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artificerstimetable · 11 months
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Definitely wanna give mimi gloves but I also thought ohhhh nails so what if paw-gloves with lil claws!! Neither of their designs are finalized, even my drip's but I'm pretty content w them all so fair.
Wanted to make the ponytail a brighter color compared tk the rest of the hair but we aren't sure so we'll leave it bee :)))) also wanna go do our bee's meatspacw design but not sure
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27dragons · 3 months
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New Year Countdown: Dec 30
I forgot again! I was actually going to sleep last night and thought, "oh shit, did I remember to post?" and then thought, "yes, of course I did" with the full memory of shuffling around my file and everything. Bad memory, no cookie! So for yesterday's belated post, have some Cyberpunk Steve/Tony, and since I'm going out tonight, I'll put tonight's post in the queue for later.
Dec 30 - Stony - Cyberpunk AU - Fireworks
It always took Tony a few minutes to recover when he dropped his connection to the Net. The nanites were so fast, faster than thought, and if he dumped them without the proper procedures, he’d be half-stunned, unable for a few minutes to think properly or even move his body without tripping over himself.
So he kept his eyes closed, breathing carefully and counting the beats of his heart until the spaces between them seemed merely slow and not interminable.
When he did open his eyes, Steve was standing in front of him, waiting patiently. “You back in the real world?”
Steve wasn’t wearing his smart armor, just a standard BPV, so the situation couldn’t be too bad. “The Net is real,” Tony said for probably the thousandth time. “But yeah, I’m back in meatspace. What’s up, Cap?”
“Not sure,” Steve admitted. “There’s rumors floating around that something’s going to happen down by the river. I thought we should go check it out.”
“No idea what?” Tony wondered. “You want me to dive back in, see what I can dig up in the Shadows?” He tapped at the housing embedded in his chest that maintained the nanites when they weren’t in use.
Steve rolled his eyes. “Netters,” he said, fondly exasperated. “I thought we could go check it out in person.”
“Old man,” Tony shot back at him, grinning. “You spend all your free time pining for the old days, don’t you?” He reached for his overcoat. It wasn’t armor, but it was lined with protective panels, and besides, it was cold out there. “Who’s staying here to keep an eye on the children?”
Predictably, Steve said, “Bucky.”
“And who’s going to keep an eye on Bucky?” Tony teased.
Steve shoved Tony playfully -- and gently, because despite his grousing about the danger of too much cyber enhancement, Steve’s skeleton and musculature were boosted and he could put Tony through a wall if he didn’t keep a tight rein on his strength.
They made their way out to the street and headed toward the river. “What do you think we’re going to find?” he wondered. Steve didn’t seem tense, like he was expecting trouble, but he did seem a little nervy.
“Don’t know,” Steve admitted. “You know, you spent the whole day in the Net. Must be hungry; want to stop at Joey’s for a burger on the way?” He waved at the diner’s signpost, just half a block from where they were passing.
“You don’t want to chase this thing down first?” That wasn’t much like Steve.
“From what I’ve heard, we’ve got some time.”
Tony shot Steve a suspicious look, but he seemed not to notice. “...Sure. Burger would be good, actually.”
Steve drew Tony into a discussion about the latest smartlink upgrades as they ate, and then they bickered lazily about whether Bucky should let Tony work on his cyberware or if he’d be better off going to WakandaTek for maintenance, and Tony forgot about his concerns. By the time they left Joey’s, they were well into a threadbare old argument about enhancements for Steve’s holoshield.
It wasn’t until the first explosion made Tony all but jump out of his skin that he remembered why they were wandering the streets in midwinter. “Fuck!” he gasped, ducking into an alley for cover and looking around wildly. “What was that?”
Steve looked up into the sky, and Tony followed his gaze. Against the purplish glow of the city’s night sky was a sparkling glitter of lights.
Steve grabbed Tony’s wrist. “Come on, it’s starting!” He tugged, and Tony was helpless to do anything but follow.
Another explosion lit up the sky with jewels of color and light. “Fireworks?” Tony said. “Your mysterious something was fireworks? You tricked me into a patrol to... what, get dinner and watch fireworks?” He blinked as the obvious answer occurred. “Is this a date, Steve?”
Steve shot Tony a slightly sheepish smile. “Well... yeah. If you want it to be.”
Crowds were gathering, now that it was apparent the explosions were benign, but there was no one there who knew them. Tony leaned into Steve’s warmth and looked up at the blooming colors in the sky, and smiled as Steve’s arm wrapped around his shoulders.
“Happy New Year.”
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aggravateddurian · 5 months
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Chorus: Memory
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Back to the Chorus AU for a moment...
Vega gains access to V's old apartment, finding it exactly as it was 2 years ago (someone's been paying the rent). She sees memories but feels nothing.
It seems that the transfer process from the NET back to meatspace without a Relic causes memories and feelings to be separated in engrams... or does it.
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kuwdora · 8 months
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not-June Something Prompts Day 9: from spikedluv: What’s your first fandom memory?
Oh, I was reading a lot of Stargate fanfic on livejournal and there was this crossover AU sandbox people were playing in called Pegasus B. Sending SG-1 characters to Atlantis well before canon had the crossover episodes. It was a lot of fun to read all the ways people were riffing on backstories and different first meetings. Then people were writing AUs of other people's AUs and it was just... so freaking cool to see how people were going "yes...and??" and just running with new ideas and going for it. I had read a lot of @tafkarfanfic 's stories at the time and started getting ideas of my own and...I wrote something. I was so scared when I sent her my first message asking if she would beta my fic. It was my first ever fic for a TV show. I was so intimidated by her and everyone else writing for the community. They were all so cool and wrote amazing stories. But I messaged her for beta and Tafkar said yes! Betaed my little character study/vignette about Martouf/Lantash joining SG-15! Then I posted it and people liked it! I wrote more fic and got more feedback and wrote myself into new happy circles. It was a great feeling. And, huh, it's been a billion years since then. But it was a good entry into fandom. I learned a lot from reading @tafkarfanfic and Salieri and @shetiger and so many others! Talking about writing with all of them.. oh I loved it so much. ❤️ Here Tafkar and I both are on Tumblr, still going on our current obsessions. 😊 Truly the best person one could meet in fandom and later in the meatspace. Enduring friendship here. ❤️ Great first memory. (Tafkar: I still have the original file with your beta comments by the way. They were so helpful! And oh my god I was so little! How did you even deal with me!) I really need to get my Stargate and Heroes stories up on my AO3 page. Putting that on my to-do list again.
(full list of questions here)
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darkysilverwing · 1 year
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The Bottom Line, the place where The Board resides, has similar qualities to the now-lobotomized Chaz in his new Mech form. This includes the ability to do all the attacks shown in the boss battle, the way that the members of the board remain separate entities inside the Bottom Line, can bring people in willingly or unwillingly, and how the general space is structured like a living space (or more so a mix of office and leisure in The Bottom Line’s case). Personally I believe it’s a type of merge, older than the one Bush and Marty made.
I didn't actually think about the bottom line, thank you! My brain just kinda figured it was a bit robot, but everyone is actually very small in this instance, which makes me wonder if all the bots we see throughout the game have little people in there and there's just an entire society of miniature AI's running through Scottsdale (new au idea: miniverse)
As for the merging, this is actually something I thought about after I made that post. Because when Gavin unmerged it caused a gigantic explosion and killed everyone but butter, maybe Marty saw this destruction and that brought about the initial idea of "what if we could invent a merge that wasn't as catastrophic and less permanent?" Because I'm sure the CEO of a company suddenly exploding and one if its collective members uploading back to meatspace would have potentially made some stir.
Also I went back to the merge hotel and actually managed to save the building this time and instead of the fish and building merging into submarine or something the building just became small, and bush explained that sometimes that kind of thing just happens in merges.
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basbearship · 1 year
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Rainbow s/i ask: 7, 10 and... Um... Forgot the #, the do they interact with other s/i
Ask game here!
7. Give us 3 random facts abt your s/i!
Bastard's tail is 25ft long, and prehensile! / He has memory issues and needs to sent consistent alarms and reminders. / He kneads with those big ol' hands like a cat does when he's happy or stimming.
10. How many s/i’s do you have? Do you use the same s/i for multiple f/os or make completely different ones?
Just one s/i and one f/o! (Though I'm far from mono in meatspace, I do find it funny Freddy is the only f/o I'm interested in)
11. Does your s/i interact with any other self shippers s/i’s?
Yup! Though the s/i he hangs out with doesn't have a tumblr/publicly selfship. She selfships with Monty though, and we've built a whole au around our s/is and f/os :D
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smol-lydia · 1 year
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Hey hey! How about 7, 13, and 28? 🥰
Hi hi love! 🌺
7) if you use songs/song lyrics which artist do you pull the most from?
Oooh this is tough but my go tos are usually MARINA, Tove Lo, or MS/MR they end up on a lot of my ship playlists 😅
13) What is your longest work this year?
A Mileven fic that is still a WIP! Topping a little over 38k. The Milevens are probably wondering where tf I went and I’m so sorry the Arcane brainrot hit but I’ll be back. That fic is an high school AU where El is a scene/emo kid in 2007 ish aka putting adolescent me on blast Lmao
28) Favorite work this year?
I do have a soft spot for my burlesque AU as it brought me to some of my closest friends in the Arcane fandom, very deep meaningful connections that have spilled out into the meatspace (we hang out irl now).
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feralthembo · 1 year
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Yall know what fuckin time it is
*dissociates into the oc au i built for my blorbos as the worlds most fucked up playpen so i dont hurt myself in the meatspace*
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smeriic · 3 years
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cringe meatspace AU johnny :(
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ciderspunk2077 · 3 years
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Johnny in meatspace AU, @ V
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unforth · 3 years
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The 2021 Destiel Favs Survey!
The December, 2020 edition of the Destiel Fan Favorites Survey is now completed! I got 340 submissions, the most I’ve received since the first time I did the survey in 2017 (this is the fifth time). Since the inception of the survey, I’ve received 1372 surveys, reflecting the tastes of those in the fandom at the time they did the survey and completed especially with an eye toward highlighting excellent lesser-known works.
On the latest survey, 336 different authors were listed as favorites! 165 of these authors were added to the list for the first time. Across all five times I’ve given this survey, 700 authors (on the nose!) have been listed as favorites. You can view a list of all those authors, and links to their accounts, here!
On this survey, an astonishing 1,448 stories received a vote!! The majority - 891 works - were added to the collection for the first time, which is absolutely thrilling to me. 253 of the authors of these works had never been listed before, and now know - they’re someone’s favorite. How awesome is that?
Since the inception of this survey, 3,544 stories by 1,365 different authors have been named as someone’s favorite. All of these works are assembled in a collection that you can view on AO3 here! (works that aren’t on AO3 are bookmarked, as are the works of author’s who chose not to accept the invite to the collection; 210 invites are still pending from the 2021 survey; if authors don’t add their works by next weekend, I’ll bookmark them). Alternatively, you can view a list of every work in the collection, and a link to access the work if it’s still available online, here!
By far, the best way to navigate the collection is to go to the AO3 Collection and use the tags searches and filters to find works that appeal to you. That said, I know some people are curious about results. It’s outside my ability to make lists that include every work, and so I do in general compile some of the data and share those who got the “top” results (not in a ranking, only in alphabetical order). If you’re interested, keep reading...
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if you are having trouble seeing the links on this post, please access it on pillowfort here: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/1967244
In the past, I've done an annotated "Top 20 Authors" list, where I list (in alphabetical, not ranked) order the authors who received the most votes and every work they have in the collection. I will not be doing that this year. I'll give the top 20 list, but not list all their fics - it's too much, and too many of these authors are the same as previous years. The goal of the Collection is and always has been to highlight the works of authors who don't get as much love and aren't as well known, and I've come to feel the Top 20 list doesn't serve that goal effectively. As such, I will instead be doing a "Rookies of the Year" list, listing 10 authors who have not been on the top 20 list previously, and a "Top New Stories" list, with the 10 most popular stories added to the collection this year.
You can see the past top lists at these links:
January, 2020
June, 2018
March, 2017
I also have done a number of rec lists based on the data, but not since the last two surveys (the collection has grown too big, and I don’t have time any longer). These are also all available on pillowfort.
All lists are in alphabetical order! These are not rankings!
Rookies of the Year! A list ten authors who’ve scored highly for the first time on the survey, and every work they’ve written that received at least one vote in the survey!
Desirae
After the Darkness (Series) (26,438 words, 6 works). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Canon divergent AU where Dean goes missing.
Angel Bridge (55,944 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Paranormal writer Dean meets Wiccan Castiel.
Autumn in His Eyes (50,452 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Artist Castiel, retreating to seclusion to avoid the paparazzi, meets small-town Dean.
The Bond-Breaker Murders (75,696 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Detective Dean and his partner Castiel hunt a serial killer. 
The Deal (29,094 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Business owners Dean and Castiel meet soon after Castiel’s divorce.
Finding Home (42,828 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Bakery owner Dean and writer Emmanuel aren’t sure what’s drawing them together, but they’re sure something is.
Ghosts (Series) (71,676 words, 2 works). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Paranormal investigator Dean Winchester doesn’t believe in ghosts and definitely doesn’t believe scam artist Castiel.
I'm the Only (25,121 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Professor Dean and tattoo artist Castiel look back on how they meet.
Lojacked (28,393 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Guidance Counselor Dean is kidnapped days before the anniversary of his marriage to Detective Castiel.
Loved You Forever (Series) (98,896 words, 21 works). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Mechanic Dean has been in love with his best friend Professor Castiel since they were children, but has never told.
Parking Lot Confessions (3,820 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Castiel gets hit with a truth spell, and Sam learns far more than he expected.
Remember Me After the Storm (47,425 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. After a car accident, Castiel doesn’t remember the past 13 years of his life with Dean.
Duckyboos
Bitch Better Have My Money (Series) (247,834 words, 4 works). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Dean’s suburban life goes to hell in a hand basket after he meets a devil with the face of an angel.
The Card Cheat (3,101 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Dean and Castiel are hitmen who hate working together.
Chronicles of a Serial Killer (Series) (52,760 words, 2 works, second is a work in progress). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Detective Dean Winchester is intrigued by the newest serial killer operating in his jurisdiction.
Dial "M" for Monster (23,809 words). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Baker/Vigilante Dean investigates the haunted rooms at Castiel’s motel.
I Only Come When You Scream (Series) (23,117 words, 7 works). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used, Graphic Depictions of Violence. Three serial killers meet over coffee.
Interview with the Vampire's Wife (6,040 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. A vampire’s wife walks into PI Dean’s office.
Lock Stock and Two Smokin' Winchesters (29,392 words). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Boxers Dean and Sam are fucked when they run afoul of Crowley and his prize fighter Castiel.
Murder Ballads (Series) (97,416 words, 3 works). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Serial Killer Castiel sets his sites on Dean.
My Whole Existence is Flawed (6,388 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean accidentally flirts with Castiel, with whom he had a relationship in high school.
Number 1 Crush (103,891 words). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. College friends Dean and Castiel meet up with some college buddies just as Dean’s college stalker comes after him.
Stone by Stone (37,269 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Teacher Castiel and student Dean find trouble together.
EllenofOz
Baby Whispering 101 (2,835 words). Gen. No Warnings Apply. Castiel has to bring his daughter to class, but Professor Winchester doesn’t mind.
Bunker Files (30,519 words, work in progress). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Canon Divergent AU, where the British Men of Letters hear more than they bargained for.
Dark Blue, Dark Blue (36,112 words). Mature. No Warnings Apply. Online friends Dean and Castiel come to meet in person after Castiel’s meatspace life puts him in danger.
A Demon Like Him (24,595 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Warlock Dean isn’t sure if he should work with incubus Castiel.
Drunk Texts and Midnight Snacks (4,589 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. College AU. Dean keeps sending Castiel drunk texts...until he stops.
Felix in Aeternum (23,837 words, work in progress). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Castiel meets Dean at a Halloween festival and learns maybe there’s some supernatural in the world after all.
For a Dream's Sake (28,511 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU during season 13. Castiel falls into a djinn dream.
Lonely Eden (Co-written with Threshie) (44,091 words). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Dean and Sam deal with the aftermath of the Croatoan outbreak until they meet a lone uninfected man, Castiel.
Profound Magic (Series, Co-written with Trenchcoatbaby) (227,233 words, 2 works). Occult student Dean runs into trouble with his strict thesis advisor, Castiel.
Season Z (by multiple authors). (220,673 words). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Canon Divergent AU, post season 14, with zombies.
Undercover Angel (Series) (44,716 words, 3 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU where Dean discovers that Castiel has a panty kink.
emmbrancsxx0
Departure Strategy (Co-written with choranaptyxic) (39,778 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean and Castiel meet when Mary decides to contact Castiel’s employers for their help assisting her suicide.
Castiel Novak's Office, This is Dean (121,472 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean and Castiel have a one night stand...and then Dean finds out Castiel is his new boss.
Evangelist (334,398 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Wealthy business heir Castiel meets poor Dean.
Five Ways to Wake Dean Winchester (without Getting Shot) (1,598 words). Mature. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. “Sometimes, Dean’s dreams are violent.”
Halloween Horror (Series) (117,399 words, 4 works). Canon divergent AU. Castiel and Dean discover a haunted house while cataloguing a Men of Letters library.
Ipamis Ol Olpri (56,418 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Castiel and Jack need John Winchester’s blood to kill Michael.
On Falling (996 words). Unrated. No Warnings Apply. “He had fallen, further and faster than any angel before him.”
Saint's Hollow (Co-written with sleepinnude) (43,718 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Five years after Castiel and Dean are estranged, they’re forced to meet each other, and their shared past, again.
The Shawnee Trail (166,094 words). Unrated. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Stagecoach messenger Dean and Doctor Castiel have to deal with outlaws in 1887 Lawrence.
everandanon
All Things in Succession (313,468 words). Mature. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O Dynamics. Omega Prince Castiel is bound to Alpha Knight Dean in an arranged marraige.
At Midnight (8,516 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Dean’s been pining for his best friend Castiel for a decade, and tonight he’s determined to kiss him.
By Any Other Name (6,785 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Dean doesn’t want anyone to see his soul mark...but Sam sees, and tracks down Castiel.
Casicorn (56,649 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Detective Dean gets a new, mysterious roommate.
Expectations (418,319 words). Explicit. No Warnings apply. A/B/O Dyanmics. Omega Castiel is infuriated that his sister is to be wed to the Alpha crown prince Dean, whom they’ve never met.
I'll Be Home for Christmas (3,872 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Castiel’s family has vastly misunderstood his relationship with his college roommate.
Issues (Series) (252,401 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Childhood best friends Castiel and Dean have a falling out that leads to them pretending to date.
Quarantension (129,289 words, work in progress). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. College roommates Dean and Cas quarantine together - strictly platonic, of course (yes, that includes the orgasms).
With Interest (161,935 words, work in progress). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. High School AU. Bad-boy Castiel bets he can make nerdy Dean fall in love with him.
FagurFiskur
All Been Blown Out (1,908 words). Explicit. No Warnings apply. Stripper Dean and mafioso Castiel have sex sometimes.
Anything You Can Do (21,087 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean, who is definitely straight (right?), is determined to prove by any means necessary that he’s better at sex than Castiel.
Becoming (4,924 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Dean develops a relationship with the android, Castiel, who owns the coffeeshop down the street from him.
Don't You Cry No More (5,094 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. A rewrite of 15x20.
I Leave in My Heart (3,343 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Office workers Dean and Castiel are just friends with benefits...aren’t they?
Make It That Much Better (2,469 words). Gen. No Warnings Apply. Four times people mistook Dean and Castiel for a couple.
The Novak Hickey Mystery (1,540 words). Gen. No Warnings Apply. Professor Castiel’s class isn’t sure how he got a hickey.
Picture Perfect (13,356 words, work in progress). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Castiel is attracted to a man he sees in an old photograph...and then they meet in real life.
You Start to Grow Wings (10,911 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Dean and Castiel have a relationship when they’re young, part ways, and meet against twenty years later.
LoversAntiquities
Beautiful Mess (12,849 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean grows wings, and has to deal with all the issues that arise thereafter.
Dean Winchester: Monster Fucker (30,358 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Cursed Dean finds himself disturbingly attractive to monsters...and Castiel.
Doubting Thomas (40,184 words). Mature. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Two months after disappearing, Dean and Sam appear in Castiel’s garden, and they’ve been made into angels.
Forget the Sky (26,392 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Dean wins big on a scratch off ticket, and he and Castiel go to Japan.
Heart Like a Wheel (24,921 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. College student Dean decides to model for Professor Castiel.
If Love Was a River (17,364 words). Mature. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Orion is missing a star, and Castiel has fallen from the sky.
A Kite (720 words). Gen. No Warnings Apply. “Two gold bands burn a hole in his pocket - he doesn’t think he can wait any longer.”
Lights (2,671 words). Mature. No Warnings Apply. Pre-canon Dean meets season 5 Castiel.
Lonesome Roads (Series) (12,934 words, 2 works). Mature. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Terminally ill Castiel merges with the earth to heal, and returns many years later.
Me in Honey (6,520 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O dynamics. Castiel goes into heat, and Dean gets more than he expects.
Rooms to Let (Series) (32,962 words, 2 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Hunter Dean finds an angel crucified to a cross.
The Rosary (9,082 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Castiel escapes from a home for stray angels and is found in the forest by a stranger.
The Safest Place (5,312 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O dynamics. Dean feels the urge to nest.
Through the Mists of Time (Series) (24,689 words, 2 works). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Dean is sent back in time 700 years and lands in the bedroom of the handsome Scottish Lord Castiel.
We Fly By Night (15,672 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O dynamics. Business owner DEan can’t get rid of a strange mark on his arm.
We Gave Love a Chance (5,210 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Team Free Will gets a chance to rest on a Florida beach.
MandalaRose
Cupcakes and Kittens (73,937 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean finds himself with an abandoned kitten, and Castiel finds himself in a baking class, and fortunately, they also find each other.
Hot Gym Guys (Series) (18,805 words, 2 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean can’t keep his eyes of the sexy owner of Healing Hands Spa and Gym.
Interrupted (5,818 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean loves his kids but is ready to do just about anything for some alone time with his husband Castiel.
It's in His Kiss (7,877 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Hockey player Dean gets put on the kiss cam while standing next to his best friend (and secret crush) Castiel.
Netflix and Chills (15,503 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Team Free Will tries to figure out if the coronavirus is Chuck’s next move.
New Holiday (6,258 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. A finale fix-it.
Paparazzi (7,004 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Hockey player Dean Winchester gets caught sleeping with billionaire Castiel.
The Shots We Don't Take (56,534 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. College senior Castiel hooks up with hockey player and playboy Dean.
Stay With Me (Series) (162,055 words, 4 works). Explicit. Graphic Depictions of Violence. Firefighter Dean rescues injured Castiel from his mangled vehicle after a car crash.
What I Need Most (32,397 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Who does Dean really need most? 
Y Tu Dean Tambien (6,909 words). Teen+. Archive Warnings Not Used. Dean has managed to keep his crush secret from absolutely everyone...except his crush, Castiel.
PallasPerilous
Baby, Baby (728 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Musician Castiel and Engineer Dean meet ugly.
Boneless Wings (4,333 words). Mature. No Warnings Apply. Castiel’s wings aren’t always as sexy as Dean might wish them to be.
Fifty Ways to Lose Your Lover (1,106 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Fix it for 15x18.
Funny Bone (4,933 words). Mature. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Dean would give a lot to know why the posed skeleton is admiring his ass.
Occursus (4,341 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Post-canon/15x20 fix it.
Piledriver (1,815 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. 15x18 coda.
Twenty Questions (1,246 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Castiel and Sam have a chat about Dean.
tiamatv
(Atypical) Love Story (13,360 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O dynamics. Castiel is shocked when Dean is attracted to his scent.
Biological Imperatives (or Not) (29,103 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O dynamics. Charlie convinces Dean to go on a date with her awkward professor friend.
Deference (9,981 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Criminal Castiel makes torturer Dean kneel.
Epistolary (9,408 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Castiel leaves an unexpected note for Dean.
Intangible (13,927 words). Explicit. Major Character Death. Mechanic Dean loses his soulmate, and gets him back as a ghost.
Koinophilia (Series) (31,139 words, 2 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O dynamics. Dean refuses to talk about why his heats come so infrequently.
The Neighborhood Watch (Series) (31,628 words, 6 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Castiel and Dean are husbands living a happy suburban life.
Nightshade (3,111 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Rowena accidentally feeds Dean a cursed aphrodisiac.
Pigment (1,573 words). Gen. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Dean takes up painting.
South Side Swing (Series) (75,859 words, 6 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean, boss of the Chicago outfit, runs into trouble with Castiel, head of the Bratva.
Stripes (Series) (32,368 words, 3 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Castiel insists that he and Dean are not soulmates.
Tentacle Husbands (Series) (23,658 words, 3 works). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Octo Castiel and Prince Dean are happily married.
Top 20 authors over all: aeli_kindara, almaasi, bendingsignpost, castielslostwings, Desirae, Duckyboos, EllenofOz, followyourenergy, komodobits, ltleflrt, MalMuses, MandalaRose, NorthernSparrow, riseofthefallenone, saltyfeathers, sharkfish, tiamatv, tricia_16, whelvenwings, xylodemon
All authors who’ve ever been in the top 20: 60r3d0m, aeli_kindara, almaasi, Annie D (scaramouche), anyrei, bendingsignpost, castielslostwings, CloudyJenn, deathbanjo, Desirae, dothraki_shieldmaiden, Duckyboos, EllenofOz, emwebb17, followyourenergy, imogenbynight, jemariel, jhoom, jupiter_james, K_K_TiBal, komodobits, ltleflrt, MalMuses, MandalaRose, microcomets (formerly mishcollin), MittenWraith, museaway, NorthernSparrow, orange_crushed, ozonecologne, pantheon_of_discord, PersephoneShadow, quiettewandering, riseofthefallenone, saltnhalo, saltyfeathers, SaltyWords (agent4hire22), seperis, sharkfish, thepinupchemist, tiamatv, Trenchcoatbaby, tricia_16, unforth, VioletHaze, violue, whelvenwings, WinJennster, xylodemon, youaresunlight
The Top Ten Newly-Inducted Fics in 2021:
The Care and Feeding of Castiel by MalMuses (24,190 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Canon divergent AU. Castiel starts acting strange.
The Courtship of Combat by bendingsignpost (18,250 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. A/B/O dynamics. Castiel lies about his feelings for omega Dean to avoid an arranged marriage by his king.
Cupcakes and Kittens by MandalaRose (linked above)
Bitch Better Have My Money by Duckyboos (linked above)
Fire and Ice by Castielslostwings (189,629 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Firefighter Dean falls into bed with his best friend, EMT Castiel.
A Fish Out of Water by MalMuses (42,966 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean goes undercover at Brock Pleasure Ranch and discovers that merman Castiel is less a monster than he’d imagined.
Ghosts that We Know by dothraki_shieldmaiden (89,411 words). Explicit. Archive Warnings Not Used. Hunter Dean could wish that the best partner he’s ever had, Castiel, wasn’t a ghost.
Option C by followyourenergy (63,310 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. Dean and Castiel fake a relationship during their senior year of college to get rid of their asshole third roommate Vaughn.
Starstruck by peanutbutterjelly-pie (146,461 words). Teen+. No Warnings Apply. Castiel used to live next door to movie star Dean, but doesn’t think much of it...until he does.
Welcome to Pine Shores! by andimeantittosting (20,901 words). Explicit. No Warnings Apply. After retiring from hunting, Dean and Castiel buy a motel together, and they run it for years, and Dean pines the entire time.
The Top 20 fics of 2021:
And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets
Angel’s Wild by LimonadeGaby and riseofthefallenone
Bitch Better Have My Money (series) by Duckyboos (linked above)
The Breath of All Things by KismetJeska
Cinderwings by bendingsignpost
The Courtship of Combat by bendingsignpost (linked above)
Cupcakes and Kittens by MandalaRose (linked above)
Fire and Ice by Castielslostwings (linked above)
A Fish Out of Water by MalMuses (linked above)
Four Letter Word for Intercourse by bendingsignpost
Not Part of the Plan (series) by Annie D (scaramouche)
Down to Agincourt by seperis
Ninety One Whiskey (series) by komodobits
Riptides by sharkfish
Russian to the Altar by MalMuses
So Says the Sword by komodobits
Stay With Me (series) by MandalaRose (linked above)
A Turn of the Earth by microcomets (formerly mishcollin)
Wild (series) by Castielslostwings
With Understanding by apokteino (not available online)
And may I just say, this is the first year that Twist and Shout didn’t make the top 20 list, and I am thrilled.
All Fics that Have Ever Made the Top 20/Top 10 List:
All Things Shining by Askance (doomcountry) and standbyme
And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets
Angel’s Wild by LimonadeGaby and riseofthefallenone
A Beginner’s Guide to Communing with the Dead by suspiciousflashlight
Bitch Better Have My Money (series) by Duckyboos (linked above)
The Breath of All Things by KismetJeska
Broken Reflections (series) by anyrei and mugglerock
Carnival Oasis (series) by violue
Carry On by TamrynEradani (deleted)
Cinderwings by bendingsignpost
The Courtship of Combat by bendingsignpost (linked above)
Cupcakes and Chlamydia (series) by violue
Cupcakes and Kittens by MandalaRose (linked above)
Dean (and Cas’) Top 13 Zepp Traxx by pantheon_of_discord
The Dean Winchester Beat Sheet by saltyfeathers
The Dick Pic Verse (series) by Dangerousnotbroken
Down to Agincourt (series) by seperis
Fire and Ice by Castielslostwings (linked above)
A Fish Out of Water by MalMuses (linked above)
Flight by NorthernSparrow
Four Letter Word for Intercourse by bendingsignpost
Get a Whiff of This by bendingsignpost
The Graveyard Shift by riseofthefallenone
Hideaway (series) by thepinupchemist
Hooked on Your Love (series) by Ltleflrt
I Wanna Get Outside (of Me) by emwebb17
I’d Do it Over and Over Again (series) by tricia_16
I’d Rather Have You (series) by Ltleflrt
Kiss the Baker (series) by Ltleflrt
The Meaning on My Skin by saltnhalo
Not Part of the Plan (series) by Annie D (scaramouche)
Ninety One Whiskey (series) by komodobits
Oddly Shaped Empty by jemariel
Out of the Deep (series) by riseofthefallenone
Painted Angels (series) by WinJennster
The Path of Fireflies (series) by museaway
Protect and Serve by jupiter_james
PWP: Pie Without Plot by MajorEnglishEsquire and orange_crushed
Redemption Road (series) by multiple authors
Riptides by sharkfish
A Room of One’s Own by NorthernSparrow
Russian to the Altar by MalMuses
Satin and Sawdust by Ltleflrt
So Says the Sword by komodobits
Stay With Me (series) by MandalaRose (linked above)
Traveling Light by sharkfish
A Turn of the Earth by microcomets (formerly mishcollin)
Twist and Shout by gabriel and standbyme
Vagabonds by chevrolangels (formerly amarillogrande)
The Walk (series) by Persephoneshadow
What has Eight Tentacles and Isn’t Allowed to Eat Pie? by Annie D (scaramouche)
Where the Weeds Take Root by deathbanjo
Wild (series) by Castielslostwings
With Understanding by apokteino (not available online)
You Can Keep Holding On by NorthernSparrow
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queerfictionwriter · 2 years
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Writing Update: November 2021
I won’t say November was a bust, but it did contain responsibilities that ate into my time a fair bit in the first ten days of the month, which meant I didn’t really have the ability to write until about halfway through. Given that, I think I did a decent job of working towards the goals I had set. 
Total wordcount: 6, 498
Highlights: 
I did work on the RA AU (unposted), adding about 1.3k to it
I did, in fact, finish chapter 6 of the Kinky Stargent fic!
I also started another Stalion fic, this one a Neckz ‘n Throats AU 
And I started a Steter fic! 
Plans for December: 
Finish the two short pieces I have started 
Continue working on the RA AU
Post chapter 6 of the Kinky Stargent 
Hopefully write chapter 7 of the Kinky Stargent fic
I will admit to hoping I’d have completed more stuff by now, but meatspace continues to fuck with my best-laid plans. December generally isn’t a great month for writing for me, so I’m trying to be aware of that and set my goals accordingly rather than setting myself up for feelings of failure by aiming for targets I can’t actually reach. Fingers crossed, everybody. I’d like to have some nice fic to post for everyone in December, and for New Year’s.
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THE ALPHA BITCH OF DOGTOWN!!!!
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The Alpha Bitch of Dogtown is an AU following Vega (my go-to FemV) after she becomes the leader of BARGHEST. Given that it's Vega, it technically is a branch of the Chorus AU.
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Vega reaches these lofty heights by betraying the FIA and helping Hansen secure his power in Dogtown. She proves her loyalty to the cause by killing Alex and Reed.
In return, Vega gets the Neural Matrix from Hansen, but because BARGHEST don't know how it works, V decides to get Alt to help her with it, so Hansen, Bennett and V, as well as a team of Hansen's most elite soldiers, strike Arasaka tower to get an ailing V to Mikoshi. Hansen is killed by Adam Smasher.
His dying command to Bennett is that V will become his successor. In his words, 'She has the drive.' Alt separates Johnny (who is fucking pissed that V would side with Hansen, even if it is against the NUSA) from V and reluctantly assists V in activating the neural matrix, but tells her that she will need to undergo a long medical procedure in meatspace to be cured.
BARGHEST fakes V's death and Bennett takes her to Hansen's favourite Black Clinic in Novosibirsk, USSR. Bennett proves smarter than he looks, and more deceitful, boldly lying to all of V's friends, as well as Judy, that V's dead, resulting in Bennett taking a frying pan to the face (it's a canon event, this happens to Panam and Mitch in Chorus as well).
After two years in a therapeutic coma, she wakes up and is ready to go to work. She has new plans for Dogtown, ones that won't be popular with the many thugs and bullies that populate BARGHEST. V wants to make Dogtown a liveable place. She wants to make it a paradise, not just for the rich and famous who come to visit the Black Sapphire.
A new vision for Dogtown. If people don't like it, they can leave, either by their own volition, or in a bodybag. She is aided in this task by Dorian Bautista, a former Militech agent who shares V's vision for Dogtown and Night City. He commands an elite platoon of handpicked bodyguards, known as Bandog Platoon, who assist V in achieving her goal of a peaceful Dogtown by clearing it of Scavs, FIA agents and BARGHEST traitors who oppose V's changes to their regime.
It is not going to be sunshine and rainbows, and if there is going to be a happy ending, it's going to be dampened by the bitterness of loss and defeat. But Dogtown isn't Night City, Vega's determined to make it so that in Dogtown, there can be happy endings... for everyone.
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lightdancer1 · 2 years
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One of the fun parts of the seven AUs is showcasing Azula's intellect in seven different ways:
In By Fire and Water and Earth and Air she grasps the full implications of multiverse theory and then digs out Zuko's old 'storybook' that happens to include some in-universe major weaknesses of the Azar in plain sight for someone with that knowledge to exploit and decides she's living in the Dunwich Horror, not 40K and proceeds to act accordingly. I would compare her to a Challengers of the Unknown type in certain aspects who develops the theory into a very sophisticated sense and it shapes a big element of her future path in the time before and during that of Avatar Korra.
In the Dragon-verse she hits the Fire Nation the hardest blows it can be hit, not by one person doing the Superman theme and embodying the worst elements of the superhero genre, but by setting in motion an avalanche and appealing to the more optimistic aspects of this universe where optimism is rewarded. In this AU, at least, humanity is 100% in the 'basically good' category and people who realize they were lied to actually give a shit about that and it starts the dominoes rolling. Real life doesn't entirely bear this out about humans in meatspace but that's the fun of writing stories, neh?
In the Sins-verse she not only has the same 'reinventing Firebending' element as in the Continuation-verse but in this AU she independently rediscovers it without need for the Dragons at all, striking an equally shrewd blow at the myths that her ancestors were trying to wrap around her. She also spends an otherwise relatively quiet time making good use of her training in a safe environment and creating a massive ripple effect that turns butterflies into a swarm of Mothras.
In the Continuation-verse she independently discovers the alternate means of Firebending, true flight for Firebenders (and teaches the secrets to Holeun, for starters), and invents straight up powered armor, and in accordance with her comics self the techniques of Darth Sidious style multiple lightning bolts, straight up lightning summoning...and in all universes she develops her unique brand of charged firebreathing because blue fire breath = inevitable Godzilla analogue.
There will be equivalent aspects in the other AUs that aren't written up fully yet, because this is where a lot of the fun part comes in. Writing 'Azula beats up everyone' is boring. Showing her actually *using* her intellect and using it for non-war things offers a lot more room for what to do with plot.....and in terms of war things using it as a general, not a glorified colonel who shoots lightning.
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all-or-nothing-baby · 2 years
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End of year asks 😘
4, 27, 42, 48
@but-theres-wolves ahhhhh tylar my beloved <3 thanks for these, husband!
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04. DID YOUR APPEARANCE CHANGE IN ANY WAY?
yes! just like you, tylar, my appearance tends to change rather frequently (just a bipolar thing? more like a rad mofo thing xp) and also same as yourself, this year has been the year my masc finally fully transed itself!
as far as my hair is concerned, i've had a classic short-back-and-sides moment; a dean winchester season 15 cut; a no.1 buzzcut blonde skinhead; and a now an overgrown, naturally dark-haired skinhead with a budding mullet and whispy diggers lol. re. clothing, jewellery etc? think gay teenaged boy with both daddy and mommy issues with a sprinkling of 90s british chav boyband East 17 circa first album SLASH klaus hargreeves from the umbrella academy SLASH bauhaus's peter murphy (now, not then):
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pray for me.
27. DID YOU DO ANYTHING THAT SCARED YOU?
a ton of shit. i left my flat a few times... pfft. fr tho, yeahhhh i entered an SPN big bang (or was that last year? fuck i really can't differentiate between 2020/2021) which was hugely scary for me bc ADHD/bipolar blah blah blah means i truly cannot handle deadlines BUT I FCKIN DID IT; i fell down my (3, lol) steps that lead to my front door and fucked my ankle, due to hEDS (Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) and was on crutches for about 9 weeks; i once slept for like 16hrs straight which was unnerving af bc, before my chronic illnesses, undiagnosed neurodiversity meant i only ever slept for like 4hrs at a time therefore i woke up and felt like i'd gone into the future AND LITERALLY HAD; i told a few special select meatspace folx that i'm trans; i told my tumblr husband i had a crush on them (you tylar, it's you); met joseph gilgun my beloved <3 (my very favourite person in the world that i don't actually know) in a pub in town and somehow managed not to throw up all over his fantasticly gold nike trainers.
42. WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF ACHIEVING THIS YEAR?
other than the latter part of the above? um. i think i'm probably most proud of myself: for being myself, at long last.
48. IF YOU COULD GO ON AN ADVENTURE IN THE REMAINING DAYS OF THIS YEAR, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHO WOULD YOU GO WITH?
oooooh deep excitement! i'd take the red pill and tumble down the rabbit hole with katerina from home & away and ask @but-theres-wolves tylar to come with—for shits, giggles and kisses on the mouth ofc—into an AU of our combined choosing x) FUCK THE REAL WORLD lol.
alternatively, i'd join @greyhavenisback in the forest and invite all the mutuals! <3
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doing THIS THING
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starhog · 2 years
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I LIKE TO BE CALLED: Nixe! Or Nixie. Some people call me Jess and that’s fine too, it’s not a deadname per se, more like... A meatspace name. A meatname.
ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME: I’m Australian, so my timezone is weird and backwards and I’ll be active during weird hours for my Northern Hemisphere friends. Also, my gender identity is ‘all of the above’, and I go by Ae/Aer/Aers pronouns, but if you ever have trouble with that then they/them is fine too!
ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RPING WITH MY CHARACTER(S):
An issue I’ve ran into before is conflict where a character takes Shadow’s abrasive nature to heart to a... Rather ridiculous degree! While trying to foster a ship, no less. Of course, this lead to Shadow figuring that interacting with them wasn’t worth the hassle, and... A big old solid wall was hit. So, uh. Don’t take his words to heart, for the love of continued interaction.
FIRST LANGUAGE: English
AGE RANGE: under 13 | 14–17 | 18–22 | 23–25 | 26–29 | 30+ | 40+ | 70+
AM I OKAY WITH NSFW?: yes | no | some nsfw.
I am an adult, and Shadow is an adult. So there’s gonna be awareness of adult themes, maybe faint mentions of them but - this is tumblr and you can get your blog wiped for posting a nipple. So that’s about as far as anything’ll go, about M to MA rated.
MY FAVORITE / MOST COMMON THING TO RP IS: angst | fluff | smut | crack | action | plots | aus | violence | darker themes
CANON CHARACTER RP FRIENDLY?: yes | no
It’d be weird if I wasn’t, wouldn’t it? As for crossovers, it’s a case-by-case basis. I’ll do my best, but you have better chances if I’m already familiar with the material and feel like it meshes well with Sonic in general!
ORIGINAL CHARACTER RP FRIENDLY?: yes | no
Yeah, pretty much! There are so many interesting, well done Sonic OC’s that I’d be missing out otherwise!
RP BLOG: does contain ooc posts | doesn’t contain ooc posts | occasionally contains ooc
I’ve been really, really busy and low on energy lately and I’ve unfortunately let this blog go a bit stagnant but I’m gonna FIX THAT in 2022! Either that or I’m gonna eat my teeth.
tagged by: @cutpursecavalier tagging: Anyone who sees this and wants to fill it out ;o
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