#hmm lets tag relevant aus
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Instead of questions from the list, I want to ask you: from the AUs/LU fics/FSA fics you've written, who are your favorite characters you've written in those fics? And feel free to explain why if you'd like to do so, I am very curious and love your writing ^u^
If we're going with specific versions of the characters, I think these are some of my favorites:
• Wild in incandescently happy: I don't write Wild a lot, but I love how he's intelligent in this one, in addition to his gremlin tendencies.
• Hyrule in Loftwings Stand for Freedom: this is a heavier story, one that I haven't written more of yet didn't expand upon, but, well. I slipped in a lot of my personal philosophy about happiness and anger, in that it's a choice.
"Maybe some people who participate in the whole thing don't deserve forgiveness, but I'm happier when I forgive. I won't forget, and I want justice to take care of them, but I won't let them take up all my emotional energy by always being angry." ... "Why choose anger over happiness?"
• Wind in Marvelous Misadventures: he's optimistic, nosy, and way too observant for his own good.
• Wind in 1931 (the vampire AU): there's just something about a stupid immortal 14-year-old who can be really dang scary when he wants to be :)
• Red, Vio, Green, and Blue in Stern destiny has seal'd my doom (another vampire AU): they used to be monster-hunting knights, with all the skills that implied, until they became vampires. They moved to an abandoned castle and started bringing order to a town, all while struggling with morality questions and foreign predator instincts. It's just so yummy. (anonymity on AO3 wrote a related work about Red that I really really love. It's called Stay your hand, love, and it's a bit heavy so watch tags :)
• FS Zelda in 'tis unusual care (sequel to above): you can tell she cares so much in this one. I tend to write her as a rather feisty individual, but she understands the world around her deeply and backs up her words with actions.
• Shadow in Consciousness (in the BotW AU): he's a creation of the Yiga/Vaati in this one, so he's new to... well, personhood. He's figuring it out, and he's already a dramatic little rebel.
• Blue in Through the Wires: this is a dumb lil sci-fi AU. I don't think I write from Blue's perspective a lot, and this version of him is extra-protective and determined.
• Four in what is a stump supposed to do?: my blog title isn't Blatant Four Swords Favoritism for nothing, but Four is a fascinating character beyond being the Four Swords Link. This fic makes him a Minish by birth, which I really need to do something else with, because it's great.
• Four in Shatterproof (disability AU): he has paraparesis, which isn't what I have, but my experiences with mobility etc were closest to what Four experiences, out of all the disability AU. I often find myself going to this version of him when I'm having Feelings.
Ummm I'll stop there, I could probably keep going. I mean, I write about characters I love in situations that speak to me (we're gonna exclude most of the whump memes for now XD) so I could probably name every single instance of every single character and tell you why I love them.
#ask game#hmm lets tag relevant aus#marvelous misadventures#disability au#1931 vampire au#lu wind#lu hyrule#lu four#my writing#fs vampire lords au
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your vampire noah au has me hooked immediately, i had to come here and ask you questions after reading.
first things first, your half vampire tag. what exactly does that entail? it could mean anything. are there going to be other character's who are a vampire?
secondly, what are the other ships mentioned in the tags? are they going to be important enough to mention any time soon? or can we know them now.
thirdly, is this going to be based off of stakes? with its recent departure from the fandom, a lot of people are missing it. is there a reason you posted this when you did, so close to its deletion?
is fourthly a word?
fifthly, what does the soulmate tag mean? i've never seen it used in that way before.
sixthly (?), can you tell us anything about it? fun facts, i mean.
seventhly (i'm just winging it at this point), does noah being bitten on his ankle have any plot relevance to it? given that it wasn't on his neck?
that's all i can think of for now.
woaaah this is like .. one of the longest asks ive ever seen. sorry it took me so long to reply, i really had to think on how i would respond to this..!
well, lets start in order.. lets seeee..
mm i dont know if i can answer this in a way that isnt spoilery or holds plot relevance. sorry if that doesnt help ur curiosity, but rest assured it will be addressed in the fic itself so .. just stay tuned!
i dont see how it would be any spoilers to say this, so ill just come out and do so already! one of the main background ships is geoff/gwen/bridgette. they are just so cute to me, and id like to make it clear the three of them are all dating each other. there is also going to be eva/izzy, of course; and owen/izzy (izzy has two hands). another ship im entertaining the idea of is possibly duncan/dj? but neither of those two are going to have much relevance to the story. actually, funny story, this was supposed to be an alejandro/noah/heather fic, but i totally forgot to tag it as such. im debating on if i want to keep it that way afterall, or have it stay just alenoah.. i guess we'll see the further i write. there is some others but those are a bit spoilery so, stay tuned..!
uhh.. i feel like thats a very weird thing to ask? but, i guess you could say i was inspired after reading stakes? i began writing this last month (pictured below) so i wouldnt say i wrote and posted this just because stakes got deleted. actually, i wasnt going to post this fic at all until i had at least 5 chapters written for it, or all of it written, but i got too excited after finishing writing chapter 2 so.. teehee...
i THINK it is..!
teehee i cant saaay.. much. what i can say is it being 'non-typical' is important. its nothing like soul bounds themselves. how youd think of a soulmate 'au' is not what this is, nobody are soulmates. but .. well.. sooomething may happen. i will just say, it has something to do with vampire culture.
fun facts, huh..? mmm i really dont know.. tbh not even i think too deeply on this sort of thing.. i guess id say that noah has a lot of moles / freckles everywhere? so him having a bite mark wouldnt really raise suspicion, given that its just two puncture wounds. i dont know, im sorry! i guess ill have to think on this some more.. im sort of entertaining the idea that theres more to the universe than just vampires, if this helps. buut,.. i havent decided yet, teehee.
hmm, aside from me thinking itd be funny for him to have a mark on his leg? well... who knows!
anyway, thanks for caring so much to ask me stuff!
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2022 Writing Self-Evaluation
I was tagged by these amazing writers @neondiamond @greenblueish @lunarheslwt @disgruntledkittenface @onlythebravest
1. Number of stories posted to AO3 this year: 4 (wow that's serious contrast compared to last year if this doesn't show how much i'm struggling idk what will)
2. Word count posted for the year: 161 377
3. Fandoms I wrote for: One Direction
4. Pairings: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
5. Story with the most:
Kudos: Here's Your Perfect
Bookmarks: Here's Your Perfect
Comments: Here's Your Perfect
More under the cut!
6. Work I’m most proud of (and why):
Easily Enchanted. I loved how easy the whole plot came to me and how quickly I finished it. The whole process was like a breeze.
7. Work I’m least proud of (and why):
Definitely I Do. I finished writing it in February 2021, and I believed I have grown as a writer since then. The whole fic was so so cringey
8. Share or describe a favourite review you received:
Probably when someone messaged to tell me how much they loved the fic. Looking at you @lululawrence and @thinlinez
And anyone who were diligent enough to click through multiple links to come to my blog and write a comment or ask about new fics
9. A time when writing was really, really hard:
Tbh the second half of my year just went on a nosedive that it left me absolutely knackered by November/December.
In comparison, I usually write 20k every month and in November, I only wrote 8k.
10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you:
Probably Atticus in Here's Your Perfect. Never in my life did I have to spend more than 6 hours with a toddler, and yet I received a comment saying how realistic his character is.
11. A favourite excerpt of your writing:
The dialogue is something I came up with halfway through writing Endgame which is a rare occurrence.
Alma shakes her head, index finger raised in the air as she patiently explains, “There just isn’t any recent documentation about soulmates because people progress. They build boats and sail around the world. How do you expect to meet your soulmate if they don’t live in the same land as you? Hmm?”
Harry turns to Louis, wanting him to refute it too. But Louis looks like he is actually entertaining the idea, eyebrows furrowed and lips pursed.
“And over time, without the relevancy, soulmates became folklore,” he mumbles. “Mum said that when I was young.”
12. How did you grow as a writer this year:
I'm not sure I do, but looking back at I Do, I'm probably selling myself short here.
Other than that, probably being brave enough to finally write my first 100k fic. Although, considering I didn't manage to finish it in time, I might regret putting so much of my time in that one.
13. How do you hope to grow next year:
Literally stop being so hard on myself as a writer.
14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):
During my darkest days, I can always rely on @pocketsunshineharry and @thinlinez They are my best cheerleader and definitely the reason I'm still writing today.
15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year:
Not intentionally, but Harry's persistence in proving himself in Here's Your Perfect
16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers:
Write whenever you want, whatever you want, however you want. Don't let anything/anyone discourage you.
17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year:
My beloved Mob AU that at this point I have developed love-hate relationship with. So tired of writing and talking about this one.
A fic for @faithinthefutureficfest and a sugar baby fic that I'm really excited about
18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read.
I feel like everyone has done this at this point because in my classic way, I waited for the last day of the year to make an evaluation.
Tagging @ohpleaselarry @harryslonecurl @dragmedown @cyantific if you haven't done this already!
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For the writing asks: 2, 10, 12, and 34
Okay, let's see!
2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?
My five most used tags are: Top Crowley, Bottom Aziraphale, Alternate Universe - Human, Prompt Fic, Angst
It’s not not accurate I guess. I write a lot of explicit fics with that dynamic, like doing prompts, humans AUs and angst. Though I dare say I also have some more canon compliant stories as well as stories that are fluffy and cute. Plus, in the vast majority of cases my angst comes with a happy ending. I guess that it's relevant to mention that the most used tag is used 30 times while I have 145 stories on my name on that account. xD
10. How do you decide what to write?
I can’t say it’s a conscious process tbh. I have many many ideas and some of them take clearer form than others and thus are written.
12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?
My opinions on tropes haven’t changed much. However, I have to admit that I used to dislike Human AUs, just didn’t see the point. But I totally took a turn here, now reading and writing them with joy!
34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?
Hmm, I like to put pieces of media (books, comics, movies etc) or music I enjoy in the stories, sometimes in passing, sometimes for the characters to discuss them. Of course, I have been in love, unhappy as well as happy, so I think I can access certain emotions and put them in the stories. But I can't say that I wrote about specific occurrences in my life.
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hell is empty - JJK, KTH
📞 #2
↳ events a few days after part 06.2 - a week before part 07
✧ series masterlist ✧
pairing — drug lord!jungkook x reader, hotel owner!taehyung x reader
genre/rating — R | angst, smut, fluff, love triangle au
tags — strong language, parental conflict, unwarranted flirting, some arguing, single parent!reader, ceo!taehyung, dad!jk
a/n — important phone call between tae & oc (also jk & oc 🤚🏻)- which is relevant to the plot !! if you skip this you will be confused
You: Hello?
Jungkook: So you’re calling me now?
You: I just—
Jungkook: There’s only two reasons why you would call me this late at night. One, you want me to come over. Two, you want me to come over.
You: No. You idiot. I called to ask how long we’re gonna be staying at the resort? So I know how many sets of clothes to pack for Smiley and I.
Jungkook: …
You: Hello?
Jungkook: Pack for a week.
You: A week?! I don’t know if Yoongi will let me—”
Jungkook: Chill out babe. I already spoke to Yoongi about it, and he said it’s fine. You can have the whole week off.
You: Do NOT call me babe.
Jungkook: Whatever you say, love. Don’t forget to pack plenty bikinis.
You: Bikinis?
Jungkook: Yeah, you know. There’s gonna be pools and beaches and you wouldn’t wanna be the only one in a penguin costume.
You: Penguin costume?
Jungkook: You know what I mean.
You: No. I don’t. Are you trying to imply that I have no style? That I would show up covered in spandex while everyone else—
Jungkook: You have very sexy taste, love. Even better than when we were together.
You: Flattery will get you nowhere.
Jungkook: I’m not banking on it.
*beep*
You: Someone’s trying to call me. We’ll talk tomorrow.
Jungkook: Is it your sugar daddy? Tell him I said you won’t be needing his servic—
You: Fuck you.
Jungkook: Wouldn’t you like t—
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You: Hello?
Taehyung: ___, hey. Good to hear your voice again.
You: Taehyung. Hi.
Taehyung: How have you been?
You: Fine. And you?
Taehyung: Alright. I miss you.
You: …
You: Hmm.
Taehyung: What? You don’t miss me too?
You: I’ve been trying to call you for days, Taehyung. You wouldn’t answer my calls and then I just gave up knowing that you’d call me if you wanted to.
Taehyung: I just…needed some time. I called you now.
You: After I got tired of waiting for you to.
Taehyung: What does that mean?
You: Nothing.
You: I miss you. So does Smiley.
Taehyung: Ah, I miss the lil guy. When is he coming over to visit? My mother wouldn’t stop pestering me.
You: She told you? We met her at the salon.
Taehyung: She did.
You: I’m sorry.
Taehyung: For?
You: …
You: Getting mad at you. Your mother told me…you…I just miss you so much. I’m sorry.
Taehyung: Stop apologizing. I get it, I should’ve called or texted you, but I guess I couldn’t pull my shit together fast enough.
You: It’s okay.
Taehyung: Nah, it’s not. I should’ve left you a message or something. So you have all the right to be mad at me.
You: I don’t think I can be mad at you for too long.
Taehyung: Why’s that?
You: …
You: Because I like you too much. And your stupid, handsome face.
Taehyung: *chuckle* I like you too. Way too much.
You: Are you sick? Your voice sounds a little weird.
Taehyung: Yeah, just a cold. I’ve been working from home these past few days.
You: Oh, you poor baby. Do you need me to bring you anything?
You: What? Why are you laughing?
Taehyung: Nothing, it’s just…I heard you talk to Junho like that.
You: Oh…I’m sorry.
Taehyung: No, I like it. A lot actually.
You: You do?
Taehyung: Mhm.
You: I see, you like to be babied?
Taehyung: Only when you’re babying me. It’s nice being the one who needs to be taken care off for a change.
You: I’ll take care of you. However you’d like.
Taehyung: However I’d like?
You: Hmmm…in more ways than one.
Taehyung: Fuck, I need you so bad…in more ways than one.
You: Me too.
You: I wish I could see you right now. But I have Smiley with me tonight.
Taehyung: Oh? He’s not with his father?
You: Nope. We’re actually preparing for our first, official vacation next week.
Taehyung: I know.
You: You know?
Taehyung: I stopped by your place earlier today, but you weren’t home.
You: Yeah, I was out doing some shopping.
Taehyung: And I met your neighbor, Seojoon, outside. He told me that you’re going on a trip with your ex.
You: That’s funny. I haven’t spoken to him in ages.
Taehyung: Hm.
You: But yeah, anyway, I’m not sure where exactly we’re going, Jungkook said it’s a surprise for Junho.
Taehyung: So, you’re actually going with him…
You: Yeah? What do you mean?
Taehyung: Did you forget everything we talked about? It’s not safe for you or Smiley, ___.
You: I only agreed to this because Jimin—
Taehyung: Jimin. He told me that you agreed to his plan. And I called to tell you that it’s not safe to follow through. There’s so many other ways you could do this, ___.
You: So this is why you called? To put me off this whole thing? Jimin told me you didn’t want to give him my contact details.
Taehyung: Because anything he wanted to tell you could’ve been sent to me first and I would convey the message.
Taehyung: And I didn’t only call to tell you this, don’t make assumptions.
Taehyung: You’re forgetting this is the guy who tried to kidnap and hurt not only you, but your son had he been there. By some miracle he wasn’t.
You: He was paid to do it, just like how you’re paying him to help me.
Taehyung: Exactly, I can easily pull my funding and you won’t have to go on this…holiday with your ex.
You: So that’s what it’s all about? You just don’t want me to go with Jungkook?
Taehyung: Yeah! Because it’s dangerous.
Taehyung: But I’m not gonna fucking lie and say that it doesn’t hurt knowing that you’re ‘working things out’ with him. When anything could happen.
You: You know that I have nothing left for him, he’s just Junho’s dad.
Taehyung: And you’re going on a trip with him. You’re forgetting all that we talked about ___. What it’s like when you’re lonely.
You: It’s not like that anymore.
Taehyung: Don’t go on this trip please. Forget my feelings and think about your safety.
You: Jimin said he has everything set up, so we’ll be safe.
Taehyung: …
Taehyung: I don’t want to fight or argue. I already miss you so fucking much and this bickering will only make me feel worse.
Taehyung: It’s your life after all.
You: Taehyung…
Taehyung: No, no. I get it. Do what you think is right for Smiley. And I hope you two have fun on your trip.
Taehyung: I’ll settle everything with Jimin’s agency, don’t worry.
You: Thank you but…Tae.
Taehyung: Let me know where you’re going when you find out, yeah?
You: Taehyung, I want you to know that we have means so much to me. In this time, these few weeks that we were apart, it had me thinking. I want us to work things out, more than anything in the world. Please don’t give up on us.
Taehyung: I can’t. Of course, I won’t. I want things to work out too. I’ll be waiting for you once you get back, yeah?
You: Yeah.
Taehyung: Okay. I can’t wait.
You: I miss you.
Taehyung: I miss you too.
You: I hope you get well soon, please let me know if you need anything. We’re only leaving on Friday afternoon.
Taehyung: I will.
Taehyung: ___?
You: Yeah?
Taehyung: I…nothing.
Taehyung: See you soon. Tell Smiley I said hi and I have a new TV in the lounge.
You: Will do.
Taehyung: Bye.
You: Bye~
Taehyung: Stay safe.
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#taehyung x reader#jungkook x reader#taehyung smut#jungkook smut#taehyung series#jungkook series#bts smut#bts imagines#bts fanfiction#bts scenario#taehyung x you#jungkook x you#jeon jungkook fanfic#kim taehyung fanfic
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busts open tumblr's door, I'm gonna crosspost both of my threads from twitter for convenience and make them considerably wordier. This is not solely my own ponderings but shared brain thoughts with @tahthetrickster
STRAP IN because I’m going to take the League tag on a wild ride involving these three gals and how relationships form between them.
Long post under the cut! 2.5k+ words
(updated 13 june 2023 to add fic)
We start with the most important part of this entire thing, developing the relationship between Sarah Fortune and Shyvana. Why would they even interact?
Because Ruination.
Wait, no, come back, not that one.
Very important note here that what kicked off this entire thing was literally me seeing Ruined Miss Fortune get revealed and thinking, hmm what if Ruined MF/Ruined Shyv, would be a shame if I thought too hard about that and got invested...
Much of this plotting was prior to Sentinels of Light event launching, so if you hated that, good news! It has zero bearing here.
So let's actually get to the girls. There are certain visual headcanons to take note of
For heights, Sarah is about 178cm and Shyvana comes in at a respectable 201cm. (Kat will come into this later but she is 181cm).
There are several things about Shyvana's design that irk me, so for the purpose of this au her traits are adjusted to emphasize her half dragon nature. She has digitigrade clawed feet, because giving her clawed heels is massively dumb, just make her digitigrade Riot. She leaves her Dragonguard armour behind under Jarvan's recommendation, so rather than the large, impractical "horns" from the helmet, she has much smaller real horns that are about 8-10cm large. She also bears a tail about \~91cm long in human form. Also her ears are pointed! Ruined Shyvana has pointed ears but base Shyvana does not, which should be a crime.
* These values are rough estimates bc frankly I'm just ballparking
Worth noting! Being a half-dragon and considerably more reptilian than a human, Shyvana does not have breasts.
First row 1) Official splash 2) LoR promotional key art
Second row 1) LoR Lv2 art 2) LoR lv1 art
Second image promo art that appears on patch notes sometimes
Barring one outlier (the key art) we can agree she is mostly depicted with some sort of hard plate scaling on her chest? So put a bit more emphasis on her being somewhat flat-chested, it will make more sense if Tah ever posts any writing referring to Shyvana's chest/pecs.
also she doesn't have external genitals but anyway this is just relevant for Tah's Kinktober collection
During her stay in Bilgewater, Shyvana wears mostly casual garb appropriate for the region, so attire such as this, with digitigrade style boots/sleeves (things like this) for traversing around the city with. Would you roam Bilgewater without some sort of footwear? I didn't think so.
Post-Harrowing many of those under Viego's possession retain some sort of visual indicator of what he did to them. Often this can be a streak of white hair left behind from their possessed form. For Sarah, she has a bold splash of white near her left temple. Shyvana bears one near the nape of her neck.
These are actually not too important in the long run, but immediately following the Harrowing and for Sarah's case especially, they are marks of betrayal and distrust. It leaves Sarah largely stuck at home and unable to conduct business as normal in Bilgewater proper for some time because its citizens are too volatile and it's better to just allow time for things to settle down and not rile them up further.
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Shyvana finds her way to Bilgewater as a result of the intense distrust Demacians hold for her after the incident with Viego. She arrives as a sort of political refugee, Jarvan having petitioned to Sarah for her safety while Demacia struggles to restabilize. Many in Demacia want to see Shyvana permanently imprisoned or worse for her role in Viego's Ruination, and so Jarvan privately sends a missive to Sarah seeking asylum for Shyvana until it's safe for her to return.
Bilgewater isn't exactly the optimal choice but realistically there aren't too many people Jarvan can approach about "hey can you potentially host the half dragon that was involved in that disastrous near cataclysmic event we all just went through recently?" What with having been involved as well, Sarah understands. As previously noted, Sarah herself also faces an elevated level of distrust for her among Bilgewater denizens, resulting in her delegating affairs mostly from her own residence with Rafen's assistance.
Given that Sarah is for the most part stuck in her own home, you could say she's... experiencing a bit of boredom. This winds up being part of why she agrees to Jarvan's request, like okay, sure, send the dragon over, it couldn't end up being any worse for me than it is right now. A temporary housemate could give her something else to focus on. Both Shyvana and Sarah are initially told this could be months at most (but stabilization and rebuilding in Demacia takes longer than Jarvan anticipated so this ends up being over a year).
Sarah and Shyvana both suffer trauma from Viego's possession. Reminded of the cold, dark grip of the Mist, neither finds sleep easy to come by. While Viego may be gone, in some respects part of Sarah and Shyvana's minds are still trapped in the Harrowing, fearing that they could abruptly become aware that they are still possessed, that Viego was never defeated. They can't trust themselves, and they can't trust others. Being somewhat of a soldier and having the extended endurance of being half-dragon, Shyvana is able to make do with what little bits of rest she can catch. Sarah meanwhile is running on empty.
Exhaustion eats at her, she hasn't slept other than periods of time her body simply gives out, and she knows she can't deal with this for much longer. For the first few nights after Shyvana comes to Bilgewater, she lays awake listening to Sarah wandering restlessly through the villa. Only by sheer coincidence does Sarah (and Shyvana shortly after) find any sleep, abruptly passing out in Shyvana's grip after venting her frustrations in a fit of exhausted delirium. Realizing the following morning that she fell asleep at all, she latches onto a theory. It's silly, she realizes as she relays it to Shyvana, but so far it's the only lead she's got. If the terror of the Mist's cold embrace is what keeps her awake, would Shyvana's inherent warmth combat that? Could she rest without waking in fear that she's still controlled by the Mist? Shyvana doesn't mind entertaining this theory; if one of them can sleep at all she'll consider it beneficial. Being human though, Sarah gives off comparatively little body heat, unlike the elevated body temperature of a half-dragon.
Something something "there was only one bed" trope, except make it "we are deeply traumatized and sharing a bed out of necessity so we may feasibly get some rest and feel comforted by the warmth we give each other, otherwise the sleep exhaustion will eventually end us." So this mutual bed sharing frames much of how their relationship develops in the months following, because it's awfully hard to literally sleep with someone and not come to get to know them and grow close to them.
The closeness is not really a problem, until one Sarah Fortune abruptly realizes that her typical casual flirting is decidedly crossing into more... genuine territory, though thankfully Shyvana is seemingly oblivious, which was fine up until "oh gods am I pining." Add to her later mortification the fact Shyvana liked her as well but just assumed the flirting didn't mean anything since people don't typically like her and Sarah is a notorious flirt anyway, so she just kinda humoured it and inadvertently led Sarah to think she wasn't interested. Finally realizing their feelings are mutual though, the two do agree to trying a romantic relationship.
I know Kat's tattoo and scar are backwards, Shyvana's LoR key art is just goofy looking and looks worse flipped, accept it for the aesthetic
So with setting up Sarah and Shyvana out of the way, we move to Katarina and Shyvana. These two inherently cannot be a thing without developing Sarah and Shyvana first. All of this is set up with background Sarah/Kat; they have known each other for some years, and Kat is known to drop by Bilgewater on occasion in her downtime. They deny being anything more than friends with benefits at best, which.. will change later lol. But Sarah/Shyv is important because the relationship Sarah has with Shyvana affects a lot of how Kat treats her afterward, and Sarah's trust for Kat is what drives Shyvana to in turn pay more attention to Kat and regard her favourably later. Sarah's encouragement of Shyvana embracing her draconic nature rather than forcing herself to be more human is also a large part of what later sparks Kat's interest.
Since Sarah will never know ahead of time when Kat decides to pop by, the first time she does so while Shyvana is staying in Bilgewater goes quite.. disastrously, to say the least. The two have no respect for one another, and squabble frequently. Try as she might to put the presence of an infamous Noxian assassin currently in the house with her out of mind, Shyvana realizes that Kat does certain things with deliberate intent to rile her up. Several days of this is enough for Sarah finally to snap.
Snippet courtesy of Tah. (THIS IS OUTDATED NOW I THINK BUT YOU GET THE IDEA)
Kat is content to take "be silent" to heart and just ignore Shyvana outright. She has no reason to play nice with a good little loyal Demacian. As far as she's concerned, there's nothing to be said between them that wouldn't get her angry. She does question Sarah as to why she cares so much of this little fling of hers, which Sarah regards with some confusion. It's certainly not a fling, and in fact, Sarah may not even be around now if Shyvana hadn't come to her when she did. The long period of sleep deprivation had been taking its toll on her, and she had been very much near the end of her rope.
Listening to how fondly Sarah speaks of the half-dragon, it is with great horror that Kat realizes she had been wrong about certain assumptions (namely telling Shyvana that she was nothing more than a toy Fortune would eventually tire of) and she has to make an apology (largely for Sarah's sake, of course). While not.. impressed by this debacle, Kat apologizing at all (and seemingly in great pain doing so) does leave Shyvana curious and she decides maybe there is something to her after all.
The two don't inherently get along after this but over the months they warily regard each other and come to find a sort of kinship in both being disillusioned soldiers, that neither is the mindless loyal soldier that the other thought. Being in neutral ground at Sarah's residence and finding common ground with each other, gradually they relax around one another. Kat's visitations no longer puts Shyvana on guard, and Shyvana's presence is one Kat accepts without ridicule. Sarah could not ask for a better outcome! With this slowburning friendship of sorts the two start to develop, Shyvana realizes that when she thinks about the things she has learned over the months, there is certainly more to Kat that interests her.
She likes her, in fact.
It's a simple thought, and Shyvana chews on it for a while. Kat intrigues her, provides a good sparring partner and is clearly physically attractive but if Shyvana approaches this carelessly then Kat could very well rebuff her instantly. So she waits patiently. She lets their relationship, both the budding one between herself and Kat and the three way one with Sarah, flow naturally, until one day seeking advice from Sarah on the prospect of potentially courting Kat.
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It really is hard to condense months worth of discussion and character exploration into a single post but this sure is an attempt. There is so much more we have discussed but also like... ultimately this is our big headcanon playground we have built up, this thing is essentially our baby there will be one of those too
. When the Kat/Shyv aspect forms, it in turn drives Sarah and Kat to accepting there is more between them than they've ever allowed themselves to think. It's a very slow process of the three of them, each with their own baggage and hang ups, learning to slowly trust one another with the pieces of themselves they can't entrust to anyone else.
This has been absolute HELL for me to type up but if anyone else enjoys it then worth ✌
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Tah's currently posted works involving this pair:
Manicure - Sarah/Shyvana, Teen+
My Favorite Most Dangerous Fascination - Misc pairings, Explicit, Kinktober (slow updates but planned Kat/Shyv and Sarah/Kat/Shyv at a later date) (MAYBE)
I HAVE FINALLY UPDATED THIS 13 JUN 2023 WITH SOME OTHER STUFF WAHOO
Morning Routine - Sarah/Shyana, Teen+
Redolent of Romance - Misc, Teen+, Twitter prompt drabbles
Animal Oddity - Sarah/Shyvana, Mature, THE BIG ONE THE MAIN EVENT THE LONGFIC (Chapter 2 up!) ✨✨✨
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Miscellaneous tidbits that are not chronological:
While Shyvana may be called Ana by some Demacians like Jarvan and the Dragonguard, Sarah and others call her Shyv. Rather region appropriate because a shiv is also a homemade knife, and Bilgewater isn't lacking those
Bilgewater simply does not care in regard to Shyvana being half-dragon. They have fish and reptile people and all manner of oddities, Shyvana is frankly just another day of the week. It's something that surprises her initially, being so used to being regarded unfavourably in Demacia simply for existing, though she understandably comes to find it a relief.
Sarah likes braiding trinkets into Shyvana's hair, including ones bearing her own crest. She's not claiming Shyvana, what makes you think that
Stretching dragon peets
Shyvana tends to workout and do some personal training sessions in the morning to stay in shape since she's not on duty for the time being.
Kat and Shyvana's first spar was Kat looking to prove a point and getting her ass handed to her. While a bit shameful (Kat is Not Immune to strong buff women!), it's been a long while since either had had a strong opponent so sparring becomes a habit when Kat drops by. Which she also complains about because she is also off duty, Fortune your dragon is making me work 🙄
Sarah took one look at Shyvana's Dragonguard armour once and laughed her ass off. Oh hun, no, who made this, you're better off just relying on your natural dragon scale. She later had some more appropriate styled armour made. She has her own forge and has a better eye for metalwork than.. whatever that red mess was.
While the Sentinels event never happened here, the skirmish between Shyvana and Vayne did in some aspect, and Shyvana retains some scarring from Vayne's bolts that sometimes ache with incoming bad weather.
Shyvana does make periodic visits back to Bilgewater when she returns to Demacia, and she and Sarah exchange letters while they are apart. Curiously she experiences feelings of homesickness despite being home and it takes her a while to realize that sometimes home is not necessarily the place you live, but the person you love. (Sarah is absolutely NOT acknowledging the deep pining she was struck with after Shyvana left, Rafen will say it was quite sad and pathetic to watch though) This eventually leads to Shyvana making arrangements to relocate to Bilgewater as a sort of ambassador.
Sarah has several pets: a three-legged cat named Scurvy, a spectral shark named Atlas, and a spiderling (roughly the size of a housecat) named Mila. Mila is one of Elise's spiders and is part of... an entirely different can of worms I'll have to explain sometime 😭 but she grew on Sarah. Sarah knows when they've spotted a fly because both cat and spiderling will sit together watching patiently. (GUESS WHAT RUINED KING SAYS MY HC OF ELISE SOMETIMES HUNTING IN BILGEWATER IS VALID THO)
Some years down the line and through the aid of some magics that took a lot of work to find, the three have a daughter together named Adeline Fortune. Addie bears genetics and characteristics of all three of her mothers; it's a fantasy world, don't think too hard about it.
#League of Legends#Miss Fortune#Shyvana#Katarina du Couteau#drops my 'half dragon and her two feral redheads' agenda#also rafen is gay#i'm going to be honest i'm mostly putting this on tunglr for tah#anyway i spent a century on this and the post editor is so different to me help#guess what tag i can add to this now#gunblaze#emberlotus#edited 13 jun 2023#the only thing i added was tah fic everything else is still my ugly original post
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2021 Fic Wrap Up
I was tagged by @onelonelytortillachip and @marjansmarwani, two wonderful authors and humans I met this year thanks to fic writing, AO3, and tumblr! Thank you both 💖
Total Number Of Completed Works: 6
Total Word Count: 132,342
Fandoms I’ve Written In: 9-1-1 and 9-1-1 Lone Star (for the cross-over fics!)
Looking Back, Did You Write More Fic Than You Thought You Would This Year, Less, Or About What You’d Expected? Oh absolutely more, considering I had zero knowledge that I would ever get back into fic writing this year. The vibe snuck up on me and I'm very thankful for it! I expected to write a total of zero (0) words for non-academic purposes.
What’s Your Own Favorite Story Of The Year? Oh this is tough... I think it's Giving Up Ground (Part 2 of Chaotic Energy) because 1) it's my first longfic at 76k that I've completed in nearly a decade and 2) I really love how it turned out. Writing the characters and the action and the drama and the interaction in the comments I got from it was really so much fun.
Did You Take Any Writing Risks This Year? Biggest risk I'd say is getting back into writing fic at all. I haven't really written since I wrote for Naruto back in 2007-2014 (which HUGE gaps in between). I wasn't sure how it would go, but everyone who has interacted with me since has made me feel great about reviving this hobby of mine. In terms of risks, Chaotic Energy is the first time I've ever written a cross-over so that was scary. It's not THAT big of a jump because at least 9-1-1 and Lone Star operate in the same universe, but it still felt risky to write cross-over content for characters who haven't had that much canon interaction with each other.
Do You Have Any Fanfic Or Profic Goals For The New Year? I want to finish my Chaotic Energy series and write a 9-1-1 Bodyguard AU that has been taking route in my brain. Maybe try to also write more smaller (<5k words) fics so when I try to write speculation fic I can actually finish it in time to still be partially relevant.
Most Popular Story Of The Year? by kudos its Express to Nowhere (Part 1 of Chaotic Energy), my first multi-chapter fic in the fandom that I dearly love. By comments and hits, it's Giving Up Ground (Part 2 of Chaotic Energy), which gives me warm fuzzies since I believe this was the first time I ever successfully wrote a sequel to anything so I guess it's very true for me that detailed outlines make magic happen!
Story Of Mine Most Under-Appreciated By The Universe, In My Opinion: Hmm... I think just from a hits and kudos POV I'd have to say Home Is Where You Are, my super fluffy buddie Christmas fic. It is seasonally specific and domestic fluff which are both things that are not really my brand, and there is very little action / drama / angst to accompany the romance which I like to think IS my brand, so I get it. That said - it's still pretty well loved I think for having posted it on anon for a few weeks! 🎄😊
Most Fun Story To Write: Oh hands down it was Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You. Creating Tucker Davies was an absolute blast, and I had a stupid grin on my face for most of the time I spent writing it. I also wrote this fic faster than I think anything I've ever done in the past which was exhilarating.
Most Unintentionally Telling Story: I think I put a bit of myself into every fic I write in one way or another, but perhaps I'd pick Pull me Under, my 4x14 fic for this one. It had a lot of introspection and spiraling and misplaced responsibility, grief, and love in it. I visited some feelings while writing it.
Biggest Disappointment: Being shiny and new and having written comparably few works, I think I've been so lucky this year to not have many disappointments. I think I think I'm actually my biggest disappointment this year because I fell off the wagon updating my Chaotic Energy series somewhat regularly in November when life got busy and overwhelming for me and I feel like I let a lot of people down. I'm working on Chapter 2 right now though, so it's definitely not on hiatus at all I just... disappeared.
Biggest Surprise: Everything haha. That I wrote 132k when I didn't think I'd be writing anything at all, that so many people enjoyed my fics, that I even dared to write a cross-over fic SERIES, and also that my itty bitty fic Quarter Life Crisis is as popular kudos-wise as it is. I think it's cute and funny and I liked it, but I didn't expect it to really go anywhere in a sea of coda fics. I think maybe it's because it's a short one at <2k and those are easy to pick up and read?
My Favorite Part Of Fandom This Year: Getting involved in fandom in May and everything that came with it. All the new friends I've made on tumblr and discord, all the people I've interacted with in the comments of fics - you've made me so happy and really welcomed me into a space that has given me a lot of fun and joy this year. Thanks to all of you for being you and proving that the internet isn't just full of trolls - we have the good ones too!
Unsurprisingly I am late getting to this so I'm going to tag some people and anyone else who wants to participate! Just say I tagged you - I want to read what you wrote! If I tagged you and you already did one, maybe @ me in the comments so I can see yours? No pressure tagging @221bsunsettowers, @sadieyuki, @tinselbuck, @stellalore and @hopeintheashes.
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Ride Into The Setting Sun Tonight - Chapter 1
Summary: The start of a new season gives Dan the opportunity to finally win the world championship but his animosity with Lester and his reckless behaviour could ruin it all.
cowritten with my beloved @icequeenjules26
This part 2 of the Just Drive series
Tags/warnings: F1 au, enemies to lovers, Dan is a bit nasty at first but he is a good guy overall, Cocky!Dan, Rookie!Phil, some of the other drivers will become more relevant and will be listed as characters as that happens.
Rating: Pg-13
Word count: 2k for this chapter.
A/n: This fic was written for the @phandomreversebang 2021 with my dearest and most precious Julia and we were inspired by the awesome prompt by @toffeelemon, thanks for being so cool and giving us the liberty to be creative!
Updates will come out as we write them, no schedule is planned.
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Dan woke up with a start and sat up a bit too quickly, effectively hitting his head on the roof of his motorhome. “Fuck!” he grumbled, rubbing at the bruise already forming on his forehead. Trying to blink the sleep away, he rubbed his eyes and patted the bed in search of his phone. If he was lucky he would still have a few hours left to sleep, but with a quick look, he realized he was out of luck. He canceled the alarm due five minutes later and put on the pair of joggers laying on the floor before exiting his room.
He should have guessed his teamboss would be already waiting for him at the table but he was still too tired to think straight. “Hi, Toto,” he mumbled when he finally noticed him.
“I heard you had a great start to the day! Come on, I made coffee!” Toto greeted him, pointing to the coffee maker in the corner.
“Hmm. One second.”
Dan hopped in the bathroom for a quick cold shower in which he managed to brush his teeth and also pee at the same time. Once he felt a bit more human he joined Toto at the sitting area. The Australian weather was going to murder him before the end of the day but he would be damned if he missed his morning coffee.
“Good morning, Dan!” Toto said in a pointedly cheery tone.
“Good morning,” Dan said, his lips curling into a small smile. He’d had a very shitty Qualifying the previous day - courtesy of Lester, he thought, but didn’t dare to say it out loud, knowing Toto would disagree - and he was still upset about it, but the kindness and support his team boss constantly gave him meant the world to him. Even though he could be a sarcastic little shit. He sipped on his coffee and let out a tired sigh to hide the grin fighting its way onto his lips.
“Hey, Dan. Don’t feel discouraged, you can win this. I know you can.”
Dan nodded. “I know, I feel ready. This will be my championship, I can feel it in my bones.”
“We’ve worked hard for it, now it’s time to reap the rewards.” Toto patted his shoulder. “Well, I know how much you hate to talk to people before the race so I’ll leave you to it. Just keep your mind where it should be, not in petty drama.”
Dan rolled his eyes but nodded.
His mind wandered back to when he finally got picked for Formula 1 and how much he had improved since then. He had worked his way up to the top and last season he had almost won first place but he had enough mistakes and run-ins with Lester that he barely managed to get on the podium. But this time he would make it. He had trained his ass off both in the gym and in the simulator so he felt ready; this season he was finally going to win the World Championship for the first time.
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Hello and welcome to the Australian Gp of the new Formula one season! It is nearly lights out here in Melbourne, the cars just started their formation lap. After yesterday’s eventful qualifying, the signs for this race are even more complicated than anticipated. Aston Martin took the circuit by storm yesterday, out-qualifying even consecutive world champion Mercedes almost easily, putting Sebastian Vettel on pole and his teammate Nico Hülkenberg in the second position. The second row consists of Mercedes, who were decidedly not happy with that outcome. Dan Howell seemed especially hard, his bad mood resulting in yet another argument with Phil Lester, the newly appointed Ferrari driver. We all know they are not the best of friends, but with them both in teams attempting to reach the top now the situation presumably will only grow more complicated.
Dan returned to his Mercedes as soon as the engineer had given him the ok and took a deep breath; he needed to focus on what was at stake. He stared at the lights turning on one by one and grasped onto the steering wheel for dear life, his eyes focused on the track and flashing dangerously. He was not going to let Lester ruin him again.
“We’re sticking to strategy A for the time being, Dan,” Toto said over the team radio.
“Yeah, yeah.” Dan rolled his eyes. “I got it.”
“Keep your head on straight. You can do it.”
“I said I got it, Toto.” Dan said through gritted teeth. He knew he could do it, he just needed Lester to stay the fuck away from him.
“Gut, gut.”
The drivers are now in starting positions, we’re only moments from the start -
And it’s lights out in Melbourne! Both Aston Martins apparently had a great start, keeping their top positions, but Dan Howell behind them did not! He dropped 3 positions at the start and is now fighting Mick Schumacher for the sixth position. He needs to be careful to not get sucked into the chaotic midfield battle behind him, with several cars within half a second distance.
“Fuck!” Dan yelled. “Fuck me all the way down to hell!”
“Dan, calm the fuck down. It’s ok, stick to the strategy and it’ll be fine.”
“Fine!” This was not good, not good at all - but he could reclaim his spot and win; he just needed to be more careful.
Oh and what is that!? Carlos Sainz misjudges a corner and loses control over his car! He hit the tyre wall pretty hard there, but is already gesturing that he is okay. His fallout does mean a safety car phase though, which gives us some time to take a closer look at the current top 10. So, as mentioned, we still have Aston Martin firmly up front, followed by George Russell, and, surprisingly, Lando Norris, who seemed to have had an incredible start, gaining 4 places already. Behind him we have Max Verstappen, then Mick Schumacher in Ferrari, then Dan Howell, who seems like he’s about to explode right now from the way he’s screaming on the team radio. Wouldn’t want to be his race engineer right now. In eighth place - and oh, this is a banger, only formula one writes these stories - we have Phil Lester! Hope they won’t cause trouble. Behind him is Lance Stroll and then Sergio Perez.
The safety car is still deployed as Sainz’ car proves difficult to untangle from the tyre wall, which gives us the opportunity for a short break. We’ll be right back!
Dan took the safety car laps to take a deep breath and calm down a bit. Driving enraged would not help him at all and he was aware he had quite the short fuse.
Aaand we’re back in Melbourne for the Australian GP! After some difficulty, Sainz's car is finally cleared and we’re racing again! The safety car changed a lot concerning the tyre strategy, probably giving Sebastian Vettel an advantage, he is a master in conserving tyres. Dan Howell, on the other hand, seems to have gotten the short end of the stick. His tyres look worse by the minute as he is pressured by Phil Lester, who’s having an incredible drive so far in his new Ferrari. He jumped teams from the last one on the grid to one of the top teams and he just seems to take it in stride!
“Bono, what’s the situation up front”, Dan hissed into the team radio through gritted teeth. He could feel the back of the car slipping a bit more every corner he drove through, and strategy D - the one calculated with a safety car - didn’t have him down for a stop for at least 5 more rounds. He knew that wasn’t good, but he needed to know how fucked he was exactly.
“Vettel’s exceeding tyre durability calculations”, answered his racing engineer through the team radio. “We’re looking for an alternative but we might need to switch to strategy Y.”
Dan gritted his teeth even harder, trying not to lose sight of Schumacher in front of him. This was even worse than imagined - strategy Y was not winning. It was conserving team points.
He wished he could punch something, but opted to hit the brakes harder than needed before the next corner instead.
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We’re already halfway through the race now and not a lot has changed so far. The first pit stop phase is behind us, the grid has cleared up and Aston Martin is still leading. Dan Howell dropped back to sixth from his starting position on third, surpassed by Russel, Norris and Schumacher. Phil Lester had the displeasure of a terrible pitstop and dropped back to eighth, having advanced to fifth at one point. He had a nasty looking run-in with nemesis Dan Howell, but they both made it out without damage to the car.
“I’m going to - I swear -” Dan was trying his best to censor himself, he knew they could be overheard, but if he wasn’t he’d have quite a few things to say about Lester.
“We’re waiting for you next round. Strategy Y.”
“Fine!”
An undercut fighting for position 5 wasn’t exactly what he’d imagined when he’d started the race.
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We’re now nearing the finish line. Perez had an unintended meeting with Yuki Tsunoda, causing both cars to crash, and they took Antonio Giovinazzi with them. The Italian makes it back to the pit lane but is forced to retire the car due to severe damage. This caused a longer safety car phase that put the grid close to each other again, but the flying start is no trouble for any of the drivers so no positions are changed.
And that’s it! Sebastian Vettel crosses the finish line and wins the first grand prix of the new season! Behind him and finally breaking his supposed curse of never making a podium we have Nico Hülkenberg, then George Russel. Dan Howell - former podium placer - only makes it to the sixth place, but still ends up in front of his rival Phil Lester, who showed a formidable drive and managed to finish eighth with his new car. What a start to the new season!
Dan went straight to his motorhome and slammed the door shut. He was absolutely furious; he had never been a violent person, on the contrary, but he was so angry right now he didn’t know what to do with himself. If he had Lester in front of him, he couldn’t be sure he wouldn’t try to punch him. Maybe another shower would be a good idea to calm his nerves down.
There was a knock on the door. It was probably Toto. Dan knew he had been harsh on his team during the race, they hadn't been at fault for anything so he should apologize.
He pulled the door open and every muscle on his body tensed. He didn’t dare speak first because he was afraid of what he would say.
“Listen, Dan. I don’t want this to put even more animosity between us so I came here to -” Lester said.
“Why do you always do this? Find someone else to sabotage!”
“I don’t do it on purpose, you moron!”
Dan snorted humourlessly. “It has to be on purpose, you always do something to fuck me over. Every. Damn. Time. I haven’t heard of you having issues with anyone else.”
“Of course not, I’m a perfectly polite person and everyone likes me.”
That stung. Dan was popular in a way, but he wasn’t well liked by some of the other drivers and Lester, even as a newcomer, had them all in his pocket. “Whatever,” Dan said and made a grab for the door handle.
Lester caught his wrist, each finger burning into Dan’s skin. “Hey, I just wanted to say I’m sorry. I really am.”
Dan saw nothing but honesty behind Lester’s eyes but he was still so mad, he could feel his own start to blur with impending tears. He was not about to let his enemy see his weakness, so he nodded and closed the door without another word.
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Ao3 Questions
Tagged by @midnightprelude and @johaeryslavellan - my two trusty co-writers; thank you for the tags! And tagging on @onionjuggler @fandomn00blr @dismalzelenka @blarrghe @faerieavalon @in-arlathan @suliswrites @leafylost @serial-chillr @tessa1972 anyone else who would like to do this!
How many works do you have on Ao3?
32
What’s your total Ao3 wordcount?
924,518
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
tell the angels (DAI, Part two of my Here In This Moment series following my Inquisitor Aran Trevelyan) - 56
it’s the promise you made (DAI, Part one of Here In This Moment) - 55
watching you (DAI, Part 3 of Here In This Moment) - 51
Underneath the Bough (DA AU, Victorian AU, Dorian/Anders/ OC Almila, co-wrote with @midnightprelude) - 42
I... I am (DAI, Part 4 of Here In This Moment) - 37
Pour Forth Thy Soul In Ecstasy (DA AU, Dorian/Ril origin story, co-wrote with @midnightprelude) - 29
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
Honestly, not as much as I should. I spend so much time writing that I let a lot of the social aspect of things fall by the wayside. Fortunately, I co-write everything except my own little series, and my co-writers are phenomenal communicators who make up for my introversion. I do go through batches at a time and try to answer people when I can think of anything relevant to respond with; sometimes that takes me a while..... But I really appreciate comments! Even if they’re just little “adiubasuidgaibda”. :)
What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?
Ummmmm...... Hmmm. They mostly all have angsty beginnings..... Maybe Pour Forth Thy Soul in Ecstasy. Or Crash (still being posted, but finished writing).
What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?
By The Earnest Stars has a nice ending (spoilers, finished writing, not finished posting). Excess of Joy Would Wake Me is a sweet ending to a one-shot (I actually have accomplished a COUPLE of those!)
Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?
I have a few crossovers in the works and mixed into Here In This Moment into other writers’ Dragon Age universes, especially in my continuing series “travels in time” which deals with my time/world hopping Inquisitor.
Have you ever received hate on a fic?
Hmm. Nope. No hate. And there have been a few things I’ve written where I was a little worried about it, honestly, because I write pretty viscerally about things. But. Yeah. No hate. Just love or silence and some thoughtful constructive criticism.
Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Yup! All kinds! Mostly M/M, but also M/F and F/F. Lots of kinks, lots of play, all consensual except for one scene for one specific reason and I labeled the heck out of it.
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not as far as I know.
Have you ever had a fic translated?
Nope.
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Yes! Many! Lots! Love it! Finding a rhythm with another writer is so fulfilling and I really love it.
What’s your all time favourite ship?
.......Oof. I mean. Honestly, my favorite ship at any given moment is the one that I’m writing if the flow is good. If I’m looking up fics to read, I usually look for Dorian-centric stories.
What’s a WIP you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?
travels in time. I have it all plotted out, but there’s years of it and I’m beginning to think it might be better not to show everything that happened in the missing time interim. Mystery is more interesting. However, if you read it and there’s a particular part of the journey that you’d like to see detailed, let me know. :)
What are your writing strengths?
Does tenacity count? I’ve been told that I have a knack for creating visceral scenes that evoke the feelings of the characters for the readers really strongly and that is my goal. To bring the reader into the scene. I love sinking deep into a point of view and focusing on the particular lens of the narrator. I also really love building out the bare structures of largely sketched in canon characters, like Rilienus and Karl Thekla.
What are your writing weaknesses?
One-shots. Getting to the point quickly. Fight scenes - I hate writing them. Arguments, I love, but action sequences are really difficult for me for some reason. Apparently they actually turn out pretty well? But I find them very stressful to build.
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
I do it. I like it. I like reading it. There are some images and ideas that are communicated better in other languages. And when there are characters switching between languages for the sake of privacy/community/shared history/etc, I find it more satisfying to allow them to actually switch languages rather than continuing to point out when they are and are not speaking in a language that might be understood by those around them. I use Polish for Nevarran, French for Orlesian, and Latin for Tevene. I also use the much debated Elvhen Lexicon, in conjunction with other Dalish sources online.
What was the first fandom you wrote for?
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995). That’s right! I was and still am a hardcore Trowa/Quatre shipper and I refuse to feel bad about it. My first poly-triad fix was Duo/Trowa/Quatre and it got a lot of good feedback on Livejournal (remember that, back in the day?) and that was before poly was a thing people actually talked about. Still proud of that.
What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?
I cannot possibly answer this adequately. I’m proud of them all in different ways. The series Everything Will Be Okay that I’ve written with @johaeryslavellan has the most original characters and is a modern AU and is basically just our own world with touches of Thedas along the edges and I’m really proud of the relationship between the two original characters; it’s very real and unique and strange and fun and painful. I’m also really proud of Pour Forth Thy Soul In Ecstasy, which I wrote with @midnightprelude, because I feel like we really just caught the sail of what the Tevinter Imperium is like and absorbed and explored that world really well from a single setting, and also we did some killer magic exploration that is still really fun to re-read. And solo-wise, I’m still the most proud of “my window through which nothing hides” which is pure, unadulterated smut from Cole’s POV and I had so much fun working through how he would interpret physical sensation and living in his brain and body for a minute.
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9, 10, 43, and 50 👀
9. What are your favorite fanfics?
not sure if this means what my favorite fanfics by other people are or what my favorite fics of mine are so i’ll just say that my favorite fics are tagged here and my bookmarks are here.
my top three favorites of mine are:
just a flicker in the dark
feeling borrowed, always blue
yesterday came suddenly
all of these are combinations of my favorite things to read and i believe they represent my best work so <3
10. How do you stay motivated to finish what you’ve started?
see... i don’t even know the answer to this question shjsks i’ve always been a person who likes to finish what they start so even when i lose inspiration for something, i still have that motivation to finish it anyway. i do sometimes take breaks from projects that are so frustrating that it becomes mentally draining to work on them and typically that distance does allow me to eventually remember what made me so excited about the story in the first place and then return to it with fresh eyes. sometimes listening to certain songs i related to the story or rereading the outline renews that excitement and sometimes just talking about it with a friend helps – one thing i highly recommend though is: if you no longer feel excited about something, change it. that doesn’t mean change the entire thing most of the time. sometimes changing a setting, dynamic, or tweaking the plot is all it takes to make an idea feel brand new again. the most relevant and also current example of this is my fake dating au which started off as something completely different than what is now. actually, the main plot has changed a total of four times now... but it’s finally working!!
43. Guilty pleasure tropes and scenarios?
okay, so... everyone knows i love exes to lovers lol. i’m also a big fan of enemies to lovers when done right. soulmate aus is another one that i’ve grown very fond of and college aus never get old imo. i’m also a big fan of found family which is a trope that i haven’t gotten to explore as much in fanfiction (yet) but it’s always a favorite. hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, any sort of jealousy... all classic. specific scenarios??? hmm again i love jealousy and i love any sort of hurt/comfort scene where one or both characters are feeling vulnerable. i love any scene where protectiveness comes into play too. idk, i can’t really think of anything else specific.
50. Can we get a teaser for an upcoming chapter?
i guess this translate to ‘snippet’ so hmmm, let’s see. this is kind of angsty shjkss i was sad yesterday:
Louis sits there, frozen in place, watching the indifference on Harry’s face in real time. A buried, tender part of his heart burns in his chest. He feels numb when Harry finally does turn to look at him. Harry’s eyes that once looked at him with so much fondness are now looking at him with a detached sort of politeness “It’s good to see you, Louis,” he says. Not Lou, Louis. It echoes in Louis’ mind, all hollow and wooden. Inside his chest, his omega crumples at the rejection. Because that’s what it was, wasn’t it? Another rejection.
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02. family matters | reliability • kth
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pairing: taehyung x reader word count: 2.155 genre: drama, light angst rating: pg-13 warnings: none au: ceo/office trope: enemies to friends to lovers tags: ceo!taehyung, office!au, best friend!yoongi, unresolved emotional tension, mutual pining, slow burn crosspost: ao3
summary: let’s go back a few years to see how tae and Y/N’s relationship started and also get a glimpse into the kim family
A/N: it was important for me to start the series with a flasback so that the reader would be familiar with the kim family dynamics and the tension with Y/N right off the bat
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“There has to be someone else” I said, staring at the Seoul skyline in front of me as I pondered all the possibilities with hands in my pockets. I'm taking over the family business and the only thing that scares me is making a mistake when hiring people. Well, my dad scares me, and getting a complaint call from him questioning how I managed to ruin Vante Enterprises in less than 6 months of his long-awaited retirement is not in my plans.
“Why?” asked the woman sitting on the large and comfortable couch behind me. Her thin face and dark hair complemented her porcelain skin very well and she was, at all times, the most beautiful person in any room.
“She’s inadequate” I replied, making her roll her eyes.
“Nonsense, Tae Hyung. Y/N graduated at the top of her class, in front of you much less, and did an MBA abroad” the woman said nonchalantly while taking a sip of her tea.
“I meant in regards to the company's culture” I sat down next to her, leaning sideways on the back of the couch and resting my head on my hand.
“Oh right” she set the cup down on the coffee table, “I forgot that you Kims only hire who you can control”
“Mom!”
“Honey, this is your opportunity to differentiate yourself from your father” she continued, “Having someone you know in a position like this is important in the long run”
At least in one thing my mom and I could agree on: I would, without a doubt, run the company in a new way. I had already started by choosing people who were suitable for the positions and not because I knew them or my family had some kind of connection with theirs. If, by chance, these two factors intersected, great, otherwise, the best resume wins.
“Known is not the same as reliable” I observed.
Still not satisfied with my answer, my mom got philosophical. “Trust comes with time” she started in a tone as if she wanted to pass for a spiritual being of great wisdom, but I knew she was just trying to be a good mom despite not knowing the exact details of what the family business required.
“I still have six more resumes appointed by someone I know” I leaned over to the coffee table and picked up the papers. “Two of them are former classmates too. How about that?” I waved them back and forth.
“If I remember correctly, neither of them made you stutter for the first time in an academic debate” my mom made a pose like she was thinking, crossing her arms and bringing one hand to her chin. How dramatic... and a liar. I didn't stutter.
“Yup, I think it's time for you to go” I exhaled, slapping my hands on my thighs and standing up. “Thank you very much for coming and giving your input on a subject I did not ask for” I continued in an amusing tone, but low-key serious, taking her by the hand and guiding her towards the door.
“Tae Hyung, you know that Y/N is the right choice” she moved the bag handle over her shoulder. “Be smart” and caressed my face.
“Okay” I sighed, “I love you” and kissed her forehead.
“I love you too” she smirked and left.
I went back to the couch and grabbed the resumes intending to read them one more time to be absolutely sure that I had not missed any relevant information. Very conveniently the first one was Y/N’s.
“She did it on purpose” I thought out loud when I realized my mom had deliberately put it there so I couldn't ignore it.
Very well then, I started reading Y/N’s resume with legitimate attention, trying to ignore the name and photo at the top. I needed to be objective and impartial, a lot was at stake, but to be completely honest, at first, it was difficult because she has some striking physical features, which most men would find attractive but that was not my case. And even if it was, her personality overshadowed everything else to the point of making me lose any interest. After my common sense settled in, I continued reading, paying close attention to her previous work experiences.
“Hmm, this is interesting” I mumbled to myself.
Unlike the other candidates, Y/N had interned at one of the largest financial institutions in the country during college - something I had no idea, by the way, but not that we were friends back then, of course, because why would she tell me something like that? I really had no way of knowing - and I'm looking for people with experience in acquisitions. Convenient coincidence, I like it.
Moving on, I analyzed two letters of recommendation along with her resume and I must agree that on paper she is the right person. Damn it, I hate it when my mom is right! Still, the matter of company culture is real and I think that a person like her wouldn’t do well here. She is opinionated, impulsive, and hates being told ‘no’. At the same time, she was praised for the exact opposite in the letters, and that made me curious. An interview wouldn't hurt, would it?
I got up, went over to my desk, and pressed the button that put me in direct contact with the secretary.
“Yes, Mr. Kim?” Eun Ae answered promptly.
“I need to schedule some interviews next week” I said while fiddling through the resumes and selecting three, “I’ll email you the information”
“Yes, sir”
“Ah, Mrs. Gwa?” I almost forgot. It was better to hide my identity, otherwise, they’ll try sucking up to me thinking it would affect my final decision. And by 'they' I mean two of the three people because Y/N most likely wouldn't even accept the invitation if she knew that I was in charge of the company. “When contacting the candidates, I ask you not to divulge that I'll be the one conducting the interview”
“Okay” she wrote down and I could hear the sound of her keyboard. “Anything else?”
“No, that's all. Thank you”
Between today and the day of the interview, I had to prepare myself for the different reactions I might receive. My position as CEO has not yet been announced in the media and only shareholders know that a new person will take over at the end of the year. They suspect it will be my older brother, or rather, they expect it to be him but to the general dismay it will be me.
Ye Jun is a lawyer and has been involved in the family business since he started reading. However, two years ago in the middle of Christmas dinner, he had a breakdown when my uncles pressured him about some specific problem happening inside the company and he totally lost his composure (with a little help from alcohol, of course). He made a scene screaming that he didn't want that life anymore or even see any of those people again. Then he went on about how much he hated their meetings and the way everyone was fake in front of my father and in private would even criticize the color of the tie he wore. From the corner of the living room, I watched the whole thing go down without a hint of shock on my face because I always knew that moment would come. Ye Jun wasn’t born to be a leader.
The next day, he and my father were locked in the office for almost three hours. When the heavy wooden doors finally opened, dad left looking tired and announced without looking me in the eye, “Now it's up to you, Tae Hyung.” Confused by that statement, I went in and saw Ye Jun with his head between his hands, sitting in the armchair by the window.
“What the hell did you say to him?” I pointed my thumb back at the door.
“That I’m not doing it” Ye Jun replied, lifting his head and interlacing his hands. His posture seemed relaxed as if he were finally comfortable, although there was an uncertainty in his eyes that made me wonder if he was having second thoughts about the decision.
“Do what?” I asked, already knowing the answer.
Ye Jun looked at me and smiled.
“Give in to the pressure, complying with expectations, sacrificing my profession, not being myself”
He paused, standing up and holding me by the shoulders.
“I also told him that the best person for the position is you” Ye Jun's voice was full of affection, “It has to be you, Tae” he patted me on the side and I looked at him stunned.
“Dad will never put me ahead of Vante, Jun” I blurted as soon as I managed to assimilate what my brother had just said.
“Didn't you hear what he said to you as soon as he left?” Ye Jun looked confused for a second “Now it's up to you. You are the next CEO” he said in a firm tone.
I suddenly got embarrassed because it felt like I had just stolen my brother's job. “It doesn't make sense, we have opposite views on how to run a business” I looked away and stared at the floor.
“True, you do, but lately he started to realize that the world is changing and that Vante could be much better off if it started to adapt” Ye Jun stated by squeezing my shoulders and bringing me back to reality. “Of course, there is still a certain traditionalism in our field, but every now and then dad finds himself negotiating with foreign companies where the mindset is what sets them apart and he feels conflicted. Do you continue as you are and please national companies or do you adapt and gain visibility abroad? He wants Vante to remain as the leader in the segment but he is stuck in his own beliefs and he knows it”
After this conversation with my brother, things changed and I started to accept more confidently the responsibility that was placed upon me. However, regardless of how I felt, the criticism would come in full force. Many powerful people will question my father's decision and I wouldn’t be surprised if boycotts took place in the first year.
It was with all these possibilities in mind that my first act as CEO was to completely renew the staff, starting with the most strategic positions and closest to me. One of them was the operations manager, who would act as my right hand, valuing Vante's financial success and setting in motion the vision, strategic plan, and goals I set.
In theory, Y/N was perfect for it, but I wouldn't make it easier just because we knew each other. She was very smart and I was sure that the moment she walked through that door and came face to face with me, her demeanor would change and we would start playing a game of chess.
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I dedicated the entire day Wednesday for the interviews and the first two had gone very well, exactly as I had planned and prepared — what a relief! It was almost 4:30 pm, Y/N’s appointment was the last one and I was extremely curious about her reaction, I don't know why. Maybe I wanted to prove something to her, like ‘Ha, look who’s running things now’ or ‘I bet you never thought you would see me sitting here'.
Y/N was always better at everything and I couldn't stand it. I had an obligation to excel at something. She was not perfect as everyone liked to think and, frankly, to worship. But, even if it bothered me to admit, we had things in common and she was qualified.
“Yes?” I said coming out of my reverie when the phone rang.
“Ms. Y/LN is here, Mr. Kim” Eun Ae announced.
“Let her in”
I heard a light knock on the door, followed by its closing and a few clicks of high heels on the floor coming towards me. I looked up and Y/N was dressed in a black midi-length v-neck dress with a stand-up collar that made her look formal but not old. Matter of fact, if I was actually paying attention I could even say that this specific fabric was made for her body type and hugged her in all the right places, but I wasn’t.
“Hello, Y/N” I said getting up from my chair, “Long time no see!” I smiled and took off my glasses, placing them in front of me next to the tablet I had been holding moments before.
Y/N shook her head holding a laugh as she bit her lip and stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world: “You’re so predictable. I’m amused”
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revised version: 09.25.2021
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Hi! I'm a newbie at writing fanfiction and I wanted to ask if you have any tips for newbies. I'm sorry if this is bothering you any. Have a good rest of your day and thank you!
You are not bothering me! I’m honoured you’ve asked me for advice.
As for advice... hmm... I guess the main things I’d say are:
Write what makes you happy. If it’s something you would enjoy reading, there will always be others who agree.
The best fanfics are those that understand the characters. OOC characters can be fun if used for comedic effect, but otherwise figure out two important personality traits and one realistic hobby for each character before you get writing.
Set reasonable word-count goals for each day/week. My personal daily goal is 100 words. It’s not a lot but it’s better than nothing and it’s achievable so I don’t get demotivated. And if you write more than that, then it’s a bonus!
Dialogue is great, but make sure to use more description/action to balance things out.
While you’re still new at this, make sure you read back over what you’ve written once you’re done to find where you can add description or edit errors.
Watch your tenses! I know a lot of people who swap between present and past tense, and it can be really jarring for the readers.
Please don’t axe off or traumatise characters just for the shock factor. It can be super tempting but it needs to be relevant to the plot if you’re going to axe a character everyone loves.
Cliches and tropes are a good thing when it comes to fanfics. People love overused romantic gestures if they get to see it come from their favourite characters from TV shows, etc.
That being said, don’t write a story with the goal of it being popular, e.g. using Bakugou and Todoroki purely because they get high search quantities. If you genuinely love writing for them, then great! But a story will lose its sparkle if you’re not writing what you genuinely have interest in.
I hope this helped a little bit. If you want any advice on specific parts of writing fanfics then feel free to drop me another inbox. I’m always happy to help!
Bonus: MORE IN-DEPTH ADVICE!
Alternate Universe (AU) fics are a great way to create any story you want with the characters you love. If you’re writing in the canon universe, make sure you know your stuff about the show/fandom.
If people try to tell you that your headcanons are wrong, ignore them. Unless you’re writing in the canon universe and it’s a confirmed fact about a character, you can do whatever you like, even if it goes against the most popular headcanon. E.g. people say Bakugou smells like burnt sugar/caramel because of his Quirk. It’s not a confirmed fact, and even if it is, he might still wear whatever cologne he wants so make him smell however you want!
Depending on where you post your fanfics once you’re done, use the tagging features to your advantage! AO3 has the most comprehensive tagging system, so make sure to tag your fics with (relevant) popular tags, as well as some tags more specific to your story (perhaps “pool party” or “amusement park” if that’s where it’s set).
You never have to write what you are uncomfortable writing, even if someone absolutely begs you or bullies you to write it, and this is not limited to N S F W or taboo topics, but literally anything you don’t want to write. If it’s a ship you don’t support, it’s your prerogative to turn it down. Just stay polite and professional and you should be fine.
If someone else’s fanfiction inspires one of your stories, make sure you acknowledge them in an author’s note and let them know personally. It’s respectful, and honestly it can save you a lot of grief down the line.
Always remember you don’t owe anyone anything when it comes to writing. You are free to stop when you like and start when you like, write about who you like and whatever topics you like. You’re putting in time and effort to create free stories for others to read, so make sure they are always done on your terms. 💖💖
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On the Subject of Underverse S2
You read that correctly: this is a post about one of the greatest shows ever created, the Undertale animated series Underverse, written/animated by @jakei95. I have a lot of theories that I’ve been pulling together ever since I watched both Underverse and Xtale (the Underverse prequel series). Maybe one or two have no basis in anything, but for some reason they popped into my head and I’ll stick by them until they’re proven incorrect. I will discuss the possibility of a Geno/Ink fight, Fresh!Ink, XI (you’ll definitely want to read their section!), and the fates of many different characters. This is quite the long post, so buckle up for a long ride.
Let’s begin!
GENO/INK FIGHT:
I’m putting this theory first because it is the least important. At some point in time, I somehow got it into my head that there is supposedly going to be a fight between Geno and Ink. I have no idea where I heard about this, and when I searched for any specific videos or posts about the subject, I found nothing. But I personally think a fight scene between Geno and Ink would be pretty cool, so I’m adding this in here.
FRESK!INK’S EXISTANCE:
This is a more relevant theory. Ever since Jakei announced that Fresh!Ink would be a part of Underverse, I have wondered how he would be incorporated. I don’t know if she means for him to be in the future “Beach Episode” or something more serious. (Of course, I know almost nothing about this supposed “Beach Episode”, which is apparently when Epic!Sans will be showing up, so I really wouldn’t know.) But there is an important thing to remember: Ink and Fresh made a deal in the first season.
Ever since I saw this Underverse - Xtra Scene 2, I have wondered what this “prize” could possibly be. What was Ink’s side of the deal? What did he promise Fresh? Hmm... maybe a new body to take over?
Ink’s body doesn’t have a SOUL- that’s basic “Undertale AU Knowledge 101″. What does this have to do in regards to Fresh? To my best knowledge, the actual parasitic creature True!Fresh feeds off the souls of other creatures to survive. In fact, his soul-feeding would kill his victims if he stayed long enough in one body, but he likes to play it safe and leave his victims alive in case he needs to use their body again. But he wouldn’t need to do this with Ink. Because of Ink’s SOULless nature, Fresh could theoretically feed off his body forever. Some might object that since Ink doesn’t have a SOUL, Fresh wouldn’t be able to feed off him. But then how does Fresh!Ink exist?
So, what was their deal? Fresh watches over the Xtale AU while Ink is gone, and after Cross and X!Chara are taken care of, Ink comes back and lets Fresh take over his body for a little while. There may be something else I’m missing, but the pieces seem to make sense.
XI’S PURPOSE:
For those of you who don’t know who XI is, I suggest you watch this video about Jakei’s Overwrite merch. This is when the character of XI was introduced to us, back on good ol’ April 1st, 2019. Haha, yes, the joke character of XI- funny April Fool’s Day video, a good laugh for everyone. Jakei has made a few comics about XI since then, but overall, XI hasn’t been involved in Xtale or Underverse so far. That has never sat right with me, and I’ve always thought there would be something more to him. I was proven absolutely correct when Xtale - The Movie came out. But before we discuss the little extra scene tagged onto the end of that video, I would like to point out some very interesting facts about XI.
On October 6th, 2019, Jakei posted a traditional speedart. Obviously, the art is gorgeous like always and every time I watch it I wonder if I will ever get to the level of skill she is at. But besides that, there is a very important aspect about this video. In the speedart, Jakei drew two pictures: one of X!Chara and X!Frisk fighting, and one of XI. In XI’s picture, they are depicted in full armor with a magical purple sword & shield.
Hmmm... I wonder who this could possible resemble?
Every time XI is shown, whether it be in comics or artwork, their bangs hang over their eyes. Their armor looks exactly like Kris’s from Deltarune. Heck, they both use a sword and a shield! What does this mean? XI is X!Kris. There is no way to deny this. This is why they are X!Chara’s and X!Frisk’s little sibling. I would also like to point out XI’s silver oval locket. I find it interesting how he has a different piece of jewelry from everyone else- all other important characters in Xtale have a matching golden heart locket. Does XI also have people he has given copies of this necklace to? Perhaps X!Susie and X!Ralsei, if they exist? But XI being X!Kris is only the beginning of this theory. Remember how I mentioned Xtale - The Movie earlier? Take a look at this picture.
This is a five-second frame pegged at the very end of the video, after an entry written in wingdings by Mister XGaster himself. The message is as follows:
Entry Number Eleven: As clear as a reflection in a mirror, I have found the most perfect projection of forbidden visions. Get ready. Your time is coming.
Okay, just whoa. Not only is the entry #11, but the person standing there is XI. Oh, and let’s take a closer look at what they’re holding in their hand.
I knew that silver locket was going to be important. There is no way that XI is not going to play a major part in either Underverse S2 or hmm... maybe a spin-off about the Xtale versions of Deltarune characters? To my knowledge, Jakei has not said anything about her plans after she finishes Underverse. She has her Metadora project, and I am aware that her husband @nyxtheshield is planning out his own Undertale series- someone will need to animate that, and I’m sure she would be able and willing to do the job. She has stated that there will be no seasons of Underverse after S2, and the finale will be 1.0. But that doesn’t mean she won’t make a new series. If she does, will it be about all the Deltarune characters? Will the other Xtale characters show up at certain points in it? Will XGaster play a large part in it? There is no way to know, as the idea of a new show is simply drawn from that there may not be enough time in S2 to fully expand what XI is.
In any case, XGaster states in the entry that “your time is coming”. This could either reference a new show or XI’s appearance in Underverse. I find it extremely interesting how XGaster words his message. “The most perfect projection of forbidden visions.” What does that mean exactly? XGaster has seen something in one of his many visions, obviously. The most perfect image of prohibited sights. XI is a person that stands for something that should not be allowed to exist. That makes sense- XGaster, a man, somehow got pregnant and birthed them, as shown in the Overwrite merch video. The “forbidden visions” might imply that he has seen something quite “cursed”, as us modern Internet-users would say. But then he tells this projection to get ready, because their time is coming. XGaster is telling XI to prepare themself. This just proves that XI and XGaster are tied together very closely, and that if XI does get their own series with X!Ralsei and X!Susie, XGaster will be involved.
Whew! That’s a lot of information to take in all at once. This was the big “theory” I wanted to discuss, so now we will move on to the different fates I believe may befall some of our beloved characters.
INK, FOR GOOD OR FOR WORSE?:
Ah, Ink. One of the true protagonists of Underverse. Remember: a protagonist is not necessarily a hero, just one of the leading characters. It has been seen that his story arc is the most important throughout the entire story. He is the one that inspired XGaster. He is the one that made XGaster’s plan succeed. And he very well might be the one to make it fail.
Wait, you’re asking me. I thought he was on XGaster’s side? What do you mean he will make it fail?
I didn’t want to address whether Ink was going to stick with XGaster or flip until a certain song was posted by Nyx two days ago on December 5th, “Soulless Heart”. If you haven’t listened to it yet, go ahead and click that link because the song is beautiful and absolutely necessary to continue on with this theory! The song is the Underverse 0.5 Ending Theme, and guess who it’s about? You guessed it, our good old buddy chum pal Ink. I’ve been listening to it on repeat since it came out, and it really is incredible. (Nyx, if you’re somehow reading this, I would like to personally congratulate you, because not only is the music amazing but mwah! Your voice is a joy, and I would not have any other singer do the vocals.) But the most important thing about the song is the lyrics. Here’s the first verse.
How long have I been longing
to be free and not broken
in this ocean of hollowness?
I don’t want to be forgotten.
Instantly, the lyrics hit you hard. This is about Ink, though, so you can’t expect anything less. Essentially, the song is about the emptiness that Ink feels without a SOUL. This goes along with one of his main aspects in Underverse. The only reason why he worked with XGaster to make sure XGaster’s game worked was so he could feel more emotions. As a chaotic neutral character, Ink literally only cares about himself and his personal goals. But what is interesting about this song is that he addresses the pain he has caused.
Sacrificial lambs
laid upon my path
now are broken worlds
killed by senseless wrath.
Ink knows that he has hurt people. I mean, in the present timeline when 0.5 is to be set, Ink’s actions just caused Error to literally “pull the plug” and destroy all the AUs. (Although, how many AUs were actually destroyed is impossible to determine, because there are still multiple Sanses that will be incorporated into S2 that were residing in their AUs at the time of their supposed destruction.) Ink knows that this is his fault. And now that XGaster has won, Ink will be receiving all those emotions he wanted! In the S2 teaser, which was released on the original Underverse 0.5 release date (the episode was unfortunately delayed due to issues with Nyx’s distributor, RouteNote), shows something very important.
Look at those vials in his hand. Those aren’t just colored vials. Well, they are, but their colors are especially important. Look at their specific colors: orange, yellow, and amber. Previously, Ink��s vials have been seen as very straightforward: roy g biv, that sort of thing.
You have one or maybe two variations, although in this picture there seems to be about four different aqua vials. But there certainly isn’t an amber vial. This goes to show that XGaster followed through on his promise, and Ink has a lot more variations in his color-coded emotion vials. The obvious conclusion from this is that he can feel a lot more things than he thought was possible- including guilt. With his newfound feelings, he could realize that what he did wasn’t just wrong, it was horrible. He might start to blame himself for getting all the AUs destroyed, which in turn might result in a betrayal of XGaster. With his emotions, he would become a real good person. But ultimately, without XGaster’s Overwrite abilities, Ink’s new emotions will fade and he will return to be the same old Ink as before. He will no longer understand why he sacrificed his emotions, and the cycle will start anew. Ink will never be truly happy, because being happy will always mean the suffering of others.
Or, Ink will stick with XGaster. It would be the same fate, after all; if the heroes defeat XGaster, Ink will still lose those emotions. This, though, might leave him feeling bitter and even more willing to do anything to get what he wants, which could potentially lead to him becoming a real villain. Perhaps XGaster isn’t the final boss of Underverse. Maybe the one to start everything will be the one to finish everything.
XGASTER AND UT!GASTER:
This wouldn’t be a real theory post without discussing our favorite fanfiction writer, would it? And yes, XGaster is literally a fanfiction writer. He has symptoms of OCD concerning the world-building of his universe and he just loves to add as much angst as humanly (or monsterly) possible. It just so happens that he lives in his own created universe, so his creations have the pleasurable chance at getting revenge.
Now, there are obviously two ways that Underverse can go: XGaster succeeds, or XGaster fails. This doesn’t necessarily mean that this will be the ending of S2. As I mentioned above, perhaps XGaster will be defeated at the end of 0.9 and 1.0 will be about everyone trying to stop Ink from taking the Overwrite SOUL for his own, I don’t know. In any case, I don’t really have anything to discuss about XGaster specifically, but I am pretty sure I know what his last scene will be if he happens to lose.
It is shown in the Underverse S2 Prologue - Owners that XGaster and UT!Gaster spent a lot of time together in the Void between the events of Xtale and Underverse. Not only do they hold an entire conversation together in Owners, but in Underverse 0.1 when Sans is hit in the head with a ball, he has a vision of the two of them standing together.
In XGaster’s and UT!Gaster’s conversation in Owners, UT!Gaster tells XGaster that he will fail in his quest for perfection. XGaster brushes him off because he’s an egotistical prick, yadda yadda. But this conversation is important because I believe it will parallel the ending of XGaster’s quest. In the end, UT!Gaster will approach his old Void-buddy and tell him to just give up on his pointless venture. XGaster will turn to dust after saying something like, “I will never give up”, and then we have Ink going on a rampage. That’s pretty much all I have to say on them, but I thought it would be worth adding.
DREAM AND NIGHTMARE:
Lastly, we have the brothers. As with XGaster and UT!Gaster, I don’t have much to add with them. But I do believe they will both play a major role in S2. They will be the overseers of the battle to come. Out of all the characters in the Undertale fandom, they are the most omnipotent. They are the protectors of the Tree of Feelings, which is one of three trees to give the Multiverse life. In Underverse 0.4, when X!Chara accused Nightmare of “watching us all this time as if we were part of a show”, Nightmare responded by saying:
Of course, Nightmare mostly means himself, Error, and Ink. Dream is much more active in helping people be happy, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t on the same god-tier level as his brother. Dream could sit back and watch the world tick, but he chooses not to because that goes against his morals.
In other words, Dream and Nightmare will probably affect the outcome of Underverse more than any other characters. They’re both pissed about what Error did: all those people that Dream cared about were murdered, and Nightmare can no longer generate negative feelings from innocents. They both have invested interest in this Multiverse war now, and their powers will certainly come to the forefront.
I believe that at the end of the story, the Multiverse will essentially go back to the exact way it was before Xtale was invented. XGaster will be dead, the Xtale characters will be put back in their AU, the other AUs will be restored, and at the end of it all, Dream and Nightmare will be once again pitted against one another. We may even see an alliance between them during Underverse S2 to stop XGaster, but afterwards, they will reestablish their rivalry. Unless the Omega Timeline comes into play, which it very well might, I don’t see the two brothers reconciling.
CONCLUSION:
Thank you everyone who took the agonizingly long time to read this! I hope this shed some light on certain characters (especially XI) and encourages to make some of your own theories. Stay safe and good night!
#undertale#underverse#xtale#xgaster#xchara#xfrisk#xtale xi#xkris#fresh!sans#fresh sans#ink!sans#ink sans#dream!sans#dream sans#nightmare!sans#nightmare sans#ut!gaster#wd gaster#gaster#geno!sans#geno sans#fresh!ink#underverse s2
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FIC: Masamune vs. the Pineapple [Masa x OC / Nobu x OC]
I’m baaaaaaack...... okay, sort of. The real world has kind of stomped my ass a little bit lately. This is the first thing I’ve finished in over a month now. I’m trying. I really am. Thanks for sticking with me, guys. And welcome to all my new followers! 300 of you out there now! Wow!
Title: Masamune vs. the Pineapple
Rating: G
Pairing: Nobunaga x OC (Mira), Masamune x OC (Mira) [it’s pretty much EVERYBODY x OC in this AU nonsense that is absolutely not being written in any kind of order]
Length: 1400 words
Summary: The Portuguese missionaries come bearing gifts. Gifts which absolutely confound Masamune. This is silly, fluffy nonsense that makes me giggle.
Notes: I’m not particularly happy with this piece, amusing as it was to write, but I can’t really say why. It may not be finished. Something else might happen. I just don’t know what yet. Also, Mira is not Japanese. She has a whole backstory that will eventually come out of my head and go onto paper. None of it is particularly relevant for this story because this is absolute silliness. The only mildly relevant factor is that in my head, the IkeSen universe is very much a reverse harem and she frequently enjoys the company of all of her men. Not that any of that is happening here.
Tags: @choi-jiyu, @kisara-16, @puffpuff300-blog
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It was not unusual for Nobunaga to call all of us into the great hall when one of his various guests delivered a gift or tribute of some sort. In the five years I’d been in the Sengoku, I’d witnessed all number of amazing “discoveries” from foreign missionaries that were, in fact, commonplace in my time. Having the advantage of not being Japanese meant I could share my knowledge with him in a way that satisfied us both.
Often I’d sit with Nobunaga on his dais late into the evenings after the guests had retired to explain the items and their purposes. He’d had me read to him from texts written in the Latin alphabet. His appetite for knowledge was…well, voracious was an understatement. The man loved to learn almost as much as he loved to make love.
And that was saying something.
It was a sunny afternoon in late March when an envoy of missionaries—always Nobunaga’s favorite visitors due to their exotic gifts—appeared with a selection of books, artwork, and, strangely enough, food. Crates of foreign fruits and vegetables were opened and placed before us, and the missionaries were not only thanked, but invited to stay for a banquet to celebrate.
The crates of fruit were sent to the kitchen along with Masamune, who was more than ready to dive in and start playing with it. As much as I wanted to follow him and help, my services as Princess Mira of Azuchi were needed in the hall. I enjoyed the visitors’ stories and songs, but…but damn it, I wanted some of that fruit. I also didn’t trust Masamune not to mutilate it in a fit of confused anger.
Nobunaga, sensing my displeasure at not being in the kitchen for this new adventure, brought my hand to his lips and kissed my knuckles.
“Gentlemen, if you will excuse my lovely Princess…she would like to oversee banquet preparations. Her knowledge of foreign produce is needed in the kitchen.” He turned his carnelian gaze on me and I nodded, offering a tiny smile in thanks before rising and bowing to our guests.
“Excuse me, please,” I said, echoing Nobunaga’s words, and ducked out of the room. No sooner were the doors closed behind me than I ran for the kitchen, shoes in hand. With Hideyoshi otherwise occupied in the council room, I didn’t have to worry about his scolding. The burst of speed felt good; I spent too much of my time sitting around being adorable at Nobunaga’s request.
As I neared the kitchen, I slowed to a stop and placed my shoes back on my feet. It was strangely quiet inside as I walked the last few steps, which worried me.
“Masamune?” I called out, “Are you in there?”
“Mmm-hmm…” came his distracted reply. I took a deep breath and peeked around the corner to find…
Chaos. Absolute freaking chaos.
The three crates of fruit had been emptied and were littered across every available surface in the kitchen. Some had been cut. Some were piled in various pots and bowls. There were peels and piles of fruit pulp everywhere. There were oranges, cherries, strawberries, apricots, and the thing that had Masamune’s undivided, if not frustrated, attention. He glared down at the thing with his arms crossed, one hand resting on the hilt of his sword.
“What the hell is it?” he asked as I moved to stand beside him.
“It’s a pineapple.”
“A what?”
I bent down and picked the fruit up, bringing it to eye level. “A pineapple. It’s a sweet, tangy tropical fruit. Nobunaga will love it. You will too.”
Masamune frowned. “I get all the others—they actually look like fruit. But this damn thing looks like…”
“A porcupine?”
“I was gonna say it looked like Ieyasu, but yeah.” The corner of his mouth quirked up into an annoyed half-smile. “It’s about as friendly as he is, at any rate.”
I turned the fruit over in my hands, enjoying the rough, prickly feel of its surface. “Pineapples can be tricky, but trust me, they’re worth the work.”
“It doesn’t taste very good, so what the hell do you do with it?”
“You have to peel it,” I explained. “The inside is bright yellow and really sweet.” I continued to turn it over in my hands, and as the back side of the thing came into view, I nearly choked on my tongue.
There were teeth marks in the skin, just below the leaves. I looked over at Masamune who scowled at the pineapple, and then I doubled over with uncontrolled laughter.
“Masa…did you…did you really try to bite it?!” I choked out, holding my belly as it ached from my laughter.
“They said it was a fruit…” he muttered. “Stupid pineapple.”
I wiped my eyes with the sleeve of my kimono and tried to rein in my laughter…but this was just too good.
“It’s not that funny,” he added with a snort.
“Yeah…yeah, it really is,” I answered, gagging in a breath and trying to stop laughing. The pineapple, still clutched in my hand, dangled from my fingers. Masamune alternated scowling at the fruit then at me. “I’m supposed to be cooking these things.” He pointed to one of the crates, which had five more pineapples inside. “But I have no idea how.”
“Well,” I said, wiping my face as I knelt and placed the pineapple on the table, “the first thing we need to do is peel it so you can taste it. Hand me a really sharp knife and I’ll show you how.”
I laid the fruit on its side and held out my hand, only to receive the hilt of Masamune’s sword. I rolled my eyes and turned to glare up at him. “Really? REALLY?”
“What? It’s sharp.”
“Your head’s not. I can’t cut up a pineapple with this!”
With a dramatic sigh, he knelt next to me and produced a very large, very sharp knife. Step by step I walked him through the process of peeling and coring the pineapple, explaining that if we kept the tops, we could grow our own. Masamune let his annoyance fade in favor of learning about the new food source, and when I held up a piece of the juicy meat, his eyes lit up. He bit the end off the fruit straight out of my hand with a suggestive smirk—classic Masa—so I ate the rest. The bright, sweet flavor exploded over my tongue. I didn’t realize I’d moaned until Masamune’s eye went wide.
“I’ll admit that it’s good, lass, but I wouldn’t go that far.”
“I didn’t think I’d ever get pineapple again!” I replied. “Don’t be a jerk.”
“That thing is the jerk,” he muttered, petulant.
“You’re just mad because it outsmarted you. Now watch.” I quickly cut the remainder into thin slices which Masamune arranged on a platter with the various other fruits. Masamune picked up where I left off, following my example to prepare two more of the remaining five pineapples while I started slicing vegetables and sorting ingredients for the dishes on Masamune’s list.
“What else can we do with it?” Masamune asked as he placed another tray of fruit to the side.
“Well, we can make rice with it. Do you have any coconut?”
“Yes…” he drew the word out, raising his eyebrow at me skeptically. “What are you going to do with coconut though?”
“I need the water from the coconut and I need some of that pineapple crushed up. Oh, and I need to you shave some of the coconut pulp and toast it for me.”
“I’ve seen you do some weird things, Mira, but this one might be at the top of the list.”
“Just shut up and get me a coconut.”
Forty-five minutes later, I lifted a spoonful of steaming, sweet rice concoction to Masamune’s mouth. He smirked as he allowed me to feed him, and his indulgent, ridiculous expression turned into one of satisfied glee.
“That’s really good,” he admitted.
“Are you willing to forgive the pineapple for being mean to you earlier?”
Masamune smiled that cocky smile I loved so much. “I’m still mad at the pineapple, but I’m willing to let it have the win since it means so much to you.”
“I’m so glad. Now let’s go feed everyone. I’m sure they’re hungry.”
“Yeah, okay. But first…”
Masamune caught me by the waist and pulled me close to place a sparkling, fruit-sweetened kiss on my lips. I didn’t think anything could make me enjoy pineapple more, but this…this did.
#ikemen sengoku#ikesen#ikemen sengoku fanfiction#ikemen sengoku fanfic#ikesen fanfic#ikesen fanfiction#ikesen masamune#ikemen sengoku masamune#complete and utter silliness#sorry not sorry
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Fanfic in Review 2020
Tagged by @hodgehegposts, posting on my thunderbirds blog bc that seems more relevant ahaha :D
Total number of completed stories: This took me a while to figure out thanks to that terrible habit of mine of taking ages to archive things whoops. 42 fics on tumblr, i think 38ish are on ao3 and only two active wips! I know there are others amonst that which are technically wip but shush i can’t think on all of my someday plans at once. mostly oneshots bc that’s how I roll!
Total Wordcount: well I published 118,557 words, but approx 20000 of those were from 2019 crossposting. I’d guess I have about 10000 words of unpublished stuff floating around, i’m not quite sure, so let’s say about 105,000 words. which is a ridiculous number what the heck
Fandoms written in: Thunderbirds only this year! I got a little sucked in ahaha
Looking back did you write more, less, or about what you expected to this year? hmm way more in the first half of the year. then I think I got used to writing lots and so my expectations for the second half were much higher than was realistic given my RL responsibilities, so I was def disappointed by the second half :(
What’s your own favourite story of the year? Just one? I’m actually really proud of a lot of different stories so allow me to review my own work and pick some faves ahaha :D
1. Care Packages - inspired by Thunderbird X by @gumnut-logic, and I loved writing this because it all just fell into place and flowed so beautifully. It allowed me to form my own concepts as to how exactly John might have coped with the loss of his father while in virtual isolation and I genuinely think if I had to pick my best fic of the year, I’d go with this one.
2. Reckless Meetings - this one was pure self indulgence and I genuinely had so much fun daydreaming about this AU where Gordon is a primary school teacher and Penny works in a museum :D I didn’t write a lot down but it gets points for the amount of glee I had while writing and the smile I get every time I remember that it exists :DDD
3. Trials Without Error - this one I love because I got to explore three different perspectives on one event and I loved how in doing that it almost revealed three totally different stories! I also had a lot of fun making them slot together and also exploring EOS’s more ruthless side. 10/10 would explore again, a morally indifferent EOS is very fun.
Did you take any writing risks this year? Writing some multichapter fics was definitely a risk for me! I attempted 5 multichapter fics and completed three of them which is WILD!!
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for next year? Not so much this year! I really just want to find a better balance for myself in terms of work because that will give me mental space and also writing time, but that’s a little out of my control so we shall see what comes to pass.
Most popular story of the year? Ooh, apparently Love Languages! Interesting, I wouldn’t have picked that one ahaha
Story of mine most underrated by the universe, in my opinion? I think Consequences, but I do get it - it’s marked as incomplete on ao3 because it has an ambiguous ending (which is another turn off I know) AND to add to its sins, it’s less than 1000 words... But I still think the concept is one I want to explore further so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Most fun story to write? The Bold and The Beautiful and A Captain and His First Mate were both a BLAST, I had so much fun with them :DDD First one is John and Gordon getting all giddy and borrowing their Dad’s v v pretty car, and the second is Gordon and Alan playing make believe :D
Biggest disappointment? probably that I didn’t bank in on my momentum for Earthbound - I genuinely love that story and it’s literally all planned out and prepped and I’ve written some prequels and snapshots that fit in with it and everything, but lockdown 100% killed my ability to write that story because John is just too miserable and traumatised and I couldn’t write that when I was busy being miserable and exhausted so :(( bye earthbound, I will come back to you some day, I have too much all ready to go and I love the concept to much to let it all go to waste. But I’ll probs need another year if I’m being honest with myself.
Biggest surprise? How frequently people give feedback and comments! There were several times where people would read like ten fics of mine and leave comments on all of them and I just :’) That was so nice!! Especially when I was hardly able to get online when I had to prep exams and organise well... everything (protip, don’t accept a temporary promotion the year of a pandemic that was not the intro to heading a department that i wanted, there were so many tears). My point though, is that it felt like my inbox was overflowing and I felt terrible I couldn’t respond but it made my heart jump with joy <3
#did this take me two hours to type yes#it is apparently nearly midnight GOOD JOB BRI#anyway uhh hope you enjoyed the read feel free to chat with me about any of these ahaha
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Trading Stories
Hey guys. Writing for the Together AU has been hard recently, mostly because there’s a lot of violence in the story (a lot of riots at one point) and it’s pretty hard to write that when there are riots going on in real life. I’m not sure if it’s disrespectful to write about them when they’re happening for real. I also don’t want people to have the impression that I’m encouraging the violence.
At the moment, I’m on the third chapter of the second draft (and wow, my writing is so much better with another draft.) and thought I’d share a part of the rough draft - it’s a conversation I wrote nearly a month ago that will get changed later.
This seemed a bit relevant for the present time. Warning: Long post, a dead body, and references to violence/class differences.
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Trading looks, the adults sighed but surprisingly, didn't seem upset with Orion. Even the Glitch Mob mech just shook him helm tiredly. Something of Orion's thought process or apprehension must have shown on his face as an older femme chuckled at him. “Aw, don't be like that mech. We ain't gonna bite chou 'cause yer runnin' with Jazz's crews. We already knew yah were with 'em anyway. Yer symbol ain't exactly hidden.”
“I wasn't sure if you would be upset that Jazz hasn't solved all this yet or not. The other gangs seem to be laying all the blame at his pedes.” He admitted, having forgotten the symbol on his shoulder. To be fair, the glow paint barely showed under the dust and grime coating his frame.
A couple people actually snorted at his admission. One gestured broadly, a little wobbly and out of sorts. “They don't get to- get to throw blame when they ain't doin' no better. Honestly, what they gonna do? Only so much you can fight when they're sendin' so many enforcers down here.”
“Could be worse.” Someone added solemnly, making a gesture over their spark.
Several others copied the gesture to ward off bad luck. Another settled morosely against a broken crate piped up. “It ain't ever been this bad before though, has it? They never got down this far.”
“How often do riots like this happen?” Ironhide asked.
Orion glanced at him. He'd have thought the mech would stay quiet to avoid notice but the Ironhide appeared calm. The locals didn't seem to care that he wasn't one of them either. Perhaps being with a mech under Edgerunner protection gained him some leniency. Or the fact that he'd helped save them.
A shaky old mech, unassuming as could be, straightened in the creaky chair he'd snagged and took on a storyteller's voice. “Not as often as you'd think. The worst ones were a real long time ago, back when the Darklight didn't even have a name an' was a lot smaller. The lawmechs didn't like how many of us there were an' how we were growin' so they'd march in to make sure we weren't breakin' the law none. An' if folks got dead or disappeared during that time, well, who were we gonna tell about it?”
Ironhide face shifted, turning from exhaustion to quietly concealed rage as some of the younglings scooted closer to listen in and the old mech continued. “That's why we started buildin' down instead of up. They don't like when they can see how many of us there are. Not that any of us here were around then, ah don't think.”
He looked around the group with a smirk. A few people chuckled and some of the younglings exaggeratedly shook their helms 'no'. Orion stifled a grin.
“They've only tried barging in a few times, since the beginning.” Sitting with her back to a pole, a larger femme stroked the unconscious face of a mech settled in her lap. Surprisingly, Orion could see wings on her back. They were big enough that she could have been a shuttle and he couldn't help but wonder how a flight frame came to live down here where mostly cargo and racer frames roamed. “I don't think they ever got further than the second level.” She looked at the old mech for confirmation. Grimly, he shook his helm.
“No. They never have.”
“You were in the last one?” The youngling with the missing arm piped up, looking at the big femme. “Mah creator was but he didn't tell meh much an' he's dead now.”
“Hmm,” She shifted to get more comfortable and nodded, “Last one was a good hundred vorns ago or something. Don't rightly remember. But it was way before your time. It was bad but not bad like this 'cause they only did the surface. I know a couple patrols tried coming down here but they didn't make it back up.”
“Anybody remember that goodie shop, on the corner of Hololite Square by Fracture's shop?” Asked the old mech.
A number of sighs answer him. Someone hummed, “Daybreak an' Cinnabar's place?”
“Oooh, I remember them.” The Glitch Mob mech smiles, “They had the best oil cakes around. Even better than anythin’ in Polyhelix.”
A youngling asks,“They're dead?” The little frames had steadily and sneakily gotten closer to the group as the adults talked. Orion noted most had cuts or cracked plating, faces lean and hungry looking. But at the moment, they were distracted by the old stories.
“Yeah, surface level during the last riot.”
“Didn't even fight none.” Growled the flier femme. “Everybody knew those two didn't get involved in no street fights or gangs or nothin'! Weren't their fault they didn't have the creds to get a shop in Polyhelix proper!”
The conversation almost stalled as no one had anything to say to that, so Orion brought up something he'd been wondering. “Is Fracture's place really that popular? A lot of people seem to know him.”
That sent a wave of chuckles around the room. The lounging mech outright laughed, high and sharp. “Darlin', everybody knows Fracture! He's the reason we got crystals growin' outta ever crack, hole in the wall, and even our own platin’ if we don't watch 'im close enough! That mech keeps plantin' seed crystals everywhere.” Orion startled, unsure if the mech was exaggerating or not.
“It's like he's tryin' tah turn this place into a fraggin' garden!” Another moaned.
The old mech snorted. “At least some are edible. Free snacks right there.”
“Yeah, he puts tags by those so folks know if they can eat 'em.” A mech nodded in agreement. “Primus, I love the hematite shavings in plain energon. That's good stuff right there.”
“Reverie.” A younger mech whispered, looking at the old one in the chair. They glanced back at the mech on the floor and the group fell silent as everyone took in the deactivation gray plating. Reverie slowly got out of his chair, joints creaking as he crouched to lay his helm against the downed mech's chest plates. After a moment of waiting, he straightened and shook his helm.
“Yah did a good dance youngling. Safe journeys.” He murmured to the body.
Everyone shifted, mouths thinned back to grim lines. The Glitch Mob mech pursed his lips. “We don't got a name, do we?” When several mechs shook their helms, he added, “Whose got claim to his subspace then?”
Ironhide jerked, turning to stare wide opticked at the mech. All the others around them frowned and looked at Reverie for guidance. It seemed surviving long enough to become old in the Darklight earned one quite a bit of respect, even if they couldn't fight anymore.
Although Orion wouldn't have bet that the old mech couldn't fight. Out of everyone in the room, he was the only one with out any injuries. Everyone from Ironhide to the younglings sported at least minor wounds. Reverie ignored the energon staining his legs as he reached into the dead mech's subspace and started pulling out supplies; mainly normal items like knives, a few guns, a couple cubes of energon, credits and some random shinies.
After a long moment to look it over, he turned to the smallest frames in the room. “Younglings, come 'ere.”
They did not 'come here'. In fact, a few near the edges started inching away, as the entire lot of them scowled mightily and flicked their optics around the room like they’d been setup. Reverie's mouth ticked up in amusement but he gestured again, and moved back a little from the body and the loot. “Come 'ere. You bigger one there, get the guns, Armless gets first dibs on a knife,” Orion tried not to make a sound at the terrible nickname, “an' ya'll share the rest. Especially that energon. 'kay?”
No one seemed to disagree with Reverie's decision, even if a few adults frowned sadly at the energon. They all knew none of them really had a claim to the supplies. So they shifted back out of the way and let the wary younglings inch forward. After grabbing the loot, they skittered back behind the props and eyed the adults while they examined their new treasures.
Reverie chuckled sadly and nodded at one of the other adults and the body. “Help me move him to the side a bit, yeah?”
None of this was out of the ordinary for Darklight folks, as far as Orion was concerned. He'd seen much the same when a few of Tumult's crew had fallen in a shootout during that gang war with the Crowncutters. Supplies couldn't be wasted so they went to whoever the deceased was closest to. In the Edgerunner's case, most had gone back to the gang's general supplies and the personal items to the dead mechs’ friends. He'd gotten the impression though, that this might not be the way people in other places did things, especially from the way Ironhide had startled.
A quick look at the mech gave Orion a sudden feeling of relief. He looked thoughtful, instead of offended and about to say something about it. Perhaps he was learning one couldn't just snap at Darklight people demanding answers to their weird behavior.
He didn't expect the question that came out of the Iaconian's mouth. “You don't consider yerself Polyhexian, do yah?”
The group glanced at each other, surprisingly mellow about the question. Perhaps they'd had enough fighting for the day. Smiling grimly, the shuttle femme answered, “No. Polyhelix don't want us, and never has. Even if they claim this area as part of their city. Why should we call ourselves what we ain't?”
“At least Darklight knows Darklight.” The lounging mech sighed softly. “Even if some of us don't have the accent an' some of us don't have the neon an' glow on our plating.”
“Remember...remember that time, that they tried tah tax us?” The possibly drunk but probably concussed mech snickered.
Someone snorted. “If they wanted tah tax us like Polyhexians they shoulda treated us like Polyhexians. Instead, they built a Primus-damned wall.”
“They actually tried to tax the Darklight?” Orion gaped. “Seriously?!”
One of the femmes laughed, “Yep! It didn't work at all-.”
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