Prof Writes Sometimes

hobbyist writer. Self-published a fantasy novel. Currently on a MHA fic kick. https://wertle.carrd.co/

[prof-writes-sometimes]

Greetings all! I'm rebranding this tumblr to promote my writing.

I wrote a cozy creature fantasy novel called "An Unlikely Flock," about people becoming friends and helping each other overcome their struggles. Also there are bird people.

You can check it out here:

I'm currently in the middle of writing a My Hero Academia fanfic. It's all about Hawks in America learning about cultural differences and social justice.

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

I also write original short stories on AO3. Here's my series, "Conversations with Imaginary Friends"

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

I'm hoping to find a community of other hobbyist writers and cozy fantasy readers here on Tumblr, so feel free to say hello!

[prof-writes-sometimes]

The Fastest Mind in Japan

A new Hawks one-shot! There’s some relationship interaction between Hawks and my OC, but most of this is how Hawks has to adjust his Hero style based on the things he’s learned about deescalation.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84708556

He sent a small contingent of feathers shooting ahead to scope the interior of the building for any civilians in trouble, then pulled his two primary feather blades and approached the Villain at rapid speed. Large strength types weren’t the best match for Hawks, but he had a few tried-and-true strategies. If he got behind the Villain, he could trip its legs and knock it onto its back. Its skin looked rock-hard, so maybe not the best for pinning with his feathers. He could also use his speed and feathers to distract and disorient it long enough for backup to arrive.

But then…

New programming in his brain kicked in. It was like a flip switched, and Hawks’s raptor eyes took in an entire new layer of information. As such, by the time he reached the building, he’d let go of his primaries and reassembled them into his wings, then flapped to stall his forward dive and landed lightly on the broken rim of the second floor, eye-level with the Villain.

“…are you okay?” he asked.

[rydart]

I used to be a dabihawks fan (old art)

[hawks-flat-ass]

Since Death is already halfway complete, it is time. We need to talk about this character.

I’ve been building a series of longfics around him quietly in the background for months. He’s the source of the 10k Zero Draft, and the original outline was 101 chapters.

To level: the 20+ chapters I’ve written from the middle for spoon recovery make it clear it will be much, much longer.

So far, I know of five people who have read those chapters: @prettyliminal @autumnmobile12 @ibbgun @akemisalem @moonchild8912. There are two additional people with access. If you’ve read it, let me know, and I’ll tag you.

This idiot loon is incredibly special to me. Everything about him is intentional—from his markings to his personality quirks..

Some other notes:

1. Upload Schedule: As I start the story from a proper Chapter One, I will adopt an “as it’s done” upload schedule. I’ll maintain a minimum once-a-week upload, and I can use the finished fics (e.g., Blackbird) and completed parts of his story to fill any gaps.

2. Why the Delay: His world is very full, and Hawks is just in it. I had to staff a gastropub, a club, a shrine... I had to layer everything correctly in his character building, nail down his motivation and personality, and get comfortable writing explicit mlm again.

3. Regarding Explicit Content: I’m doing something with the chapters I haven’t seen done before. Each chapter will have a letter rating, and the E‑rated chapters will be entirely optional. The fade‑to‑black versions will contain all the same emotional beats for readers who don’t want explicit content. This does mean that chapters leading up to explicit content will be delayed, ensuring that readers who prefer not to engage with pornographic material still receive the full narrative experience.

More details will come as the fic rolls out (and on his page on my carrd)—but for now, here’s the official Kas sheets courtesy of @prettyliminal and a link to a primer fic, suggested by one of the readers.

[prof-writes-sometimes]

Excited for this!

[prof-writes-sometimes]

Sickfic One-Shot

A standalone fic about Hawks and my OC, Zak, that delves into Zak's backstory. Even though it can be read standalone, it's much more meaningful if you've read Anarchy.

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

[prof-writes-sometimes]

The Perfect Visit

I just finished up my latest companion piece to the Anarchy series. It takes place after the main events of "MHA: Anarchy" but before the epilogue, and after the companion piece "Oasis" and is all about Zak's very first visit to Japan.

It's a mix of the whimsy of having someone visit your country for the first time, and the gnawing grief that post-war Hawks still struggles with at the loss of his wings.

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

[autumnmobile12]

Ambush Sim: Chapter 14 Preview

Hit a 😬 metaphor today in exploring Toga's view of hero society.

Ambush Simulation

[hawks-flat-ass]

Blackbird, Chapter4: Promises

“Dad, you were a bird that lost his mate. I might have been born after you lost your wings, but you're still a raptor, deep down… I can feel it.”

Read the new chapter here.

⛔ CW: Parentification, Grief / Bereavement, Discussion of Deceased Parent, Alcohol Abuse (Mentioned), Parental Alcoholism, Emotional Breakdown, Crying, Parent-Child Conflict, Self-Blame, Guilt, Trauma Responses, Physical Comfort, Mentions of Parental Neglect, Family Trauma, Heavy Emotional Themes, Miscarriage (Mentioned), Chronic Illness (Mentioned), Bullying (Mentioned), Identity Discussions

[shoucolate]

Sir, he has child now

[prof-writes-sometimes]

TL;DR: Little has changed about what data TikTok collects, but now they have to disclose it. It's always been a privacy disaster. Proceed at your own risk tolerance and DEFINITELY turn off the location stuff.

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If folks are concerned about the new TOS for TikTok regarding the collection of sensitive data, they actually aren't collecting anything that they weren't before, they just have to disclose it according to US laws. A lot of that is to adhere to California privacy laws in particular.

Basically, there is still privacy risk when using TikTok, but it really isn't any worse than it already was. (But it's always been pretty bad). The shifting political landscape in the US absolutely may affect how this matters to you now than before.

Either way, ABSOLUTELY turn off the ad location stuff (settings -> ads)

TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means | TechCrunch

TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state

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Yet another fanfic writer ask game!

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Pick one of your fics and share three songs to go with it

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[autumnmobile12]

Say Nothing

Summary:

It’s one thing to understand a demisexual partner needs time to establish an emotional connection. It’s just hard when he’s…this.

Or Touya struggles with pent-up tension and self-worth issues while Hawks is oblivious.

...

From the Ambush Simulation AU.

Ambush Simulation is an alternate universe that has two major canon divergences:

Shimura Tenko was found and adopted by All Might.

Todoroki Touya returned home after the fire/coma and stayed there.

All other events are a direct butterfly effect of those two occurrences.

[pocketss]

ouuh brother

[ellipsus-writes]

If you haven't heard, the em dash has been getting a lot of attention lately…

Because it was trained on pirated work—including freely accessible online writing (like fanfic, academic texts)—ChatGPT picked up patterns and quirks native to human writing.

Including (sigh) the em dash.

There are other victims here (RIP tapestry and delve 🫠), but the appropriation of the em dash—a punctuation mark beloved by writers everywhere—feels especially personal.

A kind of low-grade panic is ensuing. Writers who once memed their own em dash overuse—the greatest punctuation mark ever to grace the control-freak’s lexicon, frankly—are suddenly backing away to avoid accusations.

No. More. We have centuries of dash-abusing writers behind us. We will not sit quietly while AI repurposes our beloved stilted aside—or the just-one-more clarification the sentence demands—or the dramatic pause your comma could never—etc.

You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you.

Defend the em dash.

(Feel free to download/share/stick it where it matters!)

[hawks-flat-ass]

Louder for the people in the back: Fuck you—I'll use Emdash all I fucking want.

[prof-writes-sometimes]

Adorable commission of Hawks and my OC by the talented Gravity.

You can check out her work here!

GravityGlitches

And the fic series that features these two lovebirds (well, lovebird and lovebat?)

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

[prof-writes-sometimes]

Got my photoshoot edits back from GeekGirlCon!

Photographer was Fearless Photoworks. Check out their stuff!

fearlessphotoworks | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Washington based photographer, cosplayer, and lover of all things creepy-cute.

[maladaptive-eren]

Finding a fresh new daydreaming plot is honestly the best feeling.

[prof-writes-sometimes]

Seriously love when this happens. There's no feeling like it!