Marigolds And Musings

marigoldtragedy on a03 || 23 || mostly post about writing, work, my declining mental state, and whichever of my many fandoms is plaguing me at any given moment

[marigold-tragedy]

Hi! Welcome to my very first blog! I’ve been scrolling through Tumblr for a long time now so I figured it’s finally time to attempt a blog of my own. If you’ve got any tips or tricks, I’d love to hear ‘em! I’m also on Twitter @ marigoldtragedy and, if you’re interested in checking out my work on a03, you can find me at marigoldtragedy or here! <3

[emberfaye]

You know what?

I love you, fics that take months to update. I click on the newest chapter and have no memory of this place and get to go back some chapters and rediscover how much i love everything about this story.

I love you, fics that take years to update. I think of you fondly, and know your names, go search for you and see an update from this year and scream, diving in uncaring of any missed details (i will finish the update and read you in reverse because this is a treat you have bestowed)

I love you, fics that probably will never update again. Thank you for being a roman empire for my mind, thank you for teaching me about the ephemeral fandom experience, for inspiring a thousand million what if-s, for being a comfort read and a nostalgia read and a reread.

I love you fic writers, who jump into projects and stories with enthusiasm. I love you when you succeed in pumping out those chapters and that love doesn't go away when you stop.

I love you fic writers who post and then get in your own head and never feel confident enough to update, whether it's at all or whether it's just that one story.

I love you fic writers, who have a fandom or media hurt you to the point of abandoning or having a hard time with their WIPs.

I love you fic writers, who lose interest or have life changes or illness or bad memory. Thank you for being part of the fandom, a core part of the fandom. Thank you for the time spent in the fandom.

I love you, fic writers who try out something new and then stop. You're so valid.

I love you, WIP fics that may or may not ever get finished. Thank you for brightening my day in the way only you could have.

[samwpmarleau]

let men be vulnerable with each other 2kforever

[marigold-tragedy]

[darktiger57]

YOU THERE! YES YOU! FIC READER!

I just read a fic from 2013 and left a comment on the end. The author responded within 3 hours.

Please leave comments on fics. It doesn't matter if you don't know what to say I literally made a joke about a space worm. Please comment on fics it'll make the authors day even if its from 9 years ago.

[marigold-tragedy]

Yes! I know I have comments I still need to respond to and I know I’ve been inactive but the emails still make my day and make my heart all happy!

[toboldlywrite]

I know adverbs are Controversial, but “said softly” means something different than “whispered” and this is the hill I will die on.

[rwby-rose]

writing multi-chapter fics be like

[moramewhq]

character: it’s like I said-

me, scrolling through to seven chapters ago, muttering under my breath: yeah, what DID you say

[marigold-tragedy]

Especially when it’s been months since I’ve last opened my WIP

[marigold-tragedy]

When they fall asleep while you’re driving 🥹

[marigold-tragedy]

Sam would've made a fantastic lawyer

[hgedits]

[championsofmyheart]

[ID. a textbox from daredevil #20 that reads “no! dammit, matt! this isn’t the time for catholic guilt!”]

if i could pick one picture to describe daredevil it would be this one

[simplymanuela]

That’s the good thing about being scared. Sometimes it’s a reminder that you have to be brave, you have to fight.

Chicago P.D.

[marigold-tragedy]

Hey Alexa, play Survivor by Destiny’s Child

[marigold-tragedy]

Jensen and Jared as Dean and Sam as Jensen and Jared as Dean and Sam

[marigold-tragedy]

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

The Love In Letting Go

She’d deserved peace. They both did. He just wishes he could help Leonardo find his. He wishes he could say more. He wishes he could do more.

[marigold-tragedy]

I thought Sam was sassy. I totally forgot about Soulless Sam

[marigold-tragedy]

Nice supervisor who I don't want to let down: "I feel like when you're at home, you're productive."

Me: "Aw, that's sweet. I appreciate your faith in me."

Also me: at home sitting in my underwear and hoodie, watching tv, eating utz cheese balls out of the tub with chopsticks

[marigold-tragedy]

I aspire to be the level of inconvenient that Dean Winchester achieved when rolling up to the final battle of the angels

[marigold-tragedy]

Lucifer only chooses the sassiest of vessels