I've really wanted to write another fic like 'Your Soul' for a while now, just because the chaotic non chronological narrative was so much fun to play with. But I hadn't really found the right set of ideas until I rewatched EVA and then the Rebuilds again. Now I've got this hugely complex thing going and it's been a really nice way to fully get myself back into the habit of writing a bit every day.
Thing is gonna be a monster, I don't know as I'll actually post it, but it's been fun as hell to play with.
I miss the days when I was able to update a fic once a week (or every couple of weeks). I wanna get back into that habit, with the stipulation that I don't repeat my mistake back then.
I burnt myself out and I'm willing to bet that's half my issue now! The other half is choosing which fic to start with.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Cocolia/Serval (Honkai: Star Rail), Minor or Background Relationship(s)
Characters: Cocolia (Honkai: Star Rail), Jade (Honkai: Star Rail), Topaz (Honkai: Star Rail), Gepard (Honkai: Star Rail), Serval (Honkai: Star Rail), Bronya (Honkai: Star Rail), Original Honkai: Star Rail Characters
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Body Horror, general horror, Angst, hurt little comfort, A Tiny Dash of Existentialism?, POV Second Person, Eldritch Horror Of The Machine Variety, Bittersweet Ending, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Experimental Style, Some of the plot is vauge on purpose, Temporary Character Death
Summary:
You died.
You remember it clearly, the white hot agony of burning from the inside out. You remember screaming until your throat was raw and your lungs collapsed, blood hot and copper-sweet on your tongue. You remember feeling pieces of yourself burn away and flicker gold flecked and fleeting through the air like ash, consciousness split viciously between the present and a million other places; you saw planets, galaxies, peoples you never knew existed, heard languages you could understand clearly but had never heard before.
OR
Sometimes, death really is only the beginning. Sometimes, you die and get a second lease on life, only to get thrown right back into the fray.
My name is Mahmoud, and I'm a 17-year-old from Gaza. The ongoing war has devastated my city, destroyed my school, and made daily life incredibly challenging.
Despite these hardships, I'm determined to continue my education and build a better future. I've been given a chance to study abroad, but I need help to cover the costs of leaving Gaza, as well as living expenses and other essentials abroad once the crossing opens.. 🙏
If you can, please consider donating or sharing, your kindness can truly make a difference, and thanks for your time. ❤🍉
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends)
Characters: Caitlyn (League of Legends), Vi (League of Legends), Cassandra Kiramman, Ambessa Medarda, Loris (Arcane: League of Legends), Maddie Nolen
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst, Sleep Deprivation, Hallucinations, Hurt/Comfort, POV Second Person, Fix-It of Sorts, Self-Indulgent, Brief Mental Breakdown, Grief, Pit Fighter Vi (League of Legends)
Summary:
"Commander?"
You inhale, eyes snapping open, body lurching with a sudden surge of adrenaline. You stumble up to your feet, hissing when your knee impacts with heavy wood, your hand fumbling across the surface of your desk. The action sends a few papers scattering and you glance down at them blankly as they flutter to the floor by your feet.
Your heart still pounds, you're still breathing too fast.
I've been trying to finish the Infernal Weapon Bayonetta AU but it just keeps going and I'm gonna chew through the wall at this rate. I have too many in progress fics to make another one.
But also dammed if I'm not having a lot of fun fully crafting the world and lore in this one.
greetings saint, happy (belated) new year ! ! ! may this one be prosperous ! ! ! for the wip ask game ....... pls ........ can we see a crumb of either the Infernal Weapon Bayonetta AU or First Blood Beyond the Shadow Ch 3 ???
Hello! And thank you! May yours be prosperous as well! I would be delighted to give you a little peek at Infernal Weapon Bayonetta AU!
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Bayonetta wakes up in a world that's left her behind, coughing and sputtering on cold liquid. It's thick and tastes vaguely of sulfur and something unfamiliarity sweet. She doesn't panic, not entirely, not fully, one hand clamping down on the side of the tank she pulls herself out of-
The space where her other arm used to be is empty, metal and wire crawling along the edges of her shoulder and melding into muscle and scar tissue.
"You're lucky," Rodin drawls, leaning against the counter nearby. His workshop somewhere in the depths of the Gates of Hell's back rooms. "They did such a number on you I was afraid I wouldn't be able to put you back together."
She's covered in scars, can feel them pull taut across muscle as she rises up to her feet, dazed and a little annoyed. "I don't recall requesting that you put me back together," she replies, dryly. She can't even remember when it was he dug her out of the depths of inferno.
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I'll give a tiny bit of First Blood 3 as well!
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Underneath her Diomedes stamps his hoof, as if he senses her apprehension. Wrong. She knows something is wrong, can feel it in the inherent clattering sense of disorientation that settles like a haze around her.
She knows she's in the right place, knows that whatever creature had taken residence in this area outside of Ashborne was going to be a problem even for the most veteran of hunters.
Tagged by @moth--knight (my tumblr notifs finally stopped dying so I was able to see both tags weee)
Rules:
Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs.
Christ Alive. UH. I have so many WIPs in my folder all organized by fandom so yea, just a choice few that are on my list to actually finish soon ish are...
Infernal Weapon Bayonetta AU
A Consuming Mind Chapter 17
Servalia Band AU
Waters Of Enkanomiya Chapter 2
A Trial Of Thorns Chapter 1
Ghost Hunt
A Thundering Cascade Chapter 7
First Blood Beyond The Shadow Chapter 3
There is of course a million more I have but I'd be here all day if I listed every single one. As for who to tag? Uh well, anyone who sees this and wants to do it.
Fanfiction Writer 20 Questions, got tagged by @moth--knight so here we are to do the things!.
How many works do you have on AO3?
122….so far.
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
659,731
3. What fandoms do you write for?
I mainly write for:
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Bayonetta
Genshin Impact
Honkai: Star Rail
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
In The Half Light, I'll See You In Time
A Consuming Mind
A Story Ever Shifting
You Didn't Plan To Get That Paperwork Done, Did You?
Don't Mind Dying If You're My Killer
5.Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I TRY TO, but I'm often really bad about it and forget and then it's been a month. Or I'm right on top of it and I respond immediately, ADHD brain is a nightmare.
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Oh shit uh…..lmao. A lot of them? But probably angtiest is "I Think I'm Slipping Away."
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Any fic in my Edeleth Week 2019 collection? I don't write happy fics often….lmao.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Not usually? I've gotten some vauge posty rudeish comments here and there but I just delete them or ignore them cuz I've got no time for anyone's negativity.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Yes. What Kind? The…smutty…kind?
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
I wrote one, a Bloodborne x FE3H one. Usually I do not, cuz they're difficult to manage.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
I've had ideas and pieces of fics stolen off me, sure, but I've never had a whole fic stolen that I know of.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! Into Japanese and another into German
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Yes! With @ashtree11, we wrote several for Control and one for Genshin Impact. I love co-writing with friends cuz it's neat to see how our writing styles mesh!
14. What's your all-time favorite ship?
Uh. Edeleth….Bayojeanne.
Others. I can't just choose one.
15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
I will finish all my WIPS.
16. What are your writing strengths?
Introspection! World Building! I guess characterization???
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
DIALOGUE. (and actually sitting down to write.)
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
Hmm, this….one is complicated? Like I'd say consult a native speaker if you know one? Or if you have a friend who can speak multiple languages ask them? I usually tend to just avoid it personally beyond a very few occasions.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Oh god…I think it was Gundam Seed?? way back on Fanfiction.net
20. Favorite fic you've ever written?
A Consuming Mind
Your Soul Was Never Yours
I'd Do Anything (Tell Me What To Say)
Uh as for people to tag??? @ashtree11 and anyone else who sees this and wants to do it.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 16/?
Fandom: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Fire Emblem Series
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Edelgard von Hresvelg/My Unit | Byleth, Edelgard von Hresvelg & My Unit | Byleth, Minor or Background Relationship(s)
Characters: My Unit | Byleth, Edelgard von Hresvelg, Catherine (Fire Emblem), Kronya (Fire Emblem), Lysithea von Ordelia, Linhardt von Hevring, Ingrid Brandl Galatea, Ignatz Victor, Manuela Casagranda, Dorothea Arnault
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Serial Killers, Graphic Description of Corpses, Canon-Typical Violence, Emotional Manipulation, Obsessive Behavior, Bad Decisions, Murder Mystery, Hallucinations, past trauma, Corruption, Slow Burn, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Hannibal AU, Eventual Smut, Glove porn
Summary:
"But she knows it's not her killer, the killer she'd been chasing across half the country since the very first body she had discovered. The body of the man who had nearly murdered her mother. More than anything she wanted to know who it was who had brought justice to her family, who made it a habit to bring justice to every family that had been wronged.
Those families the law couldn't help.
She still sought to put an identity to the name 'Hegemon Killer', wanted to know what sort of face hid under the veneer of shadow she saw at each of the crime scenes. She wanted to see the hands that crafted such beautiful carnage. Consistently she said she was here to catch them, consistently she said her curiosity was second to her desire to put this person behind bars.
Planetary Location - [Redacted] - Club Nostramus - 13:35
"I get the distinct impression the guard at the door wasn't happy to see me," Miranda says, voice pitched just loud enough to be heard over the thundering bass. Beside her Liara cringes, a sheepish smile flicking across her features. It vanishes as quickly as it appeared and the asari casts her a glance.
"Humans aren't exactly a welcome sight around here," Liara replies, pressing closer to her side as they navigate through the crowd. And it's true, she notes with a cursory glance; Asari, Turian, Salarian, Krogan and more than a few Batarians scattered about, several of them already watching her as she and Liara pick their way across the club.
"I think I may be the only human here," she mutters, thankful suddenly for the gun tucked underneath her coat. "I'm starting to regret letting you talk me into this."
"What happened to 'I always keep my promises?' " Liara asks, pausing outside another door. "Besides you're with me and you're not causing a problem, they can't legally do anything. If anything I bet the people here are wondering if you're…" she trails off and Miranda's eyebrows raise.
"Let them," she mutters. "It'll be easier."
They wouldn't be here long enough for it to matter and she hardly cared what anyone here thought of her.
Liara nods, turning away and hitting the panel to open the door. Miranda follows her through it, forced to duck under the absurd about of…things stacked around the other side. She's careful not to bump any of it, palm ghosting the underside of a particularly hazardously hanging pile of books.
She has more than a few questions.
"Ashi'a-"
"I told you already, Vahna I'll finish it when I finish it, do you have any idea how much shit you have back here-" The voice cuts off. "Oh shit, Liara?" A sputtering of half spoken sentences, most of them in the asari's mother tongue, too fast and too garbled for Miranda's translator to catch them.
"What are you doing here-" another pause as Miranda finally comes around the corner, stilling behind where Liara stands.
Ah.
"What are you doing here with Lawson?!"
"This is your back up?" Miranda says at the same time, biting down on the way the other Asari's low voice cracks in her shock at seeing both of them.
"I didn't know you were working with Cerberus now, Liara," Ashi'a drawls, on guard suddenly, leaning on her forearms. Miranda meets the Asari's eyes, deep purple and filled with the same vexation she recalled from their last meeting.
"I'm not," Liara replies, terse. "I'm working with Miranda, there's a large difference."
"On?" Ashi'a asks and Miranda cuts in.
"Classified."
The ex-commando's attention settles back on her, a tattooed brow quirking in irritation. Miranda smiles, too sharp, unpleasant and lacking. Liara looks between them, sighs.
"We need your help with something," Liara starts, stops, frowns, then corrects herself. "I need your help with something."
"You want me to work with The Illusive Man's favorite attack dog? You know what she did the first time we ever met?"
"If I recall, you attacked me first," Miranda says, stepping off to the side to observe one of the many bottles of liquor stashed on a nearby shelf.
"I kicked your ass into next year, too," Ashi'a says, vaugly smug. "Wasn't your best day."
"Yet I still left with the data we were both after," Miranda replies, selecting a bottle and turning to look at the two Asari. At Liara's questioning stare, she adds, "Del'rafon here threw me down an elevator shaft. Unfortunately for her, she didn't realize it let out on the exact floor we both needed. She chased me through half a city block before I finally got away."
"What kind of data were you after-"
"Classified," Miranda replies, amused with Ashi'a's in unison response.
Liara drops the topic, moves on.
"We're going after the Shadow Broker," she says instead, getting to the point of why they were even here on this backwater hellhole of a planet.
