#sunshinehighway

22.08.2019 || 28.01.2021

closing walls and ticking clocks - okay, this one gives me chills every time i read it. the situation is something i definitely hadn't considered enough, but safe to say i certainly do now. the angst and hurt/comfort of this is just perfect, and honestly, i won't spoil for those who may not have read it yet but the stuff with callum... heartbreaking and beautifully written. definitely one i reread!

winters kiss - okay i think ive sung the praises of this one a fair few times, but honestly i adore this. a teacher au is something i'd never considered but the way you write this is seriously so lovely, and fits their characters so perfectly. and oh, the hurt/comfort is beautiful, i have such a soft spot for it and i just,,, yes

a light in tired eyes - okay this one is exactly everything i love, i mean callum angst with the most beautiful hurt/comfort and lexi with family fluff? sign me tf up thank you very much. just seriously beautiful, i adore it

Soph your fics are beautiful works of art and I enjoy them so much. Here's some of the fics that I especially enjoyed.

Winters kiss

Teacher's AU mixed with seasonal sweetness, beautiful!

Heart shaped bruises and late night kisses

So many wonderful fics in this! My particular favourites are In Over My Head With You and Foolish Loving Spaces They're just beautiful, gorgeous fics that fill me with love.

Weekend Kings

I can not qualify exactly how much I love this. The flood of emotions I felt reading it - I cried at times not gonna lie. Teen Ballum AU, with all of the beauty of Soph's writing.

happy creator focus day @sunshinehighway ✨💛

like callum, you are the sunshine in this fandom and we and myself would be lost without your talent, your fics that spit out poetry every single time without fail and your love and support💖 we love you!

I know we don’t talk everyday apart from the odd message due to our busy schedules but you are seriously one of a kind and someone who I admire!✨

here are my top 5 fics that i absolutley adore of yours. I could say all of them but we’d be here all day:-

mon eternal amour - i think this is my most favourite from recent which you wrote for the secret santa! it was astounding and it made me fall in love with ben and callum and how they fell in love. my heart broke with callum when he had to say goodbye! i will be waiting for that sequel on when they reunite in the summer👀

winters kiss - this was the teachers au that i never even knew i needed! i remember having a lazy morning in bed (don’t judge) and i read this all in one sitting and i loved it. especially the “happy Christmas you filthy animal” at the end.

call me friend but keep me closer - i loved this fic!! you set the vibe so well and i generally felt callum’s frustration and his pining for ben. at times you just wanted to shake Ben!!

there goes my heart - this was the fluffiest fic ever! i am a sucker for a Ben, callum and Lexi fic and it was just PERFECT💖 it always pulls at my heart strings at the part where Callum taught Lexi to sing sign language🥺

closing walls and ticking clocks - i had always wondered what it would have been like if ben went on the run in January 2020 and came back and this was beautifully written and everything you could have ever wanted to happen! i loved it.

i will always look forward to any fics that you release as they will always be astounding without me even reading them, i just know it. Always continue to be your amazing you.

Soph your work is always amazing! And you have a habit of making me cry every single time!

You are such an inspiration, your the kindest, sweetest person ever and we are so lucky to have you at the forefront of the #Ballum fandom!!

One of my favourite fics is mon éternel amour

It’s truly a work or art and gave me inspiration to make this gif set!

Thank you for all of your hard work whether that is writing or keeping the fandom together in hard times!

Love you lots xxx

(P.s sorry it’s not much! I am away for the weekend and don’t have access to photoshop otherwise I would have done a bit more!)

Soph, Sophie, Ballum fandom royalty

Unbelievably talented for all to see

Now is the time to celebrate you

Shine light on the wonderful things you do

Helping keep fandom going when it was stuttering last year

It was not just fic, but quizzes and rewatches that brought cheer

Never anything less than positive and bright

Everyone is lucky to bask in your light

Heartbreakingly gorgeous- that's the fiction you write

Indescribably beautiful- your stories always end in light

Giving every word written such attention and care

Hogging up all that talent- I'm not sure that's fair!

We are so very lucky as a fandom to have you

A ray of positivity and love to help us through

You're one in a million Soph- don't ever change

Happy Creator Day @sunshinehighway, (the way you will always be dingletragedy to me- and I didn't even watch Emmerdale! lol) - you deserve every bit of love and appreciation coming your way, and much more besides.

I'm sorry that I don't have any discernible talent... whatever mess that is above is the best I can do.

You were the first fandom person I ever spoke to, and you were so warm and welcoming- something I know you are with everyone who talks to you.

The talent you have when it comes to writing- you have such a gift- you write so beautifully. I can't imagine there is anyone left in fandom who hasn't read your fic- but if they haven't they are missing out, and should rectify this immediately by clicking here. I'm not one to pick favourites but 'since that night the moon has never seemed the same' still delivers after many repeated reads. Pure poetry on a page.

Thank you as well for being a friend. It means the world. Loves ya.

mon éternel amour 💝 obv i’m biased bc you wrote this one for me as my secret santa but it is still one of my favorite things i’ve ever read. the vibes, the aesthetics, the LOVE..... unmatched (and let’s not forget this perfect playlist to accompany it!!)

weekend kings 💝 this fic single-handedly changed my perspective on au’s. i have never been an au person and didn’t really see their appeal until i read this and my mind completely changed. the way you were able to take their current personalities and qualities and emulate them perfectly as teenagers under completely different circumstances than they would ever actually be in on the show is just so beautiful and wonderful!!!!

bedtime fluff 💝 “i’m going to marry you someday” “and i’m going to say yes” you deserve jail time for writing this. and it was a full nine months before ben literally said this on the show. for real when ben said “i’m gonna marry that man, jay” my VERY FIRST THOUGHT was this fic. your impact.