#wbg fics

[felixcosm]

i can't break it to you

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Heya, this is Matt! I'm not at home right now or I'm too busy to take your call. Sorry. Buuut leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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"...."

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Heya, this is Matt! I'm not at home right now or I'm too busy to take your call. Sorry. Buuut leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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"....I-...Matt, I-"

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"Matt, I miss you. I can't- fuck."

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Heya, this is Matt! I'm not at home right now or I'm too busy to take your call. Sorry. Buuut leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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"I'm sorry. I'm sorry, okay? I shouldn't keep calling you I shouldn't- fuck. .... ...I- I saw your parents at the grocery store today. ....... They looked awful. I didn't say hi. I think I would've started crying if I tried. I'm sorry, Matt. I should've...done better."

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Heya, this is Matt! I'm not at home right now or I'm too busy to take your call. Sorry. Buuut leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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"I have your things with me. I couldn't let go of them, I didn't want them to be thrown out. I got your Pearl Jam shirt too - it still smells like you. ...er, that sounds creepy, forget I said that. I'm not standing around sniffing your clothes and crying, okay? I'm not. And I haven't been doing that for the last three days. ....shut up. ....anyway, whenever you're back in town, I got your shirt. Come...come get it, okay?"

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Heya, this is Matt! I'm not at home right now or I'm too busy to take your call. Sorry. Buuut leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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"Fuck, why couldn't you have been more careful? How hard is it to look both ways before crossing the fucking street, Matt?"

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"............"

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Heya, this is Matt! I'm not at home right now or I'm too busy to take your call. Sorry. Buuut leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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"....I can't do this shit. Fuck. Sorry. I'm sorry I yelled, I'm sorry I wasn't a better friend, I'm sorry I canceled so many plans, I'm sorry I can't stop crying I'm sorry I keep calling your fucking number just to hear your voice I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry Matt. F-fuck fuck. I'm sorry. I wish I could do it better this time. I hate myself for it every single day, every day I can't move on, I can't function, I can't act normally because I can't stop thinking about my dead best friend. I just want some closure, Matt. I just want to be able to put you behind me- no. No that's not...right. I don't want to let you go.

I think if I hold onto you long enough, you'll eventually find your way back to me. I just need to keep on talking to you. Please come home, Matt. We're all- we miss you. We miss you so much. I miss you. I need you back. Please..."

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Heya, this is Matt! I'm not at home right now or I'm too busy to take your call. Sorry. Buuut leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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".....I...fuck. I have to tell you something. I wanted to tell you this for a long time but...but it never happened. You know me, I'm a coward. I guess it's easier to say it when you can't say anything back to me, huh? ..... Yeah, I thought so. Uhh....how do I... .... fuck this is stupid. Sorry, I'm psyching myself out. I'm just going to go ahead, okay? ..... Fuck. Just say it, Mike, how hard can it be? Fucking hell.

Matt... .....oh, shit, hold on. Someone's at the door. I'll talk to you later."

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We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service. if you feel you have reached this recording in error, please check the number and try your call again.

"..........I love you....Matt."

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[gooboogy]

they're in love your honor

[justjenah]

Yeah no it’s just allergies and I was chopping onions earlier. I’m not thinking about Mike saying, “I don’t want you to lose you again Michael,” again. I’m cool.

[hyperfocusedcloneshipper]

No no, you’re right. I do need to write the fic about the “Michael dream” that both Mike and mmxl remember.

[s-ccaam-era-crepe]

might just be my personal opinion but i think migraines should go away if someone hugs me and kisses my forehead actually

[ty-bayonet-betteridge]

Trick or treat!!!

hi vince!! cool costume :>

you get a swap au snippet

...As soon as I got back into the hallway, somebody fucking clubbed me in the back of the head. I'm pretty hardy, but whoever it was caught me off guard and I went down for just a couple seconds, y'know, hit the floor.

So, flash forward those couple seconds, I'm coming back into it and this asshole has a coil of rope and is holding me down. I try to fight back, cause I'm not the type to just give up, but I was having a hard time breathing 'cause his knee was on my neck. Like this dude thought he was a cop.

"You lousy goddamn cur," the guy said, in a Southern growl. He hogtied me really fast - dude must practice hogtying, like, all the time to get that good at it - then walked over in front of me and crouched down so I could see him.

"Yer a real piece a' trouble, yknow that, Marissa?" he spat at me. I didn't recognize him at first, 'cause of, y'know, the whole head trauma situation, but after a second I managed to focus on that cauliflower ear on the side of his head. Yup, Cowboy Fucking Mikey was there, and boy was he pissed.

"Mikey?" I said in disbelief.

"Don't call me Mikey, varmint," he said. "The name's Michael. An' don't you forget it. What in the name'a all that's holy are y'all doin' in Tier Two?"

"Investigating," I told him. I was still feeling a little bit dizzy, but I toughened up my voice, cause I didn't want him to know that.

"An' just what do you think yer 'investigatin',' pilgrim?" he growled.

"Uh, time travel, duh," I said. He stomped on my shoulder, which hurt like hell, and was frankly super rude given that I was answering all his questions.

"You keep doin' your 'investigations' the way you been doing, an' you're gonna end up food for the buzzards. You ever tried bein' careful? About anythin' in your entire miserable, lousy, life?"

"Caution's for losers!" I said. "Everything always seems to work out for me anyway."

"Yeah, an' I wonder why?" he jeered. "I wonder if maybe there's someone cleaning up yer messes. You destroyed two fuckin' buildings inside'a Tier Two, Marissa. Y'know what happens to folks what break int'a Tier Two an' destroy the security buildings?"

"Can't say I do," I said.

"Nobody knows. Anyone what's done that's probably been erased right outta history by now, cause ain't nobody ever had someone like me lookin' out for'em quite so hard. An' what do I get fer dealin' with yer shit? I get to explain to my boss why my name is on the security logs fer a buildin' I ain't never fuckin' been in, an' why I transported some shit from Tier One int'a the middle a' Taiwan or wherever the fuck."

"Hong Kong," I corrected him.

"I don't fuckin' care where it was," he spat at me.

"Look, Mikey, if you're gonna be racist-", I started, but was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot going off. The bullet landed right next to my head. Cowboy Mikey had drawn his gun on me and fired a warning shot. Psh. Like I was gonna get scared of that.

"Ah'd recommend not testin' me tonight, Marissa," he growled. "You worn me down to pretty much my last fuckin' shred'a decorum. If'n you weren't so important, I'dda already shot you dead by now."

"Important?" I said.

"Yes, Marissa, despite what I hoped, you're incredibly important to what me an' my flock are tryna do out here. An' you're also the most disobedient, mangy, cur I ever had the displeasure a' knowin'." He sounded genuinely furious. Man, I thought Mikey and I had a good rapport! Is he really gonna end up being this pissed with me?

"How am I important?" I asked him.

"That ain't fer you to know," he said. "I ain't here to propagate my business to ya, I'm here t'tell you to sit your ass back down in Tier One until we're ready for y'all."

"What, I don't even get a hint?" I asked.

"Nope. You'd do anythin' to get outta it once you know," he said. "An' you're already tough enough t'sheepdog. If'n you were any more rowdy, I'd have to try puttin' you on a literal leash."

"And here I thought you were gay," I said. He didn't respond.

"So, what?" I said. "The point of this kidnapping is that I'm not supposed to use your keycard anymore?"

"The point is, you ain't gonna go into Tier Two at all no more," he said. "You're gonna give me back mah fuckin' card, an' then you're gonna go back t'Tier One an' sit pretty. Stop gettin' your own dang self in trouble, an' stop draggin' me down with y'all. You got as much chance'a findin' the truth as a tumbleweed got a'findin' the ocean."

He started unceremoniously frisking me. "Hey, get your fucking hands off me, dipshit!", I said. He didn't seem to care.

Eventually he found where I'd stashed my copy of Mikey's card and snatched it off of me. "There we are," he said. "Now t'get you home."

He turned and walked back into the office, sitting down at the computer. "What, you aren't even gonna untie me first?" I said.

"You're slippery enough," he said. "After I send y'all back, you'll wriggle outta them ropes after a half hour or so."

"And if I don't?" I said. "You tied them pretty tight!"

"Then somebody will find y'all tied up in yer cabin when you don't show up for patrol," he said. "An' maybe that'll teach you a lesson."

"Screw you!" I shouted.

"Screw you too, Marissa Ng," he said. "Good fuckin' bye."

He hit a key on the computer, and then I felt the familiar lurch of my stomach as I was transported through time and space.

[imaginepostingonmain]

everybody gangsta until they gotta come up with the worst thing a dude with a gayass rivalry with them has ever done

[solipsistful]

wHAT DO YOU MEAN THE LOWRY/CONTROL FIC HAS OVER 1,000 HITS

that's more than ANY woe.begone fic

- ace

[izukuer]

vampire mikey isnt even cool hes such a loser. hes trembling and on the verge of death like all the time. he has the immune system of a victorian orphan AND he was experimented on so hes really going through it. at least he has his gay lover edgar to nurse him back to health. at least theres that

[hyperfocusedcloneshipper]

Hell yeah!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: WOE.BEGONE (Podcast) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Mikey Walters/Edgar Characters: Mikey Walters, Edgar (WOE.BEGONE) Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Flinchite Compound, Angst Summary:

Ty Betteridge isn’t the only one in the Flinchite Compound who can scheme.

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I’m going to back-post some of my fanfics here (this one doesn’t really fit the theme of this blog but the names match and I’d rather have them all in one place.)

[ao3-oner]

Hello, a fellow JDG fan here also deeply mourning the loss against WBG...(it was so close too, damn. BTW i strongly believe that if the meta had been hyper-carry ADC JDG would have made worlds) and as much as i think it’s a shame that the WKFA series is getting discontinued, i’m just gonna say i think it’s good that you’re not forcing yourself to write things you’re not interested in! Plus i will eat up every fic you write anyway lol so keep up the good work

However i’m probably not the only one curious about what the fic might have been, so could you tell us a bit about your ideas/brainrot scenes(If you’re comfortable and willing to share of course)? I read the scene you posted on ao3 and i’m guessing the context is that siwoo hooked up with jaehyuk and then got kicked out and spent the night at jinhyuk’s room. I hadn't expected that siwoo would have had a... thing? with kanavi too but could you tell us a little more about that? And also I’m especially curious about what kind of ending RuLehends would have gotten at the end of the fic, happy/sad/ambiguous?

Wow this is a barrage of questions, so please feel free to ignore stuff(or this entire ask) if you don’t feel like answering. Have a good day!

Hi, and thanks for the ask!

Like I said in my longer update post, I am more than happy to talk about what some of my ideas for what the Worlds fic could have been, including further context for the scene that I did end up writing - in fact, after posting that one scene, I found myself thinking "I really could just write the scene right before that one... and maybe the one before that... and maybe-" until I realized at that rate I would just be writing the entire fic inside out lmao

But yeah, let's start with KanHends! My main foundation for their relationship is a quote from Kanavi where he said he considered himself to be good friends with both Chovy and Lehends from their (few) Griffin days together. As for Kanavi and Lehends's sexual history together, it wasn't so much of a 'thing' as a one night stand, which was actually was going to be a part of the vihends plotline:

My hc for this subplot was that when Viper and Lehends first started working together on Griffin, there were feelings there and so they started hooking up and Viper wanted them to be exclusive. Lehends... didn't really want that level of commitment, at least not yet, but rather than talking about his feelings like a normal, healthy person, he decided to resolve the issue by sleeping his way through the rest of the Griffin roster, leading us to this exchange:

Past! Jinhyuk: "We shouldn't. I mean, you're Dohyun's..."

Past! Siwoo: "Dohyun's... what?"

Past! Jinhyuk: "I dunno. You're Dohyun's something."

Past! Siwoo: "That's the thing, Jin: I'm not his anything. I'm not 'his' at all, and that means we can do whatever the fuck we want. So, are you in?"

Dohyun finds out, of course, and is absolutely heartbroken because he thought he and Siwoo had an understanding. Siwoo explains that he's happy to keep his situationship with Dohyun as long as it remains exactly that: no strings attached. Jinhyuk is honestly kind of pissed that Siwoo essentially used him as a means to set boundaries with Dohyun, but lets it slide because he did know what he was signing up for and he still generally likes Siwoo plus the sex was really good so

That whole past interaction was going to feed into Jinhyuk being honestly worried about Dohyun's well-being going into Worlds, because based on what he's heard from both Jaehyuk and Jihoon, it certainly doesn't sound like Siwoo's gotten his shit together. Even if Siwoo claims he's now ready for a committed relationship with Dohyun, Jin is pressing X to doubt. That, plus Jinhyuk still feeling slightly guilty for interfering with their relationship all those years ago, was going to incentivize Jinhyuk to talk to Dohyun at Worlds about his relationship with Siwoo, with his goal being to try to prevent his friend from getting his heart broken all over again. Oh, Kanavi plotline my beloved... Have I mentioned how much I love Jinhyuk? Because I really do.

On another note, Jaehyuk's quip about "the best night of [Jin's] life" in the scene that I wrote out was also a reference to this backstory: Jaehyuk didn't know about Jin and Siwoo's fling until Worlds where Jin mentions it in the context of a different discussion about Siwoo’s escapades, something along the lines of the exasperated declaration, "Yes, we've fucked! Best night of my fucking life! But that only shows how none of this means shit to Siwoo! That's just what he does. That's just who he is." Jaehyuk was honestly pretty shocked to hear that, but didn't get too snippy about it until he saw Siwoo walking out of Jinhyuk's hotel room and kissing him...

Speaking of, you've hit the context of the stand-alone scene squarely on the head, so I'm glad to hear that the key points came across okay. What happened the night before that scene consisted of some very messy sex between Jaehyuk and Siwoo, followed by Jaehyuk ordering Siwoo to get out of his room. I like that scene a lot - very hot, very angsty - so I won't share too many details until I'm more certain that I'm not gonna fully write it out. But yeah, it ends with Siwoo in tears outside of Jaehyuk's door, pounding on it until Jin comes out to see what all the noise is about, takes one look at Siwoo all fucked and bitten and sobbing, then says something along the lines of "For fuck's sake, you two..." and drags Siwoo into his room. They just sleep, of course. Siwoo just needed someone to hold him after that, and #Kanavi'sAGoodFriend.

As for your question about what ending RuLehends had in store for them... Since the full fic isn't going to be written, I honestly think it's better for you to decide that for yourself. What even constitutes a happy ending for them? Are they together? Apart? Does Siwoo end up with Dohyun instead? I think all my readers can decide what they think should happen, or what they want to happen, and mentally sub that in for 'canon'. At this point, I rescind my right to make a call about the ending either way. Maybe Singed from the hit game League of Legends shows up in the real world at the very end, flings Siwoo over his shoulder and sprints off into the distance? Idk. Have fun with it!

As always, don't worry about asking me things regardless of how long or short they are - I am happy to be yappy. You have a great day, too, wherever you are, and I hope to hear from you again!

[felixcosm]

for the Fanfic Work-In-Progress Guessing Game

“the” (bc I’m evil) and

“cowboy” (bc I’m curious)

Send me a word, any word, and if it’s in my WIP document I’ll answer your ask with the sentence or line it appears in.

The nauseous feeling of time travel subsided and Sly lands in the safehouse, two feet planted on the ground. The world spins and he falls forward, landing on his knees instead. His legs are too shaky to stay upright. The adrenaline is still surging through his veins, red hot like boiling water, but once it fades he knows he's going to be in extreme agony.

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He was examining himself in the mirror, making a face at his reflection. Early twenties, the beginnings of a bushy beard, long hair and an unenthused expression. No, cowboys were DEFINITELY not his thing.

[parkeryangs]

OK BUT THIS IS REALLY INTRIGUING ACTUALLY. tell me more about this 'mattkey' ............

YES ABSOLUTELY OH MY GOD

SO in episode 1 participant observation, the main character, mike walters, claims to be "investigating" a secret online game called woe.begone out of curiosity/boredom, via actually playing the game. w.bg is a series of challenges, the first being that mike had to call his ex-boyfriend and tell him the worst thing he ever did to you.

mike does this, explaining that his "lifelong best friend" (matt) had unexpectedly died in a car crash, and his ex wasn't home at the time/didn't realize how serious the situation was, so he left mike to worry alone before matt's death had actually been confirmed. he tells his ex that he doesn't forgive him and has a breakdown, then waking up the next day to realize that matt wasn't dead and there was no trace of the voicemail he left for his ex. (so, at this point, mike continues to play w.bg, with matt as his "prize")

there's several other challenges he completes, along with another old friend of theirs also playing woe.begone, but the next marker of their relationship is in episode 11 this is only temporary, when mike's woe.begone challenge is to kill the prize from his first challenge— which is obviously matt. he explains the situation, a future version of him shows up to "prove" everything to matt, and ultimately matt slides his gun across the table, mike apologizes, and tells matt he loves him. (i talk more about this in another post)

at the end of season 1, woe.begone contacts mike to tell him that he has to relocate to a government job, a place called o.v.e.r./oldbrush valley energy & resources. he does, with season 2/3 following the start of his time in the valley & continued problem-causing due to w.bg lol. then in episode 35 safehouse, he kills another character and flees o.v.e.r., driving 26 hours to matt's house. he doesn't tell him all the details of what happened, but episode 36 respite is mostly dedicated to mike talking about the few days he spent with matt ("we didn’t need to do anything other than be in each other’s company") (i ramble about matt in 35/36 here)

there's a lot of non-mattkey events that occur, lol, but it gets to a point where matt essentially wants to be involved with a time travel org mike creates called base, but mike kind of keeps him at a distance for reasons unknown (coughs. mike does have a boyfriend he meets at o.v.e.r. and not saying it has anything to do with that but i'm also not Not saying that) and in episode 84 panther, matt helps with stalking two "rogue" iterations of mike and his boyfriend edgar (and i believe this is the first episode where matt has a voice actor?) and continues to do so throughout the current point in the podcast/"about a year" in canon time.

at the end of episode 120 true story, a (drunk) mike transports to matt's house as there was a timeline they'd been in (~e104 to 120ish iirc) where matt was dead once again because of mike. mike gives matt a box of his old stuff, and matt, worrying over mike using time travel when he's drunk lol, brings mike to stay in his spare room (that he mentions he's kept open since mike was last there). mike tells matt he loves him, and matt returns the sentiment.

so YEAH. mattkey my absolute beloved. imo their dynamic is very much "knowing one another better than they know themselves" if that gives you a more direct idea jksdhfjksdf. also college-era mattkey has been brainrotting the fandom recently which might be my fault LOL but pre-wbg mattkey is SO compelling even if only mentioned in passing - i talk about college mattkey here, here, here (kind of), and here, and i wrote a short fic about them here. overall, essentially the catalyst for everything in woe.begone is literally just. matt. like... mike literally rewrites time to keep matt safe and while it's true that mike has a deep relationship with most of his friends, matt is so intrinsically tied to him in a way that nobody else is.

[falloutcoys]

WIP asks: 10 and 29?

10. Do you outline a fic before you write it?

For multi-chap fics, yes but very loosely haha. I usually just have the big plot points outlined and lots of "stuff happens here?" type of notes haha. for the bigger AU wips I have though I tend to outline more, but not even always then. like, here is my outline for my wbg vampire AU thats on the backburner rn

as you can see there are like 0 plot details haha I don't even explain what I mean by "no more obstacles" (i know what I meant tho). I don't even have any of the other challenges! lmao

20. Put on a timer for five minutes and write as many words as you can in your WIP, no backspacing or searching for the perfect word! Share how many words you got and the funniest section from your result.

134 words (I am a slow writer shhh). uhh it was not very funny overall but this was a fun little piece i guess?

The cover is filled with headlines like "How to Raise a Valorous Child: 5 Tips from Experts" and "Mica Mobiles: New Nursery Trend or Dangerous Decor?"

WIP asks

[hyperfocusedcloneshipper]

Mikey absolutely hated going to the compound for his stupid check ins with Ty. They were boring, discomforting, and a constant reminder that he wasn't full in control of his life or even his personhood. And it was always the same. Show up at the entrance to the compound's interfacing wing, sign in, Felix or some Ty or another would lead him to a conference room (not an interrogation room Ty would always clarify with a reassuring smile).

But then one day Mikey was greeted by someone else. Someone he'd never seen in the compound before.

"Name's Hunter Jeremiah Hartley! You can call me Hunter, or Jerry, or H. People call me all kindsa things. Pleased to meetcha."

The first time this happened Mikey just stood there for a moment and blinked. Hunter had reached out and tentatively touched his shoulder, as if he was afraid of overstepping.

"You alright? You went pale as snow just there. Look like you've seen a ghost!" Hunter asked. "I promise today's gonna be an easy one. Ty's all set up in the conference room. It's just a few questionnaires and a little bloodwork. Nothing you can't handle."

Mikey swallowed and nodded. "Yeah. Yeah sure. Just- Usually Ty or Felix greet me. I just wasn't expecting-"

Hunter laughed, "Oh yeah. I just transferred over to interfacing. Use to do more boots on the ground work for em but they got other folks doing that now. Come on. Let's get you something warm to drink and set you up in the conference room before Ty misses us. Do you like tea or coffee? I'm more of a tea drinker myself but to each their own, you know?"

After that first time Hunter was always there to greet him as he walked in. Mikey had checked with Michael and MW but it sounded like neither of them had been greeted by Hunter. It was only him.

It had to be some sick joke on Ty's part, or a test. So Mikey resolved to always say as little as possible. He'd be polite but curt every time he arrived. Friendship with Hunter Jeremiah Hartley - or anything like it - had only ever led to heartache or devastation. Usually both. For both of them.

But it proved difficult. Mikey found he wanted to know how Hunter, this Hunter who had somehow ended up working for the compound, was faring. Was he happy? Did he like the work he did? Was he part of the more sinister aspects of what happened at the compound? Did he help Ty torture Mikeys and Michaels and MWs? Somehow he doubted that last one.

So after the first several visits like this Mikey began to thaw a little bit. It felt impossible not to thaw when Hunter was so warm. So kind. So friendly.

[s-ccaam-era-crepe]

raining <33