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Unto the Labyrinth: Chapter 16 (Victory: Part 2) is now up!
“So, Maze,” Caesar began once everyone was situated, “How does it feel, being back in the Capitol and knowing you’re the Victor of the 57th Hunger Games?”
“I…” Maze began. Everyone was silent, clinging on to her every word. “It…it doesn’t quite feel real. Like a dream.”
It was the truth. Nothing quite felt real anymore.
“You’re living the dreams of many people, Miss Donahue,” Caesar replied. “I hope you realize that.”
“It’s more of a nightmare, really.”
https://archiveofourown.org/works/56468086/chapters/166874686
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OC, Beetee Latier & OC, Beetee Latier & Wiress
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won’t ever be alone again.”
NOTICE: As more and more fanfic writers are using generative AI for their works (you uncreative dweebs), I hereby swear on everything I hold dear that I have not and will NEVER use generative AI in ANY of my written work. Everything I post will be organically and creatively my own.
This is what I was referring to in my previous post by the way!!!!
All of my fics have been scraped :(
AO3 has been scraped, once again.
As of the time of this post, AO3 has been scraped by yet another shady individual looking to make a quick buck off the backs of hardworking hobby writers. This Reddit post here has all the details and the most current information. In short, if your fic URL ends in a number between 1 and 63,200,000 (inclusive), AND is not archive locked, your fic has been scraped and added to this database.
I have been trying to hold off on archive locking my fics for as long as possible, and I've managed to get by unscathed up to now. Unfortunately, my luck has run out and I am archive locking all of my current and future stories. I'm sorry to my lovelies who read and comment without an account; I love you all. But I have to do what is best for me and my work. Thank you for your understanding.
In light of the information that some asshole has illegally scraped all public Ao3 works posted before March, I’ve decided to make all of my fics only accessible to registered Ao3 users, and I highly suggest you do the same if you are an Ao3 author
Unto the Labyrinth: Chapter 15 is posted!!!
The world in front of her was so blurry that she couldn't see Beetee's facial expression. “I'm sorry, Maze.”
“I can't do it.” Her voice broke. “I don't want to—I can't—be the Victor!”
There. She said it. The V word, in reference to herself.
Beetee's words softened even more. “I'm so sorry.”
https://archiveofourown.org/works/56468086/chapters/166324528
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OC, Beetee Latier & OC, Beetee Latier & Wiress
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won’t ever be alone again.”
NOTE: Read the author’s note at the beginning of this chapter!!! I’ll post it on here as well
Tales From The Labyrinth [Tributember 2024]
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60251710/chapters/153753643
Introducing Tales From the Labyrinth — a series of one-shots involving characters from my other fic Unto the Labyrinth! I did these last November and didn’t get around to posting them here until now <3 I hope you enjoy!
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Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Teen and up
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Charactee Death
Relationships: Original Character(s) & Original Character(s), Haymitch Abernathy & Original Character(s)
Summary: “Side POVs and story tidbits from the world of "Unto the Labyrinth" and the 57th Hunger Games, up through Chapter 11. Previous reading encouraged but not required.
[Tributember 2024, credit goes to @sunnyjustice for the prompts!]”
Numbers Tag Game
rules: give us the links to your fic with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the least words (feel free to interpret however you would like; if not on AO3, can be on Tumblr or FFNET!).
Tagged by @rivalhughs !!!
Most hits: The Town of Anywhere, with 3493 hits!!! I’m surprised it has that many, honestly. I always thought of it as kind of a niche thing but ig people read it? (Also, I swear I haven’t abandoned it!!! The next chapter is in the works and I’ll get around to it eventually)
Second most kudos: A Burning Question, with 184 kudos! My Encanto/Disney Hercules crack crossover one-shot that I wrote in one sitting while heavily caffeinated one night.
Third most comments: Ties of Blood and Water, with 57 comments! My offering to the Hetalia fandom that I’m also surprised got as much attention as it did (also my personal favorite to reread……ngl I kinda cooked with this one)
Fourth most bookmarks: Falling, with 27 bookmarks! Another one of my one-shots, this time a ship one with AE-3803/U-1146 from Cells At Work! I’ve noticed that this fic got a resurgence in popularity recently, possibly because of the Cells At Work fandom becoming active again? (Speaking of, I really hope the live action movie comes to the U.S. eventually bc I wanna watch it so bad)
Fifth most words: Tales from the Labyrinth, with 19,336 words! A one-shot collection based in the world of my other fic Unto the Labyrinth — and a world thats canon status has been absolutely decimated by the release of Sunrise On The Reaping! Yay for me! /s
Least words: Midnight Snack, with only 228 words! A little Legend of Korra one-shot fic I wrote for a challenge.
I tag @toxic-luck, @elephant-in-the-pride-parade, @chibidashie, and @yumiribbon, as well as whoever else wants to do this!
I am doing these for the month of November featuring side POVs from Unto the Labyrinth! I’ll post them when they’re up!
Tributember 2024
Tributember for Hunger Games! (2024 prompt list)
Tag: #tributember or #tributember 2024
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Tributember2024
Underneath the "read more" is the plain text version of it.
Plain Text Version
Title: Tributember Prompts
Instructions: If you choose to participate, write something tribute related based on the day's prompt. Actually posting what you wrote is optional.
Prompt List (30 total, with bonus number 31):
Onstage
Don't look back
Hesitation
Truce
Impossible battle
Shaking hands
Treacherous
In another time
Mentor
Forgiveness
Behind you
Warmth
Consequences
Alone
Too much to bear
Run
Can't sleep
Defiance
Anywhere but here
A rare kindness
By any means necessary
Exhaustion
Don't you dare
Thinking of home
Uneasy
A distant cannon
Regret
Worth protecting
Cornered animal
Fatal flaw
(Bonus) Hope
Unto the Labyrinth: Chapter 7
Soon, the plate beneath Maze’s feet began rising, taking her with it. The tunnel plunged Maze into darkness, and she gulped, nausea clenching her stomach.
This was it.
Thirty seconds later — which felt like an eternity to Maze; the launch room must have been deep underground— she emerged into bright light. She blinked a few times, before taking in the sight of the arena before her.
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OC, Beetee Latier & OC
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won’t ever be alone again.”
Unto the Labyrinth Chapter 6 is up!
Anxiety overtook Maze. She thumbed her ring, fingers trembling.
She was up.
Finally, the applause for the District 2 boy began dying down, and someone wearing all black at the side of the stage motioned to Maze, indicating she was next.
She sat up straight and prepared to stand up, moving her thumb over her ring one last time. Her heart pounded in her chest.
“And now, for someone who we’ve been curious about since her Reaping, and even more curious about since the tribute parade,” Caesar announced. “The one and only, Maze Donahue, from District 3!”
Maze took a deep breath, stood up, and walked out onto the stage to thunderous applause.
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OC, Beetee Latier & OC
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won’t ever be alone again.”
Unto the Labyrinth Chapter 5 is now up!
Beetee’s hollow, despaired eyes at his final interview would not leave her mind. The eyes of a man — no, a boy — who had just witnessed an entire week full of horrors. The eyes of a boy who knew that out of the twenty-four sent into the arena, he was the sole survivor. The eyes of a boy who had to live with the fact that he had murdered six other teenagers.
Now, across the table, a calm, collected man sat and ate his dinner. There was no trace of the despair he once had anywhere on him.
Maze wondered just how Beetee had learned to live with it all. How he managed to compartmentalize his negative emotions and memories from the Games. Or if he hadn’t and just learned to mask it well.
She wanted to know what made him tick.
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OC, Beetee Latier & OC
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won’t ever be alone again.”
Chapter 5 of Unto the Labyrinth is up!!! Will make an official post in the morning hehe
yooo did ao3 change the Hetalia tag? when i type it in all that comes up is "Hetalia (anime and manga)"
Unto the Labyrinth Chapter 4 is now up!
Her head was still in her hands when she stepped out of the elevator, causing her to nearly run into Beetee. He had been waiting for her at the elevator.
“How did it go?”
“I followed the plan,” Maze replied, not even trying to mask the despair in her voice. “But then I messed it all up.”
“Oh? What happened?”
Maze bit her lip. “I gave the dummy a stupid voice.”
Beetee raised an eyebrow.
“You gave the dummy a…stupid voice?” He couldn’t hide the astonishment in his own voice.
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OC, Beetee Latier & OC
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won't ever be alone again.”
Sorry for the absence, both here and on AO3! Artfight has been taking up most of my creative energy
I am halfway through Chapter 4 of Unto the Labyrinth, so expect that soon!
Unto the Labyrinth: Chapter 3 is up!
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OC, Beetee Latier & OC
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won't ever be alone again.”
Unto the Labyrinth: Chapter 2 is now up!
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: OC & OCs, Beetee Latier & Original Character
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won't ever be alone again.”
Unto the Labyrinth
Fandom: The Hunger Games - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Original Character(s) & Original Character(s), Beetee Latier & Original Chatacter
Summary: “Maze Donahue always thought she would be lonely forever. No one wanted to be friends with a troublesome orphan with a penchant for pranks. But when the unthinkable happens and she is Reaped for the 57th Hunger Games, she is shocked to find people taking an interest in her for the first time ever - the Capitol, her mentor Beetee, and even other tributes. She must deal with the impermanence of this social support, including the deaths of her allies, and try to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games and all that comes afterwards.
But no matter what, she won't ever be alone again.”
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This is a rewrite and continuation of a fic called “Lonely Girl of 3” that I wrote back in 2014!
The original fic can be found on both AO3 and FFN!
The Town of Anywhere: Chapter 32 is now up!
Chapter Summary: Khonsu strikes a deal with Q, and Q pays visits to Picard and Janeway
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Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Star Trek: Voyager, Steven Universe, Homestuck, Hiveswap, Cells At Work, The Kane Chronicles
Chapters: 32/?
Rating: Teen and up
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Pairings: Many minor pairings, read the tags
Summary: “On the east coast of the US, there is a small town called Anywhere, where some of our favorite fictional characters keep washing up on the beach, often injured, with no memory of where they came from and who they are, the only clues to their past identities being the clothes they washed up in, their own names, and the strange feelings and dreams they occasionally have. Soon enough, they settle into their new life, but the questions still remain: who were they? And why are they here?”
Town of Anywhere Chapter 32 will be uploaded sometime this weekend by the way! It’s currently being beta-read :) sorry for the wait!
🍰👮♀️🧠 - for the fic writer ask!
I just now saw this in my inbox 😭
🍰: Name one of your fave comfort fics (doesn’t have to be your all time fave).
It has to be Cells At Work: Realisations by Corvus_Albus on AO3! That fic is so fluffy I could die and I’ve reread it at least five times at this point ❤️
👮: If one of your fics was going to get you arrested, which one and why?
Back in like 2013 I wrote this fic called “Autumn White and the Five Strange Wizards” where an 11-12 year old girl was in an implied relationship with an ancient timeless man in the body of an 11-12 year old boy, so…yeah. It was also not a very good fic, as the titular character was very much a Mary Sue and I made my Warrior Cats self-insert OC randomly appear in the fic for no reason.
If you want the displeasure of reading this fic, here is the link to when I cross posted it to AO3 a few years back, albeit edited for ease of reading and without the usage of ableist slurs, and here’s the original FFN link in its full unedited glory
🧠: What’s an idea you have that you can’t quite call a WIP yet?
I’ve been wanting to write another SPY x Family fic for a while, a longer one where Anya gets kidnapped by the scientists who experimented on her and Loid and Yor have to rescue her and they all find out their secret identities and it’s angsty and dramatic but also fluffy
The Zero Comment Challenge is a way for readers to find new stories and reach out to authors they want to encourage.
Every fandom has stories that get lost in the shuffle. Maybe they were posted during a busy time and didn’t get much attention. Maybe the author didn’t tag as effectively as they could have to get their story in front of the audience it was intended for. Maybe the fandom is just really shy so they leave kudos instead of comments.
The Zero Comment Challenge is meant to find those authors and give them some love. Go to the AO3 search and filter by comments, then look at the fics that don’t have any comments at all. Find one that looks interesting to you and let the author know what you thought. They get to meet a new reader and you get to find new fic. Everyone wins!
A Taste of the Truth
Fandom: Hetalia
Rating: Teen and up
No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationship: Liechtenstein and Austria
Summary: “A deleted scene from ‘Ties of Blood and Water’. Austria buys Liechtenstein her first beer, and tells the truth disguised as a lie.”
Weirdness
Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks
Rating: Teen and Up
No Archive Warnings Apply
Pairing: Brad Boimler/Beckett Mariner
Summary: “After crash-landing on a planet together, Mariner and Boimler discover that they are soulmates, and weirdness ensues.”
Cinderella Moment
Fandom: SPY x FAMILY
Chapters: 2/2
Rating: General Audiences
No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Anya Forger/Damian Desmond, Anya Forger & Loid Forger & Yor Forger, Anya Forger & Becky Blackbell
Summary: “Becky, Loid, and Yor help Anya prepare for a formal dance at Eden Academy.
At the dance, she catches Damian's eye.”
I’m Glad Whenever I Can Share Her Laughter
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Chapters: 2/2
Rating: Teen and Up
No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Garak/Bashir, Garak & Original Character, Julian Bashir & Original Character
Summary: “Julian and Garak reflect on their new happy life together raising their daughter.”
I Hate It
Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks
Rating: Teen and Up
No Archive Warnings Apply
Pairing: Tendi/Rutherford
Summary: “After the events of "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place", Tendi finds herself sleepless and thinking of how much she hated fake-dating Rutherford. Or at least, telling herself she hated it.”