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angelicizedeve · 2 years

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𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.

featuring: itto x gn!reader

synopsis: you start working at a new flower shop and love it more than you should

✎ eve’s notes: so...i've never really done a fanfic that's in this style, as in, it's like a story. i usually do bullet points and drabbles but not this time! so hopefully it's decent lmao. btw i probably have some grammatical errors-

you peered at yourself in the slightly dirty glass of the flower shop one last time, making sure that you looked good. the flower shop was quite popular, and was owned by a friendly young man. he was really kind during the interview when you applied, so you weren't too nervous. you smoothed your skirt down, and with a deep breath, you pushed open the door to the shop.

you’d been there many times, but still, it never failed to amaze you in how magical it looked. stained-glass windows lined the walls, casting rainbows on the many plants on shelves everywhere. butterfly cutouts hung from the ceiling, along with flowering vines. it was like a fairy oasis. “hey, you must be [name]!” you heard a cheerful and loud voice exclaim. your eyes were met with a tall, muscular man with long, fluffy grey-white hair tied back. he wore a colourful apron with a bunch of pins and a name tag that read, “itto!” with a smiley face. you smiled.

“yup! that’s me.”

“great! so, come with me and i’ll get you set up.”

you followed your superior, and he handed you an identical apron and explained what you had to do. your main job was cashier, but you’d also have to water some of the plants and put some sprouts into planters. easy enough!

throughout the day, itto and you worked amazingly well together. you two had fun conversations as you did your work, and itto introduced you to each customer. he knew all of them on a first name basis and what their favourite flowers were. you were amazed at how it seemed as if he was close friends with every single one of them. it was something you’d try to work on throughout your time working at the shop.

itto glanced up from a pile of paperwork he was filling out, seeing you walking out of the store. you’d completed your first shift there, and probably had had the most fun possible on a job.

“oh, [name]! wait up!”

itto walked around the counter and handed you a white rose. “here,” he said with a big smile.

“aw, thanks!” you said, admiring the flower.

“haha, no problem. and, uh, thanks for...actually showing up today.” itto rubbed the back of his neck. “you have no idea how many people i hire that don’t even bother to come to their shifts. it’s hard, managing a whole store on your own, ya know?”

you gave a soft, sympathetic smile. “yeah, must be hard. but i’m always here if you need me to help you with stuff.” and with that, you headed home.

after your amazing first shift, you eagerly accepted every other one that itto asked you to work. unlike it is for most people, work was the highlight of your day. you were surrounded by sweet customers, fragrant flowers, and the best co-worker. speaking of your coworker, itto never failed to give you a flower at the end of your shift. sometimes if you had an extra busy week, he’d throw in some snacks. you thought it was the sweetest thing ever, and always made sure to thank him <3.

eventually, your birthday rolled around. you expected a simple “happy birthday”, but itto surprised you by inviting you to dinner with him! how sweet, right? it was just such a kind gesture.

a very..kind..gesture.

it-

no it couldn’t be..

was itto asking you out on a date?

the thought put butterflies in your stomach and made your face grow warm. you knew that you probably were just going crazy, but still. you put on a fancy outfit, did your hair nice, and then hurried over to the restaurant. you were completely surprised to find itto standing outside, well dressed and a beautiful flower bouquet in hand.

“oh! [name]! i was thinking you wouldn’t show up!” he said with a nervous laugh. “these are for you.” itto handed you a gorgeous bunch of white roses, just like the one he gave you on your first day.

“oh! thank you so much!”

itto smiled, and opened the door to the restaurant for you. “shall we?”

the dinner went better than you imagined! you had a blast talking and laughing with your coworker. when you arrived home, which was quite late at night, you took the flowers out of the wrapping to put into a vase of water.

hm, that’s strange. there’s a note…

“so i did some research, and apparently roses represent love, so i got a bouquet of them since that’s what i feel about you.

-itto <;3”

you blinked at the words messily written on the small piece of paper, reading them over and over again. it was a dream come true.

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warpedlegacy · 20 days

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Fanfic Writer Questions

Tagged by @dreadfutures! Tagging @effelants and @kiastirling-fanfic.

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 47

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 739,512

3. What fandoms do you write for? Resident Evil/Biohazard, Dragon Age, Mass Effect

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Recovery, a post-RE2 Remake Leon/Claire smut (340) The Rise, part 1 of my DAI-timeline series that starts with the prologue and ends with the arrival at Skyhold (140) Bracing, a 350-word drabble for Dorian/Bull (71) A Terrible Bore (350-word Cullen/Theresa drabble) and An Evening In (one-shot Cullen/Theresa fluff) are tied for fourth (64) Fiercely Perish, which is essentially Die Hard in Thedas, with Bull as John McClain (56)

5. Do you respond to comments? Yes! I try to respond to everyone and try not to be overwhelming in my gratitude lol. I so rarely get comments that each one feels like Christmas Morning to me and I want to cherish it forever.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? The Black City - the second part of my post-Trespasser Cullen/Theresa series, which ends with their relationship in tatters and them coming to the conclusion that the only way they can heal from their grief is apart. One of the hardest things I've ever written. T_T

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Swept Away - my super indulgent Josephine/Isabela adventure romance. I wrote it as a combination of Pirates of the Caribbean meets Jane Austen. I adore them!

8. Do you get hate on fics? No, never! I've been very lucky.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Yup! I've written one-shots as well as scenes incorporated into longer stories. It's almost never PWP though - I have tried and literally can't. For some reason it always ends up at least partly a character study lmao. And because it's me, there's also usually some angst worming its way in there. I am hopeless. ^_^;

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written? Nope. The closest I've ever come was D&DA Effect, which was me just taking the idea of "what if the plot of DA was actually just the crew of the Normandy playing D&D?" and cranking out a short dialogue-only scene. It reads like a transcript lol. It was definitely fun, but overall I don't have much interest in crossovers.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? I've had a couple people ask if they can translate one or two of my fics, and I've always granted permission. If they ever completed the translations, I was never tagged in them.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? A couple times, yes. I've participated in a couple round robins with my fellow server members, and did a pinch hit on an exchange event with another writer.

14. What's your all time favorite ship? Oh gosh I have so many.... My favorite to write for is definitely Cullen/Theresa, Theresa being my OC Trevelyan Inquisitor.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Look. I really, REALLY wanna finish my Reprises & Reprisals series. I promise!!! I'm about to pick it back up in fact. But my worry is that once the fourth game comes out I may lose interest in writing for Inquisition for a while. And who knows when it'll come back. So I'm hoping to at least finish MOST of book two, which will at least get me to the end of the base game and the big revelation I've been sitting on for literal YEARS.

16. What are your writing strengths? Character and dialogue, and I've also been told that I write action well

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Repetition. Descriptive prose and scene blocking. Every time I have to describe what a character is physically doing in a scene, I immediately forget how to exist in a body or how to move one lol.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? If you are fluent enough to write in that language, write it out. Or if not, at least run it by someone who is. The more often languages other than English are included in stories shown to a primarily English-speaking readership, the less "other" it will become. Otherwise, it's best just to write it in English (WITHOUT writing the accent) and describe what language it's being spoken in. Conlangs and ciphers are definitely trickier, and I try my best not to lean too heavily on them, just because I don't feel I'm well enough versed in linguistics to really parse the nuances of such use without accidentally falling into unfortunate implications or stereotypes.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Mass Effect

20. Favorite fic you've written? As much as I love my Cullen/Theresa stories, I have a deep fondness and love for Swept Away. I poured a lot of time and effort into its writing, and it remains, in my opinion, one of my best-paced, best-written, and most engaging stories.

Blank form under the cut

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

3. What fandoms do you write for?

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

5. Do you respond to comments?

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

16. What are your writing strengths?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

19. First fandom you wrote for?

20. Favorite fic you've written?

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phdmama · 6 months

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20 questions for fic writers!

HUGE thank you to @sugareey-makes-stuff @kingsofeverything @xanthippe74 for tagging me in this one!! Sorry it's taken me so long to get to it!!

How many works do you have on AO3?

208! That's not including the large number of Tumblr drabbles I need to post for archival purposes!

2. What's your total AO3 Word Count?

1,066,342 <- which OMG

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I started in 1D (Larry mostly though I've done a couple of threesomes) and then I shifted to HP - I think I've only written main Drarry? I've dabbled a tiny bit in Stucky and I've written one 911 Buddie fic (but I'm working on another one!)

4. What are your top 5 fics by Kudos?

My top one is on that's co-written and has that number of kudos due to the other author, so for the ones that are just mine:

I Like the Way You Move for Me (Drarry)

Feels Like Coming Home (Larry)

Beautiful Madness (Drarry)

Tell Me How You Like It (Drarry - outsider POV)

Is This Love? (Drarry)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I really try but I struggle to keep up with them - not because I get so many comments haha, but I do that "get behind spiral out feel terrible" thing way too often!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don't tend to write angst-y endings, because I really need a happy ending but I've got a couple of really short painful things! Unsurprisingly, these are all microfic/vignette sorts of things!

The Ghost of You (Drarry, microfic, post-MCD)

Here Without You (Drarry, vignette, post-breakup)

What's Left Behind (Drarry, vignette, MCD) wow I just reread this one and FUCK ME I AM A MONSTER

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Unhhhh most of them honestly! I will say, I do SOMEtimes VERY RARELY put some pain on the journey to HEA so if I had to guess, I'd say that all of me (loves all of you) (Drarry) is probably my most unabashedly sappy no-angst fluff.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not to my face anyway! I'm sure there are people who don't like my writing but I think they ignore me more than anything! One of the perks of being a very small writer, I think!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Sure do! For kind, I write slash, I guess you'd call it (gay), almost all of it M/M. I have one girl!fic. I don't really write too much kink, I'd say most of what I do is pretty vanilla. Healthy communication is my kink, I guess!

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Ummm off the top of my head, no?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge. I read one fic that was not a plagiarism of my actual work but was literally the exact same plot, the exact same story beats, the exact same setting etc. I am well-aware there's nothing new under the sun but I read it and was like, unhhh. It's one of my greatest fears honestly - accidentally taking someone's fic!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know. I've been approached, but I'm not comfortable with it.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yup! Twice! Both in the Larry fandom. One was with one other writer (who's long gone from fandom as far as I know) and one (Wine Not) I wrote with a big group of people who've become some of my absolute closest friends!

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

I don't have one specific. The ones I write for, I obviously feel very very strongly about, but the bummer for me is that when I'm writing in a particular pair, I don't read anything in that pairing! I also don't read for the ship, but for the story and the writing, so I read in a LOT of different pairings!

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Fuck me, so many.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Oof, I'm not sure! I'm not a trained writer by any means. I think I do scene setting pretty well?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Pacing, for sure. It's really hard and I can get bogged down in the "and then THIS happened and then THIS happened and then THIS happened" - I'm so linear, so I have to push myself there.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Generally no. I've sprinkled in a few words here and there, but I wouldn't do much of it, and if I had to, I would 1000% find someone to help me with it and not rely on Google translate.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Larry. Still writing there and kinda following along a bit but I'm not active in that fandom anymore other than the writing.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

I'm not sure I have one fav fic - I'd say I'm really proud of my long (for me) fics! Those are hard for me, and there's a couple that are really really personal. But I have to say, Maybe You're the Difference (Drarry) is one I really like and am really proud of. I worked so so hard on it.

I feel like I'm late on this one, so I'll call this a general tag (FOR REAL I HONESTLY MEAN IT) - if you want to do this, DO IT and tag me!! xox

#my writing #self fic recs

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proceduralpassion · 1 year

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82 notes - Posted June 17, 2022

GILLY MVP OF THE EPISODE

82 notes - Posted May 24, 2022

Ok, I had my reservations but I actually don't mind the Judd/Wyatt storyline? Like first, I'm so glad they didn't have Judd try to hide any of this from Grace (I mean Judd "I love my wife" Ryder would never but still). She was in the know from the get go and was the one who got Wyatt's contact info.

And who knows? Maybe Grace and Judd decide not to have any more children. And this show isn't gonna last forever or long enough for us to see Charlie in her teens (unless they do a time skip or two). So, this would still be a chance for us to see them parent an older kid while also seeing them raise a newborn, infant, toddler, and so forth. Surely, it's gonna be a helluva challenge learning how to parent for two different kids at different stages in their life while just being new parents in general.

Also very much want to point out and appreciate how they let Grace's emotions just be REAL. Like she said, she knew it wasn't "fair." She knew the feelings she was feeling were confusing. She knew that Judd having a child before they met and before they had Charlie doesn't take away from the family he has now. But it was still upsetting. To believe that you had given the love of your life his first child, only to just soon after, find out that that wasn't the case. And yes, it's kind of irrational when you look back on it, but it shouldn't and doesn't invalidate her feelings. It's a lot to process.

It just goes to speak on the strong foundation of their marriage for Grace to have no problem articulating/communicating her anger to him. It's why I have no doubt that this will not be a significant obstacle in their marriage. That and the fact that we see Judd ruminating over how best to navigate this whole situation without hurting anyone in the process. And of course, like the angel she is, Grace comes back in stride and makes sure that Judd knows that she's in this with him 100%. And her inviting Wyatt's mom for dinner so they can all talk was her taking the steps to show that she was on his team and that they would be on this journey together as a united front. ✨

90 notes - Posted February 7, 2022

I Don't Wanna Be Unfair | 01

A/N: Hi! Back on my bullshit with another fic. I'm not even particularly sure where this came from, but the inspiration hit and I just let it ride tbh. I've never written for SOA before so this is a first for me. Also, I'll make better graphics when I get the time lol.

Pairing: Jax Teller x OC (McKenzie Gilbert)

Summary/synopsis: Fresh off a broken engagement, McKenzie Gilbert has a one night stand with a random guy she never plans to see again. Soon after, their paths cross, which complicates several situations at hand.

Chapter warning(s): language, sexual content (yup in the first chapter)

WC: ~6.5K

“Want another one?”

McKenzie looked up and was met with pitying eyes from the bartender. He glanced down at her empty shot glass before peering back up at her, awaiting a response. She pondered for a moment as to whether another shot was a good idea, but ultimately decided fuck it before nodding her head.

Her second thoughts dissipated as she realized she wasn’t even particularly drunk. Not even all that tipsy. She’d been sitting here long enough that the alcohol previously consumed had already osmosed. Part of her was upset because it had been her every intention of getting plastered tonight, but then again, he wasn’t worth that. He wasn’t worth destroying her liver anymore than necessary.

The bartender, having a general sketch of most people’s mindsets and reasons for coming into bars, knew she was obviously not having a good time right now. He stood there for a moment and decided to put on his therapist hat, “You alright, chica? Anything else I can get you?”

Before she could answer, he had provided her with a glass of water and another shot.

“I’m good, thanks.” She replied. It took a lot of effort to gather a smile, but she gave him a small one, appreciating his thought to check in on her.

“Well… if you wanna talk about it, I’m a professional listener, too. Sort of a hidden skill as a bartender.”

“Thanks, but I’m not really in the talking mood right now. I’ll take one more shot though.” McKenzie kept her voice level, holding back the snark she wanted to release. He was just being nice and doing his job, but she really didn’t want to be bothered. Thankfully, he took the hint and walked away to tend to other customers after refilling her glass.

She kept the shot glass on the counter, not jumping to knock it back yet. She meant it, she wasn’t getting drunk tonight over him. Even if this wasn’t the life she imagined for herself as of now. Even though she no longer had any direction or destination in mind for where she would go from here.

Marriage wasn’t particularly something she envisioned for herself, but when the opportunity came, she said yes to the man who proposed to her. And she was excited. Excited at the prospect of being someone’s wife. Having a husband. Planning a wedding, a day of celebrating with everyone you love in one room. She thought she met someone who was worthy of sharing such a day with her. She just knew that man loved her. His words and the ring that used to rest on her left ring finger solidified that in her mind. And now everything she believed to be true was no longer so.

Only a couple of hours ago, she’d been happily engaged. Only a couple of hours ago, she proudly wore the round cut diamond ring that proclaimed to everyone that she was betrothed. And now, here she sat with all of that nothing more than a lost dream, a broken ending. All the promises and plans and wishes had gone down the drain, her forever ending going with it.

The only thing more potent than her heartbreak right now was the anger that arose every time she thought about how she had been dragged along for almost five years, with a man who never wanted any of the things she did.

Confusion was a top three contender. Because she wondered how she missed the signs. How she hadn’t figured out beforehand that he never wanted her to be his wife. How she could have possibly messed this up. They were nowhere near perfect, God knows, but she never felt like it was too much to the point that it couldn’t be fixed. That they couldn’t work through it together. Yes, she was incredibly stubborn, and yes, he could be particularly arrogant, but…. they were in love. And that should have been enough, right? Unless it wasn’t. Or unless he really didn’t love her. Which was so obviously the case, but how long had it been like that? How long had it been when he fell out of love with her? Was he ever?

Confusion rose in rank as to what she was feeling. More questions arose the longer she sat there, reflecting over her now broken engagement. Was this something he’d been thinking about for a long time? Or was it sudden, a split decision? She thought back to his behavior these past few months: he’d been coming home later (or sometimes not at all), he was more distant than usual, they were arguing more. The feeling that maybe he’d been seeking comfort in the arms of another woman floated through her mind more than once during this time, and she even gathered the courage to ask him straight up if he had. But he said no and so she believed him. He said “I love you” and so she believed him. Because if she didn’t, that would give credence to the little voice in the back of her head that told her that something was off.

And here she was in this random bar in the middle of nowhere, hating herself for not listening.

And with that, she picked up the shot and knocked it back. She deserved the burning sensation in the back of her throat. A punishment for her asininity. And also a distraction from her aching.

Tomorrow, she would have to go to the clubhouse and face him. She would have to keep her head high because she’d be damned if she let anyone see her fall apart. She also couldn’t give him the satisfaction. She’d walk in tomorrow and pretend that her heart hadn’t been ripped from its chest.

But for tonight, she didn’t want to think about any of that. Tonight needed to be a night for distraction and self-indulgence.

Because no matter how much she wished she would never see him again, she couldn’t do that. He was a part of her world and he wasn’t going anywhere. And she knew he wasn’t so she had no choice but to face it. And she would face it with as much gracefulness and strength she could muster because anything less was unacceptable to her.

But for tonight at least, she could abandon all of that. She purposefully avoided having drinks at the clubhouse bar, not wanting to encounter him or anyone else for the time being. That’s why she drove out on the skirts of town to find this place, a bar on neutral ground without any club affiliations. She also didn’t want to have a peek at him taking home another woman or better yet, simply taking a woman right there at the club. She couldn’t even stand the thought, quickly whishing the visual from her mind. And that was confirmation right there that she made the right decision, because she surely wouldn’t have been able to control her emotions had she seen it in real time, in person. Maybe their engagement hadn’t even stopped him from doing just that in the past, but either way, it was now moot. She didn’t want any part in witnessing the sight.

There were loud cheers down the bar that jolted McKenzie from her thoughts. She rolled her eyes when she found the source, seeing a bunch of frat guys on winter break, partake in a beer chugging contest. The time she spent in her head left her just now noticing that the bar had gotten more crowded. A basketball game played on the screen, a group of girlfriends were having a girl’s night out, and a few dates were canoodled together in booths. She would probably barely hear her own voice if she were to start speaking right now with all the buzz and liveliness around her. And she definitely didn’t hear the bar door opening or the sound of footsteps that stopped until they were right beside her.

She only noticed when the bartender reappeared to serve the new patron, “Hey, what can I get you, man?”

To her left, was an unfamiliar blonde, waiting at the counter. He had on a black hoodie with his hood on his head, though his gelled back blonde hair peeked a little outside of it. His face wore a laidback smirk on his face as he greeted the bartender. When the bartender turned his back to get him his drink though, the smirk on the blonde had faded some and a bit of weariness colored his features. It was only a few seconds and the careless demeanor returned as he was handed a glass of whiskey. He turned to leave his spot and glanced McKenzie's way as he backed up some. He flashed her a flirtatious smile and wink before he continued on his way, walking towards the back of the bar.

Over the next hour or so, she broke herself out of her mind and just sat and watched all around her. There weren’t a lot of moments where she could sit and just be. It was a privilege she didn’t get to indulge in a lot of the time. Between her job as a paramedic and being involved in what was technically a crime syndicate, relaxation wasn’t usually afforded to her. And so she sipped on her water and just observed. She didn’t want to invite attention to herself by looking at anyone too hard or too long, but her eyes couldn’t help but bounce back to that mystery blonde every so often.

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My #1 post of 2022

I'll Be Seeing You

Pairing: Kevin Atwater x Fire!Reader (I hate writing Y/N so reader has a last name "Dubois" courtesy of @ginghampearlsnsweettea)

Inspiration: Kevin being Kevin (Also the "I'll be seeing you" thing between Peyton and Lucas from One Tree Hill), also the lack of Kev fics is simply blasphemous

Summary: Kev doesn't like you walking home by yourself

WC: ~1.3K Warning(s): unedited because I like my work a lil rough 'round the edges, slight sexual tension?

It felt like the night had been dragging on. You’d been having fun, sure, but you felt drained from all the energy spent dancing, talking, and drinking. It was also the end of the day, or more like, the early hours of a brand new day. The festivities celebrating Stella’s promotion were still going on, but you could feel the exhaustion wearing down in your bones. It took you a few seconds to even gather enough vigor to rise from the bar stool and begin making your goodbye rounds with everyone.

You caught Kevin’s eye as you began walking towards the door and so you made a quick detour to where he was sitting. The two of you had always been friendly with each other, whether it be during the times you interacted at work or whenever you ran into each other here at Molly’s. You saw him when he had first come in with Ruzek and Burgess, but now he was sitting all alone with Burgess gone for the night and Ruzek grabbing another drink at the bar.

“Heading home already?” He asked as he saw your crossbody around your frame.

“It’s one a.m.” you defended.

Kevin chuckled, “Didn’t take you for a girl scout, Dubois.”

He accepted the playful swat you gave him on his shoulder while feigning hurt.

“You called an Uber?”

“Nah, I only live down the street.”

Kevin frowned, “Sooo, you’re gonna walk?”

You shrugged, “Yeah, my feet ain’t broke. I always walk when I know I’m gonna be drinking here. No use in driving my car for like two blocks.”

Kevin shook his head in a playful admonishment, “You a first responder, you s’posed to know better.”

He downed the rest of his drink and stood up from his seat. You looked at his empty beer bottle and gave him a pointed glare. It, for sure, wasn’t the first drink he had had tonight. He caught the glare and put his hands up in defense, “What?”

“You a first responder, you s’posed to know better,” you threw back at him, “I know you don’t think I’m about to get in your car when you’ve probably had just as much tonight as I’ve had. And don’t even bring up our difference in size before I make Ruz come over here with a Breathalyzer.”

“Okay, okay, Miss Smarty. And what if I was about to offer to walk you home? Then what, huh?”

You couldn’t help but look away with a smirk at his retort, not realizing that’s where he was going with this. His close proximity to you didn’t help matters as your face warmed up.

“Ah ha! That’s what I thought.” He grabbed his jacket and put it on, “Let me go holla at Ruzek and I’ll take you home.”

You weren’t even given the chance to decline the kind offer before he was off saying goodnight to his partner. You gave a final wave and congratulatory air kiss to Stella before heading to wait towards the door. You heard Sylvie yell a “text me when you get home!” and you smiled and saluted in acknowledgement of the request.

A second later, Kevin had joined you and reached over your head to hold the door open for you to exit. He made a show of silently gesturing “after you” with his hands before following you out into the Chicago night air. He draped one of his shoulders around you and your cheeks warmed as you realized this was the first time that the two of you had touched in this manner. A shake of the hand here, a tap on the shoulder there, but never had either of you been in as close of an embrace as this. Maybe his meager drunkenness had caused him to be a little touchier than normal. And maybe your stupor had given you the comfort to lean into his arm. Either way, you both comfortably walked the path to your place with his arm still around you.

“Seriously, though, you shouldn’t be walking home by yourself. Especially while drunk.”

“Well, to be fair, I’m not always drunk. Sometimes, I’m working shifts and obviously I’m not drinking on the job.”

Even though you were part-owner and didn’t necessarily need the extra cash, sometimes you just enjoyed serving drinks around the establishment and having fun with everyone.

“Still, D.” He wrapped his arm tighter around you as he belabored his point. Your heart skipped at the motion to the point where you shivered a little at his touch. Taking the gesture as if you were cold, he wordlessly walked behind you and leaned both of his arms around you in the attempts of gathering warmth for you.

You grinned at the gesture and allowed your head to lean into his embrace as you two continued walking. The smell of his cologne doused your senses and you wondered if there was a better sensation than what you were currently experiencing.

“Thank you,” you finally said after several minutes of silence.

“For what?”

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Roses of Hope

A drarry Cinderella story (one of two) based off of this post from this adaptation.

Written for the absolutely amazing @drarrymylove (I hope you enjoy!) with the help of my fabulous beta, @staganddragon

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Draco’s mother had left him as swift as the winter breeze and as painful as the frost when Draco had just grown tall enough to steal her cookies off of the kitchen table. With a kiss on the forehead and a whispered “I love you,” she could have only one last wish for Draco.

“If nothing else, my darling, I wish for you to be kind and good. Please understand why there is rudeness or unpleasantness in the world, as you should understand why it arose. The more happiness you can bring to their lives, the more happiness your life will be filled with.”

Draco had taken these words to heart and lived by them everyday. He remembered the words when he accepted that to be happy, his father had taken another wife. He remembered the words when his new step brothers took his fine clothes from him, as they hadn’t had the pleasure yet to feel the fine cloth brushing their skin. He remembered the words when his stepmother asked, so his face would not act as a reminder of her late husband and his dead father, for him eat and sleep in the kitchen. He understood that their grief was lessened by his sudden disappearance into the servants quarters. He knew that the burden of death would be easier to bear if he contributed to the housework, washed the clothes, carried the water, and made the fires roar. By the end of the day, Draco would be so exhausted that he would fall asleep in the warm kitchen, next to the dying fire. This earned him the name Cinders, as he would often wake up with ashes on his face and clothes.

The household had soon forgotten that Draco was once the son of a lord, as they soon forgot his real name. The servants no longer called him Master, but Draco was happy as long as Winky and Dobby still called him a friend. His stepmother and step brothers, however, turned vicious and cruel, always calling upon him to do the chores and physical menial labour that was required to run the household.

Draco’s only solace was visiting his mother’s rose garden to care for the plants. It had been the pride and joy of the Lady Malfoy, and she had tended to it everyday. When she passed, the roses passed as well, turing an ashen grey on the brittle vines. It was after the passing of Lord Malfoy that Draco first went to the rose garden to weep. The tears he shed had fallen on the roots of the plant, and after hours when Draco’s eyes refused to release anymore, he had looked up to see the pale pink roses blooming once more. Since that day, Draco came back to the garden every day. He cared for all the life there: the birds who came with feathers as beautifully white as the hair on his head and would pick lentils off of his hand, the mice that came to feed off of dinner scrapes that Draco could hide in his thread bare pockets, and the roses that he coaxed to bloom year round that would reach to his touch. In return for this gentle care, the roses whispered a reminder of his real name to him when the breeze rustled their leaves, and the perfume they dispensed reminded him ever so softly of his mother’s baking and father’s hugs.

Years went by, and soon after Draco’s seventeenth birthday, the kingdom was in celebration. Their prince was to be married, and not only this, but to find his future spouse, there would be a festival that would last three days to which the whole kingdom was invited to. Draco was ecstatic. He had never seen the castle before, only dreamt of it from afar. He searched through his father’s old wardrobe, still untouched from after his death, and found the finest clothes they had owned, the clothes father had married in. His stepmother, however, was not as thrilled. As swift as a viper, she snatched the clothes from Draco’s hands.

“Cinder! You cannot possibly come to the festivities in these worn clothes. You would be the embarrassment of us all.” She promptly flung the garments out the window. “It is just as well, Cinder, as you could not have possibly finished picking the lentils I dropped in the ashes, and you still need to dress and prepare my sons.”

Dismayed but still demure, Draco left to do as he was told. Only once the carriage with his step mother and brothers had ridden off in a sparkle of bronze, feathers and jewels adorning their bodies, and the chores were nicely stacked against the sink, did Draco allow himself to come to the garden to weep. As he arrived, he saw the garments that had been flung out the window hanging on the rose bush. The garments themselves had changed into magnificent displays of silver and gold. It was soft to the touch, and the most beautiful thing Draco had ever seen. And the shoes, spun with silk and embroidered with strands of silver; he had never dressed so quickly in his life. Without the ashes on his face and dressed in fine fabrics, he was unrecognisable. The doves cooed at him as he raced off to the festival.

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Prince Harry had never before seen a man as ethereal as the man who came striding in through the door of the ballroom. His arrival precipitated no announcement, and yet, none was needed. The two boys, brothers the prince recalled, that had been grinding the prince’s nerves were forgotten as the Prince distractedly left them to follow the glinting silver and gold robes of the beautiful man. Prince Harry was almost afraid to reach out, to tap the shoulder in front of him lest he disappear. Almost.

“Hello,” Harry said, breathless. Draco turned, and smiled. Harry was lost.

“Hello,” Draco breathed, eyes sparkling. “What is your name? Is it your first time at a ball too?”

Harry started; he couldn’t lose this, not now, not him. “Ha-Henry. My name is Henry. May I ask yours?” Draco shared only a small smile and shook his head. Harry held out his hand, eyes darting between Draco and the dance floor, and his heart melted as Draco laughed and grabbed his hand to drag him into a waltz. They danced all night, ignoring the other party members, the King’s thoughtful frown, and enjoyed each other's company.

At the end of the night, Draco left Harry with a kiss on the hand and a low bow, disappearing before Harry could get control of his beating heart. He knew at that moment, he would never be in control of his heart again.

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Draco hummed to himself as he walked home and straight into the garden. Placing the clothes safely under the roses, he sung the tune that he had seen dancing in his partners eyes as they swung around the room. Henry was kind, and Draco could envision the world bending to his hopes and dreams in a heartbeat. Draco knew he would as well. As Draco tended to the kitchen fire, he knew he had decided- mystery was nice for one night of freedom, but if he got the opportunity to join the festivities again the next day, he would share his name with Henry.

His step mother and brothers returned soon after, all sour faced and bitter. They rambled on about how the Prince had looked at no one but the mystery man, bragging that they had held the attentions of the Prince before he had been wrongly stollen away. Draco let them ramble on. His mind was on a different man.

The next day, after they left, Draco ran quickly back to the garden. The birds chirped at his arrival, and the roses opened with new blossoms. His mood grew. “Hello, all,” he whispered, Entranced by the love he could feel there. He ran his hand gently against the rose vines, jumping slightly when a single thorn cut into his finger. The drop of blood fell from his finger onto the beautiful garments he had worn before.

Before he could despair, however, the clothes transformed in front of his eyes. The deep red color of the blood spread through the robes, ribbons and ruffles appearing the folds. The color fell onto the shoes as well, with an extra shine. “Thank you,” Draco whispered, entranced by the beauty of it. He quickly washed his face of soot and went to the Ball.

~~~~

The ballroom was filled with men and women who had dressed in their finest silver and gold, obviously trying to appease the Prince, seeing what had worked the day before, but Prince Harry had eyes for only one. He paced the floor, refusing to speak with anyone else, much to the king’s chagrin. The King understood, however. He had been much the same with his wife.

When the Prince saw his chosen one sweep into the ballroom again, a slight flush on his face, he froze once more. The garb was different this time, delicately demanding, attracting the eyes and attentions of everyone in the room against a sea of silver and gold. The contrast to his almost white hair made Harry take a shape intake of air. Harry shook his head and went straight to his waiting dance partner.

“Hello,” Harry rushed out, reaching out for Draco’s hands.

Draco took his hands readily. “Henry! I- Henry is that the king?” Draco’s eyes widened in slight fear and admiration as he felt himself press into Harry’s side.

Harry blanched. No, he thought. I needed more time! “Father,” he said instead, tightening his grip on Draco’s hands when he squawked and went to move away.

“Harry, my son, who is it you have here hidden away?” The king smiled kindly at Draco, who bowed with a slightly awed look on his face.

“Someone close to my heart,” Harry chanced, “someone I hope to know more.” He tugged on Draco’s hand and led him away, through the french doors and down a flight of steps that lead them to the Palace gardens. Draco went willingly, albeit a bit numbly.

As they raced through the gardens, the only thing the other was aware of was the heat of the others hand on theirs.

Stopping by a bench near a field of lilies, Harry spoke. “I am sorry I deceived you before,” he said, head bowed. “I was so enchanted by you, I did not want to lose you to prior expectations or formalities.”

Draco smiled warmly, touched. “He- Harry. I forgive you.” He grasped Harry’s chin and tilted it up to meet his eyes. “You deserve to find someone without the pressures placed upon you.”

Harry smiled, and the conversation flowed from there well on till midnight. As the clocks struck 12, Draco jumped a little, almost hitting Harry’s head from how close they were seated next to each other. Draco grinned sheepishly. “I am afraid I must leave you. My journey home is long.”

“Stay,” Harry pleaded with him, but Draco only shook his head. “Will I at least have the promise of one last dance tomorrow?”

Draco hesitated. “Harry, I-”

“Please,” Harry implored grabbing his hands. “I must see you again. I don’t even know your name.”

The corner of Draco’s mouth tilted up in a half smile. His hand, without thought, came up to cradle Harry’s cheek. “My name is not important. Just like me. I want you to be happy, Harry. Dance with some others tomorrow. Find yourself some other partners.”

Harry frowned and mirrored Draco’s hand on his cheek. “The last dance at least. Will you deny me even the final dance on my birthday?”

Draco chuckled, and kissed Harry’s palm before he stood up nodding. “Until the last dance, then.” Harry watched him go around the bend, hand still burning with the kiss held tightly to his beating heart.

~~~~

Draco left the castle in a daze. His head was spinning as he sat beneath the rose vines in his haven. He wanted Harry to be happy with someone well suited to run a country. He wanted to please Harry’s father by allowing someone more suitable than him to take the place by Harry’s side. Perhaps a wife for children. Perhaps a foreign diplomat for his status.

And yet.

And yet his heart still pounded in its cage when he thought of Harry. Their conversation revealed a beautiful, caring soul behind the alluring exterior, but Draco knew this could never be. He belonged here, caring for his garden. He was no one anymore, he didn’t even have a name besides Cinders anymore, and Harry deserved someone. He peeled his layers back one by one, and placed the stunning red garments beneath the roses once more.

The next day saw his step mother and brothers more grumpy than before, and the overcast skies let go the rain they were holding. Draco could only spare a glance in the direction of the garden as hard pressed as he was to finish all the chores they piled on him. It was well into the night before he could release himself from his duties to go to the ball. All the better, Draco thought. I only promised him the last dance, afterall.

The garden seemed reticent as he crept up to it. Silent, but peaceful. He looked under the rose vines to find his clothes. Last night's rain had washed the vibrant colors away, leaving it damp, cold, and dirty. He struggled to pull his hands through the sleeves, trying not to feel frustrated, trying not to cry, when the pale pink garments moved on their own with a strange golden light.

The light surrounded him, caressing his skin in a kind manner that he had not felt in a long time. A tear fell down off his chin, as he recognized his mother's face in the midst of the golden haze. The light moved and swirled, sparkling in the night and covering and uncovering Draco and the clothes in an intricate dance. By the time the light left him, flowing back into the roses, he was cleaner of soot than he had ever been and dressed in the most magnificent robes. Pale pink with golden embroidery the robes fell to the soft earth in cascades of smooth, beautiful fabric. Pale pink flowers lined his head in a delicate crown and detailed the cuffs of his sleeves. The shoes had turned to gold, and Draco had never grateful in his life.

Blinking away tears, he looked at the roses and smiled. “Thank you,” he whispered. “I love you.”

~~~~

Prince Harry had danced with every eligible bachelor and bachelorette at the ball, but none held a flame to his match from the nights before. He sighed and, eyes widening, turned around a corner quickly to avoid the two brothers who would not seem to let him alone. He let out a breath of relief when the brothers passed right by him. The clock was ticking by, and soon the final song would play. Harry had not seen his heart the entire evening, and he feared he would not see him now or ever again. Soon, they were two songs from the end. Harry shared a sorrowful glace with his father and mother, and turned to head outside, away from the ball. Suddenly there were gasps filling the hall. The music slowed to a background humm, and collectively, the room turned to look to the entrance.

Standing there was the most beautiful man they had ever seen. Harry’s heart skipped a beat. His love had come. He bore a crown of roses, and Harry had never seen anything so fitting. He could imagine it as a ringlet of gold and hoped beyond hope that he could make this happen. The color of his clothes matched his pink cheeks, faintly blushed as he looked over at Harry. The robes were magnificent, Harry noted, nothing like he had ever seen before, yet they were pauper clothes in comparison with his love’s enchanting smile.

Harry strode up to him confidently as he dared as the music stopped, and the musicians’ papers shuffled around for the last dance of the evening. He held out his hand to Draco, chuckling at the clumsy bow he had received. “You have returned.”

“I have,” Draco said wryly, unable to stop himself from reaching out to Harry. “I promised you one last dance, after all.”

“That you have,” Harry said, and swept him off his feet. They twirled around the room, eyes only for each other and no words needed. Their arms embraced one another as they danced as close together as they could, neither willing to sacrifice even an inch. Their blooming hearts were not unnoticed by the King, but he only smiled, happy at his son for finding his true love.

The song ended, and with it, the last night of festivities. “Tell me your name,” Harry begged softly in Draco’s ear.

“I cannot, Harry,” Draco said sadly, mind made up. He was not the match for Harry. Harry deserved more than the orphaned boy had to give, which could only ever be himself. He stroked Harry’s face for what he knew to be the last time. “Goodbye, my prince. I can wish only the best for you.” Harry reached out to catch his arm as he pulled away, but the guests of the ball, all wanting to pay their respects to him on his birthday, had crowded around him, and by the time he got out, he saw only a hint of gold disappearing behind the door. Harry gave chase.

Running after his love, Harry tore down the halls and down the stairs. “Wait!” he called, though this only made Draco run faster. “Don’t go! Wait!” Harry was desperate. Draco was quick, however his shoes were making him slower and Harry would catch up any minute. After a moments hesitation, he kicked them off, but only managed to scoop one up before he took off again, down the road and through the town. Harry stopped by the lost shoe. Breathing hard, he picked it up. He knew he would have this man, and this man only as his partner and king. He would return the shoe.

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Days had passed since the ball and the announcement that the King’s son would be visiting every house in the kingdom, searching for the owner of the lost shoe. Draco sighed at his reflection in the pail of water. He wasn’t worried. The soot had dimmed his hair and made his face unrecognizable. Even if the Prince did recognize Draco, would he still want him like this? Disheveled and without a true family?

Draco carried the pail into the kitchen and almost dropped it when he heard the shrieks of his step brothers. The prince had arrived.

Draco sighed and continued his chores, not bothering to come out, the fear of heartbreak too great. That is, he tried to continue his chores, but could not when the prince proclaimed loudly, “Is there no one else in this house?” The echo of Draco’s step brothers laughing cruelly rung in the air as Draco dropped the pail and pressed his back against the wall, holding his beating chest.

“Only Cinders,” They said. “But he cannot possibly be the beautiful man you are looking for. He is covered in ashes day and night.”

“All the same,” Draco heard Harry say firmly. “I would like to see him.”

Draco’s step mother sighed treacherously and called out, “Cinders! Come out! Mind yourself and don’t track soot on the carpet again!”

Draco stood up on shaking legs. He wiped his hands on his rags and slowly made his way to the parler. Could it be that he would really want me? In the parlor, his prince was standing with his back to him, dressed as finely as a prince should be dressed. In his hand he held tightly on to a slipper. A golden slipper. His hair was tossed and unkempt, but it made Draco’s heart soar. That being said, Draco knew he had fallen in love with this man for who he was, and not how he looked.

“H- My lord,” Draco corrected himself as he bowed deeply and kept his head down. He did not have a chance to see the Prince's eyes light up in recognition, nor to see him running at Draco, arms outstretched.

“It’s you!” He cried, embracing a startled Draco. “I have found you!” As Draco clutched him back, hiding his tears of joy at being recognised. For the first time in years he felt safe, cared for, and at home. He couldn’t remember when the feeling of being home, in this very house he had grown up in, had slowly turned into stifling dread. It had happened so slowly, so gradually, it was only here, in Harry’s arms, he felt the years slowly fall off of his shoulders and pool on the floor by his feet.

For the first time, he felt liberated. And it was glorious.

Draco took a breath, breathing Harry in, and allowed himself to be selfish, just this once. If Harry truly wanted him, if he gave Draco a chance, Draco would do his best to be everything Harry could ever hope for in a partner, because Harry was everything Draco could ever hope for in life.

“You knew it was me. How?” He said softly, his eyes still squeezed shut as tightly as his hands were wound around Harry’s back, and as tightly as Harry’s hands were wound around him.

“Did you think I could forget you? Did you think I could forget your bow, your smile, and your voice? You looked magnificent in your clothes at the ball, but I fell in love with you. Not them.” Draco was sure his heart had stopped beating. Harry pulled back and smiled at him. “Now I believe I have something of yours.” He held out the slipper and gestured to a chair, which Draco promptly sat in with a heavy thump, eyes still open wide. Ever so carefully, Harry knelt, keeping his eyes on Draco the whole time. He slipped the shoe onto Draco’s foot and cradled it, as if he cared not about the soot covering him. It was a perfect fit. Harry stilled, looking at his thumb softly stroking the arch of Draco’s foot. Quietly, he asked, “Why did you run away from me?”

It was a simple question, and yet, Draco did not have a good answer. “I just wanted you to be happy, Harry. I still just want you to be happy.”

“All it would take for me to be happy, Cinders, would be for you to be happy with me.” Harry said, looking up, eyes blazing. Draco could see the determination, the promise, in them. Draco beamed as his eyes grew wet and cradled Harry’s cheeks between his palms, choking out a damp sob.

“Draco. Call me Draco.” And with that, Draco placed his lips upon Harry’s, and both of their dreams came true.

Outside, the doves cooed as the petals fell from the roses and the vines turned ashened and brittle and sighed once more in liberation. Draco and Harry would start a garden of their own, they knew. With lilies and roses, moon vines and narcissuses. With love, hope, and trust. A new start that would comfort each in turn for years to come. A garden that was not an escape, but a home.

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summary: as you and taehyung start to build your life together post graduation, things become more complicated than what you expected it to be. while taehyung struggles with his inner demons, you’ve become the sole supporter, the pillar, juggling different jobs to keep you two afloat. your love for each other has been put to the test as your relationship continues to face hurdles - hurdles that have you questioning whether or not your relationship will make it through.

pairing: reader x fiancé!kth

genre: post grad au, established relationship au | fluff, angst, smut

words: 3.3k

warnings: cussing/mature language, angst, thoughts on overdrive, anxiety

notes: um, there’s about 3 chapters left ☹️ i won’t be taking drabble requests right away just to give myself a little break and work on bands for a bit, BUT-- i think i might be working on something else in the meantime? i’ll let you guys know lol ily a milli 💗

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"Look, I—"

"No, Aiko. You know damn well I deserve to hear this from you too no matter what the outcome was. It takes two to tango." You step a little closer to her as you feel your bottom lip trembling. Just looking at her makes your stomach drop. You remember all the times that you felt insecure, and truly inferior especially after those nudes she used to send.

Fuck, Taehyung.

Maybe she was just always going to be a weakness for Tae, and that was it.

God, you want to hurl. But you keep yourself composed because it's here now. There's really no turning back.

"Hey." Jin gently squeezes your wrist and gives you a reassuring look. "It's okay." He mouths out.

"Do you have to be here while we do this?" Aiko shoots Jin a look.

"Of course I do. I'm not leaving her side. Why are you suddenly so shy when you've been sharing your nudes with everyone, let alone men in relationships?" Jin snaps back with that glare of his. But this didn't surprise you, Jin was always direct. He would never shy away from telling you like it is. All Aiko can do is roll her eyes at him before letting out a small sigh and bringing her attention back to you.

"Can we just cut to the chase here? I'm not exactly here to be friends." You say as calmly as possible. "Why did Taehyung come to see you?" Which, you curse yourself under your breath once you ask the question because why the fuck else would he come and see her? You were just too busy trying to sway away from the truth.

"He just asked to come see me. For specifics, I'm sure you and I both know what the intention was behind it." You feel sick, but you swallow the lump in your throat and slowly nod your head.

"So, um—"

"No, he didn't Y/N." She cuts you off and looks at you, her facial expression softening. "He didn't do it."

"W-what?"

"He came here and left. Said this was a mistake and that he would never do this to you." Jin's grip tightens around your wrist for whatever reason, you can't really decipher the signal right now. You honestly had a hard time believing her at the moment, and it has even gotten to the point where you think they've both created this story to tell you. However, when you look at her, her body language isn't defensive, nor does she seem like she's hiding anything. There's a small frown creeping up at the corners of her lips as she watches you.

She watches how you fiddle with your fingers, and how you always seem to swallow the lump in your throat every 5 seconds, slyly looking up to prevent the tears from coming down.

"O-oh."

"Look, I'm really sorry for having caused any trouble and I know I'm probably still not going to be on your favorites list for the way I acted with Jin—" She quickly looks at him. "And with Taehyung. But, if there's really one thing that I help with right now, I can tell you that he truly does love you." She tightens the way her arms are crossed close to her chest as she lets out another shaky sigh. "I know it's terrible that the thought was there for the both of us, but he would never do anything to hurt you. He can't. You mean too much to him, Y/N."

"I— don't really know what to say."

"He's set on you. There's no changing that for him." She says, and you can catch the hurt in her voice. The way her tone dips a little when she tells you there's no changing that for him. She still had feelings for him, and this shouldn't be anything new to you.

"Thanks." Aiko does nothing besides purse her lips into a tight line.

"Yup." You look at Jin, and he simply nods at Aiko before he's slightly pushing you to walk away from the door and down the stairs. But, before you could fully get yourself down a step, Aiko calls out for you both. "Hey."

"Hm?"

"He's lucky to have someone like you. I hope he learns from whatever he's going through." You take one last look at her before you silently head down the steps with Jin and situate yourself in his passenger seat.

"So, what now?" Jin asks as he drives off.

"I honestly don't know." The scene of him begging you not to go replays in your head and your heart shatters all over again. You don't know if you're upset with yourself or if you're still upset with him. Actually - yes, you still were upset with him because he had the fucking nerve. The fucking thought. You couldn't get over that. But part of you felt relieved knowing he didn't move forward with it? Or, that he was fucking smart enough at the very least to fix himself the very last minute.

"You can't avoid him forever."

"No, I know that. I just don't know what to say to him." You turn to Jin. "Is it really bad for me to want him to make this work? I don't wanna be the one that goes to him first, not after all of this. I'm tired. I just want to believe that he still wants me the same way he did before."

"I'm sure he hasn't changed."

"Jin, the thought still crossed his mind."

"I know and it's not okay whatsoever but I do have to give it to him for realizing it before."

"I don't know. I guess, yeah." You look down at your lap. "What if he just doesn't fix this? I'm scared of being upped and left again." The sudden thought of your ex popping up, along with all the nights you cried yourself to sleep - waking up with a pounding headache and dry eyes.

"He's not going to." Jin says reassuringly. "I really do believe he'll get this right, but just like you needed time, he does too. I know you had a hard time and a lot of things hurt you, but Taehyung had his own demons to battle and that's never easy. He's trying."

"Yeah." Is all you respond with.

"Do you need more clothes?"

"No, I don't think so. If anything I'll just ask one of the boys to grab me something."

"Okay." Jin continues to drive off and back to his apartment. You keep your gaze outside of the window until your phone vibrates in your lap.

[taehyung♡] 6:05pm: can we talk tonight? i know you might not be ready, but i honestly don't want to put this off any longer. i need to see you.

Your breathing hitches and Jin can feel that something has suddenly changed in your mood. You stare at your phone, unsure if you want to cry or if you're relieved to see Taehyung pop up on your screen. You wanna cry cause of course it still hurts to know the thought crossed his head; you'll never forget that for a second, Taehyung thought about risking everything you've built together just to feel wanted, needed, whatever the hell it was. For a second, he pushed you aside because he was ready to let Aiko back in.

But then you also are relieved because fuck, even if it hasn't been long, part of you felt like he was truly going to give up. That he wasn't going to try anymore. That he didn't think this was worth fixing. That you and him just weren't meant to be together. After all this, of course you still loved him. You loved him deeply - so, so deep, that thought of you without him is probably what hurts the most. He meant everything to you.

"What is it?"

"He wants to talk tonight."

"I'm telling you, you can't avoid him forever."

"Should I do it?"

"Are you ready to? Just because I say you can't avoid him forever doesn't mean you have to talk to him right at this moment, especially if you aren't ready." You look at Jin.

"This is so fucked up, because after everything, I still miss him. And I want to see him. I just don't know what I'd say though."

"Why don't you be honest about everything, yeah? How it made you feel, you confronting Aiko. Let him know that if this does work out, he'll really need to learn from it and understand how hurt you were."

"I know."

"So are you going to see him?"

"Yeah, I think so." Your hands became clammy as you picked up your phone and responded.

[y/n] 6:11pm: yeah, sure.

[taehyung♡] 6:13pm: is it okay if i pick you up from jin hyung's?

[y/n] 6:15pm: yeah, that's fine.

[taehyung♡] 6:16pm: be there in about 15 minutes.

As soon as you put your phone down, Jin is turning into his parking garage and parking into his assigned spot. You quietly walk up the steps, feeling the anxiety settle in. How was this night going to go? Were you going to have to move your stuff out permanently? Move in with Jin or Jungkook until you could figure things out? You already felt terrible enough having spent these past nights in Jin's bed while he slept out on the couch. He insisted he was fine with it, but still.

What if Taehyung really just wanted to talk to tell you that this was done?

Fuck.

Your anxiety is bubbling in your stomach as the minutes go by, 15 minutes seemingly coming a lot slower than it usually does on any other given day. But, it eventually comes and it comes by Taehyung texting you that he's downstairs. You zip up your jacket, fixing up your appearance just a teeny bit because this was still Taehyung. Jin is eating dinner as he waves you off, setting your bowl aside on the kitchen counter for you to eat later when you get back [if you're hungry].

You feel your pulse on your neck, and your ears are slightly ringing because of how nervous you are. You catch a glimpse of him through the lobby doors and you instantly feel weak, and you fucking hated that effect he had on you. He looks at you as you near the passenger door, slipping yourself in without making much eye contact.

"Hey." He says softly as he drives off.

"Hey."

"You eat already?"

"Nope, haven't been too hungry." His heart sinks at the statement.

"Let me know if you want me to stop by anywhere afterwards to get you some food."

"I'll be fine, thanks." You say, keeping your eyes on the passing view outside of the passenger window. The ride is awfully quiet, nothing but the thoughts in your head making noise. You realize he's taking you down towards the nearby beach, parking his car in front of the ocean view. When he shifts the gear to park and shuts off his lights, he slightly sinks in his seat and lets out a sigh.

"Y/N." He says, breaking the silence. You slightly turn your head towards him, eyeing him every now and then through your peripherals. "I'm sorry." He says, close to a whisper as his head drops and he begins to cry.

"Do you even know what you're sorry for, Taehyung?" You ask, your voice cracking when you look at him to see how torn up he is.

"Baby, of course I do." He looks at you through his teary eyes. "I'm so sorry for hurting you, I'm sorry for ever making you question your worth, I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble and pain while all you've done was be there for me. I'm just.. sorry for not being there when I should have been. I should have never let you go through this alone."

"You have no idea how it's been all this time. I was your fiancé, Taehyung. I was trying to be there for you through everything you were feeling, experiencing, whatever it was. I tried. And all you did was push me aside and you still ended up pointing your fingers at me. Almost cheating on me, even? The thing that feels so unforgivable and so painful is the fact that for a second, you really believed risking everything we've built together was worth it."

"I know and I fucked up. That was on me, 100%. I let everything get to the best of me and I was too dumb to see it right away. I fully acknowledge it and I never want to make you feel that way again. I miss you so much. You being away has been so difficult because I feel empty without you. It's been hard to be without you because I never pictured myself to be without you. I still can't."

"We were planning to get married, Tae." You begin to softly cry. "This isn't something you do when you get married to someone and build that life together with them. You can't—" You wipe your tears with a quick pause. "You can't just run off expecting things to be okay after they get brushed under the rug. How are we supposed to have a family together, grow old together, if we can't even fix these kinds of issues together?"

"Baby, I'm ready to do this with you. It's been a hell of a ride and I'm learning as I go. I know I haven't been perfect, or the best fiancé, but know I'm learning from this because I want to be the best for you and give you the world like you rightfully deserve. I'm so, so sorry, my love." He responds, wiping his tears in between before reaching for your hand and grabbing it. He brings your hand to his lips and presses a kiss against it, causing your heart to flutter. "I love you so much, I'm not giving up on us. I want to do better and you help me be a better man every day that we're together."

"I just want you to understand how much of a toll this took on me and our relationship. You really hurt me, and all I hope is that you do learn from this and become better from it. I love you so much, but I can't always save you. I can be there for you, but sometimes you have to help yourself and I don't know what I'll do if I have to go through this again."

"I know. And I said I wanted to do better, I'm gonna do this for us. I don't want to do this with anyone else. I'm ready to do this ride with you." You don't really have anything else to say, because you feel like you've made your point time and time again. Now, you just didn't know if you'd take this leap of faith again and trust him, or if you should let it be. You simply lean over to wipe his tears, but he keeps your palm against his cheek, pressing a kiss against it as he leans into your touch. "I'm in love with you, Y/N. More than you'll ever know." You sit back into your seat and give him a tiny smile before letting out a breath. You were nervous for what you were about to say, but you needed to say it. You just needed to be honest. This is what this time was about.

"I went to see Aiko earlier." His eyes shoot right at yours, but he doesn't say anything. "She told me you didn't do anything and that you left." You slightly nodded. "It's gonna be hard for me to let that go. But I hope you understand that I want to be the person you go to if things get rough, no one else. I want you to confide in me and tell me what you need so I can better provide. I don't want my man to be running off to someone else because they feel like they can't get a certain feeling or emotion reciprocated, especially without discussing the issue."

"I know, love. I know. I understand and hear you. I'm going to show you that you're the only one that matters to me, and I'll never make you doubt yourself ever again." You sigh and nod. He leans over to kiss you on the forehead, but retreats back to his seat without kissing you anywhere else because he still felt the need to give you space. The kiss sent shivers down your spine though, and it only really solidified the fact that he was the only one you still wanted. "I—um, talked with my parents."

"You did?" You ask softly. For some reason, this was something you weren't expecting to hear. You truly and honestly didn't think Tae was ever gonna try to mend his relationship with his parents, but this showed you that he wanted to try - with you and with them. Hopefully, at least.

"Yeah. I stayed there for a bit." He slightly smiles. "I'm gonna start working with my dad next week. We've been trying to do a lot to mend our relationship and spend more time together."

"I'm happy to hear that, Tae. I really am."

"Thank you for always pushing me to do better with them. There's a lot on their side that I had yet to better understand and vice versa."

"Of course." You say softly as you look at him. He was still the most beautiful man you had ever laid eyes on, even under the moonlight.

"Do you wanna head back to Jin hyung's now?"

"Sure. I think I've said what I needed to say."

"Come home, please." He says softly as he begins to drive off. "I want to work on mending us, and our relationship."

"I—I don't know. I want this, I do. But I think I just need time to process this? I don't really know. I have to be honest, I'm scared."

"That's okay, I understand. You have every right to feel that way, but I'll show you that you don't have to be. You know you're always welcome to come back whenever you're ready though, baby." But fuck, everything about this makes you so weak. You really did want to go back home and work on this. You just wanted to be with him. You were just scared. There's really no other way to put it. Scared of getting hurt, scared of falling into another trap.

The rest of the ride is quiet again, but it's obvious that the both of you feel a little better getting things off of your chest and talking things out. It didn't mean that everything was fixed though, but you could at least say you both were on the same page of working this out and fixing your relationship. And even though you weren't going home with him that minute, Taehyung can't help but feel hopeful that this will work out in the end. He wanted to do right by you, and he was going to. He was going to fix this, marry you, have a family with you, grow old with you - he was gonna do whatever it took to get you both back on track.

When you unbuckle your seatbelt, you turn to face Taehyung. He simply gives you a tiny, toothless smile before cupping your cheeks and kissing your forehead, then nose.

"I love you, babygirl." He kisses your nose once more, thumb lightly caressing your cheek. "I love you so much."

"I love you, too." You respond before quickly hopping out to prevent yourself from crying even more. You don't turn back and simply head into the elevators up to Jin's floor, straggling tears able to leave your eyes and lightly stain your cheeks.

"How was it?"

"Good, I think."

"What's the plan moving forward?" Jin asks as he leans onto the kitchen counter, watching you wipe your tears and nose.

"I think I'm gonna go home."

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even when i'm on my own, i'm never alone and the silence sounds so loud, i'm feeling bound by the words i can't get out

track six: me and my mind - jazz morley

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scorpio-marionette · 2 years

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Thanks for the tag @toomanystoriessolittletime

1) How many complete fics/one shots do you have that you have not published (yet)?

None, but that's mostly because I start a lot of stuff and hardly finish anything.

2) How many WIPS do you have right now?

*Takes a minute to count*

I have ch 3 rewrite and ch. 4 - 9 of Long Live the Red Viper

A total rewrite of Bloodsucking Bastards

A prequel and sequel to It Feels Like Today

And I created a whole new character

So four?

3) Do you take writing requests or write original ideas, or both?

I like both. People sometimes come up with really good stuff that you had never thought of before. And sometimes you just have the best aha moment ever.

4) If you do take requests, how many do you currently have?

One from @sturkillerbase . It's coming soon!

5) How many fandoms do you write for?

Just one. It takes a lot for me to want to write for it.

6) Are there any fandoms you wrote for in the past that you no longer write for?

One Direction/Harry Styles? Look, I'm not proud about it. It was the first fandom I ever really got involved in and it was a mistake.

7) Do you write for ships, reader inserts or other?

I do mostly reader insert on here. Outside of here I do mostly OCs. However, I do have an OC I'm bringing here 😏

8) Niche fandoms/characters you write for?

I'd like to write for more of Pedro's lesser know characters, but I need the time to see them first 😂

9) Do you read fics as well as write them?

Oh absolutely!!! I read more fics than actual books.

10) What is your favorite genre to write for?

I'm actually a big fan of the Dystopian side of the sci-fi/fantasy genre

11) What is your favorite trope (to read/write)?

Enemies to Lovers

12) What do you do to get motivated to write?

Either read or watch. Consuming content helps me make content.

13) Is there a trope/genre you like to read, but not write?

It's more like there's a trope I don't like to read but will write. I hate unrequited love to a point. It's just so depressing seeing a character love their best friend and try so hard only to be looked over.

14) Any characters/fandoms you want to write for that are never requested?

I'm open if you guys want to request something.

15) How long have you been writing fanfiction?

On and off for 7 years, I guess

16) Did you read fanfiction before you started writing?

No, I started writing after I started reading

17) Do you only post on Tumblr, or any other sites as well?

I used to post Wattpad, but... 😬

18) What do you personally consider the word counts of “Drabble”, “One shots” and “fics”?

Drabbles would be 600. One shots at least a 1,000. Fics are 2,000+

19) Which do you prefer to write more? HC, drabbles, oneshots/fics, multi chapter stories, other?

One shots and fics, but that’s because it's easier than what my overachiever brain wants to do, which is chapters

20) Are there any stories you have discontinued? If so, why?

Not really. I've only discontinued a fanfic version of a story I'm trying to write. The actual story is still being planned. The fanfic is no more.

21) What is one of your main “pet-peeves” as a writer on Tumblr?

My own insecurities. I get so scared every time I post. I get super jealous of people, but I contain it. There are even times I feel left out by everyone.

22) Do you write at a particular time of day?

When I'm awake and motived 🤣

23) Do you listen to music, ambiance/noise, etc. to write or do you need silence?

Noooooo. I need silence. The sounds come to me in my head

24) Do you outline your fics at all before writing?

Sometimes. Sometimes I plan a lot. Sometimes I just make a quick list. Most of the time I wing it.

25) Do you post your writing as soon as you finish it, or do you schedule it to come out at a specific time/day?

Yup. Rup the band aid off. Bring on the critics.

NP Tags: @supernaturalgirl20 @writer-darling @sturkillerbase @misspearly1 @whataperfectwasteoftime

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savoryscribbles · 3 years

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Too Big Of A Problem

I don’t like angst but sometimes I have an idea and I need to get it down.

Btw this was inspired by @iicarusflys is their fic a drabble? Yes. Is it fluff? Yes. Did I go a completely different route? Yup. But I was still inspired by their fic(here’s the link btw) and credit where credit’s due.

Warnings: Mild angst, it’s more like Bakugou being an ass and actually facing the consequences of it, and in the end he doesn’t get the person

Tags: gn! Angst!(First published angst fic!)

Izuku was your friend, a very close one at that. While he was a great friend, sometimes it came with consequences. Like right now.

Bakugou tried his best to get close to you, but frankly you just didn’t have the time for it. Sure people say “oh he’s only teasing you! He probably has a crush on you!!!” Yeah well fuck them, and their sexist agenda. Sure he might “like” you, but you sure as hell didn’t like him, not one bit.

You begrudgingly excepted to train with him, just because you didn’t like him, doesn’t mean he isn’t a good training partner.

“So why are your friends with shitty Deku?” He asked, whipping the sweat of himself.

“Because he’s nice, and he listens.” You answer honestly.

“Yeah but why him over me?” He continues his questioning. You were starting to get annoyed, you came here to train, not to be yelled at.

“Because you may have a powerful quirk Bakugou, but the way you project your insecurities onto other people is heavily unattractive. and frankly, it makes you look weak. And I don’t have time for that.” You turned around as you finished, not looking back to see his shocked expression.

*Later in the common room*

“They have to like you bro! They have to!” Kirishima said, as Bakugou rolled his eyes.

“I don’t think they do, they think I’m an ass.” Kasuki reasoned.

“I bet 2000¥(almost $20) that if you go and ask them right now, you’ll be together by Monday.” Kiri bargained, there was one thing he knew for sure about his best friend.

“Alright bet.” He could never turn down a bet.

*Your POV*

“I bet he just likes you!!!!” Isuku screamed. He wants you to be happy, you know that, but you would be the opposite if you were with Bakugou.

“I’m sure your right. But I don’t like him back.” You calmly responded.

“Yes you do! I see it in your eyes!” Midoriya tried to reason with himself.

“Is he attractive? Yes. My god the man has abs sculpted from god(s) themsel(f)(ves). And his eyes are firey red like a blacksmiths iron. He is one of the beautifulest people on Earth, I will admit that.” This was all Katsuki thought he needed to hear, maybe Kirishima was right, maybe you were just a tsundere like himself.

“His personality? Not so much. They way he is, the way he can’t handle his emotions, the way he burys them deep within himself, that is something I cannot deal with. And that problem, it’s rooted deep, deeper than the Boscia albitrunca(the tree with the deepest documented roots, 70 meters(230 feet) deep). I am not going to spend my energy, and most of it might I add, to dig to the bottom of those roots, just to save a tree, who wouldn’t even return the favor. So yes he is a attractive, but in the physical sense only.” You finished your rant. Causing Katsuki to lurch backwards. So maybe you didn’t like him. And Kiri definitely owed him that 2000¥.

#katsuki bakugo x y/n #katsuki bakugo x reader #bnha bakugo #katsuki #rainbowwritings #angst

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lilolilyr · 3 years

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Tagged by @ongreenergrasses, thank you!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Way over 300! Tho it feels like it's been at 300sth so long by now, it'll be weird to look at once it hits 400 :D

Btw, funny how this tag meme asks for so much stuff that can be looked up by just... looking at my Ao3... without asking for any commentary by me? Lol

Anyhow, rest under the readmore bc this is 20 questions and Long!

Personal post - do not reblog

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

995596 - just a few more ficlets or 1 longer fic, and I've got a Million! Hey, maybe I should try to write one with... 4404? (I'd need to ask a calculator xD) words exactly... not rly a hardship with how many drabble exercises (exact wordcounts, 100 is the most used, I also do 200, 500, longest was 10000 exactly lol) I've already done... we'll see!

Over 400k for this year alone, and over half of that is my actual writing (not translations etc), I'm so proud! Last year I only barely hit 200k and that included a lot of translating work

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Again, one could look this up in my works filtered - sorted by kudos? But all three of my incubus!jaskier witcher series are in it, part 2 of the series is highest with 1091 kudos, then a Venom halloween oneshot, and 'Belonging', a fluffy snake-crowley piece from my ineffable spouses series (yes, sth with under 1k words - 666 to be exact - is in the top 5... my poor longfics lol)

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

...I try to? But atm I have 202 unanswered (and I always click 'mark read' on replies so these are all comments on my own fic) even tho I told myself I'd not let it get past 200, and now I'm doing a tag meme instead of replying to anything so ummmm

Edit: 203 unread now

But I do love love love all the comments I get! And while atm it's still semi-manageable, if it ever gets to the point where I really can't manage to reply to everyone cause it's too much, i'd rly take that as a compliment lol :D I'd still try to reply to the longer and/or more thought through comments tho :)

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

*thinks* I have an MCD fic? But not only is that very much a case of ~posting a draft version that's barely in complete sentences insgead of taking the time to turn it into a real longfic~, I also just killed off the mlm couple I only semi care about and left the wlw couple with a happy/hopeful (rly don't remember) ending, so... hm idk whether that counts for angsty ending

Apart from that... I dunno, I just prefer my babies to be happy and fluffy? *.* i remember a mirror milippa in the mirrorverse one where in the end Michael is worried about lying to Philippa about her identity... there are some angsty TOG and Gomens ones but I think they end happy-ish (my memory is. Bad. but looking through my 'angst' tag I just saw a lot of h/c and 'angst with a happy ending')

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

They're all happy???!?

7. Do you write crossovers? If so what’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Ahahahahahhahahaahaha

Check this out

I need you to know that all the works in that collection take part in the same universe (or rather, multiverse), and are alltogether just scratching the surface of my gigantic headcanon multiverse that I've been building in my mind since I was like 10

Actual crossovers other than that I don't remember writing

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Yeh but I only remember clicking 'delete comment', as it should be

Recently I've just gotten a bunch of 'you Need to continue this' and 'omg why isn't there more' or 'this shouldn't end' type comments, not hate, probably not meant maliciously, but So Annoying (maybe espesh bc I don't want to just hit delete on these, but I also don't want to pretend it's fine, but I also don't have the energy for a fight, and trying to explain why that behaviour is entitled and annoying and that I write what I want to write and nice comments should praise what I actually have written, and hoping that they understand and don't get mad is... hard.)

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Check out my rated E and rated M in my works

Mostly femslash lately, but I did also write other smut in the past

Most is a bit dominant/submissive play, but I do also like good fluffy smut with feelings! Best in combo, really :D

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not in the sense of pretending someone else wrote it (that i know of), but posted to other sites without my permission - writing 'don't repost to other sites' etc did Not help, they even copied those tags lol, so I just let it be, choosing my battles wisely etcetc, I'd prefer for my fic not to be cross-posted by others bc then I can't edit or otherwise influence the fic anymore and don't see everyone's reactions to it, but as long as it's not someone pretending they wrote it, I only semi care, not enough to fight it tbh

PSA: I Only post fics to Ao3 (and WIPs/prompt fills to tumblr&discord at times), if you see them somewhere else that's Not Me and you'd do me a favour by checking them out on ao3 and kudosing&commenting there instead :)

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yup, one to Russian a while back, a floreleine (Gunpowder Milkshake) one to Korean just today actually, and I translated a bunch to German myself

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I made a TOG fic together with @cinnamonplums, well mostly I wrote and she made the art :D

Trying to remember whether I ever actually co-wrote anything... don't think so?

13. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Don't make me choose!!!

Atm Milippa is OTP bc I'm busy writing them for @discoveryfemslashfortnight (this is not a post to reblog for the fortnight), but I'm also still rly into Floreleine, Bering&Wells and Andromaquynh and Andronilynh, and I read a lot of Mirandy lately

All-time favs I'm not rly active in atm but will always be dear to me are the ineffable spouses, clintcoulson, heistwives, gosh so many more I'll stop here tho xD

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

A Heistwives Kinda Job immediately comes to mind

I also rly want to finish at least one cohesive original-ish storyline for the lverse that I already linked for the crossover question above, but I just have so much backstory (it's been over 10 years!!!) and it's... hard...

And everything else that's still WIP and untouched for more than a few months will probably have the same fate lol

Also have a few that haven't even seen the light of day at all, most recent a Mirandy ~what if Andy had been pregnant when Miranda hired her and how would it change the entire storyline~ bit - I wrote it in bulletpoints in one go as quickly as I could, I know I had the finished product in my mind, I don't remember anything now and don't feel like going through the bulletpoints painstakenly filling in the blanks

15. What are your writing strengths?

Writing one-shots quickly in one go

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Forgetting everything about a fic if I leave it in a draft for a second too long

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

There are many ways to go about it, and I think they all work (depending on the fic and the length and relevance of the dialogue)

I tend to leave single sentences as is, and for longer and important sequences use cursive and 'they said in xylanguage'.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

The Hobbit apparently? I remember thinking that fic was so long lol, it's 3k

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

Kat/Ana from Reef Break, they have Such Shippable Chemistry, and it would totally fit Kat's player personality to bang both siblings (she's canonically friends with benefits with Ana's half-brother)... but the ship has one (1!) fic on Ao3 *cries*

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

TOG Andromaquynh longfic In Your Stead has had the title since last year and probably for a while to come! I loved the story idea so much I really worked with several drafts and only! worked on that fic until it was finished so I wouldn't get distracted & forget about it, and the result was wonderful.

Tagging, if you want to do it, @sarah-fiers @purlturtle @cookie-sheet-toboggan @ussjellyfish @onaperduamedee @startrekgeorgiouery @rosalie-starfall @lonely-night @banashee @xvnot15 and everyone else who sees this

Questions to copy:

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? 4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? 5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? 6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending? 7. Do you write crossovers? If so what’s the craziest one you’ve written? 8. Have you ever received hate on a fic? 9. Do you write smut? If so what kind? 10. Have you ever had a fic stolen? 11. Have you ever had a fic translated? 12. Have you ever co-written a fic before? 13. What’s your all time favorite ship? 14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? 15. What are your writing strengths? 16. What are your writing weaknesses? 17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? 18. What was the first fandom you wrote for? 19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to? 20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

#tagging meme #tagged #mine #ongreenergrasses #ao3 tag #ao3 link #lilolilyrae #sept'21 #personal #Personal 2021 #28.09.21

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danpuff-ao3 · 2 years

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Fic Writer Wrapped - 2021 Edition

Thanks for the tag @severus-dramatic-gothic-nerd

Also will be going with "fic published" to keep things straight!

How many stories did you complete?

23 posted. 1 is a wip and 2 are drabble collections I'm adding to as inspiration strikes! Which leaves...20 complete!

What is your total word count for the year?

64,774

What fandoms did you write in this year?

Harry Potter

Did you write more, less, or roughly about what you expected?

Waaaay more! Especially considering the huge chunk of writer's block I dealt with around the middle of the year.

What’s your favorite story of the year?

Oh this is such a hard one! I wrote 23 things so like....how to narrow it down? Okay I'm gonna stick to my usual nonsense and list more than one. 😂

Collateral Damage (Draco/Ron) - it was the longest fic I wrote in 2021 and not even for my OTP! It was a blast to write, not only as a fun prompt to explore, but also learning how much I love Draco's POV (and how easy it came to me!)

Spaghetti (Harry/Snape, kind of) - which means Severus doesn't actually appear in the story. It's a story that is both about Harry and his friends (present) but also Harry with Severus (thoughts/feelings about his relationship coming through when he tries to tell his friends.) It's a concept I've been wanting to write for a while, Harry's friends not reacting well to Snarry, and finally made it come alive! And I'm really, really happy with the finished product.

Loverboy at Play (Harry/Snape) - wrote this one in a day for Kinktober and I love it!!!! I wrote so many kinks and concepts I'd been wanting to for a while and they all came together magically for Kinktober! (Why did it not occur to me to combine virgin!top!Harry with Parseltongue kink before then, I have no idea.)

What is your most underappreciated story of the year?

Hard to say! The stories that didn't do well, I didn't really expect to do well. (Gen stories, rare pairs, content warnings, etc.) But I'll list 3 that I love that I wish more people loved, too.

Spaghetti (Harry/Snape) - yup, one of my faves made it to this list 😂 Mostly because I love it so much and I wish more people loved it as much as I do. But I think "Harry's friends reacting badly to his relationship with Snape" is a pretty specific concept that likely I'm the only one dying for more of. 😂

Choice (Harry/Snape) - deals with touchy subject matter like mpreg and contemplations of abortion. There's no real plot. Just lotsa thoughts and feelings. But it's a story that meant a lot to me that I still love dearly and think about often. Another one I think is just too specific to what my heart needed and not what other people care about. 😅

Teardrop in Your Palm (Scorpius/Harry; background Harry/Snape): I think the specific combination of ships is too odd, and the non-con aspect probably drove people off, too. Oh and the underage bit. But I love this story, dang it! Angst and all. Another one I wrote in a day for Kinktober!

Biggest fanfic-related disappointment of 2021?

Probably the fact that I didn't finish smile with sweet surprise. Chapter 1 went up May 5 and....now it's January 2022. 😂 At least I'm making progress with it finally.

Biggest fanfic-related surprise of 2021?

Boxes & Baubles got more love than I expected! Enough love that it had a podfic made of it as well as a Russian translation! I'm very glad because I love that story a lot, I just wasn't expecting it! 😄

Also the fact that I busted out of my writer's block with a vengeance during Kinktober! 11 of those 23 posted fics were written from October to December!! 27,001 words of what I wrote and posted in that time period. I wrote way more than what was posted in that time period!!!!

Something you look forward to working on in 2022?

More of smile with sweet surprise! I'm pretty determined to finish that fic this year. Final product should be 4-5 chapters so...doable I think! (But I also thought that last year so 🤷‍♀️) I have lots of fics I'd like to work on. Another Yes, Daddy story. Another Draco/Remus story. Some other ideas sitting in my 2022 Scrivener project. But I especially want to plot, at the very least, one of the longfic ideas I have.

Tag yourself and do this if you like!

#fic writer wrapped 2021 #danpuff writes

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suzukiblu · 3 years

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Fic Writer Meme

Tagged by my dear @dancinbutterfly, and like, obviously I will take any excuse to talk about writing.

1) how many works do you have on ao3?

168, although a few of those are podfics that the podficcer credited me as a co-author on. Actually less than I would’ve expected, tbh.

2) what is your total ao3 word count?

1,431,989. Honestly also kinda less than I would’ve expected at this point. I will blame all those old fics I never brought over from LJ and ff.net for this expectation.

3) how many fandoms have you written for, and what are they?

I literally cannot tell you, the ancient ways have been lost to me. I can give you my Ao3 fandoms, though!

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Overwatch

The Witcher (Netflix)

Young Justice (Cartoon)

Animorphs

Star Wars

Good Omens

Venom

Fantastic Four

Leverage

League of Legends

Daredevil

Supernatural

Care Bears

World of Warcraft

Spider-Man

X-Men

Slender Man Mythos

Additionally, long ago: Naruto, Gundam Wing, Digimon, Ranma ½, Bleach, Inu-Yasha, and many scattered other fandoms of my youth. So, so many others. So I’ve written for 25+ fandoms, at least.

4) what are your top 5 fics by Kudos.

a mark, a mission, a brand, a scar (13004)

I once started out to walk around the world but ended up in Brooklyn (8450)

it’s a long way forward (so trust in me) (6965)

oh don’t you dare look back, just keep your eyes on me (6818)

if the bad times are coming let ‘em come (5362)

5) do you respond to comments?

Not really these days, though I hoard and treasure them like a freaking DRAGON. I used to respond to all of them but sometimes I’m just not around and then it becomes awkwardly late to reply and also they kinda . . . pile up a bit. I do try to answer all the comments with questions in them, at least, as long as the questions aren’t literally spoilers or anything like that.

6) what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I don’t usually write super-angsty endings, I think? I don’t FEEL like I usually write super-angsty endings, anyway, at least not these days. I think I did it more often when I was more into, like, drabbles and shortfic. Now I just spend way too long on stuff to give it a downer ending.

The most recent angsty ending I can think of is wanna hold him, maybe I’ll just sing about it, though eventually I did write a sequel to that to soften the blow a bit. And also torment people a bit. Both, technically. Technically both.

7) What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

blondes really do have more fun, definitely. It’s very . . . giddy, I guess? What with the gender euphoria and all. There’s angst and heavy emotions in the actual plot but the highs of the happy parts/ending are probably the highest/happiest ones I’ve written, and Supergirl gets everything she wants without having to compromise or give up anything else.

8) do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve ever written?

I write fusion fic more than crossovers, really, but I have written a LOT of fusion fic. Some of it has been weirder than others, tbh, but probably the Avatar: The Last Airbender/Animorphs fusion that I have been lovingly slaving over deserves to be this answer if only for how much extremely sincere effort I have put into it over the years.

9) have you ever received hate on a fic?

Mild hate, but occasionally. I don’t really tend to remember negative comments, tbh, though it does sometimes make me not want to reread the comment section I know they’re in. But a lot of the hate I’ve gotten in the end just seemed like socially-awkward people being unnecessarily blunt instead of just hitting the back button, so I try not to take it personally. Can’t please everyone. Don’t WANT to please everyone, frankly.

10) Do you write smut? What kind?

Yes, and the kind is “a lot”. Sometimes I don’t really feel like it but definitely I have done a lot of it. I try for Feelings and also to be safe, sane, and consensual as much as I can.

11) have you ever had a fic stolen?

I . . . am not sure? Though probably, after being at this for all this time. Someone once told me that someone picked up a fic I’d (at the time) abandoned and just started writing/posting more of it without asking or telling me about it, but I never actually found said fic and I don’t know if that technically counts as “stealing” anyway.

12) have you ever had a fic translated?

A few times, yup, it’s pretty gratifying! I also like to run them back through Google Translate and see what they say, haha.

13) have you ever co-written a fic before?

yoooo @dancinbutterfly, @rainnecassidy! Also done it with a few other people long, LONG ago, but that was back in the LJ era. Don’t think I’ve technically collabed with anyone else lately, although sometimes people will give me ideas for stuff I’m writing or offer suggestions when I’m stuck on a thing, which is very helpful.

14) what’s your favourite ship?

Like . . . per fandom? ‘Cuz we could be here a while. Most recently it’s Jaskier/Geralt, for a while it was Aziraphale/Crowley, DEFINITELY for a while it was Steve/Bucky . . .

You know, I guess technically my all-time favorite ship is actually Naruto/Sasuke, because I made a LOT of friends in Naruto fandom and it actually hugely influenced the end of my teenage years and beginning of my adult life and so, SO much of my writing. So like, if nothing else it wins on influentialness.

15) what’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Let ‘Em Come. @rainnecassidy and I wrote that AU a long-ass time ago now and I never did my half of the sequel fic because I got too distracted with another longfic I was working on at the time and then took a real long fandom break. I always felt kind of bad about it because people seemed to bother her for said sequel more than they bothered ME for it, since her fic was the last posted part. Unfortunately I just don’t have the spoons or the MCU-focus for the research and effort it’d take anymore. Also, like . . . it’d probably be pretty long, so unless I was REAL obsessive about it it’d take a good long while.

Basically I think its time has just passed at this point, alas.

16) what are your writing strengths?

Sex, action, snark, and weird fusion fics. Also making people love things they usually hate, that’s one I get told a lot.

17) what are your writing weaknesses?

Fitting physical descriptions of . . . literally ANYTHING into the story. Just, anything. Physical descriptions are hard.

18) what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in fic?

I try not to do it, personally, because I know soooooo very little about other languages. Sometimes I’ll sprinkle in a little bit of it, but usually I feel like it’s better to avoid it, personally.

19) what was the first fandom you wrote for?

I literally could not even tell you. The first fandom I REMEMBER writing proper “fic” for was . . . Ranma ½, I think. I thiiiiink. But that was a long-ass time ago and I never even posted it anywhere because those were the days when I despised typing things up beyond all measure, hah. And before that I remember writing Animorphs . . . comics? Storyboards? Something like that. Kind of a cross between the two.

20) what’s your favourite fic you’ve ever written?

I do not know! There’s really just too many, tbh. Some top options are you found me when no one else was looking, best friends means you get what you deserve, clay kids, Avamorphs, handmaiden!Anakin, oh don’t you dare look back, just keep your eyes on me, and . . . and I could go on for a dang MINUTE, honestly, haha, I’m just gonna stop myself here before I get too carried away.

I tag whoever happens to be reading this that wants to be tagged; have fun with it!

#meme #a/b/o #some not sfw links in here #fair warning #long post

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arsenicpanda · 3 years

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So, I was tagged by the lovely @sullypants for this meme, like, two weeks ago, but I’m really bad at perceiving and measuring time, so I’m doing it now instead orz.

How many works do you have on AO3?

Five, one of which is a literal drabble, an exact 100 words, and ymmv on whether it should be its own fic.

What’s your total AO3 word count?

23,447, which is way more than I expected and and like almost a third of which is just chapter three of (ain’t it good to know) you’ve got a friend.

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

So, like, back in the day, I wrote self-insert Sailor Moon fanfiction (I know, I know), but the only stuff that’s still up is Final Fantasy VII fic (including one on FFN that hasn’t been taken down solely because someone favorited it and, as someone who always gets bummed when a favorite fic vanishes, it’s forever up as a result) and Riverdale fic.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Broseph, I only have five fics up on AO3, but here’s the order anyway, from most to least:

(day)dreams can come true

wet dreams may come

(ain't it good to know) you've got a friend

Cancelled Plans

The Looming Fog and Other Strange Happenings

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I do my best to, but, uh, I’m not great at it in terms of timeliness (I’ve certainly got some that have been sitting waiting for a response for months, and I’ll get to them eventually, I promise). I’d like to think I’m pretty good at responding with substance though, when I finally get around to it. Like, if you name a specific part you like, I will give you too much insight into that part.

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Well, (ain’t it good to know) you’ve got a friend was originally going to have a very angsty ending, but a.) I changed that after a discussion with my friend and b.) it’s not finished anyway lol. So, I guess wet dreams may come? Like, I end it with a reference to that scene in End of Evangelion (because I had the opportunity for a parallel and it also shows Jughead’s opinion of himself, even though his actions are harmless, whereas Shinji’s...well.), and that’s pretty angsty, yeah?

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

I mean, only three of them have endings, so (day)dreams come true, probably, because its ending is just very sweet (the third fic with an ending, Cancelled Plans, has a comedic end, so it doesn’t really qualify in the first place).

Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

Not normally, but I have written a mashup with the Lovecraft mythos, specifically as seen in the Arkham Horror boardgame; it’s The Looming Fog and Other Strange Happenings, and it is by default the craziest one I’ve written.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Nope. I fly pretty under the radar.

Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Yup. When you include incomplete/unpublished stuff, probably like 40-50% of stuff I write will contain some kind of smut because I find it sexy, fun, and intimate, and I’d say it’s...explicit? I’m prone to writing dirty talk, mainly, because I will forever love writing dialogue and think in terms of it; also, the fics I’ve published (and like two other incomplete fics that haven’t been published) skirt around portraying the actual act of sex from the POV of the ones having sex. Idk, that part’s really hard for me (no pun intended).

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don’t think so.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope, and I probably never will because I’m bad at finishing things, and I wouldn’t want to have the pressure/guilt of working with another person and dragging down the completion of the fic.

What’s your all time favorite ship?

Lelouch/Shirley from Code Geass, 10000% THE otp, closely followed by Izaya/Namie from Durarara!!.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I’d really love to finish both my WIPs, but, uh, I doubt that will ever happen (I’m still completely stuck on the chapters that need finishing, and it doesn’t help that I have other fics taking up more space in my brain).

What’s your writing strengths?

I like to think I’m good at dialogue because I generally think in dialouge, but ymmv.

What’s your writing weaknesses?

Description and introspection, tbh, basically anything other than dialogue. It’s just not how I think, so it often is something I have to fill in. I generally have a solid picture in my head of what, exactly, is happening, but getting it down in words in a way that isn’t awkward af is v challenging for me.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I think you should avoid it if you can. I think it’s best to adhere to Megatokyo’s strategy of putting any dialogue in another language in brackets (either [] or <>) to show that it’s in another language; you still get the meaning, with no footnotes, and you don’t have to hunt down a native speaker and ask them to help write the dialogue correctly in another language or make the decision over whether to include end/foot notes with the translations. I do allow for some foreign language terms in dialogue, but then I think I mainly allow that in Naruto fic, and it’s mainly grandfathered in from years of fandom. Like, it’d be super weird to see a fic talk about techniques and not jutsu, y’know? And is there anything more awkward than an “upperclassmen” in place of “senpai”?

What’s the first fandom you wrote for?

Sailor Moon, but the first non-self insert stuff was Final Fantasy VII.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I think (day)dreams come true is the best fic I’ve written, hands down. It has the strongest emotional core and emotional progression. I also just really like the ending. But there are also a few lines and moments in other fics that I’m really pleased with; for example, the lunch conversation in chapter three of (ain’t it good to know) you’ve got a friend is one of my absolute favorite things I’ve written.

And that’s it. Ok, uh, tagging (god, I’m so bad at tagging people, and idek who’s done this, so apologies for if you’ve already finished) @gettingjuggiewithit @imreallyloveleee @satelliteinasupernova @heartunsettledsoul and anyone else who wants to do this

#tag games #writing

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greygullhaven · 3 years

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Fan-Fic FAQ

Thank you for the tag @greyhavenisback

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

121309

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Only been on Ao3 for less than a year…

So right now It is 90% Haven with a few things for Resident Evil, Final Fantasy VII, and Lord of the Rings/Silmarillion thrown in.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Kissing Scars- (2485 words) HAVEN. First story that I ever posted up on Ao3!

Love Lost and Love Found- (13775 words) HAVEN. Most read fic on Ao3 so far!

Harmless Flirting?- (4185 words) HAVEN. Sweet, sappy, angsty, all rolled into one!

Giving Thanks For You- (4637 words) HAVEN. Yes, another Nuke story- I have an addiction!

All I Want for Christmas Is….You?- (3159 words) HAVEN. First Three Gulls Story I ever wrote!

5. What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

I have a collection of oneshots. One of them is an angsty piece that actually has the warning of “no happy ending found here.” It’s a small thing of only a few hundred words but yeah… angsty Duke feels all around!

6. What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

Almost all my stories have a happy ending or at least are well in line for there to be a happy ending in the readers’ mind when the story ends. As far as the happiest? I’d have to say Love Lost and Love Found- runs the full gamut of emotions and Duke saves Nathan. A close second would be Making a House Into a Home- small little thing but its part of my Three Stars of Haven works (Duke/Nathan/Dwight) and is a sweet sappy thing!

7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you've written?

I usually despise crossovers but I have read some that are winning me over. I have not gotten to the point of writing a crossover yet, but I am considering the possibility, which is a big thing for me!

8. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Hehehehe Ummm yeah. Nothing toooooo hard yet, I read it but am still getting to the point of being able to write it well. But yeah, there’s some smut and plans for many more. And who know, I get one year under my belt finally maybe I will be able to write it more easily!

9. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Yup- every comment gets at least a thank you reply of some kind. If a comment is nothing but a negative troll then I delete it and move on.

10. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Thankfully no, but less than a year into posting my stuff online so I am sure they are to come eventually.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No though that would be awesome!!!!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not fully- the amazing GreyHaven has helped me plot out sections and scenes before. I would LOVE to do rps and write fics that way again!!!

14. What's your all time favourite ship?

Since I mostly write Haven stuff tight now I will rank my three faves for the fandom:

1 Nuke- Nathan and Duke

2 Three Gulls – Nathan, Audrey, and Duke

3 Three Stars – Nathan, Duke, and Dwight

15. What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

Any of them? I have… *glances at WIP list* eeep! 6 different stories I am working on for various characters and pairings in Haven…. So yeah I will get them done eventually…. Life is just being a bugger right now and my brain is only letting me get out drabbles and 1k word oneshots. But I will take what I can get. At least I am still writing right?

16. What are your writing strengths?

I’ve been told its characterization, blending angst and fluff, story/setting creation, and conveying emotions/toying with reader and character emotions.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Aside from getting past brain blocks to actually write I struggle with dialogue at times and overthinking certain scene sand details that get me stuck when they honestly probably don’t even matter to the reader or to the grand scheme of the story.

18. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

Nope, I don’t do it. I don’t speak any other languages so I don’t trust myself to do it correctly. I might imply another language is being used. “Duke showed off his mastery of the Japanese language again by….” But beyond that, naw. I write in English.

19. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

First ever was Lord of the Rings when I was like 8 or 9. Wrote for dozes on fandoms (mostly animes) when I was in college. A year ago I got back into it after a 12 year break and its been mostly Haven ever since!

20. What's your favourite fic you've written?

Hmm. Hard one. I don’t have a lot to choose from yet… so I kinda feel like Im lacking anything worth being overly proud of yet. I really like Love Lost and Love Found because of the premise and emotions and all… and I am proud of any of my Three Stars fics – This is My Christmas Wish, and Making a House Into A home- because I had to create a name for that pairing as nothing existed for Duke, Nathan, Dwight. It’s kinda nice to help bring a great rare pair to the fandom.

Tagging, with no pressure- @lawlessferalgay @divingintohope @lovingmoose @mythoughtsaretroubled

@ anyone else who wants to do this and hasn’t been tagged.

#Ao3 #Fnafic #Fanfiction writiers

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chaos-monkeyy · 3 years

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Fic writer tag game! sort of tagged by @frankthesnek 😁

1) How many works do you have on AO3?

190! Climbing a lot faster towards the 200 mark than I did at the 100 mark, thanks to embracing the joy of drabbles, short fics, and deciding sometimes a quick fic without endless editing is in fact plenty good enough 😂

2) What's your total AO3 word count?

673,204 words total including various collaborative or group efforts that I didn't write alone (incidentally, I missed hitting exactly 666,666 recently by TWELVE FUCKING WORDS. Just close enough to make me go nnnnooooo..!! when I noticed... but not quite enough to be worth trying to edit my fics down by 12 words exactly 🙈 (and tbh it wouldn't quite feel the same as posting something actually tailored to hit that mark on purpose in the first place)

3) How many fandoms have your written for and what are they?

Twelve! (essentially, anyway - if you could all of Star Wars as a single large fandom)

Star Wars, Stargate, The Witcher, Midsomer Murders, Assassin's Creed, The Expanse, The Dresden Files, RPF, Stormlight Archive, The Mentalist, Aquaman, and Good Omens.

it's one heckuva skewed distribution though, the vast majority of my fics are SW, followed by stargate, and the rest trail off from there.

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

All Geraskier Witcher fics, that being the biggest and most current fandom and ship I've ever been actively writing for 😂 - A Tight Fit, Stolen Moments, Undignified, Keep it up, and Intoxicating.

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Yup, always! Because I love getting them and I also love when I get replies on comments I leave on other writers' fics. And I like connecting with people 😊

6) What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

Hands-down it's my "Zombie / what's in your head" MCD thranto fic. I have a small handful of others with ambiguous or bittersweet endings, but that one is the only thing I've ever written that merits the Sad Ending and Hurt No Comfort tags (and oof does it ever merit them)

7) What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

hmmm... most of my fics have a happy ending in the "happy ending" wink-wink nudge-nudge 😉😏 sense at the very least 😂

But I'm probably gonna go with Curious Creatures (thranto filthy fairytale AU) because it really culminates with that "lived happily ever after" vibe. As opposed to the sort of.. "happy in the present and immediate future" happy ending of my typical in-'verse fics.

8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you've written?

Nope, I've thought of a few but never quite gotten around to writing one (maybe someday!). I have some weird fucking AUs that I really like though 😂

9) Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Yes, but somehow very little? i.e. a whole lot less than I would expect to receive given what I write sometimes 😅 Worst hate I've gotten was actually on twitter rather than on AO3, once directed at me for an incest kink fic someone took offense to (it was mostly just funny), and once indirectly in a different fandom (seeing people making fun of a piss kink fic because they took offense to it.. existing in the character tag?).

I've had people be actively rude to or just ignore a co-author on fics I've done with friends more than once though, weirdly enough, which I actually find a lot more anger-inducing than hate directed at me is.

10) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

....all of the smut 😂 mostly slash, lots of kink, some porn with feelings and some porn with plot and some where the porn IS the plot. And a whole lot of self indulgent PWP 😏

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yep I've been really obviously ripped off before and it's a real shitty feeling

12) Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah! Just once I think, but it was pretty neat to be asked 😄

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yup! Several times with a few different people, it was a lot of fun.

14) What's your all time favorite ship?

Don't really have one? I ship too many ships across too many fandoms to pick One Favourite For All Time 🙈 Plus, I mean... interests shift and I don't want to wind up making myself feel guilty for that if it does happen to even my favourite ships. I've seen people stubbornly holding onto a ship they don't seem to be all that interested in anymore, just because their whole fandom identity is wrapped up in it. It... really doesn't look like it'd be a fun time 😬

15) What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

There's quite a few, some partially published and some still in my fic writing folders, but I hesitate to actually say "I don't think I'll ever finish This One" because sometimes I do randomly come back to shit out of the blue, or because a re-watch/-play/-read rekindles the interest in it again. Probably not likely in a lot of cases, but... squirrel-brain does what squirrel-brain wants to do 😂

16) What are your writing strengths?

Sex scenes 😎 and short fic of all flavours

17) What are your writing weaknesses?

Sometimes my overly long sentences are good, but sometimes they do just unnecessarily make the paragraph harder to read. I also have a tendency to stray to far into Over-Description territory of characters' physical states and actions.

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

It can be effective and immersive, but only if it doesn't leave people confused and having to jump up or down to translation notes at the start or end. My favourite use of other languages in dialogue is to use it only for single words that are evident or explained in context, or for terms of endearment where it's not necessary to know the exact meaning of it (especially when that stuff is part of canon anyway, like the smattering of Italian used in Assassin's Creed, or Radek cursing in Czech)

If it's like full sentences, I just write the line in english in italics, along with something like "X replied in [language]" to signal it's happening.

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Midsomer Murders 😊

20) What's your favorite fic you've written?

It changes, really... I guess currently it's probably Inflection Point just cause I'm still really proud of myself for actually doing it 😄

I also feel like I've been tagging people a lot lately, so I'll do like frank did and say Consider yourself tagged if you wish you were ;D

#tag games #long post #chaos babbles #writing #multifandom #i'm a little bit high rn so if any of this makes no sense i apologize 😂

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staliasjeronica · 3 years

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Riverdale S5 Ep13 Thoughts *Spoilers*

Thoughts under cut to keep the tag clear <3

- Archie having war flashbacks 😭💔

- OH SHIT ERIC BEING IN A TRANCE AND PUNCHING ARCHIE AND ALMOST SHOOTING HIM :(

- Tabitha ❤️ I just know Betty’s going to not listen and get herself into shit because she never thinks things through. However, Betty in that trucker outfit looks so good. YUP predictable.

- Now how the fuck did Cheryl recognize Kevin in that darkness even I could barely see him fashdkfjsah also what the flying fuck Kevin?

- VEGGIE MUAH!!!!!! Though I’m taking Veronica saying “snake” as a Jeronica crumb bc I can

- CHERYL’S OUTFIT HOLY FUCK 🥵🥵🥵

- Now wait wasn’t the last last episode, Cheryl was saying how she didn’t like religion because of her mom am I just dumb what the fuck happened… god can Riverdale do anything other than annoying cults PLEASE

- Whenever Betty “investigates”, the other person always has the better plans God how did Betty become an FBI trainee...

- Wait why are they talking to Fangs, Toni owns the Whyte Wyrm...

- DOGGO 🥺🥺

- VEGAS DIED? NOOOOOO :(((

- “I’m a closer, give me a shot.” The one thing he’s wanted and he’ll get it from Veronica BYE VEGGIE IS SO ❤️❤️❤️

- Fangs ❤️❤️❤️ God he looks so fucking good ugh if only his boyfriend Sweet Pea could come back and date him smh

- Bingo? Archie’s platoon adopted a dog 🥺🥺

- Even though I’m a Jeronica first and foremost, Veggie will probably be endgame and while it sucks they never even TRIED Jeronica or gave them a chance, I won’t be upset.

- Well at least Kevin feels regret for what he did to Fangs. CHERYL DON’T TELL HIM TO GO TO “HIS MAN” NO STOP USING OTHER PEOPLE TO VOICE THE ADVICE YOU’RE MEANING TO USE FOR YOURSELF WITH TONI

- MOOSE’S BEARD… But also that’s so random but ehh better and way more interesting than Kangs tbh

- Veggie working together fucking finally!!!

- Five to fifteen damn Reggie… but fuck yeah taking her dad’s investors we love it! It took long enough for someone to finally go after Hiram like we’ve wanted this since s2

- “Ms. Posh.” WE STANNNNNNNN and again with the eggs yasss

- OMG WAIT VEGGIE IS MATCHING. IT’S THE JERONICA AGENDA

- Why are they acting like Fangs did something wrong 😭😭 you already know you’re not good together?? Just move the fuck on!

- OMG THEEY ALL LOOK SO FUCKING GOOD!!! serpent Alice is back? 👀 Kevin asking about Fangs god let him go please

- “Cardinal Rule, no one goes off with any truckers.” Okay so we know Betty’s going to do just that because she’s dumb af

- God Archie don’t be like Betty and do dumb shit...

- Tabitha owning the stage I know that’s true!! But also does anyone else know that Betty isn’t an FBI agent anymore like that is definitely gonna fuck someone else over

- You know who could be here to help? Sweet Pea.

- Veronica 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞 my wife AND HER HIGH NOTE QUEEN SHIT

- Dark!Barchie so sexy but dumb

- Isn’t it interesting how good it is when Betty investigates

- ngl I thought that was Chic. NO WAY THAT GUY’S DUMB ENOUGH TO HAVE BLOOD ON HIS HANDLE… also see wbk Betty was gonna go against her own rule and do something impulsively stupid.

- this dude really isn’t hiding anything how has he gone this far… first the blood, then talking about how he likes seeing the light leave people’s eyes when they die. Also, how does he get around to kill them like wouldn’t the girl’s see in the mirror? Again stop hitting people and turning your back! Though it’s really unrealistic that they get up after a few seconds.

- This fight is actually entertaining like omg?? But I KNOW Betty’s aim would not be that good but I guess since I’m enjoying this I can let it go.

- Wanna know WHY it’s enjoyable? Because Cole isn’t in this episode and there’s no Bughead whatsoever <3

- BINGO WASN’T A DOG OH MY GOD NOOO 😭😭😭😭 ARCHIE 😭😭😭😭

- GOD BETTY HANDING HIM OVER GIVES YOU THE POLLY ANSWER?? YOU’RE SO DUMB!!! Why does she always have to be so fucking dumb and selfish… like??? Can she ever just think for once

- Why would Kevin be fired for cruising…?

- GOD LET FANGS GO MY GODDDDDDDDD this is why I’m writing a Swangs drabble about this situation where Sweet Pea and Fangs get together

- Yeah Kevin you broke up with Fangs to fix your trauma and problems… to stop cruising… that was the whole fucking point??

- THEY’RE SELLING THE DOGS TO BETTER OWNERS AWW

- Bingo 🥺💞

- Jesus Christ Superstar……………………………. someone sedate me

- OH JUST FRIENDS?! THANK FUCKING GODDDD NO MORE ROMANTIC KANGS!!!!!! FANGS IS FREE!!!!

- WIFE AND KIDS HELLO?? GOD VEGGIE IS SO CUTE

- the cinematography of Archie’s nightmares is so good tho

- ARCHIE WAKING UP TO THE WINDOW OF LIGHT??? BETTY!??!?! BARCHIE?!??! HEELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OH MY GODD

- Archie hallucinating Bingo 🥺😭 “I think I need help too” OMG YES now can we get Veronica

- “You’re in Riverdale” God Betty’s so fucking weird…

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