ouch-ness
Ffxvi, persona, fire emblem, and yoi because somehow I didn’t discover it until 2024,link click, other random things. Avatar by @roxetta23
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What if Tarzan Dion Commission art for @ouch-ness Another illustration for the PF fic Dragonkin 🐉
"Past and Present"
Individual sketches under the cut:
![Mass Effect Meme: Seven Locations [1/7] The Citadel](https://64.media.tumblr.com/db02f40376c0ce58e1621a83986de237/tumblr_ms4446ROao1qlceh0o2_500.png)
![Mass Effect Meme: Seven Locations [1/7] The Citadel](https://64.media.tumblr.com/ce32748345606d2611723f089e0fb47e/tumblr_ms4446ROao1qlceh0o1_r1_500.png)
mass effect meme: seven locations [1/7] the citadel
Fanfic Bookclubs and sharing comments
I've seen a few posts about how fics are being read in private discords and the author never even knows (no comments, no kudos, nothing).
I wanted to share about the fanfic bookclub that I'm a part of because I think it is run really well. It's super fun, and we do share with the author, and I feel like it creates a lot of positivity in the community.
What we do:
Our Discord has a Bookclub channel with a link to a Google Form document where any discord member can submit links to fics. In our case, since our server is dedicated to a specific ship, we have a rule that the fic must be about that ship, and also that the fic must be complete.
A random number generator helps pick the next fic. A meeting’s chosen fics may include: 1) a size-able one shot, 2) multiple short fics, 3) a few chapters of a longer fic, with subsequent meetings on subsequent chapters, or 4) a few chapters of a longer fic plus a very short fic. There is a little juggling required based on fic lengths to figure out how many to fit in a week, but our thoughtful mod only bases it on fic length, not on submitter, title, author, or tags.
We read fics of all different ratings, but we understand that some members have tags/tropes they don't like. Members simply choose to attend or not attend based on the tags and based on their availability. Easy peasy.
We meet once a week. Timezone can be a problem, and definitely it is not a time that will be accessible for everyone. We initially tried to have two meetings to accommodate all timezones, but did not have enough attendance. But like with all global things, we just do our best.
The conversation focuses on the positive. Things we loved, things we thought were clever or funny or such delicious angst. There may be general conversation about how frequently we see this headcanon in fics (and that's a fun thing), etc. There may be some questions like "I found this confusing...what did this mean?" but there is no critique.
(The conversations often include some readers pointing out themes or easter eggs or some interesting details that others may have missed…truly, it is so fun)
One person volunteers to take notes the old-fashioned-way..typing! Not via AI or any other recording. The notes do not show who said what, so that people can feel comfortable speaking.
Sometimes the author joins if they are able to, which is super fun! If the author is not a member of the discord, we may invite them, especially if anyone knows them, but we don't actively reach out because we don't want the author to feel overly pressured. But we are always extra excited to have an author join.
Since we intend to share our discussion with the author, we keep all the notes positive and focused on the fic. We do not put anything that came up in conversation that is not relevant (like if we talk about other fics or HCs outside the fic).
The notes are posted into the author's comment box in ao3.
Fanfic Bookclubs and sharing comments
I've seen a few posts about how fics are being read in private discords and the author never even knows (no comments, no kudos, nothing).
I wanted to share about the fanfic bookclub that I'm a part of because I think it is run really well. It's super fun, and we do share with the author, and I feel like it creates a lot of positivity in the community.
What we do:
Our Discord has a Bookclub channel with a link to a Google Form document where any discord member can submit links to fics. In our case, since our server is dedicated to a specific ship, we have a rule that the fic must be about that ship, and also that the fic must be complete.
A random number generator helps pick the next fic. A meeting’s chosen fics may include: 1) a size-able one shot, 2) multiple short fics, 3) a few chapters of a longer fic, with subsequent meetings on subsequent chapters, or 4) a few chapters of a longer fic plus a very short fic. There is a little juggling required based on fic lengths to figure out how many to fit in a week, but our thoughtful mod only bases it on fic length, not on submitter, title, author, or tags.
We read fics of all different ratings, but we understand that some members have tags/tropes they don't like. Members simply choose to attend or not attend based on the tags and based on their availability. Easy peasy.
We meet once a week. Timezone can be a problem, and definitely it is not a time that will be accessible for everyone. We initially tried to have two meetings to accommodate all timezones, but did not have enough attendance. But like with all global things, we just do our best.
The conversation focuses on the positive. Things we loved, things we thought were clever or funny or such delicious angst. There may be general conversation about how frequently we see this headcanon in fics (and that's a fun thing), etc. There may be some questions like "I found this confusing...what did this mean?" but there is no critique.
(The conversations often include some readers pointing out themes or easter eggs or some interesting details that others may have missed…truly, it is so fun)
One person volunteers to take notes the old-fashioned-way..typing! Not via AI or any other recording. The notes do not show who said what, so that people can feel comfortable speaking.
Sometimes the author joins if they are able to, which is super fun! If the author is not a member of the discord, we may invite them, especially if anyone knows them, but we don't actively reach out because we don't want the author to feel overly pressured. But we are always extra excited to have an author join.
Since we intend to share our discussion with the author, we keep all the notes positive and focused on the fic. We do not put anything that came up in conversation that is not relevant (like if we talk about other fics or HCs outside the fic).
The notes are posted into the author's comment box in ao3.
also for reference here's the cleanest shot i could get of the stained glass window of the queen/allice from the game files
![[05/03]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/86551a0997a3bead84d3d2bfb0249da1/dd3198e8cd5e048b-46/s500x750/1462478ef4aaf66482e1b542641a2b69eccbe74d.jpg)
Joshua in an AU in which it's just him and Ultima for 100s of years before the game's canon time period. Is he bored? Worried? Lonely? comm by @mr-badjokes for a collab I've been working on with @randomguyno3462. Maybe we will write it one day?
(Thanks SO much to @mr-badjokes for taking on something in a different fandom and working on it with such care and thoughtfulness! I love it so much)
Before Sunrise, Phoenixflare edition
Wanted to bring this one up again, and I don't think it's been posted on tumblr yet. A series I commissioned from @roxetta23, a modern AU meeting for Joshua and Dion. There are 4 pages. (This is also on ao3, and specifically, here is a link to the nsfw followup to these 4 pages https://archiveofourown.org/works/58248142/chapters/148330135 )
do you think they do heart hands to each other? the answer is yes
When you're trying to get actual work done but the PhoenixFlare Discord decides you have better things to do. Like make these because the new Franck Muller x Final Fantasy XVI watch collab and the time change happened to coincide.
I never stood a chance.
musings on pomegranates
Pomegranates, Sin Hum (translated by Graeme Wilson), Rubik Kocharian
So you know when you're writing a scene where the hero is carrying an injured person and you realize you've never been in this situation and have no idea how accurate the method of transportation actually is?
Oh boy, do I have a valuable resource for you!
Here is a PDF of the best ways to carry people depending on the situation and how conscious the injured person needs to be for the carrying position.
Literally a life saver.
(No pun intended.)
All FFXVI Base Game Side Missions Have Been Uploaded!
All of the side missions available in the base game have been uploaded and ready for viewing! Thank you to all that watch them and I hope they are helpful in all your fanfic writing needs! I will make a new (and final) post when all the Rising Tide DLC missions have been uploaded
the making of a monarch
(reference picture)
I downloaded Obongbong's ink brush and WTH, I like drawing in CSP now (SB Pro has been my main for the longest).
Tested it by drawing the Metaphor Refantazio crew ✨️
