The Questionable Life Choices Variety Hour

Mandi. Fandom old-timer. Let's call it late-30s. She/her pronouns.

[likearecordbb]

For @l-mialamia-l

Happy Spring Exchange!

Here is my humble gift for you:

every version of us (M)

andrew/neil, 4k words

a pro exy soulmates au

[likearecordbb]

company

all for the game, E, Nathaniel/Ichirou, 8.5k words

Ichirou takes an interest in one of his possessions.

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

For @loachpearl, Mixtape 2025. 🙏

[likearecordbb]

Weird question, but do you have any inspiration pics for Andrew’s hairstyle and tattoos from like water? I’m having a hard time envisioning what the hair slicked back but short on the sides would look like.

Maybe like these?

[nerdzewordart]

Hello friends, I just had some surprise bills come up and will be needing funding, so I am opening up my commissions!

I know my pricing is a bit weird compared to how people usually do art commissions, but I wanted to make it a bit easier for people who are poor (like me) to actually commission something if they so desire. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions about my price brackets, my process, or to get a quote!

I can accept payment over venmo, google pay, or paypal. and you can contact me here (@nerdzewordart) or at [email protected]

I reserve the right to decline any commission, for any reason.

If you like a drawing I have already done, I do have a society6 page, and am more than happy to add art upon request.

(Please reblog to help a homie out!)

[likearecordbb]

like water.

Complete | posting Tuesdays and Fridays

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

[aftg-mixtape]

AFTG MIXTAPE EXCHANGE - VOL 4

SIGN UP IS OPEN for 2024!

DATES Signups Open: Nov 12, 2023 Signups Close: Dec 12, 2023 Assignments Out: Dec 17, 2023 (at the latest) Posting: Feb 11 - 18th 2024

REQUIREMENTS:

- NEW THIS YEAR: You may sign up as a writer or an artist! - Fics have a 1500 word count minimum. - Must have and post on an AO3 account. - If gifting fic, the entire work must be posted by Feb 18, 2024 - if chaptered, all chapters must be finished and posted.

HOW IT WORKS: This is a gift exchange - with a twist! Instead of traditional prompts, you submit one song that is meant to be inspiration for your gift. One song and one relationship - that’s it! That’s the prompts! You create a gift, you receive a gift in return.

And when it’s done? We’ll make a Spotify playlist of all the mixtape songs.

Questions? 

Send an email: [email protected]

DM Zan on twitter: @justadreamfox

DM Mandi on twitter: @likearecordbb

Your Mods,

Zan (justadreamfox) 

& Mandi (likearecord)

SIGN UP HERE

[aledethanlast]

For the last time Neil is not oblivious he's just so busy playing 5d chess with everyone he meets that the concept of regular chess baffles and bores him. Matt what do you mean I should hook up with a cheerleader can't you see I'm busy waging psychological warfare on a Frenchman.

[aledethanlast]

Second year Wymack goes Neil why is Sheena screaming that you stole her phone and Neil goes well probably because I stole her phone. And Wymack is like why did you steal her phone which is when Neil pulls out the evidence that Sheena is dating a gambling addict who's pressuring her to throw matches. And now Wymack technically has to say thank you for telling me but also why not just say that in the first place instead of doing all this. At which point Neil admits that he wanted to see if he can frame one of the freshmen dealer for it. And now Wymack has to ask what he has against that poor kid. And Neil goes nothing but if I have a pretense to kick him off practice for a week I can make the freshie backline panic enough that they actually put in some effort.

And then Wymack says if I knew you'd be this big a pain I never would've made you vc. And Neil says what do you mean if?

[totalspiffage]

It's true that like once you start having ambiguous gender feelings it's a little bit of a free for all like yes I'm a woman but I'm also male and I like being called a boy but I'm not a man like sorry I'm on Advanced Gender nuance now but also my gender is that stuffed fox on a chair.

[unluckyxse7en]

@bashircore

[likearecordbb]

i have a vague recollection of a fic by you (maybe it was only mentioned, i don't remember) where andrew is a comedian, but i can't find it? is that something you've posted or am i completely wrong? sorry if i am wrong, your writing is incredible adn i love the idea

Iiiii kind of turned that into original fiction? Message me if you want to see any of it!

[all-for-the-things-breathing]

Andrew “all I’ve ever known is yearning” Minyard and Neil “all I’ve ever known is longing” Josten falling in love

Andrew “I am a wall of stone” Minyard and Neil “I am a dozen invisible personas” Josten falling in love

Andrew “I had to learn how to stand my ground” Minyard and Neil “I had to learn how to run” Josten falling in love

Andrew “violence kidnapped me as a child” Minyard and Neil “violence was my inheritance” Josten falling in love

Andrew “I will become a weapon to come to their aid” Minyard and Neil “I will become a shield to come to their aid” Josten falling in love

Andrew “learn my language” Minyard and Neil “I will learn your language” Josten falling in love

Andrew “I’ll offer you anything to stay” Minyard and Neil “you are my reason for staying” Josten falling in love

Andrew “I see you” Minyard and Neil “I see you” Josten falling in love

[phoebe-delia]

Just so y’all know: I can’t speak for every other fic author but I can say that I remember when people leave me kind comments. I recognize your urls and/or usernames on AO3. I remember you and sometimes in writing my fics I think to myself, “Oh, I hope this person sees this because they liked x in this other fic I did.”

Not only that—I go back and reread comments when I’m feeling low. I look at tags and reblogs and asks and wish I could hold them in my hand like a note from a friend on an old, torn piece of notebook paper.

Your comments have so much more impact than you know. So thanks to those who use the comment section to spread love and encouragement. We appreciate you.

[stillmadaboutpetra]

*twirling hair around finger* So. there's this AU.

Andrew is a comedian at a club where Neil is a bartender.

aaaaaaaand @likearecordbb is already several thousand words into writing it so we can gush and whine together <3 i have maybe made a lot of🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 faces about Neil in it

[please click images for clarity tumblr ate them]

[likearecordbb]

By “several thousand words” he means 18,367 because I probably couldn’t come in under 5k if my life depended on it.

Look at how fucking adorable Neil is 🥺🥺.

[stillmadaboutpetra]

me: its a salute

the discord: fingers 🤪

[likearecordbb]

 🙌🏻

[neil-jortsen]

andrew: he tells me he trusts me and that he doesn’t want to lose me

andrew: he’s real, not a hallucination

andrew: but then he forgets to mention the countdown he’s got until he’ll be killed by his father

andrew: and look, i know i’m not perfect but at least i’m not sending these mixed fucking signals, that infuriating little-

the employee, with tears in his eyes: sir, this is a mcdonald’s drive-thru

[likearecordbb]

@stillmadaboutpetra dropping the wisdom

[likearecordbb]

Hiii, I just read Quicksand and I’m completely fascinated by it, I had so much fun reading. Just checking, are u still writing it or is it unfinished?

Thankss💜

Hello and thank you!! I am 3400 words into Chapter 7! It’s proving to be a little trickier to write, but I anticipate posting it by Monday, or Tuesday depending on my beta!

[stillmadaboutpetra]

sooo..... Likearecord's fic quicksand has done me in.

Neil's prom bathroom selfie thirst pic..... psychic damage

A new one. It’s a mirror selfie: Neil in what is obviously a hotel bathroom, the clean blue tile and wall-mounted hair dryer a clear giveaway. His hair is disheveled, the tips visibly damp with sweat where they curl against his forehead. There’s high color on his cheeks, probably from the heat of all the bodies packed into whatever generic hotel ballroom they rented, and maybe from dancing, or from alcohol, or all three. Does Neil dance? If he does, Andrew wants to watch. A lot.

process under cut

[outnumberedbybooks]

@likearecordbb 💛

[likearecordbb]

OMG I AM DIE MY NEW FAVORITE WRITER DREW MY BOY.