WyvernQuill

Mostly art, maybe writing, happy to discuss headcanons from various fandoms! (Also slightly useless with social media, so be warned...) - find me on Ao3 under the same name! - art tag is WyDraws, writing tag WyWrites, ask tag is WyAnswers

[wyvernquill]

WyvernQuill's General Masterpost

I used to have some fandom-specific masterposts pinned here, but it's been a while since I've been active in those fandoms, and I'm beginning to think a general post would work better.

Fic tag: WyWrites

Art tag: WyDraws

Ask tag: WyAnswers

Reblog tag: WyReblogs

(Past masterposts: my Good Omens fics, and a collection of links to my dreamling Anastasia AU)

[wyvernquill]

I've recently written a PHM fic, I'd wave my hand, reveal the stars, and decided to pick a bunch of movie titles for the chapters. This post is my little behind-the-scenes look for why I chose those movies specifically, so there'll be a lot of rambling under the cut!

(Includes spoilers for the whole fic, of course.)

Ch. 1 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

The real OG readers know that I didn't start with the movie gimmick right upon posting, so there was a time, before the second chapter got posted, when this chapter was called just "First Contact". So obviously, when that changed, I wanted an alien first contact movie for the title of this chapter in which Grace and Rocky make first(...ish...) contact. I considered Arrival (2016), in part because of there being timetravel elements involved in the plot of that movie (hehe), but in the end I decided that you can't go wrong with the classics!

Ch. 2 - Casablanca (1942)

This one was just for the famous line at the end, "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" since, well, it is! This is where Grace decides he and Rocky have become friends! And maybe the movie has Themes about old love and new love, and making sure someone is happy even if it's not with you, which are relevant to the fic as a whole.

Ch. 3 - Rocky Balboa (2006)

This was obviously chosen because of Adrian's name being a deliberate Rocky movie reference, and this chapter is very centred on the matter of Adrian. But! I specifically chose *this* entry in the franchise rather than the first Rocky movie, because in this one he's a widower - his wife Adrian has died. And obviously PHM!Adrian is fine and alive in my fic! But PHM!Rocky is still a widower here, not that Grace or the readers know it at this point...

Ch. 4 - Inception (2010)

Listen, I just like this movie, and this chapter is a lot about sleeping, alone or supervised/together, so... yeah. And there's also a hint of Grace realising something about the handprint tattoo, something that could make him 'wake up' from this beautiful dream of having A Special Person in Rocky, if he just were to acknowledge and question all these weird things he notices... but he chooses to stay asleep. So there's a bit of a connection to Inception's central themes there, too.

Ch. 5 - Pacific Rim (2013)

"We're cancelling the apocalypse!"

Ch. 6 - E.T. (1982)

Classic alien movie, I knew I'd have to use the title somewhere - and, well, in the latter half of this chapter, Grace works very hard to enable an alien to call home...

Ch. 7 - Matilda (1996)

This chapter had a lot of content about Grace's role as a teacher and his connection to his kids, how deeply he cares for them and wants to provide them with a future and answers - so I wanted a movie with a central positive teacher figure, and felt that my backup pick, Dead Poets Society (1989), would carry far too bittersweet implications. Instead, Grace gets to be Miss Honey (and if you ask Rocky, Stratt is the Trunchbull of this story).

Ch. 8 - The Prince of Egypt (1998)

"When You Believe", the karaoke song I have Stratt singing at the end (instead of Sign of the Times), is from The Prince of Egypt! There's also a lot of symbolism hovering in the background about Moses figures and miracles/divine signs, but that literal connection was what led me to pick this as the chapter title.

Ch. 9 - The Hangover (2009)

Grace gets a massive hangover in this one, simple as that.

Ch. 10 - October Sky (1999)

This one's a semi-autobiographical movie about kids trying to build rockets (the original title of the book it's based on was "Rocket Boys"), and it I figured it would be a nice fit for the chapter built around the rocket launch. My backup here was Apollo 13 (1995), but much like Dead Poet Society for ch.8 that would've carried way more serious implications...

Ch. 11 - Alien vs. Predator (2004)

I felt very funny for this one. In this chapter, Grace is discovering a natural predator of the star-eating alien lifeform that has been plaguing them, so... it just felt obvious. And also carries some darker implications than this relatively hopeful chapter seems to warrant, but as we all know this was very much the calm before the storm!

Ch. 12 - It Came From Outer Space (1953)

This is a classic alien scifi horror movie, which is both Grace's AND Adrian's experience during this chapter... but, crucially, the body-snatching aliens in this movie are not hostile, they're only trying to repair their ship and leave again, but the local humans panic and form a mob intending to kill them. And of course, the Eridians are equally benign, even if Grace, much like the humans in the movie, nearly gets violent in his paranoid fear. (Also, originally 11 and 12 were going to be one chapter, but I was very pleased to split it, because both of these titles were fitting for one half of the chapter and I just couldn't decide!)

Ch. 13 - Back to the Future (1985)

Official time travel reveal! I always planned to title the reveal after this one. Technically I could've picked the third movie in the franchise, whose central emotional plot involves saving someone who should've died in the past, which is of course pretty close to what Rocky is doing - but I felt it would be best to keep it simple.

Ch. 14 - Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)

You may know this movie better by its English title, Wings of Desire. It's a classic German arthouse film about guardian angels watching over humanity, listening to their thoughts, seeing the world only in black and white and forever observing the joys and tragedies of human life - though some of these angels yearn to be human, to love, to see the world in colour. It's a very thoughtful and beautiful movie, and I thought it would fit the way Rocky imagines his role in Grace's life... and I picked the German title, which translates to "The Sky/Heaven Above Berlin" because I like it better, and also because of the final paragraph of the chapter where I have Grace note the overcast sky.

Ch. 15 - Blue Valentine (2010)

I was searching for break-up-centric movies, this one came up, and then I had to laugh when I realised who was playing the lead. And the bitterness of a collapsing marriage probably is close to what Grace is feeling in this one, so it won out over other break-up movies I considered.

Ch. 16 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

We're continuing the theme of movies about break-ups! Though here I especially wanted Eternal Sunshine's specific theme of forgetting/choosing to forget/the complications of memory, as well as people feeling a connection even if they don't have the memories to back that up. Even aside from the final paragraph, Grace repeatedly thinks about forgetting in this chapter... (My backup movie title for this one would've been The Notebook (2004), which has more involuntary forgetting, but also would've been another film starring Ryan Gosling. Alas, it just didn't fit as well as Eternal Sunshine!)

Ch. 17 - You Only Live Twice (1967)

This one was a last-minute pick, because 17 and 18 were initially going to be one chapter, and the title I had prepared would definitely have to be slapped on 18. The bit about Eridians being good spies at the end of the chapter made me want to pick a spy movie, in particular a Bond movie, and in the end I narrowed the options down to this one and Quantum of Solace (2008). I liked QoS for the poetic sound of its title, for the fact that Grace does find a bit of solace in this chapter, and also because this is one of the movies that don't have any Q (or any other quartermaster figure) in them, so there's a bit of irony in the passage where Grace recalls that Rocky thinks Bond movies are lame except for the bits that have Q and his gadgets. But in the end, You Only Live Twice won out, for being a Bond movie about rockets and space - and, well. Because Grace does very much Live Twice in this fic's timeline...

Ch. 18 - It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

A classic movie about becoming aware of the impact you have/had in the lives of others, by seeing a glimpse of a reality in which things happened differently... perfect for Grace at long last recognising himself in the Eridian photo. (Does this make Adrian the equivalent of Clarence? Maybe so!)

Ch. 19 - Starman (1984)

I really wanted to use this movie as a chapter title at some point, because of the themes of a human and an alien growing to love each other and trying to help each other - and, fitting with this chapter, in the end they are forced to say goodbye forever. But also, there's the important vision of Star-saviour Grace in this chapter, a man amongst the stars, so it felt double appropriate here!

Ch. 20 - Love Actually (2003)

Oh, this chapter title has been in place since I was halfway through the fic! There's a lovely romcom running-to-the-airport-gate scene in it, AND the movie ends with multiple scenes of people reuniting at an airport, showing all kinds of love to each other. It was perfect for this chapter. It's always about love, in the end.

Ch. 21 - Project Hail Mary (2026)

This one has also been in place for a long time. In the end, it all comes full circle, and this fic's Grace is on his way towards the same happy ending as the Grace in PHM canon. There's nothing else I could've chosen, really.

Bonus: The fic's overall title is part of the lyrics of the song "There Will Be Sun" from the musical version of Groundhog Day!

Normally, I mention where my fic titles are from and why I chose them on the first chapter, but in this case that would've semi-spoiled A) the time shenanigans and Rocky's usage of foreknowledge (because Groundhog Day) and B) the whole sun-getting-saved-early arc (because the song is all about the end of winter and the return of the sun), so I kept it quiet! Here's some lyric segments that are particularly telling in regards to what Rocky's initial goal is...

Oh, if I could, I'd will these clouds away, my love I'd wave my hand, reveal the stars Oh, if I could, I'd hold the tide at bay, my love But clouds will come and tides will turn And all I have to offer is Tomorrow spring will come and then There will be blue skies, my friend Bright eyes and laughter Tomorrow there will be sun

[wyvernquill]

Hi there, I'm in the middle of writing a fanfic that was directly inspired by your "I'd wave my hand, reveal the stars" - Mine is Borrowed Time (https://archiveofourown.org/works/87898626), with the slightly more boring premise of a fully human Rocky. I've had "Inspired by I'd wave my hand, reveal the stars by WyvernQuill" at the top of my author's notes since the beginning but I finally figured out how to do the actual 'inspired by' option in the settings. Not sure how that works on the OG author's end but just wanted to let you know. Love your story!

Ooooh, lovely! I think I've seen your update posts around in the tags, thinking "huh, sounds like a similar premise to my fic, cool, multiple cakes! :)" and didn't get around yet to checking it out properly...

Thank you very much, I'm so glad it inspired you!!! (And I do get a notification and even a mail to let me know, I've made it so that a link shows up on my fic, too, now!)

[mikkiaru-art]

Fanart of 'i'd wave my hand, reveal the stars' by @wyvernquill on ao3, a gracerocky fic I highly enjoyed 💕

https://archiveofourown.org/works/85168461/chapters/224892811

(I'm so bad at keeping up with multiple social medias, most active on ig and twt akdkkakf)

[wyvernquill]

Awww, yay! Oh, that's so lovely, I adore how happy and joyful you drew their little dance, and the combination of Grace's little internal realisation with him being utterly clueless about what Rocky meant with the centrifuging! So delightful, thank you so much! <3

(Would it be okay with you if I linked this art in the fic's author's notes?)

[marzinstarz]

this human!rocky fic by @wyvernquill has actually made me lose my MIND everyone go read this fic NOWW!!

[eameschairs]

doodles for some fics i've been enjoying lately: the astrobiology immersion project by @startingatmidnight, i'd wave my hand, reveal the stars by @wyvernquill, and phenomenal nominal nothing by @grimark

[wyvernquill]

Aww, look at Rocky and his endless paperclip chain! Such a delightful doodle, I love it!!! Thank you! <3

Would it be okay with you if I linked to this post in the fic's author's notes...?

[wyvernquill]

Don't be fooled by this sappy romantic art, I'm actually reading Body for Hire by anonymous for the catastrophic misunderstandings!

[wyvernquill]

My gift for @mothmans-designated-driver in the SaboAce New Year's Exchange 2025! They prompted for an AU in which Sabo is sent back to his family instead of joining the Revolutionaries, and Ace later finds out about his survival and rescues him.

(Also here on Ao3!)

[mothmans-designated-driver]

Yeah for the record I'll be writing a partner piece for this because I loved it so much I just need everyone to know ☝🏻 the half mask over Sabo's eye is especially delicious, like of COURSE they'd make him wear that.

[wyvernquill]

So excited!!!! Thank you, I'm very glad you like it, and extremely eager to read your fic take on it! 👀💕

[wyvernquill]

Gift art for @weaseltube - also an illustration of my fic I'm In The Mood For Dancing, a Strip Club AU with Amahiko/Fumiya and Torahime/Nakagami!

[wyvernquill]

My gift for @mothmans-designated-driver in the SaboAce New Year's Exchange 2025! They prompted for an AU in which Sabo is sent back to his family instead of joining the Revolutionaries, and Ace later finds out about his survival and rescues him.

(Also here on Ao3!)

[lucdoodle]

this was a birthday gift for my pal ! fanarts of her incredible fanfic Kintsugi !

[wyvernquill]

Half a panel redraw, half an illustration for ch.4 of my fic, Dyin' Ain't So Bad. All of it drawn with tears in my eyes.

Other art I did for DASB:

Ch.1 and 2 | Ch.3 | Ch.4 too

[wyvernquill]

An illustration for ch.4 of my Bonnie-and-Clyde-themed StanXeno fic, Dyin' Ain't So Bad. Being a 1930s outlaw rather suits Stanley...

Other illustrations for DASB:

Ch.1 and 2 | Ch.3 | Ch.4 too (<- beware recent anime spoilers)

Under the cut, there's an alternate version of the art with Stanley in clothes more typical of his style, instead of Bonnie's admittedly lovely dress.

[wyvernquill]

Slightly older art pieces for Ch. 1 and 2 of my fic Dyin' Ain't So Bad (which I will soon update with the final chapter!), featuring Xeno's inexplicable personal feud against a random classmate with a crush on Stanley (Stanley is barely even aware of her existence.)

Other art for DASB:

Ch.3 | Ch.4 | Ch.4 too (<- beware recent anime spoilers)

[wyvernquill]

Even coming onto tumblr. To thank you for the wonderful fics you’ve written, truly gongeous the Spifan stuff you wrote AAAAAUGH! They haunt me

Aw, thank you so much!!! I'm always really happy to hear my fics for, well, the more obscure fandoms and ships are resonating with people. That makes it all worth it!

[wyvernquill]

An illustration for ch.3 of my fic Dyin' Ain't So Bad, in which Stanley and Xeno find themselves very inspired by the story of Bonnie and Clyde. Nothing more romantic than being arrested with your lover...

Other art I drew for DASB:

Ch.1 and 2 | Ch.4 | Ch.4 too (<- beware, recent anime spoilers)

[literarion]

New long podfic!

Welcome to my newest long pod! Enjoy "The Whole Damned World Seemed Upside Down", written by @wyvernquill (who also created the cover art).

"I just wish things were different," Crowley says... and the universe happily obliges. Stuck - perhaps forever - in a reality in which Shadwell is the first Wiccan MP, Pepper's only aspiration in life is to be a dutiful wife to someone, and his beloved Bentley is a rusty VW bus, Crowley is slowly learning that "different" doesn't necessarily mean better... But how long can he bear to live* in a world where Aziraphale hates him? *Not that he has any other option. The Death of this world can't see blood...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64398880

I am currently planning to publish two chapters a week for this one, with new chapters releasing Tuesdays and Fridays. However, my health is unfortunately one big questionmark, and I may have to reduce the publication frequency if things take a turn again. It's all recorded and 40% edited, and I will do my upmost to keep going.

[literarion]

This podfic is now completed, with just a little bit of bonus content going up on Sunday. Find all 18 hours of this monster here:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I've also recorded the sequel by RosiePaw!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Enjoy ❤️

[wyvernquill]

Ahhhh, thank you so much for doing this podfic!!! That's amazing, such a big project... 💖