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Whispering About The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Current list of my TMNT Fanfics

  • ✅ next to a fic means that it is complete
  • ⏳ next to a fic means it is still being worked on
  • 🔁 next to a fic means it will never be "finished" because it does not require completion (drabble collections, etc.)

I'm dividing these into two sections: fics in my 1970s AU iteration, and everything else.

1970s TMNT AU:

  • Presented by Michelangelo, King of the Kitchen -- A collection of TMNT-inspired recipes and the very short stories behind them
  • Rating / Genre: G / Food & Cooking
  • Size: 5/? chapters (~2,140 words so far)
  • Notes: Ties into my 1970s AU, but works for just about any version
  • January 28, 1977 -- When April O'Neil bought the building where she had spent her early childhood, she knew it was going to be a challenge fixing it up... but she never imagined that challenge would involve uncovering both evidence of the old owner's Cold War paranoia and a group of unusual "tenants" living twenty feet below her new property.
  • Rating / Genre: G / General
  • Size: 3/3 chapters (~13,800 words)
  • Notes: The first story in my 70s Au... centers around how April meets the Turtles

Other TMNT Fics:

  • April is afraid that she got Donnie the wrong Christmas gift this year, but Leo tries to convince her otherwise.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Holiday, family, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (~3,400 words)
  • Notes: Autistic Donnie vibes
  • All Donatello wanted was a little more time to think…
  • Rating / Genre: T / Drama
  • Size: 8/8 chapters (~5,950 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: 2003 Universe; explosions, peril, guns, injuries

Displaced ️✅

  • An unprepared Donatello ends up on a Greyhound Bus to Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Rating / Genre: soft T / Mild drama, road trip, gen
  • Size: 6/6 chapters (~18,500 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: This was my first TMNT fic, which I originally posted some 25 years ago. It was written even earlier, though, right after the 1990s movies came out // Blood, guns, mild peril
  • A collection of 100-word TMNT drabbles
  • Rating / Genre: G / Various, gen
  • Size: 9/? chapters (900 words so far)
  • Notes: I know it is hotly debated what the length of a drabble should be, but I was always firmly in the 100-word camp.
  • Raphael has a frightening encounter on a chilly winter night.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Gen, mystery
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (~1,500 words)
  • Notes: Fits pretty much every iteration / mentions of suffocation
  • The High Bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx has always been one of Michelangelo's favorite places to go for a late night ride on his board; but on this cloudy evening, he finds more than just fresh air and freedom high above the Harlem River.
  • Rating / Genre: G / M/F, Meet-cute
  • Size: 3/3 chapters (~8,100 words)
  • Notes: Brings Oyuki into the 2007 universe; takes place a year after the events of the movie

Passage ️✅

  • Leonardo has an appointment with death.
  • Rating / Genre: T / Drama, supernatural
  • Size: 12/12 chapters (~16,000 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Originally written back in the early 2000s // Death and dying, gore, blood, mentions of religion

Red Dust ️✅

  • I had a dream last night. It was a long, restless, wandering dream.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, poetry, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (~700 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Donatello-centric, Post SAINW, originally written and posted back in 2007 // mentions of death and dying

Requiescat ️✅

  • Leonardo died today.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, grief, poetry, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (180 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Written a couple decades ago // Death and dying
  • Two years after the defeat and banishment of Krang and Shredder, the Turtles and their human friends now have different, more personal challenges to overcome -- challenges that are made all the more difficult to deal with when Baxter Stockman and Karai pull them into a conflict that involves disentangling the complexities time itself.
  • Rating / Genre: T / Script, gen
  • Size: 19/? chapters (~28,000 words so far)
  • Notes / Warnings : A screenplay for a third Bayverse movie // Character death mentioned
  • He felt movement all around him; something like the wind, though the air was dead still. He backed against the curved sewer wall… holding his breath as his eyes scanned the pitch blackness. The feeling grew closer, touching him… a whisper against his damp skin…
  • Rating / Genre: M / Horror, suspense, gen
  • Size: 21/? chapters (~64,200 words so far)
  • Notes / Warnings: Originally written and posted a couple decades ago, now being put under an extensive rewrite // Blood, gore, possible character death, whump, etc.
  • They say I'm the quiet one…
  • Rating / Genre: G / Introspective, poetry, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (~200 words)
  • Notes: Also from over twenty years ago. A Donatello introspective.
  • You gathered up old papers, old photos… and you flipped through them, one by one, remembering…
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, grief, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (400 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Originally written on Halloween, 2007 for the 2k3 episode, Same As It Never Was, but now I feel that it applies to The Last Ronin, as well... or really, any story where one Turtle remained after the others had passed on // Mentions of death
  • Donnie and Mike are trapped underground with a memory
  • Rating / Genre: T / Drama, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (~1,800 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Written in the late 90s, early 2000s // Blood, severe injury
  • Master Leonardo and the other elders had told Casey about graveyards and cemeteries, but their descriptions had fallen far short of reality. In his life he had seen plenty of funeral pyres, lone burials, mass graves, vast tracts of scorched and scattered remains… but he had never been to a place like this, where families could come and visit the dead in peace, where mourning need not be rushed for the sake of escape.
  • Rating / Genre: G / drama / supernatural
  • Size: 3/3 chapters (~8,200 words)
  • Notes: Takes place post-ROTTMNT movie battle, as Leo lies unresponsive from his battle with the Krang
  • Leo is under the influence of… something
  • Rating / Genre: G / humor, gen
  • Size: 4/4 chapters (400 words)
  • Notes: Just a silly little four-drabble story I wrote when I wasn't feeling so well a bunch of years back
  • She always said that I had his eyes. I don't know if I ever really believed her… after all, I never knew him. But I suppose they must be his. Her own eyes were deep and dark, almost black… reflective like mirrors. Mine are blue… light blue, like the sky...
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (~2,500 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Oyuki's backstory as I see it. Originally posted at FFnet back around 2000, though the fic is contemporary with the TMNTA Comics, setting its year at 1992 // Parental abandonment and neglect
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Current list of my TMNT Fanfics

  • ✅ next to a fic means that it is complete
  • ⏳ next to a fic means it is still being worked on
  • 🔁 next to a fic means it will never be "finished" because it does not require completion (drabble collections, etc.)

I'm dividing these into two sections: fics in my 1970s AU iteration, and everything else.

1970s TMNT AU:

  • Presented by Michelangelo, King of the Kitchen -- A collection of TMNT-inspired recipes and the very short stories behind them
  • Rating / Genre: G / Food & Cooking
  • Size: 5/? chapters (~2,140 words so far)
  • Notes: Ties into my 1970s AU, but works for just about any version
  • January 28, 1977 -- When April O'Neil bought the building where she had spent her early childhood, she knew it was going to be a challenge fixing it up... but she never imagined that challenge would involve uncovering both evidence of the old owner's Cold War paranoia and a group of unusual "tenants" living twenty feet below her new property.
  • Rating / Genre: G / General
  • Size: 3/3 chapters (~13,800 words)
  • Notes: The first story in my 70s Au... centers around how April meets the Turtles

Other TMNT Fics:

  • April is afraid that she got Donnie the wrong Christmas gift this year, but Leo tries to convince her otherwise.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Holiday, family, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (~3,400 words)
  • Notes: Autistic Donnie vibes
  • All Donatello wanted was a little more time to think…
  • Rating / Genre: T / Drama
  • Size: 8/8 chapters (~5,950 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: 2003 Universe; explosions, peril, guns, injuries

Displaced ️✅

  • An unprepared Donatello ends up on a Greyhound Bus to Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Rating / Genre: soft T / Mild drama, road trip, gen
  • Size: 6/6 chapters (~18,500 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: This was my first TMNT fic, which I originally posted some 25 years ago. It was written even earlier, though, right after the 1990s movies came out // Blood, guns, mild peril
  • A collection of 100-word TMNT drabbles
  • Rating / Genre: G / Various, gen
  • Size: 9/? chapters (900 words so far)
  • Notes: I know it is hotly debated what the length of a drabble should be, but I was always firmly in the 100-word camp.
  • Raphael has a frightening encounter on a chilly winter night.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Gen, mystery
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (~1,500 words)
  • Notes: Fits pretty much every iteration / mentions of suffocation
  • The High Bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx has always been one of Michelangelo's favorite places to go for a late night ride on his board; but on this cloudy evening, he finds more than just fresh air and freedom high above the Harlem River.
  • Rating / Genre: G / M/F, Meet-cute
  • Size: 3/3 chapters (~8,100 words)
  • Notes: Brings Oyuki into the 2007 universe; takes place a year after the events of the movie

Passage ️✅

  • Leonardo has an appointment with death.
  • Rating / Genre: T / Drama, supernatural
  • Size: 12/12 chapters (~16,000 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Originally written back in the early 2000s // Death and dying, gore, blood, mentions of religion

Red Dust ️✅

  • I had a dream last night. It was a long, restless, wandering dream.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, poetry, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (~700 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Donatello-centric, Post SAINW, originally written and posted back in 2007 // mentions of death and dying

Requiescat ️✅

  • Leonardo died today.
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, grief, poetry, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (180 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Written a couple decades ago // Death and dying
  • Two years after the defeat and banishment of Krang and Shredder, the Turtles and their human friends now have different, more personal challenges to overcome -- challenges that are made all the more difficult to deal with when Baxter Stockman and Karai pull them into a conflict that involves disentangling the complexities time itself.
  • Rating / Genre: T / Script, gen
  • Size: 19/? chapters (~28,000 words so far)
  • Notes / Warnings : A screenplay for a third Bayverse movie // Character death mentioned
  • He felt movement all around him; something like the wind, though the air was dead still. He backed against the curved sewer wall… holding his breath as his eyes scanned the pitch blackness. The feeling grew closer, touching him… a whisper against his damp skin…
  • Rating / Genre: M / Horror, suspense, gen
  • Size: 21/? chapters (~64,200 words so far)
  • Notes / Warnings: Originally written and posted a couple decades ago, now being put under an extensive rewrite // Blood, gore, possible character death, whump, etc.
  • They say I'm the quiet one…
  • Rating / Genre: G / Introspective, poetry, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (~200 words)
  • Notes: Also from over twenty years ago. A Donatello introspective.
  • You gathered up old papers, old photos… and you flipped through them, one by one, remembering…
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, grief, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (400 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Originally written on Halloween, 2007 for the 2k3 episode, Same As It Never Was, but now I feel that it applies to The Last Ronin, as well... or really, any story where one Turtle remained after the others had passed on // Mentions of death
  • Donnie and Mike are trapped underground with a memory
  • Rating / Genre: T / Drama, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapter (~1,800 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Written in the late 90s, early 2000s // Blood, severe injury
  • Master Leonardo and the other elders had told Casey about graveyards and cemeteries, but their descriptions had fallen far short of reality. In his life he had seen plenty of funeral pyres, lone burials, mass graves, vast tracts of scorched and scattered remains… but he had never been to a place like this, where families could come and visit the dead in peace, where mourning need not be rushed for the sake of escape.
  • Rating / Genre: G / drama / supernatural
  • Size: 3/3 chapters (~8,200 words)
  • Notes: Takes place post-ROTTMNT movie battle, as Leo lies unresponsive from his battle with the Krang
  • Leo is under the influence of… something
  • Rating / Genre: G / humor, gen
  • Size: 4/4 chapters (400 words)
  • Notes: Just a silly little four-drabble story I wrote when I wasn't feeling so well a bunch of years back
  • She always said that I had his eyes. I don't know if I ever really believed her… after all, I never knew him. But I suppose they must be his. Her own eyes were deep and dark, almost black… reflective like mirrors. Mine are blue… light blue, like the sky...
  • Rating / Genre: G / Drama, gen
  • Size: 1/1 chapters (~2,500 words)
  • Notes / Warnings: Oyuki's backstory as I see it. Originally posted at FFnet back around 2000, though the fic is contemporary with the TMNTA Comics, setting its year at 1992 // Parental abandonment and neglect

Edited to change the completion status of "Three Million Reminders"!

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Okay, my friends! I have caught up on a few asks and reblogged a couple polls and I feel a bit accomplished (did nothing significant, but still...) and am going to go ahead and leave Tumblr for a bit again.

If you wanna leave me an ask or throw one of those prompts or something my way, I will see them when I log in again (eventually). I'll let you know if I post any new chapters to any of my fics! Love you!

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Hello dear. How are you?

Wouldn't it be cool if Metalhead had a female voice in new tmnt cartoon iteration. Idk why I thought it was gendered as female despite being a robot. Until lately I heard it saying "I will protect mutants" in a male voice. What do you think.

Was that a missed opportunity?

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Never really thought about it! I like Metalhead any way and every way!

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tmnt-whump

Going to make a poll for most iterations, but lets start at the beginning!

Note: Use whatever criteria you want to determine what "whump potential" means!

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ask game for fanfic writers

  1. do you know how you want the story to end when you start, or are you just stumbling through the figurative wilderness hoping to find a road?
  2. talk about a notable time a narrative or character has looked you dead in the eyes and said “fuck your plan, here’s what we’re actually doing.”
  3. on a scale of 1-10 how much do you enjoy incorporating romance into the average story?
  4. what is the plot bunny you’ve been carrying for the longest? optional bonus question: do you ever wonder why you haven’t written it yet and experience deep existential dread?
  5. have you ever made a playlist about something you were writing as an elaborate means to procrastinate when you could have been actually writing and if yes drop a link, son
  6. do you have any kind of consistent writing schedule or just hoping for the best?
  7. tell us about the plot of the first fanfic you ever wrote
  8. what’s your relationship with constructive criticism and feedback like? do you seek it out? how well do you take it?
  9. in an ideal world where you’re already super successful and published, would you want to see a tv or movie adaptation of your work? why or why not?
  10. at what point in the process do you come up with titles, and how easy or hard is that for you?
  11. what’s something neat you’ve learned while doing research for something you were writing? also, how much do you worry about doing research in general?
  12. do you ever have trouble focusing on writing? how do you get around that? 
  13. talk about a writing experience that has pleasantly surprised you.
  14. what’s your worst writing habit? 
  15. where do you share your writing?
  16. where is your favorite place to write?
  17. what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?
  18. what is your most and least favorite part of writing?
  19. what are some books or authors that influenced your style the most?
  20. what is your favorite trope to write?
  21. pick a writer to co-write a book with and tell us what you’d write about.
  22. describe your writing process from scratch to finish.
  23. how do you deal with writers block?
  24. on average, how much writing do you get done in a day?
  25. what’s your revision or rewriting process like?
  26. do you like to write one-shots or series, and why?
  27. do you share rough drafts or do you wait until it’s all polished? 28. And who do you share them with?
  28. handwritten notes or typed notes?
  29. give us a spoiler for one of your stories.
  30. most inspirational quote you’ve ever read or heard that’s still important to you.
  31. tell us about one of your characters who’s an absolute joy to write
  32. do characters influence your writing style?
  33. do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?
  34. how do you name characters and places?
  35. tell us about a character who’s very different than you who you love a whole lot
  36. do you base your characters of real people or not? If so, tell us about one.
  37. when creating characters, what comes first: appearance, backstory, motivation, personality, something else?
  38. how many stories do you work on at one time?
  39. are you an avid reader?
  40. best piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten.
  41. what is the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had.
  42. describe the aesthetic of a story in 5 words.
  43. how did writing change you?
  44. any writing advice you want to share?
  45. name three of your favorite fanfic writers.
  46. what time are you the most productive when it comes to writing?
  47. what story are you most proud of?
  48. do you reread your own stories?
  49. do you want to be published some day?
  50. do you plan or do you write whatever comes to your mind?
  51. share the synopsis of a story you work on that you haven’t published yet
  52. how many unfinished ideas/stories are you working on at the same time?
  53. when writing, do you have an outline? and do you stick to it?
  54. what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?
  55. do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?
  56. five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?
  57. what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were reading it?
  58. what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were writing it?
  59. where is the most dangerous place that you’ve read fic?
  60. where is the most dangerous place that you’ve written fic?
  61. what was the first commercial property (book/movie/tv show/etc) that you realized was actually professional fanfiction?
  62. what’s the weirdest reason you’ve ever shipped something?
  63. what’s the best insult you’ve read in a fic?
  64. what is your favourite title for a fic you’ve read? 
  65. what is your favourite title for a fic you’ve written? 
  66. when have you felt the most confident in your writing? 
  67. when have you felt the least confident?
  68. how long will you spend on a story or scene before you give up?
  69. how do you write emotional scenes? do you ever feel what the characters feel?
  70. are you very critical of your own writing? how much do you find yourself editing (either during the writing or after the fact)?
  71. how do you balance writing and life? do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of writing you have to do?
  72. what do you do if a scene gets too serious?
  73. how do you visualize scenes? do you see it like a movie in your head, or do the words just flow?
  74. are you a planner, pantser, or planster?
  75. do you know how your story ends before you start writing?
  76. what is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain? 
  77. how do you write kissing scenes?
  78. how do you choose where to end a chapter?
  79. are you an over-writer, under-writer, or just-right-er?
  80. do you try to put themes, motifs, messages, morals, etc in your writing? if so, how do you go about it?
  81. if you could go back in time and give your younger self a piece of writing advice specific to you, what would it be?
  82. “proper” punctuation or all lowercase?
  83. less is more or more is more?
  84. said: overused or underused?
  85. what would be on a moodboard for your current wip(s)?
  86. which season best matches the mood of your wip(s)?
  87. does your writing style change depending on the genre you write?
  88. if you could have another author write your wip for you (bc we all dream of this occasionally), who would it be?
  89. sarcastic narrators: entertaining or overdone?
  90. do you notice your own voice in your writing style?
  91. how has your writing style changed over the years?
  92. first, second, or third person?
  93. do you hear other people’s writing styles when they talk?
  94. do you prefer dialogue or description?
  95. do you describe a character’s appearance all right away or in pieces?
  96. romantic/social sideplots: interesting or irritating?
  97. abstract or detailed romance scenes?
  98. what don’t you like about your writing style?
  99. was being a writer a dream of yours when you were little? or did it spring up when your older? or is it just a hobby? 
  100. open question to the writer.

a compiled list of asks for me to reference. they are not my own. just some of my favorite questions i’ve picked out from a couple different lists. feel free to reblog and use too!!

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Hope you're doing okay in these interesting times, dear! 🌹

Hangin' in there... hangin' in...

Just popping in to Tumblr for a little while, then I'm gonna head out for a bit longer. Getting some writing done in my Tumblr-free time, at least!

Thank you for the flower! 🤗

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Romance prompts!

60 ideas for writers and artists!

Either choose your own prompt, or ask your followers to choose for you by sending you a character or ship and the number or emoji. Also, let people know if you welcome combos (combining two prompts into a single story or art piece)!

  1. 😍 - At first sight
  2. 🥰 - All fluff, all the time
  3. 🤩 - Starstruck
  4. 😳 - That came out wrong
  5. 😢 - You can cry on my shoulder
  6. 🤒 - In sickness and in health
  7. 🪦 - Till death do us part
  8. 🐌 - Taking it slow
  9. 🦚 - Trying too hard
  10. 🚦 - Mixed signals
  11. 👽 - (Not) too different
  12. 💋 - First kisses
  13. 👂 - A familiar voice
  14. 🔒 - Lockdown (Happy to be stuck with you)
  15. 💅 - Getting all dolled up
  16. 👑 - You treat me like royalty
  17. 💍- Marry me?
  18. 🍼 - And baby makes three
  19. 🐈 - And kitty makes three
  20. 🐕 - And puppy makes three
  21. 💐- The perfect bouquet
  22. 🔥- Cozy by the fire
  23. ☂️ - You can share my umbrella
  24. 🍪 - Baking together
  25. ☕️ - Join me for coffee?
  26. 🥂 - A toast to us
  27. 🍷 - A little tipsy
  28. 🍽️ - Dinner date
  29. 🍦 - Ice cream date
  30. 🛒 - Shopping date
  31. 🎤 - Karaoke date
  32. 🛶 - Boating date
  33. 🛼 - Roller skating date
  34. 🚙 - Road trips and romance don't always mix
  35. 🩼 - Stay off of that leg, I'll take care of everything!
  36. ✈️ - Flying home to you
  37. 🛟 - You saved me
  38. ⛺️ - First time camping together
  39. 🏠 - The house that love built
  40. 📺 - ...And chill
  41. ☎️ - Waiting by the phone
  42. 💬 - Feel like chatting?
  43. ⏰ - Waking up beside you
  44. 💸 - We may not have money, but we have each other
  45. ⚖️ - Equals in every way
  46. ⚔️ - The art of love is the art of the fight
  47. 🔑 - I'll give you my key
  48. 🛁 - Join me for a shower?
  49. 🛏️ - Between the sheets
  50. 🎁 - A little gift to show how much I love you
  51. 💌 - Our old love letters
  52. 💔 - Heartbreaking
  53. ❤️‍🩹 - Heart-mending
  54. 📖 - A romance for the books
  55. 💤 - Dream a little dream of me
  56. 👋 - If you love someone, let them go
  57. 💃 - Play something we can dance to
  58. 🌶️ - Hot stuff
  59. 🎂 - Happy Birthday, baby
  60. 🎵 - Every old songfic is new again

Okay, I'm gonna reblog this one before vanishing once more. If anyone wants to throw any of these my way, I will find your ask the next time I pop in to check on things here! Working on little one-shots might help to distract me from... things. Y'know?

Just keep in mind that I literally have only one TMNT ship: Mike / Oyuki -- but you can tell me what universe you want it set in, since I am planning on bringing Oyuki into most iterations eventually!

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My friends, I am going to take off from Tumblr for a while, and I didn't want to just disappear from here without letting you know!

It is just difficult for me to be here right now. It's hard to keep myself from doom scrolling, and I start to sink every time I see something come across my dash about, well, everything. I am not trying to ignore what's going on, but if I am not careful it is going to pull me under.

So I am going to take a little time to clear my mind, watch some of my favorite shows, try a few new recipes, get some writing done...

I love you all, and will see you soon!

A quick note specifically for my TMNT family: I will pop on here to let you know of any updates I make to any of my stories on AO3!

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