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[bittercape]

TJA Sequel Exchange Masterpost

What is a sequel exchange, you may ask?

Well, when you have a ship-focused server full of writers and artists, there will be so many people who want more of that one specific fic (or, as it turns out, so many specific fics). And what better way to motivate people to write than an exchange?

Here's what we did (in alphabetical order):

@araydre made this gorgeous art for Skalidra's fic More Chances Than Deserved:

set in chapter 3, Jason and Slade sparring before Billy arrives

@arkhammaid wrote Fangs and Claws (sinking into me) , a new work in the Fangs and Claws series for @bittercape:

Theory says both the Alpha and Omega must consent to entering a mating dance for it to even have a chance in being succesful. Reality proves once again that theory can be fucking bullshit.

@bittercape wrote Midnight at City Hall, a sequel to 4am at Denny's for @safelycapricious:

“What’s wrong?” he asks, because obviously something is wrong for Roy to be calling like this. “Jason,” Roy says, sounding a little faint. “Stay put,” Slade says, and then he calls in the big guns.

@darbydoo22 wrote Happy Birthday Steve, a sequel to Sit By the Fire for astranne:

Dick Grayson introduces the family to his boyfriend, Steve Rogers, during the Wayne family’s annual Fourth of July party.

@katzynia wrote Piece by piece, a sequel to Every piece of you for littledevilbean:

A month after their last encounter, Slade shows up to see how the life has been treating Jason. And to show him a thing or two.

@lisholoz drew Slade in Red Hood's gear as a sequel to Jason in Deathstroke's armour:

Boyfriend hoodie? Pfft. Steal your BFs vigilante gear

@littledevilbean wrote Bad Habits (and how to share them), a sequel to in the office ( 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘺) for @notherdeadrobin:

In Slade's defense, it wasn't like he was trying to create a pattern.

@marquisedesaad wrote Turning the Advantage, a new work in the Taken Advantage series for @paprikadotmp4:

Dick and Bruce investigate in the aftermath of Jason's abduction. Meanwhile, Slade turns the situation to his advantage.

@marirah wrote two fics for darbydoo, candlelight and good morning, new works in the of Year of the OTP/Year of Jason and Slade 2023 (combined) series:

Dick and Tim have a date night in

Jason and Slade (and Peter and Damian) start to adjust to their new apartment

@safelycapricious wrote BE TRUE?, a sequel to BE MINE? for GavotteandGigue:

In an event that honestly Jason doesn’t foresee, the next day doesn’t bring him the chance to go out and figure out what the fuck Deathstroke is thinking. Not just because the idiot hadn’t cleaned up the crime scene and Bruce had taken the “BE MINE, RED HOOD?” as a threat instead of a courting gesture. But also because his cramps are persisting. Which is just. Fucking. Perfect.

Life happens, so there are a couple more sequels coming in a later reblog, but in the meantime: read, look, and remember to keep your fancreators fed and watered (commented, reblogged and kudos'd).

[sapphireglyphs]

*shyly waves*

tagged by @shineyma & @thestarfishdancer! thanks for thinking of me, friends!

name: Jan

pronouns: she/her

where do you call home: Southern California. I don't currently live there and the prospect of moving back there is growing more and more bleak as cost of living continues to rise every day but the thought of calling anywhere else home hurts too much. So, even if it's just in my dreams, SoCal will always be home to me.

favorite animal: If you know me, you know I love otters! 🦦 And cats but mostly otters.

cereal of choice: If I want a treat, I really like Reese Peanut Butter Cup and Cinnamon Toast Crunch but most of the time, a good granola cluster based cereal will make me happy.

visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner: Mostly Kinesthetic but I do find that I enjoy group discussions, podcasts, audiobooks, and that I have a knack for languages, therefore I'm probably an Auditory learner as well.

first pet: My first pet that wasn't a family pet was a hamster named Chip.

favorite scent: So after getting Covid, my sense of smell has never been the same. I usually love all types of clean and fresh scented perfumes but I think my favorite scent used to be freshly washed sheets. And now, everything smell off or muted and I kinda feel like I am experiencing the world a little less. 😔

do you believe in astrology: I kinda hate to admit it, but I sorta do. Like, I am very aware that it's so unscientific and not based on any substantial research at all but it's also kinda fun to think about. Plus, there is a level of cultural elements of astrology that I subscribe to (especially Lunar Astrology) that influences how I view certain things about the world. All in good fun.

how many playlists on spotify/apple music: Oh so SO many. Never too many... always just the right amount of many. lols

sharpies or highlighters: I am a sucker for stationary of all types but pretty pastel highlighters make my knees weak.

songs that make you cry: "Home" by Micheal Buble. "Fix You" Coldplay. "Spring Day" by BTS. "When You Come Back Down" by Nickle Creek.

songs that make you happy: "Feels Like A Dream" by Emilee. "Spells" by Cannons. "Super Shy" NewJeans.

do you write/draw/create: My days of fanfic writing are so far and few between nowadays, my time being filled with only research papers and essays. This was literally the last thing I wrote in March of this year for a Genshin Impact fic I had rattling around in my head:

Clear skies greeted Eula as she stepped out from the front doors of the Kamisato estate and onto the courtyard. The grass beneath the lacquered sandals that Lady Ayaka had lent her glistened with the morning dew that sparkled upon the blades of pristine greenery that lined the perimeter of the outdoor seating area where the family often dined for meals. Kneading the shoulder that the Fatui agent shot at the day prior, Eula's bruised muscles protest under her firm fingers as they worked at the rawness there. She would literally shrug it off for the time being, though, as she took in the morning weather and breathed in a deep lungful of crisp Inazuman air. She smiled wide then; the scent of snow danced on the breeze, and not even a sore shoulder could dull her mood at the thought of winter approaching. As much as she enjoyed the warmth of southern islands offered in the summer,

And that's it... didn't even get to the good stuff I had planned. *sigh* Maybe someday I'll finish it...

tagging but no pressure: the usual suspects? You know it! @meghan84 @ilosttrackofthings @batsonthebrain @missbreephoenix @safelycapricious @doiloveyou-myohmy

[capriciouswrites]

Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Shadow and Bone (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov Characters: Alina Starkov, The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova, Ivan (The Grisha Trilogy), Fedyor Kaminsky, Zoya Nazyalensky Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Vampire, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, First Meetings, Unreliable Narrator, Alternate Universe - Different Powers, Not Canon Compliant, Blood Drinking, (they are vampires okay) Summary:

It took the carriage three days to get to the fort — and so presumably it will take anyone else three days to go from the fort back to the camp, and then with three days there and three days back, and probably best to add in a day to be on the safe side — the soonest she could probably see Mal is a week, she decides.

[snickiebear]

yo nadia <3333 i'm bored in my online classes and u reblogged the questions thingy at the right time lmao, so get ready: 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 28, 30!!!, 34, 38, 39, 40 (the intimacy of being understood) (imma stop here lol) (also i'm sorry u're not feeling well, ily and hope u'll feel better soon!! <33333)

ELE ILY. (and thank you, i’m stayin home today cause,,, yeah. i appreciate you sm.) you’re the literal best, i adore you. 

1. How long ago did you start reading fanfiction? Writing fanfiction?

The first fanfiction i read was for The Lunar Chronicles when I was like 11?? and it was 100% on accident and it scarred me because it was a hardcore porn one with a period kink and i was like WHAT IS THIS??? OH MY GOD???? LMAOOOOO i didn’t pick it back up until i was 13-14 and really got into the Fairy Tail fandom. I still reread my favorites on ff.net cause i love them. 

As for writing, I wrote a horrible, terrible x-men fanfiction when I was twelve. (my friend still brings it up and REFUSES to delete it so it still gets comments and views, that shit HAUNTS ME ELE.) then tried again for Fairy Tail, posted like two chapters before taking it down cause i wasn’t really feeling it. And then I posted The Intimacy Of Being Understood and here we are. 

4. Link your three favorite fics right now.

OMGG okok 

@murd3rm1ttens ‘s The Problem How Time Works IF YOU HAVENT READ THIS YOU GUYS NEED TO HOP ON IT ASAP. MITTEN’S WRITING SO SO SO SO GOOD. SAKURA AND INO ARE TOTAL BADASSES. KAKASHI IS A SIMPPPP. ITS SO FUCKING GOOD. 

@mouseymightymarvellous ‘s We Were Screaming In Color (Only A Possibility) yes, yes I KNOW. i always point into mousey’s direction but i WILL always advocate that everyone reads her fics, they’re literally so beautiful???? i just happen to be rereading WWSIN rn 

@safelycapricious ‘s Shaking Up And Breaking Down series. I found this like?? idfk but i’ve been raving about it ever since. ALSO CHECK OUT THEIR FICS IN GENERAL. 

fuck i have more than three but also check out @ambivalens999 ‘s Masks

i do wanna make a fic rec thing where i just rav about my favs,,, might do that later or sum

5. What are your fanfic pet peeves? Do they have a huge effect on whether or not you decide to read something?

Omniscient third person. I don’t like it. Like I can understand that it can be a little hard to stay in one person’s perspective but, in my opinion, if you can, it shows how disciplined you are as a writer. Plus, i just get so confused when I go from A’s thoughts to suddenly what B is thinking about A. 

When writers use ‘ ‘ instead of “ “. When writers put thoughts in ‘ ‘ instead of just italicizing them. It’s small things but like they just bother me sO MUCH. most of the time i can ignore it and try to enjoy but other times i just dip. 

9. Tag 3 fic writers you think are underrated/unknown in the fandom/fanfiction community.

@espoir-et-reves !!!!! THEIR SHISAKU FICS ARE SO SO SO SO SO GOOD. And they have a warring states one going on THAT I AM SO OBSESSED WITH. 

@writer168 idk if they’re really “underrated” but THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT FICS ON AO3. Like theres an AU with sakura, kiba, and shino that i reread constantly because it just. is. so. fucking. GOOD. and they posted a new one that i’m YELLING about. 

@eggtoasties okay they only have 2 in the naruto fandom (one shisaku which is still ongoing) BUT THEIR WRITING STYLE IS SO NICE?? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I still go back and reread their shikasaku one cause UGH i can’t get enough. I love it. 

10. What’s your favorite fandom, pairing, or character to read fic for?

Fandoms: Naruto, Soul Eater, The Old Guard, ATLA

Parings: KakaSaku/ShikaSaku/ShiSaku/MultiSaku, SoMa, Joe X Nicky, Zukka

Character: SAKURA. I will read anything with Sakura as the main character and her being a fuckin badass or becoming a badass. I love her.

17. How obsessively do you sit and stare at your fic after you’ve just posted and wait for feedback?

aha.. haha.. well. I check my email like three times an hour. its the first thing i check in the mornings too. I’m literally a whore for praise and literally eat up feedback like its going out of style. I also reread a lot of my stuff because i make so many mistakes and spelling errors, or the spacing is weird oR SOMETHING. plus, literally any and all comments make my day, i go back and reread them cause they just make me feel so tingly and warm like “wow. this person enjoyed the fic/my writing enough to tell me. thats HUGE!”

23. What’s your absolute favorite trope to write?

Angry, feral, bloodied, morally gray women. They aren’t bad guys, they’re probably the good guy, but that doesn’t mean they cant be fucking raging at the world with raw knuckles and blood on their teeth. I just love an angry woman who struggles with her emotions and just has so much inner conflict but that doesn’t take away from her character or badassery, it adds to it. 

24. What’s a trope that you’d like to never hear about as long as you live, let alone write?

The fake dating or miscommunication troupe. LIKE GUYS JUST TALK. AND TELL EACH OTHER OMFG. the entire like obliviousness of “nah they dont like me” while the They holds their hand and kisses their cheek. MOFO WHAT. it makes me so impatient and like mad HAAHHAHA. its probably because i’m a pretty confrontational person so seeing stuff like that just “cmon bro, USE YO HEAD.”

28. How do you deal with writing pressure (ie: pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc)?

I have yet to receive a negative comment! Which i was really surprised about tbh. As for deadlines or pressure to update, i just kind of do whatever. I do set goals, but i set them flexible enough that hey, if i can’t do it, that’s okay. 

I have a lot of mini goals, like “i want to write this chapter and get it done this week” and then the large goal is “FINISH BY END OF MAY” so i have time. 

Actually, now that I think on it, the entire pressure to update thing is probably why i’m waiting until I have all of OL&W written to post it weekly,, cause well. I wouldn’t wanna leave you guys waiting as I tried to write and work out the next chapters and stuff, you know?

30. Post a snippet from your current WIP without context - no more than 300 words.

AAAAAA YOU KNOW I LOVE THESE AHAHAHAH

Have you seen the way the dead dance, World Breaker? They roar, half mad and starving. Do you not wish, do you not hope to see them twist and bend and dance to your will?

Shikamaru snarls, looking behind his shoulders to where his Shadows lay. “Patience.” He spits. “Is of the essence, Things of Ancient. Know your place as the dark you are.”

34. How much of yourself and your life experiences do you put into your writing? What do you think your readers’ image of you is?

None of my experiences match up to anything I write tbh,,, probably the only thing that is me in my writing is maybe the emotional turmoil? I’m pretty emotionally and mentally mature because from a pretty young age i started forming my own opinions, started looking into the world around us and being like “dude what the fuck this is not what disney advertised”. Then i started talking (read: arguing and debating) with my dad about a lot of it. So, like emotions are kind of hard for me. Like i’m pretty good at controlling them or understanding them, but still. idk its hard to explain ig.

Like the weight of stress, the anger, the sadness. It’s kind of therapeutic to write. Cause i don’t know how to put those feelings to verbal words so writing them really helps. 

As for my readers’ image? Probably like some kind of hunched over figure typing away in the dark with a maniacal grin on their face. I honestly don’t know AHHAHAHA but it is fun to think about. I think they’d see me as someone with potential but a lot of room to grow and someone who is imperfect but in a charming way LMAOOOO

38. What does your writing process look like? How chaotic is it on a scale of 1 (very tame) to 10 (you can’t handle this kind of chaos)?

I’m gonna be real honest. Its probably like a 2. I’m a bit of a control freak so I almost always go in chronological order, my writing is pretty linear. Unless, i get bored and jump to one of my fav parts. It's pretty much i sit down, i open the doc, read over my notes and just start writing. 

It’s a little boring to explain AHAHAHA but once i get into the groove of things its really fucking great, I can like feel myself in the world, I can feel what i want the characters to, i love it. I catch myself mouthing the words as i type too, which i find hilarious.

39. What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

I rather like how raw my writing is sometimes. Which might sound really vain, but i do like the way i word things or describe things. I love juxtaposition and repetition, or making a good ole circle back to some minute detail that wouldn’t stand out until i repeat it at the end and you’re like “omg” AHAHAHAHA.

Like those little poetic snippets or certain wording i just sit back and go “damn thats kinda good nadia! go you!’ HAHAHA  

40. How did you come up with the idea for The Intimacy Of Being Understood?

AAAAA this fic is like my first child, my pride and joy LMAO

so the idea initially came when i was reading some fic, idk if it was even naruto, but i was like “i don't like this, but i do like the rain symbolism.” And I knew i wanted to write something kind of slow paced, something a little sad and angsty, but would show KakaSaku slowly but surely falling in love.

Idk if you’ve noticed but a lot of my fics, the pairings don’t change each other dramatically. They accept each other as they are and then they grow with together. Like that acceptance is something i just love writing, its so subtle, it isn’t something you declare. Its simply “I am going to love you. I am going to love you despite your flaws and faults. I am going to love you unconditionally because I know you, I understand you, and there is nothing you could do to drive me away.” 

The fic kind of wrote itself after that first scene. I kept going back to the rain, go being ghosts, and resurrection, and the small epiphanies one gets. I wanted to focus on each character’s growth with each other. They didn’t find light in life because of each other, but with each other. And i think that’s my favorite thing about that fic. 

I wanted something raw and real and just something beautiful. I’m actually really proud of it tbh. Would i go back and rewrite/edit it? Oh of course! I’d do that with every single one of my fics, but i’m not gonna cause i think its in its rawest form right now. :))))

ask me shit plz

[zktop10]

Top 10 NEW in October 2020!

October added 178* stories to our collection!

Explicit content means it goes under the cut! Also, please make sure to read the tags for any items on your squick list.

Title: The Sun, the Moon, and the Truth Author: senlinyu Rated: M Summary: The war is won but after years, rebuilding is still slow and tenuous.

Katara feels homeless. Everyone else has found a place for themselves after the war. Zuko is the Fire Lord. Aang is the Avatar restoring the Air Nomad nation. Toph has founded a metalbending school in the Earth Kingdom. Sokka has taken the lead beside their father in the Southern Water Tribe’s rebuilding and modernization process.

It seems there’s no place left that needs Katara. Score: 10 / 10 Tags: One Shot, Canon Compliant, Forbidden Love, Mutual Pining, Infidelity

Title: 25 Reasons To Visit Your Local Dungeon Author: zutaralover94 Rated: E Summary: Katara is given a new writing assignment at her job at Warrior Magazine. (One that is not in her expertise.) The assignment? 25 Reasons To Visit Your Local Sex Dungeon. This was a long way away from her normal wardrobe 'how to's. So, research is mandatory. Which means visiting her local sex dungeon: The Blue Spirit.

Zuko, the best rigger The Blue Spirit has, is entrusted with the newbie. He was looking forward to taking down all of this pristine writer's walls.

(This is terrible summary for this is Kinktober 2020) Score: 10 / 10 Tags: Kinktober, Smut, WIP

Title: Mate Author: sparrowkeet1 Rated: E Summary: Sokka wants to know when Zuko and Katara are going to produce a cousin for his six-month-old. Zuko finds the whole prospect far more appealing than he expected.

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Early entry for Kinktober 2020, Day 12 - Breed Kink. Written as a sequel to Purr but can stand alone.

Series Part 3 of Purr-verse Score: 9.8 / 10 Tags: Kinktober, Smut, Series, Complete

Title: The Summer of the Switching Sickness Author: FictionIsSocialInquiry Rated: E Summary: He sighs. Loudly. ‘Here’s what’s going to happen.’ Katara peeks at him through her fingers. ‘First, we’re going to agree right now that we will never tell any of our friends about this. Ever. Especially Sokka and Toph. Deal?’

Katara nods fervently. ‘Deal.’ - The summer of the Switching Sickness puts a strain on relations between the Fire Nation and Southern Water Tribe... It's probably better for everyone involved if no one else finds out why. Score: 9.8 / 10 Tags: Smut, Body Swap, Complete

Title: (if my wishes came true) it would have been you Author: TheDescension Rated: T Summary: Katara overshares on the internet. Zuko makes it a point to only lurk. Good thing there's nothing tying their online adventures to their real lives — right?

Or, Katara and Zuko have something of a history, and when they reconnect after months of silence, there could be more going on behind the scenes than they realize.

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Score: 9.7 / 10 Tags: Alternate Universe, Modern Setting, Social Media, WIP

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Title: Wildfire Author: rainstormdragon Rated: E Summary: 'Stop thinking about him,' was the wrong answer to give her, Zuko knew. So was 'I never want to stop touching you' and 'we could keep doing it, he doesn’t have to find out.' Aang was one of his best friends. He trusted Zuko to act honorably. And Zuko had just had passionate, drunk sex with the woman Aang loved. Katara was right. They were horrible people.

Series Part 3 of ATLA Smut Score: 9.3 / 10 Tags: Series, Smut, Complete

Title: I Asked You First Author: halfhoursonearth Rated: T Summary: After leaving Yon Rha’s village, Zuko finds a way to draw Katara out of her distress, and she begins to seek out his company. In late night conversations, they discover themselves and each other.

This story picks up after The Southern Raiders and carries through and past the series—at some point in the middle, leaving canon behind. Because these two intense kids deserve the chance to feel known, banter with a worthy opponent, examine the legacy of the world they’re fighting for, and—of course—fall in love. Score: 9.2 / 10 Tags: Alternate Universe, Canon Divergence, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining, WIP

Title: See Me Feel Me Touch Me Heal Me Author: gemgirl28 Rated: G Summary: Because Toph knows everything, she is the first member of Team Avatar to realize how touch starved Zuko is.

A short fic in which Toph knows everything, Zuko is touch starved, and Toph's going to help. And maybe spread a little chaos as well. Begins at The Western Air Temple. Score: 8.9 / 10 Tags: One Shot, Fluff

Title: Give It Up Author: Lliyk Rated: E Summary: Katara’s world takes a sharp left. Zuko makes sure that she knows he’s there for her.

In a flash the image in her mind shifts and changes. Saliva pools in from her bottom canines. An angry, aching pulse of need flushes through her core. A shiver works it’s way down her spine, and she thinks she might just vibrate right out of her rebelling skin.

“Of course you want it my way.” Zuko is saying, eyes closed and taking deep breaths through the part of his reddened lips. His thumb graces the line of her neck. “I knew...” He mutters, then, with topaz eyes locking with hers: “Do you trust me?”

Her breathless answer is as automatic as the affront that pulls at her mouth. “I trust you.” She says. “Of course I trust you.” Score: 8.8 / 10 Tags: Alternate Universe, Canon Divergence, Smut, WIP, A/B/O

Title: watch the ripples change their size Author: SafelyCapricious Rated: G Summary: Zuko should’ve drowned when he was three. It’s not something he remembers — his mother, called away, had been forced to leave the children with a nanny, despite her feelings of dread that something terrible was going to happen. She’d been much relieved when she’d returned to her darling boy, sleeping peacefully, little hand curled around a stone from the turtleduck pond, and her sweet girl burbling away angrily in her crib.

For Katara there are many close calls, where she thinks the fire should have hit her but it miraculously doesn’t — but it’s when Aang is practicing and she sees the flame coat her skin for an instant that she knows.

Series Part 4 of ain't no grave can hold my body down Score: 8.7 / 10 Tags: Alternate Universe, Canon Divergence, Soulmates, Series, One Shot

[thestarfishdancer]

Tagged by the delightful @dresupi

Rules: tag  people you want to get to know better/catch up with.

Favourite colour: Red is best! 

Currently reading: I’ve been in a reading slump, started by the pandemic and bogged down further by my job. So nothing, but I’m hoping things will ease up with summer and I can make a dent in my TBR mountain. 

Last song: Caution by KAYTRANADA

Last movie: I don’t even remember? I haven’t been to a movie in ages and it’s been mostly TV at home of late!

Last series: I’m rewatching Criminal Minds.

Sweet, spicy or savoury: Hmmm, savoury mostly, but I like sweet and am building my spice palate too!

Craving: Salt.

Tea or coffee: Coffee

Currently working on: Getting my writing mojo back?

Tagging @shineyma, @safelycapricious, @meghan84, @treaddelicately, @sapphireglyphs, and YOU if you want to say I tagged you (I’m too tired to think of more people today), and no obligations to anyone I’ve tagged!

[allthereclists]

Kastle Fics

Daredevil

oh what a marvellous sight by mind_boggling 455

a small excerpt based on that moment from the new trailer.

My Moment of Clarity by spellitwithyourpeas 902 

She didn't believe it was the end. God, she hoped it wasn't...that somehow they could come back from this.

weak knees by samssalvation 968 

karen tripping and falling into frank's arms

Dream A Little Dream of Me by helpme_iminlove 1,074 

She gave the small crowd a smile, her red lips parting to dazzle him with her teeth, and then the band had picked up a tune. Frank would be lying if he said he hadn’t held his breath waiting for her to start singing.

Two Cups of Coffee by yoncepadthai 1,676 

Months since the last time she and Frank drank coffee together, Karen debates returning to the diner.

lost and fought by SafelyCapricious 3,179 

Karen hasn't slept in far too long, trying to chase leads about this gang-cult, when her dead mentor appears in her apartment and chaos descends. She doesn't think it's due to sleep deprivation.

I Know What it Takes to Fool this Town byspellitwithyourpeas 3,726

James Wesley may be dead, but the weight of that night still is heavy. She feels the pressure build and the panic set in. She wants to move on and maybe with some help she could. If anybody can understand her actions, it'd be Frank Castle.

bloodsport by PurpleLex 5,041

[ two-part tumblr prompt: "A baddie is threatening/hurting Karen in front of a tied up Frank. And he's raging?" ]

is it too late to come on home? by volchitza 9,347

Karen worries her thumb with her index fingernail, absentmindedly picking at her skin. The azure glow of her laptop screen reflects on her face in the dark of her silent office; it's too late for anybody else at the Bulletin, but Karen doesn't feel at home anywhere much these days. The Word document she has open on the screen is blinking regularly at her, as if expecting to be filled, but she has no words to describe the emptiness eating away at her from the inside, scratching at her, digging a hollow in her middle, little by little, with every aimless step she takes, every time she sits at her desk and feels further and further from the person she was before. She doesn't know how to inhabit this new paradigm of her life: a new job, a new house, without her old friends and their evenings at Josie's. A new Karen, changed, in ways she hasn't yet explored.

Try and Try Again by silbecoo 18,544 

The night after the Punisher's funeral Karen is approached by a strange woman and given the opportunity to change the past and give Frank Castle back his future.

Losing Sleep Tonight by PunkyNemo (TheVampireCat) 42,501 wip

She's standing on his doorstep and she's asking for redemption.

He doesn't know if he has any to give.

The Punisher

Sunny Days on Sunday by Study_in_Scarlett 534

Frank and Karen grocery shopping! Or something else painfully domestic

next time by rcmsw 856

“Hey,” he hears in that voice he knows well now, that voice that is, well, something.

Frank turns to see Karen there in the doorway, standing out against the dingy walls and muted colors.

“Hey,” he responds, and feels the smile tug at his lips. He can’t help it. He’s not surprised she managed to find him here, she’s a damn good journalist after all.

Keep the Goddess on my side by Study_in_Scarlett 951

frank distracting karen from writing her article!

elevator by thefudge 959 

The elevator scene, but with a much needed addition.

Explosions have a way of revealing one's priorities byAlison_Ocean 755

"Where does that end?", she’d asked. Where the hell did she think?

Bottom of the Ocean by silbecoo 1,235

Frank has no one left to punish but himself.

Perihelion by evil bunny wolf (evil_bunny_king) 1,567 

“I’ve had, I’ve had a hell of a week, but that, I think, might’ve been part of the worst of it.”

She clears her throat, and then again, drawing her knees in. Her eyes shine a little in the lamplight. “Yeah. I was scared too. For you.”

Three to Five by homesickblues, StellarRequiem 2,064 

Karen and Frank's moment in the elevator as how it felt, not just how it looked, and the silent conversations they had there.

A Perfectly Good Opportunity by A Crimson Phoenix (cw151) 3,960

“Sorry to disappoint but Karen and I are just friends, sweetheart,” he said. “What? Why?” Leo looked at him dumbstruck. “’cos we are,” Frank shot back. “And that’s that. You’re too young to be askin’ me questions like that.” “Not too young to see a perfectly good opportunity when there is one,” Leo murmured back.

Leo is determined to make Karen and Frank happen. A power couple, just like Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

Finding Home by LaMorenaReina 11,733

“Growing up sucks, Leo. I wouldn’t recommend it.”

Or: Karen faces the truth of after while trying to live her life. Leo and Karen become friends. Karen and Frank figure some things out.

Best Revenge Is Your Paper by laiqualaurelote 15,581

"Karen." It's Bob, the night copy-editor. "Why haven't you been answering my calls?" "Someone tried to kill me. Now I'm half-dead in a ditch." "Right," says Bob, unimpressed. "You've got queries in your story. Plug them, please." "Want me to shoot him?" inquires Frank. "Jesus!" shouts Karen. "Do not shoot the copy-editors for doing their jobs, Frank!"

In which Karen Page gets a bunch of bylines, pisses off a lot of people, tries not to fall in love with her newsmaker and fails. Spans post-Daredevil Season 2 through The Defenders to post-Punisher Season 1.

The Winter King by Yggdra 26,063

Karen Page is tired of being hurt and threatened. When Wilson Fisk threatens to claw his way back into civilisation, Frank Castle steps in to offer her a safe escape.

Breaking Free (I Feel Violent) by Will_Write_4_Coffee 29,557 

After getting blown up (twice), shot at, held hostage, and saying goodbye to the one person she felt most connected to, Karen Page needed a break... Or so Ellison told her. With Christmas right around the corner, it was shaping up to be a bleak and lonely holiday, until a familiar face shows up...

Loss like the sharp edges of a knife by fandammit 33,605

“Is she a friend?”

He shrugs, though it’s a stiff movement. He knows he should just say yes, because it’s not untrue, because it’s the easiest way to explain what Karen is to him. But it also feels wrong, because friend seems like such an easy word to hold the complicated swirl of emotion he feels when he thinks about Karen. It’s both too much and too little to describe what she is to him -- a person who has been ally and advocate and antagonist all rolled into one, whose name has been both an invocation and affliction, whose memory sets off a warning light behind his eyes and a low, steady burn of longing across his veins.

Frank Castle, after.

Now we're young enough to try to build a better life bytuntekorpp 38,963 wip

Karen said she wanted an after for Frank. Maybe she needs an after for herself too.

AU

Ink & Petals by onebatch2batch 11,261

When Karen Page's grandmother suddenly passes away and leaves her a business to run in an unfamiliar city, she realizes how lonely a place can be. That is, until she develops a crush on the handsome guy that comes into her shop fairly regularly. AU. Rated M for future chapters.

Ordinary People by edourado 13,393 

Best friends who are the Old Married Couple but fail to notice they're falling in love until is too late.

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wips

your bruises spell my name by samssalvation

after nearly two months apart, karen is certain she will never see frank again. of course, that all changes when her article crosses paths with his war.

The Shadow of Him by Bitumz

He mirrored her darkness and she reflected his past. Where Karen Page chose to go, Frank Castle would have to follow.

When I Look In The Mirror (I See Only You) byPrimarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)

The AU where Frank Castle is the cop who finds Karen moments after she has shot James Wesley, and ends up in a complicated tangle of feels, cats, and aiding and abetting a fugitive despite his best attempts to be a clean, law abiding cop

The Fall by ghoulsngunz

"I need a favor.”

A favor? Karen crossed her arms over her chest. She had to be dreaming. There was no way that after three months of silence the Punisher would be standing in her kitchen asking for a favor. “What kind of favor?”

Frank rubbed his temples. “I need you to help me find my dog.”

Collections

One Batch Per Dozen by silbecoo 

Better Natures by etirabys 

you're a shining star by Dresupi

http://devilbunnyking.tumblr.com/post/168333652819/places-we-dont-know

http://lightofpage.tumblr.com/tagged/kastle+ff/page/19

http://lightofpage.tumblr.com/ficrecs

https://gunpowder-andcoffee.tumblr.com/post/158115244560/hi-there-can-you-maybe-recommend-good-kastle

http://allmyfuckingobsessions.tumblr.com/post/160352343494/any-good-kastle-fic-recs

[safelycapricious]

GOT TAGGED - IS IT

I got tagged by the sweetest person in existence, aka: @sapphireglyphs

Rules: Tag blogs you want to get to know better!

Nickname: Mir-Bat Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (western) / Rabit (eastern) Height: 5′7.5″ (shut up the half inch matters, I’m the shortest in my family)  Last thing you Googled: "target throw pillows” (throw pillows are weirdly expensive, can we all talk about that?) Favorite music artist: My go to for this question is always Garbage, but I like a wide variety of musical artists. I’ve been listening to a lot of Musicals lately. Song stuck in your head: A weird amalgam of a bunch of Moana songs, to be honest, which makes trying to get it unstuck kinda problematic as I have to listen to like five songs to get ‘em all. Last movie you watched: Uh. I think Logan? That’s definitely the last thing I’ve seen in theaters. Not in theaters must’ve been...Wolf Cop. Which I highly recommend. I don’t think it’s on Netflix anymore though. What are you wearing right now: House slippers, jeans with an unfortunate thigh hole, Ravenclaw shirt and hoodie. Why did you choose your URL: SafelyCapricious has been my go to s/n for a really long time. When I was younger I was super hip and had badly translated japanese names, but I hit an age and realized what a mess that was and had no idea how to make real person names, so I went with my nickname at the time for a few things then realized I didn’t necessarily want to be associated with that for the rest of my life either. I really liked the word capricious but kind of not too? Being a capricorn I felt like capricious was a fun word but also not really...where I was in my life, though sometimes where I wanted to be? So I decided to be honest and that I was “safely” capricious. Which is...not always entirely accurate to where I am now, but such is life.

Bonus story: my first tattoo almost had capricious in it!  Do you have any other blogs: Yup! @capriciouswrites for fic and writing things, and another that I basically use to keep track of posts I don’t want to lose. Also, I “guest wrote” on agents-of-hogwarts at one point! (it was a lot of fun, thanks Jan and Amy!) What did your last relationship teach you: I like how vague this is. Last romantic “relationship” (read: crush): that I am still capable of feeling genuine attraction and affection for another person beyond friendship, that I’m still recovering from that older trauma but I am, actually, recovering.

Last platonic relationship-end: just because you know it’s a bad idea doesn’t mean you can stop them from making mistakes. It’s important to support the people you have in your life, while they’re in your life, even if you realize that there’s a deadline on the friendship/it can’t possibly sustain. 

Last platonic relationship-ongoing: Sometimes self care is coloring, drinking  beer and watching really gory movies together; other times it’s cooking, drinking an entire bottle of wine and sobbing on the floor about figure skaters. 

Religious or Spiritual: Ah. Yes and no? I was raised spiritual, but not religious, but like a lot about a lot of different religions, but also dislike the zealot fervor that some people bring to their religion. Mostly I just try to respect everyone else’s spirituality/religiousness and stick to being quiet over in the corner.

Favorite Color: I like jewel tones! 

Average hours of sleep: 6-8 at night, usually with a 1-3 hour nap during the day

Lucky Number: 42. I don’t really have a lucky number, but whenever I see 42 on my “lucky number” fortune cookie thing I take it a tiny bit more seriously. (Lesser known) Favorite Character: Following the trend I’ll go with less obvious ones/ones people may not know about.  How many blankets do you sleep with: Actually over me? one to two. In my bed? Six...plus. Look people, I love fuzzy blankets. I have four blankets plus a snuggie on my couch. This is just the life I lead. Dream job: Arboviral control and research! Which...not exactly the job I just got (I start on Monday!) but a damn sight closer than what I had before and I am so excited slash terrified? (Part of the terrified is new city, new state nonsense -- I’ve lived in other countries, you’d think I’d be used to this. On the plus side, once I have a car again I will faithfully report if In-n-Out is as good as all the people I follow on tumblr seem to insist it is!)

Tagging: @ everyone that JD and Jan tagged and YOU, yes you, I want you to do this and tag me! Mutuals or not, tell me about yourself!

[capriciouswrites]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Shadow and Bone (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kaz Brekker & Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa Additional Tags: Huddling For Warmth, fic type hypothermia, mild descriptions of panic attacks Summary:

The con goes to shit fast in the last stage. Kaz is always prepared for a plan to go south, but even when expecting the shape of things he can’t entirely anticipate everything, despite what he tries to convince everyone else. 

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Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Shadow and Bone (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov Characters: Alina Starkov, The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova, Ivan (The Grisha Trilogy), Fedyor Kaminsky, Zoya Nazyalensky Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Vampire, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, First Meetings, Unreliable Narrator, Alternate Universe - Different Powers, Not Canon Compliant Summary:

The problem is — well the problem is that she hasn’t been able to get a single answer.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Naruto Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Haruno Sakura/Hatake Kakashi Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura, Nara Shikamaru, others - Character Additional Tags: Age Swap, First Crush, Ridiculous Summary:

Kakashi scowls into his bowl of ramen. He’s tired, he’s bored, and now his sensei is leaving for a mission without him? It’s been an awful day. He bites back the urge to ask ‘why’, it’s not like he doesn’t understand that Shikamaru is an elite ninja whose skills are needed by the village. 

He just doesn’t understand why he can’t go with him. 

“Behave for Sakura, okay kid?” his sensei says, reaching over and ruffling his hair, and the annoyance at not being able to go on the mission with him evaporates quicker than anything. 

[capriciouswrites]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Naruto Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Haruno Sakura & Uchiha Itachi, Haruno Sakura & Sai Characters: Haruno Sakura, Sai (Naruto), Shin (Naruto), Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Tsunade (Naruto) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Unreliable Narrator, Not Canon Compliant, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, BAMF Haruno Sakura, Kind of Time Travel kind of Not, Haruno Sakura-centric, Alcohol, Plot Series: Part 4 of shaking up and breaking down Summary:

“So what do you want to specialize in, brats?” Shisui’s voice cuts through the silence like he’s continuing a conversation and not starting one in what was, only very recently, a very peaceful room. 

Sai looks up from his coloring, a bird this time, his face contorted in a way Sakura has never seen his adult face -- even after he got better at expressing himself -- and the face makes her want to laugh but the fact that she saved him soon enough that he can make that face makes her want to cry. But she’s not allowed to cry, if she starts crying she’s not sure she’ll stop, and that would definitely freak Sai and Shin out and that would be bad. 

[capriciouswrites]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Shadow and Bone (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker & Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey & Inej Ghafa Characters: Inej Ghafa, Kaz Brekker, Jesper Fahey Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Trust Issues, Slow to get Shippy, Grisha Powers Summary:

When Inej first starts to loose her energy, Tante Heleen is relieved, thinking that she’s just decided to be sensible and stop fighting everything so much. But she keeps getting weaker, and ashy paler, and slower. 

Before too long none of the men will touch her at all, for fear that she has the pox or some other disease. And it doesn’t matter that Tante Heleen has hired every doctor and bodyworker and expert she can and not a single one knows what’s wrong with Inej. They try to tell her that the girl is just like this. 

[capriciouswrites]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Characters: Draco Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Theodore Nott, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger Additional Tags: POV Draco Malfoy, Veela Hermione Granger, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Canon, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Dreams and Nightmares, Therapy Series: Part 3 of dreams and divination don't predict the future Summary:

Pansy spills into his study, which means he had heard the sound of the floo earlier. It’s supposed to be locked after nine, which means he’ll have to double check the wards again.

“You’re drunk,” he says, dryly, as he calls for his house elf to try to figure out where to put her.

“Your face is drunk,” she remarks back, and then she’s collapsed across his desk and is staring at him with fixed eyes. “How’re your dreams, Malfoy? Seeing anyone in them? Anyone I know? Say, someone with ridiculously large hair?”

[capriciouswrites]

Sansa and Oberyn for “Are you scared? Don’t be. ‘ll protect you from today onwards.”

you can trust me (i'll never let you fall)

Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature (for negative thoughts) Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oberyn Martell/Sansa Stark, Oberyn Martell/Ellaria Sand Characters: Sansa Stark, Oberyn Martell, Ellaria Sand Additional Tags: Arranged Marriage, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Negative Thoughts, Unreliable Narrator Summary:

Sansa has done her best to not even look at the groom — she doesn’t know him.

She’s a foolish girl to still have hope, it should’ve been beaten out of her by now. So she keeps her eyes lowered and tries not to look at the stranger next to her and she tries not to think.

If it was a stranger that her parents had chosen for her then maybe, but no, he’s been chosen by the Baratheons and Lannisters, and the only thing she can be thankful for is that he’s not one of them — but she’s sure that won’t make much of a difference.

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Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Characters: Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Pansy Parkinson, Fleur Delacour, Draco Malfoy Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Post-Canon, Drinking to Cope, Veela Hermione Granger, Dreams Series: Part 11 of ain't no grave can hold my body down, Part 2 of dreams and divination don't predict the future Summary:

“You can’t just hide forever,” Ginny says. Or really, what she says is “Ya’caaaaan’t jus’ hi f’evr”, but Hermione is just as sloshed as she is and can translate to what she means.

“Sure she can,” Pansy -- after about the twelfth shot she’s decided Parkinson is too long, even in her own mind, and she’s switched to the more manageable first name -- says. Or well, she slurs it as well, but the meaning is clear. “Draco’s a dick.”

[[Please read first in dreams and divination don't predict the future series before reading this]]