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bifur's chapters in a nutshell

literally anyone: *exists*

bifur: my daughter used to exist...

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rahhh thank you for the tag!! this looks like sm fun!! and wonderfully (and coincidentally), i have five fics!

1. Hell

my thoughts: it was a fun fic to write! after watching squid game, i really wanted to write something to contribute to the fandom with something. i don’t think the sangwoo and gihun dynamic gets talked enough about, which is a damn shame bc i think the way they turned into childhood friends, to strangers, to enemies is so interesting! but all in all, again, it was fun to write!

my readers’ thoughts: its not as popular as my sherlock or hobbit fics, but i think people liked it! a lovely commenter under the name of Glowstar826 left this sweet comment that they thought the character study was fascinating! i think that comment motivated me to post more works on ao3.

2. he reeks of gifted kid burnout

my thoughts: i really needed to vent in a fic, and i didnt really see any discussion about the gifted kid burnout that sangwoo obviously been through. so, combined, it was really just a fic that i didnt intend for anyone to read.

my readers’ thoughts: this one got lot more kudos than my other squid game fic, and a lot more than i thought it would get. i got a sweet comment saying that the fic helped them connect even more with sangwoo, and gained a whole new appreciation for the character. which… really melted my heart 😭 i really wasnt expecting that

3. Walk Away

my thoughts: a plot bunny that has been in my head for the longest time. i found it in my google docs, unfinished, and i wanted to rewrite! in the fics where john takes the fall, he never assumed the role of moriarty as sherlock did, when i feel like he would have been the best person beside sherlock to take the fall for moriarty. it would have made sense, and i think thats was what made that specific plot bunny so compelling

my readers’ thoughts: they liked it! it was one of the fics that got a lot of kudos, and i got a comment that they were looking for fics for that specific prompt. so im glad i was able to fill that specific demand!

4. Where The Heart Is

my thoughts: literally my baby. its probably the longest and biggest fic that i have committed to, and after a year, i am only almost a 3/4 of the way done. i am so determined to finish it, and let it end on a wonderful end!!

my readers’ thoughts: this is my most popular fic! everyone in the comments are so amazing and awesome and actually, when people tell me that they cried i was like “… oops, i didnt think i could do that 😭” so thank yall for commenting! it really motivates me and warms my heart to think my writing could make everyone feel sm!

5. In the Same Breath

my thoughts: writing style wise, this is my favorite fic. it was so much fun to write, as i love writing pretty/purple prose. i discovered the draft a year after i wrote it unfinished, and so i decided to finish it!

my readers’ thoughts: pretty much the same as WTHI!

tagging: anyone who wants to join!

Five Fic Feedback!

Tagged by: No one! Seen this floating about a few fandoms, and decided to bring it over to bagginshield!

Rules: Pick five fics you've written, then tell us about how you feel about it vs how readers have received it!

1 - Bad Blood

My Thoughts: This one is way bigger than I meant it to be! It was going to be about 5k words and the only scene I had in my head was Bilbo biting the elven guard, haha! Readers: People really seem to love this one! I feel like feral Bilbo is always a crowd-pleaser, and this fic got much more attention than I ever expected it to! - 2 - Soldier My Thoughts: I'm really proud of this one. It was my first bagginshield fic, and it was after a loooong break from writing. Even though it's a bit weak in places, I have such a soft spot for it. Readers: I ended up re-posting this one after some harassment kicked my confidence down the toilet, but since then the reception has been very positive! - 3 - Poet My Thoughts: I'm sorry to say it, but this is probably my least favourite fic I've written. If it wasn't so popular I'd have removed it and altered the end of Soldier so it was just one fic! Readers: This fic seems to be very popular, and was the first time someone made art of my work - and more than once! I remember posting the first chapter and not expecting very much, only to come onto tumblr and see random posts where folks were super excited to see it was updating! It was such a lovely feeling! - 4 - My Ego Dies My Thoughts: I genuinely love this one, I think it's probably my personal favourite. I really enjoy playing about with the idea of "forgiveness" between Bilbo and Thorin, and this fic really scratched a particular itch for me! Readers: Probably my least popular fic - statistically, at least! I've found most folk weren't into it for one reason or another, but the people who love it, really, really love it! -

5 - Stealing Moments, Moments Away My Thoughts: I wish I'd taken more time with this one in some ways, but in others it really is the reshirement fic I wanted to tell. Again, I got to tinker with that "forgiveness" trope, and have a good look at what survival might realistically have meant for Thorin. Readers: This one is a quick read, and it's soft and fluffy, so I think readers enjoy it for that reason, though I believe some found it a bit boring. It was being updated almost daily, and the folks who were invested came back to comment and read practically every time I updated, which was just amazing to me! - 6 - Backs To The Wall (Sorry, I've written six, so I wanted to do all of them!) My Thoughts: I wrote this because it was something I wanted to read, and couldn't find. It's been amazingly fun, and I told myself when I started (knowing it was going to be fairly long - even if I didn't realise quite how long at the time, haha) that I wasn't going to take it too seriously, and I was really only writing this for myself, as the most self-indulgent kind of nonsense, ever! Readers: I can't begin to tell you how utterly blown away by the response to this I've been. Like?? It's just crazy to me how much folks are enjoying this, how excited and supportive everyone has been! I've been so grateful for everyone reading, and genuinely shocked down to my bones, haha! 💛 - No pressure tags for: @fantasyinallforms @lucigoo @lordoftherazzles @domesticgoddesswriter @thatfancygirlinwhite @lauramkaye @sass-y-squatch @mintedwitcher (and honestly anyone else who sees this and wants to do it, *waves a wand* you are Tagged!)

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“What are you doing here?” Nori was the first to speak, glaring daggers right at the Hobbit. But Bilbo did not even appear affronted by the hostility, his eyes finding Balin. His face lit up, exclaiming, “You’re awake!” Before it morphed into a more alarmed expression. “I didn’t know what else to do.” Balin looked his figure up and down. There were certainly things about him that were not there since he last saw him. Notably, the scar that ran down his temple to cheek, bandaged together haphazardly. If Óin were to see it, he would have swooned over the crude bandaging. His skin, which was paler, was colored red, the fringe of his hair sticking to his forehead. His clothes were dirty and snow-caked, but then again, so was the Company, last time he saw them. He was smaller. Smaller than he’d ever seen him. It made him ponder if he was eating as of late, or where he was, since the Company couldn’t find him.

Where The Heart Is, chapter 27

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happy 1st birthday to Where The Heart Is!!

i honestly didnt have time to make a cake, so here’s the one i made for my mom’s birthday. but, yeah! thank you to everyone who supported, read, and/or interacted with this fic!! your support means the world to me, and it brings me no greater joy than writing this fic. all of yall are my Hearts, and you have a little piece of home inside of you. thank you so so so much!!

have a wonderful day!!

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Entering the tent, Bilbo was not wrong when he said the meeting dissolved into chaos. In the meeting, the red-haired general of Mirkwood held a chest, which she kept ways above the reach of any in the Company. Bofur — who that Balin was surprised that he was still there — was being held back by Óin and Dwalin from launching himself at king Thranduil, who was watching the whole debacle with an unimpressed look.

King Bard himself was restrained by Queen Dikki’s arm, alongside Tharkûn’s staff. At the same time, Queen Dikki was calling her soldiers to lay down their arms as they were pointed at the rest of the remaining Company, Dain, and Yrain, who appeared just as confounded by the situation as he was. The small meal that Balin assumed Bombur prepared remained half-eaten, with the tension so thick in the air that not even a blade could cut through it.

It was only made worse when Bilbo stepped into the room. Everyone could detect his presence like Wargs could smell blood. Upon entering, one of the Stonefoots cried out, “There be the spy!” and some of their fellow associates turned to point their weapons at him. Upon having their heads turned to the commotion, the Company also caught sight of him. He could hear the aghast cries of “Balin!” Poke through the noise.

All of it proved to be too much for the advisor. He yelled, with as much force as he could, “What in Mahal’s name is going on here?”

teehee chapter 27 of WTHI is coming out tomorrow on a veeeerrry special day! can yall tell what it is??

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life update + WTHI progress (mini vent below the cut!)

i am going to be so real rn, i honest to god meant to post this cute snapshot of my writing set-up with a teaser of WTHI ch 27. however, perhaps it was my hubris that thought that i could just merrily continue to write on my half a decade year old laptop without issues

idk when, idk how, but i got logged out of my word account and despite my best efforts, everything is gone. like, the file for WTHI just disappeared

thank GOD that chapter 27 was saved on word counter of all places. but everything else, including chapters i have already written, such as chapters 28, 39, and 40, they just evaporated. i just… it’s not even frustration i feel, just disappointment.

i mean, to be fair, microsoft word has always worked wonky for me, but i’ve always managed to power through it. but after this, i think it’s about time i start looking at other writing programs, but it sucks, because this is the second writing program i have to move away from since google has outrageously leaned towards ai.

do not get me wrong, this does not diminish the love i have for WTHI or writing in general. it just feels like a big slap in the face. moving forward, likely, i am going to edit ch 27 that was saved on word counter, post it, and try writing ch 28 again after i found different site. if yall have any other writing programs to recommend me, i’d like to hear them! ik i made an ancient post about other writing sites, so i’ll try them out!

have a wonderful day yall!

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It was one of those instances that Bifur was reminded that Dwalin held a great deal of intelligence just like Master Balin, honed by the battles they both had seen.

(He had seen him. Had watched him curl his child to his chest and stare blankly into nowhere as the healers told him all that he brought to their tent was a corpse.

The blood was sticky on his hands. Dwalin’s remorseful gaze was like daggers digging into his back.

He had seen his world fall apart.)

- In the Quiet of the Night, chapter 13, of Where The Heart Is

↓↓here’s the inspo of this art!↓↓

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another deranged drawing from my demented mind

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hey. HEY. artists. writers.

take your TIME

#needed this

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writers and creatives in general, don’t forget to take your rest days or week. as someone who experienced burnout for MONTHS if you really want to make fast and consistent updates, you NEED to rest your mind and body. i pinkie swear, your mental health, creativity, and yourself will thank you later.

so go forth, my fellow writers. drink some water, play your favorite video game, re-watch the hobbit series for a 3875935th time, learn something new. you deserve it. you have the right to slow down every once in a while

#reblogging again bc this has never rung so true until now #sometimes we can lose sight of why we start art in the first place #and it takes a certain type of courage to tell yourself to stop yourself from running yourself into the ground and take care of yourself

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my dream as a fanfic writer is to write a story which people want to talk to me about and send asks about afterwards and discuss things the characters did and the symbolism and meanings behind certain lines and I'll be all "hehe thanks" but irl I'll be in literal tears because I wrote something that means something to someone

#absolutely #yall have no idea but i actually screenshot all the comments i get and put em in an album #and when i wanna feel happy i look at them and take five mins staring at my screen smiling stupidly

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Keyboard go BRRRRRRRRRR

#reblogging for this to happen #im patiently waiting for this brain fog to go away

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12 Palestinians have drowned in the sea in north Gaza while trying to get to airdropped aid.

Do you understand how desperate someone has to be for them to run into the water to get a damaged box of god knows what?

What could have been going through their minds when they jumped into the water? Their children's faces when they come home with a few cans of food? The promise of the family eating together?

I honestly can't even fathom what other levels of cruelty Palestinians are supposed to endure before anything tangible is done about this genocide, of which this engineered mass starvation is only one part.

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Fanfic writers are like crows. If you give them treats (comments) they will bring you shiny things (fanfic)

#on writing #ao3

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Seeing regular commenters on your fics is the most wonderful feeling

#exactly!!! #i am so grateful for all my commenters #you help keep fandom alive by interacting with writers

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He stepped forward, meeting their eyes one by one. “Will you stand with me?”

Something shifted, then. All six of them regarded Fíli with a newfound consideration that certainly wasn’t there before, especially of those who weren’t particularly connected with Erebor, as Dain or Tharkûn. Maybe, he guessed, it was then that they were able to see beyond his age and realize his potential.

Dain was the first to speak during the meeting, and he would be the first again to pledge his allegiance. He and Yrain bowed deeply. “Hail, King Fíli.” They said in unison. In Dain’s voice, it echoed deeply familiar to the warrior

- Where The Heart Is, Chapter 26

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“That’s him!” The shout snapped everyone’s attention to the Dwarf and Man that Dwalin had saved earlier that day. The soldiers parted so they could encircle the two of them, the Company, and Bilbo. There was a pregnant pause. The Dwarf pointed an accusatory finger. “He’s a spy!” Disturbance entered the crowd. The Man shouted, “We’ve seen him turn invisible, within the blink of an eye!” The Stonefoot accused, “He uses Iglishmek, the secret sign language of Dwarrow!” Dwarrow — Ironhill and Stonefoot — gasped; scandalized, all clamoring to ask if it was all true. Turbulent noise was back for a third time, this time, full of unsurety and dismay. It was only made worse when one of the Ironhill Dwarrow pointed out, “Isn’t that the Hobbit that gave away the Arkenstone?”

sneak peek of ch 26 of Where The Heart Is! coming right around the corner next week <3

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