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taoofshigeru · 2 years

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Surge: Rrragh, c'mon! There's gotta be something in this junkyard I can use as a weapon!

Cubot: Not on me, right? Please say not on me!

Surge, kicking a long, thin thing out of the pile: Wait, what's...this?

-It's a black electric guitar with like a dozen lime-green flame decals.-

Cubot: Oh, that? The boss built it in an afternoon, said it was the key to "defeating that hedgehog in the way that'll mean the most". ...I think he spent a week trying to learn it before giving up and tossing it in the pile.

Surge, casting Cubot aside: Huh, defeating that hedgehog? With this? ✨👀✨ I like it. It... It speaks to me.

[Days later...]

Jewel: Sonic, Tails, we need you in Central City now!!

Tails: Is it an emergency? What's happening?!

Jewel, ripping off her suit to reveal a Surge the Tenrec Concert Tour T-shirt: Only the COOLEST CONCERT OF ALL TIME!

[However long it takes to get to Central City later...]

-Hundreds of residents have gathered in the street. The crowd is chanting TEN-REC, TEN-REC! And Surge is headbanging very hard.-

Sonic: Sooo, should we just leave her be? Doesn't seem like she's hurting anyone

Kit: Um, sir, the thing about Surge is... *whispers in Tail's ear*

Tails, nodding: Mhm, mhm. Ohhh, so if we... Uh-huh...

Tails: Actually, I think we can do one better and get in on the fun ourselves.

Tails: *whispers in Sonic's ear*

Sonic: Uh-huh, uh-huh. Ooooohh! Yeah, let's do that.

......

-The crowd is chanting SURGE, SURGE, SURGE after yet another sick guitar solo.-

-But then the sound goes dead and the sound of a mic turning on cuts the silence.-

-Sonic steps out of a pillar of smoke and wearing cool shades, with Tails right behind him.-

Sonic: Surge the Tenrec, you've been bothering the poor citizens with this town with your lame music for one song too many. I challenge you to a battle...

*Sonic tossed the mic away and whips out a trumpet and Tails pulls out a pair of Maracas.*

...of the bands!

Surge, grabbing the mic out of the air: Oh hell yes! I'm gonna wipe the floor with you this time. Nobody but nobody is beating Surge the Tenrec twice in one week! -uf!

Kit, showing up behind Surge to hug her: Ma'am! I'm so glad you're okay. *Pulls out a rhythm guitar.* Also can I be your backup band?

Surge: Heh, good to see you too, drippy. Try to keep up!

[Several hours of epic shredding and cool toots later, the crowd is still chanting Surge's name.]

Sonic, visibly stumbling backwards: Oh no! How can this be?! There's no way your music could defeat...me...

-Hero of Mobius Sonic the Hedgehog falls to his knees, clenching his feet in an expression of bitter defeat.-

-Tails collapses on top of him, clearly exhausted.-

Surge: Hah! I knew I was better than you in the ways that counted! Pack your bags, drippy, we're going on tour!

Kit, tail wagging: Yes, Ma'am!

-As Kit and Surge surf away on a crowd of adoring fans, Sonic and Tails turn to each other on the ground and share a quick wink.-

Sonic, whispered: Awesome plan, little buddy.

Tails: 😁

#idw sonic #idw sonic spoilers #surge the tenrec #kit the fennec #Miles Tails Prower #sonic the hedgehog #cubot #jewel the beetle #What if Surge had just stolen a sick guitar instead of a deadly weapon AU #aka everyone is slightly less traumatized AU #Sonic and Tails in IDW would absolutely lose in a video game to make a younger kid happy #shortfic by way of a chat post #I just had this really silly idea and it definitely got longer than a chat post should be but w/e #Definitely a lot bit of an OoC crack fic #I'm aware that this is extremely silly yes

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onbeinganangel · 3 years

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What do you love about short stories?

Hi lovely anon,

Sorry if it’s taken me a wee while to get to your question, it’s been a busy time over here but I LOVE this question and wanted to give you a proper answer.

What do I love about short stories?

As a reader, opening tumblr, the @drarrymicrofic blog or ao3 looking for short fics, is like opening a box of Celebrations or Quality Street or whatever your preferred chocolate selection is: I’ve got tons of different flavours of fic to pick from. This means I can just have the one as a sweet treat (maybe before bed, maybe on the go, maybe while I'm taking a break from work), or I can sit on the sofa with a cup of tea and demolish the whole box, trying a ton of different flavours in one sitting.

To stick to the metaphor, this doesn’t mean I don’t like a good slice of chocolate cake. I love longfic. However, longfic requires the emotional bandwidth to get attached to a story for a little longer, the time to read it and appreciate all the nuances, all the details I’ll have to remember further on into the story.

This doesn’t mean longfics are better (or worse) than shortfics — shortfics are often incredibly well-written pieces (there is a very specific skill to packing a lot of plot and/or feelings into a short piece, but we’ll get to that when I get to the writing part of this question) and some have stayed with me for just as long as some longfics.

I’m often left thinking “how did this writer make me feel all these things in such a short word count?” I think, especially in the Drarry fandom, longfic is (used to be?) the norm — which is great! We are so lucky to be part of a fandom that has numerous fests happening all at the same time and such a great variety of works being written, topics being explored through a Drarry POV and wordcounts. There really is something for everyone. Not everyone likes short fics, and that’s absolutely fine, there are long fics being posted every single day. But short fics (yes, even the 50 word microfics and 100 word drabbles) are complete stories in their own right.

When I don’t have the emotional disposition and the time to dive into a longer fic, short stories are there for me. I don’t have to feel FOMO, I am still participating in fandom actively by reading, commenting, chatting about fic and supporting other writers and I can do it with the little time and availability that I have.

As a writer, short stories are harder to write, in a way. Writing short fic and specifically microfics has really helped me explore tropes and topics I wouldn’t have the time and availability to write as a longfic and I believe it has made me a much better writer. Practising with short form has given me the opportunity to play with different POVs, different narrative voices, different genres that I definitely wouldn’t otherwise feel comfortable writing.

There is an expectation of a longer fic, which requires much more work and time. You have to plan your timeline, there’s the worry of consistency, of engaging the reader for a much longer period of time, of balancing out tension, suspense, revelation and a whole neverending amount of feelings. Shorter fic sometimes lets me get an idea out of my head so that it stops bugging me. I often have ideas that could, of course, fit into a bigger fic — but why should they? If all I want to write is a short scene to let go of some happiness or some lust or some grief, why should I have to turn that into a bigger story? Often when I already have at least four or five longer fics I’m working on when I have the time, on top of that?

Short fics give me the freedom to do my writing organically, to write what I want when I want to, post it and let it go, and move on to other projects, while challenging me to become a better writer and to play around with form.

TL;DR: I’m here for fic of all lengths. Sometimes I want a nibble, sometimes I want a full meal, sometimes I want a tapas dinner where I get to taste lots of different things in one go, or sometimes I want a long, drawn-out multi course dinner with different accompanying wines.

Thank you for this lovely question, anon! It really made me think about my fic writing and reading experience, especially at a time I’m not feeling particularly present/connected in fandom because real life is really demanding. I hope you have a lovely day, and I’m sorry I wrote you a whole bloody essay.

#please excuse my typos #i wrote this in one go and don't have time to go back #i hope it makes sense lol #a little ode to short fic #on fandom #on fanfiction #m babbles #asks

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waveypedia · 4 years

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fanfic asks! a, g, r :)

A. what’s your favourite fandom to write?

ducktales, right now. it’s almost all i’ve written for, or at least finished and published, in the past two years. (i really need to expand haha). i love the show and I love the characters!

G. longfics or shortfics?

I like short fics because I get bored and lose interest easily. I think the best fics are the oneshots that are like 10k words. it’s pretty long for a oneshot, but doesn’t take that long to read in the end. also, for writing, it means I don’t need a whole lot of planning like a multichapter fic and I can get that sweet sweet validation right after I finish hehe.

R. link your favourite fic of all-time.

that I’ve read - (ugh, this is impossibly hard to pick. i could ramble for hours about multiple fics. honestly just go through my bookmarks on ao3 tbh) probably A New Normal by @mighty-ant. I love love love Webby and Scrooge and I used to read this over and over before Confidential Casefiles came out. I still come back to it. it has some brilliant Webby and Scrooge content and ends with Webby as an official honorary niece, which I think everyone needs in their lives.

some other fics that I’d like to rec because I really can’t pick and these all deserve a shoutout (not all of these are ducktales): Chloé Noir by JajaLala on ao3, What Would Darkwing Do by @humanityinahandbag, This Chat Says Gay Rights! by SmilesRawsome on ao3 and its corresponding sequel, best (fake) smile by Reiaji on ao3, Band-Aids Aren’t Really Applicable Here by SolarMorrigan on ao3, Covalent Bond by BarracudaHeart and CosmicTanzanite on ao3, Reading Between the Lines by FiveEyes on ao3, elephant by demistories on ao3, Where Have All the Heroes Gone and Where Are All the Gods? by Anthemyst on ao3 (this is part of a series but it somewhat makes sense if you read it on its own - i read it first - and this one is just my favorite), Going Once, Going Twice by Ninja_Librarian on ao3 (also part of a series, this one’s probably better to read in order but it’s fine), struck dumb by whaliiwatching on ao3, But You Ain’t One by @bamboozledeagle, and Journey Into Fear once again by @mighty-ant (honestly everything they write is incredible but i can’t rec their entire library sfskskdk)

ok i have way more but this got ridiculously long dkfskaskdks sorry I might make a fic rec post if people would like that

that i’ve written - idk i still like What’s in a Family it’s still recent enough that i don’t hate it haha

#my asks #bluebellthesponge #i've actually been thinking of doing fic rec posts for a while now #uhh if you want fic recs for a certain fandom or pairing or smth i can do that too #also if i rec'd a fic and didn't tag that person's tumblr and they have one please lmk so i can tag them

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izzyizumi · 4 years

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“ Did you find the ‘ ANSWERS ’ ” “ You were looking for ? ” - “ ??? ”

“ DON’T YOU FIND SUCH AN extraordinary SCHOOL LIFE FUN ? ”

- “ The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya ” ( originating inspired quote / inspirations, source of above gifs )

“ Did you find the ‘ ANSWERS ’ you were looking for ? ”

“ I DON’T K N O W . ” “ YES ”

DIGIMON ADVENTURES/TRI ~ Epilogue Challenge + HEADCANONS DAY #9 - C O - E X I S T A N C E ( + A bit of a personal note ... )

gifs by @izzyizumi , { DO NOT REPOST } { DO NOT REMOVE CAPTION } { usage of gifs may be allowed if permission is asked / or if credit is given. However, read my about & FAQ pages first. Please do not use / ask if you match anything in my “Do Not Interact” section. }

{ Additional note: this post/fanworks series is mainly intended TAICHI x KOUSHIRO [Taishiro], please remember + respect this when interacting please tag only as “Taishiro” for ship, thank you! }

“I DON’T KNOW” “ Perhaps I was never KNOWLEDGEABLE at all. ” - Izumi Koushiro, Digimon Adventure - Repeatverse

Maybe this is a

DREAM. An endless dream in a world of ... nothingness but some of those s t r a n g e o n e s FIGHT with everything they HAVE

even when they're LOSING HAVE LOST ... it's almost FUN

PROVE ME WRONG.

R E P E A T ?_ N/Y?_

- “ HOMEOSTASIS ” , Digimon Adventure - REPEATverse Fic Ch. 13

( I couldn’t think of anything specific to do for this day’s prompt, so, compiles a bunch of AUs verses Aesthetic-like gifs with implied headcanons ) [ and also, a ficverse!Homeostasis quote featuring my “writing” / inspirations ]

( note: if you don’t want to bother with fic/my writing, you may prefer trying the AMVs verse [ it has cool music ?!...] ! )

[ + once upon a time, Oct. 25th, 2017, one day after my birthday. yes, I made a Taishiro Fan-soundtrack using THIS particular track as inspiration, remembered a certain other favorite series of mine had a ton of cool/actually fitting-for-the-themes/plot music, realized “ HEY I MAYBE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE AN AMV TO THAT SONG ”, and things kind of ... uh ... spiraled as I came up with too many AUs to list + EPILOGUE-ERA AUs / HEADCANONS ESPECIALLY INCLUDED ]

... And, you know, I don’t regret that I’ve worked on this 30k+ WORDS/AMVs. Even if only got a couple reviews initially, (I know, my writing is poor) [ there’s reasons for that that would be way too time-consuming to explain ] I met some amazingly kind fans via it I’ve received other nice comments since, too, honestly, after all the hard work/time I poured into those self-indulgent AMVs, I can only say to those who encouraged, supported, and chatted with me, ( me, a person with autism + severe anxiety who was terrified of posting anything with my deeper thoughts, ) those who gave it a chance, thank you so much. I’m genuinely SO HAPPY if my writing/fanworks could help ANYONE. to be honest I wrote more like 50k+ total words including extra shortfic bits but I got cold feet about posting the rest of them for now, I’m sorry... maybe someday I’ll post them to a more private/personal space where I can actually control (again) who follows me & interacts & follows my rules because ... yeah, some other people didn’t do this

there were numerous times I nearly gave up contributing Adventure contents including right away, from the very beginning, especially after seeing / continuing to see all the anti Adventure/Tri/canon Adv!Chosen hate/over excessive criticisms, and ... I’m glad I didn’t

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#taishiro #taishirou #taichi x koushiro #taichi x koushirou #izzyizumi posts #izzyizumi gifs #izzyizumi tri gifs #izzyizumi bnm gifs #izzyizumi taishiro gifs #izzyizumi koushiro gifs #izzyizumi writing #izzyizumi fic #REPEAT INSPIRATION #REPEAT TAISHIRO #REPEAT KOUSHIRO #fic: repeat #verse: repeat #c: koushiro izumi #c: homeostasis #c: kami #c: taichi yagami #yagami izumi family #epilogue #epilogue taishiro #epilogue koushiro #tri spoilers #(IDEK FOR THIS DAY SO COMPILES A BUNCH OF KOUSHIRO AND TAISHIRO AESTHETICS AND SCENES AND EDITS USED FOR REPEATVERSE)#(ALSO that Homeostasis monologue with bLATATNT 'Butter Fly' referencing was like. the. oNE good thing I liked about my writing)#(... THIS WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE THE GIFSET WITH THE QUOTE AND THEN I GOT SUDDENLY SENTIMENTAL W H Y T H I S)#(tumblr never posts things to tags correctly half the time anymore but aNYWAY CRIES BECAUSE MY FAVS AND THE FRIENDS I MADE VIA THEM)

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purplerakath · 7 years

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S3 Shortfic - Evolution

Someone wanted Grace and Zoe, here you go. Post 310 with a slight reference to the events.

Content Warning: Talk of Zoe’s romantic and sexual past. Characters: Just Grace and Zoe

“Hey Zoe.”

Zoe was aware that Grace had been watching her for a few minutes. The whole housemate thing was new, but they were finding a balance. Maybe a few old feelings woke up walking in on each other by accident but nothing too world shattering. “Yes Grace?”

“...Why don’t you like guys anymore?” Grace and Zoe had really chatted about how her label shifted, it clearly had, Zoe had done everything to make that clear. Still the two haven’t spoken of it.

“I don’t think I really ever did. Not... the way I thought.” This was weird given her first time with a woman was with Grace, and while Zoe felt everything she wanted. Grace... didn’t. Maybe that was why she was being extra cagey.

“So that thing with Zig?”

“I was playing a role, did you forget I’m a world class actress?” Zoe looked up in time to catch Grace’s eyeroll, “I just went back to being Gatsby. To her a simple bit of action in the woods wasn’t a big deal. I didn’t want him, I just... you know.”

“Wanted me to suffer, I get it.” Grace didn’t sound mad, well, any more mad than Grace always sounded. There was always this feeling of ill temper being near her. Guess that happens when you can’t waste any time.

“But it was like that with Drew as well, I was playing the role of perfect sexy girlfriend. It... didn’t work there either.” Zoe really was the worst with guys.

“And moneybags?”

Zoe froze. Grace knew because Zoe had ditched her that summer for time with Miles. But she didn’t think it’d come up. Zoe wasn’t really sure what to say about it. She didn’t just make up a character in her head, a girl that would be like that with Miles. With Miles she just... was. They didn’t get back together, she didn’t want anything so complicated. Miles was happy to be a boytoy, he was a lot more liberal with his body than anyone else in the school.

“That says there were feelings.” Zoe hated how Grace could read her silence so easily. She was one of three people, and they were all infuriating over it.

“Miles... understands. My world, all the stuff I deal with. The spotlight and being seen. There are definitely feelings but only messed up rich kids would go to bed over them,” Zoe wasn’t nearly as messed up as Miles, nobody could be. Little Boy Blue had a rough run of it and she was ever so thankful all her mom did was kick her out of the house. Zoe thought any dad would be better than no dad at all until she met Mayor Hollingsworth.

“And... I don’t? Maybe if you tried to explain it.”

Zoe turned her attention back to her phone, “It’s not really something that can be explained. Having your face in every publication as people want you, or to be you, or to do you.”

“You’re not that famous.”

“Not anymore, but even on a C list like West Drive there are fans, well intentioned stalkers that dig up every secret.” Zoe felt a little self-conscious, because for her it was over. And for Miles it didn’t end. Who was she to complain, although she wonders if any of the Gatsby fans are still out, and noticed how her mother threw her out. But maybe they side with her. Gatsby’s ships were always boys, and Zoe Rivas was not that girl.

Grace turned her attention back to her laptop, “I’m sorry.” Some words just felt wrong coming from some people. This was very much the case.

“For what?” Zoe didn’t know what it was, this conversation. Zoe’s crap career, her crappier home life.

“I should have said no, as soon as I realized I didn’t...”

“Like girls?”

“Yeah.”

“It’s fine. I mean, it hurt and I hated it, but at least you’re friends with me now. And letting me stay here. Besides, I could have done so much worse.”

Grace looked up, studying Zoe’s face. Zoe for her part did her best to hide the truth. Hope and trust the world was just and Grace wouldn’t see through her just this once. “You wanted to do blondie?”

Zoe winced, “Shut up!” It was true, somewhere during all of Zoe’s crap, she realized that as much as she hated Maya’s wholesome happy family. Two parents, sister, all who loved her and would kill a man who hurt her. All the things Zoe couldn’t have. As much as she hated how people flocked to Maya’s pretty girl next door curls and bright smile. She wanted to push them all out of the way and slam that girl up to a wall and... this thought died because Grace was laughing. “It isn’t funny!”

“It’s a little funny. It’s okay, I hate how she just gets every person too.”

And they both stopped, and the room felt a little darker and colder. Maya was still in the hospital, she was up and around and on new meds. But she was still not that girl, the girl both of them really missed. Not that Zoe would admit it, or Grace would admit missing anyone.

“Hey Zoe.”

“Yeah Grace?”

“Is it weird that I’m happy, that my first time was with someone who really liked me. For me?”

“Not at all. Do you think you’ll find anyone?”

“I don’t think so, when I kissed Zig it just felt... weird. And I know Jonah likes me but he’s allergic to sex, which might be okay. But I don’t see it working out.”

“Well, I still love you, even if you’re a messed up dying straight person.”

“Gee. Thanks.”

And the two let silence reclaim the room. They had a lot to do before they could try to get everything back on track.

AN: I wanted to explore them getting past their... past. I also wanted Grace to apologize for the crap thing they did. I also wanted to explore straight!Zoe actions in the lens of Lessbian!Zoe present. I hope this was okay, this was the idea that got the most traction in my head.

Yes, yes I used Ace Grace headcanon. But I like that headcanon so fight me!

#degrassi #short fanfic #dnc spoilers #zoe rivas #grace cardinal

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