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@luciechat

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Damn Straight. Long Live the Queen.

#jenny shepard #jenny shepard lives #judgment day #jibbs

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source

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Well, that hits.

White lies, white Jesus and you

#farah dowling #bloom peters #fate the winx saga #ftws #winxsource

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February Ills

@fluffbruary prompt for Feb. 14 (phone)

The next in the Carol's in the Night Series.

Leroy Jethro Gibbs may be a tough-ass marine but, holding a baby that had just emptied her stomach onto him, was just not intimidating. Jenny stepped down the last stair carefully biting her lip to withhold any sound that may remotely sound like laughter or giggles.

#jenny shepard #jibbs #leroy jethro gibbs #ncis

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Signs of Ceremonies appreciation

Winxsource Bingo

I am a huge fan of fluff, this is not a surprise to anyone. One of my favorite fluffiest authors just published a one-shot sequel (or could be read alone) to one of her Farah is Bloom's mom stories.

Signs fo Ceremonies by Fritokays.

#winxsourcebingo #silrah #bloom #winxsource

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Rumbelle in the rain AI

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#MY BROTHER IN CHRIST#NO ONE CARES

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I’m Bored and Anxious So I Slapped Together a List of Fan Fic Writer Asks

1. Share a song that makes you think of [The Heir of the Dragon]: How to train your dragon theme.

2. Do you read/reread your own fics? Guilty.

3. What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written? Snow.

4. How many WIPs do you have right now? 52

5. What’s a fic idea you’ve had that you will never write? Andreas gets Stella Pregnant

6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time? 100% Happy to Help (reylo love) , Who We Are (Silrah, my reason why Saul is a selkie), and currently Someone in her Corner (my new HOTD obsession)

7. How many ideas for fics do you have right now? 12... possibly 13

8. What project(s) are you currently working on? Heir of the Dragon (for real), a new Fate multichapter, and finishing some old NCIS stuff

9. Do you write every day? Do lesson plans count? If you wrote today, share a sentence of what you’ve written! Take a swamp tromp.

10. Is there a fic that got a different response than you were expecting? Snow, I didn't expect anyone to think it was good.

11. Do you have specific playlists for writing fics? I do. It's saved on my spotfiy.

12. Do you have a playlist for your current WIP(s)? Share it! I don't. I should though.

13. How much planning do you do before writing? Uh... a lot

14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, such as comic or film, which fan fic would you pick? Heir of the Dragon or the Enchantrix stories

15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters? Song lyrics, poems, and prompts

16. At what point in the process do you come up with titles? Uh at the end? Sometimes I save it something funny in my drive and that's the title.

17. What’s something you’ve learned about while doing research for a fic? Best tools for dismemberment

18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic? “If you mean they can cause a snowstorm, so you don’t have your magic history test tomorrow, no. Sorry to disappoint.”

19. Give us a small teaser from one of your WIPs.

“Da! Da, I sort of…oh,” Sky skidded to a stop in front of the two men. “Um, hi, Uncle Ben.” “Sky,” Ben greeted. “Did you set fire to the school?” Saul asked, sipping his scotch. “Not exactly.” “Did you spot a Burned One?” “No, I…” “Is it some sort of magical disaster?” “Um…no?” “You sure?” Saul pressed, glancing up at his son. “You ran in here like the hells of hound were after you.” “I turned Bloom into a dragon,” Sky announced. Ben, who had just taken a sip of the scotch, found it flying out of his mouth as Saul sat up. “Fire breathing?” “I mean, she does have the dragon flame, so yea,” Sky replied. “What did you say to her?” Ben demanded. “Did you use some sort of artifact?” “I swore the oath.” “Oh Shit,” Ben sighed. “Like father, like son.”

20. What’s a favorite title for a fic you’ve written? Noli timere malum, sed time heroa

21. Have you ever deleted an entire scene after spending hours laboring over it? If so, why? Yes. Yes I did. Because I was co-writing and I was embarrassed that it was so bad. My co made me un delete it.

22. Do you know how your fic will end before you start writing? Sometimes.

23. How do you choose where to end a chapter (if you have multi-chapter works)? I try to plan out the chapter but sometimes they get to big and I'm like it needs to be done now.

24. Share a moodboard for (one of) your current WIP(s). I don't really do mooadboards. Sorry (I'm working on it)

25. Have you ever upset yourself with your own writing? Yes. I killed Jenny. Again.

26. Is there something you’ve written that you would never want your family to see? All of it? Most of my family thinks when I'm writing I'm working on my novel...

27. Is there a fic you were nervous to post/share? Why? Heir of the Dragon. I didn't think it would live up to expectations.

28. Have you ever tagged a fic “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat”? Not yet.

29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.)

“You think…you know what I don’t care what you think, get lost Anna. Next time, don’t interfere.” “Next time…believe me Jethro if you try assisted suicide again, I won’t stop you. Consider this in honor of my sister’s…affection for you. It won’t happen again. In fact give me a reason and I’ll put you in the ground here and now.” He walked away from her heading back out to the main street to get his team. “Walk away Jethro, bury this if you want. I’m not going away.” “Go to hell Anna.” “After you,” she whispered.

30. Ask anything!

I’m Bored and Anxious So I Slapped Together a List of Fan Fic Writer Asks

1. Share a song that makes you think of [fic title] 2. Do you read/reread your own fics? 3. What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written? 4. How many WIPs do you have right now? 5. What’s a fic idea you’ve had that you will never write? 6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time? 7. How many ideas for fics do you have right now? 8. What project(s) are you currently working on? 9. Do you write every day? If you wrote today, share a sentence of what you’ve written! 10. Is there a fic that got a different response than you were expecting? 11. Do you have specific playlists for writing fics? 12. Do you have a playlist for your current WIP(s)? Share it! 13. How much planning do you do before writing? 14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, such as comic or film, which fan fic would you pick? 15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters? 16. At what point in the process do you come up with titles? 17. What’s something you’ve learned about while doing research for a fic? 18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic? 19. Give us a small teaser from one of your WIPs. 20. What’s a favorite title for a fic you’ve written? 21. Have you ever deleted an entire scene after spending hours laboring over it? If so, why? 22. Do you know how your fic will end before you start writing? 23. How do you choose where to end a chapter (if you have multi-chapter works)? 24. Share a moodboard for (one of) your current WIP(s). 25. Have you ever upset yourself with your own writing? 26. Is there something you’ve written that you would never want your family to see? 27. Is there a fic you were nervous to post/share? Why? 28. Have you ever tagged a fic “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat”? 29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.) 30. Ask anything!

#get to know me #asks and answers #asks and replies #asks welcome

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Winxsource Bingo

WinxSource Bingo

Make a rec post of 3 pieces you made and that you loved tolerate

Instead of going straight to my top 3 fics, I borrowed @fitztragedy's idea of mixing it with the "with less than ..." slots so these are some of my works that aren't as known but I still adore them:

A fic with only 1 chapter: Spider, spider in the tree Tell me how it ends- This is one of my lowest hit stories, but honestly one of the first stories I started writing in the Fate fandom. Time-Travel Fix it Under a hundred hits, it's from Saul's POV and there was another that was more popular from Farah's.

A fic with less than 300 hits: Coffeeshop Chatter (NCIS) I friggin adore this story. Elflordsmistress and I crafted this one together when I couldn't get it out of my head... Although if it has to be Fate based then... Let me tell you a tail -- Part of My Farah and the Caturday series because I have issues with prompts sometimes.

A fic with less than 50 kudos: Do You Remember? (NCIS), I don't even remember why I wrote this one, I think I just thought the song suited them... and Fate related A Demon and A Fairy Sat Drinking ---Give me a show with strong women and a young charge and I've got you covered.

A Fic with less than 10 comments: A road so rough this I know- I didn't like this story when I wrote it, but it has nearly 500 hits, 35 kudos, and zero comments. A very short insight into fetching back Beatrix and Bloom when they road trip to Aster Dell.

And now, my bingo card update:

#winxsource #winxsourcebingo #silrah #jibbs #signal boost

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Tag 9 people to get to know better (via @myalchod 💚 )

Last song: "Start of Time" ---Gabrielle Aplin

Currently watching: last thing I had on was True Decteivces North Country, and before that, it was Criminal Minds Evolution for a rewatch.

Three ships:

Silrah (Farah Dowling / Saul Silva), Fate: the Winx Saga, because I am currently obsessed.

Corlys Velaryon / Rhaenys Targaryen, House of the Dragon, because why couldn't the whole show be about them and Meleys.

Jibbs (Jenny Shepard / Leroy Jethro Gibbs), NCIS (Season 3-5) because classics never go out of style and Long Live the Queen.

Favorite color: at the moment cobalt blue. It varies.

Currently consuming: Coffee, Coffee, and more coffee

First ship: Xena and Ares, Usagi/Mamoru, Harm/Mac (JAG) (do we see a trend?)

Relationship status: single

Tagging (only if you wanna!): @septemberrie @fitztragedy @astrid-v @shadowofnight @junkshop-disco @skloomdumpster @luciechat @corvusdraconis @crazycatfaery No obligation any which way!

#About Me #silrah #jibbs #jenny shepard #meleys

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My local bookstore is so fed up and tbh I love that for them they should choose violence more

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Okay so, I might be obsessed with Evenly Matched, Pairs Well by @jenni3penny and I had to draw the bottles of wine. For some reason (I can't decide on a design that I like for Blackbridge) my brain decided to start with Alfea instead of Blackbridge so here you go. I'm not sure why I picked rosé, apart from the fact that it fits Alfea's vibe (also, it's pretty and that's the only way I can judge wine since I don't like it).

I am planning on drawing the Blackbridge one as well, let's just hope school let me have enough time to do it.

Since it's wine and I'm French, I'm sorry but I can't not write in French on the bottle so here are the translations:

Château Alfea: Castle Alfea

Mis en bouteille au château: Bottled in the domain (well, accurate translation would still be castle, but I'm not sure which one is used in English)

I have already told you how much I love your fic, but dammit sommelier!Farah is now leaving rent free in my mind (and I'll probably want to draw even more things inspired by your AU). It's so freaking amazing and I should not be on my 4th (5th?) read of it already but I am 🤍

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2024 Resolution to Update Something, Rework, or Finish and Drag out of the Abyss that is Google Drive for my writing...

I present the revised Carol's in the Night

Summary: Up working late, Jenny hears a strange sound from outside her front door. She opens the door to discover a gift left on the doorstep and from there on brings the holiday spirit back into her life.

#jibbs #jenny shepard #leroy jethro gibbs #team as family #holiday fic

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Silrah and 32 pleaseee

Bringing back the "what the fluff" tag for this one, methinks, though I very nearly went in the precise opposite direction.

32. a kiss to wake up

“But curses don’t exist.”

“Just try,” Bloom urges from the doorway, where she and the rest of the Winx hang back in a knot. There is a undercurrent of concern from them, quiet murmurs aloud and in her mind alike. “It can’t hurt, can it?”

Oh, but it can. It can. To kiss him would be to admit so much that she’s held back through their years together, to cross the line they’ve danced around for as long as she can remember without ever acknowledging it. They are friends, partners, have been bedmates, but somehow this is so much heavier, especially when the stories of old are all too clear about what can break a curse. (Assuming it’s real. Which she’s still not admitting.)

And maybe they don’t exist, but reality is Saul lying still but for the too-shallow rise and fall of his chest, completely unaware of the world around him in a way that feels entirely unnatural, curse or not. Even in sleep he has always had a readiness born of years in dangerous situations; the war had only deepened his naturally light sleeping habits, and she can remember many a night when she’d started awake to find him already upright, head cocked as he listened to the woods around them. None of that is present now; his lashes fall dark against pale skin, mouth slightly slack, breath nearly silent. His mind, when she reaches for it, feels impossibly distant.

If she is to do this, she will have to be honest with herself. That doesn’t mean he has to know, however — all that matters is having her specialist at her side again, whatever it may cost her. With everything she carries, one more secret should be nothing, especially when she has locked those feelings away for so long already.

“Girls — out.”

They protest — no surprise — but subside in fairly short order, and it isn’t long before the door clicks shut somewhere behind her and the worried mutter of their thoughts retreat. Alone, Farah sinks down on the edge of the narrow bed, cupping a hand against his face. Even now, he remains warm. It would be so easy to pretend, if she closed her eyes, sinking back into the memory of those rare times she’s woken up beside him, soft and relaxed before all that they are intrudes once more, but she cannot allow herself that. If she is to do this, to try, it must be without illusions.

The truth, then: she loves him, not only as the friend and partner and lifelong companion he has been. She’s in love with him — at least, as best she can understand such a thing. Rosalind’s voice rings in her ears even now, reminding her of how similar they are, of all the times she’s pushed aside the weakness of emotion to become unyielding steel. And yet through it all Saul had been there, a steady glow at the edge of her thoughts even when things were darkest. How can she not do whatever it takes for him, after everything? How can she not, when she knows he would do nothing less for her?

(Curses may not be real. This may be an exercise in futility. But she loves him, gods help her, and nothing remains but to try, and to acknowledge that this has nothing to do with what she may owe him and everything to do with …)

His lips are soft when she traces her thumb across them, chapped enough to catch slightly against her skin. She wets her own as she looks down at him. He’d laugh if he saw her sitting like this, so unsure about such a simple gesture — or perhaps he wouldn’t, but if she doesn’t do this, she’ll never know. That is, in this moment, the only certainty she has.

Come back to me, she thinks — pleads, nearly, if only within her own mind, and then closes the distance between them to set her mouth to his.

If it’s a curse, then surely she should feel something. Every time she has felt magic break, there has been some sort of physical sensation, from the faintest of shivers to a sound like a thunderclap. But she feels nothing besides the warmth of his lips against her own, the faint shift of his ribs and the even quieter flutter of his heart and the prickle of stubble against her palm, and her own heart sinks in her chest. They must have been wrong. Life is not a storybook; she should know that by now, after all that she has seen.

But when she pulls back blue eyes are looking at her, still hazy with sleep but open, present. As she watches, disbelieving, the corners of his mouth pull up.

“Breathe, Farah.” The words are rusty, sleep-rough. Her hand is still against his face. As he covers it with his own, air shudders back into her lungs and something slides back into place inside her.

Always, he answers, to that earlier whisper of a thought, and now it is her turn to smile.

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#sweet fluff

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Fluffbruary is ONLY A MONTH AWAY! Time to post the prompt list and spark some creativity!

As always, pick any or all of the daily prompts as inspiration for your fluffy fanwork. There are a handful of alternate prompts at the bottom of the list if none of the day's prompts work for you.

Whether you do some prompts, or all, or just one--increasing the fluff quotient in the world is surely a good thing.

All fandoms, all ships welcome! Tag @fluffbruary in your post so we can reblog your fluffy creations--and please reblog THIS post so your tumblr community sees it and comes to play in the fluff.

February 1 : downy | clinic | nuance February 2 : engagement | scent | jam

Putting the rest under a cut because the images make for a LONG post :D

February 3 : umbrella | seashore | mist February 4 : camera | lush | beau

February 5 : rescue | inertia | lullaby February 6 : tie | embarrassment | dessert

February 7 : potatoes | blue | glass February 8 : shower | blessed | layer

February 9 : urgency | kneel | rural February 10 : flush | angel | owl

February 11 : reflection | water | apology February 12 : graceful | volcano | blanket

February 13 : choice | snuggling | furry February 14 : phone | bubble bath | doll

February 15 : cord | bakery | honey February 16 : neighbour | desire | horse

February 17 : magazine | tactile | curtains February 18 : suave | cologne | gradual

February 19 : tea cakes | flood | feature February 20 : smooth | glitters | queen

February 21 : photography | pepper | truffles February 22 : key | silly | quest

February 23 : rhythm | chalk | humor February 24 : spring | fuzzy | silky

February 25 : fox | twilight | sweat February 26 : fluff | woolly | care package

February 27 : table | blush | laundry February 28 : reward | shelter | piano

February 29 : breakfast | valley | sign

alternate prompts: evening | wish | hot | caress | solid

There you have it — all the Fluffbruary 2024 prompts. Please reblog, and bring on the fluff!