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totheidiot · 5 months ago

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hitchhikers guide to the galaxy for the fandom ask:)

AAA 100% was hoping someone would ask for this fandom so so so let's go let's go

favorite male character : judging by my blog theme, it should be obvious... marvin the paranoid android, my beloved... i feel so deeply for his character, i think about him all of the time...

favorite female character : favorite character of the entire series, the one and only tricia marie macmillan. my only gripe ever with the series is how it handles trillian in particular. by far, she was the smartest person in the entire main cast. the curse of being a female character in classic science fiction series 😔😔😔😔

least favorite character : i have no idea about this... I enjoyed every character in the series very wholeheartedly. the main cast of arthur, ford, marvin, zaphod and trillian, all the other side characters.

favorite ship : forthur, of course, never misses. but surprisingly, I really like zaphod x trillian as well, they have so much potential and they are worth developing. if i ever wrote a ship!fic for h2g2 (specifying ship!fic, because i have particular moods where i feel like writing a gen marvin-centric fic and one of these days, i might just give in), i would wrote for them.

favorite friendship : though forthur is my favorite romantic ship, i like their friendship too much. they are one of those parings that are compelling in both a romantic and platonic context. alternatively, i also like zaphod's dynamic with literally anyone.

favorite quote : h2g2 has such BANGER quotes, i have to make a top 3 list for this question. three of my favorite quotes in no particular order:

the obligatory "the story so far: in the beginning the universe was created. this has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

"now the world has gone to bed / darkness won't engulf my head / i can see by infrared / how I hate the night. / now i lay me down to sleep / try to count electric sheep / sweet dream wishes you can keep / how i hate the night - marvin."

"there is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. there is another which states that this has already happened.

worst character death : MARVIN'S DEATH. IT AFFECTED ME IN A WAY NO WILL EVER UNDERSTAND. bro was not present the entire so long and thanks for all the fish book and in the LAST FEW CHAPTER HE SHOWS UP. ONLY TO DIE. it was so tragic to me, "i think i feel good about it" right after "we apologize for the inconvenience." if i think too much of his death, i will cry.

this made me so happy you have no idea moment : an odd scene to be happy about but that marvin lullaby scene in life, universe and everything. for a non-marvin option, another one of my favorite moments is the one at the end of the restaurant at the end of the universe where the scrabble pieces spell out "what do you get if you multiply six by nine"

saddest moment : marvin's death but also the whale and petunia scene. that scene with the sperm whale should not BE THAT SAD. this series is one of my favorites and i will remember a detail from it and i will be more at awe and more in love with these books. like the thought process of the bowl of petunias like "curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was oh no, not again. many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now.” AND NOW THAT IN LIFE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING, WE KNOW THAT IT WAS ONE OF AGRAJAG'S REINCARNATIONS.

favorite location : i have got to be 100% honest... i do not understand the different locations in this series at all. like the whole deal with krikkit and milliways just went right over my head. just to answer this question, let's just go with magrathea because that's really important.

#🍂 arian's shit #as you can tell. i like marvin a little bit. while trillian is my favorite character #marvin is like... my favorite detail of this series? but yes i like him a lot #very very very much #the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy #h2g2 #crash into the 42nd answer

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istanbullocalguides · 2 months ago

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What Makes Cappadocia A Lunar Landscape on Earth?

Cappadocia is a spectacular region in central Turkey and geological sighting. This destination seems to have stepped out of a science fiction novel. The otherworldly landscape has been sculpted by wind, water, and time and has earned the nickname "fairy chimney land." Please read this blog post and know what makes Cappadocia a must-visit destination during Turkey tours:

Fairy Chimneys - The Natural Masterpieces

An iconic feature of Cappadocia is the fairy chimneys. They are nothing but towering, conical rock formations and are the result of millions of years of erosion. Soft volcanic rock – known as tuff, was sculpted by wind, rain, and rivers and left behind these extraordinary structures. Some fairy chimneys have the harder basalt cap which protects the softer layers below and creates a mushroom-like shape.

Uchisar Castle - A Fortress of Rock

Uchisar Castle is a gigantic rock formation that dominates the surrounding landscape. Emerging 100 meters above the town of Uchisar, this castle offers breathtaking panoramic views of the region. This ancient citadel was once a giant fairy chimney carved into by humans over the centuries. It results in a labyrinth of interconnected chambers and tunnels.

Mesas - Flat-Topped Mountains

Cappadocia stands out as the home to several mesas or flat-topped mountains. These are the unique formations created by erosion that left behind a hard, resistant layer of rock forming the summit. You can enjoy exciting activities like hiking and exploring the surrounding countryside while visiting Mesas.

Devrent Valley - A Surreal Landscape

Devrent Valley is also known as Imagination Valley - a surreal landscape filled with bizarre rock formations. The valley stands out as home to a huge concentration of animal-shaped rocks, including a dolphin, a seal, and even a praying Mary. The unusual shapes of these rocks have inspired visitors to let their imaginations run wild.

Mushroom-shaped Chimneys

You can find these fairy chimneys in Gulsehir Open Palace, and they are one of the most breathtaking chimneys in Cappadocia. They form like all other fairy chimneys and the only difference is that the top layer of basalt is eroded into a mushroom-shaped cap that makes them worthwhile.

Final Conclusion

Cappadocia is an exceptional and unforgettable destination in Turkey. Its otherworldly landscape, combined with its rich history and culture, make it a must-visit for any travelers visiting Turkey. Whether you intend on exploring ancient cave dwellings, hiking through beautiful valleys, or simply marveling at the natural beauty, Cappadocia has something to offer everyone.

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farfrombrooklyn · 5 months ago

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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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The Art of Persuasion: Top Strategies to Maximize Affiliate Marketing Conversions

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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/

Shilpa. (2023, February 17). 100 most common phrasal verbs list with meaning: Speak English fluently. The Fluent Life. https://thefluentlife.com/content/100-most-common-phrasal-verbs-list-meaning/

Touro University. (n.d.). Transitional words. Touro.edu. Retrieved October 16, 2023, from https://www.touro.edu/departments/writing-center/tutorials/transitional-words/

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I have made this AI picture, by using the program "IA to create images" from Canva. It was very easy, I just have to type how I want that image and in a matter of seconds I had it.

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awlwren · 2 years ago

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I posted 3,146 times in 2022

That's 2,181 more posts than 2021!

8 posts created (0%)

3,138 posts reblogged (100%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@possiblythreefourthspeahen

@tanoraqui

@exlibrisfangirl

@garbria

@uenaina

I tagged 3,146 of my posts in 2022

#funny - 606 posts

#art - 505 posts

#indeed - 459 posts

#everyday life - 434 posts

#animals - 380 posts

#accurate - 358 posts

#speculative fiction - 350 posts

#second time’s the charm - 334 posts

#ffxv - 314 posts

#nature - 267 posts

Longest Tag: 137 characters

#like what is your relationship like with your parent/uncle/whatever when you’re a a couple centuries younger but you’re all millennia old

My Top Posts in 2022:

5 Most Recent Songs Ask Meme

I was tagged by @exlibrisfangirl Thanks! Sorry it’s taken so long.

In the Shadows by Beyond the Black

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

Mama Tried by Merle Haggard

Breathe/2 a.m. by Anna Nalick

Bones in the Ocean by The Longest Johns (performed by Paul from LLR/Desert Bus)

Tagging… @exlibrisfangirl again, @shieldmaidenofsherwood, @garbria, @whumpwriterforlife, @meissashush, @starjunco, @whostarlockeda03, @noirbriar and anyone else who would like to try.

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Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: Teen & Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationship: Titus Drautos | Glauca & Nyx Ulric Characters: Titus Drautos | General Glauca, Nyx Ulric, Original Niflheim Character(s) Additional Tags: Screams from Across the Hall, Medical Torture, Science Experiments, Starscourge, Implied/Referenced Sexual Harassment, Scheming

Summary:

Titus was annoyed. Annoyed with this whole situation, with the rattle of the airships, with the buzzing under his skin pushing him to do something. Fight. Unfortunately, he hadn't found a good opening just yet. In which Titus gets to learn a bit more about who organized the "rescue" and what they want. It's just about as fun as he expected and all too familiar in the worst ways. And some new ones. Drautos PoV for Whumpwriterforlife's "Starving for Truth" Whumptober Day 6: Screams from Across the Hall

5 notes - Posted October 7, 2022

Song URL Tag Game

Rules: Spell your URL with songs, and then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL.

I was tagged by @exlibrisfangirl - thanks! It was fun. ^_^ I hope your pain continues to abate.

A - All God’s Critters (A Place in the Choir) written by Bill Staines

W - Who Needs Sleep by Barenaked Ladies

L - Lullabye (Goodnight, my Angel) by Billy Joel

W - What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

R - (Rice in the Microwave) It’s a Great Day to Be Alive* by Travis Tritt

E - Edelwiess from Sound of Music by Rogers & Hammerstein

N - Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers

*this would seem to be cheating, but this song is exclusively referred to as the Rice in the Microwave Song among my household (we call/text each other whenever we hear it) and I actively have to look up what the actual name is so I say it counts.

Tagging: @garbria, @shieldmaidenofsherwood, @glaivewaffle (see the pity I took on you?), @whostarlockeda03, @starjunco, @newlyorange, and, at your convenience, @sanzochan.

5 notes - Posted January 4, 2022

Poor little meow meow and eeby deeby for FFXV for the ask meme?

*squints* You’re fishing for a specific answer here, I can feel it.

Eeby Deeby: Once this would have been Drautos, but having to write him so much has reluctantly made me slightly more sympathetic to him and move him out of this category. I’ll go with Verstael Besithia instead. Man chose evil scientist as his personality and went all in. Each one of those clones deserve to get their satisfaction from him, and all the citizens of Niflheim that fell to the “vanishing disease” and all the citizens of Lucis to MTs. And probably more.

Poor Little Meow Meow: Drautos has not quite earned this spot yet either, despite your hopes. :P He is in limbo. This one was much harder; I’m not as familiar with the whole cast as I should be. Maybe the astrals? I like pondering blue/orange morality, and where they might have come from, I guess. But I don’t care enough to write about them specifically yet. Let’s go with the Lucii. Yes, they are assholes, and cause a hell of a lot of collateral damage, but it’s interesting to think about how much they are slaves of destiny as well, a destiny they knew they wouldn’t live to see, and what it must be like to be stuck inside the ring/statues of the old wall for so long. They can be my “faves” in that I‘d probably enjoy writing about them, even if I think they need some perspective. (And maybe freedom)

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My #1 post of 2022

Favorite Character from 10 Fandoms

I was tagged by @shieldmaidenofsherwood and @exlibrisfangirl. Thanks for thinking of me! No thanks for making me make decisions. :(

Rules: List your favorite character from 10 different fandoms and then tag 10 people.

Rather than try to actually chose, I'm just going to do the last 10 characters I used their tag to find fic for on Ao3, from most recent to least.

Nyx Ulric from Kingsglaive/Final Fantasy XV. RIP to your feeds; this man has captured my attention for almost a full year now. Wow. He is trying so hard to save his friends in spite of everything, but also isn't afraid to chew people out who need to hear it. There are so many blanks to fill in, too.

Elrond Peredhil from the Hobbit/LotR/Silmarillion. A very old, but enduring fave from back when my dad read the Hobbit to me when I was eight or so and started my love for Tolkien. He was wise and smart and helpful, and gave people shelter. Instant fave. Nice to see him getting some more love lately!

Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan from the Vorkosigan Saga. All you people here on tumblr made me decide to start the series and I adored her and her husband and so was very disappointed to see less of them as the series shifted to their son, not that he isn't fantastic! But I've always had a weakness for the previous generation, so this is nothing new.

Luke Skywalker from Star Wars, my original blorbo, as the children say. I got introduced to Star Wars when I was six and it has been an obsession ever since. What can I say, I am basic and weak for main characters. I was heavy into the EU and so I started to draw away when Episode II came out and I could see it killing itself trying to cope with contradictions, but Luke, with such a burden always trying will always be a favorite. 4b. Mara Jade also has gotten a character tag search, but she is in the same fandom so she doesn't get her own number. But don't neglect her!

Jason Todd from Batman comics. I fell sideways into this fandom through an old mutual who loved him, and since that's how I came into the fandom I have stuck with him. I tend to latch onto a character and stay loyal, so here I am, through some very bizarre characterization and storyline choices, having learned from this man and fandom how to pick and chose fanon and canon very harshly. Definitely a character that when written well is very very good, and when written badly (or how I don't like) is horrid. 5b. This is basically a (hopefully more mature) carbon copy of how I got into BtVS through a friend obsessed with Spike.

Clark Kent from Superman comics/shows (yes this counts as separate fandoms). Another oldie. My grandparents had the 1940s cartoons as some of the few brother-approved VHS tapes they had, so I watched a lot of it, and then STAS came out and I was hooked. What can I say, I love characters who always try so hard to be the best they can be, and the reminder that even the Man of Tomorrow, for all his powers, can't do everything.

Meliara Astiar and Vidanric Renselaus from Crown & Court Duel by Sherwood Smith. Yes, both of them, shut up. I got on a nostalgia kick and they have a few excellent fics on Ao3. Ultimate culture clash, all the tropes and they make it work.

Trafalgar Law from One Piece. (No, I am not caught up and will not be until Wano is done.) He...he also tries so hard but in a different way. He tries to be serious in Luffy's world and it never works and it's great. Trash man trying to be creepy and trying so hard. And he's genuinely badass, he just cares too much and it cracks me up. And then his backstory breaks my heart.

Eve Baird from The Librarians (tv show). Mama Baird knows what she wants and knows her skills and is doing all she can to protect her idiot Librarian and equally chaotic LITs, but isn't afraid to admit when she needs to learn from them as well.

Alberich from Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey. Another nostalgia lookup, with even less fic. I like mentors, okay? I like older people learning and teaching and I always have, even when I was young. I actually haven't read much of this series, but I got his two books and enjoyed them, and didn't do much with the rest.

I'm going to chose to interpret the lack of women on this list as a critique of the books I read and not solely of me myself. But it's a good trend to see as I try to figure out what to procrastinate by reading next. (as is the appalling lack of explicit POC. Ouch.)

Again, these are the most recent character tag searches I've done on Ao3, not my top 10 characters, because this took less decisions, honestly.

Absolutely no-pressure tagging of @garbria, @whumpwriterforlife, @starjunco, @sanzochan, @whostarlockeda03, @noirbriar, @newlyorange, and @maychorian, along with anyone else who wants to go. I would love to get more character reccs, honestly. It's gotten me started on two series that I've enjoyed but haven't gotten far enough in to seek out fic yet for risk of spoilers. ^_^

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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

#science fiction - 2 posts

#amwriting - 2 posts

#stray game - 2 posts

#reading - 1 post

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

#apparently - 1 post

#i cannot tell if this is ironic - 1 post

#montreal - 1 post

#signage - 1 post

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.

67 notes - Posted April 26, 2022

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

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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

@shining-bewear

@xsuicunex2

@kaen-ace-of-diamonds

@domidoom

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

#scarlet lady au - 145 posts

#??? - 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

205 notes - Posted February 10, 2022

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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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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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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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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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!

#valentines day #st valentines day #black love #books #reading #scifi #science fiction #hearts #cosmic calisto caprica #sophias little blog #write #amazon #kindle #love #amazon top 100 #bestseller #lets do this #black author

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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 br��lée

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.

#kakashi hatake #rei natsuki #the scarecrow and the bell #naruto #naruto oc #fanfiction #one shot #modern au #kakashi lounge blog #server event

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