🫶 Girls, Gays & The Theys! This year, on February 17th & 18th I’ll be hosting a Galentines Day Celebration!
🫶 All Fluffy and Smutty Concepts about any and all TGM characters are welcome and appreciated! The event will run all weekend long! Much like my regular sleepovers, I will be answering all your concepts and general questions & statements all weekend long.
🫶 Not only will I be hosting a concept and blurb weekend sleepover on my blog, but I will also be organising my very first Writing Event!
🫶 I have posted an Offical Song Prompt List and have linked it with this post along with the general admission rules for anyone who is interested in submitting something for the celebration! Absolutely anyone with a creative bone in their body can submit a Blurb & or One-Shot. Moodboards and Art are also welcome!
🫶 Participant Masterlist // A convenient place to find all your favourite authors and editors special edition posts from the Galentines Day Special.
thank you to the incredible @callumsgirl for this tag <333
rules: List the first lines of your last 10 published fics and see if there’s a pattern.
(going to be skipping over my hcs btw)
Double Sided (Luke Riordan x Reader) GEN V
You looked up from your desk in the library when a large bag thudded next to you. The owner of said bag grimaced slightly and looked at you with a sheepish expression on his face. You knew who he was in an instant, his face was practically plastered across campus… Golden Boy.
Those Sunlit Kisses (Rosie Rosenthal x Lucy Everett) MoTA
Rosie rested his head against the cool window, the train was hot. It was almost too hot. How Britain had turned from a pea soup to a tropical country is beyond him. He had been forced to take leave… again. So he booked a little place by the beach, far away from basically everything and he felt tentatively excited.
Encroaching Darkness (Bucky x Buck) MoTA
John was tired. A tiredness that seemed to seep through his bones and into this soul. He was trapped, tired, hungry… the list went on and all John could think of was that he wasn’t getting out.
Zodiac Suite (Rosie Rosenthal x Reader) MoTA
Rosie felt right at home at the busy night club, the smoke from many lit cigarettes and the scotch rushing through his veins combined with the dulcet tones of jazz almost made him forget that he had been at war just a few months ago.
Strangers in the Night (Bucky x Reader) MoTA
Running a hand down your face you take a deep breath and relax into the pub’s atmosphere. The bustling of the crowd, a mix of men in uniforms and beautiful women, captivated your tired eyes.
Navy Blue Ink Part 2 (Bucky x Reader) MoTA
You stood anxiously at the side of the airfield. A letter clutched in your left hand and a leash in your right. Ghost nudged his head against your pant covered leg, making you look down at your companion.
Navy Blue Ink Part 1 (Bucky x Reader) MoTA
You sat at your little desk at the edge of your flat, contemplating how to start the letter… again. Pieces of balled up paper lay littered around you. It was almost comedic how much time you had spent trying to write a simple little letter. But it wasn’t that simple was it?
Stained Glass (Jordan Li x Reader) GEN V
You were lying in bed, headphones snugly around your head and loud music blaring in your ears. It had been a week. A week of feeling like complete and utter shit because you broke up with Jordan.
House of Cards (Bradley Bradshaw x Reader) TGM
The aftermath of the suicide mission was spent in multiple bars (mainly the Hard Deck) and getting drunk beyond belief. That led to a variety of messy pool games, slurred singing and some potentially regretful decisions.
Sorrys & I Love Yous (Bradley Bradshaw x Reader) TGM
It had been a good day at work. You had been able to finish a piece your editor had been nagging you about and you were actually happy with the final product. It seemed like it was the opposite for Bradley though.
summary: it seems like i like to set the scene or how the character is interacting with the world around them. there is a definite pattern haha.
tagging the wonderful @simiinthemirror and @romeulusroy love youuu OH and anyone who wants to ofc
Title and story inspired the song “8 Letters” by Why Don’t We.
Summary: Aurora and Bradley have known each other for so long, so why is it so hard to say those little 8 letters?
Disclaimer: This story is fictitious. All works are written by me and only posted here. Please do not copy, repost, or plagiarize on any other platform without my permission!
Warnings: None, all fluff!
Word Count: 1k
A/N: A 2nd chapter in one week?? 😳
This was written for @roosterforme's #Love Is In The Air TGM Challenge! This chapter can be read on its own, but it's better to read the story in order! I’ve had this song already waiting to be used, and I found a perfect moment to use this for Aurora and Bradley! Thank you Em for letting me participate in this challenge! And thank you @reginleight my beta reader and editor for editing this!
So please enjoy, I hope you like it! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! ❤️
As always, comments, reblogs, and feedback are appreciated! 🤭
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“Care to dance?”
Aurora was in the middle of a conversation between her mother and Aunt Carole when that familiar voice came beside her. They’d been discussing her upcoming job at NCIS for a while now, so when Bradley approached with his hand out to her and an offer to dance, Aurora was glad to take him up on it.
With a smile she took his hand, a spark running through her veins as it always did whenever she and Bradley would touch.
“What took you so long, Rooster?” she answers, teasing him. He rolls his eyes as he leads her to the makeshift dance floor in the Bradshaw’s backyard that was made for Aurora’s and Peyton’s graduation celebration. It was already late in the night, so there weren’t as many people as there were earlier, but still quite a bit.
Peyton and Lucille were at a table arguing over something, while her Uncle Ice, Uncle Goose, Slider, and her dad Maverick were drinking at another nearby table, talking about the “good old days.” Her mom Penny, Aunt Carole, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Slider’s wife were all in a huddle talking about who knows what. More guests were mingling with others, and some were out on the dance floor as well.
Aurora chuckles at the sight while Bradley swings her around. She places one hand on his shoulder, and one hand in his own hand, just like they used to do during their summer nights dancing in the Bradshaw’s living room.
The DJ then starts a new slow song, one that Aurora recognizes immediately.
You know me the best.
You know my worst, see me hurt, but you don't judge.
That right there is the scariest feeling.
She looks up at Bradley who had a smirk on his face.
“What? You think I don’t know my best friend’s favorite song?” He teases seeing her shocked face.
“I just didn’t think you remembered,” she blushes. Not only was it her favorite song, but it was also one she had related to way too much.
“Darling, when it came out, you’d scream it every opportunity you got, and even made me put it on my playlist for car rides.”
She groans and buries her face in his chest as he laughs. He knew her like the back of his hand, and sometimes he used that to his advantage. But really, it only ever added to the growing fondness she held for him.
They continue to sway to the music as Aurora leans her head against Bradley’s chest, listening to his heartbeat, while Bradley rests his chin on top of her head.
If all it is is eight letters
Why is it so hard to say?
If all it is is eight letters
Why am I in my own way?
Aurora thinks of the words to the songs. Oh how she wants to tell Bradley how she feels. How she was so enamored by him the first time they met when they were little, from that first kiss on the hand from him. How every summer they spent together, she fell in love with every little thing about him. How she was always jealous of the girls he dated, but didn’t say anything because she wanted to protect their friendship.
But she couldn’t say it.
Isn't it amazing how almost every line on our hands align?
When your hand's in mine
It's like I'm whole again, isn't that a sign?
I should speak my mind
Little did she know, Bradley was thinking the same thing. He wanted to tell her how much he adored her, how all he thought about was their kiss on Christmas that one night, how all he wanted in his life was to follow her through the ends of the earth.
But he couldn’t say it either.
I've said those words before, but it was a lie
And you deserve to hear them a thousand times
They didn’t want to hold each other back. Bradley’s naval aviator career was just taking off, and hopefully would soon be going to Top Gun in a few months. Aurora was about to become an NCIS agent to make a name for herself. If they said it now, what would happen?
When I close my eyes
It's you there in my mind
When I close my eyes
They knew that if they had both spoken those words, those 8 letters, it would make everything messy. They didn’t want to risk their friendship, not now. Not when they’ll be miles apart.
“You’ll be safe, right?” Bradley asks Aurora who was peacefully still resting her head on his chest. She looks up at his eyes that were filled with concern.
“I already said I would, B.” She says softly.
If all it is is eight letters
Why is it so hard to say?
If all it is is eight letters
Why am I in my own way?
Why do I pull you close?
And then ask you for space
If all it is is eight letters
Why is it so hard to say?
“I know, I just…I worry about you, and being a federal agent is a dangerous job.”
“Okay, Mr. Naval Aviator. Shouldn’t I be saying that to you?” she sasses at him.
“Yeah, but I just want you to be safe.”
“For you B, anything. As long as you stay safe too.”
“Always for you princess,” he whispers as he kisses her forehead, when all he really wanted to do was kiss her lips. She hums in reply as they finish dancing to the song.
They didn’t say anything else. It’s not like they were nervous to say those 8 letters, they just weren’t ready yet. So instead they kept their feelings to themselves as they danced with the stars watching over them as always, because that moment was all they had for now. But for the two of them, that would be enough until they saw each other again. When they were ready, they would say those 8 letters to each other. “I love you.”
When I close my eyes
It's you there in my mind
When I close my eyes
If all it is is eight letters
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Duh, I am a fucking whore for feedback so anytime someone comments or reblogs with comments I usually end up going back and skimming that piece as a reminder. Sometimes it's cringe lol but usually I'm pretty happy with any work that I post.
🍲 When did you start writing and why?
I've been writing for as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a novelist since I was a kid! I got a creative writing minor in college, spent 4 years in New York as a journalist/editor. But I started writing on here in September 2022 just because of the inspo of TGM and fell in love with ff!
🫓 What is your most popular fic?
Hmm I think based solely on numbers (likes) it would be the You Again 3-part miniseries that was the first thing I published on here! But I think My Girl and Above The Fold are probably the other most popular fics that have gotten me more followers and friends here, more long-lasting readers! All Jake fics 😅
Yay, I successfully rewrote the first page of my book! Working out more the logistics of the setting this morning really helped, and all the advice from my editor, and also having read The Murderbot Diaries recently and written a fic trying to replicate their style. The immediate and casual nature of the narration is a really good match for The Grafting Mark, even though MBD is in first person past and TGM is in third person present. It's about the attitude. Or something. Anyway! Really glad to have a second draft of the opening that I'm happy with now.
Did a lot of smaller edits this afternoon as well! I'm approaching the point where only the really difficult parts are still left to do.
Tomorrow is my last PTO day for the year, so I hope to wade into that morass and get a few things sorted out!
hey tgm editors can i get a jake seresin edit to tummy hurts by reneé rapp?? specifically the line "i just want some recognition for having good tits and a big heart" ? thank you in advance
happy monday, mayor bugsie! hope that your monday's going better than mine had gone 🥴i was asked to help proofread and edit articles for my old school's paper (i was the last chief editor) and let me tell you, it's NOT an easy task. i've done FIVE articles so far and i already have a headache, i have to rewrite a LOT of them
i just wanted a peaceful day and some HOTD/TGM fics is that too much to ask T_T
anyway, here's a mwah for you <3
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happy Monday! I hope my day will go well (so far I am not impressed with the negative degree weather I'm being expected to get an education in) and yucky, that sounds like a lot, but I hope the rest of your week picks up! and I am sending you all the good vibes that it will get easier <3
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@thewxnderer
This means a lot coming from you! Thank you so much for reaching out!! I love writing with your characters!! They’re so unique and I absolutely adore the fact that you put in video links to your reply that makes the scene so much more interesting!! ♥♥