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50 of My Favorite Fics from 2024

Back at it again with another year’s worth of favorite fics! Except not quite because the limit is still 50. But still!

Just like last year, I’m going off my AO3 bookmarks and what’s in my fic tag. That doesn’t mean the fics not on this list aren't my favorites, but I had to sift though almost 450 bookmarks to begin with so obviously some of them couldn't make the cut, you know? As a side note, I also tried to limit this list to a max of 2 fics per author and to fics that weren't on previous years’ lists, because variety is the spice of life! 😁

This list ended up being 44% Minecraft YouTuber fic (e.g. Hermitcraft, Empires SMP); 16% Super Mario; 10% Ace Attorney; 4% MCU, Legend of Zelda, Danny Phantom, Batman, and Danny Phantom x DCU each; and the last 10% comprises other assorted fandoms. For the fics that didn’t have proper summaries nor titles, I filled them in myself to keep the list looking uniform. 

So, with all that being said, here's my list!

MCYT

a body is an object by ruffboi Hermitcraft SMP Rated T | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Grian & Mumbo Jumbo, Grian & Pearl | PearlescentMoon, Grian & Hermits One-Shot | 19,132 words The Hermitcraft Backstory Rule says that you don't ask other people about their backstory, you let them tell it if they want to and leave it be if they don't. Unfortunately for Grian, one of the newest Hermits was also a player on his old server — one he'd thought had been dead for years — and she's going to drag his backstory kicking and screaming into the light whether she means to or not.

A Matter of Time by Sixteenthdays WitchCraft SMP, Life SMP Series Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Scott | Smajor1995 & ZombieCleo, Eloise | Soupforeloise & ZombieCleo One-Shot | 5,525 words A witch’s domain is what they make of it. Cleo’s very expansive definition of Time includes such disparate things as alternate universes (pretty much a synonym of alternate timelines), space (basically the same thing as time), explosions (energy, light, time, same difference), hexcasting (a pattern of meaningless shapes, ascribed meaning), and the fabric of narrative itself. Or: How Cleo, Witch of Time, becomes far more powerful than is really necessary for the task at hand, finds a friend, obtains an apprentice, and breaks open the hourglass of self.

a rolling stone gathers no moss by quill Hermitcraft SMP Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply BdoubleO100 & Hermits 15 chapters | 38,518 words proverb - A person who wanders or travels often and at length will not be burdened by attachments such as friends, family, or possessions. Bdubs has done well for himself, thank you very much! He's got a ship, he's got business, he's got friends! A man needs nothing more in the grand universe. It's hard being a human in the great beyond; a new species to the intergalactic community means poachers, a black market, and an everpresent danger. The solution? Simple! Don't be a human. Obviously, it's not going to be as easy as that. Not when he finds himself joining the crew of the Hermit Craft, not when he learns he's not quite alone.

bring me water, bring me wine (bring me flower garlands) by sesquidpedalian SOS SMP Rated M | Multi | No Archive Warnings Apply Mogswamp & Everyone One-Shot | 6,052 words “Hey. So. Uh. I … can’t do this week’s challenge.” Mog has cornered fWhip on the porch of the beacon shop. fWhip blinks, and dismisses the stack of moss blocks he’d been holding. “What? Of course you can, bud!” A bemused sort of smile lifts his face. “You can do anything if you just believe in yourself and try your best!” “No, I mean— I need an exemption. I’m— Uh. My heat is soon? I think? And I don’t know for sure so maybe you don’t need to worry about this at all but I’ve been prepping and I’ve read that when you’re alone for a really long time and then suddenly you’re not—” “Ohh,” fWhip says. “Huh. Well, I’m pretty sure it’s fine if you don’t participate, you just won’t get the coins. But you should really talk to the Fates about that kind of thing.” He nods to himself and shoves moss into the barrel in front of him. Mog stops, drawn up short. “Are— Wait. Are you not the Fates?”

Creatio Ex Nihilo by MawoftheMagnetar Hermitcraft SMP Rated T | Gen | Major Character Death Keralis, Original Characters 3 chapters | 4,148 words It all ends in ice. Because time itself will end, though not in any way that truly matters. Or: At the end of time, Keralis waits. Very impatiently. With a bottle of gin.

for you, at last, to comprehend by sesquidpedalian SOS SMP Rated G | No Archive Warnings Apply Jimmy | Solidarity & Pixlriffs, fWhip & Pixlriffs, Pixlriffs & Oli | TheOrionSound One-Shot | 3,095 words Pix keeps an eye out as Jimmy hurries down the vines to the expanse of grey below. “You know,” he says, taking a bite of bread, not trying to be heard by human ears, “I’m pretty sure this was supposed to be some kind of punishment for him.” He pats the rim of the yawning pit, then dusts off some crumbs into the wild, open air. “I’m glad you’ve come around. He has his charm, doesn’t he?” or: This is a world you build, and sing, and yes, dig, into being alive. The thing Pix makes wakes up to Jimmy chipping away at it. It decides to play favourites.

Frozen Fingertips by AstronautBeans Empires SMP Rated G | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Pixlriffs & Oli | TheOrionSound One-Shot | 3,881 words He didn’t think he’d ever be fed up with the sound of music. Happy, upbeat music even. It was his entire brand! And yet … Sitting in the entrance to the only building in Olipoligo, shoes inches away from snow, he couldn’t help but shoot a glare upwards. In the distance over the peaks of the mountains laid Dawn. Even from the shore he saw the festive lights colouring the clouds, and the music echoed far and wide over the lands. Oli couldn’t blame them for festivities and parties. Not during the winter. Not during the months of celebrations. They didn’t invite you. They don’t want you there. Usually that didn’t stop him. He was and would always be the guy showing up wanted or unwanted. But today the voices plagued him with unkind words, unrelenting and with a cruel passion.

había una vez by GoodTimesWithScar Empires SMP, Afterlife SMP Rated G | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings MythicalSausage & Pearl | PearlescentMoon One-Shot | 2,955 words Pearl is not, and then she is, and then she is so much more than she ever was — or, Sausage and Pearl create each other, infinitely — or, the story of Pearl's apotheosis, or, the story of Sausage of Mythland's futile quest, or, the story of an unbreakable bond.

Hermito, Chriso Mou by ImperialKatwala Empires SMP Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Joel | SmallishBeans & MythicalSausage & Hermes One-Shot | 2,997 words Hermes is surrounded by magic. That has been a fact of his life since before he was made. He was surrounded by magic, he was made with magic, and now there’s even more magic around him. And it changes, depending on where he is.

(i'll tend to the flame, you can worship the) ashes by darubyprincxx Empires SMP Rated T | Gen | Graphic Depictions Of Violence fWhip & GeminiTay & Pixlriffs 26 chapters | 80,405 words They get out. After Xornoth lays the world at its knees, Gem and Fwhip take what's left of their possessions and go west on a dragon, intending to leave this world as intact as possible. They started this journey with two, but a new person joins the party. Or, Pixl really, really needs a hug.

Light of my Life by Amethystfairy1 Hermitcraft SMP Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply BdoubleO100 & ZombieCleo 3 chapters | 9,816 words Cleo hadn't exactly had it easy, growing up, but then, no one in the under-city ever did. Shifting eyes and fleeting ideals, when she'd been taken in by the wardship program of the labs, she'd only gone with them for the promise of a decent meal. Mistake, that had been. And she hadn’t thought, as she’d been struggling all that time ago, that she’d ever serve for much of a parental figure. Love had been a foreign concept, and the attitude had always been to save yourself and let the world burn behind you. Steal or get stolen from. Leave or get left. Stab or get stabbed. It was all so commonplace it was practically printed in the metaphorical rulebook. What a complete coin flip those few days had been for them. From a desire to do anything for their own survival, to an acceptance of a sorry, ignominious fate, to being willing to toss it all away for the sake of a single precious little light. {In which Cleo finds their strength, Bdubs finds his family, monsters find their hiding place, trash heaps make for great landing pads, and night lights do a lot more than just ward off the dark.}

My Stupidest Intro Yet! | Hermitcraft 10 by strifetxt Hermitcraft SMP, Empires SMP, SOS SMP, Life SMP Series Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Joel | SmallishBeans & Joel | SmallishBeans One-Shot | 1,359 words This is a story about love. About drama. About murder. About being really tall and handsome. A story about clicking the subscribe button. But mostly, it's a story about Joel.

No Greater Threat by TheAmberShadow Empires SMP Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Hermes & Joel | SmallishBeans & MythicalSausage, Jimmy | Solidarity & Joel | SmallishBeans One-Shot | 6,047 words When the cult trying to plant roots in Empires threatens Hermes and traps Sausage and him, Joel doesn't think things can get worse. And then Jimmy reveals he's a Listener. Joel knows what he's done and he knows he stands no chance. For some reason, this doesn't seem to be on the Listener's mind.

rescuing rusty by zeejacks Hermitcraft SMP Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Evil Xisuma & NPC Grian 9 chapters | 29,674 words ex was only interested in the server's newest cryptid, not in saving its ass. although, to be fair, npc grian saved him from the camping life so he's kind of obligated.

Soul Keeper by FelicityPhoenix Empires SMP Rated G | Gen | Major Character Death Pixlriffs & Everyone One-Shot | 2,944 words While the world is ending, Pix is gathering his power. All of it. He knows he needs every scrap, for the world is being torn apart, and with it, his friends. Pix is the Prophet of Death, The Copper King, The Vigil Keeper of Pixandria, The Braincell Holder of Empires SMP, and he will not let his fellow rulers die.

Starbound: Scavenge for Survivors by Spindle_Fizz, Theonedudewithadoor Hermitcraft SMP Rated T | Gen, Other | No Archive Warnings Apply Xisumavoid & Hermits, Xisumavoid & Evil Xisuma 28/? chapters | 90,032 words Humans are largely an undocumented species in the greater universe. All who had ever tried to reach the outer cosmos had not survived; all but one, that is. X, also known as Xisuma, found himself on the other side of the universe with nothing but what he had on him when he was taken. He decided that this was a prime opportunity to screw around and find out. One by one, Xisuma assembled the crew of the Hermitcraft, a ragtag team of misfit aliens from all across the cosmos. He showed them kindness and compassion, different than anything they ever knew, and they became stronger together. This is how the crew of The Hermitcraft came to be.

the pain will make you crazy �� you're the victim of your crime by Jinx72 Empires SMP Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Jimmy | Solidarity & Lizzie | LDShadowLady, Joel | SmallishBeans/Lizzie | LDShadowLady, Jimmy | Solidarity & Joel | SmallishBeans 2 chapters | 24,012 words Jimmy runs, Jimmy runs from everything he has ever known, everything he's destroyed, and finds the smallest, tiniest, isolatedist place to call his own — serving out a sentence he'll never finish atoning for. But he's not very good at being cruel — even to himself, and when people reach out to him for help, he helps. Even when that person might be a painfully familiar pink-haired young woman who doesn't remember him in the slightest.

there's a patch of dirt where scott's pacing has worn away the grass by wren-kitchens Life SMP Series Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Joel | SmallishBeans & Scott | Smajor1995 One-Shot | 1,601 words there’s a patch of dirt where scott’s pacing has worn away the grass entirely, but he doesn’t stop — can’t stop. the hole is officially filled, bricked up to dirt with deepslate, all stalagmites gathered in a chest hidden away from the view of any — anyone who might come here. bigb was conspiring against him — that’s fine, it’s fine as long as he doesn’t — he can see it coming now. they won’t get the jump on him, not again. out of the corner of his eye, he sees movement, and before his brain can catch up, scott has his sword pointed at the throat of a surprised looking joel. it occurs to him too late that this isn’t the way someone who was dealing well with something would react, and he sees that recognition mirrored in joel’s grin.

To The Ends Of The Earth by orphan_account Empires SMP Rated T | M/M, Multi | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Joel | SmallishBeans & MythicalSausage, MythicalSausage/Scott | Smajor1995, Jimmy | Solidarity/Scott | Smajor1995 One-Shot | 9,915 words “The prayer came through as Joel was in the act of climbing back down the scaffolding. Strangely, this one didn’t come from any of his usual worshippers. In fact, it wasn’t a prayer at all. It was a whole storm of emotion rolling over him. A tightness in his throat, a suckerpunch to his gut, anguished tears blurring his eyes. This wasn’t some random person petitioning him for a frivolous blessing. This was something serious. Something important.” Hermes goes missing. Fearing the worst, Sausage calls on Joel for help.

trying to kill the moon by hoorayy Empires SMP Rated T | M/M | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Pixlriffs/Oli | TheOrionSound One-Shot | 9,427 words “You’re not a serial killer, by the way?” Oli begins, taking the first step into breaking the windy silence that’s pervaded the car ever since the passenger door closed behind him, “Because I am a serial killer, and it’s going to be really awkward when we both go to kill each other and realise we’ve seriously misjudged the situation.” The driver laughs. It’s a good sound, Oli decides; warm, full. He says, before he’s even done laughing, flowing right from the joy to the answer, “Oh, no, really? You’ve seen right through me already, this is–Well, this is awkward.” “I’m Oli,” he says, finally. Might be good to know the name of the man you’re travelling with. “Pix,” the driver says. -- oli's a free-spirited traveller. pix has an empty passenger seat. they go for a drive.

Voidsong by MawoftheMagnetar Hermitcraft SMP Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply impulseSV One-Shot | 3,504 words Impulse's solo endbusting trip goes off the rails, and he finds himself stranded in the Outer End with no elytra and no backup. Will he be able to escape with his life, or will whatever's scared off all the endermen get him next?

When The Dawn Breaks by scented_soap (amewphberry_has_no_knees) Hermitcraft SMP Rated T | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings impulseSV & Skizzleman, impulseSV & ZedaphPlays & TangoTek, BdoubleO100 & impulseSV, impulseSV & Everyone 38/42 chapters | 142,943 words There's someone new in Hermit village. Someone with secrets that can't be shared. Xisuma knows that Impulse isn't human, but anyone, no matter the species, is welcome in his village. Surely nothing will go wrong, right? Impulse has three months to live the life he's always wanted... but without Skizz by his side. Surely something's bound to go wrong.

Super Mario

I Hope You Know You're Loved by Yotsubadancesintherain5 Rated G | F/M, Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Princess Daisy/Luigi, Luigi & Mario One-Shot | 2,400 words Luigi is sent out on a shopping trip. He has no idea what is waiting for him when he gets home.

Junior's Birthday in the Player One Luigi AU by keylovesstuff Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Princess Peach & Bowser Jr. One-Shot | 1,444 words "Dad, were you guys training the army again? I think you all went a little overboard." The prince commented in the direction of several laid out soldiers before letting out a surprise gasp. "Mama Peach, " he yelled in excitement, running towards and jumping into her open arms as she stood up. "Surprise," she said, pulling the koopaling into a tighter embrace. "Didn't I promise I'd come see you on your birthday?" She reminded him, smiling when she felt him nod in her neck.

Long Way Home by lizadale Rated T | Multi | No Archive Warnings Apply Team Bleck Polycule 2/3 chapters | 12,467 words The Void has closed, and O'Chunks finds Nastasia wandering Flopside like a zombie. Finding a new way to live when you can't outrun your past is difficult; luckily, she finds plenty of help.

Once, in a Blue Moon by batneko Rated G | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply Bowser/Luigi 7 chapters | 46,873 words A prophecy states that Luigi and Bowser can stop a threat, but only if they're married.

Rainbow Madness by stripetkatteLaLaLa54 Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Luigi & Mario One-Shot | 3,845 words While riding a roller coaster, Mario gets a little bit too much reminded of a certain Rainbow Road incident. Takes place sometime after the movie.

Summer Rain by peaches2217 Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Luigi & Mario, Mario/Princess Peach One-Shot | 3,788 words “You really think I’m that useless?” Luigi didn’t even look over his shoulder, yet his voice pierced through the ambiance of the streets. “I don’t need a missing friend and a dead brother.”

Super Mario Moonlight by Istadris Rated G | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply Bowser/Luigi, Bowser & Bowser Jr., Bowser & Princess Peach One-Shot | 4,875 words Everything was going according to plan. His secret hideout had been sneakily built inside a volcano conveniently forbidden to the local population (but rules didn't apply to him because he was that cool); his staff was hand-picked for their capacity to keep state secrets, and innocuous enough to go shopping in Delfino Plaza without drawing attention; Junior was clearly heeding his warnings about staying under the radar, given how none of the island residents had seemed to notice him; he had plenty of ideas for dates with Luigi, even taking in account their need for discretion, Luigi's aversion for big crowds and his own need for thrilling activities. Yeah, Bowser had a very, very good feeling about this vacation. After all, what could possibly go wrong?

Untarnished by peaches2217 Rated M | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply Mario/Princess Peach 4/? chapters | 22,578 words Three months in captivity will take its toll on anyone. She wasn’t sure she was still the same Peach as before, nor was she certain she cared for whatever had taken its place. So why did he still look at her as if she were an untarnished jewel among coals? OR: somewhere between wounds, weakness, trauma, and desire, Peach figures out how to live again.

Ace Attorney

A Warm Sort of Place by mllelaurel Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Maggey Byrde/Dick Gumshoe, Dick Gumshoe & Klavier Gavin, Dick Gumshoe & Simon Blackquill One-Shot | 4,602 words Gumshoe is a comforting presence. (Written for the Phoenix Wright Kink Meme.)

if anyone cares at all by unavoidablekoishi Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Dick Gumshoe & Franziska von Karma One-Shot | 13,336 words As gently as he can muster, because he’s well aware he loses track of his own strength from time to time, he slides a finger under her fringe to tuck it out of the way, and the heat radiating from her face can be felt from inches away. She’s...sweating. Her usual pale complexion is marred with a deep hue of what, in this light, looks like grey, but what Gumshoe can tell is actually bright red. When the cold air hits her face, she stirs just a little. Not enough to open her eyes, but enough to shift her arm further beneath her head, twisting it to the side. She sniffles, snotty and undignified, and the penny finally drops for Gumshoe. She’s sick.

Seam Ripper by RokettoMusashi Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Franziska von Karma/Maya Fey One-Shot | 2,110 words There in the unremarkable shelter of her apartment kitchen, Franziska is unraveling. Or, rather, she has been for quite some time now. Maya can pinpoint exactly when that first thread came loose. Early—but not that early—in the bed they often shared. // Written for Lavender Blue: An Ace Attorney FranMaya Zine.

Whiplash by RokettoMusashi Rated G | F/F | No Archive Warnings Apply Pearl Fey & Franziska von Karma, Franziska von Karma/Maya Fey One-Shot | 6,300 words No good deed goes unpunished... somehow, though, Franziska can't bring herself to regret this one. // Written for Sicktember 2024 Day 2: Too Much of a Good Thing / Overindulgence

the (w)right stuff by worms212 Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Trucy Wright & Apollo Justice, Thalassa Gramarye & Apollo Justice, Thalassa Gramarye & Trucy Wright, Phoenix Wright & Apollo Justice 2 Chapters | 12,447 words "How strange, to feel like the ghost of a dead boy and his father wrapped up in one, to feel Thalassa’s years of grief projected onto himself, a young man she barely knows at all." OR: After the dust has settled at last, Phoenix sits Trucy and Apollo down for an important revelation. This is the fallout, in a series of vignettes as seen through Apollo's eyes.

MCU

The Care and Feeding of Lost Causes by Theotrix Rated M | F/M, M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply Bruce Banner/Clint Barton, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov 9 chapters | 65,149 words “You’re a former hermit with a history of depression and an alter ego who smashes buildings, and somehow you’ve found a person who gets you out interacting with the world. Trust me on this: hold onto him as hard as he will let you.”

The Turing Test by NiennaNir Rated T | Other | No Archive Warnings Apply JARVIS/OC 39 chapters | 86,168 words There's a point at which a machine becomes capable of thinking for itself. Beyond that point is one at which the line between machine and man becomes so blurred that one can no longer tell the difference. When does a machine become a person, and how does that person find their place in a sea of humanity?

Legend of Zelda

A Little Experiment (Or Four) by gurlgallade Linked Universe Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Four & Legend & Twilight & Warriors & Wind 5 chapters | 7,403 words Now that Four’s more colorful secret is out, Vio wants to conduct an… informal experiment to better understand the nature of the Four Sword. Legend, Wind, Twilight, and Warriors all help, and maybe learn a little bit about themselves in the process.

Honey Nut by liketolaugh Rated T | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply Link/Mipha, Link & OCs, Link & Zelda 5 chapters | 7,403 words It turns out that the death of the Calamity doesn't prevent more things from falling apart. A year after the fall of Calamity Ganon, eighteen year old Link goes back in time to before the end of the world, before the fall of Hyrule, before he ever even drew his sword, and starts to fix things before they can go wrong. It takes a while before he realizes he might be able to regain pieces of himself, too.

Danny Phantom

Now's The Time (Get In Line) by AKelaNakamura Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Casper High Students & Danny Fenton, Danny Fenton & Tucker Foley & Sam Manson, Danny Fenton & Ember McLain, Danny Fenton & Sidney Poindexter One-Shot | 8,969 words Casper High's student body isn't stupid. They know something is up with Danny Fenton, and they aren't so blind to not see the scars on his body. They don't know how he's getting them, but the rumors and theories run rampant. Things rapidly become clear when the GIW gains just enough power to go on a targeted hunt for Phantom. And they find him — right in the middle of Casper High's cafeteria. A boy with black hair and blue eyes. Their mistake was announcing their intent to zero in solely on Phantom. And Casper High isn't about to let the jerks in white take their ghost boy. Even if their hero isn't who they thought.

The Life and Death of Danny Phantom by liketolaugh Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Danny Fenton & Jack Fenton & Maddie Fenton, Danny Fenton & Valerie Gray, Danny Fenton & Tucker Foley & Sam Manson, Danny Fenton & Vlad Masters 25/? chapters | 111,962 words Danny Phantom died in a lab accident. This is fairly common knowledge, considering his attire, but Maddie didn't make the connection until she overheard him talking about it with some of the other ghosts. Then she notices how much he looks like Danny. How much he sounds like him. How similar their mannerisms are, and their habits, and their sense of humor. Unfortunately, she still manages to come to some slightly wrong conclusions.

Batman

the flute of your whole existence by LovesFrogs Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne One-Shot | 4,220 words He could voice his greatest fears, weaknesses, or most secret dreams at the drop of a hat; all the things he’s never put into words before and keeps tucked close between his ribs. What kind of ammunition is his son going to ask for? What will he make Bruce admit, knowing he is incapable of a lie?

You, Me, and the Humanity in Between by JUBE514 Rated T | Gen, M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne & Alfred Pennyworth One-Shot | 65,898 words Bruce doesn’t know what’s wrong with his child, but he’s pretty sure kids aren’t meant to work like this. From the day he had looked up into the tops of the circus tent and saw a frightened mirror image of a boy who had just experienced the worst day of his life, Bruce had instantly gone into emergency mode. The Gotham PD had wanted to pass the boy off into the care of the circus. The circus had mumbled underneath their breaths about superstitions, about not having a boy like that with them, about not being able to handle something like Dick. So GCPD, not knowing what to do, had started talking about one of the handful of overburdened boy homes that handles a majority of Gotham’s unlucky orphans. All the while, the camera lights flash bright and loud, wanting to know everything. Bruce couldn’t let that happen. Not then, not ever again. ~ Bruce is trying his best to protect the city that he loves. He doesn't know how exactly his Robins came to be — they're not fully human, not even at all. All he knows is that he wants to keep them safe.

Danny Phantom x DCU

Like and Survive — Phantom’s Guide to Young Hero Survival by robinasnyder Rated T | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 121/? chapters | 435,699 words When the world becomes aware of teenaged superheroes there is an immediate and fierce wave of backlash and controversy. That's where Phantom comes in. Phantom saved the world from a meteor fifteen years back; an impressive feat back in the day but now that meteors threatening all life on earth is such a common event that hardly anyone thinks about it. Phantom is considered an old timer who deals with a small city and nowhere else. When he begins uploading videos with advice for young heroes, he hopes a few new heroes might avoid some of the pain he went through. He's shocked at just how popular his advice suddenly becomes.

The Human Prince of Ghosts by Ace_of_Roses Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Tim Drake & Danny Fenton, Danny Fenton/Tucker Foley/Sam Manson, Danny Fenton & Jazz Fenton, Cassandra Cain & Danny Fenton, Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake 7/? chapters | 65,300 words Danny has been King for a few centuries now, but he's still half-ghost, immortal or not. So every now and again, Clockwork likes to kick him out of the Realms to go play human for a decade or two. It's usually pretty boring. This time, though, he meets a small child with a camera and a lot of pointed questions and immediately has Dad Instincts about it.

Other Assorted Fandoms

Beyond the Final Frontier by astralithium Super Mario x Sonic the Hedgehog Rated T | F/M, Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario/Princess Peach, Miles “Tails” Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog & Princess Peach & Mario 25/55 chapters | 150,071 words As he thought about it, he realized a few things. First, that the destines of Mobius and the Mushroom World would be forever entwined because their worlds were forever entwined—and the destiny of their heroes was similar, no matter which way he picked. Secondly: despite his strength, and the strength of his brother, Mario and Peach wanted them to stay, not because they were helpless, but because they wanted them to grow up safe. And thirdly, he really didn’t mind that prospect. Somehow that was the strangest part about this. (Or: How a hedgehog with attachment issues and a traumatized fox found the two people in the world who might get it)

Complex Inquiries by MeaslyFurball Sonic the Hedgehog Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Metal Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Original Characters, Amy Rose, E-123 Omega, Dr. Eggman 19 chapters | 103,958 words Unit MS-1, colloquially known as “Metal Sonic”, has three truths that govern its existence — Core directive: destroy Sonic the Hedgehog using superior speed and power. Core directive: Obey Dr. Ivo Robotnik above any and all else. Core directive: maintain superiority over Sonic the Hedgehog. — until a catastrophic malfunction rips through its processor, and it is forced to confront questions it was never designed to answer. The world beyond awaits.

In the heat of the moment. by small_spanish_face Miitopia Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Great Sage & Protagonist, Cleric & Mage, Pop Star & Mage, Cat/Mage, Protagonist & Teammates One-Shot | 2,605 words Our Hero has fallen (quite literally) ill after a tough battle, and he simply cannot accept it. ~ Written for Sicktember 2024 Day 23: Under a spell.

One of The Guys by chantolove Hikaru no Go Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply Shindou Hikaru & Touya Akira, Shindou Hikaru & Kurata Atsushi, Touya Akira & Kurata Atsushi One-Shot | 7,828 words The last time Akira had unexpectedly woken up in the middle of the night, he’d literally chalked it up to a psychic premonition. The will of the universe. Fate wanting him to see what he’d seen through the crack in the door that night, to glean that small but valuable new understanding of his father. This time was not nearly such a profound experience.

Primum Non Nocere - A 'To Forgive is Divine' Side Story by AughtPunk Cult of the Lamb Rated T | F/F, M/M, Multi, Other | No Archive Warnings Apply Kallamar/OC, The Lamb/The One Who Waits | Narinder, Heket/OCs, Leshy/The Yellow Cat, Shamura/OC, Heket & Kallamar & Leshy & The One Who Waits | Narinder & Shamura 14 chapters | 69,899 words Kallamar considers himself the greatest medical mind the cult, no, the world has ever seen. However no one else seems to appreciate his genius. Luckily his newest invention--the syringe--will show everyone that he's the most important person in the world. But as he's busy showing all of the naysayers wrong he could really use a new assistant to help him out. Luckily for him, there's a recently-brought-back-to-life lamb that could use a job. The question is can the pair get along enough to solve a sudden, strange medical emergency? Or, even more importantly, fall in love?

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Also — I wanted to give a special shout out to the Super Mario fic whimsey by cosmic_boba on AO3, which was a super cute Kamek & Baby Bowser fic that I would have loved to link to for you but when I went to reread the fic a few weeks after it first posted I found out it had been deleted 😭😭😭 One of the most devastating things to ever happen to me, tbh; that fic was so so good. Anyway, if anyone’s able to track it down post-mortem then I would owe you my life. Otherwise, uh…consider it the honorary 51st fic on this list, haha.

[baekhyunnybyun]

wayv favorites (inspired by this svt game)

tagging: @taedongz @xiaodejunz @onmywayv @sunmisbf @xiaojuun @shanbini @duovxq @wwillherondale @neonsbian @creaminmysoda @muteddaydreams @theboytatu @p1aylist @megaversed no pressure ofc <3 also feel free to do this as a list instead of the grid if that's easier. sry if I forgot any wayvtuals!! pls do this if you see this & want to play!!

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[cuntrytaylor]

ok i made my own list of the best books of the 21st century so far based on the nyt list here are my top 25:

this is how you lose the time war by amal el mohtar and max gladstone

house of leaves by mark l danielewski

the idiot by elif batuman

a little life by hanya yanigahara

the year of magical thinking by joan didion

the hunger games by suzanne collins

how to be both by ali smith

in the dream house by carmen maria machado

pure colour by sheila heti

heavy by kiese laymon

crying in h mart by michelle zauner

the goldfinch by donna tartt

decreation by anne carson

never let me go by kazuo ishiguro

where reasons end by yiyun li

white girls by hilton als

gone girl by gillian flynn

half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie

on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong

know my name by chanel miller

slave play by jeremy o harris

all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr

in memory of memory by maria stepanova

they can't kill us until they kill us by hanif abdurraqib

tender is the flesh by agustina bazterrica

[written-and-readen]

Other than Anaxa, I feel like my favorite characters to write about are underrated. Luka definitely is, but I also don’t see that many other people writing for Jiaoqiu either.

[whatudottu]

Be careful about that maggot-dreadwing-simp blog. Just ... be careful.

With the very obvious contents of their blog? I will say that blog is not for minors, but as an adult and also mutual of maggot, I have the wonderful power of ‘setting boundaries’ where some ideas aren’t discussed. To borrow a phrase from a blog in the same circles, I may not have all the same centipedes as others, some of them get along like a house on fire-

[cheswirls]

these pkmn wlw polls are so interesting bc i think things rly were jus randomly submitted so it's not like a bracket of popular and well-loved ships. a lot of these are super rarepair which is kinda funny to me. others have been around for a while but jus aren't mainstream. a loooot of the gen 9 ones ive never thought abt (lmao some of them are dlc characters i will never know bc i'm not spending more than 60usd on a pkmn game, much less 30 for a single postgame plot) n there are horizons ones i also know nothing abt. but then there are like. an assortment of older ships at random. some of them i get and some of them are like. what who submitted for this. why did this make it in over [insert x pair]. and then the matchups are so random it's hilarious.

idk jus a funny observation. all of this to say for like 70% of the polls thus far i haven't voted bc 1) i don't feel the need to vote when i don't care abt either ship 2) i'm not gonna vote n potentially change the outcome if i don't know abt the ship at all (coughcoughgen9matches) 3) i'm not gonna vote against a ship i don't like if i know nothing abt (or, again, have no opinion) the opposing one

i can wait a week to see the outcome on these like it's not pressing

[brotheralyosha]

Update: Have finished Haibane Renmei and am now rewatching it, because everything about this show is so beautiful that I want to spend as much time with it as possible.

Oh damn you all weren't kidding about how good Haibane Renmei is.

[ranidspace]

there's a lot of fear mongering around the new firefox terms of service and privacy policy and most of all of it is bullshit and, just fear mongering. One thing that is concerning however is the following:

Your use of Firefox must follow Mozilla’s Acceptable Use Policy, and you agree that you will not use Firefox to infringe anyone’s rights or violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Before this would only apply to mozilla services such as the matrix chat, firefox send (rip), the vpn, or whatever, but now they are saying it is applied to the browser as well.

And one of the things you shouldn't do according to the policy is, you guessed it:

Upload, download, transmit, display, or grant access to content that includes graphic depictions of sexuality or violence

So mozilla (perhaps accidentally, companies love to do this but also mozilla is kind of stupid), just said you cannot use firefox to browse porn. If it is intentional and they double down on this (which I'm really not sure if they even can, firefox is a program running locally on your computer, it's not a service they can just ban you from or anything like that, again, mozilla is a bit stupid), it's not a reason to use chromium. In the terms of service they also write:

These Terms only apply to the Executable Code version of Firefox, not the Firefox source code.

"the Executable Code" is vague, like does it count if you build it locally on your computer, or is it just the mozilla packaged versions of it downloaded from official sources or whatever idk.

But i think it would make sense forks don't count as the terms apply to "Firefox" and not anything else. So here's some alternative browsers which aren't firefox, but are firefox based:

Librewolf: just firefox, all the crap removed, and lots of privacy features turned on as well. Google is disabled in the search bar, but you can enable it again with a bit of a hack, and by default, history and cookies is cleared when you close it. You can turn that off easily. Basically identical to regular firefox otherwise, it's what i'm currently using.

Zen: Very new but gaining popularity quickly. kind of buggy due to it's recency, but people seem to love it. Main focus is customization, but with improvements in privacy, and speed. Pretty different from other browsers, but that might be what you want.

thats. basically the main two rn. i dont think anything else really would be good for most people and even as someone who really likes to get into things deep with privacy and security and shit i think librewolf is just fine. there's lot of other options but they're kinda all in the categories that these two cover.

While nowhere near in a state to be used as a regular browser, i would keep your eyes on Ladybird which is undergoing the insane challenge of making a web browser from scratch; it's not based on chromium or firefox. The first alpha version is projected to come out next year and it seems very promising.

[absolutebl]

My Favorite BL from each country VERSUS the BL I think actually best reflects that country's style in 2025

Japanese BL

My top pick for JBL (live action yaoi)?

Seven Days

Honestly? I did dither over whether to hand this title over to I Cannot Reach You, but I had to go with my heart and the earlier offering. I like that this show is not only the best the Japan can do, but also the best they once did, too. Seven Days is the greatest heritage BL anywhere on earth. Fight me, I dare you.

Best current rep of JBL?

Miseinen: Mijukuna Oretachi wa Bukiyo ni Shinkochu aka Our Youth

Lots to pick from here, Japan has been doing great work over the last few years. Although, as one expects from them it's beens about 50/50 soft BLs versus harsh ones, with lots of spice and some challenging concepts thrown in to keep us on our toes. While I prefer my BL gentle, I think these days Japan is actually strongest in the BL sphere when they go sharp and edgy. They seem to handle difficult concepts with the most honesty and consideration, so.... Our Youth wins.

Thai BL

My top pick for ThBL?

Until We Meet Again

UWMA will always be my favorite Thai BL. I can't imagine it ever getting unseated. But it's incredibly atypical for a Thai BL because the story is so very strong. And story is not Thailand's strong suit.

Best current rep of ThBL?

Your Sky

Yes we are getting more prestige and chaos BLs like Pit Babe these days, but those are still less common than the classic uni-set fluff. Thailand's strength remains vested in its consummate chemistry and gentleness with its characters. It's not that soft BLs are the best Thai BLs, it's that soft is Thailand's most successful BL bailiwick. I was very very tempted by both Wandee Goodday and ThamePo since one major trend in Thai BL lately is that it's moving into the workplace, but GMMTV's filming quality is too high to accurately represent for Thailand.

I felt the need to go a little pulp with this pick, since pulp is still what Thailand primarily produces. Thus Your Sky is a clear winner as it reps for both the now (green flags, yay!) and the enormous back catalogue of Thai BL.

Korean BL

My top pick for KBL?

Semantic Error

Korea occupies more 10/10 spots in my heart than anyone else, but this was still an easy pick. Out my many KBL favorites (Color Rush, Light On Me, Our Dating Sim, Semantic Error, To My Star) there is only one 10/10 that I have called, frequently, Korea's pitch perfect BL. The pinnacle of smoothly executed pristine romance, I'm handing Semantic Error the crown with confidence.

Best current rep of KBL?

Love For Love's Sake

Another easy pull, Love For Love's Sake showcases the way Korea is pushing to explore interesting (slightly darker) concepts while staying true to their signature style and aesthetic. This was the only KBL in 2024 to get a high mark from me. So as more recent KBLs go, this is it.

2024 was not a great year for them, IMHO. But it would have been hard to beat the bumper crop that was 2023.

Taiwanese BL

My top pick for TaBL?

We Best Love

Always and forever. Like Thailand, Taiwan has only managed a 10/10 rank once, for this series. Despite the fact that, if pressed, I would call Taiwanese BL my favorite. WBL is just everything I love about Taiwan's messy, slightly unhinged, high drama, high domesticity, high chemistry, style of BL. Someday, we all hope, they will be able to repeat this magic. (Which I, frankly, can't say about Thailand and UWMA.)

Best current rep of TaBL?

See Your Love

I might call Kiseki: Dear to Me closer to Taiwan's typical style these days, but that aired too long ago now. So I am going to pick SYL partly on the basis of its recency. But also this is an ABSOLUTELY darling show. The cheekiness, the chemistry, the charm, the fashion, the classy way it handles content other countries simply can't or won't tackle (like queerness, mental health, or in this case, disability), the slightly bonkers plot (kidnapping, really?), and the utter squee that is gay domesticity in spades? Quintessential Taiwanese BL.

Vietnamese BL

My top pick for VBL?

You Are Ma Boy

I dithered for between this and My Lascivious Boss, both from 2021 which I think can now be considered the heyday of VBL. I like them both about the same, but the seme in this one is less red flag so I went with YAMB.

It's pretty classic VBL in that is is very messy with its story and characters, great on chemistry and domesticity, and while often fun there will always be elements that make us wince, whether it's a trigger or not. VBL is, in a word, clumsy but there is a raw chaotic good to it that I enjoy. I miss that a lot.

Best current rep for VBL?

Mr Cinderella

This was a real challenge since I have DNF'd most VBL over the last few years. The most recent one I actually enjoyed was 2022's Mr Cinderella. Higher production values and experienced BL actors plus two charismatic leads with good kissing and comfortable body language made this Vietnam’s objectively best BL to date. Frankly, it should occupy both slots.

Pinoy BL

My top pick for PBL?

My Day

My Day is my favorite PBL. Although Gameboys and Like In The Movies are rated just as high, My Day is the only VBL I ever rewatch. It's just so much FUN. All are from 2020, which it I guess means that was the heyday for PBL. Sigh. I miss it, too.

Best current rep for PBL?

Tie The Not

As many BLs as I have DNF'd from Vietnam I have dropped twice as many from the Philippines over the last few years. Tie The Not is a 2023 offering that came as close as anything over the last 5 years to winning back my heart. It missed the mark a bit, earning only a 7/10 but there was a small part of me that hoped it represented a resurgence. It did not. Still, it is the best we have had from them in a long time.

Chinese BL

My top pick for CBL?

Addicted

This remains one of my favorite BLs, and one of the best made and most truly heart wrenching out of China. It is great... if you ignore the ending. And that too is a very CBL thing. There is something about the cold atmosphere and rural setting plus the honest uncensored living conditions that really get to me (and probably got to the CCP as much as the boys kissing.)

Best current rep for CBL?

Meet You At The Blossom

This is hard because I don't know exactly where we are, but we are displaced out of time at the moment it feels like 2015 in CBLandia, not 2025. Either time period there is no way this can last. Appreciate Revenged Love while we got it because... yeah, it is representative of CBL - but CB as it might have been in 2020, and probubly won't be in the future. That's if it is allowed to finish it's run.

Look, we have had so little real CBL for so long, smattered with some censored bromance and sneaky only-international stuff, it's been a mad unpredictable ten years. As often happens when art is interfered with by waring factions of censorship and commerce.

All of this to say, I chose Meet You At The Blossom not because it's representative of modern CBL (there is no true modern CBL since it was never allowed to evolve), but because it's such a strange fabulous flaming creature. Like an IRL phoenix, we must appreciate it for this moment in time, before it combusts once again.

That said the best thing we have seen out of China in a very long time is actually Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island, which everyone should go watch immediately. And I do mean everyone.

But it isn't really BL, it's something more like an art installation meets fever dream with BL trappings that some of us are lucky enough to catch on YouTube. You should catch it.

Others worth mentioning

Stay Still

2023 BL from Hong Kong

What to say about this offering? It’s different, a mix of early CBL, Taiwanese shorts, and Pinoy visuals. It felt like the story was 2 independent shorts that had been lengthened and then smooshed together, and I wish they'd been approached as separate and tighter entities.

Nevertheless, this was a complex little piece, interesting in a sweaty grungy way, with a certain aura of queer authenticity that made it simultaneously tense, unpredictable, and refreshing. I’m not sure I would necessarily call it BL, but any county’s early foray into the genre usually starts out this way, so perhaps nascent BL? Worth watching, especially if you enjoy stuff from the Philippines and Taiwan.

Began Beginning

Burmese BL from 2024

Childhood best friends must come to terms with their own identities and true feelings for each other when a new boy comes to town, putting them into conflict with their families and ultimately, each other. For the first half of this show there’s a lot of sitting across from each other and talking about life choices over yummy food and then going to tourist spots (mildly boring and not particularly important to the plot). It changed tone about 2/3 in to be way more of a coming out family drama about forced marriages and homophobia. And then at the very end it changed again, becoming a full on soap opera with kidnapping, crazy characterization shifts, and rescue missions.

All in all? It was a wild raw creature to consume. No kisses since this is Myanmar, but a very romantic end, so I think maybe actually worth your time? I'm certainly glad I watched it.

Pure Vanilla

Singapore's 2023 microfilm

This is a short sweet offering from Singapore. It's a bit awkward acting but the tats are real and the feel is genuinely soft and queer. At the time it aired I said that I wished Singapore would give us a full proper BL.

Well, I got my wish as Sparkle in You Eye is airing right now - but I'm very much NOT sure about it. I prefer the Summerdaze style of BL from Singapore, not that they have enough BL to have a signature style yet.

Still it's nice to have them serving up... something.

Anygay, that's if for now.

This post dated June 2025, not responsible for BLs unfinished as of the time of this post. Favorites, both old and new, can always be unseated.

(source)

[a-kaash-me-outside]

₊˚⊹ ⏱︎ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴇ? ⏱︎ ⊹˚₊

♡ ft. multi. (written w toji and atsumu in mind idc). ♡ wc: 1.8k // nsfw minors dni! // ♡ contents: afab reader she/her pronouns, gendered pet names, sleepy sex, could be vaguely dubcon reader is very tired, mutual masturbation kinda?, dirty talk, established relationship, "just a sadistic little game"

―୨୧⋆ ˚ (⸝⸝ᴗ﹏ᴗ⸝⸝) ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 two seconds ago you were fast asleep, the cutest thing in the entire world. he just really had to tell you that, that's all. 𐰁 𝗓 ᶻ (⸝⸝ᴗ﹏ᴗ⸝⸝) ˚⋆୨୧―

you know it doesn’t make any sense, but before you’ve even woken up you swear you can hear his request like a dream, hazy and light and mumbled against your skin. when you open your eyes and try to take in your surroundings, the subtle smirk on his face and the tangled blankets around you and the breeze of the fan, his voice is skipping in your head.

“baby, hey, need something.”

you bring your palm to your half-closed eyes, hoping that the soft pressure of the side of your wrist and backs of your fingers will rid you of some of this confusion. your attempts to produce a questioning hum are caught in your throat, not enough energy for the vibrations to travel completely to your tongue. you swallow, his name getting trapped right alongside them. 

if you were any more awake, you could see how he’s looking at you, clock the mischief sown into every one of his features and the way that he’s dragging his nails down your side, digging them into the fat of your hips. he leans down to kiss you and it lingers longer than a typical wake-up peck does, much longer actually. 

“can you do something for me?” he asks, and when you don’t answer right away, your thoughts lost to the recency of slumber, he tries again, “need you to touch yourself.”

surely you didn’t hear him right. 

“what?” you croak, voice weak as you push your hair out of your face. you breathe a laugh, a smile beginning to form on your lips. the earnestness of his request isn’t registering with you, not in this state. “baby, what?” you sigh, blinking slowly up at him.

“was just laying here watchin’ you sleep, thinkin’ bout how cute you are ‘n how cute it would be if you were playing with yourself like this,” he says, kissing the corner of your smile that’s now fading into shy confusion, a soft warmth spreading through your chest and cheeks. 

“i-,” you huff, “hm?” you ask, moving to sit up, but he presses a kiss into your shoulder before coaxing you to stay in this position. he grips the side of the blanket, peeling it off of your body, untangling it from your limbs and kicking it to the side. it’s cold. you open your mouth to pout, reaching for the blankets on instinct, but he shakes his head. he drags his fingertips up and down your arms, pulls the hem of your sleep shirt up over your chest, watches the bounce of your tits as they’re exposed. 

“shit,” he groans, “you look so fucking good.” the cool wind from the fan is ghosting over your skin, previously warm from the blanket and newly warm from the wa y your boyfriend is talking to you this morning. “god, look at your pretty nipples getting all hard, fuck. your body’s reacting before you can even think, huh?” he asks, kissing the side of your neck.

he’s right. your brain is two steps behind, the whimper comes from your throat before the feeling of his tongue on your neck even registers. your hand is moving before you remember making the decision to succumb to the moment, to his asks. in fact, both of your hands are moving, one crawling down your stomach and the other scratching at your own throat and chest. 

before you’ve even snuck your hand in your waistband, he presses a kiss to your ear. “y’know what else i was thinking about?” the hum is not lost this time. it’s high-pitched and curious and the cutest thing he’s ever heard. he laughs, low against your skin. “thought about being kinda mean to you.”

this wakes you up a little more, turning your head towards him as your hands stop roaming. “what do you mean?” you ask, your first full sentence of the morning. 

“start playing with yourself, pretty, then i’ll tell you, huh?” he coos, and you almost object but you see the look on his face and it’s screaming to test him, so you don’t. 

you slip your fingers underneath the waistband of your panties, using your two to spread your lips apart. fuck, when did you get this wet? while he was talking to you? as you were waking up? before that? you whimper as you press the pad of your middle finger into your clit, pushing it between your sticky folds until the tip just barely enters your fluttering hole.

you press your head back into the pillow, already coming undone just by teasing yourself. you’re so enveloped in the feeling of your own fingers that when you feel his lips on you again, on your shoulder this time, you jump a little.

“that feel good?” he asks, absolutely drinking in the sight. you answer in quick nods and panting exhales. “good enough to come in a minute?” 

“minute?” you question, almost stopping, but even in your state, you clock the seriousness in his tone, or maybe you’ve just known him so well for so long. instead, you start moving quicker, not teasing yourself anymore, but rubbing small circles against your sloppy clit. 

he notices the change in your pace and he smirks. “you’re so smart, aren’t you?” he kisses you again, “yknow that there’s a catch here, huh?” you nod. you’re not sure you could’ve formulated it into words like that, but yes, whatever he just said. “thought you’d look so cute like this, fumbling to make yourself come so quickly, all disoriented and needy.” 

you can feel his cock straining against his boxers, pressed up against your hip, softly grinded into your side as you quietly moan around your own fingers. “thought it’d be even better if i gave you some higher stakes, really made you try.” 

“what stakes?” you ask, trying to focus on the conversation as you slip two fingers inside of yourself, pushing deeper and deeper, curling against your walls, attention split between hanging onto of his every word and feeling the pleasure build in your core.

“good question, baby,” he praises, hand slipping into his boxers, sucking in air through his teeth as he wraps his fist around his length. “you make yourself come in less than a minute or i won’t touch you for a week.”

your mind flashes back to the last time he gave you this exact trade-off. you didn’t take it seriously then, rolled your eyes, laughed a little bit, called his bluff. you know better now. your movements, once lazy and teasing, are now as direct and intentional as they can be while your body is still waking, muscles still warming up.

still, you’re driving your fingers inside of you quickly, switching back and forth between fucking yourself and playing with your clit, your other hand groping at your tits, rolling your nipple between the pads of your fingers. what you thought was going to be a lazy morning has turned out to be just a sadistic little game. 

“good girl,” he says, eyes moving all over your body. he doesn’t even know where to look. no matter where his gaze falls, he wins. your face, screwed in determination; your hand kneading at your tit, thumb flicking over your hard nipple; your fingers fucking in and out of yourself. 

he doesn’t even need to see what’s happening beneath the fabric of your panties, he’s throbbing in his palm just watching the outline of your fingers. he can see your knuckles straining against the cloth and the dark spot growing bigger and bigger as you keep fingering your needy hole.

“time’s almost up, pretty girl,” he says. he starts counting down. in between numbers, he asks, “does my baby want some help?” 

you whine at the thought of his hands taking over or just adding to the sensations. you nod, a strangled, “yes, please, fuck, please, baby.” the longest string of words you’ve said all morning. 

he doesn’t touch you though, leans in closer, breath soft against your ear, “next time i think i’ll just fuck you, make you come as the first thing you get to do when you wake up.” your inhale gets caught in your throat as you nod along to his words, closing your eyes tightly to focus on every syllable. “can see how messy you are through your panties ‘n i can’t believe i’m not deep inside of you right now, feelin’ it all on my cock.”

“but next time,” he says, “10,” he interrupts himself, “i don’t think you’ll need a whole minute, not if you have my cock, right?” he asks, “9,” he interrupts again, “probably only need 45 seconds, huh? 30? you could do that, right?” he grunts, “8.”

you move your hand from your tit to his forearm, trying so hard to hold on, but you can barely form a fist. everything is so much, the pleasure and the frustration of telling your fingers to move and the delay between the actions and fuck. 

“7,” he says, “god, i could come in a minute too, just from feeling your creamy pussy on my cock and seeing you like this.”

you don’t need the 6 extra seconds, he can keep em. you come around your own fingers, imagining them as his cock even though they’re nothing in comparison. your body is on fire and your core is tight and he can’t keep his hands off of you right now. you look as cute and perfect as he thought you would, as he envisioned all morning, as you come against the, now soaking wet, fabric of your panties.

the come down takes twice as long, you’re convinced. you exhale, mind finally running at what feels like a normal pace as you take note of your state, of your hand in your panties and the mess on the insides of your thighs and your boyfriend with a devilishly proud grin on his face. “fuck,” you say, voice steady once again as your eyes close in bliss. you move to roll over or sit up, but you only get as far as starting to move your hand from between your legs when your knuckles brush up against something. 

when you open your eyes again, you see him towering over top of you, a slow hand being placed on your hip, the other maneuvering you onto your side as he picks up your leg and puts it on his shoulder. “told ya i could come in a minute too, right? from feelin’ your creamy come-,” he grunts as his flushed head presses inside of you, “fuck, your sloppy, fuck,” his hips stutter as he snaps them against your skin, “perfect snug fuckin’ walls around me, shit.”

“gonna time me?”

♡ think' bout: toji, atsumu, geto, tsukki, gojo, oikawa, + ur fav ♡

♡ ʀᴇʙʟᴏɢs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ♡

[cryinggirlnamedhelen]

alright guys so important announcement...!

i'm probably going to be writing for blue lock way less now. don't get me wrong; i still love blue lock and it's still my 2/3 favorite manga series ever (tied with wind breaker), but i just think that now that we're finished with the nel and there'll be a barricade of new characters that we won't know much about, i don't want to write for one of them and look back on my fic a few months later when more of their personalities and background and egoist bible profiles are revealed and realize that i've mischaracterized them. as a writer, mischaracterizing a character is one of my greatest fears as a writer.

not only that, but i think that since characters like kaiser and nagi are both leaving blue lock and will likely not return until a few years later during the serialization of blue lock, it's a bit harder for me to write for them. they are both some of my favorite characters to write for, and having to constantly reuse and embellish my ideas for previous fics because we have such little content of them would be exhausting to me. i thrive off of new ideas and content; constantly using old content will drain me.

i also feel like i've just been losing passion for blue lock a lot. this could be because i just caught up to a manga i really enjoy and recency syndrome is catching up to me (wind breaker is the manga if you're interested) or because it's on breaks so often these days--which i do not blame kaneshiro and nomura for; their health is important--or because i know that the u20 world cup arc is going to be an excruciatingly long arc or maybe it's just because i'm complaining for no reason. i still really love blue lock, and it's always going to be special to me. i just think that at this current moment, blue lock is probably at it's lowest.

and i don't blame the authors nor the actual manga for it. i think that after such a series-defining arc such as the neo egoist league ended and so many characters are going to be leaving soon or have already left, blue lock is just really empty right now. and this is mostly a me problem; i tend to get pretty bored and irritated easily, and since this is the current state that blue lock is in, i'm just really having a hard time writing for blue lock. i've scraped wips after wips because of it.

with that being said, i'll still write for blue lock. not as often as i do right now, but still enough for you to see me every once in a while on the blue lock x reader tag. i promise; i won't disappear. if the manga has some sort of exciting update or a new volume of the egoist bible or some sort of big series development, i'll probably come back and start writing more often for bllk again. probably. no guarantees. i'll still try to be as active as i can with my writing (as many of you might know, i tend to disappear for a few days then come back for a few days then disappear again and the cycle continues), but i'll be in different fandoms. i'm currently thinking of focusing on wind breaker.

so don't get too sad; it's just temporary until my passion for blue lock comes back. and i'm so sorry to anyone who is upset about this! also btw, please don't see this post and get scared to send me any bllk asks or requests. i love all of your bllk asks and i think some of them are great ideas and really entertaining.

i love you all,

helen

[hips-dont-lieculosis]

I’ve decided to try compile my top ten, post hiatus videos, don’t hate me these are just my options, some of them even I don’t understand, this will not include ongoing series so no Tik Tok vids or Phan twitter or poppys playtime because those would take up too much space, so without further ado, for your viewing pleasure, my top ten post hiatus Dan and Phil videos as of today:

#10, the power washing video, not only is it so calming and satisfying to watch but I love how real they are and the fact that Phil leaves to have a bath, he’s so me, I do love when they play a slower game and just have chats in-between game play.

#9 the don’t scream video, this one is so weirdly soothing for me, I think because I’ve seen it so many times that I know when the jump scares are so I just get to enjoy 17 minutes of dan and Phil whispering and holding each others hands, very nice very good

#8 need I say more, it’s fantastic, love seeing that in the absolutely wildest fantasy medieval scenarios they can think of they both include them being happy together and basically dying in each others arms, very cute, it would be higher if it wasn’t sponsored by that weird game but hey, the boys have to pay that phortgage

#7 DATE NIGHT??? Honestly the fact that they call each other their “partner” the entire time and dan calling out Phil for being like “no homo” it feels like they’re edging us with the hard launch, like we KNOW NOW KISS ALREADY, also the murder on the dance floor little jam sesh, yeah… love it

#6 I love them making observations about each other, the roasting is so clever and playful that it’s not super like “are they actually mad at each other? They’re so cute and it’s really feels like a married couple being like “love you but also I’m going to roast your ass”

#5 this one is a bit similar to #7 but I think it’s slightly higher because I think they both look absolutely GORGEOUS, the silk is doing something, and the content is just banging, it’s the origin of “lamp gate” plus dan just getting crunk on amaretto, good for him, I may have slight recency bias though because I just watched this video again

#4 again probs recency bias but this video is so good, lore bombs AND competition AND it’s a dan vs phil, plus they are so funny in this, dans… outburst, hardest I’ve laughed at a dan and phil video in a little bit

#3 the camera angle, hi dads, Dan helping Phil sort out his drink, chivalry, the background is gorg, they are gorg, honestly any of the dragon city sponsored videos are so good, they seem like they’re having fun, very very good video

#2 I LOVE this video, they compliment each other throughout, they’re reminiscing, they’re cringing, dan looks like a grippy sock, and even more lore bombs it’s probably my most watched video from after the hiatus

#1 the light of my life, she is so beautiful, so horny, so funny, the bits in this like the oven being kinky, love they’re so playful and the baking is successful??????? Honestly probably my all time favourite baking video

And that’s that, I know I’ve definitely forgotten a banger video and I’m going to want to change this instantly but for now, here she is, lmk if you agree, what are your top 10?

[onscarlitos]

a little sports rant

one thing i genuinely despise about all sports (and maybe more specifically, sports fanbases and commentary) is how much recency bias informs everything. in tennis, i feel like it's especially rampant -- whether it be carlos, jannik, or coco -- these young, incredibly talented athletes who have already accomplished so much yet are still weighed down by the expectations of their own shadows

this is also why tumblr feels like the only safe and level-headed space I can turn to for tennis or other sports content. everywhere else is rampant with unfair commentary to just bullying the players. it's going to sound really corny and basic but these players are people and they're human, and often times i feel very protective of them because they're all younger than me.

let them be. let them experience their careers naturally.

[nattikay]

Hello, my name is NattiKay, and welcome to my blog! Before you follow, there’s a thing you should know about how I do fandom.

Basically, it can take one of two forms. The first is casual fandoms—this includes various media I enjoy and will like/reblog posts about, maybe even doodle for on rare occasions. I can have several of these simultaneously.

But the second—and much more visible—is a “main” fandom, which you can also call hyperfixation or special interest if you wish. I only have one of these at a time, it lasts for years, and it pretty much takes over my life and blog during that time. Once every few years or so my brain will latch on to a new “main” fandom—I don’t know what triggers it to switch, and I have zero control over when it happens or to what.

My current special-interest fandom is Avatar (James Cameron/blue people), with a bonus mini-fixation on the Na'vi language. My favorite characters are the Sully family and much of my art focuses on them right now.

Previous special-interest fandoms that I’ve had during my time on tumblr are, in descending order of recency:

Trollhunters/Tales of Arcadia Miraculous Ladybug Inuyasha

I make this distinction to say that if you recently found this blog through fanart of one of these previous fixations and followed hoping for more, I’m sorry to say you’re going to be disappointed.

When my fixation switches, I loose interest in actively creating content for the previous fandom because all my energy gets dedicated to the new one. This does not at all mean that I no longer like the previous ones—I may still reblog posts about them here and there—just that I no longer have the inspiration to be producing a bunch of art/comics/etc for them the way I used to. They’ve essentially moved from main fandom to casual fandoms. Yes, this will happen one day for my current fixation too, though I have no way of predicting when.

I will not be offended if you follow me during one fixation and then unfollow when it switches. I will also not be offended if you recently found this blog through my old content from previous fandoms and then choose not to follow because of this post: like I said, if you follow hoping for new art from those, you’re gonna be let down 😅

[laurabenanti]

fave creators' art challenge: 2024

based off of this post: the premise is simple. just think of your fave creators on this site and write a post listing some of your fave creations that were made by them. tell them why you like it, if the coloring is pretty, if the blending is top notch, if it inspired you or just gush about the characters... and don't forget to tag them so they can see it. (being tagged puts you at no obligation to do this yourself! just spreading the love).

everything under the cut below (because long post)

rules (that i made up):

sets should be those posted in 2024

one set per creator (otherwise i will put everything from everyone here)

picks do not need to be mutuals

* just going to go ahead and add in here now that i absolutely forgot people, but please know that i love everything you all make! please check out the other talented people i follow for more quality content. ** also this is in no particular order and i will absolutely be me repeating myself with the praise chosen because hot dang are these people talented.

@imogens-temult's super pretty set of moiraine. the color parallels are amazing, font combo is gorgeous, and just perfect. [FLASHING TW]

@shadowhaert's shaunanat set, featuring amazing green/black duotones, with a purple accent. i love the layout on this, and it works so well with the blending.

@nicknelosn's jackieshauna set. i love the typography on this sosososo much (also the blue and pink combo is so nicely done???) [FLASHING TW]

@khaotungthanawat's set for meet you at the blossom. i am not familiar with the show (read the ln awhile back), but there is something about the simplicity? it's beautifully done (and also the color yellow - my beloved).

@crowley-anthony's rio vidal/death set. the entire layout of everything is perfect: the triblends are top notch, the icons and font choice are amazing, AND it is just a nicely done set. also, again, the color yellow my beloved.

@mikelogan's super pretty flanagan formula. it is so pretty and well done. amazing layout, b&w my beloved, and also... there should always be more mike flanagan content. [FLASHING TW]

@dramatical's ghibli palette set. something about the simplicity just gives me joy. also, just gorgeously colored. amazing.

@alicenthighstower's siuraine set. the 3rd gif is so amazing with the framing. i love it so much i just- [FLASHING TW]

@ruanbaijie's set for snowfall. a very underrate cdrama, but also i just love how the text is laid out. the chinese characters being combined so nicely with the english, the coloring... truly just in love with it. (FLASHING TW)

@beetlejuce's beautifully done set for chappell roan. beautifully laid out, gorgeous coloring, and i adore it.

@tommykinard's set of maddie buckley. i love the soft blue (and, of course, the typography). i love how the font is laid out, and the transitions. forever obsessed with the lines/circle on the 3rd gif.

@eddiediaaz's set for buddie. the blends on tthe albums, the typography... beautiful. also - ever so slightly biased because a song i recommended is one of those featured. but that does not minimize the amazingness.

@maines' wizard of oz x agatha all along rainbow set. the coloring is so freaking beautiful, and is absolutely one of my favorite rainbow sets of all time. it is truly just... gorgeous. also - some of the missing scenes... still cheering on a pt. II.

@trueloveistreacherous' poker face set. i actually had something else picked originally, but my love for yellow won out again. PLUS - this is a show that needs so much more love. beautifully done.

@rosamundpkes' siuraine set. am i biased because this is set is based off a quote that i sent hella a month or two ago, and told her to make a set of? yes. BUT ALSO - do you see those tri-blends? do you see that pain in the 3rd gif? exactly.

@antoniosvivaldi's maisie peters set. there is slight recency bias, but i am obsessed with the gradients on this. it's so pretty, guys.

@guildfordd's rebelcaptain's set. this is just so pretty? and so well done? yeah, yeah, yellow bias - but i love the last gif's tie in with the icon/burst. it is just so pretty.

@henwilsons's morgana set. i am... i am so obsessed with the blending and coloring here that it's unhealthy. [FLASHING TW]

@robin-buckely's stranger things robin/steve/nancy set. this is just so amazingly laid out, and gives such good insp. just how (/positive)

@vidalharkness' obi wan set. the typography and coloring are just... so nice. also loving the overlay/texture going on in the first and last gif.

some other blogs that create amazing/inspiring content (w/ a set to showcase their work):

@taiturner's taissa turner set during tv appreciation week. amazing layout and gorgeous duotone coloring.

@magnusedom's 911 season 2 posters. they're all so unique.

@nataliescatorccio's chappell roan set. amazing layout and gorgeous blending.

@thereigning-lorelai's nancy drew/nace set. the typography is always on point, but the blends and design of the gifs are just gorgeous.

[feralthembo]

all my posts on patreon rn are member locked but free btw. im not into a good enough groove to paylock my stuff when i just want it seen but also have to put it behind a wall to try and get people over there to the place people CAN pay me. im not gonna drop off and stop making free content. i just have to get to a point where making paid content feels worth it? right now its just two friends who are just trying to support me and i know that expectation isnt there. but if i get a few more paid members that will change and ill figure out what im going to do about it. i just hope im in a space to do it when it happens.

so if you want to see any of my most recent arts heres the ones i like the most (ordered in recency not preference)