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[queerbutstillhere]

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[queerbutstillhere-writes]

Tied By An Invisible String by Queerbutstillhere

rating: Teen and Up

warnings: no archive warnings apply

pairings: Jason Todd/Roy Harper

Tags: Soulmate AU, Red string of fate au

Roy Harper knew the legends. Everyone did. The string of fate that tied everyone to their soulmate. Some people had several strings, in a rainbow of colors. Some people had none, some people had a singular red one.

Jason Todd tumbled into his life when he was nineteen, he didn’t notice the red string looping around them, tying their hands together, until years later when he fell into bed with the man.

They were tied together, but as long as they pretended they weren't, then they could be okay. As long as that string stayed on their finger, they knew the other was alive.

A Saturnalia gift for @desert-lily happy Yule my darling friend, ilysm and I'm so so grateful I know you!

Thank you sm to @fandoms-are-my-lifestyle for betaing this mess!

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[queerbutstillhere-writes]

Everyone had told him they were too young to get married. That they should wait longer.

He hadn't listened. He had been too eager, too in love. Too foolish.

He had wanted nothing more than to get married.

And now he was regretting it.

Because maybe, if he hadn't gotten married, hadn't let his husband make the promise to protect him through anything, even until death. . . .

Maybe he wouldn't be sitting here clutching his husband's body

[queerbutstillhere-writes]

I started writing a new jondami fic and everbody is freaking out because of how fast im writing it and I'm just

Babes

There's a reason i always said I just get possessed by a 18th century ghost <3

[queerbutstillhere]

Dahlias and Roses by Queerbutstillhere

rating: teen and up

warnings: no archive warnings apply

pairings: Peter Nureyev/Juno Steel

Tags: Hanahaki, Soulmates AU, mostly canon compliant, Peter POV

Peter Nureyev was a nameless thief. A man who took without regard for others, who could disappear into the night without leaving a trace, he kept no company, and had no ties to anyone. Peter Nureyev is a man who has flowers growing in his lungs, petals coming out with every breath. He is a man with a mystery illness, and it's going to suffocate him.

Thank you to @shelbychild and @dont-taunt-the-octopus for betaing!

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[queerbutstillhere]

He remembered Juno Steel, and he still loved him.

fanart of my fic, Dahlias and Roses.

[Image ID: A moodboard with nine images and red backing. The top left image is of a Caucasian person with blood on their mouth and throat, leaves visible in the foreground and background of the image. The Left Middle image is of a starry sky over a mountain range. The bottom left image is of two hands, pinkies intertwined, one hand is black, the other white. The Top Center image is of a stack of old books with a bundle of blossoms on top. The very center image is a black and white photo of two people leaning into each other, silhouetted by a window behind them. The bottom center photo is of a person in a suit with a bow-tie holding two pink roses in front of their face. The top right image is of a hand reaching out, red lighting from underneath turning the palm and wrist red. The middle right is of a person laying on a bed with gray sheets, they are curled up with their back exposed, and a hand on the back of their neck. And the bottom right photo is of a bathroom sink, water pouring out of the faucet, and a bundle of mixed flowers inside the sink. End ID]

[queerbutstillhere-writes]

Your Pain Is My Pain

rating: teen and up

warnings: chose not to use archive warnings

pairings: Jonathan Samuel Kent/Damian Wayne

Tags: Character Death, Family Member Death, Grief/Mourning, Emotional Hurt/Comfort

They had been driving for hours. Damian had lost track of how many at this point. It was pitch black outside, on the rare occasion that they passed someone on the highway, their headlights were blinding. He could ask Jon to switch. But he won’t do that. Jon needed his rest. Jon wasn’t used to pulling all nighters, Damian was.

They were taking a roadtrip to Kansas to visit Jon’s grandparents. His grandpa had recently been declining in health, and the whole family was worried about what might happen. Of course, they could have just flown there, in either a Wayne Enterprises jet or just with Jon’s powers. But when Damian had offered, Jon had said he wanted to drive down.

Damian suspects it’s so he could have time to process.

[queerbutstillhere]

Another Lazy Day In Pepper Heights

written for @podcastbigbang

Rating: Teen and up

Warnings: No Archive Warnings apply

Relationship: Dane/Luke

Tags: Fluff, relationship discussions, lazy day fic

Dane and Luke have a lazy day together, in which they attempt to talk about feelings, they dye Dane's hair, and watch some movies

Thank you to @houseofbeesart for betaing this fic!

Art done by @corvidtowers can be found here (X) and art by @deepeststarlightkitten here (X) !

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[miniheist]

art piece for @queerbutstillhere @podcastbigbang fiction, which can be read here on ao3

[ID: A moodboard on a tan background. The moodboard is made up of four photos, which are taped or pinned to the background, a piece of paper with a quote, and three color swatches on white cards. The quote is in the bottom right corner, and has the text “You have us. We’re your family.” written in a formal black font. The color swatches make up an L-shaped pattern in the bottom left corner, and from top to bottom are a light brown, dark brown, and black. The four photos in the center clockwise are a black silhouette in front of a burning fire, the black silhouettes of two young children in front of a sunset, the darkened silhouettes of two figures holding hands, and the outstretched hands of a pale figure drowning in dark water. END ID]

image id done by: @bisexualoftheblade​

[talking4the1]

Check out this awesome fic. I made this art for a fic from the @podcastbigbang

Title: A Heart for a Heart

Read here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31010684/chapters/76599710

Author: Korey @queerbutstillhere

Podcast: Limetown

ID by: A | @notesofarichlycolorednight

ID: A traditional, colored drawing, depicting Emile Haddock and Daniel Rassmueller from the podcast Limetown. Emile, a white man with short, dark brown hair and greying sides, sits in a brown bathtub, in formal clothing. His blue button down and black vest can be seen, the rest of Emile’s body is obscured by the side of the bathtub. His expression is solemn as he looks at Daniel, a silhouette on far right side of the drawing. (same tw as above) One of Emile’s hands is gripping the bathtub’s edge, blood is dripping from that point and falling down the side of the bathtub. Some water overflows the side of the tub, to the right of Emile. Behind Emile is a wall of blue tiles. The white shower curtain is pulled back on either side of the tub and is held up by a dark blue curtain rod. end ID]

[queerbutstillhere]

A Heart For A Heart

Written for @podcastbigbang !

Rating: Teen and up

Archive Warnings: Chose not to use archive warnings

Relationship: Daniel Rassmueller/Emile Haddock

Tags: What could have happened, (other various content warning tags)

A "what might have happened" Fic for season 2 of Limetown. Follows Daniel Rassmueller and his journey from saving Emile Haddock to falling for him, and the tragedy of the Bridge.

Thank you so much to @dont-taunt-the-octopus and @shelbychild for betaing this fic for me!

The Title Card is made by @mininacl !

Other art by @talking4the1 can be found Here (X) (X) and another piece by @mininacl can be found here (X) !

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Image ID by @talking4the1

[IMAGE ID Realistic photo of a heart and string. The photo is a rectangle and across the top is a white and red string. Tied in the center is a light pink heart that's being ripped into two. In front of the photo in white glacial indifference font it says, "A Heart For A Heart" to the right and "queerbutstillhere" End ID]

[queerbutstillhere-writes]

Memories and Memoirs a gift for @binarystarkillers

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationship: Todd Anderson/Neil Perry

Tags: Angst, Flashbacks, Walt Whitman Poetry, anderperry, Hurt No Comfort, neil did not live

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Ever since Neil left, nothing was the same. All that was left was broken pieces, shattered glass, torn pictures and wet notebooks.

All that Todd had left anymore was memories. Memories of Neil, of what they had, of the Dead Poets Society. All he had left was sorrow, nostalgia, and longing.

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[queerbutstillhere-writes]

All Dressed Up For A Hit And Run

Rating: teen and up

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationship: Buddy Aurinko & Peter Nureyev

Tags: Found family shenanigans

"So, a Casino?"

"Indeed, darling. What better place for two thiefs?"

Nureyev smiled just slightly. "So what's the plan?"

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Or, the fic where Buddy and Nureyev have their "bonding" experience conning a casino

A Birthday fic for @shelbychild

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[for-the-poets-and-the-stars]

"your plans will change" older people always say,

"When you meet the right person, they will all go away"

But that won't be me, you think

Young and bright eyed, full of dreams and ideals

Not one soul could take them away

Not one soul could make you forget them

And then you meet them

That person with stars in their eyes and flowers in their hair

Honey in their voice and aloe in their touch

And oh how your plans change

Oh how quickly you abandon them

For the older people are right

They can change your plans with nothing but a smile

And suddenly

You'd do anything for those plans

To involve them

[queerbutstillhere-writes]

It's a love story. Baby, just say 'Yes'

for @jondami-week

Rating: teen and up

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Pairing: Jonathan Samuel Kent/Damian Wayne

Tags: Proposal, fluff, domestic

When Damian had started considering proposing to Jon, there had been many ideas thrown out. He had an entire new group chat with some of their closest friends, just for ideas for proposal. However, he wanted it to be special. He wanted it to be nice and memorable and he wanted it to be something Jon would love, but not suspect. And when your boyfriend is a super powered god, that's easier said than done.

[concerningwolves]

Writing Deaf Characters | Speech is Speech

Before I get going, I’m 75% deaf, as some of you know, semi-reliant on hearing aids and lip reading. My first languages were Makaton sign and then BSL. I now use spoken English.

There are a lot of issues I find with how deaf people are represented in books, when represented at all. I would love to see more deaf and hard of hearing characters in the books I read- without having to read books specifically about deaf/HoH people- but when I find them, they’re grossly undercharacterized or stereotyped. Authors write them in a way that sets signing language characters apart from speaking characters as if they are inferior, and this makes my blood boil.

Some technicalties

I’ll keep this brief.

You may have heard that “deaf” is a slur and you should use “hearing impaired”. Don’t. I’ve never met a deaf or hard of hearing person who believed that. Use deaf for people who are deaf, and Hard of Hearing (HoH) for people who lack hearing. These can be interchangeable depending on the person. This is why sensitivity readers are a useful part of the beta process.

Sign language is incredibly varied. It developes in the same way as spoken language. Fun fact: in BSL there are at least half a dozen ways to say bullshit, my favourite of which is laying your arms across one another with one hand making a bull’s head sign and the other hand going flat, like a cowpat. It’s beautifully crude, and the face makes the exclamation mark. Wonderful.

There are different sign languages. Knowing more than one would make a character multi or bi-lingual, even if they are non-speaking.

Makaton is basic sign language used by children, and it mirrors the very simple language used by toddlers.

Yes, we swear and talk shit about people around us in sign language sometimes, and no, it isn’t disrespectful to have signing characters do this. Just remember that we also say nice things, and random things, and talk about fandoms and TV shows and what we’re having for dinner, too.

Each signed language is different from another. ASL and BSL? Nothing alike. Just google the two different signs for horse.

Remember that sign language is a language, equal to the spoken word

Therefore, treat it as such. Use quotation speech marks and dialogue tags. You only need to explicitly state that this character uses signed language once, and then let your modifiers and description do the rest.  It isn’t a form of “sub-speech" or “making hand actions”- sign language is a language all on its own: it has its own grammar rules, syntactical structures, punctuation, patterns, idioms and colloquialisms. For example, “what is your name?” becomes “Your name what?” with the facial expression forming punctuation in the same way that spoken English uses alterations of prosodic tone (inflections). There is even pidgin sign; a language phenomenon usually associated with spoken language.

In the same way that you would describe a spoken-English character’s tone of voice, you would describe a signed-English speaker’s facial expressions and the way that they sign- keeping in mind that these things are our language’s equivalent of verbal inflection.

So please, none of that use of “special speech marks” or italicised speech for sign. If your viewpoint character doesn’t understand signed speech, then you take the same approach that would be used for any other language they don’t understand, like French or Thai. E.g “He said something in rapid sign language, face wrinkling in obvious disgust.” is a good way of conveying this. The proof that you’ve done this well is in whether or not you can switch “sign language” for French or something else, and it would read the same.

Don’t be afraid to describe how things are said, either. Sign language is such a beautiful and expressive way of talking, and to see a writer do it justice would be truly fabulous. Putting this into practise:

“Oh, I love maths!” She said, fingers sharp and wide with sarcasm. She raised her eyebrows.

“I’m sorry.” He replied and made his face small, but could not keep the grin forming. She was starting to laugh, too.

This is part one of two, for the sake of readability and keeping the information simple as I can. Part two- writing the deaf characters themselves- is coming up over the weekend. See you then and best luck with your writing until that point :D

This is part of my weekly advice theme. Each week I look at what you’ve asked me to help with, and write a post or series of posts for it. Next week: settings and character development (including heroes, anti-heroes, villains, and every other kind of character).

[queerbutstillhere-writes]

Some Might Call This Sin, So Take Me Down To Hell With A Smile

For @jondami-week

Rating: explicit

Archives warning: chose not to use archive warnings

Pairings: Damian Wayne/Jonathan Samuel Kent

Tags: pwp, smut, getting caught

Jon wouldn’t be pleased. Damian had spent the morning before work teasing him, and kept that up via text during work, and that might lead to punishments. That thought alone had just egged him on, whispering curses and Jon’s name under his breath.

That was his mistake, he’d learn later. He would’ve gotten away with it, if he had just kept his mouth shut.