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the difference between Haymitch and Katniss's narration is so funny. Haymitch would give us everyone's social security number if he knew them, while Katniss wouldn't even tell us her mom's name.

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for april fools we’re deleting this entire site sayonara you weeaboo shits

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Author Q&A with vtforpedro, 3/8/2025

For the second week of our member author appreciation month we read against the pink sky blackberry tangles and all i really want to do by @vtforpedro, and Lisa also answered some questions for us!

1. What name would you like us to use and what are your pronouns?

Lisa! She/her

How long have you been in the Book Club, and how long have you been writing fanfiction? What fandoms have you written for?

I’ve been in the book club siiiince.. Dec 4th 2024! I’ve been writing fanfic since 2016.

Lord, I have written for: The Hobbit, Fantastic Beasts, Good Omens, Fargo, Marvel, Star Wars, Detroit: Become Human, Stranger Things, and Hannibal! I’ve also written for DC but I never published those. 🫣

What do you think of as your writing style - are you a plotter or pantster?

Definitely both! Sometimes one scene hits me and I write an impromptu fic around it or an entire plot takes shape and I plan it out.

What’s your favorite genre/trope to write?

Hmm. Modern AUs are my jam, but also Shire AUs! You will also see a lot of Canon Divergence from me.

Is there a genre/trope you haven't written as much of yet that you're excited about for future writing?

Magical AUs that don’t involve wizards hehe

Was there an idea or scene that inspired this story?

So, for against the sky pink blackberry tangles: I wanted something short and sweet and thought of little Bilbo picking blackberries and Thorin half buried in a bush. It got away from me a bit!!

For all I really want to do: I craved that Bagginshield and I don’t remember anything else lmao!

Did you do any special research before writing the work?

Not for these two.

Did the story change from how you originally envisioned it? Were there scenes or plot elements you had to cut out?

against the pink sky became longer than I expected for sure, but both fics ended up taking on a life of their own.

Do you have a favorite line or moment from the work?

against the pink sky:

“Thorin! What an odd name,” Bilbo says cheerfully. “Are you staying in the Green Dragon Inn?”

all I really want to do:

Thorin smiles as he gazes at Bilbo and squeezes his hand with what little strength he has. “Please don’t leave,” he whispers. “Stay with me and lecture me a moment more.”

All of your work titles are in lower case. Do you have a particular reason for that? Was there a specific inspiration for the title for either work?

so for lower case titles, it's the ✨aesthetic✨ and only that really!

almost all of my titles the last handful of years have come from bob dylan songs. I usually go through and pick out a few that I feel fit the fic and ask my best friend her opinion. we are almost always in agreement on our fave heh

Bonus question: (I'm also curious if Napoleon Dynamite is your favorite movie lol)

as for the u/n hahaha it's been that for 20 years now! I was a big fan at 14 and just never changed it 🤣

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Did you know that in the original goldilocks, it was witches, not bears? In any case, he tells me, think about this poor girl, no home of her own, just wandering the woods. This fella said that to his mind, goldilocks is the classic example of an outsider in search of himself. If you think about it, the story's got no ending. I mean, the bears… they get justice. Chasing an intruder out of their home, but for the girl? Well, she's back out in the cold. FARGO FX (2014 -)

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We are celebrating March in the Bagginshield Book Club Discord server by sending extra love to some of our fabulous member authors! We did a Member Author Appreciation Month last August. BBCMAAM was so much fun, we decided to do it every six months.

This time, since it's March, we are calling it the Bagginshield Book Club's Member Author Appreciation March Madness Month...BBCMAAMMM. It's kind of hard to say out loud without sounding a little like a goat 😁🐐 We'll be reading and discussing:

3/1 - DrakeShadeDShadowheart (@shujinkomononobe) - The Big Adventures of a Little Dwobbit Prince (series) - 34k - M and T ‎

3/8 - vtforpedro (@vtforpedro) - against the pink sky blackberry tangles - 14k - T and all i really want to do - 7k - G ‎

3/15 - amethystviolist (@amethystviolist) - Of Kin And Courtships - 15k - T and A Hairy Misunderstanding - 4k - T and amethystviolist - When Silver Fails - 6k - T ‎

3/22 - SunnyRose (@sunnyrosewritesstuff) - The Different Shades of Bilbo's Love - 17k - G and Beneath the Oak Tree - 14k - T ‎

3/28 - Wolfsbane_and_Nettles (@wolfsbane-and-nettles) - A Necklace of Teeth (series) - 64k - M and E ‎

And for some extra March Madness fun, we are having a little Trope Tag Tournament as well! All the tags from all the works we're reading this month were condensed down to 32 picks, and they'll battle it out to see which one we like best. Five rounds of voting will be taking place on the server through March 31st.

We love new voices, so come and join us if this sounds like your kind of crazy!

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Music Shuffle Tag Game

rules: shuffle your 'on repeat' playlist and post the first 10 songs, then tag 10 friends!

I was tagged by @starthecozy thank yoooou!! <3

1. The Rains of Castomere by The National

2. Easy on Me by Adele

3. Fall on Me by Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli

4. You Must Love Me by Madonna

5. Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" by Beethoven, Paul Lewis

6. Into The Open Air - Brave soundtrack by Julie Fowlis

7. May It Be by Enya

8. Let's Go Fly a Kite - Saving Mr. Banks soundtrack (watch this movie I beseech you)

9. Hero of War by Rise Against

10. When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings by Willie Watson, Tim Blake Nelson These are from my 'songs that don't hurt the brain' playlist which is why they're all That Way. Love them thoooo. I'm gonna tag @sarkkunautti @vestadragon @morticia-butler @lemonhitsu @discodeviant NO PRESSURE sorry if you've already done it love u

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Life??

I genuinely can't remember how long it's been since the last update. Was it before I moved into my mom's house?? I donno lmao I moved into my mom's house and it has been the most hellish experience until the last month or so. Like my neuro thought I had narcolepsy because the stress I was under was making my body Do Sleep in VEEERRRRY odd ways reminiscent of narcolepsy. 😩 We quit family therapy cause it wasn't helping. But I have tried to separate her from direct caregiving as much as possible and I feel like I can breathe again. We haven't been fighting and I hope it stays that way because it was a nightmare. I told everyone she would just get worse when we got here and everyone said nah so much stress will be gone!! What do you think happened 🙃 Anyway. I am grateful the fighting has stopped because my health has been affected by it too. I really wish we could go back in time and have the close relationship we used to but I fear it'll never happen. Heart condition is a pain in the ass. I've gained weight, but cut out sugar this week and am making the slight adjustments that have helped me lose a lot before so fingers crossed. It helps my neuro condition, too. That is on and off but not anywhere like it used to be. I'm paranoid every day of my life it will come back but hoping it won't. Trump got elected and my country is falling apart so that's been super fun. I might lose my health insurance and die or smth but at least billionaires got richer. It's difficult to disconnect sometimes but, man, disconnect sometimes! I have zero spoons. I'm so sorry I don't reply to messages/comments but I only have enough room right now for so much socializing before I hit heavy mental exhaustion. I think about you all a lot and I miss everyone. I miss Bagginshield with a deep ache right now and I honestly miss Gradence too. I'm really grateful to have made friends from all fandoms 🙏 I love you all and I hope you're doing well. I hope you have time for rest, creativity and something soothing for your soul. Despite the mood of this, I'm actually doing okay. The weight of the world is heavy but personally I'm alright. My cat Lilly has adjusted to living here very well (tho she is 100% separated from one of the family cats who has tried to kill her sigh). We are working on it! Stay safe, nurture your soul, love you!! 💜

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Emergency commissions!

Because of my death near experience back in February I ended up with bad health, expensive treatment, different type of tests and more. My health is better now but I still have a huge medical debt to pay, so emergency commissions have been updated✨

Sketches are now included next to regular and ns*fw art. Also slots for both types are available again.

All updated info can be found at my carrd: https://lemonhitsu.carrd.co/

Any help would be highly appreciated. And if you can't commission me atm please help me spread the word and reblog!

Thank you all💖

Prices and some personal info under the cut. Any questions feel free to send me a dm!

I had blood clots on my right knee and lungs discovered at February 14th. I was lucky enough to get the proper treatment that saved me from something worse. My health has being slowly improving at home but healthcare isn't free where I live and I need to solve the costs of everything.

Prices and more info at: https://lemonhitsu.carrd.co/#samples

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"Oh you had a plague? Come back to us when you had a World War, brand new unconventional weapons, and a new international order."

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Nbc Hannibal is great because no matter how much you hate a character or their actions, you will always hate Mason Verger more. Which makes every character relatively less unhinged and more justified in their actions.

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OOHH This looks fun! Thank you @shantismurf for the tag!! Rules: Give us the links to your fics with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and a fic with the fewest words. Let's see... 1st for hits: A Dragon's Tale (Bagginshield) Hits: 82,380 2nd for kudos: the nature of a misunderstanding (Bagginshield) Kudos: 2,515 3rd for comments: the long and winding road (Bagginshield) Comments: 158 4th for bookmarks: Of Acorns and Mountains (Bagginshield) Bookmarks: 654 5th for words: fly away with me (Bagginshield) Words: 34,666 Last for words: a very fond farewell (Bagginshield) Words: 1,603 (technically 5 should be the same as 3 but they're only a few hundred words apart shh) I'll tag anyone who hasn't done this yet! Which means you! Yes, you. 💖

I'm a sucker for stats so I'm jumping in on this meme!

Rules: Give us the links to your fics with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and a fic with the fewest words.

1st for hits:

Dear Your Majasty Mister Oakensheild (Bagginshield) Hits: 6,674

2nd for kudos:

BBQ King (Bagginshield) Kudos: 183

3rd for comments:

Marks and Sparks (Bagginshield) Comments: 16

4th for bookmarks:

Under the Influence (Drarry) Bookmarks: 12

5th for words:

What's Cooking? (Bagginshield) Words: 8,660

Last for words:

Size Matters (Drarry) Words: 120

No pressure tags for @an-odd-ducky @domesticgoddesswriter @porphyriosao3 @northerntrash @vtforpedro

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me if making text posts about dbh was a job:💸💰💸

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Longing. . . rusted. . .

[bonus]

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unstoppable force meets immovable object

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GOD I wish gay people were real

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Is anyone else's follower count messed up?

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