Hey just wanted to say I re read ain’t no cherry now and then, really looking forward to the sequel 🥺💕
hello hello, dear anon! aaaa ARC, my baby! thank you so so much for reading, so happy to know you liked it - it truly means a lot to me 😭❤️
abt the sequel ummm i can't exactly make promises bec i discarded the previously planned fic, and the ideas i currently have are v v vague. but i WILL write it someday bec i miss my chaotic, horny duo :(
thanks for dropping by, anon, much love to ya! ❤️❤️❤️
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This shit been rotting in my mind, desperately clawing at my empty skull for the past few weeks after seeing @where-does-the-heart-lie 's
Sabo gear 5 pov so I'm finally putting it on paper (computer) ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
SPOILER (??) AHEAD:
Luffy's temporary d3ath from Ace's pov 🫠
(I fuckin LOVE everything you share w the world, ur art cheers me up sm i hope yk the impact u have on everyone ur art reaches)
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yeah
[ID: The cover art of the show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, except "Dives" has been cleanly edited to say "Knives," and rather than Guy Fieri standing in front of his car, it's Knives from Trigun crossing his arms and scowling at the viewer. End ID]
ID credit to @princess-of-purple-prose !! Tysm!
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well ash i've read all the stories on your masterlist some more than once so it's hard to choose just one favorite but my top 3 is 1. ain’t real cherry 2. disaster management 3. happenstance (and honorable mention to to know you is to love you) also on the borderline will end up taking my top 1 because it's still in chapter 2 and i'm entirely obsessed so thank YOU for being such a phenomenal writer 💘
hellooo, dearest anon! 😍 "some more than once" do u wanna make me CRY? :(((
omggg your picks are making me sob pls!
- ain't real cherry had been me building a shrine out of jimin's expertise in bed, so i absolutely understand where you are coming from.
- for disaster management ahhh, it was tricky and i worked really hard bec enemies w sexual tension is as delicious as it is complicated. so happy to know it made it to your favs!!! <3
- happenstance omg really??? 😍 it's one of my very few non r-rated fics and i enjoyed writing that tae a lot! so thank you!
- oh my god tkitly belongs to a time when i was still building up my smut writing skills and deciding what i enjoyed and what worked for me. it's also my first jk fic, so thank you so much for mentioning it! 🥺
omg i hope on the borderline ends up on this list, too! the next chapter is currently in progress, and it might take a couple of weeks, but it will be massive and eventful! 😍
thank you so much for sending this in, i am giggling and grinning so big! sending you so much love, dearest anon 🥺💝
tell me abt your fav fic of mine?
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That is certainly - a statement.
What about Jim, who both metaphorically and literally discovers a path for themself beyond what they were raised to be? What about Pete, who learns to overcome his toxic masculinity, his posturing and self-importance? What about Ed, whose entire story is about deconstructing the performance that is expected of him?
What about, oh, idk, our main fucking character Stede Bonnet, whose arc starts with him literally breaking out from the hetero marriage he was forced into despite never fitting in? Who tries (and initially fails) to build a community where he can be himself? Whose entire story is about discovering his own queerness! He starts out not even able to put a finger on WHY his marriage made him feel so suffocated, and then journeys through s1 until he reaches the emotional climax - "His name is Ed"!
Contrast that with Izzy, who has to be dragged into a supportive community kicking and screaming. Who rejects care and compassion, even at his worst, who has to be forced to accept help. He receives the leg and calls the crew a homophobic slur for it, ffs. Only after that, only when people refuse to let him push them away, is he able to poke his nose into something approaching positive human connections. And that's a powerful narrative, sure, in it's own way; but it's hardly the Ultimate Queer Experience, and it's definitely not the "only queer arc".
And Izzy never lets go of the old ways. He never abandons the Blackbeard-era pirate lifestyle for something more positive, not fully. And that's okay, because ultimately, his arc isn't even about himself.
It's about Ed.
Ed keeps repeating toxic relationship patterns, and Izzy is a part of that. He's linked (on purpose, and I wish it had been done more explicitly) to Ed's father; because Izzy represents the poison that was instilled in Ed from a young age, and that has become so entrenched in his system that he can't imagine a life without it. He keeps Izzy around despite being hurt by him because Izzy is predictable, and in that, is safe, even though he hurts Ed; at least it's a hurt Ed is familiar with and can rely on.
When Izzy slowly changes it's to show that Ed is growing beyond the little voice in his head telling him to reject softness, that he can never be loved, that We're just not these kinds of people. If Izzy can evolve from someone spitting boyfriend at Ed like it's a slur to someone congratulating him on getting laid by that same person, Ed can overcome his inner demons telling him the same thing.
That's the point of Izzy's arc. And this is why he has to die, because Ed can never be truly free as long as Izzy is around. So Izzy goes, quietly, peacefully, and releases Ed of the poison; apologizes to him, tells him I was so wrong, and I am so sorry, because that's what Ed needs to hear to move forward.
And that's such a kind, positive way to end the story of Izzy Hands.
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it really pisses me off when people say “aang is a human trying to be the avatar and korra is the avatar trying to be human” because it ignores the fact that the “avatar” as a mantle is not something anyone naturally embodies. it’s a responsibility you’re randomly picked for, and every single avatar’s character arc is about learning how to “be the avatar.” that statement makes it seem like korra is just this unfeeling, piece of brawn that only knows how to punch things (which are things ppl already say about korra anyway) and that depiction of her versus aang feels….super off.
it just really dehumanizes korra, and ignores the fact that korra’s confidence and strong sense of self in season 1 especially is because she was surrounded by community and her parents were deeply involved in her life. korra grew up experiencing the best parts of humanity and one of her major character strengths is how much of a light she is. thats why the trauma she goes through in later seasons strikes her so intensely, because prior to that she was very sheltered and wasn’t expecting the extreme sacrifice and trauma that comes with having to bear the title of “Avatar.”
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