#askbox fun

[pixiedurango]

Oh no! Venatori are attacking the masquerade! What does your Rook have with them to fight back (ideally with the least amount of collateral damage)? Did they sneak it in as part of their costume, or find it at hand at the venue?

(If you have multiple Rooks, you can pick one or answer for all of them.)

I have no concept yet of Cara's outfit for the Masquerade Ball, but without even knowing anything about what her festive garments look, I already can tell that - like in any other piece of her clothing - there will be hidden pockets and sheaths that Cara sews in herself. At least a pair of stilettos (the weapons not the shoes) will be hidden on her, no matter how little fabric her dress will be made off. Another thing, that Cara always carries with her, is a garotte. Perfect for quiet, sneaky surprise takeouts during any type of function. Also always in one of her pockets is her rope knife, that is a good choice for a swift killing. And if there's no to time to draw any weapon, Cara snatches necks quick and silent. Nobody will be bothered by the rude Venatori who dare to disturb the festivities.

What can I say... you can take the girl out of the Crows but never the Crows out of the girl....

[phi-guy]

are there any restaurants/diners tavra likes? does he ever take his squad out to one?

gasp!

hmm on coruscant he probably doesnt go out to eat much, in fact he doesn't leave the temple very much at all, since the planet city can be quite annoyingly overwhelming.

tavra seems like the guy to like to cook for himself, because he likes the ritual of it probably. He'll sometimes share meals with his lads as well, though rarely. he doesnt cook as much during the war.

BUT, he always seems to know the smallest most out-of-the-way spots on other planets whose owners he's inexplicably on familiar terms with (probably from his time before the war). like tiny hole-in-the-wall diners that serve super local meals that are better than anything else around. he'd definitely take his squad there! or actually he'd probably go there himself and get the food to go, so that the whole 308th doesnt have to cram into the little diner.

[kmomof4]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗

Awwwwww!!! Thank you so much, my dear!!! And VERY sorry for the late reply… it has been A WEEK…

Five favorite fics… have to agree with Joni… that’s hard… I’ll probably have to take a page out of her playbook, too, and have some honorable mentions…

In no particular order…

The State of Emergency series- SoE was the second fic I ever wrote, inspired by the Tommy Lee Jones movie Volcano. At the time it was a pretty huge undertaking, and ended up being almost 18k words long! All the fics were soooo much fun to write, even with the addition of another natural disaster in Code White. I was just super happy with how the whole thing turned out.

Of Darkness, Vampires, and Soulmates- This fic is one of my favorites because it was the first time I wrote something for my own event, the CS Supernatural Summer, and because of HOW HARD it was to write. It was the first time I wrote something COMPLETELY out of my own head- no inspiration whatsoever other than a vision of vampire Killian turning Emma- and it took me around seven full months of actively writing to complete it. It was also a lot of fun to include several characters that aren’t often used in fic. @hollyethecurious and @wistfulcynic were very nearly co-writers with me with everything they did to help me finish it.

In the Viper’s Den was written for the @cshistfic event. It’s one of my favorites because I think I did some of my very best writing in it. I’ve also been told by several people that it’s their favorite of my fics. That the action and the romance was very well balanced. It was inspired by the movie Shining Through staring Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas. The movie is really great and I highly recommend it, but I was especially proud of two extra scenes I included that weren’t even suggested in the movie.

A Family Affair series. Probably not fair that a big series is among my favorites, but sorry, not sorry… I am soooooo STINKIN proud of these fics!!! Inspired by a romance series by Nora Roberts I read in high school, this series tells the love stories of 4 siblings, triplet sisters Emma, Regina, and Ruby, and their older brother David. I’ve had several folks ask for Regina and David’s story as CS fics, but I’m too happy with the stories as they are. And I have a Christmas addition in this universe just waiting for December to get here.

A Christmas Surprise was from a prompt by @gingerpolyglot return from military deployment. I still think it’s one of the cutest things I’ve ever written. It also has an addition ready and waiting for December to get here- the original fic in Killian’s pov and then going forward to their wedding day.

I know that’s five, but I have to include A Mistress to No One, bday fic for @hollyethecurious this year. There are so many things I love so much about this fic that make it a true favorite of mine rather than an honorable mention, not the least of which it’s based on my favorite of the Bridgerton series.

And now to the Honorable Mentions…

Cave Cruises, Cabin Capers, & Cracked Craniums: affectionately nicknamed CC3, this was a collaborative fic with @jrob64 @snowbellewells and @whimsicallyenchantedrose based on our girls vacay to Pigeon Forge earlier this summer.

Out of the Fire, Into Tomorrow: bday fic for @snowbellewells last year. Bar wench Emma Swan meets pirate captain Killian Jones and her life is changed forever.

Dream a Little Dream: bday fic for @jrob64 last year set in the Fairytales universe written by @kymbersmith-90. One of both mine and Joni’s very favorite fics.

Thank you so much for the ask, darlin!!!

To spread the self love, I’m gonna tag everyone mentioned above and anyone else who wants to do it!!!

[jumpingpuddles]

Aerosmith, The Mamas and The Papas, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Simon and Garfunkel, The Band, The Mamas and The Papas, Sonny & Cher :)

Thank youuuu!

Give me a band/artist and I'll answer a question

Aerosmith - What are your favorite songs?

#1 will always be Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush (I liked it before Stranger Things. I'm very cool 😜)

Some of my many other favourites:

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits

Layla - Derek & The Dominos

New York Minute - Don Henley

The Mamas and The Papas - What’s the song that have a harmony so good that makes you want to punch something?

Oh god... so many... I'm a SUCKER for harmonies. But the harmonies in Because by The Beatles is just... 😚👌

Metallica - A song that you think everybody should listen to?

Just one, huh? Hmmmmm...

I'm gonna go with Brothers In Arms. It's one of those songs that you have to listen to all the way through before you can turn off whatever you're playing it from.

Pink Floyd - Name your top three songs in any language

The way I'm interpreting this question is "Pick a language and name your top three songs in that language". Swedish would be the obvious one, but I've going with French instead and picking these songs:

Ella, elle l’a - France Gall

Un jour comme un autre - Brigitte Bardot

Hymne A L'Amour - Edith Piaf

Simon and Garfunkel - Your favorite acoustic song?

Probably something by Simon and Garfunkel actually... I'm gonna go with... The Boxer.

The Band - A song that you never get tired of?

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

Sonny & Cher - A song by an artist with a voice that you love?

Autumn Leaves as sung by Eva Cassidy.

This was a lot of fun! Thank you!

[strangesoulmates]

Hello hello! After investigationg *coughs* stalking, I gotta ask about Harry/Tom for the ship ask game, and if it has been done already, Hermione/Tom or Ginny/Tom :D

We all stalk as part of getting to know people online! It's fine :)

Tom Riddle/ Harry Potter: I ship it!

What made you ship it?

The horcrux. And I'm a HUGE sucker for enemies to lovers. I was mostly looking for fic about Voldemort finding out about the horcrux and one thing lead to another.

2.What are your favorite things about the ship?

I am a huge sucker for villains and heros together. Lots of opportunities for ah...situations, especially in the context of the fact that Voldemort is OBSESSED with harry. And, you know, Tom is hot. Incredibly hot. And I'm a sucker for a sociopath who has one person they give a fuck about and that's the way I tend to write it. Also, harry literally had a piece of Tom's soul inside him, the similar childhoods, all that good shit.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

I don't think so? I'm pretty vanilla when it comes to this very not vanilla pairing lol

[a-gastly-trio]

for the draw your oc ask game! damien with 7!

//He's cosplaying as Jack Skellington for the holidays!

[cecilyneville]

Whenever Catherine had a scene with the women in TSP it always felt fake, and most of all superficial to me. It never felt genuine it always felt like whenever she was doing something "nice" for other women, she was only doing it to make herself feel good. It never felt like she was doing it for selfless reasons, and that's what pisses me off the most about TSP. They talk about female empowerment, but they can't even get that right b/c the main character is so selfish and inconsiderate.

yes for sure - i mean, all the interpersonal relationships in tsp are particularly lifeless, demonstrated by having characters say ‘we’re friends, we’re sisters/brothers’ without having it actually being shown (a rare exception is that cute scene of catherine and young mary playing hide and seek in season 1 - it’s particularly funny that catherine’s relationships with mary and margaret actually had more depth in s1 when she barely knew them). it’s not just the women - henry & charles brandon’s friendship is non-existent compared to how it was shown in the tudors - but you’re right, it rings particularly hollow when it comes to catherine and her ladies.

catherine’s treatment of the women in her life (particularly lina, hoooo boy, the way she speaks to her) is supposed to demonstrate how the realities of queenship are turning her into a bitter, callous person, but fraham & co don’t really put the effort into the characters’ relationships for that to work - instead their protagonist just becomes someone it’s impossible to barrack for.

[lustfulnyandegire]

hey!!

I have a fun lil idea!!!  Send me a word or a theme and ill write a small f/o imagine based off it!!