thinking about writing a fanfic with self-aware twst, but the characters are aware they're in a fanfic. orz it may sound silly, but i think it would be fun to write something where [insert yan!twst character here] just interrupts the plot and addresses the reader specifically with something like: "you're probably not even inserting your real name, right, (name)?"

perhaps it's too meta, but it's so interesting to me?? i haven't the faintest clue how i'd go about writing a fic like that with an intriguing plot that progressively gets more horrifying as it goes on, and it'd likely be more of an experimental fic than anything. but omg it would be so fun to write.

hmmm,,, maybe i could use epistolary format, whether in the form of letters (to the reader) or diary entries. something where the character realizes they're in a fanfic and can only do so much, so they write their own little notes to the reader. or it's placed between the words or certain words are in another color (like red or blue) and it spells a message if you take all of the words and put them together. :O

so essentially you'd be reading a completely normal yan!twst fanfic, but when you put the words together it's the twst character addressing you and not the (name) you're meant to project onto.

AAAAA T_T i'm sorry for senseless ramblings. this is what happens when i think too much about the meta nature of a yan!rook fic i have planned.

love & war & the sea in between

(rework of this piece from 2021)

baby, you're the sweetest thing ❀ nanami kento

summary :

When you're in need of a date to your younger sister's wedding, Gojo calls in a favor to a friend of his to pretend to be your boyfriend for a week in front of your family. You're sure there's no way this will go horribly wrong.

cw : fluff, eventual smut, some mild angst, mentions of infidelity (not between reader and nanami) , mutual pining, general idiocy.

read on ao3 here

chapter 1

chapter 2

chapter 3

chapter 4

chapter 5

Just found the most wxs thing ever.

Remember the Phoenix play they did? Where every character was a bird? Well guess what.

In the Southern hemisphere, there exist a group of 4 constellations that are called "the Birds of the South". These constellations include the Crane, the Peacock, The Toucan and — you guessed it — the PHOENIX

Moreover, it seems that the Phoenix and the Crane constellation are always facing each other...

Boo.

oldest friend + newest friend

Hi so I’ve curious, (Been nervous about starting my own AU) When you first started posting OFH (on twitter/ao3) how did you get the courage to post it? Were you ever afraid of getting called ‘cringe’ or ‘weird’ or anything else negative? If so how were you able to get over it? (Btw I do love this AU with all my heart!) Sorry if any of these questions are too sensitive!

hi!! thanks for the questions, i'm flattered to be considered a source of wisdom about this x3

OFH/retyrement, like most fandom things i do, started as kind of a silly shitpost thing; i love human AUs, and when my buddy squid_hug made that original text post about the retirement home it tickled me too much to ignore. objectively the scrybes being human old people bickering in a retirement home is a goofy, silly idea, and that's how it started as an AU, down to the written fic. i think that in itself made it a bit easier to post about

however! even with that, when i started posting the first pieces of art it was definitely a "do it scared" situation lmao; i don't remember where i heard this, but in some cases it takes even more courage to do something new when you're already known for something than it does to start something new with no presence at all, and that was definitely true with the retyrement AU. it was my first contribution to the fandom too! i was definitely worried it wouldn't go over well with anyone bc it was so damn niche lolol

my main piece of advice for getting over this fear (besides just doing it scared until you're not scared anymore) is to get yourself a hype squad lmao; though maybe the more accurate term would be a mutual AU ecosystem. i had squid to develop a lot of the AU with me at the start and we bounced a lot of silly ideas off of each other, and now i have a lot more folks around to crack jokes and hype each other up about our art and fics! also at the beginning i had a point where i was feeling a little self-conscious about continuing to post (the AU had a painfully small amount of engagement at the beginning lol), but as soon as i got one (1) ask saying "i wanna see more of this" i took that as my green light to get as silly with it as possible lmao

so ig my TL;DR advice is: don't take shit too seriously, remember it's all in good fun, and surround yourself with folks who enjoy funny lil AUs as much as you do! the second thing can be hard, as it involves uh, putting yourself out there in the first place, but embracing that discomfort is a necessary evil for having a good-ass time! if you can successfully kill the part of yourself that cringes then you'll never be cringe again

godspeed on your own AU endeavors, the digital world is always better for having another crazy creative alternate universe in it <3

i like to think they patch eachother up a lot since they always seem to be looking out for one another...

bonus kiss-a-roo for ashton under the cut :]

Knowing in my head that Vashwood would never work out if they were in a sentimental relationship adds a fundamental layer of delusional in my own personal VW experience

they were butch 4 femme

the way tank grunt is mischaracterized as an idiot himbo (esp from what i know abt the psp version) when its obvious he's a huge gay nerd knowledge sim if he's given space to be himself. also ppl forget that unlike his dad, tanks not even grouchy and HES SHY. like why did they give most of the teens popularity especially the shy ones 🙄

I wanna see a spinoff about Perry raising Gus, tbh. Like Luz was a weird kid yeah but imagine trying to raise a baby who can bring your worst memories to life again when he cries or something. Raising a kid prodigy in what’s basically a theocratic dictatorship while also being a journalist - and journalists don’t exactly have a good time in states like that. Like you wanna tell me the Emperor’s Coven never came knocking on their door for a kid who could beat the Illusion Coven Head at age 12?

evil morty has the omega device + he knows that our rick cares about his morty. imagine evil morty getting rick to do whatever by just threatening to kill himself (via omega device)

look at my new personal best time in side order boy. seven minutes one second i’m a certified Brain Genius

This idea’s been bouncing around my brain for a while. Best Puella Magi can mean either “most easily manipulated into witching out” or “finds a way to subvert the system”.

¿Don’t know what a Puella Magi is? Explanation under the cut, though it will include spoilers for Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Essentially, a Puella Magi is a magical girl who’s been granted a wish in exchange for their service battling witches, and they get cool powers themed after their wish. However, their wishes are often granted in such a way that they are often unsatisfied, and they are fed many lies of omission that leave out a lot of important details about their new jobs, like the fact that their souls aren’t contained within their bodies anymore (instead they have Soul Gems).

In order to replenish their powers, they must obtain Grief Seeds from witches. However, if they fail to do so, as well as reach a low emotional point that outweighs any positive feelings they may have once had about being a Puella Magi, then they themselves will become a witch and start attacking people, forcing someone else to put them down.

Essentially, it’s a ready-made tragedy that comes with a sparkly transformation sequence and cool outfit.

I also said it before but I cannot find the post, but there's probably a very specific reason people are quicker to sympathize with Pacifica over Gideon and/or focus more on giving her redemption than him and it starts with an f and ends with a phobia 🫤

This is me currently vvv

—as I talk to the mirror and write on it with whiteboard marker plotting this “lost ronin” story idea that was supposed to stay a story idea while I write two other stories

I’m not even sure I want the name to stay lost ronin, someone help me pick a name /hj

I’d like to apologize to future me because I don’t think I’m going to be able to climb out of this spiraling abyss

The synopsis I have for this is over 500 words long and still going :)

Oh geez, imagine plotting out the chapter timeline I’m not getting any sleep tonight /pos

Ignore the tags… or don’t hahah