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tawaifeddiediaz · 1 year
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you gave me a house, i want to give you a home.
[Image ID: eight gifs of Jude Kinkade and Zero from Hit The Floor episode 3.10, "Possession." They are in Jude's bedroom, after Zero explains why he won't reach out to his sister. They are sitting together on the bench at the end of the bed:
GIF 1: Zero shrugging as he explains why he's okay if he doesn't reach out to Laura, saying, "Besides...I realized...I already have a family." Jude turns his head to look at him.
GIF 2: Zero looking affectionately at Jude as a small smile flits across his face. He says, "You." The shot shifts to Jude, who looks at Zero in surprise.
GIF 3: Zero holding up a key that he digs out of his pocket, staring at it as he says, "This is the house I grew up in. It still has the sledgehammer I put in the wall. I bought it." Jude looks at the key with him.
GIF 4: A shot of Zero looking at the key, then back up at Jude as he continues to explain, "I put it under both our names. I figured we could renovate it and make that neighborhood the new place to be...if you want." Jude straightens as he inhales, Zero's words beginning to sink in.
GIF 5: Jude looking at the key, laughing incredulously and shaking his head as if Zero even needs to ask, looking back at his boyfriend to say, "Of course I want, stupid." with a happy expression.
GIF 6: Jude leaning forward to kiss Zero, holding him in place with a hand on his jaw. The shot pans to show them as they separate slowly, Zero looking slightly dazed.
GIF 7: Zero smiling as Jude takes the key from him, looking down at it.
GIF 8: Zero tugging Jude into his side as Jude's smile widens as he stares down at the key. Zero kisses the top of his head as his arm slings around Jude's neck.
/end ID]
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castial · 8 months
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any survivors of the zude fandom... do you guys know where I can watch the series? or at least the parts of their story (with subtitles or not) thanks uuuu <3
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negrowhat · 21 days
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A Zero/Jude gifset on the dash in the year of our lord 2024? A blessed morning! Thank you! I love and miss them every day. lol
Look fam I am just as shocked as you! I just clicked over to the tag to see what's over there because they are very underrated.
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Listen! Maddie throwing the bouquet, hitting Buck and landing on Eddie... and then they realize that they are meant for each other.
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ps. jude and zero deserved better, even though james larosa did his best to give us a zude endgame, i miss them so much.
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loisfreakinglane · 2 years
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ultimate ship meme // scenes ↳ Jude Kinkade & Zero (Hit the Floor)
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aplaceinme · 7 months
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I was searching for some documents in one of my external hard drives, and I found a folder with the episodes of “Hit the Floor”. I remember that I watched season 2 and 3 because of Zude (Jude x Zero). So, now I'm going to rewatch it, hehe
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oneawkwardcookie · 1 year
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No one ever told me leaving was the easy part I gotta stay away Leaving you was easy, now I gotta do what's hard I gotta stay away
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magggg202 · 2 years
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It’s always, are you okay?
It’s a never, I’m sorry your ship didn’t make it 🥺
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Buffy has fucked us all over more than once. 🥺🥺🥺😭😭
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crystaljo24 · 2 years
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Just hopped on Insta this morning and this made my day!!!
Adam commented under Brent’s latest IG post about his appearance at the premiere of Law & Order’s new season 💯
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tawaifeddiediaz · 1 year
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i'm done settling for percentages. percentages of my father, percentages of you. i want it all. and i can't stick around waiting for it.
(for @bedhadakdiaz​)
[Image ID: nine gifs of Jude and Zero from Hit The Floor episode 3.04, "Good D." They are in the arena parking lot, after Zero pushes Jude to know why he's treating him like a stranger.:
GIF 1: Zero's confession bursting out of him as Jude reaches for his car door. The text reads, "I love you."
GIF 2: Jude leaning back, looking at Zero with surprise, and thinly-veiled hope as his mouth twitches into a smile.
GIF 3: Zero collecting himself, closing his eyes for a second before looking back at Jude with a fond, determined look in his eye as he says, "I...I love you, stupid."
GIF 4: Jude looking at Zero with barely restrained shock, a little half-smile flitting at his mouth before he holds his head up and says, "I love you, too."
GIF 5: Zero's smile of wonder widening as he hears Jude's own love confession.
GIF 6: Jude shaking his head as he says, "And even still, it doesn't matter. Love isn't enough. I need someone I can actually be with like a normal person. Someone who's able to be there for me in every way."
GIF 7: Jude asking Zero in a pleading tone, hope shining in his eyes, "Can you? Can you do that?"
GIF 8: Zero looking away from Jude as he thinks over it, shaking his head slightly as he rolls his bottom lip into his mouth, then says, "No."
GIF 9: Jude's expression pinching tight, closed off to Zero as he purses his lips, then drops his eyes.
/end ID]
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[BONUS GIF ID: Zero turning away to watch Jude drive away, his jaw clenching tight as he closes his eyes tightly, opening them to where Jude is speeding away. /end ID]
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castial · 1 year
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my zude playlist :)
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qxldnya · 1 year
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Enemies to lovers
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Part 1 Part 2
Jude Bellingham x baller!reader
(ongoing series)
Wc: 800
Warnings: swearing, insults
A/n: thank you for the love since the first part this one will have a lot more jude in it though;)
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"What?"
Is the only conceivable answer you're finally able to squeak out, hands beginning tp tremble at your sides.
"I- People are saying what?"
Oh no no no no....
Someone. Had fucking heard you. But how????
Jude's eyes flash annoyed, shoulders stiffening.
"People," he grits out from between his clenched teeth, like you're too stupid to properly comprehend what he's saying.
And to be fair, maybe you are.
"are saying that we are dating. And I sure as fuck didn't go around saying bullshit like that."
You can't help but cower against the wall under his scrutinizing gaze, wishing that someone, anyone, would come by and help you out of this shitty situation.
This shitty situation that you might've somehow made for yourself, yes, but dammit, you deserve to be rescued from someone like Jude.
"I-"
"Don't play dumb, cause apparently Rice heard you saying some shit like that. And now it's spreading like fucking wildfire across camp."
He leans in even closer. The close proximity has you flushing despite the tense atmosphere, and you blanch, fumbling with your gym bag as it nearly slips from your grasp. Him being all up in your personal space is seriously messing with your concentration.
"Rice?" You finally stutter, like the oblivious idiot you are. "Like, Declan Rice?"
"Who else, dipshit?"
A thousand thoughts are racing through your mind because holy shit, out of all your teamates, Rice would've been one of the last people you'd ever want to overhear that particular conversation. The main reason being that anything gossipy that anyone tells him or anything he happens to bear apparently - will be broadcasted to the entirety of the team in a matter of hours.
So if he was the one to overhear your stupid blunder of words... It's no wonder you're fucked right now. But you'd checked the room, you're positive you did, and he wasn't there. So how...? And then it hits you, like a brick in the face. You forgot to look behind you. Like an actual idiot, too hurried to properly survey your surroundings.
"No," you laugh nervously, trying to wave him off in earnest and hoping that your internal panic doesn't manifest itself onto your face.
"no that can't be true. He probably... overheard something stupid I said and, y'know, just took off running with it."
Forcing another laugh, you trail off when you realize your words have had zero effect on him. In fact, he looks even more pissed off now, which you weren't aware was even possible at this point.
"So you said something?" A sharp question, and you realize your mistake far too late. Implying that Declan could've overheard something is only bound to incriminate you further.
You should've just denied it all from the beginning. "I definitely didn't!"
Comes the feeble protest from your lips. You both are aware that it's a truly pathetic attempt to dissuade him.
"Bullshit," he snarls, and you realize you've dug yourself into an even deeper trench. "I know Declan. He's a fucking gossip, but not a liar."
Trying to backtrack, because now he's thinking you're insulting his friend, you search for another escape route from this conversation. Anything at all to end it, so you can go and put yourself six feet under the second you get back to your room.
"No! No, I'm not saying he's a liar, I just-"
"You just! what?." He's even closer now, jaw locked in. Positive that if you press any farther into the wall, you'll fuse with it, you instead try to dodge to the side again. He doesn't let you, shifting his weight to the side, and you're unable to fight back the blush that spreads across your cheeks when you realize his lips are only inches from yours.
The day you kiss Jude is the day the world splits in half and rains fire and lava across every nation on the Earth.
Today is not about to be that day.
"Jude, training's is going to start-" He positions himself to block your way again, forearm completely pressed against the wall next to your head.
"You don't get to fucking run away right now, alright? So tell me what the fuck is going on."
"Nothing!"
"Then the rumors?"
"I don't know-!"
"No, I want the fucking truth."
"It was an accident!"
You finally hiss, squeezing your eyes shut in utter mortification, because holy SHIT this could not possibly get any worse right now. The sound of footsteps from farther down the hall squeaking to a stop alert both of you to the presence of an uninvited onlooker.
Both you and jude whip your heads around to face them, and you both stand stock still as a petite girl from the media team stands awkwardly in the middle of the hallway, clutching her bag tightly in her arms.
The universe is just full of surprises: it CAN get worse! It's very possible that you might go into cardiac arrest within the next few minutes.
Jude's still boxing you into the wall his chest nearly touching yours as you both flush bright red at the sudden intrusion.
To anyone not aware of the very hostile context of the situation at hand, you've both become hyperaware of the fact that your positions probably look... far from innocent.
Eventually she just giggles bashfully and passes by the both of you to enter the pitch, but not before she could take a picture of you both in the compromised position. She then proceeded to hurriedly say something along the lines of-
"youtwomakeacutecouple!"
"hey!" Jude tried to get her attention but she had scurried away out of sight. He knew it was too late and that the picture probably already been posted on all the gossip accounts on twitter by now.
You're legitimately too scared to look back at Jude. And for good reason, because you can hear how hard he's breathing right now.
If he was pissed before, you don't want to imagine how angry he must be right now.
"What the fuck did you say," he growls, still not moving from his current position. In turn, you choose not to respond, busying yourself with the scuffed floor beneath your sneakers as your heart pounds wildly from within your chest. Ah, yes. Linoleum. Your favorite.
"What the FUCK did you-" he starts again, pushing himself off the wall to stare at you in utter disgust, and you snap.
You're not sure if it's from the adrenaline of this whole situation, or if you've just lost almost all of your braincells in the past 24 hours, but you immediately step forwards after him and hold out a finger to press it firmly against his lips, silencing him in his tracks.
A ballsy move, that's for sure. "Shut up!" You whisper-shriek, your entire body vibrating with energy. "Just- shut the fuck up! I'll explain all of this after training, but I am... NOT going to be counted tardy because.. because of this!" The floor beneath your cleats klick as you turn on your heel towards the pitch, clutching your gym bag firmly and casting one last scathing look over your shoulder.
"Next time, ask me shit like a normal human being without just- trapping me against a wall, you fucking asshole! I can have ur ass in jail for that Bellingham. It's called harassment at workplace" you shouted.
And then you walk into the pitch, as if he's not about to eventually follow you and stand right fucking next to you and listen to coaches instructions.
But damn, did that feel good. Your victory is short lived however, because instead of waiting an appropriate amount of time to enter the room, Jude instead chooses to saunter into the pitch right after you. Like. Directly behind you.
The looks that you're getting from your fellow teammates are overtly obvious at this point, and you can only imagine what they all must be thinking.
You want to turn around and reprimand the shit out of him for not realizing the awkward position he's just put both of you in, for the second time in the past five minutes, but there's already been far too much attention on you today.
Jude surprisingly says nothing, choosing instead to turn away from you and stare off into space.
He seems lost in thought, you think. And for a brief moment, you wonder if you've finally put him in his place. Your phone buzzes, and you see mason from the other side of the pitch trying to catch your eye by "discreetly" waving his phone around like a traffic flagger.
Rolling your eyes, you slide your phone out of your pocket to face the inevitable. You immediately open your phone to see the three unread messages from earlier this morning, as well as a new one from a minute ago.
From: money mase
8:12 AM
YOU'RE DATING JUDE????
8:14 AM
swear down you do!!
8:20 AM
wtf is going on? I'm hearing about it all over camp, I didn't even know that people knew ur name ;P
Ouch.
9:14
UR WALKING IN TOGETHER????? IS IT TRUE???????? How big is it.
Gritting your teeth, you type out a response, fingers tapping the screen a bit harsher than necessary.
You can feel his expectant gaze focused on your form as you answer her.
From: You
9:15 AM
It's all a big shitty misunderstanding
His next text is immediate. And at this point you had no idea how no one had clocked you two being on your phones.
From: money mase
9:16 AM
So ur not dating?
From: You
9:16
AM Ok what exactly are people saying????
From: money mase
9:17 AM
Ok so Idk how it got spread but Rice's been saying something about you two dating and finally becoming official? And that was according to you??? I didn't hear the details but everyone's kinda curious since Jude is like Y'know famous for being him and there's a lot of angry fangirls ngl but he's a good looking boy, so I'm not surprised this blew tf up.
Groaning quietly,
You'd known Jude Bellingham to be a popular figure throughout the country, but his reputation had spiked considerably after that game, with people going as far as to making thirsty edits of him
Whatever.
You had still disliked him.
From: You
9:18 AM
I forgot about the fangirls. Idk how he even has any they don't know what he really is like...
From: money mase
9:20 AM
hahaha they like the bad boy vibe But yeah since some people knew you two were uh really cold with each other like in training and team bonding activities.
It came as a big surprise and Rice took off and made it into a whole hidden romance thing so it's got people weirdly intrigued. But main thing is he's claiming you were the one who said you and Jude were dating and idk he's a gossip but a reputable source soooo what's goin on?? >_>
Your coach begins to explain session course and you tuck your phone back into your pocket, mentally cursing every god in existence. Of course Declan just had to take one out of context conversation and turn it into a whole... real life fan fiction plot. Or something stupid like that.
What on earth are you supposed to do now.
You wind up pondering over that question for almost the entire rest of training, halfheartedly dribbling the ball past the dummies as you desperately search for a way out of this mess.
On one hand, you could try and ignore it all. Go about your life like nothing's wrong. But that would probably raise questions from people that you, quite frankly, wouldn't care to answer.
The other option is just telling Rice the truth, or at least saying you and Jude definitely AREN'T involved. So maybe he can spread that around instead. But you have a feeling that somehow, the whole thing might spin around on you, and you'll be branded as a liar, or worse: a creepy fangirl. You might even get kicked out.
The imaginary accusation makes you shudder. Dragging your hands down your face in exasperation, you snag a glance at Jude through the gaps between your fingers. He appears... less angry than you'd expected him to be. Considering everything that's happened in the past 24 hours.
brown eyes snap to meet yours. You panic and look away. Slapping a hand over your mouth, you stand in stunned silence as the guy in front of you just stares apathetically back at you. "I'm sorry-" you begin, but he scrunches his nose in disgust before you can finish.
You try to apologize again, stumbling over every word that comes out of your mouth, but he just turns away from you with a glare.
"Learn to speak properly you, prick," he mutters. Walking past you to greet James.
"keep ur mouth shut. Wouldn't want your fangirls hearing their little judy using such words, now do we?" you question with a lingering smirk playing on your lips. Only to be greeted by him simply turning his head glaring at you and mouthing bitch.
Nice going.
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You've got half a mind to run like hell when training is finally over. But you did promise Jude that you'd explain, well, everything. And he's definitely holding you to that promise.
He stands up seemingly prepared to follow you out of the pitch again and it takes everything in you to not turn around and bap him on the head for not realizing that him tailing you so closely is bound to solidify the rumors in your fellow peers' minds. "Follow me," he grunts, slipping past you and into the aisle walkway.
Never mind.
Now you're the one following like a lovesick puppy. The thought of being that enamored with Jude grosses you out, so you discard it. It feels like everyone's looking now, though.
But the stares don't seem to bother him as much as they bother you, because he doesn't so much as bat an eye when a few of your teammates begin to whisper to themselves as they look at him, then at you, then back to him.
You scamper along behind him, willing yourself to become as small as physically possible so you can shrink away from the curious gazes that surround you. Leaving the classroom feels like a much-needed breath of fresh air, but you still notice a few students lingering around.
Jude leads you down the hallway and to the right, and from then on takes multiple turns and twists across the building until you find yourselves in front of the doorway to an empty room. The people have completely thinned out, and this wing of the facility seems completely abandoned.
You peer around his broad shoulders to get a good look inside. It seems like it's been abandoned for years now, with thin layers of dust coating nearly every surface and with thin layers of dust coating nearly every surface and cobwebs hanging from the ceiling.
He explains stiffly. "Used to chill here with Trent and James "
And then he's walking inside without so much as a glance backwards to ensure that you're following. He probably assumes you'll go after him anyways, the cocky bastard.
But you actually do, much to your own displeasure, so maybe it's not totally unjustifiable. It still pisses you off though. He stops in the middle of the room, staring absentmindedly at the ceiling with his hands shoved into the pockets of his jeans.
"I'm sorry about earlier." You nearly pinch yourself to ensure that, no, this isn't a dream, and the Jude Bellingham is actually apologizing to you for something.
"I shouldn't have grabbed you like that," he admits, his voice low. "Shitty move on my part."
"I- You're fine," you manage to stammer out, still dumbfounded at this recent development. The tension seems to visibly lift from his body.
Then, with a glance over his shoulder, he narrows his eyes.
"So... explanation. Now." Sighing, you trod over to an empty desk and plop down. You shouldn't have expected him to truly be any different than normal, you supposed. But, there's no time like the present. Might as well get this all over with.
"Ok, so... this all started because of my aunt Sylvie's wedding."
Fifteen minutes later, you've completely caught him up to date on the truth about what happened - as well as a tiny rant about just how much you desperately hate Tom - and finally finish your story, only to be met with an awkward silence.
He's turned to face you completely by now, having been listening intently with only a few subtle shifts in his expression. None that you could read, though. For all you know, he could be mentally plotting your murder right now. Swallowing your pride, you stare down defeatedly at your hands.
"I'm sorry," you finally whisper when the deafening quiet becomes almost unbearable. Because being honest, this mess is your fault at the end of the day. The least you can do is clean it up.
"I'll tell Rice, and hopefully he can just spread the truth around this time. Or, you can, if you haven't already. I don't know. And I mean, that's fine, I just don't want to put you in an awkward position, so actually if you want me to do it instead-"
"You need a plus-one?" The question catches you off-guard, and you stop mid- ramble.
"Excuse me?"
"The wedding," he repeats, rolling his eyes. "you need a plus-one to go?"
Nodding cautiously, you shift in your seat. "Yeah, my aunt's kind of a micro-manager about that stuff. I don't know why, but now she thinks I RSVPed so... I'll probably have to just pay her back."
He stares at you for a few moments longer, before cursing and roughly running a hand through his hair. You're completely perplexed now, unsure of why he asked such a question in the first place.
Does he feel bad or something? Why would he ever feel bad though? No, it must be something else. Turning to the side, Jude clicks his tongue a few times, foot tapping impatiently on the hardwood floor. He curses once more, then wheels around to face you again with resigned scowl etched onto his features.
You raise an eyebrow.
"I'll do it."
The words are so sudden and out of place that you can't help but bark out an abrupt laugh, quickly moving your hand to cover your mouth.
"What?" He takes a few steps closer, eyes still narrowed. "I said I'll do it."
"Oh my god, you're serious," you breathe, unsure of what emotion you're exactly supposed to be feeling right now. Because elated is definitely not one of them. Why the fuck is Jude, the guy with whom you share a mutual hatred, offering to be your plus-one to a week long wedding vacation?
Your romantic plus-one? Your first thought is that he pities you, but that seems unlikely even for Jude. So is he trying to score reputation brownie points by helping you out in this situation? What is going on??
You're about to flat-out refuse, not wanting to be some asshole's charity case, when he speaks again.
"But I need you to do me a favor in return."
(a/n) - chapter 3 comes out tomorrow
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intomusings · 2 years
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﹒﹒  unisex   names   masterlist     !
back  again  with  another  masterlist  for  u  all  after  receiving  some  anon  suggestions  .  here's  250+  unisex  first  names  for  ur  next  character  ,  these  come  from  various  influence  points  but  some  of  them  really  are  just  pulled  from  thin  air  .  the  names  are  sorted  by  first  letter  but  not  alphabetically  within  each  letter  !  if  u  found  this  useful  ,  feel  free  to  like  or  reblog  to  boost  this  .
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A : ashtyn , avery , adrian , anderson , abbott , aaren , aki , alix , amari , aden , arden , addison , angel , arizona , armani , ayla , austen , avani , august , ajay . 
B : bailey , beck , bellamy , blaine , blake , brooks , bryce , bodhi , beverly , boston , boyd , benz , banks .
C : cameron , camden , carter , casey , charlie , chicago , carson , courtney .
D : dakota , dallas , delaney , denver , dylan , drew , dua .
E : eden , eli , elliot , emerson , emery , erin , evan , everest , ezra .
F : fallon , finley , finn , forest , foster , finnick , frankie .
G : gem , gabe , gray , genesis , garnet , greer .
H : hale , harley , harlow , harper , haven , hayden , hayes , hunter , hero , holland , hollis , hudson , honey .
I : indy , indiana , isa .
J : jace , jack , jade , jamie , jay , joey , jordan , jude , juniper , julian , jagger , journey .
K : kali , keegan , kelan , kendal , kenzie , kieran , kit , knox , kyle , kaiden , karsyn , kourtney .
L : lake , laurence , lennon , lennox , landry , levi , logan , london , luca , lux , lyric , love , link , lincoln .
M : maddox , madison , manning , manny , marlow , marley , mason , max , morgan , montana , milo , michi , memphis , milan , mica .
N : nevada , nicky , noah , nye , nova , nash , nyjah .
O : ollie , ozzy , orion , onyx , oakley , owen , oliver , ocean , opal , otto , orlando , odelia .
P : paris , pratt , parker , pascal , pax , paxton , paxon , penn , peyton , phoenix , presley , psalm , pearl .
Q : quincy , quinn , quentin .
R : rae , ryan , reagan , reed , reece , rei , rem , riley , river , robin , rocky , rory , royal , rowan , ryder , ryker , reign , rue .
S : sean , sacha , sailor , salem , sam , sawyer , scout , shiloh , skye , skyler , sloane , sol , spencer , stevie , sutton , sydney , storm , sab , seven , saint , sage , shelby , silver .
T : tai , teagan , torrence , tyler , tristan , trevor , tove , toni , tommy , theo , terry , tatum , tanner , tate , tayler , taryn , tris .
U : uma .
V : val , vesper , vega , vaughn , vince , venus , vinny .
W : waverly , wade , whitney , winnie , willy , wylie , wren , wyatt , winter , winslow , wolfe , west , weston .
X : xio , xyla , xashary .
Y : yael , yves , yara , yensi , yale .
Z : zane , zuri , zoe , zion , zayden , zero .
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xxsycamore · 5 months
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❄️🎄 SWEET & SPICY WINTERTIME 🎄❄️ ► MASTERLIST
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Here you can find all the works created for this challenge hosted by me! (Link to the challenge)
I’ll be updating this masterlist gradually as the challenge progresses! (If you’ve created a work in the duration of this challenge and before the deadline - January 20th - and you can’t find it here, don’t hesitate to let me know!) -> all works are explicit unless stated otherwise!
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█ Touching under the blanket
(ikevil) A Little Game - Victor x Reader by @nightghoul381
(ikevamp) A Break to Warm Up - Leonardo x Reader by @fang-and-feather
█ Canceling plans to snuggle and fuck
(ikepri) It's Cold Outside - Leon x Reader by @nightghoul381
█ Cold skin, warm hands
(ikevil) Taste of Desire - Jude x Reader by @nightghoul381
█ The recipe says "Add a pinch of love"
(ikepri) Recipe of Love - Luke x Julie (OC) by @queengiuliettafirstlady
(ikepri) The Secret Ingredient - Nokto x Reader by @nightghoul381
(ikepri) A Pinch Of Love - Gilbert x Silvio x Reader by @scummy-writes
█ Hot cocoa tastes better when shared
(ikevil) Sharing Warmth - Ellis x Reader by @nightghoul381
█ Gift wrapping distractions
(ikerev) Giftwrap Mishap - Zero x Reader by @nightghoul381
█ In front of the fireplace
(ikevamp) By Firelight - Theo x Reader by @nightghoul381
█ Long winter nights spent awake
(ikevamp) A Lovely Recipe - Jean x Julia (OC) by @queengiuliettafirstlady
(ikepri) Keep Me Warm - Jin x Reader by @nightghoul381
█ Quickies at the holiday party
(ikevamp) Charles x Pureblood Reader by @fang-and-feather
(ikevil) Heightened Needs - Liam x Reader by @nightghoul381
█ Naughty Christmas wish
(ikepri) His Christmas Wish - Clavis x Reader by @nightghoul381
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loisfreakinglane · 2 years
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ADAM SENN and BRENT ANTONELLO in HIT THE FLOOR 2.12 // 3.04
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Hi, probably weird question, but can you offer any tips on how to co-write, like two different authors working on the same fic? How does that work?
hello there is actually nothing i would rather do let me give you the unabridged version because I think people romanticise it and it's important to be real. I'm going to give you all of my experiences and why I did it and which ones worked and which ones didn't.
HERE IT IS :
2-Let's start with @greenvlvetcouch who was my first duo writing experience. I was heavily part of an online thing at the time and I met him there, and we somehow (I genuinely can't remember how but I think it was me) ended up DMing about something, which actually pretty quickly evolved into me throwing a concept idea into the chat, and it just took off. We ended up losing our minds over the library scene from God Eater and that was that. I had read Zar and Jude's fic where every 15 min they switched (I think??) and I'm not a "minute" writer so I suggested to Green we did 700-1200 words each and pass it back. I also have a background in theatre, and I am part of a improv group in my city so improv games was part of my curriculum and I've always LOVED IMPROV GAMES, especially in small groups. (this is relevant for later). That's how God Eater was written. it happened very organically. We wrote it all in four months, in a doc, and didn't talk about publishing it until we realized that actually it was going to be a thing we were super proud of, that we would want to post it. The writing experience itself had none of the stress of "what if it's bad". We just wrote until we were done with no expectation. There were a lot of inconsistencies we fixed when we were done and TA-DA.
Since then Green has been a writing partner for a lot of published and unpublished works. We have several projects, some which we started and never finished because we lost the interest, some that we might publish, we don't know. I think he and I are aligned on the fact that writing is meant to be this fun thing and if the joy isn't there when writing, then the project dies. We had a LOT of really cool fun projects that only lived inside our mutual DMs and I think it still makes them real and great. They just weren't tangible enough to see the light of day. Green and I's writing process isn't *super* involved. We rarely fangirl over each other's works. I think we've reached a healthy balance of we *know* we love each other's writing, so we don't need to tell each other that. We will when a line slaps particularly well but other than that we mostly just hype the story up which is our way of saying we love working together.
Which is a perfect segway into inthesquare and I's writing process (hi I still don't know if I can tag you so imma send it to you after).
2-I'm currently writing a story with her, and our start was very different. I read this fic from hers and lost my mind. I cried and was very upset, it was such a great story, so I left a comment (as one does). What would you know, a few days later I get a comment on my fic about how she freaked out because she liked *my* work. So we literally met the most organically way possible: through ao3 comments. Then the normal pipeline happened: Tumblr, then Discord, then Whatsapp.
I wrote one fic that felt very much like something she would do and asked her to participate and add bits and bobs, she said yes, I was overjoyed. And then a few months ago I popped in and was like... *you like myths, right?* and TADA we have the amaranth hymns.
The writing process with us is very different. We each write until we're done with a scene (which usually ends up capping at 1500/2000 words-ish). We are posting as we go, we have 0 plan, zero foresight, we're just hoping for the best, rocking with a Pinterest board and voice noting each other at 3am going "hey do what was this thing you wrote and what does it mean?" "oh cool" "and so does this mean that X? Cuz we need to Y then" "Yes, right". We're problem solving as we go, and I think we're both kind of unbothered and unstressed about it: the story will write itself, we're just along for the ride. We also don't really hype each other up (a little ya know, when a line slaps), but we *do* talk about the fic itself a lot, which I think is our way of showing our engagement. We talk about the fic because we like writing it (I have a point to make later on bear with me).
3- You remember how i LOVE improve games, right????? WELL. There is a game called the "yes" game. A scene starts, you have a theme and a concept and you can't backtrack. Whatever the person throws your way you have to work with it....hence the "yes". You can only move forward, never back. That's how Raise Hell was created. I asked a bunch of my friends if they wanted to create a frankenstein fic, some said yes, some said no, and Raise Hell got started. I knew all of these people beforehand, so that made it easier. We still want to finish this fic but ya know, life got away from us.
What ended up happening is that there were no "writing" rule aside from : you must write enough to propel the next person. Give the next person *something* to work with. So what accidentally ended up happening is each person ended up writing a chapter.
Now let's talk about the rest:
As stated before, I love writing with people: I have the bandwith to work on numerous fics at once (it keeps my brain fed and entertained, I like the community of it), I like it, and thus I seek it.
But I think (and THIS is my point) that people romanticise it and it can stress people out. This is what I mean:
I started writing fics with several other writers because *I like it and I seek it and it brings me joy*, but some writers didn't like feeling like they were one in a lineup.
I wrote 30k with a writer and then the story died and we never picked it back up.
I have had two people I was writing with tell me they didn't like it because I wasn't 'involved' enough (by this I think what they meant was that I wasn't showing enough hype and enthusiasm for their writing).
I had one person tell me that our writing didn't match up and it felt weird and they didn't want to continue.
I have had one person tell me I hurt their feelings because I made them feel like their writing wasn't good enough by the way I edited.
I think it's important to mention that co-writing *is* a skill and it's not something that will work for everyone.
I have a graveyard of fics and a few friendships that died because of that, too. I'm not a big hyper. I do edit a lot. I show my enthusiasm in ways that perhaps isn't obvious enough. I don't praise other people's writing that much because in my mind, the fact we're writing together is proof enough that I love their writing, but that actually isn't always enough.
And I think the difficult part of all of this is that writing is a very personal endeavour. When you expose your guts to another person and they do not react the way you want them to, it's not very easy I think to say "Hey, you hurt my feelings because you didn't tell me you loved this and that". That's another layer exposed and because talking about hurt feelings is hard and uncomfortable, sometimes it will drag on and take proportions that lead to broken friendships.
So you do have to be careful.
...But I also don't know how, in the sense that *before* you start writing with someone, you won't *know* how they will react to the duo process.
What I'm saying is it' a gamble and actually I have lost more than I have won, BUT I still don't regret trying. I personally have had good experiences every single time. I have grown and I have learned.
I know for instance that writing with Green and Inthesquare is a great experience because we approach writing in the same way and we are all very confident in our own writing. We like how we write. We like how the other person writes. We know that, we don't feel the need to say it.
But I think I tend to forget that some writers (even really good ones!!) can feel self-conscious about their own writing and need more praise than what I give.
So bearing all that in mind here is my advice:
-Talk about what you need from the experience BEFOREHAND. How much hype, can I edit, how much editing can I do, etc etc. When green and I edit our works, we fully destroy each other's parts. We will go in and add and remove a LOT, to the point where it really becomes kind of undetectable, who wrote what, because we're in each other's lines everywhere. This isn't something that will feel good for everyone. When I write with inthesquare, we *barely* edit each other's work. The separation is much more obvious, and I don't really know why this is? It just is? We just kind of never edited the other person's part. And it works really beautifully, too. My point is these are two very different approach yet there isn't one better than the other, it's just different.
Some people do not like when you tinker with their writing too much. Some people do not like when you tinker with their writing at all. Make sure you know what each person is comfy with.
-Decide on a plan: are we writing each for a set amount of time? Of words? Are we each doing a chapter? The only rule is the one you make up.
-Don't put pressure on the work. See where it goes. If it dies, let it.
-I would advise against posting as you go if this stresses you out. That way if the story doesn't finish, no stress.
-Start with someone who you feel very confident writing with. Someone you know, who knows you, where the communication canals are OPEN. You're gonna need to be able to tell each other if someone does something that wasn't appreciated.
Not all co-writing will end up with a fully fledged fic. Not all co-writing will end up being a good experience. If the person you really want to write with doesn't want to write with you, don't take it personally. It just do be like that.
But I'm the kind of person who really has come to love it, and while I'm a lot more picky now with who I write (because I'd love to like, not lose more friends), I think I will always seek it out, especially with the people with whom it's been a success before. I love, love, loveeeeee writing with my friends. I find it so rewarding and fun and great and I have nothing bad to say about it. I just really, really love it.
And if you've made it till here just know I have ONE fic I wrote with 2 other writers that we published under anon. and it's just out there. Doing its thing.
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