hi i'm arjun! any pronouns. i'm a kotlc fan who writes an absurd amount of gay telepath angst. you can find my fics on ao3 at tamsencen (unrelated to keefe/tam…it’s a long story) or on tumblr under the tag august's writing. i'm a big fan of tiergan + the vackers + quinlin and livvy + prentice and wylie so 9/10 kotlc posts here will be about them
also feel free to talk to me about a:tla/tlok, the dragon prince, the life series, the great library, and supernatural!
oh and if you want non fandom writing check out @perihelea :)
fic masterlist: (very much not updated) (its like 3 years behind oops)
Tuesdays | 5.6k, adrien agreste-centric fic
Lady Galvin's Chemistry Catastrophe | 3.5k, sokeefe high school AU
help me hold on to you | 1.2k, tiertice post-mind break angst
my smoking gun | 1.2k, tiertice angst with a side of qualden
i'll be summer sun for you forever | 0.6k, young juline & edaline
my everblaze | 0.3k, angsty dellivvy pining
balancing on breaking branches | 3k, post-unlocked dex and keefe in the forbidden cities
better off as lovers (and not the other way around) | 7k, qualden through the years
bronte discovers the neverseen uniform | 0.4k, fintante feat. the neverseen leotard (sigh. yeah. idk why i wrote it either)
keepers of ink and bone | 4k, a kotlc/the great library au
may the bridges i have burned light my way back home | 1.1k, qualden angst from alden's pov
this is how i disappear | ongoing, a kotlc superhero au
serenade | 1.3k, tiergan/alden break-up
broken minds, broken hearts | 1.1k, tiergan and leto attempt to break prentice out of exile. tiertice angst
burning on | 2.5k, bronte and oralie post-Oblivimyre.
like forever (in a day) | 5.2k, tiertice fluff with some angst
save yourself tonight | 1k, au where tiergan is arrested instead of prentice
in the archives | ongoing, a series of letters from the black swan archives
la vie te blesse souvent | 1.7k, tiergan and wylie bonding feat. tiertice
The Fire Nation’s princess — graceful, clever, and absolutely dangerous. Honestly, for some reason I struggle to stick to the same art style every time I draw:_
@no1fitzdefender hiiiiii i was ur secret santa :] heres some tiertice wedding to eat. PLEASSSSS click for better wuality tumblr took it and shot it out back yeller style @kotlcsecretsanta
my favorite fandom posts are the ones that are like. “ummmmm am i the only one who thinks *thing that is heavily implied or even outright explicitly stated in the story to be a bad thing* is problematic??? 🫤🫤🫤”
am i the only one who thinks it was a little fucked up when the neverseen kidnapped and tortured sophie and dex?? kinda weird that shannon is condoning kidnapping and torturing kids 🤨
Sometimes you hear a song and a fic pops into your head full formed. This is a trap. The fic may be fully formed in your brain, but you still Have to write it down. This is an important step that most people forget about.
May 31: Discord server opens. Tag nominations open.
June 7: Sign-ups open.
June 10: Tag nominations close.
June 14: Sign-ups close.
June 17: Creation period starts.
July 17: List of creators without gifts is shared.
July 31: Final creations are due. Treats can still be posted, but they will not be part of the guessing event.
August 7: Works are revealed, with all creators anonymous. Guessing period starts.
August 14: Final guesses are due.
August 16: Authors and honor roll are revealed. Collection closes.
August 19: Discord server closes.
What is this event?
This is an event where you make fanworks (fanfiction, fanart, poetry, and/or podfic), but you’re trying not to let anyone know it was you! Everyone who participates will pick a fake name, and all works will be posted anonymously. Then, once works are revealed, we’re all going to try to guess who made what. So, try something different, impersonate a friend, and try to throw us all off your trail!
This event will be based on a prompt collection, so you’ll get to submit prompts to an overall pool, and then choose which one(s) from other participants you want to fulfill. Everyone who makes a gift work will receive a gift work. And if this sounds confusing, don’t worry. There will be tutorials and people happy to help! And please feel free to join the Discord even if you're not sure you want to participate. There are more resources, like a glossary of terms, there.
Gift Minimums:
Fic: 1000 words, with an ending
Art: A drawing completed to the standard you would normally post as "finished"
Poetry: 150 words OR a sonnet, villanelle, cascade, ghazal, pantoum, rondeau, or sestina
Podfic: Audio of either 1000 words or the complete work, whichever is shorter
Basic Rules for Participating:
You must be 13 or older.
You must join the Discord server and follow all the rules listed there.
You must have an AO3 account, sign up through AO3, and post your gift on AO3.
You must do your best to make a gift that meets the minimum requirements, and that you think your recipient will like, within the time of the event.
You must contact a moderator as soon as possible if you need to drop out of the event.
You must keep your fake name, gift(s), and recipient(s) anonymous until creator reveals.
Links:
Discord server invite (accept the rules to see the full server!)
Request an AO3 account
FAQ
How will this event work?
You will sign up by making at least three prompts using the event’s tag set. These tags will be nominated by participants during the tag nominations period, and these prompts will go into a big pool we can all pick from.
The nominated tags will be mainly KotLC relationships, but you also have the option to use “additional tags” like tropes and AUs. For example, I could make a prompt for a fanfiction about Sophie/Fitz, and I could add the tags “AU - University” and “Hurt/Comfort” as suggestions for what I want to see. This can help people find the prompts they’re most interested in creating for. Additional tags are optional, though!
Then, when the creation period starts, people will use AO3’s “claiming” function to anonymously claim prompts they intend to create for. This way, we don’t all create for the same prompts.
At the end of the creation period, and once everyone who has made a gift has received a gift, we’ll provide a list of everyone who posted and every fake name. Then, you’ll guess which fake name belongs to which creator, and we’ll see how close we can all get!
How do the fake names work?
Everyone who participates will choose a fake name, like Crow or Kevin. Don’t tell anyone what it is. When you post your work anonymously, you’ll include in your author’s note, “By: Crow.” A fake name is required on the first work you post.
If you post more works after that, you can choose whether or not to include your fake name as part of the game (a lot of works about a certain character from Crow might be a clue to who they are)! However, you cannot have more than one fake name; you must use the same one for the entire event.
How many prompts do I need to sign up?
You'll need to make at least three different prompts. You will not need to offer anything, because participants are not being matched. You’ll simply pick for yourself which prompt(s) you want to fill.
The prompt collection will also remain open until creator reveals. Please do not edit your prompts after signups close—we don’t want a valid gift to become invalid—but you will be able to submit additional prompts throughout the event, up to fifteen total.
How many fanworks do I need to make?
You’re only required to make one gift!
Can I make more than one gift?
Yes! You can fulfill as many prompts from the collection as you like within the creation period, so long as your first one meets the minimum requirements.
After that, any additional works can be full gifts, or they can be “treats”—extra mini gifts just for fun.
What if I don't get a gift?
We won't reveal the works until everyone has a full gift. If none of your prompts have been filled, we’ll post you as a pinch hit, and the exchange will remain closed until someone fills one of your prompts to the minimum requirements. Everyone who participates will receive a full gift.
What isn't allowed in the exchange?
For the comfort of the most number of participants: noncon, incest, bestiality, romantic relationships between characters who are canonically adults (over 18) and characters who are canonically minors (under 18), and NSFW are not permitted. AI is also not allowed.
Considering the series, graphic violence and major character death are allowed, but only if the recipient says they're okay with receiving them.
Can multiple people claim the same prompt?
Technically, yes. However, we ask that you first look for unclaimed prompts so we don’t have several people fulfilling the same few. Later in the event, when more prompts have been claimed, overlap is more permissible.
Can I submit a prompt for a recursive work?
You can only submit prompts for recursive works (fanworks based off other fanworks, like fanart of a fic) for your own fanworks. This is so mods don’t have to keep track of creator permission statements and limitations.
Recursive prompts also don’t count towards your minimum three prompts required.
I feel like the biggest mischaracterization of alden by the fandom is that he is purposefully malicious. Like guys that is a well meaning but still ignorant man who both criticizes and enables the society he lives in. He is the epitome of the road to hell thats paved with good intentions not a cassius clone
I want to add on to this by saying that this doesn’t erase the fact that his actions HAVE harmed his children and the people that look up to him as a father figure (sophie and keefe). Just because he’s ignorant to the fact what he’s doing is wrong and that he’s kind and well-meaning doesn’t mean he’s a poor innocent meow meow or a good father
u can be boiling alive in your mind for months and then on a random tuesday ur head gets so clear and life is worth living again and you're like damn what was all that about then
