#can i tag harringrove if its only mentioned in the tags?

[disdaidal]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers (except me because obvs I have done it). Spread the self-love ❤

D'aww thank you hun! I'm not sure I can answer with five because all my favorite fics written by me don't even exist on the internet anymore. 🙊 But I can always try~

To the Moon and Back is something I'm currently working on and very excited about. It's a multichapter Final Fantasy 7 fic, Cloud/Zack, omegaverse, rated E etc.

Since it's my very first FF7 fic as well as my first published omegaverse fic ever, I was initially quite nervous to even start writing it let alone publish it. It has three published chapters on ao3, all of which have gotten positive feedback so far (and subs, I see ya <3), which obviously inspires me a lot. I'm already having lots of ideas for future chapters and also few good ideas how I'm going to end it, something which doesn't always happen to me (I just go with the flow, most of time). The story also has some non-traditional omegaverse elements because well, omegas and alphas don't always have to be so stereotypical, I think, and... truthfully... I just had a mighty craving for some sloppy bottom/omega!Zack the fandom is feeding me absolute crumbs in that sense and seems to think cloud's dick is just a pretty accessory XD I'm feeling like I can actually make my own rules here and it feels pretty damn good right now.

A Touch of Cinnamon, Gallahir/Witcher. Roommates, Friends to Lovers, multichapter, rated E. I answered in another tag game already why this story was such a passion project for me last autumn, but yeah. It was inspired by OneofWeb's Buttercup Tattoo series (some really nice works there <3), and I genuinely enjoyed writing and planning it. Like I also mentioned before, it's still a work in progress but never say never. :D

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart), Harringrove/Stranger Things, Homelessness/Guardian Angels, multichapter, rated E.

How this story originally got its inspiration, well... once upon a time I watched a Japanese gay porn movie with a plot (gasp) and uhh, I might've expanded on that a little bit. *hides* Sadly the story only has one chapter that's been lying in wait for almost two years now, but... I am still thinking about it sometimes. I really liked the original idea (:P) and I still like the following story idea that I came up with, so hmm. Maybe if I get inspired to write something for this ship again, I could be tempted to continue this.

As for other two... I used to write plenty of rps bandfic back in the day and that one AU one-shot (or was it two-shot? anyway) I wrote somewhere around late 2008 I think, got a little bit smutty, a little bit 'problematic' as well, and man... what can I say, I still like that one. A lot, actually. The ship I wrote that fic for wasn't super popular in that band either but didn't matter to me.

And the fifth? One of my future works perhaps? :D

As for tagging... I already tagged a few people in previous tag games and I don't know how many of you actually care about doing these things, so... feel free to take this from me if you see this and want to do this. <3

[thatgirlwithasquid]

tag game: stranger things edition 👻

tagged by @ratbastardbilly and @intothedysphoria (ty guys xx)

1. ride or die ship (your otp): CUNNINGWAY!!! They’re my girls. Chrissy and Heather my beloveds. I have never been so hyped for a ship before and this is the first time I’ve put this much effort into one, but if I don’t advocate for this rarepair then who will? (the answer is bambi. bambi will. but whatever, you get the point)

2. most annoying ship: there isn’t really a ship i find WHOLLY annoying. stancy maybe. i also think jancy and mileven have ran their course and jopper gives me a lil bit of the ick. obvi no hate to the ships or those that ship it!!

3. second favourite ship: ima have to say harringrove, but there are others i like a lot too!!

4. favourite platonic relationship: heather, chrissy & billy. the chaos trio. more should be done with them <3

5. underrated ship: there are so many!! argyle/chrissy (which i am lovingly referring to as pompompinapple, just try and stop me)? byergrove (billy/jonathan)? calicheer (billy/chrissy)??? how can i possibly choose????

6. overrated ship: uhhhh this feels dangerous. but steddie. dont get me wrong, i love this ship, but the boom in works for them was INSANE cause i dont think they have TOO MUCH chemistry in canon (tho there 100% is a good bit and it makes sense)

7. one thing i would change in canon: the blatant lack of care the main cast have for characters outside their group. no empathy for billy, barely anyone looking into heather, characters dying that no one mentions again…

8. something canon did right: I really liked steve and dustin’s dynamic. like, a LOT. they cocked it up a bit in s4 for the sake of ‘haha, dumb steve’ but yeah. theyre sweet :)

9. a thing i’m proud of creating for the fandom: my sideblog @poolsidepanic . i know that its a niche ship but i hope i help other people who love them as much as me actually be able to enjoy their ship and not just… be disappointed when they come up empty handed. the art and little fics and such i make over there make me so happy <3

10. a character who is perfect to me (wouldnt change a thing): heather. sassy, bitchy, yet kindhearted lifeguard? yes. the only thing id change is the DISSERVICE THE DUFFERS GAVE HER WHEN THEY KILLED HER AND IGNORED HER EXISTENCE.

11. the character i relate most to the most and why: steve. just how he responds to the offhanded comments the people he cares about make to him, that they never seem to realise hurt.

12. character i hate most and why: neil, karen, brenner. no explanation needed

13. something ive learned from the fandom: idk. ive always wanted to be a positive person but seeing some of the toxicity in the fandom has made me really want to keep my little blog as positive and safe as i can for everyone. some things we see SUCK but if i can make someones day a lil better id like to? so not really a learn but an encouragement to be nicer wherever i can

14. three tags i seek out on ao3: i dont read a lot of st fanfiction, actually. i havent been in the mood for it for AGES!! but in general im a slow burn, hurt/comfort, angst kind of person. i love the occasional, agonising right person not enough time or some character bashing for the sake of compelling suffering (if done right!!!)

15. a song i strongly associate with my otp/favourite character: ooooh fun!!! ‘Groan’, ‘Wet’ and ‘Maggot’ by Dazey and the Scouts are so Billy. ‘Drunk Walk Home’ by Mitski gives me Chrissy vibes, and ‘Maggot’ again for her tbh (billy and chrissy, my sad beloved blorbos). there arent any songs i associate with cunningway yet tho 😔

tagging: @bigdumbbambieyes @hargrove-mayfields @billyhargrovesupsidedownshadow @every-dayiwakeup and anyone else interested in sharing :)

[thatscrazyrandom]

Dude. Openly Straight but Steddie

[archipelagolago]

Hi!

I would love to hear more about Make me feel (tell me how to stop feeling)

And Drop Everything

If you're happy to share please 💛🍒

Thanks for asking!

Make me feel (tell me how to stop feeling) is one of my favorites! And one of the few longer fics I'm working on. It's actually the title of chapter 2 in Because the rumble of this earth feels like a melody of off-key you & me. Which is about Billy showing up in Cali ~6 months after Starcourt during an earthquake and having no memory of the past until Steve, Max, Robin, and El find out he's alive from a news story on tv and fly out to Cali to go get him.

Billy gets his memories back pretty damn soon after they get to him. Which is not fun for him and triggers a freakout paired with an earthquake bc he came back with the power to make concentrated but intense earthquakes.

And the rest of the fic is basically about Billy trying to ease his way back to reality & him and Steve slowly & cautiously building a relationship on unsteady footing. Also repairing his relationship with Max & figuring out how to manage his powers. + Use of powers for chaotic neutral purposes (bc i resent the 'character either uses powers to save the world or end it' plotline and i kinda just wanna write Billy using his powers to freak people out in a gas station so he can swipe some snacks while they're distracted by an earthquake or billy starting earthquakes so he doesn't have to deal with uncomfortable conversations, like, 'oh you want me to talk about my emotions? Oh shit there's an earthquake, guess we'll have to have this conversation another time').

(Also bc the title is for chp 2: chp 2 is about Steve & Max & co. arriving at the hospital to go get billy and the emotions and memory recovery associated with that)

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Drop Everything is a vent fic from when I first started writing for Harringrove (i usually use vent as a way to get into a ship and get a feel for the characters so a lot of my first stuff is usually vent) and i probably won't finish it & doubt I'll post it anywhere if I do.

It's about Steve feeling ambivalent about an eating disorder relapse and Billy finding out about Steve's history with this eating disorder and trying to support Steve in ways that are realistic. So, i do kinda like this one bc it speaks some truths and as someone who has experienced much fluctuation with the severity of my ed over the years I resent the way they are usually written.

So who knows? I might finish and post it somewhere just bc it's kinda different than most people write it? (Kind of spitefully bc often people write eds as very surface level and focus primarily on the way it functions when someone is in it the deepest. And as fine as that is, I'd prefer to see more representation and interpretation of it that falls all across the board and dives into the complexity and continuation of it once it exists in waters that aren't drowning you as much. + exploring the reality that some things stay lasting long after we call them 'over' and thinking about what that can mean.)

And ofc eds are unhealthy, life-threatening, unsustainable, harmful to both you and the people you love, but ultimately, they're a coping mechanism. So you can't really undo an eating disorder without repairing some of the pain & trauma that brought it into existence. And people prefer to skip that in fic bc it's long and complicated and uncomfortable. But it's the truth so? (Like people will do the 'i love you so you have to get better' or 'you're beautiful, you don't need to do this' and bam! the character recovers! but that's unrealistic and kinda deceptive, truth is, it takes a lot of support and a lot of personal work to get through that shit. And even then, things will still be unsteady at times)

[ao3feed-harringrove]

Well my heart is gold and my hands are cold

https://ift.tt/2PuFdph

by grabmyboner

Steve stops in front of him, holding the wool coat and staring down with pinched brows and gnawing at his bottom lip, and Billy wonders if they’re still swollen and sore from his own lips abusing them earlier that day. Wonders if Steve can still taste him, taste the metallic of the blood that seeped through the bite marks on his pout.

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A christmas fic (kinda of, it's only listed as a christmas fic bc it's set on christmas eve and its snowing and also eggnog is mentioned)

Words: 1800, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Billy Hargrove, Steve Harrington

Relationships: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington

Additional Tags: Neil Hargrove - Freeform, Steve Harrington's Parents - Freeform, (mentioned) - Freeform, Gay Billy Hargrove, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Harringrove, Christmas Eve, Non-Graphic Smut, Fluff, Angst, Love Confessions, this is for gogo bc i love them v v much, Tenderness, Christmas Fluff, Harringrove Holiday Exchange 2019, Harringrove Holiday Exchange

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2PuFdph

[ao3feed-strangerthings]

Well my heart is gold and my hands are cold

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2PuFdph

by grabmyboner

Steve stops in front of him, holding the wool coat and staring down with pinched brows and gnawing at his bottom lip, and Billy wonders if they’re still swollen and sore from his own lips abusing them earlier that day. Wonders if Steve can still taste him, taste the metallic of the blood that seeped through the bite marks on his pout.

-

A christmas fic (kinda of, it's only listed as a christmas fic bc it's set on christmas eve and its snowing and also eggnog is mentioned)

Words: 1800, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Billy Hargrove, Steve Harrington

Relationships: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington

Additional Tags: Neil Hargrove - Freeform, Steve Harrington's Parents - Freeform, (mentioned) - Freeform, Gay Billy Hargrove, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Harringrove, Christmas Eve, Non-Graphic Smut, Fluff, Angst, Love Confessions, this is for gogo bc i love them v v much, Tenderness, Christmas Fluff, Harringrove Holiday Exchange 2019, Harringrove Holiday Exchange

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2PuFdph