#it's good to finally have some femslash

[teddybasmanov]

Found out that we* do in fact ship Lera and Toma. Ten revived, forty-seven healed.

*the fandom that I'm too unproductive too uninformed and too shy to participate in properly.

[a-gay-bloodmage]

Day 26: Isn’t It Improper?

(Josephine Montilyet x Semiha Silva-Adaar)

Now that she’s fought for Josephine’s hand and won, sealed the Breach, lost her arm, and disbanded the Inquisition—listed in no particular order of importance, of course—Semiha Silva-Adaar can’t help but wonder if she can do anything to properly endear herself to the Montilyet family.

Written for the @loveofdragonage event!

Rating: Explicit

Read on Archive of Our Own Here!

[dingodad]

Honestly I hope HS^2 ends with a permanent Dirkjake breakup. Finally smashing the last ship from the OG comic would be good for the "moving on" theme.

this is so funny to me not bc of anything about dirkjake bc what do you mean by 1. smashing 2. last ship from og comic. they broke up in the epilogues already like ? idk i feel like obviously their relationship is still important and will come up again bc duh. but like. they broke up... dirk broke up with jake and slash or killed himself..... we've been playing in that space for like 6 years now. in the space of dirkjake breakup and dirk suicide.

also "finally smashing the last ship from og comic" i mean davekat is still kicking. roxycallie r still together in meat. like what does it mean to 'smash' the ship bc if all those have been 'smashed' by virtue of breaking up in one of the epilogue timelines (meat / candy) then dirkjake again is already smashed. like pancake on the road smashed. burger smashed. super smash brothered. i feel like i read a different epilogues and slash or hsbc from this person

did dirkjake even "break up" in the epilogues like i admit it's been a while for me but they seemed pretty firmly past tense by the end of homestuck proper. jake got married to a woman. maybe i'm forgetting something

i think one COULD make a pretty sound argument that roxy and calliope are a postcanon pairing. they held hands a bunch of times in the comic yeah but roxy and john's relationship seems to progress in a pretty straight line from becoming infatuated as teens in act 6 -> getting married as adults in the epilogues. maybe i am a wrongin for this but callierox is ascended femslash to me. and i know davekat is ostensibly canon at the end of act 6 but those guys are basically the same thing in my mind like it's the epilogues where they reach the CANON canon leagues.

and in that sense i do get what the other anon is saying like by "smashing" the old ships we are talking more within the revolutionary vein of "smashing heteronormativity". capisce? roxy and dave's relationships with calliope and karkat are already the result of freeing certain characters from 'compulsory' relationships (roxy from john, terezi from dave AND karkat AND ALSO gamzee) but homestuck has much loftier goals than JUST focusing on heterosexual compulsion and unfortunately wanting to bone the only other man left alive on the planet earth still counts as that. we need to get dirk some new dick that's all

[femslashbigbang]

[MASTERPOST] February Challenge

Hello all! We had such a great turnout for the 1st of our monthly challenges, please see below the list of entries.

Please don't forget we've also got a new monthly challenge going for march if you'd like to join in!!

Thanks again for all the wonderful people participating. :)))

Fics

I won’t let go of that day (or you) by kopycat_101 

Fandom: ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Marcille Donato/Falin Touden Summary: Marcille remembered vividly the night Falin left. Falin was off traveling with her brother, leaving Marcille behind to wonder and worry. After three years, Marcille decided to do something. She was going to Melini. And she was going to save Falin.

let me walk to the top of the big night sky by inkpoisonblood

Fandom: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga) Rating: T // Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings Pairing: Kochou Kanae/Original Female Character(s) Summary: It's not even close to being Kanae's first mission, which is why she's so embarrassed at how horribly it all goes. Or— well. In the moment, she's terrified out of her mind. Later on she'll be embarrassed. But right now she's fighting Upper Moon Two, and it's almost sunrise but she's overused the Final Form to the point where— She can't see. She can't see. or, kochou kanae survives.

In Her Presence Again by KaterinaDeAnnika

Fandom: The Witcher (TV) Rating: T // Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings Pairing: Tissaia de Vries & Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg Summary: This is a short piece written for the Femslash Big Bang 2025, for the prompt “Reunion”. Tissaia asks Yennefer for a secret meeting after she’s been on the run with Geralt and Ciri. Yennefer is all she can think about, and the Rectoress believes it’s been long enough without some sort of admission. 100% Yennaia

Princesses and Knights by clipper782

Fandom: Lord of Heroes (Video Game) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Solphi Lebenheit/Alev Valkarios Summary: Alev wonders what path she should take, looking forward to the rest of her life. For the February Challenge Prompt: Reunion

Paper Flowers by owlpockets

Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: T // Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings Pairing: Crowe Altius/Lunafreya Nox Fleuret Summary: If you leave a blue paper flower just outside the lights, the Wasteland Witch will bring you some food in exchange.

say a little prayer by dryadfiona

Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: G // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Karlach/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate) Summary: Shadowheart doesn't have the time for an old friend, but here Karlach is, anyway. Still, she has the discipline and focus to stay on task, to be the best she can be and not to let Coach DeVir down, to not get distracted by the sight of how good the tiefling looks in hockey gear. (Well. The first two, at least.) -- Or: Karlach finds Shadowheart after several years apart, and Shadowheart finds it difficult to forget who she used to be. Written for the Femslash Big Bang's February monthly challenge!

I'm Perfectly Fine - Reunion by AQA473

Fandom: Borderlands (Video Games) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Lilith/Patricia Tannis Summary: While the vault hunters go to save the world from Handsome Jack, Tannis feels a little antsy while waiting for everyone to return. She might be a little more concerned about one particular person.

Together Again by LilacDreamSage (TheMistyDarkPrincess)

Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) Rating: T // Warning: Major Character Death Pairing: Kayama Nemuri | Midnight/Kurose Anan | Thirteen Summary: “You're never going to be alone again. Never again.” Anan promised and Nemuri believed her. Believed that their reunion was going to make the words the truth. Because the void disappeared completely around her as she held onto her wife and let her guide her forward toward the light.

To feel your heart beat again by Tinglecannon

Fandom: ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon Rating: E // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Benichidori/Hien (Dungeon Meshi) Summary: Hien glanced over to see Benichidori staring right up at her, in a display far more open than she would expect of her in mixed company. The two of them have been companions long enough to be able to communicate without words to know what the other is thinking or feeling. As Hien trailed her eyes over Benichidori and noticed the miniscule smudge of her left eye makeup, she felt her chest seize. Images of those eyes lifeless blurred past her mind.

glass against the flame by cjmasim

Fandom: Breaking Bad Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Blanca Gomez/Marie Schrader Summary: It’s over a year after the trial when Marie sees Blanca again.

of rose petals and shadows by Grollow

Fandom: RWBY Rating: G // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Blake Belladonna/Ruby Rose Summary: They miss each other more than they realize.

reunion by chadsuke

Fandom: Citizen Sleeper (Video Game) Rating: G // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Sleeper/Tala (Citizen Sleeper) Summary: After closing hours, you get a customer.

need you to stay right here, right now by theriveroflight

Fandom: 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games)  Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Gina Lestrade/Mikotoba Susato Summary: Susato had hardly realised the magnitude of her longing until she saw Gina again, after six years.

loved (but never known) by justadino

Fandom: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Scarlet & Violet | Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Versions Rating: G // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Shirona | Cynthia/Raifort (Pokemon) Summary: Raifort isn’t how Cynthia remembers her. // Raifort gets the treasures of ruin. Cynthia thinks she might be losing her mind. written for the femslash big bang's feburary prompt: reunion

think i found a place for us by littencloud9

Fandom: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime 1997-2023) Rating: G // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Lilie | Lillie/Mao | Mallow (Pokemon) Summary: "Lillie," Mallow breathes, the air tickling her neck. "Welcome home." Home, Lillie thinks, isn't just this island, with the sweltering heat and the magnificent sunsets and the sweet chime of the school bell. Home is here, too, in the arms of the girl who's never once doubted her. or, lillie returns to alola

I thought I saw you from a distance by hprse

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Azula/Yue (Avatar) Summary: Yue and Azula reunite in Agna Qel'a after Azula takes a brief trip to the Fire Nation. Written for the February prompt of the Femslash Big Bang Monthly Challenge, reunion.

how many shades of pink by DragonsAndCryptids

Fandom: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Kanroji Mitsuri/Kochou Shinobu Summary: There has never been a time that Shinobu was not enamored with Mitsuri Kanroji.

foolish dreamer, be awakened by hannieuphoria

Fandom: Alien Stage Rating: T // Warnings: Major Character Death Paring: Mizi/Sua Summary: Mizi, Sua says. Mizi, are you listening? Mizi walks, looking forward. Sua almost whispers, look at me, for how could she ever exists, if Mizi's not looking her way? mizi can't help but to take a hold of what she knows she cannot keep.

every minute here I get more sentimental by sithfox (krazykikivii)

Fandom: The Mandalorian (TV), Star Wars Legends: Jango Fett Open Seasons (Comics), Star Wars Legends: Republic Commando Series - Karen Traviss Rating: G // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Arla Fett/Bo-Katan KryzeThe Armorer (The Mandalorian TV)/Bo-Katan Kryze Summary: Bo-Katan Kryze is pretty sure she's been cursed by the stars with how badly things have been going for her recently. She'd really like things to go her way for once. Maybe her mysterious visitor can help.

Follow me. by SlantedKnitting

Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: E // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Gwen/Morgana Summary: Five years after Gwen’s sudden disappearance, she turns up at Morgana’s husband’s evening party. Morgana’s feelings for her former maid come rushing back, but she knows they can never truly be together.

Wifey Material by KapandherScratchpad

Fandom: Bridgerton (TV) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Francesca Bridgerton/Michaela Stirling Summary: Fran has had a crush on Michaela since childhood. She’s trying not to be weird about it. Prompt: Reunion [Femslash Big Bang Monthly Challenge]

nothing left for me to sing by GallifreyanFairytale

Fandom: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Iori Utahime/Tsukumo Yuki Summary: Yuki disappeared, and Utahime spent three days crying in the bathroom between classes, sick with heartbreak, before picking the pieces up and forcing herself to keep moving forward. If Yuki didn’t care about Utahime in the end, then Utahime wouldn’t waste her time caring either. Yuki disappeared. So why, a year later, almost to the exact date, is she standing outside of Utahime’s dorm? utahime, yuki, and a bitter reunion

just like before, except now we know by saiditallbefore

Fandom: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: La'an Noonien-Singh/Number One | Una Chin-Riley Summary: Later, when La'an untangled the memories of their rescue, Una was the part she remembered best.

We have defeated time itself by LizLimone998

Fandom: What We Do In the Shadows (TV) Rating: M // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Gregor | Jeff Suckler/Nadja of Antipaxos Nadja encounters her human lover Gregor, reincarnated as the local washerwoman.

A Boon of Retribution by stuckinsanguinus

Fandom: Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games) Rating: E // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Melinoë/Nemesis (Hades Video Game) Summary: When Melinoë reunites with Nemesis on the battlefield, she gets a choice of boon from the cthonic goddess - but the boon Melinoë picks comes as a surprise to Nemesis, and she has no choice but to play along with the Princess's silly little game.

Reunion by Butimachrldr2

Fandom: Once Upon A Time (TV) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan Summary: Femslash Big Bang Monthly Challenge - February Prompt “Reunion” Regina’s best friend invites her to visit then ropes her into attending their college reunion, where she runs into the one person she would want to meet again, her ex, Emma…

it's after the war, and you're next to me by frankenjoly

Fandom: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime) Rating: T // No Archive Warnings Apply Pairing: Kugisaki Nobara/Zenin Maki Summary: Maki had half a mind to follow Ieiri’s instructions, of course, and yet it took more restraint than she had anticipated in order not to throw herself into Nobara’s arms. Instead, she approached the bed just as quickly as she would have done if jumping like she would love to, knelt at the bedside, and held her girlfriend’s free hand between her own. Then, not so long after, Maki also pressed a few kisses into the back of said hand. for femslash big bang's february monthly challenge: reunion nobara wakes up after shibuya, maki runs to ther, they settle into the aftermath together.

till you fall in your coffin (holding me hostage) by AquamarineMemeBender

Fandom: Alien Stage Rating: G // Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence Paring: Mizi/Sua Summary: "The Universe should have stopped spinning when Mizi’s Universe stopped breathing, but it didn’t. It didn’t, and Sua is- she’s dead, that’s what the hole in her brain meant, and she’d lied to Mizi for as long as they’ve known each other, and now the world has kept turning and Mizi is still here, alive, breathing with only one lung and one side to her heart pumping blood to her body." Or: Mizi's god is dead. She has to keep moving anyway.

lay me gently in the cold, dark earth (M) by JediAnnieScrambler

Fandom: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Rating: M // Warnings: CW Rape/Non-con & Underage Pairing: Sabrina Spellman/Mary Wardwell | Madam Satan | Lilith Summary: Lilith brings Sabrina back from the dead. She comes back wrong.

[anghraine]

Happy WIP Wednesday, everyone! @brynnmclean tagged me and I seized the opportunity to write over 2000 words of one of the very early sections of the femslash Spirk fic. This isn't all of it, but quite a bit:

"Captain," said S'paak, her nod precisely calibrated to the degrees of rank between them. "You requested my presence here?" At this, Captain Pike glanced up. She saw no sign of illness or particular perturbation on his face, nothing unusual at all. Peculiar. "Commander S'paak," he replied, and gestured at one of the chairs. "Don't worry, you're not here because of any error on your part. I wanted to discuss some information you should know." "I do not experience worry," she said automatically, settling into the chair opposite him as her thoughts hurried onward. "I presume this information relates to my forthcoming duties as first officer, once you have moved on to your next assignment?" The captain smiled, though she wasn't sure what about her conclusion would provoke humor. "A reasonable presumption as ever, Commander." Pike cleared his throat, sitting down in the chair nearest him. S'paak found herself unsettled by this. Her position typically resulted in her standing or sitting at his left hand, rather than across the table, which had never struck her as quite so large before. Nor had the briefing room previously seemed so small. She nearly frowned at the thought, fanciful and useless—but then, she'd never bothered estimating the dimensions until now. "Starfleet Command has chosen the next captain of the Enterprise," said Pike. "Finally. As the prospective first officer, you should have been notified already." "I was, sir, though I'm not familiar with Captain Kirk," S'paak admitted. "Did they inform you of the reason for such a long delay?" "Yes, surprisingly," he said. It was, indeed, unlike his superiors to explain themselves in any kind of substantive detail. S'paak waited. Captain Pike folded his hands in front of him, visibly uncomfortable despite his professional manner. She'd always admired him, but within the silent privacy of her own mind, she conceded that she did not consider his emotional transparency among his most estimable qualities. "No doubt you're aware that Jessica Kirk will be the first woman in Starfleet in full command of a major starship," said Pike. "It's always good to see us progress further towards our principles and ideals, of course, but I gather there was a certain ... inertia of tradition to overcome. The way things have always been done et cetera, even though she's unquestionably the best candidate. In any case, you've got your finger on the pulse of the crew. Do you think there will be any issues there?" "I don't place fingers on any pulses, captain," she said. "I have no particular medical expertise." His face gained a tinge of long-suffering patience that she perhaps enjoyed more than a Vulcan ought.

Without a change of expression, she continued, "That said, there may be some difficulties, yes. The crew is certainly too disciplined for undeserved insubordination, in my judgment, but the presence of anyone they're not accustomed to seeing in their command structure can provoke a certain amount of hostility and distrust without any logical rationale."

She knew she didn't need to offer the obvious evidence of her own experience, even if she'd never captained a starship and had no desire to do so. Pike grimaced slightly.

"True enough, unfortunately," he said, and glanced a little to the side at nothing she could see. S'paak thought it likely that he was avoiding her gaze; it was a habit of many humans when discussing the failings of their own kind, as if the disrespect directed at S'paak and others could be somehow lessened by not looking at them. Entirely illogical.

"Well," Pike added, "no doubt she'll earn their respect quickly enough."

S'paak raised an eyebrow. "May I have permission to speak freely, captain?"

"Of course."

His eyes had focused on her face once more, so she maintained even tighter control over her features than usual, and kept her hands very still. In a level voice, she asked,

"Was your career the price of this progress?"

Pike's eyes widened—not theatrically, but enough for her to understood that she had surprised him. Then he smiled again, though it didn't seem in amusement this time. Leaning back in his chair, Pike's entire posture relaxed in a way she had only observed around the senior officers.

"Not at all," he said easily. "I was getting moved up to fleet captain regardless, and this new voyage demands rather different strengths than mine."

S'paak doubted that. She'd never served under a commanding officer with more presence of mind, honesty, or unfaltering resolve. She could not bring herself to say that—at least not in those terms, which might easily sound sentimental, regardless of tone and the wealth of empirical evidence for her opinion.

"Does it?" she said.

Pike gave a crisp nod. "Yes. I'm sure you'll find it rewarding to discover and analyze new phenomena, but a five-year-long deep space mission into completely unknown and unexplored territories is likely to involve some very steep risks and personal danger for the captain."

"That's to be expected," she admitted. "You have faced those before, however. Sir."

"Not to this extent," said Pike. "At least, not recently, and certainly not for so long. It's ... let's say, entirely logical for Starfleet to search for a captain with more fortitude of mind and body than I have these days. They didn't want to sacrifice leadership ability or intelligence in their choice of commanding officer, yet this particular mission also calls for someone physically strong, resilient, dauntless. They're not wrong about that."

It was logical, yet she still did not altogether approve. But he laughed under his breath before she could register further dissent.

"Not that humans are any of those things by Vulcan standards," he said.

S'paak inclined her head, remembering herself as a child, accidentally leaving bruises on her mother's hands and arms and shoulders. She hadn't understood just how fragile Amanda was until Sarek explained the matter with the stark clarity that marked all of his explanations.

"Well, those criteria certainly narrowed down the list of possibilities, as you might imagine," he went on. "Kirk's a bit younger than they'd have preferred, so there was that to consider as well, but she's such a good fit that I gather the delay was really just dithering on their way to the inevitable."

"She did appear quite young in the photograph accompanying the personnel change," S'paak said. "It was small and of poor quality, however, so I couldn't be certain."

"She's only thirty-two or thirty-three," he replied. "She'll be the youngest starship captain in the fleet by years once she's given command. So I'm sure you can see why your role as first officer is likely to be particularly important in this transition, especially given your familiarity with the Enterprise and much of the crew and ... so on."

In general, S'paak found so on painfully imprecise, but his sudden awkwardness left little doubt about what he meant. She was a half-Vulcan woman as well as an experienced senior officer. On many occasions, others' reactions to her species and gender had proven inconvenient to the fulfillment of her responsibilities. Now, her years of navigating not only the science laboratories and bridge of the ship, but the petty, irrational, incessant prejudices of those on it, could only render her a more useful right hand to a young woman in the captain's seat, doing what no woman of any species had done before.

S'paak was not entirely sure what she thought of that. She simply nodded.

"If you've got any concerns or reservations," he said, "this would be a good time to air them."

She considered that, barely registering the cool, smooth texture of the table under her hands, or the mechanized air circulating through the room, or the dull simplicity of the briefing room's furnishings, or even Pike himself. S’paak had numerous points of … not curiosity, exactly, but inquiries that presented themselves to her mind. She would be first officer; she should inform herself well enough to be prepared.

"It seems to me," said S'paak slowly, "that an elevation so unprecedented, in so many ways, is improbable without some extraordinary cause or motive. Starfleet does not suffer such a dearth of qualified captains that no one else could have been found, had they wished to find someone else."

"True," he said, and just leaned back further, listening rather than interrupting her reasoning. She had always appreciated that about him.

"One obvious possibility is some form of ... I believe the usual term is nepotism," she said. "Her advancement might serve the interests of someone already in power, but the existence of a contact or relative with enough sway to ensure Captain Kirk's advancement to an unprecedented degree of authority is mere speculation without evidence. Such a person would likely not be unknown, yet I have no knowledge of any connection of the kind, and I doubt anyone alive has the influence to receive such a favor when it comes to a mission of this importance. Nor would a captain be chosen for this particular mission to be simply the face of progress."

"I agree," said Pike.

"Logic suggests the more probable explanation is some extraordinary quality or action of Captain Kirk's," she said. "It could easily be both, and easily consist of many traits and many successes. In fact, given the usual practices of Starfleet, anything else would be all but impossible."

Captain Pike straightened, his shoulders squaring even as his face returned to its usual friendly lines. "I can give you some peace of mind on that front."

"I do not lack peace of mind," she said flatly.

He ignored this. "She comes from a Starfleet family, sure enough—both parents, a brother—but none of them ever got as far as she has already. Respectable rather than influential. And you're right, nobody could pull strings hard enough to determine the choice of captain of the Enterprise. You don't need to worry about Kirk's qualifications. Yes, sorry, I know you don't experience worry. But believe me, the woman's got a line of commendations and awards as long as my arm and a sterling reputation."

"I see," said S'paak. "Sterling in what respect, captain?"

He waved his hand at nothing in particular. "From what I've heard, most respects. She's certainly no maverick, but tactically brilliant and creative when given command. A reliable and steady senior officer when she's not. We've had quite a few diplomatic resolutions credited to her involvement; by all accounts, she's quite charming and friendly. Brutal in a fight, though. Several of those commendations are for saving dozens of fellow crewmen on foot."

To S'paak, this paragon sounded both worthy of admiration and profoundly alarming as a commanding officer. Pike himself had commanded the Enterprise and its crew with a cool, consistent competence she found soothing. The impression of Captain Kirk forming in her mind was of someone altogether more unpredictable.

Nothing could be done about it now, she reminded herself. And S'paak had never been in a position to affect this outcome. What is, is.

"I see," she said. "There is no logical reason for reservations then, captain. I hope to be of use to Captain Kirk once the voyage commences."

"I have no doubts on that point," he said, springing up from his chair and striding over to the computer. Rather than giving it any instructions, however, he studied the machine for a moment and then glanced back at S'paak. "I'll be handing over the keys in a week, if all goes according to schedule. You're welcome to join Number One and me for the occasion."

S'paak blinked, intrigued as usual by the human capacity to produce multiple grammatically perfect sentences that bordered on incomprehensibility, with no appearance of effort. But the substance of the conversation was clearly over. She got to her feet and said,

"I would be honored, captain. Do you have any other matters to discuss?"

"No, I just wanted to get the temperature and pass on useful information," he said. Then he lifted one hand into the ta'al. "S'paak, you've been a hell of an officer. Live long and prosper."

She felt a distinct and improbable burning in her eyes, inner eyelid notwithstanding. S'paak raised her own hand.

"Live long and prosper, Captain Pike," she said.

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Like @brynnmclean, I'm tagging my own usual suspects: @kareenvorbarra, @heckofabecca, @steinbecks, @incognitajones, and anyone else who wants to!

[problematic-yuri-poll]

Problematic Femslash Ship Tournament - Round 1

Despaircest - Junko Enoshima x Mukuro Ikusaba (Danganronpa Series) VS. Shoka Sakurane x Ayano Kamachi (Neo The World Ends With You)

Info and propaganda under cut! This will not be spoiler-free.

Problematic elements for Despaircest:

twincest, abuse, murder, toxicity, codependency

Problematic elements for Shoka x Ayano:

Age gap/underage ship. Shoka is 16 and Ayano is 19. Additionally, it's common to see them in a sisterly relationship, so some consider it to be incest. Lastly, they tried to kill each other (Ayano under the influence of brainwashing and Shoka in self defence) with Shoka succeeding in killing Ayano.

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Propaganda for Despaircest:

MUKURO HAS A CANON CRUSH ON JUNKO. SHES ALWAYS FUCKING BLUSHING AROUND HER AND SHIT. THEYRE SO GAY. JUNKO LITERALLY SAYS SHE KILLED MUKURO BECAUSE IT WAS THE MOST DESPAIR SHE COULD EVER FEEL. SHE FUCKING LOVED HER TOO!!!!! - Twincest for the win! Junko also constantly abuses/tries to kill Mukuro and Mukuro is totally Into it! Plus Junko literally ends up killing Mukuro so yknow doomed yuri. They are so toxic and codependent and when Junko DOES end up killing Mukuro, she gets off to it, and says she wishes she were Mukuro!!! - They're THE incest sisters - Despaircest is soooo dear to me bc I shipped this shit even AS an anti man. Being obsessed w Junko is so entwined w Mukuro’s whole character that you cannot simply IGNORE the incest. Like man I don’t usually like twincest but these two. They are awful. - despaircest propaganda that was too big for the post:

Propaganda for Shoka x Ayano:

Shoka/Ayano is, to me, a deeply tragic yuri ship. For one thing, it's unrequited: Shoka canonically considers Ayano to be like an older sister to her. Ayano, on the other hand, refers to Shoka as "my darling:" a term you could use for siblings, but to me, hints at romantic feelings. She named her pet iguana "Shoka" as well, and most importantly, the only time her blushing sprite is ever used is after Shoka thanks her for helping her and taking care of her. They are both members of the Shinjuku Reapers, and start the game as close teammates and friends with a comfortable relationship together. Shoka speaks at length how much Ayano took care of her when Shoka first joined the reapers. Ayano shows protectiveness over Shoka and worries when she gets into danger. Shoka relies on Ayano to show her how to be a reaper. They seem codependent, but at this stage, it works for them. What makes this ship truly toxic is when their relationship falls apart. When the team moves to a new city, Shoka becomes less reliant on Ayano and finds herself at home in Shibuya, while Ayano struggles to adjust to the new city and to Shoka being with her less and less often. Later, Shoka becomes suspicious of her teammates' intentions for Shibuya and leaves the group. Ayano is so distraught at Shoka leaving the team that she willingly infects herself with Plague Noise in an effort to get Shoka to return to her side. When this doesn't work, Ayano lets the Plague Noise possess her, believing that if Shoka won't return to her willingly, she'll have to take her by force. The possession is irreversible, and Shoka is forced to mercy kill her. They get a brief moment together before Ayano is… gone forever. I'll link the video of their final confrontation and boss fight because it's so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyoa2beYC8A To me, the only reason people don't see them as a potential ship is because of the age gap, and perhaps because of Shoka seeing Ayano as a sister. It's disappointing because Ayano definitely has incredibly strong (possibly romantic) feelings for Shoka. The unrequited, mismatched love is part of the draw for me. I love how tragic it is. Seeing two girls who deeply loved each other's relationship fall apart until they fight to the death… and yet, still loving each other and mourning each other… it hurts so good. I'm submitting this partly because I hope there'll be more content if people get the idea of the ship, because it's almost nonexistent. I'll end it with a quote from Ayano that shows how far she would go to make Shoka come back to her: "You asked me to stay, but you strayed from my side. Never again… I won't let you out of my sight… even if I have to tear you limb from limb… I'll take every last piece of you with me…"

[lonelyroommp3]

i do want you to elaborate on eposette and how you would write the exr dynamic if you had to

omg okay i've been sitting on this ask for days trying to muster up the urge to be a cunt. my big issue with eposette is that it always has a bit of an "eat your vegetables" vibe to me - not necessarily in the ship itself, because i think it has good and interesting bones as a dynamic even though i personally am not interested in it at all as a shipper - but certainly in how people approach it. i'm always left with the overwhelming impression that because the les mis fandom is soooo heavily focused on men people become self aware about this - which is a good thing - and then rapidly overcompensate by fixating on a female character (e.g. musichetta got a load of this in 2014) or a femslash ship (this is always eposette, because they are the only two female characters the fandom can, for $1, name who isn't already breaking boundaries for feminism by being in - checks notes - a throuple with two guys).

and then the ship is frequently not done especially well because, yknow, fanonbrain knows no gender and just because you're progressive enough to include women in your fanworks doesn't mean you're immune to ooc writing, reducing them to stereotypes, or making them the hypercompetent foils to the men who it's really abundantly clear are still your main focus. BUT there's now the added side effect that caring about this ship becomes fandom shorthand for "caring about women, full stop" and DISLIKING this ship for any reason practically makes you a violent misogynist. i was seeing so fucking much of this in the shipping showdown - like "oh they've got to win because they're lesbians", "misogyny website" when they were getting beaten by an m/m ship, etc. and it was so tiring

however, i will say to the credit of the shippers that introducing the stealing mechanism within the tournament did lead to some fanworks that made me think oh thank god, there ARE some clever and talented people out there who actually care about this ship because they like these two characters and have put genuine thought and care into portraying their relationship, and as much as i'm personally pressed about eposette stealing the quarter finals from valvert i am also extremely relieved and mildly humbled in my bitchiness that they eventually made it to the final on genuine fannish merit and not from people just clicking the lesbian button for the sake of it, because i really thought that was what was going to happen lol

anyway onto e/r and what i personally would prefer to read, i just want stuff that actually reflects their canon relationship. like i think especially in modern aus, where everything becomes a bit more grounded and relatable, the quasi-religious nature of grantaire's devotion gets easily downplayed into "he just has a really big crush" and to me that's boring. i also want to see more fanworks really leaning into the stakes of the whole thing - "they died holding hands" is an e/r mantra so frequently repeated that i think it's almost lost its meaning because oh my god sometimes i'll read the book or watch an adaptation and go hey what the fuck. they literally DIED HOLDING HANDS. and again for me i feel like very few modern au fics in particular reach that level of catharsis when they finally get together. in all honesty i am not a fan of fics where enjolras is actively pining for grantaire in return except in VERY specific circumstances that i will go into shortly, i just really really really love that of;pd gets to be The moment where they finally share a moment of mutual respect and love and it literally only lasts about 30 seconds start to finish because then they both DIE. that's ROMANCE and it's that level of tragedy that makes the ship so compelling to me and which i feel like very few fanworks successfully replicate. and whatever i guess a lot of people saw that death scene and thought "god i wish i could exist in a world where they just fell in love normally and were happy" and fair play to them but it doesn't interest me in the slightest

(back when i was like 15 i had this massive sweeping concept for a reincarnation AU fic that was mainly centred around enjoltaire and a big part of the overarching conflict was like. on the one hand you have an enjolras who has not only suddenly remembered this absolutely horrific trauma he went through, but he's also suddenly developed this enormous new level of respect - and, frankly, love, although how quickly he identifies that feeling for what it is is up in the air - for grantaire that he would never ever have thought possible in his past life. but on the other hand grantaire, because one dying moment of heroism is not quite enough to rewire years of unhealthy practices, largely copes with his trauma by falling back into his old patterns of drinking and being a dick PLUS there's this weirdness with the enjolras dynamic because this new, traumatised enjolras isn't the beacon of idealism and hope grantaire pinned himself to in the past. and i think to answer your question if i had to write an e/r fic THAT would probably still be the approach i was drawn to)

[kuwdora]

Witcher Recs - Femslash - Sorceress Edition part 1

I come bearing more recs from my collection of bookmarks and downloads and stories I found in my saved tabsets from the last few years - and a few recent finds, too. There's always so much good fic out here and this is just a small recs list: 16 recs across two pairings. I love tag diving for femslash because I always find so many new gems when I look again. Witcher femslash is a wonderful bounty that I can't get enough of, so let me share this bounty with you! This post will contain Witcher Femslash Recs featuring Sorceresses. Fringilla/Francesca and Philippa/Triss are the theme of this post. All Witcher canons represented and will be noted in each rec.

Fringilla/Francesca

Our Feet Make Flowers Bloom by @ahh-fxck. 638w. Mature. TWN. Fringilla/Francesca. Touching. Psychic abilities, tenderness.

This is gorgeous prose, so full of tenderness and poetry and oh my god, it had my heart aching for Fringilla finally having a little bit of warmth and sunlight in her life. And Francesca being so gentle and kind! It’s so good.

Three Queens by @salamanderinspace. 678w. Mature. TWN. Fringilla/Francesca.Post-canon, hair-pulling, love. When Fringilla and Francesca kiss it's a study in contrasts.

This ficlet is also absolutely awe-inspiring and beautiful, full of such tenderness that makes one ache to the depths of their soul. It’s so, so lovely. The prose really does me in here and I love coming back to it when I need some beautiful softness.

Submission by LadyV_writes. 4298w. Explicit. TWN. Fringilla/Francesca. “Submission can be enjoyable under the right circumstances. Trust me.”

Extraordinarily hot. Fringilla trusting Francesca enough to fall apart. ❤️ Like, 10 million kinds of hot for Francesca guiding Fringilla through the process of letting go.

A Reward by chryysaskk. 66w. Gen. TWN. Fringilla/Francesca. “It’s a beautiful lullaby,” she hears her voice and she didn’t control it, but she found it sweeter than usual. She was rarely rewarded for not controlling.

This is fluff, but it’s a fluffy kind of ache since we know how canon turns out. But for a sweet, sweet moment, Fringilla and Francesca are okay and the world is full of possibilities as long as they are together.

make sure nobody sees you leave by @acemoppet TWN. Fringilla/Francesca. 260w. Mature. Angst, Secret relationship. Hurt no comfort. Kissing. “We tell no one.”

I can’t lie, I love secrets that characters keep. Secrets are hot. This is an angsty achey ficlet that made me fold in on myself. I want everything for them, but at least they can take these fleeting moments with each other.

the eye of the storm by @dancingwiththefae. 1279w. Mature. TWN. Fringilla/Francesca. Post-Thanedd, nudity, bathing/washing, hurt/comfort. She gently wiped away the blood. Francesca's fingers dug into her arms tight. She didn't need to say anything, the haunted expression in her eyes told her all she needed to know. All they had was each other.

The ache and hurt/comfort in this fic is so good, I read it three times. In the quietness after Thanedd, Fringilla and Francesca have each other and it’s wonderful.

wine-drunk by @limerental. 729w. Mature. TWN. Fringilla/Francesca. Post season 3, grief/mourning, alcohol abuse, hurt/comfort, angst. In the wake of Thanned, Fringilla and Francesca both struggle with sleep.

Love that this fic takes what we saw of Fringilla’s experience in season 3 and weaves that pain throughout. I also love it when Lim is writing Fringilla POV. This is so achey, so full of hurt and angst but Fringilla and Francesca do have each other. Even though the pain and trauma Fringilla’s been through, I’m left wondering if it’s enough.

Philippa/Triss

Into the wishy-washy dark that cannot let go by @sargassostories. 10,611w. Explicit. TWN. Philippa/Triss. Slow burn, Hanahaki disease, self-worth issues, d/s undertones, exhibitionism, domestic bliss. Triss Merigold survived the Battle of Sodden Hill-- and wished she hadn't. That is, until she experienced a mysterious mage healing her in her dreams, whose teasing, tempting touches begin to bring her back to life. Philippa Eilhart has taken a particular interest in a little witch's recovery, but what begins as a purely mercenary effort to gain an ally grows… complicated.

The hurt/comfort in this is fucking incredible. Triss is having a hard time with the world moving on after Sodden. Philippa’s own interest becoming intense and dark and twisted. The Hanahaki was weaved throughout the fic was really interesting and I thought added to the narrative of Triss’ pain and journey through the feelings and physical/psychological/emotional agonies she’d been enduring. I really fucking love this fic.

Wish such sugar’d words by @limerental. 5334w. Mature. TWN/book canon blending. Philippa/Triss. 5+1 things, lesbian political subterfuge, manipulation, pining, friends with benefits. Five times that Philippa and Triss use one another and one time perhaps that does not matter.

I always love the way lim does show/book canon blending and this fic is a great example of that. Giving just enough book elements to ground the fic in the vibes/politics/aesthetics of the world, he’s really zeroed in on the show versions of Philippa and Triss. Fic with the characters from the show always hit the sweet spot for me for this pairing because we were robbed of any canon interaction for them.

I Don’t Know How This One Ends Til I Die by Holliday_inn. 1248w. Explicit. Book canon. Philippa/Triss. Angst, more angst and smut, not major character death but could be. Philippa reflects on her life and relationships when she believes something’s been lost.

The Philippa POV in this is reallllllllllllllllly amazing. I don’t usually think of Philippa experiencing emotions, and this is a great fic showcasing her almost experiencing some grief and then attempting to sidestep the pain in favor of pleasure. A really interesting character study. I love seeing how this author writes all the Lodge characters.

This Is The Way by owlhart (saidanon). 1784w. Gen. Book/game canon. Philippa/Triss. Angst, softness, insecure Triss, tenderness. Philippa held her gaze, leaning forward and touching her forehead against hers as she placed Triss’ hand over her chest. The rhythmic thumping of Philippa’s heart pulsed against Triss’ fingertips, steady and soothing.  The tears fell from Triss’ eyes and Philippa shushed her gently, giving her hand a little squeeze and pressing it harder against her chest, fingers splayed between the gaps of hers. It beats - “For you and only you.”

I’d call this a relationship study and one thing I really like about this fic is how it uses the seasons to help ground the fic in the passage of time while also giving some wonderful glimpses into how Philippa Triss’ relationship looks when they’re together. It’s a poignant Triss POV, full of softness, some of Triss’ insecurities and does a great job of showing how Philippa acts in terms of love and affection.

The Rescue by finiarel. 2100w. Teen. Book canon. Philippa/Triss. Angst, hurt/comfort, Triss rescuing Philippa. They had taken Philippa Eilhart. Triss Merigold with the help of others is taking her back.

!!! The whole premise of this fic is great and I gobbled it up because Triss being the one to help rescue Philippa from torture and pain is *chefs kiss* opposite of what I might first associate with these two. The hurt/comfort in this is yummy as fuck if you enjoy that trope, but of course Philippa is in this fic and so the comfort part gets turned about and Triss gets insecure and needy all over again because of how much she needs Philippa.

Here For It by beyondthesilence. 738w. Gen Book canon. Philippa/Triss. Angst, hurt/comfort, owl Philippa. A one-shot about a sorceress dealing with emotions.

This fic is amazing. Short, not so sweet, but A++ glimpse at Philippa “dealing” with emotions, with an amazing ending and visual that’s gonna be stuck in my head for ages.

change of pace by scredgirl. 1285w. Explicit. Book/game canon. Philippa/Triss. PWP. Triss and Phil power dynamics. On the importance of sex as a relaxation method and the top/bottom balance in a relationship.

This is so fucking hot. Like, absolutely 100% hot with the sex but yes, especially hot look at the power dynamic in this relationship.

Focus by scredgirl. 2257w. Explicit. Book canon. Philippa/Triss. PWP. Smut at Thanedd. The banquet on Thanedd is a dramatic affair, and when Triss's mood turns sour, she can think of one good way to cope.

Thanedd PWP that I also wolfed down. It’s hot, but also this author brings an amazing look at Philippa and Triss’ power dynamic and how it plays out in another smutty scene, but with specific context of why Triss is particularly needy in that moment. This is chefs kiss hot on a character level, in addition to being fucking hot as hell with the sex.

Entanglement by Astrarian. 12262w. Game canon. Philippa/Triss. PWP. Bath sex. Post Blindingly Obvious TW3 quest. After liberating Philippa Eilhart from the bathhouse, Triss takes Philippa to her room at the Chameleon, where she can explain in private why they need Philippa's help. Talking isn't all they do.

This is shameless, utter horny PWP. Smut. It’s peak sapphic filth. It’s erotic. It’s also an incredible example of “what does the sex tell us about the characters headspace?” type of smutty fic. How do they view the world? It’s 12k long and the beginning shows the reader where Philippa and Triss are respectively in the context of The Witcher Wild Hunt game (briefly linked the side quest it’s nominally related to for skimming purposes), but the fic goes so deep into the headspace and character desires because of the smut. What Triss needs, what she wants. What Phil needs and what she also wants. The d/s in this is bar none is so fucking good I think my brain whited out.

I also need to repeat: this is so very extremely, extremely horny and sexy. 🔥🔥🔥

Previously on Kuwdora's Witcher Recs:

Villains and Bad Guys Part 1

Istredd Recs

[flightfoot]

Do you have recs for miraculous ladybug Witch aus?

I feel like I've read all the most popular ones

Hm... well, hopefully I can put you on track for some good ones you haven't read! I'll only be linking you to complete fics for this.

I love this genre a lot, it's so good XD. I hope you find some new fics to devour!

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Witch's Familiar by Kazel_Menra

Marinette is a clumsy witch, with almost no magical power, but has high hopes to one day be a certified stitch witch. Her first step towards her goal is summoning a familiar, but the real question is will she survive the test?

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to love beauty is to see the light by sagansjagger

Young common-mer Adrien will do anything to please his father, Gabriel Agreste. Adrien will even alter his tail, that hideous thing. But the sea witch he seeks out is not who he expected. A common-mer striking up a friendship with an anglerfish-mer is taboo among mermaid kind, but Marinette Dupain-Cheng is too interesting for Adrien to just leave her alone...

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Day 7: Book by Andromeda612

During one of his works, Marc comes across a rather interesting book.

MarcNath AU fic here! Basically Marc is a super powerful warlock, and is brought in to help with the case of a lying witch who apparently caused a lot of problems for people, using her magic to help fool everyone. She’s actually dead by the time the story starts, and everyone’s trying to go back through and figure out what she’s done and why memories surrounding her seem to be foggy. Meanwhile there’s a book she left behind which appears to be sentient, and which Marc’s taken a liking too…

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Stitched Together by @nedjsmlfavs

Stitch Witch Marinette was just supposed to be having a nice, terrifying outing with her best friends. She never expected to find a magically trapped kitten, but here we are! Whatever happened to this poor little guy?

Poor Adrien, being transformed and chained up for ages, having no idea that he was gonna be rescued. But at least he got to have fun at Marinette’s place as a cat!

Most of this fic is adorable, though with some dark undertones lying in wait. After all, SOMEONE chained up that poor little kitty…

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Herbs And Steam by @liiinerle

Juleka le Flor Blef, nature witch from near the forest of Couffaine, arrives at Eiffel Castle so she can partake in the Queen's Trials - a contest to determine the strongest witch in all of France. She wants to prove the strength of her magic, but when she arrives, her attention is quickly distracted by two very interesting women: Kagami, the princess, who seems to act nothing like a princess should; and Marinette, the blacksmith, who has created a magic all her own through metal, steam, and ingenuity. Juleka is immediately besotted with both of them, and needs to work extra hard to focus on her magic. Juleka also soon becomes aware that there is stronger magic at Eiffel castle than she had expected. For one thing, there's a tree in the courtyard put there years ago by a witch whose powers seem to surpass hers; for another, there's Alya la Pluvie Versaunt, who must be the most powerful mage Juleka has ever met...

Unusual poly here, there aren't a lot of Juleka/Kagami/Marinette fics! I love the world here, getting to see all these different witches honing their craft, and Juleka making friends with many of them - though especially the nonwitches Kagami and Marinette, of course XD. If you like some femslash or a good fantasy AU, this fic should scratch that itch!

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Under Your Spell by @hazel652

Marinette loves Quidditch more than anything. That is…until a distraction arrives in the form of Hogwarts’ newest fifth-year, Adrien Agreste. When one of their professors organises a magical surprise for Valentine's Day, will Marinette finally be able to confess her feelings – or will it all end in disaster?

So this is an adorable slice-of-life Hogwarts AU, it's mostly Adrien and Marinette dancing around each other, with a subplot about Chloe basically pulling a Draco and bribing her way onto the Slytherin Quidditch team (much to the Slytherins' consternation) playing out in the background.

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A Young Witch's Guide to Cats, Curses, and Courtship by @aidanchaser

On the subject of a young witch’s comportment, there are a variety rules that must govern his or her behavior. Most chiefly, a young witch should concern themselves with the rules of familiars, spellwork, and hospitality. Marinette, an amateur witch with dreams of opening her own shop to sell her charms and potions, spends her days assisting her parents with their bakery and her nights working a stand at the magical Midnight Market. Her busy routine is interrupted by a young gentlemen with green eyes, who very shyly accepts her offer of a dance. But when she runs into him the next day, he is nothing but brusque and downright disrespectful. The only thing more fickle than his attitude, it seems, is his cat. The more she tries to figure him out, the more she is dragged into his world of mischief, high society, and curses. If she could just figure out how he really feels about her, then maybe she’d be willing to admit how she really feels about him…

I absolutely ADORE the magic system in this fic, it's so fleshed out and unique and honestly, I feel like it could be used for a full-blown novel. So much is about intention and finding the right flourish or materials that give the emotional vibe you want for a spell to do what you intend it to, it's fascinating.

I love the intricacies of the story as well. Marinette keeps running into Felix and Adrien, but one of them is a cat and one of them is human, and they look identical so that gets confusing quickly. The old-timey vibes add a layer of social intrigue to everything, as Marinette not only has to unravel the mystery behind what's going on with Felix and Adrien and how to fix it but navigate complex hierarchy's and social norms as well.

If you like fantasy AUs, I highly recommend giving this one a try!

[spinnerprincess]

Life with New Texture (Miraculous Ladybug, Transfem!Adrien/Marinette, 877 words)

Femslash February Prompt for 2/7: Soft

Set a good while after a completely hypothetical post-s5 identity-reveal and another completely hypothetical coming out. Please don't spoil me for s6 or MW London.

Marinette's desk was covered in more fabric than Adrien had pictured. Far, far more.

"Um," she said, overwhelmed, unsure where to start.

"They're all feather-free, of course! So? What's your favorite?" Marinette asked, bouncing to her feet. When Adrien failed to do more than stare at the pile, wide-eyed, Marinette took it upon herself to help, tugging a bolt of cloth out. "I'm definitely partial to softer pinks, but I don't think they're really your color. But you should try everything once! Or…" She shoved that one back in and tugged out another, this time something a deep blue with a constellation-like print. "If you like patterns, maybe something like this?"

"I'm not sure," Adrien said, trying to slow Marinette down a little. "This is my first time doing anything like this."

"Oh! Of course," said Marinette, backing off with her hands in the air - until she frowned. "Your first time? Haven't you had custom clothes made for you all the time?"

Adrien ran a hand through her hair. "Well, sure, but… For one thing, those weren't for me. Those were…" She glanced at one of the older pictures of herself on Marinette's pinboard, wearing the same old white jacket and jeans she'd wear every day. "Those were for him."

"For the old you?"

Shaking her head, Adrien coughed. "For my father. For… for Gabriel Agreste's ideal son."

Marinette's lips formed, but didn't voice, a gentle "oh". She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. Instinctively, Adrien waited, on guard, for a bad reaction. But when Marinette finally replied, she wasn't quite as cheerful, but she was calm. "Sorry to throw you in the deep end, then! I… might have overdone the online ordering when you asked about trying a skirt. How about we start by sticking to colors you know?"

"Yeah, let's do that." Adrien stepped forward towards the mountain. She was nervous to grab any of the bolts out. How had Marinette done so without toppling the entire pile? "Maybe… something with green?"

"Sure, I have a green here that's pretty Chat Noir chic if you want. Hold on…" Marinette fished behind a few bolts and tugged it, but it seemed like it was stuck. Marinette retrieved her hand, sighing.

"Let me try," said Adrien, instinctively, never mind the fact that she was scared of sending yards of cloth flying herself. Still, she reached in, trying to find the green fabric in the back.

Only, she got distracted on the way there. She paused. Her hand was rubbing up against a fabric next to it that felt simply lovely against her skin. Something softer than anything she usually wore. Anything she usually could.

"Is it still stuck?" Marinette asked, looking a little worried.

"No, it's…" Gathering some courage, Adrien made a decision, and retrieved the soft material instead. What she came out with was a soft cream color. Something like silk or satin, though she wasn't sure what or which.

Marinette's eyes lit up. "Do you like it?"

"I… might?" She ran her hand across the material. "This texture… It's even better than my pillowcase."

"Do you have a silk pillowcase? Actually, don't answer that question," Marinette said, promptly taking the bolt from Adrien's hands. She flipped it over, looking at a piece of cardboard folded into it. "I can definitely work with this. Yeah. Maybe a nice midi length…"

Adrien couldn't help being a little amused. Marinette never seemed to realize when she went into designer mode and forgot herself. "That's a little below the knee, right?"

"Yeah. I think it'll suit you - you've always looked good in neutrals, actually, especially with one or two subtle color highlights."

"Are midis even in style right now?"

Marinette looked up with a fierce, brilliant smile, like the one she'd given Adrien when she'd finally come out to her. "This one will be."

Adrien believed her.

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Some weeks later, Adrien, fresh off a comfortable day in her cream skirt from Marinette and a knit sweater that would have given her father hives, transformed into Chat Noir without thinking.

She didn't notice until they were already in action, fighting an akumatized victim. Chat Noir struck the monster's snout with her Cataclysm, grinning.

Ladybug followed up, swinging past her. "Nice hit, cutie!"

That was a new one. Chat Noir looked at her, curious. "Cutie?"

"Have you seen yourself?" Ladybug shouted, winking as she dodged the swipe of a massive claw.

When Chat Noir looked down, she understood. She'd transformed in her usual outfit, with one key detail very much changed: instead of the unadorned bodysuit, she looked as though she was wearing a stylish, feminine cut leather jacket with a flowy satin miniskirt, her belt slung loosely just above it.

Instinctively, she dodged another incoming hit. As she leaped up, she extended her baton to catch herself, vaulting around and over the monster's wings. Chat Noir shouted, "Do you like it?"

"It's perfect!" said Ladybug, spinning her yo-yo to fend off fiery breath.

Alya, on the ground with her camera, groaned audibly. "Stop flirting and finish this fight already!"

"Fine, fine," said Chat Noir. She wondered if Alya would want an interview afterward. She already knew the Ladyblogger would ask if the outfit change was permanent.

And, feeling the gentle swish of her skirt as she flew through the air, she already knew her answer.

[girl4music]

Just read the ‘Last Chance’ script again.

It literally is a piece of femslash fanfiction.

It’s both a musical and a doppleganger episode and so you can only imagine the gay shenanigans that would happen between the lookalikes that are actual lovers.

From Xena Wiki. Source: https://warriorprincess.fandom.com/wiki/Last_Chance

“Scheduled for February 2001, but never shot. This was the infamous Sappho episode. Written by Robert Tapert and Melissa Good, it was to be directed by Mark Beesley. K.D. Lang apparently agreed to guest star.

Synopsis

Sometime during her life as a mortal, Aphrodite "stole" Sappho from the Muses because she wrote, like, such kickin' love poetry. The Muses got back at Aphrodite for the "kidnapping" by casting a spell on Aphrodite's son. The spell was one of celibacy, which, of course, is a major bummer for Aphrodite. Aphrodite decides to get her son "un-celibate" by getting him to go to Lesbos to groove on some Sappho love poetry.

The problem is that Sappho (Renee) has "lost the muse". She and her partner (in *every* sense) Morai (Lucy) have been fighting a great deal. Having creative differences, in other words. Sappho hasn't been giving Morai enough credit in the partnership, and in the end, Morai (a meek woman) leaves, during the time that they're getting ready to put on a play called "Love Bites".

Aphrodite, seeing her plans for her son going seriously awry, goes to two people she hopes will help her. Xena and Gabrielle. She breaks in on a jam session with Xena and Gabrielle. Gabrielle is trying to write a song, and Xena keeps on putting her two cents in. Gabrielle finally asks Xena to just shut up and sing it already. And we hear the first lines of Last Dance.

Aphrodite "pops in", interrupting them. She then asks them if they'd fill in briefly for Sappho and Morai while she goes after the two to try and get them back together. After a few moments, Xena and Gabrielle agree to Aphrodite's scheme, and travel to Lesbos.

They get there, and of course, everyone mistakes Gabrielle for Sappho, and ignore Xena (masquerading as the meek and mild Morai). The play is down to the last moments, almost ready to be put on, but the ending isn't even done. Xena and Gabrielle need to stall until Aphrodite can get the real Sappho and Morai back so that they can finish the play that she hopes will break her son's celibate spell.

Mistaken identity hijinx ensue, with Gabrielle loving the accolades and Xena getting more and more pissed off because people are treating her like a somewhat brain damaged dog. Xena and Gabrielle get into a small (minor) tiff because Xena is upset, but eventually things get back to "normal".

Meanwhile Sappho and Morai have taken a canoe/camping trip into nature in order to work out the kinks and get the muse back so they can finish the play. Unfortunately, that flops, as does the canoe, so Sappho and Morai wind up back at Sappho's home, where they run into, literally, Xena and Gabrielle. However, it's kinda funny the way it happens.

See, Xena, walks into Sappho's boudoir thinking Sappho is Gabrielle. Sappho is instantly entranced by Xena's bearing, and *especially* her leather. Xena is a bit taken aback by Gabrielle's forwardness, especially since they've just had another small arguement and Xena left the party.

Meanwhile, the REAL Gabrielle is in another room when Morai comes in (thinking it's Sappho) and wanting to make up with her partner. She takes off Gabrielle's boots and offers to read her some poetry before they go to bed. Poetry? Gabrielle wants to know where Xena (who she thinks Morai is) got the henbane and how much did she take?

Both sets of doubles eventually find out that they're not who the other thinks they are, and all four collide in the hallway outside the bedroom. After the surprised introductions are over, Sappho offers to have Xena (who she REALLY likes) and Gabrielle to share the bed with she and Morai. Gabrielle declines and Xena and Gabrielle go into Sappho's workroom, where they settle down for some "pillow talk". (In the script, and yes, they're sharing a bed).

They each talk about how they knew the double wasn't who they thought they were after a short time and then go to sleep. Xena wants to leave, figuring that with Sappho and Morai back, their mission is done, but Aphrodite convinces them to stay on a bit longer. Which is a good thing, because Sappho and Morai argue again and Morai runs away.

The play is ready to go on with Senhel and Avian in attendance, but without Morai (who is playing several parts), what can be done? In steps Xena to fill Morai's spot while Gabrielle runs off to find the runaway poet and to convince her to return to Sappho's side.

Then the Donkey Show part of this ensues, with all the disco tunes you heard about. It's as confusing as the real Donkey Show is, and I really can't do it justice, but basically it's about three couples (each played by Lucy and Renee) some who love each other, some who want one but the other doesn't want them back.

Aphrodite thinks this play, sampling the "many flavors of looooove" is just the ticket to get Senhel to see the error of his ways. They start out, but at first, Sappho is upset because while she *really* likes Xena, the reverse isn't true. Xena's not interested, and Sappho thinks she's falling down on the convincing job (to the audience).

They go along in the play and Aphrodite pops in again, and sees that her son is completely unmoved. Morai (who really DOES love Sappho) still isn't back yet, so Aphrodite pleads with Xena to "please, just fake it" with Sappho so that Senhel will get the picture. Faced with the alternative (failure) Xena decides to "fake it" and starts becoming more steamy with Sappho during the songs such as "Love to Love You Baby", "Knock on Wood", "Don't Leave Me This Way" and the like.

Gabrielle, meanwhile, has convinced Morai to give Sappho one more try, and brings her back to the playhouse just in time to see Xena pin Sappho to a set piece on stage and kiss the living daylights out of her. Morai is upset. Gabrielle is kinda upset. Senhel is falling asleep (because, obviously, what's going on up on stage is not love, just lust).

Morai begins to sing "I Will Survive" to Sappho and then leaves. Gabrielle leaves with her. The audience begins to leave.

"WAIT!" shouts Xena, and tosses her chakram to close the doors to keep the audience from leaving. Then she begins to sing, to Gabrielle, the song they wrote together. Which, of course, is Last Dance. As she hears it, Gabrielle stops. Then turns. Then, as Xena continues to sing, she begins to approach Xena until they wind up holding hands and looking into each other's eyes.

Then, as the song fades, they hug. Then they look over at Senhel, who is STILL unmoved. So then, and this is from the script:

“Xena and Gabrielle kiss with deep and sincere passion.” Everyone stares, entranced.

When they finally come up for air, Senhel is on the floor, the spell broken because he has finally seen true love. As the song begins again, Avain kisses Senhel, Morai kisses Sappho, and everyone is happy again.”

[absolutedaisy]

Hatchetfield Femslash Fortnight Day 2 - Cassette

YES I AM LATE FOR THIS I WAS ON A PLANE GIVE ME A BREAK

Anyway! Kind of a rarepair but Hailey Dilmore and Harmony Jones have a cozy night in with some home videos and something…clicks <3

“Did it work?”

There was a strange feeling of tension in the air as the living room tv was switched on. With Zoey away for a theatrical workshop out of town, Hailey Dilmore finally had the house to herself. She paced nervously as Harmony Jones, the pair’s former roommate (Zoey had given her the boot after coming into some money) fiddled around behind the TV.

“I think so!” Harmony chirped, pulling back and admiring her work. An old VCR had been hooked up to the flat-screen by a plethora of cords. It had taken hours, and Zoey would no doubt be pissed when she got home, but it was well worth the hassle. 

Hailey went over to the kitchen table, hoisting a shoebox full of VHS tapes into her arms. “Glad I was able to find them. Mom insisted on using the ‘fancy camera’ and VHS even after DVDs arrived.”

“Good thing.” Harmony chuckled. “I don’t have a DVD player.”

Hailey set the box down, pawing through them gently. “Christmas 1994? That’s before I was even born!”

“This one just says ‘Easter’…” Harmony dangled a cassette between her thumb and forefinger, and Hailey frowned in response. 

“That’s probably when they rented out one of those creepy ass bunny costumes,” she shuddered. “I still wake up screaming sometimes.” Harmony giggled, but tucked the nightmare fuel back into the box, instead examining a case of CD’s. 

“Are these the ones you used to have in your room?” She handed them to Hailey, who just laughed. 

“I think so. God, I hated these things…mom and dad wanted me to “know the value of physical media” or something. I wanted an iPod.”

Hailey tossed the CDs aside and pulled the box closer to her. With a sudden ‘aha’, she removed something from the depths. “School play, 2004!” 

She shoved it into the VCR and instantly a fuzzy scene started to appear. Hailey flopped over onto the plush couch behind her, and Harmony settled in at her side, flicking the lights off. 

It was terrible quality, but eventually the camera zoomed in on a little girl at the front of a stage dressed in what appeared to be a cat costume. Bright hazel eyes, long chestnut hair pulled back into a ponytail that really did not do much for the already shitty costuming…yeah, Zoey hadn’t changed much.

“God, remember this?” Hailey laughed, chuckling into Harmony’s shoulder as the taller woman draped an arm around her. It was comfortable, more comfortable, in fact, than Hailey had been in a good, long while. 

“That’s what happens when you let a bunch of first graders “write” their own school play,” Harmony pointed to the right corner of the screen. “There’s you. Zoey made you play a tree.”

“I was always a tree.” Hailey rolled her eyes. “Even when Zoey wasn't the de facto director at age 7.”

“I was a ladybug, look.” There was silence, for a moment. The “opening song”, if it could even be called that, had just ended, and the girls were left alone in a cozy, pleasantly dark room, just the two of them on the couch snuggled up in a blanket. 

And for the first time since moving in with Zoey, being here felt right.

“What do you wanna do after this?” She whispered shyly. “It’s pretty shitty out there, I wouldn’t want you doing your…whatever you do, not in this weather.” She gestured vaguely at the window, the curtains drawn tight over the scene outside. The pitter-patter of raindrops against the pavement was barely audible over the off-key screeching that was the school play. 

“Oh, Hailey…you know I want to stick around, I always want to stick around…” she wormed her arm around the shorter girl fully, pulling her into a side hug that made Hailey’s face flush red. “You’re sure you want me here? Wouldn’t want little miss perfect to know I was back in her house after she kicked me out for…why did she kick me out again? Something about ‘disagreeing with my lifestyle’? How does one disagree with the planet?” 

Hailey gave a half-hearted laugh, too distracted by other emotions to fully explain what she understood of Zoey’s thought process. “I just don’t think she likes vegans.”

“She’s weird.” 

“Yeah.”

There was more, slightly less comfortable silence until Hailey sat up rather abruptly. “Harmony?”

“Mhm?”

“What if you moved back? I know for a fact Zoey’s spent all that shit she got from her grandma, and we have a spare room, and I…I really fucking miss you. I don’t know what it is about you but…I miss you. So much.”

It all came spilling out like word vomit and she couldn’t control it and her face looked like a beet! Before she knew it she was back on the couch and looking at her former roommate with pleading eyes, hands pressed together as if in prayer, so tight that her knuckles had gone white.

Harmony just cracked a smile. “I’ll text Zoey. Look, work’s about to start and I’m due to be on Main Street. Seriously, I have to get going now, m’kay? Take care, Hailey-bear.”

Hailey melted. Her heart was pounding, and the flush on her cheeks refused to dissipate. She nodded, awestruck.

“I will.”

Two hours later, Hailey Dilmore was laying flat on her back on the living room carpet, staring at the ceiling fan. She felt how she imagined one would feel after the best sex of their life—completely blissed out. With the stress of work and theatre and…Zoey…it had been so easy to forget how much she missed Harmony. 

They hadn’t been particularly close as roommates, but Harmony, as pushy as she could be, had something about her that made Hailey swoon. Despite her own dietary restrictions, Harmony had always made sure to cook things that wouldn’t make Hailey’s stomach act up. She’d driven her to and from work whenever she needed, she’d been the voice of reason in the household whenever Zoey flew off the handle, she cared a hell of a lot about her work and her passion for saving mother earth…

And then, with the force of a thousand stampeding elephants, Hailey Dimore realized something:

Oh my god. I’m in love with her. I’m in love with Harmony Jones.

The rain had only gotten heavier as the day went on, and Harmony Jones was stuck in the downpour. She would never speak ill of Greenpeace, and nine days out of ten, she loved what she did! This just happened to be in that remaining one in ten days. Not only were the streets empty, but the onslaught of rain soaked her from head to toe. She slapped herself mentally for not asking Hailey to borrow an umbrella, but that only led to a wandering mind…god, Hailey…

By far the worst part of being forced to move out was leaving Hailey. Living with Zoey had been a nightmare, but she’d held onto her bond with Hailey, however small it may have been, as tightly as possible. Hailey was awkward, she was shy and she let Zoey walk all over her, and god, Harmony wished she could have helped her step out of that. Standing there in the rain like a sad stray cat, Harmony Jones started thinking that maybe, just maybe…

She was in love with Hailey Dilmore.

In a flash, every thought was shooed out of her head and replaced by the knowledge that someone was calling her name. Whipping herself around, her rain soaked auburn hair slapping against the side of her face with an uncomfortable splatter, she came face to face with the very subject of her desires. 

Hailey was running at her at a full sprint, having parked her beat-up old car on the side of the road. There was an umbrella in her hand, open wide and trailing along behind her. Wordlessly, the pair collided, and Harmony was almost shoved into the wall of a nearby office building with the force of her small yet stalky ex-roommate.

Hailey passed over the umbrella, and, finally shielded from the rain, Harmony leaned down and captured her lips in a kiss. Her hand found Hailey’s, leading it to her hip for safekeeping as she softly pressed their lips together. She wasn’t sure if it was rain or tears (and if they were tears, whether they were happy or…maybe regretful?), but Hailey’s face was damp with emotion. Harmony pulled away and wiped at the shorter girl’s cheek with her thumb.

“Why are you crying, Hails?” She brought her in for a hug, feeling Hailey’s weight shift onto her.

“Because I never did this before, damn it! And then you moved out and…it was all a blur and…!”

“God, Hailey!” She was laughing almost uncontrollably now. “You can come see me whenever you want, stupid!” She teased gently.

“I know, I know, but…I don’t know, something about today just…clicked.”

Harmony nodded wisely. “Then you couldn’t have done it before.” She pursed her lips in deep thought that really wasn’t all that deep, for she’d asked herself a question with only one answer.

“It appears,” she began, “mother earth has healed enough to shower us. Let’s go home, okay? The rest of those cassettes aren’t going to watch themselves.”

[larkral]

First Line Analysis

Thanks @kiwiana-writes for the tag! Apparently even though I've been back in fandom for two years, that doesn't equate to ten fics. So this includes the opening line from one of my ancient Battlestar Galactica fics. Which, honestly stands up IMO.

RULES: post the first lines of your last 10 fics/chapters posted on AO3 (if you have less than 10 fics posted, post the first lines of all your fics) and try to draw some conclusions.

Lines

The Co-captain D-men Reveille (™, patent not yet pending) spits out a rapid guitar riff, the CD alarm and selection of Haus mix CDs randomizing their wake-up soundtrack to Infinity Guitars. (Friday Prime - a Check Please Ransom/Holster time loop fic)

The call comes at 3am. (finally (already, always) - a Carry On Snowbaz fic but let's be honest a love story to lesbian mums, still a WIP)

The ocean is a warped mirror, and the sun is glancing into my eyes from its every shifting peak. (Feet Burried in the Sand - a Carry On Snowbaz fic)

If you've never seen a MG in person, you aren't ready for it. (Three Months or 3,000 Miles - a Carry on Snowbaz fic)

It's very hot. (Visible at sea - an In Other Lands / Turn of the Story Sunbrat fic)

The day I became a Sophomore, as our dorms rotated down, my room was suddenly twice its previous size. (A Dangerous Affinity - a Carry On x Naomi Novik's Scolomance Snowbaz epic)

The first thing I noticed about Agatha was the line where her jaw slopes into her neck, the interplay of tendons and skin and bone: the sternocleidomastoid, the hyoids, the styloid process. (scapulae - a smutty femslash offshoot of A Dangerous Affinity, so technically a Carry On fic featuring Agatha/OC)

It’s been ages since I’ve walked in on Snow crying into his pillow. (Good at Something - a Carry On Snowbaz blowjob epic)

We’re leaving the movie theatre when Penny sees the ice cream shop. (Baby, it's cold - a Carry on Snowbaz+Stormchaser fluff-fest)

He wouldn’t say his ears are ringing, but there’s something vibrating just like that, his consciousness modulating on its axis. (An Arranged Meeting - a Battlestar Galactica Starbuck/Apollo sex club fic)

Analysis

Apparently I have two types of opening lines: SNAPPY AS FUCK and heavy with figurative language.

Literally none of these tell you who the POV character is. Apparently I like to keep that information close to my chest.

Most of these seem to be about establishing concrete details that will be relevant to the story. Only 2 and 8 don't do that work.

Looks like I'm into showing not telling. In context all of these lines except for 9 have meaningful emotional weight, but I'm going to make you work for it.

Tags below the cut!

Come join me in navel gazing about your writing! <3

@facewithoutheart @cutestkilla @hushed-chorus @sillyunicorn @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

@ileadacharmedlife @bookish-bogwitch @captain-aralias @petedavidsonscock @artsyunderstudy

@martsonmars @nausikaaa @nightimedreamersghost @chen-chen-chen-again-chen @that-disabled-princess

@shrekgogurt  @palimpsessed @fatalfangirl​ @blackberrysummerblog @wellbelesbian​

@j-nipper-95 @youarenevertooold @emeryhall @run-for-chamo-miles @talentpiper11 @mooncello

@run-for-chamo-miles @roomwithanopenfire @monbons

[what-the-heck-is-rwby]

AND OF COURSE THAT'S THE END

I SHOULD HAVE FREAKING KNOWN

First off, her full name appears to be Ilia Amitola. A very cool name, not that I know what it means

Speaking of SUN GOT FUCKING STABBED?! THAT'S TWO PEOPLE THIS VOLUME!! I know it's not a lot compared to V3 BUT IT STILL HURTS!!

He's gonna be fine, I know that. He didn't die on screen, so he's going to be fine, it's bad form to leave that to another episode. Besides, he's gotta live so he can probably knock some sense into Blake about how this isn't her fault

Weiss summoned the knight!! Fully and successfully!! Plus she seems to putting a plan in motion to get out of Atlas, or at the very least out of the house. But probably out of Atlas so she can reunite with her friends. Please just take Whitley with you, kid needs help

Yang got some fight talk and some emotion talk from her dad. Including how she's like Raven but not TOO much like Raven, which is good because Raven is a Not Good Person

And then we finished off with Sad Teens in the Woods for Ren's trauma to finally be brought to the forefront. Kuroyuri, the village that he almost certainly used to live in and was destroyed. AND THEN THEY SPLIT UP!!! THEY SPLIT THE FREAKING PARTY AND THERE'S A GIANT GRIMM WANDERING AROUND!!!

Sigh

I'd be interested to know what Kuroyuri means. I know Kuro means black (Curse you Voltron), but I don't know what yuri means other than the femslash internet meaning. Someone let me know!

As for me, I had a good time this episode, and I can't wait for the next one. There's a lot of plot threads that are getting close to wrapping up, which is good because I'm pretty sure there are only two episodes left this volume.

World of Remnant is next, and that'll be on Tuesday or Wednesday depending on when I get the time, and then the next episode will be on Friday! If you're a Patreon, I'm gonna be doing the next Volume 3 song on the Discord over the weekend

So until then, thank you all so much to the people on Patreon for supporting this, thank you to the Discord for helping kick my ass back into blogging, and thank you to all of you for reading!

See y'all next time!

[cassiopeiasara]

20 Questions for Fanfic Writers

I was tagged by the lovely @chainofclovers ages ago.

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

273 ( whoa when did that happen?)

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

846,599

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

A Way to Ignite (Swan Queen AU)

How This Grace Thing Works (Kyalin)

In the company of only us (Cartinelli)

Broken Shoes and Loose Ends (Kyalin)

Numbers and Figures (don't speak as loud as my heart) (B'Elanna Torres/Seven of Nine)

4. What fandoms do you write for?

I always say that anything I've written for is always game for me to come back to. I'm heavy into 9-1-1 at the moment but I got plans for Richonne, returning to ScarletMay from Gunpowder Milkshake and hopefully finally returning to my Dovesso longfic this year.

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

It''s always my goal to. I appreciate each positive one I get and I participate and share for engagement so my goal is to have conversations in my comment sections as much as possible.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I'm not one for angst generally but I did leave this Cartinelli series hanging. I'd had every intention to write a third installment but s2 left such a bitter taste I never could.

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

Practically all my fics have happy endings but I think I probably felt the most fulfilled when I finished up Woo Me Until the Sun Comes Up (and say you love me)

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I have before usually of the racist variety. Usually my friends have swooped in to correct someone before I have to say anything and I do delete it once I'm made aware.

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

I do. It's usually of the fluffy variety but I would like to branch out a bit. I've been gearing up the past few years to dive into more kink in a meaningful way.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I don't think I've properly done one yet but I've been considering one, I'm just not sure how I'm going to logistically manage it yet.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I've had ideas and excerpts stolen before.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I think so? It's been a bit though.

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

Yes, many. It's one of my favorite things to do with my friends and other writers I admire.

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

I mean I think I just have an ultimate type and it's leaders who fall in love. I've written the most for Hackle (at like 100 fics) but quantity does not always equal favoritism though I LOVE THEM A LOT.

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

There is a Trek fic with only 2 chapters where I can't find my outline so Idk if I'll actually get back to it but like never say never.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm good at fluff particularly of the domestic variety. I'm terrible honestly at picking out my strengths not because I don't know them but especially when it comes to fic beyond when I know particular folks, I'm unsure sometimes of when exactly I've communicated what I wanted in a way that resonates. I think I'm pretty effective at dialogue though.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I suck at descriptions. One time @steellily was editing something for me and so sweetly was like "I love what's happening but where am I?" I leave my poor characters floating in space and I often have to go back to help ground a story. I think I've gotten pretty decent at femslash smut but writing it for the straights could use some work. Ugh and action, I'd kill to write an effective action scene.

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

I do it very sparingly and try to stick to languages I know or have a beta/reader who is fluent in it.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Scarecrow and Mrs. King.

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

Gosh it varies but the most me fic ever is Let Me Hand You My Love, it's full of tropey wonder. I'm incredibly proud of let us possess one world, each hath one and is one.

I'll tag @blossom--of--snow, @jonesywrites, @missparker, @applebottomclaudiajeans and @romanimp but no pressure of course.

[problematic-yuri-poll]

Problematic Femslash Ship Tournament - Losers' Round 3

Shoka Sakurane x Ayano Kamachi (Neo The World Ends With You) VS. Miyako Hoshino x Hana Shirosaki (Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!)

Winner will go up against Squidcest.

Info and propaganda under cut! This will not be spoiler-free.

Problematic elements for Shoka x Ayano:

Age gap/underage ship. Shoka is 16 and Ayano is 19. Additionally, it's common to see them in a sisterly relationship, so some consider it to be incest. Lastly, they tried to kill each other (Ayano under the influence of brainwashing and Shoka in self defence) with Shoka succeeding in killing Ayano.

Problematic elements for Miyako x Hana:

age gap and possible grooming (miyako bribes hana into doing cosplay for her using sweets; she often takes...questionable photos of her too)

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Propaganda for Shoka x Ayano:

Shoka/Ayano is, to me, a deeply tragic yuri ship. For one thing, it's unrequited: Shoka canonically considers Ayano to be like an older sister to her. Ayano, on the other hand, refers to Shoka as "my darling:" a term you could use for siblings, but to me, hints at romantic feelings. She named her pet iguana "Shoka" as well, and most importantly, the only time her blushing sprite is ever used is after Shoka thanks her for helping her and taking care of her. They are both members of the Shinjuku Reapers, and start the game as close teammates and friends with a comfortable relationship together. Shoka speaks at length how much Ayano took care of her when Shoka first joined the reapers. Ayano shows protectiveness over Shoka and worries when she gets into danger. Shoka relies on Ayano to show her how to be a reaper. They seem codependent, but at this stage, it works for them. What makes this ship truly toxic is when their relationship falls apart. When the team moves to a new city, Shoka becomes less reliant on Ayano and finds herself at home in Shibuya, while Ayano struggles to adjust to the new city and to Shoka being with her less and less often. Later, Shoka becomes suspicious of her teammates' intentions for Shibuya and leaves the group. Ayano is so distraught at Shoka leaving the team that she willingly infects herself with Plague Noise in an effort to get Shoka to return to her side. When this doesn't work, Ayano lets the Plague Noise possess her, believing that if Shoka won't return to her willingly, she'll have to take her by force. The possession is irreversible, and Shoka is forced to mercy kill her. They get a brief moment together before Ayano is… gone forever. I'll link the video of their final confrontation and boss fight because it's so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyoa2beYC8A To me, the only reason people don't see them as a potential ship is because of the age gap, and perhaps because of Shoka seeing Ayano as a sister. It's disappointing because Ayano definitely has incredibly strong (possibly romantic) feelings for Shoka. The unrequited, mismatched love is part of the draw for me. I love how tragic it is. Seeing two girls who deeply loved each other's relationship fall apart until they fight to the death… and yet, still loving each other and mourning each other… it hurts so good. I'm submitting this partly because I hope there'll be more content if people get the idea of the ship, because it's almost nonexistent. I'll end it with a quote from Ayano that shows how far she would go to make Shoka come back to her: "You asked me to stay, but you strayed from my side. Never again… I won't let you out of my sight… even if I have to tear you limb from limb… I'll take every last piece of you with me…"

Propaganda for Miyako x Hana:

miyako has a crush on hana from the get-go! hana starts out thinking miyako is creepy but loving her sweets, but gradually starts to warm up to her and eventually considers her someone special to her. even though she's still an unrepentant pervert about her. win for pervert girls everywhere