#he was a big nipper..

[malkamundo]

#MY BOY #look at him he is So Happy #his name is Neil #did a massive dead floater extraction today #planted tank #betta fish #aquascape #bettablr #fishblr #ignore the hole in his fin #he was a big nipper.. #aquarium #fish tank #fish #betta aquarium #betta

[artsyunderstudy]

WIP Wednesday

Morning friends! Lil bit of everything today. A bit of writing, a bit of drawing too. (Yet more teasing for my big mysterious illustration project.)

First, a bit from Sober. I just need some motivation to keep thinking about it, since I have barely any time for writing right now.

“You’re a mess, Snow,” I say now, not nearly cruel enough, nor biting. My hand finds its way into those curls, nails scratching soothingly against his scalp. He doesn’t suppress his shiver, and it’s unreasonably warming to know I did that to him. “See?” he huffs. “Soft.” I hum. I’m not sure what it is: the fact that he kissed me, or that we’re basically cuddling. He’s right, I am soft. Show me a bit of drunken affection and the floodgates open. None of it matters anyway, he won’t remember this come morning. Or, if he does, he probably won’t believe it. We stay there in relative silence as I continue to gentle him. Just his breath on my collar, the soft susurration of the engine, wind whipping past the windows.

And then for the art ... some cuddles! Their clothes are so wrong for this scene but consider this the comfy casual version ahaha.

Here's to a very cuddly Wednesday. Tags under the cut!

@imagineacoolusername  @martsonmars  @valeffelees @bazzybelle  @ileadacharmedlife  @aristocratic-otter  @urban-sith  @letraspal  @palimpsessed  @whatevertheweather  @nightimedreamersworld  @carryonsimoncarryonbaz  @raenestee  @erzbethluna  @confused-bi-queer  @moodandmist  @yeonjunenby  @shrekgogurt  @thewholelemon  @whogaveyoupermission   @creepyspice  @onepintobean  @ebbpettier  @orange-peony  @theearlgreymage  @ic3-que3n  

@captain-aralias @fatalfangirl  @prettygoododds  @stitchyqueer  @you-remind-me-of-the-babe  @forabeatofadrum  @ivelovedhimthroughworse @mysterioussheep @rimeswithpurple @c0nsumemy5oul @facewithoutheart @hushed-chorus @blackberrysummerblog @larkral @j-nipper-95 @alexalexinii @iamamythologicalcreature @supercutedinosaurs @wellbelesbian @bookish-bogwitch @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @cutestkilla

#wip wednesday #snowbaz fic #snowbaz fanart #artsyart #artsyfic #snowbaz

[hushed-chorus]

Hi everyone! I’m climbing out of my cave and scheduling this in advance to spread the good word about vampire angst. Because, as anyone who’s read my blog title knows, I am a fiend for vampire angst, and there is some cracking vampire angst in this fandom.

Here's a selection of fics that dive into the tasty vampire stuff, especially ones that come with a serving of ‘this sucks actually’. I love all of these, but I’m sure I’ve forgotten or missed other great fics, so please feel free to reblog with your own recs!

Also, since these fics all deal with how being a vampire sucks, I’d recommend checking the tags before diving in.

The Eternal Life of Baz Pitch by @monbons

I am asking you all, please, hop on board and join me in reading along with this WIP. Monbons has a wonderful writing style; well-paced and impactful. She’s made some inspired choices in this AU. Angsty, clever, and so, so engrossing. Tasty angst so far, and we still have many chapters to go!

burning pitch by stainedglassflood

Lamb is a character who really fascinates me. This ficlet imagines a conversation Baz and Lamb would have if Lamb discovered Baz was a mage under less bloody circumstance. This short and sweet fic is something of a hidden gem, and I’ll cry forever that this is a 600 word fic, not a 60k one.

Crowding out the Bad (with Good) by twigs_in_my_hair

Another WIP, and if you are a fan of lore, this is one for you. This AU involves Simon trying to improve his diet with the help of nutritionist (and reluctant vampire) Baz. Twigs devotes so much to exploring Baz’s feelings about his vampirism, and how it has left marks on his life, behaviour, etc. And, of course, there's a lovely bit of slow burn Snowbaz along the way!

Joy and Trust by @bookish-bogwitch

Bogwitch constantly surprises and impresses me with her range. This short (400 words), sweet and heartbreaking ficlet sees Baz receiving a Visiting during the events of Carry On. I love it so much.

Proof of Life by @roomwithanopenfire

What if Natasha Pitch survived the vampire attack, but Baz still got Turned? What would that mean for Baz and the World of Mages? In this WIP, it means a Baz who is even more angsty about being a vampire than he already is in canon—and with good reason. Added bonus is the consideration for the wider canon divergence. What would Watford be like if Natasha is still headmistress but Davy is the Mage? Very intriguing fic so far, especially now we’ve landed in eighth year!

This is where it ends by LakeWitch

The least Baz-focused on the bunch, this fic is about the Mage taking Old Family children prisoner for leverage and the aftermath. It sees Baz hit his lowest point (gave me the big good sads), and then follows how he and Simon recover from all they’ve been through. Love it. 

A Record of You and I by Sip_of_your_soul

Argh. I just can’t. This one hurt so good. Want to die a little inside for fun? Read this.

Thanks everyone, I'm eager to see any recs you wanna make! Tags below the cut!

@artsyunderstudy @facewithoutheart @captain-aralias @raenestee @cutestkilla

@ivelovedhimthroughworse @larkral @stitchyqueer @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

@ileadacharmedlife @confused-bi-queer @aristocratic-otter @whogaveyoupermission

@nightimedreamersworld @fatalfangirl @thewholelemon @onepintobean @shrekgogurt

@theearlgreymage @martsonmars @blackberrysummerblog @orange-peony @valeffelees

@j-nipper-95 @rimeswithpurple @wellbelesbian @imagineacoolusername

@youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @supercutedinosaurs @alexalexinii

@bookish-bogwitch @cosmicalart @bazzybelle @theotherhufflepuff

@that-disabled-princess @prettygoododds @mooncello @noblecorgi @roomwithanopenfire

@emeryhall @monbons

#fic rec #snowbaz fic rec #vampire angst #baz pitch

[orange-peony]

Thank you so much for tagging me @thewholelemon, @cutestkilla and @artsyunderstudy!

I've been working on both of my BB fics.

Here's a snippet of my fic for the @drarry-mini-bang:

Harry slept fitfully that night, confused by his whereabouts, but still finding comfort in Malfoy’s warm and solid body pressed to his. He had slept alone since that time in the tent with Ron and Hermione, and he hadn’t realised how much he missed human contact. When he woke up in the morning, blinking a few times to adjust to the low light of the pale dawn, he was taken aback by how beautiful Malfoy looked in his peaceful slumber. Harry marvelled at how his eyelashes were so delicate and almost transparent; how they fluttered prettily as Malfoy dreamed of Merlin knew what. He just lay there for a long while, watching the minute changes in Malfoy’s features as he slowly woke up.

“Ugh, Potter, you creep,” Malfoy groaned, stretching like a lazy cat and then snuggling a little closer as soon as the bond made them both feel the absence of the other’s touch. “You need to ask for people’s permission to watch them sleep, you know? You can’t just go around and act like a weirdo simply because you saved the world. I mean, I know I have a pretty face, despite the ugly scars, but—”

“I want to see you naked,” Harry blurted out.

And here's a bit of the outline for the @carry-on-big-bang:

Baz comes to the pub and all the usual patrons looks taken aback. “Why are you here?” Dev asks with a raised eyebrow. “Can’t a bloke have a pint?” “Not a posh twat like you,” Gareth comments. “Shut up, Gareth. I’m here every other night.” “Behind the counter, yes,” Niall points out. “Or when there’s a football match on the big screen. But there isn’t a single match today, and Simon stole your job.” Baz looks embarrassed and on the verge of leaving for a moment, but then Simon pours him a glass of white wine and taps his hand on the sticky counter. “Baz and I have something important to discuss,” he says to the other patrons. “Now, mind your own bloody business and carry on getting plastered.”

Tagging (apologies if you've already done it and I've missed it):

@pato-roldnart, @bubble-gumhead, @itsphantasmagoria, @pocketlessdruid, @regretfulcorrine, @alexalexinii, @hushed-chorus, @fatalfangirl, @rimeswithpurple, @crazybutgood, @ionlydrinkhotwater, @ivelovedhimthroughworse, @j-nipper-95, @littlewinnow, @larkral, @blackberrysummerblog, @facewithoutheart, @martsonmars, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @letraspal, @okay-sky, @imagineacoolusername, @leithillustration and anyone who fancies sharing any kind of wip (feel free to say that I tagged you!)

#six sentence sunday #my writing #snowbaz #drarry

[cattocavo]

So I’ve been tagged in six sentence sunday!

I’ve never done these before and I’m not very active on here so i wouldnt know who to tag in response (although if any of you are fine with being tagged, please write to me! Id love to hear what everyone’s doing, and make some new friends!!

Since I last posted on tumblr I’ve finished all the inktober drawings I planned to draw. They’re all posted on my instagram, but I’m severely behind on posting here😅 tumblr is great but I cannot for the life of me shake off the awkwardness that comes with posting on another media that isn’t my preferred one. But if anyone who doesnt have instagram wants to see the rest just lmk and I’ll post them!

Other than inktober I haven’t really done anything.. i wanted to draw something for valentines, and got an idea a day before which is obviously WAY too little time to finish anything. And well, then valentines day passed and I no longer had a deadline.. so I didn’t finish it. I cannot for the life of me finish anything without a deadline. (Literally realized like 4 days ago that ive basically never finished a high-effort illustration without a deadline or someone relying on me😵‍💫 which kinda sucks ngl)

But since six sentence sundays are for wips, I guess I can show it to y’all what i drew for valentines!

So heres the concept (which is almost better than the finished result will be. I didn’t manage sultry Simon’s facial expression very well in the actual drawing😭 he just looks annoyed instead of ‘sexy’)

Aaannnd this is a wip of the actual drawing:

I really might end up redoing sultry Simon’s face, cuz it just isn’t working. I wanted the “expectation” side to like be the baz vision equivalent of some sexy male models slicked in oil and faces all squinty and lip-bitey. I didn’t want there to be a trace of an actual person, only the vision of “hot” so an annoyed simon with a bow will not do :/

Sidenote about simons shirt: eat the rich more like swallow the rich amirite?

I have this dumbass obsession with putting simon in ugly T shirts where theres printed the most ridiculous quotes on. I have a whole pinterest board on it. I tastefully called it “simons questionable taste in fashion”

(It’s all dumbass crop tops and tiny shirts with big chunky shoes. Idk I just love that on him)

But uhh I think that’s all for now! Thank you for tagging me @thewholelemon and @j-nipper-95 for tagging me a lot of previous times where i didn’t do anything bc i was shy😅

See you all next time!

Also idk if people put tags on SSS but I’m just gonna do that bc its what I’m used to

#carry on #simon snow #simon snow salisbury #baz pitch #fanart #awtwb #baz grimm pitch #the simon snow trilogy #carry on fanart #valentines day #work in progress #digital art #ok confession baz is only holding a ringbox bc my reference was holding something in their hands #and i didnt have the energy to find a new reference for his hand alone

[blackberrysummerblog]

Happy Sunday everyone! Thank you for the tags today @nausikaa and @youarenevertooold, and everyone who’s tagged me in the past week! There’s so much good work being done right now!

I’m still working on the next chapter of my CORB story, but I’ve begun work on my COBB collaboration and will share a few more than six sentences today—I’m not entirely sure if I’m off on the right foot. I’m hoping the whole thing will look better when I’m finished 🤞

They’ve gone racing across the lower field just now, Dev pulling Baz by the hand, crowns of wild flowers winding around their heads. That will have been Baz’s doing; Dev may have made a start on his, but he’s not got the patience to have finished it, not so that it would hold together at least. They throw themselves down on their backs in the plush green clover, Baz facing north and Dev south, heads on each other’s shoulders as they stare up at the sky. I can just make out their small faces, laughing and serious by turns as they whisper in each other’s ears. What I wouldn’t give to be that young and resilient again!

I’m happy they’re close. I’m happy that in the midst of their darkest hours, they’ve each had a hand to cling tight to. I know well enough how much they’ll need someone to depend on as they grow.

And that’s it for now! No-pressure tagging: @thewholelemon, @c0nsumemy5oul, @orange-peony, @brilla-brilla-estrellita, @rimeswithpurple, @valeffelees, @artsyunderstudy, @cutestkilla, @hushed-chorus, @raenestee, @ghostpepperworld, @larkral, @letraspal, @forabeatofadrum, @prettygoododds, @bazzybelle, @bookish-bogwitch, @iamamythologicalcreature, @aristocratic-otter, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @wellbelesbian, @shutup-andletme-go, @supercutedinosaurs, @j-nipper-95, @theotherhufflepuff, @carryonsimoncarryonbaz, @nightimedreamersworld, @asocialpessimist. @aceumbrellaheroes, @ic3-que3n, @confused-bi-queer, @imagineacoolusername, @facewithoutheart, @ivelovedhimthroughworse, @ileadacharmedlife, @papierhaikuphoto, @stitchy-queerista and @carry-on-big-bang

#COBB #COBB 2024 #carry on big bang #SnowBaz #Baz pitch #dev grimm #ebb petty #Fiona pitch #simon snow series #carry on series #au #six sentence sunday

[chen-chen-chen-again-chen]

Friends! Hello, hi, hola! It's Wednesday and I'm here! I am finally, after several ice ages, slowly dipping my toes back into the world of My Good Egg, Good morning, good night, good morning AKA the SnowBaz kidnapping meet ugly/cute that turned into a dumb horny rom com.

Here's a snippet from Chapter 4 that I am honestly not sure will make it into the finished fic, but it's fun! Some info redacted for spoilers (if you haven't read Chapter 3):

“Does Simon know things?” Crowley, does Simon know the way that Baz has been lusting after him? Or how Baz has been - mooning over him? Which is more embarrassing?   “No, not necessarily. But he’s the easiest one for me to know, maybe because [REDACTED]. Like right now I know he’s still kind of hungry and he wishes we’d ordered more lime beef, and he’s worried you won’t want to have sex with him anymore because he used to be a disembodied chaos entity that was swallowing up all the magic in the world.”  “That’s-”  “I know you still want to have sex with him,” Winifred says, her gaze withering.

More musings about being back in this world behind the cut, but hello and thank you tags to folks who have tagged me in the past few weeks! (Months? Year?) @shemakesmeforget @ic3-que3n @bookish-bogwitch @nightimedreamersworld @j-nipper-95 @larkral @cutestkilla @aristocratic-otter @confused-bi-queer @imagineacoolusername @thewesterndoor

Y'all, past year has been... wild. It has been a journey. I looked back at this update post from October and then sort of laughed wildly, like, "Oh Baby Chen of the past, oh you sweet summer child."

But! I have finally been able to soften and ease myself back into this kind of writing. My Good Egg (as I call Good morning &c) has always been in the back of my mind, and I have felt so much shame and guilt about leaving that story hanging (see this post that feels like it was written in a different lifetime about why I don't usually post WIPs).

I facilitated a writers' circle yesterday and it was the most intensely fulfilling and joyful thing I have done in a very, very long time. And seeing the writers there, some of whom were sharing their work for the first time, being so fucking brave and honest and intimate and funny and revelatory and generous and so human, paying such loving attention to the world - it has helped me in this process of re-learning how to be brave with my own writing, again.

So here is a secret to tricking My Big Sad Brain. Instead of setting out with the goal "I am going to finish this fic," I am instead telling myself, "What if I just continue this process and see where it goes? What if I just try to get a little bit further than I was before? What if I just play with this silly little story, because it's fun and it gives me joy? What if I try to work out the questions through the story instead of trying to answer them?"

And that is helping, a lot. So as always a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has touched this story in any way. Your kindness and lack of judgement and infinite patience is such a balm. I know that there are many who would say "You never need to finish it! Your health is more important!" or "Take as much time as you need!" And I am so, so grateful for that. I am so excited to share the rest of this story with you in the future.

Thank you. I love you all. ❤️❤️❤️

#wip wednesday!? #good morning good night good morning #my good egg #the EGF fic that never ends #mild spice? #like one chili? #process not perfection #is literally the name of the book i am reading on trauma recovery XD

[aristocratic-otter]

How odd...it is Wednesday, right? I haven't seen any posts! Well, I'll get one started, even though it's late.

Thank you to these folks who tagged me last week : @blackberrysummerblog, @theearlgreymage, @nausikaaa, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @cutestkilla, @artsyunderstudy, @thewholelemon, @youarenevertooold, @nightimedreamersghost, @best--dress, @j-nipper-95, @prettygoododds, @alexalexinii, @hushed-chorus, 

From Saving Simon Snow:

I clear my throat, because imagining him nude under the spray leads to imagining myself joining him there, and then what sorts of activities could happen then, and my vocal cords are clogging up again. “Of course,” I say, and then wince, because my voice comes out higher pitched than usual. 

Why is this so awkward? So we had sex. People do that every day. (I don’t do that every day) (I guess it is rather a big deal for me). I’m almost relieved when Simon turns to trudge up the stairs without another word. 

From Snow Fox

There’s something different about Simon when he returns from escorting Baz home. He’s more silent. More serious. And he throws himself into the life of the camp with a grim determination. 

The very next day after his return, he approaches Shepard and I at the breakfast fire and abruptly offers to teach the both of us to shoot. I’ve been angling for such lessons since we joined the rebellion officially, but Simon’s always been too tired or distracted, and I haven’t wanted to push. 

I won’t look a gift horse in the mouth, but I also won’t ignore the change in my best friend. 

From TikTok Dancer:

Because we’ve made it. We’re in the big time, for real. All four of us have six figure incomes, and Snow’s income would probably be in the millions if he accepted every endorsement opportunity he was offered. He’s content though, with what he has. He gets to dance as much as he wants, he has a home to call his own and lifelong friends in me, Agatha and Penny. 

I just wish he was happy. 

From Stars, Flowers, and Children,

I linger in the shadows of the doorway and watch Baz’s glee over his hot bath. 

It makes me happy that he’s happy. But I also feel odd and trembly in my gut. I’m not used to feeling odd when I look at Baz. I look at him all the time. But when he stripped to his skin to get into the bath, I couldn’t help but notice how much his body had changed from the first time I saw him. 

From The Heart in the Well

“Baz,” I whisper. “What are you doing?”

He looks up at me and I’ve seen eyes like his on religious paintings of Christ dying on the cross. Simultaneously resigned, sad, and almost peaceful. “I’m sorry, Simon,” he says, his voice gentle.

Too gentle. 

I have a sudden premonition of where this is going. “No!” I shout, and scramble towards him. But he’s faster. 

From Cupid’s Shield:

Penny sighed and rested her head on her fist, pinning me in place with her glare. “Simon, you can’t tell me you’ve never heard of Cupid. Even Normals have heard of him. And I know we covered Greek and Roman gods in magickal history class.”

“Cupid,” I repeated, feeling wrong-footed and stupid. “You don’t mean the fat baby who shoots heart shaped arrows, do you?”

Tagging: @chen-chen-chen-again-chen, @angelsfalling16, @bazzybelle, @dragoneggos, @erzbethluna, @palimpsessed, @frjsti, @fatalfangirl, @ic3-que3n, @letraspal, @martsonmars, @melodysmash, @moments-au-crayon22, @moodandmist, @mostlymaudlin, @onepintobean, @raenestee, @tea-brigade, @thehoneyedhufflepuff, @upuntil6am, @whatevertheweather, @whogaveyoupermission, @messofthejess, @facewithoutheart, @carryonsimoncarryonbaz, @krisrix, @shemakesmeforget, @larkral, @bookish-bogwitch, @confused-bi-queer, @thewholelemon, @rimeswithpurple, and @mooncello

#co/ws/awtwb #wip wednesday #snowbaz #carry on through the ages #cotta 2023 #carry on reverse bang #american revolution au #Age of Sail au #Tik Tok AU #Forced Marriage #dubcon

[cutestkilla]

Happy Sunday and thanks for the tags today @artsyunderstudy @alleycat0306 @youarenevertooold @alexalexinii and @bookish-bogwitch. I love your shares as always!

Today from me, some sentences from Chapter 2 of Hiding Out In The Open, which I updated yesterday. (Context: This is my gift fic for @artsyunderstudy about Simon and Baz bonding over a psych podcast.) WAY more than six because I'm absolutely not capable of finding a six sentence snip right now.

“follow up question: www.invisiblemind.org/who-are-you-at-2-am” The episode’s main guest is a data scientist. He’s speaking about how our web search histories reveal hidden things about our preferences and biases, even our health. Which is all very interesting, except Snow sent this to me, and I’m a bit stuck on just how much of the research hinges on people having searched for, shall we say, erotic materials. How is he expecting me to respond to this? With an insult, probably. Only now—thanks to learning all about the correlation between the unemployment rate and pornographic search traffic—all I can come up with is ‘jobless wanker’. And I won’t be sending that. (Can’t think about Snow touching himself.) (Not while we’re chatting. That would be crossing a line, I think.) (Also, I’m in public.) I parry instead. “You do realise it’s two in the afternoon right now, don’t you?” I send. “Have you gotten your days mixed up from your nights again? Here’s a hint: next time, look for the big flaming ball in the sky.” “don’t you want to know who *i* am at 2am?” he replies. And that’s my plan to not think about Snow wanking out the window.

Tags under the cut!

@ivelovedhimthroughworse @hushed-chorus @iamamythologicalcreature @shrekgogurt @raenestee @facewithoutheart @fatalfangirl @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @whatevertheweather @thewholelemon @whogaveyoupermission @forabeatofadrum @wellbelesbian @larkral @captain-aralias @shemakesmeforget @valeffelees @aristocratic-otter @angelsfalling16 @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @yeonjunenby @cosmicalart @j-nipper-95 @confused-bi-queer @nightimedreamersworld @brilla-brilla-estrellita @ileadacharmedlife @onepintobean @orange-peony @theearlgreymage @stitchyqueer @prettygoododds @technetiumai @skeedelvee @moodandmist @martsonmars and anyone else who wants to share!

#six sentence sunday #my writing #hiding out in the open #it's hard to share six sentences of podcast banter because it needs so much context #AH WELL #when i go high concept i go all the way

[larkral]

Hello! Thanks for the tags @forabeatofadrum , @you-remind-me-of-the-babe , @hushed-chorus , @youarenevertooold , @wellbelesbian , and @blackberrysummerblog , and everyone else who has been tagging me over the past couple of weeks!

Fun fact! I started drafting this for WIPsday and then got buried under work. This describes my whole week.

Anyway, I'm really focused on my Holsom Timeloop at this moment so I will take this chance to again encourage all of you to read Check Please so that I can coerce you into reading this fic when it's ready. I am TRULY unreasonably excited about it. And of course @petedavidsonscock is only encouraging me. :-P Some of that below the cut per usual because I know most of y'all are here for my Simon Snow.

I have also been writing in fits and starts on Simon's Two Mums AU. Finally I understand the meme where someone is letting their old WIP drown in the pool while they toss the new WIP in the air. Sorry Simon's Two Mums, I'll be back with you full-ish time soon.

I also signed up for @carryon-reverse-bang as a writer. So. I'm excited about that. A little anxious. But excited! (Does this count as a collaboration re: my goal of collaborating on something this year? Maybe...)

Some words from Simon's two mums:

"Unfortunately the kind of information you're looking for is taken for granted in every magical text we have in our library. In our world, I would venture. Not much use in a primer on something you can just ask your parents about."

I wonder how different an upbringing he had to mine. In my youth there was no topic I'd have asked my parents about if there were a book available on it.

I make affirmative noises regardless.

Holsom Timeloop, which at this point I should just reveal the title of, since it's set in stone, and is Friday Prime. And here are six sentences!

Justin surfaces from sleep to a hand on his back and Holster's voice.

"Hey, bro, mind if I snuggle up?"

"No, man, come on up."

Holster climbs up the ladder and nudges himself into Justin's belly. He's a few inches taller, so he usually takes on big spoon duties, but Justin doesn't mind. With Holster's shoulder under his chin and one of his calves twisting into Justin's, he feels almost more embraced than when he's wrapped up in Holster.

Tagging and Sunday hellos to everyone!! Would love to know what you're up to!! @stitchyqueer @thewholelemon @confused-bi-queer @raenestee @facewithoutheart @cutestkilla @sillyunicorn @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @basiltonbutliketheherb @ileadacharmedlife @asocialpessimist @bookish-bogwitch @aristocratic-otter @captain-aralias @artsyunderstudy @yeonjunenby @carryonvisinata @takenabackbytuesdays @martsonmars @nightimedreamersghost  @chen-chen-chen-again-chen  @ionlydrinkhotwater @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @shrekgogurt   @palimpsessed @fatalfangirl @valeffelees @imagineacoolusername @orange-peony @j-nipper-95 @whogaveyoupermission @rimeswithpurple

#snowbaz #maybe kind of i guess #they're gonna meet soon in #simon's two mums au #so im counting it #simon snow series #carry on #and also #omgcp #holsom timeloop #aka #Friday Prime #aka the fic Ngozi left 1000 breadcrumbs for #bromance to romance #spooning #holsom

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

Happy WIPSday! I have not shared words in a while but guess what fic I’m finally getting back to that is now over a year old and hasn’t updated since February?? If you know what fic this is ilysm.

He looks so beautiful in his deep purple tux. Tonight is Baz’s big Life Water fundraiser. He’s been working tirelessly for this for the past six months. He’s put together a fancy dinner at a swanky venue, invited all the richest people in LA and put together an impressive silent auction that will probably raise more money with one item than it would take to pay my mortgage for a year. It’s a huge deal for him and the stress of it alone would be enough to test the most zen Buddha.

“I’m sorry you’re having to wait for me,” he says, making eye contact with me through the mirror. (I guess I’m not so subtle in my ogling.)

I shake my head. “I’m fine. I like watching you get ready.”

He gives me a skeptical look but I just grin at him. If he only knew.

If you guessed my fate dating, Hollywood AU How to Avoid a Scandal, you win! There is no prize, just more waiting until I finish the last two chapters lmao. But! I’m hoping I can finish this fic this summer. She says with her fingers crossed tightly. This fic was written for last year’s CO Reverse Bang and I still have two pieces of art made by the lovely xivz that I’m sitting on! AH! Wish me luck as I attempt to dive back in with gusto 🫡

Thanks and I love you to everyone who has tagged me over the last few weeks 💜 @fatalfangirl @moodandmist @artsyunderstudy @whogaveyoupermission @youarenevertooold @valeffelees @j-nipper-95 @forabeatofadrum @shrekgogurt @shemakesmeforget @blackberrysummerblog @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @ileadacharmedlife @larkral @facewithoutheart @hushed-chorus @confused-bi-queer @nightimedreamersworld @theearlgreymage @aristocratic-otter @ic3-que3n @imagineacoolusername @rimeswithpurple @martsonmars @onepintobean @cutestkilla adding more love/tags/hellos to @raenestee @thewholelemon @ivelovedhimthroughworse @mysterioussheep @letraspal @palimpsessed @ebbpettier @johnwgrey @wellbelesbian @captain-aralias @chen-chen-chen-again-chen

#how to avoid a scandal #carry on reverse bang 2022 #corb 2022 #snowbaz #carry on fanfiction #my writing

[prettylightsbigcity]

Hellooo! Today I'm sharing possibly the last sfw snippet from my upcoming @erotic-grope-fest fic (which is a collab with @stardustasincocaine, who is a genius and a fucking delight). Thank you to @tea-brigade @j-nipper-95 @martsonmars and @aristocratic-otter for the tags- I love seeing what you're cooking up :)

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Simon

I make my way back to the door and grab the grocery bags, heading into the kitchen to put the stuff away. By the time I’m finished and return to the living room, Baz has worked his way through all the envelopes and most of the packages. There’s some stuff we ordered for the flat that got delayed over Christmas– a new spatula, some hooks for the back of the door, and Baz’s fancy face wash. I snatch up a box of chocolates sitting on top of the pile and plop down in the big squashy chair across from Baz. 

“‘Oo are ees rom?” I ask around a dark chocolate caramel. 

“Daphne’s sister,” Baz replies without looking up.

He’s in the midst of opening the final package, a flat one in a cardboard envelope. I’m about to grab another chocolate when the look on his face stops me. The tops of Baz’s cheekbones have gone faintly pink, and his eyebrows are pinched together in the middle.

“What’s that?”

“Nothing,” Baz replies too quickly, clutching the open package to his chest.

***

What's in the package, Baz?? HMMMMM??? Tags to say hi, hello, you are lovely: @foolofabookwyrm-activated @krisrix @mostlymaudlin @palimpsessed @captain-aralias @skeedelvee @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @letraspal and @facewithoutheart

#wip #wip wednesday #my fic #egf2023 #snowbaz #not spicy preview but spicy spicy fic

[artsyunderstudy]

Six Sentence Sunday/Spicy Sunday

Thank you @confused-bi-queer and @youarenevertooold for the tags!

I have continued AGRESSIVELY WRITING Your Fragile Bones Are Mine and just finished the second chapter. LOL WOW where was this vigor two months ago. So I'm just gonna post that, once my betas have a crack at it.

I told Dre "it'll be 4k words per chapter maximum" and guess who is a big fat liar? Me. It's me.

Have one excerpt from the present, and one from the past.

“Just stop, Simon. We don’t have to do this, act like this is more—more than what it is. Just because you feel some sense of duty or guilt. Just—I don’t want it.” I’m still holding his face. Too tight, so tight it’s pulling his features a little wide, my thumbs to his temples. His flat grey eyes are boring into mine. “My ‘duty’ is to fight the Humdrum. My ‘duty’ is to the World of Mages. This? Us? It’s not that. This is fucking … the opposite of that.” He’s searching my face, like he’s looking for the lie.

And another! (under the cut for mild spice)

“I wanted to try something,” he says in a low whisper against my lips, the same time he teases his fingers under my waistband.  Oh. That. That’s new. “H-here?” My voice wavers. “I didn’t want to wait.” One of his hands slides over my trousers, cupping me between my legs. I’m already half-hard for him, twitching toward him. His middle finger draws up, and then, slowly, back down. I whimper. “I didn’t want to lose my nerve.” Crowley, has Simon Snow been thinking about touching me like this during lessons? No wonder his grades are horrifying.

No pressure tags and helloooos!

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#six sentence sunday #snowbaz fic #artsyfic

[hushed-chorus]

Hey everyone! I hope you are all good! I'm listening to Manu Chao and writing some Selkie!Simon.

I've been working on a scattershot of things this week. There's a collab with the lovely @erzbethluna (which we have roughly planned and been laughing way too much about these past few days). This will be a long term project that we will take at a casual pace. I've also poked at What Remains After The Storm (thank you everyone who commented on chapter 8!), and begun researching my COTTA fics (a one-shot sequel to WRATS and a potential shipwreck/marooning fic because #OceanBullshit).

In terms of active writing, I've decided to focus on Selkie!Simon, because I've been keen to write this for quite some time. Here's a snippet

We drink more tea, eat more scones, and catch up on the past seven years. In between messy bites Simon tells me about all the places he’s been. He tells me about sand dunes, vast and sweeping, and children racing bodyboards down the steeper slopes. Seaside towns, where teenagers jump off cliffs into deep water and people ride pleasure boats. Harbours packed with crab pots and brimming with fishing boats. Morning vistas where the lucky may spot dolphins. The chaos on one beach when people thought they’d seen a great white, until it emerged it was just a basking shark.

“Have you ever seen a basking shark?” His hands are animated, spreading wide. “They have huge mouths, big enough to swallow a man, and they swim around with them wide open. But they don’t even eat meat. My mum told me they eat tiny things called plankton. They swim around waiting for the plankton to fall in. It’s wicked!”

Honestly, it sounds almost as terrifying as the seal.

Also, I'm publishing a secret crack fic this weekend. Here's a snippet.

“How come some sayings work and others don’t?” Petra asks.

I resist the urge to pull the lesson back on track. “Because not enough Normals understand their meaning. For example—”

“—but if I say to Sophie—” Petra lifts her wand, points it at her twin, “—pee your pants, she doesn’t pee her pants!”

Hello tags below the cut! Also, anyone else who wants to join in, consider yourselves tagged!

@johnwgrey @bookish-bogwitch @artsyunderstudy @facewithoutheart @captain-aralias @raenestee @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @yeonjunenby @cutestkilla @ivelovedhimthroughworse @larkral @stitchyqueer @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @ileadacharmedlife @confused-bi-queer @aristocratic-otter @tea-brigade @whogaveyoupermission @nightimedreamersworld @fatalfangirl @thewholelemon @onepintobean @chen-chen-chen-again-chen @shrekgogurt @theearlgreymage @martsonmars @blackberrysummerblog @orange-peony @palimpsessed @valeffelees @j-nipper-95

#wip wednesday #simon snow fic #ocean bullshit #selkie!Simon

[orange-peony]

Thanks for tagging me @alexalexinii and @you-remind-me-of-the-babe!

This week I have been mainly working on my snowbaz fic for the @carry-on-big-bang.

Here's a snippet (Baz's pov):

I hear his bike before I see him. I’m walking Fiona’s crazy chihuahua, but it feels more like flying a kite from how hard he’s pulling on the bloody leash. 

“Calm your fucking tits, Titan,” I hiss at him, but then the little menace starts barking like mad at the roaring motorbike as if he were challenging the vehicle to a bloodthirsty duel. I’m about to give the biker a piece of my mind for potentially causing Fiona’s dog an aneurysm, when he pulls over and takes his helmet off.

I suddenly feel catapulted into one of those Coca-Cola adverts where the ladies at the office drool over the extremely attractive glass cleaner. Except that it’s just me and Titan here (but I’m pretty sure he’s gay, too), and fuck—those bronze curls. The blue eyes and that skin covered in freckles and moles. 

I’ve been waiting for him my whole life, languishing in this fucking remote village in the English countryside. 

I decide instantly to make it my life’s mission to get Freckles to stay.

“The game is on, Titan.”

“Arf!” he barks back.

“Sorry, he’s mine. You’ll have to try your luck with Dev’s unhinged pug.”

Tags unde the cut:

@bubble-gumhead, @pato-roldnart, @artsyunderstudy, @facewithoutheart, @peachpety, @itsphantasmagoria, @larkral, @letraspal, @thewholelemon, @hushed-chorus, @cutestkilla, @excalisbury, @pocketlessdruid, @regretfulcorrine, @littlewinnow, @cattocavo, @leithillustration, @imagineacoolusername, @j-nipper-95, @fatalfangirl and @okay-sky. 💙

#six sentence sunday #my writing #cobb #cobb 2024 #snowbaz

[cattocavo]

Six sketch sunday

Thanks so much for tagging me @thewholelemon

I actually have something pretty exciting to share if i do say so myself!

In november 2022 i did a master study of romeo and juliet by frank bernard dicksee. I was very happy with it. But over time I’ve become less and less happy with it, specifically how baz looks :((

This is due to the fact that i traced A LOT in late 2022 (I was 15 ok, I’m sure we’ve all had one of those phases😭) I traced the whole painting, but baz was hard bc the original painting featured a woman, and her whole figure was covered by a white loose dress. 2022 me did their best interpreting the shapes and forming a new body for baz, but honestly they didn’t do it very well. Ive hated Baz’s face and body for a while now, but still loved simon and the painting in general. Which is why I came to the conclusion that for me to be at peace and happy with it again, I have to remaster it!

And again I’ve had this on my mind for a while now, mulling it over, because it’s quite a big project. But 7 days ago i finalized my decision and started looking at references and whatnot. It took me so long to find references bc I was confused of the angle of Juliet’s head in the original painting (so I’ve changed the angle whoops) and i needed to make sense of it all. Before i knew it i had spent 5 hours (according to procreates tracker) drawing, and literally nothing had changed.. but then i spent like 2 hours more and THAT did it. It was like digging a whole in the ground searching for water. You dig a little and nothing happens, and when you finally dig deep enough the water reveals itself like a goldmine.

Anyways, i haven’t gotten around to do any recoloring yet, so ill show you the sketch (ahem, traced) of my 2022 version versus what I have now

The one on the left is the 2022 version. The one on the right is the current sketch.

I’m trying to incorporate a lot more body language from baz this time around. I think the old sketch of baz was very rigid. His torso is very short 💀 my biggest issue was his face though. It was far too feminine. The bone structure wasn’t exactly giving baz, in fact the whole face didn’t look like baz to me. The expression also bothered me, it was too superficial. Like it’s exactly the predictable expression you expect him to have. I tried to spice it up in the new version by making him appear a bit more anguished. It’s romeo and juliet after all.

Im currently looking at references to what clothes he should be wearing (don’t worry, i wont cover up his sleeves. Even if it’s more time period accurate) so if y’all have any inspo or suggestions, feel free to share them with me!

While baz is the inly thing getting completely redone, I’m also touching up some other thins. Just giving it a more refined, finished look overall. The plants in the original were really messily done, so i’m gonna work a lot on those. 2022 me also slacked on the curtains, so I’m repainting those to match the original frank bernard painting.

Once I’m done with it all i think i might sell some prints. Ive gotten requests to sell prints of this one before, but never really got around to do more than research. If i do make prints, I’m a bit worried they’ll all go to waste bc they’ll have to be shipped from denmark, and shipping in expensive :(( (I’ve tried to set up middlemen and it didn’t work for me. Red bubble wont even allow me to add a credit card😬) but if y’all are still interested in prints, do let me know! Ill definitely put in more of an effort to make it happen if i know it wont be in vain :))

Thats all from me for today :3 see ya next time

(Also check out what my COBB partner @thewholelemon is doing! It’s gonna be so good!)

Tags! @monbons @raenestee @j-nipper-95 @orange-peony

Id love to see what y’all are doing!

#simon snow #baz pitch #carry on #simon snow salisbury #fanart #simon snow fanart #any way the wind blows #wayward son #art #carry on fanart #romeo and juliet #sir francis dicksee #frank dicksee #baz pitch fanart #classical painting redraw #classical art #agatha wellbelove #penelope bunce #the mage