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hell-heron · 1 year

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Day 3 - Childhood/Pre-Canon recs!

As this is a genre I very cheerfully enjoy/devour I feel like it could be useful to have a little reclist of these that are pleasing to the Throbb population...

Canon Divergences/Elaborate Scenarios

Carry Me Home - Theon gets a chance to escape Winterfell, but is forced to choose between doing so and saving Robb's life. Very high-angst but a very insightful idea on how they came to be so close even as that's an incredibly painful existential choice to Theon, and foreshadows their future theme of impossible choices and uncomfortable loyaties so well.

Pretty Little Thrall - Maron instead of Theon is the hostage sent to Winterfell, but a year into his captivity he escapes taking little Robb as a thrall. This goes from childhood to their adult romance and has a lot of excellent Robb angst/whump, as well as a more innovative setup for the role-reversal trope

Wolf or Kraken? - Another role reversal, this one has a more classic setup with Balon demanding Robb as hostage after winning the rebellion and has a lighter/comedy-fluff tone. It's 10 lovely chapters of slice of life and friendship and something I really love is how it's not more miserable/dreary than it was for Theon to be a Winterfell, it just is.

First Meetings/Very Early Precanon

Hey, Brother - Ten year old Theon attempting to figure out how he's expected and how he wants to relate to his new foster brothers. Very insightful about Theon's past baggage with brotherhood and Robb and Jon are such two adorable little brats.

without a sudden calm will overset - Very shortly after Theon's arrival to Winterfell, he has to deal with the Stark family in full festivity as the birth of a third child is celebreated. My own fic so no compliments for this one.

Executions Angst

By The Sword - Robb and Theon are taken to see their first execution and Theon has a little panic attack. Introspectively very beautiful and great contrast with Robb's innocence and attempts to understand, OT this also has a very lovely nugget of joy for Greysnow shippers.

Don't Lose Your Head - A character study of Theon's trauma with beheadings not limited to pre-canon nor to Theon&Robb's relationship, but the conversation Theon and Robb have in this is strikingly beautiful and atmospheric, and I love the detail of Theon having the fantasy of Robb mourning him once he's executed as coping mechanism

Miscellaneous fluff

both are windy - Once again my fic, no compliments. Theon receives a letter from home informing him his sister has become a captain and vents all his baggage on Robb

Puppy Love - More recent pre-canon, Robb ropes Theon into taking care of bb!Grey Wind and the two reluctantly develop a bond. Super sweet.

with grace in your heart and flowers in your hair - Theon wins a little mock-tourney at Winterfell and crowns Robb his queen of love and beauty. Delightful bit of little-baby-pining and very fun look into how Theon navigates the North's suspicion of him

#throbbfortnight #asoiaf #throbb #theon greyjoy #op

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godsprettiestprincess · 1 year

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fic title: here comes the bride

Nick-centric introspection “staring at yourself in the mirror after putting on your wedding clothes” fic that is very very ambiguous about being a precanon /Sarah fic showcasing their actual wedding or a s5 /Lucifer fic set in Nicks feverish being-slowly-burned-alive brain

#MWAH thank u #very important that there is a LOT of inner monologue gushing about how beautiful Sarah/Lucifer looks in her dress #and a hefty amount of vaguely ominous ‘that’s probably fine’ symbolism #asks #nickifer #nick

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aftgficlibrary · 6 years

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hi do you know of any fics that focus on kevin and wymack and their whole dynamic? thanks xx

Hi, here is a previous ask! and then here are a few more fics!-Scout

Being me can only mean feeling scared to breathe by Someonewhosfunny (G | Incomplete | 3/5)

The day after the Championship game, Kevin finds out Riko is dead. He takes the news just about as well as anyone could expect: with a panic attack and a side of vodka. The Foxes don't understand his complicated grieving and Kevin struggles to reconcile the loss of his childhood best friend and the end of years of torment from his biggest abuser. In his journey towards acceptance, Kevin finds solace in the two people he never had under Riko's control: a father and a girlfriend

Father's Day/Day's Father by actualkit (T | 6,253 | 1/1)

“He's beautiful, isn’t he?” she murmured.He was.He was the most perfect baby boy, and David ached.There was no doubt this was Kayleigh’s son; the thick dark hair and pale green eyes were too familiar to David. The boy's skin was darker than hers, though. A warm golden brown, almost like David's.He knew this wasn’t his son, but, God, David wanted to pretend.

Searchlights by evil_diabolical_oops (T | Incomplete | 2/?)

Kevin Day joins the Foxes. It isn't easy, but nothing in his life is.

Series: Part 1 of the secret of change

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morning-softness · 3 years

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We've talked about some of questions posed by the Fanfic Writers asks before, so here's a few we haven't talked about, if you like: 11, 21, and/or 90~

Fanfic Writers Ask Game

Thanks for sending these! It was fun.

11. What’s something neat you’ve learned while doing research for something you were writing? also, how much do you worry about doing research in general?

Hmm, something neat I’ve learned…

Did you know that, while both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are roughly equally popular in the USA (where they originate), most other countries only have one brand as their primary popular cola drink (which probably sounds obvious, but honestly wasn’t something I’d thought much about)? And that Coca-Cola is the popular brand in far more countries internationally than Pepsi (which I definitely didn’t know)?

I found this out while writing Love or Whatever You Call It, because I had to change the joke in Chapter 7 after the person Brit-picking the story mentioned they didn’t really drink Pepsi in the UK, and I started looking into it more. (The original joke is that someone asks if the drink is Coca-Cola or Pepsi and the other person says “If you can’t tell the difference, what difference does it make?”. Which I feel like might be a US cultural reference to the Cola Wars, particularly the fact that one of Pepsi’s promotional stunts was The Pepsi Challenge—having people do a blind taste-test of two cola drinks and then try to pick which one is Coca-Cola and which is Pepsi.)

I actually do a fair amount of research. For my TMA fanfic, since I’m not British, I’ve had to do a lot of research into fairly basic stuff about living in the London area, or the UK in general. I remember looking up hiking trails (as well as a lot of other information about hiking) for All That We Think We Know, and spending a couple hours comparing demographic information and transit lines trying to decide which area of London Melanie should live in for Incendiary Tactics.

21. Pick a writer to co-write a book with and tell us what you’d write.

In practical terms, I feel like my writing process is so idiosyncratic that it would probably frustrate anyone trying to work with me. I can’t imagine that getting a bunch of random scenes out of order is what anyone would want from me as their coauthor, especially if I was working with someone who had a more structured writing style. And if I managed to find someone with a similar writing process, I think we’d have a lot of fun swapping headcanons and throwing ideas out there but it might quickly become chaos.

That said, I do have an idea for a 5+1 structure precanon Jon/Tim dating fic, swapping perspectives between Jon and Tim. Jon and Tim both want something more than friendship but are scared to seriously pursue it, because they don’t want to mess up the relationship they already have. They keep trying to test the waters, asking each other out using vague language that ends up misinterpreted as just another fun time together as friends (the 5), until finally Tim gets the courage to ask Jon directly if he wants to date him and Jon agrees, and they have their ‘real’ first date (the +1). In a perfect world, I would write this together with Rye @voiceless-terror because Rye is great at writing Jon/Tim fic, and does an excellent characterization of Tim in particular.

90. Do you notice your own voice in your writing style?

Oh, definitely! For better or worse, I think not just the style but the mood of my writing tends to be fairly similar across pieces, and fairly indicative of the way I think in general. A lot of sensory (especially visual and tactile) detail, a lot of character introspection, long sentences with lots of commas or dashes, present tense, and generally close perspective (I used to write primarily in first person POV, and while I write in third person for fanfic, my work doesn’t really convey a sense of the author as an observer or narrator separate from the characters).

I’ve mentioned this before but I experience emotions pretty strongly, if not always clearly (having more of something unidentifiable does not necessarily make it easier to identify), so I tend to favor work that deals with strong emotion and—all my research aside—I generally prioritize a sense of emotional satisfaction over a fully logical plot.

My sibling has complained that I only like to write sad stories, and I’d personally characterize my vibe as

which explains why I’ve found a niche as a hurt/comfort writer in fanfic.

#ask game #writing ask game

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alounuitte · 4 years

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fic masterpost: we came from the earth (but we belong to the sky) // VLD rewrite with @otterknowbynow

[in chronological order, * denotes WIP]

cactus blossoms (or: some can only bloom with water from the desert sky)* - pre-relationship adam&shiro, during their days as students at the garrison. precanon. read all on ao3 | chapter 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | TBA

I’ll Ask Once More for Clarity (if only to be sure) - one shot ft a panicked conversation, an awkward confession, and a first kiss (adam/shiro). precanon. AO3 | tumblr

Will Break for Food [Otter]- First-year Hunk convinces Lance to sneak down to the kitchens with him for a late night snack. precanon. AO3 | tumblr

I don’t want your pity, but sympathy can’t hurt - one shot sickfic, first-year lance is sick and gets some comfort from his best friend. precanon. AO3 | tumblr

The Last Thousand Days, The First Ten [Otter] - “Years before and days after one of the defining moments of Adam’s life.” precanon. AO3 | tumblr

what’s in a name (i still remain the same) - better alternate version of the scene where Shiro tells Pidge he knows her real name. set at the end of 1x05. AO3 | tumblr

an interpersonal demonstration of newton’s third law - lance teases pidge and accidentally hits a sore spot. set between 1x05 and 1x06. AO3 | tumblr

With No Place to Go [Otter] - coran and allura, coping with the loss of alfor’s AI. Set after 1x11, up through 2x04. AO3 | tumblr

you’d give your eyeteeth just to know the truth - keith, reflecting. set after 2x03. AO3 | tumblr

Altean Home Economics* [Otter] - hunk experiments in the castle kitchen, with help from the rest of the crew. set between 2x07 and 2x08. read all on AO3 | chapter 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | TBA

On the Shoreline [Otter] - blue lion introspection about her bond with lance. AO3 | tumblr

Where Loyalty Lies* - episodic, keith and the blades visit a mining station, intending to gather intel and take out the operation, and find a surprise that changes the mission. set sometime after 3x03. read all on ao3 | prologue | chapter 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | TBA

T’as de la place sur la canapé [Otter] - the team takes a nap. set between s3 and s4. AO3 | tumblr

Gotcha Day [Otter] - lance decides kaltenecker (and the team) needs a puppy friend. that’s not exactly what they end up getting. set between s3 and s4. read all on ao3 | chapter 1 | 2 | 3

#we came from the earth (but we belong to the sky)#belong to the sky verse #better voltron verse #willwrites #so i can find this again

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aftgficlibrary · 6 years

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hey hey! I love your blog so much! Can you help me out please? Are there any good fics about Andrew’s time in juvie or about any previous flings he had? Thank you!

Here are a couple that might be what you want!- Fall

loving you’s a bloodsport by kayxpc (T | 1,170 | 1/1)

A Brief History of Andrew’s Protective Streak by egglorru (M | 5,649 | 1/1)

Andrew’s primary drive has always been to protect those important to him.

Or, that time the author tried to answer the question “what tattoo would Neil get if he chose one for himself”, was handed the counter-question “what if Andrew learned how to do tattoos in juvie”, and ended up exploring Andrew’s entire backstory to dig up feels.

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