#THE MINIMUM IS 40K

[cinderflower]

Chapter 7 of Field of Reeds is now up, a longer chapter this time (~9k words) and another Malenia POV chapter. You can read it on Ao3 here!

#cinder fics #new post to include the updated tags and summary #almost 40k words into this fic and there is still SO MUCH lore to cover #this is easily going to be minimum a 100k fic at this rate maybe even 150k :\ #like the fact that I just now meandered to Malenia's training with the blind swordsman.... they are still so so young in this chapter #next chapter though they're going to be almost-adults and i'm unleashing myself on the politics of leyndell

[satancopilotsmytardis]

For no particular reason, how long do you think a fic needs to be to be considered a slow burn? 👀

#ive seen the argument that word count doesnt matter #but personally i need something to be at least 40k minimum to start feeling tension/frustration #of needing the romance to go forward #if i can read the fic in 1-2 hours then it doesnt hit for me #but im curious what the consensus is

[needlesandnilbogs]

The worst part about writing long aus is that you can’t infodump about it (without having to explain everything first so they get the context) unless you’re willing to make someone read 150k words

#yes this is about mirrorverse (120k plus stuff not on ao3) #also about hsau (70k but 40k of that is double counted w mirrorverse) and superhero au (21k) to a lesser extent #I try not to beg for readers and usually don’t get any response when I self promote the long ones #so I keep trying to summarize more and more succinctly #keep having summaries of all the previous things #and write so that you can pick up most of the plot jumping into the present moment with just the bare minimum premise #which makes me feel better about it but also. still. #kvetch #(patience/mirrorverse 3 is on the top page of murderbot fics by wordcount and has single digit numbers of kudos and comments) #(compared to the next lowest having double digits for both and all the others having at least one triple digit metric) #(I try really hard to not care but when I want to infodump it’s really hard to find someone who doesn’t need me to explain the context firs #and that makes me sad cause I want to just launch into the problem I’m having w/o explaining it all and curbing my enthusiasm) #please do not tell me “you can infodump without explaining” I don’t want to hear it

[soraka-in-warhammer40k]

Couldn't get any painting done during work, but I could build these on the side easily - now the next batch for priming is prepared!

I am always astounded just what a massive pile of models the GSC combat patrol is - this is not even all of it! Definitely one of the better boxes.

#man do i love working from home #pay me close to minimum wage and you get close to minimum attention #wh40k #warhammer 40k #a goat dabbling in hobbies

[oathkeeperoxas]

so apparently in order to "finish" my "wips" I have to "work" on them. it's in the name or something

#just have not been feeling the writing mood this year lads. doing my june spreadsheet to track writing and its like hmm... do i even bother #went back to my 2018 sheet and there are multiple months there when i got less than 15k done so like. quantity is still more than double! #i am getting at least 30k a month written. but feels bad when last year i got a minimum of 40k a month written #like yes that was in the throes of my obsession with cod ywan and after 2 yrs that has cooled... but still. would like to write still :') #browsing thru all my wips to get accurate stats for my spreadsheet like whyyyyy are there so manyyyyy #i have 175k of unposted codyw an. can i get some of that out there. #though like over 80k of that is one fic which needs another 50k probably. augh. and also a rewrite #because its the 3rd thing i ever wrote for that ship and I didn't know what it was about. 2 years later and 80k in I know what it's about #but would require major rewrites... like on one hand i could just ditch it. whatever. but it does have some nice snippets throughout #and the message is one I've been trying to get on paper for years and just augh #annoying. wanna post smth this weekend but have nothing near done... #personal

[ja3yun]

what do you mean that's the end of undercover love? PLEASE i need a sequel 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

I have the idea for part 2, i just never wrote it. But i could certainly do it! i love the premise of the story sm tbh

#aj answers #like this story was originally 40k minimum #so i can easily add another part! #i just have to actually write it

[duskholland]

no because my mind is insane

#im writing everyone a miracle its a miracle and ITS TOM??????? stop it #ok so #basically #when i got back into tumblr back in 2020 i went through a breakup irl #and in my post breakup state i conceptualised this tsh series that i wanted to write #and at the time i was like 'this isnt that deep its just a good idea' BUT when i revisited it i was like 'oh shit this is how i processed-- #--my breakup' #like. planning it and plotting the arcs was just me trying to relearn how to love people #so then i realised that and i didnt wanna write it anymore #BUT i just went through the doc again and its so smart and so clever and so good #and now ive like Recovered from that relationship i feel like i can write this and bring it justice etc #and its a really cute idea #but also itll take me ages to write #bc it's a series and it will be multiple parts / probs at least 40k minimum probably much longer to do it justice (it's A JOURNEY !!!!!) #so ! who knows BUT #i know im plotting a tom fic for the first time in literally 8 months and i know im enjoying it #so that's such a big win everyone i cant stress this enough ahahaha #dont think ive been this hyped about writing a fic since dutch and that was over a year ago #anyways #id say watch this space but we all know i wont be announcing literally anything soon #just ^_^ hi im still here n im coming back #ok goodnight #ive watchde 13 episodes of gossip girl today i need to sleep #h.txt

[quackitytheduck]

ALL OF YOU ARE DISGUSTINGLY RICH YOU’RE FAMOUS TWITCH STREAMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#tina and foosh both get upwards of 5k regular viewers #and q gets like. 40k minimum #💀 #lb

[roseband]

i swear to god every company thinks they can scam with weddings lmao

cause like we're printing our invites now, and all the wedding invite companies looked cheaper than designing myself and using a print shop

but...........they're all way more expensive when you go to checkout cause of the fees

so ya girl is using the same print shop that did her kpop banners lol

#personal #as bad as some of the venues literally tacking on 50% fees on top of the primary quote #i was SO mad about the prospect park boathouse tbh cause we would have done that venue instead i thought it was so pretty! #so... city charges 2k for the venue rental.................but then you have to use their exclusive caterer who has a 40k minimum #and that didn't include table rentals or sound system rentals or ANYTHING

[cringecomplex]

applying to grad school again this year and the idea that im not going to get in again is so scary lol . like what will i even do

#just. keep applying for jobs i guess. #i hate this world i just want to move in with my gf and make minimum 40k a year

[4giorno]

everything is in shambles

#at least im not at 0 dia right 🤡🤡🤡🤡 #to think on friday i had almost made it to over 40k #unfortunately with collab scouts it has to go like this bc my biggest regret is not getting the lc mika card #bc i didnt understand that it was a collab scout that wouldnt come back #also we are entering the year that i want to go for almost all song events so im feeling very defeated right now lmao #i just hope the next collabs are characters that idgaf about so i can skip #this card rlly is so beautiful tho. ultimately im happy i have it #right now it just stings but ill get over it bc like i said ive estimated the dia with the minimum rng until hermitage #and ill have double the amount ill need for max uncap hermitage mika #hopefully that means ill get max uncap coruscate breeze leo too 16 weeks after it lol

[varric-tethras-editor]

i just want multiple Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) longfics to read and i want them right now. no i do not care that the show has only been out for less than a weekend? where is my 80k words of brimsley/reynolds backstory with fluffy palace shenanigans? i want need 40K MINIMUM of george being a desperate, angsty, yearning simp for charlotte this is simply not too much to ask for

#queen charlotte #queen charlotte a bridgerton story #qcabs #fanfiction #brimsley #reynolds #brimsley x reynolds #lady danbury #archive of our own #ao3 #king george

[kit-williams]

To be held in your arms...

Male Lead: Roland Female Lead: Universe/AU: Warhammer 40k/Yandere Space Marines Canon Status: Yes

Note: This is for everyone who requested for a prompt about Roland holding his child in his arms for the first time. Baby is going to be referred in the gender neutral as I got even amount of prompts for him holding a little boy as well as a little girl. I'll explore more of it after fluffuary.

Also thank you everyone for being so kind over this fluffuary!

He missed it and he knew it but little could pull Roland away from the front lines. While he wanted to be there for her... if he didn't go the danger that could eventually come back to the ship would certain kill her. His job was to keep his Bäckerin safe... and their new kinder. The extra hours out of the tight corridors of the heretical vessel... the rites of blessing... the rites of removing his armor... the prayers after... it all was pushed to the front of his mind to stave off the disappointment.

It was well into her sleep cycle when he can finally go and see her. The midwife leading him to the room she was now in as she goes over the medical details that he knows his Bäckerin will recount in far less of a clinical manner. The door opens silently as he feels so large in such a small room... the midwife coming over to wake her up...

"Why wake her?" He lets it slip out of his mouth.

"Feeding time." The older woman says as his Bäckerin groans looking at her glumly and exhausted.

"Just five more..." She pleads.

"And then your babe will be five more closer to dying. Come now this is the most important part." The midwife says with some warmth in her voice.

He stands there quietly as it smells like cleaning fluids and blood... it smells like her blood... hidden under the sheets and covers as she just opens the gown and presses the wriggling flesh to her breast. "Please little one latch." His Bäckerin tiredly sobs.

Part of him twitches as he watches his beloved being moved roughly as well as his child. But he can smell something... underneath the sterile smell. "There just a bit of a stubborn one. Oh you have a visitor my dear."

"I do? Who?" She says so very out of it still and the midwife just points over to him as his Bäckerin looks over her shoulder at him with those large owlish eyes surprised that in her exhausted state she didn't hear him or see him.

"I'll be back in a bit to make sure everything is fine." The midwife states as she pets her head affectionately before leaving the room.

"Roland." His Bäckerin says smiling and utterly tired.

"Bäckerin... I'm..." He shuffles awkwardly as he's not exactly sorry he missed the birth to keep her safe but.

"No need dear... there is always next time." She says smiling. "Come here... they won't bite... not for several months." She says laughing softly.

They looked so tiny... so fragile... so new... he reached a hand out before pulling back not trusting himself but he runs a finger across their back as they nurse from Bäckerin.

"I haven't named them yet... I wanted to wait for you and well I've been a bit out of it from how long it took... and the pain meds... and just... everything. " Bäckerin says with her usual carefree way of talking with him perhaps even more relaxed in tone and nature. "Take your shirt off."

He looked to his Bäckerin confused, "Bäckerin are you sure you're not still on the effects of pain medication?" Roland said with a slight joke in his voice.

"Oh most certainly I am but just do it. Its for the baby's sake. And sit down maybe lean back a bit."

"I don't see-"

"Just trust me."

Roland normally was hardly concerned about others seeing him in lack of attire... he relished his Bäckerin seeing him like this but he was heavily reminded by the midwife before she went into labor and the Chaplain that Bäckerin could not have sex for at minimum a month perhaps even two. But he sat there shirtless just watching her wobble to her feet as she rolled the medica bassinet over, "Hold me."

"Always." Roland replies just putting a hand on her side as she picked up the bundle from the bassinet.

Their eyes look so big on their small head... he remembers all the things that the midwife told him were normal and not to be mistaken as being an aberration. He watches her eyes look at his chest for an area that didn't have a port and then she laid their child on his chest.

His hearts stilled for a moment as he could feel their tiny heartbeating against their chest... they lacked a smell... besides being covered in blood and other fluids... he held his breath as this... this was their child. His eyes focused on their small little nails... he could hear their small inhales... he feels his cheeks wet as there they were... finally here.

"Hello there little one..." He says softly... in a fearful whisper as he breathes life to the next few words, "Ich bin dein Vater... oder Papa." His hearts hurt at the sudden swelling of feeling for this tiny little human that was not even a day old yet.

Roland turned his head and rested it against her side as her fingers ran through his hair with a warm smile looking down at the crying man, "Thank you.... thank you Bäckerin for giving me this."

"Well thank you for making it all happen. It takes two of us to make this." He feels her kiss his head as she uses the time he takes having the baby rest on his chest to sleep as the fear Roland had for the tiny mortal creature they made evaporated in an instant... what was the weird wriggling fleshy thing was their baby... far too soon to say what features are from whom... but he didn't care as he loved them. Just as he loved his Bäckerin and he hoped to love more while he had his time with her.

Fluffuary TagList: @bispecsual @the-californicationist @egrets-not-regrets @libraryshadow @bleedingichorhearts @liar-anubiass-blog

#warhammer 40k #fluffuary #fluffuary2024 #OC: Roland Lichtner #yandere #yandere space marine #yandere black templar #black templar #space marine #Bäckerin #Roland x Bäckerin #roland x reader

[oh-stars]

The browsing period for the @fandomtrumpshate 2024 auction has begun and there are so many amazing creators offering for Stranger Things this year!!

Browsing is open now with bidding starting on March 5th at 8am EST to March 9th 8pm EST. You can find more information on the FTH page, including more about all the amazing charities everyone is supporting.

All proceeds go to the FTH approved charities and the highest bidder will be gifted a service or work from the creator they're bidding on if they win.

All of the creator links go to their auction page with more information on what they're offering as well as links to their profiles on ao3, tumblr, or other sites to show their portfolios.

Fanwork

DyDawson @xgardensinspace

Highest rating: M Length/scope: 5 -10k words. Ships: Will/Mike, Steve/Jonathan, Steve/Billy

the-weyr @the-weyr

Highest rating: T Length/scope: Less than 5k words. Stranger Things— Trans, aro, and/or plural El. Disabled Max. Stobin friendship. Language nerd!Robin. Roleplaying games other than D&D. Ships: Wheelclair, any configuration of Elumax, Byler, Robin/Barb

blackat_t7t

Highest rating: E Length/scope: 5 -10k words. Ships: M/M or gen fic.

lightinthehallway

Highest rating: T Length/scope: Depends how much the bidder contributes. 4K words per $10 bid. Ships: Will/Mike or El/Max

ohstars @oh-stars

Highest rating: E Length/scope: 10 - 20k words (and another with 1k min guaranteed, with 1k added every $5) Ships: Steve/Eddie, Steve & Robin, Robin/(OCs, Chrissy, Vickie, or Nancy).

Trinipedia

Highest rating: E Length/scope: 10 - 20k words. Ships: Steve/Eddie, Andy/Garreth, Mike/Will (as secondary pairing, no smut), Jonathan/Argyle (as secondaru pairing, no smut), Nancy/Robin (as secondary pairing, no smut), Robin/Vickie (as secondary pairing, no smut), Jonathan/Nancy (as secondary pairing, no smut), Jason/Eddie, Billy/Gator (character from Fargo) might be persuaded to write Steve/Billy or Eddie/Billy

Vio @legendofthefireemblem

Highest rating: E Length/scope: Less than 5k words. Ships: Robin/Nancy, any and all possible permutations of Jonathan/Steve/Nancy and any friendship between the aforementioned four.

lacklusterlion @lacklusterlion

Highest rating: E Length/scope: Depends how much the bidder contributes. Less than 5k- $10 5-10k- $15 10-20k- $20 20-40k- $35 40-50k- $50 50k and beyond- $100 These are minimums. An extra $5 is required if it’s explicit. Ships: Steve/Eddie

xTarmanderx

Highest rating: E Length/scope: 5 -10k words. Ships: Billy/Steve

ChaosKiro @chaoskiro

Type of fanwork: Podfic Highest rating: M Length/scope: 5 -10k words. Ships: love general party shenanigans, but also really angsty stuff. Steddie and Byler are my favorite ships. Nancy, Robin or Max focused fics are also favorites.

ArtaxLiv

Highest rating: E Length/scope: 5 -10k words. Ships: Steve/Eddie, open

helix_stomper

Highest rating: E Length/scope: 20 - 50k words. Ships: I LOVE Steddie but I also have experience with most Robin ships. Not really interested in writing a Byler ship as a main focus, but happy to include it in the background.

wolfish_willow @mrs-steve-harrington

Highest rating: E Length/scope: Less than 5k words. Ships: Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Chrissy Cunningham/Steve Harrington, Chrissy Cunningham/Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Vecna/Steve (also One/Steve), Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington & Claudia Henderson, Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson, Steve Harrington & The Party

glorious_spoon @glorious-spoon

Highest rating: E Length/scope: 5 -10k words. Ships: Steve/Eddie & Nancy/Robin

RattleandHum @thirdeye1234

Type of fanwork: Podfic Highest rating: E Length/scope: 10 - 20k words. Ships: Steve/Eddie, gen/platonic ships

rufusbear @rufusbear

Type of fanwork: Podfic Highest rating: E Length/scope: 5 -10k words. Ships: Steve/Eddie, Steve/Eddie/Chrissy, platonic or gen fic

DotyTakeThisDown

Highest rating: E Length/scope: Less than 5k words. Ships: Steve/Eddie

genesisofrhythm @ruthofrhythm

Highest rating: E Length/scope: Less than 5k words. Ships: Prefer to write for Steve/Eddie, Steve/Jonathan/Nancy, Robin/Chrissy, Robin/Vickie. Also willing to write for any canon couples (ie. Max/Lucas, Mike/El), Mike/Will or any platonic combination. I particularly love writing Steve & Robin friendship fics!

Fan Art

DyDawson @xgardensinspace

Subtype(s): Book cover, Drawing/painting/etc., Icon(s) Highest rating: M Length/scope: $5 for a pencil sketch; $7 for a pen drawing; $10 for colour pencil drawings; $13 for marker drawings; $15 for watercolour paintings. +50% of the price for an additional character. Fan art details: Traditional art: Pencil, Pen/Ink, Colour Pencils, Markers, Watercolour.

faiataka_haleapologist @haleapologist

Subtype(s): Banner, Book cover, Gifset, Moodboard, Photo manip Highest rating: E stranger things: general or any pairings.

Fan Labor

Demitimelord42 @demitimelord42

Subtype(s): Betaing Highest rating: E Length/scope: More than 50k words. Fan labor details: SPaG, plot development, cheerleading

#stranger things #fandom trumps hate #steddie #stonathan #stoncy #harringrove #buckingham #byler #lumax #the party #wheelchair #dustin henderson #eleven hopper #eddie munson #steve harrington #stancy #nancy wheeler #robin buckley #jargyle #argyle stranger things #jonathan byers #max mayfield #billy hargrove #mike wheeler #will byers #chrissy cunningham #stobin #jason carver #vickie stranger things #lucas sinclair

[possumcollege]

Apologies to my comics friends here but this is ridiculous:

Just the photo for folks who like to ZOOM!

I've been handling guns since I was 6yrs old. These are OBVIOUSLY not real pistols. You can tell by the screw holes in the frames, the mold/assembly lines, the undersized magwells, and the VERY clear airsoft magazines. It's a specific mix of contemporary guns too, including at least 7 H&K USPS, which cost about $1,200 each, assorted Glocks, "tactical" 1911s, and genetic S&W/ Beretta autos. They're some of the most common airsoft guns. The guns that aren't obvious plastic reproductions show no wear, and "custom" features that you wouldn't see on say, smuggled military weapons being carried around by local militia in a region that is absolutely littered with cheaper older Soviet hardware. Even looted American weapons would more likely include a bunch of very beat up Beretta M9s.

Plus a random Winchester 92? Is John Wayne's ghost backing HAMAS?

This is my favorite part though:

THAT appears to be a PILE of Knights Armament PDWs and only KAC PDWs. That gun is an "experimental" rifle w/ a $3k price tag. It chambers a proprietary 6x35mm round or 300 Blackout. Not standard ammo for any major military on Earth, making it a terrible choice for guerilla fighters. 500rds of 300blk will cost you as much as a basic S&W M&P (a civilian M4 clone) in .556 if you can find it in the US. The KAC PDW is also a popular airsoft rifle since it's rare, expensive, and dripping with tacticool features. There are almost certainly more airsoft versions than real ones in the world, but I can't say for sure because I can't find a number produced online.

There are NO AKs, M4s, M16s, FN FALs- guns that might conceivably be available in numbers for insurgent militia in the region. It's not uncommon to see fighters in the Middle East still fielding WW2-era weapons, but the only other long gun I can even try to ID on that table is essentially a cowboy gun! 🤠

A refugee camp had a baker's dozen of these though. 👇

A niche gun, so unused in any real number that the sum total of its service history on Wikipedia (gun guys religiously, lovingly maintain gun Wikis) is this:

There are at least 13 of them in this picture, so either that's nigh $40k sharing a table with rusted hunting guns and toys or ALSO TOYS!

(I still prefer LEGO)

10 minutes of searching on my phone was enough to prove this shit isn't real. And I am very very sleepy today. Writing this post took longer than tracking down that rifle by its features. I know this might not be as obvious to people who haven't handled real guns but for anyone remotely familiar with them, this looks like a joke.

This makes American cops posing around a ziploc bag of weed look good by comparison. That weed might be real.

This is extremely lazy misinformation work. It's a pathetically low effort ruse from an army that could easily have just planted real weapons. The only reason someone would post this for the world to see and claim it's real is if they're very, very stupid, think we are, or are well beyond trying because they know they hold a position of such untouchable privilege that they're cool doing the bare minimum of covering their asses. Like the cops!

All of those options make me real sad. So I'm going to just post this and never check on the comments.

#fact checking #Free Palestine #Ceasefire Now #guns #hoax

[miguelinileugim]

Elves are such an odd concept. Like, if I was a human in a world where some people get to live for centuries and I won't. At the bare minimum, I wouldn't be having more short lived children. The implications of this are only concerning because some people in the real world do legitimately believe that minute differences in ethnicity justify eugenics if not outright ethnic cleansing. But in a world where elves existed honestly I would hope my own species goes extinct.

Some takeaways:

Elves don't exist

If elves existed, nazis would still see them as inferior somehow because it's not about actual ethnic superiority

Elves existing would still not justify ethnic cleansing, forced sterilization or even most if not all forms of eugenics

If nazism needs a universe like Warhammer 40k to justify itself it kinda shows how ridiculous of an ideology it is in the real world

Hottest take:

Gattaca is a fine movie in other ways but if you have children who will die at the elf equivalent of 20 years that's no different than having real life kids when you know they'll die at literally 20 years old because of a genetic disease.

#hot take #hottest take #Gattaca #eugenics #politics #elves #discourse #fantasy discourse #fantasy #hypothetical #philosophy #sousou no frieren #dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #marcille donato