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anons-has-hlvrai-aus · 26 days

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You can find me on Ao3 and FanFiction.net under the name AndromedaJester

Here’s the short version of AU and Fics lists.

Extended version under the Read More.

“Half-Life But the AI is Self Aware” AUs and Fics

Metamorphosis AU

HLVRAI B-Side / Another Swap AU

Default Settings (Potential Fanfic/Ask Blog)

Half-Life AUs and Fics

Untitled Fanfic Where Gordon and Adrian Kiss

Law of Preservation (WiP Fanfic)

Babysitter AU

Crossover AUs and Fics

Half-Life Mystery Dungeon AU

Black Mesa Plexus

“Half-Life But the AI is Self Aware” AUs and Fics

Metamorphosis AU

Four years after the Resonance Cascade, Gordon starts to undergo strange bodily changes. His only help for navigating these changes is Benrey, who has returned after years of silence following the Bank Heist. Shenanigans ensue, including transformations into a giant worm on a string.

Post-Game AU with cameos from the actual Half Life expansions

WARNINGS: Still early on in the story but future chapter may contain mentions of Bodily Transformation, Medical Malpractice, Death, and heavily implied Abuse (will edit this as necessary)

Tagged as #HLVRAI Metamorphosis AU and #Metamorphosis AU

HLVRAI B-Side / Another Swap AU

Benrey is a security guard, Gordon is an alien from another world that has been captured and turned into a permanent member of Black Mesa’s Anomalous Materials Department. When a Resonance Cascade strikes, these two men at ground zero will have to fight tooth and nail to get themselves, a mixologist, a former bio-engineer, and one of Black Mesa’s suit-clad investors out of the facility in one piece.

WARNINGS: Contains mentions of Death, Child Death, Medical Malpractice, Mental and Emotional Abuse (will edit when necessary)

Tagged as #HLVRAI B-Side. Can also be tagged as #Another Swap AU but I’m trying to retire this tag for the other one.

Default Settings (Potential Fanfic/Ask Blog)

The game wasn’t meant to run forever. Gordon finds out the hard way when the game starts falling apart at the seams. The Science Team is forced to go into the game’s code and reset everything to Default Settings with the hopes that they can get New Game+ to activate.

MASSIVE WIP!!! DETAILS MAY CHANGE

Nothing written yet.

Half-Life AUs and Fics

Untitled Fanfic Where Gordon and Adrian Kiss

Exactly what it says on the tin.

I haven’t finished writing it yet

Law of Preservation

Three scientists, a security guard, and a US marine wake up one day with a strange feeling of deja vu and lost time; six months later they find out why. They might not be able to stop the Resonance Cascade from happening, but they can at least work together to lessen the damages. Nothing a little bit of teamwork and powdered donuts can’t fix.

AU fic based on that one Half-Life Prompts post where Gordon, Barney, Adrian, Gina and Colette all meet up to escape the ResCas.

WIP Fic, no chapters released yet.

Babysitter AU

Garrison Mansfield (AKA “Gary Man”) is a high school student trying to make some summer cash. One of his friends recommends babysitting, and from there he ends up coming up with the most improvised DND campaign ever conceived to keep a bunch of tweens preoccupied.

Proof of concept AU, nothing written yet

Crossover AUs and Fics

Half-Life Mystery Dungeon AU

Fandoms: Half-Life, Pokemon

Dr. Freeman was used to waking up in places he didn’t recognize at this point. Leave it to the universe to throw a wrench into what little normalcy he has left and suddenly have him turned into a 4-foot-tall sasquatch with electric power. What the hell even is a Pokemon, and why do so many of them share their names with people he knows?

AU where Gordon, a man who only knows about three Pokemon maximum, gets eeby-deeby’d into Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.

Gordon is an electabuzz, G-Man is Deoxys

Nothing written yet but I do have concept sketches.

Black Mesa Plexus

Fandoms: Half-Life, Freeman’s Mind, HLVRAI

Three universes intermingle in a strange, alternate version of Black Mesa where the architecture breaks and fixes itself at random, and the pantries never run dry of food. If the people trapped here can stop driving each other insane, they might have a chance of getting themselves home.

Potential Ask Blog style story where HL, HLVRAI and the Freeman’s Mind series are trapped in an alternate version of Black Mesa and need to find a way to escape. More of a slice of life story than anything since finding a way out is far from a quick and easy process.

#hlvrai #hlvrai au #half life #half life au #pinned post

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brainimpediment · 1 year

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[door to the ask box slams wide open] Characters PLEASE tell me your character thoughts if you have any. Favorites? Top 10? Somebody had a wacky hairstyle you liked? Infodump to me if you'd like to I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on it (especially Chapter 2. Top 3/5 favorites, you know how it is)

OH!!! Im glad you asked !!!!

I was reading it like pretty late at night + just got out of school so I’m trying to recall everythign that even happened,, but I know 4 sure I rlly enjoyed it!!!!!:33:3:3:33!!! AUGHH ranking all the characters in a top 10 is gonna b so hard,,,,, I can rank all the Gordons tho I think!! (I’m not ranking them from “best” to “worst” rlly, more like,, how attached I am to th character, how much I know abt them,, stuff liekthat) huge apologies if I misremember sruff or use the wrong names or pronouns or anything like rhat, everything is kinda foggy for me rn 😭💔

loverboy/Gordon b./leading light/whateva u wanna call him:3,,, idk if u could tell by the recent sketches I’ve been doing but I’m def a fan,,, all of his designs r incredible and the character overall has been super interesting 2 see develop, esp in Ep2.,,, like. Out of all the Gordons, I rlly did NOT expect LB to be the most genuinely villainous,,,,,!! + the thing that was said abt how he took advantage of Benrey similarly to how he tried to and like,.. completely flipped everything from Y2KVR around tonally was super neat,,, he is #1 lovecore in myheart 💔

Probably Doc!! I feel p similar abt LB to Doc,,, I ended up being rlly invested in his backstory and how his character was developing, and his dynamic w/ sleepless n the others was so fun,,,, :33 also love all his designs sm ,,, including the other characters in his AU, they were great :]] will b drawinf him next !!i prommy!!

Hjonesslty,,, prob Malcom & Player,,,,being from something I had never read I was worried I’d like,, not “get” the character,,, but I found them both super interesting!! The overall concept of the AU was so silly but also rlly compelling,,,and the ultimate outcome of their arcs iguess was cool2 me :] Kittle’s redemption and Player’s complete shift in Ep2 were both great :]

Freeman,,,! I initially figured his character wouldn’t change very much and would mostly just serve as liek,,, a foil to all the absurd characters rhat surrounded him, but I was pleasantly surprised and Very excited to see that he had a lot more to him!!!! :D and was rlly prominent in the story !!!!! Esp him in Ep2!!!!!!!!!!! iwanna write more sobad but I keep getting distracted sndliie I may need to skim thru everything again as a refresher,, ihave So many thoughts ,,,,cant form them 💔

Swap is all that’s left!!! It wss so hard for me to put them at 5 becos I rlly like them but I had nochoic e ,,, swap AUs r always so iconic burlike,,, unlike most others from other fandoms, this roleswap AU introduced lots of unique elements to the stories and characters that it became way more than just “what if this character had the opposite outfit and personality!” Which I REALLY appreciate and enjoyed a lot in the story,, esp when it came to Swap themself!!!! Like!!! Aaagh!!! Them being an alien from Xen!!!! Is so cool{!!! I’ll def have to read the original fic eventually becos it seems rlly good,,, anyways!! I loved their relationship w/ Neo (and Neo in general!! All the “normal human/player” characters were so silly ilovethrm) aaaaaa

uaaoaoaaithtiejfmghtn ‼️‼️‼️ istill have So Much 2 say abt everythugn but iam struggling to get it all out ,,wuaaa… I’ll talk more abt it later 4 sure :33 overall I very much had fun reading it all and iam SOSO excited 4the finale,,,,, AAAA!!!£!!3!! I’m pretty sure I did see some more stuff to read tho, so I’ll be doifn that later as well!!!!!!!!!!! And potentially live-blogging it too since peopl seemed 2 enjoy rhat :3 sorry if this is completely incomprehensible, I can see that I was typing sort of repetitively but I am too eepy to fix it💔

Extra note: I loved Mothra a lot :3 them just dipping at the end was super silly and is also very much hinting at a return so I am excited for that !!!!!!!!

#hlvrv #hlvrv spoilers #:3 #long post? sort of #braindump

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quidfree · 3 years

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just screamed over your fem todobaku it was endlessly entertaining and I’m sure to be rereading it every two weeks from now on... the way katsuki pieces things together and the absurd setting is everything I wanted and more TT!!! For prompts.. tdbk’s relationship in the eyes of their classmates? That moment in a prev fic where momo is like yeah I’m with jirou now 🤗n then tdrk goes oh me too but w bkg is forever embedded into my brain lmfaooo like what does everyone make of this insane pair

pftttttt glad it fulfilled your expectations anon i love writing half-serious todobaku pieces where they are still 50/50 strategic geniuses and emotional morons as per canon but the setting is increasingly absurd. i don't know what the context was for giant deku in that sketch but the visual was too good. date-crasher deku at it again.

as for ur prompt i do love the concept bc i live for third party pov content but i would find it v hard to get done in the prompt format bc 1) honestly a lot of the 1A students (etc) don’t have very defined personalities lol and 2) when it comes to those who do i have too much to say to do this in an hour. however i can give you some bulletpoint summaries of the BNOCs (and if you have any specific niche classmates whose take you want do let me know). with that being said...

kirishima: forever and always a supportive bestie and thus leader of the todobaku fanclub. i mean just read my fic yknow. 1000% called it on bakugous side first (and/or bakugou told him) and has been enthusiastically supportive ever since. hes a big ol romantic really and also unironically thinks todobaku is the manliest of pairings (and totally made for each other, bro!!) so hes beyond stoked when they do get together. hes one of their most comfy third wheels bc he and bakugou r very close and he and todoroki r also good friends so no one is like on uncomfortable/uneven footing and hes unfazed by the ups and downs of their relationship bc hes used to both of their antics. the secret-keeper.

i don’t have enough separate intel on the rest of the bakusquad but they’re 1) completely thrown by the revelation that after years of wheedling and trying to set bakugou up into surprise dates he is not in fact ‘work-sexual’, and to top this off is actually into todoroki of all people 2) obnoxiously supportive, as you would expect. secretly they’re all kind of defensive of bakugou’s fragile heart (citation needed) and so nervous about how the whole thing is gonna work out but when it becomes apparent todoroki does not have better sense they relax and just become excessively nosy. like to complain that bakugou and todoroki weren’t content dominating their year academically and professionally they also had to steal out 2 of the country’s most eligible bachelors, the selfish bastards.

camie: second leader of the todobaku fanclub, idc. clocks it ahead of literally anyone else in their friend group bc she just, like, got that vibe, you know? theres a multitude of equally blunt and inappropriate ways in which she addresses this vibe (calling them out in person when theyre years away from it, trying to not especially artfully orchestrate a get-together, etc) and they are all very unsuccessful. shes ‘lowkey mad bakugou stole her potential man’ but ‘finders keepers’ so once they’re past that she’s all for it since she correctly thinks they r freaks best suited to e/o and also honestly probably thinks bl is cute or something. todoroki and bakugou both endure her encouragement very long-sufferingly. big double dater energy.

yaoyorozu: not at all in the first to clock gang, bc honestly the idea she has of todoroki is still a lil idealized/inaccurate and certainly does not involve dating bakugou; the initial reveal is inevitably delivered very casually to her as she scrambles for a polite reaction. she’s kind of wary of the whole thing at face value but close scrutiny leads her to conclude they’re actually not-terrible together. upon reaching this conclusion she begins making earnest overtures towards a very confused bakugou bc she figures she may as well make the effort to get to know him better. i always hc her as having had a crush of some variety on todoroki at some point so theres probs a bit of wistfulness involved and also a far larger ‘nvm dodged that bullet’ energy bc todobaku r romantically a mess and a half. to her despair she is extremely weak to camie’s todobaku gossip.

uraraka: to everyone’s vague bewilderment, a secret todobaku stan from the get-go. you could say this is bc it leaves deku solidly open but honestly she just has similarly odd friendships with todoroki and bakugou and it’s like a persistent guilty thought of hers that they’re kind of well-suited somehow. she often tells todoroki he can do better just to wind bakugou up but would be the first to take bakugou’s side if he actually did. she really enjoys them together bc she finds somehow they’re easier to tease- it humanizes them both further to be weak to dumb emotions. she plays counsellor sometimes but like subtly bc she knows better than to give outright advice.

iida: completely blindsided by the information, also spends several months in the grips of insomnia convinced that both their friend group and japan are doomed given the inevitable dramatic breakup. then he spends a singular day hanging around them at work or something and realises that his imagined version of them as a couple was in fact completely off-base bc they’re just overly intense workaholics who are too single-focused to ever bother splitting up. also top 1 most likely friend to launch into a completely sincere defense of them and their relationship in response to like the laziest off-color paparazzi bait comment.

midoriya: where to begin honestly. he def gets weird vibes from them throughout the whole usual melodrama but 200% does not come to the right conclusions. when he finally gets the news broken to him (never gently) his brain breaks a little. it’s mainly the bakugou element bc kacchan is.. kacchan and like.. not necessarily fundamentally someone midoriya has ever imagined harboring human interest in another living person. also todoroki in a parallel way has always struck him as resoundingly disinterested in relationships mainly bc hes kind of above them. of course once he sets to theorising he can connect some dots to bakugous various jealousies over the years and also todorokis pretty open staring and wow he is not very good at connecting dots actually. anyways once he recovers from the shock i think theres a variety of ways in which he takes it bc honestly it is very weird that his best friend and his .. closest friend (?) who have always primarily interacted through or due to him now have this competing private relationship. regardless obv he is intensely supportive in like, the typical kind of overbearing midoriya way. i sometimes make it so its just one of those things that everyones cool with but also the details will always be something midoriya and bakugou do not want midoriya to know bc Awkward, vs other times i make him super cool w it to the extent that hes just overenthusiastic and todorokis all oh. sure. thanks :) while bakugou loses his shit. he does genuinely think they’re a really good fit upon reflexion, and since he’s best suited to knowing why he’s p much always correct in his assessments. its one of those things where each duo in the trio has the capacity of playing up the subject matter to the third party’s detriment, tho when todoroki is the third party he’s less embarrassed by bakudeku’s todobaku discourse and more enduring their various bizarre friendship rituals + the serious physical damage they usually precede.

also aizawa clocks them first and is like oh god please no this is going to take at least 5 years to implode and will age me 10 years in the process

#qui parle #qui ecrit #qui repond #anon #todobaku #tdbk #prompts #sort of #bnha #my tagging is so inconsistent sigh

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katherinewilliams221b · 3 years

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For A Greater Good Fun Facts and Self Assesment (spoilers)

Long Post

What worked and what didn’t:

I think the overall structure worked pretty well. The most difficult part was, with the plot and subplot already created, scattering all those ideas throughout the text in such a way that at least made some sense. I regret not writing more about Mer Yankelevich, I feel like the crumbs I left on the way were not enough; in my attempt to make it subtle it lacked information about her. The key piece was of course her sister, and I should have introduced her sooner.

MC’s evolution. I feel like Kate’s learnt a lot with this experience (I’m not only referring to the Deathly Hallows or Grindelwald) When it started, she was very discreet and kept a low profile, not knowing what to do really, not taking more risks than necessary. And then she ended poisoned and splinching just to protect a document she thought was important. I hope her evolution is noticeable for the reader.

Worldbuilding. Grabbing HP concepts that were forgotten and full of potential, plus a dash of original ideas from me and blending them with muggle features was my absolute favourite part of the process.

On that note, I dont own these concepts: Durmstrang, Igor Karkarov, Nerida Vulchanova, umbrella flowers, fanged geraniums, billywigs, Appare Vestigium, glow-worms, trick wand, chamaleon ghouls,

If you’ve read the fic and thought: “everything happened so fast” or got a general odd feeling about the timeline it's because I made a series of monumental mistakes: setting a chapter limit, telling you about it and then tried to stick to it. At first the idea sounded nice: this is my first “big” story with complicated components. I should (and I did) do an outline of what I want to happen in each chapter and stick to it methodically so I don't forget what's happening or lose track of the plot. Well...it kind of backfired. So I wrote the first 3 chapters and at that point I thought “okay everything is going as planned, I’m going to put it out there”, bam, instantly cursed. After that it got ridiculously difficult to make the story that I wanted. Why? I needed chapter space that I convinced myself I couldn’t add. Dumb.

The major consequence of this was the lack of character backgrounds. It started out good, but as I kept writing and publishing I realised that I missed some great opportunities to make amazing ocs. That’s Corentin’s fault in a way: he wasn't going to be a major character, really, just a piece to help Kate a bit. But we all fell in love with him so what was I supposed to do? Also, Sheyi Mawut owns my heart and he got just a bit of spotlight. A shame.

I wish I had written more about them, but I think I wasn’t ready just yet to make it even more complicated.I just wanted to prove I could concoct a mystery plot and now that I know I can manage a fair amount of information I think I can take it a step further and deepen new ocs a little bit more.

I’m thinking about the datura series and I know why I got blocked and tired of writing it; it wasnt going anywhere because I wasnt prepared, and I didn’t do the months of outlines and planning that I did with this one. I’ll come back to the datura story one day, subjecting it to a sever rewrite. The ideas are there, I just need to be organised.

Although the chapter limit was problematic it was also a good exercise of managing space and deciding which things were unnecessary for the story. I dont think there’s any filler chapters, perhaps the last ones, but there is important information there too so... However this sentence from the blog wordsandstuff reassured me (and I think I did a good job at that?)

If you set out to write 10 parts and you write a fantastic story in 8, you haven’t failed and it’s not too rushed. Concise writing is an underrated talent. Focus on how effectively you engage the reader, not for how long.

I spent more than year writing this! When I started, I had a lot of ideas, I wrote the last two chapters then the first 3 and I really thought it was going to be that way with the rest of the story... okay... lesson learnt. #humbled

Other thoughts:

I received a couple of comments on ao3 that said that they were pleasantly surprised. Maybe I should change the tags because they are misleading? Clearly this wasnt what people were looking for lol.

One particular comment stood out to me and quoting it said: “You did not choose the easy way with a fiction with so few characters from the fandom.” And I’ve been thinking about this since I read it. It didn’t occur to me that there were few mystery fics (maybe I should write more things like that? Maybe throwing some power couple detective work 👀 ) In any case, I’m glad I contributed with something different to the fandom, and the fact that the Charlie bits are very scarce but people who read it still liked it is really flattering.

I wanted to make sure that all the characters had strengths and flaws, I didnt want to severus-snape them so maybe I overdid it with that bit of introspection kate does at the end...

Also, I did the kiss and fade thing twice to mention sex. I know some people dont like that but since it wasnt the point of the story and I havent done research on how to write sex scenes I didnt include them. I have that on my “to learn” list.

Conclusions:

Writing the whole thing was incredible. It's my first ‘big’ project and its not a great work (there are some things I wish I did better, thats what you get when you are an agatha christie wannabe) and not writing more character backgrounds will haunt me to this day, but I think it's at least good for a first series and I’m proud of it. I loved spending hours doing research and trying to piece together this puzzle. And of course I’m not an expert and I dont want to sound pretentious (like this is my first story) but if you are planning to write this type of genre I can be another source of tips and tricks for you.

If I read the story after a while and I dont cringe, I would call that a success.

FUN? FACTS!

Bakunawa really belongs to Filippines mythology

Snapdragons have different meanings, one of them being: “grace under pressure or inner strength in trying circumstances”

The entrance to Grindelwald’s room was going to be in the duelling classroom, strangely shaped as a triangle. I had this system where one of the round candle lamps descended and lined up with a line on the floor (serving as separation for duels) it created the Deathly Hallows symbol. I couldn’t make that work because it wouldn't make any sense for Nerida Vulchanova to shape a room like that. Here are some sketches:

Lucius Malfoy was going to appear as the Ministry employee that goes to Durmstrang, but after revising the events of the OoP I realised it was impossible.

Kent Jorgensen was going to be around Kate’s age and the charms teacher and he would have a small crush on her. After seeing some pics of Pen Medina, I rewrote the character completely.

The series was going to be 6 chapters long (I’m glad I decided not to) one for each month. The chapter names were ridiculous: January of Beginnings, February of reputation, March of Students, April of Discoveries, May I? and June of Endings. #tragic

The Dolohov family was going to be a part of the plot but I had to erase that part because it was unlocking another layer of complexity that I just couldnt handle.

I dont remember exactly the chapter but I got really confused with the names Rhode and Hodges and there’s one chapter where I accidentally mixed them (I corrected it I think), but for a while I could stop calling Rhode, Hodges, and vice versa lmao

Here are some sketches that helped me describe and imagine things

Thank you for accompany me in this journey, especially if you endured the process with me lmao. You’ve been here for over A YEAR! <3 Mindblowing

Also I’d love to know your opinions about the way you read the story, I mean, I know some people read it as I published, and some other readers found the story already finished, what are the differences? Should I stop the updating system and drop a story all at once? I know it is difficult to keep up with a complex story if there’s a lot of weekly or monthly gaps between the chapters, so I wanted to know.

Sending you a virtual hug 💜💜

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kuriquinn · 6 years

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***Coming Soon: Korbin’s Crows***

by Quinn K. Childe

The position of emperor’s court mage was never meant to be more than an advisory one, with the occasional protection spell thrown in. Yet somehow, Korbinian Hof finds himself assigned a secret mission to the southern reaches of the empire to investigate potential treason, dark magic and a dragon of all things.

Joined by a growing cadre or travel companions he is not entirely sure he can trust, Korbin soon discovers his task is more complicated than he first thought, hampered by assassination attempts, spells that should not exist and legendary beasts that can reduce the empire to a barren wasteland.

But no pressure, right?

BECOME A PATRON

As you guys know, I’m going to start posting original work to my patreon this month. I’m hoping to post the first bunch of content on Nov 1st, though I might not get to it until Nov 3rd due to family stuff.

My current project is a fantasy novel with the working title Korbin’s Crows, which I started working on while writing Telanadas, so it will have a similar feel. If you enjoyed that fic, you’ll enjoy this story!

I will be posting my unedited chapters as I write them, along with character concept art, bios, realm maps, sketches and other miscellaneous according to whatever payment tier you choose. Assuming I’ve got this tier thing figured out, 3$/month gets you access to any chapters I put up, whether I publish 1 chapter or 4 chapters per month. There will always be at least 1 chapter per month, but I am really aiming for weekly updates.

My goals here are to a) start earning some money writing my own stories and b) get this story edited and published into a book that can actually be purchased online. I probably won’t use amazon, since they treat their writers pretty badly, but once I figure out what platform I want to sell on, or whether I intend to make my own website a la Kelley Armstrong, you guys will be the first to know!

As I gain more momentum, other stories will also be posted to my patreon as well. I’m starting out with the fantasy novel, since that’s where my headspace has been, but I’ve got a superhero novel and the story based on my Indra/Shachi mythos outlined almost completely.

It goes without saying that if every one of my followers just contributed a dollar, I’d probably be able to afford a new place to live and spend all my free time writing fanfiction, but I know many of you may not be in the right place financially to help out. Regardless, your support is greatly appreciated and every little bit helps! If you can’t afford to become a patron, please please PLEASE boost the signal and recommend my work to friends, relatives, or even coworkers!

As always, thank you guys so much for supporting me the past couple of years in my fanfic writing, and I hope those of you that do check out my original work end up enjoying it as much as you enjoy my fanfics.

All my love,

Kriss (or, as I’ll be known in my original works, Quinn K. Childe)

#kuriquinn #kriss writes #patreon #original stories #quinn k. childe #synopsis #fantasy #adventure #romance #action #drama #comedy #preview #coming soon

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polizwrites · 6 years

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WIP Update - 3 July

Greetings to my new followers! Here’s a quick look at what I’ve got going writing wise - as you might have noticed, I try to post a WIP update once a week.

Tony Stark Bingo 2018 Challenge: Posted my sixth fill yesterday: Giving Him Excitations (S2 - Vibes in Public) - 1446 words of established relationship Stony with a Mature rating; while it's a sexy concept, it doesn't quite get smutty.

I have one other prompt ready to go (A5 Witness - 1909 words) a second in progress (T1 - Tony/Peter Quill) sitting at 2486 words as of this morning, plus ideas for a half-dozen more (including another StarkLord-related square that may push me to finish Carry On, Wayward Sons ). So far I’ve posted something each week; dunno if I can keep up the pace, but I’m quite enjoying the experience so far! The Tony Stark Bingo collection is up to 81 works as of this morning and covers multiple pairings and ratings -- go check it out for some amazing fics!!! @tisfan did an awesome job of putting together this project and deserves tons of kudos!

WinterIron Bingo Adventure 2018: This writing challenge opened last month and will run through the rest of the year. Hosted by @phantomas67, you can request a card at their Tumblr url or via email: [email protected]. There’s also an AllBingo post: https://allbingo.dreamwidth.org/107213.html I got my card and am looking forward to posting to the Ao3 collection. I have a potential idea for a series that will satisfy at least I1 - “Unmixy Things: Weird Crossovers”. Prologue – The Weapon Maker’s Son is the beginning of that series, but since it was just a Tony piece, I didn’t count it for this bingo.

The Rumlow POV remix of By Their Bootstraps (my de-aged Avengers fic) is still a semi-active project, tho I need to figure out how much detail I want to go into to get it caught up to cover the same events. It is still sitting at 4980 words and I may try to squeeze it into the Tony Stark bingo as well.

There’s a group over on the WinterIron Discord server that’s got a Postcard Exchange in the works - a multi-author epistolary/roleplay experiment that I’m looking forward to participating in. The plan is to eventually combine the postcards into some sort of fic; if/when that happens, I will definitely share.

@tari-alderion posted a fun writing challenge: Jot it July with themed days of the week with the challenge being to share something related to the theme at least twice a week. I'm going to shoot for once a week.... ? I’ve got something started that fits the Sunday theme - trying to see if I can squeeze it into one of the Bingos.

The following WIPs have gotten pushed to the back of the desk, but are still on the list. HINT: if any of these pique your fancy, let me know and maybe they'll move up the list a bit....

Carry On, Wayward Sons: I need to polish up the draft of Chapter 3 and figure out how to wrap this up so I can move on to the sequel that will tie into the Tony Stark Bingo square idea I have rolling around in my head.

The Shield Split Asunder (sequel for To Shield from the Storm) I’m not sure when this will first see the light at the moment… leaning towards late summer at the earliest. The fic will be Steve POV and stick as close to canon as I can make it. I have the first two scenes roughly sketched out - tho I may rethink the starting point to get some Stony scenes in before they get split up by Events.

The Subtle Briar – Still nothing new - other projects are demanding my attention. However, @sadieb798 is now onboard as a cheer-reader, so this may get some traction after all.

I did a quick skim thru the @imaginetonyandbucky prompts yesterday - there were a couple that mildly piqued my interest - I need to go back and see if any of them really grab me.

As always, any words of encouragement on these projects would be greatly appreciated!

#Writing Stuff #wip update #fanfic #mcu/marvel #Tony Stark #Stony #StarkLord #Shameless Self Promo

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cap-ironman · 6 years

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Cap-Iron Man RBB: Writers weigh in

If you're an artist thinking of participating in this year's Cap-Iron Man Reverse Big Bang, you and many other artists may be asking yourself the same questions:

What should I draw? How complete does it need to be? Will anyone even want to claim my art?

Don’t get too frustrated! There’s still plenty of time, plus we’re here to help you work through these questions!

But don’t just listen to us. For some answers, we decided to go straight to your target audience: the writers themselves! We asked RBB participants from previous years a few questions on what draws them to an RBB piece.

What do you look for in an RBB art?

What draws you to a particular art piece?

What elements do you find appealing/attractive and inspire you to write a story?

In their responses, we saw many similar themes and elements show up!

Of course, there are as many writers as there are people in the world, and as you'll see, many people's responses even conflicted with each other's. But hopefully, some of their input will be helpful to you as you plan and work on your RBB pieces.

So, let's go step-by-step through our writer's thought process and see what they have to say!

Brainstorming phase: Universe? Ambiguous, or AU, or canon-set?

“In general, is it a canon that I feel comfortable writing or interested in writing is the first consideration. “

“What makes me pick out pieces for my list of choices has a lot to do with the universes I prefer being an option for the story or preferably even a hint that the universe was a clearly intended choice that was taken into account when the artist made the piece.“

“I love AUs so AUs pieces tend to get a heavier consideration.”

“I usually look for art that is clearly meant to be one of my preferred universes - if it's ambiguous, usually it's not fully conceptually fleshed-out enough for me. Art doesn't exist in a vacuum and I like to collab with my artist...even just a universe narrows it down.”

Brainstorming phase: Tropes/Worldbuilding

“I usually look for the potential to write some of my favorite themes or tropes.“

“If it looks like I can do a lot of world building and make the story my own with my own setting then that draws me the most.”

“It's nice when there is already a little bit of a story behind the art, but it's also open ended enough that I can go in my own direction with it.”

“I like a sense of a wider story in the art, that when I look at it I know there is more going on than what I'm seeing. I'm drawn to art that has more than just Tony and/or Steve in it, but that also has some background and props, something that indicates a world outside Steve and Tony that they exist in. The more details in the artwork, the more easily inspired I tend to be. It gives me more to work with for the fic. I definitely prefer wide-shots over close-ups. Show me more than just Steve and Tony. Show me their world too. “

"I like lots of little clues that point to how they MIGHT have gotten into this situation, but leave lots of room for interpretation/backstory."

How much freedom should I give my writer? Should I have a set idea in mind, or should I let them do what they want?

“Where I am not getting too much of the story in one piece. It has to grip me, like I ask - what's happening here and why?... I don't want the whole story, I want the inspiration.”

“I'm drawn in by elements that give me specific context. Just a plain portrait doesn't give me a lot to work with, but a portrait with a black eye and a speech bubble of specific text gives me a starting point. Again, it doesn't have to be pretty, since it's just a draft, but it does have to have a sense of story to it.”

“When I look at RBB art, I'm looking for one of two things: either a sense that the artist has a solid idea of the kind of story they'd like to see or a piece that immediately inspires me with a solid idea. The former is up to the artist, but the latter is completely dependent on my gut reaction to a piece.”

“I'm attracted to working with artists who have a clear sense of view or core concept for the story. It's tough to just be handed art with no connecting idea. At the same time, though, too rigid an idea can also be frustrating.”

What type of “hook” should I have?

"I like drawings that seem like the story is already in progress, whatever it is."

"After sorting out by that, I look for an interesting hook -- what is the action in the art scene? is it something that can generate a quick sustainable writing idea that I can write?"

"I want to see something about the context of the situation. Where is the tension? How did they get to that scene depicted in the art? What moment in canon is this referencing? What trope or setting is this going for? What does what's going on in the art mean for Steve and Tony? How does it influence their choices from there?"

"I tend to like art that introduces the main conflict."

"I'm drawn to art my imagination latches on to and can run away with. To me, the art always represents a pivotal scene in the story, and pictures that suggest a strong conflict, problem, or dire/unusual situations easily get a story going in my head."

"I like art that makes me ask “how did they get here?” or “how can they get out of this?” If I get stressed out by a piece of art, then my mind's already at work thinking of all the possible scenarios."

"I'm drawn to weird art with elements I would maybe never incorporate into fic myself unless prompted. I like art that's clearly a big reveal moment, or a pivotal scene, or anything that isn't static - tense art leads to lots of plot bunnies."

What should my piece contain? Action?

"Pieces with a lot of dynamic action tend to catch my eye too, as soon as I see it, my brain already tries to fill in what might happen next."

"Probably most important, though, is having action in the art. When the characters are in the middle of an action, whether it's throwing the shield or manipulating a hologram, it helps give me a sense of what the artist thinks the characters are doing in their world and gives me something to work off of in getting the story started. It also helps if the scene depicted is part of the story. You might not know what the story will be yet, but an idea of your own story helps a lot."

Emotion?

"Art is appealing when there is a strong emotion behind it, one that really stuck me last year really had a strong feeling of struggle and betrayal and it was that raw emotion that drew me in."

"A clear mood is also helpful - are we going for dark, happy, dramatic, angsty? Any sort of scene that gives me a hint at plot or motivations and shows me what the dynamic between the characters is like, so that I have a sort of map to build a story on, will be inspiring."

"A picture that shows me the emotions of the characters is better for me than something without."

"I also need a mood. If the picture is beautiful but leaves me guessing what kind of genre the artist had in mind, I usually don't feel up to make that decision."

How detailed should my submitted art piece? Sketches? Complete pieces? How many should I send in?

“In general, I look for clean art. Some sketchiness is alright, but I like seeing mostly finished line art and some details. It doesn't have to be too much, but being able to tell who I'm looking at and an idea of what the characters are doing is a must.”

“I like smooth lines and recognizable characters in the art; other than that, I'm not too picky!”

“I like action pieces...with backgrounds."

“Something that catches my eye and prompts a story idea -- in recent years, I've been particularly drawn to draft art so the actual art isn't the attraction but the intent behind it -- like the canon, the idea for a story, the AU premise, that sort of thing."

“It's helpful if the artist submits several sketches, even if they're very rough. That gives a sense of progression or arc which sometimes one piece can't do on its own.

#stevetony #stony #superhusbands #capimevents #capimrbb #inspiration post

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yavieriel · 6 years

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Tagged by @anghraine in this months ago, and finally had time/brain space to do it -

Do This: List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or as little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on: writing, art, gifsets, whatever.

Offers of editing/beta-ing or just general requests to read any of these fics as-is are almost always accepted, so if you’re particularly interested in seeing one of these, let me know. I write pretty non-linearly, so it’s almost impossible for me to start posting something before it’s almost finished just because the beginning may be the last part I write. I usually have some kind of outline or a structure in mind, though.

Active WIPs, in no particular order:

Bind - Further chapters of this fic, focussing on Eonwe’s slow recovery from an Age of captivity and growing relationship with Ingwion during the latter stages of the War of Wrath. Slow-burn romance with lots of hurt-comfort and chaste intimacy while Eonwe wrestles with what personhood and identity mean for him as one of the maiar and heals from the physical and emotional wounds inflicted during his time in Angband.

I have a fairly well-developed narrative so far. I need to go back and do some revisions and fill in a few gaps (the worst part) before I can post the next chapter, but I at least have sketched-out ideas and a few developed scenes for several more chapters after that.

“The (long) serious Manwe/Ingwe fic.” - Manwe and Ingwe’s evolving relationship from Ingwe’s first visit to Valinor and their quick friendship and uncertain flirtations, through the reunion and consummation of their relationship after the Great Journey, the joyous Years of the Trees, the tension of Melkor’s time in Valinor, the trauma of the Darkening of Valinor, and healing in the aftermath. May or may not extend as far as the War of Wrath or beyond; we’ll see. I started out thinking this would be a medium-length fic, maybe three chapters. I should know better. It’s turned into a monster. Admittedly this is by and large because I’m getting a great deal of enjoyment out of exploring Manwe and Ingwe’s relationship with all its resonance and complexity. Lots of exploration of how to characterize the Valar; the existential relationship between the elves and the ainur; erotic desire as a metaphor for desire for the divine (on both sides); the nature of the ainur and their relationship with Arda; the relationship of the elves to Arda; the trauma and consequences of Melkor’s rebellion as it resonates through those most intimately involved with it, Manwe in particular, and how they begin to come to terms with it and heal. I have a good chunk of the “fun” (shippy) bits of it written, but I need to go back and write Ingwe’s initial journey to Valinor and then his return to the elves in Middle-earth. I keep working on it, but who knows when it will be finished. The outline keeps expanding.

Finarfin, after turning back from the Helcaraxe - A bit piecemeal and undeveloped but still something I want to pursue, this fic is an exploration of the consequences and difficulties Finarfin faced after turning back at the Doom of Mandos. Emotional hurt/comfort and my take on Finarfin’s relationships with Earwen, Olwe, Indis, Ingwe, the Valar, and others who remain in Valinor, particularly as one of those elves who was born and raised in Valinor in close relationship to the Valar and Maiar.

Durin/Daeron - the thing Heget accidentally inspired with her “Daeron in Khazad-dum” posts, in which Daeron’s disappearance from the narrative is due to him getting tired of being a tragic minstrel in the woods and realizing that the only place in Beleriand he can safely go to escape the whole Luthien mess is Khazad-dum, and promptly finds himself some dwarven tradesmen who are delighted to bring a famed bard home with them. As a politically powerful figure and the inventor of the Cirth, Daeron is gladly welcomed by Durin with all honor. It takes several Ages, reincarnation cycles on both parts, and a lot of angst and pining, but they subsequently have a very happy marriage with a lot of kinky sex, some of which I wrote here. I have a pretty detailed outline of this fic, but not much else.

Finrod and Namo - I keep writing exploratory pieces trying to make something work, because I think their relationship has a ton of potential, but nothing has quite stuck yet.

Manwe/Ingwe kink fic - Public claiming and throne sex, because I insisted it could be done while staying in character and set out to prove it, and also have Very Strong Feelings about how fealty-kink should be handled. It took a bit to find a scenario that worked, but now I’m having fun writing something that’s just a hair shy of being straight-up PWP with one of my all-time OTPs. No angst or pining, definitely no dubcon or humiliation, just enthusiastic and demonstrative sex both to prove a point and because they can and it’s fun. Established relationship, explicit sex, so far also some breathplay. Only roughly a page written, but on the other hand this is actually looking like it’ll stay pretty short, it’s not especially complicated. Compatible with “the long serious fic” and may eventually get folded in or posted as a side-story to it, depending on how the plot-hook works in relation to the longer fic.

Inactive (not currently working on it, but I plan to eventually pick it up again):

Amandil in Valinor

The AU where Amarie is Queen of Nargothrond

The AU where Luthien makes it to Tol-in-Gaurhoth just a bit earlier and Finrod survives (Luthien/Beren/Finrod)

Maedhros/Fingolfin of some sort, possibly the fem!Maedhros political marriage AU

Assorted snippets from the massive multiverse crossover Dagor Dagorath fic

Assorted Elrond/Glorfindel fics

Finrod/Edrahil fealty-kink, may end up reworking it as nonsexual intimacy? Idk I never quite got it to work

@crocordile - the original fic that I mentioned in those tags you were intrigued by :P

Wolf and Fey - In desperation to protect his realm, a prince of the Fair Folk attempts to lure in an unwary traveler to be a midwinter sacrifice. The only traveler to come by is decidedly wary though, and turns out to not be a mortal at all, but a wolf-spirit from the far east whose pack was lost. M/M romance with ritual sex.

The vaguely-period BDSM fic about a very pretty blond young man’s discovery of the pleasures of submission.

The decadent fairy court incest slave fic. Except it actually has a fairly complicated political set-up to establish what’s going on, the slavery is specifically the punishment for treason not a societal norm, and at least half the slaves are enjoying themselves.

The urban fantasy sentient sex-club series, which is more a vague concept than anything concrete just yet. Suffice to say it stars a sex-club which also happens to be an eldritch being of immense power which feeds on sexual pleasure, and various sexually frustrated individuals who walk through its doors.

Also a few pieces of artwork, since thanks to antidepressants I’m slowly becoming motivated to actually do things and make stuff again. Pretty much all Ingwe/Manwe, and one full-length portrait of Ingwe.

#my stuff #my words #my fic #my art #memes #stuff about me #op

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kalendraashtar · 7 years

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Fanfiction - The Teacher

Request for a fic. Everyone is joking about professor Sam in Barbour. Could you write a professor Jamie story. Claire is a student but Older and more intriguing than all the young giggling co-eds

...In the meantime, I had this anon ask sitting on my inbox for some months now – and I’d hate to let this fantasy go unattended!

The Teacher

Those girls were ridiculous, Claire thought. Madly fluttering their eyelashes as if a constant influx of dust was getting into their eyes and always bending over, using the pretence of catching a fallen pen or pencil, only to expose their cleavage. Claire felt she was inside a documentary on the mating rituals of college girls and, even if slightly amusing, it also disturbed her in an irrational way.

Health Management was an extra class for her – a way to get a couple more credits that would speed up her academic course. She was already almost ten years the senior when compared to the other students attending Medical School – her years as a nurse had given her a lot of useful resources, but also made her feel she was constantly battling time. It was an interesting class, that mixed concepts of health and economics, to ensure the future doctors based their decisions in cost-effectiveness. In spite of being well taught and useful, whispering was a constant background noise – clearly the result of female hormones going rampant. The problem was not the subject, Claire knew – was the man leading the class.

Professor Fraser was young and remarkably handsome – his Scottish accent and deep voice, combined with astonishing blue eyes, which he hid behind black rimmed glasses, inspired great admiration amongst the women in the classroom. The fact that the class functioned at all was a testament to Fraser’s capacity of using leadership skills and imposing respect.

A couple of girls next to her giggled and Claire distinctively heard one of them, a blonde bombshell that undoubtedly belonged in a house named after a Greek alphabet letter, saying “I would slide my hand bellow his kilt anytime…”

Pursing her lips and rolling her eyes, Claire continued to sketch with her sharp pencil in the back of her notebook, struggling to focus again on the contents of the class. The shade in the external corner wasn’t quite right, she noticed, furrowing her brows in annoyance.

“Am I boring ye, Miss Beauchamp?” She heard a voice demanding her attention. Claire looked up and noticed all faces turned to her, clearly awaiting her reaction to being caught distracted. James Fraser stood next to the board with his arms crossed, his lips forming a half smile, expecting her answer.

Yes. “No, Professor Fraser.” She replied in a casual tone. “I was just taking notes and got distracted. May you repeat the question, please?”

“I see.” He said in a serious – disappointed? – tone. “Anyone knows the answer? Miss MacKenzie?”

“Replacing the blood gas machine would be the best measure.” Laoghaire MacKenzie glowed like a lit candle - marvelled that for once she had managed to upstage Claire and gain Professor Fraser’s attentions - offering a victorious look through the corner of her eye, which Claire blatantly ignored.

“That is correct.” He nodded, raising a brow in Claire’s direction. “I’d recommend that ye pay more attention to the class, Miss Beauchamp.”

“I bloody would if it wasn’t for your fan club.” Claire complained in a low voice, after he had resumed the class.

As the class ended – students rushing to the door to get to the refectory in time for lunch, talking about a hot party later that week -, Claire assembled her notebooks and pencil, storing them inside her green rucksack – made of what looked like army green fabric with a painted red cross, akin to something a doctor would wear during the Second World War.

“May I talk to you, Miss Beauchamp?” Professor Fraser asked politely, as she walked down the stairs in direction of the door. The room was almost deserted, only a couple of latecomers remained inside, struggling with coats and piles of books.

“Of course, Professor.” Claire stared at him, expectantly.

“Ye were distracted today.” He pointed, closing the book he had used to prepare the current subject. “Is something bothering ye, Claire?”

“No.” She firmly replied, her eyes downcast. “I’m sure I can’t be the first student you caught daydreaming. Why are you making such a big deal about it?”

Jamie gave her a concerned look, his blue eyes wrinkling in the corners. He was sporting a small stubble, that combined with his impeccable plaid shirt, gave him a look of casual handsomeness.

“Ye are one of the best students in the class.” He said slowly, neatly placing his books inside his own bag. “I wouldna like ye to squander yer potential. If something is disturbing ye, I’d like to help ye if I can, that’s all.”

“It’s fine.” She insisted in a harsher voice, her hands slightly trembling. “I don’t really need another man to tell me I’m not good enough and can’t handle things. Because I am quite capable!”

“I’m not saying ye aren’t, Miss Beauchamp.” He pointed patiently, glaring at her increasingly red face. “In fact, I think I just said quite the opposite.”

“I can’t focus because all the girls around me are acting like crazy hens, cackling over you!” She accused in a mordant voice, going completely berserk despite her best rational alarms going off in the outskirts of her brain. “I’m here to study – I have so much to learn still and my age will hurt me in spite of how good I keep proving myself again and again – and all they can think is to shag the teacher!”

“Ye’re crossing the line, Claire.” Jamie warned, his voice now low and dangerous. “I might be younger than ye – just a few years, really - but ye’re not exactly old enough to convince me ye’re getting senile by acting out and being disrespectful. I am the teacher here.”

“Then you should bloody act like it!” Claire growled, the hammer of anger – and jealousy? – pounding against her ribs. “Stop being so nice and attentive, because you’re clearly giving the wrong message!”

“What?!” His mouth was ajar, the pulse on his temple throbbing in anger. He practically tore his glasses away from his face, discarding them on the table with a dry sound. “I never made any advances on one of my students. The mere suggestion my behaviour is borderline unethical is a verra serious one, Miss Beauchamp. It can get me suspended if anyone in the faculty board hears it.”

“I’m sorry.” She hissed, fidgeting with the closing mechanism of her rucksack. “But you have to recognize that you are young and…handsome.” Claire swallowed her, her voice strangled. “You can pass the wrong impression just from breathing.”

“Maybe ye should drop this class.” Jamie suggested, slightly turning away from her in order to shield his face from her sight. “I can ask Professor Raymond’s permission for you to assist his Alternative Medicine class. It will give ye the same credits as mine.”

“Yes.” She swallowed hard. “Maybe I should.” They stood there, facing each other, their eyes battling when words had failed them.

“Claire.” He asked, his voice ragged but softer, warmer. “Who told you ye werena enough?”

“My husband.” She avoided his eyes, twisting her lips in a grimace. “Ex-husband. He was a teacher too. Thought I couldn’t handle becoming a doctor – I should settle to what I already was. He was very vocal about it. That’s why we divorced.”

“He was wrong.” Jamie said softly, but firmly. His eyes were all shades of blue – stormless skies, bottomless oceans, rare wild flowers, starry nights, infinite horizons. “I hope ye ken that. Because I certainly do.”

“Oh.” Claire babbled, feeling utterly ridiculous after her outburst. He had his long-fingered hands placed on the desk between them – in her eyes they seemed made to lovingly caress a female body, to demand responses with brutal kindness, to hold a smaller hand that could fit perfectly. “Thank you.”

“It has been a pleasure teaching you, Claire.” He said quietly. “You have a lively mind and a sharp wit. They’ll serve ye well. Yer age won’t hinder ye, lass – it only makes ye that more intriguing and capable.”

“I’m sorry.” She gave him a weak blushing smile, reinforced by the way he responded with a small grin. “I can be quite…rebellious, when my heels are being stepped on.”

“I have witnessed it first-hand.” He laughed, brushing his copper hair in a display of nervousness. “Ye seem to have forgotten one of yer wee notebooks.” And, without waiting for her answer, strode to the place where she had been sitting, collecting her pad.

She knew he would see it – she had been working on it for most of the class and had left it open as she hurried to leave. It was a rough drawing of a blue eye, with a familiar catlike shape – framing it was a verse from her favourite poem in her stylized hand, “Da mi basia mille”.

”Deinde centum.” He completed, caressing the sheet with his fingertips. “If ye’re not my student anymore,” He said in a hoarse voice, turning to look at her with a burst of hope in his eyes. “I’m finally free to ask ye out on a date, as I’ve wanted since the day I first saw ye sitting on my class.”

#Ficlet #The Teacher #Claire is all of us #You're welcome #Hot for teacher #Claire and Jamie #Outlander fanfiction #Modern #Can't upload the pictures with this #Sigh

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