Colin O'Donoghue

Colin O'Donoghue

Captain Swan

365 Days of Colin Characters - Day 87 [The Words]

“It’s his weakness.”

Welp after a few years hiatus I’ve fallen back into this obsession real quick ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I was embarrassed to ask for a beta • But not embarrassed enough not to post it

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Never be embarrassed to admit you need help, whether it’s with plot or with grammar. No author has ever said, yes, this thing I’ve done all on my own is perfect and ready to be published. It takes an army to publish a book, so why be ashamed of needing an extra pair or two of eyes on your fics??

I’ve met some of the most amazing people by asking for help. (Shout out to @best-left-hook-jones )

MY LOOOOVEE!! Being your beta is always a privilege ❤️❤️

The hardest part about writing an original story is that lack of a cheering section after each chapter. For every story (with the exception of Nuuk) I’ve posted each chapter as I’ve gone and all of your words of encouragement have been the thing that kept me going. Even with Nuuk, I still had the lovely @best-left-hook-jones keeping me on track as well as everyone else at the CSBB. I’ll be forever grateful for each and every comment, like, kudo, and reblog you guys have given me.

I have one last story to give you all. It’s a 4 part Halloween story that will post weekly throughout October. One I’m really enjoying thus far.

This new chapter is going to be tough, but I’m going to try my best to push through. I realize that it’s a long shot, but it’s kinda the dream, and I’d forever regret it if I didn’t go for it.

I can’t wait to read it! You always knock it out of the park! - Your number 1 fan 😘

Call Out Post

No, not like that. I’m not calling out any specific person or action so if you’re looking for drama go elsewhere. This is more of a call me out post… so to speak.

No, what I want from you guys in some constructive criticism. (note: this is not an open invitation for assholes). And by this, I mean, for those of you who have read my fan fics, what suggestions do you have for me and my writing? I know I’m shit at grammar. That’s not in question, but what can I do to be better?

As some of you know, I’ve been working on an original story and I really just want it to be the best it can be before I head down the rabbit hole of traditional publishing.

I dunno, even your grammar mistakes are pretty spectacular 😉

Me excited to write fic:

Me after being on Tumblr for 5 mins:

@wellhellotragic Who’s got time for tumblr shade anyways? We’re 🔥, dahling

I haven’t painted Captain Hook by himself and not as one half of Captain Swan for a while now and I felt bad, he definitely deserves his own art more often!

If you’d like to share this please use my original sources, much appreciated! Here’s my other fanart on Tumblr. Also Instagram / Redbubble / Pinterest / Facebook . Cheers!

CS Fic Rec Monday #4

So, since I’ve been remiss in participating these past couple weeks, I thought I’d officially rec a few fics that I’ve mentioned in response to some Asks I’ve received lately. Each of these fall under the hurt/comfort category, and are some of my favorites that I visit again and again.

All Flowers Keep the Light by @best-left-hook-jones

Summary: France, 1966. After a hurried wedding due to the birth of her son, Emma and her new husband, Neal Cassidy, move to the quiet French countryside for a fresh start. With Neal working late at the psychiatric hospital next door, it is left to Emma to find her own way to settle in to her new life. Desperate to find a way to pass the time, and to find meaning in her life outside of being a mother, Emma takes it upon herself to revive the facility’s neglected greenhouse. But when a handsome blue eyed patient offers to help her look after the plants, everything in Emma’s world changes

Rated M / 6 Chapters / Complete

This fic is beautifully written (and that sentence does not do justice to the reality of its intent). There is a gorgeous melancholy that permeates the narrative while also infusing that sacred hope we all associate with canon. I already loved Killian Jones before reading this fic, but I fell in love with him all over again, right alongside Emma, as I read each chapter. 

The Next Wounded Soul by @this-too-too-sullied-flesh

Summary: When a sailor recovering from injuries sustained during the war against the Dark One is tended by one of the noblewomen of the realm, he knows it is not meant to be; he is too hurt, and far too unremarkable for one as good as she. Little does he realize that time cannot heal all wounds, nor can it make him forget the angel who once eased his troubled mind.

Rated E / 12 Chapters / Complete

You want some masterful hurt/comfort? Then you have to read this fic. It features injured Killian; maimed, ill, plagued by nightmares and grief, with bouts of wallowing in self-loathing even as he comes to accept the care offered him by Emma, whose true identity is kept concealed. You will swoon, your heart will clench with feels, you will yell at these two idiots for being… well, idiots, and then be thoroughly rewarded by the end of it all.

 Dance With Demons by SLimac 

Summary: Killian Jones is fighting a losing battle with his vice and hiding it behind his music persona. Emma Swan is the cop who arrests him for it. But that isn’t the first time the two of them have met. After Emma impulsively offers him her apartment to recover away from the tabloids, it also won’t be the last. For her it’s just giving someone a chance she never had. But can it be more?

Rated M / 32 Chapters / In Progress

Another brilliant hurt/comfort fic! The attention to detail given to Killian’s recovery is expertly interwoven with the growing trust, challenges, and realities of relationship between him and Emma. Although the fic has not been updated recently, the last chapter posted leaves the reader in a good place with a sense of hope for the outcome that makes the investment in reading totally worth it. It is one I have gone back to and read through many times over, and though I am hopeful the author will pick up with the story again, I am never disappointed by the time I reach the final posted chapter.

^ my level of happiness right now

Thanks a million, girl! I’m so happy you love that one as much as I do! Your reviews always make me feel like I’ve accomplished what I’ve set out to do ❤️

Aww! Thanks, chicka! I’m blushing! ❤️

“What rank is that dog?”

WellHelloTragic is not available at the moment. She’s too busy dying.

Seriously though, if I don’t make it, between @best-left-hook-jones and @let-it-raines my stories will be finished. 95% sure that means an asteroid taking out the earth, but what will I care?

@best-left-hook-jones so this means we’re going to make everything giant fluff balls right? I feel like threatening that will keep @wellhellotragic from succumbing to her kidneys and/or ovaries 🙈

@let-it-raines

I’m thinking this level of sugar sweetness, what do you think? 🧐

WellHelloTragic is not available at the moment. She’s too busy dying.

Seriously though, if I don’t make it, between @best-left-hook-jones and @let-it-raines my stories will be finished. 95% sure that means an asteroid taking out the earth, but what will I care?

Feel better soon, chika! You know I’m just gonna give your characters all happy endings! Then where would we be??