writing blog

fakebodies on ao3

[2x4swrites]

⚔️🌕 Strider | 20s | it/wer/te 🌕⚔️

this is my writing blog, for dumping unfinished fic fragments/anything unpolished I don’t want on my AO3/links to my actual polished fics

my AO3 is fakebodies

I don’t follow back on this blog. my main is @ulfhednn and my fandom sideblog is @borom1r, I’ll be more likely to follow back on either of those ✌🏻

(TW for untagged horror content/fake gore on main)

you might see me talk about a throwaway AO3 account— you can ask about it off anon but there’s no guarantees I’ll provide the link

current fandoms:

Lord of the Rings (movies + books; active)

SHIPS: Aragorn/Boromir, Éomer/Faramir, Boromir/Théodred

Baldur’s Gate 3 (active)

SHIPS: Astarion/Halsin/Gale/OMC1, Gale/OMC2

Stardew Valley (semi-active)

SHIPS: male player/Shane/Harvey/Elliott

[itsgonnagetinspiringsoon]

Support fanfic authors!

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Shout-out to fan-fiction writers who don’t or can’t write the 50k fan-fictions, because of a lack of focus or motivation, or mental illness.

Shout-out to fan-fiction writers who don’t or can’t write smut, but are still lumped into a group that is almost expected to write smut. 

Shout-out to fan-fiction writers who can’t update chapters frequently for maybe a multitude of reasons, and get messages daily from people asking for “their” new chapter. 

Shout-out to fan-fiction writers who aren’t big name fans and hardly get ten kudos or one comment on their fan-fictions. 

Shout-out to fan-fiction writers who stay up all night editing and rewriting and don’t get much attention on their work no matter how much they feel like they promote their writing.

Shout-out to fan-fiction writers who don’t write a lot and are constantly asked to write more but can’t for whatever valid reason they have. 

Shout-out to fan-fiction writers who have the courage to post their writing online and only have it publicly made fun of for grammar or poor characterization. 

Shout-out to fan-fiction writers for writing their fan-fiction, posting it online, and continuing to do it no matter how much or little attention they get, and constantly improving as a writer with every upload.

You all rock.

[kjscottwrites]

[X] <- psst click this

[2x4swrites]

I got to thinking about The Last Unicorn (as one does, foundational fantasy work that it is) (at least for me anyways; read it if you haven't) and the muse struck for an Arwen/Éowyn fic.

A short exploration of Arwen's complex feelings around mortality.

❄️ read it here ❄️

[2x4swrites]

I find Gríma to be a deeply interesting character in that he presents a lot of questions which never get answered.

I wanted to explore this potential “what if” of Gríma actually managing to rejoin Théoden when he’s invited down from Orthanc— and how “Dernhelm” feels about the matter. Particularly in an instance where Gríma once fulfilled the role of a skald, before Saruman got his hooks into him.

Or: Dernhelm shares a very uncomfortable lunch with a worm, and no one’s particularly happy.

⚔️🪱 read it here 🪱⚔️

[2x4swrites]

Gods almighty I’ve written another fic.

[2x4swrites]

I did it. I posted yet another extremely transgender Éomer/Faramir fic on main 🩵💗

this time exploring the birth of their child, and Faramir’s (and Boromir’s) complex feelings around the matter

🪽🐎 read it here 🐎🪽

[akaanmo]

i think i just witnessed a miracle

[fractiousrvt]

There is always hope

[bloodtroth]

I was today years old when I learned that when you type “otp: true” in AO3 search results it filters out fics with additional ships, leaving only the fics where your otp is the main ship

[djinnhatescold]

Gamechanger

[downtroddendeity]

Here’s a cheatsheet of all the available hidden search functions. “-creators:[whatever]” is another exclusion that can be particularly useful.

[huntersoftheapocalypsis]

rt, to make my life easier

[thatrandomsarahchick]

Holy shit. Rt to save time

[filiswingman]

Reblog this if youre in Tolkien fandom and DO NOT use AI in ANY CAPACITY to write your fic. Not editing not prose not plot.

Reblog if youre a full organic writer

[filiswingman]

Shout out to all the organic writers. Proud of you. Grow those lil leafy green fics! Plant those seeds! Grow that forest! Have fun!

[frodothefair]

[tinytonyy]

My respect goes out to everyone who writes fanfiction. Whether you're crafting epic sagas, filling in missing moments, or just having fun with an AU, it takes so much creativity and dedication to bring those ideas to life.

Writing isn’t easy—finding the right words, keeping the momentum, and sometimes just convincing yourself to start can be a challenge. And yet, fanfic writers do it anyway, pouring love into their stories, expanding worlds, and giving us all something to obsess over.

I’ve even tried writing myself, and let me tell you—it’s hard. I don’t know if I can keep it going, and now I completely understand why there are so many unfinished fics out there. It takes so much effort to see a story through to the end, and honestly? That makes me respect fic writers even more.

So if you write fanfiction—whether you share it or keep it to yourself—just know that it’s appreciated. You’re amazing. Keep writing.

[2x4swrites]

I loved your Eric and Adam fics from Saw. That ship is now my new guilty pleasure because of you.

omfg;;;; genuinely this is so sweet to hear 😭 im so glad u like them anon;;

[phoenixyfriend]

Reblog if you write fanfic and would be totally down with your followers coming into you askbox and talking to you about your fic

[e-rated-beardo]

YES PLEASE OH MY GOD

[arrowheadedbitch]

Please do

[marvelmaniac715]

Nothing would make me happier

[nicijones]

Ao3 version that lets you open the 'director's cut' where I, the author, explain every detail in excruciating detail to you and what it is in reference to.

[awordwasthebeginning]

@bonsaibovine being absolutely correct in the tags

[dreamtigress]

Legit. Ask me anything you want to know about my fics.

[justleaveacommentfest]

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