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Hello, I'm Ollie (they/them)! I love Maribat and am a majority Timari shipper. If you like my writing, feel free to tell me so on discord or Ao3! You can find me in the server down below!

Ao3 ~ Timari Server

Sent to you - Timari Soulmate

Sorry doesn't fix everything - Daminette Hanahaki

Irides on tile - Marinette x Your Choice Hanahaki

Is it okay if I still love you - Timari Hanahaki

Popcorn and Camellias - Dickinette Hanahaki

Mignonettes - Stephanie x Marinette Hanahaki

The taste of Dahlias and Copper - Jasonette Hanahaki

The Lazarus Problem (ongoing) Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 - Jasonette Childhood Friends to Lovers

Love Notes - Timari Masquerade/Secret Admirer

Poppies don't stop me from loving you - Timari Hanahaki

Daisy Chains around my Heart - Dickinette Hanahaki

Forgotten Forget Me Nots - Timari Hanahaki

Coffee (if i didn't love you, it would be fine) - Timari SongFic

rosemoonweaver

GUYS. DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN WRITE CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE FICS ON AO3

rosemoonweaver

Other things you can do:

Linked footnotes

Customized page dividers

Sticky notes

Lined paper

Paper that looks stacked on top of each other

Old looking paper

Newspaper articles

Tumblr posts

iOS text messages

Emails

Fake ao3 authors notes and kudos button

Freaking discord chats

Its fucking amazing. Ao3 is fucking amazing. Can I legally marry a website?

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

sioltach

this website lets you listen to the sounds of all different forests around the world

riven-wanders

Reblogging again cause I tried this site last night and if you need background noise to focus this is perfect for that, I was locked the fuck in on a task. And it’s also just gorgeous to listen to

official-timari-server

Reminder that the Timari Server does not support any use of AI in fics, art, or otherwise and if used in any of our events you will be disqualified.

You have talent, you just have to find it because no one is born great at writing or great at drawing or anything of the sort. We forge our way to where we want to be by practice.

Your favourite artist? Studied for years until they got it down how they want it to be.

Your favourite author? Wrote and rewrote and worked and kept creating until it was right.

Popular fanfiction creators? They’ve been writing for years upon years whether you can see it or not because the start of their account doesn’t mark the start of their journey.

Anyone can write. Anyone can draw. Anyone can create. We don’t need AI to take away what is inherently human.

Do not use nor support AI. The Timari server stands with this statement. If you disagree, this is not the tumblr nor discord for you.

Thank you.

X Timari Staff

Join today!

mxrderscenes

writing is so funny because i could write nonstop for 9hrs and then hit a block where im like "how do i transition between this moment and the next?" and then i just dont touch it for 6 months

official-timari-server

introducing.... The return of (bi)monthly events!!!!!

It is our pleasure to anunce the return of the (bi)monthly events in the Timari Coven Mafia server, starting with.....

As the seasons change, so too does our focus on what celebrating our events should be— having fun! Sometimes the stress just gets to you and updating that fic or finishing some art just becomes a chore. Even annual events can cause absolute burn out! So to celebrate the welcome of fall and some new mods to the Timari Coven Discord Server, we are hosting a small bingo event! Don’t be fooled, though— we have a twist! You can get normal bingos by completing a line, horizoltal, vertical or diagonal for points and “special bingos” for bonus points! This event will last for 3 weeks, and there are no restrictions on the length of fics or the completion status of your art. Send in sketches, wips, anything to complete your bingo! Maybe even combine prompts :) All we ask is everything to be tagged properly! The Timari Coven Mafia Server can’t wait to see everyone’s submissions! The event will drop on October 21th and end on November 11th at 11:59PM EST. And Make sure to @official-timari-server so we can reblog your submissions on tumblr!! The Ao3 collection is here. Good luck!

official-timari-server

Shutterbug Station is Returning

Were you part of Shutterbug Station last year and wanted to join in again? Missed it and looking for a fun Maribat event to partake in?

Look no further, we got you!

This year Shutterbug Station is taking place in July, a prompt released every Tuesday and Friday that will correspond to one of two teams: Angst v Fluff

Earn points for your team and have a little fun in this no pressure event! You can join at any time, leave at any time, and you can switch teams at any point. Prompts are spaced so you have breathing room and there’s always room for a little friendly competition if that suits you!

Document outlining the rules can be found HERE

Feel free to join us in the Timari Server for some further fun (and to get a few extra points with every submission for this event!)

We’re a community of writers, artists, and readers appreciating Timari. A wonderful ship in the maribat fandom. | 131 members

Let us know who you’re rooting for!

Angst

Fluff

Both

Voting ended onJul 2, 2025

thisliminalspacedaydreams

Fanfic is a free hobby.

It's one of the last few things we can have as a society that's free. You can engage, for free. People give you things (art, stories, etc), for free.

Don't buy into the consummerism just because it's everywhere else.

You don't have to consume everything you interact with. You don't have to use things, just because they exist.

You're allowed (still, for now), to have things that are enjoyable for free.

Do you realise how insane the world is? We don't have many places where we can just be, for free anymore, but ao3 is. Did you notice we don't have ads in ao3? We don't have pop ups? Where ELSE do we not have that?

Where else can you just go and not have to wait for a commercial to be over or for ads to be on the sidelines?

I don't think the younger people understand, but the whole of internet used to be like this. YouTubers would do Youtube for free, just because. You couldn't monetise your internet presence before.

Ao3 is like a little preserved corner of the internet where the old internet used to be, and it's being attacked by people who do not understand that free things are allowed to exist without judgment.

Please don't ruin this for us.

Some of us need it.

solrookera

PSA

Just a heads up, there are bots going around on AO3 accusing people of using AI. Considering the timing, this is likely AI bros' retaliation for AO3 users calling them out for scraping their work. Examples of what you might be sent:

Screenshots from here.

If you get a comment like this, just report for spam and delete.

lottiesnotebook

This happened to me on Monday! Just to note, they seem to be using the usernames of real AO3/Tumblr users, which is creepy and upsetting, and also a weird way to sow discord in our communities.

aeonchangeling

As a fanfic writer, this makes me sick.

waywardstraysau

Letting me readers know about this nonsense. Don't bother with engaging if you get something like this, do as the OP says and continue to write.

hanahaki-hours

Week One

Welcome to week one of Hanahaki Hours 2025!

This weeks prompts are as follows:

Quote: "What if we didn't?

Flower: Bluebell

Word: Due

Week One takes place May 1st - May 7th

Remember to tag @hanahaki-hours if you post on Tumblr and use the hanahaki hours tag on ao3 and tumblr

You do not need to use all the prompts, but feel free to do so. This is open to any fandom or work and any type of creation!

Find the full calendar here!

Find Bluebell symbolism here!

These prompts not work for you? Substitutions below!

hayatheauthor

100 Dialogue Tags You Can Use Instead of “Said”

For the writers struggling to rid themselves of the classic ‘said’. Some are repeated in different categories since they fit multiple ones (but those are counted once so it adds up to 100 new words).

1. Neutral Tags

Straightforward and unobtrusive dialogue tags:

Added, Replied, Stated, Remarked, Responded, Observed, Acknowledged, Commented, Noted, Voiced, Expressed, Shared, Answered, Mentioned, Declared.

2. Questioning Tags

Curious, interrogative dialogue tags:

Asked, Queried, Wondered, Probed, Inquired, Requested, Pondered, Demanded, Challenged, Interjected, Investigated, Countered, Snapped, Pleaded, Insisted.

3. Emotive Tags

Emotional dialogue tags:

Exclaimed, Shouted, Sobbed, Whispered, Cried, Hissed, Gasped, Laughed, Screamed, Stammered, Wailed, Murmured, Snarled, Choked, Barked.

4. Descriptive Tags

Insightful, tonal dialogue tags:

Muttered, Mumbled, Yelled, Uttered, Roared, Bellowed, Drawled, Spoke, Shrieked, Boomed, Snapped, Groaned, Rasped, Purred, Croaked.

5. Action-Oriented Tags

Movement-based dialogue tags:

Announced, Admitted, Interrupted, Joked, Suggested, Offered, Explained, Repeated, Advised, Warned, Agreed, Confirmed, Ordered, Reassured, Stated.

6. Conflict Tags

Argumentative, defiant dialogue tags:

Argued, Snapped, Retorted, Rebuked, Disputed, Objected, Contested, Barked, Protested, Countered, Growled, Scoffed, Sneered, Challenged, Huffed.

7. Agreement Tags

Understanding, compliant dialogue tags:

Agreed, Assented, Nodded, Confirmed, Replied, Conceded, Acknowledged, Accepted, Affirmed, Yielded, Supported, Echoed, Consented, Promised, Concurred.

8. Disagreement Tags

Resistant, defiant dialogue tags:

Denied, Disagreed, Refused, Argued, Contradicted, Insisted, Protested, Objected, Rejected, Declined, Countered, Challenged, Snubbed, Dismissed, Rebuked.

9. Confused Tags

Hesitant, uncertain dialogue tags:

Stammered, Hesitated, Fumbled, Babbled, Mumbled, Faltered, Stumbled, Wondered, Pondered, Stuttered, Blurted, Doubted, Confessed, Vacillated.

10. Surprise Tags

Shock-inducing dialogue tags:

Gasped, Stunned, Exclaimed, Blurted, Wondered, Staggered, Marvelled, Breathed, Recoiled, Jumped, Yelped, Shrieked, Stammered.

Note: everyone is entitled to their own opinion. No I am NOT telling people to abandon said and use these. Yes I understand that said is often good enough, but sometimes you WANT to draw attention to how the character is speaking. If you think adding an action/movement to your dialogue is 'good enough' hate to break it to you but that ruins immersion much more than a casual 'mumbled'. And for the last time: this is just a resource list, CALM DOWN. Hope that covers all the annoyingly redundant replies :)

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puyopuyopopee

I’m noticing an increase in new fic writers on AO3 who…uh…mayy not know how to format their fics correctly..so here is a quick and VERY important tip

Using a random fic of mine as example..

The left example: ✅✅✅

The right example: ❌❌❌

Idk how many times I’ve read a good fic summary and been so excited to read before clicking on it and being met with an ugly wall of text. When I see a huge text brick with zero full line breaks my eyes blur and I just siiiigh bc either I click out immediately or I grin and bear it…it’s insufferable!

If a new character speaks, you need a line break. If you notice a paragraph is becoming too large, go ahead and make a line break and/or maybe reconfigure the paragraph to flow better. I’m not a pro writer or even a huge fic writer but…please…ty…

ao3-shenanigans

This is a good thing to keep in mind! It is often and unfortunate that a really good fic doesn’t get love because its formatting makes it too difficult to read!

asymmetryestablished

I think I figured out why this happens!

AO3's posting form has two modes: Rich Text and HTML. the vast majority of people write in Rich Text editors, aka any normal word processing software (MS Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, what have you). but when you first open it, the posting form opens in HTML view. if you paste formatted text into HTML view, it erases every piece of formatting, including paragraph spacing.

this is an easy fix. when you go to post your fic, make sure the posting form looks like this:

not like this:

and please spread the word! this is an important piece of computer literacy that nobody is teaching to the new generations and they deserve to know

sweaterkittensahoy

Oh, if you're posting by copying from tumblr and pasting to AO3, use Rich Text. It'll keep the paragraph spacing. If you don't, you get the jammed up version.

razziecat

Just want to add, if you post in HTML you can still go in there and add line breaks/paragraph breaks.

Sometimes I have to adjust the breaks in rich text, too. Point is you don't have to leave a wall of text as-is. You can fix that before posting. Please do!

pftones3482

Also, if you're struggling to figure out when to put a line break, follow the TiP ToP rule (was taught about this back in highschool by a librarian lol):

Ti - Time. You shift times in the story (like jumping from morning to evening)

P - Place. You change physical location within the story

To - Topic. This one is more apt for writing essays/studies, but whenever you switch topics, you want a new paragraph

P - Person. Whenever the speaker in the story changes, you need to start a new paragraph. Yes, even if they have only said a single word. It helps readers follow along with who is speaking

hanahaki-hours

❁ Hanahaki Hours ❁

Welcome to a hanahaki multifandom event! Here's a rundown of the event:

What is hanahaki?

Hanahaki is a fictional disease in which a character coughs up flowers which grow inside them, usually the lungs, due to unrequited love but other interpretations have been explored.

When is this?

Hanahaki Hours takes place every year during May.

What is it?

What used to be a prompt every day for a week is now one prompt every week in order to allow sufficient time for people to write! There are 3 prompts every day: a quote, a flower, and a word. You can use as many or as little of those as you please. There are also substitutions provided for your convenience if none of the days prompts fulfill your desires. You can submit fanart, fanfics, blurbs, incorrect quotes, ideas, original works, and whatever else to fulfill prompts.

Who can participate?

Anyone! This event isn't tied to any certain fandom, ship, or place. Feel free to make any content whether original work or other fandoms. The only prohibitions are use of AI.

What platforms am I available on?

Ao3

What tags should we use? Previous years we've used: #hanahaki hours #hanahaki hours 2025 #hh2025 Ao3 uses the hanahaki hours tag but you'll also find the-coffee-fandom's Hanahaki Hours tag

Ao3 Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Flower_Hours

Current Calendar:

2025

Previous Calendars:

2023

2024

hanahaki-hours

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Hanahaki Hours 2025

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Welcome to our third year of Hanahaki Hours! Hosted in the month known for its showers bringing flowers; May!

A calendar dedicated to a popular trope, Hanahaki Disease, which came along in 2008, August 9th. It's a fictional disease in which a character coughs up flowers which grow inside them from unrequited love (or other interpretations).

This year will be a bit different from prior as we’ll be using the entire month! There will be one prompt per week in order to grant you sufficient time to plot, write, and post.

How you use the prompts is up to your own creative interpretation! You can use the quotes, flowers, word, or all of them! Have fun with it!

Need inspiration? Don’t feel like researching flowers? Flower symbolism has been premade! Click here for the full list or click here for a master list if you only want one specific flower!(Releasing later)

Open to any fandom, ship, pairing, original work, or otherwise to use!

Tags for Tumblr:

#Hanahaki Hours 2025 #Hanahaki Hours

Tags for Ao3:

Hanahaki Hours 2025 Hanahaki Hours the coffee fandom’s Hanahaki hours

Ao3 Collection:

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Flower_Hours

Tag @hanahaki-hours and reblog for others to see too! I will reblog any I’m tagged in!

Please feel free to reach out to @hanahaki-hours and/or @the-coffee-fandom if you have any questions! Especially if you need more information on flowers.

Remember that if the days don't match your schedule, you can do these at any time! Collection stays open and prompts are always available!

Written out prompts below the cut!

dear-ao3

fair-itself

Normies talking about getting whiplash from recipe blogs. You know nothing

babycharmander

[ID: An AO3 author’s note reading, “Sorry for vanishing, I did a little too much research on cults an coercive control for Damian’s arc, and then realized I was raised in a cult, and THEN I ran away to a fishing town cabin on the other side of the country and had to start learning to be a person in the real world. I also forgot how to write. But I’m learning again, so I’m back now! Have some more.” The “I” in “I was raised in a cult” is emphasized by sparking emojis, and the note is ended with heart emojis. /end ID]

babycharmander

Aaaand THIS is one of the many reasons why it’s not only not a bad thing to portray dark subject matter, but EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to do so!! You can learn a lot when writing, and others can learn a lot when reading! This can save lives, dudes.

the-real-seebs

I am so proud of the author though. That took multiple kinds of courage at once. Good job, author.

goldkirk

Hi! I’m the original author from ao3!

I want to thank everyone for such hilarious and kind additions/replies/tags on this post, they’ve been so amazing to read. They’ve meant more to me than you guys know. ❤️

I also want to add some information for anyone who wants to know more about recognizing the signs that you might be in a high control group.

High control groups can be small or large, religious or not, clubs, schools, online servers, friend groups, etc.

No human is invulnerable because we all have brains and emotions that can be played like a fiddle. Knowing the red flags can help us all keep ourselves safer!

igotout.org

BITE model of understanding thought and behavior control

International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)

Crisis Text Line (highly recommend, especially if you’re not in a safe place to discuss things on the phone)

Please always protect yourself as best you can and never be afraid to reach out for help—even if you’re just wondering, even if you’re not sure about something.

No safe group or person will EVER be mad at you for being cautious and taking things slow, or for changing your mind at ANY point. You’re the one who gets to decide whether you join or stay with a group, no matter what they threaten or love-bomb you with.

If you’re not safe, there’s help.

If you feel trapped, there’s help.

If people are being actively hurt, good people want to listen, understand, and help.

We all deserve freedom. I’m grateful every morning I wake up that I get to live it now, even though it’s hard and I have a long way to go. Thank you for walking this journey with me, for one brief moment or for years, and helping me—and others like me—not be alone.

Take care, stay safe, and happy fanfiction reading!

sinwas

Was your star next to mine ?

arodrwho

super simple low-effort ao3 summary methods that are 1000% better and 1000% less annoying than just saying you suck at summaries:

copypaste the first few lines of the fic. u already wrote 'em. let 'em be their own damn hook

if ur feeling fancy & don't mind showing ur hand a bit, copypaste the first few lines of the fic that u feel are esp. Important or Interesting - the ones where u first start getting into the real meat of things

state the main tropes! theyre probably already in ur tags - just say them again - maybe as a full sentence if ur feelin fancy. or with a joke if ur feelin Extra fancy

ask a question. pose a hypothetical. eg what happens if u take [character] and put them in [situation]?

make an equation. [character] + [thing] = [outcome]

just write like a one-sentence summary of what the fuck is going down. just one (1) sentence. doesnt matter if it doesn't cover every important aspect. or if it sounds bland. any summary sentence is gonna be miles better than "idk i suck at summaries"

just...explain the fic like u would to a friend? it doesnt have to be a polished back of the book blurb. it can just be "[pairing] coffee shop au, but like, still with murder, and also i made everyone trans. enjoy"

just stick a meme in there

honestly who cares

just put literally anything but a self deprecating comment in there & ur golden

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