#and I feel kind of stuck on all my WIPs rn so I can’t even hide in those for a bit

[magnetarmadda]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thanks @shinyopals and @ollieofthebeholder for the tag!!

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

Currently 84, hopefully 85 before I go to bed! (We’ll see how that goes—I’m answering asks/tags because the fic words won’t work rn and I’m trying to distract my brain into figuring out how to finish the fic)

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

313,076

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Primarily The Magnus Archives, but also Hello from the Hallowoods, The Murderbot Diaries, and I’ve got both Vesta Clinic and Tell No Tales fic ideas percolating. I also have a Sherlock Holmes short mystery I’ll eventually share, probably lol

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Lucky Stars - 699 kudos

Mysterious Love - 642 kudos

Here to Forever - 560 kudos

Oh my god they were (platonic) roommates - 499 kudos

Terror in the Archives - 497 kudos

5. Do you respond to comments?

It can take me a bit, but I try to respond to each one!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

This Is Our Last Goodnight - I tagged it “this is the bad ending,” for reference lol. I do have a wip that will be worse than that one, though—its wip title is The Bad Ending, and its published title will be The Archive Undying. It’s…yeah, it’s not a happy one, but I’m very pleased with how it’s turning out (it is, however, not the fic I’m hoping to finish tonight)

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I tend to write happy endings for TMA, probably because it is a tragedy and I do enjoy writing the opposite, but I also like making people feel good with my writing. Happiest ending is, I think, hard to pick, but I am very fond of how Have I Always Loved You ends (and I’m only a little biased because I gave it the same title as the song I walked down the aisle to)

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Uh, I have before, in a fandom from a long time ago

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

I do, but not often, and I typically write from my own experience as a sex-neutral/sex-favorable ace.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Not usually, I can’t remember one but I think I did one a long time ago? I don’t have anything against them, and in fact there are some I really enjoy, but I find it hard to combine multiple sets of characters in my own head in understandable ways. Everything becomes all smushed together and characters lose themselves. I instead combine worlds and use only one set of characters from that world. For example, I’m working on a TMA-Hadestown fusion story, where it takes the structure and world of Hadestown and overlays TMA on top of it, so that both worlds are recognizable but the story I’m telling is still distinct (someday, this fic will be finished. It’s…an undertaking lol)

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yes

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of

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

Yes! And I’m hoping to do so again! I enjoy co-writing

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

Jmart has definitely taken over my brain, and they’re in the Hall of Fame for ships for me now. Is that my all time favorite ship? I don’t know, I don’t know how to even determine that for myself

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I’m not speaking this into existence, I’m going to pretend all of my wips will get finished, because if I even hint to myself I might not do it, then I definitely won’t. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy really

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue, emotions, and turns of phrase—I’m good with metaphors and using slightly unusual phrasings to evoke particular images, sensations, or feelings

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I get stuck in my own head a lot, trying to figure out the “best” way to write something instead of the way that works to tell the story, and I can get very tell-not-show-y when I’m having problems getting through a scene

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I don’t know if I’ve done that, but I don’t mind it. I love when writers give translations, because I like trying to figure out which words correspond to what and how the sentence is structured. I enjoy languages lol, even though I’ve had a hard time in the last couple of years retaining any (damn you brain fog *shakes fist*)

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Technically, Encyclopedia Brown (a kid detective)—it was a closed door murder mystery, and even twenty years later I’m still fairly pleased with how I reasoned out the ending. First fandom I published a fic online for? HP, although you won’t find any of my HP fics on ao3 anymore. FF.net probably still has some, but I abandoned the username I used there a long time ago

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Okay, actually, don’t @ me, but my favorite fic ever was an HP fic I wrote when I was first trying to use fiction writing to process an abusive relationship I was in during college. It was the first time I really put a lot of myself emotionally into a fic, and it turned out really well, but it’s no longer available online. I intend to rewrite it from scratch as an original piece and put it in a short story collection someday

My favorite fic you can find on ao3, though, that’s harder. I write fics that I personally like, or else I change the story or stop writing it altogether. Fic is for fun for me, and I don’t want to waste time on a fic that I don’t enjoy. Mysterious Love and Lucky Stars are both definitely up there, but I’ll go with a fic I haven’t mentioned yet—And There’s You, which is just a really really self-indulgent five chapter jmart love-fest of a fic

Tagging (absolutely no pressure): @probsnothawkeye @fruitviking @shadow0haven @exactly-myself @therealandian @hihereami and any other friends who’d like to do this!

[bringingglory]

Hey bestie, for the fanfic ask thing I’ve got these for you: 🖊 (if you don’t have a snippet then just like describe a scene you’re excited for, and you know which fic I’m asking about lol) ✨ 🍰

aldkjfhasdf hey bestie, my love, my light, asjdfhlaskdjf thank u in so much for this ask <333

🖊 Post a snippet from a current WIP.

okay first of all, this whole scene feels so embarrassing bc its SO SAPPY. like, i would have posted a more comedic scene, but all the funny college crack shenanigan scenes are very unpolished rn so uhhhhh have gross sappy corny scene instead alkdjsfhasdlk while this scene is slightly less unpolished than my other scenes, it is still subject to change bc, yknow, rough drafts

“Iwa-chan!”

Hajime spun around to see Tooru sprinting towards him from the baggage claim.

A breathless laugh bubbled out of his chest. “Oika—”

Tooru dropped his luggage handle and threw his arms around Hajime’s neck.

Hajime let out an oof before he caught Tooru and wrapped him in a hug.

“Iwa-chan,” he breathed. “I’m in California!”

“Yeah, you are,” laughed Hajime. “I can’t believe you’re actually here.”

The smell of Tooru was overwhelming. He smelled like the stale recycled airplane air that came from a fourteen hour flight, but he thought he could smell the beach sand on him. Tooru was tanner than when Hajime had last seen him, and he could see the faintest freckles dotting the back of his neck, and even though his hair had turned a lighter brown from the sun, his shampoo still smelled the same.

Standing in the middle of the airport pressed chest to chest with Tooru was addicting, but Hajime was afraid that if he didn’t pull away soon, he wouldn’t pull away ever. But when he tried to take a step back, Tooru tightened his arms.

Hajime froze. “Uh, Oikawa—”

“Be nice to me,” Tooru mumbled into his neck. “I missed you.”

Ohhh, this was so bad for his heart.

He hesitated for a moment before tightening his arms again. “I missed you, too.”

He could feel Tooru’s smile spreading across the skin of his neck and his heart stumbled in his chest. Hajime let them stay like that for another second before he pulled away.

“Okay, let me go now,” he said. “We should stop blocking the way.”

“Fiiiine.” Tooru pulled away with a dramatic sigh.

✨ Choose three adjectives to complement your own writing.

sdfhalskdjfa feels weird saying positive things about urself bc im terrified of sounding arrogant but uhhhh alkdjfhaldskfdsalfjsdflkjhdalksjfhalksjdfhlkads okay

1. comedic - or at least i try really hard to be. i really try to put humor in a lot of my fics bc i don't want to make stuff *too* serious or dramatic, plus i think having light-hearted moments makes the serious moments hit a little harder. or at least i hope they do akljdsfhlaksd

2. conversational - idk if this is a good adjective? but it's a thing that i kind of strive to make my prose to be. like, ever since i read the wings of fire series in 7th grade, i've noticed that the prose itself is conversational or it has a v specific voice (i dont mean like character voice, but that counts too) and i really liked that so even though i write p much exclusively in 3rd person, i always try to make the prose a bit conversational, if that makes sense (not that 3rd person is commonly voiceless, but like u tend to get more voice in 1st person stuff). god i hope i dont sound like an asshole aldkjfhasdkl

3. poetic - this is a VERY recent thing and also my writing isn't always poetic, BUT every since that One Summer Day last august where i decided to learn how to write poetry, i have learned to write more poetically and sometimes it shows in my writing via the convoluted metaphors i come up with alkdjfhasd. ofc my writing isn't always poetic, so im just saying that this is v much a sometimes thing. and uhhhhh, i also literally cant come up with any other adjectives lol

🍰 Name one of your fave comfort fics (doesn’t have to be your all time fave).

THIS ONE OH MY GOD

so this is a super cute solangelo fic and who doesnt love solangelo BUT the part of this fic that makes it a comfort fic for me is all of the FRIENDSHIP and the HUMOR.

so a quick summary of this fic is that nico di angelo gets stuck in a time loop bc of aphrodite, and he can't get out of it until he figures out his "love troubles." she catches him when nico's trying to run away (he's running away bc will "rejected" him).

and so there's a lot of cute stuff about love and realizing people care about you and family and helping people and also it's just funny, like the scenes with hades and nico were p funny. it's overall just a fun romp and a light-hearted story and i just love it so. so much. i reread it when i feel sadboyhours or something bc i genuinely just love the friendship and everything about it.

once again, eye of my apple, life of my light, thank u so much for the ask bestie <333

ask game

[katyobsesses]

I've decided to do that fic ask thing that's been floating around even though I haven't been tagged <3

how many works do you have on AO3?

22... apparently? three of those are fic book covers though.

what’s your total AO3 word count?

139,883 words

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

On AO3? 3. In general? 4 or 5 i think? I currently write for Glee and Marvel on my AO3 (there's also one Yuri On Ice fic) and I've previously written (and published) for Harry Potter on FF.Net. I do also have a few outlines/ideas for Merlin fics floating around my google docs but I've never posted any, and I used to write Twilight fics back in the day.

what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Ain't No Grave (Can Keep My Body Down) Book Cover with 222 kudos (Marvel published 2016) --A book cover for a popular Stucky fic

A Punch In The Face with 101 kudos (Marvel published 2014) --A Young Avengers drabble of sorts, Teddy/Billy meet cute

Express Your Love with 81 kudos (Marvel published 2014) --I cannot remember what this is, I think it's Stony? Something about Tony never saying 'I Love You' to steve but instead showing his love through actions?

In A Previous Life with 77 kudos (Marvel published 2014) --A drabble of sorts. Billy and Tommy talk to Wanda about their life with her before they were reincarnated.

Putting a Punching Bag in the Workshop was Tony's Best Idea Ever with 64 kudos (Marvel published 2014) --Basically what it says on the tin. Stony. Tony is distracted by Steve's arse as he boxes.

Annoyingly these are all fics I'm not that proud of, but they're older so the kudos amounts make sense i guess 🙄 the next most Kudos'd is one I am proud of though - “You took EVERYTHING from me.” with 58 Kudos (2019) - Basically a little oneshot of what I thought could have happened in the 5 years everyone was dusted and how I thought they might have introduced Billy and Tommy into the MCU, it was going to create a whole 'verse but then we got confirmation on things like Kate Bishop and Cassie Lang and Spiderman Far From Home came out and I dropped the ideas. But I still like this fic.

do you respond to comments, why or why not?

most of the time, yes, though sometimes I leave them sitting for too long and then feel awkward about replying to them and i don't (*cough* most of my comments on WTNY(ibwfy) *cough*)

what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

probably In Paris With You which I'd forgotten about until scrolling through my fics! I wrote this, orginally, way back in like... 2011 based on a poem of the same name that got stuck in my head as i studied it for my English GCSE. but it's been updated and changed like 3 times since then.

Also my fic As long as I'm here as I am, so are you is rather angsty. Basically Kurt is listening to Ben Platt's album Sing to Me Instead and one song reminds him of Finn. (because it reminded me of them)

do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I've never written a crossover, though I think I once toyed around with some sort of Harry Potter crossover that never made the light of day, I can't remember what it was with though... maybe Merlin?

have you ever received hate on a fic?

not on AO3! But I did have someone call my OC in One More New Direction a Mary Sue on FF.net which wasn't nice, and someone else said they hated my characterisation of Mercedes in a chapter which was weird because Mercedes wasn't even in the chapter it was just my OC talking about her and her impression of her.

do you write smut? if so what kind?

I've tried, multiple times, in my 10+ years of fic writing, but i just can't do it. Maybe it's because I'm Asexual? it just always feels weird even after I've read smut as, like, revision. I feel like a lot of the characters are, like, ace by proxy because i don't know how to write characters being motivated by sex.

have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope! Not that I know of anyway

have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope!

have you ever co-written a fic before?

not that I remember? I vaguely remember being a Beta for someone like 10 years ago though.

what’s your all time favourite ship?

I honestly don't know! I've definately written mostly Klaine, but I'm such a multishipper that I have no clue. I'm really loving writing Hevans rn mostly because we are lacking Hevans content which is criminal. actually, fun fact, my fic Welcome To New York (it's been waiting for you) was originally going to be Klaine, but as i was writing the outline I fell back into the Hevans hole and decided to switch it up. I'm glad i did because it would have gotten nowhere as a Klaine fic!

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

If i don't think I'll finish something I don't post it. I have a graveyard of fics half drafted.

what are your writing strengths?

I honestly don't know. I like writing dialogue and I know I'm good at portraying something with a small amount of words but you'll have to ask my readers 😊 (in fact, if you've read my stuff please let me know what you think my strengths are! I'm honestly curious!)

what are your writing weaknesses?

I'm terrible at stretching a scene into something bigger if it warrents it. Like i said I'm good at portraying something with few words but sometimes I feel like that throws the pacing off. I use a lot of paragraphs because of that, to make the reader pause and reflect until the next line or to show that the character is pausing and reflecting. idk man. I also hate writing dates, which is annoying because WYNY(ibwfy) is mostly dates. I've been on one in my life and it was shit so i have no idea how to write one lol.

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

I think that, unless you don't want the reader to know what is being said or the words used are obvious in context, that you should write it in english EG: --"Merci!" Kurt said.-- is fine but if you want to write something longer I would do something like --"hello my name is Kurt Hummel and I love scarfs" Kurt said in french-- or something, it depends on the context.

Actually, going back to In Paris With You. Kurt is french in that, and it's from Blaine's POV so when Kurt speaks french it's in french with Blaine translating what he can in the narration. He's not meant to be able to understand Kurt perfectly, so the audience doesn't either. But if I was writing, say, Kurt and Sebastian talking to each other in French from Kurt's POV I'd write it in english so that audience can also understand that Kurt understands.

(does that make sense?)

what was the first fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter. definately Harry Potter! It was how i got into fanfiction, and how i got into glee <3 JKR is a horrible person, but her books - and especially the fandom surrounding them - mean a lot to me.

what’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

I have no idea. I'm really liking my Love and Friendship series right now, and I love One More New Direction because it got me through - is getting me through - this crazy couple of years. so probably them? I also really love (that makes you) The Scarlet Witch which is kind of like a character analysis of Wanda that I wrote after watching WandaVision.

[spaceshipkat]

I know finding/getting an agent is arduous (going through querying rn) but I’m wondering how your process went with Adult? I’m stuck in a weird space with my work. I’m not writing the epic fantasy pple expect from the fantasy genre, but I’m not writing the younger characters and experiences of YA. My work deals with college kids in a magical universe so I feel kind of torn Bc my writing itself fits more into the conventions of YA but I can’t write the stories I want with an 18 year old. I’m just curious about how you felt during your query journey. From what I’ve seen of your WIPs they’re similar to mine in that they aren’t the Adult Epic GOT fantasy.

oh boy it’s kinda a long story, so under a cut it goes. 

i started actively writing novels when i was 12 (though, really, they were more novellas) and used to be on inkpop back when that was a site where i wrote YA contemporary novels. i shifted from genre to genre (contemporary to historical fiction to scifi to dystopian and finally into epic fantasy) until i was about 18, when i started to stick with fantasy on the whole, especially as i started reading it more (growing up, i didn’t read much fantasy). however, by the time i started to actively pursue publication, i was at the tail end of the fantasy boom in YA, when it was really difficult to find any editor who wanted to take on epic fantasy. around that time, i was with my second agent (and we’d failed to sell four of my YA epic fantasies), and he encouraged me to write in other genres of fantasy, since i’d always been interested in doing that. so, i switched to contemporary fantasy, which i really liked bc i find it really fun to figure out how magic could actually work in our world, especially since my magic is rarely the inherent kind where someone is born with it. i mean, they may be born with the innate ability to use magic, but the magic has to come from somewhere, yknow? therefore, my magic is often a kind of “natural resource,” in that it comes from the earth or the ocean or what-have-you and people have to learn how to use it and sustain it etc etc (my lady king arthur YA actually delved into what happens when magic is overused and the natural resource begins to run out) but i digress. 

however, it was also around that time that i began to feel really disenchanted with YA and started leaning further and further away from it. i was still with my agent, but he said it was fine if i wrote Adult work and found an Adult agent (he only reps children’s books) while i also worked on my YAs, but the more i wrote Adult, the less i wanted to write YA, until eventually i decided that i should part ways with my agent bc i couldn’t see myself returning to YA again (maybe not never, since i do still have YAs i love, and my agent and i are still on good terms, should i ever return to my tyranny WIP rewrite, aka the tyranny WIP he signed me on for in the first place). my Adult work shifted genres a lot: i started with a speculative fiction manuscript, then a couple contemporary fantasies, then another speculative fiction manuscript, then a fantasy romance, and finally a romantic comedy with magic, as i got older and my interests in writing changed and i realized that i really love writing romance, and that i’d love to write romcoms with magic, especially ones that feature people like me. it’s helpful that diverse romcoms are having a boom right now, and i’m lucky i connected with my new agent at the time that i did (she’d been about to close to queries when i saw her last MSWL tweet, so i queried her with my romcom with magic WIP, she requested a partial, then the full, then an R&R, and then finally offered rep). i’ve been querying for an Adult agent since early 2018 and signed with my agent last month after i queried her late last year. 

Adult can definitely feature college kids in a magical world without falling into epic fantasy or YA (hell, Adult can have actual children as the main characters and still get published in Adult). there are a lot of subgenres of fantasy out there, and some are becoming more popular than the staple epic fantasy (though that is an evergreen genre) bc a lot of people are tired of the same tropes again and again, especially since our world is so chaotic rn and people need an escape (see the romcom boom), though in the bookstore they do tend to all get lumped under the fantasy umbrella, simply bc that’s how bookstores work. the subgenres typically only matter to industry insiders (namely agents and editors, at least where the author is concerned), bc it proves you know where your book stands, you know the standards and requirements of that subgenre, and that you also read in that subgenre. if my romcom with magic gets published, i imagine it’ll be in the “romance” shelf in bookstores, even though there’s magic in it (ultimately, it won’t be my decision where it’s shelved but the publisher’s). in my WIP, magic is the garnish on top of the romcom omelet, in other words (and that’s really only bc i find it difficult to write a book without magic in it, though my agent did ask if i’d ever consider doing so, and i’m not opposed to the idea. i’d just need to get a good idea to want to try it, and as of rn i don’t really have one, but again, i digress). 

there’s also what’s called “crossover” fiction, which means that a particular book might appeal to both YA and Adult readers. there’s no actual shelf in a bookstore for crossover books, so it’ll be shelved either in YA or Adult (i don’t know how that gets decided for, say, a debut author, though with some other established authors, such as sj///m, it’s kinda obvious why one book is shelved in one section over another), and i don’t think you can try to query a book as “crossover”, but they do exist, it’s just not typically the author’s decision bc it’s better if an author does try to make a book fit in one category over another. (one good example of this “crossover” category is Red, White, & Royal Blue--it’s published in Adult romance, features adults--the narrator, Alex, is 21--but will also appeal to YA readers.) 

with all of that said, what you might need to consider is if your tone/voice fits into Adult, given your story demands to be told there. how i suggest doing that is finding other books in the Adult category that match your genre (obviously i don’t know what your book is about, but perhaps A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik might fit the bill? it’s Adult, published by Del Rey, which is an Adult fantasy imprint, but about youngish students) to see if your tone/voice sounds like they do. if it doesn’t, you might need to revisit it. it’s something i’ve had to learn to do over the years, and i’m still working on it. my twin oceans WIP is actually an experiment for me, to try for a different tone/voice and see if i can manage it now that i’ve had a decent amount of experience writing Adult books, and is also good practice with a new outlining/plotting style my agent introduced, one we’re gonna use for my romcom with magic WIP as we continue to work on revisions. 

this is an incredibly long ramble, but i hope it helps, at least a little? if not, feel free to ask away! <3

[heliopauseentertainments]

21 27?

fanfic end of the year asks

Below the cut for length.

21. most memorable comment/review

That's hard to say because I've gotten a fairly large number this year with how some of my WIPs have turned out.

I've gotten a lot of comments that stood out. Which one had stood out the most because my brain just... does not have that information without trolling through my AO3 inbox (which needs some more filtering options when you've got 700+ in there imo) is tricky to answer. I wish I could filter by fic or commenter or something, anything to make finding them again a little easier.

So how about a recent one that really stuck with me (by @justroddy on Reforged (chapter 55):

“Even Megatron hadn’t escaped unscathed, streaks of black up and down his arms and across his chest.” Is this possibly because... of Megatron perhaps crushing a certain speedster in a relieved hug?

“Rodimus had been comfy on a familiar lap when Prowl wasn’t demanding Megatron’s attention for repairs. Rodimus opted instead to take hold of the large black hand nearby. For now, he would focus on the tingling warmth where their palms touched.” Hey fellas is it gay to sit on your co captains lap and hold his hand

“But being lovingly—protectively—scooped up while coated head to toe in grime tends to leave contact transfers. Proof that he hadn’t imagined it, that he’d been missed and worried over.” *breathes in deeply* *screeches*

“Rodimus wondered what it would be like to feel around underneath the plating when this mech had been at his peak millions of years ago. That thought made his engine turn over with an excessively eager rumble.” Watch out rodimus you’re being horny on main

“He figured out what it was that made his spark spin itself dizzy, that made his plating tense and tingle, that made him want to reach out and simply hold, that made him feel comfortable and safe whenever his co-captain was nearby.” Hoo boy is it happening? Is it happening?

Okay I can’t copy and paste the ENTIRE ENDING of this so it will have to suffice for me to say that ALL of the kiss scene and bits thereafter were PERFECT and SWEET and BEAUTIFUL,,, Rodimus being such an absolute GOOF trying to be dramatic about it but screwing it up and worried Megs will toss him off but instead Megs just,, gently readjusts them so they can kiss properly,,,,

And. Megatron saying he doubts their “relationship” was ever really pretend, and the soft little smile,, auuuIUuugHHHHHh,,,,

This fic is one of the only three things keeping me sane rn and god do you deliver the serotonin

That gave me incalculable glee.

For funsies, I've pulled another fun one from another fic of mine by @cili-ai on An Unintentional Voyage (chapter 4):

Aw, Ratchet is to value to disregard. How kind of Megatron to bodyguard him. 🥺😂

“At best, you’ll find some remains. Those… rocks that organics have inside their bodies instead of proper endoskeletons.” omg, organic internal rocks, I love it!! At first I thought he was going to be talking about fossils but--- bones! XD !!! <3

“Helping other people is good, even if all you can do is your best, even if that best is to be present. This line is so sweet, and so true! Sometimes all you can do is show up and stand for what is right, and its so important for people to be there for each other, I love this! Poor G1 Megs, ratchet wont be intimadated by any counter and the words are so foreign!

Its nice to read that megs doesn't want to physically hurt Ratchet. (what a high bar for the ship, they have a ways to go still! XD <3)

Their sass and bickering argaf, loving it all so much!

Ratchet is going to ask for the signal's hand in spark? The twist! You better work fast megs!! XD

That cliffhanger! What a way to leave us! Thanks for updating, I'm super loving this fic and ahhh so curious to see what happens next and where you take it! <3

27. favorite fanfic author of the year

Let's see. Lemme check my read history really quickly to try and remember what I've read.

I think I'm going to actually have to go with doomspoon888 (Spoon888 on Tumblr). I'm not tagging them because I've never interacted with them at all and don't want to be weird about it. I binged so much of their stuff this year. Just absolutely inhaled almost all of their stuff. Heck, I've reread a lot of it too.

[strawstories]

A little writeblr introduction

Hello! :)

After much consideration I have finally decided to make a blog for my writing and I thought I'd start by introducing myself.

I usually just go by Lu or Straw (Straw's an old online nickname that kinda just stuck around haha), am currently 19 years old – about to turn 20 at the beginning of March – and I'm German. I decided to create this blog mostly in the hopes that it'll give me some more motivation to actually finish a WIP for once. I only recently started writing in English so I'm hoping to improve not only my writing but also my English with my current project – if you see any grammatical errors please do point them out to me (my English teachers weren't big on grammar and comma use so I'm always trying to learn)!

WIPs:

I currently have three WIPs, but two of those are bigger projects so I'm currently focusing on the smaller one. 

The working title is The Severin Conspiracy and it's a good old enemies to lovers story with a load of denial, set in a fictional city influenced by all the little things I love about different time periods (read: I love stories set in the 1700s & 1800s and all kinds of historical fashion and architecture and needed an excuse to include all of those things while also putting my own spin on things). The main characters are the children of important political figures and accidentally witness the murder of the city’s queen, but due to reasons they decide that they can't tell anybody about what they saw. So now they gotta figure out how to uncover a government conspiracy while also dealing with some Uninvited Feelings™.

That's the WIP you'll mostly be seeing on this blog for now, but I might post about ideas and OCs from my other projects every now and then.

One of the bigger projects is actually mostly planned out already, but I'm a little stuck and I don't like how the story is flowing rn so I've decided to take a break on that one for now, but I'm really excited to get back to it once I figure some stuff out! It's a fantasy story about a magic king using his powers to hunt down all other magicians to make himself even stronger. The main character is an orphan, hiding his magic and just trying to live his best life when the orphanage he lives in is attacked, his best friend disappears and he figures out that his magic is stronger than he thought. He spends some time on the run and eventually joins the rebellion where he learns how to properly use his magic to face the evil king.

The other one is probably my biggest project yet and I currently have no idea what to do with the plot but I absolutely love my OCs for this one oops. It's yet another fantasy story, about a group of magicians, vampires, faeries and werewolfs (and maybe the occasional normal human). The story takes place in a city that has been ruled by two different families for generations now. Those families used to be allies who worked closely together, but recently there's been a feud between the current heads of the families and while that feud is threatening to turn into a war, our main characters discover the evil plot of a man who was believed to be dead. Now our main characters have to set aside their rivalry and work together to find allies and a way to avoid certain doom while they discover that not all things are what they seem. Can they convince their families to work together against a bigger evil before it's too late?

All of my WIPs are still untitled bc I don't like thinking about titles unless I absolutely have to but oh well.

I'd also love to write a time travel story some day, but those three WIPs are already way too much for me to deal with haha.

I gotta admit that I've never actually finished a WIP ever and I regularly go years without writing anything at all (I have a complicated love-hate relationship with writing and motivation, but I guess we've all been there). So here's to hoping that posting on this blog will actually keep me motivated lmao.

If you're in any way interested in me, my WIPs or my OCs or if you just need someone to rant about your own WIPs and OCs to feel free to just leave an ask or message me – I'm a little awkward, but I'm always excited to learn about other's OCs and WIPs and/or scream about my own :)

[riskeith]

awwww i’m here now darling so you better feel amazing <33333

ok miss i see the subtle flex you just pulled on me, just say your team is op and go... :pp jk!! no but yeah if you’re stronger than the goddamn bosses it usually goes easily. can’t say i’ve seen those days in a while tho rip

YOU ARE MY BABY!!!!!! you could do a doodle for me and i’ll literally cry abt it until i die. ooooh that seems good tho??? especially ningguang and beidou... the ladies are making a comeback 🥴 i agree with you actually!! i’d love for chongyun to come back (so you can get his c6 mostly) and for selfish reasons i want razor to come back to... bc boy scouts. i really want the boy scouts... hope it happens soon tho 🥺

speaking of boy scouts i just got him.... xingqiu.. i felt so bad bc i know how much you want him... :( but i didn’t get any xiangling so. i lost successfully shskdhsk. also I WISH they had cross-server co-op more than ever at this moment bc then we could do our chongyun + xingqiu dates... 🥺

cluna you’re literally so cool! you work through them? help couldn’t be me. i get super annoyed and if it’s not working i’ll just let it go and write something else instead shskdhdksk. for instance, i was working on this fic two months ago and i got really far into it when i hit a writers block. so, its just been collecting dusts for months now. a couple days ago i accidentally stumbled upon it and realize the potential it had so i might pick it up sksjdkd. i was literally prepared to just let it rot like so many other fics i write. so yeah idk sometimes i just give up because it’s easier even if it hurts me bc i spent so much time writing them sjshdkdj. yikes.

right?? and when you write a fic that takes place during the day you can get inspired by the atmosphere outside!! and yes!! i have to study outside i can’t get anything done at home. i used to be able to do that when i was younger but now it feels sooo impossible. especially with online school and stuff. either i go to a library, cafe or school. although most of these are closed now so i have to book a room somewhere to study. do you have a specific area at home where you write or can you just sit down anywhere and study?

for sure!! if i had the space i’d absolutely consider buying more books. right now i just have them scattered around everywhere (even some in my makeup drawer shdjdh). do you have a bookshelf? 🥺 that’s so pretty...! what are some of your other favorites btw? oh grade school is basically class 1 to 9... so from 6 years old to 15? girl no worries i know how difficult it is to understand all of that. when my friends used to explain their countries school systems before i’d just sit like owl eyes.

THE ALBEDO FANART!!!!! during his quest i took sooo many screenshots god he’s just perfect. he’s such a gentle and sweet boy ughhhhh.... he’s been gone for 2 days and i already miss him. and xiao and aether are just... yeah... i love how everyone ships aether with the boys yet i don’t think i’ve ever seen lumine shipping fanart? let’s just say gay rights and leave it at that.

BEFORE I CLICKED ON THE LINK I HAD A FEELING IT WOULD BE THAT POST.... literally us!!!! don’t make one in america no worries!! idk why my acc was set to that lmao. i’ll make one in asia tonight and just hustle for a few weeks until i reach co-op (i think it was ar 15?) plus i really want aether so i’m kind of not so stressed about it tbh? god i’m actually so exciiiiiteeeeed...... 😭 you gotta promise you’ll help me with domains and bosses tho you’re gonna be at a much higher rank than me while i’ll just be a little nooby girl. 😭

thank you so much for the encouragement!!! ♥️

today i didn’t keep you waiting too long, hehe. i missed you too much. but you’re porobably asleep now though :( oh well, can’t wait to hear from you my love <333

hiya!! i’m still up bc i miscalculated the length of a fic chdjcnskjd and thought to check if you’d sent anything before i went to sleep!! made me v excited to see there was not only 1 but 2 asks from you hehe (also it’s 2am rn so apologies for any incoherence!!)

AHAHAH fjskdjskdn genuinely tho,,, i’m really happy with my team rn LOL. and noooo you’ll get there someday!! before your world level increases and you’re stuck being many levels below the bosses again fhdjdjkd it’s a cycle 😩

NFKSKDLAKS i wish i could manage even a doodle… drawing hair is literally my worst nightmare (along with drawing anything else tbh) and all the genshin charas have such complex layered hair ugh it’s like they don’t want me to even try. yass beiguang (idk if that’s their ship name) actual queens 👑. razor!!!! what a good boye. i love his idle animation so much, pls he deserves everything 🥺🥺 and you deserve to get the boy scouts!!! can’t wait for that day to come <33

AHHH!!!! no don’t feel bad i’m so happy for you omg… live out all my xingqiu-having dreams for me please 😩😩😩😩 our xingyun dates!!!! some day it’ll be a reality <333

DHJAJSHS nooooo fuck writer’s block 😤😤😤 but i hope you’re able to finish that fic now!! (vaguely, if you prefer) what’s it about? also i have plenty of fics/ideas just rotting too, but that’s usually bc i get caught up in a new idea which i like more ? i think? lmao so yeah i definitely do give up on my fics too omg wait do you have those fics where you’re like omg this concept is god tier i’m so big brained and then you write out a scene and then it’s like … wtf do i do with this now? HAHAHAH like my attention span is slowly too short to write any long af fics, i can’t stay dedicated or interested enough for that but a lot of the ideas i have have the potential to be those 300k 40 chapter slow burn etc etc so there are so many docs in my drive that are just. works with like 2-3 written scenes and an entirely fleshed out plan but i know i’ll never actually end up writing it bc of aforementioned factors lolllll. that’s another reason why i think about just releasing all my wips some day! so people can see all the ideas im unable to execute jfjsndns. do you [like] writing super long fics like that? i admire your tenacity if you do ahah

agreeeeeed <3 and oh i see!! i always feel like people who don’t study at home are so studious fjskdksk it gives off that kinda vibe for me 🤪 and i have a study! so i usually do most of my work there. sometimes tho when i get bored and if i’m not watching a lecture i’ll sit on my couch or on the floor and change things up a bit lolol

djxkkakdks omg don’t let your makeup ruin the books.. or is the makeup more important djskskks. i do have a bookshelf!! it has like… 6 levels? and it’s all full 😳😳 other faves are defs the hunger games (catching fire >>>>>>>>) and you know the others like percy jackson, divergent, the mortal instruments. oh and the maze runner!!!!!!! the prequel (? sequel???) is probably one of the recent books i’ve actually read, even tho that was like back in 2017 lmao. i liked the john green stuff too.. just a lot of the like. basic ones LMAO. hbu??

6-15??? damn that’s an interesting range djsksk i guess the closest for us would be primary school which covers ages 6-12!

albedo is legit SO prettt and for what. his hair, his eyes, his soft spoken manner. ugh 😩😩😩 and taking a bunch of screenshots is a big mood!! ooo i’ve seen some lumine ones but yeah def not a lot ! (i know there’s discourse surrounding that lmao) but yes gay rights 😤 wait that reminds me i saw the cutest razor pic the other day and saved it i’ll show you when i’m in a more awake state to attach the image fjdjnd

!!!!!! ours minds… actually connected 🧠

okay that sounds good!!! and yeah wtf why does co-op unlock so like late lol let us play together NOW 😤 and good luck with starting again!! and have fun with aether hehe we’ll be able to have both ours meet 🤪🤪 AND YES I PROMISE!!!! i’ll carry you until we’re both the same AR and we can suffer fighting bosses together <3 you can just sit back and watch me do all the work 🤪 i’m super excited too!!! 🤩🤩🤩 and thank you for doing thisss even tho i know you said you don’t mind but still!! 💗💘💝💕💓💗💞

no problem!!! i believe in you!!! ❤️❤️❤️

eagerly (but patiently) anticipating your response~ xo!

[semblanche]

love ur content! what are some writeblrs and wips you recommend?

thank you very much!! i'm afraid i rarely follow specific wips, but in terms of people i'd have to say -

@holotones - some of the most raw, real writing i've had the privilege to read. includes everything from western to scifi to dark academia - they have the RANGE, darling. i still think about a passage they posted on an oc of theirs, pavel, sometimes, and have to bite my tongue to keep from screaming

@popovs - i think everyone knows eva at this point. their writing is so ridiculously gorgeous, it feels like reading gold - if that makes sense?? their images are vivid, their dialogue hits hard, and you are going to be thinking about whatever they posted last for the next few days at least

@at-lxs - atlas doesn't post much but i maintain that her writing is literally some of the BEST i've ever read. her mind is so fucking sharp and her ideas so fucking good,, 100/10 would be mutuals with again, i love her sm

@carumens - carmen was one of the first people to reach out to me when i was starting out on writeblr and i can never thank them enough for that. they're sweet, supportive, and also have a wip (sunflowers at night) that i can't WAIT to see as a novel seated with the rest of my favorite books on my bookshelf :)

@evergrcen - relatable posts and writing that kicks you in the throat and leaves you gasping. everything elle posts will get you feeling like your heart skipped a beat, she's just That Good. and? also?? literally so nice??? i can't

@llesbianwrites - 100/10 taste in music and 1000/10 writing quality. each new character intro they post has me internally screaming to know the full story, it's so good

@emdrabbles - treasured mutual!! em is great because you can shitpost with her & then actually end up coming up with an idea that's... not half bad. beyond that, her writing is just? so good?? you get attached to all the characters and the worldbuilding is so expansive you can feel the thought that's gone into it. i in theory like none of the genres she writes in and yet i'm still obsessed, THAT'S how good she is

@bitterbodies - their writing style is the kind that feels like a repeated punch in the stomach with each sentence. they paint their scenes so beautifully it almost feels like poetry, and their ideas are just,,, oh my god

@saintsophia - i have fallen in love with every single one of her characters to no return's point, and i don't even have words for her writing style. i can still remember images from her writing that stuck with me, sentences like 'we collected the butts of her cigarettes because it was the closest we'd ever get to being kissed by her' (i am absolutely butchering that quote rn, i'm so sorry sophia) and it's all just,,, incredible. so, so, so good

@julesruleswrites - 'touch of light' is such an underappreciated wip tbh. finley and emerson are the only m/f pairing i'd trust with my life; they have such a strong, compelling dynamic. there's also magic, and gods, and disappointing your family - highkey recommend checking it out!!!

@oliviagordonwrites - along with showering me with endless support (which i'll never be grateful enough for), her own writing is just? AMAZING??? i look forward to every new excerpt, the scenes feel quick and intense, like you're hanging off the edge of your chair in anticipation. it's literally so good

@unnagi - their writing feels like soft sunsets and long walks on the beach, and i love the cultural aspect thrown in!!! 11/10 friend recommend

this probably ended up being a bit longer than you wanted, and i'm still forgetting so many wonderful people, but here are the recommendations i can think of atm!

[jaehyutaeyong]

hi cam! i hope you have had a decent day so far— if not, please know that i’m sending you all of my love (well, i’m sending it regardless 😘💕)!! i love you cam!

so for the ask box game, this is kind of a mix of looking forward to tomorrow but at the same time, kind of a venting post, i guess. i’ll start with the good news!

tomorrow, i have my first day off since the summer! since school started, i’ve had class every day, and i’ve either gone straight to work or worked on assignments. and for every weekend, i’ve been scheduled both days— it’s been so draining. and that on top of my anxiety and depression, i have felt super sick and tired all the time for the past month. so finally, FINALLY, i have tomorrow off to relax! i have a seasonal job right now so it’s coming to a close, and they don’t need as many people working every day. i can’t wait to try to get some writing and art done for my WIPs tomorrow— i have like, 120 i think? 🤦🏼‍♀️😅 i’m a mess right now.

... and that brings me to my venting. so i have all of these projects, right? for some reason, i can’t get myself to follow through on any plans that i’ve made to work on them. i keep adding more projects because i see challenges and stuff popping up in my dash, but it’s making the problem worse. i will sit down and open my computer or whatever, but 9 times out of 10, i get distracted. that 1 other time is super focused work. but honestly, it’s just so frustrating because i genuinely want to do those projects. i just, can’t? and i really don’t know why. it’s getting to the point where i feel awful about it because i know people will tell me to enjoy it and take my time on everything, but that’s the problem. i can’t get myself to actually do anything. i’m taking too much time!

and it doesn’t help that i came up with the BEST IDEA EVER the other day and it’s a time sensitive project. it’s a hugeee commitment but i really really really wanna do it because the outcome would make me so happy 🥰

anyway. i think that’s basically it. i know there’s nothing you can do, i’m just a little tired and frustrated right now because i don’t know what’s wrong with my brain (i think i do but i need to figure it out). i’m sorry to be negative cam— i love you, and thanks for reading this! ☺️❤️

Hi, baby!!! 💖💖💖 I always love seeing your asks 🧡

First of all, YAY FOR DAY OFF!!!! I can only imagine the amount of stress you are on, with classes and assignments and job and dealing with life the way it is now 😥 You are so strong baby, I hope you know that! Remember that being strong is not going through turmoil without fear/anxiety/stress/sadness, but going through it even though you feel all these things. It takes a whole lot of courage to do that 💛

About getting stuck while having so many things to do, this happens to me too, hunny *hugs* I've read that whenever our brain realizes we have more than 3 to 4 big tasks during the day, it shuts off, as a way to protect us (that's where procrastination comes from). What helps me is planning my days and weeks having that in mind, so no matter the amount of things I have to do, I dissolve them in my days & weeks so I don't feel overwhelmed. My bullet journal helps me tremendously with that, I cannot live without it anymore!

Even then, there are some days I cannot do all the tasks I wrote, and I learned with time to respect and forgive myself whenever that happens, and postpone whatever that was for the next day. It really has been incredibly helpful 😊

It also seemed to me that the very good idea you had is actually the one you want to pursue most rn, so why not start there? Even if it takes a while, the important thing is that you'll see it coming to life little by little, and you'll enjoy the whole process ❤ If the other projects are Tumblr related, they can wait 😉

Tell me your story 🧡

[zannolin]

For the writer ask - 7, 20, 22!

evenin’ ice!!!

7. What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?

Pretty words go brrrr. No, really. You’ve heard of p*rn with plot, now get ready for prose with no plot. I made a whole meme about it because it’s just become a Thing:

Outside of that I know I have a tendency to write kind of like a cross between a classic fantasy novel and Maggie Stiefvater-ish. I like metaphors. A Lot. And my vocabulary can get a little out of hand sometimes lmao. All of this is stuff people have either told me or agreed with me on at one time or another I think. I could be wildly wrong tho, I have like zero grasp on what my writing is actually like because it just sounds like the internal monologue I have going on at all times (once you filter out the internal screaming).

20. Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)

*steeples fingers* the instant I read this everything I had ever written just flew out of my mind. Head completely empty. Most of my symbolism is actually something I do on complete accident and only realize after the fact when I can weave in a couple more things to tie it off, honestly. One time I named a Star Wars OC who died in an impossible to win battle Kobey Maru and only realized when someone pointed it out that it could be seen as a callback to the Star Trek impossible simulation, the Kobayashi Maru. Wild, right?? 

Really my writing just ends up focusing on whatever I’m personally going through, a lot of the time. Like, for instance, when I wrote the end of the world (and all that comes after), I started writing it at the beginning of vacation, yearning for some breathing room and some contentment, a little time to let my soul settle, and by the end of it I was tired but I felt like I could live again, and it was on the drive home when we got stuck in traffic for an hour that I curled into my corner of the car and finished writing it. Or, with my fic cauterized & atrophied, I don’t remember exactly what was going on but I was having a really rough time thanks to school and being stuck at home and I needed some kind of outlet for some of the dark things I didn’t want to be thinking. And writing the ending, where nothing is okay but things aren’t quite so crushing? That’s how it felt when I got to that point. And now there’s the gerryfic, which is still (depressingly) wip because I keep getting busy or writing more than I intend oof. At this point I don’t even remember my original intentions for it, but it’s turned into a way to process the death of my cat and some of my religious trauma. And also find a way to put into words how it feels to be terrified of turning into your parent(s). gfhjdskf I’m rambling, I’ll stop.

22. Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?

So, this really depends on the work. I do not touch my vld fic. Ever. It’s not real and it can’t hurt me. However, I happily go back and poke around all my Star Wars fic, because I did a damn good job on some of it and I truly love both the content I was writing and Star Wars itself. Sometimes I reread my bnha stuff, but right now I think I just need a breather from the fandom thanks to some unpleasant experiences and therefore don’t like reliving some of the emotions I put into those fics. I’ve reread the end of the world[...] like....twenty times though. I’m SO happy with how that one came out and I mean, I wrote it for myself, so of course I’m gonna enjoy the heck out of it. I also really like pulling out old WIP fic I did for various fandoms I’m not like in but also not out of. Case in point I was going through my fic folders (actual, physical folders) this weekend and found some Keeper of the Lost Cities, Wings of Fire, and Lockwood & Co. fics, and it was a TRIP to peruse those and see some of the great ideas I’d like to revisit someday. And also laugh at how I refused to use any curse words at all in my writing, lol.

Thanks, this was a lot of fun!!

Send me fic writer asks!

[throwing-summers-at-the-walls]

Hello half valid anon here (i like my nickname 😂). I got through all your fics and they were all great. Right now im just reading a lot of poi fanfics and watch fanvids cause i can't accept that the series is over 😂 --- i know what you mean about fics affecting you negatively. I had this with 13rw (the Show and some fics) everything was so dark and hopeless that i had to stop watching it. I also love to seek out fics where someone is hurt so i can feel my pain through the characters (1)

But i try to read only fics with lots of comfort so it kinda feels like i get comforted as well (dont know if that makes sense). If it makes you uncomfortable or if its unhealthy for you to write about this i completely understand and i dont mean to come of as pushing you to write. I just hope whatever you do will be the right decision for you! As for you feeling suicidal im sorry to hear that. Let me know if there is ever anything i can do to help! I wish i could say sth more comforting but Im not super good with words :( i just hope you have people in your life that support you! 💛

maybe root will grow on you too? Or maybe you can skip her scenes and enjoy John, Harold and most importanly Bear! 😂 Yeah Shaw definately looks really good. She is a bit like Reese minus the caring. At first it seems she doesnt care about anything at all but thats not exactly the Case. There was an episode with Shaw and a little girl (3x5) and i really loved it (have you seen that one?).

I really think Shaw would grow on you (especially since in the beginning she does a lot with John) but then again a lot of her later scenes include Root so im not sure. Yes i love that there were never any romantic undertones with her and John!!

yeah the core four were great. I was so sad when Carter died! :(

i guess everyone sees chemistry different, i think Shoot and Rinch post have great chemistry ☺️

as for John being good with people: YES!! he is always so compassionate and such a great listener as well. I especially like him with children. John and the baby were so cute or John with the boy who offered to pay for him. John + Kids was always a great combination and i wished we would have seen it more often. Also regarding children we did we never got to see a John Taylor scene after Carters death? I needed that!

yes John the badass is also amazing! His character has so many different sides and i love him so much!!

i think Grace Harold was really cute but i dont really see a future for them, i mean he lied to her for so long! but then again they really loved each other so idk maybe they work it out. Im also not into John/Harold/Grace but like you said good for the people who like the ship :)

John and Zoe were great! i wish Zoe would have appeared more often!

I have so many things to say about John and the boring therapist but i think i better not say them :D i wish i could just erase their relationship from my mind!

of course he didnt die! i didnt see a dead body so i refuse to believe he is dead! i also just wanted them to be happy. what kind of an ending is it to let the main character die? i refuse to accept this! -- thank you for the rec i will check it out :) while i do like fluff i mostly read h/c (with the focus on the comfort) cause i just want John to get his much needed comfort :D -- i have no idea where season 1 is supposed to be boring. but idc the people can live with their wrong opinions :D

(today: tumblr user nourann3 discovers the option to indent text after almost 5 years on tumblr...)

Hiii !! It is a very valid nickname 😂 That's nice !! Hmu if you want more recs ! Lol same honestly, I can't believe it's been 4 years since the show ended ! I can give you a link to my poi/Rinch fanvids playlist if you're interested 👀

Oh boi 13rw is so cursed, can't believe I watched all of the 1st season 😬 I remember being afraid of the suicide scene making me uncomfortable but it was so cringe, unrealistic and just bad that I wasn't even that uncomfortable, I cringed when she cut her arms but that's it.

Yeah big mood I project a lot on comfort fics as well. For suicide fics, I think it also depends on how the fics adress the subject. It's something that is complicated to write. If I read a suicide fic with no recovery I'm gonna project but feel like shit. But with recovery, I can project into the recovery as well so it's better ! I read a really good ace attorney fic showing Miles recovering after a suicide attempt, it was thoughtful and didn't fall into the pitfalls of magical super fast recovery/love heals everything, and some lines stuck with me, it was really good and comforting. But yeah if it's just a suicide/suicide attempt then I don't think it's good for me (but sometimes I still read it bc I'm a Dumb Bitch).

Dw you didn't come off as pushing 💜 I'll see how I feel about continuing it or not. I have to figure out if writing about suicide is positive or negative for me 🤔 I mean I'm not portraying John's suicidal crisis as a positive thing, and he reaches out to Harold, and considers he might get better so I don't think it's bad for me ? Another problem is that I have a tendency to drop my wips to write a new shiny idea I get, and then I never finish anything gkgkffjfjf I dropped the suicide fic for the body horror fic which I dropped for the time loop fic, and there's also the hanahaki fic I started last year but I haven't touched in months, plus a bunch of random shit floating around OneDrive lmao someone stop me

What helps the most is venting, just getting that shit out is helping y'know. I appreciate your support ♥️ at least it's not as bad as it used to be

I doubt Root will grow on me, catch me watching her scenes at 1.5 speed lmao, also yes you bet I'll enjoy watching them !!

Yes I remember that ep ! Iirc the little girl tells Shaw she has feelings but the volume is lower than in other people or smth along those lines ?

I hope she'll grow on me bc she seems cool. I remember I was a bit afraid of her just becoming a sort of hollow copy of John, like "look we added another badass to the show". Seems to be more than that though ! Also I'm curious about their mayhem twins dynamic. But yeah if she has a lot of scenes with Root idk how much it'll annoy me

I feel like I wouldn't be able to get the Shoot chemistry bc I'm too biased against Root lol

Ikr the crossing hurt me so much. But thinking about it takes me back to my careese days and my first fics lol. I feel like the death of one of the core four + the abandonment of the library really alienated me from the show (did I already say that before ?). And here I'm gonna shamelessly derail from Carter to the library bc boiii do I have a lot of feelings about the library !! And you're here, talking about poi, so you're the perfect subject to throw these feelings at. This post really says what I feel about it (I'll put the link at the end as well if you wanna read it after you're done with this l o n g reply). It was in a way its own character and its forced abandonment/destruction really hit me (fucked me up when they broke that glass board). It says something that it's one of the few things I remember from S3 along with Carter's death and 4C. I loved it a lot, it was a cornerstone of the show. It was a safe place, a home for Harold and John (and Bear !). I love when they're together in there, I love this cracked glass board, this yellow stained glass in the windows !!! (at least I assume it's stained glass ?), these lights, Bear's cushion, the whole cozy/safe/isolated feelings, just absolutely everything. And yeah later they have the subway, idk when it's introduced I don't remember if it's early enough for me to have watched it. And maybe it's nice, I can't judge rn. But it's like trying to give me a new MC after a MCD, make him as nice as you want I'll be clutching the previous MC until I die. Gkfkfkff I went overboard and off topic but I just love the library ok

Ikr I love how he's badass but also gentle and understanding and nice to people ! I love him !!! Yeah wolf and cub is really good, also I love when John smiles to Darren at the end !! I use this moment as my pfp bc I love it so much. He's just so cute ! I wish he smiled more (did we ever hear him laugh in the entirety of the show ?). Baby blue is so great, Harold and him are such a married couple in this ep ! Yeah same more content with John and children would have been nice.

I never thought about how much we needed a John Taylor scene but yes !! We were robbed :((((

Speaking of John being a cool badass. Here's a badass John vid rec it's super good

Yeah they were cute in the past. I think it's good he went back to her bc it gives closure to both of them. But I don't see their relationship working again. She grieved, probably started to move on after all these years and knowing he lied all this time probably won't make her want to go back with him. I've never been in love so what do I know lol, but were I her I probably wouldn't want to go back with him and I'd just be happy knowing he's alive after all.

Same I need more Zoe (also she's hot)

Lmao let's just forget about that weird relationship shall we

Aren't we all the same, firmly believing he's alive and happy out there ! It was foreshadowed since the first ep and it made sense but do I care ? No, fuck that shit John is very much alive

You're welcome ! John needs all the comfort and the love !!! I think I have a preference for fluff bc he gets hurt enough in the show lol

Indeed they can, veryyy far away from us

Sry if this is shit I have like half a functioning braincell today

The post abt home bases I mentioned

[darkpoisonouslove]

For the send title Griffin Heat of the moment Long live the queen Three of my fav one shots! Took some thinking to narrow it down!

I am so sorry this took so long, but life got in the way. I had a terrible night on Saturday and really wasn’t in the state of mind to write this yesterday. Also, tumblr ate my response the other day and I’m still mad about it. So it’s been a fun couple of days. Here’s to hoping this answer will cheer us both up!

“Griffin”:

1. I wrote this when I was on vacation but it took me a while to edit it before I could post it. It was a spontaneous idea that I was so excited to start writing that I stayed up late for it (pretty sure I went to bed at, like, 3:30am because of this).

2. As I’ve mentioned before, it was inspired by “I Fell in Love with the Devil” by Avril Lavigne (damn, I love the song and the video) and my own thought process while I was listening to it. My brain just went “Hey, how cool do you think it will be if Griffin tried to summon the devil aka Valtor and then fell in love with him but it had a tragic ending bc it’s them obvs?” And I went “Yeah, I think that would be pretty cool.” So I just went with it but since I wanted it to keep the winx-verse feeling even despite it being an AU, I decided that Valtor would be known as the all-powerful Dark Dragon which is sort of an equivalent to the devil but not quite. He has all the knowledge on magic and is prone to wrecking havoc everywhere he goes, but minus the ruling hell thing. He’s not ruling anything, he was trapped. Because we needed a summoning ritual in this. Who doesn’t love summoning rituals?

3. Speaking of which, I don’t know how I made those up, but I’m really glad I did. The obsidian idea just came to me but when I did some research, what do you know? It was perfect. And I also managed to tie it in with the Obsidian dimension. I love doing AUs because it gives me so many opportunities to play around with canon details and put them in a new perspective and mold them until they fit this new universe I’ve come up with. It’s my favorite part of writing AUs. The hair thing I know from my mom, a book I read (”A Discovery of Witches”, I think) and internet confirmed. And the tears I just thought would add to the aesthetic and provide some insight into Griffin’s head.

4. I chose the title “Griffin” because this fic mainly deals with the essence of Griffin, with what makes her who she is. Also, I did some research on griffins and they are supposed to be protectors so that also fit in super nicely. I am very proud with the version of Griffin I’ve built in this fic. There is so much anger and desperation in her but that in no way changes the fact that she is actually a good person. Which is why this: “She was strong enough to be a protector. Even with her pain. Even with her rage. Even with her darkness.” is my favorite quote from the fic. I was in a dark place at the time I wrote this and it was important for me to remember that.

5. I also love how Valtor turned out in this fic. He’s mysterious and clearly dangerous but also alluring enough for Griffin to ignore the warning signs. And while it’s clear that he was using her, it isn’t clear what he feels about her. He does feel about her. Maybe not love but he certainly feels a lot about her. She was the only one who managed to summon him (aka rescue him) from Omega so he is intrigued by her powers as well as by the interaction of light and dark within her soul. That is the reason why I have considered writing a companion piece to this fic that is from Valtor’s point of view (there certainly is enough unexplored material on that timeline (I only gave the beginning and ending (is it?) of that relationship)), but I’ve discarded the idea as many times as I have entertained it (until now?). I really have other more pressing things that need taking care of rn but I might reconsider it again when I have more time (will a moment like that ever come?) since I had some new thoughts about it now.

“Heat of the Moment”:

1. This was actually the third Winx Club fanfic I wrote but I posted it as the second one since chapter one of “Warmth of Rage, Cold of Love” wasn’t edited yet at the time.

2. It was actually written at the same day as “Fire and Ice” but it took me a lot of time to get it up on FFN because I didn’t want to post it at first. It was veering on smut so I wasn’t sure how people would react to it. Which is why it makes me so happy to hear that you love that story so much, considering all the doubts I had around it (it was also the first time I was writing about them in the past and we didn’t see anything of their interactions back then on the show so it was pretty much a shot in the dark there).

3. Do you know that amazing moment when you want to write something steamy but you’re not comfortable with smut in this particular situation for whatever reason? This fic is the embodiment of that. Which is why it ended up as dry humping. That’s always my go-to thing in a situation like that. Not actual sex, but you get all the intimacy of sex in it. It’s a win-win (and also hot).

4. I probably would’ve gotten discouraged and would’ve quit writing for the Winx fandom after I posted that one because it didn’t get any attention in weeks. The thing that actually kept me going and not just motivated, but excited me to keep writing for Winx was @her-majesty-wears-jeans‘ review.

5. The whole fic is constructed the way it is because I’m convinced that Valtor loved messing with Griffin in every way possible and that it always set off a competition of wills between the two of them.

“Long Live the Queen”:

1. I was bursting with creative energy and just didn’t know what to work on (not for a lack of ideas but because none of those I already had sparked my interest (I think I had idea-fatigue for all of the wips I already had). So I just picked song lyrics and wrote a fic. How do I do this? It certainly is a mystery to me.

2. So it was all total chance there. I was listening to music on YouTube and when the song ended, the suggestions showed up. One of them was a lyric video for Halsey’s “Young God” (which is totally their story in the past, I mean, come on!) and the thumbnail had the lyric “I’m the king and you’re the queen”. So I just took that and rolled with it.

3. I didn’t think it a big deal because I honestly wasn’t planning on posting the thing. I was frustrated with myself that day and was pretty sure that it wouldn’t be good anyway. And then what do you know? It was good. It was better than good. I actually loved the result. So I decided to post it after all.

4. That last paragraph was on the line until the last moment I posted it. I only added it on the last round of edits and wasn’t really sure about it. I almost deleted it a few times, but, ultimately, I decided to leave it be.

5. I had some random thoughts about what happened after Griffin took the crown. Since it will get so out of control with the length if I try to write this (and I really don’t have the time for that), I’ll just write them out here. In short because I forgot some details that were kind of important. Also, angst alert.

Griffin and Valtor start ruling Domino and Griffin’s worries prove to be true. Valtor is… well, not that he’s not listening to her but in a situation that needs improvisation, he always makes the wrong move. He’s listening to her, he’s just not listening to common sense. He’s angry and powerful and it’s not a good combination.

On top of that, Faragonda shows up at the Domino palace to look for Griffin because she is convinced that Valtor is mind-controlling her. Griffin barely manages to convince Valtor not to hurt Faragonda. He’s suspicious of her because he thinks she’s come to gather intel, but Griffin tells him that Faragonda is there because she’s worried about her.

They form a sort of flimsy truce that allows Faragonda to come visit Griffin so that she won’t be so lonely. And if she spills anything about Valtor and Griffin (not just about their plans, but in general) to anyone at all, Valtor will make sure she regrets it. Griffin is still unhappy, though, and after overhearing (whether accidentally or not so much) one of her conversations with Faragonda, Valtor understands how much the whole thing is weighing down on her conscience.

So after one last very tender night with her, he lets her go. He can’t run away with her because that will put her in danger since the Council will want his head. So he’ll stay on Domino and limit the destruction as much as possible, but he wants her to go with Faragonda. They can tell the Council that she was under his spell and that was why she was acting the way she was. They’ve seen enough of what his mark on people can do so that won’t be hard to believe. And it was Faragonda who saved her from it with some fairy dust.

Griffin doesn’t want to leave him, but she does because she can’t take any more of what he’s doing. Faragonda hides her in Alfea where a few weeks later Griffin finds out she’s pregnant. It turns out Faragonda knew all along (Valtor told her when he called her to escort Griffin to Alfea and gave her a letter for Griffin because he knew that if Griffin knew she was pregnant with his daughter, she would never leave his side). The letter tells her under no circumstances to tell anyone that the baby is his daughter. She is supposed to pretend that that is the heiress of Domino who was born just before Valtor attacked and that he’d been keeping her hibernated (which is why she hasn’t aged and is still a newborn) until they found her. It took them months to get her out of that state which would give Griffin the time to give birth to the baby. And the real heiress of Domino is stuck on Earth with her way back to the magical dimension severed by Valtor’s spell. And it will remain so as long as the Dark Dragon Fire is burning.

So Darcy grows in Alfea, pretending that she is a fairy her whole life. And her power of illusions helps her keep up the charade with Griffin and Faragonda guiding her through the discovery of her magic and helping her understand both light and dark magic so that she can pretend to be a fairy and learn how to control her actual powers. And a little bit of glamor helps hide the family resemblance between her and Griffin. She knows the truth about herself and her father but she keeps all of that hidden like her mother insists.

When she turns sixteen, Valtor appears to tell her she is to take the throne of Domino, defeat him and “claim her birthright”. He gives them a part of the embers the Ancestral Witches used to make him and tells them that that is the evidence of his defeat they are to present to the Council. And he will disappear for he can’t stay with them, no matter how much he wants to. It will put them both at risk if anyone discovers the ruse.

Griffin sees how much of his body mass is missing and follows him to learn what he’s done and where he found the ember. Valtor tells her that he cut off his wings in demon form and made them return to their original form. However, that also had consequences for his human form and he’s dying. He’s pretty sure what he did messed with his internal organs and he doesn’t have much more to live. But he doesn’t regret anything if it means that Darcy will finally be safe and happy. And once she builds her reputation and convinces everyone she’s not a threat, she’ll be able to drop the disguise.

Griffin knows that will never be the case. She’s seen clearly all these years to differ from him. They can never drop the pretense for the Council will be after them immediately. And with Valtor dying in her arms, she’s not sure if Darcy can protect herself. She’s never used the full potential of her Dragon Fire and Griffin fears it is too late for her to do it. She fears that having to pretend to be someone else her whole life has destroyed who Darcy actually was. And she fears that it is all her fault. Because she took that crown when she shouldn’t have. When she knew it was the wrong choice.

So after Valtor is dead, Griffin sets out to find out how to bring the actual heiress of Domino back to the magical dimension in hopes that if the two kinds of fire mix and both girls learn to control them, the Council will not hunt down her daughter. A perfect mix of light and darkness is her only exit. But can she be sure that she can achieve it now when she couldn’t years ago and that was what set off the whole chain of events?

So this was longer than I expected but I like how it turned out. Except for the insane levels of angst which I’m pretty sure we’re all used to, but that still doesn’t make them any less painful. Anyway, hope this makes up for the delay!

[wordsbysarah]

Writer Process Tag

I was tagged by @fightingforwriting! (you guys have no idea how much I love it when you tag me in things!! especially since I’m sick as a dog rn xP)

1. What are your favorite genres and/or styles to write in?

I’m kind of all over the place, but I’d say YA fantasy/YA fiction is my fave genre. I don’t really know about styles, I never learned about all this writing stuff the professional way :P

2. What was the last writing project you finished and felt successful with?

The last thing I finished was Earth to Abbey, but I dunno if you can say I felt successful with it, so... Nothing?? I guess?? 

3. If you have a WiP how do feel it’s going? What stage are you in?

I'm in the first draft of Holy Ground, which I feel is going really well. I’m 36 pages in before double-spacing. Pretty f*ckin tight for an idea I had in the bathtub a couple weeks ago.

4. What are your favorite places to write?

Although I’d love to say a coffee shop or the park, I get my best work done when I’m at my job and my boss is away from his desk and can’t see my screen so I’m trying to fill unused time with productive words. (And I say that because I’m just so efficient at my job that I literally don’t have enough to do in the day)

5. Do you prefer to write with long hand or type? Or some other method?

Typing because I’m always always always editing every word.

6. Do you remeber your first character? If so can we meet them?

Honestly I’ve been writing since I was like 7 years old so, I don’t remember my first character, but I think it was a Warriors: Cats OC.

7. Where do you get your inspiration?

It’s not like I try to get inspiration, I’m just struck by lightning at 1 in the morning, or, really any time I’m trying to sleep.

8. Do you outline a story before writing it, or does it all live in your head until the first draft gets put down?

Sometimes I don’t even know where a sentence is going when I start it. I just hope I find it along the way.

9. Where do you go/ What do you do when you’re feeling stuck?

I try to go to the movie theater and see a REALLY good movie because it’s like a factory reset on my brain. Something about being completely immersed in another’s world gets my own creativity working, but also not desperately trying to think of my own crap for a couple hours helps a lot.

10. What got you started writing/ doing Art? (Because I always love origin stories)

Well, like I said, Warriors: Cats fanfiction (yes, I’m embracing that now). I’ve always loved writing. Partially because, I think, I’m super good at writing down my thoughts and feelings, but super terrible at speaking them aloud. Autism is funny that way. I feel I’m lucky because a lot of autistic people aren’t good at either one, and I at least have this. So I partially feel it’s my duty to write autistic characters authentically since others can’t portray them without sounding unnatural or.... being misunderstood.

Thank you for reading!! I’m tagging @asinwolves, @largeindamargin, @authorisada, @sapphicauthor, and @eternalwritingstudent

[1soos]

Works in Progress Tag

I was tagged by @wenotes Ren, you’re my favorite Sailor Scout. 

It took me so long to do this.

I’ve only done 6 wips here because it got too long and some of my other wips are too embarrassing to expose rn.

Series

Magnets: untitled chapter 2 – jikook – mechanic!jungkook, dance major!jimin…sort of

Rated: M

a/n: the first chapter was for a fic exchange on ao3 and this chapter is because I found I had more to say. I literally just started writing this the other day. I’ll post this one on ao3 once it’s done.

Dating is a concept with which Jungkook is wholly unfamiliar. He’d dated briefly in high school, but that had been more camouflage and self-preservation than an actual relationship. He has no first-hand experience, no idea how things like this are supposed to progress. Of course, he’d seen fictional relationships play out on television, but right now they seem thoroughly unhelpful. Jungkook wasn’t an assassin who vowed to protect Jimin from a contract killing or a supernatural being who learns what it means to be human through Jimin’s attention. He’s utterly himself.

 Just Jungkook. Who avoids all conversations that revolved around colleges or a future that he can’t afford; who works as an apprentice mechanic in a family friend’s garage most of the week and paints houses with his dad during the days left over and danced or drew at night; who is so painfully shy and in his own head that he would have never talked to the boy he’d wanted from afar for so long if he hadn’t spoken to Jungkook first.

 He feels horribly inadequate beside this boy that people wanted to be around; who goes to college; who is in an actual dance troupe; who has a future outside of this city; who managed to make himself so precious to Jungkook in so short a time.

 Jungkook is terrified that it’s only a matter of time before Jimin realizes how much he’s lacking. He’s been trying to prove his worth from the moment Jimin woke up with a raging hangover the morning after their impromptu field trip.

  Tentative title: A Fish Tale – mermaid!yoongi part 1 – Yoongi x reader

Rated: PG-13

a/n: I’ve been working on this since June (?) and I keep getting stuck. Tbh looking at it now, this will probably turn out to be more of an info sheet for me to use while writing the actual thing.

Watching Jungkook had always been your job; to make sure he was safe while he discovered the outside world. Had been your job since he was a baby just learning to splash in the little pools of ocean water, learning to love the water and the life in it’s great blue depths from the relative safety of the tide pools. It was necessary for the young to be assigned protectors. To make sure that he stayed in your sight always, too many children had wondered too far out and been lost forever to those who loved them on land. Elders in the community, not wanting everyone to be afraid of the water that surrounded them on all sides and brought them joy as well as despair, tell stories of a race of liminal creatures that would find the lost children and raise them as their own. A fish tale, really, that no one believed past their tenth year.

You are well past your tenth year and so is Jungkook, but the watching had become a habit. After all, death by drowning didn’t only happen to children and just moments ago, he’d dived under the crystal waves to scavenge who knows what. And though you trust him to resurface, flipping his hair back, gulping air like his lungs were going to burst if he’d stayed under a moment longer, you still hold your breath with heart beating fast. It’s better than when you counted the seconds, though; every mounting moment an illustrated and numbered anxiety.

You don’t go in the water. You won’t. That’s why Jungkook started scavenging in the first place, to bring the ocean to you, he’d said. They were always beautiful, always the best of what the ocean had to offer. It’s a rule of the island that you aren’t allowed to fish individually, for food, but especially not for sport. It is a rule that you and Jungkook know all too well with a council member for a mother and a fisher for a father. So, when the thing is living, Jungkook won’t leave the water with it and you must get as close to the water line as you dare to view whatever miraculous creature he’d discovered that day.

You’re thinking of a particular day when Jungkook was young and brought back a horseshoe crab. You called it ugly and he scolded you, saying that he was sure that to other horseshoe crabs it was very appealing. You’d smiled and agreed and Jungkook set it free, giggling as it scuttled away.

 Prequel: The Wrong Girl – vigilante!au – Hoseok x OFC

Rated: M for thematic elements, action, cursing, and future smut

a/n: so this is kind of a cheat. I’ve posted this elsewhere, and I haven’t touched it to work on it in 7 (!!!) months, but I suddenly got inspired to re-write some of it and continue to write in this au, so I’ll probably start posting these soon. Here’s a bit of the prologue.

“You’ve got the wrong girl.”

“Oh, I don’t think so. I think you’re exactly who I want.”

“You don’t want to do this.”

“I really, really do though.” He steps toward her with his hands out, ready to grab at whatever part of her body he can reach. “You thought you could take what’s mine and I would just let you? Is that what you thought?”

She doesn’t say anything; she just lifts up her hands in front of her, palms facing the thickly muscled man approaching her.

“Oh sweetheart,” he says, voice dripping with condescension, “are you going to beg now?” A terrifying toothy grin spreads its way across the man’s face and he takes another step toward her. “If you give back what you took, I promise you’ll make it out of here alive.”

She makes her eyes go wide and her mouth tremble and pout. “You promise?”

He smiles like he knows he’s got her. He raises his right hand and looks skyward and says, “I promise.”

She swallows, but she sets her jaw and her eyes narrow. “Bullshit. I’m not telling you where they are. They’re people, not objects. And even if I did, there’s no way you’d let me live. You’re gonna have to kill me.”

“Baby, baby, baby—“he accents every ‘baby’ with a shake of his head—“I’m not going to kill you. First, I’m going to make you tell me where they are—“he laughs wickedly, eyes still running over her slowly—“oh, it’s going to be so painful, I honestly don’t think you’ll last very long, and then I’m going to add you to the squirming pile of peddled flesh before I send it to my buyer.”

She wants to vomit. Why did he have to be one of those grossly verbose bad guys? She wished he’d hurry up and make his move, mostly so this cliché exchange could end. She was getting tired of waiting. She can’t attack, not when she’s so much smaller than him. She needs to wait, keep surprise on her side and then use his own momentum and weight against him.

His steps forward are slow, like he’s trying to lull her into a false sense of security. He wants her to stay where she is so when he decides to grab her she won’t be quick enough to get away, but that’s exactly what she wants. She wants him close.

God, I almost wish I believed in guns. This shit would be over so much faster.

Suddenly, he’s so close to her she could probably see her reflection in his enormous white teeth if such a thing were possible. Her heart speeds up and she can feel the adrenaline pumping through her veins. She’s careful not to tense too soon; she doesn’t want to telegraph her moves, but it’s a delicate balance. If she waits too long, he’ll be on her and then there’s not much she can do.

Then she sees the look in his eye. From the very beginning of their encounter, he’d been carefully controlling his face and eyes, it was almost terrifying how calm and affable he’d been about the whole thing (the ‘whole thing’ being a random woman showing up and freeing 20 people from a metal shipping container and a life of sex slavery and then leading him on a merry chase at the shipyard where shit like this always seems to take place). Now, she catches a glimpse of the evil bubbling underneath and for the first time that night, she is truly afraid. He comes for her and she hesitates.

A shot rings out and the man crumples into a pile before her.

 Power!au – EXO – Yixing x Reader

Rated: M for thematic elements, action, cursing, and eventual smut

a/n: I’m going to be really honest and say that I don’t really like this. I’ve re-written it 3 times and I can’t manage to get it the way I want it and it’s super frustrating. This is from the first draft, because I tried to switch it from ‘reader’ to first person limited and wow, I suck at that.

When your friends told you they were planning a trip to the mountains and asked you to come along, you were hesitant. You got that feeling in the pit of your stomach. They called you afraid and scared-y cat and chicken shit, but that’s not it. Not all of it.

How do you explain that you know something bad is going to happen, that you have always known when something bad is going to happen? It was like an extra sense or a heightened Fight or Flight response or something.

But then your brother was going and there was no way you were letting him go without you.

“You never do anything fun,” he’d said. You’d argued and begged him not to go, but he’s one of those people that you don’t want to say no to. He’s always chasing the next rush and you are almost always beside him when he does it, just in case.

  Series? One-shot? Who knows??

 Ghost!au – BTS all members vs. a ghost investigation team

Rated: ??? probably PG-13 unless something happens and I change the way this is going before I get too far.

a/n: I started this while I was sick and all I wanted was to watch Most Haunted and sleep. I have another ghost!au idea that’s totally different and will be with a different group, but I haven’t written anything down about it other than notes, so. Also, this is literally everything I’ve written for this one.

“Hello? Is there anybody here that would like to talk to us? One for yes and two for no.” The woman tells the people around her to stop talking as she cocks her head to one side to listen for an answer.

Several knocks are heard from several areas in the room, but the woman hardly bats an eye, other members of her team are not so composed, before saying, “One at a time, please. Can one of you tap out how many people are in this room?” She tucks her hair behind her ear and assumes a look of intense concentration as the rest of the crew tense up to count.

The scene is almost comical, five grown adults standing in a loose circle, looking everywhere but at each other, all mouthing along to a barely audible tattoo. It’s the kind of atmosphere that breeds the nervous laughter that is usually found at funerals and weddings and other functions where you are expected to observe a level of reflective decorum, if only the tension would break.

But it only builds alongside the ascending number of knocks.

The woman finally lets out a breath and looks to another woman beside her. “Twelve. I heard twelve.”

The other woman, with wide eyes and hand gripping a chunky metal cross around her neck, agrees.

A man with a camera speaks for the first time since entering the room. “Including us?”

One knock.

“Oh jesus, okay, so seven.” He wipes the sweat that’s gathered on his forehead and giggles along with his camera carrying companions.

It’s infectious and soon everyone is snickering and poking at their neighbor, each telling another that they should have seen the look on their face.

Finally, the woman in charge says, “Seven is a lot, especially for a house that isn’t very large or even very old, but we can work with it.” She rubs her hands together, more warmth than anything else before she asks the most important question: “Do any of you want to cause any of us harm?”

The knocks that had been so forthcoming previously were eerily absent. The group waits, but after a few minutes of silence, they decide that the whoever was there before must have moved on to different rooms.

However, the air of indecision presses down on them, like the spirits might hurt them if they felt like it. That feeling has the woman shaking in her boots, not that she’d let them see that, not yet anyway, when there hasn’t been any action beyond basic communication, but if they started throwing shit, showing poltergeist activity, then she’d be perfectly willing to lose her shit in front of everyone, she’s not about to open the door to real harm.

  Drabbles

 Vampire!jinyoung 4 – Jinyoung x Reader sort of.

Rated: R for cursing and thematic elements

a/n: so I’ve only posted one of my vampire!jinyoung drabbles, but I have a few planned out and there are 2 between this one and the first one where I know what I want to happen, I just haven’t written them yet.

 You were lying lazily across your sofa. The book you’d initially been so excited to read, had suddenly lost your interest and you are moments away from slipping quietly into sleep.

The next time you open your eyes, you’re in total darkness. You groan as you stretch. That was definitely more of a sleep than a nap.

You get up and stumble your way to the light switch, putting your hand over your eyes before flicking upward and bathing the room in sharp, white light. You slowly move you hand away from your eyes, letting it reach you in manageable bits.

Blinking and squinting rapidly, you barely register the top of a dark head of hair peeking over the top of your favorite chair, but then that head moves and you let out an undignified shriek.

He turns and looks at you quizzically while you rub your hand over your heart.

“What the fuck are you doing here?” In the dark…with me? You add in your head.

“Were you watching me sleep? That’s…actually really creepy, Jinyoung. Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“The thought did occur to me.” And that’s all he says on the subject. You know because you wait for him to give you some kind of explanation or even a half-assed apology, but he remains silent.

You rub your hands over your eyes trying to rid them of residual sleep. “Whatever. Why are you here? I didn’t think you’d come back after last time.”

“Why would I not come back? I like our talks.”

“Really?” he could have fooled you. When he wasn’t talking down to you or sneering at humanity in general, he was standoffish or at best indifferent. He never asked you questions about yourself which hadn’t bothered you at first because you were so caught up in unravelling the mystery of the vampire, but now you’re getting pretty tired of how one sided whatever this is, is.

“Of course. It’s the highlight of my existence.” You can’t tell if he’s being sarcastic or not and to be honest, you’re kind of fed up with the whole thing.

“Did you need something, Jinyoung?”

 Honorable Mentions aka stories that I know I’m going to write, but haven’t started yet:

 70s New York City power outage!au – crossover fic – will be told from several perspectives

 A slice of life, domestic!jennie one shot for my girl, Lex. I have a ton of notes for this fic, I honestly don’t know why I haven’t started writing it?

 Ghost!jongin – Jongin x Reader – reader is a single mom and Jongin protects them from evil spirts in their home.

I’m sorry, I know I said that I would do this yesterday and I totally planned on it, but I forgot my laptop at home. 

Anyway, I tag: @boymeetsweevil, @jeonalis, @94hixtape, @sugasweetsubs, @denouemin, @hobijoon, @lilyjhs, @minmelly

[witchboyjimin]

fatal if it's not too much can u write some short jikook drabble for me rn ?? I'll be going on a trip and will return after 3 months. I'll most likely not have internet. I just want to read something from you before I leave. It's just that your writing gives me so much joy. It doesn't necessarily have to be a drabble. Like talk about how you see jikook if you want? Anything is fine. Take care

aahhh, oh my god :( i’d be really sad without internet for 3 months but i sincerely hope you have a wonderful trip!!!! i’m…not great at writing on the spot! but i’ll share two snippets of two different wips with you okay!!! idk if they’ll be much but i hope they help and i really hope you enjoy your trip a lot, darling!!!!!

also!!! your english is wonderful. please never apologise for your english okay!!!! you’re doing great!!!

i stuck the snippets under a read more n___n

wip snippet one is from a canon jikook fic:

“You’re staring,” Seokjin comments in what Jeongguk thinks is amusement, the residual notes of patience mixing in. His eyes are burning, the way they always do, begging for sleep, but Jeongguk carries around a craving in his heart, as if there were some kind of quota needing fulfillment. Longing, Jeongguk finds, is more troublesome than the constant exhaustion that trails after him like a second shadow.

“No, I’m not.”

Seokjin hums, corners of his mouth lifting just slightly, like this is a game. Maybe it is. “Okay.”

Jeongguk’s always finds it frustrating how happy Seokjin is to be complacent, gathering up tidbits of information and tucking them between his ribs for safekeeping. He’s nearly as bad as Hoseok, but not quite. “I’m not,” Jeongguk insists.

“I wasn’t arguing,” Seokjin smiles, the amusement reaching his eyes now. At eighteen, Jeongguk hasn’t gathered nearly enough perspective or life experience. Everything worms it’s way under his skin, staying there like a non paying tenant. Most welcomes are overstayed.

Jeongguk hasn’t really stopped staring. Jimin’s asleep, head lolling over the back of his chair, v-neck t-shirt dipping dangerously low. It’s nothing he hasn’t seen before, but his eyes take delight in every sliver of exposed skin anyways. Lately, it gnaws at him, how restless he feels, waiting for something. He’s not sure he even knows what the something is, just that wanting someone’s attention this much might be indicative that he’s in trouble. Time to tap out, he tells himself, hands still chasing to touch.

“He’s not going anywhere,” Seokjin says, eyes now fixed on his phone. Jeongguk has his own in his lap but it doesn’t seem to hold his attention quite as well. Behind them, Taehyung and Namjoon are getting their makeup finished up. After that, they’re off to their first schedule and Jeongguk won’t have the time or the opportunity.

“I’m not.”

and wip snippet two is from a short, fluffy college au:

Jimin doesn’t like scary movies.

He’s never liked them and he never will and he hates his friends, hates that they always want to watch them even though Hoseok always screams through the whole thing. Jimin’s going to end up having nightmares and he could do without the fear of a serial killer with claws for hands lurking in the shadows. Or whatever this movie is about because Jimin’s trying his best not to actually watch it.

“You okay?” Jeongguk asks, nudging Jimin’s shoulder slightly. Jimin’s spent the last fifteen minutes with his hands covering his eyes, peeking through his fingers only when Hoseok stops shrieking.

“I’m fine,” he mutters back, heartbeat in his throat. How much longer could the movie be right?

They’re all holed up at Seokjin and Hoseok’s place, Taehyung laughing every time the main character does something especially life-threatening and stupid. Why would she go into the room? Who does that? Except Jimin knows Taehyung would go into the room himself, curiosity always getting the better of him. He nearly huffs.

The door to the room slams shut behind the girl and she screams, along with Hoseok, the shadows in the room seemingly closing in on her. Jimin startles, more so at the warm hand running up and down his back, soothingly. It’s Jeongguk, his large palm sinking heat into Jimin’s skin even through his sweater. Heat burns in the apples of his cheeks, the steady awareness of how they’re pressed together from hip to knee never quite having left him that night.

There’s heavy breathing on camera, the murderer lurking in the shadows of the hotel, waiting, watching as the girl stumbles through another room. Lightning cracks in the background and Jimin shifts uneasily, Jeongguk’s hand rubbing circles into the base of his neck. He nearly shivers, but finds himself sinking back in his seat, relaxing. Jeongguk accommodates him easily, shifting slightly to the left so Jimin’s back can hit the back of the couch. Namjoon’s sitting on Jimin’s right, chin propped up on his hand as he slumps against the armrest.

Jimin’s not really paying attention to the movie anymore, Jeongguk’s hand dragging down his back until his arm is curled around Jimin’s waist, holding him snug against Jeongguk’s side. It’s hard for Jimin to not curl into Jeongguk, head pillowing on Jeongguk’s chest, the insistent heat of his body seeping through his t-shirt to sink into Jimin. Jeongguk’s hand finds it’s way to Jimin’s flank, palm flat against his skin. Jimin’s t-shirt suddenly feels too thin.

Jeongguk’s thumb rubs back and forth over Jimin’s side and he can’t stop thinking about it, how he fits into Jeongguk so snugly. His eyes feel heavier and heavier by the second…

“Jimin?” 

Something nudges him, his eyes blearily opening and shuttering back close when he finds the room too bright. “What?”

“You fell asleep.” That’s Jeongguk’s voice, rather close to his ear, and Jimin attempts to eopn his eyes a second time, better this time. He’s still curled up in Jeongguk’s side, head resting on his chest. Jimin feels comfortable, warm. Safe.

“Oh,” he offers intelligently, the rest of his friends all stretching and getting up from their seats in the room. 

“The movie was bad, anyways,” Taehyung offers, back arching as he extends his arms up, up, up, willing his body back to life.

“Sorry,” Jimin mumbles, pulling away from Jeongguk but he misses the heat anyways, misses Jeongguk’s palm searing through his skin where it had rested on Jimin’s side.

Jeongguk looks nonchalant but his eyes are focused on Jimin, unwavering. The attention feels like too much, heat rising to Jimin’s cheeks as he quickly looks away. 

“Home?” Jimin asks Taehyung who shakes his head.

“Everyone wants get drinks. You wanna come?”

Jimin wrinkles his nose. “Nah, I’m good. Have fun.”

“What, why not?” Seokjin asks, frowning. 

“Don’t feel like it,” Jimin mumbles, still shaking off the sleep that’s wrapped him up in a blanket. “Maybe another day.”

“Don’t pressure the kid,” Yoongi scolds, pulling Hoseok up from his seat. He looks like a dementor’s sucked his soul out of his body. Poor guy.

“Jeongguk?” Namjoon asks, passing Jeongguk his varsity jacket.

“I’m good too, hyung,” Jeongguk declines, slinging his jacket on. Jimin glances around for his own, is grateful when Seokjin hands it to him. “Got practise in the morning.”

“Oh, shit, that sucks,” Namjoon sympathizes like he’s ever played on a sports team before.

Jeongguk only shrugs and they all head toward the front door.

“Wait, where’s my wallet!” Namjoon yells, patting his pockets all over. Yoongi rolls his eyes as Seokjin mutters a, “Here we go again.”

Taehyung slumps against the wall, hands in his pockets as their hyungs all go back into the living room to look for Namjoon’s wallet. Jimin hides his smile.

“You wanna go to mine and watch Treasure Planet?” Jeongguk asks nonchalantly, fixing his bangs in the mirror next to the apartment’s front door. Jimin slips his shoes on, contemplating the risk of possibly crashing at Jeongguk’s place after the movie. His essay wasn’t due for a couple of days, he could probably afford it.

“Sure,” Jimin smiles, doesn’t think too hard about the way Jeongguk’s eyes soften, smile delightfully small and pleased.

“We can order pizza,” he adds, cracking the door open. Jimin shouts a goodbye back into the apartment at everyone, pretends he doesn’t see the way Taehyung waggles his eyebrows at him. 

When Jeongguk’s past the door, he flips him the bird, and Taehyung laughs, shouts, “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”

“That’s not very helpful,” Jimin shouts back, shuts the door in his face before he can say something worse. Jeongguk’s waiting by the elevator for him, adjusting his beanie, expression relaxed.

Jimin smiles, feels warm from the inside out.