#tpdup

[mare--noctis]

So, to celebrate @thefangirlingdead and I reaching 300k words, we'd like to let y'all know the title of our fic: 'Til Penalty Do Us Part

Set just before the 2022 playoffs, and follows into the 2022-23 season (and beyond).

You can track updates to this fic via the tag #TPDUP

my ask box is open if you would like to ask any questions about this behemoth of a fic we're writing!

The playlist I listen to while writing:

[thefangirlingdead]

since you said we can ask lol can we get a snippet of some sexual tension? or just any cute moment in whatever context you choose!

Oh man. There are SO many to choose from, but here's a very out of context snippet that I adore:

“You’re a pest,” Leon mutters, his chest rumbling against Matthew’s palm.  He huffs out a laugh. “‘Pest’. ‘Rat’. ‘Bastard’. ‘Menace’. ‘Nuisance’. I’ve heard ‘em all, baby,” he retorts, “That’s why you like me, right?”  One of Leon’s hands finds its place at his waist, the other coming up to rest at the back of his neck. The shutter clicks a few more times.  “I tolerate you,” Leon shoots back, smirking.  There he is. Matthew preens.  “Show me how much you tolerate me,” he rasps. And then, on cue, Leon drags him down for a kiss, breathless and desperate and heated, and so, so good. 

@mare--noctis holy shit, we wrote this part so long ago it doesn't even feel real anymore

[tellermorelli]

nicola peltz x matthew daddario

[mare--noctis]

Hello! I wanted to ask you about tpdup. Perhaps you could share a pivotal "oh" moment where one of them acknowledges/realizes their romantic feelings for the first time and maybe a crucial scene snippet around sports journalists/social media reactions to their relationship? How does the general public react to their marriage?

I don't know if there is one pivotal "oh" moment, as there are lots of little ones throughout the story.

As for social media however, welcome to my pride and joy. There is going to be a bunch of bonus content we've done up for this fic, so you can have a sneak peak of that @thefangirlingdead

[thefangirlingdead]

hello can we ask for an update on tpdup?

Hi anon! Absolutely!

Life has been a bit chaotic lately (thank you Stanley Cup playoffs and hockey and work) but we’re officially in the final stretch! Like, we only have a few more beats left to hit and then it’s editing and getting everything polished 🥹

We also recently surpassed 1 million words which is absolutely bonkers. We’ve both been really emotional this past week about the fact that two people who live on other sides of the world and have never met irl have managed to accomplish this over the past year (y’know, on top of becoming close friends). The power of hrpf y’all.

Hopefully @mare--noctis and I will have more fun updates for you all soon ❤️

I unfortunately don’t have many recent snippets to share that aren’t super spoilery, but theres some drunk smutty Leon below if you feel inclined 👀

He gets a little lost in it while he strokes himself, momentarily forgetting that he’s recording a voice memo for Matthew, his breathing heavy, uneven, stupidly desperate despite the fact that he just barely got started, despite the fact that he doesn’t have Matthew’s voice in his ear, talking him through it.  But Matthew can have his, when he eventually hears this.  And at the thought of that, Leon moans, a little slutty, a little exaggerated and performative, just for Matthew. “Fuck, baby,” he gasps, “D’you have any idea how hard it was for me to hold it together with you out there looking like that? Running your fuckin’ mouth the way you do? You drive me so insane, you always have…” Leon picks up the pace, knowing he won’t last, lips loose as he waxes poetic about the way Matthew plays, the way he fights, the fact that he could still feel the bruises that he left on his inner thighs under his breezers, the fact that all the guys in the room just knew when they saw them. “Wanted to put you in your place, wanted – fuck—” he gasps, hurtling towards the edge, “Wanted you to put me in mine, the way you fuckin’—” He sucks in a sharp breath, his hips fucking forward involuntarily.  “God,” he groans, shaking his head, “You just — the way you command the ice. The way everyone fuckin’ listens to you. Do you have any idea what you — fuck, ‘m almost there—”

[thefangirlingdead]

Little TPDUP Update:

For those of you who have asked 🥹

@mare--noctis and I have both been pretty quiet on here lately, but that's because we finally started doing our first re-read/edits of Til' Penalty Do Us Part! Considering how long it is, and how perfect we want it to be, this is taking some time, but what I can say is... the fic is complete! There's an ending! It exists!

What does that mean moving forward?

Well... it means we've got a big running list of edits we need to make before we even think about starting to publish it. I know it seems a like a lot, but this thing is our baby and we want it to be perfect (or as close to perfect as we can make it, haha)

That being said, we're closer to the finish line than ever and we'll keep ya'll posted when we have a better idea of when we're done with edits and ready to start sharing it.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE 🥹

[mare--noctis]

Just so y’all know, @thefangirlingdead and I wrote another 100k in 35 days.

We are TWO WEEKS into the 2022-23 season, with plenty of stuff happening.

I know I joked when we started writing this about “haha how funny would it be if this ended up as a 200k fic instead of a 20k oneshot, right?” and 400k words and half a fic to go later….

This has been going on so long that @thefangirlingdead wrote an entire time-loop fic alongside this & I am working on my own one too.

[thefangirlingdead]

would you feel like sharing any snippets from TPDUP? i am so excited!! hope the writing is going well

HI HELLO!! Writing is going well! A little slower than usual because work has been busy, BUT...

We hit 1 million words this week!

Absolutely insane to me that it's officially 1m and counting, and we've still got a bit to go. Here's some cute banter between Leon and Tyson Barrie to hold you over for now:

“God, can you imagine Leon and Matty’s kids?” Tyson asks, hauling him close with an arm around his neck, his face pressed close to Leon’s, a little drunk, a little too close for comfort, and just the buffer that Leon needs right now. “They’d suck at skating—” “Hey, fuck off,” Leon shoots back, shoving playfully at Tyson, not enough to actually dislodge him, but enough to earn a laugh, “Who had six points tonight?”  “Didn’t say it’s cause you’re a good skater, bud,” Tyson chirps back cheerfully, but before Leon has a chance to retort, he’s ruffling his hair and adding, “You guys would have cute kids, bro. Hurry up so they can be friends with Leo, kay?” Leon rolls his eyes fondly, shoving back at Tyson. “Just have another. Problem solved.”  “Already working on it,” Tyson retorts with a wink, which earns another round of groans and chirps from their teammates, drawing the attention and heat from Leon, which he appreciates endlessly. 

@mare--noctis