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daisynik7 · 7 months

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The Takada-Chan Mall Concert

Pairing: Aoi Todo x f!reader

Rating: Mature

Word Count: ~2.1k

cw: explicit language, suggestive dialogue, switching POVs (reader is in 2nd person, Todo is in 3rd)

Summary: Your first ever Takada-Chan concert doesn't go as planned.

Author's Notes: Hello everybody, here's the first chapter! Just a few background details - Todo is 22, already graduated from Kyoto Jujutsu High, and is working as a full-fledged Jujutsu Sorcerer. Reader is also 22, graduated from university, taking the summer off before starting work in the fall. Likes, reblogs, and/or comments are always appreciated, thank you for reading!

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The day has finally arrived: Your very first Takada-Chan concert! You’ve been dreaming of this ever since you started following the pop idol a few years ago, during the start of university. Although some would consider you a relatively new fan, your love and dedication to the Tall Idol is unmatched, you’re sure of it. You know her favorite food (goatfish), her favorite drink (room temperature sake), her favorite color (black), her blood type (AB negative)…The list goes on and on.

It’s the summer before you officially start your big girl job in the fall. College has kicked your ass the past 4 years, so you treat yourself with a well-deserved summer break. Now, you have the next three months to attend every possible Takada event near you, starting with this concert. She’s hosting a very exclusive performance at the mall in her hometown, which is conveniently only 15 minutes away from you. Tickets sold out online within minutes, but you managed to snag two for you and your best friend, Sara, who only agreed to go with you to keep you company. She understands that these types of events can be…well, as she puts it bluntly:

“A sausage-fest.”

She stares at you with her arms crossed as you pack your bag with binoculars and a mini sign with Takada’s face on it. “Ugh, binoculars? Really? The concert is in a mall, you’ll see her just fine!”

“You never know! I just want to be prepared.”

“I still don’t get why you’re so obsessed with this woman,” Sara says, rolling her eyes. “It’s not like you’re in love with her or anything.”

You smile at your friend. “I know, but she’s just so cool. I love her confidence! And her music is so catchy, even you can’t deny that.”

She rolls her eyes again, chuckling. “Yeah okay, her music is pretty good. But I don’t think you’re fully prepared for how much of a sausage-fest this is gonna be.”

“I don’t care. No man is getting in my way today. Us girls are going to stick together. Women supporting women!”

‘Yeah yeah, I’m still bringing my brass knuckles though.”

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The day has finally arrived: Todo’s first Takada-Chan concert of the summer. He’s been to 9 concerts already, including the 4 he’s imagined in his head. There’s no doubt in his mind that it’s going to be the best one yet.

He bought an extra ticket for his bestie and brother, Yuji Itadori, who’s currently at the mall, saving a spot for him while he finishes getting ready. He inspects himself in the mirror, flexing his biceps smiling, very satisfied with his appearance. With one more quick armpit check, he heads out. At the mall, there’s already dozens of people surrounding the windows, trying to sneak a peek inside. “Ha, you dweebs didn’t get tickets in time,” Todo says smugly, waving his tickets in everyone’s face while he goes through the entrance.

The mall is packed with people waiting for the pop idol’s performance. He finds the area where the stage is and scans the crowd until he spots spiky pink hair near the front. “Brother!” he yells, making his way through the sea of people effortlessly, getting a few shouts of protest from some smaller randoms.

Yuji looks up from his phone, greeting him with a smile. “Hey Todo! Man, it’s packed! Didn’t think this many people liked Takada-Chan.”

“Brother, don’t say something so stupid like that again. Of course a lot of people like Takada-Chan.” He slaps Yuji’s back hard, causing the shorter boy to stumble forward slightly.

“Geez, okay, I get it! When is this thing supposed to start, anyways? I’m meeting Kugisaki to go shopping.”

Todo scrolls through his phone, checking Twitter. “Takada-Chan tweeted 20 minutes ago that she’s on her way. Look at her, so adorable.” He shows him his phone, playing a video of the idol doing her signature Taka-Tan Beam, gazing at it lovingly.

Yuji laughs. “Okay, well, I’m gonna go now before this thing gets too crazy. See ya!” He squeezes himself through the crowd as Todo continues to admire Takada’s video on repeat.

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You walk back to the stage area, two corn dogs in hand, when your phone buzzes, displaying a text from Sara. We’ve got a problem.

Your heart sinks as you speed walk faster through the mall, simultaneously stress-eating the food in your grip. It’s only been 10 minutes since you offered to get food for you and Sara while waiting for the concert to begin. What kind of disastrous complication could have occurred in this miniscule amount of time?!

You approach the concert area, the hoard bigger and louder compared to when you left. Sara is near the front of the stage, so you push your way in, stepping through until you hit a wall.

Wait, it’s not a wall.

It’s a person. A very tall and muscular man.

Ah, the problem.

He doesn’t even flinch when you run headfirst into his back, like he didn’t feel it. You rub your forehead, turn your head to face Sara on your left, smirking. “Looks like you literally ran into our problem.”

You’re furious. This guy is MASSIVE. He’s got a least a foot on you, height-wise. But he’s also ripped with muscles. You can’t see above him or around him. All you see is his back muscles. It doesn’t help that the entire audience is packed like sardines, so tight you can’t move to either side of him for a better view. "What happened?” you ask, panicked. “This guy wasn't here before.” You hand a corn dog to Sara, grimacing at the man before you.

"I guess the pink haired dude in front of us saved this guy's spot." She points the corn dog towards him, whispering, “Should I stick my brass knuckles in him? Maybe that will get him to move.”

Naturally, being afraid of confrontation and violence, you respond, "No, no. You’ll get in trouble for that. Let me just talk to him, I guess.”

Sara munches on her treat while you clear your throat, reaching up to poke his shoulder, with no response. You poke a little harder this time and still nothing.

“He’s like a fucking brick wall or something,” you mutter to Sara, who only giggles. With a closed fist, you pound on his back, as if knocking on a door, a very beefy, sturdy door. Finally, he cranes his neck to face you, eyebrows raised.

“Um, hello. Do you think you can move a little? You’re blocking our view.”

This guy doesn’t even have the audacity to turn his body around. He just peers over his shoulder, saying, “Nope,” facing forward again, completely disregarding you.

“So you’re just going to block our view the whole time?” you remark, annoyed.

He scoffs, still not looking at you. “Not my problem.”

Who is this fucking jerk?!

From the corner of your eye, you notice Sara brandishing her brass knuckles, ready to pounce. You shield her with your arm, stopping her. “Don’t. Let’s just wait and see what happens when Takada-Chan comes out.” You feel like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. Literally.

A few minutes pass and the crowd around you starts screaming in excitement. Takada-Chan must be walking on stage now, though you wouldn’t know because this guy’s back is taking up your entire view. The rest of the fans are so squished together that you’re practically nose-to-back with this guy. Luckily, he has no body odor; he actually smells quite nice.

“Can you see anything?” you ask Sara.

“Yeah, she’s on stage now. She’s just waving to the crowd as her mic gets set up.”

“What is she wearing?”

“A red and white baseball tee with flared jeans that has jewels on the side,” Sara answers.

You pout. “Ugh, she’s so cool! If only I could see her!”

“Let’s switch spots, c’mon.” Sara tries to move behind you as you shift to your left. Music plays and Takada-Chan starts singing her current smash hit “Love Gem”, which you are absolutely obsessed with. Now in a position to actually see your favorite idol, you retrieve the Takada sign out of your bag, ready to enjoy the concert. Before you can, the jerk in front of you begins swaying side-to-side in time with the music, singing loudly, and badly. Every time he swings to the left, your view gets obscured again. You shoot a look to Sara, who just laughs at your misfortune.

You try your best to appreciate the rest of the performance, getting glimpses of the pop idol whenever the swaying moron moves out the way. When it’s over, Takada-Chan delivers her signature Taka-Tan Beam, resulting in shrieks of glee from the audience. The boulder in front of you yells, “I love you, Takada-Chan! It’s me, Aoi Todo! Your future husband!” He waves his arms back and forth, vying for her attention.

As you wait for the crowd to disperse, you shout to Sara, “As if Takada-Chan will ever marry an idiot like that.”

All of a sudden, he turns around to face you. He’s more massive and menacing from the front. The most noticeable feature about him is the huge scar running down the left side of his face. A tiny corner of your brain wonders what the story behind that is. “What did you call me?” he growls.

Shit. You didn’t think he could hear you. He’s a jerk anyways, so no need to be nice. “I called you an idiot, idiot,” you sneer, with the smuggest grin.

He glares at you. “I’ll have you know that I have an IQ of 530,000. You normies could never compare.” His voice is dripping with arrogance and cockiness, it makes your blood boil.

“Normies? You some kind of god or something?”

“Heh, you could call me god-like, I suppose,” he winks at you, smirking.

You roll your eyes, hard. “Charming. Well, I hope you had fun getting ignored by your 'future wife'. Thanks to you, I didn’t even get to see her since your ginormous body was blocking me the entire time!” You’re seething now. Sara stands beside you, wide eyed but enjoying the show. If there was popcorn, she would be stuffing her face with it right now.

“It’s not my fault you couldn’t save yourself a better spot. Maybe next time, plan better. If you are a true Takada fan, you would do whatever it takes. That’s why I’m the superior Takada-Chan fan.” Both his thumbs point towards himself, puffing out his chest.

“Please, you think you’re the superior fan? Don’t make me laugh.”

“I’ve known her since middle school, so yeah, I think that makes me the biggest fan!”

“I doubt that, you’re probably making this up!”

“I’m not! She rejected me in middle school, but I know she’ll come around in a few years once she retires! Then we’ll finally be together!”

This guy is truly delusional. “You think Takada-Chan will ever marry someone like you? Get real!”

You're both going at it like a tennis match, Sara's eyes darting back and forth between the two contenders.

“Don’t tell me you’re in love with Takada-Chan too? I will crush you if you get in my way!” he yells.

“I’m not in love with her, I admire her! I aspire to be her!”

“Ha, don’t make me laugh. You’ll never be like Takada-Chan, shorty.”

“I’m not talking about her looks; I’m talking about her personality!”

“Well, it doesn’t look like you have much going on there either!”

“Asshole!”

“Loser!”

“Okay you two, stop!” Sara intervenes, physically placing herself in between you and the ogre. “As much fun as it is to see you both go ballistic at each other, people are starting to stare. Now break it up.”

Your face is so hot, you feel steam coming out of your ears. What a fucking asshole.

He looks at Sara and tells her, “You better control your girl. She shouldn’t be messing with someone like me.”

“Oh, is that a threat? Come at me, I will fuck you up!” You’re ready to throw hands at this fucking prick until Sara restrains you, letting him walk away, chuckling.

“You have seriously got to calm down. Don’t let a dick like him get to you,” Sara says, still holding you back.

All you do is grunt at her. Who does this moron think he is to talk to people like that? As you make your way towards the exit of the mall, you hope with all your Takada filled heart that you never have to run into that guy ever again.

#aoi todo #aoi todo x reader #aoi todo fanfiction #aoi todo x you #todo aoi x reader #todo aoi x you #todo aoi #jjk x reader #jjk todo #jujutsu kaisen x reader #jujutsu kaisen x you #idol fan wars #idol fan wars series #aoi toudou #jjk fanfic

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tfrarepairing · 8 months

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RARE PAIRING FEST 2023!

GREETINGS GENTLEBEINGS!! AFTER THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF OUR PREVIOUS EVENTS, THE TRANSFORMERS RARE PAIRING COMMUNITY IS PLEASED TO PRESENT:

RARE PAIRING FEST 2023!!

Rare Pairing Fest is a now-annual event we host, with the goal of getting more of our favorite Transformers rare pair content out into the universe! Like many other fandom prompt fests, this is going to be a “we give the prompt, you bring the pairing” fest. Create more of what you (or you two closest friends, lol) want to see in the universe!

This year’s event will run from October 15-28, 2023! There will be 28 prompts (two for each day) with seasonal themes. This year, to spice it up, we’ll also have a bonus “sub-theme” for each week that you can work in if you like. Not doing so won’t affect whether or not you get participation banners, it’s just a fun extra challenge.

The prompt list is broken down by day, and posted below. You create your work and then post to Twitter, Tumblr, Dreamwidth and/or Pillowfort on the correct day. All participants will get a participation graphic, and anyone who makes a fill for all 14 days will get a special prize! There are no minimums or maximums for this event and ALL content types are accepted (including photos & hand crafts!) Also, all ratings are accepted, but please tag appropriately! And don’t forget the #2023TFRarePairingFest tag! ALSO, if you’re participating in another event (Inktober, LLFest, etc) please feel free to double dip your pieces! (No one has enough time in the day to create two or three or more pieces and Mod eerian will never expect you to! OCtober is the only event this doesn’t apply to, alas, since TF Rare Pairing only deals in canon characters.)

Now, the prompts:

Week One Bonus Theme: Minibots

October 15: The Matrix // Underworld

October 16: Hurricane // Nothing But Blue Skies

October 17: Trust // Failure

October 18: I Want to Know What Love Is // Falling Away From Me

October 19: Dancing // On the Couch/Sofa

October 20: Afterlife // No Time Like the Present

October 21: Worth Saving Me // Broken Wings

Week Two Bonus Theme: Praxian Crystal

October 22: Crisp Fall Air // Summer’s Last Heat

October 23: A Day in Town // A Night in the Country

October 24: Insects // Animal

October 25: Stuffed Toys // Tables and Chairs

October 26: Break Up, Make Up // For All Eternity

October 27: Ghost Town // Raining Life

October 28: End of the Road // Starting for Home

(Prompt graphic by hours_gone_by)

#tf rare pairing fest #rare pairing fest #2023TFRarePairingFest

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medusapelagia · 2 months

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Other events: General, Rare Pairs, Character Centered Events - March Update

Last but not least... these are all the other events I know of!

Stranger Things Reverse Big Bang @strangerthingsreversebigbang Posting season has begun! Here is the AO3 collection where all the amazing writers will post their entries inspired by the beautiful art that the artists made!

Stobin month 2024 March 2024 This event is on Twitter and here are all the 31 prompts!

Stranger Things Big Bang (@strangerthingsbigbang) The authors sign up closes on March 15 but the Artist sign up is open till May 11! Event info

Billy Hargrove Big Bang (@billyhargrovebigbang) Sign-Ups Open: March 29 Writer Sign-Ups Close: April 29 Artist Sign-Ups Close: June 22 Event info

Rare Pair Roulette (@st-rarepair-roulette) Signs up are closed and the posting season starts on the 1st of April!

Stranger Things Sapphic Mini Bang ( @sapphicstevents) Sign Up Opens Authors: 1 April - 30 April Artists: 1 April - 14 June Here the interest form Event info

Stranger Things Femslash (@strangerthingsfemslash) 3-7 April Event info

A Stranger Summer (@astrangersummer) Get ready for some weekly prompts through the months of May, June, July, and August! Event info

Prompts list

BUCKLEWAY APPRECIATION WEEK Do you think it was a pity that Robin and Heather never got time together on screen? Here is your occasion to make it happen! Run from MAY 19 - 25 Event info

Eddie Munson Big Bang (@eddiemunsonbigbang) It’s still a bit early but get ready to sign up to the most metal Big Band ever! Sign ups open on July 1st, 2024 and close on September 9th, 2024 Event info

Corroded Coffin Fest (@corrodedcoffinfest) This even will take place from July 1st thru July 31st but there are going to be three warm up events! APRIL 15TH - TAXED MAY 15TH - GET A JOB JUNE 15TH - BAND ON THE RUN Event Info

Metal Sandwich Bingo (@metalsandwichbingo) The bingo will take place 1 Oct - 31 Dec, 2024, more info closer to the event! Event Info

Hawkins microfic (@hawkinsmicrofic) It's still a work in progress, but get ready to challenge yourself with a prompt and a defined number of words. Event info

Steve Harrington Big Bang (@steveharringtonbigbang) We will have to wait a bit because it was postponed to 2025 but I'm sure the wait will be worth it!

As always feel free to reblog and add other events!

#stranger things event #general stranger things events #rare pair stranger things event #rare pair #signal boost #general events #character centered big bang

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so-scarlett-maroon · 8 months

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Getting to know you - Tag Game

Thanks for tagging me @sniperjade

Three ships: Dramione obviously, Panville (Pansy and Neville), NottPot (Theo and Harry)

First ship: Dramione. I read every enemies to lovers and rivals to lovers trad pub. book that I could get my hands on so soon enough my TikTok algorithm was like "Have you tried Dramione?"

Last Song: "Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift

Last Movie: I basically don't watch movies ever, I am a tv girl at heart. However, I went to the theater recently because I had to see the Barbie movie. It was Glorious.

Currently Reading: "You Do It for Me" by @zeebee3

Currently Watching: Series 15 of Taskmaster (Full episodes are on youtube for my fellow Americans) and Heartstopper

Last thing I wrote: I wrote something for the upcoming Pumpkin Spice Fest, but it's not revealed until Oct. 22 so that's all I can say for now.

Currently writing: "From the Depths" it is a coworkers Enemies to Lovers mystery. I have really just begun writing it, so it probably won't come out for a while. But I have an amazing pair of betas for it:

Fawkes_in_sox and Astateofinelegance so check out their work in the meantime!

Ok. I am going to tag @zeebee3 @cr0ftisprocrastinating @onebedtorulethemall

#Tag me #About me

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argisthebulwark · 9 months

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19, 20 & 22? 👀

these are awesome and I want to tag all of my friends in all of them!!! tag game

19. Give kudos to someone who leaves great comments @lagia goes crazy in the comments of everything I post on Tumblr and I LOVE seeing her in my notifs every time @daedrabait 1000% is the reason I've posted anything on AO3 this year. Probably the reason I've written anything through all the writers block. His comments and DMs are literally the fuel that makes my brain create. @skyrim-forever always has the kindest, most heart warming comments whenever I post. Seriously, seeing them makes my day without fail. Honestly this community is so awesome about comments and screaming in tags that I could tag every person who interacts with me regularly.

20. Give kudos to someone who is a devoted fan (either of your own works or others’) @miraakswhore and @somethingscarlet13 are probably the main supporters I had before my blog got somewhat big. When I had like 100 followers I could count on them to make me feel supported and like someone actually cared that I was writing - and I still can!! They've been instrumental in my writing and growing comfortable with sharing my work. I don't like calling anyone 'fans' of me but they've definitely stuck with me.

22. Give kudos to someone who deserves recognition for their contributions to the fandom (event mod, server mod, creator of rec lists, etc.) @incorrectskyrimquotes and @skyrim-said-that blessed us with polls that, through all the discourse, really were the most active I think I've ever seen Tesblr. Everyone was so engaged, and I gotta thank them for putting up with the less than positive messages. @thana-topsy and @crysdrawsthings are both such skilled, incredible artists. Their art never fails to impress and inspire me. and all the mods of @tes-summer-fest!!! I love seeing what comes out of this event and love that they get the community together in such a creative, positive way.

#i love this. tagging all my friends is fun #asks #anon #tag game

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slutforstabbings-archive · 11 months

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Number 5 with a Bullet - May

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older!rockstar!Eddie Munson x Reader/unnamed OC a multimedia diary fic

An unnamed diary writer working at a record label meets retired rockstar Eddie Munson when he's hired as the producer for an upcoming band's first album. Despite the 20+ year age gap and Eddie's checkered past, the chemistry between them is instant and they fall for each other alarmingly fast. But their budding romance can't stay private forever. Will she be able to handle the pressure of being a rockstar's girlfriend? Can multiple-divorcé Eddie finally make a relationship last? And what will the record company, the tabloids, and Eddie's semi-estranged adult children have to say about it?

general contents/warnings for this fic: angst, fluff, smut (MDNI), 20+ year age gap, past substance abuse issues, past sex work, multiple kinks no specific warnings for these entries

810 words

@rebel-blue @wolvesandvampires @toxicanonymity @hersweetrevenge @cordelium dm me or reply to this post to be added to my tag list 💕

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20 May

Work has been so fucking boring lately. Festival season is in full swing and all the bands being out on the road means nobody is in the studio. I have a dull couple of months ahead of me. Most of the year it’s extremely fun, but studio manager summers suck.

And this is my fifth one! Fuck, I’ve been doing this a long time. Might be at the point where I should start angling for a promotion or something. I’ll bring it up to Rina. She’s climbed almost all the way to the top of the ladder – they announced a couple weeks ago she’s going to be the new director of A+R. I’m not sure what my options for moving up really are, but I know if Rina’s director she’ll have my back.

Seems like pretty much any job title would get me more interesting summers than this. Most of my coworkers and most of my non-work friends are gone somewhere doing something. A lot of them are on tour too, playing or managing or doing lights. The ones that aren’t are renting a beach house or living in Europe for a few months. The label offices are a ghost town and so is my calendar.

Maybe I’ll use some of my vacation time, take advantage of my connections to actually go to a festival for once. I already missed Coachella but that doesn’t bother me at all, that’s not the kind of festival I want. I think I’ll look for something much smaller, more curated, more niche, and NOT in California. A little east coast trip sounds so nice.

22 May

I didn’t even get a chance to look for a small east coast fest before I decided I’m staying home this summer. The best email I’ve ever gotten in my entire fucking life was waiting for me when I got back from lunch.

There’s the band, Apologetic Weapons. I’m friends with the members, especially the bassist, Nicky (we went on one date – no spark but we’ve been buddies ever since). I’ve been going to their shows since their second or third gig. I remember the first night I saw them, getting in my car and opening my work email immediately. Rina had been on the discovery team for a while by then and I was like keep an eye on these guys. All they had at the time was an instagram with ONE post.

Then last year they did a self-release that was so fucking good. I sent that to Rina too, and she said they were already negotiating a deal. I fucking called it! I couldn’t be happier for them, they’re gonna be fucking huge. The email was a request to book them studio time.

It’s so dope, it’s my first time working with a band I've followed since the beginning! But that’s not even all of it…

THE PRODUCER IS GONNA BE EDDIE FUCKING MUNSON!

Holy shit!!!!! When I read the email my jaw was on the fucking floor.

Corroded Coffin is like, everything to me. They were my first favorite band, Mom used to play them in the car for me all the time. I got sent home to change in school so many times for my collection of “inappropriate” CC t-shirts. I fucking cried when Eddie announced that he was retiring because I only got to see them twice 🙁 But I heard these rumors that he got his GED and went to college for audio engineering. Can you imagine sitting in a fucking college lecture and THE Eddie Munson asks to borrow a pen?? Anyway, I guess this means the rumors are true!

I respect that a lot. He’s been a megastar for like, 30 some odd years and plenty of other artists get into production with no formal training or anything, but he still put in the work. He seems like a pretty decent guy, unlike some of his peers. It’s such a low bar to just like, not hit your wife, not fuck around with underage girls, and not say stupid shit about minorities, but these old fuckers keep tripping over it anyway. Not Eddie tho. He’s far from perfect – substance abuse, arrests, car accidents, four ex-wives, all those pictures and videos that leaked – but he’s been out of the headlines for years, and I’ve never heard any industry people say anything bad about him.

And the man himself is aging like a fine wine. He’s always been stupidly beautiful, but in recent pictures his iconic hair is salt and pepper, and he’s got these deep crows feet and lines on his forehead. Somehow it all works to make him even hotter. I can’t believe I get to meet him and work adjacent to him. This summer is actually gonna be so fun.

#eddie munson #eddie munson x reader #rockstar!eddie munson #older!eddie #mine #slutforart #em

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chaoskiro · 8 months

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Summer podfic wrap-up

We are now well into September and over this summer I have diverted some of my podfic attention away from my podfic of Vertical Limit to make some podfics for various fests and to try some different things out, and here is what I ended up making this summer (sorted by when I made them):

Beard Burn (12 minutes) a multivoice Check Please! podfic based on FightMeImSmall's amazing story. Featuring a very heated discussion on the SMH bus leading to Dex coming out to the team.

This is a project I have wanted to do for ages, but I really wanted to make it multivoice so I hesitated. I ended up just asking if anyone was interested in participating on a podficcing discord server and so many people joined!! I will be forever grateful to all the people who read lines for this and I was blown away by their performances every time I got a new person's lines sent to me. It was my second ever podfic after Vertical Limit and since this is a very different tone I actually ended up having to record the narration twice, because my first run sounded way too somber for this very fun and a little bit silly fic.

shall i compare thee to a summer's day? (22 minutes) another Check Please! podfic based on dairaliz' (@schitthappens) sweet story. Featuring a very pining Dex on a farmer's market with an equally pining Nursey to match.

This one was made for the Madisonandmore ficfest and it was my first try at adding intro and outro music to fic, something I will definitely do again, but also something I would like to get better at. It was also the first ficfest I participated in which led to me having a bunch of technical issues which were thankfully resolved along the way.

The Way My Heart Bleeds (54 minutes) a Batman podfic of egg_thief's (@thief-of-eggs) story, made for DevilWithABirdDress as part of Summer podfic swap. Featuring Damian as Robin who gets hurt on patrol and gets patched up by Dick.

I looked through a lot of Damian & Dick centered stories before I landed on making this one (I actually got permission to podfic another one as well, which I might just do someday), but this one just hit the spot: It is just the most perfect Hurt/Comfort and I really love reading Damian (Though he always ends up sounding vaguely British, which I can't really explain). It also features some very important headcanons on the batfam's opinions on the Barbie movies, which is always a bonus.

Pay Attention to Me (33 minutes) an A3! podfic of Dokuhan's story, made as part of pod_together. Featuring Chikage who ISN'T jealous when Sakuya and Tasuku start spending more time together (and definitely doesn't have a crush on Sakuya).

This one was a fun one as it was made for pod_together and I thus worked with Dokuhan on this one. It was very fun getting some sparring on my readings of things and thus get some insight on the thought behind different lines. I often, when podficcing, sit and argue with myself on how to read a certain line/what emotion to convey with it etc. and to be able to discuss that with the one who wrote it was very fun.

All in all I am very happy to have expanded my podficcing scope this summer and I currently have two projects I have recorded stuff for on my computer that aren't published (one of them I started in may or something, but am currently still a little scared of, and the other is what I'm focused on at the moment), aside from Vertical Limit of course which I am still steadily working on and will probably have another chapter out soon because I am literally only missing like 30 minutes of editing time which isn't that much compared to the time it takes to make these.

It has been so fun making these and I hope they brought some other people joy as well!!

#I haven't ever done a proper wrap-up like this so I'm trying something new now as well #podkiro #<- the tag to look at if you want to see me talk more about podficcing #it is mostly weirdass bloopers of my mouth refusing to pronounce very normal words #and I think maybe some commentary on my inability to control how british I sound #kirokiro

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loveislarryislove · 2 years

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Do You Think The Tides Know

by LiveLaughLoveLarry/@loveislarryislove – 12k (Zayn/Louis and Louis/Harry)

Zayn had known from the beginning that his summer fling with Louis was just that – a summer thing, and no more. He’d known that Louis’ heart was already taken, known that this was just a chance for Louis to learn more about himself and his sexuality. Louis had been upfront about it the whole time.

Unfortunately, Zayn dramatically underestimated how easy it would be to fall in love with Louis.

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Louis looks over at Zayn, his eyes deep and earnest and full of emotion and it takes Zayn’s breath away.

“Before you go,” Louis says softly. “I need you to know – you’re my best friend. You’re the person I trust most in the world, the person I know always has my back, the person I’m always looking for a reason to spend time with. You’re kind and you’re smart and you’re funny and you’re brave and – god, there’s so much I admire about you.”

Zayn can feel his heart pounding a mile a minute, but he tries to keep his expression neutral. It’s not for him, he reminds himself over and over. Even as every word sinks into his skin like a kiss, like a promise, like a bruise. It’s not for him.

Maybe he’s the idiot here.

“I know we’ve been dancing around each other for a while,” Louis continues. “And I’m sorry for that. I was… scared. And confused. But I think I’m ready now.” He swallows hard. “I want to be with you, Ha-”

Zayn kisses him, and the final words die on Louis’ lips as he laughs against Zayn’s mouth.

“Fucking hell,” Zayn says between hungry kisses. “You’re dangerous, Tomlinson.”

Louis grins. “So you think that’ll work? You think he’ll say yes?”

Zayn pulls back for just a moment, weighing his words carefully. “I don’t know if anyone could resist falling in love with you if you said that to them.”

Or, a fic based on the folklore love triangle, but it’s nobody’s fault and no one means to hurt anyone.

This fic was written for the @1dcountryfest and I am so incredibly grateful to the mods for once again giving me the push to write a story that I’ve been absolutely dying to tell for ages. I also owe @alwaysxlarrie about 5378 thank yous for all their support and encouragement and excitement, for making me believe I was capable of telling this story and that it would find an audience.

I highly encourage everyone to read the other incredible fics in this year's collection here, and if you like those then check out last year's fics here. You can also check out the Country Fest '22 Playlist on Spotify here.

#zayn malik #louis tomlinson #harry styles #one direction #larry stylinson #zouis #taylor swift #august #teenage love triangle #fanfiction #my fics #fics #mine

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ainokusabifest · 2 years

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Ai no Kusabi ‘22 Fest: I Know What You Did Last Summer has been taking the fandom by storm for almost a full week now! This is the weekly roundup of the fanworks posted to ao3. See the Fest Collection here. For more info, check our FAQ and prompt list. Enjoy!

Forbidden Elixir by S_P_Phantom (G, 8K)

The almighty scientist and the second in command Elite, Raoul Am has once again created another miracle! An elixir to end the concerns of humanity that has been bothering them for thousands of years. The night of its promotion is close, and everyone will be there to celebrate this victory But just then… something goes terribly wrong at a private meeting between the Blondies. The screams of agony and fear fills the hallways and brings Lord Mink to his knees in despair!

Drinking I know I'm going to go crazy, so let me escape from this reality by Helenajose66 (T, 1K)

When Riki arrives at Iason's apartment, he decides to celebrate that he has returned from a day of work in the black market. what is the worst thing that can happen to him

Ceres Midnights by MidnightMidas (T, digital art)

"Life before Riki meets Iason, life as if Riki never met Iason."

Those unseen marks by Ibenholt (M, 1K)

What use is a new chance when the past lingers?

I hear all the Blondies are doing it now by Ibenholt (E, 4K)

Iason gifts four of his siblings a mongrel each. What will they do with such an odd present?

Sudden Snow on Amoi by MayaAtMidnight (G, digital art)

One day, while Iason is taking his pet for a walk, Riki feels a feather touch of something cold against his skin. It has started to snow. Snow is a rare sight on Amoi, so Riki becomes enamored by the falling flakes, pausing to watch them fall. Just as Riki begins to shiver from the dropping temperature, Iason does something unexpected.

White Lies by Arwen_diosa (G, 3K)

Long years have passed since Dana Bahn, Iason and Riki are together, but Riki has a secret between his legs that he doesn't want to reveal. He will have to go to Katze for help... Will it be a good idea?

#ai no kusabi #ai no kusabi 22 fest #ank fest: i know what you did last summer #weekly roundup

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cruelsummer-ficfest · 2 years

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Cruel Summer Wrap Up

BIG DAY FOR SWIFTIES—THIRTY-FIVE NEW FICS!

The mods are absolutely delighted to present the following fics written this summer—from Debut to Evermore, our participants absolutely killed the taylor-swift-inspired fanfiction game, and we couldn't be prouder. Check out the list below for all of the submitted fics from the fest (thirty five! so many!) and leave kudos/like/reblog/comment on your favorites!

We've tried to list both the ao3 and tumblr links for works when possible, so if you like an author's work, be sure to check out their profile for more—and if you're a participant from this summer who doesn't see your work on here...drop us a DM and we'll get that squared away.

Many many thanks to everyone who participated and/or hyped up our fest—neither of us have ever moderated one before, and it was so fun to organize that you might just catch us ready to Begin Again later on in the year 👀👀.

We love you! We're proud of you! You made us so happy!

xx Grey and Andie

(click below to see all of this year's participants, listed in order of TS era!)

A Perfectly Good Heart — @harryissuchalittleshit, Hinny

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I’m Only Me When I’m With You — @twosweaters-twoboys, Wolfstar

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Picture to Burn — @femme--de--lettres, Jegulus

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Teardrops on My Guitar — @greyeyedmonster-18, Prongsfoot

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Bye Bye Baby (TV, FTV) — @billsfangearring, Wolfstar

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White Horse (TV) — @disabledfeministvoice, Fleurmione

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You’re Not Sorry (TV) — @voldemorts-tap-shoes, Romione

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Long Live — @adenei, Tedoire

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Haunted (Acoustic) — @hiinnys, Hinny

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If This Was A Movie — Patriceavril, Jily

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Never Grow Up — Cupofsquirrelfan, Drarry

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22 (TV) — @yomarius, Drarry

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Everything Has Changed (TV) —@voldemorts-tap-shoes, Jily

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Come Back…Be Here (TV) — @petalstofish, Jily

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Holy Ground (TV) — @kenzlepuff, Tedromeda

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Starlight (TV) — @up-to-some-good, Wolfstar

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Bad Blood — @justanotherdragoncat, Linny

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Clean — @second-sister, Wolfstar

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…Ready For It — @phoebe-delia, Pansmione

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Gorgeous — @cheesyficwriter, Romione

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I Did Something Bad — femme--de--lettres, Wolfstarbucks

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This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things — @heartofspells, Wolfstar

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Death By A Thousand Cuts — @themountainsgreen, Scorbus

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False God — @harryissuchalittleshit, Hinny

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Afterglow — @mkaugust, Moonchaser

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Lover — @broomsticks, Wolfstar

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I Think He Knows — @second-sister, Wolfstar

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London Boy — @yomarius, Drarry

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Mirrorball — @mkaugust, Moonchaser

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Peace — @adenei, Romione

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This is Me Trying — @deepshadows2, Sevmione

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Closure — @harryissuchalittleshit, Hinny

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Willow — @harryissuchalittleshit, Hinny

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Tis the Damn Season — @heartofspells, Wolfstar

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Long Story Short — @fonkeloog, Wolfstar

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#cruel summer fic fest #harry potter fic fest #taylor swift fic fest #taylor swift x hp #fest masterlist #fic roundup #grey and andie are weeping #actually though #we say those are our babies and we are proud

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kidlawevents · 2 years

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The Complete Prompt List

Thank you to everyone who sent in such wonderful prompts! ♡ We ended up with 88 all in all, so there’s definitely something for everyone.

We’ll reblog this list with the addition of the ns/fw prompts so that anybody interested in only the sfw prompts can reblog/save only the original post.

You don’t need to sign up in order to participate, simply pick a prompt (or more!) and create something based on it. Then post the completed work to our ao3 collection. You can even combine several prompts if you feel like it.

The collection for posting your works can be found here. The works will remain unrevealed till September 1st. +the link to the original event post

If you have any questions about the exchange, don’t hesitate to contact us.

✿ Short and sweet ✿

1. Kid wielding Kikoku

2. piercings

3. tattoos

4. blood

5. prosthetics

6. makeup

7. Taking a walk in the park with ice cream

8. One nice swimsuit and one lovely boy

9. Law gets sick, caretaker Kid

10. At a beach party

11. Kid in Louboutin heels

12. Kid + Law + onsen

13. Kidlaw but kidd is transmasc

14. They’re lesbians, Harold

15. Phantom limb syndrome

16. Seashells

17. Jewelry/Tattoos

18. Summer Sports

19. Crossover

20. Marriage proposal

✿ Canon verse ✿

21. Law never gets his arm back in Dressrosa and Kid makes him a new prosthetic one

22. Babysitting with their nakamas after Bonneys apparence.

23. Law and Kid are very busy pirates with their own goals, and arranging time for meetings or calls is nearly impossible. Writing through post seagulls is more reliable to them.

24. North Blue culture vs. South Blue culture

25. Law didn't have many scars before Dressrosa, and Kid is fascinated by them.

26. For whatever reason their devil's fruit powers are swapped and they have to manage the situation

27. Kid and Law wearing Alabasta fashion

28. The Polar Tang is being reparated in a summer island in which the Kidds Pirates are docked in. While his mates enjoys some mini-holidays at the beach in a summer island, Law studies his books closed in his room though it's very hot. Penguin sends Kid to offer Law an ice-cream for refreshing and Law declines it. Unfortunately for him, Kidd knows how to make Law's mouth water for it.

29. Law tells Kid about his full name

30. Kid helps repair/makes upgrades on Polar Tang and impresses Law with his skills

✿ AUs ✿

31. Kidlaw Titanic AU

32. Soulmate AU where you sometimes dream about the day the other person had.

33. One of them goes to make a deal with the fae, prepared for the price to be anything, but all they're asked for is a kiss.

34. Cyberpunk au. Law is an surgeon android, Kid is cyborg, both are outlaw as rebels.

35. I´m dating with a seacreature, what´s next?

36. date auction event au where law is forced to participate (as their section's representative) and kid got him as his date for a week

37. kid killer law luffy and zoro are board mates, and law chose kid to be his subject for his pre med subject like blood sample, anatomy etc (idk abt a thing about med) getting together au

38. highschool kidlaw as next door neighbors but they hate each other and kid was assigned to a kissing booth for their summer school fest. law keep pulling the coins from his pocket while kissing and killer etc didn't stop them bc everyone was paying to watch

39. Hades AU with law as zagreus (doflamingo as hades?) and kidd as Meg and/or thanatos

40. Law as an ancient and honestly rather bored dragon who’s taken interest in kidd, the most recent warrior to come try and fight him

41. Med student law and street punk kidd who basically started dating when law found kidd on the side of the road, dragged him home and patched him up

42. In school, kid started a secret relationship with his teacher of biology

43. Prince/ Knight - Kid is a Knight, Law is a Prince, they meet one day at the execution of a well known Thief.

44. Kid and Law are soldiers in the middle of a war, doing everything they can to escape the hell they’ve found themselves in.

45. Kid's been a blacksmith all his life and has dealt with too many intelligent weapons in his time. The nameless sword he gets from a haunted looking traveling merchant is the first one to come with a visual component though, and he's not impressed with the smirking bastard.

46. YouTuber AU where the fans can't get enough of Kid and Law's dynamic and they collaborate more than they'd like for the clicks.

47. The first words your soulmate say appear on your body somewhere when you turn 15. Which can be a problem when those words aren't exactly polite and are on a highly visible part of the body.

48. Chefs AU. A new restaurant opens in the same district as Law's, who owns a fancy seafood bistrô that even entered the Michelin guide. Law doesn't like it one bit until he sees who the owner and executive chef of the new place is.

49. Modern settings AU, fake dating (initially).

50. Kid meeting Rosinante; in an AU where Cora lives

51. Genderbend KidLaw just being girlfriends

✿ Misc ✿

52. Kid and Law meet for the first time as children

53. Kid and Law get stuck in an elevator

54. The moment when one of them realizes they're in love with the other and they break out into a cold, panic induced sweat.

55. Law is weak for soft things and that is a fact Kid learns after a drunk Law nuzzles into his cloak for a minute before declaring Bepo softer and abandoning him. Kid may or may not spend too much time afterwards hunting down something guaranteed to be softer for no particular reason.

56. Kid and Law Being as a best men on someone’s wedding and making a lot of stupid things together on Bachelor party and ended up as a couple (sfw or nsfw).

57. Usopp and Sanji is trying to understand what secret (ER) Law and Kid are hiding from them, but for Kid and Law it isn’t a secret at all, so they just acts like old married couple. And sometimes stalking turns out ��really interesting for two mugiwaras. (Sfw or nsfw)

58. KidLaw as old men. With their grandchildren.

59. Use the AO3 tag generator to get 5 tags and use 3 of them in your fic. Tags could be both sfw and nsfw. https://taggenerator.netlify.app/

60. Sassy dialog/snappy comebacks. Wit, oneupmanship, rivalry, and wordplay.

61. Negotiating polyamory, an open relationship, and/or long distance. Pining, communication (or lack therof), overcoming hardship.

62. Kid and Law are stubborn men who don't like being ordered around, but a relationship is all about compromise.

63. kidlaw bfs but kid going back in time and trying to win law again but law isn't impressed and doesn't buy that they are lovers in the near future

64. kid getting high from anesthesia and saying law's an angel and is he single even though they're engaged and he doesn't believe that law's his bf

65. Law has to perform a surgery on himself and Kid is forced to assist

66. Law had problems with drugs and was in rehab after a bad night, kid look for him when he's rehabilitated. I only want a fic about law fighting against his dark thoughts and kid helping him

67. Law is kidnapped by a group of guys to ask his father for ransom. But one of those men changes his mind upon meet the inmate.

68. They say that when you feel a strong pull towards a stranger it's because they were someone important to you in your last life. Law/Kid never believed in that before but what other explanation is there for how they feel drawn to the other?

69. Due to unfortunate circumstances Law and Kid find themselves cuffed together in a way neither of them can undo, and have to work together to get out of them.

70. Law pining over Kid, while Kid shows his indifference at first.

71. Age-Up KidLaw, they're being older and acting like an old married couple.

72. Kid has a medical condition that Law finds professionally fascinating

#kidlaw summer event #one piece #kidlaw #art prompt #fic prompt #trafalgar law #eustass kid #prompt list

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lee-bella · 11 months

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2023 HP Fest Schedule

Just for fun, I made a 2023 HP Fest Schedule. It contains important dates of current and upcoming HP fests, organised by dates. For now, the schedule spans from May 20, 2023 to February 18, 2024. I'll update it once in a while. Maybe.

Here's a quick look at start dates and deadlines from May 20 to June 3. I might have missed a few things.

May 20

Regulus Black Fest 2023: Posting begins.

Weasley Fest: Posting begins.

May 21

HP Het Mini Fest: Self-posting begins.

May 22

HP Saffics Summer Exchange (Discord members only; double-drabble): Sign-up opens.

May 24

Snarry Bang: Claiming opens. Looking for betas and pinch-hitters.

May 25

Marauders Omegaverse Fest: Claiming opens.

Bloody Kisses Fest 2023 (Tom|Voldemort/Harry; vampire): Creators revealed.

May 26

The Three Broomsticks Pride Fest: Submission deadline.

HP Wedding Fest: Works due.

May 27

HP Queer Villains Fanworks Fest: Claiming ends.

May 28

Snarry Bang: Claiming ends.

HP Pride Fest 2023: Works due.

May 29

The Three Broomsticks Pride Fest: Writers informed of posting schedule.

May 30

HP Soulmates Fest (Tumblr): Prompting ends.

Rare Pair Shorts Summer Wishlist: Last day to post wishlist.

Snarry-a-Thon23: Creators revealed.

May 31

Marauders Omegaverse Fest: Prompting ends.

HP Saffics Summer Exchange (Discord members only): Sign-up ends.

Tomarry Big Bang (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Sign-up ends.

Unleashed Fest (Drarry, rare pairs; animals): Prompting ends.

Rare Pair Shorts Summer Wishlist: Wishlist revealed.

HP Flowers Spring Round: Challenge ends.

Microfic May 2023: Challenge ends.

June 1

Harry Potter Fest (Taylor's Version): Claiming & sign-up ends.

Unleashed Fest (Drarry, rare pairs; animals): Claiming opens.

Rare Pair Shorts Summer Wishlist: Grant a wish begins.

The Three Broomsticks Pride Fest: Posting begins.

HP Pride Fest 2023: Fic reveal.

Drarry Let's Play 2023 (gaming): Prompting opens.

Kill Your Darlings 2023 (major character death): Prompting opens.

June 2

HP Wedding Fest: Posting begins.

June 3

Buck Moon 2023 (Remus/Sirius): AO3 collection opens for submission.

Draco's Den presents: Denopoly: First roll.

HP Soulmates Fest (Tumblr): Claiming opens.

HP Queer Villains Fanworks Fest: Posting begins.

HP Het Mini Fest: Self-posting ends.

#hp fests #hpevents #harry potter fests #hp events #potterfests

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2022 Writing Evaluation

hi i dug this up from the archives of this time last year because it was fun to do and i wanted to give other writers a chance to reflect if they’re so inclined! so here is my 2022 writing self-evaluation. point of order, i’m mostly filling this out specifically for my bellawritess ao3 and all the rpf stuff i write, not my other secret ao3 where i put fics written about fictional media. okay, onward.

1. number of stories posted on ao3: 23!

2. word count posted for this year: 117,763

3. fandoms i wrote for: 5sos, atl, and 1d (but also teen wolf, mcu spiderman, hawkeye, and daredevil)

4. pairings: cake, lashton, malum, jalex, narry, halex (you know that very popular harry styles/alex gaskarth ship), and mirry.

5. story with the most kudos/bookmarks/comments: the answer to all three of these criteria is a change of heart and a silver lining, my winter 2021-22 fic exchange fic, which makes me very happy. i cannot believe that fic was from last year, january feels like forever ago but i love love love that specific work so much, in large part because of how much i was able to tailor it to meg as reciprocation for all the times and ways she tailored things to me.

6. work i’m most proud of (and why): i’m gonna say a three-way tie between (1) i got a radar for trouble (and you’re a renegade), (2) between all the gasping i finally breathe, and (3) play it again and again and again. #1 is the cruel summer prequel fic that i always half-jokingly said i would one day write and then surprised myself by actually writing, and i am incredibly proud of how well i managed to recreate the vibes of cruel summer fic but also write a prequel that made sense with the direction the actual cruel summer story took. #2 was one of the first legit fics i wrote to break myself out of this big 5sos fic slump i had been in (consequence of a perfect storm of a lot of small things), and i may have gotten lost in the metaphor sauce but i maintain that the metaphors are really fucking good which was gratifying to me as a writer who had felt like maybe i’d lost my real writing skill before then. #3 is the christmas fic i wrote for hazel, and what i’m most proud of there is that i fuckin actually wrote that. my love for my friends carried me through the warfields of attempting to romanticize christmas, and in so doing i think i actually learned something about christmas, ugh i feel like i’m getting less jewish every second i spend talking about this but i really am proud of myself for writing that and even moreso because i think i tailored it pretty well to hazel’s taste and that made me happy. it was like an extra challenge i set myself and then i did it well.

7. work i’m least proud of (and why): pretty much all the prompt fics from this year’s batch, tbh. this malum roommates one is really funny if you imagine you’re a fly on the wall of mine and megs’s dorm room but it’s the most nothing fic on the planet otherwise, and you’re my whole house is cute but again, literally nothing. unfortunately these were written while i was binge watching seinfeld which probably contributed to how much they were About Nothing but that’s no excuse.

8. share or describe a favorite review you received: i’m super terrible at remembering comments and stuff that people leave me but a few days ago i got a comment on yssdf saying it was one of the best love stories they’d ever read and that just about knocked my socks off

9. a time when writing was really, really hard: from aboutttt february to september, which is pretty obvious when you notice that i didn’t post a fic (on this account) between march 18th and september 27th of this year. i hit that aforementioned slump in a big way and i was also busy with life stuff and i was also just. unmotivated and uninspired! but in that time i wasn’t really doing a lot of writing to struggle with. something that was actively hard to write was definitely parts of the jet lag songfic i wrote for the fest. megs and hazel both experienced various aspects of my intense battle with Plot and Characters. it was not pretty.

10. a scene or character you wrote that surprised you: luke in the muke college beach fic!!! he was so much more gutsy than (a) he’s usually written and (b) i expected him to be. and tbh, michael in that fic also kind of surprised me, although less so because he was based on a real guy i know, so it was more like trying to delve into the fictionalized mind of a real human being i go to school with and understand what it is that makes him only APPEAR to be an asshole and in reality maybe actually have a heart of gold. if that makes sense. character work but the character is based on a real person who is based on a real person. meta af.

11. a favorite excerpt of your writing: ill be the first to admit im a sucker for when there’s a song playing in the in-universe fic scene and then the lyrics tie into the moment. i have that in two fics that i can think of, so here they both are:

(1) from everywhere, everything:

Luke is trembling when he looks up at Ashton, but he only nods. Tilts their foreheads together.

Say it’s me that you’ll adore— Sinatra sings, and then there’s a scratch and a crack, and the whole record player crashes through the glass tabletop.

(the end of that lyric is “for now and evermore” !!!! HOW FUCKED IS THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

(2) from faith in a stolen car (the jean jacket songfic i just wrote for the fest):

Calum’s rumbling laugh shook both of them as Springsteen vowed I’ll love you with all the madness in my soul, and Ashton sang along in a silly voice so Calum knew he meant it with everything he had.

[and]

He turned up the music, and ‘No Surrender’ blared out of the surround sound. The lines that had been stampeding around Ashton’s brain since Calum had first swept him up in tonight’s teenage delinquency now screamed against the wind in his ears.

Ashton smiled wider than his face could handle and screamed right back.

“WE MADE A PROMISE WE SWORE WE’D ALWAYS REMEMBER,” Calum’s voice joined his, and together they beat back the deafening gales; “NO RETREAT, BABY, NO SURRENDER!”

12. how did you grow as a writer this year? this year i learned the importance of conflict. “hey bella, didn’t you learn that in seventh grade english?” YES but then i IGNORED it and now i have relearned it in a fanfiction context and in the broader sense that i now understand every story has a conflict and more than that, a story needs a conflict, because that’s what drives it. after i finished writing those prompt fics, i thought, damn, these are fun but nothing is fucking happening in any of them. i wonder why that is! and then i realized. there was no conflict. i was writing “scenes” but nothing interesting within those scenes, so there was nothing pulling the characters from point A (the start of the scene) to point B (its conclusion) and as a result they all became meandering blocks of text with no goal or direction. anyway. point being that i have embraced conflict as a necessary factor in storytelling and i hope this will mean no more seinfeldian fics, prompt or otherwise.

13. how do you hope to grow next year? yes <3 jk but i sincerely have no idea, i don’t have any current ideas on how i plan to grow next year i just very much intend to grow. how it happens is anyone’s guess

14. who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc)? gotta be a tie between megs @igarbagecannoteven and hazel @allsassnoclass. obviously megs is my #1 rubber duck roomie, whether she likes it or not, and she has helped me solve more problems than i am comfortable admitting. actually i’m very comfortable admitting it megs has untangled a myriad of fic knots on many occasions this year she is the best rubber duck in the world. and hazel has become my virtual rubber duck which is great because it means i have all my bases covered! truly these two are a dynamic duo because they will both just let me sit there and complain and yet always have the right thing to say.

15. anything from your real life show up in your writing this year? as always, a great many things. make the same mistakes ‘til the morning breaks and the muke college beach fic are both inspired by things that happened with this one guy i know from school (yes, the same guy, and yes, he is represented by michael both times, and no, i do not know why it happened like that). the latter came from just a single snap i saw on his snap story, and none of the fic is actually based on real events, but the former is HEAVILY based on real events between this guy and one of my good friends at school. lmao!

i’ve been wishing i could breathe underwater is based on my experience scuba diving, which is to say, pure unmitigated terror, 1/10, do not recommend except to say that you did it. tequila shots from the dark scene of the crime is chock-full of baseball talk, specifically about Worst Team In Baseball the Washington Nationals (affectionate), so those feelings are straight from my heart. the concept of tell me what to see has not happened to me but it was very much inspired by my experience of getting in the habit of working out and realizing your muscles are literally increasing in size. the christmas fic has all my jewish disdain for christmas. that’s the shortlist, i think!

16. any new wisdom you can share with other writers? honestly, nope! i think other writers are thriving on their own fic journeys, as i am on mine. you guys seem to have a handle on things. i can reiterate my vehement loathing of comma splices or otherwise incorrectly-placed commas, but other than that i don’t have much to offer in the way of wisdom.

17. any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year? yes!! i am really excited to (hopefully) finish this fic ive been intermittently writing that is based on back together by tss. well, actually it’s based on the specific energy that was created in the world when back together and 2011 were released on the same night. it’s a tss!5sos au. it’s going to be really good okay. it’s tasty. and as always i hope to finish summer camp au i am dead fucking set on finishing that fic there is no question in my mind that it will be completed someday sooner rather than later i hope but definitely eventually. aside from those, i can’t think of any other fic plans i have! just gonna see where the winds of fic fate take me.

18. tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read: @igarbagecannoteven @allsassnoclass @kaleidoscopeminds @burstingsunrise @cringeycal (?) <3

#stuff #tag games #fic talk #it's 3:20am im going the fuck to sleep #tomorrow is going to stress me out so much #ive been experiencing low-grade but slowly-growing levels of stress for the past week or two about this trip #and now it's. now i'm leaving in TWO DAYS and jesus christ im nervous #i am so stupid for this #for everything #it's going to be fine #ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gay fucking fear!!!!!!!#goodnight

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A Day I Was Hungry

Evening

I wrote about cheering... on yesterdays blog, thank you very much for your comments

That is!

Right!

I didn't write anything important but!

There isn't anything unattractive, about lives without cheering

If it was that way then we wouldn't be able to have lives......

That you still come, and have fun, without change, is proof of that--

Since there is a live this week and weekend, I want to have our next live soon!

2 performances on the 23rd, at Pacifico Yokohama!

It'll be our first day of 2 performances sine the beginning of the tour......

I'll, I'll do my best

Wawawa,

I can do it, I'll go......

I'll do my best......

Thank you for your hard work today as well

Many things are close to their deadlines that are FC preorders (I saw it written on Mei's blog, thank you)

Magazines 📘 11/29 (Tue) "TV Guide Alpha" (Ishida, Kitagawa, Sakurai) 11/30 (Wed) "BIG ONE GIRLS" (Ishida, Nonaka) 12/16 (Fri) "S Cawaii" (all members) We'll be there with, a special cover of Morning Musume '22❤️ 📺️ 11/23 (Wed) 9:50AM~ Sendai Broadcast “Miyagi Work Variety Amazing! Job” 11/23 (Wed) 5:30PM~ TV Tokyo “TV Tokyo Virtual Music Fest” 11/26 (Sat) 10:25~11:25 Sendai Broadcast "Ara Ara Kashiko"

12/16 (Fri) 5:15~5:45AM TV Tokyo "Chouonpa" 12/23 (Fri) 12:59~1:59AM Nihon TV "Buzzrhythm"

We visited the TV Tokyo Music Fest's Twitter 🍌

🍓 2023.1.7 release 6th photobook "Are you Ready me" Those that preorder before 11/28, 200 people could win a signed book from a lottery 🍀 →Wani Books Special Edition You can get an alternate cover here 🍀 → Amazon Randomly selected 4 other cuts 🍀 → e-LineUP!MallLive photo benefits differ depending on the site please choose carefully when preordering 🍀 → Click here for preorder benefits on each site The making is here 🍀 Morning Musume '23 Ishida Ayumi Photobook "Are you Ready me"CM Blu-ray&DVD 💿️ November 16th (Wed) Release Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~ Morito Chisaki Graduation Special Chii-chan's Gradcon x JAPAN JAM 2 ⚠️ Discs December 21st (Wed) Release Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~Summer Encore Tour x Rockin' ⚠️ 2 discs New single 💿️ December 21st (Wed) New single release "Swing Swing Paradise/Happy birthday to Me!" Notice of purchase benefits The solo visual stickers from 7net are nice, so is the Kaedy solo clearfile from Sony Music Shop 🤩

🗓️ Morning Musume '23's calendar, is being sold by Hagoromo-san Pre-orders are on sale on these sites 🎈 HMV Tower Records 7net Rakuten Goods

live 🎤 December 10th (Sat) Morning Musume '22 Nippon Budokan Performance 🔥 → Holding a live viewing January 2nd-February 25th Winter Hello! Project Concert 2023 winter We’re touring to 7 cities nationwide ⚠️ Morning starts on January 3rd Super Funny But Its NG on TV "Baby" "Yamazaki Mei" = "Panda-san"!?

see you ayumin <3

#Ishida Ayumi #Morning Musume '22 #Morning Musume #Hello! Project #Translation #Blog

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