#yeah I’m crossing my fandoms; what of it? 😂

[mint-mumbles]

He BECAME the little meow meow we always knew he was 🥹

Also, I’m so happy we’re actually getting cosmetic lore again. I love learning about characters, even trivial things that will never get brought up again (Can you tell I’m in a fandoms who try to put characters together with the little crumbs we have? 🥲)

Now we know that Ji-Woon posts some real fucked up shit! (Hooray!…?)

He would probably make posts like this* and wouldn’t care what people said about him afterwards and would only make an apology video because Yun-Jin told him to. (Of course the script had to be approved before he actually began recording)

*The posts in question (oh, and here’s some JTHM, I don’t know how large the DBD and JTHM overlap is, but here you go :P):

(This one isn’t concerning, but it is funny and in character):

[steddieunderdogfics]

This week’s writer spotlight feature is:  @wynnyfryd! Wynnyfryd has 34 fics in the Stranger Things fandom and all of them are in the Steddie tag!

i don’t know, you figure it out

Plot Holes

biting you biting you biting you- oh! kissing you!

Satanic Ritual: DO NOT WATCH!!

She's got some of the FUNNIEST writing in this fandom, and it's very snappy too like. She's an editing demon for sure, she can take a concept that I'd think would take paragraphs to explain and find the right words to make it hit just as hard with like, two sentences. I also really really love how descriptive her metaphors are, really visceral sometimes, and she's really good at writing realistic life events but still making them fun to read about even when it's about like, devastating shit. The sex she writes is also intense as hell! -- @griefabyss69

Below the cut, @wynnyfryd answered some questions about their writing process and some of their recommended work!

Why do you write Steddie?

I am but a humble bisexual — I see two beautiful brown-eyed men makin’ beautiful brown eyes at each other, I go a little insane for two years. It is what it is.

What’s your favorite trope to READ?

late-night moments of quiet hopeful hesitant intimacy over a shared joint or cigarette. Thin wisp of smoke between them, stars dancing in their eyes. Yeah. YEAHHHHHHH 

What’s your favorite trope to WRITE?

This isn’t really a trope so much as a dynamic, but I love a good dipshit 4 dingus dialogue-heavy scene. Don’t get me wrong, I think Eddie and Steve can both be very smart and knowledgeable in their areas of interest/expertise, but these are two young dudes with no access to the internet. I love letting them be confidently incorrect dumbasses. Just ‘yes and’-ing each other’s stupidity while an exasperated third character begs for mercy.

What’s your favorite Steddie fic?

Well, this question is impossible and furthermore rude. This question came into my home and didn’t take its muddy boots off. This question never mailed me a thank you letter for my lovely wedding gift. That blender was expensive; the absolute nerve. No but seriously, I think The Lathe by palmviolet is going to stay with me forever.

Is there a trope you’re excited to explore in a future work but haven’t yet?

I’m a big fan of doing canon divergence from different jumping off points — the beauty of having characters live in the same small town their whole lives is that you get so many great opportunities for these “what if our paths crossed sooner” moments.  I have some very loose notes for a S3 fic where Eddie is the movie theater employee who finds Steve and Robin in the bathroom after they escape the Russians, and I also have an old WIP set between S1 and S2 where lifeguard Steve rescues Eddie and then spends the summer teaching him how to swim. Would love to revisit those after I finish the trailer park AU (which I will be referring to as TPAU because my fingers are tired and because ‘toilet paper au’ makes me laugh.)

What is your writing process like?

Uhhhhh. 😂 I mean, for TPAU, basically just insert the scene from Dune 2 of Paul’s first sandworm ride: I’m shaking I’m sweating there is sand in my nostrils and I am surely about to die— oh wait, maybe I’ve actually got this? Am I actually doing it? Oh shit, look at me go!   For one-shots I like to use a more structured outline and bracket method. I start by dividing my doc into numbered scenes, with each scene getting a notes section and a prose section, like this:

This format gives me a lot of freedom to switch up the order of scenes and to move between scenes so I avoid writer’s block. I can also jump ahead to scenes I really want to write without making a mess of my outline. Once I have something written in the prose section of each scene, I go back and work on replacing each bracket with prose until there are no brackets left. Lastly, I create a new blank doc and copy the prose over in order so I can read the full fic and work on edits from there.  

Do you have any writing quirks?

I have been known to abuse a semicolon. And an em dash. And a conjunction at the start of a sentence. Yes, I do have ADHD.   I’m also a lyricist, so I feel like my prose tends to stray into poetry territory pretty often.

Do you prefer posting when you’ve finished writing or on a schedule?

When I’m finished! Which is probably why I tend to stick to one-shots; I get impatient and want to post stuff the second it’s ready.

Which fic are you most proud of?

‘i don’t know, you figure it out’ for SURE. I’ve never written a fic this long or stuck to a writing project this consistently in my life. Like ever. The last time I even came close was my first NaNoWriMo when I was 16, which was, uh… years ago, plural, and I’ll leave it at that. 😂

How did you get the idea for i don’t know, you figure it out?

“There’s a dead rat on his doorstep.” That’s it. That first sentence/scene popped into my head while I was bored at work, and then I started thinking, “hey, you know what? I don’t know that anyone’s ever done a fic where Max and Steve trade places for S4; that might be fun.”  And then NaNoWriMo was coming up, so I thought it would be cool to try live posting a fully improvised fic every day for a month to see how many words I could write. And then this tragic wet cat version of Steve Harrington grabbed me by the throat and took over my whole life.

When writing Satanic Ritual: DO NOT WATCH!!, what was something you didn’t expect?

How SAPPY these two got!! My god, boys, I’m trying to write smut over here, stop having a beautiful existential crisis! (I blame Briston Maroney for that though lol, I think I listened to ‘Body’ like 1400 times that month.)

What inspired Satanic Ritual: DO NOT WATCH!!?

@inklessletter posted this totally gorgeous art of Steve and Eddie recording themselves kissing, and I promptly lost my mind.  

What was your favorite part to write from biting you biting you biting you- oh! kissing you!?

This exchange: Steve: “What? I’m just asking!” Robin: “You’re being embarrassing!” Steve: “No, you’re just embarrassed. There’s a difference.” Like it’s just so them lmao

How do/did you feel writing i don’t know, you figure it out?

You know when you set out on a long hike in the summer and three hours later your calves are screaming and you’re covered in sweat and your sunburn’s starting to itch and this one horse fly won’t fuck off and your cell phone doesn’t even get service out here so literally WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO YOURSELF, and then you climb that last hill and look out on the most beautiful landscape you’ve ever seen in your silly little life? Basically that.

What was the most difficult part of writing Plot Holes?

Ooh, that one was fun! The only real difficulty was trying to keep it to a microfic because the concept could definitely be fleshed out to a full story — @griefabyss69 and I were joking around about “what if someone did ‘plot hole’ for the @steddiemicrofic prompt fill?” and then that fic just fell out of my head in about 15 minutes. 

Do you have a favorite scene and/or line from any of your fics?

For sure! I’m currently super proud of the graveyard scene in the most recent update of TPAU — I don’t write true horror often, but I love horror so it was really fun to give it a try! Favorite line from any fic is probably this reference to ‘You’re Divine’ in my fic Monsoon Season because I love uncomfortably-aroused prude Eddie, and his internal monologue cracks me up every time I think about it: Freddie Monsoon’s debut novel is called The Fourth Chime, and it is, as far as Eddie can tell, the first installment in a series of unapologetically filthy fuck fests about a man whose lover gets flung into an alternate dimension during an apocalyptic event and miraculously returns as some sort of… sexy bat-boy with a fucking horse dong and a bite kink. Critics are calling it “the most romantic novel of the last decade.” It’s me; I’m Critics.

Do you have any upcoming projects or fics you’d like to share/promote?

My main project right now is finishing TPAU if it kills me, but beyond that, I have a few one-shots for @subeddieweek in the works, including a collab with @griefabyss69 that I’m so so SO excited to share. It’s hot, it’s funny, I can’t wait for y’all to read it. 

Outside of these questions, Is there anything YOU would like to add?

First of all, as @wormdebut would say: I think you’re pretty. Thank you so much for all your hard work! I love this blog, and I love answering questions <3 Secondly: - Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. - Toss cubed sweet potatoes and parsnips, sliced sweet onion, and fresh garlic in a mix of olive oil, salt, pepper, and rosemary, and then spread in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet.  - Bake for ~40-45 minutes. (Potatoes and parsnips should be soft without being mushy when you poke them with a fork.) - Prep your sauce: I made a dijon drizzle situation by mixing olive oil mayo, a dash of dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a splash of water, but you could also add a little dab of hot sauce, bbq sauce, or different mustards. Basically just grab like four condiments out of your fridge and play around with the flavors you like until you make a mix that’s thin enough to pour. - Drizzle roasted veggies with sauce. - Enjoy a very tasty side dish (or do what I did and eat the whole sheet as a meal like some sort of parsnip goblin because you were too lazy to make the main dish after chopping all those veggies) okay thank you love you byeeeee

Thank you to our author, @wynnyfryd, and our nominator, @griefabyss69! See more of Wynnyfryd's works featured on our page throughout the day!

Writer’s Spotlight is every Wednesday! Want to nominate an author? You can nominate them here!

[kukuandkookie]

I don’t feel like making a huge post about it right now since it would require me to write and compile images and I just screamed about it at my friends BUT…

If you’re a fan of Black Butler I recommend you check out 《玷染》 (Dianran) aka Taint 👀

And yeah okay I know the English name is a little awkward considering what “taint” means in English slang, but tbh…considering how horny this manhua is, it’s actually a pretty fitting name. 😂

But yes here’s why:

^ …Yeah I could just leave it at “read it for the hot characters” but actually I will add some more context below hahahaha:

It’s got demons, tentacles, sexualization of the church, mysteries involving dark/demonic entities in a European-inspired setting, and a bit of (not a lot just yet but still seems to be gearing up for more!) commentary on the gaps between classes.

We’ve also gotten a few clues to both main characters’ pasts, and they seemingly involve torture, experimentation, demons, deaths, amnesia, and more suffering.

It’s actually really interesting given we’re still early on in the story and we’ve gotten a few big crumbs so far, but they are still crumbs. I’m quite curious as to how all the parts of the backstory revealed so far tie together and led to our protagonists meeting the way they did today. 👀

Also the demon, Cross or Kurose, who has tentacles and is super attached to Eli, a member of the church, is very flirtatious and touchy-feely and even gets tortured and leashed and muzzled…

So you know. If you’re into that stuff, this manhua has a lot of it, even with censorship being in place. I’m genuinely surprised by how much it got away with; like in the most recent chapter (chapter 13 as of the time I’m writing this post), Cross rips off Eli’s underwear. 😂

I hope some people join me in this fandom eventually LGNSKFJSKS. So far it feels like I’ve been bursting to get my friends to read it and share it but I don’t want to be annoying to them haha.

Like if you enjoy Black Butler and I Have to Be a Great Villain and Kiss the Abyss and series like those, this could be up your alley!!

(Of course, do be aware that like those series, this one also contains “dark” content! Specifically violence with blood and all that, some less than consensual sexually tense encounters, and even body horror!)

Although I will say that hell, Cross isn’t that “toxic” or “violently possessive” of a love interest so far. He’s just clearly got his own goals which occasionally clashes with Eli’s, but it’s clear he really really likes Eli and doesn’t actually want him to come to harm, to the point of protecting him. And even when Eli is harsh with him in his distrust, Cross doesn’t mind. It makes for a fun dynamic. 👀

There is an English “fan” translation out there, but the original is on the QQ manhua app!

[lastbluetardis]

🎵 i just think we, as a society, need more taylor swift-inspired tenrose fics & james x rose AUs 🤍💫 (sorry i’m late btw)

I agree this fandom needs way more TSwift-inspired Ten/Rose AUs 😂

Song: Ivy

AU Idea: Another somewhat angsty song and idea, also with themes of infidelity due to the nature of the song.

This would make for another good ye olde time piece where James and Rose are each in an arranged marriage/betrothal to other people, but neither of them particularly ever wanted to get married, and they especially didn't want to be forced into a marriage. Both their marriages/betrothals are loveless and as a result, they're each miserable and depressed and want to burn the world down.

James is taking his betrothed out on the town, chaperoned of course 'cos God forbid anything untoward happen if he and his fiancée are left alone, even though everyone is aware of how much James hates being engaged. Perhaps Rose is a barmaid or something at the little pub James and his partner are at, and while she isn't his server directly, they keep locking eyes from across the room. James had never seen anyone so beautiful, and he's enchanted by her easy smiles and bright eyes whenever she interacts with a customer. Rose, meanwhile, thinks he's gorgeous and it's the first time she ever considered wanting to corner a stranger in a dark hall and kiss him silly.

Rose's shift ends before James and his fiancee finish their meal, and James sees her leaving and panics, because even though it's stupid and irresponsible, he wants to know her name and wants to see her again. He pretends he needs the toilets, and he follows her out the back door of the pub.

"Excuse me!"

She turns, and a delighted smile crosses her face to see the man she's been lusting over for the past hour. She smooths her hair back, and James's stomach sinks to see the wedding band on her finger. He nearly stutters out an apology, because surely she's a better person than him and doesn't despise her husband, but Rose saw the way he went a little dumbstruck at the sight of her ring, and she grimaces. He's confused, so he oh so loquaciously asks, "Er... married?"

She sighs. "Unfortunately. Earlier this year. Never met him 'til my wedding day."

Part of him aches that someone as seemingly lovely as her seems so unhappy, yet another part of him rejoices that he's not the only terrible person that hates their soon-to-be spouse.

"Yeah, I know what that's like."

"Oh? Miss blonde in there...?"

"Arranged. Parents need me to "carry on the bloodline"."

Rose giggles a little, and she holds out her hand. "I'm Rose."

"James." He shakes it, and it's like electricity shocks through him, stealing his breath and making his heart stutter deliciously in his stomach. "Say... I know this is odd and improper... but d'you... d'you maybe want to... take a walk with me sometime?"

Rose considers, and he's almost certain she's going to decline, but then she nods and says, "I take morning walks through the farm fields. I like watchin' the cows. I start my route on Henrick's street. Maybe I'll see you there?"

And she walks away, leaving him feeling giddy but so, so wretched.

And so a routine is borne. James and Rose regularly take morning walks together. Not every day, and not the same routes, because they're trying to avoid being noticed. It takes all of a week for James to tentatively reach for her hand while they stroll, and another week before he braves kissing said hand. They're each sick with guilt that they're essentially courting each other while they're promised to someone else.

But they can't seem to stop.

After the first month, they share their first kiss.

After the second, they make love in the shadow of an unoccupied barn.

That's their new routine. Walking and kissing and making love. But one day they're caught by the farmer whose barn they regularly commandeer, and word gets back to Rose's husband. He beats her to within an inch of her life.

James only finds out through whispers going 'round the town that Rose cuckolded her husband, and that she deserved the punishment she got, and that really, it could have been a lot worse.

He runs to her house to check on her, but she dismisses him and slams the door in his face when she sees him. It wasn't quick enough, because James hears a man shouting down the hall, asking who it was, and soon this hulking mass of a man is on the porch and takes a swing at James. The two of them skirmish, exchanging blows, with Rose pleading for them to stop. But all James sees in the swollen, bruised mess of her face and the arm she's got cradled in a sling. James punches her husband right in the nose, knocking him out.

James holds out his hand for Rose. "Run away with me?"

"Run away? Where are we going to go?"

"Does it matter? Anywhere is better than here. I know this is mad, but I'm in love with you, and I can't bear the thought of you staying in this house a moment longer. I can't bear the thought of not being with you, of not falling asleep and waking up beside you. Sod the rules and sod the expectations, and especially sod this horrible brute of a man you call a husband."

Rose wavers for a few seconds, eyes filled with tears, but she nods. She wiggles her wedding band off of her finger and slips it onto her husband's pinkie.

James almost collapses with relief, but he takes her hand and ushers her away into the morning. James has a bit of money saved up, so he sneaks into his house and grabs it all, leaving behind all of his material valuables. After all, he's got Rose. What else could he possibly need?

Send me a 🎵 and I’ll shuffle my Taylor Swift playlist

[chaos-monkeyy]

❦ ➷ get to know your fellow fanfic writers better ༊ ✧.*

Tagged by @dewdropreader and @mirilyawrites , thank you!!

1. when did you post your first ever fanfic?

February 2019!

2. first character you wrote for:

Ben Jones my beloved (from Midsomer Murders)

3. main character(s) you’re currently writing for:

I don't know if I'm even allowed to answer this one 😂 Probably my own characters for original works, aside from that I really am just all over the map.. I'll say the ones I'm most likely to come back to regularly these days are Captain Pike, Mobius, and Dalinar Kholin (along with, y'know, people for them to get it on with).

4. character(s) you haven’t written about before but plan on writing about soon:

Pike's sex toys 😏

But uhhh actual people I haven't already written? 🤔 I am still toying with the idea of writing a little Jordi x Erin scene for Who Is Erin Carter? but it's anyone's best guess whether I'll actually get around to it 🙈

5. fandom(s) you’re currently writing for:

The main culprits lately have been Stormlight Archive, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, the Loki series, Stargate, and original fiction! Honorable mention to OFMD and Good Omens who've popped in there a couple times as well and may or may not continue to make occasional appearances 💖

6. platonic pairing(s) you currently write for:

.....let's say Ortegas & Pike since I did technically write them recently 😆 and also I love them.

7. romantic pairing(s) you currently write for:

All the things

Though let's be real, it's just straight up sexual pairings as opposed to romantic most of the time 🍾 But yeah, there's just.. so many to have fun with ✨

8. your top 3 tags on AO3 (if you post your works on AO3):

PWP, Omorashi... and in third place is a three way tie between Masturbation, Watersports, and Blowjobs 😂

9. your current platform where you post your works

Fanfic:

Original work:

With occasional cross-posting between the two 😊

10. snippet of the wip you’re currently working on:

..alright well here's hoping I do wind up actually finishing the big-dick-Mobius fic I started ages ago to go with @natendo-art 's hot fucking artwork 🙈

“May I?” Loki was asking— and he was trailing one hand downwards, fingers teasing along the line of Mobius’s belt. 

Mobius’s breath caught in an embarrassing little whimper, but he nodded anyway, a little distracted from wondering… Should he tell Loki he didn’t have any idea what he was doing, not really? Should he keep quiet and hope maybe Loki wouldn’t notice how woefully inexperienced he was beyond his own hands? Or— 

Mobius’s nervous train of thought was interrupted by Loki’s fingers finding his stiffened cock through his suit pants with a little squeeze— 

…And then Loki stopped, pulled back, and stared at Mobius with wide eyes and a slightly shocked look. 

“Wh… what is it?” Mobius asked, face flaming, instantly certain he’d done something wrong. “I’m sorry—” 

“Sorry?” Loki breathed, and to Mobius’s tentative relief, that slightly slack-jawed expression twisted up into a grin of delight instead. “My dear Mobius, you should definitely not be sorry about this.”

Tagging @trainofcommand , @d--dandelions , @cosmereplay , @might-be-a-lynx , @confuzing , @knight-of-skyloft , @cordeliaperry , @frankthesnek , @cuillere , and anyone else I missed who wants to do it - consider yourself tagged too! 💙

[soapisahimbo]

Hi, I’m totally the person that had no clue who konig was. I’m pretty new to this fandom and to writing these characters, do you have any tips on writing them? (I need total help writing anything about Simon he’s so distinct)

Oof, I mean I can try, I'm not really good with tips 😂 we'll go at them one at a time, yeah? Keep in mind that this is just my personal interpretation of these characters and that others might not agree to these at all lol

Soap can easily be written off as comic relief, and he is sometimes, but I think his humour and timing comes from a place of wanting to make others feel at ease, to calm the nerves. He wants others to see him as easygoing because he wants them to be comfortable around him. He's very friendly and very respectful of people's boundaries and does his absolute best not to cross them, and he also expects others to respect his. He's loyal to a fault and cares a lot about his teammates, which makes it that much more contrasting when he's faced with someone he doesn't trust. All that friendliness and warmth and banter is long gone. He's smarter and sharper than others might think, calculative and quick on his feet, adjusts and adapts quickly. A lot of people think he's just the clown of the team, but it's easy to be fooled, and he uses that to his advantage.

Simon is definitely a challenge to write. Just don't fall for the "I can fix him"-narrative. He's been through a lot of intense trauma and he's very hardened because of it. He's not going to just randomly open up one day - gaining his trust can be a long and arduous process, and while it is strong when gained, it's near impossible to regain when lost. He keeps even his closest people at arm's length, mainly for his own safety in case someone were to turn on him, because he knows that anyone can have the capacity to stab him in the back. He does care, though. He's not an emotionless robot, he just doesn't let much, if anything, show. If he does, it's subtle. He can also, kind of like Soap, revert to humour to ease tension and nerves, and it usually works, but not because his jokes are actually funny. His humour is just very dark and dry, and people are usually just surprised that he even makes jokes that it snaps them out of whatever anxiety they were feeling in the first place (he thinks he's a comedic genius). Otherwise he's very cold, very methodical, there is very little that can disturb him or make him uneasy. Shuts his emotions off and moves quickly on, even if he's hurting.

Gaz can also be a bit of a challenge, mostly because he tends to sit on the backburner for a lot of people in the fandom. Has a very strong sense of justice and fairness, wants to do good by his team, his friends, the world. Loyal to a fault, much like Soap, but not blind. He'll question even his highest superiors if he thinks something is amiss. Incredibly attentive and attuned to who and what's around him, very little actually passes under his radar. He's quite friendly though, and can crank up the charm when needed (or wanted). He's cheeky, likes to push buttons to see what elicits the funniest response, although he's careful not to take it too far. He doesn't need to try hard to make others feel at ease, they just do. Also gets underestimated because of his young age, and because others think he's Price's lap dog, but Price brought him into the team for a damn good reason. He's quite a force to be reckoned with.

Alejandro is... hot. And I don't mean that like "sexy", I mean that as like, his manners, his sense of justice, his morals - it's a constantly burning fire within him, and he gains people's loyalty by that fire. He warms others up by that fire. He always finds something to keep fighting for, and he wants others to find that as well. Complacency is humanity's biggest enemy in his eyes. He cares greatly about his team, knows every single person in Los Vaqueros by heart and would give his life to save even just one of them. He wishes he could spend more time with his family, but what he does, he does to keep them safe. He leans very much into that "traditional masculinity" of being the protector, not because he thinks he has to be, but rather because he wants to be. He knows all the telltale signs of a good fighter, and he knows how to turn the good into the best. Very courteous, very clever, almost irrevocably loyal, hot-blooded and strong. He's the guy you want on your side.

Rodolfo is honestly very tricky for me to write because there's not as much info on him as the other characters. He's quite similar to Gaz in a lot of ways - he wants to do good, he wants to help, he wants to leave the world a better place than it was when he entered it. Blindly loyal to Alejandro and to Los Vaqueros, but only because he knows with his entire being that they would never betray him. He's incredibly dependable and trustworthy, eager to fight what he considers to be the good fight. He can be quite disarming and very charming, a bit reserved, and rarely comes across as any sort of threat to anyone. He's calm, levelheaded, attentive and is the type to stand by quietly and listen and that is why, I think, he's also underestimated. But just like Soap, he's smart and sharp, and just like Gaz, he's a force to be reckoned with.

I think people tend to forget that König is actually terrifying. Yes, he has severe social anxiety and he tries his best to shrink himself down, but social anxiety is not the same as shyness, and he's been trained to be ruthless on the battlefield. Even if it can make him self-conscious, he knows how to use his size to his advantage, and he is frighteningly agile considering how big he is. He keeps to himself, with the exception of a select few that he sticks to, doesn't say much unless spoken to. Has a tendency to just loom over everyone without meaning to. He's also the type to stare, but only because he's paying attention and he forgets that a 6'10 giant hooded figure standing in the shadows like 🧍‍♂️is usually nightmare fuel to most people. His view on justice can be a bit skewed because he's been taught not to ask questions. He's been manipulated by his peers and superiors for their own ulterior motives and he's been trained to believe that he's just a tool to be used, so while he doesn't lack confidence, the idea of self-worth is not one he's very familiar with.

I don't know how helpful this is or if these can even be considered tips, but I hope it can be of some assistance at least 😅

[drabbles-mc]

Family Reunion

Steve Murphy & Rick Flag (Narcos x Suicide Squad Crossover)

For @narcosfandomdiscord's Day of Cross-Fandom Pollination: create a fanwork featuring at least one character from Narcos, and at least one character from another fandom

Warnings: 18+, language

Word Count: 2.3k

A/N: Is this an absurd crossover? Most certainly! But that hasn't ever stopped me before! 😂 The Kinnamoment continues even during Narcoctober lmao. Also shout-out to @ashlingiswriting because one time five million years ago she said that Joel Kinnaman could play Steve Murphy's cousin and the thought hasn't left my brain since. Bless.

Niche Crossover Taglist: @garbinge @proceduralpassion @artemiseamoon @narcolini @hausofmamadas (If you want to be added to any of my taglists, please let me know!)

Connie was looking out the passenger window as Steve drove. Music was playing through the radio, just loud enough to break up the silence but not so loud that she had to try and speak up when she asked, “So who’s going to be there again?”

Steve chuckled, shaking his head as he reached over and rested his hand on her leg. “Might be easier to list off who isn’t.”

Connie laughed and rolled her eyes at him. When Steve had originally mentioned the family reunion, he had told her that it was always a bit of a ridiculous affair. Part of the ridiculousness was because that was just how his family was, but also because the term “family” had grown and morphed so much that everyone from friends to neighbors came through to it on any given year. Connie had liked the sound of that. Her family never really did anything like that in all the years that she could remember. So, while Steve had his mumbles and grumbles about it, she was more excited than anything else.

“Okay,” she readjusted her question, “then who is going to be there that I actually know? That I’ve already met?” She saw Steve getting ready to start listing off people and before he could start she added on, “And I mean really met—not just the people I saw for ten seconds at our wedding and then never again.”

He looked over at her for a moment with a smile. “Alright. Gimme a second to think.” Even with his eyes back on the road he could feel Connie looking at him now. He started listing off people she’d know starting with the obvious choices: his parents and his siblings. Then he started to branch out a little farther into the family tree—aunts and uncles that she’d met at various holidays and other family weddings that they’d attended, along with a smattering of cousins that she may or may not remember. “And Rick will be there,” he tossed at the end with a shake of his head, almost like he was saying it out of obligation more than anything else.

“Rick?” Connie repeated, trying to put a face to the name.

“Yeah,” Steve said as he fought the urge to sigh. “He’s a couple years older than me—Dad’s side of the family.”

“Why can’t I—”

“Army brat,” he offered some clarification.

It worked, Connie’s face brightening in recognition once it clicked. “Oh! Rick! He was at our wedding, right?”

Steve nodded. “Yep.”

She laughed at the petulant look on his face. “What’s your problem with him again?”

“It’s not a problem, Connie. I just think he’s fuckin’ annoying.”

She laughed, head leaning back against the rest behind it. “Sounds like a bit of a problem.”

“It’s fine,” Steve said, trying to convince himself more than he was trying to convince Connie. “We probably won’t even have to talk to him.”

She was trying to contain her laughter and partially succeeding. “Lucky for us.”

Steve looked over at her for a second. “What?”

She smiled. “Nothing. I’m sure it’s all gonna be fine regardless.”

When they got there, Connie’s eyes widened in shock. When Steve said that his family typically just took over and informally blocked off a section of a park for everyone to hang out in, Connie couldn’t really picture what that looked like. It was exactly what Steve had said, though. There were all sorts of picnic tables, some that were probably already there, and others that people definitely brought with them. There were multiple small grills set up, more snack and drinks than Connie thought people could bring and stack in one place.

Steve took her hand in his as they walked towards the throes of it all. Connie looked back and forth between him and the small crowd that had amassed. She had to laugh as she said, “No wonder your parents thought our wedding was small.”

“Yeah, all makes sense now, huh?”

They wandered and mingled their way through all of the people. Steve made a point to find some people before others—his mom never would’ve let him hear the end of it if she just happened to stumble upon him some time after he’d arrived because he didn’t come and say hello. Connie got the chance to meet some people that she’d heard Steve and his siblings and parents talk about before, happy to finally put some faces to the names and tall tales.

Resting her hand against the outside of Steve’s arm to get his attention, Connie said, “I’m gonna grab a drink—want anything?”

He shook his head. “I’m good.”

“Alright, I’ll be right back.”

He smiled, chuckling as he said, “Don’t get lost in the crowd.”

Connie laughed, knowing that it was very much a possibility that that could happen. She’d end up finding Steve again eventually. A few people stopped her along the way for quick hello’s and small talk, and it was only then that Connie really wrapped her head around how much Steve’s parents kept in touch with the rest of his family compared to him. It was a little amusing, if she was being honest—he didn’t have to keep everyone updated on what he was doing since his parents did such a good job of that for him.

Flipping open the top of the cooler, she reached in to grab a can of soda. She let some of the partially melted ice drip off of it. Then, just when she was going to shut the lid again, someone spoke up behind her.

“Mind grabbin’ me one of those, too?”

She was already agreeing before she even looked over her shoulder to see who it was that was talking to her. Turning around, one can of soda in each hand, she found herself tilting her head up just slightly to look the person in the eyes.

He smiled when he realized just who it was. “Connie?”

“Rick!” She laughed, handing him his soda before stepping in to give him a brief hug. “Good to see you.”

“You too,” he said with a nod as he stepped back out of the hug. Looking around, he asked, “Murphy throw you to the wolves all by yourself?”

Connie chuckled. “No, no. I just stepped away to grab a drink—he’s around here somewhere.” She pulled the tab on her soda can before asking, “How’ve you been?”

He mirrored her actions before giving a shrug, tone nonchalant as he said, “Not bad. Busy.”

“Good busy?”

He nodded, a brief grin passing over his face. “Real good busy.”

“That’s great!”

“How about you guys?”

She smiled as she nodded. “About the same. Might be relocating for a bit soon.”

“Oh yeah? Where you—”

Rick’s sentence got cut short when Steve appeared, hand landing gently on the small of Connie’s back as he spoke to her. “Hey, baby, come and meet—” He stopped himself short when he realized who his wife had been talking to before he showed up. “Shit, Rick, hey.”

The smug smirk on Rick’s face was only there for a fleeting moment but it was long enough for Steve to clock it and scowl, and for Connie to see it and realize in that moment that Steve and Rick’s problems most likely stemmed from them being more similar than not. It was hard not to smile to herself over the irony.

Rick nodded in greeting. “Murphy.”

Steve’s hand slid farther along the back of Connie’s waist until his hand was holding onto her hip. He didn’t even notice himself doing it. “Surprised you could make it.”

He shrugged. “Planned my leave ahead of time. Besides, the Missus wanted to meet everyone and it’s not like I’m ever gonna win an argument against her.”

Steve’s confusion at the statement rendered him silent, meanwhile Connie’s eyebrows shot up as she blurted out, “Missus? When did that happen?”

Rick laughed and shook his head, thumb absently running along the gold band around his ring finger. “Not that long ago. It was a quick thing—nothing fancy. Figured we’d do that and plan the party later.”

Connie couldn’t stop her surprised laughter, but she was genuine when she said, “Well congrats!”

Rick nodded, smiling. “Thank you.”

“How’d you two meet?” Steve finally got himself to speak.

He laughed, and from that reaction alone Steve knew that there was going to be more to the story than anyone was ever going to be privy to. “Work,” Rick answered before taking a sip of his drink. “Long story, but it all worked out.”

“Apparently,” was all Steve offered in return.

“That’s great,” Connie said with a nod, her earnestness almost enough to make up for the skeptical look lingering on Steve’s face.

As if on cue, like she could hear the conversation hitting a lull that either Steve or Rick was going to fill with a sarcastic comment of some kind, Rick’s wife appeared. The smile on her face was wide, bright as she practically collapsed into Rick’s side. She had long, blonde hair, so blonde that it was nearly white—a stark contrast to the red and black tank top and black jeans that she was wearing. She batted her eyes at Rick for all of a moment before turning to look at the couple that he was standing with.

Rick spoke up to handle the introductions. “Steve, Connie, this is Harley. Harley this is my cous—”

“Oh my god, yeah, he’s talked about you before!” she said excitedly as she held her hand out to Steve. “Nice to meet ya.”

Steve nodded, much better at playing nice with her than his cousin. “You too.”

Harley repeated the process with Connie before completely jumping tracks. “Oh, Connie, you gotta come help me out.” She motioned back over her shoulder, “We got all day to catch up but if someone doesn’t move fast, Rick’s dad is gonna get all the good snacks and then we’re gonna have a problem.”

The comment got a laugh out of everyone, and Connie didn’t put up any kind of fight at all as Harley reached and took her hand, happily tugging her back towards the small clusters of people they had all just woven their way through. They each called a, “Be right back,” over their shoulders, the three words tangled with laughter from both of them.

Rick was still chuckling and shaking his head even after the two women disappeared from view. When he finally looked back over at Steve, he saw the way his cousin was studying him, looking for something that Rick could only try to fathom.

Steve asked the question before he could be prompted to. “Didn’t think you were allowed to date coworkers?”

Rick laughed. “New department has different priorities.”

“I can see that.”

A few years prior, Rick might’ve taken the bait and let it get out of hand. He might’ve let it dissolve into whatever argument Steve was always looking to have with him. He was different now, though. Instead, he shifted gears slightly. “Speakin’ of which, Connie mentioned you guys might be moving soon?”

Steve sighed. He didn’t want to get into any of it with Rick but he wasn’t in the mood to lie, either. “Maybe, yeah.”

“You’re DEA now, right?”

Steve rolled his eyes. “Don’t fuck with me—you know I am.”

Rick chuckled. “Yeah.” He paused. “They settin’ you up somewhere nice at least?”

Steve hadn’t even told his own parents what transfer he’d put in for. He didn’t want to back down from telling Rick, though, didn’t want it to turn into another thing that Rick could use to antagonize him with. They hadn’t been kids for a long time but sometimes when it was just the two of them talking the way that they were now, Steve felt like he was a dorky kid getting picked on by his own cousin all over again.

“Put in for Colombia,” Steve finally said.

Rick gave an impressed frown. “Goin’ after the big fish, huh?”

He rolled his eyes. “Rick—”

“What? Good for you. Gettin’ out there and doing somethin’.”

“Fuck you,” he scoffed under his breath.

“Be careful, though.”

Steve narrowed his eyes. “Yeah, I’ll remember to be fuckin’ careful.”

“I’m just saying,” he took another sip of his soda, “it’s a big world out there and it’s not what you think it is.”

He crossed his arms over his chest. “I know you think you’re so damn secretive with everything you do, but don’t think that I don’t know. The people you’re workin’ with, workin’ for, they’re just a bunch’a—”

“That,” Rick cut him off with a laugh. “That right there. That’s the shit I’m talkin’ about.” He made a sweeping gesture with the hand that was holding his soda can. “No one out there is as good as they think they are, Murphy. Not even you.” He saw the indignant look on Steve’s face and shrugged. “You’ll learn.”

“I’ll learn?” Steve repeated back, blood already approaching a boil. “What the fu—”

“We did it!” Harley chirped as her and Connie reappeared, each of them with plates stacked in their hands. “Almost had to put your dad in a headlock,” she joked as she handed Rick one of the plates, “but we did it.”

“Damn,” Rick joked easily, like he hadn’t been about to get reamed out by Steve, “would’ve loved to see you throw my old man into a headlock though.”

“Nah,” Harley said with a grin, “I would’ve been nice and left that to Connie.” Both women looked back and forth between Steve and Rick and it was impossible to miss the differences in their expressions and the way they were standing. “Whatcha talkin’ about?” Harley asked, clearly fishing for something.

Rick shrugged, an easy grin on his face as he looked at Steve. “Just talkin’ shop, right, Murphy?” he said, practically begging for Steve to cause a scene.

He didn’t take the bait. Clearing his throat, he nodded. “Yeah, just talkin’ shop.”

[bakugous-forehead]

You’re weird. I have literally never interacted with a single person on this app. After being on here now for about 10 years, never have I come across such demanding and entitled people but in these anime and K-POP fandoms. Everyone’s account is THEIR blog! Who are you to tell people how to use their blog and what for in order for them to enjoy your content?? It is not your right to try and force people out of their comfort zones for your benefit. Blocking silent readers because it bothers you literally makes no sense when they are “fans” too. All I can imagine is you acting like a tyrant child *pouting* crosses arms and stomps foot, “Hmmph! Their not interacting with and boosting my blog the way I want them to!” LOL the way it actually makes me laugh… Likes aren’t good enough for you??? If someone likes the fic that means THEY LIKE IT dummy. Silent readers are silent for a reason I don’t want anyone’s attention on me what so over. So, the least I can do to show my appreciation is through a like and if I REALLY like you I’ll follow your blog. A lot of people feel the same way everywhere on the internet not just Tumblr. It just seems to me you’re pissed because you want more attention because “I feel I work so hard on these fics!” You feel like you deserve more attention, but you won’t be getting it from us. Also, it shouldn’t matter that other people like your writings. Do you like it? Is it good enough to you? Good. Then that is all that matters. People have gotten way to needy for validation the only person’s approval you need is your own. Just admit you want more attention because with your attitude… seems like you don’t do it because you love writing… just seems like you like and wish for the attention that comes with it. Anyways, and since I do still like your writings (Not particularly your personality, thank goodness that has nothing to do with your writings.) I’ll continue to enjoy through Google!😘❤️

Sending me this fat essay on my birthday😂😭

So, the least I can do to show my appreciation is through a like and if I REALLY like you I’ll follow your blog.

Oh my god how honoured I am that you REALLY liked my blog enough to follow me, but I’m glad I blocked you because selfish people like you following me make me uncomfortable so yeah! I’ll be continuing to block people who don’t reblog their fave fics.

“Forcing people out of their comfort zones.”

You’re literally a faceless person on the internet reading anime porn whether you reblog a dick or not. Still don’t know who you are, still will never know who you are.

As I’ve said countless times, I really don’t mind if you read my shit through ao3 (it’s fully available there I think I’m only a few posts behind), I just don’t want you following me? But hey, I’ll take the compliment that even though you seemingly hate authors that you’re still going to continue reading my shit.

It’s literally so mindblowing to me that you took the time to type this out because I upset you by blocking you, but you’ll never send an author/artist you like a comment this long showing them some appreciation— even on anon. Don’t you think that’s really the issue?

Also the first line you said “Everyone’s account is THEIR blog” which is the exact reason why I chose to block you. The same way you can continue to be unsupportive and selfish on your blog?

I’ve been on Tumblr well over 10 years and this might actually be the weirdest ask I’ve ever received? And I’ve received some fucking weird ones.😂💀

[myfairkatiecat]

Katie, this Ask is going to be much less organized, so I'm very sorry. If you think I've forgotten something, don't hesitate to correct me. I believe the Ask for Bod's game was"

🥰/😂/😭/❓ And then 🤩 for Merlin because you said you're getting back into that!

😔/😍 And 📖 for "Rewriting Destiny", since I'm still working my way through it

I hope this one works out, and I hope you are doing well, my friend!! Happy Penultimate day of being the year you are <3 <3 <3

Thank you so much for resending this! *glares at tumblr* this app sometimes. Removing people’s blogs, deleting random drafts…

Anyway *ahem* thank you for the ask!

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🥰 a fluff WIP snippet

So. I don’t write enough fluff 😅, so I literally searched “TMBS” in my google docs and scanned through old fics and I found this thing I wrote when I was 12 about the books, and it’s surprisingly cute for something I wrote when I was twelve. (Warning: if you want to wear gen-goggles, the opposite of shipping-goggles, go ahead, because little Katie was a HUGE Kaynie shipper.) The characters are 17-18 bc little Katie felt so mature writing older teenagers.

Fun fact: little Katie googled common college application questions to write this fic. And now present Katie is literally answering that exact question for a college application. Time flies 😂

Here’s a snippet!

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“Miss Perumal said you’ve been up here all day,” Kate said in the doorway.

Reynie looked up when he heard her voice. “Oh! Yeah. That’s because I’m working on my applications. It’s quiet up here.”

“Oh, I get that,” Kate said, making her way over to his desk. “But… all day?”

“I have to submit them soon if I want to be considered for scholarships!”

“‘Soon’ being November. Which is two months away.” Kate crossed her arms. “You need to relax! It would be good for you.”

“Maybe you’re right.” Reynie sighed in defeat. “I’m not getting anywhere with this anyway. I can’t figure out how to word anything.”

“You have to be kidding!” Kate exclaimed. “You write more eloquently than anyone I know. Your letters are far more interesting than some classics I’ve read.”

“Then you must not have been reading the right classics,” Reynie said with a self deprecating laugh. “Or you just like me better than you like Charles Dickens.”

Kate laughed melodiously. “I do like you better than I like him,” she admitted. “But then again, there’s not many people I like more than you.”

Something about Kate’s smile made Reynie’s cheeks heat up, and he coughed. “That’s… high praise. Especially for someone who can’t figure out what to write about how I ‘contribute’ to society? I don’t have any good contributions.”

Kate blinked. “Are you serious?”

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Let me know if you think I should post the whole version. I know this fandom is very gen focused and that fic is very shippy, and also written by a middle schooler, even if that middle schooler was me 😅😅

😂 a funny or crack WIP snippet

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“This is what people in the future consider entertainment?”

“It makes me want to vomit,” Constance agreed, having very conflicting feelings about agreeing with Curtain on something.

“Specifically all the pink.” Curtain shuddered.

Constance gasped, affronted. “Take that back.”

Curtain looked over at her, momentarily surprised, before glancing at her outfit, which was in fact a very similar color scheme as the one this “Barbie” character preferred. “No, I don’t think I will.”

Constance narrows her eyes. “Yes, you will.”

Curtain held his ground, crossing his arms and saying, in true four year old fashion, “Or what?”

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I put my best angst one on bods’ ask, so check that out for angsty content!! So now onto…

🤩 a WIP snippet about or with dialogue from [Merlin]

So Sophie, I just want to say, I am SO HONORED that despite the fact that you aren’t even in the fandom, you actually like to read my writing for it 🥹🥹

My best Merlin dialogue is actually already published, so I’m bending the rules a little here!

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“...Arthur,” he whispered. “You know that I have called you the Once and Future King. That means… more than you realize. More than you possibly can realize. You truly are destined to be the greatest king this land has ever known,” he said quietly, the words Merlin had said so many times before taking on a new meaning. “It has been prophesied. You are the fulfillment of that prophecy.

“But there is another piece. The Once and Future King can not achieve this alone… he needs his other half. The other side of the coin. The greatest and most powerful sorcerer to ever live, who will walk beside the king as his protector. The druids call him Emrys.” Merlin took a deep breath. “But I prefer the name Merlin.”

Silence fell, even nature entirely still as though it sensed the gravity of this revelation. “I’m sorry,” Arthur choked out, “did I just hear you refer to yourself as the ‘greatest and most powerful sorcerer to ever live?’”

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Had to include Arthur’s reaction! It’s from my fic “you wouldn’t know a good liar if you saw one (that is, after all, the point)” (hyperlinks are FAILING ME)

And now for the ones MEANT for published works!

😔 published lines or section of a fic that was super sad, angsty or difficult to write?

Mhm. This is from a fic I wrote for a prompt from @mvshortcut’s ask game a while back, for @nobody33333333!!!

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“Who hurt you, Nathaniel, so that you would isolate yourself like this? Turn your back on the entire world, caring about it only to control it?” Nicholas said, so quietly it could have been a whisper, but here in this blindingly white room it echoed so loudly it could have been spoken into a microphone.

“I make my own choices, Nicky,” and oh he wishes he could reach out into the air and take the nickname back like it was something tangible, but he knew he couldn’t. He blamed Nicholas for calling him by his old name, calling him Nathaniel, a reminder of the child he once had been and had finally and gloriously escaped being.

“I know you do, Nathaniel, but I knew you. You made me presents on my birthday, and caught me whenever I had narcoleptic episodes and quietly punished the kid who knocked me out on Easter a few springs before we were separated and I look at you now and I know that someone else had to have done something because you didn’t get here on your own!”

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From “dont you ever wonder if I’m ok (after all you put me through)”!!!

😍 published lines or a section of a fic that you loved writing?

YES YES YES so I loved writing “SQ Comes Home” and this was my favorite part to write!!!

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“Now aren’t you glad I didn’t let you drive,” Rhonda was saying.

“If you hadn’t been there, none of this would have happened.”

“It sounds like none of this would have happened if you didn’t try to brainwash the world,” the boy muttered.

Rhonda and Nathaniel both turned to him in stunned silence. “I like you,” Rhonda said eventually, a smirk on her face.

“Oh. Sorry.”

“No, don’t apologize, it was very sassy and I loved it.”

“I didn’t,” Nathaniel muttered.

“Sorry,” he said again.

“Besides, even if you managed to avoid mentioning your villainous schemes, at some point you were going to have to tell your son you had narcolepsy,” Rhonda said to Nathaniel.

Your son.

Your son.

Your son.

SON?????

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And finally!

📖 a published snippet from [rewriting destiny]

Again, I CANNOT BELIEVE you like my writing so much that you care about my fics from fandoms you aren’t even in??? Star Wars AND Merlin! Do you know how happy that makes me?? IMMENSELY happy. I love you so much Sophie!!!

I didn’t want to spoil major plot points that are specific to the fic, so even though this is a major moment it’s the one thing you can always count on happening in ALL of my Merlin fics at some point or other: a magic reveal!

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“Ic þé wiþdrífe!” Anakin heard Merlin’s voice shout, and Ahsoka suddenly lost her balance before flying into a wall. Anakin looked up to see the golden glow still fading from Merlin’s eyes as he ran over to him. “Are you alright?’

“I’m fine,” Anakin said as he moved to his feet. He retrieved his lightsaber from where it laid on the ground a few feet away.

“I’m not going to lie, that was kind of epic,” Merlin said, almost apologetically. “I’ve just never seen you actually fight with your… your light-saber before.”

Anakin smiled. “It’s okay. I just…” he looked over at Ahsoka. “I wish it hadn’t been necessary,” he said softly.

Pity was in Merlin’s eyes. “I’m so sorry, Anakin,” he said quietly, pulling him into a hug.

“Thank you for using your magic,” Anakin said gratefully. “You saved me from getting killed by my own apprentice.”

A loud voice cleared his throat. Anakin and Merlin both turned to see the cause of the interruption - the distraction that had given Ahsoka an advantage. The people who had burst into the room.

“You,” Arthur declared, pointing at Merlin, “and you,” he added, his finger shifting over to point at Anakin, “have a whole hell of a lot of explaining to do.”

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Thank you so so much for the ask, and then for sending it AGAIN when tumblr made my life difficult. You’re the best!!!

[hirundine]

24 26 & 30 !

24. Do your references include stock images?

Sometimes, yeah!  I tend to only use reference images that are either a) public domain/free-to-use or b) I will deviate extensively from, as I don’t want to risk crossing a line when it comes to photo copyrights.

26. What's a piece that got a wildly different interpretation from what you intended?

Oh this one is really interesting… I’m struggling to come up with a recent example (a lot of my newest work is pretty straightforward, just character doodles) but since it’s pride month™ ya’ll can have a silly high school story, as a treat:

Long story short, I had my trans awakening and came out to family in the summer before my last year of high school.  I decided on my own, however, that I didn’t want to come out to my classmates or teachers; it was the last year, I didn’t want to risk it being more stressful than I knew it would be.  Flash forward to an art project where we had to depict our past, present, and hopes for the future… and I included myself as having a very short, masculine hairstyle.

My teacher clocked this and said I looked like a man in her critique 😂 she was so close, but I only told her that I liked short hair, lol.

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated?

Hmm… a lot of my non-fandom work doesn’t tend to get a ton of attention, but that’s to be expected.  One of my favourite recent bits of work is this painted fantasy map - they’re one of the things I have a ton of fun making, even though they’re a ton of work.

[anthrofreshtodeath]

Do you remember what the first smut you ever wrote was? And how did you get so confident in writing it (or was it always easier for you?) I am dabbling in some writing for the first time in my fandom life and I find a lot of it flows right out of me, but the smut?? Good christ I’m all over the place with it and don’t think I’m succeeding in what I’m actually trying to convey 😂😭 Do you have any tips?

Hmm… I think the first smut I wrote was when I was 19 for Alucard and Integra of Hellsing (the anime). I never posted it. It was bad.

And I hope I’m not bursting your bubble, but for me, the smut writing never really got easier 😂. I don’t really think my smut is all that good, so I may be the wrong person to ask. But like you, I struggle because it is very… choreographed. It’s like playing Tetris with your writing. The end result is supposed to be sexy, but the process is so technical as to be dry (at least for me).

But, with that said, I guess I have a few tips:

1) unless you’re writing PWP, try to give your smut a purpose. I’ll use CMWHS chapter 14 as an example - Jane and Maura are fucking, but Maura is using the fucking to punish Jane in a very particular kind of way that she knows will hurt Jane because Jane hurt her. So, successfully or not, it serves the plot. Once I know what I want the sex scene to do, then I plan out the acrobatics, LOL. Meaning what positions, what do they say to each other, etc.

2) just get the skeleton on the page. If you’re not sure of all the above, put a barebones placeholder down, like a sketch of how you want the scene to go, then return to it later after you’ve had time to think about it. Wow, lots of bones talk here, but I do this one all the time.

3) listen to music to get you in the right headspace! This doesn’t work for everyone, but it works for me. Listen to sex music. Get a feel for what is sexy to you and to other people and draw inspiration from that. Notice I am not recommending a certain genre because sex music can mean different things to different people. Send an ask or a DM if you want to know specific artists or songs I listen to in order to get in the smut writing zone.

4) read other people’s work! This is so important for all types of writing, smut included. Well-rounded readers are better writers. Don’t copy, but draw inspiration.

5) Last one - don’t try to be too sexy. This is hard to explain and I’m not even sure I can articulate what I mean by it very well, but I’m going to try. Avoid porny language, the “oh yeah right there baby” stuff. The over the top, “her orgasm ripped through her” type of stuff. I think we’re all guilty of going there from time to time, myself totally included, but sex is a thing that real people do. Real people say real things and crack real jokes and express real emotions during sex. They say silly things, they say sexy things that you wouldn’t necessarily find conventionally sexy, but oh boy does it work for their partner(s). Write about what you find sexy, or what people have told you they find sexy, independent of what media tells us what we should think is sexy. Queer spaces are great for this. One thing I think is hot? When Jane Rizzoli crosses her arms and nods while Maura Isles is talking, all while she looks down at her, in a completely nonsexual context or conversation. I can take that body language and transpose it onto a sex scene, alter it a bit, and it works. It’s not, you know, them making out or moaning or getting bent over or whatever (those things can be hot too), but it feels more real because it’s true to character. I hope that made even the tiniest bit of sense 😂. Long story short I think the hottest smut is the smut that is unique to those characters, not just the smut that ticks all the kink boxes or gets all the conventional positions right. Though getting those boxes ticked can be fun too! When people combine the character development and the kinky boxes? God tier smut.

Like I said - probably not the right person to ask given my complicated relationship with my smut writing, but I hope this helped! If it wasn’t so awkward I’d do a “my favorite sex scenes and what I find successful about them” series of posts or something.

[kfanopinions]

His, siiis! I send you my answer anonymous in cade someone get offended

For me, I think that ships are normal for fandoms, especially for kpop fans, something I've read a lot is that "It's better for them to have relationships with each other than other people" and I feel that it is a very toxic thought, if at all. Are you really a fan? Shouldn't you be happy because your idol is happy? I'm fine with ships where they don't involve +18 things, because at least I know people who consider their idols to have such a beautiful friendship that they don't consider that someone other than the other person in the ship can know them and treat them better, so I think it's not something bad, however, I also don't like the idea that they assume someone's sexuality because you don't know how the other person feels, of course, being a public figure they must be used to that kind of comments, making it uncomfortable but "bearable"? , but already, the comments +18 do make me uncomfortable and something that should not be mentioned because they are messing so much with the integrity, friendship, and sexuality of the idol.

Hope you are doing well! 💗, love you 🫂

i’m going to put this under a read more lol

omg…i hate that reasoning so much. why some fans find it more tolerable that their fav idols be in a relationship with each other than someone else is beyond me. i adore v of bts but if it’s true he’s dating jennie then i wish them a happy relationship. idc if they’re dating or if they get married. the only thing i care about like mentioned is their happiness. also jennie is my 2nd fav lisa being my fav so if taennie is real…. yay 😃🥰

thank you for saying about an idols sexuality. we as fans don’t know at all. this is why i don’t say ‘they’d want a girl who is…’ because how do i know? the one someone could be asking me about could be gay or bisexual or asexual 🤷🏽‍♀️ we just don’t know.

while most idols i don’t believe give a rats ass about the ships (you know part of the job description and if they’re okay they play that role well) there could be some that DO have a problem with it. if the idols are participating and show clear signs of not really caring that’s good they can have fun with their fans as long as both sides realize that it’s just all fun and games and not get their wires crossed. when i think about nct ships that seem to have fun it’s renhyuk and yumark. i want to say markhyuk but mark has shown clear signs that he does have boundaries lol sorry haechan 😂

i also wonder and this is through the words of my mom (which i never thought about till she said it) but i wonder if fans realize they are inadvertently obsessing (i wanted to say f*tishizing) over male x male relationships. i see this in both male kpop groups and with the anime community as well. ppl drawing pictures, writing stories about male characters and real life people acting in a sexual nature with each other. while i myself take part in fan fiction i don’t write bxb stuff at all. because that could really make someone super uncomfortable depending on their own personal beliefs. (but there was this one baekyeol story i read YEARS AGO that had me crying it was soooooo good!!!! 😭😭😭😭 don’t ask what it was called cuz i tried to hunt that story down but i think the person removed it 😩 it was soooo good….)

i see most of this behavior on twitter and not on tumblr. on tumblr it’s fans “claiming” an idol is theirs. though it’s for fun their words are still 😬😳😬😳 like if i were an idol i’d be scared of a few of them lol 😂 maybe i just end up on the perverse side of twitter and tumblr somehow 🤷🏽‍♀️😅 it is funny to read some of it🤣

but yeah i’m sure no one here would have been offended by your words sis but thanks for responding 🫂🥰

believe it or not i got sick again 😜 so i was taking it easy for a while. still not at 100% yet hope you’re doing well 🩵🩵🩵 love ya too 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

[ageless-aislynn]

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! and then tag as many people as you have WIPS. 

Tagged by the ever-awesome @authortobenamedlater Thank you!

Wow, this is actually a first. I don’t have any new WIPs from the last time I did this one. AND I’ve actually crossed the oldest one off the list and started posting some of the others! *high fives self*

Well, I guess we can just look at those and cross a few off the list officially, then!

Sexy Time Wraiths are totally in this year *nods* 😛 (The Flash)

ZOMG finish this already won't you plzzzz 😭 (The Flash) “Cupid’s Kiss” (NSFW) (Caitlin/Eobard) finished

Is it a threesome if two of the people are different versions of the same person? 🤔 (The Flash)

Ah yes, knee-deep in utter filth and humor, just the way I like it 😳😂 (The Flash) “The Price” (NSFW) (Caitlin/Hunter|Zoom) in progress

The blue lady ships it 😛 (Halo series) Answered last time

Slow burn and I’m loving it, nobody asked for a time reference in every chapter but I’ve been doing it anyway 🤷‍♀️😉 (Halo series) Answered last time

Yeah, so this way I don't have to feel bad about shipping myself I mean the Reader with the entire frickin’ team *adjusts halo* 😇 (Halo gameverse)

Let’s be honest, he’s probably going to knit her a scarf (Halo series)

I wasn't sure if I should make a funny scene out of a war crime 👀 Guess I'll have to AU the war crime part out, yep *nodnod* (Halo series) Answered last time

Yeah so if Spartans went into heat, I’d probably write it like this... (Halo gameverse) Answered last time

...or like this (Halo gameverse, different game) Answered last time

...or possibly like this (Halo series) 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Answered last time

So that leaves the ones in bold that are getting ready to have a new chapter added or who haven’t yet had their first chapter posted. I also removed one that I really have no plans to ever write and officially post. Honestly, y’all have heard me talk about all of the ones that are left so I don’t blame you for skipping this one this time around. 🤷‍♀️

I’m not really sure what it means that I have NO new ideas for any fandom right now. It’s a bit scary, actually. But, on the other hand, if I can finish the ones I have in progress, then if it does mean I won’t be doing any further writing, well, at least I can close up shop knowing I did my best to not leave anything undone. 🤷‍♀️

If you’d like to do this one, then you know what to do. *boops your nose politely* 😉

[kingkatsuki]

hello miss jo. as someone who is somewhat annoyed by drabble fics, it’s more so for me when the content is all over the place. like, i routinely check the new fics in certain ships, but when i see drabble fics that crosses fandoms, i’m just like ‘why bestie??”

not that i care that much! i just know i’m not gonna click on it, because i already read the one chapter of the ship i’m looking for.

so i feel like if you had fics dedicated to all the bakugo drabbles or all the kiri drabbles, it would go over well if you want people to read it! but of course if you’re just looking for a way to archive your writings, do what you wanna do!

Yeah I know when I used to try and find Beyblade one-shots it was super annoying when they were tagged with 50 other fandoms so you had to hunt for the specific character or fandom you wanted to read? So I definitely get that.

I just don’t want there to be like a million individual drabbles separate on my ao3? And so people can’t find the actual fics I’ve done? But I also want my writing somewhere if I ever delete tumblr? Like the memories init.

Thank you for your reply though I’ll def try and do the easiest option without trying to piss people off😂

[reallygreatblogname222]

The Ones Who Live opinions

In an effort to keep my blog Mostly Cegan, I’ve compiled my The Ones Who Live thoughts into one post that no one asked for! I’m open to discourse so let’s discuss 🗣

First off; WOW. It was incredible and everyone should watch it - even if you gave up watching TWD, TOWL is for you!

The Civic Republic and the CRM are SO cool. We see them a bit in World Beyond, and I’m so glad they expanded that part of the universe further in TOWL!!!

Six years really isn’t that long in the grand scheme of things; I think consignment could be fun for a while – plus, you’ll be in great shape when you’re let into the city 😉

Yeah I’d love it if Jadis/Anne could simply not exist please and thank you.

I hope there’ll be a limited series from the perspective of the Civic Republic and the various CRM-guarded safe zones/secret cities with a more in-depth view of them. World Beyond shows you how incredible the CR is, and why the CRM has to do what it does… To get meta with it, there isn’t a lot of rebuilding society in zombie shows/films; usually they either show the before or the after, but the TWD universe is showing the during 👌

What the actual fuck did poison gassing Michonne’s group do for the CR?? The CRM gained *nothing* from that; why did they do it??

Noooo Nat!

In episode three, the first time Michonne and Rick talk after he tricked her, the way she took his helmet off, threw it, and just glared at him is unintentionally hilarious. Like ‘this love is about to get conditional after what you just did’. He knows he fucked up, and he’d do it again in a heartbeat because his mind is Made Up.

Excuse me. Passive aggressive Michonne is my favourite person ever. Their snippy ‘heart’s not really in it because I love you more than life itself, to the point of detriment’ arguing while in life-threatening situations is adorable. “Commando, really?”

The Roomba! Hahahaha, love it. Rick and Michonne’s interactions feel natural, idk how to explain it but Michonne laughing and saying “that explains why it’s so spotless in here,” feels domestic and normal in a way that throws you right back to season five.

If these characters weren’t so well-established, their back-and-forth would have eventually crossed the line into being annoying, but because we know them and their journey so well, I was hanging on every word, man. Damn.

Not Rick shoving a knife through the fandom’s communal heart by dreaming about Carl… 

I appreciate that quick lift make out, then that quick car make out. Gotta get a smooch in while you can 😂 Also let me tell you, Rick wearing a plain jumper is *doing it* for me for some reason…

Uh. Hello Gabriel? I guess it makes sense because of Jadis but… didn’t expect to see him here…

Okay how is Rick tied to the bed - he has ONE hand??? Surely the tie would just slip right off? Unless he’s wearing his fake hand, but why would he be wearing it while sleeping? Is he faking?

Jadis/Anne/Bitchface was already an irredeemable asshole, but then episode five happened and OH MY GOD there’s a spoiler for Huck’s death! (I haven’t got to that episode of World Beyond yet and I’m dreading it). Though as much as Jadis is unpalatable, it’s difficult not to feel bad for poor Gabriel. He saw the best in her so he was ultimately the only one to lose her.

I was on the CRM’s side until that last episode – man, the Echelon briefing really shines a light on everything. But it’s good to know that the Civic Republic lives on!!

Rick, my man, why did you leave your insanely awesome hand behind? What was that about?

THE REUNION! I have no words.

[spiritofthenortheners]

20 Questions for Writers

Thanks for the tag @marbled-polecat 💛 Had to look at my stats for this and was in for some surprises 😅

1. How many works do you have on AO3? I have 43 works on AO3, all of those are fics.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 285,225 (surprised myself here).

3. What fandoms do you write for? Star Wars and recently I’ve written some Call of Duty thanks to my partner playing the game.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos

Hit and Run (CoD, Soap/Ghost, Rated E)

Under Arrangement (SW, Fox/Rex plus several other relationships, a part of Over the Line which is a fix-it series where Order 66 is prevented. Rated E)

No White Lies (CoD, Soap/Ghost. Rated E)

Come Down With Me (SW, several relationships, Jesse/Kix, Echo/Fives, Fox/Rex…from Over the Line series. Rated E)

After Sunset in Coruscant (from Over the Line too, mostly Fox/Rex. Rated E)

5. Do you respond to comments? Yes! It may take some days but definitely yes.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? I’d like to say presences since it’s meant to be a horror-vibe Cody/Fox story. I write angst but I also like the ending to have some hope, if not complete happiness.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Probably Close Calls. At least I tried to make the ending very happy (do not look at the ruins of Coruscant burning in the background too closely, focus on the kissing)

8. Do you get hate on fics? I haven’t so far so maybe I go with not yet?

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Yes I do, definitely. Messy fucked up kind and also sometimes a bit fluffier. I like exploring different dynamics in relationships and sex is one of the ways to do this exploring. I prefer my smut with plot though.

10. Do you write crossovers? Nope

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of!? Crossing fingers here…

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes, once!

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

14. What’s your all time favorite ship? Oh this is a hard one… I tend to like several ships? Cody and Rex in every possible iteration. Cody/Thire. Fox/Rex but only if Rex is the more messed up one. Ghost/Soap. Might be easier to say I don’t really have all time favourites 😂

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Since I usually only have a couple of WIPs at the time I think my odds at finishing them are decent but no promises!

16. What are your writing strengths? I’d like to think writing characters who are flawed or somewhat ambiguous with their motivations? I’m also rather quick at getting the first draft out, it’s the editing that takes time.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Spelling errors. I also struggle with ending a sentence with a simple dot too much. While writing I get loads of ideas and try to incorporate them into the fic only to realise after a while it won’t work with the direction the plot was meant to go. Um so yeah there’s a lot to learn *shrugs*

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? Mm. Always a bit tricky, but I do like short easily understandable phrases and such a lot.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Haha since I’m old… Charmed. Those drabbles have been buried deep in the floppy disk cemetary.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? A tie with All the Things No One Said and Deep End.

No pressure tagging @bilbosmom-belladonna and anyone interested 💛

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20 Questions for Writers

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

3. What fandoms do you write for?

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

5. Do you respond to comments?

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

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

8. Do you get hate on fics?

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

10. Do you write crossovers?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

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

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

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

16. What are your writing strengths?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

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

19. First fandom you wrote for?

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?