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ONE PLUS ONE MAKES FOUR

Mature / 49k words

When Alec's mate dies eight years after their arranged bonding, the omega is sad but not heartbroken. From now on, his life revolves around his pups Rafe and Max, as he tries his best to guide them through their grief and give them a happy childhood. The children are his whole world. Until a quite magical alpha steps into his life.

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Random writing thought: the best stories are often the ones that only you could have written — but also the ones that you could only write at this one moment.

I couldn't write All the Birds in the Sky from scratch now if I tried. But the me of 2013 couldn't have written The Prodigal Mother either.

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I often see posts about curating your own online experience that make the point, “content creators aren’t your parents.” And, yes, that is absolutely true! And I try not to be like “as a parent,“ but as a parent…

EVEN PARENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE READING/VIEWING BEHAVIOR. NOT filter everything ahead of time for their kid.

When my kiddo was 5, his pediatrician was asking him the usual Well Child Visit questions (“What are your favorite foods? What do you do to get your body moving? Do you know what to do if you get lost in a public place?” Etc.) and she asked, “What do you do if you see something on TV that scares or upsets you?”

I piped up like, “Oh, he doesn’t watch TV without one of us in the room,” which was true at the time and is still largely true now. She said, “Yes, but that won’t always be the case, so make sure you’re talking to him about what to do if he sees something that upsets him.”

So we started talking to him about that, and the answer is simple: “Turn it off or leave the room, and talk to someone you trust about what you saw and what you’re feeling.”

The answer is NOT “Ask your parents to make sure you never see anything upsetting again,” because that’s just not possible — and ultimately that would be doing the kid a disservice, since sooner or later he’s going to be out in the world where we can’t control what he watches or reads. That doesn’t mean we don’t try to make sure he’s watching/reading age-appropriate stuff, it just means that’s not the only safeguard he has — and that’s a good thing.

So yes, content creators aren’t your parents and aren’t responsible for making sure you never see anything you don’t like — but also, your own parents should have taught you what to do when that happens. So if they didn’t, take it from me, your internet mom:

Turn it off.

Walk away.

Talk to someone you trust about how you’re feeling.

And leave the person who created the thing that upset you alone.

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My therapist just told me my problem is that I need to write more fanfiction.

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LOVE IS A DEVIL

Mature / 250k words

Magnus is in a relationship with Camille. He's giving everything he can, trying to be who she needs him to be, but struggling with her exaggerated expectations and constant critique.

At his new workplace, he meets Alec. Alec, who crushes on him fast and hard, but without Magnus realising.

Alec struggles with seeing the man of his dreams slowly withering away in front of him. Can he help his friend break free from his unhealthy relationship? And if Magnus breaks up with Camille, will he ever see him as anything other than a friend?

➡️ CW for psychological abuse.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48500065/

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This is your reminder to breathe in the moments between all that hurt.

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We hit 200k words this week. If you wanna join this Malec marathon, here is the link to Love is a Devil. ⚠️ Mind the ao3 tags! ⚠️

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Yeah sure we’ve all binged a long fic, but have you ever read a WIP and followed someone’s life?

Tidbits of information - (“I graduated today!”) - and small joys (“It’s my birthday!”) and you get to be there to say “This chapter made me cry, happy birthday, thank you for gifting us this”.

I remember reading this fic of someone at the end of high school, older than me then. They seemed infinitely wise, spoke of their future career and getting into the college they wanted. I remember them posting on days they felt like nothing could bring them down - and on days the whole world did and it’s the aftermath of a hospital visit. Cancer, I think it was, their father. I got to the end of the story, I know their father was fine, but also they got to finish their WIP. I graduated three years later than them, still dutifully wrote thank you notes in every comment. I wonder if they remember me, or just the collective of people reading the story as it updates.

Four years ago I was into my first year of university, my first year of figuring out being out in public spaces. I made excuses as to why my name didn’t match my paperwork and read a fic on the train, the same five chapters over and over again for the next years as I thought the story abandoned. It updated this week after such a long hiatus, I left another thank you comment.

There’s an author I love, they update their stories like a clockwork. When they don’t, I check their blog, just to see if their doing alright, not because I feel like they owe me, just to ensure whether I better get out my laptop to write that really detailed university level essay chapter analysis to get them smiling when their day sucked.

And then, once, when I was 17, I read a fic that hadn’t updated in over a decade. I wasn’t even in primary school when it started posting. On the last chapter, I left a comment that, in retrospect, was horribly rambly and most likely full of grammar mistakes. The author replied and though I couldn’t see their face, I thought of them crying. They were married now, had children, and hadn’t thought about this fic in years. They went through their files again, found another half written chapter and an outline. I got two new chapters to read that year.

And then, recently, someone told me they got back into writing original fiction because of my comments. I get to read nearly weekly chapters.

I love binge reading a finished fic, but nothing is ever going to top the feeling of anticipation of waiting for a chapter, the pure joy when someone tells you I was done with this, but you made me think of it again, so this is for you.

Anyway, I think we should romanticize reading WIPs more, growing up alongside the authors writing the stories we love.

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And that's a wrap!

The first round of the Dadstiel Mini Bang is now complete. The mod team want to say a huge thank you to all our writers, artists, betas, readers and rebloggers for making this such a great experience and fun event for all Dadstiel enthusiasts.

Here is the list of all collaborations posted:

Wings of a Dove - @mbqnoyolo and @golby-moon

The Privilege is Mine - @watchinghimrakeleaves and @calibrationneeded

Breathless - @readingprofoundbonds and @theplaidfox

promised (once i've felt everything) - @alstroemeriatea and CuriouserCuriouser

A Different Parent Trap - @hectatess and @myimmanence

A Beautiful Day - @jennifercwilsonwriter and @leafzelindor

Foundling - @bleuzombie and @an-android-in-a-tutu

running from, running to - @redleavesinthewind and @gaytedlasso

Mutualism - tiamatv and @xfancyfranart

Meeting Dean Winchester - @twinone1221 and @as-lost-as-sams-shoe

It just is - @restlesshush and @sailorsallyart

Like a Duck, He Fits the Bill - @golby-moon and @keikakudom

Little Lights Shining - @follows-the-bees and @fluffsnake

Are We a Pack (or Running Free?) - @butterflyslinky and @deancodedcastielenby

Making Pie - @ididitallofitforyou and @as-lost-as-sams-shoe

Jack Be Nimble - @imbiowaresbitch and @eggchef

One in a Million Chance - @malicmalic and @rezal-art

The Single Dad's Guide to Dating a Spy - @friendofcarlotta and @dimitrirmy

Legos, Love, & Batman's Little Helpers - @liron-ao3 and @golby-moon

The kid is home - @mercurialkitty and @sailorsallyart

Moonlight on the Water, Sunlight in the Sky - @nickelkeep and @seidenapfel

Reaching Heaven - @deanabean and @sunshine-zenith

From Zero to Family - @seidenapfel and @ephemerastardust

All These New Beginnings @ladyknightskye and @hawkland

The Best Day Ever - @krexhatespushups-blog and @deancodedcastielenby

Stay tuned and keep following this blog for news about future rounds of this bang!

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Legos, Love & Batman's little Helpers

Author: Liron (@liron-ao3) Artist:  golby moon (@golby-moon) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Featured characters: Castiel, Claire, Jack, Dean, Kelly, Charlie, Gabriel, Rowena, Mother Novak (OC) Featured relationships: Castiel/Dean, Castiel & Claire , Castiel & Jack, Claire & Dean, Jack & Dean, Past Castiel/OMC Length: 22,664 words Tags:  Single Parent Castiel, Omega Castiel/Alpha Dean Winchester, Family Fluff, Family Drama, Family Bonding, Slow Burn (Kinda), True Mates, Caring Dean Winchester

Summary: 

When Castiel's mate dies eight years after their arranged bonding, the omega is sad but not heartbroken. From now on, his life revolves around his pups Claire and Jack, as he tries his best to guide them through their grief and give them a happy childhood. The children are his whole world. Until a green-eyed alpha steps into his life.

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Thank you so much for all this lovely work @golby-moon. It was a pleasure to work with you. 💙💜💜💚

a look a fic for the @dadstielminibang that I stole and promptly dumped art all over

got to draw lots of new things in this bang, from mallets to whac-a-mole machines to a carnival-style tarp for the fair thing. I found some fancy carnival-y font online that I can't remember the name of and traced over that for the title text; never would've gotten it anywhere near consistent otherwise. idk why the title has lights around it really, I just like it

I've never done anything quite like this one before with the characters on the sides like that and I'm not quite sure why I did it now, I just pictured it. I think it's due to the emphasis the claims info placed on the scene in which they first meet, their dynamic-influenced eyes locking from a distance until Dean approaches in his flannel that I spent way too much time on (and was designed to sorta reflect the 'Cas' color (blue) while Cas' shirt reflects the 'Dean' color (green)). Claire is naturally very suspicious and Jack has no idea what's happening

talking things out scene, in which I force myself to attempt to draw a shoe bench (which I've never heard of before this) and used the opportunity to dress Cas up like a dorky professor for his date with Dean and Claire like an angsty pre-teen that thinks that double sleeves thing is cool (it's not) (please don't look too closely at the proportions in this, especially around the legs uh)

upon making a sketch for this one, I was really dreading trying to figure out how to draw this one and very strongly considered just covering everybody up with multiple blankets and calling it a day because ghkjfgjkfgjkfg posing gjfkfg. it ended up being not nearly as bad as I thought. there's no particular significance in the colors or anything and I basically just picked whatever, although Jack's strawberry-themed pajamas' colors were picked on purpose. the author gave the idea to make Dean's clothes ones that he borrowed from Cas instead of Generic Grey Sweatpants like I was originally gonna do because Dean is Repressed, so he gets flowers to match Cas' bees ,_,

finally, after rambling wayy too much about all the art I buried my author with, here's the divider I did (that I kept calling 'page break thingy' up until the end where I accidentally learned its actual name). I've never done a divider before and wanted to give it a shot. it includes a mallet from the fair thing and a Lego spaceship as well as a bundle of flowers and a 'death lantern' (which is used to protect the candle apparently, another thing I learned about while doing the art for this fic). I tried to emphasize both the past and the present by adding two elements from both, but idk if I did that very well tbh. either way, an attempt was made

the fic this is made for is called "Legos, Love, & Batman's Little Helpers" by @liron-ao3 for the dadstiel mini bang

(08/25/23)

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LEGOS, LOVE & BATMAN'S LITTLE HELPERS

Mature / 22k words

With art by @golby-moon 🎨

Written for the @dadstielminibang

When Castiel's mate dies eight years after their arranged bonding, the omega is sad but not heartbroken. From now on, his life revolves around his pups Claire and Jack, as he tries his best to guide them through their grief and give them a happy childhood. The children are his whole world. Until a green-eyed alpha steps into his life.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/49037545

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AO3 MEME

I was tagged by the lovely @demy85.

Feel free to join us if you come across this and to tag others. 😊 No pressure! @mandulabogesz @sandylee007 @truecolours412 @cinberella @mashiarasdream @missthingsplacesstuff

Rules: Give us the links to your wonderful words with the most hits, most kudos, most comments, most bookmarks, most words, and least words.

Most hits: 'Mine to hold' with 132,727 hits 🥲

Most kudos: 'Mine to hold' with 3,455 kudos 🥰

Most comments: 'Mine to hold' with 6,215 comments 📝

Most bookmarks: 'Mine to hold' with 286 bookmarks 🔖

Most words: 'Familia Ante Omnia' with 134,500 words 🥳

Least words: 'The kiss' with 85 words. 😊

If you read this you could think I only wrote three fics and all for Malec, but I actually posted more than 300 works in 20 fandoms, so feel free to check out my other stuff, too. 💜

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FULL OF EMPTINESS

Teen & up / 1k words

Castiel can't move. Not because he's hurt or injured. No. This is so much more mundane. And so much more humiliating.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48647866

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OTW Website and Donation Form Are Down

18:30 UTC on July 11, 2023

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The fake account is impersonating our service status account and attempting to scam AO3 users out of money. Fans on all platforms should be wary of anyone soliciting money on behalf of the OTW or its projects at this time. (The real donation form is currently down due to a DDoS.)

Open Doors and Legal Advocacy pages are also not available at this time. Our Fanlore project is being worked on and should be back today.  Our Transformative Works and Cultures site has not been affected. Thank you for being patient while we restore services!