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A COLLAB OF THE CENTURY

A loving moment between Simon and Baz 😏 Sketch and lineart by me, colour and rendering by my best bitch @eeriewater. I didn't mean to make it this sensual, I promise! Simon is very into it tho

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Day 20 of @carryon-countdown

Teeth

Reverse uno-ing that trauma into a new kink unlock achievement.

Alternatively: when your Emo Shit Twi-pire Boyfriend won’t bite you, so you find your inner twi-pire and bite him instead.

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My Rosebud Boy Simon

I started MRB Simon for @carryon-countdown and then spent the last several weeks finishing him up. While not every embroidery tattoo made it onto felt Simon's skin (nor are they all in the right place), I tried to include as many as I could on this tiny little canvas.

The Lucy cover up with the roses, the sprig of ivy for Jeremy, the anchor with pink roses...

The unicorn in a wreath, baby’s breath, and blue bachelor buttons...

The sword covered in morning glories and the gorgeous blue wings...

And of course, I could not resist the cover-up tattoo over Simon's heart because of this snippet.

"Will you tattoo your name over my heart?" Simon whispered. "No," Baz whispered back. "What if I come back to you in six months, and I still want it?"

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WIP Wednesday

Thanks for the tags @rimeswithpurple (your sketches will forever live in my inbox and my heart), @thewholelemon, and @bookishbroadwayandblind. I wasn't going to update today, but after tumblr ate Arianna's beautiful art, I decided why not tempt the gods with more NSFW EGF-ness? All below the cut.

I am proud to announce that naked Baz was a success! After all my failed attempts to create a good-looking naked doll last week, I went back to the drawing board and created a whole new pattern for Baz (and for his accompanying Simon), but dare I say the results were worth it? Baz, his gorgeous harness, and his sexy dragon lover can be viewed from EVERY angle!

However, in the interest of preserving a little mystery, today you only get one cropped sneak peak.

I am so excited for these dolls and their accompanying fic, Beautiful Things. Honestly, you should be real excited too.

Till next time. Hellos and high fives from the smutty doll factory.

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WIP Wednesday

Thank you @bookishbroadwayandblind for the tag! Excited for your last Phantom chapter! (And @rimeswithpurple even though tumblr foiled your art)

My notebook is a mess, folks, but in that respect it matches the rest of the world, doesn’t it?

Snippet and tags under the cut, honeybees.

I have a draft first chapter for when that light hits the sky that I listened to on screenreader this morning and thought, hey, that’s not bad! And then pendulum-ed on it the literal rest of the day. It doesn’t make any sense yet. I don’t know. I appreciate the kind words but I kinda still want to throw it out a tall window.

Simon puts off tracking down the guy, which is stupid. He knows it’s stupid, mostly because Penny tells him so about twenty times a day.

He’s remembered more since—bits and pieces—and he just…he’s dreading the look on this guy’s face when he sees him. He doesn’t remember exactly what he told him, but the vibe he’s left with in his memories is “reeks of patheticness.”

“Pathos,” Penny corrects.

“No,” Simon says flatly. “Whatever the wrong word is, it was definitely that.”

He knows this guy is going to see him and the mix of secondhand embarrassment, pity, maybe even fear—it feels like more than he can take.

Any good news to share? Or snippets? It’s warmed up here for a few days which has been wonderful.

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Happy birthday, Penelope Bunce!

Orange & sage cake and pastry cream | Italian buttercream | Gelatin sphere and isomalt gems

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Chapter Two is here!

It’s taken waaay longer than I’d hoped (and about 7k more words than originally planned) but the next instalment of Snow On Ice is now up on Ao3!

Big thanks to @iamamythologicalcreature and @you-remind-me-of-the-babe for being great betas. @iamamythologicalcreature also made the artwork that inspired the fic, and I finally had time to make it into this cool banner :D

See what’s in store for this chapter, under the cut:

Snow On Ice (M, 15k, chapters 2 of 12ish)

Chapter Two Summary:

I sigh, lacing my hands in my lap, affecting an air of poise. “Hello, my name is Baz. I’m a singles figure skater. My fact is that I have known Simon Snow since we were children, and his fun fact is that he can drink three cherry slushies then do a spin with 22 rotations without being sick.” Simon and Baz meet the rest of the people taking part in the TV show, including their skate partners. Simon eats pastries and struggles to pay attention, while an unexpected twist in the show causes Baz to panic. Brace yourself for misunderstandings galore, yearning, frustration and Baz’s special brand of gay panic. (I wonder how many times Baz can mention Simon’s thighs in one fic?)

I really hope you enjoy it. I'm having so much fun writing this silly thing that is giving me big feelings.

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And thanks to everyone who has tagged me over the last few weeks. Sorry I've not done a wip Wednesday or a six sentence Sunday in a while. It's been a weird few weeks!

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Six Sentence Sunday

Thank you for the tags @run-for-chamo-miles and @j-nipper-95! (and this was not a tag but also @cutestkilla I see your gregorian mage's heir chant and it is excellent.)

Happy Penny's birthday! In her honor, I hope you're experiencing a well-deserved burst of self-confidence, hugging an orphan, and winning all your arguments today. Below the cut, some Penny-centric sentences from my @carry-on-au-fest fic, When That Light Hits the Sky, and some words about that. Y'all were very divided on how you feel about spoilers but some of you were VERY against them, so I'm sticking everything under the cut just in case.

This was one of those weeks where I swung wildly between "this fic is going to be fine!" and "this fic must be thrown in the trash can!" It's not supposed to be long, and it's not supposed to be plotty, but it keeps trying to be both--not because it should be, but because it's a way for this particular fic to distract me from the parts that are challenging to write. Things like: why might Baz and Simon be attracted to each other if they met during Simon's couch phase of Wayward Son? How much time do I need to spend establishing that Sad Simon Is Sad? If I adapt my AU prompt too literally and literally make Simon [redacted], will it be distracting or just kind of funny? (Maybe he should be a knock-off [redacted]?) And finally, how little plot can I actually get away with? Is "figuring out the small ways that he carves out a meaningful life" sufficient?

Penny & Simon's friendship is really important to me and to this fic so here are a few sentences that may or may not end up in its final form! (And apologies in advance to cheese toastie lovers; it's not personal, I promise. I love grilled cheese, too.)

Back to the burglar--he knows it can't be Penny because (he checks the date on his phone, just to be sure) she's not due back for another week and a half. Not much of a burglar though--scrabbling at the lock for half a minute, followed by some pathetic thumping sounds and...sobbing? Simon's not sure if he should knock the person out or comfort them. Finally he gets tired of standing at attention with the toastie spatula and opens the door. "Penny?" he says, confused. She falls into him, still sobbing quietly, and he catches her. He'd think he must have lost track of time even more than normal, regardless of what his phone says, but the crying is unusual. "What are you doing here?" Penny looks as confused as he feels, and momentarily stops crying. "Why are you answering the door holding a spatula at 3 am?" She hiccups. "Oh, no, Simon. Tell me you've eaten something besides cheese toasties." He hides the spatula behind his back. "Nuh uh, you first. Why are you crying on our doorstep instead of in America? Where's Micah? Is he okay?" This sets off a fresh wave of tears and anger as she pushes past him, abandoning her luggage in the hallway for Simon to wrestle through the door. "He's fine."

oh no...what could have happened between Penny and Micah? their love was destined to last forever! I feel bad making Penny sad on her birthday, but it'll get better, I promise.

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Follow to see the same picture of Baz everyday

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i love all of them equally

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when i come to the function in jeans and a plain white shirt but in a simon snow way

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IS IT YOUR BIRTHDAY, GIRL? MAKE A WISH, 11:11 IS IT YOUR BIRTHDAY, GIRL? LETS CELEBRATE IT

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If you're reading @hushed-chorus's amazing Those Glowing, Magickal Years, then you probably know that Year Three just finished posting on Friday. (If you're not, YOU SHOULD BE. It's such a juicy canon divergence retelling of every year at Watford, full of amazing lore, the funnest action sequences, and really neat takes on the politics and side characters. AND it's written beautifully).

In honour of the final chapter of Year Three, I made yet another choral arrangement of The Mage's Heir song (I guess it's kind of my thing 😂). The song features in the coolest, moodiest scene and Demi wrote some great lyrics for it (building on the ones from that Fangirl special edition where the song appears). I tried to capture the mood in the style of Gregorian(-ish) chant (very much -ish).

There are no fic spoilers in the song, so even if you haven't read you can listen to me trying to sound like a choir of monks. If you have read, you can listen to this while you re-read the scene and imagine Simon hearing it too.

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The EROTIC GROPE FEST returns!

February 14–24, 2025

all fanwork categories allowed

SnowBaz only

no sign ups

post anytime during the fest

Details here

FAQ here

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“because all readers deserve to be talked to by the author as if they are a close friend. That’s how the magic happens, that incredible connection between writer and reader even when you’re worlds apart.”

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This is such a lovely thing you’ve touched on here. Well said!

kind of feel like 'write for yourself, nobody else' is bad advice. like i get where its coming from. but idk. it just feels too general. at least for me writing is about connecting with others and good writing knows how to do that. not connecting with everyone - not writing to please - but still connecting with others you know. you have to know what questions people might ask and how you might be able to get them invested etc etc.