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WIP Wednesday
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I've been quietly working on some WIPs I'm not ready to share for personal/mental health reasons, but I read back through an old (really old, from 2021 old) WIP this morning, and wow I am a great writer. And the WIP is almost 6k words?!?! Things were really different back then, huh?
The premise of the fic is that the final showdown happens, but instead of killing Baz, Simon runs away with him and they get a flat together while they let the adults fight their war.
Lengthy snippet under the cut.
Baz:
“Why are you here, Fiona?” I reiterate.
“Let’s see.” She starts ticking things off on her fingers. “You didn’t come home for Christmas. Your parents were worried about you. The last time no one could find you, you were trapped in a coffin for six weeks. I wanted to know if you had taken down the Chosen One yet. And I wanted to know what you were doing in a shitty flat. And while we’re at it...” Fiona grins wickedly. Simon and my aunt would make a terrifying duo. “Who’s your flatmate?”
“What makes you think I have a flatmate?”
“Why are there two bedrooms in this flat, then?”
“There are loads of reasons I could have two rooms, Fiona.”
“Then explain the takeout,” Fiona says, pointing to the kitchen. “And your face. Who are you hiding, Basil?”
Sighing, I drag a hand through my hair and down my face.
“Snow,” I call. “Come out and meet my aunt.”
Simon:
I’m dead terrified as I walk out into the living room.
“You’re fucking the Chosen One?” Fiona Pitch exclaims when she sees me, jumping up from where she was previously seated on the couch.
“Not fucking,” Baz corrects. “Snogging.”
I blush.
“You’re snogging the Chosen One?” she shrieks.
Past me was really great at this, wasn't she? Also I apparently used to swear a lot more when writing, too xD I've deleted a lot of "fuck"s haha.
Tagging back everyone above for Sunday plus @bazzybelle @hoothalcyon @valeffelees @iamamythologicalcreature @confused-bi-queer <22
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CDC Wastewater Viral Activity Monitoring
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lmfao look what i did
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characters in their 30's and older exploring their sexuality and discovering themselves beyond their teens and twenties is so important and beautiful and worth telling
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sometimes i need to remind myself that i'm writing fanfiction for free and i'm allowed to have a shitty sentence or two
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Happy Sunday everyone! I’m quite shocked we’re 3/4 of the way through April. Where did this month go? On the other hand, it’s getting warmer and summer is around the corner, so bring it on!
I’ve got a snippet from Back and Back and Back, my time travel AU fic. Chapters 1 and 2 are written and half of 3 and 4 as well. It might be a while before I post, though, because I kind of want to have it all or mostly written first. It’s been a long time since I’ve written something not connected to a fest or event, so its nice having the luxury of time for this one. Here’s a bit of six year old Baz with his Dragon Man friend from Chapter 1 again:
“Jammie Dodgers? How’d you know those were my favorites?”
I smile proudly, even though I didn’t know that, but his bright smile and playful tone relaxes me.
“Would you like some?” I ask, stepping forward and holding the biscuits up to him.
“Thanks, Baz,” he says, reaching to take one and then wandering over to a fallen log to sit.
“It’s Basil,” I correct, following him over and sitting next to him on the log. He kicks his long legs out, crossing them at the ankle. I try to copy him and frown at how short my legs look compared to his. “Nobody calls me Baz.”
“Right, sorry,” he says, shaking his head with a smirk on his lips. “Keep forgetting.”
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I mean, she was fierce as a lion. And darker than most people were comfortable with—all the Pitches are—and she fought the reforms with her own teeth and nails. But she loved Watford. She loved magic.
Natasha Grimm-Pitch | Women of the Simon Snow Trilogy
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you know what? fuck you *falls asleep tenderly in your arms*
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“It’s a memory book,” he says. “They used to give them out at Watford before the Mage took over. At your leavers ball. It’s got class pictures from every year and little stories…” He holds the book open to a page full of photos. It makes me wish I had something like it—I don’t have any pictures of myself or my friends.
Or, fulfilling Simon’s wish (and mine tbh).
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Simon and Baz: Menswear through the Years.
1914 - 2024
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hello hi I am not well
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REVERSE TROPE WRITING PROMPTS
Too many beds
Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss
Really nice guy who hates only you
Academic rivals except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class
Divorce of convenience
Too much communication
True hate’s kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)
Dating your enemy’s sibling
Lovers to enemies
Hate at first sight
Love triangle where the two love interests get together instead
Fake amnesia
Soulmates who are fated to kill each other
Strangers to enemies
Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating
Too hot to cuddle
Love interest CEO is a himbo/bimbo who runs their company into the ground
Nursing home au
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“i can’t do this anymore” says a girl who is not only going to do it but do it well
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“So I want to write this story to take myself out of a life, to live cathartically through someone else, to put to test my grand ideas of how life should work.
“But somehow I can’t escape my own realism…to reveal pieces of myself through writing.
“I think my problem is I want to write about myself even though I can’t find a plot in there…
“And I’m too disjointed. I have too many stories.
“I’m having difficulty staying with one story long enough to take it anywhere.
“Maybe I need to stop trying to ‘say’ something and just write.”
-Note from a past Christina, circa 2010
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thanks for the tags @bookish-bogwitch, @thewholelemon, @best--dress & @blackberrysummerblog! your updates have me very excited. there is so much creativity and talent and HEART in this fandom, and I feel fucking lucky to hang out with you all in our 'lil corner of the internet.
how about six eleven sentences and a full chapter? the second chapter of lost boys is now live on ao3.
I am so very happy (and relieved!) to finally have this chapter out in the world. It kept surprising me, and this version of Baz was a little shy in opening up and sharing his story with me. But we got there and I would honestly tackle a mountain lion for him. Dreamy, quiet, artist Baz has my entire heart.
Unending gratitude and love for Jenny and Jo. This chapter would not exist if not for you two. 🩵
alright, eleven sentences from ch 2 under the cut.
Baz POV, age 17:
As I walk the dozen streets back to my house, I wonder what it will be like to have my only two friends date each other. I wonder if I’ll end up feeling like a spare. I wonder if I’ll lose them both. I wonder if I’ll ever get to experience what they’re both clearly feeling for each other. I want to. I want to like and be liked. Kiss. Be kissed. The closest I’ve ever gotten to those feelings is with a boy that doesn’t exist. (Which is tragic really.) Even so, I miss him.
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Six Sentence Sunday
whoa, it's been over a month since I posted one of these! Thank you for the tags today @ivelovedhimthroughworse and @monbons, and to everyone else who's been tagging me these past weeks <3
I took a step back from scrolling tumblr for a little bit - since my current wip (my cobb) is watford-era, I was feeling a little too influenced by other people's ideas. I feel like I'm getting back on track now, though.
I've been having a blast writing the Agatha-Simon relationship in this one - can you guess which movie they're watching here?
“It’s so creepy that he's been watching her sleep.” I don’t usually talk during movies – we don’t usually talk during movies – but this is just so ridiculous. “It’s romantic! Don’t be mean!” “You would totally be creeped out if someone snuck into your room to watch you sleep! You would definitely accuse them of plotting!” “He's just trying to protect her!” Si is laughing, though.
I also came up with a working title, Who are you in the dark, and yes it is from the Camila Cabello song. Not sure if this one is gonna stick, but it works for now.
Hope you have a beautiful week, friends @mooncello, @facewithoutheart, @thewholelemon, @ileadacharmedlife, @martsonmars, @youarenevertooold, @rimeswithpurple, @that-disabled-princess, @aristocratic-otter, @iamamythologicalcreature, @alexalexinii, @cutestkilla, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @nightimedreamersworld, @artsyunderstudy, @onepintobean, @emeryhall, @arthurkko
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