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lets-try-some-writing · 11 months

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The Grim Dark Archives: Statement #002 Symbiote

[Statement taken from [Redacted] on the 5th of September 2004, one year and a month after the Autobots have made their presence known and begun corresponding with human personnel. So far there have been no issues with [Redacted]'s presence in [Redacted: Classified information] aside from their occasional bouts of paranoia.

[Redacted] has proven useful in compiling information and cataloging data for government agents when not having their statements taken. There has been little for us to ask them as we have been processing their prior statement and doing our best to apply what useable information came with it. However the Autobots recently requested access to high caliber machinery and vehicles. They claim it is so that they can scan the vehicles in question and take on their form as they have already shown possible with their acquisition of alternate modes in the form of civilian transports.

This request caused some concern amongst high command, and so to gain greater insight before we offer a response, [Redacted] was asked to explain in greater detail the process by which Cybertronians take on their vehicular modes and what it entails. As usual, their statement is concerning but fascinating.

Statement begins.]

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Ah yes, our ability to adapt yet again rears its helm, or I suppose head would be the proper term for you organics... Whatever the case, it is a fascinating subject. Compared to the mental adaptation we Cybertronians undergo when associating with a new race, our physical adaptations are less... prominent. Well, at least to you organics.

We didn't always have T-cogs you know. In the very beginning, when the first of us were forged... we had no such ability. Only one of the original Thirteen possessed the ability to transform, and it was from his great gift we have the ability now. But of course, with all gifts from gods, there is a price attached to it.

Nothing is ever without consequence.

Are you confused yet? I suppose you would be. You don't even know who the Thirteen are do you? That is a story for another time. For now all you need to know is that the Thirteen are the minor deities that serve our creator, and each of them had gifts and powers, some of which have been granted to us. Enough of that though, I should get back on topic.

The T-cog is one of our most vital organs when it comes to surviving on other worlds. However it is not a natural part of our biology, at least not when we are first forged. The T-cog is a symbiote that we infuse into our beings. With that said, it is not an easy symbiote to obtain for all sorts of reasons. Aside from the plethora of medical complications that come from attempting to swap T-cogs or infuse a mech with a symbiote from one of the dead, T-cog symbiotes only come from the Well with the newly forged. A grown mech cannot go down to the Well in search of a new symbiote and hope to survive. The symbiotes down there would simply avoid or devour the mech in question, sucking them dry of power and serving no purpose without the vital co-dependent growth that our young and the symbiote undergo together.

Yes, yes I will explain the specifics of what the T-cog does in a moment. Do not rush me. The history is just as vital as the function.

Now, as I was saying, the symbiote attaches itself to a developing protoform long before the spark of it is fully connected. The symbiote leeches off the energy being used to grow the protoform and so to survive and continue feeding, it adapts. The immune systems of our young can sense an invader once the spark fully settles, so to avoid being destroyed, the symbiote changes to match our biology as much as it can. It reads our innate preference for adaptation and it shifts. It looks into the code of our newsparks and deep in the dark of our maker's frame it merges with the body of its host.

That concept must be terrifying to you humans, right? Such a leech would kill you, but for us? No, for us the T-cog is a blessing that comes with a few... downsides.

The T-cog constantly feeds off us in a steady drain. Thus to remain stable we consume energon more frequently as we age until our systems settle and the symbiote fully merges with our biology and receives energon as much as the rest of our frames. It can be rather painful during those early vorns as the symbiote settles and energon is siphoned from other organs. We always take great care to watch over our young during that time. While it is undesirable and quite possibly a death sentence, an overactive T-cog can and often is removed during this stage. If the mech is lucky, they may be able to acquire another due to their youth, but as a general rule, mecha who fail to bond to their T-cog are bipedal for life.

That whole bonding process takes up to ten vorns, roughly two to three hundred years for you little things. Once complete, the T-cog finally brings some benefits. The symbiote has no intelligence, but it has enough of a mind to be able to force our innate ability to adapt into overdrive. It merges with our already present minor transformation capabilities to grant us the ability to take on the vehicular mode of machines. Of course what we can transform into depends on the symbiote, how fully it integrated, and how large the mech in question is.

There is a great deal of biological lingo involved that I neither know or care for, so to put it simply, the T-cog attaches to our sensory and processing systems. It gains a certain degree of control and we gain the ability to take on the forms of other vehicles through mass displacement and simple reformatting. By the time the symbiote settles there aren't usually any issues, but if damaged it can begin acting strangely. There have been cases where removed T-cogs have been returned to their hosts only to then fail to allow the mech to replicate an alternate mode properly. Those situations... are often rather disgusting to see, even for our kind.

The forms those poor mecha bear due to the damage sustained to their symbiotes... it is safe to say they often forgo transformation unless required, hoping and praying that it fixes itself.

To conclude this statement, I would guess that the Autobots are asking for higher caliber vehicles simply so that they need not waste energy obtaining more alternate modes. It consumes a great deal of energy and the symbiotes are more likely to... cause great bodily distress if pushed too far with too many new alternate modes. I personally wouldn't worry too much about it. Alternate modes are merely our way of blending in, at least on a backwater world like yours. If your technology was more worthy of note, I would say hide your vehicles, but as it is, my kin are more dangerous in their root modes than in their alt.

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[Statement ends.

It was rather concerning how calm [Redacted] was when giving their statement compared to their prior experience. It seems that [Redacted] is most comfortable discussing topics of old history and biology and panics when asked to answer questions relating to more recent history or events.

This information is useful, but it does raise a few concerning questions.

How often have these aliens altered their forms and biology? What even are they at their core? Its obvious by interacting with [Redacted] that not all Cybertronians are as [Redacted] claims, but that makes me wonder... Do these aliens even know what they are? Or has it all been lost with time, war, and constant adaptation?

Whatever the case, it is currently irrelevant. [Redacted] will reveal more with time, and eventually I am sure these questions will answer themselves.

Agent Witwicky signing off.

Recording ends.]

#maccadam #transformers #transformers prime #the grim dark archives #statement recording #[redacted]#agent witwicky #alternate universe #rewrite of canon #cybertronian biology #grimdark #mystery #I had way too much fun writing this #Its so fun messing around with concepts to make my fav robots creepy #at this point I don't even care if you lot like my work #this is too fun and an excellent writing challenge

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hopeamarsu · 1 year

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The Moon in May - New Moon

Joel Miller x reader (no pronouns)

Word count 1,8k

Warnings Tracking someone, confrontation, wolf shifters, fated mates, TLOU AU

Summary He’d been tracking you for hours now. Despite the evasive tactics you had used, he had remained on your trail and it made cold sweat break out on your skin.

A/N The first of Moon in May fics is here. I wanted to explore wolves within the Last of Us universe and this little AU was born. It doesn't go too deep into wolfshifter lore but sort of dips its toes in which I found fun.

He’d been tracking you for hours now. Despite the evasive tactics you had used, he had remained on your trail and it made cold sweat break out on your skin. You’d always been able to slip away from those who tracked you or tried to bite you, your years as a shifter working to your advantage.

But he was too good at this, elegant and stealthy, which meant he wasn’t human or part of the infected. He was a wolf shifter like yourself and that made him twice as dangerous. So you only had one play left if you didn’t want him finding your den. You had to confront him.

In another world, you hadn’t been much of a fighter but since that day when the infected broke loose, you either had to learn to fight or die. And so you learned, honing your skills with the few wolf shifters you had encountered before moving on again, not wanting to settle down. You hadn’t been comfortable with the pack life and they had respected your wishes on being a lone wolf.

Sure, sometimes that meant the wolves you left behind tracked you for some time before you left their air but never had one tracked you like this. To say you were nervous as you planted your feet and let the wolf inside you surface, was an understatement. And now you waited, teeth bared but silent.

“I mean no harm,” the man said, arms raised when he approached you after a few tense moments. He wore clothes that had seen better days, his jeans grimy and crusty and his shirt patched in many places. The brown boots seemed to be held together with duct tape and the brown hair covering his head and jawline was shaggy and streaked with silver. But his eyes were clear and sharp, watching your wolf with interest and a slight bit of trepidation.

You watched him back, your eyes sharper now as a wolf as you cataloged even the tiniest of his movements. He seemed alert but relaxed, aware of his and your surroundings but also giving you his full attention. This was no recent shifter, he’d been like this ever since he was born perhaps because he knew exactly what to do and what not to do. No sudden movements, no running, but holding his ground and advancing slowly. From the way he moved, you also suspected he had seen a fair amount of battle and blood in his life. He moved like a warrior, sure and steady. You wondered briefly if his wolf would move the same.

He took measured steps closer until you growled menacingly and he halted. “Okay, not getting any closer, got it,” he nodded his head approvingly. His eyes flashed around you, checking if there were others nearby. “You alone?” You knew the question was redundant, he was already aware you were alone here. So why ask it? To try and fool you, or to ensure you knew he could do whatever he wanted?

You sniffed the air, trying to catch a whiff of deceit in him, but you couldn’t find any. The man waited for your move, arms now by his side but he made no move to come closer. You could easily jump him, and rip out his throat before he could shift, but something in him told you he wasn’t a danger. Something that called to you from inside him and with a startle, you realized it was his wolf. His wolf wanted to meet yours and you wanted it too.

You growled once more but lowered your snout a little, hoping he would catch on and he did, nodding as well. He lowered to the ground and his magic roared, transforming the gorgeous man into a gorgeous wolf in seconds. His fur was dark brown dotted with silver, much like his hair and beard and he was large. Possibly one of the largest wolves you’d met before, towering above you even a small distance away.

Despite his size, he didn’t try to run you over, instead trotting closer almost shyly, keeping his paws on the ground and his snout pointed downward. He got closer than in his human form until you stood nose to nose, both wolves scenting one another. The eerie silence of the forest fell away as his scent enveloped you. Your wolf whined softly when the notes registered and you nearly shifted back at the intensity of it.

He smelled like all your dreams and hopes wrapped into one and amped up. He smelled like petrichor, a long-forgotten memory from your childhood that still made you smile, a hint of vanilla and something darker, something menacing but never towards you. He smelled like you had always dreamt of and hoped for, even in a world as doomed as you lived in.

He smelled like your mate.

My mate, your wolf told you quietly, letting the small words bounce around in your brain. My forever.

The eyes of your wolf popped wide open as your hind legs dropped to the ground in shock. You opened your mouth and the wolf whined low, a deeply sad sound echoing on the forest floor. He was your mate. Your wolf had a mate! The front paws followed closely behind when you understood the magnitude. The world turned upside down and suddenly your wolf was lying on the ground and he was there with you, positioned equally next to you. He looked at you with glowing eyes, asking for permission to come closer and you whined again, beckoning him.

The large wolf crawled closer until you felt his hot breath and wet nose touch you before he let out a tiny yip of happiness. He nuzzled close, rubbing his long head against your ears, your muzzle, and your throat. You returned his touch, feeling happiness grow in your chest and heart. You had a mate! Your wolf had a mate!

This was something you never thought you’d get. With the infected roaming around and QZ’s not being a safe space for wolves, you had been resigned to your faith as an outsider and as a loner. Finding a mate was a pipedream, a distant wonder you hadn’t really thought about before. But now that the moment was here, now that he was here, you were overwhelmed and flabbergasted.

The two wolves became bolder, more playful in their joy, and soon they were tussling on the ground, one on top of the other. Their elation of finding the one meant for them overflowed and it seemed they couldn’t go seconds without one paw finding the other or nuzzling closer. Noses bumped in an imitation of a kiss before cheeks brushed. One of his paws found its way on top of your neck before he tousled you to the ground, only to start grooming you. The rough tongue felt like heaven on your fur and skin and your wolf purred at the delight. You didn’t want to leave this place ever, feeling safe and warm at that moment, but you knew you needed to talk human to human before things progressed further.

With a tinge, your wolf disentangled from his and you shifted back quickly. He followed your lead, shifting back and rising to his full height in front of you. Once more he seemed to tower over you, the wideness of his shoulders matching his wolf.

“I’m Joel,” he offered before you could get a word out. You gave out your name, which Joel repeated softly. He nodded, seemingly liking how it sounded on his tongue. “And your wolf? Does he have a name?”

“I’ve been calling him Shadow in my head, but we have yet to come to an agreement.”

“Oh? You are not born wolf then?” Your mouth snapped audibly shut, embarrassed over being so blunt but Joel just shrugged, not seemingly caring you had committed a faux pas. “Nah, was bitten some years back. Thought it was an infected bite but no. Shadow joined me and kept me safe.”

“He’s done a good job, I’ve never seen a tracker like you before.” Joel tipped his chin at your praise and you had to grin at his nonchalance. “Not one for praise?”

“Nah. You on the other hand, your tactics were good. I lost you multiple times before you stopped.”

“But you found me again.”

“Shadow.” He flashed his teeth in a small grin. “He was insistent and told me that the perfume he scented was something that we couldn’t lose. And if I’m correct, he’s telling me you are my … mate?” His brown eyes seemed a little hesitant like he was unsure of what it meant.

“Yeah, mine’s telling me the same thing. It’s not common to find a mate, so what we have right now is very rare. One in a million shot,” You offered the words quietly, still not fully believing your luck yourself. Here was this gorgeous man, this gorgeous wolf, and he was yours as determined by fates themselves. And not only was he gorgeous, he was capable and strong and his wolf mirrored those traits. You could only hope he saw the same traits in you and wanted this too.

“Hmmm. And you, you want this?” Joel asked and you knew it was Shadow asking. They weren’t the proper words an alpha was supposed to ask its mate before the ceremony, those texts and rituals were now lost to the world, but the seeking of consent was there. A true alpha never took or demanded, they left the final decision to their mate. Accept or reject, no matter how his heart wanted it.

You looked deep into his eyes, seeing his want and desire flashing behind the irises, and knew instantly it was what you wanted too. You wanted both the man and the wolf. You stepped closer, sharing his space and warmth. Joel’s arms banded tight around your middle, erasing any remaining air between you. His lips hovered over yours, the need coursing in his veins pushing him forward but still, he waited for your words. You fell a little in love with him, knowing he would always put your comfort above his, even at this first meeting.

“Yes, Joel. I, we, want it. Want you. Want Shadow. Our mate, our forever.” Your words weren’t perfect either, your sentences were choppy and fast, but it didn’t matter. He moved closer, capturing your lips into a soft kiss and you could feel your soul burst with happiness when it banded with his.

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this! Tagging the creator of this wonderful challenge @lavenderursa

#the moon in may writing challenge #moon in may #the moon in may #wolf shifter au #the last of us alternate universe #joel miller #joel miller x reader #tlou fanfiction #joel miller fanfiction #pedro pascal character fanfic #hopeamarsu #themooninmay

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autober · 8 months

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#AUtober (or #AUnytime) Prompt Challenge 30+1 Alternate Universe Art/Fic/Etc. genres for your OCs/Fandoms - organised for maximum reusability! Please check @autober ’s page for a text version of the list.

Officially #AUtober so it can be combined with other October challenges like Inktober, but feel free to do it #AUnytime! This list is usable for challenges of any sort - doodling, drawing, writing, or otherwise - and can be used in any way: do all, pick some, and/or combine at will.

Use the #AUtober tag (or #AUnytime outside of October) and tag @autober to be reblogged to the AUtober tumblr. Have fun!

#alternate universe #au prompt #drawtober #inktober #writing prompt #oc #art prompt #art challenge #artober #october art challenge #au #autober #info #october 2023

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cecescomposition · 8 months

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WHUMPTOBER DAY 1 BABYYYYY

Quite short, but a very old WIP.

Whumptober Day 1: “How many fingers am I holding up?”

All he could smell when his senses first returned to him, was smoke. It was his smell that came back first, then his hearing. The first thing he heard was the sirens. They were so faint and distant that he wasn’t entirely sure whether or not he was hallucinating them in his concussed state.

When his sight finally flooded back to him, it took him a beat to realize. Everything was fuzzy, though he wasn’t sure if that was because of the smoke or his head being cracked against something beneath him. He was acutely aware of the fact that he was laying horizontally, that didn’t make sense. Why would the car be-

There was a car crash, he suddenly remembered. A flash in his mind’s eye saw the rain, John losing control, the tree rushing towards them-

Get out.

Unbuckling his frayed seatbelt, he lifted his arms above his head and began to drag himself from the rubble. Something in his chest screamed, and maybe he did too. But it didn’t matter. He had to get out.

He felt himself collapse onto his stomach with wet grass beneath him. He could feel the rain pelting down on his back and hear it on the metal of the car. It was strange the way the smell of the weather mixed with that of the burning rubble. Soon he faintly heard someone calling out his name.

“Al-x-er!”

All that escaped from his throat was a breathy moan, and he tried to open his eyes. It took too much effort, but he did it, and was greeted with the blurry sight of John half walking, half crawling towards him. He had a mangled arm wrapped around his midsection and a nasty looking wound pouring blood from his hairline.

Alex tried to call out to him, but he hadn’t the energy. It felt as though all of the life had been sucked out of him.

His eyes peeked open when he felt a hand on his forehead - he wasn’t sure when he had closed them - and saw John suddenly leaning over him.

“Al’x… you… hear me-?”

Another moan escaped from him in response. The noise quickly turned pained and desperate when John scooped him up to cradle him in his arms.

Something was very wrong.

“Al.. How many… ‘olding up-?”

And then they were surrounded by paramedics and cops and everything was so bright and loud and he wanted it to stop.

An oxygen mask was placed over his mouth and nose, and Alex freaked. He attempted to rip the mask off of his face, at the same time as desperately reaching out for John. At that moment he realized he had actually no idea where John was, the paramedics must have taken him, too.

And then the doctors were tying Alex down to the stretcher. Wild noises escaped from his throat as the fear took over him. He didn’t want to go to the hospital. He wanted John!

He struggled, oh how he struggled to get away. But when the needle pierced his skin, it all faded, just like it did when the car hit the tree…

#whumptober 2023 #whumptober #whumptober day 1 #hamilton musical #hamilton fanfic #alexander hamilton #hamilton au #hamilton fanfiction #john laurens #fanfic #writing #prompt challenge #alternate universe

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42donotpanic · 5 months

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FIC WRITING REVIEW 2023

Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening for coming up with this!

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.

(I just copied @voiceoffenrisulfr who copied @foxywrites thank you both for tagging me <3)

Before we start I want to note that I hope to post 6 more fics this year and make it to 100 posted works before 2024 ^^

Words and Fics

335,338 words published in 2023

70 fics worked on

62 completed fics

most productive month: July with 74,045 words

monthly words average: 27,945 words

Top 5 Pairings

Clint Barton/Matt Murdock [16]

James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton [13]

Matt Murdock/Franklin "Foggy" Nelson [6]

Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier [6]

James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark [6]

Top 5 by Comments

Purple and Red; all the same to me (AUgust Writing Challenge 2023) - 78

The quiet life - 17

Building a Relationship - 14

Safe Place - 13

3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 6

Top 5 by Kudos

3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 255

Couch already taken - 208

The Reporter and The Lawyer - The Devil and The Protector - 146

Daredevil: The Man with Trauma - 131

Fuck Ninjas - 122

Top 5 by Hits

The Reporter and The Lawyer - The Devil and The Protector - 2,251

3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 1,725

Purple and Red; all the same to me (AUgust Writing Challenge 2023) - 1,724

Coming Untouched - 1,722

Building a Relationship - 1,529

Fandom Events in 2023

For this part, I'm only adding in Bingos that I was able to get a bingo/blackout for If you want to know more feel free to check out my masterlists in my pinned post <3

Bingos

[5/9] Any Fandom LGBTQ Bingo - Bingo

[5/5] July Break Flash Bingo - Black out

[9/9] July Break Mini Bingo - Black out

[25/25] July Break Bingo - Black out

[15/25] Marvel Rare Pair Bingo Round 1/2 - Bingo

[6/25] Masturbation Midsummer Bingo - DNF

[13/25] WinterIron Bingo - Bingo

[9/9] Writers Pride Month Bingo - Black out

Writing Challenge's

[30/30] Slash Mulitverse Daily Pride Prompts

[31/31] AU-gust Writing Challenge 2023

[5/31] Flufftober 2023

Upcoming Plans

Fic's I'm hoping to continue/complete next year:

[Clint/Bucky] Soul Marks and Metal Arms

[Clint/Natasha] To see the Bruises

[Matt/Foggy] Learning to Live again

[Clint/Bucky] Now I wear my scars just like Tattoos

[Clint/Rhodey] Bring them back (to get you back)

[Clint & Matt] Who even am I?!

[Clint/Matt] Hawkdevil AU

[Clint/Bucky] Domestic WinterHawk AU

[Clint/Matt] Building a Relationship

Writing Reflection

After I got back into writing fic this year it was something I really enjoyed all throughout this year. I discovered a bunch of fun challenges and servers, met many lovely people (sadly all online) and learned a lot. I have hyperfocused a lot, especially in the summer and I collected a boatload of prompts I would like to fill in the coming year.

I have a lot of fics already planned for the next year. There will be a lot of feels, fluff and angst/whump alike and I hope I can keep the run I had this year going.

A big thank you to everyone who supported me along the way, be it with ducking/spaghettiing fic ideas, sprinting with me, participating in challenges, commenting, sharing or even just reading and liking my fics. You folks mean the world to me and I love every single one of you. Take care and remember, as long as you do what you love you get a good grade in fandom <3

Tagging: @stripedscribe @ravenmold @endlesstwanted and everyone who wants to participate (totally not a cop-out because I lost track of my tumblr, no)

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strangerthingsocweek · 4 months

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Welcome to Day 2!

Today is your chance to put your original character into an AU of your choosing! Bring along any canon characters or events if you want, but have fun with exploring what might happen in another life.

Some themes/ideas to get you started:

pirate and/or mermaid au

mafia au

outlaw au

coffee shop au

angel/demon au

#stranger things #original character #strangerthingsocweek #writing challenge #alternate universe

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chaoticquill · 4 months

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If They Were Actors: An Explanation

So we do monthly challenges on my server, and this month’s challenge is to envision characters as actors in the media. Being the multishipper I am, I thoguht it would be hilarious to envision BSD ships (popular and rare) responding to the critique, “Stop acting gay on set.” So think of these as short little incorrect quotes.

I take requests, but I’ll be posting them here and there this month. :)

#bungou stray dogs #alternate universe #bsd shitpost #fandom #bsd #incorrect quotes #writing challenge

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augustwritingchallenge · 1 year

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AU-gust 2023 prompt list is here! 🎉

What is AU-gust? It stands for Alternate Universe August, and it is a creative challenge for everyone. Writers, artists, fans; anyone can join! Be sure to check out our FAQ for more answers! Join us on Twitter, AO3, Discord and under the tags #au gust and #au gust 2023.

Special thanks to @yaoyorozoops for creating the wonderful graphics!

#au gust #au gust 2023 #writing challenge #prompt list #fandom #alternate universe #au #writing #fan events

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amidnightjen · 1 year

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“Eddie?”

Eddie looked up from where he’d been trying (unsuccessfully) to stuff Ava into her car seat (they’d hit the stage where she thought it was hilarious to starfish and refuse to bend) because he knew that voice. “Shannon?”

And it was Shannon. His ex-wife. The one he hadn’t heard from in ten years. Standing in a random parking lot in LA gaping at him as he tried (still unsuccessfully) to stuff his baby into the backseat of the truck.

“You have a kid?”

The fact she sounded incredulous might have angered him years ago but now he was just offended she thought he wouldn’t. “Ava, yeah.”

“You got married again?”

“Yeah.” And okay, he knew he was giving short snappy answers but he’d been completely blindsided by his ex-wife when all he’d wanted to do was get coffee and cupcakes and go home.

His ex-wife who he probably should ask the same question in return but there was something a little more important he wanted to get out of the way first.

“Christopher’s good.”

If he took satisfaction from the way she visibly flinched at the name of the son they shared then no one was around to call him on it.

“That’s good,” she replied softly. “I’m glad.”

Petty Eddie was in control now so he said, “He stopped waiting for you to come home a long time ago.”

She was hurt, and he didn’t exactly feel good about it but - again - he’d been blindsided.

“You gave him a new mom,” and she had the audacity to sound accusatory when he’d spent literal years reaching out to her trying to reconnect.

“No,” Eddie snapped. “I gave him a second dad.” And bless Ava but her body went lax and he made quick work of strapping her in and then he firmly shut the car door turning to face Shannon who looked completely gobsmacked. Petty Eddie was still in control so he said, “Goodbye, Shannon.” And got himself in the car and driving off before the Eddie who’d once loved her and who never wanted to deprive Chris of his mother, took back control.

#may writing challenge #wip excerpt #911 fanfic #buddie #eddie diaz #shannon diaz #alternate universe

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cupcakesandteawrites · 10 months

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Steve couldn’t quite remember if it was the second or third concussion when he started to lose his sight he just remembers things got harder to read, things became blurred and he had to hold things closer to his face in order to see them better. It wasn’t until he had to stop driving outside of daylight hours that he finally relented.

That and Robin shouting at him.

"Steven James Harrington you can't see! I've had to correct 3 errors in the last hour that you made on the system! You need to get them tested." Robin implored.

“Fine, I’ll call them and set up an appointment for as soon as possible ok” he grumbled in reply.

He knew he needed to get his eyes looked at but with that and his failing hearing and therefore a need for hearing aids he was just very self conscious over them. What if he needed really big glasses? How would he look with those on? He couldn’t really express this to Robin who would just call him vain and that he put too much stock in how others saw him.

A few days later his fears were confirmed. He needed glasses. No surprises there. He just had to find some frames he liked and then wait for them to be done.

“Can I help you or are you ok choosing your own frames today?” a voice asked and oh, wasn’t that voice just lovely. Smooth but had something playful behind it. Steve looked in the direction of the voice but the person was standing too far away for him to make out much beyond his height, build and the fact he had long hair.

“Yeah, I’d like some help please” Steve replied, he would have been fine without the help but he really wanted to keep this stranger around longer. “Let’s start with a budget shall we. Are we getting from the cheapest range or something more expensive?” The person asked. “Less than $200 ideally.” “Ok we can certainly work with that, hmmm let's have a look.”

The guy passed Steve a set of frames and Steve put them on. They were thick framed and black.

“What do you think? I can’t see myself that well” Steve laughed as he turned back from the mirror looking at the assistant.

“I think they cover too much of your face” The guy declared, holding his hand out for Steve to hand them back to him.

“Some would say that's a good thing.” Steve joked. “Then send them our way” The guy chucked, handing Steve another set.

“How about these?” Steve asked. “They don’t quite show your eyes off, try these ones, i think these will be just right” The assistant said handing him a third pair.

“Fuck” Steve heard whispered as he put the latest frames on. “I’m guessing by your reaction these are a hit” Steve winked. “Oh sweetheart you have no idea how good you look in them” The assistant basically purred.

“Guess I'll take them then” Steve shrugged, at least he was told he looked good in them.

“Let's go and get you all checked out then.” The guy said, touching Steve's arm lightly to indicate that he should follow. “Is there anything else I can help you with today?”

“You could give me your name, number and let me take you on a date?” Steve asked, shooting his shot.

“Hold on to that thought big boy, let's see if you feel the same when you can see me properly The names Eddie though, I always forget to tell people that” The guy laughed.

4 days later and Steve's phone was ringing.

“Steve speaking” he answered

“Hey, Stevie, it's Eddie. Your glasses are finally ready.” Eddie replied. “Great, I'll come and pick them up later then.”

A few hours later Steve was trying on his new glasses with his prescription in. “Oh shit, I really was blind!” Steve gasped as he could finally see properly. He looked over and saw Eddie was standing a little away from him looking at him but holding his hair in front of his face. “Still think I look good in them?” Steve asked. “Yeah, yeah really good,” Eddie replied quietly. “Let's get you pick up paperwork all signed and you can head off”

“Can I get your number and take you on a date now?” Steve asked, following Eddie to the desk.

“You’re ridiculous Stevie” Eddie laughed. “I’ll see you at home, yeah?”

“See you later baby, love you” Steve whispered leaning forward and kissing Eddie lightly before walking off.

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siren-speaks · 11 months

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total drama fanfiction idea

ok. so i have a fanfic idea that i just have no motivation to write (even though i could lol) so here it goes.

you know how noah was the assistant to chris at the transition episode where they learn they are coming back for world tour? yeah, just make him chris's assistant the whole time during world tour.

but instead of just being his assistant his role is different. he is a masked entity who creates drama between the smaller characters, makes the challenges harder, and gets rid of your least favorite plot holes.

but how would we find out its noah? put an incentive to find out who this entity is. like if they unmask him they get a big advantage. there are some rules like 1. dont take it off yourself 2. you cant ask him to take it off and stuff like that.

so episodes pass, and most of the contestants forget of the prize attached to unmasking him so they are just nah, why would we try to do that while we are trying to survive. but not alejandro and heather. they see the possible prize as a big step up.

alejandro's and noah's realationship is same as canon except he cant warn owen (it would be a breach of contract). so noah knows hes a manipulator but doesn't really care. but one episode ( please make it i see london. PLEASE! ) he gets convinced by alejandro to take off his mask ( alejandro isn't out right saying 'i want you to take off your mask' so its allowed [ i am a alenoah shipper so i would do a kiss scene. and it also would be a good thing for tyler to blurt out if you don't like the love triangle ]). and the mood drops.

alejandro goes to chris and tells him (they've seen just assistant noah just around the plane so thats how they know his name) and he gets his prize (idk what it would be. maybe a chance to control the votes?)

noah would be angrier at alejandro for the rest of the season and make the problems he makes more aimed for him.

thats where my ideas stop sooo. if you wanna do this idea just @ me in the link pretty please. :)

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voiceoffenrisulfr · 5 months

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FIC WRITING REVIEW 2023

Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening for coming up with this!

(I just copied @foxywrites)

Words and Fics

608,490 words published in 2023

10 fics worked on

6 completed fics

most productive month: July with 241,381 words

monthly words average: 50,708 words

Words Written per Fandom

Supernatural - 10,725

Pirates of the Carribean - 52,753

Marvel Cinematic Universe - 545,012

Top 5 by Comments

Multitudes - 286

Magic and Madness - 146

Becoming Spider-Man - 46

With Eyes to See and Ears to Hear - 36

From Street to Ship - 10

Top 5 by Kudos

Becoming Spider-Man [kudos:164]

From Street to Ship [kudos: 147]

Multitudes [kudos: 99]

Salvation [kudos: 35]

With Eyes to See and Ears to Hear [kudos: 22]

Top 5 by Hits

Multitudes [hits: 4,499]

From Street to Ship [hits: 3,137]

Becoming Spider-Man [hits: 2,722]

Magic and Madness [hits: 1,678]

Salvation [hits: 733]

Fandom Events in 2023

I discovered fandom events in July, I've never finishe- no, that's a lie!

July Break Bingo! (31/07)

Upcoming Plans

Fic's I'm hoping to finish writing/complete next year:

[MCU] On the Tide

[MCU] With Eyes to See and Ears to Hear

[MCU] Silver & Gold

[MCU] Hail Hydra

Fic's that I'd abandoned at some point, which I'm hoping to return to this year:

[SPN] Salvation

Writing Reflection

Finding JBB was a revelation, and very much accounted for our absolute mania in July. We now have a delightful collection of 700+ bingo prompts spread across too many boards to remember, and it's giving us so much motivation! We've started foraying into works written more for us, though, so we 100% expect less engagement over the next twleve months... But that's okay, because writing them has been an absolute delight.

The goal of this year is to finish the current four WIPS mentioned above! And hoooooopefully hit 500,000 words again... Though there's also a novel we should start. Oops.

Tagging some of my favourite authors: @buckys-wintersoldier, @gammacousin, @42donotpanic, @mrsbarnesblog, @un-unavoidableanxiousball

There's something important to be said, though. The most important thing, for us, that came out of this year wasn't the words. It was the very specific, 'pretty prevelant' commenter that found Multitudes a third of the way through after looking for something different. This... Amazing, beautiful person, making great statements of philosophy and shrewd insights through a computer screen at three am (leading us to wonder "Are you okay or do you need therapy-"). This person who Lia adorably demanded become our friend, and subsequently, we fell head over heels in love with. What's 153 miles (or ~207, given I'm not a crow) when you find the person - or rather, people - you've been looking for? @unfortunatebeetleandfriends Our Bug, our beloved... We can't wait to see you again. We will love you as long as we live. Lieutenant, Yoshitsune - y'all were unexpected, but just as much as a goddamn blessing, and we'll see you in 16 days and 22 hours. All of our love, forever and always, infinitely and endlessly. Thank you for deciding to backscroll.

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foxywrites · 5 months

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FIC WRITING REVIEW 2023

Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening for coming up with this!

(I have tweaked a couple of things after having seen them changed on other post's, if you would like to find the original tag you can find it on the creators blog.)

Words and Fic's

269897 words published in 2023

18 fics worked on

6 completed fics

most productive month: January with 73831 words

monthly words average: 22491 words

Words Written per Fandom

Bungou Stray Dogs - 104548 words

All for the Game Series - 164688 words

Natsume Yuujinchou - 29762 words

Eleceed - 661 words

Top 5 Pairings

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard [7]

Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) [7]

The Foxes | Palmetto State Foxes Member(s) & Neil Josten [7]

Katelyn/Aaron Minyard [6]

Jeremy Knox/Jean Moreau [5]

Top 5 by Kudos

dancing with the ghost of you [kudos:961]

something worth remembering [kudos: 719]

to burn for your love [kudos: 451]

make it through another night [kudos: 451]

can't tell a truth until you learn to lie [kudos: 347]

Top 5 by Hits

dancing with the ghost of you [hits: 34695]

something worth remembering [hits: 13325]

teach me how to be a fox [hits: 8217]

make it through another night [hits: 7157]

Misfortune of the fortunate [hits: 6728]

Fandom Events in 2023

For this part, I'm only adding in Bingo's that I was able to get a bingo/blackout for (along with those that were only for the year of 2023)

Bingo's

[10/25] AFG Dark Bingo - bingo

[25/25] July Break Bingo 2023 - black out

[09/09] July Break Mini Bingo 2023 - black out

[04/09] Halloween Horror Bingo (01) - bingo

[05/25] Spies Bingo 2023 - O

Writing Challenge's

[11/31] AU-gust Writing Challenge 2023

[05/31] AI-less Whumptober 2023

[04/31] Angstober 2023

[05/31] Flufftober 2023

Upcoming Plans (link to my excel sheet)

Fic's I'm hoping to finish writing/complete next year:

[AFTG] to hunt a rabbit (from 'blood stained bare teeth' series)

[AFTG] peach tea & hot chocolate nights (sequel to 'Little Oasis', Andrew and Neil meet as kids AU)

[AFTG] the fox trap (the menu au)

[AFTG] devils come out when the sun goes down (halloween fic)

[BSD] at least the war is over (manga CH 109 aftermath)

Fic's that I'd abandoned at some point, which I'm hoping to return to this year:

[AFTG] Misfortune of the Fortunate

[AFTG] Teach me How to be a Fox

[AFTG] The Fox Trap

I have a couple of things that I want to write next to these, however I am aware that it will be hard to do so with everything going on IRL, so I'm setting these as my main goals for now (might make a poll at some point this year to choose what i might work on next)

Writing Reflection

This year was a crazy writing year, if I'm being completely honest, and in many different ways. The biggest change for me this year in terms of writing was discovering the JBBingo, along with AUgust, they really both inspired and pushed me to create more writing content and I loved taking a part in both of them.

The goal of this year is to pretty much finish write and share more than I have done this year, so hopefully 250000~ or more words this time around.

Tagging: @42donotpanic, @stevethehousewife, @wishfulstargazer, @mrs-steve-harrington, @voiceoffenrisulfr, @urisarang

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