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sunfortune · 2 months
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hiiii i recently watched kanthony (the so called bridgerton show or whatever) and was wondering if u have any fic recs... 👉👈🤭
okay i litchrally have never compiled a list even tho ive been asked before bc i have read too many to keep them organized. but ill do it. Finally. for YOU.
first. my fav period setting fics <33:
tete a tete by caciopepebowl (14k~) this is REQUIRED reading to ME. its a quick read that explores kate and anthonys roles in their family. with an emphasis on KATE specifically bc of the additional hurdles of being a woman with limited funds. and anthony losing his mind on her behalf while shes breaking his heart by being like "the way i was treated was normal?? you dont know anything" and hes like "what? kate you deserved everything. you deserve ALL the love in the world!!" and shes all ">:( well if i do. you do too." . and hes like "oh. well...no. you see.. bc i suck" and shes like -_-. its really sweeeeeet and lovely <3) and really finally gave me the exploring of kates family issues that THE SHOW DID NOT!!!
the longest betrothal by caciopepebowl. (90k~) my FAVVVVV regency setting fic. its sooo good. its basically a continuation that fills in the gap AFTER they get engaged but BEFORE theyre married. and them trying SO hard to be normal about how in love they are lol. SO funny and sweet. and with IMMACULATE characterization
in vino veritas by wagamiller. (~10k) a one shot about kate going to a ladies society event and coming home drunk to anthony and him being soooo smitten with her. sauuuur cute. ive read this like 4 times <3
for reasons wretched and divine by penny_loaf. (~18k. locked fic. need an account.) basically kate and anthony get stuck in a time loop on that first day edwina is receiving suiters. they both think theyre alone in the loop and its depressing until they realize the other is stuck with them too. they try to break the loop and fail repeatedly. after a while they just give up and start fucking bc theres no consequences so who cares LOL. surprisingly tender and sweet
the harsh light of day by burnerraccount. (~22k. locked) explicit one shot. kate has the idea that they should fuck before they get married so theres less pressure on the wedding night. she decides all this without mentioning it to anthony (LOL). so she shows up at his house the night before their wedding. and his footman is like "theres a woman outside to see you" and he in all his goofy almost-married bliss is like "i dont want to see Any woman but my gorgeous, beautiful, amazing WIFE" and his footman is like "well. you see.. it is your wife. uh fiance" and anthonys like "[voice crack] huh ?". very FUNNY
green in its many hues by burnerraccount. kate and anthony decide they are going to be chaste and proper leading up to their wedding. they suck at it SO bad lol
next. modern AUS my best friends <33:
la semi dolce vita by caciopepebowl (~170k) my FAVVVV modern au of ALL time. kate is a private chef. anthonys family hires her when they go on vacation. hes being so normal about it. i promise. this is one of the best characterizations of kate AND anthony in a modern setting. with an extra emphasis on focusing on kate issues. and not JUST anthonys. which is what makes the dynamic sooo good. 10/10. hot. and i love LOVE <3
close encounters of the acutest kind by caciopepebowl (WIP ~74k. only incomplete fic ill put on this list i PROMMY. bc its by the prev author. and i Looove their writing and its sooo good so far <3) kate and anthony meet for the first time the DAY her dad died which is also the SAME DAY hyacinth is born. theyre both having a panic attack and end up running into the same empty hospital room to have it. are then intrinsically linked forever. as one is. run into each other multiple times over the years. with different feelings each time. and they are so normal (lying) <3. i love them
chosen & cherished by trash4ficsaboutlurv. (~42k) this is so underrated. kate runs a charity organization. anthony is CEO of whatever the fuck. she goes to his company when theyre holding some audition for what charity theyre going to invest in and kate is the last speaker and when its finally her turn he doesnt even pay attention. and shes exhausted and overworked and just oveeeer it All. so she just ends the meeting and tells him to go fuck himself. LOL. genuinely really good. and hot <3
sidelines by ramarro. (~60k) this was THE quintessential kanthony modern AU in 2022. took a far fetched premise and somehow made it soooo good. and hot. and cute. kates an artist who sees a picture of anthony on tinder and thinks he looks obnoxious (lol) but screenshots the photo so she can use it for sketching practice. and then she see him and his grown ass on a date with her BABY sister. and shes like well i was right about him. and lets him know to his face how she feels (LOL). its wild. it slays. read it. theres an explicit follow up to it which also slays
three cities and we never lived here by ramarro. (~25k, ~40k) very different modern au where kate and anthony meet on vacation and are very casual with them both not looking for anything (genuinely for once lol) and then seeing each other multiple times over 2-3 years in different cities and still keeping it casual. but slowly slowly slowlyyyy it doesnt feel as casual as it used to. theres 2 fics in this. the first is kates pov. the second is anthony. both very good.
just go with it by suitsusboth. (~18k) kate when booking a flight sees the potential titles like ms, mrs, dr, and "viscountess" listed as a legit option and has a laugh like whos picking this goofy shit and accidentally clicks it. and then on her flight gets upgraded to first class next to anthony bc they assumed she was his wife. and he tries to be mad about it. but well. hes stupid for her in every universe so lol. funny and sweet
the air i breathe and the bane of my existance by the_loosest_moose. (image fic) these are textfics told through instagram, twitter, article and text message screenshots. with some regular text. would just check them out to gauge how you feel about the storytelling method. very fun reads once you get the hang of it
heirlooms by waterlilyrose. (~12k) modern au where kate gets anthonys ring stuck on her finger for days and has to wait to get it off. he is of course very normal about it
a devils love by irony_rocks. (~57k) this may not be for everyone but kanthony season came out around the same time as the batman (2022) and as someone who was crazy insane about both. this was the MOMENT for me in spring 2022. its a crime mafia type au where kates character is inspired by selina kyle and the pebble lounge where she worked in the batman movie. and well. if youre about that specific combo check it out. if you arent i wouldnt recommend this lmao. its not a batman au
break point (series) by penny_loaf. (multiple. ~25k) like prev this entire series gets kind of dark bc it really delves into the pressure of the world its set in. on TOP of the issues kate and anthony already have. i LOVED it. BUT also i am an ANGST and crazy, complicated characters STAN. which may not be the case for everyone.. but again very GORGEOUS to ME <3 and hot. LOL
take me home by kendal_lynne. (~12k) romcom type explicit one shot where kate makes the mistake of telling anthony her ex couldnt make her come. and hes all like i volunteer as tribute PLEASE PKLEASE PLEASE PICK ME CHOOSE ME PLWASEE etc
we never made a sound by writergirl8. (~4k) spy au that was soooooo good and sexy. i wish it was longer
with elaichi by serendipityinwords (~6k) the two biggest bitches at a dinner party find out they're soulmates. LOL. hilarious dialogue
theres probably more i loved that im not remembering rn and maybe ill update this but for now have fun! yippee <3
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thecluelessdoctor · 6 months
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ok ok fine I'll make the rant I've been planning for like.. a week now.
It's about time I talk about Helluva Boss, It's fandom, and it's creators themselves.
i personally really love helluva boss, even though it definitely has fallen short since the last season. I think the most recent episode is probably going to be their best one and they'll go back to falling. but, personally, I like the show! It's goofy and when it's not being srs, it does it's jokes well! Normally. There is one joke I hate though (if yk, yk. It's in happy campers 💀) ANYWAY
Character design in the show is... okay?? I guess???ammon looks like a Christmas tree so idk man.
But we aren't here to talk about the show itself rn. I just had to say some praises before I start bashing it otherwise stans will come after me and that's not a fun brawl.
ANYWAY *SLAMS ON UR DESK* AA
I wanna talk about it's fans. Some of its fans are really chill (like myself) and only get stirred up if something really bad is being made of is happening. But other fans are more.. intense. It's in every fandom so I won't say too too much on it, but yall- stans please chill out- let bigons be bigons endless its something immoral. (Like more than murder. Yk what I mean)
The major reason I wanted to make this is to talk about Viv, and spindlehorse in general. Mainly because of my recent AU, I really need to make this clear.
I do not support Vivziepop, or any of viv's actions.
Ive been reading about all the controversy and discourse involving her and Brandon (yeah he's not innocent here don't act like he is) (we will only be talking about recent things, basically from Hazbin to now)
And jts.. something.
Abusive work, transphobia, ablelism, favoritism etc etc. yeah so that's fun.. it's hard to know what is stated is true or not, so I'll just settle on saying this
Viv is juvenility petty. Like, I'm still pretty young, but this is just insane. I grew out of these behaviors by 11ish, and I'm still younger than 16. She's what- 30ish now?!? She shouldn't be acting the way she is at her age, just saying.
I also wanna touch a bit on Brandon (even though I know less about him than I do Viv) but I.. highly dislike how people are claiming Brandon to be innocent and Viv isnt. Like- that's not fair. Let me point this out, viv and Brandon are working TOGETHER on this, all the writing and shit. Meaning Brandon also gave the "yeah this is good" to all of her petty shit.
Anyway let me wrap up by saying don't attack anyone mentioned or implied here, because doing that is cringe and it just waists your time. Anyway I'm dotty, and I'm a homosexual
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inkgyao · 2 years
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summary - you get tutor lessons from chris although you don’t need them just for his attention
warning - smut, afab reader, making out, praising, slow and passionate sex, college au
you were meeting up with chris frequently to study for an upcoming exam, more frequently than needed, you were actually one of the top students in your class — chris doesn’t know though. you just liked his company and how attentive he was towards you and your needs. for example, he would quiz you and go over the topics you were the weakest at. it made you blush but again, he was just doing his job as a tutor.
today was one of those days, where you were meeting up with christopher for a regular study session, he had invited you to this new café that opened up recently. you entered the cafe and scanned the area for chris, smiling warmly at him as he waved you over. you walked over him with your head down, trying to hide the smile that was plastered on your face.
“ hey y/n .. you like this place? i thought a change might be nice, i know how studying in the library can bore you sometimes.. order whatever you want, it’s on me. “ although he insisted, you refused to order anything, his sweetness to you was already enough.
“ are you nervous? the exam is tomorrow, hopefully all that hard work will pay off. i know you will do wonderfully. “ chris said, placing a reassuring hand on your thigh, making you shift around in your chair uncomfortably.
“ hopefully.. yeah.. let’s just review some things? “ you said, sprawling out notes you had taken with chris and flipping through your textbook. his hand remained on your thigh, glancing down at it every once in a while. hopefully he couldn’t feel your body heating up. the two of you stayed until closing hours, rereading and taking small quizzes for your test. you weren’t nervous, not at all, you knew you would ace this easily but this meant that chris’ tutoring would come to an end.
“ chris.. i know its late but do you think we can continue at your dorm?.. im just.. so nervous and i feel like some extra studying might really help ease those nerves. “ you lied through your teeth, and thank god he was an angel because he agreed to take you in. he helped you carry your belongings to his place, setting them down at his desk where a night light dimly lit the surface.
he pulled up two chairs, inviting you to sit down. you got comfortable and started to grab your papers before he stopped you.
“ ive made a rewarding system, i think this will make the topics stick with you more — for every question you answer correctly, ill give you a kiss, “ he suggested with a smile.
your eyes open, feeling yourself become pink. you weren’t opposed to the idea.. but you didn’t think he would take an interest in you. you nodded slowly, prepping yourself for the questions he was going to ask you.
and he kept his promise, for every question you answered correctly, he gave you a small peck on the lips. your face must’ve been crimson by the last question because of how much he kept looking at you.
“ last question, y/n. did you have to lie so i could tutor you? “ he asked, same tone as before.
“ w-what? what are you talking about? “ you nervously spoke.
“ you’re not stupid.. you really think i didn’t know? you’re probably the smartest student on campus, you don’t need a tutor. “
you let out a defeated sigh. “ okay fine. i just.. i liked you for a while and i thought this would be a good opportunity to get closer to you, you know? “ you stare at him with big eyes, mouth forming into a frown.
he suddenly went silent, just giving you a blank stare which was starting to creep you out. “ im sorry chris.. i didnt think it would’ve made you this upset- “
you muffled as he quickly leaned in to kiss you, you whined and placed your hands on his chest.. slowly melting into the kiss as your eyes fluttered shut.
his tongue licked your bottom lip, requesting access to enter your mouth .. and you granted his tongue access. swirling around his with passion, making out in an achingly slow pace. his big hands groping you everywhere while you were straddled on his lap. his sloppy kisses trailed down to your neck, giving your soft skin gentle suckles and gave your collarbone the same attention. you two never broke the kiss, only when undressing each other.
“ y/n, you don’t know how long ive been wanting to kiss you, “ he admitted against your lips, fondling your breasts while his hips swayed up to your clothed core, trying to create pleasurable friction for the both of you. “ ive wanted this too. for such a long time. “ you whimpered, grinding your hips against his crotch.
“ ride me. “ he moaned in your ear, struggling to take his length out. you gave him a helping hand and shifted your eyes down, your breathing hitched at the sight of his cock. he was clean, nearly eight inches and overall girthy. you could see a beam of cum sliding down his throbbing dick, you smeared it on your hand and used it as lube, jerking him off slowly. feeling it twitch between your hand made you giggle.
“ so eager. “ you teased, pushing your panties to the side to slide down on him. he watched you bunch your nose up in agony, trying to slowly sink yourself down and get used to his inches inside. “ does it hurt? ill be gentle. “ he cooed, squeezing your left tit, giving you time for your cunt to mold itself on his dick.
you gave a nod of approval and with a slow motion, he bucked his hips up, gradually fucking you from underneath. the sounds of him slapping into you filled the room, along with your small whimpers and whines. “ you look so pretty, baby. so good for me. “ chris praised, holding your hands as he gently but not slowly, fucked you.
“ christopher.. “ you cried, dropping your head down in shame, his grip on your hands staying as he let you cream all over his cock ; he picked you up and placed you on his bed, watching your chest rise up and down as you tried to catch your breath, sweat glistening over your nude body and your rosy cheeks.. “ you look so beautiful like this, my love. “ he hummed , dipping down and stuffing his face in the crook of your neck, biting down while he entered inside you once again.
“ im- gonna.. “ you managed to say, feeling your walls clench around him as you released yourself, christopher kissing you before you had a chance to moan, forcing you to whine in his mouth. he came inside you shortly after, thrusting for a while to make sure he pumped you full. “ you’ll do great tomorrow. “
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1moreoffkeyanthem · 1 month
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I'm starving. Please, tell me your faves SP long fics 🙇🏻‍♀️. Your recommendations are always the best.
Good morning here’s some breakfast! I’ve read a lottttt and I’ve definitely recommended a good chunk of these before, but there’s some more recent ones on this list too! Multiple pairings, some dark subjects, some fluffier stories, all fairly long and most of these are complete! Here we go!!!
The Thief Trilogy by Wintergrew! C’mon we know I’m gonna rec that one every chance I get lmao the lore and world building is absolutely phenomenal!!!
This House of Mine by OrcaTimes another one I’ve recommended a lot BECAUSE IT EATS OK?!? One of the first sp fics I read and it’s so incredibly well written and the character dynamics slay so hard and we know I’m a Kyle girlie I LOVE him in this! Creek centric too!
Ship In A Bottle by FayOfTheForest COMFORT FIC FRFR it got me hooked on style and it’s WONDERFUL
Painted in Shrouds by courtanie THE best kysterion out there I said what I said AINT NOBODY DOIN K2 LIKE COURTANIE the plot is so incredible dude holy shit I was on the edge of my seat
The Stag Prince by SynapticFirefly dude ok y’all know I’ll read anything w my beloved elf Kyle and I KID U NOT THIS IS THE BEST KYMAN IVE EVER READ!!! The characterization is PERFECT like THIS is kyman to me, plus sot au so ofc I’m down it is WONDERFUL the adults are iconic in it too and it’s really a The Gangs All Here story
Hunger Pains by bellwether I KNOW I DONT SHUT UP ABT THIS ONE BUT I DO NOT CARE it truly altered my brain chemistry god chapter 16(?) I believe in particular fuck dude kenny in the whole thing but there’s this moment… and STAN I love my son so much and this is EASILY one of my favorite Stans ever plus I LIVE for Cartman caring about the guys in his own way this fic dude I could write an essay on it
The Illegitimate Opportunity Structure by espyonz STENNY OH MY FUCK this one is PHENOMENAL so far
Behind The Wall by Jwink85 look man ngl this one has been on my rec lists before and that’s because it’s INCREDIBLE also we know I fuck w jwink for the most part. Such an incredible portrayal of abusive relationships and so, so good. The style girlies gettin fed too FUCK I love them. Also dude jwink in general has some incredible stuff just be prepared for some dead dove action in some
speaking of consuming super dead doves, BRUH fuckin To Have And To Hold by courtanie JESUS CHRIST I KNOW IVE RECED THIS ONE BEFORE TOO BUT THATS BECAUSE ITS OBJECTIVELY ONE OF THE BEST STORIES IVE EVER READ YALL want k2? Dark Cryle? Kenny and Stan teamup? The gang forming a plan? Kyle never losing his fire despite everything? Mannnn look no further! I wanna make this a movie so bad
Knives by SparrowGrim dudeeeeeee this is such a cool premise and it feels VERY southparkian in a dystopian kind of way!
South Park Confidential by FayOfTheForest Dude I love this one we got the holy trinity of sp ships with style bunny and creek! It’s such a thrilling crime story SO cool to see characters develop and overcome their own shit, like dude!!!
You know I ain’t doin a rec list without shouting out to the homies!!! Song Of Broflovski by asteria7, pep and rm by boxwinebaddie, Entries From The Past by ViviBaby69420, A Ballad Of True Hearts by luckypoppies, ALL OF THESE KICK SO MUCH ASS!!!
Ok man that’s what I can think of as of rn, THANK U SO MUCH FOR ASKIN
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mostlymaudlin · 6 months
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Twenty Questions for Fic Writers 💫
thank you @decaflondonfog for the tag !! ill tag @sillyunicorn @starwarned @urban-sith @tea-brigade
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
98!! (woah) plus an unrevealed t&n fest fic, so 99. wow i need to do something rly crazy for 100 lol. what if i do a ridiculous crossover of all my fandoms and everyone in the fandom tags will hate me. 
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
544,914. (again. woagh)
3. What fandoms do you write for?
mostly all for the game and simon snow series, have dabbled in & posted even less for check please, captain america, and one direction! i feel like i’m missing something but regardless my fixations are hardcore, so all except like 4k of that posted wc is for either aftg or ss hahahha
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
all are andreil! boyfriend privileges (4k, T) / Trigger (62k, E) / flashes of intimacy (10k, t) / Would you still love me if I was a worm? (6k, T) / Inside Thoughts (1k,T)
man this is long, rest is going under the cut lol
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
not very often, but i wish i did. i am stricken with a combination of being really awkward when people are nice to me & being bad at interacting with anyone in ways i fear could be perceived as ingenuine. im not sure if that makes sense LMAO. and sometimes when i put a story out, i kind of feel like i’ve said my piece — i’ve put so much into it that i don’t really know what else to say!
anyway, i always reply to questions, because that’s got clear social boundaries hahaha, and i DO love talking abt my stories!! and sometimes i’ll reply to comments that really get me thinking. but yeah, i know i reply less than i could, and i want to like double down on the fact that i am endlessly grateful for everyone who has ever left a comment on my work <3
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
i have killed simon snow twice lmfao. i’d actually classify icarus as rather hopeful — it’s about grief & healing. but legacies is just fucked up lmfao
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
oh man, i write a lot of happy endings haha. i feel like even when my story is tonally darker (rare), it still has a happy or at least hopeful ending. this is probably not the correct answer, but i think sing of the moon has a really vividly happy ending. like — the sun rises for the first time in the whole fic! amazing. or maybe my high school au, We Can Live Forever, which is just the happiest thing i’ve ever written. 
8. Do you get hate on fics?
not really, thankfully! people are smartasses sometimes but overall ive been lucky. there have been a couple of fics where ive winced before hitting post, but it usually ends up fine
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
yessss. i guess i mostly write tender smut, bc i write tender things in general. i think my smut tends to be rather exploratory/playful as well? intentionally sloppy and awkward choreography hahaha
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
sort of LOL. once upon a time i was betaing @tea-brigade's medieval snowbaz au, Reliquary of an Arsonist, and there’s this part where three highway bandits mug simon and baz and then get blasted by simon’s chosen one magic. i am sick in the head so im in the google doc like “lol what if its kandreil.” and then i was like… what if it was kandreil….. and so i wrote Reliquary of a Bandit
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
i don’t think so
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
yes!!! and i’m really thankful for everyone who has done so <3333 shoutout to russian aftg translators, yall go HARD
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
i recently collaborated with @thewholelemon on our episode of Star Trek: Redemption, Heart-Shaped Box. by which i mean: i wrote the outline & a few scenes, got really overwhelmed, and jenny turned it into something worth reading! 
i also wrote Good Boy in the snowbaz stoner verse with @starwarned, which was rly fun — we sat in the google doc for like, 5 hours trading back and forth on POVs as we wrote pure porn together LOL. it’s funny to think about this, because lauren knows like everything abt me now but we did not know each other as well back then!!! and we were just like “yeah lets write porn together” hahahahha 
14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?
right now it is deeefinitely andreil… they are everything to me for reasons i just cannot possibly be brief about LOL so ill just leave it at that
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
i have a postcanon snowbaz time travel/time loop wip that i was going to try to write for COBB this year but i fucked up the deadlines then the brainrot was like “guess that means more andreil !”. i did SO MUCH research for it and i think it’s rather clever and smutty and fun bc they are yeeted back to watford era! but it’s also dealing with snowbaz, who are in their late 20s and are like in a relationship low point/actively fighting when they end up in the loop… so they are dealing with that tension at the same time as they are trying to get out of the loop. and also fucking around watford to fulfill fantasies HAHAHA
16. What are your writing strengths?
characterization is the thing i care most about! and i think that’s the draw of fanfic in particular to me — i love getting such a grasp on a character that i can translate them into endless situations while still making them feel true to self. i rarely let myself publish anything until i can read through the whole thing without any he would not fucking say that moments hahahha. this is of course pertaining to my own interpretations of the characters, which is the only thing i care abt lmfao
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
i rely a lot on body language because im always writing abt reticent fuckers who cant use their words. but i think i sometimes overcompensate, or describe actions that don't actually fit the scene. i've seen this described as "cheek-biting" -- like, throwing in action during a conversation just to delay the pacing/further the tone, but when you really look at it, it's not necessary. (cheek-biting being like, "character bites at their cheek" in the middle of a tense conversation)
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?
i don’t really know any other languages! i think i’ve put a little bit of french in neil/kevin/baz POVs before, but my french knowledge is elementary at best. love the idea of it though.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
one direction babyyyyyyyy !! i wrote quite a bit of it in like 2012-2015 but published very little. there’s 1 on my ao3, some lost somewhere on fanfiction.net (i dont rmr my username lol), and tons in my folders from my old laptop lol.
20. Favourite fic you’ve written?
hmmmmm. im gonna cheat bc i cant pick a single favorite. i always say i think No Turning Back is some of my best writing from a craft standpoint, and it also includes my favorite type of conflict (andrew self-destructing lol). however, i reread both that fic & We Can Live Forever on a plane trip recently after not having touched either for 6+ months — and the solidness of We Can Live Forever actually surprised me, especially because i wrote the majority of that fic while i was stoned and also view it as just exceedingly silly. the world of it is just very rich, and also very very different from the typical character backstories, and i’m very proud of how much that reread played with my heartstrings.  
ok last one — there are several installments of my flashes of intimacy series that i come back to a lot, because i’m proud of what they each accomplish in 500 words. especially because i often turn to those when im trying to express my own emotions lol. specifically, my favorites are picking fights, i don’t mind, swimming lessons, and practicing gratitude.
that was such a bullshit and cocky way to answer this lmfaooooo. but tbh i am my own biggest fan and that is by design — i write stuff so that i can reread it months later and have it be perfectly catered to my tastes. i love all my fics <3
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hermesserpent-stuff · 9 months
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Ive been rewatching the Justice League 2001 animated series cause its been a while since I watched it. and the bit were luthor finds out he has a blood disease from kryptonite was something I had forgotten about. I was listening to music when a full idea tapped at me.
tw: terminal illness discussion
preface, in my chilly batson au lex luthor and mirror master, sam scudder are friends.
anywho, I was thinking how that scenario would play out. I would edit it a bit, that the same experiment with kripotnite in his youth that caused him to loose his hair also gave him the underlying disease that was not caught till recently (this way it can be his fault but also not from carrying a radioactive rock in his pocket that he should have been keeping in a case om gosh luthor you idiot) it would be fairly similar to the show where he cant really accept it at first. But Superman is not the one trying to comfort him, its an actual friend. Luthor tries to solve it because that's what he does, but he also is less focused on revenge against superman for 'causing' this. He eventually settles into focusing on legacy and grows further withdrawn. He spends more and more time with the rogues as he finds a replacement. He finds it hard to see a world without him in it, but he finds that he does not want to be forgotten if he can not save himself.
there is a lot of late night crisis's of realizing that he is dying. and coming to terms with that.
he strikes me as the type to keep working and running the parts of the company that he can, because work makes him happy. But he also spends a lot of his final days playing chess. He sees some of his words of advice impacting the younger rogues and wonders if that is what it means to be immortal. To influence the future beyond his own life by speaking into the lives of those younger than him.
he leaves a lot of his anti-superman gear to the rogues. Just in case. He never did much trust superman not to snap or get fully mind controlled one day. and he trusts the rogues more than most of the other villains he has worked with.
anyways. i was listening to:
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bi-bats · 1 month
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*twirling my hair and smiling cutely* heyyyyy bestie ive got ask game questions for you ☺️ xoxo
7, 14, 15, 28, 30, 33, 39, 40 please 💕
*twirling my hair and smiling cutely* BEAN I'M GONNA FIGHT YOU SOME OF THESE ARE REALLY REALLY HARD!!! I STILL LOVE YOU BUT DAMN YOU CAME FOR ME
7. Your favourite ao3 tag.
Hurt/comfort, according to my bookmarks!
14. Write and share the first sentence of a new fic. Just that.
Tim will not bleed out before he gets to Jason's door. Or before that, for that matter.
15. What's your favourite plotless fic you have written?
Maybe, Finally for SURE. There are zero plot points, I really just wanted to write Kon and Bart's first kiss.
28. Any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?
Stop trying to create art in a vacuum! The longer I sit with an idea, the more I hate it, and the less likely I am to keep going with it. Share your art. With friends, online, in writing groups, whatever. This isn't to say that you can't make anything for you; plenty of my writing is just for me and won't see the light of day, because the point of writing it wasn't to make a story. But if you have a story you love or an idea you love, and it's starting to feel boring and bland to you or you finished a piece and just don't love it, find a soundboard.
30. Describe a fic that almost happened, but then it didn't.
Reverse Robins JayTim where Tim is Red Hood and Jason is Batman 😭
33. Give your writing a compliment.
This should not be the hardest question, but it was. I've really, really been struggling with my writing recently. It's just not what I want it to be whenever I put words on the page and I don't know why and daflsjdjfksldj I'm SO frustrated about it
That said: I think that the passion I have for writing really shows in my work.
39. Wildest AU scenario you have written?
I was between a few of these before I realized that the wildest scenario is actually the one where neither Tim nor Jason can die and so they stay in a really really toxic relationship because they don't have to worry about getting each other killed and the only time they know they were ever alive in the first place is when they're dying at each other's hands :))
40. Write a 9-word fic.
Blood pooled around Damian's blade. "I'd never hurt you."
Thank you for the ask anyways, I GUESS.
(just kidding, it was super fun and ily 💚💚💚)
askmaker askmaker make me an ask
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for the prompt list, how about #16 for the Star Wars characters of your choice? 🪐✨
#16 -- our life was one block wide this is definitely a very abstract interpretation of the prompt and also one of the more incoherent au concepts ive run with but here u go <3 <3
"But I'd say your best bet will be homeschooling," Qui-Gon Jin is saying. "I had to switch myself, back when the kids were school age. It is a commitment, but a worthy one."
His long biker style ponytail is offset by the very lumpy and quite frankly ugly knit sweater he wears, and the thick plastic rims of his glasses. His kitchen door, which he had to duck a little to step through, stands open to let in the pale fall air and also to enhance the acoustics of the relative chaos running through the rest of his house. It seems to be full of people -- not too hard to guess who, given the line up of lopsided family photos lining the wall next to the ancient rain poncho and the three mismatched cars in the driveway -- which is … unexpected. When Din met Bo Katan's old college friend at the most recent political rally she’d dragged (read: blackmailed) him into attending, he had opened up out of desperation; even Bo Katan’s referrals were worth following up on when he had no other options. Except all Ahsoka Tano said, sipping the juice box she’d pilfered from the drinks table while Paz droned on about clan solidarity at the podium, was, You know, I think you’d do really well to talk to my dad. 
And now here he is. Drinking apple tea out of definitely-homemade clay mugs and discussing educational philosophy with a total stranger, who looks like someone spliced Sons of Anarchy with like, an English teacher (Cara has been making him catch up on modern media). At least Greef and Cara were okay to babysit Grogu for the hour; otherwise Din wouldn’t know what to do at all.
Ahsoka’s foster father is still talking, it seems.
“Now, granted, it can be overwhelming. You could always try an alternative Montessori type institution – my eldest Obi-Wan’s working in that these days, though I can’t say I completely hold with their methods. But a boy with his ability and constitution, he might do fine in that sort of environment.”
“He’s just,” Din tries to come up with the words, “I don’t want him to feel like -- out of place.” Omera said nonverbal at six wasn’t unheard of, especially given none of them knew, really, what had happened before Din found him, but –
“Always tricky at that age,” Qui-Gon agrees wisely. He takes a long sip from his cooling cup while a loud thundering of footsteps sounds on the staircase just outside the kitchen door and one of the voices that had been going on in the background becomes more clearly audible, saying,
“Well, I wouldn’t have lost it if you didn’t leave all your old things in my room!”
“You own a literal apartment with your literal wife and children, Anakin!” calls back a second voice, in cheerful, overloud tones. This voice, at least, Din recognizes, “And I can use your old room for storage if I want to, Qui-Gon said so –”
“Please tell Snips to use Obi-Wan’s room for storage next time!” calls the first voice, matching that same easy cheerfulness and somewhat more directly aimed at the kitchen. 
Amidst all this a teenaged girl with too much hair wanders in, picks up and bites into one of the leftover apples on the counter beside the stove, then says, proclaimative,
“Dad lost his screwdriver again.”
Qui-Gon gives Din a complicatedly fond look, like, Kids.
Din sweats. Grogu is a kid, his kid, but increasingly he is realizing that he has no idea what that means – the depth and implications of a child in his care. He probably wouldn’t even be here if not for the sheer dumb luck of his lovely widowed neighbour and Greef and Cara from the bar, and now homeschooling – Din never finished high school! He’s diplomaless! It doesn’t matter what Boba Fett says about corrupt institutions in the quiet moments between running security during happy hour, he can’t leave Grogu without opportunities in this economy –
“Hey,” says the girl, interrupting Din's mental doom spiral. “Wait a second. You’re the guy! From the afterschool program.” 
“The – the afterschool program?” Din manages.
“Yeah, my brother Luke volunteers there. By Temple road? You were there last week to pick your kid up and he wanted to keep playing with the blocks.” She grins, a combination of cleverness and genuine care in her round cheeked face. “The adorable Dumbo ears, right?”
“He –” Din clears his throat. “Yes. My neighbour says he’ll grow into them.”
“I saw him run over to you at pickup time,” says the girl. “It was so sweet. You should’ve seen him, Grandpa, this guy’s a natural.” 
“Leia’s an excellent judge of character,” says Ahsoka’s sudden voice, in time with her braided head poking into the kitchen. “You should listen to her. But later, because she’s late for soccer practice.”
“We’re late for soccer practice,” Leia says, though allows herself to be led out of the room, not before catching a second piece of fruit in her hands, this one tossed gracefully across the room by Qui-Gon himself. “Dad’s our coach. You’re assistant coach. The whole extracurricular is an enterprise in nepotism …”
The front door slams distantly behind them.
“I,” Din says, and then just sits there, for a moment, in total silence. He does remember the other day, at the after school program. He remembers the huge grin on Grogu’s face and the warm sticky feel of his cheek and his little fingers tangled in Din’s scarf, which was slightly singed because Greef had just introduced flaming cocktails to the menu and only total idiots drink flaming cocktails in the mid afternoon. He takes a deep breath and tries again. It never hurt anyone to try, Omera keeps reminding him, on the off days they have these weirdly deep chats when they take the garbage out at the same time. “Maybe – maybe if you had some of your … curriculum materials. To share.”
Qui-Gon looks immensely pleased. “That I do, Mr. Din Djarin. I’ll just go fetch them from upstairs. I’m sure your boy will take to them in no time.”
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this is probably gonna sound like i'm blindly hating, but i don't like the new cometkid designs. hear me out - it just looks like they weren't thought out a lot? i wish more care were put into them. compare, like... chem, frosty, tella, berry... with jolly and violet and alphie. they don't have any sort of obvious theme about them, which is what makes the other cometkids cool! i wish they were developed more instead of just being thrown in there. it's moving really really fast compared to before and i think slowing down would just... fix a lot of it. because you'd have time to develop things and have more fun characters!
OKAY FIRST OF ALL I NEARLY FUCKING SHAT MYSELF BECAUSE MY TUMBLR SAID 15 ASKS but when i opened it only showed this one
anyway yeah. the earlier(?) cometkids actually seem well thought out and distinct from their parents. see marco, chem, and eve.
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i consider these my three favorite cometkids both design wise and character wise, of course they resemble their parents (thats how genetics work) but theyre still remarkable, unique, and stand out. they also have fleshed out personalities; eves a rebellious troublemaker but still genuinely cares for her siblings, chem is a scientist like barry but instead of denying things they dont agree with they embrace possibilities, and marcos an exhausted programmer with genuine aspiration to work for an indie game team. now lets look at the new ones.
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okay so here we have Yeehaw Jay, Girlboss Rem, and Emo Lightskin Carrie. i admittedly havent caught up with cometcare (i prolly should, but its moving so fast that im sorta scared to) but from what ive seen, normas personality boils down to Loves Scaring Her Siblings, and judging from how other kids are (levi not shutting the fuck up about crypto, tella being the equivalent of 2019 billie eilish stans, etc) it wouldnt be far off to assume that in the future the others will have one singular trait that dictates the entirity of their writing and design.
cometcares been moving super fucking fast as of recent, constant new panels and arcs with the artstyle feeling more and more rushed with every new update, so i wouldnt be surprised if the designs are also being given this treatment. youre definitely onto something with wanting the newer kids to be more developed rather than having a sole feature about them dictate everything. i feel like taking a breather would help let the creative juices flow in a more productive, captivating way.
cometcare in its current state feels like a content farm to distract the fandom from whatever genuinely emotional moments are coming up in the actual comic. people get so caught up in it that when an actually impactful update drops they act like its the end of the world. and also fans are just... expected to understand every single ship and know every single cometkid? no offense, but as a newcomer to the au, the pacing makes it hard to keep track of anyone but sly and blair, and even thats starting to get difficult. new side characters get introduced all the time and i have to question the relevance of anything that happens, which has made me hesitant towards trying to thoroughly read and comprehend it.
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azumasoroshi · 1 year
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watched the first two episodes of oshi no ko a while back (REALLY FUCKING GOOD, ive been a manga reader for a while but i stopped reading the recent chapters and basically forgot everything except for the major points and god it’s so satisfying to have the adaptation remind me of what i’ve forgotten in the most beautiful way possible)
but this post isnt about onk, it’s about izaya!! izaya orihara!! lets fucking goooooooooo izaya idol au!!!! i cant get this flea out of my BRAIN
i was about to open a new canvas to draw some more shizaya stuff for my animatic that im never gonna finish and i was like huh. maybe i should draw onk fanart. and then i remembered this art of venti genshin impact with ai’s eyes and i remembered thinking man i hope this becomes an artist trend for people to do with their art blorbos! and then i was like OH. guess i could contribute to the trend by drawing izaya with ai’s eyes
and then i started thinking and i was like huh. Ai’s never experienced love from her parents, doesn’t think she knows how to love or how to express it, doesn’t get attached to others easily, is a perpetual liar, became an idol because she hoped she would learn how to love - oh hey doesnt. that. sound like izaya. just a little bit. not exactly, her character goes into more learning how to love/that she can love while izaya’s character is i can love but only impersonally because i’m afraid of getting hurt and his arc would be learning to let his walls down for his own good
SO for izaya idol au, izaya would become an idol because he wants to experience love, or something along the lines of “there’s no greater demonstration of parasocial love and foolish decision making than in the idol industry! ahaha~” and probably “idols are perfect liars and i need to put myself into their shoes so i can become an even better liar and close myself off to any possibility of falling in love that could ever exist”
there’s a lot of reasons he might want to become an idol, really. there’s so much corruption and behind-the-scenes dealing and lies and facades and shit in the entertainment industry that i think izaya would eat for breakfast. he would LOVE witnessing that shit and making his own shady deals and stuff and occasionally ruining lives and watching people rise and fall down the rankings and tear each other down. plus the people who are in it for passion rather than money are fascinating as well. psychology student’s dream really- i mean what this is definitely about izaya and not me projecting
plus he definitely has the looks for it (narita would hard agree given how many times he’s indirectly called izaya attractive through other characters. we love a canonically hot king)
now i need to make everything shizaya because i’m not okay but i have no idea who shizuo would be lmao
like you could make him some up and coming manager (no age difference stuff here sorry lmao) or a fellow idol (doubtful. shizuo can act cute but i dont think he could dance) or an actor like akane/kana or a streamer??? like memcho (my favorite character)
a mangaka/screenplay writer/writer in general could also work but i feel like you’d have less reason to interact with idols that way
idk how japanese idol groups work for men in particular or if there’s even like a market for that :sob: id have to look into that if i actually started making stuff for this au
alternatively izaya crossdresses as a female idol and somehow no one realizes. except for shizuo. that would be hilarious actually. he refuses to do swimsuit modeling or other provocative stuff and his fans are like “oh?? the brazen kanra-chan is unexpectedly shy?? how cute” and he plays into it but inwardly he’s like. god i know exactly how im gonna go out with a bang when i retire. and shizuo watches him playing at being shy on tv knowing that that motherfucker is planning to strip on his last days as an idol
anyway this is just me spitballing ideas but ill definitely write at least a concept/intro fanfic of this at some point so stay tuned lmAo im just about to run out of writing juices on ABAON so i gotta transfer my energy somewhere else and where better than the idol!izaya au
#shizaya#idolzaya#ill be using that tag for whatever idol au stuff i come up with#i drafted this like. five days after the onk anime came out#this has been drafted for way longer than i wanted it to be#this was also sorta inspired by the idol!kim dokja au fic that’s really popular#i think the male idol industry is way stronger in korea than japan thiugh#that said i dont interact with idols at all personally lmAOO so i have no idea#i will do research later i promise#and read more of more more jump!’s stories for inspiration PFF#i wonder if izaya’s group should be a bunch of drrr girls or like. mostly irrelevant side characters#or if he should just go solo which again. i need to research how hard that would be#i feel like he might want to blend in a bit inside a group#would be fun to observe the jealousy and drama and group dynamics up close too#because if they get jealous of HIM at any point he might just laugh until he dies#i have more ideas but i should save those for the fanfic….#anyway#izaya orihara#shizuo heiwajima#durarara#im excited for this one bro oshi no ko is one of my favorite series ever#but like. not for the romance just because i really like learning about the entertainment industry LMAOO#i dont ship aqua with anyone tbh#can he just be besties with everyone pls#i loved his and kana’s relationship in the beginning where they’re like two good actors in a room full of mids#that was a fun dynamic but it just went downhill for me personally#oh well i can talk about this in my author’s notes pff
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12 and 14 please!
From the Unpublished Fic Asks? Sure! Lemme see..
12. How far have you planned ahead?
Usually this depends on how long the fic feels.
Feels like <20K I dont plan. I just start from whatever scene got me hooked and i spin the idea forward or back from there.
Feels like >20K. I usually write whatever scene got me hooked and then figure out the basic premise of every chapter. what are the major plot points i need to build out. I dont start writing anything else until I at least have all the tentative chapter titles and 1 big thing that will happen in them. Anything in the middle is usually pretty flexible but i need to know the ending or else i cant really get far.
Now where I get into trouble is fics like Out of Reach or Unbroken.
Out of Reach (Chakotay gets amnesia) I never thought it would get as long as it did and I had built it up to be quite big without knowing which ending i wanted. im still debating what i want there and how the characters can achieve it.
Unbroken (Basics rewrite) god i thought i had this one but the ending wound up being too vague. so that i had a hard time grasping the full shape of the story. and that's made writing the middle very complicated. i need the ending to make sense, have the gravity and impact that it needs to but that means the middle has to go just right. exploring that has been fun but definitely dont want to share more yet because i keep tweaking things.
14. Is there any unwritten/unpublished fics you planned on doing, but now you're feeling like you're gonna scrap those ideas?
Ive scrapped a lot recently...
mirrorverse-esque J/C. struggled with the characterization.
Pirates of the Caribbean AU J/C - it started as a killing game scenario but i really am not enthused by watching them lose. Then i thought it could be an interesting historical AU but the amount of research to give it the authenticity it deserves is more than I have time for. I think I'd still like to do it to see KJ Elizabeth Swanning all over the place. but maybe create it as its own unique holodeck adventure instead.
It's hard for me to say im truly scrapping any though because usually i canabalize the scrap heap and the ideas will wind up useful to some other fic. That was the case for my first Voyager fanfic. I envisioned Maquis Heart as a 3 part YOH alternate ending but while working on part 3 i realized i'd rather have it be the kick off for a longer story about what it was like reconnecting with Earth in Season 4. So i shelved that for later.
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About
you can call me soda! i am extremely unhealthy about one piece and have been for years, and recently decided to re-read the whole thing. i made this blog to archive the funny out of context panels to show my friends (who dont know anything about one piece) but started joke posting and now its kind of blown up so im making this post to cover some basics. this blog posts untagged spoilers!
currently on: Egghead
tagging -
i primarily utilize the basic “one piece” tag along with character tags that i deem relevant to the post. any posts that are not based on panels will be tagged “not panels”, a tag which primarily consists of joke posting. if youre looking for the haha funny posts thats where you wanna go. thats also an “art” tag for art ive reblogged.
“discord liveblog” is the tag for my friends who have never watched one piece being forced to learn through osmosis.
posting -
i utilize tumblrs queue system to post throughout the day. the queue is set to post four panels a day, and usually ill just post random jokes whenever i feel like. “not panels” posts are posted directly and do not go through the queue system.
i accept submissions, for if i missed a panel you think is deserving of a spotlight! if submitting, i request that you try to stick to panels from arcs that ive already covered, and have not already appeared on this blog. the arc i am currently on will be displayed above and updated when i move to the next arc.
asks -
my ask tag is “asks” because im very creative and original. you can send whatever you want as long as its not super vulgar or rude. we have fun here. i love getting asks especially ones where i can engage super hard. love talking to people about things im obsessed with.
“what are you going to do when you catch up” -
fuck if i know lol. maybe i really will start posting the warrior cats au.
update: i already started its in the “opwc au” tag
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jemmo · 1 year
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ive been getting super frustrated with having no time or energy to write (or really do anything) recently so im just gonna start posting snippets of stuff ive half written to try and make up for it.
speaking of which, here’s a little thing i wrote after going to a women’s football game and instantly wanting to write an inkpa football au.
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“Pat’s gonna study engineering.”
“Pat’s gonna take over the family business.”
“Pat’s gonna be just like his dad.”
Pa remembers hearing these sentiments as soon as she was old enough to understand what they meant. Pat was the eldest, the prodigal son. He would tread in his father’s footsteps and carry the family name, and bring respect to it. There was no doubt about it, his life was set.
No one ever told Pa what she was going to be.
She never liked that as a kid. It seemed so easy for Pat, everything laid out in front of him, future already decided. He didn’t have to do any of this annoying thinking or discovery, didn’t have to huff and hum when teachers asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. He already knew.
“Am I going to be like you then, Ma?” she onced asked.
“No darling, you can be anything you want to be.” Ma replied, which Pa was kind of glad of. She loved Ma, but staying at home and doing all the housework and sometimes helping out Papa with the business did seem a bit boring. But at the same time, at least it was something. ‘Anything’ was a bit scary when you were 5 years old, especially when everyone was too busy setting Pat up for success to tell her how to figure out what that ‘thing’ was.
Instead of going to any of the clubs she thought could be interesting, she followed along after Pat wherever Papa sent him. Boxing, Judo, Tennis, Piano, Guitar, plus all the extra academic classes, she did them all too. She was only a year younger than Pat anyway, so it made sense, and meant Papa only had to make one trip after school. She might have been upset that they never went to the clubs she wanted to go to, if only she was passionate enough about a club to care.
But then Papa took them to football practice. It was a drizzly afternoon early in the year, but not early enough to stop the humidity from hanging heavy in the air. Pa hated storm seasons, and hated even more being outside in them. The ground was slippery with wet mud that splattered up her fresh, white knee socks, and the hair that escaped her ponytail clung to the sides of her face. Her least favourite part was the way raindrops splattered on her glasses like the windscreen of a car, except she didn’t have any wipers so she couldn’t just flick a lever and magically see again, but that would only be an issue if she was wearing her glasses. Papa had told her to take them off before practice, because he didn’t want a football to the face smashing them to pieces (he failed to mention how that would also smash Pa’s face to pieces), but it meant either way she couldn’t see all that well. Around her were about a dozen other girls who either looked way too into it or like they’d rather be anywhere else, there was no middle ground. They’d been plopped on the field haphazardly in their green and yellow bibs, with only a quick briefing of the rules to Pa before she was put centerfield. The shouts and roars from the boys team on the other side of the field carried over to them to fill their silence until finally the whistle blew.
Then everyone started to move and a ball was kicked at her and the coach was screaming at her to run, so she did. She sprinted down the pitch, kicking the ball in front of her, shooting past teammates and defenders alike until the goal was in front of her. Calls of “Shoot” made it through the rush of air and adrenaline in her ears, so she booted the ball as hard as she could, hard enough to make her lose her balance and land with a yelp on her backside, her hands and the backs of her legs covered in wet mud. She cursed herself as she wiped her hands on her sides with a grimace, looking up to see the ball sitting unassumingly in the goalie’s net. The world came to and people were running towards her with screams and cheers, even the coach asking if she was alright through a surprised smile. Everyone was helping her up and patting her on the back but all she could keep looking at was the ball in the goal. She’d done it. She’d actually scored. She was sodden and dirty and cold but she’d scored. She’d never been so happy in her life.
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orcelito · 2 years
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1, 15 (including all your unwritten fics and aus) and 26 for discacc?
oh god lkjsdflskjdf
1: What was the first fandom and/or pairing that you wrote fic for?
Uhm .. ok well . it was vocaloid. back when i was like 14 years old, freshman in high school. i was REALLY into len kagamine. & being older i now know it was a shit pairing but that was my uh Yaoi Phase and the only Yaoi Pairing was len and kaito. which Ughhhh it's so awful. but i was gonna set it up as a thing where it was Totally gonna be len and miku except PSYCH it's not, it's gay. i wrote it by hand in my lil notebook & never published a word of it. probably for the best.
15: A Hollywood producer tells you that they want to film just one of your fics. Which fic would you want it to be?
dkjfsldkfj probably magic prince au ngl. since that's definitely the coolest au idea i have & the one ive been thinking about for even longer than discacc has been around. only reason i started writing discacc and not this is bc it's uhhhh Very ambitious. ultimately it was for the best that i didnt write it back then. but someday i will write it.... someday...
26: Which part of [x fic] was the hardest to write?
Oh Boy . that sure is a question. by this point, there's been a lot of scenes in discacc that have held me up in a major way, though they're not always what you'd think they are. futaba arc was definitely where my initial momentum started to die, so that (+ Especially chapter 16) has a place in my mind of being Difficult. recently, a lot of stuff has been difficult to write, aka why it's been Uhhh months between updates commonly. but for a single, individual scene that's been the hardest to write..... hmmm... ykno you'd think smth like action scenes would be the answer here bc theyre some of the hardest by a technical standpoint, but i always find those the easiest to write one i get into it bc i just get so swept into the action. idk. pppprobably the true answer would be any big group scene bc group scenes r so hard. so many voices to balance.
that's like 3 different answers to the same question and none of them are definite lmfao. oh well
questions from here
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randomoranges · 2 months
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i was going to keep this for M2 day. in fact, i did not think i would finish this part in time. yet, in one sitting, i managed to write it it all. it was super smooth and easy. i had forgotten how that could go. writing has been hard recently and ive been trying to get back into it slowly without pushing myself. so the fact that i was able to go at it in one shot surprised me. therefore, i figured i could celebrate and post it today. will i be able to write the next one in time for m2 day, who knows haha but i have other things for that
anyways, can't believe it's been nearly a yr since i last updated. ive had this scene on rotisserie in my mind for ages. this fic has lived in my head for years. will i ever finish it is the real question haha
amnesia au part 195
About an hour or so later, Edward offered to drive Étienne home. Étienne refused at first, not wanting to bother him, but Edward had insisted, saying that it was late and that he didn’t like the idea of Étienne having to wait for a bus and aggravating his leg. It was cold as well and Edward knew how much Étienne did not like to be stuck outside any longer than necessary. Plus, it meant they could spend a little bit more time together and Étienne was not about to say no to that.
The drive back was pleasant and Étienne wasn’t apprehending being back in the apartment that never quite felt like home as much as he normally did. Maybe it was the turn of events of the evening that had put him in a better mood, or maybe Edward reaching for his hand at every red light made it all the better, he didn’t know, but he wasn’t about to complain.
When they finally made it to his place, Étienne thought for sure that Edward would wish him a good night and then be off, but instead, he was surprised when Edward parked the car and then made to get out.
“I’ll walk you to your door,” he explained when Étienne offered him a quizzical look.
And okay, Étienne was charmed by the utter gallantry of it all.
“You don’t have to,” he deflected for good measure, but Edward waved him off and went as far as going to open the door for him. It was a good thing it was dark out, for Edward wouldn’t be able to see the flush on his cheeks.
“As cliché as this is going to sound, I had a really nice evening and I’m glad we’re giving this another shot,” Étienne said once they made it to his door as he fiddled with his keys not sure exactly what the protocol was. Part of him wanted the evening to linger just a little more and invite Edward inside, but he was also tired, he needed to feed Mercury and he had medication he needed to take. He knew he could do all those things with Edward present, but he also wasn’t sure he’d want Edward to leave again or that he was ready for Edward to see him go about his nightly rituals.
“Me too.”
Edward reached for his hands again, stilling them in their nervous movements and Étienne focused instead on Edward and he couldn’t help but smile timidly at him. He felt like they had gone back twenty years ago, when they’d been a little bit awkward and unsure around each other, but he didn’t mind and thought that this was endearing in its own special way.
If this was a cruel dream, then he never wanted to wake from it.
“Are you free on Wednesday? Maybe we could go out for dinner – nothing too complicated.” Edward suggested, still holding on to Étienne’s hands, their warmth a source of comfort. Maybe Edward didn’t want the evening to end either and he was stalling with time, looking for excuses to stay just a little bit longer.
“Like on a date?” Étienne asked, his lips curling into a smile.
Edward laughed, “Yeah, like on a date.”
His laughter was contagious and Étienne nodded, giddy. He didn’t think he’d ever go on a date with Edward ever again and he could only hope that it would go better than their last… (It had to. Lord, it absolutely had to.)
“Perfect; we can figure out the logistics over the week. I’ll let you get some rest.”
Before he could go, Étienne tugged on his hands and then pulled Edward to him for a tight hug. He could do this again, after all. They were going on a date. Edward had kissed him. They were giving each other another chance.
It was as if Étienne was realising the magnitude of everything that had happened over the course of the evening at once and he was frankly a little dizzy by it all and so he held on to him and furrowed his face in Edward’s neck for the briefest of moments while his mind calmed down.
“Text me when you get home, please?” He asked when he resurfaced, settling once more on Edward’s face. He was still handsome – would probably always be in his biased opinion and he couldn’t help but be a glutton for a caress he hadn’t been able to give in far too long.
“Of course.”
Edward knew he’d worry otherwise, some leftover trauma from the accident, and honestly, Edward couldn’t say he blamed him. He’d asked Étienne once what he’d done when they hadn’t really been talking and Étienne had admitted that even then he’d worried, despite trying not to and telling himself that it was no longer his problem.
“I guess I’ll see you on Wednesday then,” Étienne told him, soft smile back on his face.
“And I hope to hear from you before then,” he teased, making Étienne laugh.
“Of course,” he parroted back and then, because he could again, he pulled Edward close for a kiss that Edward was more than happy to return. He was quickly getting used to these again and was only a little disappointed when they both stepped back.
“Drive safely,” he said as he watched Edward head back towards his car. He bit back other words that threatened to spill from his mouth and swallowed them back. There would be time to reintroduce them later. He waved at Edward as he entered the car and only once he had driven off did he go inside, happy to find Mercury.
Étienne distracted himself with his little odd tasks as he waited for Edward’s text, even managed to take Mercury out for a quick walk and by the time he was back home for good, he found a message on his phone waiting to quell the small thrum of anxiety that had settled in him when Edward had driven off.
“Back home safe and sound. Sweet dreams x”
He smiled to himself, relieved, as he settled in his couch, Mercury using his lap as a makeshift pillow before he answered back.
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