#downmoon

she’s amazing

the other best conversation had with her was:

mum: and so when I die, all of my big assets can be divided between the four of you.

me: logical, makes sense.

mum: and you girls can sort out my jewellery between you, I'm sure you can be civil and grown up about it.

mum: [pauses]

Say hello to Downmoon, one of our guest writers! A particularly diverse writer, she’s written for nearly every pairing you can think of, delivering both fluff and angst with a finesse we envy. Always looking for a challenge, she takes on requests and never fails to surpass your expectations ✨

In addition to working on Wanderlust, she’s part of the HQ Siblings Zine and the Haikyuu!! Big Bang!​ Not only is she writing a sci fi/horror AU fic, she’s mentoring other writers through the Fanfiction Writers Mentor-Mentee Network. We’re so happy to have her as part of this zine and can’t wait to share her writing with you!

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SO.

fic rec: the devil makes three by downmoon

These things, above? This is like a tenth of what downmoon sent me because I am so fucking spoiled. I cannot get over this package of joy.

DO YOU SEE MY TINY STOIC SON THERE. SUCH AN ADORABLE TINY PRINCE.

She sent me fucking booze because she knows the way to my heart.

I got a fuckload of American snacks, chocolate and lollies, and if I listed them all we’d be here forever, but standouts are:  the PB & J snacks (family farmer owned!), which are apparently made with real fruit and 100% Vitamin C, and look, I am not doubting the ‘good source of Vitamin A & E’, except I am because these look delicious but I question their nutritional value.

LET JUNK FOOD BE JUNK FOOD.

The photo of the waffles & syrup Oreos doesn’t do it justice as to how bloody big this packet is. For a second I thought she’s literally sent me actual waffles. Flatmate was especially intrigued by these, I may have to protect them from her.

AND SAILOR MOON SOCKS. SAILOR MOON TO PROTECT MY POOR FEET FROM THE FREEZING BRISBANE WINTER.

And because she is wonderful, she also sent me handmade soaps that smell absolutely fucking divine and I am dying to try them out.

She wrote me the loveliest letter and a included a little bracelet, and DOWNMOON REALLY IS THE WORST BECAUSE SHE MADE ME HAVE FEELINGS AND THAT IS TERRIBLE.

lem. train one. it could be your familiar

And this is the tale of how I adopted a magpie familiar, and it didn't even really do all that much magical shit, it just fucking dive-bombed and killed people for me.

HHHHHHH I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS OUT

I realise that asking any anime to take Actual Science even remotely seriously is a big ask, but Kars going “I AM LITERALLY MELTING IN LAVA. I KNOW, I’LL FORM AN ARMOUR OUT OF ROCK TO SAVE MYSELF. WAIT, SHIT, THAT DIDN’T WORK. TIME FOR PLAN B: BUBBLES” was truly amazing.

If JoJo is calling you an idiot, it may be time to rethink your life.

I don’t like to dwell too much on Stroheim for Reasons, and I know he’s a cyborg and all but still. DUDE IS BISECTED HOW HE IS STILL CHILL AND OKAY. He seems to be mostly organic? But is just hanging around like ‘yep. Sure am cut in half. No worries’.

Blond Kars bursting from the mountain to cut off JoJo’s has to be one of the greatest SURPRISE BITCH moments in all of history.

Blah blah Kars’ history, possibly important later in the series? Maybe? For now I’m just taking it as ‘Kars is such a dick that even his vampire family and friends were all Dude You Are Too Much’.

(I am still Dio >>>> Kars for better villain so far)

I fucking died over the entire ‘Kars turns into a bird -> JoJo’s amputated arm is shot into the sky and by sheer fucking coincidence latches onto Kars’ neck and starts choking him -> Kars is distracted by this which FAIR ENOUGH and also gets knocked out by flying rocks AND SHOOTS INTO SPACE -> JoJo immediately goes ‘ALL ACCORDING TO KEIKAKU nah not really, but that sure was fucking lucky though’.

BYE KARS. ENJOY BEING A FLOATING SPACE ROCK FOR ALL ETERNITY.

I had to literally pause the episode and take a moment because I was laughing so much over JoJo popping up at his own funeral and going ‘HEY ALL WHAT’S UP’.

His family and friends, still in their mourning gear, looking on in disbelief as he’s running around going NAAANIIIIII WTF WHO SAID I WAS DEAD, HEY SMOKEY WHAT’S UP is just. A thing of beauty.

That, and JoJo asking his new wife Suzi Q (!!!! GUESS HE HAS A THING FOR BLONDES) and going ‘So, you did, like…..tell everyone I wasn’t dead, right? You sent a telegram to my beloved aunt? My friends? Letting them know a) I am okay and b) we are married?” and Suzi basically going ‘lol whoops’.  YOU ARE BOTH CHARMING AND ENDEARING AND ALSO STUPID AS HELL, I AM CONCERNED FOR YOUR CHILDREN.

The couple of lines everyone got about their future was nice, especially Smokey being the first black mayor in Georgia. Nice.

LET’S NOT TALK ABOUT STROHEIM.

(Anime, can we just….not, with the Good Na///zi characters. Please, stop)

And then we end with Older JoJo who beats up a poor Japanese tourist because his daughter fucked off to Japan to live with her husband and he never gets to see her (JoJo I am pretty sure you are super fucking rich, FLY OVER THERE AND VISIT HER), and his grandson, and I am 99.99% sure the grandson will be the next JoJo. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING HIM.