#deadpoetsam

[hadtochangemyurlquick]

i just saw that jamie asked the same as me lmao (great minds think alike)

so if you don't feel like writing the same tropes (but with leatin), im suggesting 63 & 70! :)

Rules: Send me two (2) tropes from this list + a ship and I’ll describe how I’d combine them in the same story.

Everybody Knows/Mistaken for Couple & Locked in a Room

“You know this is your fault, right?” Leah asked, sitting down on the other end of the bench.

Fatin flicked through her instagram. “Hm? How do you figure?”

“How do I—fuck you!” Leah said.

Chelsey still had not figured out how to post, huh? If Fatin saw another picture of avocado toast she was blocking a bitch.

The phone disappeared from her hands and Fatin looked up, glaring at Leah.

“Would you take a chill pill? Your boy Ian is coming in like, ten minutes. Stop acting like this is the end of the world.”

“Did you not notice where we are?” Leah asked. “They locked us in the costumes closet. The costumes closet.”

“I’m sorry, did you want an afternoon delight?” Fatin asked. “Because I’m a slut but I’m not desperate.”

“Fuck you,” Leah said. “I’m with someone anyway.”

“Ian,” Fatin rolled her eyes. “Yeah the whole world knows.”

“I’m not with Ian,” Leah said. “And clearly they don’t because they locked the two of us in here.”

“It’s a stupid high school prank, you need to get your claws off my back, girl.”

Fatin made a grab for the phone but Leah was stupidly tall and held it above her head.

“They think we’re dating because you’re constantly talking about my eyes during makeup. I have a boyfriend,” Leah said.

“Oh my god,” Fatin groaned. “I’m doing eye make up and your eyes are fucking captivating. What do you want—me to shut up? You’d get along great with my mom.”

“Let me make something perfectly clear: I wouldn’t fuck you if you and I were trapped on a desert island,” Leah said.

Fatin made a grab for her phone and this time Leah gave it back.

“Wow, this guy must have a giant dick for you to be this loyal,” Fatin said. She went back to instagram, untagging herself from some pictures at a party.

“Yeah, I’m not talking to you about this,” Leah spat.

Fatin: told you she had a boyfriend Dot: no dice? Fatin: better come get us :(

“Good, ‘cause I don’t want to hear about it,” Fatin said. “I guess I just—” She groaned and forced herself to meet Leah’s eyes. “I hope he treats you right or whatever.”

Leah blinked and fuck her eyes were—they really were a crazy blue.

Dot, punctual as all fuck, opened the door. “Sorry guys, Shelby and Toni aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed.”

“Yeah, whatever,” Leah pushed past her and Dot and Fatin stood back, watching her leave.

“I’m sorry,” Dot said.

Fatin sighed. “It’s whatever. I’ll get over it. I mean I won’t but—you know. Cie la vie.”

“Is that Russian?”

“Mandarin actually.”

Dot wrapped an arm around her shoulders. “Anyone would be so lucky.”

“But I just want her,” Fatin said.

Dot’s arm tightened. “Yeah. I know.”

[iamkidfish]

Top five leatin fics?

i ASPIRE to write fics as good as come home to my heart like you have pre-island leatin, fatin pov, pining, angst, happy ending?? what more could you want

also anything written by @blinkaftermidnight, but especially her leatin fwb, no island au,

the best thing you’ll ever read,

this 1x09 au that started our friendship, 

and the prequel to our crack wedding fic,

I’m her biggest fan it’s true!

(and maybe half of her fics exist because of me but we don’t need to talk about that lol)

[outinthewildspodcast]

i was listening to the new podcast episode and i absolutely loved it! it's amazing how well leah and fatin both parallel each other but also start as opposites.

i really liked how you guys also involved their relationships with the other girls, since all their relationships on the island are definitely connected like one big web

leah has some parallels with rachel, and so does fatin with shelby... now im curious if we'll see some rachel and shelby interaction in season 2 🤔

also, i immediately understood the "she sees the forest" comment lmao, in Dutch "ik zie door de bomen het bos niet meer" (translation: i can't see the forest anymore because of the trees) is a well-known saying :)

Thank you so much for your kind words! We are so happy you enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun to do!

I would LOVE to see Rachel and Shelby interact more in S2. We don’t really see them together after the mountain climb— they both get wrapped up in other plot lines. I think they both have a tendency to come on too strong sometimes (my favourite Rachel example is when she is asking Martha what it was like to kill the goat and Martha is CLEARLY not into it). There are definitely some things they could should learn from each other.

Did I immediately run to my Rachel shouting “the forest through the trees expression transcends languages!” and shove my phone at her? Why yes, yes I did. So THANK YOU. Vindication has never felt so sweet.

[blinkaftermidnight]

34 for the 35 Questions for fanfic writers :)

34. Copy and paste an excerpt you’re particularly fond of.

Damn this is gonna be hard lol. I’m so indecisive. I was going to give you the last few lines of “time goes by and still i’m stuck on you” because I actually really love that ending, but below the cut is the beginning of a fic saved on my drive only as “messy leatin” that I have 28k words written for (and I’m still writing it, just not nearly at the pace I was before). But I’m really into this fic that I’ve been working on since I finished the first draft of my upcoming WIP, so here’s your chance to read some unposted work of mine lol.

35. Ramble about any fic-related thing you want!

Okay, I wish I knew what happened to my ability to write fics that were under 10k. I did it for FTWD, and now it’s like I can only fucking write long ass fics?? Why can’t I crank out a quick Leatin fic that’s like 5k in like 5 hours and call it quits?? Why am I writing monstrous fics without my own permission? Like I’ll start a fic, anticipate that it’ll be like 5-10k words and then suddenly I’m sitting on 30k and the fic still isn’t over. I wish I could control myself, honestly lol. The longer the fics I’m working on get, the more afraid I get that I’ll never finish them. (Case in point: the except for the fic right under the cut. That shit is getting long, and it’s not anywhere near an end, and I started it on a whim late one night a few weeks back and had no idea where it was going and just knew I wanted to make that shit hurt. And now it’s over 28k and I’m not done and my life is getting in the way and I’m really hoping I’ll finish that shit.)

Anyway almost 500 words for a fic that maybe will see the light of day sometime in the future is under this cut

It’s their fifth televised interview – no, sixth – since the story first broke. This Morning America, this time. They had to travel to San Diego from Los Angeles in order to make the appearance. Leah still hasn’t figured out a way to stop being nervous once she’s in front of a camera, and she still reaches for Fatin’s hand when they’re warned that they’re gonna be on in sixty seconds. The talk show host smiles too broadly at them, has too much makeup on. She looks fake even up close. Leah squeezes Fatin’s hand tighter to stop herself from scoffing or rolling her eyes or saying something she’s going to regret immediately. Fatin doesn’t squeeze back; she just taps her thumb against Leah’s hand, twice.

 The cameraman counts them down while, on the couch on the other side of Fatin, Toni and Martha exchange a few words about how they always have to answer the same fucking questions over and over. On the other side of Leah, Shelby’s leg bounces incessantly, and there isn’t enough room for them to sit without touching, but the way Shelby’s shoulder presses into Leah’s arm isn’t uncomfortable. What’s uncomfortable is the way Leah and Fatin have to act as a buffer between Shelby and Toni. Dot’s next to Shelby, and she’s just as fidgety, but that’s more likely due to her nicotine withdrawal now that she’s picked smoking back up again. She’s not – unfortunately, in Leah’s opinion – wearing cargo pants. She is wearing pants rather than a dress – just like Toni – but Dot’s pants have a normal number of pockets, which is just fucking tragic.

 Rachel sits next to Dot, her expression as unreadable as ever, her arms crossed in a way that carefully conceals the stump at the end of her right arm. They’ll be asked about it. At least, they were asked in their last five televised interviews, and the reporters always ask them, and no one knows how to mind their fucking business. Then on the other end of the couch, next to Martha, sits Nora. She speaks maybe ten words total in any given interview. Even when directly addressed. She’s part of the Unsinkable Eight, no denying it. But she isn’t like the rest of them. She knew, and her knowledge of their situation sets her apart.

 Leah glances at her hand, still clasped in Fatin’s as the cameraman says five, four, three, two. Fatin’s nails are perfectly manicured, flawlessly painted – what the fuck would Fatin call that color? Probably, like, seafoam green. Her nails match her dress, which is always guaranteed to be too short, so Fatin sits with her legs crossed, with the toe of her shoes with unnecessarily high heels pressing into Leah’s calf. Leah squeezes Fatin’s hand one last time right before the cameraman says one and gives the signal that they’re live, then Leah’s hand easily slips free, and she folds them together in her own lap.

[jimalim]

Leatin Fic Rec List

So I’ve read like a ton of Leatin fanfic over the past month, so much that I’m pretty sure I hit all the ones in the ao3 tag (aside from the main shoni/side leatin fics and wip fics) I thought I’d rec some of my favorites here for anyone who’s always looking for new stuff to read! I was gonna add the summaries, but then this post would’ve been a mile long! In no paticular order:

and it's like our world but we're the last ones left by lostresidentevilpotter  Words: 102,106 Chapters: 28/28

home is where you are by potstickersss  Words: 108,055 Chapters: 31/31

baby make your move, step across the line by gay_wristwatch  Words: 12,015 Chapters: 5/5

To the gays! by CaptainGay Words: 3,425 Chapters: 1/1

come home to my heart by scoutshonour Words: 77,880 Chapters: 7/7

everybody sails alone (but we can travel side by side) by JourEtNuit Words: 20,394 Chapters: 4/4

i found love where it wasn't supposed to be (right in front of me) by deadpoetsam  Words: 1,743 Chapters: 1/1

Good love is hard to find by CaptainGay and the sequel  Always need to be closer  Words: 16,968 Chapters: 3/3 and Words: 5,308 Chapters: 1/1 respectively

it's so dark tonight (but you'll survive certainly) by deadpoetsam Words: 3,474 Chapters: 1/1

and what did she do? (She went off the fucking wall) by The_Wilds_Musings (HarryJamesPeralta) Words: 2,890 Chapters: 1/1

my pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand by Pootin Words: 5,124 Chapters: 2/2

it's you and me (alone) by lostresidentevilpotter Words: 14,384 Chapters: 1/1

here's the thing, my youth is yours by beepbedeep Words: 2,118 Chapters: 1/1

I've been digging too deep (I always do) by beepbedeep Words: 2,062 Chapters: 1/1

Calm by postersonthewall Words: 1,565 Chapters: 1/1

find someone (to carry the sea) by beepbedeep Words: 1,722 Chapters: 1/1

it’s so easy in this blue (where everything is good) by scoutshonour Words: 4,651 Chapters: 1/1

The 1 by DAgron01 Words: 5,707 Chapters: 1/1

i'm not going anywhere by bi_darr Words: 2,288 Chapters: 1/1

I Found My Family, I Found My Home by calamity_queer Words: 7,901 Chapters: 1/1

won't you take your time on me? ('cause we've got nowhere else to be) by deadpoetsam Words: 5,492 Chapters: 1/1

Oh my god, have we been dating? by CaptainGay Words: 3,659 Chapters: 1/1

Shut up / Make me by CaptainGay Words: 1,324 Chapters: 1/1

Two Truths and a Lie by CaptainGay Words: 2,890 Chapters: 1/1

[leatinwlw]

Got any good leatin fic recs? What are your faves? If you don’t mind me asking/mind sharing

hi !! of course i don’t mind u asking or sharing :]

i use ao3 and i feel like there are a ton of leatin oneshots that are good, like:

- “the sweetest dream will never do” by wayzeme (completed 06/04/2022)

- “you’ve got my time, you are my plans (let’s keep each other safe from the world)” by deadpoetsam (completed 03/12/2021

also fic wise i am currently reading:

“i’ll be waiting on you forever” by lostresidentevilpotter (last updated 06/06/2022)

tbh anything by that author is good and she has like 20 leatin works (give or take). i haven’t read all of them but the few i have read are amazing !!

sorry if this wasn’t helpful and i am always open to fic recs if anyone wants to recommend leatin stuff to me :]

[morerevenge]

Not to have a leatin mental breakdown but like @deadpoetsam said in this post Fatin love language is touch and Leah is quality time so they fact in the trailer it looks like is the one leading to the hug is Leah is driving me insane

[deadpoetsam]

so i wrote a Dot Campbell character study:

It felt like holding your breath. That was all she had been doing for years now. Standing underwater, holding others above the surface, while not being able to breathe herself. It didn't hurt. It was just tiring, this pressure on her ribcage that never left.

A Dorothy Campbell Character study, her story before and on the island.

[daomaikeng]

i was tagged by @deadpoetsam to do this goose picrew 🐦

this is me! tagging @talkfastcal @rottenbananasontoast @aiden-is-a-frog if y’all want to!

[gaytransbimbo]

10 characters 10 fandoms!

tagged by @iamkidfish :)

1. Toni - the wilds

2. catra - shera and the princesses of power

3. amira - skam españa

4. cassie - atypical

5. jules vaughn - euphoria

6. sister beatrice - warrior nun

7. shuri - mcu

8. james/mary kidd - assassins creed black flag

9. nicky nichols - oitnb

10. sun bak - sense8

tagging @plutos-pocket-universe @yourstrullyme @womenlovingwonderwoman @deadpoetsam @jimalim

[hadtochangemyurlquick]

babes idk shite about shakespeare but i know i like your rendition of whatever play it is

“shite” what are you british? get out of here with that.

but lucky for you @deadpoetsam knew the correct play, my first, and consequently, favorite shakespeare play: Much Ado About Nothing. I would highly recommend it, there are probs some versions on youtube and def some modern interpretations if you tend to struggle with the language (tho I would highly recommend seeing an original first and then seeing a modern interpretation without the language)

here’s part 1 if anyone hasn’t read it but you should be able to read it in any order

Leah nodded at Dot and Dot nodded back, putting on her game face. “Shelby really is so oblivious.”

The music coming from the other room in the suite lowered and Leah had to contain her smirk matching Dot’s extremely serious face. “She’s been living in Narnia for too long,” Leah said. “Well, she needs to get her head out of her ass,” Dot said. “Anyone can tell Toni’s got a thing for her.” “I mean, I don’t know if that’s true,” Leah said. “She’s definitely like--attracted to Shelby.” “No,” Dot said. “When we went out to that frat party the other night she was like sobbing into my chest and telling me about it.” “Wait, she told you?” Leah rose her voice a little louder. “Like Toni told you she’s into Shelby.” “Yup,” Dot raised her voice too. “She’s all depressed because she can’t stop being mean to Shelby and Shelby must hate her for it by now.” “That sucks,” Leah said. “Do you think you could talk to Shelby? Tell her to give Toni some space?” “Maybe,” Dot shrugged. “But I’m not sure Shelby will be too keen.” She cringed and Leah furrowed her brow. ‘Keen?’ She mouthed and Dot grimaced. “Maybe not,” Leah said. “But Toni deserves at least for Shelby to be polite. It must be killing her how obviously Shelby hates her.” “Definitely,” Dot agreed. “I’ll talk to her.” The music rose again and Dot nodded at Leah, pulling out her phone to text on the group chat. fatin: all clear on our end. over. dot: roger that, commencing stage 2 over here. over.

Shelby opened her door and they both blinked in surprise.

“Oh! Shelby!” Leah said. “I thought it was Rachel in there.”

“Nope,” Shelby smiled wide. “What are you two cool cats doing?”

“Well,” Dot said. “We just got a text from Fatin inviting us out tonight. You wanna come?”

“Oh,” Shelby said. “I got this big--”

“Toni’s not gonna be there,” Leah said.

Shelby’s smile widened, her entire face looking like it was made of stretched plastic. “Well, I guess I have no excuse, I would be delighted.”

Leah and Dot smiled. 


[iamkidfish]

if the world was ending for the WIP ask game, 'cause I'm pretty sure that title was inspired by the song... and the song is sad....

you're right it will be sad...Fatin pov as the plane crashes

[gaywristwatch]

WIP Ask Game

RULES: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

These are my The Wilds WIPs:

No Church In the Wild

war is hell au

like moths to flame

i'll speak a little louder, i'll even shout

chef au

leatin wedding

I was tagged by: @deadpoetsam (thank you!)

I'm tagging: @jouretnuit-nightandday @i-can-see-queerly-now and anyone else who wants to do it!

LMAO the people i thought of to tag have already been tagged i think, so that's it. i need a list of the wilds writers' tumblrs if i'm being honest

[jimalim]

Leatin Fic Rec Friday! #20

Hello!! Just like last week, we have another special edition of the rec list dedicated to a specific author @deadpoetsam  He has so many leatin fics, that per my ‘one rec per author per week’ rule, I’ve accumulated a massive backlog of his stuff. (Plus a special appearance by last week’s author @i-can-see-queerly-now who gifted @deadpoetsam a fic a while back for his birthday!) Catch up on all the other recs here!

are we out of the woods yet? (are we in the clear yet?) by deadpoetsam

Words: 6,186 Chapters: 2/2 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Favorite Tag: fatin is an idiot Summary: And with the others, they had worked together in perfect unison, like a galaxy. Eight completely different planets working together to survive. But after the island, Fatin had fallen out of orbit. Or, after the island, Fatin and Leah lose touch, and after a while, Fatin starts to purposefully avoid her. Maybe with Dot’s help, she’ll figure out why she’s so scared to get close to Leah again. What I personally love about this fic: Sam is so good with metaphors and this fic is full of them! I absoluetly love the way he uses the planet metaphor and the knife metaphor repeatedly throughout the fic to describe their relaitonship!

you never used to blackout (when we went to parties) by deadpoetsam

Words: 2,807 Chapters: 1/1 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Favorite Tag: they are stupid but i love them Summary: Despite what she might have had Fatin believe, she didn’t actually mind the parties. Surprisingly, she actually quite enjoyed them, especially with the promise of having Fatin’s company the entire time. But tonight it’s all different. //Fatin starts dragging Leah to her weekly parties once they are back in the bay but as soon as Fatin sleeps with someone at one of them Leah refuses to go to the next. So, Fatin goes alone, and maybe she gets wasted. What I personally love about this fic: The way this whole passage:  “She did it. She kissed her. She kissed Leah Rilke and she can’t even remember it. She can’t remember the taste and the way her lips felt. Fatin doesn’t remember how it felt to kiss her, and that’s just a fucking shame.” DESTROYED ME in the best way!!! It’s soo good!

i see you in the dark (at the dawn of something new) by deadpoetsam

Words: 3,437 Chapters: 1/1 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Favorite Tag: N/A Summary: "I see the way you look at me.“//Ever since Fatin met Leah, she can’t help but stare at her, like the girl is a magnet pulling her eyes back every time. However, Leah isn’t blind, and she eventually calls Fatin out on it. What I personally love about this fic: This prompt is so fun! BOLD LEAH!!! I am obsessed with the way that prompt line “I see the way you look at me” was worked into the conversation. It’s so fucking satisfying to see Leah be the one to say such a bold and flirty thing! Great read!

is it chill that you’re in my head? (‘cause i know that it’s delicate) by deadpoetsam

Words: 4,198 Chapters: 1/1 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive WarningsNo Archive Warnings Apply Favorite Tag: Tooth-Rotting Fluff Summary: “You know my answer,” Dot– who is leaning on Marcus, sitting between Fatin and Martha– says, shaking her head and taking another sip from the bottle, “I won’t fuck you, no matter how desperate I am.” “Damn Dorothy, let a girl down easy,” Fatin says, feigning offence at the rejection. “Maybe,” Toni starts with a twinkling in her eyes Leah doesn’t trust at all, “You should broaden your options. Dot isn’t the only one here.”//While celebrating their forty days of survival, multiple secrets are revealed, and as it turns out, alcohol makes Leah more confident than usual. What i personally love about this fic: I still think this is my favorite fic Sam’s ever written! This fic is so so so fun!! The unsinkable eight are there! Fatin is shy! There’s so much pinning!! I love the group dynamic and it’s written so well here!

A very untragic love story by CaptainGay for deadpoetsam

Words: 2,355 Chapters: 1/1 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Favorite Tag: Bold Leah and Flustered Fatin Summary: Leah and Fatin have been friends for a while. At a party, the night after Fatin’s first solo cello performance at their university, Leah finally makes a move. What I personally love about this fic: bfahkdsbldsk the shot glasses!!! I am obsessed with Shelby and Leah getting matching shot glasses at pride! All the descriptions are very fun! This fic is too stinking cute!

[quietunderthemoon]

elemental tag!

i was tagged by @saltwaterstudies and @sun-flowerstudies <33 ty this was so much fun to do!!

rules: bold the statements that apply to you, italicize your aspirations, then tag nine people.

AIR

i have small hands / i love the night sky / i watch small animals and birds when i pass them by / i drink herbal tea / i wake to see dawn / the smell of dust is comforting / i’m valued for being wise / i prefer books to music / i meditate / i find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

FIRE

i don’t have straight hair / i like to wear ripped jeans and overalls / i play an organized sport / i love dogs / i am not afraid of adventure / i love to talk to strangers / i always try new foods / i enjoy road trips / summer is my favorite season / my radio is always playing

WATER

i wear bracelets on my wrists / i love the bustle of the city / i have more than one set of piercings / i read poetry / i love the sound of a thunderstorm / i want to travel the world / i sleep past midday most days / i love dimly lit diners and fluorescent signs / i rewatch kids’ shows out of nostalgia / i see emotions in colors not words

EARTH

i wear glasses or contacts / i enjoy doing the laundry / i am a vegetarian or vegan / i have an excellent sense of time / my humor is very cheerful / i am a valued advisor to my friends / i believe in true love / i love the chill of mountain air / i’m always listening to music / i am highly trusted by the people in my life

AETHER

i go without makeup in my daily life  / i make my own artwork / i keep on track of my tasks and time / i always know true north / i see beauty in everything / i can always smell flowers / i smile at everyone i pass by / i always fear history repeating itself / i have recovered from a mental disorder / i can love unconditionally

totals: air (3) fire (7) water (5) earth (3) aether (1)

tagging @bea-estudiando  @study-van @eynstudies @upside-down-uni @deadpoetsam @monoliloquy @studieur @lingually @emili-a-a and anybody else who wants to! (i feel like i’ve been doing a lot of tagged games/tagging other people so i’m really sorry ahaha if i keep tagging you over and over just lmk -- i tried to tag some new mutuals this time O.o)

[morerevenge]

10 characters 10 fandoms 

I was tagged by @zutaralesbian ty!

Villanelle - Killing Eve

Leah Rilke - The Wilds

Rue Bennet  - Euphoria

Commander Lexa - The show that most not be named

Laura Hollis - Carmilla

Trish Walker - Jessica Jones

Chloe Beale - Pitch Perfect

Zulema Zahir - Vis a Vis

Emily Thorne - Revenge

Sara Lance - Legens of Tomorrow 

I’ll tag @iamkidfish @southern-missy @portraitdelajeunefilleenfeu @deadpoetsam @hortus-conclususs @villaneve-bridge