#astralpenguin

[mazerunnersecretsanta]

Merry Christmas @astralpenguin

Title: but this is not the end

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warnings: Major Character Death

Wordcount: 11,979

Summary:

Sonya expected to go to Safe Haven with her brother at her side, but then everything goes wrong. They never get to reunite as siblings and it leaves Sonya heart broken upon the arrival at Safe Haven. When Sonya is given Newt's necklace it brings her unexpected comfort. or: Newt is a ghost in the Safe Haven

Message to giftee: Hi El I hope you like your gift. Wishing you Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

[lapseinrecs]

born to be electric

By astralpenguin @astralpenguin

On Archive of Our Own

Status: Complete; Oneshot; 3,947 words

Summary: He held his right hand up in a small wave. She gripped her knife tighter. She didn’t know what this boy was, but there was no way he wasn’t dangerous. “My name is Jack,” he said, still smiling that baffling smile. “You’re Emma, aren’t you?”

My thoughts: EMMA!!! She deserved better!!! And her and Jack!! THE relationship of all time the author is right they ARE the SAME!!!

[tired-iris]

8, 41, and 86 for the song + lyric <3

8. Come Back Home - Oneus

Same prayer every day, filled with tears/ I can’t reach you/Please come back home

(everything about this song is so dramatic, I love it)

41. Regulus - Onewe

I want you to stay the way you are/under the star-studded night sky/until the moon sets and the dawn shines on you

(this was really hard to choose, there's many pretty lines)

86. Irresistible - Fall Out Boy

Try to say live, live and let live/But I'm no good, good at lip-service/except when they're yours, mi amor/I'm coming for you and I'm making war

(I've been obsessed with this line for years now, unsure why, but it's just great)

send me a number between 1-101 and i'll give you the corresponding song from my wrapped playlist and my fave lyric

[dcbtv]

Title: but you won't

Author: astralpenguin

Artist: PetraAmia

Song: Say Don't Go

Posting date: 17th September

Rating: T

Any archive warnings: choose not to warn (see main tags - ymmv on if main character death applies)

Top 10 main tags: Post-Episode: s09e03 I'm No Angel (Supernatural), Episode: s15e03 The Rupture (Supernatural), Episode: s15e18 Despair (Supernatural), Episode: s15e18 Despair - Castiel's Confession Scene (Supernatural), Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canonical Character Death, Temporary Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Not Actually Unrequited Love

Summary:

I left, but you didn't stop me

(A look at a couple of times when this was true & one time when it wasn't, but it was already too late)

Author tumblr: astralpenguin

Link to Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59020792/chapters/150463525

Artist tumblr: deancodedcastielenby

Link to Art: https://www.tumblr.com/deancodedcastielenby/761903206522601472/got-to-work-with-astralpenguin-for-the-dcbtv

[mazerunner-rarepairs]

Maze Runner Rarepair Bingo awards!

can i just say - wow. WOW! you guys absolutely blew me away with your enthusiastic participation in this event. it was amazing to see so many new fans creep out of the woodworks and connect with the fandom, as well as seeing well known faces join in the fun. 16 people participated, and we have 46 new, gorgeous rarepair works in the ao3 collection (check it out!). so many new ideas fluttering around the room - cheers to everyone who participated!

on to the awarding of the fannish medals of honor!

congrats for filling 1-2 squares!

toby-du-coeur @toby-du-coeur

subjecta5newtella @subjecta5newtella

justtorzaplease @justtorzaplease

go-catch-a-chickn @go-catch-a-chickn

astralpenguin @astralpenguin

star--anon @star--anon

congratulations for getting bingo!

newtedison @newtedison

walkinroadkillz @walkinroadkillz

•            kestis-advent @kestis-advent

3 squares and 2 extra rare advanced ao3 board squares!

•            nxwtonsxngster @nxwtonsxngster

congratulations for getting 2 bingos!

•            scorchedmazes (and 2 extra rare advanced ao3 board squares!) @scorchedmazes

congratulations for getting 3 bingos!

•            get-the-medjacks (and filling the extra rare advanced ao3 board!) @get-the-medjacks

congratulations for getting both full boards!

•            st4rfvckerr @st4rfvckerr

•            its-tea-time-darling @its-tea-time-darling

•            directionarplusgleek @directionerplusgleek

thank you all again for participating <3

[astralpenguin]

Minho may or may not be immortal, may or may not be staring down eternity without the people who’ve made him who he is, but that doesn’t matter yet If he’s going to have to grieve them later then he wants to grieve them later. Not now. Not while they’re all still alive

submission for @minewtweek 2024 for the prompt mortal and immortal au

[ivesterrarium]

My personal favourite fanfictions! (* = archive warnings)

The Maze Runner

newtmas

tangled in your warmth by flemoncake

I Love You, Kid by NobleZelda

Porn and Coffee (series) by StarNightingle

Perspective by scribblemoose

I can feel the warning signs running around my mind by The_Otter_Knight

i wanna fall asleep (in your arms tonight) by orphan_account

As Loud As I Want To Be by The_Otter_Knight

paradox by Trashner*

Unintentionally Good Advice by Trashner

oxytocin by orphan_account

Combat Training by Smontheye*

Good Boy by burntotears

Smile Like It's Your Last Night (Cause I See a Storm on the Horizon) by greenandcitrus

"I Hadn't Kissed Them Back." by The_Otter_Knight

Drugged by wotianareu4real*

Nice and Comfy by The_Otter_Knight*

It Was Fun and Games For a While.. by The_Otter_Knight*

Privacy by CaiFox*

(could it be?) by pray_for_sound

Truth or Dare by astralpenguin

Love Bug by cutenewt

Turning Page by flemoncake

minewt

Stranger by orphan_account

You're the nicest stranger I've ever met by orphan_account

Frostbite by caritivereflection*

At least try to convince me by orphan_account*

Some Nights by bubblewrapstargirl*

teenagers forced to act like adults by UnmaskedTomatoes*

Power Play by Reies0

i wanna fall asleep (in your arms tonight) by orphan_account

your lovely scent of coffee and lavender by fridayinfebuary

Starry Night by Tronnie*

Making Out by newtporn*

thominho

let's have some fun by ambitioncutsusdown

your lovely scent of coffee and lavender by fridayinfebuary

thominewt

your lovely scent of coffee and lavender by fridayinfebuary

Starry Night by Tronnie*

alby x minho (help I don't know the ship name)

your lovely scent of coffee and lavender by fridayinfebuary

alby x minho x thomas x newt

your lovely scent of coffee and lavender by fridayinfebuary

Harry Potter

hedric

(honey) there is no right way by sincere_lies*

An Excessive Amount of Politeness by Tye

The Devolution of Cedric Diggory (AKA: How a Hufflepuff Became Popular!) by HemsonTenths*

cho x cedric

An Excessive Amount of Politeness by Tye

charry

An Excessive Amount of Politeness by Tye

cho x harry x cedric

An Excessive Amount of Politeness by Tye

*more to be added!

[its-tea-time-darling]

ITS GUESSING TIME DARLING!!!!

MAZE RUNNER SECRET SANTA 2023 // @mazerunnersecretsanta

@visro @nachoupala @nice-to-meet-ya-shank @pathsofoak @itsthemxze @broadwayfan828 @thominho-incorrectquotes @crestfallercanyon @iasconsumesmedia @newtmsa @astralpenguin @mazegays @blue-summers @witchyforest

i have the notes as pdfs too (which screen readers can read), people im mutuals with on discord are welcome to asks for these, or i can send the text in tumblr messenger for select guesses.

[mazerunnersecretsanta]

Merry Christmas @astralpenguin

Title: Wayward – Vol. 1

Summary: Sonyarriet as Wayward Sisters, of Supernatural fame, for astralpenguin.

Message to giftee: happy tmrss astralpenguin!

[spnfemslashbang]

Title: are you dreaming (is it me you're seeing)

Author: @astralpenguin

Artist: @mbqnoyolo

Rating: Teen and Up

Pairings: Claire Novak/Kaia Nieves

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Complicated Grief

Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Post-Episode: s15e12 Galaxy Brain (Supernatural), Dreamsharing, Reunions, Happy Ending, Hopeful Ending, Canon Compliant

Summary: When Kaia falls asleep on Jody’s sofa after getting rescued from the Bad Place, she’s alone inside her head for the first time in all her life

Until she isn’t

LINK TO FIC | LINK TO ART

[alrightdarlin]

We’re back at it, Foxes, and we have more friends this year!

The Fandom Trumps Hate browsing period is open!

Now, you can review the different creators who are offering pieces as a part of this year’s auction. The FTH Dreamwidth lists all the offerings and shows you how to search the fandoms, creators, and types available this year.

Bidding opens Wednesday, March 1st and will close Sunday, March 5th at 8pm EST. You are NOT going to be notified if someone outbids you, so be sure to keep an eye on the bidding spread sheet for the auction you choose until the bidding officially closes.

For general auction info, check out @fandomtrumpshate​, but I’ve put the AFTG offering summaries below the cut! If you see something you’re interested in, click through to the creator’s post for more details!

Happy Browsing, Foxes! 

FANART

@fortheloveofexy​ is offering a piece of digital art of up to two characters, details depending on amount of bid. They are particularly interested in Andreil, Renison, and Kateaaron, but are willing to involve OCs as well. You can see their works here on their insta.

🧡

FANFIC

@bazookajo94​ is offering an Andreil fic between 5-10k words and is particularly interested in comedy or exploring AUs, but can get into some angst as well. They are willing to focus on Andreil or the other foxes. You can check out their previous AFTG works here.

el / @astralpenguin​ is offering a canon-verse fic under 5k words and is particularly interested in exploring ace, trans, and/or sapphic characters. They would like to write Andriel or platonic relationships. You can check out their previous works here.

Astus / @thetamingofspike​ is offering an Andriel fic under 5k words, but would be willing to write outside that specific pairing. You can see her previous AFTG works here.

AlrightDarlin is me! I’m offer a fic between 5-10k words and I’m especially interested in hurt/comfort, found family, and/or romance. You can check out my other AFTG works here.

@lailisgrace​ is offering a fic under 5k words and though most of her work has explicit content, she is also interested in angst and character studies. You can see her previous AFTG works here.

Fuzzy / @fuzzballsheltiepants​ is offering a fic from 5-10k words and is specifically interested in Andreil or Nerik with a mix of humor, fluff, angst, and a handful of interesting tropes/AUs. You can see their previous AFTG works here.

@ilgaksu​ is offering a fic under 5k words that examines gender or is a part of historical AU or media pastiche. They are also willing to write a variety of kinks for smuttier offerings. You can see their previous works here.

FaiaSakura is offering a fic under 5k words that is specifically Andrew or Neil-centric. They are interested in happy ending AUs, particularly high school/college-no-mafia settings. You can see their previous AFTG works here.

@yourneighborhoodneighbor​ is offering a fic under 5k words focusing on andreil, kandreil, twinyards, and aaron&neil friendship. They would like to write happy or hopeful endings. You can see their previous AFTG works here.

@theleakypen​ is offering a fic under 5k and is particularly interested in chosen/found families and canon divergencies/AUs. Ve enjoys characters exploring intimacy from conversation to kinky/sexual/romantic/platonic relations. You can see vis previous works here.

Para / @paradoxolotl​ is offering a fic from 5-10k and is open to most themes, but is primarily interested Andrew Minyard/Neil Josten, Katelyn/Aaron Minyard, Andrew Minyard & Aaron Minyard, but welcomes you to chat if you have additional specific interests. You can see their previous AFTG works here.

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FANLABOR

zombierobin / @heresythemonk​ is offering to beta read your fics of over 50k words! They will primarily be focusing on spelling and grammar edits. You can see their works here.

(Psst! LailisGrace, yourneighborhoodneighbor, theleakypen are also offering beta services under their auctions!)

🧡

PODFIC

Aliteralgarbageheap is offering two podfics, length depending on the bid. They are especially interested in Andreil, Kandreil, Mandreil, and Jerejean, but is open to other ships as well if you’d like to ask! They are also interested in soulmates, misunderstandings, identity porn, and sexuality/gender exploration. You can see their previous works here.

🧡

You also might want to check out the Any Fandom tag for people who are offering art, podfics, beta services and more regardless of fandom! Heck, if you’re so inclined, make your own booster posts for your other fandoms you’d like to see more content in!

Thanks for reading and sharing!

[purplink8]

9 Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better:

Thanks for the tag, @helendamnationx <3

3 Ships You Like: Lawlight (L/Light from Death Note), Narumitsu (Phoenix/Edgeworth from Ace Attorney) and Frostiron (Loki/Tony Stark from MCU)

First Ship Ever: Pokeshipping or Ash/Misty from Pokemon (I was just 12 when I started shipping it!)

Last Song You Heard: Red by Taylor Swift

Favourite Childhood Book: (Disclaimer: I hate JKR) Harry Potter, and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Currently Reading: the Hunger Games prequel Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which has apparently been out so long the movie came out last year! (same!!)

Currently watching: Castaway Diva (it stars Park Eun-Bin (cast for Woo Young Woo from EAW) too! :) and a Death Note rewatch!

Currently consuming: Bananas (literally lol)

Currently craving: Waffles and Peri-Peri Fries

Tagging:

@alliums4us @reaperlight @astralpenguin @isomorbism @mgcmind

@main-exam @ro-zden @floweryflees @qwanderer

[impossiblebird]

was tagged by @libbyroseitm and @1989edteach to share my spotify on repeat playlist so here we are:

weird mix of ofmd songs, fic songs & my strange week.

no pressure tags @newtmsa @its-tea-time-darling @astralpenguin @itsthemxze @go-catch-a-chickn (miss you guys 💛)

[obsessionnostalgia]

Claire Novak fic recs: yeah, I was trying to reblog something every time I found a new one but its too disorganized so now it lives here. You have a Claire Novak rec? i want to read it.

Where the Heart Is by goldenraeofsun

Features a time-traveling Claire hanging out with Sam and Dean circa season 7. There's angst. There's Claire hooking up with a diner waitress. There's Claire having self-worth issues. There's Claire making fun of Dean to his face. All the good stuff.

Like a Duck, He Fits the Bill by golbygloom

Claire Novak and her budding attachment to the guy who isn't her dad but wears his face. The angst of having to get out of your own way to make connections with others.

Let Me Come Home by prosopopeya

Deancas-centric but Claire Novak is a POV character, struggling in foster care and the uncertainty of whether her uncle (Cas) will get his shit together in order to take her in. The Claire and Dean parallels are strong.

Rec from kerryweaverlesbian:

no such thing as a unique experience by @astralpenguin

A 15 year old Claire meets the (now older) little girl who was possessed by Lilith for a long time. Neither of them realise this element of connection for quite some time. Tons of empathy and understanding. These two feel so much like complex teenage girls, and also the dramatic irony is incredibly fun. One of the best fics I've read all year

Rec from carhengeapocalypse:

Another rhinestoneangels (@pinknatural ) fic fatherisms

Claire is a baby when Jimmy agreed to be Castiel's vessel and Dean steps in to help take care of her. The timeline jumps around and the story is told in snippets and it's very good

as if death itself was undone by microcomets

Claire confronts a human Castiel in a grocery store.

Claire heaves a deep, bone-weary sigh. “Here I am, consoling an ex-angel using my dead father as a meat-puppet on his self-esteem issues. I should write a book or something.”

everlasting by entropic_saudade

Claire wants to have a permanent mark of her and Kaia’s love. In order to do the stabbing safely, she helps Dean bring Cas back from the Empty so he can heal her.

gifts given & words unspoken by rhinestoneangels

Short: Dean and Claire make cookies after Castiel brings her back to the bunker, injured. Some implications at this point, Claire is more family to Dean than Mary. Set in season 12.

coming out by dicklessthewonderclown

Short, Dean POV conversation on a drive with Claire where she comes out as wanting to date Kaia and also admits (by accident) that Dean is a kind of sort of maybe father figure to her.

A Christmas Miracle (for someone else) by bitterred

Set post-canon, mirroring all the "Cas is dead and Dean is depressed" fics, Claire Novak finds a cat during the holiday season.

i'm sorry i'm the one you love (no one will ever love me like you again) by monsterfatigue

Kind of weird that Claire decided she was in love with Kaia even though they had barely known each other. After Kaia comes back from the Bad Place, nothing is simple. Claire isn't sure why she thought it would be.

This Is A Love That Lasts Forever by HeddersTheOwl

Another fic where Claire being friendly with the angel that wears her dad's face is complicated.

"You look too much like him. It's not fair. You're not him." 

meteor site (our hearts collision) by sobsicles

Claire has religious trauma laced with homophobia. Kaia doesn't want to be anyone's nightmare.

the way a dad should by fleeceframe

Dean and Claire are driving back to Jody's when Claire needs to stop because her period has started. (Side note: i was SURE that part of the reasoning for carrying tampons/pads in the impala was going to be partially related to the fact that they're sometimes good for wound care, in that the products are designed not to grow bacteria.)

i don’t know nothing (and that’s fine) by halfwheeze

Claire Novak meets Magda Peterson, the psychic girl from 12.4 American Nightmare, and likes her so much it makes Claire look stupid. Look at that, they have matching religious trauma: "When Castiel-" she pauses, remembering that his name isn't carved into the internal dialogue of every girl with religious trauma from here to Texas, "the Winchesters' angel, I don't know if he was with them when they got you- when he came to Earth, he needed a vessel. A human strong enough to hold an angel, with strong enough faith to allow them in and allow them to stay." That's what the Winchester Gospels said about them anyway. Castiel just said that they needed to believe. They were special. Believers. Bullshit. "When Castiel came to Earth, he took my father. And then, when my father told him he couldn't stay anymore, Castiel approached me. Being a vessel, it's passed down in the family line. The blood. The body. All they need is the body. And I was a kid. He might as well have been God. So I said yes. And my father took him back. If you think about it, it's my fault that my dad is dead."

Bartenders Love Me by clusterjam

Claire Novak doing her Dean-coded thing: hustling in a bar, flirting with the bartender, and oh yeah: angst about whether her dad would approve of her.

Subject: Dean Winchester Is Dead by angelszn

There aren't enough fics about Claire finding out Dean (or Cas) are dead. Dean Winchester is dead. Dean Winchester is dead, and Claire got the news in an email of all things. As if the gravity can be contained in the tiny black letters on the screen. It didn’t even seem possible. 

patricide of the lowest order by angelszn

This one's dark (Major Character Death tagged) -- Castiel killed Claire's father, after all, and what is Supernatural but a series of revenge plots?

two steps on the water by orpheuscas

Claire in the aftermath of being cured of werewolfism. Heavy dose of "Dean is basically Claire's dad now" included.

she'll say she got the map from me by 13zepptraxx

Hey you know that episode where Dean goes back in time and hangs out with his mom? He tells her, "No matter what you hear, or what you see. Promise me you won’t get out of bed." but then an angel wipes her memory? What if Claire went back in time after Dean died because she was sick with grief and basically did the same thing?