#this is what i get for trying to write a story i've been working on for years and i choose uu to put on while i write

[eicsferrari]

Guilty As Sin - ln4

-part 1

pairing: lando norris x actress/director reader

a/n: this is a series! first one is short but i promise it will get better. i'll try to write this as often as i can (i do have the outline) but since i have exams coming up pls be patient<3 hope you like it, this is my baby and i've been working on it for a long time (you should see the amount of pictures saved on my pinterest board for this lmao)

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yourusername 300 performances later it's time to say goodbye but i'm taking with me lots of amazing memories i'll keep close to my heart. thank you to all the incredible people i got to work with and to all the people who came to see us. i'm sad but excited for the plans ahead, stay tuned :)

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yourbestfriend so fucking proud of you my love

yourusername love youu i'm going to miss acting together💗

user i saw you live and your performance moved me like no other, you are a star

user please let the rumors about her debuting as a director be true🙏🙏

user what will i do without her tiktoks backstage💔

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[zombeebunnie]

Trembling Essence Devlog 5:💙WHY ARE WE BACK IN THE SWAMP?!?💙

Hi and welcome new followers, doesn't feel like it's been a month since the last update but here's how things are going! :]

This update will probably be a little small. I was trying to catch up with asks, drawing, etc. but I wasn't able to get to everything and I became very busy afterwards. :,,]

*Also, the Trembling Essence: 😤💪April fools 👁️👃👁️mystery event[NOT CLICKBAIT]?! will be delayed since I got too busy to work on it. :,,[

BACK IN THE SWAMP!!?!? NOOOO!!!:

I mentioned this a little bit in previous posts but the very start of the game will be about 60-80%(?) different from the [Extended Demo] since my writing and story telling improved. I only have 2 CG's and one alternate route with a timer bug that needed to be finished. I took a break from all of this months back to avoid burn-out but I thought it would be a good idea to go and finish it all up since it kept being mentioned! :D

Game fixes:

Even though things are still prone to change, I want to make sure whatever future update(s) I give towards the [Extended Demo] is something that won't be changed outside of minor things like grammar, bugs, etc and is more in canon with what I truly want for the game. Now that I'm getting better at what I truly want I've been cutting out stuff that isn't as necessary as I originally thought it would be and calming down on the habit of over-doing things. This makes it easier for me to adjust and not deal with burn-out. :]

Choice updates:

I'm only going to talk about the choices that got major updates to keep this short.

I went through each ending one at a time and adjusted as I went. I combed through some of the dialog and fixed the long pacing by combining sentences and/or removing 'dialog fluff'. Another thing I've been doing is fixing all of the out of place SFX's that happen in certain paths.

The cave:

Originally, there was going to be 3 endings for this but I removed 1 and changed how the player(Y/N) reacts to being in this area. I had to use a old screenshot since the other one I used kept getting taken down. This one was a little tricky to fix since there's a new scenario here but most of everything else prettyyyy much stayed the same. :]

The Creek:

This one has only 1 ending now instead of 2 and the player(Y/N) reacts differently here. This was easier to update but a CG was removed towards the end since I have a different way of approaching this area in the future. >:]

The Chasm:

Speaking of endings, this one was heavily fixed.

To sum it up, it took a really long time to get to this ending since the player(Y/N) was continuously venturing through the terrain. Believe it or not but this one was actually a lot longer before I removed a chunk of the path previously. Some time ago I said the ending was awkwardly abrupt and I didn't like that but now that I have better clarity I toned it down even more. The player(Y/N) will wander but.. just not as long this time. :,] A CG that was added here has been removed and placed elsewhere. This was unexpected but I'm happy about this because it adds to the immersive gameplay I enjoy adding and it happens to matches the atmosphere! :,D

Timer bug fix:

It's time(:P) to talk about this small addition to the game!

These timers won't be used that often but they'll be in places where I feel the situation requires quick decision making. There's a path you can get that includes a timer but somehow it got bugged and even though it didn't crash the game it pushed the player(Y/N) into a false route(?) with Noah which was pretty funny but not suppose to happen. In really good news, it was an easy fix and I am grateful it wasn't something that would leave me having to start over. :P

There's 2 more endings I need to get through but these shouldn't take too long to complete. Most of what I saw that needed fixing was fairly minor. :[]

Back into the cabin! YESSS!!:

This section will be short since I was mainly brainstorming with my play testers about the cabin section throughout this month and mainly focused on dealing with finalizing the beginning of the game after I paused midway through fixing up the morning route. I also plan on talking about the cabin in a future game development post that will be split into two in May since the whole idea of what's going on behind the scenes will be really long most likely. Woohoo! :[]

From the recent polls I've created, I brainstormed how to go from this section of the game, specifically the "Talk to Noah.", "Look around.", "Go to sleep.", and another choice which is still up in the air. It's been difficult since these choices stem from very old and outdated code/routes that contained spoilers, etc. This specific section of the game is a personal memory so I'm trying my best to avoid removing these choices specifically due to that. :,D In good news I managed to have a conversation with both of my play testers about everything and where to go from this. I expressed ideas on how to move forward with the choices and they gave feedback when I was having writers block. :,,,,]

If you like what I create, please consider supporting what I do on kofi! All donations and tips help tremendously while I continue to work on the game. Thank you to those that optionally bought the [Extended Demo] on itch.io. :,]

Q&A / Ask box is open:

To know and understand Noah through Asks and random posts about lore, they'll be under #Get to know: Noah ! :]

**Some asks won't be answered if it contains spoilers but I do appreciate what I receive. I will most likely spend this time going through and catching up on everything I missed. :]

If you have any questions about Trembling Essence/Noah feel free to ask [here] or on itch.io please. This makes it easier for me to see and answer accordingly! I enjoy hearing from you guys!

This update is getting fairly long so I'll stop here. Thank you guys for the continued support and influx of downloads for the [Extended Demo]! I wasn't expecting much since I've been busy, I appreciate a whole bunch! :,]

[tracksuitponytail]

This month brought so many wonderful new fics! I've not read half as much as I wanted to but these are the ones I enjoyed in April 2025. You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading! <3

🐇 Roll Like Thunder by croisblue / @forwhatiam [M, 9k, sexual surrogacy]

When quadriplegic Louis Tomlinson's therapist recommends he see a surrogate partner, he panics, thinking this is yet another way he's being belittled for his disability. When said surrogate partner turns out to be Harry Styles, a nearly inhumanly beautiful man who's gone back to school for a certificate in Disability Studies, Louis finds he doesn't mind so much.

🐇 Oblivious Hearts by FelintoGirl / @felinto-girl [GA, 5k, university au]

Attempt number seventy three was pasta night.

Louis almost had a breakdown while trying to cook sauce from scratch, but Harry licked his thumb clean and smiled like Louis had handed him the moon. Louis had to leave the room and scream silently into a pillow.

But still… just friends.

🐇 Set the Scene by @mandylynn4 [E, 11k, queer awakening]

Louis Tomlinson is ready to write his next bestselling book - a rockstar rom-com called Stage Dive, but his agent thinks it would be better with queer characters. With no knowledge of how gay sex works and petrified at the porn he'd tried to watch, he enlists the help of his friend's boyfriend and roommate as figure models. As Zayn and Harry act out spicier scenes for him to reference in his story, he soon starts finding himself thinking about how it would feel to be the one touching Harry instead. Enter gay panic...

🐇 The Referral by @disgruntledkittenface [E, 5k, established relationship, threesome]

Louis has noticed that since he turned fifty, his sex drive has started to slow down. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for his younger boyfriend Harry. A problem solver by nature, Louis wants to do something special for Harry, to show him how much he appreciates him even after ten years together. When he suggests getting a referral for a sex worker to give Harry what he hasn’t been lately, it doesn’t take long for Harry to agree.

And then they meet Tom.

🐇 Running Through The Garden by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites [E, 11k, strangers to lovers]

Based on the prompt:

Character A buys a house with a big garden to have the opportunity to relax while gardening. Turns out character B is a loud, football loving person, who loves to play in his garden. When the ball ends up on the wrong side of the fence more than once, there is not only irritation between the neighbours.

* podfics available *

🐇 In Dreams by dolce_piccante [M, 23k, neighbors au]

🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic

When Harry moves to a new city, his new flat come with a number of sweet, anonymous gifts and surprises that brighten his days. Could it be a friendly ghost? Another friendly presence in his new building is his tattooed neighbor, Louis, who seems determined to put a smile back on his face.

🐇 Torn On The Platform by Conscious_ramblings [M, 27k, tube au]

🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic

AU where harry and louis are strangers but they always get the same train to work in the morning and one day harry falls asleep on louis' shoulder. louis wants to be annoyed because harry just broke at least seven rules of tube conduct but he looks so soft and peaceful that he just lets him sleep and wakes him ever so carefully when it’s his stop. it happens again and again until it becomes a regular thing where louis will let harry snooze and then gently nudge him awake, hand him the cup of coffee he took from him so it wouldn't slip and spill everywhere and send him off with a “have fun at work, love” and after the tenth time harry isn't even embarrassed any more.

🐇 Thought The Song Was Sung by @100percentsassy [E, 12k, famous/non-famous]

🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic

AU, Louis never auditioned for the X-Factor. Years later, Harry's just another gay ex-boybander who lives alone with his cat... until Niall decides to take matters into his own hands and set up a profile for Harry on a dating website.

🐇 leave it to the breeze by @hattalove [E, 81k, reality tv]

🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic

 A great british bake off au in which louis cares about winning and winning only, harry is made of sunshine and rainbow sprinkles, and niall sticks his nose into other people's business. also featuring liam as louis's best friend-slash-concerned mother, and zayn as a macaron connoisseur.

Be sure to check the tags if there are any topics or tropes you prefer to avoid, and if you enjoy a fic, consider leaving kudos or a comment to show the author some love 🩵

[yasmeensh]

Paleolithic Media Catalogue

Hello everyone :) Short story first: When I began brainstorming for my prehistoric story, I started wondering what other prehistoric fiction there is out there. I was not familiar with it and have not seen much. That's when I started my grand literature review and began a search for what fiction exist out there. I wanted to know what kinds of stories are being made with this time period. What are the common themes or recurring ideas (I found lots of humans and dinosaurs works. And time travel). Since I've had a growing collection on my computer, I decided I should keep on enlarging it and put it online. It's nowhere near complete. I'll slowly keep accumulating the collection as I find more. I only have fiction books and comics right now. I still need to work on the film section.

You can access the blog here!

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As for where I am in my reading, the one's I've finished reading are Earth's Children series (book 1-4. Dropped it afterwards lol. I made a post on with fanart) Dance of the Tiger and it's sequel Singletusk (They were good! I'll upload my review on the blog), and Sisters of the Wolf (It was ok!). I got my hands on The Inheritors and excited to start reading it. I REALLY want to read the Shiva trilogy, but I found no PDF online... and it's out of print :( There is certainly old copies on ebay. And I want to read Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. There seem to be lots of good books out there.

[gu6chan]

work related question does anyone have any fun anime for likely 12-14 year olds that to their ulta-conservative conspiracy theory parents would have no objectionable content whatsoever that's not like . pokemon. i live in the most conservative area in michigan btw /hj

[buttercupshands]

My emotionally immature ass still doesn't understand a thing of how people can pity characters

Not like I don't try to understand it! I just... Can't? Understand that??? At all???

Like why would you pity a character for their sad backstory or whatever, and poof suddenly a character is pitiful as hell, and suddenly they're understandable because a person can call them a wet kitten under their care

And that's something I can't do for some reason

And again, not like I didn't *try*, it's just a thing I can't understand at any capacity other than 'some people do that to show their affection of that character, that's their way of caring

Granted talking to more people makes you understand them better! Doesn't help much! But it's something!!

[icewindandboringhorror]

I'm so heavily anti-advertising that all pitches sound goofy silly to me/I can never take them seriously, so I have no idea how I'll manage to to advertise my game even if I do finally finish it soon-ish lol...

[lady-gravity-129]

If I were to try to make a recap thing about Unstable Universe, would it be easier to go by POV or rough timeline?

I'm rewatching this series because I'm bored and I'm taking notes and they just so happen to include tangents on where events would go in a timeline.

I probably won't post it anywhere but like, it's over 20 hours of content. If the opportunity presents itself, I'll have a recap waiting for anyone who's curious but doesn't have time to watch a 20 hour series at that moment.

Yes, I'm taking notes on a Minecraft series. I like taking notes, I'm a very attentive person, I blame Gravity Falls for making me think when watching or reading stuff.

[ouroborosorder]

i think i kinda. just had a breakthrough with my writing style

[wildberryjams]

Hello ♡ It's been a while!

It's been over a year I think? I haven't kept track tbqh

I'm not really back, because I want to be noncommittal as possible (since I have a tendency to disappear when my motivation to write does)

But this is me saying that I'm finally working on under the rose again! ♡

I'd all but abandoned it months ago, but yesterday I had a burst of energy and managed to write a couple hundred words. Tonight, the total is 1300. It's not much, but it's a start!

I don't talk about my personal life for many reasons, but this year has been one of the most difficult I've ever experienced. The last thing on my mind has been Will and Azul, as much as I wish they'd kept occupying every inch of it like they used to.

That spark is coming back, I think! ♡ (More in the tags since this is getting long)

[bardnuts]

do y'all ever have times when all your closest friends are unavailable for one reason or another and you've had a bad day and kind of hate yourself but there's no one around you can talk to about it so you just

[burningcheese-merchant]

Hey so if everyone that follows me or otherwise sees this reblog can you PLEASE reblog it as well? Because this news needs to be delivered to everyone. I am freaking out so fucking bad right now you have no idea

AO3 has been scraped, once again.

As of the time of this post, AO3 has been scraped by yet another shady individual looking to make a quick buck off the backs of hardworking hobby writers. This Reddit post here has all the details and the most current information. In short, if your fic URL ends in a number between 1 and 63,200,000 (inclusive), AND is not archive locked, your fic has been scraped and added to this database.

I have been trying to hold off on archive locking my fics for as long as possible, and I've managed to get by unscathed up to now. Unfortunately, my luck has run out and I am archive locking all of my current and future stories. I'm sorry to my lovelies who read and comment without an account; I love you all. But I have to do what is best for me and my work. Thank you for your understanding.

[nepsah]

u w u i managed to do the whole 1-hour writing sprint for 6 days this week, averaging about ~2100 words each time. honestly i think this is going to work??? maybe??? i don't feel as bad if i miss a day-- i didn't write at all yesterday. it used to be that i planned to write 5k over the weekends, but if i keep this up and if i only write 5 days/week, i'll still surpass even that goal

i'm liking this. the timer thing helps, i think. i set an alarm and for the entire duration of the timer, all i'm supposed to do is write. with the old goal, i had no duration in mind and i didn't make an effort to close out of my internet browser while i was writing...

i'm not gonna lie, this practice in general is only possible bc i work in an office setting now and i'm able to utilize my lunch break to focus on this. i have the most energy and awareness during the day so when i get home from work i'm too tired to think abt writing.

that said i'm still in first-draft mode bc i had to redo so much of what i had written last year @ u @;;; but i think i'm getting close to the end. i hope. im at nearly 115k (purely because of how i had to get rid of) but i still have a major plot point to get through before i can get to the ending.

i think this will be split into 2-3 stories? maybe? once i go through with the intent to flesh out areas and tie things together better. ah... it feels Nice to be making progress.

[queenerdloser]

me every day: okay i'm going to try and relax and think about something other than grad school applications

me, roughly 30m later: thinking about grad school applications

[icewindandboringhorror]

golf

[allisonreader]

Laundry is done for now. We'll see if any writing actually gets done.