Breakneck Pace

fuck it, i'm writing this fic and i need a place to scream • this isn't a blog, it's a catastrophe • home of the wash / felix / locus WIP that's eating me

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I don't have a summary yet so have this:

hello, degenerates, it's me. Wander (or yoimwander on AO3, or @ruinmegently on Tumblr — I have too many Tumblrs w h y) and you might or might not recognize me from Find Your Pulse or You're My Everything or Give Me a Purpose (ya filthy).

i'm back on my shit with a new story, this time some poly shenanigans with Wash / Felix / Locus, and I'm manically excited about it but here's the kick: i wanna finish it before posting it.

and this bitch has become A Story.

so welcome to Breakneck Pace. This is a sideblog so i can shout and post snippets and lose my mind over the Wash / Felix / Locus poly ship.

all asks go to @ruinmegently. throw shit my way, i'll catch it.

Word Count (october 24): 32,714

05/23/2026 NOTE: I WROTE SOME OVER WINTER BREAK. It's summertime now, and while I'm planning to focus on my thesis, I ALSO plan to write in this for fun break times. LOVE Y'ALL, WE ON.

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literally just submitted my last final and my brain goes THE FANFIC. THE GAY-ASS FANFIC YOU WANNA WRITE.

time to read through the whole thing again so i can start 👏 writing 👏 threesome 👏 shit 🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

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UPDATE: This project is on temporary hiatus. I've just entered grad school and "free time" has become a running joke.

I'll have a break come December 2025~

current word count: 32,714

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god why are scenes so hard to write my brain hasn't WORDS in weeks

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getting through some "Wash is coming to a realization" scenes

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just finished the first scene in ch. 7, and going strong in the next. ✍️

it's getting harder to find non-spoiler snippets so have more out-of-context shit:

ngl im super enjoying slapping dave into the middle of the mercs' bitchfests :D

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me: so i want to dig through canon stuff and make character profiles to incorporate that info in the story because i want it to feel like, how could these guys REALISTICALLY become a poly triad.

my partner: That's nice, honey.

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we're at 30k y'all 🎉 have an out-of-context snippet of the scene im working on:

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takes me 2 weeks to finish one scene

takes me 2 days to finish one chapter

hello?? brain???

anyways, im nearly finished with ch. 6 so have some Wash / Locus interaction. writing these boys is making me fall in love with their dynamic all over again:

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finally hit 27k! finished ch. 5 and i'm two scenes into ch. 6

we're doin it, lads. have a snippet from the latest scene:

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i only wrote like 49 words today but all 49 of those words were felix being a shitter to wash and locus so im calling that a job well done

i'd share but it's big spoilers, so have this instead:

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I've written down the idea for the last scene.

Now, it's just a matter of getting there. Telling myself that saying:

"I don't need it perfect, I need it Friday."

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really great ideas happening over here folks, thought i should keep u in the loop

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Felix: [ staring in the mirror ] "Fucking piece of shit."

Wash: "Aww, don't be mean to yourself." [ squeezes his shoulder ] "That's homophobic."

Locus: [ chokes on his coffee ]

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really great ideas happening over here folks, thought i should keep u in the loop

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RED VS BLUE BRAINROT RAAAH! Um hello, now I’m not “new” to tumblr but I am new to posting, like this is my first ever post in knowing of tumblr’s existence so…anyways! Uh very first big edit like this as well but these two have infected my brain for so long and I’m proud of this either way. This is also dedicated to someone I’m glad to call a partner, always Buggin me, and remember…

Stick to codenames

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when an edit inspires the hell outta you to write more in your gay-ass fanfic but you gotta WORK UGH

this was SO GOOD, made my heart ache, A+ thanks for the emotional damage

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lil Wash / Locus interaction

y'all i finally pushed through my "just write a damn scene already" writer's block and got 1,000 words in tonight! almost done with chapter 5.

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Going insane about kicked dog with rabies type characters

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On a more serious note though perhaps I'm obsessed with this because I want more sympathy for characters who externalize their problems. Fuck being a perfect victim fuck being a decent one, something horrible was done to you and it was never recognized and you will never ever get back the person you were before, you had everything taken from you and now all you're left with is anger and sharp things and you know what. You should be able to bite people about it

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Felix, waving at this post: "See???"

Wash, bandaging up Loc's mouth-bitten arm: "There is something deeply wrong with you."