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R/Pax - Any pronouns - Bi - Young adult - ADHD - X-Men, The Suicide Squad, The Sandman, AHS, Good Omens, and other nerd shit - Metalhead/Punk
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Read Me First!

Hey friends! Call me R or Pax, any pronouns please. I'm just a punk little freak who needs to get the stories out of his head before they explode. Feel free to drop something in my ask box if you ever want to chat, I'm always down for a good ask game or OC ramble.

Don't come here if you can't be normal about queer people, fat people, disabled people, or any other people who aren't you. Hate speech and intolerance will be chased out with a pitchfork. That's all :)

Tags: Each of my OCs and fanfics is given their own tag (such as #jasper wilson, #oc kestrel, #heartstrings fic, etc.). Catch-all tags for OCs, art, and writing are under #my ocs, #my art, and #my writing respectively

All my writing is on AO3, but you can check this post for links to all my fics: My Writing Masterpost

And for introductions to (most of) my original characters, see this post here: My OCs Masterpost

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practically-an-x-man asked:

💕 for Artie and Abi please?

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witchy-self-shipper answered:

“No, no… fingers here… relax…” Artie gently corrects my fingers, and then lets go. “There… now gently press…” 

He laughs as I gently press against the piano keys… some of the keys don't actually play. I wince.

“Okay, a little harder than that.” He laughs, and I press harder, swifter… less timid.

“Alas, a C Sharp. You moved.” 

I sigh and slide off the piano bench, standing. I am half way across the room before his hands take mine. 

“Abi, love… it's fine… it takes time, you know.”

I sigh as he lifts my hands to his face, kissing the offending fingertips lightly. “Artie, are you distracting me from torturing your piano?”

“Yes.” He kisses my wrist, looking me in the eye. “Is it working?”

“Mmmmm….” I smile, “Not sure…”

He moves up my arm to my shoulder, then my neck.

I slide in close and hum in his ear. “Ok. It's working. Let's discuss this further… upstairs.”

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practically-an-x-man

AHHHH THIS IS SO CUTE!!

Oh man, the sheer romance of teaching someone a skill you know well... as a musician I ADORE this so much! And they're just so soft with each other, it's the sweetest thing I think I've ever read <3 Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!

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askgametime

send a heart and a ship for a brief snippet!

❤️ first kiss / realization

🧡 kissing in bed / lazy kiss / cuddling

💛 reunion kiss / relief

💚 true love's kiss / magic kiss / healed

💙 drunken kiss / tipsy

💜 surprise kiss / impulsive kiss

💗 slow kiss / gentle kiss / inevitable / soft

💖 rough kiss / hot and heavy / making out

💕 kissing somewhere other than lips

💘 fake relationship / mutual pining / dared to kiss

🤎 multiple kisses / kisses all over / kiss after kiss

🤍 kiss at the wedding / milestone

🖤 kissing while crying / goodbye kiss / desperation

#i'll take a couple more of these if anyone still wants to play...#please? these are fun
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I wish I could go on that show I Can See Your Voice. Not as a contestant but as one of the singers. I think I'd make a cool character for the show. Metalhead, horror-obsessed SFX artist... who's secretly a classically trained alto with a four-octave vocal range. Idk I just think it would be interesting.

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witchy-self-shipper

I had no idea that show exists before now but id watch it.

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practically-an-x-man

Basically they take 6 random people, each with their gimmick (usually their job, and they dress up in their uniform), and they lip sync either to their own voice or to a voice that's meant to sound like theirs. The contestant then has to guess if they're a good singer (lip syncing to their own voice) or a bad singer (somebody's else's voice)

Then the singer sings live to reveal if they were a good singer or a bad singer. It's a really fun show!

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askgametime

send a heart and a ship for a brief snippet!

❤️ first kiss / realization

🧡 kissing in bed / lazy kiss / cuddling

💛 reunion kiss / relief

💚 true love's kiss / magic kiss / healed

💙 drunken kiss / tipsy

💜 surprise kiss / impulsive kiss

💗 slow kiss / gentle kiss / inevitable / soft

💖 rough kiss / hot and heavy / making out

💕 kissing somewhere other than lips

💘 fake relationship / mutual pining / dared to kiss

🤎 multiple kisses / kisses all over / kiss after kiss

🤍 kiss at the wedding / milestone

🖤 kissing while crying / goodbye kiss / desperation

#oooooh i love these#open to any of my pairings!!
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I wish I could go on that show I Can See Your Voice. Not as a contestant but as one of the singers. I think I'd make a cool character for the show. Metalhead, horror-obsessed SFX artist... who's secretly a classically trained alto with a four-octave vocal range. Idk I just think it would be interesting.

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abilusanji

The thing about fanfiction after writing original fiction for so long is that it feels like taking weighted clothes off. If I wanted a cool plot twist or a reveal or a mystery I had to set up all the expectations myself. I had to set up the red herrings, the clues, the boundaries of what was reasonable.

In fanfiction I drop a name from canon I never referenced before and it will carry the weight that a hundred pages of set up would carry in original fiction.

Do you have any fucking idea how intoxicating that is.

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abilusanji

The shared language of a fandom in fanfiction is so amazingly conducive to a type of story telling that we lost when public domain was gutted as a legal concept. And it’s such a thrilling way to make stories and I weep for how rare it is to encounter.

Like you sort of get a ghoulish attempt with star wars style “look it’s revan” but it’s still only a handful of people who get to play. With fandom everyone gets to play with the full toolbox, with infinite chances to try.

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dsudis

It’s striking me really hard after reading this post–so much of what is considered the ~canon~ of western literature really arises out of this situation where everyone who wrote (i.e. a tiny minority of educated men and the very very rare educated woman) was operating with a common set of referents. There were just so few books, back then, and if you were educated enough to write, those were the books you had read, and that your teachers had read and told you about. Everyone got the same references.

We talk about the Divine Comedy being Bible fanfic and so forth, but it really was in a way we don’t always articulate–it wasn’t just that it was repurposing other stories the author had read. It was the product of an author who felt himself a part of a community that had this shared set of referents. He only had to allude to things, and his intended readers knew all of the context. Being in modern fandom allows us to be part of a community that likewise shares a canon and shares references and influences, something that is increasingly lost in modern copyrighted fiction where everyone is constantly desperate to be original.

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IT'S READING LIST TIME!!

At least, the first reading list. Hopefully there will be more. ☺️

You can find more details about the rally here! Please join us and share some more fanfics you love from smaller creators//people who need some extra love!

House of Tarot Cards @lickoutyourbrains // FlowerMeat on Ao3

Remus Crowley has fallen victim to a legion of demons, his body and soul now possessed. Though all six residents of the lonely household on Lorre way are well practiced in occult magics, only Patton Stoker had experience with exorcisms. It’s such a shame that past experience had all but destroyed his belief that he can help.

To Rebuild A Home; @a-valourous-choice

After a horrific event rips his family apart, Patton decides to move himself and his children back to his hometown. His youngest son Thomas adjusts quickly but his eldest Virgil, harboring resentment towards his father and full of self loathing, has a much more difficult time. Despite their close proximity, Patton and Virgil have never been more distant from each other but perhaps with some help from friends - both old and new - the Sanders boys will learn that recovery can be a family affair. And just maybe they're not as alone in their grief as they believe.

Starving; LadyoftheWoods (Ao3)

Patton was dying.
Not that anyone else knew it, of course, no, he didn’t want to be a hassle! The others had to deal with his drama enough as it is. They didn’t need to know.
They didn’t know.
It was a wonder, that no one else seemed able to see it, not even Janus, though part of him hoped against hope that someone would.
The other part of him prayed to god they didn’t.
He didn’t know anything anymore, much less how to fix this. How to stop it.
He just knew he ached.
His chest, his heart, ached, like it was cracking in two. Maybe it was, figures of speech sometimes got taken a little too literally by Thomas's head, who’s to say heartbreak wasn’t one of them?
Not him. He’d done enough talking, when he didn’t even know what he was saying, to begin with.

If We're Still Single In An Hour; @fangirltothefullest

Roman and Patton are probably the two most oblivious people in the entire town, or at least that's what everyone around them thinks. The two have been pining after each other for an eternity, but neither of them have realized. At Virgil and Logan's wedding, the two forget to bring the cake for the after party and have to go fetch it. Fate Herself takes one look at these oblivious gays and decides to take matters into her own hands. After all, they're made for each other, and they're the only ones that haven't figured that out yet.
Or: The Royality Shenanigans fic based off of a tumblr text post where they're both in love and deserve each other so badly but are too silly to see it.

Where the Lovestruck Bleeds; @fangirltothefullest

Mr. Remus Princeton, soul of a dark poet and heart shielded with years of sorrow, had lost so much in his common man's life. What little he had, he gave so that his brother could flourish. But for the first time in his life, Remus wanted something that society said he must never have: Deep dark eyes and hair as black as the depths of the sea and uncommonly long, Mr. Logan Blackthorne enthralled him with his mystery and allure the moment he laid eyes upon him at the gathering he was attending for the sake of this brother. How could a man of such standing see him in a sea of better prospects and willingly pursue him?
Mr. Roman Princeton on the other hand, could light up a room just by flouncing into it. He was a delight and all manner of young ladies swooned for him and pined after the artist's affections. But his world was turned asunder when the notable Monsieur Janus D'Ambroise took a shine to his talents. Surely his life and Remus' were about to change drastically and all for the better. They were moving up in the world and right into the mystery and delights of romance and decadence he had long since dreamed of!
Why then, was Remus so disinclined to follow?

Taking Flight; @practically-an-x-man

(Non-TS but so good please read it!!!!)
Fandom: Fablehaven
American kestrel: Falco sparverius, also known as the sparrow hawk, grasshopper hawk, or killy hawk. A species of small, carnivorous falcon native to the Americas. Kestrels are incredibly effective and aggressive hunters despite their small size. They are largely solitary birds, though they form strong pair-bonds and often mate for life. Their widely varied diet and adaptable nesting conditions make them well-suited to a variety of habitats. But this story is not about kestrels.

My Stuff Because I'm Running It Solo And I Can Do What I Want:

The Long Road Home

Ship: LAMP Some say childhood friendships don't last. Others say they're forever. For Patton Bunker, they're life-saving. Virgil Wraith is happy enough to leave his past behind him; left forgotten like the scared little orphan he used to be. He's happy now; he has a steady job (sort of), two loving boyfriends, and he gets to travel as much as he wants. Being a consort to Prince Roman has good perks. But he remembers the injustices he saw. And when he sees his past haunting him from the horizon, he doesn't hesitate. This time, he can stop the pain.

Talking, Whether You Want To Or Not

Ship: Loceit Roman and Remus have plans to help their friends finally talk about their feelings. Remus does not follow the plan.

Crumbling

Being a good friend is hard. Its scary. It takes a lot of work. Patton often felt himself trying desperately to balance the line between doting dad-friend and clingy nuisance. It didn't help that there was an extra voice in his head these days, pointing out all the ways he had already failed. And then he finally pushed another friend too far. His smile was starting to shatter at the edges.
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practically-an-x-man

Aww I'm so honored that one of my fics made the rec list even though it's not in your usual fandoms! Here's the link to some more fics I personally recommend from various smaller creators, they're in a variety of fandoms since I'm not personally in the TS fandom at all <3

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