A place for my obssessions! You'll get a lot of Synyster Gates and the rest of A7X and possibly some randomness thrown in every once in awhile. Gates Gifs l Tumblr for all your Synyster Gates GIF needs.
there are real benefits to complaining about a fandom in a private chat with your bestie
like, one time my bestie complained about a fic where our mutual OTP was getting frisky in a *very* confined space and she'd had to nope out because the logistics of it all were just so nonsensical. "they couldn't fuck in a space that small" kind of thing
I hadn't read the fic, but I did enjoy the premise so I took the same location and wrote a comedic take on the whole thing where said OTP just got annoyed at having to breathe each other's air etc
bestie got her annoyance off her chest. I got the fun of writing a crack fic. readers got to enjoy both stories (or one, or neither) without realizing they were even marginally connected. the other author never knew that they'd annoyed one reader in particular.
everyone wins and there's more fic than there was before. highly recommend complaining in a private chat with your bestie
Every unhinged fic writer needs an equally unhinged friend who "yes ands" their ideas and encourages them to write all their most far fetched and insane stories.
The Sick Lion and the Wary Fox - Day 2 Promptober 2025
Rating: PG
Word Count: 611
Characters: Captain Steven and a female witch
Disclaimer: don't own this fictional male character. Don't consent to my work being reproduced or published by anyone else on any platform other than this one Tumblr). Don't consent to my work being fed into basura hallucination machines (i.e. artificial intelligence applications). Not BETAed.
Author's Notes: trying to write something, even if it's only one sentence, every day in my favorite month of the year. So many prompt lists for art and writing exist so I'm taking whichever one from several for the day appeals. Day 2 is RAVEN which comes from HERE.
It belatedly occurred to me that these stories should have a fall or spooky flare 😄 Lloyd calling his girl "pumpkin" on Day 1 will have to pass. Fable actually exists and I stole her from HERE. This genuinely meandered SO FAR with no destination but I'm not subjecting anyone who decides to try it to all that, but I do wanna mention that this is post Endgame Steve to me (cuz I was rewriting his ending, but again, I'm not subjecting anyone to all that lol).
He heard the rolling throaty call from somewhere above him, and smiled to himself. Ever so slowly, his right hand moved to his pocket and extracted a handful of blueberries and raspberries. He held his cupped palm on his thigh patiently to see if his idea had merit. Another rolling throaty noise echoed around him before he felt the sharp sting of talons pierce the material of his slacks. The raven had landed quietly on his knee, peering up at him with eyes so black, they could be deemed bottomless. Her head tilted to one side as she stared at him.
Can I trust you? He wanted to tell her no. Humans were not to be trusted. But he also longed to be the one she did trust. He was not entirely sure why, only that the notion had prompted him to look up what type of food a raven might appreciate. He was not keen on bringing her a dead rabbit, so he hoped berries would do. And judging by her spindly feet slowly making their way towards his offerings, he suspected the berries were sufficient. So engrossed was he in watching her beak lightly plucking berries from his palm that he might have missed the witch's arrival entirely if not for those enhanced senses of his.
"You're surprised," he said quietly, not wanting to disturb his feathered guest. The witch bristled at the other end of the bench where they sat.
"In more ways than one," she said quietly. "I've never known Fable to take kindly to anyone other than me." Ah, the raven had a name, and a lovely one at that.
"Not so much kindness as bribery," he replied, careful not to jostle Fable too much as she continued to enjoy her snack. The witch harumphed, and he smiled.
"I was warned about you, Captain Steven," she said as she pulled her shawl tighter around her shoulders. There was more than a slight chill in the night air, but it was one they both enjoyed. He recalled how she had loved to watch her breath take shape during their very first meeting some time ago. Her joy was so pure at the sight of simple puffs of air forming clouds and floating through the atmosphere.
Her sigh pulled him from the depths of his everyone memory, back to the here and now. Her eyes were closed as her face was tilted up towards the sky. In the pale moonlight, she could have been a ghost. She already was, in a manner of speaking.
"Who warned you about me?" He would attribute the way she shivered to the low tone he purposefully used to speak to her. He could not help but delight in affecting her.
"They did," she said nonchalantly. He chuckled.
"Well, they would, wouldn't they?" He slowly reached for another handful of berries as Fable was now impatiently rocking back and forth on her prickly talons.
"And yet, even though they did, I remain wholly unprepared." His head snapped round and she was looking at him intently. He could swear her eyes glowed. Not so unbelievable for a witch.
"Good," he told her. At her look of confusion, he added, "I would hate to disappoint." At that, she threw her head back and laughed. The sound was light and musical, reminding him of chimes being tickled by a breeze.
"Oh, dear Captain Steven…" She paused and he sensed her hesitation. But before he could encourage her with another playful word, she rushed on. "It is difficult to imagine anyone being disappointed with you." Their gazes met then, heat and intrigue warming both up from within.
In celebration of autumn, pumpkin-spice-everything, and Halloween, I've put together this writing prompt list. I'm hoping to be organized and motivated enough to post a little something every day in October. Each short will be a standalone fic, featuring different male leads from my current list of faves (Clark Kent, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, DMC5 Dante, and I might throw in some with the Bat Family / Nightwing for kicks). Feel free to follow along or use this list as inspiration for yourselves.
Why in the hell is this behind a mature content screen? Tumblr, are you drunk? My bestie posted about this happening with a wrestling gif too. And yet, I still constantly get adult website ads when I search things. What has happened to this site?
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