#these were truly incredible i can’t wait for more people to read them

[foreingersgod]

I love love love your writing! I was wondering if you could write something about cc dating a pop star, very much chappel roan vibes

y’all must be reading my mind! this is perfect!

Red Wine Supernova . CC

pairing: caitlin clark x reader

synopsis: you’re an upcoming queer pop star who just happens to be dating the hottest player in the wnba (set slightly in the future just for the sake of plot!)

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it was off season for caitlin and she was so relieved to have time off from practices and games for a while. she had now devoted all her attention to you, hardly leaving your side these past few weeks. you, on the other hand, were just starting your debut tour. a small one, only a handful of destinations, but incredibly important (and sold out) nonetheless.

yes, caitlin had heard you sing, several times in fact. but she’d been too busy with everything that she had yet to see you perform live, outside of your home studio when it was just the two of you. so when she told you that she wanted to tag along with you for the entirety of your tour, you were practically beaming with excitement.

you had worked really hard on this album and you were thrilled to finally be able to perform it to your growing fan base. you loved performing in the bustling bars of your hometown and the stadiums in surrounding cities, but you’ve always known you were meant for bigger and better things; you wanted to travel the nation and share your songs with so many different people. you were even more excited, though, to have caitlin see you up on stage. something more than just a karaoke stage in a dingy bar with just your guitar and the intensity of your voice. no matter where you sang, caitlin still made it her mission to tell you how amazing you were and how she couldn’t wait to see how much of an amazing star you were turning out to be.

“wow, just…wow” caitlin said, speechless, when she walked into your dressing room for your first show in Chicago.

you, with the help of your entire team and manager, had just got into costume. a purple leotard that dazzled with thousands of hand placed gems. pink fishnets, white go go boots, a matching purple cowboy hat, and a dozen other miscellaneous accessories to pull together the outfit.

you looked up, still trying to pull your leotard into a comfortable position, when you heard her walk in. “hey, i was gonna meet you outside! everything ok?”

“yea no we’re all good,” she looked up and down, lips slightly parted “i just couldn’t wait to see you”

“well i’m glad you came, like the outfit?” your assistants stepped away, sliding past caitlin at the door to give you both some privacy before the show, as you gave caitlin a full twirl of the outfit.

“i love it, you look beautiful, people won’t be able to take their eyes off of you” she said “and if we’re being honest…i can’t wait to take this off of you tonight”

you felt your face heat up underneath your show makeup. “a bit cheeky tonight, i see”

“well when you look so good all the time, how could i not be” she grinned, pulling you into her chest and hugging you deeply before stage management gave you a 3 minute warning. “you’re going to do so good, i’ll be watching!”

“i’ll find you in the crowd, don’t worry” a quick peck on the lips and you were being escorted to the wings of the stage before you knew it.

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“HELLOOOOOO, CHICAGO!!” you cheered into the mic, waving to fans and hyping up the crowd “i’m so happy to perform for ya’ll tonight, this has been an absolute dream of mine”

you gave the classic introduction speech: getting the crowd warmed up, announcing the songs, teaching them the dances that went along with each song. it was cliche, for sure, but you loved it. it felt like you were meant to do this your whole life. once you got rolling, getting comfortable on the stage, the feeling only got better. this was truly a dream come true.

you performed your most popular songs, along with a few of your more lesser known ones, and had the time of your life watching all of your fans sing along to something you had written. you spotted caitlin a few times through the show, watching her sing along too and cheer your name, and it made you incredibly happy to see her support you.

“alright guys, this next one’s a song i’ve been keeping from you for quite some time” the crowd whispered to each other in anticipation “but i think tonight…y’all have earned it” cheers erupted from the audience.

“i wrote thing song a while back, when i met a certain…someone…” you grinned, purposefully avoiding eye contact with your girlfriend “and i fell head over heels for her the second i saw her…so without further ado…here’s RED WINE SUPERNOVA!”

your band started playing and the audience was already dancing and cheering. you were incredibly nervous to perform a new song, and little embarrassed knowing that caitlin was going to finally here a song you wrote about her from months and months ago. but the moment you sung into the microphone, you knew she was going to love it.

through out the song, you gave quick glances over to caitlin, trying not to be obvious while wanting to see if she was enjoying it or not. but you were struggling to find her this time with the change in set lighting.

then suddenly you found her, your eyes meeting, and you instantly noticed the goofy grin plastered on her face as she watched you sing about her. still making eye contact, you continued to sing:

Well, back at my house

I got a California king

you walked over to the end of the stage, with eyes still locked.

Okay, maybe it's a twin bed

And some roommates (don't worry we're cool)

you watched her laugh as she caught on to your inside joke.

I heard you like magic

I got a wand and a rabbit

you pointed out to her and she ran her hands over her blushing face in playful embarrassment.

So baby, let's get freaky, get kinky

Let's make this bed get squeaky!

you blew a final kiss to her, the crowd interpreting it as a cute part of your routine, but she knew you had meant it just for her.

you danced around stage for the remainder of your song, kneeling down time to time to hold your fans hand and letting them sing along with you. when your set ended, you bowed to the crowd and said your finally goodbyes and thank you’s, then quickly running off stage and into your dressing room.

after catching your breathe, you started to take off your makeup and costume, again with the help of your team. caitlin had texted you shortly after that she’d meet you outside the venue so that you could have a little time to talk with your team.

once dressed in a fresh tshirt and jeans, face washed and hair tamed, you grabbed your bags and headed out to find your girlfriend. you found her waiting right outside the venue entrance where she was leaning against a post and checking her phone. she looked up almost instantly upon hearing you call her name and hearing your footsteps against the pavement.

“hey superstar!” she ran over to you, you dropped your bags to the ground as you threw your arms around the back of her neck “you fucking killed it!”

“thanks, cait” you pulled away, smashing your lips into hers feverishly “ d’you like the new song?” you muttered against her lips.

“oh i loved it” she kissed you again “you know…suddenly i’m really into magic”

“is that so?”

“definitely, and i think i got a few tricks to show you back at the hotel, how does that sound?” she cradled your jaw, nipping at your bottom lip. you tried your hardest to suppress a moan.

“take me home, clark”

#caitlin clark x reader #caitlin clark #wcbb #wcbb x reader #iowa wbb #chappell roan

[mapoeggplant]

skip to loafer chapter 57 // spoiler

skip to loafer once again reming us that romantic love isn’t the only way to love someone wholeheartedly.

i’m extremely happy that we finally have the girl’s reaction about shima and mitsumi’s relationship, but what makes me even happier is the way mitsumi is treating the whole break up and the way she’s always taking care of the people she love.

we all know how hard it was for her to open up with the girls, afraid that they would, somehow, treat shima differently. for her, what mattered the most was her friendship with him and how much she cared for him and his well being, not romantic love or anything like that.

to see this on a teenage slice of life series is SO meaningful and SO important. it really highlight the importance of platonic feelings and how valid they are, about how it’s important to love someone for who they are, and not something exclusively romantic.

exactly what makoto wanted to say: to love someone (with “a capital L”) is to hope they are happy, content, being treated right and comfortable with who they are, whit what they are feeling. that what it means to love someone, not something only based on romantic feelings.

why does it matter so much if they broke up if they are still friends that care a lot about each other? why would they risk losing something so important for them when their own feelings were so hard to understand? why not love someone platonically?

i’m just so overwhelmed with happiness. it means so much to me that mistumi was able to open up and REALLY get in touch with her feelings and her ONW well being. she’s not being selfish, she’s not playing with anyone’s feelings: she’s focusing on what she believes is right and what makes her and the ones she love happy. do we really need something rather than their own joy? if any romantic feeling is to grow, it has to come calmly and with clear feelings. i’m extremely happy for her.

other thing that brings me immense joy is how important the friendship between the girls are and how celebrated it is. to see them together, ready to share everything, making friendship bracelets, loving each other endlessly…how gorgeous this is. how meaningful. how strong.

i hope the message of “loving someone for who they are” that skip to loafer loves to emphasize will continue for a long time — and hope that it will keep on growing. i’m proud of my darling girl, proud of how wonderful she is. wish nothing but happiness for her.

well, it would be weird if i didn’t talk about shima, right? i mean, this is my thread and all…i need to talk about him. it’s clear how shaken he is after his talk with mukai over the break and how he’s still thinking about his own feelings in relation to mitsumi and himself.

it’s hard for him to understand it all and i hope he keeps on swimming on this feeling for some time until he’s confident enough with it. i don’t want to see him making the same mistakes again and hurting himself and other people. i want him to get truly in touch with his heart.

this will be an amazing and incredible adventure to read. i can’t wait to see love flourishing between all of these amazing kids. can’t wait to see them growing, to see them sparkling. wish them nothing but happiness! 💛

this was a very small and fast thread, but i’m thinking on writing a bigger one in a few days. right now i’m enjoying my time with my family, with my cousins that i haven’t seen in a while. hope you are all happy and having a great time too!!! i also wish to write a thread about mika’s reaction and her feelings about all of it. but…in a few days, not now. need to study more.

anyways, thank you as always for reading and for the kind comments!! will love to discuss with you guys one more time. 💛💛💛

#skip to loafer #skip and loafer #skip to loafer chapter 57 #i love friendship so much #platonic love all the way #my girls #i love them so much #shima baby you’ll be ok #duckmetas

[laineystein]

I know that the media would have you believing that war is constant and ruthless but sometimes it’s a lot of sitting around and waiting for orders. And a lot of talking. Really introspective talking. And the things that people say when there’s a very real chance that they might die, are probably the most poignant and well said. So here’s a conversation my unit had in a million different ways with a million different words:

We love beings Jews. We love being Israeli. We can’t imagine being anything else or belonging to any other group. But this statistic that we are 0.2% of the worlds population has been so much more than a statistic lately. We all feel it. We feel how so much of the world has turned their backs on us — how the same people that posted those stupid blue squares on instagram are now using language that calls for our genocide and the destruction of our homeland. We know that for so many people we are pawns in their political game. We know that so many people think we are sub-human and therefore deserving of less respect than any other person. We don’t need anyone to tell us what they think of us because so many people are showing us by what they’re doing or not doing. And that’s okay. We’re used to it. We’ve always been alone. We’ve always fought (and won) our own battles. We’ll win this one without any of you. It’s fine. But it makes me think about how the same people that alienate us are the ones that critique how we live in insular communities (like the neighborhood I grew up in Crown Heights) and how our religion is closed and how we don’t need a place (read: Israel) where we all live together (assumedly because no other group has such a place — which is just a total lie). And there’s this thought amongst many Jews that communities like the one I grew up in in Brooklyn exist as a result of the persecution we faced. Just like there’s this thought that Israel exists because of the Holocaust. The survivors of the worst thing that can happen to a group decided to live together and close out the outside world. Now I’d argue that we certainly haven’t closed anyone out in Israel - I’m currently serving with Israelis that are Arab and Druze. But is our country very Jew-centric? Absolutely. Just like Crown Heights is very Jew-centric. Goyim can/do live and visit Crown Heights but it is a place that caters to what is otherwise considered a counter-culture in America. Just like Israel caters to Jews in an area of the world where all of us were expelled. We are fine living in these places. We have created these communities and curated them to our Jewish way of life. But people wonder why we close ourselves off and why we need special spaces - and that same ignorance is the answer. Sure, our diets are different and we have laws about how we go to school and work and pray that make it very difficult to live in a non-Jewish world but there’s a very real truth that so many people are scared to say aloud so I will: We don’t trust goyim. Goyim have never stood up for us or protected us. Only we can keep ourselves safe. Only we truly care about our wellbeing. We do not feel safe around goyim. And I think we have every right to be distrustful. We have every right to think that our survival and security rests solely in our fellow Jew. So while this has all proven that the Jewish people are amazing and loving and stronger than even we knew, it’s also only cemented this idea that we absolutely need our own world. And it’s clear that we’ve essentially lived in our own world all this time anyway - our world view is not your world view. Our experiences are so incredibly different than the goy experience. If you’re not Jewish and especially if you’re not an Israeli Jew, you can’t possibly understand any of this. And that’s fine! But don’t get angry when, in the absence of your support, we’ve figured it out. And don’t be upset when your Jewish friends - Israeli or not - have pushed you away because you didn’t show up in the way they’d hoped. You’ve merely proven us right. We do not need you. Our communities are enough. Our country is enough. Together, we will outlive you.

#let a girl kvetch #let a girl kvell #I really don’t know which one fits better here #⚔️🇮🇱 #we will outlive you

[harrytheehottie]

a spinning out extra: goodbye for now

short + sweet and a little glimpse into their future. promise there is more story to tell with them! thank you for reading and keeping up so far x

“On the last night of the 2021 tour date everything felt different. I was in a different situation mentally and emotionally. Touring was where I let all of that go, it was my escape. I felt like there was so much pressure on my shoulders and I was being pulled in so many directions. Some of it was my own doing - I pushed for a tour because I knew we could do it if we did it right. And it was - is - it is my favorite part of this job, connecting with an audience, playing the songs that mean so much to me. And it truly was an escape for me, I was so regimented so that I could get on stage every night. And we did it, no shows canceled due to sickness. Everyone got through it. And I felt so tunnel vision for those two and a half months that I didn’t even let myself soak in that last night. I was clinging onto it as much as I could. Maybe because part of me knew it wasn’t the final show. We had the album done, all the shoots were scheduled for early next year, we had a release date, I knew I was getting back on the road next summer with the rest of my year fully planned out. But with all of that ahead of me I was still clinging onto being on the stage. I remember just dragging it out, saying my thank you’s and stalling. Hugging everyone I could as I ran backstage to a car to the airport to immediately go into reshoots for My Policeman.”

You were listening back to one of the first initial interviews you did with Harry as you waited for the car that was going to take you to the venue for the last show of Love On Tour. You were thinking back to the first Harry show back at Coachella. The way you were working yourself up in the hotel night before you knew you had to interview him.

And now, you were his girlfriend, going to the final show of this incredible tour run that you were able to hop in the middle of and enjoy the ride. You were giddy with excitement and nerves. You spent the morning and early afternoon with his family together before Harry left for the venue. You were going to meet up with his family and friends once you got there - the day and weekend plays carefully scheduled and curated by Harry himself — making sure that you all enjoyed yourself just as much as he did.

And you did. You danced and screamed lyrics with the closest people to him. You were just as excited to see him run off stage for the final time and give him all the energy he gave the crowd tenfold.

And when you watched that piano get brought up on stage as Harry with shaking hands and voice said “I wrote this especially for you” and he began to play a melody that was eerily familiar to you. You began to drift away from Italy, you were brought back to the night you spent in Oxfordshire right before his first hometown stadium show. You found Harry sitting at the baby piano that was in your room, his fingers gliding across the keys faster than his mind could keep up with, stopping just as he heard you enter the room.

“S’just this thing that I can’t get out of my head. It’s been following me since we first met.” He confessed to you like an omission of guilt of some kind.

“Is it okay that I hear it?” You asked.

Harry motioned for you to walk over, scooting to the side of the piano bench to make space for you to sit. You smiled softly as your eyes met his gaze.

“It can be our little secret.” Harry whispered as you sat down.

You were brought back from that memory when you felt the hug from someone familiar — “Thank you for making him so happy.”’

#harry styles writing #harry styles fanfiction #harry styles fic #harry styles fluff #spinning out #hopefully the formatting on this is ok <3

[yvnaology]

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! 🎊

to you, my most devout followers, i thank you for following me along this journey since ( 10/31/22 ). i thank those who have been here in my past blogs, those who took a chance to read my silly works and give a follow ─── even those who are only lurking. i thank you, from the bottom of my heart for being around. you are loved, and if you believe you aren’t — then please know that i do. all 287 of you mean the world to me, and you always will. my dearest mutuals, even the ones i don’t mention here . . . you will always have a safe place in my heart.

TO THE FOLLOWING . . .

@ilyuu ( yui! 🤍 ) ─── yui!! honestly i know we haven’t talked much lately, but you’re an incredible person with a heart of gold. it’s a shame we haven’t interacted as much as i’d like, but i want to thank you sincerely for sticking around 🥹💗 you’re such a sweetheart and your works give me a great amount of serotonin. the way you write makes me want to hold my head in my hands and it gives off the vibe of holding hot chocolate and sitting by a fire, the kind of feeling of coziness and warmth. it feels as if i’m being coddled, a feeling of the purest form settling in my chest that i absolutely adore. i hope you take care of yourself this year && improve on whatever you deem needs work.

@rainswept ( crow! 🖤 ) ─── crow!! my fellow lyney enthusiast ( that needs to be put down and ykw so do i bc this man drives us absolutely insane we need to be locked up!!! ) i cannot express how thankful i am to have interacted with you in 2023. even the smallest interactions have brightened my days, and even when i swore i was at my breaking point — you were there like a ray of hope, and for that i thank you. having someone to be able to talk to, even someone who understands is such an amazing thing, i didn’t feel alone and afraid. i didn’t feel stranded and lost and it was because of our conversation, i felt a weight off of my chest and a lingering feeling of hope. i hope our conversations won’t be as deep in the future, having a bit lightheartedness every once in a while is enough to lighten the weight and warm the heart. i wish you the best 2024 possible, and i truly wish we can speak for longer. as you were for me, i hope to become a candle of light whenever you’re in need of one.

@scaramouffin / @seelestia ( odelia! 🩵 ) ─── i have too many words, lia. honestly, meeting you on this platform was a blessing in itself. i remember when i lurked around your blog for a good month or so before sending you an ask, feeling way too shy and afraid i’d come off as too excited 😅💕 the moment i decided to just, do it?? i had to stop myself from deleting my entire blog HAHAHA 😭 and when you answered i was incredibly happy, we had a similar circle of mutuals and it was such an experience knowing you wanted to do the same as me. 2024 for you is a year of adulting, and i sincerely wish you the bestest luck on your endeavors. a new chapter of your life begins this year, and i can’t wait to see the many things you’ll do with your life — the people you’ll meet and the things you accomplish. i’m incredibly honored to call you a mutual and a friend of mine, and i thank you for sticking by through this hectic year <3

@meidnightrain ( meisha! 💜 ) ─── meishie!! you’re another mutual i had the absolute pleasure of meeting in 2023. coincidentally ( or not… ), we ended up in the same server. through there, we’ve had a lot of opportunities to chat more, i got to know you a little bit better and i can say that you’re definitely someone i’d like to be friends with for longer. your personality is incredibly endearing, even if you may not think the same. you’re another extremely talented writer, and i frequently read your works to gain a bit more insight whenever i’m stuck, hope you don’t mind, ehe! 2024 may bring you an abundance of challenges, but i believe in you to be able to overcome them. you’re more than capable, more than you’ll ever realize. in moments that you don’t believe in it, ask anyone in the server and they’ll provide you with a similar answer — you’re capable and you can do anything you put your mind to. the stress won’t linger forever, and if it ever gets too much — my dms are always open for you! i love uu meisha 😠💓 happy 2024 mwah

@mhiieee ( mhie! 💙 ) ─── mhie!! another person i got to know through the server <3 best decision ever bc what the hell u are just!! amazing!! we also have a few of the same mutuals & i rmr just blinking in shock when i read your writing for the first time, you. you are a genius. quite literally felt as if i was being pulled by an unknown force because my imagination was so incredibly vivid while reading your works, you are just that talented and absolutely no one can tell you otherwise. your art as well, it’s absolutely stunning & i hope you get to work more of your creative wonders in 2024 as well <3 i’d absolutely love to get to know you better!! 🫶🏼

@boykissr ─── though i’m unaware of what you go by these days, you are a pretty old mutual of mine that i’m so thankful for meeting. i feel upset at the fact that we don’t interact anymore, and i hope that in 2024 we can change that bc you are honestly such a cool person :( talented & amazing fr <3 it’s been so long and genuinely the times we did interact, i’ve enjoyed so much. thank you for being around for the period of time that you have, and again — i sincerely apologize that we haven’t talked much, will be fixing in 2024 !! trust !!

@dumbificat ( dumbi! 💛 ) ─── dumbi!! i know we’ve only met recently, i’m raging at the fact that it was so recent & late in the year 😞✋🏼 but nonetheless, i’m glad we did meet bc you are an absolute joy to talk to and see in the server. you hold a maturity and sense of responsibility i strive to have one day, and i adore your blog’s theme!! thank you for welcoming me with open arms, i truly appreciate it. i hope that in 2024, we get to interact and talk a lot more, because you’re a really cool person & it’s a honor to be able to speak to you. i hope your 2024 has more good memories than bad, and that you find the time to enjoy it with the people you cherish the most.

@yinyinggie / @i23kazu ( ying! 💚 ) ─── mama ying!! we’ve been mutuals for quite a while, and at some point we did end up drifting, but the times we’ve interacted felt so enjoyable. you’re a source of comfort, a ray of sunshine & your positivity is something no one could ever hope to replicate. your outlook on life is inspiring, and i find myself feeling honored each and every time we do talk. thank you, for all that you do for not just me but for everyone you’ve ever talked to. you’d brightened their days just as you have mine. thank you, for creating the servers filled with such awe-inspiring people — servers filled with amazing and wonderful human beings that i find myself getting to know everyday. you’re incredible, beyond wise and kind. you have a heart of gold, and i’m truly blessed to have been able to find solace in your company both before and now.

@kizakiss ( rin! 🧡 ) ─── rin!! i also just met you a bit ago, and we don’t talk much unfortunately :( but! god, the time you ended up recognizing me and claiming you were a fan of mine — it warmed my heart so much. you seem incredibly sweet and i’d love to get to know you better in 2024 <3 to me, you’re a friend of mine even if we don’t chat often. thank you for welcoming me with such warmth and excitement, i was so fueled with serotonin that i felt like giving u a big hug <3 🫂💗

@nervocat ( nervo! ❤️ ) ─── new mutual!! i adore your argenti theme & i adore your kindness. i sincerely wish you a great new year, you’re more than deserving and i hope that you’re doing okay. trust!! we’ll interact lots in 2024 & we are going to become besties fr 🫂 giving you a big warm hug and hot chocolate, even take some freshly baked cookies.

honorable mentions ( in ying’s server! ) ─── ek, star, yukari, loqua, pen, silver, caz, esther, zee, snob & literally everyone else i’ve ever talked to ( I CANT RMR NAMES IM SORRY. )

despite the little time we’ve spent together, please know that talking to all of you and being apart of the server was the best decision i’ve ever made. i felt so at home, i felt accepted and appreciated. i didn’t feel like an outcast in the slightest, and i felt as if i belonged there. you all are such amazing people with your own little charm, and i hope to get to know you all in 2024. the little chaotic moments, the ones that can make you crack a smile and let out the sound of hearty laughter — the sense of euphoria i get whenever it’s someone’s birthday or whenever everyone seems like they’re having a fun time is unquestionable.

i want more moments like that, and i know i’ll make more memories and grow more comfortable with a lot of you, so please keep being yourselves. you all are so lovable and amazing, and my heart feels so warm whenever i get the chance to talk in the server. to those currently struggling, please don’t give up. bad days will happen, bad weeks will happen, bad months will happen, bad years may come your way — but you are so loved. you are loved if not by anyone then by me, i can’t promise you’ll be okay in a day or week, it could take much longer than that. but we’re all here for you, because without you — teyvat valley wouldn’t feel like home anymore. please don’t give up, because there are those that are ready to lift you by the chin and tell you that you’re safe. you’re not alone. you’re cared for. we love you. 2024 is sure to be filled with memories of fleeting joy and lingering sorrow, but it’s important to know the extent of your determination. what do you want to do? what do you cherish? what can you do now?

if any of you ever need someone to celebrate your joys or hear your woes, please dm me at any time, because if no one else will — i will be here. i love you all sm & i thank you for taking me as one of your own. happy new year, teyval & may your memories this year be full of unmeasurable joy. i’m thankful for each and every one of you, even the ones i haven’t gotten the chance to speak to, your existence is enough to give me a sense of peace and happiness ♡

[querenciasturniolo]

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!

2023 was one hell of a year for me, even before i created this blog.

i’ve struggled with a severe anxiety disorder my entire life, and writing has always been such an incredible escape for me. being able to get out of my own head and put every emotion, whether it was beautiful, painful, or embarrassing into a story, felt like such a release.

i’ve written for years, and the fact that this little blog of mine is the place i put my most vulnerable thoughts into is so crazy. my mental health has improved so much in the last five months, and fuck i can’t wait to see what 2024 brings.

i posted my first fic change in july after spending over a week working on it, a few weeks after going through the worst heartache i’ve ever felt in my life. it is still, to this day, my favorite fic that i’ve ever written. it was so incredibly personal to me, and so fucking important to me, and the fact that so many of you read it and enjoyed it warms my heart so much.

since then, i’ve written thirty-six one-shots (holy shit) that so many people have read (which is outrageous that you all read and enjoyed my delusions LMAOOO), and i’m SO EXCITED to write more.

my best friend in the entire world and truly one of my favorite people on the planet, @champangekisses , read so many of the fics that i’d doubted were worth posting, and promptly told me to shut the fuck up and post them, has truly been my biggest support. even with her goofy “requests” in my inbox, trying to throw me off (i always know it’s you, keep trying), she always knows exactly what to say to make me get out of my head and just fucking post something.

val, i love you so much, and thank you for always being there for me.

i’ve met people on this app that i absolutely adore and truly love so fucking much that it’s insane.

@floofparker , you were my first friend on this app, and i love you so fucking much. i’ll truly never stop saying how grateful i am to have met you. you’ve, on countless occasions, told me to post something that i didn’t know how i felt about, and every time, you had the right words to prove to me that it doesn’t matter what other people think about it, and that writing is art, regardless of how i feel the quality is. i love you.

a few weeks ago, i joined a little group chat on instagram, expecting to talk a few times in it and completely forget about it, because that had been the standard for every fandom groupchat i’d joined. what i wasn’t expecting, was to find a group of weirdos that never fail to crack me up, make me grin until my cheeks hurt, and make my heart ache with how much i love them.

ro @bernardenjoyer , mar @mbbsgf , kay @soursturniolo , and finny @ev3rgreenxtrees , i love you guys so fucking much, it’s insane. thank you for accepting me, and being one of my favorite parts of my day when i open my phone.

to the triplets (who will never see this, and if they discover tumblr and do, i still stand by my statement saying i will deactivate my account), thank you for making your content so understandable and relatable. i’ve never watched an influencer, or group of influencers, that i’ve truly felt like i’ve connected with, and for that, i’m incredibly thankful.

and to everyone that has read my fics in the last five months, thank you so much. you’ve all allowed me to express myself in a way that is absolutely mind blowing. i love each and every single one of you so much, thank you all so much for giving me a safe place to put my thoughts and soul into.

thank you, thank you, thank you.

happy fucking new year !!!!!!!!!

#el rambles #sturniolo triplets #chris sturniolo #matt sturniolo #nick sturniolo #sturniolo #the sturniolos #the sturniolo triplets #happy new year #querenciasturniolo

[ladysomething]

The most recent chap of where you go, I go was incredible, you are truly the most talented!!!!! I could literally fill up your inbox talking about this fic, I love it so much and I literally don’t have all the words to express how obsessed I am with it!!! And your other f1 fics!! Everything you write is so amazing!!

I love how much tension/suspense there is in wygig, and I’m having so much fun trying to figure out what I think is going to happen later in the fic based on the hints (or at least what I think are hints lol) you drop in each chapter, and just based on how each new chapter unfolds. Like, in the most recent chapter, Max made the comment about how he’s seen an omega go through mate withdrawal before, and I think that tells us a bit more about what Kelly was going through. And the way Christian seems weirdly informed about Max’s plans and intentions with Charles’ could just be Max being close to his boss, but combined with the clear distaste and distrust Max has for Charles’ current team, I am incredibly excited to see what’s going to happen once they make it to a racetrack. And then in chapter 3, Charles’ dad told Charles that alphas presentation can be triggered, and then in ch4 Max says that his path to this moment started when he was 13 and presented as an alpha? Did Charles’ trigger Max’s presentation 👀 I can’t wait to find out! youre so good at weaving in hints, that I never actually know when something is a hint though, it’s never obvious and it keeps the fic so exciting.

And I also love the way seemingly tiny details show up again (like in chapter 2 when Charles throws the flowers over the balcony and max makes note of the empty vase in ch4), it just makes your writing seem so thoughtful and cohesive.

and I’m not a writer at all, but I love learning about the behind-the-scenes process. So I’m v curious if you don’t mind sharing some details about how you keep track of everything you have/haven’t revealed, how you decide what hints to drop or details to mention, how far advance do you plan all of it, etc.? And it’s probably way too early to share anything about wygig, but if you have any fav bits of foreshadowing or tiny recurring details from any of your other fics then I’d love to know what they are!! Only if you don’t mind sharing ofc <3

this ask got way out of control, i am so sorry, I just admire the hell out of your talent and cannot contain my excitement for your writing

this was the best thing to wake up to this morning.

I'm going to answer below the cut so I don't clog people's feeds because I want my answer to be as long as your beautiful ask!

firstly ... there are a LOT of hints, even in the first four chapters. you can probably safely assume that if it made you go "hmm" then it's going to come up again at some point.

I love the examples you came up with! I will confirm that they are all hints, however .... the conclusions you drew were not all correct. some were, but some weren't. you'll just have to wait to find out which is which 😊

I LOVE that you noticed the vase thing! whenever I read stories I'm always so bad at picking up on those details, but when I write them they're all so deliberate so I'm always amazed and delighted when people see them.

in terms of how I keep track of everything ... well for this story I have the amazing and gorgeous @saiyanwitcher helping me. this story wouldn't be half of what it is without her. I would say like 1/4 is me remembering details, 1/4 is her remembering details, and then 1/2 is the very detailed outline we have. it's 10 pages long.

here is a heavily redacted screenshot of ch 1 in the outline.

from there, I just kind of ... put it together and write. and then make a note of little details that need to be revised.

in terms of how I decide what hints to drop when, I would say there's a mix of reasons. some of it is just what the plot and characters demand, but then other times it's just my instinct, and other times it's just sheer experience. I've been writing for a long time - you kind of learn along the way what makes sense and what doesn't. but I also read a LOT, and when I read I take fairly extensive notes of things I liked and didn't like, and that always informs how I write, too.

in terms out far in advance things are planned, I would say it really depends on the story. WYGIG for example has been quite meticulously planned since SaiyanWitcher came to me with the idea of an omegaverse fic. so we know pretty much everything there is to know about the fic and how the plot progresses.

I like to have written a few chapters before I post, because sometimes when I start to write the vibe changes and I need to be able to go back and adjust little details. It's also why I don't like to immediately post what I've written and instead like to have a few chapters in the can - it means I can go back and add in more/less foreshadowing, depending on how the later chapters are playing out.

but also, sometimes things just happen. I'm writing ch 8 at the moment, and only yesterday SaiyanWitcher and I were like "hey what if we do this for ch 9" so now there's a new extra chapter bc we had an idea and it fits and we want to do it. so that wasn't planned in advance at all haha. sometimes you've just gotta go with the flow!

ok now ... in terms of fave parts of foreshadowing for WYGIG. unfortunately it IS too early for me to share most of them.

BUT! one I've only seen a couple people bring up is Max's aversion to Charles reciprocating the bite - I love that one.

I also just asked SaiyanWitcher what hers are and she said the Mercedes mechanic (a great choice), and Pierre (another GREAT choice). Though he's less foreshadowing and more of a recurring plot point lol.

from my other fics ... tbh I don't think I've ever really done as much foreshadowing in them as WYGIG.

in saying that, one really does stick out .. minor spoilers for if you haven't read Give Me That Fire but I LOVED dropping all the hints about "the final night" that happened that broke Max and Charles up for good. I knew from the first sentence I wrote for that fic that it was all leading up to that reveal and how careless Max was about Arthur, and seeing people theorise about what had happened and then being horrified that the truth was so much worse than what they expected was so bloody satisfying.

also there weren't really any major plot twists in the brocedes fic that had foreshadowing, but the slow reveal of their backstory juxtaposed with cutting forward to lewis at the lestappen wedding was also a personal favourite. that fic was by far the hardest thing I've ever written, and took one of the biggest emotional tolls. so the slow build of the horror at the piece by piece reveal of what lewis and nico had done to each other ended up being a very big personal achievement. I adore that fic, even though it's devastating.

now, I think I've yapped enough!

thank you so much for your beautiful and thoughtful ask, it's made my weekend. I'm so delighted that you're enjoying WYGIG so much and I hope that you continue to love it!

#anon ask #lestappen fic #where you go i go #give me that fire #are we out of the woods yet

[precious-little-scoundrel]

Fuck…Those Who Can…goddamn I can tell already it’s going to be incredible. The world building, relationships and dialogue are so fully realized that I would read a whole series of just those ladies without the MOTA guys ever showing up. That being said I’m so excited to see them interact with the boys. Buck and Bucky aren’t going to know what hit them. I showed up for Kendeigh but Ida Brady has me by the throat and I can’t wait for her to do the same to Egan. Once the ladies get close to the boys and it gets out how they were treated… the boys have seen Bucky angry (which is scary enough because that man is truly a loose cannon) but there’s something undeniably terrifying about the cold, calculated fury Gale Cleven directs at the German guards once he learns how their comrades treated his Candy and the other girls. I’m a sucker for the “my girl can handle her own shit but I’m also gonna cut a bitch if you breathe the wrong way in her direction.”

HOLY SMOKES THIS IS A COMPLIMENT! 😳😭🤯🥰

Thank you for coming to scream, I have SUCH feels for this universe, such feels and I need to scream often or I will explode and then -no more fics for us. Lol.

I was nervous about writing a whole fic where the “people of interest” barely show but it seemed necessary and I’m so relieved to hear that you not only didn’t have to slog through it but you found it gripping on its own. Mission accomplished for this little writer. 🥰

Maureen has my heart just as Bucky always wrangles it, too, in much the same way but Ida?? Oh Ida. I’m with you, I’m just partial. Especially as I think I’ll get a chance to humanize her even more, which makes her quiet tenacity all the more impressive. “I can’t wait for her to do the same to Egan”—I see you see the vision, my friend. Ha!

Oh, oh these boys are gonna blow their lids when/if word gets out, only issue being they’re in a prison camp and the guards they have a fight with are no longer here, either. But you best believe they trust none of the new ones, or the other guys for a very long time. There’s a very aware agreement that they can handle shit but the boys would enjoy handing out shit if given the chance, so- “I’ll walk ya to the combine”.

This scene with cold fury Gale and his heartbroken eyes beneath? So very coded for this scene.

#masters of the air #mota asks #mota Au #those who can #love notes

[kirame90]

I just wanted to let you know that I genuinely, so very much, loved your comic from beginning to end. It made me laugh, and tugged at my heart strings. I've been reading it as you released chapters weekly since near the beginning, but didn't get around to confidently using my new Tumblr account till you were basically near the end of the story. Regardless of that, I still wanted to follow you, even though it's over now, and express my love for this beautiful piece of art you put so much time and love into, that definitely inspired me at times.

I did want to ask if it was possible at all, that fans of this story could see a potential physical comicbook of this story being sold in the future? Though, I get that kinda project would likely require money, time, and material that you may not have, I was just curious if it's something you've thought about doing?

My final question is, if we will ever see anything more from the chaotic boyfriends, seeing as you've finished the main couple's story? Though I also get you likely don't have the time anymore because of your dream job, or may not have had anything else planned for them. I was just curious, and also loved the shenanigans of the chaotic boyfriends, but felt they had a little more that was worth exploring after they got tricked into confessing to eachother (or at least BLU Sniper was tricked).

I wanna finish this out with another thank you for all your effort to bring this wonderful story, and charming goofy characters to life these last 3+ years! I'm both so happy and a lil' sad to see it finally end, and will miss eagerly waiting every Wednesday for a new chapter. I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

❤️💙

HNNNNNNNGGGGHHHHH thank you so incredibly much for your feedback and sorry for the late reply!! Q^Q

Thank you for reading as well as letting me know how my little story touched you. It's amazing to hear others have been enjoying their journey with my babies along the years <3

We are actually working on the physical copy of the comic with my best friend. She's being amazing and doing basically all the work on her own. I started a new passion project for Patreon (since it's going to be NSFW all the way I can't put it anywhere near Tumblr -_-) so my free time is - again - extremely limited.

The physical copy will include J's face in the end and all the NSFW bonuses, so it's DEFINITELY not for kids ;)

Aaahhhhh the Chaotic Boyfriends. I do love them to death and I can promise you they're living their best life after leaving Mann Co.

For whatever reason, I can’t see those two getting married. Even if they stuck together after their contracts end, I see them in a comfortable companionship rather than being officially married.

They would probably see marriage as cringe-worthy arrangement after making fun of SniperSpy for their union. I like to picture these two just travelling the world together, going on missions and enjoying wild life; practically being a married couple without the marriage part.

And having monthly swinger parties with SniperSpy ;)

But yeah, thank you again for your feedback, it truly warms my heart to hear people's thoughts about the comic as well as the characters. If we'll get to finish the physical comic project I will let everyone know immediately. I'm not expecting it to be a huge success nor am I looking to benefit from it. If we'll ever get to sell physical copies all the profits will go to charity, as they have this far.

Please take care and have a happy Pride Month! ^^

#woot woot an ask! #:D #k90 #sniperspy #spycest #tf2 #tf2 spy

[weltonlasso]

can confirm the Brendan interview helps with the grieving process. like don’t get me wrong im still mad as shit but the like PIT in my stomach has lessened and the gaping hole in my chest is gone. (I thought if I misinterpreted Ted/Rebecca i couldn’t trust myself) but Brendan really doubled down and said Beard and Jane aren’t toxic, she’s not manipulative and abusive! THEN he double-doubled down and said it was an intentional choice not to have Ted at his best (and truly ONLY) friends wedding cause he’s busy with soccer practice (but this was not said in jest-fuckhead was dead serious). AND THEN then they let Beard and Jane wed with the red string of fate WHILE pregnant. AFTER THE SHOW TEASED THAT STRING OF FATE TO TR AND WROTE REBECCA WANTING TO BE A MOM.

and for the BIG FINALE he said that WE were conditioned to see those connections and to expect a relationship between Ted and Rebecca through years of M/F lead media. Sorry but that’s fucking rude and GROSSSSSSS!!!!! someone needs to get him logged out of Reddit. what a fucking slap in the face to us AND their own writing. What he is describing is literally the opposite of the entire narrative for me, so I literally can’t be bothered to care it they don’t. it seems like we watched two entirely different programs so why not treat it as such. My cannon is mine based on the exposition and character development with deep connections and meaningful relationships and idk just legitimately paying attention to the writing/directing/editing/acting choices that were made.

Like are the creators really so fucking far removed from their final product that they can’t see the collective of the story they’ve put together?

Someone ask them to go back and rewatch the show from the beginning and then come tell me they thought season 3 actually was good or even decent. And give me legitimate reasons for everyones stories being “subverted” and confirm that all of those final storylines make sense

because they DO NOT if you’ve followed the story from the beginning. Or even this season. Like legit the BEST storyline this season was the Jamie growth and Jamie/Roy relationship evolution. Lol what a gross take for them to end that with them regressing back to “dumb men” over Keeley. this season literally feels like every episode was written by someone who subsequently forgets to tell next weeks guy about his main plot points. the audience is watching and waiting to connect the storyline/ arcs together.

Idk idk man but im fine with it being trash if they are!!!!

Emmy winner Ted Lasso put out a pedestrian finale to appease a casual viewer and allow the writers to ignore storylines from the episodes they clearly didn’t have time to read.

In my head, in our collective blogging, and in fanfic we have truly captured a deeper more beautiful story than what they made. Their ideas were too pedestrian, but we saw two middle aged people, damaged in almost opposite ways, beautifully come into each others lives for the better, and fill them up in all the ways they were missing, like puzzle pieces. We allowed them to be themselves and LOVE themselves and to choose themselves and their wants and happinesses. And they can do it together. After every similar traumatic backstory and all of the same HURT we had to witness these two go through. They deserved happy and they deserved it together. Sorry the creators missed out on that. It was incredible.

#I’ll still be grieving for a time but not sick to my stomach anymore and just generally over IT at this point #decisions were made #finales are sometimes written to be controversial or memorable #and I guess that’s what they thought they wanted for the story they told #but the story I consumed was so fucking far from that that I have to still give them props that I could FEEL so many feelings #ted lasso #ted x rebecca

[plaindangan]

After seeing Angie turn her class ultra popular by using a golden boombox on maki and kirumi, junko can’t wait to treat mikan and peko the same~! Despair and Atua agree on one thing, and that’s how girls and boys twerking is peak~

Disclaimer: R18 material! If not to your liking then please do not read!

"Thank you both for coming to help in my little...arrangement~" Junko said. Currently, both her, Peko and Mikan were on stage in the school's auditorium. Seemingly no one else was to arrive. With a shy smile, Mikan nodded at Junko.

"A-anything for you~" Though in Peko's case, her arms were crossed and she was giving a look of disapproval at Junko.

"You kept pestering my Young Master. If it means getting you away from him, then I'll bear the burden of putting up with a whelp like yourself."

"Ouch!! You words a vewwwwy scawwwy!!" said Junko in her cutesy act before shifting back to her 'usual' diva self. "But what I have planned shouldn't take two much of your time! All I want is to see those big, juicy, butts of yours shake a little~" Junko said as she patted the boombox next to her.

"Sh-shake?" Mikan repeated, face blushing a bit as she instinctively covered her backside with her hands. Peko looked annoyed and slightly confused.

"You drag us both out her for lewd dancing? Why would either of us agree to that?" With a slasher like smile, Junko wagged her finger.

"Oh, both of you will see what I mean soon~" Without much warning she turned on the boombox, cranking it up to a rather loud setting that had both girls initially covering their ears.

"S-s-s-so loud!!!!" Mikan shrieked and Peko grimaced.

"Turn that infernal thing d...down? Huh?" As their ears gradually grew accustomed to the sound, so did Peko began to realize just how hypnotic this music was~ Before she knew it, her feet was tapping to the beat and she was was beginning to shake her hips with a swagger she didn't knew she had in her.

How was Mikan faring...oh. When Peko looked to her side, she saw Mikan, bent over and sticking her cheeks out in a vulgar display usually unbecoming of suck a meek girl. But the look on her face, one of shockingly composed calm (dare Peko say...confidence), showed she was experienced in the manner. With a smile, she ripped off her skirt, flashing to the world (okay, just Junko and Peko for now) her good underneath. A chubby, massively thicc, bubble butt that was barely contained in a pair of small white panties.

CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!!!

In time with with beat were nurse buns clapping away without an ounce of care in the world, all while Mikan was putting her hair back in a ponytail. Turning to Peko, Mikan giggled and winked at her. As it ramped back up again, Mikan dropped low and began to twerk rapidly and without seemingly any need for a rest. As if this was her natural element. And...was it just Peko or was that phat ass of her's getting even larger...eh?!

Speaking of larger, Peko had been so engrossed by Mikan's dancing that she had only just now realized that, in addition to her body dancing more lewdly, her own ass was increasing incredibly. But, strangely, she didn't want it to stop. In fact, as she feels her tights begin to rip, she became feeling elated. So much so, she dropped to the floor, moaning softly as she was face down with her ass up. Joining Mikan in making two moons shake to no end~

But when that wasn't enough? Why, after giving Mikan's rump a good bump to the side, Peko went over to the boombox and began twerking right on-top of it. Each beat having her set of doughy, wobbly, pale buns smash right into them (it's a miracle it hasn't broken yet). By now the swordswoman hair was undone and her glasses having fallen off. But was she concerned about it? Hell no, this was the one of the few times she could truly cut loose~

Though what neither girl was noticing was Junko filming such arrangement and gradually letting people in to witness such a show. For a price~ Hey, if Angie can make moolah for her cult from this, so can Junko make profit for her crime organization~

It's only fair~

#DRenoshima-R18 #DRtsumiki-R18 #DRpekoyama-R18 #coweade asks

[jamietarttsnorthernattitude]

You have multiple trademarks!!

Concept-crusher™️ there is such an incredible variety of scenarios and ideas that you write about in your fics (which I know you love sharing the credit around for but it's your beautiful brain that turns the ideas into stories) that you absolutely nail every time

Precious-pearls™️ you have this gorgeous habit of including tiny little gems in your stories that enrich them endlessly - from the Welsh names for Colin's family to Roy taking his sister to Kenneth's drag show for her birthday to setting the game against Chelsea in 'hope the skin heals where the pain enters' (still one of my favs of yours 💚) -your writing is filled with these little gems that I absolutely adore

Whump-candy-land™️ it's not just that you've given us such an amazing AMOUNT of deliciously whumpy fics, it's that you somehow manage to seemingly effortlessly switch between more comedic or lighthearted whump like 'bikes & breaks' or 'jamie vs tonsils' or 'of sprains & surprises' into emotionally devastating stories like 'the loudest silence' ("Roy hit the ground. And the car, the car hit Jamie" is just fully burned into my brain at this point) and 'but i can finally eat and i can fall asleep, it's fine, fine, fine' (yes I am scrolling your AO3 page again, why do you ask? [If you hadn't published SO MANY amazing fics I would be able to remember all the TITLES])

Noah-Kahan™️ SELF! EXPLANATORY!

Your bonus ™️ is just being a truly delightful person- seeing your URL pop up always makes me smile :)

💚💚💚

I genuinely cannot take credit so many prompts and people and other things inspire me.

I’m go glad you notice and like all the little details I try to add, it really makes me happy.

Ahh I will have to finish the loudest silence for you. I wrote some of it. Idk when I will but I swear I will. I hate myself for leaving it like that lmao.

NOAH KAHAN OUR BELOVED!

YOU are a truly delightful person, I screenshotted your share with the titles you liked it made me so happy to know you were enjoying my silly little stories. And don’t think I haven’t seen all the detailed trademarks you are sending and the lovely comments, shares, etc you send to people! You are a LIGHT my friend! And I can’t wait to read more from you and continue learning more about you and your loveliness.

#seriously you are the sweetest #never change my friend #you are feeding your writer friends and we will do the same to you

[mayahawkins]

no one asked me to list my fav blogs but i’m just gonna make my own end of year follow forever bc i wanna rant abt my talented friends, beloved mutuals, and just people i follow that i have never spoken to but who are such a joy to see on my dash. so, without further ado, maddy’s 2022 follow forever:

@strangeswift abby strangeswift, my beloved. you were the first person i talked to in this fandom and i’m so glad u were bc u are the sweetest most kind person ever. you are so supportive of all your friends and mutuals and u make me wanna be a more outwardly loving and supportive person fr. i remember when u wrote that lil ficlet based on my text post and i’m p sure i almost cried bc i felt so special that someone had been inspired by something i had said to write smth so wonderful. you’re an incredible writer and i am always so excited anytime you post any of your writing. i can’t wait to read more of your fics and am so patiently waiting for MilevenVision (as much as i may bug u for crumbs). i’m so glad to call you a friend <3

@elekinetic ella ella, bonded in shared discord trauma so ur never getting rid of me. i feel so honoured to call you a friend bc you are one of the best people i know. you are so smart and level-headed and loyal as hell to your friends. you are also so kind and you're so deliberate with what you say and how you say it. you defs intimidated me the first few times we talked but now im like oh ya ella, my amazing talented friend ella. your scripts give me so much life. and not just your st ones but your original ones as well. can't wait to one day see "ella elekinetic hexagirl" in movie credits (bc obviously ur last name is ur url). and your OCs?? i have never once become obsessed with someone's OCs the way i can't stop thinking abt yours. that's what you've done to me. you are so incredibly talented and ily <3

@andiwriteordie ANNDDIIIIII ILY FR <3 u are so insanely talented and kind and wonderful. i’m so happy we started talking recently bc u have truly brightened the last few weeks of the year. u got me back into watching merlin so thank u for the pain u will surely cause me as i rewatch this show i haven’t seen in almost a decade. ur fics were some of the first that i read in the byler fandom and that means u will always hold a special place in my heart. i remember the first time i read your let's hear it for the boys series and i was just like omg i'm obsessed with this. i have absolutely adored every single one i’ve read (even though i’m a lil behind on them rn oops but i will catch up) and can’t wait to see what else you write. your atla!au (and the newly brainstormed merlin!au) live in my head rent free and i can’t wait to read them if you write them.

@nnilkyway my fellow emo will truther <3 yvie i love you dearly. you are so incredibly talented i could scream abt ur artwork literally for days. your fanworks and your original art and your doodles are all beautiful and stunning. the day we started talking and you sent me the lil doodle you did of emo will byers i think i actually cried at how much i loved it and that it had come from our conversation about it. i saved it onto my camera roll so i can come back to it easier that's how much i love it. you are also one of the funniest people on here, your tags almost always have me rolling. i can't wait to see what beautiful art you draw in the new year.

@finalgirlbyers sierra lovqbrl madcleradin finalgirlbyers!!!! i know we haven’t talked much but i love seeing u on my dash and u always have the best takes and theories and just posts in general. i know i've said that literally multiple times to you but it cannot be overstated how correct you always are. one of my fav people to follow on here.

people i don't talk to but whose presence is a joy to have on my dash:

@astrobei an absolutely incredible writer that wrote some of my fav fics. one of the best will fics, not all the prayers, that truly is just so unbelievably amazing. like the care that you can just tell went into that fic is just incredible. Some absolutely incredible lines that will punch you right in the gut in the best way possible.

@blueeandyellowmakesgreen jade! one of the coolest people, has some of the most amazing art over on @azuries, like it's actually so amazing and people need to go look at it and reblog it now immediately

@mlchaelwheeler an absolute joy to follow. so many good posts and im fr rooting for mike with a sword in s5 just for her

@elmaxed their fics were some of the first i read in the byler fandom and i absolutely fell in love with them. they hold such a dear place in my heart. also one of the sweetest people fr, one of the first to compliment my gifs and so they are forever in my mind for that <3

@smoosnoom omg their fics!!! are!!!! incredible!!!! so many wonderful fics, i was just looking through my bookmarks and i swear half of them are theirs. the one about mike's will voice has my whole heart.

@wiseatom another lovely fic writer, and one who titles her fics with taylor swift lyrics bc she Gets It!!! also one of the sweetest people in the fandom, always seems to be supporting other people.

@kidovna one of the most talented artists in this fandom oh my GOD. i cannot praise her and her art enough idk how what else to even say besides amazing incredible talented showstopping

@byeler wrote one of my all time fav fics, Heavy Hopes, with my beloved trope, oblivious jealous mike, which is truly *chef's kiss*. such a good writer like it cannot be overstated

@ice-sculptures a truly amazing gifmaker. gifs so many little byler moments that are so precious that i've definitely missed when watching the show.

@william-byers an absolutely incredible gif maker. taylor swift and stranger things together on one blog, what more could you want?

@padme-amidala makes some of the most beautiful gifs ever oh my goodness, her gifs are part of what inspired me to start making gifs and to challenge my gifmaking. i hope to one day be as good as she is.

@robiinbuckley also makes some of the most beautiful gifs, literally in awe of her gifs. also inspired my gifmaking journey and has inspired me to challenge myself when it comes to gifmaking.

#personal #follow forever #blog recs

[lucywrites02]

A brand new chapter

Main Masterlist | Between the lines

A/N: This story technically is the 2nd part of Between the lines, but I think you will understand the context without reading the first part. I don't know what it it with me lately, but every story I write ends up having 3k words or more. I'm not conplaining tho, I'm just surprised I can write that much with so little motivation and time.

Feedback is always greatly appreciated

Pairing: Stephen Strange x gn! Reader

Word count: 3.7k

Warnings: Probably many grammar mistakes. I was too excited when I finished it and wanted to post it asap

Summary: You were supposed to work for Stephen for a few weeks and then move on to do your own thing. But you stayed and it was the best decision you have ever made in your entire life. Aka your first date with the sorcerer supreme.

You shrieked, almost tripping on your own feet. You couldn’t see a thing, but thankfully Stephen was holding you tightly, navigating your steps. He was the reason you were going through the city of New York blindfolded, but you didn't even mind it. The sorcerer promised you a fun first date and even though you were the one who asked Stephen out he insisted on organising everything. Apparently The Sorcerer Supreme had come up with a great idea after your little talk in the restaurant all those weeks ago and just waited for the right moment to execute his plan. 

Stephen has been nothing but patient, waiting for you to get better and being there for you as a friend during the last 3 months. And you sure  hoped that the wait was worth being dragged around the town with a blindfold on. This must have looked hilarious to all the people who walked past you. You giggled, trying to imagine this scene- one of the most popular heroes dragging a random person through the streets of New York, smiling like a little child.

“We’re almost there.” The doctor announced with excitement in his voice. He can’t remember a time when he felt so happy and carefree- and your date hasn’t even truly begun. 

When you asked Stephen out on a date earlier that day he was nothing but thrilled. When the topic of your potential romantic relationship came to light that one night in his favourite Thai restaurant neither of you actually expected it to happen. Stephen insisted that you should take care of your mental health and has been incredibly supportive. It made you fall for him even more, but you feared that his patience would run thin and he wouldn’t be interested in you anymore by the time you decided you were ready to give him a chance . Thank the Vishanti you were very wrong. 

Suddenly you stopped walking- or rather Stephen stopped you. The city was always a busy place full of a variety of sounds, but you couldn’t recognise any of the noises around you. There were people laughing and music playing over some random sounds of buttons and balls hitting the ground but that only made you even more confused.

“We are here!” Stephen exclaimed, carefully untying the blindfold. “Okay, you can open them!”

You did as he asked and your eyes met with a hallway full of LED lights and dozens of different arcade games. You covered your mouth with your hand, feeling even more excited as before. 

"Oh my Vishanti." You gasped, turning to face your… boyfriend? You didn't want to make Stephen uncomfortable by putting a wrong label on your relationship just yet, but the thought of calling him your boyfriend made you all warm on the inside. The doctor smiled, offering you his hand which you gladly took and so the two of you made your way to purchase the tickets. 

"There are so many things in here I don't know where to start." You said with a huge grin on your face. Your date has just begun and you knew it was going to be an amazing night. 

"Hmm, we could walk around and see what we like the most." The sorcerer proposed, gently squeezing your hand as you went deeper into the hallway. "Or better!" He continued with a brand new dose of excitement in his voice. "Let's go look at the prizes first. You can tell me what you want so that I can win it for you." 

"That is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me, Stephen." Giving his hand a light squeeze you leaned closer and placed a soft kiss on his cheek. 

The doctor’s heart jumped in his chest when he felt it. His face was surely covered in bright red. 

“Don’t be too excited. I haven’t won anything for you yet.” The sorcerer said, swaying your joined hands as you walked through the praises section. Even though you had dozens of amazing things in front of you, you couldn’t keep your eyes off of your date. The blue light coming from the arcade games behind you made his cheekbones stand out. The silver strands in his hair seemed to be sparkling like glitter. And his eyes… You loved Stephen’s baby blues and now they looked like little diamonds, reflecting the light around them and creating tiny rainbow areolas. 

“It’s the thought that counts.” 

“I need you to remember that you said that in case I won’t be able to actually win anything.” The doctor joked, making you giggle. 

The two of you stopped at the shelf with prizes for 2000 points or more. Most of the stuff were giant squishmallows and other plushies that were bigger than your twin sized bed. In the corner you spotted a polaroid camera for 5000 points and exhaled loud enough for your companion to hear it. Stephen’s eyes followed your gaze, making the sorcerer smirk. 5000 points couldn’t be so hard to get, right? But before he could ask if that was what you wanted you pointed at a medium sized teddy bear with a little red cape. A teddy bear that resembled Stephen. As much as the doctor disliked seeing his merchandise he had to admit that this plushie was kinda cute. They even gave it his goatee and his hair looked pretty well.

“I want that one.” You said with a giggle, knowing very well what your friend thought about it.  You leaned your head on Stephen’s shoulder and threw your hands around his waist. “Please?” 

“From all of those things you want that one?” The sorcerer supreme laughed, embracing you as well.  You could feel the vibration in his chest as his laugh echoed through the alley you were standing in. “It’s not even 1000 points…ouch.” His smile fell, pretending to be hurt by this unfair arrangement. . “I’m worth at least 1500.”

You couldn’t help, but wheeze, hiding your face in his chest as you tried to steady your breath.

“You’re a funny one, mister doctor.” With a little pat on his shoulder you took a step away from his arms to point at the shelf. “What do you want?” You asked, playing with the hem of your shirt with your free hand. “And don’t you dare say you don’t want anything!” 

Your friend looked at you and then back at the display with a playful smile on his face. “That one.” He pointed at a little box in the 1000 points section. “I want that one.”

“You want a funko pop that looks like-”  the idea of Stephen bringing that little toy home was so ridiculous to you you almost cried from trying to contain your laughter. “This is hilarious.”

“Yes, I want it.” The doctor pulled your hand to try and move you to the next part of your adventure. You didn’t protest much and quickly followed him. Stephen would get you that ridiculous plushie and the camera. All he wanted in return was your happiness and that funko pop. “You know-” the sorcerer continued as the two of you made your way to an automaton with the classic Pac Man game. “Wong said once that it would be fun if he had his own merchandise. This toy will be the perfect gift for him and me.”

“We can start with this game. Play a few rounds together to get more points and then play separately?” The man  gestured for you to sit down, which you gladly did and inserted a few tickets into the machine after you gave him an excited nod. 

This night was getting better and better with every minute. You could hear Stephen saying “I will put it on my nightstand” as he sat down beside you on the chair that was too small for two people, making you slide. Instead of scoothing over and giving you some space, Stephen took the entire seat and pointed at his lap.

“If you’re okay with that you could sit here…” The sorcerer proposed with a blush covering his entire face. “Or you could just sit on the chair and I will-”

You didn’t let him finish and just sat down on his lap, putting your head on his shoulder to get more comfortable. “We switch after every round?” You asked, waiting for Stephen to hit start. You could hear his heart beating faster. You found it cute.

“What? Oh yes, of course.” And then the game finally started.

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“No wait!” You pulled Stephen back by his hand, laughing like crazy. Apparently the sorcerer was very skilled at arcade games. He had so many tickets it would be enough for two Doctor Strange teddy bears and probably some small keychain. You’ve been playing for hours and it was probably well after midnight.  Stephen wanted to go get the prices and leave, but you needed just a few more points to get him that funko pop and another gift. “I need 200 more points!” 

“But you already have enough for my mini Wong.” Your date flopped dramatically on the bench behind him, pulling you onto his lap for the 100th time that night. You liked that a lot, but you were on a mission! You desperately needed to get those points. 

You giggled, seeing some breadcrumbs- remains of your dinner at the arcade- on Stephen’s shirt he didn’t swipe off. With one move of your hand they were gone, but your palm stayed glued to  the sorcerer’s chest. He looked up at you and covered your hand with his, his thumb gently drawing circles into your skin. Of course it wasn’t the first time you two were this close, but it never failed to make you feel warm on the inside. You were curious how Stephen’s kiss would feel. 

The sorcerer thought about kissing you multiple times during your date, but he didn’t want to rush things. It would happen eventually- maybe when you come back home or maybe in two months. It didn’t matter to neither Stephen nor you. You had plenty of time and simply wanted to enjoy the moment. 

“Give me 10 minutes with galaga and I will meet you at the register with your mini Wong and a surprise.” You said, putting a stray silver hair behind his ear and leaned down to give him a quick forehead kiss.

“10 minutes?” The doctor sighed heavily, wiping an invisible tear.  “How will I survive it?”

“You’re a dork, Stephen Strange.” You stood up and headed to get your last points. “See you in 10 minutes!!” You shouted and smiled when he blew you a kiss. Anyone who saw you probably thought you guys were drunk or something. But it didn’t matter how crazy you looked and what other people thought of you. You were happy- Stephen was, too.

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Stephen didn’t want to let you go. He couldn’t imagine a moment away from you, but right now he was glad that you were doing your own thing. It gave him the opportunity of buying you that polaroid camera with his tickets. His pockets were filled with little pieces of paper and it was so hard to hide them from you. Of course you knew he had more points than he needed to get you that plushie, but you had no idea he had a secret stash in the pockets of his jeans. He might have cheated once or twice to get them, but some of those games were rigged anyways! At least that was what he chose to believe. 

Stephen couldn’t help but smile as he walked down the hallway to the register. At first he thought that a date at the arcade would be a mistake- it was something for young people, not two very much adult sorcerers- but thankfully Wong convinced him to take you there. The doctor had never had so much fun on a date. Never. Most of his outings were very generic- a dinner at a restaurant, watching a movie in the cinema. Not that those things were boring, but it just wasn’t it sometimes. It wasn’t as exciting as this. For the first time in years Stephen felt young and carefree. It was something he really needed. His job was stressful so it was really nice to just be normal for once. 

“I would like numbers 10 and 16, pretty please.”  The doctor said, putting his tickets on the counter. 

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“Okay, I know it’s been more than 10 minutes, but the freaking machine wouldn’t give me my points!” You greeted him, waving your little bundle of tickets.

“That is outrageous.” The sorcerer stood by the exit door, hands behind his back hiding your gifts. “Unacceptable.” 

“I know!” You laughed and ran to the register to get the prizes for Stephen. You were watching as one of the workers fetched your stuff and didn’t notice that your date was now standing right behind you.

“So what’s the surprise?” He whispered into your ear, making you jump.

“Dear Vishanti, Stephen!” You shrieked. The sorcerer hid his face in your shoulder, trying not to laugh and failing miserably. He laid little kisses on your cheek as an apology and you just couldn’t be annoyed when he was acting like a total softie. “You’re lucky you’re cute, doctor!”

“Grandma was right all along- this pretty face would help me get away with everything.” He murmured into your cheek. If his hands weren’t occupied he would have embraced you the moment he saw you again. 

“You’re so stupid.” you laughed, turning your face a little bit to the left to be met with Stephen’s angelic smile. Your noses were almost touching and if you moved just a little bit, your lips would, too. “I like that in a man.”

“Okay, lovebirds! Here’s your stuff!” The boy behind the counter gave you your prizes, packed in simple grey paper bags which you quickly snatched to hide behind your back. Stephen thanked him and you guys left the arcade with a blink of an eye.

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There were many benefits of being a sorcerer. One of them was the ability to create portals to almost anywhere in the world. Yes, this day was amazing, but you were so happy to be back in the sanctum. It was good that Stephen transported you right to his room because you wouldn’t want to wake up Wong. You would get an earful for that.

“Close your eyes!” you ordered when the two of you were comfortably sitting on his bed.

Stephen did as you asked and waited for your next command. He could hear you fiddling with some stuff, trying to open a box he saw earlier. As much as he was excited to receive his mini Wong, Stephen wondered what else you got him. 

He felt something in his hand. It wasn’t heavy. All Stephen could deduce was that this thing was shaped like a rectangle and had some sort of a cable attached to it. You put the box with his mini Wong on top of it so he wouldn’t see the surprise when he opened his eyes. 

“You can look!” You said cheerfully, making your lover’s smile widen. 

“Oh, he is so going on my nightstand.” Stephen laughed and opened the box, letting the other gift fall on his bed. He didn’t want to see it just yet- it was supposed to be a surprise. The doctor couldn’t remember when was the last time he felt such joy from getting something so silly. He felt like a kid opening his birthday presents. But somehow this felt so much better. He was a grown man and it was rare to have a moment for himself- to just care about his own happiness for once. And you made it possible.

“I will put him in my shirt pocket and carry him around until Wong notices.” He said and put the toy aside. His gaze travelled down to his sheets to finally see what it was that you gave him. All he could do was gasp. “No way.”

“I know your last cassette player broke when that demon paid us a visit and demolished our living room.” You said, fiddling with your thumbs. “I know how much you liked it and when I saw it at the arcade I just had to take it with me.”

“I-” The sorcerer stuttered, holding the player close to his chest. “I don’t know what to say. Thank you!” He whispered, hugging you tightly. 

“I’m happy you like it.”

“Like? I love it!” I love you, Stephen thought- the smile never leaving his face. “Okay, it’s my turn!” He announced, picking his bags off the floor. 

“Stephen the bear is now officially yours.” The sorcerer giggled, placing the plushie in your arms. You immediately embraced it, squeezing the life out of it. “I see I have some serious concurrence.” He joked, pointing between you and the teddy bear you were holding so dearly. 

“No one could ever compare with you, Stephen.” You said, giving your lover a kiss on the cheek. “Although I have to admit…. This guy is really huggable.” 

“Oookay, to the next gift.” Stephen blinked, taking the plushie out of your arms and throwing it on his pillow, making you wheeze. You knew he was just playing- he was being so silly and carefree today. You loved seeing him like that. “I saw you looking at it. I knew you wouldn’t ask for it, but I wanted you to have it.” 

He fished into the bag and pulled out a medium sized box. You recognized it immediately.

“You gave me a camera?” You gasped, covering your mouth with your hands. “You didn’t have to!” You jumped into his arms, hugging him as thigh as you could. 

“Well, I  said I wanted you to have it.” He murmured, laying gentle kisses on your head. 

You squeezed his waist once more and pulled away to open the box. You quickly inspected the camera to see if anything was missing and when you were sure that this thing was in a good condition you put the film in and turned it on. 

“Wanna take a photo?” You asked with excitement in your voice. There’s no better way to document your happiness than taking a bunch of photographs. 

“Of course.” Stephen smiled, pulling you into his lap- his arms wandered around your waist to keep you steady while his cheek was glued to your own. He couldn’t wait to hang this photo somewhere in the sanctum. He will make a copy to keep it with him when he’s away from you. To keep you close to his heart. And he didn’t care how cheesy it was.

You put your hand up, stretching it as far as you could and clicked the button. The film came out of your polaroid as soon as you heard the soul of the flash. Stephen took the pic out and shook it, too excited to wait.

“You’re actually not supposed to shake it.” You said, taking the photo out of his hand.

“I’m not?” 

“Not really. Let’s just put it next to your mini Wong and wait.” You said and did just that.

"There's one more gift I have for you." You whispered with a sprinkle of hesitation and shyness in your voice. You were really nervous about this one. Getting off of Stephn’s lap you took a seat on the opposite side of the bed, making sure you were still close.

"3 gifts?" Stephen smirked, blushing like stupid. "What have I done to deserve them all?" 

"You did a lot, Stephen." You have thanked him plenty of times. For letting you stay in the sanctum longer than it was necessary. For helping you start therapy again. For being kind to you and for making you fall in love with him. "You deserve so much more than I can give you right now."

"Meeting you is the best gift I have ever gotten." He said, squeezing your hand and bringing it to his lips he laid a soft kiss on your skin. It made you shiver in the best way possible. And maybe, just maybe your eyes became a little glassy. "And although I will surely love whatever else you will give me, your presence will always be my favourite gift." 

Stephen smiled and closed his eyes again, awaiting your next surprise. After his little speech you had no doubts- you were in love with Stephen Strange. And it felt fantastic.

You could feel his thumb drawing small circles onto your palm. You smiled, with tears threatening to fall from your eyes. You quickly freed your hand from Stephen's grip and gently put it on his cheek. You leaned closer. And closer. 

“May I kiss you?” You whispered before your lips could touch. 

The sorcerer opened his eyes to look at you. He could feel your breath on his skin, longing for the taste of your lips. “God, yes.” He exhaled, gently cupping your face in his hands, connecting his lips to yours with a little too much force. 

Your free hand- the one that wasn’t resting on your lover’s cheek- landed on the mattress to keep you from falling. The doctor could feel you smiling into the kiss and his heart threatened to rip his ribcage open. And although he would surely die because of it he would die a happy man.

The kiss- although powerful- didn’t last long. Neither of you dared moving away- your foreheads were connected and you were smiling like crazy. You closed your eyes again, leaning closer to kiss him again.

“Wait!” Stephen whispered, making you freeze. He quickly turned around to face his nightstand and picked up mini Wong to make him face in the other direction. He stole a quick glance at the, now fully developed, photograph of the two of you and he could feel his heart melting. “Okay, you can kiss me now.” He said in a serious voice and you couldn’t help but to laugh. And it was contagious. 

“You’re so silly.” You said in between kisses, still giggling like a little kid. “I love seeing you like that.”

“I love that you make me feel like that.” Stephen whispered into your lips. “Plus I won’t let him look at us  with those round black eyes when we make out. Gross.”

You shook your head, amused by his behaviour and put your arms around his neck. 

“I’m glad I met you, Stephen.” You said, stealing a few more kisses. “Coming here was the best decision I have ever made.”

“And I’m glad you decided to stay.” 

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BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH: a Newsletter

Reading: Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying, The Future by Naomi Alderman

Finished Reading: The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

Podcast: Old Gods of Appalachia

Playing: Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (PS3)

Making: DOOM levels and Zines

Writing: Project E

Word Count: 167578

TLDR: Looked at old work: liked it. Editing trenches: *cries in author.* Put trigger warnings on books, please. TTRPGs: I have a group now. Writing stories with others is sick as. TTRPG recommendations. Beetle Knight was funded fantastically. 

This month I decided to take a short three-day break from the editing mines to go crack open an older WIP that I last looked at about a year ago. I couldn’t stop laughing through the first three chapters and legitimately couldn’t remember what I’d written scene to scene. I got to feel the intrigue as a character picked up a shoebox beneath their bed, and got angry at myself for not telling me what was in it! What a gloriously strange experience it was. I likely won’t spend too much time on this WIP in the coming months, but it’s good to know that when I’m done with my current big novel’s rounds of edits, I’ve got a project that I’m massively excited for waiting in the wings.

Speaking of my current big novel. Let’s look at that word count. Seems pretty similar to last month. I have done SO MUCH EDITING. I’ve realized that right now, my biggest concern is making sure to correct errors, cull old plot points, and generally tighten up dialogue. I feel that I’ve been too focused on culling words and maybe the more important thing is making sure this book fucking SHINES. Besides, while I shop this novel around, I can be happily chugging along on my other WIP, so no wuckas.

I am part of a writer’s group which meets once a month. It is quite a large group with many people who flow in and out. It is a beautiful group and an invaluable fount of knowledge. Every second month we have a discussion topic. This month was talking about the ethics of being an author and how much responsibility we have to our readers in regard to the topics we write about. 

This led to talk of trigger warnings and the suggestion of books having them. (SPOILERS! I think they should have them) There were varying ideas on all sides of the spectrum, but there was one point made that has stuck in my head. Trigger warnings are just like nutrition labels. If you are allergic to nuts you need to know before you buy a product if it contains nuts, right? Trigger warnings are the same. You don’t want to be taking a big bite out of some delicious morsel and then suddenly you feel your throat closing up. Same same. You don’t want to put hours into a book, invest in the characters, only to suddenly have your exact trauma thrust into your eyeballs. You can’t unread it. If you have been honestly triggered before, you understand how it can be hard to stop that spin when it starts. And from an author's standpoint, you don’t want to turn off potential readers also. One scene that may seem insignificant to you, may be terrifying to another. Then they may never pick up your books again, for fear of said thing.  

Speaking of this delightful group, near the end of the meeting a friend was talking to a brand new member about TTRPGs and I just so happened to be carrying CY_BORG with me! We chatted a bit and I enthusiastically suggested I should and would run a one-shot for them, their partner, my friend, and another writing buddy of mine. SO I’VE FINALLY GOT SOME TTRPG FRIENDS TO PLAY WITH! WOO! I am thrilled about the idea of introducing these fine folks to all the strange and interesting TTRPG systems I’ve picked up over the last year.

TTRPGs are such an invaluable resource for storytelling. With a few dice, some rules, and a setting, you and a few friends can end up creating an entire world and a compelling narrative together, even if no one in the group is a writer! Now… if you are writers… well then, something truly incredible can happen. I think authors often think of the writing process as a solitary pastime. Traditionally, it may be, but I think we undersell how satisfying and freeing collaborative storytelling can be. Hell, plenty of fantasy writers started their careers (See Raymond E. Feist) dictating and polishing up their D&D campaigns that they ran with their friends!

And in the spirit of collaboration, I want to recommend some small projects that need your help! I’ll be personally backing these later this month when I’ve secured my own funds.

Budgeon: A digestible mini adventure zine with a VERY old-school feel. The art is all first person a la Combat Heroes, but can be played as a party or solo! It even encourages you to draw your own maps, very similar to how you might have played Stonekeep on DOS. (Big nostalgia for myself) As of posting this, this project needs additional support right now! Go give them some love. The basic zine is only FIVE USD. (And THREE USD for digital~!)

Thirty Horrors: A bestiary designed to be used with Mothership 1E. Let’s be real people, that means it could likely be converted for just about any system with minimal pain. The art is shaping up to be suitably uncomfortable and this project blew the hell up! They’ve reached heaps of stretch goals and it still has half a month to go~

SPEAKING OF BLOWING UP. Holy hell Beetle Knight did well! It ended up earning 22,898 USD out of the required 3,500. WHAT A SHOWING! I absolutely adore seeing small weird projects become more successful than anyone could have imagined. Certainly, it was more than the original creator expected as that final total completely blew past their final stretch goal.

Support weird. Support indie.

#Kickstarter #MOTHERSHIP RPG #TTRPG #Author #Indie TTRPG #Call to Arms #Fiction #Nostalgia #novel writing #Prose #Punk #Writer #Writing #Zine #Writblr #Writeblr #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #writing community

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Pick a Balloon - from your future child

This week's reading is from a future child. I pulled cards for their personality as well as a message to you from them. Pick a balloon and find your reading below:

Pile One (red balloon):

Personality Traits: Six of Cups, Seven of Swords, The Lovers rev.

Your future child is going to remind you of yourself as a child. They are going to have some of the same little quirks that you had and are going to be silly in the same ways that you were. They are going to be a giving person and have a type of energy that people want to give right back. They will have a sense of freedom and truly embody innocence. Additionally, this child is going to be strategic and understand their own boundaries. They will do their best not to take on more than they can chew. I think they will also be very resourceful! Lastly, they are going to have a great sense of self-love and self-respect. I think that’s part of why they are good at understanding their own boundaries. It may feel like sometimes they’re being purposefully difficult or strong headed, but when they do this it is coming from a place of protecting their own selves and understanding their worth.

Messages: Seven of cups rev., Three of Pentacles rev., Wheel of Fortune

I hope you believe in destiny because I know that being your child is mine. I know you will work hard to give me the life that I deserve. I know that you will do everything in your power to make sure that I’m provided for and know that I’m loved. We may not have everything you hope for, but for me, it will feel like I have everything I need and more. The journey to get to me may have been rough. I know you didn’t always feel supported. But thank you for believing in me! I’m probably going to give you a run for your money… You know how parents always say “I hope you have a kid just like you?” I’m going to be just that. Don’t worry though! Who will know how to best love me than the person I take after? Everything you do to raise and take care of me is going to turn me into the person I’m meant to be. You are the one who is going to teach me to love myself. You are the one who is going to teach me the importance of boundaries. You are the one who will allow me to be a child and not force me to grow up faster than I have to. I know that is what you had to do, and I know breaking those cycles is HARD. So, again, I just want to say thank you. I can’t wait to meet you and turn into the incredible person I’m going to be.

Pile Two (yellow balloon)

Personality Traits: The Sun, Knight of Swords, Eight of Cups

Holy crap if this kid of yours doesn’t remind you of the beauty and joy that life can bring you! They are going to be the epitome of sunshine (and not just because of The Sun card). You’re not having a child/children to fill a void by any means, but this kiddo IS going to fill a void you didn’t even know you had. I think, in a way, they are going to reveal a new purpose in your life. Your child is filled with an enthusiasm for life. Everything they encounter is as magnificent as the last. They are bursting with energy, this little one. They are adamant about getting things done. They are action-oriented and there is no stopping them when they’re on a mission. They can sometimes forget that other people are impacted and may need to be reminded of this once and awhile lol

Messages: The Moon, Page of Cups, Queen of Cups, The Emperor

I am going to surprise you every step of the way, from the moment I’m born until the moment we’re not with each other anymore. I’m always on the move and sometimes I don’t even know my next step until I’m about to take it. But you are an amazing parent with all the capabilities to take care of me. My curiosity is going to inspire your curiosity. My spontaneity is going to inspire your spontaneity. I am a dreamer and you’re going to encourage me every step of the way. You’re going to be an incredible parental figure. You will nurture me in the ways that I need and you’ll have a great balance of authority and sensitivity. Because I’m keeping you on your toes, you’ll have to find a combination of “strictness” and malleability. It is your mission to keep me safe and help me learn, but you also want me to experience the joys life has. And you’re going to do an incredible job at this. You will not stifle me and, even if the rules are frustrating for me at times, I’ll come out at the end of it knowing you did it for my own wellbeing. I’m really excited for my life with you.

Pile Three (blue balloon)

Personality Traits: Two of cups, Ten of Pentacles, Queen of Pentacles

Your future child is so full of love. They are appreciative of everyone’s perspective and want to make sure everyone feels heard. The relationships they create are meaningful for them and they go into any situation with an open mind for creation. You and them may have some opposite skills/ideas on the best way to do things, but when you work together, things come together seamlessly. They definitely make you appreciate that others can have different view points and still have the best intentions/be capable. Your future child is dedicated to their endeavors and is consistent with their means to achieving their goals. They want to share in their successes with others and share others’ successes with them. They are also really good at being practical. I think that’s why they are consistent – because they have already thought through what steps they’re going to take. It may seem like the journey to the goal could be done faster if they do it a different way, but they know that their steps are going to get them where they need to go and they don’t mind if it takes longer. They’re easily able to enjoy the ride.

Messages: Four of Cups, Six of Swords rev., Page of Wands

Along with me comes a change in perspective. Being a parent will realign some of your values and you will have a clearer idea of the things you want to say “yes” to and the things you feel okay saying “no” to. You are going to create a life for me that allows me space to grow and succeed. If you’re worried about your ability to be a parent, let me tell you that you’re going to do just fine (great, really). When you have me, you’re going to find yourself much more in tuned with your intuition and inner voice. You will find the strength to follow your own path and not worry about how others will feel about it. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but just as written above, you know your steps are practical and will be worth the discomfort and time it takes to get through it. (I bet that’s where I learn that practicality is always worth it). Lastly, I want to say that it is going to be great to have a parent like you who lets me be me. You may not understand my process, but you never try to talk me out of it. You see the potential in me and only want the best for me. You encourage my creativity and curiosity. You are going to be such a good parent, mentor, and support system.

Pile Four (green balloon)

Personality Traits: King of Pentacles, The Tower, Five of Cups

You have a confident one, pile four! Your future child easily identifies opportunities for growth and knows exactly what to do to turn those into successes. They gather all the resources they need, create their vision board, and GO. Whether their plan goes well or poorly, they always find something to gain from the experience. They believe that everything in life teaches you something. They may hit a snag in their plan so they need to adjust - they see this as a way to learn new skills. They may go through the task seamlessly- they see this as confirmation that their understanding of the situation was accurate and carry that into next time. Your future child is very reflective and open to adaptability based on what they learn. They have a strong sense of self, are aware of their needs, and pave their own personal path to achieve.

Messages: Death, King of Cups rev., Two of Swords rev.

Together, we are going to grow and learn that life isn’t always as we expected it would be – and that that’s okay! You will teach me that life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. And you’ll teach me that sometimes all we can do is move onto the next thing. I will teach you that moving onto the next thing doesn’t have to be sad or disappointing. You will teach me that I am capable of anything I set my mind to. I will teach you that you are, too. I am a confident child/person because you always remind me that I am worthy. You may still be healing and growing while simultaneously trying to “get it right” with me. I can see you trying and that means SO much to my upbringing. If my strong parent doesn’t give up, there isn’t any reason why I should, either.

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