#idk I really don't think I'm ever going to actually write it but these snippets are fun

[surielstea]

Omg hiii! Im so happy your requests are open again cuz my mind has been stuck on a particular trio for far too long. I was thinking maybe azriel x Eris x reader where reader is part of the inner circle and close with Az and then a ball happens and she walks in the room with all the Inner Circle ladies looking GORG and goes to stand next to az talking and everything. Eris notices her and asks Lucien about her and her connection to the shadow singer. Later on he feels a pull or idk (do wtv you want here you know better lmao) and asks rhysand for a night with both. I haven't really decided how I'd like this to go as in the "ask rhys for a night " isn't rlly my fav part here but if you could do it as a slow burn where their both territorial towards her but then discover that not only are they mated to her but to each other too and go crazy in bed while figuring how to tell everyone else and if they actually want to accept the bond blah blah blah (I'M SORRY I'LL GO BACK TO MY CAGE RIGHT AFTER THIS.) I know it's kind of messy but I would be so thankful if you actually made this work ❤❤! Even if you don't or can't I completely understand and I'll just keep feeding off the other AMAZING fics you give us every day 💗💗. Btw I love your writing so so much and can't wait for more of your posts!!!

GUYSSSS!!!

First of all, I love your energy. I'm sorry I took so long to respond to this masterpiece of a request please come out of your cage anon 😚😚

Second of all, OH MY GOD, I'M IN LOVEEEEE. Azris x reader is my Roman empire. I live for it. Their tension is chef's kiss so I'm so happy this was requested. I'm planning on this being pretty long, so I'm unsure when it'll be out exactly, but in the meantime, while you wait, here's a snippet that I just sped wrote in excitement for this:

You stare at them both. At the realization that’s unfolded before you like a grand, inevitable tragedy—or a masterpiece still in the making. You inhale. Deciding one thing for certain. "I need a drink." Eris turns toward you, golden eyes gleaming with amusement. “Do you?” He steps forward, closing the space between you with a slow prowl. “Or do you just need something to soothe the tension?” He steps further into the room, languid and self-assured, his scent of ember and crisp autumn air curling into the space between you. His eyes flick to Azriel, whose shadows shift, restless, as if mirroring the tension in his jaw. Azriel is silent. But he feels it; you know he does. Eris notices it, too. "Not even a snide remark, Shadowsinger?" His voice is velvet-wrapped amusement. "Unusual for you. Unless, of course, you’re too busy realizing that what you’ve been avoiding has been right in front of you all along." Azriel exhales sharply through his nose. "You talk too much." "I make up for all the times you say too little," Eris smirks, tilting his head. "It’s frustrating, isn’t it? How much we understand each other without ever saying a word?" Azriel tenses, but you see it again—that flicker. That split second where he doesn’t deny it. And gods, the realization is exhilarating.

Let me know if you'd like to be included in the tagsss :)

[ecstarry]

author interview!

thank you @orchideous-nox , @emlovessid , @pretentiouswreckingball , @star4daisy , @angel-daydreams for the tag <3

total works: twenty-four! (mostly one shots oops) total wc: 76,784

your top 5 stories by kudos/likes?

mine

parallelos

home

tripping over air

invisible string

do you respond to comments? it might take me a little bit but yes!! i try to reply to all of them

what's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

one of these three:

'the one with the breakup'

'essential'

'maybe someday'

(they were all about a diff breakups lol i dont think i'll reread to remember which one is angstier oops)

what's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

absolutely any other fic outside of those three i swear, it's absolute fluff

do you write crossovers? not yet but it's not something i'm closed off to

have you ever received hate on a fic? i don't think so? some weird comments maybe

do you write smut? oh yes, it's very yummy

have you ever had a fic stolen? not to my knowledge

have you ever had a fic translated? nop

have you ever co-written a fic before?

yes! very recently, with @star4daisy and it was for @v7lgar birthday it was so so fun. very yummy fic if i say so myself: apartment 26

what's your all time favourite ship? reg and james

what's a wip that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

god i really wish to finish past lives but i fear it will hurt too much

what are your writing strengths?

i think i have a lot of ideas, especially scenes like just snippets of their time together. i think i'm good with small moments

what are your writing weaknesses? can't stick with a story to save my life lol

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

i don't think i've added yet but i would talk to someone who actually speaks the language. i think if you're using google translate better to not use it at all (at least with latino james pls free my man)

what's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

i must write more wisestar !! and i'm working on my itafushi fic so that's fun

what's your favourite fic you've written?

i'm doing top three because no one is even reading to this point and if you are then damn i appreciate you, i will write you something, go text me u read up to here and claim ur prize lol i truly think not even my besties are actually reading up to here, like goddamn i forgot how long this was or am i just tired? idk anyway here's the list:

dearly departed

dare to stay

same boat

open tag! + @moon-seas @v7lgar @lavenderhaze @ultravioletbrit

@sixlane @velanavis @del-stars @futurequibblerjournalist

@staringathesun1 @pressedink

[starrycassi]

Okay, I'm actually obsessed with your 'jayvik works for silko au'. I like that Viktor is the face of their work, the confident one that everyone knows (and fears, as they should). Also, I imagine Jayce like he looked in THAT council room scene in e8s2 (he looks SO hot in those dark clothes and the beard, damn (and I'm ace so that's saying something, lol)). Just slightly longer hair maybe.

I think Jayce would be in denial for a few years about the true situation he's in, regarding not just Viktor and their power dynamics, but their work and Silko and the situation in Zaun in general. But then he would have a epiphany about it and then slowly realizes stuff and accepts it surprising well. By the end of the time skip he's completely on board with what he's doing (though in the same way Viktor is, and the two conspire together).

You said we can ask for more of the au so, if I may maybe request a tender moment between the two? Like their love confession or them getting together. Just Viktor being vournelable with Jayce and it's the firs time ever he is with someone since like really early childhood. And he's freaking out internally about it but just wants to so badly.

Or the scene where Vi and Cait meet them (mainly Jayce) post timeskip (does it happen the same time Vi and Jinx meet for the fist time? Or is it different). I just kind of want to see Caits reaction to Jayce being alive and the whole, he's working for the kingpin, making weapons and is married to an infamous henchman/silkos inventor/the Herald/whatever Viktor is. I think it would be hilarious.

What's your Ao3? Would you consider posting this au there?

First of: I'm SO glad people like this au because it's been on my mind ever since the show barely came out!! This + crow queen + the meadow au are the very first ones I developed for Arcane and I've been slowly going insane over them. Hehehe. I do have to preface this by saying: when originally created, it was done with *League* lore in mind. I've had to tweak and adjust things for them to make sense with some of the newer backstory + revelations. Which is one of the main reasons as to why I've only posted it as ideas/snippets. I don't even want to get into the logistics of how Piltover would evolve without the hexgates (since their creators are buried deep in the underground and refuse to work with anyone in the council) or what the presence of not only one, but now *two* apparent heirs for Silco could entail. It's a very nice idea that I love, but it's nowhere near as fleshed out as it needs to be for me to write a fic :((

One of the main reasons I enjoy it is the subversion of their power dynamic! In this one, is Viktor who has to step out and defend Jayce when needed (there's actually a scene very similar to the last EP of S1, where Viktor has to cement Jayce's standing as his *partner* (meaning, equal, so please stop trying to kill him or undermining him) in front of Zaun's chembarons. Though Jayce eventually ends up earning his own name and reputation! I've actually got a small scene for that in the works, but basically people's perspective of him goes: that's herald's new boytoy (is he going to last?) > that's herald's new lap dog (is he trying to steal sevika's spot?) > He is to Viktor what Sevika is to Silco + they fuck > that's herald's new apprentice (is he good enough for the title) to, finally > He Defender (or smth idk not quite sure of his Zaun Tittle yet), Herald's partner, Jinx's second favorite. Jayce has to fight tooth and nail for his spot at Silco's chain of command, but once he has it no one dares question him. People fear provoking them both because of The Herald's vindictive vein as much as they are terrified of The Defender's (I'm between that and warden really) senseless rage. However, Zaunites do start going to Jayce for help, since he is the kinder and more approachable out of the bunch. Silco lets Jayce run around fixing houses and "playing hero" because it's actually gaining them a lot of sympathy and making more people slowly rally behind his ideals.

I've also given silco a bit more of a political incline. There is a draft of Jayce and Viktor convincing Silco to start a small public school, but it's still a "maybe", since there's the whole child labor aspect and allat.

And, yeah. Jayce is completely in denial for almost a year. He's lost everything he's ever known, was faced with the crude reality that piltover will, can and has turned its back against one of their own. He's bitter and humiliated, after all, Jayce does have a bit of an ego in the og show and everything that transcends here hurts him. Also, Viktor and Silco are both spewing shit about Piltover in his ear every single day (not without reason lol). But you are generally right with that analysis!! When he does have the final breakdown, he bounces back fast as hell. He becomes really codependent with Viktor and Jinx in those times, then gets better and better at accepting the cards he's been dealt.

I'm still debating about the plot point of Viktor and Jayce conspiring to take over Silco's place and *actually* do something for Zaun. In this au we would have: them trying to win over Sevika, secretive plotting, them do their best to properly mold Jinx so she will eventually rebel (or, in case Silco is taken out by that point, she can step in and allow them a place at her side)

Also I'm SO glad S2 gave me a proper image for visualizing Zaunite Jayce. I was screaming at my computer when I realized that all my dreams had been answered. I'm debating giving him streaks of color or something. Idk yet.

I WILL write that as soon as I'm out of finals lol. I also have one of Viktor's efforts to convince everyone of Jayce being treated as his equal and the way they meet. It's all a bit convoluted.

Some things I'm not quite if I should change yet;

Originally, Singed cut off Viktor's leg and gave him a prosthetic, framing this as "getting rid of the bad parts". This would eventually evolve into the whole cyborg-viktor we see in the games. There was also a very homoerotic situation where he got Jayce to cut off his hand when the wrist stopped answering properly. Idk sorry I've a lot of weird kinks in store for them.

This also meant Viktor giving Jayce modifications. One thing that im definitely keeping is that he gives Jayce sharper canines + possibly adds a "venom" mechanism so he can better defend himself. They experiment on each other as a way to show love okay. Also Jayce gets a piercing. Idk where how or why but I need this man pierced. Maybe him and Viktor get matching ones like Alternate Ekko and Alternate Powder. Gold and Silver little bands. Why not.

There was a whole thing about Viktor just kinda going ham and trying to add body mods to their already shimmered soldiers.

Et cetera

Edit: I want to clarify that I understand that sevika is loyal to ideas, not people. She is loyal to Silco because he is the best bet they have at the moment, and then to Jinx for the same reason (yes she definitely cares for jinx but u get the idea). Still, they would have to work REALLY hard to convince this woman to put her life on the line to betray the biggest mob boss around. She does stand by them and their ideas a lot of times, wanting Zaun's betterment as much as they do.

[skibasyndrome]

Since it's the rare pairs week I have to ask, have you written a rare pair before would you be into the idea, would that ever touch on Simon or Wille being with other ppl? (Whatever context you please) 🤗

Hiiii! So fun that you're asking, thank you!!! 💜

I was just saying to a friend that I'm afraid I'm very boring and have a big case of mono-shipping going on, shame on me 🙈 I'm just sooo singularly focused on wilmon that nothing else really compels me in a i-want-to-write-that sense, you know? Or at least it hasn't really, so far. I want to say I'm not really opposed to taking up the challenge if an idea or prompt strikes me, but I thiiiiink it would still have to be a pair that has either Simon or Wille (or both, more on that further down) in it, because I'm just. So focused on them as characters that it's difficult to feel much creative pull otherwise. 😅 (question back at you and whoever is reading along: is that something you'd want me to attempt? some wille x [?] or simon x [?]? in which way? I'm intrigued now! hmu with something and maybe I'll feel like writing a little something for it!)

This is likely not exactly what most people view as a rarepair, but what I could maybe see myself doing again is getting into stuff like wilmon plus someone else, in some capacity at least. And I've definitely written that before, when I wrote (ducking now, so any rocks thrown my way don't hit me) One, two, three (Not only you and me) in which an attempt at a threesome with (ducking again, the rocks might still be flying) Nils was made.

The universe it's set in is different to canon, we have Wille and Simon never crossing paths before they meet at this party Nils dragged Wille to. Oh, and Wille and Nils are best friends. The idea in that one was kind of to explore how differently Nils, Wille and Simon feel about things like casual sex, hooking up, having sex with friends etc. That was kind of the line I was balancing on there, sexual attraction, romantic attraction, platonic attraction, what would a close friendship between Nils and Wille look like, what happens if Wille, as he so often is, is immediately infatuated with Simon and then has to navigate what that means for the setting they're in. Writing and posting it was absolutely terrifying in some regards, but I'm still very proud of it and I love this version of them and. idk. Something about the different ways three very different queer men think about sex?? The differences in the way humans experience attraction? That was interesting to think and write about! I think the jury is definitely out if there was much of a different ship than wilmon going on there, it was just... platonic Wille & Nils there and. well. some sexual exploration. But you know! Maybe that's rare-ish?

Which... okay, there's maybe one rarepair that I do think is quite interesting and that I have a vague idea of maaaaybe exploring in the future. And 90% of the reason why I'd even think about it is actually working on that fic above!

I really like thinking about Wille and Nils as friends, first and foremost, and, in a universe in which Wille doesn't meet Simon at school, sort of the lone two queer men in the weird, weird environment that is Hillerska. There was a sort of blink-and-you-miss-it moment in One, two, three where I referred to a situation where a younger version of Wille and Nils had a drunk and bad-feelings-fuelled make-out-session on Wille's birthday (I'm gonna put the snippet below a cut at the bottom of this ask). And I've kind of been thinking about that, like... Wille and Nils as this pair of friends who maybe bond over not quite knowing what to do about their queerness in an environment that is, in many ways, not very queer. I don't think there would be much profoundly romantic potential there, but I do think there could be another chance for an exploration of friendship, sexuality, what the hell are we even doing, trying things out only to realize, nope, we work as friends, but not quite like this.

So. Yeah. Nils x Wille, messy, fish-out-of-water, queer friends who are just. there. and maybe try what it would be like to kiss. That's a (maybe?) rarepair I can actually see myself writing for!

Sorry for all the yapping, all this to say: Have I done rarepairs before? I don't think I qualify for this 😅 Would I write them? Iiiiiif one of my blorbos is involved... sure! That feels like a challenge I'd be up to! I would likely not write it the way I write wilmon, that is to say, I might write them exploring things, or being in pairs that don't... work out in a way that my wilmon usually do? Idk? God, I really am bad about this 😅 But yeah! Here's my messy thoughts on it! Thinking about this was very fun, thank you, anon ���💜💜

where it (my interest in nille shenanigans) all started:

“Do you guys do that a lot?” Simon asks then, and Wille needs to physically blink to get his focus back on his face. “Huh?” “Make out with each other,” Simon starts, getting off the bed to pull down his pants. “And stuff?” Wille groans at the memory, while Nils lets out a laugh. “I think we were pretty hammered the last time we made out, weren’t we?” Nils asks, now also working on the buttons of his pants. Wille lets out another exaggerated groan. He was really fucking scared of having fucked things up back then. “That was a horrible birthday party,” is all he says while he shoves his own jeans down his thighs. Not his proudest moment, and certainly not Nils’ proudest moment either. He still can’t drink vodka without thinking back to it.

Nils only shrugs. “What do they call it? Trauma-bonding?” He throws Wille a wink. Wille shakes his head at him, lifting his knees to get the jeans fully down his legs. He’s very happy that they get to laugh it off these days. Back then, he really felt like he wasn’t going to ever be able to. But now, with all the paperwork through and the new freedom that comes with it, with some more distance between his younger, hopelessly overwhelmed self and himself now, it was kind of funny that he chose Nils of all people to have a stress-induced makeout-session with after getting drunk with him in his room. And it did lead to them growing a lot closer. “Just friends then?,” Simon asks, putting a gentle hand on Wille’s upper arm. Wille can’t fight the small jolt of electricity that sears through him at the careful, but oh so intentional, touch. you can read the whole story here

[plum-petals]

Hi Rosie!! Firstly I adore this world you created! The story literally lives rent free in my head! But I had a question. Now we know that most of the marked ones have secondary signets in canon, we aren’t told when Liam figures his out but it is mentioned that he has the ability to create ice. My question is will our precious assistant be telling his boss about this if you decide to keep this bit of canon intact. If so, will this lead to her figuring out that Xaden potentially has a second signet? (And will adorable Ivan be getting one as well?) Because I feel, if Violet and Liam have that conversation it would only be fair for her to share what she can about the time stopping. And she could tell him. There’s no reason for her to divulge everything about how the signet works just what she can do temporarily. Of course she would have to get permission from the grump first, but still Liam would probably figure it out left to his own devices. Our boy is little too smart and perceptive for his own good sometimes.

As a side note! I just adore the relationship that Violet and Liam have in your story so much! Not to say I don’t love how Violet interacts with her whole squad, but these two have a special place in my heart. If you ever find the time it would be really cute to maybe get a snippet of their late night talks. You could call Conversations from the Lab. 😆! I can see these two theorizing some outlandish shit for sure!!

Ok enough out of me! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing world with us! This story hits just right in every way. I can’t wait for what you have coming up next!!

Thank you, this is so kind 🥹 I love sharing it with everybody! A lot of your questions would be spoilers, so I'm just going to put some of my canon-adjacent assumptions and let you know how it'll inform Spyverse.

I think Liam manifests before the final battle because Xaden knew what his second signet was when Violet asked about it.

There is some disagreement whether or not all marked ones have second signets or if it's down to the dragons they bond with... I understand Sgaeyl bonded to Xaden's grandfather and that would explain his, but that doesn't fit for me... like I just don't buy dragon riders in your family tree are that common in Tyrrendor. I blame Xaden's "our dragons picked us for a reason" shit... like that implication that every single marked one that have been revealed to have a second signet so far (Xaden, Garrick, Liam, Imogen) had to have bonded with a dragon their ancestor bonded to? Dragons appear to live like ~two centuries (Tairn being a little over 100 and described as middle-aged for dragons) so I guess it could be that way but only Xaden and Liam are mentioned to have dragon riders in their family at all. I understand dragons can lie about their names to Basgiath, but this makes less sense to me than the second signets being a consequence of their relics. It's why I think Bodhi definitely has a second signet + Xaden might even have a third one idk don't quote me on that

I could 1000% be wrong and Bodhi actually doesn't have a second signet + it's because he's the one (1) dude unlucky enough not to have a dragon alive who bonded with an ancestor... but since that's not what I think and Spyverse is a roundabout way to shove my theories and favorite stuff at you, we're going to go with the assumption that all marked ones will have second signets! That means Ivan will likely get one but I'll avoid speculating too early haha maybe I'll just make up another new signet. For funsies.

Whether or not Liam tells Violet about the ice wielding and this leads to her finding out, or she tells him about Andarna, we'll have to see! Liam is kind of going through a rough time right now after everything with War Games so they are definitely overdue for a talk in general.

I also love Violet and Liam's friendship. He's the one who puts the plural in life of spies 🥹 And I would love to write more of just the two of them in the future!

You're welcome 🥰 I'm glad you're excited!

[zanarkandfayth]

WIP ask! I've actually got three I'm curious about. First, as your local Ignis Enjoyer I'm legally obligated to ask about the WIP that's just titled ignis, lol.

Then I'm also interested in promptowreck, and in lost in the lucian countryside because me playing the game be like 😂

lol understandable XD as a local Noct Enjoyer I would have to do the same with anything just titled noct. so according to the file creation dates, the ignis wip is actually the first thing I ever started for the ffxv fandom, on february 4 2017. the first fic I posted for ffxv I didn't start until february 10th. at some point in my head I started thinking it was the other way around.

buuuut it's a fic that was meant to just be backstory about ignis, about him and noct first meeting (cos this was before episode ignis remember) and becoming friends because of the random ass headcanon I have about his parents being murdered gjkdkglskjgs and the trauma he had from that. I got 2.2K words on it but I got distracted by other fics and I was never sure what I wanted to fully do with it and now at this point I've just incorporated mentions of said headcanon into other fics and I just don't care enough to go back to it. I'll probably never finish it, but it's a shame because I do like what I have written of it, even though they're maybe acting a bit older than they're meant to be lol. little kids are hard to write XD

promptowreck is... well idk when you got into ffxv fandom or if you noticed this, but I swear there was a period in 2017 where everyone and their brother was writing a fic where the boys wrecked the regalia? and I really wanted to write one too 🤣 so this was my attempt at that. it was during my brief period where prompto was my fave instead of noct, creation date has it at feb 19 so a reeeeaaally early fic, it was intended to whump prompto but this was one of the fics that helped me realise I didn't actually enjoy whumping prompto or writing from his pov much. I abandoned it at 1.8K words basically right after I'd written the wreck happening, and while one day I would still like to maybe write a regalia wreck fic, it will for sure be noct's poor ass that I whump instead gjkldjkgls

the last one you asked about, the lost fic, is actually one of my three active WIPs which I think I've talked about on tumblr before so if it sounds familiar, that's why XD it's inspired by a fic by @quartzguts called Lost Signal, and there is a part where noct is fleeing through parts of lucis trying to make his way back to insomnia and gets some clandestine help from an unexpected source, and when I left my comment I said something to the effect of how I could read an entire fic just about noct fleeing through the lucian countryside, and, well... ideas happened XDDD

so yeah, it's gonna be a fic where he gets kidnapped and they take him out of insomnia intending to bring him to niflheim but they wreck the car in the rain while going through lucis and they all die and he survives and then spends a week just making his way through the lucian countryside back to insomnia, and a lot of whump happens to him along the way 🤣 he's meant to be all of fourteen in this fic I believe??? and I fuck up his bum knee multiple times pretty bad, and there's a point where he's gonna be chased by deadeye near wiz's ranch and in sheer desperation figures out how to warp despite not having been formally taught, he steals a chocobo at some point after that, he gets practically mauled by voretooth at one point, etc. etc.

the whole fic is plotted and I started writing it last summer and got the first chapter done but I just got into a bad writing slump around that time and was struggling with it and didn't like what I was writing. and now I've been slowly coming out of my writing slump but for the moment I've turned my attention to my main WIP, but I definitely intend to go back to lost fic and actually write it, preferably some time this year XD

(slightly longish) snippets from each under the cut if you're curious! anyways thank you for the ask!! hope I didn't ramble too much haha.

snippet from ignis:

Prince Noctis is a small, skinny boy of three with bright eyes and a cheerful grin. Ignis looks at him intently as they're introduced, looking for any trace of red in his eyes, but the only colour that shines back at him is a deep blue.

"Wanna colour?" the prince asks him once they're left alone, smiling up at him from his spot on the floor. For reasons Ignis doesn't understand, he has three colouring books open in front of him, and crayons are scattered all around.

Ignis shakes his head. He doesn't feel like doing much of anything. The lump in his throat is still there, and the echoes of his nightmares are still ringing in his head, the thunk of heavy boots and the quick burst of bullets, the quiet thud of flesh smacking against hard wood. He shudders, and squeezes his eyes shut tight.

"Are you okay?" Noctis asks, and Ignis opens his eyes again, considering him. The prince looks concerned, having abandoned his colouring to peer worriedly up at the older boy through the fringe of his black hair. "Are you sad 'bout your parents?"

It's the first time someone's directly asked him about his feelings. The neighbour who'd found him had set to fussing about him straight away, cooing and clucking and making him feel smothered with affection. Others have shown pity or sorrow, and done their best to coddle him. But they've all just assumed how Ignis must be feeling. The prince is the only one who's asking.

He takes a moment, trying to decide if he is sad or not. He thinks maybe part of him is, but mostly he just feels blank. It's hard to believe they're gone. Finally, he shrugs his shoulders.

"My mom's gone too," Noctis offers then.

Ignis knows. He'd seen it on television a couple of years ago, the funeral procession for the Queen, and the flash of King Regis' face a camera had gotten, etched into a stony emotionless mask, though Ignis had seen the grief lurking in his eyes. His parents had been beside him, murmuring about how horrible it was for the Queen to die so young, and how would the poor prince cope, growing up without a mother? At the time, Ignis couldn't imagine anyone having to grow up without their mother. Now he'll know all too well.

He doesn't respond, gazing quietly at the young prince.

"You can share my Dad." Noctis tries again, sounding endearingly earnest.

Ignis looks at him a moment longer, and then slowly, he nods. He knows it won't work that way, that King Regis can't be his dad, or any kind of a parent to him, and that even if he could it wouldn't replace his own dad, but it's the kindest thing anyone's tried to do for him so far, and the only thing that's taken his feelings into consideration. Noctis smiles, satisfied, and holds out a red crayon to him. After a brief hesitation, Ignis takes it, and at last settles down on the floor beside him.

snippet from promptowreck:

Prompto sighed, bored once more. He wished he could pull out his phone, but Ignis would complain about the glow on that too, even if he turned the brightness all the way down. So instead he just closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the seat, feeling the weariness of the day settle into his muscles. He really couldn't wait to get to the motel and just collapse onto the nearest bed.

A sudden noise in the road had him jerking upright again, eyes flying wide open. He could feel his mouth going dry, his throat closing up in fear as adrenaline suddenly began coursing through him. Though they'd only encountered it a handful of times, as Ignis did his best to keep them off the road after dark, Prompto recognised that sound easily—it was the sound of an Iron Giant, and more often than not those particular daemon types gave them a good run for their money.

His hand automatically fumbled for the door, preparing to jump out as Ignis brought the Regalia to a stop, but—

The Regalia lurched forward, racing ahead towards the daemon, and then swerved suddenly, sharply, swinging wildly across the road, and then the loud screeching crunch of metal on metal was ringing in Prompto's ears, dragging across them and making him cry out, reaching up his hands to cover them, only—

Only the sound was gone in an instant, and it took him a moment to realise the Regalia had torn through the guardrail and gone off the road, tumbling down into the hillside. He barely registered Ignis yelling "Brace yourselves!" He was too busy shrieking as trees suddenly began whipping past him, their low-hanging branches smacking painfully into his face and arms. Cold wind rushed around him, and the force of it kept him pressed painfully against his seat as the Regalia easily gained speed on the downward incline, and he tried to look out, tried to see what was in front of them, but it was so dark now, the headlights having been shattered with the initial impact, and he couldn't see a thing. Behind him, he heard Noct cry out, his voice muffled, and then Gladio's pained grunt followed shortly after. He couldn't hear anything from Ignis, but he also couldn't stop himself from screaming—

Metal scraping against rock, the shattering of glass into millions of tiny shards, and the sound was horrendous, and loud, echoing all around him even as the car jolted to an abrupt stop, rocking forward forcefully, and the next sensation was so disorienting that it was only after Prompto had landed with a hard thud that he knew he'd been thrown from the car and flying through the air. The sudden impact with the ground was jolting, making his head bounce, and then his world was nothing but pain. He had one fleeting, crazy moment to wonder if his camera okay, and then finally there was nothing as at last he passed out.

aaaand last one from lost fic, I DO actually like this bit even if I'm not happy with the whole chapter overall:

Noct looks towards them to catch the woman—Curls, it has to be a nickname, probably from the loose curls in her fiery red hair that goes down past her shoulders—rolling her eyes as she stretches her legs out on one of the beds, getting comfortable. It shouldn't, but it pisses him off. The casual, cruel way Asshole—actually, fuck that, he's calling the man Stab-Happy, Asshole is too close to the 'Az' the others keep calling him, and, well. He is stab-happy.

But it angers him, to be stabbed and then have it treated like it was nothing. He's being ignored, left to bleed, left to sit here tied up while sick and in pain, and he's even more thirsty than before, and now he's hungry, and worse than all that, he still has to fucking pee. And they can't even do him the basic decency of telling him what they want with him.

"Hey," he snaps out before he can let himself think about what he's doing, "I asked a question. I want an answer to it."

Stab-Happy freezes for a second, and then turns around slowly, raising an eyebrow at him again as one of the other men behind him barks out a sharp laugh. "You want an answer?" Stab-Happy asks, stalking back towards him. "Sorry to tell you this, pretty-boy, but no matter how much of a pampered prince you are, we don't always get what we want."

"Obviously you don't, or you wouldn't be pathetic enough to kidnap a fourteen year old just to get some money," Noct fires back. His brain is shouting at him, telling to shut up and stop being stupid before he gets stabbed again, or worse, but he ignores it. "Taking me was really stupid, you know that? Dad's not gonna let you live once he finds me."

"Shut up," Stab-Happy says, and then delivers a rough kick to his ribs. It hurts as much as the earlier ones to his stomach had, and he bites down on his lip to keep from crying out. "Gods, you're a mouthy little shit, ain't you? You're assuming your precious prick of a daddy is gonna find you, and lemme tell you, kid, that ain't happening."

"Says you, but we've already proven you're stupid, or I wouldn't be here."

The man who'd laughed before lets out a second one, getting up from the bed he'd been sitting on to come over and join them, hands on his hips as he looks down at Noct, pale blue eyes studying him. There's a prominent scar on his face, running diagonally from the far corner of his right eye to the corner of his mouth, and Noct easily dubs him Scarface. Some character in a movie that Gladio had shown him once. "He really is a mouthy little shit. Kid's got spirit. I like that."

Noct stares up at the men, his anger and fear warring within him. Scarface is the taller of the two, but only barely, and even though they're both fairly slender, with Stab-Happy more lithe and Scarface the slightly stockier of the two, they're toned, visible muscles attesting to their strength, both of them looking as if they could easily crush him if they wanted. He really should shut up.

"We'll see if he's still got spirit when I'm done with him," Stab-Happy says, glaring darkly down at him. He aims another swift kick at Noct's ribs. Pain blooms as a heavy black combat boot connects with his body, knocking the breath out of him, but he sinks his teeth into his lip again, refusing to make a sound.

"Hey, we need him in one piece," the woman says. "Don't fuck him up too much. You're already treading a thin line with the stabbing."

Stab-Happy rolls his eyes, kicking him again. "He's a big boy, Curls. He can handle it." Another kick, and Noct digs his teeth in until he tastes blood.

"You kick like a girl," he says once he catches his breath, because his mouth doesn't know when to quit. "My Shield's little sister can kick harder than you, and she's only nine."

A boot slams into his stomach, intense pain igniting within him at the impact, and he cries out before he can stop himself. Another quickly follows, and then a third, and then a second boot jams itself painfully into his hip, Scarface joining in, and he can't do anything but turn his head away, twisting his body in a pathetic and useless effort to shield himself from the abuse raining down upon it.

[sga-owns-my-soul]

Writer asks!

31, 32, 37, 41, 45, 48, 49!

ask game

i answered 31 and 32 here already!

37- Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

oooh hmmm i think i'm gonna go with The Calm After The Storm it's a short fic about elizabeth seeking out rodney after the events of the storm/the eye because she's worried about him and they give each other comfort. idk i just really love rodney's and elizabeth's friendship and i hate that we don't see more of it in canon and i really wanted to explore that because i think they would seek each other out for comfort after that. two civilians in a hostage situation with only each other to cling to. idkidk i just love them and i love that fic

41- Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”

GLADLY O I Think We Should Be Brethren is such a fucking beautiful fic and every time i read it my breath is taken away. the way the author (you lmao) breaks down johns character and gets inside his head it makes me fucking insane i need to reread it again i just hope to be even half as good at a character study as this fic is (and i genuinely cannot wait for the next fic in this series i am so fucking excited you have no idea)

45- What’s something you’ve improved on since you started writing fic?

my confidence!! i used to think my writing was actually really shit which didn't bother me bc i wrote for me but i really didn't think i was any good at it and now i am very aware of my strengths and i'm incredibly proud of myself every day for my writing. i love writing and i'm very proud of myself for what i've accomplished.

48- What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

thanks for this question so i can again tell everyone to go read Pivot & Scrape the BEST fucking criminal minds fic ever i am going to go insane literally forever about mob boss rossi it's so fucking good im going to scream forever about it him and emily are SO hot in this fic. it killed me. i am dead. 10/10

49- What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

god so many things too many things but i am currently fully possessed by my john/rodney/ronon fic (working title does he know) it's a fic where john and rodney are in a relationship (fucking without talking about it ever) and ronon decides one day to make a move and hooks up with rodney which eventually leads to all of them getting together and it was supposed to be a short smut fic about ronon and rodney fucking behind johns back that has now evolved into a ridiculously long character study fic that will likely be over 10k long. i'm going insane i'm in love with it. here's a snippet from the start bc ronon and rodney are hot:

"Look at me," Ronon rumbled. McKay's face snapped up to Ronon's, his eyes big, the ring of blue barely visible behind his blown pupils. Ronon pressed the head of his cock against McKay's entrance, waiting for his nod before sliding in. They both moaned at the feeling. Ronon took a second to steady himself, refusing to let this be over too quickly, before slowly sliding out. Rodney gasped when he started pushing back in.

"God, McKay," Ronon groaned, grabbing McKay's hip, gripping tight enough to leave bruises.

"Rodney," he moaned. "Call me— call me Rodney."

"Rodney," Ronon moaned, a heat burning through him unexpectedly at the intimacy of it. Ronon had never used Rodney's first name before, and now he didn't think he'd ever be able to hear it the same way again. "Rodney."

"Ronon."

[freddie-77-ao3]

sup yall we're vibing here

anyway. hey, my name's freddie, and i'm finally trying to write an actual intro/master post which... we'll see how this goes.

important stuff is highlighted in orange.

so, basic stuff:

as I said, my name's freddie. he/him pronouns. i'm a college student (majoring in accounting, might add a psych minor). not gonna say which college but i'm currently in california.

i've been on tumblr since 2019 i think? not under this account, this started as a fandom account and then spiralled out of control... really fast. um, my regular tumblr which i've not actually opened in ages is @chronicchthonic14 so. yeah.

not particularly relevant to this blog, but i might mention it at some point so, i have autism and adhd. and some other things but. like. that list is very long and those are the two most relevant because i promise if i come off wrong/mean, i didn't mean to, i just forget to make my words normal. but. those are the two most referenced. if for whatever reason someone wants to know more or has questions you can send an ask ig?

i'm scottish, born there. moved to US when I was four. finishing uni and moving back.

some quick warnings

this blog definitely contains cursing/vulgar language, whatever you want to call it, so if you're not comfortable with that, probably not the blog for you, as i don't tag cursing or anything for you to filter out.

if, for whatever reason, if i ever reblog something that contains a slur (against racial minorities, queer people, anything) i will ABSOLUTELY tag that though.

also if anyone has any trigger warnings they think any content needs, please let me know-- asks, dms, comments, reblogs

the cursing thing also applies for sort of dirty jokes? think that only applies to like. two posts and very not explicit. those aren't currently tagged but if they get any more explicit they certainly will be.

queer identity because the explicit reminded me, i'm asexual, and probably straight. maybe bi? dunno, don't particularly care. and i'm trans. ftm. this isn't the blog i talk about that on usually though, unless it relates to a specific ask or a fandom thing.

which, getting into what this blog is for because i can't think of anything else i need to add here (guys let me know if i forgot important stuff, please, i'm an idiot!!! i will forget the important stuff and write random shit instead!! i've already deleted three tangents from this!!)

sooooo

fandoms!! ones i write and/or post about or will potentially post about

percy jackson extending to hoo, toa, tkc (definitely post way less about this), mcga (again, way less). haven't read TSATS or COTG yet, but spoilers are fine. i post way more about minor characters. write fanfiction for and have some posted (both on here and ao3) and a bunch of snippets.

dcu-- films, comics, animated shows, all of it. personally, my favorites are young justice (the comics, not show version), new teen titans, and batman inc (batgirls, nightwing, and red robin esp). late 90s yj run is my favorite, and i loved the DCeased event. favorite batman comic is definitely court of owls run. no fanfics posted, but some on docs.

mcu-- way less so, but have a stucky oneshot. slowly making my way through in timeline order.

throne of glass. i'm an aedion and chaol apologizer because they do a bunch of dumb shit but then WHO DOESN'T in this series. fanfics in doc, not posted.

this would go on for ages if i listed everything so instead, here's an ask i answered on my fandoms/genres and everything. feel free to send me asks about anyone. if you send me something about radium girls i may cry though (tears of joy) so there's your advanced warning.

main things you'll see on my blog are incorrect quotes, snippets, and the occasional fic

this^^

my... idk, contact policy? seriously what do i word this

asks are always open, anon is on.

if you send hate... whatever. i'll probably delete it.

unless i find it funny. then I'll post it. there's really little you could say to me that would hurt.

when i say asks are always open, you can drop anything you want.

literally anything

you need to vent? want advice? want to request headcanons? request a fic? give me a prompt? ask random things about me? something else I've forgotten? go right ahead

if you want to ask me to update my fics? go right ahead. sometimes i forget i didn't post something.

send as many asks as you want, i don't care if it might be spam

i can't promise i'll respond to asks in a timely manner, sometimes i open my inbox and forget they exist for months, i'm sorry. if it's something you really want answered you can send another one

dm's are alright? if you want to be friends or something, go right ahead.

anyone can reblog any of my posts/comment/heart, i don't care. you want to heart 50 things in a row? i adore you. if i had kids, you would get my firstborn

if we're mutuals you can ask for my insta/give me yours.

now, other accounts:

anyway, i think that's it?

[chairofchaos]

Evening friend!

You bring chaos to my life so here is a little chaos for you

2, 3, 5, 8, 19, 26

And just for fun because I know it will probably hurt me 40

Feel free to answer what you want and ignore the rest 🤍

GOOD EVENING.

Thank you for letting me bring chaos to your life, and for bringing me some in return. In your honor, I will answer all. Seemed like the most chaotic thing to do. I considered making separate posts for each question but then again that was a lot of work so just... bear with me. This is a long read, but hopefully, you will find it worth it.

2. Anything that you'd like to write but feel like you're unable to?

Yes. I am currently bouncing around multiple Greek/Roman tragedy adaptations of our beloved ACOTAR and TOG characters. I do not feel prepared to write these yet. I want to do them justice. That semester of studying tragic plays of the ancients has stuck with me.

3. How would you describe your writing style?

I don't even know how to answer this, but my best shot is this:

The vibe must be chaotic.

It must be written as fast as possible.

It should be entirely unplanned.

If it is planned, it should be entirely overwhelming and likely a bigger project than I should ever take on *cough cough* LETTERS *cough cough*

It's not a style as much as it is entirely based on my whims. And that's not always great. In fact, it's something I don't really enjoy about myself (comment on this and I will edit it out of this post so fast I SWEAR).

But I enjoy the product. I think there are at least a couple of you that do, too, so hopefully we can all enjoy that little piece of chaos together. If not, I'll just enjoy the pain I create on my own like a good little fanfic writer.

5. What's a tag you never want to use for your works even when it applies?

I don't think such a thing exists. I don't like surprises? Idk, this doesn't really make sense to me. Clearly I have no problem tagging things Dead Dove so we all know what I'm up to lol

8. How slow is a slow burn?

Somewhere between 100 and 100k words. I genuinely do not care. Depends on the medium? The pacing? A slow burn described in a poem is going to look very different than a slow burn in a fic the length of The Iliad and the Odyssey. Or Wheel of Time (that's a long series, right?). I don't care. It's all great. I love slow burns. Haven't written one because I think those characters should be enjoying each other romantically on page 1, but I LOVE reading them.

19. Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.

UNANSWERED STARS YOU BEAUTIFUL HUMAN. Is this what you expect to hurt (I haven't looked ahead at the other questions I'm doing this straight through, no edits, no takebacks. Welcome to Chaos- you get two.).

Eris was no saint, either. Cauldron knew he kept his mate up some nights. But the Cauldron also knew Azriel would get out of bed in the middle of the night and take off into flight, not returning until he knew Eris would also be awake. After the first time, they would rarely talk about where Azriel went or what he did. Instead, Eris would press a mug of overly sweet coffee into his hands and they would sit together in silence on the front porch, Azriel’s head on Eris’ shoulder and their hands clasped together. - {Working Title is Coffee and Psychotherapy. THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY FLUFF YOU CAN THANK DUSK-MUSE AND NINTHCIRCLEOFPRYTHIAN}

And maybe more along the lines of what you were expecting:

Azriel found the most enjoyment in the training and teaching of others. In his time as spymaster, he regularly found time to work with young soldiers, for which many have since thanked him, crediting him with saving their lives by instructing them in his limited spare time. In the years since the war, Azriel enjoyed collecting books from all over the world. The collection he amassed was the instigator for a library to honor his mate. - Death, and All That Follows (This may or may not be a sort of extended epilogue to something I wrote recently.)

26. What would you describe as OOC?

This is possibly a wild take: I don't think I care what is out of character for characters I write. It depends on the fic, sure. But I think perspective forms our understanding of characters, and seeing them in a new light can often bring a different, even "OOC" type attitude to fics which I often enjoy. I am very much an advocate for "Don't Like, Don't Read" not only for plot points but for characterization as well. If you don't enjoy the way someone writes your favorite (or your least-favorite!) character, don't read it. The beautiful thing about being a part of a fandom is the diversity of experiences within it.

I did not read Nesta's journey the same way you did, or the way your friend did, or the way my best friend did. I brought my own perspectives, my own experiences, to my interpretation of her actions, words, and thoughts. I came out of the other side loving her, and loving the way she loves. I recognize myself in her. I know I'm not alone in that. I know that there are a great many who do not like her in the slightest.

ACOSF Nesta was presented very differently to ACOTAR Nesta. (For the purposes of this argument, we are removing the debate about The Author Herself because I simply don't care at the moment and that's a much larger topic.) I don't think that anyone's interpretation of Nesta is "wrong" or "bad" because we all bring a pair of glasses to reading, and that glass is made of our experiences. That's the filter through which you consume the work. My glasses are different from yours. That's okay.

Little tangent while we're on the topic: I don't care if your glasses are different. But if you break those glasses to use the shards of glass for the purpose of hurting other people, that's a problem. I have a problem now, and so do you. Because of the inclusion of the argument above, it needed to be said, and so here it is: Don't hurt others because of your glasses. Theirs are different. Please learn to recognize that, and that it is okay to view pieces of media differently. Tangent over.

So TLDR on OOC: I don't care. If you want to write a piece where character canonically named Bubblegum Sunshine Princess because of her (in-canon) overwhelming joy and love of the outdoors and her kingdom's candy trees is a murderous assassin filled with rage and the destructive flame of a thousand suns, go right ahead. There's a very good chance I would love to read it.

40. Write a 9-word fic.

Title: This is a Thing [REDACTED] Learned. The title will be longer than the fic itself, and that's the beauty of The Thing [REDACTED] Learned. Thanks.

A/N: (Stars. My dearest friend. You expect pain here? Now I want to prove you wrong...)

Pairing: Your OTP. Or my OCs. Or is this about my life? Or yours? Who knows. I'm not currently well lol

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Knowledge came with no promises, no love, no you.

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All the love, Stars. You're the best. <3<3<3<3<3

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

would you ever consider making like little one-shots for CN? like the way you like respond to all the asks abt like childe and his blorbos would u ever make one shots of those? (idk if that made sense sorry if it didn't ahaha)

it's making sense, dw hahah

and idk tbh i kinda like to keep stories contained in their own thing, if that makes any sense? i know this tumblr's existance and all the cyanide discussion is sort of fucking with that notion, but idk how else to say it

i think the main issue here isn't that i wouldn't be willing to write more on cyanide or other works i've already finished. if anything, if there was a priority list of on what story to make extra text for (and keep your hopes down for what i'm about to say bc i don't mean it in the sense that i'm actually really thinking of making it) then an itysg sequel would probably be atop the list, followed by cyanide snippets if that makes any sense.

but what i was trying to get at is that it's not that i don't want to write those, but more that i have so many other wips that i want to write that making room for extra stuff about stories i already managed to get out of wip hell isn't really an easy task LMAOO

and this is all not accounting for original story wips i have revolving around in my head. like i have 18 total genshin wips with jadeite not counted among them and fuck if i know if any of them are going to see the light of day. but they sure are fighting to get out, and they sure aren't sparing the preceived low-priority-ness of extra stuff for stories that already made it out

idk if that makes any sense hahah;,,

[existentialterror]

Hiii I’m Normal about Dr. Iceberg (red flag, I know) but his name being Julian is complete fanon! Idk where it originally came from, but he’s never referred to as Julian Finn in any onsite tale. The only time he’s been named on the wiki, as far as I know, is when he is called Ellis Gill in a tale called “But We Do Not Talk About That”. While last updated in 2022, was originally written in 2015. Why that name never caught on, I don’t know, but I’m kind of glad. Despite Iceberg being a misogynistic piece of shit, I’m intrigued by the fact that so much is unknown about his character.

Giving him a name detracts from the horror of his story, someone who was once a person being filed down and reshaped to fit a role perfectly, only to snap under pressure and take his own life. And then, if you go with the Resurrection canon/the calm tale, he gets brought back as a cyborg (Cyberg?) that blatantly states it doesn’t have a name. He can’t escape the foundation, even in death.

I’ll cut myself off there— If I don’t, I’m liable to write an entire novel in your inbox.

Fun fish fact (since, if I remember correctly, that is the toll for sending an ask): Lampreys have been around for 400 million years, and haven’t evolved much during that time!

(I forgot about this for a while, sorry!) (In response to this exchange with @scp-l4-clef-alto-001.)

YOOOO Nice research! Today I learned. Thank you! I don't think I'd heard "Finn" before, but I believe you that it's out there. Also thank you for the fish facts. The fish facts are not necessary to send me an ask but are MUCH appreciated. The hagfish is the relative of the lamprey and is another old jawless fish. It has two powers: producing LOTS of mucus, and tying itself in knots, both overhand and underhand. I'm gonna have to read more about ciguatoxins. ❤️🐟

Hey, in exchange for the nice ask and the research, here's a snippet I wrote a long time ago about Sophia Light and your guy. (I like him too! I think he's really interesting.) It's set in the Resurrection canon but back in the past, not long after Dr. Light was recruited to the Foundation. (Might end up on the site eventually but I hate to promise. If nothing else, you know, have this.)

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1997

Light shows up to her appointments on time. She’s trying out this business of being a person again, really giving it her all, and that’s one of the things she decides: she shows up on time. 

She’s at the entrance to Research five minutes before her assignment today. There are other two people there: a pretty woman with waves of black hair in business casual behind the receptionist deck, and a pretty man in a labcoat whose spiky hair is bleached at the tips. They’re flirting.

No, that’s not true. The man is flirting, voraciously, draped over the desk to get closer. The woman is listening, and looks bored, and tired. She catches Light’s eye, and rolls her eyes.

Light recognizes this situation from the before-world. She knows what to do. She squares her shoulders and walks right up to them. With the energy of a woman who realized yesterday that she has permanent institutional access to every academic journal ever, and has not regretted any sleep- or non-sleep-related decisions made since then, she says, “So do you know about sail jellyfish?”

She proceeds to tell the man about them, at length, for five straight minutes. The man is confused and unhappy but apparently transfixed. The woman restrains herself from laughing and drifts back to her computer screen.

“ - So that’s why the asymmetry is actually a fitness advantage,” she says, “So that they react differently to the same wind patterns and they won’t risk washing ashore. But because that’s basically random, the evolutionary pressure maintains a 50-50 balance.”

“Cool beans,” says the man, whose eyes have glazed over. “Hey, I gotta go, I’ve gotta meet up with someone - uh, Dr. Light, I think - ”

“I am Dr. Light,” Light says. 

The woman doesn’t bother muffling her guffaw. The man - Dr. Iceberg, presumably - looks uncomfortable and then flustered. Light mentally congratulates herself.

“You two are in the dissection room today, right?” the woman says, checking her computer. “Should be set up. Use the cart to move samples, do not lift large samples yourself, I do not care how strong you are, please and thank you. Decon’s ready, just go through the back. One at a time. Ice, you first.”

“Isn’t it set up for multiple people? There’s all the showers and everything - ”

The secretary shrugs. “New policy. Now get out of my sight, Ice.”

“Always good to see you, Break.” Iceberg shoots finger guns at her, as he heads to the decon room entrance.

“Drop dead,” Break calls after him.

They wait for the sounds of the door opening and closing. Break grins at Light. “Thanks for the spiel,” she says. “You got one of those locked and loaded all the time?”

“Usually you have to ask nicely first,” Light says, automatically, because affected confidence was sort of her go-to before, and it seems to be working for her so far. Then she remembers that the last thing this poor woman needs is someone else ambiguously hitting on her and feels bad. But Break just laughs.

“You know that guy?” Break asks.

“I’ve seen him around, I think? I’m - I’m bad with faces.”

“Yeah. Dr. Iceberg. He’s like that. Been a thorn in my fucking side for years. You know, the Foundation is usually pretty good about this kind of thing, in my experience. But Ice, he’s like, Gears’ special little boy, so he can get away with murder.”

Light is confused. “He’s Gears’ son?”

“No, god no - like, you know, he’s… he’s Gears’. …Doesn’t matter. I thought Ice got better for a while there, but it looks like he’s back on his bullshit.”

“Ugh,” Light agrees. 

The bulb over the decon chamber entrance turns green. Break tilts her head at it. “You’re doing, like, an autopsy, right?”

“A necropsy - uh, yeah.”

“Well, that’ll probably bring the mood down, you’ll be fine. He’s not the worst, honestly. But if you need, just say the word ‘Ice’ into the lab comms and I’ll fake an evac drill or something to get you out.”

“Thanks,” says Light. She tries to figure out how serious Break is. Break’s permanent wry plausibly-deniable customer service smile offers no hint.

Maybe Light’s overconfident. Maybe this whole business of being a person again has made her cocky. Perhaps she’s been away from a normal social fabric for so long that she’s lost sense of real implications and rules. But she finds she’s not too worried. “I think it’ll be fine,” she tells Break. “I have a lot more jellyfish facts.”

Break laughs, loudly. “Attagirl.” She waves Light into the decon chamber.

[torialefay]

Babe, I mean in another life if we were living in the same country I would have shoot my shot by now with you so the feeling is mutual.

Did you see the fanmeeting snippet of Hyunjin sniffing the wrist of a Stay because her perfume smelled nice?

And he full-on just went for it like he really sniffed that girls wrist.

It further confirms for me that Hyunjin is definitely a primal dom and would have a thing for scent play or olfactophilia if you want to be technical.

He just would love your natural pheromones and scent, and it's so hot in my opinion.

Because we all know he sweats excessively when performing so I'm sure he would sweat during the art of love-making as well.

And he would love to smell your neck and lick the sweat off your neck while he's fucking into you, would probably be the type to-

And im sorry- idk how to write this in a romantic way but I feel like he would sniff your panties or breathe into your cunt before he goes down on you because he loves the way your body smells when you get turned on by him.

If we're venturing into darker territory, could totally see him being a panty stealer and using them as jerk off material if you're away from him.

It's not for everyone but my Taurus Mars finds it sexy.

(why did reading that feel like the most depressing love story ive ever heard oh my god) but no, i concur. you're basically the other half of my brain at this point & we're 100% girlfriends somewhere in another dimension. (but you're so hot how can i not 🥵)

i didn't see ittttt! i swear i don't see anything unless someone drops it in my inbox 😭 but yessss i read somewhere ab the scents he uses & from what i remember, he likes a good floral? but i agree that he'd be attracted in that primal way too. like almost to the point of being wayyyyy too into it.

i am totally envisioning what you mean though by saying he'd steal your underwear 😭😂 idk if he'd ever actually go through with it, but i think if you "accidentally" slipped a pair into his bag or something... i don't think he'd complain. and i DONT think he'd be giving them back either 😳

[klutzymaiden123]

HII, ok so I finished reading the current chapters of the fanfic and I've got to say, IM IN LOVE. The way you portray Helga's character is amazing like that's exactly the image of her than I had in my head. Of course, I love all the characters but Helga stands out to me the most because of this guilt complex she has and the complexity of her character (idk if that makes sense but I hope it does). I wanted to know if you were including a snippet of Arnold's POV in the chapter(s) your currently working on and I also wanted to know if you were planning on releasing chapter 31 when it's done or releasing it when you already have a clear thought of what chapter 32-35 (guesstimate) are gonna include/look like

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I enjoy writing this story so much and Helga is such a fun and intriguing character to write! Most of the girls are, but Helga is the most challenging and rewarding for me to write, since she's canonically already such a complex character!

And totally, of course! Arnold's POV originally wasn't even apart of the drafts. Their encounter in 28 was supposed to be a lot different, but when I was actually writing it, things spurred out of control. So for Chapter 31, I decided to throw in a scene from his perspective, because even I was like, "What's going on with this kid?" It's definitely my favourite scene in the chapter so don't worry, his POV is still apart of the re-drafts. And the Shortaki will be cranking up from now on!

Chapter 31 will be released when I have finished writing Chapter 32. It's taken so long just because it's quite an intense and emotionally driven chapter. I've had it planned from the start and like Chapter 30, I want to get it exactly right. Good news, I'm already on my third re-write for 32, so even if I go back for a fourth re-write (as I did for 30), 31 will be posted before then! 32-35 have been re-organised and to an extent, they still are, but they're falling really well into place because the inspiration that hit me was HAWT.

But thank you so much for your kindness and your comment! I am happy that you're enjoying this as much as I am! Annnnnd normally, I don't squeeze in snippets into asks, but because this chapter has taken awhile and you guys have been so patient, I'm sharing a portion of Arnold's section in the next chapter. Enjoy!

Years ago, when Helga had walked away from him, Arnold thought that there would only ever be ashes between them. That between them stood a barren wasteland. But she had come back and turned everything back around.

He realised how nonsensical that sounded; she had walked away and yet somehow, he had become lost. It was like she had turned the light out. Or led him deep into a maze then sealed it shut as she abandoned him. There had been a loss carved into his chest and he knew that if he tugged hard enough, it would all lead back to her. The guilt. Maybe it had been his fault; maybe it had always been his fault. It was his words that had caused her to pull back until she was with the shadows. He wanted another go so he could make things right.

He had spent years wondering what would happen if there had been a second chance. Did he want something to happen? What was he supposed to say—sorry that I hurt you? Would that ever be enough? He had searched for words that could match his feelings, but he had never found them. He still hadn’t gotten it right because Helga had always been different from everyone that he ever knew.

So when she turned to repeat what had happened between them years ago, he had acted without thinking. He wrapped his hands around her and pulled her back until she was at his side.

And it was weird. He was touching her and yet, it was her touch that sent sparks shooting across his skin. His heart had been in his throat and he suddenly found it hard to talk. And maybe over the years, he had begun to believe her. Maybe, for as much as he had preached that there was more to Helga Pataki, a part of him had also gotten swept up within her performance. Believed that she was hardened and nothing could affect her. But beneath his fingers, her cheeks had turned into rosebuds, and he remembered that she was nothing like the girl she pretended to be.

And when she had looked at him, something passed between them. Something had been passing between them for a while now. It filled him with that feeling. The feeling that he had only gotten when he was around her—something that welled in his chest and flushed him so warm that he couldn’t help smiling. It happened automatically and without permission. He couldn’t control it. He didn’t know when it had begun, only that it had been getting harder and harder to hold himself back from doing something stupid while in her presence.

It had been happening more and more frequently lately. When the lights became tangled in her hair. When her eyes would lift from the ground into his. When her fingers were wrapped around his arm. When she said his name. When she stood so close that he could smell her hair. Daffodils. He loved that smell. But what had changed? Had anything changed? There had been many times where he had looked at her and thought that she was pretty. Beautiful. And it made Arnold’s cheeks burn. His stomach would dance. But why? Where was all this coming from? And why was he checking his inbox again?

[artficlly]

Hey Lovely 💞,

I wanted to send this as soon as I read the newest chapter of Lessons in Lovemaking but neither found the right words (I'm quite obviously not a writer) nor time to do so, but well here we are so bare with me while I try to put my adoration for you into words. (I might repeat myself a bit, but it doesn't hurt to sing your praises twice as you deserve it).

Regarding Lessons in Lovemaking as a whole:

It's a story that really stays with you and haunts your thoughts for the next few days while you're just doing the dishes or having the water run down your back while in the shower. I feel like it rewired my brain in a sense (the way good books do) cause I keep thinking about Reader and Bucky and all that's going on with them and their pasts and how they each deal with their backstories.

And your use of the widows concept and the Red Room is so well done and so believable and haunting at the same time. I, too, wish the Red Room would have been explored more within the films and the consequences it had on these girls. Also, I admire the social commentary you manage to weave into your writings in such an effortless yet meaningful way.

I live for the angst you're including and I understand what you mean with that this website loves smut but this story is a lot more than sex scenes and even its sexual content does feel very intimate in a way that I even forget it's smut sometimes because its also about them and their individual journey and the smut drives the story instead of just being smut (which don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with that either it's just not what the essence of Lessons in Lovemaking is to me).

In conclusion:

I actually love the whole story so much I often gotta take breaks while reading one chapter to gather my thoughts and emotions (plus I read the chapters in the dark between 3 and 4am for it to just be me, the story and the possibility to fully indulge in the emotions and angst you make me feel so deeply).

Lessons in Lovemaking makes me want to print out the whole story once it's finished and bind it in beautiful cloth binding with gold foiling on the cover to put it on my bookshelf and keep it safe and remembered.

Additionally, I wanna talk about Close Quarters:

It's also so beautifully written (tbf all of your works are) and feels like reading an actual fantasy book due to your world building and way of explaining without ever stating facts too bluntly and obviously but instead including necessary information in snippets of actions and conversations.

Oh and I haven't gotten around to reading your newest piece yet but I'm so looking forward to it (on the to-do-list for tonights 3am insomnia, but the summary already sounds so good).

Also:

I thoroughly enjoy reading all your answers to asks and am actually kinda interested in your rant on current YA novels.

Hope you're feeling better again, and congrats on your follower milestone. You deserve it🥰

- 🩵 anon (again)

hello!! oh my gosh a whole essay in my inbox hehe <3 you're so sweet and kind. you know how people are like foaming at the mouth when their favourite fic is updated?? that is me but when people send fun stuff to my inbox hehe

firstly tysmm for all these kind words!! i do feel like I've been going round in circles in what i reply to these inbox essays so i won't go too into depth.

i'll talk about two things in regards to lessons in lovemaking, because i'm sure everyone is bored to fucking death hearing my authors note comments about this series.

1. thank you! there is some stuff i WISH i could talk about but i feel it might enter spoiler territory.

2. i'm so glad you think that about the smut!! i try to make it?? wholesome?? idk. equal parts horny as well. this is going to sound dumb but i don't enjoy writing smut unless there's a build up. i need reason, tension. i want it to feel like a reward for getting through my thousands of words of fucking yapping. i don't think i can be that girl who writes only writes smut and i'm sorrryyy because i know the tumblr lurkers love it but i wouldn't enjoy it. there are plenty of way more talented smut writers who will write that for you. i'm not that girl i'm sorry </3 i kind of have this fear that once LiL is over no one will read my work. i have these projects coming up that are longer series which are SLOW BURN. i don't know... i just sometimes like this romantic idea of smut having a reason. like each smut section is catered to those characters and their world rather than just *and they fuck*. I've been guilty of trying to do that in the past to keep with the popular trends but it just makes me unhappy and not like my work. the stuff I've been putting out recently where i really spend time thinking about the characters, dynamics, worlds has been so much fun. i was genuinely grinning and crying and laughing writing 'this is (not) fine'. same with 'the art of pretending'. so yeah, i appreciate it. my smut is not always gonna be some hot fantasy </3

also if u print it out and bind it send a pic. u won't LMAO. i jest, i used to uhhh bind books for my art degree. gotta judge ur technique hehe.

anway CLOSE QUARTERS!!

okay so i know like 5 people read that fic but i am going to write more parts. i don't care. i want to do it. i have so many ideas i am foaming at the mouth like a rabid animal. if anyone who follows me is reading this and hasn't read close quarters... uhhh go give it a read and then let me know that now 6 people have read that fic LMAO

i love world building! i love it i love it i love it!!! i'm going to write so many au fics none of you asked for!!!

anyway tysmmmm hehe <3 and thanks for letting my ramble per usual. you're probably SICK of me. also in regards to the YA rant, i wrote it but i got to nervous to post in case people hated me sorry </3

thank u again. i have a 2k event/celebration coming any day now hehe :)

[eemamminy-art]

ask thing 👀👀👀 how abouttttt 8, 14, 20?

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

Okay so this is something in my stardew longfic that won't show up for literally MONTHS lol like the chapter is slated to go up in June but I've already written most of it because I love to write out of order and had this scene really clear in my head. I'm proud of it because I think the dialog actually flows really nicely and shows the conflict between the characters in a nice bit of "friendly" competition! And yeah idk! It fucks severely if I'm being honest

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“I’ve never seen you in here before,” Sebastian noted, grabbing the other cue and taking a few steps back as he stared intently at Alex. “So where did you learn to play?”

“My grandpa used to play when he was my age, before his accident,” Alex explained. “We always watch professional billiards on TV together since he still likes it.”

“Maybe we go two to two? Me and Alex versus Sam and Sebastian?” Mallory suggested, leaning against the pool table.

“Kind of unfair for me to get stuck with Sam, isn’t it?” Sebastian smirked, casting an apologetic look to Sam. “No offense.”

“We’ve never played before at all, so you’ve already got us beat there,” Mallory reminded.

“Oh, but isn’t Alex an expert player since he watches it on TV?” Sebastian asked sarcastically. “Just like with gridball?”

That struck a nerve, Alex audibly exhaling as he approached the table with determination.

“Are we going to keep talking or are we going to play?” Alex asked irritatedly, removing the rack and lining up his shot.

“Alex?” Mallory began softly, sliding closer to him. He could tell that the remark had gotten under his skin, wanting to subtly check if he was alright.

“Yeah?” His shoulders and expression relaxed instantly, flashing his gaze in Mallory’s direction.

Mallory let out a sigh of relief, smiling softly at him. “Could we be stripes?”

“That’s not how that works, you have to—” Sebastian began, interrupted by Alex making the break shot.

Sure enough, he managed to knock a striped ball into a pocket on the break. Then another, before his third shot failed to pocket any balls.

“Your turn,” Alex said confidently, biting back a smirk of his own. “Looks like you and Sam are solids.”

--

I have to imagine the vibe in the saloon afterward is like

14. What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?

I don't have any specific examples but I find that people who always speak with the most authority and confidence on the best way to write often have really awful writing styles when you actually look at their work. There's always people telling you how they've totally got it figured out but then their writing is just total cheese.

I feel like trusting in myself is better, just taking my time with whatever I write and making sure it feels natural both in text and aloud, and doing lots of research including reviewing the canon as much as I can. I don't think I could ever speak broadly about how to write but I want to be able to have confidence in what I make specifically. Idk, I don't like the notion that there's One True Way to do it like some people make it out to be.

20. Describe your perfect writing conditions.

Like what's comfiest for me when I write? I mostly just need to get my brain to behave, but having some nice white noise and fitting instrumental music goes a long way! I just write at my desk usually, though I also like to write in bed. I just wish I had a laptop so I could sit in bed and write without it being on my rinky dink little phone that lags out way bad. Maybe a laptop in bed with a thunderstorm outside would be the most optimal lol

Questions for fic writers

[plothooksinc]

Tagged by @loadthebases

Turns out if I search by mentions I can find it immediately! I'm so clever. (And yet. I only just went "oh hey".)

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

22! I am not as prolific as some-- a lot of these are one shots. |D And most of them are ancient.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

475,671!

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The fandoms I write for that are published are Rurouni Kenshin, Final Fantasy VII, and TMNT '03, '07, and ROTTMNT. Unpublished I also have One Piece, Tiger & Bunny, SPN, FFXIV, annnd The Untamed, most of these just being snippets etc etc. (And then RP is another bag entirely, writing in a different format-- you can include Blade of the Immortal that way.)

4. Top five fics by kudos?

It was only recently I managed to clock the 1000 mark, and I did it on two fics at once, lmao. Uhhh--

Underdark - 1089!

No Rest For The Weary - ....1089. (You guys really are neck and neck still.)

The Zaibatsu Project - 291

Some Rest For The Weary. As A Treat. - 221

Snowblind - 174

Not altogether that bad, considering Ruroken is such a dead fandom these days. /o/

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yup. Unless someone is leaving a whole stream of one word OMG/!!!!/EEEK in which I'll probably just answer the last one they left. I did go through a very long period where I did not because I was too tired, but I started again around the 2020 mark when I actually started reading fanfiction again. And started engaging, etc etc.

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

I write angsty endings? :|a 404 File Not Found. I think the closest I got was the tiny ficlet I wrote for Ruroken which was just Kenshin being depressed in the rain after Tomoe's death, and I'm not sure that really counts. That was like three paragraphs of "well my life sucks" lmao. It never made it to AO3. (It's on ff dot net still, though.)

...OH. But I can tell you which one's going to have the angstiest ending and that's The Legacy. Which given the last chapter I had finished with Raph holding onto his dead not!girlfriend, I would assume most readers are not gonna be surprised by this fact. (File Soon* To Be Found.)

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

Idk man I tend to angle for happy endings in general, so that is very hard to answer as it comes under YMMV - people have different views of happy endings, after all. Probably Underdark as the most distinct "Yes, everything is okay now" ending.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nah, not really. I did have one serial reviewer that reviewed every chapter of Tanabata Jasmine back in the day with a lot of backhanded compliments and condescending comments? And one person who started off reviewing Misconduct with "well my friend told me to read this" and two chapters later said "okay I'm bored now bye", but none of this is hate. The only actual "hate" I got given was not actually ...for me? I don't think? It was someone who literally said: Why did you delete your slave fics? BITCH!! And I'm like... I have not now nor will i ever write... one of those...? So yeah. Think they mistook me for another author or something. Maybe Kikide. EH. Not my division.

9. Do you write smut?

Nah.

10. Craziest crossover?

Zaibatsu Project is a Rurouni Kenshin/Cyberpunk 2020 crossover, so that's taking all your 19th century samurai types and ditching them wholesale into 2029 Tokyo. It's fun. Maybe one day I will even write more of it.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Outright? I don't think so. Buuut I've certainly had people ping me in the past to tell me someone's lifted a chunk of it wholesale or "they've written Snowblind, only with smut!" or there was one person who wrote a BNHA fic which followed the same plot of Underdark complete with dialogue borrowed directly from the fic. That last one I contacted the author and they apologised and offered to take the fic down and I told them they could keep it up provided they credit me for the inspiration somewhere. I'm sure by now some AI has scraped my stuff, but largely I write in fandoms that don't get lifted and sold like others do. And honestly, the above examples are more kinda flattering than anything else.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes! I believe most of my longer works have been translated into Russian, at the very least. I found Tanabata Jasmine back in the day being re-released onto a Russian forum site and I had a lot of fun translating the site to read responses (and laugh a bit at the machine translations because they kept telling me the readers were legless). Underdark has for sure. I've also found Snowblind.

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

I wrote a few pages of one with @shadowbends at one point! But we didn't get far in and we both got distracted with other projects. And I also wrote half a fic to set up the other half for an author, but she didn't end up going ahead. Alas. So.... kind of?

14. All time favourite ship?

I'm honestly not much of a shipper. I mean-- actually, I ship a lot of different pairings, but only kind of superficially for the most part? Like I really enjoy reading ships but I still vastly prefer gen. I will very rarely read an outright romance fic, there's gotta be a plot. (Or at the very least some interesting smut, god.) It's easier for me to point out ships that make me go UGH GOD NO rather than a preference. (In RP I'll ship a little more if the dynamics between our characters work out really well, but I still won't be crushed if nothing comes from it. This is a hard question for me to answer. I definitely don't have an all time favourite in this lukewarm pile of ships, that's for sure.)

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

Any of the WIPs that I have that I never bothered publishing have been abandoned. Anything I want to finish will get finished. It will just take some time. This is assuming I have a long life; I mean, if I'm scheduled to die, say, three years from now, the only thing that might get finished is Infinite Ricochet, lmao.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Action scenes! /o/ Pacing and tension. The most common review I get is from people vibrating from delighted stress, lmao.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Connective tissue. I can get really bogged down in getting from A to B. You can really see it in the early days of a fic where I'm still writing set up and wondering how to scale up realistically to the things I really want to write. Once everything starts going wrong, it gets much easier, rofl.

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

Depends on context. Like many I started writing fanfic at the time people tried to pepper as much Japanese into their dialogue as possible for realism or brownie points or whathaveyou - you can see that in my first fic on ff dot net lmaooo. Don't do this. Not unless you have a foreign phrase that just loses its flavour when translated through to English. Or, alternatively, when you actually have a non-English character who keeps dropping into their own language, or some try hard teenager who keeps trying to show off how much Spanish they know, as an example. There are always reasons to do so and reasons it will work. But if you're just going "LOOK AT THE WORDS I KNOW"... I recommend not doing so, you will look back years later and go "oh god".

19. First fandom you wrote in?

....look, technically the first fandom I wrote in was Inspector Gadget self insert fic. But I was nine so I feel I should not be judged. /cough

First time I sat down to write an actual story that was based off a show was for the old Defenders of the Earth cartoon while I was ...15? And then when I moved out my one sofa chair was surrounded by notepads as I wrote out my first 1987 TMNT fanfic. I didn't know it was called fanfic back then. In fact I didn't know anyone else did it at all and I was just weird. Please understand that when I got onto the web proper in the late 90s and found fanfic sites I was over the moon.

20. Favourite fic you've written?

It's gotta be Underdark. That thing is its own island by now. It's closely followed by the more recent There Is No Gravy, which much like Underdark wrote itself and also ended up far longer than I intended. It was just fun. It was a soft warm hug for the Rise fandom, okay, I love it.

Thank you! This was fun to reminisce about tbh. :D

I tag: @calliopechild, @radishhqueen, and @bobtheacorn ♥ No pressure, have at it if you like

* please note that the author's definition of soon may vary to yours. She has 13 year breaks between chapters sometimes, after all.