#ask me abt my fic series “I sensed we loved each other without knowing”

[bittersweetyrn]

big fan of essek thelyss, not the fanon interpretation, which is either "smol bean, tiny fragile elf who's a sweetheart and basically a child" or people mistakenly calling betrayal of one's home country a "war crime" and then proceeding to be flippant about it anyway, but the real Essek

pretentious motherfucker that committed treason bc he though he was smarter than everyone else

learned to float literally just to impress other rich people

canonically neutral evil

basically head spymaster of his country and master of lies but sucks shit lying to his friends

stayed bitchy even after his redemption arc

"there is nothing I would love more than to not be around you all for the remainder of this day"

a space wizard that crushed someone with telekenesis just to show off (the person was already dying)

sexy feet, nice ass, overall hottie

fell in love with a traumatized wizard of his enemy country and it was mutual despite all the betrayal

faggot

gave away state secrets to enemy wizard bc he though he was sexy

discovered time travel with his boyfriend

proceeded to say they shouldn't use time travel (bc now he's a good boy) but was willing to sacrifice everything and help if his bf wanted to use it

once confessed he had such a bad fight with his dad that his dad ran into the demon caves and never returned (essek doesn't feel bad about this at all)

young for an elf but still 120 years old, he called his bf "young man" and flexed on him about how much more evil he is

#anytime I imagine him stealing the beacons its set to the music from Sinbad where eris steals the book of peace #the way people say “he's basically a teenager!” to excuse his actual evil acts #characters are evil and its cool #very much “my guy didn't do that! he did a bunch of other shit tho” #he is all these cool things yet unfortunately the dice were never on his side 😔 #I only have the most correct opinions on essek #I literally don't even critrole anymore but he is my bitch ass wife #critical role #essek thelyss #essik theylas #ask me abt my fic series “I sensed we loved each other without knowing”

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Hey Jon fan who became Jonsa anon here, I would definitely love to share how I became jonsa, sry for the late reply, IRL is busy lately, also I fear this will be very long answer. So I binged watched GOT till s5 bfr S6. Even though I am Jon fan I have never hated Sansa or other starks. I liked sansa in s1 but started stanning her when she played ppl around her with the whole 'I am loyal to my beloved Joffrey' thing. I never knew so many ppl underestimated her strength & smartness till I joined the fandom. During s6, I knew ppl were shipping Jonsa. There were many articles, videos abt it but I didnt. Not even when R+L was revealed bcs I always saw them as siblings. But I admit kit & sophie had chemistry. Some of their scenes were filmed weirdly & made me all👀 ( especially that s8 feast scene convinced me abt jonsa - Dany love triangle lmao)

But s7 happened & poor jon lost all of his personality. Jonerys was very very cliche for me. I couldn't believe this was GOT, felt like CW show. They had no development, interacted for 2 episodes but we were told they loved eachother so much. Kit & Ec's nonexistant chemistry didnt help either.

Most consider them ice/fire, central romance but I dont. For me Jon is a hero and Dany isn't. She suffered at the start of s1 but after? I noticed all her crimes bcs I binged watched the show within very short time. Final nail in coffin was the racist mhysa scene. I am WOC and watching white women worshipped by POCs filled me with rage. I couldn't believe ppl saw that and thought this person is a hero? How? And then they showed my fav character who mercy killed Mance, falling for this person who's solution to any problem is let's burn it? They are foils, stand for opposite things.

Then s8 aired & Jon got worst ending possible. I started looking for fics so in character Jon could get some happy ending.  Ngl initially I read both Jonsa & Jonerys fics. But I didnt like how Jonerys authors treated Jon. He was so ooc, used as sperm donor to create targ lookin babies, burned all starks alive to keep perfect queen Dany happy 😂, supported targ restoration, was happy living in KL/Essos etc. I stopped reading them. Jonsa fics though? Perfection❤! Jon who like canon chooses starks, gets to take stark name, feels happy at his home in Winterfell, is KITN or consort to Sansa. Queen Sansa also gets a brave, gentle, strong high lord who is as good looking as her ( she doesn't need to end up with a ugly abuser for 'growth' lol), She can stay at Winterfell without the fear of someone using her for her claim.

All this made me realize that Jon and sansa are perfect fit for each other. Their dreams match. They were right in front of my eyes but I never even realized it. I read a lot of fics in few months, rewatched their scenes, got convinced abt pol!jon, then read metas, ended up reading the books too. I am hopeful we will get canon Jonsa in books bcs both Jon and sansa deserve to be happy

So yeah this is how I started shipping jonsa. It is only Jon and sansa ship that makes sense when we consider their canon characterization and overall plot of the series. That's what I meant by previous ask abt ppl shipping Jon with his abusers like Dany and ygritte accusing us of self-inserting into Sansa and not caring abt Jon & his dreams, when anyone who likes and understands Jon at all would know he can never be happy by living like wilding with ygritte or becoming targ restoration supporter for his crazy aunt after she burns Kl in books. Jonsa is the ship for ppl who love & care abt Jon and Sansa, as they are in the canon.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share that! I love hearing about how people got into Jonsa/interpret the characters/their dynamic. Your experience is similar to a number of others I’ve heard. 

Once you see Dany for what she is, it’s impossible to go back and being force fed how wonderful she is by characters who would have known better was nauseating. I’ve heard several people who binged the series after it ended say it was obvious where this was all going by s2, so I think what the cast/crew said in interviews/all the marketing really shaped how fans thought. In a few years when people watch it I don’t think any of them will be surprised by her turn, although I know they’ll be angry at the sidelining of the Starks/treatment of Jon. I would scroll through twitter to see the general reaction to things as s8 was airing and everyone was mad about them making Jon defend Dany burning KL. Abhorrent. @visibilityofcolor wrote about Dany and the white savior trope (link) and @sayruq has an anti daenerys tag with lots of posts about the racism in her story (link) as does @jonskory who is also a jonsa! (link). 

The feast scene in s8 was definitely suspicious. There was absolutely no reason to include that except for Jonsa. I remember freaking a few people out by pointing to that. It’s one of the things that makes it feel like there was weird editing to alter the story as much as possible after shooting because Dany and Sansa already had the political tension, she’d definitely make a move to protect Jon, why throw in the jealousy? They should have cut that unless they were going to deal with it later. It was such a tropey scene I had people who hate Jonsa freaking out the show was going to deliver. 😂

I’ve been so curious how jxnerys shippers wrote post canon fics (I mean, Jon killed her), but burning all the Starks alive...👀 I know they routinely wish/write death for Sansa, but yikes. The thing that haunts me about s8 is Jon because Sansa, while I wish she had gotten better writing, was still within her previous characterization, but Jon...unless you use the pol!jon interpretation, being banished is only the beginning of his nightmare. How is he supposed to live with himself if he was genuinely trying to make a Targ restoration happen? I really care a lot less about him having sex with Dany/believing himself in love (I mean, he did think he loved an abusive/violent girl before) than I do about the idea that his loyalty/motivation was changed from the Starks/protecting them. That’s what’s unforgivable to me, so pol!jon is the only way I can deal. 

I love post s8 fics too because there are so many ways you can followup the events of s8/interpret the emotional story to fill in the gaps, and give Jon and Sansa the ending they deserved. Their matching dreams is such a beautiful touch. Love that. One of my favorite post canon fics is Homecoming because the moment when Jon breaks and confesses his feelings is just...perfect. 

#long post #ask dot

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Ed’s Borderlands Fics Masterpost

well finally

here is the masterpost of all of my Borderlands fics posted. most of them are Rhysothy focused to various AUs. I’m gonna update it as I post more but here it is, along with some of my commentary

right from the start big big BIG shoutout to @spoks-illogical-art​, my partner in crime, my biggest inspo, without them honestly most of these fics wouldn’t exist, please check out their amazing art <3

(latest edit - 21/02/2021)

Atlas AU - our main timeline, follows events of Moxxi’s Heist. lots of different concepts and ideas but the core really is Tim moving to Promethea to get help from Rhys. gonna sort em here with posting date, check the ao3 series for the “timeline”

Hypothetically - 2240 words summary: Rhys talks a lot, but usually thinks about it too little.

coffee, cats & monographs - 2880 words summary: “Hey hey, easy. You don’t want to repeat the accident from last week, do you?” Rhys cooed towards the cat and picked her up, just as Timothy instructed him to. Hearing these words, Felicity meowed. “Oh, don’t say that. This is my office and I have the power here,” he answered, carrying her back to his personal space.

Or Timothy's cat pays a visit to Rhys' office in the morning. note: I am a stupid mofo and at this point Tim would also have Loader Bot fkjbfd just imagine hes not mentioned cause hes wandering off, typical LB

Have Faith - 1470 words summary: During the 7 year lockdown at the Handsome Jackpot, Timothy couldn't really have any hope for himself. But maybe on Promethea it could be different. note: sudden feelings while watching JoltzDude139′s stream

Warm Cheeks, Cold Hands - 1170 words summary: Rhys comes home early and wants to say hi to his husband. With no ulterior motive. None at all. note: first fic Ive ever posted where characters are married, actually. fuck it, Rhysothy Real, his name is Rhys Lawrence

the battle (and the aftermath) of the ages - 2970 words summary: In a situation like this everything was possible, they could pull any punches they could think of. Four beasts playing against each other, every single one of them thinking of striking the winning blow.

Or Promethea Squad plays UNO. And then watches a movie. note: I love Promethea Squad with my whole heart

okurimono (贈り物) - 4/4, 17170 words summary: “Not a bomb. Just a device with a message for Rhys. Trust me on that,” this time an emoji of both winking and showing off a tongue [;P] appeared on the surface of Zer0’s helmet. Ah. So they were definitely trying to mess him up. In a way. Unfortunately, he really didn’t have any other options. Almost with a defeat, Timothy took the ECHOrecorder right from their hands and looked around it again. Or Zer0 gives Timothy a peculiar mission. note: my first ever multichapter fic. took me legit abt 8 months to finish but I am absolutely satisfied with this. also the bonus ending. yes

(there is) something I see in you - 8690 words summary: How one Rhys Strongfork met one Timothy Lawrence and how they fell for each other. More or less. note: best to go into this one blind, I swear. dumbest fic Ive ever written and please take this as a recommendation

this world is gonna pull through - 14380 words summary: Timothy really hoped it wasn’t anything important. He had that tendency to forget things easily, even if he tried to fight it. But Rhys kept on smiling and went by his side. So it couldn’t have been that bad. Still dumbfounded, he felt Rhys leaving a kiss right on his cheek.“November 11th? 

That- That seriously doesn’t ring any bells?” Rhys continued, brushing his hands against his shoulders. Or how Timothy spent one of his birthdays. note: also a love letter for Tim but a nicer one I guess kdjfnb dont ask how old is he i have no gdamn idea man

Strawberry Sweet - 3560 words summary: Rhys surprises Timothy with a gift for their date night in.

Happy Mercenary Day, Mr. Lawrence - 4670 words summary: How Timothy spent his first Mercenary Day on Promethea. note: I swear this is the best writer night Ive ever had. Ive written this whole thing in one night on Christmas day, solely on the inspo of that song I linked

Don’t Go Wasting Your Emotion - 4/4, 17080 words summary:  Afterwards, he went around with his usual duties. Getting a quick roundabout from his PA, checking several sectors himself and looking through the thousands of messages already sent to him via ECHOs. Rhys was ready to finally take on the day, yet when he made his way to the office, he saw the unusual envelope right by the edge of his desk. “For Rhys” was written on it. Straightforward enough. Or Rhys gets a letter from a secret admirer. note: another multichapter fic!! this one also took some time and well. its inspired by ABBA songs. cause only I would write a Rhysothy fic inspired by ABBA

Ratchet Effect - 7130 words summary: Knowing just how much overworked Rhys has been, Timothy wants to let them have a nice getaway in Lazy River Land. There's only one problem to overcome - ratch infestation. note: first fic of 2021!! Ive been playing a lot of bl3 suring the writing of it so it has a lot of stuff I had observed both on Promethea and on Jackpot

Reflections - 2250 words summary: Sometimes, Timothy needs a reminder.

Tales AU - second most important timeline. it’s Tales but Tim is a part of the group. sorted chronologically

A Story For Another Day - ongoing, for now -  2/25, 15280 words Tales AU main fic. it’s gonna be a big one

Connection Interrupted - 3240 words summary: With his driving shift finished, Timothy checks up on Rhys and Vaughn's plans.

Completely Hopeless - 1040 words summary: In which Fiona notices that Rhys behaves differently in front of a certain doppelganger.

infinity times infinity times infinity - 3460 words summary: Rhys and Timothy share some dreams and secrets underneath the stars. note: the beautiful combination of Sleeping At Last and Minecraft parodies. I promise it makes sense

reality can be whatever I want - 11420 words summary: “Hey, Tim?” Timothy didn’t even spare him a look, “Are we alone, or is he there with you?” Oh, this definitely won’t be pretty.

After the confession of Handsome Jack's AI in his head and his plan to infiltrate Helios, Rhys needs to set things right with Timothy. Somehow. note: thanosdancing.gif to Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” 80′s remix and a guest appearance from Ferocity but I cant legally say her name here

still here - 2820 words summary: It all had to go down, after Helios crashed. note: I have...a love/hate relationship with this one kjdfbfg I like it but it’s honestly an alternate ending and doesnt fit within our usual bad ending, so take it with a grain of salt. i ten jebany błąd językowy w summary, kiedy ja go poprawię

together at last - 5590 words summary: It all struck him down in an instant, in this one minute. They were all safe. And they were all alive. Nothing was threatening neither him, nor Timothy, nor Fiona. He could finally breathe out.

They all found each other again. note: I am multitasking most time of my life but I dont relate any other fic to multitasking more than this one. I was honestly doing 10 things at once while writing this dfkjbndf

David AU - this one is a sub AU to Tales AU and the plot is kind of complicated dfjkbfb please check the fic for further explanation

building in curved lines - 22490 words summary: “To be fair, you look terrible. You’re barely standing in one piece and none of your coffees will hold you together for that long,” Lilith paused, seemingly weighing the correct words in her head. “You haven’t really been holding on since… We rescued The Double.” Rhys sighed heavily. Why did she have to be so right about everything. Or how Rhys and Timothy adjust to the reality after the Handsome Jack AI. note: bday gift for Spok, EASILY one of my absolute faves and the longest fic Ive written thus far

outside of AUs - some concepts I play with that are honestly outside any of our concrete timelines/concepts + fics not focused on Rhysothy

Real - 770 words summary: Reconciling with your past is a little easier, when you have someone you love right in your arms. note: first blands fic I’ve ever written. the characterization isn’t really there yet but as a first shot at the game and my kind of “introduction”, I am still satisfied of it

(Un)Familiar Faces - 9620 words summary: Timothy pursed his lips and leaned over the wall a little. He’s had enough of this solitude of closed doppelganger cabinet. Today wasn’t the day for another self-loathing session. Today, he should go off on Helios and do something for himself.

Or Timothy spends the night at a Helios bar. But not as Handsome Jack. And not as Timothy Lawrence either. note: personal favorite of mine, tough love letter to Timothy Lawrence. I have so many fond memories of writing this, including getting drunk out of my mind just like Tim and Rhys here

basics of survival - 2010 words summary: Athena taught Timothy everything he needed to know about survival. Now, it was time to put these skills into use. note: wrote this right before rona outbreak on last day in my dorms. thats all

#borderlands #fic masterpost #fanfiction #fanfic #rhysothy #rhys strongfork #timothy lawrence #just tagging characters that I write the most #fiona the con artist #zer0 the assassin #lorelei the coffee commander #athena the gladiator #Ędi's writing

[bitsandbobsandstuff]

hi i was the reader that sent in that realllyyyyy long ask abt your stucky series never let you go and raved about how fucking amazing it was but that was until i picked up one of your bucky series, a love that never leaves? wow. just pure fucking wow everything about that series cannot be described in words alone. you make writing an art, a really beautiful form of art. one that i never realized how beautiful it truly was until i read your work. and this is only the second work of yours that i have read and i have to tell you, without a fucking doubt, you are on top of the list for some of the best writers i have read from. and i have read quite a few fics but no fic or story has invoked so many and strong emotions like this one and “never let you go.” i cried when the characters cried, laughed when they laughed. cheered when they cheered. on the edge when they were in danger. do you know how incredible that is? you are not only a storyteller but an artist of your generation. it doesn’t feel like writing it feels like youre creating a perfectly crafted movie/film and that its all coming to life before our eyes and we have to appreciate every detail and aspect of the film in order to analyze it perfectly. its more so your amazing skill and talent that brings this story to life. ive read this story over quite a few days and i could not for the life of me drop it for one second. everywhere i went and everything i did, this story was on my mind and i had to finish it because i was so enamored with it. but i took so long because i was obsessed with paying attention to the little details and making sure i was rightfully appreciating the piece of art on my screen. so i looked up difficult words, reread passages, revisited chapters, just to imprint the story in my brain and mygod was i ever more in love. no amount of words can express to you how much i hold this story close to heart. or how this has now been my favorite story of all time. i have never paid much attention to a series like this, much less even finishing a fic series bc i end up losing the connection and feeling for the story but this? this one takes the cake. it got my attention, it moved me, brought about so many damn emotions to me, idk which ones i felt the most associated with. the tears and sadness i felt for her and him, for the demise that kept being hinted at their relationship, it is crazy to me how much i felt for this story. usually a story drags on a little too slow or moves a bit too fast but you know. you know how to pace a good damn story and that is so amazing and quite honestly one of the best points in your writing. every chapter, piece i read feels so perfectly paced and never once lacking a sense of time that i just felt i was obligated to complete this masterpiece. i only wished for more exploration on what occurred after the confrontation with lewis and after the last chapter as bucky hastily left her all alone and said such harsh words to her when she clearly showed him how alone she was all this time and even then. how he pushed her to not blame herself and she repeated the words back to him in that chapter but then it proved fruitless because he was so upset with her. how did they settle that quarrel? did bucky apologize for breaking her so easily? im just curious bc i knew we were going to move on that in the epilogue but i was so heartbroken for her!

anyways i will make another ask listing some of my favorite quotes in this story because i love it so damn much and one ask is not enough to show you how amazing you did.

thank you for writing!

Hello there! So sorry for not responding sooner but to be perfectly honest...this ask made me so happy I kept it in my inbox to keep reading and re-reading it. 🥺

THANK YOU for taking the time to read my crazy stories, and to share such a lovely and thoughtful comment on 'A love that never leaves.' I did think about what happened between Bucky leaving and his return, and it comes down to this - he knew he loved her before and that he messed up, but on the cusp of losing each other again after finally finding some happiness, the whole world came back into focus for them both. They spent so long being apart, they knew the only way to move forward was with honest, genuine communication and forgiveness. So I think that space between Bucky coming home and Steve arriving was spent with a few tears, lots of soul-searching conversations, and Bucky showering her with all the love in his heart.

I like to think so anyway. 💙

#asks and stuff #altnl

[mooswords]

OKAY MOO, I’M CURRENTLY READING UR FIC “Home” AND I’M— THE END OF THE FIRST PART WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. “he always comes home” -> IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CONTRAST TO THE BEGINNING!!! he gets lost in his OWN fields, and that’s saying something. however, despite that, the reader still being reassured (or as much as she can reassure herself) that he always comes home = he has the red string to BRING HIMSELF BACK TO THE READER = ALWAYS COMING HOME. I’M!!!! and i love the silly banter that opened the story. aLso HIS HESISTATION OVER TELLING THE READER THE JOB HE WAS ASSIGNED... BECAUSE HE WAS WORRIED ABT THE READER.... AKDKSKKSKS. the fact he didn’t accept the offer immediately DESPITE being so in love with the sea and waited for reader’s permission is such a SMALL thing, but when you describe his love for the sea as superior, that action shows he loves the reader even more and i just- SLKDKAKDKSK. i might be over-reading and i apologise if i do bUT DO COMMENT ON IT THANK U!! 🤩💜 - ava

u sent me these eons ago and i promise i wasnt ignoring you ive just been working like 10 hour days and i am Exhausted 😭😭 but all of these messages legitamately give me life, i am so incredibly grateful! <3 im so so glad you enjoyed this fic!! and you are NOT OVERREADING I LOVE TO SEE YOUR INSIGHTS!!!! it makes me fall back in love with the fic all over again! <3 

i am SO glad that him always coming home comes through! because it gets kinda dire in the middle of the fic so i wanted there to be that hope at the back of your mind that knew he always came home. but i wanted you to be stressed about it still so :) and silly banter is my favourite part of writing this guy, i had so much fun with it alskdf.

and ok i love u, you got everything i was trying to do there <33 like i was struggling to find the balance between her reluctance and supportiveness. thats a fun (and tricky) thing about established relationship fics i find... theres that depth of understanding that can make the interactions more interesting, but so much of it is unspoken. it was a good challenge! so its so GOOD to hear that it vibes right hehe

THE WAY KUROO PLAYS WITH THE STRING!!! THAT WAS SUCH A FOND MOMENT OMG AKDKSKDK. and it’s so interesting that it appeared before kuroo even left 👀👀👀

she already missed him 🥺🥺 i originally had him tug on her hair and then i went!!! wait!!!! we can do better than that!!!!!!!!

READER IS LOST WITHOUT KUROOO!!!! AKDKSKSK and i also love the little addition where despite it being a POUT, she holds it close to her heart. with the context of their banters + that little scene, it just shows me how much each appreciate every ounce of the other party which makes me SO SO SO SOFT AKDJSKDKSK. and then hitting me with the scene where reader is eating a meal alone??? a punch in the gut. when she realised she’s alone I TOO remembered that kuroo is gone and that softness established in the previous scene is sUCKED OUT—ASKDKSKSKSK. 

im just a little obsessed with the little things and gestures that make u fall in love with someone? like the specific way my friend twirls her pen while were in lectures, or how my dad has that one little smile when hes amused himself with his own joke... and for that to be a last lifeline for her to hold on to before he leaves :’))) I JUST LOVE EST RELATIONSHIP FICS OK?!

hehehe yes im sorry about that puch to the gut oops 😇 that was a scene i had super clear in my head before i started - the bright, bright string against the relative drab of the table and room.

i’m at the part where reader gets lost and let me tell u, the fact they have a WAY to communicate via string pulling alone is SO ENDEARING and just subtly hints they have been at this whole red string thing for AGES (or at least enough to form such an understanding). that’s ADORABLE and really strengthens the bonds they have together 

yessssssssssss as soon as i thought of this idea i knew it had to be an established relationship. i have it in my brain they have been married maybe 2-3 years?? i am such a sucker for unspoken understanding relationships :’)

“You push hurriedly through the crowd, ducking between market stalls and wagons. There’s no string to follow, but you don’t need it to find him today.” THIS SENTENCE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL in the context of the entire story. and what a perfect way to describe/show the reader that it’s THE DAY. MOO, you’re really serving such great kuroo x reader stories please continue AHHAHA

this entire fic was so self indulgent please dshlfkljadsb but im glad u like this line!! i tend to try visualise the scene like a movie first? and then write it, and this was also one of the first scenes that was super clear in my brain :D

402 DAYS!!!! I SEE WHAT U DID THERE 👀👀 also, is this is a little hint to how u had to wait until the end to see timeskip kuroo? HAHAHA that wld be adorable

WAIT YO THATS CLEVER? I DIDT EVEN- ava when i say that is a COMPLETE coincidence... i literally just picked a number that was longer than 365 days... breaking news i am a secret genius JKBDSCN

i also really liked the “in-between”: of reader’s life without kuroo. u can really see how integrated they are to each other’s lifestyle, and not only that, the scene where reader handles a twin’s birth (to me) strengthens how they’re reallllly soulmates. there is a low chance that kuroo knew reader was in a desperate situation, yet he pulled on the string at the time reader needed it. it’s just—telapathy but not really + soulmate system = SOULMATES. do i make sense? and i really love the details, like how we can trace back kuroo’s scar to a moment of reader’s life in the fic. putting it at the end sort of makes me reflect on their situations that happened simultaneously yet not really. it sort of fills me in with this,,, space. that the earth is so wide. i understand deeper what reader means by “oh he’s going to be gone for so long”. it’s just. wow. the earth is so big yk.

YES YOU MAKE TOTAL SENSE!!! it's such a lovey way of looking at it :') can they communicate and understand eachother like this cuz theyre soulmates? or just because they love each other and have learnt the other inside out?? hhnn this is why i love soulmate aus, theres so much to pull apart!!!

and ok yes on the topic of how big the earth is... im so glad u mentioned this, its my favourite part because (not to get like... super sappy or anything) i was writing this through the toughest stages of our second lockdown. our restrictions got to the point we werent allowed further than 5km from out homes, so writing about freedom and big spaces and exploration of far off places was such a nice escape for me :’) this fic has ended up very close to my heart. (plus i was reading @/w-yuren’s hq0819 series at the time so i had travel and adventure on the brain hehe) 

THE ENDING.... THE ENDING.... THE WAY KUROO ASKED READER TO KI** HIM—IT’S LIKE THE KUROO IN MY HEAD YESSSSS. Gosh, this line too “when he kisses you he tastes like the sea; like salt-spray and dry rations and freedom.” may i have a director’s cut abt it :3 AND AKDJSKSK. i really love how the string appeared even tho they were together (the scene before kuroo docked on the ship) and once again, they are together, but none of them are lost because they r together-together. do i make sense? am i overreading things??? again, i have to comment on the banter. it’s simply amazing. kuroo’s replies are so,, KUROO, and they are filled with such FONDNESS I’M SO AKDKSKSK.

IM SO GLAD HE VIBES THANK U I THINK THE FONDNESS IS MY BIAS SHOWING BUT SHHHHH ;P you have picked one of my favourite lines out heheh it was one that just flowed out and wasnt one i particularly had to think about which is always nice. but i think it is a combo of me trying to be fancy lol and me being a huge fan of fantasy-books-set-on-ships. think like explorers or pirates, some rag tag bunch who have to set off on some quest and come back with some of that wildness imbued in their very being... yeah this line was definitely born from me Yearning i think :P

ooo do you mean the wedding scene? that was me trying to hit the ‘feeling lost in a crowd’ idea. you know when youre surrounded by people and joy and laughter and you just feel very small and disconnected? that.

ALSO READER’S DYANAMICS WITH KARASUNO CHARACTERS IS ADORABLE AKDKSKSKK. the festival scene was such a breather and it was adorable to see her interact with those characters. it feels like a snapshot in her life i simply adore that :3

ahh yea! i wanted her to have a life, you know? shes not the type to mope around, like life goes on. that doesnt mean she doesnt miss him oof but theres a whole community around to support her too!! and im very fond of takeda in this scene :’) he takes care of his crows <3

I RAMBLED SO BAD BUT THANK U AGAIN LOVELY I CANT EXPLAIN HOW AMAZING THESE ARE TO RECIEVE <3  

#ava <3 #i know u are offline rn but i hope everythings going well with u! #i cant believe ur out here validating all my anxieties oof <333

[notesofarichlycolorednight]

Hi! Am I the only one who ever thought about what would've happened if Percy had been killed in the end of The Lightning Thief? I mean,we have other children of the Big Three. And the prophecy would've been fulfilled anyways, IMO.

i wouldn’t say you’re the only one, but i definitely have’t thought abt it

i tried to when i got this ask and my brain malfunctioned bc percy is my boy

like maybe it would’ve been an interesting thought experiment after i’d read tlt and before i read the rest of the series, but seeing as i came late the pjo party, i read the books in succession bc they were already all out

and by the end, i loved percy. and i still do. i love him so much, so to think abt him dying so early on is painful. not to mention that as we continue into this bad timeline (irl) and i go to fiction to escape this bad place, i don’t really like thinking abt my faves dying

either early on in the series, or as angsty™ fic

/tangent (sorry)

i do think that other children of the big three being the prophecy child would be really interesting though…

i think if percy was out of the picture (rip my boy, just in this thought experiment) and we ignore the roman demigod lol, i honestly think nico or bianca could become the prophecy demigod

like, a large part of thalia’s decision to join the hunters was the fact that she figured she didn’t have anything to grow old for (i.e. her brother, whom she thought was dead). also, i think something abt luke’s betrayal seriously hurt her, and that also pushed her to join the hunters

first she loses her brother and considers him dead, for the sake of her own sanity. then she finds a family in luke and after sacrificing herself for them, she comes back yrs later to find out that luke has now joined the side of the titans. considering she still has the emotional maturity of, what like a 14-15 yr old? so she’s gonna react in a way that’s not healthy, not rational, and probably that blows things out of proportion (which is’t a bad thing, that’s just how kids and teens be sometimes ya know)

“well, i’ve lost my brother, and now i’ve lost luke. annabeth has percy, so she’ll be fine. i think i’ll join the hunters.”

i hope that makes sense. like yeah these demigods have to go thru a shit-ton, but i think a crucially important thing to remember is that they are only mature for their age and when comparing that to, say, a 20, 30, 40 yr old, their maturity means peanuts

anyway, so thalia’s out. (i’m not going to go too much into detail abt the events that lead up to that decision, tho, since that kind of revolves around the fact that percy’s alive lol, and if i did, we could be here all day)

however, i do think that with percy out of the picture, hades would then take his children out of the lotus casino much sooner. i can’t exactly rationalize why hades wouldn’t immediately send them to camp (maybe bc he knows they might not be accepted), but it’s also a dangerous gamble to send them to some boarding school and hope that a satyr, compared to a monster like thorn, would find them. esp considering the fact that they’re two kids of hades

so i opt to think, weighing the risks and benefits, he takes them out of the casino and gets them to chb. i think, to try and avoid any discrimination they may face, only chiron knows they’re children of hades, and hades asks chiron to keep that a secret for as long as possible (rumors spread like wildfire)

since bianca doesn’t meet the hunters, she doesn’t join them (whoo!) and doesn’t die. [aside] i’d like to think she makes such good friends with the ppl at camp, and so does nico, that that burden of looking after her younger brother completely disappears. so if she ever does meet the hunters she doesn’t feel the pressure to get away from that responsibility (see what i mean abt maturity and not reacting rationally?) so rn she’s the prophecy kid, since she’s older than nico

okay lbr, she is the prophecy kid, i’m not gonna kill her in this au lmao, that’d just be cruel

idk where i was going with this, i’m sorry. mostly, i think it would be interesting to develop nico, bianca, annabeth, thalia, and grover’s relationships with each other.

also ppl getting over their shitty prejudice toward hades and his kids. like, i think since at first they aren’t introduced as hades kids, they’d have the potential to make a lot of friends. without a tragedy similar to what befell nico hanging over them, nico is still that excited, bright-eyed 10-yr-old and bianca, now free of responsibility, can be more carefree, a teen girl

so like, i think that annabeth, thalia, and grover would be really great friends with them. and i think they’d make a lot of friends at camp too

once bianca learns of the prophecy, i’m sure she had a phase of not accepting it. like she just got free from her responsibility as an older sister, and now she’s got the responsibility of the whole world on her shoulders

and like a teen do, she doesn’t want anything to do with it at all. classic hero’s journey, though, maybe smth happens and nico is seriously injured, and she decides that maybe she doesn’t want to accept it, but she’s the eldest, and so she will. for her brother and for hades.

like it’s pretty cliché, but it makes for a great story arc/character growth arc

sorry abt the vagueness of it all. thinking abt all the details makes my head spin, and i want to focus on my current fic. but this is really interesting, and i may flesh it out more when i have more time. despite the prospect of my boy dying T_T (maybe i can find a loophole)

thanks for sending this in! i’m sorry that it took me so long to get here. like i said before in a separat post, i’ve just got a lot of projects i’d like to finish before i go back to school, and i’m having trouble balancing/prioritizing them

i’ll try to get to the other two anons i have sitting in my box today. if i don’t, just know it’s bc of my prioritizing issues XP

thanks again for sending this in!

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[elizabethrobertajones]

Multishipping anon again. Yeah I think I should have been more clear, what I was talking abt kinda encapsulates. A lot of stuff (including your Benjamin/cas fic even tho it was obviously a Destiel parallel) that really just doesn’t intrigue me for some reason. None of it bothers me, I just guess it’s a bit strange to me that other people who’s otps are Destiel (and probably will always be) are able to enjoy it? I think it’s interesting and we should talk abt it more Bc it’s cool I guess

I guess people just have their different reactions to stories? Like some people can deal with interacting with only some parts of a story or franchise - like people who just read spin off comics or the web series to something and it’s like, okay, sure you can’t afford the main product and it seems you’re finding enough content without it to keep yourself happy, but, like… I’m baffled??? :P I would feel EMPTY not knowing parts of a story of main importance to a character in an ongoing arc. I always feel so frustrated with something I’m reading/playing/watching ends up referencing something I have no clue about it and turns out it’s a sequel or spin off or just like, it used to be a webcomic or something and there’s something a whole bunch of people once knew and NOW the main thing which is a different product is being affected by in jokes and assumptions we know more about the characters than I actually do because I wasn’t there for the backstory.

And other people are like, oh, we can just jump in here and I do less work but get the full story? Good good. Off we go.

So I think people ship differently and it’s entirely down to how much they are engaged with the story and the characters AND the ship in different proportions, and there’s no wrong way to feel that. It’s just what we’re all interested in? It’s not really strange at all to me that people would have different takes on the story, or different feelings about the characters, so why would I expect everyone to have the exact same feeling about how they prefer to ship their OTP? Multishippers can still have an OTP in the sense it’s the rock they return to and the one they’ll always love, but still happily ship those characters and a whole bunch of other ones with each other and enjoy it, because they get a lot of fun out of shipping and it doesn’t bother them *at all* to imagine the members of the OTP with other people. Maybe they only really read, like, fluffy marriage fic or frustratingly long slow burns for them, but they’ll read any combination of hook ups and blatant porn with any characters. Or they’ll read indiscriminately but just in the numbers game, favour the OTP? I don’t really know how it works but there’s almost certainly some who do one and some who do the other and a whole middle ground :P

I mean as I said the reason I can enjoy stuff outside Dean and Cas is because I’m so utterly secure in them as a concept that I permanently have that in the back of my head that they love each other, and the rest is just part of the story and I’m interested in the entire story for every character (I mean, who hasn’t completely put me off them) and all the non-shipping plot stuff and world building and individual character arcs. So accepting and enjoying and being interested in other stuff that happens to them outside of the ship is just a natural part of that, and then within that category might be Dean’s hook ups, and it’s just… that’s part of the character, and part of the story. So I don’t have an automatic negative reaction to it connected TO the ship, and it’s usually nothing to do with it, anyway. But that’s just how I interact with the story, and other people enjoy it for other reasons? You’d really have to go around asking everyone how it feels for them. I can’t talk for them and I don’t think it’s at all weird for people to have different levels of engagement in characters, story or ships. OTPs aren’t a strange magical category that story engagement doesn’t apply to but has its own fairy rules to how you feel or not :P

#Asks