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ok i'm super curious about the "Don't Wake the Dragons" wip 👀 such a wonderful title, first off, but like yeah would this be related to Dragonlords????
also the "not a hogwarwts" one made me giggle and i'd love to hear about how much it's not hogwarwts
ah, thank you! I do remember being very smug about that title ;)
it's not connected to Dragonlords in general, but to our dear Merlin. (however, that is a very intriguing idea and I'll get to it in a second, but first on to the actual wip.)
it is set in modern day britain and everything is essentially the way it is right now. a team of scientists discovers a new system of caves and proceed to accidently wake Kilgharrah, who has been sleeping in that very cave for centuries.
now, you can imagine that a dragon suddenly flying around causes panic and chaos. a special unit is formed to stop the "horrible beast". Arthur, to his dismay, is not part of that unit and instead has to stay back to do research. and oh boy will he find something interesting...or perhaps someone?
that being said...
your ask made me imagine a canon era au where the dragonlords along with the dragons managed to survive the purge but went into hiding. (seriously, you can't tell me uther managed to extinguish such powereful beings with...a few knights? who, as we can see when kilgharrah attacks Camelot, don't stand the slightest chance against just one dragon.)
this au would probably be set relatively shortly after balinor's death and still under uther's reign. maybe merlin somehow stumbles across a sleeping dragon somewhere and discoveres a whole soceity of dragonlords living in peace away from Camelot. then there'd be the conflict between staying there comfortably and the responsbility merlin feels to use all this power to change something about the situation in camelot. it'll take some convincing but eventually the dragonlords agree to join him.
And so the dragon awakes and flies for Camelot to take back the land where magic once roamed free....or maybe it's a bit more diplomatic and Arthur is involved somehow (boo, boring, diplomacy). no, i think i like the idea of a) merlin having enough of waiting for arthur to maybe eventually change things as king and taking matters into his own hand and b) the moral conflict between not wanting to overthrow your friend's kingdom but on the other hand not being able to stand by watching as your people are killed.
alright, alright, i'll stop there but i think you've just added a new wip to my list
moving on to the one that is definitely not a "hogwarwts" au. first of i'd like to clarify there genuinely is no harry potter in sight and it technically isn't even an alternate universe. however, it has some tropes that will appear in merlin x hp crossovers and a school where magic is taught, so...
man, i forgot how much i love this one. i had way too much fun with worldbuilding and figuring out backstories. It started with the thought of what if gwen legalised magic and it continued to prosper after her reign?
we are left with a modern world similar to ours (and distinctly differnet to HP, might i add ;)) where magic is just a usual part of life. some have it, many don't (i may or may not have made an excel diagram showing how magic is distributed in the population).
due to unfortunate circumstances merlin was turned into a child and lost all his memories. due to more fortunate circumstances he ends up in a prestigious school where (amongst many other things) magic is taught. Arthur naturally chooses the time where merlin can't help him navigate the modern world to come out of his lake.
to make things even harder, legends about the canon era of the show have survived but, as this is a pro-magic soceity, arthur is generally portrayed as the bad guy and strongly disliked.
#my wips#tag game#you might notice two patterns within my wips#a) they are usually taking place after the canon events and have a strong focus on how merlin deals with his immortality#b) i usually spend much more time on worldbuilding and setting the scene for the story than the actual writing#(which is my favourite thing about writing so i'm not complaining and i am doing this for my own enjoyment after all)
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lionfish, seahorses, and dolphins, oh my! | f. odair
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anon's request: noo bc i've been thinking about this for a while (all the time) imagine the reader from district 8 who's with finnick always sewing random fish patterns into his clothes or any cloth-related items bc of his district!!!
warnings: just some cutesy fluff, very very mild suggestive themes
notes: i couldn't not write this request it's so cute. very rushed because i've got another fic in the works ;) stay tuned my beautiful readers <3
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Finnick would always invite girlfriend!reader to District Four because this man has major attachment issues, so you practically live at his house and are both attached to the hip. And one day he would find this little lionfish embroidered onto the cuff of his favourite sweater, which oddly resembles the colour of his hair.
His first instinct would be to call out to you. "Sweetheart?"
And you would respond with a "Hm?" from another room in the house, sneakily sewing something onto another item of his clothing. He would be curiously inspecting the little creature that had taken up residence on his shirt as he padded through the house to your whereabouts.
Just as he entered the room you were in, he would begin, "Why is there a—"
He'd cut himself short as he looked up and saw you sitting comfortably in a lounge chair, legs tucked beneath your body, a soft, knitted blanket draped over your lap, and a sewing kit lying on the side table. In your hands were a pair of his pants.
One of his eyebrows raised. "You've got my pants."
You looked up to find him standing in the doorway. "I do," you replied.
He took a step closer. "And you're sewing them."
"I am."
Another step. "And there's a fish sewed onto my sweater..."
You simply smiled at him—an adorable proud little smile. God, you looked so cute he genuinely felt to urge to lean down and pinch your cheeks between his fingers, but then he remembered he was your boyfriend, not your grandmother.
"Not that I'm not in absolute awe of your sewing abilities but—" He chuckled, shaking his head— "why?"
You shrugged, piercing a sewing needle through the waistband of the pants in your lap. "You're from District Four; fishes are kind of your thing, are they not? Plus, it's pretty," you said, then your voice lowered to a soft murmur. "Like you."
His stomach fluttered and he almost giggled like a little girl at your words. Once he got close enough, he kneeled beside the chair you were sitting in, watching as your delicate fingers manoeuvred the needle and yarn into the outline of a seahorse. He smiled to himself.
"Do you think I should start weaving clothes for you? Considering your district's all about making clothes and stuff," he said with a smirk.
"Like a dress made out of netting? It wouldn't leave much to the imagination."
"You won't hear this mouth complaining," Finnick said, the image of you walking around the house clad in a black net dress overcoming his mind.
Your cheeks warmed with a horrible blush and you decided to focus your attention entirely on the seahorse in the effort to overcome the sudden lewd thoughts involving his mouth.
Finnick continued watching in amazement as you managed to turn a few colours of yarn into a beautiful seahorse on the waistband of his pants. He wondered how many other pieces of clothing of his you had managed to infiltrate with various sea creatures. When his eyes caught on a bright blob of colour on the underside of the shirt sleeve he was wearing, he smiled, knowing he had gotten his answer.
His gaze flickered back to you, observing the look of concentration on your face as you sewed—the gentle crinkle of your furrowed brows, the subtle curl of your lips, and every now and then, the small twitch of your nose like that of a bunny, the pink of your blush adding to the image.
He couldn't help but prop his folded arms on the arm of the chair, chin resting on his forearms as he shamelessly and blatantly admired the changes in your facial expressions. He noticed as your eyes began to occasionally flicker toward him, your attention increasingly beginning to drift.
A few minutes later, you exhaled a heavy sigh. "You're so distracting."
"You're so adorable," he replied almost dreamily.
There it was again. The humiliating pink flush of your cheeks.
He grinned, humming a quiet laugh as he rose to his feet to plant a kiss on the top of your head.
"Can I make one request?" he asked.
"Perhaps."
His eyes fell to the lionfish on the shirt in his hands, eyes sparkling with child-like joy. "Sew some of these onto your own clothes so we can match."
A wide smile stretched across your lips.
Within the next week, you and Finnick were a giggling mess, sporting matching sweatshirts embroidered with big blue dolphins, each one's blowhole featuring a small red heart just above.
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Hi Jade!!! For hurt/comfort req, what about boyfriend!eddie x clutz!reader but also maybe lowkey crybaby!reader? Maybe they tripped on their way over to the trailer and he opens the door to their tear-stricken face and he’s like “baby again?:(“
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thank you very much ily!! this was really the cutest idea ever too so thanks for requesting ♡ fem!reader | 0.6k
Your hands sting. Your knees, for once, remain intact, but your hands burn something awful and you're pretty sure the old lady three trailers down saw you fall again, which is so embarrassing you could scream. You settle for crying again, big hot tears that mar your makeup and collect at your chin.
You wipe them away with the back of your hand before knocking on Eddie's door, sniffling, trying to get yourself together before he sees.
The door swings open and Eddie's smile to see you quickly turns down into an unhappy grimace. "Baby, again?" he asks, holding out his arms.
You walk into them and flop your head into his chest. His closeness makes it easier to cry, or maybe harder not to. You feel your shoulders shake of their own accord under his big hands. It's a struggle to hug him back when you get like this, so upset and defeated that your arms feel heavy as lead.
"It's okay," he says easily, rubbing your back roughly.
"I think it's my shoes," you complain, stuttering through a thick wave of tears.
"Yeah? Maybe it's time for some new ones."
"Maybe," you say, and cry.
Eddie pats your back, the two of you barely three steps deep and the door still wide open. "Did you hurt yourself?" he asks worriedly, encouraging your neck back from his chest.
You bring your hands up to show him your ruined palms and he tuts, hands sewing behind yours to get a good look. His thumb pushes gently into your pinky finger, turning your hand outward.
"This one's worse than the other. I think you have a little stone stuck in there," he says sympathetically.
"Can you get it out?" you ask, still fighting tears.
Eddie gives your face a good long look and drops your hands gently. He leans forward, kisses one damp cheek and then the other. Your tears shine on his lips.
"You know it," he says confidently. "I'll have you fixed up in no time, sweetheart."
You smile weakly. "Sorry."
"For what?" he asks, waving his hand. You know he doesn't really want an answer, the same way he doesn't want you to be sorry, so you follow him into his bedroom and let him perform minor surgery on you without any more apologies.
"There," he says, holding the small stone between a pair of steel tweezers. "I got him. Evil, insipid thing, hurting my girl."
He disinfects your hands with a stinging spray of hydrogen peroxide and wipes away your resulting tears.
"Sorry for being a crybaby," you say finally. You can't hold it in any longer.
He gives your sticky cheek a small pinch. "You're not a crybaby."
"I am."
He kisses your cheek quickly and gets up to clean up the mess of the first aid kit. "Well, maybe you are. You're my favourite crybaby, though."
"Do you know many?"
"None as sweet as you."
You wrinkle your nose at him. He laughs like he shouldn't, all loud and brash and entirely too pretty.
"Hate you," you mutter without any truth.
"Yeah? That's too bad. Was just thinking I'd kiss your poor hands better, but I guess you don't want that."
"Eddie-"
"No, you've made yourself quite clear-"
"Eddie, I'm sorry."
He dumps the closed first aid kit on the heap of his desk. You try to hide a smile as his fingers curl around your wrist, his lips pressing softly to your broken skin.
"You're gonna have to disinfect them again," you say, sounding more sincere than you are.
"Sacrifices." He grins and gives your palm another kiss.
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Yesss I can just imagine schlatt being restrained, your head in his lap while teds between your thighs overstimming you until your crying, (which is one of schlatts favourite things to do to you), making direct eye contact with him. just saying things like "see she was so good t'night, you couldn't've been where I am if you weren't such a bratty fuck." And like look at you while your barely even there and say "think he deserves to cum baby?" And you can't form sentences so ted just goes "awh. No answer? You don't think he should?"
(this was kind of a rant so I'm sorry if this makes no sense) -✨
OKAY NOW YOURE FLUSTERING ME CAUSE LIKE?????
idk abt you but I’m big into impact play and part of me (projecting at its finest) that thinks schlatt is to.
Imagine schlatt just will not stop being a fucking brat it’s doesn’t even have to be towards you. They’re filming the pod during chuckle week and schlatt changes their usual set up where the guest sits in the middle so he can sit next to ted.
And much to teds pleasure dismay Schlatt’s got his hand grabbing his dick through his pants. And much to schlatts disappointment Ted’s not reacting sheerly out of spite. When they’re done filing however, Ted’s got him pulled into the nearest bathroom or private area asking what the fuck he was thinking.
“God you’re such a fucking slut, you need cock that fucking badly?” And schlatt can’t speak he was already hard the moment Ted grabbed him by the arm and dragged him away. When he doesn’t answer Ted slaps him, not quite hard enough to truly hurt schlatt especially because it’s not something the two of them have fully talked about, but it’s something Schlatt’s seen him do to you. And to say schlatt likes it is an understatement because he moans soooo loud.
“You would fucking like that, huh” Ted can’t help but smirk ideas flooding his head for later, for now he needs to get Schlatt’s current attitude problem under control. “On your knees you want my cock so bad you’re gonna get it.”
And Ted doesn’t hold back at all he fucks Schlatt’s throat snapping a picture to send it to you. Which results in a FaceTime call from you wanting to see your pretty boy get his face fucked. It embarasses schlatt at first but he can’t really complain because at the end of the day he’s getting g exactly what he wants.
(Whoops didn’t mean to write so much but erm yeah there you go nonnie)
#anon ask#Cole’s anons#Cole’s asks#✨anon#jschlatt smut#ted nivison smut#poly chuckle sandwich smut#cole answers
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The Notorious C-I-G
💌 🍄 📚 🏜️ 🐝 (you don’t have to answer this one if you don’t want, I already know it’s me 🤭)
Lemon...right?
💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?
Darn you for making me look! 248!
🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings
Answered this one here and here but here is another: After Andrea met TK and really started opening up her heart and mind to Carlos being gay and in love with another man, she began seeking out queer art, books, shows, so she could learn more about the community her son is a part of. Carlos recommends and lends her things! I touch on this in my fic Wrestling Angels.
📚 ⇢ what’s the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?
I didn't have to say anything. He knew I was shaking.
🏜️ ⇢ what’s your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?
I love it when an aspect or overall theme leads a reader to discuss something and it gets a bit more personal and chatty. Fire Island and Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines led to comments in which people shared their memories and feelings about the AIDS crisis and about 9/11 respectively. I guess it makes it seem like the fic has a bit more 'social impact' in a way. It's quite amazing when that happens.
🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them
Haha @lemonlyman-dotcom... right? You have been so supportive and friendly from the beginning - the beginning being pre-tumblr when you were leaving such lovely comments on my fics. When I saw you'd set up your tumblr I was so happy to be able to interact with you on here too. And now look!
And @thisbuildinghasfeelings - you were one of the first people I spoke to on here and your kindness and enthusiasm not just towards my writing is just incredible and I feel very lucky you're here.
@heartstringsduet your comment on Afterglow of a Supernova basically changed my life in that it made me instantly more confident in my writing, like it represented a turning point in how I felt about it, and you've always been in my corner. And you've made art for my fics???!!!
@goodways you have been so lovely about my fics I feel like I can never thank you enough and your comments always make me laugh and make me think. Your feedback always means the world to me.
@herefortarlos your enthusiasm for my fics, all fics and this fandom is a thing of beauty and so inspiring.
@welcometololaland you were one of the first people to ever tag me in anything and I remember it vividly because I couldn't believe it haha. Your comments are always so hilarious and make me feel like I've done something right, and without you I wouldn't have written I Was Thinking About Your Mouth, so I am forever grateful for that and for you being such a good sounding board when I complain about work!
@cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut mate, you are divine and the fact that you spend any time beta'ing my fics when they are still kinda hot messes is wild to me. Thank you as well for your kindness and generosity!
@im-overstimulated-and-im-sad you are a delight and your comments are like a balm to my soul!
@reyesstrand Also from really early on you were leaving such encouraging comments on my fics and including me in WIP tags and things and I'm so grateful and forever awestruck.
@paperstorm I always cherish in particular how incredible you were about Fire Island (and When Soulmates Swim recently!), and how you helped so much in my hour of need when the whole scary situation around Afterglow of a Supernova happened. Thank you!
There are other people too of course but I worry I'm banging on a bit too much like I'm at the Oscars and the music is going to play over me talking so I just want to wrap up by saying thank you to everyone who has read my fics and commented and left kudos - I've said it before and I'll say it again, it really does blow me away that you're giving your precious free time to my stories in that way.
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𝓓𝓸𝓰𝓰𝔂 𝓓𝓻𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓘𝓷 - Eddie Munson x GN!Reader
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warnings: mostly fluff, some angst, mentions of upcoming death of dog, dog in palative care, not fully proof read but i tried to keep both dog and reader as gender neutral, and without descriptions, i am basing a this in real life so it might have slipped.
summary: After receiving bad news about your dog, you and Eddie decide to take them to their favourite movie at the drive ins.
authors note: Hi. It’s been a little while. This is based on something i did with my dog a few weeks ago, we took her to the eras tour movie and it’s one of the best nights i’ve had with her. i’ve i wanted to get it out within the week of that but then life happened, i had to take care of her a bit more and we sadly had to put her down the sunday before last. we’re receiving her ashes soon and i got a plush that looks like her so i felt inspired to write this again as a way to deal with my grief. i have included a lot of anecdotes about her in this, so im sorry if you’re trying to picture your dog or a past one and some events done line up. i tried my best to keep the descriptions of the dog pretty general, the only big thing i think is that they would have a tail. anyway it’s 4am and i’m crying now so i’m gonna be on my way. i hope you enjoy <3
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"They're not gonna let us in."
"Will you sto- they're gonna let us in." He chuckled, glancing at you quickly with a smile."Stop worrying. Remember what I told you? Your only job this week is relaxation and snuggles."
You sigh, opting to look out of the window instead of responding.
Eddie notices, but he also knows you're still listening. "Which conveniently go hand in hand don't they sweetheart." He says, upping the baby talk as he stretches his arm behind the drivers seat to scratch your dogs chin, marvelling at how quickly they leaned into his touch, groaning in joy.
"See!" He said, laughing. "I'm their favorite."
It's the same thing he said when he installed the makeshift doggy car-seat Wayne had made you months ago. When Eddie first suggested taking your dog with the two of you on drives, he started drawing up the plans immediately.
"That dog is the darn cutest thing I've seen since you were in diapers." Wayne said, pointing to his nephew. "And I don't trust your cowboy driving."
Two weeks later when he picked you and your dog up for your first big drive, you were immediately taken by surprise that he put the seat on his side.
"You traitor!" You said, pointing towards the seat Eddie was now fastening your beloved dog to, away from you.
Eddie gasped in faux shock, looking at your dog with wide eyes. "Can you believe they called me that?" He said to your dog, who responded to him only with a wagging tail and a lick on the chin.
"See!" He said, clapping his hands once your dog was settled in. "I'm their favorite. So I get to be closer to them. You get a nice view, so don't complain." He said, winking at you as he swung into the drivers seat.
You had done a lot of trips since then, but this was the first one later at night. It wasn't too bad, springtime means the sun is slowly setting a bit later. You can't help but be enamoured when you turn to look at your dog, the way the sunset sits behind them makes look like a painting.
Eddie seems to have noticed, because he's reaching on the dashboard and passing you his prized film camera. "If you don't get a photo of them right now I'm never talking to you again."
You laugh, snapping a photo that you would later discover is your favorite one you've ever taken of your dog... and a few more for good measure.
"We're here!" Eddie says, pulling into the Hawkins Drive In. He parks just outside of the concession stand. "Do you want anything."
"Popcorn and a coke please." You say, pulling out your wallet to give him money, but you know it's no use when swats it out of your hand.
Instead of mentioning it though, he turns around to the back of the seat to face your dog. "And some nuggets for you bud?"
As if they can somehow hear him, your dog yaps in response. Eddie nods, "Thought so."
"Eddie..." You start, nuggets were salty and salt is not good for your dog.
Eddie cuts you off though, "I'll ask for no salt, they'll probably like it better that way anyway. And hey, you said it didn't matter what they ate anymore."
It's not Eddie's fault, but you feel as though you've been struck. He was right, that was what you had said, but for a shining moment, you had forgotten the constant countdown ticking over your dogs head. Displaying a number you had no way of reading exactly what it said.
It doesn't take more than a second for eddie to realise what he's said. "Hey- no. I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring that up. Here, let's take them in and they can pick out something." He said, running around to your side of the door and opening it for you- ever the gentleman.
He helps you out of the car and the two of you take your dog out of the back of the van, heading into the concession bay.
Immediately you- or your dog- is greeted by a young girl running up to pay them. Her mother quickly scolding her for going up to a strangers dog. Less than a minute later, the girl carefully walks up to you, almost stubbornly.
"Can I pet your doggy?" She asks, her hand twitching as she clearly fights the urge to give your dog a big hug.
You nod your head, "You definitely can, thank you for asking." You say, looking up to the girls mother and winking at her, getting a mouthed 'thank you' in response.
And you have to say, if there is a heaven, it's going to have a tough time beating the joy your dog gets when a new person gives them cuddles. You and Eddie both swear that your dog is convinced that everywhere you go, everyone is there to see your dog specifically.
"It's the pet tax." Eddie said a few months ago when your dog barked out your front window at unsuspecting people walking by for the third time that afternoon. "The people walking past have to pay a pet tax to the top dog."
You both agree that it's better for it not to be an official tax, as your dog would not appreciate having to stop at every house with a dog so that you could pet a random dog. Absolutely not.
Eventually, the little girl's mother got her food, and told her they had to go. The girl frowned, but said bye to your dog, whispering a 'i'll save some popcorn for you.' before running off to join her mother.
In the meantime, Eddie had ordered your food, two large popcorns- of course, a coke and a pepsi- something the two of you could never agree on, and two servings of nuggets, no salt.
"You're funny." You say, opening the door for him as he tries to balance the abundance of food and drinks.
"I am- hey could you-?" He started, but you've already grabbed your drink, noticing it just about to slip from his grip and onto the dirty cement. "Yeah, thanks."
You smile at him. "We're a well oiled machine you and me." He nods in agreement, muttering something about 'you and i' incorrectly when you get back to the van. It’s hard not to chuckle.
It's barely a thirty second drive to the parking spaces for the movie, but both you and Eddie insist on strapping your dog in their seat while you park.
Unfortunately, you have to do it while your dog is giving you the saddest puppy dog eyes you've ever seen. They don't want to be in the doggy-seat, they want to be in the front with you... and the food.
The order of those aren't important.
"I know hun, but it'll just be a minute and then we'll get to cuddle okay?" You say, doing absolutely nothing to stop your dog viewing the car seat they're now in as an obstacle from the food they want.
Eddie parks the van with the back facing the screen, jumping out of the car before pulling the back doors open. You giggle when he shouts at you to wait so that he can once again open your door for you.
"Here you go m'lady!" He says in a bad british accent, pairing it with a theatrical bow.
You take his hand like how you've seen rich people do it in movies. "Why thank you sir!" You gasp, matching his dramatics instantly.
Before you can get too lost in the bit, your dog barks, reminding you that the more you chat, the longer they have to wait for food- cuddles. Cuddles, not food. Not food at all.
You climb into the back of the van, Eddie following close behind you, food in tow. "Here you go buddy, I've got the goods."
"Don't say it like that! You sound like you're giving them weed." You giggle, unclasping the safety belts from around your dog.
Eddie furrows his brows, clearly still appealing to his inner theatre kid with faux confusion, "Wait..." He says, before dramatically laying out the first blanket. "Was I not supposed to?"
You both giggle as you set up the blankets and pillows, and if you hadn't been keeping such a close eye on your dog, you might not have noticed them slowly sneaking towards where the food sits.
"Hey!" Eddie laughs, grabbing the food and moving it to where you're all going to sit among the blankets and pillows.
Once again, your dog gives an oscar winning performance, giving Eddie a look at only a starving puppy could have.
Eddie, ever the softie, gives in.
"Oh alright." He says pulling out a nugget from the box and ripping a chunk from it. "Okay, now sit." Your dog follows, tail wagging so hard it's making a clanging noise against the metal floor.
"Good, now high five." Eddie says, lifting up his right hand, your dog deciding not to leave him hanging by smacking his hand with his paw. "Good job buddy." He says, "Now other paw, can you do other paw?"
Other paw was one of the newer stills your dog learned. To be entirely honest, you have no idea how they learned it. You were just asking for high fives one day, said other paw and it worked. You gave them praise and then the next time they did it again, and then again.
You're half convinced your dog taught you other paw, not the other way around.
It's still about 50/50, if your dog thinks they've done enough, they won't respond to other paw the same they would with other commands. You guess that comes with the whole 'they trained you' theory you had.
That odd also jumps wayy down whenever you try to show off 'other paw' to someone who hasn't seen it before. Your dog loves you and enjoys your games, but they're also a pet and they love embarrassing you and proving you wrong.
Today, the odds were on your side, with your dog doing a perfect example of the 'other paw' to Eddie, who for weeks of failed attempts of showing him, thought you were lying about.
"See! I told you!" You cheered, grabbing a bigger chunk off of the nugget in Eddie's hand and giving it to your dog. "Good doggy! What a good doggy!"
Eddie laughs, "I'll be damned." He says, throwing his piece of the nugget into the air for your dog to catch, they do so, ready for more.
You both give them the rest of the nugget before settling in for the movie, you figured you'd try to spread the nuggets out, so your dog could enjoy them the whole time.
Your dog seemed to get the message, crawling inbetween you and Eddie. Or- actually, pushing the two of you apart so they could be sandwiched in the middle. Their favorite spot.
As the previews come to an end, you turn to Eddie "Thank you for doing this with me." You say, scratching your dog behind their ear.
"No thank yous necessary sweetheart, I'm glad you're both having a good time." He replies, a soft smile adorning his face.
You all relax into each other just as the beginning of your dogs favorite film; 101 Dalmatians, starts to play on the big screen.
#stranger things#eddie munson#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson imagine#eddie munson x gn!reader#eddie munson x you#eddie munson fic#eddie munson fanfic#eddie munson angst#eddie munson fluff#eddie munson x y/n#stranger things fanfic#stranger things fanfiction#hurt/comfort#tw death
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tag game weds!
look i'm doing one! thanks to @too-schoolforcool @crossmydna and @firecrxtch for tagging me!
How is your day going? it's going! work was really busy and there's lots of drama right now. but i had a really tough workout and that was great!
Are you okay? i am, just stressed! but i've been more stressed, so i can't complain.
What is your favourite shape of your favourite colour? anatomical hearts ♥️
Are you single? yes and guess what, my divorce is official as of last WEEK. it was such a long process and i am FREEEEEE
Are you happy about that? i'm truly happy! life is so quiet & uncluttered & full of lots of love & QUIET. did i say it's QUIET? i don’t plan on dating for a long while
What age do you feel in your brain? i feel like the age i am, which is close to 40. like i have lived experience but also lots more life to live (hopefully)
Do you feel like the good times are behind you or ahead of you? both, there are good years, bad years, and everything in between
Do you have a best friend? many! so many!
Did you have a childhood pet? a kitty who ran away (😿), another kitty who stayed with me until i was 25 🐈
Do you sing or whistle around the house? no, i hate noise lol
Do you light candles or incense? occasionally candles but i'm irrationally afraid of something catching fire
Are you busy friday night? nope
If you were a circus performer which act would you be in? i truly don't know...
What is your favourite outfit? long dress with black wedges
What is the last thing you created? i'm writing a magical realism story for my short story class, it's about a lesbian couple who just can't seem to get along... ✍️
What is your favourite fic or book of all time? my favourite fic is restoration, my favourite book is flesh and blood by michael cunningham 📚
What are you looking forward to? the weather to get warmer, which it already is! 🌸
Do you like hugs? yes, but only people i'm close with
What is something you wish people understood about you? sometimes i just want to scream and tell everyone at work i'm bipolar because i work in mental health and my colleagues talk about "bipolar people" in the most othering ways... like my colleague said "i wonder what it's like to come out of a psychosis and look back on the things you did" in the lunch room! i'm like 😒🤐. then my client said "aren't bipolar people crazy? like really crazy??” the other day lol. it’s been coming up a lot recently for some reason.
sorry if you've been tagged! @michellemisfit @mmmichyyy @gallawitchxx @abundanceofnots @howlinchickhowl @whatwouldmickeydo @khaoticflame @suchagallabitch
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A comparison of some pens I'm currently using and some new pens I acquired
Pens used:
- Uni-ball One P 0.38mm
- LAMY Safari <EF>
- TWSBI Eco <F>
- Pilot Capless/Vanishing Point <F>
- Pilot Kakuno <EF>
- Ancora Ginza custom pen <MF>
- Sailor Hocoro <M, F, fude>
- Kakimori brass nib dip pen
- Matsubokkuri glass pen
Lengthy review under the read more 🙈
The Uni-ball One P is sort of like the control for the comparisons? Idk LOL we know for sure it's 0.38mm so we can estimate how much thinner/thicker the other pens are. This pen is my go-to for quickly jotting things down, I highly recommend the Uni-ball One series of pens to anyone looking for a gel ink pen! It writes super smooth and has never smudged for me, the way the pens from the P series (P for pocket!) look is also super cute. After using the Uni-ball One pens, other non-fountain pens just don't hit the same. When I was filling out forms during check-in at one of the hotels in Japan, the staff gave me a regular ol' ballpoint pen and after one stroke, I went "nah I'm not writing with this" and grabbed my own pen from my backpack.
The LAMY Safari and TWSBI Eco are both a constant for me, they're always filled and hanging out in my pen case. I know some people don't like LAMY Safaris or TWSBI Eco's because of inconsistent nib qualities from the former and cracking issues from the latter but both of these pens have been pretty solid for me, never had any issues with them (knock on wood! 😳) I included them in this just to compare them with the new pens I got.
I am super in love with the Pilot Capless/Vanishing Point, probably my most favourite purchase of the trip! I used to think my TWSBI Eco wrote smoothly but the Capless straight up gliiiides across the paper. I picked this up in Itoya Ginza and had the chance to try out the EF as well and I think because that one was so thin, there was a bit of feedback so I didn't like it as much. I love writing with this pen so much, it sparks joy!! The retractable mechanism is very convenient for quickly putting the pen down and picking it back up again. Super recommend it to people who are looking to try a higher budget pen. For comparison, this matte black version sells for $275 CAD locally and I got this at Itoya for ¥18,540 (tax free hehe), which equals to about $175-180 CAD.
I actually already have a Pilot Kakuno with an M and F nib in my collection and I wanted to try a thinner nib but for some reason, just the EF Kakuno was super hard to find locally. I forgot to write on my sheet that it's currently filled with Sailor Shikiori Yamadori, because of the thinness though it's hard to see the turquoise colour of the ink haha. I think this size would be perfect for writing in the condensed space of my Hobonichi Weeks, I'll have to test it out in the weekly pages once the proper dates roll around.
The Ancora Ginza pen is also another pen I was looking forward to get, only because it was almost like going to Build-a-Bear but for pens LOL If you want to search more about it, you can try the official Japanese name of it: アンコーラMy万年筆. The model of the pen is a Sailor Profit Jr. and cost ¥4,400, I did research prior going on my trip it used to be ¥3,800 at some point 🥲 You can pick between a regular steel MF nib or a fude nib but I already have a fude Profit Jr so I picked the MF instead. My friend also commented that she thought I would be making multiple pens but I'll be saving my second custom pen for another time just so I have an excuse to go back to Ancora again >:) This nib also feels really nice to write with; no feedback, very smooth. I'm trying to limit my number of inked pens so this comparison was only done by dipping the nib in ink, I do want to fill this pen properly and try journaling with it soon! The only complain I have for this pen is that the cap or body feels a bit squeaky scratchy when I screw them back together, it's most likely just the part I grabbed but the quality might be hit or miss with them. The pen that my friend made is completely fine though! I think it's worth it to get your own pen made because it's such a unique experience.
If you're looking for a dip pen to play around or swatch multiple inks at once, then you'd have to try the Sailor Hocoro dip pen. I previously ordered the fude nib one online and I loved how convenient a dip pen is in general. But because of the nature of a fude nib, it took some time to get used and having to write at a specific angle to get the line width I wanted would sometimes give me wrist pain lmao :') Then not too long ago, Sailor announced that they were releasing a M nib so I added that to my mental list of things to buy, and then seeing how cheap stationery were in Japan, I picked up an F nib (no pen body) and the extra "feed" parts too. The feed isn't necessary but I like that I can write for way longer as opposed to not having it (check out this demo from Yoseka) In hindsight, I wish I had gotten the grey body in Japan. I do like the white body but I just want to keep the bodies with their respective nibs that I got them with and I feel like I might have mixed them up while swatching inks the other day LMAO
The Kakimori dip pen has been in my wishlist for a super long time and I'm very glad I held off from buying it locally in Vancouver or ordering it online. The sakura wood nib holder and the brass nib are listed on a local shop's site for $49.95 and $64.95 CAD respectively, on Kakimori's online shop they're ¥4,520 for the nib holder and ¥7,430 for the nib. In Kakimori's physical store, I got the nib holder for ¥2,970 and the nib for ¥4,950, with the conversion rate, that's like $27-28 for the nib holder and $46-48 CAD for the brass nib!!! 🥴 Price aside, this dip pen is another tool you can use for swatch inks or just drawing/doodling with it, I love the super thick line you can get when you hold it at a low angle, it's how I swatched all those lines in my Hobonichi Weeks. I've always read about how the stainless steel nib is harder and feels scratchier than the brass nib and after having tried both in stores, I do prefer the brass nib a lot more. The stainless steel nib felt like it didn't want to be written with, it just didn't feel pleasant imo. Some people might like feedback in their pens so I do recommend testing the pens out if you're able to before buying them.
This glass pen by Glass Studio Matsubokkuri ガラス工房まつぼっくり is my very first glass pen and I only chose this one because 1) the body is simple and short, I don't like the crazy swirly glass pens I commonly see 2) the triangular body means it's less likely to roll off the table 3) it was easily found at Ancora Ginza LOL I first discovered it when I was watching this youtube channel doodle/swatch inks with it. On Matsubokkuri's own website, they have F, M, and broad listed but there was only one size available at Ancora. I think mine is a F nib but I don't have any other glass pen to compare with so it's totally a guess, I'm just comparing it with my F fountain pens 🤔 The staff at Ancora gave me two pens to test out before purchasing since glass pens will have slight differences between them. They both wrote fine, I only picked the second pen I tried because the swirls in the nib of the first pen looked wonky to me.
If you made it this far down the post, thank you! I just wanted to share my thoughts on the pens that I have and hopefully this can give a little insight and help someone on their own pen journey!! 🫶
#fountain pen#dip pen#stationery#journal#journaling#fountain pens#dip pens#kakimori dip pen#sailor hocoro#glass pen#kt pen talks
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my experience at am's show (accor arena, paris, first night - 09/05/2023)
SOOOOOOO since a lot of people have done this and i want to write down as many things as i can about the concert so that i don't forget them i've decided to make this post and keep in mind i'm writing this running on four hours of sleep and a cappuccino BUT i'm currently sitting in a very pretty parisian café, chilling and waiting for my train and it's all very aesthetic i feel like the main character of a chick-flick movie. also drowning in post-concert depression but that's another story
so now that we've set the mood let's get to the actual writing bc this post isn't gonna make itself and i still have ~five hours of waiting to do and a whole lot of things to say so let's go
(also disclaimer: this is gonna be very rambly i'm so sorry i'm just emotional)
• so we got to the arena at around 6:30pm bc we had assigned seats, and entrance was a whole lot less chaotic than i'd expected (which was good) + basically the place was almost empty bc it was so early, it really only started to fill up later and it was REALLY full only by the time inhaler was halfway through their set
• can't say anything about inhaler bc i know exactly zero (0) of their songs but i think they were nice and i actually feel like diving into their music a bit now bc some songs were pretty good
• and then once inhaler was done it was showtime!!!!!!!! i felt like i could DIE!!!!!!!!
• the moment they went up on stage i felt literal butterflies......... i just couldn't believe they were real, in the flesh, like they're ACTUALLY real they exist they're REAL!!!!! and we were breathing the same air and i was just so fucking mindblown by that concept i was fr having a moment
• setlist was the usual, i didn't get cornerstone NOR perfect sense (some of my all time am favourites.......) and tbh i still haven't forgiven them (HIM) for that like wtf boys. wtf. i get why they would decide not to play perfect sense but why wouldn't they play cornerstone LITERALLY a fan favourite and a classic smh (jk i forgive them but only bc they're cute 😔)
• also i got star treatment sooooo i mean i can't really complain can i. absolute magical experience, that song
• another thing about the setlist: they kept playing little melodies in between songs and i kept getting FOOLED bc every time it felt like they were going to debut a new song (hello you......jet skis........) but no i was just clowning real hard
• fo example at some point they played this random melody and i was like wtf and then they did nothing with it and just played high so yeah they were being sooo silly and goofy (i wanted to bite them)
• also the crowd was so ???? idek how to describe it bc during some songs they were so hyped (not only the most popular ones from am or 505; they even did a mosh pit during pretty visitors which was......okay i guess not really a song to mosh to but you do you paris keep speaking your truth). but then they were so dead during the car songs.... some girls next to us literally used mirrorball and big ideas to fucking sit down and have a break and that was so offensive tbvfh. meanwhile i was there vibing and singing along to the angsty car tunes and i genuinely was like "why am i the only one that's popping my fucking pussy rn". literally this
• diwk and sculptures are THE most powerful songs ever like hearing them live is a cathartic experience fr. diwk bc of how iconic it is, sculptures bc it's just so unique and they're so fucking powerful my ass was literally shaking. sculptures as an opener after the "countdown" intro they do is just The Right Choice TM like it just makes so much sense. it was born to be an absolutely epic opener and we love to see that. and well, diwk is a classic for a reason. the whole arena lost their shit when they hit the first notes, the floor was TREMBLING it was crazy
• the arabella fuckup moment was still so !!!!!!!! when he screamed FUCK bc he messed up the lyrics i honestly didn't even realise it was a mistake at first lmao considering just a couple of days earlier there was the "but it just doesn't fucking matter" moment or whatever he said during that part (i think it was one of the german shows? or amsterdam? idk i don't remember sjfhwhs). the point is, sometimes he's just silly and changes random lyrics and it all happened so fast one could have easily believed it was on purpose nsjcnennc but that just tells you how good they are. if you're able to make even a mistake sound so good and iconic then you're just so !!!!!!!!! yknow.
• also i heard people saying he was annoyed, a bit like during one of the amsterdam gigs, mostly bc of the arabella fuckup. but that's?? so not true?? like yeah he sounded super frustrated during that bit and his yelled FUCK is proof and rewatching that moment i feel so bad for him i wanna give him a hug </3, but for the rest of the night he was in a normal mood. pretty chill if you ask me
• apart from THE star treatment moment....... someone already mentioned it here but YEAH after the song ended he just went and whispered "it's the star treatment............" with the lowest saddest most heartbroken voice and i swear i heard my heart crack and crumble in a million pieces
• (btw yes he once again opened star treatment with "i just wanted a jet ski for the moat")
• he also sounded a bit sad and lost in his own thoughts during the closing part of iwby which reminded me of the same moment at lowlands 2022 and yes my heart broke once again
• but for the rest he was in a pretty standard mood!!! not overly chatty (when is he ever jskfke), didn't interact with the crowd that much but that's routine. just your regular banter: "what a night" "what a wonderful/splendid [can't remember???] night" and then before either pretty visitors or dancefloor he introduced the song like "it's [name of the song]... get down......GET DOWN" and that was just sooooo silly. in case it wasn't clear i was foaming at the mouth the whole time
• then during dancefloor he went "dirty dancefloors and dreams of naughtiness....AAAAAAAA"
• also he didn't really interact with the others members apart from asking the crowd to give it up for matt (cute bffs <3) and then at some point (i think during body paint) him and jamie were doing their thing. scissoring with their guitars
• after he was done scissoring with jamie he also went and hopped on matt's platform and then went towards nick too but didn't do anything lmao. i was hoping for the usual hand-around-shoulder action but no. okay you do you king
• at some point either nick or jamie fucked up a note and it was so audible and he gave them one of his Iconic Glares TM IT WAS SO FUCKING FUNNY
• btw he didn't speak that much french, i was expecting much more - i'd even say he spoke less french than he did at other french gigs over the years which ???? okay lmao. he just said basic stuff, yknow, the usual "bonsoir paris", "merci", and then at some point he said "incroyable" with, i must admit, a pretty good pronunciation. tbh it was so cute and yes my heart did a lil !!!!! yeah why do you ask
• also he sounded EXACTLY like he does in recordings and studio versions which is INSANE. he has such a wide vocal capacity and his voice is sososoSO powerful, at its best fr. he sounded so damn good and perfect and he's so fucking talented and i might sob bc who gave him the fucking right
• but at the same time i see why people were saying they thought his voice sounded a bit higher - he has moments when you can hear the "ghost" of his younger voice and it's honestly so cute
• but overall it's just crazy and remarkable how much he sounds like the studio versions. there's literally no difference. none at all. he's just THAT fucking good
• and the others too they were so !!!!! honorable mention to matt bc the way that man drums is absolutely mesmerising
• and then well..... can't really ignore the elephant in the room can we. they're all so insanely attractive it's not even funny they looked so good and alex was GLOWING. i was in awe. he has such a powerful aura - commanding and serious yet with a lightness and gentleness to him that you just can't help but stare at him the whole time. he's so charming and fascinating and ARGH literally breathtaking. hypnotising. never getting over him
• long story short when they finished he was sending big smiles and kisses at the whole crowd and the screaming and applause just kept going and going and and and. the whole concert went by so fast it was so intense and i couldn't believe it was already over
• i didn't want to go i didn't want to leave i never wanted to leave i wanted to stay there and do it all over again
• so now it's been two days since the show and hours since i started drafting this post.... and i'm already back home and i MISS THEM SO MUCH. i missed them from the very moment they disappeared backstage and the post-concert depression is so real i literally feel like i left a piece of my heart in paris. i miss them i miss HIM sososo much 💔
• i'm so sorry i'm being such a dramatic bitch but that's just who i am 😔✊️
• overall the whole experience felt like a fucking fever dream and i still can't believe it really happened. it was so magical and special and they were so perfect and ugh i just really fucking love them. i love them so much and i'm so grateful i got to see them and experience first-hand something so beautiful. i didn't sob during the show (tbh i thought i would) but i might do it now bc i'm feeling so nostalgic and emotional and </3 i'm a mess i love them so much there's nothing else i can say it's just That. simply that <3
i think i'll post some pics/videos but not many bc you can hear me screaming and singing my heart out + i was shaking + mostly it looks like i recorded using a potato so skckwjcej but yeah expect me to post something. idk what but definitely something
that's about it for now, but i'll try to add more things if i remember something else along the way!! 💖
#SO SORRY THIS IS A RAMBLING MESS LMAO#BUT YEAH OF YOU GOT HERE THANK YOU FOR READING THIS FAR#I JUST STILL CANT BELIEVE I SAW MY BABYGIRLS#💖💖💖💖#arctic monkeys#accor arena#alex turner#matt helders#jamie cook#nick o'malley#my show#ramblings
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Hi i hope you're doing well. I just wanted to complain about something. Am i the only one who isn't annoyed by the way the female characters are drawn in one piece? Like i have been in the fandom for years and i see alot of fans complaining and being like "one piece females are overly sexualized they have weird proportions" and im being like.... okay one piece has a unique art style and alot of different character designs we see the ugly, the pretty and the neutral and thats it. One piece, for me, has one of the best female cast in shounen anime like they're smart, pretty, strong, have dreams and MOST IMPORTANTLY have personalities. I watched alot of anime and sometimes the female characters are either shallow or have their whole personalities about the male protagonist (thank god we don't have this in one piece). So it really makes me sad when i see alot of fans saying that one piece females are sexualized... sorry i would rather have them like this with importance to the story rather than good for nothing characters who are put in unnecessary fanservice (last anime i watched has one of the worst female cast that even the author himself said that he can't write female characters 💀). Sorry it became too long i just have no one to talk about this 😅 in the end i want to tell you that you're one of my favourite content creators, i follow you in twitter and i was surprised when i saw you in tumblr so i'm just happy and wanted to talk a bit ❤
Hello hello!
I understand what you mean because it's less about agreeing with it, and more "Yeah we get it, we KNOW. But there are OTHER things to look at!" which is more so where my frustration comes from with it.
Cause the issue is, yes, they're pretty misogynistic in their portrayal - due to the fact nearly EVERY One Piece girl has the same body. And that's the MAIN problem with why it's frowned upon.
Is it disappointing? Yes. Do I wish it were different? Yes. Are they still fantastic characters and shoot past the majority of mainstream women in fiction in terms of writing? Yeah!
I also do complain in terms of the bodies at times cause I GET IT, but at this point it's been 2 decades of people just saying the same thing. I think it's just as important to focus on the good as well as the bad, you know?
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6, 12, and 18 for the fic writers ask game? no pressure tho, but thanks for sharing your world with us! <3
thank YOU!!! i greatly appreciate it. this is my 'i hit the halfway mark of the assignment i'm working on' treat, thank you for the opportunity :3
6. do you have any kind of consistent writing schedule or just hoping for the best?
OH I HOPE FOR THE BEST. my writing tends to ramp up with my business and stress levels which is really funny lmfao, and probably a sign that i'm gonna start churning stuff out again very soon. i try sometimes to have a consistent writing schedule but the rest of my life makes that very tough.
12. do you ever have trouble focusing on writing? how do you get around that?
constantly. i have Clinically Cannot Focus disorder. i mitigate this in a number of ways, depending on the flavour of Unable To Focus i'm dealing with. the first step is to check if i remembered to take my Juice What Gives Me An Attention Span. if i have, then i get up and do a physical chore and come back to it. sprinto on discord is also my saving grace - the community aspect as well as the very short time limit is extremely helpful. i also have a number of playlists that help cut down on my need to seek other outside stimulus, or i put something on tv for background noise.
18. what is your most and least favorite part of writing?
my most favourite is getting to finally share something and hear what people thought of it. that is THEE ultimate satisfaction to me, and why it is so much easier for me to write fanfic than my original work. it is endlessly rewarding to know that other people care about my silly little stories as much as i do. it really is. my LEAST favourite part is the part of my brain that likes to throw tomatoes at everything i write and insist it is silly and cringe and stupid and embarrassing and also i have no idea what i'm doing and never did. i am constantly wrestling with the part of me that thinks everything i write is bad and i was bad for wanting to write it, which!! i know is a familiar struggle, but is a struggle all the same. there's also the fact that i am constantly haunted by posts people make complaining about how He Would Not Say That and 'you're making your characters talk like they want an A in therapy' lmao, i am always like. hyperaware that i May Be Doing That and i don't want a snarky tumblr post written about me :').
help me reward myself with treats to get through my finals season by sending me things from this ask game list!
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the way it genuinely brought tears to my eyes as i finished the last chapter of the soulmate au. like??? this fic has been my LIFE for the past couple months and seeing the update always made my week 😭.
though I actually cannot wait to see whatever else you write, especially the spinoff and two slow dancers!!! (i haven’t read chapter 1 of the spinoff yet but i WILL right after i finish writing this)
and i’ve also met some amazing people through this fic which is crazy to me because if i didn’t click on this work that one day i was scrolling through ao3 what would’ve happened?? it’s just so insane to think about honestly…and the discord?? everyone on there is so nice it feels like such a welcoming little community. even just going through and reading all the messages brightens my day.
I SWEAR one day i will bind this fic and dedicate some sort of shrine to it on my bookshelf. i will recommend it to anyone and everyone i come across. i will think about it from years to come. i will dedicate my future successes to this beautiful piece of literature.
maybe i’m a little obsessed but hey. the emotions i experienced whilst reading this were unparalleled and it HAS made an impact on my life and myself as a person. (me and my bsf make a bunch of inside jokes and refs about this all the time like ill fall asleep on call and she’ll go “omg dazai and chuuya from the soulmate au!!”)
just sayin people can shame fic readers/writers all they want but some things i’ve read on ao3 are literally published book quality and they have NO idea what they’re missing out on.
ahh sorry for my rant i just wanted to get this out there :D time to go read the spinoff!!
I'm surprised I'm not completely emotionally wrecked like ??? This has been my life for months as well, I've spent so much time on this it's insane, updating was always my favourite part of the day. I really do hope you like the rest of what I write, as much if not more than the soulmate au, though I don't think I'll ever get better than this tbh 😭
I also think about it a lot, what would I be doing if I hadn't posted the first chapter of this? If I had given up halfway? Genuinely, if it weren't for this fic, and the people I've met through it, I wouldn't be who I am, and I wouldn't be as happy or content as I am. I'd be positively miserable. Genuinely, the little community we've gathered is the best thing ever <3
If you bind this fic I'd love to see how it turns out, though a shrine does seem a little excessive lol 😭😭 but hey if you wanna recommend it I will not complain!!! You're not the only person who this fic has changed- surprisingly, because in my mind it's still the like four sentence idea in my notes app- and I also get it, I'm making references all the time 😔 i saw a tub of strawberries in the store and was jumping around in glee.
I don't think this was quite book quality, but I appreciate the sentiment 😭 I'm so glad you liked this so much, and I hope you like the spin off too <3
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Another ask, this time just for fun. What are your thoughts on original characters in fanfic? Furthermore, what about fanfics that center around original characters?
thank you very for the ask, @hauntingpercival
and the answer is that i am a great defender of original characters in fanfiction because fanfiction is a hobby we do for fun - which means we are entitled to do whatever the fuck we want when writing.
i think that it's incredibly unchic behaviour when people decide they're suddenly professional editors exclusively to complain about their presence in stories - and i don't think there's anyone in fandom who can cast a stone against others when it comes to being a little self-indulgent in their writing...
because - of course - it's basically impossible to write a story set in the harry potter universe [even with the lightning generation] which doesn't use original characters at some point.
even if your protagonist is the most canon-accurate version of the character ever to walk around canon-accurately, co-workers and fellow students and parents and siblings and love interests and friends and shop assistants and random passers-by all need to be pulled from the ether to add colour to the story - and this is especially the case if an author wants to delve into themes or eras which are overlooked in the canon narrative.
as someone who writes a lot about voldemort's life, i have needed to come up with plenty of original characters to serve as his teachers, schoolmates, fellow orphans and so on - and i think it's worth saying that while some of these, like abraxas malfoy, are mentioned in canon, the fact we know nothing canonical about them beyond their names means that they function as original characters too.
and i find it tremendous fun.
[and i've spoken elsewhere about my favourite oc - romulus lestrange - father of the erstwhile rodolphus and rabastan.]
and i do think that it's worth offering a defence of that fun element - i see a lot the suggestion that it's a bit cringe [or, perhaps, a bit arrogant] to take original characters seriously, but i actively enjoy thinking up character details and writing characterisation notes and so on for people who exist exclusively in my head. and - yes - i think the process of fleshing out oc's has broader benefits to me as a writer, but that's really a secondary point next to the fact that it's fun.
i also love naming oc's - and i want to offer here a defence not only of fun but of whimsy.
it has been my great pleasure while writing one year in every ten - which is a murder mystery formed of three different poirot novels in a trenchcoat - to cram in as many characters named after crime writers or stars of classic detective novels as possible.
[when i'm taking things a bit more seriously, i like thinking about the class vibes of the series when making sure any pureblood original characters have anglo-norman names...]
and so - while we're taking a stance in favour of fun and whimsy - i think it's important to also back stories centred around original characters. and to do this even when these oc's are transparently author self-inserts.
all too often the conversation around oc's focuses on how to make them "good" - how to make them unclockable as a self-insert, how to avoid writing a mary-sue, and so...
but i think that's the wrong way to look at it.
people write mary-sues because they want to - because fanfiction is escapism and because sometimes it's nice to imagine yourself as flawless and beloved. people write self-insert because they want to - because it's fun to imagine yourself as part of a fictional world which means a lot to you.
i'm not sure i'd personally find writing an original character self-insert fun [largely because i'm a mess and nobody would want to read about me] - and, to telegraph my own hypocrisy, i really don't like it when characters who have a lot of canon material behind them turn into unrecognisable author surrogates [hence my enmity with fanon!hermione], which i do think it can be argued is a meaningfully different phenomenon...
but people who do enjoy it? well, i love that for them. not everything has to appeal to me, after all.
and - even when oc's aren't mary-sues or intentional author inserts - sometimes it's nice to give the responsibility of telling the story you want to tell to a character of your own, instead of asking a character who has to be dragged from canon to do it for you.
and i know that i do find writing a story centred around these sort of oc's fun because i'm... doing it.
metallurgy - the upcoming sequel to bookbinding - hinges entirely on its original characters: the seven children [since seven is the most powerful magical number] of tom riddle and myrtle warren. these lot are causing carnage in the wizarding world of the 1970s, and i am very much enjoying the ride...
#asks answered#asenora on writing#i will defend the right to have fun with my life#the next my immortal is waiting to be born into the world#and anyone who says they wouldn't read it is a liar
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AO3 Handle
This is easy. Numbkid.
It has been a pen-name since I was a kid. I was an emo kid who liked Linkin Park's Numb.
2. Ships I write
Currently, mostly Kuraneon. Occassionally there are other HxH pairings like Hisomachi, Tserriednich/Theta, Chrollo/Neon and Ponzu/Pokkle.
3. Ships I read
Pretty much anything I get curious about.
4. When i started writing
11 years old. That was more than a decade ago, even before AO3 was founded.
5. First fic I wrote
I did write something when I was 11 on FF.net. I did delete it because of the poor language use and the fact that it was cringe.
I did remember the title, it was "Can I heal your broken heart" which was a CoAi fanfic.
6. Favourite fic I wrote
There are a lot that I have written over the years. Just to name a few:
I like writing angst, so this is probably the most painful one. Also the longest one-chapter fic I have ever written (13K words).
I think this is my favourite Hisomachi fic. I really enjoyed writing them in a whimsical fantasy setting. It was also pure comedy and fluff.
My very first Tserriednich/Theta central fic, with Hisomachi and Kuraneon pairings as well. I had fun writing Tserriednich in a very psychological thriller type of way.
I loved writing Kuraneon hate-sex. There was something raw and hot about this.
7. Hardest fic I wrote
There were a few fics that were written with much difficulty, for various reasons.
The longest, completed fic I have ever written. It was difficult because half-way because I lost interest in Detective Conan as a series. I have always liked the CoAi pairing, but grew frustrated with how the series was going. Add on to my depression in the 2014-2016 era (this was written from 2015-2018) + adolescent teen angst + readers pressuring me to continue, and you get a recipe for disaster. Incredibly difficult for me to write given the circumstances. I also didn't think it was good and there were people complaining on Wattpad so I thought the efforts were in vain. I was so frustrated that I vowed never to write for this series ever again. Don't know if I'm gonna hold up to that promise but it has been 6 years, so I'm not sure if I'll love this series enough to write for it again. Maybe a one-shot, who knows.
8. Most research-intensive fic I wrote
This one is very obvious. The amount of stuff I had to learn to write how the mafia works in HxH and also how Nen works. Also the HxH world building. Whew. Very heavy stuff. It is paying off though.
9. Fic that is most dear to me
I am going with the first fanfic I have ever discovered.
This fic was first written in 2005, I discovered it just a tad a few years later. I was mindblown by the fact that people could just write about established characters and make up scenarios, lmao. It fulfilled my shipper desires that Conan and Ai would get together! Somehow after like a while, it inspired me to write my own fics. So this was the start of everything.
10. Favourite trope to write
I don't know, I don't really have a trope. There are common things I liked exploring:
Mafia theme
Greed and money
Desires and Death
Sexual temptation
Psychological thriller
Occassionally I do write the happier fics and I think I can pull it off, but that's not where my interests lie.
11. Something I wouldn't write
Hmm... I don't have boundaries, I think? I love exploring different genres, themes and even the most messed up situations. I like dark fics, I do want to write thrillers.
Probably just fics about real people. Like those celebrity fics, like those "my mom sold me to One Direction" or something. It's just weird writing about real people for me.
I also don't really do requests anymore. I would hate to write a ship that I wasn't 100% on board with.
12. Favourite scene I ever wrote
Hmm, this is quite tough. Probably the part where Theta reads a letter from Tserriednich in "Like Turkeys Voting for Christmas".
Dear Theta,
The newspapers told me about your tremendous error that led to the chaos during Sara’s winter concert - how an exhilarating event had burst into madness. Pity poor Sara though. Once was a bright star among the upper echelons, had fallen so gracefully in a blink of an eye. I fantasise that you wonder before going to bed if that error was an unfortunate anomaly, or had been stuck to you like an inherent gene. Like Sara, millions of individuals undergo their life like an inverted curve - the struggle to go up and then come rolling down the hills. Do you find it humiliating that you, once a trustworthy royal head bodyguard, had been demoted to a security for a talentless celebrity rumoured to had fucked her way up to the top in Hollywood? And more so that even in this meagre position, you had failed? Do you believe that failing your career in protecting your client, would be equivalent to having failed to save the inner child wailing deep within yourself?
I would reassure you, my dear Theta, that you are competent. A fine specimen of the female human species. Which is why I had no doubt of choosing you to watch my back. It is unfortunate however, that you chose to stab it. Why would you do that, my dear Theta? We were having so much fun - our intimate bantering had been forever etched to my memories.
I had often backtracked at which pinnacle moment my behaviour became intolerant for you: you had always turned the other cheek whenever a new collection of mine was delivered; and the personal matters of my fucked up royal family had been more or less familiar with you. The screams of women getting out of their shells never fazed you either. Somehow, you believe that me unlocking the powers of Nen would be a Pandora’s box; and that was where you drew the line. But really, who are you to deny me my potential? That is the riddle that has perplexed me. The temptation to open your mind and pick on the neurons for an answer is too high, but I digress.
Needless to say, an utter disappointment when you decided to take the role of Delilah, attempting to defeat the lion that she feared would devour the world.
Has it ever occurred to you that your role in the narrative would not be against me, but besides me? Did you fear that I would have disposed of you after learning Nen from you, dispose of you like the poor trash that you think you are? If that is so, you have greatly underestimated my generosity.
With my sibling, the self-proclaimed winner, had met the untimely death, the Kakin throne had been left vacant. I think it's time for me not only to rule, but my bloodline for eternity. Join me, Theta, this is my offer to you.
Since this time of the year is to celebrate generosity, companionship and forgiveness, I propose both of us do the same. Allow me to show my generosity by giving you something that few had done: justice. The King might be the most important piece, but the Queen is his most prized protector. Once somebody has offended you, they have done the same to me.
You spent Christmas by yourself last year. I will be sure that this year will be different. Until then, please enjoy the gift I have sent you. Some animals really need to keep their hands to themselves.
- Prince Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou
Then she finds a severed hand inside the gift box sent to her. The hand belonged to a man that tried to molest her earlier in the fic.
13. Where I get inspiration from
Pretty much anything, depending on the topic. Sometimes I just go like "hey I got an idea!"
14. Hardest scene I ever wrote
So far the argument between Kurapika and Neon in the latest chapter Glam Gas Land in Strange Bedfellows. I wanted to write an argument where both of them had a valid point.
15. Favourite characterisation I wrote
Always Kurapika. He is SO fun to explore. I love writing him a good ol' angst scene. I think the angstiest I have him in is "The Rabbit Died".
16. Sequel I would write, if I had the time
There are two.
One was the "Neon Nostrade is a Pop Star/Idol AU". I wrote "In Star-struck Awe". The sequel was supposed to be this:
I only wrote the first chapter. But this sequel was supposed to be the story where the media finds out that Kurapika and Neon are dating. I plan to make changes to both fics and set it to the 2000s. I want to make references to the 2000s music industry scene, mixing up Neon's Pop Idol character with Britney Spears, Paris Hilton etc. The 2000s were also very brutal to famous female celebrities, so it will be a fun fic project.
Another sequel I planned to write was from "Black Veil". I have not posted the fic sequel yet, but I plan to expand from this. Since in Black Veil, Kurapika finds an alternate universe where he got married to Neon and had kids, with the Kurta clan still alive. Since he got back to his own world, he explains that Neon is actually in the ICU where nothing can wake her up. There is a plant in the Dark Continent to cure all diseases. So I want to write a sequel on that.
17. Story I wanna write, but don't think people will enjoy reading
I think just really dark fics. For Kuraneon, I kind of wanna write another dark fic with the tag "infanticide". Go figure.
I also am tempted to write a Gin/Sherry fic. I don't know, I think this ship is dark and interesting.
18. A line from a WIP
"Kurapika had enquired to one of the townsfolk for The Owl's location"
19. A recent comment that made you smile
Pretty much any comments from @anotherworldash ! She has very long comments that made me smile so much!
20. A discontinued work that I would have loved to finish
There are two.
Of Marigolds and Dragonflies.
This fic was a Hiei/Botan fic that I have abandoned. I made the mistake of having to post more chapters, when it could be a standalone one-shot fic. It begins after 1 year of death anniversary of Hiei and Botan's unborn child, and they have broken up over it.
I actually had a good vision for this fic, but I kinda moved onto another fandom. Perhaps I can just post the first chapter of the fic, I think this is a good standalone.
The Outsiders.
The other fic is this one. It's a crossover fic between Detective Conan and Tokyo Ghoul.
I had this idea of Conan being a detective and going around to solve ghoul-related cases. But alas, I kind of got tired of Detective Conan; so I dropped it. Once in a while I see CoAi content for my own amusement, but I'm sort of done writing for it. Don't know if I'll pick up this idea again.
21. Fic writers I admire
I think I admired a few of them back when FFnet was still the norm, but they stopped working on fanfics.
22. A story I recommend
After Hours by Cb_w.
A story by @anotherworldash
A Vampire AU where Neon is a vampire and Kurapika is a vampire hunter.
The Sleeping Beauty in the Bathtub by Cb_w.
Definitely one of my fave darker Kuraneon stories.
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Angel Exterminatus 7
I know I said that the whole situation with Lucius and Eidolon in Galaxy in Flames was BS, but that is because I love their petty rivalry
Eidolon, through gritted teeth: Lucius…is really…good…with a sword…
OH THEY ARE LITERALLY DRINKING THE TEARS OF SLAVES
I've joked about this before but I didn't think I was actually gonna read it happen onscreen
Vull Bronn is being metaphorically, and, possibly, literally
seduced to the dark side
Oh hey I did not expect this reoccuring theme to pop up in this book, or in this context
tfw your buddy shows up in time to stop you from being Magic Roofied, if not regular roofied
Thamatica at it again
congrats buddy you killed 30 people
and now back to Vull Bronn who is having the worst hangover ever
hm yes i think grendel very much enjoyed striking a superior officer
at this point I genuinely have to believe McNeill thinks sweat is oily. This is like the THIRD TIME it's been described that way.
This whole repeated element in the Horus Heresy is one of my favourites
Another McNeillism. I think the word you want is "ingratiated"
hey
HEY
don't stare into the warp
or the skull in the warp will stare back at you
I continue to enjoy these exchanges
does consort have a warhammer meaning I'm not aware of or is this implying what I think it is.
sidenote but I'm surprised they're allowed to say "damned" given the anti-religion thing. I feel like if Loken had said it he'd worry about someone Having A Talk with him.
oh yeah forgot to mention but, McNeill still has pacing problems
they're better! much better!
but still present
also man that was dark
i really am hoping Cassander gets to die soon
(sidenote: imperial fists 🤝 death guard)
i looked up spoilers and he gets to go out like a boss, so, looking forwards to that
it's funny but i am continually surprised by how not-grimdark the warhammer books are
well okay except for servitors etc being everywhere but that does not get dwelled on, usually
it really feels like the writers don't want to write that kind of horror
or in some cases, horror at all
which i mean, fair, I don't
there's a lot of stuff I like reading that I absolutely do not want to write
it's just very different tonally from the impression i got before I started
im not complaining! tbh if it had been what i thought I wouldn't have stuck around
me: it's not very grimdark
me right now: currently reading about the poor dudes fabius experimented on being turned loose to kill Iron Hands and being unable to stop
and also this:
this is just gross though, i wouldn't call it grimdark, it's body horror but not grimdark
Perturabo is wargaming here and the Emperor's Children are playing d&d
fabius: sometimes people come up to me when im laughing and ask "what's so funny"
fabius: and i say to them
fabius: how dare you speak to me
oh, ugh, Fabius is one of those people
he'd make a great X-Men villain
lmaoooo suffer
...
huh
He actually does possess a normal person's understanding of honour
that makes it all the worse when he ignores it, full knowledge makes you more culpable not less~
Kroeger walked over the invisible line
EYYYY
okay so HOW did Lucius survive ship explosion
ah. Of course this is how all the named characters get out of it.
it just feels cheap
Stopping here because I had a LOT to say about the next bit so it deserves its own separate post.
#warhammer 40k#bluejay reads warhammer#i'm so sorry everyone this is so long#if it feels like i'm spamming let me know and i'll make the posts longer slash try and cut out more
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Answer the questions and tag 5 fanfic authors you know
Thanks @goldheartedchaoticdisaster!!
How did you get into writing fanfiction?
I was writing fanfic as a kid before I even knew what it was, I was always coming up with little stories and ideas (it always ended up where I hand-wrote ~6 pages and proceeded to completely forget about it), but it was during the early COVID pandemic that I actually started getting into the fandom scene as a whole. I started reading fanfics when I needed a pick-me-up (@asteralpine's Loki's Lullabies series GOT ME THROUGH the pandemic, no joke, they're probably the reason I stayed sane), which then led to me experimenting with writing some of my own and daring to post it.
I had the benefit of finding a little writer-friendship with another writer on AO3 when I first started out (we both wrote for Hank McCoy and would comment on each other's fics), and they would comment on every chapter of my fic even though it was probably extremely obvious that I was a new writer who didn't always know what they were doing. I genuinely think that without that encouragement and feedback, I would have fizzled out and lost confidence as a writer, so I am forever grateful to brigid1318 on AO3 for helping me get started.
2. How many fandoms have you written in?
12, not counting rollovers (y'know like "X-Men: Movieverse" vs. "X-Men: Alternate Timeline Movies"). A couple of those are just gift fics or oneshots for friends, though, not regular fandoms I write for.
3. How many years have you been writing fanfiction?
Three and a half? Not counting all the things I wrote as a kid before I even realized they were fanfic
4. Do you read or write more fanfiction?
Hm... I'd say it's about a 50/50 split. At the moment I'm not really branching out and exploring new fics to read, I'm kinda sticking with trying to keep up with my friends' fics since I'm so busy right now, but I'm always writing something or another.
5. What is one way you've improved as a writer?
I think crafting my characters has really improved overall. My early OCs weren't awful, and there are elements that I still like about them, but my more recent OCs just feel so much more real and human compared to the old ones.
6. What's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?
Oh man... the history of the New York Aquarium - for my Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire fic, Heart in Your Hands. The weird part is that, since one of the characters is a ghost from 1915, I had to research both the modern version and the historical timeline, to make sure the character had the right perspective on it. And just the layout of NYC as a whole, since I've never been there myself.
7. What's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?
I mean, I really love any comment I get and I will never complain (unless you're mean, but... y'know, that's a given), but I LIVE for the comments that pick out particular lines or moments that they noticed. I work hard to include symbolism, foreshadowing, or even just fun bits of figurative language in my writing, and I never know what gets noticed by the readers, so I absolutely adore comments that let me see inside a reader's head like that.
8. What's the most fringe trope/topic you write about?
Uh... Taking Flight as a whole is pretty fringe. It takes place in the Fablehaven fandom, which is tiny, and on top of that, it involves a lot of discussion into various cryptids and magical creatures, some of which are very obscure.
9. What is the hardest type of story for you to write?
Pure-blooded romance, for sure. I need there to be something else happening, even if it's small or weird or whatever. I've never been able to read or write a story that's solely about two characters getting together.
10. What is the easiest type?
I'm gonna say angst or horror. I watch a TON of horror movies (it's kinda my job lol) and read a lot of horror books, so capturing that whole atmosphere is really easy for me at this point.
11. Where do you do your writing? What platform? When?
Most of my writing is on AO3, though I've gotten into the habit of doing some writing here on tumblr too - mainly oneshots, ficlets, bonus pieces, etc., while the main fics or series are on AO3.
12. What is something you've been too nervous/intimidated to write, but would love to write one day?
I read the Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires a while back and was fascinated by the character James Harris (I want to slice him up and put him on microscope slides), and I want to write a piece exploring more of the book's themes of subtle manipulation and abuse. I haven't written it yet because 1. I don't trust people's reading comprehension and I worry it would be misconstrued as me glorifying abuse when it absolutely is not, and 2. I haven't seen anyone really talk about the book so I can't imagine many people would read it
13. What made you choose your username?
I chose my tumblr username first, then just made my AO3 username the same one. It's an anecdote about my personal life - I've got a ton of genetic mutations (my body is lowkey a total mess) so I'm 'practically an X-Man'
Tagging (no pressure!): @can-of-pringles @kyber-infinitygems @witchy-self-shipper @negative-speedforce @sashathedoge
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