Hey, who wants an ancient story of mine that I’ve dusted off and edited? @booasaur does!
In this fossilised tale, Janeway speaks to Seven after a Velocity match in order to nip this little crush she has in the bud. Starfleet Captains are trained to let people down easy when this sort of thing happens – how hard can it be?
I wrote this when I was 17 and I feel really fucking old right now.
Hey, who wants an ancient story of mine that I’ve dusted off and edited? @booasaur does!
In this fossilised tale, Janeway speaks to Seven after a Velocity match in order to nip this little crush she has in the bud. Starfleet Captains are trained to let people down easy when this sort of thing happens – how hard can it be?
I wrote this when I was 17 and I feel really fucking old right now.
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Coronation Street Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kate Connor/Rana Nazir Characters: Kate Connor (Coronation Street), Rana Nazir, Sophie Webster Additional Tags: Fluff, Humour, Excessive appreciation of Kate’s muscles Summary:
A year after her divorce, Rana is still finding herself and becoming comfortable in her identity. Pride season arrives and Kate – with help from Sophie – decides it’s time for Rana to attend her first celebration.
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Coronation Street Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kate Connor/Rana Nazir Characters: Kate Connor (Coronation Street), Rana Nazir, Sophie Webster Additional Tags: Fluff, Humour, Excessive appreciation of Kate’s muscles Summary:
A year after her divorce, Rana is still finding herself and becoming comfortable in her identity. Pride season arrives and Kate – with help from Sophie – decides it’s time for Rana to attend her first celebration.
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thanks so much for writing this! i’ve always wanted to see character-x and character-x in this trope 🙂
show-x has been on hiatus for a few months now, and i’m so glad to be able to revisit my fav characters even without new episodes, so thanks!
this was such a great read, thanks so much for sharing!
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1. thank the author for writing and sharing. examples:
thanks so much for writing this! i’ve always wanted to see character-x and character-x in this trope 🙂
show-x has been on hiatus for a few months now, and i’m so glad to be able to revisit my fav characters even without new episodes, so thanks!
this was such a great read, thanks so much for sharing!
2. let the author know specifics about their fic in relation to the source material that you enjoyed:
was their characterization on point?
if it’s an au, did it still feel like it was in keeping with the tone of the source material?
did they nail down what it is about a ship that you like so much?**
is their interpretation of the source material really cool?**
things to look out for: when an author gives time and consideration to rarepairs, femslash, minor/side characters, non-white characters that have been screwed over in canon, women characters that are demonized in fandom
did they write something that you always wanted to see in canon?
did they write something you never want to see in canon, but that you find interesting anyway?
3. let the author know what it is about their writing you enjoyed
things that are difficult to pull off in writing: action scenes, being funny, dialogue that isn’t cumbersome or overly self aware, sex — if the author does any of these in a way you like, let them know
was the language really beautiful? any metaphors that stood out to you? any sentences you really liked?**
4. going above and beyond
if the author is open to being contacted on tumblr or twitter or wherever else: liveblog their fic, add their fic to curated rec lists and @ them, start a convo with them about their fic**
if you find out they write original fiction after you’ve already read their fic, read that too and comment on it
if you like the stuff they write for a fandom you share and they also write for another fandom you’re not a part of, check out their other fic and let them know you’re reading their work even though you’re not a part of that fandom
if it’s a multi chapter fic: comment on more than one chapter, ask questions about where the story is going, encourage them to keep writing (examples: can’t wait to read more, so excited to see what’s next, i’m always so excited to read whenever you update, i’ve been looking forward to your update all week (remember this is encouragement, not shaming them for not updating) etc.), leave a comment that lets them know you’re paying attention (like if they reference something from a previous chapter)
offer to beta
create illustrations or a mix based on their fic; or write an actual review of their fic
5. additional cute things you can do/things to keep in mind:
is this the author’s first fic for the fandom? if it is, welcome them!
did someone rec the fic to you? let the author know
is english not your first language? that’s awesome! leave a comment in your first language, or in any other language you speak**
let the author know if you’ve read and liked any other of their fic**
if you read the fic more than once or return to it often, leave more than one comment, or let the author know you like re-reading it**
read the fic with a friend and have a convo with them (about what you liked) in the comments
6. really quick and simple comments like “this was so cute!” or “i loved this” or “this made me cry wtf” are also really awesome 🙂
This time, Kate makes sure they aren’t interrupted.
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It’s ten to five. One arm in her jacket sleeve and struggling through the exhaustion to pull on the other when Sean comes in, face an apologetic grimace.
“Sorry, love. Emergency appointment. Everyone else is gone.”
Rana sighs; a puff of air that comes out more of a whiny groan than anything else. She was looking forward to putting her feet up, gorging on a takeaway with the TV on, watching nothing in particular. Anything that she didn’t have to think about. Anything that she could focus on instead of forcing more guilt ridden conversation with Zee.
Her stomach lurches at the thought, leaving her feeling nauseous, as it always does whenever she thinks or sees her husband. The man she is supposed to love but doesn’t. Not enough anyway. Not enough to stop her thinking about someone else, but just enough to keep hiding the truth, to shelter him from the hurt and humiliation for just a little while longer.
There’s a knock at the door, her emergency patient; Rana calls for them to enter as she shoves her jacket back on its hook.
This time, Kate makes sure they aren’t interrupted.
–
It’s ten to five. One arm in her jacket sleeve and struggling through the exhaustion to pull on the other when Sean comes in, face an apologetic grimace.
“Sorry, love. Emergency appointment. Everyone else is gone.”
Rana sighs; a puff of air that comes out more of a whiny groan than anything else. She was looking forward to putting her feet up, gorging on a takeaway with the TV on, watching nothing in particular. Anything that she didn’t have to think about. Anything that she could focus on instead of forcing more guilt ridden conversation with Zee.
Her stomach lurches at the thought, leaving her feeling nauseous, as it always does whenever she thinks or sees her husband. The man she is supposed to love but doesn’t. Not enough anyway. Not enough to stop her thinking about someone else, but just enough to keep hiding the truth, to shelter him from the hurt and humiliation for just a little while longer.
There’s a knock at the door, her emergency patient; Rana calls for them to enter as she shoves her jacket back on its hook.
a while back @dollsome-does-tumblr made a post about Great British Bake Off AUs and the idea’s haunted me ever since, so please have a Rory/Paris Great British Bake Off AU.
Paul approached Rory’s table, giving her handiwork his signature piercing stare. “Tell us about your bake, Rory,” he said with the confidence of a man that had already pinpointed ten mistakes in Rory’s technique.
As Rory explained her pie recipe, she was acutely aware of Paris’s eyes on her back. “It’s hard not to get lost in those baby blues, isn’t it?” she heard Mel say to Paris.
“Her eyes aren’t that blue,” Paris replied immediately.
“…I was talking about Paul, love,” Mel said awkwardly.
Rory fumbled through the rest of her explanation, trying very hard not to analyze what she’d just overheard.
a while back @dollsome-does-tumblr made a post about Great British Bake Off AUs and the idea’s haunted me ever since, so please have a Rory/Paris Great British Bake Off AU.
Paul approached Rory’s table, giving her handiwork his signature piercing stare. “Tell us about your bake, Rory,” he said with the confidence of a man that had already pinpointed ten mistakes in Rory’s technique.
As Rory explained her pie recipe, she was acutely aware of Paris’s eyes on her back. “It’s hard not to get lost in those baby blues, isn’t it?” she heard Mel say to Paris.
“Her eyes aren’t that blue,” Paris replied immediately.
“…I was talking about Paul, love,” Mel said awkwardly.
Rory fumbled through the rest of her explanation, trying very hard not to analyze what she’d just overheard.
