#a study of resonance

[arcturus-night-star]

Currently obsessed with A Study of Resonance by @mymovingfingerwrites so here's a quickly done Percy sheet

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: Percy Weasley is not particularly reckless, until he is, once, on the anniversary of his brother's death. For most people, the idea of sending oneself through time to correct one's mistake would remain a fantasy, something to dwell on in the middle of the night, but Percy has always been too capable for his own good. Featuring: a reluctant spy, an unlikely friendship between a ghost and a lonely student, a portrait, very few friends, several very lengthy conversations about soul magic, and far too many Horcruxes. (Or, an attempt to answer the question, if someone intelligent was sent back through time, armed only with the word 'Horcrux' and a general knowledge of the main timeline––not to mention a keen understanding of the Hogwarts curriculum––could that person logic his way to defeating the Dark Lord? Only time will tell).

Author: @mymovingfingerwrites

[politicalunicorn]

a study of resonance is such a niche beautiful fic and Im so stuck bc NOBDOY KNOWS IT but it's also one of the most gorgeous, complicated, sweet, tragic, toxic fics I've ever read in my entire life.

[mymovingfingerwrites]

OMG HI MAYA!!!!!!!

hi hi hi its been so long, how are you doing?

I was ecstatic to see those notifications that you answered my asks - I've missed talking with you about ASOR - im metaphorically jumping for joy right now

I hope you've had a wonderful time for however long it's been, I'm wishing you the best in everything. you do cross my mind sometimes, and I'm so thankful for your internet friendship and your story. It's meant the world to me this past year!!! 🩷

Hello!! Yeah I haven't really been on Tumblr too much! And I guess I have a bunch of asks that I didn't even realize that I got. I'm working my way through them now that I have remembered how to get there in the app :)

Life update wise I am still five months away from The Wedding! I'm all out of money and energy at this point. Turns out planning a 4-day Indian Catholic fusion wedding on a budget is just ridiculously difficult and causes endless family drama. Maybe I'll have some good material for whatever I write next 🤦‍♀️

Writing wise I have like four or five stories started but I haven't been able to get over the crucial early bumps and get some momentum. I don't really want to post anything if I'm not going to finish it, but equally so, thinking it might help to get some feedback! So maybe I will post some snippets on Tumblr?

Writing wise, I've also started mentally sketching out an original time travel story. I would have thought I would have said everything I wanted to say about time travel, but I guess not. It's definitely a different beast to try to write something without the comforting structure of a fanfic canon rewrite. By the time I ran out of material to follow along, I had sort of got in my groove with ASOR.

Whether original or fanfic, I just can't get into the groove! I really commend all of you who are writing and publishing original plots. I think ASOR became quite an original plot but it really didn't start there, so I don't really have that much practice in creating a structure to follow. I also lived in Percy's head for so long that I'm struggling to get out of it. Writing is fun but it is so hard!

Just wanted to piggyback on your ask to also express my gratitude for my small Internet community! I really didn't realize until I stepped back how much I was enjoying being a part of it and how motivating it was to exchange ideas. I definitely want to be more active as I emerge from this haze of spreadsheets and floral arrangements and outfit shopping (none of my favorite things tbh) and get back to spending my mental energy on other things!

[callmesel]

I have a question, what exactly is A study of resonance? Like, I have seen a lot stuff around that but idk what it is?

I searched it on Google and is a fic on ao3, looks really good but haven't finished it yet (I'm in chapter 3 I normally just read fluff and it's kind of hitting too hard and serious for my liking) but it's also a separate tag from Harry Potter?

And it also involve a lot of Tompercy?

I read a lot of great stuff about the fic but what is up with the other tags? Like, fanficon a fanfic? But then a lot of the fics in the tag it just pieces of tompercy fanfiction and most of which is from one author ??

Idk it seems as a great fic but I'm confused too? maybe because I haven't completely read it. But idk

Do they have a lot of chemistry or something? A lot of stuff involve tompercy when talking about that fic

Edited: Also forgot to mention, why do people tag ASOR when the fic doesn’t even happen in the same universe? It would be like a whole different AU and still tag it. Do people who ship tompercy just claimed the fic as their symbol for tompercy? It’s almost every time you see it is there.

[octoir]

guys wouldn’t it be hilarious if Tom traveled back in time to stop Percy from *gunshot*

[chillhypocrite]

Chapters: 9/38 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Percy Weasley is not particularly reckless, until he is, once, on the anniversary of his brother's death. For most people, the idea of sending oneself through time to correct one's mistake would remain a fantasy, something to dwell on in the middle of the night, but Percy has always been too capable for his own good.

Featuring: a reluctant spy, an unlikely friendship between a ghost and a lonely student, a portrait, very few friends, several very lengthy conversations about soul magic, and far too many Horcruxes.

(Or, an attempt to answer the question, if someone intelligent was sent back through time, armed only with the word 'Horcrux' and a general knowledge of the main timeline––not to mention a keen understanding of the Hogwarts curriculum––could that person logic his way to defeating the Dark Lord? Only time will tell).

PODFIC! 

I’ve been working on this Harry Potter Podfic written by the wonderful @mymovingfingerwrites for a while. I post whenever I finish the next chapter; and I’m having a lot of fun doing it. There’s already 14 hours of audio available for listening!

[enokito]

I wish tompercy was more popular than it is tbh. I’m so glad you wrote so much of it because it’s your stories that I keep rereading for them. You write them so perfectly, it keeps my obsession with these two thriving lol. Thank you for your service o7

Thank you so much!!! I miss ASOR, every time I receive asks like this it makes me want to come back to tompercy and keep grinding like I used to. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to prioritize writing or focus on it at all, so working on my ASOR fics was probably the last time I actually felt satisfied with the quality of the stories I was producing. Hopefully I’ll be able to come back to it eventually, but in the meantime I’m glad people are still rereading and getting joy out of my fics!!

[politicalunicorn]

girls dont want flowers, girls want the hands scene from ASOR

[mymovingfingerwrites]

Hello, just wanted to jump in and say that A Study Of Resonance is absolutely the best fanfic I have ever read, you have drawn me into this story irrevocably and since I finished reading it month ago, it has been regularly returning to my thoughts. I have fallen terribly in love with the story, your writing style, and the way you tell the plot. I would be incredibly grateful to hear from you if you plan to expand this universe somehow in the near future. <3

I do in theory! I have been super super super busy this last year (both good and bad things) and just haven't really had the motivation to write. But I have a lot of thoughts jotted down and I hope dearly to return to them!

[callmesel]

ASOR it's like becoming the ATYD of Percy fics to me

Its popular because its so long and well written as long as you like how they characterized everyone

it's easy to really sink your teeth into and have it alter your view on all characters present

Is it THAT good? I have read fics associated with ASOR but never the fic itself. And at least the ones that are ‘in universe’ or inspired by ASOR characterise Percy in a way that it feels to me like a mix of what non Percy Weasley apologists gives him and Percy Weasley apologists/ fanatics sees him. It’s like a blend for the inspired one but idk

I have to say, I really felt the tension in the Ministry in the first chapters, I felt uneasy the whole time expecting something bad to happen. The author really know how to put someone in perspective for what I have seen. But I’m more scared to finish it more than reading it.

[octoir]

my vision’s pretty bad— does that say asor Percy??

"he would not fucking say that" but its about a character being a leftist. he would not fucking believe that

[octoir]

I think it would be really interesting if Percy was some kind of messenger/diplomat who wonders why he’s ALWAYS getting sent to this kingdom

and then he finds out that the crown prince has been specifically requesting him this whole time

[enokito]

Tompercy AU Masterpost

As I'm taking a step back from tompercy for the time being, and having just finished my main ASOR-related WIP, I thought it would be a good idea to gather all my tompercy thoughts all in one accessible place (written and non-written). This post is also linked in my pinned. I am still technically taking prompts for this ship, though no promises in terms of filling them; you can also request any AU from the unwritten section of this post, and I'll do my best to oblige since I already have thoughts for most of those :)

Also, anyone is allowed to write a fic based on any of my prompts, or transform any of my works (ie translation, writing another story in one of my established universes, write something inspired by my fics/prompts, etc; just don’t repost my fics wholesale) — I simply ask that you link it to me somehow so that I can check it out!

Written

Superhero AU: a civilian and a mercenary (mid-length; series of one-shots) Features Percy as the only civilian in a family of superheros, a Deathstroke-inspired Tom as the world's deadliest mercenary, and a something-with-benefits type relationship.

Royalty AU(s): you should see me in a crown (short; series of one-shots) Tom is the heir to the throne, and Percy is a spy on a mission to kill the king totally normal librarian. Bizarre yearning vibes.

a mask of my own face (short one-shot) Mostly platonic, but still tompercy-centric; Tom is a well-known mercenary, and Percy is his mysterious masked client.

Vampires AUs: Crimson (short one-shot) Percy is a vampire, Tom is a wizard. Unarguably erotic, but somehow not erotica.

Sanguine (even shorter one-shot) Tom is a vampire, Percy is a wizard. Spiritual successor to Crimson. Somehow even more erotic (but still not erotica).

Faerie (And Adjacent) AUs: offer me his lips (short one-shot) Percy is fae, because the the urge to make him some kinda creature is never-ending. Tom is a wizard hoping to make a deal.

monsters of a feather (short one-shot + bonus) Tom is one of the most feared pirates to still sail the seas; Percy is a siren caged in the bowels of his ship, only ever let out to lure other ships into Tom's waiting hands.

ASOR Canon Divergence: Beloved (short two-shot) AU where tompercy is roommates during the war. Bizarre vibes just in general; the first tompercy fic I ever wrote.

crucio (short two-shot) AU where Percy becomes Tom's sworn companion at some unspecified time, presumably post-war. Bizarrely kind of erotic, but mostly fluffy.

lay all your love on me (fairly longform; it's about 30k words) ASOR alternate ending; canon divergent from the Forbidden Forest confrontation. Tom learns how to love. Featuring some of my favorite tags from any of my fics: "Percy Weasley is Bad at Feelings / 'Bad at feelings' doesn't even BEGIN to describe what's wrong with Tom Riddle". >> Now with sequel, which is about 10k words, and is mostly erotica with character study.

communing with dangerous men (shortform multi-shot) Vaguely associated with lay all your love; a Percy in some sort of post-war established relationship is thrown back in time to the late 1940s, when Tom is working at Borgin and Burke's. An even darker tompercy than I usually write, with lots of codependency, obsessive devotion, and eroticized gore.

1943 (short one-shot) Percy time travels for a third time, back to 1943; this is a gothic writing style study, but also one of my favorites on this list.

sworn companionship (short one-shot) similarly to it's golden hour somewhere, this is a collection of vignettes – variations on the theme "Percy Weasley as Tom Riddle's sworn companion". Features an ASOR bad ending, a Hogwarts AU, a Wool's Orphanage AU, and vignettes associated with lay all your love on me and communing with dangerous men

Other/Miscellaneous: it's golden hour somewhere (collection of short one-shots) This is a collection of three one-shots featuring tompercy interacting in the sun, following the theme, "in another world, we could've been so happy". Features a professor AU, a coffee shop AU, and a bonus/missing scene canon compliant to ASOR.

it ain't love (if it don't hurt) (extremely short one-shot) unclear what universe this takes place in; basically erotica, but lacking genitalia. The intimacy of torture.

little rabbit (short pwp one-shot) An omegaverse porn w/o plot, featuring a wolf!Tom and a bunny!Percy. No heat/rut/mating cycles, if you're not into that sort of thing, but there are still cnc elements; Tom chases Percy down in the woods.

pomegranate hearts (mid-length; series of one-shots) Featuring Percy as Hades, king of the dead and the underworld, Tom as Persephone, young god of spring all growing, sprouting things, and a tangible power dynamic so skewed in Percy's favor that their relationship comes out looking something like one of equals. Also, has a wider cast of characters than my usual fics, including Abraxas, Severus, and a more fanon-flavored Harry Potter than an ASOR flavored one.

From My Ideas Folder (Unwritten):

a civilian and a mercenary AU: Percy is trying to get a coffee when the shop is suddenly being held up. He's fully ready to go along with the hostage situation, just wanting to get his coffee and then go to work, but Tom shows up out of the blue and is having absolutely none of it.

Alternative relationship reveal: 5 times someone found out about Percy and Tom, and 1 time Percy actually told them. Featuring, probably, Tonks, Severus, and various Weasleys.

Time Travel AU(s): Percy time travels to the early 1940s and beats the shit out of someone for calling Tom a mudblood.

Time Traveler's Wife-esque AU where the sworn companionship ritual between Percy and Voldemort goes wrong or gets interrupted; a Percy who's soul is fundamentally attached to Tom's gets flung through time, appearing to young Tom at various points in his life (either involving scenes at Wool's Orphanage, Hogwarts, while Tom is working at Borgin and Burke's, while he is traveling the world, etc... OR Percy is transported to Tom immediately after he makes each horcrux, for a total of 7 times).

AU where Percy throws himself back in time a 3rd time to the 1930s... and it severely fucks up, leaving him in the body of 5 year old without the full mind, maturity, or memories of his adult self, with only snippets of nightmares and general motivations to guide him. He grows up alongside Tom at Wool's Orphanage, trying to protect him and take care of him, and they share an extremely intimate co-dependent relationship as kids that starts to rupture when they receive their Hogwarts letters. A snippet of this AU can be found in sworn companionship, and it's tentatively named guardian angel

communing with dangerous men sequel tentatively named step two: getting a pet dog potentially coming soon... 👀

ASOR Canon Divergence: Alternate ending where Tom wins the war, but Percy dies and comes back as a ghost (but Wrong; possibly soul-related complications, something sworn companionship related???). Percy has some form of amnesia, and either follows Tom around like a lost dog or haunts their flat, which Tom refuses to move out of for some reason.

Alternate ending where post-war Percy is told that all physical forms of Voldemort have been successfully destroyed, but a remnant remains harmlessly attached to his soul, mostly powerless, destined to die once he does. This results in a benevolent possession, Venom-esque dynamic where Tom is a snarky asshole living in Percy's head and occasionally taking over his body, and Percy just has to deal with that now.

Lay all your love adjacent t4t AU, with a transmasc!Tom who transitioned in childhood + promptly obliviated everyone into believing he was always male, and a very repressed transfem!Percy that Tom is slowly manipulating and coercing into being more feminine. I myself am genderqueer, but I find that I rarely write trans characters, so this would ultimately be an interrogation of that habit, a joyful study of transgender identity, and a massive fuck you to JK Rowling. Tentatively named portrait of a female

Other/Miscellaneous: Selkie!Percy AU tentatively named Salinity. Percy saves a young, orphanage-era Tom, they interact throughout the years, and Tom eventually returns to steal Percy's coat.

Animal hybrid AU with a bunny!Percy living in a cottage doing wizard stuff, and a wolf!Tom who breaks and enters in order to steal a magical artifact (I'm thinking a horcrux that Percy found by complete accident). And then he accidentally gets dog adopted. And then Percy has to contend with the fact that his new wolf familiar is actually a particularly attractive dark wizard. This one would be really funny honestly, it just seems kinda long. Also, Percy has massive glasses and velvety ears, by necessity of the AU.

Percy is a wizard who traveled a long ways to learn arcane magics from the immortal sage he heard is living in this mountaintop cave. Tom is a dragon that lives in a mountaintop cave, and who is not against adding this plucky young wizard to his hoard.

Short one-shot; Tom is a professional duelist, and Percy is very impressed.

Some sort of mixed-generation AU where Tom and Percy have been together since Hogwarts; after graduation they move in together, and Percy provides for the two of them with his Prewett heirship and ministry job. Tom is promiscuous and disloyal, Percy is devoted and willfully ignorant of Tom's various affairs – when he eventually confronts Tom, Tom casually leaves him for one of the many purebloods he's been courting, leaving Percy searching for a way to win him back. Vaguely inspired by the novel Naomi by Junichiro Tanizaki.

Kink community AU where Tom is an event host in the local community and Percy has stumbled upon the scene by complete accident at age 18-19. Drawn to Percy's naivete and vulnerability, Tom takes care to portray himself as being trustworthy (as he's something of a community leader), and takes Percy under his wing in order to take advantage of him.

Trafficlight SMP/death games AU with Tom as an extremely prolific killer on his red life, and Percy on his green life but nonetheless absolutely dedicated to serving Tom. Featuring red life bloodlust, irrational loyalty to what should've been a temporary alliance, betrayal, and reluctant affection/devotion. Tentatively named I bet on losing dogs.

Percy Weasley is the Dark Lord's favorite Death Eater. Could be ASOR bad ending/Voldemort wins AU, could be a Percy legitimately chooses to join Voldemort AU

[octoir]

THAT’S ASOR!! THAT’S THOSE TWO

Forget unrequited love, you know what's really tragic? requited love but they're doomed by the narrative. It doesn't matter that they love each other, it doesn't matter how hard they love, they were doomed from the start.

[marzipanandminutiae]

I love Queer Housing listings where you can immediately tell it's about a week from descending into complete hellish chaos

the more therapy-speak is involved in defining the house's Values and Mission As A Community, the more I can already tell why the departing housemate is leaving