#corb 2023

AU Fest is coming!!! I'm so excited for it. Both to read everyone's works and to be able to finally get my out.

Sadly, I couldn't finish writing everything of my fic yet, so I'll be dividing it into 10 chapters, but they'll be pretty short. Before it goes out, I'd like to show a few sentences:

LUCY

“I want to make you happy,” he says. I reach for his face, to be able to cup his head and have him lean into me, rely on me, but I grab his arm instead. You already make me happy, I think, but before I say anything, he continues.

And another three sentences from another chapter:

DAVY

Since she’s sitting next to the window, she taps at it, pointing at the scenery in front of her. She pulls me into her, and I have invade her space to be able to look at what she’s referring to, but she pulls me harder. […] It’s the greeniest grass with the best-looking trees, moving in tandem and sync with the wind, and then…

I think young Davy dating Lucy is one of the most adorable characters I have ever written. He talks about Lucy with such a care and admiration. My MalMage heart is so confused.

And I have this other fic I'm working on, and guess what. To no one's surprise, I wrote angst!

SIMON

But Baz started not coming home when he said he would, ditching dinner with me or leaving earlier in the morning, before I woke up. And worse of all, he started lying. Ever since we got together, he hasn’t lied to me. He might have avoided telling me things or he diversed my attention, but he didn't lie. Work is a difficult thing but I don’t see how being a teacher of children can be so difficult. My jealousy increased when I thought he might be cheating on me.

He's not, though! This fic is ending me because I thought it would be lighter and happier, and then I had to make SnowBaz co-dependent and angst was bound to come.

I'm still burnt out, but I'm still standing. My notes at school were amazing, and I'm thriving with new projects, but I need some sleep and to stop being sick. I'm starting my last semester of uni and I'm scared. I do not want to graduate. Or start school by being sick. Jesus.

Anyway, hellos and tagging under the cut:

My first ever fanfic, based on the concept for this precious artwork by @stardustasincocaine and written for the 2023 @carryon-reverse-bang, is now live! It's a 5+1 of sorts, and all (short) chapters are live now.

➡️ Known on AO3 ⬅️

More Art for Let Me Fall

I've been sitting on this art from my collaboration with @nightimedreamersworld and I felt it was time for it to be out in the world. This Cirque AU was such a passion project for me. Circus was a huge part of my life for so long and it'll always hold a special place for me! While it's nice to think that it'll get finished someday, I also love what exists and it's still a beautiful story as is.

I hurt my own feelings while drawing the Baz and Natasha artwork. I don't think I let myself feel that moment in the book when Simon finds the picture of baby Baz, but there was no avoiding it when I had to sit there and draw it. We also had the hc that he keeps that picture by his makeup station.

The Tower Room

Rated: M

Words: 5k/15k 16k! Chapters: 9/9

Simon "Skywalker" Snow is just getting the hang of his new job as a dancer at The Tower Room, an eclectic Brooklyn strip club. But who's the rival male dancer watching Simon's performances? He must be plotting something...

I am *ecstatic* to finally share the collab @artsyunderstudy and I have been working on for @carryon-reverse-bang! I fell in love with this art concept the moment I laid eyes on it. You're only getting a little tease at the moment, though – you'll have to wait for chapter 8 to get the full picture of Baz and Simon's performance. (It. Is. Drool-worthy.)

WIP Wednesday

2026.01.14 - 2026.01.21 A collection of the WIP fics that have posted in the last week.

Bait and Switch [T, 4/5] by @whatevertheweather / TheWeatherBee with art by @cutestkilla / cutestkillastrations (cutekilla)

have you forgotten the lessons i taught you? [T, 5/?] by ChrispyRacha

Ties That Bind [G, 4/6] by omniscientcarrot

Use Teeth [M, 2/2] by CoolVintageCassette - fic complete!

Who Are You In The Dark [M, 9/9, 76.3k] by @best--dress / best__dress with art by @arthurkko / arthur_kko - fic complete!

Simon “This is your fault!” Baz crosses his arms over his chest and narrows his eyes at me. “Really, Snow,” he drawls. I swear he sounds posher the more annoyed he is. Which is quite a trick, given that he’s sitting in the dirt, his stork legs stretched out nearly from one side of the well to the other, and wearing a dirty and tattered Watford uniform. Still he manages to look better than me.

Excited to finally share one half of my participation in the @carryon-reverse-bang

For this concept, I was paired up with the lovely @aristocratic-otter who turned my concept into an intriguing and outstanding story.

Please indulge yourselves with:

The Heart In The Well

Carry On Reverse Bang 2023 Masterlist

The Carry On Reverse Bang is a fandom event where an artist and writer pair up to collaborate on fic/art that is inspired by the artist’s concept. Our posting window for 2023 has now closed! You can click on any of the links to view these amazing collabs. You can also check out the collection on AO3, Carry On Reverse Bang 2023

Rated G

Three months or 3,000 miles is a collab with art by @theimpossibledemon and fic by @larkral

Rated T

Feet Buried in the Sand is a collab with art by @leithillustration and fic by @larkral

Known is a collab with art by @stardustasincocaine and fic by @melodysmash

After the Freak Show is a collab with art by @ebbpettier and fic by @jasonfunderberkerthefrogexists

Bait and Switch is a collab with art by @cutestkilla and fic by @whatevertheweather

The Secret to Forever is a collab with art by @artsyunderstudy and fic by @gaymageenthusiast

The Heart in the Well is a collab with art by @alexalexinii and fic by @aristocratic-otter

Stake My Breath Away is a collab with art by @ivelovedhimthroughworse and fic by @dragoneggos

Take a Walk on the Wild Slice is a collab with art by @aroace-genderfluid-sheep and fic by @youarenevertooold

Out of Time is a collab with art by @artsyunderstudy and fic by @nightimedreamersworld

Hey Cowgirl With That Look in Your Eyes is a collab with art by @excalisbury and fic by @iknowfuck-allaboutvampires

Rated M

The Tower Room is a collab with art by @artsyunderstudy and fic by @best--dress

Let me fall is a collab with art by @rimeswithpurple and fic by @nightimedreamersworld

The Vampire Knight and the Chivalrous Dragon is a collab with art by @leithillustration and fic by @scribble-tier

The Haunting of Simon Snow is a collab with art by @bubble-gumhead and fic by @iamamythologicalcreature

The Stars Light Our Path is a collab with art by @ghostpepperworld and fic by @blackberrysummerblog

Rated E

Supernova is a collab with art by @pato-roldnart and fic by @orange-peony

The Vampire Knight and The Chivalrous Dragon

Rating: M

Words: 3,493

Chapters: 1 of maybe 3

Sneaking in just before the deadline for @carryon-reverse-bang 2023, I’m so so thrilled to present my artwork and the accompanying first chapter of The Vampire Knight and the Chivalrous Dragon written by the talented @scribble-tier.

My idea was based around the English legend of St George and the dragon- an excuse to live out my dreams of putting Baz into shiny armour to match his glossy hair. Jude ran with it and is giving us a slow burn fic filled with class division, familial obligation and sword fights!

The artwork is only half of the original image I’d intended to create, so the final full piece will be released later on, accompanying whichever chapter feels most appropriate. I can’t wait for you to see the full thing and I’m so excited to read the rest of this story. Thank you @scribble-tier for picking my prompt, it’s been great working with you (: Hope you all enjoy!

Summary:

Basilton Grimm-Pitch is set to be a knight of legend and renown, with a powerful bloodline and training like very few knights before him. But when he's tasked to slay the beast setting fire to the kingdom, he grapples with how to decline without tarnishing his image or going up in flames himself.

And then Simon Snow is one of the missing.

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