#Did someone say Pirate AU? b/c Pirate AU!

[soleilzing]

Wolmeric Week 2024 - Day 3 - Alternate Universe

Faking their deaths after his father decided he was too politically inconvenient to keep around, Aymeric and Estinien spent many long years sailing the high seas aboard the Blue Fury. For Soleil, as any fisher knows, nothing will get in the way of a rare fish window.

Well, almost.

[zvtara-was-never-canon]

I am now 100% convinced that Zvtara fans haven't watched the show. I just talked Ina comment with one. So far they have said that

a) Zuko was sweet and tried to return Katara's necklace to her

b) Zuko could have used something other than the necklace to track them down like Appa fur but he kept that necklace because he knew it was important

c) Zuko is a bad boy archetype (fanon Zuko maybe, canon Zuko is a very awkward guy) and is similar to Jet (the actual bad boy archetype who was charming, charismatic, generally things that Zuko wasn't)

d) Sokka is YOUNGER than Katara and not as capable as her (when I corrected them they said that I'm right but they made that conclusion because he's more immature and a running gag/comic relief. What the heck, the guy invented submarines!!)

e) Katara initially blamed the Avatar for the war like everyone else did (Katara in the very first episode "The Avatar will return and save the world, I believe it", Katara in "The Storm": Defends Aang when the fisherman blames him for the war and tells him that the Air Nomad genocide is not his fault)

Seriously how can someone claim to watch the show and yet make so many mistakes on key things like SOKKA'S AGE?!? Then at the end of their comment they were like "if you pay attention to the show overall, Zuko and Katara make more sense". EXCUSE ME? How am I the one that has to pay attention to the show??

Holy shit, SOOOOOO much bullshit. I don't know how you and I both didn't go insane reading something so stupid.

Zuko didn't use the necklace to track the Gaang (how would that even work?) and he didn't keep it because he somehow knew it meant a lot to Katara and wanted to return to her just to be kind.

He saw something that he recognized belonged to someone in the Gaang, thought it could maybe be used to bribe/blackmail to get the Avatar if it really was important - and then did exactly that. There's a reason that moment happened in "The Waterbending Scroll", with Zuko manipulating the pirates to get closer to capturing Aang. He was NOT being kind, he was taking a page from Azula's book on "How to get a dumbass to be useful."

Yeah, JET was the charming bad boy archetype Katara couldn't help but swoon over. Zuko was an angry, emotional, awkward guy who was on the wrong side 5/6 of the show, and that Katara tried to convince Aang to just let freeze to death in the North Pole. Once again, Zutarians ship everything EXCEPT Zuko and Katara.

While I wouldn't call Sokka useless or a bad character, I will say that there are situations in which Katara IS more capable than him - and vice versa. Between the two of them, if I need someone to teach me how to use a sword, I'm picking Sokka. But if I need someone to teach me to heal, I'd pick Katara. Different people are more/less capable at different things.

...That being said, goddamn, what's with Zutara fans and shitting on Sokka (or literally anyone that has a positive relationship with Katara)? I remember seeing a dumbass claim Sokka didn't even love her at all, that the Gaang never saw her as a friend but just as their replacement mom, and, of course, the old bullshit that she had to do everything until Karl Zuko Marx, the prince charming himself, came to her rescue in this weird Cinderella AU they made up inside their head.

Bruh, that last point was just... wow. Just wow. Katara had faith in the Avatar before even knowing he was still alive, had the feeling Aang was filled with wisdom before knowing who he was, and in the beginning of EVERY SINGLE EPISODE she tells us about how she 100% believes he will save the world. If that's resenting him and blaming him for the war, I can't even imagine what Katara having faith in him would look like. Girl would straight up start a religion to worship him.

And this gets extra funny when we remember "Crossroads of Destiny", in which Katara says to ZUKO that for the longest time she pictured HIS face as "the face of the enemy."

It's almost like Katara resented the prince of the nation that started the war, the member of a royal family that killed her mom, the guy that threatened to burn what was left of her village and that had spent months trying to capture one of her best friends...

Nah, that doesn't make sense. Instead, she totally hated the guy she was best friends with from start to finish.

"EXCUSE ME? How am I the one that has to pay attention to the show?" I ask myself that question every single day. This fandom has no fucking clue what happened in the very story they claim to love.

[mingigoo]

⇢ Before requesting, please read the rules and guidelines :) you can find it here.

⇢ Hi!! I'm happy to announce that requests are now open! please, before you request, click that link to see the format and guidelines. please note that I will not write things I am uncomfortable with, but honestly, that's pretty hard to reach.

⇢ I am now writing for both ATEEZ and ENHYPEN, so feel free to request for any member(s) of both groups.

⇢ I have updated and added new prompts/reactions, and I hope you enjoy!

content under the cut :))

Academic rivals au

Angel au

Alien au

Apocalypse au

Arranged marriage au

Assassin au

Artist au

Bakery au

Bodyguard au

Bookstore au

CEO au

College au

Contract marriage au

Convenience store au

Criminal au

Doctor au

Demon au

Dark fantasy au

Deserted island au

enemies to lovers au

Exes au

Fake relationship au

Fairytale au

Fantasy au

Florist au

Friends to lovers

Ghost au

Grocery store au

Greek mythology au

Historical au

Hospital au

High school au

Holiday au

Idol au

Ice cream shop au

Musician au

Mafia au

Neighbor au

One night stand au

Office au

Pirate au

Pet cafe au

Roommate au

Roadtrip au

Royal au

Record store au

Snowed in au

Soulmate au

Single parent/ pregnancy au

Strip club au

Slice of life au

Supernatural au

Time traveler au

Vampire au

Witch au

Reactions/Prompts:

“What are we?” 

 First kiss 

“What’s your problem?” 

“I didn't know where else to go.” 

“Touch her again and I’ll kill you.” 

“We can’t be friends.” 

Reaction to the first “I love you” 

“I’m sorry, who are you?” 

“This was a mistake.” 

“You’re comfy” 

“You know you sleep talk?” 

“I can stay, if you want…” 

“You feel like home.” 

“Can I kiss you? I really wanna kiss you.”

“Can you walk? Do I need to carry you?” 

“Did you eat?” 

“Stop looking at me like that.” 

“That looks so much better on you than it does on me.”  

 When you say another member’s name in your sleep 

 When you kiss them first

 When you drink too much

 When you get hurt

 When they play with your hair

 “Are you wearing my shirt?”

 “I want you. Right now.” 

 Reaction to you being sick

 “Because I care about you! Don't you get it?”

 “I missed you.”

 When you lay your head in their lap

  “You're falling asleep on me…”

 “Don't let me lose you, too.”

“Close the door….”

 “Are you jealous?”

 “Just take your shirt off, dammit.”

 “We shouldn't be doing this…”

 “You look…beautiful.”

 “Let me see.”

 “You're burning up.”

 “Who did this to you?”

 “Can you come over?”

 “I want you—even if it’s wrong.”

 “A friend shouldn't know how you taste.”

 “Um, why are you in my bed?”

 “It was always you.”

 “Quick, act like you're my boyfriend. My ex is over there.”

 “Can we do that again?”

 “I love you.” “you’re drunk.”

 “Teach me.” 

 “I’ll be gentle, I promise.”

 “Do I make you nervous?”

 “Just to warn you, I’m a maniac. I’m insane.”

 “Touch yourself.”

 “I just want to feel something.”

 “Can we do it? Just once?”

 “What’s your fucking problem?”

 “It’s okay to cry.”

marble hearts || Felix (skz)

 “Bite me.”

 “Are you drunk??” “I may have had a few shots….”

 “You need to see a doctor.”

 “I need to tell you something.”

Long prompts:

A I accidentally showed up at your door thinking it was mine but your super cute and I’m drunk and I don’t want to leave

B It’s the apocalypse and aliens are supposed to be bad, but why are you the sweetest thing and you’re all hurt and I want to take care of you

C I spilled my coffee all over your pants and I went to touch them and I’m so sorry

D I accidentally hit you with my car and I could only say I’m your wife to come into the emergency room I’m so sorry

E You sent me a text thinking I was someone else but you seem really sad let me cheer you up

F We slept together one night and a few years later I’m raising your kid without telling you oops

G I’m secretly in love with you but you never seemed to give me the time of day but you all of a sudden tell me you love me and my only thought was to make out with you

H You’re a famous idol and I’m a huge fan but you seem to look at me the whole concert and did you just wink?

I You’re a doctor and I hurt myself but I can’t stop looking at how beautiful you are

J I’m a doctor and you hurt yourself but you can’t stop asking me out and it’s getting me flustered help

K You show up at my door but I have no idea who you are and you’re crying come here I’ll take care of you

L We’re roommates and I walk in on you eating cereal in your underwear damn your hot let’s move this to the bed

M I’m a famous idol and you’re my fan who runs a secret fan account that I follow and I know all the dirty things you want to do to me

N We’re best friends but I walked in on you changing and now I can’t forget how hot you are

O I noticed you writing poems and I read a few while you left and why are these about me?

P We had a one night stand thinking we’d never see each other again but you showed up as my boss okay what the hell

Q Historical au we were soulmates hundreds of years ago and now we’re reincarnated and You remember everything

R All of our friends are on a road trip and we get lost and run out of gas youre getting cold so you asked me to hold you

S I write a song about you and you think it’s about someone else but it’s really about you I love you

T We kissed while we were drunk but now that we’re sober I want to kiss you again

U We both go to the same school and I’ve had a crush on you ever since middle school and oh my god why can’t you just notice me

V We’re idols and I have a crush on you openly but you won’t acknowledge it

W You’re a famous rapper and I’m a simple human and we had a one night stand and I ended up pregnant wait what do I do now?

X My kid’s favorite singer is you and now my favorite singer is you can you please notice us?

Y You just came out of an abusive relationship and Im your best friend that just wants to hold you and call you mine and make sure you never get hurt again

Z I just came out of an abusive relationship and you’re my best friend that just wants to hold me and call me yours and to make sure I never get hurt again

[hanniegoo]

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Angel au

Alien au

Apocalypse au

Arranged marriage au

Assassin au

Artist au

Bakery au

Bodyguard au

Bookstore au

CEO au

College au

Contract marriage au

Convenience store au

Criminal au

Doctor au

Demon au

Dark fantasy au

Deserted island au

enemies to lovers au

Exes au

Fake relationship au

Fairytale au

Fantasy au

Florist au

Ghost au

Grocery store au

Greek mythology au

Historical au

Hospital au

High school au

Holiday au

Idol au

Ice cream shop au

Musician au

Mafia au

Neighbor au

One night stand au

Office au

Pirate au

Pet cafe au

Roommate au

Roadtrip au

Royal au

Record store au

Snowed in au

Soulmate au

Single parent/ pregnancy au

Strip club au

Slice of life au

Supernatural au

Time traveler au

Vampire au

Witch au

Long prompts:

A I accidentally showed up at your door thinking it was mine but your super cute and I’m drunk and I don’t want to leave

B It’s the apocalypse and aliens are supposed to be bad, but why are you the sweetest thing and you’re all hurt and I want to take care of you

C I spilled my coffee all over your pants and I went to touch them and I’m so sorry

D I accidentally hit you with my car and I could only say I’m your wife to come into the emergency room I’m so sorry

E You sent me a text thinking I was someone else but you seem really sad let me cheer you up

F We slept together one night and a few years later I’m raising your kid without telling you oops

G I’m secretly in love with you but you never seemed to give me the time of day but you all of a sudden tell me you love me and my only thought was to make out with you

H You’re a famous idol and I’m a huge fan but you seem to look at me the whole concert and did you just wink?

I You’re a doctor and I hurt myself but I can’t stop looking at how beautiful you are

J I’m a doctor and you hurt yourself but you can’t stop asking me out and it’s getting me flustered help

K You show up at my door but I have no idea who you are and you’re crying come here I’ll take care of you

L We’re roommates and I walk in on you eating cereal in your underwear damn your hot let’s move this to the bed

M I’m a famous idol and you’re my fan who runs a secret fan account that I follow and I know all the dirty things you want to do to me

N We’re best friends but I walked in on you changing and now I can’t forget how hot you are

O I noticed you writing poems and I read a few while you left and why are these about me?

P We had a one night stand thinking we’d never see each other again but you showed up as my boss okay what the hell

Q Historical au we were soulmates hundreds of years ago and now we’re reincarnated and You remember everything

R All of our friends are on a road trip and we get lost and run out of gas youre getting cold so you asked me to hold you

S I write a song about you and you think it’s about someone else but it’s really about you I love you

T We kissed while we were drunk but now that we’re sober I want to kiss you again

U We both go to the same school and I’ve had a crush on you ever since middle school and oh my god why can’t you just notice me

V We’re idols and I have a crush on you openly but you won’t acknowledge it

W You’re a famous rapper and I’m a simple human and we had a one night stand and I ended up pregnant wait what do I do now?

X My kid’s favorite singer is you and now my favorite singer is you can you please notice us?

Y You just came out of an abusive relationship and Im your best friend that just wants to hold you and call you mine and make sure you never get hurt again

Z I just came out of an abusive relationship and you’re my best friend that just wants to hold me and call me yours and to make sure I never get hurt again

(1) you ask him to take a shower with you

(2) you accidentally kiss while drunk and it goes further but both of you don’t regret it.

(3) “Kiss me.”

(4) “I want you. Right now.”

(5) he asks “what if I kiss you right now?”

(6) You ask “what if I kiss you right now?”

(7) You’re going on a roadtrip with each other and the car breaks down but the backseat looks comfy

(8) “I’m going to do bad things to you if you don’t stop me.”

(9) You walk in on him changing

(10) One night stand ends up a relationship

(11) You’re in the hospital and you thought he didn’t care about you until you saw him crying

(12) “Who hurt you?”

(13) He’s all bruised up and you want to find out who hurt him but first you need to take care of him

(14) “I love you, Please say something.”

(15)“No one can hurt you except me.”

(16)“You lied to me.”

(17) “Why can’t you believe that I love you?”

(18) You’re in love with one of them but another is in love with you

(19) Spin the bottle kissing game

(20) You’re dating one secretly but they all think you’re dating someone else

(21) “Can I be him?”

(22) “Why don’t you love me?”

(23) “Will it ever be me?”

(24) “At least you’re happy.”

(25) “I just want to see you happy.”

(26) “I’m just telling you my feelings so I can get them off my chest.”

(27) “Was I ever a man in your eyes?”

(28) “Why can’t I make you happy?”

(29) Wedding day and he’s crying watching you walk down the isle

(30) You find out you’re pregnant

(31) Your kids do something cute

(32) You give birth to your first child

(33) You tell the others the news about your pregnancy

(34) You have to hide your pregnancy for his career

(35) You have to hide your relationship for his career

(36) He’s your kids teacher and falls in love with you

(37) “Till death do us part.”

(38) You just moved in together

(39) You broke up ages ago but see each other again and want to try it again

(40) Your his kids teacher and he keeps coming to see you

(41) Waking up to him for the first time

(42) “I’ve never been in love before so I’m sorry if I don’t do something right.”

(43) Your sick and he takes care of you

(44) He’s sick and you take care of him

(45) You’re roommates with benefits and he tells you he loves you

(46) You fall in love with your best friend

(47) “Don’t tempt me.”

(48) “We can’t keep doing this.”

(49) “We can’t be friends.”

(50) “Stop being so damn hot it’s turning me on.”

(51) “let’s piss of the neighbors.” **smut**

(52) “you have no idea how much I love you.”

(53) “I’m scared.”

(54) “please don’t leave me.”

(55) you’re about to get married to the wrong person and you run away in your dress with the right guy

(56) he’s your extremely attractive bodyguard

(57) he’s your professor and you slept with him

(58) he’s all beat up from a fight and you patched him up

(59) he’s a famous idol and your pregnant with his child

(60) he’s a famous idol and you’re a makeup artist

(61) “you touch her again and I’ll kill you.”

(62) “I want to make love to you.”

(63) “what are we? What am I to you?”

(64) “it’s him or me. What will it be?”

(65) “I didn’t know where else to go.” enemies to lovers

Ot8

(69) you are stuck in a hotel room with all 8

(70) you all live together in one house

(71) all of them are in love with you

(72) “it’s either all eight of you or none.”

(73) spin the bottle

(74) kiss the sexiest one in the room—kisses all of them

(75) all of you were best friends from college now grown up

(76) “if you had to choose one of us, who would it be?”

(77) they’re all vampires and you find yourself lost in the woods and they take you into their den hahah idek at this point

(78) you all work at the same company

Reactions/scenarios (could be written individually for Ot8)

how would they react to:

(79) when you kiss him first

(80) when you tell him you’re pregnant

(81) when you sit on his lap

(82) you wearing his shirt

(83) when you tie your hair up

(84) when you say I love you for the first time

(85) when he kisses you impulsively

(86) when you moan his name

(87) when you’re being a brat

(88) when you’re pregnant

(89) when he tells you he loves you

(90) when you get jealous

(100) sweet college boyfriend

(101) he’s your baby daddy

(102) when your baby calls him “dad”

[shrinkyclinksfest]

That's a wrap!

Thank you all so much for another successful run of Shrinkyclinks Fest! Altogether the works add up to 150K words of new Shrinkyclinks content and six new artworks! We want to thank all our wonderful writers, artists, promoters, promoters, readers, and supporters. We will see you all next year!

Without further ado, the Masterlist:

Title: Nazi Punks Fuck Off [Shrinkyclinks AU] Creator: bleedxblack Medium (fic, art, podfic, etc.): digital art Rating: G Prompt #: 22 Warnings: N/A Summary: Local punk Steve Rogers goes to see his hardcore vocalist boyfriend, Bucky, perform with his band, Widow. Friend and guitarist Natasha took the first photo of them after the band had finished their set. Steve took the following photo himself while he watched his friends and lover play on stage.

Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33271081

Title: Steve has hot guy problems Creator: HeyBoy Medium (fic, art, podfic, etc.): digital art Rating: T Prompt #: 33 Warnings: N/A Summary: For the ShrinkyClinks Fest prompt: Meet-cute at the gym! Smol Steve is determined to work on his cardio and fitness. He reluctantly goes to the gym, feeling intimidated but ready to spit fire at anyone who so much as looks at him twice. He is going to get a good workout, damnit. Ignore the clunkheads. Ignore the gym rats. Ignore the super hot guy with long hair and stormy eyes who always seems to be using the equipment near Steve. That wasn't so bad! Now we can shower and go home. Wait, hot guy is also in the shower and… he's singing. WAIT hot guy just exited the shower and now he knows that I know he was singing!.

Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33271468

Title: asthma attacks, fire escapes, and chai Creator: beemotionpicture Medium: fic Rating: gen Wordcount: 6,657 Prompt #: 9 Warnings: none Summary: It happens because of his asthma of all things.

As soon as he feels short of breath he starts rooting through his messenger bag for his inhaler. Steve has a moment to think aha!and then fuck,before he’s losing his grip on the thing and it’s skidding across the pavement and into an alleyway.

He freezes when he realizes he’s not alone.

Steve hears a muffled sound coming from behind the dumpster, but that’s not what makes him look; no, it’s the metallic scent in the air which, with a creeping feeling of dread, he hopes isn’t blood. He looks. It’s blood.

And there’s a man sitting right in a puddle of it, leaning heavily against the brick wall and clutching his side with a metal hand.

How Steve finds an injured Bucky, nurses him back to health, and takes down a HYDRA agent while he’s at it. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33272239

Title: Highway Ghost Creator: Neonbat  Fic Rating: E Wordcount : 15820 Prompt #: 31 Warnings: Usual WS Bucky warnings Summary: Steve hated long drives, it was too easy to zone out, especially when you’re full of cook-out food and good times. Having someone fall out of nowhere right in front of his car wasn’t exactly something he’d ever consider a possibility. He had enough excitement already from his job as an ER Nurse. Except, where most people would have been laid out on the asphalt, the man dressed in black got up without a scratch and insisted medical care wasn’t needed. The fuck was his life?  Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33283738

Title: He "Accidently" Picked A Hot Roommate Creator: rufferto Medium: digital art Rating: G Prompt #: 48 Warnings: N/A Summary: Steve needs a roommate. He thinks he will never find one but then he meets Winter Soldier Bucky who needs a place to stay while he recovers. Steve offers him the room immediately and it turns out Bucky is a great roommate. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33279370

Title: special delivery Creator: @glim / glim Medium: fic Rating: Teen + Wordcount: ~6,000 words Prompt #: 30 Warnings: n/a Summary: Written for shrinkyclinksfest, Prompt #30: Steve Rogers has always been prone to sickness, but summer colds are the absolute worst. What he wants is a huge bowl of chicken noodle soup and some ice cream. What he gets is a food delivery guy who’s so built and hot Steve chokes on his tongue. That’s why he keeps ordering long after he’s recovered and how he finally gets Bucky Barnes into his apartment and his bed. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33343828

Title: When the Pool Closes Creator: buckybarnesdeservestobehappy  Fic Rating: T Wordcount : 1858 Prompt #: 36 Warnings: N/A Summary: Steve just wants to enjoy a day out in the sun by himself. That’s not too much to ask. Except it is, apparently. With such fair skin, sunscreen is a must, and there’s no way he can reach his entire back. He’s just going to have to find someone to help him apply it, and if the guy is ripped… Well, it’s not Steve’s fault that he’s got good taste. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33341596

Title: To the Future and the Past Creator: buckybarnesdeservestobehappy  Fic Rating: T Wordcount : 1465 Prompt #: 40 Warnings: Major character death Summary: Maybe a funeral isn’t the right time to admit to a gay love story, but Bucky doesn’t care. That’s what Steve wanted, and Bucky’s never been able to say no to the love of his life. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33358726

Title: A Shot Across The Bow Creator: Author: Becassine Artist: Call_me_kayyyyy  Art Rating: G Fic Rating: E Wordcount : 18382 Prompt #: 52 Warnings: Blood/Injury, Implied/Reference Abuse, Reference Slave Trade Summary: Bucky Barnes is a Pirate Captain, and one accustomed to getting his own way. When fate drops Steve Rogers in his path one lonely evening in Tortuga, his life is forever turned upside down. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33265450/chapters/82597747

Title: Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet Creator: Girl_Back_There Medium: Fic Rating: Mature Wordcount: 6214 Prompt #: 45 Warnings: Some Homophobic Language, Instances of Sexual Harassment against women Summary:Bucky doesn’t know how his mother managed to Jedi mind trick him into dropping off Becca at summer camp this year, but she somehow did it. Despite his grumpiness at the unreasonable hour in which he was wrenched from his nice and cozy bed, Bucky is glad for this time with his little sister. Becca spends their time talking about the activities she got to do last summer that she hopes will be back again this year, all of which was organized by Steve Rogers. After she came home from Camp Marvel last year, all Becca could talk about was Steve Rogers, one of the counselors for her team, The Howlies. Steve Rogers was an amazing artist. Steve Rogers participates in all of the competitions despite his asthma, scoliosis, heart arrhythmia, and various other medical issues. Steve Rogers totally drinks his respect women juice. Bucky would be worried about his sister may be developing a crush on this Steve guy, but after meeting him, Bucky is more preoccupied with the crush he's developing on Steve. So preoccupied in fact, he ends up signing on to be a camp counselor for the summer. Link to work:https://archiveofourown.org/works/33339220

Title:  The Way To A Man’s Heart Creator: Author: HaniTrash Artist: Kocuria_visuals  Art Rating: T Fic Rating: E Wordcount : 11852 Prompt #: 53 Warnings: N/A Summary: Steve Rogers, skinny Brooklynite, is a college student who makes old recipes and posts videos of them on tiktok. When Bucky Barnes, Winter Soldier and Avenger, sees one, he's instantly hooked and becomes Steve's biggest fan. What follows next is a story of food, flirting, and a very unlikely pairing. But much like Steve’s unusual recipes, what shouldn’t work often does… Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33312223/chapters/82722664#workskin

Title: Maybe A Muse Creator: buckybarnesdeservestobehappy Medium (fic, art, podfic, etc.): fic Rating: M Wordcount: 2871 Prompt #: 28 Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Summary:  When Bucky Barnes needs extra money, he’s appalled that his best friends think he should become a model for the art department on campus. Shy, nerdy, and socially awkward, he’s not sure that’s something he feels comfortable doing. Still, he needs money, and he likes the idea of becoming someone’s muse. The problem is he had no idea two things would happen. First, one of the students in the class is exactly his type; second, he has to model nude. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33393928

Title: Be My Breath Creator: Goosenik and clarkestetler Medium: Fic Rating: Teen and Up Wordcount: 44,575 Prompt #: 48 Warnings: N/A Summary: For the Shrinkyclinks Fest 2021 prompt: Steve needs a roommate. He thinks he will never find one but then he meets Winter Soldier Bucky who needs a place to stay while he recovers. Steve offers him the room immediately and it turns out Bucky is a great roommate.

Basically: Bucky moves in with Steve after he escapes from Hydra, and Steve begins the long process of helping Bucky remember how to be human again. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33275848/chapters/82626394

Title: Tap-Tap Into Your Heart Creator: huntress79​ Medium: Fic Rating: T Wordcount: 5k Prompt #: 6 Warnings: none, except for one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it mention of animal death  Summary: When HYDRA finally fell, the Soldier was lost, in more than one meaning. And for the next several months, he, more or less, drifted from one former safehouse to the other, always avoiding to stay too long in one place. Until he comes to Brooklyn - and finds a new purpose, again in more than one meaning… Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33416524

Title: I'd be selfish but never with you Creator: Lacunalady on Ao3 Medium: Fic Rating: E Wordcount: 20k Prompt #: 32 Warnings: No archive warnings apply Summary: Prompted with: "Arranged marriage AU. Steve is a prince and Bucky is a newly crowned king of the neighboring country having conquered/overtaken the last ruler. In order to keep the peace between their countries, Steve's father decides for them to wed. Steve is reluctant for several reasons but mainly because he wants to marry for love and the fact that Bucky has a reputation for being exceedingly ruthless in battle (aka the winter solider)" by Bangyababy on Tumblr! Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33424936

Title: Just Peachy Creator: Erosanderis Fic Rating: N/A Wordcount : 1266 Prompt #: 34 Warnings: N/A Summary: Steve Rogers was not looking forward to meeting his soulmate. Ever since the day he was born, he had the worst possible words on his forearm. So of course he would meet them at work. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33412060

Title: Knocking Boots with Sugar Creator: buckybarnesdeservestobehappy  Fic Rating: E Wordcount : 4095 Prompt #: 29 Warnings: N/A Summary: In between summers at college, Steve Rogers wants a new adventure beyond his lonely life in Brooklyn. He ends up in West Texas working on a dude ranch where Bucky Barnes is a long-time employee. When Bucky offers to buy Steve a drink, they end up drunk on tequila and making out in public. For the rest of the summer, they're inseparable. As the summer draws to a close, Steve realizes he doesn't want to leave. Link to work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33499603

[tintinwrites]

Poe Dameron Imagines Masterlist

I haven’t made a masterlist in a while and some people have asked for one!!

Series:

fifty ways to kiss someone (has NSFW chapters)

love (Modern)

the stars were made for falling

tonight (has NSFW chapters)

a friend in me (has NSFW chapters)

the light side | one two three

soft | one two (Modern)

arranged | one two (1800′s AU)

provocative | one two (Professor!Poe)

captain dameron | one two (Pirate!Poe)

a stranger in paradise | one

please never fall in love again | one two (Bartender!Poe)

phobias | snakes heights blood draws claustrophobia the dark/power outages spiders thunderstorms

not while i’m around | one (SVU AU)

you will be found | one (Zombie Apocalypse AU)

what kind of fool am i | one two

forbidden fruit | one two (NSFW) (First Order!Poe)

first series | first commander first time (NSFW) (First Order!Poe)

forgive me, please forgive me | one

out of my dreams (Modern)

the fallen soul | One (Priest!Poe) (Regency Era)

One-Shots:

Smut

hypnagogic: You can’t sleep, so Poe suggests another activity.

Fluff

ineffable: You and your husband, Poe Dameron, are captured and need to escape.

quixotic: Poe is always there for you when you fall which happens often.

dulcet: You don’t want to make friends in the Resistance, but Poe is gonna try anyway.

contentment: The war is over and you and Poe have a daughter who wakes her father up at night because you fell asleep in her bed.

caf: You need caf and Poe took the last of it.

benevolent: You and Poe try to do some things in a closet and are brought in for a talk with Leia.

redamancy: Finn and you apparently love each other. Except you don’t and a certain pilot has a problem with all of this.

Angst

eccedentesiast: Poe is hurt during a mission and just wants to see you smile.

eunoia: Poe imagines you freeing him as he’s being tortured by the First Order.

latibule: You comfort Poe when he has a nightmare about the First Order.

desideratum: You express to Poe how much the war is affecting you mentally.

AU

the wasted years (Modern AU): You go to see the Phantom of the Opera and find yourself relating to the title character.

Poe singing Dean Martin (Modern AU): Poe sings Everybody Loves Somebody and the two of you dance.

gli occhi belli

figure

pour some sugar on (NSFW)

requited (NSFW)

something stupid

characters witness their baby’s first laugh (Modern)

character introduces their baby to their pets (Modern)

bloodlust (Vampire!Poe)

enceinte

alone

romance

dawn

c’est lui pour moi

i’ve got my love to keep me warm (Modern)

insatiable

mistletoe underwear

procrastination

but beautiful

if you are but a dream

you are not alone

i never before loved life so much

the story of a starry night (1950′s AU)

so this is love

hold my hand (NSFW)

the beach

ignorance then bliss (NSFW)

pretty moon

reader meets Poe’s corgi (Modern)

perfection (Modern)

i do, you know

how you might have met Poe (Modern)

forget about the boy

you don’t have to convince me (Regency AU)

sympathy, tenderness

melts in your mouth (NSFW) (Modern)

ghosts would be preferable (College AU)

you can see me? (Ghost!Reader) (Modern)

the sky is blue (Soulmates AU) (Modern)

with only a word (Modern)

and then they are bored of me

mr. pilot

everything else goes away

“Shit, are you crying? I didn’t mean to do it that hard.”

Christmas sweaters

have yourself a merry little Christmas

the arena

rain

try to remember

entitled

some enchanted evening

reunited and it’s kind of awkward

wisdom? (Modern)

breathe, baby (NSFW)

bondage and discipline (NSFW)

yes, general (NSFW)

“How would you like to have a sexual encounter so intense it could conceivably change your political views?” (First Order!Poe)

they’ll never believe me

when love is all that i recall (NSFW)

sweet mystery of life (NSFW)

“You know, hiding one’s face behind a mask only works for Ren and his Knights.” (First Order!Poe)

“We all have our reasons, love.” (First Order!Poe)

“For a spy in hiding, you’re making a lot more waves than I expected...I like it.” (First Order!Poe)

“Well, we’re both stranded, so you have no choice but to work with me, sweetheart.” (First Order!Poe)

Poe taking you over a small desk (First Order!Poe) (NSFW)

“Sweetheart, panic as much as you like, but you can’t hide what you want from me.” (First Order!Poe)

Poe hates your daughter’s boyfriend of course

Poe singing to his little son (Modern)

till there was you (NSFW)

“I’m sure the Resistance can’t give you what I can give you.” (First Order!Poe)

A, B, C (Modern)

sanisteamy (NSFW-ish)

above ‘em

Poe holding you

a table for two (Modern)

“You can’t just take the X-wing whenever you want, young lady!”

Road trip with Poe and your kids (Modern)

oh

“His finger was right on the trigger, but he wasn’t fast enough.”

“We need to understand that we did love each other, but that wasn’t enough.”

Reader dominating Poe (NSFW)

First Order!Poe taking you against the wall (NSFW)

“If you hurt her...” (First Order!Poe)

“I can’t believe I got the first date, let alone a year.” (Modern)

the drop (Modern)

“I can’t believe we’ll actually be parents in a few days.” (Modern)

“I’ve been in love with you since we were eighteen.”

“Well, I’m not in school anymore, but you could teach me too, if you’d like.” (Modern)

“I just want to take my time with you.” (First Order!Poe)

“You’re all I have too, you know.”

that reminds me of you too (Modern)

please say you’ll think of me (Modern)

it was a pretty good bad idea, though (NSFW)

Headcanons:

being married to Poe (Modern)

domestic Poe x Reader (Modern)

Poe teaching reader how to dance (Modern)

deciding with Poe not to have kids and then wanting them later (Modern)

[gumnut-logic]

The Cane (Part 4)

@flyboytracy​​​ asked:

Steampunk AU: five uses for a cane and one time Scott used it for its intended purpose 😘

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Aaargh, those migraines messed with my muse on this one. Had to fight it the entire way and the cane reference is tiny. Hope you enjoy it anyway ::hugs to all::

Many thanks to @janetm74​​​ @tsarinatorment​​​ and @scribbles97​​​ for all their help and amazing support of my crazy. And to @flyboytracy​​​ for asking in the first place.

This be Steampunk AU with a mix of John snark, a little bit of wee!Tracys in a little bit of peril, some selfless Scott, and a reason you don’t want to mess with Five or her pilot.

-o-o-o-

4.

“This is very inconvenient.”

Scott stared at his brother in the dim light. “Is that an attempt at impersonating Lady Penelope?”

John stared back, dust drifting haphazardly off his hard helmet and goggles. “As you’ve said many times yourself, there is no use in panicking.”

He had to give his brother that. A sigh and he assessed their situation yet again, shining his torch about the space they found themselves in.

They were in a basement. It was likely that they were lucky, as all indications were that if they had been in any other part of the building, they would not be having this conversation or any other any time in the future. The basement had a wall of solid bedrock on one side, the building having been constructed with that in mind with half the plumbing bolted into the rock. Unfortunately, the rest of the structure had been built on sand, which promptly liquified when the earthquake hit.

Speaking of earthquake. “How long do you think before the next aftershock?”

John pulled out his notebook, took a note of the time on the watch he had strapped to his wrist, and scribbled down some math. “They are very unpredictable, but I’m hoping this last big one will give us some time. Or at least, Virgil some time to dig us out.”

Scott fiddled with his transmitter unit. There was no response on any frequency he attempted. Either the equipment was broken or something was stopping the signal from reaching his brothers. John had already pulled his apart and attempted a signal boost with no success.

They were both covered in dust, but fortunately uninjured.

But, for the moment, they were stuck.

Scott was not very good at sitting still.

“We may as well rest so we can be ready when needed.”

Scott grunted.

His brother ignored him and wiped off a large chunk of masonry with one leather-gloved hand and sat down. “You know Virgil will find us.”

Another grunt.

“Sit down, Scott. You can afford to take a minute to rest.”

He let out a breath and bit his lip, but with a sigh, he did as his brother asked.

There was silence for a moment, broken only by the sound of dust and rock settling.

“Why did you come back in?” John’s voice was crisp, clear and calm.

“You were in here.” Obviously.

“But now both of us are trapped, whereas if you had run like you should have, you could be assisting Virgil to dig me out.”

Scott’s lips thinned. What had been his line of thinking? Had there been a line of thinking? To be honest, all he could recall was the thought that John was under a building that was about to collapse and he needed saving.

His voice was a little rough. “Virgil will get us out.”

“Hmm.” John was not looking at him.

“What did you expect me to do? Leave you here to die?”

Aquamarine turned calmly to catch his eyes. “Better than both of us.”

“We’re not dead.”

“Pure chance.”

John was always ever so direct.

“But important nonetheless.”

John sighed. “Reminds me of the well.”

Scott eyed him. “Really? You’re going to bring that up again?”

“Eternally, my dear brother.” John’s smirk was exceedingly annoying. “Besides, it passes the time.”

“I would rather spend time finding a way out of here.” Scott shot to his feet and began pacing around the space they were stuck in.

“If you disturb something that brings the rest of the building down on us, I’m haunting you until the end of time.”

Scott slumped a little. His brother was right. Messing with the fragile pile was just asking for trouble. They were lucky to have room to breathe, much less walk around.

“This is the reason why you ended up in the well, Scott. You haven’t changed in twenty odd years.”

Scott glared at him. His little brother had been six at the time, Scott only ten. The two of them had gone beyond the borders of the Tracy farm in Kansas and into land they shouldn’t have. They were exploring. John, as always, was a little more cautious, but Scott was ever running ahead.

It was rather ironic that it was John who fell in the well.

It wasn’t long dug, but the planks covering it were flimsy and the winds from the previous day had obscured them. John had gone through them as if the planet had eaten him.

“John!”

Scott found his little brother clutching his leg at the bottom of the hole.

It wasn’t a very deep well, but it was deep enough to put his brother out of the reach of a ten-year-old.

“Scotty, my leg hurts.”

“I’ll get you out.” He looked around for something to help John.

Perhaps he knew in some part of his mind that this could be the wrong decision. He had no rope and no real way to reach his little brother. He should get help.

But he couldn’t leave Johnny here on his own.

The thought was terrifying from both of their perspectives.

Perhaps he would have thought it a little less terrifying if he realised what could happen if he didn’t fetch help. Because once he found a long enough stick, he reached over the edge and while doing his best to add to the length John couldn’t quite reach, he fell in the hole on top of his brother.

There were groans and tears after that.

Scott didn’t hurt himself. John had been heard to comment on multiple occasions thereafter that it was because he landed on a cushion he called brother.

Scott countered that by saying he was lucky he hadn’t been impaled by a bony limb of said scrawny brother.

In any case, they huddled together for warmth for thirty-six freezing hours until someone finally found them.

By then, both brothers were dehydrated and starving.

The lecture from their father was almost as long as their time in the well.

Their mother, pregnant with Gordon at the time, took ill with the fright and there was some seriously scary time until the little fish was born a month later…a touch early.

Virgil wouldn’t let either of his brothers out of his sight for a good year after the incident. The nine-year-old obviously terrified they would disappear again.

It became legendary in the Tracy household for good or bad.

“So, you’re saying, I should have gone for help?”

Something clunked in the pile of rubble.

John arched an eyebrow. “As I said, you haven’t learnt. Yes, Scott, you should not have dashed back into the collapsing building. When Virgil finds out, he’s going to scalp you.”

“I’m sorry that my first instinct is to protect my brothers.”

John rolled his eyes, both original and artificial. “Your first instinct should be to protect yourself so you can protect your brothers.”

Folding his arms across his chest, Scott shifted his weight onto one foot, cocking his hip. “Fine. Then explain Bermuda.”

“That was different. That was saving lives.”

“You rammed a twenty-eight gunned frigate with Five!”

“It was firing on a sinking civilian target full of over two hundred passengers, including my four brothers. Grandma was not aboard. It was a fair decision.”

Scott had to admit it had been spectacular, the huge, blue-grey, manta-ray-shaped Five had reared out of the ocean and sliced the pirate vessel in half.

International Rescue had fished the survivors out of the water and there had been minimal casualties, considering.

Five had taken damage, but her cahelium superstructure was designed to withstand something as simple as a mostly wooden hull. Some gentle care from Virgil, an assessment from Hiram, and she was declared fit and well.

They had disappeared for a while after that as the rumours ran riot. Lady Penelope managed to smooth any ruffled feathers at government level.

Scott had both commended and roasted John alive.

“You could have been killed.”

“So could have you, and Virgil and Gordon and little Allie. Was I supposed to sit back and watch?”

Another clunk from somewhere in the rubble.

Scott arched an eyebrow. “Perhaps, you know how I feel.”

“Of course, I know how you feel. We all do.”

“Then what is the problem?”

“Scott-“

But John was interrupted by another clank, this time clearly from one of the pipes against the wall.

“Virgil?” They both said it at once and hurried over to the rock face.

The clunk repeated itself and then started on a very familiar dot dot dot…

S C O T T

He reached behind and pulled his folded cane out of its sleeve on his back. Its metal tip shone dull brass in the yellow light.

He only had to tap one letter. Dot dot dot dash.

V.

Three letters came back in a hurried jumble of excited hammering. F A B.

Then…S T A T U S?

J  A N D  S   W E L L  A N D  M O B I L E.

S T A N D  B A C K ?

F A B.

Assuming Virgil was referring to the rock wall as the point of origin, the two brothers stepped as far back from it as they could.

Moments later a rumble and hiss of gears, the crash of breaking masonry and daylight suddenly shot through part of the rubble. This was quickly followed by a massive but familiar brass claw reaching in and grabbing a large chunk of rock, disappearing with it. A crunch of gravel, shove of rock…a shout. “Scott, are you in here? John?” Their goggled and fully armour-suited brother pushed the rest of the way through the pile of broken building, both claws fully extended.

“Over here, Virgil.”

Their brother’s head turned in their direction and metal shoulders sank in relief. “Oh, thank god.”

Something shifted in the rubble pile and Virgil reacted, his right claw slamming into the chunk of masonry threatening to fall. “Let’s get you out of here.”

Scott didn’t need to be told twice as the remains of the building creaked around them in warning. Grabbing John’s arm, he hustled his brother out through the gap past Virgil.

The engineer’s eyes on the both of them.

No doubt there would be a medical examination in their near future.

Shoving John gently ahead of him, Scott turned to keep an eye on Virgil.

His metal clad brother stepped back carefully, letting rock fall in his wake.

Then, as if the final domino had been tipped, the entire pile began collapsing in on itself.

Scott took a step towards Virgil only to have his arm yanked on from behind.

“Damnit, Scott protect yourself!” John dragged him through the remains of the rubble as a cloud of dust roared behind them.

“Virgil!” He dug his heels in, fighting John’s hold.

“He’s wearing his armour, Scott. You are not! Move!”

It went against everything. He had to protect his brothers first. But John was right. Neither of them was wearing enough protection. Virgil was.

He had to trust.

Trust that Virgil knew what he was doing.

When put in those terms the answer was simple. Of course, he trusted Virgil.

Perhaps it was fate he had issues with.

John dragged him clear of the building and the cloud of dust. Two, nestled on her landing struts, was a wonderful sight.

And then Gordon was grabbing at him. Alan was yelling his name and there were dusty hugs and clunking helmets.

But still the cloud…

“Virgil?”

As if summoned, his brother strode out of the haze, cogs whirring and pneumatic systems hissing, metal glinting in the sun. His goggled eyes searching until they latched onto his brothers.

Thank god.

A matter of strides and he enveloped his engineer brother in a hug, metal suit and all. “Thanks, Virg.”

His brother exhaled in a huff. “What on Earth were you thinking?” And so began the rant about worrying about a brother encased in metal when a building is falling when he wasn’t and could have been killed with a single rock. You idiot.

It went on for some time.

John smirked at him for the entire tirade.

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Next

[refinedbuffoonery]

@improvidus​ thanks for the tag boo <3

1) How many works do you have on AO3? 14

2) What’s your total AO3 word count? 106,078 

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? I’ve only finished + published MacGyver fics, but I have a whole folder of other unfinished stuff, primarily for Sarah J Maas’ three book series (Throne of Glass, ACOTAR, Crescent City). 

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Riley + Sunglasses + Undercover (aka my claim to fame lol)

Quarantine Moments

Looking Through A Window 

I + Can’t + Lose + You

Fridge Meeting 

5) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? Out of my published ones...R+S+U (unbelievable that I didn’t get cancelled for ending it the way I did lmao). But in a million years when I finally finish it, Broken Like Me won’t exactly have a happy ending (it’ll be bittersweet at best...I know because I wrote the ending first). 

6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending? I+C+L+U has a good ending, so do all of the holiday fics I wrote last year. But I think the most satisfying happy ending will be the ending to Flawless (I already wrote this ending too). 

7) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written? I don’t do crossovers! Honestly I don’t read them either. I think they’re off-putting and usually fairly OOC, but if the characters all exist in the same universe (or it’s just written really damn well) then a crossover is more palatable for me. 

8) Do you write smut? If so what kind? Hell fucking yeah I do. The emotionally charged, very plot-relevant, little-to-no cringey vocabulary kind. But not much for this fandom because the audience for it is very small. But for the fantasy romance book fandoms I (mostly) lurk in??? Definitely. 

9) Do you respond to comments, why or why not? I always try to! Except sometimes y’all make predictions that are a little too accurate and I have to avoid responding to those comments so I don’t accidentally spoil something (yikes). 

10) Have you ever received hate on a fic? Nope (thank god). Which is a good thing, because I’m not actually as nice as y’all think I am, and I’d throw (virtual) hands. 

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of! On the flip side, I’ve definitely accidentally stolen lines/phrases from people. Every once in a while I’ll reread a fic and go “THAT’S WHERE I GOT THAT FROM!!!!! whoops.” 

12) Have you ever had a fic translated? Does asking people to translate like 3 lines of dialogue for Flawless into French count lol? (real answer: no)

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before? Listen. I swear to you that this pirate AU exists. We have a whole chapter written. I have a good 50% or so of the plot outlined in my head and in our shared google doc. However none of us have worked on it in months so......

14) What’s your all time favorite ship? Not to out myself as the kid who was obsessed with Percy Jackson but....PERCABETH. They really invented love. Second place is Rowaelin (from the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas), and third place is MacRiley (no shade to my Team Spy Siblings friends though....tbh if the show hadn’t set them up romantically I never would’ve even considered it). 

15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? That aliens fic I’ve teased for a solid year. The goal was to see if I could write an episode of the show (which I totally think I could), but I just don’t have a plot for this one. Only the resolution and some comic relief. But the basic premise is that Mac, Riley, and maybe Bozer (aka our resident nerds) get sent to examine a UFO that crash-landed in the middle of fucking nowhere, which of course sends everyone down the rabbit hole of alien theories, but the UFO ends up being something.....significantly less cool. If any of you gen writers want in on this, hit me up and we can co-write it. 

16) What are your writing strengths? DIALOGUE. FORESHADOWING. also filling in the nuances of a plot once I have the bare bones in place. 

17) What are your writing weaknesses? Brainstorming said bare bones of a plot lmao. And describing settings is the bane of my existence. 

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Super dope as long as a) the reader can understand what’s happening via context clues or brief translation in the main language (presumably English) b) it’s used to develop the plot/character(s) in some way, i.e. a spy’s helpful skill or part of someone’s cultural background. 

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for? MacGyver is the first (and only) fandom I’ve finished and published fics for. Everything else (many of which I started pre-Mac) isn’t developed enough to necessarily count. 

20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written? FLAWLESS. But I will say that I’m far more attached to LTAW than I ever could’ve expected going into it. So.....both? 

Tagging: goddammit idk I wasn’t paying attention to who already got tagged. so if you’re reading this and you write fic consider yourself tagged. <3

[luckyricochet]

I want you to answer A-Z on the fandom asks so I can peer into your psyche 👀

Wow I love you. This actually took around three hours since I wanted to think about the answers. See them under the cut!

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

From Hanyou no Yashahime — Sesshomaru and Rin

From The Mandalorian — The Mandomera’s been creeping up a little bit. 

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

Honestly can’t think of one. I’m very set in my ships. 

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.

From Naruto — SasuSaku. Sasuke was cute as a kid so I get Sakura having a crush on him then, but I think she would have gotten over it when he became a homicidal clown who abandoned the village and tried to kill her and her teammates multiple times.

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

From Harry Potter — Ron x Hermione. I’ve always thought their personalities didn’t match and not in the good “opposites attract” kind of way.

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

I only know how to write angst, drama, and introspective musings so no. 

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

Over fifteen years in the Harry Potter fandom, but I’ve had to separate that from JKR herself in the recent years. 

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

“Have I ever had an OTP”? *laughs from shipping hell* 

From The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare — Nat and Kit were my first OTP. Read this book in fifth grade and was immediately loved them. Boy literally risks banishment from the colony to help prove she’s not a witch. 

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

I love visual media, so TV, anime, and film

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

I’m not going to let tumblr dot com put me off of a particular show/book/etc. itself, but it has definitely made me think less of certain types of fans who are in a fandom. 

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

The...period drama fandom? More widely, the history fandom. They both create some of the most beautiful edits celebrating history and I love it. 

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

 From Avatar: The Last Airbender — It’s gotta be Prince Zuko

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

From Harry Potter — I think Ginny is a Mary Sue but I loved when she stood up for herself in Half-Blood Prince when Ron was trying to slut-shame her. 

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

From Parks and Recreation — Leslie Knope. Unending positive affirmations, thoughtfulness, and support!

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

I don’t really have a main fandom but I haven’t mentioned Free! yet so let’s go with it for this one. 

1. Less Nitori because I can’t stand him.

2. More female characters! I get half the appeal is the boys, but I’d love to see a girls swim team in some capacity. 

3. More Haru and his family dynamics! Doesn’t have to be a ton, but I want to know what his relationship with his parents like, especially as an adult.

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

Salt and the Sea - The Lumineers. “From the destruction, out of the flame. You need a villain, give me a name.” Such an Odesta song. (Finnick x Annie from the Hunger Games)

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

For The Mandalorian — A historical AU set in early 1900s New York City where Mando’s just some government agent sent to “report” on slum conditions to satisfy some housing law. He goes meaning to write up a generic report but then finds the orphaned Baby Yoda abandoned in one of the tenements. Shocked by the conditions of the slums, Mando goes from being an apathetic, middling-level bureaucrat to being an anonymous investigative journalist reporting on the corruption in the government that allows for the city’s most vulnerable citizens to live in squalor, leading the government on a search to find who within their ranks is exposing them. 

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

Sherlock, because it just took so long for the third series to come out. I had moved on to other fandoms by the time it did. Still have fond memories of when I was active in it, though. 

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

From Lord of the Rings — Aragorn and Legolas. This is played up a lot more in the films but I love it. 

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

For Lord of the Rings — Boromir definitely taught Faramir swordplay when they were little kids since their father didn’t want to. 

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?

From Hanyou no Yashahime — Rin made the first move. Sesshomaru would be way too clueless to even know how to go about it. 

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

From Pirates of the Caribbean — James Norrington: Commodore in the Royal Navy during the 18th century, must I explain any further? Cool, calm, and collected on the job while looking v good while he does it but a nervous wreck in front of the woman he fancies. Tell me that’s not straight out of Austen.

From Star Wars (OT) — Luke Skywalker: An unapologetically good person in a crapsack world, doing his best to bring light into the world. A classic hero archetype who grows out of his naïveté to become a cunning—but still benevolent—Jedi. 

From Prince of Tennis — Yukimura Seiichi: His duality is *chef’s kiss*. Super scary and in charge on the court, gentle sweet boy who loves art and culture off the court. He struggled for so long but was able to overcome it all through his hard work and willpower.

Bonus favorite, because I couldn’t resist...

From Band of Brothers — Doc Roe: He’s doing the MOST for his guys but he really just needs a hug. Plus he’s got the accent.

V - Which character do you relate to most?

From Little Women — Jo March, especially as portrayed by Saoirse Ronan in the 2019 adaptation. Writer, holds grudges, opinionated, stubborn, eschewed “girliness” in her youth but is more open to it and romanticism as an adult. 

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

I’ve gotten to the point where even the hint of a love triangle tests my patience.

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

It’s about the yearning: Longing Look

Also will definitely always ship the Brooding Boy and the Gentle Girl

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

Anything in the MCU or general superhero content.

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

I love fandom so much. I’m sort of facetious about being obsessed with people who aren’t real on my other social media accounts, but in all seriousness, being able to escape the real world to get excited over characters and relationships that face their own struggles, triumphs, and emotions is such a gift. So often they speak so powerfully on the human experience—How can you read, or watch, any of Tolkien’s work and not be moved by what he has to say about humanity and the power of good? Even if the stories are fictional, the messages they impart about life aren’t, which is what I love so much about them.

[jlf23tumble]

Hi Jen, I just saw your rec for Star Wars fic, and it bothers me because there isn't any good larry fic lately. So many authors have left!!!! Is there anything you read lately that you love? Even your favorites are gone, it's so upsetting!

Oh, man, don’t despair!! Yes, two of my absolute faves have left this fandom (and let me just say, they left because people are fucking ASSHOLES), but they still write in other fandoms, I still get to bask in their beautiful words (and at least one of them would write in this fandom again on commission), but that aside, I truly do hate this notion that all the best have come and gone, especially with the sheer volume of material around the D, month in and month out. You just have to be willing to read new things, and you really have to support creators if you ever want them to give you free stuff on a semi-regular basis. Maybe I should make it a monthly feature, but here’s what I posted in January with my faves of late last year/early this year…and here’s what I’ve loved from the last few weeks (most of ‘em are hella short, too):

from a bandit to a baby, by @dykes4louis, T, 1.5k. “Tell me something,” Louis murmurs. (hima’s writing, HELP, but the fact that this is less than 2k, and still manages to pack in nonbinary harry, implied mpreg, so much yearn, n*ce)

Watermelon Sugar High, by @rosemarianthyme, E, 2.2k. Resting right between his legs, the long slice open and juicy and red and his fingers pressed just so, it looked to his wine-hazy brain like a cunt. Like it could be /his/ cunt. (my fave new author, getting into some genderplay)

her only hope is what she did she’ll soon forget, by jaerie, E, 2.2k. Harry is a single parent desperate to make ends meet and Louis is there to make it better (NOBODY is out serving lactation kink like Jaerie is; this one is supposed to have a sequel, I’m hopin’ and prayin’, angst city)

Strange Side Effects, by jaerie, E, 2.5k. Louis was drunk the first time he saw, but he couldn’t stop thinking about it. Had he just imagined Harry squeezing milk out of his nipples? (SEE THE FUCK ABOVE, only no angst)

Did you let him leave a necklace? (Yup), by @sadaveniren, E, 2.5k. Harry’s pearl necklace is a day collar. (the truest part of this fic? oli running sex-related errands)

Always Be Prepared, by @vondrostes, E, 2.6k. “I have a surprise for you,” Louis informed him. “To make up for not remembering your toys.” (the irony of anyone saying Terran won’t write larry fic when a) his mega larry fic is #9 on last year’s masterlist, b) second spring is RIGHT THERE, and c) one-offs like this one, commission him if you wanna see more!)

Hoist the Colours High, by @kerasines, M, 5.2k.  A Girl Direction Pirates of the Caribbean AU featuring Harry as Will Turner, Louis as Elizabeth Swann, swords, and my obsession with girls in men’s period clothing. (KIMMMMMMM, it’s so good, and if she wasn’t in the midst of writing in five other fandoms, sigh)

To Wear Your Love series, by @haztobegood, E, 5.9k. The pearl necklace was bolder, so pretty, and undeniably feminine. (the love i have for that pearl necklace being a collar, it knows no bounds)

Gentle Sin, by userkant, E, 7.5k. Louis discovers a few things about Harry. (if you’re really stuck in earlier-era fics, this one truly harkens back to those days, so encourage this author if you miss it!)

But When We Kiss…, by @indiaalphawhiskey, E, 8k. “Are you really going to let a…” he assessed Harry. “Twenty? Twenty year gap,” he confirmed. “Be the reason you get hypothermia?” (this fic is so fucking GOOD, jesus, I love silverfox Louis, and before you get all weird in my inbox about it, Harry’s 30, I would k word someone to see every single timestamp between chapters 1 and 2)

i cannot reach your heart, by HappyPrincess/ @pattern-pals, E, 10k. Harry flees like he always does, leaving a basket of fresh fruit and the prospect of his imminent heat. Somehow, Louis still ends up running after him. (LISTEN, nina has achieved national treasure status for me, PROTECT, and this fic, the angst, the entire series, christttttttttttttttttttt, it kills me in the best way, I hope they keep writing in this verse, but even if they don’t, swoon)

So, tl/dr, if you wanna see good fic, you gotta encourage fic authors and stop being a fic pillow princess, put some effort into it, and by effort, I’m talking bare minimum, give some kudos, give some comments, show some praise, do some reblogs, message them directly, DO SOMETHING, hand-wringing is useless, always. God, I gotta have some wine and calm down, lmao

[miracle-in-the-eye-of-the-storm]

Accidentally Saving the Day + Circus AU + JuleRose

first, the circus part!

anarka couffaine has always wanted to be a pirate, but given that it’s, uh, rather more illegal than her other endeavors and the consequences would be a bit more severe, she settles for talking like one, being captain of her ships, and raising her children to be free spirited, capable, functioning people. and yes, i said shipS, plural.

y’see, anarka’s parents a) owned quite a few boats, b) passed down their love of sailing to their daughter, and c) left all their boats to her in their wills(? inheritance? i dunno, the point is anarka has a lot of boats).

the part where the circus comes in is, sometime ago, anarka was having a conversation with someone bemoaning the fact of her dream of being a pirate isn’t very do-able in this day and age, not without a lot of problems she doesn’t want for her family. then they mentioned, offhandedly, that hey — if the chaos and freedom and cannons of piracy is what calls to her, what about a circus? they’re land-bound, sure, but they can be just as wild and chaotic as piracy (plus, cannons!). anarka was sold on the idea almost immediately. she went out and did all the paperwork needed for her to be the ringmaster of a circus (though she was very grumpy about the paperwork), started hiring people, and loaded the whole act onto her boats. there are different branches of Circus Liberty, all of them traveling around as they see fit. each boat has a specialty act — one is geared towards strongmen. another performs acrobatic feats. one of them houses the clowns and jesters and more audience-participation performances. there are some animals, though not many, usually on the smaller end, and they’re all very well cared for. (no elephants or lions, because i imagine living on a boat their whole lives would not be fun.) all the acts go their own way for the most part, but when they meet up by chance or purposefully, they’ll perform together for a few days. the last day of every month, they dock and sell tickets for the next month’s shows.

juleka is a makeup artist, one of the acrobats, and a musician, though she usually stays in the background. performing as an acrobat helped her feel more confident in her presence, and she’s more likely to speak up when she feels something is wrong or she’s uncomfortable. (luka’s a musician, too, and anarka leads the music section as well as being the ringmaster.) in this au, the picture curse still happens, but only at school and juleka is very confused about it (the picture curse doesn’t affect her at the circus, partly because she makes an effort to Not be in some of the photos, and partly because so many pictures were taken specifically of the circus members).

rose and juleka met when they were six. rose got lost trying to find the couffaines after the show, because she wanted to tell them she loved their performance so much. juleka found her wandering around the dock, looking increasingly distressed as she could find neither her family nor the couffaines. juleka didn’t say much, but when rose caught sight of her, she recognized her right away and started gushing about juleka’s guitar skills. caught off gaurd, juleka blurted the first two things that came to mind: “thank you” and “i think you’re really pretty.” after that, the two of them went back to the boat and ate cookies while anarka called rose’s parents to let them know where she was. they’ve been pretty much inseparable since then.

accidentally saving the day, huh? hmmm . . .

alright, so. the CL couffaines (and by extension, rose) are far more used to fame than canon couffaines, seeing that their circus has been attended by basically everyone in paris at this point. because of this, they’re rather less impressed with lila’s claims to fame when she shows up (and she doesn’t show up until chameleon, instead of arriving in volpina and disappearing for a month or so). lila, miffed that her stories aren’t gathering the positive attention she wants, is akumatized into chameleon — a shapeshifter that can take your form by physical contact (not just kissing, because that looked ridiculous and it made me uncomfortable), like shaking your hand or bumping into you. to be clear; it doesn’t have to be bare skin, like hand against hand, it just has to be physical, and you have to notice that she’s touched you in some way. (that is lila’s whole schtick: being noticed.)

lila’s targeting the whole class, because they all dismissed her (she’s. she’s basically throwing a temper tantrum), but mainly chloe, adrien, marinette, and alya — because they’re the ones who have the most accomplishments, in her eyes, and so they’re the ones stealing her spotlight. chloe nopes the fuck out of there when adrien starts acting like a fuckin asshole, marinette goes ??? ?? something is not right here — DUH ITS AN AKUMA ITS ALWAYS AN AKUMA and transforms into ladybug. poor adrien is asleep in his locker in this au, too. alya records the whole thing, because it’s an akuma of course she does, but she’s also put to sleep when lila-as-adrien shoves her to the side. nino freaks out about his girlfriend collapsing in a boneless heap on the floor while his best friend glows and turns into his girlfriend (and then he goes Ah, akuma, of course it is. fml) but he stays mostly calm and pulls alya to the side so she’s not smushing her glasses or sleeping in a weird position. at this point, adrien wakes up and goes ?? what the fuck wait lila AKUMA PLAGG CLAWS OUT—

so that’s all well and good, but where’s rose and juleka? i will tell you. as soon as i think of it.

. . . . yes, this is a part one, and there will be a part two at some point. stay tuned??

[badberry-rp-partner-search]

RP PARTNER AD!!! (OwO)/

HEWWO!!! Folk call me Chicky or Bean! Sometimes Carm- it depends! But I’m in search of an rp partner! I’ve looked through tumblr a lot when it came to rp ads and through this hellsite I’ve found a lot of genuine partners that I now view as some of my closest friends. BUT LIFE HAPPENS!! So now I’m back and looking for another partner and maybe if I’m lucky a friend!

So I’ve never? Written an? Ad? Before??? Usually I just reply to them- So if I miss something you’re interested in feel free to DM me here later and I’ll answer!

Okay A little Abt Me so you know what you’re getting into:

I am currently 19, and doing school full time. I’m a Theatre Major and identify with she/her pronouns (if? Thats important? To some people it is- to me personally I am accepting of the entire gender spectrum.) Being as I’m currently in school please be understanding if I’m not online 24/7- I promise I’m usually pretty present and I’ll let you know if something comes up. In other news- I am filled to the brim with chaotic bisexual energy (yes we stan bisexual awareness and acceptance in this HOUSEHOLD. P L S.) UhhhhHHhhh I’m not sure what else to put here. If you have any other like questions? Lmk? HOPEFULLY we’ll get to know eachother if I catch ya fancy!!!

Now for the fun BITS( WHAT I’M LOOKIN FOR):

-I write in and prefer third person rps! Honestly with length PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don’t leave me with like a two sentence reply if I write a page. That’s all I ask. Most of my replies tend to be 3/4 sizable paragraphs give or take!

-I’ll rp with anyone as young as 17 and as old as 25. If you’re older than my step-brother I’m sorry I dont think I’d be very comfortable rping with you.

-Because I know that everyone has a life outside of RPs and things I dont expect a reply every day. I do full time school- I GET IT. But I do like to hear from my partners at least a few times a week. If not only for the memes bc I DO send cat pictures and Pinterest chaos that I find.

-I cannot express HOW MUCH I LOVE HEAD-CANONING. Even if it doesnt pertain exactly to the rp? I ADORE IT. I love useless facts about your characters- or dumb ideas in passing. Cute scenarios or things that have aBSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH WHATS HAPPENING IN THE MAIN PLOT. I’m a sap for character connections and I will send stuff about the potential there.

- As far as pairings go? I do it all! I have SO many ocs with so many gender identities and sexual orientations that as long as you’re open minded then we can rock and roll! I’m open to m//, f//, m/f, nb pairings, gender fluid(i have a few fluid babes myself), etc etc! Lmk whats up!

-I ONLY do Oc rps- So sorry to canon/oc or canon/canon. I thoroughly enjoy the worlds and the AU opportunities, but I don’t think I would feel comfortable there. THAT BEING SAID I have several fandoms that would make for FANTASTIC AUS.—

-Here are a few groups with AU POTENTIAL THAT I THRIVE FOR:

+ Haikyuu!! (If you’re a hq fan I will die. I lO VE THIS SHOW)

+ Pirates of the Caribbean (pirates!au got me like oooOooooOOo)

+ Tonari no kaibutsu-ken (My Little Monster) <- (another all time fave. Its so cute and good. Nothin like a babey asf slice of life to make my big stoopid heart soff)

+ Harry Potter (yes I’m a hoe for hogwarts au. The p o T e n t i a l.)

+ INU x BOKU SS (Inu x Boku Secret Service) <- (THIIISSSSSSSSSSS A A A AA A AAAAA GIVE ME THAT SPIRIT TEA)

+(There’s probably more, but I’m blanking rn big oof. DM ME IF YOU’RE CURIOUS ABOUT A FANDOM AND WHERE I STAND WITH IT AS FAR AS AUS GO. B c there’s a solid chance I have heard of it and I a m 100% willing to build an au with you around it!)

ANYWAY abt Ocs- I LOVE MY KIDS. And I’ll love YOUR KIDS. I LOVE OCS IN GENERAL. I draw art of my dumbasses all the time and if we hit it off real good and I feel mega inspired I’ll draw art of our kids interacting. (No promises but like y e e t)

I say this bc I do have an art blog that I’ll link at the very end of this mess so you can see and meet them. If you have an art blog too? I would LOVE TO SEE IT. AND FOLLOW YOU!! I wanna explore potential together!

Okay okay so I think? At the end of these people usually put like the potential rp ideas they have and I got a couple, but honestly if you have something you’re curious about exploring tell me about it!! I’m eager to see what ideas you have and we can build something together!!

Royals!AU

— (royal/servant)

— (royal/bodyguard)

—(royal/peasant)

Vampire!AU

—(vampire/thrall)

—(pureblood/turned)

—(pureblood/rogue)

—(hunter/vampire)

—I have some original worlds when it comes to vampires that have exploring potential!

A/B/O

—I think the world is sUPER CUTE. I know a lot of it is smut (nothin wrong with that ig) but like the fluffy bits are quality and here we stan some f l UFF.

Pirates!AU

— Captain/First Mate

— Pirate/Siren

— I know this lowkey loops up to Pirates of the Caribbean!au, but we dont have to follow the movies lore which is sorta why i put it like? Separate?

Detective/Criminal

— Detective/Thief

—Retired!Criminal/ Detective (working on Criminal’s case)

I CANT THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE RN!!

Okay! So this is sorta the end of my ad I think! If you made it this far and you’re interested Uh TEA! I am SO EXCITEDDDDD! If you’re genuinely interested, follow, and like this post and acct, then send me a message here!

I only rp through Discord, but I won’t leave my discord info here. After we talk a little in the tumblr dms and you tell me a little bit about yourself and what you like then I’ll hand it over and we can GET TO BRAINSTORMING!!! YAYYY!!!

ANOTHER THING! Bc i know that tumblr is a chaos site that never puts a date on ANYTHING and I have LIVED THROUGH THE EMBARRASSMENT OF MESSAGING SOMEONE IN THIS RUSSIAN ROULETTE OF HOW LONG AGO DID THEY POST THE AD I’M GONNA PUT THE DATE HERE WITH MY ART BLOG LINK HERE.

August 31, 2019!

[jadedbirch]

Ask Meme

Oh hey @iwt-v, remember when you tagged me in this while I was on vacay?  Well I’m finally doing this!

Age: XXXIX

Birthplace:  Ukraine

Current time: 1:18 pm

Drink I had last: Espresso (I’ll regret this later but I miss Italy)

Easiest person to talk to:  I’m not sure if I’m supposed to say on here or in real life or what but @zoinomiko and @old-long-john come to mind right off the bat

Favourite song atm:  I’m not sure I have a favorite song atm but this trio from Jerusalem has been stuck in my head for months.  It speaks to me on a deeper level, for reasons.

Grossest memory: Grossest or Grossest™???  The Grossest™ memory is writing all of the Immortality AU.  I’m sorry, I know the Pirate Disgustoids are Gross™ but no one is is as Disgust™ as the Original Disgustoids.

Also, when I was a teenage wee, I worked at Discovery Zone, and a few times I had to clean kid pee out of the ball pitt.  *shudder*  It involved taking off my shoes, putting on Discovery Zone socks and then feeling around in the balls until I literally stepped into the pee... and then isolating the area and scrubbing all the shit down.  FML.  It was gross.

Hogwarts house: I think at some point Laura (British Laura) and I figured out that I was a Ravenclaw ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It depends on which test you take, but that one felt right.

In love?: Maybe? Constantly?  I’m definitely in love with Toby Stephens.  I would die for him.

Jealous of people:  What a fucking waste of emotion.  There are things I might want for myself in life but I am not putting that negative shit on other people.  I’m happy for them.

Killed someone: Came close once....

Love at first sight?: Not for this moi

Middle name:  would y’all quit trying to hack my bank account?  It starts with an S. (and maybe it stands for Satan) 

Number of siblings: 0

One wish: I wish I was a lot healthier than I am but slightly less pain would be nice

Person who I called last: It was for a conference at work... I don’t really call people for fun anymore

Questions I always get asked: Are you Canadian?

Reason to smile: I’m going to see my high school bestie and my grad school bestie at the same time soon!

Song I sang last: OMG it was really weird but it was stuck in my head this morning.  It was a Soviet propaganda song written about Samantha Smith.  We were forced to sing it at some school event after her death and I have no idea why the reprise just came to me today.  The human brain is a mystery. 

Time I woke up: I woke up around 8:30am today but my ass refused to get out of bed until 11:30am b/c hot damn it’s Saturday!

Underwear color: Haven’t put any on yet ;)

Vacation destination: Well, we just came back from Italy and I’d like to go back to Italy as soon as possible.  But also we’re thinking of Japan next year?  I’ve never been.  (And then Italy again ASAP)

Worst habit:  I’ve been smoking on and off since I was 16.  I quit for a while and started again 2 days before the end of 2016 b/c it fucking broke me.

X-rays: X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, you fucking name it!  Having defective collagen is AWESOME.

Your favourite food: Sushi... and everything I ate in Italy b/c it was amazing and didn’t make me feel bad like food does at home.

Blog I’d like to know more about: it’s been a while so I don’t know who did this but I’ll just poke some of you ;) @brassfannibal @bisexualpirateheart @lurkerdelima @flintvane @annevbonny

[theimaginesyouneveraskedfor]

Give No Quarter I

I’ve been sitting on this story for a while but without further ado, this is the first part of my Hobbit/Pirate AU. Please tell me what you think :) It would help me finish what I have so far if I knew it was worthwhile. 

Your bones were so cold they felt as if they would shatter. The frigid water soaked through your clothes and flesh as you clung to the splintered slab of wood. Slivers had embedded in your hands as you clawed desperately at the makeshift raft, making your plight even more painful, and your froze fingers could barely cling to the board.

Your teeth chattered in the damp fog as you floated among the wreckage of your former ship. The sky was a full gray and growing darker by the moment as your body grew closer to hypothermia. You knew you were going to freeze to death among the depths and yet what else could you do as you drifted along?

You closed your eyes as another shiver overtook you and the wood nearly tipped over with your rattles. It had done so several times before and the last teeter had almost seen you drowning within the dark waves. You kicked your feet as you kept your eyes clamped shut, your legs heavy with numbness, and you knew you had little time left before the depths swallowed you.

You listened to the water and clatter of the shrapnel around you as you let darkness shroud your mind. You thought of the family you had left behind so long ago and the journey which had brought you to such a desolate end.

The sound of wood against wood jolted you but you told yourself it was merely the scraps floating around you. Another grind came, this one louder and followed by the noise of something large pushing through the water. You forced your eyes open and turned your heavy head as your teeth chattered ever more furiously.

A dark ship was sailing towards you and the sight of its black mast and folded sails had your heart in your throat. The vessel was moving slowly under its unsheathed sails and you could not see what emblem was sewn upon its flag. This could be a worse enemy than that which had left you in such a predicament. Or they could be your last hope for survival.

You shifted atop the wood, once more kicking your legs against the water. Your hair hung heavy across your face, no longer held back by its tie and the hat you had lost to the depths. You raised your head, breathing in through your cold-ravaged lungs.

"Help!” You failed to produce the yell you had intended and so drew a deeper breath, "HELP!"

You looked to the ship and spied no sight of movement or change in the great beast. You sighed helplessly as you wobbled once more atop the plank and the cold water splashed around you.

"PLEASE! HELP!" You shouted desperately, your voice almost shrill, "HELP!"

You glanced over again and saw the first sign of life aboard the dark ship. You could hear distant yelling as you spotted figures looking over the rail. Slowly, the ship turned as its oars began to work and you hoped this was not to be your final mistake.

The ship began to close in as you took in its towering form, able to discern it clearly as it neared through the thick fog. The front was headed by a wrought silver statue of a fearsome man with sword held high. Along the side of the ship, faded letters read "Thrain's Fury" and the name was more than enough to foretell your fate. 

You groaned and dropped your head, forsaking yourself to what you had already braced for. It was just like you to flag down a pirate ship for help when another had only just left you for dead.

You would have cried if your tears were not as frozen as the rest of you. Instead, you merely shivered atop your float and waited for your demise. You could not decide if it were better to let yourself sink into the black waters or to be plucked up by the pirates who would likely send you right back to the waves.

A weight hit the plank beside you and you flinched amidst your trembling against the sudden impact. It moved subtly, rubbing against your arm, though you could not feel much for the numbness setting in. You cautiously lifted your head and looked to the bottom of the rope ladder beside you.

“Oi, ye gon' climb up or ye' gon' drown?” A man called and you glance up at the massive ship.

“That or freeze,” Another intoned as he looked over the rail as well.

“Ye best grab that 'fore yer swept away,” The first intoned as he stared down at you.

You shakily raised your arm and latched your fingers around the bottom rung, the rough rope adding to the pain of the slivers buried in your hands. You grabbed on with your other, dragging yourself across the raft as you willed yourself forward. A few more minutes and you would not have been able to move.

You used the second rung to pull yourself up, the wood below your feet nearly tipping. You hooked your foot onto the first rung and lifted yourself painfully. Your jacket hung heavy from your shoulders as the the water dripped steadily from the sodden tails.

You climbed further, grunting agonizingly with every move and you were barely halfway up when you felt as if you could not make it to the top. You were certain your muscles would give out and you would find yourself plummeting into the depths. You paused at the third to last rung, breathing raggedly through your frozen lungs. You could not go any further as your body trembled with pain and cold.

The ladder jolted upward and you nearly lost your grip as your were lifted further. You were dragged up and over the rail before you crashed down on the deck in a shivering mess. You laid half-tangled in the ladder as you heaved and trembled upon the musty planks. You crossed your numbing arms over your frigid chest and looked around wearily.

Your vision slowly cleared as your teeth chattered violently and you found two men looking back at you. One had braided pig-tails on either side of his head beneath a rather gaudy hat and the other an intricately braided mustache to match his thick golden hair. You heard footsteps pounding across the deck towards you and more of the eccentric pirates appeared above you. A rather gruff looking bald man pushed his way to the front and glared down at you, sharply toeing your shoulder.

“Who are ye?” He demanded as your arm tingled from the prod.

“I-I-I...” You could barely talk for your shivering.

“She is just a small thing,” The eldest of the dozen intoned, “And she is near to frozen. Her skin is turning blue.”

“She?” Another with wild hair leaned closer as he examined you over his thin nose, “Well, I'll be.”

“Why is she dressed like that?” One of the younger men with dark hair asked from beside the blond.

“Oi, you don't ask a lady why she wears what she does,” The golden-haired man elbowed his companion, “It's not proper.”

“Ughh,” You shivered, unable to form words with your frozen tongue.

“Someone get her a blanket,” The white-haired elder ordered as he gave you a sympathetic smile, “If you wanted her to freeze to death, you'd be better to leave her in the water.”

“What is--” A deep voice sounded from outside the cluster of men and yet another crewmate shoved through to stop before you, “And what exactly is this?”

“She was down there,” The pig-tailed man answered, “Floatin' 'mong the wreck.”

“You are suppose to collect gold and the like,” The black-haired man growled, “Not...half-dead corpses.”

“We couldn't leave her down there, Captain,” The blond argued as a smaller man with orange hair spread a ragged blanket across you.

“Hmmp,” He narrowed his eyes at you and you clung to the tattered cover, “And what pray are we to do with her?”

“Warm her up, in the very least,” The pig-tailed one offered.

“Women have no place on a ship,” The bald-headed man countered gruffly as he crossed his thick arms.

“Namely this one,” The captain glared down at you once more, “She must be full of deceit dressed so.”

“N-no,” You forced through your chattering teeth, “I-i-it was the o-only w-w-w-way.”

“Only way?” A gray-haired man gave you a suspicious growl.

“T-to travel,” You answered, “P-p-please, I had to.”

“You didn't have to do anything,” The captain returned fiercely, “You should have stayed where you belong and kept to your skirts. Perhaps, then you would not find yourself stranded in the water.”

“Thorin,” The elder reproached, “That is not fair.”

“She is only a girl,” The young brunette intoned.

“Exactly,” The captain crossed his arms, “A girl who shouldn't be dressed as a boy.”

“So c-cold,” You uttered as you pulled the blanket tight, you would have argued further but you could not think past the chill in your bones, “Uf-f-f-f-f,” You chattered horribly.

“Search her,” The captain ordered as he nudged you with his boot, “And take her to the galley.”

“N-n-no,” You protested pathetically through your trembling, “You'd b-b-be better off t-to thro-o-ow me back in the w-w-water.”

The rest of the men stared at you before looking back to their captain anxiously, an uneasy silence thickening the cold air.

“Surely you take orders from your captain before this measly creature,” He sent a pointed look your way, “Do as I say or she will not be the only one in a cell.”

“Ye heard him,” The bald one growled as he knelt to rip the blanket from you and you fought only a moment before he wrenched it from your hands.

The thick armed man pulled you up as easily as he had the blanket, lifting you by the collar of your jacket. You were nearly on your toes as he held you aloft and another man searched you roughly. The red-haired man who did so ripped free your sword and dagger, and the pistol you kept upon your other hip. He grazed your arms and legs, pulling free the set of blades you had strapped upon your person. He reached your feet and found the small knives you kept hidden in both boots and you were finally completely unarmed.

“My God, she has even more blades than you,” The young brunette elbowed the blond with a chuckle.

You were released by the bald dwarf and shook on your feet as you shivered against the chill wind which rose across the deck. You could barely support yourself upon your numbed legs and watched as the white-haired man retrieved the blanket from the floor. He wrapped it kindly around your shoulders and you nodded your gratitude to him, though you braced yourself for it to be ripped away once more.

“Kili, Fili,” He turned to the young blond and brunette who still stood shoulder to shoulder, “Take her to a cell...and be kind.”

“Hmmp,” The captain grunted at the older man but said nothing more as he turned away.

The younger men moved to your sides as they grabbed your elbows, motioning you forward. They led you past the rest of the men who merely stared back with a mixture of suspicion and curiosity. You held onto the edge of the blanket, your soaked clothing weighing down your every step.

“Real sorry about this,” The blond one said as he let go bent to lift the door to a set of dark steps which led below deck, “But we've got to follow captain's orders.”

“That we do,” The brunette grinned ruefully as he ushered you down, “You're only lucky he didn't insist on throwing you back.”

[cyb-by-lang]

OSF AU - All the Little Children (12/?)

There is a bit more if you were wondering. It’ll be up relatively soon, and once everything is assembled, I will post everything on The B-Plot.

Sometimes, they trained.

(Keisuke’s voice would say, "Punch from the hip, everyone!"

Luffy’s would respond in a deafening shout of, "BUT MY PUNCH IS LIKE A PISTOL!"

"I don't care if it's a cannon! Learn how to throw one in case you can't use your powers!" And Gaara never learned exactly how Keisuke expected Luffy to fight without his Gomu Gomu no Mi past that, because Naruto and Ace got into a brawl again.)

Other times, they doused fires set by the Goa nobles and evacuated the residents of Gray Terminal, with the help of the Dadan bandits (strong-armed at worst and reluctant at best), and the mysterious Revolutionaries. Naruto didn’t know as much about fighting fire with his primary nature transformation, but he could shout and keep the air clear while Fū led people to safety. At the same time, Gaara divided his sand between keeping Ace, Luffy, and Sabo out of direct danger, and corralling the fire into a manageable area. All while someone with a force-based Devil Fruit physically shoved trash mountains out of the way.

Gaara was the only one who didn’t stumble back up the mountain covered in soot early the next morning, and almost the only one who didn’t end up with a cough from inhaling smoke. His sand armor took care of that, for the most part, and Wind Release ninjutsu took care of the rest.

The fire wasn’t a part of their routine, but it didn’t have to be. It was just another wild night in this unfamiliar world, which became more and more like home every day. Each dawn brought a new adventure, though the challenges they faced on Dawn Island were generally limited to other people. There were no enemy plots, no politics other than what Keisuke and sometimes Dadan would complain about, and no foes beyond what they could handle. For Gaara, it was like a vacation—or at least what he imagined vacations could be like, from books. He even got to celebrate birthdays, which he’d never experienced genuinely before.

But all things came to an end, eventually.

Exactly a year after their mysterious arrival, Gaara woke from his two-hour daily nap because Sabo was shaking him.

“What is it?” Gaara rasped, then let out a faint noise of pure shock as he saw his hand gripped between both of Sabo’s.

He could see right through it. Not perfectly—the outline was still there, and Gaara could still make out his tendons and the veins visible through his fair skin—but it was like he was a mirage. It was like he was fading right out of the world.

Gaara reached out, and Sabo hugged him hard enough to make him grunt in surprise. With the blond’s top hat poking him in the face, he heard the crying start. Though Gaara still wasn’t much for hugs, despite spending so long with Luffy around, he found himself gripping Sabo with as much strength as he thought the other boy could stand. Gaara might have been the weakest of his group when not using his Tailed Beast-granted powers, but this place had taught him the value of physical strength. Even with his body disappearing before his eyes, he had some left.

Was this how he had arrived? Gaara didn’t remember it, and neither did anyone else he’d asked, but this—

“Don’t disappear!” Gaara’s eyes darted to the side, and he spotted Ace shaking Naruto by his collar with tears in his eyes. “Fight it, you jerk!”

“I’m trying!” Naruto snarled back, but his voice broke on the last word and his arms wrapped around Ace’s neck. “I don’t want to go!”

Luffy wailed, wrapping his arms around a fading Fū. While snot dripped from his nose and rivers of tears burst from his eyes, he sobbed, “Y-y-y-you s-said you’d join m-m-m-my crew, Fū! Th-that we’d g-g-go be pirates!”

Fū just let out a wordless, hiccupping sob, her face crumpling as much as Luffy’s had. She crushed Luffy against her chest, as little as it mattered.

“I should not be able to see through my own tail!” Shukaku bellowed, unheeded by anyone else. “WHAT IS HAPPENING?!”

“I wish we knew.” Chōmei’s voice was still clear, though he was fading as much as his brothers were. “It doesn’t feel any different than just existing…”

“That hardly worries me now,” Yang Kurama said, his ears flattening against his head. “But is it happening to all of us? Even my other half?”

Keisuke’s voice interrupted the crying and the pleading, utterly controlled. “From what I can tell, probably.”

When Gaara could look past Sabo’s hat, he saw Keisuke and Isobu approaching, with Dadan at their backs and visible straight through them. Gaara’s grip on Sabo tightened minutely, but he didn’t know if Sabo would even notice when he was trying to squeeze him to death.

“Do you know what’s happening?” Gaara asked, his voice coming out calmer and more level than even he expected.

“How the hell should I know, brat?” Dadan demanded, but his stare rested on her long enough that she started to fidget. As low a standard as she set, Gaara privately wondered if she wasn’t still better than his father. Dadan had never been Gaara’s favorite person, but she was better than Garp and seemed to care about Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, despite all the shouting. And now, though her charges were distressed but perfectly healthy, she was already digging handkerchiefs out of her shirt. “Damned little shits, always making m-m-me—I’m not crying!”

“None of us said anything, you hag!” Ace snapped, scrubbing furiously at his eyes with his forearm. But he didn’t let go of Naruto, who had one hand fisted in the back of Ace’s shirt to keep him from moving too.

Gaara looked to Keisuke again. “Keisuke…”

Keisuke sighed aloud, running a translucent hand through her hair. “Near as I can tell, we’re not dying. But…” She shook her head. “We might be going home. None of us remember how we got here, right?”

That got three nods, and Gaara’s heart sank. He wasn’t the only one unhappy with the idea, but he was certain he was the only one with nothing to go back to. His father, his uncle, Kankuro, and Temari were physically present, but nothing more. He could still keep in contact with Fū and Naruto, but they were in different villages. Fū wasn’t even from an allied one...

“You don’t know that for sure,” Sabo said, his voice dull.

“I don’t. I can’t,” Keisuke admitted in a low tone. She and Dadan sat down nearby, and Keisuke crossed her arms while Dadan sobbed and engulfed the much smaller woman in a bear hug. From somewhere in the middle of it, Keisuke’s voice managed an audible, “I’m sorry.”

“If—If you’re going home,” Luffy managed, through his ongoing hiccupping sobs, “then y-y-you’re not gonna c-come back!” He clung even harder to Fū. “I-I don’t w-w-want to say goodbye!”

“I-It’s not goodbye,” Fū insisted, lifting Luffy’s head so he could meet her eyes. “It can’t be!”

Whatever was going to be said next was drowned out by a trio of shrieks, as all three of the ASL brothers suddenly lurched through their FNG counterparts. Sabo suddenly dropped to the ground, where before he’d been actually hugging Gaara. Looking around, he spotted Luffy stuck in a spool of his stretchy arms while Fū stood up and reeled in horror, and Ace suddenly stumbled as Naruto’s weight was removed. Kei stepped out of Dadan’s grip, passing through the space like it wasn’t real.

Or like they weren’t really there.

Gaara got up and tried to extend a hand to Sabo to pull him up, but his hand passed right through as though Gaara was a ghost.

“Can you still see us?” Naruto asked, looking at his hands and gripping his own arms. Gaara didn’t know what to make of the expression on Naruto’s face. Maybe he’d start crying, too?

Ace swung a pipe through his head, to no effect. Fat tears welled in his eyes, as he choked out, “Of c-course we can, you idiot!”

“Well, I didn’t know and had to make sure—ah!” Naruto squeaked suddenly.

Gaara had some idea why. His fingertips were disappearing into thin air. When he looked further, he could see his toes doing the same thing, and a quick glance confirmed that it was happening to Keisuke, Naruto, and Fū.

“Stop doing that!” Dadan shrieked, but her attempt to slap Keisuke in the back of her head went entirely unnoticed as her hand passed through. “A gh-gh-ghost?!”

“No!” Fū was disappearing even faster, with motes of yellow-white light swirling around her like fireflies. Her eyes, though, were trained on Keisuke. “Please, there has to be some way we can stay here. Don’t you know any fūinjutsu that can help?!”

“Fū, I—”

“You’re supposed to be nearly invincible! Y-you have—if not you, who?” Fū’s arms were vanishing even as she cried. In a tone of surprise as well as desperation, she continued, “If—I don’t want to never see any of you again, even you!”

“Keisuke, is there a way?”

Keisuke frowned, then crossed arms that were barely there anymore. “I don’t know yet.”

“Promise you’ll help me try!” Naruto interjected. His jaw was starting to vanish, and the firefly effect was getting more intense. He turned his attention to the ASL brothers, then nearly begged, “Please, don’t forget us.”

Gaara lifted a hand, holding it out, and Sabo did his best to rest his fingertips against the mere outline of Gaara’s. It took him a few tries and a loud sniff to get his dribbling nose under control, but Sabo did it. And he said, “We’ll never forget.”

“I can’t ever forget!” Luffy flailed his arms, trying to hug Fū and failing.

“Everyone, maybe—” was as far as Keisuke got before she vanished into thin air, taking Isobu with her.

Naruto eyed the spot where she’d last been, ground his teeth, and said, “We’ll talk. All of us. When we—” And then he was gone, too, as was Yang Kurama.

“Hopefully we’ll see you soo—” Fū managed, before she faded away with Chōmei.

Gaara set his hand on Sabo’s shoulder, though neither of them could see it. “Thank you. For being my friends.”

“H-How dare you make us cry!” Dadan screeched, as all three of her adopted sons cried in earnest.

And then the world went dark.

[sylvieons]

Fandom meme tagged by @nyx4 and @cleoselene xoxo which took me 90 years to finish but it’s HARD OKAY thinking is hard

A: Your current OTP. Jace/Alec from Shadowhunters. Apparently this makes me problematic but I don't care

B: A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind. This is hard because if I started watching a show because of someone they typically told me their ship ahead of time and then I was looking for it.  So I guess the closest I can come up with is that I lowkey ship Sephiroth/Genesis from Final Fantasy because of @nyx4 but I've never played the game

C: A pairing you wish you shipped, but just can't. Arthur/Merlin from Merlin.  Everyone always went so over the top with Merthur, and I shipped it for a few seconds but I never really liked Arthur so it was hard to care.

D: What was the first thing you ever contributed to a fandom? An X-Files fanfic uploaded to Gossamer titled, embarrassingly enough, "My Immortal" to which I attached my real name.  I was 14 or 15 and therefore very stupid. (I have since had this and another removed from the site, thankfully).  I also handed this fic into my English teacher to read.  Even more embarrassing.  The plot? Mulder loved Scully but he wanted to make sure that she loved him so he tried to make her jealous and when she did act jealous he was like "lol jk" and then I went into a lot of detail on a kiss they shared (THAT MY ENGLISH TEACHER READ) and then they got engaged and then they both got shot outside of Mulder's apartment for WHATEVER REASON and died.  Hence "My Immortal", because they'll be together in death.

E: Have you added anything stupid/cracky/hilarious to your fandom, if so, what? Yes, and I shall find the post I made on Livejournal so I can bring you direct to the source.  It was for Legend of the Seeker, and I got the idea to Photoshop a fake Facebook post based on an episode (I forgot where I got the idea, if I saw it in another fandom or what).  Anyway the result was this:

https://imgur.com/Zo5Bi6x

It spun of control and spawned an actual Facebook RP which is where I met the two people who tagged me in this and AIN'T LIFE REALLY CRAZY SOMETIMES???

F: What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom? What fandom was it? The X-Files. I got into it when I was around 11 or 12 and was a pretty active member until I was 17 or 18. Which doesn't seem very long, but to be heavily into it, I feel it was. And then I came back around to it when the revival was announced, so it's been an on and off relationship.

G: What was your first fandom? The X-Files, probably, in terms of content-creating.  Maybe if I'm counting things like "I pretended I was Xena a lot and I would call my friend on the phone and we’d talk about Xena" then maybe Xena: Warrior Princess

H: Do you prefer real-life TV shows or animated TV shows? Real-life, hands down. I hate animation.

I: Has tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why? Lol what -hasn't- Tumblr caused me to hate?  Tho...you know what...I've never said it on this hellsite for fear of reprisal, but I'm going to do it. Tumblr turned me off Sansa Stark back in season 2 or so.  There was so many posts where people were so aggressive about unfollowing and hating people who didn't like Sansa and it got so irritating I started to dislike Sansa by association. So congrats, Tumblr, you played yourself. Also, this site turned me off The Musketeers around season 3. So much Aramis hate, kind of soured me since I watched the show for Santiago Cabrera. And then that association soured me on Santiago, so. Thanks.

J: Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr. I'm going to say Teen Wolf. It was all over the place when it was first airing and people either loved it or thought it was ridiculous so I started watching it finally and it was ridiculously great. But then they killed off Allison and ruined my life :)))))

K: How do you feel about the other people in your current fandom(s). I don't really know what my current fandoms are - I'm kind of really into Shadowhuters rn but not in a "making things" sort of way. Anyway, I have heard some very terrible things about this fandom so I am wary.

L: Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request, what do you ask for? I don't read fanfic and I'm not into fanart so.

M: A person who got you into a fandom and what fandom they pulled you in to. @nyx4 again. Got me into watching Sons of Anarchy. I had tried previously and got about 10 minutes in and couldn't stand it but she said it got better so I powered through and then I was into it.

As for non-TV and movie stuff, @tsukinosusagis got me into a shitton of music and like he said a few days ago “Remember when Lights created our friendship??? ICONIC”

N: Your favorite fandom (for the people; not the thing you fangirl over). Legend of the Seeker on its Livejournal days, back in 2009 and 2010 were my favorite. Nothing on tumblr.hell is a good fandom. All of it should burn.

O: Choose a song at random, what ship does it remind you of? Lmao I'm really bad at this.  I suffer trying to pick songs for ships so idk

P: Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas). SHADOWHUNTERS PIRATE AU. Also, it's not an AU, but I have a very elaborate setup in my head for an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia where the gang is convinced the bar is haunted and the name of the ep is "Paddy's Pub: The Most Haunted Bar in Philadelphia"

Q: A ship you’ve abandoned and why. Cersei/Jaime because Jaime is a rapist. Also made me stop watching GOT because I was really mostly watching for Cersei and Jaime but I didn’t wanna see Jaime anymore so

R: A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships. Morgana/Lancelot from Merlin. I'm sure there's a lot in the actual Arthuriana stuff that people ship, but I'm just talking about the show. I was only able to find maybe 1 gifset and 2 fics about these two.  Granted, I only shipped them because SANTIAGO CABRERA AND KATIE MCGRATH so maybe nobody else cared.

S: What's a headcanon you have? I don't really have any of these.

T: What are your favorite male/male ships or female/female ships? Jace/Alec (Shadowhuters), Aramis/Porthos (The Musketeers), Red/Snow (Once Upon a Time), Rizzoli/Isles (Rizzoli & Isles), Eliot/Quentin (The Magicians), Penny/Quentin (The Magicians), Xena/Gabrielle (Xena), Mac/Dennis (It's Alway Sunny), Willow/Tara (BTVS)

U: What are your favorite male/female ships? Mulder/Scully (The X-Files), Cesare/Lucrezia (The Borgias), Richard/Nicci (Legend of the Seeker), Richard/Cara (Legend of the Seeker), Gemma/Tig (Sons of Anarchy), Mitchell/Annie (Being Human), Spike/Dru (BTVS), Jim/Pam (The Office), Jane/Michael (Jane the Virgin)

V: Do you have any 3-way ships? If so, what? Yeah, Darken Rahl/Cara/Dahlia from Legend of the Seeker. And it has to be a threeway, because any two of these characters together I don't ship but the 3 together? YES YES YES

W: 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms. Bo Dennis (Lost Girl) Ilithyia (Spartacus) Dana Scully (The X-Files) Quentin Coldwater (The Magicians) Gemma Teller (Sons of Anarchy)

X: 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms. Why would ya ask me this question when you asked for my favorite ships above, bro?

But I guess

Mulder/Scully (The X-Files) Richard/Nicci (Legend of the Seeker) Jim/Pam (The Office)

Y: A fandom you’re in but have no ships from. Most of them - like even if I do have a ship, it's pretty lowkey?  A lot of the above are lowkey.  But I'll say Black Sails. 

Z: What's a ship that you want to ship publicly, but everyone on tumblr hates it so you keep your mouth shut about it? Lol Jalec I guess? Like I'm saying it right now, but I'm not gonna go out there and go big with it because lots of annoying people out there.