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tadfools · 4 months
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You guys are commenting on the fics you read right? You’re at least leaving kudos on the Astarion smut and the pairs that have less than 20 fics for them too? You’re bookmarking stories you really like that are still being updated and ones that haven’t been touched in over a year right?
You know that even the smallest interactions are like cocaine to fic writers right? You understand how important a string of emoji hearts left behind on chapter at three am is right?? Right????
You’re treating AO3 like a community and not a content factory….right?
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rapidhighway · 7 months
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everyone who knows me knows im so weak for my fave getting magically de-aged for fluff and plot reasons
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divatheeva · 1 year
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A piece I did for @ingo-ingoing-ingone for his very cool fic (that I still need to read but I’m scared to because of angst) Always By Your Side!! Might need to tap the photo to see it in better quality, thank u for that Tumblr xoxo
Ingo and Emmet are hangin out at the park and see a Pokémon that reminds them of themselves! :) too bad it’s a bit of a bully
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marrfixated · 8 months
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How I feel after scrolling through/refreshing the Alenoah tag over and over instead of reading the 50 fanfics I have yet to read
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irregularbillcipher · 10 months
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quick little thing of the main characters of my flatland/gravity falls fic in the style of my old flatland short film, since i was thinking about it
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barrencelenny · 4 months
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✨fav fics published in 2023 ✨
173 fics (+ 15 podfics) (in English) were published in the coldflash tag in 2023! Bless everybody who continues to write fic for a show that has now ended!! Here is a semi complete list of all my faves from this year in lieu of a Spotify wrapped fics edition!!!
heading off the rails by Sandrine shaw
-let Barry be drunk (for a little bit) that's what I always say! he's in his 20s he should be at the club! and that's where he is here! incredible.
Into the Speed Force by captainicecube
-ahhh I just love fics where the speed force is a character and is also Super Creepy Eldritch Horror about it
detox just to retox (i’d promise you anything) by trespresh
-coming back to this series after years since the previous instalment made me go relisten to disloyal order of water buffaloes and single handedly restarted my fob obsession so thanks for that
Seek Comfort, Find Faith by Annawry
-love when fics just have the characters be cursed by magic. it's already a superhero show set in a universe with canon magic users it's not even a reach. also love when their solution is to fuck about it.
to give hope by Aerica_Menai
-Star Trek mention gives me so much serotonin it’s not even funny + honorary mention to ‘Just Another Tuesday Amongst the Stars’ for also being about Star Trek
small favours in high doses by QLaLa
-pov outsider and teacher!barry you are everything to me. the DTR bit had me in stitches. they're both SO goddamn embarrassing my god.
There’s blood on your teeth (let me get that for you) by SoftBoyDepot
-the tag being “if you’re a fan of Leonard Snart begging this is the fic for you!” and boy did it deliver
I Won’t Ever be Too Far Away to Feel You by RedRidingStiles
-this is the only fic where I would agree with len being a cop because it’s so good. the second hand embarrassment of the initial call from Barry makes my chest hurt but hey, that just tells you how visceral the experience of reading can be lmao
So Long, Scarlet Speedster by HowToKillAVampire
-time! travel! You are everything to me! Time travellers wife-esque situations where they meeting out of sync is catnip to me I’m gobbling this fic right up
The Fair Price of a Plate of Dinner by RetroactiveCon
-hehe love fics where both Barry and len are being little shits and causing problems for Joe. Me 🤝 Len “has no interest in Christmas, but do just about anything to cause problems on purpose”
slipstream by wednesday
- competent! Barry is everything to me. Misunderstanding is delicious to me. Len not knowing how to deal with random acts of kindness is Kryptonite to me. You see how this fic is exactly up my alley
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w-tsugua · 6 months
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Colin: Guess who just found out the difference between wax paper and parchment paper the hard way?
Penelope: Wait, what’s the difference?
Colin: One you can use in the oven safely, and the other you can also use in the oven... if the thing you are trying to make happens to be fire.
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gaytedlasso · 8 months
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Spoilers for ch7 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by @strawberryicebreakers
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Ted looked at their hands, then at Trent. “Can I -”
“Of course,” Trent said.
He didn’t know exactly what he’d expected; a kiss, probably, or maybe even Ted taking his hand away, but as always, Ted surprised him. The other man surged forward, wrapping his arms around Trent and pulling him close. Instead of a kiss, however, Ted turned, pressing his face into Trent’s shoulder and keeping it there.
Slowly, Trent raised his arms, bringing them up to hold Ted. He let one hand wander its way up Ted’s back, coming to rest at the nape of his neck. He felt for the soft, short strands, threading his fingers against them as he kept his touch light.
“We’re okay?” Ted asked, his voice muffled against the fabric of Trent’s shirt.
Trent’s arms wrapped around him, keeping him pressed tight against his chest. “We’re okay.”
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“Pizza’s on the way,” Eddie announces. He flops down on the sofa, crashing right into Billy’s side and smiling when the little outburst goes unnoticed. “I got mushrooms and cherry tomatoes like you like.”
Without looking up from his book, Billy hums. Turns the page gently while Eddie noses a kiss against his cheek.
“Did you get plain cheese for Stevie?” Billy asks.
“Yup, with stuffed crusts.”
Billy nods once. Zones back into his book, if the way that his breathing softens is any indication. Eddie scoots closer. Glances at the page and implements the five finger rule that Billy showed him — and determines before he’s even halfway down that this book is way over his head.
“Dude, what kind of Old Testament shit is this?”
It takes Billy a moment to finish the sentence that he’s reading before his eyes stop skimming back and forth.
“The Vampyre by John Polidori,” Billy says. “It’s the original vampire novel.”
“I thought Dracula was the original vampire.”
Billy taps the page lightly with his thumb.
“This was like seventy years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published. Stoker’s novel is actually considered an adaptation of this one.”
Eddie nods. Leans his head against Billy’s shoulder and wraps his arms around him.
“Then why not just read Dracula?”
“Because I’m reading it next.”
“God, you’re such a goth, y’know that?”
A small smile blooms on Billy’s face as he shakes his head.
“I don’t listen to the music.”
“C’mon, I’ve heard you bopping to Siouxsie and the Banshees before.”
“One of Max’s mixes,” Billy excuses.
“The Cure?”
“Jonathan left his tape in my car and I haven’t given it back yet.”
There’s a slight pause. Eddie sits up enough to look at his partner, quirking a brow.
“Since when do you hang around Byers?”
Billy purses his lips.
“I don’t. He works part-time at the library.”
“He’s showing you music in your car.” Eddie spreads a grin and Billy’s face begins to burn a flustered shade of red. “You have a little crush on him, don’t you?” When Billy doesn’t say anything, Eddie snickers. “You definitely have a type, that’s all I’m saying.”
“No I don’t.”
“No you don’t have a crush on him or no you don’t have a type?”
Billy huffs and waves Eddie off with his hand.
“Either.”
“Lanky brunets,” Eddie lilts. “Typically of the brooding persuasion.”
“You do not brood, Munson, you’re the most bubbly motherfucker on the planet.”
“That’s why I said typically, babe, let’s try and keep up.” Eddie nuzzles closer and chews his lip. “Y’know, mostly based on Steve and Jonathan. Maybe a little bit of Hagan.”
“You’re putting way too much thought into this.”
“There’s definitely a pattern, wouldn’t you say? Lanky brunets…” Eddie wonders. “Brooding, pale skin, brown eyes…”
Billy’s eyes stay locked on the page that he hasn’t finished reading yet, jaw set as Eddie tippy-taps his fingers against the blond’s chest.
“Is your type just… vampires?” Eddie muses.
“Energy vampires, maybe,” Billy grumbles. He dog-ears the page and finally shuts his book, laying it in his lap. “But no.”
Eddie chuckles. Flattens his hand against Billy’s sternum and smooths his palm back and forth.
“Seems like it to me.”
“This may surprise you, but I’m not so shallow that I only care about looks.”
“So…” Eddie trails off. “There’s an outlier.”
“Edd—“
“Who is it?”
“I’m not doing this right now.”
“You’re my boyfriend, you’re contractually obligated to tell me about your hot man crushes.”
Billy presses his lips together and doesn’t budge when Eddie tries to shake an answer out of him. Eddie is about to start more roughly demanding when the doorbell rings, and it derails his train of thought long enough for Billy to slip away from him.
The blond jumps up from his seat to answer the door, practically ripping the door off of its hinges when he opens it. Light pours into the entryway, obstructed by a tall figure.
“Thanks for ordering Surfer Boy Pizza where we make everything fresh except…” the voice trails off momentarily, nearly cut off by the bubbly laugh that exits the guy’s lips. “‘Sup, lil’ dude!”
A hand shoots out to fist bump Billy, which he barely reacts fast enough to reciprocate. Still, the blond spreads a dopey little smile.
“Hey, Argyle,” he greets. Soft, for how flustered he is.
“Man, I didn’t know you lived right here or I would’ve been hopping the fence for backyard smoke seshes.”
Billy fishes his wallet out of his pocket.
“Yeah, it’s kind of a new situation. Still getting settled.” Which is technically true if you count the box that’s been sitting unpacked in the corner for two weeks. “You should still come by sometime, though. When, uh… you’re not working, obviously.”
“Def!” Argyle says. “That’ll be fourteen fifty, bro.”
Billy digs in his wallet for a moment before he slaps a couple of bills in the other guy’s hand, which he trades the pizza for.
“Keep the change.”
Argyle furrows his brows.
“You gave me thirty.”
“Then I guess you have some extra cash for snacks when we hang out,” Billy lilts.
Argyle nods. Spreads a grin as he pockets the cash and fist bumps Billy once more.
“Sweet,” he says, and turns on his heel. “I’ll be seeing you around, lil’ dude!”
Billy waves briefly before he kicks the door shut, turning to walk into the kitchen and stopping in his tracks when he sees Eddie smirking at him from the couch.
The blond’s face turns ten different shades of red in a matter of seconds.
“The pizza guy, huh?” Eddie teases. “I see it.”
“I haven’t seen him much since I left Cali, alright? He just moved in with Jonathan and I haven’t had time to visit.”
“Right.”
Billy shifts his weight on his feet, furrowing his brows.
“Am I under investigation or something?”
“Nerds.”
“What?”
“Nerds. That’s your type. You like ‘em kinda dorky and way too interested in their hobbies.”
Billy scoffs.
“Stevie isn’t a nerd.”
“He’s a sports guy. You can twist it how you want, but he’s a nerd about it.”
“Tommy, then.”
“Too into cars.”
“Jon— actually, I understand that one, but Argyle is definitely not a nerd.”
Eddie chuckles and leans his elbow against the armrest, setting his chin in his hand thereafter.
“How many weed strands can that guy name? More than I can, and I can name a lot.” Eddie clicks his tongue when Billy has no counter argument. “Plus, he’s super passionate about his job. He talked my ear off about toppings for twenty minutes one time when I called in.”
Billy sighs. Sets the pizza down on the counter and crosses his arms, clearly working things over in his head. Eddie gets up in the meantime and strolls over. Gently pushes a stray curl out of Billy’s face before he laces his arms around his neck.
“Jokes aside, I think it’s nice that you like so many different people.”
Blue eyes meet his, and Billy softens. Sets his hands on Eddie’s hips.
“Yeah?”
“Mhm, I mean, you have lots of love to give, y’know? Of course it’s spilling over, sweetheart. Your cup is full.”
Billy chews his lip thoughtfully.
“I never looked at it that way before.”
Eddie leans closer. Kisses the corner of his partner’s mouth while he toys with a lock of his hair, soft to the touch and free of product.
“Glad my ramblings were of use to you,” Eddie chuckles. “Wanna have a sit-down with sleeping beauty after dinner? Talk some strats for getting you out of the friend zone?”
“I dunno if I wanna do that.”
“I’m pretty sure Steve’s had the hots for Tommy for a while now, so maybe we can knock everything out all at once.”
Billy raises an eyebrow.
“You’re not crushing on anyone? I might have to do some digging on you too, Munson, mister hopeless romantic.”
“I’m fine with bothering you two for eternity. I’m actually making it my life’s goal as we speak.”
“Of course you are.”
Billy ropes him closer, pulls him up to his tippy toes so he can press his lips to his neck — one of Eddie’s many, many weaknesses.
One of the others is, unfortunately, being manhandled. Even though Billy is gentle, it sends a thrill down Eddie’s spine when he’s lifted effortlessly.
“Want me to pay you back for the pizza?” Eddie breathes.
He makes a surprised noise when a large hand squeezes his ass.
“Keep your money, baby,” Billy lilts. Low and affectionate and now Eddie is the one getting flustered. “Wanna go wake Stevie up so we can eat and have our little discussion?”
Eddie nods. Shudders when Billy mouths at his throat and holds him ever closer.
“Yeah…” he manages.
Then Billy releases him. Let’s his socked feet touch the floor once again before he’s patting his behind and ushering him out of the kitchen.
Eddie has this sneaking suspicion that they’re gonna do way more than talk after they eat.
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nerdyenby · 9 months
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Fic writers’ search history looking like:
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*grabby hands* gimme fic rec
fifth fanfic roulette of the day:
for you, my dear, i have decided -
Case Number: Not Found by Doshu
It has been months since Voldemort’s defeat, and there’s a secret locked up in the bowels of the Ministry.
Of course, the last thing that the Ministry understands is the concept of a ‘secret,’ and they’re just so wonderfully inept at keeping anyone—anything—hidden away.
words - 33798 | chapters - 45 | complete
have i read it? yes. did i love it? absolutely. and i think you will too 🥹
send me an ask if you want to get a fanfic roulette too
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nightmun · 4 months
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Goofy little comic based on a line from @lolatulips’s fic The Masque Of The Mauve Death
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frownyalfred · 1 year
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a great writing tip to overcome writer’s block I wish someone would’ve told me sooner:
go into ao3, open up a new fic, and tag your fic idea like it’s complete. add your possible characters and relationships, and then any tags you think might come up.
ao3 will suggest tags based on word choice (if I type in “Bruce Wayne” it will suggest “Bruce Wayne is…” or “Bruce Wayne’s…”) and you can use these as possible fic ideas.
you can answer some good questions too. is this fic explicit? who’s in this fic? will it be multiple chapters? is it gen or slash? both?
eventually, you’ll end up with a decent fic outline! or some new ideas. or both.
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atlas-and-the-time · 8 months
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‘I have you. Why would I need someone else?’
Based on Small Mercies by calacreda on Ao3
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wishchthumblr · 4 months
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hate when i finish a fanfic and try to move on to the next fic on my reading list, but i cant start reading the new one because the last one was amazing but it had a kind of an abrupt and unsatisfying ending and im still caught up on it, so i have to spend some time listening to music while pacing in a circle between the kitchen and my room imagining more scenes from the first fanfic so it feels more complete, and hopefully that will let me allow myself the move on from the unsatisfying ending so i can start reading the new fanfic, but it always takes longer than i thought to move on so i just keep pausing the playlist and sit down to start reading the new fic just to not be able to absorb any of the words because my brain hasn’t switched tasks yet and i have to put the phone away and unpause the music and keep pacing for like another hour over and over until my brain finally moves on from bargaining and denial to acceptance
anyone else?
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ven10 · 2 months
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‘This Bird Has Flown’ [by @cygninae] chapter 4 doodle dump from a couple of months ago! :)
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1-The main guy himself. (He is 14 but technically he’s 12 but really he’s approximately 972.)
2- Isadora waiting oh so patiently in Mrs. Bass’ “eternally stuffy” classroom.
3+4- Duncan+Isadora’s reactions to The News.
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