#fic games

WELCOME to the flower shop! this is a build your own bouquet in the style of build your own fic! it’s meant to be fun and carefree, but also spur some ideas! instructions are below. have so much fun!!

A Bitter Game all started because I wanted problematic age gap between Sal and Buck, and the tangled web that would follow. Then came the idea of Sal and Gina having a somewhat toxic on-again, off-again relationship and Gina having a 'I don't want him, but I don't want anyone else to have him' mindset when it comes to Sal. Sal is obviously not a great guy in this fic, he would have been fine bouncing back and forth between Buck and Gina for as long as it could last, as long as he could keep any real feelings out of it. And Buck, poor, sweet Buck, was all in on having just a hot sexual relationship with an older guy, but of course he actually fell for him because there's nothing Buck is better at than breaking his own heart.

There's obviously a lot of manipulation and hurt. Buck and Gina don't know each other, but they know the other exists because their each leaving the mark on Sal, both trying to stake a claim. Buck is finally just going to come out and tell Sal how he feels and ask him if there's any chance to be something more, but he works up the courage on the same night Gina finds out she's pregnant.

Sal never wanted to get married, but he feels like he doesn't have much choice now. So he cuts off contact with Buck, he buys the ring. He's not a good man, but he'll do what's right. He'll be a good father. Of course, there's the question always lingering in the back of his mind: Was this really an unexpected accident, or had Gina found a way to win this game once and for all.

There's always potential for a sequel, I've definitely thought about it. Tommy would obviously want to introduce his boyfriend to his best friend, and Buck would totally have a major freak out when he sees who that best friend is. He would find a way to talk to Sal alone, because Tommy can never know that the man that broke Buck's heart so badly is someone he cares so much about.

What happens when they're alone? Can Buck say what he wants and send Sal away? Do things go further than either of them mean for them to? And what are the consequences if they do?

Thank you @onthewaytosomewhere for tagging me in this game!!! It’s so fun to look back on stories and see how far you’ve come!! 🥹✨ (I only write RWRB so these are all firstprince 🩷)

Five fics that I’m proud of:

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1. Home is Wherever I’m With You

My love for this fic has no bounds…I wrote this so so long ago. The idea had planted itself in my head as soon as I got into Red White and Royal Blue and I just love it so much I remember having it competed and being so TERRIFIED to post it. Like what do you mean that’s my BABY?? 🤣…fun fact it’s also what is inspiring my debut novel that I can’t wait for you all to see. 🥹🥺 I loved this world so much. So so so much. I would also say that the writing style in this fic is totally different from my normal approach. And I’m so so happy I decided to move with it. Definitely one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever written. (Cancer Patient!Alex | Doctor!Henry | Miscommunication/ Second Chance Romance | HEAVY on the found family.)

2. Always Been You

Another fic that sat in my folders for years until it saw the sun.. 🥹 for those that don’t know me, best friends to lovers is my FAVORITE TROPE. So I had such a blast with this. Writing the softness of them throughout years of their lives was such a joy. I sometimes find myself thinking of other little small snips to write on this world with them from time to time. Looking back on these stories makes me so incredibly thankful for the friends I have in my corner who helped push me to start posting.. 🩷(Childhood Best Friends to Lovers.)

3. To The God Who Loved But Who Forgot

Okay so this one is so special to me because the idea was formed from a single scene in this fic and then propelled from there. I’m pretty sure I wrote that said scene 25 million times without exaggeration. Greek mythology is so important to me and I really did not think that many would like this. The love on it was insane and it just warms my heart that so many of you trust me with Alex and Henry in any universe.. (Greek Mythology | Amnesia | Heavy Angst with a Happy Ending.)

4. All and Then Most of You

This was such a FUN FIC oh my goodness. I started this idea back in December and it just took roots in my brain and wouldn’t leave until it was finished. Where I started with it was absolutely not even close to what came from it. It was so fun to put them in such a different world like this one. 🥹🥺 (Night of the Museum Au | Soulmates | Magical Elements )

5. This is Where We Begin

Awe man okay so listen— this fic was another one that had the first several chapters sitting in the WIP folder for a while. Now to see what it’s become is just truly so beautiful to me. It means so much how much love that it’s getting and it really just shows me how much love we all have for Alex and Henry. I would say this story definitely has been teaching me a lot about my own writing style— I have been writing for a while but I find myself trying new things and going about different methods that are landing. This is also the first fic where I’ve really introduced a core OC character like Jamie and oh boy….writing him and his dynamic with Alex and Henry? I find myself giddy and excited to have time to write just so I can spend time with this soft sweet family.. I also couldn’t and wouldn’t be writing this fic without the love and support from my bestie Theo. I love you so much. 🩷 (Single Dad!Henry | Football Star!Alex | Found Family.)

tagged by the fantabulous @cartwrong and @thewildballyntynesgrow an embarassing amount of time ago, but in my defense, I have not been working on much as I stare at what I called my GODDAMN YOU FIRST CHAPTERS! which is exactly what it sounds like because first chapters have become the bane of my writing existence lately so that is my excuse and I am sticking to it.

RULES: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous, and tag as many people as you have WIPs. People send an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and you post a snippet or tell them something about it.

If I did every WIP, I would have hundreds, dating back 20 years at this point. So I'll just do the MOST recent ones, again, organized by fandom because that's genius.

Tracker

The Hill I’ll Die On

Intellectual Property

All Our Tinfoil Idols

The Rookie

Shed Your Shadow and Watch it Rise

Wild Guesses at Season 9 (particularly proud of this title)

Slow Horses (only the ones I have been working on actively)

Some Dreams You Never Wake Up From

Mother and Child Reunion

Under Your Scars/Love Without Demand

Brushing at Your Fingers

Will Trent

I Will Not Ask and Neither Should You

Aphasia Will

The Institute

Counterfeit Salvation

okay but what if they had some experience in resource management AU

Young Sherlock

The Line of Ocean and Shore

All the Love You Gave to Me

Dept Q

Seed of an Idea

Be the Sun as My Witness

Honestly, just the screenshot from the list in Scrivener is easier:

Other fandoms where all I have is one WIP:

Only Bury Bones (Yellowstone)

My Threads Are Coming Loose (Best Medicine)

Steven Sees Ghosts (Haunting of Hill House)

Unlock Your Heart (9-1-1)

My OG stuff

Rue and Nate

Delilah and Samson

Tally and Lir

The Siblings

I think we could do this digitally and it would be fun to try! I'd send you a line of story via DM and all you'd have to do is write the next line (just one!) and send that back to me. I'd pass your line along to the next person. No one will know the full story until I put all the lines together and then we get see what hilariousness we've come up with.

Thanks, @604to647 for bringing up these amazing templates for Penguin Classic front covers that @saradika made!

It was a lot of fun making this for my series. I tried to keep the idea of Penguin using classic art and found some lovely pastoral paintings.

Like they said, we should make more covers for the things we've created since the templates first went around!

tagged by: @carnivaley @dynamicducks @toomanyfamiliars :)

if you need me to be the villain (then maybe i am)

my modern durge fic. The wild child of the family. She rides a motorcycle with red accents, has dyed her hair, has tattoos and countless piercings, and is currently touring the world with her band that definitely isn't a money-laundering front. She has probably committed felonies but we don't ask about that.

The Sage and the Sword

The responsible oldest child, this anthology of scenes from my first playthrough with Tavv is exactly what you'd expect. She lives up to expectations, probably carries the weight of the world on her shoulders but wouldn't tell you, and is reliable but often overlooked.

Ships That Pass in the Night

One of my middle children who is out here living her best life, this Tavv AU is fun, mischievous, and looks for the adventure in the world and finds it. Cute and cheeky, and using that to get everything she wants in life.

On Stranger Shores

Quite possibly the favorite middle child, this isekai fic takes after her author in more ways than one. This leads to much arguing, because both of them are disasters, but hey, they're working through it.

University AU (name not finalized)

Another middle child who really should be receiving more attention, this AU features my isekai protagonist Lex in a modern setting. She's studious, but very very distracted by this handsome British student...

I have some foster children who I share joint custody with or perhaps they are kids who come over to my house so often they are practically family at this point. but as I haven't written anything for them yet that's finished, I'll keep them anonymous for now.

Also apologies in advance: I have not written very much for any of these, and currently nothing is posted on ao3, so apologies if I've gotten you interested and there's nothing there 😭😭😭 I'm trying to work on it, but life is life-ing at the moment.

tagging: @tociminna @theendofanerror @should-be-persephone @galesilkleaf @alleiramagic @glitterandmoondustofficial @tynithia @riddlerosehearts @ligmabhaals @kcwriter-blog @asorceresswrites @babydinosaur930 @perpetualmaladaptivedaydream