men who fade in dust of warfare, fade fairer

I really love your Salt and Vinegar fic and I wanted to ask if you will continue to upload the fic/make a sequel

I can't express enough how much I love it, and I meant it when I said I would buy a book if you wrote it

It feeds directly into my d/s verse need where everything is about consent, even when the men in question are not good people, which only makes it better!!!

WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS, AMERICA, WHY D:

ISTG no one likes us for VERY VALID REASONS why is this a thing whyyyy ;;;

Look, maybe I was trying to find the Cordis Die shirt Raul Menendez is wearing at the end of Black Ops 2 in that absurd music video (FRANK CALLS HIM DEZZY forever dead over that) so I went to look on Etsy because honestly the anti-capitalist, anti-government, turn their tech back on them plan isn't that bad! also I like fandom merch, but wtf why was the first result THIS???

I AM DISAPPOINTMENT >:(

Off dealing with some Life Things for a bit, so my return was preemptive BUT GUESS WHAT I AM BACK NOW and actually writing fic, which is for a birthday gift from MAY so you know. But I do so swear I will have more S&V as my fannish brain kicked back into gear. HOWEVER first you will be subjected to a fic from BLACK OPS because I am writing some Raul Menendez/David Mason, a top tier ship I really need more people to ship! (There needs to be art, c'mon, I know the fanpolice antis or w/e will hate it but if I haven't scared them away years ago with Sefikura and black butler fic, maybe this'll do it, haha).

Anyway I am sitting here watching Black Ops 2 cutscenes -- I've played it but on a borrowed PS3 I no longer have access to ;; -- and I am going to say right now that Raul Menendez, while a silver fox hottie, is committing a very grievous sin by calling himself Odysseus -- A GREEK NAME -- and calling his new world order or whatever Cordis Die, which is LATIN. This is also why I sometimes sigh saying I'm polyamorous, because that's also Greek and Latin smooshed together.

Anyway I know my last fic was a very random Death Stranding thing and I have sixteen fics in drafts, but I got the fannish buzz again so here we are. Except I also fell into the Wire-Wrap Jewelry hobby obsession and...also I'm off my meds for two days, who can tell? (Everyone)

BUT HELLO, who wants to talk about Raul and David? I have a playlist, you're welcome! @x3no9, you gotta be with me on this one, right? I feel like you and I have similar ship loves (if not, can I convince you of this and/or Imran Zakhaev/Russell Adler, wink wink nudge nudge)

(More Graves and Makarov to come do not worry)

do you see dominance and submission as actual forces or energy that a person manipulates or is it expressed just through physical action? from s&v, it looks to be mainly shown through voice but at times it's a vibe? if it is more of a tangible force, what would wielding it entail? like does the dom imagine their power wrapping around their sub and the sub feels it slither around them? relatedly, considering who Makarov is and how strong his dominance is, how do you think he'd handle suddenly not commanding an army or people anymore? he had power even in prison but now he has nothing to order around. my vague idea is that Makarov would go into the hitman business under a new name and look, therefore he'd be taking orders instead which doesn't seem like something he'd enjoy doing.

would it also be a stretch to say that Graves grows a lot post fake death? since for most of his life he's been fighting his alignment and that's now been settled/overcome with Makarov. now, he's able to live without constantly pushing against it, knowing when to let loose, etc so Graves could mature past his abandonment complex kinda. also being known as Makarov's submissive and surviving the ordeal surely helps. after so long with Makarov, maybe most doms feel weak in comparison? i'm sorry for flooding your inbox plz dont kill me. this idea has been eating away at my sanity for the past week and i'm very happy to finally talk about it with you <3

as a person who's been in online transformative fandom spaces since 2002 (LJ baby!), influencer drama really is just normie!fandom. There are BNFs, scammers, plagiarists, lingo, BAG CHARMS, merch, you name it.

but rlly tho, I recently discovered salt and vinegar and i CANNOT stop thinking about it, tysm for making this gem of a fic much love <3 if it's okay with you, could i write an accompanying fic to s&v? i have this idea stuck in the back of my mind where Makarov had supposedly died for the cause, leaving Graves behind and all that angst. but suprise, he's not dead bc why would he be and they met again years later. i'm an angst writer at heart so i really want to explore the aftermath of if shit hits the fan. i had an entire longfic planned in my head of it all going down but i'm terrible at writing these things out and I just want these two idiots to have emotional reunion sex.

for some reason, i think this is a 'one falls first, the other falls harder' situation where Graves remained loyal even after, taking care of the Inner Circle and Konni, still wearing his collar when he's particularly anxious, etc but is able to move on with his life. then you have Makarov who handles the separation well until he actually has to live through it and suffers alone not understanding why he's so attached.

so when they met up years later (instigated by Makarov maybe as he can't handle it anymore), they both think their relationship had gone cold way back when since that's kinda what happens when one of them fucking "dies". Makarov just wanted to see him one last time but is thrown when Graves tells him that his people are alive and well. They reveal neither of them has taken on a partner since and they still carry each other's dog tags plus some. one thing leads to another and Makarov sees Graves wearing the now very worn collar and he snaps. cue the desperate, nasty, unrestrained fucking into a hotel mattress. okay, didn't mean to type that much but i hope that explains the gist of it. credits would go to you ofc but its totally fine if you're not okay with this, no pressure. ima just reread s&v for the umpeeth time cause i need more of them so much ahhhhhh

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OMG YES PLS ahem I mean, why, of course that would be great I am a normal level of just awesome with that >>

:DDDDD!!!

I am always a million percent okay with anyone being inspired by anything I write, fandom is for funsies and anon, THIS SOUNDS FUN TO ME SO :DDD