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[WMMAP] Débutante Dance

Fandom: WMMAP Rating: G Ship: Lucathy Summary: A “what if Lucas was at the débutante as Athy’s Emperor-Approved, Pest-Repellant Partner?” Canon-Divergence. Note: This is posted under “Lucathy Misc Tidbits” on Wattpad and AO3! This is part of my Lucathy Alphabet Writing Challenge that I totally didn’t forget in my drafts to collect dust

A | B | C | [D] | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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D is for... Débutante

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“My apologies for interrupting your discussion, Your Highness,” Lucas pleasantly smiles as he cuts in, preventing Ezekiel from whisking her off for a dance. “Princess Athanasia, I do believe that I promised you a dance?”

“Ah, yes, I was hoping to find you, Lucas,” Athanasia beamed, immediately recovering from her surprise from Ezekiel’s appearance and Lucas’s offered escape. “Perhaps another time, Sir Alpheus,” she stated politely as Lucas offered her his arm, allowing her to hold onto it as they moved to the dance floor.

Lucas glanced up, making eye contact with Claude who narrowed his eyes in clear distaste. Briefly, Lucas wordlessly tilted his head over at Ezekiel’s direction, and as Claude’s eyes followed in that direction, he outright glared when he spotted the young man who was clear in his pursuit of Athanasia. Athanasia felt exasperated at the silent interaction between the two as she maintained her fake smile, opting to take note of everyone’s blatant stares.

And, well, Athanasia supposes that it was only natural for them to gain everyone’s interest. She was a beautiful princess and Lucas was a gorgeous bachelor, and apart from her father, Lucas would be the only other man that she’ll be dancing with.

Naturally, to everyone in the ballroom, the Royal Court Magician and the Crown Princess were to be considered a clear match.

(She tries to ignore how that fact makes her heart flutter.)

And frankly speaking, it was very clear that all the noble ladies would be immediately taken by Lucas’s gorgeous charms — despite how frustrating that might be, as they’re deliberately being deceived. It didn’t help that his outfit indicated his high rank within their royal court.

Lucas wore a light grey button-up with a dark grey vest and a maroon necktie. The dark grey vest he wore had a pink rose with a boutonnière of tiny white flowers in his upper vest pocket, matching the flowers that Athanasia wore in a subtle manner, alongside the pale gold-coloured detailing. He wore a mage's robe, draped over his shoulder as he so often does, but the robes were grander than his usual default — black on the outside, a dark royal blue on the inside, pale gold lining, and the Obelian Empire’s insignia was sewn clear onto the back. It was similar to Felix’s outfit, yet more subtle and less knightly, an outfit that could probably allow Lucas to somewhat blend into the crowd of nobles if he so desired without the use of magic. There was a gold chain hanging loose out of one of his pockets, and Athanasia immediately knows that he actually kept the pocket watch she had given him once.

The colours he wore was a clear indication down to its design — a magician of the royal family who was, undoubtedly, Princess Athanasia’s débutante partner. It didn’t escape anyone’s notice that the red jewellery the princess wore was a matching red to the magician’s eyes.

Despite the amount of rumours that will undoubtedly come out from this, she was still relieved that he was here at her side.

“Thank you for your help, Lucas,” Athanasia stated with a smile as she and Lucas danced, almost as if they were in their own little world. It was much easier for her to dance with him, they’ve been dance partners for years, after all. “I didn’t know how to reject his offer for a dance without seeming rude.”

“Honestly, you should just say it. Stop concerning yourself with dumb things like that,” he huffed, twirling her. “His Majesty would gladly destroy those who treat you with familiarity when they’re nothing more than strangers who want to gain your favour. The only reason why he hasn’t tried to destroy me is due to the fact that he knows that I’ll be repelling any pests that bother you as well as remain loyal to you and you alone.”

“You do have your uses,” Athanasia acknowledged with an amused tease. “You forget that you’re also an important friend and confidant for me.”

“Friend?” Lucas blinked, staring at her with surprise.

“Of course,” Athanasia raised a brow, seeming almost offended at his questioning tone. “You’re my first friend. Isn’t it obvious that I care about you?”

“Right,” Lucas slowly nodded, his eyes never straying from her.

Hello, friends! It’s Wednesday and you know what that means: it is time for another fic teaser. I’m not sharing anything from ch 3 of a litany of dreams this week, but I did complete the rough draft for it last night and it’s currently in edits, so expect an update in the next two weeks or so. This snippet is from never have i ever before, a fic that is also currently being edited and should (hopefully) be up on ao3 by the end of the month. Enjoy. 💖

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Eliot stepped into the kitchen, his booze-addled brain slogging twenty paces behind. Strains of upbeat music trailed from the common room and down the hall, clinging to his body like smoke. He didn’t even know what he was looking for, what he was doing. Maybe the same party and the same faces eight weekends running was starting to take its toll.

Someone was slumped against the island with their back to him. Brown hair skimming the collar of a threadbare shirt. The hard sting of misery spilling from their body in sickening waves. Eliot blinked, trying to make sense of the world. Trying to—

Oh—of course. Eliot’s heart rocketed up into his throat, the way it was wont to do every time they were alone in a room. “Quentin…” Fuzzy-tongued, he stepped nearer, meeting Quentin’s red-rimmed gaze when he whipped his body around. “Hey, are you…” Something slipped from Eliot’s throat that might have been laughter. Jesus fuck, Waugh, get it together. “Are you all right?”

Quentin sighed, pushed away from the island, stumbling a little as he went. “I don’t know.” he said, so close Eliot could feel the heat of his bones. “Why don’t you ask your best friend?”

Wobbly-kneed, empty-headed—Eliot told himself it was only the booze. “What did Margo do?”

Quentin narrowed his eyes to slits. “She said I was—” He huffed, running both hands through his hair, half-turning his body away. “Right in front of everyone—she said I was a—” His voice dropped so low it hardly made a sound. “A fucking virgin.”

The words clipping off in his throat, Quentin ducked his head. Beyond the dark curtain of his hair, Eliot could see it—the pretty pink blush sweeping over his cheeks. Suddenly, everything went sideways, the floor pitching hard under Eliot’s feet.

“I mean, it’s—” Eliot smiled, gesturing with both hands. “It’s Margo. She’s—” He offered his most decadent sigh, pushing close, trying to steal a glimpse of Quentin’s face. “You know. Margo…” 

“Yeah...” Quentin circled back to the island, pressed his hands to the counter, his body like a boat lost at sea. “Right.”

“Look—” Belly twisting, Eliot approached. Pressing close enough to draw the line of Quentin’s gaze. “You’re not actually… that. I assume...” He offered some halfhearted attempt at laughter. Knees crumbling to ashes, to dust. “And I mean, everyone here is out of their fucking skulls on Hoberman-knows-what anyway.” He smiled, but Quentin only looked away. “Whatever she said, I promise you, Q… no one is going to remember in the morning.” A thick and choking silence settled over the room. For a long moment, Quentin said nothing. Eyes downcast and distant, a scarlet flush sweeping its bruise from his cheeks to the tips of his ears. “Yeah, well,” he said at last, voice breaking, “I’ll remember.” He shook his head, worrying a hand over the nape of his neck. “I’ll still remember that I’m a—that I’ve never—you know…”

“Wait.” Dizzy, Eliot gripped the countertop’s edge. Booze and muffled strains of music knocking around inside his heart. “Q, are you, um...” The words felt all sticky on his tongue, like they were trying to claw their way back in. “Are you telling me that you’re actually a—”

“You don’t have to rub it in.” Quentin’s eyes shot up, piercing Eliot like twin bullets. “You don’t have to—” His hands were fluttering around, like they were trying to catch the shape of his words. “It’s not like I—like I wanna be a—a fucking—”

fluff prompt!: Steven and Connie on a nice study date but they just flirt the entire time lmao

I forgot I had drafts prewritten. Woo!

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You were supposed to study on a study date - they definitely had in the past. Connie knew how it went - you brought over books and notebooks and flashcards and you had a nice time with a friend or a boyfriend while getting lots of work done.

That was, if one’s boyfriend wasn’t a terminal flirt.

He walked in, and she gestured to the spread she’d prepared earlier and said, “I’ve got plenty of snacks to get us through the day.”

“Good,” Steven nodded, his arms crossed. “You can make up for me hitting my head earlier.”

She blinked. “How’s it my fault? I haven’t seen you all day.”

“Well, if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have hit my head on the ceiling.” And then he grinned, already delighted with himself for thinking of it before he even said the punchline. "Because you asking me out had me walking on air.”

A laugh burst from her, her cheeks warming. “Steven!”

He shot her a pair of finger guns. “I have a lot of those lined up today.”

“We’re studying,” she said.

“We’re dating,” he countered. “Besides, I can’t study when you took all my notecards.”

“I gave them back!” she protested. “And I have extra packs stashed somewhere in here..”

“Oh, sorry.” He grabbed a handful of chips as he settled down at her desk. “After you stole my heart I just assumed you were taking everything else.”

She rolled her eyes, scanning around the room for something she could make a cute pun out of. Her eyes landed on a tiny dust pan and brush, and she held it out to him with a grin. “Get cleaning.”

He beamed and leaned forward. “How come?”

“If you’re going to sweep me off my feet, you might as well do the rest of the floor.”

“I love you.”

She laughed and did her best to redirect them into studying, though Steven was a relentless distraction. His flirting was endless, sighing as he said, “Wow. I know the moon was far away, but I can’t believe I traveled 238,901 miles just to be over the moon for you.” or “Iambic pentameter really isn’t matching my heart’s rhythm. Oh, duh. It’s because you keep making it skip a beat.”

Each was as corny as the last, but she couldn’t help but smile, even as she tried her best to be properly pouty as him. She tried, and failed, to look properly stern as she said, “You seriously alphabetized your notes so U and I were next to each other.”

“It’s hard to remember. There’s 21 letters.”

“26.” she paused, then squeaked. “Wai-”

“Right! I forgot u r a q t.”

She slammed her hands on the counter, eyes slightly narrowed. “We aren’t getting any studying tonight, are we?”

“It’d be a lie to say I even wanted to.” He giggled, propping his face up on his chin. “You know you can take breaks sometimes, right?”

“I’d love to stop and smell the roses, but you keep taking my breath away.” She grinned as he cheered. “We can have a movie date instead.”

Wings of Warmth! | Keigo Takami (Hawks) x Reader

AN: Ok, this was actually an idea that @lelawrites had in a discord server we’re in and she let me write it out! I can’t really get Hawks’ character down, but I tried my best! Pronouns used: She/her Length: 1.4k words

Summary: Hawks has gotten so used to using his wings to keep himself warm, that he no longer needs blankets, so he gets rid of all of them. Problem is, you’re spending the night and he has no blankets to give you to keep you warm at night.

Your Name: (y/f/n) Quirk: (y/q) Age: 22

Being the number 2 hero really kept Hawks busy. He rarely had a chance to sleep in his own bed, under his warm, comforting sheets. He was used to sleeping on uncomfortable beds with extremely thin and useless sheets, such as now.

A shiver racked Keigo’s body which made him huff and sit up on the extremely thin mattress. His hands clenched the sheets while his golden eyes glared down at it as if it were a person who’d said something disrespectful to him. With a sigh, he tossed the sheets off the bed and ran his hand through his messy hair. Another shiver went through him, making him shut his eyes as his large and powerful wings enclosed around him. A few moments later, he felt the heat build-up, making his eyes widen a bit. His dumbass was today years old when he realized his wings could keep him warm! 23 whole ass years before he realized this. He grumbled before laying back down, his wings laying against him, keeping him warmer than any blanket he had.

** Keigo had gotten so used to using his wings for warmth that blankets just no longer did it for him. Not only were they not warm enough, but they were so bothersome! He couldn’t freely turn without his wings picking them up, allowing a cold draft to infiltrate his barrier of warmth. He never used blankets any other time, so why would he use them in his own bed? At least the mattress was more comfortable. Deciding he’d had enough, Keigo stopped using blankets. He preferred to sleep with himself snuggly wrapped under his wings. After making a habit of that, Keigo realized his blankets were just gathering dust in his house, taking up unnecessary space that he may need later for some reason or other. So, he threw them out. Every single blanket. Even months after he’d gotten rid of them, he didn’t regret his decision… until now.

He’d met a wonderful, beautiful, loving, caring woman named (f/n). At first, she seemed like a rather innocent and simple person, but he was so wrong. She was neither innocent nor simple! She’d managed to wiggle her way into his life and his heart so quickly, it threw him into a panic. He’d met her one day and a few weeks later he was contemplating whether he was in love or not. He forced himself to wait a painful six months before he finally asked her out and much to his surprise, she accepted.

They were a happy couple, even though he was extremely busy. If he ever had time, he’d always visit her, even if it was an hour or less. (f/n) cherished every moment she could spend with him. He would often find himself at her house at night, where he’d talk to her until she fell asleep. This time around, however, he had invited her over to his place. Boy, was he nervous.

Although, after about twenty minutes of her being there, he felt all of his anxiety and worries melt away, making him return to his cocky and carefree self. (f/n) had spent about two hours with him before the two decided to prepare dinner together. The entire process was filled with laughter and joy, with Keigo smearing or throwing ingredients on her. Of course, she returned the favor. Right, right, they had an extremely great at-home date. Now, Keigo was in a bit of trouble. Without really thinking about it, Keigo asked (f/n) to spend the night at his place, mostly because he didn’t want her to leave. She was a bit shocked, but accepted the proposal with a bright and cheerful smile that made his insides melt.

Keigo had lent her some of his clothing so she could get out of her uncomfortable outfit. As she got changed into his shirt and shorts, she realized her bed didn’t have any blankets on them. Thinking he’d probably had them washed or something, she went out to his bedroom, which was right down the hall.

She knocked on his bedroom door, making him look at her with a smile. He totally- without being the least bit discrete- checked her out. She looked good in his clothing.

“Sorry to bother-”

“You’re never a bother, dove.” He winked, making her playfully roll her eyes.

“Do you have a spare blanket?” She asked, making his eyes shoot up to her face with confusing swirling in them, almost as if he’d never even heard the term blanket.

“What?” He asked as he tilted his head.

“A spare blanket,” She said, pointing to his bed. “I’m gonna get cold without one.” Cue the inner panic. He’d completely forgotten that normal people use blankets! He just asked her to stay the night and had NOTHING to keep her warm.

“Oh, right. Be right back.” He said as he gestured for her to sit on his bed while he went downstairs. He frantically looked through every cabinet and closet he had hoping a blanket would just magically appear. Not one! He really couldn’t even keep one blanket?!

Then again… he didn’t invite people to his house and definitely didn’t expect to be in a relationship where the person would sleep in his home. His quest to find a blanket failed rather miserably, however, he found a large and rather fluffy towel! Would that work? Shrugging, he returned to (f/n), who patiently sat on his bed scrolling through his phone.

With a bright smile, Keigo offered the blanket to her. (f/n) slowly put her phone down, her other hand grabbing the towel before an awkward laugh escaped her lips.

“This… is a joke right?”

“What do you mean?”

“Kei, this a towel.” She said. “It’s not even big enough for me.” He only frowned and looked away, his cheeks flushing red with embarrassment. (f/n) sighed and put the blanket beside her and took his hand. “Are they dirty? I don’t mind waiting till they’re washed. We can-”

“I don’t use blankets.” He interrupted, making her pause. “What?”

“I don’t use blankets. They’re annoying and they get caught on my wings. So I ended up getting rid of mine.”

“You got rid of all of them? Why didn’t you keep a couple?”

“I didn’t think I’d ever need them. Sorry.” He said, sitting next to her. She nodded, understandingly, before an impish smile made its way into her face. “Well, in that case, I guess you’ll have to keep me warm.” He blushed but smiled, feeling the embarrassment melt away.

“Oh, I can definitely keep you warm, dove.” His smirk made her scoff as she smacked his arm.

“Not like that!”

“Like what? I didn’t specify. You should get your mind out of the gutter.” He teased as he stood up and turned off the lights and shut the door. He then moved to the middle of the bed with (f/n) following his lead. He flattened one of his wings as he gestured for her to lay on it.

“Won’t that hurt?” She asked, making him chuckle.

“Do they look fragile? Because they’re pretty strong, dove.” With uncertainty in her eyes, (f/n) moved closer to him and laid on the large feathery wing. She felt the feathers move under her which made her gasp and move to sit up. Keigo chuckled and grabbed her shoulders and gently pushed her back down. “Relax, that didn’t hurt. I’m just readjusting.” His arms wrapped around her, pulling her closer towards his body as his other large wing gently covered them both. She half expected them to smell weird, like a bird’s wings, but they didn’t. They actually smelled the same as he did, which was a faint scent of lavender. (f/n) closed her eyes, burying her face into his chest as the warmth from his wings spread to the both of them. She let out a content sigh as his lips pressed against her forehead.

“This is really nice…” She mumbled. “Do you use your wings to keep yourself warm?”

“I do. That’s why I don’t use blankets anymore.” He admitted.

“I can see why. I like this better.” He smiled as his arms tightened around her smaller frame.

“It’s better with you here.” He answered. “Guess you can’t leave now, dove.” “Is that an offer? Because I accept.” She giggled, kissing his cheek. He felt on top of the world with her here in his arms. No matter what the world threw at him, he’d cherish (y/f/n) until the end of his days. No one would ever hurt his dove or take her away from him.

GOOD EVENING. IT’S SATURDAY SEPTEMBER FOURTH, IN DOWNTOWN NADIRIS CITY, AND THIS IS EYEWITNESS FUJI NEWS, REPORTING ON LOCATION. BUILDING LOT 666 IS NOW SURROUNDED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SHADOW OF FUMES — 

Neon lights bled through puffs of smoke to fashion a haze of beautiful transparent clouds. Truth be told, the city had never looked so beautiful. The phenomenon was reported on for the entire weekend. Stories streamed by various institutions, stations, and vloggers accounted for a high speed chase that ended in the demolition of the building. Roads were marked off, and safety officials were stationed at intersections to redirect traffic away from the main street. From Friday, 11 o’clock at night, well into the daybreak of Sunday morning, most entries into downtown Nadiris were heavily monitored by law enforcement drones and AI patrol bots.  

Those of the underground know the real story, which began weeks prior... 

The orders started out simple. Parking Lot 666 was gaining the attention of a team of respected investigators. Uncleared foot traffic, reports of suspicious activity, and the snarling sounds coming from the building were signs the CCG couldn’t exactly ignore any longer. The board of directors were split in their decisions: hearsay, recordings of masked individuals, and anonymous tips were not substantiated. Half of the team wanted more time to explore their options– the other half wished for nothing but extermination.

A team of undercover investigators were instructed to gather enough evidence to surround the building, and take a peek inside, nothing more. And yet, later that night, the CCG would initiate a code red. 

The raid would then begin unplanned. Despite the much needed caution, the investigation unfurled, and because the order was given exactly how it shouldn’t have been,– fueled by emotion, and in haste–– the board of directors have since been on edge. Never has the CCG ever had to defend their competency in leading their investigations against the Aogiri. 

Regardless, the outcome was a bit of a success. The first grenade of its kind was launched into the depths of the dark lot, where many of the suspects were rendered incapacitated. RC grenades, as they’ve been called, were but the only defense the Doves had until back-up was reinforced. Their efforts were valiant, but those on the front lines of the investigation were soon to lose their lives, since the RC grenades couldn’t hold the hordes and waves of newborn hybrids. 

Stronger mildly-harmed ghouls were able to trigger what CCG investigators have only heard of myths of. Kagune signals were sent by subordinates of the Aogiri tree, and down the line, their own reinforcements came in droves. The fight for life and dominance piqued well into the night. As Doves rained fires of Q bullets, Kagune walls and Traps would help defend the tattering shambles of the now found Aogiri hide out. Though the unplanned ambush surprised the Aogiri, the faction had plans of their own–

The final battle ended in a siren blaring through the city which served as a warning for those wounded to retreat and evacuate the area. Once the dust and ash finally settled, Fuji News was on the scene and the first to report on the citywide curfew enacted by city officials, any other news reports have been deleted from the cloud. 

OOC INFO:

SUMMARY: 

PARKING LOT 666 —much like its sister space LOT 668, this is an abandoned lot in the lower Fuji District, just north of Downtown Nadiris. Or rather, it was. The building was recently rumored to be a hangout for hybrid ghouls who’ve been recruited to the Aogiri faction and through use of anonymous tips, undercover spy drones, and hidden alliances, the CCG were able to confirm such rumors as fact. Plans were drafted and quickly executed thereafter, leaving an array of bullet shells and bloodshed from the skirmishes between the Aogiri and the CCG. Casualties were had on both sides, as well as some unaffiliated ghouls caught in the crossfires.

The event occurred in game the first weekend of September, beginning roughly around 11 PM FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD and lasted until 7 AM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH. The building was completely surrounded and marked off at 8 AM THAT SATURDAY and heavily patrolled and guarded until SUNDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 5TH. The building is still enclosed with crime scene tape, but is finally free of any CCG activity.

1. FUJI NEWS HAS REPORTED ON ONE STORY ONLY: THE FAKE ONE. 

FUJI eyewitness news has reported on a false high speed chase involving an armed robbery which started at Fuji Mall, and ended at the crime scene. Highway lanes and nearby streets were sectioned off and closed for transportation to and from downtown. Reports claim the suspects were cornered and ultimately brought in for questioning September 4th, 8:00am. 

2. LOCKDOWN INSTATED.

Nadiris City is officially on an unjustifiable lockdown, which is raising some eyebrows of concern. No traveling in, or out of the city for the foreseeable future. All flight plans for traveling to the outer islands have been canceled as well as any autotrain tickets. 

3. DESPITE THE LACK OF PLANNING THE CCG CONSIDERS THIS A VICTORY 

Now that Lot 666 has been fully evacuated and raided, Lot 668 is currently being investigated — this time with more caution. CCG investigators are using all their efforts to infiltrate and gain any evidence to provide more insight on the building. Ghouls are discouraged from meeting in the parking lot, and Aogiri are now being briefed to eliminate any drones, spyware devices, or other outsiders who may incriminate their cause. 

INTRODUCING:

The following have been added to our glossary and are strongly encouraged to be used in any future interactions.

RC GRENADES — otherwise known as control RC gas. an experimental weapon made by the CCG. when released and inhaled by ghouls or hybrids, it begins to affect the respiratory system, weakening and impairing ghouls or hybrids to the point of unconsciousness. 

KAGUNE WALL — a defense mechanism used by ghouls which burrows into the ground and sprouts like a thorn bush or other organic barriers. It extends itself to fill the entire area, making passage impossible.

KAGUNE TRAP — a protective measure, in which the kagune can be buried within any surface, and springs forward for an offensive strike. These traps will lie in wait until nearby movement triggers them, bursting from their hiding place to impale what has set them off.

KAGUNE SIGNAL — a signal for help that is able to relay a distress call to any neighboring ghouls. Signals are typically only responded to by a ghoul who is part of the same faction as the one who utilizes the signal, however most ghouls can hear and respond to the signal should they wish to.

IC INFO ( PARTICIPATION IS NOT MANDATORY ):

IN CHARACTER TASK PROMPTS:

Consider how / if your muse was involved in or contributed to the raid. CCG agents would have been alerted by the CODE RED. Ghouls in proximity may have reached kagune signals. Humans and the unaffiliated could have been caught in the crossfires !!

Feel free to explore how your muse feels about the raid. Are they scared or hurt ? Are they feeling successful ? Are they still feeling rage ? 

Will the raid provide caution for your muse? What was the damage to your muse? And did they inflict damage on others? 

What’s the aftermath? Do they know anyone who was injured ? Are they grieving a casualty ? Are they guilty of a body count ? 

How do they feel about the citywide lockdown? Does this derail any of their plans ?

Will they believe Fuji News, or will they be coming up with their own conspiracy theories ?

Reflective self paras are also encouraged should you choose to engage in the task !!

STARTERS:

Starters may consist of any events after the plot drop but are not limited to the previous event !! Reacting to the plot drop IC is completely optional !!

You may also post any flashbacks or travel back in time should muses have any participation in the plot drop !! 

Please tag any flashback interactions, threads, or self paras as ;; nadiris: event, ;; nadiris: task and/or ;; nadiris: plot drop i.

A Warning

***warning content***

Finally after years of waiting they finally received a message from outer space. After years of technology improvements and being able to colonize their moons they finally gotten a message from a species from a far away.

'We aren't alone' that's all the scientist could think as they prepared to play the message all over their world and colonies.

A dozen scientists and engineers tapped away at their devices to prepare that the playing of the message would go uninterrupted.

Everyone held their breath as every screen counted down for the message to play.

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The screen stayed black before showing the image of a tired creature with big mat black eyes its clothes was ripped and burned in some spots a dozen of other different creatures in the background carried stuff off screen before running back to get other stuff and repeat. Others typed away on devices and others carried some sort of weapon.

The creature looked at the screen for what seemed hours before speaking.

"My name is Gur'vil, commander of the Nova Star cluster. I'm here to warn you. I do not if this will reach you on time but if does I want say I'm sorry." The commander looked at the screen as a liquid leaked from its eyes.

"We shouldn't have attacked their nests," his voice sounding in desperation,"we thought 'kill the all the young ones before they can spread' that they were going to be crippled by grief and sadness", more liquid leaked from his eyes, "that's what the scientists told us but by the love of Lichanik they were wrong, they weren't sad or grieved like the scientist predicted they were angry have you ever seen a angry human?" The alien commander said as his body started to shake slightly. "You won't believe us if we told you so just watch the videos we have from some of the humans attacks on our civilian and military centers."

The screen changed and showed a tall, bipedal creatures with no hair but some on their heads, in front of the creatures (which they had assumed they were the 'humans' the commander talked about) a huddled grouped of different species sat together as the human soldiers took away from them smaller creatures that cried out for help. The humans proceeded to grab them by a limp and smash the small defenseless creatures against rocks and pillars painting them in green and blue blood. As the older huddled group of creatures tried to run to the help of the young ones only to be shot. The camera then moves to a different group of humans laughing around a fire as more small creatures cried out for help as they slowly rotated on top a fire and being cooked alive. The camera moves one more time to reveal a small pit surrounded by humans as they cheered on two creatures from different species to keep on fighting to the death only for the winner to be shot and 2 more creatures were brought out to fight.

A growl could be heard from outside the cameras view before the camera spanning back around to show a tall, bulking figure, with glowing eyes stalked forward on its 4 legs towards whoever controlled the camera. With its eyes never leaving the creature controlling the camera it rushed forward and everything going black.

Moments later commander Gur'vil appeared back on bit this time small pops and screaming could be heard off in the distance.

*Pop*Pop*Pop*

"I beg of you," the commander started.

*Pop*Pop*Pop*

More loud screaming could be heard now of in the distance.

"don't make the same mistakes as us and hide yourselves they can't be stopped they can't be reasoned with," the commander slowly backed up a bit before pulling a small weapon from his coat.

*Pop*Pop*Pop*Boom*Pop*Pop*Pop*

The poping noises could be heard now and more clear screams could be heard now some saying to 'hold the line' well others were that of pain and death. Behind the commander alien troops aimed at something off in the distance of that of the camera behind their makeshift forts.

"I leave you this and hope you will be spared from the scourge and plague that is humanity." The commander said before raising his small weapon up to his head only to be stopped by a loud explosion followed by a wave of dust and rubble. For a moment nothing could be seen expect for small flashes of light followed by popping noises and screams.

As the dust settled the only thing left where tall creatures in black armor with black masks covering their face. Around them the other creatures were dead or bound with gags in their mouths including the commander that seemed to be dazed.

One of the creatures pulled out a small device and speakers into it,"All clear sir we have the commander as while as some of the scientist you are clear to move in."

Moments later a tall human with gray hair walked in and looked around before his eyes landing on the commander.

"Hello commander," the gray haired human said with a grin before he pulled out a thick long silver looking stick with a handle. "A pleasure to finally meet the creature that killed an entire generation of humans," the human said before he turned to the scientist," oh I almost forgot you are the scientist that helped with the attacks pleasure to meet you as while I have to admit you're species taste exactly like chicken but back to what we came here to do."

The commander stood straight making all the other human soldiers stand straight and gripping their black metal sticks.

"By the power invested in me by the empire of Humanity, I Captian Demorio Steven of the 74th death squad, in charge of the revenge killings of this sector of the galaxy declare that you and your species and everyone else in this room not human to death due to the attack on human schools, hospitals, orphanages, and daycare, any last words?"

The captain raised his sliver stick towards the commanders head.

The commander looked at the captain then at the camera,"Run. Hide. Protect yourselves you don't have much time. Please." The commander then lowered his head in defeat before the commander pulled the trigger blowing the commander's head into pieces with a pop covering everything in blue blood. All around the room human soldiers followed suit and killing everyone in the room.

As the captain wiped his face with some type of cloth he walked towards the camera before picking it up and smiling and tossing it towards one of the soldiers.

"Track that signal and report back."

"Yes sir."

The screen went black.

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No one spoke no one moved.

This message wasn't a welcome message from space. It was a warning of what was waiting for their species out there.

As their species stared at black screens in shock a small beeping noise started sounding out of one the computers.

"Sir something just entered our system and its heading straight for us."

As all the scientist rushed towards the computer a message came through across the screen.

'You didn't listen' - Humans

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Hey guys !! So yeah I'm here still alive and breathing and doing some crack jk... Not really.... But anyways :) just here to say that I hope you guys enjoy this story even tho its rushed and its short and its kinda boring but fuck it here you go.

So real quick I'm just going to awnser some questions I'm getting asked a lot so here we go :

Q) why don't you finish some of the series you write?

A) I suck at writing second or third parts so I just leave them like that

Q) why don't update/post that often?

A) I'm in school and I'm trying to graduate that bitch also work

Q) are you racist?

A) no I'm a speciest meaning I prefer a species over another #HumansAreTheBest

Q) where 2nd parts to some of the stories?

A) I have them on draft. I literally have 30 stories on draft 💀 (including the 2nd, 3rd, and the 4th part to Feral and like the 2 more stories about occupation)

Q) why are your stories so shit?

A) cause they fucking are you don't have to read them so suck my cock :)

Q) why are your stories so dark?

A) cause I always read stories about humans being nice and cute and being friendly and shit but fuck that humans are fucked up and crual. Just read about some of the stuff we've done to each other what do you guys think we'll do to others that are not part of our species? Like come on be realistic.

So anyways hope you guys enjoy and I promise to post if I can so yeah later :)

under read more bc i put too much effort into my ocs and there is A Lot. tw for violent stuff

this will be updated every time i think of something for him!

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Rollick

“The Ravenous” ? idk I suck at titles

no accessories

Size reference

why does he have anime hair if hes a fish? because he’s my oc and i say so

I MADE ICONS FOR THE LOCATIONS AND CLASS AND OTHER CHAMPIONS’ ABILITIES AND TUMBLR WONT’T LET ME ADD THEM WITHOUT FUCKING THE WHOLE POST UP

Short crappy bio

A young shark-like Vastaya. Born in Ionia, west of the island Sudaro. He was captured as a child by  Bilgewater pirates after straying too close to the surface and being found. Was then put to work on the Slaughter Docks, and trained to hunt in the traditional Serpent Isles manner: “launching themselves at their targets to secure tow-hooks with their bare hands, and beginning to butcher the creatures while they yet lived.”.

I need to update myself on League lore, but I would like him 2 be acquaintances with Nami and Fizz. Also, Rollick would have heard stories about Pyke and would find him really cool. Ideally, he would have Johnny Yong Bosch as his voice actor because I love how he voiced Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X, but I don’t know how he’d do with a pirate accent lmao.

Kit

Would be classed as a Fighter with the sub-class Diver. At least I think he would.  

His kit is basically just a mash-up of multiple champions with extra ingredients. Riot do it themselves, so I'm allowed to, too. Pirate lingo used for most of his abilities and voice lines b/c I'm not creative for naming things.

 Passive "Blow the Man Down." : A mash-up of Rengar and Darius' but more complicated. Auto-attacking 3 times in a row, or using abilities, gives his unused abilities 3 different tiers of empowerment. (Like, if you auto-attack 3 times, use W, then Q, his E will have tier 3 empowerment.). Tiers 2 and 3 gives the target bleed when hit by abilities, applying "Blood in the Water."  Applying the bleed multiple times makes it stack, tier 2 stacks like two stacks of tier 1 bleed, tier 3 stacks like two stacks of tier 2 bleed. How many times can it stack? Idk. 5? 7? 10?? ok probably not 10 that would be stupid.

2nd passive "Clipper." : Rollick moves faster in the river; this move speed scales with his normal move speed.

Q "Feed the Fish." : Tier 1 is a swipe in an AOE cone with his claws. Tier 2 is a small lunge in a targeted direction with two swipes, one with each hand. Tier 3 is a longer distance lunge with a bite. If tier 3 lands on a moving target (examples: scuttlecrab when it dashes, Ezreal using his E), it will follow the target like Warwick Q/Evelynn E. The bite will also heal him for a small amount.

W "Hook, Line, Sinker." : is like Rengar's Bola Strike with a wider but shorter range for tiers 1 and 2, but he leaps in the targeted direction at tier 3 and if he hits something, covers it with his net and stays on top of them for a short amount of time. Tier 2 spins the target around from they way Rollick throws his net and will turn the opposite direction of the way the target was originally standing. If you're facing Rollick and the tier 2 net hits you, your back is now turned to Rollick.

E "Chase." : Warwick Blood Hunt but either less or more annoying. Cooldown is shorter in duration, but so is its active. The passive part of it only shows paths to champions affected with a bleed, burn or poison DOT effect. (Includes: Rollick's "Blood in the Water", Darius'  "Hemorrhage", Brand's  "Blaze", Gangplank's  "Trial by Fire", Lillia's  "Dream Dust", Cassiopeia's  "Noxious Poison" and  "Debilitating Poison", Twitch's "Deadly Venom", Teemo's  "Toxic Shot" and  "Noxious Trap", Singed's  "Poison Trail", the  "Scorch" rune,  "Ignite" summoner spell,  "Challenging Smite" summoner spell, "Azakana Gaze" from  Demonic Embrace, and "Torment" from  Liandry's Anguish.

R "Cleave 'Em to the Brisket!" : Similar to Skarner's "Impale". Rollick takes the hooked blade he has on his belt and lunges at the target, stabbing into the enemy champion's chest with his chest to their back, and drags them away. "Cleave 'Em to the Brisket!" can only be used on a champion that has their back turned towards Rollick. It applies a tier 3 "Blood in the Water." upon use. It can yank champions out of  Displacement Immunity, but doesn't suppress the target champion entirely, they are still able to use dash and blink abilities, use Thresh's  "Dark Passage", recast  "Death Sentence" , and use most movement summoner spells ( Flash, Hexflash, Mark/Dash), but if they do, half of their current HP is taken away from the hooked knife being dragged/yanked out of them. If you are 30% HP and you use one of the movement abilities mentioned, you will leave with 15% HP and two stacks of tier 3 bleed. For 5 seconds after using his ult, Rollick uses his knife to attack, gaining increased auto-attack range and his autos apply a tier 1 bleed stack per hit. The enhanced auto-attacks drag his targets towards him because of the hook part in his knife getting caught on them.

Animation ideas

(I used google to find every gif/picture, save for the “dance” one. they have tumblr links bc when writing this tumblr shit itself when i wanted to save it as a draft and i kept it open in a different tab and copy/pasted everything. im sorry some of the gifs are weird aslkfjdjf)

Walking animation is him using his arms and tail to "crawl". imagine the gif has a tail instead of legs

Running animation is the same concept, just with much more effort put into making himself move faster. Moving in the river looks more like he’s swimming rather than crawling. Slowed animation is him dragging himself slowly with his head facing the ground, putting weight on his elbows instead of using his arms completely. Like an army crawl but in pain.

Idle animation is him crossing his arms and resting on his elbows, then looking around and inspecting his claws.

If left in idle animation for more than 15 seconds, he drops down completely and puts his head in his arms and dozes off. Moving after the sleep idle will have him shake his head awake when starting to move.

Death animation is him trying to crawl, being unable to, then collapsing on his side and flopping onto his back.

Taunt animation is him straightening himself then lashing out with his hands and baring his teeth before "biting" the air in the direction he’s standing, voice lines coming out before the bite part.

Joke animation is him chasing his own tail? Maybe he gets tangled in his net after doing it for a second and just struggles there until the animation is interrupted.

Dance is uh. He straightens up and does knife tricks. He doesn’t have legs, doesn’t have a staff like Nami, and just wouldn’t dance like Cassiopeia.

I made the gif using footage from here.

His laugh animation would be him laughing and flopping onto his back, then turning back onto his stomach. All but one of his laughs would be loud and hearty, the one that isn’t would sound like Kung Jin’s laugh.

Voice line ideas

First encounters:

Bilgewater/Bilgewater themed champion:

"Ahoy!" "Ahoy, bucko!" "Ahoy, scallywag."

Multiple champions simultaneously/champions who have a visible partner/partners with them (examples: Kindred, Sejuani, Lulu with Pix, Elise with her Spiderlings, Azir with his Sand Soldiers):

"Ahoy, me hearties."

Pyke:

"Pyke?! I’ve heard stories of you! Though… You’re smaller than I had imagined..." "Hey there, old salt! " "Ahoy, seadog! "

Nami:

"Good to see a friendly face! Shame it’s on the wrong side." "Oh! Little lass! Have you found your stone yet? "

Fizz:

"Little trickster! Where’s your big friend? "

Illaoi:

“Test? Gonna get myself an A-plus-plus! …That’s the good grade, right?

Taunts:

Any champion:

"Scurvy dog! " "AAARRRRGGGGHHHH! "

Bird/bird themed/winged champion:

"Polly want a cracker? "

Tahm Kench:

“The only creature with an appetite bigger than mine” “You put me to shame with that maw of yours! You could fit me in it!”

Abilities/eliminations:

Tier 3 "Feed the Fish.":

(after used on champion wearing armour/with tough skin)

"Ouch… I think I broke a tooth. Good thing I got more. "

(after used on champion with fur/feathers/long hair)

" (violent spitting-out-fluff noises) Blegh! "

Tier 1 and 2 "Hook, Line, Sinker. ":

"Catch! " "Avast, ye! "

Tier 2 "Hook, Line, Sinker. " after turning someone around:

"Bring a spring upon ‘er! " "Broadside! "

Using "Chase. " with a DOT’d champion in range:

"Chum in the water…" " (deep inhale, then a rumbling growl) "

Using "Chase. " with affected champion visible:

"Lookin’ a bit squiffy there…" " (laughter) Yesss… "

Eliminate champion:

"Take a caulk. "

Eliminate champion while using "Cleave ‘Em to the Brisket!" or the enhanced auto-attacks after:

"Hah, keelhauled! " “Taste me steel n’ may the devil take ye!”

“PENTAKILL!”:

"Dead men tell no tales…"

Respawn:

"What a flogging…" "Alright, I’ve fed the fish… Now it’s their turn. "

Pings:

(Danger!):

"Heave to! " "Avast ye! "

(Assist me!):

"All hand hoy! " "All hands on deck! "

(Assist me!) followed up by (On my way!), or vice versa:

"Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! "

(Area is warded.):

"They’ve got a lookout. "

(Target champion):

"Thar she blows! " "Sail, ho! " "Savvy? " "Hang ‘em from the Yardarm! "

Miscellaneous:

Allied champion drinks potion or gets healed by another ally when Rollick has missing HP:

"Splice the mainbrace! Please?"

Alone with low HP, no potions or actives available, or sells all items:

"Looks like I’m marooned…"

Healed by ally:

"Feeling shipshape!" "Much obliged." "I’m in your debt." "Thank you!" "Thanks!"

Receives shutdown gold:

"Ha-ha! Plundered! " “Bounty taken.”

Flashing away from enemy:

"Blimey! " "Gah!” "Sink me! " " (girly shriek) "

. ∙ * 🏒「 jack gilinsky . cis male . he / him . 23 . 」woah , is that JASON GOLDHIRSCH walking across the quad right now ? guess they’re getting an early start on junior year . i hear they’re studying HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY & PYSCHOLOGY . wonder if they’re headed to the rink … you know , i always heard they were PRIVATE & DEVOUT , but i’ve only ever known them to be INTUITIVE & MOTHERLY . guess we’ll find out soon enough , they’ll be around all season because he is a defenseman and the captain of the men’s team. maybe we’ll sneak 'FADES AWAY’ BY AVICII (FT. NOONIE BAO ) onto the warm - up playlist for them . honestly , i’m looking forward to getting to know them ; they’ve always reminded me of ( steaming hot chocolate in a tim hortons coffee thermos, a backpack filled with various items ready for any need, morning sunlight glinting on a frozen lake, worn out hoodies dusted in snow, a smile that reassures you everything will be all right ) . shit , is that the time ? i’m going to be late for practice ! coach is going to kill me ! * ∙ .  –– 「 ollie . 22 . they / them . 」

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒:

— PRONUNCIATION : JAY-son GOLD-hersh

— NICKNAMES : j / jay, hershey ( hockey nickname ), mom

— BIRTHDAY : june 21, 1998 ( cancer )

— LANGUAGES : english ( first language ), québécois french ( second language ), somewhat conversational german, bits of yiddish, some swiss german

— LABELS : the protector, the helping hand, the heart of gold, the broken dove

— EXTRACURRICULARS : men’s ice hockey ( defense, captain, #21 )

— EDUCATION : psychology & human physiology ( lockwood university, in progress ), high school diploma ( 2015 )

— HEIGHT: 6′2″ / 1.88 m ( 193 lbs / 87.5 kg )

— TATTOOS : lit candle ( inside right wrist ), stag with a crown ( left outside shoulder ), jack g’s butterfly ( outside left forearm )

𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓-𝐈𝐒𝐇:

— born in gatineau, raised in saguenay, qc by single mother leila goldhirsch ( fc: winona ryder 😘 not that anyone asked )

— got into hockey when his mother signed him up because he got to rambunctious and from there things just took off. he exhibited skill at a young age, and at sixteen was drafted to the rouyn-noranda huskies of the quebec major junior hockey league ( qmjhl or just the q ) a part of the canadian hockey league ( chl ). two years and a memorial cup later, he was drafted 16th overall to the arizona coyotes in the 2016 nhl draft sry jakob chychrun. he returned to the huskies after being drafted to continue to develop ( aka, was not prepared for the nhl yet — super common ).

— it was this season where things did not go to plan. the season started out strong, and jason was having the makings of another breakout season. but in march of that year, the team bus got into an accident on the way to an away game — it was fatal to many on board, jason escaped with critical injuries.

—  jason faced months of physical therapy and grappled with the idea he may never skate again and the repercussions of that on his lifelong dream to play in the nhl, on top of the grief at the loss of so many teammates. in the end, he took two years off from hockey ( and in some ways, from the world ), a requirement less from a physical standpoint, but that of a mental recovery standpoint.

— college was his path forward, a glimmer of a new career perhaps. he was accepted to lockwood university and with his letter, also received a phone call from their men’s hockey coach. players from the chl ( from professional leagues aka leagues where players receive pay or a stipend ) aren’t typically allowed to play in the ncaa, but they could get an exception for him and his circumstances. ( is this realistic ?? honestly idk but pretend yes ). he eventually accepted his offer from lockwood, though he said a pretty strongly worded no to the hockey team.

— jason grappled with the dilemma of returning to hockey. the last two years had left him to think a lot, to let him find himself outside hockey, outside the one thing that had once driven his every decision. and there was that question : did he know who he was without hockey ?? maybe. though he accepted lockwood’s offer of enrollment, his agreement to play for the hockey team came much later, not until he attended pre-season practices and realized in the end, he couldn’t say no. they say, in the end : love is a choice — and jason loved hockey.

— and the rest, as they say, is history.

𝐉𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 & 𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐘:

— style of play: in short, an offensive defenseman. at the very height of his elite prospect status jason was poised to be one of the faces of the new generation of new-age dmen. a terrific skater with a deeply intelligent hockey iq that allowed him to break up offensive plays before they got set up and send play in the opposite direction with a breakout pass or a carry-in entry. often found quarterbacking the powerplay. unsurprisingly, jason’s physical talents somewhat no longer hold up to his elite prospect status due to the injuries he sustained, recovery sometimes only gets you so far --- but he’s still all these things, a gifted and deeply intelligent player ; his ceiling has just been significantly lowered. his talents have returned to close to where they once were, though much more growth due to physical setbacks may not be possible no matter how much effort he puts into it.

— comparables: i guess... in the middle of cale makar and mario ferraro ( college edition not nhl edition + tone down a little of cale’s offensiveness and add some of mario’s physicality & sandpaper around the home net )

— jason & the team: jason’s brand of leadership is not that with an iron fist : it’s one of action, of leading by example, of being a shoulder to lean on. that doesn’t mean he’s one to let anything slide, however. jason goldhirsch does not do mad ; he does stern tones and deeply disappointed and he does it incredibly well — but oh, when that seemingly endless patience runs out... still waters run deep. he’s responsible : almost too responsible. when he talks, people listen. jason’s leadership is the guy in the locker room with always the right thing to say second intermission still down two, the guy on the bench who knew how to get a rookie who deflected an own goal his confidence back, the guy who stayed late to help the backup goalie solve the problem with his blocker side save. his greatest asset and greatest flaw is that he cares. a lot. i expect at least half the team has teasingly called him mom. his leadership does not end when they leave the rink : maybe that annoys some people to no end, maybe that’s exactly what endears him to others.

— jason & the captaincy : he received an A ( alternative captaincy ) about halfway through his sophomore season ( last season ) when one of the team’s A’s was injured and out for the rest of the season. this season was only supposed to be a small step up to make that A permanent, but henri’s sudden and unexpected exit meant an early promotion to C for jason. that isn’t to say he’s undeserving, but he certainly feels he has a big gap to try to fill. he is not henri, though ; and he doesn’t plan on trying to be like him. the captaincy goes to the best leader, sometimes this is the same as the best player on the team, sometimes it isn’t — henri would have been the former, jason is the latter. honesety i think jason was hella betrayed by henri leaving. yes ‘ hockey is a business ’ but also wasn’t that supposed to apply to professional teams ??.

— jason’s hockey timeline

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘:

— jason is a caretaker, plain and simple. he wants to be there for others no matter what and will do anything for those he cares about, even at the expense of himself. he’s the mom friend. he’s a bit over-protective, he tends to give too much of himself. outwardly, jason is very laidback, easy to talk to, a reassuring presence that puts you at ease. but these layers are all cocooned around someone who needs to be in control because he’s lost a lot, who is deeply emotionally reserved and private, doesn’t share much of depth ( but people don’t notice when it’s swathed behind a smokescreen of amiability ), and who very rarely asks for help. he is working on his shortfalls and through his long mental healing process, though : mainly through therapy that he still attends bi-weekly.

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒:

— jewish, keeps a lax form of kosher. also a pescatarian. — has a black cat named kraken : an emotional support animal originally prescribed to help his insomnia and nightmares at night. — doesn’t drink coffee. lives on water and hot chocolate — morning person — can cook — uses a cage instead of a fishbowl or hybrid shield — lives in a rented off-campus house with three of his teammates — doesn’t believe in coats. hoodies count as outerwear. — does yoga. is decent at it. — stag tattoo homage to his surname which translates to golden stag.

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂:

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          this concludes jason’s primer aka a nice overarching view of him and the things that are ( in my opinion ) are super need to know about him. however, when you have time i do encourage you to read his behemoth of an intro over HERE for a much more holistic, developed, and in depth view of him — especially the misc headcanons and personality sections.

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schedule of Events my last few days

-tuesday night we went to see cats and got home probably around 1, tossed and turned til 7:30ish, drifted off for a bit

-wednesday 8:15AM woke up for my 9 am drawing studio, took my adderall

-wednesday 9AM-11:50AM had the first half of studio

-wednesday 11:50AM-1PM took the supply list the teacher gave me to blick bc im the only new addition to the class this semester so i was the only one who didnt have what we needed -_-

-wednesday 1PM-3:50PM second half of studio, went home and hung out for a little bit

-wednesday 4:50PM left forr my 5pm studio class

-wednesday 7:20PM studio ended and i told devin i was gonna stay in the lab and try to get just a bit more of my homework done in advance

-thursday 2:45AM i finally fucking look at the clock for a second and realize what ive done

-thursday 3:15AM i go home and shower

-thursday 4:somethingAM i realize im not gonna be able to fall asleep and resign myself to wandering our apartment until 8

-thursday 8AM started getting ready for my morning class, took my adderall

-thursday 9:30AM-11:50AM morning class

-thursday 11:50AM-12:10PM went home with devin and started listening to the tma s2 q&a together

-thursday 12:12PM julia texts me “WERE DESTROYING A TREE” without any further context and i leave the room at a sprint to get to dain’s room where i know they must surely be

-thursday 12:15PM-12:35PM we invent new tree- and sled-based sports in the parking lot

-thursday 12:35PM i excuse myself to go back inside and finish my homework before my afternoon class

-thursday 12:40-1:15 spent fruitlessly trying to get tree sap off my hands until devin wisely pours canola oil on me

-thursday 1:30-2PM finished my homework really fast and spent the rest of my time producing latex worms at a feverish pace

-thursday 2PM-4:20PM afternoon class, i stay behind for like 10 more minutes after class because i was typing up a document for my tma rp acc lmfao (this is also the class period during which i planned the tunnel tweets in their entirety)

-thursday 4:45PM i arrive back at the dorm to see if devin is ready to go to the tunnels with me and he’s not cause he’s eating soup. i hang out and wait for a little bit because i had to do make sure all the worms were dry and pack them up anyway but once the worms were packed and he still wasnt done i decided to just go by myself

-thursday 5:15PM arrive at the machinery building trying soooo hard not to look suspicious or like i’m making a beeline for the tunnels

-thursday 5:35ishPM leave the machinery building much sweatier and MUCH, MUCH more dirt-covered than when i entered

-thursday 5:45PM frantically scrub the rust/dust/dirt/tunnel muck off as much of me as i can and smoke a little of devin’s weed before we leave for class, took my afternoon/evening class adderall. realize we both forgot to shoot reference videos as we’re walking out the door, run back inside, shoot videos quickly, run to class

-thursday 6-8:20PM class, also this was when i was finally posting the tma tweets i’d drafted earlier w/ attached pics, one every few minutes

-thursday 8:30PM walk to prontos with devin

-thursday 9ish-like 12AM hang out with devin jade and g

-now it is friday 3:15 AM i dont know how i got here. i gotta go to fucking beddy  bye but i cant make myself get up to take my makeup off

zakki:re translations Part 2, Vol. 3-5

Part 2 took a bit longer than usual because I had to finish the Ishida x TK interview (which you can read here). On to volumes 3-5, and hopefully I can start on Ishida’s Q&A’s simultaneously in the next couple days!

If you would like to start from the beginning, please click here.

Takizawa.

I was happy when I could finally show him like this since I've always wanted him in this form ever since OG. But I fumbled the timing of his entrance, plus I also had the idea of putting Amon first in the auction hall. Next to him are two Dobermans. I hope I’ll be able to draw animals better.

Weekly Young Jump 2015, Issue no. 17, Opening colour page

Little Kaneki.

I think this colour illustration was drawn well, considering my abilities back then. The thing he's carrying in his arms, is it a birdcage? Or possibly an urn?

Weekly Young Jump 2015, Issue no. 28, Opening colour page

[T/N: HQ scans provided by TG_Hub, thank you!]

The cover of :re volume 3 features Takizawa and Hinami. I like it because of how disturbing it looks. I drew this Takizawa nibbling on his fingers by underlying the drawing of him from the last page of :re volume 2. (...if I remember right!)

Auction x Audition The various squad members who appeared in the Auction Raid were recruited through a “Recruiting investigators!” type of project that the general public could apply for via collaboration with the part-time job magazine “an”. Originally I wanted to pick one person and have them appear for a bit before killing them off in the end. What ended up happening was that about six thousand-ish applied, though I looked at everyone and picked from there. Hairdressers seemed to have a high acceptance rate, might be because they’re good at styling themselves and taking pictures? Also Numa Jun-kun, who’s aiming to be a comedian, is being called onto T.V. every once in a while. He’s contacted me and asked me to watch his skits, though every time I see it I feel he’ll do just fine...yup, do your best.

Operation status (at the time of magazine publication) ...anyways, every week the squad members would get injured, and with Owl showing up the situation changed, creating a very hectic environment to develop the plot. At any rate I had to somehow make the 20 investigators from “an” appear in the story...now that I think about it I have no clue why I tried to do that. I was asked to write down a status report of the dead, injured, etc. I created a draft of the design every week, thought of what content to include...I thought making something like that would be interesting, so readers could look at it while reading the manga. But when the volume was being edited, rather than being omitted from the page it was relevant to, it appeared halfway through the chapter, and as a result it became even more confusing to follow. (As an aside, I tried to request that it be brought back in the digital version as the original, but I don’t know if it will?)

Side story JOKER At the end of volume 3 of :re there is a one-shot about Juuzou, who’s become an associate special class investigator, investigating together with Hanbee. This was published while I was drawing OG volumes 13 and 14, and oh! It was published by Shounen Jump. They asked if I could draw a one-shot for Jump. One Punch Man also did something similar and the survey results turned out well, so they thought it would be good for my series. “Makes sense,” I thought, but at the time I was very busy and had absolutely no interest in it since the one-shot would force me to not include any spoilers. If spoilers were allowed I would’ve agreed to draw it. But when I was talking to my editor a light bulb went off in my head and I came to the revelation: “What if I write about Juuzou in the future?” I was still in the stages of drawing OG, and I thought if Tokyo Ghoul readers read it they would think,” What’s this supposed to mean?” and Juuzou would be able to pique the interest of even first-time readers. I drew more than 30 pages of manuscripts while running a weekly series at the same time, wondering if I should’ve just called it quits even though I was the one who came up with the idea. Though the survey results didn’t turn out well at all.

2015, Volume 3, Cover

[T/N: Numa Jun is based off of Hiranuma Junya, whose Twitter you can visit here. He is also featured on the dust cover slip of volume 3, and funny enough Ishida apologized to Numa on his Twitter after killing him off.]

The cover of :re volume 4. Tsukiyama and Kanae. I also really like the illustration of these two. I was addicted to putting vivid pink on deathly pale skin. However, the characters’ complexions seem to slowly be getting worse and worse.

2015, Volume 4, Cover

Kanae vomiting roses. She looks deathly pale, doesn’t she?

Weekly Young Jump 2015, Issue no. 43, Opening colour page

The colour page found at the end of :re volume 5. There is no clean version of this illustration since it was combined with the text layer.

2015, Volume 5, End frontispiece

[T/N: The translation for the text, which is an excerpt from Takatsuki Sen’s “The Black Goat’s Egg”, can be found here.]

Kanae as a woman. An image of her ideal appearance.

2015, Volume 5, End frontispiece

Hairu. She had already been slaughtered at the time of drawing this illustration. And then, my unfulfilled love for Hairu began to simmer and boil over... Is this...the type of girl I like...?

2015, Volume 5, End frontispiece

The cover of :re volume 5. Haise with Eto by his side. Their complexions are deathly pale here too. I forget what I was trying to do here, but I was so busy those days that I couldn’t finish this illustration. I remember I had a difficult time drawing because I wasn’t in good condition. (Was that when I was working on JAIL by any chance?) Kijima’s death is depicted in this volume. I was eating cheese when I was drawing the “I want to eat cheese” panel. After hearing the amazing “I want to eat cheese” moment in the anime, it makes me glad I drew it. You can tell Furuta was drawn to look like a good person at first before his true character was revealed. There were a lot of panels I liked art-wise, such as the scene where Noro obliterated the investigators, and the two-page spread of Kanae playing the violin.

2015, Volume 5, Cover

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The Leica M10 Review

…yes I know it’s 2020 and it’s late

This review was a long time coming since I had originally planned on writing this review last Spring. It was during that time when I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to pick up a second-hand Leica M10 in black from a fellow forum member in exchange for two of my lenses at the time (Summilux 35mm FLE and the Summicron 50mm V5). Was it worth selling my M240 at the time and trading off two lenses for the M10?

Before I continue with this review, I should caveat by saying that this is my second M10 as I sold the first one during the first draft of this review last year after my trip from Miami and Key West. I had sold it over the summer because I didn’t feel the premium wasn’t worth it to me, therefore I had sold it off and picked up a mint silver chrome M-P 240 which I loved and took it several trips with me.

Fast forward to 2020, an opportunity had come up for an M10 while I was at the gym one morning. I was catching up on Leica things during a break (as you do) and I had found a silver chrome M10 for sale for a price that was hard to pass up. A price so good, that I had completely stopped working out and went into full-time stalker mode with the seller on securing the purchase via text message. After less than 5 minutes of communicating back and forth, we had agreed on a price and a successful transaction was made.

I said farewell my beloved M-P (Typ 240) as it sold in less than a day to a gentleman in Texas. You were the best iteration of the best value digital Leica M camera, but how does the M10 compare and do I still think it was worth the money to upgrade?

My first Leica M10 in black

“Minute changes like these is what legendary products need. Nothing drastic, but incremental improvements.”

Introduction

When the M10 was first introduced in January 2017, it was a cause for celebration as reviews sang their praises as the ‘best Leica yet’ while commenting on its new 24 megapixel sensor paired with the latest Maestro II processor, a bigger viewfinder magnification with better eye-relief, a body that is as slim as the M7 film camera, a new manual ISO dial and what is this?

They’ve removed video recording!

Nobody cared. Moving on.

Not only did Leica giveth and taketh away with the M10, but they had also made the camera significantly more simplified compared to its predecessor. Leica’s new devotion to minimalism that could be seen back in 2015 with the introduction of the Leica Q, transferred over to the M10 as the camera now has less buttons, removed any superfluous menu options which led to a more structured and cleaner menu system. They even changed the power switch so that it only does one thing now: On or Off. This is a big deal as the Leica Q had a problem with some users accidentally switching to “Continuous” as the power switch had the tendency to go full-auto. Minute changes like these is what legendary products need. Nothing drastic, but incremental improvements.

Look at every new iteration of the the Porsche 911. It’s not the same car, but just improved.

As the difference in technology between the M240 (2012) and the M10 (2017) span 5 years, the improvements of the M10 can be noticed instantly with its new slimmer profile when you pick it up for the first time. While the M240 wasn’t a big camera compared to other full-frame cameras, but if you compared Leica’s other rangefinders, the M240 was a thicc boy. After a few weeks of getting reacquainted with the M10 again, I felt that the M10 is just like any other Leica: it’s more than the sum of its parts and more about its evolution rather than revolution. That’s why, at least currently, it’s the best digital iteration of Leica’s fabled rangefinder (until the M11).

My new Leica M10 in silver chrome

“…it’s more than the sum of its parts and more about its evolution rather than revolution.”

Build & Design

The M10’s new slimmer body and lighter weight compared to the M240 was very obvious and noticeable to me. As your right thumb rub against the right corner of the body next to the exposure dial, you’ll also notice the new paint finish as Leica had decided to use matte/chrome treated paint compared to the previous “black paint” finish in the previous gens. I personally prefer the black paint finish as the lacquer paint would fade over time, showing the dull gold glow of the brass underneath. This brassing gave the camera a nice patina, like a worn leather jacket after years of use.

Brassing on a Leica M240

I believe that Leica did this intentionally to give the camera a more timeless look as the brassing would give the camera an aged look over time, but I feel that the patina brings out the character of the camera. With each worn paint on different parts of the body, there is a story that comes with it. The new chrome paint finish will not age as gracefully, as it will just dull over the time, losing its matte luster to just a shiny sheen of metal.

Leica M10 Cutaway | Courtesy of Leica Camera AG

Tough as Nails

Just because the M10 doesn’t brass like its predecessors, doesn’t the camera feels cheap. The components are still machined from solid brass and magnesium alloy chassis, holding in all the components in such a small body. Nothing about the build quality is different with the M10 and they are still built to same high standards. Don’t let the smaller size of the M10 fool you either as the weight between the M240 and the M10 are almost identical (1.46 lbs vs. 1.50 lbs).

Width: 33.7mm

Weight: 1.46 lbs

Leica may not openly advertise this, but the body is weather-sealed against light precipitation and dust.

Refined Shutter

The shutter sound is definitely quieter and more refined than the M240, but the feel is about the same. Half press locks the exposure and full press releases the shutter with a refined “click”. I can’t explain the sound, but it feels slightly muffled compared to the M240. It’s definitely quieter than the M9’s robo-sex doll shutter cock sound, but I kind of like that as that’s part of the M9’s many charms.

I can’t speak for the shutter feel on the M10-P or M10-D as I don’t have any experience with them yet, but they have the quietest mechanical curtain shutters. Maybe one day I’ll pick one up (actually I know I’ll have one in the future).

Diamonds are Forever

Most of the back panel is dominated by a 3-inch TFT LCD monitor which has 1,036,800 dots and can display 16 million colors in addition to providing 100% frame coverage during live view. The difference in resolution between the M240 and the M10 may not be noticeable, at least to me, but the difference in contrast is very apparent. It’s also years ahead of the M9, which is only useful for checking exposure as it has the same screen quality of a GameBoy.

The LCD glass screen itself deserves its own paragraph as it’s sporting the latest Gorilla Glass, specifically developed for this camera by Corning. While the glass feel strong and strudy, I personally question its durability compared to the Leica M-P’s (Typ 240) more robust and exotic sapphire glass. Something that Leica had also omitted from the M10-P and M10-D. This is a big difference as sapphire glass is borderline industructible by conventional means, which is why it’s used on high-end watches that can only be scratched by diamonds. I wouldn’t be surprised if the M10’s screen is very similar to the Leica Q.

Balanced

Lastly, the body feels more balanced due to better weight distribution between the front and rear of the body if you hold the camera up by just the strap with a lens attached. This is one of the major benefits of the M10’s slimmer body as it pairs perfectly with compact lenses like the Summicron 35mm ASPH or the Voigtlander Ultron 35mm. This may not seem like a big deal, but weight distribution is counts if you want to pull some weight off your left hand, relieving some pressure off your fingers as you focus.

Miami, Florida | M10 + Summicron 35mm ASPH

“…body is weather-sealed against light precipitation and dust”

User Experience

There is something to be said about the user experience of a thinner, faster, and more accurate Leica rangefinder, especially with its improved eye relief for people with glasses. Compared to the M240, there are some noticeable improvements.

Pin-Point Accuracy

The new viewfinder has a magnification of .73x compared to the M240’s .68x magnification. This may not seem much, but that is a big difference when you’re looking inside a tiny window and you’ll notice it right away when you’re focusing your lenses. It’s much easier to nail a sharp focus and with fast lenses, this is a big improvement. By just walking around with the Voigtlander Ultron 35/1.7 ASPH I had at the time, I noticed that I was nailing focus with very little to no micro-adjustments to get a sharp focus patch. That means there is one less thing to worry about on getting a sharp focus. The second one being the quality of your eye sight to see the patch clearly.

This new viewfinder can also be a double-edged sword for those that wear glasses as composing with 28mm or 36mm lenses will have a more difficult time to compose since the eye-relief, while is improved, it’s still not ideal for glasses.

New Viewfinder | Courtesy of Leica Camera AG

Simplified Menu System

Leica had released a firmware update in 2018, which introduced the Favorites Menu that was brought over from the Leica Q. A very handy upgrade since it no longer required you to dive into the 2.5 pages of menus to change something as simple as White Balance. These are mostly quality of life improvements and once you set up your menu settings, you will very rarely ever go back in terms of shooting experience as I have everything that I need on the body of the camera: ISO, Aperture, Shutter. The dials feels solid and tactile, as you would expect from a Leica.

Carry Spares

The battery life will be a hit for people as the Leica M10’s BP-SCL5  battery has 1300 mAh of charge, which is noticeably smaller than the M240’s 1600 mAh battery. The difference of 300 mAh may not seem much and you should be able to hit 300 photos on one battery if you don’t use Live View (or EVF), but this is a far cry from the M240’s BP-SCL2 battery as a single one of those guys would last me all weekend.

Thumbs Up

The exposure compensation dial is just where it needs to be like the M240, but the Leica M10 has a slight curvature on the left side of the dial that acts as a pseduo thumb rest. Doesn’t seem like much, but it makes a noticeable difference in ergonomics, especially on a slimmer body like the M10. I still ended up buying a OEM Leica thumb grip and I recommend it wholeheartedly as we all know that Leica cameras were built for Lego people.

Controls at your finger tips

“…you will very rarely ever go back in terms of shooting experience as I have everything that I need on the body of the camera.”

Big Brains

The MAESTRO II processor is quick and depending on the Read/Write speed of your SD card, it’s as quick as the Leica Q on writing those DNG files. It’s capable of taking 5 shots per second on continuous which is impressive for a M camera. 

Wi-Fi is Lo-Fi

The built-in Wi-Fi feature is nice to have, but I doubt I’ll ever use it as my dedicated source of raw transfers since I prefer to use the SD card to transfer photos via iPad Pro or on the PC. The app itself is cumbersome and the transfer speeds are abysmally slow. To make matter worse, using the Wi-Fi feature absolutely destroys your battery life.

A Bakery in Richmond, VA | Leica M10 + Voigtlander 35/1.4 MC II

“…thumbs up grip is crazy expensive at $240 a pop”

Things I Don’t Like

Despite all these improvements, not everything is perfect with the M10. This may be the best digital Leica M camera to date, but there are a couple of issues I want to point out as they were noticeable that prevented the camera from winning over me completely.

Double Thumbs

The buttons on the back are big and easy to use, but it will take some time to get used to getting around the menu system if you’re coming from the M240…especially when you want to delete a photo.

You first have to press the “PLAY” button, which is one of the three primary buttons on the back, then press “MENU” to bring up the delete option since there is no dedicated delete button anymore. Then once you do that, you have to use the center button on the D-Pad to confirm your choice (what would be the INFO button on the M240). It’s not very intuitive but neither was the M240’s use of the “SET” button on the left. This is a minor issue as you’ll get use to it after a couple of days.

That ISO Dial

The new ISO dial on the left of side of the camera was one of the defining features of the M10 and while it is nice to have, I personally think it’s highly overrated. To change the ISO, you need to lift the switch up to unlock it (which surprisingly takes a bit of effort with your left fingers) and then turn the dial to your desired ISO settings, then press the dial back down until it snaps in to lock the ISO dial. I’m not of fan of this effort of using the ISO dial and practically impossible with gloves on.

I personally leave the dial unlocked and upright position while I’m shooting without the fear of accidentally bumping the dial to the wrong settings since theres enough resistance to stay in place. The constant adjustments to the ISO dial will require you to alter your grip a lot when it’s in locked position.

Also, good luck using the ISO dial in the dark as you can’t see anything. At least on the previous M240, you could easily manipulate the ISO on the LCD screen while turning the exposure compensation dial.

Overall, I think they just should have made the dial more tactile to reduce the chance of accidentally bumping the dial, a la Fujifilm X-Pro3. It’s a cool feature but I hated using it and I promise you that this feature will either be revised or removed in the next generation Leica M11 body.

The Options List

This should come to no surprise to anyone as Leica anything is expensive, but I want to point out that the accessories for the Leica M10 are noticeably more expensive than the M240. Par for the course, but here is the breakdown in costs for my recommended accessories.

Leica Thumb Grip – $240

Leica BP-SCL5 Batteries – $190 (however, cheaper than the M240 batteries)

Periscope

This is a WTF moment for me and for those that need GPS coordinates baked into their DNG files. If you want this feature, it’s only available if you use the optional Leica Visoflex EVF which costs a cool $600, which is odd to me. I never used or cared about this feature but it made me raise an eyebrow.

Image Quality

It’s strange to categorize the quality of the image output from a camera body, so I guess you can call this part the sensor’s characteristics.

The overall fidelity and tonality produced by the Leica M10 is excellent and while it may not win any DXO scores because Leica couldn’t give a shit about winning sensor awards, the overall output is absolutely beautiful. This is also very dependent on the type of glass you put in front of the sensor, but to keep things consistent, I’ve used both the 35mm and 50mm Summicron lenses to get a good reading on how the M10 likes to paint its pictures.

The M10’s DNG files have noticeable bump in saturation, and contrast straight out of camera when you upload them into Lightroom. Compared to the DNG files from the Leica Q, the output from the M10 is consistently more “colorful” with a hint of warmer tones. Another underrated improvement over its predecessor is the the white balance. How the M10 figures out its white balance is a big improvement as it is definitely more accurate compared to the M240’s yellowish tint.

The dynamic range is actually pretty good based on my experience in Lightroom. You can pull several stops on both highlights and shadows without destroying the file, and it should be satisfactory as long as you don’t expect Sony levels of dynamic range.

This doesn’t mean that you should be lazy on setting your exposure before taking the photo because a good baseline photo in RAW is much more preferable than trying to salvage your mistakes in post. A good rule of thumb is to underexpose my photos just a little bit to save the highlights during your tricky in/out lighting situations.

Expose for those highlights

This photo was heavily underexposed but the dynamic range headroom on the M10 allowed me to pull up the shadows while maintaining micro-contrast. The windows are actually looking inside the factory floor with the flood lights and not actually looking outside.

In Summary

What Leica had done here was to take a successful formula and make minor improvements to an already successful camera, but doing this also risked alienating fans. This is a known problem with any manufacturer that have a rabid fanbase with a long history (a la Porsche 911). When Leica developed the M10, it took some risks with some of these changes, but it’s easy to see that Leica went back to what they were very good and just made improvements to their existing core strengths. They understood who their base customers were and listened. It simplified the camera to its basics (it has three menu buttons for crying out loud) and took video out. While most DSLR and Mirrorless photographers will laugh at the idea of taking stuff out but charging the same price (if not more) for such a “low-tech” camera, this is not what Leica is about.

They cater to the niche and not the masses – something they’ve been doing for a long time and longer than any manufacturer.

M10 vs. M240

Now, some of you on the fence of purchasing a Leica M10 may be asking yourself if this camera was worth the upgrade over the M240?

Yes and No. Let me explain.

I came from a background of owning the following Leica cameras chronologically.

Leica M9 (Black),

Leica M9 (Steel Gray),

Leica M240 (Silver),

Leica M10 (Black),

Leica M-P 240 (Silver),

Leica M10 (Silver).

So I’ve been around the block and back and I feel as though I have some experience on this topic and for the most part, I would say no, it’s not worth the upgrade in my opinion. While the M10’s improvements are tangible, I don’t feel as though the incremental improvements are worth the premium. For example…

While the ISO dial is great, M240 owners can just as easily change their settings using the rear LCD and rear dial.

The improved viewfinder is wonderful and the magnification is great, but if you shoot between 35mm-50mm lenses, you won’t really notice it too much.

The battery life is worse on the M10.

The M240 is thicker than the M10, but I don’t think you’ll notice the difference when you’re out in the real world taking photos, especially if you use a thumb grip for both.

The improved LCD screen is nice, but I never looked at the M240’s screen and thought it was crap in 2020.

ISO Performance – if you’re not Batman and prowl the street at night often and don’t shoot a lot in low light, this is hard to justify.

This is how I feel after owning the two cameras (twice) back to back, but it’s ultimately up to you if you feel that it’s worth it to you. Otherwise, the M10 is the best digital M camera that you can get right now. With the predictable upgrades without changing the primary formula of what made the Leica M so great, it makes you wonder what the future holds for the next Leica M as we’re going to be due for an upgrade in 2022.

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  I finally review the Leica M10 and wanted to share my experience and if it's worth the upgrade over the M240 The Leica M10 Review ...yes I know it's 2020 and it's late This review was a long time coming since I had originally planned on writing this review last Spring.

Fic-Writer / Vid-Maker Meme

Tagged by @educatedinyellow and @gailbsanders, thank you!

Author/Vidder Name: sanguinity

Fandoms You Write For: Lately it’s mostly book!verse Hornblower and ACD!Holmes (although the ACD!Holmes is largely behind the scenes with a long-form WIP that I’ve been focusing on). I also write for assorted small Holmesian fandoms as the whim or prompts take me, and I used to write fairly prolifically for Elementary, before that show wore me into the ground with how persistently they don’t care about Joan Watson. I’ve written a fair bit of Strange Empire, some Doctor Who / Torchwood, and quite a few one-offs in random fandoms, from the Oz books to Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Fandoms I Vid For: Mostly one-offs or small batches that overlap with the fandoms I write for: Holmesian multiverse, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, plus a number of rarer Festivids-qualifying fandoms like The Middleman or Noah’s Arc. 

Where You Post Fic: Most of it is on AO3, excepting some three-sentence and five-sentence fics that I’ve never collected. 

Where You Post Vids: Variously Vimeo, YouTube, and DailyMotion, depending on who threw a fit about what copyrighted music the week I posted it, but all my vids are listed at AO3.

Most Popular One-Shot: “The Sincerity of Dust,” a BBC Sherlock Mystrade flash-fic I banged out one morning and which then went on to eat Cleveland. It has 1400 kudos and is working on 14,000 hits. Its nearest rival is “Score: Q to 12,″ an Elementary flash-fic featuring Sherlock and Joan playing Calvinscrabble, which performed modestly on AO3 but cleaned up on tumblr to the tune of 1700 notes.

Most Popular Multi-Chapter Story: “Holocene Park,” an Elementary case fic featuring dinosaurs under the streets of New York City. If I’m remembered in the Elementary fandom for anything, it’s probably for this or Calvinscrabble.

Most Popular Vid: “Something Good (Will Come From That),” my Holmes/Watson multiverse vid. It has 10K plays, the AO3 page has 2.5K hits, and the tumblr page has almost 800 notes. It escaped my corner of pseudonym-based AO3-centric fandom and has made the rounds of the Sherlockian scions on Facebook, as well as being rec’d on non-fannish websites in French, German, and Japanese. For a little while there it was making me anxious with how popular it got -- at the height of its popularity, I was worrying my mom was going to email it to me. After it hit it big I almost completely stopped making things for a while, because I was pretty sure that nothing else I made would be even half that good ever again. Happily, that turned out to be a stupid reason to not make things, and so I started making things again.

Favorite Story You Wrote/Vid You Made: Yeah, sorry, no, my brain burns out on “favorite” questions, especially ones that have no criteria. I’ll just refer you to my Fic/Vid Speed-Dating Score Card, which can be construed as a list of my favorite works on various axes, and is still fairly accurate despite being a year old. (Scariest nowadays is probably “Tea for Two,” a Moriarty-centric story from this last round of Holmestice.)

Story You Were Nervous to Post: “Any Service Required,” which is dark Bush/Hornblower porn. I always feel hideously exposed when publishing porn -- I’m nervous about posting it even in the best of cases. But what with this being dark-fic, I was half-expecting the self-appointed morals police who get prescriptive about “healthy” relationships to show up and make a stink. Or along similar lines, I was fearing that followers who are used to a certain kind of thing from me will look at this one, think it base trash, and lose respect for me over it. I’m happy to say that nothing like that has happened so far, and while readership has been light, I’m fine with that: I’d rather a story have a small readership who is genuinely into it than a large readership who isn’t, and I’d like to believe that this story’s small readership is mostly due to people taking a look at the tags and making good decisions about the kind of thing they enjoy reading. 

How Do You Choose Your Titles: BY ANY MEANS I CAN MAKE WORK. My preference is to grab a meaningful phrase from the text, but I’ll also use quotes and popular phrases, sometimes straight-up and sometimes with a twist, if it seems a decent fit for the story. Ideally, a title will speak to some deeper truth about the story, but when push comes to shove, I’ll settle for a title that is short, clean, and memorable: basically, anything that I and others can remember without having to look it up all the damn time. (This is my main problem with people using lines of poetry or song lyrics as titles: they tend to register in my brain as generic word salad, and in many cases I couldn’t say without looking it up what the title actually was, let alone what it had to do with the story.)

Do You Outline: For long or complex stories, sure, yes. If there are many scenes or multiple chapters, I tend to jot down a few lines listing out the succession of scenes or chapters; for “The Next World,” whose main body is a long and rambly conversation, I had an outline that listed out every twist and turn of that convo. The outline for “Langstroth on Bees” (WIP, currently 58K) is a monster of a thing, listing out the internal timeline (five years of current action plus another ten of backstory), various promises I’ve made that I need to deliver on, assorted events that I want to remember to include, and rough ideas about where chapter breaks should maybe fall. Given that I’ve been working on that story for five years now, often with breaks from it of nearly a year, that outline has saved my ass. I guarantee you that without it, I would have picked up this story at some point, tried to remember where I was going with it, come up with nothing much, and shelved it permanently. If anything, I really should outline more often -- I have a few long-standing drafts in my WIP folder that I just... don’t remember where I was going with that. I remember that I did have a destination in mind, yes, but what exactly? WHO KNOWS. Btw, my outlines are living documents -- I revise them often, as my understanding of the story develops. In fact, revising the outline is one of many tools for understanding where a story is going and what is still needed to bring it together.

How many of your fanworks are…

Complete: 92 stories or story collections (I have a few AO3 “stories” that are actually collected ficlets from tumblr or Sherlock60), and 26 vids and vidlets, 

In-Progress: Nothing published to AO3 -- it makes me crazy to have a partially-published WIP. My drafts folder has 36 partially completed stories in it, and there are probably a half-dozen vids that I started but haven’t finished.

Coming Soon: Four? For various values of “coming soon.” I have two Hornblower stories that are mostly done (one for the Tegmore verse and another for the Kraken verse), and I’ve been working steadily on “Langstroth on Bees” in the hopes that I’ll finish it this year. And I’m signed up for Remix Revival -- whatever I do for that will probably be the very-most-next thing.

Do You Accept Prompts: Yes! Although I have only a 1/3 to 1/2 completion rate on prompts -- I do hope that no one minds that too terribly! But I’ll actively solicit prompts from time to time -- to celebrate something, or if I’m having a shit day and want to turn it around -- and some of my best stuff has come from prompts people have given me. I never ever guarantee filling them (see my above mentioned completion rate), but if someone wants to prompt me something, my ask box is open. Even if the prompt never gets filled, I still get a warm flutter of “They want to play with me!” from it.

Upcoming Story You Are Most Excited to Write: “Langstroth on Bees,” a 58K-and-counting Holmes/Watson retirement fic that I’ve been working for five years. I added a solid 13K to it this month, and have maybe 20K left to go -- I’m hope-hope-hoping to have it done this year. But I’ve gotten far enough into it that “Langstroth” has finally begun overlapping the territory covered in “From Allegany,” and by the end of this chapter I’ll have passed it entirely. Then I’ll be in unwritten territory, wheee! (Speaking of titles, I never really intended to call this thing “Langstroth on Bees” -- that’s just a working title for my drafts folder. But enough of you now know it by that name that I think I’m going to have to stick with it? So I’m desperately trying to figure out how to justify it. ONE OF MANY THINGS TO DO IN THIS DRAFT.)

Tag Five Fanfic Authors to Answer These Questions As Well: @beanarie @quipxotic @phoenixfalls @xserpx @amindamazed And of course anyone else who wants to play!