#umm how many tags can i add...

[thedinkler]

Fart dump... And yes that is wheeljack x swansea fanart ☃️

[fabuloustrash05]

I saw your rasey post and oohhh I agree with you so much I’m aroace so the whole people pushing platonic dynamics into romantic ones has always made me rlly uncomfortable I’m kinda glad I found someone with the same option!! I especially hate the 2k3 ver of the pairing cause Casey’s 23 in that series….while Raph’s 15 and it’s just ew throw it into a fire please….burn it!! But I think as a whole stuff like r(a)sey kinda plays into a bigger issue of some people not being able to invest in characters relationships unless they involve some form of shipping

I don’t care if people ship r@sey (03 tho I’m calling the cops on u cause that’s a no no) everyone got their opinions and I’ll respect that, HOWEVER I heavily dislike the ship and I wouldn’t touch it with a 10 foot pole. It’s on my block tagged list for a reason.

Like I’m all for shipping, I’m a shipper at heart, but NOT EVERY SINGLE FRIENDSHIP NEEDS TO TURN ROMANTIC. Raph and Casey friendship is and has always been special to me. So people shipping them just shows that some people just can’t comprehend two people just being friends without making it weird. Raph and Casey friendship is one of the most iconic things in TMNT! So shipping them together just ruins it (for me personally) and it’s really annoying seeing fans be like “oh! In the new show Tales of the TMNT I hope they add Casey so Raph can crush on him!” Umm, how about NO??? We already got one Turtle crushing on April we DO NOT need the Turtles crushing on every single human friend they make in this franchise! 🤦‍♀️ Just give MM Raph his Mona Lisa god dammit

Another TMNT ship that comes to mine regarding this topic is April x Donnie in Rottmnt. Yes, I used to ship them but I realized that doing that and hoping for them to be a couple just ruins the special bond that they have! Platonic rise Apritello is better than romantic rise Apritello. I stand by that. Plus I ship Donnie with Kendra so-

Honestly if I had to ship Casey with ANY of the Turtles, it would be Leo. Raph and Donnie is too predictable, overrated and, well, dumb. Also Mikey is a character who has one too many love interests already. Leo x Casey would be far more interesting to see happen in any future TMNT project.

[readingadream]

A Twisted High

Pairing: Bang Chan X OC Alexa/Alex

Summary: Alexa's favorite thing is Ice skating and hanging out with friend's. Chris's favorite thing is Hockey and working for the family business. What happens when these two get paired up for a school project and become each others new favorite thing.

Genre: Mafia Au, Hockey Au,

Warning and Tags: Drug use, violence, eventually smut, fluff, angst

Word Count: 1,267

Chapter Two

Chris’s POV

After school, the boys and I head over to our spot. Spotting Jamie, I sigh. I can tell Changbin feels my mood because he walks in front of me, meeting face to face with Jamie.

"What the fuck do you want?" Changbin says aggressively, making Jamie chuckle. That druggy shouldn't even be here, he could fuck up the season or worse.

"Oh, daddy didn't tell you? I'm a dealer now and you guys are supposed to add me in your little group. How exciting! So where did you park? We should get to the rink." He says with a stupid smirk on his face.

Of course that bastard went to my dad, now he can get anything he wants. I roll my eyes and start walking to my car. Felix gives me a confused look and I just shrug my shoulders. I can't do anything if someone brought my dad into this. All of us hop into my truck and head to the rink.

Once we get to the rink, Jamie jumps out and pulls out a box. I shake my head before I become a part of this. The boys follow me to the changing room. They have questions and I know it, but I have so many myself. My dad doesn't let me in on all that anymore. I get dressed as fast as I can to hopefully give the boys the hint that I don't want to talk about this, and thankfully they do. When we all finish, we make our way to the bleachers.

"This season is going to be a great one with me as a captain, don't you think? Oh, and I guess with the help of co-captain, Christopher," Minho jokingly says, jabbing at me with his elbow. We arrived earlier than I thought, since the girls were still practicing. Not that I mind, it's a nice view.

"Alex just looks better and better everyday," Hyunjin says sitting down in front of me getting his skates on.

"Damn, yeah, I would tap that," Han says while sitting down next to me. We all look at the rink and he's right, Alex is improving and she looks beautiful as ever she makes you just fall in a trance.

"She has to come here and practice a lot, she is mesmerizing." Grabbing my water and looking around, I see my cousin and wave at her while she smiles back, then goes back to her drawing book.

"I mean, if I had parents like hers I'd always be here practicing too." We all look over and see Tina looking right at me with those heart eyes and I instantly get annoyed. I pray that the girls’ practice hurries up so I can go and practice and get away from her. It seems my prayers were answered because the girls’ coach blew her whistle. As soon as I heard that, I ran to the rink and put my skates on, deciding the boys were taking too long. I start to just skate around with my stick in my hand. I then feel a gentle tap on my shoulder making me turn around. I am faced with the girl who has seemed to be on not only my mind, but my friends’ minds as well. 

"Hey umm Chris. Sorry to disturb you," Alex says shyly, looking down at her skates. Her nervousness is adorable and not something I am used to. I like this side of her, cute and sweet, different from her confident, loud self.

"Don't be sorry Alex, you're fine. What's up?" I say with a teasing smile, which makes her blush and look back to her fidgeting hands.

"I was wondering if you'd like… only if you would like too - I mean, you don't have to-" I place my hands on her shoulders to help her relax.

"Hey, relax Alex," I chuckle, rubbing her shoulder with my thumb.  I don't know why she is like this but I like it and think it would be a little fun to tease her a bit. 

"If I'd like to, what?" I smile and start to skate around her with a big smile on my face. For a second I forget that there is a rink filled with a bunch of boys and girls.

"Ha, yeah sorry. I was wondering if I could have your phone number for our project of course." She looks over trying to hide her blush but I caught it.

"Oh yeah, that would be a good idea, wouldn't it? ' Nervously, I scratch the back of my neck and we both skate over to her bag and she hands me her phone while she takes off her skates.

"You know, you have some great moves out there. Have you gotten a call from the Olympics yet?" I say giving her phone back, she laughs but then gives me a sweet smile as she puts her shoes on.

"Oh, umm, thanks Chris. You're not bad yourself. With you and Minho as co-captains, we are for sure going to the finals." I smile looking at the rink to see the boys and my cousin looking over at us, giving me confidence.

"Thanks. You should go to our game on Friday and cheer m-"

"Alexa!" I was cut off by her dad yelling for her, making everyone look at us. We make eye contact and I can see the sadness and annoyance in her eyes. We broke contact when her dad called her name again.

"OH! Gosh I'm so sorry. I got to go but I'll text you when we should meet up. Also I'd love to go to your game. Bye Chris." Alex waves, grabbing her bag and telling Chantel ‘bye,’ giving her a hug. Watching her, I smile excited to get a text from her. I snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a thump on the back of my head. Turning around to yell at whoever has the balls to hit me, I am met with all the boys giving me weird looks and kissy faces. I look at Alex one last time before I make my way to the boys in the middle of the rink.

"Dude your father would kill you if he sees you with Alexa. You know how he feels about her family," Changbin says, making me roll my eyes. My dad doesn't care anymore, it's more so her dad to worry about. But it's not like we actually will end up together, or that there are feelings to begin with. Right, I don't like her. She's like family, she's my cousin's best friend, that would just be weird. I mean, I know it's not as bad because it's just my cousin. Ugh, I thinking about this too much. 

"Yeah man, a Tibbits is a no no." Hyunjin comes out of nowhere standing next to the rest of the boys.

"Well he's going to have to deal with it for a while. We are working on a project together. That's it guys, nothing more." I say before taking a drink of water.

"Sure, we saw the way you guys were looking at each other all googly eyed," Minho says while making kissy faces and noises as the others laugh.

"Hey, look, the rest of the team is here, we should start," I say pointing to our couch and the rest of the team walking out to the rink. I let out a sigh of relief when they all moved their attention to the others making their way to us in the middle of the rink.

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[radiowrites]

2023 Writer Year-In-Review

Hi, I’m RaisedonRadio & FortressofmyPast on AO3 and FF.net. This is an on-going tradition since 2015. Check out my past year-end posts: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015.

Tagging a few, but if you come across this, consider it an open tag! You’re welcome to tag me back, I’d love to read it!

@writercorianarose @shesailsships @talesofsorrowandofruin @azdesertwillow @goneahead @littlemissfandomworld @dreams-of-kalopsia @halleyuhm

Big change for me compared to last year—in addition to NaNoWriMo, I actually posted fanfics! I tried to add some new questions to this year’s edition, I hope they might even move out of my tiny circle.

Total Word Counts: 51,920 for 2023 NaNoWriMo 15,570 on 2022 NaNoWriMo project 19,193 for July 2023 Camp NaNoWriMo (mostly fanfics) 28,310 in published fanfics (this number is overlapping with camp nano, I wasn’t paying attention, so I’m not going to add everything together)

Total Number Of Completed Works: 10 Total Number of WIPS worked on this year: 10 or so How Many WIPs do you still have: 23

Looking back, did you write more than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected? I wrote way more than expected! I seriously didn’t think I would do NaNoWriMo again. And I published ten fics! That’s ten more than last year!

Did you take any writing risks this year? The NaNoWriMo project was definitely a risk for me. I basically had an idea and no outline. It was quite a challenge to my perfectionism issues—I had to basically never reread anything and just keep going, fully aware that I can better foreshadow the ideas that came up halfway through in the next rewrite.

Biggest Surprise: I wrote for NaNoWriMo again, which I was pretty sure wouldn't happen lol, and hit the word count, all through discovery writing, and having very little idea where I was going with it.

Biggest Disappointment: I dropped that above mentioned project the moment November ended! I can tell it has potential, hidden in there. I will definitely return to it.

Do you have any writing goals for the new year? I’d love to at least finish the first draft of the 2023 NaNoWriMo project, bringing it to a tentative end so I can actually reread it and go from there. And keep writing fanfic, and maybe even work on the 2022 nanowrimo project…

Fanfiction Questions Below! (if you don’t write fanfiction feel free to skip or rework the questions for your original works.)

Fandoms I’ve written in this year: I wrote fics for 7 different fandoms! For the following kdramas: Island, Tale of the Nine Tailed, Memorist, Royal Secret Agent, W: Two Worlds, May I Help You?, and a little Korean Web drama called Handmade Love.

Your most popular story of the year? That would be Besides You with 327 hits and 47 kudos. However Superhero got the most comment interaction with 4!

The story that was easiest/or most fun to write: I Think He Knows was fun to write! I do just love brooding with a heart of gold formerly immortal male leads.

Hardest story to write: Rescue Me, Superhero, Restore, and Prayers & Promises were four works that I had left for dead, and came back and found them to be basically finished and just needed proofreading. (So just in case anyone wondered how I turned out three of those in like two days: they were actually done and I was hellbent on getting them out of my WIPs list)

Your sweetest story: That would definitely be Superhero. I altered my normal narrative style to better fit the child’s character, and I was really pleased with how it turned out.

Your saddest scene: I feel like I hit a lot of angst this year, but nothing really sad?

The sexiest moment you’ve written this year? *coughs* I wrote five pieces of smut. (Half of my fanfics were smut this year?!) Umm, I’m torn between Beside You and Don’t Blame Me? But also Never Be the Same and Take On Me???

Your favorite tag: (whether you use it the most or just something witty/perfect for the story) My brother announced to me that he reads all my tags (he was trying to embarrass me about one of my smut pieces) so I did a shout out to him in the next fic. He saw it within the day, I was actually impressed.

Most unintentionally telling story: (have you accidentally or purposefully exposed a detail about yourself?) Religious guilt seems to be a reoccurring tag this year. In all seriousness, not quite sure why, but yet it kinda makes sense? (its complicated lmao) And for some reason not one, but two fics ended with marriage proposals?! (I’m so single.)

Are any of your fics named after/heavily inspired by music? I’m RaisedonRadio and it would be concerning if—checks list—less than 8 of the 10 fics weren’t named after songs, haha! (I’m actually just really bad at naming fics…)

Good To You and Besides You are both songs by the band Marianas Trench, and are heavily inspired by the songs. Rescue Me is by OneRepublic, one of those more vibes than lyrics inspired. I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift was definitely on repeat for that fic, as well as Don't Blame Me. (Poems), Prayers, and Promises was more a steal the name of the song by John Denver, for some reason I think Cold by Corbyn was on repeat when writing that one. Take On Me was named more for the similarities between the MV and the series! Never Be The Same was for the vibes of the song by Camila Cabello but not really the lyrics.

What’s your own favorite story of the year? Maybe it’s cheating but I’m not sure if I can really choose? I know it’s not a common writer sentiment but I really do like them all for different reasons.

Like I churned out Good To You and Besides You within ten days of each other in July, after not writing any fanfic basically for a year and a half.

And then I pulled Rescue Me out of the dead drafts pile and made myself work on more description.

I Think He Knows was my first foray into a brand new fandom.

Don’t Blame Me is one of my rare canon divergence fics.

Restore was another dead draft that I found to be mostly complete, and decide to release into the world even if I knew there was so much more I could have done with it.

Prayers and Promises was not only another new fandom, but for some reason, I decided to write for a side character. It’s still sitting on just 1 hit and that makes it all the better that I really wrote it for myself.

Superhero was out of my comfort zone of writing for a kid’s perspective and I was so happy with how it turned out.

Take On Me was a draft sitting at less than 1k words and I challenged myself to finish it before the new year, and got it done in two days.

And then, to finish it all off with the intense desire to have ten fics under the belt for 2023, I wrote Never Be The Same in less than two days for the last drama I had watched, and the speed that the last two fics were actually finished was a huge change for me.

Fanfiction risks you took this year? I wrote fanfic for not one, but two fandoms that I had to create the first tags for on AO3! Also, as I started to slip into just writing for kdramas this year, I’ve basically become my own proofreader and editor at this point. Any mistakes are my own, lol.

My favorite part of fandom this year: That would be getting two kudos and a comment on I Think He Knows, one of the fics that is the first in its fandom tag. To actually connect with more fans of such a tiny project was so cool!

Thanks for reading and here’s to next year!

[junk-culture]

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. 5️⃣❗

now wtf is the 5 times table doing in my inbox... ! teehee... this is a lot of questions and my answers are lengthy so under the readmore they go:

5. Favourite band: HMMM this shouldnt be a difficult question but i feel like im always indecisive/struggle to identify an Absolute Favourite Above All Others...... i think i have to say depeche mode because i like them enough to have paid £[redacted] to go see them...they are definitely one of my big faves anyway........ i will add bastille as an honorary favourite simply because they are the band i have liked for the longest... i started listening to them as a miserable 14/15 year old so you know. that kind of band is eternal and forever even if i don't quite like all of their latest stuff/don't listen to them absolutely all the time etc. actually the jam are maybe tied with bastille for that sort of formative band so let's say them too. sorry i can literally never give one single answer LOL 10. Favourite model: uhm unfortunately i dont really have one im not really into following fashion or models....idk....but recently i started watching the x-men movies (cringe) and i kind of got the hots for halle berry a bit so ill say her. ik shes an actor but she started off as a model so it counts. honorable mention also to the sony d-e350 in gold . a very very sexy model (of cd player) :

15. Lucky Number: It seems there's a typo in the questions post because they've put 14 twice instead of 15....I don't really have a lucky number although I sometimes see people with aesthetic blogs posting about angel numbers or whatever and im like i could get into that........ i guess any number can be lucky if it appears in a certain moment or is recurring... since 14 appears twice in the question post ill say 14. and its a pretty good number anyway

20. 5 things you love: ONLY FIVE? BUT I LOVE SO MANY THINGS ABOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD...! well to name a few: 1. mai friends (physical and virtual) ^_^ 2. BRIGHT GREEN GRASS IN THE SUNLIGHT 3. art. drawing. its my essential activity i have to do it its awesome plus so important in the world for everyone 4. when you're travelling home on the train from a pleasant day out somewhere and it's really sunny and you have a window seat and the music you are listening to is just right for that moment and its just so the beautiful world. you know? 5. shagging ur mum LOL !

25. Favourite blogs: UMM im sorry im kind of too lazy right now to like tag people plus i feel a bit shy doing that anyway but basically all of my mutuals etc...... <3 and the smug jug blog also 30. Someone you miss: hm...i don't know if there's any one person i Strongly miss but there are a few i vaguely to moderately miss. idk. such as: - my mother occasionally - not my irl best friend as such because shes still here lol but moreso i miss hanging out regularly like we did when we were teenagers? like now we're both adults and in different cities and she works full time and im either working or studying and she has a boyfriend anyway its like we dont hang out that often... many such cases obviously but i miss the time of seeing each other every single day at college and walking home together...and especially because id love to do that all over again Now when im like. a lot happier/more functional/more "normal" than i was when i was 16/17 lol. but its the way of the world what can we do - i guess i sort of miss an internet friend who disappeared .... it wasn't exactly unexpected because we always were aware of the possibility and i know its simply how such things go but i wonder how they're doing sometimes...plus we exchanged physical mail and gifts so now its like i just have these objects in my home that are from a person who i no longer talk to lol....

THANK YOU FOR ASKING, THE FIVEPILLED FIVEMAXXER!!!!! :)

[bowlingforgerbils]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you @gretchensinister for tagging me!

How many works have you written for AO3?

40 works! I have some older stuff on fanfiction.net.

What’s your total word count?

Do you know that this is the first time I've ever looked at the Statistics on my AO3 account. I didn't know I could see my total word count! Anyway it's 149,665.

What fandoms do you write for?

These days it's pretty much Good Omens. But I have not forgotten my first love, Rise of the Guardians.

Top 5 fics by kudos

"Jackpot", "He Followed me Home", "I wear your grandad's clothes, I look incredible", "Under the Mistletoe", and "I Promise to Take Care of Him."

The first and the third one are Pacific Rim fanfics, the fourth one is a Good Omens fanfic, and the second and fifth one are my two-parter about Charlie and the Scientist, a crack pairing in the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia canon.

Do you respond to comments?

Yes. It's my way of showing appreciation that someone enjoyed my silly little story. And I'm always happy to answer questions or talk about the characters. <3

What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Umm.... I don't really do angsty endings... I guess Shakespeare in the Park? It's not a happy ending, anyway.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Again, this is hard, almost all I write are happy endings! Maybe Co-Habitation, because it ends with Aziraphale and Crowley living in the South Downs, which is my Good Omens endgame.

Do you get hate on fics?

No, although when I originally started posting When You Wish Upon the Moon on fanfiction.net, someone whined at me in the comments about not wanting me to ship Pitch Black and Sandy together. Thankfully, AO3 has a great tagging system, so I assume anyone reading my stories knows what they are getting into beforehand.

Do you write smut?

Yes! Not lately. I should rectify that. :3

Do you write crossovers?

Yes, occasionally, if the mood strikes me.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I don't think so... I have a vague memory of someone asking, but that might have been on fanfiction.net.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, but many of my Rise of the Guardians fanfics wouldn't be what they are without the collective world-building of the blacksand community.

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

In general? Probably Aziraphale and Crowley. That I've written? Probably Pitch and Sandy.

What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

I have a Good Omens pirate AU in my WIP folder that I lost steam in writing, but never say never.

What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm pretty good at dialogue, and also creating a plot that gives characters a chance to express themselves and hopefully experience some growth.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Moving the characters around in the physical space. I don't know if it's because of my generally weak spatial skills, but imagining where the characters are in the environment and each other is really hard! Fighting scenes in particular give me such a headache.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language?

It's not something I do, personally, except for a word here and there for flavor. I doubt that adding several lines of badly Google translated dialogue is going to add anything beneficial to my story.

First fandom you wrote for?

The Chronicles of Prydain, although I didn't know it was called fanfic because I was twelve and this was before the internet as we know it existed. It was about a self-insert fairy who was Doli's girlfriend. I liked how grouchy he was!

Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

It's a tough call, but probably He Followed Me Home. Not only because it was so much fun to write, but because I've received so many comments about how this story is a "comfort fic" for them, something that they read and re-read to feel better, and if that's not the highest compliment that I can receive as an author, then I don't know what is.

I tag whomever wants to do this!

[riddle-me-ri]

should we expect you to start taking requests for New 52 Scarecrow?

Heyo anon~

And umm err no not really lol.

If I ever do add any new characters to my roster I will make a post about it and have my request info updated and reblogged with said updates.

Also also, I know it's ironic for me to say this but out of the Rogues I write for, I'm the most anxious/scared to write for is Scarecrow lol (random fact the second one is Jervis). And sometimes looking at how many I signed up to write for already...I feel like I bit off more than I can chew lol so just for that alone I wouldn't want you guys to expect any new Scarecrows anytime soon lol

On top of that I'm so behind on the New 52 I just yeah..that's a lot to take on lol.

So sorry for any inconvenience anon 💚 if anyone sees this and writes for him feel free to leave a comment or reblog with tags saying you do!

[bellascarousel]

20 Questions for Fic Writers!

Tagged by faves @harnitbee and @stars-of-kyber ❤️❤️❤️

1- How many works do you have on AO3?

54 all total

2- What's your total AO3 word count?

611,647 Wow!

3- What fandoms do you write for?

Bridgerton currently. I used to write for The Originals, but Kate and Anthony have taken over my entire brain.

4- What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1.) Let's Run Away Together - 1442

2.) Ruined - 1061

3.) Closure - 448

4.) Don't Leave - 396

5.) Kathony Advent Calendar 2022 - 379

5- Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I generally do. I love when people have nice things to say about my writing, and I want to acknowledge them and thank them. Yes, my responses can feel repetitive to me - it feels so weird and insincere to write "thank you for reading and commenting" at the end of every reply, but I want to thank them, even if I am bad at it. LOL That said, sometimes comments get lost in the shuffle. So, if I don't reply to your comment, it's not that I don't appreciate it. It's most likely because I originally read it in my email when I wasn't in a position to be able to go to reply to it and then my ADD brain promptly forgot either that it exists at all, or that I didn't reply to it.

6- What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

While I do write angst, everything I write has a happy ending. That said, the planned ending to In This Life Or The Next would probably have been the angstiest if I hadn't switched fandoms before I could finish it. While everyone DOES end up together and happy - they do so in the afterlife. It was literally going to end on a "rocks fall, everyone dies" scenario that would include things like a guy being forced to kill his little sister, and one guy that they weren't even sure COULD die and were kind of worried would spend Eternity completely alone in a fucking void where the planet used to be.

7- What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Like I said, everything I write has a happy ending. But, I think my happiest ending might actually be Measuring Time. It ends with little Mary's wedding and then an epilogue-like paragraph about Anthony watching his grandchildren grow up and start giving him great-grandchildren. I really liked getting to see even a small glimpse of the long, happy life him and Kate enjoy together - and how hopelessly in love they still are even at the end.

8- Do you get hate on fics?

I had one reader go on diatribes and get into arguments with other readers about my characterization of Edwina in the first two chapters of Let's Run Away Together. Which was hilarious, because she wasn't even IN the first two chapters. Dude was complaining about things Kate and Anthony said. It was a whole big thing. The comments are still there, so go read them if you want. The whole thing is actually kind of funny, really.

9- Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes. Umm... not sure what you mean by "what kind"? I've done pretty much everything from pretty explicit to fade to black. It always depends on the situation and how much the sex serves the plot and/or characterizations.

10- Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I started one crossover. Between The Originals and The Black Jewels Trilogy. I only wrote one chapter, but had a whole lot planned out. Writing The Sadiablos interacting with the Mikaelsons was oddly fun.

11- Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I am aware of.

12- Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I am aware of 🙂.

13- Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. Not really something I'm interested in, either. My hat's off to anyone that CAN work with a cowriter. I can barely get my brain to cooperate with ITSELF, much less someone else.

14- What's your all-time favourite ship?

Kathony, obviously. Though, also obviously, Haylijah are a close second.

15- What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I still have plans to finish all of my Kathony fics. My The Originals fics, though... I would LOVE to finish those but I just don't see it happening. (Love Heals and High School Confidential are the top of my list of fics I wish I could get myself to concentrate on, but doubt I ever will.)

16- What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue and characterization

17- What are your writing weaknesses?

Descriptions. Everything from the characters, to the settings, to actions. I am just bad at descriptions. And consistency. I want to try to get into a writing habit, but my ADD brain hates me.

18- Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I would do it if I trusted myself to do it right. But, unfortunately, I do NOT trust myself to write in Kate's native language. Maybe I'll have Hyacinth spout something off in Italian at some point, LOL. (I DO write occasional dialogue in Italian in my novel, because of Catie being a native Italian, and Eli also speaking the language.)

19- First fandom you wrote for?

Actually physically wrote down? The Originals.

Created in my head, never saw paper, but could probably be recreated if I ever felt the urge to? The Incarnation Of Immortality

20- Favorite fic you've written?

This is like asking me to choose my favorite child. I can't do it.

I suck at tagging games. So, just tagging anyone who hasn't done it and wants to.

[twotangledsisters]

How do you decide what fics to comment on?

I laughed a lot seeing this ask cause, am I acquiring a reputation as a commenter? That's not a bad thing by any means! I just can't help but laugh at the fact I've been talked about for leaving long comments more than I have been for my own art and fics. But I guess that just means those comment leave an impression?

Anyway, sorry for the ramble there for a moment, onto the question!

To answer this question I probably first need to ask another question:

How do I chose what fics to read?

Because... I read the fics and then I comment on them... Obviously.

And I read mostly Cassandra, Eugene or Arianna content. I will read anything tangled, but generally for me to stray from the norm it's due to recommendation from mutuals, friends, just random posts talking about how much they love a fic?

And if I read something, I comment!

It's very rare for me nowadays to not comment, I would have to either not have anything good to say (which hasn't happened.... ever? I think... Thanks to Ao3's amazing tagging system I imagine!) or I read it on kindle and forgot.... (I am so sorry...)

BUT! There are rules? Exceptions? I don't know...

Here's the thing, I know the way I comment, the length, the quotes, it isn't everybody's cup of tea and I respect that!

Before, I assumed people would tell me if they didn't like it.

But I no longer assume that.

Now, I will go full in with my first comment, and if the author responds positively (like, a single word can be positive, if they just says 'thanks' that is positive), I add them to my green-list (this only exists in my head). I trust them to have been honest in that response and I assume they enjoy long-form comments!

If there is no response, which is perfectly fine, I will assume there is a chance they HATE those comments, and aren't willing to respond saying that as the response would be public and a lot of people are too shy to give negative feedback... So I will stop commenting in that way.

I won't stop consuming content, leaving kudos or anything like that, I will even continue to leave short comments!

But I will cease the long comments out of, honestly, social anxiety and not wanting to be hated by the fandom I'm in!

I know this might not be the best attitude. But I just have too much anxiety and I end up feeling like I am harassing people if that makes sense?

Oh, also, obviously, if I have a negative interaction with someone on tumblr, or they blocked me, or they spoke badly of me at some point, I will cease consumption of those fics! (I do make an exceptions for co-written fics, but that's more complicated).

But yeah...

If you have a fic you want to recommend umm... DO!

Like, please!

Especially if it's your own cause I feel so much more at peace when commenting on fics from mutuals on here cause I know they aren't going to get angry at me for long comments!

I feel like this got long rambly and probably shows just how much my anxiety has been eating at me these past few umm.... weeks, months? I lose track of time.

I've been putting of answering this ask because I had completely stopped commenting for a while there... I'm kinda getting back into it now! But answering this at a time when I was not commenting felt very wrong... Almost like fake? I don't know...

My brain is kinda semi turned on right now, I'm so exhausted...

But I do welcome recommendations!

Especially one-shots!

I really need to get back into reading and commenting and I think just jumping back in is the way!

This ask did, kinda hit a nerve with me as well, it made me feel for a few moments that perhaps my only contribution to this fandom is my comments? Like, my art flops so bad on tumblr... my fics do really well actually I'm always shocked how many people read them, but... my brain just isn't processing stuff right, it's looking for the negatives right now. It's not a good time for me.

But after some thought I realized this is a nice ask!

I'm glad people like those comments, I'm glad I can contribute to the fandom and specifically to fic writers in that way!

I want to do it more.

I'm just, recovering mentally right now from some stuff, heavy fics are kinda off the table and... Even searching for fics feels like a chore?

See, even writing that I feel lazy for saying it xD which is silly, like, I'm not being lazy I'm just ill...

Rambling aside.

Send recommendations.

I'm sorry I haven't been commenting!

I appreciate every ask even if I'm kinda slow at answering sometimes!

I'm going to bed.

[dragon-queen21]

Thank you so much for the tag! Sorry for taking forever to respond to this I am honestly terrible at remember to do these things despite how much I love doing them

📷 What’s set as your phone’s lockscreen? A very old drawing on one of my oc's. I made it back in middle school I believe when I got my first phone

🍫 Cheese or chocolate? Odd question, but chocolate

✨ Do you have any nicknames? Yes! Way to many, which is funny considering my irl name is really long and not all that convenient to nickname. Mayliz is a nickname of it already. A very dear friend of mine calls me Maysun, been called Emmy and Liz as well in the past along with far to many others haha I really enjoy people giving me nicknames.

🎵 Last song you listened to? I Like the way you kiss me, but a female version of it

✏️ Have you ever written fanfiction? Yes. Far too many.

😏 Are you on discord? I am!

 💛 Do you have any piercings? My ears have a lobe piercing in them. Although I really want to get an industrial piercing one of these days. I just think they are so pretty.

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person? Their religion.

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? Sugar cookie, or snickerdoodle, just because those are my favorites.

🐶 Are you more of a dog person or a cat person? Actually I'm a sheep person :3 (no but definitely dogs)

🎧 Headphones or earbuds? Earbuds

🌼 What’s the last thing you said out loud? Ummmm..... good question. I think it was saying to my mom that I was going to go and write (of which I'm not as I'm procrastinating by answering these :3)

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know?

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl? Morning person. I can't stay up late for the life of me ;-;

🧸 Favorite place to nap? I really don't like naps. Probably just in bed though, surrounded by as many stuffed animals as I can fit :3

🏳️‍🌈 Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? Nope

🦋 Describe yourself in three words. Caring, passionate, and creative

👖 Jeans or sweatpants? Sweatpants

🥤 What’s your go-to Starbucks order? Carmel frappuccino, I think, I really don't drink coffee.

🧡 A color you can’t stand? Certain shades of green and yellow

💎 What’s your most prized possession? Probably my mangas, I have so many it's like my own little library :3

☕ Coffee or tea? Tea, Lemon specifically

🦖 Favorite extinct animal? umm...

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr? two years now... or was it three... I've been posting for two techinically

🌴 Desert island item? Mangas to read, or my sketch pad (plus a pencil) to draw

🐸 Describe your aesthetic. I don't know ✨

🔮 What’s your dream job? Being a published author/ manga artist

💙 Relationship status? Single ;-;

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit. There is this certain style of outfits, tight fitted shirts, a neck tie, corset belt, add a patterned skirt, leg warmer, ect. I don't know what the style is called, I guess kind of preppy and formal, I don't know, but that. Honestly I just really like outfits where I can wear a tie

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to? Way too many, I love listening to music often times just repeating the same song for hours on end

🤎 What color is your hair? Brown, though I want to dye the ends of my hair teal one day

💌 Do you talk to yourself? Yes, probably too much.

💄 Do you wear makeup? Sometimes. I enjoy doing fun eyeliner and blush on occasion.

🌸 Best compliment you ever received? A comment from such a long time ago that my writing was so good that I could be a publish author

💞 @ your favorite blog. @juicezone @z3r0b1tch35 @multifandomenjoyerr @awesomedurraworld If any of you would like to join :D

~ 💖 ASK GAME 💖 ~

📷 What’s set as your phone’s lockscreen?

🍫 Cheese or chocolate?

✨ Do you have any nicknames?

🎵 Last song you listened to?

✏️ Have you ever written fanfiction?

😏 Are you on discord?

 💛 Do you have any piercings?

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person?

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?

🐶 Are you more of a dog person or a cat person?

🎧 Headphones or earbuds?

🌼 What’s the last thing you said out loud?

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know?

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl?

🧸 Favorite place to nap?

🏳️‍🌈 Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?

🦋 Describe yourself in three words.

👖 Jeans or sweatpants?

🥤 What’s your go-to Starbucks order?

🧡 A color you can’t stand?

💎 What’s your most prized possession?

☕ Coffee or tea?

🦖 Favorite extinct animal?

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr?

🌴 Desert island item?

🐸 Describe your aesthetic.

🔮 What’s your dream job?

💙 Relationship status?

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit.

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to?

🤎 What color is your hair?

💌 Do you talk to yourself?

�� Do you wear makeup?

🌸 Best compliment you ever received?

💞 @ your favorite blog.

Reblogs are appreciated!

[ouroboobos]

TW csa trauma rage and despair moment under the cut 🫶 Bad day with many triggers sorry. Ask to tag, it doesn't go into detail abt the abuse itself but I'm happy to add tags if anyone needs

The thing that really gets to me is how EVERYONE thinks they're an expert on trauma. You can disclose your abuse but the result is that even the best people in your life will not understand it. Everyone decides they know more about your situation than you do. At worst people are outright malicious but at best they still look down on you in one way or another whether they mean to or not.

People think you're not capable of making your own decisions so they tell you what to do. They try to "help" you by pressuring you into things you're not ready for. They think it's okay to violate your boundaries because your boundaries are informed by your trauma which means they aren't legitimate.

They talk down to you. They discount everything you say. They laugh at you. They sexualize you. They don't believe you. They say "well every parent does their best". They act like you'd be normal if you were really trying. They ask if that's why you're a dyke. They think you're looking for attention.

They tell other people your business without asking. They're morbidly curious the same way people are with shitty netflix true crime documentaries. Or they think you're gross if you talk about it at all. They ask you 6 years into your cptsd diagnosis if you've ever heard of fucking breathing exercises.

They helpfully inform you that you'll "have to get over it". They touch you against your wishes to "help you toughen up". They roll their eyes. They say you seem fine. They tell you you're probably going to be a predator too, "statistically speaking", like it's a fun fact and not your worst nightmare. They ask if you liked it. They tell you not to use the word "victim" because then you're "letting it define you". They try to give you help you never asked for and then they hold it against you. They interrogate you. And then they act surprised when you get defensive.

Everyone expects you to work past it by a certain point but their idea of abuse recovery is completely distorted, and then when you don't match their idea of a good survivor they figure you aren't putting in the work. Sure people are sympathetic. Oh how horrible I can't imagine blah blah blah and yet everyone feels qualified to judge you on your progress. I've never met a single other person in my life who didn't do it at least a little bit.

I'm just so so so so so tired of being treated like I'm not putting in the work when I put in so much effort to function and improve and get better and push my boundaries every single day of my life. I can't afford not to. If I stop pushing myself forward every day I become nonfunctional very very quickly. If I really stopped trying everyone would know. But people who have never been through it don't believe that you can really try and still be behind your peers.

Even trained medical professionals have no fucking clue how to deal with csa trauma, you can literally see them get more and more uncomfortable as you talk and then all they can say is "uhhhh umm it was a long time ago so just remember that :) if you have a flashback count down from 10".

I'm tired man the only people who get it are other survivors but if we spend too much time together we end up melding into a sad sticky angry inescapable tar pit.

[residentweevil13]

Rules: list eight shows for your followers to get to know you better

Tagged by @aelaer

Umm... ok. I'm trying to watch more TV, so let's see how this goes. I grew up in the US in the 70s/80s, so TV is very different now. Much of it better, thankfully.

There seem to be a lot of limited series lately, most of which are based on books.

I definitely enjoyed The Sandman. I have some quibbles with Shadow & Bone, the LOTR series, and Wheel of Time, but found them all enjoyable in a lot of ways.

I liked Downton Abbey in part because I am a huge costume nerd and period history fan, but I also felt they did a decent job with social commentary in a transitional era.

Umm... I suppose I liked The Expanse for many of the same reasons, odd as that may sound.

I liked the most recent Witcher series much more than the first one.

Oh. I suppose I can add the MCU phase 4 shows to that. I'll be lazy and not dissect each of them, because it was a wild mix of good and mediocre.

I should tag people, but not a good brain day. Feel free to do own your own.

[ellcrys]

fb memories man

snapshot of joanna from 14 years ago looooool

Let others know a little more about yourself. Re-post this as your name followed by "ology" IF I TAGGED YOU, PLEASE PUT THIS UP ON YOUR PAGE AS A NOTE AND TAG SOME OTHER PEOPLE! ***********FOOD-OLOGY*************** What is your salad dressing of choice? Caesar What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Dude, are you forcing me to choose? Food you could eat for weeks and not get tired of it? Anything that’s not a vegetable What are your pizza toppings of choice? Cheese and pepperoni What do you like to put on your toast? Butter! **********TECHNOLOGY*************** How many television sets are in your house? 3 What color cell phone do you have? RED! ***************BIOLOGY****************** Are you right handed or left handed? Right Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Umm… I don’t think so… What is the last heavy item you lifted? 30 lbs. during gym (weightlifting) Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Nope :D ************BULLCRAPOLOGY************** If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? NO! That would be so depressing... If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Destiny (My fellow Keepers know why :D) Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? No. Are you kidding me? You’re gonna die if you do that… I like life. ************DUMBOLOGY****************** How many pairs of flip-flops do you own? Way too many to count Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Never Last person you talked to: My mom Last person you hugged? My mom **************FAVORITOLOGY**************** Season? Summer Holiday? Christmas Day of the week? Saturday Month? January ***********CURRENTOLOGY***************** Missing someone? Not at the moment Mood? Relaxed What are you listening to? Everything Burns (artist: Ben Moody ft. Anastacia) Watching? The computer screen Worrying about? Well, since I’m relaxed, nothing at the moment but once I get off, prob gonna be SATs, scheduling, and college shit ***************RANDOMOLOGY***************** First place you went this morning? Bathroom Do you smile often? I would think so QUESTIONS 1) Do you always answer your phone? Yup! Unless I’m busy or whatever and can’t get to it. 2) It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? Someone who is clearly crazy 3) If you could change your eye color, what would it be? I love my eyes the way they are 4) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Sonic? What the heck is that? 5) Do you own a digital camera? No, but we have a family one that we share 6) Have you ever had a pet fish? Yeah, but they kind of died on me… lol 7) Favorite Christmas song? Can’t decide 8) What's on your wish list for your birthday? Nothing at the moment 9) Can you do push-ups? Are you talking actual push-ups or crappy ones? 10) Can you do a chin up? Like, one. Hahahah, I’m so weak! 11) Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Um, depends on the topic 12) Do you have any saved texts? Yeah… 13) Ever been in a car wreck? Nope and hope I won’t ever be in one 14) Do you have an accent? My friends all say I do but I dunno… 15) What is the last song to make you cry? You expect me to remember this? 16) Plans tonight? SAT crap I have to do 17) Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? No comprendo la pregunta…. 18) Name 3 things you bought in the last week. Lunch (at school), and that’s about it 19) Have you ever been given roses? lol, nope 20) Current worry? Stupid college shit, SATs, what AP courses to take next year, and school in general 21) Current hate right now? STUPID COLLEGE PLANNING!!! 22) Met someone who changed your life? All of my dearest friends have in some way changed me. LOVE YOU GUYS! <3 23) How did you bring in the New Year? I think I was sleeping… lol 24) What song represents you? I don’t think I’ve found the right one yet :D 25) Name three people who might complete this? Don’t really know. I’m doing it just because 26) What were you doing at 12 AM last night? Sleeping 27) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? My weird dream that I can’t remember 28) What did you dream of last night? Again, can’t remember 29) What’s your biggest fear? Umm… honestly, I don’t think I have one right now

[jessybarnes]

Tell Them, Honey

Title: Tell Them, Honey

Pairing: Stucky x F!Reader

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 1,235

Tags: Angst, fluff, pining, Steve and Bucky are concerned, Natasha is plotting, Stucky, drinking, metal arm kink, implied fingering, implied sex, explicit language, and I think that's it.

Written For: @comfortember and @stuckybingo

Square(s) Filled: I5 - Metal Arm for Stucky Bingo

Comfortember Day 12: Concern

Beta(s): Just Grammarly

It isn't fair.

How does Fury expect you to focus on anything as an assistant when you're tasked to work with Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes?

The moment you met them, you were knocked off of your feet... almost literally.

You were running late to your first day of work after being stuck in traffic. You'd rushed off the elevator and down the hallway toward the conference room to try and get to your morning meeting on time. Right as you rounded the corner, you smacked into Steve's hard chest and lost your balance. If it hadn't been for Bucky catching you, you'd have hit the floor.

Now, almost two years later, you're just as head over heels for them as you were then, if not more so. It's no secret that the two super soldiers are a couple. They've been together for years, and you'd be lying if you said you haven't thought about what it would be like to be fucked by both of them.

It's a miracle that you've been able to hide your feelings for them this long. Normally, you're easy to read, but maybe it's because everyone you work for and with is always so busy.

Tonight is one of the rare occasions where everyone has the evening off, and Tony, of course, isn't letting it go to waste.

It's nothing formal, but you're still in a shimmery cocktail dress, courtesy of Natasha. She practically had to drag you here, and you haven't left the bar since everyone started arriving.

You scan the crowd and smile at all of the familiar faces. Thor, Loki, Stephen, Bruce, Wanda, Vision, Tony, Pepper, Peter, and so many others seem to be having the time of their lives, and after all they do for the world, they deserve it.

Natasha makes you another rum and coke and slides it down the bar into your hand. You swirl the dark liquid around for a moment and bring the glass to your lips just as Steve and Bucky walk up to order a drink.

"Hey, Nat! Can Bucky and I get some of that stuff Thor always drinks?"

Your eyes drag over their muscular frames and you bite your lip. It really should be a crime to look as good as they do. Steve leans against the bar and smiles at you, his action making Bucky turn around. His metal hand brushes your knee and your breath hitches.

"Oh! I'm sorry, doll. I didn't realize how close I was to you."

Natasha rolls her eyes and begins preparing their drinks. It's a wonder that these two haven't picked up the signs because she certainly knows you want them. Hell, she's stood here and watched you oogle them for the past five minutes. Add this to the list of all the other times, and well, it doesn't take a genius to see that you're infatuated.

You set your drink down with a shaky hand and look down at your lap. "It-It's umm... it's okay..." Smooth...real smooth, Y/N. Now he's going to think you're hurt or something.

Bucky furrows his brow, "hey, are you alright? I didn't hurt you, did I?"

Yep...real fucking smooth. Now you have to talk to them again.

Steve reaches over and tilts your head up with two of his fingers, "you can always tell us anything, sweetheart. Just because you're our assistant doesn't mean you're beneath us."

"I-I'm not hurt. I've just ah...had a long day and am pretty tired."

They don't look convinced, but at least they don't push you any further. Natasha hands over their drinks and shoos them away. Once they've crossed the room she leans across the bar so only you can hear her.

"Tell them, honey."

You choke on your drink, "t-tell who what?"

"Oh, don't play me for a fool, Y/N. You're not as subtle as you think, babe. I, literally, just watched you practically drool over Rogers and Barnes in real time, and it's not the first time either."

You glance over at them for a moment. They're laughing with Thor about something and it makes your heart skip when Bucky leans over to peck Steve on the cheek.

"You're doing it again."

"Doing what?"

She sighs and wipes down the bar top with a damp towel, "staring, Y/N."

You shake your head, "Nat, I can't tell them! They're in a relationship already and it doesn't look like they want to add someone else to the picture. Plus, I don't think they even swing my way, so..." You trail off and she points a finger at you.

"Natasha!" You squeak and blush furiously.

"Those two may have been around for over a century, but I can promise you that they've been with a woman before. I can speak from experience with one of them, and the other may have had a few late nights with one of the USO girls."

You gawk at her as she smirks, "you...you mean... w-with umm...you...Bucky?"

She chuckles and pours herself a martini. "Yes, James and I...we were a thing once. It hasn't happened in years though. Not since Steve got his head out of his ass and told Bucky how he felt. Which you also need to do if I'm being honest." She brings the glass to her lips and smirks again, "oh, and his metal fingers? Fucking fantastic."

"What? I'm sure Steve will agree with me." Her smile widens and she nods over your shoulder. "Let's ask him, shall we? Looks like he's coming over for another round."

You give her a pleading look, "no! Oh, my god...please don't ask him!"

"Ask me what?"

Steve leans against the bar and glances between the two of you quizzically. He notes your flushed skin and shaky hands again and grasps your wrist gently, your pulse thrumming against his fingertips.

"Jesus, sweetheart, you're shaking like a leaf. Are you sure you're feeling okay?"

You open your mouth to answer him, but Natasha beats you to it.

"Oh, she's fine! I was just telling her how skilled Bucky is with those metal fingers of his. You agree with me, right Steve?"

The blonde super soldier looks deep into your eyes and you swear you see them darken a fraction.

"So, you're curious about Bucky's arm, hm?"

"Who's curious about my arm?" The man himself comes up behind Steve and wraps his flesh hand around his waist.

Oh, god...just please let the ground open up and swallow me whole...

You bury your face in your hands and shake your head. "Just, please...forget I was even here. I-I'm sorry... I'm just gonna go to bed."

As you get up to leave, Steve steps into your path and blocks your way. The smirk on his face doesn't ease your mind in the least bit.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, I think we should talk about this, Y/N. Bucky deserves to know what you and Natasha have been talking about over here, now don't you agree?"

Bucky raises an eyebrow curiously, and you nervously play with your hands, "I...um...yes?"

"Good girl," Steve praises and places his big hand on the small of your back.

"Come on, doll, we'll walk you to your room."

Bucky puts an arm on your shoulder and Natasha watches as the three of you head off toward the elevators.

She chuckles and shakes her head, "and my work here is done."

Tagging: @sarahrogersevans @chrisevansdaughter @brandyywar @nerdygingermoose88

[anonymityisfunwriter]

The Aquarium

"Have you even seen a fish before?"

"Of course I have!"

"Name one time."

"Finding Nemo, duh."

"I meant in real life," Sam huffs. 

"Oh," you frown momentarily before turning away from Sam, who's standing in your doorway begging you to let him tag-along on your date today. "Either way, James' taking me to the aquarium, and he specifically said that you weren't invited."

"What part of your assigned handler do you two not understand?"

"Umm... the part where you've left us alone many times before- the only difference now is that you want to come with us."

"Well, what if something happens? You accidentally break the glass in a moment of culture shock? Or Bucky touches the glass with his metal hand and he breaks the glass? Huh? Then what?"

"Do all your disaster scenarios involve the glass breaking, Sam?"

"Yes," he nods definitely. "And maybe John showing up."

"John's not going to show up and I'll make sure that me and James are extra super-duper careful with the glass, promise! But you can't come!"

Sam dramatically groans, throwing himself face up on your bed. "You're only saying that because Bucky did. Is this how it's going to be now? You and Bucky. And Sam."

"Of course not! James just wants one night with just the two of us. I promise you'll go on our next date."

"Fine, but I'm picking where we go," he huffs again.

"You've got yourself a deal. Now which one?" you ask, holding up your only two dresses.

"The one with the flowers," Sam replies confidently. You look at both dresses one last time, agreeing with Sam's choice and walking to your closet to change. You're almost done getting ready when Bucky joins you and Sam in your room.

"Hello, beautiful," he winks at you, lightly pecking your lips. "Hello, man in my girlfriend's bed."

"So it's girlfriend now, huh?" Sam teases, sitting propped up on your many decorative pillows, hands tucked behind his head. 

"And this is why you aren't invited!" Bucky smugly remarks. 

"Fine," Sam sighs dramatically. "Leave me here- all alone. All by myself."

"Great, bye!" Bucky calls, grabbing your hand and walking the two of you out of your room.

"Bye, Sam!" you call as Bucky drags you out of your room.

"You're gonna miss me!" Sam shouts, getting up to follow the two of you. 

And as Bucky and Sam are about to start arguing about why Sam's not allowed to join you two, the doorbell rings.

"Great," Bucky groans. "Who could that be?"

You shrug, walking over to the door. "I don't know."

And when you open the door, it looks like one of Sam's disaster scenarios has come to fruition. Because unfortunately, John Walker is standing in your doorway. "John," you awkwardly smile, keeping the door only open halfway. "What are you doing here?

He pushes the door the rest of the way open. "I had it on good authority that you weren't on any missions today- I thought maybe we could spend some time together."

"All three of us?" Bucky asks from behind the door, Sam now standing on the stairs. 

John sighs in vague disappointment. "Sure, why not?" 

"Call me crazy, but I think someone had an ulterior motive for coming today," Sam pointedly remarks. "Like someone thought someone else was going to be all by herself."

"You know, it can't come as a shock to you that I'm once again trying to be the bigger person here. I'm once again extending my hand in friendship, and you're always assuming the worst. It can't really be a that big of a surprise that I'm here, can it?"

"Well considering we didn't say your name three times in a dark bathroom, yes, it is a surprise that you're here," Sam taunts, his arms crossed in annoyance.

"We were actually on our way out, John. All three of us," you say, covering for Sam.

"Then I'll join you. Where are you headed?"

"James is taking me to the aquarium. With Sam," you add.

"Well, that sounds like a great team building activity! I'll be glad to join you." 

"I don't remember inviting you," Bucky snarks.

"Well the more the merrier," John continues, looking right at you. "Right?"

"No," Bucky grunts.

"James, don't be rude," you quietly chastise Bucky, then turn back to John. "No, thank you."

"I was just trying to be nice, but I don't really need an invitation, it's an aquarium open to the public," John condescendingly reminds you.

"Look, John, we'd really like to be alone for our date. Just me and James- And Sam."

"You're going on a date? With Sam tagging along?" John challenged. 

"He's my assigned handler. I'm not supposed to go anywhere without him," you state, echoing Sam's excuse from earlier.

"Why are you so intent on coming with us?" Bucky challenges, stepping closer to John. "She's not interested in you- get that through your thick skull."

"I'm offended," John scoffs. "Have you ever thought that I just wanted to be apart of your team? That I wanted to be included for once?"

You sigh, rubbing one of your shoulders nervously. "Fine, you can keep Sam company."

Sam pulls you away from John and Bucky's intense stare down, just far enough that they can't accidentally overhear and harshly whispers, "So now I get to go?" 

"Play along and I'll let you pick the next two dates," you whisper to Sam.

"Three dates."

"Two dates and I'll throw in a movie night," you bargain.

"Just you and me? Or all three of us?" Sam asks, eyes narrowing in suspicion.

"Whichever you want," you quickly respond. 

"You've got yourself a deal," Sam nods, clapping a hand over your shoulder. "Let's go to the aquarium!"

"Great," Bucky replies sarcastically.

"If you're nice, I'll make an extra special splash zone for John," you whisper in Bucky's ear as the four of you head out the front door.

He chuckles. "Maybe I am a bad influence on you."

-

"Some kind of date this is," John sneers. "It smells like fish in here."

"It's an aquarium," Bucky states in disbelief, trying to keep his focus on you and not how much he wants to punch John's face.

"I love it," you say, staring in awe as the fish swim above you in the giant glass tunnel. 

Bucky smiles sweetly at you, watching you as you watch all the different types of fish swim above you. "I thought you would."

Like the good friend Sam is, he takes extra precautions to keep you and Bucky as far away from John as humanly possible.

But Sam has to applaud John, if only for his persistence because John Walker will not give up. Even though Bucky's glaring holes into the side of John's head, even though you've made no indication that John's even remotely welcome, heck there's not a single ounce of welcomeness between the three of you. And yet, John seems completely unfazed. 

Sam's happy to take this one for the team. He's content watching how happy you look with Bucky. How you read each little notecard in front of each display while Bucky holds your hand and patiently waits for you to finish. How Bucky points out particularly colorful he think you'd like. Or how he tries to impress you with little fun facts that he definitely just read off of the little welcome pamphlet they gave him at the door.

At least for Sam, it's worth listening to John incessantly complain and make sarcastic, bitter remarks the entire afternoon. 

You've only made it halfway through the aquarium, John and Sam both at your heels, when you hear on the overhead that the next dolphin show will be in 10 minutes. "Can we go?" you pleadingly ask Bucky.

"Of course," he smiles at you, then bends down to whisper in your ear. "Extra special splash zone, right?"

You can't help the giggle that bubbles out of your mouth as you nod at Bucky.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Bucky wryly teases, leading the way.

And just like promised, all four of you sit in the splash zone, but you pay a little extra attention to deter water away from the three of you and onto John, who's noticeably much more damp by the end of the show. 

At the end of the show, you three stand up to leave and only pause when John makes a detour to go introduce himself to one of the trainers. 

"What are you doing, John?" Bucky sighs, walking down from the bleachers. John simply ignores Bucky's question, but gestures to you three in his conversation. With a mischievous smirk, John waves the three of you over, introducing you to the trainer. 

"He's going to let us feed the dolphins," John smugly declares.

"Really?" you ask, your voice filled with excitement.

"There's perks to being Captain America, sweetie," John loudly tells you. "Or even just being with Captain America."

Bucky loudly sighs, rolling his eyes at brazen come-on. "Real subtle, John."

"Now this, this is what I came here for," Sam remarks, ignoring John and Bucky and rolling up his sleeves. He walks up to the edge of the pool with you right beside him and confidently sticks his hand into the bucket filled with slimy fish. 

"Doesn't that feel weird?" you ask, your nose slightly wrinkled at the questionable contents of the bucket. 

"Weird as hell. But how often do you get to hand-feed dolphins?"

You nod with a newfound excitement and determination. "Alright, let's do it. Come on, James."

Bucky rolls his neck, already shaking his head. "The things I do for you, Doll."

John rolls his eyes, sticking his hand in the bucket. "I'm sure it's not that-" he stops once his hand is submerged in the contents. He shudders, removing a singular fish, and with a grimace he's walking toward the edge of the pool.

"How much trouble would I get in for pushing him?" Bucky jokes, now standing right next to you.

"A lot, but I'd bail you out."

"Yeah?" he laughs, kissing your temple.

"Sure," you nod again. "I may have to ask Sam how to bail someone out, but I'd do it for you."

-

"I'm going to use the bathroom before the film," John says as you all stand in front of the ticket booth for the short documentary about coral reefs they were playing.

"Well I only have two tickets for the showing, I wasn't exactly expecting two more people to join us," Bucky grumbles, watching John walk off.

"We'll take them," Sam eagerly replies, plucking the tickets from Bucky's hand. 

"What?"

"Consider this a favor- another favor," Sam adds. "I'll put up with him for the next hour and a half and you two can go enjoy yourselves."

"Really?" you ask, smiling at Sam.

"It's not like he can just talk through the whole movie. You two get out of here, I'll tell him that you're inside and by the time he realizes you're not, the movie will already be playing."

You tightly hug Sam's shoulders. "Thanks, Sam. I owe you one."

"You owe me like four," he corrects, his tone light and teasing. "You should go before he comes back."

"Right," you agree, taking Bucky's hand and letting him lead you away.

"Where are we going?" you ask once the small theater is out of sight.

"Well, lucky for us- I saved the best for last," he replies, leading you to another section of the aquarium.

"I want you to know that I promised Sam that he could choose the next like four dates we go on." you mention, still slowly strolling to your destination.

He chuckles, "Of course you did."

"I'm sorry," you playfully pout.

He pauses your walk to bend down, gently kissing you. Smiling against your lips, he says, "I'm sure you can find some way to make it up to me."

"I'm sure I will," you hum. 

It's only a little more walking through the aquarium when you cross the threshold into a completely different area. It's practically another room, the dim lighting, the quiet, peaceful atmosphere. The large clear water tank that extends from floor to ceiling filled with the bluest water you've ever seen.

"This is the jellyfish exhibit," Bucky quietly tells you.

"It's so beautiful," you marvel at the giant jellyfish slowly float past you.

"It is," he agrees, looking at you instead of the jellyfish.

"You're so corny," you tease when you catch him. "I love it."

The two of you sit on a nearby bench, watching the jellyfish flounce past your sight and taking in each other's presence. Your legs are swung over Bucky's lap, practically sitting on his lap. And you two sit there, laughing, talking, enjoying being alone for the first time on this entire date.

You're in the middle of a particularly intense kiss when you hear Sam's familiar voice. 

"There you are - we were so worried about you," Sam stiltedly states, very obviously lying.  

"You know it's really bad sportsmanship to go AWOL on your fellow team members." John groused the second he spotted the two of you.

Bucky sighs deeply, reluctantly pulling away from you. The two of you quietly sigh as you stand up off of Bucky's lap, Bucky standing up and wrapping an arm around your waist. "It's also rude to invite yourself on dates, but here you are."

"Some date this is. I'd treat you so much better than this, sweetie," John remarks, winking at you. 

"You're really starting to piss me off, John," Bucky spits through gritted teeth. 

"I mean, really? You could do so much better than him," John condescendingly sighs, staring Bucky down with the most smug of smirks. "I honestly don't know what you see in him. I have a lot more to offer you than a semi-reformed assassin."

Your eyes narrow in suspicion at John, holding out your arm to stop Bucky from lunging at him. "It really bothers you that I'm with James. Why? Why me? Why can't you accept what is?"

"Maybe I just really like you, have you thought of that?"

"Yes," you admit. "I have thought of that, but that's not it. You're- you want to prove something, like I'm an object or something. You want to prove that you can steal me away from them, but you can't. You can't steal me away from James. Or Sam. There's nothing you can say that's going to change that my loyalty will always be to them."

"Maybe I do want you."

"You don't know me," you vehemently object. "And I don't care that you hit on me. I don't care that you constantly flirt with me. I care that you make James uncomfortable. That you make him think he's not enough for me. And that's why I'm going to ask you one last time to back off. Back off or I'm not going to play nice. And I won't tell the two of them to be nice either," you say, your eyes flickering to the two angry men ready to pounce on John.

"You've been spending too much time with the Winter Soldier. He's getting to you."

"Or maybe you just underestimate me."

"I see."

"I mean it, John. I'm not playing your games anymore," you vaguely threaten, taking Bucky's hand. "Now, since we've gone through the entire aquarium, we're going to go finish our date elsewhere."

You and Bucky start to walk away leaving a shockingly quiet John behind you. You've only made it a few feet when you whirl around realizing you're forgetting something very important. You turn around, grinning largely at the man next to John. "Come on, Sam."

"Thank God," Sam sighs in relief, quickly jogging up to join you and Bucky. "So...where are we going?" 

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Seto Kaiba pre-relationship headcanons pt. 2

Content: MORE SETOOOOO <3

Warnings: Uhhh none I don't think

Notes: Part 2 hehe. Part 1 here

~*~*~*

OKAY. So to add on to before, I don't think Kaiba would pay a whole lot of attention to you until he finally gets some time off to go on a vacation with Mokuba, and Mokuba wants you to come with

It's clear that the younger Kaiba brother looks up to you so much already, and he texts you while you're in school all the time, so much that Kaiba's had to tell him to stop so you can focus on your studies

Mokuba actually gave Seto your number, he just has yet to text you back lol

So, Seto agrees to let you come along on the vacation. He texts you during school (after he just told Mokuba not to smh) and just fucking tells you that you're going. Doesn't check to see if it's okay LMFAO

You're just kinda staring at your phone before texting your parents/guardians that you'll be going on vacay with the Kaiba's.

(Forgive me, I've never been outside of America so I don't know what this is like) Seto and Mokuba are set on going to the Carribean, so you packed your bags and went with them

Seto, now relaxing by the poolside while you and Mokuba play in the pool, he's scrolling through social media on his iPad when he gets hit on the head with a beach ball

He looks up and Mokuba is hiding behind you, both of you looking terrified

He puts the iPad down. “Yes?”

“U-Umm…maybe put the tech down and…spend time with us?” You say, not so confidently.

"I have wor-"

"But it's a vacation, Kaiba." You retort. "C'mon...live a little. At least for Mokuba?"

Seto sighs and puts the iPad down, taking off his shirt and jumping into the pool, splashing both of you.

Seto is actually surprisingly easy to get along with, as seen when he resurfaced and immediately pounced on you and Mokuba.

"You wanted me to put down the tech!" He says.

Seto will take pictures of you, him and Mokuba before going out on dinners or to nearby beaches, or just even out anywhere. Seto's actually big on capturing the moment, change my mind.

When he posts the pictures, he'll tag you in them, surprising everybody at home. Joey would comment some shit like “WOAH (nickname) YOU WEREN’T KIDDING 🤯🤯🤯”

If Seto finds you two asleep, he'll drape a blanket over the two of you (and may just give you a lil smooch on the forehead before reeling back and being like "wtf why did I do that")

He'd also be watching a movie with you two and Mokuba falls asleep, leaning against you. You both snicker and make sure the blanket is keeping him warm.

"Thank you, Kaiba. For the vacation." You beam tiredly.

"Hm? Of course." Seto responds.

"Can I lean against you...? I'm a little tired..." You'd yawn.

"mhm." Seto nods, not taking his eyes off of the movie.

You lean against him, head on his shoulder, and you slowly fall asleep on him. He'd look down at you and give you a soft smile, once again leaning in and kissing your forehead, less shocked that he did it this time.

Mokuba catches on to Seto's growing feelings for you before he does, and teases him about it.

"You like (Y/n)!"

"What? Mokuba, that's preposterous."

"Admit it! You like her!"

"No, I do not!"

"Okay, so you wont mind if she goes on a date with Yugi, hm?" Mokuba smirks.

"Don't you dare!" Seto retorts.

"HA!"

Once y'all get back home, there's already many rumors that you and Seto are dating. Now people at school hang off of you like tree sap on a tree trunk.

Seto doesn't answer the rumors. Mokuba is begging him to just ask you out, Seto is trying to figure out his feelings, and you're wondering why Seto hasn't answered the rumors yet. It's a mess.

Eventually, Seto finally mans up.

He comes home late once again, you're just scrolling through your phone on the couch.

"What're you still doing here?"

"I wanted to talk to you, Seto."

"Fitting. I also have something I need to talk to you about." He's fucking nervous.

"You go first, then."

Seto then confesses how he feels about you, and how he wants to pursue a romantic relationship with you.

"...Well that partially goes along with what I was gonna say."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah. I was gonna say, either deny or confirm those dating rumors and either reject me or date me."

Guess you're dating now <3

Probably gonna make part 3?