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voxofthevoid · 3 months

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you're well known to be a fantastic goyuu author. do you think you will ever write for other pairings in the jjk fandom, perhaps for itafushi?

Wait, hold up—

you're well known to be a fantastic goyuu author

I'M WHAT???

I'm...gonna be so normal about that. Yeah. Okay.

(I'm melting actually. Vox.exe has crashed.)

Re your question: My ao3 doesn't have any non-goyuu JJK fics for now, but I've written a few of them. All of them also have goyuu, so it's poly, typically V-types (e.g., goyuu and nanaita, but not nanago). You can find them here: chosoita+goyuu, nanaita+goyuu, sukuita+goyuu. Those links may not work on the mobile app though; you'd need to use a browser.

Re itafushi, I now have two ideas (more than the one it was when @thisdepravedsoul asked this question last month):

You know that new official art of Megumi? The magazine cover?

That did things to me, so I outlined a fic where Yuuji sees Megumi like that post-mission, gets a little gropey, and they fuck in a haunted school or something, followed by goyuu where Gojou sees what was done to Megumi and comes to sample the goods (Yuuji). The other one involves Gojou dubconning Megumi until Yuuji finds them accidentally and then offering him to Yuuji (who's oblivious to the dubcon aspects).

I do have several more fics with non-goyuu ships planned/outlined. They all also have goyuu because that's my center of interest in JJK, and it's pretty rare for me to write more than one ship at all. Yuuji has so many interesting relationships that I can't help it. Here's the current list, sorted by ship:

On top of the usual goyuu warnings, CWs include incest, dubcon/noncon, and implied MCD. The ships discussed are nanaita and sukuita, but Choso/Yuuji, Kenjaku/Yuuji, and Higuruma/Yuuji are mentioned.

Nanaita (plus goyuu):

oldest story ever told (hold me till we both go cold): Yuuji has complicated sexual relationships with Nanami and Gojou that are on the verge of either imploding or becoming more when Shibuya happens.

and every step forward put a little more sword in your heart: No-Shibuya post-canon AU where Yuuji's been pining after Gojou for years, he and Nanami have drunken sex, and it escalates from there on all fronts.

out of my head, into the nature: Vampire AU where Yuuji resurrects after the detention center with vampiric features; Gojou's only too happy to lend a vein, and Nanami gets roped into it despite his better judgement.

blood, lust, and a holy war: Gojou's the devil and Nanami's the angel on Yuuji's shoulder, and he fucks them both. The size is a bit of an issue at first, but they make do.

saints just swimming in our sins again: Established goyuu and nanaita where Nanami gets deaged, Yuuji tries to keep his hands to himself, and Gojou works very hard to make sure teen!Nanami gets some TLC.

Sukuita (plus goyuu):

of all the deadly sins, he's lucky seven: Omegaverse with omega!Sukuna/alpha!Yuuji and alpha!Gojou/alpha!Yuuji where Sukuna yanks Yuuji into his inndate domain to ride out his heat, and Yuuji's body autopilots its way into Gojou's asshole.

what does the poem of a killer say when it's written in the blood of the prey: Gojou and Sukuna are both gods and Yuuji’s a dragon-human hybrid who semi-accidentally tumbles into both their beds, separately. Fifty shades of monsterfucking.

no psychotherapy will ever relieve the hunted needing: Modern reincarnation AU where Sukuna’s reborn as Yuuji’s younger brother, and it takes everything Yuuji has not to smother him in his bed; it escalates into something very different. Then Gojou’s thrown into the mix as Yuuji’s high school upperclassman.

one day, the only butterflies left will be in your chest (as you march towards your death, breathing your last breath): Apocalyptic post-canon AU where Gojou doesn't get unsealed, Sukuna plays cat and mouse with everyone until only Yuuji's left, and they hate-fuck while Yuuji guards a weakening Prison Realm.

There are also a few others featuring Choso/Yuuji, Kenjaku/Yuuji, and Higuruma/Yuuji, one each for all three ships, but the bulk of my goyuu-plus ideas are nanaita and sukuita.

#anon #i love my anons #goyuu #itafushi #gofushi #sukuita #nanaita #i did not proofread this no time sorry!

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snootlestheangel · 9 months

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A Guide to All Things Snootles

Primarily a COD blog but it's just straight brain rot. Lotta reblogs but also some very nifty homemade stuff. I am super friendly, I promise! Feel free to send any kind of ask/dm, I'd love the interaction :D Here's my side blog dedicated to my OG work: @snootlessimperfectworld Snootles-made ask game CEO of the SoapGaz Bromance and GirlDad!Price; President of Sleeptalking!Soap; Advocate for Just A Dude!Ghost Monster AUs; SHould be a case study on how down bad I am for Captain John Price

Shadow Company OCs found under "Snootles's Shadow OCs" Initial Post and Ask Reblog; Ness Dump; Flash Dump; Truck Dump; Woody Dump: Here is Art of Ness and Here is a Comic ft. Ness I FUCKING LOVE THESE ARTISTS

The SoapGaz Bromance Series: 1st Post, 2nd, 3rd

Girl!Dad Price: OG Post; Incorrect Quotes (based on a work, see WIPs further down); Random Thing; Another Girl!Dad thing

Things for To Love, To Let Go: Post One, Some Things, Worldbuilding

Sleeptalking!Soap: The Reblog; The Ask

Gaz Has A Twin SIster: Proof, Further Evidence

Soap is Lightning, change my mind

Random YouTuber AU ft. GazAlex: AO3 Link, OG Post, Next Post, First Drabble;

My WIPs:

Silence is Golden But Consequences are Red ;a SoapGhost fic; alternate universe; angst; slow-burn; features the SoapGaz bromance

Of Earthly Things ; SoapGhost fic, Cryptid!Ghost, Cryptid Hunters 141 AU; Cryptids, monsters, witches, demons: anything you heard fairytales of or anything warned about by the elders are very much real. Very real and very much a part of everyday life.The 141 is a small, private group composed of researchers and other cryptid enthusiasts that specialize in monitoring the inhuman populations around the UK. They offer their knowledge and resources to assist those dealing with issues regarding those that aren’t human. It isn’t uncommon for the 141 to help get rid of a goblin infestation, or relocate a fae circle to one of the designated areas. And life is pretty normal for the small team. At least, it is that way before the new hire. Something about him just doesn’t seem to be quite human…

Guardian of Mercy and Men : A Price x f!OC; Price encounters an old friend of his that he had fallen in love with all those years ago; some angst and fluff as they navigate their feelings for each other when she is assigned to the 141 as a combat medic.

To Love, To Let Go : Self-indulgent fic where, after an apocalyptic event in the US, Price meets a kid named Bailey Gray who has lost everything since The Incident. Together, with the help of Nik and the 141, they learn how to love new and let go of others.

Unending Devotion ; Dad!Price fic; he's a girl dad; NikPrice; Gaz is best big brother; daughter is animal hybrid; some angst, some fluff, and everything in between; about to feature a Graves hero arc

His Wounded Cry ; Wolfshifter!Ghost fic; SoapGhost; technically slow-burn?; Ghost gets a family again; just Ghost being loved like he deserves, okay? Here's the worldbuilding post

Dead City ; Left4Dead AU with Task Force 141 trying to survive the apocalypse. Has SoapGhost, some angst, some fluff, lots of cheesy jokes/references to Left4Dead, and Gaz being the unluckiest mf-er to ever exist

Break For Your Heart ; a GhostSoap Prison Break AU ft. Unhinged!Soap and Is Weird to Cope!Ghost; found under the tag "break for your heart" or "prison break au" or "it's unhinged!soap time"; ao3 link

Cheers to the Unknown ; Monster AU featuring Just A Dude!Ghost; random posts made here; most likely won't be full, coherent story, just ramblings all tagged under "cheers to the unknown" Here is the initial post that started this and here is the follow-up worldbuilding post

Random Short Works

It Means I Love You SoapGhost short; catshifter!Ghost

Artemis to His Apollo Gaz has a twin sister short fic

What Am I? SoapGhost angst short; comfort?

COD Boys Play A Board Game: exactly what it sounds like

Thistle A very painful short fic I did that has MCD but I used it as coping for losing a loved one

Screaming Into The Void A short SoapGhost angst fic set in an apocalyptic world

#if you're seeing this when i posted it #no you're not #you see NOTHING #ignore my desire for organization #we just simply admire the pretty colors #snootles ideas #snootles rants #snootlestheangel #want more of my writing? try feelzmaster on ao3

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issylra · 1 year

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writer this or that, part two

tagged by @magnusbae 💕

Rules: answer in a new post!

slow burn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating (fake dating! It's the tension) // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers (both??? Or the perfect enemies to friends to lovers) // oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence (same reason for my love of fake dating. I love the tension) // hurt-comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au (both! Give me alllll the AUs) // mutual pining or domestic bliss (make me choose between my two favorites why don't you) // smut or fluff (both are my bread and butter) // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death (I don't read or write MCD, too sad) // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high school romance or middle aged romance (I'm firmly in the middle-aged camp, probably because highschool does not have great connotations for me) // time travel or isolated together (TENSION) // neighbors or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au (I say as I chip away at the mass effect AU one word at a time) // body swap or genderbend // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane

tagging: @beatnikfreakiswriting @ml-nolan @tharkuun @beholdme @valeriianz @notallsandmen (I think that's everyone I tagged in part one?)

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luxuriousmalfoy · 8 months

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who lives in the castle? | zeddmarker

A century after the abrupt disappearance of magic, they seek out the place they hope to find it again—only to find themselves wondering if it was worth the cost. Cho and Harry have one question. Who lives in the castle?

Read on AO3.

#hp #fanfiction #harry potter #cho chang #ao3 #fanfic #hpfc #untagged fest #zeddmarker #horror #gothic #dread #mcd

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goldinthemtharhills · 1 year

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Intro & List

Hello hello! I’m TheSunshineDragon on Ao3! I also occasionally write non-kpop works under WoodElfJedi and post High & Low fics under YukensHairtie.

List of Works:

Stray Kids

Series:

Domestic Doses (Perpetually Incomplete, Platonic Fluff, Slice of Life, General Shenanigans)

The Wind Under Your Wings (Complete, Danceracha with Wings, Platonic, Wingfics, Sickfics, Hurt/Comfort)

I’ve Got An AU For That (Incomplete, AUs, Platonic Relationships, Little Bit of Everything)

Tell The Wolves I’m Home (Complete, Werewolf/Wolves AU, Platonic Pack Dynamics, Wolf!Minho, Angst, Sickfic, Hurt/Comfort)

Ash & Oak & Thorn (Incomplete, Magic AU, Platonic Relationships, Angst, Hurt/Comfort)

Let Be What Is, And Be What Isn’t (Incomplete, AUs, Platonic HyunLix)

Yours & Mine (Incomplete, Platonic Soulmate AU, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Introspection)

Chan the Zookeeper (Incomplete, Shifter AU, Humour/Crack, Hurt/Comfort, Wholesome Vibes Coming Your Way)

The Saga of Chan & His Dragon Menaces (Incomplete, Dragons, Humour/Crack, Magic, Fluff)

The Heart of a Summer Child Born in Spring (Complete, MCD, Terminal Illnesses, Magic AU, Hyunjin-centric, Two versions)

Non-seried Fics:

Threads (One-shot, Based on the I’ll Be Your Man Kingdom Stage, Heavy Angst, Grief/Mourning, Magic, Brotherhood)

Let’s All Die Naturally In A Healthy Way (One-shot, MinChan Fic Fest, Platonic Relationships, Androids, Post-Apocalyptic, Hurt/Comfort)

Broken Glass, Pieced Back (One-shot, Rated M, Platonic MinSung, Vampires, Heavy Angst, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Whump)

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider (Incomplete, Spiderverse AU, Hurt/Comfort, Angst)

Summer Breeze Makes Me Feel Fine (One-shot, Jisung-centric, Sea Monsters, Burn Out, Introspection)

You’re Not A Bet I Care To Take (But I’m Going To Anyways) (One-shot, Platonic ChanLix, Assassins & Hitmen AU, Angst, Found Family)

Attachments Have Consequences (One-shot, Spies & Secret Agents, Inspired by District Nine MV, Light Angst, Found Family)

Stabby Stabby (One-shot, Angst, Jeongin Being an Idiot, Hurt/Comfort)

Ficlet Collection (2023) (Incomplete)

You May Be Idiots, But You’re My Idiots (Complete, Sickfic, Assassins & Hitmen AU, Minho is a Good Hyung)

The 100-Point Children (Complete, Based on a Tumblr Post, Adoption, Found Family, Hyung-line as Single Parents, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort)

An Objective Reply To A Subjective Question (One-shot, Minho & Seungmin-centric, Canon Compliant, Platonic Relationships, Character Study, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff)

I’ll Stand Until I Can’t (One-shot, Gang AU, Minho-centric, Miscommunications, Bang Chan Being an Idiot, Heavy Angst)

Into The Thick Of It (One-shot, Magic AU, Toddler!Jilix, Witch Minho, Fluff, Slight Crack)

Blooming Death In These Lungs (One-shot, Platonic Hanahaki, Angst, Minho-centric, Angst With A Happy Ending)

Drowning Without Water (Deadpool AU, MinChan, Platonic Relationships, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, PTSD)

SKZITZY

The Ferryman (One-shot, Vague Allegory for Death, AU, Grim Reapers, Kid Fic, Angst, Magic, Non-Linear Narrative)

To The Wind I Go (Incomplete, Magic AU, Wendigos, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Found Family, Winter VibesTM)

Money Can’t Buy Class (One-shot, Hyunjin/Yeji, College/University AU, Complicated Relationships, Ambiguous/Open Ending)

NCT

Affectionate (One-shot, Doyoung & Taeyong are Best Friends, College/University AU, Emotional Support Best Friends)

Lord of the Rings

Tiny Legolas Causing Chaos ft. Thranduil The Tired Single Dad (Incomplete series, Family Fluff, Kid!Legolas)

Another Pillow Fight (One-shot, Slight Crack, Aragorn and Legolas being idiots)

The 68 Rules of Middle-earth (List-fic, Crack Treated Seriously)

Quit Snoring Already (Slight crack, Dwarves Causing Sleep Problems)

Transformers: Prime

Transformers Prime: Communications (Complete, Crack, slight OOC-ness)

The Field Medic & The Doctor (Complete, Grief/Mourning, PTSD)

Star Wars: Rebels

The Rebels Prank War (Incomplete, Prank Wars, Slight Crack, Humour)

Merlin

A Nice Thing To Have (One-shot, Fluff, Merlin Gets A Hug)

HTTYD

Cotton Candy Spun Clouds (One-shot, PTSD, Light Angst)

High & Low

We’re All A Little Fragile (One-shot, PTSD, Fluff, Light Angst)

Fireworks (One-shot, Fluff, Injuries, Light Angst)

Crashing Down (One-shot, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort)

Brother Bear (Little Bear Cub) (One-shot, Modern AU, Angst, Accidental Baby Acquisition)

Crossovers

Don’t Shoot The Messenger [SVT x High & Low] (Gang AU, Child Abandonment, Mild Hurt/Comfort)

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themoonandotherslikeit · 4 years

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Holding On and Letting Go - Chapter Two

The sequel to The Hand That Reaches for God

Emerson was always told that time heals all wounds, but whoever said that must’ve not lived in the world that she lived in. They must’ve lived in the time before, when the world its self wasn’t this bleeding, throbbing wound, and that time did nothing but drag out the never ending pain.

The Maklen sisters and the Winchester brothers were inseparable, their whole lives, and when the world turned red they did the one thing they knew how to do– be together. But now, the same world that pulled them together, seemed destined to rip them apart again and shatter something that was so fragile in the first place.

Chapter Two

“Makes a cathedral, him pressing against me, his lips at my neck, and yes, I do believe his mouth is heaven, his kisses falling over me like stars.” - Richard Siken

-3 Years after-

The morning came like it usually did, too fast and unnerving. Usually Emerson woke up from the sun bleeding through the blinds, boards, or whatever they had covering the windows and shielding them from the outside. They had yet to find anything to keep the blazing rays from breaking through, even in thin slivers. But that morning, she woke up from Sam bursting through the door. He was breathing heavy, and holding up the old CB radio that was crackling with static, like it always was.

“Sammy?” Dean asked groggily.

“They were talking,” Sam said breathlessly.

“What?” Emerson sat up, suddenly wide awake.

“I heard voices. They’re far away, and it wasn’t a strong connection… but they said they have a community. They called it safe.”

The familiar feeling of hope dying shattered within Emerson’s chest. “No such thing.”

“Em,” Dean whispered, his face softening at the pained sound of her voice.

She waved him off dismissively and tossed the blanket off of her. She bent down and slid into her boots.

“There may be,” Sam said, desperation in his voice. “We have to try, don’t we?”

“We don’t have to do anything but survive, Sam,” Emerson snapped, tightening the laces on her boots. She couldn’t look up at him, couldn’t risk those puppy dog eyes tugging at her heart strings.

“But what if she…”

Emerson’s face snapped up to his then, and she shook her head. “No. I can’t.”

“What did they say, Sammy?” Dean asked, placing a hand on his brother's chest, inserting his arm between them.

“It was jumbled, but I know they’re in California. They said they’d be broadcasting at the same time every day. If we don’t try, then we will be fucked, Dean. I know we will. We will eventually run out of ammo… we will run out of resources and then what do we have? Plus, it’ll be warmer in California.”

Sam was right. They knew that, but Emerson knew that if she allowed herself to have even the smallest twinge of hope that she wouldn’t be able to survive losing it. The reality of the situation, though, was that they were running out of options. Her eyes stung, and she bit down on her tongue in an attempt to drive the pain deep inside of her soul somewhere more manageable. She sucked in her breath and met Dean’s eyes.

He was her bandage, her tourniquet. He was the only thing keeping her standing upright, breathing, talking . “Whatever you think is best,” she said, defeated.

Dean’s eyes didn’t leave hers. His iris’ were a deep green, beautiful, dizzying, and unbelievably calming. They were home. “Let’s pack up and head out. The generator died in the night, anway, so we can’t stay here. Sammy, you can check the radio every day at that time, and as long as they’re still broadcasting, we will keep heading in that direction. It’ll be a long trip, so we should probably get going.”

That was that. Dean’s words were law.

Emerson wasn’t sure exactly when she started letting a man make her decisions for her, but it was easier than owning her own choices and having to face the pain and responsibility of everything she loved bleeding out at her feet.

-2 Years Before-

Churches always made Emerson uncomfortable. There was something about organized religion that just made her nauseous. The man standing up in front of dozens of people, behind him an image of a man hanging and dying on a cross. It made her nervous. It felt like a way to gain control.

But she found herself standing between the pews, staring up at a stained glass cross, and an altar littered with burning, melted candles.

Dean was rushed into surgery before she had arrived. He had been stabilized during his deployment and now the surgeons had to undo what had been done to him. She had no answers. She wasn’t his family, and she wasn’t his girlfriend. It didn’t matter what soft words were exchanged between them on the roof of her house. None of it fucking mattered. She rubbed her breastbone with the heel of her palm, and she let out a pained gasp, as if for the first time she realized that she wasn’t the one on the table. She was alive. She was awake.

She felt helpless and that wasn’t something she was comfortable with.

She walked to the altar and picked up the matchbox. She knew that each lit candle was a prayer. She wondered if the prayer was answered when the candle burned down, or if that meant that they were abandoned. Or if it meant anything at all.

Emerson Maklen didn’t pray. She wasn’t sure she even knew how. She tried a few times when she was a little girl. Praying for her father to return. For her mother to stop crying. But it never felt natural, it always felt wrong.

She pulled a match out of the box and struck it, a small orange flame bursting to life at the tip of her fingers. She stared at the dancing flame, looking for the answers to the questions she was too afraid to ask.

She couldn’t stop playing out her last conversation with Dean. He stood there, handsome and hurtful on her doorstep, like no time had passed. He stood there like the last time they saw each other they hadn’t made love. As if he hadn’t slipped out her window into the darkness without saying goodbye.

She was so angry with him. She didn’t want to see him again, but when she got the call that he was hurt and was being flown home she didn’t hesitate. She felt so fucking stupid. She felt embarrassed. She felt selfish and hurt. And she loved him so much that there weren’t even words to describe it.

She reached forward and lit the candle for Dean. She wasn’t sure if he believed in God, they’d never talked about it, but it didn’t seem like it could hurt. They needed all the help they could get. She put out the match and lowered herself to her knees and clasped her hands.

“I’m going to give this a go, because I’m desperate.” Her voice shook and trembled. Ask and you shall receive . She let out a breath to steady herself. “I don’t know if you’re listening, or if you’re even out there, but if you are what everyone says you are, almighty, forgiving, the embodiment of love… then please help him. Help Dean. I’ll give anything.”

Her voice cracked in a sob, and she squeezed her hands together tighter.

She remembered reading a story online about a man who promised God that he would walk all the way to Israel if his child was healed. When her cancer dissipated, he walked his happy ass to Israel.

She would cover oceans if it meant saving Dean. Maybe she didn’t have to say it out loud, though, for God to get that. If he was all knowing, anyway.

“Don’t let him die… I know I’ve been mean to him. I’ve been unfair, but God I need another chance. I can’t let him die thinking I hate him. If he lives then I’ll be honest with him. I love him, and I will love him as long as I live. I know that, because I’ve already loved him for as long as I can remember. I can’t… I can’t lose him.”

-3 Years after-

They’d been walking for hours, checking periodically for vehicles that still had gas, but they knew it wasn’t likely at this point. Everything had been raided long ago. Emerson was never an athletic woman. She had never been strong or fast, but as time had passed she had developed an endurance. She didn’t get tired walking all day, not like she had at first. Her senses were keen, her eyes always scanning for danger, for Rogues.

The sky had gotten progressively darker the longer they walked. The clouds were dark and heavy with rain. The snow from the day before had melted as they walked, the earth heating and shifting as they climbed out of the mountains and back down to more solid ground. Lightning lit up the clouds, deep red and brilliant, causing Emerson’s mouth to go dry. They needed to find shelter, and they needed to do it fast. “Dean,” she said, glancing at him.

He didn’t look back at her, because his eyes were already scanning for a place to stay. He picked up speed, jogging down the main road of the small town they had just entered. “There!” Dean shouted, as the road slanted downward, exposing a large, towering structure that cooled Emerson’s blood the moment she saw it.

The cathedral broke through the dark, black clouds. Its spires twisting and reaching for the sky. There was no sun to brighten the stained glass, or what was left from the broken pieces, leaving shards of Jesus staring down at Emerson, pious and unforgiving. The sky shook with an angry clap of thunder, and she considered that this could possibly be the end. Maybe the sky would open up, and forcibly baptize her in a vat of acid. Afterall, it was likely the only true way to erase her sins.

She shook off the chill that the massive stone church left as she stared up at its grandeur. Emerson wasn’t sure what was causing her unease, because she knew that God wasn’t in there-- if he ever was in the first place. She knew that now he definitely wasn’t listening.

She hadn’t been inside of a church since she begged for the life of her mother. She assumed that each person was only granted one miracle, and she used hers on Dean. Her eyes stung as they approached the massive wooden doors.

Sam pressed his palm to the door. “Sanctuary.”

Her eyes flickered to him. She didn’t agree.

Dean’s hand pressed against her lower back. “You good?”

“Peachy.”

He grunted in response.

She never told him that he was her miracle.

Her fingers twitched at her sides as she wondered if she should’ve saved it for Ophelia. She wondered if Sam used his miracle for Dean, too.

Sam pushed the cathedral doors open wide, as she and Dean prepared their guns for anything that may jump out of the shadows. Their preparedness rarely helped them, though.

The church was a large, open room with dozens of pews lined up facing a large altar at the front, directly in front of a large, broken stained glass window. Even from the shattered pieces, Emerson could tell that the glass was once something beautiful. The way it was now, though, left her feeling empty, haunted. It was like whatever once resided in the church - faith, hope, love - had all been burned away to nothingness. There was nothing hopeful left in the premises. Not anymore.

The altar was lined with burned down candles, and Emerson wrapped her arms around herself as the memory of lowering herself to her knees to beg for Dean’s life probed her mind. She closed her eyes and willed the memories to leave her.

She wasn’t that girl anymore, not by a long shot. She wasn’t sure she could even pick herself out of a line up anymore. She had been avoiding her reflection. She couldn’t face her own eyes.

She jumped a bit as two arms snaked around her from behind, embracing her warmly. “What’s going on inside that head of yours?” Dean asked. His lips were pressed against the base of her neck, the warmth of his whisper making the hair on the back of her neck rise.

“Faith.”

“Find some?”

“Not exactly.” She kept her eyes closed and just revealed in the warmth of his body against hers for as long as she could. “I was just wondering how it’s possible that there’s a god when all of this has happened. Look at the world, Dean. It’s horrible. How can god allow that? How can people still have faith after that?”

“I don’t know, baby.” He pressed his lips to her hair. His voice was sad. She was sad. It was heavy in the air. “I’m going to secure the perimeter.” His arms dropped, letting her go, leaving her feeling hollow and cold.

The rain started in a steady downpour, the sound of a thousand droplets falling down with the sound of shattered glass against a stone roof. The Winchester’s. Checked out the remainder of the church to make sure there were no threats, and Emerson just stared at the hole in the glass window.

Deep red rain fell through the broken glass, dripping down like fresh blood in sizzling heat as it landed on the ground inside of the church. Emerson resisted the urge to reach out and touch the water, to feel the pain against her arms, to feel something .

“We’re good,” Sam said as the boys entered the church again. “I think I’m going to get some shut eye.” He settled into a back pew and closed his eyes, laying back. He did that sometimes. It seemed like he wanted to give them some space.

Sometimes even space can be just as suffocating.

She settled into a pew in the front. She pulled her knees up to her chest and continued to watch the rain.

“Can I sit?” Dean asked cautiously.

He was walking on eggshells with her lately. Every move felt calculated and anxious. Every move closer was a step further away from her. “Sure.”

He sat next to her and took her feet and placed them into his lap. He rubbed her calves gently. “I know things are shitty.”

“You can say that again,” she said with a snort.

He chuckled a bit at that, but it sounded strained. She looked up to him. His face was twisted, his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes full of pain. She winced instinctively. He didn’t deserve this. He didn’t deserve to love someone so broken.

She sucked in her breath and scooted closer to him so she sat in his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck. “Dean,” she murmured, pressing her forehead to his.

“Emerson,” he whispered back, almost cheekily. Leave it to Dean Winchester to make light of any situation.

“I know you didn’t ask for this, and I… the way that I am now, it’s not because I don’t love you. You know that, right?”

“Emerson Maklen, you’re difficult. I know that. I’ve always known that.” He took her face in his hands and stroked her cheekbones with his thumbs. “But I’ve never wondered if you love me. Sometimes I’ve wondered if you’d let yourself love me, but never if you did.”

She let out a soft laugh, willing the tears to stay inside of her where they fucking belong, but she couldn’t. They’d been coming constantly for so long now. “I want to be okay, but I don’t know if I’ll ever be okay again.”

“I get it, Em. I’ve been this broken thing before. I’ve been a bird with clipped wings.” Dean held her face with the strength of someone who was holding up the entire world, and the gentleness of someone cradling a newborn. “My love doesn’t have contingencies. You don’t have to be fine for me to love you.”

Sometimes Emerson wondered how things would be different if the world hadn’t erupted into flames. She wondered if she would still be with Dean. If she would’ve been brave enough to admit that she loved him, that she always had loved him. She’d spent the majority of her life choking it down, convincing herself that he was wrong for her, and then allowing him to prove her right.

Fear was a thing with teeth so razor sharp that one nick can start a bleeding that’s impossible to stop. She was paralyzed for years. The endless what if’s making her dizzy. She was terrified of what it meant to fall in love, because more than anything, it meant adding another person to her and Ophelia’s tight partnership. It meant a wedge between the sisters, and every bit of outside pressure caused another crack. There were only so many ways that something can break before it can never be repaired.

That possibility always felt so far off, so distant, like a nightmare.

“I don’t know what I’d do without you, Phel.”

“Probably die.”

Dean said that she didn’t have to be fine for him to love her.

She kissed him with every bit of life she had left, because he deserved it. He deserved something better. Someone more.

She wondered how long it would last. She could pretend to be fine. She was good at it. She’d been doing it for years, after all. But eventually the mask would fade, just like everything did, and she had to ask herself if he would still love her if he knew.

-106 Days After-

For the third time in her life, Emerson Maklen prayed. She prayed to a god that she wasn’t sure existed to beg that her sister was okay, that Sam was okay. They were always supposed to die together, on the same day. She prayed today wasn’t that day.

They were going to grow old and live in a big house together, since they’d obviously outlived the Winchester’s. She always teased Pheli for her idealistic outlook, but as she ran toward the sound of a gun firing she needed it more than she ever thought she would.

She pressed her palm to her chest and felt her heart pounding, racing under her skin. Part of her was sure if her sister was dead that she would know. She would feel it. Ophelia was an extension of herself so she would know.

Wouldn’t she?

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Chapter three

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handwrittenhello · 3 years

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Tagged by @greyduckgreygoose, thank you!!

How many works do you have on AO3?

35 on my account but I've orphaned a few, so let's round up and say 40?

What’s your total AO3 word count?

253,788! (If you're interested, that's an average of ~7k per fic)

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

Five, I think? The Witcher obviously, and then I have one random fic for The Martian, and I wrote for Supernatural, Doctor Who, and the MCU when I was in middle/high school

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

All for the Witcher:

Nothing to Lose But My Secrets

you got my heartbeat runnin' away

Priceless

sing me the future

bring back what once was mine

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I try to respond to all of them, even if it's just a heart emoji! I've fallen behind lately haha

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

Hmm probably Veins of Gold? I hate sad endings so I always try to make it at least bittersweet lol. Tbh even VoG, which is MCD, is still pretty damn sweet at the end

Do you write crossovers? If so what’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Nope! I have written a Stardew Valley AU for the Witcher, though, if that counts.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not necessarily hate, although I think everyone receives negative comments from time to time.

Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Haha uhhh I have a side account for smut but you'll have to DM me to know it lol

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Hope not! I have had a few concepts, well, not really stolen because I posted about them here, but some people have felt inspired and written fics for them, which is good for them! Even if I was planning on writing it too lol shh

Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but if anyone out there wants to, feel free!

What’s your all time favorite ship?

Well I mean obviously Geralt/Jaskier/Yennefer, but if we're going by longest lasting ship, then Ten x Rose (Doctor Who) has had my heart for about 8 years now!

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

Land of Green and Gold, the aforementioned Stardew Valley AU. I ran out of motivation for it once summer ended last year, and I haven't picked it up again since :(

What are your writing strengths?

I consistently get praise on my characterization, so that, probably! I like to think I'm good at coming up with interesting plots/new takes on tropes, because I hate overdoing things. Two cakes and all, but not for me, thanks

What are your writing weaknesses?

I have no weaknesses! jk um probably details? I tend not to reread or edit and so when I'm writing a fic I focus mainly on what needs to happen in the scene, and not so much on grounding the reader there with things like imagery or what have you.

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

Fine, I guess? I personally probably wouldn't do it unless I had a) learned the language or b) created the language.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Doctor Who my beloved... This was actually before I discovered AO3 or even ff.net lol, I was posting on a small site called A Teaspoon and an Open Mind (Teaspoon for short)

What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written?

Oh jeez that's a hard one... probably lay me down in ash again, my post-apocalyptic AU, because I'm really proud of the worldbuilding. I've already started writing the sequel to it because I love this verse so much lol

tagging @limerental @iboughtaplant @ghostinthelibrarywrites @lothlaer @storm-and-starlight @witchertrashbag @penny-anna and YOU, if you want to do it!

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kae-karo · 3 years

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2020 fic roundup

howdy pardners 🤠🤠 in order to procrastinate more writing here’s my list of all the fics i posted this year (sorted predominantly by ship and mostly in order of posting) - ft a lot of dabihawks and a surprising amount of todobaku lmao. oh and my personal faves are **starred

dabihawks (x)

a lesson in romantics (x) - 66k across 4 fics - the collection of standalone memory loss fics! canon divergent and centered around either dabi or hawks losing their memories thanks to the wonderful commission :) some solid angst and getting back together content, always happy endings!!

haven’t had enough (x) - 5.7k - silly little quirkless au where dabi goes to claire’s to get his ears pierced. multiple times. bc hawks is hot

last of the real ones (x) - 2.6k - less silly, just as little, set in canon-divergence bc i couldn’t get the idea out of my head of dabi getting red wings tattooed on him before ever meeting hawks

**dancing after death (x) - 25k - one of my faves from this year, a canon divergent sort of getting together story involving nightmares, some bad burns, and a bit of dancing

if you fall (hold my hand) (x) - 7.4k - canon divergence (bc apparently i’m a slut for that) and some hurt/comfort, ft a bit of makeout-level spice

no shame (x) - 16k - ah, and here we really dive into the ‘crack treated too seriously’ category, where the league sells feet/hand/misc kink pics to fund their activities and dabi has some photography skills and a wing kink (or maybe just a hawks kink)

broken parts (x) - 23.9k - i stole my own idea for a vigilante!hawks from my tiktok, then twisted it into a severely angsty (with a happy ending) hurt/comfort fic intended to break my own heart and piece it back together. it worked

freeing icarus (x) - 1.8k - the first fic without a happy ending i think i ever wrote, because the canon dabihawks fight actually broke me. some dabi introspection

**to the stars that burn (x) - 3.9k - the second fic without a happy ending, based more around childhood friends dabihawks working at the commission together. bittersweet but without much sweet

**king of disaster (x) - 119k+ - i poured my entire soul into this series, a fantasy au where dabi accidentally binds himself to hawks (an absolute stranger) and shenanigans ensue - this has also evolved to include todobaku, shinkami, and kirideku

enemy of my enemy (x) - 2.6k - a quirkswap space pirate au that truly tested my ability to write action scenes, part of the random prompt collection i did during october 2020

without a fight (x) - 2.2k - a rival band au ft singer!hawks and a grumpy dabi, another of the random october prompts

todobaku (x)

like i’m bakugou (x) - 2.1k - it was supposed to be a MEME based on a TIKTOK but i made it kinda serious....and here we are. todobaku on a froyo date

take a bite of my heart tonight (x) - 5k - VAMPIRES lmao. honestly it was a blast to write tho lmao

**if we go down, then we go down together (x) - 9.3k - tdbk get stranded on a deserted island bc tropes are fun lmao. also todo tries to freeze the ocean like elsa which i think is where my writing skill peaked

cold rebellion (x) - 4k - quirkless au where its HALLOWEEN and theyre in a CORN MAZE and they don’t LIKE EACH OTHER BAKA (part of the october prompt fic collection)

make it spicy (x) - 5k+ - predominantly todobaku with a healthy dose of dabihawks and some shiggynatsu as well, a bakery and nightclub au (yes u heard me)

**stitch me up (x) - 35k - todo gets split into both halves of his quirks, sort of, and baku has to deal with it (and i love this au so much i had a blast working on it)

bakudeku

rescue me (x) - 11.4k - basically the concept of ‘what if baku and deku were actually childhood friends tho? aka some good wholesome content

**into the dark (x) - 3.3k - afterlife au and originally part of the random prompts, baku didn’t survive the sludge villain incident and deku’s been carrying that weight for a while. and then he doesn’t survive a villain encounter...keep an eye on this one cause i’m working on a part 2 lmao

are you with me (x) - 2.1k - future fic where baku and deku are both heroes and, appropriately, the wonder duo. lil angsty but ofc a happy ending, part of the random oct prompts collection

todobakudeku (x)

**kintsugi (x) - 117k - future fic where they’re all UA teachers, with some established todobaku + todobakudeku getting together, a lil sprinkle of erasercloudmic, a nice dose of shinkami and some great shiggy redemption arc + eri attending UA content

reunion (x) - 1.8k - another future fic lmao with some getting-back-together content. part of the random october prompts collection

kiribaku (x)

rewrite the stars (x) - 2.8k - also a mina&kiri friendship fic, a soulmate au where kiri doesn’t get the soulmate he was hoping for (part of the oct prompts collection)

the mystery gang (x) - 4.1k - tell me how i wrote this much about a scooby doo-styled fic concept lmao. anyway, part of the oct prompts, includes some bakusquad shenanigans

wasteland, baby (x) - 4.5k - bakusquad bodyswap post-apocalyptic au and yes it’s just as chaotic as it sounds lmao. part of the oct prompts collection

like the sun (x) - 2.8k - the beach episode + baku&mei friendship (which i learned is called kat and the hat???? adorable) fluffy content, part of the oct prompts collection!

something sweet (x) - 1.2k - the actual kiribaku prompt i got lmao. coffee shop meets scavenger hunt, we adore a grumpy barista baku lmao. part of the oct prompts collection

todokami/todo&kami

oh, worm? (x) - 16.5k - it was supposed to be a joke but oh my god i love the idea of both todo and denki being memelords and falling in love with each other over it

secret tunnel (x) - 3.6k - conspiracy theorist todo meets conspiracy theorist denki in college au format and it’s really just top tier content imo - part of the oct prompt collection

all i want for christmas (x) - 3.5k - it was supposed to be a crack concept but as per usual it became less cracky the longer i thought about it. todokami fake dating babeyyyy - part of the oct prompt collection

**hydrangea (x) - 2.9k - soft todo introspection about his lil dragon hoard of things that make him think of his friends, which he decides to share with denki

shiggynatsu (x)

**death of summer (x) - 28k - the first fic i ever wrote for them and the most chaotic meeting i could come up with within the realm of canon divergence lmao. todofam hosting...shmigaraki

terrible people (x) - 960 - a lil babie established shiggynatsu fic about shiggy’s bday, basically just soft and wholesome - part of the oct prompt collection

shinkami (x)

don’t want to say goodnight (x) - 3.2k - kyouka pov on a shinkami getting together lil thing that lived in my brain rent free for a long time

don’t want to say goodnight (x) - 1k - yes i’m aware i see what i’ve done lmao i see the mistake i made. anyway this one is villain!shinsou and villain!denki so it’s like,,,,,the slightly spicier version. part of the oct prompt collection

other

**twelve over, seven up (x) - 4.5k - a bit of aizawa introspection after oboro’s death, bittersweet but mostly wholesome

a danger and a wonder (x) - 2.4k - mina&tokoyami friendship and bonding over mina’s kid and hawks’ kid (who tokoyami is babysitting) - part of the oct prompt collection

fish and feathers (x) - 4.1k - my chance to flex my remaining runescape knowledge to have jirou and denki friendship via the interwebs content

a name freely given (x) - 4.2k - shigadabi fake dating royalty au where shiggy’s fae? sure why not lmaoooo. part of the oct prompt collection

kabloom flower shop (x) - 2.8k - a wrong-number tattoo shop/flower shop kirikami au that was lowkey hilariously fun to write. part of the oct prompt collection

awake me from my nightmare (x) - 2.3k - the only fic i’ve ever tagged with mcd, an among us au of all things. baku&uraraka friendship and betrayal, part of the oct prompt collection

**for the record (x) - 2.1k - shiggy&dabi...allianceship? sort of? lmao they’re angel and demon, spies, and part of like a rebellion thing. and they don’t like each other which is always fun! part of the oct prompt collection

a different kind of hero (x) - 1.1k - established tododeku future fic where todo just got his quirk stolen (and deku already lost his in an afo fight), mostly bitter with just a tiny spark of hopefulness. part of the oct prompt collection

forget me not (x) - 2.1k - kiri&uraraka friendship, amnesia and artist au like i really went off here but it was so sweet and wholesome and i had a great time. part of the oct prompt collection

**lightning in a bottle (x) - 4.5k - chaotic kamibaku getting together but they’re WITCHES it’s a MAGIC AU and BEDSHARING IS A THING. part of the oct prompt collection

passing notes (x) - 1.6k - shiggy&eri friendship which is a thing that would be hilarious if it happened in canon tbh. part of the oct prompt collection

no turning back (x) - 6.5k - shiggy&deku friendship but make it royalty au and a 5/1 trope just for kicks lmao. part of the oct prompt collection

worthy adversary (x) - 1k - baku&shinsou friendship/childhood friends au that deserved more than 1k lmao. part of the oct prompt collection

together (x) - 3.2k - denki&mina friendship but they’re allied with vampires to fight some werewolves bc why not right? also lil taste of shinkami just like tiny bit for the flavor™. i should really do a bit more with this au huh? part of the oct prompt collection

a good thing (x) - 1.2k - shinsou&aizawa friendship? fathership? sonship? u know how it is lmao. a little sprinkle of shinkami for the flavor. part of the oct prompt collection

brighter than the sun (x) - 730 - can u tell i don’t usually write miritama lmao. some soft parallels bc they are soft. part of the oct prompt collection

try again (x) - 1.4k - dabi&shouto siblingship but dabi can time travel bc i said so (actually bc the prompts said so but whatever lmao) part of the oct prompt collection

that’s it lovelies!! nearly 600k this year and some of my favorite fics i’ve ever written, and i cannot begin to thank you all enough for your incredible support, i adore you all so much 🥺🥺🥺🥺

#bnha #dabihawks #todobaku #bakudeku #shinkami #bnha fic

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chxna-cheeseycake · 1 year

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MCD Post-apocalyptic AU Idea

Hi I'm actually posting on here lol but anyways I'm bored rn and feel like ranting about an MCD AU idea I have cuz I don't have anybody to talk about MCD stuff with 💔 Be prepared for this post to be a bit lengthy as when I have an idea I wanna talk about, I'll just keep going on and on and nothing will stop me! So feel free to skip this if you don't like reading long stuff lol. Anywho, you can read my silly little thoughts about my silly little AU under the cut!

Anyways, my AU idea I had basically takes place in a modern day MCD (no not like Mystreet just strictly having the MCD characters in a modern day era). And this world is normal at first but one day an apocalypse pretty much happened as somehow several different types of portals opened, releasing all sorts of deadly creatures that reeked havoc on the population. This apocalypse was also pretty much started by both Shad and Irene but that can be a separate post for later as I put far too much detail into that lmao. However, Irene and Shad lie to their respective followers/supporters that they had nothing to do with this tragedy and put the blame on the other for it happening.

I chose Dante to be the main character of this AU because goddammit my boy deserves more love and if no one else will do it then I sure will. Anyways, Dante was 2 years old when the apocalypse happened so the poor kid just grew up in such a harsh environment. He never knew what it was like to not have to hide from vicious creatures and constantly scavenge for food. He also never knew his dad as his father, Donny (not canon name btw just something I personally use) died early on in the apocalypse in an attempt to save his family. Meaning that Maria was left to take care of 14 year old Gene and 2 year old Dante by herself during a disastrous apocalypse. But luckily... there was someone out there that was willing to take the poor woman in and help her out.

And this where I'll get into Shad and Irene's whole deal because I mean they're pretty important here. The Divine Warriors still exist in this world and are also still kind of treated like religious figures. However, I should make it clear that all of them are actually immortal gods instead of just technically being humans that hold a relic or whatever canon stated cuz I lowkey kinda forget some of the details of that. I should also make it clear that Irene and Aphmau are NOT the same person here. I decided to make Aphmau the demigod daughter of Irene cuz I thought that would work better with the AU. Aaron is also the demigod son of Shad because of their familial relationship in canon MCD. The Ro'Meaves are still descendants of Esmund but just like in canon their familial relation is more distant compared to Aaron and Aphmau's. And as for Travis and Enki... well they're related too but I can get more into that later.

Regardless, Shad and Irene seem to be the only Divine Warriors that are still around as the others have miraculously vanished for some reason. So most people nowadays only really acknowledge and worship Shad and Irene. Because of that when the apocalypse broke out, Shad and Irene formed their own respective factions that were compromised of their devoted followers. But these two would also go out of their way to save people that hadn't joined either faction and basically encourage said people to join them. The people would do this too as they felt as though they should be grateful that one of the Divine Warriors saved their life. Shad had pretty much done this with Maria so her and her boys became part of his faction and also started to worship him.

So Dante grew up in an environment where he was taught that Shad was a great man and would be the one to save everyone from this apocalypse. He was also taught that Irene and her faction were the enemy, that Irene was the sole cause of their world being destroyed. And Dante also viewed Shad as a father figure due to the fact that his bio dad died when he was too young to even remember him. Shad even comforted Dante after Maria unfortunately died when Dante was 9. Dante had always admired Shad and that admiration only grew after Shad made Gene his right hand man and one of the generals of Shad's army. Dante truly looked up to both his big brother and his father figure. He wanted to be just as great as them.

But then the main story begins and Dante's life does a complete turnaround. In the main story, Dante is now 12 while Gene is 24 and their life is just how it was before. Nothing strange. Nothing unusual. Gene would go about his duties as general, you know like go over battle strategies with the other generals such as Aaron. And when he had the time, he would check up on his little bro who was hanging out with the other child faction members. Dante would just stay in the designated area for the children until Gene was off duty and then the two brothers would eat dinner together, possibly do something fun too before they had to go to bed. This was their normal life.

However, Shad's lair gets attacked suddenly by Irene's army and everything starts going to shit. The civilians of the faction are panicking and screaming as they thoroughly believe that Irene has come to kill them all (she isn't but they don't know that due to Shad's influence). Gene goes into a panic too as he worries about Dante's safety. So he goes to find his little brother, completely ignoring Aaron's calls for him to come back. Gene makes it to the child area and thankfully finds Dante safe and sound. He then takes Dante and tries to rush and find a way out of the lair. For awhile they aren't seen by any of Irene's soldiers but it doesn't stay that way forever. As they round a corner, they hear the voices of two unknown men which definitely puts them on edge.

Gene tells Dante to stay where he is while Gene goes to investigate what's up ahead. Dante listens to his big bro, albeit hesitantly and watches as Gene slowly makes his way toward the voices. The voices belong to none other than Garroth and Laurance who quickly notice Gene's presence. The three get into a shouting match until weapons are pulled out and a scuffle occurs. This goes on for a bit until Laurance ends up landing a lethal attack on Gene, getting him right in the heart. Gene falls to the ground and Dante, who was watching the entire time, rushes to his brother's side not even caring that he would be caught by Irene's men. Garroth and Laurance are in shock as they weren't expecting this to happen.

With tears pouring down his face, Dante tries to save his big bro by pressing down on Gene's wound. He's desperate to do anything, something as he can't lose Gene too. Gene is the only family he has left after all. But Gene knows there's nothing to be done, he knows he's going to die soon. So with shaking hands, Gene takes off the skull necklace he always wore and hands it to Dante, telling his little bro that he loves him and to be strong for him. Gene takes his last breath, Dante sobs and Laurance feels nausea because he just killed a young boy's older brother right in front of him. Unsure of what to do next, Garroth and Laurance follow Irene's orders of taking any civilians with them so they could be "much safer" at Irene's lair. So they grab Dante who kicks and screams as he doesn't want to be separated from his brother. He especially doesn't want to go with the men that killed his brother.

But being only 12 years old, Dante couldn't really fight back against Garroth and Laurance so he was ultimately taken back to Irene's lair. At the lair, Dante was incredibly stubborn and refused to talk to anyone, didn't want to eat any food that was given to him, didn't want anything to do with the people that he was taught were the enemy. Aphmau would try to get through to him but Dante just ended up yelling at Aphmau that she and her people were monsters that took everything from him. Aphmau silently walks away with Dante's words echoing in her mind. Dante didn't want to be there anymore, he just wanted to be with his brother again. He wanted his old life back. So one day he does something no one expects, he runs away from Irene's lair. The kid has no idea where he's supposed to go now but he just keeps running until he knows that he's far away from Irene's domain.

He's in an alleyway when he hears a strange noise. He turns around and sees some type of creature. A deadly one with a raging hunger in its eyes, eyes that are looking right at Dante. The boy tries slowly walking backwards but ends up tripping and falling on the ground. The creature takes this as its opportunity to strike or it would have but its head gets instantly chopped off in what feels like a split second. Once the adrenaline wore off, Dante realized that there was a man that stood in front of him, holding a large ax and breathing heavily. The man turns around, looking at Dante before walking closer to the boy and outstretching a hand for him to take. Dante did so a little hesitantly, thanked the man and asked him who he was.

The man introduces himself as Zane and begins to scold/ask Dante why the hell he was out there by himself without any sort of adult by his side. Dante hesitates for a second, tears up a little and explains that his older brother had just been killed so he was now left without any family and had no idea where to go or what to do now. Zane softens a little after hearing that and proceeds to offer Dante to come with him to his hideout with his other friends so he can at least have a proper bed to sleep on for the night. Dante at first questions if he's part of Shad or Irene's faction but Zane scoffs at that and says that he and his group aren't part of either faction. They are their own group that gets referred to as The Outcasts by Shad and Irene. Dante finds it odd as he's never heard of The Outcasts before but ultimately decides to go with Zane as he does have no idea where to go now.

When Dante gets to the hideout of The Outcasts, he meets these other friends that Zane was talking about. These people being Janus, Ivy, Lillian, Michi, Travis and Vylad. Dante isn't sure what to think of them at first, he kind of finds some of them to be scary. But soon enough, Dante would learn through them that you can't always judge someone's personality by how they look. He also learns that what he was taught may not be as true as he originally thought. Because then he finally learns how exactly the world became what it is and has to accept the fact that he was possibly lied to his entire life.

Anyways, I think I will end it there for now because I have so much I could keep going on and on about but I don't want to make this too long, you know? But because I care this AU very much I'll most definitely talk about this in the future.

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mercurial-madhouse · 3 years

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K, P, & U for the writing asks! <3

Hey love! Wooo alright here I go!

K: What’s the angstiest idea you’ve ever come up with?

Oh this one is hard. I will say that in one of the first iterations of my Big Bang plot, I did have MCD. It’s a soulmates AU so that combined with when it would have occurred, that would have been very angsty. I don’t read MCD though and more than that, in the end it didn’t fit the theme I wanted to have, so I 86’ed it. I probably would have died writing it and then been the first person with a pitchfork coming after me when it was posted. My hidden wee soulmates fic Event Horizon also puts a twist on soulmates and I’ve heard the situation I put Larry through is super angsty although it has a happy ending so maybe I’m not the best judge of angst? 😅

P: Are you what George R.R. Martin would call an ‘architect’ or a ‘gardener’? (How much do you plan in advance, versus letting the story unfold as you go.)

So this is actually crazy, but I think I’m a combination of both! My first fic, Three Days in February, is 187k of ‘it all literally unfolded to me as I wrote’. I actually wrote it linear too. I’m still not sure how that happened. Christmas Idiots was gardener and Event Horizon were gardener, Take Me Everywhere had to be architect (since it’s co-written) and my Big Bang has sooooo many moving parts to keep track of that I absolutely had to plan it out in advance. (Hey, BB mods, does my outline count towards my word count? 😬)

U: Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

Oh fun! I’ll admit, I have so little time to read and when I do I use the time to beta, so I’m very picky about what I read, but here’s the three that popped into my mind based on what I’ve read!

Well @zanniscaramouche will always have a spot on my list! (She’s my beta for a reason!). Her characterizations are always so brilliant, she’s got such an incredible handle on translating the real life people into just amazing characters based on backstory and plot. Not only that but I still can’t get over how mindblowing it was to read this one scene in Spoonful of Sugar where Harry, one of the protagonists still managed to evoke such utter terror when we first met him. There was a juxtaposition in that scene that writing about it even now still leaves me speechless. If I’m ever able to match that scene I will be singing We Made It off the balcony loud enough for Louis to hear in England.

I don’t know if this second person has a tumblr handle, but on ao3 it’s reveries_passions I believe. She wrote a post-apocalyptic AU called Red Hands that made me so happy! Her ability to weave the mystery via Harry’s POV with such realism made me so happy. It’s rare for me to have to sit with a monocle trying to suss out clues (I’m quite good at it), but I was definitely doing it with that one and was clapping when I managed and still in awe with how it all played out in the end.

And third would be @soldouthaz. I read The Way This River Runs and was in awe of the brilliant interplay of imagery, dialogue, and characterizations and how she used them to evoke such strong emotions. It’s not often that I spend a fic waiting to breathe and waiting to breathe and waiting to breathe only to finally think I can breathe but then NO, NOT YET, and waiting to breathe and getting dizzy with it and then FINALLY, she lets you breathe. Ugh. Just thinking about it has my lungs seizing up again. Louis’s characterization in the situation was incredibly real and it was like going through those emotions all over again.

Have any fanfic curiosities for me?

Ok wow that was long. Have a happy Louis!

#ask response #writing ask meme #that was super long #but fun!

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tackytigerfic · 4 years

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Don’t trope me into this

@quicksilvermaid thank you for this tag which has distracted me when I’m supposed to be homeschooling small wild children.

Ok so I love ALL THE TROPES (well, nearly all) once they’re written well. So I’m imagining one of my favourite authors has written two new fics and I’m trying to decide which one to read first.

I’m approaching this as a reader mostly, but as a writer my answers are mostly the same. All of this is Drarry-based too.

Rules: Bold whichever trope you like most (or hate least, if you’re not a huge fan of either) of the following pairs:

Slow burn or love at first sight? No brainer for me. I love them being in love.

Fake dating or secret dating? More capacity for oh-fucking-hell nail-biting tension.

Enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers or Enemies to friends to lovers? This is a hard one. I LOVE LOVE LOVE best friends to lovers (it’s one of my own favourite things to write) but I also love the moment when hatred turns to lust and there’s the millisecond where they both realise and could back away but they’re too furious to give in and they’re both breathing hard and then someone moves and it’s all too much and suddenly one of them has his hands in the other’s hair, and then there’s the first touch of bare skin, and then it’s too late and no one is stopping anything.

tl;dr I can’t choose between these ones lol

Oh no there’s only one bed or long distance correspondence? Erm... I don’t love epistolary fics actually (though have read some crackers, and in fact am reading a fantastic epistolary WIP atm). But I would never be able to write it. And there’s only one bed is one of the all-time classic tropes. So this one is easy.

Hurt/comfort or amnesia? I don’t know if I’d be that interested in amnesia? Feel free to change my mind with any brilliant recs!

Fantasy au or modern au? Isn’t modern AU just... them? I don’t like taking them out of the HP universe though.

Mutual pining or domestic bliss? I cannot choose properly between these because they’re two of my favourites but I think domestic bliss is SO hard to write well and when it is done well it’s devastatingly moving. So am choosing that one.

Smut or fluff? Again, if it’s by a writer I love, it has to be the softness. I do still think of fluff as a bit of a pejorative description which is awful (like, in my head I think of fluff as as something a bit light and cheesy, whereas actually it should just be anything soft and gentle I think? So again when that’s done right it’s my favourite thing).

Canon-compliant or fix-it?

Reincarnation or character death? As a reader, a happy ending slightly trumps a sad one. As a writer I would probably prefer to write the MCD.

One shot or multi-chapter? I prefer something leaner I think. I don’t often read anything very long. There are of course notable exceptions (*cough gyzym cough*)

Kid fic or road trip? I do NOT like kid fic.

Sci-fi au or magic au? Again, magic AU is just Drarry?

Arranged marriage or accidental marriage? More capacity for angst with the arranged marriage!

Time travel or isolated together? Time travel is very tricky for me. I have read and loved a few but for the most part it doesn’t draw me.

High school romance or middle-aged romance? I rarely read school age fic.

Neighbours or roommates? Shower wanks/ cooking dinner together/ overhearing the other having sex with someone? Gotta be roommates!

Body swap or genderbend?

Angst or crack? I NEVER read crack really, it’s not my thing.

Apocalyptic or mundane? SO hard because I LOVE post-apocalyptic themes but I think my favourite thing is when a really skilled writer takes the mundane, everyday stuff and instills it with pure magic. That just can’t be beaten.

Tagging whoever sees this and would like to have a go! Plus @bonesliketambourines @cibeewastaken @gallifrey1sburning @maesterchill @porcelainheart3 @shealwaysreads @zigster-ao3

#drarry #rowing and chatting

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florchis · 4 years

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I was tagged by @bobbimorseisbisexual and @justanalto - thanks to you both!

slow burn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // there’s only one bed or long distance correspondence // hurt/comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or royalty au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon compliant or canon divergence // reincarnation or MCD // one shot or multi chapter // kid fic or pregnancy fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high school romances or aged-up romances // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or and magic au // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane // linear storyline or nonlinear storyline // holiday fic or birthday fic // love triangle or miscommunication

Tagging @loved-the-stars-too-fondly @smallblueandloud @libbyweasley and whoever else who wasn’t tagged and wants to do it! Tag me so I can see your post :)

#tropes #tropes i dig #personal #adventures in fanfiction

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winterironbang · 5 years

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Art Previews

Below you will find the art previews for this year, remember authors that its not quite time for claiming yet!

Take a good look and pick 2-3 favourites and remember which Number they are for when claiming does begin.

1. Prompt: Tony was taken by Hydra not long after the New York invasion and experimented heavily on Tony. The Winter Soldier escapes his captivity and kinds Tony locked up in his dragon form in a huge cell and decides he should break this poor creature out as well.The Winter Soldier could be his own personality next to Bucky, and if so he doesn't like Steve if that would come up. Restrictions: No Rape/Non-con, No OT3 (Stuckony), preferably a rather happy ending, or bittersweet. No sad endings. CLAIMED

2 Prompt: Tony has always had a thing for swimsuit models.Limitations: go wild.Additional notes: happy to be as involved or uninvolved as the writer wants! CLAIMED

3. Warnings: None that I can think of? Prompts: Definitely don’t have to stick to this, but this was just what was in my mind drawing this — They’re a Shoulder Angel and Shoulder Demon each trying to do a good job for their assigned Human - Natasha Romanov. I’d love it if maybe they’ve been working together over time to help Natasha (maybe to get out from under Red Room) without actually really seeing each other for a while until eventually they do. Not-Quite-Identity!Porn of some sort, with a bit of oh no he’s hot when they meet. Just imagine the hijinks with a little Nat and these boys as her conscience! Ha! Limitations: I know Tony is depicted as a Demon here, but this is Tony, please don’t make him out to be the actual Devil? He’s just doing his job but - oh no! - he gets attached to his Human and adversary and only wants the best for them, screw Hell’s policies CLAIMED

4. warnings: none i thinkprompt: Post-apocalyptic AU! Scrappy mechanic Tony meets badass loner and fighter Bucky (with a clunky metal arm)? Maybe some getting to know (and later: trust) each other and surviving (together?) in a hostile world? Trying to make a living? limitatons and any additional notes: No dubcon/noncon between Tony/Bucky, no sad ending, no super descriptive toture/body horror, Tony and Bucky should survive. Angst/Pain/Suspense otherwise are fine :)The second art is optional. CLAIMED

5. Desired collaboration level(s): I would love to be included with the writing/brainstorming process, even just so much as being a cheerleader for it!-Additional details/requests/Prompt: Pre-WI/getting together fic. Wing Au. Maybe something like "Winged beings are discriminated against/unliked/people are nervous of them. Picture scene is: Tony was sitting out in the rain/stuck in the rain, Bucky comes and sheilds him from it with his wing. -Do Wants: Hurt/Comfort, angst is fine too, must be happy ending please, I prefer canon-divergent, but total au is fine too. -Do NOT Wants: Beastiality, Mpreg, A/B/O dynamics, BDSM, D/S verse, Hardcore kinks, Genderbends, Non-con, MCD, underage/age-changes/de-aging, Sad endings!(I would prefer no other/background ships, but can be discussed!) CLAIMED

6. Warnings: blood Limitation: non-negotiable absolutely no Steve Rogers bashing Wants: OUAT crossover (non negotiable). Jefferson IS Bucky OR Bucky is Jeffersons twin. Steve as a main character as well. Prompt; Bucky goes missing after a mission, with seemingly no reason. A year later They find Bucky, only he's calling himself Jefferson and crying about a broken hat, and a horrific scar around his neck.

7. warnings: possible gun violence, languageprompt: loosely based on Killing eve "you hired me to kill you!?" "I wanted to see you..." basically, Tony and Bucky (established relationship? Mutual pining? ) haven't spoken in awhile for reasons (are they fighting? Busy? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) so Tony Hires Bucky to kill him. limitatons and any additional notes: none that I can think of but if you think there's something that could be squicky/a no go, just lemme know. I'm very open to collaboration with my author. CLAIMED

8. No warnings or limitations. CLAIMED

9. Warnings: None Prompt: Tony Stark meets Bucky Barnes in 1993 and they both fall for each other. One night, Bucky starts to cry. Tony asks what's wrong and Bucky tells him what happened to his parents. Notes: It really doesn't matter how you end this fic as long it includes some good old fashioned angst! CLAIMED

10. Warnings: noneNotes: Was thinking of a Brookly-99 spin on it, something cute and funny for some feel good happy, but very open to anything really :) CLAIMED

11. warnings: None Prompt: (Description: View is outside of a building. In one window Tony plays the violin. In the other Bucky types away.) CLAIMED

12. Warnings:NonePrompt: (description: Bucky is sitting atop a motorcycle. Tony is approaching him, offering his hand for a handshake. Scene is dusk on an empty road.) CLAIMED

13. prompt: tony is one of the last of his kind (inherited from his mother’s side). he hides his wings from the world, and only pepper, happy, and rhodey know what he is. everything else is canon as per the mcu. it’s up to the author to decide how far in the universe they want to take it, and if they wish to incorporate his wings elsewhere in the series, but tony is iron man and it must be post winter soldier. pre-relationship to getting together. limitations: please no graphic depictions of rape, suicide, or self-harm (specifically cutting. other forms of self-harm are okay, but please no self-inflicted cutting). no character bashing, ESPECIALLY of steve. no major character death. things i would like to see: BAMF!tony, ptsd (from either bucky or tony, or both!), a COOL secret reveal, angst, hurt/comfort, and fluff. some smut is okay! i would love if tony keeps the arc reactor. arm maintenance!! please!! tony being terrified of bucky finding out about his wings, and bucky being scared of hurting tony. relevant notes: tony’s wings are 18 ft (5.4 m) in diameter, and are red and gold. bucky still has hydra arm. that’s about it! i’m flexible on most things :) CLAIMED

14. Description/Prompt: John Wick AU in MCU Open for brainstorming or alternate interpretations Warnings: canon typical violence for story (john wick levels or mcu levels up to author?) Limitations: DNWs include a/b/o, mpreg, noncon, dubcon between major protagonists, death of major protagonists, unhappy/ bad endings CLAIMED

15. Description/Prompt: any frontier myth/ old wild west tropes welcome Open for brainstorming or alternate interpretations Warnings: canon typical violence for story? Limitations: DNWs include a/b/o, mpreg, noncon, dubcon between major protagonists, death of major protagonists, unhappy/ bad endings CLAIMED

16. Prompt: Romancing The Stone AU. Tony is a tech reliant city boy who is out of his depth in the South American jungle while trying to save a friend. Bucky is the broke traveller who he convinces to be his guide. Adventures and hijinks and a happy ending ensue. Notes/Limitations: Doesn't have to follow the movie if you're not familiar with it. I don't want Tony to be a damsel in distress that needs to be rescued, just a fish out of water who adapts to his new environment. Any rating is fine, smut is welcome, no character bashing. CLAIMED

17. warnings: general audiences prompt: Bucky is part of the Avengers but he and Tony keep their distance. On a mission Tony saves Bucky from another fall. Later he asks Tony why he didn't let him slip when he knows he killed his parents. He doesn't believe Tony forgave him and confesses that he sometimes hates Steve for not catching him limitations: no Steve/Bucky/Tony, preferably no Stony, no ABO, no mpreg, preferably no BDSM or dom/sub CLAIMED

18. warnings: malnutrition, (minor) injuries, shackleslimitations: anything involving children and/or pregnancy CLAIMED

19. Warnings:none Prompt: Mage Tony and assassin/rogue Bucky. Limitatons: No major character death, no infidelity, no unhappy ending, Bucky did not kill Tony's parents, would be absolutely fine with graphic sex Additional notes: Art will have at least one more companion piece featuring Bucky/Winter in Assassin type garb and probably wielding daggers. CLAIMED

20. warnings: none? prompt: Dreadful pirate Bucky with a heart of gold! limitaions and any other notes relevant to the authors for claiming: I'd prefer it if Bucky wasn't actually a bad guy. Go easy on the gore, and please don't do any noncon or dubcon between the OTP. Angst or pain are good as long as there is at least a hopeful ending! CLAIMED

21. Prompt: After the death of King Howard Stark, his son Anthony had to step up to the throne as the rightful heir. James Buchanan Barnes, a knight and new member of the Royal Guard, is sworn to protect his king no matter what. Even if that means protecting Anthony from his own damn feelings. Warnings: N/A Limitations: major character death, terminal illness, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, racism, incest, ableism Notes: Their designs are fantasy-influenced more than historical, and even though I was using MCU as reference, I aged Tony down since canonically Howard died when he was younger anyway! Also the scribble of a background is supposed to be inside the castle, during a party/ball or something? CLAIMED

22. Artist Withdrew.

23. Warnings: None Prompt: The Addams Family AU Limitations/notes: None CLAIMED

24. warnings: none? prompt: Warlord Bucky gets a new conquest: Tony. (How? tribute? prisoner? Marriage contract?) Tony may expect the worst, but slowly discover Bucky isn't so bad... limitaions and any other notes relevant to the authors for claiming: please no evil Bucky. I like getting to know each other and slowly falling in love. No dubcon/noncon between tony/bucky. CLAIMED

25. Warnings: implied violence, kidnappingPrompt: I went with four comic panels sort of depicting a kidnapping scenario. Bucky (probably) wouldn’t be the kidnapper — i'm gonna try and make him look more surprised in the final draft. Limitations: Go wild. G ratings through Explicit is fine with me. Preferably no M-Preg though. CLAIMED

26. Warnings: None CLAIMED

27. Warnings: None CLAIMED

28. Description/Prompt: fluff or comfort? Warnings: - Limitations: DNWs include a/b/o, mpreg, noncon, dubcon between major protagonists, death of major protagonists, unhappy/ bad endings CLAIMED

29. Desired collaboration level(s): I would love to be included with the writing/brainstorming process, even just so much as being a cheerleader for it! Additional details/requests/ Prompt: Human!Tony/Werewolf!Bucky. Werewolf au. Do Wants: Hurt/Comfort, angst is fine too, must be happy ending please, I prefer canon-divergent, but total au is fine too. Do NOT Wants: Beastiality, Mpreg, A/B/O dynamics, BDSM, D/S verse, Hardcore kinks, Genderbends, Non-con, MCD, underage/age-changes/de-aging, Sad endings!(I would prefer no other/background ships, but can be discussed!) CLAIMED

#winterironbang #winteriron reverse bang #winteriron #first draft #ironwinter

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threshie · 5 years

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Post the first line of your last 10 published fics, then tag 10 people.

I was tagged by @ao3commentoftheday -- thanks, this looks like fun! ♥

I’m going in order of most recently updated OR posted fics -- several of these are chapter fics, and I picked the very first opening line in chapter 1. Hope that’s okay. =) Without further ado:

1. Connor and the Blue Blood Vampire (Detroit: Become Human, May 2019) Post pacifist good ending, androids with feelings and serial murder investigation with a side of friends to lovers. Markus/Connor, Ralph/Simon, Hank & Connor.

Connor stepped out of the taxi, turning to watch it drive away into the distance.

2. Heaven Help Them (Supernatural, May 2019) Canon divergent at 13.22, celestial wavelength sorta mpreg, Gadreel gets a second chance, Jack’s everybody’s son. Gadreel/Dean, Sam/Castiel.

It was quiet in the bunker.

3. Saving Juliet (Supernatural, May 2019) Gen, Sam gets to be a Hellhound doctor, Crowley loves Juliet.

Crowley hadn’t given them much choice in the matter — he’d appeared on their doorstep, Juliet curled at his feet, and demanded their help.

4. Wins & Losses (Supernatural, May 2019) Temporary MCD, Wincestiel, complicated tangle of feels and angst and miscommunication with a happy ending. No smut, lots of touchy-feely.

Cas is really gone.

5. Who’s Counting? (Supernatural, May 2019) Gen, Jack and Sam father and son feels, much-needed hugs.

“How many hugs have you been given?” Jack’s question comes out of the blue one night while he and Sam are sitting on the couch.

6. 8 Reasons (Supernatural, April 2019) Sci-fi AU, Destiel + smarty pants Sam, Alien!Octo!Cas, everybody’s escaping space prison together, lots of sass, Dean’s tentacle fetish is showing.

Dean was so fucked.

7. The Dreamscape (Resident Evil, April 2019) Post-apocalyptic post-RE6 survival fic that’s also a no-zombie domestic husbands AU. Much mutual pining, hurt/comfort, action and fighting, tons of favorite RE characters. Wesker/Chris, Jake/Piers/Sherry, Chris & Leon.

Chris was awakened by the screaming alarm above his bed, along with a very panicked voice over the intercom systems.

8. First Impressions (Supernatural, March 2019) Sam/Crowley, No-supernatural AU, misunderstandings and cute dogs.

Sam was starting to dread going to the dog park.

9. Of Bees and Necromancy (Supernatural, March 2019) Gen, feels and humor. Bees are extinct, so Castiel is despondent. Sam and Dean try to resurrect them and accidentally make zom-bees.

“Are you sure about this? We both saw Jurassic Park,” Sam said worriedly. Dean rolled his eyes.

10. Burning Questions (Supernatural, February 2019) WinCasWin, smutty humor, human Castiel tries to find his gag reflex by sticking different foods in his mouth.

Sam couldn’t stop thinking about it.

I definitely have a tendency to start off with a statement or with dialogue, and to roll from there. It’s interesting seeing both past and present tense opening lines side by side, because I write both.

Thanks again for the tag! I’ll tag these lovely writers I know and anybody else who thinks this sounds fun:

@crack--attack @sassysousa @samsexualdeancurious @cenedrariva @omgbubblesomg @tibbinswrites @whelvenwings @aini-nufire @pherryt @envydeanwrites

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