For those of you who have read or are currently reading Carousel, you might know that I've been rewriting the story lately and posting it on Wattpad.
I was planning to post the final product here on Tumblr once I'm done, but since the chapters have grown A LOT, I don't think it would be as easy as editing the old chapters with the updated version (like what I did with Blood Moon Rising and The Stand-In) and I'm considering on keeping the old one for those of you who still want to read the original version.
So, please help me decide whether I should just keep it on Wattpad or should I post the new version somewhere else and how:
Would you read the rewritten version of Carousel? Where should I post them?
Yes, post them as a new series and archive the old one
Yes, I'll read it, but post on Patreon as public/free content
Yes, I'll read it even if it's only on Wattpad
I'll only read the original version
Voting ended onJun 7, 2025
Please help share this around and share me your thoughts (or ideas) in the reblog or replies.
I don't know if this counts for OT7, but I want to rec my own fic/series, Carousel 🥺 Yoongi may be the lead in this, but each character has their own roles and I try my best to give a chance for each one (even the side characters) to have their own spotlight. It tells a story about how two characters, joined by an arranged marriage, find their way to recognise their own power and learn to co-exist and to love. I've learned a lot while writing this one and I hope people will enjoy reading it too
Based off your description, this definitely fits the requirement! Thank you for your self rec, we’ll add it to the masterlist.
An eye for an eye, and the whole world goes blind
We'll survive this, you and I
Onward to our last dream.
Carousel by @yoonia, requested by @aeristudios
𝖘𝖕𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖘𝖔𝖒 𝖑𝖚𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖇𝖞: Dia's blogversary 2025
Note: Since Tumblr deleted the original post for no reason at all, I guess I'll be answering your ask/request this way instead T^T
Carousel has always been my precious baby, so it means a lot to me that you enjoyed the story. I've never pictured the story having a dark academia vibe to it, but working on this moodboard made me see it. Thank you for requesting this. I enjoyed making this a lot!
I'm planning to start posting the new version of Carousel series here soon. As mentioned before, the upgraded version of Carousel has been growing twice (maybe a bit more) the original length with more context added into the plot. So I need to figure out the proper length for each chapter that everyone will enjoy reading before I start formatting and posting them here. Please vote based on your preference 💜
how long shoud I post each chapter here on Tumblr?
Hey there ! I just wanted to ask approximately how many chapters have you planned for the rewrite of carousel ?
Hello! For Carousel, I've written about 20-ish chapters so far. The original version has 16+ chapters (including the bonus stories), so I predict there's going to be around 40 chapters. Might be less since I'm deleting and meshing together some parts that are no longer necessary. But since I'm blending the bonus scenes into the main story, this might change once we've moved past the climax of the story.
tagged by @lo1k-diamonds since forever ago. Thank you for tagging and sorry this took so long <333
Rules: Share those beautiful WIPs. If you don't have one, share the idea that you're working on or the art.
Since I've been on and off but have been writing a lot, I'll be sharing the two WIPs I'm focusing on this week:
Ever A Never After: Act 3. Fairy Tales and Bittersweet Endings
As soon as you turn to the corridor, any notion of your plan earlier to share today’s fun story over dinner disappears from your head.
Everything stills. You can’t even remember why you are here. All that matters is what you see before you.
Seokjin, who had just gotten back from work a while ago and went straight to take his shower while you were finishing up in the kitchen, is now standing in the corridor, right in front of the joint bathroom.
You have grown used to seeing him always looking neat; in his suits during the day for work, or in his loose T-shirt and sweatpants when he is relaxing at home. And he is now wearing neither.
Fresh out of shower, Seokjin only has a layer of towel covering his waist.
His chest is completely bare, still damp from the shower, and it makes him look like the regal-looking statues that you had once seen in the gardens within Castle Andalasia. His hair, which is always neatly styled or combed back even when he is home, is now wet and loose on his forehead. His damp eyelashes look darker, while his face seems to shine between the frame of his wet locks. The remaining water that keeps dripping from each lock of hair continues to bring your eyes back down to his broad shoulders that are now flexing under your gaze.
You can hear the voice in your head chastising you. Reminding you how rude you are being by staring at him. Turn around and walk away. Stop staring. The rational voice inside your head keeps yelling at you.
But you cannot move. You are rooted in your place. Your legs failing to do what they are being commanded to when your entire body is focusing on something else that is happening within.
Carousel (rewritten version)
“It’s illegal for a kiss to feel this good,” you murmur against his lips.
“I should be the one saying that,” he chuckles softly, the sound vibrating across your skin. Then he moves his lips to your neck, pressing a kiss there, drawing tremors through your body.
“So,” you moan softly when your heart is beating so wildly you almost feel like it’s about to burst right out of your chest. You gently press your hands on his shoulders to slow him down. “You mentioned something about breakfast?”
Yoongi presses another kiss, and another, trailing down the column of your neck. “I’m thinking of having a different kind of breakfast first,” he groans softly, brushing his lips on your skin one last time before pulling back. His eyes are filled with hunger now when you look up at him again, although you can quickly tell that the hunger has nothing to do with the plan of having breakfast under the morning sun, when he smiles and whispers, “And you did promise to continue once you’ve freshened up.”
“I was talking about us kissing,” you gasp, a nervous laugh escaping your lips when your body seems to melt against him.
He shakes his head and smirks. “I want something else, sweetheart,” he murmurs, and his gaze moves slowly down your body, lingering for a moment on the cleavage of your robe that has been pulled open from rubbing against his chest.
His eyes return to yours. “Tell me you don’t want it.”
“What would you do if that’s what I choose?”
He shrugs. “Then I’ll leave you to dress up and I’ll be downstairs watching the staff set up our breakfast while I wait for you.”
Tagging (no pressure!!): @aeristudios @shadowkoo @kithtaehyung @minisugakoobies @pars-ley @yoongihan @anyamaris and anyone who wants to do this!
