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Layel | 18+ | she/her | writer | jjk entusiasth | side blog to GwenNevlis | I'm Layel both on AO3 and EFP

[layelli]

Through the dark side of the morning, by StrikerEureka

(M, 8k)

Hawks manages to keep his baby a secret from Dabi for a grand total of two months. Once Dabi finds out about him, he starts coming around a lot more often, usually at night. These are snippets of their time together.

Hawks smiles as he helps him to stand on wobbly feet, both thumbs lost in a tight-fisted grip. Toma coos at him and Hawks coos back. To his surprise—and Dabi’s, judging by the look on his face—Toma then turns and makes the same sound at him.

Dabi huffs a breath and reaches out a hand to stroke over Toma’s fuzzy head.

“I don’t know how to make that sound, kid.”

Couple: Dabi/Hawks

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

[layelli]

I'm pretty sure their account is @/ohvegeta (I'm not sure they want to be tagged), I'm sure they'd be happy to know you liked their fic!!

[iapislazuli]

when i was at walgreens (at 3 in the morning which explains all of this) the cashier was talking to her coworker about how shed rather be a werewolf than a vampire because vampires are condemned to hell but werewolves arent and then she asked me what i thought and i said vampire because im already condemned to hell and she said in the nicest tone of voice “i dont think anybody is condemned to hell….” paused, stared at me for a few moments, and added on “…not even gay people” 

[iapislazuli]

Happy pride month to the filthiest most brutal read I’ve ever been given in my life

[layelli]

Stupid with Love

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63324436

Rating: G

Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen

Relationship: Itadori Yuuji/Fushiguro Megumi

There were a lot of things that could’ve ruined his morning, but Itadori showing up with a popsicle and asking if he could kiss him for science purposes wasn’t on his bingo card.

[layelli]

Not My Type

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62836709

Rating: E

Fandom: My Hero Academia

Relationship: Dabi/Hawks

Hawks hadn't expected anything unusual for his best friend's wedding. Maybe to shed some tears, or to make awkward small-talk with the other bride's brothers.

What he hadn't expected was his one-night stand from the day before to be sitting next to him during the ceremony.

My piece for @hawksbigbang! Check out @abbiegrimoire amazing art(nsfw)!

[seance]

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES + the onion headlines

[browniefox]

We don’t talk enough about how fanfiction writers love to give character large amounts of non-specific paperwork they hate doing

[streamofsalmon]

say more pls

[browniefox]

Yeah sure why not.

So most stories take place when Events are Happening, and this means that no matter what kind of job the characters have, they’re probably not too focused on them. Fanfics, on the other hand, often show the down time. Which means that the writer has to figure out what the hell these characters do in their jobs. Unless the characters have a job the author understands or knows well, the author is often at a loss for what to have the character doing.

So they sit them at a desk and give them paperwork. What is the paperwork for? Rarely specified. It is Paper Work for the characters Important Adult Job they have and they need to read or sign it or something. And there’s always a line about how Character Hates Paperwork. Doesn’t matter if Character is a Mafia Boss or a General or a Diplomat, here they are in an office trying to get out of Doing Paperwork.

There’s also a sense of, like, humor and mundanity that comes with it. Like the examples above, it always particularly stands out to me when a dangerous individual is griping about some paper they need to sign or something. The less you can picture Character doing paperwork, all the better to force it upon them. If Character is saddled with Paperwork, they’re usually now concerned about the physical damages their motley crew causes, because damage = More Paperwork.

Anyway I just think it’s fun or funny, Sephiroth doing paper work and Sawada Tsunayoshi doing paper work and this just in, Tony Stark is doing paperwork. Sorry, Phoenix Wright can’t play right now. Yeah, it’s paperwork.

[quarra]

This is fair and true.

... but also there is a shocking amount of paperwork involved with most jobs. Does your job deal with money? There are ledgers and piles of invoices to handle. Does you job deal with building things? There is paperwork for acquiring, storage, and tracking of materials, and then more paperwork for the storage, sale, and distribution of finished products. Do you build experimental shit? All of that materials nonsense is still there PLUS now you have math and extremely detailed models to do to make sure your thing works. Over and over. Along with a whole lot of data for every test run, and then a lot of math and comparing numbers.

Is your job talking to people? Welcome to the world of correspondence, which, yes, a lot is verbal, but just as much is written, not to mention all bullshit to set up to maintain those networks and keep updated on any various projects or special interest groups that may be relevant, plus any/all reports required to keep your superiors (if you have any) updated on progress. Business communication counts as paperwork (where are my office workers out there who have spent three hours on an email so you dont get fucking roasted later, or so your project gets approved?).

Do you have a military command? Omg welcome to paperwork central (as confirmed by a friend of mine who is an O4), because everything needs to be tracked, and all things run on bureaucracy.

Lawyers? Holy FUCK the paperwork. Court documents don't write themselves, and there is a LOT of specific language, AND it needs to have references cited (there was a pretty spectacular couple of court case fubars recently about a couple lawyers trying to us chatgpt for it and fucking themselves and their client over HARD).

Are there folks who are "important" enough that they can push off any and all paperwork onto minions? Some, but they tend to be few and far between, and even very powerful people often like to personally ensure that said paperwork is being done right, which at least requires a review. Get enough projects going and employees, and even a basic glance over of each team's work just to make sure that the end product isnt a steaming pile of shit can turn into a LOT of reading. And potential editing, too.

So. Like. Yes. The mindless paperwork that a lot of fic authors use to fill in the narrative gaps in fic is amusing and sometimes ridiculous, especially if the character.in question doesn't have a 'job' per se, they just go DO STUFF. And yeah, there are definitely characters ans stories that excess paperwork doesn't make sense for.

But a lot of the background busywork is based in what a lot of jobs are really like. And the more action-based a character's job is (ie a mechanic fixes things, a jedi talks to people and potentially stabs them, a race car driver drives cars), the less happy they are likely to be about doing any required documentation, invoicing, or book keeping to sustain that job.

[quarra]

@skierunner your tags pass peer review i am fucking dying.

[queenangst]

fanfic end of the year asks

since it’s december, i thought i’d make a little end of the year ask meme for fanfic writers and readers! reblog and ask away

favorite fic you wrote this year

least favorite fic you wrote this year

favorite line/scene you wrote this year

total number of words you wrote this year

most popular fic this year

least popular fic this year

longest completed fic you wrote this year

shortest completed fic you wrote this year

longest wip of the year

shortest wip of the year

fandom you enjoyed writing for the most this year

favorite character to write about this year

favorite writing song/artist/album of this year

a fic you didn’t expect to write

something you learned this year

fic(s) you completed this year

fics you’ll continue next year

current number of wips

any new fics to start next year

number of comments you haven’t read

most memorable comment/review

events you participated in this year

fics you wanted to write but didn’t

favorite fic you read this year

a fic you read this year you would recommend everyone read

number of favorites/bookmarks you made this year

favorite fanfic author of the year

longest fic you read this year

shortest fic you read this year

favorite fandom to read fic from this year

*feel free to specify fandoms or a fic depending on the question.

[layelli]

Isagi Yoichi and Michael Kaiser React to Kaisagi Fanfiction [NO CLICKBAIT]

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

Summary: Isagi did as he was told, scooting his chair further from Kaiser before sitting down. "Uhm, what are we here for?"

"Well," her smile was far from reassuring. She looked like a tiger who caught her prey. "You are going to read kaisagi fanfiction."

(T, 1.7k)

[crystalninjaphoenix]

My brain at all times:

[pumpkinspice-prouvaire]

2023 blorbo wrapped

you put that Guy in Situations 3456754 times

you read about the same two idiots falling in love 947264 times

you wrote 35265 fics in your head

you posted 0 of them

[floydsin]

ao3 wrapped [writers edition]

How many words have you written this year?

How many works did you publish this year?

What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

What work of yours has the most hits?

What work of yours got more feedback than you expected?

Favorite title you used

If you use song lyrics, which artist’s songs did you pull from the most?

Pairing you wrote the most for this year?

Favorite pairing you wrote for this year?

What work was the quickest to write?

What work took you the longest to write?

How many WIP’s do you have in your docs for next year?

What’s your longest work of the year?

What’s your shortest work of the year?

What WIP are you taking into next year with you?

What’s your most common “Additional Tags” tag?

Your favorite character to write this year?

The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year?

What’s one pairing you want to explore next year?

Which work of yours have you reread the most?

How many kudos in total did you get this year?

Which work has the most comments?

Did you do any collaborative works this year?

Did you write any gifts this year?

Did you receive any gifts this year?

What’s your most common category?

What do you listen to while writing?

Favorite work you wrote this year?

Favorite line/passage you wrote this year?

Biggest surprise while writing this year?

[sasdavvero]

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

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: Isagi Yoichi/Isagi Yoichi, Isagi Yoichi/Isagi Seika (Fem!Isagi)

Characters: Isagi Yoichi, Tada Tomonari, Isagi Iyo, Isagi Issei

Tags: Female Isagi Yoichi, Selfcest, Slice of Life, Eventual Smut, Dimensional Travel, shifting as a way to travel dimensions, Crack Treated Seriously, Light Angst, Fluff, Tada is just called Tada as I don't know if that's the name or the surname, Genderbending, in fem!isagi's world every bllk character is genderbent, Thunderstorms, Soccer, First Kiss, First Time, Vaginal Sex, Cunnilingus, Pegging, Pre Blue Lock, Cuddling

Words: 17k

Summary:

At that moment, late afternoon on a Monday, Isagi was quietly watching soccer videos as he thought of what to eat, when he heard a loud thud coming from up the stairs.

He stopped the video and listened to the noises of the house, everything was silent, he could faintly hear the fridge and the washing machine running, still, he couldn’t help but get up from the sofa.

As silent as he could be, he slowly walked up the stairs, he could make out some noises, they were steps, maybe, someone…

There was someone in his bedroom.

[layelli]

dabihawks ghost au

It was late in the afternoon and, being summer, there was still a lot of light, but nobody was out in the streets. Maybe they were all still at work. "Or I’m the only one who get out of the house in this heat," he thought as he wiped his sweaty forehead.

He reached the hotel after a short walk and found it exactly as he had left it that morning: dirty and empty. The only difference was that this time Spoon was with him (he had tried to leave him at the station but there had been no way).

He rang the polished bell on the reception desk, expecting the man of the day before to appear behind him, but nothing happened. He rang it again, hard. The din echoed through the room, a single ethereal sound that stuck in his brain until it was the only thing he could hear. He massaged his ears, but the sound was as persistent as a bad smell. Keigo thought, breathless, that perhaps he would never be able to hear normally again.

Then Spoon mewed and the unpleasant effect dissolved into nothing. Keigo sighed with relief and smiled gratefully at the cat. That was the second favor he owed him.

Keigo had no idea what had happened, but it was likely that he was paying the consequences for the sleepless night. Even if he wasn’t too lucid, he still had to find someone in that hotel to ask questions to, he couldn’t waste time, Todoroki Touya could've been in danger.

Read more

[layelli]

The Cat got your Tongue?

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

Summary: Keigo gets reassigned to a weird small town and has to investigate the curious disappearance of a boy who shouldn't be alive.

He earns a cat and a boyfriend in the meantime.

Tags: No Quirks, Ghost Dabi, Police Officer Hawks, Cat Dabi (he's a lot of things in this fic), First Kiss, Falling in Love, Supernatural Elements

DabixHawks (T, 8k)

[layelli]

Falling for You

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

Summary: When Isagi Yoichi heard "I love you" for the first time, all he could think of was: "Thank God this isn't an official match."

Tags: Ghost Bachira, Love confessions, Fluff

IsagixBachira (G, 619)

[inspired by @sasdavvero]

[ladymonstrous]

people who do not write will never understand when we say the characters and the story have a will. at some point i am not even writing it i am just narrating whatever the fuck they do.

[brawltogethernow]

OT3s are just like, “You know the thing where one character kisses another one while pressing them up against a wall? But the wall…is Jeff.”

[brawltogethernow]

My favorite thing about this post is seeing everyone’s different OT3 tags. I do not recognize ANY of them and they never seem to repeat. Everyone’s just out here investing their Love and their Thoughts.