rather waste some time with you

she/her || 40s || ace || fic writer at one point in time || writing since my teens || blorbos are life || Henry Ashton as Daeron is it

[cherries11]

In honor of the release of Fate S2 about a month ago, I'm making this post of my fics.

The Woman in the Woods || In One Night || In the Right Time

The Woman in the Woods

Saul finds out he won't be put to trial, only to get injured and lost in the forest. He ends up recuperating in a remote cabin. But though everything seems fine, he can't help but feel that there's something wrong.

Basically my take for Season 2, if Saul Silva was the main character.

Words: <63,000 || Status: Complete || Written before S2 release || Tags: action/adventure, mystery, slow burn, canon-typical violence, s2 AU

>>Read here<<

In One Night

Saul and Dawn (original character) are professors at Alfea who, to put it mildly, aren't each other's favorite person. One night at a dinner party, Saul thought he knew what to expect—he didn't.

Words: <28,000 || Status: Complete || Written before S2 release || Tags: fluff & angst, slow burn, kinda enemies, it's not hero/villain, they just don't like each other, AU

>>Read here<<

In the Right Time

After the burned ones broke through Alfea's barrier and the truths about the past were revealed, it upended everything Saul knew about that fateful day in Aster Dell. He figures out a way to turn back the clock and undo the past. But changing the past is harder than he thought and Time will not allow shortcuts. Stuck in a repeating loop of the past, will he figure out what to do before time runs out?

This is actually my fave fic, got posted late in the game and it's a Gen, but I hope you read it.

Words: >33,000 || Status: Complete || Written before S2 release || Tags: plotfic, time travel, time loop, action/adventure, canon-typical violence, Saul-centric

>>Read here<<

[shiropoint]

This is mesmerizing to watch.

[fuu-dog-treats]

actually physically painful to watch because you know months were spent masking all those frames for each of the kajillions of transitions in this

[ask-ickle-mod]

[thatsthat24]

Holy………..shmokes…….

[mozzarella-shenanigans]

Oh?? My god??

[pomrania]

I’ll try my best to describe this. It’s a video with a mash-up of a bunch of different Disney movies, set to a song that’s a mash-up of a bunch of other songs. That in and of itself wouldn’t make it praiseworthy, but this is DONE SO WELL that just, holy cow.

[drawnsnake]

HOLY SHIT

[cell113]

Every time I see this, I HAVE to watch.

It is Law.

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[cedarspiced]

[sashayed]

has anyone figured out how to turn off the thing where you love your pet so much it slides inexorably into grief-borrowing

[boomstab-papa]

[your-cosmic-creature]

“For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put this glass on the shelf and the wind knocks it over or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and shatters, I say, ‘Of course.’ When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious.”

[papa-evershed]

...a completely legitimate gifset 👁️ 👄 👁️

[emynarnen]

"I kill people for money."

THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (2024)

[fraterrisus]

Can't believe this didn't happen on Tumblr. We're slipping, people. Thread under the cut. Source attached to post.

[animentality]

[ashen-crest]

I can do it. I can write a chapter. I am capable of putting sentences together. I know what a comma is. I am Aware of the Character.

[ashen-crest]

This seems to have vibed with a lot of folks, so as encouragement: after posting this, I did in fact write a whole chapter. So you can do it too! You ARE capable of putting sentences together!

[pikestaff]

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

[themythicalcodfish]

To wit:

[switchelsweets]

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕

[magnuspeccatori]

This is the most inspirational thing I've read all week. Possibly all year

[thenwedied]

did you write down she was fast?

Widow's Bay | Episode 3 - The Inaugural Swim

[flatwoodswitch]

'you told me to be supportive.' as she was chopping up a fucking black bird.

[kingofthepitt]

widow's bay. s01e01.

[myjetpack]

My latest @guardian book cartoon

[peterfromtexas-deactivated20250]

Reenactor throws a spear at a drone

[supapoopa]

What a time to be alive.

[tenthcorner]

“The medieval warrior, realizing the consequences of his impulsive act, immediately approached the owner of the drone and offered to pay for the damage.

The owner of the drone was so impressed by the brilliant attack that he suggested organizing a competition for bringing down “dragons” with short spears next year.

Drone owners have another year to develop a unique “dragon-like” design for their flying machines.” (x)

[kineticpenguin]

I am 100% cooler with this knowing that the spear-thrower realized “oops maybe I shouldn’t have done that” and tried to make it right, and that the guy who the drone belonged to was cool with it

[brunhiddensmusings]

just so everyone knows, this has already been memorialized in a runestone

[stephendann]

Everything about this post blesses those involved with a +4 on their next Today is Good Day roll

[fromaliminalspace]

a rough translation of inscription on the runestone:

On the seventh day of May in the year of 2016 on hither spot the mighty warrior Ulf hath slain a dragon with his spear.

so yeah, happy birthday to this dragon-slaying event and to it only

[nonlinear-nonsubjective]

Happy Ulf Hath Slain A Dragon With His Spear!

[parkchanwoohoo]

[blumineck]

The Royal Armouries let me play about in their armour!

(This was a set from someone similar in size to me, but it wasn’t exactly correct in all dimensions. Real knights often wore armour that was made to measure, which would allow for a slightly better range of motion. However, for a video game or film character that has looted armour, then something that fits as well as this would be a best case scenario, so it still tells us a fair bit!)