My favourite fic of yours is A Bleary, Hopeful Shade of Blue. I think about that story so often, it’s one of my favourites – not just when it comes to fics, but stories in general.

Aw.  Thank you so much!  Just imagine if Zach had never babysat or instagrammed that picture…how different my life would have been.  Because I didn’t go looking for Bleary; Bleary knocked me upside the head when I saw that pic and thought, “Aw damn.  Now I have to write it.”

I feel like I’ve made friends because of that fic.  Also, I get a surprising number of comments from people who profess to hate kidfics, but love Bleary… It makes me feel like an evil wizard…

a-forger-and-a-point-man:

mi6-cafe:

Fanwork: 

Feels Like Home by 

thejabberwock

Rating:  

M for Mature

Summary:  

“Fetch your boyfriend a blanket, there’s a good lad,” Kincade says over his shoulder to James, who is busy hanging coats on the hooks by the door. “You remember where I keep them.”

Recced by: @a-forger-and-a-point-man

Why it’s awesome:  

this is one of the most beautiful fics i’ve ever read in this fandom! it’s very romantic without ever breaking character. and we could use a lot more kincade around here!


Do you have a fanwork you want to rec? Let us know!

yay that’s my rec! 

Must read!!

outside-the-government:

tinysidestrashcaptain:

sevensneakyfoxes:

suzukiblu:

mochiartemisa:

I just wanna take a vote, how many fanfic authors would actually enjoy someone live blogging their fics?

what kind of question is this I would COMMIT CRIMES for this. 

Someone did this for me once – she sent me a chat log between her and her friend in a comment on my fic and it was the HIGHLIGHT. OF. MY. LIFE.

It was fucking hilarious.

I WOULD GIVE ALL OF MY WORLDLY POSSESSIONS FOR THIS!!!

I find your fic emotionally evocative. The characters navigate entirely by that, whether its good or bad, and they work through conflicts that way too. It’s satisfying to read when I feel disconnected in my own life.

That is… I’m stunned Suede.  That is the *best* thing you could have said.  It’s *exactly* how I try to come up with stories… who is in what headspace, and what would that make them do in some situation, and how would this other person respond based on their headspace, and where does that takes us?  It’s all about getting to different emotional states.  Any plot is just what I have to throw in their way to force them to deal with something.  I wasn’t sure anyone noticed. 

I think that makes me a “gardener” rather than an “architect” for the most part. 

Thanks so much!  As ever, you are incredibly astute.  And I’m pleased you find it satisfying.

00QAD HEADCANONS: BABY BOOMER!JAMES AND HIS THREE MILLENNIALS (part 2)

a-forger-and-a-point-man:

blood-suits-and-tears:

a-forger-and-a-point-man:

after seeing this picture, i felt compelled to create a follow-up post to these headcanons from the summer. 00qad fandom, will you pitch in? 

-james comes back from an undercover mission with a salt ‘n’ pepper beard and sporting his new reading glasses. danny immediately asks james to tell him stories about the war. “commander bond, how many people did you save in the dunkirk evacuation?”

-before showing anything to james, alex enlarges the font on every device 8x and asks if james needs more light 

-daddy kink? more like grandaddy kink, q says later that night

-pampuria and turing are very perplexed by these coarse furs. they’re not very fun to lick. 

-Danny mentions James should swap clothes with Q to get the “real” granpa aesthetic. Surely James tries but nothing fits and it’s hilarious

-they sit around the kitchen table for a meal James cooked, which he is excited about. But everybody else is on their phone or other devices. “You know back in the day…we used to talk to people!” He plucks the devices out of their hand (no point on fighting a 00). So they establish a new rule “no electronics at the kitchen table”. Then Alex excitedly tells them about the trip he is planning for all of them

-on a night out people keep asking why they brought someone’s dad to the club 😀

SOMEONE’S DAD LOLOL

i love your additions @blood-suits-and-tears and @lille082!