#foxtricks talks

[thefoxtricks]

I've been having a really rough go of it lately where it feels like I don't exist and I don't matter, that no one cares to know me and no one will love my little quirks. I'm high risk right now, so I'm making this post as an act of self-care. SOME RANDOM FACTS ABOUT SALEM 1) collects pins/buttons/charms/keychains 2) loves to support artists whenever possible 3) got my "teddy bear" when I was four years old--friends from high school and middle school remember me taking it to sleep overs; his name is Napster and I still have him 4) collects blankets/pillows/softs for nesting 5) likes stars and the moon 6) favorite color is blue 7) pathologically honest 8) wears grey pants a lot 9) listens to Aegon of Astora's Let's Talk Lore as I go to sleep each night [his voice is soothing to me and makes me feel less alone] 10) talks to my dogs like they're people, up to and including, "daddy doesn't love us anymore," because, well...he doesn't...

[valkirsif]

I'm ready for explain, 1 month ago my husband going at home and says me he don't love me anymore and have another woman, my heart going broken and my blood frost in mine veins, i think is just nightmare or a bad joke but is true, i'm passed the first week cry round the home, my stomach don't need food and i have smoke to much, my live is in piece, i don't have work in the last 25 years play housewife work for advantage husband career and i love it, the second week passed with friends, all support me, real live friends and social media friends support me and i'm really lucky and grace for this, i'm restarted going to terapist for help, restart my life at 43 years old don't is easy, i have good days but bad days is at the moment win, my husband don't love me but i love him how first day i have see and is hard pass over this situation, i'm in piece but if stop a second and think i understand is true.. i'm in piece and sad and depressed don't exit because anxiety and panic attack block me but.. yes have a but.. i'm a woman, a strong woman, i'm taken my life in hand and after summer seek a work, need taken driving license and seeker another love, or maybe just another friend with benefits, home where living is mine, and at the moment i'm happy, my husband is to much stressed for this situation, it's true he have abandoned me but he have to jump between me, his new girlfriend, work, his parent and work at home, i'm living in paradise out off the city in mountain but paradise need more work in summer for prepare winter. 1 month passed and i don't know future, i'm constantly hope he return at me, more man have middle age crisis, and in case he understand his mistake i'm ready for restart life with him, i don't cancelled 25 years for a stupid error but i don't frozen my life in wait of him, don't talk for divorce or separation, in Italy is called "moment of pause", probably he don't return as husband but as a friend, i'm starting treat him as friend despite he broken my heart and despite i love him to much i'm an intelligent person, i don't need him going out of my life if don't i can his wife i can his friend, is absurd?? you guys think i'm stupid or deluded?? Feel free to tell me what you think, every advice and opinion are welcome in this foolish moment of my life. I love you to much guys, mine crazy social friends

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[eternalsterekrecs]

A Life Less Ordinary by Jebiwonkenobi

It takes a few years but eventually they manage to agree on something; Derek Hale is an asshole, and Stiles Stilinski is in love with him.

Burn by night by thebrotherswinchester

Sheriff Stilinski has been kidnapped by Alpha werewolves. As bait. For his own son.

Cupboard Love by mklutz

He’s carefully balancing the sandwiches and the two biggest tupperware containers he could find that both had functioning lids when the front door opens and he almost drops everything right there in front of the stupid fountain.

If that’s Derek Hale, he’s definitely not a mountain man.

Daddy’s Do’s by apocryphal

“Hi Mr. Stilinski!” Lydia said pertly. “My name’s Lydia, and this is my daddy. His name is Derek Andrew Hale and he watches all of your videos on YouTube a lot, but he still can’t braid.”

[Stiles is a celebrity YouTube hairstylist. Derek may or may not have a crush. Lydia just wants a French braid for school picture day.]

Everything’s Better Under the Sea by tryslora

Everything changes when Derek goes under while surfing, hits his head on a board, and sees a man with a tail swimming away. He wants to know who that was, and what it has to do with Beacon Hills, the one place he never meant to come back to.

Five Times Stiles Apologized (and One Time He Didn’t Need To) by Analiena, QueenOfTheCute

Gravity’s Got Nothing on You by zosofi

“Three weeks,” Derek says.

“Still don’t want to,” Stiles says.

“I’ll pay you,” Derek says, and that… that has Stiles interested. Alf’s Antique’s may be a great job, but it’s not a high-paying job, and half of Stiles’s tuition is coming from financial aid, so…

“How much,” Stiles asks, “are we talking here? Because I know your family, dude. And it’ll be kind of awkward after.“

“My family thinks you’re some sort of fucking gift to the world,” Derek seethes, like he’s jealous, “they’ll probably be pissed at me when we break it off, so don’t worry about that. Five hundred bucks.”

“A thousand,” Stiles says, because screw ethics. Also, the Hale family is loaded. Derek can deal.

Hold the Door by Hatteress, maichan808

When Derek is killed by a rival alpha, the pack will stop at nothing to get him back. Even if that means blackmailing the most dangerous hunter duo this side of hell. Whatever. That whole devil thing was probably totally exaggerated, anyway.

If galileo gave us good advice by proxydialogue

Stiles is glued together wrong. That’s the best that Derek can figure.

Jambalaya by SylvieW

Derek hasn’t had a job for years. Now that he’s decided to stay in Beacon Hills, he wants to put down roots. But making friends with his co-workers is a lot harder than he remembers.

Knot if You Don’t Knock by jsea, marguerite_26

Stiles never expects to present as an omega -- that's something that happens to people like Greenberg, not him. He is so wrong.

His life only gets stranger when Derek Hale mistakenly bursts through the door of his exam room during a doctor’s appointment. What happens next is a complicated series of events, including freshly baked cookies, book-carrying and surprise heats.

Like French Vanilla Ice Cream by GotTheSilver

Hale Sounds, Open 'til Midnight.

An Empire Records AU.

“Well, maybe you should sort out your own love life before looking at mine.”

“I don’t have a love life.”

“That’s the point I was making,” Erica responds in a tone of voice that suggests she thinks Derek is stupid.

Mǣnōn by MyBeth

Knotting. It’s a thing that exists. Like werewolves and weird lizard creatures. It’s just rated NC-17 so you don’t hear about it so much on TV. It exists and he gets it. Stiles. He’s the one that gets it.

Numbers by standinginanicedress

“I'm magic,” Stiles raises his hands in the air and puts on a serious facial expression. “I have the sixth sense.”

“The sixth sense, huh? Is that what they're calling bullshit these days?”

Stiles' lips purse down hard, but he still smirks. Derek wonders if there's any single facial expression that Stiles can make that isn't in some way at least slightly amused, whether at himself or the expense of others. “Non-believers aren't welcome at my table, Derek.”

Of Wolves and Doughnuts by Hatteress

When Derek was fifteen, circumstance and a goddamn doughnut had seen fit to Bond him to Stiles Stilinski.

In which Derek is more cunning than anyone gives him credit for, Stiles doesn't understand why the new Alphas in town are all up in his business and everyone gets a violent crash-course in what it means to be Pack, whether they're in it or not.

Pale Skin and Fragile Bones by lydiasbones

“I’m not going to do anything!” Lydia defended, looking far too affronted to be genuine. “It just seems that the universe has decided that the two of you will continue to run into each other at an improbable frequency for the foreseeable future. I’m banking on that.”

“You don’t bank on anything,” Stiles said grimly. “You make things happen.”

Lydia smirked. “That’s not entirely untrue.”

--

Or, the one in which Derek arrests one of Stiles' friends and Stiles holds a grudge. Also, Stiles wrote Derek's favorite book. But they don't know that.

Queer Your Coffee by alisvolatpropiis

Derek's just over the city line when he sees a sign for an independent drive-thru place, Full Spectrum Brew. There are three cars in line when he turns in, which annoys him but gives him hope. Not that he really trusts the people of Beacon Hills to have much taste when it comes to coffee (god, he is a snob), but the shop’s popularity does seem to bode well. The line of cars moves way more slowly than he’d like, each customer in front of him seeming to take way too long to order, and then lingering when they get their coffee. He’s irritable from lack of sleep and an even more detrimental lack of caffeine, anxious to get out of the car. Finally it’s his turn and he slowly rolls up to the window, turning the radio down.

For a second, he thinks he must have fallen asleep while he was waiting, because what he sees when he looks in the window surely must be a dream.

Stunning brown eyes like glowing honey and sweet little nose, slightly upturned; a shapely pink mouth, bottom-lip pierced by a thin black hoop that he's worrying with the tip of his tongue as he smiles a gorgeous hello.

He's the most beautiful man Derek's ever seen.

And he’s shirtless.

Running Down a Dream by tryslora

He wakes into an unknown room and without his memories. The name they give him tastes unfamiliar on his tongue, and he wonders if he'll ever find the memory-eating aliens that did this to him, or the magical spell to give him back his life.

Stacking Up by bravelittlesoldier

Stiles is working in the basement of the Library of Congress and is feeling his social skills quickly deteriorate. Then along comes a new librarian working at Circulation who is most definitely a male model. Maybe its time to start re-socializing.

The Pope Would Brag by Hatteress

The thing is, Derek’s really, really hot. Like, insane levels of attraction. What with the leather and the cheekbones and the stubble and the ass — oh god, that ass — Stiles can’t really be blamed, at all for freaking bragging.

Now if only his college friends actually believed Derek existed.

Up and Coming by Fanhag102

Stiles and Derek work in the same building and every day ride up in the elevator together.

That is pretty much the extent of their relationship—until one day the elevator breaks down, trapping the two of them inside and maybe forcing them to admit to each other that the attraction is mutual.

Voldemort and Jean Valjean (Walk into a Coffee Shop) by PsychicPineapple

So sue him, Stiles had a stupid habit of giving out goofy names at coffee joints.

**

‘Name?’ He stood with his sharpie at the ready.

‘Voldemort,’ Stiles answered without missing a beat.

With metal on our tongues (we’ll be dressed in rags) by Rena

Double-oh agents are a piece of work; Stiles knew that before he became MI6's new quartermaster. It's cool, he survived Lydia in college, he can deal with stubborn, reckless, trigger-happy operatives. Derek Hale, though, is definitely trying to live up to his predecessor's legacy and make Stiles' life more difficult.

AKA the one where Derek is 007 and Stiles is Q and they bitch and angst their way to a Happy Ending.

XXX by foxtricks

Stiles wears Xs on his hands, and Derek wants to know why.

You Can Cry Wolf, But Stop Running by iamursforevrmre

Derek Hale is the third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stiles doesn’t know why he has an apparent thing for third basemen and he has no clue why he’s even watching the Dodgers. He’s a Mets fan.

Zoo Security by Inell

Derek gets a call to come pick up Stiles and their daughter from the zoo security office.

[dippedmoonshadow]

Tag Games

I was tagged by @sweetpoisonousmilkshake Rules: Answer all questions, add one question of your own and tag as many people as there are questions. 1.) Coke or Pepsi? Both (tbh they taste the same for me) 2.) Disney or Dreamworks? Disney for sure 3.) Coffee or Tea? Tea, I don't like Coffee 4.) Books or Movies? Books 5.) Windows or Mac? Windows 6.) DC or Marvel? Both 7.) X-Box or Playstation? Playstation 8.) Dragon Age or Mass Effect? Haven't played them, so Dragon Age cause Dragons 9.) Night Owl or Early Riser? Night Owl 10.) Cards or Chess? Cards 11.) Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla 12.) Vans or Converse? Converse 13.) Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash, or Adaar? What? Um, Adaar I guess 14.) Fluff or Angst? FLUFF!! NO ANGST PLEASE MY BABES HAVE SUFFERED ENOUGH 15.) Beach or Forest? Beach 16.) Dogs or Cats? Cats 😻 17.) Clear Skies or Rain? Rain 18.) Cooking or Eating Out? Depends 19.) Spicy Food or Mild Food? Neither, I can't stand even the littlest of spice 20.) Halloween/Samhain or Solstice/Yule/Christmas? HALLOWEEN 21.) Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot? A little too Hot, I hate the cold 22.) If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Talk and Change into any animal 23.) Animation or Live Action? Depends 24.) Paragon or Renegade? Um, both 25.) Baths or Showers? Both. I usually have a shower before I take a bath. 26.) Team Cap or Team Ironman? Team Ironman! 27.) Fantasy or Sci-Fi? Depends 28.) Do you have three or four favorite quotes, if so what are they? oh geez, let me google search them: •"Though she be but little she is fierce" ~Shakespeare •"To be or not to be..." ~Hamlet: Shakespeare •"Moon dust in your lungs, Stars in your eyes, You are a child of the Cosmos, A ruler of the Skies" ~Unknown •"There is no loyal friend as loyal as a book" ~Ernest Hemmingway 29.) YouTube or Netflix? Both! Though I'm gonna add Amazon to that list. 30.) Harry Potter or Percy Jackson? HARRY POTTER!! ALWAYS!! 31.) When you feel acccomplished? After I finished a project 32.) Star Wars or Star Trek? STAR TREK!! I've always been more Trek than Wars 33.) Paperback Books or Hardback Books? Hardbacks, they don't fall apart as easily 34.) Horror or Rom-Com? Rom-Com, though I would much prefer Action 35.) TV Shows or Movies? Depends 36.) Favorite Animal? Cats, any cat 37.) Favorite Genre of Music? Pop 38.) Least Favorite Book? Fifty Shades of motherfuckin Grey 39.) Favorite Season? Of what show? 😂 kidding, um, Summer 40.) Song that's currently stuck in your head? Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Set It Off 41.) What kind of pajama's do you wear? Sweatpants and a tank-top 42.) How many existential crises do you have on an average day? Depends if I have school 43.) If you can only choose one song to be played at your funeral, what would it be? Children of the Universe by Molly 44.) Favorite theme song? Harry Potter flute song 45.) Harry Potter Movies or Books? Books!! The movies left out so much!! 46.) You can make your OTP become canon but you'll forget that tumblr exists. Will you do it? No! I couldn't live without my Tumblr!! 47.) One thing that annoys you the most? People Snoring My Question: 48.) Dreamcatchers or Horoscopes? I tag: Well, I'm not tagging 48 people but I will tag @foxtricks @yogurt-gun @theapplesweremonitored and anyone I can't remember or wants to do this!!

[thefoxtricks]

alright, fam. here’s the deets.

i am going through some painful personal trials at the moment, and writing is one of my only respites. i thought i would get back to working on Too Good, but a new project called Mistakes We Keep has completely consumed me. chapter two is coming along quite well. and that’s just my fic writing.

i’ve also gotten involved with a local press and will be running a community workshop series for writers starting this summer. but because the organization is so smol and i am particularly skilled, i’m involved in several of the press’ goings on--from marketing, to research, to design. this, coupled with my job hunt, has kept me very busy. sprinkled in all this madness are the various writer groups and poetry workshops i’m scheduled to attend so i can broaden my genre portfolio.

i’ve also joined a book club, so i not only have books to read and discussions to participate in, but i’ll likely return to reviewing books.

support and good vibes and interactions would be super helpful to keep my spirits up during this whirlwind of activity.

y’all are the best.

xoxo, salem

[thefoxtricks]

What's the etiquette regarding comments on fix? Not leaving them--I think I've figured that part out--but replying to them? Because when an author replies to a comment on their own work, it counts as a new comment. So if, say, five people comment on a fic, and the author replies to all five, suddenly the comment counter on their fic doubles to ten. It seems like false data, or fabricated interest. It's frustrating, and it's part of the reason why I typically don't reply to comments. I don't want to skew my own analytics and data. I don't know guys, it's like...I have my own moral code. Crazy, right?

[thefoxtricks]

I know you do; that's why you "can't write your story without it" and have to fucking steal it. Please go fuck yourself.

[thefoxtricks]

I'm salty and annoyed.

[thefoxtricks]

I have never fought so hard for something in my life. Tooth and nail. No sleep. No food. Tears and tears and tears. I love him. He's worth every moment of this suffering.

[thefoxtricks]

i learned tonight that what i’ve been writing is “slam poetry,” and i’ve been encouraged to enter competitions, and have been invited to poet meetings.

i’m not a fucking poet, y’all. wtf.

[thefoxtricks]

Another update: --my dogs are officially Emotional Support Animals (ESAs), affording them similar protections as service animals. --I have means of recourse in case of an emergency. --my leg is still broken and if it continues to hurt after another few months, I might need surgery. --applying for disability. --realized my friends are blessings and gifts and are 1000% here to support me. Still scared shitless, but managing.

[thefoxtricks]

I drank an entire pot of coffee today. @theapplesweremonitored should be proud. I'm pretty sure I can hear colors.

[thefoxtricks]

I hope whatever runs the mechanations of the universe lets me keep this.

He’s worth every moment of pain and doubt and heartbreak.

We are not defined solely by our worst moments or worst times. We’re defined by how we learn from them, and how we move forward.

[thefoxtricks]

[thefoxtricks]

so as convenient as google docs is for fic writing, lemme tell you, word is 1000% better when it comes to formatting. yeesh. it’s like night and day, and i don’t have to fight with diet html.

[thefoxtricks]

I fucking *hate* how mobile doesn't allow access to "keep reading." Fucking fuck.