#merelyafigment

[wawamouse]

Ooh! WIP guessing game with possible Miguel/Guerra prizes! ... I no longer know any words, they have all left me, damn.

Touch (yes, I stole it), know (heh), or look? Any of them, if they exist and you feel like it.

Yay, thank you! Ah, this make me realise I use "look" and "know" so much in my fics... I mean, I already knew I used all manner of "look" and "stare" and "glance" a lot (I always end up writing pairings where there's a lot of staring going on...), but it never occurred to me that I used "know" a lot, too!

“Touch”, from the still untitled theater fic I shared from last week:

“Hey, that looks pretty good, Chico,” Busmalis says. “Always said I had a special touch making shanks.” Chico glances over and grins. “Want me to stab you, old man?”

“Know”; One from the Hotel Artemis AU that is coming along veeeeeery slowly:

“Of course I know who you are,” Velez wheezed. He held out his palm and for a second, Miguel didn’t know what he was looking at. Then the faint lines of nanyte ink faded in, and he saw a rose tattoo, identical to the one inked permanently on the back of his own hand. El Norte.

and one from the prologue of “Desire Path”, a s2 canon divergence I have. Also crawling along:

“Okay, okay. Let me see,” he said, but he didn’t have to be a doctor to know that it was bad. Blood soaked all down the front of Chico’s shirt and into the blue overshirt he was holding bunched up against his side.

“Look” from the Twilight Zone/Midnight Sun AU:

“Looks good on you,” Guerra says. There’s a strange expression in his eyes. Miguel snorts, glancing down at himself. A Rolex, boxers, and socks. Yeah, stunning.

[findusinaweek]

Hello! For End of the Year Asks: 1. Song of the year? Or 20. What’s something you learned this year?

https://open.spotify.com/track/1Yk97MXlFwbEGkXhGzeLbE?si=S5WKMFkbTS-Crns7JF1__Q&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1Fa1IIVtEpGUcU

For 20. I learned a lot this year! I learned how to cook with cardamom. I learned how to make breakfast foods I didn't hate. I learned a lot about how to get help from friends/work/doctors. I learned how to do reduction prints and gelli plate prints. I learned I hate gelli plates.

[riosnecktattoo]

Just wanted to thank you for your little Brio Valentine's Day celebration! I missed out on this fandom when the show was airing, and thus haven't seen your lovely creations before, so it's much appreciated!

Aww my pleasure! 😊 there are many very cursed creations too that are better left in the past haha

[ainulindaelynn]

Hi! For the ask game: 28. do you collect anything?

Ooo! That's a hard one. Nothing comes to mind. I used to keep craft beer caps, one per type, but not so much anymore. Succulents maybe? (I propagate them and go a little overboard with it, especially since living here in the forest where we have no light.) As a kid I had the standard rock collection and considered tumbling my own for a while, but not much beyond that!

Feel free to ask me a question :)

[juuuuunaaaaaooooo]

Brio Fic Week 2024 : Fic Rec

Day 1 : Fake Dating

Worth the Risk - ShadowsFiction

Don't Flinch - merelyafigment

Make You Mine - Ronni_Right

Boyfriend - abi1821

A Night to Remember - MichelleElizabethTanner

They thought it was fake... (for only 10 seconds) - Kaaaaarooooo

Day 2 : Surnatural Au

Let's embrace the point of no return - Ronni_Right

Hunger - abi1821

Bergamot and Amber - MichelleElizabethTanner

Blissful Breeze - abi1821

An Immortal Love - Kaaaaarooooo

Day 3 : Write something based on a song or quote that reminds you of them

I Bite (So Do You) - merelyafigment

Fall in You - Kaaaaarooooo

Skin & Bones - abi1821

Dial Tone - ShadowsFiction

SHOTGUN KISSES - badgyalmimi

Day 4 : Brio and each other kids

Picasso - Littleengine

small moments (Chap 6) - Strawmari

Good Reads and Meet Cutes - ShadowsFiction

The joys of being parents-in-law - Kaaaaarooooo

Day 5 : They wear each other's clothes or accessories

Is That My? - ShadowsFiction

Little Thieves - Kaaaaarooooo

Day 6 : They were Neighbors

A new beginning - Kaaaaarooooo

Day 7 :  Movie Or Book Au And Or Activities as a couple

Bring It On - Kaaaaarooooo

We Just Stopped for Cigarettes - JustAnAnon

Day 8 (Bonus Day) : Post Everything You Want

Accidental Phone Sex - Kaaaaarooooo

Second Chances - ShadowsFiction

[writeouswriter]

Last Lines Tag

Thanks for the tag, @oh-no-another-idea!

Technically the last thing I wrote is for this *cough* undisclosed unfinished fanfic:

"The long commutes to and from the city give him too much time to think, get stuck in his own head, which is a dangerous place to be these days because sometimes he worries he might never get unstuck. A rat in a trap, just like [redacted] always says. Or a cat. in a box. with no way for the outside world to tell whether they're still alive or dead.

Maybe he's been dead the entire time already [...] and this suburban nightmare is his punishment, his purgatory—not that he believes that sort of thing, he's not [redacted 2]—but how would he know.

How would he know."

And tagging some random people if you'd like, no pressure: @karolinarodrigueswrites, @revenantlore, @galax-dragon, @albatris, @writing2sirvive, @aritany, @mapleleaftea, @arrowsablaze, @call-me-frosting-or-not-idc, @aceofspades4, @druidx, @merelyafigment, @raiswanson, @horrorgirlreads, @rockium-z, @bellflower-islandsparkle

[sothischickshe]

~sub rio fic recs

for @merelyafigment re this post on the topic

the Power Struggle series by @janejoens ft switchy brio, orgasm delay/denial etc

Next Time by @nottonyharrison ft bossy Beth, breathplay/choking, bondage

mermaid tits by thefudge ft grumpy fixated simp rio

Maybe you're my fantasy by @janejoens ft switch rio, bossy Beth

A Bit of Reciprocity by @nottonyharrison ft bossy Beth, orgasm delay/denial, choking/breathplay

there's a lonely blackbird by openhearts ft dominant Beth, orgasm delay/denial, Mentions of dean

Happiness in Slavery by @dropkickdisco6 (AU) ft sub rio, sex work, orgasm delay/denial, bondage, spanking, latex, feet etc

That's What You Get For Waking Up In Vegas by @fairhairedkings ft switch brio, bondage, praise kink

you're my favourite kind of night by Goldfish90 ft bondage

The Ways In Which They Meet series by @fanzel12 (AU) ft some bossy Beth

You're no good for me me but, baby, I want you by @mrslackles ft dominant Beth, lingerie

Tight Leash by @nottonyharrison ft bondage, knifeplay, breathplay

the tangerine series by @inyoursheets (AU) ft dom Beth, brat rio, semi-public sex etc

Strike, Dear Mistress, And Cure His Heart by @missmaxime ft switch brio, choking/breathplay etc

fifty-fifty by @blizabrth ft faux submissive Beth, semi-public sex

I'd give in to you over and over by Aniara ft switch brio, roleplay, orgasm delay/denial

the Housewives and Gangbangers series by thingcalledlove ft some bossy Beth, bondage

never say never by @phloxmagpie ft bondage, orgasm delay/denial

Thunderstruck by @delicatelingon ft rimming, biting

[brasideios]

WIP Tag Game

Oh it’s been ages since I did one of these! Thanks for the tag @whereforartthoumisthios ! 🤍

My brain is hopping around from project to project at the moment, really struggling with focus, so the last thing I wrote is part of a new piece I’ve got cooking, rather than the rewrite I should be working on lol

It’s called The House in the Plane Tree Grove, and is basically an excuse to write about Brasidas and Alexios in Sparta.

The last bit I wrote:

An understanding passed between them, but also a certain kind of reserve. This was a step forward, but it wasn’t a race. There would be many more such steps before they’d arrived anywhere. They were near enough that Brasidas could feel the warmth of the thigh so near his own. It was enough for now. Alexios’ presence - here, in his home.

Now I’m looking at it again, I need to get into editing it - a few mistakes to deal with! 😅

I’m tagging with no pressure (if you’re writing atm, of course!) @krankittoeleven @my-soliloquy-chamber @ainulindaelynn @findusinaweek @aeide @ghostlycircaea @shardssystem @asneakyobserver @softest-punk @merelyafigment @myriath 🤍

[michelleelizabethtanner]

Do you have any fic recs? Something current or something old? I don't care at this point. I ran out of things to read ages ago.

I’ll be honest, Anon, I haven’t been reading a whole ton lately. Definitely having trouble keeping up with longer-running works. But I always try to check for new updates or new posted works. So most of these you’ve probably already seen. But in case you haven’t:

I’ve been very much enjoying the individual works of merelyafigment whose blog I for some reason can’t tag and who’s new to GG fic writing but isn’t new to writing in general, which is apparent in their style and proficiency. Their Brio characterization is really spot on and the latest work has some very decadently slow-building, super hot smut.

@joeyjoeylee has a new fic, did you see, Anon??? Is it Your Move or Mine. Where Brio play their usual games while playing an actual game of chess. Again, perfect characterization, as well as very visually accurate descriptions of that unspoken Brio magic where the silences are as loud (or louder) than their words.

Are you already reading @akg40 ‘s Wreck My Plans, That’s My Man? I’m definitely invested in this one. Onlyfans AU that’s funny and sexy and charming with the Brio banter and pining and jealousy. It’s such a lighthearted and enjoyable read. And I like the way it incorporates canonic aspects while keeping true to the original concept.

@faceless-inthecrowd ’s “Taco Bell Series” (how funny is that name) is a series of soft Brio one-shots as inspired by quotes on Taco Bell taco sauce packets. It’s a light read and good for the warm and fuzzies.

Literally anything by @littleengine74 is a joy to read, but I was particularly excited by their newest one-shot Is This Seat Taken. I’m always a fan of clever structures and this fic delivers so well! An unreliable narration that explores the traumas between Brio in a way only they would – hidden in shadow and pretending not to be pretending. 10/10.

@battlfofendorr has a few introspective one-shots from various POVs up on AO3. I like their style of prose, in particular. It’s such an interesting way to explore Brio, and much more beautiful than I could aspire to write. There isn’t plot, but a fantastic practice of character study. If you like being inside Brio’s heads like I do, I recommend you try these.

@abi1821 , can you reblog with more recommendations? Maybe some longer pieces for someone to really sink their teeth into? You know them all. 😁❤️❤️❤️

[discoverywriter]

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there’s a pattern!

Thanks @entwinedloop for tagging me. I don’t usually do these, but you have to start somewhere, right? Here goes!

1. Enemy of My Enemy

Rio frowned and took another look around the empty space.

2. Deck The Halls

“Elizabeth!” Rio snapped, stepping down off the short ladder, his nerves fraying as Beth directed him - for the third time in as many minutes - on how to adjust the end of the garland to even it out.

3. Is This Seat Taken

“Is this seat taken?”

4. You’ve Been Served

“Hey, man, I’ll have whatever she’s havin.”

5. What Would Elizabeth Do?

Beth pushed open the door of the cafe and made a beeline for the counter to get an extra-large of her usual.

6. Muse

Beth sat back against the bar stool and took another sip of her drink.

7. Olive Branches and Birthday Cakes

Beth was running late for her next meeting, walking through the parking lot behind City Hall juggling her purse, laptop bag and coffee, when she heard her phone ring.

8. Smarter Than Your Average Gang Friend

It was late.

9. Better Than Chocolate

Elizabeth - I need to cancel tonight.

10. Siren Song

Between fighting with Dean about his reluctance to take the kids for the entire week like he was supposed to, and all the extra hours she’d been working to get Rio’s latest printing order finished on time, it felt like she hadn’t had any time just for herself in months.

Patterns? The first lines don’t always give it away, but my fics are all Brio, all the time, so there’s no mixing of the ships in this selection. I do seem to have them eating or drinking an awful lot, but other than that I’m not sure if I see any real patterns. Some first sentences are longer/more detailed than others, some are… not (numbers 3 and 8, I’m looking at you, you slackers! 🤣).

Tagging: @michelleelizabethtanner @abi1821 @merelyafigment @faceless-inthecrowd @moveslikeagazelle @sillywoman01 (sorry if you’ve already been tagged!)

[miguelryan]

for @merelyafigment

[wawamouse]

Hadn't thought of Groves in, fuck, years - but something about a fascination with scars whispered through Miguel's brain when his gaze caught on Carmen's throat.

[inflicts horrible monster "sentence" on you and runs] Sorry!

Hadn't thought of Groves in, fuck, years—but something about a fascination with scars whispered through Miguel's brain when his gaze caught on Carmen's throat.

Raw pink had faded to red-brown—had faded to pale tan, three thin lines curving over Carmen’s neck, intersecting under gold metal links. As he craned his neck forward, Miguel finally felt those lines, the skin soft and warm, mildly raised under his lips... smoother than the knot of tissue at Carmen's flank.

"What?" he said, probably feeling the way Miguel’s mouth curved.

"Nothing," he murmured. "I like your scars."

[findusinaweek]

Hi! For the writing asks: 9. Thoughts on cliffhangers. and/or 23. Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?

Hi! Oof! Cliffhangers. Cliffhangers are fun to read, but that's because I like to cry. I don't like writing them, it makes me anxious. The reader has stuck through however long my fic is (not very long), so I want them to be satisfied. I think how I end fics could be considered a cliffhanger, but mostly I just like being vague. I vastly enjoy writing description over dialogue. I want to know the sights, the smells, the sensations happening to a character. I don't value their words nearly as much. It shows. Since I only write for fun, dialogue only needs to pass a "good enough" threshold. I do think I'm getting better at it though! Thanks for asking!

[locksnek]

Tagged by @scientistservant!

Top five songs of mine rn: Nonesuch by Wolgemut

You Belong to Me by Those Poor Bastards

Lamento Eroico by Rhapsody

With Flowers in the Garden of Fires by Current 93

The Ones by Aesthetic Perfection

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Tagging @papabirdurskeks @ben-the-hyena @merelyafigment @drapopia if y'all haven't gotten this meme yet and feel like doing it!

[picketlinepitchin]

[Image description: a digital bust drawing of Delirium from the Sandman comics. She is glancing to the left with a wide grin on her face. The Picket Line Pitch-In logo is in a corner. End description.]

Thanks to @merelyafigment for the donation, who requested Delirium from the Sandman Comics with expression B3 from the Emotion Challenge! Drawn by Tim

Thank you so much for your support for the writers and actors on strike!

[ainulindaelynn]

Music Tag Game

Shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people.

Tagged by @whereforartthoumisthios and @brasideios. I love seeing music, so thank you!

1. Any Way You Want It (Journey)

^My four year old's been requesting this lately and I'm a lil horrified about it. We've officially entered the era of 'don't play anything you wouldn't want him singing at the MIL's house' and not realized until too late 😅

2. Cloudbusting (Matthew Good, Holly McNarland)

3. In The Wind (Lord Huron)

4. Burning Heart (Survivor)

^Also by 4yo request. I taught him St Elmo's Fire, this one, and Eye of the Tiger in a loop and haven't escaped the consequences yet. You'll notice his picks are decidedly higher energy than mine. Banger song though. Much love for Carl Weathers in my house ❤️

5. Would That I (Hozier)

6. Slow Show (The National)

7. i am not who i was (Chance Peña)

8. Control (Zoe Wees)

9. The Sunshine (Manchester Orchestra)

10. I Won't Back Down (Tom Petty)

No pressure tagging: @mimbotomy @ithinkthiswasabadidea @merelyafigment @semperintrepida @grandmother-goblin @anosrepasi @thejewishgaymer @lady-of-fiction @blue-mono @newengland-shrike :) Attempting not to double tag, so I'm probably missing a few and still doubling some. As always, I'd love to retrotag, so if you're considering, don't hesitate. Say it was me!