#umm i swear my wips will get done

[oh-no-its-bird]

Ok so updated list of my WIPS;

Actually in progress;

- Offal and All (Kakashi's relationship with food throughout the years, mostly told through the eyes of others) I'm activley focusing on this one rn and hoping to post it like, this week actually. It's a mash up of a lot of different tiny Kakashi hc's I've posted about and should be very fun (and depressing, but that's kind of my brand, so.)

- One Step Three Steps chapter 10, it's going well so far actually I just keep writing it at work then being forced to stop bc like. Work. Might go up this week, hopefully

- Chasing Shadows chapter 4, it's like 20% done? Ish? I just need to find the head space to get back to writing it, will go up within the next 2 weeks for sure but idk when exactly. It'll be great tho ur gonna get Hikaku, Fugaku, Shisui, Mikoto, just all the cool Uchiha. Lots of politics, lots of drama, the works

- Itama and the secret senju weed empire fic,,,, it will be long and it will be beautiful which means it'll take me forever to do, sorry

- Magical Girl Izuna AU (my beloved) I got distracted by other projects midway through writing chapter 1 but I'll get there eventually

- Little lab mystery where kid edo-tensei reincarnations of Madara and Tobirama wake up with no memories and immediately stage a jail break

- Nin burger!!!!! Yes this is a real thing yes I meant to post it like the same week I started making it but then I got distracted and didn't. But I swear to fucking GOD I will see it complete. Nin Burger is my favorite real naruto restaurant that is real

- That one oneshot where Madara and Tobirama spend a festival night in the capital together as children, and Madara develops his very first crush on the fox masked boy, but seems to be doomed never to meet him again— till Konoha's first festival is held and he sees a man wearing the very same mask, waiting for him in the crowds. Might not actually finish this one tbh but also maybe I'll save it for tbmd week?? Idk

Considering / Planning;

- Hikaku as the Uchiha clan head after Madara's betrayal comic,,, not an actual fic but I wanna make this so bad. I've written notes for it I just need to get along to drawing it

- Izuna in Wonderland comic, honestly I'll probably end up doing the entire thing in one go one night when I get hit in the face w a brick w motivation. So it'll be a surprise for both u guys and me when I post that! I always do my comics in one go bc I physically can't bring myself to return to art projects if interrupted, which means I tend to do longer ones on my days off where I have literally nothing else to do or distract me, but I haven't had one of those in like. 2 months now. So. But I will soon!! Umm. Maybe.

- Here Before and After Me chapter 2, I'll probably make one eventually but who tf knows when. I have a very specific vision of Kakashi following Tobirama onto the battlefield and scaring the shit out of a very alarmed and confused Izuna

- Tobirama and Izuna's field trip through time and space, I don't think I want to commit to a full fic bc it'd be seriously long and I'm already commiting to Chasing Shadows and One Step Three Steps as my regular update long fics, then the MG Izuna au and Itama fic as my "write it all behind the scenes then post" long fics. One shots only for me, sorry. But I do wanna write a silly one shot of the boys crash landing face first into a konoha council meeting during their field trip

Dropped / Abandoned;

- That one mdtb space mermaid au, rip. Maybe I'll come back to u one day but for now I have a lot to focus on, sorry

- mdtb fish in a pond fic where Tobirama is half spirit and turns into a koifish that Tajima then brings home and tosses into the families koi pond

I think that's everything? I have a shit memory and do everything on my notes app then forget to categorize the notes half the time so I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I'd lost smthn else in my like billion different notes.

Those are the important ones tho, so, good enough!

[ashlinxsloves]

–Umm.. Sir? This is a Wendy's– <Dean Winchester/reader>

Summary: you're a broke college student majoring in linguistics, working part-time at Wendy's. What could go wrong when some idiot decides to order a pie and argue..?

Notes: This is my first ever written fic here on Tumblr, and yes it's gonna be Dean Winchester ^^.. Dean might also be a bit OOC, so I'm sorry for that, I tried my best ;-; I have a few wips on the way, so have fun with this short fic for now lolol <3 also note that I'm a bit rusty since I haven't been writing for a few months due to personal reasons ^^; Cross-posted to AO3.

word count: 1099

Tags: Dean Winchester/you, Dean Winchester, Castiel (he's like there for... a really short while), Sam Winchester, no y/n, reader works at a Wendy's, I did my research and asked my American friends about this, Dean needs his pie, Wendy's night shift?, reader's a sleep-deprived college student who needs to pay for their bills, they're a sassy bitch, Dean's POV at first, kinda fluffy?, idk, I was PMS'ing when I wrote this fic, a bit of swearing ig, lots of fucking sass.

It was 2 am. Dean, Cas and Sam were on their way to Bobby's place. Everybody was tired after a case and Dean was starting to crave pie.

"Sammy, mind checking if there's any diners open anywhere," he drove at a slower pace as he snapped his fingers near Sam's face. "Dean–" Sam swatted his brother's hand away, "no sane owner would have their diner open at this hour." He sat up on the passenger seat straight as he yawned.

Dean grumbled under his breath, rolling his eyes when his eyes landed on a billboard saying there was a Wendy's drive-thru in 18 miles.

"I guess we're going to a Wendy's," he shrugged, driving to the fast food restaurant.

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You were stuck working the night shift because one of your co-workers called in sick and you were the only one who could come in without any complaints. I mean hey, they did promise they'd repay you with a free lunch. That made you and your two other colleagues working tonight. Thankfully, the night wasn't too hectic with only a few customers driving in. Customers are the occasional couple driving late at night or roadies. 

Then, one of your co-workers, Jim called for you, "Yeah?" "There's some guy in the drive-thru who wants to order a cherry pie..." 

A pie..? A fucking pie? You've gotta be kidding me, who in their right mind orders a pie at Wendy's?! I don't get paid enough for this-

You sighed, taking the headset reluctantly from Jim, and shooing him away as you put it on. You took a deep breath, trying to act as professional as possible, "Hello, sir, what would you like to order? My colleague here informed me just now that you wanted to order a pie..?" "Yeah," you heard a gruff, voice from the headset, making your knees go weak from how he sounded. 

"I ordered a cherry pie, three cheeseburger combos one of them with no pickles and- and a what, Cas?" "Two chocolate frosty's." 

You had the urge to throw a trash can at this man's face. Grumbling profanities under your breath, you rubbed your temples, tired and done with your job.

I'm gonna fucking quit at this point, bloody hell. I hate this job, I'd rather rot under a bridge-

"Sir, I- I don't think you understand," you exhaled through your nose slowly, "I can easily get you the cheeseburger combo and the frosty, but not the pie.. We don't sell pie here," you swallowed the lump forming in your throat, trying to keep your cool.

"What do you mean you don't sell pie?" The guy grumbled, clearly sounding annoyed. You clenched your jaw, begging if there was any god out there that could hear you and give you the patience needed for this asshat ordering something that isn't on the fucking menu.

"Yeah, we don't sell pie, so- uhh, that'll be-" "Are you sure you don't sell pie?" 

He cut you off, making you audibly groan into the mic, clearly your patience was wearing thin. Was this guy serious? 

"Sir," you started, teeth gritting as you spoke, "let me make myself clear... We. Do. NOT. Sell pie. If you want to get a fricking pie, go to a diner about 4 miles from here, wait until 10 am so they can open, and get your goddamn pie there! This is a Wendy's for Pete's sake, how many times do I have to repeat myself..." You huffed, breathing unsteadily from getting riled up and snapping at him. Jim and your other co-worker, Jane were looking over from the counter, their faces grimacing as they looked at each other, clearly knowing that you were officially pissed.

"Woah there, tiger, calm down, no need to get your panties in a twist, 'kay? I'll get those three combos and maybe your number on the side," he added smoothly, causing you to scoff and shake your head. You put down the order and told him to drive down the window.

"That'll be-" you blinked as you saw the man in the driver's seat looking back at you with a cocky smirk. He was hot. Like, super male model typa hot. You felt another lump in your throat as you tried your best to keep yourself calm and collected. Clearing your throat and giving him his order, your fingers slightly grazing each other, making your ears go pink, 

"Tha- That'll be 18.57, sir." You didn't dare look at him straight in the eye, causing him to smile a bit wider. Good lord, he was fine. Your little daydream got cut off by another voice coming from the backseat of the car,

"Dean, I ordered two Frosties, where are they?" The man complained, looking at the green-eyed man that you figured was Dean. "And I asked for a salad, not a burger-" "Both of you shut it!" 

Dean glared at the two passengers then looked back at you with a flirty smile, "So, this was the pretty little lady behind the speaker.. Cas what flavour Frosty do you want?" "Two large chocolate Frosty's, Dean," the man in the backseat stated, and you signalled Jim to get the Frosty's done. Once they were, you handed it to Dean. 

"So, uh.. About that number-" "32.34$"

........ cricket silence.

"Huh..?" Dean was caught off-guard, making the other guy in the passenger seat chuckle. "The payment," you stated bluntly, staring at Dean with a deadpan expression. 

"Oh- yeah, right.. Give me a sec, sweetheart- shit." He gave you a very slightly crumpled 50$ bill, making you sigh inside. When you open the cash register, he clicks his tongue, catching your attention for a brief second, "Keep the change, doll," he grinned, driving away.

You finally let out the breath you were holding, took the headset off and went to where Jim and Jane were. You pointed at Jim, giving him the nastiest 'Bitch you owe me.'  look, "You're closing this shift and the next one after this, understood? I'm so done.." You grumbled under your nose, shaking your head from the shittiest shift you've ever experienced. then you felt your phone vibrate from your back pocket, irking an eyebrow in confusion. 

You noticed Jane sneaking Jim away, causing you to become more suspicious as you opened your phone to be greeted by a text:

'Tell your buddy - Jim..? Thanks from me. And try not to be so pissy, beautiful, that frown I saw earlier doesn't fit your face ;). 

 - Dean Winchester.'

You scoffed at the message, yet smiled softly, kind of liking the outcome of your shift.

dividers by: @benkeibear, @cafekitsune & @arleculus

work made by: ashskennedy©

[mercurial-madhouse]

As for the other titles I'm curious about are Vamp!Harry/Hunter!Louis Romeo and juliet one AND umm out of time: time traveller one! Love to know about em

I really need to give this fic a better name. Vamp!Harry/Hunter!Louis Romeo and Juliet is far too long of a title. XD Oddly enough, I have the entire plot figured out in my mind, but I haven’t done enough brainstorming to set the wheels in motion for this one. But I told a friend about it and she recreated it as a hysterical gif fic, so I’ll be uploading that spoof with the fic when I do finally get around to writing this one! Harry was turned by Zayn decades ago and after those first few years, has come to a place where he refuses to feed on humans because he’s scared of his inability to feed without killing (which he did). So he goes about his day being as normal as possible, except one day he runs into a human who completely stops his undead heart in it’s tracks. Turns out, unfortunately, that it’s Louis Tomlinson, one of the leads of the Tomlinson hunters, the most feared and infamous hunter gang around. Falling in love and keeping this quiet is nearly impossible for both of them. But with a love as powerful as theirs, the secret will always end up getting out. (As you can tell, I have absolutely no summary written for it yet either!)

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As for Out of Time! I’ve had this one in the back of the queue for a long time now! I put out a post about it a long time ago, but I’m not sure if I can easily find it again, so here we go!

“You’ll find the answers in time.”

Harry’s been driven to untangle the mystery of time ever since childhood, when an enigmatic man saved his life only to disappear with nothing more than those words. Unlocking the key to time travel was just the beginning. Now he swears to venture through the centuries until he finds the answer for why he was saved. A task that would be made much easier if the disenchanted lad with jaded blue eyes he keeps running into in every era would just tell him what he knows.

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As you can tell, I go all over the place with the type of wild fic I write! And this doesn’t include Dust Settles that’s currently in progress over on AO3! Plot bunnies are very dangerous. Do you have a favorite?

Interested in any of my WIPs or fics? Feel free to send an ask!

[washymylifeaway]

Haikyuu fanfic recs but with trash commentary

Hi.... Yea okay um I don’t have an excuse as to why this is coming out instead of any of my other planned lists hahhahah. Moving on. The comments are like sorta fic based but also not.... Ignore them. Enjoy?

As always, pls check WARNINGS, TAGS, and SUMMARIES for fics before reading and make sure you’re taking care of yourselves (since mental health is key!) Stay healthy loves <3

Rainbow Veins by bokkuroo (T) 11.6k /BokuAka/ TW DEATH! Some bokuaka angst for you all. Honestly, I had a whole different plot in my brain during the first couple of paragraphs, but it didn’t come true :( It’s okay though, I still felt pain :’)

Knock on wood by Qitana (G) 9.2k /BokuAka/ morse code! It’s cool and idk how it works, but it made for a great plot :D I’d be a bit careful on this one, there’s a hospitalization for an injury! Like the writer wanted, yes I was hit with the feels :’)

close up, close in by yoogiboobi (E) 16.4k /SunaOsa/ I’ve fallen back into my SunaOsa hell, but it’s okay. Leave me here with motorcycle Osamu and leather jacket Osamu. I might just fight Suna for a piece of his man :) WARNING, SMUT!

you never have to wander, wonder by sieges (T) 23k /SunaOsa/ like I said. I fell. But I really love this one and it made me wonder if I should just make a SunaOsa list before finishing my other lists. Obviously, I should finish them. But should I? (ignoring the off topic ramble, I really love this one!)

simple fact by bastigod (T) 7.4k /SunaOsa/ really. that SunaOsa list is looking very nice (except for the fact I have to write a sht ton of commentary if I make it, which I dun wanna do rn :))))) But I love the ending of this one, and I’m a bit of a sucker for the Osamu not loving Omi agenda (though it is nice when he does, it adds a bit of ~spice~ when he doesn’t LOL).

i’ll face down the world with you by bastigod (T) 14.1k /SunaOsa/ ngl VERY surprised I haven’t recommended this one yet. Like really wtf am I on cause it’s not the right sht. Check the tags and warnings cause it, well,,, assassination.

Intertwined by Anubis_2701 (T) 25.8k /SakuAtsu/ ugh this one was so good I was wondering how I forgot to recommend it. Love the soulmate AU and although I’m not a big fan of body switching stuff, it was worth the read!

Read The Receipt by hhhhhhhappycow (G) 6.6k /SakuAtsu/ another where I was genuinely confused cause I haven’t recommended it yet. I went wtf when I was looking for it and yeah.

the fine line between family and a cup of coffee by tinyttree (G) 3.6k /SakuAtsu/ UGH WHOLESOME,,,, it’s just an interaction between an anxious child and their future brother-in-law.

lo and behold by tirralirra (T) 5k /SakuAtsu/ sjafdhaljdfh WARNING DEATH AND OPEN ENDING, but this also made me SO FREAKING SAD omg. Also, it takes the POVs of both Osamu and Omi, so while it’s kinda SakuAtsu in the second one, it’s brotherly love in the first :’((( But the open ending just makes it so :’(((

Extraction by TwilaFrost (M) 2.8k /SakuAtsu/ the tags,,,, they say enough LOL. I love doctor Omi and well.... Atsumu,,, his role is questionable in this one LOL. Er,,, the summary kinda gives it away but um.... Just read it.

you're made of memories you bury or live by by tirralirra (T) 24.8k /SakuAtsu/ because I can’t not recommend angst, here is angst LOL. This one is really sad and deals with amnesia but it’s written very well!

but we're not, like, in love by eidilechsi (E) 17.3k /SakuAtsu/ CAUTION FOR sexual content, but this is an absolute CRACK fic. I LOVED THIS FIC AHHAHDHAHSJ. I couldn’t stop laughing throughout the entire fic (I had to take breaks to catch my breath I’m not even kidding) and the EXASPERATION. OMG. I felt so bad for everyone around them cause I wanted to smack them on the head. Imagine onigiri being your foundation for understanding love. PLEASE, this was an amazing fic.

can we always be this close (forever and ever?) by lunarumbra (G) 3.1k /umm MiyaFour/ Osamu is doing the most interrogating Omi and it’s a great plot, just like Suna’s abilities ;) (also there’s a second fic which I also adore :D)

to heretics and their devotions by honeybakedgrace (series) 16.3k /MiyaFour/ more assassination but it fails. And then fake killing. Cause why not? But I really recommend reading both cause it’s a continuation :) CHECK TAGS AND WARNINGS!

Thin Sand by shiro_yuu (T) 20.2k /KuroAka/ is that their ship name? idk but you know, I love medical AUs and angst. So combination with some amnesia sprinkled on top :’) This one is for you rare pair lovers :D

K-Cup Coffee Verse by situational_irony_13 (series) 40k /multi/ um guys I love this series. Like love love this series. I adore professor AUs and like every single fic in this series is one I would read over and over again.

lined with kohl by entrechat (series) 13k /multi/ um Suna + eyeliner. That’s the series. I got nothing else to say other than read it and there’s a poly in here :D

Yes. Um if you’re wondering, these are just fics I’ve read/reread recently or ones that popped into my head randomly while making this! Also those which I’ve counter recommended because I lack self-control :) Trying to change the tide by convincing you all that I’m in love with SunaOsa, but with the sheer number of SakuAtsu in this, I think I’ve failed :’) (But that’s okay, I’m just in the process of convincing myself this is okay. I live for the SakuAtsu recs from all of you <3)

[willsimpforazula]

fight night part 1(?)

remember that wip of the steambabies being rebellious and shit...? well it seems that plot bunny just won't die even after dropping the tsar bomba on it so here it is....part 2(part 1.1? idk anymore time is a social construct) anyways.....

*someone pls halp glib title inspo many tanks

Locker room

Warehouse 8, West Port

Republic City

"I'm starting to think that you get a kick out of bossing me around." Miska sighed, as he bent the water back into the waterskin, glad to be done fixing up the myriad of cuts, scraps and sideburns that his sister picked up after a night of street bending tournaments. 

"Only took you twelve years."

"I swear by the spirits if half the boys knew what the real you looked like, they wouldn't be simping for you as hard as they are now."

"Don't forget who set you up with her. You owe me for that." 

"At least she doesn't volunteer you for underground bending cage matches."

"So boring." she tutted.

"I'd like to not spend the night in the police holding cell, thank you very much. Besides, even if the cops don't get us, dad would skin us alive, to say nothing of what mom would do." Miska countered, a shudder running down his spine as to the myriad possibilities that awaited them should they be caught.

"If they find out."

"You think they wouldn't know?"

"We'll be fine. Besides, I've got standards to maintain and you've got someone to support."

"You make it sound like she's like my wife or something."

"Wouldn't you want to put a ring on that finger?"

"Well….I mean, yes, but we're like sixteen so no?"

"But there's a plan right? Because if you don't and break her heart…."

"Umm yeah you're not breaking anything, not in the state you're in."

"I hate it when you're right." Risa mumbled, reluctantly conceding the small victory to her brother.

"Once again, the younger sibling provides a voice of reason and rationality as the Spirits intended." 

"Whatever makes you happy." 

"Was that metaphorical or an actual question? Because if it is, I'd be really happy if we got paid about right fucking now."

Before Risa could come up with an equally snarky retort, a knock on the door interrupted her thoughts and she immediately reached under the bleacher, where she stashed a throwing dart in case anyone wanted to even the score post match. 

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Su."

"Come in."

"You look way too tense for someone with a seven straight win streak. You should be proud of yourself." she commented, arms folded across her chest as she surveyed the scene, pleased with how the match results turned out.

"I don't like that tone of yours. Where's the cash?"

"About that….."

"Don't play fuck fuck games with me. I sure as hell ain't putting my neck on the line for seven nights for free. Do you or do you not have it?"

"Did your brother ever tell you you've got a hair-trigger temper?"

"I'll answer your questions as soon as we get paid and we're all out of this joint, I can't shake the feeling some sore loser is going to do something stupid."

Shaking her head, Suyin tossed a small bag of cash to them.

"It's all there, I swear on the badgermoles."

"Pretty sure I saw more cash exchanged hands than this." Miska snorted as he counted out the money.

"Well y'know, I had to pay off my debts and all that jazz as well. Plus, do y'know how much coin I had to front for each of your matches?"

"For a Beifong I thought you were supposed to be good with money." was Risa's reply.

"Ha ha very funny. I held up my end of the bargain, you did yours so I'd say we're done." With that, Suyin exited the room, to which they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Could you stand up?"

"Please, I'm not that fragile." 

"Then don't come looking for me the next time you get into a scrap. Now let's go home and pray to the spirits mom or dad aren't still up."

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Forty-five minutes later….

"No we're not taking the elevator."

"Why not?"

"You do realise the elevator goes directly to our front door right?"

"And?"

"What if mom or dad is awake?"

At this, Risa put on her kicked puppy face and pleaded "My legs hurt."

"Sucks to be you."

"Pweese?"

"Fine….we'll take it up to the second last floor. That's it."

"Are you-"

"Absolutely not."

"I'll pay you extra ten yuan."

"Thirty."

"Fifteen."

"Twenty-five, plus forty percent of my share up front."

"Such an extortionist." she grumbled, reluctantly pulling out her brother's cut. Guess that fancy dress will just have to wait, she sighed internally.

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Next morning,

Risa's door

Having mentally consoled herself in the shower by settling for a new set of earrings and a pair of heels instead of the outfit that she'd been eyeing for over a month, Risa flopped onto her bed and fell fast asleep, tiredness hitting her like a sledgehammer. Consequently, she didn't hear her alarm clock screeching at her in disapproval, nor the knocking on her door by Azula, who was rather concerned that her normally punctual kids were nowhere to be seen when it was time for them to catch the tram.

Whilst Miska was relatively easy to rouse from sleep, she knew that her daughter was in some respects, an equal to her own temper if her sleep was disturbed. Granted, she had mostly grew out of it but the scorch marks that Sokka somehow managed to disguise as part of the wall painting was a reminder that there was a fire-breathing dragon under her Water Tribe features.

Then again, it takes a dragon to tame a dragon.

"Risa, wake up or you're going to be late."

"Risa!"

"I'm coming in on three. One, two…"

Bursting into her daughter's room, she found a mass of blankets and pillows rising and falling steadily atop a large bed. Striding purposefully, she walked over to shake her awake when out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a large thick envelope sitting on her dressing table that looked suspiciously like money. Filling that away for later, she firmly grasped her daughter's shoulder and shook her, earning a groan and a clumsy attempt at swatting away the rude intrusion on her sleep.

After two minutes of constant nagging and shaking, Azula decided enough was enough and she ripped away the protective layer of blankets, exposing her to the nippy autumn air, which seemed to have done the trick. On the downside, Azula was definitely sure she and her daughter were going to have a long talk about the usage of certain words given her parents' status, namely chieftain and princess respectively in addition to being councillors of Republic City.

With having been so rudely (in Risa's opinion) awakened, her instinct was to hurl a fireball at the offending part while cursing their family lineage, she reluctantly sat up and blinked a few times before the images that her eyes were beaming back registered in her mind. It took a few seconds more to realise that her mother was in fact, not looking very pleased and a few more precious seconds to grasp that she had essentially cussed out her mother, who was currently rolling said fireball back and forth between her fingers like a coin.

"Oh shit." 

"Oh shit indeed, young lady. I ought to wash that mouth of yours with extra strength detergent."

Taking a gulp, Risa did not dare look her mother in the eye and mumbled an apology, half expecting her mother's palm to make contact with her cheek at any moment. Instead, she heard the sound of the door closing and her mother's footsteps heading in the direction of the dressing table.

"So…care to explain to me exactly what this might be?"

"That's….um…money?"

"Indeed, it is." Pulling out the wad, Azula briefly counted before placing it back on the dressing table. "Care to explain how exactly it is that a sixteen year old is suddenly in possession of what, nine thousand yuan if my count is correct?"

"I-well, there was-"

"Based on the eyebags around your eyes, the half healed bruises on your arms and legs and your overall state, I'd wager you were in an underground bending match last night? I can recognize your brother's healing work, so don't lie. Did you or did you not compete in such matches?"

"Y-y-yes mother."

"And what made you decide this was a good idea?"

"It seemed like a good idea at the time." she replied, embarrassed by her own answer. 

"Come again?"

"I said it seemed like a good idea at the time." Risa repeated, her face in her hands, half expecting her mother to go ballistic from her answer.

"Tell me the truth, Risa. Who set you and your brother up? Look, I won't lie that I am very very disappointed with what you've done but I need to know to protect you from any potential blowback."

"Su-Suyin did. She needed my help with-with some money problems and-well, she promised me a cut."

"And it didn't cross your mind that maybe there was a catch or that you could be seriously hurt?"

"That-that's what Miska was for."

"So you thought far enough ahead to rope your brother in as a healer but not that you'd get seriously hurt or Agni forbid, killed in one of these matches?"

"I didn't think about it. I mean, you're like the world's best firebender, s-so so um…yeah I really, really, really screwed up didn't I?" Risa answered, face still hidden in her hands while internally cringing at the very words exiting her mouth. 

Taking a deep breath, Azula weighed her options. Either she could discipline her daughter and son the way she and Zuko were when they were kids or use a different means of getting the point across (the means of which was yet to be determined, but definitely Sokka was getting roped in; they were his kids as well after all). Mulling in silence, she contemplated the pros and cons of each decision, whilst Risa stewed in nervous silence. 

"Y-y-you're not going to disown us or kick us out of the house, are you?" her daughter asked timidly, unable to bear the silence any longer. Hearing her voice, she could almost picture the nervous quiver in her lip and tears that were held back but only just. At this, motherly instinct took over and she embraced her, patting her on her back while she sniffled and sobbed. 

"Not in a million years, your father and I will never do that."

"Really?" 

"Really. That being said, there still will be consequences. For starters, I am confiscating your prize money and donating it all to charity. No if ands or buts. Now go wash your face while I talk with your brother."

[happygtyhvf]

Fic Writer Review

Thanks for the tag @redvanillabee

It gets a little long so I put it all under the cut

1. How many do you have on Ao3?

I have 15 and honestly I thought it would be less. 

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?

15,957, which I’m kinda surprised by cause the first fic I posted was less than half a year ago and most of them have been pretty short.

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

Just Agent Carter for now.

4. What are your top 5 five by kudos?

Shirt, Blue, Nervous (980 words) which is really just Peggysous established relationship fluff and some unplanned pregnancy.

Soft Towels, Gold, Stressed! (1,208 words) Daniel making sure that Peggy actually takes a break from work, fluff. 

Alarm Clock, Green, Irritated! (574 words) Peggy doesn’t like waking up early, more fluff (are you seeing a pattern yet?)

Ring, Light Maroon, Lucky! (634 words) Peggy’s thoughts the night after Daniel’s proposal, early morning fluff (there is definitely a pattern here)

Book, Lavender, Excited! (617 words) Before her and Daniel’s first date Peggy is too excited to focus on her book.

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

Yes, sort of. I try to, but sometimes I overthink what i’m going to say and then I have to make it perfect and then I feel like it has been to long for me to reply, so I end up not doing it. But if you have commented and I didn’t reply please know that I love you and your comment and that you are amazing.

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

Definitely Keys, Tan, Heartbroken! It was the first time I dipped my toe into Major Character Death and I don’t think I’m doing that again, it hurt.

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

I haven’t done any crossovers.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Thankfully no.

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

omg no. In my 5+1 fic for Peggysous week I wrote something that could be considered smutty I guess and re-reading when I was editing I cringed so hard, never again. Even now, just thinking about it I hate it.  

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope, not that I know of.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes actually! Ring, Light Maroon, Lucky! was translated into Russian.

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

Nope :(

13. What is your all time favourite ship?

Peggysous! With Phrack close behind.

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

The main one is basically what if Micheal never died, Peggy didn’t go to war and actually married Fred Wells. It would mostly be set after the war and in America. I also worked in some peggysous, because my brain just ✨does that✨.  Anyway, I love the idea but I just don’t really have the motivation or time to actually do it. 

I also have a mythical creatures AU, but that’s literally like two sentences, not a real fleshed out idea and I don’t think that I’ll go anywhere with it. 

15. What are your writing strengths?

Umm, I’m not sure. I like to think that I can get the emotions good? maybe? I really enjoy what I’m writing?

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Procrastination. 110%. I’ll tell myself in the morning ok, we’ll start writing at 3, ok? and then 3 comes and I’m in the middle of a video or something and I’ll say to myself, just til the end of this video... 5 hours later, crap.

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

I think that it’s an interesting topic and really depends on how much of another language is being said. I don’t think its bad, it’s nice to see bi/multi-lingual people speaking their other language, just sometimes when you don’t know what id being said it can kinda pull you out of the flow of the story a bit. If you’re just using it for swears or pet names or something, just one or two words then I think that’s easier? more natural? for the reader to read because you don’t need the translations right away. However if full sentences are used and since most people are reading in english the author often translates it (in the footnotes or parentheses next to the sentence), it can start to pull you away from the actual story.

okay, this got a bit long and I used to many words but you get the gist of it right?

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Agent Carter

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

Umm, I think that A Sweet Proposal is probably my favorite, I loved writing it and think it turned out great, but I’m pretty happy with most of my fics.

No pressure tags: @peggysousfan @midnight-clover @agentamethystelf (some of you many have already been tagged and if so, sorry)

[mobi-on-a-mission]

10 Fanfic Questions Ask Game!

Thank you to @sassmasterblake for tagging me! A fantastic fanfic writer and a fantastic person all around. I definitely have other tags sitting around waiting for me to do them but whatever this one is happening now

1. What’s your favorite genre to write?

So far I’ve only done canonverse (at least that have made it to posting). I have some au stuff in the works but who knows how long that’ll take me! I like canonverse because it allows me to explore headcanons and ‘what ifs’ in that ‘verse, plus I find it easier to stay in character that way. But aus can be a lot of fun.

2. Do you pull inspiration from real life? Or do you pull things from other books/fanfic?

Where don’t I pull inspiration from? haha It’s a little bit of everything. I’d I get a lot of my big ideas from fiction and the details from my own experiences.

3. Do you tend to write one-shots, short stories or longer things?

So far I’ve only done one multi-chap, so I’m mostly one-shots. But I’m working on something a little longer (again, we’ll see how long that takes). There’s definitely a benefit to any length, and I love all of them!

4. Do you prefer description or dialogue?

I love description, but I know that can get boring so I incorporate a lot of dialogue into my stories. I really like dialogue and description to play together, so I tend to not have very long sections which are just one or the other.

5. Favorite fic/book of all time?

I am one of those trash people who has a hard time with favorites. Umm...

6. Favorite Tropes?

I actually really like kidfic and pregnancy fic (is there a term for that? I don’t know). It seems that a lot of people aren’t into those tropes but I definitely am. They’re just so cute and emotional and I love all of them.

Aside from that I like a lot of the super popular ones like friends to lovers and fake dating. Sometimes soulmates, but I tend to be a little pickier with that. And I absolutely LOVE when there’s a reason why the characters shouldn’t be together but they just can’t resist it. Which is a lot of tropes so I’m easy to please :) Oh yeah and did I mention MUTUAL PINING? I’m trash for that.

7. Are you the kind of person to work on more than one WIP?

For the most part, I stick to one WIP, although I have semi-abandoned drafts that I might pick up again later.

8. How long have you been writing for?

I’ve been conscious of my love for writing for about 9-10 years. That’s when I was coming into adolescence and starting to figure out who I am as a person. I wrote stories with ocs and posted them on this website called Pets Next Door. It’s a website for pets but there was some sort of writing community on there that I got involved in. It’s weird thinking about it now but that was definitely a thing haha. Around that same time I started writing a lot of melodramatic/emo poetry that is pretty much too cringey to look at but it helped me work through my hormones and mental health problems.

Then about 6 years ago or so, I found fanfic. I was really in for it then. I mostly read for a while, but I posted my first fic (a very short piece for Supernatural) in March 2014. I was fourteen years old at that point. I posted one more in 2015, then went dormant although I was still reading.

For years and years, I dreamed writing fanfic. But something was holding me back. Perfectionism, anxiety... I couldn’t bring myself to even type out a character’s name so how could I even begin to write a whole fanfic? I came up with lots of ideas, but never wrote a word.

In July of 2019, I finally did it again. I fought tooth and nail to write, but I did it. I’m so proud of that fic (this was my first fic for The 100). It took months to work myself up to doing it again, but one evening I came home from the bar and just started. In the middle of a smut scene (the hardest kind of scene to write, in my limited experience). I swear half the time I spent writing Revive I had my eyes closed from freaking out over what I was writing, but I wrote it. All 42,800 words of it.

Since then, I haven’t had too much embarrassment about writing fic. Although no one outside the internet knows I do it.

9. Do you tend to write more in the afternoon or evening?

When I write depends a lot on my schedule, but mostly I write in the evenings or late when I should be asleep. With my multichap I posted daily (I pre-wrote everything and just did last-minute edits on the day of), every time in the middle of the night. Along with being a university student I’m also a part time bar manager, so what could you expect?

10. Do you prefer to post your WIP chapter by chapter, or do you prefer to wait until it’s 100% done before posting?

I think I’d be too terrified to post something that isn’t at least drafted all the way through. Maybe someday, but the thought of it really freaks me out. I like to finish what I start, and lackluster responses to posted chapters have way too much pull on my self confidence to push through writing a new chapter.

Tagging some fantastic writers I’d love to learn more about: @eyessharpweaponshot @justwalkedaway As always sorry if you’ve already done it I don’t think I’ve seen that on my dash but who knows

[carnationwrites]

11/11/11 Tag Game

I was tagged by @bonafidealchemy! Thank you!!!!

1. How would you pitch your wip to someone who knew nothing about it?

I usually say something along the lines of:

“It follows two cousins who live in a society of people with nature-based powers”

2. Do you have a specific audience in mind for your wip? 

Nah man. There’s a lot of swearing and some dark themes (cause war) but that’s more of a rating than an audience thing

3. Is it important to you that your wip has a moral or a message?

Umm... kinda?? I like to pose questions in my work, but I don’t often answer them, you know? I want to bring up important issues issues and stuff, but sometimes I don’t have solutions to the bad, I just want people to take notice of the bad.

4. What kinds of relationships do you like writing the most (romantic, platonic, familial, etc)?

PLATONIC ALL THE WAY

5. What kind of research have you done for your wip? what have you learned?

Hmm. A lot of my research went into translating different words into Urdu and constructing my government in a way that made sense.

I also did my due diligence to make injuries believable. A lot of what I learned was about the symptoms of organ failure so 😂

6. If your wip became very successful, would you want to make a movie adaptation? why or why not?

YEAH I WOULD. I mean, but that’s only if I got to play Hylla, because most of the stories I write have that one character that I want to play DO BAD

7. Did you have any alternate title ideas for your wip? if so, what are they?

Not really. Epic was honestly just kind of a placeholder because it reminded me of that animated movie of the same name and even though as the story developed it drifted farther away from that movie, I felt like the name had grown on me, so I kept it

8. What has been the hardest part about writing your wip so far?

Putting together the pieces that I came up with in the past and my current writing style. I came up with this idea almost 3 years ago, but I didn’t write much then, so I only put bits and pieces down on paper. When I remembered it and decided I wanted to actually turn it into a fully fledged story, I brought out all the little things I had thought about forever ago and tried to fit it into a coherent plot.

9. Do you prefer writing action or description?

Neither???? I’m a dialogue writer all the way. But between those two, I’d rather write description. I find it hard to find balance between too much description and not enough description of what’s going on in action scenes.

10. What do you want your readers to come away with after reading your story?

Don’t panic when you don’t know what to do about something. Sometimes problems arise and you don’t have a solution, so just follow the problem along and worry about how to get rid of it when there are options posed.

11. What’s your favorite part about your wip? what makes you excited to write it?

My favorite part is really developing the different relationships between characters. I love writing those parts because it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and I think of my amazing friends and family and the amazing friends I’ll make along the way and stuff

My questions are:

1. Which of your ocs is most like you? Which one is the least like you?

2. Do you prefer writing original fiction or fanfiction (if you do both)?

3. What is your favorite line that you have written?

4. Have any your original works been influenced by other tv shows/movies/books? If so, which ones?

5. What is your method to get over writers block?

6. What is one song that represents your current wip?

7. What POV do you prefer to write in?

8. Do you write everything in chronological order, or do you write separate scenes and put them all together?

9. Do you prefer to read books in a series or standalone books?

10. When did you start writing?

11. Is there a book that you read all the way through, then ended up disliking?

Tags: @odpadkywriter, @aslanwrites, @typewrxter, @writersung, @short-n-simple, @fairy-tale-king, @yearlyaquariace (no pressure for you guys to do this! Especially those of you who have already done it before!)

[musings-and-writings]

I finally wrote the opening to my WIP. Okay, so in here, I mentioned a character who has an anxiety disorder, Eryl. May be a bit related to PTSD, I'm not sure yet. Anyway, if you guys out there reading this do have any anxiety disorders, please tell me if I mess up. I don't have an anxiety disorder, and I really don't want to accidentally offend someone by writing it badly or writing based on stereotypes. If any of the things in here are big no-no's, PLEASE let me know.

Word count: 651

>~^~<

I took a deep breath of crisp autumn air as I walked down the street to my favorite coffee shop. I was a bit chilly, but I had my cozy warm hoodie, so I was fine. I really loved days like these, where the little kids were running through the park, messing up hair so much that it might as well not have been done at all. Days where the leaves were dancing through the air, twirling and spiraling as they fell to the ground. Days that seemed to blow in the sunset, despite only being midday. Orange days. Days so beautiful that a little bit of cold couldn't keep me inside. 

I opened the door the shop and caught the ending of an argument. A slightly chubby girl with pink streaks in her dark hair was storming away from an older boy who I assumed was her brother. 

"Tell Mom and Dad I won't be coming home for dinner," she said softly, but with a razor sharp edge to her voice. I wanted to pat her on the shoulder, hug her, reassure her, anything, but I didn't know the situation, and sometimes physical contact can make someone's situation worse, and I speak from experience there. I hated it, but without more knowledge, I couldn't do anything without possibly making it worse. 

When I got to the counter and ordered my coffee, the barista looked at me and sighed. "I hate to ask this," she said, "but do you happen to know how to calm someone down from an anxiety attack?" 

"I guess I do. Why do you ask?" 

"That girl who just stormed out is like my little sister. She's got a bit of an anxiety disorder, so despite the fact that she needed that confrontation to get herself out of a bad situation, she's going to be freaking out about whether or not she did the right thing as soon as she gets herself to a less vulnerable place. That place will probably be the lobby of my apartment. Normally I'd do it myself, but I don't get off shift for another 20 minutes, and there's no one else she trusts enough to touch her during an anxiety attack. Can you go with her and see if you can help her until I can get off?" 

"Of course. I probably won't be able to help, given that I'm a total stranger, but I'll try." 

"Thank you so much," she said as she wrote something on a napkin. "Okay, this is my address, and to get there, follow this road north, then turn left on Willow Branch Street. Then you turn right on to Birch Bark, and it'll be on the right. Follow that exactly, no shortcuts please, because when she's on the cusp of an anxiety attack, she can be a bit more prone to sensory overloads, and she tends to shut down when that happens, so if she overloads on the walk there, she won't make it to the apartment. Keep your eyes peeled."

"Got it. Anything else?" 

"Under no circumstances should you touch her until she is completely calmed down. If you can, please play some calming wordless music, umm, here. This is her favorite fidget toy. Playing with them helps her focus on something not the anxiety and helps her ground herself back in reality. It won't always work, especially if she's already fully panicking when you get there. I wrote my number on the napkin, please call me when you find her. And when you find her, tell her Rona's bringing hot cocoa. And just keep talking. Ramble, please. But quietly." 

 "Okay." 

"Thank you so much. I know this is far from ideal, but it's the best I can do." 

"I'm happy to help," I said as I turned around and left the shop, with no clue why I had gotten myself into this situation.

Edit: I swear I put the proper paragraph breaks when I transcribed this to the computer.

[anzwrites]

ive been tagged in so many tag games that i haven’t gotten around to doing them so i’m just gonna do them all in one post

5 Facts Tag Game

The aim of the game is simple; list at least 5 lesser known facts about your WIP and/or the OC of your choosing!

1. As of right now all of my wips are in the same universe. So there will probably be subtle nods to the bands of The Reckless in Chaos.

2. In the very first version of Chaos I decided to include a battle of the bands storyline for some reason?? but it’s been scraped since. 

3. Originally Chaos was going to be a long series but I shortened it to one book and now two (the second being more focused on Kelsey’s younger brother and his friend group.) The series was going to follow Ryker and Kelsey into adulthood while Ryker pursued a career as a cop.

4. I chose San Francisco as the setting because I’ve always wanted to go to San Francisco/move there. 

5. Chaos is basically a mix of all of my favorite parts of my favorite movies & tv shows. Examples are, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Skins, The Breakfast Club, etc.

WIP Questions Tag Game

1. Describe the plot in one sentence.

Shane writes letters to Kelsey to cope with the things he’s done.

2. Pick one sight, smell, sound, feel and taste to describe the aesthetic for your novel.

this was hard cause theres so many different aspects?? to this story

Sight - seeing people who were once your closest friends seemingly better off without you. 

Smell - cigarette smoke??

Sound - crackling fire

Feel - hugging someone you love after not seeing them for a long time

Taste - pizza

3. Which 3+ songs would make up a playlist for the novel?

i have an entire playlist here but heres three of the songs from that playlist

popular - nada surf

reaper - have mercy

ghost - sky ferreira 

4. What’s the time period and location in which the novel takes place?

it takes place in san francisco, a fictional suburb called “ridgeview” and some of the surrounding area, in 2013 and up to september 2018

5. Are there any former titles you’ve considered but discarded?

originally it was titled “oh kelsey” but after major changes in the plot i realized the name didn’t fit the feel of the story anymore so i changed it 

6. What’s the first line of your novel?

im most likely going to change it later but for right now its, “In the mailbox there was a manila envelope with letters inside.”

7. What’s a line of dialogue you’re particularly proud of?

so far in this draft nothing super interesting has happened so i don’t have any lines in proud of yet 

8. Which line from the novel most represents it as a whole?

uhhh maybe, “...she had to know what became of the boy she cared for so deeply and how he became the monster who did such heinous things.“

9. Who are you character faceclaims?

for the main three

Kelsey York - Kaya Scodelario

Ryker Kennedy - Devon Bostick

Shane Blanchard - Ezra Miller

the rest are on the character page if you’re curious

10. Sort your characters into Hogwarts houses.

i know very little about harry potter but from what i know Ryker gives me hufflepuff vibes, Magnolia is probably a griffindor, Odessa would be a ravenclaw and Hunter, Meredith & Shane might be slytherin. im too lazy to try and think of anyone else’s.  

11. Which character’s name do you like the most?

Probably Magnolia

12. Describe each character’s daily outfit.

Kelsey: plain tee, cardigan, skinny jeans & converse.

Ryker: emo band tee, blue hoodie, skinny jeans, & red converse.

Shane: punk band tee, leather jacket, black ripped skinny jeans & boots.

13. Do any characters have distinctive birthmarks/scars?

During the novel Kelsey gets a scar on her cheek, Shane probably has various scars from abuse and fights, Felix’s nose is crooked from all the times he’s been punched in the face, Myranda has self harm scars, & Blair has cigarette burns.

14. Which character most fits a character trope?

I feel like Meredith fits the mean girl trope pretty well.

15. Which character is the best writer? Worst?

Josie is the best and Pierce is the worst.

16. Which character is the best liar? Worst?

Nigel is the best and Alan is the worst.

17. Which character swears the most? Least?

Felix swears the most and Josie swears the least.

18. Which character has the best handwriting? Worst?

Best is Melaina and worst is Jared. 

19. Which character is most like you? Least like you?

I think maybe Kelsey is the most like me?? i dunno, Least like me is probably Shane.

20. Which character would you most like to be?

Tiffany, objectively I think she suffers the least trauma. 

Oc Tag Game

i’ll do this one for shane

1. What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)? it was his style. i always knew he was gonna dress a bit edgy, when i first created him he was a little bit more emo though.

2. Did you design them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind? no, he was very different from the characters i created before.

3. How did you choose their name? at first his name was jason, i think? i honestly don’t know why i named him that??? eventually i changed to to shane because it felt more like him. there was a period in time when his name was seth but i changed it back.

4. In developing their backstory, what elements of the world they live in played the most influential parts? because the story is set in san francisco which is known for their large punk scene, i decided he was going to spend a lot of his time in that scene so i created “nigel’s tavern” and the staff of said club.  this really played a huge part in the rest of his development.

5.6.7) Is there any significance behind their hair colour/eye colour/height? not really. but originally he had red patches in his hair because edgy but i scrapped that.

8. What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story? i don’t think there’s really anything about him that i can relate to,, that’s probably for the best

9. Are they based off of you, in some way? ^^

10. Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation? no,, and i still don’t think it do. all i can concretely say is he definitely likes girls and has probably kissed a few guys. so maybe he’s bicurious 

11. What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: Writing, drawing, edits, etc.)? his aesthetic comes very easily to me so edits and drawing him are easy-ish (i haven’t drawn something in like 2 years tho) so i guess writing him

12. How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all? no

13. If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?

how easily he’s feelings toward Kelsey (or anyone really) can switch and 

14. What is something about your OC that can make you laugh?

how far he’ll go to subtly piss someone off

15. What is something about your OC that can make you cry?

literally everything tbh

16. Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story?

not that i can think off

17. What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

that he was raised catholic by his mother 

18. What is your favourite fact about your OC?

15 Questions, 15 Mutuals

1. Are you named after anyone?

not really but i have the same middle name as my grandma

2. When was the last time you cried?

maybe a few days ago

3. Do you have/want kids?

no

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

yeee boii

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people?

their hair

6. What’s your eye color?

hazel

7. Scary movie or happy ending?

happy ending!! i lowkey hate scary movies

8. Any special talents?

i literally don’t think i have any talents

9. Where were you born?

florida 

10. What are your hobbies?

i guess writing and making awful youtube videos

11. Do you have any pets?

yes! i have a dog named bella and she’s the love of my life

12. What sports do you/have you played?

im terrible at sports so none

13. How tall are you?

5′4 i think

14. Favorite subject in school?

umm none? lmao

15. Dream job?

i guess writer or youtuber cause im a basic bitchhh

[victorianwallpapers]

Happy Endings For Everybody!

“Nothing But A Happy Ending” Endings

(Super Long Post)

Because apparently Moffat and Gatiss can't write their way to a decent finish with literally both hands and a map...

I tried to pick longer fics, and while there is drama and angst in many of them, I tried to keep the fics with at least hopeful endings and in this case, have tried to avoid total AU's. Small world changes I've included but completely different settings have been excluded. Also have avoided WIPs.

Gen-Fic/Non-Pairing

The Green Blade

verity burns

Rated T, 75 k

As a serial killer hits the headlines, the police are out of their depth and the next victim is out of time. With faith in Sherlock Holmes at all time low, this is a case which will push loyalties to the limit. 

Friendship only, lovely case fic for those of you who enjoy that.

Here Be Dragons

Winter_of_our_Discontent

Rated T, 16 k

Sherlock is Merlin, powerful, immortal, and bored out of his skull (both of them) waiting for King Arthur's return. John, on the other hand, is completely average. Sure, he's had odd dreams his whole life, and a bit of an obsession with Stonehenge, and now ravens are visiting him...but he's still a completely ordinary bloke. Really.

The King has returned, and London wakes.

Sort of Pre-Slash, I suppose, but a very enjoyable read if you like mythology.

Johnny Blue-Eyes

navigatio

Rated T, 87 k

A burglar with a conscience sends DI Lestrade something obtained in a break-in: a box of homemade videotapes recorded by a paedophile with his victims. Sgt Donovan, assigned to the case, thinks a child featured in one of the videos looks familiar... 

Lovely John and Sherlock friendship in a very intense case fic, with a very nice supportive Mary, and one of the best depictions of Sally Donovan that I've ever encountered. This was incredibly depressing to read, but very well written.

Sympathy for the Devil And Mycroft Holmes

scifigrl47

Rated G, 17 k

Mycroft has always protected his younger brother, but there are some things he just can't control. Sherlock's relationship with John Watson is one of them. That doesn't mean that he's not going to try, but in the end, sometimes Sherlock makes his own choices.

And John Watson might just be a match for Mycroft when it comes to protecting Sherlock.

Can be read as friendship or pre-slash, I think, and I love any good Mycroft-centric story :)

Johnlock (of various ratings)

The Adventure of the Consulting Woman

DancingGrimm

Rated E, 39 k

“So the plan is, you have until Saturday night to make that,” he pointed at Sherlock, “look and act convincingly like a woman, so she can go and be a damsel in distress and in doing so trap a serial murderer. Have I got that right?”

This is how you write a good OC. I wanted to be Kristen's friend and have coffee together. Features John and Sherlock pranking Anderson, John getting uncomfortably in-touch with his angry side, and a Sherlock in drag – for a case, of course. Believably written case included.

Against the Rest of the World

SilentAuror

Rated E, 151 k

Sherlock has been away from London for nine hundred and twelve days and counting, and has no idea what sort of reception to expect when he finally returns. Post-Reichenbach.

This is the fic you should be reading if you crave some action-adventure and suspense in your reading. The relationship is uncertain...until it isn't, if you know what I mean. Also: Mycroft is a very good big brother.

All the Rest (of What I Want)

philalethia

Rated E, 68 k

After being invalided home from Afghanistan, John takes his therapist's advice and tries to meet people online. Specifically, he joins a fetish site, where he ends up interacting with a man called SH who keeps paying him money to perform odd tasks and seems very keen to take care of him.

Basically: slow-build daddy kink.

Hoooo-boy. Let's see, how many of my favorite things are in this story? Daddy kink, an insecure and socially awkward Sherlock, John Watson's filthy fucking mouth, bossy bottom John, generous use of sex toys, begging. What more could you possibly ask for in your smut?

Anytime

SilentAuror

Rated E, 17 k

Sherlock blinks and attempts to focus. There is a little too much vodka in his veins at the moment and it's having an unfortunate effect on his brain and retinas both. There are two Johns sitting across from him, and both of them are frowning at him.

“You're drunk,” the Johns tell him.

Sherlock blinks some more. “Says the man with Mrs Hudson's doily on his head.”

Lots of drunk sex on various surfaces, and I'm-not-gay-John trying not to give himself away. P.S. John is not actually as dumb as he looks here.

As long as it takes

PlainJane

Rated E, 14 k

Anything Sherlock wants. All night. No strings attached.

Smut, smut, smut, smut. Tasty tasty smut.

At the Edge of Desire

philalethia

Rated E, 16 k

While helping John move back in to the flat, Sherlock discovers a strap-on among John's things. He finds the discovery considerably difficult to move past.

Sherlock is so awkward and insecure throughout this entire fic, I honestly...if you want smut that makes you laugh, this is it.

Between each beat are words unsaid

darcylindbergh / hudders-and-hiddles

Rated T, 107 k

On their wedding night, John and Sherlock gift each other with the things they each said when the other could not hear, the things they each put down where the other could not see: a collection of writings that illustrate the way their love for one another has grown over the years.

You can see through the back-and-forth letters how long and how tenderly John and Sherlock have loved each other in this fic. So much angst! But the ending is very satisfying.

Cicatrice, Or: The Ornaments of Forgetting

hitlikehammers

Rated E, 16 k

In order to survive, to protect, to save his mind from the distraction, to spare his heart the ache, Sherlock deletes John Watson.

Sherlock deletes John Watson.

And then he comes back home.

A beautifully painful exploration behind how Sherlock's mind palace works, and the pain of John missing him. Happy ending, I swear!

Command Structure

221b_hound

Rated E, 49 k

Sherlock Holmes returns from his hunt to destroy Moriarty's network. He comes home to John, and at long last they start this thing between them that couldn't begin while Moriarty threatened them.

But Sherlock has returned fractured and suffering anxiety attacks. He thinks he needs discipline – the whip – to help him focus and be strong. But his problems are deeper and run back to a childhood of neglect.

John Watson is prepared to be Sherlock's Captain, but he's a doctor, too. His command style isn't about pain and subjugation. It's about care and responsibility: and those concepts go in both directions in Captain Watson's command structure.

Flavors of D/s, but this fic details a lot of the service/care aspects and throws out the punishment – with good reason. Emotional and painful. Explores the neglect and coldness experienced by both Holmes brothers, and the ways in which their parents alienated them from each other.

Common Tongues: Unassuming Brilliance

jinglebell

John may be predictably average in most things, but there are a handful of areas in which he knows he is uncommonly skilled. He can make a great cup of tea, for one. He's also good at patching folks up, putting bullets precisely where he wants them, and listening.

The one skill that John is perhaps most exceptional in, though, is language. John is a polyglot. Umm...getting turned on by a partner with foreign language skills? Yes please!

Cooperative Principle

bendingsignpost

Rated E, 56 k

As the newest instructor at St Bart's, John has been explicitly warned to never do Sherlock Holmes any favors. Too bad the sex is so good.

This is admittedly just a giant work of angst and porn. Sherlock is so slyly seductive in John's eyes that you keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, not realizing what's actually going on until the moment comes. Stay all the way through the end because you get the feeling that they're both pretty okay in the last chapter.

A Cure For Boredom

emmagrant01

Rated E, 81 k

They'd never talked about sex in the year they'd known each other. Well, that wasn't quite correct: Sherlock had never said a word about sex; John had bemoaned his personal dearth of it on many occasions.

Do I need to tell people about this anymore? It's pretty famous by now. The fic when you want smut now, but also want slow burn at the same time (I have no idea how that works, it just does).

Dear John series

wendymarlowe

Rated E, 30 k

Podfic! By bagofthumbs

Also in Spanish

With Sherlock dead, John eventually (under duress) makes a profile on an online dating site. And falls into a long-distance relationship with an enigmatic partner who reminds him of Sherlock in all the right ways. (Hint it turns out to be Sherlock.)

A sexy fic that tries to explore Sherlock and John's relationship backgrounds – and will have you sweating with anxiety about John's reaction the whole time.

echoes through time

chellefic

Rated E, 21 k

Mummy sends a trunk from the Holmes cottage in Sussex to 221B. Its contents after the way John and Sherlock see themselves and one another. A brilliantly-written crossover with the ACD version of Sherlock, very sexy and sweet.

Electrical Pink Hand Grenade

BeautifulFiction

Rated E, 67 k

Podfic! By sevenpercent

Also in Russian and French

“If Sherlock's brain is a hard drive, then these attack are an electro-magnetic pulse.” Sherlock Holmes does not do anything by half, not even a migraine. It falls to John to witness one of the greatest minds he has ever known tear itself apart, and he must do his best to help Sherlock pick up the pieces.

Sick!fic done right! I especially love Sherlock's weird pain-induced descriptions of his surroundings.

Flash Bang

mydwynter

Rated E, 27 k

The fantasy is so affecting it pulls a whimper from John's throat.

From whimper to bang. Brighter than the sun.

An emotional exploration of John realizing what he wants from his flatmate.

Gifts from the Sea series

patternofdefiance

Rated E, 19 k

One of the few fics I've ever see that contains all of the following: consensual tentacle porn, interspecies sex, and mating pheromones.

Gold Rush

ShirleyCarlton

Rated E, 71 k

John has divorced Mary and pops round to 221B one evening to find Sherlock in the middle of a case. As Sherlock tries to find the identity of a young woman's stalker, John realizes he can no longer deny his feelings for Sherlock – which then, to their befuddlement, turn out to be mutual. Shy kisses and tentative embraces ensue. But will Sherlock be able to cast off a shadow from his past that he thinks might prevent John from wanting to stay?

Yay for cool, interesting cases! Good references to ACD, too! No Mary, no Moriarty, and John deals well with Sherlock's anxiety and jealous insecurity.

A good old-fashioned happy ending

darcylindbergh

Rated E, 32 k

Podfic! By Lockedinjohnlock

And Sherlock stands there, in the middle of a Christmas market as John hums along to Silent Night, John's hand warm in his with fingertips a little gritty from the cinnamon-sugar doused churros they'd shared, and thinks, oh, that's-that's an idea, isn't it?

For Christmas this year, Sherlock wants to get John something special: something every fairytale deserves.

The softest, fluffiest thing you could possibly imagine, including Sherlock proposing at Christmas.

The Ground Beneath Your Feet

Chryse

Rated E, 68 k

Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.

This story is filled with bittersweet angst and ends in a hopeful, happy ending. I won't spoil the rest for you.

Hitting the Water at Sixty Miles an Hour

what_alchemy

Rated E, 30 k

“You love your mother, Sherlock?”

John watched the muscles in Sherlock's jaw jump. He nodded in one sharp jerk.

“Then we're going to her party and making her happy.” John let out a resigned sigh. “As a ruddy couple, you bastard.”

Fake relationship, Mummy Holmes, and the Holmes brothers being enormous insufferable gits.

HOT DOLPHIN SEX series

cwb

Rated E, 47 k

Far from being about dolphin sex or honestly...dolphins at all, this is what happens when a great author writes Evil!Mary, and an incredibly competent John who tries to take ownership of his life.

Hounds

quietasasleepingarmy

Rated E, 21 k

Sherlock enlists John's help with a case that falls far beyond his area of expertise.

Very creepy case-fic with John realizing that his jealous and protectiveness aren't entirely platonic. Also you gotta love John going badass on the villain.

How Long?

Camerasparring

Rated E, 23 k

Not long after meeting John, Sherlock receives an email from an old acquaintance. Unfortunately, Sherlock has neglected to tell anyone he was once married. Past Sherlock/Sebastian Wilkes, emotional abuse Internalized homophobia and terrible terrible sex (none of this involves John). Sebastian is a dick and no one is surprised.

If nobody speaks of remarkable things

darcylindbergh

Rated E, 34 k

Maybe that was why: you only get the one miracle.

This fic is basically agony, but only in the best of ways.

In A Changing Age

allonsys_girl

Rated E, 15 k

Sherlock wakes up in the 19th century, with no idea how he got there.

A beautiful and tender crossover with ACD/TAB Victorian Holmes. Very slow and lovely.

Just a Kiss

emmagrant01

Rated E, 19 k

Five times John and Sherlock kissed because of a case and one time they kissed for real.

A cute adventure featuring a very BAMF John and somewhat clueless Sherlock.

Kill a Mockingbird

GwendolynnFiction

Rated T, 134 k

John had found perhaps the only way to bring Sherlock home from his self-imposed exile after TRF. He is abducted and tortured at the hands of Moriarty's contingency plan. Sherlock hears that John has disappeared and must ally with Lestrade, Donovan, and Scotland Yard to get him home.

This story is the essential definition of BAMF!John, and also shows Sherlock dealing with the very real and terrible consequences of his decisions.

Lock & Key series – can be read individually or all together

221b_hound

Rated E, 58 k

Just love and kink, my friends.

The Military Kink series

Silent Auror

Rated E, 29 k

A sweet and sexy two-part series flavored with Sherlock of the every-body-loves-a-soldier variety and watching his Captain give orders.

The Moonlight and the Frost

CaitlinFairchild

Rated E, 77 k

Podfic! By Lockedinjohnlock

“And once again, you think you know what's best for me.”

John rises from the chair, the anger and frustration and hurt overwhelming him, bursting out of every pore, and he doesn't even know for sure if it's Sherlock he's angry at, really, but the only reason he tied himself to Mary in the first place is because the person he really loved left him behind, and the woman he married once sat in the shadows above a darkened swimming pool and aimed a sniper rifle at his heart and later shot his best friend in cold blood and cuckolded him and just gave birth to a child that wasn't his and right now he just can't do this, he just fucking can't do this anymore.

This is how you write John suffering. This story is painful to read, and not recommended if you like Mary, but the ending is hopeful and the two men seem much more healed by the story's finish.

My Phone's on Vibrate For You

misslucyjane

Sherlock texts all the time. Today's different.

Flirty and very sexy, but not too angsty. Just enough sexual tension.

The napoleon

darcylindbergh

Rated E, 24 k

Halloween, 1989: John and Sherlock both have big plans for the night, but some serial killers have the worst possible time.

Fun and sexy adventure set on Halloween. Mycroft is not impressed with your shit.

Nature and Nurture

earlgreytea68

Rated M, 203 k

Podfic! By AxeMeAboutAxinomancy

The British Government accidentally clones Sherlock Holmes. Which brings a baby to 221B Baker Street.

A slower burn fic where John and Sherlock do this whole relationship thing in reverse. Move in, have baby, fall in love, get married. (Also Oliver is god damn adorable).

Never Change a Running System

Lorelei_Lee

Rated E, 54 k

Sherlock discovers his sexuality – with far-reaching consequences for John.

“John I would be grateful if you would stop staring at my penis,” Sherlock remarked into the gaping silence, without removing his empty gaze from the window.

The doctor, caught out, couldn't do anything other than swallow, loudly and with difficulty. “Believe me...you couldn't be any more grateful than me.”

A fun romp of sexual tension, smut, and comedy of errors.

The One You Win

TheUniverseWillSing

Rated G, 17 k

In which a homeless child follows Sherlock home one day, and he isn't as heartless as one might think.

The FLUFFIEST, CUTEST FUCKING- okay, okay, I'm fine. Married Johnlock and a cute little girl who loves science that Sherlock becomes hopelessly attached to.

The Progress of Sherlock Holmes

ivyblossom

Rated E, 62 k

Podfic! By cellardoor

“I had,” he said “come to an entirely erroneous conclusion, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data.”

- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Or: “Wow, Mycroft, You Are Such An Unrepentant Dick”. Mary is not a villain, but also just not terribly nice, either.

Read Our Futures in the Rising Steam

xzombiekittenx Rated E, 22 k

An unknown killer begins kidnapping and vivisecting men who bear a strong resemblance to one John Watson. Lestrade wants both John and a newly-resurrected Sherlock as far away from the case as possible – and not just because Sherlock is the Met's prime suspect. But this is a case that Sherlock, still feeling out the limits of John's grief and his own guilt, can't just ignore. Very possessive Sherlock, TW for references to sexual assault and torture. Points for a well-featured Donovan!

Scotland series

snorklepie

Rated E, 303 k

Podfic! By Lockedinjohnlock

The third part of this series is still incomplete, but read the first two if you haven't already! This series really does have everything I love about fiction in general, never mind in Sherlock. Lovingly written smut, suspense, a well-crafted and interesting mystery, murder, secrets, lies, interesting side characters, humor, and life-or-death situations. The podfic by Lockedinjohnlock is terrific and if you listen, please dear god give her and snorklepie some love. I have no idea how she managed to switch between so many accents and I covet her gift jealously.

Shadows on the Wall

AraSigyrn

Rated T, 18 k

Podfic! By Lunchee

Also in Spanish.

John came back from Afghanistan psychic.

One of the best magical realism stories out there, in my opinion.

Shallow Grave

SilentAuror

Rated E, 31 k

Starts as Sherlock's plane is taking off at the end of His Last Vow. When he finds out that Moriarty is alive and that he's being recalled from his mission, Sherlock decides that he should have told John how he felt before he left. So he walks off the plane and kisses him.

Wow. Possibly the only fic that has ever made me feel sorry for Moriarty. Mary is not a good girl here.

Small Screen Valentino

DancingGrimm

Rated E, 43 k

“Oh God,” John breathed, horrified.

It took a lot to horrify John H. Watson. Worried now, Sherlock got up and stepped around the table, only to be foiled when John quickly turned the laptop so he couldn't see the screen.

“John, what is it? What did she do?”

“She put a video online...oh God...”

“What? What sort of video?”

“Our video, Sherlock! One that she and I made!”

Poor John. It really is very uncomfortable seeing him so embarrassed and ashamed of this and the real reveal over it is very sweet. And Sherlock trying to help and battling his curiosity is quite sweet.

Sonatina in G Minor

SilentAuror

Rated E, 22 k

John has come back to Baker Street, but Sherlock doesn't understand the strange tension between them, even after he begins teaching John to play the violin at John's request...

A lovely slow build to the romance with music and a sort-of case melded in the middle.

Spoiled Kitty series

philalethia

Rated E, 20 k

Stories featuring pet play scenarios in which Sherlock is John's treasured pet.

Very hot if you like D/s and pet play, for the kinkier among you. Do read story tags, some feature different aspects of the dynamic. Both men are clearly more into the caretaking portions of power play and neither are too interested in the punishment portion.

State of Flux

Atiki

Rated E, 24 k

John's marriage is over and he is finally back home (i.e. at Baker Street, where he belongs). Sherlock is awfully insecure and John is awfully hesitant, and they're both awkward idiots, of course, but they figure it out. Many First Times happen.

Honestly who the hell doesn't know this fic at this point?

Stick to the Script

thisisforyou

Rated E, 43 k

Maybe Sherlock should have guessed that asking John to pretend to tie him to the bed and shag him through the headboard – for a case – wasn't such an intelligent idea. Or, the one in which a femme fatale murder causes Sherlock and John to role-play sex. Repeatedly.

Not only grade-A kink, but one of the more odd and interesting cases in this fic.

Stood in History

philalethia

Rated E, 18 k

He discovered the ring in John's sock drawer.

It all went a bit downhill from there.

Oh dear. Sherlock anticipates John's proposal and has increasingly large meltdowns thereafter.

Synapses

theshopislocal

Rated E, 52 k

“Thrice”

“Yes.”

John blinks. Shakes his head. Blinks again. “Thhhhrice.”

“Yes.”

Is my mouth moving right n- “Thrice in your entire life?”

“Yess, John,” Sherlock growls, hissing like a snake grabbed by the tail. “Thrice, three times, twice more than once and once more than twice, a veritable triptych of onanism. Thrice.”

John discovers that Sherlock has only had an orgasm three times in his life and he finds this very interesting for some reason. Sherlock struggles with the aftermath of his time away from London and his repressed sexual urges, aided (or not?) by John. ANGST

This Doesn't Feel Like Falling

Dark3Star

Rated E, 148 k

When he fell from St. Bart's Sherlock knew he loved John Watson. John couldn't love him back (or so he thinks). Now that he's back from the dead things are back to normal...sort of. When a serial killer targets increasing high profile gay couples Sherlock is on the case. With a, possibly ill-advised, plan Sherlock and John go undercover as a gay couple to uncover the truth. Fake relationship, slow burn-ish with a very nice attached case fic. Does feature homophobic themes and graphic depictions of violence, as well as a few smutty scenes.

Vena Cava

SilentAuror

Rated E, 27 k

Sherlock has been shot in the chest; John has been shot in the heart. Though everything is broken, they do their best to heal the wounds that Mary left on them both.

Mary-as-villian story that appropriately addresses the anguish John feels at his friend's near death.

Wars We Fought, Things We're Not

blueink3

Rated M, 55 k

“Oh come, John. Could be fun,” Mycroft taunts, accompanied by an eyebrow arch he's gotten far too good at. “Besides, it's not as if it's your first time pretending to be a couple.”

Five months after John's world has fallen apart, Mycroft sends the consulting detective and his doctor on a case that neither is prepared for.

I'm a huge sucker for well-nuanced side characters and good casefics, and this delivers on both. Bonus cute baby and gut-wrenching emotional turmoil, as well as all-encompassing sexual tension. Mm-mm.

A Waste of Breath

Chryse

Rated E, 95 k

Podfic! By Aranel_Parmadil and Consulting_Smartass

John had always assumed Sherlock was uninterested, untouchable, married to his work. He was wrong on all counts. But when Sherlock embarks on a relationship, John worries that he is in over his head...and this time he might be right.

Features Sherlock/Sebastian Moran. John grows slowly into his love for Sherlock but the affection is obvious even in the beginning. His patience and fondness shine through every chapter. This is one of my favorites, and John's steadily growing concern for Sherlock's safety kept me on the edge of my seat.

What Did You Think About series

Chryse

Rated E, 30 k

Podfic! By Aranel_Parmadil

A series of excellent smut with an ending twist I definitely would not have guessed was coming.

The White Lotuses

SilentAuror

Rated E, 20 k

Podfic by Lockedinjohnlock

One day John realizes that he just isn't where he belongs, which is back at Baker Street with Sherlock. So he goes back and Sherlock, in his own way, courts him. Romance. A nice romantic-tension filled slow-burn story with some beautiful Hindu imagery thrown in.

Your Perfect Offering

CaitlinFairchild

Rated E, 44 k

“Sherlock,” John continues, careful and quiet. “I've seen your back. I know you were hurt. I don't want to pry, I don't want to cause you discomfort but...I'm starting to think something else happened there. In Serbia.”

Sherlock rolls away and sits up on the edge of the bed, his back to John.

“A great many things happened in Serbia,” he says, flat and remote. “None of them were pleasant.”

This shows a very painful and realistic view of trying to help someone you care about past a traumatic experience, while dealing with the hard frustration of feeling them push you away. Happy ending, I swear.

Mystrade

The Least of All Possible Mistakes

rageprufrock

Rated M, 118 k

Podfic! By Lazulus

If ever a people deserved tasering it's Holmeses.

Featuring an excellent Fem!Lestrade, this may literally be my favorite story in the whole fandom. I come back to it again and again, because it’s beauty is profound, but simple and comforting. Hilariously funny, witty, charming, and frank, I highly recommend getting the podfic if you aren't trying to read this on mobile. Also has a very emotional and well-written female friendship between Fem!Lestrade and Anthea. If you don't love this, I honestly don't know what to do for you.

So Full of Light

mydwynter

Rated E, 20 k

It seemed that Lestrade's salt-and-pepper hair grew in the same on his face as it did on his head. His beard was bristly, patchy, viscerally appealing in a way that had little to do with aesthetics and more to do with masculine sensuality. Mycroft stood rapt, conjuring up the rough brush of the beard against his lips without having moved an inch. His apprehension dropped away, lost behind a painful stab of want.

Christmas, when he and Lestrade had both been strong-armed into growing beards for a cause, proved to be the turning point for the whole desperate, shattering, uncomfortable scenario.

Or “Mycroft has the same crush on Lestrade that we do”. Also, if picturing Rupert Graves and Mark Gatiss with beards doesn't do it for you, I seriously can't help you.

Unlikely Connections We Make

Linpatootie

Rated E, 31 k

Greg's life has gone to the dogs. In a spectacular show of really bad judgment he tries to improve things by hitting on Mycroft Holmes. 

This is just...really cute? And sweet? One of the best just plain old feel-good fics.