live at the swamp

k || she/her || artist

[kaiminluu]

hi!!! i was wondering if i could use your close to me fanart for an edit (with credit ofc)

yes of course!!

[kaiminluu]

I keep seeing the art for 'close to me' and it's so so good. And the summary makes it seem pretty interesting but I know nothing about dirty dancing. Will the fic still make sense?

absolutely!! there are a few references to the original film that may seem a little strange out of context, but nothing that'll interfere with understanding of the story

[wayward-sherlock]

hey wayli!!! congrats on getting into your dream school you deserve it 🤍 i was just wondering, ik you said close to me updates would be delayed until january so i was just wondering, do you have a rough estimate on when they’ll start up again ? definitely no rush or anything, i js love the story and was wondering 🫶🏽

hi there! thank you so much hehe 💗

i’m actually going to use this ask as a platform to make an announcement: the close to me update schedule is basically going to be ignored for the remainder of the fic. both kaia and i are ridiculously busy this second semester, and updating the fic and art every two weeks is just too much for us right now. im also experiencing a little bit of writer’s block re: ctm, so im not far enough ahead on the chapters to be comfortable posting again just yet 💔

this DOES NOT mean that we are abandoning ctm; we both still love it and the universe that we’ve created! it’s just going to take a little bit longer to finish than we anticipated 💗 thank you (and everyone else) for being patient up until we felt comfortable making this announcement, and we hope to see you all on ao3 again soon!!

[wayward-sherlock]

hey everyone!

quick psa regarding ctm, with the onslaught of finals and the holiday season coming up @kaiminluu and i thought it’d be best to delay releasing new chapters until january when we’re both less swamped <3 thanks for understanding! we’re excited to share the next chapters with you as soon as we can <3

this does not mean we’re abandoning it!! we just need a little bit of time to put ourselves first <3 thank you all for the support! mwah

[bujomoss-deactivated20240105]

Calling all byler artists/animators!

Parts 1, 13, and 14 of the multi-animator project are in need of an animator 🎨

You’ll get to work with a team of INSANELY talented artists, and get to see ALL the progress so far!

Form to submit for a part HERE!

The deadline for submissions is December 12th!

[oldfashionedmorphine]

finished the playlist !! :D

[oldfashionedmorphine]

on the same frequency

📝 by @oldfashionedmorphine

🎨 by @kaiminluu

pairing: will byers/mike wheeler

rating: mature

word count: 57k

tags: alternate universe, not canon compliant, major character death, graphic depictions of violence, grief/mourning, ptsd, blood and injury, supernatural elements, time shenanigans, butterfly effect, thriller, emotional manipulation, abuse, grooming, implied/referenced suicide, angst with a happy ending

summary:

Ever since his best friend Will Byers was murdered back in 1985, Mike Wheeler wanted nothing more than to leave his hometown of Hawkins, Indiana and never look back—only each and every year he’s forced to make an exception when it comes to the holidays. And when Mike visits for Christmas in 1995, his mom asks him to help clear out some junk in his room and down in the basement before he returns home to Indianapolis. But when he comes across an old trunk containing his Supercom walkie-talkie and ham radio, he discovers something strange that has the potential to change everything…

(or an AU based on the movie Frequency from 2000)

➜ read it here!

➜ check out the art!

🎶 soundtrack 🎶

✨ chapter moodboards/previews ✨

ch1 | ch2 | ch3 | ch4 | ch5 | ch6 | ch7

special thank you to the @bylerbigbang mods for hosting this event!

tagging:

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[kaiminluu]

On the Same Frequency by @oldfashionedmorphine

It has been my ESTEEMED honor illustrating for Em @oldfashionedmorphine for the 2023 @bylerbigbang !! It's been so groovy following this story, and I highly highly recommend checking it out, especially with the holidays coming up!

[paladibun]

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

afterimage by @ratherbeyouthful

Finished up my piece for the Byler BigBang 2023! It was an absolute pleasure to illustrate for such beautiful fic!

[kaiminluu]

WARNING massive close to me spoilers BELOW

it’s just a silly phase i’m going through

close to me chapter nine by @wayward-sherlock and i is out now

[wayward-sherlock]

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

it’s time.

@kaiminluu look it’s our favorite chapter…

[kaiminluu]

what the frick guys holy fart it’s time for the monumental and life altering chapter nine

[kaiminluu]

the last dance ?

chapter EIGHT of close to me the dirty dancing fic by wayli and myself is out NOW (on @wayward-sherlock 's ao3) CHECK IT OUT major MAJOR plot points incoming : - )

[wayward-sherlock]

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

it’s finally here…time to dance…

[kaiminluu]

TIS HERE

[kaiminluu]

happy halloween from starman and lovecat AND ME!!!

[wayward-sherlock]

it’s all relative.

Will had never imagined, in those days when their innocence was at its peak — when the crisp fall air could blow against Will’s face and he wouldn’t feel the phantom breath of an otherworldly monster on the back of his neck — that Mike’s hatred for his father was so deep and so intense that he would do what he just did.

a study on the aftermath of mike killing lonnie.

for @bylerween2023 day 2!

special thanks to the lovely @willelmikes for betaing!! <3

[oldfashionedmorphine]

hi! happy sunday everyone! here’s more snippets of:

on the same frequency

-.-. .... .- .--. - . .-. / ....-

December 25, 1995

“But… ten years is a long time—I… I haven’t even known you for ten years yet.”

Shit. The thought hadn’t even occurred to him—that Will had already been gone for longer than the years they had together. And it makes him sick to think about it—how little time they had. Especially when some of his earliest memories of Will were so fuzzy now. And then thinking about just how young Will was when he died—only three months shy from turning fifteen. It just wasn’t fair.

December 26, 1985

And with that thought, Will sets his half eaten bowl of cereal down on the counter and without hesitation he runs out back to the shed where his mother kept a rifle—grabbing it off the wall and then sets it on the workbench while he searches around for a box of ammunition. Once he finds it, he loads it up with a pair of shaky hands, and then cautiously returns to the house. Will locks the back door and then double checks the front door too, and for good measure he ensures that all the windows are locked with the curtains drawn as well. To say he was paranoid was an understatement. But even though everything was secured and he was now armed, he still felt vulnerable. Maybe it was just his anxiety talking, but there was an eeriness in being all alone. And if not for the ticking of the clock on the wall in the living room, the house would be dead silent, which didn’t help his nerves at all.

Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick…

🎶 a song from chapter four 🎶

rating: mature

tags: alternate universe, not canon compliant, major character death, grief/mourning, ptsd, blood and injury, supernatural elements, time shenanigans, butterfly effect, thriller, angst with a happy ending

release date: 11/26/2023

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ch1 | ch2 | ch3

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[wayward-sherlock]

hey…where have i mentioned a library before… (feat. girl crush ch4👀)