CinderBlock

She/Her | American | Ao3 Writer Hyperfixations: Batfam, DSMP Header from Ebay, Icon by CherryHour

[chemicalcindercat]

Hey there!

Welcome to my blog, where I post my fanfics and other things related to them, such as: Spotify playlists, memes, drabbles, ideas, and most of all rambles about whatever big feelings I’m dealing with as a result of being a fanfic writer.

My main obsession right now is Batfam stuff. Check out my Fandom Status list for more info on other fandoms I'm in, and whether or not I currently write for them.

Masterlist is coming soon!

How to navigate my page:

Anything I write gets tagged as cinder writes. These posts are usually separated by the tags fanfic, sneak peak, drabble, sentence of the day, and ask.

Anything talking about my writing process gets tagged as behind the scenes. This also includes reblogs of posts about the writing process.

My longer fics and series each have a tag dedicated to them, by the name of the fic/series. These have everything related to the fic/series, including posted chapters, answered questions, sneak peaks, and behind the scenes stuff.

Other category tags include: meme, spotify sunday (my playlist recs), fanfic friday (my fic recs and reviews), and non-fanfic.

Hope that helps make things easier! If you have any questions just ask. And yes I am an obsessively organized person, so what?

[chemicalcindercat]

Finals are FINALLY over so- *cracks knuckles* I'M BACK BABY

Not sure how long it will take me to get back into the groove of writing and actually post anything new, but I do plan to start doing #sentenceoftheday again!

[chemicalcindercat]

I haven't posted anything lately because I haven't really written much this year, but I just found a project here on Tumblr that I'm super excited about and I think it will help me work on my WIPs!

So daily snippets will (hopefully) be returning soon! :D

[polystyrenequeen]

i feel like when people complain about a lack of female + lesbian representation (for lack of a better word) in fanfiction, the reaction of “just go write it yourself then” pretty severely misinterprets the original argument. people who point out the gender disparity in fan content aren’t usually complaining about the lack of “food,” they’re making a point about the subconscious biases and systemic injustices that lead large amounts of people to be overall disinterested in the stories of women, despite many of them being women themselves. yeah no one can force you to write anything but m/m, and they shouldn’t, but have you seriously never stopped to question why you and the majority of most fandoms write it almost exclusively? why source material with an equal division of gender, or even a bias towards women, will still somehow end up with a fandom dominated by m/m pairings? you seriously think that’s 100% fine and normal and has nothing to do with internalised misogyny?

[chemicalcindercat]

I actually did a lot of reflection on this specific topic recently when I realized that pretty much every fandom I write for is all found family with predominantly male characters. In fact some of the fandoms have female characters and I just prefer writing the male ones.

Here's what I realized:

For me, my desire to write male characters as a female writer comes from the (untrue) systemic beliefs that men are inherently stronger than women, and women are more emotional and affectionate than men. I write male characters, but most of the time I don't write them realistically compared to the way the men in my life act; I write them the way I wish men would act.

I write characters who are strong and capable of protecting others, but also vulnerable and physically affectionate. The only reason they all happen to be men is because of the gender stereotypes that society taught me from a young age. I learned early on that men are stronger than women, and even though I know it isn't true, that bias still clouds the way I view the world and the way that I write.

We need to be careful what we teach our children, so that they don't go through the same thing.

[chemicalcindercat]

Tim has started feeling more comfortable around the Waynes once more, and they’ve begun to feel more comfortable with him. Maybe a little too comfortable, in his opinion. 

There are just so many friendly, casual touches. 

Alfred rests a hand on his shoulder while he helps in the kitchen. Bruce pats him on the back anytime he does anything even slightly praise-worthy (even things Tim would have to do anyway, like his homework). Even Dick, on the rare occasion he swings by for a visit, can’t stop himself from ruffling Tim’s hair or gently bumping shoulders with him. 

Jason is by far the worst culprit. It feels like anytime they’re in the same room at the same time, Jason feels the need to touch Tim for some reason. He wraps his arm around Tim’s shoulders, kicks his legs up across Tim’s lap, and sometimes plays with Tim’s hair. He even holds his hand to lead him down the hall at school sometimes–and Tim swore to himself a long time ago that he would never be embarrassed to be seen with Jason at school, but he’s not a baby for crying out loud!

Tim knows it shouldn’t bother him. They do it with each other, too, so it’s not like they’re singling him out or anything. It’s clearly a family thing. 

Which is why Tim doesn’t understand why they’re trying to drag him into it. He’s not a part of their family. He’s just a kid Bruce felt obligated to take in because he’s Jason’s friend. He’s grateful to be staying with them. (He ignores the small, bitter part of him deep inside that whispers that this whole situation is their fault anyway.) He can’t imagine how much harder of an adjustment this would be if he were stuck at a foster home. Or, rather, a foster home of strangers.

Because this is still a foster home, even if it sometimes feels like just a really long sleepover with Jason. 

[Excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Secret Ingredient.]

[chemicalcindercat]

Chapter 1

Alfred turns to Tim next. “And thank you, Master Timothy.”

Tim quickly straightens his spine from where he was slouching on the counter. “Me? What?” He can’t imagine why Alfred would possibly be thanking him; he hadn’t actually helped.

“Thank you for spending time with us,” Alfred responds.

Tim blushes. “Oh–uh–thank you. I had fun,” he says, and he’s surprised to find that it’s true. For the past hour, he sat here and watched Alfred and Jason cook, and he listened to Jason talk. He didn’t even have to respond to the conversation or lift a finger to help. He just sat here, and for some reason it made Jason and Alfred happy. Tim made Jason and Alfred happy.

And that thought makes Tim happy.

Chapters (1/6): 1

Fandom: Batman - All Media Types

Relationships: Tim Drake & Jason Todd & Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne & Alfred Pennyworth, Tim Drake & Jack Drake & Janet Drake

Chapter Tags: Tim Drake Joins the Batfam Early, Young Tim Drake, Bad Parents Jack and Janet Drake, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Cooking Lessons, Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, Touch-Starved Tim Drake, Touch-Averse Time Drake, Platonic Cuddling, Past Child Abuse, Tim Drake Has Self-Worth Issues

AO3 Link: Here

(Moodboard Cover made by me using images from Pinterest!)

[chemicalcindercat]

Posted the last chapter of my bedrockbros AU with Dragon!Technoblade today! More SBI content will be coming in the long run, but for now I'll be working hard to wrap up my batfam WIPs

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

your comment means so much to the author!! don’t be shy about letting your favorite authors know you love their works.

if their fic makes your day, your comment makes their day too

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

WRONG. talk about it. shout about it. yell about it. scream about it. so what if it’s a fanfic? it’s done with love and passion. it’s art created by a fellow human being who, despite life and lord knows what battle they may or may not be going through, probably stayed up all night writing it before they shared it with the world for free. they’d probably spent months or years writing it. it’s as much a piece of art and literature as any other art and literature that aren’t fanfics. and unlike artists who make profit off their works, fanfic writers truly write for free, because they are that passionate about their stories. the least we can do is show them our love and appreciation.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

nothing but love and respect to all fanfic writers

[lost-in-eriador]

in 2026, remember how GOOD writing feels. remember how satsfying it is to get your characters to the point you have been dying to get to, where they will experience the love, fear, relief or whatever the feeling you want to bring to life may be. let this year be the year of writing, prgress and of satisfactory endings.

[frederickchiltonsdivacup]

Give a man a fanfic, and he will read for a day. Teach a man to write, and he still won't do it.

He'll think about it though, and boy oh boy, he'll be thinking about it...

[frederickchiltonsdivacup]

I'm gonna go check on my WIP. just in case it wrote itself while I was gone. You never know.

[waitingforanarchicaddiction]

"Tommy grinned and snatched a stone from the basket. “Watch this!” He called, marching forward. Once he found a tree he deemed worthy, he placed the stone at it’s base and turned back with a grin. Instead of complimenting his cleverness, however, Technoblade looked bewildered. Tommy rolled his eyes and pointed to the last tree he had marked, the stone barely visible at its base. “It’s so I can find my way back this time!”"

Sought and Safe Behind a Wing by ChemicalCinderCat

Happy Late Birthday. I made another piece of art!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[chemicalcindercat]

More fanart for Behind A Wing!!!!! Thank you so much, I squealed when I saw this. I love your art style so much!! The use of patterns/textures is so unique, it reminds me of a quilt or like old tapestries or something, which perfectly suites the vibes I was going for with this fanfic. Tommy's hair is so fluffy yet wild, exactly what I'd expect from the feral lil gremlin. Thank you again!!

[waitingforanarchicaddiction]

fanart for Sought and Safe Behind a Wing by ChemicalCinderCat. I love the fic so far.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75885236/chapters/200516826#workskin

[chemicalcindercat]

SOMEBODY MADE FANART FOR MY FANFIC HDKJSHFKDKJFHKJFHSKJH-

I mean, ahem, um, thank you very much for making this, it's beautiful!!!

The pain in poor Tommy's eyes is perfect! Suffer my child! (I can joke about this since he wont be suffering for long hehehe)

[chemicalcindercat]

Sought and Safe Behind a Wing (3/3)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75885236

Never go into the forest. 

It was a rule rarely spoken of, and yet it was ingrained into the mind of every child of the village as soon as they were old enough to wander off. Tommy was no exception. Like many things in their culture, the rule came from the legend of the dragon. The only ones allowed inside the forest were the trained hunters and huntresses, who knew the risk they were taking when they signed up for the job–if they ever accidentally stole prey from the Blood God’s territory, nothing would be able to save them.

If Tommy had been smart, perhaps he would’ve followed the rule.

But he was desperate, and oh-so-hungry. Besides, the stupid dragon wasn’t even real anyway. Starvation was much more likely to kill him than some made-up threat.

So Tommy snuck into the forest for the first time, with no idea that the action would change the course of his life. 

(Or, a bedrock bros dragon AU)

Chapters: 3/3

Fandom: Dream SMP

Relationships: TommyInnit & Technoblade, TommyInnit & Nikki | Nihachu

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dragons, Dragon Technoblade, Young TommyInnit, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Child Neglect, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Public Humiliation, Brotherly Bonding, Miscommunication, OCs (for plot purposes only), Lots of worldbuilding for no reason, Dark Technoblade, Ehhhh more like diet dark, Possessive Behavior, like the normal amount for dragons, Hugs, Sleepy Cuddles, Murder, Minor Character Death, Midieval Punishments, Marking, Fear of Death, Fear of being eaten, Accidental Fear Play, Protective Technoblade, Blood and Injury, Dragon Instincts, Starvation, Kidnapping (but the good kind)

[chemicalcindercat]

When writing my goals for 2026, I decided to make a goal that I will write at least 100,000 words (for fanfics specifically). Then, out of curiosity, I decided to add up how many words I wrote in 2025...

Turns out I wrote 111,000 words this year, which is so much more than I ever could've imagined. This is definitely the most I've ever written in a single year. More than that, I only finished and posted 60,000 of those words.

2026 is going to be a lot more difficult for me academically, so I decided to keep my goal at 100k words for this year. I have a bad habit of bouncing from one new idea to the next without finishing them, so my main focus this year will be to finish up any projects I started last year so that they can be posted.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me on my writing journey. Every hit, kudos, reblog, and comment means the world to me. Your kind words this year have kept me motivated and helped me grow as a writer. And rest assured, if you're following me because of an old unfinished project (*cough cough* Blue Pills *cough*) I WILL be prioritizing finishing them this year!