#cor tag

[sol-el]

[bloopf1sh]

iwant him to knee me jn the chest and then pet my hair while i catch my breath i want the kind of toxic fucked up relatiomship that the protagonist escapes from in the books i want him to mistreat me because j fucking know i’ll enjoy it my GOD why did i leave

[ardynzunia]

@swordofthreekings  from here He glanced over at the other, blue eyes sharp, cautious. "Old enough," he answered. A non-answer.

But he was a vampire. One couldn't expect him to answer a question like that honestly.

The immortal pouted. Well that was no fun! Though, he supposed if the Vampire didn’t know who he was talking to it’d be understandable. Hmm, maybe he should give something in return. They were familiar enough. 

“Hmm, what if I told you my real age?” He suggested. “It might surprise you.”  

[kattiiganvales]

Essential Niloy Reading

With Bonus Niloyakka

If you’re looking for your next fic binge and want to read about the ridiculous video game characters I’ve been giffing lately, have I got rec’s for you. All rec’s have been written after completing Horizon: Forbidden West and follow Nil’s canon characterisation. All are complete unless otherwise stated!

Like your fics to follow canon?

The Knife That Binds series by @mythicaitt and @kittleskittle follows the events of canon, pre-Gemini, and then goes on after Singularity. An exploration of Aloy as she navigates her feelings toward a very complicated man, and then features Nil’s perspective as he goes on his own journey to show Aloy his love for her. Absolutely stellar canon characterisation of both Nil and Aloy, amazing writing, and features a line of dialogue that never fails to take my breath away.

Scraped from Salt and Rust series by @cthu-boo is a deliciously spicy and sweet read that follows Aloy and Nil coming to terms with their feelings for each other – and, together, for Drakka. Has some absolutely incredible smut as well as beautiful depth to feelings and what it means to love more than one person at a time.

You Have Me by @ladyverena is a heartfelt one shot that is beautifully soft and sweet and is a really nice ‘What If’ for after the events of HFW.

Of Blood, Steel & Sand by @thunderjawsandlightning only has a couple of chapters, but is such a profoundly deep character study of Nil post-Battle of the Alight as he makes his way across the Forbidden West and encounters old ghosts and demons. Absolutely stellar. WIP.

Commander’s Idyll by @kittleskittle is a fan comic that sees Aloy and Nil take Drakka on a date. Absolutely GLORIOUS art, excellent humour, and casual nudity. WIP.

I Alone by @kittleskittle is a wonderfully spicy one-shot that shows how the Stillsands race should could have gone.

Prefer an Alternate Universe?

Wheels In Motion by @her-madjesty is absolutely essential Niloy AU. Modern day, in which Nil and Drakka work night shift at a McDonald’s, and get to know the redhead in the battered old truck who has a taste for nuggets and coffee after midnight.

Fireproof by @ladyverena places Aloy and Nil in a modern Hollywood setting where they are employed as stunt people for big time films and is full of delicious unresolved sexual tension. WIP.

I’ll Believe In Anything by @kittleskittle answers the question of ‘What if Nil was a ghost?’ A heartbreaking exploration of letting go of what you think you know and believing in more than what you can prove, and the expanded Ghost AU universe provides other delicious insights. I especially recommended State of Love and Trust for Drakka as a hockey player who risks losing everything he loves by letting himself drown in his own insecurities.

I Want Ours To Be An Endless Song by @cthu-boo is a canon-divergent soulmate au featuring finding your soulmate through music you hear in your head. Absolutely stunning lore and character work while following canon events. WIP.

Many of the above-listed authors also have multiple one-shots and ficlets that are too numerous to list but 100% worth a read!

Now go enjoy your Niloy.

[ofimmortal-moved]

Unf. 

[surrealsunday]

jaime, my beautiful, massively talented friend, i'm so ready to go on another ride with you!!! 🧡🧡🧡 and my advance apologies for excessive capslock + novel-length comments later ksfjkldjf

Cor!!! 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you my dear friend. And you know the way I treasure your comments! GIMME!!! I can’t wait!!!

[sol-el]

1, 9, 26, 27, 33 (Lightweight)

Hi babbeeee thank you <33

1, How many WIPS do you currently have?

Two, technically! Two active ones. And then I'm supposed to be writing another one for our mutual friend lol. I'm swamped!

9. What time do you prefer to write? (Day, night, etc.?)

I don't think I have a preference so long as it's quiet, I'm alone, and I've got the Juice

26. What is your favorite part about writing?

Answered here, but in light of recent conversations (and because I think I took that question too literally last time), my favorite thing ABOUT writing is that it is where I can be myself. I can speak freely there. Which can be why it's so frustrating when the words won't come out, or they come out wrong, but lately I don't struggle with that as much as I used to. This is why I'm realizing just how sad it was that I felt like I had to restrict myself when it came to writing the things I love. As if that wasn't the whole point of why I picked up writing to begin with. It's how I communicate without fear of being too "much." I'm so used to giving abbreviated versions of my identities to people and it's so hard to keep track of but in my writing I can be some of those things, or all of those things, and it doesn't really matter because as long as I AM my selves, I'm doing it right. I'm making art right

27. What is a question that you never get asked about your fics that you really want to answer?

Answered here :) I love being asked about my fics, but my head has a funny way of preventing me from verbalizing what it is I would want asked about them. I find I can be most earnest about this stuff when I trick myself into thinking that no one will read or say anything about these posts XD

33. What is your favorite line from *insert fic name here*?

Lightweight

Raghh that's like the one fic where I feel like everything's a banger and I can't pick!!! Lol. Honestly I am EXTREMELY partial to the summary:

“Your fruit is quite sweet,” he says politely. “Much sweeter than the ones on—mine.” A few heads turn their direction and one red-faced guy's eyes fly wide open. He gives a low “sheesh” then gets back to puffing on his cigarette. Lois growls at Kal to shut up.

...but since that's kind of an easy one since it's, well, the summary, I'm gonna do a twofer and say it's the bug line. He's trying to make a joke! And it is a cute joke! But Lois thinks he's being serious because he's an alien and so he's probably being serious, right??? 😭 God I love these two. Idiot 4 idiot. Also accidental Bug Wars reference

[sol-el]

This will 100% out me but. That part in Ategnatos where Gilly is being pieced together by Mystra always lives in my head rent-free. Just the dreamy cinematicness of the whole scene. OUGH

(I lied! I will answer this and then to bed I go). From this ask game

It's kind of crazy because my style did such a shift I think? So now looking back on my bg3 writing feels... eugh.... but here's a snippet from that scene that is passable. Again with that quotation mark thing I talked about