The Rundown!
Expectations for my stories and how my blog works:
WHAT MY CONTENT IS:
My AUs always feature Clexa as thirty-somethings/adults, and while they are relatively tame, they are technically adult content for adults. Please also be an adult when you consume them.
UPDATE SCHEDULE:
I have no update schedule.
The stories get updates when I get inspired to update them. Unless I have told you something is finished or abandoned, I’m still considering it a work in progress and periodically work on it and have plans to finish eventually. If you ask me when something is going to update, I will remind you that I have no schedule. I’ll try to be polite about it.
Other than when you’ll see an update, my asks are always open and I’ll answer anything you want! You can and should send me any and every head canon question you want. They help me get inspired to write more! I love hearing all of them. Sometimes I get to them right away, sometimes it takes me longer, but that’s typically because I want to give a thoughtful reply.
WHERE TO FIND STUFF:
I created a master google sheet of all of my tumblr content of note that you may wish to find. Here is a link to it:
Melissa's Tumblr Master Guide
This google sheet has every chapter, every one shot, every moodboard, long answers to asks that are relevant, and it's broken out into pages and sorted with links to everything. It's a little clunky, but it works and I am always working on it. Let me know if you find any issues.
My full length stories are on AO3, and they get updated to AO3 sometime after I post them here. Sometimes it's a day later, sometimes it's a week later, there is no system. If you want my stories hot off the press, so to speak, you will want to read them here. I will use a spoiler tag for that universe for the first three days or so. After that, you might get something spoiled. I can't keep up with all of that, so if that matters a lot to you, I don't know what to tell you and you will have to set up a system of your own.
All one shots are on tumblr only and will not be on AO3. Some universes have a lot.
I don’t write smut, but you’re more than welcome to ask smutty questions. I’m not very good at it, it’s not really my style, but I have no issues with it and am fine to talk about pretty much whatever sexy angles of these stories you want and wish you were reading. I’m very sex positive, I’m just bad at describing it happening, so I leave it out of my stuff. Ask away anytime.
PROMPTS:
You are always very welcome to send me a prompt, but there is no guarantee that I’m going to write it. I love hearing everyone’s ideas, I am always interested in what you’d like to see more of or your interpretation of what’s going on, but it can be any number of reasons that it doesn’t materialize into a one shot, and the reason is not your fault.
Sometimes I can’t bring the idea together. Sometimes it’s because the request forces me to write someone out of character. It can be any number of things. However, some of my favorite one shots (and whole stories!) to write have come from totally random prompts that someone sent my way out of the blue, so I encourage it.
I keep all of them even if I can’t get inspired right away and when I need something to write, I go back through them. I love them all, even the out there ones, and they make my brain do stuff it wouldn’t normally, which is great. As long as you’re cool with the arrangement, send me whatever you want whenever you want and we'll both hope it gets my writing motor running.
WHERE TO FIND EVERYTHING ON TUMBLR:
If google is not for you and you don't want to use the sheet above, you can find it all right here on tumblr with a little more work. I don't aways keep it as neatly updated cause it's a pain in the ass (hence the sheet), but there's plenty available right here. You can get to the master lists for each universe through links in this post, and I will do my best to keep them updated every so often. You can also use the tags mentioned below, which I am pretty good about:
QUALITY INGREDIENTS
My first and oldest story that has the most content. Big Maine Imagery and perpetual autumn vibes. Lexa’s a rich celebrity Chef, Clarke is a Surgeon, they fall in megalove. Classic fanfiction tropes and style. Summary:
Executive Chef Lexa "The Commander" Woods is working in her latest establishment in her home town of Portland, Maine. She is about to start conceptualizing her next restaurant and only has one rule for herself during the process: No more girls. When an accident at the restaurant lands her in Dr. Clarke Griffin's ER, she second guesses why she ever had that rule in the first place. Lexa's head bartender, Lincoln, is obsessed with a divey restaurant on the other side of town run by Octavia. It doesn't take long for the small town to get even smaller when Lexa starts running into Clarke everywhere. Maybe rules were meant to be broken.
QUALITY INGREDIENTS MASTER LIST
While the main story is done in the sense that I am no longer writing continuing chapters, I’m letting this one live on forever in one shots and ministories.
You can find all of the Quality Ingredients content with the tags #quality ingredients (general tag) #qi extras (head canons, asks, sunday fundays, visuals, playlists) #qi moodboards (most are tagged with that) #qi one shots (any one shots or short stories that are not the main story)
Current QI one shots in progress:
Lexa and Clarke in San Francisco - Lexa meets Abby, Clarke sees Lexa’s San Fran life while Top Chef is in town shooting an episode in Lexa’s place and mingles with California chefs. They have a magical time.
Aden Stays For The Weekend - Anya and Roan are out of town for a few days and Aden stays with Clarke and Lexa. Wholesome family fun.
Lexa proposes To Clarke - exactly what it sounds like.
That time in the past that Bellamy punched Finn in the face (came as a random prompt! You never know!) - also exactly what it sounds like.
MIGHT AS WELL
Fake Dating Los Angeles Hot Professional People. This is riddled with tropes and witty banter, this is a small, tight, limited cast of friends who know each other too well and are deep in one another’s business, fluff and humor are also main characters. Summary:
An inside joke around the office has grown out of hand and now everyone thinks Lexa has a girlfriend. When an office wedding rolls around, Lexa has run out of excuses as to where her non-existent better half is. Just when she thinks she’s out of options and has to come clean, Clarke, a friend of a friend, moves back to town and is down to do a little acting. Constant celebratory booze and a genuine fast friendship make everything fake start to feel a little too real.
MIGHT AS WELL MASTER LIST
The first story is done, but the full length sequel Without A Doubt is in progress here and on AO3.
You can find all of the Might As Well content with the tags #might as well (general tag) #might as well extras (head canons, asks, sunday fundays, visuals, playlists) #might as well moodboards (most are tagged with that) #might as well one shots (any one shots or short stories that are not the main story) #without a doubt (sequel posts)
SLOPES
Slopes is a WIP that is roughly a third, maybe half, done? It is mostly cute now but it will get angsty for a while if that’s not what you’re into. Lexa is a professional snowboarder, Clarke is on the Ski Patrol, lots of winter sports industry life. Summary:
Lexa is a professional snowboarder, high-profile flirt, and cocky unofficial queen of the Mount Polis Ski Resort. Trikru Snowboards has its HQ at the base of the mountain and Lexa is the pride and joy of the women’s team. After a series of challenges in her life, Clarke moves back east to take on the role of Assistant Medical Director on the Mount Polis Ski Patrol. Lexa has a huge season ahead and she needs to focus, but the new face on the rescue squad isn’t doing her any favors. Clarke is looking to get back to her roots and find herself again, so she’s not interested in Lexa’s abundant and obvious advances…yet.
SLOPES MASTER LIST
Outside of the main story being in progress, I am loosely collecting ideas and working on a stand alone about Raven and Anya getting together that some day I’ll write for real.
You can find all of the Slopes content with the tags #slopes au (general tag) #slopes extras (head canons, asks, sunday fundays, visuals, playlists) #slopes moodboards (most are tagged with that) #slopes one shots (any one shots or short stories that are not the main story)
ROCK & ROLE
New WIP inspired by this post (see above, you never know when a prompt will hit just right). Fake Dating Enemies To Lovers AU set in the NYC Music Industry. Campy and tropey and lighthearted with some sweet moments that will sneak up on you. Summary:
Lexa is the frontwoman of The Grounders, a pop-rock band whose last album fell a little flat. Clarke Griffin is a falsey branded nice girl next door making pop folk music. They're on the same label and both not doing so hot, and they have a long history of hating each other.
The executives of the label think there’s a perfect way to revive both struggling artists as they watch a cheeky internet feud unfold in real time and the corresponding amount of comments on how hot and flirty it is from fans.
Monday morning, Clarke and Lexa find themselves in the head of marketing’s office with the c-suite team with a new proposal:
They need to pretend to be a couple as a publicity stunt, or they’re losing their contracts. And the catch? They have to write and record a sexy song together and perform it live on a few big stages to sell the relationship to the public….or they’re off the label for good.
They can't stand each other and make each other miserable, but they need to make nice and make music together for the summer while keeping all of their feelings in the right lanes.
ROCK & ROLE MASTERLIST
This fic is on going, should be about 10 parts in the end, one more to go!
You can find all of the Rock & Role content with the tags #rock & role (story updates, general tag) #r&r extras (head canons, asks, sunday fundays, visuals,moodboards, playlists) #r&r moodboards
THE MULTIVERSE
A characterization exercise I use where all of the Clarkes and Lexas from all universes meet and spend time together. It gives the vibe of work friends from different offices that meet up quarterly and has a lot of chaos and zingers. This is ongoing with no specific direction.
MULTIVERSE MASTER LIST
You can find multiverse posts tagged with #multiverse
I've gotten enough asks over the last few months as to whether or not I have a patreon or a Ko-fi or whatever, some way that people can support me with money. I will NEVER charge you to consume my stories, moodboards, extras, anything, I will always post everything on Tumblr and AO3, both free, but if you'd like to show your support for my entertainment with money, I do have a Ko-fi and you can.
If you only have the means to support one creator, please send your cash to someone who needs it more than I do and just send me some free head canons instead. Asks and Fun and Story Discussion are the true joy of doing this. I value the interaction and the joy of sharing and enjoying the fandom above all else, but enough people have said they want to give me money, so I'm going to let them if that's what they want to do.
OTHER STUFF
If my personal life interests you, you are welcome to ask me about it. I am always happy to share. I'm a chef living in Portland, Maine, and my wife has been a fixture on here for years. I tag all stories about my wife Chloe and our life together with #girlfriend stories if that’s something you’re into. We got married a little while ago, so she was on here as my girlfriend for so long it's weird to change the tag now.
