#mags' fanfic chronicles

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The Magnus Archives Fic list lying on my computer>

The horror and everything else. Mostly Jon centric probably...

Anatomy of a Mask - A new archival assistant is hired. Her name is Mary Sue. Starts as a comedy and absolutely does not end that way.

Plus One - Jon attends a series of parties for which a plus one is mandatory.

Decree Nisi - Elias and Peter divorce (again), and the judge is tired of their bullshit.

Reflection - Jon is haunted by himself, and refuses to take any of his advice.

Rosemary and Thyme - fantasy AU featuring romance, quests, and fairy politics.

What Belongs to the Sea - Selkie AU, mind the tags on this one.

Bell, Book, and Candle - “By the Ride or Die Pact of 2009, Jonathan Sims can call upon Georgie Barker at any time for aid with no strings attached. Despite their rocky history, their childhood friendship, and Jon’s barely recovered alcoholism, this pact is sacred and must be upheld.”

Things Could Always Be Worse - Jon swaps place with an alternate-universe version of himself, who is heroic, chivalrous, and wears plaid. It’s terrible. Inspired by the parodic “straight TMA” blog.

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Sex Repulsion and Asexuality Save the World (Though That's Not What Jon Claims): canon divergent from MAG 160, in which Jon is so sex repulsed that a changed word in the Hazel Rutter statement saved the world. Crack is treated seriously.

Refusing to Give Up Tomorrow: safehouse hurt/comfort ft. MAG 160 divergence

The Eyespot Chronicles: Trilogy of works. AU where instead of going Somewhere Else, Jon and Martin stay in the OG universe. However, Jon is a moth.

Déjà Vu: Time-travel fix-it where Sasha, Tim, Jon, and Martin all wake up on the day of the day of season 1, episode 1, with memories spanning from that day to the moment they died.

terror management theory: AU where Mr. Spider kills Jon, and now Jon can't permanently die. Despite this, the fic is rather light-hearted (or at least crack)

Other Kingdoms: A season 3 fix-it, in which Martin uses a Leitner to wake Jon up. Do note that there are references to sex happening (Jon's demisexual in this), but it's rated T so nothing is shown.

When No One Looks: Dark Avatar!Jon AU set during the latter half of season 1

Chamomile: In which post season 4, the NotTea becomes a pet.

If The Archivist Had Been Meant to Fly...: Wingfic in which Jon saves Martin from Simon Fairchild

Molt: This is my favorite take on Web!Martin. This is also a darkfic, to the point that the author was made so sad by chapter 1 that they wrote chapter 2 as a fix-it to chapter 1. Also, as a warning that I would've appreciated but isn't in the tags or summary: there's a scene alluding to corrective rape, but this doesn't actually happen.

Drawn Out of the Unknown: Canon divergent s3 fic, official summary is "While investigating a possible location for the Circus's base, Martin and Tim find something unexpected.

The fic series that contributed to me listening to TMA was this Good Omens crossover by Bibliocratic. Really enjoyed it and finally between this fic and seeing TMA all over my tumblr dashboard (plus having a project to work on with my hands) I finally listened, so I'm thankful for that.

The other series I really love is>

The Magnus Institute vs the 21st Century: a series of emails and IMs which is just utterly hilarious. It's the Magnus Institute going through GDPR compliance processes and it's just fabulous.

And then one I'm still sort of following even though I don't read much TMA fic right now is

 dustsceawung by callmearcturus. It's a Moth!Jon fic with Martin as someone who moved to a town in a different fairy court (in a fae AU). Not complete and hasn't updated in a while but I really like the tone.

The world is too much with us is one of the many many many time-travel fix-it fics (I think that's a genre all it's own in the TMA fanfic community at this point). Spoiler to be on the safe side, it follows Jon after he's dropped back in 2014 by the Spiral, and relives what amounts to the next four seasons of TMA, using the experiences he had the first time 'round to try and avoid the apocalypse--and keep everyone alive in the process. Oh, and he's got the added bonus of already being an Avatar of the Eye. Very much angsty with a happy ending. This one's completed, so feel free to binge.

Martin x Jon 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41149674As everything ends, as the tower crumbles around them, Jon and Martin hold each other in a firm embrace. What they see of the world shatters, and Jon breaks with it. He awakened, alone, confused, and something was terribly wrong with him.

Tim drags Jon to a party in celebration of his promotion with one goal in mind: getting  Jon drunk off his arse.

Martin is moving to a different position within the Institute and celebrates as well.

through the clouds like a moonbeam: Jon gets wings during the apocalypse. Martin likes them; Jon doesn't.

I’ll bear the waiting now: AU where Jon is the new head archivist with two assistants, but there's a disembodied voice that only Jon can hear. Do note that there is something that looks a lot like suicide but there's a happy ending. (Alternate summary that spoils the fic: Martin is a "ghost" and also Jon's "late" boyfriend. )

true kinda love: Season 3 Co-Archivist!Jonmartin

hiding: Season 3 jonmartin kissing to hide from the Circus

The Garden of forking Paths - Jon and Martin search for each other through universes.

“What about him then?” Georgie asks.

“Who?”

“Him,” she says again like it is obvious who she means, holding up the sketchbook revealing a spread that has several loose sketches of Martin. It surprises Jon it took Georgie so long to find Martin in the book considering he had at least one-third of its entirety dedicated to him.

To graduate from art school, Jon needs to paint a nude portrait, but none of his friends are too keen on modeling for him. As a last resort, he asks a handsome barista.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46426702When Martin needs a fake boyfriend to bring to his family reunion, Jonathan Sims is the last person he would have expected to volunteer.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51906919Tomorrow, Martin begins his new job as a lighthouse keeper. He knows (hopes) he'll enjoy it. What he doesn't know (yet) is that a very, very curious selkie lives near and is intrigued enough by him to come visit.

https://archive.transformativeworks.org/works/30210444/chapters/81277828 The last fic I read (time travel)

This list has become a behemoth, comprising various lists created by others. I've saved it, but now I need to free up space. This is the process I'm undertaking for every list I've saved.

[free-for-all-fics]

Obscure Characters List - Female Edition

Obscure Characters I love for some reason. (By obscure I mean characters that have little to no fanfic written about them. Not necessarily characters nobody’s ever heard of.) Don’t ask me to explain why. 

A

Abigail Bishop/Emily (Let’s Scare Jessica to Death)

Agnes (Downfall Redux)

Agony Symbiote (Marvel Comics)

Alice (Apsulov: End of Gods)

Amanda Ripley (Alien Isolation)

Amelia (Underworld)

Anastasie “Tasi” Trianon (Amnesia Rebirth)

Annalise, Queen of the Vilebloods (Bloodborne)

Anna Valerious (Van Helsing 2004)

B

Baroness Clarimonde Catani (The Vampire Happening)

Belle (A Christmas Carol)

Black Canary/Dinah Drake/Dinah Laurel Lance (DC Comics)

Blackfire/Princess Komand'r (DC comics/Teen Titans)

Blind Mag/Magdalene DeFoe (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

Brides of Dracula (any version)

C

Cala Maria (Cuphead)

Calendar Girl/Page Munroe (DC Comics/The New Batman Adventures)

Catherine Chun (SOMA)

Charlotte Elbourne (Vampire Hunter D)

Charlotte Thornton (Nancy Drew, Ghost of Thornton Hall)

Chrissy/Mildred Pratt (Deadstream)

Constance Blackwood (We Have Always Lived in the Castle)

Cora (Devil’s Carnival 2)

Countess Marya Zaleska (Dracula's Daughter)

D

Dana Newman/The Angry Princess (Thirteen Ghosts remake)

Dolirra (Fariwalk: The Prelude)

Doll Face (The Strangers)

Dollisa (Fariwalk: The Prelude)

E

Edith Finch (What Remains of Edith Finch)

Elisabeth Williams (Maid of Sker)

Elizabeth Eilander (Rusty Lake Paradise)

Elizabeth Shelley (Frankenhooker)

Empress Tihana (Amnesia Rebirth)

Erin (You’re Next)

Estella (Great Expectations)

Esther/Leena Klammer (Orphan 1 and 2)

Evelyn “Evie” Carnahan O' Connnell (The Mummy series)

F

Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

G

Ginger Fitzgerald (Ginger Snaps)

Glorificus “Glory” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Goody (Vampires)

Grace Le Domas (Ready Or Not)

Gwendolyn “Gwen” Grayson/Royal Pain (Sky High)

H

Harper Thornton (Nancy Drew, Ghost of Thornton Hall)

Hel (Apsulov: End of Gods)

Hero (Much Ado About Nothing)

I

Imogen “Idgie” Threadgoode (Green Fried Tomatoes)

Iris (30 Days of Night)

Isabelle/The Bride (Spookies)

J

Jane Doe (Autopsy of Jane Doe)

Jayme/Red (Blood Fest)

Jennet Humfrye/The Woman in Black (The Woman in Black)

Julia/Subject Three (TAU)

Juliette Waters (Sylvio)

Justine Florbelle (Amnesia the Dark Descent)

K

Kate Drew (Nancy Drew, The Silent Spy)

Kathy Rain (Kathy Rain)

Katrina Van Tassel (Sleepy Hollow)

Kissin’ Kate Barlow (Holes)

L

Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower (Bloodborne)

Lady Sybil Crawley/Branson (Downton Abbey)

Lamia (Stardust)

Laura "Lorelai" Wood (Lorelai)

Laure Richis (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)

Laurie (Trick ‘r Treat)

Leech Woman (Puppetmaster series)

Lena (Underworld: Blood Wars)

Lily (V/H/S Amateur Night/SiREN)

Lily Munster (The Munsters)

Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree (Elden Ring)

Lucille Sharpe (Crimson Peak)

Lucy Billington (The Invitation)

Lunar Princess Ranni (Elden Ring)

M

Malenia the Severed (Elden Ring)

Marni Wallace (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

Mary Katherine “Merricat” Blackwood (We Have Always Lived in the Castle)

Mel (Nancy Drew, Warnings at Waverly Academy)

Melanie Ravenswood (Phantom Manor)

Melina (Elden Ring)

Millicent (Elden Ring)

Milk Maiden (2001 Maniacs)

Mirror Queen (The Brothers Grimm)

Miss Brixil (Level 16)

Moder (The Ritual)

N

Nepheli Loux (Elden Ring)

O

Ophelia (Hamlet)

P

Pannochka/Young Girl/Witch (Viy)

Peaches (2001 Maniacs)

Pearl (Pearl)

Pin-Up Girl (The Strangers)

Princess Daphne (Dragon’s Lair)

Princess Gemstone (Laid to Rest 1 & 2)

Princess Una (Stardust)

Q

Queen Akasha (Queen of the Damned)

Queen Jadis the White Witch (Chronicles of Narnia series)

Queen Marika the Eternal (Elden Ring)

Queen Rennala (Elden Ring)

R

Rain (Blood Fest)

Rebecca de Winter (Rebecca)

Rebecca Owens (The Mortuary Assistant)

Riley McKendry (Hellraiser 2022)

Rose Vanderboom (Rusty Lake Roots)

S

Samantha Quick (Nancy Drew, The Silent Spy)

Sarah Bellows (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)

Sarah Fier (Fear Street series)

Sarah Martin (Night Trap)

Scream Symbiote (Marvel Comics)

Selene (Underworld series)

Shilo Wallace (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

Sinead Lauren (But I’m a Cheerleader)

Sonya (Underworld series)

Sophia Anne Lester Crain (The Haunting of Hill House novel)

Spooky (Spooky’s House of Jumpscares)

Stacy (Vampires)

T

Tanith (Elden Ring)

The Doll (Bloodborne)

The Queen of Light (Mirrormask)

The Queen of Shadows (Mirrormask)

Thorn/Sally McKnight (Scooby Doo)

V

Valerie Page (V For Vendetta)

Violet Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

W

Wick (Devil’s Carnival)

Winnifred “Winnie” Foster (Tuck Everlasting film)

Y

Young Woman/Lucy/Louisa/Lucia/Ames (I’m Thinking of Ending Things)

[wordsfromawiltingsoul]

✦ 𝐡𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 !

𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬:

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✦ tired, philosophical, questioning life constantly.

✦ writing inconsistently

✦ too many wips [save me honestly]

✦ eng / arabic / hindi [as main languages]

✦ will not disclose age.

✦ based in asia.

✦ writes fanfiction & original works

✦ makes moodboards

✦ has ocs

✦ biology / psychology / literature / philosophy / astronomy enthuasiast.

✦ absolutely hyperfixates at times.

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✦ multi-fandom account! [i think so at least] / also original content i think, once in a while :')

✦ will tag accordingly.

✦ headcanons / poetry / original work / ship posts / random thoughts / reblogs [occassionally?] / i want to get into editing

✦ oc related stuff mayhaps!

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✦ reading; fanfics, classic literature, novels/novellas, poetry. right about anything.

✦ i also write poetry, fanfictions, novels, short works, prose, dialogue.

✦ i am a proofreader, editor, editor-in-chief [at a lit mag], alpha/beta/arc reader, and a commissioner organiser, and a mod, i also help a friend write the storylines for her comics. i'm also a content creator, and aspiring author. also scriptwriter/webtoon writer! i'm probably forgetting something. [i'm a full-time student btw].

✦ i do moodboards, and collages/grids.

✦ interests: supa strikas, voltron: legendary defender, genshin impact, honkai star rail, cells at work, formula one, ted talks, original works, vtubers, paranormal investigations, the dragon prince, sally face, the lunar chronicles, marble hornets, the mandela catologue, analog horror [probably forgetting some]

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✦ ✗ i'm not usually triggered, but please tag / put trigger warnings!

✦ DO NOT INTERACT: _phobes / xenophobe / proshipper / bigot / rude / racist / bashes opinions / misogynistic / posts triggering content without trigger warnings.

✦ for supa strikas fans: if you're into shador or support @/elmatagirl, block. i don't want to deal with ignorant proshippers, thanks.

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[duskoscrawl]

First ten lines, tagged by @silvermagpies

Rules: ‘share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.’

1. Shadow and Song - PJO (finished, not yet published, coming soon)

He is thirteen years old when his father shows up just to tell him he's going to die.

2. Frozen Ink - Crit Role C2 Post Canon (Shadowgast)

When winter comes, the cold slips into his bones.

3. I hate you (I love you) - Dr Who (Thoschei)

It starts with the birth of the universe, with the death of the universe, and with every fragment of time in between

4. Time Your Every Breath - Crit Role C2 Victorian Train Workshop AU (Fjorjester)

The first time he sees her, he thinks she is beautiful, an angel fit for the first class carriage that they are in, skirt billowing around her as she kneels on the floor.

5. To the Radiant, Southern Sun - Chronicles of Narnia

The thing about classical tragedies is that they always have a tragic hero

6. How Quickly We Burn Out - Goncharov

'Don't you ever worry,' she starts, tapping the ash from her cigarette into the dark water below the balcony's edge, 'that in the ways we've changed, we've ceased to be who we ever were at all.'

7. Find Familiar - Crit Role C2 Astrid Beck

The gosling is brought to the Beck household when the last of Spring’s frost still lays on the ground

8. just one spark (is all it takes) - Crit Role C3

Imogen runs her fingers over Laudna's hair, presses a kiss onto her cold forehead

9. Maybe I'll see you again (when it's snowing in Zephrah) - Crit Role C3 Dorym

Tal'dorei is beautiful

10. I do what you tell me to (and do it to death) - Crit Role C2 Eadwulf Grieve

What’s the strongest childhood memory you have,’ Beau Lionett had asked him once, as she prodded her way through his mind, scribbling the results in one of her endless journals.

That was fun! I really love doing fic openers. I write a fic as it reads, so the first sentence is so important to me. I won't start writing until I have the way it opens running on loop in my head (I do this for essays too, so you can imagine that I have considerable difficulty)

Being as Mag tagged most of my writing friends I'm going to tag @leetlesapphiretiefling, @waqupi (you've published something so I'm counting it), @wanderingbasilisk, @quenasparquea, @anotherfandomok, and anyone else who wants a go (nobody feel obligated to do anything and sorry if I've moved usernames incorrectly between apps/websites)

[gallaghersgal]

have yall ever seen a scene in film where someone is rushing out their door and leaves the TV on and then the camera pans to the TV where a news reporter is saying something something that forshadows further events??? or like, a character walks past a TV store and the camera zooms in on the TVs after the character leaves the frame, or they like leave a resturaunt and it shows thier waitress picking up their plates and looking up at the TV where the news plays, etc etc etc

anyways what im trying to say is how tf do i write that in story format

[maggiesarchives]

Happy Fanfic Writer Friday (#FFWF)! Do you remember how old you where when you first started READING fanfic? How about how old you were when you first started WRITING fanfic?

Yes I do remember!! I was about the same age fot both, arounf 12 or 13! My first fanfic was a 1st person pov Caleo fic, from Calypso's POV :D it was a whole bop, for a 12/13 year old. Here's an excerpt 😂😂😂

I am not waiting for him, I told myself.

Yes you are, my heart answered

No.

I shut out my heart. That Leo Valdez was not coming back. No man ever found Ogygia twice. Ever. Not Hercules, not Odysseus, not that stupid Percy Jackson. Certainly not Valdez.

Pretty bangin for a 12yr old, if I do say so myself :D

My writing can be found at @imthewritingsidekick-baby :D

[p1nkwitch]

FLURBY HELLO!! i have decided. to read all of your work. i am simply obsessed with your fics lately so lets hope i can be productive again when im finished. because for now it is just Unproductive Brainrot™. aNyway, yea. i wanted to ask... something i think? er-- yes, basically, are there any that you advice to read before the other? or. idk, really. anyway ahhhhh sorry A out.

First of al hgfkjdd that is so sweet and your comments are awsome and hilarious. Secondly! You may ask whatever you want i am always willing to share my love for Lonelyeyes. So!

Mm, there is not a particular order, most of the stories are self sufficent. However! I do have some that establish stuff that i keep reusing in my fics. Its my own personal Fanfic cinematic universe of references that go across my stories. I also have a few fics that i am awfully fond of.

But if you want that sweet sweet lore...

A mother's love Jonah's mother and his fear of death.

One man's trash is another man's treasure this one is from waaay back when i started writing and it is a soulmate au, however i use some aspects of it regarding the relationship with Peter and Elias. Mainly their first marriage and honeymoon.

One step forward, two step back au where Peter lives, again it mentions the original, marriage certificate.

The cat chronicles how they got the cats.

Thrill of first love first ace Peter fic.

The rise of the Sky au about Peter being vast aligned, but mainly about the sisters he mentions in his statement. I keep using them in a lot of stories so here is where they came from.

Beach afterlife reunion party a series of one shots about post mag 200 where Peter and Jonah find each other in the afterlife, they tend to be angsty for Jonah, but hey if you like that you will love it. The beach is always my go to place in cases they die so the afterlife is in fact part of my verse.

Heart Machinations the origin of Pasha the not Sasha, also first instance of me using the cats. Its a horror romance, scy fy, portal au in SPacE. It is however a long fic unlike the others.

Pasha re appears as baby Pasha in the Once upon a time fic, but again both fic are long, so no need to read it. Long story short, NotSasha is friend shaped in my au's so it will save you time.

Those are the main ones. If you want recomendations of ones i really like-

The things we lose along the way temporary amnesia au, Elias gets messed up, his husband picks up the pieces.

Cold heart warm hands Peter taking care of a really sick James

And the sea is calling back to me Selkie Elias ! also a bit spicy and very angsty, mind the tags. Still very wholesome and last chapter is hilarious.

The world turn upside down raincarnation au post mag 200, maybe somewhere else if you want to be kind, but i wrote it before the ending so uh, Jonah's death differs. Still like it much more. It is a sucker punch in some cases and i cant stress enough to check the tags. I dont go full end on the fic, but it still has some things.

Buzzfeed Unsolved The mysterious dissapereance of Jonah Magnus my best comedy work, do you like buzzfeed unsolved? Do you like Jonah being dunked on? Here is your food!

Uh, otherwise? Read to your own leisure i got a whole bunch of fics for you to pick god knows i poured a lot of time in all of them so i love em regardless, there are some hidden anonymous ones too, cause oh, sweats, shame.

[khaleesiofalicante]

The Shadowhunters Chronicles time travel head cannons because I have ideas but no ideas.

ALSO PLEASE DONT STEAL THESE, BUT I WOULD LOVE ADD ONS

THL Meeting TMI

Charles coming to the future and being really conflicted on whether or not he should check old records to see if he’s council bc on one hand he’s Charles and he has a very big ego but on the other hand he also has a really big inferiority complex.

Matthew realizing that gender roles are very bent now and wearing skirts and make up and nail polish also having several piercings. Because she/they rights.

Also Matthew going to a bookstore in June and seeing the whole pride layout and just how many books there are about being LGBTQ and how explicit they are ans the wide demographics and generas and everything and just being by the way. 

Christopher realizing that there are way more elements in the periodic table now and just about micro organisms and flipping the fuck out. Like DNA was not discovered until 1980 this man would be having a field day.

We know that Alastair would watch so many Disney movies, just every musical he can get his hands on his watching. 

Also Alastair realizing that the Eiffel tower is now like one of the main things associated with Paris and everyone thinking it’s the coolest thing in the world. 

I propose the idea that Anna Lightwood would be actually be bad at hooking up with modern day women, because this one super hot lesbian would like ask for her Snapchat or something and she would have no clue what that is. 

Also Anna realizing that there are more modern day terms for gender and being able to finally identify as gender queer and maybe experimenting with pronouns. 

I don’t know why but I would love to see Cordelia in modern fashion. Or really any of them just, any of these kids going to a mall would be amazing. 

Lucie creating an AO3 account and immediately posting every single chapter of the beautiful Cordelia on there. Also her reading rpf fanfics.  

Will would later join her and make a Twitter account as well.

Kamala watching Bollywood movies. Also I feel like she get a really cool lesbian experience that she never really got and also I think she would love to know that gay marriage legalized and that there are opportunities for her to have children that don’t involve sex with a man. 

I would like to see what Matthews opinion on abortion would be because of his backstory. I feel like there’s no correct answer to this but I would like to see some ideas.

But also I would love to see Matthew meeting like future!Magnus and either thinking that he’s still the coolest person in the world or have his vision of him be crushed. Because Magnus is a father of two teenage sons, he hasn’t been an aloof party animal for a long time, he’s a full on Dad.

I think Matthew would also try to live with Magnus for a while only for it to backfire the second he comes home drunk. 

I feel like Charles and Matthew would both get arrested, Matthew would obviously try to go to a bar or get drunk or something, English law and American law are very different even today so a lot of the things Matthew enjoys doing he would be banned from but he wouldn’t realize that until it’s too late. Charles on the other hand would probably say something intolerant, because he’s Charles and it’s the 21st-century now, and piss off the wrong person and end up getting thrown out of jail cell. The real tragedy would be for the poor inmates and policeman who have to listen to these two fight until Clary can come and pick them up. 

Also Matthew getting help for the bullshit he’s been through and everyone just being openly gay please I need it.



TWP Meets TLH

Max and Rafe going to the past and being absolutely terrified of what’s going on and meeting Magnus from the past and trying not to have a breakdown because they’re dad doesn’t know who they are and they can’t go to him 

Mina going with Max and Rafael to the past and playing at the Hell Rule because you know she would.

Also Will knowing that she is Jem and Tessa’s daughter because she’s so beautiful just like his Tess and he knows that the only other person Tessa would love enough to have a child with would be their Jem. 

Everyone knowing that Charles is gay and in the closet because they can read this bitch very well.

And Max and Ralph trying to like keep the whole “hey there are new rules now and downworlders and Shadowhunters can share powers thing” on the down low and failing during a big fight and it being reviled with like Max using the seriph blade or some thing and then Rafe just straight up using magic and everyone’s like “Wwwhhaaaaaattt”

They were getting like serious trouble for this in Lake Charlotte with interrogate the hell out of them because wtf was that.

Magness from their present coming back to pick up the kids and seeing Will and everyone again. And Will asking how Magnus is only to realize this man has a family!!

Or even better Alec Lightwood Bane coming back to the past, through a portal, to come get his kids real quick and him seeing Past!Magnus and then flirting with him and Magnus being interested while the kids are like,”Really, this again”.

Kit going into the past and them being confusion because there are two Christophers, also how are you a Herondale?! 

Ty stealing cats. 

I would love to see how Rafe, Tavvy, Max, and Mina react to Church being alive.

Tavvy, who I have somehow not yet mentioned, getting like separation anxiety from his siblings and Ralph just hanging out with him a lot more and cheering him up and just being a good Parabatai .

Also Tavvy spoiling the entire Blackthorne line whoops. 

Also I feel like Max, Rafael, and Tavvy would very much not going to drive to the toxic masculinity of the time, and be super affectionate and nice to each other and respectful of women and it would be quite shocking for people.

Rafe would go to a ball or party and totally teach people either the Cupid shuffle or a bunch of other modern dances.

I feel like someone would make a comment about Max being half demon and a warlock, especially after they realize he can have runes. Not sure what the comment would be, but it might involve Benedick having a thing for demons and it would make everyone super uncomfortable. 

Also just the Lightwood-Banes, and Tavvy, seeing Magnus with another person and being so upset over this.  Bc their dads in love with someone else and that shit hurts.

Arguments over who’s related who and which line everyone comes from because I don’t think the modern gang would know exactly who they’re related to so the relate would be pretty open.

Everyone staying at the institute because no one would take all three of them and then Mina just tagging alone because she wants to.

I feel like Max or Rafe or maybe even Tavvy would screw up and accidentally call Will Dad or Alec and this would cause a lot of panic.

Once again a shopping montage because you never have enough clothes.

The Merry thieves and the modern squad hanging out and just having fun together would be cool. They could all go to each other’s houses or the devils tavern and drink. -Which would probably be Max and Rafe’s first time drinking bc American laws are weird and different and Rafe wouldn’t break the rules.

Or Alternatively him getting in a drinking contest with someone, Matthew, and not knowing that he’s an alcoholic until way later. He would then demand that this boy go to therapy.

OMG THESE ARE ALL SO GOOD WTF FJKHFKADSFKA. AARON THESE ARE PERFECT AND SO WELL THOUGHT OUT I LOVE IT OMG.

[badass-at-fandoming]

First Line Meme - Original Work Edition

As a "It's Friday and my focus is shot" treat, I thought I'd do this game for my original work too. Albeit, I have a lot less than 20 original works, haha.

Fanfic version here!

No particular order to these ~

1. Moonrise (sapphic werewolf interactive fiction, available here)

Protruding bones and slick spit.

2. The Bound Chronicles: The Christening (mlm historical fiction, seeking agent)

Their world was smoke. Dubslaine held tight to his brothers’ hands.

3. "An Island Crumbles" (f/f ace siren/selkie, seeking lit mag)

My name is the sound of a summer sea storm.

4. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" (enby/m assassination god/god of death, revising)

My mythology is a relentless, unforgiving thing.

5. "Howl" (werewolf goes nyoom!, available here)

It begins with falling.

6. "A Stream of You" (f/f trans magical realism with coffee, seeking lit mag)

This is how you meet her.

7. "The Liruts" (m/enby redemption arc via wil-o'-wisp, available here

Around 18:00, I stop feeling like I want to throw up.

8. "Portrait of a Mermaid as a Young Woman" (Let Me Walk Into the Ocean And Turn Into A Mermaid 2021 Challenge, seeking lit mag)

The day my father’s heart stops beating, Mami kicks up kids out of his hospital ward room.

9. untitled micro-memoir (about ending long distance with my wife, available here)

I remember when home became a person.

10. The Witch's Necklace (near-future dystopia but make it magic, solarpunk interactive fiction, writing)

Your alarm sounds, and you hate it.

My main reaction is [SCREAMS]

Hahaha, these aren't too terrible! I need to stop using "to be" verbs. I'm shocked by the POV variety. There's actually more first person and second person than third person limited. I thought I mostly wrote in 3rd person limited. I must think that because (a) the 88k novel is in it and (b) all the fanfic was 3rd person limited.

My final thought is good job, me! You made everything incredibly queer 😁🌈💜

[madmaudlingoes]

I was tagged by @yaboyspodcastpalace​

Author Name:

Mad Maudlin (or Mad_Maudlin, or some variation thereof).

Fandoms You Write For:

At the moment? It’s all-MAG, all the time (with a tiny side brain devoted to the Daredevil/Chronicles of Darkness crossover of doom).

Where You Post:

AO3, with side announcements here and on twitter.

Most Popular Oneshot:

A Study in Natural Philosophy, a BBC Merlin daemon AU written during the very brief time I was in that fandom.

Most Popular Multi-Chapter Story:

Tongues of Men and Angels, a Stargate: Atlantis McShep AU I wrote for NaNoWriMo one year.

Favourite Story You Wrote:

Listen. Listen. I have 223 works on AO3. I have been writing fic since 2002. Let’s just stick to one-ish per fandom.

Once and Future, a Merlin/Torchwood crossover with additional references to Sanctuary and the rest of the Whoniverse. At some point this was going to be a whole Thing, with more elaborate crossovers and the Wandering Jew, but I fell out of love with most of the fandoms involved and at this point I can’t even decrypt my old notes. Something about “murder rehab” and Dropkick Murpheys lyrics.

Care and Feeding -- Harry Potter, my contribution to the grand traditions of super fucked up porn in that fandom.

Ghost Story, a Torchwood fix-it fic that nobody reads because it’s weird and long and in the first person a lot. But I loved writing it, and I think @marginaliana loved reading it, so who’s the real winner here?

The Story Needed Mending, Sanctuary, because I love Kate Freelander and I love Ashley Magnus and I just think they should be in lesbians, okay?

Apotheosis, BBC Sherlock, which, look. This fandom was massively important to men during my first couple years of grad school. I know how it ended, and I know it’s a punchline on Tumblr these days, but I found a lot to like in the first season, and this is probably still my favorite Sherlock fic of my own.

Dear John (WIP Remix), which I’m linking to the plain text form, because Photobucket took the images hostage. ::sigh:: I always enjoyed the Remix Redux, and this is probably my favorite remix fic I’ve done, going way beyond the original text but staying in the same spirit. Also I got to pour ketchup on it and devised cursive forms of the Pegasus gate symbols.

Frequently Asked Question, a comics!Hawkeye fic based off that one post about the lady with meningitis who lost all short-term memory. One of the few Marvel fics I ever wrote, based of the Fraction/Aja/Wu Hawkeye and the Kot/Walsh Secret Avengers.

The Stars My Destination, SGA in a Star Trek AU. This fic took two years to write and I was super burned out by the end of it, but it’s also got some passages I’m really proud of.

All You Holy Men and Women, Daredevil, because I think I really nailed the characters here.

The Minotaur and Other Poems, TMA. Which is funny because I was really, really unsatisfied with it when I posted it, but once I had a couple of months of distance I realized that it really achieved everything I was trying for?

Story You Were Nervous to Post:

Pretty much any “first in the fandom” story. Particularly “november in this house of leaves” and “Heave Cannot Hold Him, Nor Earth Sustain” since those were both preceded by multi-year writing breaks/mental health disasters.

How Do You Pick Your Titles:

Statistically speaking, most of them come from “Lullabye” by W. H. Auden.

Do You Outline:

Not formally -- it tends to kill my enjoyment of the story. If I outline at all, it’s very general. The good news is that I can hold a pretty complex storyline in my head without much trouble; the bad news is that, if i don’t finish the story quickly enough, it goes “poof” along with all my other memories. There are a loooot of abandoned wips in my writing folder, is what I’m saying...

How Many of Your Stories are complete:

...which is why I almost never post anything until I’m done with it. Even “Take Care of You (And I’ll Take Care of Me)” was almost done, I was just impatient for kudos and struggling to write out that last conversation.

There are a few unfinished tidbits float around various kink memes, but on the whole, I only post complete stuff. That was only I know how much I’ve abandoned. 

In-Progress/Coming Soon:

There’s a Basira-centric fic I’m stalled on which might be perma-WIP territory, and because MAG canon is hurtling into a pit of despair, I’ve been working on a ridiculous AU in which Jon is a literal cat and nobody dies or gets mutilated. (Well, “working” -- grading is hard, y’all.) And there’s a Little Mermaid AU still in the very early stages, but that one’s got an outline so I can come and go without losing the thread.

Do You Accept Prompts:

No, sorry.

Upcoming Story You’re the Most Excited For:

Jon Is A Cat And Nothing Hurts.

Tag Five Fanfic Authors to Answer These Questions

Tag anarchy! Do the quiz if you want to!

[themusechronicles-archive-blog]

TMC Fanfic - Friendly Dinners

Fandom: Shadowhunter Chronicles Ship: Malec Plot:  It’s been years since they graduated, but Alec and Magnus could not be happier, and spending time with their family is always important. 

Part of the Dorm Life Drabble series [ AKA: My gifts to @ofdemonicmagic ]

Even after three and a half years together, surviving graduation and moving in together after, it wasn’t often that Magnus and Alec had time to invite friends over. The proposal and wedding had been simple and beautiful, and the two were content to enjoy their life in bliss. Magnus’ paintings were selling well and he’d opened a little trinket shop on the first floor of their loft. Alec was an new artist at the local recording studio after over a year of open mic nights and was working on his first album since being signed. But they still tried to make time for family, knowing how important it was to both of them. Isabelle was high on the list of invites and she usually brought Simon, her roommate turned boyfriend, with her. Then there were the rare lot of Alec’s friends; Jace was finishing his Doctorate in music for orchestra and touring with the Brooklyn Symphony, Clary was the one everyone swore Magnus had a competition with back in the school, and Underhill [Magnus could never remember the man’s actual first name] who had recently taken on a seat in his family’s company. Magnus’ friends were usually early to arrive, a habit Magnus didn’t always share. Catarina, a lovable nurse and her adopted daughter Madzie came early because Madzie got out of school. Ragnor, the history professor who had done his bachelor’s and doctorate all at once, showed up after his last class at the campus three cities over, usually dragging his close friend Raphael - a young man with enough sarcasm to make even Jace think a moment - along for the ride.

Tonight was the first time in over a month that the two men had planned anything. Magnus had finished everything early, deciding to go with pulled pork and slow roasted potatoes with a vegetable medley. Alec had come in as he was gathering plates, and Magnus smiled as the other walked over to kiss him. “You know, I’m glad Izzy took off with her own idea.” he teased, humming softly.

“You say that every other day, Mags.” Alec replied with a quiet laugh. “Cat and Ragnor aren’t here?”

“Madzie has choir practice and Ragnor had to wait for Raphael’s debate team to get back from competition. They’ll be here soon.” Magnus promised. “Jace and Clary coming?”

Alec rolled his eyes. “Yes, because I convinced Clary that this dinner was important.”

“Important?” Magnus hummed. “What do you have up your sleeve, Alexander?” He paused in setting the table to look at Alec.

“Nothing.” Alec mused, going about the kitchen to check on the food and get glasses.

“Alexander Gideon Lightwood, you are a terrible liar and therefore I know something is up your sleeve.” Magnus replied, walking over to stand in front of his husband. “So what is it? Come on.”

“Magnus, I promised I wouldn’t say anything.” Alec replied, smiling and reaching up to brush his fingers over Magnus’ cheek. “You’ll love it, though. I promise.”

Magnus had opened his mouth to reply when there was a knock at the door and Alec swooped around him to answer it. Closing his mouth, he pouted for a moment, immediately letting it drop when he heard Madzie squeal in delight as Alec picked her up. He walked over to the door, grinning at Catarina and opening his arms for a hug. “Catarina, my darling.”

“Hello, Magnus.” Cat answered, hugging back before stepping back so Alec could pass Madzie to her best friend. “Is that your pulled pork I smell?”

“Made with all the love I can give my family.” Magnus offered. “Come in, everything is almost ready.” he assured.

“Ready for what?” Clary asked as she walked up, hand in hand with Jace as Simon and Isabelle walked beside them.

“Dinner, of course, Biscuit.” Magnus said, moving to set Madzie down and hug the girl, turning to hug Isabelle before hugging Simon and Jace in turn. “Come on, everyone get inside.” he ushered out of the doorway and waved everyone inside to sit around and chat before dinner was finished. “I have everyone’s favorite wines, teas and sparkling waters.” he assured. Madzie sat between Catarina and Jace, curled into the blonde musician’s side as they laughed and talked, no one saying anything about the very obvious crush the girl had on him. Within five minutes, Ragnor and Raphael had arrived and the group began dinner, Magnus pouring the wines and making sure everyone had the teas. Dinner went without a hitch, the company and friendship a perfect atmosphere before Catarina glanced over and gave a little concerned look.

“Clary, are you okay? You haven’t touched your wine at all tonight.” she asked.

Magnus was mid-sip of his own wine when Cat spoke, setting it down slowly. “Was it the wrong brand, Biscuit? I’m sorry, you seemed to enjoy it last-”

“No, Magnus, I’m fine, I promise.” Clary cut him off, setting her napkin back into her lap and smiling at everyone. “It isn’t the wine, I promise.” There was a brief moment of silence where Clary looked down, one hand resting atop the blue tablecloth. Then green eyes looked up at Jace and he smiled, reaching to take her hand, the two silently communicating in a way Magnus knew he and Alec did on occasion.

“Oh, I know that look.” Cat replied to the silence with a loving smile on her face, leaning to rest her elbow on the table and her chin atop that hand. “How far along are you?”

“Far along?” Magnus’ eyes widened and he looked at Alec, who was grinning from behind a lifted wine glass. “Clary, are you pregnant?” he asked.

Clary laughed a little and nodded very faintly at first. “Yes.” she said, laughing a little louder and nodding so everyone could see. “Yeah, I am. A few months, and not far enough along to know the gender, but uhm....” She startled as Isabelle squealed and sighed in what was clearly relief.

“Clary, that’s amazing!” The ravenette reached over to grab the redhead’s hand.

Magnus looked over at Alec and pursed his lips playfully. “You knew about this, didn’t you? That’s what you had up your sleeve?”

“We asked Alec not to say anything for a reason.” Clary said looking at Magnus with a smile, her hand squeezing Jace’s for a moment.

“It’s twins, Magnus.” Jace said when Clary faltered. “And we know you and Alec have been talking about adopting the last couple of months, so we thought...what if you adopted one of our kids?”

Magnus couldn’t hear sound for a moment, stunned by the question. He opened his mouth to speak, blindly reaching for Alec’s hand before turning and finding that Alec’s expression was just as shocked. “Alexander…”

“You didn’t tell me about that.” Alec answered as he stared at his best friend.

“For very good reasons. We couldn’t risk you spoiling the surprise or you having more time to think about it.” Clary teased. “Obviously we don’t need an immediate answer, there’s still plenty of time.” she assured, laughing a little. “We just wanted to make it special, even if I wasn’t at a hundred percent.”

“Is Clary having a baby?” Madzie asked, derailing the moment of stunned silence from Alec and Magnus.

“Yes, darling.” Catarina replied. “You’re basically going to have a little cousin.” Madzie gasped and clapped excitedly.

“Oh, yay! Aunt Clary, can I hold them? And kiss them and play with them?”

“Well, I don’t know about playing with them, but you can hold them once they’re here.” Jace answered, dinner picking up with a celebratory tone, Magnus still trying to wrap his head around the offer he and Alec had been made. Dessert was warm caramel brownies with ice cream, which Clary added on enough cinnamon to choke an elephant, and everyone was sitting around the den for a little while, enjoying the news and the atmosphere of having a family. Jace and Clary let Madzie feel Clary’s stomach and talk to the babies, and eventually the little girl fell asleep with her head in Clary’s lap.

“I think that’s the cue for us to leave.” Catarina said, setting her wine glass down and standing. “Clary, if you need any check ups or anything in between appointments, you have my number.”

“Of course,” Clary said, nodding as Jace helped pick Madzie up. “We’ll come down with you.” she said, going over to hug Magnus. “I know we kind of sprung it on the two of you, but please think about it?” she asked, hands on either of Magnus’ shoulders. “It would mean a lot to us.”

Magnus smiled and nodded, everyone saying their goodbyes and making their way to the door. Once the group of visitors had vanished down the hall and turned into the elevator area, Magnus closed the door, slowly locking the door.

“Still lost in your head there, Mags?” Alec asked, walking up behind Magnus and wrapping his arms around him.

“Clary and Jace want us to adopt one of their children, Alec.” Magnus murmured, the words finally settling in his head. “All the run around we’ve gotten from the orphanages, all the red tape we’ve been trying to get around in the last two months...and they just offer it to us.”

“They know we’ve been planning to turn one of the guest rooms into a nursery. And when they told me about the pregnancy this afternoon at lunch, I guess Clary saw something when I congratulated them.” Alec replied. “I just never thought…” HE pulled away to urge Magnus to face him. “What do you want to do?”

Magnus looked up, swallowing hard after a moment and reaching to pull Alec into a deep kiss. “Of course I want to. I would love to adopt one of the babies. But if you aren’t ready-”

“If I wasn’t ready, Magnus, I would not have filled out all the paperwork we have had to go through just trying to get an interview to meet a child.” Alec cut him off, one hand cupping Magnus’ cheek. “Yes, I’m ready. We have an amazing family and friends. We’ve been trying to add to that with a child of our own and we’ve met a lot of resistance. I think this is good for us.” He gave a quiet laugh as Magnus seemed to relax in his arms. “That had you tense all night, didn’t it?”

“I mean, I know we’ve talked about it, and I know…” Magnus took a slow, deep breath. “I know we’ve been trying to adopt and then suddenly we have the opportunity we’ve been working for and for a moment I was terrified and happy all at once and then I thought…”

“You thought I was scared, too?” Alec finished, two sets of eyes meeting as he spoke, and he reached to pull Magnus into a hug. “Of course I was scared, but that’s part of being a parent, right?” he asked, pulling away to look at Magnus. “I love you, Magnus. More than anything. And we’ll be great parents, I promise. I’m not going anywhere.”

Magnus smiled and nodded, tugging Alec down into a deep kiss, pressing close. “Alright. Let’s get some sleep and tomorrow we’ll go shopping for cribs and decor.” he breathed.

“That sounds like a marvelous idea. As soon as we put up the dishes from dinner.” Alec amended, taking Magnus’ hand and leading him to the kitchen, smiling as Magnus laughed and nodded.

“Alright, that’s fair.”

[amaloaf]

An Opportunity Arieses ch. 1

ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12992172

A davenchurch fanfic I've been pretty excited to post! thanks so much to @weatheredlaw​ for editing!! 

Summary: Magnus has no idea of Merle and Davenports relationship, and thanks to Taako, nobody else can stop the cycle of shenanigans it entails.

“Hey do you guys think we should set up Merle and Cap’n’port?”

Barry choked on his drink and looked at Magnus like he had just sprouted a tentacle from his nostril. “Excuse me?”

“Merle and Cap’n’pot. Should we like, make them go on a date or something? They clearly need to bang .” Magnus madea... tasteful fingering motion.

Barry could practically hear the gears in Taako’s head turning and tried to ignore the absolute glee radiating off his body as he triedhis best to warn Magnus. “Mag-”

“ That sounds like a spectacular idea, Maggie!” Taako slapped his hand, rather violently over Barry’s mouth. “Isn’t that just a fantastical idea, Barold? Couldn’t have thought better myself!” Taako tapped his chin, pretending to think. “Yknow I think this calls for a team meeting. Me and four-eyes here will get the rest of the squad together. Why don’t you go lay out some snacks, Mags?”

Magnus grinned, starry eyed from the praise, and ran off. Taako removed his now very moist hand from Barry’s mouth and gave him a questioning look as he wiped it on the offenders jeans. “What the hell, my dude?”

“Don’t you ‘what the hell’ me, Taako. I’m not the chaos child in this situation and you know it!” Barry hissed back, “What good could possibly come from setting up two people who are already dating?” He grabbed Taako’s wrist, which was still hovering next to his cheek, “What could you possibly gain ?”

Taako grinned briefly, sharp canines glistening under the Starblaster’s fluorescent lighting, before standing up and leading a poor confused Barry down the hall to Lucretia's room. He rapped on the door lightly and heard a muffled voice permitting entry. Inside, Lucretia was on the floor rewriting journal entries and organizing sketches by their dated cycles. The floor was littered with beautiful drawings of the crew in various settings, as well as several dozen studies of local flora and fauna. It would have been quite a sight if both the boys hadn’t seen her in this position countless times before. “How’s it hangin, Lucy?” Taako drawled, stretching out the final syllable far too long to be casual. Lucretia permitted them a suspicious glance before returning to her work.  

“What do you want, Taako?” she asked, sorting a pile of pictures from the beach planet. Barry caught a glimpse of Merle with a hibiscus in his hair and another of Magnus throwing Lup into the ocean.

“Well it just so happens I need a certain chronicler, we’re having a family meeting.” Lucretia moved some pages of writing labeled ‘Cycle: 2’ onto a leather journal.  

“Did Davenport send you?” she asked while thumbing through a journal of nothing but sketches. She reached down and picked up a drawing of Magnus, tucking it between some of the pages. A whole journal of nothing but pictures gets thumbed through for  a moment before a picture of Magnus holding several puppies gets tucked into the pages. Upon closer inspection, Barry realized the entire book was pages and pages of drawings from PuppyTown.

“No, my dear sweet Lucy, he did not. This meeting is for the youths this time around, no adults allowed. Limited access.” He stretched out his hand, “First class seating for my favorite little novelist.” Lucretia’s eyes traveled up Taako’s arm before darting to glance at Barry, who shook his head as Taako motioned with his hand more forcefully. “Come on Lucretia,, limited seating on the Taako train and this caboose is leaving the station.” Lucretia sighed and placed her hand in Taako’s. He pulled her to her feet, careful to not step on the papers surrounding them as he led them to the kitchen.

***

They all lounged around the coffee table, a bowl of cookie dough (with several spoons in it) and two plates of jerkey spread before them. Taako told Lup to remind him never to let Magnus in the kitchen again. He sent Magnus out to make sure Davenport and Merle weren’t going to interrupt them before addressing his three other crewmates, waiting until he was out of earshot before speaking.

“So ladies, and gentleman, I have come across what I can only describe as the opportunity of a lifetime,” Taako began, his voice airy, “Our dear, sweet, human fighter, Magnus Burnsides, has recently, and foolishly, revealed to me in passing that he has no idea that our two most senior officers are fucking each others brains out.” He clapped his hands together, pausing to take in the various facial expressions around the room. “This presents us more perceptive crew members an interesting opportunity. I believe it is in not only our best interest to go along with Maggie’s ignorance, but to play deeply into it.”

“I don't like that at all.” Lucretia said, furrowing her brow.

Lup grinned and leaned back so her head was in Lucrecia's lap, “The proposition or Taako’s weirdly erotic wording?”

“Both.”

Lup snickered and nudged her brother with the tip of her boot. “So, what, you woke me from my afternoon nap to tell me that we gotta keep our spaceship dads on the downlow? Thats bullshit and you know it. What do you really want out of us? Gimme that interesting opportunity .” Unfortunately, that was the moment Magnus slid into the room (Davenport insisted the floor stay relatively polished on good cycles), and Lup was forced to shut her mouth.

“Hey guys.” Magnus took a seat next to Barry. “Is Takko filling you in on my genius?”

Taako rolled his eyes, “Don’t flatter yourself. You’d have to be a total dumbass not to see the captain and Merle’s connection.” He conjured a pen and gently snatched Lucretia’s journal out of her lap. “But I do need to fill them in. Give me a few.”

While Taako scribbled furiously in the notebook, the crew managed to finish off the entire bowl of cookie dough (“Heathens,” Taako muttered under his breath). They were going for the second bowl in the fridge when Taako gave a shout of joy and tore the page from the journal (Lucretia cringed. “The spines! ”). Everyone crowded around, laying on Taako in various positions.

“Ok fuckmothers, here’s the plan-“

[wordspin-shares]

Fanfiction Recommendations

I decided to make a list of fanfictions that caught my eye – well-written stories I enjoyed and would recommend.

* EleventyOne Years: Too Short a Time Book One by dreamflower02 – An account of the life of Bilbo Baggins, from his birth to the moment of his meeting the wizard Gandalf and being confronted with an unexpected adventure. Dreamflower's fanfics are a delight to read, for anyone interested in Hobbits.

* Thunder & Lightning by LadyBluejay – Lothíriel is asked to befriend Éowyn, but she didn’t expect to encounter problems in her acquaintance with Éomer. A beautifully detailed story.

* Imrahil's Daughters by Lialathuveril – Éomer and Lothíriel meet by chance in the Houses of Healing, but their brief meeting has unexpected consequences that lead to a very tangled web. A beautifully crafted 'Lothíriel meets Éomer' story.

* The King's Surgeon by SurgicalSteel – The tale documents the life and trials of a healer in Middle-earth, from her childhood in Dol Amroth to Minas Tirith to Bree and back again. SurgicalSteel uses a language and tone that is more modern than one might expect in a story set in Tolkien’s universe, but the titular Original Character is one of the most well-rounded and believable I have come across in fanfiction.

* The Life and Times of Mag the Cook by annmarwalk – The tale of how a humble scullery maid rose to become Head Cook in the Citadel of Minas Tirith, told in snapshots. The titular character is, like SurgicalSteel's OC, one of the most seamlessly fitting in Middle-earth OCs I have had the pleasure of reading about.

* Memoirs of a Princess by Mareeswan – An account of the life of Finduilas, a beautifully original and detailed story.

* The Unvarying Princess by Mareeswan – An account of the life of a seldom explored character, Ivriniel, a very moving tale.

* No Mistake by Deandra – Yet another 'How Éomer met Lothíriel' story, the prequel to a series of one-shots and short stories focusing on their family group. Called The Elfwine Chronicles, the whole series is nicely written and though-out, well-worth a read.

* A Crucial Decision by Gwedhiel – A canonical gapfiller dealing with how Círdan came to pass Narya on to Gandalf.

* Conversion by Pentangle-linnon – A man's meeting with the new King of Gondor changes his point-of-view concerning kingship.

* A Mantle of Silver Stars by nrink nrink – A short tale of how Finduilas, wife of Denethor, came by her starry mantle.

* The Steward and the King by gauchadeutsche – A short story set just before the death of Steward Ecthelion II, when he is visited by a man he thought dead.

* Love Among the Ruins by Altariel – Faramir and Éowyn converse in the Houses of Healing.

* The Prince and the Librarian by Sazziel – A young Eldarion meets the young librarian newly appointed to the library of Minas Tirith and together they begin to restore it to its former condition. Supposed to be a romance eventually, but the story hasn't been updated in a decade.

* The Prince and the Nightingale by Melusine6619 – A fanfic exploring how Legolas came to find love in the face of a childhood friend. I generally refrain from reading romance, and tend to avoid Legomances (so  very few of them are actually well-written), but this can be counted, I think, among the more decent ones.

* Beruthiel - Her True Story by CatLady4 – An unconventional but very interesting biography of Queen Berúthiel, forgoing the ‘she was an evil spy queen’ approach and creating a backstory that paints her in a favourable light and supports that her ill reputation was established both by ignorance and intentionally by herself.

* I Was Not Made For This by TMI Fairy – An Elven wife and a mortal husband say their farewells at the Grey Havens. A short story, but very comprehensive in that it delves into the reasonings of why a mortal/immortal pair can't really have a happily ever after till death do them part. The author's language is humorous at times, bordering on the one used in parodies, as he himself is primarily a parody writer.

* Esgalion’s Mask by Astaldowen – A story in which Thranduil has a daughter, set in Mirkwood during the Ring War, following the search for said daughter who has gone missing. The tale has lovely prose and is nicely realistic.

* Valiant by EverleighBain – A tale which expands on canon without disrupting it, focusing on a daughter of Halbarad, beginning before the War the Ring. The story’s prose is beautiful and it’s wonderfully detailed, with canonical characters portrayed in a very Tolkien-esque manner.

* Adelie P’s tale of an Éomer/Lothíriel romance – The story comprises three parts, two of which have been completed (First Impressions and None of the Usual Inducements). Lothíriel and Éomer meet in an unusual way after Sauron is overthrown, and their acquaintance has its ups and downs from the very beginning. It is an intriguing tale in that Lothíriel is initially portrayed as a headstrong, capable but carefree and still immature young woman, who makes mistakes and faces the consequences and changes her views in life as events play out.

* The Captain’s Wife by omishiloh – A book-verse ‘Boromir has a wife’ story, with its beginning set not long before the siege of Minas Tirith and told in a mix of present-day narrative and flashbacks. The prose is beautiful and the alternative-universe events blend into canon quite smoothly, following the tale of Boromir’s wife as circumstances lead her to leave Minas Tirith and travel to Dol Amroth.

* Rose of Gondor by Star-Lined Soul (@roseofgondor​, @star-linedsoul​) – A primarily film-verse AU story in which Denethor has a daughter who works as a healer with the Rangers of Ithilien and is sent by Faramir to seek aid from King Théoden after Frodo and Sam leave Osgiliath. The titular OC is far from the ‘rebel princess without a cause’ character one encounters in ‘[Important character X] has an extra child’ stories, she is nicely well-rounded and there is a realistic and plausible reason behind every crucial event.

* RealityWarp’s Rávamë's Bane tale (@reality-warp​) – A primarily film-verse Girl-falls-into-Middle-earth Tenth-Walker story split into three parts, and definitely the best of that kind I’ve read. It’s wonderfully realistic, focuses on interpersonal relationships, pokes fun at some of the eyebrow-raising and eye-rolling moments in The Lord of the Rings films. The main OC’s backstory is revealed to be quite complex, and the eventually budding romance with Legolas is nicely paced. Although at times the recount of the film script may tempt the reader to skip parts, those instances are very few on the whole.

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Friendly Dinners || A TMC Fanfic

Fandom: Shadowhunter Chronicles Ship: Malec Plot:  It’s been years since they graduated, but Alec and Magnus could not be happier, and spending time with their family is always important.

Part of the Dorm Life Drabble series [ AKA: My gifts to @ofdemonicmagic ]

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Even after three and a half years together, surviving graduation and moving in together after, it wasn’t often that Magnus and Alec had time to invite friends over. The proposal and wedding had been simple and beautiful, and the two were content to enjoy their life in bliss. Magnus’ paintings were selling well and he’d opened a little trinket shop on the first floor of their loft. Alec was an new artist at the local recording studio after over a year of open mic nights and was working on his first album since being signed. But they still tried to make time for family, knowing how important it was to both of them. Isabelle was high on the list of invites and she usually brought Simon, her roommate turned boyfriend, with her. Then there were the rare lot of Alec’s friends; Jace was finishing his Doctorate in music for orchestra and touring with the Brooklyn Symphony, Clary was the one everyone swore Magnus had a competition with back in the school, and Underhill [Magnus could never remember the man’s actual first name] who had recently taken on a seat in his family’s company. Magnus’ friends were usually early to arrive, a habit Magnus didn’t always share. Catarina, a lovable nurse and her adopted daughter Madzie came early because Madzie got out of school. Ragnor, the history professor who had done his bachelor’s and doctorate all at once, showed up after his last class at the campus three cities over, usually dragging his close friend Raphael - a young man with enough sarcasm to make even Jace think a moment - along for the ride.

Tonight was the first time in over a month that the two men had planned anything. Magnus had finished everything early, deciding to go with pulled pork and slow roasted potatoes with a vegetable medley. Alec had come in as he was gathering plates, and Magnus smiled as the other walked over to kiss him. “You know, I’m glad Izzy took off with her own idea.” he teased, humming softly.

“You say that every other day, Mags.” Alec replied with a quiet laugh. “Cat and Ragnor aren’t here?”

“Madzie has choir practice and Ragnor had to wait for Raphael’s debate team to get back from competition. They’ll be here soon.” Magnus promised. “Jace and Clary coming?”

Alec rolled his eyes. “Yes, because I convinced Clary that this dinner was important.”

“Important?” Magnus hummed. “What do you have up your sleeve, Alexander?” He paused in setting the table to look at Alec.

“Nothing.” Alec mused, going about the kitchen to check on the food and get glasses.

“Alexander Gideon Lightwood, you are a terrible liar and therefore I know something is up your sleeve.” Magnus replied, walking over to stand in front of his husband. “So what is it? Come on.”

“Magnus, I promised I wouldn’t say anything.” Alec replied, smiling and reaching up to brush his fingers over Magnus’ cheek. “You’ll love it, though. I promise.”

Magnus had opened his mouth to reply when there was a knock at the door and Alec swooped around him to answer it. Closing his mouth, he pouted for a moment, immediately letting it drop when he heard Madzie squeal in delight as Alec picked her up. He walked over to the door, grinning at Catarina and opening his arms for a hug. “Catarina, my darling.”

“Hello, Magnus.” Cat answered, hugging back before stepping back so Alec could pass Madzie to her best friend. “Is that your pulled pork I smell?”

“Made with all the love I can give my family.” Magnus offered. “Come in, everything is almost ready.” he assured.

“Ready for what?” Clary asked as she walked up, hand in hand with Jace as Simon and Isabelle walked beside them.

“Dinner, of course, Biscuit.” Magnus said, moving to set Madzie down and hug the girl, turning to hug Isabelle before hugging Simon and Jace in turn. “Come on, everyone get inside.” he ushered out of the doorway and waved everyone inside to sit around and chat before dinner was finished. “I have everyone’s favorite wines, teas and sparkling waters.” he assured. Madzie sat between Catarina and Jace, curled into the blonde musician’s side as they laughed and talked, no one saying anything about the very obvious crush the girl had on him. Within five minutes, Ragnor and Raphael had arrived and the group began dinner, Magnus pouring the wines and making sure everyone had the teas. Dinner went without a hitch, the company and friendship a perfect atmosphere before Catarina glanced over and gave a little concerned look.

“Clary, are you okay? You haven’t touched your wine at all tonight.” she asked.

Magnus was mid-sip of his own wine when Cat spoke, setting it down slowly. “Was it the wrong brand, Biscuit? I’m sorry, you seemed to enjoy it last-”

“No, Magnus, I’m fine, I promise.” Clary cut him off, setting her napkin back into her lap and smiling at everyone. “It isn’t the wine, I promise.” There was a brief moment of silence where Clary looked down, one hand resting atop the blue tablecloth. Then green eyes looked up at Jace and he smiled, reaching to take her hand, the two silently communicating in a way Magnus knew he and Alec did on occasion.

“Oh, I know that look.” Cat replied to the silence with a loving smile on her face, leaning to rest her elbow on the table and her chin atop that hand. “How far along are you?”

“Far along?” Magnus’ eyes widened and he looked at Alec, who was grinning from behind a lifted wine glass. “Clary, are you pregnant?” he asked.

Clary laughed a little and nodded very faintly at first. “Yes.” she said, laughing a little louder and nodding so everyone could see. “Yeah, I am. A few months, and not far enough along to know the gender, but uhm....” She startled as Isabelle squealed and sighed in what was clearly relief.

“Clary, that’s amazing!” The ravenette reached over to grab the redhead’s hand.

Magnus looked over at Alec and pursed his lips playfully. “You knew about this, didn’t you? That’s what you had up your sleeve?”

“We asked Alec not to say anything for a reason.” Clary said looking at Magnus with a smile, her hand squeezing Jace’s for a moment.

“It’s twins, Magnus.” Jace said when Clary faltered. “And we know you and Alec have been talking about adopting the last couple of months, so we thought...what if you adopted one of our kids?”

Magnus couldn’t hear sound for a moment, stunned by the question. He opened his mouth to speak, blindly reaching for Alec’s hand before turning and finding that Alec’s expression was just as shocked. “Alexander…”

“You didn’t tell me about that.” Alec answered as he stared at his best friend.

“For very good reasons. We couldn’t risk you spoiling the surprise or you having more time to think about it.” Clary teased. “Obviously we don’t need an immediate answer, there’s still plenty of time.” she assured, laughing a little. “We just wanted to make it special, even if I wasn’t at a hundred percent.”

“Is Clary having a baby?” Madzie asked, derailing the moment of stunned silence from Alec and Magnus.

“Yes, darling.” Catarina replied. “You’re basically going to have a little cousin.” Madzie gasped and clapped excitedly.

“Oh, yay! Aunt Clary, can I hold them? And kiss them and play with them?”

“Well, I don’t know about playing with them, but you can hold them once they’re here.” Jace answered, dinner picking up with a celebratory tone, Magnus still trying to wrap his head around the offer he and Alec had been made. Dessert was warm caramel brownies with ice cream, which Clary added on enough cinnamon to choke an elephant, and everyone was sitting around the den for a little while, enjoying the news and the atmosphere of having a family. Jace and Clary let Madzie feel Clary’s stomach and talk to the babies, and eventually the little girl fell asleep with her head in Clary’s lap.

“I think that’s the cue for us to leave.” Catarina said, setting her wine glass down and standing. “Clary, if you need any check ups or anything in between appointments, you have my number.”

“Of course,” Clary said, nodding as Jace helped pick Madzie up. “We’ll come down with you.” she said, going over to hug Magnus. “I know we kind of sprung it on the two of you, but please think about it?” she asked, hands on either of Magnus’ shoulders. “It would mean a lot to us.”

Magnus smiled and nodded, everyone saying their goodbyes and making their way to the door. Once the group of visitors had vanished down the hall and turned into the elevator area, Magnus closed the door, slowly locking the door.

“Still lost in your head there, Mags?” Alec asked, walking up behind Magnus and wrapping his arms around him.

“Clary and Jace want us to adopt one of their children, Alec.” Magnus murmured, the words finally settling in his head. “All the run around we’ve gotten from the orphanages, all the red tape we’ve been trying to get around in the last two months...and they just offer it to us.”

“They know we’ve been planning to turn one of the guest rooms into a nursery. And when they told me about the pregnancy this afternoon at lunch, I guess Clary saw something when I congratulated them.” Alec replied. “I just never thought…” HE pulled away to urge Magnus to face him. “What do you want to do?”

Magnus looked up, swallowing hard after a moment and reaching to pull Alec into a deep kiss. “Of course I want to. I would love to adopt one of the babies. But if you aren’t ready-”

“If I wasn’t ready, Magnus, I would not have filled out all the paperwork we have had to go through just trying to get an interview to meet a child.” Alec cut him off, one hand cupping Magnus’ cheek. “Yes, I’m ready. We have an amazing family and friends. We’ve been trying to add to that with a child of our own and we’ve met a lot of resistance. I think this is good for us.” He gave a quiet laugh as Magnus seemed to relax in his arms. “That had you tense all night, didn’t it?”

“I mean, I know we’ve talked about it, and I know…” Magnus took a slow, deep breath. “I know we’ve been trying to adopt and then suddenly we have the opportunity we’ve been working for and for a moment I was terrified and happy all at once and then I thought…”

“You thought I was scared, too?” Alec finished, two sets of eyes meeting as he spoke, and he reached to pull Magnus into a hug. “Of course I was scared, but that’s part of being a parent, right?” he asked, pulling away to look at Magnus. “I love you, Magnus. More than anything. And we’ll be great parents, I promise. I’m not going anywhere.”

Magnus smiled and nodded, tugging Alec down into a deep kiss, pressing close. “Alright. Let’s get some sleep and tomorrow we’ll go shopping for cribs and decor.” he breathed.

“That sounds like a marvelous idea. As soon as we put up the dishes from dinner.” Alec amended, taking Magnus’ hand and leading him to the kitchen, smiling as Magnus laughed and nodded.

“Alright, that’s fair.”

[gallaghersgal]

Sneak Peek: Single Dad Au

I'm SUPER happy with this and I'm just itching to share it!! Posting via public Wi-Fi and VPN at a restaurant lol, two more days of vacation! Anyway, please enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing!

"Good morning," Poe murmured, tracing the hard lines of Finn's back. When Poe had gotten up to fix breakfast Finn had shifted to lay on his stomach, pillow heaped up nicely under his head. The sheets had fallen to rest nice and low on Finn's hips, leaving his entire muscled back on display.

Poe stood beside the bed, admiring the view. "Come on," he urged softly, kneading his hands over Finn's back, "time to get up."

Finn groaned softand shifted, eyes scrunching up cutely. "Wha' time 's it?"

"Morning time," Poe replied, leaning down to trail gentle kisses between his shoulderblades. "Come on put some clothes on," he rubbed Finn's side then patted it, standing up. "I made us breakfast."

Finn rolled over, cracking one eye open. Softly, he groaned, "who the hell are you and what have you done with Poe 'goddamn morning people' Dameron?"

"Oh be quiet," Poe sat down on the edge of the bed and walked his fingers up Finn's chest, tapping his nose lightly. "I thought we could go watch the sunrise, have a picnic, walk along the beach, maybe swim a little."

"You're telling me the sun's not even up yet?" Finn looked at him in disbelief, and Poe laughed quietly. 

"Come on, it'll be fun, I promise." Poe leaned down, pressing his lips against Finn's bare chest.

"If you keep kissing me like that I'll never get out of bed," Finn said, then whined in protest as Poe got up to leave. "I didn't mean for you to-"

"Nope, you're right. Maybe if I go away you'll come after me," he winked and left the room, calling over his shoulder, "I'm not coming back until you're up!"

Poe's stomach filled with a strange, fuzzy warmth as he packed up a basket with all the food he'd made. He could hear Finn shuffling around in the bedroom and he smiled to himself. The morning was so domestic, gentle and loving. Poe thought for a second that he could get used to this. Finn in his bed every morning, soft kisses, gentle touches. This could be love. 

His stomach twisted vaguely at the thought, memories he'd rather forget surfacing again.

Fortunately, Finn saved him from spiraling. His strong arms wrapped around Poe's middle, nose pressing into the curls at the base of his neck, breath warm on Poe's skin. "Good morning," he grumbled, voice low and husky from sleep. 

Poe turned around in the circle of his arms and kissed him, the taste of mint fresh on his tongue. "Morning," he whispered against Finn's mouth. 

"Mmm," he kissed Poe again and again, softly licking over his lips, "did I make it out in time?"

Poe nodded, pulling away and grabbing the basket. "Come on," he took Finn's hand and led him downstairs. The sky was a gorgeous navy blue, shifting to deep purples and the slightest sliver of pink over in the direction of the beach. 

They walked in comfortable silence, enjoying each other's company in the early morning light. Finn's hand was warm in his own, skin smooth like silk.

End

Alright!! I hoped you liked this as much as I do! Tagging my writing buddies @tinyphantomsalad @xwings-can-fly and @natthemess (even tho shes already read this) and @finnpoe-wizard bc they made me the most amazing collage for this fic, and then my Taglist @shibasus @stormpilotsrus @kitmarloweki @wheeliebinbyers

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Plan for today: go make my fucking waffles, watch supernatural and work on my stuff for finnpoe week