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one of the things im going to be playing around with in A Hawks' Tale is beauty standards and how they're different depending on the community. COMPLETELY forgot about it before I re-read my own WIP but the idea was that scars are considered attractive and part of the beauty ideal for harpies (kind of in a 'proof of strength' way, since combat is a larger part of daily life in the mountains). It'd be interesting to explore since that would come with it's own issues and intricacies.

But also, means that I can have a continuing, entertaining misunderstanding where the entire harpy envoy assumes everyone thinks Dabi is a grade-a hottie. A la;

Dabi: yeah, I don't really dance at balls (because no one wants to be my partner)

Every harpy in the room, nodding sympathetically: I understand (because fights would break out)

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Not so much a suggestion as just general excitement, but I am so intrigued by the COTL fic?? I've been rereading your fics so often since I found them, and I can't wait to see a more horror(?) one! Seeing all these unpublished wips makes me so excited for what you have next!

This is super helpful for me to hear! I've mentioned a lil that I'm struggling to figure out where I want it to land tonally since the game has a lot of dark themes but often feels quite light-hearted to play (that might just be me tho) and also a lot of the writing I've uploaded lands very squarely in 'fluff' territory, so horror from me will be new to any returning readers (though actually something I enjoy writing).

So glad you're excited for the fics! I'm excited to write them (ㅅ´ ˘ `)

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Ohhh I am very curious about cult of the bird!

“What do you do?” Dabi asked with narrowed eyes. Enji had been very good at claiming his job was protecting them all, both physically and spiritually, but in between any attack that might take place he seemed to believe his main duty was walking around and micromanaging people. Or snubbing them.

“The majority of my time is spent crusading,” Keigo answered, “which mostly involves killing heretics and collecting things we’d otherwise struggle to find. I often collect various plants, medicinal and edible, some minerals and crystals, meat, fish, whatever I come across,” he gave Dabi a slight up-and-down while smiling, “sometimes if I’m lucky, I’ll come back with another follower.”

Chewing on these two like a dog, I can't wait for Dabi to slowly start to trust aaaaahhhhhhhh

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Ooooh I’ve gotta ask for Cult of the Bird

Uncanny and not quite human Hawks is my jam <3

“People call me Hawks,” the other man said, taking his hand and shaking it. The long, dark talons that tipped his fingers pressing gently into the skin of Touya’s wrist, and he had to suppress a shiver at the sensation. “But friends call me Keigo. If that’s what you’d like me to be.”

He still hadn’t blinked.

Touya felt a bit like he’d wandered into a man-eating wolf’s den and had the animal wag its tail at him, muzzle still covered in blood. He wasn’t quite sure he wanted to be friendly back – friendly meant letting your guard down. But he definitely didn’t want to cause offence.

I LOVE working on this one, but I'm still deciding how dark I want it tonally, so plotting's happening slowly. But I love the vibe, and I've been writing with the Cult of the Lamb soundtrack as my background since Raptor Specialist, so it was always going to happen ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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Winter Dormancy, ouchhhh it hurts but in such a good way

He took the photographer’s directions in stride as best he could – they’d worked together multiple times but there was no love lost between them, and not because Keigo was incapable of it; they worked with the HPSCs hyperspecific directions as gospel, and with the same level of respect for the hero as his handlers (negligible).

This one is so fun to get my teeth into, but it'll need some reworking before I ever upload it, but fingers crossed it'll be worth it

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A Hawks’ Tale! A Knight’s Tale is such a fantastic movie, this is a super fun concept

The human nodded and Keigo took off, wheeling around again until he could find a thermal to take him higher and then heading back to where he could see the horse, still meandering her way south. He kept checking behind him for the progress of the beautiful human. Keigo should have asked for his name. But he was his responsibility for as long as he was in his territory, and it would be irresponsible to prioritise socialising (flirting) above getting the man back to his horse.

A Knight's Tale is one of my favourite films and I love writing and reading fantasy when I can!

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Another fic that I'd LOVE to get around to writing is based more in a concept for me and Addams Family Values is to blame - I would have loved it if Debbie survived and their relationship was her trying to kill Fester with various elaborate plans and him being DELIGHTED and SO SUPPORTIVE of his murderous wife!!!! But the perfect couple in BNHA for that would be KiriBaku and haven't written for either of them before.

Also there's no plot. Just campy slapstick murder attempts.

It would have to be some kind of arranged marriage au where Bakugou is PISSED about it and constantly trying to kill his groom-to-be but it never works because Kiri is too indestructible. Kiri thinks the whole thing is great and loves that his future husband is so confident in setting his boundaries (and traps).

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oooooooh I would like to request Over The Wall.𖥔 ݁ ˖ All the secret WIPs are so interesting!!! Fantasy AU concepts from an author whose works I love the same week I started HRT?? Fortune smiles upon me!

He glided closer, keeping his wingbeats soft to minimise any sound before alighting on a nearby oak. When the breeze shifted the willow branches, he could just about see a few pale flashes of skin and hair sat leaning up against the trunk. What was the least startling way to make himself known?

Ahhh, thankyou! And congrats on HRT! That's so exciting! Manifesting gender euphoria in ur near future! ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗

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Scold’s Bridle! The concept is very interesting and I’m excited to see where it goes ⊹ ࣪ ˖

Also hello! You are one of my absolute favorite ao3 authors, I entirely adore your writing <3 Thank you for sharing it with us!

They passed a cupboard and Aizawa pulled him up for a moment before leaning forward and opening the door. Inside there were two people tied up and seemingly out cold. Hizashi gave him a concerned look.

“Shinsou,” Aizawa explained. Hizashi nodded before giving him a thumbs up. The kid had done a great job!

Hi! Lovely to meet you and thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy my writing! 𖹭

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since the general vibe appears to be 'a-okay' on the talking about wips regardless of their upload status I was thinking about adding some of them to the kick-in-the-pants list so it's possible to ask after them if anyone's interested.

(i'll also include a short intro/taglist to the fic the first time it gets requested so that you have some kind of context for the writing?)

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Lovebird - No, HATEbird! Also, it's always a good time to bring up your WIPs, even if you don't finish it. Just talking abt ideas/hearing abt them is fun. And if you don't finish my brain will just write up something for it when I'm going to sleep lol

Underneath him, Hawks started laughing and Dabi turned around to spit the offending flower directly onto his face. Which led to Hawks opening his eyes and looking up at him with an open, affectionate expression. This close, Dabi could see every variation of gold, honey, amber in his eyes, the sharp, stark black of his eye markings, the freckles peaking through his tan and the few small scars he’d managed to get. The small pink flower landed next to his nose before falling down towards his mouth and getting caught on his lips for a moment before Hawks blew it away with a laugh, still looking up at Dabi with his eyes crinkled up at the corners with how hard he was smiling.

Also, so glad to hear that we're all telling ourselves and each other bedtime stories <3 makes me feel much better about sharing brainworms

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Currently gnawing on a silly au where Touya is an avid bird-watcher - to the point where he spends the majority of his disposable income travelling to see various rare birds in the wild and add them to his life-list. On one such expedition to a remote habitat (possibly the Amazon, maybe the Himalayas) and accidently discovers (is snatched up by) Hawks, a harpy.

He is too excited about discovering a new species for his self-preservation instincts (already weak at best tbf) to kick in. Thankfully, Hawks thinks he's pretty so he survives.

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Neither enemies to lovers nor slow burn but a secret third thing called Schrödinger's intimacy. We are in love and we are not in love do NOT open that lid I swear to God.

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When abouts is a good time to start mentioning my WIPs?? I can never tell bc I don't want to drum up interest for something in case I don't finish it but also I'm chipping away at a few and id love to talk about them???

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White Collar Criminal, Red Feather Thief

My messed up lil guys <3

Continuing to snoop around the collection, he paused when a shift in light caught his eye, and he turned to take a closer look – it wasn’t a bright, shining shift of light, just the play of depth and colour as it shone through something translucent. He stepped towards it, shifting a few paintings around so it wasn’t in shadow and was met with a beautiful piece of what could only be carved amber. The colour was a rich mixture of butterscotch and congac, the tone so deep in places that it was almost red with little flecks and small inclusion throughout that made it more beautiful by highlighting the depth and clarity of the rest of the stone. The carving work was exquisitely detailed – an angel about as tall as Keigo’s forearm, its back and wings melding into what might have been part of a small, elaborate pillar or wall embellishment.

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Chickadee

RIP to the 2k that was sacrificed to the void 😔

Keigo just nodded and Touya leant forward to press another small kiss to the kid’s forehead, getting a small chirp and fluffy wings for his efforts.

I have rewritten the 2k I lost, but I did need to complain about it the whole time

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everything looks like a nail when you've got a hammer and every song is actually about the character when they're on your mind 24/7