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traegorn · 5 months

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Okay. So I got a super long ask that is... a lot. And it's anon, so I can't respond privately -- but I want to address it.

Y'see, sometimes I get asks which I'm pretty sure get sent to me just because I'm a witch who happens to publicly exist on the internet. Like the person sending it to me doesn't seem to be someone who's familiar with the kind of stuff I say -- or else they probably wouldn't have sent it to me to begin with. And they ask me for advice or help though. So I feel like I want to give it still.

But it's probably not the advice they think they want.

Let's see how this one starts:

So this is how it starts. Now the first thing you might be asking yourself is "When has Trae ever talked about 'demons' online?"

The answer is never. This is not a thing Trae talks about. Frankly, I don't even like the word, because it frames the supernatural world in a very Christo-centric viewpoint. Like I believe in noncorporeal things and "energy-shit," and I believe those things can be malevolent -- but calling them "demons" invites a framework I literally do not believe exists.

(You can think whatever you want -- I'm not in charge of you. I do think plenty of witches need to unpack their Christian upbringings though)

The other problem with the "which demon" line is that it implies some sort of authoritative list exists that wasn't just some jackass occultist writing down everything he could think of to piss off some Christians -- or some Christian pissed at some non-Christians trying to other and villainize them. These two kinds of people are largely where 99% of those lists come from.

If a noncorporeal being exists, and if it's malevolent, and if it's "attached" to someone... it's just some guy, y'know? This isn't some grand story. When someone gets mauled by a bear, we don't say "But it was Lord Ursus! King of all Bears!"

Nah. It's just "that bear over there ate Bob's face." We might name it then -- "That Face-Eater" -- but it's not special.

Anyways. That's just the first paragraph. There's so much more, I'm going to put in a cut.

Okay. So... The person "Dabbles." You know I'm a witch, right? And that I literally promote people dabbling? Like I want folks to try stuff out. And like when y---wait, SUCCUBUS? I read that, right? You think she's a literal succubus.

Can she shape shift like in that Piers Anthony book?

This is where I kind of immediately fell off. Like, no ma'am -- she is not a succubus. She might be a shitty or manipulative person, I don't know - I just have your account of things, but she's not a literal succubus.

Human being. She is a human being. I don't even know what "creates deceit and deception" is supposed to mean. Are you saying she lies to them? Or are you saying she makes them want to lie? Because those are very different. If it's the former, okay -- liars lie. Got it. If it's the latter... nah. That is not happening. If they're lying, then it's their own damned fault.

And like... I don't want to dismiss the concept that a malevolent being can't attach itself to someone, because I've... seen shit I don't talk about. But, like, they don't make people do shit. People do shit all on their own.

If you're to be believed, it just sounds like you're dealing with a manipulative jackass. No external paranormal shit required.

But we continue:

So I dated this person for a while, and she was great when we were the only people in the room. Like when it was me and her, the person she acted like made me fall in love with her.

But the moment a third person entered the room, she would become someone else. She was sharper, meaner, and more defensive. She wasn't the same person.

We broke up for a lot of reasons, but this certainly made it easier.

You're right, this isn't DID. This is just normal, human shit. We become different people at different times. And sometimes the better version we think we see in someone else isn't the true version of them at all, or at least it's only a part of them.

And sometimes when someone changes in a way you don't like in a different context, it's not always the context's fault.

You need to define "portal." Different people use that word for different stuff.

And I see we're moralizing drug addiction. Great. Awesome. Horse is preeeeeeetty high there for someone going to random witches on the internet for advice.

And, like, ma'am (I've been assuming you use she/her from the context of this -- but I'm sorry if I'm wrong), you're asking a witch this and bringing up tarot and talking to spirits and... like... that stuff's normal for like 80% of the people I talk to on a daily basis. None of those people have "demons" attached to them.

It's a weird thing to bring up as "proof."

I feel like you've forgotten what community you've come to with your issue.

So, nothing affects them. Could it be, and I want you to consider this, that it's because nothing supernatural is happening.

There are so many details that I'm missing here, so I can't be sure of the actual dynamics at play, but what you're describing to me sounds like an incredibly mundane, human scenario.

Like, it literally just sounds like you're describing an incredibly unhealthy home -- and I'm not even sure if that's true since I just have your version of events. I don't even know the ages of the people involved. You have given zero indications of anything out of the ordinary happening that isn't explained by "one or more manipulative people are somehow involved in this story and it's unclear which ones they are."

This is not a "demon." What you've described is just dysfunction.

#witch #witchcraft #witchblr

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hivemindscape · 1 year

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It is crushing to have to say, that Sun, known as @sundial-at-night in the community, passed away on 19th of February, from heart failure. She went in her sleep.

Sun was amazing in every way. Her power of will - unmatched. Her energy - literally sunshine. What ever she pursued, she dedicated her entire self to. She found joy in all corners of the life that was unfair to her since birth. She had big beautiful plans.

If you want to appreciate the works Sun put incredible passion and excitement into, here’s her Ao3. You might know her crimeboys centric fics, "New Deceit's an Old Design" series, the Hunger Games au, the Dust Bowl au, the big marvel fic "Let Me Know if It Gets Above a Six". Her side blog is @tiny-cacti-magnet. Spreading of this post is very appreciated

Being connected to people via fandoms, creating and being recognised was crucial in the last years of her life. Sun fought hard to escape the choking confines of the culture she grew up in, every word of hers you’re reading is an achievement in ways you don’t know. She didn’t get enough time to run away physically, in the end, but her mind and her art was free.

Every piece of her that is left in any one of her readers' minds is priceless. So I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for perceiving her, for giving her feedback, for leaving a like, for making her smile, for making her happy.

We were each other's soulmates and future. She was the love of my life. She inspired me like no one before her did, and most prominent instances weren't even fandom related. Sun made me want to fight for a life I was excited to live. That fight is gone, now. But I want her stories to be forever.

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sunsetstarrogue · 2 months

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Sunsets Masterlist

Ghost: Rhaenys-centric, angst, angst and more angst.

Since the death of her mother Rhaenys had longed to go to her homeland. Elia Martell had spoken of her home so fondly that her daughter could not help but long for it, especially after her mother had left her.

You're On Your Own, Kid (You Always Have Been): Rhaenys-centric, Rhaenys Targaryen x Robb Stark.

Rhaenys never wanted to marry Robb Stark, but here she was; with the King and his men on her way North to pay for the sins of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.

Right Where You Left Me: Rhaenys-centric, Rhaenys Targaryen x Robert Baratheon(political), angst.

Rhaegar's life is spared by the valiant intervention of Arthur Dayne, moments before Robert deals the fatal blow. With their lives preserved, Rhaegar and the remaining Targaryens seek refuge on Dragonstone, eventually making their escape to Essos. Regrettably, Rhaegar is forced to leave his eldest daughter behind. Left in the midst of her adversaries, Rhaenys grows up surrounded by those who view her as an enemy. As time passes, she becomes entangled in the treacherous game of thrones, particularly in the aftermath of Cersei and Jaime Lannister's public execution for their incestuous relationship. Caught in a web of schemes and deceit, Rhaenys finds herself compelled to employ similar tactics in order to ensure her own survival.

Sequel to Right Where You Left Me - Ptolemaea: Rhaenys-centric, angst, family drama.

Seventeen years have passed since Robert's rise to the throne, forcing Rhaegar and his kin into exile in Essos. Now, Rhaegar has journeyed back with a singular yearning in mind: to reclaim his daughter, Rhaenys. She had been held captive, first by Aerys Targaryen as a pawn against the Dornish, and then again by Robert Baratheon. However, Rhaegar's return unfolds in a manner he never foresaw. The longed-for reunion he had pictured is tempered by an unexpected chill. The reality before him dashes his hopes of a heartwarming reconnection. Enraged by her father's culpability in her king's and husband's deaths, and his seizing of the crown from her son, Rhaenys is resolved to seek retribution for the wrongs inflicted upon her, her children, and her mother.

Fires of Fate: ASOIAF/Silmarillion crossover, Rhaenys-centric.

In which after her death, the Gods of Old Valyria send Rhaenys Targaryen to the lands of Aman.

Baelon The Cruel And His Queen Of Love And Beauty: OC/Elia Martell, Elia Martell/Rhaegar Targaryen, crack.

Baelon Targaryen, the second-born son of King Aerys and Queen Rhaella, and the twin brother to Crown Prince Rhaegar, possessed an ethereal beauty expected of one with Valyrian blood. Yet, behind his captivating face, an aura of cruelty and ruthlessness lingered, casting an unsettling shadow over his reputation. And his sudden appearance at the Tourney at Harrenhal unknowingly changes everything. (or just a crack fic about Rhaegar's 'cruel' twin brother and his shenanigans at the famed Tourney at Harrenhal)

You Were My Crown(Now I'm In Exile): Elia-centric, Elia Martell/Rhaegar Targaryen, Elia Martell/Baelor Hightower.

Shortly following her death, Elia Martell is granted an unexpected opportunity for a new beginning. Armed with insight into her own future, she's resolute in evading the path she once walked. Yet, unbeknownst to her, one of the individual's implicated in her tragic end has also been granted a chance at redemption. Will Rhaegar Targaryen manage to rectify his past transgressions, or will he once again succumb to the labyrinth of his own thoughts?

We Fall Apart As It Gets Dark: Elia-centric, Elia Martell/Brandon Stark, Elia Martell/Rhaegar Targaryen.

The apparent abduction of Lyanna Stark sets off a chain of events: Brandon Stark and his allies march to the Red Keep, where Brandon demands Rhaegar's head. A duel is called by Aerys, and fire serves as his champion, leading to the death of Brandon's father and Brandon's own imprisonment. It's only after these events that a letter arrives at Winterfell, written by Lyanna herself, explaining that she left of her own accord. The deaths of the Lord of Winterfell and the Heir of the Eyrie, along with Aerys' demand for the heads of Robert and Ned, ignite a rebellion. Elia, isolated in Kings Landing without her children, must play her role as the dutiful wife. However, complications arise when the man who once demanded her husband’s head becomes her constant companion, the Kingsguard sworn to her. Will she stay true to her duty or follow her husband's example and forsake it?

Reckless: Elia-centric, Elia Martell/Rhaegar Targaryen, angst.

"Get out," she tells him. "Leave." "You're not going to talk to me?" His voice comes out hoarse; she wonders why. "You've done enough!" she lets out. He looks disappointed when she says it, his eyes clouding over. She almost apologizes for snapping at him. But she reminds herself that he shouldn't be here at all, he shouldn't be here with her. "Goodbye, Rhaegar," she says gently, not allowing any trace of emotion to surface in her voice. The name sounds foreign coming out of her mouth, as though it belongs to someone else. She wishes for the days to go back to before he met Lyanna. Before everything turned sour. Before it was too late. or Rhaegar returns to her but things are difficult now.

What Is Meant For You Will Stay: Rhaenys-centric, angst.

Rhaenys was gently shaken awake. The sheets beneath her rustled a bit as she moved, the night shift she wore rode up as she squirmed trying to get away from the callous hands that shook her awake. Her mind was foggy and disoriented as she stirred awake. Rhaenys sprung to life when her mind finally registered that someone was with her, in her chambers, late at night. Her eyes searched wildly in the darkness, desperately trying to catch a glimpse of the stranger. “A man does not wish to harm the Princess,” the voice came out in a low tone, almost like a faint whisper, “The Princess must remain calm,” the voice was masculine and Rhaenys felt the fear within her tremble. or Rhaegar flees to Essos with his family, though he leaves his daughter behind. Years later, he hires a faceless man to bring her to him.

#a song of ice and fire #elia martell #asoiaf #asoiaf fanfic #rhaenys daughter of rhaegar #house martell #rhaenys targaryen #rhaegar x elia #elia martell fic #masterlist #sunsets masterlist #rhaenys targaryen fic #rhaenys targaryen daughter of rhaegar

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dayeongi · 7 months

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CHAPTER 13 - SELF-DECEIT - PT 1

AO3

Chapter Word count: 3,735

Chapter 13/?

Chapter Summary:

This is just me throwing y'all into the stratosphere then pulling you down to the earth's core :D

Total current word count: 59,683

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationships: Nara Shikamaru/Temari, Hyuuga Hinata/Uzumaki Naruto (bg), Gaara & Kankurou & Temari (Naruto), Gaara & Uzumaki Naruto

Additional Tags: Sand Siblings-centric, Sunagakure | Hidden Sand Village, Konohagakure | Hidden Leaf Village, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Modern Era, Modern Royalty, Canonical Character Death, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Alternate Universe - High School, Slow Burn, Slow Romance, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Mental Health Issues, Denial of Feelings, Alternate Universe - Politics, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Celebrity, Forbidden Love, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Coup d'état, shikatema-centric, they have phones but no videocalls, early 2000’s aesthetic, will span several in-story years in three different blocks, Evil Corporations, Gangs, Eventual Smut, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst, unapologetic cursing, Gaara is aro/ace, Author Is Sleep Deprived, Politics, Princes & Princesses, Self-Harm, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Past Child Abuse, Childhood Trauma, no beta we die like shinobi

SUMMARY:

Temari had bigger fish to fry than most girls her age did; for example, surely most girls didn’t have to figure out who was behind her father’s assassination, go into protection under a fake identity, make sure Kankurō stayed alive, and keep Gaara from murdering anyone that slightly inconvenienced him. To top it off, she had to deal with her contact’s annoying and whiny little shit of a shogi-playing Konoha Gakuen student mentee figure.

Nara Shikamaru’s problems were varied and many. To start with, despite having a fireproof success path already laid out for him, as the 16th generation of the Yamanaka Agricultural Services, Nara Pharmaceutical, and Akimichi Superfoods alliance, not knowing exactly what he wanted to achieve besides not burning the building down, his mother and Ino’s nagging, Uzumaki Naruto always dragging him into his business, and Ino’s attempt at matchmaking. The newest one, however, was Asuma’s new employee. There was just something terrifying yet entirely too-enticing.

#shikatema #shikatema fanfiction #shikatema fanfic #setting sun au #my fic updates #naruto fanfiction #naruto fanfic #shikatema fic

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pray-forgive-meow · 7 months

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Dear Sir: I have been requested by the Japanese National Wine Company to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. The Japanese National Wine Company has recently concluded a large number of contracts for grape exploration in the Kanto region. The contracts have immediately produced moneys equaling £40,000,000. The Japanese National Wine Company is desirous of grape exploration in other parts of the world, however, because of certain regulations of the Japanese Government, it is unable to move these funds to another region. You assistance is requested as a non-Japanese citizen to assist the Japanese National Wine Company, and also the Central Bank of Japan, in moving these funds out of Japan. If the funds can be transferred to your name, in your British account, then you can forward the funds as directed by the Japanese National Wine Company. In exchange for your accommodating services, the Japanese National Wine Company would agree to allow you to retain 10%, or £4 million of this amount. However, to be a legitimate transferee of these moneys according to Japanese law, you must presently be a depositor of at least £100,000 in a Japanese bank which is regulated by the Central Bank of Japan. If it will be possible for you to assist us, we would be most grateful. We suggest that you meet with us in person in Tokyo, and that during your visit I introduce you to the representatives of the Japanese National Wine Company, as well as with certain officials of the Central Bank of Japan. Please call me at your earliest convenience at 523-1045. Time is of the essence in this matter; very quickly the Japan Government will realize that the Central Bank is maintaining this amount on deposit, and attempt to levy certain depository taxes on it. Yours truly, Prince Irene Adler

... Hm. It appears that word of my digital dwellings has permeated into certain... social domains I had hoped to elude.

Pray forgive the discourtesy of my impending bluntness, but the odor of duplicity wafts from your missive, pervading the sanctity of my electronic correspondence. The realm you speak of, laden with clandestine transactions and elusive grape explorations, is one I have no desire to tread upon. As much as I am flattered by your belief in my capability to assist in such a, dare I say, peculiar vineyard escapade, I am left pondering the serendipity of such a correspondence arriving amidst the digital ether of my humble Eif-centric abode.

Indeed, your tale of entangled riches and clandestine vineyard ventures meanders into the realm of the ludicrous, echoing the fanciful plots of miscreants and rogues that oft grace the fields of crime. Your proposition, veiled in a guise of legitimacy, appears to be naught but a fanciful tale spun to ensnare the unwary.

For some inexplicable reason or other, it seems you thought it prudent to direct your proposal towards a man of the law; perhaps under the presumption that 'the Reaper of the Bailey' would be enticed by such an underhanded offer. The mention of a British account holds but a hollow ring however, for my allegiance lies with the law and the just souls who uphold it, not with the fleeting whisper of sterling. In plain words, my favour cannot be bought.

Ah, but I digress. Your invitation, though it rings hollow, has brought a moment of levity to my otherwise solemn day. The notion of gallivanting to Tokyo to partake in a financial farce is, in its essence, a frivolous jest. Yet, amidst this jest, your missive has bestowed upon me a renewed appreciation for the earnest simplicity of my hallowed Eif's musings, a realm where the wine flows with sincerity and the hearts of men are not entangled in deceitful vines.

Thus, I must bid you adieu, dear Prince, and return to the sacred chronicles of my Tumblr sanctum, where the chalice of truth brims with the rich nectar of sincerity and the effervescent glow of my hallowed Eif's enduring wisdom.

Yours in earnest skepticism,

Barok van Zieks

#The prosecution rests.#Exchanges with anonymous informants.

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irambletoomuch · 3 months

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MUST READS

These are fanfiction that I feel like are must reads. Separated by Fandom. Enjoy!

MCU

🐐Death Before Inaction is literally one of the best Peter Parker fics I've ever read, if you want skewed dynamics, no slash, an OP Peter, and really good story telling this is for you.

The Anomaly is an amazing Into the Spiderverse fic that really goes into Miles character and how giving up; doing everything in your power to prevent something and then it happens anyways, can destroy you and change your perspective. And on the other side how choices can make you regret them.

Bound by a Promise to the Moon is an Avengers work that is focused on characters and relationships between people who have drifted apart. It is IronStrange but nothing in your face for the most part 💀 you can skip those parts if you don't like it😁. It really is worth the read though.

Crossovers

Gaming Spider is a MCU fic that is Peter-centric but be warned because they dropped 8 chapters on the same day in 2022 and haven't updated since. It's so entertaining because Peter just has the Gamer Power (basically Litrpg elements) and grows increasingly stronger after every encounter, and the plot makes sense and isn't only based on the system.

All of the heroes and all of the men, couldn’t save Tommy from getting kidnapped again is such a bias rec on my part, I like crossovers that are done correctly and I was a mcyt and dsmp follower (not really watcher, I can't commit to anything) and this is a story changed by the characters, where the original plot is nothing but a memory to help character development. God I love character development.

BNHA

🐐Parallax is a BNHA fic that is SI and I KNOW BUT HERE ME OUT is basically like if Todoroki was haunted by a physics loving astronomer that made him feel more like someone else, but still kept a lot of what makes him, him. It's so good, like touched me so deeply that I have a hard time explaining it.

A Study In Deceit is a BNHA fic (I know) that is SO FUNNY, basically Bakugou is BBC's Sherlock, but has hid it for all his life, he does cases on the side and turns them in anonymously to the police. It's really good if you're looking for Todoroki and Bakugou friendship.

Foresight now this, this is crack. Want a BNHA fic that speeds through the story in ways that are so funny? Want someone doing something without a clue why? READ THIS. If you know the plot of BNHA it's sometimes easy to guess why he's doing what he's doing but the reactions of other characters is sooo good.

RONIN, ronin, ronin, ronin. This thing is the best ever, BNHA, op Midoriya but now you might be scrolling past, but... It's SO GOOD, BOHB_STEVENS IS A GENIUS this fic was made to practice fighting and ohhhhh did they get plently of practice. If you like fighting scenes that are descriptive, easy to understand, and EXHILARATING read this.

Magneto is an amazingly different BNHA SI fic, where really the story stays the same but I'm a simple person and slice of life interactions can be just as fun as fighting and complicated story telling (the storytelling is good btw) . I think I you want a little angst mixed with mostly good times and crack you should read this.

Pinwheel Eyes is a BNHA if Midoriya had a quirk. But once again the story is original they aren't afraid to make unpopular decisions to keep realism, and he has to win to keep people alive, not just have plot armor. I think if you want amazing fights and to be surprised over and over with how good this is you should read it

Crossovers

🐐A Massacre of One is a BNHA/Worm crossover that is something out of a dream for me. Super long, well written, fight scenes, character development, and well done implementation of other stories elements. With quirks it makes it easy, but still the reactions of others when they figured out what happened is AHHH and the way they make them go through the story is amazing too. Big props to the writer.

Si Vis Pacem is a BNHA/John Wick fic where John Wick (would it be SI?) is reincarnated into Midoriya, and it's pretty good, ngl it updates like 3 times a year so it's been a minute since I've read it, but I remember really liking it.

Be Careful What You Ask Your God is a BNHA and Chainsaw Man crossover where once again (I know I said it wasn't the norm) the characters are the story, here they took a different approach and didn't even focus on the main characters of BNHA and just how the mc's of chainsaw man would live in that world, but the LORE (matpat😭) is interesting.

Misc.

Harry Potter

Porcupine Quills & Potion Spills A Harry Potter (Snape-centric) work. This fic is pretty good, but it's not TOP top tier. The reason it's here is because I've been looking for another fic that has this same idea but none have done it this certain way and I really like the idea. Now it is on Hiatus but its only been a few months, so they'll probably be back (man I hope so).

Crossovers

A Wand for Skitter is a Harry Potter and Worm crossover (if you haven't read worm and appreciate modern sci-fi/eldritch original works you should read it) but the characters are amazing, nothing seems cheap and the ending, THE ENDING it was so good.

Stranger Things

I really didn't mean to hurt anyone is a Stranger Things story that had Steve as Seven. The choices with the way the story is going makes sense and again the characters are so well written. His powers are original and make the story even better and even gets him into some unsavory situations.

Worm

Crossovers

Kuroko's Basketball

Ball Is Life, But You Still Need To Pay Rent before anything, this work is on hiatus (it hasn't updated since 2022) it's a Kuroko's Basketball fic that is a SI but omg this si is not a John Doe he is so out of pocket I'm not gonna spoil it a lot but if you like the anime you should read this you'll have fun.

The Saga of Tanya the Evil

The Chronicles of Tanya the Fuehrer is another Tanya fic where it's after the war ends, the beginning is amazing, she does get a bit ooc in some parts but other than that the story itself is so entertaining and how they describe things and paint a picture is so beautiful.

Crossovers

A Young Girl's Guerrilla War is a Code Geass and The Saga of Tanya the Evil crossover. It's if Tanya died and was reincarnated again into code geass (another war so on brand) it's something special because it feels like an AU, which so many crossovers can't accomplish, they just follow the plot of the story with new characters without changing the world based on their characters actions. This story is Amazing and something that should become a norm within the trope.

Code Geass

Crossovers

MCYT/DSMP

Weapon Reforged is something everyone should experience even if they don't know the fandom (I'm not even gonna say it but don't be pushed off once you see it because the story is original and uses characters simple traits to build new ones off of) it's an amazing work of art that is near and dear to me in a big way, it hasnt updated since 2021 but you have to, HAVE TO read this.

Crossovers

Blue Lock

A Child's Dream is a Blue Lock fic that is the only reasonabley lengthed fic that isn't slash that I have found. Theres a lot of simping for Isagi but that's normal enough. The development is interesting and keeps you engaged and the interactions are funny and so out of left pocket most of the time.

Déjà Vu is a Blue Lock fic that is probably abandoned, but the idea and execution make up for it, it's also short so don't worry about slogging through 100,000 words then figuring out it's abandoned. It's kind of crack-like but more serious than you would expect.

Miraculous Ladybug

(pockets full of) Stones is a Miraculous Ladybug one shot that is somewhat tear inducing and very realistic. Want a AroAce Adrien Agreste? READ THIS

#fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #chainsaw man #blue lock #mcyt #technoblade #bnha #mcu #peter parker #harry potter #miraculous ladybug #fic rec #stranger things #parahumans #saga of tanya the evil #code geass

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ssmtskw · 5 months

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Hello and welcome!

Replacing my pinned with a list of the stuff I've written for anyone checking my account out. Heh. Everything is sorted by fandom, and then word count! (And if there's something I should add to the tagging, please feel free to send me a message about it so I can make the edits.) Enjoy... hopefully!

RWRB

some part of me came alive - 10,979 words [college-ish AU, 5+1]

"Bye David." David's head snaps back to Alex's direction, eyebrows furrowed ever so slightly you'd think it wasn't even there. Alex, having just removed his glasses again as he yawns once more, doesn't see it. David takes a couple seconds before slightly shaking his head, like he's just imagining something and is now actively wiping the thought away. He opens the door before he responds. "Bye Alex."

(Or: The five times Alex unintentionally calls Henry by his dog’s name, and the one time he does it on purpose.)

Francesca - 10,189 words [graphic depictions and references of violence/abuse/injuries]

Once, in a much worse place before all of this; Alex had worked for someone with one side of his office overflowing with books. He'd read all sorts of things there: Anatomy, selected works in philosophy, Oliver Twist, war hero accounts, law. Anything he could get a hold of in the dark, really. Among those books were a bible. There's a passage there that stuck— something he'd only read past but had barraged into the walls of Alex's mind three years ago, Book of Jeremiah, chapter 17, verse 9: The heart is more deceitful than anything else and is desperate. Who can know it?

Love Songs in the Key of Liam - 8,152 words [Liam POV/centric, 5+1]

It's fucked. He's fucked — Liam, that is. There was no way this was going to work. Ever. What's the next worst thing to growing up closeted in a typically close-minded neighbourhood? Probably developing a crush on your best friend who lives in said neighbourhood. (Or: The five times love songs reminded Liam of his now estranged best friend, and the one time it reminded him of someone else.)

Terrible Things - 4,038 words [Hanahaki AU, hurt/no comfort]

"How long?" That, he can answer. "A year or so." He croaks out, not really wanting to strain himself any further.

water in my hands - 3,521 words [sickfic(?), has references to illness, hurt/no comfort]

It takes Alex a good amount of time to realise; sometimes love just isn't enough to keep the world going, even if he desperately wanted it to.

no question (he'll hold your heart if you let him) - 2,837 words [June POV/outsider POV, post-canon]

June doesn't think much about it at first, putting the box along the pile, but she belatedly realises what it is and gets an idea. A satisfied grin makes its way onto her lips when she finally finds it, an edition of Astrotalk that detailed star sign compatibilities. June doesn't open the magazine all the way to the Libra section, stopping short at someone else's instead. (Or: June finds a box that contained one of her teenage fixations and goes through it for old time's sake.)

Smoke Slow - 2,026 words [shotgun kissing oneshot basically]

“Hey.” Alex says, just for the sake of saying something, the silence between them wasn’t stifling but he didn’t want to risk their interaction coming to an end just because he’s not engaging enough. Henry gives him a sideways glance. “Teach me how to do that.”

“Do what?”

“That. The shotgun.” For a moment, Alex briefly considers how idiotic that probably sounded to Henry. It wasn’t a hard task to mimic, but Alex had long thrown out his composure out the fences of Pez’s house when Henry put the goddamn stick into his mouth.

i'll be happy (just to have known you) - 1,855 words [hurt/no comfort]

Henry resigns himself to the reality that Alex—albeit distant and unattainable—still managed to break through his dismal world and grant him a light he never imagined was still possible to exist. This was enough. This was more than he'd ever expected for himself. It was the universe's way of extending an olive branch in response to the cards he'd been dealt with. He'd be stupid not to take it.

dreamy little you - 1,666 words [crack-ish AU, post-canon]

"Of course, love, but would you love yourself if you were a worm?" This visibly stumps Alex. If the way his mouth just opened for a rebuttal and coming up empty is anything to go by.

only got a hundred - currently at 4,008 words

An ongoing collection of 100-word drabbles written according to the Brownstone server's prompts.

Haikyuu

Ceilings (he thinks it's not real, it is) - 6,009 words [light angst and pining with a happy? ending]

“Yo, you sleepy?” Takahiro meant to say that no, he isn't. That Issei looks stupid with his hair messed up like that. That he should be asking Issei that, with the bags under his eyes speaking for themselves. Instead, what comes out is, “I miss you.” It would be so easy to take the opportunity now. But still, Takahiro is terrified of ruining things. Or: Takahiro has graduation blues, and Issei makes him feel better, but things don't just end there.

Bloom - 1,444 words [two-dialogue challenge oneshot, retrospective? angst/no comfort]

Matsukawa Issei is not much of a sentimental person, save for special occasions where he has no choice but to reminisce.

Cruel (what your mind can do for no reason) - 1,012 words [light angst/comfort, implications of dissociation]

Issei struggles through a bad mental health night, Takahiro breezes him through the tail end of it.

Shameless (US)

big guns out, shoot now - 3,257 words [first kiss oneshot]

It's kind of out of character for Ian, really, he's always careful about not blurting out or doing shit that tapped into his feelings on the brunette, around the very subject of his affections. Has been, in fact, for the last two years and counting. Not that it got any easier to maintain, there are always slip ups (Exhibit A: right here, right now), but that's solely his problem.

On the Off Chance - 5,780 words [soulmate AU, ongoing]

To say Ian was relieved when he hears Mickey confirm how he did not, in fact, get his soulmate mark just a couple days after coming of age would be a huge understatement. (Or: Soulmate marks only show up when the younger of the pair turns nineteen– which isn’t uncommon, to say the least.)

#fics #ao3 #rwrb #rwrb fanfic #firstprince #haikyuu #haikyuu fanfic #shameless (us)#shameless (us) fanfic #matsuhana #gallavich

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bennydwight · 1 year

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TGAMM Season 2 One-Word Drabbles

I have a lot of feelings and a random word generator so have some unedited prompt drabbles.

(Mostly season 2 centric, but some could be more ambiguous)

Disturbance

Life goes on, nobody any the wiser, but Scratch can’t shake the feeling that something looming has irreversibly, ominously shifted.

(In the basement, away from prying eyes and wandering hands, an empty soda bottle gathers dust.)

Scratch could forgive the hormones (eventually, as long as he was getting fed), but the minute he heard Molly admit she ‘like-liked’ the kid next door, they were all going to find out really quickly if ghosts could throw up.

Background

It’s sometimes easier seeing life from behind the scenes, never the main character but a helpful supporting role instead. Someone who can see the bigger picture without the singular, blinding spotlight.

(As Libby watches Molly storm back into the gym, Scratch nowhere to be found, she worries for the actors on this stage.)

Shape

Scratch’s malleable build brought endless humour to the family. (No matter what he turned into, he was always exactly the right size to fit in Molly’s arms.)

Victory

He’d done it. He’d gotten Molly to see his perspective, to ditch the ghost hunter forever and remain by his side, her closest friend and hers alone.

(The expressions she adopted when she thought he wasn’t looking didn’t make this feel like much of a win.)

Interface

Andrea truly was a child of technology. She controlled the world through screens, electricity and circuitry as a part of her as blood and bone. She’d seen the power her face commanded, and now, numbers and words blooming into functions and commands under her deft touch, the same power flooded through her fingertips.

Brainstorm

Darryl was no slouch at schemes. The ideas cooking in his head were brilliant.

(The ones he dreamed up with June were genius.)

Week

Monday. Move in.

Tuesday. Barbecue.

Wednesday. A haunted book shop.

Thursday. An invitation.

Friday. A dance.

Saturday. The reappearance of a lonely, aching void in the center of Ollie’s stomach. It never seems to go away.

Prey

Despite their shaky reputation with non-believers, the Chens are among the most highly respected ghost hunters in such circles as people who respect ghost hunters. It is their livelihood, their passion, their purpose. Without it, the Chens are nothing.

Ollie watches one of June’s more lethal traps snap shut and he winces.

(He’s never winced before.)

Right

Andrea’s parents send her to bed without supper. It’s an empty threat, after they’ve retreated to their offices for the evening she has free run of the house, but it stings that they made the effort.

(The right thing is not always the easy thing.)

Authority

The robe hangs off Scratch’s form like a death shroud, and the taste of responsibility leaves his mouth sour. With it comes the weight in his core, like his heart has somehow returned but twenty pounds heavier.

(He is heard. He is respected. He is obeyed. He is terrified.)

Climb

He is a creature of the night, of shadows and deceit, blinded and rattled by the brightness of the sun. He shrinks back into familiarity, but she is impossible to resist.

(Step by uneven, blundering step, Molly leads him back into the light.)

Descent

Then he shows up, and Molly turns farther from him than she ever had before.

(Her radiance flares like a sunspot and Scratch wants to be happy for her even as the darkness drags him back under.)

Cycle

The pressure has lessened, almost to nothing, but Molly still gets an excited thrill the morning she wakes up with blood on her sheets.

(It takes her less than a week before she’s ready to go back to being a child.)

Paradox

She’s amazing. She’s insane. She’s being manipulated. He is. She can’t know. She must. She’s innocent. She betrayed him. Ollie lays awake, staring at his bedroom ceiling.

(Molly McGee puts everything he’s ever known into question.)

Season

“I didn’t think ghosts could get hay fever.”

“Shut up and pass me the antihistamines.”

“Will these even work on you?”

“I’m willing to try anything at this point, and if you don’t gimme now I swear I will wipe snot all over you!”

Mine

Nothing is as vivid after the first memory fades, and Scratch wakes up some nights with a cloud of brown curls bobbing in a summer breeze, the phantom condensation of a cold drink cooling the ectoplasm of his palm, a familiar abyss of the same sensation he’d felt more potently more recently: the day the McGee’s left his house.

(He guards these sense memories jealously. Nothing could take them away from him again.)

#the ghost and molly mcgee #tgamm #tgamm season 2 #tgamm spoilers #writing #drabbles #one word prompts #i might add more later #or i might make another observations post #or maybe ill just lay in the fetal position until the s2 finale #the possibilities are endless

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fatherfigurefusion · 6 months

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Did you know that I have a Tokomaru-centric (He)Artless Deceit Talentswap AU in the works currently?

Here are all of the characters with their new talents:

(Below the cut...)

Syo Fukawa, the Ultimate Internet Sensation (headmates with Toko Fukawa, the Ultimate Hitwoman) (the protagonist)

Komaru Naegi, the Ultimate Therapist (the support)

Makoto Naegi, the Ultimate Criminologist

Leon Kuwata, the Ultimate ??? (similar jack-of-all-trades to Izanami, just more of a lazy genius type)

Sakura Oogami, the Ultimate Itako

Ryoko Otonashi, the Ultimate Puppeteer (has puppets of the Despair Sisters, is probably a system too)

Hifumi Yamada, the Ultimate Weightlifter

Mondo Oowada, the Ultimate Debater

Sayaka Maizono, the Ultimate Taekwondo Master

Kyoko Kirigiri, the Ultimate Game Developer

Yasuhiro Hagakure, the Ultimate Manga Artist

Byakuya Togami, the Ultimate Con Artist

Aoi Asahina, the Ultimate J-Pop Idol

Celestia Ludenberg, the Ultimate Forensic Pathologist

Kiyotaka Ishimaru, the Ultimate Historian

Chihiro Fujisaki, the Ultimate Fashion Designer

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bloobluebloo · 11 months

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YOU ASKING ME ABOUT WIPS WHEN THERE'S TOTK???

Tagged by @mintiture. Can you believe I, with my blog full of Ganondorf shitposting and shitposting in general, write??? I never post it because THEY'RE ALL WIPS, THEY'RE ALL UNFINISHED, WILL THEY EVER SEE THE LIGHT???? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I FINISHED SOMETHING-

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Maybe by exposing my unruly amount of wips I might be inclined to sit my ass down and finish at least one...maybe.

Modern (real fuckin creative here)

deceit

prank

angry link

ramen

fighting but actually pent up

childhood friend

experimenting

you're a little big rockstar

evening

ganlink fic (GORL HALF OF YOUR WIPS ARE GANLINK WHI IS THIS GANLINK FIC)

zelgan nsfw (READ ABOVE)

young chieftain

nabsgan (I need to stop doing this)

youtube

zelgan botw draft

the gladiator

Your pride will always be your undoing

Man what am I even doing 😩😩😩😩

Yes, apart from 2, they are all Ganondorf centric I have a problem I know.

Tagging @saphoblin and @drsteggy join me in the shame shame parade.

#damn I really need to uh #get the ball rollin #kind feel like adding some ganondorf/rauru like haha wow that would be toxic nah #lenny face #admiral's log #also I don’t have as many people to tag as my wips 😭

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ogzieoggleton · 1 year

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New idea

welcome to the latest Au idea that is mainly spinjitzu brothers-centric.

So you know Lloyd? Well forget him because he doesn't exist.

Now, listen well. Wu and Garmadon are still the sons of FSM but don't know it. They have spent their whole reality doing the same thing over and over again. Going on adventures and then dying of stuff. No memories of their previous lives.

In each and every life. Garmadon has had the venom but it had never activated, he isn't the dark lord yet or at all.

So I'm not sure how the ninja would come to be, most likely trained by their parents or gaurdians or another dude to replace Wu I'll tell you why later so yeah, this is so I can still have familiar character to work with and a somewhat familiar timeline.

wu and Garmadon were doing stuff and whatever before meeting the ninja in a fight and they helped because they still have vague memories of how to do spinjitzu of which in this au the ninja can not but they have heard of it before.

They take the boys under their wing but soon found out that Wu was the green ninja, a prophecy said to defeat the Overlord/ Embodiment (his other name don't ask)

The ninja then tend to lean all their focus on training wu making Garmadon feel forgotten or abandoned making vulnerable to deceit (Lloyd era lol)

Weeks later the ninja have a run down with Pythor, the helper and right hand man to the Overlord's plans, something happens to make Wu from 10 to 16. That's episode would have been the 5th encounter with pythor and the plans of evil.

They increase Wu's training and neglect little garm (whos still 12 or so) even more. He runs off in a sad huff and meet Pythor and a weak version of the Overlord, they promise to get his brother back but only if he helps them.

Flash forward in time cuz thats all I can think about we have Wu about face of with Garmadon and guess what? Big brothers is back, older and Oni.

Hes now much older and pissed, he attacks the ninja but spares wu and they go on a monologue about how the ninja will throw Wu away when their done and how either way ,whether they work with the ninja or work with the overlords, they will always work for bad people.

The ninja realise their mistake and wu is gone, he probably having a mental breakdown and regretting everything while Garmadon is certain he doing what's best for him and Wu.

Quite a basic idea but it's actually really fun to think about :)

#garmadon #master wu #ninjago garmadon #ninjago wu #lord garmadon #ninjago pythor #ninjago #spinjitzu brothers #ninjago au #Very long idea #Hope you like it #Funny sad #garmadon au #Wu Au

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kdramaspace · 8 months

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MEMBER OF THE MONTH ↳ Congrats Liv @dramaintherain

💌 NOTES FROM THE ADMINS

Layla: liv, live, LIV!!!! i'm so happy to see you being active here, and to have you being our motm for the another round is very fitting!!! i've missed you daily doses of all those female characters you have always been highlighting... you and the female characters are forever linked in my mind!!! i love how gentle your gifs have became and they're very crisp... and your coloring is nice and natural!! so thank for all of your contributions in the tag and being an active again.. looking forward to the next drama to inspire you and more specifically more awesome female characters to come your way... 💛💛 ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Sam: wowwww liv, it's been so long. and it's so nice to see you back and active in the community again! I can't believe it's already been years since you joined and we featured you. and just like back then, your gifs remain distinctive, I can always back them out in the tag. I love the matte texture you have on your gifs. I also love how you continue to focus on women in dramas, especially some of the less popular shows. I also love your sets that really highlight the little moments/emotions of specific scenes. thank you for being one of our very first members, and keeping our queue filled with content--back then and now. can't wait to see what else you have for us in the future! ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Alexa: Liv!!! It's so great to see you back creating again! I really missed seeing your work in the tag. It really comes full circle because you were our first ever member of the month on the blog and now we're back shouting you out again years later! I think I said this in my first blurb and it still rings true, I love how natural and smooth the coloring on your content is. You do a great job of emphasizing warm coloring (which I love) and you make it look so effortless. I love how you highlight women-led and centric dramas, I'm always find new recs through your content and I love it! Thanks again for being one of our OG net members - this second shoutout is so well deserved!!! ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Lilly: hi livvvv! youre absolutely killing it. the amount of sets you post with such a consistent quality is nothing short of impressive. i love how much you appreciate the ladies too! having creators create content of female actors and female-led stories is so so vital, esp in such a male-focused community. 🙏 p.s. your love for kim hye joon gives me lifeee 💖 ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Sya: Hi Liv! It's been great to see your content constantly in the tag. I love how you colour your gifs, it's so natural and gives off a soft hue that is very pleasing to the eyes! Thank you for giffing the amazing female characters and women centric dramas. Your delightfully deceitful contents makes me happy so thank you for creating tons of it. Looking forward to more amazing content and congratulations for being the motm!! well deserved <33 ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

#motm #dramaintherain #sorry for the delay in posting #life got to us rip

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unnursvanablog · 10 days

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Goryeo-Khitan War / kdrama review

This is a pretty much a spoiler free review of the first season of the Goryeo-Khitan War.

Goryeo-Khitan War is an long epic and very heavy and political historical drama, and a certain type of period drama that I thought would never come back into the scene in the current kdrama landscape that we now have, where the fluffy romances with only a few political plots here and there seem to have gradually taken over the period drama scene and each drama seems to get fewer episodes to tell us its story.

I feel like this show was successful in making this enormous and complicated story epic and successfully cramming in lots of history within these 32 episodes without making it too dense. It was rather thrilling thing to watch from start to finish. There seems been put quite a bit of detail within the narrative, although there are, of course, some deviations from history - and especially in the second half, or so I have read.

The focus of the narrative is largely on the war strategy of Goryeo and other things that came with the waging a war, the toll it took on the people and soldiers who fought bravely on the frontlines, the pressure it put on society or the elites who found ways to take advantage of the turbulent times that followed. And the story certainly captures the tension and depressing mood that came with it all – you're able to immerse yourself in the action and put yourself in positions in a way that you can feel every sword slash, every conspiracy, every deceit with the characters. But also every victory.

The first half of the drama focused very much on the action and the story holds no punches and gives you time to adjust before descending into chaos. And the story doesn't really take a break until about halfway through. There is constantly something happening, every little thing within the story affects something else, and each episode reaches a cliffhanger of sorts that makes it so you can't stop watching.

The second half of the story focuses a lot on exploring the aftermath of the war and the story shifts the pace of the narrative ever so slightly, although the story never really stops to a halt, but more so gives itself some time to catch a breath. It certainly gives us plenty of time with the characters and gets to know them all over again after the war and everything they've been through. But it becomes a bit of a repetition and there is a lot of 'men sitting at a table or standing together in a room and talking and arguing about things' sort of things happening. But the political intrigue was strong enough and the characters likeable that you just went along with it.

And although I think it's a very engaging narrative in many ways because the story successfully makes us feel for, and root for the main players of the story and their idealistic views – and the characters are all very interesting and flawed in their own ways. I did appreciate the angle to the story, that it would be difficult to get the country back on its feet after so much conflict, because I feel like that part is not often shown in shows like this, in such detail.

It can be said, however, that the plot seems to rule over the characters at times and not the other way around, but especially in the first part, in which case there's also an awful lot of plot and things like that happening and they want to make sure that the historical narrative is delivered properly.

I did enjoy the female characters here, even though they are few and their roles in the narrative was maybe a bit too the side, yet they were complex, and all served the story in some way. They may be in secondary roles and it's a super male-centric story, but they still felt genuine and real for this time the story takes place in.

This drama is gripping and epic in scope. It’s a thrilling history lesson about perseverance, loyalty and love of one’s homeland, the complexities of wars, and all that with some old school kdrama charm, which in a way makes the story a little fresh. It's not for everyone, but as a fan of the heavier kind historical kdramas, I really enjoyed the journey of political intrigue that Goryeo-Khitan War took me on. And I also just enjoyed getting a period drama from Korea that doesn’t happen during the Joseon era, because we don't get to see those every day.

#kdrama review #goryeo khitan war

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smashpages · 4 months

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Out this week: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu: Gang War #1 (Marvel, $4.99):

Greg Pak and Caio Majado bring Shang-Chi and the Five Weapons Society into the bigger Gang War conflict — Marvel’s current Spider-Man-centric crossover, which has been pretty fun so far. “He’ll use his world-class fighting skills as well as deceit, calculation and manipulation to navigate the battlefields as he learns the Art of War is all about the shades of gray.”

See what else is arriving in comic shops this week.

#greg pak #caio majado #marvel #comics #comic books #new comic book day #can't wait for comics #ncbd #new comics day #new comics #new comics wednesday #shang chi #spider-man #gang war #deadly hands of kung-fu: gang war #deadly hands of kung-fu

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dayeongi · 7 months

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