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odekirk · 8 months

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sunny music ranked from worst to best

19. FINAL FLING (heinz kiessling)—i don't even recognize this one. if it's ever been used on the show, i don't remember it. more like cloudy music. boo.

18. TEA AT TIFFANI'S (werner tautz)—i don't know who tiffani is but i never want to have tea at her place, if this is what it's like. too stressful! this one sounds like knockoff sunny music, like the kind that you would buy off a tarp on Canal Street, where the 'S' in 'IASIP' is backwards.

17. PINK DEVILLE (paul rothman)—supermarket-core in the worst way.

16. SINGLES SOIRÉE (richard faecks)—one of the slower, mellower compositions on the list. if louis armstrong were singing over this, it would really be something; but in the absence of that, it just feels a bit unfinished.

15. DERBY DAY (werner tautz)—energetic and recognizable, but the further i get beyond the brief bit they use for transitions on the show, the less i like this one. it just doesn’t hang together.

14. HONEY BUNCH (karl grell)—this actually contains one of my favorite sunny melodies (used to great effect in Mac and Dennis Break Up), but the song as a whole feels like it wanders rather aimlessly, not quite capturing any emotion or sensation in particular.

13. HOTSY-TOTSY (heinz kiessling)—Now That’s What I Call Sunny Music! if you could only keep one piece of music for score for the show, this one would be a strong contender.

12. BLUE BLOOD (heinz kiessling)—another quintessential one. very similar to "hotsy-totsy", but just a hair more pleasant to listen to, in my opinion.

10. OFF BROADWAY (werner tautz)—0:32 tho!

11. GLITTERATI PARTY (werner tautz)—starts out very similarly to the previous few songs, but the detours that it takes are much more successful.

9. MOONBEAM KISS (joe brook)—in the same class as "singles soiree", but this one feels more like a complete Thing. not relevant to its ranking but i found a reddit post where someone mistook this for the main theme and that's how i learned that tone deafness is really and truly a thing.

8. CAPTAIN'S TABLE (heinz kiessling)—this is a bit of a strange one. it starts out all elegant and shimmering, and then after just 14 seconds of that it suddenly becomes jaunty, then shifts again about halfway through, then shifts AGAIN back to jaunty. fortunately both elements work, but the dissonance between them keeps this from potentially being ranked higher.

7. TAKE THE PLUNGE (heinz kiessling)—another favorite sunny melody of mine. as with "captain's table", the very beginning feels a bit at odds with where the song goes, but the two are a bit more woven together in this tune.

6. STARLET EXPRESS (werner tautz)—the more manic counterpart to "off broadway", this definitely captures the whirlwind energy that the gang often gets caught up in.

5. TEMPTATION SENSATION (heinz kiessling)—needs no introduction, other than a cold open.

4. SWEETHEART SERENADE (werner tautz)—a cut above both "singles soiree" and "moonbeam kiss", this is something i could listen to without irony.

3. COCONUT SHY (heinz kiessling)—delightful, kooky, and unexpected, it's almost TOO GOOD to be sunny music, and i say that as someone who made this post.

2. GRAND CENTRAL (werner tautz)—like "starlet express", this is manic, but it's bordering on the horrific. it's giving Psycho (1960). 'hilarious terror' is how i might describe the vibes of this song, used to great effect in the cricket chase scene. 'goofy desperation.' 'violent silliness.'

and finally, 1. ON YOUR BIKE (heinz kiessling)—a work of pure musical genius. PERFECTLY captures exactly how it feels, and what it means, to be On Your Bike. no notes, heinz kiessling. no notes.

#always sunny #playlist #personal

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feeisamarshmallow · 4 months

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✨ 2023 Writing Year In Review ✨

Dug up this format from last year because I love doing this every year.

1. Number of stories posted to AO3: 7 new fics, 1 updated fic, 1 playlist, and 1 updated collection of meta.

2. Word count posted for the year: 50,705, but that’s including the word count for my entire meta collection, which was actually written over almost 10 years. So more accurately it’s around 30,000.

3. Fandoms I wrote for: Brooklyn Nine Nine, Veronica Mars, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

4. Pairings: Most of the stuff I wrote is very genfic, but my b99 fic everything’s changed explore Jake Peralta’s relationships with the whole squad and focuses particularly on his relationship with his daughter, my OC Willa Peralta. I also wrote fics focusing on Charlie Kelly & Mac McDonald, Charlie Kelly & Dennis Reynolds, and a little bit of Charlie Kelly & Dee Reynolds. Oh and I wrote some Mac McDonald/Dennis Reynolds in my boyband episode fic!

5. Story with the most:

Kudos: into your lungs (the things you don’t trust) (B99) – 73 Kudos

Bookmarks: everything’s changed (but I feel the same inside) (B99) – 20 bookmarks

Comments: everything’s changed (but I feel the same inside) (B99) – 11 comment threads

6. Work I’m most proud of (and why):

I’m most proud of everything’s changed (but I feel the same inside). It’s the longest fic I wrote this year, but it’s also by far the broadest in scope. I’m proud of the way I handled the growth of Jake throughout the years. The structure of telling a story through vignettes over a long period of time is one I’ve used lots when writing b99 fic, and I feel like this fic is really the culmination of me honing this style. Although I may go back and write more b99 fic, this fic also feels like a farewell in many ways. It deals with Jake (and tangentially all the characters) moving on from the 99, and I’m really proud of the story I constructed for them all.

7. Work I’m least proud of (and why):

Out of My Depth (at a Public Beach). I like this fic, but I don’t love it. I feel like I didn’t totally get at what I wanted to about Dennis’ character. I like, but don’t love, the ‘waves’ metaphor. I wish I had more of a through-line of plot woven throughout the character study. But I still stand by all the character analysis in this piece, and it does have my favourite title from this year.

8. Share or describe a favorite review you received:

I got a lot of really lovely reviews on everything’s changed. I especially cherished the ones who told me they related to my fic in some way. A few people told me they saw their own experiences of having ADHD in my portrayal of Jake’s experiences. Those are about the most gratifying comments you can get. (I also always have to shout-out @impossiblyizzy, who always leaves really lovely comments).

I also got a comment from @musiclover2732 on Not Worth It, after he had listened to a song I said reminded me of the fic (Song in E by Julien Baker, particularly the line I wish you’d hurt me / it’s the mercy I can’t take). I was just so touched that not only did he go listen to the song I recommended, but also then read my fic AND commented about all of it. The best <3

9. A time when writing was really, really hard:

I’m so much busier nowadays! It’s much harder to find time to write in general. It just means that fics come a bit slower than they used to. And I’m not sure when I’ll write my next longfic. I do want to tackle something longer, but maybe not next year either.

10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you:

I didn’t know I was going to get into Always Sunny this year, so writing my four IASIP fics was a surprise! Although I did know that I was gonna write angsty fanfic once I started watching the show. It just has all the things I love (sitcom that is funny on the surface but super angsty if you take it seriously). And then my first Always Sunny fic has some CharDee subtext to it, which was even more surprising because that’s not one of the ships I tend to be drawn to (although I am super multi-ship about this show).

11. A favorite excerpt of your writing:

From everything’s changed (but I feel the same inside). Spoiler warning this is the end scene:

"I've read your books, you know. I'll be excited to be able to own them in hard copy." It takes him a minute to properly process her words. Janine isn't here to see Willa. She's here for him. "You….I…I don't know what to say." "You don't have to say anything." "You're the reason…when you were so kind to Willa in second grade and then so kind to me when I came in for the parent teacher conference…you stopped me to talk after…I had quit the NYPD and I didn't know what I was doing and I…that was kinda the beginning of my writing…and I do have ADHD. And a MFA. Lots of letters now! But what I'm trying to say—" "Jake, you don't have to explain it all to me." She cuts off his rambling. "Let's just go in. Willa said there would be cake." Usually, it would drive Jake crazy not to be able to explain himself to someone. But Janine Baker seems to have a knack for just understanding. So instead he just holds the door open and follows her down the hall of the centre towards the multipurpose room. The community centre floor has been painted to look like a garden pathway, so that as they walk down the hall, they follow a painted cobblestone path with colourful flowers sprouting along the edges. It all reminds Jake of something that he thought years ago, back when the kids were young, before he was a writer, when he was first researching about ADHD. He had thought that maybe there was another path. At the time, it was a hypothetical thought, an imagining of a future that could have been, but wasn't. It wasn't hypothetical anymore. There were no maybes. There was a new path. And it had led him to publishing a novel, to finishing his college degree, to getting an ADHD diagnosis. It had led him to spinning legendary stories for Mac and Willa that they still reminisced about today, as adults. It had led him to discovering a love of the library. It had led him to learning more about himself. And this path was only one of many. If Jake Peralta, ex-cop and college dropout, could become Jake Peralta, MFA and published author, what other iterations of himself did he contain, all wrapped up in one another, waiting to be discovered?

From I’m Just Like You (A Little Messed Up and Blue). TW: brief mentions of childhood sexual assault:

“Well maybe…” Mac starts and then trails off. Maybe you’re all messed up because you were molested as a child seems too mean to say. “Maybe it’s because of like my childhood or whatever?” “Yeah,” Mac says softly. “Maybe,” Charlie says. He’s sounded near tears this whole conversation, but now they start flowing down his cheeks. Every one of Mac’s instincts is telling him to find something to get Charlie to stop crying. Charlie crying is one step away from Charlie flying out of control. Charlie crying means it’s easier for the schoolyard bullies to shove him into a locker or steal his prized new comic book or kick him in the stomach. He wishes he could reach out and hug Charlie. Tell him it’s okay and he’ll find the perfect girl one day. But those are words and gestures for normal people, not for the two of them. Not for two forty-year old men with a failing bar and not a single successful relationship between the two of them. Instead he says, “Maybe it’s just the way you are.” He hopes it sounds comforting, and not like he thinks there’s something wrong with Charlie. Because, honestly, there are a lot of things wrong with Charlie. And not just the molestation. Or the alcoholism. Charlie’s…not like most people. Charlie sniffs and wipes his face. “Yeah,” he says. But he sounds a bit calmer. Mac feels the tension in his chest lessen a bit too. “There’s nothing wrong with being who you are, you know,” he says again. The words feel wooden in his mouth. Like he doesn’t really believe them, and maybe he doesn’t. Like maybe, even though God’s love is unconditional and He doesn’t make mistakes, He made a mistake when He made Mac gay. “I’m glad you’re gay now,” Charlie says all of a sudden, completely sincerely. It catches Mac off-guard. Charlie is so oblivious most of the time, but right now it’s like he’s seeing right through Mac’s bulging muscles and black cut-off tee and right into his soul.

12. How did you grow as a writer this year:

Last year I felt like I grew a lot. This year I feel like my growth was less noticeable, but still there. I think I continued to work on how to tackle themes in a fic with subtlety. How to write around an idea. How to take a theme and just leave it there for the reader to find instead of leading them right to it. I’m still working on it. I can be a bit on-the-nose as a writer (and part of that is just my style!), but I’m going to continue on working to refine my writing.

13. How do you hope to grow next year:

I still want to work on editing more. I still haven’t really done that. I hope I can tackle something a bit longer for Always Sunny next year. Otherwise, I want to just keep writing and reading and letting the experience of doing it help me grow as it always does.

14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):

@impossiblyizzy as always, my sometimes-beta and always-friend <3

Also everyone I’ve met through Always Sunny in the latter half of this year who have commented on my fics or interacted with me here on tumblr, you all know who you are <3

15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year:

Always. I can’t not write myself into my fics. I wrote about asexuality for the first time (shocking it’s taken this long) in Hey I’m Just Like You, because I have such a strong conviction in my ace!Charlie headcanon. There’s a lot of me in that fic.

Also, and this might be a little too revealing, but there’s a fair bit of me in the two Dennis fics I wrote. (Always a humbling experience to see yourself in Dennis Reynolds).

Finally, I think I was so drawn to writing everything’s changed because the themes of growing up and moving on and finding new routines and hobbies and interests. I think I was (and am) in a place of moving onto the next ‘stage’ of life, so-to-speak, and so even though I am much younger than Jake in that fic, the themes resonated a lot. (I’ve also spent a fair bit of this year reflecting on how my own brain works and how that impacts me, and that’s also a big theme in this fic with Jake figuring out he has ADHD and reflecting on his experiences).

16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers:

Above all, writing should be fun! This is a hobby for us, and it should bring you joy! Write the same tropes over and over (just look at how many hurt/comfort elements are in the fics I wrote this year). Write short fics. Write obscure fics. Write non-shippy fics. Write whatever you want. The audience will find it, and even if they don’t, you’ll enjoy the process of creating it.

Also, don’t get sucked into any fandom drama. (And yes commenting as an outsider on said fandom drama is part of getting sucked in). It’s never worth it in my books.

17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year:

I’ve been tossing around the idea of an Always Sunny fic I’ve been called The Gang Gets Better, which would be a look at what it would take for each of the characters to grow, learn, and/or heal. I think I would maybe do a different (hypothetical?) scenario for each character. But it’ll be a lot of work, I think, to do it justice. So we’ll see if I get to it. I may have to take many liberties with how social services and systems work in Pennsylvania if I don’t want to end up down a months-long research rabbit hole.

I’d also love to get around to writing another chapter of Under a Blood Red Sky this coming year.

And I still have a 1D hockey AU kicking around (and now plotted!), so maybe that will see some light this year?

Or who knows? I always tend to surprise myself with what I end up writing!

18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read.

Tagging anyone who would like to do this!

(@quelsentiment you tagged me in this last year, do you wanna do it again this year?)

#writing year in review #my writing

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gaznull · 8 months

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About me!

My name is Elias!

Early 30's

Single, I don't know how to mingle and at this point I'm too afraid to ask.

demisexual

I support LGBTQIA+ on this blog. It is a safe space

My inbox and messages are always open. In fact, I would love to hear from you!

I struggle with mental health issues, mainly depression and anxiety

Located on the East Coast of the US, Mid-Atlantic region

I don't really drink or smoke but I am 420 friendly as well.

I travel for a living, so I get to see many cool and interesting places! But it can be a very lonely and isolated life

I have a very dark sense of humor.

My interests!

I play PC and Xbox. Currently into Cyberpunk 2077. But love games like The Witcher, Baldur's Gate 3, RDR, GTA Skyrim, Fallout, Mass Effect, Assassins Creed, Farcry, Diablo, and Borderlands.

I'm a HUGE fan of Star Wars, The Witcher, and LOTR.

My top 10 shows are (not in any particular order) The X-Files, What We Do in the Shadows, Doctor Who, Disenchantment, Forensic Files, Taskmaster, 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countodown, IASIP, MST3K, and Parks and Rec.

My top 10 movies include (again, not in any particular order) The Thing, Dead Alive, Jurassic Park, the Big Lebowski, Coralie, The Fifth Element, Mad Max series, Evil Dead series, Hook, the Vvitch.

I listen to all kinds of music. Some bands include Unleash the Archers, Defacing God, Battle Beast, Volbeat, Mazzy Star, Gloryhammer, Iron Maiden, Lacuna Coil, Johnny Cash, some Miley Cyrus, and The Misfits.

I frequently listen to the Last Podcast on the Left, My Favorite Murder, and Redhanded

l'm always looking for recommendations! Music, TV, movies, video games, podcasts, you name it!

I ride motorcycle, a 2004 Suzuki Intruder Volusia 800. Always wear a helmet and eye protection!

l'm an artist. I like to paint with acrylics and draw with pens. You can find my art here --> @tenebroseart if you want to share art with me, feel free to message me!

I am a learning blacksmith. l've made a few knives, but I'm still learning and trying to better myself and make different items.

l love to learn about history, mythology, wildlife and plants, astronomy, and science.

#gaznul #personal #about me

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yukikorogashi · 5 months

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Tag nine people you'd like to know better!

FAVORITE COLOR(S): Green and Purple

FAVORITE FLAVORS(S): Salty (A little-a spicy)

FAVORITE MUSIC: R&B, Funk, Acid Jazz, EDM, Soul, Electronic Rock, Alternative Rock and Jrock

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, Austin Powers, Rush Hour 1 and 2, The Naked Gun Trilogy, Longest Yard, Elf, Dracula: Dead and Loving It!, Scary Movie 3, Space Balls, Legally Blonde and Romy and Michelle

FAVORITE SERIES: Friends, IASIP, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Office (US Version), Blackadder, The Nanny, What We Do In The Shadows, Abbott Elementary, Netflix's Sandman Series-- Animated shows not included here or we will be here for awhile

LAST SONG: ポルカドットスティングレイ「ICHIDAIJI」

LAST SERIES: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

LAST MOVIE: Wonka

CURRENTLY READING: Just some fanfiction

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Switching between Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Spy X Family and JJK atm

CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Writing and Drawing

tagged by: @princeofnimbus and @uppermoonkoku!!! Thank you so much, my sweetpeas! 💕❤️😭

tagging: @bubblybabins @garlculean @giraffeiisms @phonokinetix @kyukicho @heedingcalls @quirofiliac @thusspoke @honoosenshi @zangyo @chiratsuku and whoever else who has read this and wants to do it-- DO IT, PLEASE! 👀💕

#❄️ MUNDAY ❄️#❄️ QUEUE ❄️

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platinumaspiration · 9 months

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💌 | Forget about sims, lets learn about YOU! Tell us one fact about yourself, and then send this to 5 other Simblrs to do the same 🖤

ahh, naomi!! <3

Oh man... these fact things are so difficult for me. I feel like my harddrive gets wiped out every few years lol.

It's Always Sunny is my favorite show and one of my favorite episodes is the one where the gang gets a junkyard cat they name Agent Jack Bauer, a character from the show 24.

I was so enamored by the name, I ended up naming one of my cats after the cat from IASIP that was named after the main character in the show 24. 😅That's a long name for a cat, so I called him Ahjibet (ah-jee-bay), which was the french alphabet pronunciation of AJB.

#plataspask #he was one cool cat #he would play fetch with me

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emodennis · 1 year

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whats a show you really like (not counting iasip)

NEWWWW GIRLLLLLL!!!!

i'm rewatching it rn (for like the fifth time) and falling in love with it allll over again. i thought sunny was the funniest show on tv by a long shot, but you know what? new girl is seriously almost as funny as sunny. plus it has nick miller in it soooooooo. (btw im collecting parallels between nick miller and charlie kelly to hopefully make an edit or compilation with the two of them <3)

but yeah new girl used to be my favorite show before... yanno...

thanks for asking!

#asks #phoenix talks

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violetshades · 2 months

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hi hello i am here to ask about your brainrot. i'm curious, what are some of your favorite episodes of iasip? do you have a favorite character or favorite character pairing? anything you're hoping to see in season 17?

thanks for asking <3 one of my fav episodes is the gang exploits a miracle (i know dennis and dee go on welfare is one of the most loved episodes bc it was a turning point but,,,)

apart from the typical macdennis-centric episodes i also enjoyed the gang squashes their beefs and charlie catches a leprechaun

when i started watching sunny my fav was charlie but now it's dennis, there's just something about him that is so appealing. one of my fav things about sunny is that the characters are terrible people rejected by society and they hate each other but if you pay attention there is softness and something ressembling love even if it's in a messy and wrong way.

i really really like macdennis and their dynamic is so special and it's so rare to see a middle-aged mlm pairing + in a show whose target audience are dudebros

and honestly i don't expect *anything* from next season, i'm sure that it will be a good season (not that I think they have bad seasons, imo they have been quite consistent even if there are episodes that are not so good)

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sikoazayn · 7 months

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tagged by a fave moot @little-jey !!!!

15 Questions 15 Mutuals

1. Are you named after anyone?

book character ! but i ain't saying which bc it's a rlly uncommon name, it's a mexican name tho !

2. When was the last time you cried?

uhhh i think it was this sad tiktok LMAO i cry very easily at any movies/tv shows so it makes sense

3. Do you have kids?

NO too young for that but maybe one day, kinda would just wanna be the cool uncle tho

4. What sports do you play/have played?

never rlly joined a school team bc i could never stay after school but im a big fan of football and wrestling, would play football and baseball with my dad when i was younger, was obsessed with pitching

5. Do you use sarcasm?

sure !

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

their voice probably, but if they're just passing by it's probably yheir hair ?

7. What's your eye color?

brown. just brown. none of that "it turns green in the light" shit

8. Scary movies or Happy endings

scary movies all the way i <3 horror, my fave is Creep (2014) i think everyone should watch that movie, i even made a locket similar to the one in it

9. Any talents?

im good at drawing and makeup so there's that !! + i kinda play bass. also the last post said "..........💦👀" and yk what im not deleting that

10. Where were you born?

cali !! west coast all day

11. What are your hobbies?

drawing, bass, going to the gym, playing with my cat, kandi, watching horror things, and like general interests like wwe, iasip, and fall out boy

12. Do you have any pets?

a cat !

13. How tall are you?

5'5. not proud of it

14. Favorite subject in school

between art and japanese, was good at both, same thing with chemistry

15. Dream Job?

some wrestling related shit would be cool, or tbh the more real one would be a pilot. seems cool to fly !

#idk who to taggg so if u see this and wanna do it go ahead and tag me !!#about me #is that the correct tag

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robinruns · 9 months

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Ok quick Dunes Day update

...just kidding this got fucking long, so it's going under a cut

Got to the hotel a bit before 3, had to wait to check in, but that wasn't a big deal. Got over to The Rave and there was a line but it wasn't bad. I asked and it was not separated by VIP/non-VIP so I just sat down on the blacktop like everyone else and roasted for about two hours.

I had paid for parking and around 5 pm a guy came out and was like "Hey, if you're parked here, come get a pass or we'll tow you." So I had to go to my car, get my ticket, get a pass and he made me move my car so there would be more room. (Spoiler alert: when I left the lot wasn't even half full)

There was some back and forth with whether or not the VIP line was lining up at the front of the building, or if they would come and get us. They did come to get us a bit after 5:30 and then we went inside and lined up. I think I was about the 10th person in line. I shoulda known how bad it was gonna be when I was standing inside and it was just as hot as outside, just without the sun.

We finally get let into this smaller side bar and I was like oh ok, this is where the Q&A is, then we'll go into the larger room for the show. Then I realized the drum kits were set up there. No this was it. This tiny tiny space was it. Well fine ok. I had made friends with the two people behind me in line and they were super nice, and we got to talking to a couple in front of us as well. We quickly realized this show was basically a mini-Pride event 😄 it felt really cool to just be like "oh yea, I'm NB" and it was just... yea 🤷🏻‍♀️ no big deal!

The Q&A was fun. One of my line friends was like "What's your favorite horror movie?" And Frank was trying to take off his sweatshirt and he gets the mic and is like "just now when I was stuck in my sweatshirt" 🤣 Anthony talked about being 12 and huffing and accidentally burning down his friend's garage. At this point I now consider IASIP to be a documentary and Anthony was the inspiration for Charlie and/or Mac lol

Q&A ended, the assistant who was running it handed out the waters on stage that the guys didn't take and I got Tucker's extra La Croix. It was grapefruit 😄

Pinkshift came out and absolutely ripped it the fuck up, like holy shit they were great. Highly recommend checking them out! A person did pass out a little bit back from me, and the band was good about stopping right away and everyone was calling for security, but it felt like it took forever to get anyone to come around for them and get them off the floor. It was so fucking hot, like it was insane. I'm surprised more people didn't pass out honestly.

Then Dunes came on and it was fucking rad. Anthony was giving high fives and like taking peoples' hands and he totally held my hand for a moment, a long moment! And it was magical 😄 They fucking tore it up, and at the end of the first song I made eye contact with Travis and was like "🤘🏻 yea!" And he grinned back, it was great!

That reminds me, I think Coheed is coming to the Sylvee again for the 100th time, maybe I'll go because I'm done with the Rave I think.

The crowd was nuts, they were pushing really bad from the back and I eventually had to dip out. I was afraid I was gonna pass out if I stayed in there with how hot it was plus all the pushing. Would have been good if there was any sort of security keeping people back, but again, they were MIA. So I went around to the bar off to the side to get a water and there was a giant industrial fan blowing. The vibe was so much more chill and I was like "am I old? Is this it?" But honestly I didn't care. I leisurely went to the bathroom, grabbed merch, and just enjoyed the music.

I'm pretty sure this means I'm old 😅 oh well, I don't mind!

I left right at the end and grabbed a brat from a street vendor. It was amazing and honestly I needed it so bad. I had a water in my car so I slammed that as well. It sucks when you go to shows alone and you can't pop around the corner to McDonalds while you wait to get some fries and a soda and take a pee break. Like you just have to wait and wait and wait and hope someone around you is chill to hold your spot. It's sorta a bummer honestly.

Getting back to the hotel was a bit of a headache, mainly because of traffic from the Brewer game letting out. But as soon as I got back I got into my room, got a shower, and now I'm in bed. I have a full day planned for tomorrow, including stopping at Target, stopping at the running store, finding a post office, and getting a manicure. And then going home and getting prepared for the rest of my week.

Ok that was a lot longer than I originally intended, but oh well

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sunriseverse · 6 months

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tagged by @lucientelrunya to do a “twenty questions for fic writers” tag meme (thank you!!!!)

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

376. about 200 or so of those are pacrim promptfics though, which inflates the number.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

1,234,900. i unfortunately suffer from a chronic inability to shut up, and fanfic is basically my only non-academic hobby.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

as of march 2023, various adaptations and canons falling under the dmbj umbrella.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

strike it through (start again) (922)

do you feel the hunger (does it howl inside?) (616)

a love that echoes through the distance (472)

strokes of love (441)

chart a course for a better tomorrow (390)

(honestly i’m kind of annoyed my ofmd fics are so popular, since i got in at just the right time (a lot of fandom interest but comparatively few fanfics in comparison to demand) to get a decent amount of attention to them, but i don’t really care about the show anymore so seeing it skew my stats miffs me a bit. also, i think my recent works are just far better written because i’ve improved at my craft.)

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

probably 95% of the time, yeah! even if it’s just a “thanks for commenting, glad you liked the fic!” i think it’s important readers know that i’m not just some faceless set of hands posting—i am a real person, as much a part of whatever fandom i’m in as any lurkers.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

uhhhh well. there’s one i wrote that’s canon-compliant for cql? but i feel like canon-compliant mcd doesn’t count. other than that………i THINK i wrote a “newt dies” fanfic back in ‘19 or ‘20.

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

no idea how to go at this question, honestly. with few exceptions, my writing is all either happy endings, or hopeful endings. i don’t have the emotional bandwidth to leave something an open wound, you know? but “the things in this forest have teeth and claws” was probably the most personally-settling things i’ve written.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

yeah, sometimes. i haven’t had this problem since i migrated to ao3, but it did happen on ffnet. before i stopped crossposting to ffnet some time in ‘20/‘21, i got someone calling me a “fat f*g hag”, so. [shrug] i’m pretty used to just deleting comments and not letting them get to me, though, so it’s not a big deal.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

as a rule, no; it’s not really my thing. i prefer to explore interpersonal intimacy in other ways. that’s not to say i won’t imply smut, though—it’s something the characters i write about engage with as part of the course of their lives, and i don’t have any interest in ignoring that, either, even if i don’t explicitly write it out.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

i used to write more crossovers, but now i mainly write fusions (dæmon/hdm fusions and pacrim fusions are some of my favourites). i think probably the wildest fusion i can think of is the tma/iasip fic i wrote one time. i read it the other day, and while it’s a little rough, most of it still holds up, and it’s pretty funny.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not to my knowledge, no. just in case, though, i have a disclaimer in my ao3 bio about any works appearing anywhere besides my ao3 or ffnet (same user) is stolen and i do not authorise it to be there.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

someone asked me years ago (in 2019, i believe) if they could translate one of my pacrim fics into russian. i haven’t heard from them since, though, so effectively the answer here is “no”.

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

a couple times! it’s a bit hard because you have to do a lot of coordinating and planning, and that’s assuming the fanfic doesn’t just wind up languishing in the draft/idea phase forever.

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

this is going to sound silly, but—ozma of oz/dorothy gale. look, i read all the oz books i could get my hands on as a child, and i was always fascinated with their “close friendship” (i wonder why!)

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

i have a wip that was grandfathered in from my friend emma, who wound up leaving fandom (good for her; as she tells it, her mental health improved because of this), that i sometimes stare longingly at with a deeply bittersweet fondness. it’s hannigram, and will probably never be finished because trying to rewatch the show just makes me incalculably angry at brian fuller.

16. What are your writing strengths?

description! i’ve been told i am able to paint the things i write so vividly they almost feel real. i also enjoy descriptive writing, which probably helps.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

plots that aren’t character-driven. i’m a character writer first and foremost, and my projects generally are emotionally-driven, so i don’t have much chance to try and write action-driven plots. which is fine by me, i’m not terribly interested in them. if there’s action in my writing, it’s almost invariably in service to character.

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

depends on how it’s handled. it can either be very good, or very bad.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

to absolutely no one’s surprise, warrior cats. this was back in the days of writing fanfic by hand and hiding it away. my oldest still-published fanfic, though, is a discontinued 2017 warrior cats fanfic that centres a deaf apprentice. it’s a pity i never kept any notes for this fanfic (or, if i did, they at some point got lost), because i think the concept is fascinating.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

self-indulgence is the rule here, so probably “best laid plans”, a very silly concept that accidentally acquired a lot of emotion to it. oops!

tagging…………… @lunarriviera , @butchybats , @fixaidea , and anyone else who sees this and wants to participate!

#tag meme #c.txt

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I was tagged by @theangrypomeranian Thanks!!

1. How many works do you have on AO3: 52

2. What's your total word count? 813,389

3. What fandoms do you write for?

atm it's Hunter x Hunter with wips in Over the Garden Wall, Futurama, and Lord of the Rings. I got my start writing Twilight fanfic on fanfiction.net and occasionally write for Star Wars when the mood is right. There are past fandoms, but I don't feel like naming them all.

4. Top 5 fics by kudos:

Okay, there is a problem. Two of my fics that are in my top 5 are also like ptsd for me from a bad fandom, so I am leaving them off this list despite their high kudo count. Right now I have them viewable only to AO3 users and you can't comment on them bc I just don't want to be reminded of them, but also am not strong enough to take them down. So anyway ... here's my edited top 5.

Blame it on the Nargles (Harry Potter)

If You're Lonely, Press Play (Over the Garden Wall)

The One With The Slaps (Friends)

Change Heartache Into Courage (Twilight)

The L Word (Twilight)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to unless the comment is kinda unhinged. I once had a really nice comment that switched gears midway thru to start in on a campaign to save the show my fic was based on getting nasty abt the network that canceled it and it just went off the rails, so in my head I was like thank u for that nice beginning but I'm just gonna walk slowly backwards away from this.

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

Even my saddest fics have some sort of silver lining. I don't like leaving my characters suffering w/o any hope. So probably the AU I wrote to my own otgw canon where I kill Beatrice off (Not) A Happy Story is the angstiest, but there's some hope by the end.

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

idk I'm kind of partial to the ending of my iasip fic My Fair Charlie bc these are two characters who have been thru a lot in their lives and the scene in Charlie's room where he shows Dee his memory box is just sorta cute and innocent and gives me feelings.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

In the fandom that shall not be named, I got some. I never got any hate when I originally wrote for Twilight on ff.net but when I updated my fic from there to AO3 I got some.

9. Do you write smut?

Not really no. A handful of times and it's just sorta okay. I'm more of a write an intense lead-up and then fade to black writer. I'll leave the smut to ppl who can actually write it well (ie not me).

10. Do you write crossovers?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yes! It was so weird. There was another Twilight fic that I was writing that I had let sit for a few years and then someone messaged me that it had been stolen, the names changed and put on some anime fanfic website. The person knew bc the name Jasper kept popping up in that person's fic when there was no character named Jasper. They thought that was weird so they googled a portion of the fic and mine came up. Anways, I messaged the site, but who knows if they did anything abt it and anyway, I took that particular fic down since I'm not in the fandom anymore and won't ever finish it.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

My Twilight fic 'Change Heartache Into Courage' has been translated a few times.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? No. I'm a lone wolf.

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

I mean it changes all the time, but I suppose if you want to know the couple that has the highest word count from me since this is a fanfic meme then that would be Wirt and Beatrice.

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

I have a 38k 'Dragon Prince' fic that's been sitting since 2021. I'm not in the fandom anymore and got rid of Netflix, so even if I wanted to write my ability to watch the show is hindered. Still, I like the character development I wrote and maybe one day in the future I'll work on it again, but as of now, it's probably going to sit collecting dust for a v long time.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Long inner monologues and flirty, fluffy banter

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Action, smut, and moving plot forward. I just want these characters to talk, not actually get anything done.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language?

Haven't done it

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Created a gender-swapped Aladdin AU when I was 13. Wrote 'Hey Arnold' fic in a HA forum in my teens. Posted my first "official" fanfic (Twilight) to livejournal when I was 28 then moved it over the ff.net midway thru the year and a half it took me to write it.

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

A Perfect Sonnet bc even tho it's like 8 fics deep into my iylpp universe, I worked really hard to world-build and make it more high fantasy than fluffy slice-of-life stuff like I usually did for them. I'm not sure if I succeeded but I am proud of the effort I made.

I am trying to remember my mutuals who also write fic. Most are barely on tumblr anymore, but I'll tag who I can remember: @justme--emily @trashangel-dee @221bdisneystreet @america-oreosandkitkats @spectraling

#about me #fanfic #meme #this took way too long to do lol

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