friends-to-lovers is my kink

GenX | Pacific NW | White | Queer (they or xe) Fanfic author, purveyor of salty meta and queer headcanons, former assistant mod for the R/S Games. Stories are powerful. Representation matters. JKR is a bigot, and does not speak for me; I've just been in this fandom too damn long to leave now, and she can't stop me from transing her characters. sideblog of rowandriftwood

[raichett]

liking a ship but disliking the distinct set of stock fanon that they have been assigned is like one of those punishments dante came up with when he wrote the worldbuilding for hell in inferno

[pitviperofdoom]

I try not to fall into the "I never liked their work anyway" ditch when an artist/creator reveals themself to be a terrible person

BUT

a feeling I do have and will stand by is "While I enjoyed their work overall I did have some gripes that I overlooked out of affection and whimsy, but now that my loyalty is gone and my affection tainted there is nothing holding me back from enumerating my many grievances, to which the revelations of the creator's shittiness may or may not provide a new and infuriating context."

[beatrice-otter]

#such a good summation of this actually#because yeah there’s usually things that were always present#but which were easy to overlook or give the benefit of the doubt#that suddenly become relevant after a revelation about the creator#and it’s really not the same thing as the self-defensive “’I never liked it anyway’

tags via chimaerakitten

[picascribit]

The thing that bothers me most about the “I never liked X anyway it was always bad and stupid” take is that it serves mainly to shit on the people who actually DID like the thing, many of whom may already be feeling hurt and betrayed, who maybe found friendships and belonging in the community surrounding the thing, and not on the problematic creator(s). It doesn’t make you sound cooler or better; it just makes you sound like a dick.

[picascribit]

Sometimes I want to dig a little deeper into some part of canon, but I don't want to repeat a bunch of dialogue, because that can get annoying. Unfortunately, I still have to transcribe all the dialogue to make sure I'm hitting all the important points.

[picascribit]

I really, really need to stop having new ideas for fics when I already don't have the time to write them. In other news, I just wrote up 2000 words of notes for a Heated Rivalry archaeologist AU (different from the Wolfstar archaeologist AU I was previously working on and never got anywhere with but that I still think about all the time), and I'm currently wondering if Heated Archaeology is too stupid of a title to be allowed to exist (probably yes, I can do better).

[picascribit]

Because I am That Nerd, I looked up the temperature in Regina, Saskatchewan on 23 Dec 2008, which is canonically the day Shane and Ilya first met, and the high was -24.4ºC (-11.9ºF). Holy shit that's cold.

[limpwristedrose]

you know what. I'm not gonna be ready to watch the incredible transformative acting talents of Connor Storrie say "I already chose you, Hollander" and watching his acting decisions in showing Ilya's depression and ANOTHER thing I'm not gonna be ready to watch Hudson 'micro expression king' Williams fall on the ice and realise he is no longer worth anything to his dynasty team and ANOTHER THING I'm not gonna be ready to watch Connor 'Actual Chameleon' Storrie (probably leave a voice message in a tv show that seems a good adaptational choice) say "Whatever happens, I am with you. Safe in your heart. I believe it." and ANOTHER thing having to watch Hudson 'No One Else Understands Shane Like I Do' Williams REACT TO IT I'm just, fuck? you know?

I AM however thoroughly looking forward to Hudson 'Shane Is a Horny Coyote' Williams to say "I chose him" at whatever actor they hire to play Crowell the absolute CUNT that man will be serving is u n r e a l

[liminalbeauty]

I’m looking forward to having my heart ripped clean out of my body. Not something I normally say about anything. But I trust everyone involved to get it right.

[picascribit]

Oh shit! That finally pushed me past 1 million words posted on AO3!

[picascribit]

A Heated Rivalry Fanfic

Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Yuna Hollander, David Hollander, Rose Landry Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mpreg | Male Pregnancy, No Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Abortion, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Intimacy, Angst with a Happy Ending, Pregnant Shane Hollander, Shane Hollander Gets an Abortion, Supportive Ilya Rozanov, Protective Yuna Hollander, Good Friend Rose Landry, Hockey Injuries, POV Ilya Rozanov, Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander, Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov

Summary:

After getting hit on the ice by Marleau, Shane learns that he is pregnant. Yuna is pissed, Ilya has some feelings, Rose is a good friend, and Shane makes the only choice he can.

Excerpt:

"You are a ...." Ilya realized he did not know the English word, apart from the slurs he had heard thrown around in locker rooms and on the ice. Come to that, he was not sure he knew a Russian word for it that was not also half a slur.

"A carrier, yeah," said Shane. "Apparently."

"What do you mean 'apparently'? You didn't know?"

Shane shook his head. His eyes were open now, but he still did not look at Ilya. He stared at some distant point on the wall as if it had personally offended him.

"I never got tested. Mom didn't want it in my medical file, if I was. She didn't want another thing they could use against me. An excuse to -- fuck. They're never gonna let me play hockey again, are they?"

[picascribit]

Apparently I am actually writing something?

He watched as Shane took a few slow, calming breaths, the muscles of his jaw working as Shane's teeth clenched. At last he said, very quietly, "I'm -- they told me I'm -- pregnant." Ilya's brain stuttered. For a few seconds, the word simply refused to translate, because Shane could not possibly be saying what it sounded like he was saying. "You are a ...." Ilya realized he did not know the English word, apart from the slurs he had heard thrown around in locker rooms and on the ice. Come to that, he was not sure he knew a Russian word for it that was not also half a slur. "A carrier, yeah," said Shane. "Apparently." "What do you mean 'apparently'? You didn't know?" Shane shook his head. His eyes were open now, but he still did not look at Ilya. "I never got tested. Mom didn't want it in my medical file, if I was. She didn't want another thing they could use against me. An excuse to -- fuck. They're never gonna let me play hockey again, are they?" 

[picascribit]

I think it’s been 12 years since I wrote my last mpreg abortion fic? I guess I am due to write another one.

[lemon-drop151]

Oh sweet mother mary…HE’S SO FIONE!!!

[picascribit]

If Shane and Ilya went the surrogacy route to have kids, Ilya would say “absolutely not” to using his DNA, because he would never wish his disastrous brain genetics on a child. He would on the other hand be delighted to have several mini Shanes running around.

[deedala]

good job i love you <3

[picascribit]

I fucking love subscribing to WIPs on AO3. I wake up and 4 fics I follow have updated? Hell yeah! Look at these gifts in my inbox! Fic doesn’t update for a long time (or maybe is abandoned)? That’s OK! What was there was good! I’m excited if it ever comes back!Maybe I’ll imagine the rest myself. Keep writing, my babies. I am here for the journey!

[lilbitofkitkat]

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

Abolish private property

Creator: fonduebroski314 (anon_carrots)

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Haley

Hi Shane! Just messaging about our heater again. Do you think we could get it fixed today?

Shane

So sorry for the late reply, Haley! I’m at the Olympics and my time zones are all messed up. Messaged my HVAC guy and he’ll be there in the morning.

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Haley

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Wtf?

Katie

Is this guy fr???

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Or: the trials and tribulations of renting from Shane Hollander.

[pollsforadults]

You get transported into the universe of the last media you consumed. How are you doing?

This is better than my real life

I'm doing well

I'm doing fine

I'm not having a good time

I'm absolutely cooked

There is nothing different about this universe and my own

Voting ended onMay 29

[picascribit]

I know it can be tempting to say “I’m bad at tagging” or “I’m bad at summaries” on AO3, but I am here to tell you that you should resist that urge. Even if you think it is true, it is not in your interests to advertise the fact if you want your fic to get attention. You are there to promote your work! Do so proudly! Do not tell potential readers the equivalent of “sorry, my creativity failed me” before they have even decided whether to click on your story.