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⋆˙⟡Laughing. Izuku Midoriya x Fem!Reader.⟡⋆˙
⋆.˚✮Valentine’s Day story 1/14✮˚.⋆
Warnings; swearing, Izuku being clumsy, reader hopelessly pining.
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Enjoy darlings .~•*
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You walked out of the dorms on the warm Tuesday morning, the sun was out, and the breeze was slowly and lazily drifting by.
The fresh air felt amazing in your lungs as you leisurely strolled to UA, the campus’s beautiful scenery taking your breath away.
A few of your classmates walked past you, greeting you with warm smiles, or sleepy expressions, to which you reciprocate the greeting with your own greeting.
You enjoy the warm morning sun on your skin, the crisp air and cool breeze, thinking of taking a nice long nap in the grass in the courtyard of the dorms.
You sighed as you made your way to the entrance of the school, kissing the beautiful April weather goodbye.
The halls a bustling with students, the signature gray top with dark green bottoms greeting your eyes in a sea of blurry colors.
Despite how tired you are, you smile.
You were incredibly lucky to be going here.
The school’s courses were incredibly well thought out, the teachers were very thorough in their teachings, and you picked up a lot of new methods for working and designing support course gear.
You mainly worked on class 1B’s things, Hatsume mainly dealt with the more troublesome 1A students, which you certainly weren’t complaining about.
As you’re deep in thought, you walk past a trio, and hear the most melodic and beautiful laufh you’ve ever heard.
Your heart floats in your chest as you hear it, and you whip your head to the side.
The trio consisted of three students, one tall boy with dark blue hair, red eyes and glasses, a girl with a brown bob and brown eyes, with pink cheeks. Then, you lay your eyes on the source of the laughter.
The third member of this trio, had wild green curls that were tousled and free, his freckled cheeks a light pink as he and the girl laughed at something, his eyes crinkling shut and his shoulders trembling as he produced the most sweet and gut wrenching sound you’ve ever heard in your 16 years of existence.
You blushed brightly, and gazed at the boy, probably looking like a creep, but what were you supposed to do? You’d just had the wind knocked out of you by the sweetest laugh, that belonged to the sweetest looking boy you’d ever laid eyes on.
He cracked one of his eyes open, his waterline red with a few little tears threatening to spill from his bright green and warm looking eyes.
God you were a mess. Your stomach aggressively fluttering and your heart pounding against your ribs. Who was this cute boy?
The bell signaling school would be starting, rang sooner than you would have liked. You frowned and sighed, watching as the boy collected himself and his trio walked down the hall, turning out of sight.
Your mind lingered on his laugh, on his sweet pink cheeks and emerald green eyes and those messy curls.
You groaned to yourself. What were you thinking? This was some random boy you saw in the halls, and you were acting all flustered over his laugh.
“Get it together, Y/n” you muttered to yourself as you walked down the hall, sighing heavily. You trudge down to your classroom, slipping in silently and sitting next to Hatsume and Ami.
Ami was the first to notice your flustered state. She smirked and turned around to face you “hey, N/n, what’s got you all red in the face this morning?” She asked.
You looked away and huffed. You didn’t honestly want to explain your little incident in the hall. “It’s nothing, it’s just me being over dramatic, that’s all” you muttered dismissively, only serving to fuel Ami’s curiosity.
Ami’s round, orange, eyes narrowed as you dismissed your pink cheeks and avoidant gaze. She glanced to Hatsume, who had a screwdriver in hand, and a glove in the other. “What do you think, Me? Does she look..i dunno…flustered?”
Hatsume only glanced up for a second, then returned her gaze down to her gadget “she looks fine to me!” She chirped, making Ami’s face drop into a deadpan “you’re an addict.” She grumbled under her breath.
You laughed a little and rolled your eyes “guys, it’s no big deal. I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.” You lied, to which Ami sighed “well, if you say so, but you can tell us anything, you know that N/n?”
You smiled softly, feeling lucky to have friends who genuinely care about you. A warm feeling settled in your chest “yeah, I gotcha” you assured with a nod.
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Finally, your favorite time of the day rolled around…lunch.
Lunch Rush’s food was amazing, and you got to chat with your friends, sometimes even showing off blueprints for the latest projects you’d been working on.
You walked out of the lunch line next to Ami, chatting lightly and chuckling a bit as she cracked a few jokes. As you walked, you heard a familiar sound, one that made you erupt in goosebumps.
You whipped your head around and saw that same boy from earlier that morning, sitting with a new face, a boy with half-and-half hair.
Your heart raced as you gazed at the boy, his laugh wasn’t even that loud, but you could hear it over everything else, the world seeming to hone in on this one freckled boy.
You were so caught up in the boy’s laughter, and in his appearance, you barely even noticed Ami trying to get your attention, until she snapped her fingers in front of your face. “Hello?? Earth to Y/n- are you with us?”
You blushed furiously and looked away, a blush rising to your ears “s-sorry, Wh-what were you saying?” You muttered, stumbling over your words a bit.
Ami huffed and held her tray with one hand, placing her other on her hip “you’re acting weird today, are you sure you’re feeling alright?” She asked with a concerned look on her face, her amber eyes searching yours for any hint of being sick or..something.
You were sick alright, quite sick in fact.
You looked away, averting your gaze from Ami’s “yeah- I’m good Ams, I just-“ you glanced back at the boy for a split second, then away again. Ami turned a second too late, not being able to follow your gaze.
She sighed and shook her head “if you say so..cmon, we need to get to the table before Hatsume blows up the whole cafeteria with her ‘babies’”
You nodded and shot a shy glance to the boy once again, your heart beating a little harder “okay..yeah let’s go”
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Apparently, Hatsume had gotten sick some point during the day, meaning that you and Ami and the rest of your class had the lab to yourselves today.
You sighed as you stared down at the helmet you were working on. You spun your wrench around in your fingers, trying to figure out how to implement a comms system without adding a bulky antenna, or making the device in an inconvenient spot.
You looked up as the door to the lab opened, and there stood a blonde haired boy, who looked rather unhappy to be there, and a red head next to him, who couldn’t look more opposite than he did.
“Hello!” The redhead greeted, flashing a sharp, toothy grin. You smiled and pulled from your desk “oh, hey guys. Can I help you two with something?”
The blonde scoffed, his shoulders slouched and his hands in his pockets “where’s the pink one?” He asked with an unimpressed look.
You blinked and chuckled, rubbing the back of your neck. “Uhm..Hatsume is sick..today..but I can definitely help with whatever you’re needing”
The blonde grunted and rolled his eyes, earning a hand on his shoulder from the redhead “ah! It’s not a big deal. I just wanted some help with my costume” he held up his suitcase with his number on it, and you smiled.
“Sure, what did you need?” You asked, taking the case from him and putting it on your desk, opening it.
The redhead smiled “well, I need to make my shoulder pads more heavy, but I don’t want them to put a strain on my body where it’ll do damage or anything like that.” He explained as he pulled out two dark, rusty red, cog looking shoulder pads.
You frowned as you looked at them, taking one and turning it over in your hands. The material was light. You tapped on it with you nail and hummed a bit “well, concidering these are plastic, it’s going to be significantly harder to make these heavier. However, I can cast and remake you different ones out of metal, if you’re alright with that?”
The redhead smiled and looked down at you “oh! Yeah that sounds awesome! As long as I can increase the weight I’m okay with whatever” he nodded and placed his hands on his hips.
You smiled “perfect. Well, I’ll try to have them back to you as soon as possible. Who’s this belong to?” You asked, grabbing some label stickers and putting it on his case, grabbing a marker.
“Kirishima Ejirou” he chirped, his tone light and cheerful. The boy next to him rolled his eyes, seemingly unamused with his happy demeanor.
And just like that, a whole world was opened to you.
Kirishima turned out to be a really nice guy, a little impatient, but in an excited kid way.
He was so incredibly sweet, and you were fast friends. His warm demeanor and friendly smile were something you got used to as he visited every day to check on his shoulder pads.
Meanwhile, the boy you deemed your ‘hallway crush’, continued to be just that..a hallway crush.
His laugh, that smile, the way his cheeks dimpled when he grinned, how the freckles littered his skin, his wild curls, the way his green eyes caught the light..
About a week later, you mentioned this boy in passing, to which Kirishima brightened and smiled “oh! You mean Midoriya?”
You paused and looked over at him “Midoriya?”you repeated dumbly, to which Kirishima chuckled a bit, his hearty laugh warming your atmosphere.
“Well, you said green hair, and the only guy I know who has green hair is Midoriya. He’s kinda short with curly hair? Freckles?” Kirishima described and you felt your heard pound in your chest. You dropped the screwdriver you were holding and gaped.
“You’re classmates with my hallway crush!?” You squealed, shaking the boy by his shoulders.
Kirishima laughed and put his hands over yours “yes- yes! Apparently!” He laughed, allowing you to shake him with the shocked look on your face. “Do you want me to give you his number?”
Your face turned more red than Kiri’s hair, and you sputtered. On one hand, the idea of having his number- of getting that form of communication that you’d been dreaming about, sounded amazing. On the other hand, you were terrified.
“I-I dunno Kiri” you rubbed the back of your neck and looked down shyly “is he nice? I don’t really know him but I’ve only ever seen him smiling or flustered.”
Kirishima smiled warmly and nodded, leaning against your work bench “oh Midoriya? Yeah, the dude is a total sweetheart. He’s nerdy, nice, conciderate and super selfless. He’s also childhood friends with my boyfriend, Bakugou.”
You hummed and fiddled with your fingers “should I try and talk to him next time I see him?” You asked, the idea alone making your stomach twist with anxiety and your hands grow sweaty.
Kirishima perked up and grinned “yeah! Don’t worry, midoriya is totally shy and probably has no experience when it comes to girls, so you don’t need to worry about high standards or anything.”
His words assured you a little but you were still nervous.
Although..the thought of talking to him did make you excited.
A few days passed since that interaction with Kirishima, and you had been looking for your hallway crush. Aka Midoriya.
You walked through the halls, passing the 1A classroom a few times, and finally, you found him.
Your heart fluttered wildly and you almost stumbled over your own two feet as you saw the boy walking with his nose buried in a notebook.
You sucked in a breath, mustered all of your courage and walked up to him “h-hey..Midoriya!”
The boy pulled his face from his book and turned around. He gave a confused smile “oh! Hi, uhm..do I know you?” He asked, fiddling with some of his curls.
You almost passed away. His voice was so easy to listen to, and you could easily let him chat your ear off for hours.
“N-no, I’m actually in the support course” you said, rubbing the back of your neck with a small smile.
Midoriya perked up and smiled “oh! Support course? That’s awesome! Thank you for all the work you do for us” he said warmly, fiddling with the cover of his notebook.
You blushed brightly and fiddled with your tie “oh- I-it’s not a big deal, we just do what we can” you waved off his thanks, feeling a bit shy.
“Oh- a-anyways, I just..wanted to say that you look nice t-today” you said with a shaky smile. Your words made Izuku’s cheeks flush bright red as he suddenly began mentally running over his appearance.
“I-I look nice-? O-oh! Oh! Thank-thank you s-so much! Y-you look very pretty- I mean- beautiful! I mean uh..” Izuku fumbled over his words, suddenly feeling rather bashful and a bit shy.
You blushed and you swore this boy had just taken your heart from you right then and there. You laughed a bit and shyly fiddled with your skirt “uhm..I was wondering if I could maybe get your number?” You asked softly
Izuku’s cheeks, somehow, turned even redder. He blinked as he processed your words before he stiffened “yes!” He said a little too loudly, making you laugh a bit.
He handed you his phone with shaky hands “I’m Y/n, Y/n L/n, it’s nice to meet you, Midoriya” you said as you typed in your number and sent your phone a text from his.
“O-oh! You’re the girl Kirishima mentioned, awesome! It’s n-nice to meet you, L/n” Midoriya said as he accepted his phone back from you, his cheeks still red as he tried to maintain his composure.
You smiled and nodded “yeah, that’s me, but please, Y/n is just fine” you assured.
Izuku’s cheeks flushed bright red and he looked away with a shy grin “alright..u-uh..Y-Y/n it is then”
You two stood there awkwardly for a moment, before you spoke up “uhm..I-is it too forward to offer to walk you to your next class?” You asked, to which Izuku blinked before shaking his head quickly “n-no! That- that sounds awesome..a-actually”
You smiled and rubbed the back of your neck “a-alright, Wh-where to?” You asked, barely finding your voice, your hands fidgety and your cheeks bright red.
“I-i have hero ethics next, I-it’s this way” Izuku said as he gestured down the hall, a small smile on his lips and a pleasant blush on his freckled cheeks.
You smiled as the two of you walked together, the small talk came easy and you just knew when you heard him laughing, that you were done for.
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Here’s the first prompt for the Valentine’s Day writing challenge! I’m pretty happy with how this came out, and if you want any characters from MHA, JJK, AOT or Demon Slayer, you can either send me an ask or comment. Have an amazing day, lovelies .•~* 💚
reblog if you believe fanfic writers are as valid and talented as any professional writer who publishes and sells their novels
I’m trying to prove a point
I’m not a perfectionist, but finding a typo or a grammatical error in my own already-published fic is like stepping on a Lego honestly
March 50k novel challenge update
Hi everyone! Now that there are a few more people joining, I wanna re-cast this poll to double check we're all on the same page! Original post with all the details is here, and if anyone seeing this is interested in joining you are more than welcome to! pls just leave a comment to lmk :)
Also! Now would be a good time to start thinking about how you typically spend the hours in your day so you can decide how to best incorporate writing time into your schedule in March (personally, im gonna have to spend a lot less time aimlessly scrolling and procrastinating schoolwork lol)
Options for the platform to coordinate this on are:
1- tumblr
2- discord
If you vote for #1 and want this challenge to use the tumblr communities feature pls leave a comment specifying your preference!
taglist for participants: @queengmine2crayon @bluedaelyn @caffinatedcastiel @spookylittlemegan @brightshaw-shipper @superabi1997 @lauravanarendonkbaugh @relentlesslycravingsummer @mayarii-darling
*shoot me a comment if you'd like to be added or dropped from the taglist
Hello writers and creatives!
I recently picked up Chris Baty's book, No Plot? No Problem! and have decided to make March the month in which I try to write a 50k novel! Anyone here interested in joining?
I have a few irl friends who are participating (some with modified challenges) but I wanted to offer it up on here as well. If you're interested, interact with this post in any way or send me an ask/DM! More info below the cut :)
(and a very important vote for those who'd like to participate)
So the whole premise of the challenge is that, in giving yourself a one-month deadline to crank out a full, 50k novel, your attention ends up being placed on quantity over quality, which helps drown out the internal critic that makes you hesitate when you write (or edit something twelve million times before moving on, or never start writing in the first place)
I highly recommend renting the book from your local library for more details on the thought process behind the challenge and other helpful tips (and if you have a library card but transportation difficulty, a friend of mine recently showed me the Libby app, which could be of help!)
I'm aiming for the full 50 thousand words, but my artist friend is adapting the challenge to dedicate a certain amount of hours towards making a comic, and my mom lowered the wc for herself because she's always wanted to write a short story (and doesn't have a ton of interest in writing a novel lol). So if 50k sounds too overwhelming for you or novels aren't exactly your thing, but something else is, feel free to go with whatever floats your boat!
I'm not sure how many people this will reach/ how many would want to play along, but community is a great way to keep each other motivated while also holding each other accountable, so what do you think would be the best method for coordinating that?
Option 1- through tumblr! i could organize writing sprints, word count/progress sharing posts, and some motivational things all under the same tag for easy find-ability (all with a tag-list so everyone is notified when these posts come out and so everyone on the list can interact with each other) Option 2- through discord! theoretically, i can figure out how to make one of these so that there can be a lot more freedom of chatting/sharing etc and writing sprints can be organized on there as well, with extra, optional channels for people to talk about the specifics of their projects or anything else you might want (but absolutely no pressure on the details-sharing front if that'll bring your inner critic back to life) Option 3- tumblr communities! i am not 100% sure how this function works, but if it's smth you guys are into or think would be good, i can absolutely make one Option 4- nuance/something else! if you have a suggestion for a better way to do this, i am all ears
poll duration is only a week, so if there's a lot of interest i will re-cast the poll again in the beginning of february
(and if you like one of the options but have suggestions for things you'd like to see or ways to best organize it, just lmk!)
Multiple languages writing challenge!
Writing challenge:
Write in each language you speak, even if only barely. Stop once you don’t know how to say the next part anymore and don't edit anything!
Japanese:
Trafalgar Law doko desu ka? Yasashi to kakoii isha desu. Watashi wa akai koto sorera desu. [STOP]
(I know some Hiragana but I have no idea where to get those letters!)
French:
Bien, c’est trop difficile. [STOP]
Spanish:
Ahora vamos a ensenarlo otra vez. Me gustaría muchísimo escribir alguna historia en Espanol pero no sé si alguna person va a entender lo que escribe. No es tan facil para mi pero me gusta mucho practicar, con mis amigos en los livestreams de Twitch también. Tal vez sería una buena idea escribir algo de los hermanos Donquixote en espanol con su proximidad a Espana con su reino de Dressrosa. Me gustaría mucho el toro en esos [STOP] (I don’t know how to say “colosseum fights” ^^ )
Italiano:
Io lavoro a un ufficio en Lugano. Vorrei andare a la Arena di Verona [STOP] (I was going to write “otra vez”… woops :D )
English:
Well, this feels somewhat redundant. Ain’t no way I’ll lack any words in my native language, right? Spewing big words right now just for me to fall on my face in a few sentences, I’m calling it. Either way this English is far too colloquial in comparison to my texts for the other languages. I should adopt a far more refined writing style and write a little more like a posh lady. Should I even keep going? Like if we look at the chapters to my fanfictions over on AO3 and my twitch livestreams I do think I have a talent for never shutting the fuck up. Then again I do study philosophy, so I guess I’m just well-suited to my own field of study. Oh yeah, I guess considering that this is written English and stuff I shouldn’t abbreviate apostrophes and stuff. Oh well, too bad. Deal with it! English really is the easiest for me to write in. I’m somewhat dreading having to do German next. I always feel like the German I write is [STOP]
( Hah! I couldn’t think of a suitable word for “influenced by” :D )
German:
Okay, dann versuche ich das doch mal. Ich habe bereits angefangen eine Geschichte in Deutsch zu schreiben, allerdings kann ich jetzt nicht wirklich sagen ob die besonders gut geworden ist oder nicht. Als ich versucht habe, sie meiner Familie zu schicken, kamen nur Rückmeldungen von wegen die Datei wäre ein Virus und dass sie das dann nicht lesen wollten. Auch toll. Da fühle ich mich seither auch irgendwie ein bisschen blöd. Ist ja nicht so dass sie es mutwillig nicht gelesen haben, aber irgendwie fühle ich mich damit ein wenig deprimiert und will ihnen die Geschichte jetzt gar nicht nochmal schicken. Kommt ja eh irgendwie immer negatives Feedback zurück, das brauche ich jetzt auch nicht wirklich. Wow, also irgendwie klappt das ja richtig gut im Deutschen! Gut, so Anglizismen wie „feedback“ kann ich jetzt nicht ganz vermeiden, aber das hört sich ja auch einfach blöd an wenn ich das jetzt auf Gedeih und Verderb ins Deutsche reinpresse. Benutzt man diese Redewendung so? Keine Idee. [STOP]
Well, „keine Idee“ is a literal translation of “no idea” so that’s definitely not German, stopping myself right there.
I look forward to continuing my language studies and revisiting this challenge in the future!
Anyone who wants to is encouraged to join this challenge, whether you’re a writer or not, that doesn’t matter at all.
This is all about practise and testing yourself! ^-^
I have lost myself to a new hyper fixation and to celebrate I have a new writing challenge! So find a mall and pull up the map. The stores should be numbered. If they are, generate two numbers and find the stores they correspond with. If not, just use a wheel with the names of the stores. Each half of your OTP works in one of those stores and their neighbors. They can be enemies, friends, strangers, whatever. Have fun!
My contribution to this:
THE MISTAKE || BUCKY BARNES X READER
SUMMARY: Bucky was hurt by you. You’ve cheated on him with his best friend. Will he prevail his anger and forgive you?
A/N: Hi. This story is written for @thepaperpanda and their writing challenge. My prompt was white. Thank you for allowing me to take part in this challenge ♥
WORD COUNT: 1117
You saw that disbelief in Bucky’s eyes when he was standing on the threshold of your bedroom glancing at you on Steve’s laps.
He was deeply hurt, you could easily feel it. Being his girlfriend has taught you a lot, most that when you’ll mess with him, he won’t forget and you’ll pay, sooner or later for what you’ve done against him.
Keep reading
WELL!!!! i decided to make a writing challenge for myself :3 i'm going to collect some prompts and write crk fics every day or may!!!
buuuut i will need your help!! please, leave requests here (any length, any content except for bathroom themes and other nasty stuff sorry) and I will write them!! my current special interest is all about shadowvanilla and the deceitful trio but i don't mind any others as secondary characters!!!
thak you!!!! <33
upd: OH AND TRUTHLESS SAGE TOO >:3
Screw it , I'm going to write this book.
I just found this, and although I maybe won't be able to do it daily until my exams are over, this would be the perfect chance for me to get back into writing!
Dykecember!
For the month of December I'll be doing my own little version of ink/kinktober and writing nothing but lesbian ficlets for the whole month.
Here's the prompt list I'll be working off and anyone who also wants to participate in any way or work off the prompt list themselves should feel free to do so
Please check out the rules before beginning to complete the prompts!
Continuing on if you have lmao
Maylancholy Prompts 2025:
May 1. "Don't leave me here."
May 2. Major character death
May 3. Shattered trust
May 4. Bleeding out
May 5. "I can't feel my hands."
May 6. Buried alive
May 7. Feverish and delusional
May 8. Shackled
May 9. Wrong place, wrong time
May 10. "You don’t remember me, do you?"
May 11. Cursed to suffer
May 12. Dragged back
May 13. Choking on blood
May 14. Paranoia setting in
May 15. "Please, just kill me."
May 16. Held at knifepoint
May 17. Left behind
May 18. Possessed
May 19. "I swear it wasn't me."
May 20. Overworked and collapsing
May 21. Stabbed in the back
May 22. Trapped with them
May 23. No way out
May 24. "You were never supposed to find out."
May 25. Drugged and defenseless
May 26. Branding iron
May 27. Forced into silence
May 28. Tied to the altar
May 29. Haunting whispers
May 30. "This isn't real."
May 31. Escape... or not?
Alternative Prompts (If any daily prompt doesn’t take your fancy feel free to replace it with one of these!):
Alt 1. Crawling to safety
Alt 2. No anesthesia
Alt 3. Drenched in something awful
Alt 4. The sound of chains
Alt 5. Shoved into a tight space
Alt 6. A wound that won’t heal
Alt 7. Gasping for breath
Alt 8. Marked for death
Alt 9. Waking up somewhere unfamiliar
Alt 10. "It’s already too late."
Happy FFWF! Lets play a find the word game: Valentine's Day Edition! Find any of these words in your WIP, and post the part where they appear: pink / red / heart / valentine / chocolate / ribbon / love / friend / partner / boyfriend / girlfriend / husband / wife / couple / date / kiss / card / candy / dinner / flirt / snuggle / soulmate / together / always / arrow / candle / rose / beautiful / handsome / hug
I got the first and it's actually pretty much at the start to a WIP I'm working on that I have yet to post C:
“Hi,” Bucky greeted, fidgeting nervously under Clint’s assessing gaze and inadvertently trying to hide his left side from view. “Hey,” Clint offered a soft smile, pulling his long hair into a ponytail and checking that the magnets of his cochlear implants were still firmly in place almost automatically. The motion was just as much to get himself more comfortable as it was to set the other man at ease, as Clint revealed his own disability. The gesture didn’t do much, but it was enough to release some of the attention from Bucky’s shoulder and let him take a more natural stance that revealed what he had been trying to hide. “Come in, I promise I don’t bite without asking first.” Clint chuckled, waving the younger man over with a playful wink. The joke relieved some more of the awkward tension in the room and Clint’s patient gesture was enough for Bucky to move where he was still frozen in the doorway. “I... Sorry...” He muttered, the blush colouring his cheeks turning from rose to bright pink. “It’s okay,” Clint assured him gently, leading the way along the hall to a small but cosy living room. “This is a safe space, which means you get to be as shy or outgoing as you happen to be.” Bucky just nodded quietly, sitting down on the couch a little stiffly when Clint offered.
FIC WRITING REVIEW 2024
Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening for coming up with this!
Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some qualitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either. Artists and gif makers, please also join in with any quantitative or qualitative stats or facts you want to share about your year.
(I just did mostly the same thing as last year. Thank you @evenfallreads for tagging me again)
Since I hit 100 posted works on New Year's Eve 2024, I hit 200 works on June 30th and (with two works that will still go up later today) 300 works on New Year's Eve 2024. That number includes 50 podfics that I posted since starting with Voiceteam in May.
Words and Fics
578,447 words published in 2024
675,494 words written in 2024
206 works worked on
189 completed works
most productive month: July with 78,528 words written
monthly words average: 56,329 words written
Top 5 Pairings
James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton - 42 (I didn't plan this to happen, but I am very happy about it)
Clint Barton/Matt Murdock - 24
Matt Murdock/Franklin "Foggy" Nelson - 23
Clint Barton/Original Character - 10
Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier - 7
Top 5 by Comments
Learning to Live again -58
Feel my Signs and Watch my Words (AUgust Writing Challenge 2024) - 42
Flowers on Your Skin (HawkTober 2024) - 28
Building a Relationship - 15
Springtime Fluff - 14
Top 5 by Kudos
The Sound and Color of Flowers - 210
Every last Piece - 202
Of Pain and Paper Bracelets - 195
I've Meant it all - 192
Accidental Striptease - 169
Top 5 by Hits
Learning to Live again - 2988
Building a Relationship - 2900
Now I wear my scars just like Tattoos - 2153
Of Pain and Paper Bracelets - 2098
Accidental Striptease - 1780
Fandom Events in 2024
For this part, I'm only adding in Bingos and Events with a hard deadline that I was able to get a bingo/blackout for, because otherwise this list would never end.
Bingos
[11/25] Bucky Barnes Bingo Round 5 - Bingo
[10/25] WinterHawk Bingo Round 5 - Bingo
July Break Bingo(s) - DNF
[9/9] Any Fandom LGBTQ Bingo - Black out
[8/25] WinterIron Bingo - Bingo
[9/9] Writers Pride Month Bingo - Black out
[4/25] both Kill-A-Character Bingos - DNF (will probably continue writing for this anyway)
Writing Challenge's
[14/14] Flufftober Spring Edition 2024
[14/14] April Showers bring M-AU Flowers
[31/31] AU-gust Writing Challenge 2024
[16/30] Tropetember 2024
[31/31] HawkTober 2024
[2/7] Trick-AU-Treat 2024
[7/30] Comfy-Vember 2024
[31/31] Whumpcember 2024
Writing Reflection
After getting into writing last year I went mildly to totally insane this year. I wrote more than I even thought possible, already upped my writing goal in January after writing like 30k on WIPs alone in two weeks, only to then end up hitting my yearly writing goal in September anyway.
I got into Podfic this year and it has brought me a lot of joy to work on recording and editing, as well as to participate in even more challenges and exchanges than I did last year.
Once again, I met a lot of lovely people and had a great time writing and simply enjoying fandom with people I like to consider friends by now.
There were many ups and downs, but I'm glad to say that, over all, this year was a good one for me.
I hope you had a good year as well and wish everyone a good start into the New Year. 💜
Tagging: @stripedscribe @ravenmold @cnwolf-brainrot @mutuallyprime @flowerparrish and everyone else who sees this and would like to participate!
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Fandom Free Bingo - Gingerbread Edition
Note: From the end of December, we will no longer be reblogging fills from Flight Edition Cards. The AO3 collection will remain open indefinitely, however, and any Tumblr post that fills Flight prompts and any prompt from a later edition will still be reblogged on those grounds. This means that posts covering exclusively Frosty and/or Flight Edition prompts will no longer be reblogged <3 Now, on to December!
- Turnaround time is hopefully no longer than a week. If you've been waiting longer than this, please feel free to reach out! - Feel free to interpret the prompts however you wish - the world is your oyster! <3 Note: Terms with a stereotypically applied gender (e.g 'Princess', 'king') are not gender-restricted! Some things are just hard to make gender-neutral, especially in limited space. Gimmie those boy princesses and nb kings to your hearts content. <3 - No restriction to one prompt per fic/chapter. - You can merge this event with others, so long as the other event permits this. - Please mark rating clearly, and use CW where applicable. Posts not adequately marked will not be reblogged. We love you folks, and all the work you produce, but we get a lot of reblogs and have lives outside the event - we don't always have the time to be chasing down ratings or fandoms ;-; - Use the tags #FandomFreeBingo and #Fandom Free Bingo: Gingerbread Edition, and tag @fandom-free-bingo on tumblr for a reblog - don't forget to also add in the pairing/characters, rating, the fandom and the warnings in the tags please <3 - The eleventh event (Gingerbread Edition) sign ups will run until December 31st, 2024. Feel free to post after this date, however - works will be reblogged until November 30th, 2025, and the Ao3 collection will be open indefinitely. - A maximum of FOUR cards per participant. - This season we are offering BOTH 5x5 and 3x3 cards - please let us know which you would like! - All media forms, fandoms and original works are welcome! - You can request square changes twice (of any number), for up to a week after the card is issued. - Be respectful to other participants. - Be kind to us! - Ao3 collection can be found here!
Sign up here!
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Feel free to post art or writing. This is supposed to be fun, not stressful.
FIC WRITING REVIEW 2023
Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening for coming up with this!
Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.
(I just copied @voiceoffenrisulfr who copied @foxywrites thank you both for tagging me <3)
Before we start I want to note that I hope to post 6 more fics this year and make it to 100 posted works before 2024 ^^
Words and Fics
335,338 words published in 2023
70 fics worked on
62 completed fics
most productive month: July with 74,045 words
monthly words average: 27,945 words
Top 5 Pairings
Clint Barton/Matt Murdock [16]
James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton [13]
Matt Murdock/Franklin "Foggy" Nelson [6]
Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier [6]
James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark [6]
Top 5 by Comments
Purple and Red; all the same to me (AUgust Writing Challenge 2023) - 78
The quiet life - 17
Building a Relationship - 14
Safe Place - 13
3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 6
Top 5 by Kudos
3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 255
Couch already taken - 208
The Reporter and The Lawyer - The Devil and The Protector - 146
Daredevil: The Man with Trauma - 131
Fuck Ninjas - 122
Top 5 by Hits
The Reporter and The Lawyer - The Devil and The Protector - 2,251
3 Times Matt's date didn't take his blindness well (+1 where it wasn't the biggest surprise that night) - 1,725
Purple and Red; all the same to me (AUgust Writing Challenge 2023) - 1,724
Coming Untouched - 1,722
Building a Relationship - 1,529
Fandom Events in 2023
For this part, I'm only adding in Bingos that I was able to get a bingo/blackout for If you want to know more feel free to check out my masterlists in my pinned post <3
Bingos
[5/9] Any Fandom LGBTQ Bingo - Bingo
[5/5] July Break Flash Bingo - Black out
[9/9] July Break Mini Bingo - Black out
[25/25] July Break Bingo - Black out
[15/25] Marvel Rare Pair Bingo Round 1/2 - Bingo
[6/25] Masturbation Midsummer Bingo - DNF
[13/25] WinterIron Bingo - Bingo
[9/9] Writers Pride Month Bingo - Black out
Writing Challenge's
[30/30] Slash Mulitverse Daily Pride Prompts
[31/31] AU-gust Writing Challenge 2023
[5/31] Flufftober 2023
Upcoming Plans
Fic's I'm hoping to continue/complete next year:
[Clint/Bucky] Soul Marks and Metal Arms
[Clint/Natasha] To see the Bruises
[Matt/Foggy] Learning to Live again
[Clint/Bucky] Now I wear my scars just like Tattoos
[Clint/Rhodey] Bring them back (to get you back)
[Clint & Matt] Who even am I?!
[Clint/Matt] Hawkdevil AU
[Clint/Bucky] Domestic WinterHawk AU
[Clint/Matt] Building a Relationship
Writing Reflection
After I got back into writing fic this year it was something I really enjoyed all throughout this year. I discovered a bunch of fun challenges and servers, met many lovely people (sadly all online) and learned a lot. I have hyperfocused a lot, especially in the summer and I collected a boatload of prompts I would like to fill in the coming year.
I have a lot of fics already planned for the next year. There will be a lot of feels, fluff and angst/whump alike and I hope I can keep the run I had this year going.
A big thank you to everyone who supported me along the way, be it with ducking/spaghettiing fic ideas, sprinting with me, participating in challenges, commenting, sharing or even just reading and liking my fics. You folks mean the world to me and I love every single one of you. Take care and remember, as long as you do what you love you get a good grade in fandom <3
Tagging: @stripedscribe @ravenmold @endlesstwanted and everyone who wants to participate (totally not a cop-out because I lost track of my tumblr, no)
INFO & RULES
- Feel free to interpret the prompts however you wish - the world is your oyster! <3 - No restriction to one prompt per fic/chapter. - You can merge this event with others, so long as the other event permits this. - Please mark rating clearly, and use CW where applicable. Posts not adequately marked will not be reblogged. - Use the tag #FandomFreeBingo and tag @fandom-free-bingo on tumblr for a reblog - don't forget to also add in the pairing/characters, the fandom and the warnings in the tags please <3 - The first event (Frosty Edition) will run until January 31st. Feel free to post after this date, but works will not be reblogged. - Two cards (at most) for each participant. - All media forms, fandoms and original works are welcome! - You can request square changes twice, for up to a week after the card is issued. - Be respectful to other participants. - Be kind to me! This is my first such event, please be patient if I fumble. I intend to run monthly events for the forseeable if this goes well! - There will be an A03 collection... Soon?