TADC / PORTAL / HALF LIFE / TF2 FANBLOG, Est. 2012. Former RP'er, now an AO3 writer living vicariously through fanfiction. Artwork courtesy of Forestfolke. ā„ļø
Newcomers! Friends! Okay I know Iāve been MIA here for a little while (I could list a million reasons why), but I wonāt bore you too much with the drawn out details. Long story short, I hit a huge wall with writers block on Incendiary and Entanglement and have been working on a couple of other projects ā one of them being a short film! Iāve assisted on short films before, but this time Iām MAKING one woah I know. I wonāt go too deep into the details of that just yet, but I promise I will share details when the time comes for that. Things are still very much in the pre-production phase and will be for a while, but as progress is made you might be seeing some of that content being posted here. Between this and adopting a second kitty, fandom interests shifting, and trying to juggle hobbies and life and work, itās been A LOT.
With that being said, I wanted to share a detailed timeline update for all the fics on my AO3 currently and what the future holds for them, as well as announce a slight fandom shift on this account.
LONG POST BELOW!
First ā ENTANGLEMENT
Entanglement has NOT been abandoned! It is still very actively being worked on, do not worry! The last update was 2024 and fuck I know, thatās a ridiculously long time to wait for an update on that story. For those wondering if that fic was ever going to get another update, youāre in luck. The good news is that I have the next FOUR chapters written for it to keep it updated on a regular schedule for a little bit. All four chapters are currently in the beta-reading phase and 95% complete. Part of the delay on this story has been for a slightly ridiculous reason, which I shouldnāt have gotten so hung up on in hindsight, but the perfectionist in me wanted to release extra āgoodiesā with each chapter update, such as art or interactive elements (more voice acting roles, found-footage type easter eggs, etc). This ended up spiraling into a project bigger than I could handle on my own and required a little bit of outsourcing, and sometimes the creative process with these kinds of things takes time. I had reached out to a few artists on tumblr in the past month to commission some artwork for this fic, and that came to a little bit of a standstill in the past month with stagnant progress, so that also slowed things down a bit. HOWEVER, I do plan on updating this story soon! Expect a summer update, some time between June-July. If everything works out, I have fingers crossed for June. Entanglement WILL live again!
NEXT UPDATE TIMELINE: JUNE-JULY
Second ā INCENDIARY
This has not been abandoned either! The good news is that I actually have the next chapter ready to go for upload, so if youāve been eagerly awaiting to hear word regarding an update for Incendiary, you can expect an update of the next chapter this week! Now the bad newsā¦ I may put this story on another short hiatus after the next update. Part of the reason for that is because the next few chapters are very lore heavy, and writing original characters is a tough thing for me. Donāt get me wrong, I love this fic with all my heart and ABSOLUTELY plan on finishing it, but I want to take my take and make sure I donāt rush this and release a confusing mess. Thatās no fun. I donāt have an exact timeline on when this fic will be complete, but I definitely do not plan on abandoning it. Weāre over half ways finished with this story and I plan on seeing it to fruition no matter how long it takes.
NEXT UPDATE TIMELINE: MONDAY, MAY 25TH
Third ā FRAGMENT 31
Okay in all honestly, Iāve kind of fallen off of the split fiction fandom for the time being, IāM SO SORRY. I had started writing the next chapter and while I definitely intend on finishing that chapter at some point, I donāt have an exact timeline for when that will happen. Iāve lost my muse for this story and it hasnāt come back for a while, so if I really donāt plan on continuing this fic in its entirety, I do plan on releasing the partially written scenes I had for the future of this fic here on tumblr for the little fandom.
NEXT UPDATE TIMELINE: UNCERTAIN
Fourth ā RINGLEADER
So this is a bit of a shocking one, coupled with a weird announcement that goes hand in hand with it. This also explains why Iāve been a little distracted from the other fics on my AO3 ā I completely stumbled into the amazing digital circus fandom a little. Or a lot. I started watching this series back in 2024 out of curiosity and only as of last year started getting super involved, and this year just exploded with interest and involvement. Didnāt think that was gonna happen, but here we are! Now Iām writing AU fanfics for this stupid ass show I fell very much in love with, so thatās uhhh yep. This story has been fun to write because you all know how much I love writing angst, but angst involving emotionally complex AIās who have complicated feelings for humans? Come on you know I love that shit. The chapters for this fic have been considerably shorter than what I usually write in my other long fics, so theyāve been way easier to pump out. Iāve been using this AU as a bit of writing warm up for the other things Iāve been working on and honestly itās been great at keeping the creative flow alive. This fic might top off at 10-12 chapters, but you all know how much I like to spiral out of control with my ideas so weāll just have to wait and see how that plays out. Regardless Iām having the time of my life writing this story, absolutely loving it! Katzebruh is a genius and I owe my life to them for this Backup AU.
NEXT UPDATE TIMELINE: LAST WEEK OF MAY
That's the end of the updates!
With all that being said, I will still continue posting content for portal, half life, tf2, etc on this page, but you may be seeing an influx of TADC content here too. Majority of the fandom can be a little,,, egh,,, but the creative side of it is too incredibly intriguing and inspiring for me not to be a part of. Give me a corrupt AI and throw a human (or two, or six) into the mix and god dammit, Iām sold.
You know what they say ā Fuck AI, but also fuck AI.
Youāve made it to the end of the rambling sesh. Nice! Thatās about all of the updates I have to share for now. So far, this year is projecting to be one of my most creative yet. If youāve come over from my AO3 to see whatās going on here, welcome!! Don't be afraid to interact, I love making new friends and being creative with others. I donāt post here a whole lot, and if I do itās very sporadic and I usually interact with other peopleās posts instead of make my own. Still, Iām here. Still me, still alive!
This time of Pomni in awe over the red orb in Caineās chest. With permission, she touches it. And possibly either nuzzles her face against in, finding it to be buzzing like Caineās own version of a heartbeat. Or kisses it ;3
Had a nightmare where Caine talked like ChatGPT. It was so terrifying that I woke up crying and panicking and started stabbing random people on the street.
Fanart for Chapter 4 of @beanandberry's excellent AU where Jax and Ragatha are new neighbors <3 Here Jax (whose dad pays for absolutely everything) made up a health crisis to visit Ragatha at her ER nurse job... but she still has to actually check him out before she can let him leave, and it's closer than they've been before.
