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ryik-the-writer · 1 month

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No one:

Me: You know who would have been better as Belle's infidelity partner than Will Scarlet? Jefferson.

Before I begin, THIS IS NOT A BELLE HATE POST! Yes, I am going to address IT, but I am not putting her down for this...and I'll tell you why.

So after that god-freaking-awful twist in 4x11 when Belle sends Rumple over the town line, both he and Belle are left shattered at their dubious betrayals, the latter of which so much so she sought additional comfort (again, not hate, just hear me out).

That love interest ... for whatever reason ... was Will Scarlet, a cameo from Once Upon a Time's short-lived spin-off OUAT in Wonderland, which had ended a few months prior.

I, along with a good chunk of the fanbase, thought it was a unique choice, and most likely a way to acknowledge the spin-off in canon.

Don't get me wrong, I like Will as a character in OUATIW, but he was just off to me in OUAT. Like he was just shoved in there without a real purpose. Even his scenes with Robin Hood felt forced to me.

And honestly, it seemed strange to me that Belle, the logical scholar and fruitful romantic, would break her wedding vows of all things even after what Rumple did.

BUT THEN AGAIN, I also don't think it's established how intensive wedding vows are in this universe. I mean, Snow technically cheated on David with Dr. Whale, and while it's addressed comedically, it's not really addressed as an issue in their marriage but they comfortably move on from none the less.

Of course, it's obviously just the show's weakest attempt at *drama* and a way to baffle the Rumbellers into stunned silence so they can focus on *other things* (I am NOT going THERE today.)

And I think I remember an article or something about Will's actor's Michael Socha, feeling underused and wanting out especially since he had a kid at home. While he has a few zingers between him and other characters like Rumple and Hook, he looks so awkward when he's on-screen with Belle, like even he doesn't know why he's there!

But for the sake of *drama* Belle needs some side yum. Cool. Girl's gotta work out her frustrations some way right? But WILL SCARLET?!

This Will Scarlet?

"I love you Anastasia Tremaine" Will Scarlet?

Who ripped his heart out because her betrayal was just too much?

For freaking sake, they had a TLK!!!

I will only, and I mean ONLY accept the following two theories as a reason why...this happened...

1. This takes place during Will and Anastasia's break.

It's established in the OUATIW that the events in the spinoff are happening sometime in either late-season 1 or early season 2's canon. I think. But maybe, just maybe, it was actually around season 4's timeline? The timeline is screwed to hell anyway so...

Ana's presence is established in OUAT after Will, who broke into the library and vandalized a copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, is arrested and held indefinitely. And while Will looks distraught at the mention of his former love, but he's not devastated enough

The scene subsequently serves as a pointless but sweet way to introduce Belle and Will. I myself wrote a fic few years back as a way to fill in how that played out afterwards. But the actual writers just kind of tossed it in there.

And dropped it.

Yeah, WIll just kind of disappeared after season 4. Thanks for stopping by, I guess.

And btw, you cannot convince me that a guy who reacts like this after watching the love of his life get killed in front of him:

Like I kid you not, Will's screams and cries were stuck in my head after that episode. I gasped and covered my mouth. I remember feeling the same way when Graham died in OUAT because Emma's grief was just as raw as this. This is not the kind of grief you just up and move on with so casually. This sticks with you.

BACK TO JEFFERSON

Okay, I swear, I have a point.

Again, if Belle just *needed* a love interest during her break from Rumple, fine, but why not use the opportunity to do some freaking fan service after that Frozen mess?

Bring. Back. The. Hatter.

Why Jefferson?

He has an established relationship with Belle.

Even if the ugly truth is Jefferson had to know Belle was being held captive in the hospital asylum, Belle would still, begrudgingly, be grateful he freed her and reunited her with Rumplestiltskin. Maybe he tried apologizing with coffee, and...things happen.

Plus he has an established relationship with Rumplestiltskin PRIOR to Belle.

No. You cannot tell me these two:

...were just "business associates". No these two were hitting shroons in Wonderland every Tuesday at happy hour, do I make myself clear? It's obvious they weren't friends but they worked well together.

That scene in the shop would have been BANGER if Jefferson had been in Will's place. I mean the possibilities are endless with their establishment. They could have opened up an opportunity to explore more of Rumple's deals with Jefferson to find a way to the Land Without Magic, or even their shared connection with Regina, established, beloved connections in the series the audience would be comfortable with.

And honestly, I think Belle and Jefferson could have very nice chemistry too.

Their both worldly, and I can see these two sitting at a booth in Granny's forever as Jefferson told her her stories about his travels, maybe even a few tales about his deal and possible friendship with Rumplestiltskin. And maybe he helps her heal a bit.

That scene in 4x12 where Belle and Hook talk about Rumple really rubbed me the wrong way. What Rumple did to Belle and, yes, even Hook, was awful, but Hook never had to answer for his part in Rumple's decline. What did he think would happen if he threatened to blackmail him with Belle of all people?

Not to mention, Belle and Grace would have gotten along so well.

At this point in the series, Grace is a young teenager, and could possibly use a female presence. She like Henry, would probably understand that her father needs more companionship and would support their relationship. And it would be great foreshadowing to Belle's own relationship with her child later on. And Belle LOVES kids and could have formed a very promising bond with Grace. Regardless on how her relationship with Jefferson could have ended, Belle would have this girl over for sleepovers every week.

#doing this instead of updating my fics #-_-***#rumbelle #ouat #jefferson #the mad hatter #will scarlet #belle french #belle gold #rumplestiltskin #anti ouat #anti killian jones #anti hook #anastasia tremaine #scarlet queen

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vhstown · 4 months

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reminder that ppl who make stuff on the internet for free don't actually owe you anything at all like ... as sad as it is that ur fav comic / fanfic hasn't updated in god knows how long that person has a life 😭 can we not harass people and be compassionate and patient and understanding thanx

#like ive read fics that will never ever update again and #thats just too bad! oh well! ill live!#can we stop treating people like content machines this is not my story animated please #people have work school health + mental health issues etc etc #harrassing someone to update makes them demotivated to do exactly that... believe it or not...#and the quality of whatever it is might be worse because it is rushed #you do not simply pull the comic or fanfic out of your asscheeks you have to think unfortunately 😭 and draft and redraft and edit #and then hate it for a bit and redraft and you get the point!#try write something yourself. try finish a 200k word series. thats like a whole novel 😭 put those words to use instead of in sum1s comments #soz for the rant im meant to be doing homework erm!#vee chats #vee rants

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crystalpallette · 6 months

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I like to call this the "it was supposed to have been one thing and now it's something entirely different"

some ringo alts I wanted to draw at some point! I turned it into some style experiments about halfway through oops (forbidden ringo from a soul rended, a soul mended by @nenilein bc I couldn't stop thinking about her LOL)

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#puyo puyo #ringo ando #(i hope you dont mind the tag neni!! or the linking of your fic too actually.. if youd rather i not just gimme the word!)#(i just think everybody should read it. god knows i did when i was supposed to have been doing work )#anyway i did these instead of doing my math... ringo would be so disappointed #update: now with link(s)! i figure if im making this a series im keeping it consistent and grouped in like terms(save me from math)#my stuff

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deiaiko · 10 months

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#5.3 Hwaryun

"I suppose you're looking for me?" A familiar red-haired woman approached Grace, her lips carefully smoothed to reveal no emotion.

"I am." Grace acknowledged her presence and gave her a friendly smile. It had been so long since he last heard her voice, and it was grounding in a way that only a guide could be. There was something different about the way she looked at him, but Grace supposed that it was to be expected.

"What is it that you want to discuss with me?"

Grace hummed and felt like humoring her a little. "Take a guess."

"You do know that I'm not a mind reader." Hwaryun gave him just the briefest hint of a smirk, and it was all he needed to see to know that she already knew what he wanted. "But if I had to guess, perhaps you want to join 'us'?"

"That's right," Grace confirmed.

"Very well. I will arrange a meeting with the director for you, but I'm sure you'll be accepted after he tests your strength."

Grace could already picture how bad the test would go, knowing Hansung. But knowing what the outcome would be eased some of his worry. "Thank you, Hwaryun."

Masterlist

#do you think Hwaryun knows his identity?#oh anyway I've updated the AO3 to have the comic too (link available on masterlist)#so those who doesn't online on tumblr often can subscribe to AO3 TSotSC instead to get the email whenever it updated #i'll try adding a drawing on each snippets from now on #idk about those that I had posted. maybe I'll edit maybe I won't #I will let you know when i do #tower of god #tog #two sides of the same coin fic #my fic #my art #bam #baam #25th baam #25th bam #the 25th baam #the 25th bam #jue viole grace #hwaryun

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friendshipgun · 30 days

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ch18 of my wintersberg fic 'all i need is some sunshine' is now up! it's another karl pov chapter this time c:

#gonna try to do better to post updates here too instead of just at twitter #my fic #spirit hat #wintersberg

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seerofmike · 1 year

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low effort shitpost because i have a headcanon that leo wants to be "the pretty one" in a relationship and thus gets crushes on the most mediocre guys . the others make fun of his taste in men

#doing this instead of updating my fic. btw #rottmnt #rise leo #rise donnie #tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #disaster twins

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i-wiggle-i-squirm-bc-i-am-a-worm · 2 years

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Chapter 2- Investigation (Pages 1 & 2)

And so we start Ayla’s chapter! I really hope you guys enjoy what’s to come! Also, I’d like to say that I have an official update schedule: I’ll be updating every other Friday. Thank you again for all the support so far!!

#I hope the colour shift wasn't too jarring #but it was one of the reasons why I wanted to write this as a comic and not a fic #(tho tbh I'm thinking of posting it as a fic after I'm finished posting it as a comic bc writing is more of my strong suit)#and no one told me it was HARD to make a comic have the same impact as a FIC #it's so much easier to just write it all out instead of trying to convey it through actions lol #so I'm glad I'm doing it like this #its a learning experience #I wish I could update faster but I have school and also don't wanna get burnout from drawing the same thing #miraculous ladybug #Friends & Foes AU #f&f au #wigglys art #miraculous comics #ayla cesiare #marinette dupen chang #lila rossi #miraculous au #mlb comic #miraculous lb

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skibasyndrome · 3 months

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my productivity is seriously gonna suffer if all my fave authors keep updating all my fave stories on weekends like this 🥲💜

#I went to bed super late reading the latest chapter of Känsla last night #and now I wake up to Is It Over Now and Incognito Mode and Little Light (in a way) being updated?????#after having read the penultimate chapter to IION as well as the new chapter of Royally Whipped on Friday??????#y'all are the fucking best I love all those stories so much gaaaaah what a treat <3<3<3<3<3<3 #but also: my self-control is nearly non-existent. I see fic update I must read ASAP. monkey see monkey read (and monkey happy. but monkey #should maybe do some work instead hmmm)#simon.out.

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wilmaaaa0 · 3 months

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viola faerie form if it was more kitty......

#she deserves to be more meow im sorry . so i gave her a kitty nose #also i like the idea that the “glass” shards grow out of her skin like minerals or something instead of just sitting on her face #also her wings + shoulder guard thing do have the stained glass pattern i was just way too lazy to draw it #and ofc she still has the cat-like feet but again i just didnt feel like drawing it #if anyone likes viola i have a shameless plug to my AO3 in my blog. i'll update the fics. eventually #bayonetta #bayonetta 3 #viola bayonetta #bayonetta fanart #my art #character design #video games #fanart

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taegularities · 11 months

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hi hi. uhm small thing regarding cmi. if you're a reader, do lmk what you think please 🤍

#so i got an ask regarding cmi that discouraged the hell out of me #they weren't talking badly about it but kind of comparing me to another author on here and asked me #to postpone my update so they're not overwhelmed with all the reading they'd have to do #i usually don't compare myself with my friends or other writers on here and don't care about posting dates #but that discouraged me more than it should've and i can't get much writing done rn lol #just wanna ask.. if i absolutely had to and didn't finish.. would you guys be okay if i posted cmi8 next weekend instead of this week?#and if i do finish... will y'all be around this saturday?#i'm extremely down for some reason lol but i've been outlining planning changing writing etc this chapter for months now and...#want to make sure you guys are around to read and interact #the community labels are already very bleh so it'd be bleh too if cmi8 didn't get any interaction yk?#in any case.. yeah lmk #and please don't ever compare authors to each other guys :') it no feel good #or ask someone to postpone cos of another writer..#fic: colour me in

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comradeboyhalo · 10 months

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you are forbidden (it makes me want you more) • skephalo • good omens au • 10/10 chapters • 37.8k words

The Arrangement was what Skeppy and Bad liked to call their hundred year old deal--a deal that could very well send the forces of Heaven and Hell crashing down on them. For such a dangerous agreement, the details of the Arrangement had three exceedingly simple rules:

1). Angel Skeppy, assigned to perform miracles, and demon Bad, assigned to perform evil, will swap jobs due to their differing personalities.

2). Skeppy and Bad will meet at undisclosed locations to exchange information and report back to their respective authorities when needed.

3). All meetings must be done in complete secrecy. Any unnecessary contact is to be avoided at all costs. All relations shall stay strictly business until the end of time.

“It was rule 3.” Skeppy covered his face in his hands. “We broke rule 3.”

#A PROPER POST FINALLY #skephalo #my writing #i feel like i never properly posted this fic so ill do this instead of my usual chapter update post

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anouri · 1 year

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Foolishness has never tasted quite this sweet.

book two: chapter three of working for the knife has been posted!!

#weeeeeeeeeee #i updated this instead of doing work. i am such a responsible adult #like soooooo responsible you can't even believe it #marauders #jegulus #fic: working for the knife #a decomposing dump of my thoughts

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ethereal-feline · 2 months

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Turtletales Part 10 Chapter 3!

"Not So Happy Holiday 1/2" is now up!

#ether writes #turtletales #rise of the tmnt fanfic #ducktales 2017 fanfic #Crossover #ao3 #I'm trying to link the new chapter but it pops up as “new session”?#Remind me to update this post with the link later #IDK what to do besides give it time because trying to link chapter 1 instead does the same #Update: Ooohh is it because I set my fics to only be seen by registered users?

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nonbayanary · 6 months

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Sorry for the lack of fic updates, everyone

I'm currently trying to survive an abusive household, and neither creativity nor motivation is coming to me right now because I'm constantly in fight or flight

But don't worry, I'll do my best to write this NaNoWriMo!

#this has been going on for a year now which is why there havent been updates for more than a year #hard to write when my nervous system is in overdrive #instead of writing i am analyzing the sound of footsteps and trying to calm down panic attacks #also very hard to be creative when instead of writing i am too busy dissociating from The Horrors #so uh sorry guys pls bear with me #i WILL write and i am BEATING MYSELF UP on NOT WRITING but im sorry i can only do so much #author's log #nonbayanary talks #nonbayanary.txt #nonbayanary fic log

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allsassnoclass · 1 year

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pas de deux

Pairing: Michael Clifford/Ashton Irwin Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Key Tags: Ballet, Fake/Pretend Relationship, The Nutcracker, Strangers to Lovers Word Count: around 50,140 Read on AO3

Summary:

Michael Clifford is an up and coming choreographer who has been brought to the Minneapolis Ballet to revamp their production of The Nutcracker. Ashton Irwin was a ballet prodigy who stepped out of the spotlight after a devastating injury five years ago and is now ready to return to dance. After they begin fake dating to protect a secret, they end up spending a lot more time together than either of them anticipated, both inside the rehearsal room and outside of it.

Now complete!

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5

#my writing #mashton #5sos fic #5sos fanfiction #mashton fanfic #ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!#welcome to ficmas 2022 i am doing one chaptered fic instead of 12 little ones #i hope y'all like this! it has been hard work but i think it's pretty good!#and this one Does have a specific update schedule which i will be sticking to #every sunday until christmas you'll get a chapter #also i'm sorry for that summary i couldn't find a good excerpt that also kind of explained things #i tried but it ended up way too long #there's just too much to unpack with this plot lol you have the dance you have the fake dating you have ashton's Tragic Past and Pressure #i had a good excerpt but it didn't touch on the fake dating at all and the fake dating is very much part of it #and the fake dating excerpt didn't touch on the dance one and the dance stuff is very much part of it #anyway! anyway. i hope y'all enjoy #also this is my 50th 5sos fic on ao3!!!!!!

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jaegerisim · 9 months

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You Promised Me Heaven (and put me through hell)

Aka my Descendants x Byler AU! Title taken from “You Give Love A Bad Name” by Bon Jovi go listen to it cuz it’s an absolute banger fr

Anyways, idk how much chapters this au might have but enjoy, m’kay? 😊

VILLAINS:

Lonnie Byers, sorcerer who cursed Sleeping Beauty (Maleficent)

Charles Sinclair, voodoo who cursed Prince Naveen (Doctor Facilier)

Susan Mayfield, enslaved and mistreated Cinderella (Lady Tremaine)

Neil Hargrove, tried to kill The Beast (Gaston)

Jim Hopper, tried to kill Wendy and Peter Pan (Captain Hook)

VILLAIN KIDS:

Will Byers

Lucas Sinclair

Max Mayfield

El Hopper

Argyle (Jafar’s son)

Jonathan Byers

Robin Buckley (Uma’s daughter)

Billy Hargrove

ROYALTY FROM AURADON:

Karen Wheeler and Ted Wheeler (Cinderella)

Claudia Henderson (Wendy)

The Harringtons (Beauty and The Beast)

KIDS FROM AURADON:

Mike Wheeler

Nancy Wheeler

Dustin Henderson

Steve Harrington

Suzie Bingham (The Little Mermaid’s daughter)

RELATIONSHIPS:

Mike Wheeler/Will Byers

El Hopper/Max Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair

Dustin Henderson/Suzie Bingham

Steve Harrington/Jonathan Byers/Argyle

Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler

Will Byers & Max Mayfield

Mike Wheeler & Nancy Wheeler

Mike Wheeler & Dustin Henderson

#byler x descendants #Bro i’m doing some goofy ass stories instead of updating my ao3 fics

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