick. Angel played with the straw of his cocktail, swirling the ice in the glass in a circle. “That would help Spitzers and Jullien,” Angel said, “but I’m kind of seein’ somebody right now.”

Cherri nearly broke her neck looking over at Angel as he slammed his shot.

“What?”

“Ladies and gentleman, please find your way to the auditorium, the ceremony will be commencing shortly.”

Angel waved off the driver of the cab and stepped towards the hotel. He skipped the smoke break he desperately needed and went inside, crossing his arms over his chest. He looked over towards Husk, who leaned over the bar as soon as he caught a glimpse of him. Angel smiled, his eyes softening at the sight of him. He took a seat on his stool and crossed his legs at the ankle.

“How was it?” Husk asked, getting right to the point as usual.

Angel smiled widely, taking a moment to clear his throat. Then, in one swift motion, Angel slammed his award for Best Male Performer down on the bar. “It was fucking amazing,” Angel squealed.

Husk palmed the award, turning it over in his hand and admiring the craftsmanship.

“Do you know what this means? Spitzers and Jullien will have investors banging on their doors for weeks!” Angel cheered.

“What are we celebratin’ with?” Husk asked, holding two bottles up for Angel to choose from.

“Ooh, the left one–and I want–

“Somethin’ fruity, I know,” Husk said, waving him off.

Husk made quick work of the cocktail, throwing some peach schnapps and puree into the blender. Then, he poured the puree into two waiting champagne flutes and topped it off with the sparkling wine Angel chose. He topped off his creations with a cherry and then slid one of the champagne flutes towards Angel.

“One peach bellini,” Husk said matter-of-factly.

Angel inspected the drink, smiling at the color. He pressed his glass to Husk’s and took a sip and was delighted at the fresh taste. “That hits the spot,” he smacked his lips. “It was like pullin’ teeth at the bar, we just switched to shots after the ceremony.”

“Tell me about it,” Husk prompted, sampling the bellini as he stood behind the bar.

Angel put his glass down, “Anyone who’s anyone was there, Husky. I’m talking Tredd, October Govern, Desperatta,” Angel counted on one hand.

“I don’t know who any of those people are,” Husk deadpanned.

“Three words. Porn…Star…Royalty. Tredd and October were nominated–and Desperatta basically discovered Brut. Did you know that in an interview he thanked Desperatta officially citing her as his biggest inspiration?” Angel said excitedly. “It’s the whole reason Val wanted to work with him!”

Husk chuckled, “Look at you rubbin’ elbows with the big dogs.”

“Oh, actually, Cherri and I just hung out the whole time,” Angel waved him off. “We got interrupted so much we turned it into a drinking game.”

Husk shook his head, “A whole party in your honor and you ignore all the guests.”

“Somebody had to teach Cherri how to tie a cherry stem in a knot.”

“So you just…drank?”

“I didn’t just drink,” Angel rolled his eyes, “I broke my fair share of hearts tonight, y’know.”

“Oh yeah?” Husk said, leaning up against the opposite side of the bar.

Angel nodded, “Everybody wanted a piece of me tonight.” He sipped his bellini, smiling to himself, “they just fell apart after I said I was taken.”

Angel looked up at Husk, gauging his response. All Angel saw was a shit-eating smirk on Husk’s face as he looked at the floor.

“Is that so?” Was all Husk said, following Angel’s lead and sipping his cocktail. “Just who is this guy?”

“Well, he’s about yae high,” Angel said, measuring his height with his hand. “Probably born with a scowl. Terrible posture.”

Husk crossed his arms over his chest, “Uh huh,” he said, unimpressed.

“Yeah, just like that,” Angel commented on his pose. “He makes the best drinks I’ve ever tasted though, and he makes me laugh.”

Angel’s eyes flicked up at Husk, who was smiling to himself.

“He always makes my day better…” Angel trailed off, swirling his glass. “I really like him.” Angel said finally.

Husk looked up, their eyes meeting. It didn’t take long at all for him to close the distance between them. He stroked Angel’s chin softly, slowly bringing their lips together. Angel stuck out his tongue, tasting peaches on Husk’s bottom lip. He snickered, kissing him nice and slow–until Husk pulled himself away. Angel huffed in his absence, following Husk as he leaned his elbows on the bar.

“I can’t go around kissin’ somebody’s boyfriend,” Husk said with a smirk.

Angel made a face, “You could use some practice,” he stated, lifting the cherry out of his bellini.

Husk smirked, “I’m smelling a challenge.”

Angel lowered his eyelids, “I bet you I can tie this cherry stem in a knot faster than you.”

Husk fished his cherry out of his drink as well, chomping off the cherry quick. “You’re on,” he said, chewing quickly.

“Good, winner gets to order around the loser,” Angel said, chomping his own cherry. “Ready?”

Husk nodded, and with that, they popped the cherry stems in their mouths. Angel twisted his tongue around either side of his mouth, all while keeping his eyes glued to Husk. Angel watched as the cherry stem poked out slightly from his mouth as he attempted to hold it into place with his teeth. Angel exhaled through his nose, trying to expel any laughter before Husk caught on.

Then, once Angel pressed his tongue against his teeth, he made a noise in his throat. His fingers went to his lips and–Angel revealed a perfectly knotted cherry stem.

“Read it and weep, bitch,” Angel gloated.

Husk spit out his cherry stem onto the bar, revealing that it was nearly split in half from him chewing on it. Angel laughed, taking in his pitiful attempt.

“How did you do that so fast?” Husk asked, exasperatedly.

“Practice,” Angel said smugly.

Husk sighed, crossing his arms. “A win’s a win, what do you want?”

Angel sighed contentedly, “How nice of you to ask, Husky.” He clasped his hands together, making goo-goo eyes at him. “I want you to admit you like me.”

Husk raised an eyebrow. “Are you kidding me? That’s all?”

“I don’t hear you confessing,” Angel sang, a devious expression spreading across his face.

Husk rolled his eyes, “Alright.” Husk stood straight in front of Angel and sighed.

Angel prepared himself, sitting up straight and smiling widely. He looked at Husk with rapt attention, never wavering from his eyes. He signaled Husk to proceed.

“Angel,” he said after a moment, “I like you.”

Angel clapped his hands together. “It’s so nice of you to admit it, after all this time.”

Husk shook his head, “Yeah yeah,” he said dismissing him. “There’s gotta be a secret to that.”

Angel nodded his head, “You caught on quick,” he said, beckoning him closer.

Husk leaned into him, waiting for Angel to go on.

“You see, the secret to tying a cherry stem…” Angel trailed off, grabbing Husk’s untied stem and popping it in his mouth. He twirled it around his mouth for a few seconds before reaching his hand up and taking it from between his teeth. “Not putting the stem in your mouth.”

Husk stood there as Angel revealed his sleight of hand, watching closely as Angel tucked the tied cherry stem into his hand as he “pulled it out of his mouth”. Angel smiled wickedly as the realization hit Husk.

“I can’t wait to visit Bess and Belise, they’ll be so excited to hear the good news,” Angel said wistfully. “When’s our next date, Husky?” Angel raised his eyebrows repeatedly, taunting him.

Husk pressed his fingers to the bridge of his nose, like he was trying to dispel a headache–but all he could do was laugh. “You’re gettin’ better,” Husk admitted, smiling at Angel.

Angel grabbed his bellini and took a hearty sip, “I learned from the best.”

He looked toward Husk, who was following Angel’s lead and sipping his drink. He was smiling to himself–in fact, they both were. They sat there in silence for a few minutes, which was interrupted by Angel’s cell phone going off. He quickly palmed it and looked at the screen. Spitzers was calling. Angel stared at his phone as it buzzed.

“You gonna take that?” Husk asked.

“Nah,” Angel said as he silenced it. “I’ll call him tomorrow, I’m celebratin’ with you tonight.”

Husk came closer, resting his elbows on the bar again. In one quick movement, he wove their fingers together, interlocking them as he raised Angel’s palm off the bar. Angel watched as Husk brought his lips to the back of his hand and placed a gentle kiss there.

Angel polished off his bellini and slid over his champagne flute, “Make me a bay breeze next?” Angel asked, lowering his upper body onto the bar.

“Only if you make me a Manhattan,” Husk said, turning to grab the coconut rum.

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#Blacklist #hazbin hotel fanfic #Hazbin Hotel #Angel Dust #Husk #AngelHusk #HuskerDust

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wickedlyqueer · 1 year ago

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5, 14, 15, 18 for fanfic ask?

Aw thanks Carson! :D This got ramble-y, and I won't apologize.

5. What’s a fic idea you’ve had that you will never write?

Hm, there's the Holy Poly fic, but other than that...? Oh, okay I guess this is familiar to you and the people on discord, but recently I had this 1 am brainrot idea where Elphaba is dead, and Glinda is so distraught over it that she crafts an entire D&D map and embues it with magic, so they can both live there. Basically, Elphie doesn't realize they're in a simulation and that they might not even exist since they already died???

And while everybody in the discord was like "THAT'S FUCKED UP! WE'LL SUFFER! WRITE IT!" I had to explain... that I can't.

There's one (1) rule I follow and that's that a fic needs to have a cathartic ending. It can be sad or bittersweet, but I physically and emotionally cannot deal with an Elphaba who find outs that the person they love and care for the most is actively lying to them and has created a universe that isn't even real (!!!). Elphaba, fundamentally, would never ever trust Glinda after learning that. It would go beyond betrayal. It very much gave Glinda all the power and agency over Elphaba and it felt so nefarious and so wrong, that despite the chat hyping me up, I had to stick to my principles and refuse to ever touch the idea.

BUT. As you also know Carson, I did like certain aspects of that idea, so I let the idea sit in my brain for a bit and now that has turned into the multiverse fic, which I am excited about, has a far more expansive world than the other idea ever had, and does not consist that fucked up power balance.

TL;DR If I don't like a fic I let it marinate in my brain until the elements I like & do work find a place in a story I want to write and can envision.

14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, such as comic or film, which fan fic would you pick?

I find adaptations fascinating and I love visual mediums, so for most of my fics I can think of something. But for now let's say Smoke Covers Your Radiating Heart.

It's an 80s AU so I can easily see it be turned into a cheesy & messy & iconic 80s movie, bops and all!

15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters?

Fuck if I know, honestly. I do like my titles to reflect the fic, so I always try to get the main "theme" of the fic somewhere in there. Like Smoke Covers Your Radiating Heart; in itself the title reflects how Glinda and Elphaba have quite some trouble showing how they feel about each other. They're hiding (even though a bit of smoke is never going to hide goddamn radiation (!!!).

But simultaneously there's some silly word association going on. The smoke refers to the amount of smoking that is happening in the fic (and generally in that time period). Radiating was a reference to the Dutch history that I've interwoven in the fic and the anti nuclear weaponry protest that Elphaba organizes. The heart obviously reflects gelphie's love and the "covering" I already explained. Just shake the words in your hand for a lil bit and voila; Smoke Covers Your Radiating Heart.

18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic?

Oh gosh, this is tough, because I don't really write memorable lines imo? I'm more focused on the scene and dialogue and if it blends together. Not whether I have the perfect sentence that's very quotable. But again, if I have to force myself and choose an answer, I really love this exchange from the Victorian one-shot:

“I don’t care,” Glinda breathed out shakingly. “I want to have and hold you, Elphie.” “Then have me in your dreams, your thoughts, your fantasies. The only place our love is allowed. That’s where you’ll find me.”

Ask me a fanfic question

#sam's asks #ask game #gelphie #wicked fanfic

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chitsangenthusiast · 2 years ago

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7, 9, and 11 for the ask game!!

hehehe more late responses to old ask games <3

7. What is your favorite scene you’ve written so far? ok i know this is going to make this answer a long one but i've gotta include the intro scene to my zukka novel's fic 'in time's arrow' <333 i enjoyed imagining and writing it so much that it's actually one of the reasons why i'm choosing to blend this fic with my mortician/marine bio au <3333

Fiddling with the frayed strings on his raincoat, Sokka frowned as he peered into the water. Salmon-eels don’t usually stray this far out into the bay. They’re river fish, shoals of glistening silver better suited for the rocky streams back home. For one to hobble out into open water alone, misshapen and streaked the color of wood grain, meant it had to be sick. If it got caught in his dad’s net then it could infect the other fish, and Sokka couldn’t let something like that happen, not on his very first fishing trip. He watched it like a penguin-hawk; in one moment he was tracking the salmon-eel from one end of the boat to the other, in the next— The ocean swallowed him like it was welcoming him home. Later, after he was pulled out by frantic hands that soothed his shuddering chest and layered him in thick blankets, Sokka sat curled up in the warmth of his Gran-Gran’s arms. She rocked him, gentle like the bay before its waters grew greedy, and as she petted at his drying hair she hummed to him of many things. There are animals that can live both on land and in the water, she’d said, and she listed all the ones she knew. There are accounts of more fantastical things that dwelled far deeper, and she described them. Ordinary people have also journeyed into those waters, she murmured. In her stories, sometimes they were even transformed anew. Sokka listened to them all, and though he stayed quiet and his eyelids grew heavy, his teeth still dug into the meat of his bottom lip and chewed until it stung. Because no matter how long he waited, none of those stories held what he had seen as he sank, a beast with squirming, midnight bright skin that stole away the blue of the water, a mouth full of raging colors, and mighty tusks that nicked his palm and made him bleed a drop of shimmering blue.

9. What is your favorite dialogue you’ve written so far? lmfao i'm trying to be fresh with these answers to not say things i've likely talked abt in the past, so i just reread the beginning half of mallrat chpt 4 and can i just use all of that as my answer. bc boy howdy do i love writing silly 'everyone pick on sokka' convos <3

but if not, then i do enjoy this bit from gold in the air of summer:

“I’m about to make it a rule that no one’s allowed to describe anything as just a shiny version of a regular color,” Toph complains lightly. As expected, Zuko radiates pure frustration, and it makes her grin at how easy it is to do that. “Don’t give me that! It does!” “Do better,” is all she says in response. Zuko makes a loud sound of irritation and barrels forward. “Gold looks warm, and a lot of people in my nation think gold is an honor to the sun because they’re the same color. Although you can’t actually look at the sun the same way you can at gold—uhm,” Zuko stumbles in his explanation, and any stubborn tenacity he had gathered disappears completely. He lets out an explosive sigh, and Toph hears him move to dart up from his spot in the sand. “Whatever, I’m not going to sit here and explain it when I can just show you. I’ll just get something from inside, there’s plenty to bend in there.” “Zuko’s eyes are gold,” Sokka says, simply and clearly enough to cut through all of Zuko’s aggravation and shock him into stunned silence.

11. What scene are you most hyped for this chapter/fic? lmaoo an answer special just for you: the 'come when you want' 5+1 nsfw has some good ol' war paint, glove, and mask play bc again, indulging yourself is the key to life <33

#i am very very excited to write that au i am also trying very very hard to put all of my focus on mallrat/cwyw bc i /gotta/ finish those #goal is for my birthday i wanna be able to finally POST something <333 </3 <3 #also for no.11 a snippet in the tags (bc it feels less daunting here than above for some reason lol):#Next time he's going to design a mask with a bigger mouth #smaller teeth #a hole that he can sink in more than just a few of his fingers.#ask

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