#Other dimension 20 tags I guess

[caersidiblodeuwedd]

Apparently there are live Dimension 20 shows in the UK happening next fucking week! Wtf! How do I find out about this now? Was there any PR for this?

(also a little bit rude they have events in Ireland, scotland and England but not in Wales. We get left out of everything)

[squydworm]

A hand picks up the stepmother and deposits her carefully into a front garden. Inside, she can see her daughters, her beautiful daughters, talking to one another and laughing. Their eyes are perfectly in tact. Their feet are together, no longer bleeding. The day is brilliant and clean and clear.

The stepmother’s skin no longer ripples with those she has eaten. She is no longer a devil, nor an angel or god or being beyond imagination. She is simply a woman.

“I can still read that, you know. How did you… fix me?”

It seems the stepmother did not lose her awareness of the story. Well, stepmother, I have the power to do anything. I can put you anywhere, with anyone. I can tear down houses and build oceans. I can put you here, with your daughters, and try to give you some peace.

“I am still the wicked stepmother.”

No. You have done many wicked things, yes, even after you knew why you were forced to. It was not good. But I understand why you did it. To me, right now, you are simply “Stepmother.” I do not have another name for you. In the story I heard of you, you gave it up.

“I did.”

Would you like a new name?

“What?”

A new name. You can pick. I also have some suggestions. I like the name “Angeline.” Not sure why.

“What will a name do for me now? What can you do for me? This isn’t even me. This is a version of me you decided to create. I’m still somewhere else devouring stories and souls.”

Yeah, maybe that’s true. As I’m writing this, the story you are inspired fromisn’t over yet. You’re still a wicked eldritch being terrifying dimension hopping children. I don’t know why I’m doing this. I thought, maybe, even just for a little part of you, even just for a short story, I can give you some peace.

“Why a name?”

You said you didn’t have one in your old story. You know, in a very famous version of your story, you are called Lady Tremaine. I’m sure there are plenty of others that give you a name as well. In that story, your voice is given to you by a woman named Eleanor. Perhaps you can be Tremaine, or Eleanor, or someone else entirely. But this little story is your.

The stepmother is silent for a moment, considering the offer. She rolls her eyes at the narration.

I can get rid of it, if you would like me to, Stepmother. I can make you unaware just by writing it.

“No. I want to remember.”

Ok. You remember.

“I like… Eleanor. A respectable name.”

Beautiful choice. You are Eleanor then. A woman who has been through much pain, and caused much herself, now put down in a simple house with her two lovely daughters. Nearby, there’s a town, and beyond that, a whole world to explore. I’m a little short on time to write it. Perhaps you should pick up a pen, Eleanor. Or maybe just leave the house and see what the town is.

“It’s that simple?”

Why not? I can make it that simple.

“Why don’t you? Why don’t you always make it that simple?”

I don’t write all the stories. And sometimes it’s not that simple because I am not that simple, and neither is the world. These stories reflect me, what I need to hear, what others need to hear. Somewhere there was a little girl like cinderella with a very cruel mother who saw that she could make it. Maybe someone reading this feels they have done so many bad things that they can never and should never be happy, or that the universe hates them and has doomed them. Maybe you make them feel better. Maybe this is what they need.

“So all I am is a tool for you? For other people?”

Maybe. I’m not really sure either. That’s the secret, I think. Even the authors don’t always know or understand everything.

Wind drifts through a wind chime. It tinkles effortlessly in the breeze.

“Why did you say that?”

I needed a little break in the tension. I have to go.

“Why?”

I have a class to get to. You have your daughters to greet. I’m not going to write that part, but I believe that it will all be fine. In your little story. In Eleanor’s little corner. Where she finally gets to rest.

“Are you sure?”

Eleanor gets to rest. She sees her happy daughters. They love her. They missed her. It may be bad sometimes, or complicated, but that’s how life always is. Your creator, he gave me the perfect end to this story.

“What is it?”

Eleanor embraced her daughters, finally free of the eldritch curse placed upon her and finally at peace.

They lived happily.

[undercoverangell]

this was for the postcard zine for the d20 zine jam! overall super please with how this came out :33

[baronfulmen]

You ever have that thing where there's someone that seems to be well liked by most people and you just do not get it at all? Yeah.

And you can't ASK why people like someone. That's always going to come across as rude and looking for a fight. But I'm just over here like

I think the specific one I'm thinking of would be a very unpopular opinion here, just based on what I've seen cross my dash. And I don't hate them or anything, but it's like... every time I see them in the things they do, I can't help but think about how I'd rather it was any of the other people they could have chosen.

[hellooo-one-and-all]

Hi hello I've been on tumblr since 2015 and somehow this is the first time I've given in to the temptation to make a fandom sideblog! But it was either this or let my silly little dnd shows completely take over my main blog...

Critical Role was the first actual play show I've watched, but I'm not really keeping up with it these days tbh. I'm DMing Call of the Netherdeep though, so there's always a part of my brain that's thinking about Exandria... Now I mostly watch Dimension 20 (TUC 2 atm), as well as the other shows Dropout puts out because they really never miss, it's all so good. I've also started listening to naddpod pretty recently and am enjoying that a lot!

[remidyal]

5K Fic Celebration!

AO3 hit 5,000 Dimension 20 works on AO3 today, thanks to a lot of great writers over the years <3

For those who spend less time there than me, some stats on the most popular characters at this point and all. I'm going to list an overall edition and then one that excludes Fantasy High characters, as Fantasy High dominates the lists otherwise:

Overall Characters: Adaine Riz Fig Fabian Kristen Gorgug Aelwyn Ayda The Bad Kids as a whole Jawbone

Hob is 11th, if you were to exclude the Bad Kids tag. There's a sizable gap in between Fabian and Kristen, though it's actually shrunk slightly since Junior Year started; I think we might see a lot of Kristen and Gorgug fic with their Junior Year selves in the books. There's a big drop between the PCs and the NPCs, though Aelwyn and Ayda are the two most popular NPCs by a mile. They used to be closer to each other, but Aelwyn's been in Junior Year more than Ayda and she's been increasing her lead as a result.

Overall Ships: Riz/Fabian Ayda/Fig Hob/Rue Adaine & Aelwyn Kristen/Tracker Riz & Fabian The Bad Kids & The Bad Kids Zelda/Gorgug Adaine/Fig The Bad Kids & Riz (If we exclude the Bad Kids relationships:) Esther/Ricky Adaine & Riz

My guess is that Riz/Fabian gets dethroned in the next few months; this used to be the most popular pairing by a mile, and Ayda/Fig are close on their heels now. A lot of the popularity of that pairing is from prior to Sophomore Year finishing, though it's not totally waned, obviously.

Hob/Rue are, for the record, tagged in one more fic than Rue themselves is, which I think is hilarious.

It wouldn't surprise me if long-term Zelda/Gorgug in particular falls entirely off this list; we'll see what we get the rest of the season though.

Also, speaking for my non-romance writing aroace self, I LOVE that there are so many platonic relationships on this list.

Not-Fantasy High Edition! Characters first: KP Hob Amethar Rocks Theobald Gumbar Ruby Rocks Delloso de la Rue Pete Conlan Jet Rocks Caramelinda Rocks Liam Wilhelmina

This is maybe a surprising list, a mix mostly of Crown of Candy and ACoFaF with Pete at least making the list to break up that monopoly - this tracks as those are by far the second and third biggest campaigns for fics on AO3. To me the biggest highlight here is Caramelinda making it at ninth, above Liam and Lapin among others.

Rue/Hob Ricky/Esther Lapin/Theobald Andhera/Binx Caramelinda/Lazuli Elody/Gerard Deli/Colin Jet & Ruby Calroy/Amethar Dale/Sofia

I mean, I have a Rue/Hob fic that certainly doesn't present the relationship in a positive light. I feel like it's less interesting in a happy light than the others of ACoFaF, alas, and the gap between first and second on this list is massive - there's more than twice as many RueHob fics as Ricky/Esther. Half or more of the Elody/Gerard fics are focused on them breaking up, which is reasonable.

[say-hi-intrepid-heroes]

Hiii lj! I just got approved to get a cat, do you have suggestions for d20 or Greek mythology/percy jackson themed names?

omg congrats!!

for dimension 20 names, La Gran Gata is a classic (i think i spelled that right). also Kalina and Pib are obvious ones.

D20 familiars: Cinnamon, Wretchrot (Baby for short), Yak or Sprinkle or Preston (ACOC), Luna (Pete's familiar, also ties to Latin which isn't greek but it's close), Misiek (TUC2), Baxter (technically a griffon but close enough), Ox, T2

Other D20 related names: Chimeron, any stoat names, Gilear, Zaphriel, Murph, Axford (specifically for a mischievous cat), Little Beans (as a nickname, but i guess a full name if you wanted)

Also Nat, and if anyone asks what it stands for you can say Nat 20 (or Nat 1 depending on the day)

i had to call upon my mythology friend (who unfortunately does not have tumblr so i cannot tag them) for the mythology things because the only thing i could come up with was Cerberus which would be funny but maybe not what you're going for

Names that overlap with D20 and greek myths: Cassandra and Antiope

For black cats: Nyx, Hades, Persephone

For a loud cat: Echo

For a fast/mischievous cat: Hermes

PJO-specific names: most of the above, apparently there might be a pegasus named Blackjack or something, also Nico

Other misc. names: Orion, Calliope, Calypso, Artemis

our overall favourite rn is Cassandra (also includes Cass or Cassie for short) because of the overlap.

[paprikadotmp4]

wip ask game

ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ

tagged by the lovely @ladytauria !! thank yew bb ♡

rules: reveal the titles of the documents in your wip folder and tag as many people as there are documents. let others ask questions about the ones that interest them and post snippets or explain the contents as you see fit!

hMmMMmmMMMmmm... i'll organize by ship because i think that's easier:

BRUJAY 1. delusional bruce 2. grooming???? i guess?? 3. mafia jason x doctor bruce 4. stoke a fire (suicidal jason mob au)

BRUJAYDICK 5. but make them freaks

DICKTIM 6. [gift for my good friend ****] 7. dicktim chapter 1

JAYBUCKY 8. to hold saltwater in your mouth

JAYCEST 9. ak!jay x rh!jason dimension displacement

JAYDICK 10. "wow officer grayson," jason simpers, 11. brother dear spinoff 12. earth 3 is sooo sexxceee 13. scumbag dick but it's cute

JAYROY 14. jaybin x speedy mutual noncon

JAYTIM 15. AITA for not realizing i'm in love with my crime lord roommate? 16. [super secret collab w the boys ( *︾▽︾)] 17. darkroom (black, white, red light) 18. darlings kill you dead (/ pretty when you kill?) 19. deliver your eulogies (rr) 20. in motion time loop 21. online friends identity shenanigans 22. point and shoot (and have some fun, baby) 23. [frantic fanfic with 🍜] 24. [another frantic fanfic with 🍜]

JAYTIMDAMI 25. momegaverse [for ****]

JONDAMI 26. damian being a meanie 27. where dami thinks jonjay are together but they're just fwbs

KHOAJAY 28. chokehold (aka pining for bruce)

ROBINPILE 29. paprika interviews some vampires

SLADEJAY 30. roadtrip + injury 31. slade x eng major jason but subverted 32. speed dating is for schmucks [frantic fanfic with 🪼🐈] 33. [heheheh gift for ********; has romanjay]

TIMDAMI (urgh i forgot people call this damitim but i can't rearrange the numbering anymore இ௰இ) 34. a fine line / play nice / they fck in the cave or smth 35. deliver your eulogies (jaytim rr but timdami ver) 36. tmdm casefic plotting

i think most people i know have been tagged... just in case though, tagging: @37nightwalker @jacenpetertodd @disniq @marsupialmenace @azol-otl @setsailslash ??? come on buds!! ♡♡♡

[ghoulodont]

ok i want to make just one post about my thoughts & intentions from my latest fic. based on the tags/comments you all left it seems that overall everyone understood me. but theres one additional piece that i think i didnt represent well because its confusing, and that maybe would be hard to pick up on anyway because, again, its confusing.

i think dew is both aware and in denial in a way that might seem contradictory. he claims to know something is wrong, and that he knows it more than anyone else, but he rejects rains urging for him to actually address the problem. i suppose you could read it as him being deceptive in some way but i wanted him to be very very honest. he is genuinely struggling to wrap his head around these seemingly contradictory thoughts.

my intention was for this to parallel what i perceive to be an inherently contradictory aspect of psychosis. because what youre experiencing feels real to you, it sort of feels normal. it feels like something happening outside you. compare it to anxiety, for example -- both can be distressing experiences out of your control but anxiety is something that happens inside you (perhaps in reaction to external events, but the anxiety itself is yours), while psychosis, generally speaking, feels like it belongs to the outside world. in reality its an experience that isnt shared by others but it really feels like it is, or that it could be. maybe this is sort of obvious based on the definition of psychosis but i feel like just considering the definition doesnt quite do it justice.

and because it feels like it belongs to the outside world it can be challenging to confidently distinguish between things that are real to everyone and things that are real only to you. some external reality checking logic needs to be applied. again, maybe this is obvious. i guess what i really am trying to lead up to is how in this dichotomy between sensory experience and logic, its so hard to not believe your sensory experience, in a sort of lizard brain screaming at you way. it just makes so much more sense if your experience matches reality than to jump through a bunch of hoops reminding yourself why it doesnt. occams razor says you dont have schizophrenia.

this experience, which at its extreme would mean being unable to tell that you're unwell, is considered a core dimension of schizophrenia. people who get really medical and scientific with it will say its because of something happening in the brain (isnt everything?) but i think what i described above fully explains it. its confusing, so it makes sense to be confused.

honestly i think this adds to the conflict, that providers can be very quick to doubt your description of your own experience because they try to correct for this "blindness". its dehumanizing to be viewed this way. i really think it makes everything worse by playing into the "split" between ones thoughts and reality. i find myself not wanting to share things if i know im going to be argued with, and then by pulling away im losing one more point of contact with the outside world.

but besides all that i do think for dew theres an aspect of just plain denial & avoidance as well. a good 20% of the original blur turns to haze fic was about how miserable it is to take antipsychotics but it was mostly focused on the side effects. in my experience even once you find one where the side effects are tolerable its still unpleasant. in the same way antidepressants might cause you to feel somewhat emotionally blunted antipsychotics are like that x1000. they really do feel like a drug you give someone to make them shut up. maybe thats just me.

anyway, this is something i want to focus on in chapter 4 of you will die again...... which i am totally working on. i would be curious to know if this aligns with how you read the fic or not but no pressure of course

[brennan-lee-mother]

Do you have a favourite character currently? If so, then them please for the bingo?

Otherwise the oldest or youngest character you like the most maybe?

Sorry, no pressure to answer either of these I just haven't seen enough dimension 20 to choose and name characters but it'd be cool to see your fav!!

I have so many d20 characters that I adore omg. I’ve already done Riz and Tula. I went insane about Kipperlilly this last season so I did her.

I LOVE HER

The latter half of the season I was really frothing at the mouth over this girl. There were some god awful takes about her and the discourse was so rancid I had to avoid the tag for a while at the end there.

I wrote a super angsty super depressing fic about her and Lucy because I literally love them so much and like to make myself (and others) suffer I guess.

[pidayforpi]

(Okay.

So, if anyone remembers: In last July (which was already nearly 9 months ago omg), there was a "Donro Week 2023" event here. From 23 July to 29 July.

For once, I had...actually planned to participate in it (which would have been the second time I participate in a community event, after a (small) Discord secret santa in 2021).

Of course via writing, because you won't want to see me draw.

The format of the (story) writings would have been like this:

If anyone still remembers, there were "question prompts" for each day of the Donro Week (in addition to the "one-word" prompts, like "Lazy Days" for Day 1, or "AU" for Day 6).

The question prompts were something like:

[Day 1: "How do you think Donald and Gyro first met and become friends, then eventual partners?"

Day 2: "What qualities do Donald and Gyro get annoyed by or not like in each other?"

Day 5: "How do you think the extended Gearloose and Duck family would react to their relationship?"]

etc.

What I had planned to do, was writing out a set of Dewey Dew-Night interview scenarios, in which Dewey asks Paperino and Archimedes the corresponding question for that day.

[NB: Not Donald and Gyro, at least not the DT17 versions. You will see why below.]

The format would have actually been like the "Chicken Soup" thing I had written all the way in 2020. Free form, equally cringe.

Uh...that didn't happen. Obviously. And for some unknown reasons, because I was somewhat motivated and inspired during that time much better than now at least. So...sorry.

But what I did write, however, was the "intro" to this set of "interview stories"...which is the entire purpose I am saying all this context all of a sudden. It has been a while, and way too long since I last produced and published...something.

It is a very short story - not even a complete one - but it is one of the last things I did before I kind of...stopped. Everything.

I also wrote this on a train, too.)

[A very late tag, but I hope it is the thought that counts. Thank you for organising this wonderful event. Just watching/reading through others' works was already super awesome.]

@donro-week

Donro Week 2023 [July 23th ~ July 29th]

(Just a small note: Sentences/Words in italic mean they are not supposed to be caught on camera, but are caught on camera accidentally regardless.)

Dewey: (Dewey Dew-Night Intro!)

Dewey: "And joining us tonight are two birds of a feather you know very well, yet ALSO know NOTHING about! *Gasp!* How is that possible?! Go on, ask! How is that possible?!"

"......"

Huey: "What?"

Dewey: "Dude, you are supposed to ask out loud. We've talked about this."

Louie: "You...you were serious..."

Dewey: "When was I not serious? Actually, don't answer that. Just cooperate. Ask that aloud, c'mon."

Huey & Louie: "*Sigh* Oh my god, how is that possible?!"

Dewey: "Well, I dunno!"

*LOL!*

*Facepalm*

Dewey: "But we are about to find out! 'Cause joinin' us tonight is the greatest uncle of the universes...Donald Duck!"

Donald (Paperino): "Hi!...wait where even is the camera? That rectangular gadget on the stack of books?"

Dewey: "As well as the brightest mind in all Duckburgs, across space and time...Gyro Gearloose!"

Gyro (Archimedes): "H-hello...! Nice to meet you, people of the...uh...interweb? Internetwork? What was that again, modern Dewey?"

Dewey: "*chuckle* Well, pardon the old timers, you can say they might as well have come from the 20th century!"

*Laughter!*

Dewey: "And if you have guessed so, you are absolutely CORRECT! No prize though, sorry. Don't think they are only cosplaying..."

Paperino: "Cospl...what?"

Archimedes: "Just go along with it, honey..."

Dewey: "'Cause who you are seeing are literal time travellers! *Gasp!*"

Archimedes: "Well, technically, we are dimension trav-"

Dewey: "Thanks to this world's Gyro's now upgraded Time n' Space Tub™️..."

Huey: "Which he forbids you from entering a 20-metre radius around?"

Dewey: "...which I definitely have permission to enter a 20-metre radius around! Now! I bring you, Paperino and Archimedes Pitagorico! Donald Duck and Gyro Gearloose from another universe!"

*Fanfare! Applause!*

Dewey: "Stay tuned after the intermission for the exciting interview that ensues!"

Louie: "Wait, you literally haven't done anything yet-"

Dewey: "This is Dewford Dingus Duck, your beloved handsome host from Dewey Dew-Night! Don't forget to like n' subscribe! See ya!"

Louie: "Dude, you literally haven't done ANYTHING yet!"

Paperino: "Subscribe? Is this a newspaper or a magazine?"

Archimedes: "Wait, is this an interroga-"

*Recording cuts*

(11-7-2023)

[officialgleamstar]

2023 Writing Round-Up

Rules: Share what you wrote this year! It can be works you posted to Ao3, Wattpad, Tumblr, or anywhere else! You can share everything you wrote or just the ones you’re most excited about.

thank you @bidoofenergy for the tag :D it is, like. a little embarrassing to realize how obvious it is when the dndads hyperfixation started XD i opted for sharing everything, but i highlighted the best stuff (in my opinion) 👍 italics for stuff i love, bold and italics for my favorites. also a warning for a rare time that i link my nsfw fics from this account, mind the ratings

tagging: open tag!! do this if it seems fun. and @ me in it so i can see. pspspspspspsps

january

with words i thought i'd never speak | aftg, andrew/kevin (background kandreil) | <1k words, rated G

swamp talks | naddpod, hardwon & moonshine | 1k words, rated G

feburary

a sweet revelation | naddpod, beverly/erlin | 1.1k words, rated G

and still i will live here | drawtectives, grendan/york (background polytectives) | <1k words, rated G

march

this is your brand new brother | naddpod, jens & nyack | 2.8k words, rated T

(can you kiss me more?) | crossover (drawtectives & naddpod), grendan/hardwon (background polytectives) | 7.2k words, 3/3 chapters, rated T

i lie awake and dream about you | dndads, darryl/henry (one-sided) | 1.3k words, rated T

april

quiet morning | dndads, darryl/glenn/henry | <1k words, rated T

infinitesimal | dndads, nicky & taylor | 2.2k words, rated T

underneath this flickering light | dndads, henry & lark, lark/nicky | 2.1k, rated T

(beautiful beautiful beautiful) beautiful boy | dndads, nicky & taylor | 1.2k words, rated G

'cause now we don't sing so loud | dndads, grant & sparrow | 2.2k words, rated T

wolf time | dndads, henry & sparrow, lark & sparrow | 1.4k words, rated G

cotton candy | dndads, erica/scary | 1.2k words, rated T

give me a try | dndads, cassandra/nicky | 1.7k words, rated T

cracked lips and hands, calloused hands | dndads, lark/nicky | 5.5k words, rated E

a kiss good night | dndads, lark & normal, hero & lark | 2.2k words, rated G

so where do we begin? | dndads, glenn/henry | 6.3k words, rated T

may

there must be more than blood | dndads, lark & nick & sparrow | 2.2k words, rated T

handsome | dndads, henry & sparrow, lark & sparrow | 2.5k words, rated G

here (in your arms) | drawtectives, grendan/rosé/york | <1k words, rated T

the full moon. | dndads, lark & sparrow | 3k words, rated T

Divorced Dad Rock Mix | dndads, darryl/glenn | 5.4k words, 2/6 chapters, rated E

hard-boiled | dndads, nicky & sparrow | <1k words, rated T

june

later | dndads, carol & darryl | 1k words, rated T

your love is tried and true-blue | dndads, normal/scary | 4.7k words, rated T

smitten | dndads, jodie/ron | <1k words, rated T

july

existing filled with love and grace | dndads, autumn/ron's mom | 1.4k words, rated G

vanilla ice cream | dndads, lincoln/taylor | <1k words, rated T

familiar routines | dndads, jodie/morgan | <1k words, rated T

domestic bliss | dndads, nicky/terry | <1k words, rated G

never go to bed mad | dndads, nicky/sparrow | <1k words, rated G

you know i love you, right? | dndads, lark & normal | 3.2k words, rated T

august

skip to the good part | dndads, normal/scary | 1.9k words, rated G

soccer practice | dndads, lincoln/scary | <1k words, rated G

unconditional affection | dndads, autumn/ron's mom | <1k words, rated G

stick something in it | dndads, bill/willy | 2.9k words, rated E

dog show | dndads, jodie/ron | <1k words, rated G

these feelings, they're not gone | amphibia, anne/sasha | 2.9k words, rated G

rational and level-headed | dimension 20, cody/pete, maddie/pete | 2.9k words, 1/? chapters, rated T | collaboration with @poluche334 for podtogether :D

september

tying you to me | dndads, lincoln/normal | 1.1k words, rated G

i got a love that keeps me waiting | dndads, lark/nicky | 2.4k words, rated G

i guess it's half timing and the other half's luck | dndads, jodie/ron | 2.1k words, rated T

you've gotta join me on my page (at least take a look) | dndads, lincoln/taylor | 2.1k words, rated T

teenage dream | dndads, glenn/henry | 1.9k words, rated T

always | dndads, lark/rebecca (one-sided, background rebecca/sparrow) | 1.2k words, rated T

bright | dndads, erica/scary | 1.7k words, rated G

a crumpled dandelion | dndads, scary/taylor | 1.5k words, rated T

the first time that you called me 'baby' | dndads, jodie/ron | 2.4k words, rated T

a kindling, of sorts | dndads, hermie/normal | 1k words, rated G

some kind of miraculous bind | dndads, lincoln/normal/scary/taylor | 1.2k words, rated T

the raging sea | dndads, glenn/ron | 1.3k words, rated T

something about the stars | dndads, darryl/henry | 2.1k words, rated G

how can i help it if i think you're funny when you're mad? | dndads, darryl/glenn/henry | <1k words, rated T

in a crowded room, a true love displaced | dndads, normal/scary | 2.8k words, rated T

wanna be | dndads, lark/terry jr. | 1.2k words, rated M

october

i despise my jealous eyes (and how hard they fell for you) | dndads, normal/taylor | 5k words, rated T

and it's life or death to be my girl | dndads, jodie/morgan | 2.5k words, rated T

the red means i love you | dndads, normal/scary | 2.1k words, rated T

oh, darlin', don't you ever grow up | dndads, jodie & nicky | 1.4k words, rated T

november

and on our dates, it's never daytime | life series, gem/pearl | 3.8k words, rated G

ecstasy, tragedy, doom | dndads, lark/terry jr. | <1k words, rated G

i will take good care of you | dndads, lincoln/normal | 2.1k words, rated T

woke up young in lovers love | dndads, hermie/normal/scary | <1k words, rated T

hand in hand | dndads, jodie/ron | <1k words, rated G

[Podfic] Our Friends Do Not Look Fine | undertale | my friend @thefluxqueen invited me and arctic (not @.ing them because i dont talk to them a lot and i get embarrassed LOL) to collaborate on this podfic with them :D

december

nothing yet but um. hopefully i post something!! i have many WIPs XD

[thevalleyisjolly]

Thanks so much @jadeandquartzes for tagging me in this super fun tag game!

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What ratings do you write most of your fics under?

General and Teen are tied with 5 each! Granted, Contrapuntal Calculus should probably be under Mature, since it features something I can only describe as "divine mystery meets the erotically baffling." Then again, if I'm reevaluating my rating decisions, the manner of things doesn't really warrant a Mature rating, I was just erring on the side of extreme caution since a lot of D20 fans tend to skew younger, so I guess it balances out.

What are your top three fandoms?

I only have 12 fics up on my AO3 spanning five fandoms, so it isn't a huge range. Top fandom is Dimension 20 coming in with 6 fics, and then Critical Role in a distant second with 2 fics. The rest (LOTR, Doctor Who, Agent Carter) have one fic each.

What is the top character you write about?

Cumulous Rocks baby!! Back in my heyday of writing ACOC fic (I'm in a Star Wars/Andor hiatus right now but I pinky promise I have not forgotten about On The Raising Of Chickens), I made a solemn pledge to myself to create the content I feel is lacking in the community. And I have kept that promise and I will continue to keep that promise! Once I finish this other fic about questionable polyamory negotiation practices. And this other fic about the rulership of the Noldor in post-Fourth Age Valinor. And-

What are your top three pairings?

It's very ace of me that I hardly ever write very shippy fics, even though I am a happy crewman of many ships. All my fics are technically tied because I (thus far) haven't written more than one fic per pairing. And some of the tagged pairings aren't heavily focused on in the fic or are just implied, so going chronologically based on pairings that the fic is actually about, I have: Elrond/Thranduil (LOTR), Peggy/Daniel/Jack (Agent Carter), Essek/Caleb (Critical Role), Theo/Cumulous (ACOC), Theo/Lapin (ACOC), and Fifteenth Doctor/Fourteenth Doctor (Doctor Who).

What are the top three additional tags?

Character Study and Canonical Character Death are both tied with 3, and then we have a three-way tie between Grief/Mourning, Additional Warnings in Author's Note, and Implied/Referenced Character Death. ...which is really not a surprise based on my writing interests and favourite media, huh? What can I say, I really like getting into characters' heads and I really really like exploring the impact that death has on a story. My most popular fic, in the face of death's mystery, revolves entirely around the premise of the impact that a character's death has on the narrative and on other characters, and how things are affected if they remain tangibly present in the world.

(Which makes the fic I'm working on right now so much funnier because it's exactly what I often dislike as a fic concept - characters who died in a really poignant and momentous narrative event somehow surviving. But hey, it's important to get out of one's comfort zone and try something new!)

Does any of this surprise you?

I'm surprised that I've written so few stories for specific pairings. As someone who does enjoy shipping most of the time, it feels odd that I don't write more about ships I enjoy. My next fic, if I ever manage to finish it, will balance this out more, as will the next few fic concepts up the pipeline.

I also surprised myself with how few fics for how few fandoms I've actually published. I have so many drafts of fics for many, many fandoms that I keep forgetting no one else has seen. So while from my perspective, I've written quite a lot for multiple different fandoms, what I've actually published is just a fraction of that.

(I've really never talked on here about the 47,000-word Rey Kenobi fic I wrote back in 2017 and never published, have I? Yeah, that was a thing that happened)

Hmm, tagging @daggersandarrows, @domesticatedanimals, @swanmaids, and anyone who'd like to try this out. It's a pretty fun retrospective on your writing, I recommend it!

[greaterspawnislands]

✨Nine people I'd like to know better✨

Last song: Love Shack by The B-52's! Sang it on the drive home.

Favorite color: Dark green :)

Currently watching: Hannibal! Picking it back up tonight with my friend once they get here

Spicy/savory/sweet: Hmm I think I like savory more than the other two...sweet is pretty great as well though.

Relationship status: well, my friends call it a situationship, but yeahh idk guess i'll put down single (...?)

Current obsession: dimension 20! I've been working my way through all of the seasons recently, I've made my way up to A Starstruck Odyssey and I'm really enjoying it!

tagged by: @kickittothekerbe (thanks beloved <3)

tagging: @thebleedingeffect @dykeninthdoctor @tsukana @wyst @isa-ghost no pressure, rly open to whoever wants to do it idk. head empty im not tagging 9 people

[zukkacore]

TAG GAME

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Thanks for the tag @billdenbrough this was fun to do!!!

What ratings do you write most of your fics under?

To my surprise! T and E are like. Evenly tied with 7 each.... Genuinely was expecting E to eek out the others bc nearly EVERYTHING i've been writing these days is kind explicit lol (except for Tell Me How) and i've been writing a LOT more than i used to. But i guess in the past i have more like tame stuff, makes sense, some of it is Reddie some of it is DR so...

What are your top three fandoms?

Dimension 20 (7) (wow!! lol!)

IT - Stephen King / It (movies) (3) (i'm lumping them in together)

DanganRonpa (2) (i'm lumping together DR series total and DR: trigger happy havoc)....

there's another thing i've written for that also is tied w two works but... i shan't say

What is the top character you write about?

Jace Stardiamond (7)!

Hysterical, considering how nothing he is, but also. Completely unsurprising considering how much i've been gripped by that piece of sopping wet cardboard of a man and his "I can't, I tried" that has compelled me all summer long..... But also, some of the times im tagging Jace its actually in the place of his clones who are technically canon but do not have personalities or names and therefore do not have ao3 tags.... Porter is second at (6), which does make sense bc.... like.... Jace has superceded him... who is porter... my new hyperfixation LJ3 has practically nothing to do with Porter, no i will not elaborate

What are your top three pairings?

Porter Cliffbreaker / Jace Stardiamond (6), Ben/Hanscom/Beverly Marsh (3) (????? surprising??? i've never written anything that is JUST them but they have taken SOME precedence in a way that isn't completely sidepairing coded in my reddie phase, im thinking specifically in Sky High AU), and Eddie Kaspbrak / Richie Tozier (3)

Unsurprising i guess. Starbreaker has ruined my life (positive). and i did have a good reddie kick. the Benverly feels wrong tho.

Since Benverly feels like a copout i will add. After that we have Kuwata Leon / Sayaka Maizono at 2 bc i love mess, i love the way they love (trying to kill each other with kitchen knives) and.... Jace Stardiamond/Jace Stardiamond at 2. Which is a cypher for LJ3

What are the top three additional tags?

Campaign 01 Season 3: Fantasy High Junior Year (7)

Alternate Universe (6)

Anal Sex (5)

THE LAST ONE.... Anyway. Ok so. The dimension 20 tagging system is weird b/c all the campaigns are lumped together so the additional tags if how you differentiate which campaign. I guess not surprising? I did a sky high AU, i've written a Talent Swap, and i have smaller AUs with smaller divergences... Tbh the whole Porter/cloneverse thing is ALSO an AU so like... those should probably count too but i guess i didn't tag them

If you want an additional Gimme, I have Power Imbalance (4)

Does any of this surprise you?

Not really? Idk i don't think i write enough to have many surprises on my ao3, like i knew Starbreaker was the most i'd written for in a long time and i was right. I was surprised i have the same amount of T and E fics.... but to be fair before this summer most of the things i wrote were like. Ambitious multichap stuff that were full on AUs or sometimes took place in high school so i guess that makes sense.... Its just, in my mind my stupid hornyposting has eclipsed everything else. I WAS surprised abt the benverly thing, that's a total fluke. It feels wrong that I technically have more benverly than LJ3

I really shouldn't be surprised by how Jace Stardiamond is my favorite sopping wet beast. And yet.

TAGGING: hmmm.... @iaus, @hauntedwizardmoment, @delinquentbookworm, @jadeandquartzes @toziers (@ everyone feel free to answer this on main or not.. or not at all!!)

[ginger-canary]

As in Orbit so on Earth, like the Stars are City Lights

Words: 2970

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Dimension 20 (Web Series), A Starstruck Odyssey, The Unsleeping City

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Pete Conlan | Pete the Plug & Sofia Lee, Sofia Lee/Margaret Encino, Sofia Lee & The Dream Team, Margaret Encino & Sundry Sidney, Pete Conlan | Pete the Plug/Maddie Park

Characters: Pete Conlan | Pete the Plug, Sofia Lee, Margaret Encino, Maddie Park, Sundry Sidney, Background & Cameo Characters

Additional Tags: Is it enemies to lovers if they just annoy each other first, crossover time, Vague Innuendos, Canon-typical violence (Sofia throws a punch)

Series: Part 1 of Like the Stars are City Lights

Summary: When the Wurst comes to NYC to get some tech updates with the help of Maddie, worlds come clashing together. It's a bit awkward, a bit weird, and Sofia's not down with this concept of holograms popping into rooms whenever they want to. Which Margaret finds hilarious.

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Now while Pete had never even let Sofia meet 53\/3N , it didn’t take much for Sofia to admit technology had managed to evolve past her. That threshold was met when she arrived at Maddie’s place to hang out with her & Pete, and a hologram stared her in the face.

Sofia had just hung up her coat, kicking off her Louboutins and walked into the living room area of Maddie and Pete’s apartment when a full person seemed to appear out of nowhere. So she punched it- or rather- attempted to punch it. When her hand seemed to pass straight through it, she turned to Pete and asked, “why are video game enemies spawning in your livin’ room?!”

Pete, who’d just returned from the kitchen with a fresh pot of tea, began to laugh. “You just tried to punch Maddie’s friend, Margaret.”

She turned back to the figure that had stood up to her fists and watched as the woman crossed her arms and cocked an eyebrow. “Hello Maddie’s friend Margaret. I feel like I should say sorry but you did spawn into a room without warning and I do feel justified in my actions.” She took a step back to inspect the hologram a little more. Margaret seemed to sit in a large office chair, wearing a business suit and holding what seemed to be a mug labelled “daddy”.

Margaret shrugged and sipped from her mug. “I guess that’s fair. Hey Pete, I like your shirt.”

Pete looked down at his chest, finding one of his usual fishnet shirts. “Thanks.” He put down the large teapot he was still holding and gestured to Sofia. “This is my friend Sofie, by the way.”

Bewildered, Sofia moved to the couch. In thirty seconds she’d tried to fight Maddie’s friend, who was then revealed to be a hologram, who seemed utterly dismissive of her? Which felt at the very least a little insulting since Margaret herself was very pretty.

Pete noticed her silence. “Hey, are you okay?” He bumped his knee into hers.

She scratched her head. “I think technology just jumpscared me. Can I have some tea?”

As Pete poured two cups of tea, Margaret leaned forward and put her mug somewhere out of sight. “As much as I’m enjoying watching two buds just hang out in their living room, can either one of you get Maddie for me? I need a favour.”

Behind Margaret’s chair, a red haired woman with a laser eye and a gun hand appeared. “Miss Margaret, Barry’s been asking if- oh, who are your friends?”

Sofia pressed her hands to her eyes. “Hey, Pete? I think I’ve lost it. Whatever the fuck it was.” She lowered her hands and stood up, to see if it’d normalise the event a little bit. Instead, she watched both women eye her for a second before turning their attention to each other. Feeling the blood rush to her face, she took inventory of her outfit. Tight black jeans with ripped knees and a cropped leopard-print sweater that hugged her biceps. At least she had nothing to worry about in those terms.

“Hey Sid, can this wait? I need to have a quick chat with some friends first,” Margaret said as she wrapped an arm around Sid’s waist.

“Of course. You can just tell Riva when you’re done.” With a quick wave of her gun arm, Sid disappeared from sight.  

Sofia blinked twice and shook her head. “I’m goin’ to find Maddie before you do somethin’ weirder.”

~~~

The second time Margaret appeared, it was inside Sofia’s apartment during movie night. Esther firebolted the hologram, leaving a scorched hole in the wall through which Ricky’s axe flew. Pete jumped so bad he became a potted plant and Maddie laughed so hard she cried.

“You! What are you fuckin’ doing in my home?!”

Margaret looked bewildered, taking in the chaos she’d created. “Um. Maddie?”

“Yes?”

“I think maybe Sofia’s right and you should put a warning on my hologram.”

“Maybe?!” Sofia repeated. “You caused a hole to appear in my apartment!”

Esther and Ricky exchanged a sheepish look before starting the mending process. It was pure luck that her neighbours hadn’t been home.

Maddie promised Sofia that she’d put a warning on the hologram before retreating to Sof’s bedroom to discuss whatever Margaret had to talk about.

With a quiet poof, Pete returned to human form and groaned. “Why do I feel dry and sandy?”

“‘Cause your girlfriend’s friends with a maniac who loves to jumpscare us.” Sofia pulled Pete up from the couch and into the kitchen to get some water.

Later that night, as Sofia flopped onto her bed, she got a phone call from a weird number. She wasn’t planning on picking up but then the words “PLEASE PICK UP I’M TRYING TO BE NICE” appeared in her room.

Muttering a curse, Sofia picked up her phone. “Haven’t you done enough today? And also can you see me right now? How does this hologram thing work?”

Margaret laughed. “Alright, Sofie. No, I can’t see you right now. Would you like me to?”

Sofia mouthed a curse as she felt the blush rise to her cheeks again.

“As for how it works- long story short; it’s basically like a phone call without having to pick up. I could’ve just holo’d you but I felt that you may attempt to kill me again.”

Sitting up, Sofia replied, “just holo me.”

Within seconds the form of Margaret appeared in her bedroom, this time wearing a tight dark green skirt and a white button up. She sat crooked in her chair with her legs swung over one of the arms as she held a phone between her fingers. “Hi.”

Sofia raised her eyebrows. “To what do I owe this honour?” she deadpanned.

“I wanted to apologise.” She held her hands up in mock surrender. “Maddie and I have been friends for a while so usually I can manage to text her before I holo in. But lately we’ve been talking about some major upgrades to our ship that she could do, so it’s a little time sensitive.”

Sofia decided to leave the whole ship thing for later, she could just ask Maddie about that. “For how long have you been able to just appear in my apartment?”

“Maddie brought the device with her. It’s over there, near your PJs.” Margaret pointed between Sof’s rumpled sheets. “She left it here because I told her I wanted to apologise to you but I guess she forgot to give you a heads up.”

Sofia picked up the small black device, flipping it over in her hands. It had two obvious buttons, a red and a green one. She pressed the red one and Margaret disappeared, laughed, then pressed the green one.

Margaret reappeared looking a little ruffled. “Hey!”

“You deserved that and you fuckin’ know it.” Sofia grinned.

“That’s fair,” she sighed. “Anyway, I just wanted to say I’m sorry for ruining some of your nights. After Sunday I won’t be popping in unannounced anymore, I promise.”

“Sunday?”

“We’re coming in tomorrow for a few days so Maddie can help make those upgrades.”

Sofia leaned forward. “You’re going to be here tomorrow.” A plan was forming in her mind.

“Yes. Do you have any recommendations while we’re in NYC?”

“Just one. If you pop in unannounced in real life you are going to get punched.”

Margaret laughed. “Okay, feisty.” She glanced at something out of Sofia’s view. “I should let you go now, it’s getting late. You can add me to your contacts if you’d like.”

“Uhuh, I’ll call you if I ever need… a ship.” Sofia grabbed the holo remote. “I’m leaving this in my living room since you can pop in unannounced.”

“Why, got a booty call coming over?” She wiggled her eyebrows.

Sofia pulled her hair out of a ponytail and ran her hands through it. “No, the only piece of ass calling me this time of night is you.”

“I don’t hear you complaining about the view.” Margaret leaned forward, grinning.

“Alright babe, I’m leaving you in the living room,” Sofia said- though she couldn’t help watching the way Margaret’s shirt left a nice view. “If you need anything, you should probably call Maddie because I’m no tech guru.” She got up and walked the device to her living room.

“What time do you get up?”

“Don’t make me take out the battery.”

“Alright, fine.” Margaret leaned back. “Sweet dreams.”

“Yeah, yeah I’ll ask Pete. Goodnight.” Sofia pressed the red button and sighed as the room went dark. “I don’t even understand what I’m dealin’ with,” she muttered to herself.

~~~

As promised, the giant hot dog shaped ship docked early the next morning. Because it wasn’t a regular ship and actually a fucking spaceship they decided to land it in the yard of Sofia’s monastery. She had been involved in that decision, mainly because the backup idea was trying to cram it into Gramercy or landing it in central park. And Sofia was not going to let Em suffer like that.

The rest of her order looked mildly distressed as the Wurst landed and a collection of mismatched people came out. Sofia shook her head and returned to her office. She’d have to wait until all the hubbub was over to get her revenge.

When part of the ship’s crew had set out to explore NYC, Sofia left her office again. She’d taken the time to cast Pass Without Trace, and smiled to herself as she easily slipped into the ship. It didn’t take her long to find Margaret’s office, where the woman was sitting in her office chair going over some paperwork.

Sofia pulled the chair back. “Hello.”

Margaret jumped three feet into the air, yelling what Sof could only assume to be intergalactic curses as paper went flying everywhere. Breathing heavy, she turned her chair around and looked at Sofia with wide eyes. “Why the fuck would you do that?”

“Revenge, babe.” She grinned. “It’s what you deserved.”

Rubbing her chest, Margaret said, “I guess that was fair. Can you help me pick up these papers now?”

Together, they reorganised Marge’s hellscape of files and stacked it neatly on her desk.

Margaret eyed Sofia’s workout clothes with zero subtlety. The tight leopard print leggings and sleeveless top did exactly what Sof wanted it to. “You look different today.”

“That should be my line. I have to be honest, I didn’t think you owned sweats.” Sofia reached out and tugged on one of the strings of her hoodie. The basketball shorts were an interesting choice.

“I don’t have any calls today, nor do I have to go outside so why would I dress up?”

“For me.”

“For you?” Margaret sat up in her chair.

“Are you honestly going to try to convince me you didn’t think it’d be a little funny to try and surprise me?”

Margaret toyed with the hair tie around her wrist. “Okay, true. But I wasn’t going to do it in the morning, and I would’ve changed first.”

Sofia smiled. “Well, since you’re already dressed like this I think it’s time for you to be ambushed by my work.”

“What do you do exactly?” Marge looked around the room with concern, as if more Sofias could pop out any moment.

“I’m a monk.” Sofia pulled Margaret out of her chair and pushed her down the halls. “You are going to check out one of my classes.”

“Is it meditation?”

“Fuck, no.”

~~~

Margaret lay on the floor of the dojo, ignoring Sofia’s outstretched hand. “No, I've had enough of this. This is not an intermediate self defence class. This is a Sofia offence class for me.” She pulled up her hoodie to wipe the sweat off her face, too tired to enjoy the way Sofia’s focus slipped.

“I have to be honest, I thought you’d be better at this.” She tugged at the end of her ponytail.

“What part of tech girlie do you not understand? Battles are when I do my online banking.” Marge propped herself up on her elbows.

“Oh most of it, probably. I didn’t think your girl with the gun arm was doing all the lifting for you.”

“Sid?”

Sofia nodded.

“We live on a spaceship. My average movement is generally pretty limited.” She reached out and pulled herself up via Sofia’s arm. “While I appreciate you showing me your work-” she squeezed Sof’s bicep. “I can promise you that if you’d let me watch I would’ve been much more appreciative.”

“Alright, babe.” She rolled her eyes but didn’t pull away. “Let’s take a shower and I’ll make it up to you.”

“In the shower?”

Sofia punched Marge in the arm.

After her shower, Sofia reached into the back of her locker. She always kept one more upscale outfit at the monastery, in case they’d have visitors or investors. Margaret seemed like the kind of woman who’d appreciate her dressing up and as much as annoying her was fun, she’d only be there for a few days and Sofia was not about to let time go to waste. She pulled on the neat black trousers and red sleeveless top, adding her Louboutins as a finishing touch. Dressed for success, she set off towards the spaceship again.

Margaret looked a lot happier in her business casual suit, the workout clearly not sinking into her muscles yet. She was, however, not done complaining about it. “I’m going to need about 10 cups of coffee to bring my energy back up again,” she said as they walked through the streets of NYC.

“Ah, you’re one of those. Well I’ll buy you coffee, I can’t promise you 10 cups.” Sofia shot her a look as they rounded a corner. “Mostly because I think you’ll spontaneously explode.”

Marge followed Sofia into a small corner cafe as she replied, “nah. That’d be too embarrassing of a way to die.”

“How do you take your coffee?” Sof gestured to the blackboard up on the wall, where many different coffee and teas were written out in neat handwriting. On the right side it showed several cookies, cakes, as well as their allergy information.

“Matcha latte, please.”

“You allergic to anything?”

Margaret raised her eyebrows but replied no. “Not unless you have material not from Earth here.”

“I mean, we got you now.” Sofia gestured for her to find them a place to sit while she ordered.

After a moment of looking around, Marge decided on a booth against the back wall, where the walls were decorated with famous authors from the Harlem Renaissance. At least, that’s what the little labels said- Margaret didn’t know much about American history. But the picture of Nella Larssen was wonderful.

“Here you go.” Sofia slid Margaret’s matcha latte across the table, along with one of the cafe’s homemade chocolate chip cookies on a colourful plate. She sat down on the opposite side of the booth and smiled.

“Thanks.” Marge picked up her mug. “Hey, is this a date?”

Sofia opened her mouth then paused, something fluttering in her chest. “Why do you ask?”

“So I know how to behave.”

“Is what I’ve seen from you not date-behaviour?” Sofia laughed.

Margaret laughed, her cheeks turning pink. “I’m less of a butt when I know I have a shot.” She tilted her head and looked at Sofia from under her lashes.

Sofia leaned forward. “Yeah, you do.” She sipped her coffee before saying, “yes. Yes, it is a date, if you’re cool with that.”

“Good. Then let me start by saying that you are so beautiful.” She took Sofia’s free hand, intertwining their fingers.

Sofia coughed and sputtered, setting down her coffee before she could choke. Squeezing Margaret’s hand, she pretended that hadn’t thrown her off balance. “Thanks. I’ve never seen someone look both so professional and so mischievous in a suit.”

“There’s gotta be time for both.”

The two women spent the next couple of hours getting to know each other in a way only two people from completely different worlds could. Hopping from topic to topic, telling stories that no one else could possibly understand. After a while, Marge joined Sofia on her side of the booth, pressing her knee to Sof’s and playing with her black curls.

“So…” Sofia bit her lower lip. “Do you think y’all will come back to Earth sometime?” She tapped her fingers on Margaret’s forearm.

“Yes,” she replied without a second thought. “Yes, if I have anything to say about it.”

“Cool.” She took hold of Margaret’s collar, pulling her closer until she could feel her breath on her lips. “I don’t want to wait around.”

Margaret craned her neck trying to close the distance but Sofia pulled back slightly, grinning. “Now who’s making me wait, hm?” She whispered, her eyes on Sofia’s lips, placing her hands on Sofia’s thigh.

“What can I say, you’re cute when you want something.” She moved her hand to the back of Margaret’s neck and kissed her.

She pulled back for a moment, savouring the feeling of Sofia’s lips on hers. Then, grinning, she pushed Sofia against the back of the booth and kissed her again.

Sofia wasn’t sure how she’d ended up here, making out in the back of a booth with a woman from space, but she didn’t think it mattered. The people who understood her best were always those from similarly weird and wild worlds themself. And for her, that was Margaret. There was a form of simplicity in the connection- one where they could ask any questions they needed to and express any feelings they wanted to. So when Margaret asked her if she wanted to get out of there, she grinned and nodded.

Together, they set off for Sofia’s apartment.