Don't Over Think It?

Full-ass adult here, still figuring things out. Don't expect anything curated, just havin' some fun

[a41-i-finally-caved]

Outer Banks Fic List

Here's a lil glimpse at where my head's at, fic-wise. Unlinked stuff is still unposted but being worked on in some capacity. Feel free to ask questions or send suggestions/requests...I won't ever promise anything, but I won't be a jerk either! Titles, summary, and content are all subject to change :)

A Thousand Words

Little!JJ and JB find a marker outside the principal's office

UNNAMED

Post S1 into S2 AU. Topper and JJ accidentally and very reluctantly bond over losing their Most Important Person. Featuring a spiraling JJ, a John B who doesn't have his friend's phone numbers memorized, and HEAPS of unrequited love/pining. (happy ending tho)

If You Can't Say It

My self-catharsis fic. READ TAGS PLEASE. Covers love, sex, friendship, intimacy, abuse, and all the ways we don't know how to talk about it.

The Roadtrip Fic

Where Wakanda and I collab to turn JJ into the runaway bride of his dreams

No Pogue-on-Pogue Macking

The origins of the phrase...aka that time JJ thought he and John B should 'practice kissing' so they'd have a shot with Kie. Like most of JJ's plans, this backfires spectacularly. (I might expand this into a series?? With other Pogue-on-Pogue ships and such, but keep 'em all loosely connected. We'll see. Honestly wanna see how things shake out with S4 before I jump in there.)

Supernatural AU

Super campy, super dramatic, super fun: think Teen Wolf lmao. But Kie as a Selkie, Pope as the latest in a long line of Alchemists, Sarah's a Fae, JJ's a total Failwolf, and JB has a little bit of Black Cat luck from his dad's side... oh and that whole dragon thing. (ALSO CLEO...somewhere. Somehow. Still need to figure out how to write her :) )

Accidental Baby Acquisition AU

In which Sheriff Sue Peterkin falls into this trope... only it's no accidental baby, it's two foulmouthed Pogue teenaged boys ;P

Fumbling

S3E8: After the party, after Topper, after Sarah, John B and JJ make it back to the Chateau. John B decides to rebound, and JJ? Well, JJ's never been good at sayin' no to John B's stupid.

Figuring

A S4-based Fumbling sequel because I got attached and y'all didn't want it to end like that. This will be messy as heck and we are going to have a very good time :)

5 Times Ricky Tried to Help JJ and 1 Time He Actually Did

What it says on the tin lmao

UNNAMED

S1E9 missing scene. The overnight in the Carrera's car, very Js coded

Seabird Collection:

Way To Know

JJ-centric, canon adjacent, hella long fic that digs pretty heavy into...well, a lot of things, but mostly PTSD.

UNNAMED

"He missed the year before that, John B’s fault, and he had to deal with the scraping for months. Alone, because JJ’d told John B that he never wanted to see him again." Yep it's that. The same fight the Js are healing from in Stupid Drunk Person Stuff.

Three Weddings

A wedding happens for tax break reasons... JJ discovers they pay taxes.

Makin' Noise

JB and JJ get into a lil competition...

JJ On The Mainland

The time when DCS takes JJ away from his dad, referenced in Chapter 32. Also covering the "He didn’t talk for six months, Pope!" aftermath.

The Four Times John B Got Mad At JJ

On the tin lmao

Stupid Drunk Person Stuff

That Time At The Beach from Chapters 26/27 JJ tries tequila and gets touchy, happy, and absolutely wasted

[aringofsalt]

i love the level of friendship that is "would you like early access to the porn that i'm writing"

[serdunkthelunk]

I think in the same way there's a 90/10 rule with horror and comedy (horror works best when it's 90% horror and 10% comedy and vice versa) there's a 90/10 rule for some relationships in fiction that's like. Wholesome and fucked up. A good friendship is at its most compelling when it's also 10% a bit fucked up. Fucked up relationship is at its most compelling when there's at least 10% of something actually sweet and substantive within. Do you get me

[a41-i-finally-caved]

Just wanted to say that I am very nearly done with WTK and like, it’s changed my life completely. It may very well be the best fic I’ve ever read, which is insane considering I’ve read at the very least thousands.

Thank you for writing this and for putting so much of yourself and your time and effort into it, it is fantastic and so worth it.

Wow, thank you so much! WTK seems to have struck a chord with a lot of people which is kinda crazy and humbling, but also so very wonderful <3 I wrote WTK because I enjoy writing, and I needed to process some emotions in a safe way...and you can't get much safer than having full control over where, when, and what happens, y'know? But posting it was a bid at connection and understanding that y'all have returned so graciously :) Thanks for reaching out, I'm so happy to know you loved it so much!

[moonlit-sunflower-books]

friends to lovers never had a bad track. “scared i’ll ruin what we have” SLAPS. “friendship cuddles while secretly dying inside” BANGER. “teasing each other and holding eye contact for a little too long” KILLS ME. and don’t even get me STARTED on “screaming i love you in the middle of a heated argument.”

[glorious-spoon]

i don't usually go for crack fic, but there's something really beautiful about fic that takes a cracky premise and plays it utterly straight, to the point of genuine human pathos that's only enhanced by the sheer ridiculousness of what's actually happening

[cheap-pack-of-cigarettes]

Ive had this saved in my phone since April

[so-much-for-subtlety]

[so-much-for-subtlety]

[cuunos]

reallllly feel like some of you have to start understanding people are sometimes going to make mistakes and not understand something and not know things and it's going to slot them in a perfect place for you to scoff and call them problematic and evil and they're not even going to know why.

[cuunos]

not everyone is chronically online, or online at all. don't act like everyone who's ever enjoyed harry potter is a cartoon villain, when most of them barely know who jkr is and definitely don't know what she's done, or know what the actual symptoms of schizophrenia are, or understand what a neopronoun is. like, yeah, okay, you can get frustrated when people don't listen or when they willfully ignore you, but don't pretend everyone on earth is supposed to know already. my life advice.

[cuunos]

my friend is a cishet white guy who's entire knowledge of schizophrenia was "yeah that's the thing people have in horror movies that make them kill people." he didn't even know hallucinations were involved. after meeting me, he googled it. like, while we were hanging out, he pulled out his phone, took two minutes to read up on it, and went "oh, so it's like autism, but scarier for you." i told him about neopronouns, and therians, and objectum, and a bunch of other chronically online bullshit, and he nodded along. later he messaged me with a couple questions, which i explained, and he thought it was all very cool. he has a snapchat and an instagram, both of which are exclusively for hunting and fishing friends, he didn't even know why the r slur wasn't okay to say. im not saying you have to educate everyone you meet on the street, but for the love of god, you need to recognize when someone's actually trying to hurt you and when someone is just not really sure what's going on.

[nicolodigenovas]

Come back, I have to tell you the plot of a fic I’ll never write and get you excited about it so we can all be disappointed with me later

[wholesome-animal-images]

[saltywinteradult]

just look at these fluffy motherfuckers. i want ten of them

[black-quadrant]

when in doubt about whether or not to make a thing, do it for your 3 hardcore fans.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

as we march towards a shining era of more people calling their friends "babe" and "sweetheart" platonically, let us also strive towards a brighter tomorrow wherein more couples call each other "bruh" and "my dude" as a term of romantic endearment

[write-on-world]

Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)

[12b6]

as a lawyer who’s been practicing for six years now I can say with certainty that this 100% applies to lawyers

[johanna-swann]

Me: My writing is so bad. :(

Meanwhile at Disney: Somehow, Palpatine has returned.

[autumngracy]

[natequarter]

sorry to anyone who followed me for anything, ever. you are not getting that.

[a41-i-finally-caved]

Hi! I just finished reading WTK and I just wanted to say I’m kinda floored. You and a few fic writers have some of the best characterizations of JJ I have seen in this fandom and I’m gonna miss waiting on updates from you!

Just wanted to say thank you for writing such a story because I’ve been following of for only the past few months but boy was it great.

Also had a question and I know you just finished a long fic and probably don’t have plans of another long project anytime soon, but I was wondering if you would ever write for Kie/Sarah. Some of your throw away lines in this fic made me think of the ship and would love to see your take on the girls!

Ahhh thanks man!! I'm glad you enjoyed coming along for the ride :)

My next long project is probably going to be something original, but I've been trying to finish up some shorter fics while I'm still in the planning phase lmao. I'm definitely not opposed to writing some Kie/Sarah if and when the inspiration hits. It'd probably be connected into my No Pogue-On-Pogue Macking fic, set during Kie's Kook year, cover the first messy bit of emotions between them, then the way their own fears scatter it apart in time for S1. Maybe with some extra resolution for them (and the Js) in a later Poguelandia fic??? Idk but I have at least one scene from that piece drafted out.

OR... if I pull the supernatural AU back out, I could def see working Sarah/Kie in there. That would be both cute as hell and way more lighthearted lmao

So yeah, no promises on the timing, but if you're sticking with the fandom, I'll probably get something out there :)

[a41-i-finally-caved]

Wow, I can't believe WTW is over. It's been my absolute favorite obx fic since I got in the Fandom a couple years ago. That fic along with a few others has gotten me through some rough times, and it's so bittersweet for it to finally end. On the other hand, I think you should be so proud of yourself. You're an amazing writer and all of your work is brilliant. I know it was a slog for you to get through the fic after s4 but I'm so happy you did. Jjs story is incredibly relatable for so many of us, and getting to see him have a happy ending was so cathartic. I hope whatever you go onto next turns out just as amazing (all though I know it will), whether that be Fandom, or the original book that you were talking about in a previous post (even if most of the world never gets to see it).

Thank you so much for just writing, as it touched so many people and really helped🩷🩷

Me neither!! WTK started two years ago (even if posting came a bit after that) and damn it's wild how much has changed since then. I'm glad you've gotten through your rough times, and honored my story could have a hand in that :)

I'm definitely proud. I crunched some numbers today and realized I was averaging somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 words a month? Forget kudos, that is my proudest stat lmao But seriously, thank you so much. S4 messed with a lot of us I think; I'm just thankful WTK was far enough along to give a happier ending :) I think there will be a few more OBX or WTK one shots coming along, and I'm starting the book as soon as an idea sticks for more than a week. If I can get it published, great, if not I'll stick it up online somewhere and link for anyone interested lmao

Thank you for your kind words--writing isn't over, even if WTK is. I hope the next story you find touches you even more <3