20 questions for fic writers
thank you to @freneticfloetry for the tag!
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
Currently 50. 49 tarlos works and 1 firstprince!
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
226,678. very silly goofy if you think about how I only started posting to AO3 last december.
3. What fandoms do you write for?
9-1-1: Lone Star + Red, White, and Royal Blue!
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
you can hear it in the silence - tarlos
now im covered in you - tarlos
cuttin me open, healin me fine - tarlos
and i remember thinking - tarlos
baby kiss it better - tarlos
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I try to respond to most of them! I feel bad I never have much more to say than a "thank you for reading" LOL
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I wrote a 4x04 spec fic where Carlos was all fucked up and I ended it right before he was found, I think that's the angstiest i've gotten!
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Literally fucking all of them end in happy endings, but you can hear it in the silence ends with a tarlos wedding
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Yes, actually! Constantly! Got called a whore for including Iris in the NFL AU, a slut for making a fic where TK dates someone else during the break-up era, and i get a slew of private quote retweets anytime i post a fic on Twitter. All in a day's work!
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I don't :/ I just do not feel the most comfortable writing it myself!
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
I'm in the process of writing a teeny tiny tarlos/firstprince crossover based on a hc me and bestie worked on :")
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
not that I know of!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
not that i know of!
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Not in full but I throw quite literally all of my ideas at @fckingyrs and she helps me flesh them out as well as beta reads/edits all of them and I will always fully be grateful to her for that :")
14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?
if we're being real it's firstprince, tarlos has my entire heart as well but I've never related more to a character than I have Alex Claremont-Diaz.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
I have a tarlos lifeguard AU i'm hoping sees the light of day next sprint/summer but we'll see!
16. What are your writing strengths?
Dialogue is my strong suit. I think I can give TK/Carlos/Alex/Henry pretty in-character voices, but everything else feels weaker than I want it to be.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Feelings and smut. LMFAO
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?
I can handle Spanish but not much else! I do love doing it when it's right, though!
19. First fandom you wrote for?
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Don't ask.
20. Favorite fic you’ve written?
my Tarlos NFL AU. those are my children. We're only about 3/4's of the way through but I love them.
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getting to know you tag game!
thank you for the tag @welcometololaland <3
last song: i know places by taylor swift
favourite colour: lavender!
currently watching: re-watching Grey's Anatomy for the 40 millionth time
last movie: the last movie I watched was my 385378th rewatch of Bottoms, but the last movie I watched for the first time was 1-Up and umm...I'm full of regret on that one. But you do what you gotta do for TZP 😔
sweet/spicy/savoury: spicy spicy SPICYYY
relationship status: married af
current obsession (long list, sorry): RWRB + 911: Lone Star (as always!) nick galitzine and taylor zakhar perez, taylor swift, paramore, mug collecting, Havana Rose Liu, this firstprince RA AU that i keep gathering ideas for, and adding new plot points to my NFL AU!
tagging whoever wants to <3
been posting tarlos fic for a year and i finally got my first official ao3 hate comment! I feel like i should frame this
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thank you to @strandnreyes, @three-drink-amy, and @welcometololaland for the tags! (@cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut also tagged me in this as I was typing, LOL)
the tarlos I'm currently working on is a secret birthday fic so you're getting more firstprince!
Sorry for my crimes of introducing yet another college/uni AU to this universe but I had a Taylor Swift song and a dream!
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He hooked up with his RA last year, another poli sci major. Aria. They were in the same Power and Politics in America class, and well, no one ever said they made good decisions over a shared bottle of Casamigos.
What’s really bothering him is the name next to his on the overnight on-duty shift schedule.
Claremont-Diaz, Alex. Fox, Henry. - MW, Last Saturday of Month, 7pm-7am, 16th floor lounge.
Henry fucking Fox.
Alex hands the phone to Nora, who starts scanning through the email. “Henry? Your freshman roommate Henry?” She hands the phone back to him and plops down on the plush velvet couch next to Alex. “
“Unfortunately.”
A school of fifty thousand people might have at least six people named Henry Fox (Alex knows, he checked), but there could only be one Henry Fox, senior year English Lit major from London with a absolutely laughable amount of middle names. Alex was sure he had moved back after…whatever happened freshman year, but it must have been far.
“What even happened between you two?” she asked, moving Alex so his head was in her lap.
no pressure tagging to @rosedavid @carlos-in-glasses @bonheur-cafe @wandering-night19 @basilsunrise @chaotictarlos @detective-giggles @paperstorm and whoever else wants to join <3
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Not sure if anyone has started this off this week, but I volunteer as tribute since: a) it's the future, b) i shied away from the tags this week because i had nothing to share and c) ALTA IS BEING POSTED THIS WEEK YAY. So in celebration of this fic FINALLY seeing the light of day, please have the Tarlos first kiss :)
TK’s body falls back against the cushions, his white shirt covered in the same dust that settles in his hair. “Gross, Carlos. Look what you did.”
“You— You deserved it!” Carlos insists, releasing TK and sliding across the couch hesitantly, struggling to catch his breath.
TK’s shirt and pants are filthy, and there’s a smudge of something on his neck. Carlos reels for a second before TK smirks and launches himself across the couch again, this time tackling Carlos against the back cushions and bracketing his thighs with his knees, one hand pushing Carlos’ chest back into the seat.
It takes a moment of shock, some heavy breathing and a flash of something dangerous in TK’s green eyes for Carlos’ brain to catch up to the situation. They’re both flushed, dirty and so far away from the music that Carlos can faintly hear emanating from the gym. That, and TK is straddling him.
“You think you’re so tough, Carlos Reyes,” TK murmurs, one hand planted firmly against Carlos’ chest before it slides down towards his abdomen. “But you have a weakness.”
Carlos can’t breathe, he can’t think. There’s dirt on TK’s cheek that he suddenly finds himself wanting to lick off. None of it makes any sense.
“What?” he asks hoarsely.
“Me,” TK whispers.
“What?”
“You wanna know how I know I’m gay?” TK asks, his voice low and full of something alluring, something Carlos can’t really name. He feels TK’s fingers thread themselves into his curls, cupping the base of his head.
He tries to steady his breathing and fails, captivated by the way TK’s bottom lip escapes his teeth. “How?”
“Like this,” TK says before leaning in, sliding their lips together in one smooth motion.
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Thank you for the tags @dumbpeachjuice @clottedcreamfudge @welcometololaland! As per Lola’s request, here is more teachers!
He narrows his eyes at her, shaking his head in confusion. “You asked me to wingman for you.”
“No, I just used wingman as a gender neutral term,” Nancy corrects. “In reality, I spotted a man who seemed very interested in you and I plan to help a friend out.” She grins, incredibly pleased with herself.
TK’s first instinct is to turn it down, to say he can’t. But there’s no real reason why he shouldn’t hook up with someone. He has no attachments to anyone — despite some frustrating feelings he may be harboring. But maybe going home with someone new would shake that out of him. Maybe he needs someone new.
He ignores the unsettled feeling in his stomach and nods, urging her to lead the way. “Let’s do it,” he says, following her as she winds toward the bar. Falling in next to her, TK glances to his right, wondering who she supposedly has her eye on for him.
“Hey,” she says. When he looks over at her, her back is turned to him. “Have you met my friend, TK?”
Nancy pushes off the bar and he finally sees the person she’d approached; something new settles in his stomach — confusion with an overwhelming sense of rightness.
“Carlos?” he asks, his brow furrowed. The last person he’d expected to see in the bar, to get set up with by his coworker is the very person he can’t get out of his head.
Laughing, glancing from TK to Nancy, Carlos says, “Actually, yes, I have met him.”
“Wait, what?” Nancy asks, her gaze bouncing between the two of them like she’s watching a tennis match. “You two know each other?”
TK tries not to think of how many different ways he could answer that question. “Yeah,” he says easily, “he’s Jonah’s teacher.”
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thanks for tagging me @welcometololaland @wandering-night19 @three-drink-amy !!
“Want to be on sock duty?” TK asks him with no pressure, but as something for him to do.
His eyes look a little glassy and his cheeks are rosy like he’s trying to keep his emotions at bay. He clears his throat. “Sure,” he says, slowly digging through the basket to pair their socks while TK folds the rest of the clothes.
When they’re done, TK leans over and kisses the top of his head. “Why don’t you go take a bath?” he offers. The storm has died down to just rain for the time being and though it would probably feel good on Carlos’ weary body, TK’s really just trying to give him an out.
Carlos looks five seconds away from crying and if he doesn’t want to do it in front of TK, that’s fine. As long as he does it. TK would prefer that Carlos would just let himself be held right here, but he’s not going to force it.
Carlos takes up his suggestions and the water runs behind the ajar bathroom door while TK puts their clean clothes away in the bedroom. When he’s done, he starts looking for a movie to watch when Carlos is back out here. He’s not sure if he’s aiming for something that Gabriel might’ve liked or something so far removed from that, but when he hears a heartbroken sob from the bathroom, he abandons it all together.
“Baby?” He knocks softly on the slightly open door, not wanting to take away his sense of privacy. “Can I please come in?”
Carlos’ responding ‘yes’ is quiet and TK is crouched next to the tub a second later. Carlos’ face is buried in his hands, but TK doesn’t have to see his eyes to know how much pain he’s in. He sniffles once and then coughs, like he’s trying to stop another sound from escaping him that’s as wounded as the first one was. He resists TK’s attempts to try to pull his arms back a little and TK doesn’t think twice before stepping into the tub next to him, clothes and all.
“TK?” Carlos calls out, sounding a little strangled.
“Shh,” TK quiets him, maneuvering him into his arms. “Shut up. Let me hold you.”
“Your jeans are wet,” he says weakly and TK shakes his head, kissing Carlos’ head and temple before pressing Carlos’ face into his neck.
tagging @thisbuildinghasfeelings @tailoredshirt @lightningboltreader @liminalmemories21 @theghostofashton @reyesstrand @rosedavid @rmd-writes @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @carlos-in-glasses @catanisspicy @heartstringsduet @hoko-onchi-writes @basilsunrise @bonheur-cafe @beautifulhigh @paperstorm @freneticfloetry @alrightbuckaroo @orchidscript + anyone else!!
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got tagged by @three-drink-amy in fic friday to share a fic I am proud of and this is it!!
my first dive into firstprince fic :) posted it too early this morning but I'll let it make the evening rounds :)
tagging @carlos-in-glasses @welcometololaland @chaotictarlos @wandering-night19 @bonheur-cafe @mikibwrites @strandnreyes @freneticfloetry @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut and whoever else wants to participate!
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Fanfic Friday
Thanks for the tag @alrightbuckaroo! I was literally just thinking about starting it this week when I got the tag!
Rules: share a fic (or fanart or gif) that you’re proud of! Moodboard optional!
(aka firefighters)
Alex Claremont-Diaz is relocating back to Austin to join his dad's firehouse. His days as a firefighter in Washington D.C. ended badly, but no one knows that, or knows why. And he plans to keep that close to his chest. He has to shove it back down if he wants to seem like a normal person, if he wants to do the job, if he wants to get along with his new crew, and most of all, if he wants to get to know the hot British firefighter on the squad. No one can know what really happened.
When he’s wrapping up at the end of his first week, buttoning his shirt and grabbing his bag, Henry wanders into the locker room. Alex flashes him a polite smile, but not much more. “Okay, so, we’re all going out. And you’re coming with us,” Henry announces. He stands against the doorjamb, his arms crossed at his chest.
Alex looks over at him with a surprised expression on his face. “Oh? And what if I don’t want to go out?”
“Too bad?” Henry jokes. He laughs to himself and steps closer to Alex. “We’re going out to celebrate the end of your first week with us. So, come on! You’ve gotta come.”
“I really don’t, though.” Alex crosses his arms as he argues.
A third person joins the conversation. “Alex, just fucking join us,” Raf says, shaking his head at Alex. “We’re trying to bring you into the 215 family. Just come on. Don’t be a little bitch about it.”
Henry chokes back a laugh as he turns to look from Raf to Alex. The disbelief on his face must be clear. Weirdly enough, it takes Rafael’s bluntness for Alex to agree. “Fine, fine, fine. But I can’t promise I’ll have a good time.”
No pressure tagging: @rmd-writes @welcometololaland @strandnreyes @cha-melodius @chaotictarlos @stutteringpeach @lightningboltreader @orchidscript @bonheur-cafe @danieljradcliffe @walkinginland @everwitch-magiks @indomitable-love @clottedcreamfudge @catanisspicy @rosedavid @cricketnationrise @villiageidiot @athousandrooms @actual-sleeping-beauty @celeritas2997 @celaestis1 @carlos-in-glasses @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut
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RAFAEL SILVA as CARLOS REYES and RONEN RUBINSTEIN as TK STRAND | 911: LONE STAR Season 4
thank you @three-drink-amy for the tag!! Here's a snippet from my firstprince 5+1 I'm posting on Friday :)
“Am I still HRH Prince Dickhead in your phone?” Henry asked, breaking the postcoital silence, “With the poop emoji next to it?”
The choked cough and silence that followed was all Henry needed to answer his question.
“I’m sure there was a period in history where I was Vile American in yours.”
“Like any civilized person, you started as Alex Claremont-Diaz in my contacts before you so crudely grabbed my phone at that first New Year’s party and changed it.”
“ACD with the little cowboy emoji was the cutest shit ever, and you know it.” Alex paused for a minute, rolling over onto his stomach and looking at his fiancé. “What is it now?”
“Alex, with a heart next to it.”
“You fuckin’ sap. You love me. You want to marry me.”
Henry grinned, flicking Alex’s ear. “I’m assuming the feeling is mutual considering you answered ‘yes’ to my question not half an hour ago.”
“Touche,” Alex responded, reaching over for his phone beside him. “Okay, look, I’ll change it now,” he said, pulling up Henry’s contact in his phone, covering the screen so Henry couldn’t see. “Okay, done,” Alex points the phone in Henry’s direction. “See?”
“All you did was add a heart emoji."
no-pressure tagging @welcometololaland @basilsunrise @rosedavid @wandering-night19 @carlos-in-glasses @chaotictarlos @paperstorm and anyone else who wants to participate !! <3
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Thank you for the tags @welcometololaland and @rmd-writes! Lola, per your request, here is more teacher AU 😂
Finally, TK steps up to the window, ordering a few tacos for himself before saying, “And whatever this guy wants.” He hooks a thumb over his shoulder and steps to the side, gesturing for Carlos to answer.
“Oh…” he says awkwardly. “You don’t have to do that.”
“But I am anyway. Just order.”
Carlos wants to refuse. It feels like pushing this undefined thing between them into something else. But TK watches him expectantly, and when he looks up, Angelina behind the window is smiling at him, clearly trying not to laugh.
“The usual?” she asks.
He nods, hanging his head a bit. “Yeah, the usual.”
She writes it down, grinning. He’s been coming here for years, to the point where the owner called him family. There’s no doubt that the next time he’s here, she’ll tease him about something.
TK pays before stepping off to the side to wait. Carlos follows him, unsure what else he should do since TK just bought him dinner. “Thank you,” he says in a small voice. “I appreciate it. Really not necessary, though. I—”
“Please,” TK says, shaking his head. “You spend more of your day with my brother than I do some days. And far too many other five year olds. It’s the least I can do.”
Carlos offers him a small smile in reply. “Well… thank you.”
Spotting a table opening up, TK walks over to it, glancing over his shoulder, an unsure look on his face. Maybe he didn’t know if Carlos would follow him. But if Carlos can’t get himself to stop being excited at the prospect of seeing TK, there’s no way he’s going to pass up an opportunity to spend time with him — even if he probably should.
Happy nice ask day! Do you play board games? If so, what’s your favorite?
thank you!! <3
My favorite is this game called Hues and Cues. It's this giant board with the color spectrum and someone has to describe a color using only a word and everyone else has to try and guess the right color! It's so fun