#and thank you for the update!! truly i am so excited for u friend

[autisticlancemcclain]

thank u @zenstrike for the tag <333333333 i see ur mic and i'm elated about it

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

185! but i haven't updated in like a week and a half so we're probably closer to 190

2. what’s your total ao3 word count?

556,104. i am very excited to watch it jump up when i finally finish my longfic teehee

3. what fandoms do you write for?

literally just voltron lol. well not counting baby me's wattpad lol. i started writing almost two years ago and just went ham basically. i've been intentionally avoiding things that i know i will get hyperfixated on bc i don't want to stop my writing obsession lol

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

ooooou i'm excited to check. i know it's changed quite a bit over time. i usually sort them by hits!

i will grind you to sand (beneath my louboutin heels) [voltron, 2573 words]: bamf lance fic where i give him a revolver and let him go ham basically

mr. snuggles [voltron, 1656 words]: one of my very earliest fics! lance, lover of weirdo animals, finds a demonic cat-sized spider and adopts it despite his friend's freakouts

he might not look like he gets bitches (but honey that dick was eleven inches) [voltron, 1136 words]: this one is so dorky lol but it's just secret relationship klance coming to light in the most embarrassing possible way

does anyone know where the love of god goes (when the waves turn the minutes to hours) [voltron, 4283]: a canon divergence au where lance is a seer and convinces the skeptics on his team of his abilities by ending the war

this is the part of me that you're never gonna ever get away) [voltron, 3262 words]: a lance & shiro hurt/comfort with a small autistic lance character study! i'm very proud of this one

5. do you respond to comments?

i definitely do on tumblr! it's one of the first things i do when i wake up actually. on ao3, though...i'm pretty sure i have about eight hundred unanswered comments sitting in my inbox 💀 it's an ongoing issue

6. what’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

i'm almost sure it's this post-game show lance leaving fic, because i got comments and asks for weeks begging me to write a happy ending lol. but this fic from the hana universe, from when keith is little and shiro is fighting for custody and they haven't figured things out yet. that one is sad. this dream pov adashi fic is also sad and has no happy ending bc, you know. shiro is in space and adam thinks he's dead and everything. my loneliest series is also still in progress and as such there is no happy ending. and this is my earliest angsty-ending fic with MCD

7. what’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

oh god pretty much everything i write has a happy ending?? if i’m being serious?? frankly i don’t do a lot of linear plot. i just write Scenes that are vaguely connected. BUT my h2o fic had a plot that ended happily, as did my cowboy fic, but truly i’m more of a slice of life kinda gal. all my active wips are plot-driven, though, and i plan for all of them to end happily.

8. do you get hate on fics?

oh god yeah. i get it on brown eyed lance, autistic lance, adhd keith, allura just in general (are you sensing a pattern), my refusal to use readmores, and lately just some demands for me to write differently/more?? most of it is just funny so i post it to goof on it lol, but some of it i just delete and pout about until i forget about it 💀

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

yes and it’s nasty and i will literally never ever post it. although i guess i’ve written some softer stuff that’s more allusion than anything, like in my loneliest series.

10. do you write crossovers? what’s the craziest one you’ve written?

not anymore, but i did when i was a kid?? i think i wrote a pjo/hoo/divergent/the mortal instruments/homestuck/a bunch of other shit fic when i was 13. i’ve successfully blocked that era out of my mind tho so i’m not sure. i do a lot of insane aus, tho. i wrote a fic based off a country song written in the sixties. so.

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

i’ve had people write continuations of my wips?? which i didn’t rly like. i just ignored it.

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

someone has asked me about translating a fic before! haven’t heard anything since tho.

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

i have tried. i’m not very good at it. i have very Specific ideas about things and can be very controlling, so it’s honestly better that i don’t lol.

14. what’s your all-time favorite ship?

klance, easy. been in the trenches of this goddamn fandom since i was 13 years of age. it’s been a Journey.

15. what’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

god, the butterfly effect. i get people asking me to update all the time and i genuinely feel bad, because i have absolutely no ideas or plans for it. i might try to come up with an ending of some kind?? but i wrote that like two years ago, so i have changed a LOT about my writing since then.

16. what are your writing strengths?

dialogue and humour, i think. and sometimes writing lack of emotional communication (if that makes sense — i like to try and write around an emotion).

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

i over explain a lot. and i overuse dialog ur tags sometimes. i have a Very Specific scene playing out in my head and i want everyone else to see it like i’m seeing it, which is my downfall a lot. i’ve been trying to work on implicit stage directions.

18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

i think sometimes it’s necessary? it can be a good tool for humour, like with cussing that can’t be achieved in english. but while i understand and read several languages i have always always struggled to speak or write in them. it’s very frustrating so i often avoid the subject entirely lol.

19. first fandom you wrote for?

i’ve been writing fanfic in my head since before i knew what it was, but i started typing things at around 11 when i used to homestuck roleplay with my friends lol. messy messy times.

20. favorite fic you’ve ever written?

oh i am my own target audience. i have several.

i need a man (who’s patient and kind): keith-centric post canon (divergence) fic where lance takes him to his family and keith is good with kids and just keith being loved is the whole point. always.

what if i lose it all: an alternate universe where lance, as a baby, loses both his parents, and then is raised by his oldest siblings. in luis’ pov.

when does a ripple become a tidal wave (when does the reason become the flame): brogane fight & angst canon divergence post season 6; covering shiro’s guilt complex and keith’s unwavering loyalty

he’s into superstitions (black cats and voodoo dolls): halloween verse with witch lance and vampire keith! i have barely spoken about this au on here but rest assured i’m thinking about it all the fucking time

the applebee’s universe: modern au with young keith and lance learning how to love each other

ceilings (plaster): non-linear dream-like fic that’s just so trippy and strange i’m obsessed with it

if the sky comes falling down (for you) there’s nothing in this world i wouldn’t do: a keith character study about how the biggest bleeding heart in the universe loves

the hana universe: brogane-centric universe as their family starts rocky and grows

thank u again for the tag zen <33 open offer for anyone else who would like to hop on!!

#writer games #? #info #tag game #longpost

[valriety]

I was wondering if maybe we could get the bachelor's (and bachelorettes' if you want) reactions to the reader coming out? GN pronouns are all good. Fluff would be preferred. :)

Thank you for taking the time to read this! I love your blog. :D

SDV: Bachelor Reactions To The Reader Coming Out HCs~!

Post Type: Fluff, SFW, Ambiguous Relationship. Characters: Sam, Elliot, Harvey, Alex, Shane, and Sebastian. GN Reader (You/Yours)

Anon I am so sorry for the wait!!! I hope this reaches you :D - they're a little short, but I made them extra fluffy just for u <3. Tried to make them ambiguous too, so lots of people can relate! I'll be posting the bachelorette version too eventually! I've actually already started hehe

'SDV: Bachelorette Reactions To The Reader Coming Out HCs~!' is in progress :)

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Sam:

Sam is literally so excited for you! He's extremely happy that you felt safe enough to tell him, and is immediately asking if he can pull you in for a hug *gives u a comforting squeeze*

If there's any changes in the way he should refer to you, you can count on this guy to be on it immediately. Doesn't mess up, and corrects anyone who does if you're cool with it too

If it's more about telling him about your sexuality, you can bet that he's all about that too. Will absolutely be your wingman, or lack thereof - if you prefer :)

Supports you if you want help coming out to anyone else as well! Very reassuring that everything will be alright, and he's totally happy to stand with you or hold your hand when you go ahead and do it too <3

The type to probably send u wholesome but chaotic lgbtq+ memes all the time lol

Elliot:

So proud of you. Truly. Elliot makes sure you've said everything you needed to say, before he lets you know just how happy he is to learn a little bit more about you <3. Elliot's love is unconditional, and he thinks you're lovely - no matter how you identify.

If your coming out is related to presentation: Elliot reiterates pronouns and referring terms with you immediately - he even makes an offer to trial names or pronouns with you if you're still unsure.

If it's about sexuality, he's super supportive, even recommending you literature with couples/individual characters that are just like you!

Asks if there's anything he can do to support you, and will do it, no matter what it is.

I reckon he's the type to gift cool shells he finds already, but now, he keeps an eye out for ones in your flag colours so he can make a little collection to give u :')

Harvey:

Another one that's super proud of you. Coming out is terrifying sometimes , so he completely understands if it was difficult telling him. Will give you a head pat if you'll let him!

If it's related to how you present, he makes sure to ask if you'd like his medical records at the clinic updated. Offers to discreetly inform Maru too, if that's something you'd like - though he wouldn't do anything without your permission :)

And if its related to your sexuality, he's very sweet there too!

Reassuring :'). If there's anything you need from him in terms of support - now or later - just know that he'll listen to you.

Harvey's a trinket collector, so he would absolutely pick up little things for you that remind him of you or your flags colours and gift them to you <3

Alex:

Honestly just thinks you're awesome - coming out takes a lot of courage - so he's happy he can be a good friend for you here. Gives you a high five!

Regardless of what you're coming out about - Alex is giving it the same supportive energy. Behind you all the way if you need help coming out to others, even if you just need someone to vent to - he's totally up for listening :)

If there's anything you're interested in concerning physique to look a certain way, Alex has a lot of experience with exercise and making workout plans - he can totally help you if you're interested!

Also there's no way in his friendship with Haley that he hasn't picked up on a few of her hobbies. This guy definitely offers to take you shopping - whether it be clothes, pride stuff, or even just a nice meal to celebrate! <3

Shane:

Shane doesn't normally like to cause a fuss, but there's no way he'd ever hide how happy he is for you when it comes to something like this.

If it's related to presentation, Shane is more than happy to start referring to you a certain way, or even help you start to try things out. Would actually be pretty keen to help you experiment with style if you were interested.

Makes sure to reassure you that this changes nothing with your friendship - you're a lovely friend, and he cares about you a lot honestly.

Understands that you might be a bit nervous after sharing something so big, so he offers to go on a walk with you, or to his chicken shed to just chill and talk :)

Sebastian:

Very supportive regardless of what you come out as. Probably would be so easy to come out to too - he's quiet, kind, and pretty receptive, so I could see him being able to ease your nerves very swiftly. Asks softly if you'd like a hug :)

If you come out about your presentation, Seb starts checking his language immediately - making sure to immediately practice any new names, terms, or pronouns you might have given him when he's alone in his room so that he never gets them wrong.

Offers to stand with you or help you come out to others - might even hold your hand if you ask! But goes above and beyond if you need help coming out to Sam or Abby - he knows them well after all, so he can be very reassuring.

If you happen to play Solarian Chronicles with him, Sebastian casually gifts you a set of themed dice (maybe in your flag colours, or even designed after your campaign character) <3

A/N: This was actually,, pretty cathartic. There's a few people in my life that I still need to come out to, so writing this was nice tbh :)

Lemme know if you enjoyed this! Again, I should be writing a bachelorette version soon - i want to write more regularly, so hopefully that'll be soon! ALSO, I tried to make these as inclusive as possible, but if you'd like to see something more specific - feel free to send a request! I'd be happy to write it for you!

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[charmac]

helllooooo i am absolutely obsessed with your macden sugar daddy fic. i’m not kidding when i say it has become a household name for me (in the dms with my poor, dear friend who does not even watch sunny. i have, and will continue to, bombard her with messages such as: “the macdennis fic i’ve been creaming over hasn’t been updated i’m in shambles” and thankfully you did update after that).

i went through your tumblr for a bit and saw in one of your responses you mentioned feeling a lack of encouragement to write when it feels like no one is actively requesting so i suppose this is my formal request. i am quite literally so emotionally invested in this fic. this is my high class literature (as a lit major). this is my magnum opus and i’m talking about the experience of READING it, not trying to imply this work is in any way mine.

i have sooo much i’d like to say about it but i get so scatterbrained when i think about it. i read the entire thing in one sitting and was in agony when i finished. then you updated on christmas and i read the entire thing AGAIN and i keep going back to that most recent chapter where (spoilers ig!) mac calls dennis daddy because it simply /felt right/. because he felt /safe/? oh i’m on the floor and begging for mercy. you’re brilliant. this story is brilliant. i’m a mess.

if you ever feel like people might not be interested: listen to me when i say your writing has permanently altered the chemistry of my dna and has conditioned me to check ao3 every single day with bated breath HOPING there’s an update. i love it. that’s an understatement. i LOVE IT.

i would also like to clarify that if you ever run into issues with writer’s block or even simply losing the excitement over this specific story, pls don’t feel obligated to write something you don’t want to. it’s your life!! i saw your 2023 update post and it seems like a fucking fantastic one at that, so live it to the fullest and do what you want!!

i think you’re neat. i think your writing is what leads good men to ruin (like me. i’m supposed to be reading jane eyre rn and all i can think of is your fic) /pos. truly my favorite source of sunny content across all your sunny social media.

question that i do apologize for asking if you’ve answered: the title is a fall out boy reference, right? big fan of that band. if it is, can i ask for details on the inspo?

thank u for your service solider o7

p.s. this was so needlessly long so sorry for bothering lmfaoooo but i had to say this somewhere and i think my friend is tired of hearing about the fanfic on a ship for a show she doesn’t even watch

First off, thank you so much for this, and second off don’t apologise for writing too much to me after you’ve seen the word count I spew out at random. I really appreciate your words, and I’ll tell you I’ve been in so many similar positions where I’ve been obsessed with a fic and had no one in it to relate to and have just ended up spamming a close friend instead, so to hear that’s done about my fic is really, really cool.

About prior asks, etc. I think I get down on myself a little, when I say I don’t get why people are reading or what they like and it’s hard to find motivation, it’s really just kinda my own internal struggle with all of that. (Also, I keep answering those when I'm drunk, my bad.) I get what I’m doing and what I’m writing, but I wanna make sure the audience does too. But you’re reading my words, so you must, even if you can’t (or just, don’t want to) sit down and go line-by-line of a 23k word chapter and tell me what’s going on.

Cause, I couldn’t sit down and write a full detailed list of every new episode of Sunny like that. Like, I just straight up couldn’t when they dropped. My reviews were like ‘5 stars, keysmash’ So I think there is something to be said about people really liking something, really wanting more, but maybe not having the words to vocalise or not having the time to vocalise why that is.

About wait times, updates, etc.. It is mainly about motivation, and like you’ve said I would never put out something just to put it out if it’s not reflective of what I want it to be (and know it can be). I mean, I’m not on a real deadline and I’m not getting paid, I'm writing this first and foremost for myself, so why would I rush it? Sometimes I can write thousands of words in a day, if the spark hits, but sometimes it can take months to fully form when it’s just me in my head and I still have to do shit in my daily life. And maybe I could do something to speed up that process, but I think my best work forms this way. But it does make updates painfully slow for you guys, and I apologise, cos I get that sucks.

Though, it is also spurred by external motivation: people pointing specific things out, telling me why they like something or what they see under the surface here, that stuff actually gets the gears in my head turning, back in focus. The ‘waiting for an update’ ‘pls write more’ isn’t motivation, it’s demand. (And understanding there is demand is definitely a motivator, don’t get me wrong, but that’s not a spark, it’s a push.) So the balance there is sometimes hard to match, I understand there is demand (though after Ch 7 or 8 whatever it was I genuinely thought maybe there wasn’t), and I appreciate being told that, but it can only go insofar as I have the motivation to bounce off of it. Sometimes, that’s literally just my own issue and no one can help me. You (not you, specifically, anon) just gotta trust an update will come... and if you fall out of care for Sunny in the meantime, oh well. Know I won't, lmfao.

About the Title, well, no one actually has asked me... I don't think (maybe 'cause it seems obvious?). I guess the answer is.. kind of? It is a lyric pulled from the Fall Out Boy song, but, well, a meme says it best:

The inspo is kinda what's written on the tin, wanted a title that makes it clear what it is. Don't read too much into the baseball metaphor though, it might hurt you a little in the spoilers department, if you think we're just purely having fun here...

Thanks for the ask, really really appreciate it, and knowing people like you are reading and enjoying my fic is awesome :)

#i do LIKE the song btw lmfao #i had a huge fob phase in 9th grade when save rock and roll came out #it just makes the meme funnier #but also it is true #the only inspo for pulling from the song lyric is that it worked on the level i needed it to #convey info for the plot #also now all my macden fics are song lyrics or titles bc of this one lmfao #ask #sugar daddy au

[obsolete-stars-if]

Yeah you fully intended to depress the shit out of me with this chapter omg my poor MC. 😭

Spoilers semi... I need to rant. Sorry.

Okay let me try to be an adult about this. I loved the update. I usually love your writing but this chapter fully hit me with so many emotions. I think MC didn't have much time to fully process everything since chapter 1. We've kind of been thrown to the sharks and made to sink or swim (hey we just had sea travel if i don't use that I'd be stupid) the journey was long and although We've rested along the way they've never truly just been able to be alone. So this chapter when we had that omg the reality of it all settling it, the abandonment, the resentment, the helplessness woah it hit me so that trigger warning is very warranted.

Even having all of our companions nothing could be done because ultimately we are still alone, so different but the same. Tarik still being a massive dick making my poor mc feel like shit for trusting him and that talk with Samuel broke my heart.

I'm however excited to properly talk to Mikhail though you calling him a wimp made me laugh. Also confused on who the super scary dude is. His relative I'm assuming from the description

This was perhaps my favorite chapter. The writing was exceptional. It truly was. ♥️

PS the fuck around and find out note made me laugh so hard and unexpectedly my daughter hit me with her rattle.. so I have a possible rattle concussion. Thanks for that 😑

Thank you so much for the ask. It really keeps me going you have no idea.

Talking about semi spoilers down the cut

The mc absolutely has been not been able to process any of it, and now that you are there and actually have a breather to process,,, you will have many emotions. And a lot of those emotions you get to finally express and release in the next few chapters, and that can be very unhealthy too, or you can keep letting it eat you up.

Mikhail knows that this marriage is forced, and I call him a wimp BCS i am giving you the option unhealthily process your emotions with being angry and mean to him. They won't do much about it since they are aware of the situation u r in and that this might be the only way to let it out. And obv he'd rather have you be angry at him than anyone else who doesn't have control over it like your companions.

TK does have their motives to act the way they do, and you will learn about it, esp in near chapters, since there will be... A lot coming towards everyone.

Also the whole dog thing, I was playing nice chapter, these dogs are bred and train to hunt humans, so.... Act like prey, and you'll be hunted down. And I'm holding not back the next chapters, so you will actually get physically harmed if u think running down the halls is a good idea.

But there's also fluff coming up. Getting to know Mikhail (he cares so much about u and wants to be ur friend), and you get the answer who that scary dude is very soon, I promise. (Don't call Mikhail a bastard he might cum)

#obsolete stars if #obsolete stars #mikhail #tk #sammy #mc #yall r not ready for the dogs #i will let them attack you #you will need medical attention

[imliterallyjustablackgirl]

"About the Blogger" meme

Thank u sm for tag @happylikeasadsong

Star Sign(s): Virgo sun, Cancer rising and Aries Moon - * ratata, in the ghettooo*

Favorite Holidays: Christmas and New Years, I just love little lights and the snow in the trees and to be reminded that makeup is just make up by the Canadian wind, while I get bitch slapped like I owes it money, ahhh, canadian's winter. I loveeee Christmas songs, I get so excited when it'ssss timmmee ( Mariah is it you). I dream for the day were I get to put lil socks like in movies with name and everything. Might even stitch them myself uwu. We don't do it, but maybe one day, family on my own.

Last Meal: As like my last meal if I d i e or - I ate a burned sandwich, I did it to myself. Me and myself are not talking right now, the sandwich was the last straw for today. It had two large meatballs in a subway wanna be bread - could have been great- I'm getting emotional all over again.

Current Favorite Musician: Brown noise 10 hrs- no wait - Rap orchestra - that's like the current thing I'm listening to right now. Mostly Metro's concert rap Orchestra. But Tanarelle, forever my love. Sade, for sure.

Last Music Listened To: * sigh - go look at the last edit I watched** 1975- about you, the snippet of Holt singing. Last Movie Watched: Bottoms - Lmao- THEEE GAYYYZZZ

Last TV Show Watched: Craig of the Creek - Rick and Morty, Bob's burgers, I watch Bob's burgers alot.

Last Book/Fic Finished: Now why did you have to do me like dat.

Last Book/Fic Abandoned: W A W Abandoned? I Do Not Abandoned My Kids. They just live inside my head until one day a smell, a sound,or an idea reminds me that they exist, or I write them on a piece of paper and forget about it OR they live inside my notes pads. Let's not speak about myout-of-wedlockk Skyrock- Wattpat and Fanfiction.net, children, they are not mine, you cannot prove it. Where is the paternity test?

Currently Reading: Y'all posts, like it's bedtime stories. Curry's fanfictions - honestly I read most of y'all updated or not fanfiction, I was on A3O Sydcarmy tags when there was barely two pages, so ouf - thank you to y'all my loves :* truly. I would lie if I said now I have too much windows open I'm confusing the timelines and fanfic. - Seasons of Sydney by shewalksoverme I am waiting for them to update. I am not handling it well, sadly *sighs*

Last Thing Researched for Art/Writing/Hyperfixation: Canada's woods, slightly make me sounds like a serial killer but HOW would you write a werewolf Carmy,huh!? I lived there most of my life, thought it would help me get a better writing experience, yet I've been too busy to continue and now I'm alarmeling aware that we have coyotes. Great ;-;

Favorite Online Fandom Memory: I have alot but I watched the last episode of Stranger Things with my friends last year. S8 of TVD, feeling like a last survivor of some sort, trauma lol - The Howl House - the finality, it healed my inner child to see a queer neurodivergent kid being understood by her mom, kick ass and be happy lol.

Favorite Old Fandom You Wish Would Drag You Back In/Have A Resurgence: Amphibia- it's such a cute and layered cartoon. OMG - I ALMOST FORGOT - CENTAURWORLD. It deserves the praise. It deserves to be acknowledged, the bad guy changed my perception of so many things.

Favorite Thing You Enjoy That Never Had an Active or Big "Fandom" but You Wish It Did: I wish (His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass) when I tell you, that this fantasy world has haunted me, because of how good it was for little girl me, argh! I would watch it all over again, I wish it had a bigger fanbase - if you love Christmas-

Tempting Project You're Trying to Rein In/Don't Have Time For:

Listen - Projects are not the issue, it's the follow-through, I'm gonna try writing mini-stories to keep my mind engaged. I'll manipulate myself into work - Also I keep losing password to things so, yeah- My fic started: Under the moon- I will this week updated it- I want to write more one-shots, more smut for sure- I am interested in exploring differents fronts of any characters. Shit, I might even a Bob's Burgers fanfic. You can't stop me, you're not my mom- that I know of :O I would like @currymanganese to do it @angelica4equity You don't have to, but like... an ant somewhere might die cauz of it so, idk- do u wanna be an ant murdereww? Yeah, that's what i thought

#owo

[scilifig]

Hi guys long time no see! i feel extremely sad for not saying this earlier and honestly haven’t vent had the energy to write this, but I’ve been inactive for a while on this acc. I never rlly thought i would make this tweet, but im not as engaged in this fandom as i once was, partly due to my mental health not allowing me to enjoy as much as i used to, and other factors. Its honestly been so upsetting feeling myself slowly start to distance myself, and slowly not being updated on content, whereas in the past i would never miss a piece of content and it was the only thing i thought about. i no longer understand certain niche tweets about current content and have lost all energy to even bother to scroll tl. its honestly been such a journey trying to find myself and understand what i enjoy outside of this fandom, because for so long it has been the only thing going for me, and i feel like i had such a strong attachment to the cc’s i enjoyed, and found my health and headspace got worse when there wasn’t content, and was so anxiously attached to twitter and never wanted to miss out on anything, and i felt so left out all the time. honestly the meetup was one of the most joyous, beautiful, experiences, but also quite traumatic for me.

another thing i haven’t mentioned is the toll its had on my mental health being fixated on a content creator that is treated so terribly, and is seen as punching bag of the internet in most cases, and having to see discourse after discourse and seeing everything’s antis are saying was so draining. i feel like that ruined my mindset, because before i had twitter, i didn’t even know what antis were and i was enjoying content as it was, and honestly didn’t even know what stan twt was. i could talk about the negative effects this app has had on me, but i want to acknowledge the good.

i just want to say that i still absolutely love the dteam and i feel like i always will, they have been such a huge part of my life and i will forever be grateful to them, im so excited for new things coming and im so proud of dream and all the new music and future endeavours! i wish nothing but the best for them all, and will support them for a long time to come! i hope everyone in the fandom experiences so much love and happiness, and has so much more amazing content to enjoy!

i dont want to get too emotional, but i am truly so grateful for this community. it genuinely saved me and im not able to articulate it with words. I had no idea that there was such a community like this on the internet, that was so loving and accepting, so talented with so many incredible creatives and beautiful human beings. all of this made me feel loved in a way i never knew i could feel. i have met so many beautiful people that are now some of my best friends and i dont know what it would be like without them, and to all my mutuals and anyone thats ever interacted with me, thank you. i love you all so dearly, and the suppourt i have gotten on my art has felt unreal. i never understood why i even gained followers, and was honestly so shocked that ppl would see something i created, and like it enough to comment the nicest things imaginable. honestly im getting teary eyes while writing this and im sure that this format of writing might be a bit difficult to read and im rambling but thank you so much. if you have taken time to read this far!

i’ve been active on my private account posting about random life updates but also about other things i like, such as cartoons! i do spam alot over there and i totally understand not wanting to follow me if u dont share the same interests, but if u are interested in seeing me on ur tl, u can always follow! @/curlywurly1239

im not sure what i want to do with this acc as i dont want to annoy ppl with posting art other than what i was followed for, so i think ill leave it as is! i think ill still be on here sometimes to support my moots and talk every now and then, but not very frequently! again thank you so much i love you all so much, i hope u are all doing well, and if not, i hope u are treating urself kindly because you deserve the entire world and more, and you deserve love and care! tysm if u read all this im so grateful for you guys 💕

[alphabetboyluvr]

hi holly :)

thank you for taking the time to read & respond!! i know you probably have your own load of things so it means a lot. i appreciate you <3

&girl this is your influence! i’m inspired by you!! no but seriously, i feel like asks are my opportunity to give show you the energy you give out. like i’m just reflecting a part of it back to you🫂 not sure if that makes any sense, but i always want shower you with the emotions you make me feel. even if most of them stem from delusion😂🤍

and the trip sounds so exciting!!!! IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU & BESTIE🫶🏽 may you both create the greatest of memories on this new adventure! anticipating the debrief when you get back!!!!!!!

i’ve been well thank you for asking :) missing yoongi but what’s new. a close friend of mine is getting married soon so i’ll be traveling. it’s insane to think i’m at a point in my life where weddings are becoming more common. but i also find that it’s a blessing to experience other people’s love <3 i’m starting to accept the concept that is growing up. still want to fight it sometimes, but baby steps!!

thank you again for putting up with all my antics <3 i truly am sending you my best wishes 💌🎧

ALSO THANK U SM FOR THE HUSH UPDATE I LIVE THERE NOW BTW

it's okay!! i think im very lucky to be afforded with such kindness and so i try and get back to as much as i can (my inbox is current sitting at around 150 unanswered so i really am sorry if i haven't managed to get back to you!!). i am so grateful and appreciative <3

we are all a little bit delusional, but the happiest people always tend to be!!! so i hope it means that we all find joy in some things!

he he he if i meet and fall in love with a gorgeous aussie surfer on my travels, you guys will never hear from me again!! i shall be gone!!! like the wind!! it's a short trip but honestly I'm soooo excited to see bestie <33 we're both living away from our home country so it's gonna be so nice a reminder of home!

wild isn't it? all of my friends are settled in long-term relationships heading for marriage, and my other bestie who i was due to have a hot girl European summer with has fallen pregnant with her new boyfriend so that's certainly gonna change plans haha. i'd like the world to pause for a little bit, I'm not ready to say goodbye to our youth just yet.

thank you for checking in again! it's always lovely to hear from you. i hope that aquarius season treats you well <33

AND IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT!!

#ask #see u again soon!!! #🎧💌 anon

[hyunsvngs]

To the anon who wants to fight me for your hand: that's not fare I asked first!!

On a completely serious note tho i am sorry if the question made you uncomfortable in any way it's just that your blog brings me so much comfort and joy right now..

lately life has been too much and this blog is one of the few things that excites me.

I found it through the hot bithc summer series and I would get so excited for updates,, same with kinktober now.

And I genuinely get so happy when I see you've answered my asks (I have sent a few so far). When I saw you answered another one of them I got so giddy and that's when I sent the "marry me" ask haha

It's just nice to be completely anonymous and just talk nonsense I guess

I really want to be an *emoji* anon so you would at least have an idea who's sending you these asks but I don't think I'm ready yet maybe in the future

Anyways,, you are great, I do truly love you and thanks for what you're doing.. it matters a lot to me!

Have a nice day and stay hydrated and eat a lot of delicious food

okay i’m ngl this might be the sweetest ask i’ve ever got :((( this is so nice. it doesnt make me uncomfortable at all when u guys ask that its a silly fun question so do not panic friend!!

i’m really glad this blog can be a safe space for u. we all have fun with 0 kinkshaming and 100% slaying 🩷🩷 pls come back often friend

#juno’s asks ♡ #sweet baby anon

[allylikethecat]

Can't wait for today’s update!!! Sometimes I'm so hyped for your fic that makes me wanna kiss u so bad

Oh my gosh thank you so much! 😘

I'm so happy to hear you're excited about the update! I am also very excited about the update! I do worry (like with the last On a Friday chapter) that maybe I have gotten *too excited* and over hyped the chapter? I am a very excitable person, and I got excited and couldn't contain that excitement (my friends say if I was an animal I'd be a chihuahua or a hamster for this reason lol) and now I'm worried I over hyped the new chapter and that people are going to be disappointed. I sincerely hope that isn't the case 😭

Regardless, I will be uploading the new chapter next, and I am truly looking forward to hearing peoples thoughts, and I really hope I don't disappoint or let anyone down with it. I'm so grateful for all of the support and how lovely everyone is on here. Thank you SO MUCH for reading and for sending me this ask! I hope that YOU at least like the new chapter, and that your Tuesday is going well, and that the rest of your week is wonderful!

❤️Ally

#allylikethecat #ask ally #anon ask #fanfiction #keep it kind #matty fic #gatty #fanfic #kind anon #thank you so much for sending this my way!! #i smiled so wide when i woke up and saw it! #i really hope you like the new chapter of the christmas fic #the christmas fic #it's christmas #the infection fic verse #the infection verse fic #the infection verse #infection fic verse #infection verse fic #infection verse #please let me know what you think of this one!! #i am very worried i over hyped it

[moonbinscirera]

Omg so true and I've been on that villainess trend too so I totally get you 😂 the thing about duchy had me laughing because same - plus they always use the same castle layout across stories I love pointing it out with my friends!

Truly... It's so expensive to get anything these days! 🙄 They really should just give us a starter pack for all the inconveniences we already experience as adults in this society!!

Thank youuu, I am finally sitting down on my computer for the first time in a few days so *cracks knuckles* I'm going to get to work 😉 hehe but!!!!! I am wishing all kinds of good vibes and better health for you 🥺 BUT ooh some nice time off!! That's so nice, I hope you can have some good family time 🤞🏼 and holiday baking 👀 😋

I think I'll just stay home haha maybe see some friends before they leave for school but we have to be super careful because of my mom's weak health so I've been just laying flat haha. But I have to start wrapping gifts soon so that'll be fun... When I stop procrastinating 😩

Sending a minghao to give you hugs and help you bake ~

ohmg i realized alotta the assets be reused but i didnt realize it was whole layouts 😭 i mostly notice the clothing styles and like the hair/eye color combos 😭

fr where is my "ur a big baby adult now starter pack" i think we should get 10k off rip from the get go as soon as we turn 18 or 21 like i tink that would be very secksi!

ohmg happy working im so excited to see what u make!!!! and thank you i think i was going thru like intense caffeine withdrawals because none of how i was feeling felt like a normal flu and i didnt have covid so i tink its gotta be that 😭

ye i hope so i tink its gunna be super chill frfr and im really excited to try these french cake recipes! whats ur favorite dessert btw 👀

thats sounds nice~ i hope u have fun with ur friendos~ how many gifts did u buy? 😭

baking with minghao would prolly be so relaxing my mans is good at everything itll prolly go perfectly~

(((OHMG I NEVER ASKED U FOR UR BIAS LINE WHOSE UR BIAS LINE????????????)))

{oh and fun update the other 2 of my dream albums is finally state side}

#query: complete #ohmg forgive me #i thot i asked already #icb this #fake friend tings #😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #how did i forget to ask 😭

[nomniki]

minho is so ahfidnhdks in this au like what do you mean you were "just joshing" with him i'm gonna lose it ???? and jeongin just accepting it like they really are brainless over there i love it,, minho's quickly becoming my fave character (after ynnie obvi) jeongin needs to get back in my good books stat when he's surrounded by such.... interesting characters lol,,, the cross gc interactions are literally so funny like the #hittweet ?? no one can do it like seungmin not even hannie smh,, and jeongin?? he could have just seen seungmin interacting with yn3racha's posts but i choose to believe he's stalking ynnie's twt bc he's madly in love with her and abt to confess that he knew it was her all along and then proposes and they get married happily ever after like that's my fantasy lmao,, anyway thanks again for the update it's stellar as always,, i'm so excited for the next update i can't begin to tell you how nervous i am for ynnie and innie to finally properly come face to face and also i hope you had a brilliant birthweek !! you deserve it 💜

jeongin’s stupidly truly knows NO bounds he’s so 😭😭 funnily enough anon, he actually gets smth right in the next chapter so u can rest easy.. THE CROSSOVER EPISODE beginning on twt is funny to me i enjoyed it bc yk ynnie and innie are looking at their phones like.. “when tf did u guys become friends 🤨🤨” anonnie i wish jeongin was smart enough to have figured it out alr, i am suffering as much as u here. THANK U SM ANON U CUTIE <3 i hope u love the next chapter :((

#ella answers #ella’s 💜 anon

[ughgclden]

ok…literally the coolest thing ever…COMBINED ARTS? truly an icon. do you have a preference between lit, classics, and film? or like a specific topic in one?

also update about hair! it quite literally turns like ORANGE like i look like a fully fledged ginger and i’m in love w it!! (currently thinking of all of the new halloween costumes opening up for me hehe)

so happy u have been great omg pls tell me about said lad (if ur comfy w that!) also next month ahh!! probably sooner since i’m responding so late shdhsh but what do you have planned! i wanna hear all the deets(:<

i’ve been good! i moved into my study away program a few states away and it’s been super fun, a little scary but fun!! i also haven’t had any time on tumblr and girl..i miss it…i need to read some fics asap

im so sorry it took so long for me to get back to this!!!! and AGH thank you omg?? i have to say that last year lit was my favourite but im doing a class in greek mythology this year that i know will have my whole heart- im just excited for third year where i can do a whole course in horror films tbh hehehe>:)

that sounds AMAZING oh my god!!!! i love red/ginger hair so so much,, its always so pretty please. and YES pls pls tell me about your ideas (i, too, am brainstorming a few but i think im being roped into a group costume so. options are limited.

he's just. so nice. and sweet. he's also in a band which is. making me unable to function to be perfectly honest? i met him when i was incredibly drunk so the fact i didn't scare him off with my incessant rambling is a miracle tbh- we're going to one of his friends shows then out for drinks!! and as someone who used to say her ideal first date was a concert, fifteen year old me is screaming

omgomg tell me all about it!!!! how's it been treating you, what have you been up to?! it sounds amazing!!!! and omg... we're here waiting to welcome you with open arms when you get the time<33

#becca answers ! #mars<3

[serialreblogger]

life update! (I hope you're doing well friend I know your health isn't the best) school starts soon! it's my last year and I'm very nervous ghjihkhg. I'm getting back into cosplaying and it's exciting :D

Shelby for your time :3

SHELBY I LOVE U

That's so exciting friend!! definitely it's scary to be going into ur last year bc there's no getting around the Great Unknown-ness of life beyond high school, but as someone on the other side of the Great Unknown i am SO excited for you. i hope ur last year is absolutely spectacular, but i'm also so glad ur almost past the threshold into freedom! life gets so much better from graduation on, friend, congratulations on surviving high school so far and may this year bring some happy memories for you to carry into the unknown, still happier future <3

#also ye i have been like. completely absent for the past week or so apologies for that #i got 0.2 spoons per day and my emotions are not up to social media lately #thank you for the cat i love her so much #and thank you for the update!! truly i am so excited for u friend #high school is a wild time but i think (bearing in mind that i don't rly remember all that much of high school) ur last year is a good one #as a general rule #ur teachers tend to be more chummy esp towards the end bc ur almost gone and a lot of them'll miss u #and well. if u have teachers like i had in elementary school who get off on scaring kids and who try to tell u like #''the real world is much crueller u aren't prepared high school is sheltered compared to'' whatever #again. i've said it before but. they are absolutely a boatload of liars #if u go to college ur teachers will treat u like human beings! and u'll get to take classes that interest you!! #and maybe move out and get a tiny little space of your own - a place that's yours; that's safe #god i can't tell you how much freedom you'll have; how much more support is offered you with that freedom than u might think #it's good. i promise. if u go straight into the workforce guess what? #the worst part is doing interviews which is basically the same level of bleh as standardized testing and it happens much less often #u take like 20 tests & quizzes in each class? u do maybe 5 or 10 interviews before someone hires u and u get to test them while ur there #and then u have a job and not homework and suddenly the stress of working is limited to 8 hours a day and your evenings are your own #and you can maybe move out and get a whole cramped little apartment of your own and go grocery shopping and exist #just. exist. your own person; your own freedom and safety and it's scary but it's yours #god. it gets so much better from here. i'm so happy you're almost there. you deserve the world friend #you really really do #ask linden

[toplinetommy]

Now That I Need You - Pierre-Luc Dubois

a/n: thank you to @antoineroussel for organizing the summer fic exchange!! i had so much fun writing this and being a part of the writing community here as a whole. sooooo without further ado, @senditcolton here is your fic!!! i practically screamed when i got paired with you bc i was so excited to write for someone i genuinely consider a friend 🤍 hope you love it!

synopsis: yours and pierre’s friendship is one that’s always causing whispers to float around the room and eyes to be rolled whenever you both shut those comments down. what happens when the both of you have had enough of those comments? (title from where are u now by justin bieber)

words: 7k

“Aliyah, I am not going on a date with someone named Matt,” you groan, throwing your head into your hands.

“Why not? I haven’t even shown you a picture of him!” She exclaims in response.

“Because, all Matt’s are horrible,” you deadpan to your friend who rolls her eyes in response. “Seriously, have you ever met a Matt that wasn’t a dick? Or annoying? They truly live up to their stereotype and are unapologetic about it.”

Aliyah is quiet at that, tight-lipped as she tries to navigate how to get you on a date, with anyone at this point.

“You know how I feel about you guys setting me up on blind dates anyways, it’s getting old.”

You’re right, she realizes. As you’ve been going on a blind date a week at this rate, none of them turning into a second date or even into a friends with benefits situation. There’s an understanding on why she, and all of your other friends, want you to get into a relationship, but you’re more than fine with always being the fifth wheel and going home to an empty apartment. They don’t necessarily see that though - how you’re not even thinking about how you’re always the only one dateless at your bi-weekly brunches, or at Jets games, or how it’s always someone’s else’s boyfriend picking you up on your girls’ nights.

The conversation gets dropped as you continue your walk down the streets of busy downtown Winnipeg, the strong gusts of wind sending shivers up your arms. The sounds of rush hour traffic fill your ears as you make it to your destination a few blocks down. Everyone’s already there it seems, as the two of you make your way through the small crowd to where everyone is occupying two booths next to one another.

The crowd cheers at your arrival, an inside joke as to how you two seem to always be the last to arrive at anything. You catch Pierre’s eye first, your body instantly gravitating towards him as he makes barely enough room for you to squeeze on the edge of the cushioned seat. He wraps an arm around your shoulder, pulling you into his armpit and you squeal at his actions with a giggle.

He’s always been affectionate with you, as he keeps his arm thrown around you for the next little while as the two of you catch up. He tells you a story from their recent road trip and how he’s still trying to figure out who his permanent seat buddy is going to be. You update him on work and your grad school applications, to which he gives you a reassuring squeeze on your neck when you talk about the anxieties that come along with the process.

Drinks start to flow, ones you’re not entirely too sure who’s even ordering, but you drink them with a smile on your face. Time moves rather quickly, the crowd starting to thin around you while your large, bruly group of hockey players and mutual friends remains intact. You’ve moved spots in the booth, Pierre giving up his seat and opting to stand next to you instead.

Kyle has the majority of your attention, with him getting your opinions on what to do for his and Ally’s anniversary coming up later this month. He’s got your heart swelling and your eyes are shining in a way that shows how much you love hearing about your friends’ happy relationships. He’s in the middle of telling you about how he's deciding between getting her one of those love-lock bracelets or a new smart watch.

“I’m actually with my girl,” a very distinct and firm, French-Canadian accent says next to you, the sound waves of the words pulling your attention away from Kyle. Your eyebrows knit as your head turns towards Pierre, because you are very much not ‘his girl’, his hand falling to rest on your shoulder softly. The girl in front of him frowns, a wrinkle between her eyes as she pouts and turns around swiftly before disappearing into the crowd.

With that, Pierre shoots you a knowing look as you make room for him next to you for him to sit. His hand slides from where it was once on your shoulder down to your jean clad thigh, giving it a reassuring squeeze.

“She could not catch a hint, sorry,” he apologizes, answering your question before you could even ask.

“That’s what friends are for,” you joke, resting your hand atop of his before intertwining your fingers with his, knowing that the small action will help keep his story straight for the remainder of the night. You focus back on Kyle once more, telling him to go with the bracelet and not the watch, noting that he can get that for Ally when her birthday comes up, Pierre listening in himself. The warmth in your stomach from where his hand is still intertwined with yours goes ignored, letting yourself believe that he hasn’t moved it due to the alcohol in his system.

As the minutes pass and more alcohol is consumed, you find yourself slowly beginning to slouch into Pierre’s side, using his much larger body as a sort of pillow. Your eyelids start to get heavy and your speech slows dramatically as it’s getting harder to focus on anything but how if you leave now, you’ll be in your bed in no longer than 15 minutes.

Pierre nudges your side, getting you to look up at him, but he’s not looking at you and instead lets the table now he’s going to take you home. You wordlessly follow him through the crowd of people and outside as he orders an Uber.

Pierre gets thrown into an intense back-to-back against Denver and Minnesota, the games getting tougher and closer as the playoff race gets tighter. It leads to you not seeing much of your friend, with him at the rink, training, getting to know his teammates and the city better, and resting. That causes you to go on a string of first dates with guys Aliyah and the rest of your friends have set you up with, all of them having the same outcome as they always do.

That’s what leads you to finally sit Aliyah down to tell her to cut out the first dates, but she and your other girlfriends have other ideas as they go on and on about the perfect guy at dinner. They don’t give you any details about the mystery guy but you do make sure to inform them of how your last blind date went.

“Andres just kept talking about his job and the ‘sick view’ he has from his office,” you mock. “Then he had the audacity to make the same comment about the view from his apartment! Even after I made it very clear I was not interested.”

They’re silent at that, feeling somewhat defeated that none of the guys have worked out for you yet.

“I know you guys have good intentions, trust me,” you start, trying to lighten the mood. “I just don’t see why it needs to be a big deal.”

Pierre rolls around a few days after his road trip, meeting up with you and your friends at brunch one Sunday morning. He smiles cheekily at you as he sits next to you, noting that this is one of those brunches where all the girls are accompanied by their boyfriends. You’re tucked into his side, a little cold from the wind breezing through the few open windows out to the patio. A few looks are thrown your way from some of the girls, one’s you’re all too familiar with and ones you ignore as you straighten your back.

The brunch turns boozy quickly, as you finish your third and fourth mimosa’s rather quickly, that twinkle in your eye Pierre’s all too familiar with starting to shine. The one that knows the alcohol is starting to get to you and reminding him that it’s his time to stop drinking to keep an eye on you.

Once brunch ends, the group decides to walk to the nearby park to enjoy the uncharacteristically warm weather for this time of year. With a small whine of your cold arms, Pierre is shrugging his thick, nylon bomber jacket and guiding your arms through the too-large arm holes for you.

You and Pierre end up separating yourself from the group, walking shoulder-to-shoulder along the pathways until a bench is spotted. You pull his muscular frame down next to you, your head falling to rest on his shoulder.

Your night was long and the early morning brunch coupled with alcohol is already making you tired even if it’s barely noon.

You thought the days of your friends setting you up were behind you, but now here you are, nervously tapping your fingers on the steering wheel of your car as you turn into the parking garage closest to your destination. You shoot off a text to your group chat, letting them know that you made it and that if you go missing it’s one hundred percent on them. That causes an influx in laughing face emojis alongside a few devil faces. You roll your eyes as you stuff your phone back into your purse, entering the casual french bistro.

Your feet stop moving underneath you as your breath hitches in your throat. There, in front of you a few tables down the aisle is your bruly, tattooed, best friend. He sits there, fingers twiddling atop the table as he moves his right hand to scratch at his jaw. He catches your eye then, his hand freezing, and a chuckle-like-scoff erupting from his chest.

Breathing a sigh of relief, your feet resume their path to the table, sliding into the chair next to him with an exasperated smile.

“Did you know about this?”

“I swear I didn’t,” he laughs, still utterly shocked that his friends set him up on a blind date that is quite literally not a blind date. It’s quiet for a brief moment after that, both of you unsure on the exact reason why your mutual friends pulled this stunt. The quiet air is a little awkward as you let out a small laugh, thinking back to how Aliyah gave you no information on her infamous ‘friend of a friend’.

“Aliyah and everyone has been so far up my ass about dating lately,” you start nervously with a roll of your eyes, your gaze slowly turning to your friend. Your eyes linger over his arms, the faded Saint Laurent shirt he loved so much showing off the time he’s put into the gym and the money he’s put into the artwork littering his arms. His beard is the most up-kept you think you’ve ever seen and you smile softly before continuing.

“I really didn’t know this was her intention. If I did I would’ve stopped her, I promise,” you start to ramble, the embarrassment of being set up with your best friend starting to come to the front of your mind.

Pierre stops you before you start spiraling, though, grabbing one of your flailing hands, “Hey, it’s not a big deal. Besides, it’s a nice surprise to see you and very relieving that I’m not sitting here making awkward small talk with a random girl.”

His words calm you, the waitress interrupting your negative thoughts as she asks for your drink orders. Your previous conversation ends with that, Pierre telling you about Georgia’s visit to the vet the other day. The two of you enjoy your meal over small talk and plenty of jokes, the thought of how this started out as a ‘date’ completely erased from your mind until Pierre clears his throat as he drops his fork onto his now empty plate.

“So, I had an idea.”

“Because, that’s always good.”

“Hear me out, your friends won’t stop asking you about your dating life, and the guys won’t stop chirping me about it either, and neither of us are even interested in dating, so we should just pretend we actually hit it off and that whatever they think is going on between us is true,” 

“Like, pretend we’re dating?” you ask, waiting to see if you were both thinking the same thing.

“Yeah, I don’t see any harm in it. We just start hanging around more at group functions and talking about all the cute, coupley things we do. I can even get you in with some of the girlfriends and you can actually come to games,”

“Yeah, because that all seems easy,” you think aloud, interrupting him. It very much seemed easier said than done to you, positive that there would be a slip up somewhere and a string of embarrassing and anxiety inducing conversations on why you even did it in the first place.

“We really don’t have to change our dynamic much,” Pierre shrugs, leaning back into his chair. “I mean, we’re already pretty close and we don’t have to fabricate some story of how we met. We’ll just tell them that their meddling actually worked.”

“You really thought all of this out, huh?” You ask. The wheels in your head start to spin as you think of finally not having your friends asking about your dating life every chance they get. You ponder the thought further, unsure of what this could potentially do to your friendship if anything bad were to happen.

“You don’t have to agree, obviously.”

And against better judgement and no more thought, you do.

You’re basically thrown into life after that night, work getting busy as it’s the time of year where everyone is buying and selling their houses. On top of that, you’ve thrown yourself into studying for your grad school prep exams, all the while still trying to narrow down schools to apply to.

You’re in the middle of creating a spreadsheet to help you with laying out the major information like tuition, the location, and test score requirements for schools when the shrill of your phone ringing startles you.

Low and behold it’s Pierre’s name scrolling across the top of your phone and you slide to answer it, putting it on speaker.

“Hey,” Pierre shouts into the phone, his voice still sounding smooth and sweet with the loudness of it. “You wanna come out to Nik’s?”

“I don’t know,” you sigh, running your tongue along your upper lip in thought. “I’m kind of in a groove looking at grad programs.”

“C’mon,” Pierre starts, and you can see his face through the phone with his tone, knowing that the corners of his lips are turning into a smirk. “You deserve a break and you have plenty of time to do that before you have to make a final decision.”

He’s right, grad applications aren’t due until the fall, but you just want to be more prepared than you were when you first started your bachelor’s all those years ago. He hears your breathing along with your fingers tapping along your keyboard.

“Come out to Nik’s, I’ll order you an Uber,” Pierre tries to convince you. “Besides it’s really just a few of the guy’s playing Fortnite and poker. Just your type of scene.”

It really is, you think, not one for always needing the glitz and glam of the party lifestyle that usually comes attached to a professional athlete's life. You agree to pop in, but only if he saves you a seat at the table. He promises he’ll keep the seat next to him warm and you’re hanging up and on your way not too much longer.

Nik’s apartment is nice, it’s only a few blocks down from Pierre’s building so you know the area well enough. It’s spacious and you can tell his girlfriend did all the decorating with the amount of plants on the balcony and on the tables in the living room. Pierre spots you before you spot him, putting his cards down and pouring you a drink. You take a seat next to him at the dining room table that’s doubling as the poker table. Deciding not to play right away, you sit and watch Pierre and the rest of the guys, trying your best to not give anything away when he gets dealt a good hand.

His chair scoots closer to you as the round goes on, his hand coming to rest on your thigh, causing you to look up at him. You’re a little confused by the display of affection before he’s leaning over to whisper in your ear,

“Gotta convince them we’re actually together now,” he whispers as his lips move along your ear, causing shivers to run down your spine. The lightbulb goes off in your head then, completely forgetting about the arrangement the two of you agreed on a few nights prior. He lays a kiss on your cheek when he pulls away, your cheeks heating up as you avoid the gaze from the guys around the table.

It’s then you reach to wrap your hand around the bicep closest to you, your hand skating down to hold his in your lap. The looks continue as the night goes on, and especially when you finally decide to join the game, both of you playing one handed as your hands stay intertwined.

It’s not until a few hours later that the whispers start. Pierre had taken a break for a few rounds, letting Adam take his spot at the table. He hadn’t left you, though, instead standing behind you, his figure towering over your sitting frame, his arms thrown around your shoulders as he cheered you on.

“Hey! No outside help,” Nik exclaims when Pierre’s leaned down to whisper in your ear one too many times, a giggle passing through your lips. Pierre rolls his eyes, ready to chirp him but a voice from behind you beats him to it.

“Luc, did you finally get the balls to ask your girl out?”

Both of your heads turn to the anonymous voice, seeing that Josh is the culprit. There’s not enough time for you to unpack those words, your eyebrows knitting at the true meaning.

“Yeah, I did, actually,” Pierre shouts back, his voice cutting through the room and his hands tightening on the meat of your shoulders. All eyes are on the two of you as cheers and chirps erupt around you. It’s then, you think, what the hell did you just get yourself into.

It’s not until a few days later that the news of your relationship is circulating your entire friend group along with the entire Jets roster. You don’t see any of them for a while, which you're thankful for, as you and Pierre fine-tune any details about your so-called relationship, knowing you’ll be thrown into the ringer once you’re with them.

It’s another one of those bi-weekly brunches where you guys make your so-called official outing as a couple, the two of you making a show to show up late, hand-in-hand to the restaurant. You’re surprised with the lack of chirps made at your expense, and even more surprised no one’s even batted an eye where Pierre’s pale hand is lightly resting on your thigh.

You feel defeated, really, unsure as to why when you’d show up as the only single one to these brunches, scenes were always made, but now that you have someone pressed against your side, it’s like they all think it’s the most normal thing in the world.

Everyone is waiting on their check when Shawn, Emma’s boyfriend, fires off the first question.

“So, you guys’ finally got together, huh?”

Emma scolds her boyfriend the second the words leave his mouth.

“Yeah, just took a little push from our friend’s is all,” you smile sweetly, eyes floating from Pierre’s over to Aliyah where she’s sat a few seats over.

“Are you bringing him to Sophie’s wedding then?”

Sophie was the only other girl in your internship program two summers ago, something that inevitably made you thicker than thieves throughout the program. But she had been on her way back to school in the States when the summer had ended, and your friendship became one where you would intermittently checked up on the other throughout the year.

Even with Sophie being from Memphis, her wedding was still going to be in Winnipeg due to complicated family circumstances and a Canadian fiancé. You’d been so busy with everything going on that you completely forgot she would be back in Winnipeg at the end of the month for her wedding.

Come to think of it, the RSVP is still sitting untouched on your side table in your living room, the part about a plus-one being left blank.

“He might have a game, I haven’t thought-'' you start, your brian getting fuzzy as you try to come up with an excuse.

“When is it?” Pierre interrupts, pulling his phone out to pull up his calendar to cross reference the date Shawn tells him. “I might be able to go depending on if we make the playoffs.”

He seems to be reassuring you more than really answering the question for anyone else at the table. It’s a little overwhelming thinking that you’re still going to be in this relationship of sorts with him in a month. You hadn’t really thought of the future of this whole plan, just happy to finally get your friends off your back for the time being.

As you and Pierre hop into his Audi to head back to his apartment, you're more quiet than usual, letting Pierre take aux and listening to him mumble the lyrics.

“You doing okay?” Pierre asks, eyes flicking over to your frame in the passenger seat.

You hum out a yes, picking up your phone from your lap to avoid any type of emotional conversation with your best friend. Pierre pulls into his parking garage soon after, parking in his usual spot. He takes his time putting the car in park and pretends to clean a smudge on the LED screen as he waits for you to open up.

“I don’t think I thought through what this set up really entailed,” you huff out, moving your body around to cross your legs underneath you. “In my head we were just going to like, hold hands in front of our friends and say we go on dates and hang out all the time, and now everyone’s like are you bringing him to Sophie’s wedding and when you finally got the balls to ask me out. 

With your agreement, you finally check the plus-one box on Sophie’s wedding invite and send it back to her. The wedding’s still not for another month, so you have plenty of time to wrap your head around the situation you’ve found yourself in. You’re not even positive Pierre will be able to tag along with the way their possible playoff schedule is still a mystery to everyone.

The Jets sit four points out of a playoff spot, that last spot a close battle between them and Nashville. The battle between those two teams is even more intense as they’re scheduled to play each other as their second to last game of the regular season. It’s a home game that you’ve been invited to, your name on a seat in the Better Halves box, a seat that’s becoming all too comfortable as you sit in those seats for their season ending home-stand.

His name is draped across your back, as you cheer from your seat. It’s a tough game, and the boys just really aren’t playing the game they need to be playing in order to beat another team that finds themselves in the same position. In the end, they take a loss, one that puts the fans decked out in white in their seats as their playoff dreams seemingly come to an end.

It’s slow making your way down to the locker room to see Pierre and the other guys. When you see him, his tie is simply draped around his neck rather than tied properly, and his hands keep running through his hair and over his face as he makes his way over to you.

His arms instantly wrap around your, yours sliding around his waist to hold him closely. With only having been friends for the better part of a year, this is uncharted territory for you. He holds you there for a few moments, the chatters of affirmations and sounds of little kids go quiet around you.

His large hands splayed across your back warm you, his fingers trailing over the delicate stitching of his number and name on your back. When he pulls away, words remain unspoken between you as he lips press to the crown of your forehead. His lips stay there for a while, both of your eyes closing as you relish in the feeling of his lips on you.

Your hands intertwine as you make your way to the parking garage, and for the entirety of that walk you forget you’re even doing it for show. Rather, your thumb brushes against the back of his hand in a comforting manner, because that’s simply what he needs. Over the duration of your friendship, you quickly learned that physical touch was the best way to comfort him in these moments.

The ride to what you assume is his place is somber and quiet, one where your hands stay intertwined over the gearshift as he changes gears driving through the city. It’s kind of funny you think, the way your hand is in the way of his driving ability. You find yourself watching him as he drives, the colorful street lights illuminating his pale skin. His beard’s gotten long, the red coming out in full force as the hair there starts to curl tightly. You’d never admit to him, but he always looked the best when he grew his beard out. You wonder if the season’s impending end coupled with the official start of summer is around the corner, if he’s planning on shaving it when he gets ready to head back to Montreal.

Montreal.

Suddenly, your eyes are trailing over every detail of his face as you remember that fateful bit of information. He’s in Winnipeg now, but soon enough he’ll be catching a flight or making the cross-country road trip back to his parents and sister and all of his childhood friends. It’s almost like Pierre senses your mood change, squeezing your hand tightly in his as he pulls onto his street.

The corners of your lips slightly upturn at the small action, the way he puts his own emotions in this moment behind yours to make sure you’re feeling the best you can.

The walk up to his apartment is still quiet, until his front door is being pushed open and the sounds of his dog's feet scrambling across the hardwood floors fills your ears and puts a smile on your faces. He’s quick to sit on the couch, where the dogs follow and smother him in kisses. He’s got that wide grin that reaches up to his eyes on his face, one you love to see as you watch him, stuck in your place a few feet away as you admire him.

“Sorry about tonight,” you whisper when he stands back up.

“Don’t be,” he shrugs, moving past you without a second thought. You catch his wrist with your hand at that. Your friendship with him is bigger than just not talking things through, no matter how big or small.

You can see his body deflate as he turns around to look at you, already knowing that he’s better than just shrugging his feelings off like they’re nothing.

“You know you played amazingly, and so did the team. Sometimes things don’t go your way,” you say, hoping to ease his mind that you know is racing with every minor mistake he’s made the past few games.

“I know,” he hums. “It’s just always hard, ya know? My season will end in a few days but other people get to keep playing. It’s getting old.”

“You’re still young, Luc, and you’re on a crazy talented team. The time will come.”

He nods his head in understanding at that, knowing there isn’t music to say over a lost hockey game. He’s never truly missed the playoffs as a professional player, so the early start to the summer for him is abnormal.

You’re about to ask what you can do to keep his mind off the game, but it’s like he reads your mind as he wordlessly drags you to his bedroom. He throws a t-shirt and a pair of shorts at you, pushing you towards his bathroom to change. You giggle at his actions, and return to see him in bed, TV remote in hand.

“You wanna binge Better Call Saul?” he asks, the show already queued up on the screen mounted on the wall.

“Of course,” you respond, jumping in bed next to him. It’s not a new thing to watch tv in his room, since whenever you first started being friends, he didn’t have a couch in his living room. You lay there next to him, watching the show in silence. His frame is starting to slouch as time passes, his head falling on your shoulder as he lets out a big, exaggerated yawn.

He falls asleep on your chest not too long after, and you don’t have the heart to move him in order to get up and head home, so soon enough you’re falling asleep under him.

The next morning is the first time you wake up in his bed. It’s a quiet morning as he didn’t have an early morning skate, rather the team had a video meeting followed by conditioning later on in the day. Breakfast is shared and giggles are heard throughout as you play with the dogs before finally heading out to your own errands for the day.

A few days later he’s calling you up, his last game of the season having been played the night prior.

“So I guess you still need a date to that wedding in a few weeks, huh?”

And it completely slipped your mind that you even RSVP’d to your friend's wedding with a plus one. You groan in response, telling him the details of the day before letting him know you’ll send a picture of the dress you’re going to wear when you find one.

Your friendship with Pierre leading up to the reading is steady, and your “relationship” with him plateaued as the excitement of you two being together started to die down. As you’re shopping for a dress the weekend before the wedding, your mind wanders to what it’ll be like once the wedding is over. Will the two of you continue this relationship throughout the summer? You tell yourself you can’t, knowing that a relationship through an offseason is a big deal.

You’re spiraling in the dressing room as you try on dress after dress, none of them seeming to do the job. Every dress you come across seems to have one tiny detail that throws you off until your eyes land on a rust colored, satin wrap dress with a delicate floral pattern along it.

The dress almost makes you forget about all the ifs and the unknown of your arrangement with Pierre. You snap a pic of the material, sending it to Pierre to let him coordinate his suit with your dress. As you go to pay, a Venmo notification comes through from the man himself, a text following telling you the dress is on him.

It makes your heart race and your skin get warm, the action being one that’s out of the normal for the two of you.

The wedding rolls around relatively fast as you work busily through the week and Pierre having exit interviews.

It feels like you’ve finally settled down when the weekend starts as you drive out to the ranch the wedding is being held at. It’s lost of music and funny stories and arguing over the aux until you arrive, Pierre generously taking your overnight bag up to the room you’ve been assigned to.

You should’ve thought things through more, you think to yourself as the door is swung open and there’s only one bed in the room and it’s not even a king or a queen - it’s a double. Pierre seems to not notice or at least he chooses not to complain, as he plops himself down onto the fluffy comforter.

“Must be nice not having to not worry about getting ready,” you laugh, grabbing your makeup bag from your duffel. Getting ready flies by with the sound of Tik Toks coming from Pierre’s phone, him showing you the funnier ones every now and then. He ends up sitting on the toilet the entire time you’re getting ready in the bathroom under the guise that it’s easier to bug you when he’s in the same room as you.

His voice gets stuck in his throat when you emerge from the bathroom in your dress, his hands pausing as he’s button up his shirt. There’s more than enough compliments thrown your way before he’s asking for help with his tie.

“I know you know how to tie a tie,” you scold, even though you give in and start tying the knot around his neck.

“Oh, but you do it so much better,” he smirks.

You roll your eyes at that, tightening the knot until it’s resting comfortably at his neck and leave a playful slap on his chest. You slip your feet into your heels, Pierre watching from the doorway as you finish with your last few accessories. He opens the door for you, placing a kiss on your forehead as you walk past him.

The ceremony is beautiful as Sophie walks down the aisle and as her and Tanner share their vows with the guests. They’re beautiful in the way that you can see and feel the undying love they have for one another as inside jokes are shared and laughs are had before they finally kiss for the first time as husband and wife.

The night is a blur for the most part with the focus being on the newly married couple and their happy family. It’s almost like you’re there with all your friends until Pierre’s begging you to dance for what feels like the fiftieth time.

“Just one dance, please,” Pierre asks, stressing the words as he pulls you up to your feet and out on the dancefloor. The song playing is slow, and everyone out on the dancefloor is paired off. Your eyes float around the room until they land on the icy-blue pair in front of you.

The noise drowns out around you, which is something you’ve started to notice is always happening when your eyes catch his. Time slows down as you continue to sway to the music. Your head falls onto his chest, your ear pressed to his chest where his heart thumps in a calming manner.

Next thing you know, the music is transitioning from a slow, acoustic beat, to a faster paced rock song you remember hearing when you were in high school. His hands are still wrapped around you tightly, not letting you move too far away from him as he continues to sway the two of you.

You smile against the farbis of his shirt, content with the warmth is giving you and the support he’s giving your tired body.

“Thanks for coming,” you break the silence, looking up at him, your chin resting on his chest. One of his hands slides from your back up to cup your jaw, his thumb running over the apples of your cheek. One of your hands goes to hold his, your feet stopping underneath you.

“You had an eyelash,” he whispers, his breath hitting your forehead. “Make a wish.”

He holds his finger out in front of you, letting you blow the lone eyelash off. Your eyes close as you do so, and when you open them, the first place your eyes land are on Pierre’s lips a few inches in front of you.

Next thing you know, his eyes are closing and his neck is tilting downwards as his lips land on yours in a soft, sensual manner. Your lips move along his briefly before you’re being interrupted but the clanking of silverware and cheering around you, a sign that the newly wedded couple is kissing somewhere in the crowd.

You avoid his gaze when you pull away, telling yourself the emotions in the air are what spurred his actions before making some excuse about how you need to find Aliyah. He calls out your name but it falls on deaf ears as he watches you find your friend not even a few seconds later.

He makes small talk with the few people he does now at the reception, a few people coming up and asking him who he’s here with since he’s one the unfamiliar faces. Sophie ends up introducing herself to him when he’s getting a refill, telling him about how happy she is to see that her friend is in a happy relationship.

You keep your distance from him for most of the night, using the excuse that you haven’t seen some of these people in months. When Pierre sees some guy in khakis getting a little too close to you, that’s when he decides enough is enough. 

Suddenly his arm is thrown around your shoulders and a kiss is placed on your cheek.

“Thanks for keeping my girl company,” Pierre says, eyes focused on you rather than the guy he couldn’t care less about.

“That was rude,” You chide, causing a dry chuckle to pass through your date’s lips.

“You running away from me back there was rude.”

His comment effectively shuts you up, your gaze avoiding his and finding the confetti on the ground rather interesting.

“C’mon, let’s forget it happened and move on,” he suggests, giving your shoulder a squeeze. “We'll spend the rest of the night as a couple and then we’ll figure out everything else tomorrow.”

It’s a good offer, you think, one you’ll be able to take and ignore all the feelings you’ve been feeling deep down in your stomach whenever you’re around Pierre or anytime someone mentioned him as your boyfriend.

The night passes after that, not much time spent as the crowd dwindles and the happy couple makes their grand exit. With that exit comes a conversation you tell yourself needs to happen as you and Pierre walk back to your room.

“Thanks for coming,” you thank as you make it back to your room. “I really appreciate you going along with all of this for so long.”

“Hey, it was my idea, besides, it’s been fun.”

His adjective of choice is heavy and loaded with a lot of different question marks, because really, what does fun mean? Your mind’s racing on how to start this inevitable conversation. You’re stuck taking your heels off as Pierre’s already out of his shirt and working on his belt. The grey tattoos decorating his skin distract you, the taught muscles of his pecs and abdomen sending a warmth through your body.

You lick your lips, your throat going dry and your head going empty.

“I don’t know how to say this so, fuck it,” you throw caution into the wind, startling Pierre with your assertiveness.

“Why did you bring up the idea of fake dating?”

“To get our friends’ off our backs?” He asks, blinking away his confusion. “Isn’t that why you agreed to it?”

“That’s not the point,” you ignore his question. “That blind date was just our friends’ being assholes so why did you want to jump into a fake relationship with me with no plans on how to go about it or for how long we would do it for.”

Pierre’s quiet at that, unsure of how to respond with opening up his heart and knocking down those walls he’s built up over the course of the last few months.

“Why were you always going on so many unsuccessful dates?” Pierre asks, turning the questions on to you.

“Because I liked you!” You admit out of pure frustration, the shril of your voice cutting through the room. “And everytime I think about the fakeness of this I freak out so I just let it go-,”

“Is it still fake?”

“What?”

“Is this all fake for you? The feelings?” Pierre steps closer to you, his hands slowly grabbing yours. “They’re not for me, and they haven’t been for a while.”

Your face is that of pure shock, your mouth opening and closing as you try to find the words you know you’re thinking of.

“It was dumb to suggest the fake dating thing but I kinda thought maybe it would give you an idea of how I felt but I guess I didn’t think it all through.”

“Not really,” you laugh. “I just blamed everything on you trying to make it look more real!”

A fit of giggles is shared between the two of you as his hands encircle your waist.

“Well, I clearly didn’t think it through,” he laughs leaning in closer, his nose bumping against yours.

“You can blame all the hits to head on that one on one condition,” you tease. Pierre hums in response, his hands cupping your cheeks as he tilts your head upwards.

“Kiss me and tell me that I have you for real this time,”

“Baby, you’ve always had me.”

And maybe all those comments your friends would make about the two you “finally getting together” started to make sense.

#pierre luc dubois imagine #alex writes #nhl imagine #summer fic exchange 21

[itsevanffs]

Hihi!! I've been hyperfixating on tommary lately and I absolutely loved (In the dark!)! I wanted to see if u have any tommary/harrymort fics that u recommend.. preferably ones that feature a possessive Tom ^^ ty in advance

I guess this would be the right time to publicly declare my bookmarks as open? Everything on there is a hard rec, and I vigorously quality-check those... for my liking and my liking only. (Sorry, not sorry. They're there for me, after all.)

That being said, hmm. I've got a few you might like.

Below the cut: more (additionally to my bookmarks) Tomarrymort (Tomarry or Harrymort) recommendations with possessive/obsessive Tom in alphabetical order; NOT order of how much I enjoy them. I'd argue I enjoy them all equally, just in different ways.

Ps: thank you! I'm incredibly flattered you liked my work :D

and don't let the police know anything by littlecupkate https://archiveofourown.org/works/24920947

Ted Dirlod is dangerous, Harry Potter knows this for a fact, but the man was still his only hope at escaping a doomed fate. It is never wise to blackmail a crime lord. It is even more unwise(?) when said crime lord is obsessed with you. An expanded version of "praying to whatever's in heaven, please send me a felon"

Genuinely lovely? Ticks all my boxes, at least, and minimal angst, which is always a plus. That being said, you should probably read the work mentioned in the summary as well for context. But hey. Two cakes by one person ;) Can never go wrong, can it?

As Certain Dark Things Are to be Loved by Strange_Soulmates https://archiveofourown.org/works/6015619

Tom was Harry's best friend growing up and his first love. At eight, Harry gave Tom his first kiss before moving away. As a freshman in college, the name of the RA on the door across the hall is terribly familiar.

Also absolutely deliciously indulgent. Tom is a possessive terror and Harry loves him for it. Need I say more?

Harry Potter and the Search for Ancient Magic (series) by Snickerdoodlepop https://archiveofourown.org/series/1133141

Once Voldemort realizes that Harry Potter is his horcrux, his plans change drastically. So does Draco Malfoy's assignment for the school year. Harry's sixth year starts going very differently. Snape is on a mission. Harry needs to learn pureblood politics. Draco Malfoy is trying to convince Harry to forgive him. Voldemort finds himself visiting Harry Potter in his dreams. Everyone is realizing that no one is quite what they thought. And through it all, there's a mystery. What is Ancient Magic? Can Harry use it to save himself or will it pull him toward the dark side?

Honestly, genuinely, hands down the best fucking tomarrymort series I've ever read. Hard, hard rec from here. The first work is completed and the second is in progress, so it's a nice pile of words to chew through!

can't commit to anything but a crime by caelesti https://archiveofourown.org/works/27286483

Excitement is the word he does not dare utter, even in the privacy of his own mind. It’s wrong, he knows. These women are people, in their own right; people with fears and aspirations, with friends and families and dreams, and to have anything cut those lives short is nothing but tragic. To have anyone cut those lives short is nothing but condemnable. He doesn’t have James Potter’s laugh lines, but he does have his father’s innate flair for danger. He doesn’t have Lily Potter’s enthusiasm, but he does have her insatiable curiosity. (In every world, Harry will excel at finding the biggest spot of trouble available and sticking his nose in it.)

Hot serial killer serial killer hot. That's it, those are the thoughts. Please read.

Dripping Fingers by May_May_0_0 https://archiveofourown.org/works/25440826

When Harry finds Tom Riddle's diary he does not write 'Hello.' He does not write anything at all. He draws. Tom Riddle falls in love with the artwork. _________________ Sketch by sketch, drawing by drawing, the ink Harry pours into the diary manifests as creations in Tom's monochrome world.

Okay so if I'm the reincarnation of Shakespeare, May_May_0_0 is fucking... Ted Hughes. Which doesn't say much to your average viewer but that man wrote my favourite poem ever (the one I based my war fic off) and I hold him in very high regard. This story? It is poetry in its rawest form. Pure, condensed beauty. If you decide to read only one of the fics in this list, please choose this one.

Either must die at the hand of the other by Metalomagnetic https://archiveofourown.org/works/29356095

Voldemort survives the Battle of Hogwarts because Harry Potter had not been the one to kill him, as the prophecy demands.

When is Metalomagnetic not a master of words? When will I cease becoming breathless at every paragraph, at every cleverly twisted word that comes back and reveals itself so beautifully later?

Fine Line by galaxiesundone https://archiveofourown.org/works/26949952

Magic always leaves traces. The lingering darkness of Sectumsempra, combined with Harry’s nature as a horcrux, awakens the soul piece contained within Ravenclaw’s diadem. At twenty years old, Tom Riddle walks a fine line between man and monster, the devil and the light-bringer in one. His influence forces Harry to face an ancient enemy unlike anything he has faced before: temptation.

Long story short: Tom Riddle is Hot and Good At Being Hot and Harry truly doesn't stand a chance and I am here for it. Lord help me I love this fic to pieces.

Good Intentions by Strange_Soulmates https://archiveofourown.org/works/7035334

Five year old Harry Potter meets and befriends a seventeen year old Tom Riddle while hanging out at his dad’s station. James Potter decides to take Tom under his wing, using Tom’s connection with Harry to try and keep the teen grounded, even as he begins to investigate the Death Eaters, a dangerous organized crime group and their mysterious leader only known as Lord Voldemort.

The sheer potential of this fic. The horrible, terrible dread of future events that have yet to be revealed. I will cry.

Honey, Smoke, Shiver by machiavelli https://archiveofourown.org/works/16068062

Harry - Omega, only son of Lord Potter - is nothing more than a useful playing card in a political game of power and money, one that is bought by the famed Tom Riddle: powerful, dangerous, pureblood Alpha. Unsurprisingly, Harry loves being underestimated.

Machiavelli is always a rec from me. Sorry lads but that's the way it is. Never a moment where I won't recommend their stuff.

Sickly-Sweet Obsession by maquira https://archiveofourown.org/works/18259103

Quiet, studious Tom Riddle spends his first year thirsting after an older student—Gryffindor’s Quidditch Captain, Harry Potter. His crush is common knowledge, and even Harry finds it cute… at first. Possessiveness spawns monstrosities. Tom does all within his power to mess with Harry’s dating life. And one seemingly harmless crush spirals into something darker, begetting deadly consequences.

Again; the potential. Delicious. This will bloom into something beautifully twisted, I'm sure of it.

Stars, Hide Your Fires by Audair https://archiveofourown.org/works/27745546

Riddle’s undivided attention snapped to him with the swiftness of shattering glass. His turbulent magic receded from where it had besieged the shop. "You,” he breathed. Coiling in leisurely motions, the eager tendrils of his magic reached for Harry, swathing about his limbs and neck and chest with a liquid, flowing fascination. "I’ve been looking for you,” Riddle continued, tilting his head to the side and sweeping his gaze over Harry. It was an appraisal that felt simultaneously like the raking of iron nails and the tender drapery of silk. It was so familiar, and yet… so foreign. In the winding streets of Knockturn Alley, an intricate dance of mutual obsession unravels between twenty-three-year-old Tom Riddle and a time-travelling Harry Potter.

This work has recently been undergoing a rewrite, and I can tell you with certainty it's only gotten better for it. It's beautiful; the setting, the atmosphere, the vibes... Perfection. Captures Knockturn Alley's mood impeccably and does not disappoint a single moment.

the pleasure, the privilege by asterisms https://archiveofourown.org/works/21227528

It begins with Vernon Dursley's body, dead across the table. In which Voldemort is dosed with amortentia, and nothing is better for it.

Completed, terrifying... and gorgeous.

The Shrike (to your sharp and glorious thorn) by PaperWorlds https://archiveofourown.org/works/22380079

Shrike: A songbird with a sharply hooked bill, known for their habit of catching insects and small vertebrates and impaling their bodies on thorns, the spikes on barbed-wire fences, or any available sharp point. A young Harry Potter survives an attack by notorious serial killer Voldemort. Over a decade later, they meet again.

Lads I'm so desperate for an update from this fic that I might cry if I think about it for too long. I keep saying it and I'll say it again; this is one of those fics with amazing potential that are sure to never disappoint no matter what path they take. An incredibly hard rec.

To Raise a Servant by bluegrass https://archiveofourown.org/works/19780816

Tom had found the boy amidst pouring rain. He figured he'd always wanted a pet snake.

Surprisingly not quite as dark as the summary makes it seem? I certainly enjoyed it, though, and that's why it's on this list.

What He Grows To Be by Severus_divides_into_H https://archiveofourown.org/works/19042240

Tom Riddle is a frightening coil of darkness, cruelty, and greatness, and changing him is Harry’s only hope for saving people he loves. Going back in time, he takes Tom from the orphanage, but his optimism shatters with every year they spend together. Tom still longs for darkness. Tom stifles him in his possessiveness. Tom is fixated on him to the point of destroying the world just to keep him. But Harry loves him. And the future changes.

Beautiful. And absolutely terrifying. I've started crying mid-scene at least three times for this fic, and it honestly seems unfathomable if you haven't read it if you're on my profile, since I think this is one of the fics that have shaped my style and ambitions. It is what I aspire to be.

#fic rec #fic recs #tomarry #tomarrymort #harrymort #fanfic #ask #anon ask

[elliethesuperfruitlover]

end of the year sap post

so another year has come and gone, and it has been....quite a lot, to say the least. and im not going to get into a god-awful amount of detail, but lets just say that it was very stressful when it was stressful, and sometimes enjoying really fun things was hard to do. i wrote a lot this year, now that i think about it. i started writing for different fandoms, i picked up several hyperfixations (and some havent dropped off yet) i created two wonderful brand new characters, who i love very much. and im really proud of myself for it. 

 im usually really bad at keeping up with stuff, and being consistent, but i really think that i did really well this year in writing, and creating new things and such. i go through hobbies like candy, but writing has stuck like glue lol. i went through a lot of really Not Good stuff this year, both in and out of fandom, and i just think that me being able to say “im still me” and stick to my values is really good. im really happy with what i created though. i dont compliment myself a lot, but im giving myself a pat on the back, and a big fat hug for everything that i’ve been through, and that i still have the courage to be here. and still loving my friends and family, and loving my hobbies. im really proud of myself, truly.

i couldnt have done a lot of that with my mutuals, both ones i talk to, and the ones that i dont anymore. theyre exceptionally kind, and funny, and keep me going. i couldnt be more thankful for their presence in my life.

(yes i will be complimenting my closer mutuals, they all deserve it)

@super-unpredictable98  she’s literally amazing. writes so much good stuff for so many medias!! flor has super good anime recommendations, and she never fails to make me fall in love with a character. i love screaming about all might with her lol. i love her OC’s. (JJ would love to be friends with Alma). i can be found rereading her fics close to daily bc theyre literally so good, and when i have brainrot for a character that she’s written, i go straight to her masterlist.

@bisexualnathanyoung ry is super sweet :). i love talking to them (even if it’s just me screaming in the tags most of the time) i like hearing about their thoughts on stuff, and even tho i wanna punch him, their love for nathan young is incredible and unmatched. me 🤝 ry *tired of people in our respective states being rude about COVID stuff*

@badsext i love her so much :). somehow a lot of our conversations end up being about food (and make each other hungry). i love hearing about different stuff thats been going on in her life, and she also has really good show and movie recommendations. her short stories are phenomenal btw. very funny and nice :)

@magic-multicolored-miracle we dont talk much, BUT i really appreciate shye’s presence. she has really good taste in music, and works very hard. she made me fall in love with derek sandoval, and every chapter “idiot affectionate” has a deathgrip on me, as well as any updates about olive and jess’ livelihood. i love her posts about mass effect too (even tho im lost half the time lol) extremely talented.

@joz-stankovich got me hooked on bakugou and he has a fucking chokehold on me. (if u dont call him off, im gonna log him off of the earth permanently/j). they’re super talented. i was very excited (and still am) when they started having brainrot for BNHA stuff bc i was like “ah, another pal to share class 1-a thoughts with”. theyre also super duper talented and their writing is g r e a t. i love talking about country! kirishima with them, and art student! bakugou. brainrot hours? brainrot hours. also really good at art like keep some talent for the rest of us/lh.

@the-freckled-luba  we dont talk very much, but from june to mid september, the loki series was our braincell (as well as mobius), and our braincell ONLY. i love seeing the stuff you tag me in, and i really appreciate your good vibes! very sweet individual :)

@hucklebunny very talented human being right here! their art is super impressive!! also i love their text posts about their dogs and cool things. it’s very neat! we mostly talk through tags, and through the server, but i love said interactions lol. i love hearing them talk about sean falco, and as of late, the red riding trilogy :). its super cool.

@maerenee930 such a sweetheart! mae is really sweet! she always has nice stuff to say about people! also their earrings are super cool (i want the kool-aid burst ones pls). gives very good advice!! i would give them a hug given the opportunity. has the voice of a literal angel, audition for the voice right now bestie.

@firstpersonnarrator we do not talk much, but i quite literally love her writing so much. simon x billy is a great series, and ive loved reading it so far! i like the comedic and honest feel her writing has to it! its very unique, and is super SUPER good. i enjoy her love for simon lewis as well! very funny individual!

@catsnathan anna is so sweet! we don’t talk very often, it’s mostly in the server, but you always have something nice to say! i admire your love for cats btw, and i hope that you can get one soon! you deserve all the kitties!

@santacarlahorrorshow​ i love seeing ur gifs! they’re always really nice and crisp! and i know that if i ever need something, you’re there :). also i love your stranger things fics and the sirius fic! so much delitches plot, and just mm yes.

@candyclaw literally super cool! we dont talk super often, but i always enjoy it when we do :). they have super cool cosplays, and are a very talented painter! her “shinji in the frog chair” painting is fucking iconic, i laughed, i cried, Y E S. i enjoy seeing them post about evangelion stuff (bc that show genuinely fucked me up, same with the movies, i cant look thru the evangelion tag) it means i get free evangelion related stuff to think and talk about. also deltarune chapter 2 came out this year, and seeing them reblog stuff about it made my brain go brrrr bc i am shaking hands with them in solidarity for that game series.

@salvador-daley we dont talk very often, however its always fun when we do! very talented writer. salv is also very very funny! i remember seeing a new chapter of a fic, then i realized i hadnt read the previous ones in depth and went ham over on ao3. 

@frogs--are--bitches we also dont talk very often, but mickey is a very cool individual! they have a really good sense of not only style, but also humor! no but for real, hand over entire closet.

@forenschik loki brainrot pals. we dont talk very often, but its always really pleasant! very talented painter as well (i think about the shoes you did and im baffled at how good they are) also being a chemist is such a good job! its super cool to me!

@seancekitsch we also dont talk alot, but her fashion sense is also super duper cool! i still have not watched the lost boys, but i do enjoy seeing you post about the witcher. (i also have not watched that show). very talented writer!!! glad to chat with her whenever i get the chance :)

@neuroticpuppy we dont speak very often. its just me leaving tags on stuff lol. very cool person tho!! i enjoy seeing her reblog stuff whenever it pops up, and it’s very nice vibes.

dont feel bad if i left u out, i promise it wasnt on purpose (unless it was in which, i hope you’re doing well and drinking water. also i never stopped caring, contrary to what you may think.). but i did some good things. and also some really bad things that i’ll never forgive myself for. i cant say im a better person or anything bc i dont know if i experienced much mental growth, really. i learned more things, sure. but idk if too terribly much has changed. 

im forever grateful for my mutuals’ presence. and im extremely thankful for the time ive spent with all of yall so far. you make everything a lot better for me. and im sure you do the same for other individuals in your lives. im very proud of each and every one of you. for what you all have done this year, and every other year you’ve spent alive and breathing. i love yall. and you all matter to me more than you can ever imagine. So here’s to next year, and whatever it may bring!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ~Ellie

#i love my mutuals a lot