#three of my favs and my number one ship yes yes i think i will

[tartagliatum]

how do you feel about passing comments made on wriothesley gaining weight? neuvillette would get protective or not even notice? maybe the same for zhongli and childe since they’re the same

hmm yeah i feel like neuvillette is a very factual guy and wouldn’t even pick up on any hidden undertones/intentions lurking beneath people’s words. i can’t imagine he would do anything but silently agree, as the idea of anybody finding wrio’s extra weight anything less than attractive wouldn’t even dawn on him. i also think wrio wouldn’t mind any comments because he’s happy and he’s comfortable and if that’s at the cost of getting a bit of a tummy, who cares? most likely he’d blame it on neuvillette, laughing it off with a yeah, the iudex keeps me a little too well fed, huh?

i don’t really see zhongli and childe in the same dynamic; i feel like people forget zhongli may not be human but he’s studied them a lot more and understands more social cues and linguistics than people think. i can picture him getting a little defensive on behalf of childe, eyes narrowing ever so slightly as he retorts with something passive aggressive in an otherwise warm and friendly tone, putting a reassuring hand on an embarrassed childe’s back. or maybe the comment wasn’t ill intended - after all, a little weight is seen as a positive thing, a thing of luxury and status - and zhongli proudly places a hand on the gentle curve of childe’s softened tummy. a little you eat well for me, don’t you? drags out that irritated blush of childe’s that he finds so endearing

[curlygrant44]

Mod:

Everything is coming up Curly lmao

Which is to say we have a sixth or maybe seventh, which is impressive because the only one to rival those numbers is Daisuke.

Not that anyone should be surprised that the sad crispy chicken wing and the precious cinnamon roll are the fan favs for writing.

I am, I will admit, slightly surprised by the comparative lack of Jimmys, but I can understand why that could be...daunting, to say the least. Inhabiting the head of someone like that is probably not fun for most people.

But we got three great Jimmys and I think I spotted a couple more newcomers, and there's finally a second Swansea!

We really are gonna need to make a centralized directory for everyone in the next couple days lol. I can toss something together on maybe like Tuesday if no one's gotten to it before then.

Ideally I'd like the directory to have notation of who's doing dark themes, including Toxic Yaoi (TM) so that folks who are just starting to get to know the group can opt out of that stuff if need be.

It would probably also be good to have some agreed-on tags for common themes for consistency's sake. That way it's easy to avoid or alternatively look for something specific. Some of us get real creative with our tags and that's not bad but it'd be nice to have some overarching ones for cohesion without straying too much into more normal tags and possibly clogging those again.

We could theoretically start organizing into more cohesive crews if folks wanted; I like the way we're kind of all in limbo for now, personally, like we all came from different places and just kinda ended up here in this liminal space that is the ship but isn't, and doesn't belong solely to any one crew. It gives a lot of flexibility so I don't actually think that needs to change.

If other folks feel differently, though, that's totally fine. I know that when we started a few days ago there was one crew in particular under captain-g-curly that was pretty cohesive...and then grew as we all joined up and got to add so many fun folks to our midst.

My suggestion is that in the coming days we run some polls and have some ooc discussions among folks who'd like to have a bit of organization for the back end so that as mods we can keep branching plotlines and blogs we interact with less often straight, mentally.

This could, theoretically, end up in a discord server. I don't know that I'd interact much but if that's what other people want, one can be made.

I know this might seem overly elaborate. It might seem too structured. Even stuffy.

...at which point I can only point you to this blog thus far and ask if you think that maybe I picked a workaholic middle-aged ship captain to roleplay because I am in fact the sort of person who finds stuffiness and structure and regulation to be relatable and comforting lmao.

The answer, needless to say, is yes.

Anyway, I'll get around to roping everyone into this conversation tomorrowish, but for now it's 2am and it feels like 4 still, and it's time to sleep.

[hey-cringelord]

theres something very beautiful about making a character who often gets shipped w so many others aroace, one of my fav past times

always an ongoing list for me. ichigo kurosaki, bakugou katsuki, and kuroko tetsuya are my top three. very much people who give “dont bother me about love, i have other things to think about”

ichigo cares about his friends so much (yes i hate the timeskip. for a number of reasons 😭) and is someone i can see being content with friendship and only that the rest of his life. same idea with bakugou, once he softens up a little more. and its much the same with kuroko, aside from needing to lighten up

idk. being aroace myself, focused on anything other than romantic relationships, having friends is sort of super awesome

[ren-rambles-often]

Hi...Do you know what anime you'll watch this season?

My top 3 fav this season are :

- Tadaima, Okaeri (wholesome BL, also one of my comfort read)

-Black Butler : Public School Arc (yes the ship is problematic but you cannot deny the shipper when you watch it. I'm not shipping SebasCiel but I'm not anti too. Their canon relationship is complicated but great story)

-Wind Breaker (bucchigiri but way better and loveable mc)

Hope you'll like them.....

Hey hey ( ◜‿◝ )♡, Literally following all of these already.

Black Butler was definitely a must, since the announcement dropped sometime last year I've been unable to keep it out of my mind. It's understandable not everyone will ship them but I personally have missed Sebaciel shenanigans so much and seeing favorite characters like Soma (although with less melanin than I remember lol what =_=) in the recent episode just made me so happy.

As for Tadaima Okaeri, I was looking forward to it for a long time, so far I'm not disappointed and it's definitely so fucking cute. All I'm saying is...if any country needs to push baby making propaganda they should go for this instead of the trashy het stuff, I don't make the rules.

I have almost no thoughts on Wind Breaker. It's definitely an upgrade but after the disappointment that was Bucchigiri, I've began to keep my expectations for Delinquent shows low (Tokyo revengers and IWGP are yet to be topped for me). It's not bad but do feel like it's lacking substance in some areas and trying too hard. The main character isn't a bitch tho so I know there's hope for it yet.

To me this year's winter season had way more exciting stuff but there are a number of other anime I'd love to recommend for this spring.

Karasu wa aruji wa Erabanai (The Raven does not choose it's Master) Is almost like the apothecary diaries, but with magic, and without the herbs and medicine...but it has the court politics so yay (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ taking place in a world where people can turn into three legged ravens called Yatagurasu, Yukiya after causing some trouble for his family is taken to serve the most special of specials crown prince who is to become the next Kin'u after picking a bride from the four daughters of the clan heads sent to him. So basically every gay historical romance Wattpad story lol. Unfortunately this isn't a bl and though you can probably tell the prince will get married in future episodes, from these three eps, I think it establishes the focus will be on him and Yukiya, which, I couldn't ask for more.

Another Recommendation is Kaijuu no. 8, I have no words (in a good way). Just spacial forces slaying gigantic monsters while the main character suddenly becomes one of those monsters and has to still join the special force that at some point will kill him if they find out, or if they have found out they realize he's different from other monsters and can help them win the war for humanity *aot flashbacks ಥ‿ಥ* What I'm trying to say is that... it's good. I think it's funny with characters that have to potential to reel you in. I've been told the manga is pretty average tho but we'll see.

Touken Ranbu Kai is...something, I don't watch anime just for pretty boys but even if I didn't like the plot of this one I'd stick with it just for the guys. Beautiful character designs, the lore feels very fresh and intriguing and as well. There's a lot of philosophical topics I think the show has potential to dive into and I'm excited to see where we go moving forward from the three eps out currently.

Last but not least, there's Sentai Daishikkaku (Go Go Loser Ranger) I really don't want to spoil anything but let me just say, it's a brilliant subversion of the Power Rangers narrative. The sound track is fun while also hitting hard, and the characters definitely leave you wanting to know more about them and the world they're in. Definitely give it a try, I don't think you'll regret it.

Got a bit carried away with this one hahah, welp that's all my recs for now. Aside from my shipping stuff I'll probably talk about any of these every now and then, my top three right now tho are definitely Black Butler, Sentai Daishikkaku and Karasu wa aruji wa Erabanai. Anon has amazing taste but I'm a very big action and supernatural fan at heart so I'm based.

Depending on how disappointing or exciting things get along the line this list might change but unfortunately my feelings don't help the state of my FAL ranking so yeah wish me luck (〒﹏〒)

Feel free to leave YOUR current top 3 for this season in the comments, or if you joined FAL like me or just what you think of any of these of you're already watching them (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

[shipmistress9]

20 question for writers tag game

tagged by @taumoebaa Thank you! 🥰

1. Total number of ao3 works?

105, apparently.

2. Total ao3 word count

1,154,048 That... a lot of worde o.O

3. Fandoms I've written in

Fandoms I've published in are: How to train your dragon Zelda Miraculous Ladybug The Empyrean - Fourth Wing Pokemon Stardew Valley But I also wrote many unfinished fics, for fandoms like Final Fantasy VII & VIII, Crescent City, ACOTAR, Starcrossed (Josephine Angelini), and Divergent.

4. Top 5 fics by kudos

Okay, this feels a bit ridiculous... 😆 1. When Three Wrongs Make One right. (1449) (ML) 2. For The Love Of A Princess (709) (HTTYD) 3. Keeping The Facade (701) (ML) 4. Resurrection (615) (HTTYD/MCU) 4. My Kingdom. My Throne. my Queen. (317) (The Empyrean) 5. Part of our 'us' (311) (The Empyrean) I crossed out Resurrection because I didn't write this one, I was just one of the alpha-readers. But this shows so well how little Kudos really say about a fic. The two Miraculous fics there? I love them, but especially Keeping The Facade is just a cute/angsty little smutshot for a (relative) rarepair. That fandom is/was just so huge that the hits/Kudos catapult it up there to the top. In comparisson, FTLOAP is my big epic story, close to 400k words, many years of planning and writing. That just doesn't measure up.

5. Do I respond to comments?

I try to, yes. I just have this thing where I only respond to comments (in longer stories) when I'm about to post the followup-chapter. Which leads to... some comments never getting answers when I fail to keep writing. Or comments on previous chapters getting lost in my inbox. 😶

6. What has the angstiest ending?

Thats's difficult. 🤔 I don't even remember all my fics anymore. 😅 But I think that must be 'Follow Your Heart', at least without the (optional) sequals.

7. What has the happiest ending?

I feel like all my fics (with few exceptions) end on a lovely happy fluffy note. That's just my thing, and trying to pin down which is the happiest doesn't work.

8. Have I received hate?

Oh, yes! Some years ago, there as a dedicated Anon in the HTTYD fandom, who methodically attacked every writer who didn't write their fav couple as 'pure' as they wanted them to be. They would write loooong and elaborate comments about aaaaaaall the things we as writers did wrong and how that clearly reflects how awful people we are in RL. The fandom banded together to drive them away, but... those there some rough months.

9. Do I write smut? And what kind?

YES! I love writing (and reading) smut. 😁 There's always an underlying tone of emotions and devotion and love in my smut, even or especially when I dive into BDMS and D/s dynamics.

10. Do I write crossovers?

Not really. There are fics in my list that are 'tagged' as crossover, but they're really just characters from one fandom slipping into the world of another. Like modern AUs, in a way, or the [Hiccup=the doctor, Eret=Capt. Jack Harkness, Astrid=T.A.R.D.I.S.] thing I once wrote. Or random (disney) characters showing up as background characters in some httyd fics.

11. Have I ever had a fic stolen?

No, thankfully not. Or at least I'm not aware of it. But someone once stole one of my AMVs, and it felt awful.

12. Have I ever had a fic translated?

Someone once asked me for permission to translate one of my fics. But in the middle of it, their government shut down the fanfic platform they were using, so they never finished the tranlsation.

13. Have I ever co-written a fic?

I have! Though never in an equal share. I've helped and received help in the form of alpha reading, which at some points feels like co-writing (but isn't). And I wrote a fic with a friend (though not under my general name 😅) where I would contribute full chapters here and there after we talked about the general plot points. That was so much fun! 🥰

14. What is my all-time fave ship?

I don't think this is a question I can answer. Maybe I can say that Hiccstrid is the ship that had the biggest influence on my life, for various reasons, but naming them my all-time fave would diminish what I feel about other important ships.

15. A WIP I'll never finish

Uh... probably too many to count. But I can say for certain that I'll never finish 'Astrid's Diary'. It was a POV fic, the first HTTYD movie and the TV show from Astrid's POV. But the background story I had in mind died a quiet sad death with the release of more seasons, and I lost interest in either writing my version or adapting it to the new canon.

16. Writing strengths?

Dialogues and emotions, or so I've been told.

17. Writing weaknesses?

Descriptions of places, how something looks. My brain works 100% non-visual and that makes it hard to a) imagine how a place or a person looks and b) to describe it once I made the effort to build the look up in my head. I just go by vibes.

18. Do I like foreign language dialogue?

Not really. As English is already a foreign laguage for me, bringing in others feels weird to me. Except for that one time I had a multi-lingual character who'd always slip into cursing in other languages during sex. That was a lot of fun. 😁

19. First fandom I wrote for?

I... have no idea. Maybe 'Saber Rider and the Star Sherrifs' or maybe 'Detective Conan'. Though in both cases, I didn't even realise something like 'fanfiction' existed, I was just writing for myself. Then I wrote half of a Divergent fic after reading a few others. The first fic I ever published was for HTTYD.

20. Favourite fic I've written?

I can absolutely not answer this question. Sure, I might like some of my fics better than others, but I also 'love' all of them. But generally, I think I like my longer fics the most. The entire 'I Should Go' series, NOOT, WIMTBC, and FTLOAP for HTTYD. WTWMOR for Miraculous. MtO and the Violiaden Series for Fourth Wing.

tagging @taketheshot21 @heathenvampires @athingofvikings @dayeongi @drakaina-amore64 and everyone who else might want to do these. 🥰

[whocaresstillthelouvre]

Happy Pedro Party! Pick your 3 fave Pedro Boys, and let me know what food and/or beverage they're bringing to share. Something homemade/homebrewed? Pantry raid, perhaps (yes, that's PANTRY, sheesh 😉)

Oh noooo. My fav three? HOW DO I CHOOSE?! I feel like I'm betraying all of my other boyfriends. I'll go easiest first.

Joel Miller, baby, my number one. He's actually mastered the art of 7 layer dip. His secret? Mixing cumin into the refried beans he makes from scratch and a bit of pickled jalapeño juice into the guacamole (I MIGHT do the same thing on both fronts)... you won't believe how good his biceps look as he mashes those beans.

Din Djarin, well, you have to understand something about Din, he has never allowed himself to enjoy the finer things in life. It's a constant struggle to convince him to stop and savor food... and life. He's still a work in progress, but he does have a lot of credits to spend on whatever bags of candy and chips he lets his kid pick out. He hastily grabs a few bags from the ship pantry and brings them to the party. I don't think ANYBODY touches the Galactic Frog Lady Egg Flavored chips.

Javier, Javier, Javieeeer Peña. He's a giver, definitely, there's a lot of proof out there. He's bringing the biggest, grandest fruit salad because he knows what watching him tear into a piece of fruit does to you... and he's also bringing Busch beer. (I know nothing about beer, in fact I hate it so I have no clue if it's insulting to suggest that.) Why is he bringing Busch Light? Well, he's got a lot of bush to share.

[authorchan]

What is your Fav story you have written and why???

Thanks for asking, my favorite story is: “Into His World.” I am having a blast writing it. I still have several big moments planned for the story but I adore the chapters that are published already. I get really happy when I see readers commenting that they also enjoy it. The way Tanjiro loves y/n is very endearing. I hope someday I can find a man who loves me like that.

I also adore writing small moments for my other favorite ships in that story. Writing Inosuke’s feeling for Aoi really melts my heart. 

Pairings ❁ Tanjiro x Female Reader

Cut ✄ from my Fanfic “Into His World” Posted on Wattpad, Chapter 47

✎ a/n: Tanjiro Kamado finally builds his courage to confess his feelings for y/n. Sharing how much he adores her before asking if she will accept him as hers.

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Tanjiro Kamado POV

Taking in a deep inhale to build my courage as I run my fingers through my own hair. My stomach is in a knot and my heart is pounding.

What if she rejects me.

I don't have any wealth

Can I actually offer her a happy life?

Is my love enough for her?

"I need to tell you something but I want you to wait to reply until I finish talking. Promise me?"

Tilting her head to the side in confusion. She is quiet for a moment before saying, "I promise."

"I missed you!! It was only a couple of days but I missed seeing your smile and hearing your laugh. The thing is ... I am always thinking of something to say or do just to make you smile again."

Watching her eyes widen makes me talk faster, "I missed the feel of your hand against mine. Most of all I missed talking with you... You are my best friend. I've been spoiled these last three years with having you all to myself."

Without realizing that stunning smile spreads across her face. My breath catches as I continue to speak, "I missed you so much, I watched the stars while you slept! Except I couldn't remember how to find the constellation that you like, the hunter-"

She lets out a soft laugh, "Orion the hunter."

"Yes, that is the one!" I take a step even closer. My feet directly in front of hers, as I keep direct eye contact and rub my fingers against the back of her hand.

"Those stars reminded me that their numbers are infinite. Which is exactly how I measure my feelings for you. An amount too boundless to try to count."

She goes to say something, my hand quickly holds the side of her face and I rub my thumb over her warm lips to silence her. Smiling as I keep speaking,

Please wait...

I am going to say it.

"I need you to understand my life is better with you. I have had these feelings since I met you. I've wanted to tell you for a long time ... it's been hard to say. Mostly because, I wonder if Love is too weak of a word for what I feel for you."

"I have been thinking about this a lot, actually. While you have been sick. I feared that I would lose you forever! Can't you see, I adore you beyond measure."

Her eyes widen but she remains obediently quiet while I continue to ramble on,

"I adore that little crinkle above your nose when you are being playful. Your scent, it's my absolute favorite. Right before you fall asleep you always nuzzle just a little closer to me."

"My heart is and always will be yours, Y/N-Chan"

Without warning she rushes into my arms. Hiding her face against my chest as her arms wrap around my back. Hands grasping my haori.

"I love you, Tanjiro-Kun!"

Heart throbbing within my chest but I softly push her back in order to see her face. Grabbing her jawline as I smile for her.

Clearing my throat to loudly pronouncing her full name, "I can't promise a long or peaceful life.. I don't own much and.. I don't have much to offer but I can promise to do everything in my power to protect you and make you happy. I promise to make you smile even on the hard days.”

“Will you accept me as yours?"

She doesn't hesitate to answer. "Nothing would make me happier than you. Yes, Tanjiro-Kun."

A sigh of relief escapes me as my hand slides from her jaw to the back of her neck. Gently but firmly holding her. Very slowly I move closer, and pausing just before touching her lips.

I hesitate. Waiting for approval despite knowing she belongs to me now. Feeling her breath inside my mouth before claiming our first kiss.

Keeping my eyes open to guiltily watch her. As if to make sure that I am not dreaming of this moment. The reality hits me as those soft, warm lips move against my own.

Moving my arm to her small of her back, pulling her body hard against my own. She complies by arching into my touch.

The heat between us feeling like a fire of passion. My own body shivering from the adrenaline as her scent of adoration washes over me. 

Feeling her hand finding the back of my neck as she pulls me closer, deepening our kiss. Soft lips massaging against each other.

Her fingers twisting into the locks of my hair as my own grip tightens on the back of her neck.

The overwhelming bliss causing y/n to whimper. The sound stirs something deep inside of me. Breaking our kiss apart to gasp for air while staring into her gorgeous eyes, "I love you."

With that my mouth returns to hers with a gentle touch. Knowing that I will have plenty more kisses from this moment on.

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[loneliestluvr]

here we go…

I AM A LUCIEN GIRLY THROUGH AND THROUGH. ive loved him since he first showed up in acotar BECAUSE he wanted feyre dead(as an avid feyre girlie).

he’s not my number 1 but he’s top 5.

ive just recently started getting into eris which is why I’m about to re-read acotar, but yes i do love him. i want more of him.

nesta apologist through and through. while how she told feyre her pregnancy was lethal was wrong and for the wrong reasons, she was the only one that was honest with feyre and she literally was forced to keep her mouth shut. the way i view it is that she already felt so hated she didn’t want to add to it until she literally couldn’t take it anymore because they were still treating her the same even after doing everything they asked of her. i also don’t even care she’s a “mean” character in the beginning, she was valid af.

love the valkyries, want more of them.

i ship both elucien and elriel, but find myself leaning towards elucien after that bonus chapter…

i think im fairly neutral on the IC, i don’t really care.

azriels an okay character, i sympathize because of all his trauma but he is a cocky motherfucker. i don’t like that he thinks he “deserves” elain and i lowkey hope she tells him to shove it at least once or twice.

if we’re talking old IC, i love cassian. he will always be my #2. if we’re talking new IC, feyre. feyre 100%. she’s my girl, she is me. if the story was about me, nothing would change about the essence of her character. BUT i also love the vanserra’s(not beron, yuck).

also neutral on tamlin. i think there is more to his story, i also think that he was terribly wrong in all three books and is an asshole for what he did to feyre in ALL regards. him saving rhys does not make up for anything, but i think he has time to grow and realize what he did was wrong so he can try and amend.

yes, ive read tog. fenrys is a favorite, that one scene in KOA after they leave doranelle had me in TEARS. he became a fav soon after.

i like dorian, but i didn’t really start to care about him until he sacrificed himself for chaol to be free and his dynamic with manon showed up.

love chaol, he’s my man. i get why people hate him though, but hating him after QOS is just… not it. he didn’t do anything wrong accept be annoyed by aelin tbh, which i don’t blame him. save a man you’ve known your whole life or help a queen you’ve known all of 2? years? id choose dorian too if i was in his spot 🤷🏼‍♀️ and i say that as an avid aelin girl.

i don’t really care abt lorcan. he could’ve died on that battle field, i would’ve cried for elide, and gotten over it i think. i wish she explored his character some more so i could have gotten in his head.

do i LIKE manon??? i fucking love her. she’s an easy #1 for me. i love her story, loved every chapter, loved the thirteen, loved everything about it. maybe it was because i saw so much of me in her in the overcoming family statistics but… she’s my girl.

love rowaelin, i do think that their relationship was a bit stiff at points and wish that rowan would have been more like… lovey after they got together? like yes they obviously loved each other but sometimes the chemistry was lacking. i still love them all the same.

loved TOD, one of the best books in the series. makes top 3 for me. i loved the lore, i loved yrene helping chaol through his trauma on all levels, i love that chaols undying personality didn’t change, nesryn and sartaq made me swoon, love love love. yes.

i am a aedion-anti lean. i love him, but how he treated everyone was shitty asf. you’re gonna tell me all those people died… for him? lysandra still loved him after all that? queen, stand up pls. he needed some self improvement. he had me up until end of EOS and then i was like… ew.

reading TOG only made me love ACOTAR more and im so glad i read ACOTAR first because while TOG was amazing, i wouldn’t have read ACOTAR if i read TOG first.

i am almost done with cc and i literally can’t pick a favorite. it’s probably like equal all around— HOW TO NOT LOVE A CHARACTER?!? idk.

right now, i like lidia. probably love her actually, she’s real as fuck and did what she had to do to survive. she’s a queen. i feel her.

quinlar💁🏼‍♀️🤭😍 god i love them. i loved them before they even loved them. they are so damn funny, they’re tension even after getting in a relationship??? goddddd dayum. the romance, the friendship, the bond. give it to me. i want all of their chapters, i am never bored with them together or separated.

i LOVE the frat boys. like tristan flynn is MY man. declan is like the older brother i wish i had and ruhn… oh sweet baby ruhn. i would be at that house every damn day. they feel like home.

i think bryce ending up in prythian was cool af and was a great way to connect the series’. i haven’t finished hofas yet, but i loved her and nesta together for the time they were so far.

1. frat boys 2. bat boys 3. cadre — give me a month after i finish cc and bat boys will probably move back to #1.

that is all *bows*

Help me analyze Lulu lovers

Is Lucien Vanserra your #1 favorite character in ACOTAR? If yes, then… Do you ALSO gravitate to Eris Vanserra? If yes, then… Are you ALSO a Nesta apologist? If yes, then… Do you love the Valkyries? If yes, then… Are you an elucien truther? If yes, then…

Are you Pro-Ic, Anti-Ic, or neutral? Like or dislike Azriel (AS written, not fanon)? Is there one particular member of the IC you like or do you simply believe in Vanserra supremacy? Are you Pro-Tamlin, Anti-Tamlin, or neutral? Have you read TOG? If yes, then… Do you like Fenrys? If yes, then… Do you like Dorian? If yes, then… Do you like Chaol? If yes, then… Do you like Lorcan? If yes, then… Do you like Manon? If yes, then…

What is your opinion on Rowaelin? What about Tower of Dawn? Pro or anti Aedion? Did you find TOG better or ACOTAR? Have you read CC? If yes, then… Is Ruhn Danaan your favorite character? If yes, then… Do you like Lidia Cervos? If yes, then… Do you like quinlar? If yes, then… What about the frat boys? Yah or nah? What is your opinion on Bryce ending up in Prythian? Do you want a full on crossover in CC3 or just Bryce surviving in Prythian alone for a little while? Last question: rank the following from your favorite to least favorite: frat boys, bat boys, cadre If you’re a Lucien fan, please reply or reblog with your answers! I’m trying to find the pattern between all Lucien fans lol; I’ll explain more later.

[fruit-of-infidelity]

【 30 Questions of CP, OC & Fandom★ 】　

「 ー credits: @mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat 」

ι. ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ?

This year marks my 6th year in the fandom! I was introduced back in 2016, although only made my way onto tumblr come 2018.

ιι. ᴡʜᴏ'ꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʙᴏʏꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ/ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ?

Reiji is my Number One! God, he owns my whole being uwu. I adore Laito, though, and is certainly a close second! But who can forget Richter? He's a guilty pleasure of mine, but not necessarily one I'd consider a boyfriend/husband (the thought is nice though~)

ιιι. ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ?

Well, I think I've told this story before but he was originally my least favourite when I only had consumed the anime.

The friend group I was apart of, though, wanted to divvy the boys up between the three of us, so we wouldn't "take" each other's favourites. I selected, of the Sakamaki's: Laito and Ayato, and then "got lumped with" Reiji, as no one else wanted him ><. Of course my thoughts since then have DRASTICALLY changed!

Reiji: I have no clue how to describe my reasoning in coherent words, though. Reiji is gentlemanly - even if harshly so - and a devoted and dedicated lover, sadistic yet compassionate and the perfect balance between them, one HELL of a tease (seriously, saying something terrifying or suggestive and then teasing the MC about "misinterpreting" his words only to prove her somewhat right, aaaa, makes me weak). Not to mention... he is handsome. So so handsome. He really defined my "type", which is typically men with dark hair and glasses, and the whole "suit and tie/on par with victorian" aesthetic uwu.

Laito: He was always one of my favourites, and hasn't EVER since dipped below second favourite. He's arguably the most in-depth character rejet has in DiaLovers in terms of his layers as a character, and his whole facade that's just so interesting to tear apart little by little to understand why he is who he is. He's charming too! So so charming, despite his cruel and perverted ways, which makes him all the more terrifying (and i love that hehe ><). Again, he's also gorgeous. Aaa just look at those auburn waves and his lil mole~

Richter: I'm guilty of hatin' on him long before liking him, too. He's SO INTERESTING THO. I only really started to like him come making Ryuuto, but even before then I would occasionally think "mm i wanna pick apart that handsome devils brain". His whole dynamic with Cordelia is *beyond* intriguing and i just- aaaa- i want him to have a happy ending and to be free from her clutches, and free from living in shadow of his brother too :(

ιν. ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴄQᴜᴀɪɴᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜɪᴘꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ? 

Yes~! Plenty, but I'm sorry if I forget anyone!

Reiji: @/reijisama , @komori--shoma / @kurosawa-family, @smonie (don't know if it's "ship" per se but you're *interested* so you count hehe. plus, know that i see and lap up EVERY one of ur reiji posts mmm)

Laito: None that come to mind (so so sorry ><)

Richter: @crimson-mayhem / @retelling-of-ragnarok / @esoteric-devotion / @dilfasaurr (tagging ALL ur accounts to out you for what you are: A Richter Simp 🙄♥️ ily)

ν. ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ?

About other's liking the same character? Totally fine~! In fact, I love to see what content people push out about themselves with that boy, or push out just about that boy in general~!

νι. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀɴʏ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ?

Not animosity on my part!

Again, I used to be past of a friend group that passively encouraged jealousy (since, as mentioned before, we "divvied" up the boys so we would each have "ownership" over some). Buuut I was pretty young back then (and stupid), and those days are long, long behind me.

νιι. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴄ(ꜱ) ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀɴ/ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ? 

Yeeeessss 🙇‍♀️ Gimme all your OC content with these boys to lap up pleeeease. My fav DiaBoys, fav people, AND some god tier writing to tie it all together? Nom nom nom, i'm consuming it ALL!

νιιι. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ?

Not competitive per se!

I do get self-conscious from time-to-time if a ship is popular, but again, I LOVE to see that content too! It's just a me problem, I promise there is NO hostile feelings on my end!!

ιχ. ᴄᴏɴꜰɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, ᴏʀ ᴘᴇꜱꜱɪᴍɪꜱᴛɪᴄ?

Both? I'm semi-confident in myself(?) and my ship/OC here and there but pessimism is tragically hard to shake when it does sink in for whatever reason. So both?

χ. ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱʜɪᴘ, ᴏʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴡᴋᴇʏ?

In terms of Ryuuto x Yui/MC? I'd love for more people to know about that once his route comes out (+ the chapters for the other boys)! I'd like it to be considered as "canon" as an OC x Canon/Reader ship can be, since he is a DiaBoy himself and a romance-able character.

χι. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ (ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡʜᴏᴍ ꜱʜɪᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ) 

Yuh! Those I mentioned beforehand, I am blessed with being mutuals with~! <3

χιι. ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ?

I hope so! Ily ♡

χιιι. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ 'ꜱᴛᴀɴꜱ' ? 

In the English-speaking fandom (or off-shoots of that), or otherwise? My opinions greatly differ depending, to be quite honest with you.

In the English-speaking fandom, and their off-shoots like the Spanish-speaking fandom, I have noticed how toxic it can be to be a "stan", or how damaging it can be to be labelled as such. It implies hostile possessiveness and comes with the reputation of being a gatekeeper, which is true in most cases ><

Otherwise? In the Japanese fandom, and such, it's usually a given that most fans you meet are probably a stan. It's more so in the sense that they have HEAPS of merchandise, visit all the cafes, or celebrate their birthday each year, or dedicate their social media to them. It's less so the whole "gatekeeping" thing, but that can become apart of it too. This is all what I observed, anyhow!

Therefore, I'd label myself a stan by the Japanese fandom standard to some extent. But I wouldn't by the English fandom standard.

χιν. ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘʟᴀɢɪᴀʀɪꜱᴍ ᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴘʏɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴄ(ꜱ) ʙʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ?

I do worry, admittedly, but it hadn't yet happened as far as I have noticed!

χν. ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ꜱɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ?

I'd like to think I'd approach their privately, and calmly. What happens thereon out depends on how they take my approach, I suppose? :P

χνι. ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴘ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴏʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪ���ᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ?

Ryuuto x Yui is public~!

The universe I (and someone close to me) have made for my own self ships, however, is not despite how lengthy and detailed it is, admittedly--

χνιι. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄ ᴄᴘ ꜱʜɪᴘ, ᴡʜᴀᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ? (ɪ ᴅᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ~!)

Ooh, good question~! I like a lot of them (with or without my OC), to be honest, more than I could morally tag lololol (but I still will) ><)

@retelling-of-ragnarok : I loooved Gwen x Ryuuto. Their dynamic and fun lil interactions and scenarios were to die forrrrr!!

@komori--shoma : Ryuuto and Shoma were, I think, the first OC ships on this blog! They're still so so cuuuute, i love them together since they're the right mix of wholesome and angsty.

@mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat : KouKuron is one of the best pairs I've seen on tumblr in some time! They're terrifying yet so interesting as a couple, and I enjoy every single post!

@strawberry--bride : Going for the original, though slightly less popular, ship of Shu x Sharon for this one! Her and Subaru is adorable too, but the OG ship hit hard, and has a soft spot in my heart!

@forestofschwarzwald : More of an SI (if I'm not mistaken?) x Canon ship but Victoria x Reiji was one of my biggest inspirations when coming into the fandom! Certainly a special mention. You're very, very valued <3

Aaand plenty more but I really dont want this post to be too, too long, I'm so sorryyyy <3

χνιιι. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀꜱ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ? 

Hmm, perhaps entitlement? As in, the entitlement people feel when interacting with certain OCs or canon blogs where they can act as they want, say what they wish, when it goes against that characters makeup, all because they're behind anon or like a certain character.

χιχ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪꜱʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴄᴘ ꜰᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴄ(ꜱ)?

Mmm I'd like to think that feedback shouldn't be taken negatively, but instead, constructively (unless it's obviously and intentionally malicious :/). Sure I may not like something someone says but I would like to think I wouldn't be too offended by it ><

χχ. ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴄ(ꜱ) ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ?

No! There was one tiiiny message ages back by an anon about Ryuuto's hype, but nothing more than that! I got more hate on my main lol.

I'm grateful for all the lovely support instead!

χχι. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴘ?

I have Ryuuto's route that is almost complete! So, technically?

But, that is only the first part of the story (that i have hopes for anyway)! I hope to do a route for him for each game, so until they're all done, it's not at all totallyyyy complete uwu.

χχιι. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ ᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴘ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ?

In terms of his canon universe within his route and with Yui? No. I'd like to keep them seperate from ships on the blog because that's my "canon" vision for Ryuuto. However on this blog? Totally! His blog exists to serve both the canon ships and the AU ships!

χχιιι. ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜱʜɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴄ(ꜱ) ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱ?

Oh my god pleeeease, yes! I love that, and am always so flattered that people even want Ryuuto - the asshole that he can be - to be shipped with themselves/their OC. It's so so touching ;-;

χχιν. ᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ?

Personally, no. I've heard of a few horror stories though.

χχν. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴄꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ ᴀʀᴇ? (ᴛᴀɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ~)

Is there a "tag all" button?? No but seriously, everyone that has an OC/SI is amazing. You've done so much hard work and you all have such creative ideas! I really hope I don't forget anyone!

Victoria ( @forestofschwarzwald ), Kuron ( @mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat ), Virek and Gwen ( @crimson-mayhem ), Amani ( @ayamexe ), Simone ( @smonie ), Mystic ( @mino-diabolik ), Scarlett ( @kindan-no-kanojo ), Maria ( @maria--bride ), August 🙇‍♀️ but also all the Kurosawa's & Shoma ( @komori--shoma ), Sumire ( @sumire-bride ), Irina (@iricathel ), Caria ( @cursed--requiem ), Kauze ( @kauzebridgerton ), Nunnally ( @lured-into-wonderland ).

So many of you <3

χχνι. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ?

Whenever I get notifs. That's it.

Notifs from popular OC blogs, non OC blogs, new OC blogs, anything but the bots, I always get so happy! To just know people like my content enough to like, or daresay, reblog content? Aaaa.

On that, seeing YOUR TAGS GUYS!?!? Some of you are WILD with it and I love it, and your replies (even if I forget to respond T~T) and I love you all sm for it. Also, sweet messages in my inbox.. not so much excited as it is just sweet. I'm so so touched.

Also, to the specific anon(s?) that have sent super sweet support messages (and the one that reached out with a throwaway tumblr account), you guys also mean the word. If you're reading this, I hope you've having the best day ever <3

χχνιι. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴀʀɪᴇꜱᴛ ᴇʀᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ?

The hate storm that was going around was awful. People making fake accounts to pass as the larger blogs was super terrifying, and sending awful messages was one of the scariest eras.

χχνιιι. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ?

You all. People are so sweet, supportive, and creative all around; It's so so lovely to have had an opportunity to have met some of you, even if we have only talked briefly. <3

χχιν. ꜱᴀʏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴘ~

AAAA THANK YOU?? I'm always blown away by how many people actually care about Ryuuto and his content. Promise, as always, that I'm working as best i can on his route. Just have needed a few days recently to unwind and reset after his birthday uwu.

χχχ. ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅ, ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ!★★★

Naww thank youu!! All the same to you @mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat for the sweet words and the fun questionnaire! Took me a lil while to do it but it was worth it!

[head-empty-just-sigma]

tachihara, vanitas, miya, and inumaki for the character ask game ! (one from each respective fandom, hope it's not too much lol)

it’s not too much!! i’ll just put it under a cut cuz jeez these can get long xD

Tachihara:

fav thing: his jacket. i want it lol. but i like his personality, and his character as a whole. he was so dedicated to his role in the Mafia and his friends there and uGH it’s just so GOOD i can’t explain it

least fav thing: he hid his ability from us for SO LONG and yet it’s SO FREAKING COOL (i’m so bad at coming up with least fav things i might just not do it)

fav line: “Kill everyone you don’t recognize” >:D also “Orders made me who I am. So if I happen to die by those orders, I’ll regret nothing.” *sobs*

brOTP: Tachihara and Hirotsu best bros in the Black Lizard fr or him and Gin (even tho she’s a girl)

OTP: he’s not rlly. shipped with anyone. that i would see making a good dynamic… except Tachihara x Tanizaki if he ever joined the Mafia i guess

nOTP: Tachihara and Chuuya. there’s nothing there. don’t put something there. that’s Dazai’s property

random headcanon: he used his ability on his guns in the Mafia but nobody knew about it bcuz he’s just a good marksman in general, so no one batted an eye when he never missed a shot

song i associate with him: Boy in the Bubble by Alec Benjamin

fav picture:

screaming crying throwing up i want someone to look at me like Tachihara looks at future dead people

everyone else is under the cut!

Vanitas:

fav thing: his eyes are pretty auGh he’s a complicated character who does good things for ALL the wrong reasons but it makes sense? i just like him as a character ig

least fav thing: he. he assaulted Jeanne. yep. that’s it.

fav line: “There’s not much difference between humans and Vampires. They’re all terribly ugly, endlessly selfish creatures.”

brOTP: Vanitas and Dante lol pals for life

OTP: Vanitas x Noé of course

nOTP: he’s not shipped with anyone that i don’t like so? none ig

random headcanon: (idk if this is actually canon) he’s always cold, like 24/7 because of the blue moon stuff. he def used Noé as a portable heater

unpopular opinion: Vanitas and Jeanne do not have any sort of healthy relationship at ALL, but it’s not bad enough to be my nOTP. i still don’t like it tho

song i associate with them: idfc by blackbear (cuz he says he’s not attracted to someone who loves him back)

fav picture:

he was so cool for this like yes king save your boyfriend

Miya:

fav thing: his character design is adorable lol. i also love his personality, he’s def one of the best side characters in the anime imo i love this little bean

least fav thing: i give up i can’t think of anything

fav line: whenever he calls someone a slime or troll idk why it’s just so funny to me 😭 new insults for me to also use tbh

brOTP: Miya and Shadow aka the third wheel duo

OTP: he’s an actual kid bro

nOTP: none i guess cuz i don’t ship him with anyone and neither does the fandom rlly

random headcanon: he watches isekai anime (and particularly likes ‘that time i got reincarnated as a slime’)

unpopular opinion: i have mixed feelings about his “cat boy” vibes tbh

song i associate with them: i feel like he’d listen to K/DA (yknow the LoL fake k-pop band thing)

fav picture:

doing God’s work istg

Inumaki:

fav thing: his speech pattern because of his cursed technique they’re so funny and cute 😭😭

least fav thing: literally nothing he’s my fav character in jjk 🥺 he shares my number 1 character spot with Megumi auGh

fav line: he says. like nothing. lmao. BUT i love his voice in general i can’t lie— props to his jp seiyou

brOTP: Inumaki and Panda or Maki. all three of them tbh they’re besties for life they can’t be separated

OTP: Inumaki x Okkotsu obviously lol

nOTP: none ig

random headcanon: sometimes he also sends text in rice ball ingredient language just because

unpopular opinion: can’t think of anything

fav picture:

he’s such a skrunkly little bean

[unforth]

Why does everyone always recommend Twist and Shout for destiel? Like what happened in fandom at that time to make it so popular that it's now a staple? I haven't read it. I refuse. I know there is major character death and people complain it is OOC so I'm just wondering why do people love it so much? I have read so many long fics written by immensely talented writers in this fandom that end hopefully and tackle difficult subject matter while maintaining character voices that it seems a shame that T&S is always recommended

So, I also haven’t read it - I don’t do MCD, no matter how highly recommended a fic comes. However, here’s what I’d say in answer to this question.

Twist and Shout came out, it was during a period when the fandom was huge, and exploding. Season 8 was something of a Destiel renaissance (it’s when I started shipping it, for example) and it’s not a coincidence that a lot of the best known fic came out in 2012 and 2013 (for reference, T&S started posting on October 15th, 2012, according to AO3). I wasn’t active on AO3 Destiel fandom at that time (I started reading fic on FF.net in early 2013) nor was I active on Tumblr or in fandom circles where shipping was a big Thing, so I don’t know what the general fandom reaction to it was at the time, but presumably it met with a fair degree of popularity. People liked it. People recced it. I have no idea if it had the MCD tag at that time, but presumably it did. People read it knowing that. And presumably, some people didn’t like it, and some people didn’t rec it, but like any other fic it went through a process of developing popularity.

Why did it get to be first?

In my honest opinion?

Utterly random chance. If you look at ANY developing fandom, some of the trends are in fact totally random, at least to begin with. Once the avalanche starts, though, it’s self-perpetuating.

Think about it. You’re in a brand new fandom. You don’t know anyone. You haven’t read anything. You’re desperate to read something. What do you do? You go to AO3, find the ship you want to read, and you sort by most hits, or most kudos, or most comments, and decide - I’m gonna start by reading these. You see the first fic...okay, MCD, a little off putting...but it’s got SO MANY HITS and SO MANY KUDOS...just take the chance!

So, you (my hypothetical fan) read this fic. One of two things happen - you either love it or you hate it. If you hate it, you may not even finish it, but regardless, you’ve added to the stats - your views count, and maybe you liked the early chapters and kudosed, or maybe you remember everything you’ve heard about authors liking comments on early chapters of fully posted works, and you commented. So those stats have gone up, even if someone HATED it. And on the second, you love it - and you come out gushing! You kudos! If you’re super enthusiastic maybe you log out and give it a second guest kudos! And, as you start getting into the fandom and meeting people, you want to spread this love - you tell your friends - hey, I just read this great fic, and yeah, it’s MCD, but just give it a chance!

And so it begins again - if you tell four people, and they read it, and two hate it, and two love it, and those two tell four people, and two hate it, and two love it, and it just cascades.

Why is Twist and Shout the most popular fic in this fandom? Because Twist and Shout is the most popular fic in this fandom. Yes, it’s a tautology, but it’s entirely self-perpetuating. People read it because it’s listed first. People read it because they like it, and re-read it and re-read, and re-read it, to get that high. People hate read it. People read it just to find out what the big deal is. In a fandom with coming up on 100,000 posted stories, Twist and Shout has almost twice as many kudos as the fic in second (by the, in my personal opinion, far more deserving Annie D, though it’s also not their best work in my opinion, and the reasons it’s up there are likely the same), and almost four times as many hits. By any measure on AO3 surveys, it’s number one when people sort, and lots of people will read it simply out of curiosity.

That kind of popularity is self-perpetuating. And of course lots of people love T&S - it has 1.2 million hits, and almost 35000 kudos. Even if we go extremely conservative and say, 35,000 people have read T&S, that’s simply a shit ton of people, and if even only 10% loved it, that’d still be 3500 people gushing about that single fic. I’ve been writing for 5 years and I don’t have a single fic with even 3500 kudos, and I’m considered a relatively successful writer in this huge fandom.

But here’s, to me, the most important thing - I truly believe any fic can be a Twist and Shout. It’s a confluence of events that makes a fic such a juggernaut, and the vast majority are simply luck. Random drift means one fic is gonna end up on the top of the heap - and once a fic is there, reading tendencies, confirmation bias, and exposure guarantee it’ll STAY on the top of the heap.

I started the Destiel Favs Survey because I felt that the “top 20″ fics by hits in the Destiel fandom didn’t reflect the fics people actually like. I got curious, so I made a list.

In February 21st, 2017, the top 20 fics on AO3 by kudos were:

Twist and Shout by gabriel and standbyme (which, at the time, had 25,507 kudos)

Dean Doesn’t Listen to Eurythmics by Annie D

An Exercise in ‘Worthless’ by beastofthesky

Revealed by Valinde

Angel’s Wild by LimonadeGaby and riseofthefallenone

Into Your Hideaway by thepinupchemist

How (Thanks to Gabriel) Dean and Castiel (Accidentally) Raised Each Other (and Sam) by Vera_DragonMuse

A Room of One’s Own by NorthernSparrow

Out of the Deep by riseofthefallenone

Grey by Valinde

Convenient Husbands by Annie D

Forget-Me-Not-Blues by noangelsinthegarrison

When Charlie Met Cas by riseofthefallenone

Real Slick Dean by trilliath

In This Secluded Spot I Respond as I Wouldn’t Dare Elsewhere by RhymePhile

The Breath of All Things by KistmetJeska

Unfamiliar by riseofthefallenone

Shut Up (Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is) by kototyph

A Hole in the World by AnnelieseMichel

A Beginner’s Guide to Communing with the Dead by suspiciousflashlight

Today, 1/9/21, four years later, the top 20 fics by Kudos are:

Twist and Shout by gabriel and standbyme (no change in rank, now has 34,907 kudos)

Dean Doesn’t Listen to Eurythmics by Annie D (no change in rank)

Revealed by Valinde (+1 in rank)

An Exercise in ‘Worthless’ by beastofthesky (-1 in rank)

A Room of One’s Own by NorthernSparrow (+3 in rank)

How (Thanks to Gabriel) Dean and Castiel (Accidentally) Raised Each Other (and Sam) by Vera_DragonMuse (+1 in rank)

A Turn of the Earth by microcomets/mishcollin (not on the old list by kudos, but it was on the list by 2018 when I did another check in)

Angel’s Wild by LimonadeGaby and riseofthefallenone (-3 in rank)

Into Your Hideaway by thepinupchemist (-3 in rank)

Unknown Quantities by xylodemon (the first work to break through, and it’s in tenth)

Forget-Me-Not Blues by noangelsinthegarrison (+1 in rank)

Grey by Valinde (-2 in rank)

Convenient Husbands by Annie D (-2 in rank)

Professional Couple Only by saltyfeathers (our second new work)

Real Slick Dean by trilliath (-1 in rank)

A Beginner’s Guide to Communing with the Dead by suspiciousflashlight (+4 in rank)

When Charlie Met Cas by riseofthefallenone (-4 in rank)

Unfamiliar by riseofthefallenone (-1 in rank)

The Breath of All Things by KismetJeska (-3 in rank)

Out of the Deep by riseofthefallenone (-11 in rank)

In 4 full years, only three works managed to break into the top 20, even though - based on my original data, which you can view here - most of these works have nearly double in the number of kudos they’ve had in that amount of time. Further, the most recently written fic on EITHER of these lists is from 2015 - A Turn of the Earth and Professional Couple Only are from 2015 - and all the rest is older.

These fics aren’t the top 20 because they’re better, and if there was even an ounce of objectivity in this list, it would have actually shown any change in 4 years instead of looking virtually identical. 

Twist and Shout, and the other “most popular” and “most recommended” works in the Destiel fandom have that distinction because they’re the most read, so more people read them, so they’re the most read, so more people read them, so they’re the most read, so...ad infinitum.

And that’s not a judgement call against them! There are fics I LOVE on that top twenty list. But, dear anon, you ask me why I think Twist and Shout is the most popular?

All of this is why. Twist and Shout is the most popular because popularity in fic culture is the only perpetual motion machine in the universe. It is self-perpetuating, and as a result, Twist and Shout will always be the most popular fic in this fandom.

And that’s why I do the faves list - because the tops on AO3 tell us abso-fraggin’-lutely nothing, and I thought we needed a list that actually meant something for what fics people active in the fandom truly love - which DOES include some of those top 20 fics by AO3 data, and includes lots and lots of others that are just as or more wonderful.

*steps off soap box*

(sorry this is stupidly long, I have Opinions.)

[sobbingdistantnoises]

OOO, fancy tag thing, I am infodumping in some places because I like info dumping and everything I do needs a 10 page essay explaining it :)

1. 3 ships

Okay, this is hard because I do not really romantic ship unless it's a fic I'm reading (because 99% of fics are romantic, aaAAAAA, I still enjoy them but rip </3), so this is mostly platonic relationships I find interesting

One, Dee Dee and Tommy Ramone from the Ramones (band). I find it interesting because Dee Dee was mostly insane while Tommy was, yes, going insane, but also more sane than the rest of them. There's so little actual existence of the two together (and Tommy in general, rip fav Ramone who is tied with half of them for fav </3), but I think about how Dee Dee was like "Tommy COOKED FOOD and we drank ALCOHOL instead of eating, we were a mess" or something like that (do not remember specifics), and that contrast is very interesting to me. And also Dee Dee hints towards Tommy never allowing people in his house and having a prior bad experience with someone, and HEH, what does that mean and how does Dee Dee know. Very interesting questions I like to think about

Two, David St Hubbins and Nigel-I-forgot-your-last-name (not actually his last name but in character for him, if I'm honest) from This Is Spinal Tap (movie). They are both dumb and Spinal-Tap-y which makes sense because they quite literally are in Spinal Tap. They are a very rare example of me actually being like "is this supposed to be romantic" when seeing a non romantic pairing, potentially genuinely the only time I've ever seen romantic connotations in stuff if my memory is right. Honestly I do not remember exactly why, but probably something with the fact that Nigel was very very antagonistic against David's girlfriend without much reason at first, from what I grasped. And the end of the movie was a very </3 <3 moment so yay

Three, Dante and Virgil from the Divine Comedy (very long poem). This is in part interesting to me because of the differences between real people Dante and Virgil and characters Dante and Virgil but also to my occasional inability to visualize stuff correctly. The Divine Comedy was written by author Dante about Dante the character's journey through the Christian afterlife guided by Virgil the character, who is a real person dead Greek poet (and philosopher?) guy I should probably remember from school. As thought out and genuinely impressive the poem is (I should probably actually read the rest of it), it is very funny to imagine Dante the author writing it sometimes. But also just the story itself is interesting to me, like especially the thing at the very end of purgatory with Virgil kinda just disappearing was oddly sad to me because, consider, he lives in hell (not painful punishment hell but still hell) and has just made it to a place where it's not hell for the first time (it's shown earlier that he hasn't ever progressed past like, circle 6 or wherever the heretics are), and then he just disappears without explanation </3 rip

Very probably cut apart and un understandable but shhh, that took like 10 sittings because I kept getting distracted and interrupted ^

2. First ship

I think Nico Di Angelo and Will Solace (forgot how to spell their names) from Percy Jackson?? I have very vivid memories of being 11 and being like "guess who my OTP is!!" to my friends who definitely did not read Percy Jackson and definitely did not care

If it's not them, it's probably Keith and Lance (no idea about last names) from Voltron, though I'd guess that was later? Note that I did not watch and have still never watched the actual show, just read a scary number of Wattpad fanfics and ended up with a fairly solid idea of what the show was like from that

3. Last song

Currently listening to Troops of Doom by Sepultura (I JUST REALIZED THAT IT'S NOT SELPUTURA?????), very fun song that I enjoy butchering on piano by speeding one of the riffs up too much <3

4. Last movie

Currently watching La Révolution Français (1989), very fun even though I have not finished yet, currently on Louis XVI's trial a bit after the (un)surprisingly extremely violent prison murder stuff :D

Last full movie I watched though, uhhh. I watched an hour and a half long explanation of Dante's Divine Comedy on YouTube most recently, though I don't think that counts as a proper movie? And I did watch a semi-documentary on the French Revolution I never found out the name of a bit before that again, figure it might be closer to a movie because it was actually filmed like more one. But proper movies, I cannot remember

5. Currently reading

A fanfic I have currently forgotten the name of and cannot figure out at the present moment because my phone is being glitchy </3

6. Currently watching

I assume this means like a series?? I have 6 months of Hermitcraft and Life Series to catch up on

7. Currently consuming

Information

8. Currently craving

Vanilla flavored Cheerios

Tagging @andjusticeforgordo, @violentlyhxppy, @lord-of-the-weird, and @jesterplays if you guys wanna! :)

Thanks for tagging me @worshipjeffery !!

1. 3 ships: ok uhhh spirk - star trek (I still think the ship name should be spirk), kiribaku - mha (I know, mha fan, so cringe, whatever), and I believe that as @ghostlylurker 's esteemed beta reader I am required to say agrestone - miraculous

2. First ship: I'm not completely sure but it was probably fucking phinabella.

3. Last song: dragonfly - universal hall pass

4. Last movie: cocaine bear <3 (no movie will ever beat the ambulance scene)

5. Currently reading: like 75 different fanfics idk leave me alone

6. Currently watching: mostly rewatching star trek lower decks w my dad

7. Currently consuming: in n out grilled cheese

8. Currently craving: ur mom

@thecoolerantistraight joe you're like the only other person I interact with on this app you have to shoulder the burden of being my only tag thanks love ya

[steeleholtingon]

Fic Writer Review

Thank you @3friesshortofahappymeal and @momentofch-aos for tagging me.

1. How many do you have on Ao3?

62

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?

1,456,788. (That totally looks like a made up number, but I promise it's not.)

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Remington Steele and Marvel in various flavors.

4. What are your top 5 five by kudos?

Ice and Fire

Flight Ready

Signs/Language of Love

Darcy Lewis: A Cinderella Story

Hidden

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Always. I enjoy the connection with the people reading the story.

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

I promise Angst-with-a-Happy-Ending, so I try hard to stick that landing. I didn't finish part 3 of Symbiosis though, and left a synopsis for readers as a conclusion. That one wasn't a happy ending and was the whole reason I couldn't bring myself to write the story.

7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I did a Castle/Remington Steele crossover once. That was fun.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Often enough that I have a system for dealing with it. Usually it's the Purity Police attacking me, but sometimes it's a reader who isn't happy with the direction the story is going. I remind readers that the choice to read or not read is theirs. If they can't control themselves, I block them.

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Yes, if it contributes to the plot or character development in the story. I don't have any issues writing explicitly, but I can't write it just to write smut.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yep. Ice and Fire gets posted to other sites all the time. It's exhausting sending take down notices, and there's no way I can catch the translations. I do what I can though.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

With my permission? I've been contacted a couple of times but it's never gone anywhere. I think my stuff is hard to translate because I use a lot of idioms and metaphors that don't always work in other languages. My stories tend to be long, too.

Same deal with podcasts.

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

No, but I have an amazing beta and a writing group. We bounce around ideas and talk through characterizations and plot.

13. What is your all-time favourite ship?

I can't answer that. I love all my ships. If I don't love it, I can't write it.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I won't post if I'm not going to finish it. I'm going to finish Strands of Yggdrasil if it kills me. And it might.

15. What are your writing strengths?

Angst. Whole trucks filled with angst back up into my stories and dump their entire load. I have a request for a Daisy Johnson/Daniel Sousa story that I could fulfill in 1000 words and it would be this cute fluffy thing. That's not what the requestor is going to get.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Why write a hundred words when you can drag the characters through the valley of angst in a thousand?

For realsies.... I write too fast and drop words all the time.

I can't publish without a beta because it would be incoherent. Is it any wonder that my beta is now a professional editor with a big publishing house? I'm so proud of her.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I try not to unless I'm absolutely sure on the meaning. Spanish I can dribble in and feel okay. I know like three phrases in Russian, and just enough French to get me in a crap ton of trouble.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

I was 9 and wrote a fanfic for the Atari game Defender.

My first published fanfic is "Steele Blushing (Part 2)" from the Remington Steele/Laura Holt fandom.

19. What’s your favourite fic you’ve ever written?

Regency Steele and Queen of Steele are my favs from the RS fandom.

Symbiosis, Ice and Fire, Flight Ready, and Stay are such huge stories that I gave up whole years to them. Symbiosis (Jane/Thor) was my first foray back into writing after a years-long hiatus. Ice and Fire (Bucky/Darcy/Steve) just astounds me at its reception. I recently found the original 6 page word doc that turned into the 300K monster, plus all the various stories in that 'Verse. Flight Ready (Darcy/Clint) was the first time I went out on a limb and wrote something really different. Stay (Daisy/Daniel) is a love letter to my SO.

One Year, Flight Plans May Change, Hidden, Ink, and Signs/Language of Love rank up there with my fav stuff.

Ugh. Don't make me choose.

Here's my stuff and you decide:

SteeleHoltingOn at Ao3

20. Tag Yourself

[parakeatswrites]

I was tagged by @sleepy-skittles thank you 💕 I’ll tag a few moots if you want to play, no pressure tho! ♥ @sapphic-sargent @kelliealtogether @hklnvgl @the-prince-of-tides

what color are your eyes? - dark green-brown

what little thing instantly tells you that a person is good? - Is this something people do? I’m not sure about this. 

do you have a recurring dream? - yes, too weird to get into tho

how often do you find yourself daydreaming? - all the time

name/nickname? - I go by Ed or Eve, or just ‘E’ sometimes

zodiac? - non-practicing sagittarius. It’s almost comical how much sagittarius horoscopes don’t apply to me

languages? - I’m fluent in english and I know french enough to know if someone is speaking it. I can get by in very very simple conversations, but if you speak french you absolutely won’t enjoy my attempts (and I can tell when someone has used google translate in fics, sorry 😔)

favourite season? - end of summer / fall

favourite colour? - A deep, saturated green. Like #2C642E maybe?

favourite animals? - I like cute animals especially if they’re social and have weird behavior. Think corvids, large cats, wolves etc 🥰

favourite character? - I’m constantly cycling through favs from TRC, but right now it’s Blue I think. 

tea, coffee, or hot chocolate? - They serve 3 very different purposes in my life and aren’t interchangeable at all! I can’t have too much caffeine, or caffeine after a certain time in the day (wow, anxiety 👍) so one coffee in the morning made by my best friend, tea when I’m visiting family, and I make hot choc at night for my household 💕

average hours of sleep? - last month, 8 hours a night! I worked really hard to get there so I’m very proud of that average! 

cat or dog? - cat

number of blankets slept with? - a whole nest of them and a fluffy duvet, but no sheet

place ancestors are from? - England, generally, but I’m not English yk?

dream trip? - I want to go stay with friends 😭 I don’t dream of travel to places, but I really miss my friends & family!!

blog established? - 2020

random fact about yourself? - I dance ballroom (noncompetitively)

three ships? - (came sailing in, on christmas day? jk)  Pynch, Ronsey, whatever Henry has going on

last song? - ‘Comme Des Garçons’ by Rina Sawayama

last movie? - Skyfall (I’m watching all the Bond films this year)

currently reading? - Oh I’m a mess. I’m currently reading “Girl Who Drank the Moon” and “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” and “Mexican Gothic”, and I’m listening to the audiobook for the third Magnus Chase (among many many fics)

currently watching? - videos of Laura Kampf making basically anything

currently craving? - some sunshine 🌞

[1-of-those-things]

Fic Writer Review

Tagged by the lovely @picnokinesis (This is great. I love this!)

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

40 (But 3 are published anonymously. Don’t worry about why.)

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?

313,378 (Good Lord)

3. How many fandoms have you written for?

Just Doctor Who. And just since 2020. The fandom bug got me!

4. Top 5 fics by kudos?

Biological Specificity (239) — The gateway drug to Doctor/Donna (and Interspecies Compatibility as a series)

It Has Been 0 Days Since the Last Incident (237) — This one probably gets a boost because it’s got Tentoo/Rose in the tags, but it’s really Doctor/Donna like always. Sorry bout the cat-fishing. Sometimes you just wanna write Ten, Donna, Tentoo and Rose all traveling around the Universe together!

The Best of Times (Amnesiac Remix) (236) — Just a classic fix-it where a bunch of aliens follow a mind-wiped Donna around. Bog-standard, really.

Acclimatization (234) — The second in the Interspecies Compatibility Series, or as I like to think of it, the beginning of the descent into Doctor/Donna madness

Survival Without Recovery (192) and Lazarus Taxon (192)— The official ending of the Interspecies Compatibility Series and an optional epilogue. Always impressed how many people make it all the way through that series. So much love for this fandom!

5. Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

Oh yeah I respond to ALL of my comments. If I miss one I’ll go back later and apologize lol. I’m so genuinely impressed that anyone other than me likes my writing— anyone who goes through the trouble to let me know they liked it gets all the love from me.

6. A fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I can’t help it, I like all of my fics to have at least a hopeful ending XD. But (It Breaks You Down) A Little Bit More Each Time probably involves the most angst overall.

7. Do you write crossovers?

Nah, I can barely read them.

8. Ever received hate on a fic?

Nope! If my fics are ruining people’s days they’re successfully keeping it to themselves lol

9. Do you write smut?

OH, YES! More than I mean to, if I’m honest. (When did THAT happen?)

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not as far as I know!

11. Ever had a fic translated?

Nope, I’d imagine it’d be a nightmare considering how many colloquialisms I just throw around.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic?

I’ve collabed with the brilliant @fritzmetzger and @denzikken on three fics (One of which is coming out this week!)

I might've also accidentally co-written a fic with @theoreticalabsurdity @echo84 @krebkrebkreb and @picnokinesis that I think is on schedule for next week. (My part is done anyway!)

13. All time fav ship?

SHOCKINGLY it’s Doctor/Donna. I just love their dynamic so much! Even when I multiship it just ends up poly so I can get my Doctor/Donna fix.

14. WIP you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

OK all of my WIP’s live in secret shame files on my computer because the pressure of having a WIP out in the world might literally kill me. But within that… I was thinking of doing a follow-up to The Volatile Nature of Binary Stars with more Doctor/Donna/Master vibes. Considering I might be the only person on the planet who would enjoy that though... it keeps falling to the end of my very long list of random inspirations.

15. Writing strengths?

I seem to be good at humor. So that’s something! I also like to slide genuine emotion in, but make it sNeAkY so it hits with maximum impact. That seems to go over well, based on the number of reviews I get with phrases like “gut punch” XD. Also every time someone compliments me on my characterizations I definitely get that ’swallowed a hamster’ experience.

16. Writing weaknesses?

Endings! I’m so bad at endings, fam. I love setting up a whole elaborate setting and then I just kind of get too into it and forget I was supposed to be going somewhere or building to something. I just want to keep going! So I have to keep track of all my loose threads and make sure I’m actually doing something with them lol. (This is why most of my fics cap out around the 30K mark max. Keeping track of plot after that is just a bridge too far.)

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

I usually just end up doing it in English or explaining my way around it instead of trying to type out another language. Though in my case they’re mainly alien languages that I’d have to make up. And that just seems like A Lot.

18. First fandom you wrote for?

Doctor Who, baby! I’ve literally only been in this game since 2020. Lockdown GOT me.

19. What’s your fav fic you’ve written so far?

This is hard because I become emotionally attached to all my fic monsters, but my favorite monster is… Oh, damn it’s a tie. I can’t decide between The Noble Neverwere and The Volatile Nature of Binary Stars.

The Volatile Nature of Binary Stars was fun for me because it has Angry!Donna AND the Master. And I just kind of want there to be more Doctor/Donna/Master dynamics out in the world. Especially when Donna’s (justifiably!) pissed at the Doctor for abandoning her.

The Noble Neverwere gets a special place in my heart as a fic that I actually plotted out and painstakingly put together. (If Donna seems a little OOC at first that’s part of the plot, not because I lost my damn mind. Though that second option is definitely a risk.)

But yeah, really I love all my fics a little too much. I’m in the camp of “I wrote this for me, but you can read it too,” and I’m always so happy that so many people take me up on that XD

20. Tag!

This was great fun! I definitely recommend it. I'm going to tag a handful of writers (not including the ones who were literally just tagged with me): @nostalgia-tblr @raywritesthings @lilsum4 @veraynes-blog @colorofmymindposts and anyone else who wants to do it!

[washymylifeaway]

KyouHaba Fanfic recs

Hiya! How much do I love KyouHaba? Yes. This is one of my favorite ships and one of my comfort ships <3 KyouHaba has got some amazing fics, so even if they aren’t really your thing, you should still read this :D Anyway, onto the recs!

As always, pls check WARNINGS, TAGS, and SUMMARIES for fics before reading (esp since KyouHaba usually deals with darker topics and not all of them tag/warn for it!) and make sure you’re taking care of yourselves (since mental health is key!) Stay healthy loves <3

CP:

Close to the Chest by darkmagicalgirl (T) 61.1k // THIS ONE man anyway I just love the progression of their relationship and the way this fic is written! The way we really go into who Yahaba is really what makes this fic great! Also there's some slightly ~angsty~ IWAOI so look out for that hehe.

Police Dog by surveycorpsjean (E) 34.9k // if you’re super against like any *furry* implications, pass this one LOL. But TBH I don’t like furries, but this one was pretty great (hence why it’s here LOL) and they make me laugh. Also I really like some of the head cannons for Kyoutani in this one and the writing style is super freakin’ good, so it’s definitely worth the read~~~ Pls CHECK TAGS AND WARNINGS cause there are a couple REAL spicy scenes in this one ;)

Team Mom by All_My_Characters_Are_Dead (T) 2.7k // so as I was going through this tag (because that’s what I do LOL), I remembered this fic and I love it. Like yes Yahaba is the fear factor and yes Kyoutani is the DAD. I really like the team dynamics in this one, and the first years make me laugh pls.

Camellias by kiyala (T) 1.9k // I love this fic and when I starting looking for this ship, it was the first one I thought of hehe. I really love magic and their interactions are so cute and the PLANTS ARE DOING THE MOST. Pls read both in the series, cause domestic KyouHaba is best KyouHaba ngl LOL. I love the plants, and if you read the second one, someone tell the trees to stop bullying Yahaba.

Sixth Time’s the Charm by tsumekakusu (T) 2k // ok THIS was SO FREAKING funny, please Yahaba how dumb can you get LOL. The number thing made me facepalm so hard, but the ending was cute and that’s all that matters, right?

Sleep by GangstaCrow (T) 5.5k // the plot twist…. omg…. I had to pause and take a moment of silence for the people suffering because of LL… Poor Kyoutani….. But this is a really funny but cute fic at the same time :D

a little bit funny, this feeling inside by postcanons (G) 5.4k // PLEASE THIS ONE omg crow matchmaker ftw. Like I said, I really love magic and this one is just so freaking funny. Also, very informational curtesy of one Kyoutani Kentarou.

meet me at the fucking pit (and let me hold your hand) by anyadisee (T) 5.4k // IF THE TITLE ISN’T MAKING YOU LAUGH ALREADY WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING????? (JK but am I really?) This was SO funny and it KILLED me,,, like all the conspiracies and how everyone was so seriously invested in it. Yes, CHAOS.

if not, winter by knightswatch (M) 54k // YES THIS FIC. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. I love the development of their relationship,,, IT’S SO GOOD. Like when our boy Yahaba goes on that really friendly field trip and Kyoutani takes matters into his own hands? UGH YES. And when they visit? CUTE OMG. Yes this fic is it.

Isolated Parts by darkmagicalgirl (T) 3.3k // I love this fic cause old men KyouHaba are funny (fight those refs) and I love the nonlinear plot. It really adds another layer to the fic itself, and slowly unraveling the plot through the different years was SO IUAHFJF. I really loved it and piecing everything together :’)

Magicked by HoneyBeeez (T) 8.4k // CHECK TAGS, I love KyouHaba Hogwarts fics, and this one is SO good! We do love some slightly oblivious Yahaba and fake delinquent Kyoutani LOL. Though there is some violence and homophobia so if that puts you off, steer clear of this fic :)

stardust by InkCaviness (G) 1.4k // like I said, in love with KyouHaba and hogwarts fics, anyway,, this one was so short and sweet! It’s full of fluff, and honestly, if you like KyouHaba, read this entire series cause I really love these KyouHaba works :’)))))

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knightswatch // GREAT writer, but most of their KyouHaba works are explicit/mature, so be careful as you go through their works! My fav T one? all you have is your fire by knightswatch (T) 6.4k, but they’ve written some of the best KyouHaba I’ve read (they’re just mostly M)!

kiyala // another amazing writer and their works usually alternate between G and E LOL. But, all of their Gs are amazing, and rn my favorite was between Room To Grow by kiyala (G) 50k or Cost by kiyala (G) 1.1k cause it was either secret doggy relationship or magic LOL. But all of their fics are worth reading, and there’s a large variety of AUs!

snoqualmie // I love this writer, but they don’t have much KyouHaba (enough that I would put them here though LOL) My favorite? Mixed Signals by snoqualmie (T) 7.8k // it’s a really cute fic and I love the hc that Kyoutani has the good family! It has like a semi continuation (I think it’s in the same verse as it), but Jan. 6 features the sisters again! (Also yes for veggie fiend Kyoutani,)

tale as old as time by crossbelladonna (series) 30.2k // AHH this series is fully of such good KyouHaba fic!!!! I really love all of them but my favorite is through open doors by crossbelladonna (T) 4.3k // I love soulmate AUs and salty Yahaba is best Yahaba. Also at the end when the coffee incident happens, I love Kyoutani :’)

Words Not Spoken by Dogsocks (series) 51.5k // this is a continuous fic series (meaning all the fics are in the same verse and related to one another), but it’s so FREAKING good and I love reading it!!! It’s got some mentions of ABUSE, and things like that so please read the tags carefully!!!

kyouhaba week by InkCaviness (series) 6.7k // I loved KyouHaba week (all of them are just such AMAZING fics and tropes) and my favorite from this list was stardust by InkCaviness (G) 1.4k // I mentioned what I loved from it above, but it truly is a great fic :D

Kyouhaba Trash Week 2016 by HoneyBeeez (series) 28.9k // all three of these fics are SO good. I literally cannot choose a favorite because I loved all of them :’) Like no joke, just go read all of them because singing Kyoutani? Yes please. And also like the tattoo one was SO ajksdhfkjshdfjkln I LOVED IT AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE HOSPITAL ONE. I loved loved loved the ending, and her going to the school? UGH ADORABLE. These fics were some of my absolute favorite KyouHaba fics!

Venom and Vulnerability by darkmagicalgirl (E) 48.3k // OAAJKSFNKJ I LOVE THIS ONE YES. The concept? AMAZING. Execution? FLAWLESS. This is a GREAT fic and it’s done SO WELL,,,, I realllllly loved the plot in this and their teamwork is making the dream work! WARNING check the tags and warnings cause there’s smut, (non kinky) bondage, and death!

it's tradition. by hicsvntdracones (T) 5.5k // this fic made me want to die from second hand embarrassment. GOD, the awkwardness and really the way they went HARD on those dares PLEASE. If you don’t mind feeling embarrassed (and even if you do) go read this fic cause it’s V funny and the comedy factor cancels out the embarrassment LOL (does it? That’s what I’m tellin myself LOL).

An Equivalent Exchange by Chibs (E) 14.5k // PLEASE THIS WAS FUNNY,,,, like chill Kyoutani, Yahaba is trying his hardest okay? BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH anyway it’s a happy ending in the long run and no one dies :D how nice is that <3 (but the baby agenda? yessssir.)

The Wall Thing by rideahorse (M) 6.8k // THE TENSION :0,,, but I love how many fics go based on that one KyouHaba wall slam in the middle of the Karasuno match LOL. Also, I love the dynamics they have in this one and the way fighting ~is their communication~ Some smut is here so WARNING and they do something about the tension LOL obviously :))) Constantly curing KyouHaba is good, happy Kyouhaba.

Sixteen by surveycorpsjean (E) 13.4k // Yahaba is a basic btch and Kyoutani does football LOL. Honestly, I think that’s a pretty good summary (jk) but what’s a fic without some good tension ;) Also, cheerleader Yahaba lives in my brain rent free and I would like to propose it live in your head as well :D Aren’t I such a kind soul~

Safe in Your Hands by shions_heart (T) 8.9k // um soft KyouHaba? I think yes,,,, this also do be a common trope in the KyouHaba realm, but I’m not complaining,,,, it’s a good trope :) There IS ABUSE in this fic so big warning here! Check the tags and warnings! But the real mvp is the girl on the bus and points to Yahaba for playing spot the difference unintentionally.

The Sweetest Smile by FindingSchmomo (T) 6.6k // cake making! Yes! Bakery! Yes! It’s a great time and think about it, Kyoutani, our baby, working in a bakery making cakes? UGH my heart :’D Yes Oikawa is right, a cute grumpy puppy making flowers (CUTE VERY CUTE) and it doesn’t help that Kyoutani looks like a total bad boy in this fic too :DDDDDD

wear your love like it's made of hate by parenthetic (renaissance) (T) 3.3k // we are starting this off with the alt title totally worked and I would’ve read it either way LOL. Also, the ending was funny and thinking about why everyone was wearing it would’ve been so confusing to the other teams (also shout out to Yahabas line and Kyoutani calling his eyeliner a whore). But yes to random sexual tension, this is KyouHaba nation.

captain's orders by whitemiists (G) 3.7k // okay we love Watari in KyouHaba nation (surprised I haven’t talked about loving Watari yet but better now than never right?), but also Yahaba being messenger for Kyoutani (baby first years are ajhsajdfh). I love this trope and also I love rooftop lunch crew is yes :D

Running In Place by cleiioo (T) 33.3k // GUYS OMG THIS FIC. CAUTION ABUSE AND RUNNING AWAY AND BAD PARENTS SELF DEPRECATION I COULD GO ON BUT BOTTOM LINE IS BE CAREFUL READ TAGS! This fic is UGHHH YES. First, twenty questions make another appearance, and DUCKS. Yes, ducks. But this fic is just written really well, and honestly Kyoutani might be a tad bit ooc, but it’s okay, you don’t even notice. Distracted by the amazing writing :)

Something About Fate by patteh (T) 4.6k // SOULMATES! And then they were soulmates :D I love a good soulmate denial AU, and this is no exception. I loved Yahana’s backstory in this, and I think it set up a great framework for the plots progression! Also, the ending was really cute (and we all know, I’m a sucker for a cute ending :D)

toeing the line by masi (T) 2.7k // the mcDonalds cause WE’RE LOVING IT! But this was a fun read cause a. it goes pretty fast and b. communication exists? ANyway, I like the ending cause Yahaba is one smooooooth btch! It’s just a lot of banter (playful and not), and I’d read tags jic for this fic :)

bumblebee by shizuoh (T) 1.5k // he got sht on by a bumblebee. Points for creativity Yahaba, points. But this is just a fun, random AU where pepperoni on pizza is a universal aggrievance (esp the infused on cheese kind,,, I feel you Yahaba), we disown furries (for good reason), and you confront people staring at you! This IS a flirting 101 textbook. (also yes Yahaba, murder Mattsun!)

The art of fighting in heels by boxofwonder (T) 8.7k // yeah don’t question this fic. It’s like,,, you just kinda,,,, well,,,,,, I mean who doesn’t want to read about Iwa fighting in heels? Like you’re not thinking about magical guy Iwa? Maybe you should. (the way the summary has nothing to do with KyouHaba, I swear they’re a main component, but no thoughts just Iwa in sailor moon cosplay.)

yahaba vs. the miyagi captains by blessings (T) 3.7k // I love this hc and I wish there was more of it because Yahaba picking fights with everyone is fun and I like the chaos :D Like honestly, the creativity of some of the burns? Just amazing, it filled me with serotonin. I’m not kidding :0 But like, Kyoutani having to make sure that he doesn’t go overboard was askfkahf.

Love the One You Hold by shions_heart (T) 3k // f tough KyouHaba, I’m here for the soft, loving KyouHaba. Like mushy feelings KyouHaba, the kind which makes me feel singler than I already am single. Reassuring of feelings and ajsfdhla KyouHaba. The ending is KYAAA!!! Caution for implied bad parents!

a thousand and one roses by rorarot (T) 3.4k // I love florist Kyoutani and it’s honestly a crime I didn’t recommend more florist Kyoutani fics :( Points for the pun, Yahaba, points. Also, the progression of their relationship was YES, and this fic was SUPER cute :D

It Takes Two by Poteto (G) 24.1k // IT’S COHESIVE KYOUHABA WEEK! I really loved this fic and I enjoyed how they incorporated each prompt into each day! There is homophobia and running away so be careful when reading this fic, and check the tags!

So I Like Your Dog by helloyesIamtrash (G) 4.8k // FIRST, this is within a series of soulmate AU fics (all in the same verse) and SECOND, this was really good! I loved the way Yahaba’s family are a bunch of late bloomers and how YAHABA DIDN’T LET THE MF RUN AWAY. Yes communication, WE LOVE AND STAN.

but tonight i'll need you to stay by InkCaviness (G) 2.2k // the feels were strong with this one :’( Pushing my SOFT KyouHaba agenda. But I LOVE this one for the feels and also because they don’t dance around it. Just straight forward, random a confessions. It’s a great time. But also, I can’t believe he slipped LOL.

Down River Road by carafin (G) 4.4k // I love list fics, I think they’re great and I think I might just have a thing for lists in general (LOL). But also, I love the growth both of them undergo over time and the interactions with Oikawa in KyouHaba fics are always fun :)

I (Heart) You by darkmagicalgirl (T) 3.6k // I really like this fic. Like REALLY like/love. Maybe it’s the ending where Yahaba goes ham on that one guy. Or maybe it’s the magic. I think it’s just cause it’s written spectacularly. But no seriously, it’s a great fic and I really loved the AU :D

Five Times Kyoutani Failed to Say 'I love You' (And One Time He Didn't) by patteh (T) 3k // a 5+1! Yes! TBH I don’t understand the importance of saying ily to your significant others (maybe it’s just because I don’t understand romance very well LOL someone explain it to me), but if it’s important to them, IT’S IMPORTANT TO ME. Also, Kyoutani is dog agenda, full force ahead.

Baby steps (or 'Yahaba's guide to applying eyeliner on a grumpy puppy') by ghostsgf (G) 1.5k // more Yahaba and eyeliner fics! Of course :D If you can’t tell, KyouHaba nation and I really love Kyoutani + eyeliner, so yes. Eyeliner. But also, fractured arms and toilet adventures!

baby don't hurt me by orphan_account (M) 4k // LET ME BEGIN THIS WITH THE A/N AT THE END. YES I AGREEEE. Also SMUT alert but like nothing really happens? And again, while I don’t 100% get the ily thing, this one makes more sense to me and I can see why Yahaba got angry. We love crying boys though ahaha.

Retrograde by dreyars (T) 19.5k // AJFJLSFJLASD ANGST THE ANGST AND I- I love amnesia fics, they have such GREAT angst potential (which was totally used in this fic YES!) and UGH this fic. The feels you go through while reading this but ALSO THE ENDING! YES I LOVE. IN LOVE. THEY’RE IN LOVE YOUR HONOR.

restless by Crawlingthroughashes (T) 2.4k // PLEASE the petty Yahaba agenda is back and the way I ajfhdjkadshlf when he started his plan. BRB CRYING (of laughter ofc). Also the CONFRONTATION. Smooth Yahaba, oh so very mf smoooooth (very much so nailed it). Sugar high trick-or-treater in bunny slippers.

The Time Yahaba gained a boyfriend by sammysosa157 (T) 3.8k // PLEASE I saw the post for this fic and it was SO funny! I really loved this prompt, and the execution of it was done really well. Boo for weird food combinations, though ig if you’re in college and you’re broke, you gotta do what you gotta do :/

wanna give you a kiss by Slumber (T) 2.8k // kith give kithes muah muah (omg I’m so sorry you had to read that no regrets tho ahaha only shame). But this fic is SO cute and boyfriend chicken is fun :D Like the fluff in this fics is just so AJKKJAF and like Watari knows best.

Touch by tetskuroo (T) 2.4k // aihdjk PLEASE. This is SOFT! KYOUTANI! and non a hole but pushy! YAHABA! There is HUGGING cause WHY NOT! But the soft Kyoutani agenda is getting pushed hard today LOL. I mean the mans starts to turns the waters works ons. What more could you possibly need? (other than a cuddle session cause why tf not >:( and me to write normally LOL)

what the night does to the day by deathbyglamour (G) 9.9k // AHH HOGWARTS! I realized I forgot to add this fic to the Hogwarts list and I was so angry at myself. The potion version of our get along shirt :) I loved this fic and their relationship development was lovely :DDDD

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back by Asimi_Shadowborn (T) 30.6k // I love magic AUs and this was ahdjsjjfjs. The trope was amazing, the execution was flawless, and the communication? Nearly nonexistent just how we like it :’) it’s a great read and you’ll regret nothing.

Baby, I bought a dragon by tetsuskitten (T) 1.1k // AJKSFHKJ WITCHES. I love them being witches/warlocks cause IT’S AN AMAZING TROPE DUH. But like the dragon made me laugh, the conman Kuroo is KJAFN. But yes, THERE’S ANOTHER FIC AND IT’S AJSHKJASF YES READ <33333 (why didn’t I just put it as a series, cause I forgot and then I got lazy, leave me be.)

Thorne-blessed by fish_wifey (T) 19.4k // (again, another that HAS ANOTHER FIC but then I was too lazy to transport it up to the series section deal with it.) But THIS YES. First tattoo artist Kyoutani is a sight to see. But also, Yahaba is baby. And like the ending of how it all got resolved was so satisfying and the conflict execution was really creative :D CAUTION FOR THIS ONE, some bullying and violence-ish!

what a wonderful kind of day by qingting (G) 1.2k // PLEASE. I love it when Kyoutani talks to animals, it fills me with joy. But also, ofc points to Yahaba for the new nickname, dog whisperer. Cute and I like it more than Mad Dog chan. Also, Kyoutani’s thoughts on Yahaba were funny and are worth the read LOL. I like pats too, Shiromaru.

what becomes of broken hearts by plumtrees (T) 8.1k // OOOOF some angst right here. Like I’m in paiiiiiiin. But you should read it so we can be in pain together :’D Like the way we had to witness the falling out AND the break up to be happy again. UGH. Just don’t think too much and jump in.

we both know what we know by Slumber (E) 4.7k // UHH EXPLICIT FOR A REASON LIKE WITHIN THE FIRST SECTION I THINK BUT THEN IT CONTINUES AHHAHA. But also, riling Kyoutani up and just teasing him in general? Fun times (at least Yahaba thinks so LOL). But like also, random thought but the comments on the (fake) IwaOi divorce made me laugh LOL.

new constellations by thealmostviki (G) 4.3k // reincarnation AU, but it’s like non linearish! It’s really good and the writing is very eloquent :D I really loved this fic and the ending was UGH adorable! I love references and the way they still feel things in the next lives :’) Milk and honey guys, milk and HONEY.

FINALLY DONE. WHEW. I hope you all enjoyed these fics, and ik my commentary got/was super bad but pls just pretend like you’re not seeing it. I swear once upon a time it was informational but now it’s just me writing random sht down LOL. Again, I love KyouHaba so this honestly was a lot of fun to make (even if I kept complaining about it) and I ended up not splitting the list hence why it’s so long! I hope I made all of you into KyouHaba lovers cause it’s one of my favorite ships :D