#and we need more mojo in general in this fandom

[leslutdepointedulac]

Mojo being Louis' little shadow whenever Lestat's away because he misses him and Louis lets him follow him around because he's waiting for Lestat to come home too and he's glad to have the company and for it to be from someone who won't Bother him. Louis miiight even let Mojo on the furniture to snuggle (even though he doesn't normally allow it) but as soon as Lestat's back, Louis' like "yeah Mojo missed you, he hasn't left me alone the whole time 🙄 Me? No I didn't miss you at all, it's been lovely having some peace and quiet for once"

[emberfrostlovesloki]

Aaron Hotchner & CM Content Creator Spotlight

Good evening, loves! I hope you are all having a good start to your week. I just wanted to take a moment to shout out some of the amazing content creators that I see putting out the most breathtaking, content related to Aaron and Criminal Minds in general.

The fact that we get this content, for free, never ceases to amaze me. I’m lucky to interact, read, and view your work every day. It really does help my writing and makes my days a 100 times better. And an extra special shoutout to my moots (y’all are so keen! ❤️) Please check these awesome people out and give them a follow if you are so inclined. I will continue adding accounts to this list as I find them. See the list under the cut [accounts not listed in any order]

Creators who Write for Aaron & the BAU All fics mentioned are linked

@criminalskies - They have lots of Aaron-centered fics that are so comforting.

My favorite work of theirs: “In Your Orbit” Part I and Part II. I still haven’t recovered from these. 

@luveline - She has lots of Aaron content and some Spencer fics as well. She also posts for other fandoms like Stranger Things and The Mauraders. Her use of tone and diction always blow me away. 

My favorite work of hers: “If Things Go Bad”

@little-diable - A truly prolific writer! The consistency in style is incredible. She also writes for Harry Potter and Peaky Blinders (thank you, thank you, thank you!)

My favorite work of hers: “For You, always” [18+]

@softhairedhotch - He shares lots of Aaron head canons and ideas that get my writing juices going. 

My favorite works of his: “cold case” and the “Trans masc Aaron headcannons” ← This is still making me want to give him a hug and go to a pride parade with him and Jack!

@ssahotchnerr - When I read her stuff I just kick my feet and scream into my pillow. Her Aaron stuff sends me. I love the fics with fluff so much. 

My favorite work of hers: “Sleepless” 

@winterscaptain - To say that her series A Joyful Future actually changed my life is an understatement. I go back to it again, and again, and again. I’ll link the master list here (link) but if you want to literally feel like you are really married to Aaron, then give the series a read. 

I like all of Tali’s work, but I’m extra partial to “Though and Though” and “Berry Hill”

@itsrainingreid - I’m still pretty new to this blog, but the fic “Ride” [18+] sold me instantly. I can’t stop thinking about it. I look forward to reading more of your work. 

@mandarinmoons is a very sweet Spencer Reid fic writer! All of their stuff is amazing and comforting! I like their story Office Romance

Creators that share Screencaps and Inspo 

@milla984 A L W A Y S comes through with the Aaron screen caps. Literally my hero!

@hotchs-big-hands [18+ account. Minors DNI!] Her nsfw Aaron inspo content does things to me. 

@hotch-girl The way I keep saving her pictures like I need to have the whole set. [I need the whole set]

@sadgirlzluvdilfs [18+ account. Minors DNI!] A generally lovely person who always posts/reposts good Aaron/Thomas content! It's a joy to hang out on her blog.

@hancydrewfan Always shares the Emily content I need. 

@littlecarmine Has amazing CM photos. Always clear and good quality. And they share photos of the whole team!

@pennyspearl Amazing vingate-esque photos of the whole team. Their pictures are such a vibe!

Creators that make Prompts and also Write 

@imagining-in-the-margins It was her Meet Cute Writing Challenge prompts that got me writing again. I cannot thank you enough for that. Her prompts have really helped me get my writing mojo back.

Criminal Minds Artists

@k1ngari

@lilliesthings Soft pastel aesthetic of Spence, Em, Garcia, and Derk. What more could you ask for? Nothing in my book.

@weirdlybeans Super cute art of Hotch! I love their work!

@hannaloony So cute and cozy digital art. I want all of your pieces as prints!

Creators that share the Dark Academia Aesthetic [my aesthetic] 

@optimistic-nihilist

@peacefulandcozy Maybe more soft academia / mori kie than dark academia, but I still find it very aesthetic!

@flowersforfrancis Always shares great dark academia content

@shakespearesdaughters I use their images with almost every mood board I make. I would be helpless without them.

@cafekitsune has the cutes text breaks and dividers on here. Her work has been a gamechanger for my page. Please check her out if you are into aesthetics on your blog! Remi I love you so much.

Text Break Banners by @cafekitsune

[panka-attic]

@wendyliddel

Daniel. Maybe because he's the closest to self insert we could have with TVC, considering his arc starts in the 70th and that's when the first book came out. He's initially the easiest and very pleasant to relate to. He's snarky, shameless with his feelings and he's the first to turn the infamous scary Armand soft. He also has an interesting influence on Marius later. It makes him kinda unique. I like to pick at Armand and his contradictory nature, all his antics just make my brain tick, but Danny is just a warm presence there. Pandora is worth mentioning, I loved her pov the most, I wish Anne would have written more from women's perspective. I don't like Santino and the first Children of Darkness from Blood and Gold, they are just boring to read about, although it's funny how Marius is bewilded first by Christianity and then this twisted version of it.

Devil's Minion is golden, I agree with the general fandom opinion on that. It's so golden I don't need any expansion on it, I think it's self-sufficient. Lestat with Armand are hilarious and *give me more any time*. Marius and Danny are so peculiar, I want to know details, too. Lestat with Marius, Lestat with Danny, not like a long term relationship, but something to explore once. I admit I'm all in for threesomes, I find they work even better with some characters. Marius with Lestat and Armand gnawing at each others faces off and competing for attention; Lestat, Armand and Louis. All in later timeline though. I've also just finished Prince Lestat and Marius and Teskhamen have potential.

All the sightseeing, s1 felt a bit confining. I really hope they'll do all the views if they've chosen the Armand chasing Daniel route. What's with the particular scenes...hmmm. Tower, Lesmand's fighting in general, I hope to see Gabrielle, theatre - in the 1700th and later, Lelio chapters, Marius's turning, Mojo, Armand's little obsessions with the tech, Maharet and Mekare origins, the great family, Khayman, at the Lestat's concert in particular, Lestat and Louis's kiss there. If they didn't change Armand's origins I would say his trip to Kyiv after he was turned, but I'm curious to see what they'll make of it anyway. I hope the show gives more attention to girls tbh, the original really lacks it.

[thefreshestarchive]

PINNED POST YO!!!

My name is Adrian! (It/its)

I like/follow from @shortsightedmoon

My bestest friendest (and co-author on our project) is Mojo! (He/She)

He likes/follows from @mojothemaltipoo

Despite having been active in the undertale fandom for many years, I’m a relatively new enjoyer of the undertale multiverse.

This blog is both my holding place for information/references/lore, and my attempt to document my ~travels through the utmv~ as I try and uncover as much character lore and fandom history as I can. The rabbit hole runs deep y’all.

I reblog quite a bit of fanart, but they won’t be tagged as references unless I’d like to use them as such. This is mostly so I can keep all my UTMV stuff in one place, while still keeping the references easy to find.

This isn’t a deep dive just because, I hope to use this acquired information as references for a fan project (it’ll most likely be written but may have more visual elements as well) I’m currently developing with Mojo

Because these references are being acquired for a specific purpose, they’ll lean heavily into what we need for our project as opposed to general knowledge. This blog is mostly Fresh-Centric.

Tagging guide under the cut

#[AU name] reference is the catch all tag for any specific AU I get rid of the under- or -tale prefixes/suffixes in these. (So underfell would be categorized as #fell reference, xtale is categorized as #x reference, and so on)

#adrian talks is for anything I might have to say. As the project develops I’ll probably add more specialized tags for me, Mojo, and the things we create in regards to the project

#adrian art is for when i want to post fanart of my own :]

#main canon is for tagging exactly what it says on the tin

#fandom is for posts about fandom, either in general or utmv specific

#art is for any official art from or commissioned by the creator of the AU

#fanart is for any art that doesn’t match the above requirement. Usually will not be tagged as reference.

#analysis is for any post that explores the motivations or inner world of a character. These can be creator or fan made as long as I think they line up

#links is for specific links to further references

#shipping is for tagging what it says on the tin. I enjoy it. Feel free to block it if it’s not your jam

#favorite is for my favorites (obviously)

#xchara gets a tag all to themself because I LOVE XCHARA! THEY’RE MY FAVORITE UNDERVERSE CHARACTER!!! THEY’VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG IN THEIR LIFE (except for all the wrong they did, but it was TOTALLY JUSTIFIED!!!!) /silly

[duckprintspress]

How can I return to writing after a long hiatus?

This post is based on a conversation we had in the Duck Prints Press LLC Discord, and all contributors comments have been used/paraphrased/integrated into this post with permission. The people who contributed ideas to this post are: @nottesilhouette, @ramblingandpie, @arialerendeair, @tryslora, @deansmultitudes, @theleakypen, Owlish Intergalactic, myself (I’m @unforth), and one who preferred to remain anonymous.

Few things are harder than coming back to writing after a long period of not writing. Being creative takes a lot of energy, and starting after not doing so for a period of time takes even more energy. The writers on our Discord had a really productive discussion, where we talked about strategies we’ve each personally used to help us get our writing mojo back. None of these methods work for everyone, but if you haven’t written in a while, maybe one of these will work for you!

How to Revive that Creative Writing Spark:

doing sprints with a friend - knowing you’re all in it together can really help!

talking with writing buddies about what you’re each working on - the shared enthusiasm can be really helpful,

journaling, about daily life, or about dreams you’ve had - turning the dream into something coherent can be a great strategy (or, don’t bother, and just write it however crazily it took place!)

pick a random story you wrote in the past and read a chapter, paragraph, or 500 word segment - and look at it as a reader, say things you liked about it, praise it, emphasize the good things about your own writing.

transcribe a song with lyrics you find inspiring, or crack open a favorite book and transcribe a few paragraphs. You can even do it with something you’ve written yourself!

set a low-pressure, low-word count deadline - make it public, if you’re the kind of person that helps, or keep it to yourself.

sign up for a zero-consequence challenge, such as a bingo, or the Duck Prints Press #drabbledaysaturday prompts on Twitter - something where no one will mind if you don’t succeed, but you might find some inspiration.

create a small goal, either daily, weekly, or monthly - it can be a time frame (I’ll write for 5 minutes a day!) or a word count (I’ll write 1,000 words a month!) or even something tiny (I’ll write one sentence a day!) or a public sharing goal (post a ficlet a day!) and then do your best to stick to it, and reward yourself when you succeed.

open your ask box or otherwise solicit short prompts - for example, do a “three sentence” meme (”send me a pairing and a trope and I’ll write a three sentence fill”) or a story title meme (”send me a story title and I’ll write a little about the story I’d create with that title”) or an emoji prompt (”send me three emojis and I’ll write a ficlet”) or make your own fun one that will bring you joy (one of our writers created a “name two characters and I’ll make them kiss in six sentences or less” meme that helped them a lot)

participate in a prompt month, something with no consequences for failure but with prompts that can inspire daily ficlet.

write without editing, and just throw what you create out into the world - anything to get the words flowing.

challenge yourself to write a drabble day, no more and no less.

try changing how or when you write - get a nice journal and write by hand, or if that’s your normal, try writing in a word document instead.

write at different times of day, and see if it’s easier for you over breakfast, or after lights out, or during your lunch break, or by stealing a few minutes while you’re “on the clock” at work.

make an attempt at different formats of writing - if you usually write prose, try a poem; if you usually write really long things, try a drabble.

look out your window, or find a place you like, and just describe what you see.

do some free association exercises - for example, use a random word generator (I use this one sometimes) and then write literally whatever word comes into your head next - keep going until you fill the page, or until it starts to turn into a story, or just until you don’t feel like it any longer.

pick a random sentence (the person who suggested this often uses “Just write anything”) to be the start of a story, and “pants” your way through whatever comes next, without worrying about grammar, continuity, logic, or much of anything.

plan ahead - schedule your writing time and don’t let yourself put it off (rewards for success are always good!) and/or visualize exactly what you want to write ahead so you’re ready when you sit down.

if you get hit by inspiration, don’t put it off - even if all you do is scrawl a sentence in your phone or on scratch paper between other tasks, get it out of your head. Even a single sentence is a creation!

get out of the spaces where your usual things are - go to a park, or on a hike, or in your backyard, or even a different room in your own home, and bring a journal or phone or laptop, and see what strikes you.

pick That Thing You Haven’t Been Letting Yourself Write and ignore all the things you Think You Should Be Writing and just...write what brings you joy

fanfiction can be very helpful, especially in canon using canon-compliant ships/characterizations - there’s no need to do the heavy lifting. Even if you just write the characters going to a grocery store, or talking about what movie they want to watch, or arguing over take out - something short and sweet that’s just for fun, with no expectations for yourself or anyone else.

alternatively, if you’re the type who writes better for others and you’re feeling down - knock out anything, even something short, and post it, and take joy even in a single like or kudos. Knowing even one person out there loved what you wrote can really help.

Any or all of these may help you, but there’s one final one that I, at least, think is the most important of all - and that’s helped me most.

FORGIVE YOURSELF. You have work in progress up. It’s okay to leave them. You told someone you’d write something for them. It’s okay not to. You have a deadline looming. It’s okay to ask for more time, or to withdraw, or - in the end - it’s even okay to ghost. You think what you’ve made is bad. It’s okay if it’s bad. You’ll never be able to create when you’re raking yourself over the coals. Everyone in fandom has “been there” - has missed deadlines, has left challenges, has abandoned works in progress, have reneged on a promise to a friend to write something. Until you forgive yourself, you’ll never be able to create anything, and isn’t even a single sentence that isn’t on that Big Important Thing better than no sentences on anything?

Forgive yourself, and find that spark, inspiration, muse, whatever you want to call it - and write things that bring you joy.

We believe in you!

YOU CAN DO IT!

[wangxianficrecs]

in the mood for a fic where…

Some of these asks are over two weeks old, I'm so sorry!  And I have another 40-odd to do in future posts, so I’m just going to throw this out there and work on suggestions at the same time as the rest of you, to see if that’s more efficient.  (I’ll start from the bottom and work up...)

As always, remember that @mdzs-kinkmeme exists (on AO3) as a place to submit your prompts, kink and fluff and whatever.  Authors actually use them for ideas. You’re likely to get what you order!

[My ko-fi.]

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1. Hi! I have a fic request for the next "I'm in the mood for": does anyone know a fic where wwx and lwj go with sl and xxc (cql canon) and found their own sect with no blood ties etc.? /And it somehow fixes canon lol/

The Vermillion Ribbon by Unforth (E, 233k, wangxian, lan wangji & nie huaisang, my post) - doesn’t fix canon as it’s a non-yunmeng wwx

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2. catfish AUs are my shit and one that I think doesn't have enough credit is When I Get Home by allbloomgold . it has a good start and is super entertaining. i also can't get enough catfish aus rn, do you know of any others that are good or any crack treated seriously that are similar?

how to fall in love with a catfish: a guide by wei wuxian (disaster rat) by Anonymous (T, 55k, wangxian, my post)

we'll get him falling for a stranger (or a catfish) by sweetlolixo (T, 38k, wangxian)

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3. Hi, Mojo! Your blog gives me LIFE ♥️ Do you happen to know any fic with WWX as a servant? Either from the beginning or as some sort of punishment. I just read Something Good by boxoftheskyking and that was awesome! @kirk-spock-in-the-impala

Bound Only by the Sea by levament (E, 271k, wangxian, WIP)

Witchfinder by misbehavingvigilante (E, 86k, wangxian)

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4. Hey! I need a LZ fucks detox after reading so many of those. 🤭 [Hahaha]  Do you or your followers know: (4a) modern au demi (aka WWX)-sexual LWJ? Like, I know this is kinda canon LWJ, but a fic where he's aware of his demisexuality? I've read recently Life as a House by Terri Botta (Isilwath) where LWJ mentions he discovered that he's demi not asexual after falling for WWX. (4b) WWX fucks but not LWJ? Plus if it's LWJ POV or we get to see his vinegar drinking problem.

4a

WWWWXD (What would Wei Wuxian Do?) by deliciousblizzardshark (T, 55k, wangxian)

See all this and more for just ten dollars a month! by ScarlettStorm (E, 344k, wangxian)

4b

Here are 3 stories under the ao3 tag #wei ying fucks

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5. Hello! Thank you for doing gods work - I’ve found so many amazing fics from this blog?! [Wonderful!]  I was wondering if you could help me find a general rec rather than a specific type - fics where wangxian get together during the cloud recesses era? I was rereading The Beast of Gusu for the hundredth time and also Magical Marriage Ribbons, but I’d love to see more fics where they get their act together earlier! Sorry if this isn’t allowed [of course it’s allowed!] and thank you anyway for all your hard work!! Xxx @obsessionality

*See #22 below for even more!*

how a smiling homeless child melted jade hearts and got a home by anxiouswreck0_0 (T, 42k, wangxian)

Gentians in bloom by teawater (M, 251k, wangxian)

Dual Cultivating with You by narikanyan (E, 19k, wangxian, WIP)

this mattress is a desert island by bbyminmaki (E, 19k, wangxian, my post)

with intent by Lirazel (E, 10k, wangxian)

Being Known by dragongirlG (M, 43k, wangxian)

❤️A Wedding of Choice by scifigeek14 (T, 17k, wangxian, my post)

Do You Want? by Morgana_avalon (E, 64k, wangxian)

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6. Your service to fandom is amazing. <3 Thank you. [You’re so welcome!]  I'm wondering if there are any fics that deal with LWJ's trauma? I'll take ones from the 16 years between, but specifically post-canon? That's kind of what I'm looking for. ALL the LWJ h/c, I mean, of course I'll take it all, but specifically anything post-canon dealing with his trauma, that's what I'm hunting for. <3 @la-belle-laide​

Succour by incendir (T, 8k, wangxian)

Convalesce by incendir (G, 5k, wangxian)

devil from heaven by incendir (M, 13k, wangxian, my post) -  is in the same setting and FANTASTIC if you uh......want to lose your ability to hear "come back to gusu with me" without blushing

Remove This Doubt by mrsronweasley (E, 4k, wangxian)

set your old heart free by words-writ-in-starlight (Gunmetal_Crown) (E, 42k, wangxian)

❤️no new age by everythingispoetry (M, 146k, wangxian, my post)

try to praise the mutilated world by RoseThorne (T, 5k, wangxian)

the following are slightly less what you’re looking for but LOADS of hurt lwj and trauma/grief recovery through love and parenting:

❤️Volition by Aerlalaith (T, 33k, wangxian, my post)

❤️To be of use by Erisette (not rated (G), 53k, wangxian, my post)

❤️Begotten by ecorie (G, 37k, wangxian, my post)

Love, in all its small pieces by in_seclusion (G, 5k, lan sizhui & lan wangji)

the hidden source is the watchful heart by o_honeybees (E, 11k, wangxian, my post) -  gentle story about lwj processing his trauma post-canon

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7. i read this fic once that was from fairy's perspective, and she really wanted to be wwx's friend, and i was wondering if you knew what fic that was/any other fics where wwx gets more accustomed to fairy? thanks!

these are fics where he confronts his fear of dogs in general:

❤️ Tragedy is Not the End by Hobbsy3 (T, 358k, wangxian, my bookmark) - has puppy therapy as part of a truly epic storyline, but it’s there!

Imprints by Lisa_Telramor (G, 32k, wangxian, WIP) - puppy therapy

❤️Rabbit Heart by Suaine (M, 57k, wangxian, my post) - puppy adoption is only a small portion of this fic

A Change of Skin by Anonymous (T, 3k, wangxian) - jc is turned into a dog and wangxian have to care for him

these two feature fairy but I think it’s unrequited:

familiaris by Misila (G, 3k, fairy & wei wuxian)

Love of a Lone Wolf by mondengel (G, 1k, no ships)

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8. Hello! Do your or your followers know endgame WX non-PWP fics were LXC and WWX like each other romantically, it's unrequited, they're betrothed or LWJ misunderstands their relationship? I can recommend these: Smile for Me by kuro, A Heart Made of Jade by makkurokuro93, Burning Bridges by Keysmashed, they call me homewrecker by sweetlolixo and Little Earthquakes by Trueredhearts (it's dark). Am I cruel for enjoying LWJ hurt seeing his favourite people (possibly) together? And there's so little of this pairing🙃

he gets under your skin by Skadiseven (M, 88k, xixian - misunderstood, wangxian - endgame, my post) - a While You Were Sleeping au

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9. I love your blog so much and it’s amazing what you do!!!   [Thank you!]  Do you or any of your followers have any recommendations for stories where the characters watch the events of the show? I’ve read The Characters of MDZS Watching the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by emma_screams , Song of Joy and Regrets by HelloKitten , and Every Scar has a Story to Tell by Cinder46231 . @oddintrovert

Teen Project to Change the World by animeloverhomura (not rated, 379k, wangxian, WIP)

The Path by Seastar98 (not rated, 167k, wangxian, WIP)

AO3 tag  #characters watching their series is mostly filled with The Untamed

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10. hiiii! thank you so much for all your hard work! I wanted to ask, for your next 'mood for', do you know of any fics with de-aged sizhui? either physically or mentally because of a curse or stress, just an excuse for his parents to take care of him. Thanks again!

Bright and kind by ExNihiIo (G, 2k, lan sizhui & parents)

Little Turnips Need to Sleep at Nine by LinXueLian (G, 7k, wangxian)

Come My Darling, Homeward Bound by Dreaming_Days (T, 33k, wangxian)

The mystery of missing goats and children leading sects by WitchAuntie (G, 8k, zhuiyi, lan sizhui is a girl)

wishful thinking by av_versiera (G, 5k, wangxian)

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11. Hey WXFR I have THE MIGHTIEST NEED and can't find what I'm looking for. Are there any fics that deal with the actual core transfer? From Wen Qing and/or Wen Ning POV as they have to care and comfort WWX through this... Horrible procedure with no anesthesia? 😩😭 I need that pain and comfort. Does this fic exist? (If not... It should!) Thank you!

Core-Thieving Hand by x_los (T, 5k, wangxian) -  goes AU midway through the transfer, but is deliciously detailed about the process

Family Ties by archipelago (M, 4k, wq & wwx, ningxian?, jiang siblings)

Departure in Autumn by chomrafy (not rated, 6k, no ships, Ch. 1, ‘WQ POV. Warning: surgical gore, moral injury, torturous medical experimentation.’)

Impossible Remains by Jengabears (M, 16k, wangxian, WIP) - if you squint

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12. Hi Momjo! For next mood, could you recommend any canon time fic where A-Yuan is actually WWX's? Either with someone else or with LWJ but the latter doesn't know. I read these: Identity by Katana_Pistol (not LWJ's) and ephemeral by UchiHime (LWJ's). Doesn't have to be mpreg/abo, could be WWX's with some woman.

Wei Wuxian is married off to Wen Chao to prevent the fall of Lotus Pier.  an @angstymdzsthoughts​ threadfic

wwx and lwj got married as teenagers in cr as lan-jiang treaty - an @angstymdzsthoughts​​ threadfic [DO read the comments since the fic continues there)

Our Son Reborn by RenaFair (T, 103k, wangxian) -  LSZ dies and WWX figures out how to bring him back into the world for another life by bearing him himself

Realm of Uncertainty by clover71 (M, 47k, wangxian)

popping out a baby in the bed of a truck, what can go wrong? by mexicantt (E, 8k, wangxian)

Until The End by abCEE (M, 233k, wangxian, WIP)

Of Pupas and Chrysalides by RRBone (E, 46k, wangxian, WIP)

The Lifespan of a Lotus Blossom by Silver_pup (M, 139k, wangxian, WIP)

In which Lan Qiren eavesdrops and gets a new nephew (and grandnephew) out of it by h0peless_oblivion (M, 34k, wangxian, WIP)

Born to Blossom, Bloom to Perish by LadyMithiel (M, 102k, wangxian, WIP)

My Pride and My Prejudices by Erbyrose, TitanPandora (T, 122k, wangxian)

Bun Fu Fighting by Silvarbelle (G, 4k, wangxian, my bookmark)

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13. Hello. I hope you are well. I was wondering…do you know if any fics where wangxian break the bath tub…i need it for science. Also, you are a true gem 💚 I wish you the very best.

The Great Bathtub Conspiracy by pupeez4eva (M, 3k, wangxian & juniors)

❤️ to arrive late is better than not to arrive at all by Moominmammashandbag (M, 35k, wangxian, my post)

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14. Any fics where involving lwj and a play on the term "cutsleeve"? Such as lwj cutting the sleeve of his robe to confess to wwx, to publicly declare his love, or even being the origin of the word @neurotiicpreyanimal​

nothing immediately springs to mind, but you should definitely watch Word of Honor (it’s on netflix and amazon and everywhere else) because they’re LITERALLY cutting each other’s sleeves off and it passed the censors!

Wei Wuxian’s Day Off by Ariana (T, 7k, wangxian) - LWJ tears a sleeve off *WWX’s* robe in his ardor, and I have the strong impression that the author Went There.

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15. I am in search of any fic where Lan Wangji forgets Wei Wuxian after they’re marry. Brownie points if they have something similar to the following.  •   Maybe even the Lan’s taking advantage of this to get him out off Cloud Recesses.  •   Make him divorce Lan Wangji.  •   maybe I am just looking for angst. Lol. Thank you for any help you may give.

an effect (without a cause) by astrobandit (T, 15k, wangxian)

tonight i can write the saddest lines by sarahyyy (G, 4k, wangxian, my post)

*for general amnesia fics, see #18 below*

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16. hey! dont know how exactly this works lol ive only recently came across your blog (and already love it!!) so sorry if this is not the appropriate place to ask [you are in the right place!]  but can you recommend some more fics where lwj is a rogue cultivator (preferably taking a-yuan with him if the fic takes place after wwx’s death)? thank u!!! ~ @limmy

❤️ And Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Glitterbombshell (T, 24k, wangxian, WIP, my post)

All Exits Look The Same by Ahlai (T, 15k, lan sizhui & lan wangji, wangxian, my bookmark)

Believe by Quiet_crash (G, 11k, lan wangji & various characters, my post)

Mourning Dove by jaemyun (not rated, 28k, wangxian, WIP)

some more from a similar ask in the past:

Share Your Silence by Terri Botta (Isilwath) (E, 127k, wangxian, series in progress, my bookmark) Shadow by Your Side (Don’t Let Me Go) by Leahelisabeth (fortheloveofcamelot)

picking up the pieces by KouriArashi (M, 111k, wangxian)

For Both Of Us (And Time Is But A Paper Moon) by sami (E, 65k, wangxian)

the thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break by RoseThorne (E, 54k, wangxian, WIP, lwj moves to burial mounds)

AO3 tag #Rogue Cultivator Lan Wangji

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17. Hello! Do you know any fics where LWJ goes too far intimately and WWX is actually hurt?  I've read My Blood upon thy Heart by ThetenthtenbeingofTen which deals with the aftermath of incense burner library dream if it actually happened. The theme doesn't have to be as heavy as this one nor it doesn't have to be non-con, just passing WWX's limit. Btw in some earlier moods someone ask for a fic where they don't end up together. This one implies they don't.

Limp by orphan_account (E, <1k, wangxian, mind the tags, MCD!)

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18. Hello! I love your blog so much. I'm looking for fics with my fave trope: Amnesia. Particularly modern AUs but any amnesia fic would do for me.

Forget Me Not by Vamillepudding (T, 10k, wangxian, my post)

voidable by sarahyyy (M, 3k, wangxian, my post)

an effect (without a cause) by astrobandit (T, 15k, wangxian)

how rare and beautiful by FantasyDeath (T, 2k, wangxian)

how, or when, or from where by sarahyyy (G, 10k, wangxian, my post)

twice by Misila (T, 8k, wangxian)

tonight i can write the saddest lines by sarahyyy (G, 4k, wangxian, my post)

no balance by silverclaw (G, 21k, wangxian)

And They Have Escaped The Weight of Darkness by cosmicmilktea (T, 10k, wangxian, my post)

Grave of a Living God by Gotcocomilk (T, 35k, wangxian, my post)

These Two Most Powerful by stiltonbasket (G, 4k, wangxian)

Love Song In Reverse by timetoboldlygo (T, 135k, wangxian, WIP) -  an amnesia fic where wwx returns to the living and thinks he’s mxy

Remind me why I love you by AG1234VL (not rated, 18k, wangxian, WIP)

a cicada, singing, weighs on my heart by anatheme (not rated, 11k, wangxian)

hello my old heart, how have you been? by ravenditefairylights (M, 11k, wangxian)

Forget-me-not by The Silverfish (ZephyrAndTheSilverfish) (T, 28k, wangxian)

clouds in the whites of our eyes by butchgoth (GremlinGirl) (M, 27k, wangxian)

❤️the thing with feathers by RoseThorne (G, 43k, wangxian, my bookmark)

Here are 20 in my AO3 bookmarks that mention amnesia.

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19. Hello darling! 🥰 [Sweetaah!]  When you next compile a Mood post, I’d love to know of other fics with a similar feel to fish & wild geese by impossibletruths . I like the lovely introspective modern LWJ and the cottagecore vibes. I need some peaceful reads. Thanks!! @justgot1​

【那夏天的我們】a stroke of fate by puddingcatbeans (G, 60k, wangxian)

bring you home by Alasse_Irena (T, 28k, wangxian, my bookmark) maybe?

I haven’t read the one you mentioned, but here is my #homesteading tag, which has 11 works in it (mostly burial grounds) and you can search for ‘study’ or ‘introspection’

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20. hii!! can u recommend a fic where wwx and lwj are are in an established relationship and are going through the process of adopting a-yuan?? thanks!!

here we are in heaven  by lazulink (E, 16k, wangxian)

so take my hand (take my whole life too) by cicer (E, 107k, wangxian, my post) 

Wangxian Tax Universe by adrian_kres, RoseThorne (T, 6k, wangxian)

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21. Definitely in the mood for Dom!LWJ and brand new to the scene Sub!WWX who is looking to explore this NEED he has discovered! @cyclamental

Rope Bunny by TheLegendOfChel (E, 14k, wangxian, WIP)

something so flawed and free by verseau (E, 55k, wangxian, WIP)

hot necromancer singles seeking dom daddies in your area by Mikkeneko (M, 19k, wangxian) -  not a modern AU but LWJ is an established dom in the CR kink scene, and WWX is entirely new to the concept

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22. For over half a year your recs have been my only source, there have been so many good ones I'm not keeping up with them. Nonetheless! Can you recommend a maybe > 20k non-modern fic where WX meet as children or in early teenagehood and realise their feelings before or in early adulthood? I've already read many (most) where WWX was adopted by Lans, so not those. I also read with similar setup: ☀ Sun on rainy day ☀ by MiiMi and Frost moon's sun by RenaFair (here they get together as babies :D)

*See #5 above for even more!*

Just Say Yes by edenwolfie (M, 338k, wangxian)

❤️Magical Marriage Ribbons by starandrea (M, 503k, wangxian, my bookmark)

❤️ Fallen by Jaywalker_Holmes (M, 151k, wangxian, my post)

Under Extreme Duress by sssrha (T, 34k, wangxian, WIP, my post)

❤️To have and to hold by Moominmammashandbag (M, 79k, wangxian, my post)

❤️The Beast of Gusu by Netrixie (M, 212k, wangxian, my post)

❤️Candy & Conspiracies by cl410 (T, 16k, wangxian, my post)

❤️shades of grey by cl410 (M, 59k, wangxian, nielan, my post)

❤️Hope by RoseThorne (T, 47k, wangxian, my bookmark)

Minding by WithBroomBefore (G, 85k, wangxian)

Quartet by WithBroomBefore (T, 69k, wangxian)

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23. Hey Mojo! Thanks for all your hard work! I never have any lack of things to read because of this blog, and I'm very grateful! [I’m very glad!]  Do you know of any mafia AUs where WWX is affiliated because of his relationship with the Jiangs, but is not a part of it because the Jiangs went to the trouble of keeping it secret from him? @alovelyocean

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24. Do you have anything where LWJ gets into DARK magic. Maybe to resurrect WWX?

they would call you my queen by HeavenlySkyfarer (E, 10k, wangxian)

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25. Could you recommend something where WWX ends up Jiang Clan Leader and LWJ marries him and moves to Lotus Pier?

Twelve Moons and a Fortnight by stiltonbasket (G, wangxian, 290k, my bookmark) has wwx as temporary sect leader and courting lwj who lives there for the duration

For Both Of Us (And Time Is But A Paper Moon) by sami (E, 65k, wangxian) - an AU of an AU where jc and lwj time travel, and in the end (spoiler i guess) wwx and lwj live at lotus pier where wwx helps jc with sect duties

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[My ko-fi.]

[seesgood]

a couple of reminders, in case you need to hear them ( rp edition ) 

you don’t need to be here everyday. you don’t have to apologize for not being here for a reason. you don’t need to stress if you haven’t been able to write for a bit or be as active as you want to be 

your writing mojo will return

there are people out there that you haven’t met yet that are going to make you fall back in love with this hobby and these worlds and characters and i know sticking around for them is hard but they’re there. i promise. 

your blog is AT THE VERY MINIMUM 10x more loved and appreciated than you think. think about it logically: you love a lot of blogs that you don’t approach for one reason or another, there are probably people out there who feel the same way about you and your blog but haven’t approached because they’re shy

despite what it may seem like, the version of people you see on this site is only a fraction of who they are outside of it, be kind. and if you can’t find it in you to be kind then just carry on with your day and ignore them

the label of “quality” means literally nothing. quality is just A Quality that you like about a blog or a portrayal, it’s something different to anyone. one person being quality does not make someone else not quality. you’re all quality. you’re all the koala tea. 

i know it’s hard, but try not to be super intimidated by people. there are some people you’ll have bad experiences with, but for the most part 95% of people on here are really nice and they’re literally just like you, sitting at their computer, shitposting about their favorite characters 

it is always going to be hard to gain traction on a new blog or a new muse, especially if that muse is lesser known, an original character, or a multi --- it’s not going to happen immediately. it does kinda take work. but you’re going to find people. so if it’s worth it to you to stick with it, then it’s worth it to stick with it. 

that being said, you never have to stick around if you’re done with a muse or a fandom or this website in general. that’s okay. people might be sad but the majority will be excited and supportive, whatever you go forward and do. 

reach out to people! you have literally nothing to lose. like literally nothing. we are all specks of dust in the cosmos and this is a website that lost yahoo over 200 million dollars. the worst thing that is going to happen when you reach out to someone for plotting / to do something is that they won’t match your energy and yeah, that sucks, but most of the time people will match your energy and you will make a new friend and writing partner and it will be great 

just have fun. there’s so much bullshit to get caught up in and it detracts from the fact that the whole purpose of this hobby is to metaphorically dress up as our favorite characters and play pretend with one another. so, focus on that. enjoy that. 

you’re really loved. whether you believe me or not, that’s okay. i know the truth. and the truth is that you’re really a whole hell of a lot more loved than you’re even aware of 

[icannotreadcursive]

Sometimes, people have different--very different--sets of headcanons and sets of ships etc for a given piece of media and cast of characters because they have basically different understandings of who those characters are.

A lot of times, that’s just because every fan as their own unique life experience to apply when engaging with and interpreting a work, so they see different things reflected back.

But when it comes to what I call Legacy Characters--characters that have had their story told and retold, adapted and readapted, reinvested and reset time and again; such as comic book characters--a huge part of who a fan understands a character to be is determined by what versions of that character they’re familiar with, what aspects of different versions have coalesced in their brain to form their sense of that character in general.  Usually, the biggest influence there is which version of a character that fan encountered first.

I see both knock-down drag-out fights and casual disrespectful disparaging comments within some fandoms--especially big comics fandoms like Marvel--that on the surface of them are more of the typical dumb “my interpretation is the only right one and anyone who disagrees is wrong and Doesn’t Understand The Media” stuff, but that I am SO SURE mostly boils down to this issue of having very different but all equally legitimate senses of the characters from having familiarity with different appearances of the character, or in a different order.

For instance--using what I find to be the most glaring case as an example--the Marvel shipping wars amongst Steve/Bucky, Steve/Tony, Sam/Steve, Bucky/Natasha, and (increasingly) Sam/Bucky shippers.  Sometimes the Pepper/Tony, Pepper/Natasha, and Bruce/Tony shippers join the fray.

These conflicts get so nasty.  Even a lot of the more chill shippers, when prompted, have very ugly things to say about ships other than their own and the people who support them.  Allegations of racism, misogyny, fetishization, and general toxicity run rampant and are often talked about as though they are the only possible reasons someone could ever have for shipping or not shipping a given pair.

I want to make it clear that I personally do ship or have shipped several of the above, including ones that mutually exclude each other.  There’s a few I’m neutral on up there, and one that kinda squicks me--we’ll get to that later.

Every single one of them is a perfectly good ship.  None of them are inherently fucked up in any way and I will not hear any argument to the contrary.  

Do some supporters of these ships get overzealous and obnoxious?  Yes, that’s kinda why we’re talking about it, but that’s not a problem with any of the ships themselves.

I’ve noticed some patterns around people being into particular ones of these ships and their personal histories with various Marvel media.

Steve/Tony: mostly comics fans at this point, either were into the comics before the MCU became a thing or the early days of the MCU got them into the comics and they’re now more into the comics than the films.  Because there’s a LOT of material in the comics to support the ship!  There’s so much!  Including the fact that in one comics reality where Tony is a woman, she and Steve get married!  

Now, there was a ton of this’ere Stony fic that got churned out in the early days of the MCU, a lot of it from fans getting into this world for the first time through the phase 1 movies, at which point other potential partners for these guys either hadn’t been introduced as characters yet, or hadn’t been fleshed out.  A lot of film-main (as opposed to comics-main) Stony shippers moved away from the pairing as the MCU continued, Bucky became the counterpoint of Steve’s Character arc, Sam got brought in, Pepper and Bruce each got more screen time, and the dynamic between Steve and Tony in the films got increasingly adversarial in a way that’s less sexy more fucked up.

The battle cry against Stony from other factions, especially from the Steve/Bucky camp is usually “but they’re so toxic!” and, I mean, yeah--if your sense of these characters is primarily based on how they are in the MCU, they are.  But in my experience, even if they’re working MCU events and settings, the Steve and Tony being imagined by Stony shippers aren’t really that Steve and Tony.

Steve/Bucky: look, Stucky is an MCU thing.  Articles have been written and published about the fact that the dynamic between Steve and Bucky in the MCU follows the beats of an epic romance to a T.  The basis for this ship is all there on screen--throw in a little bit of history nerd mojo and you’re in deep.

By my observation and estimation, most new or formerly-very-casual Marvel fans who came in via the films and remained film-mains, and who are inclined to not-strictly-heteronormative shipping at all went the Stucky route.  Folks who initially shipped Stony then switched to Stucky are pretty common.  People starting with Stucky and then switching to any other ship with Steve to the exclusion of Stucky? Very rare.  And while for a lot of people Stucky is their OTP in the strictest sense, I do see a lot of Stucky shippers who are here for other ships as well, either in an alternate realities kinda way or an amicable exes/polyamory kinda way.

The only people I’ve seen who have a problem with Stucky as a ship (other than “my ship is a different ship, therefore this one is bad and wrong”) are comics-mains whose sense of Steve and Bucky is heavily informed by runs of the comics in which Bucky is significantly younger than Steve and kid sidekick type figure.  For them, the dynamic between the general forms of these characters leans mentor/student or protector/charge, so the inclination is to read the MCU relationship as fraternal, because it being romantic is squicky based on their sense of the characters.

Sam/Steve: comics-mains, film-mains with significant comics familiarity, film-mains who just aren’t into Stucky for one reason or another, or film-mains who are just really into Anthony Mackey which is a perfectly valid reason to get behind a ship.  People who know Falcon from the comics seem much more likely to be into this ship and also more invested in this ship.  I’m not qualified to say much about support for this ship from the comics themselves because my personal familiarity with Marvel comics doesn’t include much of Sam Wilson at all, but I am absolutely qualified to say there’s support from the films, especially CA:WS.

The worst vitriol against this ship tends to come from overzealous Stucky OTP shippers who really need to remember that fandom is supposed to be fun, and flat out racists.  That must be acknowledged and needs to be addressed.  Fandom racism in general, and against Sam in particular is a thing and it can absolutely be a factor in shipping.  

However it’s not inherently racist to just not ship Sam/Steve because you see them as bros, or because Stucky is your OTP, or because you ship Sam with someone else, or whatever.  Worthwhile to take a minute to examine why you don’t ship it, if you don’t, and check that for racial bias in how you view and treat Sam as a character, especially if you’re white.

Sam/Steve and Stucky are the two ships I see coexist the most!  A lot of people ship both of them separately and exclusive from one another, but a lot of people also go ether the OT3 or the “Steve and Sam were definitely a thing for while there but now they’re not” route.

Bucky/Natasha: comics-mains or film-mains with significant comics familiarity, particularly for the comics worlds in which Bucky and Natasha are a couple, which seems self explanatory as to why that correlates.  Not a lot for it in the films, Nat and Buck don’t interact much in the films that we see, and they’re kinda trying to kill each other in much of what we do see.  But, like I said, they’re a thing in some of the comics so there we have that.

This is the one that squicks me.  Clearly it’s a super valid ship; depending on the canon it’s a canon ship.  Frankly, they make sense together, canon or not--their individual backgrounds as spysassins and with brainwashing etc means they’d be able to understand one another in ways no one else around them really can.  But my personal amalgamation of these characters from the films and what comics I’m familiar with has Bucky having been Natasha’s teacher when she was a kid in Red Room.  So I cannot ship it, I can’t do it.  

The fact that I personally am squeaked by it has absolutely no impact on the fact that it’s a good ship, and the fact that it’s a good ship cannot and does not negate the fact that it squicks me.

Bucky/Sam: okay, there’s not a lot of this out there yet, but what there is seems to mostly be coming from film-mains who either don’t ship or co-ship Stucky and/or Sam/Steve, and who really liked the dynamic between these two in Civil War, and I guarantee you we’re about to get so much more of this ship with Falcon and Winter Soldier premiering.  I’ve already seen some hate directed at this ship from the same places Sam/Steve gets hate.  I predict, though, that this one will also get co-shipped alongside Stucky by the less strictly OTP of those shippers and I’m curious to see what the dynamic ends up being between Bucky/Sam shippers and Sam/Steve shippers as this camp grows.

In conclusion, I guess, note that not shipping a ship doesn’t have to mean attacking that ship (and it shouldn’tI) and not liking a ship, even being deeply uncomfortable with a ship for your own reasons doesn’t mean that ship is bad.  We’ve all got our own individual sets of experiences both in life and with the characters in our fandoms that can dramatically change how we see those characters and their relationships to one another.  This gets especially complicated and diverse with Legacy Characters like those from sprawling long-running comics multiverses.  Someone’s understanding and interpretation being different from yours does not make either of you wrong!

As long as no one is an asshole about it it, it’s actually really interesting and cool to compare interpretations and see how your understandings overlap and differ, to think about what bits of canon have been formative for you and what personal experience may have made you inclined to interpret certain things certain ways.

Fandom is supposed to be fun.  Shipping is supposed to be fun.  You can and should hype up and express love for your own ships without tearing down others.

[renaerys]

In your opinion. What do you think a fic would have to include to make a realistic ppgxrrb story? A trope that's used in this fandom a lot is the boys being bad boys. Personally I never liked this trope only because they weren't bad boys they were evil. I really think people forget that the boys were made for the sole purpose of destroying the girls. That's not the same as being a bad boy. When they're presented as bad boys imo it makes the challenge of the couples getting together easier because they're not evil just rebellious. I feel that the real challenge would be them being evil and slowly but surely changing the narrative of the girls in their head despite what mojo or him would say and do. I can honestly say I've yet to find a story where the boys are evil and eventually start to change slowly but surely for the better.

I am interpreting this ask to be questioning the realism or lack thereof of using a “bad boy” trope to characterize the Boys. If that’s incorrect and I’ve misunderstood you, I apologize and please feel free to correct me!

I’m going to have to disagree with your interpretation that the Boys were ever evil. First of all, I think it’s impossible for any 5 year old to be evil, whether it’s the Boys or Princess Morbucks or whoever. “Evil” is a term I’d reserve for characters like Dick Hardly, or Him, or Mojo, to name a few. It’s the willful disregard for the safety and wellbeing of others often for selfish reasons, be they profit, death/destruction/for the lulz, or power (in each of those three characters’ cases). I have never once in canon seen the Boys characterized in this manner. Even when they first appeared, they went after the Girls because A) Mojo, an unequivocal authority figure and the first person they ever meet, told them to and B) they are shitty little boys who, as many shitty little boys are wont to do, think girls are gross and realistically probably would pick a fight on some level. 

Which brings me to my second counterpoint. In almost all of the Boys’ appearances in the show after that first episode (i.e., in their reincarnated versions), they are characterized as annoying little shitheads who like to play pranks, fart on each other, misspell graffiti, and generally be annoying little 5 year old boys. They possess the added nuisance of having Super powers, which of course makes the consequences of their messing around large-scale and often dangerous, such as when they threaten the structural integrity of Townsville. Recall that the Girls in the PPG Movie (which I consider canon) were also obliviously destructive in the name of having fun, not because they were consciously trying to cause harm. The Boys are basically just like that, and they have not been shown to grow out of it yet (they are 5 years old, we are not surprised).

That said, the fact that they are 5 means they can and will grow and change as they mature and get older, just like literally every person who has ever lived. And here is where my two cents on realism comes into play. Any characterization of the Boys, whether it’s as “bad boys” or “evil” or whatever, can theoretically work. What matters is the work the author/creator puts into the story showing us the specific life experiences that have profoundly shaped and influenced the direction of the Boys’ lives. That part, however, is the hard part and where a lot of writers/creators will struggle. So you want to write them as evil? Go right ahead! But I strongly encourage you to show us why they became evil. What mentors influenced them? What experiences did they have that pushed them down that path? And what does being “evil” even mean? Are we talking murder and mayhem? Are we talking something more small scale? You need to be able to answer questions like this in order to make it believable that the Boys have grown up to be evil actors. I also encourage you to keep in mind that it’s rare to find a realistic villain who is evil for the sake of being evil. Often, there are concrete reasons. For example, perhaps they lost a loved one and now vow to avenge them, inadvertently or carelessly killing or harming innocents on their path to achieving that. That’s evil, but it’s logical and realistic. 

I have other beefs with the bad boy trope that I won’t get into here, but I don’t think it’s fair to dismiss it or any other characterization as easy. It’s extremely hard to write a good bad boy trope, often because people miss the entire point of it and mistake it for romantic when it 100% is not. Tl;dr whatever your chosen characterization, you need to be able to back it up if you want readers to believe it and sympathize with your characters and their plight.

[senadimell]

Fic writer tag game thing

I was tagged to do this by @rockymountainrattlesnake--you rock!

How many works do you have on a03?

5 at the moment. Someday I will finish the Martha Jones character study I’m working on...

What’s your total a03 word count?

107,733 officially, but one of those is an exerpt taken from a longer fic, which puts me at 105,782, and then we’d need to subtract out the poetry exerpts in Promises, so...

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

HA.

But I have Promises to Keep

The World in Ten Seconds

Growing Where Planted

Suspended Between Moments

Black and White are Also Colors

The order seems very logical.

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Pretty much always. Sometimes I forget and write back months later, but I get really enthusiastic when people like my work (I swear I will answer my inbox soon!) Most of my stuff involves some degree of character analysis, so I enjoy continuing that discussion in the comments. (And compliments make my day, not gonna lie.)

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

That would be The World in Ten Seconds, I think. Looking at my work (published and unpublished), it’s a lot easier to be angsty when I’m doing an analysis-focused piece, because those tend to be snapshots in time. Narrative stories tend to end on a more hopeful note.

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

But I Have Promises to Keep by virtue of being finished. It’s not totally happy, but there’s a lot of catharsis in there.

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

Yes because my brain connects dots fast enough to make even a kangaroo court cringe. However, I haven’t published/finished any. I do have a Discworld/Doctor Who piece that’s a meditation on death, survivors, and moving on. The title will involve the word “Grandfathers.”

Then of course there’s the Q/Master epic enemies-to-lovers that I don’t have the guts to write.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

No! Very grateful for that. There was one awkward incident involving a commenter shaming non-commenters, but that’s behind us now.

Do you write smut? if so, what kind?

Nope.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? 

Not that I know of...? Seems unlikely TBH

Have you ever had a fic translated?

No.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

well...there was that one Eragon set-in-Alegaesia OC epistolary back in high school...

What’s your all-time favourite ship?

hm hm hm hm. So I’ve found that I really like very very close platonic intimacy, except that sometimes looks like “you are the most important person in my life and I would die for you but we haven’t put a name to this thing we have and we don’t really kiss etc. but we might hold hands/cuddle/whatever and it doesn’t mean anything and I know random mundane things about you like your shoe size or soda preference (did I mention I would die for you?)” which sounds kind of like shipping? 

So I’d have to say Nine/Rose or angsty Ten/Rose, with an emphasis on healing (see: RockyMountainRattlesnake’s Polyergus, A Wretched Ark, Terminarch, V762CAS’s Than All the Blue in the World).

I usually stick more or less with canon in most fandoms--if it’s not there, I don’t/can’t imagine it happening since romance is kind of weird and foreign to me. I tend to go for established relationships rather than “will-they-won’t they” stuff (Tevye/Golde, Vimes/Sybil etc. Though if we’re going musicals, I do actually like Elphaba/Fiero. I’ve never read anything about it, though.)

OH! I forgot! I don’t know if this counts, but I’m obsessed with sixbeforelunch’s Vulcan OCs, T'Lin and Veral, in the Pi’maat series.

Also the very specific way Erik/Christine works in Antiquarianne’s Phantom of the Opera piece The Sum of Earthly Happiness.

What’s a wip that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish the Grandfathers piece...it’s Discworld-primary from a stylistic perspective, and uh...I am not Terry Pratchett. I want to finish it, but I’ve got to be in the zone (reading a lot of Discworld stuff to get a feel for the style) and have SO MUCH PATIENCE because mimicking him is like writing poetry, if poetry was an accepted form of forced confession to be read for ridicule on live TV.

What are your writing strengths?

Purple prose.

yes i know that’s not supposed to be a compliment

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Seriously, though I do tend to wax fruity in my writing, and I have a lot of fun with it. I think I’m also pretty good at writing conversations and arguments.

What are your writing weaknesses?

hehehehe

kill your darlings.

Editing? Who is she?

Which is funny, because I also do that stupid thing where getting words-on-paper is more painful than drawing a fishhook out of the fish’s throat when it’s mangled deep in the flesh. Is it perfectionism? I don’t know. Not in the anxious sense, certainly, because I can’t be chuffed to do a line edit before publishing. It’s more like I have two modes:

“Susan mad Grandfather confused insert Wrinkle In Time reference exept Uriel weird out of context IT vs keys of Marius brains fight”

or

“He’d known what Jackie was going to pull before Rose even passed on the invite, and he went and acted like Rose’d saddled him with an old ticket stub fished from her pocket. Trifling. Something you tossed in the first bin you saw.   You think pretending it was only ever ‘her choice’ will wash away the guilt when you finally kill her?

That and...actually writing. Lost my mojo a while back and haven’t been able to get back into a routine since. Balancing life stuff and creative hobbies is a work in progress.

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

I think I generally would limit it to well-known exclamations or phrases for the most part. I’m familiar enough to use some Mandarin and not utterly fail, but I know I don’t have the rhythm or grace of a native speaker and it’s not something I have in mind to pursue right now.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Hm. Fortunately that is all tucked away in hand-written notebooks before I got perfection-scared off of writing past the 7th grade. I’ve been doing the whole fanfiction in my head consciously since 2nd grade, but the first stuff I think I wrote down was either Snape stuff or Eragon/Alagaesia stuff. Not exactly worldshaking.

What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

The World in Ten Seconds! Gah, I’m so proud of that thing. Also I really adore Black and White are Also Colors, though some of my favorite bits aren’t published yet. That one’s a lot more idiosyncratic...a lot of infodumping about color and language and ideas in translation. I’ll probably get the next chapter of that up before I’m able to start working on Growing Where Planted.

Tagging (feel free to answer or not as you have desire or energy--also I’m sorry if I have misremembered your fic-writing tendencies or lack thereof) @pazithigallifreya​ @phoenixrisesoncemore​  @forever-food-and-fandoms​@loupettes @elialys  @onlycosmere​

[missmaxime]

23 - What do you wish more fic authors would do? 24 - What do you wish more fic authors would stop doing?

Great this tagging the question with the number thing! People (me) should do that more often. Thank you <3 23. What do you wish more fic authors would do? Tag your fic! Especially with themes that you know people might be sensitive about - I once clicked a GG fic that was about rape and there. were. no. tags. The writer removed the whole fic within a few hours - which I also think didn’t had to happen, write whatever you want - but warn people about these kind of themes. I do think in general the tagging game of GG fics on AO3 is done very well. Another thing about tags - but that’s a thing AO3 could help us out with too - is people excessively tagging their fic. I don’t see it too much in GG, but when I was in the HP fandom this was done so much. I ship a bunch of rare ships in that fandom, and they get tagged as well even if that ship is just sitting in the background of a scene drinking a butterbeer - just don’t tag it!! Also I don’t need to know every single character that appears if they don’t play a role in the story.  On a more positive note I’d love to see writers (myself included) try a range of different genres and tropes. My hands are itching so hard to start this Brio Horror fic or the Westworld AU (but I can’t, me told me I need to finish Technicolors first). I’m just super excited to see someone I know usually writes A and B surprising me completely out of left field with a 1930s Circus AU - it makes me excited for them! 24 - What do you wish more fic authors would stop doing? Tell me in the tags or summary that this fic is going to suck. I understand if it is your first fic, or if you’re not used to writing English (or both) you can be insecure about your work - but just put that in your notes if you wish to share that. If you tell me it will suck, I will think you think it sucks, and why would I want to read something you don’t even like yourself? Oh, and please stop apologizing if updates take ‘long’ (I mean, I don’t even know when it’s a fast update? When does it become long? Does anyone know?). Obviously I want to update in a timely manner too, but life gets in the way often enough, most of us have jobs or school, or sometimes the writing mojo leaves us for a bit. But I think we all try to keep up with our writing, and nobody should apologize for updating in the tempo that they do. 

[thecoleopterawithana]

Hi! I was thinking about "the night se cried" and I saw some of your posts about it (thanks for the useful tags by the way). I was wondering, is Paul the first (and only) source about that event? And it was specifically Here Today the first time when he made reference to it? Because if it is, it seems to me quite telling that Paul would had chose his first open "John song" post John's death to introduce into the Beatle tale a brand new piece of information (cutting here for lack of space)

(following the last ask) And I think that by doing that Paul was trying to kick the table in some subtle way, by putting again in the center the love and closeness that existed between them. And this fact, makes think about this one is an example of how Paul want us to know some stuff, that he tells without noone asking. I mean, “the night we cried” wouldnt be part (and such an important part") of the Lennon/McCartney myth and fandom if Paul himself hadnt brought it in in the first place. Hugs!

Hey there @vairemelde ! Thanks so much for the ask! And I’m glad you found the #what about the night we cried? tag useful! 

To the extent of my knowledge (and I looked around a bit when doing the compilation post of quotes about that episode) Paul is indeed the one and only Beatle to have publicly talked about that night. Though, it is worth noticing, that he was first asked about that episode only in 2001, almost 20 years after referencing it in ‘Here Today’.

And while Paul has certainly made the effort to, throughout the years, contradict the pervasive confrontational narrative and bring into focus the true love and intimacy between them, I can’t help but feel that ‘Here Today’ was more of a personal attempt at remembering just how close they were. About setting the record straight in his own mind first and foremost. I don’t see him as including this piece of information so much for the benefit of the general public, or to right their perception of them, as much as he was trying to “exorcise the demons in his own head”.

In ‘Here Today’ Paul seems to need to internalize two big ideas: you really loved me and I really loved you.

The need for the first one came about from his second-guessing of their relationship after John’s death, given all the media attacks John aimed at him post-breakup.

I did write a song just before I was going to build my studio – that I’ve done a lot of this album at – before we were actually getting the workmen in and stuff. And when it was still the old place, I just went up in one of the little rooms upstairs in the place, and did write the song called ‘Here Today’. Which was – kind of about my reaction at the time had been.

We’d been slagging each other off a lot, over the years coming up to it, and in fact we’d – we’d got on quite well personally, what turned out to be towards the end. But there had been a lot of slagging off and business stuff. John would’ve been sort of saying, “Oh, he just does all that,” “Oh, bloody hell,” “Oh, he’s like this…” and this sort of attitude, you know, me sort of feeling like I had to, “No, well, uh, I’m not that bad! I mean, uh, I’ve done that, and I’ve done that…” Feeling like I had to justify myself to him.

It was just not very pleasant, because you kind of thought, he’s bluffing. He’s – he’s just doing that sort of very bluffy thing he does. He’s just being very upfront, and he’s sort of… I always got the impression that he was trying to clear the decks for Yoko, and get rid of us lot. ‘Cause he had to devote all his attention to her. Which is fair enough, you know. I always sort of cherished the hope that I’d be able to kind of say to him, “Oh, come off it. You didn’t mean that, really, did you? I know you went a bit overboard, but you don’t think it’s like that, do you, really?”

And I heard, in fact, little bits from Yoko, who was kind of nice enough after he’d died to sort of clue me in on that. Realizing, perhaps, that those w– would be the kind of things that would hang me up, forever. “Did he, or didn’t he… hate what I did?” And she said some very nice things. She told me once that he’d sat her down with one of my albums, and they’d be sat down, and he’d be having a bit of a cry about it, and he’d be saying, “Ah… you know, I – I like him, really.” Because John was like that, you know. He could come at you, but really – he’d just lower his glasses a bit and sort of say, “It’s only me.” It was very two-sided like that. I like that about him. It’s a very interesting part of his personality, really.

But as I say, it really was gonna hang me up. This whole idea.

— Paul McCartney, interview with DJ Mike Reed (13 May 1989).

And the second arose from his need to clearly articulate his feelings, to finally overcome his fear of saying ‘I love you’, even if John was no longer here today to hear it (but we know that Paul keeps writing to “the great record player in the sky”).

It’s funnybecause just in real life, I find that a challenge. I like to sort of, not givetoo much away. Like you said, I’m quite private. Why should people, know myinnermost thoughts? That’s for me, their innermost.But in a song, that’s where you cando it. That’s the place to put them. You can start to reveal truths and feelings. You know, like in ‘Here Today’ where I’m saying to John“I love you”. I couldn’t have said that, really,to him. But you find, I think, that you can put these emotions and these deepertruths – and sometimes awkwardtruths; I was scared to say “I love you”. So that’s one of the things that Ilike about songs.

— Paul McCartney,on the challenge of giving too much of himself away when writing meaningful andtruthful songs. Asked by Simon Pegg and interviewed by John Wilson for BBC 4’s Mastertapes (24 May 2016).

Paul even wrote an entire song addressing the fact:

Q: Like ‘Scared’ – a ‘hidden’ track on New – which is a stark confessional about baring your soul to another person. Did you find that easy to write?

Paul: You can actually say, “I love you,” to someone, but it’s quite hard. And so that’s why it’s usually easier when you’re a bit drunk. It’s like ‘Here Today’ [on 1982’s Tug of War], which was for John, and there is the line, (sings) “Du du du du du du du, I love you,” and it is a bit of a moment in the song.

— Paul McCartney,  interview with Pat Gilbert for MOJO (November 2013).  

So it’s no wonder that he included the night they cried in ‘Here Today’. This is not simply a general illustration of their closeness, by giving an example of how they allowed themselves to cry in front of another “Northern Lad”. That night was, in Paul’s eyes, an “important emotional landmark”, not only because they exposed themselves emotionally by crying, but because they actually said the big ‘I Love You’.

One night, we got pretty drunk and argued and laughed, and it ended up us both crying, because it was, you know at the height of your drunkenness, when you’re all, “Hey man, I love you, man. No, I love you, man.” That was probably the only time we just got that kind of intimate with each other. It’s a male machismo embarrassment thing. I mean, you might say to a girl, “I love you”, but in my case, within the group, The Beatles, it would have been difficult, even though we all did love each other. You just all had to be guys to the full. We were all rough, tough cream puffs.

— Paul McCartney, interview with the Daily Mail (4 June 2016).

But I think that in the end, 1982 Paul (without the added interference of years of Beatle “history”), put it best:

[…] Even though he put me down, I’m not going for it. We were friends, and we got it on, we got a lot on. Songwriting is like psychiatry; you sit down and dredge up something that’s inside, bring it out front. And I just had to be real and say, John, I love you. I think being able to say things like that in songs can keep you sane.

— Paul McCartney, interview with Robert Palmer for the New York Times (25 April 1982).

Here Paul perfectly summarizes and encapsulates the two truths he was personally wrestling with while writing ‘Here Today’: “Come on, you loved me, really, and I love you.”

So even if there are other anecdotes (“I slept with him”) and songs (’Early Days’) that seem to aim to get across to the public that only they know how close they were, I personally think that other songs like ‘Here Today’ and ‘This One’ serve a more personal therapeutic purpose. Like he’s talking to himself and to John, rather than to us. 

Sure, both these songs are utterly revealing, but its public nature may be a side effect of the medium, rather than its main goal.

That we get a glimpse into this amazing relationship through their craft is a true blessing.

[twentyghosts]

Another Meme? Why Not

@sallyidss tagged me for this, thanks for asking! 

1. How long have you been writing fanfic?

I suppose about 20 years, off and on?

2. Who most influences your writing style?

Hm. Well, like @sallyidss said, I try to match whatever canon I’m writing for. I think (I know this is an uncool answer but whatever I am what I am) Kevin Smith and Joss Whedon really influenced my affection for pop culture reference-y banter from a young age. More recently, I owe a lot to many YA and/or romance authors, particularly those who are outspoken about how important/valid/nice it is (particularly in These Trying Times) to read a story with a happy ending in favor of something that’s relentlessly gritty in pursuit of realism. Meg Cabot, David Levithan, Alyssa Cole, etc. I definitely used to feel like I needed to be more grimly realistic and now I’m like, what if just a string of pleasant things happens to characters I like? (Not to say that there isn’t a place for the grim angst, but I used to buy more into some kind of idea that it was better to write some sad shit and now I don’t.)

3. Favourite type of scene to write?

Nonsense dialogue banter, snuggling, AU worldbuilding infodumps.

4. What trope is your favourite to write and/or read?

A gentle low-stakes AU. Mild hurt/comfort. There Was Only One Bed/We’re Snowed In And Must Cuddle To Preserve Body Heat.

5. What is one trope that you dislike?

I’m pretty squeamish about body horror and things like that.

6. What AU do you wish to write but feel like you won’t manage?

Why doesn’t this question believe in me :(

IDK I intended my Bruce/Tony Fae/vampire AU to be a one-shot but a few folks kindly inquired about more and I’m thinking about it but there would be a lot of magical rules to work out etc. Also I deliberately stopped writing before vampire blood stuff happened because SEE PREVIOUS QUESTION so idk I’ll let that simmer for awhile.

For awhile I was batting around a Mean Girls AU but I might have worn out my high school AU mojo and/or just lost interest in the idea.

A summer camp AU maybe? That’s for sure in my wheelhouse but IDK if I’m feeling it.

My Bruce Banner bingo card has a TON of AUs on it, including some I’ve never really thought about before (soulmate tattoo AU, fairytale, restaurant, flowershop??) so IDK I’ll think about this...at least enough to get a bingo anyway!

7. Do you outline, or write as you go?

Mostly write as I go. For longer stories I usually have at least a rough arc in mind but I don’t always know exactly how things will go from point A to point B until I get there.

8. Past tense or present tense? Why?

I default to past tense for adult POVs and present tense for YA POVs, which is sort of the trend for published fiction (obv not universal) but generally that makes sense for me? Sometimes I’ll flip to present tense if I’m writing something action-y or that I just want to feel more immediate.

9. Do you prefer to write one-shots or multi-chapters? Why?

I mean I prefer to write one-shots because they are less work? But I like the satisfaction of completing a longer story.

10. What is the kindest comment you’ve received on a fic? (Feel free to paraphrase or generalize!)

Well, anyone who comments along as they read a multi-chapter fic (rather than just 1 comment at the end, or a kudos or a nothing) is a true light of my life <3 I know a few folks (including @sallyidss!) have mentioned they tried a book or movie or music or something that I name-dropped in a fic, which of course releases a potent dose of dopamine in my librarian brain.

Also @godlessondheimite commissioned fan art based on one of my stories which is not technically a comment but was very kind!!! (LOOK AT IT)

11. What is the most gratifying aspect of writing fanfic for you? 

The real fandom is the friends we made along the way!!!! I guess specifically I love gift fics in both directions, I love writing weird niche shit that I know will delight one specific person and I love receiving my own weird niche gifts (shoutout to @fourteenacross for writing me so many cat-self-insert fics over the years)! I’d rather write something that one person will LOVE than something that 10 people will mildly enjoy. (Also sometimes that one person who loves it is just me and that’s fine too.)

tagging (only if y’all wanna do it—no pressure): Sally tagged a lot of folks I would have tagged, so, you’re double-tagged, and I’ll add @godlessondheimite @fourteenacross @rhysiana and whoever else might be laying around uselessly soaking up air conditioning tonight, or whenever (time is a flat circle)

[iwouldhavebroughtyouviolets]

I made a very scientific survey for science asking if the players on the Washington Capitals are hot, hockey hot, or not hot. I also left room for lengthier opinions. Here’s what you had to say about numbers 34, Jonas Siegenthaler, 1, Pheonix Copley, 70, Braden Holtby, AND 46, Michael Latta (always a cap in my heart)

Is Jonas Siegenthaler hot? 5.7% said yes 28.6% said he’s hockey hot 65.7% said no

When has he been hottest?

in his past life as a pirate

He's hottest when he's dressed up and his hair is styled nicely. Again, this man is slept on as well i LOVE him.

Cute. Looks like your BF's younger brother who kicks your ass at Smash and makes funny jokes.

might be actually hot if he quits it with the heinous center part

I don’t like his facial hair but I love everything else

Is Pheonix Copley hot? 14.3% said yes 17.1% said he’s hockey hot 68.6% said no

When has he been hottest?

more hella cute than hot

Pheonix Copley + suit + tie + glasses = hot damn

Whenever he wears his glasses and is holding a puppy

Looks like ugly Superman

In the splits. (But actually when he was smiling up at the Stanley Cup over his head. You know the one.)

Fucking cool name but not hot

Is Braden Holtby hot? 91.7% said yes 5.6% said he’s hockey hot 2.8% said no

When has he been hottest?

whenever he doesnt have a neck beard

murder eyes... wait no his pre game water bottle thing

that's my dad but i'm glad he's still like a hot dad, like the dad all the PTA moms are like "damn"

that hipster motherfucker

It all depends at what level the beard is, at any given time

The goalie of my dreams

That beard

Do you really need to ask? Slow motion water wetting down luxurious cascading hair

He’s the teams fashion icon.

hhhhh beard? gay rights? daddy? like it when he glares at god

whenever he does the thing with his hair and the waterbottle Instant Nut

when he is doing the water bottle thing

i kinda wanna say "when he's bowling" just to be a little shit but like. he's always giving off that big Respect Women energy and i would want him to date my straight best friend because she keeps dating these bland, scrawny dudes and she deserves better..... she deserves braden holtby. mans knows how to dress himself, has a nice smile, and plays goalie. i would trust him with my life.

one of the few players to look good both with and without facial hair...so all the time

He’s hottest without the beard, when you can actually focus on his nose and eyes and eyebrows and hair

My GOD. The beard? The hair? THE BEARD AND HOW IT ACCENTUATES HIS JAWLINE? This man could be a model. I would be prepared to fight to the DEATH arguing that he is the hottest man on the Caps. There is never a time that this man doesn't look hot. I saw the cursed photo of him in the knee high socks at the bowling alley and he was STILL HOT. Holtby is one of the hottest men on this EARTH and anyone who says otherwise is objectively WRONG. Here is a short list of men who are uglier than Holtby: all of One Direction, Tom Cruise, all the Hemsworth brothers, Zac Efron, Ryan Gosling, both Franco brothers, Chris Pratt, Sam Claflin, and Shawn Mendes. Holtby owns my soul based on looks alone.

lgbt rights babey

I love his playoffs beard. So good.

I don't wanna say hot like I would not check him out at a club but if he started dancing up on me, I would let him take me home.

Hottest when he did his fountain swim

This man is always gorgeous, but especially at the beginning of playoffs when he's starting to let the beard devolve into its natural state of chaos but it hasn't quite gone full yeti yet. Bonus points for: tailored shorts, sandals, shirtsleeves rolled up to show of his gorgeous forearms, and generally reminding everyone why we at some point thought hipster fashion would be a good idea. Has those vibes of being crazy intense when he wants to be but perfectly able to chill the rest of the time.

Holts always looks good. 10/10 beard and good style

at his hottest when petting dogs.

Good god. My brain turns off when I look at Braden Holtby too long. To beautiful for words. Big fan of him now, beard but not BEARD, and anytime he looks like he could snap my neck in half with one hand.

i just want to poke him to see if he's real. he can't be real. he's a tulpa created by the collective caps fandom

When he is pouring water all over himself *swoon*

now. i love his beard and hair

When standing next to Brandi with a pride flag wrapped around their shoulders.

How is this even a question?????

Is Michael "Always A Cap In My Heart" Latta hot? 38.9% said yes 50% said he’s hockey hot 11.1% said no

When has he been hottest?

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH I REALLY DO

I accept that he's a good-looking man, but he could also be one of my cousins, so I can't

This boy will be the death of me

Idk just something about his face and i miss him A LOT

when he's following Tom around

When he’s with Tom. There’s something about him that makes him good looking. He’ll always be a Cap to me too

thicc

generic face but hes still hot

he's not ugly but something about his face is very "mom says it's my turn for the x-box"

Wearing a Caps jersey.

he just is I can’t explain it

You know that picture of Lats holding a tiny dog, looking at it lovingly while you can see his bulging biceps. That's it. That's what I want to see if I die and go to heaven.

WHEN HE WAS A CAPITAL

You can't just do Mike, we need Mojo, Semin, Mike Green, all the Caps people think of that are lost.

Nice abs, nice smile. Hot but nothing too special, 10/10 would have a threeway with him and Tom.

he kinda looks like a kinky little fucker, though, which has its own appeal

I can’t describe why he is but he is just trust me on this. Very pretty lips.

you can't take latts from tom he would cry

Anytime he's smiling at Tom Wilson.

Ah yes.

[basicshadowhuntersstuff]

This week in Shadowhunters news, updates, sneak peeks, and behind the scenes. All the stuff you need to stay up to date.

Official Promotion

ShadowhuntersTV shared a picture:  Keeping calm. Behind the scenes of #ShadowhuntersSeason3.

Freeform: We’ve Ranked The Bravest Things Clary Has Done This Season

ShadowhuntersTV shared a picture:  Legends. Thank you to this incredible crew & cast (we miss you today, @IsaiahMustafa and @WainwrightAE). This show is what it is because of you. #Shadowhunters

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Shadowhunters In The News

ShumDarioNews (interview): Nicola Correia-Damude

Hidden Remote (article): Shadowhunters season 3B to introduce Helen Blackthorn, Aline Penhallow will return

Radio Times (contest):  Radio Times Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion 2018 Final

Matt Carter (article):  Shadowhunters season 3 finale officially wrapped; new Seelie Queen

Just Jared Jr. (article):  ‘Shadowhunters’ Cast Wrap Final Days of Filming

Access (article): 'Shadowhunters’ Stars Reflect On Show As They Wrap Filming The Final Episodes

Brief Take (interview): Interview: Shadowhunters’ Anna Hopkins

Digital Spy (article):  Shadowhunters stars pay tribute to the show as filming wraps on final episodes

Toronto Star (article): Can superfans save Toronto-filmed series Shadowhunters?

talky! series (article): Shadowhunters 3: Terminate le riprese della serie, il cast dice addio sui social

Hidden Remote (article):  Shadowhunters season 3B welcomes Kimberly-Sue Murray to the Seelie Court

Ms Mojo (video): Top 10 TV Shows Based on YA Novels

Metro UK (article): Save Shadowhunters steps up a notch with London bus campaign

Just Jared Jr. (article): Matthew Daddario & Harry Shum Jr Share Video Thank You to 'Shadowhunters’ Fans

Film Daily (article):  ‘Shadowhunters’ says au revoir, but let’s hope it’s not goodbye for good.

TVLine (article): Shadowhunters Series Finale Wraps: See Photos From the Last Days on Set.

Deadline (article):  ‘Shadowhunters’ Showrunner & Cast Share Pics From Last Days Of Production

Events: Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards tweeted: Is your dedication to your fave sci-fi/fantasy actress out-of-this-world!? Submit a video on Instagram for a chance to present a #ChoiceSciFiTVActress #TeenChoice Award!

Kat (Clary):  #KatherineMcNamaraSuperfan

Emeraude (Izzy): #EmeraudeToubiaSuperfan

Twitter & Social Media Stuff

David (Raphael) shared a picture: Thanks to all the fans that came out to see @JoshuaHorvath and I.  You guys are amazing #saveshadowhunters

David (Raphael) impressed with the Toronto billboard: Sick!

Nicola (Maryse) shared a picture: Okay @ShadowhuntersTV Fans! Caption this photo! @ch8i #Shadowhunters #SaveShadowhunters #shadowhuntersfamily #ItaInstituteCon2 #chaihanson #jordankyle #maryselightwood

Anna (Lilith) wants to see the Toronto billboard for herself: Can’t wait to check this out! xx

Brian Hui (Hair & Makeup) shared a picture: Hair and makeup thanks @theswandive @WineStainedLife and @rschaef9 for the Save It buttons!!!

Kat (Clary) is emotional about filming: Darlin I’m a mess shooting these episodes! (That will make more sense once you see them) Nonetheless, it is magical indeed! @toddzer1 and the whole #Shadowhunters family are pulling out all the stops to make it epic.

John Rakich (Locations Manager) shared a picture: I just had to go for a stroll downtown to see for myself. You truly all are incredibly, hands down the #bestfansever. Thank you all for making what was “just a show” something more than that, something wonderful #shadowfam #SaveShadowhunters #Shadowhunters

Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) posted a video: Just a little #BTS @ShadowhuntersTV #warlockbattle

Emeraude (Izzy) posted a video: Let the magic of these Runes carry me through the last 3 days as #lsabelleLightwood.  #izzy #shadowhunters  @ShadowhuntersTV @FreeformTV

Jade Hassoune (Meliorn) shared a picture: Last night, #Meliorn watching some epic things. #justwait

Ariana Williams (Madzie) shared a picture in front of the billboard: OMG I am here in Toronto with the #SaveShadowhunters billboard #madzie #ariana #greatestfans #amazingfandom #amazing

Dom (Jace) thanks fans in a tweet: To everyone who has supported us and become a part of this amazing campaign, thank you from the bottom of my heart. The giving and the generous heart helping those in need @TrevorProject in the name of @ShadowhuntersTV is awe inspiring. We love you always.  #shadowhunterslegacy

Kat (Clary) shared a picture: Night shoots in the Institute…  #Shadowhunters

Harry (Magnus) shares a picture of Magnus’s resting pizza face on Instagram.

Steve Byers (Underhill) is punny about the London buses: The wheels on the bus go #SaveShadowhunters, #SaveShadowhunters, #SaveShadowhunters, The wheels on the bus go #SaveShadowhunters, Alllll throughhhh the town.

Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) posted a video: When you’re on set with Lady of Edom….#Lilith #SoCreepy @ShadowhuntersTV @AnnaBananaHops

Todd Slavkin (showrunner) reacts to the Toronto billboard: As I prepare to tackle Day 15 of this joyous, heartbreaking shoot, with only 2 days left, to see this in one of my favorite cities in the world…I just… #wordscantdescribe #blessedbeyondmeasure #shadowhunters

Amanda O’Leary (makeup artist) posted on Instagram:  One of the nicest humans to ever sit in my chair. I will miss our chats. I will miss #magnusbane and I will miss you @harryshumjr #smart #generous #reallygreatguy#shadowhunters #bestshow

Sydney Meyer (Helen Blackthorn) thanks the fandom for welcoming her: Seriously. Y'all are wild. This is insane. Thank you guys so much for the love and the warm welcome. I love Helen so much and I’m so thankful you guys are trusting me with her. The past few months have been a gift. This cast is a dream. @ShadowhuntersTV #SaveShadowhunters

Kat (Clary) offers to answer fan questions for 48 hours: You know what, @toddzer1 that’s a great way to celebrate the #shadowhunterslegacy! I’ll join you in the 48 hour fan appreciation extravaganza! Let’s do this - ask away, Angels! Thank you in advance for your patience with filming schedule limitations! #Shadowhunters

Sydney Meyer (Helen Blackthorn) posted an on-set video: #SaveShadowhunters 

Brian Hui (makeup artist) welcomes Sydney Meyers: So excited to welcome Sydney @meyers48 to the Shadowhunters family!

Kat (Clary) welcomes Sydney Meyers:  FINALLY! Welcome welcome darling to the #Shadowhunters family! It’s been a pure joy having you on the show!  @meyers48

Todd Slavkin (showrunner) shares behind the scenes pictures: 

“Girl power like no other”

“Life in the shadow world” 

Brian Hui and Isaiah hugging goodbye.

“The warrior stands tall”  

Isaiah and Kat hugging  

Alec giving a speech to his fellow Shadowhunters

Kat goofing with a slate

Matt taking photos behind the scenes

“Last day BTS Mama and her boy” 

“BTS BTS ⁦@DomSherwood1⁩ has a new job”

“BTS Writers room 301″

The new Seelie Queen with Jonathan 

Todd and Emeraude in Edom  

Todd directing at the Institute  

A shot from the final table read  

Kat (Clary) tweets a 3B hint: YES! Biscuit and Magnus do cross paths once again. Always a pleasure with @HarryShumJr. :) 

Kat (Clary) tweets her favorite scene with Alan Van Sprang:  The scene where he rose from the dead and Clary interrogated him. One on one scene with the master @alanvansprang?!? Dream come true! 

Kat (Clary) writes a heartfelt message and shares a photo when Luke Baines wraps 3B. 

Kat (Clary) writes a heartfelt message and shares a picture when Jade Hassoune wraps 3B.

Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) shares a picture: Hair/Make-Up trailer. Yesterday. The impact of this show and these creators pictured here will last generations. Thankful to have been in their company. @ShadowhuntersTV #PositiveRepresentation #Allies @Kat_McNamara @MatthewDaddario @HarryShumJr

Jade Hassoune (Meliorn) posted his goodbye to Meliorn on Instagram: Farewell my Epic Friend. Becoming One with you felt right, like some sort of orchestrated destiny. You will be a part of me forever. Onward we go, with the heart of a noble warrior. #Meliorn out! ✌🏽️🍂🍃 #Shadowhunters #TheMortalInstruments

Anna Hopkins (Lilith) shares a photo of her and Todd.

Jade Hassoune (Meliorn) shares a video saying goodbye to Meliorn:  #Meliorn out!  #Shadowhunters #TheMortalInstruments

Emeraude (Izzy) shared a photo with Harry, Kat, Alberto, Jade, Matt and Javier:  #Izzy can do anything with friends like these. #Shadowhunters #IsabelleLightwood  @ShadowhuntersTV @FreeformTV

Taylor Mallory (writer) shared a video: Found this gem on my phone of us locking @TatoBins out of the @ShadowhuntersWR during a coffee delivery.  Writing S3 with these folks was way too much fun. #shadowfam

Anna Hopkins (Lilith) posted on Instagram:  What operating a camera in hell looks like! Gnight #shadowhunters, thank you for having me back for the finale, and thank you to the wonderful cast and crew and fans. Love you all. 😈😭🔥🖤 

Kat (Clary) shared a BTS video of her Clary makeup transformation: One last time into the Fray… Here we go, Angels.  #ShadowhuntersLegacy #Shadowhunters featuring my hair prep buns, McGuire Stunts shirt, @bribriguy23, and a few guest dancers… can you guess who? 

Steve Byers (Underhill) tweeted on his last day: Last day here on #Shadowhunters and I have to tell you that @Kat_McNamara is one of a kind. I’m convinced that a show can only be as nice to work on as it’s lead cast and this is no exception. We are all made of stardust but this girl is a star. Xox Underpants. 

Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) posted a video: You wont see it under my costume; I just REEEEEAAAALLY wanted to wear one so….My first rune! @ShadowhuntersTV #LorenzoRey @BriBriGuy23 

Lola Flanery (Young Seelie Queen) shared a picture from her very first day on set and a message about the show.

Taylor Mallory (writer) shares a light-hearted BTS video of the Gard’s execution platform.

Brian Hui (makeup artist) shares a picture: @JMunozActor and I decided to get some Dim Sum at the Jade Wolf!

Todd Slavkin (showrunner) tweets the 3B wrap: And that’s a wrap #shadowhunters #ShadowhuntersLegacy 

Maxim Roy (Jocelyn) posted an homage to Kat McNamara on Instagram.

Kat (Clary) tweets a message and pictures:  When one door closes… that’s a wrap on Clary Fairchild. #FrayFriday #ShadowhuntersLegacy #Shadowhunters

Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) shares a thank you video: Thank you @ShadowhuntersTV #BucketList #LorenzoRey #GRATITUDE 

Harry (Magnus) posted a heartfelt message on Instagram and a picture of his transition in and out of Magnus after the 3B wrap. 

Matt Hastings (showrunner) tweets:  It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to my #Shadowhunters family. Together we built an uncommon experience.  One of mutual respect, kindness, collaboration & creativity. We pushed the boundaries and made the show the best it could be for our amazing fans. We love you!

Celeste Vasquez (writer) tweets:  I’ll say my real #Shadowhunters goodbyes after our last twelve episodes air. But for now, I just wanna say that I’m grateful.

Pete Binswanger (writer) tweets a thread with a number of pictures from set and of the writers.

Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) tweets his appreciation of Kat McNamara: It starts at the top. The lead sets the tone and paves the way. She is a true leader, a rare and precious energy, & a cherished friend. Thank you for everything Kat. @ShadowhuntersTV @Kat_McNamara

Zoe Broad (writer) tweets: Can’t believe photography’s officially wrapped on #Shadowhunters. So much love for the @ShadowhuntersWR, our amazing cast & crew, and our entire @ShadowhuntersTV fam. I’m beyond fortunate to have spent all three seasons with this show!

Taylor Mallory (writer) tweets some BTS pictures of Sizzy being silly.

Aisha Porter Christie (writer) tweets: Hi. Everyone’s doing last day tweets. Couldn’t find anything poignant enough to express how much working on this show meant to me, so I’ll just say this. To the fandom, cast, crew, fellow writers and fearless leaders @toddzer1 and @DSwim - all my <3 & thank u. #shadowhunters

Luke Baines (Jonathan Morgenstern) posted a picture of himself as Jonathan on Instagram with a caption about his time on the show.

David Castro (Raphael Santiago) tweeted a thank you for Raphael Santiago. 

Harry (Magnus) posted a group picture on Instagram:  TY 🙏🏼

Harry (Magnus) shared a video: Special message from @MatthewDaddario & I #Shadowhunters 

Alberto (Simon) posted pictures of his time as Simon and a heartfelt message about his time on Shadowhunters on Instagram. 

Emeraude (Izzy) shared pictures of herself as Izzy: #Shadowhunters season 1, 2 & 3.

Brian Hui (makeup artist) tweets a welcome to the new Seelie Queen.

Kat (Clary) tweets a goodbye to Toronto (for now) with a BTS picture.

Sydney Meyer (Helen Blackthorn) shares her first screen shot as Helen Blackthorn and says goodbye (for now). 

Nicola Correia-Damude (Maryse Lightwood) shares a picture and a message about hanging up Maryse Lightwood’s stilettos. 

Emeraude (Izzy) posted a message of gratitude to the Shadow World and Isabelle Lightwood on Instagram.

Ariana Williams (Madzie) posted a message about playing Madzie and thanking everyone for their support on Instagram.

Javier Munoz (Lorenzo Rey) posted a farewell message and praise for Lorenzo’s shoe game on Instagram. 

Sofia Wells (Young Clary) tweets a message and picture:  Thank you @ShadowhuntersTV for letting me be a little part of your AMAZING journey! Much love to everyone involved & to all the amazing people I have connected w/ around the world who love the show and the books!  Hugs from your Young Clary.

Brian Hui (makeup artist) shared a picture: What to do after an emotional last day? Why party in the Institute! Right ⁦@HarryShumJr⁩ ⁦@NicolaNCD⁩?

David Castro (Raphael Santiago) posted a video: Guess what I brought home from set… Thank you again to the incredible cast, crew and fans that made this ShadowFam so special. Raphael Santiago will forever be apart of me. #shadowhunterlegacy

Claire Hupy (writer’s room assistant) tweets: I keep procrastinating my goodbye tweets to #Shadowhunters because, well, I don’t want to say goodbye!  It was a dream come true to work on the TV Show and I had the time of my life working with Todd and Darren and all the writers.

Brian Hui (makeup artist) shares a picture with Ariana Williams and their doll look-alikes.

Ariana Williams shares a BTS picture with Jack Fulton (Max Lightwood).

#SaveShadowhunters (continued)

On June 4th, it was announced that Freeform wouldn’t be continuing on with a fourth season of Shadowhunters. Here are a few major highlights. (Our full roundup for #SaveShadowhunters can be found here.)

Articles

Matt Carter (article): Save Shadowhunters update: A story of many milestones

Just Jared Jr. (article): Katherine McNamara Shouts Out Fans Raising Money For Trevor Project All While Trying to Save 'Shadowhunters’ Too

Matt Carter (article): Save Shadowhunters update: Billboards officially arrive on London buses

Just Jared Jr.: Emeraude Toubia Shares Possibly Final Rune Application Video on Instagram

Film Daily (article):  ‘Shadowhunters’ fans be ramping things up like crazy! So what happens next?

Matt Carter (article):  Save Shadowhunters: Showrunner Todd Slavkin still hopes for more

Matt Carter (article): Shadowhunters season 3 finale: Last day of filming is here

The Series Regulars (article): Shadowhunters season 3 filming wraps but the campaign goes on

Matt Carter (article):  Save Shadowhunters update: Ratings talk, Harry Shum Jr. & Matthew Daddario’s video, and more

Digital Spy (article): Save Shadowhunters fan campaign takes over London buses

Matt Carter (article):  Save Shadowhunters update: The latest Los Angeles project

CinePOP (article): 'Shadowhunters’: Campanha para salvar a série é vista em ônibus de Londres

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*     HOW I RUN MY BLOG .

     SPEED / ACTIVITY   it’s ever changing ,  honestly .  i generally try to reserve evenings for active posting & doing inbox memes and the like ,  whereas during the day i focus more on answering drafts / asks .  lately though ,  i haven’t been around all that much --  i’ve been doing other stuff in the evening ,  i guess .  it also really really depends on the thread ( & to be honest ,  the other rper ) how quickly i reply .  some threads excite me a little more ,  or i have more inspiration for them ,  or i want to further the relationships between my muse and that particular muse .  that ,  alongside whether the thread was plotted out or not ,  mainly influences my speed .  just consider me super slow ,  though ,  as my writing mojo has been all over the place & very inconsistent .

     REPLIES    i like writing about 2 paragraphs per reply best .  longer threads usually intimidate me ,  and while i’m definitely not incapable of writing a lengthy reply ,  i just really need to sit down for those .  i tend to put them off for that reason .  anything shorter ,  well ----  i usually end up writing more anyway .  i try to match my partner’s reply ,  but i usually end up writing more than my partner rather than less .  i do have to say ,  i care a bit about matching reply lengths ,  though i’m flexible if it’s just a bit more or less ---  any real big differences tend to put me off ,  though .  but in the end ,  what i care about most is that i’m given something to work with .

     STARTERS    i don’t really mind writing them ,  however i’ve been scared off a bit from doing starter calls ,  since a lot of times starters just never get replied to .  can’t really blame anyone ,  since i have failed to reply to a bunch as well ,  but it’s still just . . .  discouraging .  whenever i do starter calls though ,  i really put a lot of effort into trying to make them stand out ,  be something that isn’t boring ,  cliche or overused .  if anyone ever doesn’t like the starter i wrote or can’t work with it ,  i 100% encourage them to let me know !  i don’t mind at all ,  as long as you let me know what is wrong with them ,  and what you’d like / need instead .

     INBOX     i love asks !  please send them !!  currently ,  i have a few unanswered asks in my inbox ,  that are keeping me from reblogging more prompts .  i hate having my asks pile up ,  because i know a lot of the time i end up not getting to them & just deleting them ,  and i’m super afraid to discourage people from interacting with me any further .  truth be told ,  though ,  it’s rare for me to reply to all asks i get from an ic / headcanon prompt ,  especially if i get more than 3 .  please please don’t let that discourage you ,  though .  i want to interact with you all so badly ,  i just keep biting off more than i can chew when it comes to asks ,  & i never learn mdfmfdm

    SELECTIVITY     if we are not mutuals ,  do not try to initiate ic contact .  i’m a bit selective ,  & mutuals only .  though i haven’t had a lot of incidents as of late ,  it really doesn’t work in my non - mutuals’ favour to like starter calls if we are not mutuals .  it ticks me off !  anyway ,  my selectivity is based on how much ic posts there are ( if i have to scroll for days and still find nothing ,  count me out ) ,  whether i’m familiar with the fandom ( though i sometimes do follow blogs from franchises i don’t know anything about ) ,  and just the general content of your blog .

     WISHLIST       uhHH EVERYTHING .  i’d love some more sexual / romantic relationships for ames ,  but i’d also really like some !  antagonistic kind of relationships !  just .  two people not liking each other .  also ,  exes .  please .  i have a wishlist tag too that i encourage you to look for on my blog !!  if there’s anything on my wishlist you like as well ,  please please please approach me about it !  you have full permission to !  i’d love to interact with my mutuals & obviously i’d love to do anything on my ( or our ) wishlist !

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