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canolaaoil · 1 year

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To all my best friends, only twelve leagues and one text message away

1. Dearly Departed, Brockhampton. // 2. The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion. // 3. unsent project. // 4. I am in Eskew. // 5. His dark materials. // 6. Where did you go? Hishaam Siddiqui. // 7. parts in motion, Vera Much. // 8. Your Name Engraved, Herein. 9. Hmu, spacegirl GEMMY.

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[ID: song lyrics reading, "What's the point of havin' a best friend if you / end up losin' him?" end ID]

[[ID: a photograph in the style of an early digital camera of two teenage girls cuddling under blankets on a couch watching something on a computer. end ID]

[ID: a poem reading, "Life changes fast. / Life changes in the instant. / You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends. end ID]

[ID: a fuzzy photograph in the style of an early digital camera of three people huddled around a fridge. All of the people have brown hair, glowing golden from the lighting and only one of their faces is turned toward the camera. end ID]

[ID: a text entry on a pink background reading, "To: Harry I / i've written 43 / poems about you. / come back and i / won't have to write anymore. / -asle" end ID]

[ID: a photograph in the style of an early digital camera of a couple in a photobooth with only their feet and legs visible behind the curtain. one is sitting on the other's lap. ]

[ID: text reading, "The problem is, my love, is that I can't sustain the fact of your death. / I can convince myself that it's true, force myself to picture your rotting, ruined face dumped in a mass grave somewhere out in the world... / ...and then my phone buzzes and I'm still expecting an unexpected message from you, telling me what corner of the globe you've holed up in, the foods you're eating, the card-players you're outwitting." end ID]

[ID: a photograph of two people in an aquarium, shot from behind. they stand in front of a large window showing a tank of water and seaweed. the two pose as if dancing grandiosely with no one else around. end ID]

[ID: a paragraph reading, "And it was comforting to think she and Will had another thing in common. She wondered if there would ever come an hour in her life when she didn't think of him- didn't speak to him in her head, didn't relive every moment they'd been together, didn't long for his voice and his hands and his love. She had never dreamed of what it would feel like to love someone so much; of all the things that astonished her in her adventures, that was what astonished her the most. She thought the tenderness it left in her heart was like a bruise that would never go away, but she would cherish it forever." end ID]

[ID: a photograph from behind of a group of people walking together down a city street. two of the people have their arms around each other shoulders. another two link arms. the image is slightly blurry. end ID]

[ID: a couplet reading, "One day I woke up and we no longer spoke the / same language. I haven't heard from you since." end ID]

[ID: a photograph of two people, focused on one in the foreground. A young woman looks lovingly towards something out of frame, her face resting on the meat of her hand. In the background a man looks away towards another subject. The lighting is dreamy and yellow. end ID]

[ID: lyrics reading, "Show me it all / Tell me what's wrong / You got your hard drive stolen / Your phone's been broken / Play me a song off of mine / Show me it all / Show me a rise / Show me a fall / Pay me no mind / Paint me in gold / I don't mean to pry, but give me a call" end ID]

[ID: a gif from the movie 'Your Name Engraved Herein' of Birdy and A-han riding a motorbike through the streets at night. Both smile widely as they breeze along, Birdy sitting behind A-han with his shirt off over his head, yelling happily. End ID]

[ID: lyrics reading, "They say everything has reason / Life fluctuates like seasons / And maybe someday soon we'll both find our reason / But bitch you're still the bro / Never letting go / Of the friendship bracelets we made when we were twelve // I'll be waiting by my phone / For you to hit me up / For you to hit me up / Hit me hit me up" end ID]

[ID: a photograph of a plaque on an outside wall reading, "LIFE HAPPENS BUT I STILL CARE FOR YOU. I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL." end ID]

#web weaving #parallels #comparatives #brockhampton #i am in eskew #vera much #his dark materials #the unsent project #back on my quest to make people cry in the brockhampton tag apparently #the caption is a reference to the epic of gilgamesh #when gilgamesh has to cross twelve leagues of darkness to get to the realm of heaven/the gods #but uh yeah madilyn i hate you (your dad) for moving away and im so happy you escaped and we didn't die but i fucking miss you and i hat #that you're taller than me its rude #that spacegirl gemmy song makes me crazy fr though #also listen to vera much. now <3

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rose-riot-johnson · 2 months

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Hello my Tumblr Peeps😁👍Happy Early Valentine's Day💌💘😃👍Those who aren't a fan of Valentine's for any reason then happy Feb 14th or happy regular day😁 Anyways, I decided on writing a fanfic about Ban pertaining his birthday considering his birthday is on February 14th (tomorrow)😃👍I get it's early to write a fanfic pertaining his birthday, however I just wanted to write about his birthday somehow...🤔

*As for any1 who has written fanfics pertaining hot tubs they have written about in the character x reader type of fanfic, the hot tub parts of this fanfic I'm writing credits goes to the fanfic writers who have written any hot tub scenes of the fanfic they have written👩‍💻👩‍🎨

*This Head Cannon(?) fanfic contains 1 or more long paragraphs😅

🍓🎂Surprising Ban On His Birthday🎂🍓(Ban x Any Gender Reader)

Genres: Birthday Fluff (those who are fans of Valentine's Day it's Valentine's Day and Birthday Fluff) and Head Cannon (?) (Warning⚠️: Trigger warnings include, alcohol alcohol Use, mentions of alcohol, and the Possible Trigger Warning about the mentioning of Valentine's Day and Trauma in any part of this post, especially if it's parts of the post outside this fanfic) (The conclusion of this post (which is after this fanfic) might be +18⚠️, because of possible language (which the language part is part of a blog's name I will credit tough I can't find I the tags anymore let's just say😅))

*When Ban comes home from the Boar Hat tavern, you surprise him some alcoholic beverages (especially his favorite hard liquor), a heart shaped steak, and a birthday cake (size of the cake is up to the reader's imagination) that you decorated with heart designs, which he would realize he had forgotten about his birthday by accident (he madesure you don't know or see signs he forgot by accident), however he would also love and appreciate the effort you put into surprising him with alcohol, steak, and cake for his birthday. Seriously... He would be more than overjoyed about the hard work you put in with cooking his steak, having the steak into a shape of a heart, baking the cake, decorating the cake with heart designs, and getting him his favorite hard liquors for him. He would even share some steak and cake with you, because he wants to makesure you have some food, too. (Up to the reader's imagination if he shares alcohol with you or not.)

*After Ban gets done drinking his booze and eating (and feeding you) steak and cake, he would wonder why you would take his hand to take him to a different room. He would get excited and more surprised about the fact you had a hot tub set up in your bathroom, while he was working at the Board Hat tavern for a few days straight. You pretty knew he would be tired out. He may deny being tired out or he doesn't want to admit, however you know him very well the fact that you can convince him to relax for atleast an hour.

*Once you convinced Ban to get in the hot tub you had set up in your bathroom, the last thing you had expected him to do was take you in the hot tub with him, even if he has to drag you inside the hot tub with him. While you didn't realize he is going to get you inside the hot tub with him, at the same time you should have known better about the fact that there are things you do for him and/or have him dotgat he will makesure you're included in. He also either just doesn't want to be alone inside the hot tub or he wants you inside the hot tub with him.

*After both you and Ban finished relaxing inside the hot tub together, the both of you would get out of the hot tub, then leave the bathroom to get inside the bedroom the both of you share together to get changed. Once you got into your night clothes and Ban put his outfit (up to reader's imagination what outfit he's wearing), he would hug you from behind and letted himself fall on the bed (while still hugging you from behind (only in a hold)), hinting that he wanted to you to lay on him, which you end up doing. Before the both of you fall asleep he would whisper in your ear, "(Any Gender Reader)... This is the best birthday ever... And it's all thanks you, my sweetie...", as he proceeded to kiss your forehead multiple times.

🎂🍓The End🍓🎂

Well my Tumblr Peeps... For the hot tub parts of this fanfic, I originally was going to write about the bathtub instead however there are atleast a couple or more fanfics I have written about the bathtub parts of a fanfic and I wanted to find a way to write about a tub without writing baths or bath tub everytime I write a fanfic about tubs, so I decided to write about a hot tub instead, which I have my reasons😅As for giving credits to any fanfic writers who have written about any parts of a fanfic pertaining hot tub(s), I have read a fanfic or so about a particular my Hero Academia character with hot tub parts of it about less than 2 years ago if I remember correctly (I'm keeping the characters name for now😅) and I may sound irrelevant, however also I think about 4 years ago there was a fanfic writer who went by kiriwhoresama (I think her real name is Sage, because she has asked call her Sage instead of her blog name) who has written a Eijiro Kirishima (Red Riot) hot tub fanfic (which Kirishima is 1 the characters I'm mentioning), which I had requested and she did a great on that fanfic😃👍So credits to Sage and any of the other fanfic writers who have written about any part of the hot tub parts of the fanfics they have written. And I also would like to thank Sage for inspiring to start writing fanfic 4 years ago, and it's not just about the hot tub fanfic I had requested that she has written, however my opinion of her is that she also has written alot great fanfics and she's a great fanfic writer😃👍So yes she's 1 of the reasons (if nit the only reasons) I had started writing fanfics 4 years ago. I couldn't find her blog name (kiriwhoresama), because I couldn't find it in the tags, so I'm guessing it's deactivated or something, so I couldn't credit her that way (which is which is why I'm highlighting her blog name and her actual name red😅), however I still want to thank Sage for inspiring me to write fanfics, 4 years ago 🌟 As for mentioning about Valentine's Day as 1 of the trigger warnings, while I respect that some people dislike or hate Valentine's Day, even it's in part's of this post outside this fanfic, there's more to it than that. On Feb 14th in general Something tragic might have happened to them on or maybe there was trauma, and/or other things people have endured, which is why I labeled Valentine's Day a trigger warning. Anyways, I hope this Ban fanfic made your day and/or night, my Tumblr Peeps☀️🌞🌕🌝😃👍

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fr-wiwiw · 1 day

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I hope one day I can sit down & take my time to draw the scenes I love from the TDj fics I've written. So far I haven't been able too, mostly bcs I'm out of depth with background paintings.. But I do feel during these years I'm getting better & more confident w/creating arts, poses, & exploring

I'm excited over the fact that I'm actually able to pour out the poses in my head with less difficulties now. I believe I'll keep getting better and that means I can pour out any visuals in my head more or less.

I have been thinking of several projects for Gahan ship. There's several ideas in my head but the most prominent ones right now involves idol/model/famous gaon x very handsome/hot mysterious husband!yohan. Then the winter project gahan I put on hold. I got overwhelmed bcs that project humbles me down that I need to learn more about art fundamentals. Planning to get back on that project, I've sketched out several thumbnails. I plan to keep doing it anyway even if it takes me years and to share it with you. Some of the projects will be free to download, some you can purchase for HD pics, some will include a few paragraphs of shortfic there.

I haven't touched physical merchandise bcs I lack a lot of knowledge in that area, so this is in the tentative area but definitely considering this for future projects. I haven't got the time, interest to research about the oversea shipping, plus I haven't got the funds to spare for the shipping failures/merchandise experiments.

Not sure if the fandom is still gonna be active by the time I'm able to fully do one or all of these projects but I believe in us and our brainrot. And I love that I'm still creating for myself too xD

#artists on tumblr #fris #wiwiw #rambles #future project stuff for the devil judge fandom #tdj #the devil judge

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sorcerous-caress · 4 months

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I just wanna thank you so much for your completely earned deconstruction of the writer/reader relationship. I have 2 separate writing blogs, and one, my main in fact, I've all but completely given up on until I want to write again. The other is being transferred to be my new main, and I'm not sure if I'll take requests. I've been debating just taking commissions that I'm comfortable with, and posting my own writing when the mood strikes. You've really made me think, and I appreciate that so much! ❤️

I'm not sure if you've had a similar experience, but basically one of my works exploded somewhat and another did to a lesser extent. I was working on other things and all anyone cared about was those two fics.

When I tell you I pored hours upon hours into this super high fantasy rewrite crossover of my favorite game with the same characters, I mean it. My first chapter was over 8k and I made sure I did a bunch of research to nail both the combat, and dialouge.

I posted it, initially meant to be posted between that and one of the fics- only for it to be ignored and instead all I got was update asks. No-one cared when it was right in my rules that it gave me anxiety and made me not want to write.

It got so bad, I literally dropped the blog. I haven't updated my most popular work since 2019 and I've only the past 6 months got inspired for the secondary popular fic. I got so in my head- desperate to do what my readers wanted and not upset anyone. To this day the next chapter sits half written, with me still torn to rewrite it entirely, or just finish it the way I want to and go from there. Yet it's so soured for me. I still love my concept. I still kind of want to repurpose it and flesh it out but I just get such a bitter taste in my mouth and I freeze and get anxiety even now when I re-read it.

Ironically the lack of reception to my passion project was my wake up call. I was genuinely devastated. I had one thankfully amazing commenter(of course on Archive of Our Own), who didn't know my niche little fantasy video game save its very opening hours(It's Final Fantasy 4, in case you're curious), but clicked anyway and gushed about my execution. A whole 4-5 paragraphs. I cried when I read it, beaming ear to ear grin.

If it wasn't for her? I very well may have quit posting my writing altogether and you know what? I still post that fic. Slowly, granted. My 2nd chapter was 9k+ and the 3rd is looking to be over 10k and has taken over 2 years thanks to a lot going on. She posted again on that 2nd chapter though! And I go back and read it when I need inspiration. I'm basically solely posting it for her.

Just...thanks. For sharing how you feel on this. I've always really struggled with feeling selfish, or like I have no right to ask for a comment. I still can put myself down and feel incredibly guilty, especially about that constantly asked about fic. Feel like I should take the likes and update asks with a smile because "that means they like it, obviously, they're asking for more, right?" I don't think people not actively creating and posting get it, and you truly put it into words in a way I've struggled with for years.

I'm new here, and still playing through the game and all, but please know at least I see you. I appreciate all the hard work you do and put in. You don't owe any of anything, and I'm so grateful for anything you choose to share with us. I think a lot of people underestimate how intimate sharing our writing is.

Also appreciate you mentioning the difference in respect between fanartists and fanwriters. SO many people think "Anyone can write." and we get belittled so much faster for offering commissions too. It takes just as much skill, whether people believe that or not.

Just...thanks. For real. You've given me a lot to consider as I work on transferring my new blog over and I appreciate it more than you know. ❤️ -S

That genuinely means a lot, it's an honour to have even meant something to anyone at all.

Especially someone struggling with the same thing I am. Thank you for taking the time to write and tell me this, i never thought anyone would bother to read my rant or take it seriously.

I relate to a lot of the things you've just described, it's really horrible how the world can twist something we love and are passionate for into something that hurts us instead. I'm never forgiving anyone who made me feel anxious about writing a story I was excited about or for posting something knowing instead of feedback I'd be met with asks about updating the more popular story.

And I'm happy to hear that you take commissions, just to make it clear I'm totally against the whole "mixing money with art makes it lose meaning" fiasco. I think it's stupid and people who claim that they don't understand that you can never put art in a box or steal its meaning away, that artists are people who need to eat and pay their bills too.

Your writing more than deserves money, it's something intimate that we pour our heart into, that we take parts of our life experience and memories and put it in the story to give it its own life.

Fuck anyone who thinks writing is below art, just because it's written words. They never consider the planning, creativity, writing style and experience, the research, plot and energy it takes.

If anything at least you can draw and paint while listening to music or watching youtube, you can let your hand go on autopilot every now and then. With writing it's one of those jobs you can't distract your mind from, you have to be present and you have to focus on every word and line, consider every dialogue option and every descriptive word, it's draining mentally and takes so much focus.

Both art and writing are important, all artists deserve respect and compensation for their work. People are getting too comfortable demanding work that takes literal hours from your life for free or a low price, a work they'll consume so quickly and never give a second thought to.

I hope things get better for both you and me, I hope we find readers who appreciate us for who we are, who actually respect and value our work instead of consuming it mindlessly, who understand what it takes to create and the amount of time we're giving out for free.

Who realise that taking 10 or 5 minutes to write a comment under a fic and phrase it politely isn't that hard, how it's literally all we ask for because it means the world to see someone appreciate our effort.

Good luck on your new blog <3 Close the requests whenever you want and open them whenever you want. Write how you want to, and please don't let anyone steal the joy of writing away from you.

#♡-S #♡Writing

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trappedinmymind · 5 days

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3, 7, 8, 16, 19 from this ask game

3. What is your writing ritual and why is it cursed?

I'm not entirely sure I'm interpreting this question correctly, but I'll try my best. So, since I typically have multiple writing projects going at a time (especially right now), my brain mentally categorizes them into "computer projects" and "phone projects". Computer projects are more 'important' (not really) and feel as though I have to work on them in a professional environment (i.e. sitting at a desk) and take them seriously. Phone projects are more relaxed, I'm-doing-this-just-for-fun projects (again, that's not actually true it's just how my brain perceives it at the time) where it feels appropriate to do anywhere, at any time. It's fine to do phone projects on the computer, but I Can Not do computer projects on my phone (I technically can, it just feels wrong). These categories are not fixed and in fact change regularly.

As for the actual writing process, phone projects tend to just be stream of consciousness. There are a few places I might need to edit, but they're usually [forgot this word] or [transition here] and other small edits. (As a note, I use brackets to signify where I need to edit, with whatever's inside describing my idea of what I need there. It makes it very easy to find with ctrl+f). Computer projects get something comparable to an actual outline, with lines of ideas of what I want to happen interspersed between [descriptions of what I want to happen here] and [more context/detail] and etc until I basically have the whole chapter planned. Then, I'll go back through and add whichever scenes I feel inspired for until the chapter basically looks like how a phone project would.

I usually take at least a few days off of writing after this, just to clear my head and come back to the chapter with fresh eyes. I'll make minor edits to phrasing, add some [more here] and other things just to lengthen scenes that feel a bit too short. If the situation is particularly dire, I'll put brackets around a whole sentence or even paragraphs that I feel need to be re-written, then come back to it at a later time.

Then I'll whittle away at those, and finally once I've gotten rid of all the bracketed sections, I'll paste the whole chapter into google docs and do a grammar/spelling check. After going through all of those and making whatever changes I think are needed, I'm basically done with the chapter. Sometimes I'll come back a few hours later to give it one final check before posting, other times I just want to be done with the chapter and post it straight away (usually the latter).

7. What is your deepest joy about writing?

I like the daydreaming portion of it, where I haven't written anything yet but am convinced it's gonna be great :).

Nah, in all seriousness, there's a lot of little joys in writing for me, but I'd say my favorite is weaving in all the little details and hints that are gonna come back later. The things that start out small, seemingly insignificant, but grow and grow until there’s no way to ignore it. I love those little things that mean everything. They’re like gold bars to me. Small, but heavy, and priceless.

8. If you had to write an entire story without either action or dialogue, which would you choose and how would it go?

Without action. I think I could imply a lot of action in the dialogue, and descriptions and character's thoughts can be used to lengthen the scene, imply pauses, and etc easily enough.

Without dialogue, readers are left with long paragraphs of text that might be difficult to keep track of. Even when I'm writing action-heavy scenes, I try to intersperse some little bits of dialogue or at least markable thoughts that gives a bit of a break from having to visualize everything. I don't think I could write something without dialogue in a way that makes it enjoyable.

16. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever used as a bookmark?

I'm not sure - it's usually a business card or receipt that was left in my purse, or the torn-off corner of a piece of paper that was just laying around. In an emergency, I have used another book as a bookmark, but I was planning on coming back to it as soon as I could, so that might not count.

19. Tell me a story about your writing journey. When did you start? Why did you start? Were there bumps along the way? Where are you now and where are you going?

I started when I was a kid. The first thing I wrote was a mcyt fanfiction, but admittedly the plot was kind of good so I might reuse parts of it again. Then I didn't write for a while, but I started getting into mental health stuff and wanted to write stories from the perspective of people with different disorders to try to help destigmatize them (again, I was a kid. I'm now well aware that unless I have those disorders, that's not exactly my place) as well as a few things playing with the concept of time and souls.

I first started putting stories online when my friend got me into a fandom and we created a joint account. It was mostly my friend publishing on there, but I posted a few things, too.

I don’t know how I stopped writing, but I did. Some time just before or during the pandemic. Maybe life got too much. Maybe I just didn’t feel comfortable writing for the new fandom I was in (it involved real people, and I hate writing based off of real people) and couldn’t focus long enough on something I did feel comfortable writing about. I’m not sure.

I think it was Nimona that finally brought me out of that writing slump. I couldn’t get my head out of that world, and it got to the point where the only way I could get out was to write it down. Then of course I went back and started writing for my old fanfics again, and came up with a few ideas for potential original works

#fanfiction #fanfic #writer #writing #ask game #writ #writers on tumblr #writeblr

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rockyroadkylers · 4 months

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14, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 3! Or just a couple if that's too much

not too much, if you don't mind me rambling for several paragraphs 🤭 i'll put some of it under a cut, lol.

3. This Love is Worth the Fight

this oneeeeeee 😍

this one is a sequel to my Kensington divergence Alex whump fic, which ended up being surprisingly highly requested after I posted the original. the original was just a oneshot, but this fic is gonna be much longer, with several chapters, going into Alex's recovery and Henry and Alex learning how to be a real couple while also dealing with backlash from the Crown and the email leak oop

so, one of the things i have planned for this fic is Henry and Alex exchanging handwritten letters after the email leak. Henry starts it as a way to give Alex something to read during the nighttime hours when visitors aren't allowed at the hospital; he starts writing in a journal that he leaves in Alex's room, and it makes Alex feel a little less lonely. in true Alex fashion, he writes Henry a list in response (the famous "incomplete list", except since it's handwritten, it doesn't get leaked with the rest of the emails, so it gets to stay between them. and Alex adds a few things to it that are specific to this fic.)

A continued list of things I love about HRH Prince Henry of Wales: - The fact that you came to see me that first day even though you were scared. Your bravery amazes me every goddamn day. - The way you tricked me into consuming your favorite classic authors by reading them out loud to me when I can’t hold up a book by myself (you’re not as sneaky as you think, but you’re cute, so I’ll allow it). - How clearly I can hear your voice in my head when I read the things you’ve written for me. - The fact that you snore when you fall asleep sitting up, like a sexy grandpa. - The way you roll your eyes when I say shit like “sexy grandpa”.

7. From Texas, With Love

This one is an AU where Alex is a child actor who gets cast in his first big TV role as Arthur's on-screen stepson. Alex uses acting as a coping mechanism - when he first gets cast, Ellen and Oscar's divorce is still fresh, and he throws himself into his role to escape from reality. Arthur takes him under his wing, and later introduces Alex to his son Henry, because he knows that both boys could use a friend, and he thinks they could be good for each other.

8. Christmas Carol AU

i came up with the concept for this one (and most of my other christmas AUs, tbh) after christmas was already over 😂 but at least that means i have 11 months to write it!

this one is, obviously, inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and it's another Kensington divergence fic where Henry tells Alex to leave. Instead of Alex running off into the night and getting hit by a car, though, he actually does make it back to DC safely, and fast-forward a few months, it's almost Christmas and Henry is feeling pretty miserable. He goes to bed one night, and he's visited by the ghost of Arthur Fox!

9. National Treasure AU

gonna refer you to these posts, because that's pretty much all i have for this one so far 😅

10. Oscar Diaz as the Santa Clause

this is one of my newest AUs!!! i'm actually so excited about it 😍 I've explained most of my ideas in more detail in the Brownstone already, but basically it's based on the Tim Allen movie The Santa Clause. Oscar is Scott, and Alex is Charlie. Alex flies out to California to spend Christmas with Oscar, and Oscar becomes the next Santa when the old one falls off their roof.

I'm really excited about this one - I used to write parent-child family fic all the time, but I haven't in a good few months now, and I kind of miss it, so this fic is gonna be really fun to work on, I think.

14. The Tangled AU

again, referring back to this post 😊

#ask game #my wips #rwrb #tomatoes

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redgoldblue · 10 days

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i'm uno reversing this, so for the get to know your writer asks: 10, 18, 22, 59, 74 💖

❤️ ♥️ ❤️ 🖊️

10. Cltr+f "blinks" on your WIP & copy paste the first sentence/paragraph that comes up

there are... 28 instances of 'blinks' in the roughly 28k of state of disrepair. a 0.001% prevalence isn't as bad as I thought. Let's see about the incidence (rate of new cases over time).

The one closest to where I was last writing:

“I did it for you. You know that, right?” Danny blinks at him, because he can’t even come up with a coherent question in response to that. Steve flexes his hands, like maybe better words are hidden inside his palms, and tries – unsuccessfully – with, “For my brain. For you.”

18. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?

A bit of all of those - rarely before, but same sitch as you, sometimes there's either really long descriptive titles ('The Annoying, Infuriating, Irritating, (Effective) Seduction Techniques of One Steven J. McGarrett' comes to mind in the WIP folder) or fics prompted by very specific songs/lyrics that get titled at the start (Finding A Cure In You I think was one of the latter, and... state of disrepair (whose full name is 'you're in a state of disrepair, you're an answer to my prayers') might have been too, actually).

Usually it's either during or after, though, and which one of those usually depends solely on how long it takes me to write it. If it's quick enough that I do have to actively Come Up with a title instead of it being hand-delivered by either goblins or musicians in the intervening time, it's usually either a) going through my relevant ship playlist looking for a relevant lyric (singing yesterday's songs wishing i could be with you tonight, basically all my McDanno codas) or b) a lot of googling of idioms with relevant keyword/s (Calling The Shots, a lot of my original stories including the one I wrote last weekend, which ended up being called Sea Change. or the one I wrote for the same comp in the round before, Running On Empty) or c) staring at the doc trying to think of relevant objects / themes / verbs that seem vaguely title-ish (To Love (Verb, Transitive), Centrefolds / Distal Breaks)

22. Are there certain types of writing you won’t do? (style, pov, genre, tropes, etc)

Tragedy. I think I've told you specifically this story before, but I was doing my favourite writing competition a few years ago, and the prompt in one round was 'write a tragedy where no-one dies', and because I'd already skipped one round I made myself do it against all instincts and I. should not have done that. It was a perfectly good story but it also triggered a genuine three-day depressive episode in me, a person who does not have depression.

Other than that... I think between fanfic and original I have written most styles, povs, and genres without issue, and would be happy, or at least willing, to revisit most of them. Same for tropes - there's probably a fair few there I haven't written, but I can't think of any off the top of my head (other than ones necessitating tragedy) that I'd want to say never about.

59. Does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? if not, would you tell anyone?

Most people! I don't know that all my family know, but that's just because it hasn't come up - most of them do. In terms of telling new people, it's mostly dependent on whether I think they know what it is and whether I want to go through explaining it - the fact that I write comes up semi-regularly in conversation with other med students, but sometimes that's talking one-on-one to someone in reasonably similiar circles to me who also writes as we walk from the hospital to the train station, and sometimes it's in a group of five people, three of whom have serious discussions about buying stocks, and we have a class in five minutes. y'know

74. You’ve posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you’d written it?

hm. i'm rambling in the author's notes? The content tags are randomly interspersed with also rambling tags. There's longsuffering hurt/comfort and it's just one step to the left of total canon compliance and. look, I probably do have a writing style. I'm faintly aware I do, I just don't actually know what makes it up. Feel free to tell me.

fic writing asks!

#my writing #itwoodbeprefect #fanfiction #writing #mine #ask games

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sluttyhenley · 13 days

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4, 15, 18, 19!

a story idea you haven’t written yet

there are so many i have floating around in my head that i haven't written yet, but ummm, i'm gonna go with the mavnix soulmates au i floated a while back where neither of them have soulmate marks. and this is a fact that affects them both differently. for phoenix is relief, there's no one out there who's her match, who she will get so attached to that it will kill her when they leave her. and for maverick it's a gutwrenching disappointment, because that man has spent so much time chasing love, so like. he doesn't even get a soulmate mark?? and anyway. they're not soulmates but they choose each other anyway. yeah. that. it'd be fun to write that some day.

15. favorite weather for writing

god idk. probably rainy because then i'm not sitting there like, but what if i were doing something else, because i don't like going to do stuff when it's rainy

18. If you keep them, share a deleted scene or paragraph from a published fic

huh, they mostly just kind of get deleted since 99.99% of the time i edit the same document i wrote in rather than a copy. (the exception being #NotDating). i know i've deleted whole paragraphs before, but i can't remember any of them to share. so uhhh, i'll idk cheat and go with the bit that i know i won't write that would technically belong in this mota voyeurism fic i'm trying to write:

gale has to go into work (he used up his fucking leave when he went hitchhiking (???) after the war) but bucky is still in casper visiting. so it's just him and marge in the cleven house. and here's the thing. marge is trying to make this work, because she Loves gale so much. and gale and bucky have a love that is so deep that she doesn't want to break that. and she's falling in love with bucky. but bucky (giant fucking messy king of unhealthy coping mechanisms) is being so weird around her that she comes to the inevitable conclusion that he doesn't even like her. so she confronts him while he's sitting on their couch reading, like 'do you like me, bucky?' and he just kind of looks at her like ...... and she clarifies all that. how she can see how much he loves her husband. how she loves them both. and she's not going to do anything to disrupt the two of them and they'll figure something out but it will hurt like hell if he doesn't even like her. and he just blurts out 'i do! i do like you, marge' to which she says, 'don't you dare lie to me john egan,' and he promises her he's not, but he doesn't deserve them, either of them, doesn't deserve this. and blah blah blah, conversation happens, and uhhh she makes him help her with dinner, and that's how gale comes home to find the two people he loves most in the world actually enjoying each other's company in the kitchen.

how's that for a deleted scene?

19. The most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic.

ok so you remember that spuhura fic that like technically finished but also definitely didn't because it definitely deserves more work? i spent a lot of time researching specific linguistics topics for that, and that was genuinely so much fun. i was basically out there being like, this is the paper i'd write if i were still in an academic setting, because it's so interesting and compelling To Me

ask me about my writing!

#ask games #ask me things #redbelles

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manicpixiefelix · 3 months

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I LOVE the short drabble TO full on one-shot TO possible epilogue (wouldn’t be surprised)pipeline on this blog

And another chapter of h,h,h…you’re insane and I love it, no complaints from me

awww bless, i'm glad. im really fond of this one for a lot of reasons. the prompt was simply that felix should absolutely beat someone up on reader's behalf, and it really spiralled out from there.

there are a few heavy themes in this, and there will be warnings, but there's also a lot of sweetness.

it's set at Edinburgh Fringe Festival right before they head to their first year of Oxford. fun fact, i chose this setting because I worked at Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the 6 weeks out of the year that it's on, and its going to be a yearly thing for me. try and guess my day job lmfao.

also also, there is an OC that features heavily, his name is Magnus, he is THE BEST. i personally think Felix Catton should kiss more boys, and should have a short fling with a punk rock acrobat who has the strength and stamina to throw his 6'5 ass around. do not test acrobats, ESPECIALLY if they base tricks, those fuckers got arms for the gods.

also yeah, hhh14 should be out tonight. i consider the night to be young, it's almost 9pm. what you people may not realise is that when i say i have the worst sleep schedule, i mean it. most of my work is written in one sitting, barring the opening paragraph (btw that is a hack of mine that many other author's follow, once you've finished a chapter or a piece, start the next one IMMEDIATELY, even if you don't intend to follow through. that way when you come back, even if you just have a paragraph, a few lines, you're not staring at a daunting blank document). there's a few exceptions, sometimes i will riff on different scenes from around teh story on my phone while out or in bed before sleep, but usually it's mostly in one go.

i also START at 11pm most nights. or even 12. not kidding, most of my posts are around the 3-5am mark EVERY TIME.

so yeah, the night is young, im almost done here with the one shot, i love yuou so so so much, im so sorry i was so rambly, im on my meds and im hype for these fics.

#head heart hand fic #felix catton x reader x oliver quick #it shouts back

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effervescentdragon · 6 months

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Hi! I just wanted to say that this week I chose to read some of the fics you have up in AO3 ( and by some of them I mean a lot) and I'm obsessed with your Sebchal Old Guard AU.

I haven't watched the movie yet, but I've been tempted in the past and your writing was the last reason I needed to do it.

That scene when Sebastian has apparently died and Charles holds him while praying in Latin, and he is so devastated about losing Sebastian because immortality is only a gift if Charles gets to share it with him.

That was..WOW..Yeah. No words. Tens across the board.

Those dreams of Lewis and Nico. The ending in Suzuka when Charles is wearing red again. People choosing to spend immortality together just really gets to me, I guess.

That fic really did something for me, and I have to thank you for it.

PS: your Nico/Jenson Soulmate fic made me see why people ship those two.

PS 2:"Red Gods of Old" is so phenomenal. I had to keep pausing to look at the wall and think about every paragraph.

PS 3: I was blown away when I saw you posted again, and blown away again because I had already read the Piarles piece, but didn't realize it was part of a series. I loved your first chapter. So angsty, and I hated the fact that you made me relate to Lando, but also thank for that.

Thank your for sharing your writing, and I know sending this right now seems so convenient because of your post earlier, but I really enjoyed the reading sprint I had on your stuff and I wanted to say so. Sorry for writing so much this got a little bit longer than the single paragraph I had intended it to be. :)

anon this made me so happy. like so so so happy, insanely happy. the answer is gonna get long because i cant not ramble about all this, so, cut.

my sebchal old guard au is my favourite thing ive ever written and i love it so much and people dont often go for it, though i do have some wonderful asks in my inbox that im saving for a rainy day and i just. thank you for coming here to tell me this and i hope you watched the movie because its MASTERFUL. i put so much into that fic, for example i tried to figure out how to make two white boys be joe and nicky without being insensitive or appropriative about race, and how not to apply the fundamentality of joe's loveliness of being an arab man (gentle and kind and a poet in his soul) to this german dude. that one kept me up for a while, so i decided not to mirror it perfectly but to apply seb and charles' personalities into the context, except adapting the other way around. it was a challenge to write, because i wove so much little ideas and nods to other people in there, not the least lewis and nico as andy and quynh, and then in the end i just really wanted them to come a full circle and somehow tie it in with f1. i always do this in my au's, give a little nod to f1 somehow, just to show my love for it. anyways, thank you so much for reading it and just. i love that you liked it.

oh god the princess cake soulmate fic - i saw the prompt and i couldnt resist! it turned out to be a prompt by a tumblr friend so that worked out even better. i love nico and i love him with jenson and i need to get back to writing him some more soon tbh. he is such a complicated and interesting character and he has twists and turns and i just love him insanely much. (if you liked the soulmate fic, i refer to this fic as my princess cake master thesis, so you may like that one too, maybe.)

oh my fucking god. this part. this part had me stopping in the middle of my corridor when i saw it because like. nobody reads that fic? nobody knows it and its my first proper rpf that i wrote and i love it so much and i just. im just heart-eyeing you now, because that was me trying to figure out some things about seb and about ferrari and to make it work in my head so i know how to proceed, so, thank you for reading it, and especially mentioning it!

thank you also so much for reading my carlando, im very excited about it because i never wrote them and im a bit nervous about the characterisation but so far it seems like it has a positive reception. i made it angsty on purpose because lando is just a ball of anxiety and i rly tried to show it. im super hyped about the next chapter two, but please keep all your limbs crossed for my uni work, which i have to do tomrrow on penalty of death.

please, never think its inconvenient to read something as lovely as this ask, no matter if its because of a post i made or just because, it literally doesnt matter, because you took the time to come and tell me these lovely things anyway. it made me happy and it made me hyped up and thank you. and there's never ever too much rambling, i dont see this as rambling i see this as something lovely. thank you <333

#can you tell how excited i am to talk about all of this?#THANK YOU #lovely anons <3 #wholesome wholesome wholesome #akira answers asks #about my writing. i ramble a LOT.#some shameless self promotion too bcs if i dont #who wil :D

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rose-riot-johnson · 7 months

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If this is okay, can I ask for a romantic Bergamo x male Reader fanfic? I just don't see much love for the big blue wolf.

I'm gonna be honest about it... While I haven't written a fanfic pertaining any of the characters from any Dragon Ball series, however despite of not listing the Dragon Ball series for fanfic plans, I actually do have writing about a character from any of the Dragon Ball series, considering I'm pretty familiar with the Dragon Ball series (more Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT). So, since writing about a character from any of the Dragon Ball series is something I had secretly have in mind and also considering he will be the first character from any of the Dragon Ball series (Dragon Ball Super), I shall write about him😃👍

*This fanfic contains 1 or more long paragraphs😅

☄️Romantic Surprises For Bergamo☄️(Bergamo x Male Reader)

Genres: Romantic Light Hearted Comfort Fluff

Bergamo and you have been friends, since childhood and when the both of you became adults, he figured it was time to confess his feelings for you and to ask you to be in a relationship with him, which you had feelings for him for him for a long time. So, ofcourse you would make your decision to confess to him back and to be in the relationship with him. He really was overjoyed about you feeling the same way about him, as he did about you.

One day, eversince Bergamo's loss against Goku in the tournament of power, not only he was angry, he was also beside himself. Meanwhile, the house both you and Bergamo live together (which you both also live in the same planet together, in Universe 9), you were using some pretty decorations, he might like, while setting up some candles, cooking dinner for yourself and him (mainly Bergamo). You basically planned everything you were doing to prep up, regardless if he comes home in a good mood or in a very angry mood or in a mood where he's beside himself, etc... You basically are prepared for anything to see, if his mood lightens up and if not, you always find a way.

Once Bergamo came home in both a bad mood and the mood where he's beside himself, he began to notice that you decorated the house, with stuff he likes, some candles, and even his favorite food on the table... And it's cooked the way he likes it. "I can tell you're in a bad mood and beside yourself, my love... Care to sit down and eat?", you said as you're offering him, his favorite food, while trying to help get his mind off of everything that's bothering him. He accepted your offer, considering he knew you worked extremely hard to surprise him and he didn't want to risk hurting your feelings. After he sat down, he was eating his favorite food, as he said, "(Male Reader Name)... Thanks for working really hard to surprise me, and I really didn't expect you to cook my favorite food exactly the way that's most enjoyable for me to eat... I really appreciate it, handsome... It's just, I lost my battle against Goku in the tournament of power. How he defeated me, really made me very angry, to the point where I wanted to destroy Universe 7.". You then replied, "Tell me all about it, if you want... I'm right there, Bergamo...", as you went to hug him from behind and kiss his forehead, then pet his head, as he told you everything he remembered about his experience during the tournament of power, especially on how he felt about his loss against Goku. After you letted him finish getting everything off his chest, you comforted him to get his loss against Goku off his mind and you said, "I'm glad you came home safe, atleast... I do worry about my honey after all... Once you get done eating and I wash the dishes and stuff, maybe we can cuddle together later...", while having a smile on your face.

Bergamo felt much calmer and cheerful after your hard work on the decorations that he saw and the fact you're always thoughtful of him, especially when it comes to how his favorite food was cooked, so after he finished eating, he decided to help you with the rest of the chores you needed to do, especially with washing the dishes. You didn't expect him to help you with the remaining chores you needed to do, however he also wasn't expecting you to surprise him with the decorations he likes and candles neither he expected you to cook his favorite food, so perfectly for him, which he appreciates it alot, just like he appreciates you (and everything else you do) tons. Once all of the chores were done, the both of you went into the bedroom the both of you shared, and what he saw in the room surprised him even more.

Bergamo noticed a bunch of cute decorations with a bunch of paper hearts on the bed and a piece of paper that says "Will you marry me?" and a tiny box on the bed. You then encouraged him, "You can open the box, if you would like to marry me, Bergamo...", knowing that he will marry you and the fact he will open the tiny box. Once he opened the box, he notices that it's an engagement ring. The next thing he did was happily, put the engagement on one of his ring fingers, then surprised you with an engagement ring, as well. He must have found an engagement ring on his way back home, regardless of his moods earlier. You also happily wear you engagement ring as well.

Once the both of you put on your night clothes, the both of you kissed eachother goodnight, then cuddled eachother, even after the both of you fell asleep. Next morning, Bergamo noticed you weren't in the bed. He almost ended up looking for you, then he realized you cooked breakfast for him, so he can have breakfast in bed, which is his favorite breakfast meal, which surprised him and he really appreciated it. So, after breakfast he madesure to snuggle with you for the rest of the day.

☄️The End☄️

I hope you enjoyed this fanfic with Bergamo in it, my Tumblr Peeps😃👍And @writers-requiem , I hope you're having fun reading this fanfic, just as much as I had writing it😁👍

#dragon ball series #dragon ball super #bergamo #bergamo x reader #bergamo x male reader #fanfic written by rose riot johnson #request answered by rose riot johnson #rose riot writings #rose riot johnson #rose riot answers #romantic #lighthearted #comfort fluff #comfort #fluff #romantic lighthearted comfort fluff

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exy-shmexy · 1 year

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Top 5 vs Personal 5

List your top 5 fics ranked by kudos on AO3. are you surprised by what's most popular to your readers? then provide your ranking of your personal top 5 fics, and tag a few fellow writers!

Thank you so much for the tag @fortheloveofexy <3

Tagging @halfpintpeach @brokenpinetree @desolatebee

One thing I want to say first is that I am so grateful for all the friends I have made thanks to all these fics. I have met some incredible people who supported me and offered me much-needed feedback when I needed it most so to each of you, thank you for absolutely everything.

TOP 5 (by Kudos)

Patchwork (2.3k, Andreil)

In this one, Andrew lets a bored Neil doodle on his legs, then decides to keep a permanent trace of it. I'm not gonna lie, I'm very surprised this is my number one. I love it dearly, mostly because it's basically just fluff and I'm a massive sucker for fluffy fics, but the fact it's ranking so high is funny to me. It's a little guy, but one I was very happy with in the end.

2. Of Detention and Passing Notes (7.2k, Andreil)

This one started off as a very silly tweet I posted about a High School AU where Neil meets Andrew in detention and bugs him by tossing paper notes on his desk. I had an absolute blast writing it! It's one of my first long-ish one shots so I was very happy with it at the time. Also I had to ask several people about actually getting into detention because I was too scared to get in trouble back in my high school days.

3. On The Road (1.8k, Andreil)

This is basically Neil getting horny while the team is on their way to an away game. I uh don't know what madness took over my brain for this one but you know what? It was fun to write c:

4. Let Our Hearts Do Their Part (8.1k, Andreil)

This... is not what it was originally supposed to be lmao I'm happy with it, but my brain kinda decided to go in a completely different direction than what I originally wanted, which is fine! Sometimes you have a plan but then along the way your idea strays away from it and another sprouts in its place.

5. As It Was (3k, Andreil)

Oof that's the very first fic I wrote for AFTG. It's a sick fic in which Neil gets the flu, is stubborn about it, so Andrew comes back to PSU to take care of him. I really like it, still now. I was sick myself when I wrote it and pretty mad about it so that was a good way to vent lol

PERSONAL 5

Paw and Order (ongoing currently 22k, Andreil)

This is probably the most self-indulgent thing I've ever written. This Cat Cafe AU has my entire heart, I absolutely love it and it is just so comforting to write. I have two chapters left to write for it and I'm excited to mark it as completed when the time comes for it although I will probably be sad about it because I just seriously love this silly thing so much.

TW for the paragraph below: mental health, depression, loneliness

Since this post is about being open about your writing, I have to admit that the first two chapters are very heavy on the angst because I was in a similar kind of mood as Andrew is in the beginning of this fic. I tend to get very lost in my own head, and it usually ends up in me feeling very lonely because my brain is great like that. Being able to project on Andrew (sorry my guy) was very helpful at the time. Me being me though, the next chapters get fluffier because even though I try to pretend that I'm a tough emo person, I'm secretly a softie but don't tell anyone. So yeah, this AU will forever have my heart.

2. Querencia (11k, Andreil)

Aw man okay another one I loved working on. To no one's surprise, this is also a very fluffy boy. Neil and Andrew go on a road trip together. This fic has a special place in my heart too for lots of reasons.

3. Snow Angels (1.6k, Aaron)

Listen, we've barely had snow over here. One morning I saw that one video of a dad teaching his kid how to do snow angels, and my brain ran with the idea. It's centered around Aaron because I just know he is the most amazing dad to his twin daughters. Also, they have a puppy.

4. Le Corbeau et le Renard (ongoing currently 40k, all the Foxes)

Basically everything is the same except Ichirou forces Jean to join the Foxes instead of the Trojans after TKM. I have SUCH a love-hate relationship with this fic. I think I was onto something when the idea popped into my brain, but as soon as I sit down to write it my brain just turns off. I like writing about Jean and his relationship with the Foxes, also all the tiny subplots sprinkled in-between, but sometimes I think I was perhaps a bit too ambitious.

Anyway, all of this to say I need to tame this beast and get back to it after I'm done with Paw and Order.

5. Licorice (1k, Andreil)

It's kinda funny because now that I thought about Patchwork again, these two have very similar vibes. I guess I just have a thing for Andreil, being alone in their dorm and some non-sexual intimacy.

#if you read all of this kudos to you I will forever admire you #the way I just decided to ramble on and on #but it was fun!#aftg #aftg fic

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tokkias · 1 year

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DIRECTORS CUT ON SECRET MOMENTS IN A CROWDED ROOM 💳💥💳💥💳💥

directors cut || open

secret moments in a crowded room

this is by far my most popular fic right now and i understand because i think it's kind of banging

fun fact, when i got the request for secret relationship trope nalu i was initially convinced that it was @nalunalu who sent it because it's their favourite trope for nalu and at that point we weren't the crazy close duo we are now, so i genuinely wasn't sure lmfao

title is taken from the song dress by taylor swift which i had not heard until after i had written this fic because i specifically sought out songs about being in a secret relationship, and i think legally every fic writer is obligated to name a fic after a taylor swift song?

Natsu was always a handsy guy. He was a man with no physical boundaries when it came to the people he was close to, so it was no surprise to anyone when he just couldn’t seem to keep his hands off of Lucy. They were an inseparable duo; wherever Lucy was, Natsu was sure to be there too, never once keeping his hands to himself. It was always something—an arm slung around her shoulder, a hand on her thigh, his head resting in her lap. It wasn’t Natsu’s overzealous affection that left guild members scratching their heads, but rather the way Lucy seemed to indulge him in it.

these two paragraphs were written on my phone in the corner of a thrift shop while my friend was searching for an outfit to meet dan howell in

i think this fic and this section specifically really changed the way i write nalu because it's definitely not canon that natsu always wants to be touching her, but it's something that i've implemented into lots of my fics since then (see taking the hint, heartstrings and indiscreet)

"There is no way they’re not already fucking," Cana slurred, a little louder than necessary, causing a deep blush to cross Erza’s face. "I don’t know," Levy pondered, "but I think Lu-chan would tell me if she and Natsu were dating." "Don’t need to be dating for him to stick it in~"

i'm not a sub watcher so i don't know why i felt compelled to use lu-chan, but i think that's the one fic specific thing i put in my writing

i don't write cana a lot aside from little scenes like this so my understanding of her character is very surface level. it was originally much lewder and i think subconciously i was having a throwback to my danganronpa days and writing miu iruma over cana lol. do i think it's in character? no, not necessarily. do i think it's really funny? absolutely yes i do

"I didn’t know Natsu could be so..." Erza paused, searching for the right words to describe the scene they had just witnessed, "tender...?" Natsu had always been like a baby brother to Erza; she’d watched him grow up from a loud, reckless, and aggressive child into a loud, reckless, and aggressive adult, which made it all the more unusual to see this type of behaviour out of him. The sentiment was shared in murmurs amongst the girls, their attention turning away from the pair as they began to reminisce on the ways he had changed since Lucy had came into their lives.

i feel like we don't talk enough about natsu and erza's relationship, like, that's her baby brother. erza has only ever known natsu as foolish and stupid and reckless, and to be fair, he totally still is, but lucy has absolutely mellowed him out and i think erza has not only noticed that, but she really appreciates it. makes her life a lot easier lol. erza would be really happy to find out that they're dating because she loves both of them so much and she just wants to see them be happy.

"What the fuck?" He choked out, trying to compose himself as he coughed and sputtered, "Did you guys just kiss?" Those who weren’t paying attention before then certainly were now, and the group of gossips in the corner whipped their heads around, hoping to catch a glimpse of exactly what Gray was talking about. Expectant eyes moved to Natsu and Lucy, who were sat looking completely innocent to the accusation. Lucy cocked her head to the side in confusion. "What are you talking about?" "Yeah, why would I kiss Lucy?"

ah poor gray. this was my first time ever writing gray and i had a lot of fun with it even though it was just him getting gaslit. natsu would gaslight gray for fun but that's not something up lucy's lane which is exactly why she's the one to first be like "what? no we didn't" which really throws gray off guard

"Yeah, Lucy’s right, maybe you need to get your eyes checked or somethin’" "Hey man, I know what I saw!" His confidence had certainly wavered as a result of their genuine confusion, but he was not going to back down and let Natsu be right while everyone was watching.

for lucy he might admit he was wrong, but absolutely not for natsu, and never fucking ever in front of the entire guild. i think the dialogue "hey man, i know what i saw!" immediately followed by he did not know what he saw is really funny which is exactly why i wrote it.

"Luuuccyyyy," Natsu whined, "When are ya gonna be done reading that book?" "Well, I couldn’t finish it earlier because someone," she flicked his nose, "started a guild-wide brawl by kissing me." "Hey, not my fault Gray can’t keep his eyes to himself," he shrugged. Lucy shut her book, placing it on her nightstand, before looking down at her partner. "You knew Gray was looking at us, didn’t you?" "Yeah," he confirmed with a mischievous glint in his eye. "So you kissed me because you wanted to start a fight?" "Nah, I just thought it’d be funny to mess with everybody, getting to punch Gray was just a bonus," he grinned.

there was no way the both of them (natsu especially) wasn't going to notice the way everyone was staring at them and there was no way gray was going to pass up a chance to get into a brawl. that man has too much excess energy. maybe the whole getting to kiss lucy thing was actually the bonus.

also maybe my first time writing nalu banter? i've come a long way since then dfhjdgds

Lucy let out a soft laugh, realising she should have known better to think otherwise. Her hand rested on his cheek, guiding him up towards her so she could place a soft kiss against his lips. Everyone else could talk all they wanted, but for now, this was just their little secret.

when i was looking for songs for the title the song dirty little secret by the all american rejects kept coming up. i didn't feel like it was right for the title and it felt a bit... 2014? which is what i try to avoid in all aspects of my fics, but it did contribute to how i wrote the last line and i think it was a really nice line to neatly wrap up the whole fic in a neat little bow

#mya's mumbles #mya writes things

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happyandticklish · 11 months

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Can we have the Director’s Deets on What He Wants? 👀

[Send me a fic for the director's cut!]

You can absolutely have all the Director's Deets~ I do love how everyone keeps sending in their own fics, like I love it, I just think it's funny asjgjki

So I'm pretty sure this one was written in like,,, a night because I wrote a paragraph at the beginning of December and then writer's block clocked me over the head with a wooden bat. But I got my inspiration back a couple days before the deadline of Christmas so it was chill. But because of that, most of the fic was written off of a vibe more than any actual outline that I had for it

Most of the fics I've written with lee Izaya in them are ones where he's physically restrained in some way, or Shizuo's being an ass so he can get his tickling fix without any real work on his part. I can't imagine Izaya ever asking for it, at least not in words, so it's usually easier to do something like that for the fic to be in any way plausible lol. However, I wanted something softer for the holidays so I was brainstorming ways for him to ask without asking. Which meant that most of the fic was me trying to get Izaya to hint at the fact that he wants that without genuinely hinting that he wants that, which was difficult to figure out.

Because usually all the signs for that kind of stuff requires the other person to know their partner's signals for it ahead of time, and I just don't think Izaya would have asked for it enough that Shizuo would have an indicator for it. Plus, he's not really provocative in the, "oh, I'm gonna gently make fun of you and be annoying on purpose" kind of way, he's more the "I've hid your car keys and if you figure out exactly what it is I want without me telling you I'll consider giving them back before work tomorrow" kind of way. And he isn't super touchy-feely either, so it would be hard for him to hint that way

So I eventually landed on the idea of it being a way for him to destress, because Shizuo would have at least picked up on the idea that tickling tires him out and briefly shuts off that ever-calculating brain of his. And since Izaya isn't one to show his emotions freely even if he is in a relationship with something, then him openly demonstrating his stress would be as close as he would be able to come to directly asking for it.

I also like the idea of Shizuo being so unfazed by the puzzle aspect of it all, because he's just used to it after knowing Izaya for so long. He's just gotten used to having to deduce whatever it is Izaya wants/needs in the moment, because the info broker will be damned if he gives up that information willingly, even if it's something as simple as being out of the particular brand of tea that he likes

In addition, I fucking love domestic Shizaya regardless of how unrealistic it would be, so I had fun throwing in random tidbits of information about their lives together into it, like the bit about Shizuo making him tea amongst other things.

I do feel like if I went back through it and re-did it I could bring these ideas to life more successfully, but I was strapped for time so I did the best I could under the circumstances lol

Thanks for sending in the ask!! ^^

#tickling #writing #ask game #asks #answered ask

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Can you give me some advice plss? bc I just love your writing so so much... then I think it's a good idea

I love writing stories and imagining them, I think of a new one pretty much every day but there's one that I can't get out of my head and I really want to write so maybe I can post it and be able to share some of my thoughts of Carlos childhood and Tarlos in general.

... but my insecurities won't let me write a full paragraph without thinking it's awful and everyone will hate it. So I was wondering if you have any tips for me.

Thank youu

Okay so first off— it means a lot that there is someone out there who is seeking my advice on writing. Like wow, thank you.

Second, I understand what you mean about having so many ideas swirling around in your head. Brainstorming is one of my favorite pastimes and definitely was my jumping off point when I started getting in to fic writing. I started out writing 911 LS fic because no one was writing the story that I wanted to read, so I just did it myself instead.

As someone who reads a lot— and I mean A LOT— I have seen many different styles of writing, from modern poetry to classical literature to (my most often-read medium) fanfiction. Fic is special, because there's this understanding when you click on the title or link to a page that what is being posted is made out of love for the fandom you're writing for. It means that it doesn't have to be perfect, and as a reader, for the most part, if I can understand what you mean through your word choice and what's happening in the story, I'm going to enjoy it. I can say with absolute certainty no one is going to hate you, the author, for writing something in celebration of a fandom (the exception of course is if you choose to write about something that's controversial in any way in your fandom space, but that's generally a given for being online.) Plus, the worst that could happen is if someone doesn't like your fic, they'll hopefully just click off. If you're writing for LS specifically, I can basically guarantee you that whatever response you get is going to be positive, because that's just how this fandom is in my experience.

The point of me saying that is that if you have an idea, you should write it. It doesn't have to be perfect in the first draft, and honestly when you post the final draft on ao3 no ones expecting you to be Shakespeare.

(Also, if you want to know a secret? Tons of authors struggle just the same as you do with imposter syndrome. In fact, I've taken a break from writing today because I was stressing myself out about it so much. Twenty-four hours later and I'm feeling better about it. Whenever you get that way, I think it's important to remember that no one is going to write like you do, because that's the beauty of the artform: it's unique. When it gets overwhelming for me, I like to take a step back for a day or two, then come back at my draft with a fresh set of eyes.)

But I think the most important thing, if you do want to get in to writing, is to not delete the stuff you've written. Yeah, you might cringe later at it, but first drafts ain't pretty for anyone. They're for laying the foundation of your story, and the best part is no one ever has to see them because you can just edit the fic to be better and better in the later drafts. Again, if you have an idea, then you should run with it. The only opinion that really matters is your own.

TL; DR I believe in you, anon! Go forth and create your own beautiful, unique art! (and maybe also send me the link if you do end up posting so that I can hype you up)

Much love,

DecafDino | Flogsam

ps. feel free to hmu if you have any more questions. my inbox is always open ;)

#also if any other authors want to add on to this feel free!#its like my little advice corner haha #floggyfics #anon ask #911 lone star #tarlos fic #tarlos #fanfic

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whatevertheweather · 2 years

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The Space in Between 3, 4, 11 and 12!

HARD HITTING QUESTIONS FOR MY FAVORITE FIC, bless you <3 (Also this has been sitting in my drafts for days, I’m sorry. Thank you, though. I am always happy to go off about this fic.)

3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

Yes that's fine this is fine I can totally pick a single line out of a 100k fic it's whatever. I reserve the right to be wrong about this (as in forgetting I actually favor something else), but off the top of my head I know I really loved the way the whole bathroom scene turned out in chapter 11. This doesn't hit quite the same without the context of the rest, but alas, the question is "line" not "chapter."

He’s hunched over his sprawled legs with his hands pressed to his chest like he can hold the cage of his ribs together, like he can keep it from collapsing, and his mouth is wide, and he can’t get a sound out because you can’t speak grief like this.

You know what, forget “line.” Here’s another.

And Simon had thought that maybe the universe might exhaust itself at some point, that maybe it would run out of demonstrations for the ways a heart can be broken, for every little angle the knife can slip in, but he was wrong.

(To anyone who hasn’t read it, I promise there actually is laughter too.)

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?

You've tricked me into rereading 100k. I'm just trying to skim for dialogue to jog my memory, and next thing I know I've reread half of four different chapters, and then whoops, there's three more, and what do I have to show for it? This is hard. Rude, in fact, to make me pick just one. I'm going to pluck this tiny exchange out of chapter 5 and call it good because I do like it, and most other dialogue is riddled with spoilers.

“Snow,” Baz interrupts, pulling his eyes from the mysterious point of interest to look at Simon. “We are in such a position that you might find it easier to just get up and kick me.”

Simon snorts. “I’m just trying to figure you out. It sounds like a bad day and all, but, I mean how could it be worse than — I don’t know, worse than the day your mum died?”

“I’m serious, do you need me to lie down?” Baz asks. “Are you worried your shoes won’t be able to do as much damage?”

There’s another exchange I would choose, but it’s towards the end of the last chapter, so it’s off limits for out-of-context posting <3

11: What do you like best about this fic?

I have big feelings for this fic. Longest thing I’ve ever written, most thoroughly I’ve ever fixated, most fun I’ve ever had writing. And I didn’t write it with the intent of posting it. I wrote it because I was obsessed with it, and I wrote everything that I wanted to. Was there a lot in there that technically isn’t necessary to tell the story? I suppose. But everything in there is something I wanted there.

Everything is a moment that came to me when I was pacing circles in my kitchen or walking the dog or failing at sleeping. Half of chapter 8 exists because I was listening to an instrumental playlist so lyrics wouldn’t distract me, and then Phantom of the Opera came on and I thought, God I want them to dance to this. I remember the exact curb I was stepping onto when I wrote “Braden—looking, as ever, like every white guy Simon has ever seen mixed up into one, with the personality of none—is baring unreasonably white teeth in what might be perceived as a smile by someone who’s only read about them” in my head. I remember the exact balance of excitement and discomfort I felt when I jotted down one of the opening paragraphs in chapter 11 and thought “Man that’s fucked up.”

And that was the fun! I wrote things I’d never written before! I wrote things that were outside of my comfort zone! I wrote topics I didn’t know I could! A lot of it came from wayward scenes I didn’t intend to include but wrote just because they were in my head, and then I did include them! They became important! Because I wanted them to be! Ah!

This fic is just full of good memories, and there’s an overwhelming, nostalgic yearning whenever I think about it, and I love it to bits.

12: What do you like least about this fic?

That it’s based off of two pieces of media that already exist, and I can’t adapt it into its own book that I can put on my bookshelf and stare at.

SO THERE. I hope this was the sort of rambling you were looking for <3

(Questions from this list.)

#anyway now I'm up in my feels for tsib #if you couldn't tell #my writing #the space in between

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