#tags for this fic are 'mutual pining' 'case fic' and 'sheep'

[leupagus]

Title: Imminent, Soon, Later Writer: leupagus Fandom: Broadchurch Wordcount: 15K Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Summary: "You all right?" she asks, not really listening to whatever grunt he makes in acknowledgement. His stubble has got tidied up, his neck shaved so that it all looks like a halfway respectable beard. He's wearing a grey suit with a darker grey button-up she's never seen before, but it doesn't look fresh, exactly. It almost seems like— 

"No," she says, suspicion growing along with her grin as she watches him blush. It's a comprehensive one: starts at his neck — more visible now — and goes clear up to his hairline. His very messy hairline, even messier than usual. "Really?"

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

I’ve never done my own fic rec post before but I’m feeling inspired seeing more and more people do this. Also, I’m so slow and usually weeks behind what everyone else is reading but I’ve read some new stuff recently so let’s go!

We Still Bloom Complete, 18k, Rated T by @artsyunderstudy

I am a sucker for Hanahaki fics (the angst! The pain! The perceived unrequited love! The ticking clock!) and this one does not disappoint. Set within those awful doubting weeks of WS/AWTWB and sprinkled with plenty of past memories and present action, this author really lets you sit with that sorrow and uncertainty. Plus FANTASTIC art! What more could you want?

The Beautiful Game WIP, currently 8k, Rated T by @fatalfangirl

This fic is composed of anecdotes of Simon and Baz playing football over the years but football is merely a lens to view the progression of their relationship. It’s canon compliant and fits so seamlessly with the events surrounding it. The WS chapter, for example, packs a punch in a few hundred words. It will have you sobbing, squealing, sighing and laughing as the chapters take you through the best (and worst) of their relationship. But through it all they have football. Need I say more?

This Is Your Place, Complete, 19k, Rated M by @cutestkilla This fic was written for @carryonprompts fest (along with the two above!) and answered the question: how would things have differed if Baz came back to his room after the Open sesame incident to find Simon, tits out, bloody and without his cross? This author took the prompt in a a sexy but also tender and angsty direction. A lovely get together written by a very talented writer.

Speaking of, I’m gonna jump back to @cutestkilla’s first fic because she just posted this great meta about what informed her version of the Humdrum from canon, which got me thinking about how What’s Left is still one of my favorite fics of all time so if you haven’t read this fic about what if Simon really died in the White Chapel and the Humdrum (Sid, my beloved) was left, how might he and Baz take on the Mage? It’s so creative, funny, sweet and heartfelt and (despite the way the premise sounds) will leave you fulfilled in a way you never knew you needed to be.

Ready or Not WIP, currently 5k, Rated E by @bookish-bogwitch

Another Carry On Prompts Fest fic that I am OBSESSED with. It’s a Watford era magickal mishap (my fave, it should be a proper tag!) in which Simon accidentally spells Baz to spontaneously orgasm without warning several times a day. This story is both hilarious and so sexy and the end of chapter 1 leaves us with a delightful twist. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Stress Management WIP currently 22k, rated M by @whogaveyoupermission

Normal AU, later in life get together in which social worker!Simon tried to manage his stress by attending a barre class taught by none other than his former classmate Baz. This fic is so sweet and sexy you will be screeching for them to get together by the end of the first chapter. And yet this author is building their mutual pining so, so well. Bonus content includes Baz in all sorts of sexy barre instructor outfits that you won’t want to miss!

Phew! If your like me, and have a to be read list a mile long and you don’t know what to start with, do yourself a favor and check out any of these gems that sound interesting. I promise, they will not disappoint! Thank you for the tags today @martsonmars @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @cutestkilla @facewithoutheart @fatalfangirl @larkral @bookish-bogwitch @nightimedreamersworld @whogaveyoupermission @johnwgrey @confused-bi-queer @artsyunderstudy @palimpsessed @moodandmist @creepyspice @ivelovedhimthroughworse y’all are working on some fantastic stuff!

Tagging a few more people in case you want to spread the word on these awesome fics or share some words (or recs!) of your own @whatevertheweather @captain-aralias @takitalks @toonysart @messofthejess @ionlydrinkhotwater @aristocratic-otter @prettylightsbigcity @castawaypitch @yeonjunenby @erzbethluna @hushed-chorus @stardustasincocaine @frjsti @toonysart @forabeatofadrum @raenestee @yellobb @bazzybelle @gekkoinapeartree @ic3-que3n @tea-brigade

Also, if you’ve read this far and want to check out chapter 4 of Depth of Reason, it’s out now, with more lovely art by @toonysart

[thebooktopus]

Day Eleven: Mutual Pining

Trying New Things by @doyouwanttoseeabug E // 76K // Drarry & multiple other side pairings!!

🎓 ensemble university fic - genuinely funny & sweet, lots of great pairings and dialogue: "Weeks later, when asked about Blaise’s 'Balls-Out End of Term Extravaganza,' Hermione would compare it to a Rube Goldberg machine. She would then flip a middle finger up at Blaise as he told her not to compare his ‘devastating night of romance to any Muggle crap,’ and explain that a Goldberg was a machine designed to do a simple task in an extraordinary complex chain of cause and effect – balls rolling along shelves to drop into buckets to lift up pulleys to spray water on delicately balanced scales. She would show them a video, which Harry had to admit was pretty funny. Blaise would complain that she could have just used a chain of dominoes as her metaphor, and why did she always have to make everything so unnecessarily complicated?"

Just A Phone Call Away by @cavendishbutterfly M // 3K // Drarry

🛁 sometimes talking about sex can be as hot as the act itself. A+++ banter, winding each other up, chef's kiss to this whole fic: "Draco’s fingers were lithe, his touch soft. Harry stared up at the ceiling as Draco made calming circles on his scalp with the washing potion, working a light lather into Harry’s hair. Harry had always loved the way it smelled—delicate and fresh, like young blossoms and mild tea. He’d been bowled over when he’d first received the potions last Christmas—alone in Grimmauld opening presents before Flooing to the Weasleys—and realized that Draco was caring for him as one of his own."

Technically by @thealmostrhetoricalquestion M // 5K // Jeddy (James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin)

👀 my favorite pair for mutual pining! James shows up to Teddy's in grey joggers, enough said: "It’s a bit of a mess. Teddy’s heart, and the garden. He’s been so focused on getting the inside of the house liveable that he’s completely neglected the garden ever since he moved in. It’s wild, overgrown with tangled weeds and snapping flowers. Bees and butterflies settle on flat petals, and waxy leaves hang from the tree, which hangs over the low wall and douses a plot of earth in shade. And he’s been so focused on not focusing on James that he’s forgotten how little it takes for him to fall even deeper in love."

Where in the World is Draco Malfoy? by @anaxandria-writes M // 18K // Drarry

💼 really fun case fic, starring our favorite blonde as a sheep in wolf's clothing. ensemble cast, pining Harry, so many great lines: "He could have sworn that he recognised the platinum blond hair and lean torso that led to a narrow waist and firm arse. Harry wasn’t sure if he could identify any other arse in the world, but either way, the DMLE definitely didn’t accept identification-by-arse. Although Harry trusted his instinct, what were the chances they’d both be in Egypt at the same time? By the time he chose to follow the mystery man, it was too late."

For more info on my New Year's Rec-olutions for January, check out this post. Tomorrow's tag will be "Accidental Voyeurism."

[curlyy-hair-dont-care]

♣️♦️Wizards Hearts Rec List!❤️♠️

Here’s one more rec list for the wonderful fics I read as part of @gameofdrarry​ Wizards Hearts 🌟

These are based on the tropes from the ♦️Diamond♦️ suit. Hope you enjoy!

So many good fics and amazing authors...real gems ♦️ ! 💞💐🌸🌟

*Please always check the tags

Contents Under Pressure

Author: MaesMora | @maesmora

Rating: Teen and up

Word Count: 2076

Trope: Party games

Summary: Party games are stupid and a waste of time. Until they're not.

Rec Notes: I love 8th year fics, especially when they involve party games like 7 minutes in heaven to get our oblivious boys together! And I love that in this story, Hufflepuffs throw the best parties and boy was that last one Pansy went to a wild one! There are some amazing characterizations, there’s flushed, wide eyed Draco and protective Harry. Definitely worth a read.

Feathered Deception

Author: kcstories | @kcstories

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 11.7k

Trope: Animagus

Summary: A few years after the war, Draco finds a wounded eagle on the Manor's grounds and his solitary existence takes an unexpected turn.

Rec Notes: Harry and Draco are both so affected by the war and the writing conveys it very well. Harry's animagus is a beautiful black eagle and the way Draco comes into contact with Harry's animagus is such an interesting plot. Millicent plays an interesting role in the fic and Draco is so kind with the bird, showing a whole different aspect of his personality. 

 Back in Town

Author: jamesilver | @jamesilver

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 50.7k (WIP)

Trope: Professor(s) 

Summary: Holy fucking mother of Merlin. Harry was aware that he was sitting with both of his arms out and his eyes wide, staring off into the distance like he was absolute batshit high but this was a game changer. This was a bring-the-train-to-a-full-stop kind of situation because that was the most unbelievable realization that Harry had made ever since he learned he was a fucking wizard. He had a crush on Draco Malfoy. Actually, not only does he have a crush on Draco Malfoy, but he was fairly certain that he had a crush on Draco Malfoy when they were back at Hogwarts. And by that he meant at least third year. At least. Bisexuality. What an amazing gig.

Rec Notes: This is a really sweet, heartwarming story about these boys, how they become Hogwarts professors and have reservations about being good professors. Draco is head of Slytherin, Harry for Gryffindor and Neville for Ravenclaw. There are some tough topics that are handled well; but also a lot of cute couple-y stuff like making curriculums together and paper grading dates!

 Saint (gift four)

Author: crazyparakiss 

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 5300

Trope: Memory Loss (Mind the tags plz)

Summary: Draco is not good at Cards Against Humanity, but Harry’s not good at being human, so it all works out. Except for the explosions. And Harry’s inability to live when Draco’s not around. The one with Beirut and video games.

Rec Notes: This is one of my fav fics. The first paragraph is so ominous but it really sets the mood for the story to come. There’s Ron Draco bonding and Ron is written so well. Imagine your spouse forgetting you but also hating you! Ooof Darco is in such a hard position and it’s written so well! The dialogues are so poignant, the writing realistic when Draco has to deal with all the kids and Harry’s turmoil. This story had reduced me to a crying blubbering mess... i loved it!💛💛❤️❤️

 Peeking behind the Curtain

Author: calrissian18 

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 23.4k

Trope: Mutual pining

Summary: Draco sees things he really, really wishes he didn't. If only to get out of all the homework that comes with it.

Rec Notes: Draco is a seer, which is such a fresh concept. There is also Draco- Ron friendship and a lil bit of a Charlie/Draco. Ron is such an MVP in this story! I'd wish Charlie/Draco end up together, if only I wasn't so invested in our oblivious, pining idiots here. Aaaahhh, which brings me to the mutual pining.... oh boy, it's exquisite! If only the stupid boys communicated instead of hurting and pushing each other away and then moping! Oh but when they do decide to communicate...wow. (Thank you Ron) Both their declarations are so emotional, raw and full of turmoil, truth and pain. The writing is GORGEOUS!!!💛

 Impervius

Author: ravenclawsquill | @ravenclawsquill

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 10.9k

Trope: Cursed objects

Summary: Harry and Draco are working together on a case in the beautiful English Lake District. Or, it would be beautiful if only it would stop raining. Fortunately, Harry has an umbrella. Unfortunately, it's pink and frilly, and Draco would rather die than share it with him. Featuring a cursed cave, endless bickering and a pesky flock of sheep.

Rec Notes: I like the tension between the two of them especially outside the cursed cave. Their dialogues are so sharp and fun. It's a delightful story and there are sheep and they are hilarious! 

 Against All Odds

Author: momatu 

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 53.8k

Trope: Quidditch Player!Harry

Summary: Beauxbatons is hosting the first ever Quidditch Summer School for children from all over Europe, and Harry has promised to enroll Teddy as his birthday present. Meanwhile, Draco is stuck in his office, putting together the first ever Quidditch Summer School for children from all over Europe during, when he should be enjoying summer holidays.

Rec Notes: This is such a lovely fic. I love the dash of French, it adds to the authenticity of the story. Paris is portrayed. Draco and Harry's relationship progresses so sweetly and all their interactions with the children at the Quidditch camp are gorgeous.

 A Tale of Woo

Author: Veritas03 

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 25.3k

Trope: Soulmates

Summary: Harry’s a bit of a mess, despite a successful Quidditch career. Draco’s not too much of a mess, but believes his life is as good as it’s likely to get. Both want something more. Fate is going to help them out with that.

Rec Notes: There are a lot of things I loved about this fic! The story is really intricate, with lovely little details. I loved the focus on Hogsmeade for one. And the mystery of Hengist hall. Their feelings, emotions and the communication through the bond are all explained very well. As is the trouble they have settling in, their fears and insecurities and love. I loved the mental as well as verbal back and forth between them, it's very unique to their bond and this story. 💜

  Happy reading!!!  💜

 (Do let me know if you spot any mistakes... Tumblr mobile likes being difficult sometimes)

[selfship-sideblog]

Self insert

So I think it's time I make a proper self insert, or at least try to. I didn't want to make a post for her from the beginning because I hadn't settled on many things and changing stuff up constantly. But now I think I'm mostly decided on everything. I'll update this post if I feel like I want to change her appearance or story more, but that's unlikely to be anytime soon.

Now let's get into it!

🦄 In general about her:

Her clothes may change depending on the show (or my mood tbh lol) but again, it's unlikely. Her personality isn't really set in stone and depending on the source it will be a little different, but this is to get a feel for it.

She also usually has a shoulder bag with her, but I kind of forgot about it.

She’s very similar to me and that’s why sometimes I use “I” for her.

(Under the cut for details for each source because this got a little long lol)

🦄 For specific sources:

💜 Ninjago

She is a college student (18yr old) in Ninjago city and is also a fanfic writer. She mainly writes for the Starfarer comic series. There’s one reader that always likes and comments on her fics and so they’ve gotten rather close over the internet. They meet at a convention irl and then she finds out he's Lloyd Garmadon, the green ninja. Later the ninja get thrown out of the monestary by Sensei Wu to "get a feel for a normal life". With nowhere to stay Lloyd asks his new friend for help. She let's them crash at her place for a while until they manage to get an apartment and jobs.

Mostly funny shenanigans from there on, nothing much happening lol.

This takes place after season two with minor adjustments like their age (although there are no official ones and I always felt like they never grew, like they stayed teenagers throughout the years lol) making them all around 17 or 18. As much as I love the canon I can't properly fit Diana in there so it will mostly go through it's own path, although I may keep some things from canon. And I may or may not make her a ninja later (a non-elemental one).

I also have an AU for this and it’s completely different from canon. It’s sort of a Youtuber AU or something like that. Like a group of young adults living in the same house and may or may not share a channel where they post all kinds of silly videos and stuff. Idk it just sounds so fun!

It's mostly slowburn and oblivious mutual pining between Diana and Lloyd. My selfship with him is pretty simple, fluffy and fun all around, just doing stuff, geeks being geeks and all. I don't want to add angst here because this is more of a comfort ship because it all started with him and it just reminds me of happy times when I first started selfshipping.

💜 Voltron:

I wanted to make two s/is for Voltron, one human and one Galra, however I couldn't design Demira (the Galra one) and so for now it's just an insight about her personality and relationship with Keith and other characters. When I do manage to properly make her I'll update this post to add the image.

Keith:

Demira is a half-Galra, a member of the Blades of Marmora. She got recruited shortly after her younger brother's death. Her missions are usually infiltration. Keith is often partnered up with her at the beginning. Their interactions start of a little awkward but they both start getting interest in the other's culture and soon start getting along. Demira with some of the other blade members are like their own small family and Keith slowly starts feeling like he belongs with them.

Their meeting is in season 3 I believe, when Keith officially joined the Blades, and their relationship develops until Keith leaves for the mission to find Krolia. It gets kind of complicated after this because he was gone for a long while and then the journey back to Earth. (I don't know how anything played out during seasons 7 & 8 so until I understand that part will be overlooked).

This pairing is more angsty since both of them are dealing with personal demons but is still wholesome.

(Also if you couldn’t tell I love the Dads of Mamora trope in voltron fics so I had to include it lol).

Lotor:

Diana is a young adult (idk how old, idc at this point lol), who has a stable job as a software developer. Life’s pretty normal. Until a space shuttle drops from the sky in the forest near her house. Obviously she goes to check it out and what does she find? A crashed space ship. What comes out of the crashed space ship? A tall, drop dead gorgeous purple alien! Unfortunately he is injured so she decides to help him. The only thing she can do tho is watch as he patches himself up because he refused to let unknown substances touch him. But he has no other choice but to trust the girl who found him. He starts learning about Earth and tries to blend in with humans.

This is set in an au without Voltron. Lotor is still the Prince of the Galra, but nothing else of canon is here. I imagine him being a curious guy and wanting to explore which brings him to Earth. I’m kind of unsure how I’d want everything to go from there, but I just wanted a normal alien/human romance if that makes sense.

💜 Death Note:

Diana is a college dropout this time, but has quite a lot of knowledge about technology and coding. She tries a lot of things and goes in different places. For some time she was very interested in true crime stories and of course found out about L. Somehow she managed to hack into his computer and decides to mess with him by suddenly closing his programs, misplacing his documents, annoying but harmless stuff. Ofc if anything L has tape on his camera, so she still doesn't know how he looks like. One time she wants to talk to him and she does through the notepad program. Most of their pre-relationship interactions are through Notepad and talking about unimportant stuff. When a difficult case comes up involving a computer virus L decides that he needs to take precautionary measures, aka secure his computer. And who better is for a job like that than the person who managed to hack into it in the first place. He only reveals himself to her really late when he decides he can trust her.

That was a little long lol.

Honestly this probably doesn't even make sense, but I don't care. I'm not much for mysteries and the stuff, I just want a nonsensical plot and a good time with L.

I just see them as really opposite but in a way that they have the thing the other lacks. Diana is more carefree and energetic, bringing L with her for different activities she is trying out, trying to make him experience life differently. L on the other hand is more serious and secretive, making Diana grounded on the matter at hand and become more cautious. I just see them developing a little while having fun. Sure, that fun is sometimes late night car rider and sometimes running for their lives from the killer.

This is obviously pre-canon and once we get into the canon timeline things will get more serious and sad but we're not talking about that.

💜 Bungou Stary Dogs:

Diana is best friends with Chuuya. They got close during their time with the Sheep and when Diana refused to betray Chuuya the way the others did they've stuck with each other ever since. Ofc that means she also got in the Port Mafia because of her ties with Chuuya and having an ability didn't hurt either (even if it was a little weak compared to the rest). She has the ability to control light, but she has to have a source from where the light is coming from. However she can use the heat from certain sources like sunlight, fire, candles, but the more damadge she wants to do the more energy she uses up. She is with the Black Lizard and is somewhat an assassin like Gin, and is friends with them. Even though she knows of Dazai and Akutagawa she isn't friends with them, but instead knows of the former from Chuuya (they are partners after all) and the latter from Gin. After Dazai left, Akutagawa starts training under Chuuya. They become friends and from that Akutagawa becomes friends with Diana. They become a somewhat weird trio but they are very tight and wouldn't trade it for a thing.

Honestly I love thinking of this ship mostly during post Dark Era but pre-canon. It just has the time to develop better. Once the canon timeline starts it kind of becomes a mess with some complications and ofc angst, but it still works out in the end.

Something like Gin, Diana has a different outfit for when she’s on the job, darker colors and all, but otherwise she has a softer style (sometimes looking like a mom lol)

The reason for her non-Japanese name is that both her parents are from Europe, but live in Japan.

(Pls help, I still don't have a tag for this ship)

💜 Harry Potter:

I’m kind of all over the place with this one tbh lol. At first I wanted a sweet Hufflepuff girl, maybe a half-blood, but then I got an idea for a squib s/i and I haven’t been able lot go of it. So for now I’m not going to give any details (because frankly there aren’t any lol), but if I ever need to answer an ask or to explain things about this ship I’m going with whatever background I feel like atm.

💜 Bakugan Battle Planet:

Also kind of unsure about this one, especially since idk if Magnus is a platonic or romantic f/o (kind of leaning towards platonic as of now tho). I haven’t caught up with the show either so when I do, I’ll probably make an insert then.