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Socially Acceptable Tackling (and how to get back up again)

- Rating: Mature - Ships: Killugon, Leopika/Senritsu polyship - Major TWs: systemic adult abuse (psychological), disordered eating, innuendo/sexual humor

Summary:

Gon plays rugby on the college team, and his skill on the field definitely has national recruiters eyeing him. But then he meets Killua in art class, and unsurprisingly, they hit off almost immediately. But Killua is closed off, friendly but excruciatingly private, and Gon can quickly sense that something is amiss. If only Killua would talk to him...

Killua is the latest in a long line of world-class gymnasts in the prodigal Zoldyck family. But since training under his father and brother takes up the majority of Killua's time, he can't see Gon too often - a pity, because he's discovered a passion in rugby (and in Gon himself, but that’s beside the point.)

But when Gon convinces Killua to play rugby, the lie of a world-class gymnast and a private family unravels. There's definitely a reason that Silva and Illumi hired in-house physicians, and the school's resident clinician, Leorio, is far from the type of person to let this lie. So he gives an ultimatum: if Killua wants to stay on the team, he has to pass a physical exam.

Only…there’s no way he can – not with his parents in the picture. But with Gon by his side?

...Maybe it's possible after all.

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My HxH Rugby AU for @hxhbigbang2020 After a year of sitting on this baby, it's FINALLY posted! I’m so excited!! God- This fic started out with me planning for ten chapters and it looks like it’s going to be another epic so...enjoy!

[sunderedazem]

What you said!

Personally, I don't mind if people download my fics, but only if they download fics from A03, since I trust the website. (Tale Of Woe incoming)

I had an episode where another fanfic website reposted my work without my permission, and that site did offer downloads of my work, even after the text of the fic was taken off the site. This DID bother me, but not because people wanted to download it - far from that. It was the concept of the external downloads being done without my permission, and without a direct tie to an account I have control over.

By posting to A03, I'm allowing the download of that content from that platform, and I'm more than happy for anyone to do so. Like ao3commentoftheday says, I wouldn't post to A03 if I wasn't comfortable with it.

However, I'd caution against sharing that downloaded copy with anyone else, please. Direct interested folks to the original source! (And then let them know you liked the story enough to take it with you!)

Hi!! I download pdfs of my fave fics on ao3. I don't know how the writers feel about that. Do you think i should ask the authors of the fics before i do that? Thank you so much for your blog and your kindness and positivity!!!!

I think that’s a great idea. If you really love a story and never want to lose it, downloading is the only guarantee - and even then you’ll probably want to back it up somewhere. 

Personally, if I didn’t want people to download my stories then I wouldn’t put them up on AO3. I have a bunch of stuff I’ve written that I’ve never shared, but anything that I’ve put out there I’m good with people saving. 

I don’t feel the need to give my permission, either, since I feel like I’ve already given it by posting my work to a platform that allows downloading of all the works on it. I would love to know if someone liked my writing enough to save it, though :)

I also know that people download fics for other reasons too, such as wanting to read while commuting or travelling (and not wanting to use mobile data to do so) or wanting to download to a device like a kindle. 

But that’s just me. What do the rest of you think?

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a femme guiding her inexperienced butch as he explores her body, gentle hands guiding his to her chest, her neck, her thighs. telling him how good he’s being for her as he slowly figures out what makes her tick.

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slipping praise into casual conversation with my femme and watching her eyes glaze over while she trips over her words is so fun

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Reblogging this! Been doing research for my Bang fic, and wow, this is awesome.

Writing Deaf Characters | Speech is Speech

Before I get going, I’m 75% deaf, as some of you know, semi-reliant on hearing aids and lip reading. My first languages were Makaton sign and then BSL. I now use spoken English.

There are a lot of issues I find with how deaf people are represented in books, when represented at all. I would love to see more deaf and hard of hearing characters in the books I read- without having to read books specifically about deaf/HoH people- but when I find them, they’re grossly undercharacterized or stereotyped. Authors write them in a way that sets signing language characters apart from speaking characters as if they are inferior, and this makes my blood boil.

Some technicalties

I’ll keep this brief.

You may have heard that “deaf” is a slur and you should use “hearing impaired”. Don’t. I’ve never met a deaf or hard of hearing person who believed that. Use deaf for people who are deaf, and Hard of Hearing (HoH) for people who lack hearing. These can be interchangeable depending on the person. This is why sensitivity readers are a useful part of the beta process.

Sign language is incredibly varied. It developes in the same way as spoken language. Fun fact: in BSL there are at least half a dozen ways to say bullshit, my favourite of which is laying your arms across one another with one hand making a bull’s head sign and the other hand going flat, like a cowpat. It’s beautifully crude, and the face makes the exclamation mark. Wonderful.

There are different sign languages. Knowing more than one would make a character multi or bi-lingual, even if they are non-speaking.

Makaton is basic sign language used by children, and it mirrors the very simple language used by toddlers.

Yes, we swear and talk shit about people around us in sign language sometimes, and no, it isn’t disrespectful to have signing characters do this. Just remember that we also say nice things, and random things, and talk about fandoms and TV shows and what we’re having for dinner, too.

Each signed language is different from another. ASL and BSL? Nothing alike. Just google the two different signs for horse.

Remember that sign language is a language, equal to the spoken word

Therefore, treat it as such. Use quotation speech marks and dialogue tags. You only need to explicitly state that this character uses signed language once, and then let your modifiers and description do the rest.  It isn’t a form of “sub-speech" or “making hand actions”- sign language is a language all on its own: it has its own grammar rules, syntactical structures, punctuation, patterns, idioms and colloquialisms. For example, “what is your name?” becomes “Your name what?” with the facial expression forming punctuation in the same way that spoken English uses alterations of prosodic tone (inflections). There is even pidgin sign; a language phenomenon usually associated with spoken language.

In the same way that you would describe a spoken-English character’s tone of voice, you would describe a signed-English speaker’s facial expressions and the way that they sign- keeping in mind that these things are our language’s equivalent of verbal inflection.

So please, none of that use of “special speech marks” or italicised speech for sign. If your viewpoint character doesn’t understand signed speech, then you take the same approach that would be used for any other language they don’t understand, like French or Thai. E.g “He said something in rapid sign language, face wrinkling in obvious disgust.” is a good way of conveying this. The proof that you’ve done this well is in whether or not you can switch “sign language” for French or something else, and it would read the same.

Don’t be afraid to describe how things are said, either. Sign language is such a beautiful and expressive way of talking, and to see a writer do it justice would be truly fabulous. Putting this into practise:

“Oh, I love maths!” She said, fingers sharp and wide with sarcasm. She raised her eyebrows.

“I’m sorry.” He replied and made his face small, but could not keep the grin forming. She was starting to laugh, too.

This is part one of two, for the sake of readability and keeping the information simple as I can. Part two- writing the deaf characters themselves- is coming up over the weekend. See you then and best luck with your writing until that point :D

This is part of my weekly advice theme. Each week I look at what you’ve asked me to help with, and write a post or series of posts for it. Next week: settings and character development (including heroes, anti-heroes, villains, and every other kind of character).

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Suffer with me :P

If you're reading this...

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limits: orientation play, detrans, piss/scat, incest/fauxcest, ageplay, dykebreaking, gore, raceplay

[sunderedazem]

Prompt: "You could talk about it, you know?"

They’re sitting, side by side, with legs swinging free over a black ocean that glitters under stars. The drop would be dizzying, a yawning stretch of potential freefall waiting to grasp them, but- there’s life in the ground beneath him, he can feel it.

He wonders how he’s never noticed before. It explains so much, so terribly much.

The campfire crackles in the silence. It’s been a long time since they’ve sat on this high concave cliff, stars overhead winking like the knowing twinkle of melancholy in Mito’s warm eyes. Gon doesn’t say anything in response, breathing in the spaces of Killua’s exhales. Maybe it’s been too long. A lot happened all those years ago - a lot of pain that left festering wounds, throbbing with the knowledge he’d been left behind. Throbbing with the knowledge that he’d done the leaving.

Alluka was powerful now, though. Strong in a way the Zoldycks would never have guessed. Strong in a way he’d never predicted. That he’d never been taught to predict. Maybe Gon would have known - not that the wasted years will ever rewind and give him a chance to start again.

And so, here he was, back where he started, like a pendulum finally falling back toward its starting point. Was Gon his center? The thought makes his breath fade to nothing. Amber eyes finally flicker to his face, emotion swimming liquid through that single glance. Is there Nen there again? It’s too bright to tell, and Killua’s always been just a little lightless moon, trapped in Gon’s orbit.

That’s really what he is, isn’t it? Cold rock, little more than a husk, spinning around a living, breathing, bursting planet.

What is there to talk about, again?

Then Gon’s hand curls around his wrist, lacing through his fingers. The stubble on that tan chin is faint - he tries to keep clean-shaven, Killua can tell by the tiny nicks along his jawline.

“I know I hurt you, back then,” Gon says to him, and his voice is rough and cracking. The air has disappeared again and Killua tries not to choke. “...I just...wanted you alive. Even if it hurt you.”

He chokes anyway. There must be waves in his eyes now, rippling water waiting to break and rain down his cheeks.

“...I would have died with you,” he says, and the creaking ocean sits silent when the tears fall. Gon’s free hand cups his chin, brushing saltwater away. Somber expressions didn’t suit that wide face, the planes of bronze unnaturally stiff.

“I know that now.”

There’s no apology, not this time. The apology for the hurtful words was over and done with, years in the past. This is something else - something Gon is not sorry for. Killua takes a shuddering breath, sea salt in his nose.

“We won’t do that again,” Killua whispers. “I have other things to live for.”

Gon nods, lunging forward and wrapping time-broadened shoulders in a tight hug. His shampoo smells like pinecones and Killua closes his eyes, arms open.

“And I know what my life means now. Especially to you.”

~fin~

[sunderedazem]

Prompt: Please: Their eyes met for the breifest of moments but it was all he needed (Brainwashed Assassin Killuia vs Gon pwease !)

(compliant with the previous prompt in this universe)

A Zoldyck strike was an assassination worthy of being international news, especially one that took place in a crowded room without a single hint as to the perpetrator’s identity or features. It had been perfectly executed, Gon knew that without even a moment’s thought. He knew his friend’s skill, knew the lethal edge and flickering Nen better than the back of his hand.

To be fair, he didn’t know the back of his hand all that well. It’s not as if it was a body part he examined often.

But he’d kept quiet. They all had. The smell of ozone had been clear, the briefest glimpse of cold blue eyes, hard and unfeeling, under white fringe a telltale flash of color. Leorio, Kurapika, the other Hunters - they knew.

Gon curled up tighter on the balcony cushions, looking aimlessly out over the city, dressed only in simple, comfortable clothes. The assassination had been three days ago, and he couldn’t think of anything but that dangerously beautiful look in Killua’s eye.

From the highrise across the street, blue eyes flashed with wavering confusion.

Gon blinked, sighing deeply. And then, as the window shattered, glass raining across the street, he stood, Jajanken blazing around him. Killua’s lips were sealed, claws out and sharp, lancing across the steel railing around Gon’s balcony. But when they locked gazes, trading blows that rocked the building, there was a flicker of smiling life in the cold blue.

And in that one glance, he knew he could still reach Killua.

[sunderedazem]

WHOA! Someone is reblogging all the KilluGon nonsense! Thank you, kind human!

Seeking Petrichor

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zpMoa5

by avtorSola

AU. Gon Freecs is a young blacksmith from Whaleisle Town, a peaceful town in the far southern country of Saherta. But for years, his dream has been to leave and search for his Druid father, the enigmatic and absent Ging Freecs who abandoned him just after his birth. And then he finds an injured stranger collapsed in the mountains outside his valley, and his life takes an unexpected turn.

Killua Zoldyck isn’t just any stranger - he’s the deposed heir of Padokea, the northern, warlike nation that borders the Black Mountains and the Wastes inhabited only by Trolls, Imps, and the mysterious Necromancer. And he’s in trouble. Not only was he overthrown by his eldest brother, but he carries a powerful magical artifact stolen from the Necromancer himself, and the Necromancer is hunting him.

But Killua knows Ging, so Gon knows that the exiled heir to the throne of the Zoldyck assassin-kings is his best chance - his only chance - at finding his father.

And so the journey begins.

Words: 2064, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Hunter X Hunter

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M

Characters: Killua Zoldyck, Gon Freecs, Zoldyck Family, Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter), Leorio Paladiknight, Genei Ryodan | Phantom Troupe, Illumi Zoldyck, Alluka Zoldyck, Nanika (Hunter X Hunter), literally everyone, Biscuit Krueger, Mito Freecs, Meruem (Hunter x Hunter), Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter), Kaito | Kite

Relationships: Gon Freecs/Killua Zoldyck, Gon Freecs & Killua Zoldyck

Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Slow Build, Post-Apocalyptic High Fantasy AU, Eventual Gon Freecs/Killua Zoldyck, Aged-Up Character(s), prince!killua, Blacksmith!Gon, Magic Is Everywhere, Elves, Humans, Dwarves, Imps - Freeform, Trolls, Chimeras, assassin!Killua, Killua is just trying to fix everything, Gon just wants to find his dad, Druids, Spirits, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Possession, Necromancy, Post-Nuclear War, By about a millenia, Ging Freecs and Illumi Zoldyck are why we can’t have nice things, Inspired by the Shannara Chronicles, Action/Adventure, this is going to be ridiculously long, coruscamine this is all your fault, I only rated this Explicit because there will be smut eventually - in like 500 chapters

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zpMoa5

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Fanfics.me email chain screenshots

I will post translations under the corresponding email screenshots.

Translations (google translate)

Next set! (translation included on this one)

Next set!

Next set! (Two translations in one of the google translate screenshots)

Next set! (+ a side of “it’s the internet, posting links isn’t something you can control” assholery)

And, the final set. The final email I write to this person is in English, because I was told it would be better if he used the translator :/

AND FINALLY, THE ICING ON THE CAKE

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION OF GOOGLE CHROME SHOWS THAT HIS SITE STILL ALLOWS FOR DOWNLOAD OF THE WORKS REPOSTED FROM THE SITES MENTIONED IN THE HEADER.

I’M FUCKING PISSED, Y’ALL.

(English transcript in reblogs)

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HxH AU List! (long post, sorry)

Here’s a masterpost of all my HxH AU ideas for you all with short summaries! Because even *I* get them all mixed up sometimes. So these are all the AU’s I’m planning or have written a bit for.

FEEL FREE TO ASK/DM ME ABOUT ANY OF THESE! (approx 9 are detailed under the cut)

Seeking Petrichor (high fantasy/scifi mashup plus post apocalyptica) (link)

Gon Freecs is a blacksmith by trade, but dreams of leaving to search for his Druid father, the enigmatic and absent Ging Freecs.  And Killua Zoldyck is the part-elven heir to the Padokean throne of assassin-kings, but he was overthrown by his eldest brother following the failed assassination of the Necromancer, the immortal tyrant of the Burning Wastes. 

Their meeting is an accident - on the run from the Necromancer’s enslaved spirits after his bungled attempt at killing an immortal, Killua is injured and Gon saves his life. And that should have been the end of their interaction. 

But Killua knows Ging. And Gon is a natural wielder of the one magic that can protect Killua from the Shades hunting him - Druid magic. So they join forces, and end up being swept along in the quest to end the Necromancer’s 700-year reign over life, death, and the radiation that killed a world at war 700 years ago.

Relevant tws: eventual smut (but none yet, and yes it’s plot relevant), graphic depictions of violence, MCD, (Leopika also features in this fic! I WILL have my dorks happy together)

Modern Vampire AU (canon compliant) no link available yet

Six years after the Dark Continent Massacre, Killua and Alluka finally settle down in Swardani City while Leorio oversees Alluka’s medical transition. However, because Killua’s job as a Two-Star Blacklist Hunter calls him away often enough to leave major holes in Alluka’s defense, he enlists the help of an old friend - Two Star Lost Hunter, Gon Freecs. It’s a touch awkward - they’ve been dancing around each other in more ways than one for six years, despite Alluka’s best matchmaking efforts.

But then Killua accepts a mission to track down and capture a high-profile serial killer. And he’s just about the close the case when Cheadle calls him - his mission has been co-opted by the Hunter Association, and he’s sent packing. But it’s too late - Killua’s sudden exodus from the case has made him a target, and the killer strikes. Only, this killer isn’t strictly a killer. He’s a vampire, straight out of a fairytale book, and once bitten, Killua’s blood curdles.

Lucky for him, he’s rescued - by a ‘vegetarian’ coven that pledges to drink only animal blood. With their help, he and Gon learn what his new abilities - and limitations - are, and worst of all, learn the true reason that the Hunter Association pulled Killua off the serial-killer-mission. Vampire Hunters.

And the leader of the Vampire Hunter team is none other than their old friend, Kurapika.

Relevant tws: Blood (duh) and some graphic violence

College Rugby AU (No details currently available)

Reserved for the hxh big bang for 2020, if/when that happens - the usual one that allows tw stuff and isn’t limited to strictly fluff, b/c this fic is gonna include themes of homophobia, disordered eating, and adult abuse to some extent. You know, Zoldyck shit.

If the usual Bang doesn’t happen, I’ll post anyway, of course, but not immediately.

Hero/Villain (Megamind Style) AU (link - first chapter of oneshot collection)

Jajanken is Metropolis City’s darling, the sweet, polite hero that protects the citizenry and local businesses from criminals of all kinds. He’s well known and well publicized, his friendly relationship with Mayor Morow making every newscaster sing nothing but praises. He’s a good man with a good heart, but he’s naive and Killua knows it

The sharp-tongued supervillain, Godspeed, however, is not so easily fooled. A slippery felon well known and reviled for his criminal exploits, Godspeed has just as much media publicity as Jajanken - but for all the wrong reasons. He’s a class traitor hiding behind a mask, wreaking havoc on the projects of government corruption and corporate greed, and there’s nothing Mayor Morow and his associate, the Honorable Illumi Zoldyck, would like to see more than Jajanken finally ending his career - for good.

Godspeed is also a good man with a good heart, Gon finds. But he’s cynical and snappy and will do anything to expose the rotten core of the city - including staging dozens of battles so the only casualties are corporate bankrolls, even if that means being arrested (again).

It’s a good thing Killua doesn’t mind escaping from prison too much - and even better, Gon just happens to have a spare bed.

Relevant tws: canon-compliant violence

Greek AU - Timeframe: Persian to Peloponnesian War (link to post)

Killua is a rich Athenian man, raised by the Zoldyck family to one day become one of the ten Strategoi - the powerful military generals that defend the Athenian citystate. Meanwhile, Gon is a Spartan citizen, a highly skilled warrior on his way to becoming a general in his own right. Ordinarily, these two would never meet - Athens and Sparta are enemies and their hatred for each other is intense.

But then the Persians invade, and an uneasy alliance must form to defend against the Persian monarch, Meruem. Killua and Gon are both brought along to accompany their fathers for war councils...and end up hitting it off VERY well before realizing they’re on opposing sides of an intense rivalry.

It’s a good thing that Gon is a demigod, Killua’s benevolent patron goddess is the sister of Gon’s mother, and Alluka is the beloved Oracle for Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Strategy. Otherwise their covert romance would be discovered long before Illumi gets around to actually investigating. (they’re not nearly as sly as they think they are.)

Bonus: Mito is the high priestess for Ares, God of War, in Sparta, and so she’s regularly able to kick ass.

Relevant tws: None currently, will add as requested.

Revolutionaries AU (canon compliant, inspired by whumptober) Link here

Killua and Gon have traveled to the Republic of Rokario to reconcile themselves with the horrors of the Chimera Ant War, with Alluka at their side. But while trying to recover from the trauma of years past, they’re caught in the middle of a civil war in which the military and government of Rokario turns on its own people. And being Killua and Gon, they can’t sit still.

They end up siding with the protesting citizenry and end up becoming sort-of reformist/anarchist leaders, alongside Alluka. And to protect the innocent, they fight. It’s the Chimera Ant arc all over again, with one crucial difference.

As Netero once said to Merueum - You know nothing of the bottomless malice within the human heart

And Killua and Gon are about to learn that all over again.

Relevant tws: Graphic violence, torture, psychological torture/warfare, grey morality, heavy angst, whump, war crimes, military takeover/brutality, etc. W.

And, Assorted Angst/Tragedy/Hurt-Comfort ficlets (Canon Compliance Varies)

(bonus) Crossover AUs

HxH HP AU (in process)

Not enough plot to talk about yet, but Gon’s the Slytherin and Killua’s the Hufflepuff and Killua is trying to Avoid Illumi At All Costs no I do not take criticism

HxH/Bleach Crossover (all my fave ships lol)

BASICALLY Toushiro is the first Zoldyck’s sibling or something and he periodically visits the Zoldyck heirs to see if they have reiatsu and can see him (the white hair means they’ve got a stronger connection with death/shinigami powers)

Killua has the clearest sight a Zoldyck heir has had for centuries so Toushiro kinda likes following him around and watching over him - and yes he intervenes during Killua’s first Hunter exam when Illumi uses Nen because that PISSES HIM OFF.

Basically this fic AU is IchiHitsu Adopts Killugon and Becomes Leopika’s Mom-Friend and YES Killua eventually develops a Fullbring-like-thing alongside his Nen abilities (Gon does too)

Let me know if anyone is curious about these AUs!! I’d be happy to ramble about them - and some of them have art :D