#WIPWednesday! SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS for the final chapter of Let It Once Be Me. This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever written and I’m so excited to share it with y’all.

i can’t explain but this is fic writing

Are people on Threads? I joined because that’s where I saw Heated Rivalry fanfic recommendations coming from and I feel very 🧍‍♂️[dude standing awkwardly by himself]

I just think it's really neat that you can explore yourself through fiction. I love that it can be so personal and confrontational. It's humbling to realize the traits that make you love and identify with a character so much are sometimes the same you find lacking in yourself. You are lovable.

Whoever is going to have to debate my daughter in high school should be shaking in their Velcro light up shoes now

Read a m/f romance novel yesterday and I loved the book but can we come up with some new terms for AFAB anatomy? Or just say “labia”? Please? It would be a fun way for people to get sex education?

"AI can replace you as a writer" i'd like to see AI try to sit in front of empty google docs for hours at a time only for all the ideas to come to mind the second they try to fall asleep in bed

Ok so it’s exciting *and* a let down! Animated show iiiiiiiiiif we can convince a streamer to host it 😭

An actual out loud conversation I had today explaining the tiers of Pennsylvania gas station food, “Ok so obviously Wawa is Shane Hollander, Sheetz is Ilya Rozanov, and then Rutter’s is over there, quietly being Scott Hunter…”

IF I make a Heated Rivalry Ilya Rozanov Ren Faire outfit because I’m impractical and love a project that’s time consuming and above my skill level, let it be known it’s @ferventemily.bsky.social’s fault because she peer pressured me into it by not stopping me 😤

Ooooooooh this is so good. Like, go read it now

Y’all @kninjaknitter.bsky.social has made this such a blast! Like, one million thanks for really making the story come to life, it’s been so much fun listening/rereading ❤️

#FandomMarket #OFMD

Tiny #WIPWednesday snip. I told my husband that I made a list of reasons Ed knows he’s in love and husband immediately jumped in with “it’s because he shares his french fries”. And I was like omg how did you know EXACTLY what I wrote!? (We’ve been together 18 years. I’ve stolen many fries)

I’m being very calm and not getting my hopes up about about Nathan Fillion’s cryptic Instagram reels. Is it going to be something big? I don’t really think so but boy howdy I’m intrigued

Holy smokes I don’t need this because I have a hundred bags but I NEED THIS

I definitely didn’t get everyone, so thanks y’all for the birthday wishes! Hope 38 is a good year ❤️

Guess who has no thumbs and a specialist appointment?! That girl!

Balloon daaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Ed is a secret Bright Eyes fan This is the first day of my life Swear I was born right in the doorway … Yours is the first face that I saw I think I was blind before I met you Now I don't know where I am I don't know where I've been But I know where I want to go

Tadaaaaaaa. I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve been to the vet this past year so I’m laughing to keep from crying. This is all I can think whenever “Welcome Storm Wind” is written on the exam room whiteboard. Fingers crossed no trips next week unless her specialist miraculously squeezes us in!

Very important question - does anyone have a screencap of Ed explaining that Blackbeard is just one word, not Black Beard, no space? I need to make a meme about my cat. Thank youuuuuuu 🙏

Ohhhh no, I accidentally ended an email with “thanks again?” Instead of “thanks again!”. Everyone please tell me this is a normal and understandable mistake and the vet’s office does NOT think I’m a rude asshole 😭

Very exciting news for people who enjoyed the Wawa fic, live near a Wegmans, and were intrigued by cannoli dip and chips (so, congrats 1 person) - WEGMANS HAS CANNOLI DIP THAT TASTES AS GOOD AS WAWA’S!!!!!!!!

some more old art from 2022

OK why didn’t any of the parents warn me about 7???? Like, I was not prepared for whatever is happening right now. She’s a mess. I’m a mess. Heeeeeelp

Reading Wuthering Heights and literally having the best time. Y’all did you know that this acclaimed and beloved novel is really good?

Described by David Jenkins as "fucking badass," there will be three kiwis in the auction! Cursed suit Stiwi will be available solo, but classic Ked and Stiwi come as a set (do not separate!) #OFMD #OFMDFanArt #FandomMarket

This is required reading for all OFMD fans who got the Heated Rivalry bug this year. Absolutely required. I don’t make the rules.

Aww DJ sees us 🥹

He was so perfect in this 😢

Sitting here like 🎶 “Why do you write* like you’re running out of time?”🎶 (*Binge read a bunch of Heated Rivalry fanfic like I’m trying to catch up on all the years I missed)

New Turing test - you go to a roller rink and see a woman on her butt, attempting to get up from where she’s fallen while also trying to help her flailing 7 year old get up. Do you offer to help the woman OR do you tell her that you have a birthday invitation for her child?

#WIPWednesday for my Rom Com fic! Wow I bet this was the right thing for Stede to say the morning after he and Ed decided to take it slow! 😃 I bet Ed’s going to react super well! 😃

I promise I’m still here, I’ve just been very boring lately

The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal

Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her

❤️

This isn’t fair and it doesn’t feel possible 😢

If folks don't know what to do with their rage today, and they have cash, I suggest going to standwithminnesota.com and finding someone who needs help

OH HEY happy anniversary to this fic! How about a new chapter to celebrate? Last we left off, Stede FINALLY realized he made a huge mistake. Let’s see if tight pants, mood music, and a heartfelt apology are enough for Ed to melt back into his arms! archiveofourown.org/works/624464...

Hey, y’all? Timeline flooded with folks sharing unfinished art and fics. Dad coming in on a random Thursday to join our collective imagining of Ed’s breakup bangs (better late than never!). New fics being posted daily. The incredible feedback loop we have of fic and art and podfic. Just. I mean…

Not all heroes wear capes! Bless the podfickers

Shane Hollander voice, to my cat: Will you…. Stop stepping on my keyboard. Sit in my lap. It will be so comfy. And so not in danger of you sending an email #heatedrivalry

Ok we all need something this delightful right now

Hey new writers in the fandom or those feeling lost in the shuffle of more popular fics. I know it can be frustrating and disheartening, sometimes it feels like you're writing for an empty room. We all say 'write for yourself' but let's not discount how much we love to get kudos and comments. 1/

if you already have an HBO account and loved Heated Rivalry, may I suggest Our Flag Means Death if you’re looking for more unabashedly queer media.