#carpemermaid talks

AO3 Link: READ HERE Pairing: KageHina Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 8,600 Warnings: [none] Summary:The look Hinata gives Kageyama makes his heart give an aching thump in his chest. He really wishes he’d realized back then, when they were friends in high school, what this feeling was so that he didn’t have to feel it so acutely now, at full force cinching around his heart with Hinata standing within arms reach. Hundreds of casual touches between them—as teammates and rivals, as best friends, as something that was never quite more. It makes Kageyama a little lightheaded to remember the comfortable ease of being around each other.It wasn’t until after high school that Kageyama figured out he felt more than friendship for Hinata.

OMG! Hello, nonnie, first of all I want to thank you for bestowing me with the honor of introducing you to Erised!!! This is so exciting! And I’m so excited for you!!!@hd-erised​ is one of the most amazing fests in the HP fandom! It’s a winter gift exchange for fic and art that posts amazing pieces throughout December and reveals the creators in January. It’s a fest that has been running every year since 2013 and evolved to fill the void left by HD Holidays, the original winter holiday exchange fest from ye olden days of fandom (yours truly participated in three of those rounds with some of my first fanfics and boy howdy were they bad when I found them again recently hahaha!). It’s hosted by three amazing people, @gracerene09, @sassy-cissa, and @capipuff and each year they do a brilliant job of corralling creators, organizing the whole fest, lovingly and carefully matching gifters and giftees, and providing us with fun bonuses like a guessing poll and fun facts at the end of each round. As with most of the established fandom fest events, it’s home base is on LJ and can be found here. However, as I was mentioning in a post the other day, most of the popular fests also have a tumblr presence to promote the revealed works, so as long as you’re following the fest’s tumblr you’ll be in the loop for when posting starts on December 1, 2017! (So soon!! It’s coming, it’s upon us!!!)It’s one of my favorite fandom events, and not just because those of us that participate in Erised bust our asses and pull out all the stops to create amazing things to spoil our assigned giftees with. A lot of the fandom’s favorite fics and art are results of Erised! So, you may actually be familiar with it without knowing you are!I mean, just look at these all star favorites that are from previous rounds (taken from page one of the parent collection on AO3 sorted by kudos):Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop (also: Written on the Heart)Azoth by @lol-zeitgeisticA Convenient Impracticality by @firethesound (also: The Light More Beautiful)He Who Must Not Be Normal by lettered (also: Another Mask Behind You)Lumos by birdsofshoreThe Moon Looks Lovely Tonight by Omi_OhmyIn Which Harry is Magnetic North and Draco Is An Idiot by @bryoneybrynnSide-Along by @lqtraintracks (also: Weeds or Wildflowers by LQTT and @ilikebangbang)On the Turning Away by @blamebramptonAny Instrument by @dictacontrion (also: The Vanishing Department)Love Comes Tumbling by taradiane(The Piece) I was Missing All Along by lauren3210 (also: Five Weddings and a Potions Accident)On Call by Faith Wood (faithwood)The Little Marauders Nursery and Day Care by @digtheshipper​And those are just the fics! There’s also amazing art every year! Like, last year’s famous sock that destroyed the fandom (thanks @ano-ka-ba​ haha) - Breakfast Is For Eating In!The other amazing thing about this fest is actually participating in it and, more than getting a gift crafted to your tastes (which is fucking awesome!!! I was blessed with art from dustmouth last year!!! still not over it), is actually getting to hear from the person you write or draw for – it’s the best to see them fall in love with their gift! It’s just wonderful all around, for creators and for the fandom’s readership. It wouldn’t feel like December or the holidays without Erised for me!I’ve had the pleasure of beta/alpha reading a handful of this year’s submissions and the truth about Erised’s amazingness and the quality of work just rings more true each year! Seriously, y’all aren’t even ready haha. I can’t wait to see which works this year become instant favorites across the fandom.Now, to get you started, these are where you can find the previous year’s works along with the masterlists from those rounds:H/D Erised 2013 MasterlistH/D Erised 2014 (AO3) | MasterlistH/D Erised 2015 (AO3) | MasterlistH/D Erised 2016 (AO3) | MasterlistAnd 2017′s collection can be found here: H/D Erised 2017 (posting begins December 1, 2017!)And, while we’re on the topic of Erised, I want to highly encourage you to leave kudos, comment, and share any stories or art you enjoy from the fest with your friends and followers! Recs are so important and are deeply appreciated by the creators who pour so much of our hard work and time into crafting these works!

I don’t have any No.6 fic written yet since I just started plotting these out, but in the meantime if you’re interested here’s my AO3 where I have YOI and HP fics. HP is my main playground, but when I have time I like to dabble in others. If you found me through my YOI blog @victuuriporkbowl then you might already be familiar with my writing. I’ll definitely have fic recs to start sharing, too! I’ve read through quite a few already. :)  What are your favorite fic tropes and AUs?