#since the first years after you rec'd it to me lmao

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Books of 2023. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez.

Currently reading! This has been languishing on the TBR for a While™ and came highly recommended by a bookstore coworker. I'm only a couple chapters in, so far, and the family tree is ~Messy~, but the prose is lyrical and lovely!

[diazisms]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @jdeanmorgan like....a good few days ago lol getting to it now <33

How many works do you have on ao3?

40. little known bia lore is that it used to be 41 but i archived a larry one shot i wrote sophomore year of high school before i started posting for shameless LMAO

What's your total ao3 word count?

338,716

What fandoms do you write for?

911 mainly!!! but i've also written for shameless (gallavich), IT (reddie), wednesday (wenclair), and a league of their own (jesslupe)

Top five fics by kudos:

#LAFDads (silliest thing ever so ofc it's my most popular), whenever you call me, i'll be there, call me by your name, i got all my sisters with me (which has actually gained so many kudos lately bc it keeps getting rec'd on twt lol), baby don't you know (you're my golden hour)

i did not know these were my top five lol

Do you respond to comments?

not as much as i'd like :( there really are only so many ways you can say thank you, but i do try!! especially when the fic is first posted. i just get so many that it gets overwhelming to keep up, but i appreciate all of it soooooo soso much i mean that i really do.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

probably some spec? i'm a "happy ending or bust" kinda guy tho idk if i have anything

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

well! all of them! but maybe i think i wanna merry you since it was them getting engaged at a christmas party. doesn't get fluffier than that ngl.

Do you get hate on fics?

i did on the first bucktommy fic i posted lol (after episode THREE btw because i have always seen the vision /lh)

Do you write smut?

yes!!

Craziest crossover:

never written one

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

i don't think so?

Have you ever had a fic translated?

i also don't think so

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

not really

All time favorite ship?

buddie and sterek!

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

i mourn parent trap fic daily but also this rivals to lovers choir director au i got about 40k into and never finished. rip durufle requiem one day i will love on you again.

What are your writing strengths?

my lit professor says i write good metaphors? which i'll agree with, i like the way i describe inner monologues.

What are your writing weaknesses?

smut in many ways but especially in the sense of "oh my god can the english language please pretty please come up with a new synonym for cock i can't do this."

also, i have a hard time writing dialogue that feels organic to me? i think the end result works out fine but it doesn't come immediately

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

i'm fluently bilingual and do switch between english and portuguese in conversation, so it does feel realistic for a character to do that, but it's down to personal taste when i like it or not

First fandom you wrote in?

well. phan.

Favorite fic you've written?

STRAIGHT EDDIE FWB YOU ARE SO LOVED BY ME!!!!!! wishing to be the friction it's my magnum opus. i almost called it my prima donna because those words are the same in my mind.

tagging @bucktommys @bibuddie @honestlydarkprincess @sibylsleaves i'm sure y'all have alrdy gotten tagged and done this or gotten tagged and ignore it but i have no memory of anything at all ever!!!!!!!!!

[astralpenguin]

MID YEAR BOOK FREAKOUT TAG

tagged by @its-tea-time-darling 💜💜💜

1. Best book you've read so far in 2024

so let them burn by kamilah cole

it's a jamaican-inspired fantasy following two girls: the chosen one and her older sister. except five years have passed since they helped liberate their country from oppression and it's turned out that the aftermath of war and child soliders and teen queens isn't quite so simple to navigate after all. then the chosen one's sister forms an unprecedented soul bond with a dragon and dragon-rider belonging to their old oppressors. the chosen one's gods tell her the only way to keep her people safe is to kill her sister, but both sisters care about each other way too much for killing each other to be an option.

if you like: siblings who'd burn the world for each other, dragons, soulmates who hear each other's thoughts, possession, gods who do not understand humans to the point that it causes Big Problems for everybody, and stories that explore what happens to the chosen one after the story is done, then you might like this book as well! also both sisters are queer (one is a lesbian and one is demi) so if you're looking for more queer books to read that aren't the same handful that always get rec'd first then here's one <3

2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2024

does the sunshine court count as a sequel? i'm gonna count it. that one. it's probably not Technically the best sequel i've read but it's added to the aftg brainworms that i've had for many years so

3. New release you haven't read yet but want to

dear wendy by ann zhao (two aroace uni students are enemies online due to their rival dating advice columns while becoming besties irl) and road to ruin by hana lee (bisexual polyamorous mad max fury road which also happens to have been written by a twitter mutual of mine)

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year

compound fracture by andrew joseph white!!! which i have an e-arc of and will be the next thing i read because i've delayed enough already

5. Biggest disappointment

wranglestone i had such high hopes for you but i have ended up with NOTHING nice to say except that the cover is pretty. don't read this book it's so terrible in every way and everyone involved in shortlisting it for an award should be ashamed of themselves

6. Biggest surprise

i've had the abyss surrounds us by emily skrutskie (and its sequel) sitting on my shelf for literal years and i finally picked them up a couple of months ago and they were excellent??? like it turns out they weren't getting hyped on booktube ~2017 just because they were sapphic ya sci-fi at a time when there was very little of that, but because they're also genuinely very very good, which was definitely a surprise to me. i was expecting to like them well enough, not to love them like i ended up!!

7. Favourite new author (debut or new to you)

i've read all three of zoe hana mikuta's books this year so let's go with her jksdfhgk her books are very cool, though the prose is often unnecessarily dense (she loooves her purple prose) which can make it a little hard to understand what's actually happening (which she leans into hard in her wonderland reimagining, to the point of near-incomprehensibility, which she gets away with solely because it's wonderland), but that clearly didn't annoy me too much seeing as i still read all her books lmao. something i really like about her books is the way that she centres platonic relationships and platonic love just as much as she does romantic relationships and romantic love, and also isn't afraid of letting the platonic relationships be just as toxic and fucked up as the romantic ones can be

8. Newest fictional crush

i don't get crushes on fictional characters

9. Newest favourite character

if i solely look at books i haven't mentioned yet, i also read interview with the vampire for the first time this year (i will get to the show At Some Point) and how anyone can read that book and not come away from it having a lot of Thoughts and Feelings about claudia i do not know

10. Book that made you cry

none, but i don't cry very easily

11. Book that made you happy

the garlic duology by bree paulsen!! they're cosy fantasy middle grade graphic novels about garlic, one of many vegetables that have been brought to life by a small town witch to help tend her garden, and how her life changes when a vampire moves in to a nearby empty castle

12. Favourite book to film adaptation that you've seen this year

my mother is OBSESSED with bullet train, and i do really like it as well, so whenever we're in the same place we tend to end up rewatching it. it slaps. don't watch it if you can't handle bloody scenes, death, or the threatened death of a child, but if you can handle those things then i very strongly recommend it

13. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)

sigh. wranglestone. though tbf some of the fairyloot books i got this year before i cancelled my subscription are gorgeous too

14. What books do you need to read by the end of the year

compound fracture for sure!!!!!! then i just really need to make some kind of a dent in my unread e-arc collection lmao

15. How many new books have you read so far

according to goodreads i have read 48 books so far in 2024

i'm gonna tag @itsthemxze even though tea tagged you already (ha get double tagged), @fili-is-gone, and anyone else who wants to do this!!

[wangxianficrecs]

Hey!! First of all thank you SO MUCH for this blog- literally been keeping me going during quarantine lmao your efforts are really appreciated ❤️ second of all, do you happen to know of a fic where wangxian are boyfriends in modern day and wwx decides to do a ‘call your boyfriend your husband’ tiktok challenge??? I read it a a few weeks ago I think but I can’t find it for the life of me!!

Why, thank you, Nonny #1!  And... no, that one doesn’t ring a bell.  Anyone know?  How about any of the following ones?

FOUND!  by @shamelesswngxian (what a hero)

You became my husband when I first laid my eyes on you by lanweiyingzhan

Summary:  Wei Wuxian quickly set his camera up on the dashboard, carefully hiding it behind the tissue box. Soon Lan Wangji returns with Wei Wuxian's drink. Handing it to Wei Wuxian, he put his seat belt on.

Let's start.

Wei Wuxian had already set a fake call countdown. All he had to do was see Lan Wangji’s flustered face. His phone rings after 10 seconds. Keeping his drink in the holder, Wei Wuxian says "Oh I'm getting a call!"

That was very stupid Wuxian, of course, you are getting a call. Stop making it so obvious! ------------------ Modern AU where Wei Wuxian tries the "Call your boyfriend Husband" Tik Tok Challenge on Lan Wangji.

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Nonny #2:  Can we ask you to find fics? If so, I’m looking for a demon slayer!au where wwx took nezuko’s role, jc and jyl were trying to save him. Thanks!

No, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this one.  Help me out, fam.

FOUND? Attempt the Impossible, Move Onwards by BlueAthena (G, 38k, JC & WWX & JYL, JC & LWJ, KNY au, angst, blood & violence, sibling love, JC centric, protective JC, demon WWX, demon slayer JC, minor character deaths)

FOUND? Turn Your Face Towards The Sun: series by  VANGOHS (G, 3k, JC & WWX & JYL, wangxian, KNY au, protective siblings, pre-relationship, WIP)  

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#3 is @spacevikingdeathstar:  Can I ask if you've seen a fic?

Its set during the war and WWX is having major anger management issues. Enter LWJ who - for some reason I can't remember - kisses him and WWX realizes sex is a great relaxant. They continue getting it on throughout the war and after - without ever actually taking about *feelings*. The war ends, the rescue of the Wen remnants happens, LWJ finds out about the lost core? And I very specifically remember a line from WWX "Did you just f*ck a golden core into me?!" (or something like that) because LWJ had been releasing his energy into WWX during "duel cultivation" automatically and it went to seed or something, giving him a little baby core he could cultivate and build upon.

I thought it was one of your recs but I can't find it. It was probably another work by one of your rec'd authors or a bookmark by them (if I like someone's work, I check out what THEY like as well, so....)

Help me, Wangxianficrecs, you're my only hope.

I KNOW I’ve read this one, and it’s on the tip of my tongue, but I just can’t....  I hate to let you down, Princess!

FOUND!  Nonny says it’s this (which I HAVEN’T read, it’s just on my list):

Overcome by thunderwear

E, 8k, wangxian

Summary:  “I don’t know if this technically counts as dual cultivation since I don’t have a core,” Wei Ying said as he lay sticky and sweaty, plastered to Lan Wangji’s side. “But it has to be in some way, right? That's why it helps so much.”This sent Lan Wangji’s heart into a series of complicated and unexpected flips.

Every time Wei Ying couldn't think past the resentful energy swirling though him, Lan Wangji helped him through it.

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Nonny #4:  I have been desperately looking for a fic I have read and I am about to go crazy because it seems like it did not exist lol I was hoping maybe you could help me. In this fic Sizhui is growing up so its post-canon before 13/16 years and he is counting days, literally fic counts days while he grows up and Wangji is doing his punishment seclusion for 3 years. I remember things like little Yuan spending allowed days with wangji but never long periods of times etc. Please help me! Love your blog <3 

Thanks, hon!  And sadly, I cannot help you with this one.  Perhaps someone else?

FOUND! @briapia95 says, “ Maybe nonny 4 is talking about the survival series ? Part 3, 4 and 5 deal with LWJ seclusion days while raising A-yuan and LWJ counts days. But it also is a Jiang Yanli lives AU so I don’t know if those are the ones they’re referring to.”

Survival by Jinko

E, 40k, wangxian, 16 works series in progress

Summary:  Jiang YanLi didn't die on the battlefield.

Wei WuXian still did.

Jiang YanLi reminds Lan WangJi that he has a son and a nephew he can't abandon as he mourns.

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#5 is @fqacoddly:   Hi! Maybe a long shot but I was wondering if you'd know of a WWX-JC reconciliation fic... There's a scene where WWX and JC are discussing the flight from Koi Tower, and JC explained that nobody approached because they were all scared of LWJ, which stuck in my memory because I always found it hilarious that they all just paused on the stairs to let them speak, though I do love the scene. I think there was wedding planning as well. Appreciate your time for reading this anyway, and all the recs!

Aw, my pleasure, sweetie.  But I don’t know this one (I don’t think).  Readers?

NOT FOUND!

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Nonny #6:  Hi! I’m looking for a fic I read a while ago but forgot the name! The fic is pretty much a collection of scenes where the author rewrote the dubcon scenes. It’s definitely Mature rated but I’m can’t remember the exact rating. This would be most helpful if you or anyone in the notes knew which fic I’m talking about. 

I don’t know this one, but I’m sure someone else does?

FOUND! by @handbasketofdreams AND @scifikimmi

when it feels like this by wangwxian

E, 23k, wangxian

Summary:  "Lan Zhan..." he whispered quietly, and Lan WangJi's grip on his wrist seemed to falter. He took the chance to get free from his hold and twist the water out of the cloth. "What do you want me to do, Lan Zhan?"

Lan WangJi's gaze drifted down Wei WuXian's body slowly, "Bathe."

Wei WuXian, "Do you really want me to bathe with you?"

Lan WangJi, "Mn."

Wei WuXian couldn't speak for a while, playing with the piece of cloth in his hands. He wanted to go in, too, more than he could ever think he would. But he didn't trust his body to stay calm in this kind of situation with Lan WangJi. He shook his head 'no' again. "When you're sober, if you want to bathe with me again, we will. But not tonight."

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Five novel spin-off chapters that exclude the "dub" from the "dubcon", for the fellow CQLers who feel a bit uncomfortable reading dubcon content.

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Nonny #7:  hiiii, i'm trying to find a fic where the sects decided to summon wwx using mxy's body but the big reveal is wwx never died and he's immortal. so they use him to fight in this big war and wwx is really powerful and violent. also he's immortal because he's been waiting for the reincarnation of lwj. can you help? it was ao3 

grrr, I’m subscribed to this WIP, I know, and LOVED the first bit, but I can’t find it.

FOUND!  It’s finished and I had bookmarked it and everything, derp.  Thank you @oneringtorulethem!

Old Foreshadows by protos_metazu_ison

M, 15k, wangxian [my bookmark here]

Summary:  The young man leaned forward, elbow on a propped up knee. “You are all respectable cultivators,” he said in a lilting tone even as the veritable army below pointed their swords at him. “Was this really the best way you could think of to get my attention?”

With the threat of the Wen sect looming, the other major sects decide to summon the aid of a man they’d killed centuries ago: the Yiling Patriarch, Wei Wuxian.

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Nonny #8:  hello I'm trying to find a fic where lwj is an immortal and wwx is reincarnated hundreds of years later as an artist and he takes pictures of lwj, it was a very soft read and I could use some some of that right now can you maybe help me? thank you 

FOUND!  I know this one!  Someone recced it to me recently:

the recluse at the end of the moonlit path by b_ofdale

T, 29k, wangxian [my bookmark here]

Summary:  Wei Wuxian died twice.

Hundreds of years later, Wei Ying, a young artist in search of escape and inspiration comes to Gusu. There, he meets a mysterious recluse—a mysterious recluse who, unbeknownst to Wei Ying, has been waiting for him for a long, long time.

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Nonny #9:   Hi, so I've been searching for a specific fanfic for weeks now and I just can't find it. I think it's supposed to be post canon. The premise is that lwj was cursed and after he was cured, he wasn't in love with wwx anymore? Kinda second chance-ish. I hope somebody knows the name bc it's driving me slowly insane. I appreciate your help, thanks!

Oh, that sounds vaguely familiar.  Hmmm...

FOUND! By @mondengel

tonight i can write the saddest lines by sarahyyy

G, 4k, wangxian [my post here]

Summary:  They tell him that he’s been cursed.

They tell him that they will look through the scrolls in the library to find a way to undo it.

Some of the elders offer that it might not be a bad thing that he’s forgotten, if all he has forgotten is Wei Wuxian.

Nobody tells him who Wei Wuxian is.

Lan Wangji thinks he can guess.