#writing this out i thought of like five thousand scenes i'd want for this
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au where jedi healers take a vow not unlike jedi temple guards, but instead of wearing a mask and becoming anonymous, they give up their sight and wear blindfolds to allow the Force to guide their every action. it’s also supposed to blind them to their patients’ differences, which used to be symbolic but since the war between the jedi and the sith broke out, has become much less so
because jedi healers are supposed to heal regardless of if their patient is a jedi or a sith, when they’re deployed on battlefields after the fighting is over, they use the Force to heal every injured person they come upon.
anakin skywalker, who was chosen from the creche and agreed to follow the Healing path at the age of 9, thinks it’s sort of stupid that they have to wait until after the fighting is over to begin to help because he can feel people dying in the Force, he can feel their pain--
young general kenobi, who remembers his old creche-mate anakin skywalker and how blue his eyes once were, thinks it’s beyond foolhardy that this healer is stealing out across an active battlefield, blindfold over his eyes and bending down to heal karking darth maul and single-handedly diverting all of obi-wan’s attention away from the droids and sith legion because now he has to make sure he’s ok he can’t just leave him to the whims of the Force, he’s unprotected and he’s going to get himself killed----
it’s a headache and a half for everyone involved because general kenobi keeps abandoning his battle strategy and sometimes even position to ensure healer skywalker’s safety and healer skywalker keeps dropping everything and everyone the moment he feels obi-wan kenobi get hurt in the Force to rush to his side, Force Vow of Healing Equality be damned.
but......the Council keeps deploying them to the same battlefield because healer skywalker is never more effective as when he knows he must heal fifty mortal wounds before he can rid general kenobi of a headache, and general kenobi is never as ruthless as when skywalker is on the field close to him, in potential harm’s way
despite how much they insist they hate each other
#kit's silly lil aus#obikin#healer anakin au#writing this out i thought of like five thousand scenes i'd want for this#a scene where obi-wan is pissed at anakin because he keeps fucking fixing one of the sith#so he's not letting anakin heal him and refusing to see one of the clone medics#so they're in his tent and he's just holding a compress to his head wound and bitching at anakin who is bitching back at him#and obi-wan is like 'at least you don't heal DROIDS' very scathing#and anakin goes quiet and is like 'i used to want to be an engineer did you know that?'#and obi-wan is like 'force when we were kids i knew everything about you. crush the size of a senator's ego'#oh and another scene where a sith (lbr maul) attacks anakin and obi-wan gets in the way#and takes the blade for him and anakin kills him rather violently#because i dont like healer anakin aus that take the violence and teeth out of anakin skywalker#so he snaps and breaks his vows to kill maul and eliminate the threat so he can heal obi-wan#and probably the council had encouraged him to become a healer because they could see his capacity for violence and fear and hate#but they couldn't see his attachment to obi-wan#but then not even obi-wan could see that#and a scene after that where obi-wan wakes up in his tent and the first thing he sees is anakin's blue eyes#because anakin broke all his vows to protect and obi-wan and killed many many people to keep them away (in a very feral way)#so what's one more#and obi-wan's first thought is that he missed those eyes#everything else and their consequences can wait#oh also mostly in it for the blindfold sex before this#absolutely here for the blindfold sex#same age aus also my beloved
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Hey there. Hoping you're doing well.
This is gonna sound random but I need a reason to watch He's coming to Me. I was looking at a list of all gmmtv shows and I've seen them all, except He's coming to me. And the weird thing is I don't have a reason. I adore Ohm, i don't particularly like Singto but that has never stopped me before. I have no problem with paranormal bl or sadness in bl. But for some reason every time I think I'm gonna watch it, I don't.
I don't know if this has ever happen to anyone else but every once in a while this happens to me with a show or a film, like there's nothing wrong with it but I can't press play. And I have no idea why. I was hoping for some motivation I guess, just cause I'm a completionist and it's nagging me that I only have that one show left.
Anyway, I'd appreciate your thoughts on this. (thanks for the space)
@nothingsbetterthancoffee, as a fellow completionist, I understand. Nothing can be left unfinished. No stone can remained unturned. No show can be left unwatched! But also, this show is a HOT TOP for me, so let me easily help you by giving you not one but TEN reasons to watch He's Coming to Me:
It has color-coded boys in love. <- The reason I showed up
Med/Mes is a stable, loyal, and intelligent Blue Boy who is happy (yellow) even in death. Thun is a Red Rascal who is spontaneous, energetic, and passionate. The love was always there, but seeing the color exchange always brings a smile to my face.
It's only eight episodes, and they are FREE!
Think of this as an eight-hour workday. Eat some breakfast, clock in to YouTube, watch five episodes (because after episode 5 is the PERFECT place to pause a la Bad Buddy), eat lunch, come back, watch the final three episodes, then clock out.
I know nobody wants to think of watching shows as work, but sometimes it helps to see the finish line at the end of day. Structure aids in productivity. And free is my favorite kind of watching experience, so it makes it even better.
The rooftop scene needs to be shown respect.
Mentioning Bad Buddy reminded me that He's Coming to Me's episode 5 rooftop scene walked, so Bad Buddy's episode 5 rooftop scene could run. Put some respect on this show's name!
The team behind it are elite professionals.
Aof, the director and an out gay man, has given us EVERYTHING! Bad Buddy, A Tale of Thousand Stars, Moonlight Chicken, and so much more. Rath, the cinematographer, has served us beautiful visuals every single time in Never Let Me Go, Dark Blue Kiss, and countless others. The screenwriter, Title, gave us the MaxTul vehicle MANNER OF DEATH. Imagine the Powerpuff Girls, but with film making. THAT'S the level of power behind this show.
The cast is stacked.
You already mentioned Singto and Ohm whose backs must hurt from carry the plot of so many shows on their shoulders, but the rest of the cast is A+ as well.
Sing and Chimon play the best friends, and they are the very BEST best friends. Sing has given us Todd(Black), and Chimon is about to embrace his sugar baby-ness in the upcoming Dangerous Romance. If they can stand next to THE Gun and the Perth, while holding their own, they deserve some recognition.
The supporting cast could beat every other supporting cast in a fist fight without breaking a sweat. We have Gunsmiles (who is no longer on the GMMTV's roster, sad times) who played in one of the best plots in 3 Will Be Free. We have Ampere who plays the office ally in GAP and La Pluie. Then we have Jum who only knows how to play the kindest mother from GAP, The Eclipse, and the upcoming Last Twilight. The twins, AJ and JJ show up, as well as Love who riled up enough people with her performance in Bad Buddy to get her own GL show!
Finally, we have the main ladies! Gigie makes you feel bad that this is a BL, so she won't get the guy, but that's because she is such a good character! Then there is Sine. I won't write much about her because I'm in love with her. I can't be rational about her. She never misses, and as a vegetarian, I would eat meat if she told me to. I. Love. Her.
The plot carries.
We all know shows that drag out the main plot for far too long. This show isn't one. It understands the assignment, and has a genuine plot beyond two boys falling in love. It also has twists and turns throughout that make sense to the original plot. Nothing seems disconnected, and everything seems logical in a show about ghosts.
The love is real.
For only eight episodes, in which one is mainly about a CHILD seeing ghosts, the way the love unfolds between the two leads is realistic. It is odd to see them first encounter each other when Thun is a kid, and Med is already a dead adult, but the way they come together as adults is touching.
The conflicts are believable.
Because of the way Med and Thun meet, and the overall plot, the conflicts are believable. They aren't just having issues because they don't want to communicate, or because it's the second to last episode. NO! One is a ghost who had his entire life ended, and the other is a young adult trying to figure out his life. The hesitation, the separation, and the conflicts in between are plausible.
The coming out SCENES are top tier.
If there is only one reason to watch this show, this is it! I don't need BLs to have a coming-out scene. Ever. If all of these shows existed in a magical bubble where being gay is the norm, I'd love it, but something about how Thun comes out in several ways, first to himself, then to his friends, and finally to his mom are all handled in the most endearing ways. These scenes healed my soul long before Be Loved in House: I Do hit me with its coming-out scene.
It has a happy ending.
Not only does it have a happy ending, but it has several happy resolutions for all the plots. It makes sure to wrap up the narrative while giving a little extra that completes the stories without feeling rushed or random.
Now that I've given you all these reasons, I hope you find it in yourself to finish the series. I know the first episode is rough to make it through, but once you get to the second half of episode 2, it should be smooth sailing.
As for me, I need to go write up He's Coming to Me (in Colors) post.
(thanks for the ask)
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20 questions for fic writer
I was tagged by @naamah-beherit! thanks for the tag, this one was fun!
1. how many works do you have on ao3?
8
2. what’s your total ao3 word count?
897,063 lol
3. what fandoms do you write for?
Posted Labyrinth, Star Wars, MDZS & TGCF, and written but not posted for Star Trek, Marvel, SVSSS & Trigun
4. what are your top five fics by kudos?
#1: Just say yes (MDZS / Kudos: 10,035)
#2: Just say there's nothing holding you back (MDZS / Kudos: 6,024)
#3: Sigh No More (Star Wars / Kudos: 5,546)
#4: I’m aching and I know you are too (MDZS / Kudos: 4,481)
#5: ’Til our compass stands still (TGCF / Kudos: 3,962)
5. do you respond to comments?
I do try to as much as I can when posting a fic, but after I've finished fics unless I have something to add or a comment particularly moved me, I tend not to due to it being a little time consuming and repetitive to work through--though all are loved and appreciated beyond words!!
6. what’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
None of them lol. Look upon my collection of fix-it fics and weep (at their fluffy endings)
7. what’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Again, all of them, but I think ’Til our compass stands still is the one that makes me smile the most.
8. do you get hate on fics?
I have gotten a couple of odd comments, but is very rare.
9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?
Oh yeah. The smutty kind? Whatever takes my fancy really, I've posted a lot of my soft shit, but there's definitely some darker/kinkier stuff in the old WIP pile.
10. do you write crossovers? what’s the craziest one you’ve written?
Not really one for crossovers, only one I started was for Star Wars/MDZS that I will likely never finish.
11. have you ever had a fic stolen?
Good old Sigh No More was one of those fics that was being sold on Amazon amongst a number of other folks fics.
12. have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! My series Just Say Yes has been translated to Russian.
13. have you ever co-written a fic before?
No, I have not.
14. what’s your all-time favorite ship?
Boy that's a hard one. Probably K/S. They the OG for good reason.
15. what’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
Honestly, if I actually want to finish it, I will make it happen. I also don't start posting until I am sure I have the whole thing plotted out and can finish it.
I have a lot of WIPs, but many are little disconnected scenes I like to play with like Barbies that don't really have Plot and I don't really intend to finish. I suppose if the Wangxian brain took me again, I'd like to finish the WIP titled 'Canon Typical Dubious Consent' fic, but it's a huge mess and would need a lot more coherency to it.
16. what are your writing strengths?
I think I'm pretty good with dialogue, character, and plot.
17. what are your writing weaknesses?
The bits in between those things, descriptions and such. I also have a penchant for reusing words a lot and repeating myself, though I do try to clean that up in edits lol
18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
If it's there for a reason I don't see why not, but I also likely wouldn't do so mainly because I'm not particularly fluent in anything other than English and would worry too much about fucking it up.
19. first fandom you wrote for?
Labyrinth on ff.net a thousand years ago
20. favorite fic you’ve ever written?
Definitely ’Til our compass stands still, that one is my Baby.
I'm tagging whoever feels like doing it!
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I'll remember it tomorrow
Thinking about that post I commented on, how a great idea will pop into a writer's head, and they might think "I don't have time to write that down today, but I'll remember it tomorrow." I learned the hard way that this way lies regret: I've lost more great story ideas this way. I've cultivated a habit of writing ideas down as soon as I can when I have them. This often means quickly typing something on my phone's notes app right after getting out of the shower, or recording a voice note in the car. It's a terrible feeling to know you had a really clever way of untying a particular Gordian Knot, or a really fun bit of dialogue, and just can't remember it anymore.
This has had some weird impacts on my writing process. I've already spoken elsewhere about how I finished a book (and was about a third of a way through its sequel) when I realized this wouldn't be book one in my series, but would stand as book four (probably.) So already my writing process is out of order. But: it gets worse than that.
I have my entire series planned out, more or less, all the way through an estimated thirteen books. Some of those books I have detailed outlines for. Some I have a couple paragraph summaries. Some just a sentence or two. But the overall arc of the entire series is something I've known for quite awhile, and some of the major events that will happen along the way are things I've already thought up.
So, sometimes my brain will deliver tidbits of those later stories to me, and I have to write them down immediately. Just the other day, a bit of conversation from what will probably be book 12 or 13 popped into my brain, and I had to write it down. I actually really like this little bit of dialogue, and when I finally (hopefully) get that far in my series, I'll be really excited to finally get to use it.
Because of all of this, the writing "progress" on my series is a bit odd. I keep making little side-trips into later books to add things as they come to me, and it means that later books often have a lot more completed than one might expect, considering I have yet to actually publish my first book in the series:
Book one ("The Golden Earring") is complete, at 71260 words
Book two ("The Silver Sword") is about halfway done with 44427 words
So far, so good. However:
Book three has 27965 words written
Book four (as mentioned above) is complete with 145943 words (and this one obviously still needs much editing.)
Book five has 34846 words written so far
Book six has 6359 words, because I really needed to get a scene written that WOULD NOT LEAVE MY BRAIN ALONE
Book seven has about a thousand words written
Book eight has 6686 words, again, because the first chapter sat down one day in my brain and refused to leave until I acknowledged it.
And of course, the aforementioned short bit of dialogue that will probably go somewhere in a planned book 12 or 13.
There's a part of me that wants to be frustrated about this: after all, if I've written so many thousands of words in later books, couldn't I have better spent my time writing thousands more words in the book I'm currently working on?
I've learned to silence that frustration and embrace the process. One good example of why this works for me is actually in the book I'm currently working on though. I was still working on book one when a really clever idea came to me for something in book two, and I ended up writing an entire scene. It was months before I had finished book one, and gotten book two to the point where my characters finally arrived at that scene, but once they did, I was able to use that previously written scene skeleton as a framework to carry the story forward. If I hadn't written it down at the time, I may not have remembered what I'd wanted to do there, and there's a good chance what I would have written wouldn't have pleased me so much.
Everything I write will get used, eventually. At least, that's my hope. That scene from Book Two finally getting used seems to support this. I just need to trust that my brain knows what it's doing as it doles out these tidbits of story to me out of order - and I also need to make sure I'm making the time to intentionally write in my current book and not letting myself get carried away with things yet to come.
And maybe more importantly, I need to actually focus on the process of getting Book One published. My brain loves these bits of story, the tales they are all a part of, and the characters living within them. I'd like to think some other folks' brains will as well.
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Tagged by the ever lovely and awesome @swiftzeldas Thanks, hon! 🤗💖
How many works do you have on AO3? 148
What’s your total AO3 word count? 290,660 😵💫
What fandoms do you write for? Actively writing for Halo now, but still have some for the Flash to finish up. I've previously also written for Doctor Who.
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
"Five Times Oliver Held Felicity (And The One Time She Held Him)" (Olicity, Arrow)
"15 Minutes" (John-117/Reader, Halo the series)
"Balancing Act" (NSFW) (Tenth Doctor/Donna Noble, Doctor Who)
"Side Effect" (NSFW) (John-117/Kai-125, Halo the series)
"No Time" (John-117/gender neutral Reader, Halo the series)
Do you respond to comments? I always do and if for some reason I didn't, you can be sure I either didn't see it or something interfered with me in replying and now I've thought I did. That, er, happens more than I wish it would these days. *swiss cheese brain is swiss cheese* 😔🫥🙄
What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? I very rarely write angsty endings, so they're kinda notable when they happen: "Cold" (Eobard Thawne/Killer Frost, The Flash) (Very short but I've been told it packs a punch. 🥰😉)
"Dark/Light" (chapter 1) (Harry Wells/Caitlin Snow, The Flash) (An experimental fic where the dialogue is exactly the same in ch1 and 2 but they tell vastly different stories. 😉)
Honorable mention to "Gray Sunflowers" (Caitlin Snow/Hunter Zolomon, The Flash) as a rare one where the entire fic is a metaphor for depression and even though the ending isn't super angsty by any means, it also isn't particularly hopeful either. It's still one of my favorites, though, because I felt like it has a distinctive voice.
What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? I'm resisting the urge to put "Side Effect" and the, er, multiple "happy endings" that occur in it here, lol! 🤣🤣🤣 Honestly, basically all of my other fics have a happy ending. I might go with "The Thousand and the First" (NSFW)(Eobard Thawne/Caitlin Snow, The Flash) because I wanted it to carry through a complete redemption arc for Eobard and I think it succeeded. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯😉
Do you get hate on fics? So far, no. On vids... oh yeah. 😑
Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Um, yep. Lots. I tend to write smut with a funny tone. I've very rarely done a conventional "romance novel" type scene. "Balancing Act" (Ten/Donna, linked above) was one of the first I'd did with that quasi-realistic/funny tone to it.
Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? I've only written one so far: "Cold Hands" (Caitlin Snow/Jordan Mahkent, The Flash/Stargirl), which also has a vid, "Gasoline."
Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I'm aware of. Again, a vid? Yes.
Have you ever had a fic translated? Not as far as I know.
Have you ever co-written a fic before? I don't work well with a co-writer, simply because my muse is so resistant to writing to an outline.
What’s your all time favorite ship? To write? Any variation of Eobard Thawne/Caitlin Snow and the Wells dopplegangers/Caitlin or Killer Frost, The Flash, John-117/Kai-125 and John-117/Reader.
What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? "Try" (both versions of Eobard Thawne/Caitlin Snow, The Flash). I have 3 chapters completed and it's definitely the fic with the most world-building in it and it would also be the first full-fledged poly fic I've done. But my inspiration for the Flash just got smushed by the show so repeatedly I doubt I'll ever get enough oomph to finish it.
What are your writing strengths? Funny smut? Taking fandoms that are very not domestic and writing domestic fics in them? (I'm looking at you, Halo. Apologies to all of the Halo fans out there who absolutely hate people like me. 🫣I know you're out there but I appreciate you only vague-posting about me/people like me and not calling me out by name.)
What are your writing weaknesses? I don't write plotty fic very well, nor do I stick to canon very often. Worst thing is how easily I can sabotage myself and get convinced that everybody hates what I write. I've had SO many wonderful comments telling me otherwise but mannnnnn, my Evil Inner Editor can make me feel like the worst imposter ever. 😔
Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I've written for Sherloque Wells a handful of times, most notably "Unrequited" (Sherloque/Caitlin, The Flash) but I had help from a genuine French speaker to make sure it was saying what I thought it was saying, lol! It's not something I would want to do a lot, though, because I don't have a good enough grasp on any other language to feel comfortable with it. I greatly admire those who can, though!
First fandom you wrote for? Lord of the Rings, though it's no longer online anywhere. Doctor Who was my official entrance in the awesome world of fanfic after that!
Favorite fic you’ve written? Well, ask me my favorite child, why don't you? 😮🤣 How about I pick one two that haven't been mentioned so far that I'd love to see get more attention? "Phase Two" (Ninth Doctor/Rose Tyler, Doctor Who) is a sentimental fav and "Offer" (Eobard Thawne/Killer Frost, The Flash) is honestly a world I would've loved to have written more in because I found it so interesting.
Tagging any of my writer friends who see this and would like to do it! *boops your nose politely*
(Boop paw GIF kindly made by @theredtours) 😉
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Hi! I have a couple of writing related questions. I was curious how you decide when a story is finished? Do you come up with the ending first or just go with it until it "feels right"? How do you motivate/discipline yourself to finish a story? Or do you not struggle with that so much? I'm having trouble structuring stories and finishing things. I find myself writing all the time, but it always ends up being little snippets or a couple thousand word scenes and I can't seem to fit them into an overall plot or story…? Does that make sense? I feel like I have like 18 different stories going on and sometimes there's like a bunch of scenes that could fit one story but I can't make them… Mesh. Also I can't just finish it off. I always feel like there's something missing or like I'm just not sure what the overall point of the story is so I don't know how or when to end it. Anyway, thinking about this made me curious what your general structure is. Do you start with a scene and then flesh out from there when starting a story? Or do you start by having an overall plot and writing based on an idea? Like do you block out your stories scenes/pacing etc first or just write in order, beginning to end or jump around from scene to scene and stick it together later? Does your process change depending on the story? So sorry for the kind of aimless questions. I'm just curious about your process. I'd love to be able to actually complete something, but I don't really have anyone to talk to about writing, and I thought maybe getting advice from someone who I see and enjoy the finished work from could help me in some way. No worries if you don't really know how to answer this and don't want to. I won't be offended lol Anyway ty love your work, have a good day :D
hello ! im so sorry for taking so so long to get to this, i would keep coming back to change or add something to say :)
I was curious how you decide when a story is finished? Do you come up with the ending first or just go with it until it "feels right"? ... I can't just finish it off. I always feel like there's something missing or like I'm just not sure what the overall point of the story is so I don't know how or when to end it. - this fluctuates from time to time; sometimes i feel like a story is done right when i write the last scene, and then i'll come back to it and add a whole other scene because it doesn't seem right . i try to consider if whether or not the entire story has come full circle, if it's satisfying and the ending is something worth having read the previous paragraphs for, if the last few lines are conclusive enough, or if it feels like something should be coming after it . i don't know a proper formula or fool-proof solution to this, its just a Feeling u get, but if u are at a complete loss, what i try to do is completely forget about it for a few days (at least five), and then come back and read the entire thing, editing Nothing, but only taking notes on what to fix, until u reach the end, where u, with a fresher perspective, can tell if the ending is right or not . sometimes, theres just no point to a story other than being written - if that's the case, then thats fine . writing is meant to be fun, if it feels incomplete, come back to it at a later time, don't look at it for a while . if u cant bear to do that, then maybe rewrite it completely - i've done this several times, rewriting thousands of words because something is just . missing . so i take the old work and rework it into something i like better, rewriting and removing and adding bits and pieces . try to spend some time away from the work, that helps me immensely !
another piece of advice from aaron sorkin is that sometimes when he finds a lull in his writing, he takes a shower - showers are great for getting ur imagination flowing :) something else i heard is to take the work and put it in a place not easily accessible, and then, after a few weeks, looking at it again . another version of this is putting it away and rewriting the entire thing from memory . ive done all three and they help as well :)
How do you motivate/discipline yourself to finish a story? Or do you not struggle with that so much? - if u mean continuously working on a story til the end, then absolutely i do struggle with it !!! half the time its the sheer want to write that keeps me going, or if its a story so daunting i dont know how to write it, then i try to make it easier to write for, maybe telling myself ill stop writing after thirty minutes, or until i get a thousand words done, or just until i reach a scene that i really want to write . that, as well as just Forcing myself sometimes really helps, sometimes i just need to get myself to do it in order to the words to flow out properly. ill also admit that sometimes what gets me going is the idea of feedback, what people might think of it or even how satisfied i might feel from writing and finishing it . if u need a friend to cheer u on, or u need to post a bit or two on here to get that encouragement, then feel free . also implementing a "write for thirty mins/for five hundred words/etc." really helps too :) maybe giving urself a deadline as well, such as getting a certain amount done by a certain day
I find myself writing all the time, but it always ends up being little snippets or a couple thousand word scenes and I can't seem to fit them into an overall plot or story…? ... I feel like I have like 18 different stories going on and sometimes there's like a bunch of scenes that could fit one story but I can't make them… Mesh. - it does make sense :) i have a doc just called "cut" that is a series of scenes and snippets and phrases that arent related in the slighted - its only for the sake of putting the idea in my head out and onto the screen, which i might later use for a story i write at a different time if i find that it fits . u don't need to make all these separate scenes fit, sometimes they just aren't meant to . if u find urself writing eighteen different stories, and then only extensively working on a specific few, then i suggest combing some of these stories where they fit . if they don't, then go for the one u want to work on the most, the one that matches ur current writing mood . i know saying "work on which one uwant to work on" is pretty unhelpful, but theres no better solution . maybe asking someone else which one they'd like to read the most also helps, something i do :)
Do you start with a scene and then flesh out from there when starting a story? Or do you start by having an overall plot and writing based on an idea? Like do you block out your stories scenes/pacing etc first or just write in order, beginning to end or jump around from scene to scene and stick it together later? Does your process change depending on the story? - sometimes i do all of these . it does change depending on the story ! for some, i get a flash of a scene that i quickly write out, and, from there, an entire story is inspired in me and i start writing it as quickly as i can, and this changes from just writing down the parts i really want to implement or i feel are imperative in the work, or i finish the initial scene and begin from the start . other times, i have a plot in my mind and i start to write it, but never have i stuck with the initial plot - it always morphs into something else, and ive never resisted from that urge . one plot point will turn into five, and i have sticky notes i keep next to my bed and desk and in my bag and by the door whenever these ideas stick, or i get a sudden scene idea, which i quickly jot down, and, most of the time, i start jotting down quick outlines for the next few scenes . these are never detailed, especially on a sticky note, it's usually just (bike scene, diner scene, "insert quote i just thought of/want to include", etc.) . things like that . i also almost always jump around - i've never written anything in a linear manner, and i probably never will . sometimes the place u are in during the story is in such a lull u want a change of pace, and that's fine :) let that happen ! then u go back to the part u need to work on, and sometimes its even easier to tie two separate scenes together .
im so happy u enjoy the work i put out ! u mention not having anyone to talk about writing with, but my dms are always open and id love to chat if u want :) and if u ever want a second opinion/some help (it feels weird to say help because i am just trying my best on here LOL) then let me know !!! please feel free to just hit me up, i'd love to talk !!!!!!
none of these questions were aimless, and im so sorry for taking forever to reply this, i tried my best to answer as thoroughly as i possible could :) if i missed anything or u want any more clarification on anything, please let me know !!
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This post is about my thoughts on the Revolution episode. If you haven't watched it, then don't continue reading, it'll have spoilers.
A brief thing about Chloé to start this post. I should have seen it coming. *sigh* If in Malediktator the school broke into a party from Chloé's announcement that she was leaving, then of course that in this season it was going to be the whole city. Fireworks and all. 🤣 🙄🙈
Mmmm... I think i would had enjoyed the episode more if it hadn't been for this Chloé thing that has been going for so long now. I hope they don't bring her back. Better away for good than seeing a character's path being so viciously destroyed.
I pray they will have better planning for Lila, Gabriel and Tomoe. And with this i don't mean that i want each of them to have a redemption, just no more playing around like they did with Chloé.
Thinking about it... it's already too weird with Gabriel. Some moments it's like they want us to feel sorry for him, but then he does something that it's like "oh come on, get this man to therapy already".
By the way, i want Gorilla to take custody of Adrien. He hasn't spoken a word, but he'd be so much better father to Adrien than Gabriel.
The scene where Adrien tells Marinette that he's leaving. My respects for that french voice actor. The emotion in Adrien't voice was very well expressed. Really great quality voice acting. I don't know how many people think like me, but i prefer the french audio because of this. I love Marinette's voice particularly when she's stressed out and speaks like three thousand words per second. 😁
The kiss scene... I believe most (if not all) of the fandom loved it and i think people will disagree with me on this point. It was too much for me. Too soap opera.
The airport guy chasing after Marinette, ok i buy that, he was doing his job with not letting someone in. But helping to break the kiss? That was too much. It simply wasn't his business and he didn't even hesitate to do it. His grabbing her from the waist was way too much as well. Imagine in real life an adult man grabbing a teen girl like that. He'd be in so much troubles.
And excuse me, but Gorilla and the other man couldn't separate two small teenagers? Come on. They were shown even shaking from the effort of trying to separate them. For me, that made the background music seem exaggerated and manipulative. Like they put that music to complete what the story lacked, to hide weak writing. A quick example of what i mean with this: In Stranger Things season 4 episode 4, that scene with Max and Vecna. The music was perfect. It did made the scene more emotional. But what was going on was already very strong. Sadie's acting was great.
Back to miraculous. About them not de-transforming anymore because they grew up. A person can grow up either physically or emotionally. In this case it wasn't the first one or the de-transformation wouldn't had begun at all in the first place. Now i'm not a psychologist, but i'd say one grows up emotionally after having gone through some hardship, learned a difficult lesson or taken a difficult choice. My opinion is that what we saw in this episode was actually will power and not really growing up, but i guess that's debatable.
The mixing of two powers... That scene where the shelter was mixed with the immunity. First i want to say i love how it happened under Chloé's time. It's the second time she's shown something done for the first time. She was the first person to resist an akuma and now it was with her that two powers merged for the first time.
Five seasons and it is finally happening. This merging of two powers has already happened in fanfics a looong time ago and this bothers me because they are "borrowing" ideas from fanfics and then i read Astruc not precisely throwing compliments to fanfic writers and saying that all has been planned for years. *scoff* As if this season alone doesn't prove that they are writing on the go.
People could say they must have read it from the bible leaks. This is from fanfics written in 2019 and 2021. Have leaks of this episode been around for that long?
And finally... Does Audrey know too about Gabriel having the moth miraculous??? I mean, there he is talking to Tomoe about their plan, while Audrey was right next to him.
I'm curious to see what they'll give us for the season finale. Lila now seems to be an expert in electronics, so, i guess now anything can happen.
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Day 2: Postcards from Paradise
The ground outside is currently littered with the usual autumnal detritis: deciduous leaves of a dozen different earth tones, collecting on the lawn, clumped at the sides of the roads, some flat on the pavement and sidewalk.
I used to receive a postcard each December, courtesy of a friend who never failed to acknowledge the end of the year with his contribution to the mailbox. I don't have any family nor anyone else to receive end-of-year gifts from, so this was really meaningful to me. I met my online friend in 2001 on a diary writing site we both utilized. I was going through some stuff at the time and I had a lot of experiences and memories swimming in my brain that I was compelled to blarg out just as often as those things came to mind. I really needed that practice–I've always been introverted and rather an island unto myself, and it was very, very different to put thoughts to virtual paper in this blogging format, and very different indeed to see the comments of others as they read my words and shared their own in replies. It was at once a catharsis, a tool of self-awareness, and a self-indulgent activity. It was through those comments that I came to know my friend, and in turn for me to know him through his own entries.
He did even more belly-button-gazing than I did, big long entries of easily five thousand words at a time, babbling about his current life, sharing past pains and triumphs, things he wanted to work on and goals he wanted to achieve. He repeated himself often but I didn't mind, it was on his mind and he wanted to say it again.
Somewhere in there he asked me for my mailing address, as it was nearing the end of the year and he wanted to send a letter. I didn't see any harm in it and told him. I received my first postcard a couple of weeks later, featuring a print of a snow-covered mountain scene. He was as non-religious as I am, and there were no mention or symbol of specific holidays, just a nice winter landscape. He wrote about his hope that the coming year would bring good things to me, and that I should take heart in those things in the past year that had been meaningful. He apologized for his handwriting, as he had hand tremors that never did get diagnosed but made fine motor control a challenge. I liked his handwriting, shaky but quite readable capital letters.
It became a highlight of each December to receive one. Something tangible that someone thoughtfully picked out for me and took the trouble to go to the post office and send. I moved many times, and each time, he'd ask for an updated address, and each winter, I'd receive another letter to add to the stack I kept with my box of photos.
He resided in a place he called Paradise, and for him it was, a place where it snowed more than it rained, in the shadow of one of the biggest peaks in the US. He wrote about it often. He'd often write about how he wished he knew more people in the decently sized city he resided in, how he'd hike on the warm summer days, and about how much snow there was piled against the "shoebox" studio apartment he lived in. He wrote sporatically, sometimes writing several entries in a day, sometimes not writing in his diary for weeks, occasionally not for a month or two.
I didn't think anything of it, when there came a time that he did not update his diary nor leave notes. I last saw personal note activity from him in February of that year, a comment on one of my most recent entries at the time. His last entry was dated in early March. And then all was still. Peaceful, as if his diary was holding its breath. He'd written about potentially moving to another city, to be closer to a lady friend he knew and had been romantically involved with previously.
He didn't own his own computer, but instead utilized an internet connection at the local gaming hub in the town he lived in. He didn't have a phone, only a pager. One could send texts to it and the pager would scroll the short message a few times until dismissed, or alert him that someone was trying to reach him by phone, and he'd head to a payphone and call back. So he was mostly off the grid most of the time, as far as the internet is concerned. The radio silence was routine and expected. I knew he'd write again, he always did.
Spring came and went, and with summer came news that his state's government had decided to rename that mountain peak, dismissing the old one and reinstating the identifying moniker that the aboriginal people had always called it. My friend also preferred the original name to the one the settlers had decided upon back in the day. I thought for sure that my friend would at least stop by his diary to proclaim happily, even if just a terse entry, that the mountain's rightful name had been restored. But his diary remained dormant.
That was weird, I thought to myself, but shrugged and continued on with life and all that. I thought perhaps he had succeeded in moving, and was having difficulty finding a reliable internet connection to utilize as he had previously. Perhaps he was enjoying life with his lady friend, to the exclusion of all other attention-getters. Totally fine.
Fall came along, and I didn't think of my friend often, but occasionally I would continue to stop in, to see if he'd written or interacted with anyone. I followed some of his other oft commenters back to their diaries, to see if he'd written any notes there. Not a one. Huh, I thought.
I still didn't think anything of it. I was looking forward to his postcard, though.
It was the first week of December of that year, he'd maintained radio silence since early March. It was the middle of the night, and he came to mind rather suddenly, as I realized I had yet to receive a postcard. I viewed his diary once more, noted that his most recent entry was still the one from March, and shrugged. I amused myself with other stuff, but he kept coming to mind. After sitting on that thought for an hour, I decided to search for his real life name in Google. There's a famous guy with a variation of his name, but the last name is spelled different. I didn't see anything that was my friend. I didn't expect any, as private as he was.
I sat on this thought for an hour more, and went back to Google, searching for his real life name, and adding the word "obituary". I held my breath as I hit the return key to pull up some results. I wasn't expecting any results. That famous guy had passed away within the last year and there were plenty of articles and notices and such about him. On the second page of results, there was one with the correct spelling of my friend's surname. I went ahead and clicked on it.
The writer of the obituary didn't go into any great detail about this particular person. I noted that this person had the same birthday as my friend's. Had grown up in the same state as my friend. I thought, huh, that's rather coincidental. In the latter sentences of this obituary, they mentioned the person's online username. And I realized I was reading the death notice of my friend. I reread the article with much more scrutiny. "A cardiac event" was all that was mentioned as a cause. I noticed the date. Mid-March. Two weeks at most past his last diary entry.
In a blur I reread some of his latter diary entries. No mention of health difficulties, just life as usual, getting ready to move, and then moving. I couldn't see anything after that, as I bawled for two hours straight. I think it was rougher to think that I didn't know for nine months that he was gone. I'd reread the obituary later and surmise his brother had written it. His parents were both still living at the time the event had occurred. It's been seven years now, I would imagine one or both are gone now.
Winters are more difficult now. Sometimes I ask online friends if they want to exchange Yule cards or letters and such, but no one ever takes me up on it. Mail is just for flyers, advertisements, ballots, junk, and letters for others in this household.
The other day, I was staring out the window, and there was a decent gust, stirring up the loose leaves on the ground, and removing more from the trees on neighboring properties and scattering them far and wide. I suddenly thought to myself, those are my friend's postcards, right on time, just as the holiday season begins, like clockwork. I can count on them every year. I will never be without them.
Like most other things, it's just a private thought. And I recognize it's a rather depressing thought to the start of the season. But it does allow me to bring a voice to the sadness that wells up this time of year, to express it for a moment, and then get on with the good stuff that also comes, the changing season, the colder weather, the events, and the everyday little things that make me smile, like his postcards from Paradise.
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Hello. I am a big fan of your writing and you have great writing skills. I would like to ask, if you are fine with it and you have time and you like the concept of course, if you could write a cassian x reader where reader is a famous assassin and cassian is sent to arrest her and he brings her to the night Court where she meets everyone. They are mates, which they find out later. It's more like an enemies to lovers. You can decide the ending. Thank you for your time and I am sorry if I bothered you. Also English isn't my first language so sorry for grammar mistakes. Have a nice day and stay safe!
The angel’s claw
Cassian x Reader
Words: about 1.6k word
Warnings: cursing, blood, wound, bad writing
Author’s note: Hi! Thank you so much, I really appreciated what you said. I enjoyed writing it, hope you like it!
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Damn it.
It's all Y/N can think about while watching the light of the torch that illuminates the corridor outside her cell, which passes thinly under the door and through the small barred window they use to pass her food. Her cell is small and dark, the smell of mold invades her thoughts and doesn't allow her to think of a plan to escape. All her mind keeps wondering is how an assassin like her, with thousands of successful kills had managed to fall into a stupid trap set by an overgrown bat who was in charge of the Night Court troops. All of those kills have given her the reputation as Prythian's deadliest assassin and the nickname "the angel's claw", as she kills all of her victims with a specific knife that resembles a claw. A legend tells that it is a real claw, and that it was of the last dragon existing in the world, that she had killed at an early age; the nickname "angel", instead, comes from her innocent and pure face like that of an angel, that however hides a black soul, stained with blood, with more secrets than stars in a starry night.
Suddenly the light on the floor is interrupted by two people, who open the cell and enter. Y/N doesn't recognize them at first, then he realizes who the General and Commander of the Night Court's armies and the Spymaster Shadowsinger are. The assassin realizes that they're going to have fun, smiles, and gets ready to play.
Y/N: "What a pleasure to see you both. At least I no longer have to see only one dickhead but two."
Cassian: "Watch your mouth, I remind you that it's also up to us if you live or die, so you better behave."
Y/N: "I'm not a two year old General, I can take care of myself and I'd rather die than have to deal with you for five minutes."
The shadowsinger laughs at the scene in front of him and shakes his head as he pulls out the famous knife, the Truth-Teller, to try and put fear into the girl, even though he knows that it is a futile effort.
Azriel: "You told me Cass was particular, but this one far exceeds my expectations. Also it's true, she's very attractive, now I can see how people were falling for her deceptions."
Y/N: "So General do you think I'm attractive? So you flatter me."
Cassian: "As attractive as a poisonous snake, like a nightmare."- the man replies bored, leaning against the door in a relaxed pose, though he is betrayed by his tense muscles and hands resting on his weapons, risky to carry in a cell with such a good assassin, but he knows that in case he wanted to kill them he would have done it right away.
Y/N: "Well honey I may be a nightmare, but you can't help but admit that I look more like a daydream."- says the girl winking at Cassian, who moves from the door and angrily starts walking around the cell grumbling something about them wasting their time. (Sorry not sorry, but sho just heard Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" and the phrase is stucked in my mind).
Cass: "Okay enough talk, we have to go. Az put the cuffs on her."
Y/N: "Wow guys, at least take me out to dinner first."
Azriel tries to suppress a laugh as he puts the handcuffs on the assassin, and then follows his brother up the stairs, dragging the girl behind him, to a slightly larger room where there is a table and chairs in the center. They are located underneath Rhysand's Nightmare Court residence.
Rhysand: "Finally, I thought he had killed you. Too bad he didn't, I had so much hope."- says the High Lord sitting at the table, as the others take their seats, to receive a middle finger from his brothers.
Y/N: "What work do I have to do?"- asks the girl looking into the eyes of the High Lord.
Rhysand: "How do you know you have to do a job for me?"- asks the man intrigued by the question.
Y/N: "Well it seems more than obvious after all, you sent your hound after me, and in case you were wondering I'm talking about Azriel, and then the other idiot came and captured me and now it's just the four of us in a room? I don't think you want to ask me to marry me."
Rhysand: "I told you Az would be a great addition."
Y/N: "Okay, I didn't get that one instead." - states the assassin confused.
Rhysand: "Well my dear, you got that right, I want to offer you a job, but not just a murder, no I have bigger plans for you. My proposal is to become my assassin, part of my court, and in return you will have protection and a very good salary."- says the High Lord with obviousness, as he looks at the girl, who now does not have that sly smile she had before while talking, but a serious face while listening carefully to the words of the man in front of her.
Y/N: "And how do you know that I will not betray you? That I won't accept another assignment and kill you and your entire family? How do you know I'll accept?"
Rhysand: "Because I got inside your head and saw what you want most in life, and that's a home, friends, family. I'm not promising the last two, though I can see Azriel already likes you and believe me when I say that's a more than rare occurrence, but you can rest assured that you'll have a place to live, in Velaris."
Y/N: "Velaris?"
Rhysand: "My city. It's secret, no one knows where it is or how to get there, you'd be safe from all the people looking to kill you. Accept, and I'll put an end to all your troubles."- says the man with a light in his purple eyes that makes him look like a child at a playground.
Y/N: "So when do we leave?"
So Y/N joins the Inner Circle. She soon becomes friends with Amren and Azriel, while with Cassian the situation doesn't go very well. Despite the fact that the assassin is proven, in many missions, to be loyal to the Court of Night and its High Lord, he still does not believe her, of course sometimes there are times when they get along and live together, but in general there is always a lot of tension between the two. Everything changes when during a mission she saves him. The General is shocked by what Y/N has done for him.
They were on a mission in the Court of Autumn, they were camping in the woods, in a remote spot of that red and orange tinged forest, when the girl had seen a guard from the Court's army they were infiltrating appear. That guard had already thrown a knife at the unsuspecting General's wings, however. Quickly she steps in front of him, taking the blow instead, not before throwing a knife in turn at the guard, killing him instantly.
Cassian is shocked by the girl's act of selflessness and bravery, but all the man can think about is the blood pouring from the girl's wound. He immediately sets to work trying to stem the wound. After several attempts he succeeds, the wound is not very deep, but it is very big.
Quickly the batboy makes sure to move their camp to a cave, putting the assassin in a safe place. Once he gets everything they have into that cramped space he stops to look at the girl lying on the ground asleep.
He stops and stares at her, until he feels something snap in him. Bond.
Immediately everything seems to fall into place and he finds himself looking at Y/N with even more adoration than before. He sits down next to her and runs a hand through her hair, removing it from her sweaty forehead. She jerks her eyes open, only to relax seeing that it's Cassian.
Y/N: "I get that we're mates, but if you keep looking at me like that you're going to wear me out."- she says in a weak voice.
Cassian: "How do you know we're mates? Since when have you known?"
Y/N: "Since I saw that guard trying to hit you. It clicked at that exact moment and I felt the need to protect you."
Cassian: "And now I'm torn between needing to punch you for the crap you did or kiss you for how beautiful you are."
Y/N: "I vote for the latter, if you care to know."
And so the two of them kiss and like magic all those months of hate disappear in a cloud of smoke, like a bad memory of a beautiful present and an even brighter future. Now off to bed boys, if your mom and dad find you still up they'll kill me and I won't be able to babysit you anymore. No this time the "Uncle Azzy" and sweet eyes technique doesn't work, I still knew I shouldn't leave you with Gwyn too long. No I love your aunt, but she has the ability to make me do anything she wants in a crazy way, and she has taught it to you. Now time to go to sleep. Uff... Okay, another story, but this is the last one. God Y/N and Cass are going to kill me.
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Hey! Love your stories so much I just had to ask! Do you have any favorite drarry authors/stories? I sometimes compare the quality of other stories to ROA (oops!) because ROA is just that good. My personal favorites are ROA (of course!), the Foundations Series (saras_girl), the ordeal of being known (louisfake), denouement (the_never_was), Good to Me (And I'd Be So Good to You) (AWickedMemory), and To Hurt and Heal (cassisluna). Have you read these? Have a wonderful day! :)
Thank you, so glad you’ve enjoyed my stories! And thank you for so patiently waiting for a reply. I haven’t been online much in the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately I haven’t read any of your recs, but I’m always happy to add another fic to my to-read list.
I did a rec post a few months ago, but I’ll post an updated version now. The Skyhawke Archives appear to be down, which is crushing news. I’ve had to update a lot of the links.
So here are my favourite Drarry fanfics:
And We Are At Our Apogee (PG-13) by angelgazing
Summary: Draco wanted revenge, but it didn't work out that way.
My notes: Californian beaches, supermarkets, road trips, and a bittersweet ending.
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A Reckless State of Mind (T) by Lomonaaeren
Summary: Draco is a Psyche-Diver, and his newest patient is Auror Potter, who’s been a pathological liar for over a year—and has just tried to violently end his own life.
Notes: The plot alone guarantees inclusion on this list. Probably the most creative fic I’ve ever read, and the twists and turns will keep you guessing.
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Berlin, In the Year of Our Lord (PG) by Are
Summary: Harry is a green-tea addict. Draco stalks him.
Notes: Probably my all-time favourite fic, along with Blue Vase. It’s sparse and minimal and I love that writing style.
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Blue Vase (M) by ivyblossom
Summary: Let’s pretend.
Notes: Draco finds an amnesiac Harry and befriends him, pretending they were once lovers. It’s pensive, short, and bittersweet.
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The Boy Who Only Lived Twice (E) by lettered
Summary: Harry Potter is an Unspeakable. Draco Malfoy is the wizard who shagged him. Adventure! Intrigue! Secret identities, celebrities, spies! It's all right here, folks.
Notes: Action-heavy fics are damn hard to write, but lettered nails it. The action scenes are breakneck speed, the conversations are threaded with double meaning, and even the silences are tense.
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Draco in Darkness (T) by Plumeria47.
Summary: Following an accident in his seventh year, Draco loses his eyesight.
Notes: This is one of the first fics I ever read (when it was over on FF in 2003) so it’s probably here just for nostalgia points alone. I read it when I was a kid and just thought it was a lovely golden fairytale, the best romance I’d ever read in my (very short, thus far) life. I love reading it again, even years later as an adult when I can see the tarnish on it; the things my childhood eyes didn’t notice. I don’t care. It’s my soft and fuzzy comfort fic.
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The Flesh is Frail (NC-17) by wildestranger
Summary: None
Notes: Draco has injuries from curses and spells, and Harry keeps him company. Draco is angry; Harry is stubborn. They argue their way into a grudging relationship. It’s a short read and well worth your ten minutes.
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Good-bye to Yesterday (NC-17) by furiosity
Summary: Draco felt ready to face even a million years in Azkaban as long as it meant that at the end of it all, he would make Potter pay.
Notes: It’s not a dark fic, but it certainly dips in and out of the shadows. If you like your romance to be sharp as a razor and bitter as black coffee, give it a read.
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Hymn to Color (PG) by Lomonaaeren
Summary: Months after Draco cast a curse that took Harry’s eyesight, Harry is still trying to come to terms with it. Draco still wanted forgiveness, which was probably the problem.
Notes: Probably my very inadequate idea of “fluff”. It’s a quiet, introspective fic. Draco and Harry are well-written.
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Kings among runaways (PG) by enderxenocide.
Summary: Later, the toast will be slightly overcooked, Draco will burn the eggs, and there will be another fist fight in-between the living room and the front door, but they’ll eat breakfast with second-hand plates and Draco’s great-grandmother’s silverware.
Notes: Dreamy descriptions, abstract scenes, and the characters are lovingly delineated. Beautiful writing.
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On Broken Glass (PG-13) by coffeejunkii
Summary: After the final battle, Draco is holding the shards that are left of his and Harry’s life.
Notes: Established relationship. Harry’s forgetful and seems to suffer both short-term and long-term memory loss; Draco stays by his side through six years of post-war amnesia. Very short, just a tiny ficlet. There’s sequels (in bite-size pieces) but I prefer to read the first ficlet and leave it there.
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Paper Dolls (M) by cupiscent
Summary: In the final year of the War, Draco gets a letter, makes a choice and pays the price.
Notes: Short, succinct, and packs a punch. No character deaths, in case the summary has you feeling nervous.
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Portrait (PG-13) by Silent Blast
Summary: None.
Notes: Dorian Grey, but Drarry. Of course it’s going to be good.
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Shattered (NC-17) by femmequixotic
Summary: One damned accident involving one too-lucky curse, and suddenly you'd think he was five again, with their Harry, be carefuls and their quick Levitating charms ready the instant the potion gives way and his rebelling hands lose hold of whatever's in their grasp.
Notes: Draco’s an artist. Harry’s intrigued by his sculptures and paintings.
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Snatch (PG-13) by didntyoupotter
Summary: Harry is comatose, Hermione and Ron aren’t much help, and Draco isn’t sure about anything anymore.
Notes: The opening scene fools you into thinking this will be a light read with a streak of good humour. Don’t fall for it. By the third act, you’ll be hanging onto every word and feeling a lot of emotions. Also, back in the day, this was one of the Draco/Harry fics. Everyone knew of it. Pay your respects to your fandom history and read this beloved classic.
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The Stages of Acceptance (T) by Lomonaaeren.
Summary: Harry, already happily married to Ginny, receives the news that he's Draco's mate. Law and custom don't give him the option of ignoring the news. The stages of his reaction, one by one.
Notes: This is not a romance, and I love that the author just casually chucks all the Veela tropes in the bin and says “nope”. In Lomonaaeren’s own words, this fic is more practical than romantic. Harry is unfamiliar with the Veela concepts and hates the very idea of being “shackled” to someone; he rejects Draco at once. Draco is miserable and lonely. They do eventually come to understand each other better, but it’s a huge struggle with lots of setbacks. The general air of pessimism and misery does make the small glimpses of compassion and empathy feel so well-earned. I love a fic that rations out its happiness.
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The Stately Homes of Wiltshire (E) by waspabi
Summary: Malfoy Manor has mould, dry rot and an infestation of unusually historical poltergeists. Harry Potter is on the case.
Notes: This one needs no introduction. The writing is polished, the characterisation perfect, and the dialogue is fun. I love the humour woven throughout it.
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Then Comes a Mist and a Weeping Rain (E) by faithwood.
Summary: It always rains for Draco Malfoy. Metaphorically. And literally. Ever since he had accidentally Conjured a cloud. A cloud that's ever so cross.
Notes: Another one that most of us know. It’s a lighthearted and fun read.
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (M) by novembersnow
Summary: In the war-torn years after Hogwarts, one man has no knowledge of his yesterdays.
Notes: Another classic back in the feverish heyday of the Harry Potter fandom, when books were still being released and everyone had worked themselves up into a shipping frenzy. And no wonder this fic was an instant hit. Draco has lost all his memories and Harry’s investigating as an Auror, but the longer you read, the more you start questioning everything. Good twists and turns that lead to a tender ending.
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Turn by Saras_Girl
Summary: One good turn always deserves another. Apparently.
Notes: An inevitable inclusion on any favourites list. I think my favourite thing about it is the characterisation. Everyone is so well-rounded; the characters are brought to life and feel like old friends. All their habits, styles, mannerisms, even the way they walk or talk. While I love everyone in this fic, I have to admit that Blaise is just amazing. Of all the thousands of Blaises imagined by fanfic writers, I love this one the best. “Old bean” indeed.
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Under the Ivy (PG-13) by coffeejunkii
Summary: It is impressive how much you can learn about someone by simply sharing a few rooms. They don’t spend time together, not really, but Harry still knows that Malfoy prefers raspberry jam over strawberry, that he hums along to the Wireless when he thinks no one is around, and that his leg is bothering him more than usual when the temperatures drop below freezing.
Notes: Another old, old favourite of mine. It’s like snuggling into a soft blanket. Remus owns a cottage and Harry moves in after the war. Later, Remus lets a room to Draco, who is an outcast after the war and has limited housing options. Harry isn’t happy at first with the new lodger, but he eventually warms up to Draco. A slow and gentle romance.
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Vale Sanare (M) by rurounihime
Summary: Draco’s world gains a new component, just when he thought he’d sorted everything out.
Notes: London nightclubs, one-night-stands, loud music and lonely nights. Draco has seizures due to a curse from the war, and the seizures have led to a fear of intimacy. Short and sweet.
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The Way Down (T) by lettered
Summary: Malfoy’s all, “Come out of there,” the way you say to a cat who is badly behaved. And Harry’s all like, “No, what, I’m a hermit! And I have a chest-monster! And I am crazy magically powerful!” and Malfoy’s all, “We all have problems, bub.” (thoughtfully) “You are crazy though. I’ll give you that.”
Notes: I just adore this fic. The fic starts well-grounded, giving you a solid backstory and matter-of-fact context, but as it goes on, it slowly unravels into dreamy scenes, lush settings, and repeated motifs. It’s just such a beautiful story.
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When Love beckons to you, follow him (PG-13) by megyal
Summary: Draco wakes up, lost, somewhere in a forest. He has no idea where he is or how he got there. As he is blundering around trying to find his way home, he hears Harry's voice in his head, telling him what to do.
Notes: I generally like my fics to be bittersweet or with a bit of heartache — but this fic is just a little cloud of softness. If you need something light and lovely without being syrupy-sweet, this is a good choice!
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The World of the Living (M) by fourth_rose
Summary: A traumatised war hero and a convicted criminal under the roof of an eccentric journalist make for a rather odd ensemble, but Luna has never had a problem with oddities as long as they make sense.
Notes: The story is told from Luna’s perspective, which gives everything a lovely dreamy quality. She takes in a couple of strays after the war — first Harry, who is avoiding his other friends and has quit his Auror job — and then she offers a room to Draco right after his trial. Draco is rude, angry, and ungrateful; Harry is churlish, withdrawn, and moody. Luna doesn’t seem to mind in the slightest, and over the course of the next few months, her house guests slowly warm up to each other.
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Voices From the Fog (E) by noeon
Summary: After years of running away, Harry crosses paths with an all-too familiar face and follows him to Amsterdam.
Notes: Harry drifts across Europe, trying to forget the war. He ends up in a woodworking shop in Amsterdam, alongside a moody Draco. Atmospheric settings and solid characterisation.
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My thoughts on Seabound!!! 🌊🌊🌊 (1/4)
SPOILERS ALERT!!!
Finally Nya's season! Our queen, our water goddess, our amazing girl gets what she deserves! 😍😍😍
What I know about the season beforehand is that Nya's powers apparently are getting problematic for some reasons? Which is a pretty common topic in other shows but it's a first in Ninjago, usually the elemental powers don't have focus and I LOVE that we now get to see stuff like that 💕💕💕
I know there should be Wojira involved, trusting The Island to deliver that little foreshadowing at the end of the episode 🤷♀️ Also Maya is back... MAYA IS FINALLY BACK AFTER SEVEN SEASONS YES!!! 😭😭😭
I have nothing else to say, I have no idea what this will bring, hopefully something as good as Master of the Mountain! 🖤
Alright, here we go!
GENERAL THOUGHTS
Warning reader, I might be fangirling to an extreme because I love mah girl Nya and I've been wanting Kai and Nya's parents to be back ever since Hands of Time ended. So yeah... screaming alert 😅
At this point I don't doubt that the intro is great, we reached such a level of animation and we got The Fold 😍😍 Love the marine vibe and how it's similar to The Island, because it's a great intro 👌
NOW I like the writing! Maybe they rushed the dialogue's quality for The Island to get here? It's just fun and in character, maybe it's just me but I'm enjoying it a lot for now
How many episodes are in this? Wiki says ten, then I checked again and it's sixteen like with Master of Mountain... eh, it looks good so far so it's fine whatever happens 🤷♀️
A BIG SPLASH
Oohhh, new villain! One that uses... flames... huh, does she know there's literally a master of fire in the ninja team? Eh whatever she looks cute, give it up for Miss Demeanor!! 👏👏
Wait... OMG IS THAT ERIN MATTHEWS??? WE GOT MACY!! ❤❤❤
Whoa, we're finding out where did the order of the vengestone from season 13 come from?? YAS! CONTINUITY!
Yep, there it is, Nya lost control... her attacks look so cool 😍
Lol that kid trying to be a nindroid and Zane being offended 😂😂 Sorry hun, you're that popular
Aaahhh, thank you Ninjago! You gave me back Nya the perfectionist 😂 I was worried her reaction to her powers wasn't going to be in character but it looks fair so far. Brings me back to Possession, my favorite season 💙💙💙
WE GOT BACK THE FACT THAT SHE CAN MAKE IT RAIN!!! YAS!!! I might be easy to please but I love these details 🤩
🤯🤯🤯 Okay they are definitely going somewhere this time and I LOVE IT, because wow. WOW. Are we actually addressing the forever questioned fact that wind and water weren't elements that Chen needed at the Tournament? Are we giving a reason for them to exist outside the main set of elements and the elemental masters?? Duuuude, season 15 don't let me stop you, keep going 😍
Mm, so water and wind are connected to Wojira (now I see the connection with the special). Are we setting the ground for a new master of wind? 😏😏 It's risky going for a Morro replacement but it's a super intriguing idea! Oooor Edgy Boy TM might come back? WHO KNOWS I'M CURIOUS ANYWAY 🤩
Love how it is universal knowledge that Nya is super indipendent 👌
YES YES FINALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYA!!! 😍😍😍 Is it too much hoping into a Ray cameo as well?? Pleaaaase? Also addressing Krux after so many seasons, this feels exciting!! 😊
This is what I'm talking about, training, fighting scenes, show me everything that water goddess can do! 🌊🌊🌊
Aaahhh, Nya flexing her mightiness through anger, just to remind us that she is the descendant of a water master as much as of a fire master 😅
YES YES YES YES IT'S HAPPENING FINALLY AFTER SEVEN SEASON THE FIRE WATER PARENTS ARE FINALLY BACK!!! 🔥🌊🔥🌊🔥🌊 I'M SO HAPPY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG!!! 😭
RAY IS THERE TOO HECK YES!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I shouldn't get this excited at only the first episode... WHO CARES RAY IS BAAAAACK!!! ❤❤❤
Omg Maya is definitely different from what I expected, turns out Kai's enthusiasm came from her 😂
Oh look at my flame babe 😍
He's so happy his parents are here, he's a total family man ❤❤❤
Nya is maaaaad... 😅
THERE SHE IS
WELCOME BACK JILLIAN I MISSED YOU 💚💚💚 Would it be too much having a "Your voice sounds familiar" moment with Maya and Lloyd? 😂
I'm so stoked for this! I want all the interactions I've missed for all of this time, asap!! HECK yes!! 😍😍😍😍
Oh, are we looking over the Miss Demeanor, vengestone situation? Mm... for now at least... WHO CARES FIRE WATER PARENTS!! 🔥🌊🔥🌊🔥🌊
THE CALL OF THE DEEP
Imma just slow clap for The Fold because this is another amazing intro, one of those things in this show that stays awesome no matter what happens 👍👍
So Maya gave Nya her discipline and perfectionism, but not the passion behind it 😂 I like this, it's not your conventional master of water, although I'd say it's different from the impression she gave me back in HoT. Maybe this is how she is when she's not trapped for fifty years? 😅😅
Is it too much asking for Kai and Ray bonding while the water women get the work done? 😅😅
Is this the sequel of Green Eggs and Ham?
Green Pancakes and Ham? 😂
Oh it's seaweed nevermind... at breakfast? I'm all for sushi rolls but this is a little 😅 Although since Maya missed their childhood she probably never cooked meals for them... how did I get myself sad 😢
Whoa, Maya is a strict teacher! I got flashbacks from my first and only dance lesson, teachers nitpicking every single pose, uuurrrggg I feel ya waterlily 😡
Again, not a fan of Misako, but coming from her the whole speech about wanting to be there for her child makes a lot of sense
Yes. YES.
YEEEEESSSS KAI AND RAY FAMILY BONDING THIS IS EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED I'M GETTING ALL OF MY WISHES GRANTED FOR THIS ONE ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤
AND MY FLAME BABE IS SO GLAD HE GOT HIS PARENTS!!! 😭😭😭
Lol with Kai's new hair they look even more related 🤣
Ray also sounds so happy he gets to have his moment with his son 😢 I feel so blessed in this moment 👍
Also this scene makes a lot of sense. Nya grew up to be indipendent, one that succeed in most of stuff without problems, she built her life without any help and doesn't look for it. Kai grew up more insecure, he got some walls up but loves to take care of others and be taken care of. With a childhood lost he looks forward to a bit of softness ❤❤
Did Maya make real bacon for that sandwich? Do I smell some favoritism? 😅 Or maybe she really wants Nya to get onto the water mind setting idk 🤷♀️
Little tiny complain, why isn't Jay doing the fixing? Did he give up mechanics completely? It feels like we haven't seen him do tech stuff in so long, I miss techy boy in action 😞
And no, having to check on the bathroom doesn't count 😅
Aww robot date 💜🤍💜🤍
AAAHH ROBOT DISASTER 😱😱😱 ZANE DANG IT YOU WERE DOING SO GOOD NOT TRYING TO DIE IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS!!
Oh that was weird, weird magic purple wave thingie?
I DID NOT ASK FOR A SEASON WITH A BEST GIRL AT THE EXPENCE OF ANOTHER BEST GIRL PIX DON'T YOU DARE DO THIS TO ME 😱😱😱😱😱
"Well this is troubling." I love this samurai so freaking much 💜💜💜
GUYS THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND EPISODE, I'M A LITTLE SCARED NOW 😢
Okay Nya admitting that something's wrong looking so apologetic, girl you don't need to do that you already own my heart 😭
Alright, I'm guessing this is Wojira's power or something, and they will have to go down below and find out why... just throwing this in, maybe Maya did something? Because she wanted to finally be with her family and needed an excuse? JUST A THEORY WITH NO BASE I REALLY HOPE I'M WRONG!!!
Okay, two episodes and I'm BEYOND engaged, let's keep it up! 😍
UNSINKABLE
Getting an idea how this episode might end already 😂😂
Look, I love best girl Pixal, but I'm kinda sad that she seems to be the only one tinkering at this point. Like, I saw Nya fix little stuff, while Jay dropped engineering altogether, I miss my engineers team 😭
Aww, the guys didn't want to crush Pixal's dream of an unsinkable boat 💜 But honestly yeah, I agree with Cole, this might end badly 😅😅
Thank goodness
I was worried they forgot about Jaya ❤💙❤💙 Jay is such a cutie omg
Nya: Mm, going on a potentially dangerous mission with unstable powers in the heart of my element or... mom's tofu pancakes... *yeets herself over the ship*
I'm making too many screenshots of the Smith family... WHO CARES THEY ARE BACK AND THEY ALL LOOK SO GOOD!!! 😍😍😍😍
Aww Ray wants to play with his son and his friends so CUTE ❤❤❤ Still can't believe they play Prime Empire after everything that went down 😂😂
Whoa whoa whoa, Kai and Cole are sitting this one out? That's actually interesting, I'm pretty sure I saw Cole's scuba suit in the sets though so I didn't expect it... lol it's actually kinda fair that the two that used to be afraid of water aren't going 😂😂
Bet Kai is happy to stay behind because he gets to spend time with his dad 😭
Also studying the fire elementals?? Uhm, yes please?? TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT MY FLAME BABE!!! 😍😍😍😍
I'm sure this one scene...
... made so many lavashippers happy ❤🖤❤🖤 Cole you got Ray's blessing
Ninja team acting cool while Jay is being Jay, it's how it always goes, it's the entire show's description and I absolutely love it 😂 That wink though 💙
PIRATE ZANE IS BACK 😂😂😂 Haven't seen him since Possession, and this time he's not even malfunctioning 👌 Pixal is so done with his dorky boyfriend 😝
Of course Jay already has a ghost butler theory going on 😂
OF COURSE IT'S MAYA 😂😂
To be honest muffins would sold me too 😅 Not sure if she will make them out of tofu again though...
It's actually really interesting that we still haven't met the actual enemies, it does build up excitment! Very curious about these squid guys 👍
Well what do you know, the Unsinkable sank. Who would have thought?
... yeah same, sorry Pix 😅
FIVE THOUSANDS FATHOMS DOWN
Aaaahhh, Nya fixing stuff! That's more like it!! 😍😍
Oww, that one speech, I've been waiting for so long for that! Maya just wants to catch up with her daughter and it's not her fault she was separated from her children, but Nya did everything on her own with Kai. Only fair she isn't seeking for her help right now... still sad 😢
Pff, with this ninja team there's not a moment of privacy 😂😂
Maya cleaning his future son-in-law's laundry what the HECK 😂😂😂 To be fair Jay has a bit of a history of having to change underwears during sea travels 😝
Zane was attached to a battery? When?... are you talking about that one scene in Prime Empire? Cause that's not really a flashback I wanna ha- whoops never mind got the flashback 😱
Maya looks more calm now, I think she's trying to act more reasonable and she's got good points 👍 I know people were a little weirded out by how more cheerful she looks in comparison to Hands of Time, but I think she gets the most serious and rational when time needs. That's actually fascinating of her 🤔
CALLING OUT AN ATTEMPTED MURDER
THIS GIRL IS TOO GORGEOUS MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT 🤩🤩🤩 Like my gosh that smirk, what the heck Pix 💜💜💜
Okay but Jay looking at Nya until the doors are completely closed?? CAN YOU FEEL MY JAYA HEART BEATING?? ❤💙❤💙
Whoa green gas I thought this was Nya's season 😂
MAYA WHY ARE YOU SAYING THIS STUFF YOU'RE SCARING ME 😱😱😱 I SWEAR LEGO IF YOU BROUGHT BACK WATER MOM JUST TO KILL HER OFF I'M GONNA SUE YOU 😭😭😭
I really REALLY like the atmosphere of the entrante of the temple! Super sealike and ancient! 🌊🌊🌊
Maya: off we go, into the spooky old temple! (Why does it feel like something Kai would say? 😂)
Oh gee, someone sleeping in the deep, who could that be? Coff Wojira coff
Whoa the jellyfishes look pretty lifelike!
HERE HE COMES
WELCOME BACK GILES!!! ONCE AGAIN ON A LEGO SHOW I MISSED YOU SO MUCH YOU AND YOUR GODLIKE VOICE!!! 😍😍😍😍 Gosh he's a villain but he's got Clay's voice, how can I even try to hate him?? 😅
Alright, knocking down my water girls, that is pretty hateful material... BUT CLAAAYYY 💙💙💙
So they need the two amulets to wake up Wojira? Isn't one on the island? Fire dad and son coming to the rescue? WHO KNOWS BUT I'M ENJOYING THIS A LOT SO FAR KEEP GOING SEABOUND 😍😍😍
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Hi, I absolutely adore your stuff!!! Its my birthday soon and I would be forever grateful if you could write me something for Zim? I dont really mind what it is or what it's about. I'd just be happy for cute headcannons. Thank youuuuuuu!!!!💞😘
Sure!! I finally got to this. I’ve been wanting to write some headcanons anyway, but I have a lot in my ask box so I just haven’t gotten to it yet. This is basically a list of various headcanons that are cute (in my opinion), they don’t really have a specifc theme!
Cute Zim relationship headcanons (all are my personal opinion)!!
Irkens are touch starved, since the entire empire is basically one big military. Love within Irken society is incredibly taboo, as is physical affection. Most forms of physical contact between Irkens tend to be painful (i.e punches, kicks, strikes). The whole concept of romantic relationships was a bit of a culture shock to Zim.
That being said, the very first time you had attempted something in that vein (even if it was something as simple as a hug or taking his hand), he wasn’t quite sure how to react. At first he was very jumpy. However, if you would pull away, he would immediately bring you back in.
In the beginning, you would have to be the one to instigate anything romantic. It wasn’t necessarily that he didn’t want it (he was pretty much hooked on physical affection the first time you held his hand), rather he was too proud to ask for anything. He didn’t want to be seen as weak, begging for attention. He was Irk’s finest soldier after all!
Eventually, he had stopped caring about that. Once he gained confidence with the whole thing, he would make the first moves quite often. Because if he wanted it, he would take it (within your comfort level of course).
Zim is a clingy bastard. Too conceited to admit it, but clingy nonetheless. If you ignore him for too long, he will begin to bug you in the most obnoxious ways imaginable. Trying to work or be productive? He’s basically the equivalent of a cat, he’ll just lay right across whatever you’re trying to do, or right on top of you to prevent you from accomplishing anything. If he can’t do that, he’ll bitch and moan until you acknowledge his existence. If you somehow manage to ignore him after all of that, he’ll get all schmoopy and lay on the ground all depressed like (basically that one scene from ETF) until you go convince him you still love him.
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Despite being cautious with hugs at first, he learned to love them. Again, he would never say this aloud, but they make him feel warm and safe. Zim would never verbally ask for a hug, rather just slither his way into your arms. This happens often, especially when he’s unhappy. Sometimes he’ll even use his PAK legs along with his arms, although he’s very careful when he does this since they can be sharp; this usually happens if he thinks you need to be protected from something, even if it’s not a physical threat (breakdowns worry him, he believes you to be in danger from something he can’t fight).
Holding hands is something Zim likes a lot. Not only does it feel nice, he’s discovered it to be a very effective way to show the world that you are his, and that he is yours. He tends to be a bit jealous and overprotective, so if he feels that there is even a minor possibility of your relationship being threatened, his clinginess goes up a thousand percent. Anytime you walk anywhere together, you better believe your hands are linked.
Cuddles are also a thing he loves dearly. Once he gets comfortable, Zim is definitely a cuddle bug. It’s like a hug but better! And if you’re at his place, there is a ninety percent chance GIR is joining in. Just like one happy family! Again, if he initiates it, he won’t ask for it. You could just be sitting on a couch and he’ll slowly curl himself into you, gradually latching a limb at a time onto you, until you’re both just a mess of tangled arms and legs. But, oh, if you even make the smallest remark about him being cute, he’ll throw a hissy fit and say that he’s just doing this for your sake, not his own enjoyment (and then two seconds later he’ll be purring and chirping in your arms, content as can be).
Zim is competitive as hell. He’ll turn anything into a competition if you let him. If you remain passive and assure him that, yes, he is the best, he’ll leave it at that. However, if you don’t back down and try to give him a run for his money, expect an all out war. You can use this to your advantage. For example, want him to be overly-affectionate for the day? Challenge him to see who can do the most nice things for each other. Even if he says that’s stupid, he’ll still accept the challenge and suddenly you have the sweetest alien in the universe. He will never back down. Ever. So these little games will be drug out for as long as you let them. It’s best just to let him win after a day or two.
Dates with Zim are either the most outlandish thing you’ve ever done, or the most charming and romantic. There’s no in-between. And they can go from zero to a hundred real quick. Typical Earth dates make no sense to him in the slightest, so even if he does try to take you on a cliché date (dinner and a movie, stuff like that), it will most likely go horribly wrong as a result of poor planning. Those dates tend to be the funniest, but they frustrate him to no end since he clearly can’t get them right. He tends to be more successful when he stops trying to think like a human, since he really can’t. Lots of dates in space ensue, which tend to be both exciting and amazing. Although everywhere he takes you isn’t anything special to him, he can tell you’re having the time of your life, which is enough to satisfy him. GIR probably tags along a lot (not only is he a great robot son, he makes an excellent wing man).
Kissing is a very strange experience for him. Zim has never understood the act itself or its appeal, and at first found it rather disgusting. Eventually he gets used to it, but he’s still completely confused by it. It’s not his favorite thing, and he definitely has to be in the mood for it, but he’s more willing to take part in it. Especially if it becomes competitive; pray for yourself then, because you have a monster on your hands. And if someone just won’t get the hint, kissing is his way of telling them to step off before they lose a limb; he’s a jealous little devil when it comes to you.
As time goes on, you’ll begin to notice that several articles of clothes of yours have gone missing. Zim likes to take jackets he thinks you won’t miss anymore, because as previously mentioned, he’s a clingy bugger, and so when you can’t be around him, he’ll put one of those on while he works down in the lab or is doing repairs. If he gets it dirty, he’ll sneakily throw it with the rest of your laundry and take another one.
Zim is extremely proud to have you. He will show you off to anyone and everyone who will listen, including his Tallest (who seemed rather confused). At first it was embarrassing, but you had just learned to roll with the inevitable.
If you ask very nicely (i.e. offering cuddles and feeding his ego), Zim could be convinced to give you a lesson on flying the voot cruiser. Does it go well? Well, Zim’s piloting skills are...not consistently amazing, his teaching skills even less so, but you didn’t kill yourselves. You would have thought he would be pissed after the ship was docked in the hangar in worse condition than it had left, but surprisingly he was even more motivated to teach you to pilot an Irken ship. Mainly because it was a way to spend time with you in a way that he could understand, but nonetheless he made flying lessons a regular thing.
Expect gifts constantly. Despite his evil plans going horribly wrong all of the time, Zim is actually incredibly skilled when it comes to tech. So, he makes you things. A lot. They tend to be things that are actually useful, with far more advanced technology than anything available on Earth. Plus, Zim is a million times more helpful than an IT guy. Your phone or laptop not working? You can take it to Zim and within five minutes not only is your original problem fixed, but the device itself has been completely upgraded with Irken tech to give it more functionality and efficiancy than you could have ever dreamed of.
Overall, despite his flaws and being a massive pain in the ass, Zim is a cutie in his own right. :)
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Hiya, I feel like I've asked this before but I'll ask again. I'd like a bit of writing advice if that's alright with you? Just, how do you write thousands of words without making your story feel like it has too much going on or without making it super purple and wordy? Your fics always strike such a lovely balance between long and not overly detailed. I just struggle to write 1000 words without accidently writing the entire plot in one chapter, even if I try padding it out a bit, it's still too short for my taste.
This is tough to answer because honestly most of it comes with practice, which isn't always fun but is necessary. I find that I can strike a decent balance by including descriptions of the scene or items/people in it (but don't OVER describe, or describe every little thing; you want to mainly give the general vibe/description, the reader's brain will fill in details), what the characters thinks about those things, and their physical or emotional reaction to anything that sticks out.
It also helps to just... add things. Add a tiny thing that happens here and there, doesn't have to be plot relevant, just a little thing that the characters notices then moves past, or a small detail that just expands your length a little. Or something a little bigger that better reveals the characters personality or thoughts.
Here are maybe some examples that might help (featuring BkDK A/B/O);
Instead of saying something like;
"He went to the club right after work and hurried inside. After paying the entrance fee he slipped through a crowd to get to the main stage, where he waited eagerly."
Try expanding and adding some little things;
"After work Katsuki rushed home to change into something nicer than his plain civilian clothes. He chose a plain black shirt with a purple button-up over it and black pants. There was an attempt to do something with his hair, but it did not work. Oh well. He brushed his teeth, hastily wrapped his gifts, and hurried out the door. Maybe, just maybe, he sped a little too.
It was 5:45 by the time he got to the club. He left the gifts in the car and hurried inside. “Has Zuzu danced yet?” He asked the lady behind the counter who took his cash and marked his hand.
“No, but he’s up next.”
“Thanks,” he scurried inside.
It was busier than two nights ago, but that made sense. It was Friday. Every pervert in the city was rushing to the strip clubs to spend their evening getting trashed and watching sexy dancers.
Technically, he was now part of that demographic, but he chose to ignore that fact.
The bar was busy but he didn’t give two shits about getting a drink or snack anyway. Instead, he pushed his way through the crowd to get to the main stage. A pretty female Omega was finishing up her dance, so he stood back until she was done. No sense taking up space that a paying customer could occupy. Wouldn't be fair to her at all. Once her song ended and she strutted off, he pushed forward and planted himself firmly against the stage.
His heart was racing. All he could think about was seeing Izuku again."
So we've added a detour to the house to change and get ready. We added a short conversation with the lady behind the counter. We've added his thoughts/observations about the club. We added a dancing lady that created more realism and lengthened our word count.
Additionally, by mentioning the counter lady and dancing lady, we've reminded the reader that there are other people in this world that effect it (instead of hyper-focusing on our two main characters) and we've shown how our character reacted to them and thereby gave him a little more depth.
We can tell he's eager and worried about being late by the convo with the counter lady. He was polite to wait and allow the dancing lady to make more tips instead of being rude and taking a spot from someone else, showing that even though he'd very focused/eager right now he still considers others and reacts to them, rather than ignoring them.
We also didn't over-describe the club. We know it's busy, we know there's a bar, we know there's a stage. Granted, this particular bar was described a little more in a previous chapter, but the general vibe was the same; we don't need details or the layout, just the important bits.
Here is an example of showing emotion through actions, not words;
Rather than saying;
"He finally received a text back. He stopped punching the bag to check his phone. He was eager to see what it said."
Let's do this;
"The text went unanswered for a few hours. Katsuki nearly forgot about it, so lost in showing this free-standing bag who was boss. He punched it hard enough to knock it over, then used his foot to force it back up. Just as he went for another swing he heard his phone chime. He nearly tripped over his own feet hurrying over to it."
It's a little longer, has a bit more character, has a bit of humor, and we've displayed that he's so excited to receive that text that he nearly fell over to see it. I like to include small, almost silly details like that because it feels human and it tells us what kind of emotions that person is feeling without actually just stating the emotion.
Another thing I like to do is bleed the real world or certain actions with characters thoughts. Here's an example;
"Hideki was standing outside, but his attention was on the dancer. Katsuki probably could have slipped right in past him, but he opted to just lean against the wall nearby and wait. His erection had, thankfully, disappeared, and these few moments alone allowed him to ground himself a little more. Stop exuding horny pheromones, exude some neutral or pleasant ones instead, straighten his clothes, check his hair, make sure he didn’t actually have any droll on his face, look presentable goddamnit."
Katsuki is taking a moment to gather himself and make sure he looks okay and we can tell he's nervous about it by the last 3 words, in which his inner dialogue has bled into what was real-world description.
We can combine these two things as well! Example:
"His schedule was next. It was the same as usual. Patrol started at eight. Lunch from noon to one. Patrol done by five. Same shit different day-
His phone chimed and he nearly dropped his coffee in the scramble to get it out of his pocket.
“The heck? You okay?” Eijiro asked.
“Shut up,” came the venomless bite. A text. From Izuku. Exactly what he’d been hoping for. His heart hammered in his chest."
His inner thoughts were cut-off my real world events and he reacted in a mild panic. By using very short sentences we can also show that his thoughts are racing and he's anxious to see what the text says.
When it comes to writing there are a lot of little tricks you can use to both lengthen your work and make it more fun to read. These are the ones I use most. Hopefully, it was helpful, or at least readable. I'm always happy to expand on something too or offer critiques!
Don't beat yourself up about not being as good as you want to be right now either. Like I said, it takes practice. My writing style now is very different from ten years ago and significantly better, but I've written and LOT of fics since then, read a lot of fics since then, and taken in writing advice I've gotten from others. It takes time to improve but that's no reason to stress! Have fun with your writing, you created it from nothing!
#a lot of little advice adds up#i hope this helps you out#let me know if you want more details or clarification!
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The Girl Out of Time
Pairing: Bucky x Reader & Sam x Reader
Rating: Story will be overall MATURE but not every chapter. There will be strong language, talk of both mental and physical abuse, some good ole angst, and some eventual smut once the story reaches that point.
Chapter 7
Once we arrived back to the Triskelion or S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters Steve told me to meet him at his bike while he went to talk to Fury. I already knew Steve wasn't happy with the way things went on the mission. Something about Nat having her own mission which Steve thought jeopardized all of us.
I made my way down to the parking area going straight to where Steve had left his bike. I halfway sat on the bike as I pulled my phone out to pass the time. With the help of the small gadget it felt like it had only been a few minutes when Steve came walking up to me. He had a serious look on his face telling me the chat didn't go as he wanted it to.
"How'd it go?" I asked moving out of the way so he could start the bike.
"Not how I wanted it to." He grumbled.
I climbed on the bike behind him wrapping my arms around his waist. He pulled out of the garage and into the bright sun.
"What did he say?" I asked leaning forward against his back.
"A lot of nonsense. Then showed me his new project." He sounded irritated.
I stayed quiet as I enjoyed the ride. I use to be terrified of this thing. I had never been on one before but it wasn't hard for Steve to talk me into it.
"Where are we going?" I asked him once I noticed we passed the street our apartment was on.
"You'll see" was all he said.
I watched the road and area around us for any clues as to where we were going. He turned onto one of the main streets. The one that had most of the museums on it. He pulled over into a parking spot then shut the bike off.
"What are we doing here?" I asked as I climbed off the bike.
"Thought it was time I showed you this exhibit." Steve smiled.
As soon as we walked inside I saw a huge sign that pointed in the direction of Captain America and the Howling Commandos. Steve grabbed my hand pulling me behind him as we followed the sign's directions.
It felt like my breath was knocked out of me as we walked inside the exhibit. It was like a giant shrine to my best friend. He pulled me over to one wall. He pointed down at the large pedestal that had a photograph and some writing on it. I stepped closer to see a photo I didn't know existed. Steve was standing to the side in the middle of a laugh. I was thrown over the shoulder of the man I had forgotten. James Barnes. Both boys were laughing as I looked to be trying to smack James.
The words below the photo read: "In Steve Rogers' early years he spent most of his time with his childhood best friends James Barnes and Willow Roffe. This photo was taken only a month before both James and Steve enlisted. The trio can be seen in the midst of laughter. No thought of what would come to happen to them."
I lightly ran my fingers over the glass the photo was secured behind. How can I still not remember these small moments?
Steve gently pulled me by my hand to another area. This one was about James.
"James Buchanan Barnes. Inseparable with Steve Rogers both in childhood and on the battle field. He was the only Howling Commando to give his life."
I looked up to the large mural they had on the wall dedicated to James Barnes. He was very handsome. There was something else that seemed to shine in his eyes. Something I couldn't figure out.
Once again Steve pulled me away. This time to a small area set near the back of the room. I gasped at the sight when I fully took it in. There was a section of the wall that had a good size photo of me. That photo was surrounded by smaller ones of me with Steve and James and even my sisters.
"Willow Roffe, childhood friend of Steve Rogers and James Barnes. She was known by her friends as an excitable, courageous, and kind person. Her sisters saw her as their own personal hero for all the times she stood up for them against their father. What makes her interesting is only one year after both Steve Rogers and James Barnes were declared dead she went missing never to be seen or heard from again."
I stared at the photos and the words. I'm in a museum. This is the weirdest day of my life. Steve continued to show me each part of the exhibit and explain things to me. We even sat and watched the little documentary video they had playing. It was an incredible eye opening experience but I still had no memories of James.
After we finished taking in all of the exhibit Steve said he had to go see someone so I had him drop me off near the apartment. He said he'd call when he was done. I decided to take in the scenes around me. D.C. really was a beautiful place.
When Steve did call me he said he wanted to stop by the VA. I was standing outside of the VA when he had said it. I looked up at the building laughing to myself then told him I'd meet him there.
We walked inside immediately going to the young woman behind a desk.
"Hi, how can I help you?" She asked with a large smile.
"Would you happen to know where I can find Sam Wilson?" Steve asked with all the charm he didn't know he had.
"Of course, right threw those doors. Go straight back. Last door on the right it should be open."
We both nodded and said thank you heading in the direction she had pointed. I could hear voices at the end of the hall. We stopped outside of the open door. I realized then that it was like an anonymous counseling for veterans. I stood and listened to the woman talking about a plastic bag she had swerved to miss in the road. Then Sam spoke from his spot at the podium. He seemed to know exactly what to say. Something about him was tugging at my heart strings. He dismissed everyone.
Steve and I waited outside for him to finish chatting with a few of the stragglers.
"Look who it is. The running man and his pretty lady friend." Sam smiled at me.
"Caught the last few minutes. Pretty intense." Steve said gesturing to the now empty room.
"Yeah brother, we all have the same problems. Guilt, regret." Sam explained.
"You loose someone?" Steve asked him.
"My wingman. Riley. Flying a night mission. Standard PJ rescue Op nothing we hasn't done a thousand times before until an RPG knocked Riley's dumbass out of the sky. Nothing I could do. It's like I was up there just to watch."
I could see the emotion Sam was trying to hold back. I wanted to hug him. To do something for him.
"I'm sorry" Steve said quietly clearly understanding how Sam felt.
"I couldn't imagine." I almost whispered unsure if I should even comment.
"After that I had a really hard time finding a reason for being over there." Sam added.
"Are you happy now? Back in the world?" Steve asked him.
"The number of people giving me orders is down to about zero. So, hell yeah. You thinking about getting out?" Sam asked making me look over to Steve.
He shook his head.
"No" then he paused looking unsure.
"I don't know." Steve said looking only a little confused.
He scratched the back of his neck.
"To be honest, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I did." Steve chuckled lightly.
"Get a girlfriend" I stated.
"Ultimate Fighting" Sam suggested.
Both Sam and I laughed at our own answers. Steve shook his head again and laughed.
"Just some great ideas off the top of our heads." Sam's smile was large as he glanced at me.
"Seriously, you could do whatever you want to do. What makes you happy?" Same asked crossing his arms.
Steve looked to be thinking for a moment before he answered.
"I don't know."
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Masterlist
#nothingbutfangirlsmut#the girl out of time#steve rogers#natasha romanoff#sam wilson fanfiction#sam wilson#bucky imagine#bucky fanfic#bucky x you#bucky x reader#bucky barnes
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TSN x Lover Album Breakdown
So I see Lover as the album about Mark & Eduardo finally making up honestly, ala The Social Network 2, while also touching upon what happened in The Social Network
I Forgot That You Existed - Eduardo @ Mark after he got his fucking money
(HOW MANY DAYS DID I SPEND THINKING HOW YOU DID ME WRONG (EDUARDO) I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD KILL ME BUT IT DIDN’T (EDUARDO), IT ISN’T LOVE IT ISN’T HATE IT’S JUST INDIFFERENCE (BOTH OF THEM) Got out some popcorn as soon as my rep started going down, down, down, laughed on the school yard, as soon as I tripped up and hit the ground, ground, ground, and I would've stuck around for ya, would've fought the whole town, so yeah, would've been right there, front row, even if nobody came to your show (THE CHICKEN INCIDENT) But you showed who you are, then one magical night (DILUTION),
Cruel Summer - Okay but like that was a cruel summer, but this is like the anthem for when Mark & Eduardo first got back in touch like
(Devils roll the dice (Mark), Angels roll their eyes (Eduardo), WHAT DOESN’T KILL ME MAKES ME WANT YOU MORE, I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone (EDUARDO TO MARK), And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know (EDUARDO TO MARK), I'm drunk in the back of the car, and I cried like a baby coming home from the bar, said I'm fine, but it wasn't true (EDUARDO TO MARK) I don’t want to keep secrets just to keep you (MARK TO EDUARDO), And I screamed for whatever it's worth "I love you," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard? (LITERALLY, BOTH OF THEM WOULD SAY THIS DUMB ASS SHIT), HE LOOKS SO PRETTY LIKE THE DEVIL (AGAIN BOTH OF THEM WOULD SAY THIS ABOUT THE OTHER)
Lover: LIKE WE’RE IN LOVE AND ONE DAY WE’LL GET MARRIED MARKWARDO WE HAPPY AGAIN
THE MAN: WOULD BE MARK
I WOULD BE COMPLEX, I WOULD BE COOL (MARK), I’D BE A FEARLESS LEADER, I’D BE THE ALPHA TYPE, WHEN EVERYONE BELIEVE’S YOU WHAT’S THAT LIKE (MARK), I’M SO SICK OF RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN (MARK), AND I’M SO SICK OF THEM COMING AT ME AGAIN (MARK AND ALL HIS FUCKING LAWSUITS), THEY’D SAY I HUSTLED PUT IN THE WORK, THEY WOULDN’T SHAKE THEIR HEADS AND QUESTION HOW MUCH OF THIS I DESERVE. WHAT I WAS WEARING IF I WAS RUDE. COULD I BE SEPERATED FROM MY GOOD IDEAS AND POWER MOVES (OKAY BUT LIKE THIS WAS MARK DREAMING OF HIM ENDING UP ON TOP LIKE FUCKING WHAT HE WAS WEARING AND IF HE WAS RUDE)
THE ARCHER: SAD AND SCARED MARKWARDO more in depth version on my blog
I THINK HE KNOWS: THIS IS THIRSTY MARK
I think he knows, His hands around a cold glass, Make me wanna know that, body like it's mine (Mark), He got that boyish look that I like in a man, I am an architect, I'm drawing up the plans, It's like I'm 17, nobody understands (MARK, EDUARDO THE SWEET LOOKING BRAZILIAN AND HE IS THE ARCHITECT OF FACEBOOK), Wanna see what's under that attitude (Eduardo’s attitude), I'll make myself at home, and he'll want me to stay, I think he knows, he better lock it down, or I won't stick around (EDUARDO: MARK BETTER PROPOSE SOON OR I’LL SMASH ANOTHER LAPTOP), Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh (Mark’s indigo eyes!)
Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince: MARKWARDO SAPPY SADNESS
I counted days, I counted miles to see you there, to see you there, it's been a long time coming (SINGAPORE IS FAR AND THEY SHOULDA BEEN TOGETHER A LONG TIME AGO), It's you and me, that's my whole world
They whisper in the hallway, "She's a bad, bad girl" The whole school is rolling fake dice (MARK AND EDUARDO AGAINST THE WORLD, MARK IS A BAD BAD GIRL), My team is losing, battered and bruising, I see the high fives between the bad guys, Leave with my head hung, you are the only one Who seems to care (FUCK THE WINKLEVII), and I don't want you to (Go), I don't really wanna (Fight) Cause nobody's gonna (Win), I think you should come home (EDUARDO MOVE TO PALO ALTO PLEASSEEEE)
Paper Rings:
The moon is high like your friends were the night that we first met (DUSTIN WAS FUCKING HIGH THE NIGHT THEY FIRST MET), Went home and tried to stalk you on the internet (MARK ENERGY), Like the shoulder that I gave you in the street, Cat and mouse for a month or two or three, Now I wake up in the night and watch you breathe (WHEN EDUARDO FIRST DIDN’T WANT TO MAKE UP WITH MARK), Kiss me once 'cause you know I had a long night (Oh) Kiss me twice 'cause it's gonna be alright (Uh) Three times 'cause I've waited my whole life (JUST YES), I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings (MARK ENERGY HE LIKES SHINY ELECTRONICS AND MARRYING HIM WITH PAPER RINGS IS HIS ENERGY), Darling, you're the one I want, and I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this (MARK AND EDUARDO YESSSS), In the winter, in the icy outdoor pool, when you jumped in first, I went in too (PALO ALTO GOTS POOLS, ZIPLINE SCENE) I'm with you even if it makes me blue which takes me back to the color that we painted your brother's wall (MARK IS COLOR BLIND ALL HE CAN SEE IS BLUE, EDUARDO HAS A BROTHER 0.0) Honey, without all the exes, fights, and flaws we wouldn't be standing here so proud (THEY STRONGER NOW), I want to drive away with you, I want your complications too, I want your dreary Mondays, Wrap your arms around me, baby boy (EDUARDO ENERGY IN FIX IT FIC)
CORNELIA STREET
I rent a place on Cornelia Street (MARK’S PLACE IN PALO ALTO), We were a fresh page on the desk, filling in the blanks as we go (THEY STARTED OVER), And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends, I'd never walk Cornelia Street again (YEAH), And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name (PALO ALTO SCREAMS MARK’S NAME) And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away (MARK TO EDUARDO), Jacket 'round my shoulders is yours (SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECHING THE NORTH FACE JACKET), We bless the rains on Cornelia Street (RAIN IN PALO ALTO HAS TO BE BLESSED CAUSE IT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN EVIL), Back when we were card sharks, playing games I thought you were leading me on, I packed my bags, left Cornelia Street, Before you even knew I was gone (EDUARDO) But then you called, showed your hand I turned around before I hit the tunnel (MARK SHOWED HIS HAND AND <3), I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends (MARK AND EDUARDO), That's the kinda heartbreak time could never mend (MARK AND EDUARDO), Sacred new beginnings That became my religion, listen (THEY WATCHED IT BEGIN AGAIN)
DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS: THE DILUTION SONG
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts, Flashbacks waking me up
I get drunk, but it's not enough ’Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby (EDUARDO), I look through the windows of this love, even though we boarded them up (STILL CAN’T HELP BUT WATCHING ONE ANOTHER), 'Cause I can’t pretend it's okay when it's not it's death by a thousand cuts (EDUARDO), I dress to kill my time, I take the long way home, I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright, They say, "I don't know" And what once was ours is no one's now I see you everywhere, the only thing we share Is this small town (EDUARDO AND MARK IN THE SAME CITY DURING THE DEPOSITIONS), You said it was a great love, one for the ages but if the story's over, why am I still writing pages? (THE STORY AIN’T OVER YET THE SOCIAL NETWORK 2), My heart, my hips, my body, my love, tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
gave up on me like I was a bad drug (MARK DITCHED HIM LIKE A BAD DRUG AND TOUCHED HIM EVERYWHERE), Our songs, our films, united, we stand
Our country, guess it was a lawless land Why are my fears at the touch of your hands? Paper cut stains from my paper-thin plans My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust Tryna find a part of me you didn't take up Gave you so much, but it wasn't enough But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts (FACEBOOK WAS THEIR COUNTRY IT WAS A LAWLESS LAND, MARK’S HANDS, EDUARDO’S TRUST, HE TOOK SO MUCH AND EDUARDO GAVE SO MUCH AND IT WASN’T ENOUGH, THERE WERE SO MANY CUTS)
LONDON BOY:
But something happened, I heard him laughing I saw the dimples first (MARK’S FUCKING DIMPLES), And then I heard the accent, they say home is where the heart is, but that's not where mine lives (MARK HEART EDUARDO’S ACCENT AND HE’S IN SINGAPORE NOW :’( ) He likes my American smile, like a child when our eyes meet (EDUARDO LIKES MARK’S AMERICAN SMILE LIKE A CHILD WHEN THEIR EYES MEET),
SOON YOU’LL GET BETTER:
I know delusion when I see it in the mirror (EDUARDO), I just pretend it isn't real
I'll paint the kitchen neon, I'll brighten up the sky (EDUARDO), Soon, you'll get better, You'll get better soon, cause you have to (EDUARDO TO HIMSELF), But who am I supposed to talk to? What am I supposed to do. If there's no you? (EDUARDO THINKING OF MARK), This won't go back to normal, if it ever was
It's been years of hoping, and I keep saying it because, cause I have to (EDUARDO YEARS AFTER THE DILUTION)
FALSE GOD:
We were crazy to think, crazy to think that this could work remember how I said I'd die for you? (EDUARDO) We were stupid to jump in the ocean separating us
Remember how I’d lie to you? (MARK), And I can't talk to you when you're like this, staring out the window like I’m not your favorite town I'm New York City, I'd still do it for you, babe (EDUARDO), They all warned us about times like this
They say the road gets hard and you get lost (YEAH BIG MARKWARDO VIBES), When you're led by blind faith, blind faith (EARLY FACEBOOK DAYS), But we might just get away with it, religion's in your lips, even if it's a false god
We'd still worship, we might just get away with it, the altar is my hips even if it's a false god, we’d still worship this love (EDUARDO AND YEAH), Hell is when I fight with you, but we can patch it up good, make confessions and we're begging for forgiveness (VERY THEM), Daring you to leave me just so I can try and scare you (MARK)
YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN:
MARK AND EDUARDO’S FUCKING DRAMATICS SEE MY WHOLE BREAK DOWN OF IT ON MY BLOG
AFTERGLOW:
THE MARK APOLOGY
I blew things out of proportion, now you're blue, put you in jail for something you didn’t do, I pinned your hands behind your back, oh, thought I had reason to attack, but no (MARK DILUTING EDUARDO), Fighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves, chemistry 'til it blows up, 'til there’s no us Why'd I have to break what I love so much? It's on your face, and I'm to blame, I need to say (I MEAN EDUARDO’S FACE DURING THE DEPOSITIONS UGHHHH THIS MARK), Hey, it's all me, in my head, I'm the one who burned us down, But it's not what I meant, Sorry that I hurt you I don't wanna do, I don’t wanna do this to you (Ooh)
I don’t wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you (Ooh) I need to say, hey, it’s all me, just don't go Meet me in the afterglow (MARKS APOLOGY), It's so excruciating to see you low just wanna lift you up and not let you go (MARK TO EDUARDO), I lived like an island, punished you in silence (MARK) Went off like sirens, just crying (EDUARDO), Tell me that you're still mine, tell me that we'll be just fine, even when I lose my mind (LAPTOP SMASH MUCH) I need to say
Tell me that it's not my fault, Tell me that I'm all you want (EDUARDO TO MARK) Even when I break your heart, I need to say, Hey It’s all me (Mark)
ME!:
They’re happy in their individuality now there’s a more in-depth look on my blog
It’s Nice to Have a Friend:
Lost my gloves, you give me one (Mark) "Wanna hang out?"(Eduardo) Yes, sounds like fun (Mark) Video games, you pass me a note (What Kirkland fic doesn’t have them playing video games?) It's nice to have a friend (Best Friends), You've been stressed out lately, yeah, me too, something gave you the nerve to touch my hand (Classic Markwardo fic move), Call my bluff, call you "Babe" Have my back, yeah, every day, Feels like home, stay in bed the whole weekend (Mark)
Daylight:
My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in, everyone looked worse in the light
There are so many lines that I've crossed unforgiven, I'll tell you the truth, but never goodbye (MARK ENERGY), I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you, I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you
I've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night and now I see daylight (EDUARDO), Luck of the draw only draws the unlucky and so I became the butt of the joke (EDUARDO ABOUT THE DILUTION), I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked, clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke (Mark wounded Eduardo and trusted Sean, trying to make Facebook stronger he ended up hurting Eduardo), Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down (Mark ran with the wolves (sean) and refused to settle down always working still), Maybe I've stormed out of every single room in this town (Eduardo storming out of Facebook), Threw out our cloaks and our daggers because it's morning now it's brighter now, now (They’ve resolved their issues now), And I can still see it all (In my mind) (Their past is their past and it’s still there but they’re stronger), All of you, all of me (Intertwined) I once believed love would be (Black and white) But it's golden (Golden) (Eduardo thought love should be simple and easy and no fighting) And I can still see it all (In my head), back and forth from New York (Eduardo having to fly back and forth, and them being apart) I once believed love would be (Burning red) But it's golden (Mark believed love was nothing but passion but he discovered it was more complex) You gotta step into the daylight and let it go, just let it go, let it go (They had to let go of their issues and focus on the fact they were meant for one another)
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INTERVIEW - SPINN
SPINN are quickly winning over a fan-base across the UK from locals in their hometowns in Liverpool where they grew up to now adoring teen girls and this comes as no surprise to anybody. They have the cheek yet optimism of a new band despite completing their final lineup only last year and will no doubt continue to roar through the UK music scene and gain an army of avid supporters in years to come. This month, the boys are embarking on a tour of the UK, playing a series of gigs up and down the country from Glasgow to Bristol. They finish the tour off on the 28th September back in their home-city of Liverpool (O2 Academy 2 Liverpool). They've impressively already managed to sell out three of their six dates and have recently announced that they have been signed to American label, anti fragile music. The thing that the band are chuffed about though? The fact that one of their songs, It's Not Getting Better, was played on Made in Chelsea earlier on this week.
SPINN have released eight songs so far, including a self-titled EP which was released in April of this year. Singles of their's include catchy 'It's Not Getting Better' which is a song that stays in your head for days after first hearing it's memorable lyrics ( "you know it's killing me being here, killing me, being here.”) and groovy guitar lines which resemble that of early work from Blossoms.
Pictured below, SPINN.
So, (currently) 180,000 monthly Spotify listeners, a UK tour this month with half of the dates sold out and a growing army of supporters, I had questions for Johnny from SPINN and these were his answers... Maybe I'm slightly biased, but I think that these are the best answers to an interview that I've ever read.
1. Was there a particular moment that you realised that SPINN were becoming popular?
I was once getting a meal deal in Tesco and I saw somebody walk in the shop wearing a SPINN teeshirt. I was absolutely buzzing that somebody was wearing some of our merch and later on they messaged our Instagram page and said they'd seen me but had been too scared to come up and say hello. The same thing happened to me when I saw Ex-Everton Winger Steven Pienaar in a different Tesco. That made me realise we were doing something right, I still think we've got a while to go before we can say we're properly popular though. Just got to keep working innit x
2. Away from making music and gigging, what are your favourite things to do together?
Honestly just knocking about with each other like we always have, is what we like to do. Usually it can be anything from just walking around the shops together to going on nights out and staying up till 8AM. Last week Louis had to stay at my flat and we spent the time going to Tesco and prank calling Sean.
This has been a very Tesco centric interview I'll try and steer away from that for the rest of it. Right that's besides the point, as long as we're still knocking about together and taking the piss out of each other, we'll enjoy it x
3. You're going on tour soon, do you each have an essential item you will take with you?
I try to bring a book of some sort for the drive currently, it's Nine Stories by J.D Salinger
Andy ALWAYS brings a hairdryer and various hair products, rocking a bowl when you're on the road ain't no easy fete!
Sean usually just brings himself, that leather jacket he's always got on. A spare bass guitar wouldn't go a miss either, though. Once he left his on the side of the motorway when we were on the way back from Derby, good times.
Louis brings his Aston Villa blanket and 20 Litres of Vape liquid, the little fiend.
4. What/who are your major influences?
Collectively: The Drums, The Smiths, The La's, The Cure, Orange Juice, Ride, My Bloody Valentine.
Individually: Too many to list xoxo
5. Let’s fast forward five years from now, what do you see SPINN doing?
Ideally I'd like to get to the level of Wolf Alice or The 1975 are at now, that would be the dream. If we keep on working then I can see no reason why we can't get there, if we don't then that's fair enough, but we have to at least try! Anyway that's the dream, as long as we can make a living off the band and keep writing music that develops and matures with us then I'll be happy.
6. Do you have any pre-gig rituals?
I always have to go on stage last, I don't know why. At particularly big gigs we listen to 'I Am A God' by Kanye West before we go on, because it's such a good tune for getting hyped to. Other than that, apart from the odd bout of stage fright it's usually just a beer with the boiz before going on.
7. How has your music evolved since you first began playing music together?
I think our songwriting has definitely improved. When we listen to our new stuff compared to our older songs, it's just in a different league, that only comes with experience though. I think that us touring has definitely helped us realise what is what in terms of song structures and live performances. So to answer the question properly, yeah we've got a lot better (even though we thought we were boss before when we weren't lol).
8. Can you describe each member of the band in under ten words?
Andy - A man who loves his haircut more than life itself.
Sean - Donned in a tight leather jacket he's often quite hungover.
Louis - A small man, usually asleep in his Aston Villa blanket.
Me (Johnny) - Taller than the other four, basically the god of dancing xoxo
9. How long have you been playing together?
Louis joined about a year ago, but we've been a band for about 2 and a bit years. Saying that, I don't think we would be SPINN without Louis so therefore I'm gonna say a year.
10. What has been your favourite and least favourite venue to play so far?
My favourite was The Magnet in Liverpool. There's so many boss memories there but now it's been turned into one of those chain comedy clubs which is something that chips away at my soul every time I walk past.
My least favourite was The Sitwell Tavern in Derby. Everybody who came to see us was lovely and so were the other bands and the promoters Dominic (just wanted to make sure if they read this they know I had a boss time at the gig and in the chippy afterwards ;) ).
But, and it's a big but, the pub had fuck off massive "The S*n" flags up all over the gaff which frankly isn't something we like to see anywhere, as we think that that rag is scum, sorry not sorry.
SPINN set out on their debut headline tour this month at the following locations:
21st September - Surf Cafe, Tynemouth
22nd September - Broadcast, Glasgow
25th September - Record Junkee, Sheffield
26th September - Hy Brasil Music Club, Bristol
27th September - Thousand Island (formerly Upstairs at The Grage), London
28th September - O2 Academy 2 Liverpool
Tickets are available to buy now at https://www.musicglue.com/spinn-band/ and all of SPINN's music is available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify.
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