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NEW BROADSIDE FROM GANDY DANCER PRESS!

[entguarde]

Joyous Candlenights of 2022 to you, @holdmecloser-gandydancer!!! This piece was a blast to work on, just don’t look too close at the bg interiors are not my strongest suit. Favorite part to draw was probably Angus’s hair, just Ango in general was super fun to draw 

Thank you so much @thecandlenightszone for organizing the event!!

Image description: digital art of Taako and Angus McDonald from The Adventure Zone. Taako’s a skinny elf with brown skin and wavy blond hair in a bun, wearing blue nail polish and layered yellow and blue sweaters. The outermost sweater reads “Abraca-Fuck-You”. Angus is a slim, Black human boy with textured red hair, wearing glasses and a blue-gray sweater with the sleeves rolled up. They’re both sitting on the floor of a moonbase dome, and Taako’s smiling and conjuring an orb of light from his fingertip. Angus looks on excitedly, with a huge grin on his face. The subtitles read: “And voilà, little man!” End description

[barry-j-blupjeans]

TAZ 2023 Fic Recs

It is that time of year again! Unfortunately, I don't have as many as last year, mainly because work and Life have been a lot this year. But I am very, very glad to share the fics I have loved this year and I'm looking forward to any other recs!

A Candlenights Barold by @sgrumby - or honestly, all three of the Reaper Squad Candlenights fics! Based off that one liveshow where Merle became Santa Clause. Now it is the job of Barry, Lup, and Kravitz to deliver presents to children every Candlenights! This one is based off A Christmas Carol and is not only hilarious but also super in character.

The Best Version Possible by @thedaisiestdaisy - Taako's experience with past romances, his current one with Kravitz, as well as the aftermath of Story and Song. This is a beautiful, meaningful fic that hits me in the feels every time I read it. It's such a deep, refreshing dive into Taako's character.

a monster might begin to worry by @anistarrose - In short, a Barry-kills-Governer-Kalen AU. In long: Such a good fucking fic. Rose's character voices are top notch and she's so incredibly good at playing with emotions and building up scenes. It's a god-tier Magnus fic, with some fun Magnus-Kravitz interactions and some wonderful hurt/comfort.

Also by Rose and very worth reading:

fill up your lungs, feel better - Barry spies on the BOBs corporate excursion and realizes his family still cares, even if they don't truly know him.

to eat from a poisoned plate - Barry leaves notes in Taako's cookbook.

somewhere over the rainbow (bluebirds fly) - Maureen and Lucretia fall in love. Then, Maureen and Lucretia fall out of love.

midlife crises, laboratory niceties - Barry bulldozes his way into being on the Starblaster crew. Davenport is very concerned <3

colors of space and time - Taako and Lup's relationship with their hair.

Rode Hard And Put Away Wet by @holdmecloser-gandydancer - Band AU!! My beloved!! Lup, Johann, and Kravitz are in a band and it gets. Tough. To put it lightly. Whenever Lup discovers Kravitz and Taako are hooking up. This is a WONDERFUL and super funny fic, that also has it's moments of deep reflections and a lil angst! Plus, Blupjeans! We love that!

Astrology for Horse Jugglers by @noodyl-blasstal - Kravitz and Taako meet at a wedding. This goes badly for everyone except them. This fic is pure chaos and I adore it so, so much.

We Got Boned! - Another one by Noodyl! Barry and Lup write a book for payback, kinda. This one is such a fun, weird turn of events. I cannot describe my love for it.

Revenge Plus One by @ceilingfan5 - Kravitz is invited by his ex (Edward) to go on a cruise. A cruise that will host Edward's wedding. And, to add insult to injury, Edward (rightly) assumes that Kravitz will have no one to bring along. So Kravitz does the responsible adult thing: Invite the gorgeous man who sells bagels in the work cafeteria (Taako) on the cruise with him. There is fake dating! There is tension! There is romance! I love this fic so much, I want to eat it.

a lesson in boy math - Also by Larissa! Speed-dating, Taakitz style. Both Taako and Kravitz are the best shade of weird in this <3

fashion statement by @journalofimprobablethings - Taako takes Lup's robe when he finds her and the umbrella. Lucretia deals with that. This fic? Destroyed me. And I loved it. It's pretty full of angst but the good kind, y'know?? I'm in love.

That's all I got this year!! I hope you all enjoy these fics as much as I did! They're all incredible and I love seeing all the different ideas and takes everyone has :O

[anistarrose]

taz balance one-shot recs!

I've been meaning to make this post for a while now, so here we are! The majority of these are from the past three years or so, because I love a fandom classic as much as anyone, but I particularly want to shine a light on some gems from after the peak of traffic in the fandom tags! There are of course also exceptions that are older, though.

Also, April 19th-21st are Just Leave a Comment Fest, so please show these authors some love!! They're all so deserving!

a recipe for home by @journalofimprobablethings: Taako tries to cook for the first time since Glamour Springs. When things go awry, Lucretia is there to lend a hand.

Gen (Taako & Lucretia), 3.5k. Early B.O.B. era hurt/comfort centered around cooking, with a delicious dollop of sentimentality and dramatic irony on top.

Seven Times Magnus Burnsides Gave Someone A Hug + One Time He Received One by @barry-j-blupjeans: Magnus wasn't really any good at— at words. He was more of an action man. Or, y'know, a "I'll take this hit so you don't have to" man. Talking to someone about their feelings was all kinds of weird, so usually he just left the space for someone else to talk. And, well... Magnus wasn't good at words. But there's a few different ways to get his support across.

Mostly gen with some Magnulia, 8.6k. You've all heard of the classic 5 Plus 1, but obviously Magnus deserves a 7 Plus 1! I don't know how to describe it without spoilers other than being full of incredibly sweet, gentle takes on so many fraught or bittersweet moments. Super underrated, do give it a read.

Embrace the Dark by @ceilingfan5: Bookstore coworkers Kravitz and Taako get more than they bargained for when Taako tries to use his powers to fix Kravitz's migraine. But it's okay--it's an excuse for them to spend time together until one of them can nut up and ask the other out.

Taakitz, 8.9k. Modern with Superpowers AU! Super sweet interactions between Kravitz and Taako, paired with lots of fun background worldbuilding. And, of course, a very special grilled cheese sandwich.

Break This Heavy Chain by Punka_Writes: In the immediate aftermath of Story and Song, Barry Bluejeans could really use a hug.

Blupjeans and misc. platonic interactions, 2.3k. The absolute epitome of comfort food in written form, with excellent Barry characterization (and of course, he does get that hug)!

birds of a feather steal sweaters together by @holdmecloser-gandydancer: When you're a big, burly guy it seems that your clothes just become free reign for all your friends. Normally Magnus is a reasonable guy, but everyone has their limits.

Gen (IPRE crew), 1.9k. Starblaster era fluff! Everyone is written absolutely delightfully, and every time I read it I snort out loud at least twice.

Security by @ceilingfan5: Barry has finally made it--his incredible scientific discovery has landed him a huge fortune...and a lot of problems. The only good thing that's come of it, honestly, has been his bodyguard, Lup. (And the science. That's good also.) He's just gotta stay normal about how nice it is to have someone like Lup around, and also not perish by way of press circuit, and everything will be fine.

Blupjeans, 6k. Modern with magic AU from Barry's POV, featuring equal parts anxiety and pining. Also, it's straight-up extremely funny.

Lonesome Dreams by @jerreeeeeee: Taako wakes up one morning from a nightmare, fast fading. There was a guy in glasses, and they were… somewhere high up? Something terrible happened, but he doesn’t remember. He wakes up in a wagon he’s never seen before, but it has his name on it. There’s tons of food inside, more than he’d be able to afford. And he’s alone. Thinking back to the last thing he remembers is difficult. College? No, he’d graduated. Top of his class, obviously, he remembers that. But what- what happened after? Where is Lup?

Gen (Taako & Lup), 10.2k. Everything starts out the same, except Taako remembers Lup, even if not how she went missing, and it's incredibly underrated and full of phenomenal characterization. I won't spoil how things shake out, but it's a great emotional ride and I genuinely reread it all the time.

it's my party and I'll mope if I want to by @holdmecloser-gandydancer: Taako's birthday is just another Thursday. A detective and an old friend have a different idea.

Gen (Taako & Lucretia & Angus), 2.1k. Short and so sweet! Fics about voidfished!Taako's birthday never get old, and this is one of my absolute favorites. Nailing the angst-to-wholesome ratio.

Tedious Familiarity by @barry-j-blupjeans: Déjà vu. Noun. A feeling of having already experienced the present situation. A tedious familiarity. Barry Bluejeans woke up in a cave, fresh out of a pod filled with green goop, and saddled with an unsettling feeling that he had been here before. If you had asked forty-year-old Barry if he would follow instructions left by a talking coin, he probably would have asked you what type of drugs you were on. But, y’know, fifty… two? Fifty-one? How old was he? Fifty-two sounded right. But, y’know, fifty-two years old Barry didn’t really have that many other places to turn, so this couldn't be all that bad.

Gen, 4.1k. Missing scenes based off Barry's decade alone, written in such an effective style, where all the little details truly make it. Mandatory reading for fellow Barry angst enjoyers.

Angus McDonald and the Wonderland Escape Rooms by coppersunshine: When Angus gets grounded from detecting, to keep his skills sharp he becomes a patron of the Wonderland Escape rooms, run by Edward and Lydia, who quickly decide he's their new nemesis. To their surprise, Angus and the collection of weird adults he's accompanied by decide otherwise.

Gen (Angus & Edward & Lydia), 7k. Modern with magic AU, putting Edward and Lydia in the absolute funniest possible job, at which a little boy detective torments... and maybe, even gives them a chance to turn over a new leaf. I am of the opinion that Angus and the Wonderland twins have a criminally underexplored dynamic, and this fic gave me everything I wanted.

If the Sun and Moon Should Doubt by Punka_Writes: Merle Highchurch, on the brink of a bad decision.

Gen, 1.6k. Merle character study immediately before running out on his marriage. Truly the incredible characterization that Merle deserves; this was a fic that really ignited my love for him.

Greensleeves by @sgrumby: Kravitz has never seen a lich like this before, and he's seen a lot of liches. Merle is just trying to save the universe, thanks very much.

Gen (Kravitz & Merle), 2.2k. A unique and also absolutely genius Lich!Merle AU where Kravitz inevitably comes after him, and Merle is... well, the Peacemaker, of course!

[ceilingfan5]

Last Line tag game

sorry i have been notably absent on tumblr due to Job but i was tagged in a few of these ( @holdmecloser-gandydancer, @terezis, @aeivyen) rules: in a post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like). here are some preview tastes of my [checks word count] 63k and counting supers taakitz fic actually. and if you are excited by this and also want to share something you're writing. consider yourself tagged ___ “Oh, so am I not kidnapped?” Kravitz raises an eyebrow absolutely dripping with condescension. “I'm just free to go home?” ___

“Yeah,” Taako says. “Don’t drop him.” 

“What?” Magnus asks, dropping him. Kravitz groans. ___ “I'm a fully grown man,” Kravitz insists, which immediately makes that feel untrue. 

___

“Yeah??” Kravitz is incredulous, but Taako doesn’t slow down for details. 

“Super stuff, you get it.”

“Just because I’m familiar doesn’t mean it makes sense, in the abridged version?”

“Believe me, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in the longwinded edition either,” Taako huffs.

“Are you- serious?” Kravitz has to ask, despite knowing that if it’s bullshit Taako will in fact double down. 

[room-on-broom]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tug by @marvellouslymadmim thank you so much me luv

Tagging @heathtrash @teapotteringabout @holdmecloser-gandydancer @womble1 @janetm74 @kiwi-cackles and YOU! and who else wants to do it! more questions under the read more

1. How many works do you have on A03?

48 (60 on fanfic)

2. What's your total A03 word count?

I've no idea, i messed up on my calculator and dont have the pactience to go back over it

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently Stingray and Thunderbirds. and worst witch. its always worst witch

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Jabberjay-ded (128 vs 4 comments lol) Little Wizard, The Broken Hand mirror, Mildred's Monstrous Misadventures, (ah yeah witching kind!) and I saw Seven Idiots.

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

Fanfic.net dosnt let me reply any more??? but I do try to. even if its just a key smash and a thankyou. or if its an emoji spam i emoji spam back. I love those.

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

Hm. The closest ones I could think of are Death's acquaintance and In grief we bake. I don't tend to do agnsty endings. even the sad ish ones are kind hopeful.

EDIT: JABBERYJAYED! I forgot!? litreally a hunger games fic ends up in devistation?? fool.

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

I couldnt narrow it down so top 2: I saw 7 Dogs and Christmas Cards

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Onlya few times in the past. two of those times were Worst witch ship trolls and just deleted them. one was my fault, i got uppity with an 'UPDATE NOW' comment and user just went a few my other fics being rude. againn deleted.

9. Do you write smut?

write yes. post no. (not yet-!) :o

10. Do you write crossovers?

yes. Ive have a good half a dozen under my belt and a couple in the works.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

angain no not that i know of.

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

No but I would count @teapotteringabout @kiwi-collideoscope and Princess Sammi as , the amount i've bouced ideas about with them.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Mary Poppins and Bert. the OTP before i knew what the internet was.

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

Froot, SEASICK and Cherrytree Carol. plus a bunch of WW ones. I keep picking them up but i feel like they might be left on the shelf a little longer.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue and character voices. I also love mixing humour in too, even just a little sprinkle into sad bits and I think i do that quite well.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Plot bunnies. and not finishing current WIPS. Ive made a mountain of improvement on that frount but yeah posting chapters before before the fics even 50% done. To the point ive sequeals to fics that are only two lines of an epic.

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

Massivise kudos who can do that. not my forte. The closest I've come is writing the odd burst of ASL and BSL for Unshackled and Chest Compressions, and a pinch of welsh for Lucretia’s Baller but as yet Hypothetical Birthday Cake.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Corpse Bride (2005). a sad little fic for a le sad victor van dort.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Ever? Probably have to Mildred's Montorus adventures. but Your mother and Mine's got a special place in my heartjust cos family and the catharisis .

Thank you!!

[noodyl-blasstal]

WIP title game

Very kindly tagged by @holdmecloser-gandydancer

Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs

Ooooh, this is a fun one. I have just a few... barely any really...

Neverwinter Library

Plaque to Plaque

Plenty of Fish (joint work)

Justin from the Beyond

Owl Always Love You

Oops! Four in a Bed

Oops! Come Dine with Me

Demon Bath

Can't Talk Library's Haunted

Best Served Cold

I don't have as many people as WIPs to tag, but I'll get @aeivyen, @ethersierra, @sugarberryandtea, I know you've been got @ceilingfan5 but I'll get you again, and anyone else who would be interested in playing!

[yyako]

Forgot yesterday to post artfight #20, @holdmecloser-gandydancer's Obscura!

[terezis]

Last line tag game

tagged by @holdmecloser-gandydancer

rules: in a post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like).

"Of course!" Minsc replies, clapping her on the shoulder. "Orin will not know what hit her. Until you hit her, and then she will know that it was you!"

that's too many words to tag people but @ungarmax @ceilingfan5 @umbraastaff @sgrumby ok

[ungarmax]

More Art Fight stuff! Characters belong to:

bbean

@ceylar-does-art

@f-lorui

@nekosd43

meowgabyte

@marblecafecake

@holdmecloser-gandydancer

@twevara

@razzberryfunhouse

[liltaz-asatreat]

Come Get Your 2022 Fic Recommendations!!! :D

...about a week late alskhgldskghdlgkhdglhk

This got really long, so I’m going to put it under a read more, but there are categories for fics for fluff/warm feelings, angst, character study, funny/crack, and misc! I guarantee you’re going to find at least one fic that you’re really going to enjoy!! :D

And I hope your upcoming year is uneventful and wonderful!!

So what are you in the mood for? Is it some fluff and warm feelings? Because, this just in, these are the best reads for just that purpose!!

Blupjeans Week 2022 (series) by Noodyl (also @noodyl-blasstal)

This series was made as a part of the blupjeans week 2022 edition, and it follows a story line of Lup getting a job at a lab, working with Barry, and the shenanigans they get up to as the years pass in trying to flirt and send non-communicative signals to each other that they are in love with the other while absolutely positively refusing to actually just talk things out until the very end lol It’s got mutual pining. It’s got hilarity. It’s got scenes that will make you emotional. It’s got getting into situations where they are so close yet so very far. And most importantly, it’s got poor long suffering Taako. What more could you possibly ask for?

Say it with Flours by Grabbingatpowerandkissingit (also @holdmecloser-gandydancer)

Taako and Lup run a catering business best known for their wedding cakes because they make the best wedding cakes in Neverwinter. Which obviously means that when Barry proposes to Lup, and the two of them plan their wedding, Lup wants Taako to make her wedding cake which Taako obviously agrees to do it for her! Except, she wants fresh flowers on the cake and cannot make up her mind what kind of flowers she wants to save her life.

Kravitz runs the floral shop down the street. A convenient place, one might think, to get flowers from every other day while Taako makes test cakes to show Lup how each of the flowers would look >:3

And yep! You guessed it! The cutest, sweetest slow burn to ever exist <3

And the best part? Angus is Taako’s son, and the two of them are so cute together, and Kravitz loves them both to bits and pieces <3

Honestly the best work I’ve read by Reese since The Only One on Your AM Radio which is saying something because everything she writes is PHENOMENAL

Live Like This by Grabbingatpowerandkissingit

A Tuck Everlasting blupjeans AU!!! (Without it being weird lol) Barry meets the most incredible and unforgettable person at the fair when he is 18, during the last summer he spends in his hometown before he goes off to college. And she gives him some life advice and promises to meet him again at this very same fair, but after a few years of trying, he doesn’t see her again.

Until one day he moves back to town in his late thirties and tries one more time at the behest of Magnus and Julia’s son, Angus, and he meets her again at last, and strangely, she doesn’t look a day older than the day he met her.

It’s an incredibly sweet and soft story, and it includes the family and friends he has in Foster’s Gap, both when he was young and then when he’s older and the little kids he knew grew up to be older as well. 10/10 would recommend

Laa Tinvaal by Noodyl

Barry visits an island for a work conference, but his trip coincides with the island’s national celebrations for Tynwald Day, so he decides to partake in some of the festivities! Including getting involved in a ceilidh even though he doesn’t know how to dance. But that’s okay! Because he meets the most beautiful elf he’s ever seen, and between her helping him ease his anxieties as he dances with her and the band giving step by step instructions on how to do each dance, he ends up having a lot of fun!

My personal favorite part about this was learning more about a bit of a different culture’s celebrations, especially through the lens of someone also learning about it for the first time, and the fact that the dancing comes with instructions and a practice round <3 That’s how every dance should go in my personal opinion as someone with the same anxieties about dancing as Barry lol And this is written in such a fun and energetic way; it’s easy to get lost in it and live in it vicariously, and it makes me ache in the best way possible to be able to join in too!

If you aren’t feeling like feel good stories are going to do it for you right now, that’s okay! Because I have a few recommendations for stories that will cause you pain! :D

Both of these stories are by Grabbingatpowerandkissingit!

Rites of Regulation

This story is a look into Killian’s life as she fills her role as a Regulator, and what it’s like when she and her friends lose each of the people from the Bureau who have died during the Balance campaign.

The warring between her fear of growing close to anyone who she may have to one day kill versus wanting to get closer to Carey plus the unofficial mourning party that forms for the people who never got their Rites of Remembrance. The ending leaves you with a sort of ache that makes you smile through your heartbreak :’)

The Trial of Lucretia

After Story and Song, Lucretia knows she has a lot of making up to do for her family, especially if she wants to get on speaking terms with them before Carey and Killian’s wedding. This story starts off with the easiest people to make up with, but it gets harder and harder to reach the people she really fucked over. It’s painful to read, but really realistic and cathartic in the end. Reese does a great job stabbing you in the heart and then slowly twisting that dagger as she continues pushing it deeper and deeper into your chest, and the ending is well worth it <3

If you’re looking for something a little more specific like some character study fics, boy do I have the ones right for you!!

Parlay, as a Gamble by anistarrose (also @anistarrose)

Merle is having a bit of a conundrum. See, he knows he shouldn’t trust the Red Robe. That’s what everyone tells him. But he can’t help feeling like he should at least give him a chance, especially after he saved his kids. If only he could have a chance to talk to him. If only he could find him and bring him somewhere private where they wouldn’t be interrupted or have to worry about anyone finding out what they were doing. If only he could, say, bring the Red Robe into an extra-dimensional space to parlay with the “enemy.”

Oops! He figured out how to pull someone into a special secret place to have a conversation, but instead of the Red Robe, he accidentally pulled in someone else. Oh well! Looks like he’s just going to have to have a nice conversation with long dead Barry Bluejeans instead :)

Leaving, as an Injustice by anistarrose

A character study of Merle and Mavis through the eyes of the latter and in terms of fatherhood. This gives you an emotional walk through of the experiences Mavis has and the things she learns about fathers and the ways in which they may leave, for better or worse, and the injustice of it all.

Sometimes they leave because they were protecting you, which didn’t make sense to her just yet. Sometimes they leave for more unjustifiable reasons. And sometimes they come back to try and make it up to you.

But not all exists are created equal, and even when Merle tries to come back, there’s a real chance he’ll have to leave again anyway to protect them too.

And Mavis finally understands what that means.

Made me cry reading it :’)

Tedious Familiarity by IntrovertedHappiness (also @barry-j-blupjeans)

A character study of Barry and his ordeal of spending the decade away from his family waking up in a pod full of green goo with no memories, finding instructions he left for himself, living, dying, and repeating over and over again. It’s about the hopeful futile effort. It’s about the hopeless determination. It’s about doing everything in his power to help his family and find the person he loves most.

And it’s about waking up in a pod of goo for the millionth time and not knowing that the living mannequin and his two pals staring at his naked body marks the end of a decade’s long effort

Are you looking instead for some great laughs? Because I have a great list of general funny fics and crack fics coming right up!

Night of the Living Costume Contest by Grabbingatpowerandkissingit

The much anticipated sequel to Reese’s Halloween fic titled Halloween Wars from last year! This time the whimsy of this year’s costume choices are a bit more... pointed lol

Just because messing with Taako is the funniest thing in the world, and if Lup and Taako aren’t going to match this year, then she’s just going to have to find someone else (or multiple other people) to match with instead :3c

Barry’s Midnight Snack by SunSwirls (also @institute-of-planar-shitposts)

This was actually based on one of my posts I made months ago about a similar experience I had with my roommate that Sunny adapted because it fit Taako and Barry perfectly lmao Because we all know Barry commits food crimes, and even though I still maintain he didn’t this time, (nor I lol), that doesn’t stop Taako from having his fun and immediately reporting to Lup what he’s done!

(And thank you again so much for writing this, Sunny, you’re amazing aslgkhdlgksdhglkgh)

Drunk Creeps by SunSwirls

Lup gives a guy who was making her uncomfortable Magnus’ number, and the ensuing call is every bit as funny as you could imagine!

IPRE Crew in ACNH, What Will the Do? by Idkanamee (also @idkanameatall)

What it says on the tin :) The IPRE Crew touch down in a plane where it’s just Animal Crossing New Horizons, and to get the Light from Tom Nook, they have to catch bugs and fish and all of the other things you do in that game to sell and collect bells, so they can pay him for the Light. It’s a research heavy year for some who cannot wrap their heads around the physics of this plane and a relaxing year for others who give up on trying to make it make sense. Also, Tom Nook has a gun <3 I cried laughing while reading this lmao

The Dog Days Are Over by glow-worm

The Starblaster crew touch down on a plane that is full of sentient dogs!! There are so many dog puns and dog jokes, and it’s very silly and a fun read! There’s even a dire explanation as to why there are no dogs allowed on the moon!

And most importantly, there were no dogs harmed in the writing of that fic!

Bigfoot is Real and He Tried to (Invest in Bitcoin) by mehnema (swedish-furniture)

I literally almost pissed myself because I was laughing so hard at this the first time around, and every time I reread it, I cry laughing again.

Aubrey and Jake Coolice are known to be very loud when they talk and not very careful about what they shout across the lodge and when. This, understandably, makes Barclay very stressed. So when Aubrey shouts something about how Barclay is “literally a cryptid” just as Agent Stern walks into the room, she and Jake have to come up with a very convincing lie as to what she actually said, and the fact that neither of them are cool headed while under pressure to lie makes Barclay want to perish on the spot.

Especially when he doesn’t even know what cryptocurrency or bitcoin mining is.

Uplifting by OriginalUsername

Okay, so, this is a crack fic that takes itself seriously, and I will warn you, this is nowhere near finished. It’s mostly just set up, and it hasn’t been updated in years, and I fear never will, but I’m putting this on the list because it is so good and so well written and so well worth the read.

...I should also warn you that, this is a crack ship and it’s... Kravitz x Upsy Your Lifting Friend

Yes, the living elevator

No, it’s not got a humansona in this fic, Kravitz literally has a growing crush on the sentient elevator

I originally was going to read this as a joke because I noticed Kravitz/Upsy was a tag and actually had a work attached to it, and I had morbid curiosity, but then the world building and characterization was really good and well thought out, and it was really funny and emotional, and I was so wrapped up in it that I forgot how ridiculous it was that this was about a man who falls in love with an elevator lol

The premise is that Lucas built a futuristic mall run mostly by robots, but it still has a few places run by mostly humans, namely Barnes and Nobel where Kravitz and Barry work, and the Starbucks upstairs where Lup and Taako work. One day the regular elevator between the two places stops working, so Barry dares Kravitz to use the little known employee elevator purposefully hidden in the employee lounge, and that’s how he first meets Upsy, the sentient elevator that got hidden away and forgotten, until Kravitz decides that Upsy deserves better.

And now! If you still haven’t found what you’re looking for, I have three more recommendations that I didn’t know how to categorize, but are equally as good as the rest of the list!! :D

Keep Your Friends Close (and the Lich Who Gives You Cryptic Advice Closer) by IntrovertedHappiness

An AU where Magnus seeks out the Red Robe to ask him questions after his conversation with the Voidfish. He and the Red Robe talk parlay style, a.k.a. through asking one question before letting the other person ask a question and both parties answering truthfully. The Red Robe does answer most of his questions the best that he can and genuinely tries to help him and seems to care about him and his friends which seems weird and a little off putting until he remembers, oh! That’s not weird at all because that’s just Barry and oh shit oh shit oh shit!

It’s really well written and holds a special place in my heart :)

Someone I Have Loved, But Never Known by anistarrose

An AU where Lup doesn’t leave, and both she and Barry join the Bureau.

Before that though, they were separated, but Lucretia forgot to take their wedding rings, so they remember they must have been married, but they don’t remember to whom. So Lup puts out an ad to find her missing husband that she doesn’t remember, and Barry calls to tell her he’s not her guy, but he’s in the same boat. They become fast friends as they and Taako travel to try and find answers before their job at the Bureau, and you know it’s God tier blupjeans pining and poor long suffering Taako 2.0 because how could they possibly do anything about the fact that they are in love with each other, if the other even is really in love with them, when they have these spouses who are probably looking for them too and may not have any memory of them either!

As more information about themselves comes to light, can they even decide to go against their loyalty toward their unknown partners if they don’t know the full truth yet, despite their worst fears of what kind of people their partners could be?

And why is Lucretia so particularly distressed about their situation? Seems weird for their boss to have a vested interest.

And last but certainly not least!:

The Misadventure Zone by SunSwirls

A Balance AU where instead of Taako, Merle, and Magnus are the main characters going around and blowing up towns and joining the Bureau as Reclaimers, it’s Lup, Barry, and Davenport! And no! Lup and Barry are not together, but Barry is sure having a hard time struggling with his feelings toward Lup when he’s supposed to be looking for his missing wife!

Also, Davenport speaks, but it’s hard on his vocal cords, so he signs a lot! :D

Don’t know what’s happened to Taako yet, but Lup misses him, and all we know about Davenport’s backstory so far is that he’s lost his crew, but it’s really fun to read, and I’m excited to know what’s going to happen next!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR from Gandy Dancer Press! We had a busy publishing year

1 book, SO WE PRACTICE

7 art broadsides

The Empty Place is for God

The Scholar of Emptiness

Dog Days

The Secret Life of Saha

Rim of the World

Empty Mirror

Thanks for your support! And may 2024 lead you further on your path!

[umbraastaff]

Tag game

Rules: tag "9" people you want to get to know better. (If you'd rather not participate, or you've received it already, you're absolutely free to ignore this!)

Tagged by: @elexuscal I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR TUMBLR!! everyone read her good good fics!!

Last Song: "Great! Big! Party!" by eyeamki

Last Show: Bee and Puppycat! Also rewatching A Starstruck Odyssey from d20

Last Movie: Knives Out, actually! Excited to see Glass Onion now that I'm caught up on the prequel

Currently Reading: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie!

Current Obession: honestly most of my brain is occupied writing Trapped In Active Depart. TAZ and Murderbot diaries have been both rotating in my brain nonstop the last few years!

@barry-j-blupjeans @terezis @holdmecloser-gandydancer @mirrorimogen @taakosleftshoe @institute-of-planar-shitposts annnnd whoever would like to is of course welcome to pick this up!

[barry-j-blupjeans]

20 Questions for fic writers

Tagged by @holdmecloser-gandydancer (thank u reese!!)

tagging @pendragon-writing-hoard @ceilingfan5 @raineydaywrites and anyone else who wants to play :O

1. How many works do you have on A03?

73!

2. What's your total A03 word count?

514,081! most of which is Journal Pages, I think sdsdfd.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Right now just TAZ!! But I used to also do Sanders Sides :O

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

We're just gonna do the TAZ fics bc this is a TAZ blog sldksdf. but 1) Keep Your Friends Close (And the Lich Who Gives You Cryptic Advice Closer) 2) 100% Okay! 3) Journal Pages 4) Buzzcuts and Braids 5) Sunny-Side Up

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

Yes! Because I appreciate them! I do feel bad getting repetitive in my replies but I try!

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

Aaaah, see the thing is that I dislike anything except happy endings sldkfsd. Probably Red Fireworks?? But that's just more foreboding than angsty sdflksdf.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending

Either the Seven Times thing with Magnus or Memories, Just a Bit To the Left

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really, I don't think?? And hopefully it will stay that way sldkfsdf.

9. Do you write smut?

Yes! I just don't post it on my main ao3 sldfsdf.

10. Do you write crossovers?

Nah 😔 The vibe just aren't good for me.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Again, not that I know of and hopefully it will stay that way. I am Very Afraid of this happening sdfsdf

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have not!

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

Nope! And I don't know if I will sdlfsdf. I like the Idea but also I think I'd be too anxious about it sdfksdf

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Blups :3

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

God, time travel AU. My beloved. Maybe someday you'll get finished. Also zombie apocalypse AU, which I have left out to dry for over a year now sdfsdf.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm good at describing things!! Both emotions and scenery.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Having an actual Plot outside of just character studies sdflksd. Plot is so hard sometimes. Also, dialogue is so hard sometimes. I struggle with Taako and Kravitz especially. I just. Cannot get their voices down the way I want!!

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

I've done it! I will probably do it again the future. I've changed the way I prefer to write it since I started writing TAZ fics. Mainly that I used to italicize any non-english words, but I've found that I don't like doing that anymore. I think it disrupts the flow, esp if the character is bilingual and not like, Just Learning the words in the fic.

19. fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter 😔 And no one will ever see those fics bc I was too scared to post them when I was like, ten sldfksdf

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Very hard decision!! The first two that came to mind were Buzzcuts and Braids and Tedious Familiarity, so I think those ones!!

Thank u for reading :3c

[anistarrose]

last line tag game

I was tagged by @violet-prism-creatively!

Rules: in a post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like).

She slides out of bed, and scrawls a note — the way that she had agreed to, leaving it on her pillow before she adjusts Barry’s blanket.

absolutely zero pressure tags: @novantinuum, @3hobbitsinatrenchcoat, @fexalted, @fordtato, @holdmecloser-gandydancer, @barry-j-blupjeans, and anyone who has something they want a reason to share!

[ceilingfan5]

wip title game

tagged (a long time ago) @holdmecloser-gandydancer @noodyl-blasstal

Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs

main ones are:

a little less call for help, a little more call to action

bar none

mostly gay dialogue

thinkin bout vampires again

yes and consequences

snow day

cooking surprise game show

no toys at school

jesterprince

mob pizza

sizzle it up

it's free real estate

shrine to the specific

and dozens of Untitled Documents lol