#sorry this was a bit long 😅

[ladye-zelda]

Welp, uh, technically it's still Age of Calamity's birthday where I'm at so here's a little fic of AoC Arranged Marriage AU!

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(Basically the premise of this AU was that when Link was revealed to be the chosen hero Rhoam had basically married him and Zelda together; they would be in their early 20's in this AU of course)

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Zelda rubbed her aching forehead, trying to still the racing thoughts in her mind as she glossed over the different designs of wedding gowns. Quite a few of them were too flamboyant for a wedding; decorated with so many jewels and layers that she could see herself dying in one of them. The others didn't even look like wedding dresses; too blue or red or gold with only fragments of white to even signify they were for marriage.

She set the different designs down, sighing defeatedly. Not one of the dozens of designs spoke out to her. It was like they were not even for her.

Well, of course not, she thought with a scoff. This isn't my own wedding. It is for the kingdom's sake.

It had been such a struggle to get the Master Sword from Korok Forest. So much resources and time were spent trying to free the forest from the monster's clutches. If Link hadn't already been with them, and if he wasn't already the chosen hero... the people of Hyrule would've thought of it a waste of Hyrule's militia. Already so many lives had been lost from the previous battles...

A knock on her study door drew her from her thoughts. She quickly gathered the drawings, a curse slipping from her mouth as some fell to the floor, before beckoning the knocker to come in.

To her surprise, it was her fiancé coming to visit. She found herself staring at him as he came in, fully donned in the dark blue and red of the royal guard's uniform; a temporary garb until she could finish the champions' apparel, but one that was long overdue. Even without the hilt of the Master Sword peering over his shoulder, Link had long deserved the royal guard's uniform (at least in Zelda's opinion).

Link looked at her curiously, before looking down at one of the dropped drawings at his feet. He bent down to pick it up, but before Zelda could protest he was already snickering at the design.

"They are aware it's supposed to be a wedding dress, right?"

A smile crept up on Zelda's lips, and before she was aware she was already chuckling. "Oh, and that's not even the worse of them," she giggled, motioning him over to the larger stack. Together, they nitpicked at every little design detail, laughing at the questionable design choices.

"Oh, but this one isn't too bad," Link said, picking up a drawing of a flamboyant wedding dress that was an odd mutated mix between a ballgown and a military uniform.

"It isn't," Zelda admitted, "but it just doesn't... fit me, if that makes sense."

Link squinted at the drawing, then looked at Zelda and back at it again. "Yeah, you're right," he relented, placing the drawing back in the pile.

"There's quite a few of them like that," Zelda said, flipping through another pile before bringing out a dress. "Like, I love the skirt on this one" -- she brought out another drawing -- "and I love the sleeves, but not really the neckline." She sighed, leaning into her chair. "It would make this ordeal a lot easier if I could just design my own."

"Why can't you?" Link raised an eyebrow. "You're already designing our champions' outfits. Why not make your own?"

"You really think I should?" Zelda asked. "But... Father wouldn't allow it."

"And why should he stop you? It is your wedding."

Zelda gave him a look to challenge that statement.

"Okay, maybe not really. But I've seen the designs you made for our garbs; they're amazing, Zelda."

Zelda felt her cheeks grow hot, though her heart felt soured by the notion. She only had to make the champions' garbs out of tradition, not because she really wanted to.

But... it wouldn't hurt to try.

Zelda reached over and grabbed her notebook, quickly flipping through all of the horrible sketches of flora she tried to doodle, before finding a blank page. She was about to grab a utensil, but her hand knocked the cup over. Goodness; she was a mess today.

Link caught most of the utensils before they escaped her desk, and the ones he did he picked back up and placed them in the cup.

"Thank you," Zelda said, before grabbing the one she wanted and turning to her page.

She had begun sketching out the base lines for the dress before she realized she had an audience watching over her shoulder.

"Hey," she said, looking up at him with a mischievous smile. "If we're going to treat this like an ordinary marriage, shouldn't this be a surprise to you?"

Link chuckled. "And what part of this marriage is ordinary?" he teased.

"Oh, you--!"

Zelda sat up from her chair and began playfully pushing Link out of the door. "It's bad luck to see the wedding dress before the wedding!"

"Isn't it 'to see the bride before the wedding'?" he joked along.

"Same thing!"

The two laughed as she finally pushed him out of the door. "I shall see you at dinner, then!" he said, twirling his hand around and stooped into a bow. Zelda agreed, still giggling, before closing the door. She sighed contentedly; it always felt good to laugh.

She returned to her notebook, continuing sketching out the rough lines. Using elements from the other sketches as references, she designed a dress she became proud of. It was flowy, and nature-like; the skirt of the dress reminded her of the petals of a silent princess, the sleeves were long and elegant, and the neckline was lower and allowed more comfort to breathe. She couldn't help but also design her hair into a long braid, making a note of it by the side to also put specks of flowers (preferably silent princess replicas) into her hair as well.

When she was finished, she took a moment to admire the dress. She could see herself walking down the aisle now, holding a bouquet of flowers, looking up to meet the man that she would be married to...

Zelda frowned; no doubt that Link wouldn't want to be married to her like this. She would always imagined that she would have time before marriage, to know the person long enough to love. Though she and Link had gotten along quite nicely, from the time that he had been appointed her personal guard they had only known each other not even long enough to be friends. All of this, no doubt, was forced on Link as much if not more than was forced on Zelda. As the princess, she at least had no choice on the matter of her duties. Link had a choice... until he got married to her at least.

It felt unfair to Link. Already his life was thrown away the moment he picked up that sword. He should be married to someone he loves, not a princess he was only sworn to by duty.

Like Mipha, Zelda thought, remembering how the two looked at each other when they had visited the Domain. Oh, goodness, Zelda realized in shock, holding a hand to her mouth. Had her father really stopped a relationship between Link and Mipha with this marriage?

She shook her head. No, her mind reasoned. If he was really distraught over losing Mipha, then he would probably not even talk to her, let alone laugh with her.

But... that didn't mean that she could approach Link on the subject one of these days.

Zelda picked up the drawing, taking a deep breath. All that was left now was for her father to approve her design.

#the ladye writes #age of calamity #age of calamity zelink #aoc zelink #loz aoc #loz au #zelink #sorry this was a bit long 😅 #I am just in love with this au; i should work on it again #age of calamity arranged marriage au #aoc arranged marriage au #aoc au #zelda au

[sleepylostboy]

15 but change it a little..

15: Two things you like and dislike about oral sex

Well, I’ve never had oral sex (or any sex sadly), so this will be hard to answer but I’ll try to guess from what I imagine

In terms of what I’d like, I’d love that it’d let me focus on someone and worship them and make them feel so so good. If I could make them moan and start to lose control and feel their hands grabbing in my hair all because of how much pleasure I’m giving them? That would be amazing.

I’d also like how quickly it could start. Like if I had a partner who just wanted to use my mouth at a moment’s notice, they could just push me to my knees and have me going down on them in seconds, which is very hot 🥵

In terms of me receiving oral (so I guess this is 3 likes), I think I’d like how much control it would give my partner. They could have we squirming for them so easily with their mouth, or just lightly teasing me with their tongue. Whatever they wanted 😅

In terms of dislikes, I’m not as sure. Since I’ve never done it, there’s always the possibility that I’m not crazy about the taste. And if I was going down on someone with a dick, I’d be afraid of accidentally scraping them with my teeth. I think I’d be pretty anxious about that

With receiving, the worst thing is just how self-conscious I would be. I’m really insecure about that part of my body, and it would probably be magnified with someone’s face down there :/

#thank ya #asks #answered #ask game #sorry this was a bit long 😅

[bambeebirdie]

There are two things involving Shockwave and Elita-1 I’d really love to see in a transformers series (they are not compatible):

1. Them being absolutely enemies. Elita and Shockwave hate each other. They got like 4 billion years of extra war between them and they cannot stand even the sight of one another. Optimus and Megatron wish they hated each other as much as Shockwave and Elita do. They should get to be silly, terrible rivals at least once, please <3

2. Shockwave and Elita-1 ending the war on Cybertron and for a more crack version of this getting together too. Genuinely I’d be so into a series where like Optimus and Megatron establish communication back with Cybertron and the war is just over. Even funnier the war is over and their respective romantic partners are now married

#I’m like so sorry if this isn’t coherent I’m a bit eepy #shockwave has gotta be one of my favorite transformers and I always shock people when they learn I’m not much of a wavewave fan #like soundwave and shockwave are a great concept. the fan work is neat. I’m just much more into shockwave/Megatron #and recently the utter crack that is Elita/Shockwave #i am kinda into Elita/Optimus. blame a pal of mine. I just think they’re kinda neat and kinda cute #Optimus/Megatron coming back to Cybertron only to see that the war is over and Elita/SW are now married: ‘What happened!?!?’ #shockwave/Elita: ‘… in our defense you were gone a long time’ #i have like such a terrible mix of crack and very serious ideas for both versions in this post #i may or may not write something for both of these but I’m so bad at finishing content so no promises 😅 #just for the sake of adding more to the terrible enemies idea #Elita: ‘the most terrible man in this war…’ Bee: ‘Megatr-‘ Elita: ’Shockwave’ #shockwave: ‘no one understands my intense rivalry with Elita-1’ Starscream: ‘who?’ #transformers #gen1 transformers #elita one #shockwave #do these two even have a ship tag??? i doubt it #shockwave x elita #idk #optimus prime #megatron #Honestly tho I just wish they could interact like at all #There’s so much potential with them being the ones left behind on Cybertron but no one wants to talk about it

[beeduoo]

originnssssss who remembers origins i Loved origins

Lowkey i ate with rhis actually no i didn't i ate wirh rhat ENDER EYE Why is it so rendered Hello

IGNORW RHEIR UGLY UGLY DESIGNS This was before they switched to their iconic Skins past e didn't know......

#loosely based off of this old thing it's under the Cut #origins smp #beeduo #beeduo fanart #idk what other tags to put i cant put C because this isn't C this is O..... but like do people even check those tags idk #actually no im scared i heard theres been like three failed origins revivals i dont want to interfere with their character ecosystem i was #only there for the first one😅 #i rewatched some origins streams a little while ago oh my god theyre SO FUNNY #DUDE DOES ANUONE REMMEBER THAT ONE STREAM I COUDLNT FIND RHIS ONE STREAM #IR EAS LIKE THE ONE WHERE TUBBO WAS SINGING SUGAR BY MAROON FIVE thats all i remmeber ANF ALSO RNE can i call you senpaaiiii bit thay shit h #ad me CRYING in 2021 Please i swear this happened imnot crazy but also they might have been separate streams actuallu i dont rememebr its #been wayyyyyyy too long #BUT IT HAPPENED I PROMISE Sorry i've been gone for a while ive been very busy lots of Things going on went to Six flags then jad a surprise #bday party then i had to buy shoes for prom then Go to prom and also i do figure skating and am out like every day idknt have Time im sorry☹ #had a crepe yesterday it was sooooo goood im like learning to drive too that shit is boring as hell my dad kept gettign 😑 bc i couldn't stop #yawning DRIVING IS SO BORING its not my fault😭😭😭😭 #ok what else ohhhh. y god i locked in SO HARD for this physics essay u guys dont even knowim getting ONE HUNDRED on that trust i just really #wanted to share ok i love you bge #WAIT ACTUALLT SORRU IM LIKE REMMEBERJNG THE ORIGINS STREAMS K WAYCHED #RANBOO WAS SO FUCKING FUNNT IN THOSE STREAMS TOO LIKE I REMEMBER NIKI WANTED TO SEE THEIR BASE and tubbo was like ooh maybe we can put like #water down here for you niki we need a water system and ranwas like Do we though?I WAD WAYCHING THAT .LIKE DAMMMNNNNNN OM LIKE GIGGLING WRIT #ING THIS RIGHT NOW I CAN HEARTHE CLIP HE DID NOTTT WANT HER IJNTHEIR BASE😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #I NEED TO FIDN THAT STREAM WHERE IRS LIKE TOMMY AND JACK A D FHEHRE LOKE TALKING ABOUT DUOS AND THEN JACK SAYS THE MOST OUT OF POCKET SHIT I #VE EVER HEARD LKKE I LITERALLU HAD TK PAUSE. H PHONE AND BURST OUR LAUHJIMG MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOORRRRR DO U GUYS R EME ER WTF IM TLAKING AB #OUT IDK HOW TO FIND THESE STREAMS Oh my god u really Had to be there early 2021 that was liye the funniest era of mt life i wlild be #Tearing up from lauhjimg every day I MISS WAYCHING STREAMS LIVE CHAT WAS SO FUNNY I wishe it was archivedI WISH MORE STREAMERS KEPT CHAT ON #SCREEN i defiently understand why most didn't like Wyd when chats annouing ad hell but also Me 3 years later is interested in what the pub #lic had to say.... ok Now bye

[spectator-zee]

RAS! HERE'S YOUR BUNDLE OF JOY!

Here's Starboy from @rascalentertainments Wish au called Wish Granted!

#sorry it took so long! #got a bit busy #disney wish #wish au #wish granted au #wish starboy #fanart #wish 2023 #zee's doodles #also sorry if his nose ain't big enough 😅

[luckycharms1701]

Okay but imagine rise!Mikey painting but using your skin as his canvas.

I mean, he's always painting on his brothers' shells so what difference would your arm or the length of your back make?

anon-chan. it's like you read my mind. how does it feel to be a telepath?

i just. imagine. the first time is just a funny moment. he draws a silly little face on your hand while you're sleeping. you laugh about it when you wake up.

after that he gets more comfortable, and you are regularly as decorated as his brothers. he loves how the difference in skin tone changes the colors, and spends a lot of time experimenting on you.

you don't tell him, but you take a picture of every single doodle and painting before you wash it off. they are your treasures.

then he tells you he wants to try a larger painting, can he paint your back? you honestly don't think much of it until you are taking your shirt off. he's waiting for the go ahead that you're ready on the other side of his door.

maybe he won't notice your blush when you're on your stomach, you hope as you lay down and tell him you're ready, come on in!

he bounces in and is so normal about it that you find yourself relaxing, at least until the first brush stroke against your back. he asks if it's too cold as shivers wrack through you. you tell him it's fine, you'll get used to it, please continue.

so mikey continues as you try to keep your suffering to a minimum. you hadn't expected this to feel so intimate. every brush stroke feels like a caress, and when his fingers go to smudge a line or remove some stray paint you feel faint.

when he's (finally) done and the paint is dry and you see what he's painted, you can't breathe.

a giant bouquet covers your back. sunflowers mix with marigolds and daffodils dance along with orange tulips. in the middle of the bouquet is a large, highly detailed orange rose.

you reach for him and his lips meet yours halfway.

#rise mikey #rise michelangelo #rise mikey x reader #tmnt #writing tag #so uhhhhh #yeah i have some thoughts about mikey painting on you #i've imagined it a couple of times #just #just a few times 😅 #i'm sorry this took so long anon-chan i got lost in the bayverse sauce for a bit there

[lots-o-doodles]

I've been feeling down about my art lately. 😥 I'm probably just going through a period of growth, it seems silly but it's frustrating that everything I draw looks like I drew it. I'm having a hard time appreciating my art for what it is...

What do y'all like about it?

(If you feel up to sharing.)

#sorry to complain! #i appreciate y'all being here and all the support you give me 💜 #sorry I haven't made anything in a long while... #i feel a bit like it's human nature to wish we were something we're not.....or maybe that's just my depression 😅

[immagrosscandy]

Why is it your name "i am a gross candy?"

my nickname has always been candy, but i guess saying "i am candy" felt a bit empty for me. so my thought process was like this:

"candies are sweet, but i don't see myself as sweet, so instead how about gross? heck yeah it sounds awesome"

i wanted to go with something that was good but also bad?? i don't know really. i know it sounds terrible that i'm basically calling myself gross 😅, but i felt like saying "i'm sweet" wasn't really fitting me, i thought.

i know i'm not a sweet person because i have flaws. i can be selfish and quite lazy, so i guess saying i'm a gross candy was like saying "i know i can be good but i know i can be bad, i'm something in between"

...

and now that i'm saying this... i think i was reeeeally overthinking this user name back when i was 17 😂

don't get me wrong, i really liked the nickname and i still do! honestly i'm gonna stick with this online name until i come up with something better (and that is never)

i never thought something such as a nickname would have something like a story about autoreflection, i wanted a funny nickname like "hey how about a gross candy? because candies aren't usually gross!" or something like that 😂😂 but i guess this is what i've got

it's still cool tho! :)

#okay this came out longer than i thought 😅 #sorry for the long response anon #but also thank you #i liked this question! made me think of how i see myself #also reveal a bit of story to you guys #even if i'm not as present as i used to be here #school has been keeping me busy #also ace attorney. it's my new hyperfixation i can't stop- #but hey it guess it's good i can still receive anon asks??? #i wanna be positive :D #thanks!! #(i've never answered this fast in my life)

[spielzeugkaiser]

Flowers for you, I hope you’re feeling better these days!

Thank you, ahhhh, this is sooo sweet that you thought of me 🥺🥺 It means a lot! Also I love those flowers, they are so nice, and I'm just a sucker for everything pastel pink 💖 I had this in my askbox for quite a while, just looking at it and being-

THANK YOU STINA. That's so lovely!!

#spielzeugkaiser talks #to be completely honest - there is not much difference #my body is deteriorating #migraine is baddd #but so far I'm handling it! #I'm a bit worried because I'll be working full time again from next week on and that means drastically less time to rest #as long as I'm always one step ahead (organization wise) I'm still capable of acting and don't go into simple reaction mode #like doing prep now writing papers now getting stuff now done so I can pull them out of my desk in autum and winter when I need them #but I also need good grades and think about if I want to do a doctorate and study and publish and start to design a study #and decide on a topic and finish the things that are already running and go on congresses and juggle all three jobs without dropping one #and why is it all so expensiveee I'm a fool #but also do the MAIN job right #uff uff #also I really should do more sport to help with the migraines and the overall pain level #oh well #so far I'm doing good! stressed but I'm currently managing it #I would enjoy a break - I fought for it on all fronts and got one in October but maybe I can take three days off in August to go hiking #or something like that! that would be nice #sorry for the rant 😅 #I used this to organize my thoughts for a moment; now that it's written down it's better and out of the head! #my body is bad overall but my mood not - I do believe that I can do it :) It just won't be nice at times 😂😅🙈

[trueheartofarebel]

@poewingsdameron

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He was alive. His forearm prickled sharp with echoes of heat from Pryce’s sadistic handiwork, and he felt like he had even more bruises than freckles, and the ache of his bad knee had spiderwebbed out into his entire leg... But he was alive. Alive, and out of the Empire’s ranks at long last.

It left Alexsandr rather dazed, filled almost to numbness with both relief and uncertainty. What could he do now? His usefulness as Fulcrum, as the Rebellion’s ‘man on the inside’, had run out. Perhaps he would be a footsoldier, an extra gun or pair of hands that could be deemed an acceptable loss by superiors. An unfair thought, he knew, given how bafflingly kind everyone had been since the Ghost had deigned to retrieve his escape pod. But he was perfectly aware that what he’d done in the past, for most of his life, might well make true trust difficult.

Alexsandr’s head was swirling with these thoughts as he disembarked at a limp into the hangar of the rebel base on Yavin 4. His knee nearly buckled, already weakened and disliking the subtle changes from artificial to surface gravity. He waved off those who tried to offer medical help, insisting repeatedly that there were others in worse condition. Finding a storage crate out of the way of most reunions and celebrations, Alexsandr sat on its edge, his weary sigh clipped short at the end by another twinge from what felt like badly bruised ribs.

Still, in a way, it was soothing to watch the rebels - those who’d known the Empire was wrong and cruel far longer than he ever had - talk among each other with excitement and concern and a constant undercurrent of sincere care. Only when a pilot he recognized actually approached him did Alexsandr try to straighten up, and to hide his resulting wince. “Kestrel. I am sorry to say I did not see much of your flying, but I am sure you were in fine form.”  His words carried a faint tinge of breathlessness, as his lungs flinched away from fully expanding.

#ic #rp #poewingsdameron #v: another way to go #[sorry this is a bit long; it's mostly just setup! 😅]

[soulsilversprings]

It's official - I'll be posting two fics for palletshipping week!!! Did a lot of writing yesterday and finally got both of them completed (pending a few minor edits once my brain is in the mood). Super excited to post mine and see everyone else's! 🥲❤️

#it just feels good knowing for sure now that i'll have stuff to post #bc for a bit there even though i've been so excited for this week #i wasn't sure if i would be able to make it happen 😅 #also- my first fic isn't even in my WIPs list!! #it just snuck up on me last minute and i'm excited to surprise y'all* with it #*ok a few of you have seen a snippet of it but- #but i'm glad i attempted all seven days #bc even though most aren't ready to post now #i now have fun pallet stuff in the drafts that i can finish and share later! #nelly if ur seeing this ty for organizing this event <3 #sorry these tags got long lol

[druidberries]

Can I also ask for a 👑 for Charlie? Thanks! (And elowen as queen of monsters,….. DAMN.)

👑 - OC dressed as royalty

king charlie at your service 🙇

#ty for this ask morri !! #sorry it took me so long i got a bit distracted today😅 #im glad you liked elowens look <33 #i really need some fantasy type suits #and more crowns #asks #oc ask games #morrigan-sims #charlie clark

[c28hunter]

Hello there it's your secret elf for the exchange 💚 👋🏽 Do you have any special wishes in terms of who should be featured in the art? Or would you prefer käärijä solo? Or any other hints are greatly appreciated

Oh hello there elf

Obviously Käärijä is the man here, our main inspo. Well, I love his dynamic with Bojan, especially during their reunion (man looked so happy 🥺)

And him and Häärijä, they are just the crazy duo I'm amazed by. I enjoyed their costume swap that they did once, that I think was one of my favourite moments!

And in general I'm a sucker for cute or silly stuff, I'm here for the laughs. So yeah, something goofy would be very appreciated 😅

#anon asks #i hope it was at least a bit helpful hah #and sorry it took so long 😅 #lahjakääryleet 2023 #lahjakääryleet23

[mxcottonsocks]

oooohhh are you reading villette? i tried so hard to read it but it WAS SO LONG FOR ME

I'm not reading it right now (and wasn't at the time you asked which was, er, a little while ago sorry), but read it last December and found it really engaging and definitely my favourite from Charlotte Bronte, so I occasionally dip into the tag to look for things about it to reblog or add to my queue. 😊

It is a long book though, and I do have to say that I was both less engaged in the first half or so at the time I was reading it, and also by the time I reached the end and had 'all the context', as it were, I felt even more like some of the stuff near the beginning was... possibly unnecessary.

However, I don't think that's a problem I have with Villette specifically, if that makes sense... it seems to me that both early-to-mid Victorian novels in general, and the bildungsroman / coming of age genre in the 1830s-to-1850s in particular, do tend to spend a lot of time near the beginning of the story on things which aren't exactly 'plot relevant' but rather are relevant to the 'world' the characters inhabit, and therefore there's often quite a bit which I think possibly wouldn't 'make the cut' if the book were published today... Compared to some other coming-of-age stories from a similar timeframe, Villette actually fairs quite well in terms of how many of the things that happen feel like they are relevant to Lucy Snowe... if not necessarily to her story, as such, to her character, her experience of the world, what her story is not and how she feels about that, and so on.

Also, if it makes you feel any better for struggling a bit with Villette's length, I have to admit I may have an advantage in reading long books... for health reasons, I spend a lot of my spare time lying down, so most of my reading is actually done by listening to audio books (usually from librivox) rather than physically reading. One of the benefits of audio is that the progress bar is always the same length regardless of the length of the book, so I don't get that horrible feeling you can get when reading a physical book where you look at the pages you've read and worked so hard on and then look at all the hundreds and hundreds of unread pages ahead of you...

#thanks for the ask! #sorry for taking so long to respond #i've been feeling a bit worse than usual lately and also been more-than-usually busy at work as a 5-year project is ending 😅 #asks #answered #villette #reading #audiobooks

[racingliners]

tagged by @comraderoscoes to do a url playlist, ty!!! 💚

r - Room On The 3rd Floor - McFly

a - august - Taylor Swift

c - Counting Stars - One Republic

i - I Don't Want To Know - Fleetwood Mac

n - Night On The Yorktown - Michael Giacchino

g - Glow In the Dark - The Wanted

l - Lights Off - We Are Domi

i - Issues - The Saturdays

n - Nobody Does It Better - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

e - Euphoria - Loreen

r - Red Sky - Lawson

s - State of Grace (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

tagging (no pressure!): @usersewis @rossocorsaseb @dieschwartzman @youreamonocoque @arcturusreads and @kylesdubas

#personal #tagged #this was both fun and hard 😅 #I tried my keep to have one song per artist but my library was a bit thin on the ground in places #(in hindsight tagging people with long urls was maybe not a good idea I'm sorry 😭)

[ghost-proofbaby]

asking about so mordor it is during 24/7 hype is like asking the teacher if there’s hw at the end of class HAHA

nooooo never!!! mordor is my baby

i will be honest — i’ve been avoiding asks about it due to a few unkind ones i’ve gotten recently where people haven’t been the… nicest in the way they expressed wanting an update (but most of you are lovely who ask!! even simple “hey how’s mordor going” is welcome <3). i just haven’t known how to respond i guess.

the short answer is: it’s going! i wish i could give a more definitive answer regarding the next update because i love writing that fic very dearly, but i’ve just worked the last few days and haven’t gotten the chance to sit down and finish the final scene for the next chapter. 😭

the longer answer, which it’s not specifically you that has mentioned this nonnie, but others, is that my process with mordor just takes longer than 24. it’s more involved. when i say i’m working on mordor, it means i am rewatching the show, i am meticulously researching, i am rereading shire and going over my plot specifically for mordor. it’s just a lot more brain power required, which i fully brought upon myself and don’t mind because like i said, i love this fic and getting to write it and share it with you all!! it just means there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes with it on my end. i know it may not seem that way to all of you (as some people have expressed), and i know that maybe some don’t find the writing reflecting all that effort/being up to par, but at the end of the day… i’m trying my best and i’m most worried with my enjoyment. if i’m not enjoying it anymore, then it’ll show in the writing, and that just… isn’t what i want for my fic, y’know?

i really am sorry that updates on mordor take longer, and i am so endlessly appreciative to those of you who are patient enough to wait it out and still show so much support <3 i love y’all. thank you for taking a story that has turned into a very vulnerable part of my heart, and for treating it with care. 🖤

also i’m so sorry for picking on you specifically nonnie you’re just one of the nicer asks i’ve received recently regarding it and i’d rather extend an answer to you then someone being rude!!! <3 thank you for reading and thank you for being excited about it haha ily <3

#basically this is me gently asking to certain anons to not tell me my writing sucks #or that it’s overhyped #or other unkind things i’d rather not ruminate on rn #things like that don’t motivate me as a writer at all #it makes me wanna delete all my work and disappear into a hole lol #which is a tad bit dramatic but oh well #just pls be kind #because i was actually planning to update it very soon now that i have tomorrow off #thank u ily #mordor #AGAIN IM SORRY FOR PICKING ON YOU SPECIFICALLY NONNIE YOU DID NOTHING WRONG IN THIS ASK!!! #it made me laugh!!! #sorry that answer was a lot and really long #it’s possible i’ll delete this later #i sound like a whiny crybaby hahaaaaaaaaaa #also i have gotten a several asks that ARENT rude on anon!! #if you sent in questions about mordor this isn’t about you unless you’ve sent me a whole essay 😅 #the rude asks were significantly longer so please know this isn’t about the short and simple and sweet ones!!!!