#aprofessionalprotagonist

[the-haiku-bot]

Reasons I need Dead

Boy Detectives Season 2:

An incomplete list

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

Reasons I need Dead Boy Detectives Season 2: An incomplete list

1: Get Edwin and Charles together. (Obviously)

2: Who the eff is Kashi? (please share your theories)

[startrekpotluck]

Thanks for hosting! I'd love to write an Enterprise fic. The 3rd if it's open, but any day is fine.

Thank you for your flexibility regarding dates! 🥣 But more importantly... thank you for offering our FIRST EVER dedicated Enterprise dish in the history of the potluck 🥳 You've broadened our fandom menu and we couldn't be happier!

The 4th is yours! 🖖✨

[more-better-words]

Phlox is very good at his job.

For @talshiargirlfriend, @aprofessionalprotagonist, @pearlypairings

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Phlox hummed to himself, tuneless and cheerful, as he inventoried his pharmacy. There had been a run on painkillers recently after the survey of a particularly bright nebula and a lack of forethought on the part of many of the more enthusiastic crew members had led to a rash of eyestrain headaches. Ah, humans. He could never tire of them.

He heard the door open, but didn't turn. "I'll be with you shortly," he announced, inputting his stock into his PADD.

"Take your time, Doc," said Trip Tucker. "I, uh, I can wait."

Unless Phlox's ear deceived him, the Commander sounded sheepish, which boded well for an entertaining interaction. He could also never tire of the way in which Trip could be so thoroughly forthright and yet so easily embarrassed. And always by the silliest things.

He completed his inventory, and rounded the corner to see Commander Tucker, hands in his pockets, shifting his weight awkwardly. "Now," Phlox said brightly, "what can I do for you, Commander?"

"Can we…can we do this over there?" Trip asked, nodding towards one of the partitioned exam areas.

That did nothing to quiet Phlox's amused curiosity. "Of course, of course!" He led Trip lead the way, pulled the partition to, and waited.

The Commander heaved a sigh of prepared resignation, unzipped his uniform, and removed his dark undershirt, leaving him in his regulation blue tank top. Which was not sufficient to hide the series of vivid (and suspiciously mouth-shaped) bruises decorating the left side of his neck and shoulder.

Phlox smiled broadly, but only on the inside. "Hmmm," he said.

Trip sighed again, realizing he was going to have to explain himself. "T'Pol heard somebody in the mess hall givin' Rostov grief about Kelly leavin' hickeys, and well…she got curious." He tried to shrug his left shoulder and winced slightly. "It was a lot of fun, mind you, and I kinda like the battle scars, but…now she's embarrassed." He rubbed the back of his head, looking vaguely dejected.

"It seems to me," Phlox said, consulting his scanner, "that if you don't mind the more…physical reminders of her affection, perhaps Commander T'Pol shouldn't either."

"That's what I told her!" Another deep, despondent sigh. "But she can barely look at me with my shirt off, and I like havin' my shirt off around her, Doc."

"Well, the bruises are remedied easily enough," Phlox said, selecting an instrument. "Make yourself comfortable, Commander; this will only take a moment."

When Trip had left, Phlox stroked his chin thoughtfully. "It isn't meddling," he told his osmotic eel, chosing to take its silence as agreement as he sent a low priority message to Commander T'Pol.

She appeared later that afternoon, eyes sweeping over Sickbay as if she might discern the reason for his summons before he even spoke. In this case, he doubted it immensely.

"You wished to see me, Doctor?"

"Yes, yes, have a seat, won't you?"

She did, an eyebrow delicately elevated.

"I saw Commander Tucker this morning," he said, seeing no need to for preliminaries. "He presented with some very interesting bruising."

Her throat moved in an almost imperceptible swallow.

"I hope you can forgive my intrusion," he continued gently, "but I cannot help but feel that, if you both enjoy the activity, its outcome is nothing to be ashamed of."

Her mouth opened, closed, then opened again. Finally, she said, very quietly, "Vulcans are physically stronger than the vast majority of species we have encountered since we became space-faring. It is considered… unseemly to exhibit that strength overtly."

"Even in private?" Phlox asked softly.

She looked down, and didn't respond.

"But you do enjoy it?" He knew he was taking a fatherly tone - he could hear it in his voice, and couldn't seem to stop himself.

"Yes," she said, almost too quietly to be heard.

"And if Commander Tucker enjoys it equally…?"

Silence again.

Humans and their enthusiasm, Vulcans and their reticence, Phlox thought. T'Pol's people had labored so long and so hard to wrestle their darker impulses into submission that they had inadvertently done the same to a whole host of other, more benign desires.

"Where is the logic in shame, T'Pol?"

Her head lifted, her gaze almost sharp, her mouth set in a hard line… and then it relaxed a fraction, and she nodded.

"He says that he likes that I can… put him where I want him." Her eyes dropped again, and Phlox could swear he saw an olive flush rising in her cheeks. He smiled.

"Why not take him at his word?"

"I suppose there is… no compelling reason not to," she said carefully.

"Precisely!"

T'Pol stood, straightening her shoulders with enormous and thoughtful dignity. "Thank you, Doctor. I believe this has been a productive discussion."

"I'm delighted to hear it," he said, beaming at her. She inclined her head, and left, but unless Phlox was very much mistaken, there seemed to be a purposeful glint in her eyes.

He had a feeling he would shortly be seeing Trip Tucker bruised and limping and not complaining the least.

[talshiargirlfriend]

If anyone craved a happier ending for these two cuties you should go read @aprofessionalprotagonist ‘s fix-it fic Home Revisited! 💕

P.S. When asked to provide feedback as a more established member of the fandom, I’m going to be honest with you all, I looked behind me while pointing to my chest in confusion like “who, me??” 😅

But I enjoyed being a sounding board and providing some support and encouragement! 💜💜💜

[roseharpermaxwell]

Bite-Size Drarry - Under 10k (Part Four)

Pausing my RWRB reading (I have an ask about firstprince fics too and I’m working on it!) to answer this, which is the nudge I’ve needed. I’ve done this for Dramione before (under 5k), but I especially love tempting readers to Drarry. 

Short works are the unsung heroes of fandom. They don’t get enough love, which makes me so sad, because you definitely don’t always need 100k to deliver a stunning story. These are your bedtime stories, your palate cleansers, your individual serving sizes of serotonin. It’s okay to enjoy these even if you only read slow burn 100k+ fics, I promise. Live a little! 

This is a sampling of some amazing favorites, but I’m always reading new things and will add to it regularly. If you find something you love, I know the author would love to hear it, and so would I! Take a deep dive into their work to find other gems. 

Here's Parts One, Two, and Three if you missed them.

Bite-Size Drarry - Under 10k (Part Four) below:

Stay by @orange-peony. E, 7k. The day Draco Malfoy finds out that the Manor has finally found a new owner is a Tuesday. It takes him less than two minutes to realise that he’s screwed. He has nowhere to go. Things go from bad to worse when he finds out that he's been assigned a new probation officer. Harry bloody Potter.

Sorry i was never good (like you) by @tigerlilycorinne. T, 7k.  “What is your name?”

Michael Corner puts his cup of tea down. “You already know my name,” he says. He points to them each in turn: “Draco Malfoy. Michael Corner. We went to Hogwarts together.”

“You are the one Harry Potter took to bed last night, correct?”

Draco has a questionnaire he calls the Boyfriend Check for Harry’s boyfriends. Because he’s roommates and friends with Harry, and he needs to make sure they’re up to snuff. 

And also for other reasons.

A Love That Knows of Itself by @sleepstxtic. M, 7k. After an accidental bonding, Harry is forced to confront some longstanding feelings concerning a certain Unspeakable.

Epitaphs in Autographs series by @vukovich. E, 7.1k. (MCD) A series of works surrounding death, imperfect relationships, flawed coping, and humanity.

Knead, then let rise by @softlystarstruck. T, 7.2k. Malfoy stumbles back into Harry’s life via the laundry room. A story about baking bread and tripping over words and falling in love.

Interpersonal Relationships Year 7, Unit 3: How to Have Sex Like a Responsible Adult by InnerLilith. E, 7.3k. Harry came to Hogwarts to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts. He did not come to Hogwarts to obsess over Draco Malfoy. He definitely did not come to Hogwarts to channel that obsession into…supervising Draco’s sex education class?

Whatever, Harry saved the world. He could handle sex ed. Right?

Draco Malfoy and the Broken Room by @aprofessionalprotagonist. T, 7.3k. A drunk and morose Draco gets trapped in the Room of Hidden Things with Potter of all people. Now, he’s got to figure out how to make peace with the Golden Boy long enough to get out.

everything you should say by icarusinflight. E, 7.4k. They're not friends. But when Draco offers help, Harry takes it.

The Re-Fenestration of Potter by @cavendishbutterfly, @iota. E, 7.5k. Harry wants the Prophet reporters to stop following him and Draco wants Harry to stop climbing through his window at all hours of the night…even if he’s taken to leaving it open, just in case. Everything is bearable until they both get doused with Draco’s latest batch of Wolfsbane, and then suddenly nothing between the two of them is bearable at all.

of course i cum fast, i’ve got a snitch to catch by swoons. E, 7.5k. Strangest of all, Potter never lasts more than two minutes — and that’s if Draco’s being really, really generous with his time-keeping.

It should be off-putting, but Draco’s just intrigued. Perhaps that’s why he’s watched Potter wank in the showers so often.

The Exhale by spqr. T, 7.5k. Hermione makes a soft, concerned sound. "Harry, look at this." She shows him an article with a photo, but the photo's not moving; it must be a Muggle newspaper. "NASA have just landed a rover on Mars. It's called Curiosity, and look, this is so--I don't know if it's sweet or sad, but--it's all alone out there, and they programmed it to sing itself Happy Birthday." Nothing is wrong, but Harry starts crying.

Lovesick by @corvuscrowned. T, 7.6k. People keep spiking Auror Harry Potter with love potions. Healer Draco Malfoy keeps having to pick up the pieces.

But it's getting harder and harder for Draco to watch Harry fall in love with everyone except for him.

Dating Potters by @goldentruth813, @mzuul. M, 7.7k. Scorpius and Albus have been together for awhile now and decide it’s time to have a family dinner and come out to their fathers. What they’re not counting on is the fact that they’re not the only ones with secrets to share.

Play Dates by bixgirl1. E, 7.7k. Harry never thought seeing Malfoy as a dad would affect him this way.

What I Thought by @bafflinghaze. E, 7.8k. Draco thought they were in a relationship. Harry thought it was just sex. 

First Week of Eternity by InnerLilith. E, 7.8k. Moving in with the colleague you’d like to fuck is a bad idea for anyone. It’s worse when you’re a card-carrying member of the eternal dead. It’s exponentially worse when your already garlic-obsessed colleague-slash-crush-slash-roommate has recently discovered his distant Italian heritage.

In which Draco tries desperately to hide that he’s recently become a vampire, and Harry tries desperately to feed him.

The Trouble with Good Sense by RorouniHime. M, 7.8k. When you fill a hotel with flying quills, hands-on demonstrations, and too many Aurors, someone is bound to get cranky.

The Dinner by @brightowl-fics. E, 7.9k. Draco had been trying to beat the sunset, walking along the cobblestone road to the Chateau where he would be staying that night, when he saw the door. Le Billet Doux, said a painted red sign. Below it, réservations non requises: ‘no reservations required.’

in a rambling way by @fw00shy. T, 7.9k. Ron knocked Hermione up, and now Harry's got to figure out how to clone himself so that his friends don't split up fighting over him. Falling for Draco again was never part of the plan.

Check this hand 'cause I'm marvelous by @lqtraintracks. E, 7.9k. Auror Harry has a crush on Unspeakable Draco, and Draco's dared to give him a lapdance when they're out for Friday night drinks.

Keep Me Here by @academicdisasterfic. E, 7.9k. Teddy/Harry/Draco. The one where Teddy is pining, Harry is in denial, and Draco is impatient.

Driving me crazy (but I'm into it) by @thecouchsofa. E, 8k. Draco’s fucked a lot of people. He’s fucked models, Quidditch players, members of the Wizengamot, even a Muggle actor, but none of them come quite as prettily as Harry Potter.

Leeward by @teacup-tai. M, 8.1k. There’s a polaroid kept in the back of Harry’s nightstand drawer. Just the one. It’s Muggle and slightly yellowish. There are many other photos in a box in the back of Harry’s cupboard under the stairs—the one he almost never opens. A hidden box of hidden memories. After four years since their break up, Harry and Draco meet again at Dean and Blaise’s wedding. Now, between the turquoise sea and the white sand dunes of Fuerteventura, they will need to face their feelings.

in between two tall mountains (there’s a place they call lonesome) by @oknowkiss. E, 8.2k. In the shadow of a mountain on the Oregon coast, there may or may not lie a shipwreck, on which there may or may not be a magical relic, lost hundreds of years ago. Harry's been tasked with finding it, and Draco is there to take notes, and they're stuck in a campervan pretending to be married, and it's all going to be just fine. That's what Draco's gotten rather good at telling himself, anyway.

Born Slippy by @dracoladon. E, 8.3k. Harry finds that it's less 'one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor' and more 'one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, decide Malfoy's quite fit, actually, and decent company after your friends traitorous abandonment, floor.' With Malfoy lying next to you.

(Un)Anticipated by @p1013. E, 8.3k. Though he won't ever admit it—not even years later, when Draco's giving Harry shit about it right before they go to sleep, the bedside light just dim enough to hide the worst of his blush—it takes Harry an embarrassingly long time to realise that something is wrong. It's not like he's trying to pull regularly. If he wants to get laid, he gets laid. He is, after all, Harry Potter.

But it's not until it's a Saturday morning, and he's languidly stroking himself off in the shower with long, slow pulls that he feels deep in the pit of his stomach, that Harry realises that he's been at this for quite some time, and while it feels amazing and his toes are curling and his balls are pulled up tight…

Nothing's happening.

Contretemps by @moonflower-rose. T, 8.4k. Draco Malfoy has been living like a model citizen. If only he could convince Potter.

Say Anything by megyal. M, 8.5k. Draco has a crush on Harry and tells him in French.

Flight Patterns by @mosrael. E, 8.6k. Up in the air, Draco can become anyone he wants to be, or cease to be anyone at all. When he puts on his flight attendant's uniform he's just one more smiling face in the crowd, a forgettable interlude in his passengers' day. Not a petrified boy, not a criminal, not a Wizard just trying to keep it together as best he can.

That is until a certain someone interrupts his flight patterns.

Stories in E Minor by @huldrejenta. E, 8.7k. Draco has found his place in the Muggle world. He's got his music, he's got his neighbours and he is content. Until a certain someone from the past enters his life again.

Look For Me In The Sun by @wolfpants. M, 8.7k. Harry and Draco are on the run in America after a mysterious string of werewolf-like attacks in the Muggle community causes the Ministry to impose new and harsh anti-werewolf legislation. Giant trees, crashing waves, seedy motel rooms, and the long and winding coastal road awaits them, but will they ever be able to go back home?

Bored by vorabiza. E, 8.8k. Harry and company are bored, so Harry is encouraged to tell the others a sexual fantasy that becomes a little more romantic than they are expecting.

Howl by @tackytigerfic. M, 8.9k. After an encounter with a vicious werewolf, Draco Malfoy wakes in a field hospital with a mangled shoulder, a furry little problem, and an inconvenient crush on Harry Potter. Potter, meanwhile, is still trying to save the world, only this time he wants Draco right there with him while he does it. Taking part in a rebellion against a corrupt regime isn't always glamorous, but at least sometimes there are organic farmshop pastries and fancy hotel bedsheets. Just don't ask about that smell of burning.

Along Came Potter by huldrejenta. T, 9k. Potter shows up at Draco’s flat. Then he shows up again, and again, and again.

Fuel to the Fire by @eevans22, @holygnocchi. E, 9.1k. Sure, Luna always means well. But suddenly Harry is temporarily living with the man he’s been pining over since they started Auror training, who compliments Harry’s cooking, gives him thoughtful thank you gifts, and looks indecently attractive stepping out of the shower. Something’s got to give. And Harry suspects it will be him.

Just a trial run by @tenthousandyearsx. E, 9.1k. In which Harry wants to get into sex work and Draco would prefer to keep him for himself.

Before the Cold Sets In by @crazybutgood, @vukovich. T, 9.1k. Sometimes, the person you should be planning your life with is already in it. Or, how Harry realised that true love is at the bottom of a tea cup.

sex in trees for beginners by @phdmama. E, 9.1k. The bottle lands on Malfoy and sends out its customary poof of smoke and sparks. Harry hasn’t quite figured out the pattern, it’s not like blue means truth and red means kissing. Malfoy’s poof is a deep pink-purple and there are definitely sparks happening as well. It’s really pretty, actually, and Harry sort of loses himself in watching the colors until suddenly he realizes everyone is quiet and staring at him.  “What?” he asks, glancing around. “What did I miss?”  Malfoy sighs. “The bottle gave us a dare.”

Phoenix by @kedavranox. E, 9.2k. Harry's got a fantasy.

Starting Again by @tamerofdarkstars. T, 9.2k. Harry felt the situation rapidly slipping from his grasp and suspected he’d never really had hold of it to begin with. “You want me to be friends with Draco Malfoy because you think that will stop him from being... sad.”

“Bingo, give the boy a prize.”

The Things They Never Say by bixgirl1. E, 9.3k. Harry and Draco don't know how to talk. So they do other things instead.

to be a bit of warmth for you by softlystarstruck. M, 9.3k. As some of the only eighth years to return to Hogwarts, Harry doesn't know how he and Draco will manage to be roommates for a whole year without resorting to violence. But Draco is too quiet, and too thin, and wears layers of sweaters that he tucks over his fingers. So they fall into an unspoken routine, one that soothes Harry as much as it helps Draco, one that's so much easier than Harry thought it would be.

Until it all falls apart, and Harry realizes he holds the world in his hands.

Wooing with Woodwork by @henrymercury. T, 9.3k. According to Ron, Harry needs to make a move on Draco in the next month or he's going to receive a howler he won't want Draco to overhear.

That Draco will overhear is fairly inevitable given they're cooped up in the same DMLE office all day, or off investigating together, and they go home to the same flat at night.

All I Have to Do by @fluxweeed. E, 9.5k. The Patented Daydream Charm (Adult Edition) allows you to enter a top-quality, highly realistic thirty-minute sexual fantasy. Solitude and privacy spells advised. or: Draco finally has some alone time; Harry just needs to nip in for a book.

Sinking to Swim by @pheaphilus. T, 9.5k. When Unspeakable Malfoy gets his latest assignment at the Department of Mysteries, he can't help but curse his own luck. What are the chances that he would have to seek out the elusive Harry Potter for help?

When Draco Malfoy comes to his door, asking for his input into an ongoing project at the Ministry, Harry is skeptical. When's the last time a Malfoy did anything to help anyone but themselves, anyway?

Let Me Roll It by @lagerloutfic. E, 9.5k. “I’m not going to kiss you here,” Harry said, applying a fraction of pressure so Draco’s lips parted.  “No?” Draco said, his breath hot on Harry’s knuckle.  “No.” --- The thing about Harry was, he hated most people. And there was no one he hated more than Draco’s boyfriend Justin - certified knob and all round wanker.  So when he finds out Justin is just as selfish inside the bedroom as he is outside it, Harry can’t help himself.

Sex on Legs in Six-Inch Heels by @tessacrowley. E, 9.6k. Draco Malfoy is a brilliant freelance cursebreaker and the only one who can help the Department of Magical Law Enforcement with a very dangerous case, but more importantly, he's wearing six-inch heels, and Harry cannot handle it, he really just can't.

what if, but if, we could kiss (and just cut the rubbish) by @swisstae. E, 9.6k. “Christ, Draco, get your mouth back on me, I need you, oh God, Jesus fucking Christ,” and Draco can’t help how he shivers, the words dripping down his spine like molasses, sticky sweet blasphemous prayers in the heat of the moment. It’s enough to bring him closer to the edge, and when Harry spills down his throat, hot and bitter and musky, Draco comes with a muffled cry, his cock spurting weakly as he spills all over the floor. (Later, Harry will tease him, will whisper Christ, Malfoy, look at you, so hot for me, Jesus and Draco will come undone a second time, shaking in the safe bracket of Harry’s arms around him.) OR: Draco and Harry are not-quite-friends, but then they are. it is A Time. Ron just wishes he had bleach.

The Little Marauders Nursery and Day Care by @digthewriter. E, 9.8k. Harry Potter is the proud owner of a daycare, and his favorite student is Scorpius Malfoy. Scorpius’s dad might be okay, too.

Gryffindors Never Kiss and Tell by @drarrytrash. E, 9.9k. The gang realizes that everyone has kissed Harry except Draco. Draco proceeds to do a terrible job of pretending he doesn’t want to kiss him too. 

That's all for now 💚 Give the authors some love! I also adore hearing if you found a new favorite fic or author.

I’ll be regularly adding to this, so if you’re seeing this as a reblog, feel free to check my Master List of Recommendations for the most current list. If you see yourself and you’re not tagged, or I've got a broken or misdirected link, please let me know!

[rwrbficrecs]

Could you make a list of fics that deal with Queen Mary's death please?

Hi! Here you go ❤️ A Stork Beneath London Bridge by MarvelMerlin Fourty-Four Days by bleedingballroomfloor london bridge has fallen down by @indomitable-love Long Live The Queen by @thebadgerclan The Queen is Dead (Long Live the Queen) by @aprofessionalprotagonist Huge thanks to my lovely team of volunteers for helping collect these recs ❤️ If you’d like to help out too, check out the Volunteers Page 🥰

[talshiargirlfriend]

It’s the BEST! @more-better-words shouted me out and @aprofessionalprotagonist did this and it made my whole week 🥰🥰🥰

Nothing beats the feeling when you start getting comments on every fic in a fandom or ship from one person, and it’s clear that they’re going on a fic-binge. 

[fahye]

I just absolutely inhaled The Will Darling Adventures on your recommendation. Thank you, thank you, thank you. If you found your way to reccing more books that combine romance with a solid adventure/fantasy plot and amazing characters, I would be eternally grateful.

romance plus adventure or fantasy! okay, let's see.

if you haven't checked out a taste of gold & iron by alexandra rowland and a strange & stubborn endurance by foz meadows, start there: queer romance, impeccable command of tropes, plotty political fantasy, MMM DELICIOUS.

both of everina maxwell's books are amazing space opera adventures with wonderful romance and characters I want to be friends with. winter's orbit is arranged marriage, ocean's echo is a fantastic subversion of telepathic soulbonding.

honeytrap by aster glenn gray is a roadtrip romance with cold war espionage shenanigans; no fantasy, but I adore it.

sorcerer to the crown by zen cho is regency fantasy with a truly delightful romance. I would die for prunella gentleman.

the entire saint of steel series by t. kingfisher, starting with paladin's grace, is wall-to-wall romance with fantasy adventures. also check out swordheart by the same author.

there may not be quite enough explicit romance in natasha pulley's works for what you want, but they are soul-wrenchingly beautiful and the plots are jaw-droppingly good. go with the kingdoms, the watchmaker of filigree street or the half life of valery k to start.

everyone knows that I love the captive prince series by c.s. pacat, right? do check out content warnings if you've never heard of it, but I tell you: THE ANGST, THE POLITICS, THE YEARNING!!

and on a lighter note: in other lands by sarah rees brennan is YA but romance, adventure and fantasy all rolled together. and hilarious. can't overstate that aspect.

emily wilde's encylopedia of fairies just came out, and it's folklore academia and creepy fae adventures and a wonderfully grumpy autistic heroine who is determined to ignore how badly her hot academic rival wants to bang her and marry her and cherish her forever.

[sitp-recs]

Love your recent recs for war years AUs and fics written before DH came out. This is my weak spot, and I would love to see what else you have to rec in this genre. Thanks for the awesome blog!

Hi there! I’m sorry this took me so long to reply. Unfortunately I haven’t read many war AUs but I definitely have some fics written before DH to rec! They’re all on this 2000-2010 reclist I did a while ago and just finished updating. I’ve only revisited a few of them recently so I’m not sure how well they aged, but hopefully you’ll find great reads there! Enjoy! 💜

[romioneficfest]

Hi! I'm very excited for the fest. Thank you for organizing it! I want to volunteer to beta read for someone that needs it. I plan on submitting works too. I have rl ppl that can read my work, but it'd be cool to make friends in the fandom by exchanging works to beta.

For anyone who wants & needs a beta, hit up @aprofessionalprotagonist. They are gladly offering their assistance. 

Thank you for your generous offer to anyone who needs the assistance. ‘Tis appreciated.

[talshiargirlfriend]

Reblogging for @aprofessionalprotagonist as I believe it may be relevant to your interests 😆

au where trip and t’pol elope on vulcan so that she doesn’t have to marry koss, and when they go back to the enterprise and tell archer he’s like “what? and you didn’t think to invite me?”

[drarryspecificrecs]

H/D Clue Fest 2022 : (fics only)

@hd-cluefest || official masterpost || AO3 || ∑ = 26 works (art, fic, podfic) The Mods : @evaeleanor, @p1013 & @slytherco Banner © : @babooshkart's a living thing

(Un)Anticipated by @p1013 [E, 8k]   *restricted

Blink and You'll Miss It by shush0_0 [M, 10k]

Cold by @steampunkserpent27 [M, 6k]

Draco Malfoy and the Broken Room by @aprofessionalprotagonist [T, 7k]

The Ever-Changing Room by @cavendishbutterfly [E, 33k]

F*ck! by @orange-peony [E, 28k]

Heartlines by @sorrybutblog [T, 22k]

A Love Like Salt by @purplehotmess [E, 24k]

Memento Mori by @crazybutgood & @fantalfart [M, 24k]

Memory Lost | You Found by @maraudersaffair [E, 29k]

My Best Friend, the Serial Killer by @thusspoketrish [E, 37k]

Operation Dragon's Shenanigans by @nv-md [E, 14k]

Search & Find at Narcissan Blooms by @gryffindorhearts & @the-starryknight [T, 700]

a study in endings by @talkingtravesties [E, 29k]

Swallowing the Sun by @pheaphilus [T, 6k]

There’s a strange love inside (it’s getting louder) by @bluesundaycake [E, 31k]

Twist and Turn (Until We Find Our Way Out) by @assassinsdragons [T, 22k]

What is this, fucking Jeopardy? by @lumosatnight [E, 20k]

winter happens, like a secret by @thewakeless [E, 26k]

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✔ other fests in 2022 ✔ fests in other years ✔ H/D ClueFest : 2021

[startrekpotluck]

YOU DID IT AGAIN! THE FASTEST SIGN-UP IN POTLUCK HISTORY!

YOU ONLY TOOK 16.5 HOURS TO FILL UP ALL 42 SLOTS! 🤩

It's less than 24 hours since we threw open the kitchen doors, and now its already time for our third and final Sign-Up Round-Up of StarTrekPotluck2025! We're delighted to say we've got 42 creators from across a huge range of Star Trek fandoms, all ready to fire up their replicators and serve up some delicious fanworks this summer🥳 🥣

A warm welcome to the kitchen to:

@iwritesometimes (tbd) fanwork, 1st August

@marymoss1971 DS9 fanfic, 2nd August

@silvermillenniumqueenneptune PIC fanfic, 3rd August

@aprofessionalprotagonist ENT fanfic, 4th August

@problematick VOY fanfic, 5th August

@lesbian-love-letter VOY fanfic/fanart, 6th August

@enterprise-come-in SNW fanfic, 7th August

@reflectingiridescent PIC fanfic, 8th August

@hylasregilla DS9 fanart, 9th August

@android-and-ale (tbd) fanfic, 10th August

@73chn1c0l0rr3v3l (tbd) fanwork, 11th August

@lipstickonmylabcoat (tbd) fanwork, 12th August

@northstarfan PIC fanfic, 13th August

@pixiedane PIC fanfic, 14th August

Who join our existing chefs:

@adiraofthetals x DSC fanfic, 1st August

@kejsarinna (tbd) fanfic, 1st August

@wonderofasunrise VOY fanfic, 2nd August

@girlecointe VOY fanart, 2nd August

@ussjellyfish DSC fanfic, 3rd August

@the-lady-general TNG/tbd fanfic, 3rd August

@jone-slugger DS9/VOY fanfic, 4th August

@green-mug-tomato-juice DS9 fanart, 4th August

@curator-on-ao3 SNW/VOY fanfic, 5th August

@spaceoneofmanyfrontiers (tbd) fanfic, 5th August

@the-oracle-of-the-lost PIC or VOY (tbd) fanfic, 6th August

@pc-corner SNW fanart and fanfic, 6th August

@robosexualunderground TNG/DS9/VOY fanart, 7th August

@raffaelamusiker PIC/VOY fanfic, 7th August

@celestialvoyeur SNW fanart, 8th August

@sun-lit-roses SNW fanfic, 8th August

@regionalpancake PIC fanfic, 9th August

@adelineiserman DSC fanfic, 9th August

@dragonroar87 PIC fanfic, 10th August

@gembu-tortuesouscafeine DS9 or TOS fanfic, 10th August

@aurora-cycle VOY fanfic, 11th August

@lilolilyr (tbd, tbd), 11th August

@altumvidetur TNG or DS9 or VOY (tbd) fanfic, 12th August

@jazzfic PIC fanfic, 12th August

@candycurlsofmadness (tbd) fanfic, 13th August

@jaeyunjakesim TNG fanfic, 13th August

@the-goofball PIC/VOY fanfic, 14th August

@miisakee AOS fanfic, 14th August

Now all that's left to do is gather your friends around your favourite mess hall table, settle in, and get ready to see what this year's chefs are cooking up for StarTrekPotluck2025!

For more info, see here.

[more-better-words]

20 Questions for (Fanfiction) Writers

Tagged by @1lostsoul0fishbowl! 😍😍😍

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

68 😳

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count

680,442 (granted, nearly 200k of that is one fic 😅)

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

What We Build Here

For the Duration

The Place We Call Home 

From the Ground Up

Not Just Any Vulcan

(so basically the four main works of the Built to Last series and Karveth's first POV piece!)

4. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently just Star Trek Enterprise, though at this point I've strayed so far into my own original canon I'm not sure it counts anymore. 😅

I have, historically, written for...a lot of different fandoms, though. All small, niche, and mostly dead lol

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do! I used to not be so good about it, so I've made a real effort to always respond, because comments are better than raindrops on roses.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Hmmmm....I'm kind of a fluff machine, so if I do angst, it only lasts for a minute. But probably What We Build Here, because it ends with Trip and T'Pol being separated (but only because I knew I would be writing a followup)

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

Most of them! 😂 But probably any of my Karveth/Monica fics, because those are just soooooo fluffy.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I've gotten the occasional bit of anon hate, though that's mostly dried up lately since I started just blocking mean anons. I've never gotten a hateful comment on AO3, thankfully.

9. Do you write smut?

I have and do! Though it is invariably sweet and extremely fluffy. 😄

10. Do you write crossovers?

No, I don't think my brain is wired right for that. I just can't imagine characters outside of their canon context. Guess that's a me problem.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Again, not that I know of.

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

A long, LONG time ago, I worked on a shared AU with a friend. None of it was ever published, which is a shame, because there was some good stuff! But it was fun to play with.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Whichever one I'm writing at the moment. 😂

15. What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Hmmm...probably either my Shadowrun: Dragonfall continuation, or my Green Hornet series. I kinda lost all the steam on both of them.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue and banter and generally having characters sit around and talk to each other, I think.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Everything else. 😅 I struggle with plotting and action sequences and any kind of angst or conflict and I'm constantly comparing myself to other people's writing and feeling myself lacking.

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

I've invented a fair number of Andorian words and phrases, but certainly not enough for whole lines of dialogue. But if someone else can do it, more power to them!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Let's see....there's still some deeply mediocre Buffy the Vampire Slayer fic on a LiveJournal that used to be mine.

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

Oh, that's unfair! That's like asking me to pick a favorite child! I love all of them for different reasons! I'm probably proudest of Under a White Sky just because I kind of feel like I was firing on all cylinders for that one, though others may disagree.

Tagging....hmmm... @phoenixflames12, @aprofessionalprotagonist, @mytardisisparked, and anybody else who is/has written fic and wants to play along!

[talshiargirlfriend]

Favourite Scene

Share a favourite scene you’ve written.

Thanks for the tag @deadheaddaisy 💕

I’m going with Do you want me to stay? (Ch1) because it was one of my first attempts at writing something serious, not cloaking my sincerity in a thick veil of humour. (Not a single dick joke to be found.) I think the characterisation is good. It hits on some of the real tension in T&T’s relationship. It’s sweet. It also has a fade to black so subtle you’ll be forgiven if you had no idea sex was implied. 😅

Tagging @aprofessionalprotagonist @ineffablecabbage @introvertia @flippyspoon @hjea @pajamasecrets @elenath9 @ten-cent-sleuth and anyone who’d like to play!

[the-starryknight]

Really loved this fic! The group dynamic, the characterizations and worldbuilding, the dialogue, it was all so stellar.

HD Wireless Fic Claim

I am so thrilled to reveal my HD Wireless fic!

(You Should Have Been My) High School Lover)

After years of carefully avoiding Harry Potter, Pansy tricks Draco into attending a party at Grimmauld Place. How is he supposed to deal with a very attractive Potter trying to talk to him?

The refrain of this song has screamed Drarry at me for quite some time, and I was thrilled to get to write a fic about it. It's got all my favorite things about Drarry in it. Draco being a better person. Awkward feelings reveals. Meddling friends. Lucius bashing.

Thank you to the mods for running an awesome fest. Thanks to everyone who has left such lovely comments. You are such amazing confidence boosters!