you found me; now what?

This is one of those non-poem things that are among my favorite poems.

As the OP stated, the use of alliterative consonants is aesthetically just great, especially the placement of the strongest use at the end: “fuck him on the floor.” The use of “chintz” is indeed great word choice.

Because I’m insane, decided to scan the poem:

Not only is the second sentence, indeed, perfect iambic pentameter, the entire poem is perfectly metered, though the first sentence has four iambs rather than five.

There are further things I love about this poem, though: I like the casual connotations of “keep it real” juxtaposed with “chintz.” It causes me to interpret the “chintz” more strongly as meaning something fake, a facade. There is also of course the coarseness of “fuck,” which is a contrast with “chintz” but a different kind of contrast, gutsy and carnal where “chintz” is flimsy and inanimate.

And then there is the storytelling: there is SO MUCH storytelling in just these two lines. To break it down: The speaker is having sex with a married man, in the house he shares with his wife, which is “filled with chintz”—something that here connotes fakeness, in contrast with “keep it real.”

The illicit encounter in the poem takes place within a house filled with facade, the flimsy construction of the wife’s marriage and domestic sphere, but the encounter itself is a taste of something “real.” That’s a story, and it’s just two lines.

This is EIGHTEEN SYLLABLES, y’all. The amount of meaning condensed into these eighteen syllables is stunning, and it is so elegantly done.

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thank you to my lovely angels @belokhvostikova and @bettyfrommars for the tag

“ Wayne knew what kind of love it took to make a sacrifice and keep a secret like that. ”

from love, lola chapter 10 (reader’s perspective of going solo)

“She doesn’t want me Steve, she wants you”, Eddie drops you into Harringtons arms and turn’s away.

From Not Very Noble chapter 7 out soon!!

17 words but I’m breaking the tag rules too-

From Trapped Under Ice chapter 14: It’s you asking him, fostering a domestic routine that he could follow for the rest of his life.

I'm happy to share what I'm writing!

From my new one shot

He kisses you back, the kind of kiss that if you weren't in a public theater he'd take you right where you both are seated.

Join in fellow moots! (If you're already tagged I'm sorry!)

“Can I take you home tonight?” Fuck. Maybe this wasn’t going to be as easy as you thought.

(From Sugar and Spice chapter 2🤭)

Eddie’s fucking you in the back of his expensive car.

From Sugar D*ddy part 5

You inhale and exhale, your optic pink blast out of your eyes at Henry but as he turn around to stop you, you cant seem to cause any damage. Due to his telekinetic abilities hes too strong but you keep trying hoping to weaken him.

From CSIT part 6!

His fingers began trailing up and down her arm and she smiled, burying her face against his shirt, feeling nineteen all over again.

This is from a book I am currently working on that is being posted on Wattpad and Ao3 called Little Do You Know. It's from a chapter I haven't posted yet.

“Terrible,” he mutters, scraping his teeth over your pulse. “Worst idea we’ve ever had.” He pulls back long enough to meet your eyes. “Sofa?”

This is more than one sentence I don't have that many friends, but I like this sentence and wanted to share it. From chapter 5 of You Look Good.

Tagging: @grimeysociety, @wheresarizona, @palomahasenteredthechat, @ghostinthebackofyourhead, @joesquinns, @quinnypixie, @pedroschka

Darcy stares at the floor, throat caught.

This is from "And I never saw you coming"; I'm tagging less than 7 but whatever:

The last thing I wrote is a scrawled 'worst version' that's waiting to be rewritten into Scrivener. The last 2 sentences are:

"Lord Anthony left the country, declaring he'd never set foot in England as long as his father was still here. That's all I know."

Tagging @chrissihr @yespumpkindoodlesthings @littlemrscookie @scarletnerd05 @aenariasbookshelf @iamartemisday

“Who’s going tae tell her, I wonder?”

Human Brock and My Brock

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Darcy Lewis/Brock Rumlow Characters: Darcy Lewis, Brock Rumlow Summary:

Brock Rumlow finds out that Darcy Lewis has named her dog after him. He doesn’t appreciate being called “Human Brock” at work. Prompt from @chrissihr​

fandom culture is so, so good about giving artists the credit they’re due, but we gotta start doing that for writers too. you’ve got no idea how much people put into their stories and get maybe a handful of reblogs and a dozen-odd kudos. that’s not enough. writing is an endurance sport and y’all need to start giving fic writers a reason to endure it and improve their craft. encourage writers like you encourage artists. reblog fics, leave tags, leave comments, acknowledge that these stories do not just spring into being for your entertainment. 

it is hard to create fanfic when you feel like you’re writing for ghosts. i recognize that anxiety disorders and various complications make it goddamn difficult to comment on a fic, but there needs to be more way, way more verbal support of writers than there currently is. 

leaving kudos is great, liking posts is great (in fact, way more people should be doing the former; so many tags on this post mention only getting one kudos for every 10-20 hits), but ultimately if all you receive is silence you’re going to feel like no one cares about that story you’ve sunk countless weekends into creating. 

there’s a really common misconception that fanfic authors write only for themselves and/or for love of a series, and while both of those things are true, that’s far from the whole scope of things. fanfic authors write for their for their stories to be read and for the readers to get something out of it, even if that something is just ‘damn, that was hot.’ we’re not shouting into a void here. we’re hoping to hear something back, and right now all we’re getting is echoes. 

When I dont have the brain space, just a little short “I liked this” is all it takes to make someone’s day. I know comments make authors smile and I wanna spread some sunshine and be a force of positivity.

I get that it is hard, and I get people have anxiety about interactions - but I know authors are equally as anxious for feedback. We’ve all done the hopeful refresh looking for new comments, eh?

But motivation isn’t endless. Just writing for yourself only takes most people so far.

When I was younger, I was super anxious about leaving comments. I didn’t want to seem too keen and often I only felt like I had a keymash of excitement in me.

But when I loved a fic, I loooooved it, would reread it constantly, print it out and carry it around with me, loved it.

And one day the fic I looooooved just stopped and there was this sad little authors note at the end that due to lack of feedback the motivation train had died. She had it all planned and had chapter skeletons, but she wasnt going to write anymore. The engine was Kaput. All creative momentum was gone cause this poor girl, who was an amazing writer, felt like no one cared what she had to say.

And we all came out of the woodwork then, leaving lots of lovely comments about how great it was and how we wanted her to keep writing, but she couldn’t.

Sometimes when motivation dies it cant be revived. Fanfic is for fun, and part of the fun is in the comments and interaction. If an author stops having fun, or isnt getting the interaction and validation they are seeking- well no one is paying them and it’s their free time.

But it sucked never getting the end of that story cause I bet it was so awesome in her head and all she needed was a couple more “I liked this!“s and “good work"s.

Anyway, I’ve been an anxious commenter and a “oh god is this new chapter even any good?!!” author, and I see both sides.

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So, yeah, I’m one of those writers. I stuck a pin in that fic. In all my fics. They get updates when I’m motivated to write now. Because I can’t rely on reader interaction and validation to fuel my motivation to finish. That’s a recipe for failure in the current fandom reader culture.

Hello and welcome to our fourth year of Comfortember!!! 🍂

First and foremost, I want to give a huge thank you to @highly--distractible for hosting this last year, thank you so so much, I appreciate it more than you know. The break was much needed 💜💜💜

Thank you for your patience on this, I know it's a little late. Here are the prompts for 2023:

For anyone who is seeing this for the first time (first of all, welcome!), Comfortember takes place for the month of November and each day has a comfort-themed prompt for any art medium like writing or fan art. Comfort can mean anything you want it to, from a fun slice-of-life story to the aftermath of an action-packed scene, anything that warms your heart while sipping hot cocoa.

The alternate prompts are there as replacements for if you don't want to do a particular prompt but still want to complete a prompt for the day.

This challenge is open to anyone in any fandom, and the link to this year's collection on AO3 is here!

Please send asks for any questions, I will be online more so you'll get your answers more quickly (well, relatively speaking, I can't answer while I'm at work 😅). Here is a link to the FAQ for reference.

The link to the Comfortember Discord server is here, and please use the #comfortember tag when you post on Tumblr so all posts can be found under a single tag.

I hope you all enjoy these prompts and don't feel pressured about a deadline!! The most important part is having fun, you can complete this when it is best for you 💜 Thank you for participating!!!

*The prompts are written out for easy readability and access under the cut.*

WHAT IS THIS?

Hurt and Comfort is a fanwork genre that includes the physical pain or emotional discomfort of one character, who is then cared for by another character or by themselves.

This bingo event is for creators who wish to create under this genre! It can also be used to explore variations of it, such as Hurt No Comfort, and Comfort No Hurt.

But all in all, how Hurt and Comfort is defined is up to you! You can go all out on the pain, or the caretaking, many forms of it are welcome here.

SUBMISSIONS

Once you receive your bingo card, you can start! There are no deadlines, so feel free to work at your own pace. Don’t forget to keep track of which spaces you have accomplished, too!

If in your application you gave us permission to reblog your work, we’ll put it right here on this blog to share with others. Be sure to tag it with #hurtcomfortbingo, or @ us in the post. Aside from that, please tag the prompt featured in the fic, and the fandom you wrote it for.

If you cross-post the fic on AO3, we have a Hurt and Comfort collection, which you can find here! Go ahead and add your fic to the collection!

Your work can be NSFW / NSFL, but they must be tagged and warned accordingly. All works that include any of the following must include a warning in their header - violence / death / abuse (of any kind) / non-con / dub-con / self-harm / spoilers for an episode of anything currently airing / anything you imagine could be a trigger – when in doubt, please err on the side of caution.

There’s no specific order or template for submission, but what needs to be seen are:

Fandom

Word Count

Triggers / Warnings

Square / Prompt Filled

Other details are up to you!

Sweet & Spicy Bingo is back!

After some time on Twitter and a long absence, Sweet & Spicy Multifandom Bingo has moved to Tumblr for another seasonal event. Welcome & welcome back to past & future participants!

'Sweet & Spicy' is meant to convey the idea that wholesome vibes and not-so-wholesome vibes can coexist in fandom, whether in separate works or combined into one. Prompts may have positive or negative connotations, but you’re free to use them however you’d like!

Signups for our Winter Edition are open until December 20th, but there's no deadline on submissions.

From the People Who Brought You July Break Bingo…

We’d like to welcome all of you to join us for a tiny little event called Halloween Horror Bingo.

The form is over here and you can find a full directory here for the FAQ, Rules, stamps, a link to the Discord and more.

We just want you guys to have fun, to enjoy the season, to relax while filling cards, and to feel inspired. Even if you just want a card for the serotonin, that’s okay too.

There’s no time frame for when you have to have your card completed.