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My Own Top Ten for the 21st Century (thus far...)

The New York Times recently surveyed some 500 writers, thinkers, editors and cultural figures and came up with a list of the best 100 books of the 21st Century so far. It’s an interesting project and, at least by my lights, a pretty fair reckoning.

One of the most unusual aspects of the project was its scope: Any book of any sort, any genre, any language, could be included in the list, as long as it first appeared in English this century. That means that, for instance, Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon,” though written roughly 100 years ago, was eligible.

The list spurred me to think back over the books I have read since 2000, and to try my own forced ranking. I was pretty sure I knew which book would end up on top, and indeed it did, but I was surprised by some of the volumes I ended up putting in the top ten, and the ones that got aced out.

I ended up with a list of 73 “top” books to choose from. I could have easily built it out to a round 100, but that would have been disingenuous: I limited my list to books that had stuck with me; I had to love them or, if not that, they had to have had a significant, lasting effect on me.

[Update: The list felt incomplete at 73 so I went back and scoured my shelves and this blog and a few dozen annual best-of lists and built it out to a full 100.]

There are plenty of well-regarded books published in the last 24 years that I read but just didn’t particularly vibe with. An example would be “Americanah” (No. 27 on the NYT list.) I could have included it at the bottom of my personal top 100 since I read it and it was published within the required timeline, and furthermore it was a big, much-discussed title, but what would be the point of calling it one of my “top” books when I don’t feel much of anything about it? Other highly regarded books that just didn't connect with me, at least when I read them for the first time, include "Tree of Smoke" by Denis Johnson (No. 100 on the NYT), "The Flame Throwers" by Rachel Kushner (No. 58 on the NYT), and "A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (No. 39 on the NYT.) I keep meaning to go back to the Kushner and Egan books because they are so well-regarded, and it may be that when I picked them up the first time it just wasn't the right moment for me to read them. Similarly, the Times' No. 1 book, "My Brilliant Friend," is one that I had picked up and lost patience with, in fact more than once. Since the list appeared I have reopened it to give it another go.

On the other hand, there were a handful of books on my list that I pretty much actively disliked, and yet recognized their power and, more importantly, am still thinking about them years later. Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Unaccustomed Earth” is one of these (I wrote about it here), as is Ayad Akhtar’s “Homeland Elegies” (I wrote about it here). So they made the list.

Another rule I set for my own list: I had to remember the book. That sounds silly, but hear me out. I’ve read all of Alice Munro’s collections over the years, including two that were listed on the NYT list, but the fact is, I don’t remember a thing of them. Not a single story. I’ve been meaning to go back and re-read Munro, especially having spent most of 2022 reading and reflecting on Chekhov, but at the moment I could not tell you a thing about her stories, whether published this century or not. So there’s no Munro on my list.

I liked the openness of the Times’ list — any sort of genre was fine, low- or high-brow be damned. I thought my own list would probably be drier, more self-consciously high-brow, since I’m not much for genre fiction. Plus, I have been called pretentious! But to my surprise, quite a few genre works ended up on my list. There were two graphic novels (well, memoirs, as it happens): “Fun Home” by Allison Bechdel (No. 35 on the NYT list) and “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant,” by Roz Chast. I ended up citing more science fiction than I would have expected: “Super Sad True Love Story” by Gary Shteyngart; “Mort(e)” by Robert Repino; and “The Martian” by Andy Weir. I even have what I would classify as a fantasy novel: “The Buried Giant,” by Kazuo Ishiguro (but definitely not his more widely admired “Never Let Me Go,” which I didn’t like, and yet which placed No. 9 (gasp) on the NYT list.)

Anyway, my list ended up nicely variegated, especially the top ten, with a mix of fiction and non-fiction, newer and older titles, and writers from around the world. The countdown:

No. 10. The Smoking Diaries by Simon Gray

This one snuck in at the last minute, shouldering out a handful of titles that seemed like shoo-ins at the outset. Gray’s fluid, elegant writing is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It's a cockeyed memoir and t reads as if it were composed in real time, just dashed off on the page. The effect is something like being right there in his brain, as the words form out of flashing electrical pulses. I’m sure there is artifice and revision involved, but it feels, to use the same word again, electrically alive. Also, it’s very funny, and, unexpectedly, moving, as Gray grapples with the memory of his deeply imperfect parents and the loss of his wildly self-destructive brother. (This book was not among the top 100 on the New York Times list.)

No. 9. Citizen by Claudia Rankine

This short collection, mixing essay and poetry, gave me a sense of how exhausting and dispiriting it can be to be black in majority white America. It’s not about slavery, Jim Crow, police brutality, or even redlining or school busing, or any of the livid marks of racism in America. It’s more about inconvenience, insult, hurt and alienation. Even though it deals, much of the time, with minor issues, it is a powerful document. It’s one of the few books I can think of that changed my mind while I was reading it. (No. 34 on the NYT list.)

No. 8. The Lazarus Project by Aleksandr Hemon

Hemon was one of the few writers to have multiple titles in my top 73, and another work of his—the lighter, funnier, “Making of Zombie Wars”—was very close to actually sneaking into my top ten, which is to say I really love Hemon, especially these two works, where he separates himself, at least a bit, from the trauma of his exile from Bosnia. That trauma certainly flavors both “The Lazarus Project” and “Zombie Wars,” but it’s not the central focus. “Lazarus” manages to be seriously funny even though takes on serious issues (race, exile) and serious sadness. (Not on the NYT list.)

No. 7. The Dying Grass by William T. Vollmann

This is the American Iliad. It's that damn good. It’s the story of the misnamed “Nez Perce War,” which was really a long, awful chase across the American West, the Nez Perce tribe mostly in retreat, the American cavalry in pursuit. Profoundly powerful, incredibly well-researched, beautifully written and imagined, and, sadly, too long by at least several hundred pages, this novel is much, much too difficult to reach the audience that it deserves. (Not on the NYT list.)

No. 6. When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut

A deadly serious consideration of the unintended, and tragic, repercussions of scientific breakthroughs. The only fault I find with the book is that it is not quite fiction and not quite fact. For some reason, Labatut adds a few fictional curlicues to what would otherwise be historical essays. I just don’t see the point of that decision. (No. 83 on the NYT list.)

No. 5. Dancing Bears by Witold Szablowski

A brilliant mix of history and reportage that asks (and answers) a painfully uncomfortable question: Do we have the courage to be free? When I first read this volume, it helped me understand life in the post-Soviet republics. Alas, today, it helps me understand life right here in the United States. (Not on the NYT list.)

No. 4. Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston

The life of Cudjo Lewis, an African man who in 1860 was captured in an inter-kingdom raid in West Africa, held in a prison, or barracoon, on the coast, and sent to America in chains, part of the very last shipment of African prisoners into American slavery. Much of the book is presented as oral history, in Lewis’s own words. Hurston is a brilliant interlocutor, pacing the story like a novel, preserving Lewis’s verbal tics but rendering them easily understandable to a modern reader. The text is nearly 100 years old but the prose is fresh and alive. Lewis's story is a mix of tragedy and triumph. (Not on the NYT list.)

No. 3. Outline by Rachel Cusk

For several years in the late aughts and early teens, I found myself reading books that were presented as fiction but seemed, for all intents and purposes, to be unadorned memoir or reminiscence, with little concern for event or plot, and a focus on psyche, perception and emotion. I coined a term for these works, “The New Anti-Novel,” not realizing that academics and cultural arbiters were observing the same trend and referring to these works as autofiction. This is the novel that seemed to crystallize the moment: An essentially perfect work, a series of encounters, glimpses of reality. (No. 14 on the NYT list.)

No. 2. The Mystery Guest by Gregoire Bouillier

A charming memoir that reads like fiction—in fact, it reads like the obsessive, recursive novels of Austrian giant Thomas Bernhard, but Bernhard without bitterness, rancor or disdain for the modern world. That’s a pretty neat trick. The brief volume circles around a failed romance and the author’s sometimes absurd efforts to “get past” the heartbreak. It sounds flossy but the text explores questions involving fate, mythology and more. I’ve read this book several times in the years since I discovered it and enjoyed it on every reading. (Not on the NYT list.)

No. 1. 2666 by Roberto Bolaño

A magisterial, massive novel composed of five distinct sub-novels, the separate threads sometimes only tangentially related to each other, each written in a distinct voice in a distinct style, the stories spreading and spreading like a massive river delta. The individual sections range from playful to pitch black. One section was so horrifyingly violent that I had to put the book away for months before resuming it to finish. (No. 6 on the NYT list.)

Here are five titles that I sorely would have liked to squeeze into my top ten:

My Struggle: Book One, A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard

The first of Knausgaard’s huge, multivolume autofiction. Along with Rachel Cusk’s “Outline,” this is pretty much the avatar of this type of writing. (Not on the NYT list, to my amazement, considering that this was probably the most talked about title of the last 20 years.)

The Making of Zombie Wars by Aleksandr Hemon

A very funny, mostly gossamer light comic novel that manages to stir in a tragic subplot involving unhappy refugees from the disintegrating nation-states of the former Yugoslavia. (Not on the NYT list.)

Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

A giant, funny, sad stream of consciousness about life in the Trump years in midwestern America. (Not on the NYT list. WTF??)

The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson

A big, boiling adventure set in a nightmarish, incredibly well-imagined North Korea, (Not on the NYT list.)

Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère

An embellished piece of autofiction that sounds dreadful and self-serving in the describing of it but that manages to be powerful and engrossing in the actual telling. (Not on the NYT list.)

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What follows is the full list of 100, in alphabetical order. Is an alphabetical listing a copout??? Yes. I feel like I really should go in a force rank them all, but I've spent enough time on this florilegia already.

2666 by Roberto Bolaño (No. 6 on the NYT list)

Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart

A Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

Alien vs. Predator by Michael Robbins

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

An Oresteia translated by Anne Carson

Any Human Heart by William Boyd

Austerlitz by W. G. Sebold (No. 8 on the NYT list)

Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (No. 98 on the NYT list)

Big Brother by Lionel Shriver

Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Thompson

Born in Blackness by Howard French

Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast

Citizen by Claudia Rankine (No. 34 on the NYT list)(

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Crow Fair by Thomas McGuane

Dancing Bears by Witold Szablowski

Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux

Deep South by Paul Theroux

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Ofill

Doghead by Morten Ramstad

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs tonight by Alexandra Fuller

Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

Every Day Is for the Thief by Teju Cole

Evolving in Monkey Town by Rachel Held Evans

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (No. 75 on the NYT list)

Family Life by Akhil Sharma

Fun Home by Allison Bechdel (No. 35 on the NYT list)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar

How Should a Person Be by Sheila Heti

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

Immortality by Milan Kundera

Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolaño

Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan

Little Children by Tom Perrotta

Memorial by Alice Oswald

Mortality by Christopher Hitchens

Mort(e) by Robert Repino

My Struggle, Book One, a Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard

New Jack by Ted Conover

New York Burning by Jill Lepore

Nixonland by Rick Perlstein

Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick

On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City by Alice Goff

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson

Outline by Rachel Cusk (No. 14 on the NYT list)

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (No. 15 on the NYT list)

Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan (No. 81 on the NYT list)

Redeployment by Phil Klay

Septology by Jon Fosse (No. 78 on the NYT list)

Subtle Bodies by Norman Rush

Suite Francaise by Irene Nemerovsky

Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteingart

Telephone by Percival Everett

Tenth of December by George Saunders (No. 54 on the NYT list)

The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler

The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker

The Beauty of the Husband by Anne Carson

The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya

The Book Against God by James Wood

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon

The Dinner by Herman Koch

The Dying Grass by William T. Vollmann

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

The Lazarus Project by Aleksandr Hemon

The Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon

The Making of Zombie Wars by Aleksandr Hemon

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Mystery Guest by Gregoire Bouillier

The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

The Pillowman by Martin McDounough

The Places In Between by Rory Stewart

The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño (No. 38 on the NYT list)

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Sellout by Paul Beatty (No. 17 on the NYT list)

The Sly Company of People Who Care by Rahul Bhattacharya

The Smoking Diaries by Simon Gray

The Trees by Percival Everett

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (No. 7 on the NYT list)

The Unwinding by George Packer

The Years by Annie Ernaux (No. 37 on the NYT list)

The Yiddish Policemen's Ball by Michael Chabon

There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby, by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

They Don't Mean to but They Do by Cathleen Schine

This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

Travels in Siberia by Ian Frazier

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut (No. 83 on the NYT list)

Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère

You Are Not a Stranger Here by Adam Haslett

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ENGLISH INTEGRATED PROJECT

KEY WORDS - DEFINITIONS

Story: a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events.

Tale: a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe.

Science Fiction: books, films, or cartoons about an imagined future, especially about space travel or other planets.

LITERATURE

Enjoying the long-awaited 2065 Christmas with my dear wife Olivia, my nephew Santiago 7 years old who I take after, and our best friends Alejandra and Camilo. In the capital of Jupiter where I currently reside. It has been 5 years since one of the most historical events on the planet Earth... Later, at some precise moment, the classic curiosity of the children came out, with a specific question.

Santiago: What is the history of Aquarenaissance uncle?

I am so glad that you asked, and here goes the story Santiago.

During the year 2049 on Earth, the water shortage was no longer a surprise, it was chaos. Of course, we came across the news and came up with a mission to combat the problem with Olivia, Alejandra, and Camilo, to create an organization to create multiple solutions and travel to the past. Seems like a good plan but on the other hand it was a very difficult, costly, and dangerous job, but thanks to the financing of the humans of Jupiter, the organization, we were able to start on the right foot and track down the problem. The lack of importance given by humans to the possible water crisis was disappointing.

Therefore, our star action would be to pay all the news programs in the world to talk about the issue weekly as a part of their transmission.

President of the Organization: Dear colleagues, the decision you have been all waiting for, the organization has decided that Camilo and Reyes are gonna be the travelers of the mission and perform the time travel.

Reyes to Santiago: We were shocked, at this point we knew that it was a real deal.

We entered the time capsule and introduced the year 2019, the planet had 30 years to reflect. Immediately when we arrived, we started working like crazy people moving in every way you could imagine, after that we almost gave up but we did bring up our discipline to keep up the mission.

To end up, because of all the work, the task turned out awesome and we fix up the problem. The planet in the first 5 of the 30 years had already done more consciousness than 45% of its entire history. As a result, when the year 2049 arrived, it was a different mentality. We were able to save the crisis and the universe nicknamed it "Aquarenaissance".

Santiago: THAT’S AWESOME!!! I'm so proud of having an uncle like you.

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Jackson, S. (2022, May 30). Writing science fiction: Top tips from A Sci-Fi bestseller. Jericho Writers. https://jerichowriters.com/writing-science-fiction/

Phrasal verbs list with meanings and examples. (2022, April 1). BYJUS; BYJU’S. https://byjus.com/english/phrasal-verbs-list/

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writeshite · 3 years ago

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Masterlist

Authors Note:

Hello, now, before you traverse my collection of shitty writing, please take the time to read through the rules below. For new and returning Readers welcome, I touched up the Masterlist and arranged it alphabetically (o･ω･o)

Rules:

I DON'T WRITE FOR FEMALE!READER. I write primarily for male and gender-neutral readers; my blog is catered explicitly for these two demographics. I am Agendered and generally tend to fit between these two categories in terms of fanfiction and often find it hard to find fics to read that aren't all female readers. If you don't like that, you are more than welcome to leave. If you are a female user/reader etc. I ask you to remain respectful in your interactions, at all times.

What I will write:

male!reader

gender-neutral reader

smut

angst

fluff

comfort

headcanons

drabbles

series

What I won't write

female!reader

underage characters (anyone under 17)

necrophilia

real people

pedophilia

age play

rape/non-con

incest

offensive/harmful things

If you're not 100% sure about anything, feel free to DM me for questions, and I'll do my best to clarify. If any of the links are broken, don't hesitate to notify me, I check them every couple months but still. On that note, I have the right to refuse a request if I feel uncomfortable with it in any way. I will do my best to bring you all writing of excellent and concise quality as regularly as possible. Additionally, understand that these are all works of fiction; I am perfectly fine with writing for topics including mafias, mobs, murder, organized crime, war, mental illness, abuse, etc.; all I ask is you do not romanticize them in any way. Reading it is fine; please don't romanticize them in your head. This isn't Wattpad. Do not argue or start anything with me regarding not writing for female!readers; at any given time, I am running on less sleep than I should and am ready to throw hands with the gods. There is already a vast abundance of female!reader content; I am merely here to provide for the rest of us who do not fall in that category. If i see you flooding my ask box with such things I will come for you in your dreams and devour your soul. 🙃

Updated 17th January 2025

Baldurs Gate 3

Astarion

Nothing Do Us Part

The bastard smiled at you before picking the lock and forgoing any caution. “You shouldn’t be here,” You argue weakly. Astarion huffed, the cell door now wide open; you had yet to reach out in any manner, “Neither should you,” he counterargued, “you’re filthy, bloody and thin as a rake.” He took the first step and grabbed at your hand, staring disappointedly at the cuts and bruises lining your skin. “I’m taking you home to Hells with the Harpers and whoever else thinks they can take you from me.”

The Boys

Homelander

All’s Fair In Love and War

“How would you like it if someone told you to stop sleeping around like the manwhore that you are?” He jabs back. Your hand goes to his face; roses wind up your arm, and the thorns prick at his skin as they come up to your fingers, “We may be lovers, darling, but need I remind you I won’t hesitate to strangle you,” you darkly tell him, stroking his cheek. “Oh, my poor sweet darling,” you coo, voice changing tone; Homelander’s body grows lax, and the rose on your hand puffs out a cloud of spores.

You Are My Sunshine, My Only Sunshine

Request From Anon: I'm on my knees begging for more Homelander stuff

Lay All Your Love On Me

Request From Anon: Can you write homelander x male reader?

Look Into His Angel Eyes

Request from Anon: Male reader x homelander please, with smut and seduces him to become the good superhero, please?

One Look And You're Hypnotized

Request From Anon: I absolutely love the homelander x therapist smut! Can I request a part two where John wants the reader to top him? Fluffy smut too

Good Natured

Request from @ayamethewitch: There are a great many mysteries in this world; some are solved by the advent of science, others remain secrets of the universe, but without a doubt, perhaps the greatest mystery known to humanity is how you willingly dated and continue to date the Homelander.

Unplanned Attraction

Request From Anon: Hey I love your writing could you do one where Homelander finds out that Male Supe!Reader has kids because he's always late to meetings. And maybe fluffy ending where Supe!Reader stands up to Homelander saying he would rather give up his powers if it means he can still have his kids and Homelander being impressed that he asked him out?

Soldier Boy

Pose For Me

Request From Anon: Soldier boy 😩😩😩😩👌👌👌😍😍😍 If you write for him I’ll love you even more 🥺🥺🥺

My Love, My Life

Request From Anon: Hi there, I just read your soldier boy fic and when I say I'm deeply in love with it I mean it! So I wanted to request something for the soldier boy with ftm reader... {this is a small plot} Ben could be meeting reader through one of his friends or something and instantly has feelings for reader which progress to smut and after a time skip you see them getting married. Sorry if this too specific and if you don't feel comfortable writing it, it's okay. Thank you ❤️

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid

Smart Cookie

“Huh, impressive, Dr. Reid; you’re a smart cookie.” You hold a door open, and he passes through; confused, he turns back. “Smart cookie?” “Yeah, you know, clever, intelligent,” you explained, “a smart cookie.”

Love You To The Moon & Back

Request From Anon: would you write more of the smart cookie fic? I'm just very very into it and would love a part 2 🫶🏻

Arthur Curry

Deeply Loved

Requested By Anon: Could I request some Arthur Curry fluff+smut? He and the reader have known each other forever, and have always been best friends. They often flirt, protect each other and have that ‘will-they-won’t-they’ vibe, but nothing happens for years despite people always thinking they’re a couple. Reader’s birthday comes and he has a little celebration, though he and Arthur go off on their own to enjoy the rest of the night. They’re having a walk by a beach and Arthur stops them to confess his feelings, and he’s thrilled the reader feels the same. They kiss before things get heated but they find a little cave nearby to take things further, where they start off slow and sweet and end it pretty rough. Aftercare and cuddles would be great as well 🤍 a bitch’s birthday is approaching, and Arthur is very much underrated so, why not kill two birds with one stone?

Siren's Song

Requested By Anon: Arthur Curry deserves more love, so in the spirit of that I have a request for him lol- Male!Reader is an Atlantean with siren-like abilities, who mostly uses them to charm people into giving them pretty things. Reader gets hired to steal Arthur's Trident, but sees Arthur for the first time and is immediately "yes I want all of that". He steals the Trident anyway, but only so Arthur will chase him to a more secluded area, where Reader starts seducing him. Arthur's somewhat baffled at first because that isn't where he thought this encounter was going (he was kinda expecting a brawl) but he rolls with it, realising he might have a thing for sexy thieves-

Doctor Who

Ninth Doctor

Hello Again

After the Time War, you always thought you were the last survivor, turns out you were wrong.

Honeymoon

Reunited once again, you and the Doctor take a second honeymoon and a new adventure.

Leave the Bad Memories Behind

The Doctor hadn’t said much on the matter, having disappeared as soon as you were away from Van Statten’s collection, his expression pinched. You’d briefly reached out to him, but he’d brushed you off with a less than convincing smile and twaddled off elsewhere into the TARDIS.

Tenth Doctor

Jealous My Dear

Request from Anon: If you're up to it, I had an idea that you could write. Since the Doctor speaks pretty much any language, I thought that maybe, you are the doctor's S/O (significant other), and he gets jealous of a stray cat or dog that keeps following you, and because he speaks their "language", he's like, "excuse me, stop trying to flirt with my S/O!" You can choose which doctor that suits this best!

The Library of the Dead - Series

You came to the Library after receiving a message on the psychic paper, and while there you meet the mysterious River Song who knows far more about you than you do her and leaves you with the promise of seeing you in the future.

Play Us A Song

Request from @evan-escencing : Absolutely in love with your work! If you’re still open for requests, would you consider maybe doing something for Doctor Who with the (10) doctor? The reader is a companion alongside Rose, and as their adventures continue, the doctor starts realizing he’s gaining feelings for the reader while the reader shares the same feelings. Before his travels, he was in a band and when he decides to go back to focus on it, the doctor doesn’t take it lightly, not wanting to watch him go. He gets a little upset when he drops him off and when he and drop in one day, they run into her performing with his band. In the end, he realizes his talent in music, and during their reunion, they confess to each other and he rejoins him for more adventures to come. Thank you in advance! ❤️

Thirteenth Doctor

Timelords Are In Fact Quite Rubbish At Baking

You were both Timelords, old, wise, and ancient Timelords. You're species invented and pioneered time travel; you've saved the universe multiple times. Surely you can bake a cake.

GOT/HOTD

Robb Stark

Puppy Love

“One would think you’ve become besotten with me, Lord Stark,” you quip, circling each other at a slow pace. “I would agree.” His arm moves up, and you meet it, wrists side by side, “dragons are a rare sight in the North; anyone would be enamored.” You chuckle, “I should say the same; wolves are equally as captivating."

Good Boy

Request from Anon: Could I request a follow up fic to Puppy Love? Where Robb takes Y/n’s invitation and they have the best sex of their lives. Curious to see how you’d write for a Submissive Robb 👀

Jon Snow

NSFW Alphabet

Request from Anon: Jon snow nsfw alphabet? 😍

The Gray Man

Lloyd Hansen

Deal?

“Perfect.” Despite the finality of your statement, Lloyd doesn’t make a move to back away; when you try to, he just drags you back close, tapping your back with the gun, “Do we have a deal?” “Depends,” he snickers, harshly pushing you to your knees; he all but shoves his tented crotch in your face, “How good’s your mouth?”

Grey's Anatomy

Mark Sloan

More Than A Passing Fancy - Series

Seattle Grace is like school, if you miss a day, you’ll miss out on a lot. Unfortunately for you, you’d missed several days, and returned to the masterpiece that is Doctor Mark Sloan - who would love nothing more than to start something serious with you, despite some people's disbelief in that.

Bleeding Heart - Series

They say love comes in many forms, for you it came, chew you up, spat you out, and left you a broken mess. It looks like it might have returned, gods know how you'll handle it this time.

Chivalrous Gentleman

Request from @wolf-knights: Hi there, can I request a mark sloan fic, I'm loving the fics you have already written both the fluff and angsty one. ❤️

Mark Sloan's ABCs In Smut

Request from Anon: Smut ABC’s with Mark Sloan? From A-Z if you could!

Old & In Love

Request From Anon: If its okay- Can I request more mark sloan x male reader 👉👈 Like I read the one you made and its so good! and sadly its literally the only mark sloan x m.reader in tumblr i think-

It's The Little Things That Make Fall In Love With You

Request From Anon: Had the idea for something with Mark where there’s a new doctor transferred to the hospital. The doctor’s this hot, badass, takes-no-bullshit type guy and Mark immediately tries to flirt and get them to sleep with him when he gets there. He’s confused when the doctor always turns him down every time so Mark just thinks he’s losing his magic. After a few more attempts, he decides to take another apporach by trying to get to know him better personally, and being assigned to cases together gives Mark the chance to do so. They grow a friendship, and Mark’s surprised to see a soft side to the usually work-driven, serious doctor he’s used to seeing. The friendship eventually grows into something romantic, but the doctor isn’t the hooking up and sleeping around type so Mark gets his act together to be a good partner for him. Maybe they even have a couple nickname given by the doctors in the hospital they find about later?

Tumble Weed

Request From Anon: Hello! Would it be possible to ask for a Mark fic where the reader takes some weed cookies by accident like how it happened in 14x20 (clever with the ep choice) and he’s just super giggly and more affectionate than usual with Mark, and Mark finds it amusing while trying to calm him down a little. Yes, I know Mark canonically isn’t in the episode, but I don’t wanna talk about it lmao

Dying's Not For Everyone

Request From @nathannathan19: Hi, could I ask for another Mark Sloan fic? It could be in an AU where he's a god, maybe Dionysus, and the reader is a mortal who ends up becoming a god by falling in love and marrying him.

Not A Day Goes By, I Don't Think Of You

Request From Anon: Would you be alright with writing some Mark angst where Mark and the reader are exes, and they didn’t end in good terms. Mark is trying to change his ways to be a better man to prove he wants them back but the Reader has a lot of anger towards him still. Mark gets hurt really bad, and has to be taken in for an emergency procedure since he’s between life akd death. The ex is the only one who can perform it since he’s the only specialist in the area. After successfully finishing the surgery and waits for Mark to wake in recovery, he thinks about all the times Mark made an effort to fix things and actually meant it so when Mark does wake, they talk things out amd start over.

Bad Shit Happens Sometimes

Request From @denim-devil: Seriously no rush or anything but, maybe comforting Mark after a hard day of work, maybe a patient coding/dying on his hands actually jarred him or something, like really affected him and you just coddle him for the evening, maybe with some kisses and affirmations, Mark letting his emotions be shown for once?… thank you!

Alex Karev

The Way Old Friends Do

Request From Anon: Alex and MR are best friends from medical school and are both in the same residency class and they both have crushes on each other. MR sees Meredith mess with the Alzheimer’s trial but doesn’t say anything, but Alex sees what Meredith does and finds out that MR knows about it. When a drunk Alex tells Owen that Meredith mess with the trial, he also tells Owen that MR knew about it but didn’t say anything getting Meredith and MR both in trouble. MR confronts Alex about what he did and is angry with Alex leading to him not speaking to Alex for weeks making Alex sad since now he lost his best friend. Alex does everything he can do gain that trust, and in the end, he ends up gaining MR trust back and confesses to him and both share their feelings for each other.

Knives Out

Ransom Drysdale

Honeybee

His face is scrunched in mild irritation as he drives to the farmer’s market; when he parks, he places his head against the steering wheel and groans. “I don’t see the point of coming all the way here when we can have this shit delivered to us,” he grumbles. “It’s not the same, dear,” you tell him, “coming here, we get fresh air, human contact, and the benefits of vitamin D.”

Lucifer

Hunger For The Devil

Request from @houseofalexo: So here's the plot. M/N is a sin, but not just any sin he's the Sin of Gluttony(Beelzebub). So I'm thinking this is how they met. M/N was in a restaurant eating a lot of foods, and Lucifer is intrigued by M/N, because M/N eats a lot but was able to maintain a healthy body. Lean and fit. At one point someone or more then a few people, tries to hit on M/N, but he just ignores them. And the people don't like that, so they threw M/N food to the ground, and M/N being the sin of gluttony became very angry. Fast forawrd, M/N won the battle againat the people. I'm thinking of a diologue like. "I am Beelzebub! The Sin of Gluttony!" for when he reveals himself. And maybe after fighting the people he's like, "I would've devour you, but I don't eat trash/shit!" Lucifer is turned on. But he decided to go the gentleman route, and ask M/N out for a date. M/N is like, if there's food he'll go. So during the date, Lucifer ask M/N to be his lover. M/N accepts. And after the date they went back to Lucifer's penthouse and smut.

Marvel

Tony Stark

Krampusbesuch

Running into the woods was never a good idea, much less in the middle of the night, with snow all around. There was also the fact that Tony couldn’t see shit, but hey, impulsive decisions led to shitty situations. At least the weather was nice.

Eddie Brock/Venom

I Need to Pee

If a cat falls asleep on you, you're not allowed to move, if Venom and Eddie fall asleep on you, they don't let you move.

Spring and Death

It is said the god of death holds no love for anyone, that a demon befell from the heavens and tarnished the death god. At least that’s what your mother said

Catch Me If You Can

Request from @nekoprankster218: I got a craving for a Venom fic premise where the OC/reader is a criminal and can't find anything like it yet. So how 'bout a reader who's a minor criminal (minor as in doesn't harm anyone with the exception of self-defense) that keeps evading and fending off Venom (+ Eddie), and playfully taunts the vigilante duo (maybe flirty too?), until the day Venom finally captures them. But by then, both parties have grown too fond of each other.

Cosmic Boyfriend Shenanigans - Series

A chronicle of writings dedicated to Eddie and Venom with a cosmic god for a boyfriend. With the added bonus of the two as the himbos, they were born to be.

Stood Up

Eddie was more than aware he'd been stood up; thank goodness a handsome stranger came along and saved what would've been a shitty night.

Four-Armed Boyfriend for the Himbos - Series

Another set of scenarios, involving Eddie, Venom, and a tall beefy alien, this time with four arms and a tail, the four-armed beefy boyfriend is a little more growly, but he only bites when his boyfriends ask.

An Eldritch God For a Boyfriend? Yes Please

Request from @brieffarmpeanutpersona: Ok so we cosmic god, alien boyfriend. But what about Eddie and Venom with a boyfriend that's an eldritch god? Headcanons or scenarios, whatever you want

Chunky Forest Boyfriend

Request from Anon: Can I get a headcanon or scenario Eddie and V with a large chunky forest spirit boyfriend. (why can I imagine them using him either as a pillow or a bed depending on how large he is)

King's Consort

In the span of a week, Eddie went from penniless servant to consort to the fucking king.

Headcanons for a Short Twink Boyfriend

Request from @untitled63480 : How about a short alien twink S/O with venom/eddie

Lingerie Surprise

Request from Anon: Hello :3 Can I request headcanons of Venom and Eddie by the male reader surprising them in lingerie?

Sleep No More

Request from Anon: how would Eddie and v deal with a bf that was cursed to lose his ability to sleep

One Feral Little Moth

Request from Anon: How about a Mothman x Venom/Eddie S/O

Heavenly Body

Request from @pupuurin: I need more Eddie fucking his twink alien bf rawrsksjskhjk👹👹👹👹

Bunny, Hop, Hop

Request From Anon: We have a lot of himbos here with not but Eddie and venom with himbo bunny male reader reader have pair of bunny ears and a fluffy cotton tail and perfect muscles and a pair of huge tiddies and since he is a rabbit he will breed Eddie and venom headcanons

Bucky Barnes

Who's The Short One Now Fucker?

Sometimes even people as tall as Bucky will find others taller than them, others of course, being you.

Sir, Yes, Sir

It is said that the human anus can stretch seven inches before taking damage, and a raccoon can squeeze through holes as small as four inches; therefore, one could take two raccoons up one’s ass. What does this have to do with taking three dicks up your ass? Well, everything, considering said dicks could be categorized in the super department.

NSFW Headcanons

Request from Anon: could you please write bucky nsfw alphabet too?

Thor Odinson

Little Rascal

There's a good chance that falling for your son's teacher was like the number one no-no, but hey when have you ever been the one to stick to the rules?

Match Made In Valhalla - Series

Were it up to Thor, he would raze the ground where he stood so he could not marry. But alas, the duty of a king is to his people first, and if that duty entails marriage, Thor will - begrudgingly - do so.

Blessed with Lingerie

Request from @isaacloveswwe: Hi I'm new to your blog and I really love your fics! Can I request a smutty headcanon for thor x black male reader (reader wears lingerie but finally has the confidence to wear it around thor).

These Hands Hold Me Close

“How am I meant to move on with my life?” He asked once the tears subsided, “These hands have only known battle, but there is no more of that, and peace feels worlds away.” He drew back, solemnly gazing down at his trembling hands.

Blessed By The Gods

Thor Odinson. How does one encapsulate the majesty that is Thor Odinson? Some had called him handsome, others a dream hunk; personally, you’d call him that and more. And flirty. You’d also call him flirty, very, very flirty.

Rewrite Reality

“It worked…” Thor’s familiar voice sounded; he ran forward, gathering you in his arms, and muttered those words repeatedly. “It actually worked.” “Thor?” you questioned, drawing back to look him in the eye; his hair was longer and messier, he had bags under his eye, and his beard was grown. His eyes, though, they were icier, icier than they should be, and his eyepatch partially covered a lightning-shaped scar that stretched from his chin up to his forehead. “What happened to you?”

Soft Moments

Request from Anon: *tugs at collar* Um, so I don't know what comic THAT art of Thor is from but I need more of him in my life like yesterday 👀

Steve Rogers

Saddle Up Partner

You huff, “Anything you can tell me about the sheriff? Is he rough? Does he cry as some of the others do?” You ask, leaning against the door, “Come on, Nat, you’ve slept with him; what’s he like in bed?” “You’ll find out, but a word of advice, don’t expect to walk much tomorrow.”

Backstage Pass

Request from @issacloveswwe: Hi it's me again! I was wondering if you could do a smutty fic for bodyguard Steve Rogers x Black Male Reader? Reader is a stripper and Steve is the bouncer/bodyguard and he is just smitten by the reader because the reader wears revealing lingerie when he performs. Reader notices this and invites Steve to the back for some fun 😏

Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard. - Series

Are you dating a mafia boss? Technically yes. Is it bad? Maybe, who knows. At least he's cute

Sir, Yes, Sir

Sweet Devil

Request from Anon: Is it ok to ask for Soft incubus m/n x steve rogers, both secretly dating please 🥰

Sam Wilson

Sir, Yes, Sir

The Sandman

Morpheus

A Vision Of Beauty

Morpheus finds himself in a dream of bright twisted forests, of figures dancing in the wind, and laughter that rings through his mind. At the heart of this, he finds a vision of beauty - golden wings arched, ascending to the skies, a broken halo cast around a figure whose laughter was that he’d heard. At the heart of this, he finds you.

Dream Not Of The Morning

Request from @mxliv-oftheendless: Hi! Would it be possible to see more of the Fallen Angel/son of Lucifer character with Morpheus?? Their dynamic is stellar!

Sleep Is The Best Medicine

Request from Anon: hi! i was wondering if you could do a morpheus / male reader fic in a modern au? (and w/o smut please im ace srry :/) and idk reader's nice? in general ?I'm sorry i don't usually do requests so idk what to say but i rlly like how u write !

It Is Better To Have Loved And Lost (Than Never To Have Loved At All)

Request from @cherryte4: This is my first time requesting sth and it feels weird, okay- So, for about a week I had that one idea of a Morpheus/Love!Mmmale Reader, Like hes one of the Primordal Gods-> More important than Morpheus and [...]. ON the point. I wanted to ask for an angst to fluff. Like while Morphy is locked or, Reader, who is married to Morpheus, falls asleep and noone can wake him up, so people(and gods too ofc) slowly Loose their love(Love in as the feeling). AND WE ALL NEED LOVE. So when morpheus then wakes up again he goes back home, cant find his Husband he searches evrywhere, He has a lot of canonly flashbacks and stuff blablabla. After a while he visits the Readers Realm and sees that it's also destroyed blublublub he wakes them up and happy end. I just have I writerblock atm...If u want to u can add smut but idrc '-' Also its just fine if u dint wanna write that. :D

Lovebirds

Request from Anon: I absolutely adore your fics omfg. Could i request morpheus x tattooed!reader where he likes tracing reader’s tattoos when he’s stressed or upset? or reader playing with morpheus’ hair !

One More Lifetime Won't Kill Anyone

Request from @cherryte4 : OMG luce is back at it BOOOOOM. DO I KNOW WHO TO REQUEST FEO: no. Do I know it'll be angsty af? YES! Should I keep writing my own ff instead of writing Requests? Kinda. Also I just stepped on my MacBook and i think its dead- NYways enough from my life :) Of course it's gonna be for morphy again, cus I love that man. So. There ist this one guy, who cheated death in Greek mythology (wikilink) . So my Idea is that there is someone on earth who does the same, best woul be to set it in the mid 18th hundred bc of the clothes, I love the clothes. Death had been chasing that boy for like a while, but genuinely cant discover him and when she does reader always runs away. So she asks dream for a bit help, and the the good lil brother he is, he agrees to help. He and Lucien read through nearly all the books in the library, dont find that boy in the dream books though, but they find his diary. Morpheus reads through it and starts sympathizing with the reader, so he visits them. They argue and he starts liking them more. The rest be urs :D I just cant put things in words rn. <\3 I really loved how u made my other Request in a wonderful fanfic so… I thought why not Request again.!Greets Luce ~

Hit Close To Home

Request from Anon: Hi. So I was wondering if you are up for it if you could write a agents. For Morpheus x reader. Where the reader died of a sickness and Morpheus is all upset. The Corinthian was best friends with reader and when he died the corinthian blamed Morpheus. When the corinthian tries and gets rose on his side he tells her that Morpheus killed his lover. And when rose confronts him in the dreaming, Morpheus explained what happened and he kinda just brakes down. ( you can make up the end ). Anyway, if you feel uncomfortable writing this, then that is ok. Bye! ( btw male reader pls )

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Tears

Request from @inthehoneymoonwithconnorrk800: Hi! I was wondering if you could make a yandere! dark! sandman x reader. I know it's a bit of a novelty for you, but it would be great if you did! Sorry for my bad english, its not my first language.

Stranger Things

Billy Hargrove

Mouthy Little Slut

Request from Anon: Bonjour 👀 It is I just on anon! I was wondering if I could request a Billy Hargrove x bottom!male reader smut. This might be confusing but I’m gonna try my best here - So basically, the reader is cocky, doesn’t let up to Billy’s bullying, doesn’t really care. This makes Billy even angrier, and one day reader says some off-hand remark and Billy is like “What did you just say?” and pins him to the wall. Yadda yadda smut ensues IDK 🫣 If you need suggestions for kinks maybe uhh degradation with a mix of rough sex mayhaps…

Pretty Boy

Request from Anon: HIIII I’m so impressed with your writing it’s so rare to find x male readers where reader isn’t some stereotypical twink boy so ur fics r SO REFRESHING praise praise god bless. ANWAYS I have come to your doorstep to request perhaps a part 2 to Mouthy Little Slut? I’m down so bad for Billy and you write him so well. I’m thinking reader and Billy continue with their little thing they have going on and reader of course antagonizes Billy all the damn time but it’s noticeable to others now how Billy can control reader now with a simple flick of a finger or low, short whisper, basically how much more “tame” he’s gotten to be at Billy’s command. I can’t think how but maybe a smut scene could be incorporated some where? With either lots of praise or ofc reader being an asshat and messing with billy so very fun happenings ensue !!!!

With A Taste Of Your Lips

Request From Anon: Male reader x Billy Hargrove smut? Reader is a Gothic emo nerd kid in the class who is known for loving dnd, being one of the only ones who openly liked men, and overall a bad ass person, and Billy & him have a rival relationship, always competing in everything, but one day Billy finds out that reader is into machosism/pain kink? And Billy starts enjoying to pull at their hair, inflicting pain onto him sometimes, liking to see that he makes pleasurable noises to it, and maybe one day during a party, Billy fucks him hardcore in a bathroom, and they start a secret sex relationship from then on? ;)

Himbo Reader

Day one of asking for billy hargrove x himbo reader (smut and fluff)

Steve Harrington

Guilty As Charged

Request from Anon: it’s ur fellow anon here!! just wanted to request bratty!sub!steve harrington x dom!male reader smut! steve wants to be a brat to y/n abt something stupid, so be it. he gonna get punished tho 😏

Chaotic Attraction

Request From Anon: Okay would I be able to request a Steve Harrington x male reader it can be 1/2 parts cause I kinda want it to end with a smut (bottom reader) but could you do like the reader and Steve have a really good bond and are very close like basically dating but also no title cause they’re bestfriends with feelings even tho they don’t admit it (if you get that; kinda unspoken deeper connection) and the reader has powers like chaos magic and is constantly trying to go toe to toe with some of the big bads cause they’d do anything to protect their friends…(could include male reader and bestfriendships with Robin Nancy and max) but Steve always gets too stressed seeing the guy he’s in love with in danger and one time he just blows up saying that the reader can’t distract the villain cause it’s just too dangerous and they have to confront all the feelings…flash forward to after the fight reader and Steve smut maybe?

Eddie Munson

Playing House

Eddie ‘the freak’ Munson did not think he would ever get the chance to play house, at least with anyone in Hawkins; I mean, have you seen this town? He swallowed his words the second he saw you deck Jason and a few of his basketball friends. The freak in love with the beast, a classic not really fairytale.

This Is Music

Request From Anon: eddie x male reader who does corpse paint and listens to heavy metal hcs?

The Walking Dead

Daryl Dixon

Kindred Spirits - Series

There are very few aspects of life to enjoy during the apocalypse - food is 100% free now, and the housing market is practically non-existent - though you did kinda miss your T.V. Nothing much to do out here at the end of the world except for falling in love with an archer out of the blue.

Kintsugi

Request from Anon: helloooo, just wanted to make a daryl dixon request? the male readers are lacking lmao. it's canon that daryl was very abused and mistreated by his father when merle was away and in one scene where merle tears up his shirt from behind daryl has scares from when he was beaten up with probably a belt. Daryl now has a boyfriend who loves him so much, but he was avoidant of the topic with him. Until they were having their aftercare session after an intimate moment and reader takes little time to see Daryl's back, Daryl's head on reader's lap while he smokes and caresses the scarred back, that's when Daryl opens up about everything. "I'll take care of you." "It's rotten work." "Not for me, not if it's you."

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Bestiary

Welcome one and all to The Bestiary, an event to host all manner of halloween themed fics in celebration around the time of year I came up with the idea to start this blog. This collection is specifically for male!reader and gender-neutral!reader, as this is an annual event, I'll do four fics for each week of October. Blessed Samhain 🎃.

Bestiary | 2022

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o-blivia · 2 years ago

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I posted 63,088 times in 2022

34 posts created (0%)

63,054 posts reblogged (100%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@lennis

@zuvson

@graylok

@cybermax

I tagged 21 of my posts in 2022

#cyberpunk - 3 posts

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#amwriting - 2 posts

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#wow tumblr sucks at letting you embed links to posts - 1 post

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Longest Tag: 128 characters

#i feel like all the replies i've been getting are people just wanting me to say the only solution is to burn the government down

My Top Posts in 2022:

WIP - Signal in the Void by Olivia Black

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This shift always seemed to drag. Most of the crew of the Yang Toa was tucked up in their bunks, but Scully had drawn the short straw and was manning the nav. Not that there was much she needed to do. The coordinates for Ganymede Station were locked in, and the shit was running on auto. She was only there to deal with anything unexpected, which meant she was struggling to stay awake as she babysat a console. The data cable plugged into her cortical implant fed her a constant drip of status updates — all green — from various ship systems. It used to be an AI with a full personality load out would handle the feed and keep pilots alert, but not anymore with all the new regulations making it prohibitively expensive to maintain an AI ethically. Most companies had made the choice to dismantle their AIs, including her own. Scully had never quite adapted to the change, still expecting to hear a startlingly cheerful voice murmuring in the back of her mind. Not that it was going to be an issue for long. This was her last run before transferring to an administrative posting with the company. Admin was its own kind of monotonous, but at least she’d be having dinner with her family every night.

A hand clamped down on her shoulder, jerking her out of her thoughts. The shrill whine that flooded her kind of brain signalling she’d pulled the data cable loose at her abrupt movement made her shudder and twitch. She scrambled to fix it, momentarily distracted from the interloper on her bridge.

“Sorry,” Hamdi said sheepishly. “Thought you heard me coming up.”

“And I thought you had first shift. Shouldn’t you be sawing wood, right now?”

“Sawing — what does that even mean?” He said, nonplussed as he levered himself into the copilot’s chair.

“Dunno. It’s something my grandmother always said about grandpa. Apparently he snored.” Scully side-eyed him with a smirk.

“I do not snore.”

“Did you think it was coincidence you got that cabin to yourself?”

“Lies and slander. And here I was thinking I’d keep you company on your last duty shift.”

“Wow. Are you getting sentimental on me?” Scully mocked, even if some part of her warmed at the thought. She was trying not to think about it, but she was going to miss the ragtag bunch she’s been running transport with for the last few years.

“Maybe I’m here to talk you into staying. You’re the only other person on this boat ho knows how to cook anything halfway decent.”

“And deprive my family of my ‘halfway decent’ cooking?” She asked as she lazily flicked open the tab in her visual overlay for the ship’s scanner readout. There shouldn’t be anything on it; they’ve run this route dozens of times, and never carry high value cargo, which was why they were a slow transit rig.

Instead of a clear field, there was a blinking red dot indicating an unknown object moving at high speed.

“Hold on,” she said, cutting off Hamdi’s reply. “I’ve got something on scanners.”

“Pull it up.” Hamdi made the switch from jovial to in command on a dime. Scully was already sending the live feed to the central display as the main computer kicked off a shipwide alert. The objects projected trajectory was now overlaid on the feed.

“Shit, that’s coming straight for us. Still to far out for an ID.” Scully regretted her earlier boredom.

“How long until it’s in visual range?” Hamdi asked from where he was busy pooring over the secondary console.

“Less than a minute.”

“Holy hell, it’s moving fast.” He toggled the intercom to the engine room. “I hope you people are awake down there. We’ve got trouble brewing.”

“We saw the alert. FTL’s spooling up. Shouldn’t be more than a minute.” The night shift engine lead’s voice rang clean through the bridge.

“Good. Scully —“

“Already plotting emergency jump. Hopefully we won’t need it.” She was bent over the console, her overlay adding helpful notation as the VI double checked her calculations.

“Entering visual range,” Hamdi announced as a new window popped open with the visual feed from sensors. Scully paused her hurried typing to gawk at the slender, oblong pod.

“What is that?” All thoughts of plotting the jump fled her mind as she tried to puzzle out this thing that looked like it belonged in a direct-to-stream vid.

“A seeker missile,” Hamdi replied, his normally dusky skin was an unhealthy palor. “I’m launching counter measures. Get those jump vectors plugged in already. The decoy buoys will only keep it off us for a few seconds, if we’re lucky. We need to be out of here before it has a chance to scan us.”

“Those things are real?” Scully’s fingers are flying over the haptic keyboard. “I thought they were bedtime stories they tell baby pilots to keep ‘em up at night.”

“Unfortunately for us, they’re very real. Decoy payload is away. Contact in five.”

“Vector’s are in; compu’s running the final check. Shipwide alert is sent.”

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Shoutout to the person who waded through thousands of my posts to find one where I denounce the anti vaxx movement, and call me a pharma shill, while also spectacularly missing the point. It was a fantastic thing to see for thing when I woke up.

Trust me, my life would be a lot better if I got paid $1000 every time I said that vaccines have a centuries long track record of working, but sadly those checks haven't shown up in the mail.

I still don't get how I'm the unreasonable one for saying that autism is not worse than condemning hundreds of thousands of children to being killed, disabled or disfigured by preventable diseases... Like, no one who's attacked me for saying that will even address it. They just say I'm wrong about the side effects, but say those side effects are real, I'd still take them over an infant mortality rate so high that it takes twenty years of the statistic for average life spans. Just saying.

20 notes - Posted February 4, 2022

Soft Hiatus

Just a heads-up; I've got a bunch of stuff in my life that I need to be focusing on instead of spending way too much time fighting with The Hellsite to keep my queue even moderately full.

I don't want to leave altogether, so the compromise I've struck with myself is that I'll be posting much less, and only be actively around on Sundays to fill up my queue.

Hopefully, I'll be able to come back as actively as I used to be, and maybe even have more writing to share. In the meantime, keep being swell :)

41 notes - Posted August 28, 2022

What do you get for the woman who has everything?

The best gifts are the ones that show a person that you pay attention and see them for who they are.

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My #1 post of 2022

This is gonna be a Stray blog for the next couple weeks. don't care.

193 notes - Posted July 20, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review

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actualaster · 2 years ago

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I posted 17,814 times in 2022

932 posts created (5%)

16,882 posts reblogged (95%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@galahadwilder

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I tagged 7,438 of my posts in 2022

#queue it for science - 2,455 posts

#videos - 331 posts

#a classic - 288 posts

#miraculous ladybug - 182 posts

#aster no - 176 posts

#ladybug comic - 165 posts

#miraculous au collection - 151 posts

#pokemon - 146 posts

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#??? - 129 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#i... i don't think im gonna be able to blast through the last 2/3 of the paths plus the post-game in time for the dragon tera type 'zard :(

My Top Posts in 2022:

Western fandom went wrong right around the time children decided fictional characters were real people and had to be judged as people rather than tools to tell a story and that as such they should have human rights

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This year's pumpkin is Guilmon! :D

All in all about 3.5 hours to make, about 15 minutes tops to draw the outline right on the pumpkin, no test-sketching.

I've never drawn a guilmon before lol

(For some reason my art always improves when I carve pumpkins...?)

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252 notes - Posted October 30, 2022

H E L P

THIS IS THE ICON OF THE OFFICIAL TUMBLR TWITTER ACCOUNT

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As of late March 2023, eShop for 3DS and WiiU will no longer allow purchases.

The good news is Pokémon Bank is going free to use once purchase goes offline--but you MUST download it prior to eShop going down.

2,112 notes - Posted February 16, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Something that fully healthy people don't really seem to understand about chronic health issues is what running on an energy deficit is like long-term. It's more exhausting than you can possibly imagine if you haven't experienced it.

How does that work? Well, it's sort of like this. Everybody has a certain amount of energy. When you're healthy and well-rested, you feel pretty good. There are artificial boosters that give you more energy, too. You can do all sorts of stuff.

When you get tired, you can still do some stuff but you can't do as much and what you can do might suffer from lack of energy. Except that's essentially your every day existence with chronic health issues. You go to sleep tired, and wake up tired--sometimes more tired!

Your energy levels rarely reach "full"--that is, there's few points where you are in a "well rested" state where you feel pretty good and have "normal" levels of energy. You're *always* operating in "low battery" mode rather than being fully charged, and you drain *fast*.

This makes doing basic tasks much harder than need be--things that drain a little energy you notice a hell of a lot more when you're already dead tired than when you're well-rested. Like how when your phone drops from 10% to 9% you notice more than from 100% to 99%.

You can do some stuff--but you have an upper limit of what you can do that's a lot lower than other people. And functioning while running against a deficit at all times means a *lot* of careful, conservative planning to husband your strength for when you need it most.

It means sometimes spending 30 minutes deliberating what you should buy when you reach the store because you're trying to guess "will I have the energy to prepare this food after shopping? Will I later this week?" You hedge your bets when you can.

It means skipping out on a lot of stuff you'd otherwise love to do because you just can't be sure you'll have the energy to do it without landing yourself in bed for the next 3 days by pushing yourself to collapse. It's depressing. And it's exhausting.

EDIT: This post is for people with physical AND mental health causes for their fatigue and exhaustion, by the way! I know there are posts that really are meant only for one or the other and it's rude to hijack them, but if you find this resonates with you then you're welcome to it regardless of the cause!

2,190 notes - Posted August 5, 2022

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #I... use this site too much lmao #I should do this again at the end of the month and see how many more posts I get lol

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sometimesrosy · 4 years ago

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what now? idk

TBH, I don’t really know what to do with this blog now that The 100 is over. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad it’s over, but I feel like just posting kitties and cool photo posts isn’t a good use of this spot.

I really liked answering asks about the show and other stuff, and I kind of miss that, but not having the community makes it harder... even though I was unhappy with fandom for the last couple of years.

What should I put on this blog? What would you guys like to see, if there’s still anyone out there?

Let me tell you a bit of what I’m doing outside of tumblr or fandom or scifi.

Professionally, I’m ghostwriting contemporary romances. I’ve written about about 18 so far, in a couple of years. It’s hard work, it doesn’t pay real well. I can’t really suggest to other people, but it just manages to keep my head above water and I get to stay home and take care of myself and homeschool and write and be creative.

Reading wise, I’m leaning hard into the historical romances, and have been ever since I started ghostwriting. IDK why. I read one and write the other.

Writing wise, I am not getting very far on my science fiction books that I’m writing, nor am I getting far on querying for an agent for my finished novels. I’ve got Moonshine, which is based on a bellarke fic I wrote quite a few years ago, and then they’re Girl Of Freaks, which is a contemporary fantasy inspired by how annoyed twilight made me. Like. That’s not what vampires would be. Ugh. Whatever. That’s two finished novels I have that are ready for publication and me, having problems with querying and publication and staying on task. (sometimes I wonder if I too am ADHD after researching for my son’s ADHD. I have been doing a little poetry, too, although that kind of slowed down in the pandemic. It seems to be picking up now that we have a decent not terrifying president. I think I was too anxious to get my thoughts together to write poetry, which was disappointing because I was really getting into poetry.

I am ALSO homeschooling my two teens. One of whom is on the autism spectrum and has ADHD, etc, and one of whom wants to raise chickens. They’re 14 and 15. He’s older. We’re reading greek mythology write now and writing essays. He writes about philosophy and psychology, and she writes persuasive essays about how we should have Disney+ and have chickens.

That goes along with the gardening we’re doing. It’s a school project, but we’re also gardening for fun and health. so. We’re trying blueberries and green beans and spinach and herbs and tomatoes and ginger.

Then I’m getting back into art, too. I took on a challenge on instagram to do 100 days of creativity. I don’t really know WHAT I’m going to do, but it’s essentially 100 days of art journaling as I rediscover what the hell I have to say as an artist. I’ve been doing so much writing that is where my energy goes.

I am also working on an e-course about Writer’s Block. It’s specifically for writers, because I’ll be showing some writing hints, but a lot of it goes for general creativity. My main thesis is that writer’s block shouldn’t terrify us, but really if we pay attention and listen to what’s stopping us, we can actually learn about our own writing process and become better and happier writers. It’s turned out to be MUCH larger than I thought, a whole book, I suppose, rather than one e course, so I’ve broken it down into four courses, and I’m doing the first one on Overwhelm, which is self explanatory. The other three are; Fear (the internal demons that stop you,) The Narrative Itself (because your subconscious knows there’s a problem with the story itself,) and Not A Block, But a Fallow Period (in which you listen to yourself and DON’T write for a while.)

I suppose I’m also doing the health thing. I have hashimotos, which is basically why I was so sick for most of my time here and could barely get out of bed. Because of that, I’m eating gluten free and mostly natural, although ice cream and dark chocolate doesn’t seem to do any harm to me. So that means I’m also doing a lot of cooking, because processed food always seems to make me sick. Fun. On top of that I’m doing some easy going Yin yoga, or restorative IDK exactly what kind it is, but it’s mainly to manage pain and stay flexible after writing all day in a chair.

So why post this?

Because I guess I want to know if I should be posting stuff from my real life? Before, almost everything I posted was a response to an ask that someone sent me, so my entire blog was reader driven. Now I don’t really have that anymore, so it’s hard to know what anyone wants to hear, especially since I’m not doing that deep dive analysis into fandom or really any content. Any analysis I do is going to be impressions, or initial thoughts, not a dissertation like before. (It’s healthier for me that way.)

So the question is, what do y’all want to hear about? Posts on homeschooling? Why? Most of you aren’t doing that? Do you want to talk to me about the historical romance books I’m reading? I could do that, but they can blur together, especially at the speed I read them. And because I reread the ones I really like a lot. I can’t really tell you about the books I’m ghostwriting since I signed a contract not to blab. They’re fun, I think. But you know.

I could post my art work, idk. Not all of it is good. A lot of it is just about discovery. I could post poetry. I still haven’t figured out how to format poetry on this weird website. IDK maybe screenshots. I could post what’s happening in the garden. I could write about my ecourse and about writer’s block. Which I don’t have, obviously, since I am writing 3k words a day ghostwriting-- except I DO have it, every day. But I’ve managed coping strategies to work with it. I’m actually using it to deal with my struggles doing the e course. Listen this is how I get words on the page.

I mean I post a lot of this stuff already on instagram instagram https://www.instagram.com/rowenamurillo/ and on twitter https://twitter.com/rosymamacita1 I’m mostly doing writer twitter, some romancelandia, some politics and feminism a touch of tv and movies.

#wow that's a lot of words about me #did you know i don't really like to write about me? anyway #what is tumblr without fandom anyway?

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inevitably-johnlocked · 5 years ago

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Hi :) I... really wanna read a fanfic or two but I can't find one I vibe with xD So... do you know one that's not too long (around 100k words maybe), has hurt and comfort, smut (am I allowed to ask about that?? Ahhhh) and a happy ending? Top!lock would be a bonus but it's not necessary. And if it's a nice AU (like... any kind but no crossovers pls), it would be perfect! :D By the way, I found your blog only a few hours ago and I already feel really comfy and Idk, kinda at home here ^-^

Hi Nonny!!!

Welcome to my corner of the Tumblrsphere!!! I’m so happy you’ve found me, LOL, because I love all my followers and friends! <3

First of all, I think it’s super cute that “not too long” to you is “around 100K” LOL LOL LOL!!! <3 That said, I’d argue all my fic recs are fabulous, LOL. But again, I’m stupidly proud of the wonderful lists I’ve accumulated, because it satisfies my organization kink LOL. And yes, you’re ALWAYS allowed to ask for smut here LOL.

ANYWAY, so I’m gonna use this ask as an excuse to post up a long-overdue part two to my 50 to 100K fic list! But first, here’s some past lists for the genres you’re looking for:

FIC MASTER PAGES: PG1 || PG 2 || PG 3

Toplock (Mar 2020)

Omegaverse

Please Check PG 3 for all my AU fic lists. There’s a lot :)

Hurt / Comfort Pt. 1: Under 5K Words

Hurt / Comfort Pt. 2: 5K to 10K Words

Fandom Favourites / Popular Fics

I hope those will get you started! So now, here’s the main event!! Hope you enjoy them!

50 - 100 K WORDS Pt. 2 (Novel Length)

See also:

Fics Under 2000 w.

Fics Under 2000 w. Pt. 2

Fics Under 2000 w. Pt. 3

E-Rated Johnlock for Newcomers Pt 1 (Short Fics under 20K)

Novella Length Fics: 25 to 50K (Aug. 2019)

Novel Length Fics: 50 to 100K (Nov. 2018)

Novel Length Fics: 100K+ w. (May 2019)

Long S3/Post-S3 Fics (20K+ w.) [Apr 2020]

Top 20 Fave 40K+ w. Fics (April 2017)

Smut-Free Fics Over 50K (Aug 2019)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by SilentAuror (E, 50,635 w., 1 Ch. || Post-S4/S4 Divergence, Case Fic, For a Case / Reverse Fake-Relationship, Conferences, Marriage Equality, Travelling / New York, Pride, Homophobia, Bottomlock, Marriage Proposal, John POV, Sexuality, Love Confessions, Emotional Love Making, Public Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Passionate Kissing, Needy/Clingy Sherlock, Virgin Sherlock, Touching / Hand Holding, Bed Sharing, Little Spoon Sherlock, Intense Orgasms) – John and Sherlock go to New York to attend a conference run by the National Defence of Traditional Marriage Coalition in order to investigate the potential bombing of the annual Manhattan Pride parade. As the conference unfolds, John finds himself repulsed by the toxic ideology being presented, which becomes relevent to his own unacknowledged issues and his friendship with Sherlock...

Repairing the Broken Things by BakerTumblings (M, 75,252 w., 15 Ch. || S4 Compliant, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Medical Trauma, Hospitals, Big Brother Mycroft, Misunderstandings, Realizations, Severe Accident, John Whump, Pneumonia, Medical Procedures, Bed Sharing, First Time, Healing, Happy Ending) – "I'm calling today to notify you that there's been an accident."

Points by lifeonmars (E, 53,791 w., 42 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || HLV Rewrite / Canon Divergence, Married Life, Pregnancy / Baby Watson, Drinking to Cope, Boxing / Fisticuffs, Clueless John, Angst, Minor Medical Drama, Tattoos, Christmas, First Kiss/Time, Eventual Happy Ending, Love Confessions, Doctor John, Sexuality Crisis, Slow Burn, Case Fic, Drugging, Blow/Hand Job, Emotional Love Making, Parenthood, Passage of Time) – What if His Last Vow never happened? This fic picks up a few months after John and Mary's wedding, in an alternate universe where Magnussen doesn't exist, but Mary is still pregnant. Life continues -- just in a different direction. And slowly, Sherlock and John find their way to each other.

Never Change a Running System by Lorelei_Lee (E, 54,246 w. || Pre-TRF, Romance, Humour, Drama, Sex Toys, Anal, Rimming, Masturbation, Frottage, Blow Jobs, Public Sex, First Kiss / Time, Virgin Sherlock / Loss of Virginity, Accidental Voyeurism, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Experiments, Naive Sherlock, Pining Sherlock, Jealous Sherlock, Possessive Sherlock, Straight With an Exception John, Hand Jobs) – Sherlock discovers his sexuality – with far-reaching consequences for John.

A Hundred Crimson Sols by elldotsee (E, 55,536 w. || Astronauts AU || Mars Exploration / Space Travel, Slow Burn, Shy Sherlock, Scientist Sherlock / Biomed Engineer John, Alternating POV, Mutual Pining, UST, Angst with Happy Ending, Domestic Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Injuries, Suicidal Ideation, Zero-G Sex) – Will Holmes is a chemical researcher recognized widely for his contributions to the new Mars exploration program. Thanks to his ground-breaking developments, the IMMC (International Mars Mission Corporation) is one step closer to Martian colonization. Will and his team of scientists are headed out on the first of three manned missions before the first group of settlers arrive. Three days before launch, one of the crew has to be replaced. Will panics because...new people. The replacement is of course one John Watson, biomedical engineer and space hottie who was pretty sure he had retired from actual space exploration and was now content to work in the nice, quiet research lab. Can the crew survive this TOTALLY ROUTINE trip? Will they be able to endure each other for the looooooong trip in close quarters? Gonna be a wild ride... prepare for blast off. Part 1 of the SpaceBois go to Space series

The Thing Is by TSylvestris (E, 56,743 w. || Case Fic, Dev. Rel., Anal/Oral, Blow Jobs, Meddling Mycroft, Drama, Romance, Humour, Casual Encounters, Pining Idiots, Possessive Sherlock, Orgasm Delay, Rough / Alley Sex, Public Sex, John Whump, Drugged John, Emotional Love Making, Awkward Relationship, Marriage of Convenience, Switchlock) – The problem with living with Sherlock, John thought, was that you never, never, ever knew the significance of anything. Like your flatmate's nose buried in your hair. Whilst you're in bed. Part 1 of Nitroglycerine

One Little Change by jadztone (E, 58,312 w. || ASiB Divergence, Fake Relationship, Bed Sharing, Mutual Pining, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss / Time, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Bi John / Gay Demisexual Sherlock, Switchlock, Alternating POV, Jealousy, Misunderstandings, Case Fic, Angst with Happy Ending, Emotional Love Making, Butt Plugs, Cuddles) – Our story begins right after John and Sherlock's first meeting with Irene Adler in September. It splits off into an AU that imagines them taking a case where they act as bait to hook a killer targeting closeted gays in secret relationships. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, many things happen that have our boys wondering if maybe they have a chance with each other. Then Irene fakes her death on Christmas Eve, and things get a lot more complicated - especially since they still have a killer to catch.

floating through a dark blue sky by Lediona (M, 58,966 w. || Notting Hilll AU || POV John, Celebrity Sherlock, First Date / Time / Kiss, Past Drug Addiction, Angst with a Happy Ending) – Of course, I’d seen his films and always thought he was, well, brilliant -- but, you know, a million miles from the world I live in. Or, when John is the owner of a travel book shop and the famous Sherlock Holmes stops in one day.

The Burning by SrebrnaFH (M, 60,658 w. || Reverse Reichenbach, Suicide, Depression, Hurt Sherlock / John, Separation, BAMF John, Good Big Brother Mycroft, Angst, Implied/Referenced Torture, Fake Character Death, Rescue Mission, Reconciliation / Reunion, Hospitalization, Marriage Proposal, Illnesses, Physical Therapy, Happily Ever After) – Something went very, very wrong. John had seemed, if not happy, then reasonably content with his life. Sherlock had never predicted something like THIS might have happened. Not in his worst nightmares. He was the lousiest friend ever, apparently. At least Mycroft found him something to occupy his mind with, so that he didn't have to go back to 221B and stare at the walls and the chair, where John Watson would never sit again.

This Thing All Things Devours by cypress_tree (E, 63,844 w., 15 Ch. || In Time AU || Science Fiction, Dystopian Universe, First Meetings, Action / Adventure, Romance) – In 2169, time is money—literally. Humans are genetically engineered to stop aging at 25, when the numbers on their arm start counting down from one year. When that time is up, they die. The only way to get more time is to earn it, borrow it, or steal it.John Watson lives day-to-day in the crowded slums of Zone 13. He never imagined living any differently—until he meets the practically-immortal Sherlock, and helps him on a case to track a local time-thief...

The Bells of King's College by SilentAuror (E, 64,019 w., 5 Ch. || Post-S4, Missed Opportunities, Angst with Happy Ending, Fake Relationship, Case Fic, John POV, Jealous John, John in Denial, Travelling / Holidays, Virgin Sherlock, Wedding Proposals) – It's only been two weeks since Eurus Holmes disrupted their lives when Mycroft sends John and Sherlock to Cambridge to pose as an engaged couple at a wedding show in the hopes of solving six unsolved deaths...

Hell Sent, Heaven Bound by ConsultingHound (M, 64,381 w, 16 Ch. || Angels / Demons AU || Fallen Angel Sherlock / Angel Cop John, Alternate First Meeting, Slow Burn, Case Fic, John & Lestrade are Friends Before Sherlock, BAMF John, Mind Palace John, Friends to Lovers, John in Denial, Sherlock Picks Out John’s Clothing, Clubbing / Dancing, Mildly Jealous John, Awkwardness, Kidnapping, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Sacrifice, Worried / Anxious Sherlock, Angst with Happy Ending, Immortal to Mortal) – Ex-War healer and current angelic guard John Watson is not having the best day. He overslept, he’s underpaid, and now there’s someone tagging the Council’s building walls. However things may be about to get interesting: there’s an unusual stranger hanging around (the definition of tall, dark, and handsome), a literal underground cult is brewing, and rumblings are coming from hell. Can he keep his neighbourhood safe, how and why is he being connected to all this, and who the hell is Sherlock Holmes?

White Knight by DiscordantWords (M, 69,840 w., 13 Ch. || S4 Compliant/Post S4, Marriage For a Case, Jealous John, Pining John, Janine / Sherlock Fake Relationship, Serial Killers, Case Fic, Undercover as a Couple, Weddings, John is a Mess, Misunderstandings, Wedding Planning, Jealousy, Drunkenness, Love Confessions, Angst with Happy Ending) – Green. The word green was used to convey a great many things. Illness. Envy. Inexperience. Standing there amidst Janine's chattering bridesmaids, watching Sherlock furrow his brow and study fabric swatches, watching him smile and simper and flirt, John thought it a remarkably apt colour choice. Because he felt quite sick to his stomach, he feared the source of said sickness might very well be jealousy, and he had absolutely no idea at all what to do about it. Or: Sherlock needs to fake a relationship for a case. He doesn't ask John.

Being John Watson-ish by elwinglyre (E, 69,902 w., 17 Ch. || Bodysnatcher AU || Author John, Cranky Sherlock, Angst, Sexual Tension, First Kiss / Time, Falling in Love, BAMF John, Past Soldier John, Feelings, Inside Someone’s Brain, Shy Sherlock, Sherlock Loves John, POV Sherlock, Switchlock, Slow Burn, Internal Dialogue, Mental Turmoil) – When consulting detective Sherlock Holmes steps on one toe too many at a crime scene, he's consigned to a desk job in an archaic office on the seventh-and-a-half floor of the New Scotland Yard. It’s in this bleak office that Sherlock discovers a portal into the mind of renowned author John Watson. Grander than his mind palace, this new wonderland affords Sherlock new vistas of experimentation. To learn more about the mystery behind the portal, Sherlock seeks out and befriends Watson. But then it all goes wrong when others find the secret portal door—including the man whose brain he visits.

Just To Hold You Close by sussexbound (E, 70,841 w., 18 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting, Sherlock POV, ASD Sherlock, PTSD John, Demisexual Sherlock, Bisexual John, Cuddling/Snuggling, Platonic Cuddling, Enthusiastic Consent, Bed Sharing, Love Confessions, First Kiss/Time, Sexual Tension, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Cuddle Negotiations, For a Case Until It Isn’t, Hair Petting, Sexual Negotiation, Anxiety, Trust Issues, Slow Burn, Panic Attacks, Frottage, Hand/Blow Jobs, Referenced Self Harm / Abuse / Suicidal Ideation, First Kiss/Time, Anal) – When a woman is murdered and the last person to see her alive is recently invalided army vet turned reluctant (and prickly) professional cuddler, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes is pulled into a world of intimacy and intrigue he never could have imagined. John is a conundrum and mystery: frank yet reserved, tender yet angry, open yet afraid. Sherlock is instantly drawn into his orbit, and begins to feel and desire things he never has before.

The Vapor Variant by 88thParallel (M, 72,684 w., 18 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Post-THoB, John Whump, Protective Sherlock, Guilty Sherlock, Anxious/Worried Sherlock, Virgin Sherlock, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, PTSD John, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, Suspense, Virus, Sickfic, Big Brother Mycroft) – They stood face to face in the middle of a clearing. The dim light of the moon barely allowed Sherlock to see the glassy terror in John’s eyes and the sweat that glistened off his forehead. His nose was bleeding again, blood dripping in a slow stream from his right nostril. They were both gasping for air, John’s eyes locked on Sherlock’s. There was no recognition there, just wild animal fear. Time stood still for an eternal few seconds, and Sherlock took a shaky breath. “John—”Spell broken, John spun and bolted back into the woods. Still heaving for air, Sherlock took off after him.

Summit Fever by J_Baillier (M, 78,802 w., 18 Ch. || Mountain Climber AU || POV John, Angst, Tragedy, Suicidal Ideation, The Himalayas, Mountain Guide / Doctor John, Mount Climber Sherlock, Loneliness, Drama, Suspense, Slow Burn, Injured Sherlock / Sherlock Whump, Pining John) – After graduating from medical school, John Watson followed his heart to the Himalayas. Ten years later, he's a haunted cynic working for his ex-lover's trekking and mountaineering company. Will leading an expedition to Annapurna I—the most lethal of all the world's highest mountains—shake John out of his reverie, and who is the mystery client added to the group at the last minute?

The Monument of Memory by J_Baillier (M, 79,663 w., 14 Ch. || Post S4 Fix It Fic / S4 is Canon, Angst, Family Drama, Guilt, Case Fic, John Loves Sherlock, Complicated Feelings, Mentalism / Hypnosis, Murder, Grieving John, Sherlock is a Bit Not Good, Team Work, Trust Issues, BAMF John, Psychological Trauma, Protective John, Autistic-Spectrum Sherlock, Parentlock, John POV) – A genius traumatised by a past he's only beginning to recall. The psychopath sister that time forgot. A missing woman and a mentalist who may or may not be a murderer. And, in the middle of it all, stands John Watson.

Thermocline by J_Baillier (M, 83,557 w., 14 Ch. || Scuba Diving AU || Adventure, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Marine Archaeology, Asexual Sherlock, Horny John, Relationship Drama, Technical/Scuba/Wreck Diving, Slow Burn, Underwater / Medical Peril, Doctor John, Hurt Sherlock, Anxious Sherlock, John POV, Protective John, Body Appreciation) – John "Five Oceans" Watson — technical dive instructor, dive accident analyst and weapon of mass seduction — meets recluse professor of maritime archaeology Holmes. As they head out to a remote archipelago off the coast of Guatemala to study and film its shipwrecks for a documentary, will sparks fly or fizzle out?

The Summer Boy by khorazir (T, 94,706 w., 6 Ch. || Post S3/Post TAB/Alternate S4, Friends to Lovers, Flashbacks, Sussex, Bullying, 1980′s Kid Sherlock, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Inexperienced Sherlock, Grief/Mourning, Pining Sherlock, Background Case Fic) – About half a year after the fateful events at Appledore, Sherlock and John embark on a private case in Sussex. For Sherlock, it’s a journey into his past, bringing up memories both happy and sad that he has locked away for almost thirty years. For John, it means coming to terms with the present – and a potential future with Sherlock. Part 1 of the The Summer Boy series

Northwest Passage by Kryptaria (E, 95,157 w., 27 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Canadian AU || BAMF!John, Canadian John, PTSD, Anal / Oral Sex, Rimming, Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Drug Rehab, Falling in Love, Pining Sherlock, Love Confessions, Sherlock’s Violin, Panic Attacks, Switching, Anxious / Protective Sherlock, Hugs for Comfort, Suicide Mentions, Healing Each Other) – Seven years ago, Captain John Watson of the Canadian Forces Medical Service withdrew from society, seeking a simple, isolated life in the distant northern wilderness of Canada. Though he survives from one day to the next, he doesn't truly live until someone from his dark past calls in a favor and turns his world upside-down with the introduction of Sherlock Holmes." Part 1 of Tales from the Northwest

31_Days_of_Porn_Challenge_2017 Series by distantstarlight (E, 96,540 w. across 31 stories || Prompt Ficlets, Assorted Kinks, PWP) – A collection in response to the 31 Days of Porn Challenge issued by AtlinMerrik! Thanks for doing that because this has been buttload of fun (that joke never gets old). All stories will be brief stand-alone one-shots.

The Baker Street Nativity by SwissMiss (E, 99,662 w., 23 Ch. || Nativity! AU || Teacher Sherlock / TA John, Pining, Sherlock POV, UST, Angst, Christmas, Music/Song Fic, Anal / BJ’s, First Kiss / Time) – Fusion between Sherlock (BBC) and Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong? Part 1 of The Baker Street Nativity Verse

Given In Evidence by verityburns (M, 97,884 w., 19 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Post-TRF, Angst, Drama, Case Fic, Romance, BAMF!John, Submissive Sherlock, First Kiss, Humour) – Coming back from the dead can be a complicated business. With a new case on the horizon, rebuilding a life is one thing... rebuilding a friendship quite another. For Sherlock and John, things may never be just the same...

#steph replies #johnlock fic recs #my fic recs #long fics #50 to 100k #Anonymous #fic rec wednesday #e-rated fics

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sophiaslittleblog · 8 years ago

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Happy Valentines day everyone! I'm proud to announce that my scifi romance novella Rocket Romance is available for pre-order today on Amazon

I have a goal that I’m trying to achieve with my novella. I want to break into the top 100 ranking of the romance science fiction sub category on Amazon.

My book only cost $1.00 even if you cant buy it sharing this post will be a big help! Thank you!

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hanniba1 · 4 years ago

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rules: tag people you wanna get to know better 🖤

your name and then what you would have named yourself: aubrey, and idk why but i feel drawn to the name ava.

astrological sign (sun/moon/rising if you know them): i’m a virgo sun, capricorn moon, sagittarius rising (and a scorpio mars/venus)

when did you join tumblr and why?: i joined summer of 2011, a friend had told me about it and my first blog was all about x men and cherik 😂 i left in 2017 but recently became active again

top 5 fandoms: HANNIBAL, game of thrones, the x files, STAR WARS, it’s always sunny in philadelphia

top 5 favorite films: leon: the professional, the fifth element, black swan, amèlie, taxi driver

go to song when you wanna Feel something: there’s a lot but the overture from phantom of the opera

what’s your religion or faith if you have one?: i ride the line between agnostic and wiccan if that’s possible? i consider myself a wiccan but more as a path and belief system than a religion??? if that makes any sense

a song that makes you feel seen: liability by lorde (once again there’s a lot but that one Oof)

if you could have any career: my dream is to work in the film industry, i’d love to be an actor/director. i wanna create art. i’d also love to be a singer but i can’t write songs and i’d love to be a writer but i’m not very good. i’d also love to work in a musuem surrounded by history all day.

do you have a type?: for men if he’s prettier than me and has great bone structure and good facial hair and minimum 10+ years older than me or is prematurely greying. for girls either masc girls or cute nerdy girls with glasses.

what does your heart/soul yearn for: to create, to live passionatly, to have an all consuming love, contentment.

if you had to describe yourself in 5 words to someone who doesn’t know you: empathetic, emotional, romantic, melancholy, passionate.

favorite subjects in school: art, theatre, english, and science!!

where does your soul feel most at home: in nature, somewhere misty and cool. in a musuem surrounded by history and culture. in a theatre, about to see a live play or ballet. a busy city but that’s old and holds history.

top 5 fictional characters: will graham, petyr baelish, hannibal lecter, anakin skywalker, fox mulder.

top 3 moments in a show that made you ugly cry: mizumono/the wrath of the lamb, doomsday from doctor who broke me, and in season 3 of torchwood when ianto dies in jack’s arms spurred a couple week long depressive episode lmao

the earth, the sun, the moon or the stars: the moon

favorite kind of weather: stormy, gloomy, misty cool weather with a light breeze

top 3 characters you kin with: will graham, sansa stark, fox mulder (and bonus amèlie)

favorite medium of art: film!!!! although i love all forms of art

introvert/extrovert/ambivert: introvert 100%

a favorite literary quote: it’s a hard tie between “He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.” and “Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I can not live without my life! I can not live without my soul!”

some of your favorite books: hamlet, lolita, wuthering heights, the scarlet letter, red dragon, jane eyre, big little lies.

if you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?: europe 100%, preferably the united kingdom/ireland, france, italy, germany or the netherlands.

if you could live in any time in history when would it be?: italian renaissance, elizabethan england, the turn of the century, or 1940s-1980s

if you could play any instrument masterfully it would be: piano, violin, or guitar.

if you have one, what mythological god or goddess do you feel a connection to: persephone is my bitch. also hecate and freya.

and lastly, favorite recent selfie in your camera roll:

i tag: @horrorlesbians @iskarieot @serialcannibal @arunima @fairytalegay @hughdancyx @bisexywill @honnibal @hannibalphobic @cravenwes @voxmxchina @villachuu @the-chesapeake-shipper @wormspawn @marg0t-verger @strqvinsky @eroding-the-bluff @francisforever @hvnnigram and of course anyone else that wants to do it!!!!

#tag game #i know it’s a little long so if you don’t wanna do it that’s cool!#i just like to get to know my mutuals and these are entertaining #userhanniba1 #🦂

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flystill · 4 years ago

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Thanks @gayboycastiel, you know I’m always itching for an opportunity for self-revelation.

Rules Guidelines: answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs that you want to interrogate

1. name/nickname: Laurel

2. gender: woman, she/her

3. star sign: Sagittarius

4. height: 5′8″ (173 cm for my non-American friends)

5. time: 10:20am

6. birthday: ----

7. favorite bands/groups: Coldplay, BE GOOD, Animals in the Attic (my favorite artists could change quite a bit month to month but Coldplay is always there)

8. favorite solo artists: Far Caspian, Nick Mulvey, Observer Drift, Owl City (don’t come at me)

9. song stuck in my head: For the Record by Winston Surfshirt

10. last movie: Little Women (2019)

11. last show: Man in the High Castle currently (this is like my 4th attempt at watching the whole show), last show I watched to completion was Fleabag

12. when did I create this blog: in November during the Mishapocalypse reboot

13. what do I post: stuff from my 10,000 fandoms (mainly Hannibal and X Files atm), cool photos and art, and self-deprecating humor

14. last thing I googled: “mcu” (did you know the Municipal Credit Union of New York City has auto loans with 2.29% APR???)

15. other blogs: laurelabroad (my failed travel blog)

16. do I get asks: nope (see follower count)

17. why I chose my url: it’s based on a graffiti in my hometown

18. following: 76

19. followers: 7

20. average hours of sleep: 7.5ish

21. lucky number: 11 (favorite number although I’m not ever very lucky)

22. instruments: guitar currently, piano historically

23. what am I wearing: grey sweatpants and a dark green quarter zip

24. dream job: adventure photographer with no financial concerns

25. dream trip: round the globe roadtrip, extended trek in Antarctica, or returning to NZ for the trip I didn’t do because I broke my wrist

26. favorite food: crème brûlée

27. nationality: American

28. favorite song: Warning Sign by Coldplay

29. last book read: finished Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson in November-ish, still reading Descartes’ Meditations even though it’s like 100 pages long

30. top three fictional universes I’d like to live in: Star Trek (idk that much about the universe, but I would love to travel to another solar system in a ship based on dubious science), Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (my favorite concept of magic), or Jurassic Park (sans idiots and businesspeople)

Hello to the mutuals I know, all 3 of you (feel no obligation to participate lol): @randompens, @firefly42, @agentmmm

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myaekingheart · 4 years ago

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You’ve Got Kudos

Written for Day 1 of the Kakashi Lounge Discord Server's September Event. Prompts: Fanfic Writer!Kakashi | Social Disaster | Modern AU | Roommates/Neighbors

[Read on AO3] Pairing: Kakashi x Rei (OC) Rating: Teen and Up @the-kakashi-lounge-blog

Kakashi has a dirty little secret and it's in the form of an AO3 account. No one is allowed to know that he writes Icha Icha fanfiction--especially not his library tech neighbor Rei. (Standalone companion piece to The Scarecrow and the Bell, Modern/College AU)

Kakashi kicked off his shoes at the front door and slumped into his favorite chair. Tutoring wasn’t necessarily his favorite thing in the world but it looked good on resumes and put a little extra cash in his pockets, so he supposed he could tolerate it for a little while longer. If only his students hadn’t been quite so insufferable, that is.

If anything, tutoring reminded Kakashi how much he hated underclassmen. His three protegees were all naïve freshman whose energy stores had yet to drain. Naruto was enthusiastic but slow on the uptake and it was hard to get him to properly focus. Sakura had potential but she was far too engrossed in her Instagram rivalry with fellow student Ino Yamanaka to make any real progress. And Sasuke was constantly brooding, there not by choice but rather because his professor threatened to flunk him if he didn’t seek outside help.

Perhaps it would’ve been smarter to book them each separate appointments but with the way everyone’s schedules worked out, it was easier to just create one big study group. It was more efficient that way, anyway. Kakashi much preferred to kill three birds with one stone than chip away at his sanity little by little. And so every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, Kakashi trudged to the library to pore over used textbooks and incomprehensible scribbles in an attempt to explain simple concepts to brains that could not understand. This was fine. He didn’t need a social life anyway.

Kakashi rubbed his tired eyes and checked the time. It was 5:30pm. He had no idea what he was going to do for dinner, nor did he really care. Sighing, he reached for his laptop and went straight to his email. At the very top of his inbox was a notification from Archive of Our Own: Comment on Icha Icha Bloodline. Kakashi’s heart jolted. In the solace of his apartment, this was his one saving grace: fanfiction.

He admittedly felt a little ridiculous about the whole thing. What college guy not only wrote fanfiction, but for romance novels at that? He knew exactly how his taste in literature appeared. So few people truly understood the nuance and artistry of the Icha Icha books, writing it off as just cheap porn. Those books, however, gave Kakashi exactly the reprieve he needed. Within their pages, he could disappear from the stress of everyday life to instead revel in the throes of a dramatic fictional romance. His love for this series knew no bounds. His heart ached to share it with someone but if college had taught Kakahsi anything, it was that people never really change and are more than willing to judge you the minute you express any personal interests. High School: The Sequel, if you will. And so Kakashi had come to learn that there were only ever two places where he was safe to unapologetically indulge in his favorite series: within the comfort of his own home and on the internet.

Fanfiction was never his original intention. Rather, it was the end result of a long string of unfortunate circumstances. The latest book had ended with the heroine caught between two very tempting suitors, a cliffhanger of epic proportions which left Kakashi itching for a resolution. A few months after publication, the author, Jiraiya, passed away, taking his secrets for the series’ finale with him.

Kakashi had tried so hard not to think about it but the lack of closure ate away at him. He needed a valuable outlet through which to ramble, a way to confide in someone as invested in the series as he was. For a moment, he had considered joining a book club but all of his attempts failed. The only clubs that ever focused on books like these were run by sexually frustrated middle-aged women who sneered at the mere thought of letting a man into their circle. On recommendation from a friend, he turned to the campus library community for help but was met with nothing short of disaster, which thus introduced the second point of contention: Rei.

The library check-in desk was notoriously run by volunteers, most of which were majoring in library science themselves. One such volunteer was Rei Natsuki, a junior with fiery hair and a chronic resting bitch face. It wasn’t that Kakashi didn’t like her, necessarily. Actually, every time he saw her he got this horrifying fuzzy feeling in the pit of his stomach that insisted he was about to throw up. He felt as if her eyes were on him constantly, studying his every move. This fact only furthered his gratitude for lumping together all of his tutoring appointments. The less time he spent in the library, the less often he would have to see her.

Not that she was necessarily easy to avoid. Just his luck, she lived three doors down from him in the same off-campus apartment complex. At least if he timed things just right, he could avoid running into her in the hallway. Their mutual existence was like a very carefully choreographed dance on perilous terrain. They were constantly at risk of colliding with one another, a harrowing and horrifying fate.

Their first encounter was in the fall of his freshman year when he snuck into the erotic fiction section searching for the Icha Icha books. As he skimmed the titles, he felt a pair of mossy eyes burning holes into his back like a cryptid whose domain has been intruded upon. When Kakashi turned around, he caught her peering around the edge of the bookshelf. Her expression was one of harsh focus and concern. “Looking for something?” she asked. For someone so small—she was roughly a foot shorter than he was—she was certainly terrifying.

Kakashi’s face turned beet red, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. “No, not particularly!” he exclaimed. “Just looking around!”

“Hrmph” Rei huffed, unconvinced. “Well, if you need anything, I’ll be right over there” she pointed to the help desk at the front of the library. An older woman, one of the librarians, winked at her across the room and Rei’s face turned bright red. Without another word, she scurried off back to her station, grumbling under her breath. Once gone, Kakashi sighed and leaned back against the shelf. All of the books directly behind him tumbled to the ground with a loud thud. Rei immediately whipped around to glare at him but by then, he had already dove into the nearest study room. Frustrated, Rei stomped over to assess the damage and begin reorganizing the shelves. Kakashi apologized to the group he interrupted before booking it out of the building. It was in that moment that he officially decided: from that point onward, Icha Icha would remain his dirty little secret. Literally.

And thus came along the internet. At least there, hiding behind his computer screen, he could retain some sense of anonymity. He could disguise himself with a pen name much like wearing a mask. No one needed to know who he was. He pored over various forums, reading but never interacting. As refreshing as it was to find a sense of community amid other Icha Icha fans, his joy quickly faded when he realized one fatal flaw: no one knew what they were talking about. They all misinterpreted the characters, the relationships, the actions the heroine took to get to this point. Perhaps Jiraiya’s novels were too nuanced. Perhaps there was no hope for him after all. It was then, deep into a Reddit thread, that it dawned on him: the horrifying promise of writing fanfiction.

At first, Kakashi refused. He would not stoop so low. The harder he resisted, however, the more appealing the idea slowly became. At least in this way, he could help people to better understand these stories in a way that he was familiar with. Not that he was an avid writer himself but he hoped he was familiar enough with the conventions of fiction to understand how it was done. As if running on autopilot, he ventured to Archive of Our Own and created an account under the pseud “CopyNin.”

His fanfiction, Icha Icha Bloodline, introduced dramatic new themes and conflicts to the story he loved, expanding on the love triangle with a depth and sincerity that he hoped would make Jiraiya proud. It hadn’t gotten many hits yet, but that just made every kudos and comment feel that much heavier. As his cursor hovered over his inbox now, he almost questioned whether he even wanted to know. Every shared thought had the capacity to make or break his motivation. But if he didn’t look, he wouldn’t be able to contain himself. He needed to know. He pulled up the latest comment and his heart leapt into his throat. It was from LittleBell.

LittleBell was, for lack of a better word, iconic amid the Icha Icha fandom. They were one of the first writers Kakashi had encountered when he first considered fanfiction as a possibility. Their name appeared in dozens of forum posts, attached to both praise and criticism alike. By the time Kakashi looked into them himself, they had already written 100,000 words worth of fic with the longest piece nearing 100 chapters. It was clear why they were so popular. The cadence of their sentences, their detailed characterization, and their dynamic plot points all made Kakashi’s heart sing. He could only hope to one day be as great a writer as they were.

Kakashi had lurked through fifteen chapters before, in a fit of sleep-drunken gumption, he had decided to leave LittleBell a comment. It was short and sweet and afterward, Kakashi groaned into his pillow second-guessing every sentence, but he awoke to an encouraging response that firmly cemented the allure of writing a fic himself. And now here he was, faced with a comment from them on his own work. How could he ever prepare himself for something so huge? He instinctually expected scathing criticism. Your characterization sucks. You’re writing them all too flat. Her suitors would never say XYZ or do ABC. Have you even read the books? This is trash. Kakashi’s hands shook as he tried to shove those negative thoughts out of his mind. LittleBell had been so kind before so, realistically, why would their response be any different? Kakashi scratched the back of his head, knowing that the longer he waited, the more maddening this was going to become. Without another moment’s hesitation, he forced himself to view the comment.

This was so great! I love the way you write these characters—I can tell you have a really deep understanding of the heroine, especially. It’s so refreshing to read a fic that not only retains the romance of the originals but also emphasizes it in a way that’s super meaningful rather than cheesy. My favorite part was the scene where she’s fixing his watch. “It’s really an exquisite watch. Such a shame that it’s stopped working.” “I guess that just means that we’ll have to stay in this moment forever” “What will everyone else say? They’ll get tired of waiting.” “Let them wait. I’m always late to everything anyway. What’s another eternity?” My heart! You can really tell just how much he loves her, and it makes that love triangle all the more tense and heartbreaking! You’re really just doing an incredible job with this and I can’t wait to read more!”

Kakashi’s cheeks burned as he buried his face in his hands. It was all he could do to hide the grin on his face. Not that anyone was there to tease him for it. Pakkun was fast asleep on the couch and likely wouldn’t have cared anyway. Alone in his apartment, Kakashi was exploding. To think that someone so talented and renowned within the fandom not only noticed his work but enjoyed it was mind-blowing. This was a high he would surely be riding for the rest of the week, if not the rest of the semester. Nothing could be better than this.

Once the debilitating excitement wore down a bit, Kakashi was then stuck with the battle of writing a response. He knew there were some in the community who considered responding a controversial topic—something about trying to increase your comment count—but Kakashi enjoyed replying to every single person who took the time to say something nice. And this was certainly something very nice. How could he possibly put into words his overwhelming gratitude? He had no clue. Kakashi stewed over the prospect for a solid ten minutes before his growling stomach urged him to hurry up. He had completely forgotten he was hungry but now his body was not going to let him forget. He considered stepping away and replying later, after he had time to chew it over, but then quickly shoved away the thought. He couldn’t afford to put this on the backburner at the risk of forgetting about it entirely. No, he needed to do this now.

Kakashi typed, paused, considered, then backspaced and typed again. When he was finally at least mildly pleased with his response, he sucked in a deep breath and pressed Comment.

Huffing in relief, Kakashi stretched out and leaned his head back against his chair. All that was left to do now was wait. Would they even respond back? He didn’t know. Sometimes a comment began a whole conversation, other times it was a singular instance like a comet in the night sky.

But for now, he was going to try not to dwell on it. He received LittleBell’s praise, and if they were to respond back then so be it. It was all up to fate now. Kakashi slipped on his shoes, shoved his phone, wallet, and keys into his pocket, and headed out. As he locked his apartment, he heard without listening as a door down the hall creaked open. The sound reached his ears but his brain did not register what it was until it was too late. Turning around, he abruptly bumped into her.

A gasp fell from Rei’s lips as she collided with Kakashi’s chest. Her half-open backpack swung on her shoulder, spilling its contents onto the floor. “S-sorry about that!” he croaked, clearing his throat. Kakashi’s hands shook as he leaned down to help gather her belongings, all the while fearing her wrath. Among the used textbooks and stuffed notebooks was a green paperback with a big prohibition sign on the cover. The little bell charm attached to Rei’s keychain jingled and automatically Kakashi was punched in the gut with a realization of Pavlovian proportions. Little Bell.

“I-I’m sorry…what was that…?” Rei stammered and suddenly Kakashi realized he had, in fact, spoken aloud. Her voice, in response, was so much quieter than he had ever thought she was capable of—filled with the striking fear of being vulnerably and intrinsically known. Unmasked.

Kakashi’s eyes widened as he shuffled to gather as many of her books as he could manage. “I-I didn’t know you liked the Icha Icha books” he murmured. He could hardly make eye contact as he handed her back her things.

“Yeah…” she said, slowly accepting them, “They’re, uh…they’re my favorite.”

Rubbing the back of his neck, Kakashi chuckled nervously and replied, “Mine, too.”

She wasn’t sure what it was about him but in that moment, a sickening feeling filled her chest, a nauseating suspicion that she couldn’t shake. There was really only way to confirm whether or not those suspicions were correct. At the risk of looking like an idiot, she cleared her throat then and said, “You know, that’s a really exquisite watch.” Kakashi froze, his eyes gently skating down to his wrist. He wasn’t wearing a watch. His heart pounded in his chest. Rei bit her lip, dropped her eyes to the floor. “It’s, uh, it’s a shame it’s stopped working.”

Kakashi’s mind was reeling. None of this felt real. Suddenly Rei was a completely different person to him now. He saw her not as the terrifying, impatient, and indirect girl from the library but the extremely talented, encouraging, yet perhaps unfortunately shy writer that he had spent so much time idolizing. If only he had known of the bond they secretly shared over the past few months. He could hardly fight the grin on his face as he murmured back, “Then I guess we’ll just have to stay in this moment forever.”

Rei’s cheeks burned as she hugged her books to her chest. She could feel the laughter rising up in the back of her throat—this was so ridiculous, and yet at the same time this was everything she had ever wanted. If only Kakashi had truly known how much she had suppressed over the years, since they first met in the library. The way the old librarian encouraged her to speak to him when she caught him perusing her favorite books. The way she’d hide out in her apartment whenever he left for class, watching from the window too scared to approach. The way she channeled all of her unrequited love and inner turmoil into the very story she now knew he idolized. She felt so strange and vulnerable but also for the first time truly seen. It was the most bizarre and lovely sensation.

She had no idea how long they actually stood there in the hallway like that, reveling in this newfound connection, but all too soon reality suddenly hit her. “D-do you have somewhere you’re supposed to be? I don’t want you to be late!” she exclaimed.

Kakashi, however, still entranced, shook his head and replied, “Let them wait. I’m always late to everything anyway.” Rei brushed the long bangs back out of her face, completely incapable of stifling her laughter. Kakashi joined her—the breadth of his smile, the bravado of his voice, the way his eyes squinted when he laughed, all were enough to make her weak in the knees. “Are you hungry?” he then asked. “I was just about to get something to eat. You should come with me.”

Sliding her books back into her backpack, Rei smiled and replied, “I would love that.” Swinging her bag back over her shoulder, she walked alongside him down the hallway. Their fingers itched to interlock, their hearts pounding out of their chests. He opened the door for her and together they stepped out into the autumn air. Nothing else mattered. In that moment, all that existed was them: CopyNin and LittleBell.

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