obsessive bard blogging

home to all my thoughts and rambles as i watch Dark Age!!!

[wannabebardrambles]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

intro post moment!!!!

sup. welcome to my first side blog. im caitlin, nice to obsess with you! if u wanna come say hi to me in discord im @ caitlin_2048 <33333

the hyperfixation to end all hyperfixations. my ✨bards of new york✨ obsession cannot be stopped ive made my home here and never written so much fanfic before in my life. all i can do now is attempt to make lists out of the chaos, soooooooo...

if you want to read my BONY fic on ao3, here's an easy list!

Regolus: Dark Age

just in case - a post RDA 30 JB x Aelys AU in which JB returns to the train arena to find the fragments of Aelys left behind. 34k words. my magnum opus.

my life was a storm (how could i fear any hurricane) - a short RDA 21 AU in response to Hera's lovely prompt: 'what if JB had understood Katari's comment...'? JB x Aelys, obviously

your love is sunlight, sunlight, sunlight - a short RDA 25 ish canon compliant fic from Katari's pov, responding to Alli's wonderful 'sunburned' prompt... Synntari, OBVIOUSLY lol

these skeletons (welcome them in) - an RDA AU oneshot in which Aelys accompanies the group to the Orphanos monastary, only to find a less than warm welcome for JB (protective Aelys! let me have this)

this boy is on fire - Aelys sees JB go into Wrathful Focus for the first time. plot and context is not important here only the jb x aelys is

Gilded Thrones

you paint dreamscapes on the wall - a 3-chapter Lücan x Caska fic in which Mio fights the good fight (tells them to stop! that! wedding!)

all we are is skin and bone - a rafamara fic i wrote around GT 9 wondering how on earth i could get these two useless lesbians to smooch! ignore the plot. focus on the gays

your furious fight - post GT21, Dulcamara is sick of Cyrus' threats, and decided to take matters into her own hands

take my hand (wreck my plans) - a glimpse inside what Caska might have been dreaming about while dancing with Lücan in GT 20

in the meantime - Caska pines over Lücan and his promise. Federico is there to make fun of her like the bestie he is

precipices and poisons - an angsty GT AU i thought of wayyyyyy back at the beginning of the campaign, in which Lücan uses his magic in the face of a different kind of threat. all non-canon angst in the service of my Lücan and Mio and Caska being a family agenda

all my dreams are no use (when i am wide awake) - Andronika tells Lücan its time to return to the front and leave Mio behind. He begs her to let him stay

i also have Flufftober 2025, which also comes with a few Failed Flufftober Prompts lol

any poems or fics on here will also be in discord xxx

i will try to keep specifically watch along thought posts either vague, tagged with #spoilers or under a cut from here on out <3

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ITS MERCILLA!! *i scream as they drag me into a padded room*

OH YM GOD YES IT ISSSSS

adding them to my playlist stattttttttt thank you diva

maybe i should start posting more music stuff on here....

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My favourite thing is Rafa and dulcamara getting clowned on for being in love

The teasing is *mwah* chefs kiss

I need more of it.

let Melvira and Merrit tease their sisters

Rafa wearing the lavender in her hair? THATS SO GAY AND NO ONE’S METIONED IT

AHHKIFTKJGFJNBFGBNFDNKGU

my new fave thing is getting asks about them actually ARGHHHH

love this. theyre so goddamn adorable and im NEVER getting over it

the lavender symbol is actually just life altering its such a quintessentially core symbol and now it has the bEST new meaning

[m-azing1]

I just realized this one never fully posted here so let’s try again! If any Regolus: Dark Age pairing were made to go with Orbiter by Noah Kahan, it’s Syntari so please enjoy! SPOILERS FOR TOME 1

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End of August by Noah Kahan but make it Regolus: Dark Age!

I’ve been using Noah’s new album for gilded thrones edits recently but I had to give some love to RDA! SPOILERS FOR TOME 1

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these edits are doing something frightening to my psyche

[eden-3000]

Wanna get into Bards of NY. Do I need to watch the campaigns in order or are they independent?

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YIPPEEEEEE WELCOMMEEEWEE!!!!!! i know my fellow bardlings have already answered in the notes so let me be the one to say welcome to the cult club, come say hi in discard and let us know which campaign you end up starting with!!!

bards is my favourite media in the UNIVERSE. i am SO DELIGHTED anytime i see someone discover it <3

[eden-3000]

damn.

This is probably the most enthusiastic welcome I've ever gotten when entering a Fandom.

[wannabebardrambles]

awwww help i’m gonna get emotional about BONY again now…

this is the most welcoming, lovely and supportive community i have ever joined. when i tell people how much i love being a bardling (which i tell everyone, all of the time) i am not exaggerating.

the storytelling is impeccable, but also the vibes are lovely. everyone is so committed to making it feel like a community, so me being feral on here is like my lil contribution to that <3

anyways. i’m insane on main and feral abt everything BONY, but please know we’re delighted to have you in the fandom !!

[eden-3000]

Wanna get into Bards of NY. Do I need to watch the campaigns in order or are they independent?

[wannabebardrambles]

YIPPEEEEEE WELCOMMEEEWEE!!!!!! i know my fellow bardlings have already answered in the notes so let me be the one to say welcome to the cult club, come say hi in discard and let us know which campaign you end up starting with!!!

bards is my favourite media in the UNIVERSE. i am SO DELIGHTED anytime i see someone discover it <3

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Rafa and Elro confrontation fic?

don't mean to pressure you, just letting you know that I will read it because I NEED IT

(hehe i rhymed)

SO TRUE

im ngl its been a shit few weeks and im in the academic trenches rn so tragically i must say Not Yet. but SOON! im hoping ill have a free evening this weekend and i can finish it then

but this ask made me happy and is so lovely so ... did i share any snippets yet?

here is a work in progress:

Rafa nodded, trying desperately not to read into those words. She also tried not to read into the way Amara hesitated, but it was clear as day that she was lingering, her arm near Rafa’s elbow, her fingers half-extended, the breath before the reaching. In fact, it was apparently so obvious that Elro noticed. “You shouldn’t keep her waiting, Mars,” he said abruptly.  Rafa watched the way his eyes tracked Amara’s motions, watched his brow furrow in either anger or hurt. But it was soon quite hard to care about how the ice boy felt when Amara leant a little closer, and then, at Rafa’s immediate smile, pressed a kiss to Rafa’s cheek. Rafa suppressed her shiver, and her instinct to reel Amara back in for a kiss that was a little more thorough, and squeezed Amara’s hand only once before letting go. “I’ll see you later?” Amara asked, her cheeks stained with beautiful blush. Rafa nodded, sure her own cheeks were an embarrassing shade of pink.  “Catch you later Mars,” Elro added, a little too forcefully.

oh and if you want the unedited, unpretty planning....

teehee

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dis a PSA in case i guessed wrong about a spam comment. if ur a person who wants to fandom u can send me a dm or an ask any time my lovelies i am ALWAYS ecstatic to hear from yall.

if ur a bot or want money.... don't.

k love yall BYE!

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YOU WROTE ‘JUST IN CASE’!?

OMG THE JAELYS FIC OF ALL TIMEEEEEEEEE

Most of your fanfics are fucking incredible

I really like the sunburn one. You just KNOW that Katari talk about synnove under that table

also the one where Dulcamara confronts Cyrus. 🤌🤌

I NEED a scene like that in cannon

holy shit. holy shit holy shit holy shit. hi so im gonna CRY IN CLASS

(no one ask why im on here in class dw about it john locke told me it was fine)

so uh. yeah. that was meeeee. me in collaboration with my best friend but yes. um. you calling it that is gonna make me CRY that fic is my fucking magnum opus its the best ive ever done . thank you so so so much i am SO GLAD you enjoyed it!!! BONY fic writing is my favourite thing ever ever ever its the best source text and the best community i am so spoiled <3

and also YES those are two of my favourites!!!! both were inspired by lovely icons in the discord actually turns out collaboration is key ahaha

[mxrr0rball]

living weapon characters who cant conceptualise not being the one who puts themselves in danger for others. living weapon characters who dont understand why someone would ever protect them instead of the other way around. they're flabbergasted the first time someone (e.g. found family) steps in to protect them.

"What are you doing?"

"Protecting you????"

A pause. "What? Why?"

[super-nova5045]

and just when you think you’re at your absolute lowest a blonde motherfucker comes along and makes everything so much worse

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elro cold bitch ass heart you know what you did

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i should be clear that i love this blond motherfucker. i love ALL gt's blond(e) motherfuckers.

i just think its even funnier when its blond on blond violence

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new update!!!!

elro tepid ass heart you know what you did

(thank you bards GT 32)

[icaruss-laugh]

“My lovely death”

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holy SHIT this is freaking incredible everyone go tell OP how cool they are

[super-nova5045]

and just when you think you’re at your absolute lowest a blonde motherfucker comes along and makes everything so much worse

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elro cold bitch ass heart you know what you did

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i should be clear that i love this blond motherfucker. i love ALL gt's blond(e) motherfuckers.

i just think its even funnier when its blond on blond violence

[super-nova5045]

and just when you think you’re at your absolute lowest a blonde motherfucker comes along and makes everything so much worse

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elro cold bitch ass heart you know what you did

[th3-dark-abyss]

there are only 18 Jin fics on ao3 which is a crime itself but ZERO of them are Rafa & Jin. guys. they're so found siblings it makes me insane, I'm going to chew my leg off. they're so slept on.... cmon....

[th3-dark-abyss]

whatever. go my incredibly vague summary of a fic I may never write.

[wannabebardrambles]

u know what SURE i’ve already decided Jin and Merritt bond over being aro/ace why not have the sad queer club sibling meeting as well

next time i’m planning a fic i’ll come back to this i think i see the vision

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Queer Book Character Tournament Round One

Angelina Sicco- Feast While You Can

Parnach- Song of the Bull Rider

Alucard Emery- A Darker Shade of Magic

Jesper Fahey- Six of Crows

Voting ended onApr 15

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Angelina Sicco- Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

Parnach- Song of the Bull Rider by Alex Singer

Alucard Emery- A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Jesper Fahey- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo