#totidem-verbis

[maiji]

Yusuke Urameshi knew, from the time that he was five, that his soulmate was Keiko Yukimura. Koto Orikasa knew, from the time that she was five, that she didn’t want a soulmate. Life didn’t work out the way either of them planned, but they’re going to try to make it work. Or die trying.

Etched Into Skin Like Scars by @tv-writes-ff (@totidem-verbis) For the Yu Yu Hakusho Big Bang @yyhbb Read it here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12621860/1/Etched-Into-Skin-Like-Scars

When I first read the summary for this story, I got a little giddy. I love Yusuke (obviously), I love fanworks that showcase minor characters, and I do like Koto a lot and always did think she and Yusuke had pretty compatible personalities. (Though she interestingly goes for Touya in the series... I would have guessed Jin myself hahah)

The "bonus features" description for the fic joked that this was either a rare pair or a crack pairing. My opinion may be biased, but I say while it's certainly rare, it's not really crack. The execution definitely isn't! The care and thought that went into it is impressive, and it's ambitious without coming off ridiculous or gratuitous. There's a clear sense of world-extension in the span of time beyond what we ever see in the series, and the structure of the story as it jumps back and forth through time is well done. And there's respect for the integrity and consistency of the characters. The myriad OCs are also integrated pretty well considering all the types of roles they have to fill (one-off characters, characters you need to sense have been around for a long time without us having been present for their original appearance/introduction to the characters we love, and still feel natural, and so on), and juggling so many things is not easy.

A lot happens in this story, so I thought long and hard about what an appropriate cover image would be. I decided to go with something more abstract/thematic instead of depicting a specific scene. The idea of the Words is an intriguing concept, so I wanted to make sure the image emphasized them - without spoiling things! It was an interesting exercise playing with texture to mimic scarring, and you (hopefully) can see a faint “my” added to the title in the illustration to emphasize the personal nature of the scars.

I've done a number of versions of a future Yusuke, and one of future Koto as well, so I jumped at the chance to imagine yet another take on this. Here, Yusuke's got that more sophisticated side wave (from volume 17), and his toushin marks are restricted to only the area where Raizen had his facial tattoo. Koto is pretty much the same, but I made her hair longer - makes sense to me that she'd want to cover her back in this story. I also wanted to draw them in their cute dance outfits in a way that you could see the full character design, hence the bonus drawing!

Thank you @totidem-verbis for crafting such an interesting story with such excellent characterization! I'm so glad I was able to read and illustrate your fic, and I hope this artwork does your work and your ideas justice!

You can check out the rest of the @yyhbb participants’ work at the #yyhbb tag, going up throughout today!

[yyhfanfiction]

A story by @tv-writes-ff! Check it and the author’s other stories out!

 More info:

 Yu Yu Hakusho - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 33,965 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 8 - Updated: Jul 29 - Published: Jul 24 - [Yusuke U., OC] Hiei, Kurama M.  

[distractionpie]

Hi! For the WIP Guessing Game: night

Thanks! :) I located in my webgott genderswap au in this sentence:

Were it a darker night she'd be the picture of innocence, but the sky is cloudless and the moon is full and shining just bright enough that Joe can see the flush decorating Webster's cheeks.

[incorrectbandofbrothersquotes]

So, after binge watching BoB for the hundredth time, I decided to check and see if there was a fandom presence on tumblr. And I found your blog first and I looooove it!!! If it isn't too much trouble, can you recommend any other BoB blogs?

YES!!! This fandom is alive and well! And I’m so glad you love the blog! This made me like:

Anyway, yeah, I can definitely point out some blogs for you to follow that are really awesome Band of Brothers blogs. These blogs are not all necessarily strictly BoB, but they have a lot of content. 

@amongedelweiss @benedictsss@buck-compton@captainixon@captainronspeirs@chocolatpourvous@eugenevroe@generoes@gemfyre@lip-roe@ralphspina@t-4georgeluz@thatsnotmozarts@toyesoldiers@webgottrash@webstersshark@doccroe@hbowarrior@cptspeirss@cptlewnixon

those are the ones i think of right away, but I’m sure im missing some, and to those blogs, I apologize! Also, any of these people can lead you to great BoB blogs, or check the bobnet tag for more!

[matthewburnside]

SELECTED WORK OR INTERVIEWS APPEARING IN LITERARY MAGAZINES:

2023

“Fable” Prose Poem, Nurture Literary Journal. Forthcoming. 

2022 

“A Tooth is a Tree” Poem, The Meadow. “Perpetuum’s Sonata” Fiction. Cream City Review. “No Exit: A Gallery of Existential Horrors” Nonfiction, Post Road. “Here is a Little Book to Comfort You During These Unusually Dark Times” Chapbook, Poems, Selcouth Station Press. “Transmigration of the Soul: a Cheat Sheet” Story, Phantom Drift Limited. “Hungers | Hunches| Hunts | Haunts” + “True Story” Stories, The Pinch.

2021 

“An Advent Calendar to Assay the Dolorously Heartsick” Hybrid, Meow Meow Pow Pow. “Technologies of Sorrow” Poem, The Shore. “Attention All Poets!!!” + “Can You Just Be Serious Already, Please?” Prose Poems, Sledgehammer. 3 “The Artist of the Ugly” Story, Contrary. “Not a Prose Poem” Prose Poem, Unbroken Journal. “Ramshackle Heavens” Prose Poem, Ice Floe Press: Pandemic Anthology. “Reliquaries of the Loveless” Story, Hominum. “Ghost Story” Story, Hobart After Dark. “Encore” Story, BULL. “Infinity Paradise Oblivion Cubicle” Story, Trampset “Digital Dreaming in Analog” Story, Heavy Feather Review. “Starskins” Story, Hobart. “Caustics: A Love Story” Story, Always Crashing. 

2020 

“Three Prayers” Poems, Rejection Letters “I cut my hand on a flower sharp with absurdity” Prose Poem, Giallo Lit “¤ Clockwork Melancholies ¤” Flash Fairy Tale, GASHER Journal “Young Escher Reconsiders the Human Heart as a Series of Tessellations Unspooling Toward Eternity” + “All of Tomorrow’s Rust is Electric,” Prose Poems, No Contact “∂ Tetherlings ∂”, “₾ Pilgrimage ₾,” Flash Fairy Tales, Lammergeier “Postlunar Lovesong” Poem, Pithead Chapel “The Prognosticators” Short Story, Okay Donkey “Meditations on an Echo in a Cave – Part I: A Brief History of the Coffee / Tea Break in Nintendo’s Mother Series, Writing as Getting Lost, Bombs, Wolves, Wax Jesus, & The Art of Pretending to Pray” Nonfiction, Grimoire “Wiki of Infinite Sorrows” Novel, KERNPUNKT. Forthcoming “13 objects of obscure power” Digital Chapbook (poetry, hybrid) – [https://matthewkburnside.wixsite.com/13objects] “Dear Wolfmother – Part 3, Serialized Digital Novel, Heavy Feather Review. Forthcoming 

2019 

“Secondhand Heavens,” Story, Cartridge Lit “Moments After My Wife Informs Me from the Passenger Seat That Lightning is Merely a Bundle of Negatively Charged Ions but What We Famously Know as Lightning Is Actually Just the Positive Flash of Afterlight Crawling Its Way Wounded Back Up the Sky,” Prose Poem, The Hunger “Story of a Dollhouse,” Poem, 8 Poems “There,” Poem, The Stay Project “Dear Wolfmother - PARTS I&II: Allegro/Summer”+”Adagio/Autumn” Serialized Digital Novel, Heavy Feather Review “Interview with Josh Denslow,” Interview, Lit Reactor “Parting Letter,” Nonfiction, Brevity blog 

2018 

“Rules to Win the Game,” Novel, Spuyten Duyvil “Meditations of the Nameless Infinite,” Poetry Collection, Robocup Press. 

2017 

“A Topography for Cataclysmic Dreamers,” Mixed Media Collaboration, 7X7 “The Architecture of Emotion,” Interview with A.A. Balaskovits, Cartridge Lit “Band-Aids are Some Bull,” Poem, Lit.Cat “Brief Index of All My Past Lives Leading Up to You,” Poem, Maudlin House “Postludes: An Interview with Matthew Burnside,” Interview with Koh Xin Tian, Ploughshares blog “On Postludes,” Interview with Lauren Prastien, Michigan Quarterly Review “An Interview with Matthew Burnside,” Interview with Patrick Font, Arcadia 4 “An(other) Interview…,” Interview with Sarena Ulibarri. Spec Fiction blog 

2016 

“The World is Flat” Poem, JMWW, Exquisite Duet “Spies” Story, Day One “Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost” Poem, Cartridge Lit “Totidem Verbis” Digital Poem, Permafrost 

2015 

“In Search Of: A Sandbox Novel” Interactive Novel-in-Progress, Best American Experimental Writing  “Six Books to Light the Way Through the Darkest Night(s) of Your Soul” Blog post, Ploughshares “Reading as Intoxicant, Part II: Ten Books That Are Basically Drugs” Blog post, Ploughshares. “Reading as Intoxicant, Part I: Neurochemical Qualities of the Modern Manic Page Peeler” Blog post, Ploughshares “Carefully Curated Catastrophes” Blog post, PANK “In Search Of: A New Media Crash Course” Blog post. PANK “My Literary Zombie Apocalypse Dream Team” Blog post, Ploughshares. “Interactivity and the Game-ification of Books” Blog post, Ploughshares. “Stories You Can Touch” Blog post, Ploughshares “Bestiary” Fiction, Los Angeles Review “Postludes” Fiction, Gingerbread House “The Devil (and God) in the Details” Nonfiction, Passages North Blog “Rules to Win the Game” Fiction, MARY: A Journal of New Writing [reprint] “Five Literary Games” Blog post, Ploughshares “The Virtue of Stillness” Blog post, Ploughshares “An Incredibly Brief Introduction to New Media Lit” Blog Post, Ploughshares “Is Anyone Reading Your Blog Posts?: Building a Literary Community in the Age of Facebook” Blog post, Ploughshares 

2014 

“On Bitterness” Nonfiction, Passages North Blog. July 25 “I’m Sorry Princess But Your Plumber Is In Another Castle,” Nonfiction, Entropy. July 13. “As We Speak Pink is Pissing in the Mouth of Tyranny,” Poetry, Black Heart Magazine. June “I am a Quantum Wizard,” Poetry. Literary Orphans “Twelve Classic Poems Rewritten By Twelve Classic Video Games,” Poetry, Cartridge Lit. "Directing James Franco," Nonfiction, DIAGRAM. Issue 14.2. “The Root to Heel is Peeved with Ghoul Intestines," Poetry, The Electric Encyclopedia of Experimental Literature/The NewerYork “Anti-Midnight in the Kingdom of Yes” + “Consequence of Splitting the Atom,” Poetry, OmniVerse [reprint]. ZombieVerse: Resurrection Issue 

2013 

“Oblivion’s Fugue,” Fiction, Revolution House [reprint]. Volume 3.3. December “Questionable Lessons on the Craft of Writing Deciphered from Some Shitty Translations of My ‘What Would I Say’ Results,” Nonfiction, Sundog Lit Blog “Novel Excerpt from In Search Of” + “Interview with Matthew Burnside,” Fiction, Interview, Squalorly “My Kingdom for a Placebo,” Fiction, Schlock Magazine “Mow a Field of Flux” + “Iguana Ambulance,” Poetry, The Electric Encyclopedia of Experimental Literature/ The NewerYork “Preludes,” Fiction, Prick of the Spindle. Vol. 7.2 “The Zombie Apocalypse Will Be Televised?” + “Anatomy of a Clockwork Cock” + “Four 5 Ways to Drown a Cloud,” Poetry, Literary Orphans "In Japan There Are Crows as Big as Bicycles: An American’s Brief but Indispensable Guide to the World at Large," Nonfiction, The Molotov Cocktail “J Franco Uploads a Video of Himself Singing Ke$ha to YouTube,” Nonfiction, Defenestration. April 17 “Index of Humilities: a Self-Study (of Sorts),” Nonfiction, Sundog Lit Blog. March 11 "Careening Down the Highway in a Stolen Bumper Car, Slappy Sullivan Has His Last Laugh" + "The Puppy Apocalypse Will Not Be Televised" + "At the Sour Patch Kids' Birthday Party," Fiction, Black Heart Magazine. February 19 "note found on vanity mirror one hour after your melting away," Poetry, Interrobang Magazine "For Kevin," Fiction, Apt "For Mom," Fiction, Necessary Fiction "For Dad," Fiction, Monkeybicycle "On the Benefits of a Lego Heart, Which Unlike Human Hearts Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again Knowing the Resilience of Their Delicate Construction Even as They're Being Smashed Against Something like a House or Tree Trunk or Even Your Daddy's Old Pickup Truck With the Missing Left Rearview Mirror and Faulty Cab Lights," Fiction, Hobart. January 30 "Horoscapes," Poetry, Menacing Hedge 

2012 

"Chronology of a Black Hole,” Poetry, Ilk. Issue 6 "11 More Inflexible Rules for Upstart Writers," Nonfiction, PANK Blog. December 3. "For Heather," Fiction, Bartleby Snopes. Issue 9 "Romance: Beyond Thunderdome," + "Death Metal Music Box," Poetry, Used Gravitrons. Issue 9 "Cosmonauts/nots/knots," Fiction, Ninth Letter. Debut Online Issue. "Primer for Imaginary Theft," Poetry, Unshod Quills. October 10. "Into the Purple," Poetry, Photography, Extracts. October 3 "Only the Gods Know What Steve Buscemi is Capable Of," Fiction, Untoward. Volume 2, Issue 12 "Totems for New Combustible Life," Poetry, OF ZOOS. Issue 1.2 "The Internet Brushes Her Teeth With Candy Skulls," Poetry Collaboration, co-written with Nathan Blake, OF ZOOS. Issue 1.2 "Poem from the Cobbled-Together Statuses of Mom's Facebook Friends," Poetry, Rorschach Occasional "Futures," Fiction, LITnIMAGE "On the Failure of Language to Comfort You Following the Death of Your Pet Rock, Pebble Without a Cause," Poetry, The Northville Review. September 4 "This Poem is a Legitimate Threat," Poetry, Banango Street. Issue 2 "Manifesto in Autopilot," Nonfiction, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review. August 6. "Nineteen Uses for a Room Its Walls Perfumed With Kerosene," Poetry, Radioactive Moat "For Kylie," Fiction, Jersey Devil Press "A Brief/Infinite Summer of Playing House," Poetry, Gargoyle "The City She Sings Noir, Softly First & Then Without Mercy," Poetry, A-Minor. July 30. "Dear Poem," Poetry, The Fiddleback "11 Inflexible Rules for Upstart Writers," Nonfiction, PANK Blog. July 3. "Concerning the Sad Magician," Poetry, Word Riot "Sunken Dreamers' Almanac," Fiction, Pear Noir! Issue 8. "Escapology," Fiction, NAP. 2.10 "Oblivion's Fugue," Fiction, The Stone Hobo "A Good Mandible is Hard to Find," Poetry, Birdfeast. Issue 3. Summer 6 "Karma Sutra” + "Trading Cards for the Legally Paranoid" Poetry, Dirtflask. Issue 3 "Anti-Midnight in the Kingdom of Yes" + "Consequence of Splitting the Atom" Poetry, > kill author. Issue 18 "Ahmed Builds a Miniature Trebuchet Out of Milk Cartons and Popsicle Sticks, Aims it at Nobody," Poetry, elimae "Yul Brynner Doesn't Give a Motherfuck" + "No Orgasm Will Ever Make Me Feel the Way Morgan Freeman's Voice Sounds" + "Trapped in Gary Busey's House, One Text Left" Poetry, Dinosaur Bees. Issue 4 "How to Build a Human Child From Spare Parts," Poetry, Used Furniture Review. February 3. 

2011 

"Revival," Fiction, Juked. November 15 "This Poem Will Not Save You," + "Romance like a Pneumatic Hiss" + "Tao of Right Now" Poetry, The Chaffey Review. Issue 7 "Literary Short Story: A Mad Lib," Fiction, PANK. Issue 6 "Robots in Tokyo," Pale Horse Review, Poetry "Emily on Fire, Waltzing, Waiting for the Rain," Poetry, Ginosko, Issue 11. "Rules to Win the Game," Poetry, Zahir "21st Century Postmodern Love Song" + "Scenes From a Fractious Lucid Dream," Poetry, Psychic Meatloaf "Moon on Fire," Fiction, Revolution House. Issue 2. "Biography," Fiction, decomP "Ballad of a Wingless Butterfly, Torn Asunder By Unforeseen Windstorms," Fiction, The Dirty Napkin. Volume 4.4. "Promethean Proclamation," Poetry, Danse Macabre. Poésie D'été: Summer Issue "Procession of the Dogface Lepers," Fiction, Gloom Cupboard. Issue 128. "Pan's Lobotomy," Fiction, State of Imagination "Ballad of a Bumblebee Trapped in Honey," Fiction, Contrary, Summer Issue. "Splinter," Fiction, Short, Fast, and Deadly. Issue 81 "Hey, got a light?" Fiction, Pulp Metal Magazine. May 29 

2010 

"Cautionary Notes on a Blood-Splashed Sneaker Sole, Size 6½," Poetry, PANK. November "Headline," Fiction, The Cynic Online Magazine. Volume 12, Issue 9. September "Adrift," Fiction, Barrier Islands Review, Issue 4 "Be a Minecatcher" + "Meditations of the Nameless Infinite" Poetry, Neon Magazine, UK. Issue 23, Spring 

2009 

"Dog Death Requiem," Fiction, Concho River Review. Vol. XXIII, Spring

[arrthurpendragon]

❆ ❆ ❆ OC ❆ Ficmas ❆ #44 ❆ ❆ ❆ 

GIRL, YOU TASTE LIKE SUGAR by: @totidem-verbis​ (submitted by: @raith-way​)

Danielle Montgomery has spent the past, well, she's spent a lot of time locked inside of her own body. An empath, with the ability to feel the emotions of people around her and even manipulate emotions in other people, can't feel anything of her own. Even while drowning in a sea of emotions, she's numb.

Until he comes along. They call him The Punisher. She calls him The Savior. He calls her The Annoyance.

READ AT FFN + AO3

Tag: @ocappreciationtag  ❆ @gritsandbrits  ❆ @booty-boggins   ❆ @trashcankitty12 ❆ @darksideofparis  ❆ @raith-way  ❆ @anotherunreadblog ❆ @vivis-ghost-wife   ❆  @fandomdancer​  ❆  @hoqwaarts  ❆  @zoeliemyers  ❆  @darknightfrombeyond

[tv-writes-ff]

All the numbers! For the ask thingy

Thank you so much for the ask! Answering 100 questions seemed like a bit much, no one should have to read that much of my rambling, so I had Siri pick five random numbers and answered them 😁

01: The meaning behind my URL?

The “tv” stands for Totidem Verbis, which is my writing username on both FFnet and AO3. I think the “writes” is self explanatory. Then the “ff” stands for Fan Fiction. So tv-writes-ff means I write fanfiction.

26: What’s one thing you regret?

You know, I’m going to say that I regret nothing. Even my dumbass decisions have made me who I am today, and I’m okay with that. No, wait. I regret not getting that Hershey bar at the store the other night. I really want some chocolate.

41: Have you ever snuck out of your house?

I did get up to some crazy shenanigans in my teen years, but I never snuck out. I’d stay out too late and lie about when I got back, but I never snuck out.

58: Have you ever cheated while playing a game?

So many times! I was a huge cheat as a kid because I hated losing. I’d cheat at cards, board games, video games, and literally everything. Now that I’m older I don’t really care if I lose so I don’t cheat now, but the people I cheated as a kid still won’t let me live it down.

87: Have you ever sat on a rooftop?

Most definitely! As a kid in the summers, I worked on rooftops. Not a fun summer job, but I’m not all that scared of heights so I guess it wasn’t all bad. I’ve also just hung out on home rooftops and walked across building rooftops for funsies. (I grew up in a small town so we had to make our own fun, please don’t judge me.)

[deathscytheeevee]

@padfootz-princess you're a sweetheart and I hope you're well!

I've been tagged to post a recent selfie ❤️

Life has been better lately. I have wonderful partners and an adorable son. He loves his new mom ❤️

I tag @iceiceminami @theautumngoddess @senpai-gorges-von @totidem-verbis @todo-dorky and whoever else wants to.

I'll try to be better about Tumblr 😘

[maiji]

Tag game

Wooops I totally missed this in my notifications! I've definitely answered a few variations of this meme before, so BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY ME I have taken the liberty of adjusting most some of the questions if I’ve answered them before. 

Tagged by: @taki-flower ^^ (thank you!)

(Nick)Name: Maiji

Most frequent typo I make of my own nickname: Nauhu, thanks to wrong home keys

My Zodiac sign, and a Zodiac sign I think is super cool for whatever reason: Gemini. I think Aquarius a super cool sign because it’s eccentric and idealist and humanitarian and COOL TO DRAW

Height I think I am VS height I actually am: I always think I’m like 5′6″ or something but I’m actually more like 5′4ish. (I never remember how tall I am so I keep a note with this information on my phone in case people ask lol)

Languages and levels:

English - fluent

Mandarin - fluent speaking, reading meh, writing lol omg what is that abomination you write like you’re in grade 3

Spanish - muy muy basic everything

Japanese - super basic everything (can read some kanji thanks to Chinese but not know the pronunciation in Japanese, can read katakana and hiragana but not necessarily know the meaning lmao)

French - super basic everything

3 fruits I like:

Bananas (but not necessarily banana-flavoured things)

Longan

Dragonfruit

3 smells I like:

Fresh air

Fresh laundry

Fresh books

3 colours I like:

Green - but not green green, I like greens that are more yellowy-green or sometime more bluey-green

Neutrals (greys, browns etc.) that defy easy classification

Black

3 fictional characters I would marry:

Hokushin (Yu Yu Hakusho). Also we’re already married

Kaoru Chujo (Tale of Genji)

Arikoto (Ooku)

A story involving me and candy I like: I used to love White Rabbit candy. When I was in high school (I think) I had a whole bag of it next to my bed. My bedroom was in the basement, and at some point the whole thing hardened into something inedible and/or I got so sick of it that I haven’t eaten any since. Although, I did have a white rabbit candy-flavoured ice cream from Wong’s Ice Cream much more recently. It was really good!! And they have vegan and gluten-free flavours too!!

If I could make a national or worldwide whatever day to celebrate something (e.g., Cat Day, Pancake Day etc.), what would it be? Comic Arts Day!

3 songs on repeat and why: 

The Echo Game (House of Flying Daggers soundtrack) - it sounds badass and I like it when I’m working on/imagining fight sequences

To Die For (The Birthday Massacre) - it’s cool but not in your face, great music when I’m drawing or writing. And the lyrics are very evocative, so if I happen to pause and actually pay attention to them, it’s fantastic mood and inspiration.

Ai Shuuressha (Kosugi Juurouta & Horiuchi Kenyuu) - HOKUSHIN lmao

What’s a memorable dream you’ve had? The memory of this one still puts a smile on my face.

3 things on my bed (this question originally was “blankets I use to sleep” and my answer is always one. I KNOW IT’S MINDBLOWINGGGG RIGHT):

A ditto

A giant IKEA carrot

A neck pillow

A memory from a trip I really enjoyed: Going to Tamsui/Danshui with my mom the first time I returned to Taiwan as an adult. It was just a really lovely day trip that started off with one of the best meals ever, and strolling down the Old Street and drawing the views of the river and people-watching and listening to the security guard telling stories and watching the sun set. 

Dream job: I didn’t change (I MEAN, ADJUST) this question because it actually made me reflect quite a bit. I used to say something ridiculous here, like travelling Taiwan eating food while drawing Yu Yu Hakusho doujinshi, but to be honest I'm not entirely sure I would want that to be my job even jf it were possible. In all honesty I’d say my dream job is one where I...

Work with people I like.

Have positive engagement - interest, enjoyment, achievement - the majority of the time. (Because even things I love can still frustrate me to the extreme, like art.)

Have, and am encouraged to have, the energy, passion, flexibility and time to work on my personal projects - art, comics, fandom, etc.

In short, I'm incredibly fortunate and privileged to be able to say I have my dream job right now. Everyone is different, but I personally don't relish the idea of having my own creative projects tied to the pressure of making money or being judged by other people's values of what is worthwhile. And I don't know if I'd love doing it all the time. Burnout is very real, and working in an industry where I do work with other creatives, plus my own hobby, I know so many professionals who almost never have the time or energy for their own projects. 

My thoughts and feelings on this matter may change, but as I’ve written on this topic before, I've felt this way since I first realized what it was that I actually love about the things I love when I was in high school. And for me, that answer wasn’t “do it on demand" nor “have my livelihood rely on it”. 

Go to the nearest book, pg 23 line 17: It’s actually page 711 because Grasses of Remembrance doesn’t start at page 1 lol. It’s right in the middle of a poem quotation and translation, so I’ll post the complete thing or it makes no sense.

Asa madaki / Okite zo mitsuru / Ume no hana / Yo no ma no kaze no / Ushirometasa ni (”Early in the morning / I arose and went to look / At the blossoming plum, / Uneasy over the weather / And what the night wind had done”)

- Prince Motoyoshi (SIS I:29), translation by Edwin Cranston

Have you ever had a song or poem written about you?: Yes, I have written many dumb ones and a long time ago I even recorded some with a sped-up chipmunk voice as silly jokes. They’re like 10 seconds or something like that. And every so often, because I never bothered deleting the files, they come up on my music library shuffle while I am working and I’m like WTF WAS THAT??????? 

My friends have probably written about me too, usually in our random chat conversations lol.

3 sounds I have a hard time with (I removed “hate” because it’s so strong to me lol): 

Balloons squeaking against each other

Most high pitched scraping/squealing of objects against each other

Beijing opera vocals when I’m stuck in traffic and it’s hot so the window is down and the highest falsetto is blasting nonstop from a TV on the street right next to the car (I realize this this is very specific)

3 sounds I love: 

Wind chimes

Ordinary background hum/presence of people going about life in a familiar space (at home, in the city, on a subway train, in a cafe, etc.)

Benign rustling sounds (e.g., grass and leaves in the wind, paper, soft breaths/whispers)

Do you believe in aliens?: TBH I don’t know. I find the idea interesting but I don’t spend enough time thinking about whether or not I believe in it.

Do you drive?: No.

What is the last book you read?: 50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know by Ben Dupré

3 things I’m obsessed with: 

Hokushin

Tale of Genji

Rocks

Do you hold grudges: Yeah!! I just don’t really do anything because I’m too busy/lazy. And then I forget. BUT SOMETIMES I REMEMBER

Tumblr URL generator - go to http://www.spinxo.com/tumblr-names and share your results.

SpyderHokushin? ???????

MaijiMaihem and HokkuHokushin are pretty good though. (Also HokushinMine made me laugh.)

If you didn’t like that one, try this one. https://www.mookychick.co.uk/games/tumblr-name-generator.php

Not bad. And is this why Hokushin has no hair

Tagging (Up to Ten People): Only if you want to do this, otherwise IGNORE @taki-flower if you wanna do this again with any of the questions I modified lol, @om-nom-berries, @llljjj​, @sunhawk​, @naomiknight-17 @iwroteyoualoveletter @logicheartsoul @totidem-verbis​ @syntheticsolitude​ @cjjoughin​ and YOU if your username or real name is up to 10 letters long! :D

[yyhfanfiction]

Rare FF Contest Entries

Please click the keep reading below so you can see the most recent list of contest entries! I encourage everyone to read the entries and review for fandom support, but also because you will be able to vote for a fan favorite at the end of the entire event. :) That link for voting will be posted then. In the meantime, please support our lovely contestants!

Running list of entries or stories in support:

Royal Blood by Totidem Verbis [@tv-writes-ff​]

Summary: The untold story of Atsuko Urameshi.

Rating T

Topic: canon female-centric expansion

Not eligible for fan favorite or other prizes, but written in support of the contest!

The Origin of the Vampire by knightsqueen05

Summary: The birth of the vampire based on the story of Moses.

Warning: this chapter is contained in an anthology/collection of other stories that are T to M ratings. Submission itself does not contain M-content though.

Topic: Human World-centric mythology as it interacts/originates from Demon World

The Rescue by @thesailorettebrewer 

Summary: The fight was over. Botan sat there on the stone floor frozen. She was in shock. She looked across the room to see Hiei fall to his knees but not before his opponent slid off the end of his blood stained blade. She then watched him continue to fall forward, a lifeless form. How had it all come to this? How did they end up here in this situation? HxB 

Rating: T

Topic: Canon female-centric expansion

The Left and Right Hand of the Emperor by @maiji

Summary: The first Emperor of the Demon World is an ambitious one. His goal for the newly unified Makai? Civilize, modernize, and open formal relationships with the Human World. With no more wars to wage but plenty of paper to push, Raizen and Mukuro’s former generals now serve Enki’s administration. It’s just another workday for Hokushin and Kirin as they tackle paperwork, meetings, and the occasional rogue demon threatening progress towards the Open Worlds Policy! [Kirin's perspective]

Rating: T

Topic: Post-barrier removal-centric

How to Get Over a Break Up by @nightjasmine10​

Summary: Shizuru's best friend from high school is going through a difficult time in her life when she finds out that her current boyfriend was cheating on her. How will Shizuru get her friend out of her depression after she suffers through a nasty break up? Ties in with "Musical Espionage".

Rating: M

Topic: Canon female-centric expansion 

Inimical by FivePastTwo (I couldn’t get your tumblr to pop up!)

Summary: The story of a Koorime named Hina. Because not all Ice-Apparitions are cold.

Rating: T

Topic: Canon female-centric expansion

The Creation of Aishling by @wistfulsin​

Warning: this chapter is contained in an anthology/collection of other stories that are T to M ratings. Submission itself does not contain M-content though.

No summary available.

Topic: Human World-centric mythology as it interacts/originates from Demon World

Rumors by @rainestrife

Summary: Kurama thought he was fine without love. It had never really been something he'd care enough about to actively pursue it. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and even Hiei, however, have different ideas. AU for my OC Asaki from A Hand to Hold.

Rating: T

Topic: Platonic main four interaction-centric

The Spirit in the Stall by @hereafteryyh

Summary: Kazuma always had a way of attracting strays, and Shizuru always had the means of making his messes disappear—but on the night in 1991 when he brought home a ferret-that-was-not-a-ferret, he plunged them into a disaster Shizuru couldn't fix on her own. And her only source of help? Well, frankly, she should've known better than to ask Hanako for anything.

Rating: T

Topic: Human World-centric mythology as it interacts/originates from Demon World

When your World Splits Down the Middle by @historioddity

Summary: All Yuri wanted to do was leave the guild hall for her meeting. Past experience told her it wouldn’t be easy and that was the decades before the barrier had fallen. For something the Tengu never dreamed she’d see in her lifetime, she thought she was handling it fairly well. But you always think that before the shit hits the fan. She should have never agreed to lead the bard guild.

Rating:T+

Topic: Post-barrier removal-centric

Friendship Bracelets by @spirit-flyswatter

Summary: [Oneshot] Kuwabara and Hiei find themselves in a bind when Genkai hatches a plot to improve team relations. 

Rating: T

Topic: Platonic main four interaction-centric 

i will love you forever, goodbyes are a two-way street by @fandom-trash-run-up-on-a-hoe

Summary: in order to protect his mother, Kurama abandons her. How will Youko react to seeing her again almost 100 years later ?Takes place post barrier . One-sided love on Botan's side. 

Rating: T

Topic: Canon female-centric expansion 

Okay by @dezzydoesthings

Summary: One-shot: Not a single part of her feared. Even if she died, it would be worth it. Even if death met her the second she stepped foot on the ground, it was better than staying there. She would never give up. Even if she spent her entire life looking for him and never found him, it was worth it. 

Rating: K+

Topic: Canon female-centric expansion 

Puncture Wounds by @o-dragon05

Summary: [An On Dating a Demon fic] If terrorists came to you and told you to leave the person whom you love or others will die, would you?

Rating: M (Content warning: "forcible conversion by way of religion and pain, as well as murder.")

Topic: Post-barrier removal-centric 

Come What Mei by @silverwing013

Summary: Word had it Koenma was trying to undo what his father had done, that he did not know until he overthrew King Enma, but it didn't matter to Mei. Even if rumors were true, action now wouldn't bring her own father back. All she had to do was stay hidden from Spirit World. So Mei hid from all the world around her. Until a new classmate started filling the silence, taking notice of her.

Rating: K+

Topic: Post-barrier removal-centric

Expectations by @iwroteyoualoveletter​

Summary: Spending the day with her first grandchild leads Shiori to reflect on her son's childhood. He never did act the way she'd anticipated-- until now.

Rating: General Audiences

Topic: Canon female-centric expansion 

A Narrow Bridge by @bunnynumnums​

Summary: Yuusuke knew his "detective agency" would get some odd requests. A date here, an autograph there, and the occasional request of a serious pavement facial. Actual dectective work would always come in last on his list so long as humans and demons were still trying to find their middle ground, which, if he was being completely honest, would take a good long while. Not that he minded.  However, when a human mother comes to his door asking for help, Yuusuke will have to flex his long unused investigative muscles in order to find her daughter, who has slowly cut herself off from her family and finally disappeared along with her demonic boyfriend.

Rating: Mature, heed tag warnings noted within.

Topic: Post-barrier removal-centric

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold by @yamihirugashi

Summary: Expansion of Yukina.

Rating: T

Topic: Canon female-centric expansion

Updated: 5.8.2018 :) Final version!

NOTE: AUTHORS, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF YOUR LINK DOES NOT WORK OR I HAVE MISQUOTED YOUR INFORMATION!

Tags for these posts will be YYHFFRrareFFcontest. FAQ is located here.

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[o-dragon05]

Writer Interview Tag

Tagged by @clfwriting

1) What made you start writing for the first time?

The first time? Like waaaaay long ago? The TAKS test. Fourth grade. We had to practice writing for those stupid standardized tests, and voila; apparently I liked it.  I started writing fanfiction after discovering the FF dot net website at 14 and wanting to write my own fics. I started with Avatar: The Last Airbender. I still want to do a rewrite of my first major fic under that fandom.  I started writing YYH fanfiction after Roommate showed me YYH once we moved into our place. Two years later I was inspired by her fics and @hereafteryyh‘s fics and wanted to write my own. 

2) If you could only write about the ocean, the forest, or the desert for the rest of your life, which one would you pick?

The ocean. Somehow my personal novels always have some sort of body of water around them. Not sure how On Dating a Demon hasn’t had a major body of water in it yet, but perhaps that’s because Ashley is from England, which is an island across a few oceans? So it’s kinda there?

3)Would you ever write a memoir?

Probably not. My grandfather did, but I don’t know who would actually be interested in my life.  But I’m not going to rule it out completely, either.

4)Do you like writing by hand, or writing with a computer?

I like keeping my notes in a hand written notebook that I carry with my computer, but I prefer to write on my computer; it’s faster by far. Sometimes, however, if I can’t quite figure out where to go, I will write by hand to get down to the essence of the story, and take me back to the way I started.

5)Would you rather be popular among many readers, or unpopular, but loved by critics?

I’d rather be loved by many readers. I strive to write the story I have in my heart, but after that it’s what the readers enjoy, and I love to hear from them.

6)Do you listen to music while you write? What is the best writing music?

Let’s just say that it’s rare if I don’t have music playing in the background. But there are so many different tracks that I listen to on the playlist for this story. Zenith by Dirk Maassen is my current favorite writing track, especially for Ashley.

7)Do people you’ve met find their way into your writing?

My past relationships definitely do. I channel the best of them through the good parts in my characters’ relationships, and have based so many of my character’s boyfriends and girlfriends on my ex’s. DD, EAB, and CS taught me the worst of relationships and the best moments. All my characters definitely experience the same moments I have. Ashley and Hiei are going to have a relationship that I wish I could experience, but haven’t yet.

Tagging: Just doing the first people that come to mind, feel free to do this if not tagged!

@luckystarchild @hereafteryyh @eliasxchise @totidem-verbis

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THE PACIFIC BIG BANG IS ALMOST HERE!

Hey gang! We (@spoondragon, @ramimalekeyes & @totidem-verbis) have been hard at work since that poll went around and now we’re excited to say that The Pacific Big Bang is just about ready to go! 

What’s a Big Bang, you ask? We’re glad you asked! Fanlore describes it as a “challenge usually involving long fics and accompanying artwork… writers sign up and begin writing stories. When the early drafts of the stories are available, each one is assigned one or more artists, or artists might claim stories from posted summaries. Artists create fanart to go along with the story. This art can take the form of illustrations, manips, photo collages, vids, icon sets, etc.”

Brand new long fics for The Pacific? With accompanying artwork?? Sign me up! Well, official sign-ups begin May 1st (since we want to give the @easycobigbang all the time it deserves in the spotlight) but in the meantime, feel free to check out the blog: https://pacificbigbangblog.tumblr.com/ for complete rules, schedule, frequently asked questions, etc. Also, be sure to follow the blog for important updates, sneak peaks and support as the challenge progresses! We’re really excited about this and we hope you are too!

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[rowdy-revenant]

Guilt and Innocence

Part 4 of Cops and Robbers

(part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (general masterlist)

Words: 1400+

Beta reader: @unsink-the-titanic

Pairing: Sheriff!Gabriel x reader

A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this series! And yes, there’s most likely gonna be a lot of plot holes, but this is why I’m not a mystery writer. I tried. I hope you enjoyed it! 

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“Gabriel, we need to talk.” You said, running up to the sheriff.

“Y/N, Metatron wasn't killed here.” Gabriel said.

“I know. I might know where he was. I also know who was stealing from you.” You explained. You told Gabriel the name.

The sheriff's eyes widened in shock. “What?!”

“Yeah! He owed Crowley money. Lots of it.” You told him.

Gabriel started to put pieces together. “So Metatron figures out who the thief is and decides to confront him.”

“But the thief had already left.” You said. “So Metatron goes to his house and blam! Gets murdered there.”

“Y/N, we can't blindly accuse him!” Gabriel said.

“It's not blind! And the murder weapon might be there, Gabriel, trust me!” You pleaded. Gabriel knew you were right, even if he didn't want to admit it.

“We'll go check it out,” Gabriel said. “But we need a lead.”

“Well, if he thinks you've arrested me, he might run off to get rid of remaining evidence.” You explained. “We follow whoever flees.”

“Ready to create a diversion?” Gabriel asked.

You chuckled. “I've got diversions down to a science.”

“Y/N,” Gabriel sighed, approaching you. “You're under arrest.”

It was seemingly out of nowhere, right in the middle of the police station.

You tried stammering out an answer as your hands were forced behind your back. “Gabriel, I-”

“That's Sheriff Novak to you!” Gabriel exclaimed. Metal cuffs bit into your skin, they'd surely leave a mark later. “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law.”

Despite the shock of what was happening, you smirked. “Well, I can think of a few things…” Gabriel didn't return the smile. “Please don't make this any more difficult for me.” You were lead from the building into the back of the sheriff's car. The situation was familiar, but this time it was all too different. This time there was Gabriel, who wouldn't even meet your gaze in the rear-view mirror.

Gabriel kept his eyes on the road and his hands on the wheel, mouth shut tight. But the corners of his mouth soon twitched up into a smile. Finally, he let out a laugh. “You got pretty handsy back there.” You chuckled. The sheriff glanced back at you. “Hey, I was just trying to sell it.” Gabriel pulled the car over, walking over to the back where you were sitting. He opened the squad car door and unlocked your handcuffs. “I guess all those years of drama club finally paid off.” You snorted. “You were a theatre kid?” Gabe placed his hand over his heart, faking offense. “I was, and still am, an amazing actor.” He got back into the front, you sitting next to him in the passenger side. “Never sat in the front of a cop car before.” “Well, let's hope that's the only place you'll sit in a cop car from now on,“ Gabriel said. “Now, if my hunch is right-” “If your hunch is right, the real killer will be rushing off to the actual scene of the crime to dispose of any leftover evidence.” You finished. You waited a few minutes, parked inside an alleyway, lying in wait. Sure enough, a figure got into their car and sped out of the parking lot. Gabriel frowned. “I know that car…” “Do you know where its owner lives?” You asked. The sheriff sighed. “Unfortunately, yes.”

Gabriel took a breath, collecting himself before he knocked on the door. He wasn't surprised by who opened it but still wasn't ready to see that man. “Nick.”

“Gabriel?” Lucifer's blue eyes darted between you and the sheriff. “What's going on?” “You were in a rush to get home.” Gabriel stated. “Everything alright?” “Fine, just wasn't feeling well.” Lucifer muttered. You glanced inside, catching sight of a mop, taking in a breath and almost gagging at the sharp stench of cleaning liquid. “Fuck,” You coughed. “If you're so sick, why clean up?” You asked. “I- I-” Lucifer stammered

“Where were you the night of Metatron's murder?” Gabriel asked. The reply was short. “At home.” Gabriel took another step forward. “Metatron was murdered elsewhere by someone who worked for me. Someone with a gambling problem.” Lucifer's eyes looked panicked, like those of a cornered animal. Without another word, he pushed the sheriff to the side and took off running. Gabriel's head hit the corner of the mailbox by Lucifer's door. “Y/N, I'm fine!“ Gabe insisted, clutching his bleeding forehead as you stepped towards him. “Just get Lucifer!“ You nodded and took off. Your feet hit the pavement at an increasing pace as you chased after Lucifer. The detective was fast, but you had experience. You could usually outrun the cops. Lucifer was right in front of you now, panting but not giving up. You jumped forwards, tackling the suspect at his waist. He hit the sidewalk hard, grimacing at the pain. Foot pressed against his back, you kept him in place.

“Nick Morningstar,” Gabriel panted, catching up to you and handcuffing the colleague he once trusted. “You’re under arrest for the murder of Metatron Curtis.”

Gabriel walked out the interrogation room, fingers drumming against the side of his leg.

You leaned against a wall outside, two paper cups in hand. “Hey.” You said, a sympathetic smile on your face.

“Hey.” Gabe replied.

“I got you a coffee,” You told him, raising the drink. “Extra sugar. Just the way you like it.”

He took it, nodding towards his office. You followed him in and took a seat as he close the door behind you.

“Did he confess?” You asked.

Gabriel sat behind his desk, raising his feet up on the table. “Didn’t have much of a choice. They found the murder weapon hidden in his house with his prints on it. It took a while but…” Gabriel sighed. Lucifer was an old friend. It was hard to do this, but necessary. “Lucifer dug himself into a hole. Owed a loan shark money but had nowhere to get it. Nowhere but here.”

“When everyone’s favourite ex-thief shows up, that’s when he struck, yeah? Tried to pin it on me?” You added.

Gabriel nodded. “Exactly. Metatron figured it out, confronted Lucifer at his house, and was stabbed in the heat of the moment with a kitchen knife. Lucifer dumped the body here and wiped the security footage.”

You put the coffee on his desk. “Don’t beat yourself up about this. You’re just doing your job.”

Gabe nodded. “But I couldn’t have done it without you.”

“I’m sure you could’ve.”

“Nope. You’re a part of this team now, whether you like it or not. We need you.” Gabriel smiled. “I need you.”

You bit your lip. “About that… What are we?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well you took me out on a date for starters.” You explained. “And we’ve sort of been flirting. I just couldn’t tell if it actually meant something.”

“I like you, Y/N. If you want to be more serious, then that’s what I want. If you want to forget it all and just be friends, then that’s fine by me.” Gabriel said, taking one of your hands in his.

“You’d date a criminal?” You asked.

“You’re not a criminal.”

“I was a criminal.”

“Not anymore you’re not.” Gabriel said. “I like you for who you are now, not who you were.”

You laughed. “You’re such a sap.”

“Yeah, and you love it.” Gabe replied, grinning. “Oh! I almost forgot.” He passed you over a couple papers.

“What’s this?” You asked.

“Call it a one minute anniversary gift. Read it.”

You looked over the paper, heart racing as you took in the information. You had to re-read them just to make sure you weren’t wrong about this. “Civilian consultant?”

“Bingo!” Gabriel said. “You were doing well with the intern thing, and I convinced a few people you turned over a new leaf.”

“Gabriel I…” You tried to speak but you couldn’t find the right words. “This is great! Thank you!”

“Stay on the good side of the law and it’ll all work out.” Gabriel assured you. “To us.” He added, lifting up his coffee.

“To us.” You echoed, raising yours. You took a sip then set the cup down. “Do I get a badge?”

“Don’t push it.”

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[tv-writes-ff]

3,5,23,40,&70?

Thank you so much for the ask! I always love doing these 😁

3: How many tattoos I have and what they are?

Okay, buckle up! I currently have 9 tattoos. I got my first tattoo when I was nineteen, loved it, and I try to get a tattoo a year. Usually as a birthday present to myself, but I am running a little behind. So, here’s the list in order of getting them.

Across Shoulders: too weird to live...too rare to die (matching friendship tattoo)

Left Shoulder Blade: an owl that I have affectionately named Victor surrounded by various flowers (coverup of another tattoo)

Left Foot: anti-possession tattoo from Supernatural (my mom was nervous about getting her first tattoo so she made me get one at the same time/something about shared pain?)

Right Foot: ribbon around ankle with feather on top of foot (no special reason/I felt unbalanced and wanted a tattoo on each foot)

Right Collarbone: totidem verbis (Latin for “in so many words”/it’s also my username)

Left Collarbone: talis est vita (Latin for the French “c’est la vie” which in English is “such is life” because I’m pretentious like that)

Both Wrists: black bands (multiple meanings that I don’t want to get into)

Inner Left Forearm: mix of flowers but no roses (multiple meanings)

5: Piercings I have?

None! My ears have been pierced on three separate occasions, but then I removed the piercings each time and the holes closed. My tongue was pierced for a little over a decade, but it’s been out for a couple of years now. So, no piercings.

23: What’s your sexual orientation?

I call myself bisexual because it’s the term I’ve known for years, but I think I’m actually pansexual? All I know is that gender is not a factor when it comes to attraction for me.

40: Have you ever been in a fist fight?

More than I can count! I was raised up with many cousins, and violence is always the answer when someone is being annoying. Serious fist fights? Only a couple.

70: Have you ever pole danced?

Not professionally. For fun? Once or twice. I have horrible balance and am the kind of clumsy that results in broken bones, so I don’t really dance much.

[deathscytheeevee]

five things I like about myself

tagged by @voldy-in-my-turban

um okay

1- My son loves me and misses me when i’m gone

2- uhh.. I can cook i guess? i like cooking and people say it’s really good

3- i know how to work with my hands, anything from jewelry making to home construction. 

4- Apparently i’m nice enough that people are flattered when i’m mistaken for their daughters

5- i have wonderful friends that I consider family <3

I’ll tag @constellations-and-energy @flairenragebelmont @padfootz-princess @totidem-verbis and @theautumndruid