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[umilily]

i'm home, so i'm finally back to terrorising your dashboards again 😎

[bionic-buckyb]

In celebration of my 8k milestone, I’ve decided to host another writing challenge!

* credit to @bithors for the lovely graphic ♥

✿ Rules and prompts under the cut:

✪ Must be following me (@bionic-buckyb) to participate. However, new writer or experienced writer - all are welcome. ✪ Your fic can be anywhere from 500 words on. No word limit really. Write what you feel. You can write a drabble, one shot, or series. Whatever you want! ✪ Your fic must include angst of some kind. You can write it full on make me cry angst, angst with a happy ending, angst to fluff, angst to smut, whatever you want. Sue me, I like to be sad and then happy. ✪ If you write smut in your fic, please either mark it as sensitive or include 18+ in the fic. ✪ If there are any triggering subjects in your fic, please add it in the warnings. ✪ You may pick any character from the Marvel Universe. ✪ Must be a reader insert (ex: Bucky x reader) ✪ Your prompt must be incorporated in the fic. ✪ Please send me an ask only with the number of the prompt you want, and the character you wish to write for. Please also pick a back up, in case yours has been chosen. ✪ Please tag me in your fic when completed, so I can read it! ☺ ✪ Please use #kaits8kangstchallenge in your tags, in case I do not get your notification. ✪ PLEASE USE THE ‘KEEP READING’ FEATURE. ✪ If I do not like your fic within 24 hours of posting, please poke me with a stick! I will be reblogging everyone’s entries. ✪ Your entry will be due Thursday, July 12th (my birthday!). If you need an extension or to drop out, I understand how life is. However, please let me know up to 48 hours ahead of time if possible.

And now for the prompts…

1. “You look like you’re going to punch me.” “I was actually going to kiss you, but if you’re into that sort of thing then I’m out.” ( @ksgeekgirl - Steve x Reader )

2. “Do you think things would be different?” “How so?” ( @abovecitylights - Bucky x Reader ) ( @hellomissmabel - Bucky x Reader )

3. “I mean, if we hadn’t met at a strip club...” ( @lordsexmachine - Sam x Reader )

4. “Your legs bleeding.” “Oh really? I hadn’t noticed that half of my goddamned blood was flowing out of my leg, but thanks for letting me know.” ( @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan - Bucky x Reader ) ( @stopitchris - Steve x Reader )

5. “Can we start over?” “From where? We were doomed from the beginning.” ( @afangirlrambles - Bucky x Reader ) ( @eyecandybarnes - Bucky x Reader )

6. “This isn’t a conversation we should be having.” “Please, I just need to know your answer.” ( @literatec - Bucky x Reader ) ( @wanderlustingandwandering - Stucky x Reader )

7. “Trying and look at it from his point of view, he lost his brother!” “And I lost my boyfriend!” ( @ manyxmalereaders - Loki x Reader )

8. “Don’t act like this doesn’t hurt you.” “It’s tearing me apart, but I’d rather fake it until the end.” ( @neithsarrow - Bucky x Reader ) ( @barnesrogersvstheworld - Steve x Reader )

9. “How many times has it come to this?” “You knew I was never good at maths, don’t test me.” ( @evanstarff - Bucky x Reader ) ( @teamcap4bucky - Clint x Reader )

10. “Your attitude in this situation is despicable.” “I know, it’s because I’m done with your shit.” ( @oriona75 - Bucky x Reader) ( @captain-rogers-beard - Bucky x Reader)

11. “Are you going to leave me?” “You know that neither us want that.” ( @wintersire - Bucky x Reader )

12. “Don’t be mad at me! I wasn’t the one that killed her, you were-” “Oh so this is my fault? I don’t think so…”

13. “How are you doing?” “I feel like there might be more pressing matters right now.” ( @regulusirius - Bucky x Reader )

14. “Don’t kiss me.” “W-why not? I waited all day for you.” ( @abovethesmokestacks - Bucky x Reader )

15. “How am I supposed to look at you the same way?” “Someone literally just died and that’s what you’re thinking about?” ( @ fandom-and-feminism - Loki x Reader )

16. “Not now, I’m serious, not now.” “B-but you said ‘tomorrow’ yesterday.” ( @50-owls-in-a-trenchcoat - Tony x Reader ) ( @minarawr - Bucky x Reader )

17. “I miss you.” “Don’t lie, I know she’s with you.” ( @cate-lynne - Sam x Reader )

18. “Are you going to break my heart again?” “I can’t promise anything.” ( @whiskeybucky - Steve x Reader )

19. “What did I tell you?” “You said that I should hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.” ( @thats-what-i-call-british - Dr Strange x Reader )

20. “I love you.” “I don’t care anymore.” ( @oneshot-shit - Bucky x Reader )

21. “You look like you’ve been through hell and back.” “It’s actually called getting drunk, but you wouldn’t know what ‘fun’ was even if it slapped you in the face.” ( @headinthe-fridge ) ( @littlemissevilsunshine - Peter Parker x Reader )

22. “We should get you home.” “Well, that doesn’t sound very fun or likely.” ( @caddylove - Steve x Reader)

23. “Tell me you didn’t do it. Please say it wasn’t you.” “In your very words, ‘lying never did anyone any good.’” ( @buckthegrump-main - Steve x Reader ) ( @sebseyesandbuckysthighs - Steve x Reader )

24. “Let’s end this.” “Oh, I thought you were going to ask about the pregnancy test I left this morning.” ( @latin-lover01 - Bucky x Reader )

25. “You should think things through before you say them aloud.” “Where’s the fun in that?” ( @justsomebucky - Bucky x Reader )

26. “Did you think we were going to have sex?” “I’m optimistic, okay?” ( @healingbarnes - Bucky x Reader )

27. “You could’ve just told me.” “And risked my social status? I think I’d rather die, thank you.”

28. “What time?” “Wow, how romantic, I love my girlfriend and our fun dates.”

29. “I don’t want to be dramatic-” “I can tell you right now that you are physically incapable of not being dramatic, so continue.” ( @fabicchi - Steve x Reader )

30. “Can we get coffee?” “Is this a date or is it because you’ll end up strangling someone if you don’t get caffeine in your system.” “I shouldn’t have asked.” ( @sunriserose1023 - Steve x Reader )

31. “… and then he came up up to me and kissed me until I was-” “I’m going to have to tell you to shut up now.” ( @captainrogerss - Steve x Reader)

32. “Where is it? I haven’t lost it, I haven’t.” “I think that means you have. By chance, it wasn’t this that you were looking for?” ( @avengerofyourheart - Bucky x Reader)

33. “Stop being seductive.” “I was being myself, but okay.” ( @areyoureadyforsomemeatballz - Steve x Reader )

34. “We should do this again sometime!” “I would honestly rather do anything other than that again.” ( @hashtagswaghashtagblessed - Tony x Reader )

35. “You drank it?!” “Yes, it was quite delicious, did you know?” ( @smile-my-bean - Thor x Reader )

36. “Can you just act normal for this evening. It’s all I’ll ask of you.” “You’re asking for a lot then.” ( @bithors - Steve x Reader )

37. “You need to stop yelling at inanimate objects.” “And you need to stop telling me how to live my life, but things never go as we want.” ( @marvelavengings - Tony x Reader )

38. “I haven’t got laid in like forever.” “Oh sorry, did I look like I was offering? Because I’m most certainly not.” ( @fadingcoast - Loki x Reader )

39. “You look like you’re going to cry.” “Well that’s killed the mood.” ( @actual-bucky-barnes-trash - Bucky x Reader )

40. “We’ve been driving for hours, are we nearly there yet?” “I would honestly like to tell you something other than ‘no’, but life is cruel.” ( @ptvkenzie - Natasha x Reader )

41. “Are you going to kill me?” “Oh, darling, if that’s what you want to call love, then, yes.” ( @vibraniom - Loki x Reader )

42. “Just calm down, things will be fine.” “My husband is being held at gunpoint and you think now is a suitable time to tell me to calm down.” ( @sprinkleofhappinessuniverse - Bucky x Reader )

43. “I hope you don’t think that we all act like this.” “There’s more than just you? Jesus.” ( @foreverbeingthunderbuddy - Bucky x Reader )

44. “You could try and sleep it off?” “I don’t think that will change the fact that I’m carrying your child, sorry.” ( @awkward-walking-potato - Loki x Reader ) ( @softhairbarnes - Bucky x Reader )

45. “I think your going to end up getting hurt.” “I know. I’m used to it now, it’s fine.” ( @docharleythegeekqueen - Steve x Reader ) ( @broadwayandnetflix - Bucky x Reader )

46. “You set the kitchen on fire?!” ”Just a little, but it means we can start the remodeling sooner, right?” ( @lokillaway - Bucky x Reader ) ( @acreativelydifferntlove - Thor x Reader )

47. “I’m just tired.” “That’s understandable. Go and sleep, I’ll sort everything out.” ( @beccaanne814 - Bucky x Reader )

48. “This isn’t something urgent, but please know that I love you and always will, okay?” “No, no, no, this is not happening. Stop it. Stop it!” ( @heartforstan - Bucky x Reader ) ( @hoshijoo - Peter Parker x Reader )

49. “It’s not fair. You keep this up and I just might-” “You ‘just might’ what? Leave me? Hurt me? You’ve done it all.” ( @howlingbarnes - Frank Castle x Reader)

50. “Give me a kiss before you go.” “I know this is all for show, but do we really have to be so bloody domestic.” ( @sebbytrash ) ( @ican-do-this-all-day - Loki x Reader)

51. “Can you give me a massage?” “No, because you moan really loud and our neighbors think we’re having sex.” ( @jadewritings - Deadpool x Reader )

And that’s all folks!

I hope everyone likes the prompts and, most importantly, have fun writing! PS - If you cannot participate, would you mind signal boosting? Thank you, and thank you so much for 8k! ♥

[satanicchristiancult]

I posted 394 times in 2021

202 posts created (51%)

192 posts reblogged (49%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 1.0 posts.

I added 622 tags in 2021

#mori writes - 209 posts

#scc - 127 posts

#mori’s reblogs - 103 posts

#mori is a mood - 45 posts

#arawn writes - 44 posts

#mori’s fanfic rambles - 31 posts

#tw swearing - 21 posts

#tw caps - 15 posts

#swearing tw - 14 posts

#tw capital letters - 13 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#shoutout to whoever wrote that one wattpad fic about jesus/lucifer that said that they’d go into surgery in a couple of days and we haven’t

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

PSon got canceled and nobody thought to tell me?!?! GOD DAMNIT!!! I AM LITERALLY SPAMING MOCH AND ARAWN BECAUSE I WONT ACCEPT THIS! THEY ARE MY CHILDREN, THEY ARE MY FAMILY, I WONT LET THEM GO! FUCK. NO!!

-Mori

12 notes • Posted 2021-05-17 22:21:41 GMT

#4

Started watching Prodigal Son, WOOOO! /g. Just remembered that I have no idea how to spell, spent 8 minutes trying to spell the name of the show until I finally gave up and just looked up “Son” while hoping that Soap2day had any idea of what I was looking for.

Can we appreciate the fact that I’m watching this for the fanfic and for the whump?

I adopted Malcolm as my son within the first five minutes into the first episode, and his sister the moment in which she appeared. I can’t wait to see all of this show!

Ps: I now have to think for a new tag for this show, my posts for Criminal Minds have its own tag (#Mori learning to be a serial killer), but I think that I’ll use that one for all my posts about crime shows and real murders. Now I need to find TWO (2) new tags! Great! :D /s

-Mori

13 notes • Posted 2021-04-05 00:44:24 GMT

#3

I am kinda like a middleman between the Anti Bakugou side of the fandom and the Bakugou fans. I can sometimes absolutely hate him for everything he’s done, and 5 hours later I’ll be happy to see that he improved as a person, but 10 minutes later I’ll come to the conclusion that it was all bullshit and he hasn’t changed at all. Honestly, I don’t know which side I’m on.

-Mori

16 notes • Posted 2021-08-05 22:50:56 GMT

#2

Is there a way to make the government see how fucked up the school systems are? /gen. I mean, we sit infront of a computer all day, doing things we don’t even understand how they work or what they are supposed to do. We do this things that will “help us get into a good college”, but half of those things won’t even be talked about again. Then, we “go to a good college to get into a good job”, but most people can’t get into their dream job or a job that they at least like. We work in a miserable workspace, and then we get money to pay for things that make sure that we stay alive. Think about how messed up that is. We are the only being in the planet that PAYS to exist in it. We don’t put a price on oxygen because it would be way to hard to drain the planet out of oxygen and only give it to those who pay for it. But oh well, where were we? Oh, right. After working many years in a miserable place, you get to stay home with all the money you saved for your entire life! Oh wait, you still have to pay to exist! Cool! /s

This was originally supposed to talk about how messed up schools are, but I accidentally wrote about how fucked up life is in general, which means now you are gonna get ANOTHER post only about school!

-Mori

24 notes • Posted 2021-06-14 19:46:31 GMT

#1

33 notes • Posted 2021-05-12 16:42:34 GMT

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[hannahindie]

Party like it’s Pawnee, Indiana! Follower Celebration

jellGuys. GUYS. I’ve hit 400 followers. I am totally floored that in the three and a half months that I’ve been writing, I have gained so many amazing people. You guys are the best. And because you’re the best, I want to see what you can do with those creative brains of yours! So I propose a challenge!

 A PARKS AND REC WRITING CHALLENGE.

 Parks and Rec is one of my favorite tv shows, and I’m pretty sure if Ron Swanson and Dean ever met it would be a glorious day. Below the cut  are 45 Parks and Recs quotes and rules for the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with!!!

The Guidelines

-Reader inserts are preferable. If you would like to do something different that’s fine, but please no Wincest or Samifer. If you’re into that kinda thing that’s a-okay, but for this particular challenge, I’d rather you didn’t.

-You don’t have to be following me, but I would love it if you did! Because friends and stuff.

-Please send me the person’s name and the quote number. For ex. “Ron Swanson, number 5.” If you know who you’re writing for, please let me know that as well. If not, that’s okay.

-Supernatural only for this challenge, please!

-There’s not a hard due date, although I’d like to get everything in by September 3, just so I can get a masterlist put together. That seems like a long time, but I’m busy and you’re probably busy, so I want to give you plenty of time.

-If your fic is over 500 words, pleeeeeease use the “Keep Reading” option.

-Anyone can participate, but if you are going to write something NSFW, please only do so if you’re 18 or older. If I can tell you aren’t, I will not reblog it. I’m not trying to be mean, but you precious angel babies need to stay precious angel babies for a little longer, and I’m not gonna participate in corrupting you.

-Write any genre you want! I love all kinds, and I like to make people laugh and also destroy their souls with angst, so give me your best shot. The only thing I ask is that if there are adult themes, to please note that in your warnings/Authors Note.

-Tag me! @hannahindie If I don’t respond within 48 hours (this can include a favorite, comment, or reblog), then please send me an ask or a message. Tumblr tags can be pretty finicky, and I don’t want to miss anything!

-Use #HanCelebratesWithPawnee in the first five tags when you post.

 If you have any questions, please let me know!!

  Ron Swanson

 “Any dog under 50 pounds is a cat, and cats are useless.”

“Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets”. 

“I’m not interested in caring about people.

“There’s only one thing I hate more than lying: skim milk. Which is water that is lying about being milk.” 

Ron: “I’m hungry.” Leslie: “Okay, well don’t be such a baby. I cooked you some bacon for a trail snack.” Ron: “I ate it already.” Leslie: “What?” Ron: “I could smell it in your purse before I even parked my car. And now it’s gone, and I hate everything.”

“Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have. Wait…wait. I worry what you just heard was: Give me a lot of bacon and eggs. What I said was: Give me all the bacon and eggs you have. Do you understand?”

 Leslie Knope

“Calzones are pointless. They’re just pizza that’s harder to eat. No one likes them. Good day, sir.

“I stand by my decision to avoid salad and other disgusting things.

“You know my code, hoes before bros. Uteruses before duderuses. Ovaries before broveries."

“The only thing I’ll be waving is your decapitated head on a stick in front of your mother!"

“Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m about to endorse ten beers into my mouth, ‘cause this has been an incredibly stressful evening."

Doctor: “Are you two a couple?” ”No. Tragically, we are both heterosexual."

“Everything hurts and I’m dying."

“I’m fart, and I’m smunny, and I’m a prize."

 Ann Perkins

“Jogging is the worst. I know it keeps you healthy, but God, at what cost?”

Ann: “Oh, I have a good idea!” Leslie: “What? Ann: “Why don’t you ask him about his penis?”

“3...2...1...and my shift’s over. What the fuck is your problem?!“

“This seems like the kind of place a Ska band would go to shoot heroin.”

“Right now my gut is telling me we're going to listen to Mariah Carey the whole way home.”

Leslie: “See there's more things to look at on the internet other than naked guys, Ann.” Ann: What?

 Ben Wyatt

“I don’t even have time to tell you how wrong you are. ...Actually, it’s going to bug me if I don’t.”

“I feel great, I ran a 5K this morning.” ”Really?” ”No, I threw up in the shower.

“Stick to the list and you’ll do great. I have total faith in you. ...There’s like a 30% chance they’ll both die.”

“Mr. Feinstein, with all due respect...You are a major dick.”

“I have been kinda tense lately. Just thinkin’ about the new Star Wars sequel”

 Andy Dwyer

“I have no idea what I’m doing, but I know I’m doing it really, really well.”

“I’m fine. It’s just that life is pointless, and nothing matters, and I’m always tired.” @deanssweetheart23

“When I get bummed out, I take my shirt off because the bad feelings make me feel sweaty.”

“I tried to make ramen in the coffee pot and broke everything.”

“I’m not crying, okay? I’m just allergic to jerks."

 April Ludgate

“Yea...I’m trying to find a reason to be annoyed by it, but I’m coming up empty.”

“But then I remembered alcohol existed.”

“I declare that everything that you are saying is stupid.”

“I guess I kind of hate most things, but I never really seem to hate you.”

“I wanted to make fun of stupid people while I get drunk, my two true passions.”

 Chris Traeger

“If I keep my body moving, and my mind occupied at all times, I will avoid falling into a bottomless pit of despair.”

“I am 100% certain that I am 0% sure of what I’m going to do.”

“My anxiety has kept me up for over 50 hours.”

“My body is finely tuned, like a microchip. And the flu is like a grain of sand. It could literally shut down the whole system.”

“I think you’ve got several options. They’re all terrible...but you have them.”

 Miscellaneous

“I have never taken the high road. But I tell other people to ’cause then there’s more room for me on the low road. - Tom Haverford

“Pawnee is the opposite of hip. People in this town are just now getting into Nirvana. I don’t have the heart to tell them what’s gonna happen to Kurt Cobain in 1994.” - Tom Haverford

“No, no, no, that’s way too much responsibility for me.” - Jean-Ralphio Saperstein

“Yes, I’m a hunter. And it’s “you” season.” -Donna Meagle

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[chainsawbettyloo]

Title: Marriage is What Brings Us Together Today 

Pairing: SidLink

Tags: Marriage, Fluff, Sweetness, Kissing

Summary: The day has finally come! Prince Sidon and Link are about to be married. However, before the wedding can take place, there is a little tradition that must be held beforehand. Those involved in the marriage must meet before the vows are exchanged and reveal any information that might have otherwise be withheld. 

A/N: Thank you for the request, too-tsun!! I’m sorry this took so long! I ultimately chose marriage and hope you like it! 

This is also posted over on AO3 so if you’d like to read it there! Reblogs, comments and kudos are very much appreciated! 

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He was 50% certain that there was a 100% chance of him projectile vomiting.

Lying flat on his back, Link stared up at the ceiling and tried very hard to quell the insane whirling of nausea revolving in his stomach. The light, modest breakfast he had eaten just an hour past was turning on him, maliciously attacking his insides in a desperate attempt to be free of the confines of his stomach. Zelda had, thankfully, brought along some kind of sweet tasting medicine that was supposed to help out with ailments such as the one he was currently suffering from but it hadn’t kicked in quite yet.

He was starting to get nervous that the medicine would be late in coming to his rescue. Unlike the novels he read as a youth, it seemed as though there wasn’t going to be a miraculous, last second arrival of the hero to save the day. Turning his head slowly, he glanced over at the large, magnificent silver clock hanging on the wall and noted that it was half past eight in the morning.

His wedding was at nine. There was perhaps 10-15 minutes left for him to get his ruly stomach under control, then less than 5 to get dressed up in the ceremonial ornaments that were absolutely necessary to wear and finally, a short breath of time to make it down to the King’s Chambers where he and Sidon would be officially wed, united in holy matrimony by King Dorephan himself, in front of what would most likely be a large crowd, since it was the Zora Prince and the Champion of Hyrule being married after all. Not exactly a spectacle that many would want to miss, though, thankfully, the guest list had been limited to only local Zora and those personally invited by Link or Sidon, though that still left a fairly large sum of people standing witness.

Obviously, this was no time for his stomach to be throwing a hissy fit. Pulling in a slow, deep breath, Link turned his attention back to the ceiling. A cool breeze blew in through the open windows, causing the sheer white curtains to flutter and bringing with it the faint scents of ocean water, woodsmoke and some kind of sweet smelling food being cooked. He was certain that preparations for the celebration of their wedding were coming to a close and the final, finishing touches were being made as time tick tocked ever closer to the moment when both he and Sidon would say ‘yes’.

The very last thing he wanted was to hurl his guts up on the probably newly polished floor, in front of Sidon and the King and a multitude of watching eyes. There were a lot of memories he wanted to make during his wedding; vomiting profusely was not one of them. Letting his eyes fall closed, he sternly commanded his stomach to calm itself but to no avail. It whirled and twirled and mocked him in a way that made him want to reach into his own body and give it a hearty smack. This was a day he had been waiting so long for, how dare it turn on him in such an inopportune moment!

And, even worse, he didn’t even understand why. He wasn’t nervous about being wed, far from it! There weren’t any words that existed that could express how utterly ecstatic he was to be Sidon’s husband. He longed for time to pass even more quickly so that the announcement that they had been wed would finally be heard by his own ears, Sidon would take him into his arms and they would share a kiss before celebrating their hearts out. After that, there was a special little place further into Zora’s Domain that was reserved especially for them, where they were going to spend their honeymoon together, completely separate from the rest of the world, able to just enjoy one another without anyone interrupting.

There wasn’t a single part of him, not a smallest fiber of his being, that was nervous about this evolution, this step forward towards something entirely new, entirely different. Instead, what every single part of him, down to the smallest fiber, felt was intense, breathtaking love for his soon to be husband and tingling excitement for what was to come. He didn’t know why his stomach was being the odd one out but he was determined to overcome it!

“What are you doing, Link?” A familiar voice asked from somewhere above him.

Jolting slightly with surprise, Link’s eyes flew open to find that, at some point, Sidon had quietly entered the room and was standing over him, peering down with a concerned, albeit confused expression on his handsome face. Around his neck and chest were already strung the ceremonial ornaments - a collection of silver and gold lengths of tightly woven beads, adorned with blue and white gems. The ones he would be wearing were similar, though the gemstones for his were blue and purple. He wasn’t entirely sure what the ornaments signified - he had tried asking but was only met with vague, unhelpful responses, which wasn’t uncommon - but he imagined that it had to be something important, just given the dazzle of the ornaments themselves and the absoluteness of having to wear them.  

Smiling slightly, he said, “We’re not supposed to see each other until the wedding starts.”

“Is that so?” Sidon replied lightly, gracefully sitting down on the floor next to Link, “Well, perhaps that’s a tradition in Hyrule but here, it’s considered bad luck for the marrying couple to not speak before the vows are given.”

“Is that so?” Link parroted, “What are we supposed to talk about?”

“Well, the thought is that if there is anything that needs to be said before the vows are exchanged, now is the time to say it. If there are secrets or information that has been withheld or something like that, they’re, supposedly, meant to be spoken now.”

“Huh.” He replied, reaching up to take one of Sidon’s large hands into his own. Long, slender fingers immediately wrapped snuggly around his hand before it was brought up to Sidon’s lips and a sweet, gentle kiss was pressed against his wrist, “Do you have anything to tell me?”

Sidon lovingly stroked the back of Link’s hand with his thumb, tilted his head inquisitively, his expression one of light pondering and said, “First time I saw you, when we met at the bridge outside of Zora’s Domain, there was a small voice of doubt in the back of my head that believed you would be unable to defeat the Divine Beast.”

Link snorted, “That’s not a secret or confession. If I saw a runt of a guy running around with dirty clothes and an old sword, I would have thought the same.” Turning, he smiled warmly up at Sidon and continued, “Thank you for, at least, pretending to believe in me, though. All the encouragement you gave me did truly help.”

Sidon returned the smile with one just as warm, “I’m glad to hear it. Just so you know, the doubt of your abilities were quickly dashed. The moment you started moving towards Zora’s Domain, I truly began to see just how capable and magnificent you were. Within no time at all, those praises were genuine.”

“Happy to know I didn't disappoint.” Link teased gently. Stretching out his legs, wincing a little as his stomach sent out yet another wave of nausea, he asked, “So, do you actually have a confession about something? Or have we been open books for the entirety of our relationship?”

Once again, Sidon paused, thought for a little while before speaking up, his voice soft and steady, “I came very close to not confessing my feelings to you. The guilt over pursuing someone my sister had loved so dearly was nearly enough to make me hold my tongue. I truly and deeply loved you but I didn’t want to betray my sister’s memory.”

“What changed your mind?” Link asked.

“I had a dream.” Sidon replied after a short pause. “In that dream, both you and Mipha appeared. Without a word, just a gentle smile, she brought our hands together. It was then I understood. My sister would only wish for the happiness of you and I. Fate led her to be taken from us, but we’re still alive and she would want us to act without regret.” Placing a hand over his chest, Sidon bowed his head and closed his eyes, “I could feel that so strongly in my heart that I knew to not act would be the real betrayal. In the morning, I called for you and when you stood before me, I told you my true feelings without hesitation. Part of me was so scared that you would say no but I,” He opened his eyes and smiled lovingly down at Link, reaching down to lightly brush the backs of his fingers along the curve of his cheek, “wanted to act, wanted to speak. No matter what the response would be, I didn’t want to hide or remain silent anymore.”

Warmth bloomed inside of his chest. A wide, vibrant smile spread across his face, his cheeks aching from just how big his grin was. Reaching up, he took hold of Sidon’s hand, turned his head and placed a light kiss against his knuckles, “I’m so glad you decided to.”

“As am I.” Leaning down, he pressed a warm, soft kiss against Link’s lips. “I’m so happy, Link.”

Lifting his head up slightly so he could return the kiss with one of his own, Link whispered back, “Me too. I never thought I’d ever be able to feel like this.”

Chuckling softly, Sidon leaned back, his golden eyes glowing with love and warmth, a soft, easy smile on his face, “Now, it’s your turn. Do you have anything you want to confess to me?”

Distractedly scratching his cheek, Link remained silent for a moment, running through a lists of things he could possibly tell Sidon that either were worth mentioning or weren’t things he hadn’t already told him. In all honesty, he had tried to be as open and forthcoming with Sidon as possible. Talking hadn’t always been easy for me, especially during his years fighting against Calamity Ganon but they had found their own way to communicate until he had felt comfortable with his words.

There was really only one thing he had never told him, mostly out of sheer embarrassment. But he wasn’t too sure if this was the right time and place for it. After all, Sidon had just confessed a deeply intimate truth about himself (one that Link had somewhat already been aware of but still, it was the thought and the emotions behind the confession that counted) so it didn’t exactly feel appropriate to be bring it up.  

Shifting slightly, he hesitantly said, “I do but it’s nowhere near as profound as your’s...”

“That’s fine. It’s not like it has to be earth shattering. What is it?”

He paused for a moment more before turning away slightly, the tips of his ears going hot, still not entirely sure if he should be bringing it up and murmured, “The night after I met you, I dreamt about us having sex.”

There was a split second of silence, during which he was very certain he had said the wrong thing, Sidon was going to take offense to him not taking this moment seriously when suddenly, the Zora Prince burst out laughing. Loud, joyful guffaws filled the room, echoing off the walls as the he doubled over, one hand pressed over his chest, his shoulders bouncing hard with the force of his laughter. Smiling himself, soft, neatly restrained chuckles tumbling from his lips, utterly relieved that Sidon obviously wasn’t upset but his cheeks hot with embarrassment, Link reached up to cover his eyes with the heels of his hands.

“I was not expecting that!” Sidon gasped out between laughs. “Did you truly?”

Link nodded, immediately regretting his decision to speak, though happy he was able to make Sidon laugh so heartily, “Truly.”

“Was I any good, in your dream, that is?” Sidon asked playfully.

“All I’ll say is that I had to wash my underwear out in the morning.”

Sidon snorted, “What about compared to when we actually did have sex?”

“Dream did not even come close.” Link admitted, his cheeks hot enough to cook raw meat, “Didn’t hold a candle to the real thing.”  

“Well, I’m glad to hear that, at least. But truly? Right after we had met? My first intimate dream about you wasn’t until a month after.”

Rubbing his fingers against his eyebrows, he murmured, “I fell for you at first sight.”

He heard Sidon inhale a sharp, startled breath. Strong, warm hands suddenly grasped his wrists, gently pulling his hands away to reveal his very red face. Leaning over so that he was hovering over Link, a small, teasing grin on his handsome face, Sidon said, his tone soft, “Say again? I couldn’t hear you.”

There was no doubt about it. He had definitely made a mistake by speaking up but there was no going back from it now. Turning his head away slightly, he repeated, his voice louder and firmer this time, “I fell for you at first sight.”

“Did you fall hard for me, Link?”

“Head over heels after just one smile.”

Sidon’s smile widened, revealing his sharp, white teeth. At the sight of them, Link’s heart fluttered in his chest. Frowning slightly up at his soon to be husband, he tried to convey through his gaze that he knew Sidon was taking advantage of one of his many weakness, though this just earned him an even better view of the Zora Prince’s pearly whites as his grin widened further still. A playful glimmer appeared in Sidon’s golden eyes as he leaned down and placed a warm, firm kiss against Link’s lips.

“Did you yearn for me, my beloved little Hylian?” Sidon whispered, his lips brushing tantalizingly against Link’s. “Did you spend your days thinking of me? Wanting to be near me? Wanting to be touched, to be kissed by me?”

“Of course.” He replied, trying to remain calm but unable to deny the sudden rapid rate of his heart, the heat spreading through his limbs and the excitement humming at the back of his mind, “I thought that’d be obvious.”

“It is, but it is so much more satisfying to hear you say it aloud.”

“You’re such an odd one.” Link chuckled. “I thought the purpose of this conversation was to reveal stuff we don’t know about each other.

Sidon laughed as well, pulling back slightly to smile down at Link, “That makes us a perfect match, does it not? And it is, but there really isn’t that much to say, is there? So why not have some fun with it?”

“You’re the only one who’s having fun here.” Link replied, though with no real bite to his words.

“Yes, it seems that way.” The Zora Prince breathed, brushing his lips against Link’s once more, “I’ll have to make it up to you after the celebrations have ended tonight. Just one more question.”

“Oh gods,” He groaned, dreading what embarrassing question the Zora Prince was going to ask him next but knowing there was no way out of it, “what?”

“When I confessed to you, told you everything, did you have any doubts about having a relationship with me?”

“No, none.” He replied simply, surprised at the sudden serious question but relieved it didn’t have to do with his mortifying earlier admission.

“None?” Sidon asked, his voice conveying a slight hint of disbelief.

Link shrugged, “I had made my mind up long before you confessed that if you ever presented an opportunity, even the slightest chance of something beyond friendship between us, I would take it. I knew the chances were slim, and that it could end in heartache but I was willing to take that risk.” Reaching up, he cupped Sidon’s face in his hands, his thumbs lightly brushing over his smooth, cool cheeks, “Just as you didn’t want to live in inaction, the same could be said for myself. I didn’t want anything to pass me by, to slip through my fingers. I loved you too much to lose my chance with you.”

Sidon’s eyes widened, a brilliant sparkle of happiness shining within the golden depths, his expression one of pleasant surprise. To Link’s satisfaction, a deep hue of red colored the Zora Prince’s pale cheeks. After all the blushing he had done earlier, it felt only fair that Sidon got a little red as well. A small smile tugged at his lips as he gently pulled Sidon down and pressed their mouths together in a warm, simple kiss. Breath brushed softly along his skin as Sidon exhaled slowly, pushing deeper into the kiss. Slipping one arm underneath Link’s back, he easily tugged him up until their chests met or rather, Link’s stomach met Sidon’s chest, wrapped his long, muscular arms firmly around his back, squeezed him tightly and whispered, “No doubts at all, then?”

Link slowly shook his head, his arms loosely twining around Sidon’s broad shoulders, “None. I’ve lost too much, Sidon. I wasn’t going to allow doubt or regret force me to lose anymore.”

Trailing gentle little kisses along the lines of Link’s face, Sidon murmured, “You’re incredible, Link.”

He snorted, “More like I’m too stubborn.”

“That too,” Sidon agreed with a soft smile before planting a kiss on the tip of Link’s nose, “but I love that part as you.”

“Only that part?” Link asked teasingly.

“All parts, down to the very smallest fiber of your being.”

Snuggling closer to his soon to be husband, ignoring the slight discomfort of the ceremonial ornaments digging into his skin, Link rested his cheek on Sidon’s shoulder, breathed out deeply and said, “Good.”

“Could do without your reckless disregard for your own safety, however.”

Laughing loudly, Link pulled back and grinned mischievously up at the Zora Prince, “Well, as my husband, that’s something you’re just going to have to weed out of me.”

Sidon returned the smile, “Oh, I plan on it but for now, I believe we might be out of time. What does the clock say?”

Glancing over the Zora Prince’s shoulder, Link made an exaggerated grimace, “We might be in trouble. There’s only a couple of minutes left until the wedding is supposed to start.”

“No worries,” Sidon said easily, setting Link back down and gracefully standing. Holding out a hand to Link, he pulled him up, lightly brushed off the back of his shirt before straightening, smiling, “Last I heard, the preparations were running a bit late so we should still have enough time left. Now,” the Zora Prince clapped his hands together, “let’s get you ready. It is tradition that each individual in the marriage puts on the ceremonial ornaments themselves so I can only give you verbal directions.”

“That’s fine, just let me know if I’m botching it.” Striding over to the chair which held the length of beads that were his to wear, Link carefully picked them up, turned back to Sidon, lifted them up slightly but abruptly stopped when he realized that, at some point, his stomach had finally decided to stop protesting. While he could still feel a hint of nausea, the 50% certainty of a 100% chance of him hurling had dropped significantly, almost to an inconsequential level. He could tell that he would probably need to be careful of what he ate during the celebration, just to make sure that his stomach didn’t turn on him again. Still, an immense wave of relief washed over him with that realization.

Thankfully, it looked as though his wedding was not going to be ruined by projectile, half dissolved food.

“Is something wrong?” Sidon asked, stepping towards him, one hand reaching up to lightly stroke the curve of his jaw.

Link smiled, shook his head and said, “Nope, nothing. I’m just really excited.”

“As am I. I’ve waited for this day for too long.” Sidon chuckled softly, “It sounds cliche but it feels like a dream.” Leaning down, he pressed a soft, sweet, warm kiss against Link’s lips before pulling back and whispering, “And if it is one, I sincerely hope I never wake from it.”

Snorting softly, he gently bumped their noses together, “You’re so sappy.”

“Yes, and you absolutely adore that.”

“I do,” Link laughed, stepping back and holding up the ornaments, “now, how about you instruct me how to put these on? We’re running out of time.”

“As you wish, my love.” Sidon replied with a wide smile. After giving Link another kiss, he stepped back and with the small hand mere ticks away from nine, began instructing his soon to be husband.

[sheminecrafts]

Why publishers shouldn’t trust Facebook News

Are we really doing this again? After the pivot to video. After Instant Articles. After news was deleted from the News Feed. Once more, Facebook dangles extra traffic, and journalism outlets leap through its hoop and into its cage.

Tomorrow, Facebook will unveil its News tab. About 200 publishers are already aboard including the Wall Street Journal and BuzzFeed News, and some will be paid. None seem to have learned the lesson of platform risk.

When you build on someone else’s land, don’t be surprised when you’re bulldozed. And really, given Facebook’s flawless track record of pulling the rug out from under publishers, no one should be surprised.

I could just re-run my 2015 piece on how “Facebook is turning publishers into ghost writers,” merely dumb content in its smart pipe. Or my 2018 piece on “how Facebook stole the news business” by retraining readers to abandon publishers’ sites and rely on its algorithmic feed.

Chronicling Facebook’s abuse of publishers

Let’s take a stroll back through time and check out Facebook’s past flip-flops on news that hurt everyone else:

-In 2007 before Facebook even got into news, it launches a developer platform with tons of free virality, leading to the build-up of companies like Zynga. Once that spam started drowning the News Feed, Facebook cut it and Zynga off, then largely abandoned gaming for half a decade as the company went mobile. Zynga never fully recovered.

-In 2011, Facebook launches the open graph platform with Social Reader apps that auto-share to friends what news articles you’re reading. Publishers like The Guardian and Washington Post race to build these apps and score viral traffic. But in 2012, Facebook changes the feed post design and prominence of social reader apps, they lost most of their users, those and other outlets shut down their apps, and Facebook largely abandons the platform

-In 2015, Facebook launches Instant Articles, hosting news content inside its app to make it load faster. But heavy-handed rules restricting advertising, subscription signup boxes, and recirculation modules lead publishers to get little out of Instant Articles. By late 2017, many publishers had largely abandoned the feature.

Decline of Instant Article use, via Columbia Journalism Review

-Also in 2015, Facebook started discussing “the shift to video,” citing 1 billion video views per day. As the News Feed algorithm prioritized video and daily views climbed to 8 billion within the year, newsrooms shifted headcount and resources from text to video. But a lawsuit later revealed Facebook already knew it was inflating view metrics by 150% to 900%. By the end of 2017 it had downranked viral videos, eliminated 50 million hours per day of viewing (over 2 minutes per user), and later pulled back on paying publishers for Live video as it largely abandoned publisher videos in favor of friend content.

-In 2018, Facebook announced it would decrease the presence of news in the News Feed from 5% to 4% while prioritizing friends and family content. Referral shrank sharply, with Google overtaking it as the top referrer, while some outlets were hit hard like Slate which lost 87% of traffic from Facebook. You’d understand if some publishers felt…largely abandoned.

Facebook referral traffic to slate plummeted 87% after a strategy change prioritized friends and family content over news

Are you sensing a trend?

Facebook typically defends the whiplash caused by its strategic about-faces by claiming it does what’s best for users, follows data on what they want, and tries to protect them. What it leaves out is how the rest of the stakeholders are prioritized.

Aggregated to death

I used to think of Facebook as being in a bizarre love quadrangle with its users, developers and advertisers. But increasingly it feels like the company is in an abusive love/hate relationship with users, catering to their attention while exploiting their privacy. Meanwhile, it dominates the advertisers thanks to its duopoly with Google that lets it survive metrics errors, and the developers as it alters their access and reach depending on if it needs their users or is backpedaling after a data fiasco.

Only recently after severe backlash does society seem to be getting any of Facebook’s affection. And perhaps even lower in the hierarchy would be news publishers. They’re not a huge chunk of Facebook’s content or, therefore, its revenue, they’re not part of the friends and family graph at the foundation of the social network, and given how hard the press goes on Facebook relative to Apple and Google, it’s hard to see that relationship getting much worse than it already is.

That’s not to say Facebook doesn’t philosophically care about news. It invests in its Journalism Project hand-outs, literacy and its local news feature Today In. Facebook has worked diligently in the wake of Instant Article backlash to help publishers build out paywalls. Given how centrally it’s featured, Facebook’s team surely reads plenty of it. And supporting the sector could win it some kudos between scandals.

But what’s not central to Facebook’s survival will never be central to its strategy. News is not going to pay the bills, and it probably won’t cause a major change in its hallowed growth rate. Remember that Twitter, which hinges much more on news, is 1/23rd of Facebook’s market cap.

So hopefully at this point we’ve established that Facebook is not an ally of news publishers.

At best it’s a fickle fair-weather friend. And even paying out millions of dollars, which can sound like a lot in journalism land, is a tiny fraction of the $22 billion in profit it earned in 2018.

Whatever Facebook offers publishers is conditional. It’s unlikely to pay subsidies forever if the News tab doesn’t become sustainable. For newsrooms, changing game plans or reallocating resources means putting faith in Facebook it hasn’t earned.

Twitter And Facebook Are Turning Publishers Into Ghost Writers

What should publishers do? Constantly double-down on the concept of owned audience.

They should court direct traffic to their sites where they have the flexibility to point users to subscriptions or newsletters or podcasts or original reporting that’s satisfying even if it’s not as sexy in a feed.

Meet users where they are, but pull them back to where you live. Build an app users download or get them to bookmark the publisher across their devices. Develop alternative revenue sources to traffic-focused ads, such as subscriptions, events, merchandise, data and research. Pay to retain and recruit top talent with differentiated voices.

What scoops, opinions, analysis, and media can’t be ripped off or reblogged? Make that. What will stand out when stories from every outlet are stacked atop each other? Because apparently that’s the future. Don’t become generic dumb content fed through someone else’s smart pipe.

As Ben Thompson of Stratechery has proselytized, Facebook is the aggregator to which the spoils of attention and advertisers accrue as they’re sucked out of the aggregated content suppliers. To the aggregator, the suppliers are interchangeable and disposable. Publishers are essentially ghostwriters for the Facebook News destination. Becoming dependent upon the aggregator means forfeiting control of your destiny.

Surely, experimenting to become the breakout star of the News tab could pay dividends. Publishers can take what it offers if that doesn’t require uprooting their process. But with everything subject to Facebook’s shifting attitudes, it will be like publishers trying to play bocce during an earthquake.

[Featured Image: Russell Werges]

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[technicalsolutions88]

Are we really doing this again? After the pivot to video. After Instant Articles. After news was deleted from the News Feed. Once more, Facebook dangles extra traffic, and journalism outlets leap through its hoop and into its cage.

Tomorrow, Facebook will unveil its News tab. About 200 publishers are already aboard including the Wall Street Journal and BuzzFeed News, and some will be paid. None seem to have learned the lesson of platform risk.

When you build on someone else’s land, don’t be surprised when you’re bulldozed. And really, given Facebook’s flawless track record of pulling the rug out from under publishers, no one should be surprised.

I could just re-run my 2015 piece on how “Facebook is turning publishers into ghost writers,” merely dumb content in its smart pipe. Or my 2018 piece on “how Facebook stole the news business” by retraining readers to abandon publishers’ sites and rely on its algorithmic feed.

Chronicling Facebook’s abuse of publishers

Let’s take a stroll back through time and check out Facebook’s past flip-flops on news that hurt everyone else:

-In 2007 before Facebook even got into news, it launches a developer platform with tons of free virality, leading to the build-up of companies like Zynga. Once that spam started drowning the News Feed, Facebook cut it and Zynga off, then largely abandoned gaming for half a decade as the company went mobile. Zynga never fully recovered.

-In 2011, Facebook launches the open graph platform with Social Reader apps that auto-share to friends what news articles you’re reading. Publishers like The Guardian and Washington Post race to build these apps and score viral traffic. But in 2012, Facebook changes the feed post design and prominence of social reader apps, they lost most of their users, those and other outlets shut down their apps, and Facebook largely abandons the platform

-In 2015, Facebook launches Instant Articles, hosting news content inside its app to make it load faster. But heavy-handed rules restricting advertising, subscription signup boxes, and recirculation modules lead publishers to get little out of Instant Articles. By late 2017, many publishers had largely abandoned the feature.

Decline of Instant Article use, via Columbia Journalism Review

-Also in 2015, Facebook started discussing “the shift to video,” citing 1 billion video views per day. As the News Feed algorithm prioritized video and daily views climbed to 8 billion within the year, newsrooms shifted headcount and resources from text to video. But a lawsuit later revealed Facebook already knew it was inflating view metrics by 150% to 900%. By the end of 2017 it had downranked viral videos, eliminated 50 million hours per day of viewing (over 2 minutes per user), and later pulled back on paying publishers for Live video as it largely abandoned publisher videos in favor of friend content.

-In 2018, Facebook announced it would decrease the presence of news in the News Feed from 5% to 4% while prioritizing friends and family content. Referral shrank sharply, with Google overtaking it as the top referrer, while some outlets were hit hard like Slate which lost 87% of traffic from Facebook. You’d understand if some publishers felt…largely abandoned.

Facebook referral traffic to slate plummeted 87% after a strategy change prioritized friends and family content over news

Are you sensing a trend?

Facebook typically defends the whiplash caused by its strategic about-faces by claiming it does what’s best for users, follows data on what they want, and tries to protect them. What it leaves out is how the rest of the stakeholders are prioritized.

Aggregated to death

I used to think of Facebook as being in a bizarre love quadrangle with its users, developers and advertisers. But increasingly it feels like the company is in an abusive love/hate relationship with users, catering to their attention while exploiting their privacy. Meanwhile, it dominates the advertisers thanks to its duopoly with Google that lets it survive metrics errors, and the developers as it alters their access and reach depending on if it needs their users or is backpedaling after a data fiasco.

Only recently after severe backlash does society seem to be getting any of Facebook’s affection. And perhaps even lower in the hierarchy would be news publishers. They’re not a huge chunk of Facebook’s content or, therefore, its revenue, they’re not part of the friends and family graph at the foundation of the social network, and given how hard the press goes on Facebook relative to Apple and Google, it’s hard to see that relationship getting much worse than it already is.

That’s not to say Facebook doesn’t philosophically care about news. It invests in its Journalism Project hand-outs, literacy and its local news feature Today In. Facebook has worked diligently in the wake of Instant Article backlash to help publishers build out paywalls. Given how centrally it’s featured, Facebook’s team surely reads plenty of it. And supporting the sector could win it some kudos between scandals.

But what’s not central to Facebook’s survival will never be central to its strategy. News is not going to pay the bills, and it probably won’t cause a major change in its hallowed growth rate. Remember that Twitter, which hinges much more on news, is 1/23rd of Facebook’s market cap.

So hopefully at this point we’ve established that Facebook is not an ally of news publishers.

At best it’s a fickle fair-weather friend. And even paying out millions of dollars, which can sound like a lot in journalism land, is a tiny fraction of the $22 billion in profit it earned in 2018.

Whatever Facebook offers publishers is conditional. It’s unlikely to pay subsidies forever if the News tab doesn’t become sustainable. For newsrooms, changing game plans or reallocating resources means putting faith in Facebook it hasn’t earned.

Twitter And Facebook Are Turning Publishers Into Ghost Writers

What should publishers do? Constantly double-down on the concept of owned audience.

They should court direct traffic to their sites where they have the flexibility to point users to subscriptions or newsletters or podcasts or original reporting that’s satisfying even if it’s not as sexy in a feed.

Meet users where they are, but pull them back to where you live. Build an app users download or get them to bookmark the publisher across their devices. Develop alternative revenue sources to traffic-focused ads, such as subscriptions, events, merchandise, data and research. Pay to retain and recruit top talent with differentiated voices.

What scoops, opinions, analysis, and media can’t be ripped off or reblogged? Make that. What will stand out when stories from every outlet are stacked atop each other? Because apparently that’s the future. Don’t become generic dumb content fed through someone else’s smart pipe.

As Ben Thompson of Stratechery has proselytized, Facebook is the aggregator to which the spoils of attention and advertisers accrue as they’re sucked out of the aggregated content suppliers. To the aggregator, the suppliers are interchangeable and disposable. Publishers are essentially ghostwriters for the Facebook News destination. Becoming dependent upon the aggregator means forfeiting control of your destiny.

Surely, experimenting to become the breakout star of the News tab could pay dividends. Publishers can take what it offers if that doesn’t require uprooting their process. But with everything subject to Facebook’s shifting attitudes, it will be like publishers trying to play bocce during an earthquake.

[Featured Image: Russell Werges]

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[bionic-buckyb]

In celebration of my recent 5k milestone, I decided it was time to have my first ever writing challenge!

✿ Rules and prompts under the cut:

✪ Must be following me (@bionic-buckyb) to participate. However, new writer or experienced writer - all are welcome. ✪ Your fic can be anywhere from 500 words on. No word limit really. Write what you feel. You can write a drabble, one shot, or series. Whatever you want! ✪ Any genre is allowed - smut, fluff, angst, etc. ✪ Your fic must be an AU. This is really broad, I know. Do anything with your fic you’d like. Just don’t make your character or reader live in Stark Tower. ✪ You may pick any character from the Marvel Universe. ✪ Must be a reader insert (ex: Bucky x reader) ✪ Your prompt or category must be incorporated in the fic. ✪ Please send me an ask only with the number of the prompt or category you want, and the character. Please also pick a back up, in case yours has been chosen. ✪ Please tag me in your fic when completed, so I can read it! ☺ ✪ Please use #kaits5kauchallenge in your tags, in case I do not get your notification. ✪ PLEASE USE THE ‘KEEP READING’ FEATURE. ✪ If I do not like your fic within 24 hours of posting, please poke me with a stick! I will be reblogging everyone’s entries. ✪ Your entry will be due Monday, June 5th. If you need an extension or to drop out, I understand how life is. However, please let me know up to 48 hours ahead of time if possible.

And now for the prompts…

1. “I accidentally hit you with my car, and I’m the only one who came to visit you in the hospital. This is kind of awkward. Are you okay?” ( @vengeful-alpha - Bucky x Reader ) 2. “You’re being chased by the police, and you just jumped in my car. What the fuck, man?” ( @musichowler - Bucky x Reader ) 3. “We both met on a Saturday morning, during our walk of shame. That’s not weird to you?”  ( @whothehellisbella - Bucky x Reader ) 4. “You’re the asshole who keeps parking in my parking spot! Sorry about the dick art on your windshield…” ( @marvel-ash - Steve x Reader ) 5. “You broke into my apartment, drunk as hell, thinking it was yours. I should call the cops, but my cat likes you so…” ( @kjs-s - Sam x Reader ) 6. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know this cab was already occupied.” ( @bovaria - Bucky x Reader ) 7. “It’s 1 am, I’m drunk, and I need ketchup for my fries. I know you’re awake, so OPEN THE GODDAMN DOOR!” ( @buckysmetallicstump - Bucky x Reader ) 8. “Listen, I know nothing about camping and all my so-called friends left me at the site. Please, help me. I think I just heard a bear…” ( @werewolfbuckybarnes - Steve x Reader ) 9. “You’re my new neighbor, but I know you’re stealing my wifi to watch porn. Can you not?” ( @girl-next-door-writes - Tony x Reader ) 10. “I’m sorry for setting the fire alarm off in our apartment building for like… the 4th time this week?”( @sebbytrash - Bucky x Reader ) 11. “Why do you keep trying to mow the lawn while I’m sleeping? Fuck you!” ( @holydeanmon - Steve x Reader ) 12. “I’m sorry my dog started chasing your dog. He has no manners…” ( @zimniysoldat-fiction - Bucky x Reader ) 13. “I can’t believe you found my dog! Please, take this reward.”  ( @a-home-for-stray-stories - Bucky x Reader ) 14. “Our boat crashed, and now I have to be stuck on this island with you?!” ( @melonshino - Bucky x Reader ) 15. “I haven’t seen you since we were kids! How did you even recognize me?” ( @justareader - Bucky x Reader ) 16. “I don’t care if you hate me, I don’t care if you dislike me. But why would you cheat on me?” ( @tatortot2701 - Bucky x Reader ) 17. “Just because I don’t physically show you that you hurt me, doesn’t mean you didn’t.” ( @moreinfinite - Bucky x Reader ) 18. “I’m such an idiot. I made the mistake of falling in love with my best friend.” ( @astralbarnes - Bucky x Reader ) 19. “Breaking up was the right thing to do… right?” ( @marvelous-heroimagines - Bucky x Reader ) 20. “If I wasn’t good enough for you, why didn’t you just say so?” ( @babybarness - Bucky x Reader ) 21. “Everyday I need you more and more, and everyday you push me further and further away.” ( @dadbuck - Bucky x Reader ) 22. “Can’t you see I’m trying? Isn’t that enough for you?” ( @empathiccally - Bucky x Reader ) 23. “Do not try and twist this around to be my fault when it’s clearly yours.” ( @4theluvofall - Bucky x Reader ) 24. “I don’t love you. I never have.” ( @buckys-fossil - Bucky x Reader ) 25. “For once in your life, stop pretending that everything is okay. Talk to me!”  ( @goody2shoessmut - Steve x Reader ) 26. “You can’t keep hurting me, and think everything is going to be okay. I’m done.” ( @asseret-sarim - Bucky x Reader ) 27. “What am I supposed to do if you walk away?” ( @sebastianstandoffish - Bucky x Reader ) 28. “No one else knows that I’m leaving. I felt like you deserved to know.” ( @hellomissmabel - Bucky x Reader ) 29. “All you need to do is show me that you feel the same, and I’ll stay.” ( @i-cant-believe-its-not-a-writer - Bucky x Reader ) 30. “Letting go was never an option, until you made it one.” ( @lokid-by-winters-child - Bucky x Reader ) 31. “Please don’t let go of my hand through this. It makes me feel better.” ( @daasrighht - Bucky x Reader ) 32. “All I need is your lips against mine. Right now.” ( @theassetseyeliner - Bucky x Reader ) 33. “There’s no one else I’d rather have in my life than you.” ( @buckyappreciationsociety - Bucky x Reader ) 34. “I’ve made so many mistakes in my life, but you’re not one of them.” ( @cate-lynne - Steve x Reader ) 35. “Can you please come over so I don’t feel so alone?” ( @not-withovt-yov - Bucky x Reader ) 36. “It makes me smile that your voice was the first thing I heard today.” ( @minervaem2 - Bucky x Reader ) 37. “God, why do you always make me blush so damn much?” ( @beccaanne814-blog - Bucky x Reader ) 38. “I’ve been trying to get ready for like, a half hour, because I know you’re going to look damn good and I don’t want to look like a potato.”  ( @roobiecube94 - Steve x Reader ) 39. “I can’t get over how a few months ago I wanted to learn your name and now you’re having breakfast with me in my sweater.” ( @buckys-shield - Steve x Reader ) 40. “Stop smiling at me. I can’t stop messing up my words when you look at me like that.” ( @land-of-parchment-and-ink - Pietro x Reader ) 41. “It’s very rude of you to make me fall in love with you. Inconsiderate, honestly.” ( @greeneyedgirls4​ - Bucky x Reader ) 42. “It’s not like I like you or anything! Okay, well… maybe I do.” ( @wandarific - Sam x Reader ) 43. “If you steal the blankets, I am going to put my cold feet on you.” ( @avengedwritings -Steve x Reader ) 44. “I want to make you this happy for the rest of your life.” ( @serzhantjamesbuchananbarnes - Bucky x Reader ) 45. “I want to be able to kiss you and hold your hand anytime I want.” ( @tori-medusa-belongs-to-bucky - Bucky x Reader )

Don’t like any of the prompts above? Try a more broad category out for size.

46. Bartender  ( @dacianamusik23 - Natasha x Reader ) 47. Soulmate ( @howlingbarnes - Steve x Reader ) 48. College ( @saulof-tarsus - Bucky x Reader ) 49. Roommate ( @sunriserose1023 - Steve or Bucky x Reader ) 50. Model/Photographer ( @supersoldier-buckybarnes - Bucky x Reader ) 51. Coffee Shop ( @t0kistar - Bucky x Reader ) 52. Blind Date ( @another-writer - Bucky x Reader ) 53. Camping ( @wndas-romanoff - Steve x Reader ) 54. Neighbor ( @swtltlmrvlgrl - Steve x Reader ) 55. Teacher/Student ( @buckys-chubby-plum x Steve x Reader ) 56. Mechanic ( @avengerofyourheart - Bucky x Reader ) 57. Movie Star/Celebrity ( @buckysbackpackbuckle - Bucky x Reader ) 58. Road Trip ( @maha-pambata-is-my-patronus - Bucky x Reader ) 59. Vegas ( @imma-fcking--nerd - Bucky x Reader ) 60. Tattoo Shop ( @mindingmyownbusiness - Bucky x Reader ) 61. Biker Gang ( @marvelfanuniverse - Bucky x Reader ) 62. Fake Dating/Married ( @knittingknerdy - Tony x Reader ) 63. Military ( @bucks-metal-fate - Bucky x Reader )

And that’s all folks! I hope everyone likes the prompts and most importantly have fun writing! PS - If you cannot participate, would you mind signal boosting? Thank you, and thank you so much for 5k! ♥