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late-to-the-party-81 · 1 year

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Shut up and drive

AN: My darling @krissy25 asked for reader watching Bucky give Steve road-head, so I thought I would continue with our trio from ‘In the middle of the night’.

Un-beta'd so probably commas all over the shop. Dividers by @firefly-graphics, moodboard and banner by me

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Summary: The morning after the night before, and you and the supersoldiers have hit the road. A silly conversation between you and Bucky leads to him demonstrating one of the ways he keeps Steve frustration-free while on the move.

Relationship: Stucky x Agent Reader

Word Count: 1.5k

CW: Cheeky Bucky, Needy Steve, Slight Dom Steve, Dirty Talk, Blow Jobs, Implied P in V Sex, Implied future blow jobs

You relaxed against the cushions of the back seat of the car as it sped down the near empty road. Despite the fact that you’d taken part in a lot of ‘acrobatics’ last night, you were surprisingly refreshed and ache free. You sighed in contentment and heard the creak of the leather passenger seat as Bucky turned to look at you.

“You enjoying yourself back there, doll? You look like the cat that got the cream.”

You snorted at his unintentional double-entendre.

“Bucky!”

“Well you did get a lot of it.”

You couldn’t stop your giggle, especially when he waggled his eyebrows at you.

“Sorry, Bucky. Did I steal your share?” Your voice was laced with faux-concern.

“I’m sure I’ll live.” You enjoyed your banter with Bucky, even before the shift in your relationship.

Steve tutted from the driver’s seat. “Do you two have to be so immature?” You knew it was a front, you could see the corners of his mouth twitching. You leaned forward and ruffled his hair.

“Aaaawww, is Stevie feeling a little frustrated this morning?”

“He shouldn’t be! Punk got more than enough last night. But then again…..” he brought his hand up to his mouth as though he was about to spill a big secret, but then stage-whispered to you. “His record is 12 times in one night. He slept for almost two days afterwards, though.”

“Buck! We don’t want to scare her.”

“Don’t worry, Cap. You haven’t. I get tired, I just tag in my partner, right Bucky?”

The brunet gave you a mischievous smile.

“What if we’re both working you, doll?”

Tilting your head to the side, you pressed your index finger up to your lips in thought.

“Then I guess I’d just expire in the best way possible. ‘Fucked to death by supersoldier lovers.’ That’s what the headline would say. I’d be the envy of folk the world over.”

You all started laughing then, and you couldn’t remember when you’d last felt so carefree. You knew reality would kick in at some point, but for now it was just the three of you and the open road. And it gave you time to indulge in your latest hobby; teasing Steve. You couldn’t pinpoint why it was so much fun, but it probably had something to do with the way he blushed so prettily and shifted in embarrassment, until he finally snapped and became all assertive.

“So, Bucky… tell me. How often have you had to…umm… ‘help’ Stevie out in unusual places. I’m guessing it happens a lot if he’s constantly horny?”

“I’m right here, you know!”

“Ssh, Steve. Doll-face asked me a question. You concentrate on driving and not crashing.”

Steve let out a harrumph, but you knew he wasn’t really put out.

“So… let me think. To be honest it’s happened a few times. In the quinjet… in Tony’s lab… hell, in a half collapsed building at the end of a battle…”

You chuckled as you watched the blush creep further and further up the back of Steve’s neck at Bucky’s words.

“Even given him road-head on more than one occasion.”

You looked at Bucky, askance.

“Road-head?”

Bucky had his trade-mark shit-eating grin on his face.

“Yeah, punk here loves the thrill of getting his cock sucked while driving.”

“Bucky…” There was tension in Steve’s voice, like he was trying to hold himself back from either punching his boyfriend, kissing him or both. Bucky shifted his attention from you to Steve and, if it was at all possible, his grin got even wider.

“Well, would you look at that? Lil’ Stevie appears to be wanting to put on a demonstration right here and now.”

You peaked over Steve’s shoulder, to gaze upon the impressive bulge inside his pants.

“Wow, it doesn’t take a lot to get you going, does it? You gonna let Bucky give me a demonstration?”

You scratched your nails into the short hairs at the base of his skull causing his eyelids to flutter momentarily and a salacious moan to leave his mouth.

“Please…” The word tumbled from his lips, full of desire, and he shifted in his seat.

Another chuckle emanated from Bucky as he leant across and started to work the fastening on Steve’s pants.

“What you’re gonna see here doll, is Stevie starting off all sweet and needy, but I guarantee by the time he cums he will have gone feral.”

Steve’s grip tightened on the steering wheel, making the leather cover creak, as Bucky pulled out his erect cock and licked his own lips in anticipation.

“Enjoy the show, doll.” Bucky winked at you, before leaning forward into Steve’s lap. You shuffled in your seat to get a better view, and what a view it was.

Last night the two supersoldiers had been more focused on you than each other. Yes, they’d kissed and touched each other during your threeway romp, but this was much more intimate. Bucky’s right hand was gripped around the base of Steve’s cock, gently jerking it. His plump, pink lips were suckling around the tip, his tongue swirling around to coat it in saliva. Steve’s breath had picked up, and he was staring ahead out the windshield of the car, as if by not looking at what Bucky was doing to him he could maintain some semblance of control.

However, when Bucky inched down Steve’s length, engulfing him fully, the blond couldn’t help but react. He dropped one hand from the steering wheel to tangle in his boyfriend's hair, and let out a sigh.

“Bucky…BuckyBuckyBucky. Love your mouth, sweetheart. God! Feel so good. You’re so good…”

For a moment you felt as though you were intruding, but then Steve let go of Bucky’s hair to reach back, take hold of your hand, and place it where his had been. You heard Bucky moan as your slimmer fingers twisted in his locks and a wave of heat washed over you.

“Feel what he’s doing, doll. He might go on and on about how needy I am, how, it’s me who’s constantly wanting him, but what he doesn’t say is how much he loves doing this. He’s a slut for my cock, always wanting to feel it. Always desperate to please me and make me cum. Fuck! Just like that, honey.”

You couldn’t tear your gaze away, watching how Bucky bobbed up and down Steve’s full length without any issue, an amazing feat considering how much he was working with. And it was clear that Bucky loved doing this; his own free hand was rubbing against his own pants, massaging his cock through the fabric, and he kept letting out little moans and whines.

It had almost slipped your mind that Steve was somehow still driving through all of this, but then he suddenly pulled off the road, onto the dirt and gravel at the side. His large hand came down over yours on Bucky’s head and he started to thrust his own hips up.

“Gonna cum, Buck. Gonna cum in that pretty mouth of yours. And you’re gonna take it all for me, ain’tcha?”

The ache between your legs had intensified, and you were sure even your pants were going to be sodden, having a front row seat to this pornographic show. Bucky let out a garbled noise, and Steve came with a shout, his hips locked in an upward position, his head leaning back on the head rest. Your gaze flicked back and forth between his face, with its expression of ecstasy, and his lap, where you could see Bucky, eyes closed, swallowing down all the cum being pumped into his throat, with a look of pure bliss.

For a moment, the loudest sound was that of Steve’s breathing, combined with the car engine idling. You were running your fingers through both of the guys’ hair, gently petting them as they recovered. When Bucky finally let Steve’s cock go, he came back up with a grin on his face. Turning in his seat he gripped your chin with his right hand, drawing you to him for a brief, filthy kiss, before turning to kiss his boyfriend, which you really couldn’t complain about. But you were now horribly aroused, and rubbed your thighs together to relieve some pressure.

“Looks like you and Buck are both in a situation now, eh sweetheart?”

Steve’s eyes sparkled with mischief as he looked at you, and you felt heat spreading up into your cheeks under his gaze.

“And I know just what to do about it, punk.”

You were momentarily confused until Bucky moved. He opened his door, hopped out and then opened the rear door next to, slid in and slammed it closed.

If you’d been slightly disappointed by the briefness of your previous kiss, there was nothing to worry about for this next one. It was though Bucky was trying to consume you. You were both panting when he broke the kiss, and you surprised yourself with the little mewl of want that passed your kiss swollen lips.

“What are you planning, jerk?” Steve had twisted in his seat, looking at the pair of you with a raised brow.

Bucky pulled you to straddle his lap and spoke over your shoulder.

“Shut up and drive, pal. I’m gonna sort out our girl, and then when we swap drivers at the next rest stop you can taste her on me when you return the road-head favour.”

Tag list: @jobean12-blog @bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky @tuiccim @yarnforbrains @sidepartskinnyjeans @flordeamatista @bodeckersdiamonddoll @goldylions @ohsymphony @luxeavenger @wheezy-stucky @doasyoudesireandlive @chemtrails-club @seitmai @talia-rumlow @peaches1958

#stucky #stucky x you #stucky x reader #jen's 1k follower celebration #jen's 1k challenge #krissy ❤️

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unmellowyellowfellow · 10 months

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writer tag game!! <3

tagged by @at-thezenith !!! thank you i loved these questions

1. what was the first piece of writing you did where you thought "wow I'd love to be a writer"? i wrote a silly lil fanfic about my favorite bass player and had more fun doing that than any other hobby i've ever had, and then i started to read pretty avidly to help me escape my reality and that made me finally decide to write; because i wanted to help others escape their own reality.

2. how do you gather inspiration for your works? (pinterest boards, writing prompts, etc) usually either from pinterest or dialogue prompts! but sometimes the right song on the radio will also inspire something:)

3. what genre is easiest to write? what's the hardest? why? fantasy is by far the easiest to me. you can create anything you want for whatever reason you want no matter how historically accurate or downright silly. i think that romance is the hardest to write (personally) because it is really hard to be able to convey a person being in love in words; the feeling exceeds words. also my relationships in the past were all VERY toxic so i keep a lot of my stories platonic so i don't project into my writing lol (which is fine to do! i just don't want to write and relive all my relationship trauma. maybe one day)

4. what does a typical day of writing look like for you? a LOT of pinterest, lots of music, i clean my entire house because i can't write in a dirty environment; i get all stressed about cleaning. i can usually push out 3,000 words per writing session in a pretty quick fashion because i work best without preparedness and just spit whatever comes out of my brain instead.

5. free space! ramble about a character you've most enjoyed writing about. i think that emilio is my current favorite to write about and build around. he is my first diverse character to put up front, and i am loving it. i am doing as much research as i can to be as accurate as possible. i haven't done someone diverse in lots of detail before because i've always felt very uneducated and did not want to risk being offensive or inconsiderate. i do feel like i've grown in my writing enough now though:) he's super goofy and very strong willed and needs to be protected because he is precious to me.

6. if you could pick the brains of one author, who would you pick and why? CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE. her writing is my BIGGEST inspiration. i love her details and her characters (Saturday from tgwcf is my BABY). i was just telling my fiancé last night that i would sell my kidneys to go to a writing class if she offered one. that woman is a god

7. what's one writing tip that has stuck in your head? my answer is pretty vague but LEARN TO WRITE LIKE YOU. writing rules are cool and all but they are made to be broken. there are books out there, BESTSELLERS, with run on sentences that go on for pages. people publish with millions of commas or semicolons. do not let the writing "rules" hold you back. your story deserves to be told the way you want to tell it!!

this is SUPERRR OPEN TAG!! but (no pressure) i'd love to tag @avi-why @anonymousfoz @leisoree @moonlitinks and @daisywords !!!!

here are your questions!!

1. spill. who is your favorite author, and why? and what book is your favorite of theirs?

2. which book have you read that you dislike the most? why?

3. which wip (current or past) is your absolute favorite that you've written/are writing?

4. have you written a series? if no, would you ever consider it?

5. what do you hope your readers will take away from your wips?

6. would you allow a movie adaption of your wip?

7. brag about your current wip!! :) (if no current, brag about your favorite one you've ever done! or both hehe)

#tag game #soooo much fun i love to talk #writing #writeblr #authors #poetry #zoey says shit #writers on tumblr

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sambambucky · 6 months

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writing pattern tag!

Rules: Share the opening of your last ten published works or as many as you are able and see if there are any patterns!

😇 'ello and thank you for tagging me @crepuscularqueens !!! idk who is still doing these, bt i'll never be annoyed over getting tagged

to be good for you (would be the end of me)

Three superheroes, a dozen Shield agents, a deacon, and a self-proclaimed witch all leave the conference room while Steve stays in his chair, stewing.

too many white lies (and white lines)

Sam’s kissed a lot of people, but Bucky’s tongue in his mouth is a revelation. It’s been forever since he’s wanted to kiss someone like this, aimless and idle. Exploring for the hell of it, pressing into all the little places that make him gasp and moan, just because he wants to, because he can.

a fair day's work

Sam zones out as Walker talks, trying to identify the smudges on the plexiglass between them. There’s a greasy quality to them, but the shape and position don’t make any sense if they’re just fingerprints.

sorta weird, kinda nice

This mission is a weird one.

the sum of every moment

For most of Sam’s life, it seemed like the only person to ever leave Delacroix was his brother, Gideon. And like the rest of his family, Sam couldn’t understand why anyone would want to abandon everyone to go somewhere and be lonely. Why would anyone leave the state and everything they knew just for something as boring as a job?

the impossible weight of maybe

“Settle a bet for me, will ya big guy?”

what're you gonna do, put me in time out?

Bucky tracks Peter’s loop around the crowded gymnasium, and decides to leave him his space for now. The six-year-old is running around in a broad figure eight, an elaborate paper airplane held proud and high above his head. Bucky can’t help the grin that settles onto his face, but he can keep his arms crossed and one foot propped up against the wall he’s been leaning against.

i'm only trying to get you home

Sam’s birthday party starts in a handful of hours and Bucky’s completely failed at getting him a present — hasn’t even picked up a card. He’s been stressing for over a week, and now he’s absolutely run out of time to do anything special.

we won't look too closely

Sam finally catches his breath from laughing. When his breath settles into something manageable, he shares a winded smile with Bucky on the other side of the jacuzzi.

patterns of recognition

The Asset is assigned a new mission. The files outline all relevant details and compulsory results.

okok... patterns....... i'm seeing commas, so many commas, i love you commas,,, also idk i love just dropping in. theres that old post about how fan fic is so fun because you dont have to do as much worldbuilding or character explaining and i think about that all the time and i think that shows in these openings

tagggginggggg........ @writerkenna, @questinwitchface, who else... is... if you want to be tagged babey youre tagged!

#that sounds kinda silly and bad #esp since i write a lot of aus #i just mean these are kinda giving OK LETS GO to me #which i have no particular feelings about #but also yeah a lot of fucking commas #jo do be writing or whatever #tag games

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dragonspike-vn · 23 days

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Devlog: 13th May, '24

It's only the wee hours of the morning but I wanted to get a devlog up before I went to bed. The rudimentary character creation screen that was meant to be a placeholder so I could make progress elsewhere? It lasted less than 24 hours. Less than 12 hours, even. I went to bed satisfied and woke up with aspirations of making it better.

I knew I wanted it to have tabs for each category but wasn't sure how to make that happen. I started out by mocking up a layout and then another layout as the first one looked ugly and outdated. I somewhat took inspiration from A Date With Death's layout, although I think mine looks a little um. Crunchier. Less Good.

(Please ignore Shidou, I needed a placeholder). I also decided to completely redo the art for the player which... I'm still not happy with. I have a feeling that's going to get redone over and over again. It's very important to me to offer multiple body types and also a variety of hairs (and textured hairs) but I'm not sure how to do scrollbars to allow for more boxes for options. I'll maybe figure it out later but for now... it'll stay as just this (<- hoping that I won't suddenly want to redo it all again).

I learned a little more about screens and imagemaps, including using tags for screens which when I figured how to use them, I felt like the smartest man alive.

I also decided to work a little bit more on the writing side for a bit before I went to bed and cracked out 2.8k words. Luckily since I have a lot of it planned, I'm not struggling with the flow of events and I find that writing for Ren'Py is really easy. Easier than writing normally, if only because I don't need a hundred synonyms for said.

Part of me worries that the initial personality of the player may put people off. You start off very loyal to the military organisation that you're a part of and are blind to the negatives of it at first. I hope people are able to stick through that part of the prologue and make it through the rest of the game.

As a final note, I've decided that commas are my mortal enemy from today. The amount of times my code hasn't work because I've forgotten a comma (or eight commas at one point) is embarrassing. I'm already dreading the day I have enough game to start testing it.

#devlog #game dev blog #ren'py #visual novel #dragonspike #i'm not proofreading my devlogs so apologies for anything that makes little sense. im eepy this time :)

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anakinsthot · 7 months

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Fic Tag Game!

I was tagged by @veloursdor, @mischievouschan4, and @lilredghost. Y'all probably forgot but I DID NOT. I've just been sad and mopey because I'm working when it's dark out with the time change and it's pitch black by the time I'm home, so I haven't gotten anything done!

How many works do you have on a03?

Ten

2. What’s your ao3 word count?

118,260!!

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently just Star Wars! And I don’t foresee that changing. When I first got into fanfic I wrote for Bleach, Final Fantasy VII (oh my god there were song fics, what the fuck), Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe (I had forgotten about that completely. Hopefully I forget again), and The Hobbit.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Hey this feels like a war crime, actually. They’re all obikin except the first.

Lady of the Rocks, with 1,125 kudos… my Hobbit fic that hasn’t been touched in like 6 years.

Bitter Honey (BEE FIC, BEE FIC, BEE FIC!! Sits at 447 right now)

Anakin Skywalker, Witch (420, nice)

Living with the Present (402)

Tapio (128)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes! Although frequently very late. I got bad about it this summer because this summer sucked, emotionally. But I love it when authors respond to my comments so, as hard as it is for me to believe, I imagine that people enjoy when I respond to their comments and try my best to do it.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don’t think any of them have an angsty ending. One of the Harry Potter fics was going to though. LOL.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Anakin Skywalker, Witch.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nope!

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Yes… mostly pretty vanilla right now I think. I need to expand my writing comfort bubble.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I haven’t written any. Used to read a ton though.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I’m aware of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Again, not to my knowledge.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. It’s stressful enough trying to match my own writing voice haha.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Obikin, definitely!

15. What’s a WIP you’d like to finish, but doubt you ever will?

My hobbit fic. I still get comment occasionally asking if I’ll finish it. My big thing with that fic was world-building and I’ve lost a lot of what I had. I WANT to work on it for the people that still enjoy it though.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I’d say probably dialogue, because I feel like I edit that the least, and world-building.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

….actually writing the words down RIP. Also comma usage.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I avoid it, generally. I read too many fantasy books and fics back in the day where you had to flip to the glossary at the end of the book/bottom of the page for translations and it gets annoying, especially if there’s a multiple characters speaking.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Omg I had to look up my old ff.net account to check this. It was Bleach.

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

I want to immediately say Anakin Skywalker, Witch. It’s my first obikin fic, my first fanfic after a long hiatus. I’ve put so much work and research into it. But Tapio has a vibe that I really enjoy, and has managed to inspire that vibe in readers so… dark horse winner is Tapio.

Bonus: What fic would you want to rewrite one day?

Probably that damn Hobbit fic. I didn’t have an editor back then so I shudder to think about what the comma situation is there.

I feel like I've seen most people do this game already! So I'm not going to tag anyone, but if you see this and have not been tagged yet/want to do it... this is me, tagging you.

#f u you microsoft word not keeping my formatting #see if i copy/paste a numbered list ever again #fic #tag game #mal writes #ahahahahah never want to look at my ff.net account again #obikin

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haikyuuvbc · 2 years

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Do You Comma Here Often? Chapter 31: I Can’t Believe It’s Done

Chapter 30 Masterlist Chapter 32

“I can’t believe it’s done,” Tenma says quietly, staring at Akaashi’s monitor in disbelief.

“Congratulations on finishing your first manga!” you reply, also a bit surprised this is how your semester was going to end. You’ve worked aside Tenma, and Akaashi specifically for your entire internship.

The entire semester has led you to believe that this job, editing, is something you would excel at. Akaashi and Tenma, the other mangakas too, have done nothing but encourage you and show you that it’s entirely within the realm of possibility for you.

Akaashi looks over and makes eye contact with you. Cocking his head to the side, he asks, “Y/N are you okay? You look…pensive?”

He was right, of course. His observations about you have gotten more and more spot on as you’ve spent time together. Although, he couldn’t read your mind, thank goodness. You’ve been hiding something from both Tenma and Akaashi, as well as your friends.

You’ve been looking for a job. Obviously, that’s what post-grads tend to do, but you’ve been looking since you heard about the internship opportunity. At the beginning of the semester Vie Publishing mentioned that they would be looking for new employees throughout the process of this semester, so you’ve been actively following that information. Two weeks ago, in the midst of Tenma deciding to change his final volume, the job postings went up.

This morning, you received an email explaining you passed the initial rounds and have made it to the interview phase. Immediately replying that yes, you would be available Monday morning for the interview, you were looking for a way to share the good news with your mentors. Before you could say anything else, though, the time was approaching near 4:30, and as such it was time to pack up the last of your few things and attend the going away party.

You tell Akaashi you’re fine, congratulate the two men again, and go back to your desk. Tenma passes you on his way out and thanks you.

“I know these past two weeks weren’t easy for you or Akaashi, but I am very grateful for the hard work you put in. I even heard that you went over your expected hours,” Tenma states this last part like it was a secret, even though it was for a while. “Oh,” he exclaims, like he forgot to tell you something. “I put in a good word for you, by the way.” With an inquisitive look on your face, Tenma smiles and waves goodbye. “Hope to see you around sometime soon!”

You shake your head with a small smile on your face, and go down to the party.

Do You Comma Here Often?

Hopefully Effective Taglist

(strikeout means it won’t let me tag you!)

@elianetsantana @anejuuuuoy @chaichai-the-weeb @animeflower26 @faithfulferns @navymacaroons @je-suis-une-criminal @your-consulting-fangirl @samie-babie @euphorihan @aquariarose @sempiternal-amour @crybabbicus @kittyddandnyla @hoe4hq @starryleafy @mint-mai @asdfghjkl7things @runningwitches @iwantmyinsanityback @whosaskingwrites @what-dose-nani-mean @sokeyda @normalisthenewnorm @miyaosamusgf @teeacooper @fandomtrashpandasposts @kageyamasgirl @peteunderoos @reina-de-tay @cuddlesslut @marissaraeblr @camcam1617 @immxnty @alice-greenleaf @liyueharbor @duhsies @ilauvcoldpizza @reina-de-tay @rintarawr @chaoticlyclowning @chantalkate16 @kuroosmikasavolleyball @fly-high-my-love @tanakasimpcorner

#akaashi x reader #akaashi x y/n #akaashi x you #akaashi smau #akaashi social media au #haikyuu x reader #haikyuu x y/n #haikyuu x you #haikyuu smau #haikyuu social media au

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noneedforbloodpressure · 2 years

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fanfic writer ask

Tagged by: @laciefuyu

Tagging: @midnight-in-paris9 - and anyone else who'd like to!

How many works do you have on Ao3?

At current, 19! By the end of the night it might actually be 20.... (And ideally there will be CONSIDERABLY more than that in the future lmao)

What's your total Ao3 word count?

72,687 words!

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Published works wise? Eight, going by the largest umbrellas. Those fandoms are: Star Wars (Clone Wars, Original Trilogy, and Prequel Trilogy); Star Trek (TOS and AOS), Gravity Falls, the MCU, M*A*S*H, BBC's Merlin, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Final Fantasy XIV

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Sympathy for Monsters (MCU, gen)

An Hourglass in Zero-Gravity (Star Wars, gen)

Not Broken at All (Star Wars, gen)

It Brings on Many Changes (Star Wars, gen)

Radar Talks to Death (M*A*S*H, gen)

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

Definitely Penultima (Star Wars: the Clone Wars) - which was actually written as an alternate pov for one of Laciefuyu's fics!

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

Oooh probably Deus Ex Manderville for FFXIV

Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you've written?

Sure do! I wouldn't call it crazy, but I've got a Trek Wars one in the works

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I do not! Honestly I think it'd be a disaster if I tried lol - also, I'm primarily a genfic writer, so...

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to, but ultimately most of my comments don't get replies. It's not that I don't want to - in fact, I really do! - but I often just don't have the spoons for it

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

LMAO Yeah I have. Someone once hate-read 12 chapters (over 30,000 words!) of one of my works to leave the funniest hate review I've ever gotten. I kinda want to print it out and put it on my wall.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge, and I've gotta say I hope it never happens!

What's your all-time favorite ship?

Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist babeyyyy

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

Full disclosure? I worry about this for literally all of them. I know chief among them is actually Friends in Strange Places, of which only the prologue piece is out for

What are your writing strengths?

I've been told I'm good at capturing characters' voices!

What are your writing weaknesses?

...Writing speed. Definitely writing speed. On a more technical level, I have an issue remembering correct comma grammar, especially in dialogue.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I mean, I speak two languages at home (one with significantly more proficiency than the other, I wouldn't go so far as to call myself a true bilingual) so strictly speaking I've got no issue with it. I'd definitely say that it can be done well or done poorly, and you can generally can tell uh, when the person writing actually speaks more than one language.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Probably Fullmetal Alchemist??? I can't say I'm 100% sure on that though

What's your favorite fic you've ever written?

Probably Radar Talks to Death for M*A*S*H and Exactly As We Are for the MCU

#tag meme #fandom #alex tir talks #long post #my fanfiction

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vampyrsutton · 20 days

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New Pet

Summary:

Kaoru has been an absolute brat all day, but Kojiro thinks he's been doing a great job at not reacting.

Until he's not.

Ao3 Tags:

Brat Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom, Jealousy, Semi-Public Sex, almost getting caught, Alternate Universe - Office, Office Sex, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Friends With Benefits, Boss/Employee Relationship, Past Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom/Shindo Ainosuke | Adam, Minor Kikuchi Tadashi/Shindo Ainosuke | Adam, Top Nanjo Kojiro | Joe/Bottom Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom, Bickering, Pet Names, Canon-Typical Pet Play, Age Difference, Secret Relationship, Power Imbalance

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Day 4 of MatchaBlossom Week 2024!

Free Day!

All damn day.

Kaoru, his personal assistant and supposed to be secret lover, has been being an absolute menace and brat all damn day and it was getting on Kojirō’s last nerve.

Luckily, Kojirō had almost a decade on the little shit and could pretend that he was completely unbothered when Kaoru kept ignoring him or making snide remarks, but dammit did he want to push Kaoru under his desk and put that snarky little mouth to better use than criticising a stray comma in his paperwork.

…Okay, so he was slightly more affected than he had been letting on, but as far as Kaoru could tell, Kojirō was able to just brush it off if the pinched pink brows were anything to go by.

Kojirō liked taming a brat, don’t get him wrong, but it had been a long month being so close to the end of the quarter. Couldn’t Kaoru just say what he wanted?

To be fair, that was probably the problem right there. Kojirō had been running around on fumes this quarter since they were so close to overtaking Ainosuke’s company in sales this quarter, and since that was where he had snatched Kaoru from, the secretary wasn’t doing much better. Ignoring the fact they were also trying to arrange a partnership with his company on a project, this meant they were both exhausted, grumpy, and just as sick of seeing each other as they were longing for each other since they hadn’t had time for each other outside of work in over a month.

“Are you a grown man or a toddler?” Kaoru tsks when Kojirō returns from the bathroom before his meeting and starts fixing the hideous orange tie he has put under his navy blue suit and Kaoru has called an eye sore no less than twelve times since lunch. “Honestly, my date last night had more class, and he couldn’t even make it to drinks.”

Kojirō chuckles, rolling his eyes seemingly playfully, but also as an actual outlet of annoyance. That was another thing Kaoru had been doing. Sure they weren’t exclusive given their positions, but they usually kept their separate dating lives, well, separate by never mentioning a date to the other outside of Kojirō occasionally telling Kaoru to block out some time for lunch or after work in his schedule and Kaoru telling him if he won’t be available, but that’s it.

Today though?

Gods that date must have been awful , and Kaoru must be pent-up as hell if Kojirō is hearing about it at all, let alone this much with this much bite.

Kaoru is usually a perfectly composed professional but his tongue could be as sharp as his eyes, and Kojirō almost wonders if he should call in a wellness check on the guy because Kaoru definitely had the intelligence to destroy a man without the person even being able to defend himself.

Especially if he’s on a war path.

“I’m sorry, princess if I didn’t feel the need to fix my tie the second I left the bathroom before a phone meeting,” Kojirō smirks calmly, noting how Koaru’s eyes sharpen behind his glasses. “He can’t see me, doll. It’s fine.”

“He’ll be able to hear the peasantry.” Kaoru snips, checking his iPad again. “If you were going to look like that, you could have at least been doing something worth looking like a slob over.”

Kojirō raises an eyebrow as he settles in his chair to wait for the meeting email with Ainosuke before his smirk grows. Maybe he could finally get Kaoru to just say what he wants. “Like what, Kaoru? Hoping someone will make up for what your date lacked?”

The icon for an incoming video call pops up on Kojirō’s computer making the man internally groan about Kaoru being right about his appearance as Kaoru sneers. “Don’t be vulgar.”

Kojirō laughs, clicking the answer icon with a grin that quickly turns forced at Kaoru’s next words.

“Ainosuke would have fucked me already is all.”

Kojirō tries not to let his eye twitch as he greets Ainosuke. “Ainosuke! How are you doing today? Good, I hope?”

Blood-red eyes dart to the side where Kojirō knows Kaoru is standing and Ainosuke must see something amusing because he sits back in his chair with a smirk. “Kojirō~, I’m doing wonderful actually, thank you for asking.” Calculating eyes dart to Kaoru again before returning to Kojirō. “How is my former assistant treating you? I know personally that he can be quite a handful.”

Kojirō grits his teeth in a smile at the reminder. The whole reason Kaoru had even left Ainosuke’s company was that they had been involved, but Ainosuke had finally started seeing his chauffeur. Kaoru says they parted on good terms, but obviously, it was still too awkward to stay, and it had taken a lot for Kojirō to win the even partial affection that he had.

He does not appreciate the reminder of why he had to work so hard. Sure it was a bad idea to be seeing Kaoru, but when the man is as brilliant as he is, how is Kojirō meant to stand a chance? When Kaoru had told him why he was hesitant, Kojirō had been fully prepared to drop it and accept that as a no, but the only requirements had been that it stay a secret and not be exclusive.

So why exactly did Kojirō suddenly feel the need to stake a claim?

“He’s an outstanding worker and a joy to work with,” Kojirō smiles professionally, letting a hand hang off camera to brush Kaoru’s thigh. “And brilliant to boot. Couldn’t ask for a better employee.”

Ainosuke looks between them in amusement. “Yes, he is definitely those things. Are you liking your new job, Kaoru, darling? Is Kojirō challenging you how you need? I know how out of hand you can get when you’re bored.”

Kojirō feels his eye twitch at the pet name and hears a sigh off-screen from Ainosuke’s side, but he’s more focused on the look he can see on Kaoru’s face in the corner of his screen and can already tell he’s about to go in for the kill to Kojirō’s sanity.

Wait…

When he’s bored?

“Ainosuke, dear,” Kaoru answers with far more kindness than he pays even Kojirō. “You know me so well, don’t you?” He says in a way that is impossible for Kojirō to miss the hidden meaning. “There could be more. Maybe if Tadashi is okay with it, I could come ba-”

Kojirō turns off the camera and mic before he can think twice about it, typing into the chat that he’s having technical difficulties and receiving a message to take his time.

He can hear a tired voice on the other end asking a chuckling Ainosuke, “Why are you like this, sir?”

“It’s fun.” Ainosuke hums, looking past his computer, “You know how fussy Kaoru would get when bored. I’m simply helping my potential business partner train his new pet.”

Kojirō meanwhile, has clicked the remote to lower his office blinds and dragged a seemingly baffled Kaoru into his lap for a bruising kiss.

“Sir! What is the mean- mph!” Kaoru complains before practically melting once Kojirō’s tongue is in his mouth and Kojirō is biting his pretty pale lip.

“So you need a challenge, huh?” Kojirō asks when he pulls back for air. “Alright. Let’s get you opened up and see if you can make it through the rest of my meeting without letting your former boss know that your current one is fucking you over the desk like the whore you seemed so determined to remind me that you are, hmm? With how loud you like being, that should be plenty challenging for you, no?”

Kaoru’s face flushes red, but he doesn’t lose his glare that Kojirō is realising might actually be a pout. “Like you could do any better. What do you think Ainosuke was doing while arranging this meeting all those months-”

Kojirō has had entirely enough of that and takes off the tie Kaoru had been bitching about to shove it in that bratty little mouth to silence him. “There. I’ll even give you a handy cap.” He sneers before manhandling the no-doubt-griping man to bend him over his desk and get his pants down. “And since you’ve had such a loud mouth today,” He decides as he uses the man’s own belt to bind his hands behind his back, “a precaution to make sure you don’t just pull the tie out.”

Kaoru glares over his shoulder, struggling and probably cursing behind the tie.

“Color, princess?” Kojirō checks as he digs in his desk for the lube.

Kaoru flips him off but snaps once for green, squirming when he hears the lube uncap and shuddering when he feels a finger circle his hole.

“Good boy,” Kojirō praises as he slowly sinks a finger in, listening to the muffled sounds from the smaller man. “Now I’m going to take the tie out so you can actually try your challenge and unmute. Think you can handle that, baby.”

Kaoru nods, spitting the tie out just to remind his boss that it was only in there because Kaoru allowed it and taking advantage of the room’s soundproofing to give an exaggerated moan when Kojirō adds another finger. “Jealous much?” He pants.

“Bratty much?” Kojirō fires back, hovering over the unmute button.

“You love it,” Kaoru smirks before moaning in surprise when Kojirō crooks his fingers and biting his lip now to keep quiet.

‘Maybe one of these days you’ll let me say it.’ Kojirō thinks to himself with a sigh as he unmutes himself. “There we go! We’ve got audio, at least. Sorry about that. I hope just a voice call is okay?” Kojirō says charmingly like he doesn’t currently have two thick fingers in his assistant’s tight little hole.

“No problem at all.” Ainosuke smiles on the screen, red eyes boring into the camera knowingly. “So, what was it you wanted to discuss, my friend?”

“Friend, huh?” Kojirō chuckles as he starts working a third finger in and smirks when Kaoru gasps but stays otherwise quiet. “Sounds like we’re already out to a great start then.”

“Of course, dear. Any friend of Kaoru’s is a friend of mine.” Ainosuke waves off, the smile shifting to a smirk as he leans back, a hand hanging off of his desk over his lap as though playing with something but probably just bouncing it. “Especially one that’s been doing so well this last quarter. I hear you’re close to overtaking me in sales? That’s quite a feat.”

“What can I say, it’s thanks to our mutual friend.” Kojirō shrugs despite the fact the other man can’t see him as he crooks his fingers to almost pet Kaoru’s prostate until Kaoru’s legs tremble as a reward. “But it’s great that you mention that because I would like to pick your brain about and propose a project that would let us not focus on each other’s numbers so much and maybe actually get home to our loved ones for a change.”

“Hmm, yes, that would be nice.” Ainosuke agrees, the dangling hand twitching slightly. “I do have a rather needy puppy that I’m sure would love for me to be home more often.”

Kojirō notices Kaoru seemingly stifle a laugh and raises an eyebrow, but decides to ask to about it later as he gives a good-natured chuckle of his own, and wow did he hate business meeting pleasantries. “Yeah, I have a kitten of my own, and my little princess has been getting rather fussy.” He smirks at Kaoru as he continues to work him open on his fingers, watching perfectly manicured nails dig into Kaoru’s own palms. “Pets, right?”

“Such a handful,” Ainosuke hums with a chuckle of his own. “Well then, let’s hear this proposal, and maybe we can go tend to our pets earlier, shall we?”

Kojirō smiles at the screen out of habit despite Ainosuke being unable to see him. “That’s what I like to hear. So-”

Kojirō jumps into his proposal and quite frankly thinks he deserves an Oscar for how well he handles himself. Not only is it honestly his best proposal yet thanks to Kaoru’s help, but also because of Kaoru, he thinks he does a wonderful job covering the groan sinking into him causes with clearing his throat to move onto a new point. “So by implementing this in the second phase of marketing, we should see a second rise in sales for both of us.”

“Hmm, yes, I do like the idea, but I have a few questions.” Ainosuke decides after the new point, seemingly still oblivious to Kojirō testing why he invested in a proper wood desk.

“Ask away.” Kojirō agrees without missing a beat as he fucks into Kaoru and drinks up whatever little sound manages to escape his assistant’s lips. “I’ll answer whatever you throw at me or get it to you within twenty-four hours.”

“Excellent~! So-”

Kojirō answers each and every question with ease, even managing to workshop through a few as he drapes himself over Kaoru to kiss his neck and shoulder as one of his big hands reaches down to start stroking the lithe man off and hears him quietly gasp and barely choke down a whine.

“Koji-” Kaoru whispers breathily making Kojirō smirk.

“Just a little longer, kitten,” Kojirō promises quietly.

“What do you think, friend?” Ainosuke cuts in from the call. He looks amused but Kojirō has just accepted that’s his face.

“Hmmm,” Kojirō hums, having missed the question. “I’m sorry, I actually missed that. Kaoru was informing me of something.”

“Of course, do you have any projections? You mentioned some numbers already, but I’m sure my board will be more willing to agree with some charts and what not. You know how these older folks are.” Ainosuke chuckles with a wave of his hand.

Kojirō gives his own chuckles, releasing his hold on the belt keeping Kaoru’s hands bound. “Of course. I can have Kaoru send those over right now.” He agrees, smirking when Kaoru apparently still has the wits to glare at him before those sharp eyes go wide and roll back when Kojirō grinds and flicks his wrist just right. “Right, Kaoru?”

Kaoru shudders, shaking out a hand before reaching for his abandoned iPad. “Yes, sir.” He manages to get out without sounding too breathless as he gets the tablet open and locates the files all while Kojirō continues to fuck him. After a few more tries and having to stifle several more moans, he finally manages to send it with a quiet whine. “My apologies, sir. I’m still working with Kojirō on how he arranges things.” He bites out evenly even as he grinds back as though demanding Kojirō go faster.

Oh. Arranges. Duh.

Kojirō chuckles, speeding up and going harder to ‘rearrange Kaoru’s insides’ as the assistant's peers were apparently putting it and smirking when Kaoru’s cock practically jumps in his hand. “Well maybe if someone would explain instead of just getting snippy.” Kojirō smirks, especially at the attempted glare he gets that would be a lot more effective if gold wasn’t still trying to be replaced by white. “Don’t look at me like that, you know I’m right.”

Ainosuke laughs on his end as he clicks his mouse, probably opening the email. “Kaoru always has been rather particular.”

“So, I’m learning.” Kojirō snorts as he thrusts harder and strokes faster when Kaoru starts squirming to warn that he’s close. “Should those projections work?”

“These should work perfectly. Thank you, dears.” Ainosuke agrees. “That’s all from me. I’ll discuss it with my board members but I think you have yourself a deal, Kojirō.” Red bores into Kojirō’s own despite Ainosuke not being able to see him. “Well done. Not many get this far into a proposal with me.”

Kojirō beams since Ainosuke can’t see him, chest swelling in pride. “Thank you, sir. Just shoot me an email with any other questions, but I look forward to doing business with you.”

“And you as well.” Ainosuke agrees. “Send Kaoru my regards. He seems rather occupied.”

Kojirō’s hips stutter as he pales, worried he messed up. Is the camera actually on? Were they too loud? “What do you mean?”

“Oh, nothing big, you probably just had him juggling tabs or the arranging he mentioned, but there is a typo in the second sentence and a double comma after that, and I’m sure we both know how Kaoru isn’t one for silly errors.” Ainosuke waves off though Kojirō is a little more wary of his amusement now. “Anyways, I’ll be letting you go. My puppy is getting needy, but it was a wonderful proposal, truly.”

Kojirō sighs in relief, focusing on getting Kaoru off again. “Thank you, Ainosuke. I’ll let him know. Take care of yourself,” he says, going through closing pleasantries on autopilot.

“You as well. Bye~” Ainosuke says with a little wave as he looks down while moving the mouse. “Who was a good puppy?” Is all they hear before the call ends.

“Kojirō~!” Kaoru doesn’t hesitate to moan. “Fuck! Please! I’m close! Please!”

Kojirō curses as Kaoru squeezes around him, grabbing slim hips to fuck into him properly. “Sorry, baby.” He coos. “Cum for me, hmm? Whenever you’re ready.”

Kaoru makes a sound almost like a sob, but it’s only a few more hard thrusts and well-timed flicks of Kojirō’s wrist before he’s crying out with a moan and cumming on the mat under Kojirō’s desk to protect the floor from the chair and apparently now cum as well. Kaoru practically turns to jelly after that, whimpering quietly as Kojirō chases his own release and whines for him to hurry.

“Sorry, baby. Almost… fuck ,” Kojirō groans, smacking around on the desk for a tissue since they had been out of condoms. He barely manages to pull out before he’s cumming across Kaoru’s ass and lower back, but it makes him see stars and he has to fall back in his chair panting, suddenly aware of the age difference. “Fuck, Kaoru, you’re too hot.”

Kaoru hums from where he remains bent over the desk, clearly fucked out, and based on how his thighs are still shaking, possibly still needing the support.

Kojirō chuckles at the sight since he had just been a menace barely an hour ago. “Feeling better?”

Another hum before Kaoru snorts. “We didn’t need to be quiet.”

Kojirō looks at Kaoru in confusion as he gets back up to start cleaning his assistant and getting him presentable. “What do you mean?”

Kaoru smirks from where he’s now happily perched on Kojirō’s lap, having his long, pink hair played with as they come down. “Ainosuke doesn’t have a puppy. That’s what he calls his chauffeur.”

Kojirō blanches making Kaoru burst out laughing and cup his cheek to kiss the other. “I didn’t know I was your kitten though.”

Kojirō flushes now, hiding his face in the younger man’s hair. “It sounded hot in the moment..and you're as attention picky as a cat.”

Kaoru huffs but smirks. “It was, don’t worry.” He sighs, shaking his head as he snuggles against his boss now.

Kojirō sighs in relief, relaxing now to hold Kaoru for a few minutes more before they have to do after-meeting paperwork before heading back to probably Kojirō’s place for hopefully another round.

“He definitely knows what we were doing though.”

“Fuck.”

#matcha blossom #nanjo kojiro #kaoru sakurayashiki #kojiro nanjo #sakurayashiki kaoru #sk8 the infinity #sk8 cherry #sk8 joe #matchablossom #matchablossom week 2024 #matchablossom week #sk8 smut

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beyondthedustjacket · 10 months

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Bookish Asks

ORIGINAL BOOK TAG BY CINNASBOOKS

SPINE — WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE GENRE TO READ?

Probably fantasy or contemporary romance. Fantasy can be difficult for me to get into, but I enjoy it once the story gets moving. As for contemporary romance, there's nothing like some good fluff to put a smile on my face.

COMMA — WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER…. EVER!?

This one is so hard! The first literary character who came to mind was Diana Barry. She's such a good friend and could achieve so much if her family simply gave her the chance.

PAGE — HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF A BOOK SLUMP?

Honestly, if I'm in a slump, I don't force myself to read. I don't want to ruin the enjoyment of it by making it a chore. I always find my way back eventually.

LIBRARY — WHAT IS ONE BOOK THAT CHANGED YOUR VIEWS ON A TOPIC?

I wouldn't say this book changed my views about the topic since I already agree with and support her viewpoints, but Greta Thunberg's speech collection, No One Is Too Small Too Make a Difference, taught me a lot about climate change and the crisis our planet is currently undergoing. She provides tons of information about it that I didn't know about before reading her book. Her speeches really helped me understand the issue and the scientific evidence behind it on a much deeper level. She makes it easy to understand and doesn't come off as condescending. She genuinely cares about the earth and its continuation.

WORDS — WHAT BOOK MADE YOU LOVE READING?

I didn't have the same childhood experience that many avid readers had. Others talk about how amazing reading was for them as a child, but, for me, it was a chore. I was constantly being forced to read books in school that I didn't find interesting whatsoever. Because of that, I didn't experience the childhood wonder of discovering books like the Percy Jackson series or the Chronicles of Narnia for the first time. I didn't start reading for personal enjoyment until my last year of high school. After I was free from narratives I didn't care about, I felt so much happiness once I found books that I actually enjoyed. So, overall, there isn't necessarily any one book that made me love reading. Instead, it was finally being given the chance to read what I wanted that changed my perception of it.

TYPEWRITER — HAVE YOU EVER CRIED OVER A BOOK?

Bridge to Terabithia is in the lead on this one, however, it did not actually achieve the task. No book that I have read has been successful in making me cry. (If you have a challenge for me, send it my way, lol!)

LETTER — WHO IS YOUR CHARACTER CRUSH?

I'm changing this question just a little bit since I don't really have an answer for it. In regards of which character I relate to and see myself in the most, it would have to be Nick Nelson from Heartstopper without a doubt. So many things he experienced in discovering his sexuality is what I went through as well. So much so that, in certain points of the story, it's almost a step-by-step recreation of my life. It's rather odd, but cathartic at the same time.

SPELLING — IF YOU COULD BE PUT INTO ANY UNIVERSE, WHICH WOULD IT BE?

I'm going with the Osemanverse! (Can you tell Alice Oseman is my fave yet?) Alice has put so much effort into her extended universe that exists within her novels. The Osemanverse provides such a warm feeling of comfort for me. I truly can't imagine a world without her works.

BOOKSTORE — IF YOU HAD A CHARACTER WRITTEN BASED ON YOU, WHAT WOULD THEIR PERSONALITY AND NAME BE?

Hopefully, I would just be me. I'm enough the way I am and I wouldn't change a single thing about myself.

GRAMMAR — WHAT IS THE SHORTEST PERIOD OF TIME IT HAS TAKEN YOU TO READ A NOVEL?

Probably a day, but only because I devoured Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake in one long, extended sitting.

SCROLL — WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE WEATHER TO READ IN?

Thunderstorms are where it's at for me!

PRINTER — WHY DO YOU READ?

Because it's fun! I like reading about other people's viewpoints and opinions, as well as discovering new fictional worlds that authors have put their hearts and souls into. Reading really is a beautiful thing.

PAPERBACK — STRANGEST PLACE YOU HAVE READ A BOOK?

I guess my answer would have to be the bathtub? I like to dim the lights and use bath bombs in the water as I take some time to relax. I don't know if I would call this strange though because I know quite a few people who do this as well.

HARDCOVER — LEAST FAVOURITE BOOK AND WHY?

Stephen King's It, primarily because of that extremely gross scene towards the end. (I won't say what it is, but I'm sure other reviewers know what I'm talking about.) Please research that book before you read it. I know it's horror and all, but that scene went way too far in my opinion. That was my first Stephen King book and I will never read another.

BESTSELLER — WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHOR?

Definitely Alice Oseman! Their books make me feel so warm and happy. I know I can always turn to their work if I ever need a pick-me-up!

BINDING — IF YOU COULD GIVE ANY BOOK TO A LOVED ONE, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

My sister is a lot like me in the sense that she didn't enjoy reading when she was younger. However, she still holds that view to a certain degree. If I recommend a book for her, she knows that I chose it because I'm sure she will like it. That's why I gave her a Chronicles of Narnia boxset. And she loves them!

CHAPTER — DO YOU THINK READING IS FOR EVERYONE?

That's a hard question. I think people consume stories differently and in their own ways. Maybe someone likes physical books while another person likes the audio versions? Someone else could prefer to simply watch the movie or TV adaptation of story? All of those options are fine. I think we need to let go of the idea that if someone doesn't read then they aren't as intelligent as people who do. Because that's simply not true. We should all be allowed to consume stories in whatever format suits us the best without the fear of judgment from others.

BLURB — HOW MANY BOOKS ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW?

Don't look at me.

CLIFFHANGER — WHAT BOOK(S) ARE YOU READING CURRENTLY?

I won't include books that I haven't picked up in a while because we'd be here forever if I did. The two books I'm most actively reading are Beartown as well as The Duke and I. Beartown is apart of my current Shelf Unhaul challenge, which was inspired by BooksAndLala's Closet Unhaul series. If you remember the earlier question about odd reading locations, I said that I like to unwind and read in the bathtub. That's where I take some time to catch up on The Duke and I. Nothing like a good romance while being surrounded by candles, lol!

COVER — RECOMMEND A BOOK FOR ME?

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman, especially if you like sweet, fluffy stories about friendship and romance.

PROLOGUE — DESCRIBE THE BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING USING ONLY EMOJIS?

I want to clarify that I've only read the first chapter of Beartown, so I'm only doing The Duke and I for this one, lol! 🤭👸🏻💅🏻✨👑💍💗

EPILOGUE — IF YOU COULD RENAME ANY BOOK, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

I genuinely can't think of a book for this one. I don't necessarily have issues with book titles because I know it's not (usually) up to the author what they're book is titled or how the cover is designed.

TITLE — WHAT CHARACTER WOULD BE YOUR BFF?

I'd say Tori Spring, but I'm sure you're all tired of me mentioning the Osemanverse over and over all, so I'll throw in a second character, lol! Annabeth Chase, forever and always! She's such a great character!

#fun stuff

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temporalbystander · 11 months

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So the finales out huh? How do I know that? Because my entire feed is blacklisted with MLB spoilers!

Guys you have no idea how badly my rage is building. I want to sate my curiosity of what the spoilers are but I also don't want to ruin anything in case I move on from my hatred in a few years and actually manage to watch what the show has become. And because you get the option of seeing the post anyway, blacklisting is useless!

Would it be too much to ask for them to at least put the other tags under the "view anyway" button? That way I can at least go "oh okay it's just an opinion peace, I should be safe to read it."

As for why my rage is building? Because I want to write damnit! I may dislike how the show is gone, hate everything the latter half of the season stands for, but the building blocks are just so fun to play with... And then I get the reminder that the "official" way the blocks are used is absolutely terrible and I feel like "well playing with these blocks is just supporting this terrible idea" and "why the hell would anyone care what I build anyway, you can't improve upon garbage, even when making your own blocks to fill the gaps."

In short I may or may not be in the middle of a mental breakdown because a show directed at little girls meant to sell toys has wormed itself inside my head and has now turned acidic destroying my ability to reason properly when it comes to this show. Should that sentence have some commas? Sure, but grammar died a long time ago when I started writing and it never came back.

And sure I may have claimed that I don't care if my work gets ignored, I sure as hell ain't doing my best to get it noticed, but the inability to go through all the ins and outs of the day the characters are currently having, the whys and how's and wtf are they going on about. There's a reason it's called brain rot and it's not because your brain isn't getting used! It's because all neurons are firing and burning and collapsing in on themselves until you start crying into your pillow wondering what were you dreaming about and when did you even fall asleep in the first place!

#mlb rambling #ooc #mun breakdown #im losing it #mun ramblings #screaming into the tumblr void #stupid tumblr #tumblr ui

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fictionadventurer · 3 years

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Hey, everyone, guess what really sucks! Random team generator software!

#after a couple of tries finally find one that works #find another piece of software to alphabetize the list #paste the lists into the posts and painstakingly put them all in one paragraph with nice commas between them #make sure everyone gets tagged #realize list 3 seems very long and count all the lists #realize team lewis only has 23 members in it #the others have 28 #which still does not add up to 81 #where did you all go?#turn all team paragraphs into list form so i can number them and see how they line up #yes team lewis only has 23 people in it #print out participants list and mark each assigned team member and watch for ones i missed #put missing ones onto team lewis #randomly generate number and steal one person from the other teams to put on team lewis #there are still only 80 people #who did i miss?#go through full participants list again checking off each person who is assigned to a team #finally find lost sheep and enter them into team lewis #leave all the names in list form because i want visual proof for myself that all teams are even #but now i have to go through and painstakingly *remove* all the commas from when this was in paragraph form #after hours of stupid busy work finally able to publish posts #if i missed anyone i am so sorry #but quite frankly given the number of checks and double checks i had to do there's almost no earthly chance i could have possibly missed you

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sailoryooons · 2 years

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O N E S H O T S

You’ve been in love with your best friend Jin for as long as you can remember. You know everything about him – except that he is also entirely in love with you.

Living with people is difficult, but all things considered, your new roommate isn’t terrible. He cooks, he cleans, and if you had to be honest - incredibly attractive. But his habit of streaming until the early hours of the morning while yelling and making other questionable noises has pushed you to the limit. You’ve finally decided to risk your sanity and put it all on the line with a reckless bet in hopes of getting some peace and quiet at night.

Seokjin has been at your side for the last few years. He’s your closest friend, and the one person you don’t think you can live without. But what happens when you discover that he might be the source of the curse he’s been trying to help you escape from?

D R A B B L E S

For as long as you’ve worked at the upscale grocery store in the northern part of the city, you’ve hated Seokjin. He’s charming and smooth and you’re always fighting for employee of the month. It isn’t until you both show up at a house in the middle of the night that you realize how much you have in common.

O N E S H O T S

Angel | S, A, F | mafia | Mafia!Yoongi x sex worker!f. reader | Complete

Yoongi never meant to keep coming back. You never meant to become Yoongi’s favorite. Being Min Yoongi’s favorite has dire consequences.

Yoongi lives a quiet life. His days are organized neatly, and every week he can expect the same results. Then he meets you. Hypnotizing. Otherworldly. Strange. And his life never goes back to the way it was before.

F*ck Christmas | S, A, H/C | holiday collab | Yoongi x f. reader | Complete

Making hating Christmas your entire personality was never the plan. Then again, it seems bad things only ever happen around Christmas - like discovering your fiancé cheating on you, forcing you to move back to your sleepy hometown. But Min Yoongi happens to love Christmas, and if there is one thing your very stubborn childhood crush is going to do, it’s try to reignite your Christmas spirit. Even if he has to force-feed it to you with gingerbread cookies and too-sweet eggnog.

Yoongi doesn’t ask for much. He never has to, with you. And yet when he comes home from a late night at the studio, particularly tired and a little cranky, there is a single thing on his mind. Except you want to hear him ask, this time.

Shadow | S, DD | Dark Fantasy | Faerie!Guard Yoongi x Faerie!Prince x Jimin | Complete

Yoongi’s life has been sworn to Jimin’s since the moment he was born. He was bred, crafted and trained to be Jimin’s shadow, his greatest protector. Jimin loves just how much Yoongi can never refuse him.

S E R I E S

You remember everything. The first time you radiated at garnet, feeling the power of the jewel rushing through you. Remember the energy pulsing at your command. And you certainly remember the face of the man who ruined your life. Then there’s Min Yoongi, the Chaotic who is the key to your revenge. → Series Masterlist

You’ve had a crush on Yoongi for most of your life. On a holiday trip to the cabin, you’re reunited with Yoongi after not seeing him from two years and things go less than according to plan. → Series Masterlist

Min Yoongi has been a cam boy for a few years now. The work is easy, the money is good, and he has loyal viewers. When he approaches you and asks if you want to be his muse for a ‘how-to’ series, your view on the infamous Yoongi changes. → Series Masterlist

Don’t ask for help in the dark. It’s an old tale you always heard whispered among the people of your village. But when you find yourself dragged kicking by the man you’re to marry, you have little choice but to beg for help long after the sun has set. The god who answers your pleas promises to save you, but every deal comes with a price. → Series Masterlist

O N E S H O T S

Anything | S, F | Idol!Hobi x reader | established relationship pwp | Complete

You haven't seen Hobi in a few weeks. Now that you're joining him at an award show, your boyfriend wants to play.

From the moment you step foot in Kill Devil, you know something about the town is off. Determined to find out exactly how your sister went missing in such a small town, you receive unlikely help from the man staying in the motel room next to yours. But there is so much more than what meets the eye with Hoseok and the citizens of Kill Devil.

O N E S H O T S

Namjoon is determined to visit the City of the Dead. Amtenemhat is the Egyptian ruins that the locals fear. Archaeologists have gone missing and strange things lurk in the night. But Namjoon's work as a historian isn't perfect if he doesn't go to the source of the legend, and hiring a weaponized tomb raider seems his best bet at surviving.

Ever since Namjoon turned you into a vampire, there is only one thing that you crave more than blood. Good thing your sire is more than happy to indulge in his sweet little vampire fledgling.

For as long as you can remember, your village has been relatively normal. But when people begin to turn up dead right after a group of newcomers arrive, pieces of your past start to fall into place, and something feels familiar - particularly the quiet man who can’t take his eyes off of you.

O N E S H O T S

You DTF? | S | fuckboy!Jimin x brat!reader | PWP | Complete

You’ve never had a one-night stand. Jimin has had countless. You’re trying to experience new things. Jimin loves doing the same old shit. So when you meet the man going around the club inviting people to touch his ripped abs, you think perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to try new things. It’s Labor Day weekend at the shore - what can go wrong?

Taehyung gets lured to an exclusive club by a strange, enchanting woman. What finds him there is much more intoxicating and dangerous.

Shadow | S, DD | Dark Fantasy | Faerie!Guard Yoongi x Faerie!Prince x Jimin | Complete

S E R I E S

After finding a mysterious ring while cleaning out your late grandmother's attic, you receive the unlikeliest of visitors: a fae prince who claims you have something that belongs to him. Discovering the fairytales your grandmother told you are true is the least of your problems when you're taken to a world dangerous and unfamiliar. → Series Masterlist

O N E S H O T S

Dominus | S, DD | demon!Taehyung | Taehyung x female stranger | Complete

Taehyung is a demon that has needs. Some of those needs include feeding off of fear and fucking until he's numb. Thankfully, he knows how to do those things at the same time.

Taehyung gets lured to an exclusive club by a strange, enchanting woman. What finds him there is much more intoxicating and dangerous.

O N E S H O T S

Somehow you convince Jeon Jungkook to look into theories of vampirism for a research paper. What Jungkook doesn't expect, is for vampirism to become a very real and very personal problem for him.

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xxsycamore · 2 years

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Hi how are you? How have the holidays shaping up to be? This is for the Christmas special for Ike vamp leonardo DaVinci with the prompt December 1st all I want for Christmas is you. Please and thank you kindly

Hello! I'm having a great time so far, and this lovely challenge is actually doing a nice work keeping up the holiday spirit alive, haha! 😅🎄🎇🎇 So happy to start off the challenge with Leonardo, thank you for requesting! Hope you like it & wishing you lots of happy festive time!💕

The season for making Wishes (and for cuddles) [ LEONARDO X MC SMUT ]

Rating: E

Word count: 896

Tags: Fluff & Smut; Cuddling & Snuggling; Cunnilingus; Come Eating

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Part of ‘Tis the Season for Smut 2.0 Content Creation Challenge, hosted by @voltage-vixen

DAY 1 - “All I want for Christmas is you.”

With Christmas being just behind the corner, Leonardo notices that his cara mia only gets harder and harder to catch. While the weather outside calls for a snuggle session, his little darling seems to keep finding other activities around the mansion to get busied with…

"L-Leonardo!! Put me down! You can just steal me away whenever you want to-"

Chuckling at the little fists bumping on his back as he carries her over a shoulder, Leonardo waits until they're behind the door of his bedroom to finally put her down.

"Forgive me, cara mia. I couldn't help myself, I missed you."

He tugs gently on her hand to beckon her to take a seat on the bed. MC giggles at both his gesture and his words, wondering how he'd missed the chance to directly lay her down on his bed from his arms. This, along with the soft expression on his face, tell her that there is a genuine guilt in him about stealing her away.

MC not only takes the invitation to sit, but also immediately flops down on her back, enjoying the meeting between the soft duvet and her sore muscles. Deciding to use the chance to relax completely for a moment, her eyes fall shut.

"Oh, it's alright, really. I could use a break…"

Bringing a hand over her mouth as a yawn leaves her lips, she could hear Leonardo humming in a pleased manner. He leans down, nuzzling his face under her chin to take in her smell, and to place a kiss or two to the delicate skin, that is noticeably cold.

"Are you dressing up good, hmm?"

As another yawn threats to escape, MC stretches out her limbs a little more, feeling like she could melt in Leonardo's warm embrace. His breath is tickling her neck but even that feels good right now…

"Mm, yes, I just had to dash outside for a second earlier, that's it. You know how it is… we're still putting up decorations and whatnot."

"Hmm."

The sound is not one that suggests a scolding, yet MC finds herself stroking the hair of the back of his neck, as if telling him not to worry.

In answer, the man only nips on her skin more stubbornly, hands unable to stay idle for any longer as he starts to run them over the woolen sweater she wears. MC can feel him untucking it and slipping his hands underneath as they snake up and down on her waist.

"Mm…so nice. Your hands are so big and warm,"

Leonardo can hear the imaginary comma hanging in her tone, but he can guess why his doing is distracting her, as his hands reach further up and then cup her breasts.

"I wonder if they're going to be fine by themselves…? Not just with the decoration, these days there is just so much to do… I hope everybody gets what they want for the holidays."

Half-lidded eyes look at the ceiling as she can't help but smile, feeling that somewhere over the course of her rambling Leonardo's whole head had disappeared underneath her sweater. His kisses are wet and his breath warms her up even more, but she's already forgotten all about being cold anyway. As if reading her thoughts that are getting naughtier and naughtier by the second, Leonardo withdraws, and runs his hands on her hips, dragging down every layer of her bottom half on one go, leaving her bare. MC rubs her tights together but soon Leonardo's hands spread them apart as he returns to his previous position.

"They will be fine."

Rising her head just to be able to see his face better, MC's heart throbs at the gentle smile he gives her. There is, unmistakably, lust somewhere in there in his eyes, but in a way that only he can mask, while still genuinely listening to her. It makes her curl her toes.

"And what is it that you want, caro?"

Chuckling ever so quietly at her endearing words, he focuses his attention towards her burning hot center. Nudging her labia apart with the help of his thumbs, he dives down to take one long lick across her slit, dragging the very tip of his tongue on it and pausing on her clit.

MC can see him gazing lovingly at her, with tongue poking just past his lips as he eats her out. She is aware of the sounds she is making, but the moment is too good to fight back against herself. Wetness pools on the wake of his ministrations, and she already misses his tongue the second it disappears withdraws behind his lips.

"You mean for Christmas, cara mia? Because all I want for Christmas is you."

It's no fair stealing her breath before she could use it to form a proper reply for such sweet words, MC wants to protest, but really, she doesn't mind. Leonardo could leave her unable to mutter anything besides his name forever if he wants to - still perfectly understanding what she has to say. Still knowing that, "But, I'm already yours, Leonardo!". She needn't say it at all.

Swirling his tongue inside her needy hole, Leonardo thinks how he is absolutely in love with the thought of that.

Somewhere outside the coziness of their little den, the mansion residents could be heard causing their usual pre-holiday ruckus…

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duckprintspress · 3 years

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How to Edit an Over-Length Story Down to a Specific Word Count

One of the most wonderful things about writing as a hobby is that you never have to worry about the length of your story. You can be as self-indulgent as you want, make your prose the royalist of purples, include every single side story and extra thought that strikes your fancy. It’s your story, with no limits, and you can proceed with it as you wish.

When transitioning from casual writing to a more professional writing milieu, this changes. If you want to publish, odds are, you’ll need to write to a word count. If a flash fiction serial says, “1,000 words or less,” your story can’t be 1,025 and still qualify. If a website says, “we accept novellas ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 words,” your story will need to fall into that window. Even when you consider novel-length works, stories are expected to be a certain word count to fit neatly into specific genres - romance is usually around 80,000 words, young adult usually 50,000 to 80,000, debut novels usually have to be 100,000 words or less regardless of genre, etc. If you self-publish or work with a small press, you may be able to get away with breaking these “rules,” but it’s still worthwhile to learn to read your own writing critically with length in mind and learn to recognize what you do and do not need to make your story work - and then, if length isn’t an issue in your publishing setting, you can always decide after figuring out what’s non-essential to just keep everything anyway.

If you’re writing for fun? You literally never have to worry about your word count (well, except for sometimes in specific challenges that have minimum and/or maximum word counts), and as such, this post is probably not for you.

But, if you’re used to writing in the “throw in everything and the kitchen sink” way that’s common in fandom fanfiction circles, and you’re trying to transition only to be suddenly confronted with the reality that you’ve written 6,000 words for a short story project with a maximum word count of 5,000...well, we at Duck Prints Press have been there, we are in fact there right now, as we finish our stories for our upcoming anthology Add Magic to Taste and many of us wrote first drafts that were well over the maximum word count.

So, based on our experiences, here are our suggestions on approaches to help your story shorter...without losing the story you wanted to tell!

Cut weasel words (we wrote a whole post to help you learn how to do that!) such as unnecessary adverbs and adjectives, the “was ~ing” sentence structure, redundant time words such as “a moment later,” and many others.

When reviewing dialog, keep an eye out for “uh,” “er,” “I mean,” “well,” and other casual extra words. A small amount of that kind of language usage can make dialog more realistic, but a little goes a long way, and often a fair number of words can be removed by cutting these words, without negatively impacting your story at all.

Active voice almost always uses fewer words than passive voice, so try to use active voice more (but don’t forget that passive voice is important for varying up your sentence structures and keeping your story interesting, so don’t only write in active voice!).

Look for places where you can replace phrases with single words that mean the same thing. You can often save a lot of words by switching out phrases like “come back” for “return” and seeking out other places where one word can do the work of many.

Cut sentences that add atmosphere but don't forward the plot or grow your characters. (Obviously, use your judgement. Don't cut ALL the flavor, but start by going - I’ve got two sentences that are mostly flavor text - which adds more? And then delete the other, or combine them into one shorter sentence.)

Remove superfluous dialog tags. If it’s clear who’s talking, especially if it’s a conversation between only two people, you can cut all the he saids, she saids.

Look for places where you've written repetitively - at the most basic level, “ ‘hahaha,’ he laughed,” is an example, but repetition is often more subtle, like instances where you give information in once sentence, and then rephrase part or all of that sentence in the next one - it’s better to poke at the two sentences until you think of an effective, and more concise, way to make them into only one sentence. This also goes for scenes - if you’ve got two scenes that tend towards accomplishing the same plot-related goal, consider combining them into one scene.

Have a reason for every sentence, and even every sentence clause (as in, every comma insertion, every part of the sentence, every em dashed inclusion, that kind of thing). Ask yourself - what function does this serve? Have I met that function somewhere else? If it serves no function, or if it’s duplicative, consider cutting it. Or, the answer may be “none,” and you may choose to save it anyway - because it adds flavor, or is very in character for your PoV person, or any of a number of reasons. But if you’re saving it, make sure you’ve done so intentionally. It's important to be aware of what you're trying to do with your words, or else how can you recognize what to cut, and what not to cut?

Likewise, have a reason for every scene. They should all move the story along - whatever the story is, it doesn’t have to be “the end of the world,” your story can be simple and straightforward and sequential...but if you’re working to a word count, your scenes should still forward the story toward that end point. If the scene doesn’t contribute...you may not need them, or you may be able to fold it in with another scene, as suggested in item 6.

Review the worldbuilding you’ve included, and consider what you’re trying to accomplish with your story. A bit of worldbuilding outside of the bare essentials makes a story feel fleshed out, but again, a little can go a long way. If you’ve got lots of “fun” worldbuilding bits that don’t actually forward your plot and aren’t relevant to your characters, cut them. You can always put them as extras in your blog later, but they’ll just make your story clunky if you have a lot of them.

Beware of info-dumps. Often finding a more natural way to integrate that information - showing instead of telling in bits throughout the story - can help reduce word count.

Alternatively - if you over-show, and never tell, this will vastly increase your word count, so consider if there are any places in your story where you can gloss over the details in favor of a shorter more “tell-y” description. You don’t need to go into a minute description of every smile and laugh - sometimes it’s fine to just say, “she was happy” or “she frowned” without going into a long description of their reaction that makes the reader infer that they were happy. (Anyone who unconditionally says “show, don’t tell,” is giving you bad writing advice. It’s much more important to learn to recognize when showing is more appropriate, and when telling is more appropriate, because no story will function as a cohesive whole if it’s all one or all the other.)

If you’ve got long paragraphs, they’re often prime places to look for entire sentences to cut. Read them critically and consider what’s actually helping your story instead of just adding word count chonk.

Try reading some or all of the dialog out loud; if it gets boring, repetitive, or unnecessary, end your scene wherever you start to lose interest, and cut the dialog that came after. If necessary, add a sentence or two of description at the end to make sure the transition is abrupt, but honestly, you often won’t even need to do so - scenes that end at the final punchy point in a discussion often work very well.

Create a specific goal for a scene or chapter. Maybe it’s revealing a specific piece of information, or having a character discover a specific thing, or having a specific unexpected event occur, but, whatever it is, make sure you can say, “this scene/chapter is supposed to accomplish this.” Once you know what you’re trying to do, check if the scene met that goal, make any necessary changes to ensure it does, and cut things that don’t help the scene meet that goal.

Building on the previous one, you can do the same thing, but for your entire story. Starting from the beginning, re-outline the story scene-by-scene and/or chapter-by-chapter, picking out what the main “beats” and most important themes are, and then re-read your draft and make sure you’re hitting those clearly. Consider cutting out the pieces of your story that don’t contribute to those, and definitely cut the pieces that distract from those key moments (unless, of course, the distraction is the point.)

Re-read a section you think could be cut and see if any sentences snag your attention. Poke at that bit until you figure out why - often, it’s because the sentence is unnecessary, poorly worded, unclear, or otherwise superfluous. You can often rewrite the sentence to be clearer, or cut the sentence completely without negatively impacting your work.

Be prepared to cut your darlings; even if you love a sentence or dialog exchange or paragraph, if you are working to a strict word count and it doesn't add anything, it may have to go, and that's okay...even though yes, it will hurt, always, no matter how experienced a writer you are. (Tip? Save your original draft, and/or make a new word doc where you safely tuck your darlings in for the future. Second tip? If you really, really love it...find a way to save it, but understand that to do so, you’ll have to cut something else. It’s often wise to pick one or two favorites and sacrifice the rest to save the best ones. We are not saying “always cut your darlings.” That is terrible writing advice. Don’t always cut your darlings. Writing, and reading your own writing, should bring you joy, even when you’re doing it professionally.)

If you’re having trouble recognizing what in your own work CAN be cut, try implementing the above strategies in different places - cut things, and then re-read, and see how it works, and if it works at all. Sometimes, you’ll realize...you didn’t need any of what you cut. Other times, you’ll realize...it no longer feels like the story you were trying to tell. Fiddle with it until you figure out what you need for it to still feel like your story, and practice that kind of cutting until you get better at recognizing what can and can’t go without having to do as much tweaking.

Lastly...along the lines of the previous...understand that sometimes, cutting your story down to a certain word count will just be impossible. Some stories simply can’t be made very short, and others simply can’t be told at length. If you’re really struggling, it’s important to consider that your story just...isn’t going to work at that word count. And that’s okay. Go back to the drawing board, and try again - you’ll also get better at learning what stories you can tell, in your style, using your own writing voice, at different word counts. It’s not something you’ll just know how to do - that kind of estimating is a skill, just like all other writing abilities.

As with all our writing advice - there’s no one way to tackle cutting stories for length, and also, which of these strategies is most appropriate will depend on what kind of story you’re writing, how much over-length it is, what your target market is, your characters, and your personal writing style. Try different ones, and see which work for you - the most important aspect is to learn to read your own writing critically enough that you are able to recognize what you can cut, and then from that standpoint, use your expertise to decide what you should cut, which is definitely not always the same thing. Lots of details can be cut - but a story with all of the flavor and individuality removed should never be your goal.

Contributions to this post were made by @unforth, @jhoomwrites, @alecjmarsh, @shealynn88, @foxymoley, @willablythe, and @owlishintergalactic, and their input has been used with their knowledge and explicit permission. Thanks, everyone, for helping us consider different ways to shorten stories!

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hollyhomburg · 3 years

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Reasons Wretched And Divine (Pt.9) (Sneak Peak)

(Yoon Min Joon x Reader) (Hybrid au) (Mafia au)

Summary: After years of abuse, you’ve all finally found each other. But why would yoongi run away? with your due date fast approaching- you don't have much time to search.

Tags: Dead bodies, violence, serious gore warning, psychotic characters, hybrid abuse, physical abuse, hopeless mindsets, birth (non-graphic), baby fluff,

W/c: 10.4k

A/n: ah it's been a while hasn't it? honestly, i still have to re-read and work my way through reading the whole series to make sure I haven't missed anything- but kudos to anyone who starts reading this after this chapter is released BECAUSE HOLY FUCK those first few chapters are so bad. wow, I didn't know how to use commas back then huh. anyways! here is the long-awaited return!

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Part 9: Sneak Peak

- You honestly should have known this was going to happen today. Both Jimin and Namjoon had been tripping over themselves to be close to you all morning. Scent marking you copiously, nipping at your neck and your ears and not let you get more than a few feet away before their protective instincts had them pulling you back with growls turned whines.

- It’d been cute the first 5 times, but after that you’d needed some space from them. In fact, All of the hybrids had seemed agitated this morning more than one of them snapping at one point over breakfast, all hackles raised, something in the air that had them all twitching.

- It all makes sense now though. Starting down at the wet grass, your water just broken.

- When the first rush of wind carries your scent in the direction of the barns, Seokjin comes running. He can smell your fear from a mile away- cloying and sensitive. He shouts and a nimble tiger hybrid runs to get Namjoon and Jimin. They’d given you your privacy after the morning when everyone had been at each other’s throats, now you wish you hadn’t asked to walk to the garden on your own.

- But Seokjin is there, a comforting presence at your side. "it's gonna be okay, come on, you're gonna be fine," his hands steady as he helps you over potholes and unseen rocks in the tall grass, navigating you back to the path trampling over the flowers with little thought to them.

- Namjoon is so shocked when the shout comes over the hills, dashing as fast as she can and yelling for Namjoon at the top of her lungs, a small army of pups following her too. Appearing from the underbrush, Little kits with floppy ears and pups running in a gaggle.

- Several other groups get drawn to the house by the shouting, rushing to see the comotion. Flanking you and Seokjin, with an arm wrapped under your shoulders, half carrying you half guiding you through your breaths. Hoseok's not too far behind looking so pale he might be about to pass out. Rounded ears pressed tight to his skull. Everyone is a mixture of agitated and excited and-

- And Namjoon looks at you, and knows he's about to be a dad. You're about to become parents.

- Jimin knows what’s happening the second he sees your panicked face, running to snatch up your maternity bag that you’d put together and left by the door incase this very thing happened.

- he makes it back to the car before you’re both even upon each other, bouncing on his heels. Namjoon takes Seokjin's spot and instantly starts ranting. His panicked voice filling the driveway with the muttering of the gathered hybrids “Are you sure!? The obgyn said it wouldn’t be that abnormal for you to go past your due date and- and-”

- “Yes I’m sure!!” you yell as you squeeze Seokjin’s hand incredibly tight, enough that he winces. Your knees giving out as another contraction strikes you- the worst pain you think you’ll ever feel racks your abdomen again, Several hybrids reach out to make sure you don’t actually fall but Namjoon’s the one that scoops you up into his arms, heaving you up like you weigh nothing. A growl ringing out at the others who reach for you.

- “Namjoon” Seokjin voice cuts through his panic. mate- mate hurt- mate needs help- Pup’s here, cacophony in his mind “You need to take her to the hospital.” You look at the alpaca hybrid- thankful.

- The other hybrids hover, unsure of how they should help as Jimin opens the car door and Namjoon sets you in the passenger seat. (No way he was going to have you drive yourself to the hospital while you were in active labor)

-“Are you sure you’re okay to drive?” Jimin asks as Namjoon buckles you in, you’re breathing out through your nose, jaw clenched. “Yes I’m Sure,” Namjoon says, but Jimin can see his nervousness in his eyes, the horrible quivering worry that fixes on his face when it comes to you- to this.

-Taehyung runs up the hill, his red hat tossed onto the gravel as he almost bowls over a wolf hybrid, skidding to a stop as he takes in the scene. “I’ve got this- just go- just get her to the hospital already- what the fuck are you still doing here. Namjoon- go-"

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