walking on a single-plank bridge til it’s dark

writer (fanfic and OF) and reader. loves flirty necromancers, pining ghost kings and other shiny things. icon by amy judd.

[magpiefngrl]

Hello!

Call me Magpie (she/her).

I write (sometimes) and I read (all the time). I live in the south of Europe and speak English as a second language. This blog is currently on semi-hiatus.

✨About me: here

✨My AO3 page and my AO3 profile.

✨tumblr tags (incl. my microfics, writing not on AO3, as well fic recs I made or received): here.

✨ Elsewhere: twitter, goodreads, magpiefngrl on discord.

✨Website: magpiefearne.com. You can subscribe to my newsletter there for (very!) infrequent writing updates. I sometimes blog about books I've read or about writing romance.

✨ Happy to answer asks about fave books/what I'm reading/ writing advice or the writing process in general.

If you wish to translate/create art/make a podfic/remix my works, I’ll love you forever. This is your blanket permission* to create whatever tf you want with my completed fics (pls tag me so I can see it and rejoice).

Welcome!

*Blanket permission does NOT extend to anything that involves making a profit (so, fic binding for sale, or creating fan art or other remixes for a paid-tier in Patreon.)

[magpiefngrl]

core lore tag game

This is the wildest game I've ever played on tumblr or indeed anywhere besides Never Have I Ever while hammered, kudos to whoever came up with it, and many thanks to @mintawasalreadytaken for tagging me.

Which piece of true lore about me explains What My Deal Is:

Why Am I Like This?

Gen X

Born and raised in super conservative country and family

History of mental health problems

Terminal stage of "prefers reading books than actually living a life"

Textbook example of avoidant attachment style

Remaining time: 2 days 6 hours

I'd like to tag EVERYONE, pls, friends and followers, do it and tag me so I can see what's wrong with you too, love you <3333

[morphmaker]

the silmarillion bride

[malinaa]

what if we all explode

[derring-do]

This very production of Orpheus & Eurydice is now available to stream, free, for the month of June.

[magpiefngrl]

help me decide my summer tbr

I'm bored and I like polls so here we are. I'm planning to read all of these sooner or later but what should I read next? Help me decide my summer reading list pls??

what should I read next?

The Spear Cuts Through Water (Jimenez) *queer fantasy*

Wolfsong (TJ Klune) *queer romance/werewolves*

Finish Temeraire series (Novik) *alternate history/dragons*

Brideshead Revisited (Waugh) *literary*

Rakesfall (Chandrasekera) *weird literary sf*

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (le Carre) *spy fic*

For My Lady's Heart (Kinsale) *m/f romance/ a classic*

Sour Cherry (Theodoridou) *fantasy debut by Greek trans author*

As Meat Loves Salt (McCann) *historical* (I know who'll vote for this one)

The Dispossessed (le Guin) *classic SF*

The Everlasting (Harrow) *fantasy with lady knight* (already started this)

Wangxian fic from my MfL list

Remaining time: 1 day 3 hours

[robotmango]

when i forget to log into ao3 and i have to click proceed to see an adult fic, i actually get a kick out of it. like i am an old timey queen and my bard is apologetic: “gentle lady, dicks doth touch in this next ballad. would you prefer another?” and i give him a gesture of command like, “nay, you may proceed, minstrel. bring forth the tale of dicks”

[berlynn-wohl]

hope it’s not too late; I made this in Scriptorium

[twirlingfreckles]

the very concept of writing an mcu fanfiction in which the winter soldier is a mild mannered smoothie barista

[freda-art]

🌿Yi city arc🔪

[momolith]

ok round 2

[magpiefngrl]

help me decide my summer tbr

I'm bored and I like polls so here we are. I'm planning to read all of these sooner or later but what should I read next? Help me decide my summer reading list pls??

what should I read next?

The Spear Cuts Through Water (Jimenez) *queer fantasy*

Wolfsong (TJ Klune) *queer romance/werewolves*

Finish Temeraire series (Novik) *alternate history/dragons*

Brideshead Revisited (Waugh) *literary*

Rakesfall (Chandrasekera) *weird literary sf*

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (le Carre) *spy fic*

For My Lady's Heart (Kinsale) *m/f romance/ a classic*

Sour Cherry (Theodoridou) *fantasy debut by Greek trans author*

As Meat Loves Salt (McCann) *historical* (I know who'll vote for this one)

The Dispossessed (le Guin) *classic SF*

The Everlasting (Harrow) *fantasy with lady knight* (already started this)

Wangxian fic from my MfL list

Remaining time: 1 day 3 hours

[magpiefngrl]

help me decide my summer tbr

I'm bored and I like polls so here we are. I'm planning to read all of these sooner or later but what should I read next? Help me decide my summer reading list pls??

what should I read next?

The Spear Cuts Through Water (Jimenez) *queer fantasy*

Wolfsong (TJ Klune) *queer romance/werewolves*

Finish Temeraire series (Novik) *alternate history/dragons*

Brideshead Revisited (Waugh) *literary*

Rakesfall (Chandrasekera) *weird literary sf*

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (le Carre) *spy fic*

For My Lady's Heart (Kinsale) *m/f romance/ a classic*

Sour Cherry (Theodoridou) *fantasy debut by Greek trans author*

As Meat Loves Salt (McCann) *historical* (I know who'll vote for this one)

The Dispossessed (le Guin) *classic SF*

The Everlasting (Harrow) *fantasy with lady knight* (already started this)

Wangxian fic from my MfL list

Remaining time: 1 day 3 hours

[mlarayoukai-archive]

You show a cat something and they're like sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff ooooh I understand now. Don't care

[mondaijo]

I forgot to mention I’m danmei trash now uwu

[yonglixx]

more of Felix at the Governors ball 2026 🖤

[likeafantasy]

♯ 14 DAYS OF LOVE .ᐟ ⌁ (06/14) ↠ 10 things i hate about you (1999)

[madtomedgar]

Breakdown of what kind of bad boss the sect leaders are:

Lxc: nonprofit ed who got promoted way too young with no management experience who is excellent at executing the mission and whose heart is in the right place but bless his heart you would not put him in charge of a pet rock because the pet rock would die. Gets away with an incredible amount of dysfunction because he's really nice. The person in charge of operations is g-d's strongest soldier and whatever they are getting paid it's not enough.

Nmj: ex military blue collar union guy. Thinks he's very fair and moral and thinks he runs a tight ship because he whips out drill sergeant stuff when people aren't acting right, meanwhile the amount of hazing going on would shame a british prep school. Confuses "yelling at staff" for "addressing the problem." If you're bringing problems with your coworkers to him then you're the one at fault. Man up and work harder. Does inspire big loyalty though.

Jiang Fengmian: checked out head of a family business who swears *he's * not the one bringing his family problems to work, it's his family doing that (he is absolutely doing that). Always says he's going to give people bonuses and always forgets. Actively jeopardizing the business with the family shit he refuses to deal with. Lets his kids and wife terrorize staff and then at most is like "now now, see this is why I can't finalize a succession plan."

Jin Guangshan: do I even need to say it.

Wen Ruohan: fully insane and delusional tech ceo who genuinely believes that like. If they don't build a superintelligence on the moon then the libs will win. Basically peter Thiel.

Wei Wuxian: startup nutcase. Sends you 10 emails for immediate reply at 3am. Misses your scheduled check in because he just HAD to try his new idea Right Now. Ethics and testing are for people who won't be remembered by history. Eats your lunch out of the fridge even when you lable it.

Jiang Cheng: he's on 30 under 30, his org is tight, they are famous for getting things done and done well, but nobody who works there smiles and its because boss man has never said a single nice thing about anyone's work and is always pissed off. Regularly makes staff cry by just saying mean shit. Sadly, he does not mean any of it and doesn't understand why turnover is so high. He does pay really well and the perks are great but is that enough to make up for him taking everything personally and making everything personal?

Jin Guangyao: look i know I am not an unbiased observer but I do think he was a really really good boss ok. Knowledgeable about all aspects of the operation, knows everyone's name and personal details, patient and accommodating. However it is really hard to get him to fire someone even when they are obviously and persistently terrorizing everyone else, which does cause a lot of problems and is very very frustrating to work for because you just wind up having to put up with xue yang despite his hr file being a mile long because boss man feels really bad about firing people. Except for that one intern but that's Very Confidential :). Everyone is shocked when the FBI raids the office and even more shocked when its about him having used company resources to cover up a murder.

[louisegluckpdf]

i think every publisher should have to institute a ban on books that fail what i’m calling the “little life” and “what else?” tests

[louisegluckpdf]

for reference.