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☆ — i am a fist amidst the hands ❞ | james, xvii, they/them, aroflux bi

[writing-not]

Picket Fence

A/N: No thoughts, only rant fic about being aroflux, especially on Valentine’s. This is purely self-indulgent. I wrote this in about three hours so...there’s that lol. Anyways, I hope you like it regardless. Oh btw, Arion is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, hope that’s clear. 

A/N2: Please excuse any grammatical errors. / Trystan Thorne belongs to Pixelberry; Arion is mine. 

Book: Crimes of Passion

Pairing: Arion dela Rosa & f!Trystan Thorne (Platonic)

Song Inspiration: I Don’t Wanna Fall in Love - Addison Grace

Word Count: 632

© 2023 writing-not 

Trystan Thorne’s eyes graze over their body; eager, but not enough. Arion lies in a sea of gnashing waves of white silk, hand to moonlit eyes. A storm rages outside; the rain banging its fists upon the windows of their apartment, ignored. It shouldn’t be. It should’ve been loved for what it was. It should’ve been known.

This isn’t about the rain.

“Leave me alone, Trystan.” Arion moans, rolling onto their stomach.

“And let this migraine take you? I refuse.” She replies pointedly, gesturing to the cup of chamomile tea in her hands.

Trystan steadily lowers herself on the panel of the wooden floor bed. She reaches for Arion but her hand abruptly stops, withdrawing back into her lap. For a moment she’d forgotten how they didn’t like to be touched; she scolds herself for it. And her worry grows.

Up and down, there and back again. Arion’s back arches as their breaths are muffled by a pillow squished between them and the mattress.

“Chocolate actually gives me migraines; have I ever told you that?” Arion says quietly. Trystan only catches their voice like the wind, gently yet out of reach.  

Trystan lets the minute escape and lets the moment play like a movie. (It might as well have been.) The porcelain cup she’s holding melts and becomes one with her hand as she forgets its presence, its warmth subsides like embers in a hearth. 

“And here I thought that you were some kind of impenetrable robot, but no!” She laughs, setting aside the cup on their nightstand. “You and I are the same after all, hm? Heart, bones, cartilage, and all. I’m surprised.”

“Is this supposed to be romantic?’

“Whatever you want it to be.”

“Haha, very funny.” 

Trystan slowly arches an eyebrow. “I mean it.”

Arion turns their head, half of their face still buried into the pillow. They also didn’t know. It was hard not knowing what they felt, especially on Valentine’s Day (well, even on any day really), given that their romantic attraction ever so fluctuates during the span of a day. In the morning they could fall head over heels for a long-haired man with a turtleneck on the train, in the afternoon they could despise love and all its oddities, in the evening they could feel nothing towards that ever-pervading emotion. It was all perplexing and ambiguous. Day by day, Arion falls into a spiral and it never ends. 

“Do I have to know?” Arion frowns, clutching the pillow closer to their chest. “Do I need to know?”

And Trystan’s heart crumbles. 

Arion purses their lips before responding. “Am I not a “freak” in your eyes as mamà says?” They kept a smile with no warmth. “She told me so after demanding a grandchild yet again. She told me I was selfish and cold. I did nothing wrong, Trys.” 

Trystan’s heart falls, it’s all it can afford to do. Falling. Falling. Falling. 

“I’m sorry.” Her eyes shift to the window, she looks to some kind of distance she tries to find; it doesn’t exist, neither does the answer. All she has is reassurance and hopes that it will be enough. (It won’t be but… she tries.) “For what it’s worth, whatever your mother told you earlier, she was wrong about all of it, alright? She didn’t deserve to tell you all those things.”

A tear falls from Arion’s eye. No reaction.

“What can I do for you now, hm? I’m right here if you need me.” Trystan whispers. 

They sputter before the words finally fall out. “I– Is it ok if you can just stay here. You don’t have to do anything. I just need to know that you’re here. You’re on my side.”

A look comes in passing.

Bedside, the tea sits cold.

[writing-not]

not my slow ass speedrunning a college application on the date of the deadline LMAOOOOOO

[unreliablesnake-deactivated2025]

Interrogation (Vincent de Gramont x reader)

“All right, detective, let's get this over with. Is that your husband's body we found this morning?” the fellow detective asked you as he sat down.

You looked at the crime scene photo he pushed in front of you, then closed your eyes and took a deep breath. “It is,” you replied eventually.

There were so many questions in your head at the moment that it was hard to focus on the interrogation. You had spent the last few weeks working on a case involving international criminals in New York, but then the leads brought you home. Vincent seemed to be on the edge when you met again, you noticed it, but you assumed it was business-related.

“Do you know why he went to Sacré-Cœur this morning?” came the next question.

“No.”

“When was the last time you talked to him?”

You thought for a moment, giving yourself a few seconds to remember the events of the past twenty-four hours. “Last night when I got home around ten,” you replied. “He was working all night so I just said goodnight then went to sleep.”

He watched you carefully, thinking about your answer, probably putting it on the timeline to see what was missing. “Did he go to bed eventually?”

“I don't think so.” You looked up at the other Interpol detective, waiting patiently for him to go on. But he didn't say anything, instead he picked up the photo and took a look at it. “You should ask his staff, maybe they know more about the hours between the last time I saw him and when he left the house.”

A short laugh left his lips for some reason, and your eyes widened in shock. You had been working together for years, your husband had just died, and he was laughing? What was wrong with this guy?

“Well, I tried to do that, but somehow everyone who could have answered my questions had left in a hurry. We're looking for them, but I doubt we will find anyone,” he informed you.

You couldn't believe your ears. All those people you knew and trusted ran away? And how did they do that so soon after his death? How did they find out before you? The pile of questions was growing bigger with each passing second and you were struggling to keep yourself together.

You had just lost the love of your life, but for some reason the circumstances of his death made you question everything you had known about him. So many people died in Paris last night, all of them criminals from all around the world, and coincidentally your husband died the same night. It didn't make sense. Had he been at the wrong place at the wrong time?

But you knew one thing for sure–you would be sidelined after this. The possibility of your husband's death being related to all of those murders you were looking into definitely meant you couldn't be a part of this investigation anymore. And with that your chance to get quick answers disappeared as well.

[writing-not]

OP YOU ARE SO RIGHT FOR WRITING THIS, I HAD QUESTIONS WHEN IT HAPPENED

LIKE???? THEY JUST LEFT HIM THERE???

WHAT???????

BUT DAMN THE ANGST,,,, OP I LOVE YOU AND I HATE YOU I HOPE YOUR PILLOW IS COLD I HOPE YOUR FOOD IS LUKEWARM I HOPE YOU GET THE LOVE YOU DESERVE I—

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[ventiwife-deactivated20240123]

he's so silly guys

[choicespride]

Congratulations Winners!!

As mentioned, an anonymous donor graciously donated three (3) commissions from @rosefuckinggenius as prizes for the Valentine's Day Event! Said commissions will be in her flat color style, two characters, and no background.

Without further ado here are our winners (picked randomly)

@mydemonsdrivealimo

@writing-not

@dr-colossal-pita

Congratulations again to our winners!

[writing-not]

I WILL NEVER BE NORMAL ABOUT THIS OMG

TYSM <3333

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 

[harleydoyleapologist]

final thing i want to say on this but yeah just saying… cishet women insisting it’s just SO AWFUL of gay & trans men (and to an extent non-binary people) to ask for representation from choices or the romance genre in general because it’s a genre made for WOMEN (ignoring that there’s still a lot of work to be done to represent ALL women equally in the genre too lmao)

…you guys realize you’re using the same logic as the cishet white men who complain about women, or ANYONE ELSE who doesnt fit that category being included in shit like video games or comics or almost anything else? there are NO genres that are “made for us” and your homophobia and transphobia isnt instantly more absolvable just because you aren’t a man

[writing-not]

2nd semester orientation week finished! time to read and reblog 🏃‍♀️💨

[ffsgirl]

made this for all the bored people! ✧

1. describe yourself.

2. if you could go anywhere for a week all expenses paid where would it be?

3. do you have siblings?

4. what is your favorite constellation, why?

5. favorite color.

6. what kind of music do you listen to?

7. favorite flower. (you can name as many as you want cause flowers are awesome)

8. if you could do magic, what is the first spell you would learn?

9. favorite childhood memory.

10. have you ever been cheated on?

11. if you could describe your perfect room, what would it be?

12. favorite animal.

13. what was the last photo you took of?

14. do you believe in soul mates?

15. do you hang toilet paper over or under?

16. your go to place to eat & your favorite thing to get there.

17. do you believe everything happens for a reason?

18. guilty pressures?

19. favorite mythical creature, why?

20. something most people don’t know about you.

21. where did you grow up, what was it like?

22. do you believe aliens exist?

23. what was your last google search?

24. what did your last relationship teach you?

25. would you relocate for love?

26. do you hold grudges or forgive easy?

27. favorite book.

28. do you consider yourself an extrovert or introvert?

29. have you ever kept a journal, do you now?

30. top 5 favorite movies.

31. do you believe that everything happens for a reason?

32. what is your greatest fear?

33. favorite alcoholic beverage.

34. most embarrassing thing you’ve done.

35. do you believe in ghosts?

36. what is the best and worst part of your personality?

37. should you split the dinner bill?

38. are you a good liar?

39. what keeps you up at night?

40. would you rather go without your phone or music?

41. do you believe in god?

42. how do you relax when frustrated?

43. what’s something that offends you?

44. favorite food

45. if you were on a 10 hour flight and could sit and talk to any person the entire time, who would it be?

46. when do you feel the most confident?

47. what do you do on your free time?

48. is there anyone who has completely lost your respect

49. have you ever broken someone’s heart?

50. did/do you play sports in school?

51. when are you happiest?

52. coffee or tea?

53. what is one possession you own you wouldn’t want to live without?

54. what is the first thing you notice about a person?

55. what is your favorite season, why?

56. what makes you laugh?

57. are you a clean or messy person?

58. what is important for a successful relationship?

59. what was your upcoming like?

60. favorite holiday?

61. what is the first thing you’d do if you won the lottery?

62. what’s the best pizza topping combination?

63. favorite outdoor activity.

64. how are you? honestly.

65. would you rather go camping in the woods or stay at a beach resort?

66. what is the most beautiful thing in nature?

67. favorite type of candy?

68. if your life was a book, what would be the title?

69. what movie quotes do you use of a regular bases?

70. what was cool when you were young but not cool now?

71. what’s the craziest conversation you have ever eves dropped on?

72. what’s the most interesting documentary you’ve ever watched?

73. what’s the worst hairstyle you’ve had?

74. what do you like to cook?

75. what’s the coolest animal you’ve seen in the wild?

76. what’s the funniest tv show you’ve ever seen?

77. do you usually follow your heart or your head?

78. what is your favorite quote?

79. what’s the weirdest crush you have ever had?

80. what’s your love language?

81. do you ever feel alone?

82. ever been bullied?

83. are you usually early or late?

84. what kind of art do you enjoy most?

85. what do you wish you knew more about?

[konoko]

slut era (only wants to belong to someone and feel loved)

[writing-not]

hi!!

first of all your questions were all so amazing i definitely went a bit overboard with the details but thank you sm for sending them my way <333

could you tell me what pairings you write for?? i would love to send you asks from now on & can’t wait to learn more about your pairings & ocs!! 💗💗💗

hope you’re having an amazing day/night!!

hey!

nonono it's ok! i LOVED the details! gah so realistic and well-made! i wish i could do that all the time for all my characters!

okok so right now i write for (but haven't posted all of them):

king liam x oc (trr)

king liam x drake

olivia x oc (but for this series i'm working on so it's kind of the same oc from the first one skskks)

tatum x oc (fa)

trystan x oc (cop)

stevie x oc (mah)

i really want to branch out to oh, wtd, and guinevere soon but maybe when i finish up my mah playthrough, OR some other time after that lmao

thank you so much for dropping by lovely!! (づ๑•ᴗ•๑)づ♡

much love and i hope you're doing well! 💖💖💖

[writing-not]

to the two people who've been like tagging me in stuff + people i follow in hopes of interacting with who can see this now, i am so sorry for not being as active as i hoped i'd be

in between catching up with school, reviewing for a college entrance test next year, and personal family problems, i've been having a hard time trying to come on here. but please know i'll get back to you shortly, hopefully by the time this semester ends i'll get some time to myself in christmas

i'll just pop in from time to time until then, so, please don't be mad or something 👉👈

~ uri odile

[wip-wipeout-weekend]

UPDATES!

So sorry I'm late with an update today. It's been a bit crazy!

But I wanted to let everyone in on some plans for the weekend.

I've created a discord server where we will be able to have our chats. Feel free to go on now and begin discussing the projects you hope to work on or just get to know one another. Here is the link:

Join the WIP Wipeout Weekend Discord Server!

Check out the WIP Wipeout Weekend community on Discord - hang out with 2 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

Our Schedule for Saturday can be found here, but quickly, its:

10:00 AM Check-in

1:00 PM Virtual Lunch

3:30 PM Stretch & Vent

7:00 PM Happy Hour

9:00 PM Progress Update

Our Schedule for Sunday can be found here, but quickly, its:

10:00 AM Check-in

1:00 PM Virtual Brunch

3:00 PM Snapshots

5:00 PM Wrap-up Party

REMEMBER, THESE TIMES ARE BASED ON EASTERN TIME Please coordinate with your own time zones.

@peonyblossom @lucy-268 @twinkleallnight

@choicesficwriterscreations @choicesmonthlychallenge @choices-november2022 @choicespride @choicesflashfics @choicesprompts SIGNAL BOOSTS APPRECIATED

[wip-wipeout-weekend]

About YOU

Are you joining us - even for a little bit - on WIP Wipeout Weekend?

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

What choices fandom do you write for?

Are you thinking of trying to write for a new Choices fandom during WWW? (A good time to try something new!)

Please comment or reblog so we can get to know you better.

@peonyblossom @lucy-268 @twinkleallnight

[writing-not]

What choices fandom do you write for?

Right now I'm writing for The Royal Romance, even though I haven't even finisbed the books, I'm just winging it with the fandom.com page. I only have one thing published though.

Are you thinking of trying to write for a new Choices fandom during WWW? (A good time to try something new!)

Kind of, yeah! I'm looking to start working on my Foreign Affairs holiday fic and my Ace Interview fic for my CoP MC.

[writing-not]

just threw out a pancake. saddest night of my life.

[alakyuu]

version with just the final ver i made !! anya n pochita :' )

[alakyuu]

lil fellas :' D

[choicespride]

Happy Asexual Awareness Week (10.23-10.29)!! 🖤💜🤍 Huge thank you to @aallotarenunelma for letting me know this week was coming up and for helping me come up with ideas for some prompts! The prompts don't have specific days, although there are seven of them so if you want to do one each day you totally can!

Prompts:

Fanfiction: Write a fic (or more) about your asexual character(s) - whether it's about their asexuality or not!

Edits: Make some kind of edit (social media, manip, moodboard, etc.) for your asexual character(s)!

Fanart: Make or commission some fanart for your ace characters!

Headcanons: Tell us about any headcanons you have for your ace characters or any characters you headcanon as ace!

Reblog Day 1: Reblog old works of any kind you have about your ace characters!

Reblog Day 2: Reblog someone else's work and leave a kind comment!

Ace Interview: Answer any or all of the following questions about your ace characters!

How did they learn about asexuality?

What, in hindsight, was the biggest sign that they were asexual?

Where do they fall on the ace spectrum?

If they feel romantic attraction, is their romantic love language the same as their platonic love language?

How do they feel about platonic affection?

How do they feel about sex?

How do they feel about intimate acts other than sex?

Do they have a celebrity crush? If so, who?

Do they have a significant other? If so, how did their S.O. react to their asexuality?

How do they react when their friends try to tell them about their sex lives?