‘"There you are my good lady." The knight helps Alex off the magic carpet, gentle hands guiding her to the ground, because princess wear is pretty, but it's definitely not practical. "Safe and sound where nothing will harm you."
"And don't I get to know the face of my savior?" It is not a question, but a request.
The knight removes his helmet and Alex feels the swell of happiness rise in her chest.
And, because this is a fairy tale, with castles and dragons and magic, the knight leans down to kiss his princess.
In her sleep, Alex Russo smiles.”
from Fairy Tale by Silverflare07 on FFN.net
This fanfiction is so sweet ! It’s been a long time since I’ve drawn but had to get into it because of how cute their story was
omg i have no idea when this was sent (i am very bad at checking tumblr) but this is SO precious!! i’ve been writing a lot lately (within these universes) and have been writing lots of tiny scenes between alex + georgie so this really is fitting. i absolutely adore this art style, your work is so lovely and conjures up a lot of emotion. thank you so so much for creating art based around my passion project, i greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into it 🥹
Just before I go to bed, here are some very very quick and simple guidelines to coming up with functional ship names:
Don't use just straight up words, no matter how funny it seems. It's confusing and frustrating and makes it impossible to find content. If, for example, you have a ship with characters named Percy and Jason, "jercy" will always be easier to find than "person." This goes for the names of common things too; that food ship name is cute, but not helpful when you're searching for fanart instead of recipes.
Don't use spaces. Just don't. Seriously. It completely breaks searches, especially on sites like tumblr where precise searching is not actually possible. If you have a ship name like, as a completely random and made-up example, "dead on main", then searches will turn up any combination of those words in whatever order. Taking out the spaces and making it one long (and unique) word is easier for everyone.
If you have characters with common names, a silly but unique ship name will always be better than a basic one used by half a dozen other fandoms. "Jalex" is a great ship name until you leave your fandom-specific forums and realize that it's already being used to refer to a much more popular ship that drowns out any of your fandom's content.
We make fun of Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh ship names but they were the peak of naming conventions and we need to bring that shit back immediately. Please. I miss being able to find ship art.
•ib: the TikTok trend + this post I made about wanting someone to make a Battle Diva-Alex and Destroyinator-Justin fanfic or fanart. I guess my own edit will have to do until a Jalex writer makes a fanfic one of these days 😂
Hi there! I really like your writing, you write plots that suck people in very well. I have a question though, and please take this as genuine curiosity because that really is what it is. What are your thoughts on the, hmmm let's say ethics, of writing fanfiction about real people? Ive found myself drawn to the dynamics of relationships for both real and fictional pairings, but when it's real, there is always something that kind of twinges at me. I've seen interviews where sometimes the subjects get uncomfortable knowing people write about them, and I could see how I might feel wierd about it if it were me. But on the flip side, the stories are of course fiction. You seem very involved in this side of the fandom, and I would be very interested to know your thoughts.
Putting this under a cut bc it’s so long lol.
Thank you for the compliments! You made my morning. To answer your question, I think that rpf is a complex and nuanced topic, but what it really boils down to is the subjects' feelings. I’ve written rpf in some capacity for going on thirteen years and will use each of those fandoms as examples to express the nuances of the topic.
When I was 14-16, I wrote WWE fanfiction. The difference between wresting rpf and say, bandom rpf, is that WWE for the most part is fictional and the wrestlers portray some sort of character, even if they go by their real names, therefore it is similar to writing about a tv show or movie (though some people include their real lives and real families). I’ve heard a few wrestlers say that fan fiction is a little weird, but the ones I wrote about never said it made them especially uncomfortable. In fact, Torrie Wilson (my queen), has even tweeted about Jorrie, which is the ship of her and John Cena, which was my first rpf ship I ever wrote about.
When I was 16-18, I wrote YouTube rpf, first about Pewdiepie and Cryaotic (I know, yikes), and those two (especially Cry, and I know, yikes again) spoke at length about how they didn’t mind fan fiction at all. They even read some as content for their channels. I then wrote about Ian and Anthony from Smosh, who also read fan fiction (MANY) times for their different channels. They even read part one of my fics on their channel at one point. Sometimes Ian and Anthony did seem a bit uncomfortable with the fanfiction, but it was more that they didn’t want to read the fics themselves and less that the fics existed. They’ve spoken at length about how they’re happy for people to express themselves in any way, even if it’s through fan fiction about them.
Finally, we have ages 19-now. I’ve written about Jalex for the longest period of my life (nearly ten years, which is nuts). It’s interesting because they’ve made hundreds of jokes about fucking each other for years, made references to fics and how they want people to keep writing them, and Jack even had a Jalex shirt for his JAGK line. Then, around 2012, interviewers started pushing them to talk about it far too much to the point where it made them uncomfortable. So I don’t think it was the fics themselves, but rather being asked about them and being put on the spot.
I say all of this to say that I think rpf is okay if you do the following:
Find out if the subject has explicitly stated that they do not want to be included in fic.
DO NOT send the fics to anyone you’ve written about (unless they’ve asked for them, for some reason). Also, do not mention fics or shipping to these people (unless, again, they’ve asked you to).
I think that people have the right to not want to be written about, but as you said, it is purely fiction. Also, when people have large platforms and have lots of fans, there are “fan” things that kind of just happen, not just fics, but also fanart, fan edits, speculation, gossip, etc. It’s part of the fame. The love and admiration people hold for their favorite celebrities has to go somewhere and that’s often through fanwork.
I hope this somewhat answers your question! I can only speak from my own experience, but this is the conclusion I’ve come to after years of rpf. If you’re interested in participating, we’d love to have you! Our fandom is small, but loyal and tight-knit. Much love!
1, 2, 3, 11, and 15 for the year in fandom ask game
favourite fandom you joined this year
i think its between stobotnik and jalex. i have met such cool people in the stobotnik fandom, and the jalex fandom is just sooooo sweet and has some of the best fics i have read in forever
favourite fic of the year
i think my favorite fic i've read this year has been Easy Lass by Anithrarith, it's a Brynjolf/OC Skyrim fic that has honestly become canon in my head.
my favorite fic i've written this year might be this Trucyklav fic I wrote for an exchange in April? But I feel self conscious recommending my own fic. But I love writing Trucy. So.
favourite fanart of the year
i'm just going to say my fave fanart of my own bc there is way too much to choose from but some of my favorite artists are @palant1r @roavaldamjong @princefado @a-mellowtea @liraiza-the-lover to name a FEW
my favorite piece of my own was this one i did of ironqrow for pride :)
11. favourite OC you met this year
again i'm gonna say the favorite of my own OCs, bc there's so many of my friends' ocs that i love, but it has to be Crowe, my Dragonborn OC. she has a tag on my sideblog if you want to see her/learn more about her.
15. favourite headcanon of the year
oh man??? that's a difficult question. i am really fond of trans!phoenix and i have been writing him that way in my narumayo works. i also got diagnosed with autism officially this year which gave me the confidence to point the autism beam at every character i like (they all have autism).
feenie just pointed out to me my headcanon about Maya getting stretch scars from spirit channeling and I do really love that hc, I'd love to do more with it.
bit of a long time no see, author! apologies that the sketches continuously get messier (and that this one is in two different styles, i came back to it after a few weeks). these are inspired by just to seal my fate!
i LOVE these!!! personally i love a raw, messy art style just as much as something curated and finished, so never apologize for messy work. i'm obsessed with alex in that muscle shirt and the sketch of them cuddled up is so precious 😭 thank you so much for sharing, reader!!
My Leyendecker study of rqg Wilde ✨ I don’t think i’ll ever finish this piece, so i’m just posting it instead of keeping it stashed away 😂 When will Alex let us know how he got that scar huh?