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“Public libraries are such important, lovely places!” Yes but do you GO there. Do you STUDY there. Do you meet friends and get coffee there. Do you borrow the FREE, ZERO SUBSCRIPTION, ZERO TRACKING books, audiobooks, ebooks, and films. Have you checked out their events and schemes. Do you sign up for the low cost courses in ASL or knitting or programming or writing your CV that they probably run. Do you know they probably have myriad of schemes to help low income families. Do you hire their low cost rooms if you need them. Have you joined their social groups. Do you use the FREE COMPUTERS. Do you even know what your library is trying to offer you. Listen, the library shouldn’t just exist for you as a nice idea. That’s why more libraries shut every year

Six Sentence Sunday

This is from chapter 4 of “They Get Married.” Which will hopefully be published this week! I’m excited :P

He maintains eye contact as he chews messily, letting the juices from the meat trickle down his chin. I watch hungrily, practically salivating. My tail whips around feverishly.

He knows what he’s doing, and it’s working. He’s teasing me— showing me that bloody perfect Baz Pitch is desperate enough for me to forget his manners. He’s mine, and he’s dribbling roast beef down his face for me to lick up. So, I do.

What do Baz and roast beef have in common? Two things Simon would gladly eat😏

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62814166

Smut-writing Advice

Rebloggable version, since this seems to be so popular ;)

Anonymous asked you: Do you have any advice for writing smut?

Yes. 

1) Be shameless.  Get comfortable writing sentences like “He trailed the tip of his tongue down the length of his lover’s cock, making him shiver and twitch as the heat spread to his tip, turning it purple.”  The more a sentence makes you blush, the better a sentence it is and the more it belongs in your story.  If you’re censoring yourself, if you’re not writing things that are super-hot to you and make you hot as you write, then it’s gonna be a dry, boring smut scene.

2) Be detailed in actions, and more importantly, reactions.  Which is hotter?  “He swirled his tongue around his lover’s nipple, tracing around the areola in a slow circle before closing his lips around the tip.” or “he slowly licked over his lover’s nipple, making her shudder and gasp, arching her back into the warm heat of his mouth.”

The first example is good detail, but includes no reaction, so your reader is probably just going to get bored.  The second sentence has less detail on the action, but more detail on the reaction- and that’s what shows a character is feeling something, how they react.  

Shivers, moans, groans, whimpers, clasping fingers, twitches, eyes closing or opening, faces tilting or turning, toes curling- those are the reactions, the hot stuff, the stuff that says “this character is feeling.”

Put that in, and you don’t have to worry about describing every detail of the actions.

3) Don’t use words that you normally wouldn’t use.  “Ministrations”, “gyrations”, etc.  This words make me want to vomit, they’re so horrible.  No one uses them.  Describe your smut with normal everyday words.  This does not mean use boring words.  There are a hundred ways to describe breathing, for example: gasp, hitch, inhale, pant, sigh, hiss, etc.

4) Watch porn, but with a grain of salt.  It can give you some references for areas you have no personal experience with, but keep in mind that the people are acting and this is scripted. 

5) DETAILS, details, details.  Mention many details and EDIT YOUR STORY to KEEP THEM STRAIGHT.  First, write the scene.  Let it flow the way you want, the way it wants to go, get in the emotion and the character’s reactions.  Then go back and make sure that you have kept track of articles of clothing, the positions people are in, who’s eyes are open, closed, where hands are, etc.  Nothing ruins a smut scene like someone getting a blow job while their pants are still on in the reader’s mind.

6) Make the PACE SLOW.  Writers tend to be embarrassed so they rush through their smut scene.  BUT THIS IS THE PART YOU’VE BEEN BUILDING UP TO, THAT YOUR READER IS WAITING FOR.  So don’t rush it- let it linger!  Most smut scenes feel too long when you write them- and then fly by too quickly when you read them.  Three pages of smut is short.  And I don’t mean make it longer by dragging it out- I mean make sure that the pacing of your writing is slow.  Don’t have everybody stark naked after the first paragraph.  Tension and build are what sex is all about; don’t sell it short.  How do you know if your smut scene is paced correctly?  Same way you tell if the rest of your story is paced correctly.  Reread it, reread it, reread it, edit, edit, edit.

If you haven’t reread your scene at least twice, it’s not done.  That goes for any scene, not just smut.

7) EMOTION.  Show it.  Sex is powerful, regardless of who’s having it. It intensifies everything.  If the character is miserable, they are very miserable; if they are happy, they are very happy.  Show it, describe it on their face, in their actions, in their motions and possibly with words (I like to write smut scenes full of dialogue, but that’s my style, other authors are different).  But connect your reader to how at least one character is feeling, depending on the point of view of your story. 

8) And lastly, did I mention be shameless?  BE SHAMELESS.  If you’re not mortified to show it to your grandma, then you’re not doing it right. (Unless you have one heck of a cool grandma).

Okay, that’s all my advice on smut for today.  Hope this helps! :)

Chapter 23: Revives Me

Hello! I’m sorry the last time I posted a chapter was OVER A MONTH ago but I bring penance in the form of the longest chapter of On The Rocks, a 13k epic.

This chapter has the same TWs as OTR generally, but specifically I will note it contains suicidal ideation, references to fresh scars, and explicit dealing in alcoholic withdrawal and recovery.

In addition to @rbkzz my wonderful beta, I also want to give a huge thank you to @artsyunderstudy, but you need to read the chapter to find out why. 😉

Without further ado, Chapter 23: Revives Me

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Lesbian Agatha Wellbelove seems like such a cop out to me years later. And I say that as someone who wants more sapphic representation in books and who liked lesbian Agatha when the books came out.

Like in book one, she doesn’t not want a boyfriend, she wants a boyfriend who’s into her. And in book two she says she wishes she realized she wanted to kiss girls because that could explain why she’s so confused about everything and why she doesn’t fit in… (and because she perceives that that’s what happened for Simon with Baz) and then all that is just thrown out in Any Way the Wind Blows… just because?

I honestly think it was because larger fandom consensus was that Agatha was a lesbian.

But I don’t know. I just wish that in a book series that is so firmly saying “figuring out your sexuality does not fix your trauma or inner turmoil. your mental state cannot be fixed by a relationship, that’s your own work to do.” about Simon and Baz, that Rowell didn’t decide to undercut that by saying “except for Agatha it does. She’s felt out of place because she is a lesbian. And now she knows! So things will be better”

So glad I get to experience homosexual desire. One life and thank god I'm not straight

I hope every trans person is proud of themselves today. Even if you are not in a place where you can be visible to others, you are visible to yourself.

And being able to see yourself for who you are is no small accomplishment.

So beautiful, I want this as tiles or a bandana

@iamamythologicalcreature mentioned seeing this snowbaz print I made in blue so here it is :) 🩵🤍💙

Six-Sentence Sunday: They Get Married.

Hello all! I am currently working on and finishing up Chapter 4 of "They Get Married." Here's an excerpt of a scene featuring some steamy cooking ;)

“I want you to make Cook Pritchard’s roast beef and Yorkshire pudding,” I purred, before adding with a smirk: “wearing nothing but an apron.”

Which is how I ended up sitting at the kitchen table, admiring Baz’s beautiful pale arse as he tenderises steak in a frilly pink apron. “You know, I finally understand why it’s called mooning,” I say, slowly sipping on a cider. Baz looks back at me, one eyebrow arched, and I can’t help but snicker. “Have something to say about my arse, Snow?” “Oh, of course not, never!” I gasp, feigning offence. “Watching my favourite thing to eat prepare my favourite meal? I’m living the dream!”

little print inspired by ✨🗡️♠️Simon & Baz ❤️‍🔥🎻🧛🏼‍♂️

sword, wings, and tail for Simon ✨ matches, violin, and fangs for Baz

starlight, magic, and love for the two of them ❤️‍🔥

love when fictional men are so devoted to their partner it makes them dangerous and insane. very slutty behavior keep it up king

Never not thinking about all of them, honestly. Even so many books away from them.

“One kiss, and you think the world is upside down.”

“Two kisses,” I say. And I take him by the back of his neck.

—From Chapter 62, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.

I think the reason why Baz is still very pale is bc he’s canonically only 1/8 Egyptian and bc he’s a vampire and lives in England, he doesn’t get very much sun, hence the lack of melanin. When he goes to America in Wayward Son it says that his skin gets darker.

As someone who’s also 1/8 brown… I’m not biracial or a POC. I’m white. I look white. I have dark hair and dark eyes and I tan, but I am pretty pale bc I don’t spend much time outside (and I live in a place with a much higher UV index than England). I was also much more tan when I was little and got paler as I got older, which could explain why Baz’s skin was darker as a child.

But yeah I’m sorry to break it to y’all. I think it’s cool to have AU Baz as a POC but it’s just not canon :/

I know baz is supposed to be like pale cause vampire and stuff (actually idk if that's the reason but whatever( BUT. I used to have a huuuuge hyperfixation over vampires when I was younger and let me tell you. His melanin wouldn't have gotten sucked out. In this essay, I will be ignoring the canon and doing what I like. Infact, I was doodling little baz a while ago and

Hear ye hear ye my child

Idk. I just can't get behind the paleness 🫩🫩🫩🫩🫩🫩🫩🫩

Does anyone else spend way too much time combing through the original books to ensure that every small detail fits into canon if I’m writing canon-compliant fics. Or am I just an autistic perfectionist and my love research papers has bled into my fanfic writing.

I would like a hot gay rival pls

he’s just like me fr (responsible homosexual older sister who’s afraid of breaking the rules. Somehow still the problem child even though they try so hard not to be. High functioning depression & anxiety. Feels like everything is constantly their fault.)

IS BAZ A SMOKER?

I just got a private ask about this, and thought I may as well answer it here.

No, Baz is not a smoker. (In canon.) I thought I was making it clear in Carry On that he only smokes a cigarette at the vampire club to intimidate Nico. (Because vampires are so flammable, none of them smoke. It makes Baz seem fearless.) Elsewhere in Carry On, Baz says his dad drew a hard line against smoking. (The flammable thing again.) The most compelling evidence that Baz isn’t a regular smoker is that Simon is surprised by Baz’s cigarette at the vampire club. “I didn’t know he smoked.” Simon has been following Baz around for eight years, inhaling him as much as possible. If Baz was smoking regularly, Simon would have noticed. (Also, if Baz were a regular smoker, I feel like we would have seen him light up in that book on many stressful occasions.)

It has been quite a while, but I really want to show u this ❤️ I usually post in my IG, but I want to show you first ❤️😭

Hello! It's me, colddeadqueer!

I finally made my tumblr account! Chapter 3 of They Get Married. is out!

I'm also looking for a beta but tbh idk how that works. Lmk if you're interested and/or can give me some guidance!

WIP Wednesday

2025.03.12 - 2024.03.19

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

Both Ends of the Wick [M, 2/7] by @ebbpettier / ebbpettier

Hapless Supernova [M, 4/?] by BBirdy, @theearlgreymage / EarlGreyMage

In Truth [M, 8/14] by @fiend-for-culture / fiend-for-culture (caspian)

Pull Yourself Together [T, 3/4] by @blackberrysummerblog / Blackberry_Summer

Rising at Dawn [T, 2/?] by iamwheretheseasleeps

The Salisbury Boy [E, 4/20] by @alleycat0306 / alleycat0306

Sleep With Me [NR, 3/6] by Who_Cares

So the Fire in Me Rages [T, 2/?] by KirstenSharp

They Get Married. [E, 3/12 ] by @colddeadqueer / colddeadqueer

Carry on Through the Ages fics.

They Get Married.

Rating: Explicit

Words: 28.1k

Chapters: 5/12

Summary:

It’s been five years since Simon Snow saved the magickal world (again). A lot has changed since then. If you told me this would be my life five years ago, I wouldn’t have believed you. Simon was so dysfunctional and broken and we were both so traumatized that I never thought there was a future where we were happy. Where we built a life together and were content. But thank magic, against all odds, it happened.

I think I’m gonna propose to Simon.

Post-AWTWB, they finally went to therapy, marriage rites, dueling, bound together in five dimensions.

Bro. Idk how it’s taken me this long to make a Tumblr but I finally did it!

Hi! I’m colddeadqueer (they/them) and I’m 22. I’m AuDHD, a non-binary lesbian, and I write fan fiction! Follow me on AO3!

I’ve been writing for a while just for myself, but I recently decided to get into posting fan fiction. Currently I’m working on a post-canon fic about Baz and Simon getting married because I’m the biggest hopeless romantic in the universe.

I’m still getting used to all the terminology & the way this online community works, but I’m excited to meet you all! :)