#but I wish you all the best in these holidays and that 2021 will be a great year for us

[yeetskeetstreet]

Changing Perspectives

MV1 - Max Verstappen

max verstappen x reader

summary: in which it takes 7 instagrams posts from his long term partner to completely change the perspective of the reigning WDC. also known as the events of June 22.

the posts have rough dates, but in case I mess it up, it would be like scrolling down someone’s timeline, so post 1 occurs latest in terms of choroloigcal order, and 7 is the oldest post.

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When your account is public, your profile and posts can be seen by anyone, on or off instagram, even if they don’t have an instagram account.

Switch to public account?

YES/NO

instagram post 1

y/n.jpg33: setting our forever into stone forever. the love i have for you grows stronger everyday. 🤍

tagged: maxverstappen1

comments:

maxverstappen1: wouldn’t want you anywhere else but right by my side. 🤍

danielricciardo: congratulations, guys! wishing you all the best!

landonorris: ENGAGED? CONGRATS GUYS!

christianhorner: Congratulations, Y/N and Max. Wishing you guys all the happiness offered in this new chapter.

comments on this post have been limited.

instagram post 2

y/n.jpg33 - him 🤍

tagged: maxverstappen1

5 days ago • monaco, monaco

comments:

user: brb gonna go take a nap on a highway

user: damn.. twitter wasn’t lying

maxverstappen1: you 💛

y/n.jpg3: come home please

danielriccardo: about damn time.

instagram post 3

y/n.jpg33 - ok, fine. you deserve your own post. you’ve come leaps and bounds, keep it up. thank you for keeping my boy company when i can’t be there. continue to carve your way into history. 🧡

tagged: landonorris, maxverstappen1

comments:

landonorris: thank you y/n, to both you and max, for everything you have done for me. 🧡

| maxverstappen1: of course, mate. anytime.

instagram post 4

y/n.jpg33 - another to add to the collection. proud of you bub 💛

(thanks for the second landonorris)

tagged: maxverstappen1

29 March 2022 • jeddah, saudi arabia

comments:

maxverstappen1: all for you, my love. 🤍 • pinned

user: wish i had this

landonorris: soo… how many races do i have to win to get a cute post?

y/n.jpg33: win a WDC and i will

user: NOT MAX SCOLDING DANIEL LOL

danielricciardo: where’s my congratulations post?

maxverstappen1: you don’t get one. just for me. get your own

y/n.jpg33: max, don’t be mean. danny, one day, i promise :).

instagram post 5

y/n.jpg33 - holiday time with the family

3rd January 2022 • home

instagram post 6

y/n.jpg33 - happy birthday charles! thanks for always helping me fine my way when i’m lost at the paddock. max and i appreciate you!

tagged: charlesleclerc

16 October 2021 • monaco, monaco

comments:

charlesleclerc: thank you y/n! happy to help out whenever i can. see you and max soon.

maxverstappen1: happy birthday man!

y/n.jpg33: looking forward to it!

landonorris: HE GETS A POST? BEFORE ME? BUT BUT

y/n.jpg33: he comes to find me when i’m lost. you sent me a meme.

instagram post 7

y/n.jpg33: you never cease to amaze me, baby. continue to prove them wrong, prove to everyone you deserve all you have worked for.

keep proving to yourself that you are enough, and worth the fight. i love you, max. 🤍

tagged: maxverstappen1

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my first ever F1 piece, (and my second piece ever!!) let me know what you think :)

#max verstappen x reader #f1 x reader #f1 imagine #max verstappen #max verstappen imagine

[xnxthinglastsfxrever]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! <3 :D

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and I hope you have a great new year!  Just wanted to wish some of my favorite people on Tumblr some season greetings!  You are amazing and fantastic and even if you don't celebrate any holidays I hope you have an awesome day!  :D <3

#thedoctornumber11 #submission #answered #thank you I know this is super late since this was sent last year #but happy holidays #merry christmas #2021 #I hope these holidays are wonderful for you #sending all the best wishes and blessing ya'll

[umlewis]

Informing Toto Wolff that he's off to Ferrari in 2025, the team boss told Lewis Hamilton to picture the Mercedes rear wing, because that will be his "perspective" next season. Although Hamilton signed a two-year contract with Mercedes back in August last year, the Briton opted to activate an escape clause that allowed him to leave after just one year.

Toto Wolff: Hamilton/Ferrari leak didn't "give me lots of options"

Deciding over F1's Christmas break that he wanted a new challenge, the timeframe reads the decision, contact, negotiations, and signing all took place over a six-week period, and after that, Wolff was informed with Hamilton telling his team boss about his move as the news began to leak. "Not a lot," Wolff told Fox Sports Australia when asked about the time difference between his sit-down with Hamilton and the announcements. "I think it was difficult for him to really tell me because he left for the Christmas holiday and was Mercedes forever. Normally that's a time where we don't speak a lot, because he's gone, because otherwise we're speaking every day. And then he came back and said, 'Can we have a coffee?' He came for coffee-that's a normal thing we're doing when the season kicks off-and he said, 'I'm moving to Ferrari,' and I said, 'Really?' Not that it shocked me, because we knew that we have a short-term contract, but the timing, at the beginning of the season... I said, 'Why at the beginning of season?' He said he just wanted to have it out and not have it as a burden. Then you've got to stay pragmatic. After that five minute shock and disbelief it was like, 'Okay, what are we doing announcement? What are we doing going forward into the season?' And he said, 'Well, the announcement is a tricky thing, because I think it's leaking.' It didn't give me lots of options."

Toto Wolff "can't imagine" Lewis Hamilton in red

With Hamilton joining Mercedes in 2013, the same year Wolff signed up, the two have been together for six of the Briton driver's championship titles, and together won eight consecutive Constructors' Championships from 2014 to 2021. It begs the question, is Wolff disappointed by Hamilton's decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari? "No, not at all," he insisted. "I think sportspeople have a limited shelf life when they are at the peak of their performance, peak of their earning power, and that is maybe ten to fifteen years. They've got to do it and take that limited amount of time where you want to win as many races and as much as possible, and that's why I understand that he says 'I gotta go a different path, I need to reinvent myself.' I see the positives, because our years were so great and we really have a strong bond. And in the same way, we are able to separate in wishing each other really all the best. Hopefully we'll be beating him on track, and we at the same time can embark on a new route with another new driver next to George." And beating him on track was Wolff's jibe to Hamilton after the 39-year-old broke the news. "I think, first, I can't imagine him in the red. I don't think it suits him," the Austrian added, "but I think that picture is gonna be interesting. And then I told him, 'You got to really picture our rear wing, because that's the perspective you're going to have.'"

#l o l to be as delusionally optimistic as this idiot #keep your george hate out of my notifs :) #lewis hamilton #f1 #formula 1 #fic ref #fic ref 2024 #not a race #2024 not a race #between australia and japan 2024 #pre-season #pre-season 2024 #with george #toto wolff

[powerful-niya]

Merry Christmas (2023) 💋

Sending heartfelt wishes for a Merry Christmas to everyone, regardless of whether you're celebrating or not. I sincerely hope that in this cherished moment, you find comfort in the warm embrace of your loved ones.

Beyond the festivities, my wish extends to your heart being filled with happiness and contentment, no matter where you find yourself.

In the perpetual hustle of our daily lives, this time of the year offers a reprieve—a chance to break free from the unending cycle of work and stress. Life often slips through our fingers amid the constant rush and endless to-do lists.

Yet, during this season, worry should fade away, granting you the chance to reconnect with yourself, bond with family, and simply unwind.

Whether you choose to relish any food you want, indulge in a well-deserved nap, watch movies, or rediscover neglected hobbies, this time is exclusively yours.

Seize the moment and make the most of it. ✨

Personally, I find myself in a state of profound contentment. Life has graciously slowed down for me, allowing me to savor moments with my family and the Naruhina Tumblr community–my second family.

Since 2021, joining the Naruhina community on Tumblr has been a blessing. It has introduced me to wonderful people, new friends, deep conversations, laughter-filled nights, and memorable events like Nhmonth22 and Nhmonth23.

This camaraderie between Naruhina creators and even readers truly makes our fandom uniquely special. 🫂

I extend my heartfelt thanks for this experience, for welcoming me with open arms, offering fun times amidst all the chaos of my life, providing opportunities for growth as a writer, and encouraging me to share my love for Naruhina.

A sincere thank you, 1000 times. 💯

Thanks for tolerating my crazy self, enduring my intense writing, and navigating through my posts filled with aesthetic dividers and symbols.

Thank you for inspiring me to make moodboards, to get out of my comfort zone, and to just be the best that I can be. 💗🫶🏽

Thank you for allowing me the privilege of getting to know you all and sharing my passion for Naruhina and writing.

As this year concludes and a new one awaits, I eagerly anticipate continuing our shared journey, spreading joy and love for the Naruhina couple.

With gratitude from the depths of my heart, I cherish the moments we've shared. I love each and every one of you.

Take good care of yourselves, and may the coming years be adorned with happiness and success.

To all, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🎄🫶🏽

#christmas 2023 #naruhina community #merry christmas 🎄 #happy holidays ❄️ #💭 - niya's thoughts ✨ #powerful_niya #christmas

[bookshop]

A correct amount of words about wang yibo

I keep trying to indoctrinate the good people of Post.news who have the misfortune to follow me into joining the Wang Yibo fandom. And that's hard to do given that this is a whole-ass sea of like white Gen X MSNBC liberals who probably only think about China as politics, but I am doing my LEVEL BEST, and the result is this absolutely enormous post about Yibo that most people reading this on Tumblr don't need to know, but which I am going to put here anyway, because I need to feel Seen.

I wish to talk about Yibo's beautiful New Year's Eve performance, but first some context.

actually no, first, a picture because isn't he lovely

Over the last four years, this has become a holiday tradition: Eagerly awaiting Wang Yibo's release of a huge song on December 30 — his only single of the year — that he then performs live on an annual New Year's Eve concert the next night. Every year, when he does this, it's a huge deal and the songs always become the bestselling single of the year on the last day of the year, which is the kind of massive flex that compels me to yell about it a lot.

So in 2019 he released "Wugan" (which he wrote) on 12/30, and it became the bestselling single of 2019. At the end of 2020 he released "Rules of My World," which he also wrote. That then became the second-bestselling single of 2020. (More on the single that beat him in a minute.)

The next year, he released his 2021 end-of-year single "Nian" completely for free, probably in response to the Qinglang restrictions I wrote about here, in which, among other things, China banned multiple mass sales.

Yibo is known primarily as an (extremely good) hip-hop dancer, so since "Nian" was more of a power anthem everyone was anticipating something more upbeat for his end-of-year song this year. Instead, Yibo surprised us all with a gorgeous love song, "Like the Sunshine" (像阳光那样)", which immediately became not only the bestselling single of 2022, but the first single to top 2 million sales in China since the CCP banned mass sales 18 months ago.

And then he paired it with this incredible modern dance performance at Dragon TV's new year's eve event.

Please watch it; he cut his hand and his feet while dancing barefoot on stage but kept performing, and this gives you such a good glimpse of what a heartfelt and mesmerizing performer he is.

What you wouldn't know just from watching this is that Yibo has rarely if ever danced modern dance before onstage, only hip-hop and other dances blending modern dance elements, but never anything like this. And yet he looks completely at home and in his element. The climax and fully the last 60 seconds show so much control and power, combined with his ability to be completely immersed in the flow and feel and emotional dynamics of of a song — which you get both from his movements and his vocal expression. He's just. So good. All the time.

It will be three years at the end of this month since I first discovered Wang Yibo, and I still feel every day like I just discovered him for the first time, because I'm continually blown away, not only by how tremendously talented and gifted he is at whatever he picks up, but by how unapologetically passionate and pure-hearted he is about loving dance and loving acting and music and racing and competition and all his geeky quirky little hobbies, about loving people and loving life.

Everyone who works with Yibo just winds up raving about about how talented he is, whether it's his acting or dedication or dancing or singing or that time he just fucking did this what the fuck, and you can see so clearly from all of this, and especially this new NYE performance, that it's not just that he's incredibly talented and skilled enough to master a totally new skill in weeks, but that he goes full-throttle in every performance, makes himself completely raw and vulnerable. Yibo eschews method acting, is arguably not neurologically suited for method acting, but instead has this wonderful ability to slip in and out of character, become whoever he's asked to become in any given moment. And when he's dancing as himself on stage, he consistently shows us his heart and his pure emotion, whatever it is.

He is just, above all things, a consummate entertainer: He prioritizes the mood and the moment of the art he's creating, and he delivers that consistently, each and every time. Case in point: let's enjoy him performing "Pick Me" for Produce 101 in 2019, when he served as dance mentor to women competing for a spot in a girl group. Every time Yibo gets asked to dance "cute" dances — and probably the reason he keeps getting asked — is that he commits to the cuteness without any posturing or machismo and just, again, lets his performance serve the dance/song without letting his ego get in the way.

Or! Or! This next song! I love this performance because it's completely inexplicable at a glance but SO fun and just, happy. What's happening here is: He's a special guest on a variety show where the object is (wait for it) to SING SONGS WHILE SPINNING ON A LITTLE SPINNY THING.

And one of the judges of this show is Da Zhangwei, who's both a well-known like, comedy/variety songwriter and Yibo's good friend (they hosted a variety show together for years). So Yibo makes a surprise appearance to perform one of Da Zhangwei's own songs, "Pop Rocks Candy," while spinning around on a little spinny thing!!!! (China!!!!)

And this should be absolutely absurd, like, cringey beyond belief, over-the-top excess, right. But because Yibo is so committed to this performance, without a hint of embarrassment, it somehow just becomes this joyous, endlessly delightful gift of Wang Yibo performing one of his friend's songs and turning it into a celebration of fun and whimsy.

OR! here he is being dragged into a silly dance battle in 2018 while filming the rom-dram Gank Your Heart. Nothing at all going on, he's just hanging with the other cast and dancing for fun, except Yibo is just so excellent that the camera eventually gives up following the other cast members and just zooms in on him. Everyone always winds up zooming in on Wang Yibo.

To return to 2020: Yibo was second in song sales that year only because the top spot went to his best friend Xiao Zhan's song "Spotlight," which was/is the biggest selling single of all time, as in, in world history, as in this song outsold both the Beatles and "White Christmas". You will assume I must be exaggerating until you click that link and learn that this is actually a well-verified fact.

The reason you have never heard "Spotlight" is because the combined impact of the CCP's isolationist tendencies and the tendency of other countries to treat China like a sealed vacuum means it's easy to ignore/write off whatever's happening in China, even while entertainers like Yibo and Xiao Zhan are making major inroads and breaking through international culture divides.

But I think that might be changing sooner rather than later, and Yibo is a big part of the reason. In Q3 of 2022 his studio, Yuehua, was preparing to go public (they eventually withdrew) basically fully on the strength of Yibo's popularity: They released an investor report claiming he was responsible for 80% of their overall revenue in 2022. (I saw a later claim that in Q4 that # jumped up to 90% overall but I couldn't find a source. I believe it, though, because YIBOOOOO.)

Yibo has three films coming out in 2022. One of them I've already discussed in this Post post (lol), without mentioning the fact that in the scenario where Born to Fly is China's version of Top Gun, Wang Yibo is Tom Cruise as Maverick. (At age 24, by the way — just a year older than Cruise when he first played the role.)

The other two are equally eye-catching. One is One and Only, a street dance movie created and scripted entirely around and for Yibo, clearly inspired by what an absolute phenomenon he has been as a captain on Street Dance of China. This movie won the Weibo award for most anticipated movie of 2022 (back when we still thought it was coming out in 2022, sob). The director stated on the awards red carpet, "If there's no Yibo, then there's no movie." Brb sobbing into my tea.

The final film drops on 1/22 and it's called Hidden Blade (previously titled Anonymous) and he stars alongside Tony Leung, YES I SAID TONY LEUNG, and it's also one of the most anticipated films of the year. And, listen, I would go a long way just to watch Tony Leung, but the trailer, along with the latest just-released poster, each make it clear that Yibo is every bit the co-star:

Sooooo this movie will probably land on the international radar — hell, it already has — and if I know Yibo, he won't be easy to overlook.

Because that's the thing, always: Eventually, no matter the context, you always wind up zooming in on Wang Yibo.

#yibo #wang yiboooooo #Youtube #wang yibo

[derry-rain]

creation: wrapped

so, a quick roundup of some of my favourite highlights of the last year of creating fandom content. In 2023, I published many gifsets and edits (I am not counting) and published over twice the number of words as I wrote in 2021, according to ao3.

favourite fic written: it's a smallish one, but it's glut thy sorrow on a morning rose, which is an eoin-centric paddy/eoin, in an au in which eoin lives, but is sent home due to how severe his injuries are. it mostly centres around his anger and vulnerability during the healing process.

fic exchanges/fests entered: i joined in several challenges this year:

Heavy Artillery Rarepair Exchange (1 fic, Runner/Leckie - The Pacific)

Heavy Artillery Holiday Exchange (2 fics, Liebgott/Tipper, Liebgott/Grant/Heffron - Band of Brothers)

Hickeyshipping (1 fic, Tozer/Hickey - The Terror)

Yuletide (2 fics, Jade & Donna - From, Collins/Peter - Dunkirk)

SAS Kink Heroes (and Kinky Christmas heroes) (9 fics, all starring Mike Sadler)

Year of the OTP (8 completed fics, 1 WIP, out of a goal of 12 fics - pretty happy with this. All Paddy/Eoin - SAS Rogue Heroes)

Of the above, my favourites were HA's everything's the same as it was, a Runner/Leckie zombie apocalypse au fic and come now and i'll show you what i keep, a Paddy/Eoin merfolk/fairytale au.

favourite gifset/edit posted: it's a tossup between this eugene sledge (the pacific) gifset and this one of mat cauthon being the best girldad (wheel of time) . i'm also very fond of this most times, a ghost is a wish eoin/paddy gifset.

other highlights: I commissioned the wonderful @elyksina to create a piece of art of Dalish!Eoin McGonigal, based on my SAS: RH Dragon age AU. It's perfect and I could not have hoped for more.

Also have to mention the hot roy summer creations of which I was a very small part. Roy Cobb squad, rise up. I love you very much.

THANK YOU everyone who left a like, a kudos, comment or reply on any of these. every single note was warmly appreciated. I hope that you enjoyed these works as much as I enjoyed creating all of them.

Let's see what happens in 2024!

#sas rogue heroes #band of brothers #the pacific #derry_rain: 2023 wrapped

[dem-obscure-imagines]

Disney/Pixar Masterlist

Bernard the Elf | The Santa Clause

The Way it Was Before - Alternate Universe, Bernard exists during Escape Clause Plot, Magic!Reader, a light angst, a lot of fluff.

Something is VERY wrong this Christmas, and it seems you’re the only person in the world who remembers the way things were before. Well, almost the only person. It’s up to you and the Head Elf to save the day before Jack’s wish becomes irreversible.

Home for the Holidays - Fluff, Christmas, Santa’s Daughter!Reader

When you come home for Christmas, Bernard realizes that you’re the reincarnation of someone very dear to him.

All I Want For Christmas - Fluff, Christmas, Santa’s Daughter!Reader

Being Santa Claus’ daughter, it was only inevitable that you'd catch feelings for his head elf...

Headcanons for Dating Bernard and Being Scott’s Daughter

The Off-Season - Fluff, Summer Vibes, Santa’s Daughter!Reader

Over summer vacation, you find out Bernard has never been to the beach and set out to change it as soon as possible.

Dear Santa... - Fluff, Writer Elf!Reader

The writing department has been especially short on elves this year, and this means you find yourself responsible for writing a whole bunch of letters. Luckily, the head elf has his eye on you.

New Year’s Eve Kisses 2021

Diaval | Maleficent

Headcanons for Kissing Diaval

True Love’s Kiss - Fluff

It’s your eighteenth birthday, and your favorite raven has a present for you.

New Year’s Eve Drabble 2020

Edmund Pevensie | Narnia

New Year’s Eve Kiss

Tadashi Hamada | Big Hero 6

My Only Hope - Angst, Fluff, Time Travel

A future version of Tadashi pops in and tells you you’re his only hope, so you do what any good Obi Wan Kenobi must and invent time travel to save him.

The Happy Ending - Fluff, Comfort

Every once in a while, you have nightmares, but Tadashi is there to set things right.

Over-Protective - Fluff

You’ve been friends with Tadashi for years, but recently, you’ve come to find his friendly antics a little over-protective...

Thackery Binx | Hocus Pocus

Headcanons for Teaching Thackery to live in the Future

New Year’s Eve Kiss

Cats and Counter Curses - Fluff, Witch!Reader

As a witch in Salem, you’re used to magical things. A talking cat is not one of them, but when Thackery finds you, you make it your mission to free him from Winnifred’s spell.

Second Chance - Fluff, Halloween

When he lost you the first time, Thackery was helpless. This Halloween is his second chance to set things right.

Matching Sweaters - Shameless fluff, Witch!Reader

Thackery hasn’t been human for very long, but he likes matching clothes with you very much.

The Familiar - Witch!Reader, fluff

Thackery has been your familiar for a little while, but you’ve got a big surprise for him.

An Unusual Couple - Witch!Reader, fluff, Modern au

Now that Thackery is a human, he has a lot of adjusting to do before he’ll be used to our modern world. Luckily, he has his favorite witch to help him learn the ropes.

Warren Peace | Sky High

Birthday Wishes - Fluff

It’s your birthday and Warren is determined to make it the best one you’ve ever had.

Opposites Attract - Fluff

Headcanons for Dating Warren and Being a VK

Not Normal - Fluff

Ouch - Fluff, Soulmate AU

Just Fine - angst, Fluff, Soulmate AU

Pink Lilies and Angel Wings - Fluff, prom

#disney #disney masterlist #disney imagine #hocus pocus #bernard the elf

[sitp-recs]

Hi there! Love your blog so much, it’s keeping me in fics lately! Do you have any kid fic recs ala All I Want For Christmas (is for you to stop talking) or Put Your Guns Away It’s Tea Time? I love a good family fic!

Hi anon! I haven’t read those two fics so I hope my recs below work for you. I don’t have many because I’m picky about kid fic and read them very occasionally, but if you’re looking for family feels these are my personal favourites:

Far Side by @tackytigerfic (2022, M, 833 words)

Harry has a photograph of Draco and Scorpius on his desk at work. He says it's his favourite.

Blue Sky Is Living Here Today by ignatiustrout (2018, G, 5k)

Draco's a father, Harry's in love with him, and it's really hard to take things slow.

the trembling of the moment by @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm and porcelainsalt (2020, G, 5.3k)

In which Draco's quiet single-parent life is not so much interrupted as unexpectedly harmonised.

A Hippogriff for Christmas by @xanthippe74 (2019, G, 6k)

Draco is desperately trying to fulfill four-year-old Scorpius’ dearest wish for Christmas: a visit with a live Hippogriff. Harry is desperately trying to be left alone, safely tucked away from the attention of the wizarding world as Hogwarts’ Keeper of the Keys and Grounds. It might take more than a father’s persistence to convince Harry to help make Scorpius’ Christmas dream come true.

Our Ordinary Days by Lomonaaeren (2012, M, 8.5k)

Two men, both fathers of sons, meet in a bookshop. And the rest is the kind of history that doesn't make history.

Portrait of a Young Girl by @thusspoketrish (2019, M, 8.6k)

Recently married, Harry and Draco are tasked with raising a four-year old Teddy, whose emerging gender identity brings up an array of questions, fears, and revelations for them when they realise that Teddy might be transgender.

Little Talks by Femme and noeon (2012, E, 11k)

Draco's been shagging the Head Auror for months now, and he's sure it's just a fling. Until Harry asks him to a Quidditch match, that is, and things go horribly wrong.

Take the Moon by @tackytigerfic (2022, M, 15k)

Harry Potter has always wanted a family of his own, and when a deadly blood curse forces him into a marriage bond with his best friend Draco Malfoy, it looks like he might just have found one. It's just a shame they’d always planned to break up after a year…

An Improbable Bout of Summer Madness by @ghaniblue (2021, E, 16k)

Draco had planned a quiet, peaceful summer holiday with his son. The last thing he expected was to find Potter here, in Draco's little Cornish retreat. Making fudge in a shop? The idea was too ludicrous for words.

The Strongest Affinity by eidheann (2014, T, 17k)

Trouble finding a wand for Scorpius leads Harry and Draco to something they never imagined.

Dating for Dads in Denial by @aibidil (2017, T, 25k)

In which one wizard designs and another reluctantly patronises a magical matchmaking service, amidst the chaos of children and parenting.

"Dad says" by GallaPlacidia (2019, NR, 39k)

Eleven-year-old Scorpius starts writing to Harry. Harry starts to fall in love with Draco through his portrayal in his son's letters.

#asks #anon #kid fic

[dietraumerei]

Weekly Writing and Reading Update

Hello, being sick sucks!! So bad! I had a great time visiting my family and meeting my baby nephew, did not enjoy the germs I picked up on the way home.

(Technically today was the last day of isolation, but I am still testing positive and also while I feel VASTLY better I still don't wish to, like, actually go anywhere or do anything. I find tidying up very comforting, though, and I'm pleased I can do light chores again instead of just keeping myself and the cats alive.)

At least I got in binging the entirety of Lower Decks? I never binge-watch tv, but it is good to be back in the warm embrace of Star Trek, so to speak.

Writing

I'm also really happy that I'm well enough to write again! Mostly easy stuff, but I will probably have a lot of time on my hands, not just with the holiday but with not particularly wanting or being able to do jackshit else.

at the back of the holy temple, a duet for two voices - I have got a start on the next chapter, but as you can imagine this story takes a fair bit of thought and care so it will likely be another week to post the next chapter, my apologies! (I also owe...a lot of replies to comments, sorry!)

Miss Fell and Miss Crowley Go On Holiday I'm sure everyone remembers this extremely niche AU that was last updated in November of 2021. Anyway, I read it while I was travelling and really fell in love with it again and I'm slowly picking it back up! Never give up hope, folks! Whumptober 2023 - my FIFTH year of doing it!! I've already finished a few prompts, and it's as much fun as ever (and, needless to say, has already birthed a new AU I'm excited to write 60k-120k words about). I am hoping for my best year yet <3

Reading

ugh, I really miss being able to focus enough to read, hoping for that to come back soon :/ But before My Illness, I finished: Our Wives Under the Sea -- a friend said this was the best book she'd read all summer, and I think it's up there for me. It's haunting and weird and beautiful and sad and I loved it very much.

Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis: How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community - hah, I just realized this was a gift from the friend who made the Our Wives rec! I've got a little theme of reading about how craft creates meaning in various communities/subcommunities, and this fits right in. It's definitely an academic text, but I found it extremely accessible. It doesn't present a very diverse portrait of Judaism -- which the author absolutely admits to and apologizes for -- but for what it is, it's a very interesting and valuable text, and I'm glad I read it and it's part of my collection now.

#weekly update

[deepperplexity]

Prompt: 23. Cherishing Joy

Characters: You

POV: Second, Reader [+First, Narrator]

Setting: Your home

Continuation of: Prompt 24. Christmas Party from RICKMAS 2021

A/N: Umh… hi… 👀👉👈 So, it’s March, and RICKMAS was over months ago - but I did promise I would finish it and I had a little time today and felt like I could finally face this challenge given everything that happened to make me take a step back from completing RICKMAS on time.

I hope you had an amazing time reading my fics last year, and I know many of you were here the year before, and many who are new to RICKMAS for 2022 also went ahead and read last RICKMAS’s fics - thank you! - so I thought, why not do a continuation of the grand final of last year's RICKMAS feast?

Now, now, don’t get ahead of yourself, it’s not something completely new like last year's fic because that was, well, complete madness and I still have no idea how I pulled off that word count and my brain is struggling to come up with something as epic as that creativity madness - sorry loves. But, anyway, I wanted to do a little something in the same spirit so thought I’d do a “one year later” sort of thing. Sorry, I’m blabbering, I’ll let you read prompt 23 now but remember this is YOU - as you are right here in this world - yet I will take a few minor liberties. Otherwise, I can’t write a functioning story. So, for the sake of that, I will assume that you live on your own (meaning you’re also an adult), that you celebrate Christmas (it is RICKMAS after all) and that you do not have the best of relationships with your family (those you celebrate Christmas with) which causes you mental harm during this festive holiday. I will take some other liberties too, obviously, as all Reader fics do but those are the major ones for this story.

I hope you’ll enjoy it! 🥰

(Also, sorry for bringing Christmas theme/feels to you during spring 😅)

Tags/TW’s: Dysfunctional Family, Mental Health, Setting Boundaries, Self-Care, Self-Love

Word Count: 1.1k+

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There it was, the godforsaken text that came every fucking year. Every. Damn. Year. But now, things were different. You weren’t going to take it anymore, enough was enough. It never turned out any differently when you celebrated Christmas with your family, it always left you raw and drained. For weeks you felt dread creep in as Christmas loomed closer.

“Not this year,” you whispered while glaring at your phone. Then you tapped out your reply, informing your relatives that you were in fact not coming. That you would not be spending Christmas with them and that you wished them a happy holiday but you were no longer going to subject yourself to their scrutiny and disrespect.

Once you hit ‘send’, fear filled you. Your hands began to shake, your stomach turned into a lump of heavy coal, and you felt all colour drain from your face. Nothing happened for the longest minute of your life. You just looked at the glowing screen, waiting.

It lit up like a Christmas tree, a flood of text messages came in and then it began to ring. It never stopped. It just rang and rang while you held it in your hand, seeing the names of all those who had been forced upon you by blood relations yet were nothing like a family should be appear over and over.

“I’m not doing this,” you said, and without even looking at the messages screaming at you for not attending Christmas, for disrespecting your family, for hurting your grandparents and siblings, for being the worst child a parent could have, you turned the phone off.

You just turned it off.

They were far away, they couldn’t get to you. Even if they were to get themselves all the way over they wouldn’t be able to get in any way. If they forced themselves in you could call the police on them for trespassing. You were just not going to accept the bullshit they spat at you, the hurt and torment you lived through in their proximity or for them to unravel all the work you had done with yourself, to accept and love yourself, since last Christmas.

“This is all your fault, Plex. And I am so thankful even if this is beyond fucking hard,” you said to the empty home while remembering the experience of a lifetime from last Christmas. How you got to visit all those men you loved and adored, how they loved and adored you in return. But, beyond that, were the parting words I had offered you afterwards.

You never ever thought you’d be able to memorise such a thing but each and every day hence the words had been repeated in your mind, the sparkling letters in mid-air as clear in your head as they had been a year ago when the little star had erupted. You saw them now, in your mind.

‘…Just as you told Christopher, Richard and Severus - you too deserve more. You are worthy of more. Of love and care, of honesty and devotion. From others but above all from yourself. The only thing permanent in your life, is you. You and only you. So take care of yourself, have a party for yourself and celebrate the fact that you are beautiful in all your complex, diverse and wonderful uniqueness…’

“I am worthy of love, and I am the most important person in my life,” you said while drawing a deep breath. “And I am going to have a party for myself this year. Just for me,” you continued while hiding away your phone and heading off to the kitchen. It was Christmas, they would not ruin it again for you. I must confess myself so utterly proud of you in that moment. I didn’t mean to spy on you or anything of the sort but I knew how much you had struggled, how life had gotten you down over and over — the past year being no different even if it was simultaneously completely different.

You know, there is nothing quite like watching someone grow and find love within themselves. Like you were working so hard on, and I felt such joy seeing you get all your favourite snacks ready while telling yourself that you deserved it. That you would eat whatever you wished, do whatever you wanted and not feel guilty about it.

You got yourself comfortable by the TV, everything you needed for a real binge night was ready as you clicked on the remote and the screen came to life, filling the room with light. You fiddled with the braid of string around your wrist while wondering what movie to start with. The memories of last Christmas were still so vivid in your mind, so you already knew that whatever movie you were putting on would be one of his.

I watched from afar, keeping myself hidden but readying my magical pen and the ink of wonder that had constantly been refilled each and every time you did something good to yourself, each time you set a boundary through the year to protect your mental health, each time you said no despite the pressure to say yes, each time you made yourself feel good about yourself and removed something harmful from your life.

Each time you grew, so did the amount of ink at my disposal. Not that you’d known that during the year. But you see, that’s the thing about caring for oneself. You don’t see it at first, you don’t notice the tiny improvements as they happen, you don’t notice that it’s easier to wake up in the morning or to be lazy once in a while when there usually is so much guilt involved in relaxing — it all happened so gradually, small steps, and then suddenly, when you look back at all those little things you did for yourself, there has been a major shift in your life. You just didn’t consider how big a change several tiny little things could become.

I’m still waiting for it to happen.

The final thing, the last little drop of ink to fill my inkhorn and release the bond on my magic.

“Fuck it,” you said and raised the remote towards the TV, “I’ll watch all of them. This is my Christmas and I will spend it however I want. I’m going to cherish my own joy and the world can stick it if that’s wrong.” You clicked on the remote and a glowing blue star appeared on the table in front of you, you unleashed my magic once more with your care and love — for yourself.

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A/N: Well, well, well… Aren’t we excited all of a sudden? 👀

H-hey, oy, stop yelling at me! Go do some things for yourself or tell yourself words of affirmation so I can get enough ink to do the next prompt instead! If I’m to have enough magical ink to write the next prompt you need to help out darling!

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[Dec:2022]

#rickmas2022 #rickmas #christmas fic #christmas fanfiction #alan rickman #rickmaniac #deepperplexity fic #deepperplexity #plex #anticipation is the key to christmas - is it not?

[hungerpunch]

dad, death, and dogs

i dreamed about my dad again. it was nothing so clear or full as the other times. not quite abstract, but not… much, either. a flash of him getting out of his car, the old honda accord. manual transmission like he preferred his whole life. i loved the smell of that car. all the mix cds i burned him for holidays and birthdays stuck in the pockets and compartments. in my dream there's the gesture of him taking his sunglasses off. tucking them into the pocket of his leather jacket. i recognize the jacket--it's the old, dark brown, worn-in one that i stole for a night out in eighth grade and then lost.

i think i dreamed him because i fell asleep thinking about how much i wish he could meet munch. he would love her. something weird happened the other day, but it's not really weird, i'm just. it's just that i received munch's original intake papers from the animal control she was surrendered to in texas.

well okay first, it bears contextualizing a little bit. munch is not my first dog. the first dog i ever had was named lady and she was a big ole mix of a dog, shorthaired and tawny and muscular and so sweet. i was 13 when i saw her at an adoption event at petsmart on an errand to buy food for my sister's guinea pig. my dad had pet dogs growing up and instilled that love and affection in all of us when we were little, reading us tales of various adventure dogs.

my mom had farm dogs growing up, not pets, and had been bitten by one as a kid, so was fearful and wary of them on the whole.

but i saw lady and fell in love, did the begging and the pleading and the promising to my mom, i slept with her at night, i woke up at 5am before school every day to walk her even in the rain even in the snow, i worked with her on training, i loved her so fucking much. and she loved us all, sure, maybe me the most of the kids, but she became my dad's best friend. his best buddy. she was his velcro dog and he adored her.

my dad passed away on august 10 of 2020. on january 30 of 2021, we had to lay lady to rest. i paid to have her euthanized at home. we fed her a whole steak before the vet came. i clung to her neck and sobbed into her furry shoulder as the drug worked through her. her breathing slowed, slowed, slowed, deeper and slower until another breath never came. i don't believe in god or heaven and i have no clear beliefs on what happens when you die besides that your energy returns to the universe, but in that moment, all i wanted to think about--all i could think about--was lady bounding up some cloudy steps to meet my dad, her best friend, in the afterlife. it was so painful losing them both in a short span of time, but i thought of how joyful they both would be to see each other again. in a way, it made sense. how could lady remain on earth when her heart had gone beyond?

it's a milestone to adopt your first animal outside of your childhood home, whatever that looks like. getting munch has been full of joy. but it also strikes me, now and then, that my dad will never meet her. and she'll never meet him--a man all dogs loved and gravitated to. i can see in my mind the way he would greet her, smiling and laughing, rubbing her ears, patting her belly.

anyway i got munch's surrender papers. and her original name was lady.

#my lyfe #grief diaries #but like. also. okay. i know it's a very common name. but like. okay??? #munch diaries #a tag i'm starting for all future posts ab munch that may not fall into munch cam #god that felt good to write out #pet death mention

[lovesongbracket]

Reminder: Vote based on the song, not the artist or specific recording! The tracks referenced are the original artist, aside from a few rare cases where a cover is the most widely known.

Lyrics, videos, info, and notable covers under the cut. (Spotify playlist available in pinned post)

All I Want for Christmas Is You

Written By: Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff

Artist: Mariah Carey

Released: 1994

“All I Want For Christmas Is You” is a holiday classic, and an uptempo love song. Its narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves. Released in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and fourth studio album, Merry Christmas, the song has since become the Christmas standard. It has sold more than 14 million copies globally since its debut, making it one of the best-selling singles ever. In 2015, Carey released a book with the same title as her holiday staple, acknowledging the song’s longevity: “When I wrote ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the song’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year.” The song’s legacy remains unparalleled. It charts every holiday season since its original release, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”, and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. After 25 years, the track finally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with most Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Candle in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, making Mariah the first artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades.

[Intro] I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need I don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you, yeah [Verse 1] I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need (And I) Don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I don't need to hang my stocking There upon the fireplace (Ah) Santa Claus won't make me happy With a toy on Christmas Day [Chorus] I just want you for my own (Ooh) More than you could ever know (Ooh) Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you You, baby [Verse 2] Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas I won't even wish for snow (And I) I'm just gonna keep on waiting Underneath the mistletoe I won't make a list and send it To the North Pole for Saint Nick (Ah) I won't even stay awake to Hear those magic reindeer click [Chorus] 'Cause I just want you here tonight (Ooh) Holding on to me so tight (Ooh) What more can I do? Oh baby, all I want for Christmas is you You, baby [Bridge] Oh, all the lights are shining So brightly everywhere (So brightly, baby) And the sound of children's Laughter fills the air (Oh, oh yeah) And everyone is singing (Oh yeah) I hear those sleigh bells ringing (Oh) Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh, oh) Won't you please bring my baby to me? [Verse 3] Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas This is all I'm asking for (Ah) I just wanna see my baby Standing right outside my door [Chorus] Oh, I just want you for my own (Ooh) More than you could ever know (Ooh) Make my wish come true Oh baby, all I want for Christmas is you [Outro] You, baby All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (Ah, oh, ah, oh) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I really want, baby, ooh) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I want, all I really want is you)

Lovefool

Written By: Peter Svensson & Nina Persson

Artist: The Cardigans

Released: 1996

“Lovefool” is track #7 on The Cardigans’s third album First Band on the Moon. “Lovefool” was the song that propelled The Cardigans to international stardom. US listeners took notice when it was featured on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and Top 40 Mainstream, but was kept from the Hot 100 because it was not issued as a commercial single (until December 1998, songs were not eligible to chart on the Hot 100 until they got released as single in the US). Nina Persson penned the lyrics for this song, while Peter Svensson wrote the music. Nina was sitting in an airport waiting for a plane when she was inspired to write the song and thought it would have a “slow bossa nova feel.” She told The Swedish Performing Rights Society: “I do find that the biggest hits are the ones that are the easiest to write”. Peter recalled writing the music for this song in an interview with The Independent: “To me, that song is still that moment when I wrote it in a small room, sitting on my bed in our home town. It was supposed to be some kind of a bossa nova: a totally different song, slow and mellow and sad. The production on it, though, and the disco drums made it all shinier."

[Verse 1] Dear, I fear we're facing a problem You love me no longer, I know and Maybe there is nothing that I can do To make you do Mama tells me I shouldn't bother That I ought just stick to another man A man that surely deserves me But I think you do [Pre-Chorus] So I cry, and I pray, and I beg [Chorus] Love me, love me Say that you love me Fool me, fool me Go on and fool me Love me, love me Pretend that you love me Leave me, leave me Just say that you need me So I cry and I beg for you to Love me, love me Say that you love me Leave me, leave me Just say that you need me I can't care 'bout anything but you [Verse 2] Lately I have desperately pondered Spent my nights awake and I wonder What I could have done in another way To make you stay Reason will not reach a solution I will end up lost in confusion I don't care if you really care As long as you don't go [Pre-Chorus] So I cry, and I pray, and I beg [Chorus] Love me, love me Say that you love me Fool me, fool me Go on and fool me Love me, love me Pretend that you love me Leave me, leave me Just say that you need me So I cry and I beg for you to Love me, love me Say that you love me Leave me, leave me Just say that you need me I can't care 'bout anything but you (Anything but you) [Outro] Love me, love me Say that you love me Fool me, fool me Go on and fool me Love me, love me I know that you need me I can't care 'bout anything but you

#mariah carey #all i want for christmas is you #lovefool #the cardigans #polls #poll tournament #poll bracket #tournament #bracket #lovesongbracket #round2

[felizusnavidad]

I am so close to putting my two weeks in without a job lined up.

I'm sorry but I honestly can't stand it here at this company anymore (it's retail); I like my coworkers and my manager when she's not micromanaging and being annoying, but it is very stagnant here and there is no growth beyond assistant manager. It's quite boring at times. I've come to hate talking to people too (mostly because we're forced to lol, and she is very on your a** about it.) I've been here since the fall of 2021. I've been applying to fashion and entertainment public relations agencies nonstop because creative marketing is what I want to do. I swear retail is the only industry that's hiring right now... I don't want to pursue retail management though, I want a 9-5 job that has the weekends + holidays off and where I can have fun and enjoy what I do, which is be creative. Teamwork, creative projects, collaborating... I want to marry my love for the fine arts and fashion industry together.

Sorry for the negativity, I just needed to let this out to someone, and that someone had to be you... :')

ok, wow, where do i start.

so first of all, i am actually flattered you chose me (although i am wondering why? i always thought i suck at giving advice but it's nice to know someone might have a different opinion). & second: i can't tell for sure but i feel like you wrote to me before, so we are basically friends at this point, no need to apologize 🤭

anon, quit your job. ok, that sounds scary & impulsive, but believe me or not, i was struggling with the same kind of thing last year. working in retail is probably the worst thing EVER, one customer can literally ruin your whole day, and, like you said, there is no growth in most places. once you quit your job, you are pretty much forced to look for something else (& that worked for me, cause i was too lazy before i quit but then i did so i had to), it's a risk but it's much better than suffering at your current place. it just makes you depressed... the only difference between us is that you actually know exactly what you want to do, i didn't (& i still don't, i'm just trying to find something that would be right for me lol), and this is already half the battle. and from what i can tell, you are working very hard to fulfill your dream & i'm sure everything is about to change for you pretty soon. i may know absolutely nothing about the industry you're talking about but if you can let yourself take a little break from working for a while to just breathe & maybe focus on what you really want to do & try a little bit more (and by that i mean: you're gonna have much more time to look for a job you want, so use it!), do it! this is what we need sometimes. and it has to work out eventually, right? i assume you are good at what you want to do & please don't you ever give up on that dream, it may take some time but someone will finally appreciate you, i'm sure of it.

be brave & you're gonna be fine. just breathe.

i don't know if any of this makes sense, i'm sorry, i'm pretty chaotic. but i believe in you & i wish you all the best, i truly hope you're gonna find what you're looking for.

#if it gave you a little bit of hope that's good #i didn't plan it to be so long so sorry #i have so many thoughts in my head #the point is you're gonna be fine #& sometimes quitting your job is the best decision because it stops you from so many things you could do #but also sometimes you just need to breathe #i am keeping my fingers crossed for you #i know you can do it #you are strong smart & brave #everything will be just fine #sending hugs 🫂 #daisy anon #yes i got your letter yes i'm doing better*

[thuganomxcs]

2023 is almost over and i would like to say that I'm glad to have known you for such a short period of time Jay.As soon as i saw your blog i just knew i had to click that simple follow button and i do not regret it in the slightest.

I wish you lovely holidays and i hope the next year will treat you right.And here's hoping there will be even more interactions than before.

❝ mun quest: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑!

First of all I'm pretty sorry this took me forever to get to, but hey it's still January and within its fir- beginning of the second week. Either way. Holidays weren't bad for me, I don't think it'd ever beat the holidays of 2021 but that's steep competition. Either way, I'm really grateful I got yo know you too Snow even if it's for a little while. Now that we're in the new year let's go make it the best one yet huh? I really hoped your holidays were pleasant and that you opened the year on good terms.

#❛ mail ━━ when i rush make your butt pucker the fuck up. #eternalbxtterfly

[a-still-small-vox]

So I never got around to actually publishing this in 2022 (oops) so I’m going to publish it now for the record, then release the current one for 2023 immediately after.

Fics written in 2022, and their word counts:

A Royal Holiday | Homestuck | DaveJade | 4,901 words (Homestuck Secret Santa)

None But The Brave | Redwall | Mattimeo-centric | 9,146 words

Honey | FFXV x Dragon Age | Promptis | 4,802 words (FTH)

Poison Paradise | The Witcher | Geraskier | 2,524

The Immortor | FFXV | Promptis | 9,078 words

Tomber La Chemise | FFXV | Promptis | 1,088 words

Falling Water | FFXV | Promptis | 15,116 words

The Adventures of Prompto Argentum, Cyborg Mechanic | FFXV | Promptis | 9,615 words (Book Club Discord exchange)

Mountain Guardian | FFXV | Promptis | 5,838 words (Promptis discord holiday wishes event)

Irons In The Honey | Homestuck | Katnep | 5,603 words (Homestuck Secret Santa)

Because You Are My Friend | FFXV | Promptis | 7,906 (Promptis discord holiday wishes event)

The Painting Of Mao | No. 6 | Nezushi | 2,613 words (No. 6 Secret Santa)

Unreleased fics

Excerpt From The Chronicles of Bleaklow Monastery | 7,005 words - this was written for the No. 6 discord’s OC exchange

Four Slices | Avatar: the Last Airbender | Zuko & Iroh | 11,982 words - for the upcoming Forged In Flame zine

The Council Of Six | No. 6 | Nezushi | 2,753 words - for the No. 6 Zine by Kerminty, which is still available to buy digitally!

Other:

Blossoming Souls | FFXV | Promptis | 56,061 - this was a fic written for the FFXV Book Club Discord’s round robin fic writing event. I wrote roughly 1/3 of the word count. (~18,687 words)

High School And Forever | Avatar: the Last Airbender | Ty Lee-centric | 2,266 words - for the Crossroads Zine

Chapters 20 and 21 of Leviathan by SayNevermore - translation from French to English (1,990 + 1,288 words)

Total fics: 16 Total word count: 118,657 

Wow! Absolutely blew 2021′s word count out of the water! In fact, my most productive year to date since I’ve been doing these wrap-up memes. The next highest is 98,382 words from 2020.

Specifics:

Best/worst title?

Best: Falling Water

Worst: Irons In The Honey - what a dreadful mental image, lol

Best/worst first line?

Best: Sunlight trickled through the branches of the forest, beamed down from the clear blue sky to kiss the leaves and ground. (Falling Water) Why?: This image is very romantic and vivid. It isn’t the best constructed sentence I’ve ever constructed, but most of my other first lines were more serviceable than punchy or evocative. The runner up would be the first line from None But The Brave, which sets up a mood and conflict instantly --  “No one who had not been to the Kingdom of Malkariss could understand how utterly devoid of hope it was for the slaves who toiled there.”

Worst: Jaskier was well aware that Geralt had too much potion toxicity in his blood. (Poison Paradise) Why?: BOY is this clunky. RIP.

Best/worst last line?

Best: When they eventually left the valley, stocked with flower seeds, seedlings, secret potions, and triumph, they flew back to Ferelden in style. (Honey) Why?: LOOK! A ZEUGMA!!

(The one for Because You Are My Friend is pretty good too: “Noctis laughed and Prompto did too, heart so light he didn’t need his wings to fly.”)

Worst: Against Prompto’s new lips, Noctis felt perfect. (The Adventures of Prompto Argentum) Why?: It’s not horrible or anything, I’m just kinda Eh on it. Maybe because perfect is such a vague word. It just isn’t as strong as the rest of the fic, I feel. I’m also not super fond of the last lines of High School And Forever and The Painting Of Mao.

General questions:

Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than you thought, or about what you predicted? Definitely more. I never in a million years expected Blossoming Souls to reach 56,000 words all on its own, let alone to outstrip the preceding years I’ve been doing this meme.

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted last year? The Witcher - I haven’t seen the show, and I’ve only read one book. But I was inspired by a piece of fanart I saw on my dash.

What’s your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest. This is a hard one. Probably Blossoming Souls, although I also really like Falling Water and The Adventures of Prompto Argentum.

Okay, NOW your most popular story. By kudos it’s Poison Paradise. By hits it’s Blossoming Souls.

Story most underappreciated by the universe? Irons In The Honey doesn’t have any comments on it :( At least I know the gift recipient liked it. Story that could have been better? I’m really not thrilled with A Royal Holiday. It’s okay, but I feel like it just doesn’t work in the way that some of my other AUs do. Can’t figure out what it’s missing or what’s wrong with it. I did my best but I wish it had had a beta. Sexiest story? Poison Paradise

Saddest story? The Immortor Most fun? Blossoming Souls. Just writing in the fast-paced, group environment was so fun, especially given how much I vibed with the rest of my team. Story with single sweetest moment? Probably Four Slices. It’s about Iroh realising how much his darling nephew loves him, so hard to beat that in terms of fluff.

Hardest story to write? Also Four Slices. I’ve never written something from Iroh’s POV before, even though he is the best. It took me a while to complete, even though it’s fairly simple in concept.

Easiest/most fun story to write? In a way, Blossoming Souls was super easy. Words came out and they had to stay there. But of the more conventional fics, I’d say The Painting of Mao. I came up with a concept and put it to paper with no real stress.

Did any stories shift your perceptions of the characters? Four Slices forced me to do a little more research into the lore around Zuko and Iroh’s relationship from the comics. Reading Mattimeo and writing None But The Brave did shift my perception of some of the characters a bit. I had to find the sympathy in both Cynthia and Vitch in order to redeem them.

Most overdue story? The Immortor was from an older concept, but I can’t say that any of these fics were necessarily overdue as such.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them? It was definitely a risk to participate in a group writing project. If everyone else had flaked, that would’ve been the end of that. I don’t know what I learnt from it exactly, but I sure had a good time. It probably helped my ‘planning on the fly’ skills. I also got to flex my angst muscles a bit with The Immortor, which is good, because I don’t use them too often.

What are your fic writing goals for next year?

My writing goals for 2023 are:

1. Once again, write more original fiction. 3 short stories by 2024 is definitely doable. 2. Writing a story or fic in French. 3. Making progress on one of my unfinished works on AO3 (Perchance to Wake, OFF-Script, or Fateswap Beyond).

And if I had to pick one fic from my list of unwritten dream fics to complete, it would be Day by Day.

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That’s all, folks! If anyone else wants to do this wrap up like it’s a meme and tag me, go right ahead. Happy New Year!

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this past year has actually been so crazy, like… it started with me taking a long, proper break from my MA thesis, which turned into me finally admitting i shouldn’t have chosen this degree and i’m incapable of finishing it at this current moment in time. maybe (hopefully) i’ll do it at some point in the future, when i feel better, but we’ll see. i just can’t force myself, because that’s only ever had a negative impact.

i’ve also had to come to terms with how much of an impact the crippling loneliness i experienced for the vast majority of 2020, 2021, and 2022 has had on me. i’m not really in a place yet where i can fix it, which is incredibly frustrating because i so badly want to fix it. it still affects me to this day and no one in my environment seems to truly understand it.

tried to get back into my old hobbies, like reading, writing, and messing around in photoshop. mostly succeeded, for about half the year.

in june i lost my dog whom i love(d) more than i can describe. we only had him for a year, but he was my fucking rock. he was the reason i got out of bed in the morning, the reason i managed to drag my ass outside and go for a proper walk in the woods & by the seaside, and the reason i smiled every day. i still miss him so much.

i attended my sister’s wedding, went on a disastrous holiday with my bf, and we chose to adopt a new dog. taking care of him has been a lot. “i love you, but god, at what cost?!” has been my main feeling towards him for the past few months. i’ve had moments where i want to pull my hair out in frustration because of him, but i also love him so much. it’s been confusing.

for the past few months i’ve been half-assing (if not quarter-assing) finding a job, because there’s nothing in our kind of rural, small town i think i’d actually enjoy, and because of my mental health, i know i need to find something i’ll enjoy or i might ***.

had the worst birthday in recent memory. just, god. wish i could forget.

visited dublin with my bf. spent some time with his family. worried about ronan (our puppy) a lot.

oh! had a fucking breast cancer scare. and a terrible experience with the health care system here, again! had one in may too. so that’s great! that’s definitely making me want to reach out to them to try to see if i can get a referral for therapy!

just a week or two ago i got into the biggest fight i’ve ever been in with my sister, which ruined the family holiday and almost could’ve ended our relationship altogether. we talked it out after a few days and we’re all good now, but it was an insanely stressful week that was so incredibly emotionally draining. cannot emphasise enough how tired i still am from it all.

christmas was weird because of it. had some good food and wine, though, and got some nice presents.

finished my theon fic exchange fic, somehow. i hadn’t written anything since my dog died, because i fully lost all of my motivation to write and my enjoyment in writing. i enjoyed writing it. hopefully i’ll be able to get back into writing again.

read 13 books this year. my goal was 15. i really want to get back into reading, but alas. started the wheel of time series, though, so maybe that will help. reading all of those would already almost complete my goal for next year, lol.

i hope next year will be kinder. i really need it to be. i know i’ll try my best to be kinder; to myself and to others.

#personal #tbd #.txt