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

She drank the blood of the Vampire. The holy wafer marked her as unclean. She became Dracula, dawn after dawn. Her husband read the burial service for her. The vampires at the castle called her 'sister'. And then... it all ended.

Mina is human once more.

Title: Being Alive

The night is cold, but clear as glass. The storm had dissipated not long after its master had, leaving heavy snows upon the ground and a sharp bite in the air, but no sign of continuing weather. The stars are beautiful, here, the scenery wild and strange, but breathtakingly so. The moon hangs full overhead, lighting up the night with eerie reflections against the snow. Never before has she felt such an odd quality to light, a sense of hidden things.

The castle towers high above, a shadow made visible by the absence of starlight.

Mina is incredibly tired. Her body aches in a way that is difficult to pinpoint to any one source. She sits as the men make camp around her, wrapped up in layers and layers of rugs for warmth, and watches as they attend to the necessities of survival through the night: the Professor seeing to the horses, Dr. Seward readying a meal, and Jonathan and Arthur making fire.

In an absence of ready firewood, Jonathan has not hesitated to use the box that once held their foe. His face contorted with fury, he swings the Professor's borrowed hammer at the corners to break it further apart. Mina cannot look away from his tight grip on the tool, his shoulders flexing visibly even beneath his coat, the violence of his swing down again and again until the sturdy wood splinters apart at last.

It saves time and danger from separating to gather branches from the forest, but they will have need of some way to transport a corpse home, and this box could have served. Perhaps in the morning some of her companions can take the horses and fetch the carriage she and Dr. Van Helsing had been forced to abandon earlier. Of course, it may not be possible to get it here, down the rough hillsides - but bringing all their supplies and Mr. Morris' body up the mile or two of steep and uneven ground will be difficult as well.

Regardless of future challenges, Mina is glad of Jonathan's choice. Watching him pant with exertion as he wipes sweat from his forehead before tossing another broken slat towards the pile Arthur is using to construct a structure that will hopefully burn for hours to come, she thinks: he needed to do this. And it is right. Right that it is him to destroy the vessel which transported the Count so far, right that Mr. Morris is not left to rest even temporarily in the bed of the monster who killed Lucy.

Mina shivers despite her blankets. Her ache grows, her heart beats hard, and she watches in silence as the box is destroyed.

She doesn't remember anything of being hypnotized. She never has. And yet, each time she was informed of the information she had revealed under the influence, it had felt as though a candle lit up a dark bedroom, revealing furniture to her eyes that she had known was there all along. Nothing came as a surprise.

She does not remember waking up in that box, staring up into utter blackness and listening to the ship creak around her, waves lapping, water swirling. She does not remember the feel of the wood under her hands as she reached up to touch it, palms flat against the lid and a gleam of light upon her face. She does not remember what it was to visit into death itself, and for that box to be the coffin in which she awoke as the Vampire and saw what he saw, heard what he heard, felt what he felt, became what he was...

Mina watches Jonathan tear the box apart, and when he finishes and returns to her side, she takes his hand in hers. She can feel his pulse pounding from the exertion, the blood thrumming just under his skin. She kisses him, in the rough red center of his palm, still hot from the friction of his grip on the hammer's handle. Holds her breath there until her lungs burn.

Hi Anon! Thanks so much for the ask. 🥰

favorite fic you wrote this year

I always have a bit of trouble with these sorts of questions, because each fic is special and well loved in it's own way. I always feel kinda bad for choosing. But this year, I had so much fun with The Geriatric Upstairs, so I'm gonna go with that one.

That fic is straight up romantic comedy, with Bucky and Ava as separate but equal disasters who stumble their way into something meaningful and profound. I especially enjoyed writing Ava's dynamic with Bill Foster and the rest of the Antfam. The fic got such a positive reaction, which I wasn't expecting since it focused on a rarepair. I received several comments from readers who didn't see them as a pairing going in and either started shipping them or still enjoyed the relationship within the context of the fic. It means so much as a writer to know a fic has enough appeal that readers still find it enjoyable even if it isn't a pairing they typically read.

Plus, I've always had such a fondness for Ava Starr, so I love writing fics that showcase what an awesome character she is. I have a bit of an Ava Starr Agenda, so I don't mind spreading that around.😅

Thank you so much @anincompletelist and @caterpills for tagging me!! These are fun and I haven't done one in while, so :)

1. How many works on AO3?

77 !!

2. Total AO3 Word Count?

481,726

3. Top 5 fics by Kudos

but daddy, you love him

this is the first time I've felt the need to confess

we broke all the pieces (still wanna play the game)

can this be a real thing (can it?)

one single thread of gold tied me to you

4. What fandoms do you write for?

Red, White, and Royal Blue now! I have written for others in the past but I'm a hyperfixation girlie at my core so just that one :)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I haven't always, but I do now! Sometimes I get behind but I try to go through my inbox and knock some comments out at least once or twice a week.