#winter hiatus meme

[kinaesthetiqueer]

i mean, is this not basically how this scene went?

[reference]

[bottlehawk]

no sburb beta earth au where dave "microcelebrity" strider suddenly gains a big following on the internet after a spike of people discover his sbahj comics online when a screenshot of one goes particularly viral and turns into a [top text/bottom text] meme and some hipsters are like "woah,, this is actually some really avant garde stuff". when he's churning these out sitting in the bathroom stall at school once a day during lunch period. so then he gets REALLY popular and then inevitably gets cancelled at some point when a communications/poli sci major reads one of his comics and then types up a whole memo board explaining how sbahj is actually neo-conservative propaganda written as part of a conspiracy to undermine the 2008 obama presidency. and there's a whole rage war since the memo board was written really convincingly with red arrows and circles drawn around sweet bro's head and everything and dave hasn't made any public statements about it and also no one actually understands what sbahj is about. so threads are being written up about this and people are like emailing death threats to each other over it and someone even tries to doxx him and then manages to find out he lives in texas and some people start actually taking the whole thing seriously because He's From Texas (never mind the fact it's houston). meanwhile dave just started his midterms and he has to focus because he actually cares about school and his future and so he takes a short "hiatus" which people freak out even more over because they take it as him backing away due to the allegations online. and then after winter break dave comes back and opens up a q&a for his 169th "bro wee ar doign it wee ar making it hapen" special and at some point after a barrage of questions in his inbox (q: was "swety bro and hela jeff crassh on the freway" inspired by a real car accident you were in? a: i don't own a car / q: what job do you have in real life? a: unemployed but i pick up roadkill off the street sometimes / q: who did you vote for in the 2008 primaries a: i didn't) someone finally has the bright idea to ask "hey how old are you" and he replies "i'm 13" and all hell breaks loose.

[athelind]

This suggests that the correct answer for someone born between mid-December 1999 and early January 2000 would be Galaxy Quest.

For everybody reblogging that "are you older than prev" from me:

I am almost exactly as old as Star Wars.

And if that doesn't help, well. Uh. Look it up, I guess.

[savingthrcw]

this is going to be a blog-wide announcement, my blogs being smiletimeisrunningout, savingthrcw, re-generatedanomaly, faetorvic and lcdybonbon

I'm going to be on a TEMPORARY semi-hiatus until my life becomes slightly less chaotic, aka I get a proper job, because I'm physically unable to write (too sick to have the energy to do it after studying and making icon commissions, and too poor to prioritize rp over those two things, I so need money especially now that winter is truly here and I need to buy heating pads etc).

I am still VERY inspired and haven't lost the wish to plot and roleplay, I miss you all and my blogs (like you have no idea, rp has been my primary and, at times, only, hobby for 12 years, I'm dying to be able to sit and write), which is why I'm saying semi hiatus and not hiatus: this way I can pop in and write a reply or two whenever I can physically do so, without feeling I must either respond to all drafts or not write at all. You are all still more than welcomed to send me memes and things, it will probably be easier to write new things than to go back to an old draft when I only have five minutes, but I do want to keep drafts, hell, I still want to plot with new followers and write starters! I just don't have the time/strength.

I'm going to tag people I see in my thread tracker and askbox but this goes for EVERYONE: I don't want to drop threads, but you are allowed to ignore my replies because it's been too long and don't feel guilty if you want to unfollow me for being too slow! Thank you for your patience, especially if you read up until here!

@honorhearted @galefcrce @x-hollywoodghoul-x @storyofwhoiam

@writtenxbeginnings @nomdepen @atomiqueen @drunkonpotential

@spcdesace @trcstme @yearnstarved @wandercr @avernusfuries

@ordinariums @3katanas @nctafraid @tcnderhearts @livedtough

@radiaking @inmiasma @wintersxkiss @voiceinterface

@doorinthepage @respectablebaggins

[emmalovesfitzloved]

Can you tell me about Fitzloved?

"OH MY GOSH, AM I ABOUT TO INTRODUCE YOU TAYLOR SWIFT?!"

that's what i first meme when i saw your lovely ask! hahahah

Introductions

So its a fandom based on the epic fantasy series that follows for the most part, 2 soulmates, from their childhood all the way to their older years as they grow from friendship, partners to lovers. And I have to admit, the way it's written is almost euphoric. It's utterly lyrical.

So introductions now put aside, 'Fitzloved' is the ship name for "Beloved" (one of his many names) name of the characters and "Fitz". They are the two ongoing protagonists in one of the most respect and wonderful high fantasy series ever created, Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb. They are the main couple shall we say that span the 16 book series. I think a lot describe it as the "mona lisa of fantasy series" within the genre. It's aesthetic is very much evermore meets folklore meets Merlin. Its veryyyyy cozy fantasy and perfect for the season but also the Fall/winter.

The big 5 writers of fantasy rn i have been told are: Brandon's, Robin Hobb's, GRRM (Although he's lost a lot of respect in the community because of his insane hiatus!), Steven Erickson's (Malazan series) and Joe Abercrombie. While you will see with the Cosmere, Brandon is very much straight to the point, prioritises fights, magic system building and very cohesive ensamble casts. Unlike her peers, Robin Hobb on the other hand, is a delicacy. A slowly made dessert that has sweet and salty tastes if you will. And another defining feature is that her series does not involve a massive war at the epicentre of the fantasy plot, which ironically is rare in high fantasy now a days.

Of Cats and Closed Doors by @tragediegh

HOWEVER. The WAY in which i was introduced to this series is kind of dumb and silly, i.e. very me lol. i stumbled across a fiction on ao3 under 'in a the cabin era way' tag and stumbled across @tragediegh's soul-binding, amazing wonderful fiction called Of Cats and Closed Doors that is still ongoing and she updates mostly weekly! At first, not joking i thought it was an original work, but only well into crying, loving, reading, laughing, did i realise when i looked better at the tags it was actually based on ROTE lol. I was new to ao3 that's my only defence :P

And what @tragediegh and Hobb are doing probably tell from my handle, is make literally my roman empire. Like I reread chapters everyday before going to sleep. It's fr fr my safe space. and what i love is the maturity in which they both write, as they create stakes in different ways. She creates a very tangible atmosphere, a world you can touch, the foods cooked, how they smell, and what the character's rely on. From banquet halls, to the wood carvings the Fool leaves behind, the well lit fireplaces, mugs of ale and coffee on the table, through jewels adorned, to how the dragons gleaming like jewels in the sky… it's simply amazing. You get me. There is NEVER a moment where you feel like it's a slog or dull moment. Like I did sometimes while reading the Stormlight Archive or Outlander (those books in their defence, are longer individually).

And like I said, the thing I LOVE the most with how they make us and fall in love with Fool (one of the protagonists) through the eyes of naive and a socially sometimes challenged Fitz. Fitz himself, is the most passionate, handsome, humble hero i've ever read. He is a bastard prince who from day 0 was neglected, abused, unwanted, un-named, manipulated, gaslit just all around most traumatised character one could read. Which most people end up overlooking and resenting bc he is riddled with insecurities (despite him being a hotttie hot chiseled smokie pie that everyone wants to cuffff) and developed unhealthy copying mechanisms that can effect the readability of the main series. Which is entirely relatable. I strongly believe the hero of Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson that everybody loves, is heavily inspired by Fitz in ROTE. In fact I think Brandon said it was one of his fav series.

But really, the masterpiece of this world is obviously the Fool. When I look at the other characters, its a bit like watching a glorious puppet show - I can see how the strings are moving and what the puppets are made of…But not so with the Fool, he is an infinite mystery and creating a character like that is something I`ll never be able to get out of my head. he is other worldly. Put Tolkien fae and beautiful faeries to shame with his grace, elegance, mysticism. His story with Fitz (the other main character) with that @tragediegh and Hobb are doing imo is one of the greatest love stories of all time.

Gender Identity

And I think also, Fool (also known as Beloved to a special someone 😉) is a lgbtq+ individual, and their identity and how they chose to present and address themselves daily (and not address it!) plays a massive role in the ROTE/OCACD overall. It extremely realistic, how it's writen, where for the most part some characters are confused, don't know how to navigate the topic. Which isn't helped by how private and mysterious the Fool remains. But for the most part, is heart warming, as the gender fluidity of the Fool is openly accepted by his mate (YES MATE) with open arms as he accepts it, and it's got me CRYINGGGG as i type this fr....! These characters were created pre-2000's, which just goes to show how timeless these gender questions and acceptances really are i think!

Music

CANON FOR ME swiftie songs that are FOR fitzloved to get a feel r:

ur loosing me

my tears ricochet

invisible string

stay don't go

the lakes

mastermind (YASSS beloved go manipulate ur boy fitzieee ily)

dress (as of chapter 48 and beyond hopefully alkdfjalkdjfj)

and Fitz's song for me for ever will be:

i see fire live and in session by ed sherran (i just feel the literal passion that fitz has through this song not to mention the howl XD)

Conclusion

So yeah, I cannot recommend enough this ongoing story and series to you.

TLDR: Fitzloved is a ship i read myself to sleep every night and cry about how amazing they are XD

Feel free to ask any more questions about them or even my favourite artists that do ROTE work bc ngl this post was 2x as long as i included artistic work but it was getting too long so i decided to leave that for a more specific ask :)) As you can tell i can just dedicate entire evenings singing from the top of these crusty english rooftops how amazing and life changing these two silly beans are. I hope this was enough of a good overview of my love for them and why! :)) Hopefully one day you will give it a go, and i swear your life will be changed for ever ! <333

[inexplicifics]

@pherryt very kindly tagged me in a meme!

So, wanted to get some hiatus rec lists going and encourage some self promo in my friends so how about sharing your top fics no matter how big or small - give us the links to your wonderful words with the Most hits/Most kudos/Most comments/Most bookmarks /Most words/Least words

Most hits: With a Conquering Air, the first of my Accidental Warlord AU; of the non-Warlord fics, it’s Must Brave the Thorns, my M’Laiden romance novel AU-of-an-AU.

Most kudos: With a Conquering Air again, followed by many of the other Accidental Warlord fics; of the non-Warlord fics, it’s Stop One Heart From Breaking, a Jaskier/Geralt/Eskel/Lambert A/B/O AU.

Most comments: Must Brave the Thorns again, followed by With Tenderness and Nobleness, the most recent Accidental Warlord fic and then several other of that series; of the non-Warlord fics, it’s The Minor Fall, the Major Lift, a canon-divergence AU in which Jaskier finds Aiden after the Mountain and they go to Kaer Morhen together.

Most bookmarks: With a Conquering Air again, followed by Must Brave the Thorns and Stop One Heart From Breaking; the first one that hasn’t been mentioned thus far is Homo Homini Lupus Est (Man Is Wolf To Man), in which Geralt has a wolf’s mind, and only Jaskier can save him.

Most words: Must Brave the Thorns is longest, followed by With Tenderness and Nobleness; the first fic that hasn’t been mentioned already is Out of the Night That Covers Me, a Lambert/Aiden modern AU.

Least words: The shortest work on my AO3 page is Sunlit Lover, a poem from Jaskier to Eskel; the shortest actual fic is Winter’s Peace, a 550-word exploration of a possible way Geralt and Eskel’s relationship could look.

Let me see...tagging @heronfem, @ruffboijuliaburnsides, @heathenalchemist, and anyone else who would like to play!

[hollywoodfamerp]

UNFOLLOW (5+ DAYS OF INACTIVITY: THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN REOPENED)

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Those who have been unfollowed are more than welcome to return! You have 24 hours to message us via ask box POLITELY if you’d like to reclaim your character before it officially gets reopened. Don’t forget, if you feel like you need to step away - you can always ask for a hiatus!

[ofapricity]

Hello, I go by Bela, and I’m back at it again with my Winter Schnee roleplay blog after round about a year of hiatus! In short, this blog will be s. mut based, with Winter being the primary muse! So if you’d like to rp here with me, feel absolutely free to hop into my ims, send in a meme or reply to an open starter. 💜

[moonshine-nightlight]

2023 Writing/Stories Look-Forward

thanks to everyone who's read and liked and commented and tagged and sent in asks for my writing this year!

today i sat down to sketch out a vague--and definitely not set in stone plan for 2023--and I thought i'd share it with you guys, from a very high level and with the caveat that it will likely not be followed to the letter as i always inevitably bite off more than i can chew

but i lik to shoot high! lol so here's what i've got

Main goal: finishing the first draft of Nothing's Wrong with Dale and getting it all posted. this is the goal i'm most confident about and will lik, cannibalize other parts of my plan to achieve. i also have some like bonus offshoots for Dale, but those will likely get posted after the story is over and so are not part of the plan

Short Story goals: I plan to finish both Selfish (f!naga) and Free Piano: Haunted (m!spirit). I want to put out my Sci-Fi oneshot Snapped (m!alien) and the three part Seen (f!deity) - both of which i posted sneak peeks of a little while ago for that 'WIPs u didn't finish this year' ask meme.

Then it gets a little fuzzy - i'll either do two shorter 5 parts fics (both with winged monsters f&m) or one longer fic (probably Goddaughter or Quid Pro Quo - both m!demon fics), depending on what i'm feeling like for lik April-May ish. My summer fic will be about a runalong. In the fall/winter, I'll post the rest of Free Piano: Haunted and Feral (f!hellhound).

Choosing these from all my ideas was super hard, but I think i'm happy with what i picked (and all are technically subject to change).

At least, that's the plan.

As far as the short term, i plan to finish off some shorter things now (Selfish, Snapped, and Seen - idk y they all start with 'S' lol) in January. After that February and March are literally the busiest time of year for me at work and this will not be an easy busy season so I might literally post nothing (which is another reason that part of my plan is so up in the air). I will be working a minimum of 6 days a week, 55 hours a week - likely more than that so my brain will not be up for much writing during that time.

Hiatus: Last year I was able to keep posting Nothing's Wrong with Dale for some of January, but that's not going to be the case this year - putting up half of the next 4 part arc and then not finishing it until April would be unfair imo - both to you for the cliffhanger and to me because i will be able to write them far better if i write all oft he at once/in a row. So no more Dale until April, I'm afraid. The only reason I'll be able to post some of the other things at all in January is because most of them are already partially done where as next Dale is not started.

Feel free to send in any asks about upcoming/current stories! Happy New Year!

(please note that this is me, if anything, overestimating how much I'll be able to write and asking me to change my mind about say, Dale, to be more frequent etc will not work)

[zorkaya-moved]

ON HIATUS UNTIL FEBRUARY 25TH. Last Inbox purge: 1/1/2024.

— 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐍𝐄, 𝐀 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍. a private and highly selective blog for an original character based on original lore 𝙕𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘼 𝙎𝙊𝙆𝙊𝙇𝙊𝙑𝘼. all verses and lore are written by renata (she/they/21+), no stealing and no inspired takes are allowed without explicit permission. this character is also written as oak casket from path to nowhere. beta editor only.

blogroll: @dorogavnikuda, @blckswntm, @fail2love

proshippers and proship supporters do not interact with me. minors/ageless blogs/personals do not interact with this blog or you will be blocked.

triggering contents may include: sexual themes, torture, human experimentation, alcohol consumption, religious annotations, gore, and more.

a in-depth study in: death and winter falling in love, how lullabies represent death's approach within winter lands, ichor bleeding in one's eyes, guns and knives as intimate affairs, cards played for the sake of endlessness in entertainment, preservation of humanity through polarizing methods of shackling and indulging, a fear of losing humanity to your beastly nature as an elemental, lament and languor waltzing inside one's mind, and the immortal tears of a lonely silver moon.

𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐬 (𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬): wonderloste, etherealguard, londonfallen, thornicidxs, bitterseadrop, imarahuyo, dayrisen, avaere, hmrtia.

𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:

links:    about.  /  rules.  /  memes.  /  starter calls.  /  open starters.  /  inbox calls. /  permanent interaction call.  /  plotting call.  /  interest checker.  /  pinterest board.  / thread tracker. / world lore documentation.

𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍:

granblue fantasy.  /  obey me. /  honkai impact 3rd.  /  magi (main + snb).

arknights.  /  haikyuu (+ any sports anime). / jujutsu kaisen.  /  tears of themis.

red vs. blue. /  osomatsu-san. / psycho pass. / genshin impact (main).

code vein.  /  khr (katekyo hitman reborn). / onmyoji. / touchstarved.

twisted wonderland. / ffxiv. / kuroshitsuji. / bungo stray dogs. / honkai star rail.

baldur's gate 3.

established in may 2020.

[bb-fennelposting]

summer's over and winter approaches, which means ✨️ winter depression! ✨️

In all seriousness, I'm going to be a little less proactive here on the blog, creating memes and shitposts myself. I know this blog is still relatively new and sustained partially by the many submissions I'm super grateful for, but seasonal depression and other mental health issues are starting to rear their ugly heads already. There's no hiatus or anything, but there might be an empty queue on some days for the time being as I focus on other creative projects (creative writing, art, going back to school) as well as general life stuff.

[lumau]

(fandom update and appreciation)

Hello, I'm back!

These past months daily life has taken over and lead me into a fandom hiatus. After the end of twitter as we knew it I kinda lost connection and tbh it has been refreshing. While I've always kept to my own corner and away from big drama, just being in fandom on social media these days has pulled me down and I probably burned myself out over it (again).

During my break I rediscovered that I can actually enjoy things casually (I'm still playing Pokémon and started watching Winter Begonia), and that I can both consume and create things just for myself to enjoy without the constant internal pressure of seeking engagement dopamine. 

But now I'm at a point where I'm starting to miss all the good fandom stuff (meaning YOU guys out there!). I miss seeing your Xie'er hcs, your Sleuth memes and the JGY protection squad, and I'm glad that fandom always perseveres and I can simply come back after a break and y'all are still doing what you're doing. ❤️

So, what's new? Well, after intentionally ignoring it for the past years, I'm getting sucked into TGCF right now. I watched the 2nd donghua season as it aired and wanted to know more, so I finally continued reading it. I'm also doing that very slowly and am currently in the middle of the 3rd book. 

I've been reading some fic, watching videos and I know myself enough by now to see the pattern of falling into a new thing. It's both enticing and scary to once more get into something with a big following. I really love the experience of being in small, committed fandoms, but there's also something really cool about the sense that there's an infinite amount of fan content out there waiting for you. Also, the specific danger of being tempted by MERCH I can buy in an actual STORE where I live!?! Haven't had that in over 20 years. (Yes, MDZS has merch here, too, but none that I care about 😅).

For now I'm still trying to be casual about it and avoid spoilers (I know the vague plot lines, that shit will only keep going downhill, and who's behind BWX - I guess that's hard not to learn by fandom osmosis- but I'm looking the other way whenever any details come up.) 

Maybe I'll start posting some reactions as I keep going through the novels, but I don't want to feel like I'm reading it for content. Probably I'll feel the urge to write fic in the future, and my prediction is that I'll find myself in the Junlian corner (Unhealthy, one-sided obsession with a power imbalance? When have I ever resisted that!).

I've also been doing some casual doodling, which has been fun. Here's a tiny little XL for anyone who read through all of this:

Oh, and on the note of doing things very slowly - Yes, I still have plans to finish the Jia Kui/Wang Zhi/Ding Rong fic I started writing... ehm, a year ago? 🙃 I'm just beginning to feel motivated again, and it's almost done, so there's hope. 我还在!

All of that to say - old and future fandom friends, I appreciate you! Do come talk to me, here or on discord, about TGCF or Winter Begonia or any of my previous fandoms. I'm looking forward to seeing what all of y'all have been up to!

[shalnarkonice]

you've been around, so what was your favorite hxh era (on tumblr or in general)

2015 was when I joined and that first year was the most active I ever saw. It was great in 2016 as well, with the hxhbb starting its first year, zines on the high, a huge fandom. I remember long nights playing cards against humanity with a custom hxh deck, and games of jackbox with that in mind. I remember memes and the beginning of the daily blogs. I remember the first summer Exchange, and then winter, and the rise and fall of giants. I remember the great chaotic users who plagiarized 1 direction fics into hxh fics, and leave call out posts in their wake. I remember the dark years of 2017-2018 where trump & tonpa lurked in the background. This is when great elusive theories came to light - The hisoka backstory, the idea of the pregnancy stone, the kite and killua theory, the long long hiatus. I also remember in 2019 when hxh came back to life, and fandom came alive. Predictions and panic, wondering what would happen to the main 4 and the troupe. I remember my horror and betrayal at the death of shal and Kortopi, and the sinking feeling that the DC arc was only going to be worse. Through disasters I have watched and waited, overcoming the #freak movement, and the anti hxhbb, overcoming the fall of nsfw on Tumblr, the Netflix hxh resurgence, the anti movement, the return of the manga, and the ever changing fandom.

Another year flies by, but 2015 will always be special because it was the start

I hope if anything I've given people a community in fandom, and a place to be creative through the years :)

[jimmyandthegiraffes]

wip ask meme

tagged by @theteaisaddictive thank uuuuu sorry it's taken me so long lol i've only just got access to my laptop again

rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs

i cant tag that many people i dont think i KNOW as many people as i have WIPs but we'll see :D my naming of my WIPs is very hit and miss depending on how much energy i have lol so some are rly descriptive and self-explanatory and some are just.... a letter or smth

OUTATIME the first few weeks... Behind That Locked Door/The Lark Dear Mike mike post iotd benton and yates reconciliation jeff is a changed man The Winter of '63 to see him happy WIP survival WIP sweet revenge tickertape WIP 38 HOURS WIP HANNIBAL SICKFIC WIP WINDHOVER So post

these cover a range of fandoms - bttf, doctor who, rahd, starsky & hutch, the a-team, mfu and tintin. i've tried to only select the ones that i consider to be In Progress rather than ones that are on hiatus until i figure out what to do with them (bc theres a lot of those as well lol). totally happy to talk abt any of them!!

im a shy tagger but pls if u wanna do this do itttttt .

[moon-ruled-rising]

20 Questions Writer Meme

Thanks for the tag @arielchelby

1: How many works do you have on Ao3?

Fifteen. Mostly Game of Thrones, but there's a Marvel one that's been on hiatus for years.

2: What's your total Ao3 word count?

319, 336.

3: What fandoms do you write for?

Predominately Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire but I have one Marvel one and I had two Stars Wars WIPs that got recycled. I also have an "original work" inspired by the TTRPG my friends and I were playing before our friend group fell apart, so that one might not get finished.

4: What are your top five fics by kudos?

— as the rain hides the stars

— begged and borrowed time

—Journey to the Past (surprisingly)

—Baby, Please Come Home

—your eyes shine brighter in the north

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

I try to. I don't normally comment on fics I read to begin with. (I know, I know, shame shame shame.) Sometimes I get a burst of energy to do it but sometimes I just don't know how to reply but I'm working on it because I love discussing my fics and interacting with readers.

6: What's the fic you wrote that has the angstiest ending?

... no comment because spoilers.

7: What's the fic you wrote that has the happiest ending?

The Glass Dagger and the Winter Rose with A Christmas Coincidence in a close second.

8: Do you get hate on fics?

When I first started writing more angst heavy stuff it wasn't received well. I was younger and not used to so much negative attention. Suffice to say, I lost the idgaf war. Now, not so much. I will get a rogue commenter every now and again with strong opinions about something I wrote— especially if I was trying something... experimental, I guess.

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

I do write smut. I've done explicit stuff but, as I've voiced recently, I'm not super into writing it. I live in the land of flowery prose and abstracts. Explicit smut is so focused on physical that I haven't found a way to blend the two so it slows me down and, as an Aries, I hate being slowed down. I will, however, write explicit material if it's porn with plot. My non-explicit stuff leans more... metaphysical, if that makes sense?? I guess you'll just have to read sad beautiful tragic and let me know.

10: Do you write crossovers?

Fusion, yes. Remixes, yes. There is a Game of Thrones/Marvel crack fic sitting in my random WIPs folder that might see the light of day but other than that, not really.

11: Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of. I don't think I'm popular enough for that ... wait... I think that makes me a bigger target...

12: Have you ever had a fic translated?

No but I am open to it.

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

No. I've tried co-writing before but I always turn into that meme of Tyler the Creator: "Oh my God, can you let me do what I need to do." I'm not too great at collabs.

14: What's your all-time favorite ship?

Jonerys, hands down. But I'm also partial to Obidala. Controversial, I know, but it intrigues me.

15: What's a WIP you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

*Sighs* My Marvel one. The idea has been in my head since 2015 and I would love to finish it but I fell out of love with Marvel after Endgame so it takes a lot to get myself to work on it. Although, with the resurgence of 2012 Avenger's Tower fics... who knows.

16: What are you writing strengths?

Honestly, I have no freaking clue. I think I'm good at extended metaphors and plot. Maybe prose but it sometimes gets away from me. I used to be really strong at dialogue but now it's hit or miss.

17: What are you writing weaknesses?

Characterization and emotions. I'm autistic, you do the math.

18: Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

If it's plot relevant: yes. That won't stop me from doing Valyrian translations for fun.

19: First fandom you wrote for?

... ... ... rise of the brave tangled guardians... or was it Supernatural.... *buries face in hands and turns beet red despite the fact that none of those fics saw the light of day* But first fandom I wrote for and posted was... oh, I think it was Game of Thrones... or was it Supernatural...

20: Favorite fic you've written?

How could you ask me that? That's like asking a parent to chose their favori— begged and borrowed time, it's begged and borrowed time. It's my first time "bowling" (i set up the plot points and watch my characters knock them down and do their own thing) and I just have so much fun writing it and playing in the little canon divergent world I created.

As per usual, I leave this open to anyone who wants to join! Just a reminder that all fics linked in this post are only visible to registered users to prevent AI scraping, thank you in advance for your understanding!

[hollenka99]

2023 According to my Tumblr Archive

January

Sherlock Holmes finally entered the public domain in his entirety

Speaker of the House shenanigans in the US

Polls became a thing

The Last of Us show began airing

Panic! At The Disco disbanded (despite it only really being one person anyway)

The Tumblr Sexyman Tournament (Tumblr edition) ended with Cecil from WTNV beating Sans

February

The whole site smelled of vanilla extract for a while

I finally got the chance to see Puss In Boots: The Last Wish and fell in love with Death a month after the rest of the internet

A new Professor Layton main series game was announced after the fandom has been surviving on spin offs for far too long

Mcytblr was commiting just so much voter fraud in our own sexyman competition

March

Limited Life started

Gary Lineker called the government out for having facist policies and indirectly caused a massive walkout at the BBC

I discovered The Lion In Winter

QSMP started

Glue trap meme

April

The Mishapocalypse returned for the 10th anniversary

The 'this Barbie is' meme

Across the Spider-verse came out

Tucker Carlson got fired from FOX

The Writers' Guild of America voted to go on strike

May

The Tories got fucked over in local elections by losing over 1000 seats

An elderly couple sat in a church and were given hats

Queen Charlotte aired on Netflix

Generation Loss

June

Across The Spiderverse came out

I broke our coffee table and I'm still laughing about it

The Oceangate submersible

July

I watched Nimona (and read the comic it was based on too)

Puppet History came back for its 6th season

SAG-AFTRA joined in with the WGA's strike

Colleen Ballinger played her ukulele

I shared the Apollo 11 in Real Time website and it became my most popular post of the year which is cool

Ted Nivison and Eddy Burback revealed they went to every Margaritaville in North America

Months of memes finally culminated in Barbenheimer Day

Season 5 of The Dragon Prince

August

Season 2 of Heartstopper

Planet of the Bass

Tumblr got really into Tree Law for a few days

Charles Martinet retired from being Mario's voice

September

Trump's mugshot

Doctor Who released its trailer for the 60th anniversary

PJO did the same for the upcoming Disney+ show

October

Israel found a reason to intensify their genocide against Palestinians

BBC Ghosts returned for its 5th and final season

The WGA were able to get most of the strike conditions met

danandphilgames announced it was coming back after a 5 year hiatus

The clingyduo divorce arc began

Nerdy Prudes Must Die premiered

Secret Life began

Matthew Perry died

November

SAG-AFTRA were able to win their strike too

Suella Braverman finally got the sack

But somehow, David Cameron returned

Zack and Cody had their dinner reservation

Tommy wrote rpf about himself and Tubbo

American Arcadia was released

The first of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials said trans rights

December

Henry Kissenger finally fucking died

James Somerton and other plagiarists got absolutely called out

Wilbur Soot decided to drop an album without any warning

The 'they should have been at the club' meme

The Gȁvlebocken got pecked to death

Gonna be honest, the majority of my archive for this month is just. So Much Doctor Who.