#also this was for a fest with art 🥺

[dollopheadedmerlin]

Fascinated by the fact that this reader self proclaimed this as a hate comment

Like? So you just decided you could justify *checks notes* being mean for this one? Huh?

[gluevah]

Vacation Haul! (+ Baragon)

Between the museum, aquarium, and G-Fest, Jeremy and I ended up with quite a few souvenirs! Well. Me moreso than Jeremy.

Jeremy found some really cool figures, including a burning Godzilla one that's apparently hard to find? So that was neat. I found two little mini figures that I thought were super cute! I'll probably put them on my desk in my home office c: I also got a cute beluga fridge magnet!

We both got some really neat shirts (he also got one of the 3 t. rex moon shirts but he was wearing his already lol, also I got a shirt with a beluga on it that isn't in the picture for some reason? Idk). We went halfsies on an art piece of Emi from the Ultraman movie on Netflix, which we'll be framing! Jeremy also got some art for a couple friends of ours c:

And of course, I can't go on a trip and not come home with a plush friend (or several)! When we went to the mall that had the rainforest cafe, we found an anime store and I got Koguma the little brown bear, and at the rainforest gift shop I got the frog! At the Field Museum, I got SUE the t rex and a jellycat Viggo mammoth. From the aquarium I got a beluga and a stingray. And at G-Fest I got Titanicus who is the mascot of a company called Titanic Creations, who I've never heard of but thought the kaiju was cute, and two Mothra larva plush. The bigger mothra larva is really squishy! The little one is angry, which is so cute 🥺

Also, Jeremy's burning Godzilla figure got flagged and had to be inspected by TSA 💀 It was kinda funny, so he asked the agents if he could take a photo and they agreed.

Something about Godzilla being flagged is almost poetic 🤣 The agents were super nice, and very careful not to cause any damage to the box.

[meidui]

i'm answering all 30 fic writer asks as seen on kelly@fohatic's blog 😽 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

1. What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year? How did it turn out and would you do it again? fool's gold was a 1872 fic and it was one-sided dialogue but with no quotation marks, so it was supposed to read like somebody from timely was telling you about what happened! i liked it but i don't know if i would do it again because it's just stylistic, i think it worked for 1872 because it suited the small town setting

2. How many fics did you work on this year? (They don’t have to be finished or published!) i have too many wips but i posted 56 fics on ao3 this year!

3. What’s something you learned about yourself as a writer? that i dilly dally a lot to avoid writing smut scenes and that the discord sprinting bot is my best friend

4. What piece of media inspired you the most? probably endgame because we had the @stevetonyisendgame exchange and prompt fest this year, so i rewatched it a lot and ended up writing lots of endgame-adjacent/post-endgame!! they're so soft in that movie i can't help myself

5. What fandom(s) did you write for this year? all marvel except for one fic for game changers! i foresee house md fic in 2024

6. What ship(s) captured your heart? stevetony has always had my heart does that count

7. What character(s) captured your heart? i love steve rogers even more than i did last year

8. Did you write for a new fandom or ship this year? new ships!! i wrote steve/thor and steve/natasha for the first time for captain bottom bingo and steve/peggy for the first time for steggy secret santa

9. What fic meant the most to you to write? nobody saves me, baby (the way you do) because kristina@samcky had an unposted draft of it that she let me rewrite 🥺 so it meant a lot to me because she's all over that fic and i just love her with all my heart

10. What fic made you feel the happiest to work on? i think it's a tie between winged and how porcupines kiss because they're so fluffy! although this might a little biased because @capnstars drew the cutest winghead!steve art you've ever seen in your entire life for winged and @itsmaybitheway drew THIS PRECIOUS PORCUPINE!STEVE AND ARMADILLO!TONY for how porcupines kiss 🥺

11. What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing? probably hell and high water because i worked on it slowly for months which usually doesn't happen, and it might even be one of my favourite fics that i've ever written so i was really proud

12. What fic was the most difficult to write? Did you finish it? i don't think anything was difficult to write but new york is a hell of a town (and i'm brooklyn down) was so silly of me because it's set in august, but i wrote the first part in april and the second part in october and didn't really work on it during the actual summer 😶 like what was that?? why did i do that?? i'm so sorry

13. What fic was the easiest to write? into the forever and beautiful sky! it's a rocket-centric fic with rocket & steve friendship, i wrote it right after watching gotg vol 3 and it's just feelings vomit ahahah

14. What were your shortest and longest fics this year? my shortest fic was fool's gold which was 546 words and the longest fic that i wrote by myself (not just this year but also ever in all my life) was a rose by any other name which was 11.6k words! without caveats the longest fic is heartbreak prince, which i wrote with @areiton and it was 12k words!!

15. Rec a fic you wrote or posted in 2023 a beast of a burden is really special to me so i want to rec that one! because i wrote it for the endgame exchange that i loved so much and it was for mrsgingles, who is my favourite stevetony artist, and it reminds me of this summer, and it also feels like the truest love letter to endgame that i've ever written

16. What were you go-to writing songs? i don't have any! usually it's whatever i'm already listening to or a movie or show that i'm watching, but i listened to exo's lotto on repeat when i wrote hit the lotto because that's what the fic sounds like in my head and taylor swift's timeless when i wrote once in a lifetime because it was based on that song

17. What were your go-to writing snacks? NO TIME FOR SNACKS WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO KISS

18. What was the hardest fic to title? maybe lovelorn and nobody knows? i started working on it before 1989 tv came out and it didn't have a title for way too long, the google doc was literally just called "there are still beautiful things steve pov" and then it took me like 20 minutes of comparing 1989 vault lyrics to pick one 😭

19. Share your favourite opening line from the ice is getting thinner under me and you (a hockey au)

Steve is supposed to be at a bar downtown with the rest of his team. Steve is not supposed to be back in the emptied out stadium, his back slammed against the lockers with Tony's tongue in his mouth.

20. Share your favourite ending line i added the second last line for context but this ending line is my favourite because time has always been against steve and peggy, so i feel like the best show of how happy and safe they feel together is that they finally don't have to watch the clock or worry about time slipping through their fingers anymore 🥺 this is from from we were born to be national treasures

When she laughs, eyes glittering, he has the most peculiar feeling that he was always meant to end up right here, kissing the maroon lipstick off Peggy’s mouth, swaying under the sprig of mistletoe they never took down from Christmas as someone starts to shout a countdown to New Year’s. She cups his face and he smiles into the kiss, and neither of them bother watching the clock.

21. Share your favorite piece of dialogue from if my wishes came true (buckynat)

“You got that written down in your notebook?” “I don’t need to write you down to remember you, Natasha Romanoff.”

22. Share an excerpt from your favorite scene there were so many close contenders aahh but my favourite scene has to be the one from catastrophic blues when tony finally catches steve!!

“Then don’t make me hurt you,” Tony says, raising his palm and lighting up his repulsor. “I know you know what this does. You’re unarmed and backed into a dead-end alley. You’re not winning this one, kid, I can tell you that for free. Take off your mask.” The Vigilante glowers and stands his ground. “My whole life is dead-end alleys. I’m not taking off my mask.”

23. Share the final version of a sentence or paragraph you struggled with. What about it was challenging? Are you happy with how it turned out? the whole end part of near-death cliché took some wrangling just because i was trying to make it sound like something kang the conqueror would say haha

“I’ve killed a lot of Avengers and it all starts to blend together,” Kang says, “but I remember you because you always end up fighting for him. I admire the consistency. It’s rare.” “Him?” “You could be with Steve Rogers,” Kang says almost empathetically, and it’s like he has gently wrenched Tony’s heart out of his chest. When the repulsors on his palms falter, Kang continues in the same disarming tone. “I could send you back to the battlefield. You’d open your eyes and he'd be there.”

24. What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story? this is hilarious to me because the recurring motif in but saving what we love was supposed to be steve and tony calling each other's bullshit over the years but it ended up being overshadowed by star wars. so much star wars, in fact, that it warranted a "star wars references" tag

25. What did you use to write? (e.g. writing programs, paper & pen, etc.) google docs

26. If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year? all of i thought the plane was going down (how'd you turn it right around) for two reasons! one is that i feel like maleness informs a lot of their lives and experiences and for a while i didn't really get the appeal of genderbending them, but then i read all of isozyme's lesbian stevetony fics and i had an epiphany about genderbending being an opportunity for character and relationship study, and two is that once i had said epiphany i realised i actually had a lot to say so i wrote captain eve rogers in one go and now i love her so much

27. Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic? hmm i don't think so!

28. How did you recharge between fics? i don't think i really do that either

29. If this were an awards show, who would you thank? oh my gosh. with all the sincerity in my heart, every person who gave me a kudo or a comment or is subscribed to my ao3, recommended my fics or my blog, said in a reblog/tweet/discord message/dm that they liked one of my fics or it made them happy or they were excited about reading one, follows me on tumblr or looks at my gifs or likes/reblogs my posts, runs fandom events, shares their beautiful fics or art or edits with us, all the members of the steve rogers defense squad, truly everyone who i've had an interaction with (except the steve antis and bots in my block list 😠) because i'm so grateful to have this community and that we met because we love the same thing and we can make each other's days better. deactivating for 10 months was the right thing to do but i'm so happy to be back this time because of you

30. What’s something that you want to write in 2024? some of these have been cooking in my head for so long that they have TITLES

that famous happy ending (enchanted au)

play house (wandavision au)

plausible deniability (rival lawyers au)

wild and beautiful (feral/tarzan steve au)

yoga instructor steve and discharged air force pilot tony

prequel to kristina's beautiful ocean's 11 au, Give me a kiss before you tell me goodbye

[eiseryn]

✨🧪HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEI 🧪✨

It's September 17!!! Which means it's the birthday of everyone's (my) favourite pharmaceutical doctor🥺🥺🥺I love her so much 🥺🥺🥺

It's no surprise that she's my current obsession and a lot of my brainrot is based on her orz so ofc I had to do her justice for her birthday! Which is today -- September 17~

Since Sept 17 this year is also Mid Autumn Fest I was hoping to draw her eating some mooncake maybe with Ceres or Vail or Elise 🤔🤔🤔 Let's see if I can squeeze in a sketch tomorrow.

As for how she usually celebrates her birthday? I imagine usually with her friends and Vail XD Maybe this year, they had hotpot and mooncakes 🤣* I imagine her favourite filling might be low sugar red bean or lotus seed. I tried to draw some lotuses in the BG of her birthday art but uhhhh I free handed them so they might not be the best. The flower in her hair is supposed to be a lotus too but I didn't look at a ref before I drew it so it's not accurate LOL SOME FUN FACTS FOR THE UPCOMING CYBERPUNK VIS NOVEL THAT'S DEF GOING TO COME OUT BEFORE 2030 (pls believe and cope with me)

Fun fact 1: The events of the campaign take place right after had a girl's night out with Elise + Ceres 😭

Fun fact 2: In the campaign, her birthday present from Vail is Meng, her ragdoll cat :3

Fun fact 3: The diamond-shaped green gemstone necklace she's often depicted wearing was Ceres' gift to her!

Comparing this year to last year's piece, I'm super proud of my improvement. I tried to keep everything almost the same except her hair is a little longer since it's been a year~ I think the main improvement is me being able to draw hands sometimes now XD (I REALLY TRIED FOR THIS PIECE T_T) Maybe you might notice other improvement I've made? 🥺

Let's also compare last year's Lei bday art (2023) compared to this year's (2024). For some reason last year's art looks really wonky in terms of the face even though I actually drew the sketch on pencil traditionally??? Also ofc there's no hands drawing LOL And the hair is shorter but for some reason there's no green dye? Although in this year's piece note that the green dye migrated cuz she didn't dye her hair so it simply,,, moved down LOL as her hair grew

NOW THAT'S WHAT WE CALL ✨IMPROVEMENT✨

But to blab more about Lei's birthday while we have space 🤔🤔🤔 CONSIDERING THE MODERN AU where Lei + her friends are in university (and med school LOL)... I imagine the first year they threw her a surprise birthday party cuz Gigi is very good at planning parties 💅 But they can't do that every year or she'll expect it!

Lei is half Chinese so that's why it's really cool her bday this year falls on mid autumn fest! It's extra cool cuz she already has some moon motifs with her flower symbolism being moon flower + an unreleased parallel for the witch au/ fantasy au + celestial themed wallpaper i was going to draw... I HAVE TOO MANY OC BRAINWORMS NOT ENUFF SKILL OR TIME

Some brainworms at 2am

smaller party this year and it's a hotpot party!

If it's with her closer family it would be with Gigi + Elise + Ceres + Vail (so a party of 5) + cats

The only reason I might imagine with the Mertalline group (larger group) is so Flash can show up XD BUT ALSO IN THIS AU FLASH IS VAIL'S NEIGHBOUR XD so maybe if they're at Vail's appt he will show up anyways 🤔

I was imagining the party to take place at Ceres + Lei's shared appt BUTTTTTT just for the Flash cameo 🤣🤣🤣 That's going to be the canon

They probably have a dual pot/ divider thing so there's a white broth + spicy broth! I wonder who can handle spice in the group? Def Gigi... maybe Elise? I imagine not Ceres and maybe not even Vail! It's Lei and Flash I wonder of the two if they can handle spice 🤔🤔 I think Lei can, but not super spicy -- just enough to eat spicy food and not die LOL

dessert is mooncakes instead of cakes... DEF MULTIPLE FLAVOURS SO EVERYONE CAN TRY DIFF FLAVOURS -- classics like lotus seed + red bean (low sugar for lei + normal sugar for sweet tooths like vail and gigi) + maybe some unique ones like pineapple or ube or sweet potato?

maybe they do some moonviewing together too 🥺 take a stroll to the local university grass field and enjoy being in each other's presence

I wonder what Lei's friends would give her?

I'm thinking that Ceres would handmake some thing(s) -- maybe an album she worked on for the past year about their fave memories! Maybe a painting of Meng + Cillin, or a keychain?

Elise would likely go with perfume, scented candles, or jewelry like earrings -- something she knows Lei would like or use!

Gigi's gift is her presence in Lei's life (IM JOKING BUT ALSO THIS IS TRUE). She'd probably give Lei a pretty outfit that she'd like Lei to wear + it would fit Lei perfectly -- SHE MIGHT EVEN SEW OR DESIGN IT HERSELF???

Vail's birthday gift for the first year is Meng AS IT IS CANON but for this one I imagine they already have Cillin + Meng so 🤔🤔🤔 maybe this year it's his d- I'm kidding... sorry LOL probably something like earrings actually XD since he's gone shopping with her. He likely recruited the help of Ceres and Elise and Gigi for this tho. Maybe even a fluffy robe or bathcoat... IDK I feel like he's rather practical with gifts and he probably treats her well outside of her birthday / gifts her things anyways so XD

It's really hard to top a cat let's be real here

I kinda want to write a short fanfic... NGHHHHHH if I have time tmr (me doing all these things for tmr 🤡🤡🤡)

[moonchild-in-blue]

Whoa okay so i decided to write an ask insted of commenting on your tags because this way i can actually write stuff down, not counting letters to fit in. And i'm kinda in word vomiting mood, i'm so sorry for that.

Most importantly thank you so much for a thousandth time and a few more, yet again. Your tags fill me with so much joy every time. TmT

And yeah at first i thought the "big" songs will be more intimidating but i start to feel like it's quite the opposite? Specifically because of them being so powerful. There are very strong emotions and if i just let my anxiety over it go and make it simple, it works.

I mean especially when there is something personal to tie it with in any way shape or form? Yeah there is not many conscious thoughts behind what goes onto the page, it just kinda happens. Also if you ever stood bare feet in any sort of rain especially when it's cold… there is very little that can describe better the feeling blood sport gives me, than having your bare feet sink 2 cms into sopping, cold grassy mud. It's the physical equivalent of the same miserable feeling for me 😂

The shape of the lightning is fully unintentional, it just turned out that way. I wanted to put it over Ves' head to be visible and make a few forks in it to look more natural, nothing more to it really. But i loove your interpretation so i'm running with it. All of it. This is why i love art, because once you put it out there it becomes so much more because those who observe it bring their own stuff to pour into it? That is what art is all about.

And i'm right there with you, this entire challenge turned out to be even more fun and confidence boosting than i originally expected? I'm not even (tho very close to) the halfway point? I mean i wanted to do it to get back to drawing but i can see progression in just 20 days, steadily getting back to the level of technicality i was at 10 years ago? And kinda developing a style which i never had? Also as an unexpected but not unwelcome side effect is Tiny Token happening? Which is like.. the joy of putting a smol smile on people's faces even for a second? It's so worth it. TmT

Sorry for this kind of pointless rant but like.. i really do appreciate you and a few others (i see you Alex, Ash, Kay and Misha) commenting on almost every single one of the small offerings so far? It means so much TAT

🥺 🥺 🥺

Not to be super sappy, and to turn this into a sob fest, but honestly it's been amazing to see this challenge come to life!! And a big YAY for the confidence boost!! You deserve it, Levynn!!

I see what you mean about the "big emotions". It makes perfect sense actually. And yeah, I can see the steady improvement, another BIG YAY!!

(and Tiny Token my beloved babies. They are just the cutest ever 🥺🥺)

Just want to take the opportunity to say, how wonderful it is to see so, so many of us getting the confidence and morale to start creating (or get back to it) because of Sleep Token. Or having the confidence to talk to people and make friends.

It almost feels silly but?? If you told me a few months ago I'd be sharing my art in here, and reaching out to people, I'd tell you you're insane. And ~yet~. You bet I (and all the lovely people you've mentioned) will keep commenting on your pieces and hyping you up!! We're all about friends supporting friends in this household 💙✨

[sitp-recs]

Liv, I know you must hear this often, but I truly hope that you can FEEL the amount of appreciation we have for you for bringing so much joy to this small little corner of the internet.

Your blog is like a breath of fresh air.

No matter how hard my day was, no matter how much stress I may be under from work… I know that just one visit your blog will erase most of those worries and concerns. If only for a little while.

The amount of times I have come here just to scroll through your page to check out new writers and their works, save fic recommendations, or discover new wonderful fandom Art/artists.. I don’t think you know how much this means to me. How much this space means to so many of us. And ultimately, how much you are truly loved and appreciated for the amount of time it most take you to cultivate such a safe and wonderful space. You truly bring this fandom such untethered joy and happiness in so many ways - from the bottom of my heart - THANK YOU!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve reread this over the weekend (ugh sorry for the late reply!) and I legit teared up at every single one. This is so lovely! I’ve been going through a particularly exhausting time irl and sometimes I just wanna lie down on the couch and have a little cry bc I can’t find the energy to read or rec or talk. I’ve been chatting less and less, I’ve been queueing all my weekly posts and it breaks my heart that I can barely keep up with the Dronarry Fest, or that I can’t check Tumblr “live”. Everything seems to take forever when you’re tired, a short fic feels like 15k, 15k feels like 40k and so on. It’s been hard to keep up and yet I keep coming back because this is my safe space, my solace and my therapy! You might think that the rapid fire recs are stressing me out when in fact they are saving my month. This blog does wonders for my mental health, I’d be lost without it 🙌

So imagine how humbled I was to get your sweet message saying that you feel the same 🥺 it means the world to know that someone, even if it’s just one person, also finds comfort and solace here after a rough day. It’s so nice to feel connected to others across space and time thanks to our common obsession for these two idiots. This connection is what keeps this blog alive and motivates me to find some me time for a much needed self-care fandom routine. Your message came at the perfect timing to cheer me up and I can’t say how grateful I am to have you and so many other amazing folks supporting me with your kind words, it truly means a lot 💜 thank you!!!!!

[flowercrowngods]

I’m devouring your fics on ao3 and… idk how I have lived without reading “nice to meet you, where have you been?”

the whole fic is complete perfection!!! 🥺💚

I was twirling my hair and kicking my feet the whole time while reading it!!! giggling like a high schooler!!!!!! 🥺🥺 i’m such a sucker for fluffy stories and your work is honestly my favorite of all i’ve ever read!!! if you have any more ideas you didn’t write out for this world I’d love to hear it 🥺🥺🥺

feeling like a little goblin just reading every work you published there!!

I’m also so happy I found your blog so that I can share with you how lovely your work is!!! the whole story is a fluff fest but you still put little things that add to the underlying struggles that eddie and steve have faced in their life without overshadowing the fluff and it makes the world build so so so incredible!!! if you ever decide to make a patreon or anything similar you can bet I’ll be there to support you!!!

I have a big passion for writing and seeing someone so sweet and nice with such amazing writing skills makes me want to support your work anyway i can!!! just idk if this is just a hobby but if you ever do decided to make it more than that I’ll be your #1 fan!!! 💚💚💚

if flowercrowngods has 1000 fans, I’m one of them!

if flowercrowngods has 10 fans, I’m on of them!

if flowercrowngods has 0 fans, I’m dead!

(you know the meme? hehe)

much love 💚💚

i’m horribly embarrassingly late to answering this but i just wanted to hold on to this a little longer.

i love that you really really liked my lil tattoo shop au, i think it’s the fluffiest thing i’ve ever written for this fandom? because it’s like unadulterated joy, very little heaviness woven into it 🥹

i don’t actually think i have more for it? just that chrissy has this bakery and steddie almost had their morning after date there. eddie’s gonna introduce them, though, because the second he meets robin he thinks “wow i think you can be the love of my platonic soulmate, i need you guys to meet”. buckingham is a no-brainer for me.

robin also draws the most obscure tattoos and dares steve to tattoo them — either on himself or on costumers he deems worthy. the binder, remember? Upside Down tattoos, etc. she makes steve draw on her skin, too, because she’s afraid of needles still but loves his art, and they spend some of their nights like that, with music on and just drawing on each other.

i also love that you found my blog :D and i love even more that i found yours first, way back when 🤍 the thing about you asking if i have a patreon or just claiming that you’d support me there has taken me out for real, i swear. that’s. that’s so 🥺 unbelievable idk, i can’t put it in words; what that means to hear someone say this 🫶 especially because like. this ain’t my first language. so really all the compliments etc just feel so much more special for it 🥺🤍

anyway i’ll stop gushing now, i’m just really really touched. thank you thank you thank you 🥺 i’m so glad you’ve been enjoying my words so far, the happy and the sad ones 🌷

[feuxx]

My "Great things that happened in 2022" list

(in no particular order)

Rejoined tumblr

Still can't believe I'm moots with so many incredible talented people in here what the hell ;w; <3

FINALLY managed to make friends in the merlin fandom (❤️)

Participated in ACBB !!!!!!!!! (THE MOST ICONIC FEST OF ALL TIME)

Had the honor of working with Slantedknitting, one of my most admired writers (❤️)

Passed one (if not the one) of the most important exams in my life

Received SO MUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT from you all (💖💖💖)

Still can't fathom it when people say that my art is unique and recognizable and that they love it 😭❤️❤️❤️

Gayble 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

Failed to get a bingo but had a grand time with the Merlin bingo fest 🤣

Participated in a DTIYS and had so much fun with it!!!

Grieved with yall about the 10th anniversary of the finale: we were mourning but we were mourning together 😭❤️

A little word to people who have made my 2022 memorable under the cut (in no particular order)

@lauradonnelly : My beloved tas, I can't stress how lovely and important you were to me. I'm not a great conversationalist and I felt bad that our conversations were not great as I was also very shy and not good at keeping a conversation flowing. But that you took the effort to welcome me when I joined tumblr, to dm me and send me messages!! Even though you were so busy with your irl things!!! I wouldn't have so much fun making and keeping a tumblr if it weren't for you. Thank you!!!! <3

@coffee-writes : Cofffeeeeeee 😭❤️😭❤️😭 Words fail me to even begin to unpack how grateful I am to you and how amazing and wonderful you are!!!! I hit the lowest of my lows this year and each time you were there to gently cradle me and hold me as to not let myself fall apart, despite your own struggles!! I'm also so glad that you joined me in the bbc merlin fandom and that we could share an unhinged love for it!!! 🤣💛 I love you so much, thank you!!!!

@insane-ohwhyfandoms : Fyre 🥺💖 Thank you for taking notice of me in sprinter-bot channel, I don't think I'd have have succeeded to make friends in mfbc if it weren't for you welcoming me so warmly!!!! Even now, I feel so blessed that I have such a wonderful close friend in you. I couldn't have foreseen this and each time i think of it, I have this silly smile on my face at the thought. Thank you for you! <3

@glaftwlet : Hi dear!! You didn't know this but to me, you were one of the first to call me by name in the merlin fandom and it made me go "oh my god people know me? people remember me???". It was at a moment in my life where I felt very lonely and I really needed it. I can't explain how giddy and excited i was for the whole day, knowing that someone were aware and took notice of me. It may have been inconsequential to you but it meant everything to me. so thank you <3

@arthursknight : Cee!! Love of my life, light of my days, I could not imagine a world where I wouldn't have the honor and the pleasure of meeting you. I'm so so so glad that you sent me that friendship shot. Your love and gentle comprehension really helped me back in the summer this year. I'm so so so so lucky that the universe let us cross our paths and that I got to know you. (Also you're the hottest person alive so xxxxx 😘💖)

@aemelia : I know we joke around but truly i admire your passion and commitment to The Book of Merthur. You're one of the funniest, sassiest of the people i know on here and i love receiving your messages and partake in the salt you spread. It makes my life more fun! 🤣💖

@excited-insomniac : Hi sophie 🫶 You're one of my favorite authors of ALL TIME and frankly I do NOT get why you're not more famous in the fandom. Everything you write is incredible!!!! And I'm incredibly honoured and flabbergasted that we've been talking, and becoming friends!!!! Like!!!!!!!! aaaaaaa 🫶🫶🫶🥺💛💛💛

@aithusar : Hi Loaf!! 🥰 Honestly i half-fell out of my chair when I noticed that you followed me. You're such a cool person and that you regularly rb and leave incredible tags make me blush each time!!!! It's like knowing someone is a Taste Haver and then they like your bullshit???? Like holy fuck perhaps I am doing something right. Additionally, i was stupid, ignorant even, about the beauty and importance of gifs. and then i saw the light (your gifs) and holy fuck 🛐🛐🛐 i was Changed after that.

@burglarhobbit : Liz 🥺💛!!!!!!! My love!!! You're legit one of my favs!!! (favorite person, favorite writer, favorite reason to stay awake, you name it). I'm so happy that 2022 brought you to me and I couldn't be happier and luckier that we've become friends. 😭💕🫶

@mykingdomcomeundone : Honestly we have not talked much but seeing you in my notifs was always a daily highlight. You were my "blorbo from my dash" 🤣💖 Thank you for making me smile!!!

@nextstopparis Hi Roya 🫶 I'm but a humble admirer of you. You have the best tags, your takes are all right, and your edits kill me inside but they fuel me at the same time. I wish you the best new year that you possible can have, despite everything and all life circumstances that there may be. 💕

@queerofthedagger hi love 💕One of my highlights this year was seeing that you followed me! To say that I was "immensely flattered" is an understatement. 😭🫶🫶🫶 I'm so honoured to be moots with you and each time i see that you rb something from me or even tag it "prev" i die inside a bit (of happiness 🫶). Happy new year and thank you for the love!!!! 😭💕💕💕🥰

[leascno]

Hi, hi, hi!!! Your artwork is so good and beautiful 🥺💖 would you ever consider selling prints? I am enamored ❤️ I hope you have a lovely week!!

hello!! thanks for enjoying my art!

i haven’t really thought about selling prints specifically of my les mis art but if there’s enough interest, i wouldn’t mind setting up a quick store or a short run? sometimes i table at art fests/cons but i haven’t done so in a couple of years, maybe next time i do i’ll do some les mis prints (….zines? if that’s a thing people would enjoy??) along with my usual fare

thanks for sending such a sweet ask! i’m happy that drawing what makes me happy are also making you smile out there, you have a lovely week too!! 😊💖💖💖💖

[writcraft]

Writ, my darling love, I'm seeing all these Snape arts in your Tumblr and I'm getting more and more excited about your next snarry 😌. Can u give us a snip or is it an anon fest? 🥺 Also, about that wonderful snarry+draco art you shared, would you ever write a triad with them? 😍

Sending love, tai 💜

Hi Tai darling, thank you for your lovely message!!! I am SO in my Snape and Snarry feels at the moment and I'm working on several things. I have two fest pieces which are anon so I can't say anything about them really. Secret Snarry Swap I have nearly finished and that should post some time in December. I also claimed a prompt from @snarry-fest-adopt-a-prompt which starts posting in January. I definitely would write Harry/Draco/Severus and am actually working on one now! I have written them before in Forget Me Not but the one I'm working on has a different dynamic with established Drarry.

Finally, I have a fic that I'm desperate to try to finish for October although there's still quite a lot to do on it. It's not for a fest, so I can share a little! It's a vampire!Harry post-war Snarry fic, working title 'Love Song For A Vampire' - snip below the cut! I hope you enjoy it <3

“Am I conversing with a ghost?” There’s a bitter, dangerous edge to Snape’s voice. “Come now, Potter. Don’t play me for the fool. You’re as much flesh and blood as I am.”

“Not exactly.” Harry winces, wishing Snape would shut up about blood. He looks up and meets Snape’s furious gaze. “I’m not dead. More…undead.” Despite the fact there’s nothing funny about the situation, Harry lets out a strangled laugh. “I call it my pointy little problem.”

“Undead?” Snape purses his lips, his knuckles white from clutching his wand so tightly. “You’re a—?”

“Vampire, apparently.” The word is heavy on Harry’s tongue. It tastes like curses and Dark Arts. “Carrow cast a spell and it got through my shield. Kingsley reckons it’s ancient magic. I suppose Unforgivables get a bit boring when you’ve been flinging them around at everyone for years.”

“Foolish, idiotic…” Snape trails off, his fury rendering him speechless. He pinches the bridge of his nose, his voice muffled. “When did you last drink?”

“I had that damson wine about ten minutes—”

“Blood, you insufferable brat. When did you last drink blood?”

“Oh.” Harry still doesn’t like the idea of drinking blood, truth be told. His body craves it, but he tries to put it off until it’s the only thing that will satiate his thirst, like a cool glass of water on a hot summer day. “A few weeks,” he mumbles.

“A few weeks?” Snape snarls and his wand sparks as if it knows its owner is itching to cast violent spells directly at Harry. “Are you aware of the danger you’re putting yourself in? The danger you’re putting me in?”

“Relax, I’m not about to bite you.” Harry would quite like to bite Snape truth be told, but he’s not about to start gnawing at random people unless they specifically ask him to drink from them. Not that he’s found anyone mad enough for that yet. “I’ve got a flask if I need it.”

“Then drink, you foolish child. Don’t you recognise the signs of Fading?”

“Fading?” Harry stares at Snape, his skin prickling as a shiver travels the length of his spine. Whatever Fading is it sounds rubbish. “What’s that?”

“Have you done no research into your predicament at all?” Snape’s voice lowers, the same note of anger buzzing beneath the surface. Eventually he sighs, the sound almost resigned. He plucks at the buttons on his shirt to expose more of his neck and torso. “That can wait. I assume this is what you came here for?”

“No. No.” Harry clenches his hands into fists, closing his eyes against the way Snape’s increasingly exposed throat assaults his senses. “Merlin, Snape. Do your bloody shirt up. I’ve got some Niffler blood in my flask, they donate it to the Vampire Preservation Society. It doesn’t harm them it’s…delicious.”

[romione-trope-fest]

Hello,

First off, Happy New Year! I hope you and the mods (also the Romione Community) have a great year and able to push through any obstacles in your way. 🥳🥳🥳

Second, I wanted to drop a question before you get sick of my questions and end up dropping me into the Black Lake without a life preserver 👀 😳

Question: Can the story be told through the “eyes” of someone or something else? For instance, another student: Luna, Marietta. Or maybe Crookshanks, Pig, Hedwig, Portraits etc the focus will still be on Ron/Hermione, if that helps explain.

Last “question” 😉 🤥: Could I do the “cliché” and write a Holiday fic for the fest? I’m asking because I have a fic that’s complete and it fits some of the tropes.

Sorry if it’s too much questions 😅. I’m looking forward to sharing my work and seeing everyone else’s 🥺

Hello again!

Outside POVs are absolutely okay. Nothing wrong with that!

There's also nothing wrong with writing a holiday fic, but keep in mind:

Trope Content will not be released until March (it needs to be submitted to us and we will post a certain number of fics/art each day based on how much we receive). I know many fests out there follow the set-up where you're assigned something or you choose something and then post when you want, but we work a little differently! So, all that said, it might be a little out of season by the time it is officially released.

Additionally, and I'm sure this goes without saying, but the mod team just wanted to pass on the friendly reminder for anyone reading this: we do request all trope fest content be original and 'new.' Therefore, hasn't been something previously posted elsewhere.

We hope this answers your questions!

[danpuff-ao3]

I'm behind a bit on my socials, so still for the writer's emoji ask:

😬🎉🍷

Lizzy! Hehe, thanks for the asks! 🥳

😬 Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon?

Um...all of them 🤣 But as for what would be the worst? Probably one of my currently anon fics for a controversial fest 👀 For being super problematic. As for things with my name attached...hmmm. In My Veins (In My Blood) for the dead dove-ry. But bonus points if they found my AO3 profile and some of the first fics they saw were The Perfect Shade of Purple and Gray Eyes (Tell No Lies). The shock and horror of the underage kinkiness. Only to then discover "oh no, it gets worse." 🤭

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

Hmm! I'm not gonna lie, good stats help. 🤭 More than that, I think seeing it talked about out in the wild, or people mentioning it to me when they talk to me. When they get recced! Like "wow people liked this enough to remember it and talk about it!" That always blows me away.

More than that, I think my own feelings come into play, too. Last I checked, my Top 5 fics by hits and kudos are all part of my Yes, Daddy series 😂 Some of those fics rank high in other areas of my stats page, too, iirc. And while I'm fond of it, and it gives me a giggle that my friggin' daddy kink series of all things tops my stats charts...they were just written for funsies. Which is great! We all need those stories, I think. But there are works that took more effort, that hold more of my heart, that I'm more proud of. I put more of my heart into my friggin' plant porn fic than the daddy kink fics. But Romantic Notions is understandably niche. 😅

For that, I very happily consider Contempt and Collateral Damage to be my biggest "success" stories. And that feels really dang good actually. One is the culmination of nearly two decades of Snarry love. The other contains all of my Dron feels. Both written for ship-specific fests. Both performed so much better (stats-wise) than I had hoped! Both people have talked to me about outside of AO3. Both have featured on rec lists! I put so much time and effort into writing them. I had actual meltdowns writing them both, so difficult yet meaningful they were to me. I'm so incredibly proud of the end product of both. I literally could not be more thrilled.

Bonus points: Contempt also has a podfic???? By @mrviran who is amazing. And art???? Also by @mrviran AND @inarticulateimbecile???? Incredible. I am blessed. 🥺 I have every feeling on planet earth. 🫶 And it truly touches me so much that people love those stories so much, because I love them so much!!!!

So...TL;DR: must be beloved by me and at least a handful of other people 😂

🍷 Do you drink and write?

Hmm. Well I do like to stay hydrated in general. But since there's a wineglass I'm going to guess we're not talking water or coffee. 🤭 I don't drink-drink in general, so no! The most fun it gets is when I pull out the Vitamin Water! 😂

Fanfic writer emoji ask

Answered: 🛒, 😬🎉🍷

[gregspectations]

A little tipsy Greg trying to impress Tom on one of their many celebration dinners.

Prompt #9 for @succfest !

[nuclearjacks]

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!!! (At least- for us Aussie/NZ folks!)

This is gonna be a big ol’, long, sop fest below so fair warning XD (I’m also calling all of y’all out so ssssshhhhh)

But coming back to the FNAF fandom has made me realise- my inner child is so happy and content! Actually having friends/mutuals in the fanbases I love who all create amazing content- who send me posts and vids of my interests - message me just to check up or say hi- and are just- amazing people in general!!!! Having a solid following of people who are just- so sweet and I truly appreciate every like/comment/message and all the kind words y’all send my way💜❤️ It’s everything my 13 year old self wanted then and I can’t tell y’all how happy you all make me! FNAF (and Undertale) raised me growing up- yes- I was the weird FNAF kid! So coming back to the fandom with the new insurgence after SB, with all the content there is already and people rediscovering their passion for their old interests made me realise how happy my 13 year old self would be to see me now! Despite all the shit that’s gone down for me the past two years! I didn’t have really any friends into my same interests growing up, and since I wasn’t allowed social media until I was 18, I was usually lurking around YouTube/DeviantArt/AO3/Quotev (and had a secret secret FanFic.net acc oml). But watching everyone enjoy the things I loved from afar and interacting definitely made me sad that I wasn’t allowed to. I felt like I was missing so much- and not being able to share my art especially with a group of people who adored my same interests was difficult. I was basically only creating for myself in hopes that one day I could show it all off with people who’d meet me back with the same enthusiasm! And wouldn’t you know it- I’m doing exactly that now!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA- This past year alone, I’ve weeded through a lot of shit including escaping my toxic parents, healing from a toxic relationship and rediscovering myself. And y’all played a huge part in that! From the donations to help me move out, to the kind messages of support and just- I still can’t believe people have told me they’re proud of me and look up to me!! I don’t know why that’s so hard for me to believe but it’s truly so kind of y’all🥺 I’ve gotten comments on how I’ve helped some of y’all’s dark days brighten and I can 100% guarantee y’all did that for me too! If it hadn’t been for all of y’all while I was stuck with my parents- it would’ve been much more difficult then it already had been. And now that I’ve finally found a therapist- it’s really helped me feel good and confident in myself! That and discovering my own neurodivergency and identity- like I said- I weeded through a lot of shit XD Rediscovering my own passions was a huge part of my journey- my love for art and drawing after making almost nothing for a year- my love for cosplay and how much I love bringing characters to life/becoming said characters- my love for life returning now that I’m in such a better place, physically and mentally. Actually wanting to keep going day after day is something I haven’t felt in a while, I look forward to the new days now! And a reminder to all of y’all who are stuck in horrible places like I was the past two years: It really does get better. So much better. You’ll find people who truly care about you, listen to you, support you, get excited with you about the things you love!!! You’ll weed through people who don’t deserve your time and effort in life and find the ones that are worth sticking around for- find those that make you happy! You’re situation will improve and I can bet you you’re mental state and outlook on yourself will too- for the better! Just keep holding on, we’re all rooting for you💜❤️ My mental health is so much easier to handle now that I’m in a better place with better people! It makes the really rough days that much easier now, and I’m so thankful to have y’all here on those days. I’m truly pretty content with where I’m at- and looking forward to what I’ll be doing next whether it be with my art, cosplay or personal life journey! I’m so glad to have met each and every one of you and so happy to be able to share the things that bring me so much joy with you all💜❤️ -Jax

[sitp-recs]

Side love note…

While I’m still making my way through all the fabulous gifts I got this week, I felt the need to give a special shout-out to my dear friends @tackytigerfic, @onbeinganangel, @the-starryknight, @pineau-noir and @romaine2424. Some of you either told me or prefaced your posts by saying “I couldn’t write you anything but…” but nothing! If you guys only knew how deeply your words and friendship have touched me. I got extremely emotional reading Leah’s and Rom’s love letters which encompass so much of what I hoped to achieve with this blog, and so much of what I believe fandom life should be about. Seeing two people I admire so much connecting my name to those ideals legit brought me to tears. I was also really moved by Starry’s gorgeous reblog of my masterlist, their generous words of appreciation proving why Starry is the president backbone of this special community, always so supportive and uplifting and finding time to boost everyone. Mari’s multiple reblogs of my recs during Liv Day (😭😭😭) was one of the biggest highlights of my week, I caught myself rereading her tags over and over blown away by the fact that not only she took the time to analyze and share her thoughts on my recs, they made me feel very much seen and appreciated (love the high of realizing “she gets it!!! She gets me!!”) in fact those reblogs made me fall back in love with my own work, how incredible is that?

Finally, a major THANK YOU to my bestest pal @tackytigerfic the sneaky 🐍 who has been with me through it all, sharing their joy and excitement for Liv Day, apparently giving folks tips about my kinks likes (gosh, am I feeling perceived by this age gap fest 🙈) but also betaing stuff, reblogging my posts with lovely tags, and screaming in my DMs about how excited everyone was about this initiative, and how much joy I bring to the fandom 🥺🥺🥺 my experience definitely wouldn’t have been the same without you guys, I have no words to express how thankful and appreciative I am that you took some time to shower me with love. Please know that this amount of care and generosity is just as precious and meaningful as any fic or art gift. I love you guys!!

[idknhlstuff]

As if it weren't enough that we're already the outcasts of the fandom ("I made art for every team in the NHL! All... 31 of them!", "This fest is open for all pairings! ... except no hawks and these 3 players nobody ships anyways."), now it just feels like everyone's dancing on our grave. Apparently we don't even deserve a team to root for anymore. Forget the ice kittens, forget the comeback hopes. No, this year we get a bunch of shattered dreams, clueless rookies, and Seth Jones! Enjoy losing! All that's waiting at the end of this tunnel is more pain. Fuck I'm tired. 🙃

Yup, we sure are. When I first got here it was only us vs the rest of tumblr. But these days it's us vs the rest of tumble and the hawks entire office.

The hawks organization is literally trying to kill the fandom as fast as they can... And it's working.

I try to avoid any type of all of the teams *blank* because I know it's not actually all the teams. It's just the way it is. I block that shit or ignore it, like that pride month team art thing I didn't need to check I knew there wasn't a hawks one so I scrolled past it all the time when it was rebloged. But strangly enough it just pushes me deeper into this fandom.

I also really love how other teams will trade for deangelo and everyon's like 'I feel so sory for canes, flyers fans 🥺'. Well I'm not they can choke. They also conviniently forget any and all alegations against anyone outside of the hawks...