#ALMOST FORGOT TO TAG THE SHIP WOW

[raeman-ray]

i love the blu team because they dont have much content meaning i can make headcanons for them lol

[vyrion]

i feel like part of why ive been eclipseposting less ( other than the initial obsession fading) is because ive developed such a specific characterization for them in my brain that i dont want to even hear anythign else

[thecitykeepsevolving]

I AM ON THE FLOOR IN FETAL POSITION CRYING. (x)

[wizard-finix]

Ao3 tag game!

THANKS @ragecndybars FOR THE TAG I APPRECIATE IT

*cracks knuckles* lets do this

How many works do you have on AO3?

24 works! I would have never expected to have that many 5 years ago, hahaha

What's your total AO3 word count?

186,291! oh wow, almost 200k!! (unsurprisingly PT minato takes up over a third of that LMAO)

How many fandoms have you written for, and what are they?

10 fandoms! I'm counting Persona 3, 4, and 5 and separate, but I'm grouping all the Zelda fandoms together since it's all Linked Universe fic.

Here's the breakdown!

The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms (6)

Persona 5 (5)

Persona 3 (5)

SPY x FAMILY (Anime) (3)

Wizard101 (Video Game) (3)

SPY x FAMILY (Manga) (3)

Runescape (Video Games) (3)

Pirate101 (Video Game) (3)

Persona 4 (2)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom (2)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga (1)

Star Wars - All Media Types (1)

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors (1)

Top five fics by kudos:

The Ghost of Mementos/Stygian Ringlet (Persona3/5) - to the surprise of absolutely no one, since this is currently my longest fic. I'm very happy with Stygian Ringlet being the top because I love my boys :)

True Crime Special on the Midnight Channel (Persona 4/5) - my Ren has a TV Dungeon fic! also very proud of the dungeon concept for this one, I really need to finish the last two chapters

Dark Clouds on the Horizon (Linked Universe/TOTK) - I feel like this one got a lot of momentum partially because it was directly in the wake of TOTK's release, but I'm happy with how it turned out :)

Strangers Are Just Friends You Haven't Met (Persona 3/SPY x FAMILY) - this was a collab series with mewrose and a few others in the marigolds discord! we were throwing ideas at the wall to see what stuck and I really had a lot of fun with Shinjiro-related prompts, because I LOVE him and hitting him with the isekai baseball bat into a universe with Anya brings me great joy

Salt Tears and Raindrops (Linked Universe/TOTK) - directly related to Dark Clouds, and I'm glad people enjoyed good ol' fashioned angst >:) (I do need to post more of my wips, I do have a couple more roleswap AU wips that I want to post)

Do you respond to comments?

Yes! I almost always do because I really appreciate them and its my way of saying thanks for the comment! If I don't comment it's because I lost track of it or because I can't think of a response.

What's the fic with the angstiest ending you've ever written?

Probably Salt Tears and Raindrops. I was in a Mood and decided to go for the tried-and-true method of putting fictional characters I like through the emotional wringer. That's how I got the rough draft for this fic :)

Do you write crossovers?

*looks at my persona fics and recent LU fics*

...I think it's safe to say most of my fics these days fall under crossovers lmao

Have you ever gotten hate on a fic?

I wouldn't say I have? One or two comments that came off as rude, but no actual hate, thankfully. If I did, I forgot about it. I've been blessed by wonderfully nice readers <3

Do you write smut?

Nope. I don't read it, so I wouldn't know how to write it anyway.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of? I sure hope not.

I have seen a couple short fics slightly imitate Ghost of Mementos though, which I thought was really sweet that they liked it enough to inspire their own writing.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope, but I'd definitely be open to it!

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

RYOMINA. Hands down. I love them so much, I am so mentally unwell about these two

What’s a WIP that you want to finish, but don’t think you ever will?

My two Runescape fics, Whispers in the Temple and Welcome to the Jungle. I absolutely loved going hogwild with rewriting old quests in Runescape, but I psyched myself out of Welcome to the Jungle because I got overly anxious about accidentally doing bad representation.

(in hindsight, it probably wouldn't have been as big a deal as I thought; it's hard to make it worse considering how bad Legend's Quest was with the british-african stereotypes. that quest DID NOT age well.)

I also want to finish Snake in the Grass; that was my first attempt at a genuine mystery plot and I really liked playing with Warriors in that fic in the context of the gang trying to figure out who the heck is trying to murder him.

What are your writing strengths?

I feel like I'm pretty good at dialogue! I try to make sure it matches the character's speech patterns and personality. Really well-written dialogue can tell you who's speaking without actually telling who it is. (For example, the way I write them: Minato speaks as few words as possible and has very little filter with his observations when he does share them, and Shinjiro is pretty rough around the edges, with shortened words and the occasional swear. Warriors is good with words and wit, but he has a certain military-esque directness and doesn't dance around the topic.)

I do try hard to keep the plot clear and understandable over everything else, so probably that as well.

Also, now that I think about it, maybe fight sequences? I don't do them much, but I do enjoy the challenge of making a clear sequence of what happens in a fight and trying to make it understandable. Fight sequences are easy to skip or gloss over, but I think of them like their own miniature plot. What happens? What surprises are there? What are their movesets? How do they get the upper hand? (and of course, what looks cool as fuck)

What are your writing weaknesses?

Time management. I tend to over-proofread since I beta my own work, and often I'll go back to tweak stuff if I had additional thoughts to add to it, or extra insight. Lately, it takes longer to write chapters than I'd like.

Also, dialogue-heavy scenes often get very chaotic in my WIPs because of the way I rough out fics. I'll throw together a bunch of dialogue bits I think would be cool to include, and sometimes they'll clash or get really messy, especially if there's lots of characters (looking at the latest two chapters of Stygian Ringlet)

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fics?

I think it's cool! It adds flavor to fics. If it's more than one short phrase though, or if it's story important, then I do prefer that there is a translation in the author's notes. I haven't done any non-English dialogue in fics, save for one memorable adventure into trying to figure out how Latin grammar structure works for a character that didn't speak English.

What was the first fandom you ever wrote for?

Wizard101 and Pirate101. I was obsessed with those two for YEARS. I really, really liked pirate stories in high school, and having a cast of crewmates that accompany you throughout the game really inspired me to write my first fic featuring my OC. (I was also into One Piece at the time, but I never wrote for it.)

What���s your favorite fic you’ve written so far?

Stygian Ringlet. It's really dear to my heart. I have poured so much love and effort into that fic, and the reception on it has completely blown me away.

THANKS FOR THE TAG!! Uhhhmmm for tags I'm going to go with @skyward-floored, @catreginae and @breannasfluff (but only if you want to!! no obligation of course)

and of course any other writers that want to do it as well!! go forth

[rickie-the-storyteller]

Meet the Writer Tag!

(Thank you so much to @mysticstarlightduck for tagging me! Sorry I took so long lol)

This is me!

(I don't normally wear this many accessories/jewellery lol. But I wish I did! I love it sm)

Three Fun Facts About Me:

I have never been in a relationship before. Ever. The only experience I have in that department is through other people's stories, not really my own. And by that, I mean that I'm used to watching my friends/people around me getting in and out of relationships, and listening to songs about romance and love and heartbreak... but not really relating to them due to not having any of those experiences myself (but it's alright, tho. It'll happen when it happens! In the meantime, I always have my made-up ships from my writing lol).

My favourite book growing up was "Matilda" by Roald Dahl. I thought Matilda was such a cool girl growing up lol. And lowkey relatable in a lot of ways. No, I wasn't a child genius. But she kind of fits into the archetype that I always found comfort in due to being that kind of person myself. Smart/intellectually curious, bookworm, introverted/independent, genuinely kind and has a heart in spite of being seen as cold by others (another example of this is Huey from Boondocks. Been rewatching some episodes of that show recently and wow... forgot how crazy it was lol. It's good, tho).

Christmas is my favourite holiday! 🎅❄️🎄I do get why some people may dislike it, I guess (like, my younger sister isn't a fan, and she's explained why... I get it. The over-commercialisation of it takes a lot of the "specialness" out of it, you know? Distracts from the actual meaning behind it and all. Plus, it can suck if you're just feeling sad and lonely during a time of celebration for everyone else. Aside from that, technically Easter is more significant if you look at it from the lens of which Christian holiday is most important). But I love the joyfulness and festiveness. Makes me feel all jolly and cosy inside. Plus, I love singing Christmas carols. And presents. And Christmas movies. I just love Christmas lol.

Favorite season:

Autumn. Or fall, as some others prefer to call it. That's when my birthday is!!

(Second place is summer because that's holiday season. Plus, that's when my sister's birthday is.)

Continent where I live:

I live in the UK, so Europe.

How I spend my (free) time:

Writing (duh)

Writeblr stuff (tag games, making OC playlists, answering questions, communicating with followers and having discussions with them about writing, etc)

YouTube (mainly watching videos... but I do want to start making videos myself at some point. Stay tuned for that, I guess)

Studying/school assignments (I'm in university)

Listening to music

Singing

Watching movies/TV shows

Reading

Eating lol

Are you published?

No. It'd be cool to be, though. Pretty sure I've mentioned this at least once before, but I want to self-publish the Stephanie Smith saga once I'm done with it.

Introvert or extrovert?

Introvert. 100% introvert lol. I feel most comfortable within myself when I'm by myself. As a kid, I was so painfully shy that the thought of going up to someone and asking a simple question would terrify me lol. As I got older, though, I was super duper lonely, and I realised that I had no real friends because I was keeping myself all closed off in a tight shell, so I'd literally force myself to open up and become more social and make friends with other kids. I practised it, like how you do with any skill. Now it's not so bad. I'd say I can carry a conversation with someone fairly well, even if I don't know them so well.

Favorite meal:

Ooooh.... this is hard. I love most foods lol.

I think I'll go with something a little bit more traditional. I'm Kenyan, and one of my favourite meals that I've grown up eating is chapatti and stew (any kind of stew, or soup. But my mum would usually make this stew with kidney beans. That was a big hit growing up). Haven't had it in almost a year, tho.

Aside from that, I love pizza. And Nandos.

Tagging: @clairelsonao3, @exquisitecrow, @mister-writes, @winterandwords, @mjparkerwriting, @e-everlasting-g, @erieautumnskies, @annethewittywriter, @writingwithfolklore, @ashwithapen

[chromatic-lamina]

Hi! You seem quite knowledgeable in this, so I though you might be the right person to ask: I'm trying to find some nice heart pirates fics with them as family doing shenanigans/general stuff. Most of the fics I've found in the Heart Pirates tag in ao3 revolve around a ship involving law and the hearts are just background characters who barely do anything, which isn't what I'm looking for. Do you have any recommendations? (I've already read some of your works, but if you want to recommend those that's good too!)

Platonic Heart Pirates Fics Rec List

Wow! huge compliment.

Yeah, I wouldn't classify myself as a Hearts Pirates writer, but I do write them. I think my best characterisations of them are in my multi-chaptered works, but they're super dark, and the Hearts aren't the focus (but boy do they shine when they get the chance!).

You've probably come across my Bepo's one shots and drabble collection. There's a few shippy pieces in there, but they're clearly marked. Most are just the crew, although focus on the main four. This was also done for the Hearts' Pirates Week, so covers all named crew members (up to that point). This one shot is surprisingly popular: Dark like the North Blue Sea (aka The Sea-Hill you Die On), and you might have come across the Straw Hat and Heart Pirates crews intermingling in this fic featuring Bepo and Chopper. I'm also guessing that you probably saw the piece I wrote for the op summer festival zine: Sun Path Ozoni. An earlier version of that is in Bepo's collection! There's also Bepo's Beptober, which features everyone, but I wouldn't really say explores them in depth!

Okay, RECS!

Any of the fics with the Hearts Pirate tag by @op-sheepy Here's a link to their AO3 dash. There are quite a few Heart Pirate drabbles on their tumblr page too.

@itsxandy 's work, stormy weather, is criminally under-read. That's 22,2221 amazing words on Law's dynamic with the crew in the polar tang in close quarters. Not necessarily happy families, but, oof, it's good. Even a very plausible theory put forward for the recruitment of Clione, I think! Or maybe Uni.

Dragon_in_a_Cypress_swamp has 6 amazing Hearts & Trafalgar Law fics too. Really good (I haven't read all, but what I have read just blows me away).

This is not a place of honor by Hyperbolic Reverie (I'm not guaranteeing that all the fics are sweet). And you've probably come across

the devil knows how to row by fab_ia, is set in Law Novel land, but with flashbacks to Law's time with the Donquixote Family. It's a work in progress. But very good. The author is keats on twitter, and I think one of the guest writers for the up coming Hearts zine. Their AO3 actually has a few Hearts' fics I want to pick through.

Dunno if this counts, but the Scrubs AU with Penguin and Shachi as Law's interns, and Bepo as a trusty nurse is both hilarious and poignant. @thegrimshapeofyoursmile

Cal14's recently been uploading some of their tumblr pieces.

@slashseeker (not getting their blog come up) has some platonic stuff on their AO3 page (their slash is pretty good too though!).

And that's about all I know for now. I'm sure you've read / been pointed towards the big collection: Tales from the Heart.

Almost forgot! If you go through @purplehairedwonder 's page, towards the start of beginning to write OP (so second page), there are about 5 fics that I'd classify as Heart centric, or the Hearts seen through Law's eyes. Not necessarily shenanigans though.

It is a ship fic, and it started before a lot of the Heart Pirates were named, but razbliuto's Methyl Nitrate Pirates really builds character and crew (and it's funny). @fablecore

Hope it helps! Sorry to anyone I've forgotten. Thanks for the ask! Let me know how they go.

Remember all, drop a kudos and comment if the fics strike your fancy❤️ Makes a Heart Pirates Heart loving Heart beat heartier.

[iheartgod175]

Totally Not Flustered

I almost forgot how simple it is to doodle Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! characters and backgrounds, and was surprised that I was able to get this finished so quickly, haha!

But uh, yeah. Pure nostalgia is what drove me to doodle this pic. Widget and Walden have always been my faves, and I remember that my good friend @jordby got me into the idea of shipping the two. I know I tagged them as the “brains and brawn” ship in the WIP, but technically speaking, Widget also has the brains to keep up with Walden, albeit more in a “street smart” way where as Walden’s more book smart. Their dynamic really reminds me of Zeeter and Multo, in that one likes to be in the thick of things and takes action, while the other likes to study things to find the solution. That’s probably another reason I like them so much, heheh 🤭

The background I doodled here is taken from one of the episodes featuring Widget’s workshop. I was able to test out some markers I got from my job and some cool erasable colored pencils, only the marker that I used died halfway through 😩 I still managed to get it done. Also, I know neither of them are this tall/short, but I figured it’d add more dynamic to the pic. And I had fun playing around with their eye colors. Blue fits Walden perfectly, while going green for Widget took a bit of testing, but it turned out nice!

I can’t really provide the context behind this pic, other than a smug/amused Widget and a flustered Walden is more than enough context. Widget’s like, “Really? Ya wanna try that?” And Walden’s like, “I’d rather you forget everything I just said.” XD

Enjoy!

[plainemmanem]

✧･ﾟ:*Drowning In You*:･ﾟ✧

main masterlist

pairing: Matt Murdock / Reader (plus Foggy & reader friendship because i love my lil franklin<3)

warnings: none really, some drinking 

Summary: You used to work at Nelson and Murdock, until you spontaneously decided to abandon everything, pack your bags, and ship off to Washington. You claim it was for a fancy new lawyer gig at a high end firm, but everyone knows there’s some deeper meaning behind your sudden departure.

word count: 4.0k

Author’s note: hi :D first, thanks so much for reading, it really means a lot to me! second, this is actually a repost from my first few days on dumblr when my tags didn’t work, janky editing, etc etc🙄 plus this one looks ✨prettier✨ lastly, this fic is a split pov fic, so i’ll indicate where the pov switches from you to matt! anyways, i hope you enjoy! feel free to drop me an ask or leave a comment to be added to my tag list!!

also available on ao3 here :]

YOU

The frigid night air bites at the tips of your nose and ears. You’re almost there - you remember the way there like the back of your hand. Just two more rights and a left and you’ll be on the right street. Nerves are eating away at you, constantly shouting in your mind, “Turn around,” “You’re making a mistake,” “Just go back home.” And just when you think you might actually turn around and take that 3 hour, 46 minute car ride home, you’ve reached your destination.

It’s just the same as you left it. With its dingy, fogged windows and dirty front door - all signs of paint chipped away - you knew you were in the right place: Josie’s Bar. It’s neon sign flashed and buzzed, bathing your face in its bright red hue. God, this place brought back old memories. You take a deep breath, composing your nerves, and reach out for the cold metal door knob just ahead of you. As you walk in, a jingle of the front door’s bell alerts your presence, earning you a few stares and glances. You scan around the room looking for one man in particular. You knew he was here, he was here every Wednesday after work.

Finally, you spot him, sitting at the bar, nursing a drink. You walk over and plop down in the stool next to him.

“Foggy,” you smile brightly at him, taking off your gloves and stuffing them in your pockets.

He looks up and instantly breaks out in a grin, reaching in to hug you tight.

“Oh my god! You’re here! Sitting in the seat next to me! At Josie’s!” He pulls away from your embrace and chuckles to himself. “Wow, I never thought I’d see the day!”

“Foggy, please, I used to hang out here with you guys everyday after work; don’t act like we’re strangers, now.”

He takes a breath and looks you up and down.

“Well, I would say you deserve a drink, wouldn’t you?” He calls over the bartender and puts in an order for two O’Harren’s Scotch Whiskeys, neat.

He is certainly the same old Foggy you know and love, just as you remember him - bright eyes, a smile that lights up the room. You were so caught up in your own problems you forgot how much you missed him.

“So, how’ve you been?” he asks, genuinely curious.

“Fine, fine. How are you?” The bartender stops in front of you two and hands you your drinks. Of course, you care about Foggy and the firm, but there’s really one person in particular you’re curious about. “How’s the firm doing?”

“He’s fine.” Foggy gives you a knowing look. Foggy could always see right through your facade, time away obviously didn’t change that.

You look down at the warm brown liquid in your hands in silence. You take a deep sigh and tentatively take a sip. It burns like a bitch going down.

“Whew! Now I remember why I don’t come here anymore” you say jokingly. Foggy laughs at your reaction and takes a sip of his own drink.

“How is, um - how’s Karen?” you ask shyly.

“She’s good. The firm’s good. Matt’s good… We all miss you, ya know.” You look up to Foggy’s eyes, knowing he’s keeping some of his thoughts to himself.

“I miss you all, too.” you give him a sad smile. “Does he - god, this is so stupid… does he ever, you know… ask about me?” You say, once again finding the contents of your glass particularly interesting.

Foggy remains quiet. “We were all left with a lot of questions when you left.”

There’s a brief pause. You don’t exactly know what to say next.

“And him and Karen, I heard they’re doing well” you say, more to yourself than anyone else.

You shouldn’t have come here. There’s too many memories here, too many bridges you’ve burned.

“I hope the office isn’t too empty without me,” you say with a melancholy smile.

“I don’t understand why you won’t just come back.” Foggy turns to you, searching your face, attempting to find any expression, any reaction. “We need you here.”

You look back up to him. “Foggy, you know I want to - of course I want to… but… I really do like it in Washington… And it’s good money and the city is always exciting and the people there are nice… you’d like a lot of them…” Your sentence starts to fall off.

Foggy knows a bullshit excuse when he hears it. He looks at you again with those knowing eyes, with that look. That “Tell me the real reason” look.

You sigh. “It’s just… there’s too many memories here, you know that… It’s just better if I put distance between me and my past.”

You know that was only partially the truth. You would love to come back to Hell’s Kitchen; you love the firm and miss your friends… but, your biggest fear is having your heart broken, and you were far close to getting burned last time. You had to move away. Just leaving the firm wasn’t going to cut it. You had to completely start fresh - new city, new job, new friends.

Your innate sense of self-preservation can be a real bitch sometimes.

You and Foggy both look back to the drinks in front of you, sitting in silence once again. You look up to Foggy, hoping to revive the conversation with the pathetic “So how’s the weather been?” question when you look over his shoulder to the front door.

The front door bell jingles.

And then you spot him.

MATT

Matt walks in and instantly knows he’s made a mistake. His hesitations were right - his senses were right. He thought he heard the steady drum of your heartbeat from about two blocks away as he walked to Josie’s, but he convinced himself it was just his mind playing another trick on him. No way he could be hearing your heartbeats for real, not after he’s thought about the rhythmic thumps day and night since you left. The week after you were gone he could have sworn he heard it everywhere. He was constantly listening for it every time he entered a room. He was constantly looking around in search of you, convinced you hadn’t actually left.

But now he hears it, clear as day, in Josie’s bar, strong and steady. He can pinpoint it to the fourth seat at the bar, beating along, right next to Foggy’s.

He thought you’d never be caught dead in Hell’s Kitchen again - let alone Josie’s - not with the way you two left things.

He stands there in the entryway - baffled, lips slightly parted, clutching his cane with white knuckles - just focusing on your heartbeat. The same heartbeat he heard when he would check in on you back at Washington. Sometimes, he would stop by your new apartment ever since he discovered your new address. He was only checking in, purely for security reasons - or at least that’s how he justified it to himself. He was just ensuring you were safe and making sure no one was coming after you because of your ties to the devil of hell’s kitchen. He wouldn’t stay for more than a few minutes, climbing to the roof of your building to sift through the countless voices and sounds so he can find you within the sea of residents. He could pick out your heartbeat rather easily, sometimes he could even hear your faint humming as you cooked dinner, or your favorite show playing in the background. He could only stay for a minute. If he stayed any longer he wouldn’t be able to leave, to stop himself from knocking on your door. He always came around dinner time, just checking to make sure you were safe - definitely not checking to see if you had met anyone else. Of course not. He knew he was being selfish, continuing to put you at risk. Hell, he even tried to move on, spending every other night with a new nameless woman of the week. He thought hooking up with other girls would be his distraction away from the devil, but even after a few months, the distractions never seemed to work and only left him aching for you more and more. The only person who even came close to helping him move on was Karen, but Matt could never fall for Karen. She’s one of his best friends; no matter how hard he tried, he could just never see her in a romantic light. He never sees Karen that way. Not the way he saw - sees - you.

Suddenly, he is broken out of his train of thought by the familiar chime of the entry way’s bell; Matt could sense the person standing behind him, waiting patiently to come inside.

He turns, “Oh, sorry - I’m sorry about that,” stepping aside, giving way for the patron to enter.

Now he’s done it. He can’t walk out undetected now - you’re smart enough to be aware of your surroundings - of course you would have seen him come in… turning around and leaving is out of the question.

Taking a deep breath, he summons the courage to take the first step in your direction.

YOU

When you see him - in his black suit jacket and tie, holding his cane, donning his rose tinted glasses and five oclock shadow - you can’t bring yourself to look away. You were just starting to forget what he looked like after being apart for so long. But now, his image is burned into your mind.

“He looks good,” you think to yourself. Quickly, you snap your gaze down to your feet, realizing you’ve been staring way longer than is normal, when he takes a deep inhale and starts heading towards your direction.

Your mind starts to scramble, “Shit shit shit shit…” Foggy turns to see what you’ve been staring at and sets his sights on his partner briskly walking over.

“Matt!” Foggy yells cheerfully, clasping a hand on Matt’s shoulder.

“Hi, Foggy,” Matt says playfully. Matt takes the seat on the opposite end of Foggy, an act you are eternally grateful for, and orders himself a drink.

That’s odd. He still hasn’t even addressed you. Can he really not sense you’re here? With your nerves increasing your heartbeat and making you unexpectedly hot, you thought it was obvious. Has he really forgotten you so quickly? Or is he just playing dumb?

“Funny seeing you here, Matt. I was just catching up with our first ever fired employee,” Foggy teases, gesturing towards you.

“Ah, ah, ah, Nelson. You didn’t fire me, I _quit, _remember?” You tease back. “Finally found myself a job that could actually pay me…”

“Hey! We offered many a compensation for your hard work!”

“And, unfortunately, free post notes and soup ramen lunches was not enough to sustain my way of life,” you sigh, making Matt and Foggy smile.

“We could actually pay you now, you know,” Matt says over Foggy. He gives you a small smile.

“Yeah, we’re, like, hot shot lawyers now,” Foggy adds. Matt’s still staring pensively at you.

You chuckle, “Well, I’m glad to see you’re both doing well for yourselves.” You look back down to your glass, cracking under Matt’s gaze. “You guys deserve it.” You say, peaking a glance back up at Matt.

MATT

God, he missed your voice.

Matt’s always loved the sound of your voice, from the first time he heard it. Nothing sounded sweeter to him than hearing your melodic tone drifting and bouncing around the office walls. You never thought it was anything special, but Matt knew better. Your voice always comforted him, stabilized him, gave him something to pick out of a crowd and focus on when things started becoming too much. It was bright and animated, but it could also be soothing and gentle.

When just the two of you stayed late at the office together - you would sit close, thighs lightly touching - and your voice would drop slightly lower, become more breathy, like you were always whispering a special secret only he was permitted to hear. He missed the sound of your voice late at night - velvety - a voice only _he _ever got to hear.

Even now, your voice, cool and teasing, had an effect on him. He could feel the blush rising underneath his skin and he took another sip of his drink to ground himself from being sucked into you - your scent, your sound, the warmth you radiated.

And he knew you were feeling the same. Everytime he spoke or looked your way, he could sense your body temperature start to rise slightly, warming the aromatic perfume on your neck, further drawing him in.

Everything you did engulfed him, even without trying. That’s why you were so dangerous to be around. He could so easily fall back with you, so easily flood his mind with you again. It was an intoxicating need, to be enveloped by you again. But, he knew you left for a reason and he was trying to respect that, even if that reason had nothing to do with him.

“Sooo, Matt,” Foggy says slowly, “what are you… doing here? You never come down to Josie’s on a Wednesday… not - not that I mind seeing you, of course, but… you know what I mean.” He always did have a way with words.

“Well, I actually came to talk business, I know you fraternize around here on Wednesday nights and I needed to discuss our defense for the case on Friday.”

Matt easily slipped into legislative talk with Foggy, the whole time trying to pretend your eyes weren’t burning through him - pretending he can’t smell your sickly sweet shampoo or the way your heart steadily beats within your chest. He was obviously distracted and eventually Foggy had enough.

“Matt -I’m sorry to interrupt - can we talk in private real quick.” Foggy quickly grabs Matt by the arm and leads him to the other side of the pool tables.

Standing in the dimly lit back corner of the bar, all Matt can smell now is the overwhelming waft of cigarette smoke and beer; he’s having trouble picking out the sound of your breaths between the constant chatter and sound of pool balls bouncing on the tables around him.

“Matt, buddy, listen. You gotta talk to her.”

“What do you mean, we were just talking, we were just catching up…” Matt’s listening but he’s still straining to pick up on you, zoning in and out of what Foggy’s saying.

“Matt,” Foggy warns. Matt doesn’t even need to see the knowing look Foggy shoots him. “You need to tell her how you feel or ask her to come back or clear the air or explain yourself, I don’t know, anything.“

Matt pauses and sighs, “Foggy…”

“No, Matt, listen to me… You are in love with this girl. You may not want to admit it to me, but you are in love with this girl and she is here. She is here sitting at the bar, looking like…that… looking at_ you_ like that. Go get her, before someone else does. And… if you can’t bring yourself to tell her, at least get her to come back to the firm. The firm needs her - me, you, Karen - we need her here. We all miss her. It hasn’t been the same since she’s left and I know you can feel it, too. You are, quite possibly, the only person that can convince her to come back. Just…” Foggy takes a long pause. “She’s been asking about you and Karen… At least clear the air. So we can all have our friend back…”

Matt looks down and nods.

“God, Matt, this girl’s really got some hold on you, doesn’t she?”

YOU

You keep peeking over, seeing them chatting. Foggy’s using some of his more excessive hand gestures and exaggerated expressions; the case must be pretty serious…

You can slightly spot Matt’s eyes glancing towards you behind his glasses. You know he can’t see you, but his gaze makes you nervous all the same. You reach up to rub your neck, hiding your blushing face behind your arm.You look back down into your glass to distract yourself from Matt’s eyes.

A few seconds later, you start to hear two pairs of footsteps returning.

Before you even turn around, Foggy begins, “Welp, I think I’m gonna take off,” he rests a hand on your shoulder, “but don’t worry, I leave you in Matt’s highly capable hands.” Matt chuckles at that.

“Thanks, Foggy,” he says looking down to his feet shyly. Foggy looks back at you and pulls you into another tight hug.

“It was really great to see you again,” he whispers softly in your ear.

“You too,” you whisper back, hugging him a little tighter before pulling away.

“Alright,” Foggy sighs, “don’t be a stranger.” You wave goodbye one last time before he walks out, heading back to his apartment.

You take a deep breath, scared that this may be the last time you could ever see him, the last time you talk with him.

MATT

Matt takes the seat next to yours gently, looking down at the bar. He’s having trouble starting the conversation, too distracted with his thigh brushing against yours. He wonders if you know it was on purpose. You must have; he’s never been afraid to admit his love language is physical touch. He’s always loved touching you and being near you, even in the simplest ways; brushing against your arm when you sat side by side or resting a hand on your knee while he worked; it always satisfied his craving for closeness. When you were together, well, spending time together, you both loved to constantly touch, but under these circumstances, it was like torture. The need to reach out and touch you, to feel the warmth of your skin, it was driving him crazy.

Matt smirks and says in his deep, gravelly voice, “Hi… It’s good to finally see, well, hear, you again.” He looks over to you with a smile.

“Hi,” you reply meekly, unable to make eye contact with him.

“How are you? How’s Washington?” He hated small talk. He hated that you didn’t know how to act around each other anymore.

“Good… Good. Work’s good. How, um, how are you?”

“I’m fine…” Matt looks down to his drink. Oh, god, should he just say it? Should he just tell you how unbelievably in love he is right here and now?

“We’ve all missed you.” He can’t bring himself to do it.

“Yeah, Foggy mentioned that.”

Silence.

This is painful. He should just tell you. Screw the awkwardness and the waiting…

“Foggy told me you were asking about Karen” He decides against it.

“Oh.. yeah, I hope she’s doing all right, too, of course,” you say looking up at him briefly, taken aback by his statement. You quickly look back down to the drink you’ve been nursing all night.

Matt says your name softly, but grabs your hand and squeezes to get you to finally look up at him.

“Me and Karen aren’t together… We were never together.” You stare at him for a moment, sitting in what he had to say, taking it all in.

“Oh… I.. I didn’t mean to assume… I just thought that… well you two had gotten very close…” you say, looking back to your hands.

“We’re friends. She was there for me, especially after you left.”

You look back up at him, shocked.

“Wh- after I left? I don’t understand. What are you saying?”

It’s now or never.

“After you left,” Matt takes a deep breath, “it was hard for me… and Karen was there to… help me get through everything.”

You looked mortified.

”I - I thought I was getting in the way of your relationship. I didn’t want to ruin any potential you guys may have had. I… I didn’t want to stand in the way of my best friends being happy…”

Matt only looked at you, a range of emotions taking over his face. Confusion, anger, sadness, relief.

“So, what? You got some idea into your head that we were together and you just up and left?”

“Matt, I- I’m sorry. I thought I was helping you, I-”

“You left,” he says, cutting you off swiftly.

He has to tell you, he needs you to know how he really feels, before you slip from his grasp again.

“You just moved away. No explanation, well, no real explanation. That ‘new job in Washington’ excuse was bullshit and you know it…”

He spoke as if he was calm and collected. He probably even seemed levelheaded, but on the inside, he was scrambling. He needed to get everything out there. All of his feelings had to be put on the table for you to really see, then you could make a decision whether or not you wanted to leave him again.

He took a deep breath, “You didn’t even say goodbye. I had to hear from Foggy that you left. I thought…. I thought I meant something to you…”

“God, of course you did! That’s why I left. I- I didn’t want to fall in love with you. I refused to fall in love with you if you didn’t feel the same way.”

Tears were starting to form in your eyes. No, no, no. He hated when you cried. He never wanted to shame or guilt you, he just wants to tell you what happened, how he felt.

You wipe your eyes, attempting to collect yourself.

“I- God - I was afraid that you didn’t love me as much as I love you. I was afraid to be second choice and I-”

“Wait, what?” Matt stops you. “You thought- you thought I didn’t love you?” He just stares at you, speechless.

You nod, sniffling.

He says your name again, so soft it’s almost a whisper.

“I haven’t felt whole since you left. I loved you. God- of course I loved you. I couldn’t - I can’t stop thinking about you. Anytime I walk into a room I listen for your heartbeat, I wait to hear your voice, to smell your perfume. I’m drowning in you… I can’t think when I’m near you, I can’t think when I’m apart from you. I’m constantly drowning in you, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. My life is you. You _own _me. When you left before I could tell you I loved you, I knew I made the biggest mistake of my life… because I let you go. I could never forgive myself if you found someone else… I’ve thought of you every day since you’ve been gone. It sounds pathetic, but it’s true… I thought you loved me… and when you left, I was crushed. I had gotten so used to being near you, to being in love with you, that I never thought about what I would possibly do without you… You thought I didn’t love you… God, you couldn’t have been more wrong…”

Hastily, he grabs your face with both hands, pulling you towards him for a desperate kiss.

Your lips were so warm and soft, just as he imagined they’d be.

His hands dropped down to lightly hold onto your neck and brush your pulse points with his thumbs. He revels in the feel of your skin, the soft, smooth texture that instantly soothes his nerves.

You slowly reached your hands up to the nape of his neck, running your fingers through his hair and pulling him closer.

God, you were perfect.

After running out of breath, you both pulled away slightly, resting your foreheads together to take some deep breaths, smiles taking over your faces.

“I love you, Matty,” you say softly.

Matt leans in for another small kiss.

“I love you, too,” he says delicately against your lips, making you blush.

“I missed you.”

“I missed you, too.”

[seven-stars-in-his-palm]

hey y'all its been seven hours im not done with the writing lets talk a good omens x ofmd crossover becquse im fucking AMAZING

aziraphale: passenger/medic on a british naval ship. at the beginning of ofmd, he'll be on the Twin's ahip, i forgot what his name was but he's a twib ANYWAYS. aziraphale's the resident Guy, the person you go to for things like advice or medicine and shit. he's kept about because he's useful, and even the other soldiers think he's too polite. but he keeps thr ships blessed, so its okay. his current assignment is to keep the navy in check and make sure they get to heaven, which isssss WOW harder than he expected. he's hanging by a thread. when he becomes part of crew, he starts being the soundboard. like stede but better /hj. he takes turns with telling everyone stories, helps improve the food supply, ACTUALLY KNOWS HUMAN MEDICAL PRATICES, likes watching the relationships aboard foster, looks for new books on raids, etc. just being a Good Vibe. they dont know he's magical, but i feel like frenchie and buttons (or the swede, i always mix those two up, its the one who turned into a bird) would be Onto Him, because they're the most magically paranoid/proficient. he's very like stede, but somehow a more tolerable aura. the crew is wary, especially cause he's british, but they'll be fine.

how aziraphale gets into the story: at the veryyyyy beginning. its during the forced tea party of s1 ep1, as he happened to tag along on the little dingey with the Twin and his men. he REALLY likes the revenge from first glance, and has a good feeling about the group of pirates they've landed upon. but things go awry! the Twin is stabbed thru the eye! but when stede proclaims he did it, aziraphale is ONTO him. the existencial crisis and trama exhude from him. he decides to see this through--and becomes one of the Revenge's hostages semi-willingly. but stede also likes aziraphale--even if he's british--and decides to be chill with him though he' still "texhnixally" a hostage. they bond verrryyyyy quickly, and soon (by like the end of episode 2, when the other hostage is tsken by izzy and the rest) is assimilated into the Revenge's crew. this is good, because heaven can tell that there's gonna be such a juicy moral dilemna with stede hehehe. lets get this bitch to stay good okay?? yeah. yeah this is gonna be fine....

crowley: like with most of these crossovers, crowley happened across blackbeard's crew. he was dayum, they get around and im bored af, lets do this. kinda like with stede (but not strong enough to satiate it) ed thinks he's a breath of fresh air and therefore keeps him around even if he's never seen crowley Kill anyone (they always make miraculous escapes). no one knows he’s a demon but he 100% has that record in pirate community. calling him the devil and the tempter and how he has a silver fucking tongue and shit like that, it follows him EVERYWHERE. not much more about him other than the basics like personality, except it 1000000% has long hair, wears black like the rest of them, and is oddly british. he's not army tho, so its okay. rebel 🙌

WAIT EDIR: maybe crowley can hear on the republic that Izzy’s looking for those naval men and THEN join Blackbeard’s crew. Like solely just to get aziraphale back. hmmm…..

how crowley enters the story: crowley hears about aziraphale's interception when blackbeard and da crew learn about the Revenge ravaging the navel ship. "damn it, i gotta go save my angel." he REALLYYYYYY wants aziraphale back and gets pretty antsy about it because he had no idea what he was ngl, turns out he was on the FUCKING SEA the whole time. (he also hates that he joined the british army but whateva, he dont know it wasnt voluntary.) they meet on the republic of pirates when stede's almost hung and shit, crowley is in Rampage Mode, aziraphale is in Pissed Mode because they're attacking their Fucking Ship, stede is Dying, ed is Doing His Thing and such. thinking about making aziraphale and blackbeard fight and aziraphale wiping the floor with him or smth. aziraphsle would also be the only one to notice stede and cut him down early and protect him during all the chaos, which would probablyyyyyyy get blackbeard on his ass and probably try and kill him which would not work out with ANYONE, anddddd you know. first impressions change shit. the point stands: ed is on, romance is a foot, and aziraphale and crowley are on the same ship. wahoo! and now that ed's on the path to become softer, hell's like AYO KEEP HIM ON HELL'S SIDE and now crowley's got an excuse to stay. i mean, he and aziraphale Could employ the Arrangement, but they were technially different assignments, and this crew looks like they're having the funnest fuckig fun and they feel so genuine. might as well stay...like they say--keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. and by that it means living on the same ship. also it deadass looks like they need miracles to keep together or they'll fucking sink. lol

and the reason why this is important is because that season 2 ends up HELLA different, and season 1's adventures alter a tad, with both crowley/ed's infamy and aziraphale's encouragement for stede to become a real pirate and Miracle Employing. so yay crossover achieved! I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THIS CROSSOVER ALRIGHT, SO MANY OTHERS HAVE TOO BUT FUCK

also btw here’s some canon divergences I can already imagine:

- aziraphale and crowley being present during the ‘you wear fine things well’ episode (can’t remember what happens Exactly, but I do know). aziraphale with ed and stede while crowley is helping frenchie and olu with their pyramid scheme. they both contribute wahoo!

- lucius is the ship marriage counselor and he’s onto these guys. he’s watching. Waiting. Advising

- when the whole act of grace shit happens, Aziraphale’s like FUCK IT and before ed can proclaim it he just snaps all of the enemies to sleep. he’s sheepish about it. everyone freaks the fuuccckkkkkkkk out even tho he saved them and shit Happens. it probably results in someone clubbing him over the head in panic and then Everyone Else Panics More. I can see it in my mind. this changes a lot of things canon on. ough

- munity is either much more prevalent or tampered down a lot. no in between. either mutinies left and right or they’re content. hm

okay that’s really it. Back To Writing Hell

[xamaxenta]

Get to know you tag game

Thanks @hergan416 for the tag i needed a distraction frm anxiety supreme

Three Ships: I’m gonna cheat and say MAS, MarcoAce and SaboAce— but that doesn’t count bc its the same characters just. Add or take hdbdn I’ll try find some variety and not make them all one piece: MAS, Reguri (pokemon), dimiclaude (fe3h)

First Ship: naruto and sasuke yeah BAYBEE its all about the nindo way dattebayo (i was 12)

Last Song: Just One Yesterday (Fall Out Boy) its my favourite song ever, I listen to it almost daily and never get tired of it, wish I could see how many times ive played it because its been 10 years since save rock and roll came out as an album so i assume its ALOT of repeats, something about the melody something about the lyrics jts fucking genius i love it esp the part:

Anything you say can and will be held against you

So only say my name

It will be held against you

Makes me go balls to the walls everytime lol

Last Movie: Mario movie it was nice, wish I watched in America tho, i think alot of the references and jokes were lost on the audience here :(

Currently Reading: fanfiction i just wanna get serotonin lol i cant commit to books that i might hate (unfortunately a common problem for me, maybe i just dont like reading anymore who knows) i just hang out on the Ace AO3 tag and hope someone posts smth 😭

Currently Watching: totk stuff im poor gotta wait for payday to buy at the end of this month

Currently Consuming: like food? Nothing i dont eat until evenings

Currently Craving: something that can shut my brain up for one second, its loud and i hate it like intrusive bad thoughts i want to hit alt f4 on that shit, more Ace content (surprise whoa) and like a ten year coma where i can just wake up and go wow im gender and its gonna be daijobu

Tag List: @longingforthecosmos @liferockingitout @authenticaussie @bakyura @childofmothermoon @oz-gauze @arielxlazarus @kawaiikoalagarden @kingsofneon @itsthefandommash @/anyone everyone i forgot sry in advance ofc no pressure this is only if you wanna do this :3

[organic-hiraeth]

A Love That Transcends Blade | A Tenryou Soldier x Teppei Fanfic - CH. 1: The Priestess Did WHAT!?

Relationship: Teppei x Tenryou Soldier [Original Character]

A/N: Hai!!! I ship Teppei x Hirano (my OC lulz), so I made a fanfic about them to quench the heat. Uhhhh there might be some suggestive (wink wink) content cause ma bois cannot resist butttttt no actual smex (Unlesssss... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)...JK LOLZ) SO PLEASE ENJOY! Oh and uhhhh here's the description I guess x3 almost forgot. P.S. - I added the other tags so everyone could see ma fic, so sorry about that! Please don't be mad... The Teppei x Hirano [Hirano = My OC] community is not prolific enough to omit them ;-; But please read it anyways xD. I welcome everyone.

Summary: Teppei had utmost trust in Her Excellency. So why, pray tell, is Teppei being taken away at the order of none other than Sangonomiya Kokomi? Teppei doesn't know, try as he might, and that leads him to be far past complacent in his new predicament. Certain Her Excellency has made a fatal error, Teppei promises not only that he'll wrangle free from his captors, but also that he will return to Sangonomiya a stronger soldier than ever.

That was the plan until he met him, of course.

Warnings: Canon-typical violence, romance, kissing, cursing, SMEXINESS ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) but no smut!

Once upon a time, there was a very dedicated Watatsumi resistance soldier. This is his story…

Hello, my name is Teppei. I have been a hard working soldier under Sangonomiya for quite some time now. Lately, I have noticed that the Priestess and General Gorou seem dissatisfied with my work, but I’ve tried to ignore it.

Pushing these terrible thoughts out of my head, I run downstairs and comb my hair while I hurry. Kokomi is at my door. I bow at a 45 degree angle to show my respect.

“Lady Kokomi! What brings you h-here?” I stutter.

“Unfortunately, your performance has been subpar as of recently. You will have to… compensate.” She sends a nervous look to the floor. “I am sorry for what we have had to do, but you must understand that it was for the betterment of Watatsumi Island.”

“Lady Kokomi, what do you mean? I’m sorry to disappoint you! I promise to train even ha-” Suddenly, I am grappled to the floor by my fellow comrades. They tie my hands and legs in a hogtie (A/N: KINKY!!!!) and shove me in a caravan. Lady Kokomi marches to me, a sorrowful look in her gaze.

“Teppei, you have been sold to the Tenryou Commission under an official contract from the Watatsumi Resistance. Please find it in your heart to forgive us.” Her boobs sag in sadness. I try to struggle out of my ropes in one last attempt. My eyes tear up as I see her turn. As the caravan begins to move, she fades into a tiny image… How will I survive?

I wake up in a foul-smelling room. Rising, I quickly realize that I am surrounded by Tenryou soldiers, equally ugly in nature. Seems like being a bootlicker has adverse effects on appearance… 

“Hey, pretty boy, you’re up. So, are you ready to be our army soyboy?”

“H-h-h-h-huh!? EEK!” I hop up and try to make a break for it, but a strong man snatches my ankles and drags me across chipped hardwood floors. He grasps my hair and tugs my face towards his. Our noses are centimeters apart. “What’s your name, Watatsumi Wimp?” The other men chuckle at that.

“T-T-T-Teppei, sir. It’s Teppei.” 

“Ha, Teppei, more like TOENAIL!” Everyone laughs but me. In fact, I start sobbing, curling into a ball to try and avoid these social terrorists (A/N: Me too, Teppei, me too ;-;). Before I can register what’s happening, sturdy hands lift me up from under my armpits and spin me around to face the perpetrator. 

“I’m Hirano. Sorry about them. I promise they’re not usually like this.” He shoots a glare at the men, as if to say their fun was over. They roll their eyes but abide, shuffling off. ‘Wow. He scattered all those big scary men so quickly. What an Alpha… Eugh! What am I saying? He’s the enemy…’ I blush, fidgeting underneath his searing look.

“I-I-It’s okay! Really… But I need to be let go! This must be some kind of mistake. Lady Kokomi would never do something like this. It’s probably a war crime.” His breath tickles the side of my neck. That’s how close he is.

“Don’t be deceived. I feel for you, and I feel bad, but you’re not going anywhere. This was an official arrangement - you’re a bargaining piece, basically.” Shock spreads throughout my spine. It seems like Hirano is the type with the shell… except, he can get really serious at just a simple whim.

“Bargaining piece or not, I will get out, Sir Hirano. Lady Kokomi is not the type of individual to send away her troopers like trash. That, I am sure of.” The strange rush of courage pumping through my heart lasts a single second. Then, the embarrassment overtakes it. Suddenly, Hirano kabedons me! 

“U-Uhm!? What the nani!?” I sputter.

“Get rid of those lofty ideals now, pretty boy. No prisoner’s escape Tenryou land. Not under the Shogun’s all-seeing gaze. Now be a good kohai and be quiet, ‘kay?” Hirano’s breath is addicting, and I feel like a breathalyzer as it fans across my blooming cheeks. ‘H-H-H-H-He’s too much… He’s seriously too much! Calling me pretty boy and all that is way too mean!’ Blood gushes out of my nose like it's Niagara Falls, successfully ruining the moment as the crimson propels onto Hirano’s cheekbones.

“Eugh, what the-! You little rascal, I just cleaned my uniform! How was that so projectile? That doesn’t even- Ugh, it’s fine. Let’s just get you to med,” Hirano swabs the blood off his skin with the cuffs of that tacky Tenryou outfit and puts an arm across my waist as he leads me to one of the doors. “I wouldn’t want you to pass out.” 

His manly digits coalescing across my bony waist is almost enough to make me gush from my nose again. ‘He’s such husbando material… NO! I can’t think like that… I must survive! I must get out of here and return to my Priestess!’ 

To be continued…

[eddies-spaghetti]

oh goodness.. i am just now starting on this but i KNOW i’m probably posting this like a while after i got tagged in it.

any way @abstract-moth tagged me in the fanfic ask game (thank u for the tag btw 🥰) so here it goes!

How many works do you have on A03?

on AO3 I have 61 but have 100+ on my google drive that i haven’t posted.

What's your total A03 word count?

122468

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

The only ones that are still up are bnha, but back in the day i started on an IT one but never finished it and a Danganronpa/bnha crossover i also never finished.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1.

2.

3.

(this one is one of my favorites)

4.

5.

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

oh wow.. hmm.. i usually like to end it on a good note..

the first chapter of We Will Figure This Out is pretty angsty but i do fix it by the end.

ohh wait.. bracelets has a pretty angsty ending too.. i forgot about that one

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

most of them really.. Cold is pretty much fluff all the way throughout.. Gender is Weird has a v good ending too.

Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you've written?

tried and failed with the Danganronpa and bnha crossover

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

no..? not gonna lie i have thought about it.. but like it would have to be a very specific category where it’s mostly fluff and have a whole bunch of emotional depth behind it.. or will be important to the story i’m trying to tell.

I almost wrote some for the college au but chicken out.. but who knows i still might add some..

As an SA victim it’s something i’m definitely interested but also scared to write bc i have done so much of my healing through writing and projecting on to characters with similar truama so i think i could definitely see myself writing at least one smut fic just to try it but honestly it’s such a touchy and important subject to me personally and to others that i know i would have to be super careful when writing it.

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

yeah! most of the time at least. I actually met one of my best friends and a lot of my mutuals on here through my ao3 comments!

The only times i don’t respond is when it is hate or if i don’t have the spoons to do so.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

only a few times, mostly just people who are mad when i call enji out on his abuse. Or people who are mad that I give tenya the love and appreciation he deserves.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

i’m not sure but i don’t think so

Have you ever had a fic translated?

no but i think that would be cool

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

kinda? one of my best friends and i started on one but it was during a CHAOTIC time in my life so we never finished it. And idk if this counts as co-writing but i run pretty much all of my ideas off of @moonwack before they are ever written and they always have wonderful ideas for things i should write.

What's your all-time favorite ship?

i know this is unexpected and may surprise people.. but it’s todoiideku (/s on the first part)

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

oh gosh.. there are so many and i hate it.. probably my aroace soulmate au though..

What are your writing strengths?

tbh i don’t know if i have ANY besides my creativity. My dyslexia makes grammar and spelling so hard for me and i’m always scared it will turn people away from my fics.

but I am constantly writing stories in my head and there hasn’t been a single day that i haven’t thought about something i want to write in YEARS. so there is that.

What are your writing weaknesses?

can i just put dyslexia as an answer here and how much energy writing takes from me so i go months without posting sometimes.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

tbh i haven’t put much thought into it. It doesn’t really bother me if it’s done correctly. i’m p neutral on it.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

I think IT but i’m not sure.

What's your favorite fic you've written?

oo such a good question.

On ao3 probably bracelets, Fresh Start, or We Will Figure This Out.

I have one written in my docs called worst moments that i love and i should probably post too though..

thanks again for the tag @abstract-moth! this actually made me think a lot and i enjoyed doing it.

I tag @sunnyillyana and @quasiimodo

(don’t feel pressured to do it if you don’t want to though, i just know both of you write and thought you might have fun doing this 🥰)

[deathbydarkelves]

Hello! I recently discovered your blog and love your OCs and AU. I read almost all the lore bits you wrote on tumblr that I could find.

I think you've mentioned that several "canon" time spans in your AU have been adjusted and my clutter-filled brain just can't find the post again, but what are those in particular? ALSO! How do you feel about the fact that there are 15,000 year+ individuals that just... commonly exist for races like Night Elves? Even a century is a long time, let alone 150 of them.

Oh gosh thank you so much, that really means a lot ;w; I'm gonna put my answer below a cut because it got longer than I anticipated lol

I had to go check for myself, I admit, but I don't think I ever did post my adjusted timeline? Or I forgot to tag it in a useful way and now it's forever lost to the void lol.

BUT I've been working on a google doc 'master document' for the AU to consolidate all the info for it, and I do have the timeline in there. At least, from the First War (Warcraft I) to Dragonflight. The doc SHOULD be almost ready to post, but I'll just share the timeline for now.

(Note that I named the kaldorei nation "Kal'thalas" in my AU.)

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0-3 ADP: First War (Warcraft I)

4-8: Second War (Warcraft II)

20-late 22/early 23: Third War (Warcraft III)

25-28: “Vanilla WoW” happens.

29-30: The Burning Legion invades again (Burning Crusade).

32-33: The Lich King begins a new conquest (Wrath of the Lich King).

36-37: Deathwing attempts to remake the world (Cataclysm).

38-40: The mists around Pandaria dissipate (Mists of Pandaria).

40-41: Alternate Draenor’s timeline collides with ours (Warlords of Draenor).

43-45: The Burning Legion invades for the final time (Legion).

Tyrande does not denounce the shal’dorei. Instead, Suramar’s decision to join the Horde is motivated by a desire for more political freedom.

45: The Fourth War begins in earnest with the burning of Teldrassil, around midsummer.

After reclaiming Darkshore, Tyrande takes on the powers of the Night Warrior and leaves with Maiev to track down Sylvanas. She leaves Malfurion and Shandris in charge.

47: The Fourth War ends with the mak’gora outside Orgrimmar.

50: With his limited executive power, Malfurion increases taxes on imported goods and shuts down most exports from Kalimdor to the EK.

This is to put economic pressure on the Alliance and force them to pay more attention to his requests for more support for the refugees.

The kaldorei, pressed for resources themselves, don’t have the ships or supplies to bring the refugees back on their own.

52: Tyrande and Maiev finally track down and kill Sylvanas, who had taken refuge in Northrend.

53-55: Tyrande returns to the role of High Priestess and diverts every available resource to bringing the refugees in the EK home.

55: Tyrande and Kal’Thalas as a whole officially cut ties with the Alliance.

Kal’Thalas and the Horde reach a mutual agreement to not intrude on each other’s land and to not threaten the other unless this promise is broken.

The draenei, tauren, and shal’dorei offer aid to Kal’Thalas – each for their own reasons – and an alliance of sorts is formed between the four nations.

62: The Dragon Isles reawaken.

The kaldorei send their own ships and explorers to investigate. Beyond that, I have yet to decide on the exact changes I want to make to the Dragonflight plot.

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The major adjustments to the timeline would be that many of the canon 'expansion events' take place over 1-3 years, instead of each happening within a year, and that the time between the end of "BfA" and the start of "Dragonflight" is fifteen years instead of six years like in canon. And Shadowlands never happens <3

In more concrete terms, this means in my AU -pulls random canon character out of a hat- Thrall is 61 when the Dragon Isles awaken, as opposed to being 39 as in canon. And on the topic of ages...

This is a little pedantic but I choose to say there simply aren't any elves alive "today" any older than 11,000 years. They diverged from trolls 15,000 years ago, but weren't actually granted immortality until after The Sundering 10,000 years ago. I can buy they had unnaturally long lifespans before then (then-present but vestigial regenerative abilities + Well of Eternity fuckery), but only in the matter of centuries. The maximum expected lifespan would've probably been around 400-600, but you were more likely to get sick with something nasty, become something's dinner, or otherwise die in an unfortunate accident than actually make it that long. Early on the average lifespan might've been closer to 150-200, later climbing up to 300.

With that said, I still have thoughts on elves in the 10,000 years age range. In my AU, they are extremely, EXTREMELY rare. The longer you live, even with immunity to disease, the more likely you are to get into a fatal accident or encounter something that's too much for you to handle, or just get plain unlucky. So if you have been around since The Sundering, you are either going to be incredibly well-respected or incredibly feared. Or most likely both, depending on who you ask. For that reason, the only characters in my AU in that age range are the canon characters like Tyrande and Shandris and Maiev. If you're that old, everyone is going to know your name, because you could count the number of living people in that age range in one breath. There's already an air of respect around them because they're Big and Canon, so I just leave that as-is.

((That's just my personal approach to the subject, I have no issue with RPers with hella old characters lol))

And I don't know if this was also part of your question, but when it comes to writing immortal/very old characters, I approach that through the lens of "they may be very experienced, but they're still human (metaphorically)." No matter how long you've been around you still experience the world one day at a time, and thus you still make mistakes.

You've still got a mortal mind so you'll never be omniscient, and you will forget things. I also think ancient elves (especially those in political positions, like they often are) definitely slow down the "cultural progression" of their societies, but not to an extreme extent. People still change over their lifetimes and elves aren't a hivemind. But, like... the cultural taboo around magic usage might've been changed a lot sooner if Tyrande hadn't been the High Priestess for ten thousand years, y'know. With shorter-lived races, you know the ruler is gonna kick the bucket EVENTUALLY and the next rando is gonna have different ideas. Though, again, individuals change over time. Even with the same people at the helm, Kal'thalas during the Long Vigil was far from static.

Back to the memory thing: I saw someone in the comments of this video (good video, though not the end-all-be-all of writing immortals) say: "I always found it weird that no one ever calls out that memory gets distorted with time, that it fades, or shifts based on new beliefs, or has things added. Like, if eye witness testimony is suspect within a few days, what would centuries do?" I also take that approach to immortal memory. They just cannot remember it all, and they will never remember anything exactly as it objectively was. That's why historians are needed. That's why Kalassian, my AU "root" elven language that diverged from Zandali, is a dead language without a full translation. Even though people still live that used to speak and write it, so much time has passed that all its once-speakers may as well be gone. There are inscriptions in ruins that have been known for centuries and are still not translated.

(revision of a diagram I made a while ago)

(Don't let all the arrows coming off Zandali make it seem like Darn/Shalassian are uniform. They have dialects, just not the sheer variability of Zandali because their speaking populations are more localized.)

Anyway I do believe I've started going on a tangent that's not entirely related, so I'll cut myself off here HDJHFC

Thank you again for the ask and don't hesitate to send more :) I love any excuse to talk about my AU.

[wandapinkay]

HIIIII it's friendly anon back again!! ヾ(ゝω・)ノ

the pleasure is all mine, i assure you! :D i was a bit apprehensive to drop in your inbox at first - since i'm not well-versed in self-shipping culture and ask culture on this site is tragically dead - but i got a cool new parasocial friendship out of it and i discovered a new and exciting way to consume media and enjoy characters, so i'm glad that i did!! \^o^/ it took me a long time to realize it, but i truly think self-shipping was the last piece of the puzzle that i was missing in my previous hyperfixations. so what if that man is fictional, what do you mean he can't be mine??

in other news, i've already gotten four of my friends to watch steins;gate and i also recently convinced my sister and her husband to give it a try! i have rewatched the entire show three times alone this month, i am fully insane 🙏

WAITTTT THOSE CATBOY EDITS ARE SO CUTE ACTUALLY 🥺🥺i'm so impressed with how authentic they look, how did you capture the steins;gate style so well?? the second one on particular looks so real, suddenly i'm convinced daru was a catboy the whole time and i just never noticed lol

MAD respect for that 200-unit daru pic collection btw, i've been deep-diving in the darkest corners of the internet for fanart of okabe and i have found some amazing comics featuring daru that made me think of you ( ¯ ³¯)♡! on that note, i've also seen some very sweet drawings of daru with baby suzuha which, out of curiosity, made me wonder what your thoughts on them are together as father and daughter! i adore them honestly, but i'm curious to know if you feel differently about them since you self-ship with daru! i've seen a couple selfshippers in another fandom i frequent who have drawn fankids with their f/o's before and that got me wondering since suzuha is a unique case :)

ASDFJAKSFKSF YES THAT WAS THE NAME OF THE VN idk why i called it that, i think someone else called it that in a reddit post-

nevertheless, my point stands. i cannot even begin to express my disappointment that we didn't get to see daru OR okabe in a maid outfit. heck, we didn't even get to see daru in his penguin suit (though the fact that he was really popular in it made me cackle)! i mean it when i say that if the devs hadn't been cowards and gave us frilly daru and okabe, i would not have looked even twice at the girls. the men yearn for the frills!!! \o/

wahhhh you really are so nice, i appreciate you a bunch :) :) and wow, i thought for sure you'd been part of the community for longer than a year, you seem so comfortable here! was it easy for you to get settled in the community? you've been so nice, but i'm a bit scared to dip my toes in the self-shipping tag if you have any advice👉👈 (thank you again for being so kind and accommodating!! ^^;)

I DID, I SAID THE LINE!! WHERE IS MY PRIZE

your message has been delivered and summarily ignored except for the kiss which he accepted with dignity :3

to sign off, i am blowing both you and daru a pair of friendly kisses! i wish you both a very good night AND OH MAN I ALMOST FORGOT IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY IN TWO DAYS??? in that case, i wish you both a good night AND a wonderful valentine's day if you have any plans!!

thank you again for reading!! i will most assuredly be back if i am still welcome! (ᴗ͈ ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ.ﾟ

OMG HI ONCE AGAIN!! SO SORRY IF I TOOK SO LONG TO ANSWER YOUR ASK, I WAS BUSYY 😭 Still so happy for the fact you're enjoying your new hobbie, I think everyone should try selfshipping at least once in their lives.. and woAHH amazing steins;gate propaganda you've done there! Wish I could do that to most of my friends but some have already seen it ages ago and some aren't just interested so I just kinda gave up HFH ALSO HOOOLY and I thought finishing the series in like,, 2 months was mental but you got me there I'm honest /lh I SERIOUSLY DON'T KNOW HOW I DID IT?? I just kinda went with it by using a small brush with no pressure and blurring out everything a little bit so it matched the og pic's quality I suppose?? I'm happy you think they seem legit, I did my job well then ; u ; <3 OMG THAT'S SO SWEET OF YOU THOUGHH 🥺🥺 now you got me curious on which ones you're referring to waa.. ALSO UMM.. ABOUT SUZUHA- I had a few concepts for how my relationship with Daru would work in-universe.. so I made a couple of them: one is the "good" ending I guess, while another is just "angst™"

.. yeah, can you tell I felt awful while coming up with the second one? GDGSFGFSD IT'S FINE THOUGH, I'M OK NOW But this is besides the point; I actually really love Suzuha's character and I prefer her over the other girls.. and my favorite dynamic is hers with Daru and Yuki (ironically).. seeing Daru being a dad melts my heart because sometimes I wish I had a father figure as sweet as he is aaa I prefer to see myself with Daru than project myself onto Yuki though, because I'd treat him differently than he does sometimes if I gotta be honest Still, hope you like the silly ideas- WAIT,, UH?? DARU HAS A PENGUIN SUIT?? I NEED TO SEE IT SO BADD 😭😭 Also fr, why can't they just satisfy the boy's fans for once,, I feel like they're leaving us out on purpose at this point- /j

Btw, for the selfship community part, I didn't really do much! I just started to post my artwork in the tag and started following and interacting with some peeps, although rarely because I'm still akward about it, but the people in it are so nice!! In my opinion, it's worth a shot!

Also thank you so much!! I hope you had a great Valentine's day with Okabe as well, sending you kisses as well! I posted a fanart that is kinda vday themed but nothing selfshippy unfortunately, but me and Daru would have probably chilled at home, exchanging eachother chocolates and stuff like that! Idk, I'm not a very "outside" person but if we had in plan to go somewhere like the May Queen to get something together, I wouldn't have minded either!

Of course you're welcome to come back, it's always a pleasure! Since I don't get asks often, it brightens up my day to see something in my inbox once in a while, so thank you still for feeling comfy enough to come back! Have a great day/night! 💕💕

[theskyexists]

NOW THIS IS A GOOD Doctor/Dhawan!Master FIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+ a little smutty

[earlgreytea68]

Tagged by @setting-in-a-honeymoon​!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

An even 200!

2. What’s your total AO3 wordcount?

Um. 3,328,002

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Six:

Inception in the lead with 67 fics

Sherlock with 56

Fall Out Boy with 36

Doctor Who with 14 (this number is incorrect, I have written waaaaay more than that, they just live on LJ and DW)

and then one each for Sports Night and The Office (UK)

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Nature and Nurture

Saving Sherlock Holmes

Working on the Edges

The Radovljica Apicultural Museum

John Watson’s Twelve Days of Christmas

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

I try to! Sometimes I get busy or depressed or sick, etc., and I fall behind, but I try to respond, for a number of reasons - they give me so much joy that I want to acknowledge that they have brought my joy; it is so wonderful to see what people to respond to and love and laugh at and cry over, it definitely makes me a better writer, and so I want to acknowledge that, too; and comments when I’m in the middle of posting a fic are especially helpful to me because they often result in me tweaking what’s coming next in response to questions I see people have that indicate I’m not being clear enough, or maybe I’m not hitting the tone I want, etc. And so I like to respond to be like, “Thank you! You have no idea how important and wonderful this is to me!”

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Oh, wow. While I actually think I can write good angst, when I do it I try to have it in the middle of the fic, so that it gets properly resolved to give you a nice, happy ending. I’m sure someone’s going to be like, YOU ARE FORGETTING THIS HEART-WRENCHING THING YOU WROTE, but all I’m coming up with right now is that, in my long Doctor Who ‘verse I wrote, I did a fic in which their family dog died. That was pretty angsty. (omg I just scrolled down to see how I ended this story and OH MY GOD ahahah I forgot that I wrote this after I’d broken up with the Tenth Doctor and so it ends with Brem being like, “Plus, my father is useless so I have to hold the entire family together all the time” hahahaha what an extra-angsty ending, Brem, my love lol)

7. Do you write crossovers? If so what’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I do sometimes! I feel like most of my crossovers make some amount of sense. Like, okay, maybe you wouldn’t think to cross Inception with Fall Out Boy (this was a special request) but I think the premise of the fic makes total sense. And I once crossed Oliver with Brem, but those were my first two beloved precocious fic songs, so that made some sense, too. And I still think Inception and Sherlock crossed together made SO much more sense than actual seasons of Sherlock lol. So I guess if I had to choose the craziest I would go with the Doctor Who/Gossip Girl crossover I wrote lol. But wait, that one actually also made sense as I wrote it, I think, so I’ll go with the Sherlock/Fall Out Boy crossover because that was just bonkers.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Yes. I wrote a fic that was really horrible to Mary in “Sherlock.” I hate Mary. I feel like I can say that now. I haaaaaated Mary. But in those days “Sherlock” was an incredibly tense fandom to be part of and if you didn’t say that you loved Mary all the time forever and always then people were like !7@((!*(@(!& at you. I have a million massive warnings in all caps all over the fic, like, DON’T READ THIS IF YOU LIKE MARY, and people still would leave rude comments on it lololol. And then we wonder why I left that fandom lol. (I mean, many people in the fandom were wonderful, and I don’t always have REASONS why I leave fandoms, it’s not like anything is that logical or rational. But it wasn’t a very fun time to be in Sherlock fandom. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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

I do. My smut almost always has to be advancing some kind of emotional beat in the characters’ relationship. I’m never super-explicit because usually the whole point of the scene to me is what the characters are thinking and feeling, not really what they’re *doing.*

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Sometimes my fics show up somewhere without my knowledge. People are really good about letting me know when that happens.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yup!

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

Yes!

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

This is like asking who my all-time favorite child is.

14. What’s a wip that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I have this high school Peterick AU that I started at the beginning of the pandemic. For some reason, when schools shut down, all I could think about was all these bands that wouldn’t get formed because the kids couldn’t go to each other’s houses, like Pete Wentz couldn’t just show up at Patrick Stump’s to hear him play. So I started this story where Pete and Patrick meet right before the pandemic hits, and then everything locks down and they’re stuck Facetiming each other and coming to the realization that their soulmate is on the other side of the screen.

Anyway, I actually think this fic is super-hot?? And I never think I write hot things, but it’s got a hot phone sex scene and I’m really happy with it and I would love to finish the story...except that the pandemic turned out to be...this. And in my head, Idk, I thought there’d be this triumphant moment where everyone would be like, “Yay! We can see each other now!” and Pete and Patrick would reunite, and instead everything petered out into, “Can we see each other now........????? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “ and I didn’t know what to do with that in my fic, it made it not as neat as I was wanting it to be.

But I hate to lose that hot phone sex scene hahaha. And also after the hot phone sex scene Patrick adds “Hotline Bling” to his and Pete’s shared Spotify playlist they’ve been working on and I’M SORRY, I FOUND THAT SO CHARMING, PATRICK STOLE MY HEART WITH THAT MOVE, anyway, as you can see, I love so much about the fic and I really want to find a way to make it work and maybe someday I will the end.

15. What are your writing strengths?

My dialogue.

Also I think I write the same story over and over (person realizes that they’re deserving of being loved for exactly who they are), but I think I’m REALLY GOOD at that one story lol

Also I like to think that I write family relationship stuff fairly well, like, Idk, I love doing that stuff, whether found family or biological.

Oh, and I think I usually get the ratio of angst::happy ending pretty good (in my view for my personal preference lol).

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

I don’t think I’m especially good at smut. I’m terrible at paying attention to things like setting, what the characters are wearing, what the characters even look like, etc. As mentioned above, I tell the same story over and over and over, and I’m okay with that, but yeah, I’d be bad at telling a story where people aren’t, like, nice people who you’re rooting for.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I think I couldn’t do it, because I don’t speak any other language, but I’m always happy when people translate my fics!

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Doctor Who. Although maybe, like, New Kids on the Block self-insert stuff counts from junior high??? But Doctor Who was first published.

19. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Please see above re: favorite child lol

I tag every writer who wants to do this and I hope every writer does this because I always think these are fascinating!!