#this is the private collection i use to write my WIPs. this is not posted

[re-discover-communication]

I gave up

[di-42]

This month has been blessed with some of the best stories I've read/I'm reading in a while and cursed, as usual, with criminally limited time to read and write (and to have walks in the park, and to snuggle with my husband on the sofa, and to go to exhibitions… but I digress, don't I?).

Aaaaaanyway. Here are the things I loved about

March’s Mouthwatering Fictions

WIPs:

Scorn And The Saint-Maker, by beardo @e-rated-beardo, rated E, chapters 35/?

This story is so incredibly compelling. You'll find yourself constantly trying to unravel the puzzle of Anthony Crowley and Angel Fell, thinking back of all the Clues the writer has scattered here and there so far. The characterisation is spot on, the smut is just so, oh, delicious, and the writer’s beautiful use of “Oh, but”s had me sigh like Aziraphale when reading Jane Austen. All mixed up in an incredibly clever plot. We meet old and new and new-but-old-really friends and what the blooming freak is going on? The details are impressive, and did I mention beardo also does the amazing artwork? 

This is definitely one of those fics that make you wonder at the fact that the author is not a full time writer and artist and instead does this for free as a gift to us. What more can a reader ask for? 

Also, no matter if you've ever been or will ever go to Aberdeen, prepare to fall in love with the city and its university campus.

Is There A Version? by @lookingatacupoftea , rated M, chapters 11/25.

Because life, I still have to catch on the chapters that have been already posted, but, oh I'M LOVING THIS SEASON 3 FICTION! I'm loving it so much! It's so, so refreshing to read someone else’s story that shares my headcanon and my vision of the characters. Please please please go and read it!

Chicken Bites, by AMangoNamedChicken, rated M, chapters 28/?

A collection of small snippets in the lives of our ineffables. Every chapter can be read on its own as a little bite and you can skip some chapters if you want and still be able to enjoy the others. Great humour and lovely fluff, but really every chapter is different and can have a different tone. 

Wavelengths & Frequencies, by imposterssyndrome @maaikeatthefullmoon, @shadesofecclescakes , rated E, chapters 19/?

Human AU in which Aziraphale and Crowley are rival radio DJs who find themselves working for the same media company. This story is filled with lovely banter and humour and has all the right feels. 

My own new WIP, Deluded, rated M, chapter 1/ 5.

Human AU. Crowley has been sent to a blind date with Maggie's friend Aziraphale. But Crowley doesn't do dates, only one-night stands. He's done with feelings and stuff. So he delivers the little speech he has prepared to Aziraphale and they never see each other again. 

HA!

Joking. We all know that's never going to happen, don't we?

When I was finishing writing my season 3 fic, I promised myself that all I would write after that would be only human AUs with hardly any plot, and boy am I keeping that promise! Welcome to another story where all that happens is two people meeting, talking, thinking, falling in love and dealing with their own and each other's cluelessness. 

Complete stories: 

That Isn't Supposed To Happen, by @addledmongoose , rated T, 127k.

I adore Addled’s stories and style and have done since the first one I read over a year ago. Each new story is a lovely gift, and this reverse omens AU doesn't disappoint one bit. There's plot, there's a mystery to solve, there's oh, so much wonderful pining, there's humour, there's great characterisation and there's demon Azira. I don't think I'll ever be able to stress enough how being a demon suits Aziraphale perfectly. He was born to be a demon; Crowley's demon to be precise. The dynamics between the two of them is simply perfect. I loved loved loved this fiction! 

Anthony J. Crowley: Private Eye, by Tigerseye67, rated M, 14k.

Lovely human AU written in the style of a 40s noir film. Crowley is a private detective and Aziraphale hires him to recover a book that Gabriel stole from him. Several plot twists later everything ends well for our heroes, in this intriguing case!

One-shots:

Heir, by ddagent, rated T, 2k.

Just a lovely peek into the life of future king Aziraphale on the day of his brother’s Gabriel funeral. He meets leader of opposition and anti-monarchist Crowley. This story left a delicious taste of nostalgia and what-ifs in my mouth; it was brief and effective. But a fair warning: if you need unquestionable closure in the fics you read, maybe you might want to give this one a miss. I loved it.

Ghost, by AppleSeeds, rated T, 5k.

Human AU. Crowley seems to have a ghost in his flat who takes care of him by preparing relaxing hot baths and providing nice meals. Don't worry, though, this is fiction, and AppleSeeds fiction at that. Happy ending guaranteed. 

Just Another Day, by @enderhuntresss , rated E, 2k.

Such a lovely and fluffy (and hot) slice of life in the future of our favourite ineffables. This story is what awaits them on the other side of saving the world and we're all looking forward to for them. 

Smooth Criminal, by Sabotaged_Words @sabotage-on-mercury, rated T, 11k.

Oh,I adored this story! I have already recommended it to anyone who would listen and I'll recommend it again! It's a human AU where petty criminal Crowley tries to steal items from Aziraphale's bookshop and that's how their friendship begins. Delightful humour, warm vibes, great characterisation, hilarious references to canon: this fiction is a gem.

Thwarted Snark, by TogetherAgain, rated G, 400 words.

The first time Crowley sees Aziraphale again after he went back to heaven, he really wants to be snarky and sarcastic. But what he wants and what they both need are two very different things. Lovely and heartwarming.

As always, I tried to tag the authors whose tumblr username I know to show them that their fictions are loved. If you want your fiction removed from this list, or know an author who wants their fiction removed, please let me know.

As always, pleeeeeease, don't judge a fiction by the number of kudos!

Winter 2025 here

April's 2025 here

[atomicami]

“THIS IS OUR THING, YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND…”

cami, 20, latina

archive of our own | my recent work

updates + behind the scenes — @atomicalerts 🔔

all content i write is 18+. minors do not interact

my masterlist is under the cut!

masterlist

✿ fluff | ✄ smut | ✹ angst | ✎ coming soon/wip

the last of us

✧ abigail a.

contractor!abby collection:

quick fix ✄

after four years of staying away from the daughter of your dad’s competition, a broken TV leads you to break that rule.

surprise visit ✄

you’re still reeling after your first encounter with abby, so you pay her a visit at work. turns out she feels the same.

charity work ✄

abby starts to crave something sweet at the holiday bake sale, and it definitely isn’t the desserts you’re selling.

bull ride ✄

abby catches you riding the mechanical bull at a bar, and she gives you something else to ride on instead.

hardware ✎

abby sneaks you in for a quickie at the hardware store.

tattoo artist!abby collection:

tattoo artist!abby headcanons ✿ ✄

the post that started it all.

special snapshot ✄

in which sneaking a special photograph turns into a private photo session.

boyfriend’s mom!abby collection:

comfort crowd ✹ ✄

when you find out that your boyfriend’s been cheating on you, you receive comfort from the person you’d least expect—his mother.

party of three ✄

your affair with your boyfriend’s mother starts off well…until her best friend gets into the picture. (ft. sevika)

others:

all clear ✄

college au: the night flies by slow for you at a halloween party, until an encounter with a certain classmate changes that.

the perfect fit ✄

model!abby x fashion designer!reader: you’re starting your new job at armani as a fashion designer, and despite the fact that you can’t stand your chosen model, you also can’t help but be into her too.

vengeance ✄

roommate!abby x reader: your roommate finds a way for you to get back at your boyfriend and his awful habits. (1k special)

✧ dina w.

overnight sensation (smau) ✿ ✹

dina x latina masc!reader: in which two artists with different music tastes attempt to form a song together…and maybe a little more than that. (DISCONTINUED)

arcane

✧ sevika

make you mine ✄

dbf!cowboy!sevika x reader: a slip-up at a bar fight leads to a shocking confession about your dad’s best friend.

while my heart heals…✹ ✄

ceo!sevika x reader: you decide to take a leave of absence from work after finding out about your boyfriend’s affair. when your boss catches you submitting the letter, she gives you a special farewell of her own.

sharing a cigar w/ sevika ✄

all fics are 18+. minors and ageless blogs do not interact

2023-2025 © atomicami | all rights reserved. do not copy, modify, or translate any of my works.

[castlebyersafterdark]

Well. Well. Well. It's May 3rd.

✨️ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE CASTLE ✨️

In my wildest fandom dreams, I did not anticipate this blog becoming... what it is. A year ago, I was a random fan who only interacted at that point with my few long time online friends, aimlessly scrolled tumblr, and lurked silently this corner of the fandom with intrigue. The catalyst was seeing all the fun people were having doing what they wanted and I think I'd reread one of my favorite spicy Byler E rated fics and thought - that's it, I want to write seriously again. I want to be brave and reach out to authors here I like and try to workshop ideas and improve writing with a blog, and maybe join this space so a couple more of us can openly hang out.

Well. The Castle is pretty big now and incredibly wild ❤️ Do yall remember when I "didn't want to share too many personal details" 🤣🫣 and how I refused to thirst too openly over Finn and Noah and audacity ⚠️ as we've come to call it was secret, never posted?

I adore our collective hangout spot, our perpetual sleepover, our confessional, our vent sesh, our whispered secrets and screamed excitement, and our analytical debates and discussions. I love this little community and have found it now quite important.

Thank you to all, for making a man like me feel so welcome when I was unsure my perspective and personality would be. Thank you always to for being kind in the not so chill moments, when my human reactions take over, and thank you for being kind as well as I've let myself be vulnerable and open about mental health. Thank you for being creative and adding to the fun of fandom and inspiring me to be creative in turn. Thank you for supporting me over the year here as I've undergone massive life changes, from me waxing poetic about my boyfriend to the excitement of getting engaged and planning a wedding.

Thank you for inspiring me and enjoying my writing. It means the world that any single person would have read any of my fics or drabble posts. Yall make me want to give more and more. It's a slow process sometimes, but I want my stories to be well-crafted, and I want to share some really cool ideas with yall even more. In this next year here, I'm trying to focus more time on writing. I have 17 wips sitting at the moment and plan on finishing them all. So. I'm here for the loooooong haul.

I've always been a big fanboy when it comes to media thats resonated. I have never not been in fandom spaces so long as I've been using the internet. Started really young. And as a young man, hey, I'm still kicking and balancing my reality with escaping online. It's so cool now that there's this little community to share my time and imagination and sometimes rabid excitement with. Thanks for nerding out with this big ol' nerd 🤭😘

Thank you to those who've reached out beyond the cherished secrecy and comfort of the anonymous ask box. I value those connections and friendships. This blog and fandom have led me to some very dear friendships now, that never would have happened if I hadn't gotten brave, made this blog, and hoped someone out there wanted to chat about this crazy television show in the way I really was yearning for. It's so much more than that now.

Please know I'm always here for anyone who needs an open ear, or has an idea to share, or who wants to say something to the void knowing the void is waiting with a kind thought and a hug, or who wants to dive into a topic both fandom or personal, anon or private message. The Castle is vast, there's plenty of room and all friends are always welcome.

Simply... thanks to all for hanging out ❤️❤️❤️

I'll be here for as long as yall will have me 🥰🥰

[mochinomnoms]

*crab raves in* hi welcome to my blog i diagnose you with simp syndrome, sorry its terminal *crab raves away*

about the author

pls call me mochi, i write twst, im kalim al-asim's #1 stan and an octavinelle slut, pls read my rules before requesting, terfs dont even bother i will fucking snap your godforsaken spine if you interact.

REQUESTS: requests closed, asks open!

about the blog

request rules and byf

tags (TBA)

masterlist

anon list

links

ao3

tag request list

anon request list

wips

The Private Thoughts (not) of a Moray (PTM)

rewrite the universe (and spit in the face of god) (RTU)

Two's Company, Three's a Crowd, and Six is a Riot (2-3-6)

Remedies, Poisons, and Other Uses for Medical Herbs: An Apothecary's Guide (AAG) (TBA)

collections

Shrimpy Chronicles

events

a floral inconvenience [HIATUS]

francesca [WIP]

polls

upcoming wips

content warnings

all content warnings will be entered before a post as “[cw]” and as “!content” for nsfw in tags. if you believe there is a tag or warning that needs to be added for blacklisting purposes (im not very good/aware of tagging tbh) please let me know and i will update as needed!

[physalian]

Seen a couple varieties of post on here in the realm of “nobody owes you fic comments” and… actually?

Some of the reasoning was like “you aren’t entitled to praise” or “maybe nobody commented because it’s bad and it helps you write better” which is… you’re supposed to interpret my silence as constructive criticism is not great. Or, the big one, “write for yourself”.

Cool.

First of all, nobody "owes" you fic comments? I'm sorry, is this a new bitcoin I haven't heard of? Is there a bank collecting interest on fic comments? Do you have a strict budget of commentability? Ffs you should want to comment and show that you like something, you gatekeepy cynic.

I write plenty for myself. If I choose to post what that writing is online, I am doing so because I am seeking engagement. Every fic out there is posted under the presumption that the writer wants feedback, otherwise you could easily disable comments, likes, kudos, and shares. Even if somebody in the notes says “y’all don’t have to read this I’m just archiving it”

… Do you really believe they mean that and wouldn’t be excited that somebody gave kudos anyway? Have you ever met people?

Saying this because writing is supposed to be fun. I love writing for myself, but the moment I decide to share it with others, the whole of my enjoyment of my craft is split right down the middle, 50% ‘I’m happy with this’ and 50% ‘are you happy with this?’.

If I’m not getting feedback, I will keep it to myself. Time is the one thing you can’t get back and if I get a more positive and healthy experience just keeping shit to myself and not risking silence from the void, then I’ll do that, and you won’t get fic. Not here holding fic hostage or anything, but if I’ve only got 8 hours out of my week to write and one private WIP makes me happy while one pubic WIP is just a reminder that no one likes it… I’m going to put the effort into the private one, the one that’s written for me.

Now I’ve never largely participated in fandom in the first place and am utterly shocked whenever anything I write for older fandoms gets engagement and I’m not posting with the mindset of “if this doesn’t get 5 kudos fuck ‘em” it’s a subconscious thing.

It’s a “Imma try this out. Oh, ok, well posting online feels no different than keeping it to myself and in fact the act of getting nowhere makes me feel a little worse, so never mind let’s take that down and go back into the safe space of a private Word doc.”

The act and love of writing is not intrinsically tied to the approval of our readers. The act of sharing our writing is.

Especially with fanfic: fic is designed for sharing, it's the act of showing love and support over a beloved story.

And this weird idea of “only good fics get kudos” is like… babe, people gotta start somewhere. I’ll read a lot of “bad writing” that has a good idea just executed poorly and still have something positive to say. It’s not hard. Being nice takes, like, 5 seconds.

Tap the kudos, send the bare minimum of a heart emoji through the comment, hit submit, and go about your day. You’re not out here rewarding “bad fic” with attention. We can all tell which fics are of higher quality and one little comment isn’t going to turn a bad writer into an egomaniac. You aren't rewarding bad writing, you're telling a hopeful writer "I see you over there standing awkwardly in the corner, here come join the rest of us, it's okay, we're here to have fun".

All of this shit is free. They write for free, your account is free, kindness is free.

So be kind.

[marichild]

20 Questions For Fic Writers!

ty for the tag @valleykey <3

how many works do you have on ao3?

listed as 114! I cannot remember how ao3 counts the works but I do have a fic or two on anon and like 3 in a private anon collection.

what’s your total ao3 word count?

673,463. for now anyway

what are your top five fics by kudos?

there are more important things than words between us || 8.8k hits || gyuricky || zerobaseone || canonverse getting together

something that has become absolutely clear || 5.1k hits || karmagisa || assassination classroom || spin on the cave scene

for me, like the real me || 4k hits || karma & gakushuu || assassination classroom || transmasc karma has a crisis

a vinland saga fic that has been been put in priv anon collection awaiting time to be rewritten

what’s the lie? what’s the truth? || 3.9k hits || sequel to cave scene fic, the karmagisa fight scene

what fandoms do you write for?

quite a lot! right now I’m writing mostly for link click, alien stage, and bsd, but I haven’t stopped writing for jjk either! there are assorted miscellaneous fandoms thrown in there, though.

do you respond to comments? why or why not?

I do! no specific reason other than I get so excited when people comment on my fic and I just have to say thank you and respond to any thoughts they leave behind. truly, nothing makes me happier than talking about the creative process/choices/thoughts I put into my writing with people who are eager to do so.

what’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

hmmm. I don’t really do unhappy endings but rather ambiguous/open ended ones. if I had to pick out of my recent works, probably the kyouka & lucy idol au which didn’t solve any problems at all, or the lukatill power play fic where…well. I stuck to how blink gone went in canon, so. </3

what’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I WRITE MANY HAPPY ENDINGS. honestly it depends on what one perceives to be more positive than the other, so there’s no set answer for this, really.

do you get hate on fics?

shoutout to the guy who managed to be both racist and misogynistic about the main canon couple of the racism bad discrimination bad war bad series. other than that weirdo who jumped me within five minutes of posting my first attack on titan fanfic (which was genuinely so funny tbh), nope, unless I’m just forgetting.

do you write smut?

eh. sometimes. more so than usual these days to be honest.

do you write crossovers?

not really! I do write x aus of y universe, but the only crossover I have ever done so far is the jjk x bsd crossover and that is for the sole purpose of dazai menacing/unsettling gojo.

have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that I’m aware of.

have you ever had a fic translated?

yep, a few times! I’m always so honored like…wow….a translation…

have you ever cowritten a fic before?

technically not, but kavi @blackwaves and I fully wrote both our versions of lukatill power play fic after rambling in dms and wrote it specifically for that purpose lol.

I am also writing a companion comedy fic to their vein/lu guang fic, which is how that universe has been nicknamed the toxic romcomverse. because we low-key lost our minds thinking about how cheng xiaoshi and xia fei would react to vein/lu guang hooking up and it’s genuinely a fucking mess. stay tuned for more bad sex decisions from two puppies who are sulking about things they should not be.

what’s your all time favourite ship?

woah. that is a difficult question. if I were to really choose probably percy/annabeth from pjo or hiccup/astrid from how to train your dragon although I haven’t actually written for either of them. if I were to pick one I have written for. nico/will from pjo or (sorry for the rpf ships) yeonjun/beomgyu (tomorrow x together) and heeseung/jay (enhypen).

what’s the wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

uhhh there’s a lot. thinking about it, probably the zb1 kidfic. or the if I stay au. I do want to go back to it eventually; I just don’t have interest in it right now due to a variety of factors.

what are your writing strengths?

I’ve been told my prose and characterization is pretty good! I do take pride in it as much as I question what the hell I’m doing sometimes.

what are your writing weaknesses?

action-based scenes, probably? those are particularly difficult for me. tbh I can think of too many haha

thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

as long it’s done well and respectfully? honorifics and such don’t have direct translations and sometimes if a character who speaks a different language is present, that might also work. it really depends on execution for me.

first fandom you wrote for?

winces. during my wattpad days? bts x reader fic. (ironically I am I listening to bts as I write this. specifically the truth untold and filter) on ao3, enhypen! my most recent fic (assuming you’re reading this before I post my femslash february fic) is enhypen, too. nostalgia I guess.

favourite fic you’ve ever written?

careless as could be, a sigchuu character study fic. aka my current baby in the bsd fandom. (I’m cooking more insane shit trust)

the little blue bird that’s lost its voice, a shin/raiden fic (for 86). honestly I’m just fond of the characterization and all there. 86 unlocks a weirdness in me sometimes.

tags!!! all optional btw dw

@obsidianstrawberrymilk @blackwaves @anticidic @monkey-banana41 @bungoustraypups @lesbiansanemi anyone else interested!

[whateversawesome]

FicSnips Day 31!

Last one 🥳! It's been such a fun event and rereading my work made me realize how much I've enjoyed myself writing these stories. Thank you to all who have read my work and cheered for me along the way during these (almost) three years 💖

For this snippet, I debated myself about what to post for the last day of ficsnips. I've posted snippets from all my fics except one...

Yup. That one. Those who have followed me for a good while probably know which one I'm talking about: "Until You Come Back to Me."

For those who have no clue what I'm talking about, well, quick catch up: It's an actors AU that I began to write shortly after I finished Last Days of Operation Strix. It's a dual timeline fic: Eden AU in the past and Actors AU in the present. It's also probably one of the most angsty fics in the fandom (nope, I'm not exaggerating.)

To say that fic and I have a complicated relationship is an understatement. I guess every writer has one of those. At some point, I lost my confidence while writing it and I wasn't sure anyone wanted to keep reading, so I stopped posting chapters. I also took a break from writing.

Eventually, I started writing again and posting other stories. I finished two pending fics too (Love Is... and Fate), but that one I just left it alone. However, often, I would get comments asking me to update it, private messages with the same request too. To be honest, I felt bad to leave something incomplete, so I decided to place it in an unrevealed collection, in other words, hide it from view.

However, let me tell you that I still love that story, that occasionally, I read it and it's as magical and engaging as I remember. So, of course, as you can imagine, yes...I've kept writing it. The following snippet is a WIP.

At this point, the story is more for me than anyone else, because I'm stubborn, because I know exactly what happens and how it ends and I'm dying to read it whole, and because I just love it.

Will I ever post another chapter? I don't know 🤷‍♀️ Things have changed in canon and, like I said, I'm the one who wants to read it the most, lucky for me, I don't need to post to read it heh.

That's it. Forgive the long rambling and the WIP without link. I know I could have used another fic twice but I really didn't want to leave this one out, because it's part of my work and I do love it.

[twisted-teapot]

. ✦ Welcome ✦ .

Hello!! And welcome to @kindhearted-mouse's lil side blog for TWST things! Don't be afraid and step on in! Ask me questions, or just look around. I promise I don't bite (much). Also don't... Mind my growing collection of OCs...

A fair warning to non-sharers - I'm a GIANT multishipper and will ship my OCs with just about anyone, Canon or OC. If that makes you uncomfy then please take care of yourself first and go ahead n leave. Because I will not stop posting my ships just for you ^ ^;;

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OC Tags (#KH_Mouse OCs) ;

Mouse/Ori Babaska - #Mouse TWST OC / #Ori Babaska - My Yuu and Self Insert for TWST, primarily shipped with both Azul and Idia but ships with Mouse jump around constantly. Somewhat this blog's mascot as well, along with Teagan

Melrose Ashenhearts - #Melrose Ashenhearts - Melrose is my kinsona and fusion of Riddle and Azul! I don't really talk about em much but I definitely adore my genderfluid child. They aren't exactly shipped with anyone yet.

Porfirio Appleton - #Porfirio Appleton - My faceless horror model who can't stand up for himself. He's an RSA student <3 Not shipped with anyone yet, but he does have a sort of younger brother relationship with Neige and Vil.

Ayumu "Nova" Mochizuki - #Ayumu Mochizuki - Ayumu is my TWST OC twisted off of Astro from Dandy's World and used in a private campaign ran by a good friend of mine. Sleepy lad <3

Thales Bond - #Thales Bond - Sweet lil cry baby who's the exact opposite of Epel, and that's kinda the point. He's shipped with Rook from time to time and is the sweetest thing is the school

Sho Fukuzawa - #Sho Fukuzawa - My TWSTed Yokai OC based off of Bakenekos and Nekomatas. Sweet lil niave boy who can't tell when his tail's on fire or not - AND LOADED WITH TRAUMA

Yelis Howell - #Yelis Howell - My FIRST TWST OC, a coyote beastman with a huge hate for Jack. Constantly gets mistaken for Jack (they look nothing alike) or mistaken for Jack's sibling/cousin.

Wisteria Fujiryu - #Wisteria Fujiryu - WIP

Violet Racer - #Violet Racer - WIP (Shipped with Jamil)

Timothy Snell - #Timothy Snell - WIP

Ricardo Snell - #Ricardo Snell - WIP

Teagan Muyskens - #Teagan Muyskens - WIP / Mascot of Twisted Teapot, along with Mouse

Nu Gujic - #Nu Gujic - WIP

Madhue Hatter - #Madhue Hatter - WIP

Madalyn Hatter - #Madalyn Hatter - WIP

Maypop Marraine - #Maypop Marraine - WIP

Kazim Griffin - #Kazim Griffin - WIP

Kamayani Fitzroy - #Kamayani Fitzroy - WIP

Ike Deckers - #Ike Deckers - WIP

Hyacinth Shiatori - #Hyacinth Shiatori - WIP

Horus Zigvolt - #Horus Zigvolt - WIP (Cousins with Sebek)

Ernest Fenwick - #Ernest Fenwick - WIP

Dylan Trafford - #Dylan Trafford - WIP

Dolly Madadh - #Dolly Madadh - WIP

Conan Ward - #Conan Ward - WIP

Anwar Khatib - #Anwar Khatib - WIP (Shipped with Rook)

Aiday Hickey - #Aiday Hickey - WIP

Aeron Nicchi - #Aeron Nicchi - WIP

Abraham Crane - #Abraham Crane/#TWIL Abraham - WIP

"Caly" - #Caly/#Blot Eater - WIP

Dawn Al Asim - #Dawn Al Asim - WIP

Wren - #Wren/#Wren Vanrouge - WIP

Dion Diamandis - #Dion Diamandis - WIP

Dande Hiena - #Dande Hiena - WIP

Persephone Shroud - #Persephone Shroud - WIP (Mouse x Idia fankid)

Scylla Ashenshroud - #Scylla Ashenshroud - WIP (Azul x Idia fankid)

Ship Tags (#KH_Mouse Ships)

WIP

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AUs/Stories (#TWSTpot AUs/#TWSTpot Stories)

TWSTed Yokai - #TWSTed Yokai - A side story to TWST about Yokai themed TWST characters, anyone is allowed to join and make characters for it but no promises that I will include them in anything I write

Future AU - #TWST Future AU/#Altered Feathers - My AU and story taking place four/five years in the future that primarily features my OCs Wren and Dion. I don't mind if people make OCs for it, but I will not include them in the main story... Sorry ^ ^;;

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[nocturius8015ficore]

Welcome on Fi-Core!

(Intro) What is Fi-Core?

Fi-Core a themed blog about the clone commando, Omega Squad, Field medic/Sniper, ''RC-8015'' Fi Skirata, from the Star Wars Legends Republic Commando books. (not a OC, just deep lore!) I started Fi-Core on Facebook in January 2024 and become part of the ''coremunity''. (community of -core). I exported the idea on Tumblr and Bluesky. I do memes, fanarts, fanfictions about clones. I also enjoy doing roleplay with my ''coresona''. I often speak with people ''in-character'' with this account.

Who is Nocturius?

Nocturius is who I am under the coresona. I have an university degree in Art and Design with a specialisation in comicbook (drawing and script-writing). Feel free to ask me for tips about art, I enjoy sharing and teaching! I am from Québec, Canada, therefore my main language is French. That why English might be a bit wonky but I'm working on it. I'm also a queer person. Non-binary and pansexual. Leftist and agnostic/atheist.

Do I draw other stuff than clones?

Of course! Clones are my hyperfixation for now and Fi-Core is my way to vent about it. BUT throught my life, I mainly drew fantasy characters, such as elfs, dragons, merfolks and all kind of monsters. I also had a steampunk phase and have been involved in the Doctor Who fandom. You can see some of that on my ko-fi. I might do non-Star Wars new content occationnally eventually but I'm not sure yet how to organized it, we'll see.

Useful links?

@clonescomlink : Side-blog about clones and SW for most of my reblogging content. Because reblogging human creators post is important to fight AI prompter-poopers and celebrate true commnunity!

Tip Jar Ko-fi : If you want to tip me or see my art gallery I TAKE ART COMMISSION, DMs me!

Bluesky: RP, memes and same jazz as on my FB roughly. (may contain cat picts!😱)

Fi's HUD (navigation 2024-2025)

Here a compilation about stuff I've produced!

They are organized by categories and older first.

I got the whole buffet as a writer, memer and illustrator.

**Last update: 27th June 2025**

Enjoy!

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Fi's datapad

Wanna laugh? Here the collection for it

-> MEME MASTERLIST 2024

-> MEME MASTERLIST 2025

Fanarts

WIP, sketches, traditional or digital ink. black and white or color. -> FANART MASTERLIST 2024 -> FANART MASTERLIST 2025

15 minute Drawing challenge

Quick traditional drawing request from followers

Ord'ika (request Mamuzzy)

Sev and a Liv OC's kiss (request from Livmara from FB)

Star Destroyer (request Mamuzzy from tumblr)

Delta62 (request Wings and Beskargam from tumblr)

Syril's cereal (request Pew pew pew/ from FB)

Jenna Clone's OC ''Wildcard'' with Hevy from Domino squad

Sister's Helmet (request Axo-has-adhd)

Jenna clone's OC ''Salem'' with Wrecker TBB (request Jenna from FB)

Bardan and Omega squad crossover LOTR (request Pew pew pew from FB)

Gregor and Rafa Martez chilling (request from Nancy Ott from FB)

PHOTOBOOTH! (request from Livmara on FB)

Ordo bear hug (request by Mamuzzy/Ordo-Core from tumblr)

Big tiddy twi'lek lifeguard (request by Kino-Loy-Core from FB)

Mando lady cosplay (request by Wings and beskargam from tumblr)

Wedding dress for Wolffe (request by Jenna from FB)

Pokémon Gengar as the reaper (request from Princess Peach on FB)

Nicobar pigeon (request from Cassidy from Bluesky)

Fanfictions

More serious thingy, family-friendly but go a little more in depth in the psychology, romance and other crusty bits than the original books. All the ficts can be read as one shot.

A very private party SW Republic Commando /Fi-Core Characters: Fi and Parja 627 words, semi in character story Mood/theme: slice of life, anxiety, romance

Cloudy mind or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: Fi and Parja 510 words, post Imperial Commando: 501st story Mood/theme: Slice of life, dissociative disorder, anxiety, romance

Good night Ord'ika or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: Ordo and Besany 1159 words, post Imperial Commando: 501st story Mood/theme: Slice of life, autistic spectrum, romance

Growing up or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: Kal Skirata, RC-8015 Fi, Mij Gilamar 1730 words, 5 years before Geonosis Mood/theme: Childhood, clones, medical concern

Trust or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: Bardan Jusik, Fi Skirata, Alpha ARCs trooper Sull and Spar 865 words, Middle of the book Republic Commando: Order 66 Mood/theme: Friendship, loyalty, solidarity

Duty Sir! or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: Null ARC trooper Captain Ordo, RC-8015 'Fi''. 1000 words, Somewhere between Triple Zero and True Colors Mood/theme: Loyalty, hope

Hidden passage SW Republic Commando (AU) Characters: Null ARC trooper Captain Ordo, Alpha ARC trooper Captain Maze 387 words, Canon Divergence. Somewhere between Hard Contact and Triple Zero Mood/theme: NSFW, not-explicit sex, Gay, Clone shipping, Enemy to lover, thirsty horny bois.

Of all the things I've lost or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: Fi Skirata, Parja Bralor, Bardan Jusik 1,180 words, Between True Colors and Order 66 Mood/theme: Slow recovery, depression, pinning, love

Wounded or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: RC-8015 ''Fi'' , RC-1309 ''Niner''. + Darman and Atin. 1,075 words, Somewhere between in True Color, before Gaftikar Mood/theme: Solidarity, depression, brotherhood

Corr's bachelor degree or Ao3 SW Republic Commando Characters: Null-7 Mereel and RC-5108/8843 Corr Skirata (Mention Ordo) 1,413 words, Between Triple Zero and True Colors Mood/theme light mood, feel good, lifting up confidence, hooking up

Artefact or Ao3 SW The Bad Batch Characters: Echo, Crosshair, Phee Genoa (mention Tech) 1082 words, After Bad Batch season 3 Mood/theme: Grief, mental health, guild

Fi's commlink snippet record

Fi is chatting with his vodes and friends, micro-fictions

Father's day

Pretty face

Delta field medic?

Kal have a message for you!

Corr, we need to talk!

Pizza delivery

Gregor have a message for you!

Love you parja!

Ask Fi! (in character answer)

Verpine and sniper

Babygirl and the poll

Poll result

Fashion consultant

Question for Fi (under question for Noct) What is your biggest fear?

Admin-Nocturius OOC post and answer

There is a non-clone under the clone.

Fi-Core's anniversary

Rant 1 Learn a language and first aids

Answer to a depressed vod.

Wips tag game from the 27th January 2025

Just a post about being depressed.

First and last line challenge 16th February 2025

Rant 2 Create a safe haven

Last line challenge 5 March 2025 Embroidery cog

''Little guy'' avatar of me

Question for Noct: who is my second favorite character.

No haters under my stuff.

How queer is your clones? poll (and none-clone OC)poll

Get to know your mutuals / Fandom Folks to Get to Know Better I answer a lot of question in this one.

Why I created Fi-Core.

Tag game CHOOSE YOUR JAM (about fanfiction)

Get to know you tag game utensil, color you don't like, kitties pict

Team Work!

Stuff I did in reaction to someone or with them

Stardust (fanfiction) Characters: OC reg' clone, Fi and Niner 363 words, fanfictions inspired by a beautiful fanmade comic. Mood: Suffering, sadness, hope

The fishes : I said something silly, and @mamuzzy-creates-stuff draw a comic from it.

Tetris: Clones playing videogame on duty? No....

Five freshers! : I meet Fives on bluesky! :D

Haiku contest @mamuzzy-creates-stuff decide that the Nulls likes haiku and Fi decide to participate. In his way

Kitchen time with Daine Jir-Core : Screenshot from the coremunity shenanigans.

Eggs and potatoes with @mamuzzy-creates-stuff : Drawings, comics and gif!

Fi and the chips (with @ithillia)

Fi stands for ... Filosophy! (with @mamuzzy)

What are the girls plotting?? (with @ghostymarni and @crosshairs-dumb-pimp-gf )

Socializing with Ordo? (with @ordo-core aka mamuzzy)

Cool socks with @wings-and-beskargam

Might tell Ordo... (with Ordo-Core answer)

Backpack Commando (answer to @pichiflu-draws)

Horny clones

Dancing contest (with eobe)

Cake eating Fi fanart ( scroll down under wings-and-beskargam fict)

Spamming the comms (with Ordo aka Mamuzzy)

Hunter is feral (with Ghostymarni)

[solavelyan]

Introspection for week 1 of @the-wip-project's Getting to know your story (through writing it).

I've really fallen out of the habit of doing regular solo writing in the last year or so (or… kind of longer than that, 2023 was comically horrible for us), so I signed up for this as an accountability thing to help me get back into it.

And then in the leadup to it I outlined a separate thing and realized, well, that's not really the point of the WIP Project thing, is it? So I grabbed another idea from the barrel that I keep putting off because I could never get my thoughts together to make a useful outline. We're wingin' it.

The characters are super familiar to me, but I'm grabbing them from a period of time where their motivations and drives are different from what I'm used to, specifically to force myself to ask if they've already developed the traits that make them who they will be in the future -- and a lot of the time so far, the answer has been "kinda but mostly not really", which is exciting to me.

And obviously it's fanfic, that's why I'm posting this on my Dragon Age sideblog (but I did sign up with ~bogunicorn I promise it's just me)

Set in 9:34 in Ostwick right after the Qunari uprising in Kirkwall, Thayet Trevelyan is a Templar in the Ostwick Circle -- a position that she took in order to protect her younger brother, who is her father's illegitimate son. Her closest friend and ally is Aeryk, the First Enchanter who ended up in a southern Circle after fleeing Tevinter 11 years ago. When she manages to convince her mother's family that her half-brother is actually her full brother so that they'll collect him from the Circle and bring him to Minrathous for freedom and education, she also finagles a legal escape from Ostwick for Aeryk -- with the condition that they marry before they make it back to Minrathous. They make it to Tevinter's capitol, and then… I don't know because I haven't gotten there but I hope it's good drama.

I've written Thayet a lot, especially in private storylines with my partner, and only gotten to write Aeryk a bit, since he's the wife's character that I have some shared custody of (which means I enjoy writing him a ton, I love him, he's so cool). Their interplay is really fun to write, especially when it feels so different from an RP-style narrative; when you do that kind of writing, the audience for it is really just the people writing the narrative and pretty much nobody else, so I tend to put in jokes or asides that I think will make my partner laugh or that I find fun but cheap. But if I'm writing for an audience of people I'm not in direct conversation with, the relationship with the audience is totally different, so the places in the narrative where there might be in-jokes, or very long conversations that are allowed to meander, or some other signs of RP-as-an-activity that don't really apply to solo writing, I end up having to fill in with details that anchor them so they're readable to strangers.

My wife is beta reading for me, and my first draft of the first chapter had some pacing issues that were making the foundation shaky, so to speak. It was just a bit too quick, and while the romance was certainly there, it was relying too much on the vibes of the other fanfic that it's sort of spun off from, when I really don't want to make that a pre-requisite read. In adding trying to mend a janky transition, I ended up going with a completely different tone than I expected.

I often end up feeling like my first draft of a thing lays down the text, and the second going forward are like laying moss on top of it to make the text more subtext-y. That was definitely true of what I worked on this week.

Initially, they got into a pretty nasty fight! It was damage grinding against damage and making sparks, and while I do love that for them, I had an issue with the transition between subjects in the conversation that I asked for help ironing out. And when I filled in the empty space that was fucking up the pacing, the tone went somber and stayed that way.

And I like it a lot more, because both characters are really showing off the inherent conflict in their flaws. I think it's more effective to see them both tired and beaten down and kind of disappointed rather than raising their voices or being openly dismissive of each other. They're both acting from places of shame and wanting to prevent more damage in the future, neither of them are advocating for the wrong thing, but their trouble to communicate comes directly from wanting to do the right thing and not knowing what to say to get there. And I find this internal conflict more compelling in the second draft, I think.

This is shaping up to be about trying hard to do the right thing when you have no good options, and also about self-doubt and finding your worth in situations that make you feel like you have none. And (this IS a romance) about holding onto the people you care about the most even when everything is trying to keep you from being happy with them.

Finally, one fucking fic that isn't inherently about the nature of grief. Nature must be healing a little bit.

[squarebracket-trickster]

Find the Words tag

THANK YOU to the following fantastic humans (and others in human disguises):

@sam-glade, whose words for me are honey, fruit, tea, bread and young, old, new, used.

@tabswrites, whose words for me are find, blink, break, fear.

@writernopal, whose words for me are ache, mortal, ancient, divine.

@captain-kraken, whose words for me are need, lost, soft, bite.

@autumnalwalker, whose words for me are please, space, surprise, melancholy, unassuming.

@gottestod-writes, whose words for me are mother, green, fold.

@sarandipitywrites, whose words for me are warm, need, again, why.

@awleeofficial, whose words for me are shock, love, clock, colorful.

I think I'll tag (no pressure, of course): @forthesanityofstorytellers, @mundanemoongirl, @crowandmoonwriting, @ijustwritehonestly, @aziz-reads, @nacricissa (again hehe), @silverslipstream, @full-on-sam, @sender-paulson, and @starbuds-and-rosedust

I love when the people I tag @ me and/or link back to my post. I love it when you reblog my post with questions, compliments, words of encouragement about my WIP, or even no comment at all. But please make your own post to complete this tag. Please do not turn my post into a reblog chain.

Thy words be: silver, gold, daylight, evening

Actual Find the Words below the cut because... this uhhh... this is going to be loooooong...

Honey and Again

Agnes, is a joy, full of stories and deep laughs, an energy sweeter than the honeyed and white-sugared pears that pulls me every now and again from my musings and drags the slightest of smiles to the corner of my cheek.

Fruit

After our meal a pageboy brings a plate of breney to our table – hard, unleavened bread dipped in a fruit compote of currants, dates, and pine nuts steeped in red wine, vinegar, mace, and sandalwood.

Tea - alas, nothing.

Bread

Is Prince Philip the kind of man who buries his nose inside a loaf of white bread, fresh out of the oven?

Young, Need, and Mother

"[...] Have his son, do away with him while the boy’s still young and needs his mother to manage his inheritance, and… don’t get caught.”

Old

Frail old man is not exactly how I would describe Ieuan. Old, yes. But he has set us a grueling pace.

New

The morning dew begins to collect on the leaves and woodland becomes colder, wetter with each new fall of rain.

Used and Again

“I won’t be used again.”

Blink

If I had blinked I would have missed the flash of silver in the moonlight.

Break

His eyes flick to my face and lock with mine. I break first.

Fear

I can’t keep the fear from my eyes.

Ache

The earth is raised around the tree and remains thankfully dry where I sit and nurse the aches in my legs and feet.

Mortal - alas, nothing.

Ancient - ah, yes! My favourite line in the whole WIP so far!

The land rises and falls like the shoulders of a giant that ripple as he wakes from an ancient slumber; and from deep between the dips in the hills, where the river beds are still dry from a long summer, comes a groan so low and so deep it cannot be heard but felt keenly, a shiver in the bones.

Divine and Find

By some divine grace I find the energy for it all.

Lost

“Perhaps the assassins got lost on the way here? [...]"

Soft

“Afternoon,” I tell him, though by the time he wakes the daylight has gone soft with the early evening glow.

Bite

But I have to bite back the urge to suggest he watch.

Please

“Aldis, lady?” Henry says, “please let me gut them.”

Space

But there is another small room off the hall – the drawing room, a more private space than the parlour, meant for the women of the house and their family to converse.

Surprise

The man grunts in surprise and grabs me by the sleeve.

Melancholy - alas, nothing.

Unassuming - alas, nothing.

Green

The hills flatten, the evergreens give way to deciduous trees, the forest turns from rich green to gold and red, and far ahead the spires of Aubemote Castle pierce the golden sky.

Fold

“Did you get something for yourself?” I ask him as I fold over the hem of the left sleeve of the kirtle.

Warm and Find

The air is warm and windless and smells only of salt if you take the time to find it.

Why

“Luck has gotten me this far. Why not?”

Shock

“So you’ll have to get over the shock of seeing a lady in her kirtle.”

Love

Henry hesitates. An unfortunate thing for a man who refuses to fall in love with me.

Clock - alas, nothing.

Colourful, Again, Old, and Young

The tents thin again, they are smaller now and less colourful, and the men around them are older and younger, thinner and smaller.

Phew! That took a while! 'twas much fun though! I love the way this tag game forces me to pay attention to sentences I otherwise wouldn't notice, and I love what it can reveal about my little idiosyncrasies. Apparently I like the phase, "bite back" a lot. Didn't know that about myself haha.

[mad-bird-writes]

Echo's OC Collection

I've played enough video games and TTRPGs to have amassed a small collection of OCs that I'm both fond of and happen to have enough lore on to warrant writing about them. Here are a few of my favourites (this list is subject to change/addition, and will be included below the cut because it got HELLA long)

(also! tagging @dominaarts and @transman-badass because it's been a hot minute since I did, if anyone else would like to be added to this tag list and be alerted to new WIPs and other interesting tidbits, let me know! <3

Name: Clara J. Manning Universe: Cthulhu Mythos, Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep (actual play podcast here) (1920s, Cthulhu Mythos, occult horror etc.) Age: mid-twenties Appearance: short stature, average build, grey eyes, blonde and slightly curly hair cut into a bob, steel-rimmed spectacles Character: an antiquarian by trade, Clara has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and adventure, and an innate curiosity that sometimes leads her to commit rash, impulsive acts. What she lacks in social grace and politesse she more than makes up for in earnestness and enthusiasm, and is fiercely loyal to her friends, colleagues and loved ones. Via a series of curious events in Innsmouth, she met Private Investigator Jack Malone (character property of Seth Skorkowsky, used with the permission given in his videos) and is pursuing a relationship with him.

(note: where this character is concerned, I will not be taking the end of the campaign I played with her as "canon" (because things got heartbreaking and complicated, poor lass...), instead simply using her in her pre-campaign state and the city of Arkham as a backdrop for potential fics)

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Name: Madeline "Mad" Roz (née Harroway)

Universe: homebrew Mythras campaign Centralia: The Rise of Lazarus (actual play podcast here) (mid-2010s, urban fantasy/horror, vampires)

Age: 35 (at death)

Appearance: short stature, very slim/borderline underweight build, long black hair with a side-cut, unnaturally green eyes, extreme pallor associated with vampirism

Character: formerly a doctor, Madeline was turned against her will and thrust into a long-running battle between good and evil, order and chaos, magick and reality. Initially very reserved, blunt, and cold thanks to a personal loss and unprocessed grief, over time she came to open up to her newly-found friends and state of being. Since her turning, she has been introduced to chaos magick, believing her newfound abilities to stem from a green-eyed serpent living inside her chest. Whether this is true or simply a hallucination taken at face value has never been confirmed, but like her vampirism, she has since made peace with this unconventional state of being. Nowadays, she lives with her partner-turned-husband, Edgar Roz, a former detective turned "knight" of the city formerly known as Centralia, Pennsylvania. She operates an obscure pirate radio station and acts as a guiding voice for anyone feeling as lost as she once did.

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Name: Six/Courier Six/The Courier

Universe: Fallout: New Vegas (post-apocalyptic, weird sci-fi/pulp, power struggle, faction war, the trials and tribulations of an anarchic society)

Age: unknown

Appearance: average height, slightly athletic build, short, unstyled auburn hair, hazel eyes, gunshot wound scar on right-hand side of forehead, surgical scars all over scalp

Karma: neutral-to-good, varying

Faction: Independent/Wild Card, honorary Follower of the Apocalypse

(anything I write about Six could take place at any point on this long, sprawling and downright convoluted timeline of events and beyond...)

Character: having essentially started her life from scratch upon waking up in Goodsprings with a healing brain injury and very few accessible memories, Six has learned to define herself based on how others react to her - common descriptors used are "unpredictable", "way, way too goddamn cheerful", or simply "fucking crazy" - this last after she marched into the Tops Casino with nothing but a knife concealed under a borrowed dress to confront the man who killed her... and walked back *out* the following morning, having left the man alive and unhurt.

Yeah, Boone was never able to wrap his head around that one.

Willing to lend a hand wherever she was needed, and kill those who needed killing, Six made many friends (and a good few enemies) on her madcap journey across the Mojave and beyond. She found the treasure at the heart of the fabled Sierra Madre, and left it to rot with the man who'd dragged her there in the first place (minus one gold bar, of course.) She survived having her organs stolen (and returned) by a maurauding group of mad scientists. She crossed the Divide.

And, after all that, she took Hoover Dam. Not for the NCR, not for Caesar, not even for Mr House (him, she'd murdered, in what rumour and gossip would call an impulsive grab for power, but she could only call a mercy stroke), but for Vegas itself.

The Queen of Hearts, they call her now.

[thegeminisage]

for posterity (and so i can close the tab), i'm posting screenshots of the private skip/watch list i made for friends only - since i was too big of a dummy and didn't liveblog my initial tos watchthrough, to my ETERNAL FUCKING WOE, this is as close as i'm ever getting. sad! DISCLAIMER that i disagree with my past self on some of the skip/watch verdicts so please use the official spreadsheet (still a wip) as a guide if you're looking for that kind of thing.

of note from this first screencap: dagger of the mind, which i continue to feel normal about for no particular reason and definitely not relating to a movie with a brainwashing chair that came out in 2014. the corbomite manuever, which i dismissed at first and then came around to liking better later because of the little character moments. conscience of the king, which was actually the first trek episode i ever watched before i went back and did them all in official order (mistake, production order is better) and which of course got me into this mess. squire of gothos, which has this scene that inspired this fanfic. don't text.

it's also worth mentioning that i had to watch not one not two but THREE bad to mid episodes before i hit naked time and enemy within and then they put me right back in it with mudd's women. if i hadn't already seen conscience of the king and knew what was up i would have fucking quit. and that's why production order is superior

of note for this batch: the city on the edge of forever, in which a lot of important stuff happened, but also spock wore a little hat. catspaw, which is the first time i had an inkling of the idea that would later spawn this powerpoint (this is what "giving john crichton" means ifykyk). mirror mirror, which i didn't get until like a week later and then went insane over. metamorphosis, which made me so frothing mad it's unreal.

of note here: the immunity syndrome, which i have rewatched 60000 times for the spones. return to tomorrow, during which my eyes were dinnerplates start to finish. by any other name, which truly had so much going on including what i know in my heart was a tarsus iv reference. bread and circuses, which did indeed make me blush when bones pushed spock against the wall and spock went "really doctor?" i still can't think about it.

of note: the enterprise incident, which again caused mental illness related to the previously linked powerpoint. the paradise syndrome, which was the only amnesia episode, the first time kirk and spock mindmelded on screen, and so utterly fucking racist that all of that stuff was absolutely ruined beyond belief; i instantly moved to a google doc and to write down my mind palace version that doesn't involve All Of That. the one-two punch of the world is hollow + the empath, which made me a bones understander. the tholian web, which made me bonkers because i love a good fake death. plato's stepchildren, sections of which i had to watch through my fingers.

finally, of note for this batch: whom gods destroy, which unexpectedly brought back the brainwashing chair and excited me so much i had to pause the episode to collect myself. that which survives, bc the looney toons sfx made me scream laugh. requiem for methuselah, which genuinely induced a november 5th-like mania i didn't think i'd ever feel again. all our yesterdays, which was the worst i'd EVER felt for a space babe. and finally, turnabout intruder, which introduced "it's better to be DEAD than to be in the body of [x]" into my own personal lexicon.

ok that's everything! we have nine episodes left of tos to go back and watch before we move onto tng, but i know in my heart that tos will always be my favorite. i'll miss you tos :(

[mcalhenwrites]

A break from social media and how I use it has really been good for me. I need to be careful not to be sucked back in again. I should aim to mostly just post updates, but I do want to talk about my characters/writing as well. I will continue promoting my book, and ofc my Patreon and KoFi which are both "MCalhen" ;) I've been thinking about taking most (not all) of my fics and original works out of the private collection on AO3. I have a dilemma with one fandom (it's a nightmare circus of drama and several authors were chased out or hurt well before me), but I hope to eventually have the nerve to overcome that and say, "Too bad, you have to put up with the existence of my writing alongside yours. Get over it." Another thing is that Rascal isn't coming out of the collection. I plan to delete it. It's getting edited, I'm adding a couple of scenes I think would benefit the storytelling, and I'm publishing it. :) I'm on the fence about whether or not to release the original Seasons with comments closed, bc while it might be fun to compare it to the new one... so many things have been improved. Maybe it's also important to realize that if someone is that fixated on saying an earlier draft is permanent, that's a them issue and has nothing to do with me. A lot of my current WIPs are divided between if I'm going to publish them or post them on AO3. I have a few that I'm uncertain about either way. I want to share some work for free, and I have some stuff that's dark enough, self-publishing isn't much of an option right now. Note that when I promote my patreon and kofi, it's for original writing and art. No fanfic or fanart. The only link it has to AO3 is that I draw sketches of things from original stories posted to AO3. I will never post commercial links to the site, as that is against TOS. Seasons will always be free. Which leads to another thought: I wonder if I could get away with crossposting it to any sites? (I considered fictionpress.) I'm feeling better and want to keep sharing my work. I want to keep monetizing some of it. I want to be an author. I also really want to share things for free. Seasons is one of those stories that resonates a lot with people, and I know how badly I've always needed a story like that told. It's why I write, is to tell stories I need. But that one is... uniquely special and personal. I always want it to be accessible without any paywall. But I still need to make a living. So some books will be sold. Some will not. Just slap me if I ever get to be one of those big names who thinks I can do whatever I want, like those people on AO3 who say that they won't update their fics unless you pay them on patreon. (That's something you report to AO3 as a violation btw) I don't know where a good place to ramble about my stories is - probably here, since people can send me asks about characters and stories - but I'd like to do that, bc I enjoy doing it. :'D Anyway, I have my goals mostly figured out. Maybe someday I can post more of my work without hiding it away (yes, what you see is a fraction of what I write). Maybe I can also publish and make enough money to afford things I need, including a house with a yard and garden.

[thesavagemuffin]

WIP (NOT) WEDNESDAY

got tagged by @onlymeandlife thank you :>!

I've been mostly preoccupied with a bunch of other stuff that's currently going on in my life but that just gives me more of a reason for escapism so I actually got some stuff I can share fhjgasf

Games Started a new playthrough of CP77. Haven't played a full blunt melee build yet so that's what I'm going for. Also since I always struggle with playing an asshole character in RPGs (unless it's SWTOR) I decided I'd go for that as well and the natural lifepath to pick for that was of course corpo. So far I've already upset Judy and I'm not proud of it. I've also been playing a bit of Palia and Avatar Frontiers. Otherwise when I feel like playing something but I can't decide what, I always enjoy playing on a private classic WoW server.

Character Creation Been working on a new character for a D&D campaign that might start around the end of this month. Felt like playing something very different to what I usually go for, so I made an old Loxodon lady with a straw hat that grew up as a hermit in the middle of the forest and is about to explore a whole new world she hasn't seen yet. She's very excited about that and ready to collect a bunch of leaves and cook some nice stews for her soon to be companions. She's also a druid so obviously I'm gonna use my powers to talk to any plants and animals I come in contact with.

Writing Got two CP77 pieces in the works but so far I mostly just got an outline written down. One is about my OC Oslo that'll be about a moment in his past right before some shit went down. I kinda want to explore his relationship to his old friends in it, especially his ex partner, and just write a bit about the home he grew up in since he's originally from London and not NC. The other one ties into some events that happened in RP but also explores one of my characters backgrounds. It's about a character that deals with amnesia due to a traumatic event (and a rogue AI) and a situation happens that triggers some memories - some of them good but plenty of them not so much. It's nothing I'll post online but there you go :>.

Art I've been mostly sticking to fooling around with the symmetry tool. It's nice and fun and great for character sheets, which is also something I'm working on for some of my OC's. WIP of Rad, Alfan, and Lochlainn. With Locky I'm still figuring out his design and I'm not entirely happy with what I got right now. I also got some commissions I'm working on but I'll post those when they're done. Whenever I find some motivation and energy I want to work on some full body poses as well.

Gonna tag a couple of people but if you've already been tagged or don't feel like it, no pressure :3! @brammariek @sicc-nasti @scrumptioussynths @wraithsoutlaws @rindemption @mth3gr34t @noirapocalypto @fourtyfaregates @scarecrowshindig