#mathclasswarfare

[caparrucia]

If you are still doing writing asks, 7, 26 and 40, please!

7. What is your deepest joy about writing?

Figuring out what happens next. What would they do after this? What's the consequences? Where are they, ten minutes, ten days, ten years, ten decades after? Writing is an exercise in figuring out what's happening and where the pieces fit and I just get a feral joy in figuring out how it all fits into place. :D

26. How do you get into your character’s head? How do you get out? Do you ever regret going in there in the first place?

So I don't do writing in a personalizing way, in the sense that I don't really get into a character's head or assume their POV or really think of them as people. I write from a very technical perspective, like pieces moving in a chessboard. Characters are not people to me, they're a simulacrum of a person. Like those perspective pieces where you have to stand in the right place to see the figure but from all other angles they're just stuff hanging off the ceiling? Yeah, I can't stand in the right place, my brain refuses to think of them as people. Because they're not. They're words on a page or lines on a screen or actors in a play. They're fake and the purpose is to hide it well enough other people can't tell. But I can always tell, that's just how I approach fiction, consuming and creating it.

40. Please share a poem with me, I need it.

My favorite poem ever is by Shamshad Khan, "LOVE - OVER EATING AND OVER HEARING."

you listen to music in the same way you eat food with reverent ecstasy

tasting each cadence in sound separating layers of rhythm savouring slithers of melting melody whilst hearing salt grind in the unexpected sweet refrain held at the back of your throat the deepest base touches the tip of your tongue so sourness sings its sharp twist to curdle drums

you peel a piano concentrating on keeping the spiral flavour spins the radio dial blur of colliding in your headphones

in the wet street a woman and a man argue about who should have rung who

on rainy days I’m told everything tastes like music.

[rose-madder-gaze]

The end, one long last look; at long last, look—the end.

My @fandomtrumpshate piece for @mathclasswarfare 💛

[fourteentheart]

A sketch of Sanson and Guydelot for @mathclasswarfare who won my raffle slot from the FF Artist Charity event! I was so happy these two were requested! Being a BRD player, I have a soft spot for these guys lol

The event happens yearly featuring a ton of great artist auctions and raffles, with all the funds going towards charity. You can learn more about it here: https://x.com/FFArtistAuction

[happy-orc]

I have completed this monster of a piece for @mathclasswarfare, who got the winning bid on a commision from me at the Final Fantasy Charity Art Auction. It started as a picture of just Sabiha, but ended up growing into a full light party! We ahve from left to right P'tchakha the white mage, Zelja the warrior, Aerelia the summoner and Sabiha the bard.

[bladesandstars]

Thank you @mathclasswarfare for the tag - I love stuff like this!

"Song Poem Challenge! Put your entire song collection on shuffle, then write down the first line from each of the first ten songs that pop up to create a poem. You must then dedicate the poem to the blorbo or OTP that it most reminds you of! Then tag or send asks to three others people that you think might enjoy the challenge!" [I skipped the one instrumental, but adding a line break is a cool idea too!]

Here in this room

Oh, I want to know just how to love you 

I miss you, but I haven't met you yet

When the days are cold

And I like where we are

Whenever it's early twilight

Up all night on my mind got me thinking 

Watching you sleep

You've haunted me all my life 

This is where I'll be

Ok, I know I've been obsessed with her lately, but this is all River Song and the Doctor. Meeting the love of your life but you're each living your time together in the opposite order? Yeah, this fits perfectly. ❤️

Songs under the cut!

1. Kamikaze - Walk the Moon

2. Lucky Strike - Troye Sivan

3. I Miss You - Björk

4. Demons - Imagine Dragons

5. Here In Your Arms - Abandoning Sunday

6. It's Always You - Chet Baker

7. Super Far - LANY

8. Plum - Troye Sivan

9. You've Haunted Me All My Life - Death Cab for Cutie

10. Michael - Franz Ferdinand

Tagging @omgkalyppso @aliatori @roadsoftrial @liliumelendir @ruinedareadbhar @bees-and-sunshine and anyone else who wants to play!

[pandavalkyrie]

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

Thanks @mathclasswarfare for tagging me!

The FINAL CHAPTER of There Had Absolutely Been Another Option (FFXV)

Hello (original fiction)

The Fool Marches On (original fiction)

Cilla's Journal (FFXV)

Prompto is Dead (FFXV)

Muppet Fantasy XV

Tagggiiiiinnnngggg anyone who writes anything and hasn't been tagged in this game yet!!

[promptisgiftexchange]

Here is the wrap-up of our third week of posting for the Promptis Gift Exchange. Individual works are listed below. 

The entire collection can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Promptis_Gift_Exchange_2024/works

 Please be sure to give our creators some love on Ao3!

Weekly Wrap-up #3

Title: Night Eyes -(Fic)

Gift For: Bokutoya

Rated: Teen (please mind the tags on Ao3)

Summary: Prompto has a secret. A full-moon, four-pawed secret. Noctis has always been tender toward animals. The lines cross one late, moonlit night in the royal gardens.

Title: Snap-(Fic)

Gift For: Megane

Rated: Explicit (please mind the tags on Ao3)

Summary: He couldn’t give up now. He had to win against Gladio one time, just one single time to prove he could do this. Prove he was capable enough to stand at Noct’s side.

Title: Nothing Else I Want-(Animation)

Gift For:  promptignoctio

Rated: Explicit (please mind the tags on Ao3)

Summary: Noctis asks Prompto to put on a show for him and so he does.

Title: give me a minute (or four, or five)-(Fic)

Gift For: MathClassWarfare

Rated: General Audiences (please mind the tags on Ao3)

Summary: Prompto leaves Noctis voicemails throughout his absence.

Title: Gratitude for a Scar-(Fic)

Gift For: ukuleleout

Rated: Mature (please mind the tags on Ao3)

Summary: As if hypnotized, he stared at the injury in front of him, which he now had to tend to somehow.

And he really had to, because he couldn't wait for Ignis or Gladio to magically appear out of nowhere.

Prompto could not wait.

"We'll manage, Prom," he finally replied in a raspy voice.

Title: warm like sand-(Fic)

Gift For: MrsFlowerpot

Rated: General Audiences (please mind the tags on Ao3)

Summary: It's a good day for a break.

[moonwaif]

Thanks @mathclasswarfare for tagging me!!

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (or however many you have) posted fics and see if there's a pattern!

Here's mine:

After his first ascension, Xie Lian assumed his life would be devoted to the heavens.

Dianxia's Adventures in Modern Dating

Shen Qingqiu is used to dealing with the remnants of Bing-ge’s original harem.

More Trials, More Tribulations: Spring Comes to Xian Shu Peak

Wei Wuxian’s knees are going numb when the door to the Lan manor opens.

Out of Key

Have you heard of the prince who was born with an irregular soul mark?

You're Finally Here

As far back as he can remember, Lan Wangji has spent his summer vacations at the Lan Yi Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Center for Spiritual Aquatic Life.

Catch and Release

During the several decades Shen Yuan had been a vampire, he had largely avoided feeding on humans.

The Way To His Heart (Is All In The Veins)

“The elders think I should take a wife.”

Checkmate

The trip had been a fiasco from the start.

Oh You Beautiful Doll

It starts like this.

Stay Awhile

“Look,” Wei Wuxian says, “I know what you are.”

Hanger

Tagging @myasphodelmeadow @spookykingdomstarlight @voulezvulcan

[chasingfigments]

WIP Title Meme

I was tagged by @ghost-bxrd and @avianscribe!

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

My WIPs:

[Redacted] AU

For Some Desperate Glory

A Hallway of Locked Doors

Lysithea dismantles her house

he went away whole (but the chamber was covered with his blood)

Prompto & Ignis WoR

Prompto post-canon calendar change

Religious Crisis & OT3

(No pressure) Tagging @fallintosanity, @marmolita, @crazyloststar, @mathclasswarfare, @omgfloofy, @seaofolives, @battle-goats, @ezra-blue

[ffxvremix]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum & Noctis Lucis Caelum Characters: Prompto Argentum, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Original Characters, Cor Leonis, Ignis Scientia, Gladiolus Amicitia (briefly) Additional Tags: Remix, Inspired by Horror Movies, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alcohol, Holidays, Pining, Parent Cor Leonis, Background Relationships, implied Ignis/OC, POV Prompto Argentum, Pre-Relationship Summary:

Prompto's first Crownsguard Solstice party is a scream.

[ffxvficrec]

2022 PROMPTIS GIFT EXCHANGE ROUND UP 3

You can also check out the collection here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Promptis_Gift_Exchange_2022

We’ve listed additional pairings, archive warnings, and ratings, but please remember to mind the tags!

Moon & Sun - A warm winter's night by FallenFoxx 

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

A soft thud as a final, dark figure steps with feline grace, out onto the platform. A face shadowed completely in silken black locks, until the breeze sweeps it aside and the deep blue, sleepy eyes of the Crown Prince of Lucis meet with his. Prompto’s breath catches, unnoticeably, and his veins run almost hot enough to melt the snow at his pristine white boots.

I Saved My Neighbor From Falling Off a Balcony and Now I'm in Love by Cat_A_Boo

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret/Nyx Ulric

Ravus Nox Fleuret/Ignis Scientia

Prompto Argentum & Cor Leonis

Noctis Lucis Caelum & Lunafreya Nox Fleuret

King and Keeper of the Underworld, Noctis Lucis Caelum comes to the mortal realm to investigate a series of disturbances caused by rogue daemons. What he doesn't account for is the cute boy next door who isn't who he seems to be.

Within the Phalaris by Toastie_Pan 

Explicit Rating

Major Character Death

Rape/Non-Con

Prompto steps off the train in Altissia, ready to live his new life as a writer in the heart of the Bohemian Revolution. But after an unexpected meeting with a performing troupe he finds himself wrapped up in the madness of Altissia's nightlife and it's Star, Master Noctis the Sparkling Diamond of the Moulin Rouge.

The Best Laid Plans of Plebes and Princes by MathClassWarfare

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

“We got ourselves into this together, and we're gonna get out of it together, too.”

With Every Breath I Take by kikowithcatears 

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

“It’s been so long,” Prompto whispered, “I never gave up hope that you would return to me.” Noctis felt his heart break. He imagined Prompto waiting his whole life, wondering if every phone call was him, jumping every time the doorbell rang. Ever at his side.

In Transit by Blivvi 

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

After graduation, Noctis and Prompto's lives head in different directions. While Noctis struggles with his growing duties and Prompto tries to find his place in the world, they both come to the realization that a conversation needs to be had.

Ostinato by GingerEl 

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

A double stacked 5 +1 of (almost) kisses and (missed) proposals.

And They Were Roommates by GuineaGoon 

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Noctis Lucis Caelum & Regis Lucis Caelum

As soon as he put the boxes down, he had to blink. The bed was perfectly expected, but the second bed was certainly not. Nor was the blonde sitting right in front of the placed box. “Um, what are you doing in here?” Noctis blurted out. The blonde frowned and pulled his legs closer to his body. “What? Sitting in my room? Looking over my schedule?” “This can’t be right. I asked for a single this year.” Scoffing, the other young man shook his head. “Dude, do you not check your email during the summer? I’ve known I’ve had a roommate for over a month.”

Solis Ortus by luminus (xaelum)

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Prompto will need to process this in stages, he realises. One, that Noctis is alive; two, that he will forever be helplessly in love with him; three, that maybe — maybe — they have a chance together in this world. Something similar seems to be flashing through Noctis's mind, his expression pulling taut and relaxing in quick succession.

kiss it better, baby by Crazyloststar 

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Ten years was a long time to go without physical contact. Ten years and some change, actually, but really, who was counting? Prompto was.

Noctis and Prompto's Certified Guide to Caring for Coeurl Kittens by ArticulateFiction

Teen Rating

Graphic Depictions of Violence

Prince Noctis and his friends have been a little bit preoccupied, lately. Their home has been destroyed, their kingdom has fallen, and they're stuck on this road-trip from hell for the indefinite future. Might as well accidentally adopt a coeurl kitten while they're at it.

[moonwaif]

@mathclasswarfare I feel like you might find this ethical question interesting

Scenario: a sample of your DNA was taken, popped into a cell, and cloned into a baby, gestated in a sci-fi artificial womb vat. The first time you or anyone in your family meets this baby is after it has already been born out of said vat. You can hold the newborn if you want, it's up to you, but it is a living breathing baby that was cloned from your DNA and is genetically identical to you.

I love clone philosophy. Give me all your philosophy of clones

[rose-madder-gaze]

Writing Meme: First Line Patterns!

I was tagged by @mathclasswarfare (here are math's first lines) and @avianscribe (here are avian's first lines). TY 💛

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (or however many you have) posted fics and see if there's a pattern!

I considered cheating and only doing FFXV fics, but woe, niche fandom be upon ye:

Sometimes you kiss a princess, and then you live happily ever after. ("Spanner in the Works," FFXV, Cindy/Luna, rated G)

To Noctis, it has always been a bedtime story: the Ring, the Sword, and the legend that connects them. ("Besmirched," FFXV, Gladio/Noct and Prompto/Ignis, rated T)

Stirrings cease, the silence of a shadow passing; silence like a curtain drawn closed: he's close. ("Hwamei, who speaks at dawn," Thunderbolt Fantasy, Lin Xue Ya & Sha Wu Sheng, rated G)

"Ouch!" Lunafreya rolls over in the grass, a hand to her head. ("Death and Life," FFXV, Gentiana/Luna, rated G)

Lunafreya watched through her glass as the lights came back up. ("Burnt Pink Gin," FFXV, Gentiana/Luna, rated G)

Outside was a blue Insomnian night. ("Seiðr," FFXV, Gentiana/Luna, rated G)

This is the girl called Luna. ("Dream on the Distaff, A'tangle," FFXV, Gentiana/Luna, rated G)

Of all the mornings to wake with a touch of fever – it is, of course, the morning when he wakes thinking of him. ("Try to eat," Thunderbolt Fantasy, Wan Jun Po/Shang Bu Huan, rated G)

Shāng pulls off his headphones when the break room door opens. ("Hit It Off," Thunderbolt Fantasy, pre-slash Mu Tian Ming/Lang Wu Yao/Shang Bu Huan, rated G)

The near future lay on the other side of the mountain. ("Spring's First Thaw," Thunderbolt Fantasy, Lin Xue Ya & Sha Wu Sheng, rated G)

As for patterns… I start a lot of fics in the dark/morning (6/10 of these)? LMAO I'm not totally sure what patterns are here. Starting with narration, rather than dialogue? All but the first two of these are limited-word fics (500-word max), so maybe that somewhat skews the results? Unfortunately, I'm a poet: I don't believe in the independence of the first line. Let me know if you see any patterns.

I'm tagging @seaofolives, @gingerel, @firefallvaruna, @ignoctrabbithole (it let me tag you this time >:D), and @every-lemon if you waaant/haven't done it yet!

[happy-orc]

The latest chapeter for Train in Vain is up! The least suspicious chancellor in the history of Niflheim wants to give Ignis a totally innocent book. You can read the latest chapter here https://archiveofourown.org/works/34524244/chapters/124033195 Fic by @mathclasswarfare with art by @mementomoryo and myself

[promptisgiftexchange]

Title: give me a minute (or four, or five)

Gift For: MathClassWarfare

Rated: General Audiences (please mind the tags on Ao3)

Summary: Prompto leaves Noctis voicemails throughout his absence.

[moonwaif]

@mathclasswarfare @myasphodelmeadow @voulezvulcan

This links to a wheel with nearly a hundred fic tropes for plots, settings, and more. Spin it twice.

This could also work with art inspiration, but the buttons only allow for so many characters on them. And please do ramble in the tags! I'm going to have no idea what most of you are talking about, and it's going to be great.