Description: Dean says something dumb and ruins his anniversary with Cas.⁠ ⁠ Destiel (Implied) ⁠ ⁠ Words: 2,095⁠ ⁠ Read the FULL short story on my Patreon! ⁠ ⁠ I post new ones every 2 weeks and have 100+ just waiting for you to fall in love with them!⁠

Finished Perks Of Being A Wallflower, highlighted my favourite quotes.

My Japanese Reading-Corner, feat. some free reading materials

I use OneNote for my studies & I created a dedicated section where I can keep track of all the things I am reading. It was important to me to give this page a pleasant design - I want to feel cozy the moment I jump to my Reading Corner ; u ; )

Since I am reading a lot of Graded Readers on Tadoku I am dividing them into their Levels as well.

LV 1 and LV 2 are very easy for me and I could jump to Lv 3 right away, however all these graded readers still teach me plenty of new words, so I don't want to miss out on any of them. Thus, I am making my way through Lv 1 & Lv 2 first - the more I read, the better! ( . u . )

Aside from Tadoku, I also read on EbookJapan - they have a very big selection of free Light Novels & Manga across all Genre. Access is time-restricted though, as after a while, the selection changes and new titles replace the current ones. Thus, if I find something interesting I have to keep in mind to finish reading it before it vanishes.

However, there is of course still the option to buy the ebook version for usually very cheap prices ( . u . )

If you are looking for websites where you can practice reading in japanese I definitely recommend these two sites.

Tadoku's graded readers should offer something interesting across many Levels - and so does EbookJapan~! ( . u . )

Hello Darlings~ About time I dropped a little "about me" post to pin, right? Oh don't worry, I shan't bore you for long. My Carrd link there has a directory of all my fanfic works, giving you an overview of pairings, content, word count, and a little summary of each. I'm Tavylia Sin, or you may call me Tavylia, Lia, or Tavy, I'm not very fussy on that one, darlings~ My pronouns are she/her, and I'm a Cis Woman from the Nine Hells (or the UK, as it is otherwise known). If you'd like something a little more detailed about me, keep reading~

So, who in the nine hells am I, anyway?

Well, I'm a thirty-[vague coughing] year old creative writer. I've been writing other things, unpublished, for years now, but it was Baldur's Gate 3 that pulled me out of my shell and into the world of NSFW writing. So, I hadn't really written a single word of smut before late September 2023. In the month of October, I wrote over 80,000 words of it. I know, I am not sure how I did that either, but the passion took me and I didn't want to let go either, darlings, I was having too much fun. I still am!

What are your main works and pairings?

My first work was ATG, aka A Tav's Guide, or to give it the full and proper title: Of Living, Loving, and the Strangest of Bedfellows - A Tav's Guide to Fucking Across Faerun: Sordid Coast Edition A cautionary tale, loves, never let Volo name your work even if it is funny at the time! Anyway, ATG was meant to be a game-paralleling fun dive into how my Tav romanced Astarion but then still took every opportunity to indulge in lustful pleasures that was presented to her. There's some emotion in there, a reason to why she does who what she does, and although in many places I try to stick to canon there are plenty where I also deviate from it to find more fun~ I then started trying my hand at some non-ATG pairings and stories, indulging in a few One Shot stories as creative exercise and a few requests for people in the community. It has all kept growing from there! My favourites to write for are Haarlep and Raphael, as well as Astarion, Halsin, and Gale, though I'm honestly happy to give almost anything a try! I love trying to capture their authentic voices and find ways to stay true to their character motivations, or at least to twist them towards my sinful designs~ I'm also looking at writing more lesser-seen characters and pairings so watch this space.

What about Style? Tropes? Themes?

Darlings, most of my works will include some form of bondage, BDSM, powerplay, and kink. I find it all so very fun, and it can be gentle as well as intense, depending on the participants and the mood. I also write some occasional angst and fluff, when I'm not feeling the smut-fic flowing, and deeply enjoy exploring emotions. You'll find a lot of my writing runs long - even here, brevity is clearly not my strong suit! I enjoy longer dialogue, a build up to give context to the scene, and at least a little plot even to a One Shot scenario. When I really have fun with a piece, I just don't want it to end, really~ In terms of language, you may well find my works to be more verbose, and despite the topics I prefer to lean on softer terms and describe sensations and emotions more than the physical parts involved. I want you to be able to immerse into the scene, to let the feelings surround you and encompass you as the words flow from my page into your mind~ I adore reading other styles, but for some reason I struggle with writing certain words and phrases into my own pieces. So I find ways to be creative and still maintain the sex and the lust~ Whilst I might have some preferences in who I like to write for, or find some dynamics easier to write, I am also more than happy to write for suggested trans and nonbinary OCs, or if you asked me to write a canon character as trans or nonbinary I would love to try my very best to make your dreams come true~ It's a little disappointing we don't have trans/nonbinary main characters or NPCs in the canon, but of course fanfic can change that if you so wish. Incidentally, I always refer to Haarlep with they/them pronouns. This is what is used in the game from the Narrator, and also fits to how they are able to take on any physical form with little concern beyond what pleasure my be wrought from it. In my opinion, they have no interest in whatever "gender" is, unless it's some new sex move they haven't tried yet.

Have I seen you somewhere else?

Maybe darling~ I use this same name for Twitter, Tumblr, and Discord. Anything tied to my presence will use this same name, so that's how you'll find me. I'm most active in Galecord, where I adore playing with my fellow degenerates in the NSFW channels as we encourage each other with fic writing and art, enjoying each others work and gleefully sharing samples as we write too. My very dear darlings over there mean so very much to me, and have consistently been a voice of support that has fired me up to keep writing. Otherwise you might see me in a couple of others, like Tav1's performer's official server, but you'll rarely find me outside of NSFW zones. Indeed, the Tav'ern Babes discord is the only one I am in that is linked to any of the performers, because he doesn't seem to visit that area of the server. I would never wish to put my work where it isn't wanted nor personally push it towards any of the performers or game staff - if they find it themselves I'm more than happy for them to enjoy it (and will never want to know if they hate it, that might crush my soul), but it's here for us, the fans, to enjoy and play with as an extension to the game.

Questions?

You're welcome to drop me an ask, darlings, or to contact me through any of the links on my Carrd. If it's about my personal life though, sorry loves~ Part of what gives me the confidence to write and share NSFW works is the little layer of anonymity. I assure you though that my personality and platonic affections are entirely genuine, and I do intend anything nefarious~ I have been asked about KoFi or commissions once or twice, but fan fiction works should remain free to protect our right to keep making it. If I were being cheeky then I might suggest that I wouldn't turn down a gift voucher, but honestly I just enjoy being able to socialise and create within such a wonderful community. Some day I'll try and publish an original smutwork, make just a few pennies from it perhaps, to keep myself supplied with hot drinks and snacks while I curl up in my SmutCave tapping away at some new WIP that has seized my soul~

In short, loves, I'm a little bit like a sexy Batman. I'm the hero nobody asked for that turns up in the dark of the night, few know my secret identity, I have some wonderful accomplices in the Smutstice League (we're making that a thing as of this moment, right?) and I hope to make the world a better place in my own little way. By writing too much. The main difference? I'm not a millionaire/billionaire, and my fashion sense is just slightly better~

In between two sweet dishes and an empty cup of cappuccino, I decided to start reading Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way” at one of the cafés I frequent on weekends. But why now? Don’t I have other books to read and study as well?

I can’t say where this book actually came from, or where I read or heard that I should have it, but now, I am glad I can tell the following origin story.

Last Monday, I took part in a ChatGPT workshop, hosted by my alma mater’s alumni network and one of the most mysterious professors of mine (mysterious as in spiritual—he even wrote a book about spirituality and teaching remotely). And, to get us in the mood, on a Monday evening at 7 pm, remotely, he had us do an exercise which seemed familiar to me. I actually was absolutely sure of having come across this exercise, and I knew in which book. Take out your pens and paper.

As my dear professor then, later, asked us to give him feedback on how this exercise went for us, what we observed in ourselves, after having written for 20 minutes, by hand, he mentioned in passing that you would actually write in the morning instead of in the evening.

During the workshop, I kept telling myself that I need to read this book. That I need to read it and do the exercises in it.

I was so strangely insistent about having to read this book, as if afraid of not believing myself, or not wanting to listen to myself. Or, as I think now, that I would need to defend my need to read it.

In a way, I have been healing myself over the last few years (and I am grateful for everyone who stuck around for that), and I see this book as one of the steps going from healing towards growing. Being creative is, I feel, the only thing we humans are really good at.

Written in a small café in southern Germany, listening to “Stasis Sounds for Long-Distance Space Travel”, ready to order a cup of coffee for the two sweet dishes still there, half-eaten.

Why Women Don’t Get to Be Angry. When men get angry, their power grows… | by S Chemaly | GEN

"As girls, we are not taught to acknowledge or manage our anger so much as to fear, ignore, hide, and transform it."

Merrick - Anne Rice (2000) - part 1

https://pastel-pinkish.tumblr.com/post/688061282803384320/west-of-fazbears-archive-of-our-own

Here's the link to that western au of mine!! If u read the chapter and like it, maybe u could reblog it? 👉👈

AHA FOUND IT

Prompt: Start a story with the phrase, "The plan was simple" (From Instagram, 2019)

C2C

Words: 775

Read the full story here!

I post new short stories every 2 weeks on Fridays, and already have 100+ posted!

Okay just gunna chill for the rest of the night. But gimme some suggestions of good fanfics to read.

What I’m interested in right now:

Mass effect

Transformers (especially this)

Original fantasy or sci-fi

Marvel: spider-man or venom

((Please don’t just link me smut. One shots are fine and all. But I like a good chunky read of anything that’s well thought out. Also don’t link me problematic/dark taboo content either.))

May not get to all of them but this is just here and may be updated but any suggestions I’ll bookmark for later. EDIT/UPDATE: I'm just adding the finds/shares from others for me to read later but also some that I personally recommend, while also wanting to reread/catch up. I don't mind any rating btw. Also viewer discretion as some of these stories below may vary in rating from T-E. I just don't want something that's all about smut. There's plenty of that out there but gimme some depth and other stuff happening besides just that. We're all adults, but good grief gimme a buffet of things within the story. (You can dm me recommendations if you don't want to comment.) Transformers - The Echo Garden by AltraViolet https://archiveofourown.org/works/22553779/chapters/53895550 Just got through first chapter so far. I'm already loving how they write Soundwave. This is an AU and crossover/multiverse type. Not a Prime Situation by CarlottaPrime https://archiveofourown.org/works/42579618/chapters/106953543 I'm about halfway through and man PTSD OP hits hard. Full Velocity by Vermilionbirdy https://archiveofourown.org/series/2219034 (I'm caught up, but some of y'all need to read this if you want some good tf content) Mass Effect- All Lost Things by DarkofNight https://archiveofourown.org/works/37385353/chapters/93293185 I need to reread this again but this is a really good AU pre first game of Shepard and Vakarian slow burn. Shepherds and Butchers by Steinbjoern https://archiveofourown.org/works/8403148/chapters/19253647 This story is pretty hardcore in warfare and just humans and turians trying to get along. Also slow burn stuff. AU pre first game

Waiting by TheAngelStrikesBack

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/7940103/1/

This is a story taking place during mass effect three between the dock officer and teen refugee he looks out for while people are fleeing from reaper invasions. I know there's others, but I need to do some digging. Yes I'm a simp for Garrus and Shepard. Not sorry. I am open to others. Original - TBD Marvel- TBD

A friend of mine just launched their literary career! Please go check it out!

Adding a poll to try to give this more traction!

Becoming an illustrator at 41 is a lot of work. I like to think that this is universally true of every profession in the world.

I’d like to quickly recap the major things this week related to this process:

hooked up my laptop to an old tv, so that I can work on an idea about visual emulation

invested in a new wacom pen

read a lot of books, especially in my

newly set up studying corner in our home

found out about mindful social media marketing (to thine own self be true)

improved my designs of digital notetaking and log‑keeping, taking inspiration from the PARA‑method (read more here, and look it up for yourself; maybe you are in the same boat, looking for a better applied method)

improved, nay, prepared my cloud storage to serve as a visual library, including tagging of files

improved my library, tagged a couple of books

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

ps: I need to get into the habit of carrying a sketchbook, as well as having drawing, and sketching utensils on or at least around me, at all times. Also, a camera. Always ready to shoot.