#roughly in order of newest to oldest

[teaableu]

battling artblock with these as i figure out Two's season 2 design

@tmntaucompetition perhaps propaganda ? 👀

[toaarcan]

What is the Default Toa Form?

So, theory time.

It's a common fandom headcanon that the natural state of all Toa is the Toa Metru build. The reasons for this are varied (but if I'm honest seem mostly rooted in the fandom's love affair with the build that came to an end during the TTV Hagah Contest rather than any actual lore), but I personally disagree with this.

So I'm going to run through the various Toa builds in roughly chronological order (with one exception) and determine whether I think they're likely to be the true default form of a Toa.

1) Helryx

Well, right away, here's one that probably isn't.

Helryx is the oldest build lore-wise, newest IRL. She's also kind of a "Meta Build", aiming to look like a forerunner to the Toa Mata build we'll discuss shortly, not by directly evoking the way the Mata were styled (I would argue that a lot of the Mata's identifying hallmarks aren't present in her), but by being primarily composed of parts from 2001 and earlier.

However... this isn't what Helryx always looked like. Nor is the art that actually represents the canonised design.

The intent of the contest was to create Helryx as she appears in the present, after thousands of years of wear, tear and repair. In the text, she's referred to as disturbingly frail and alien-looking compared to what Takanuva expects a Toa to look like.

Even if she once looked like a default Toa, she doesn't now.

Orde, the only other known prototype Toa, never received a canon design (for what it's worth, I won't be putting a lot of weight on the DuckBricks Fanon Contest designs, since they're, well, fanon. So Bukkey's Orde won't be factored in here, besides me noting that he has a more Mata-esque body than Helryx does).

However, another popular headcanon is that Krakua represents another example of this generation of Toa, as Helryx would've been the basis for Krakua's transformation.

Perhaps this is what Helryx would've lookedd like when she was healthy and built?

Well, as much as I like that headcanon, and will continue to use it in fanon, probably not. Based on the evidence we have of Toa transformations, both in-story through Takanuva and the Toa Metru, the transformation is pretty much 1-to-1 with current forms. The Metru all get Lhikan's build exactly, except for specifically their height. Likewise, Takanuva's build is identical to Gali Nuva's, despite him not being a Toa Nuva. He didn't resemble base Gali, he resembled her current form.

If Krakua was transformed in Helryx's image, he'd likely be just as small, spindly, and hunched-over as she is.

For now, Krakua remains a weird outlier.

2) Mata

While not as common a choice as the Toa Metru build, the Mata build has also been suggested a few times as "Base Toa," largely because it's the original. It's relatively simple, and depicting any given Toa as a Mata build is easy enough and looks good.

(I honestly prefer it over the Metru build. It's easier to put proper hips, knees and elbows on a Mata than it is to un-fuck a Metru's shoulders and neck)

However, the Toa Mata are actually pretty much unique entities within the Matoran Universe, unlike any Toa before or after them. They are the only Toa who aren't transformed from Matoran or built by the Great Beings, instead being created by Artakha.

As a result of that unique method of creation, it's entirely reasonable to suggest that the Toa Mata look different to every other Toa in the world besides Takanuva, who was transformed in their image. They're the only canonical Toa whose bodies directly resemble the Great Spirit Robot itself, use these specific colour schemes, and have its specific design language in their construction.

3) Hagah/Mangai/Metru

By far the most popular contender for this title, but one I don't personally agree with.

We don't know whether the Toa Hagah were built or transformed, but we know they were assembled from across the Matoran universe and given new armour upon recruitment into Teridax's team, and we have no idea what they looked like before they were given this armour, beyond Bomonga presumably already having his huge limbs. Additionally, the Metru were all transformed based on Lhikan, so it's him I'll be focusing on mostly.

Lhikan was transformed and was trained at a Toa Fortress around 6000 years ago. We don't know what the other Mangai looked like (though they're popularly headcanoned as being Metru too, no canon look for them was ever settled).

However, my stance is that this design is not the default (Lhikan would've been transformed in someone's image), but rather a cultural one, a sort of 'uniform' armour style adopted by Toa during the height of their power, when the Toa Fortresses were active and Toa were commonly trained by other Toa. The image of a Toa would've become a consistent thing, and caused almost all transformed Toa to adopt it for a time, making it almost a new default, but not the original, until the Toa genocide and the subspecies becoming largely extinct caused things to diverge again.

This is, to be specific, not a counter-theory I'm proposing to the "Default Metru" theory in and of itself, but rather a part of a wider theory, explaining the commonality of the Metru build when I think that the last spot on our list is the real default.

And that leaves us with only one option.

4) Inika/Mahri/Cordak/Nuva 2.0/Glatorian

So yes, I think this is the default Toa build.

That might strike you as weird, considering that the Inika are only transformed at the beginning of the Ignition Arc, right before the end of the story in terms of the MU's timescale, and the Nuva adopt this design even later.

But let's consider a few points, shall we?

First off, the Toa Inika are the first and only Toa team we see who are transformed into their Toa forms, and do not have their appearance influenced by previous Toa. And while there's some weirdness with their heads and powers, their bodies seem pretty normal, and remain as such after their Inika weirdness is removed by the Ignika.

Secondly, we know the Great Beings made the Matoran based on the Agori, and the Toa based on the Glatorian. The first Matoran, the default form of a Matoran as it were, are the Av-Matoran, who use the same build as the Agori exactly. Should it not stand to reason that a default Toa uses the same build as the Glatorian?

Additionally, like the Glatorian, the Inika build and its derivatives have by far the most variation from individual to individual. True, we've never seen a Toa as weird as Strakk, but that doesn't mean that none existed.

Thirdly, there's one more character we haven't discussed thus far.

And this, then, is my smoking gun.

Lesovikk was a member of the first Toa Team, and one would assume based on that information that he's a purpose-built Toa. Well, he isn't. He's transformed. Given how rushed the Great Beings were at the end of the GSR project, I wager they found it easier to make a small number of Toa and then have them immediately transfer power to Matoran than it was to make thousands of Toa from the off.

Lesovikk may well be the first Toa transformed, and if he was, then his transformation would either be free of influence from anyone, or in the direct image of whomever transformed him, who could only be a default, purpose-built Toa.

"But wait!" I hear some of you typing already. "Lesovikk is a mutant, we have no idea what his true form looks like!"

Or do we?

Let's look at another character who was affected by Pit Mutagen in 2007, shall we?

This is Defilak, a Matoran of Mahri Nui. Like all the residents of Mahri Nui, he once lived on the Southern Continent, and later Voya Nui, after an ill-fated trip to Karzahni.

He used to be a weird little gremlin Matoran like his brethren from 2006, and transformed into the form above after being immersed in Pit Mutagen.

But here's the twist: Rather than simply mutating them directly from their twisted post-rebuild forms, the Mutagen actually reverted the Matoran of Mahri Nui to their original forms first, and only then started to mutate them.

This is Defilak's default form. This is what he always looked like, just with added weapons.

With that in mind, I think it's safe to say that Lesovikk is likely in the same boat: Reverted to his original form before the mutations started.

With the exception of the tube-like gill, I think it's more than probable that Lesovikk is mostly-normal still, and as such, is a very early Toa with a Mahri build.

With that in mind, I conclude that the default design for a Toa is a 2006-2009 build, with Helryx being the product of damage and repair, the Metru/Mangai/Hagah being a cultural design, the Mata being Artakha designs, and Krakua being a weird outlier.

[curiouselleth]

🍃✨📘Fanfiction Directory📘✨🍃

General Silmarillion fanfics, oldest to newest

Be He Foe or Friend (ao3),

A Silmarillion choose your own adventure book!!! Post about it. This is my biggest project (semi) in progress, though it's been a while since I've worked on it.

Unable to See the Starlight (ao3) (tumblr)

A short memoir of a elf who lived through the darkening of Valinor. Completed.

Veil of Starlight (ao3) (tumblr)

Elured is Gil-galad AU. 3 random snippets: [1] [2] [3]* In progress. *Snippets listed in order posted, not order they happen in the story, which is 3, 2, 1.

How Can We Heal? (ao3) (tumblr)

A different take on the Halls of Mandos, and Finrod's experiences there. In progress.

What We Became (ao3) (tumblr)

The blood of Sauron's wolves unravels minds. Sauron decides to experiment with the little king who dared to challenge him. In progress.

The Taming and Domestication of Crablor (ao3)

Four short, silly scenes primarily featuring Elladan, Elrohir, and Crablor. The capture, then a few scenes of the twins, Celeborn, Legolas, Gimli, and Crablor sailing to Valinor. Completed.

Roots and Berries (ao3)

Finrod struggles to adjust to re embodiment in the gardens. Completed.

Feanor Fades (ao3)

Feanor has finished the last Silmaril. But he put too much of himself into them. Far too much. Tentatively still in progress. Can stand as one chapter, but I've played with continuing it.

Sons of Nerdanel (ao3) (tumblr)

Nerdanel’s first project after each of her sons were born was a statue of them. As her sons changed and grew, so did the statues. Even as they left her and ventured across the sea. Even as they do deeds which shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda. Completed.

Bedlam in Beleriand D&D campaign fanfics

These fics are based off a D&D campaign I run. Some are "canon" to the campaign, and some are speculative or a way for me to play with ideas. (Speculative ones will be listed as such.)

Campaign premise: Gandalf gathered a group of 15 adventurers in the 3rd age, and sent them back to the 1st age to try to save lives and generally help. The party arrives a year after the Bragollach. @bedlam-in-beleriand is my sideblog for the campaign, and will hopefully have session summaries someday! In the meantime there is art, some memes, and the pinned post has a list of PCs!

These are roughly in campaign chronological order.

True This Time (ao3) Co-authored by @anna-dreamer

Trevadriel speaks to Maedhros the morning after reuniting with Finrod, then speaks to Finrod and they work to mend things. Takes place immediately after session 9. Chapter 1 is Trevadriel and Maedhros, then chapter 2 is the same with ooc commentary, then chapter 3 and 4 is Trevadriel and Finrod, and chapters 5 and 6 are the same with ooc commentary. Complete.

A Prayer and Possible Panic (ao3)

Orome just received a prayer from a Noldo. In Beleriand. In the first age. When the ban is very active. So he's gone to the know-it-all Vala for help. This is a response of sorts to Commune by @anna-dreamer Complete.

The Changes of Tyelko and Little Finno (ao3)

Celegorm decides to focus on Finrod's wine instead of some unpleasant memories of what once had come to pass. Finrod joins him, bothers him, and generally interferes. Complete.

Letter of Love and Longing (ao3) Co-authored by @anna-dreamer

Trevadriel reaches out to the West for aid. And most of all, for one she loves. In progress.

Her voice such love and longing filled (ao3) Co-authored by @anna-dreamer

Trevadriel feels Finrod's nightmare through their bond, and finds she can enter it. In progress.

Can't Change the Steps (ao3) (Speculative, not campaign canon!)

In a dance with death, you can't change the steps. But others can join the dance. The time travelers have saved Finrod Felagund from his fated death. Now they have sought to change the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and to save Fingon. But things do not go as planned, and he finds himself alone on the battlefield, engaging in a desperate dance, and trying to use what they have told him to survive. Complete.

Son of Moth and Flame (ao3)

Gildor Inglorion, son of Andreth and Aegnor. In progress but can stand as is.

[vanillinwrites]

Sorry for bothering you, but for the requests you’re keeping, are the numbers the order you’re doing them in? Like starting with the crazy child reader? (Which I’m excited to read.) Thank you! Drink water!

Hi! The order there in is actually just (roughly) the order of them in my inbox, from newest to oldest. I’ll admit, I don't do requests in any certain order, just in whatever order I get around to them. 

For me, it’s hard to stick with a schedule, so I tend to just let myself work on what I feel like. Most times, the ones that take the least time are the ones I do first, since they’re easy to write. Such as requests that sort the yandere into categories, or yandere reactions to things. Full on drabbles take much longer. I do have quite a few wips in my docs right now, but no promises when they’ll be done. I'm coming out of a long period of inactivity so I'm taking it slow.

thank you so much!

[fictionkin-hell]

Inbox check? (Sorry idk if I sent you something or not XP )

Ofc! Roughly in order from oldest to newest:

(Green means it's currently being worked on by me, Gold means it's being worked on, but taking a while/in line to be worked on by me, and Pink means it's been claimed/being worked on by another mod!)

Bro Strider (Homestuck) care kit

Prince Sidon (LoZ) fashion kit

Penny (Stardew Valley) stimboard

Dr. Bright (SCP Foundation) fashion kit

Mariyam (Qualia Automata) stimboard

Frances Elsner + Christopher Pierre (Ghost and Pals) Icons

Norwegian Forest Cat moodboard

Spider Noir fashion kit

Reverse!Conner (D:BH) fashion kit

Foxybro (FNAF) userboxes

Jack Noir (unlisted) moodboard

Stoney Bologna (1 Trait Danger) stimboard

Fun Ghoul (MCR) tarot spread

Il Dottore (Genshin) fashion kit

Sand Wraith (httyd) moodboard (I forgor about it sorry 💀)

DJ Music Man (FNAF) moodboard

Slimecicle (GenLoss) shufflemancy

Yato (Noragami) music playlist

Homura (Madoka Magica) tarot spread

Eridan Makara (Gamzee Ways) pendulum reading

Phonegingi (Dialtown) wallpapers

Toy Bonnie (FNAF) stimboard

Ingway (Odin Sphere) pendulum reading

V2 (Ultrakill) stimboard

Lee Hooni (Suicide Boy) moodboard

Butterscotch (unlisted) pendulum reading

Randy Marsh (South Park) canon drawing

Hunter (Rain World) stimboard

Scorpion + Lilac Cookie (Cookie Run) stimboard

Scout (TF2) + Mettaton (Undertale) fashion kit(s)

Reshiram (Pokemon) names and pronouns

Sans (Undertale) tarot reading

Sasori (Naruto) pendulum reading

Tooth Hurty (Ghost and Pals) care kit

BLU Scout (TF2) names

The Supreme King (Yu-Gi-Oh GX) moodboard

c!Fundy (DSMP) music playlist

Silver (Pokemon) pendulum reading

Skyfire (Transformers 1984) wallpaper

Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds) music playlist

Sonic/Shadow (Sonic) stimboard

Batter (OFF) moodboard

Shadow being care/fashion kit

Max Caulfield (Life is Strange) care kit

Wow that's a lot-- I didn't list a few because I'm still waiting on more information/confirmation on if we can do them, but this is most of what we have so far!

A lot of the other mods are busy with school/jobs and such, so posting has been a bit slow ^^;

[falselyprofound]

A'ight let me see how faithfully I can describe how it felt to be there.

Bit of backstory: @oneterabyteofkilobyteage is an automated account that posts screenshots of old Geocities homepages. The blog posts in 20 minute intervals in order from oldest to newest.

Most of the screenshots aren't anything interesting. The collection is entirely automated so there's a lot of 404s, broken images and default templates.

But for the most part it's nice 1990s background noise for your dash.

Now. Let's pretend it's May 7th, 2021.

You see a post from the blog.

Yep, that's Geocities all right. A little more booba than the average post, but that's the luck of the draw.

You continue scrolling your dash.

You see a post from the blog.

Yep. That's Geocities, all right. A little more booba than the average post. You must've caught up with where you were before.

You continue scrolling your dash.

You see a post from the blog.

Another post, another default homepage.

You continue scrolling your dash.

You see a post from the blog.

...Hm. Geocities.

You continue scrolling your dash. You pass the default template from before.

You see a post from the blog.

You are not going in circles.

An hour passes. Two. Three. You keep seeing the same damn post but the note count is always different.

People are starting to notice. It's nice it's not just you.

It is now 8th of May. You continue scrolling your dash.

You see a post from the blog.

Okay, it's official. The bot's broken.

Not really anything you can do about it. The account is automated. Might as well wait for the admins.

Roughly an hour later, you refresh your dash to a miracle.

Thank fuck--

People begin losing their minds.

I can't find the comment for it (it may have been erased by the sands of time), but at this point somebody notices the changing urls, gallery, part numbers, and clock in the bottom-right.

This isn't the bot glitching.

Somebody had dozens of GeoCities homepages worth of porn, and updated them all in one go.

One user pulls up the Wayback Machine to work out how many pages there are in this collection. There's about 30 in Part I. Key word: Part One.

Sure enough, May 8th, 4:40 am:

4 am becomes 5 am. 5 am becomes 6 am.

You continue scrolling your dash.

You see. A post. From. The blog.

One person mentions they have a job interview in the morning.

People wish them good luck.

Once again, there is a brief reprieve--

And then.

Just when you thought you were out.

Part III starts.

That person who had the job interview is back - they got the job! Everyone celebrates.

Unfortunately overalls girl has better job security.

All in all

you have a very normal 48 hours on tumblr.com.

Eventually the posts run out. Though there are a few scares here and there with duplicate posts, bikini-clad models, and similar web handles, nothing like this ever happens again.

All things are finite - including this man's porn stash. Godspeed, badgirls888. Wherever you are.

(I wish I could grab every single comment that made me lose my shit, but there's only so many images I can put in a single tumblr post.

You can find the archive of the incident here - though since the archive is in reverse-chronological order, you'll have to scroll all the way back to May 9th to see a hint of the chaos.)

Damn I can't believe it's been four years since the oneterabyteofkilobyteage overalls girl incident. Feels like yesterday...

[sevikazz]

Guys can I pretty please get some art tips? 💞🙏

I do traditional mainly but SUCK at colouring so any any coloured pieces can get the most critique 🫶🫶 (I’ll do a post dedicated to my attempts at colouring)

I also REALLY can’t draw hands but am practicing I swear

(In order oldest to newest roughly)

some are more fleshed out sketches and some just unfinished doodles 😇

Also please don’t repost any of these 🫶 thankyou my lovelies

[cigiwaters]

July to August-ish update.  Was almost two months behind with this and didn’t see a clear breaking point in practice styles.  This month I divided the sections by what was going on.  I didn’t make sure things were in chronological order or any sort of order besides the grouping.

Due to the file naming scheme I used, they are roughly in newest to oldest.

Grayscale

I intended to do more of this in Julugust.  Following, not closely, advice from Pikat’s video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWTcTUNXcOg), I wanted to try doing more grayscale practice.

These are in reverse chronological order demonstrating the personal road blocks I ran into.  When I used Film Grab I wanted to document the source, include both the original and work side by side, etc.  The first one, “You Won’t Be Alone”, had the new passion behind it.  The second, “Inside the Yello Cocoon Shell”, saw me racing to get the daily art done.  Finally ending with me just going off of my Win 11 computer’s lock screen image. 

This is something I do want to do more of. 

Sketches with References

I probably should note them.

201: I was trying to sketch Halbernacht from Twitch while he was streaming.  I only got this far when the stream ended.

198 and 180 are my Final Fantasy 14 character-ish. 

197 was using various pages from “Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Deluxe Edition Vol. 4”

190 and 191 were my Jada Mega Man figures.  In the box and lighting it looked like Mega Man was a really old man.

160 was from an anatomy book I currently can’t find to give the title of. 

Middle bottom is “Wuk Lamat” form FFXIV in the one Emet-selch scene. 

The rest I can’t recall, but I know my art tendencies at this point.  There is a certain “reference used” vibe to them.

No References

Stuff mostly from memory, imagination, or generic exercises.  There are a few I wonder about.  Looking at 191 and 188 I see some reference vibes there.

Scenes

Drawn while in FFXIV looking down the central path in the first capital city in Dawn Trail.  The second is the landscape from “Meteor Golem”. 

[2hoothoots]

WIP game

i was tagged by @violetstar-writes here! i have an embarrassing amount of WIPs in my drive folder but i'm hopefully gonna get a chance to work on some of them over august, so hey, here we go! titles are verbatim - some of them are working titles and some of them are just the stupid crap i title my gdocs wips before i come up with an actual title lol

Rules: post 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 of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. (You can make your own post or reblog this one!)

(these are all Psychonauts by the way because i'm still deep in the grip of hyperfixation)

Old Photographs

Something in the air

fancy dinner

last days of summer

Mermaids and Great White Sharks

the quiet hours of the night

have it both ways

pretty fond of gay people

a helping hand

cool party mission

she was a skater girl

Delta

that's way too many to tag so instead this is an open invitation for anyone who sees this and wants to do it!

[celestial-thoughts]

one shots masterlist

* - mild spice

** - smut

fics are listed roughly in order from newest to oldest within each pairing.

Cora Jade x Roxanne Perez

role model (+ platonic Roxanne Perez & Bayley)

Bayley x Dakota Kai

late night

you drew stars around my scars

+ Baykota headcanons

Rhea Ripley x Dakota Kai x Shayna Baszler

give up control (let someone else take the lead)

gentle affection**

you make us happy. always.

Shayna Baszler x Dakota Kai

a night together**

when the tables are turned*

butterflies

celebrate

meeting the parents

not letting go

a fool

soft kisses & cuddles

squirm

blame it on the alcohol

hot in here*

cute when you blush

all your weaknesses

delicate

catching our collective breath

mutual confessions

bad day

it's all fun and games (until the teaser gets teased)*

kiss it better

don't judge a book by its cover [bookstore au]

something beautiful inside

getting together - part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | bonus scene (+ platonic Shayna & Jessamyn, platonic Dakota & Jessamyn)

you're cute when you're all grumpy

not going anywhere

I'm so proud of you

you're being shy with me, aren't you?

shut up (but actually don't)

Bayley x Dakota Kai x Shayna Baszler

our girl, our king - part 1 | part 2 | part 3**

Rhea Ripley x Dakota Kai

bold of you to assume**

take care of you**

Rhea Ripley x Shayna Baszler

are you gonna be my girl? - part 1 | part 2

smile

celebration

platonic pairings

the galaxy is burning (Shayna & Ciampa)

an update of sorts (4 horsewomen of MMA)

teasing (Rhea & Shayna)

you're not discreet (Shayna & Jessamyn)

are you gonna introduce me? (Damian & Shayna)

crushing hard, huh? (Ronda & Shayna)

admit it (4 horsewomen of MMA) (+ pre-relationship Shayna x Dakota)

[nyaskitten]

Before I post the finished version of the main villain of my OC world (in roughly 1-2 hours) here is some old concept art I've never shared (in order of newest to oldest)!

I'm mostly sharing because the current version draws a little bit of inspiration from ALL iterations! (also uh. NO he's not my Overlord/Lord Garmadon cheap-knockoff... uh. fuck you /lh)

[fonulyn]

fon's 2021 in fic

so I said I wouldn't and I did, the story of my life :'D I also managed to start this post three separate times and each time tumblr wiped it before I managed to actually post it, so this has been a true major test of strength. but I did post over ~350k of fic this year and I do think it deserves to be celebrated, so here we go!

fics are organized by pairing, roughly in a chronological order from oldest to newest, but so that the ao3 fics are first and the tumblr ficlets after them.

there’s exactly 100 fics (whoo!) (okay some of them are super short but i am counting them all, try and stop me :’D). featuring:

31 Piers/Leon

24 Chris/Leon

18 ot3 (Chris/Leon/Piers)

7 Krauser/Leon

3 Jake/Piers

2 Wesker/Chris

6 “others” (Patrick/Leon, Adam/Leon, Jason/Leon, Claire/Leon, Queen Plaga/Leon, Lickers/Leon)

9 Joe/Nicky

so. here you go. and here’s to hoping that 2022 will be an equally good writing year :3

Piers/Leon

you can have it (you know you've got it) | 3,8k | Leon pushes his hands into the pockets of his leather jacket and spins around to face Piers again. “Nice place, Nivans,” he says, flashing a grin that’s so charming that it alone is enough to make Piers feel a little weak in the knees.

got something to tell you (that I never thought I would) | 2,4k | The one wherein Leon proposes no less than four times. (Spoiler alert: Piers says yes. Eventually.)

memories are made of this | 8,8k | Leon recovers and finally gets his cast off, they celebrate their engagement a couple of different ways, and are sickeningly domestic.

driving deep into your heart | 2,2k | Piers, the newly crowned champion of MotoGP, gets a surprise visit from his boyfriend.

so I confide in you (for nothing compares to you) | 20k | Leon is sent in to rescue the president's son from a cult, and ends up getting more than he bargained for.

all I wanted (all I'll ever need) | 3,3k | This was the best birthday Leon had ever had. At least right at this moment he could’ve sworn to that, as having Piers spread out for him like this was the stuff dreams were made of.

love will always find the way | 15k | Leon meets Piers' family for the first time.

saved my heart for you | 8,2k | In a way, Piers had two first meetings with Leon S. Kennedy. Only for the first one of those he had no idea who he was with was actually Leon S. Kennedy. That is how it started, anyway. The journey itself was much, much longer. And worth every single step.

when the air's too thick to breathe | 1,9k | It was Leon, unmistakably so, lying on the ground half hidden by the undergrowth. His clothes were torn, his hair matted with blood, and he looked so pale that it was almost unreal. Almost as if he was sleeping, not--

maybe he's born with it | 1,7k | The one wherein there's a bet going within the BSAA whether Leon is a natural blond or not.

all that I need is just one moment in your arms | 1,9k | Leon saves Piers' life and gets hurt. It scores him cuddles, though.

fall in love so easy | 1,5k | Piers brings pet names into the equation. Leon kind of loves it.

you're my fantasy (someone I'm made for) | 4k | The one wherein they enjoy the easy access skirts provide.

so much more (than falling in love) | 3,2k | Their holiday plans get disrupted by an amazing bathtub.

will you be by me? | 12k | Piers comes back home infected and mutated. As a cherry on top, he doesn't even remember who Leon is. Leon is determined to stay by him, to help him heal, no matter the cost. In the end, it is a story of love and recovery.  

no boundaries | 2,6k | They hide in a closet from a tyrant. They also get a little carried away.

never too much to ask for | 4k | The one wherein Leon learns how amazing hugs are.

and it takes me over again | 3,6k | They fight a giant snow monster, Piers gets a bad burn and Leon takes care of him.

you're feeding the fire within me | 7,5k | Piers and Leon get dosed with Rebecca's new Super-Viagra. It's fuck-or-die. And, boy, do they fuck.

stay until the end of life | 9,5k | After the plaga did a number on Leon's insides, leaving him slowly dying, there doesn't seem to be much hope left. Somehow, he gets there anyway, even if the road to recovery is a rocky one.

'cause everyone's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man | 3,3k | Leon walks in on Piers' private time, but in the end it's a win-win for everyone.

cleanse the wounds and forget the name | 2,7k | A new BSAA recruit just can't shut up, talking shit about everything important. When he starts shit-talking Leon, Piers simply needs to shut him up. With his fist.

nothing else remains | 4,4k | Leon might have a tiny praise kink. Just a little one.

only the courage to continue counts | 26k (ongoing) | RE4 au. Leon isn't sent to Spain alone but with a partner. Too bad he has a tendency to get attached to his partners way too easily.

winter lovin' (there's snow one like you) | 12k | Piers takes Leon on a snowy vacation in Lapland.

delete the ladder | 500w | Leon finds that the Sims has changed from when he last played it. It's gotten worse.

lessons in relaxation | 1,2k | Piers has slept beside his friends before, it's not a big deal. He can sleep anywhere. Except apparently now his big gay crush on Leon is making it A Big Deal. Thankfully Leon knows how to make him relax.

healing | 860w | The mission left Leon broken, bruised and banged up, and he's fully prepared to tough it out alone while Piers is on whatever mission the BSAA has sent him on. Except Piers has other ideas.

favorite uncles | 970w | Piers' niece sometimes gets to stay for a sleepover with them. They all kind of love it.

hot like hell | 755w | Not even a thousand degrees of sweltering summer heat can make Leon keep his hands off Piers.

under the rubble | 1,1k | Leon gets trapped in the basement of a collapsed building, and it takes him a moment to realize he's not alone. Truthfully, the company is the best he's had in ages.

Chris/Leon

kiss your eyes, caress your hair, kill that pain away | 5,9k | Glenn Arias kidnaps Leon because he reminds him of his dead husband. Leon is not having the time of his life.

when you don't look, you find | 3,5k | Childhood friends are reunited in 1999.

it is time to do something right | 2,6k | Being thrown into a wall came as no surprise at all. Leon didn’t even remember a time when he hadn’t been thrown around by these gigantic monsters, it had become more the norm than the exception. And of course Arias did it too, because why the hell wouldn’t he?

dance to the end of love | 1,5k | Chris tries to teach Leon to dance.

no space between | 1k | Leon passes out from exhaustion. But he gets cuddles, at least.

tell me that I'm okay, tell me that you'll stay | 1,8k | Chris finds Leon at the morgue with what's left of his team.

end of the road | 1,8k | The one where a life is lost.

sweet distraction | 2,6k | The one wherein Chris offers Leon an alternative to overworking himself.

change all that's gone before | 3k | For the first time, a mission gone sideways doesn't only earn Leon bruises.

you know I want you and you want me | 1,3k | “If we weren’t in public right now,” Chris says, so low that only Leon can hear. His hot breath hits Leon’s ear, and Leon shudders helplessly already before Chris goes on. “I’d have my head between your legs.”

you give me heart to carry on | 1,9k | Chris is in danger and all Leon can do is wait. It is hell.

take me through the night | 1,8k | Chris comes back home early and they celebrate accordingly.

dressed to kill | 1,8k | Chris enjoys some lace on Leon.

that sweet sensation of living in your love | 1,8k | The one wherein Leon helps Chris relax, in multiple ways.

(tho i am made of glass i am) safe in the palm of your hand | 1,6k | Chris is held captive, but Leon gets him out of there.

time for retirement | 730w | After they both get injured on a mission, Chris and Leon talk retirement. Maybe some feelings, too.

glasses | 511w | Chris likes Leon wearing glasses.

how much i missed you | 1,1k | Chris gets woken up for some sleepy midnight sex.

dance with me | 1,5k | Claire tricks Chris and Leon into taking dancing classes together. They're both going to owe her.

a cheap shot (but whatever works) | 1,2k | Chris learns that the new rookie broke his unbreakable record at the shooting range. He's got to meet the man who managed that.

glasses, take two | 400w | Leon likes Chris wearing glasses.

it's a roadtrip, baby | 890w | Driver picks the music. Everyone else complains.

dirty pirates know the dirtiest tricks | 910 | Chris hates that Claire makes him wear the stupid sailor costume to a Halloween party. After that helps him score a date, though, he might owe her an apology.

aches | 610w | Chris can't sleep.

ot3 (Chris/Leon/Piers)

been crazy for you, so long | 2,2k | The one where they fuck. Again. Fun times is had by all.

so good together | 2,3k | The one wherein Chris gets shown a good time.

here after | 2,6k | Chris is sick and gets taken care of.

so hold on tight | 2,8k | Leon gets himself injured on a mission, but at least he gets a little help from his boyfriends.

put me in a daze | 1,9k | The one wherein Leon gets fucked until he barely knows his own name.

with you by my side | 1k | Leon is sick and gets taken care of.

not giving up yet | 3,9k | Chris and Piers get in trouble. Good thing they have Leon, and his absolutely official obviously approved strike team.

all the things that matter | 3,8k | Piers is sick and gets taken care of.

we'll take on the world and wait | 7,4k | Someone from Chris's past kidnaps Piers and Leon to set him a trap.

and love shall heal the scars | 8k | Even at Leon's funeral, Chris and Piers don't believe that he is really gone. They're going to get him back. No matter the cost.

a little bit of caretaking | 700w | Piers comes home absolutely exhausted. Chris and Leon make it better.

happy accidents | 1k | Piers sends Leon a suggestive picture. Except he picks the wrong number and Chris almost ends up having a heart attack. He certainly ends up getting some, eventually, so he can definitely forgive that.

last chance garage | 830w | Chris, Leon and Piers have that garage. Even if Piers seems to be the only one who ever gets any work done, goddamnit.

it's not that bad | 400w | Chris is afraid of going to the dentist.

i could take you on | 520w | Leon is super sleepy and gets taken to bed.

enjoying the show | 640w | Leon is so effortlessly badass he has half of BSAA drooling after him.

sleep seduction | 1k | Piers and Chris try to trick Leon into sleeping more. It works.

shower shenanigans | 800w | Chris, Leon and Piers enjoy a post mission shower.

Krauser/Leon

slipping on a razor's edge (I hope you'll finally find me) | 4,8k | It's 2013 and Krauser has been dead for almost a decade. Except he hasn't.

hold on to what is never changing | 3,6k | The one wherein Krauser's back. Again.

when the light of the chosen has died | 1k | Every single movement sends a flash of pain through Leon and he grimaces, bringing his hand to his side. But there's no choice but to keep moving. No choice but to try to get away.

so came our time | 1,1k | The one with final goodbyes.

can't help but follow in spite of going insane | 2,6k | Krauser takes too long to kill Leon and Saddler intervenes.

can we pretend (that we end up okay) | 5,1k | Krauser keeps on coming back. Even worse, Leon doesn't want anyone else as much as he wants Krauser.

i'll keep watch | 820w | Leon is tired and overwhelmed but no matter what he does he can't sleep. Not until Krauser helps him.

Jake/Piers

(we don't have to fight) if I can take you home tonight | 1,5k | “Fucking hell,” Piers groaned, letting his head fall backwards onto Jake’s shoulder as a full-bodied shudder shook his frame. As an answer Jake tightened his hold of Piers’ hip with one hand, sliding his other palm down to Piers’ thigh.

all the things you are | 10k | Much to his shock (and displeasure), Piers found out the man he'd been falling for was an actual goddamn mercenary.

kiss before the fall | 3,6k | After they're back from the underwater facility, Piers and Jake can no longer ignore the mounting tension between them.

Wesker/Chris

you will feel it when all your love is gone (you will love it when all your love is wrong) | 3,4k | Tonight was the night Wesker’s plans would come to fruition. It was a pity, he thought, that tonight Chris would be walking into his death. Only eight years later, they meet again.

when the Master is slave to his life | 450w | Jill might not be in control of herself but she is still aware. And watching Wesker obsess over Chris is starting to get on her nerves.

others

maybe one day | Patrick/Leon | 725w | Surprisingly, Leon asks Patrick if he'd like to have dinner with him. Patrick eagerly agrees.

just a man | Adam Benford/Leon | 2,5k | If there is one thing that Leon S. Kennedy knows it's loneliness. Sometimes he needs help to cope.

without hope, without fear | Jason/Leon | 4,7k | Leon's eyes slipped shut, and when Jason leaned down and kissed him, he didn't stop him. Then Jason was between his thighs, kissing him again, and Leon let himself imagine it was Krauser instead.

hooked on you | Claire/Leon | 1k | Leon tries to convince Claire to stay home instead of going out for dinner.

on an all time high | Leon/Queen Plaga | 5,9k | The one wherein Leon gets thoroughly monster-fucked.

lost control | Leon/lickers | 3,1k | Leon didn't even know lickers had dicks, not before he found two of them fucking. He could've lived his life without that knowledge, but seems that interrupting the two means they'll now make him their target. And not in the we're-going-to-slash-your-throat kind of way.

Joe/Nicky

someone like you | 3,1k | No powers AU. The one wherein there is only one bed. Maybe not entirely by accident.

here sometimes | 1k | The one wherein they have a sleepy three am dance.

the man and his moon | 1,2k | The one wherein Nicky takes care of Joe after a nightmare.

gone so far already | 1k | The one wherein they kiss for the first time.

the fire within | 1k | The one wherein Yusuf gets his fingers into Nicolò’s long hair.

little wonders | 900w | The team takes a small break and enjoy a day at the market place.

someone to adore | 1,6k | The one wherein Joe is a charming vet and Nicky owns multiple dogs.

patchwork quilt of a life | 27k | A scrapbook of memories through a millennium, and a family adjusting to a new normal.

who likes short shorts | 720w | Nile takes Nicky shopping and they come back with some obscenely short shorts with... questionable things printed on the backside.

[sp-ud]

Blorbo line up. This took 8hrs. Roughly in order from oldest to newest.

[makeste]

an index of Horikoshi Kouhei interviews

these are organized by date, oldest to newest, and I’m including a brief bullet-point summary of each to make it easier to look up specific interviews by content.

also, please note that although I haven’t spoiler tagged this post, the interviews from roughly 2019 onwards include some spoilers, so please watch out for those if you’re anime-only or otherwise not caught up with the manga. that said, the other interviews I think are all good.

putting this below a cut to keep things tidy.

interview with Horikoshi Kouhei and Kishimoto Masashi, May 2015

(note: this is not the actual interview word-for-word, but includes the highlights)

Horikoshi talks about being a fan of Naruto when he was growing up

Horikoshi says he was inspired by the way Kishimoto shows emotion through drawing hands, and that he loves drawing hands thanks to Naruto

Horikoshi mentions that Gaara is his favorite character and that he really liked the Chuunin Exam arc

Kishimoto praises BnHA and says he knew it would be a hit when he read the second chapter

they talk a bit about the worldbuilding and the process of creating a story where 80% of the population has superpowers

they discuss Naruto and Sasuke’s rivalry and Horikoshi mentions that he found it “frustrating” and that he really liked the Valley of the End and thought it would be the end of the series. he says it was very emotional

they talk a little about the stress of writing manga and about the toll it takes on mental health

pre-anime interview, April 2016

talks about his reaction when he found out BnHA was getting an anime

talks about how the series originally came about

says that BnHA is the story of Izuku and All Might and that their story is the “vertical axis” which runs through the main story

says there is also a “horizontal axis”, which is the side characters and quirks and all of the other elements that he considers to be the “fun part” of the story which mellows out the darker aspects of the vertical axis

mentions that he really likes drawing and writing Bakugou

mentions Deku vs Kacchan 1 as one of the early highlights in the series for him

talks about Ochako being someone who has a more cheerful relationship with Deku, which balances out some of the heavier aspects of Deku and Katsuki’s relationship (again, horizontal vs vertical axis)

mentions that if he could pick any quirk he’d pick a “no need for sleep” quirk

talks about reading Dragon Ball as a child

mentions that he really likes American comic book heroes, especially Spider-Man

mentions Goku and Spider-Man as the two that come to mind when he thinks about heroes and what it means to be a hero (specifically, that Goku is the “win” aspect and that he brings reassurance to everyone, while Spider-Man is the “save” aspect who helps other people)

talks about hearing Deku and Bakugou’s voices in the anime for the first time, as well as Ochako, Iida, and All Might’s voices

another pre-anime interview with konomanga.jp, April 2016

(note: this interview is in Japanese, but Google translate does a servicable job with it)

talks more about Spider-Man, including his favorite costumes and comic artists

gives some American comic book recs

mentions that he likes Godzilla and Gamera and always goes to see those movies

talks about his Star Wars influences

talks about his favorite manga as a child -- Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto

talks about becoming a manga artist, and about some of his influences

says that he likes drawing monsters, creatures, and villains, and says that he really liked drawing the panel where Tomura made his first appearance at USJ

talks a little about composition and frame movement in his work, and about the challenges of drawing a weekly manga

mentions that he knows what the story ending will be, but hasn’t yet figured out how to connect the dots to that point

interview with Horikoshi Kouhei and Umakoshi Yoshihiko in BnHA: Ultra Archive, May 2016

(note: Umakoshi is the anime character designer for BnHA. also, this interview was part of the Ultra Archive character book, so you’ll have to scroll a bit through its other contents in order to get to the interview.)

they talk about the process of creating the BnHA anime and sketching out all of the character designs. Horikoshi says the anime character model sheets look just like how he draws them

they talk about Horikoshi’s obsession with drawing hands lol. Horikoshi mentions that the way Mike Mignola (the creator of Hellboy) draws hands was a big influence

they talk a lot about art and drawing in general

Horikoshi talks about Ochako’s character design a bit

they talk about the differences between drawing manga and doing animation

Umakoshi talks about his first impressions of BnHA

Horikoshi mentions that he still has a lot of ideas for characters and quirks that he hasn’t been able to implement yet

they talk about the different character designs and which ones they find easy, difficult, and fun to draw

they talk for a fair amount of time about Iida’s character design

Umakoshi talks a bit about other anime he’s worked on

they talk about the character of All Might, and Horikoshi ominously says that All Might’s future will be “a fairly sad affair”

interview with Natalie Comics, June 2018

talks about the 4th anniversary of BnHA, and the release of BnHA: Two Heroes

talks about the Basement internship arc and mentions that it was challenging for him to write

talks about the question “what is a hero?” and how he defines heroes

mentions Mina, Sero, and Shouji as characters he would like to/plans to feature in the future, and mentions that he already has a story planned featuring Shouji

talks about the popularity of the series

talks a little about Koike-san, his first editor

talks about Two Heroes and its development and story

talks about club activities at U.A., and which clubs Deku and Katsuki would be in

talks about his mom and about some of his childhood experiences which inspired scenes in the manga

talks about why he became a mangaka

talks about what percentage of the series is completed, mentions the original planned length was about 30 volumes but that it has obviously surpassed that

mentions that he has an idea of how the last arc will be planned out

interview with Horikoshi and Eiichiro Oda, August 2018

Horikoshi talks about being a fan of One Piece and mentions he even sent artwork to Oda which was included in one of Oda’s galleries

they talk more about OP and about favorite arcs and how it’s influenced Horikoshi’s work

Oda compliments Horikoshi’s art and they talk about cover artwork and coloring (Horikoshi mentions he uses Photoshop)

Horikoshi talks a bit about BnHA Two Heroes

Horikoshi again mentions that he originally thought BnHA would be about 30 volumes (Oda says he should shoot for 50 but Horikoshi laughs and says he’s not sure he can do ten years)

they talk about how fucking long OP is and how manga stories tend to expand once the story starts taking off

Interview with Anime News Network at SDCC, August 2018

talks about his love of American comics, especially Spider-Man, and says that American comics are a lot more mainstream in Japan nowadays thanks to all the superhero movies

talks about how he got started as a manga creator

talks about being inspired by Dragon Ball, and that All Might in particular was inspired by Goku

talks a bit about the process of creating characters

talks about Bakugou’s popularity and that it took him by surprise at first

mentions that he doesn’t have the stamina for BnHA to be a long series like One Piece

interview with Cinema Today Japan, December 2019

(update: here is the link to @hanashimas​‘ translation which is more accurate)

talks about Deku and Bakugou’s characters and their attributes

mentions that at the start of the story Bakugou thinks Deku is above him, so he tries to act intimidating and superior to overtake him

(ETA: apparently this is a mistranslation; he actually says that he intended for Bakugou to be a character who was “above” Deku so to speak, who Deku would eventually surpass. he then goes on to talk about his realization that Bakugou could actually have a much more interesting character arc, which of course we have since seen play out.)

mentions that he planned to have Bakugou and Deku improve on two separate vectors as they entered U.A.

mentions Deku vs Kacchan 1 as a turning point where he had some realizations about Bakugou’s character that humanized him for him

mentions that he always knew Bakugou wouldn’t turn evil and “would never lose to the darkness”

says the scene where Katsuki takes Kirishima’s hand at Kamino was bittersweet because it showed Bakugou’s growth, but also showed the ongoing gulf between him and Deku because Deku knew that Katsuki wouldn’t take his hand

mentions that Bakugou still needs to apologize to Deku

says that Kirishima, Kaminari, and Mina are among the easiest characters for him to draw because they take the initiative and get the other characters excited and help pull the story forward

mentions that he always hears Nobu’s voice in his head now when writing Bakugou

talks about the characters being high school kids still, and that when he expanded on their families he was conscious of that -- “I wanted to show that these protagonists are still children after all”

interview in Volume R (booklet that was released along with Heroes Rising), December 2019

talks again about his manga influences and what inspired him to become a mangaka

talks about the experience of getting his first manga published

talks about what inspired him to write BnHA

has an interesting quote where he talks about the vaguely desperate feeling of “trying one last time”, which was weighing on his mind when he created BnHA, and which also played into Deku’s motivations in the first chapter

mentions All Might as being a character that he’s attached to

talks about his reactions to the anime, the overseas popularity, and the first movie

talks about his heavy involvement in the production of Heroes Rising

talks about designing and creating the bad guys for Heroes Rising

talks about the creation and character design of Hawks and mentions that the original character design was going to have a bird head lol

mentions that Hawks will have a relatively big influence on the story in the future

talks about how the ending of Heroes Rising was his original planned ending for the series

talks about Bakugou’s character development which leads up to that moment

talks about the conclusion of the series, and that all of the characters will come together in the end

interview with all of the past editors of the BnHA manga, March 2021

(note: this is another interview that’s not translated word for word, but summarized. also this interview was with just the editors, not Horikoshi himself.)

they talk about the early reception to the manga, and Horikoshi’s reactions

they talk about the individual moments early on when they realized that the series would be “amazing”

Yoritomi mentions that Horikoshi came up with the designs for most of the Billboard Top 10 pro heroes at the last minute lol

including Hawks (all Horikoshi had decided on prior was that he was going to be “cool” and would be a spy)

everyone praises Horikoshi’s character designs in general

they talk about the start of the anime and that whole process

they mention that Horikoshi cried watching both of the movies

they talk about the overseas popularity of the series

each editor lists their favorite episode of the anime

they talk about Horikoshi sacrificing his original manga ending to be used in Heroes Rising

they talk about that one ending theme song in season 4 that showed the pro heroes’ childhoods, and that Horikoshi had the anime team change Hawks’s to match the backstory he had planned

they talk about the upcoming season 5 and send final messages to the fans

interview in the MHA Drawing Smash Exhibition Pamphlet, April 2021

Horikoshi talks about the art in the exhibition and about the process of creating the artwork

he mentions that the piece with Deku rescuing a falling Ochako took the longest to draw

he says the drawing of All Might was the most fun to draw for him

that’s pretty much it, this one is very short lol

interview in Jump GIGA Spring 2021, April 2021

talks about which characters will play an important role in the final act. specifically mentions Hawks, Ochako, Shouji, Shinsou, Monoma, and Sero

“many characters’ actions will converge into a single one, so maybe the best way to say it would be ‘keep an eye on all of them!’“

says that for Hawks’s flashbacks and the Todoroki family’s past, he was influenced by Sion Sono’s works

mentions that the drawing of Deku and Ochako from the MHA Drawing Smash exhibit isn’t directly related to the main story, but that while drawing it he kept in mind how their relationship would develop if he explored it deeper

says he had the final act (or at least the chapter 306 reveal part of it) vaguely planned for a long time, but started to think about the specifics in volume 21 during the Endeavor vs High-End fight

says he’s already decided on the ending, and that “the path to it has been longer than I initially expected, but the main elements that I’ve decided before starting the series are still the same”

Q&A trivia from Vol. W World Heroes’ Mission, August 2021

(and alternate translation by aitaikimochi)

talks about All Might not having many friends among the pro heroes (but says he’s become “slightly attached” to Aizawa since he started teaching at U.A.)

describes what Bakugou, Tsuyu, and Mineta’s rooms look like

talks about Jirou and Momo’s relationship and the kind of things they like to talk about when they hang out together

says that Shouji’s face will eventually be revealed, and that he is “not sure” about Hagakure’s :’)

talks about the types of YouTube videos Shouto watches (pretty insightful answer which is equal parts sweet and sad)

says that Midnight’s classes were the most popular among the students

says U.A.’s robots once rebelled against their creators (lol wtf)

says his three favorite movies are Akira, The Ring, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. he says Akira in particular is his bible

and that’s it for now, but I will update this post with future interviews as they are posted, and if anyone has links to an interview I’ve missed please let me know.

[aparticularbandit]

State of Bandit Fic

Because it has been over a year and a half since i did a proper one of these, and a lot of things have changed, and I want to do one.

Basically.

Under a cut because when we get extensive on these things, it gets really long.  Obviously.

First off, I have been trying to transition to writing profic, which is why I had less fanfic posts in the first little bit of this year.  Obviously, if you’ve been seeing my updates, you’ll notice I’ve done a longer fanfic recently - primarily involving Wanda Maximoff and America Chavez, although the Wanda/Agatha fics are pulling me back to my more recent shipping trends.

Y’all, I miss writing shipping fics and playing around with those dynamics, and it’s fun to find a new ship to write for.  So y’all might be getting more Wanda/Agatha stuff (probably with Wanda/Vision stuff because when I deal with canon, I want to at least address Vision, you know).

So - looking at how I used to format these - I would, what, plans for the rest of the year and then tentatively look at plans for next year?

Y’all, I’m not that organized right now, and that may be because I stopped doing Monday updates and started just posting chapters when they’re done (which also means I’ve mostly stopped beta-ing and stopped second writes).

But I think, in terms of things I’m planning for the rest of the year, it would be something like this:

Finish Finding Family.

This is first and foremost in terms of fanfic fare.  I’m in the last part.  There’s still a good chunk left.  I know I’ve been taking a break for Harximoff stuff, but like.  I think I’m ready to get back into it now.

(This is typical for me.  When I’m closed to finishing stuff, I take a break, and then do a big push.  This is normal; I’m not particularly worried about this going unfinished.)

Post Love Is Not A Victory March, AKA Roisa Soulmate Timer AU #4.

This means finishing my reread of Halfway There, which is where I’m stalled.

This also means doing a second-write for consistency (because I know there’s some inconsistencies between it and Halfway There, which is why I haven’t posted it yet).

The rough has been done since early 2021.  I’m just...stalled.

Post Noir fic.

This is a very tentative plan.

I need to finish going through Noir again first.

This desperately needs some editing and revision.

This fic is almost a decade old, so it needs A LOT of editing and revision.

And one of the chapters is super cringe and Bandit did NOT do the research and does not want to do the research.

But I want to post it, I’ve wanted to post it for ten years, I should maybe finally get around to doing that.

No, there are no plans for Roisa Secret Santa this year, just like there hasn’t been and are no plans for Roisa Fic Week this year.

Sorry.  I’m just.  Not there anymore.  And honestly...I think most of us aren’t there anymore.  But I’ll still take prompts for them!  And, I mean, obviously soulmate timer #4 is up there, so that’s...that’s something, at least.

But those are the three things I’d like to do by the end of the year.  Probably in that order.  Yep.

I do not have anything specific planned for next year and am probably going to be rolling with whatever I’m interested in doing.  Woo!

So - now to the itemized stuff in terms of unfinished projects and stuff I’ve talked about but hadn’t posted and, new category, potential ideas for the future, which is different from stuff I’ve talked about but hadn’t posted in that it’s.  new stuff (and the former also includes stuff I definitely wrote and haven’t posted, not just stuff I was brainstorming and then forgot about).

If you’re here for Harximoff or just general Wanda or Agatha stuff, you want the last category, feel free to skip the other two.  ^^

Unfinished Projects:

In order of oldest to newest:

Pokemon: Blizzard and Pokemon: Hurricane

 These have been abandoned.  Sorry.

Like.  I still know roughly what was going to happen in Blizzard and the follow-up Thunder Snow or...whatever the third one in this trilogy was going to be, but I didn’t have a super concrete idea what was going to happen in Hurricane (I had vague ideas and concepts of some very concrete things but not an overarching story like I did with Blizzard).  It’s not that I’m not interested.  I just don’t feel like writing it right now, and I don’t know that I will in the future.

Sleeping Habits

This has been abandoned.

I don’t even know what the second chapter of this was going to be anymore.  Like.  I have a vague idea, and I know this was supposed to have one more chapter, but ???

The Adventures of Rose, the Baker’s Daughter

Also abandoned.  A lot of these are going to be like that.  Sorry.

Sin Rostro

I’m not sure. I like the idea of this one, but I don’t know if I’ll finish writing it or return to it, and I remember distinctly having the feeling that this particular AU was a bit out of my range to begin with - not because it’s super dark but because it relies a lot on sex, and while I could write a lot of fade to black, this one’s a little more racy than I really want to write right now.  So.  IDK.

Tentatively abandoned, but this is one I could see going back to.

Aftershocks

This has been abandoned.

Emilia Antonia

I shot myself in the foot when I decided to do a love triangle, and I don’t like it, and I don’t want to write it anymore because of that, which sucks because I still really like the idea of this fic. ://

Heart in Motion

Also abandoned.

Geronimo

Also abandoned.

A Handful of Dust

YEAH NO.  Interesting idea, don’t want the follow-through.

Days that Bleed

Also abandoned, but only because I started doing something else with the concept.

Something else that has also been tentatively abandoned.

Jane: The Real Story

This crack has also.  been abandoned.

If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now

I like the idea of going back to this one.  I’d like to go back to this one.  I still remember some ideas of where this was headed, but not all of them - the last time I did a read-through of this, I’d already forgotten where some of these plot lines were supposed to go - but I remember roughly what happens next and where it’s going and where it ends.

But.

This halfway point is also a good stopping point.  Rose and Lu are out of the mental hospital, and they’re happy.  Of course, they escaped the mental hospital instead of getting better, but.  They’re happy for now.

I don’t want to say this is entirely abandoned, although it’s likely.  Of my Roisa fic, this is the one that it’s most likely for me to go back and want to finish it.

Meeting at Sunset

Belle, I was going to implement some of your ideas, and now I’m just abandoning it, and I’m sorry about that.

Siren’s Call

Also abandoned, although I’ve considered taking some of this for something else.

Guns and Spurs

I also still remember the basic shape of this one.  I just don’t know that I’ll actually get around to writing it.  Also I feel like I would want to see Deputy again first, and I don’t own Deputy (yet?) so.  If I go back to it, it’ll be a while.

Mostly I want to get back to renegade Rose, honestly.

What Dreams May Come

I WANT.  TO GET BACK.  TO THIS.

Do you know how much I miss writing in second person?

I was actually getting back into this, and then everything with Iami happened, and I didn’t want to write it anymore because of life circumstances, but I want to go back to this one, so like.  I’m not going to say it’s abandoned because I want to go back to it eventually, it’s just.

IDK Y’ALL.

Falling

I remember the basic shape of what this was tentatively meant to be, but I don’t want to write it anymore.  I, like, kind of do, but not enough to actually get to writing it.  So consider this abandoned.

Gotham University

Yeah, even when I started this one, I didn’t think I would necessarily keep it going.  Sorry.  Also abandoned.

Time Ticking Like A Bomb Embedded In Her Wrist

I don’t want to do the Agent Carter viewing necessary to go back to this.  But I still like the tentative idea of it.  Abandoned until further notice (but MCU soulmate timer au ideas have been...flying.  See below?  Maybe).

On Myths and Hide Outs

I was originally just writing this one for me and then I posted some of the chapters but not all of them so I still have some chapters written but I was writing this one for me and not for y’all and I’m probably not going to post the rest of what I’ve got written, and IDK if I’ll even go back to writing more.  Sorry, not sorry.

I do miss Regina, though.  Hm.

Fragments of Color

Hey, look, one I’m still planning on finishing!

It’s taking a backseat to Finding Family, but, like, I’m still semi-excited for this one?

Excited might be a bit of a stretch.

This one doesn’t stick as close to canon as Kisses Through The Decades did, so.  I’m a little more open on the Harximoff stuff here.  Which I like!  So!  There’s that!

Still tentatively planning on a kiss every chapter, but I don’t know if I can sustain that, considering where this fic would be going.

Finding Family

Said it above, saying it again, I’m in part five, I’m planning on going back to this, I just took a break, time to crack down and finish the thing, etc.

Unfinished Series:

The Time of Your Life

AKA Roisa Soulmate Timer AU

4/5 parts done.

Fic Four still needs to be edited, as I said before.

IDK if I’ll actually write Fic Five, but we’ll see.

Where The Lightning Splits The Sea

AKA Roisa HP AU

I think I got about 50k or something into the second book and then decided to abandon it.  I don’t think a lot of y’all were really reading this, and I just...it’s a lot.  It’s a lot.  I have five more books after this one planned, and it’s just, it’s a lot.  So I’m not.

If y’all want me to post the brainstorming for those seven books, I can!  I have notes on what goes in which book and what set-up is required and the tentative titles and everything.  PAGES of notes.  So, just, if any of y’all want this, let me know, and I can post the outline, I think.

Partly Written and Unposted/Stuff I Talked About but Haven’t Done:

Mexican Stud

AKA Rosalint fic

Yeah, I’m not posting this.  I’m probably not going to go back to writing this.  For a lot of reasons, even though I figured out how to get around the thing I was struggling with.  BUT this was the first book in Epic Superhero Crossover, which, speaking of--

Epic Superhero Crossover

This is too big, y’all.

It is too big and unwieldy and I don’t want to...I want to write it, but it is so massive and so big and I just.  I don’t want to.  Sorry.  I still have a lot of thoughts about it and how things went, and I’m still super into DottieLint as a result of this, but like....  Probably not going to be a thing that actually gets actualized and posted, despite all of the different stuff I have written for this.

Like - I have chunks of at least three - four - different fics for this series started.  And I had...seven? or more? projected?  Kind of like the Roisa HP au, but a little more vignette and sprawling and just I don’t.

Everything’s Coming Up Roses

Abandoned but potentially turning into something else.

Luisa and the Child

AKA Luisa and the Fox sequel

Abandoned.  Sorry.  Mostly I just wanted the freckles scene and extra mythology re: Susanna and Rose’s mom.  But I don’t actually want to write this right now.  So.  Sorry!

Various Roisa Soulmate AUs

Potentially turning into something else.

Also I don’t remember what chorus: romance says goodnight even was at this point.  I do remember dreamers often lie, but.  potentially turning this one into something else.

Timeless/Noir fic

I forgot about this until I saw it one of the other updates, and I know I started it, and I like the idea of it, but IDK if I’ll get back to it.  Sorry.

Also would probably want to finish seeing Timeless again first, but.  Meh.  Probably not.

JTV rewrite ALA Jane doesn’t get inseminated but Petra does

I also forgot about this until I looked at the last update but I’m still tentatively interested in writing this.

We’ll see.

Dani/Jamie highschool/college au?

Apparently I mentioned this?

I’m not writing this one, y’all.  Sorry.

Potential Ideas for the Future:

Wanda/Bedelia Fic

AKA WandaVision rewrite #3 (wherein Kisses Through The Decades and Fragments of Color are #1 and #2, respectively)

Tentatively titled Phantom Limb, or What It Means to Kneel

I still want to write this.

I don’t know how high this is on my want to write list.

But I want to write it.

I miss Bedeals SO much and would LOVE to see her interact with Wanda in a therapeutic sense.  (And also give Agatha therapy, my girl needs some therapy, everybody in that show needs therapy.)

SO.  THOUGHTS.  WE’LL SEE.

Baby Agatha Series

Tentatively titled A Sea Psalm for a Penitent Soul

Other fics in the series have tentative titles, but I will not be going into that here.

I’ve posted about this a lot, and this is my new dark series brainstorming bunny.

I really want to write this, too, but, like Wanda/Bedelia fic, I’m postponing it until after Finding Family.

Yes, this would be a series, despite my initial plans for this to be a single fic.

I know the first two main fics and the opening prologue one-shot-ish thing (which, knowing me, would not stay as a one-shot, but it’s planned as a one-shot).

I also know the tentative beginnings of the third fic and roughly the last couple of fics.  It’s the middle I’m unsure of.

Also the other one-shots.  OH WELL.

Various Harximoff Soulmate AUs

I have a weakness for soulmate AUs, y’all.  I just.  do.

Soulmate Timer AU has come up (and it took a bit of thought BUT I think it can be a thing)

The downside to this is that it would be yet another WandaVision rewrite, and as much as I love rewriting WandaVision and exploring that realm...this would be #4, and IDK if I want to do that many right after each other.

Can Only Be Killed By Your Soulmate AU has come up (this would probably be a short angsty one-shot)

Don’t Age Until You Meet Your Soulmate AU has come up (Agatha quietly panicking in the background while Wanda and Vision deal with their shit has so much potential for hilarity, y’all, but IDK if I actually want to write this as much as I enjoy the concept)

I may look into others - the plans for Dreamers Never Lie, like, the world-building I could potentially use for a Harximoff AU, but I don’t think those lend themselves well to Wanda and Agatha in particular (and definitely don’t to Vis, although one of them would have an interesting angle...hm).

Finding Family spin-off(s)

Wendy could have gone so many different places, y’all, and I kind of want to look into those multiversal variants.

I definitely plan to post deleted/expanded/alternate scenes. (I have at least two for this, and I might have more.  I’m not sure yet.)

I don’t know if I’ll do a direct sequel - originally Wanda dealing with Agatha was going to be a sequel, but thematically it fit better where it is - but there’s always the possibility for that, I guess.  I just don’t know if I have any direct sequel ideas.

Unless I did more Harximoff here, but IDK if I want that, really.  These two are more QPPs than GFs.

We’ll see.

I have talked a bit about a potential Harximoff High School AU, but I fear my characterization of Agatha would make this too close to Carrie, so.  Probably not actually going to do this (although I may do something else with the general idea).

BUT YEAH, THAT’S IT.

TL; DR - I’m only really interested in finishing If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now and What Dreams May Come other than, of course, the ones mentioned above, and I have a lot of Harximoff and WandaVision rewrite ideas.  We’ll see what happens with those!

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leo!!! can you send me a list of all the knights story titles.... i technically could check the wiki but also i trust you

Hmmm... I might miss a few but these are the ones I know of, in roughly chronological order from oldest to newest release-date wise (I'll mostly be using the shorter titles but you'll be able to find them ^-^ These are just event stories not scout stories bt-dubs! I've only read the few I've mentioned on my blog but I'll try to point out ones that I think focus on multiple units!)

>> Judge! Black and White Duel >> King's Horseback Ride >> Dark Knight Halloween (Knights/UNDEAD/2wink? Idk.) >> Principal of Lake's Surface (Knights/ra*bits?) >> Knight's Starlight Festival >> Checkmate (this one hurts so good <3) >> Fleur de Lis >> Horror Night Halloween (Knights/Trickstar? Or at least just Izumi/Makoto stuff?) >> Requiem >> Canary Hall >> Next Door (Half Switch-centric too) >> Euthanasia (Ritsu!) >> Fragrance (Arashi!) >> Noir Niege (Kind of? I think it focuses on Ritsu and Rei primarily so I'd argue it's not really /Knights/ but Ritsu, but I thought I'd throw it in)