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Here are some very good X-Files fics involving the OG series finale “The Truth.” Many, b

Here are some very good X-Files fics involving the OG series finale “The Truth.” Many, but not all, of the fics involve Mulder and Scully being on the run after that episode. Enjoy!

There are SO MANY fics involving “The Truth” that they’re behind a cut.

5 A.M.by@kateyes224
Five times Scully found herself awake at 5 a.m., and the one time she wasn’t alone.

Among Momentary Daysby Innisfree
Mulder and Scully, one night in North Carolina, sitting on a porch, after three years on the run.

Backlash by Joann Humby
Mulder and Scully are still on the run but time’s running out.

The birth of somethingby@frangipanidownunder
It’s post The Truth/pre ITWB. It’s full-on angst.

blood on the first four knuckles by audries(@kennedyandheidi)
they’ve been in the self-contained microcosm of the car for too long. even small worlds have to end.

Breathe Againby@blackcoffeeandteardrops
They don’t talk. Until finally, at least a little, they do. A brief MSR moment of solace while they’re on the run.

A Cabin in the Woodsby@leiascully
Mulder and Scully, on the run, stay for a while in a cabin in the mountains in Montana. A series of interlacing vignettes.

The Christmas Seriesby Forte and Diana Battis
Each chapter is set Christmas Day or Christmas Eve 2001-2006

Compassby SeemaG(@seemaunbound)
The truth was a harsh compass. Post series, pre-XF2 movie.

Curing the Soulby@lilydalexf
Picking up the morning after “The Truth” ends, Mulder and Scully spend some time in their motel room. For as few clothes as they are wearing, they sure talk a lot.

Day Trippingby diehard and ArtemisX5
Life on the run and a change in attitude

the definitions of homeby skuls(@ghostbustermelanieking)
Mulder and Scully, on the road.

A Dim Capacity for Wingsby Aloysia_Virgata(@aloysiavirgata)
Mulder and Scully on the run, pre-IWTB.

The Discount Aisleby@invidiosa
a post-Valentine’s ficlet

Fall On Your Kneesby@scullyitsme
“Poets always say things like the snow fell silently,” Mulder said, his voice low and sleepy. Melting into her ears like warm honey, his breath tickling her neck as he leaned down to speak to her in the dark, “But it’s not totally silent. Snow has a sound.”

Fireflies in the Gardenby@mldrgrl
Some post-The Truth angst on a summer evening

First Few Desperate Hoursby all_these_ghosts(@all-these-ghosts)
“He’s not sure the road that brought them here is on any map.” On the road and in the shadows with Mulder & Scully.

The First Night of The Rest of Our Livesby msrstarlight
Based on the fact that during The Truth (Part Two), Mulder and Scully escape the military prison wearing one set of clothes, but arrive in New Mexico wearing another set of clothes. So this fic is set during that drive and, in my guess, night in a motel.

A Flutter of Hope by a_steady_wish
His soft hand on her shoulder seemed to physically ease her pain. Scully sighed and relaxed into his touch. She loved Mulder so much – this brilliant, impossible man of hers – that it hurt, and also healed.

Forgive meby@baronessblixen
Set after “The Truth”

Forty-Twoby Emma Brightman
(No summary)

Ghosts seriesby Anjou
An early December 2002 tale, originally supposed to be a drabble, totally spun out of control. A post-series ‘what if’ where Mulder was irrevocably altered, replicants were the new reality, and the clock was ticking down to 2012.

held afloatby@kittenscully
And there’s his jaw, scratchy and sweet, nudging against her cheekbone, a kiss pressed to her temple and then to the corner of her eye. His big hands framing her ribs. She’d waited in the car while he got their room key, but with the windows rolled down and the lobby door open, she’d heard him call her his wife. [in which Scully carries the ocean, even through the desert.]

Home, Homeby@onpaperfirst
where seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day

A Home Placeby@sigritandtheelves
a year or so after “The Truth”

Housewarmingby@leiascully
A walk in the woods near the unremarkable house; a fall night; a fire in the fireplace.

Jump the Broomstickby Timeless_Tides
One evening, several months after Mulder and Scully go on the run, the reality of their new lives is starting to wear on them. Following an honest conversation, they decide to take back some control and do something that makes them both laugh. Warning: story contains half a measure of pre-fluff angst, a sprinkling of mushiness and (hopefully) a dash of humour.

KM4596by@lepus-arcticus
(No summary)

Life with Mulder andDitto by Elsie
She can’t withhold anything from him except that which is important. / He’ll do anything he can to satisfy her, to keep her around, but he can’t tell her the truth.

Manistiqueby@all-these-ghosts
She thinks this must be what sunlight tastes like: the bright and the tang and the sweetness.

Mexican Lamentby KatyBlue
Where did Mulder and Scully go?

Modern-Day Bonnie & Clydeby Blueswirl
E-Muse Writer’s Block “He Said/She Said” Challenge

N+1by@scienceandmysticism
“One lonely night”, he said. Which one, though? Mulder and Scully speculate.

Nebraskaby Emma Brightman
A late night diner trip provides Doggett with some unexpected clarity.

No Dominionby@lilydalexf
Through death, they lived and loved.

Objects in Mirror by Lauren Belmont
They have ten years.

One & Only, First & Lastby@onpaperfirst
(No summary)

Only The Essentialsby DanaFox1013
Only the essentials. The words repeat like a mantra in her head. She only has a few hours and a single bag. It’s not enough to contain the products of a life.

Pavlov’s Moonby Scarlet (@flexiblefish)
Mulder and Scully have been living apart, in different states, for six years, which doesn’t mean they’re still not part of each other’s lives. Co-dependency’s a bitch.

piles of leavesby skuls(@ghostbustermelanieking)
A small family looks for a home.

A Place To Rest, Full Of Light by TLynn
A quiet holiday moment between our favorite duo.

The Practice of Runningby SeemaG (@seemaunbound)
There are many ways to disappear

Push-and-Goby@lotsoforangesoutside
MSR. Post season 9

Redemption Day, Pushing Dust, and Blues and Bellsby afg
Long time no see. / Nothing lasts forever.

Residencyby@dashakay
The house is old, half-falling apart. There’s nothing particularly remarkable about the small white house, besides needing a coat of paint. But it’s their house. Theirs. Home.

Road Markersby anythingbutgrey
There are anniversaries she can’t shake. Dates have, over the years, many years, worked their way into her mind as an internal clock.

the second law of motionby@seek-its-opposite
What she’d like to tell herself is that she wouldn’t have believed it, 10 years ago, if you told her this would be how she and Mulder would fall off the edge of the world: watching paint dry.

The Storm by Bonetree
An ending, and a beginning.

Submergeby@slippinmickeys
Post-The Truth

These Things Keep Us From Sinking by anythingbutgrey
It takes until morning to speak again, but every time, one of them will say, “You can’t die first.”

thievesby@catarinquar
post-the truth. they’re on the run, hiding out in yet another motel.

Togetherby starwalker42(@bitshortforastormtrooper)
“I’m never leaving you again.” Scully hadn’t realised how badly she needed to hear those words. He’s staying. He’s staying forever. “Prove it,” she whispers.

Triangulation by Leyenn
He finally tracks them down in Oxford in mid-October.

Untitledby@frangipanidownunder

Mulder and Scully always leave little notes for each other around the office

Untitledby@mldrgrl
(No summary)

Untitledby@scully-loves-ruthie
(No summary)

Untitled: Scenes for Quiescenceby Jesemie’s Evil Twin
Post-“The Truth”

utahby@catarinquar
post-the truth, on the run from everyone and everything, but slowly creeping back towards each other

Waking Hours andDreaming Hours by 6hoursgirl (@sixhours)
Five times Scully woke up with Mulder, and one time she didn’t.

We Have to Talk About Williamby@mldrgrl
Mulder and Scully post-The Truth and the title pretty much says the rest.

a weatherman to know which way the wind blowsby zauberer_sirin(@becketted)
These are not all the ways and whys and hows Mulder loves Scully, just some. In reverse. Big pile of fluff ahead.

White Inkby Bonetree
In December 2012, a battered Mulder, Scully and William know there’s much more at stake than just the end of the world.

Wilson River Roadby Aloysia_Virgata (@aloysiavirgata)
“No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.” —J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

Worth Its Constancyby DarlaBlack (@sigritandtheelves)
Mulder and Scully have not been alone together for a very long time. What happens when they stop at their first motel on the way to New Mexico?

The Wrong End of the Telescopeby@agirlcallednarelle
Life is lonely after almost three years on the run together. Scully is trying to hold it together, but finding it more and more difficult.

You’re the Light in My Deepest, Darkest Hourby anythingbutgrey
There’s not enough time, and he is the worst scratched CD, catching on the most insignificant of supplications.


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Here is a master list of all my new X-Files fic recs from the last month. These and all my earlier recs can be found under my fic rec tag, where you can also read why I recced each story. This month I also newly posted the themed lists below. Enjoy!

** Fic Rec Roundup 2022 parts 1-2-3-4**

Dark Water by Suzanne Schramm
(Casefile - ~17,250 words - PG-13)

Meg by Apostrophic (@mappingthexfiles)
(My Struggle IV - 3,741 words - General Audiences)

Mere Ripple by Luperkal
(Vignette - ~2,500 words - PG)

Swimming In My Mind by theo_rathke
(Season 7 - 1,405 words - Teen and up)

Here are a bunch of very good X-Files fics featuring a casefile. Not enough? Check out all the recs in part 1andpart 2. Enjoy!

Achilles’ Heelby FranTheWonderHorse
Mulder is drawn into a group that claims to want to cast light on alien abductions.

The Beast Withinby Yahtzee
Also from the department of twisted crossovers comes this story – but I’ll leave the crossover for you to figure out as you go. Mulder and Scully’s journey to a troubled Louisiana town leads Scully to an encounter with a far more troubled man.

big birdby@wtfmulder
Our duo are on a journey to see a huge fucking bird. Drabble series.

the creature in the deepby skuls(@ghostbustermelanieking)
In the aftermath of Scully’s mind control via television, she and Mulder depart to Norway to investigate the Kraken.

Dark Waterby Suzanne Schramm
Prehistoric insects. Mothmen. Now it’s a publicity-shy tribe of murderers. Just another nice trip to the forest with Mulder.

Failure to Dieby Kel
An undercover assignment lands Agent Jerry Luskin and his colleagues in a “cursed” hospital. Can Dr. Scully handle an emergency without calling for the paramedics? Just watch.

The Fifth Columnby Kemystre
After the events of Sixth Extinction: Amor Fati, Mulder and Scully come to a crossroad in their relationship. The decision that Mulder makes will forever change their path together and quite possibly cost Scully her life.

The Ghosts of Thurmere Hallby Stephen Greenwood
Mulder and Scully, still trying to reconcile their new status as a couple, travel to England to investigate the mysterious goings-on in an old manor house.

Jackby Exley_61
At the age of innocence, a child witnessed the brutal murder of his mother at the hands of a monster. Ten years later, can Mulder and Scully prevent such brutality from happening again, risking more than their lives, but their hearts as well… .

Pyreby Adam Webb
Follow up to the episode “Fire.” Set in England, it features Cecil L'ively and Mulder’s old flame, Phoebe Green.

Raining, Pouringby Ten
After their trip to Kroner, Kansas, Mulder makes his move. Scully panics. Cue a downpour.

The Rarity of the Human Connection and Several Months Missed by MD1016
Scully in jeopardy, Mulder in mourning, and their connection.

Redemption seriesby Meredith
Mulder and Scully unofficially investigate a case of human experimentation in the 1970s and clear up a few lingering issues between themselves. Set immediately before Leonard Betts. Strong 4th season UST. / Mulder and Scully investigate a very different sort of witness to a series of murders – and eventually discover they are more connected to the killer than expected. Or are they? Fourth-season brand UST.

Schiacciatoby Anonymous
Two stories converge as an exhausted Mulder works a heinous murder case with Bill Patterson, which is brought to light as Mulder and Patterson meet again on the John Mostow case.

So Shall You Reapby Stephanie Davies
Mulder is sent to the UK to investigate paranormal occurrences, and an old ‘friend’ returns

Triple Returnsby Bellefleur
Copy-cat killings bring back a case that Mulder would prefer to forget and threaten to damage his budding relationship with Scully.

Up the Ladderby@rivkat
Marita comes through for Mulder, giving him what he wants most. But twenty-five years haven’t brought as many changes as he might have thought, and her gift might be more dangerous than anything he’s faced to date. And what’s up with those bees? A potpourri of Conspiracy elements with many old favorites present.

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Found: http://lefashionimage.blogspot.com/2014/08/25-stylish-hot-guys-in-stripes.html


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DIY 15 Journals, Notebooks, Smash Books, and Book CoversA personalized journal makes such a nice gif

DIY 15 Journals, Notebooks, Smash Books, and Book Covers

A personalized journal makes such a nice gift.

Find all the links for the DIY Journals from Doodle Craft here.

Also check out all my DIY journals here.

Below is a roundup of 16 Embroidered Notebooks or Journals I posted here.


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truebluemeandyou: 10 Coronavirus Themed Cross Stitch Patterns If you are confined to your home, or w

truebluemeandyou:

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Well, it’s another Tuesday meaning we’ve got another roundup for you! Tuesday Rewind is a compiled list of music videos, acoustic videos and singles that have been released within the last two weeks and on our radar. Check out the full list, including PVRIS’ new video for “Heaven,” Dan Black’s new video for “FAREWELL,” and This Wild Life’s cover of “Heart-Shaped Box” below!

Think we’re missing anything or just want to share what music has been on your radar? Let us know by reaching out to us on Twitter @_lucyoutloud!

Music Videos

Live Videos:

Lyric Videos:

Acoustic Videos:

Covers:

Singles:

Others:

Halloween is almost here and we’re in the mood for some spooky pasta. Get into the spirit with one oHalloween is almost here and we’re in the mood for some spooky pasta. Get into the spirit with one oHalloween is almost here and we’re in the mood for some spooky pasta. Get into the spirit with one o

Halloween is almost here and we’re in the mood for some spooky pasta. Get into the spirit with one of these Halloween-inspired dishes.

Ziti with Pumpkin, Rosemary and Parmigiano Cheese

Hocus Pocus Huitlacoche Spaghetti

Collezione Penne Puttanesca with Squid Ink and Bottarga


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For all those #monsanto haters, #roundup #weedcontroller is a vital poison for our agricultural exis

For all those #monsanto haters, #roundup #weedcontroller is a vital poison for our agricultural existence. I don’t think #organicfarming can sustain our billions of hungry mouths. (at Flagami, Florida)


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Here is the compilation of all 48 works submitted to AroWriMo 2021!

We have a lot of variety this year - short stories, poetry, non-fiction, a play, song lyrics, a zine, flash fiction and some novel/novellas! Check out the impressive writing collected here and support the writers themselves - links to their other sites/accounts are included where possible. Give them a look/follow, and share the works you really enjoy!

Thanks to all who submitted and shared for a wonderful AroWriMo 2021, and I look forward to doing it again in 2022!

Play/Script

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Summary:
A fractured personal narrative on entering and leaving an unhealthy relationship and the pain of being aromantic without that knowledge.

Word Count
: 1200
Theme
: Humanity
Language
: English
Genre
: Personal
CW
: Depression, manipulation, unhealthy romantic relationship, processing self-blame

Novels/Novellas

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After a heist gone wrong, our hero is caught up in an interdimensional prophecy that just may bring them answers to the questions they don’t know how to put into words, a feeling of difference, of not feeling right acting how they’re supposed to act - but what other way is there to be? Follow our hero through desert ruins, the Wild West, a royal ball, and of course, a midnight trip to the library.

Word Count: 2539
Prompt: Hope
Theme: Fantasy, Ancient World
Language: English
Genre: Portal Fantasy, Heist
CW: Unsupportive sibling, chapter one features the absence of knowledge of aromanticism, and doesn’t feature aromanticism directly.

Summary:
“I know exactly four things about Alway.” She said wryly. “She’s 23, a genius, she keeps at least three feet between her and other people at all times, and she can root out the truth like nobody else.” Of course, coming from another profiler, such an assessment carried a lot of weight. Eden Alway, the newest member of an FBI profiling unit, is odd even by their standards. But as they begin to pry more into her life and struggle with some of what they find, her past is racing to catch up with her and drag them into the storm that was her life. Featuring misunderstandings, odd behaviour, the constant problems of amatonormativity, and a rapidly escalating series of bizarre problems that they are in no way qualified for but definitely isn’t magic.

Word Count
: 11000
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships, Self-reliance
Theme
: Fantasy
Language
: English
Genre
: Crime, portal fantasy
CW
: Romance, Violence, Gore, amatonormativity, religious imagery, mild body horror later on, currently a WIP

Lyrics

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Summary:
I’m terrible at picking titles. But I have been enjoying writing songs, and this is one I wrote for AroWriMo and the Valentines theme of ‘Love, Romance and Friendship’ at my local folk club. The middle part is entirely uninteresting to me, so this is more about love and friendship than anything else, and the various forms that can take.

The tune is called ‘Midnight on The Water’.
Word Count
: 479
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships, Self-reliance
Language: English
Genre: Singer/songwriter, Folk

Games/Interactive Media

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Summary
:
It’s time for your first day as the Supervising Hero Response Manager at Superhero Incorporated, the largest collection of super heroes on the US West Coast. It’s a big step up from your last job managing a team of five up-and-comers out of Chicago to supervising a nearly a hundred teams. Your priority, of course, is choosing which of the 12 big league heroes to have Shadow teleport to high crisis events.

Word Count: 3000
Prompt: Future
Theme: Sci-Fi
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
CW: Death, Bigotry

Comics/Zine

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Summary:
  A short zine about loving the aro community.
Word Count: 50
Language: English
Genre: Zine
CW: Love (non-romantic)

Flash Fiction

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Word Count: 304
Prompt: Future
Theme: Defying Expectations
Language: English
Genre: Realistic Fiction
CW: Mild internalized arophobia

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Word Count: 337
Category
: Flash Fiction
Prompt
: Hope
Language
: English
Genre
: gaslamp fantasy
CW
: insects

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Summary:
Hikari would be alone forever. He liked that idea. The note contains my headcanons for Hikari and what the words mean.
Word Count: 146
Prompt: Future
Language: English
Fandom: Ressha Sentai ToQger, Nonomura Hikari
Genre: Character study
CW: None

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Summary:
Takeru and Akari love each other (not like that, this is genfic). Mentions “ love potions or something” in one line.
The note contains my headcanons for Takeru and what the words mean.
Word Count: 231
Prompt: Romo/loveless
Language: English
Fandom: Kamen Rider Ghost
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural, hurt/comfort
CW: None given

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Summary:
Shinnosuke didn’t like silence. He liked being in an environment with other people, or with background noise. That only caused a bit of trouble at home once he lived with Kiriko.
Word Count: 223
Category: Flash Fiction
Prompt: Music
Language: English
Fandom: Kamen Rider Drive
Genre: Character study
CW: None

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Summary:
Eiji likes his freedom.
The note contains my headcanons for Eiji and what the words mean.
Word Count: 140
Category: Flash Fiction
Prompt: Freedom
Language: English
Fandom: Kamen Rider OOO
Genre: Character study
CW: None

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Summary:
Tsukasa doesn’t dwell in any world. He just stays for as long as he needs.
The note contains my headcanons for Tsukasa and what the words mean.
Word Count: 223
Category: Flash Fiction
Prompt: Music
Language: English
Fandom: Kamen Rider Decade
Genre: Character study
CW: None

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Summary:
Haruto is nervous about coming out.
Word Count: 150
Category: Flash Fiction
Prompt: Hope
Language: English
Fandom: Kamen Rider Wizard
Genre: Character study
CW: None

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Summary:
Tsubasa likes to be alone. The note contains my headcanons for Tsubasa and what the words mean.  
Word Count: 161
Prompt: Self-reliance
Language: English
Fandom: Mahou Sentai Magiranger            
Genre: Character study
CW: None

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Summary
:  
Jiro doesn’t know if his relationship with Yuki is romantic. But it’s special to him. The note contains my headcanons for Jiro and what the words mean  
Word Count: 209
Prompt: Non-Romantic Relationships
Language: English
Fandom: Dogengers
Genre: Character study
CW: Romance mention

Non-fiction

  • Thursday Thoughts: AroWriMo Week 1: Romo/Loveless & Futureby@sophieakatz

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Word Count: 562
Prompt: Romo/Loveless, Future
Language: English
CW: Romance mention

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Summary:
This blog post talks about the nature of romantic attraction, why getting rid of amatonormativity is a worthwhile project, and how arospec people can help bring this about by getting involved in political activism and queer liberation.
Word Count: 800
Category: Non-fiction
Prompt: Romo/loveless, Future
Language: English
CW:None

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Word Count: 488
Prompt: Freedom, Music
Theme: Defying Expectations
Language: English
Genre: Non Fiction
CW: None
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Promo:https://nzcienif.tumblr.com/

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Word Count: 363
Prompt: Freedom
Theme: Defying Expectations
Language: English
Genre: Narrative
CW: None

  • Thursday Thoughts: AroWriMo Week 2: Freedom & Music by@sophieakatz

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Word Count: 647
Prompt: Freedom, Music
Language: English
Genre: Non Fiction
CW: None

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Word Count: 986
Prompt: Hope, Mirror
Theme: Defying Expectations
Language: English
Genre: Essay
CW: Romance, Amatonormativity

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Word Count: 729
Prompt: Hope, Mirror
Language: English
Genre: Nonfiction
CW: amatonormativity, arophobia, loneliness (metaphor)

  • Thursday Thoughts: AroWriMo Week 3: Hope & Mirror by@sophieakatz

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Word count: 201
Prompt: Hope, Mirror
Language: English
Genre: Non-fiction
CW: Romance mention, Sex mention

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Summary:
Applying relationship anarchy to family relationships and hugs.

Word Count
: 522
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme
: Defying Expectations
Language
: English
Genre
: Non-Fiction
CW
: consent issues, boundary breaking

  • Thursday Thoughts: AroWriMo Week 4: Non-Romantic Relationships & Self-Reliance by@sophieakatz

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Word Count:
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships, Self-reliance
Language
: English
Genre
: Non-fiction
CW
: Romance mention

Poetry

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Word Count: 38
Prompt: Romo/loveless, Future
Language: English
Genre: Nonfiction
CW: Bigotry, arophobia; amatonormativity

  • Little Boxes by anon

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Word Count:456
Prompt
: Freedom
Theme
: Choosing to be Yourself
Language
: English
Genre
: Poem/non-fiction

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Summary:
A poem about being aromantic but still wanting a life partner
Word Count: 165
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Non-fiction
CW: None

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Word Count: 254
Language: English
CW: Choose not to use warnings

  • icarus’ stoneby@franzimaya  (@witchreyna on Twitter)

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Word Count: 199
Prompt: Freedom
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Poetry
CW: Grief

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Word Count: 144
Prompt: Mirror
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: poetry
CW: None

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Word Count: 149
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme
: Humanity
Language
: English
Genre
: Free Verse
CW
: Romance

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Summary:
A poem about human essentialism
Word Count: 129
Theme: Humanity
Language: English
Genre: Poetry
CW: Mentions of essentialism and touches on dehumanizing ideas

Short Stories

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A questioning aro discusses relationship problems with an old friend.
Word Count: 660
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Fiction
CW: Romance, Alcohol mention

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Word Count: 305
Category: Short Stories
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Coming of Age
CW: Suicide attempt mention

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Cora had never had much interest in people, and had chosen to live alone on the shore for years by this point. When a ship sails close, she has to deal with both her interest in it and the Captain’s interest in her. Based on the song ‘Fair Maid on The Shore’.
Word Count: 2129
Prompt: Romo/loveless, Future
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Fiction, Ambiguous historical fiction
CW: Romance, Guns, Alcohol

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Summary:
A short exploration of a woman helping a traumatised, adopted girl come to terms with her newfound freedom.
Word Count: 5645
Category: Short Stories
Prompt: Freedom, Music
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Mildly Science Fiction
CW: mentions of human experimentation

Post,direct link (Ao3)
Summary:
Everyone knows the story of the lady in the mirror. How she picks those she appears to is unknown. What she offers and why it is offered is similarly a mystery; those few that have interacted with her and speak of it are reluctant to share details. Maybe that is why the stories are so well-known, so far-travelled. The mystery calls to people and they want to believe they can solve it.
Word Count: 1799
Prompt: Hope, Mirror
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy
CW: None

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Summary:
An aromantic actress is conflicted over how to engage with a romantically coded improv challenge.
Word Count: 1885
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Literary
CW: a ghost, pressure.

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Summary
What if an aspec Wicked Lawless Love MC was paired with the incubus Sascha?
Word Count: 6941
Language: English
Fandom: Wicked Lawless Love (Lovestruck app), Sascha Orosco x MC (Suna)
Genre: Fantasy
CW: Death, Romance, Sexual content

Post,Direct link (Tumblr),Direct link (Ao3)
Summary
Soulmates were supposed to be the other half of your soul. Your one true love.
Ino always dreamed of finding her soulmate. Sai never wanted one.
Still, they cared for each other so they were going to make it work. Somehow.

Word Count: 10000
Prompt: Romo/loveless, Future
Language: English
Fandom: Naruto. Characters: Sai, Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Kakashi
Genre: Friendship/ Relationships
CW: Mentioned Canon Death, Minor Aphobia

Post,Direct link (tumblr),Direct link (Ao3)
Summary
We are just mosaics of everyone we love and that mosaic shows everyone we love how beautiful they are. Bean doesn’t think she can love like everyone else but maybe that’s okay.
Word Count: 2000
Language: English
Fandom: Disenchantment. Characters: Bean
Genre: Friendship, Self-Reflection
CW: Internalized arophobia,  some self-deprecation, sex mention, drug mention, mention of canon interspecies relationships in fantasy setting
Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/29230041
Promo: entity9silvergen on Ao3, FFN, and tumblr

Post,direct link (tumblr),direct link (Ao3)
Summary:
Zuko didn’t like to dance. Neither did Mai. But Ty Lee did and they’d do it for her. Fortunately for them, Ty Lee cared about how they felt and wanted to show them just how wonderful music could be. All Zuko and Mai knew were slow dances, the things of ballrooms and romance. Ty Lee only knew the dances of friendship, freedom, and fun.
Word Count: 8000
Prompt: Freedom, Music
Language: English
Fandom: Avatar The Last Airbender. Characters: Zuko, Mai, Ty Lee, Sokka, Suki, Aang, Katara, Toph
Genre: Friendship
CW: None

Post,Direct link (Ao3)
Summary:
Unable to experience romantic attraction, Remus feels incomplete. Unable to feel sexual attraction, Roman feels less than. Maybe as the King, they decide, they will feel whole again. Their partners and friends, however, know this isn’t the solution and seek to help them realize there’s nothing broken about them before it’s too late.
Word Count: 12000
Prompt: Mirror
Theme: None
Language: English
Fandom: Sanders Sides. Characters: Logan, Patton, Roman, Virgil, Nate, Remy, Emile, Seth, Toby, Janus, Remus, Unnamed Orange Side, Romulus, Dragon Witch
Genre: Friendship, Hurt/ Comfort
CW:Romance, Sexual content, Violence

Post,Direct link (Ao3)
Summary:
He is mild and he is meek, he is Momo and he is what I seek. Suki always wanted three things in life. One was to become a professional soccer player. The second was to live in a cute apartment filled with succulents. The third was to get a cat. Momo probably wasn’t anyone’s first pick as a pet but Suki was determined to get this cat to love her as much as she loved him. If only he’d accept he had a home now.
Word Count: 6500
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships
Language: English
Fandom: Avatar the Last Airbender. Characters: Suki, Momo, Sokka, Aang
Genre: Friendship, Hurt/ Comfort
CW: Mention of sex, non-excessive swearing

  • sick of all those love songs (sing to me about my friend on the moon). by nwhrs

Post,Direct link (Ao3)
Summary:
Johnny has always tried to follow the game, Ten has always stood out like a sore thumb, Chenle has always been quite vocal about himself, and Jisung really has absolutely no idea just what is going on (or does he?). And this is just a little part of their story.
Word Count
: 16413
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme
: Choosing to be Yourself
Language
: English
Fandom
: NCT // Park Jisung, Zhong Chen Le, Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul | Ten, Suh Youngho | Johnny
Genre
: Slice of Life
CW
: Romance, Discussions of romance & amatonormativity

Summary:
  “Who’s your companion?” the man asks.
  “This is Jango,” he says, not adding his last name. They have a false one, a name Jango sometimes uses in undercover missions when he doesn’t  want to risk being recognized as the Mand’alor’s son, but better if they can avoid using it. “He’s my husband.”
  The man frowns down at his datapad, then looks up to study Jango. “I wasn’t expecting you to come with a partner, Master Jedi.”
  or, jangobi fake dating au, but make it aromantic.

Word Count: 6270
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships
Language: English
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jango Fett)
Genre: Fanfic
CW: Romance, fake/pretend relationship, request to be in a romantic relationship that gets shut down

It’s the end of the last week of AroWriMo, and time to put all the great works in one place. Read through the other submissions, and support the writers where you enjoy their content!

Play/Script

Post,direct link (blogspot)
Summary:
A fractured personal narrative on entering and leaving an unhealthy relationship and the pain of being aromantic without that knowledge.

Word Count
: 1200
Theme
: Humanity
Language
: English
Genre
: Personal
CW
: Depression, manipulation, unhealthy romantic relationship, processing self-blame

Novels/Novellas

Summary:
“I know exactly four things about Alway.” She said wryly. “She’s 23, a genius, she keeps at least three feet between her and other people at all times, and she can root out the truth like nobody else.” Of course, coming from another profiler, such an assessment carried a lot of weight. Eden Alway, the newest member of an FBI profiling unit, is odd even by their standards. But as they begin to pry more into her life and struggle with some of what they find, her past is racing to catch up with her and drag them into the storm that was her life. Featuring misunderstandings, odd behaviour, the constant problems of amatonormativity, and a rapidly escalating series of bizarre problems that they are in no way qualified for but definitely isn’t magic.

Word Count
: 11000
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships, Self-reliance
Theme
: Fantasy
Language
: English
Genre
: Crime, portal fantasy
CW
: Romance, Violence, Gore, amatonormativity, religious imagery, mild body horror later on, currently a WIP

Lyrics

Post,Direct link (tumblr),Direct link (wordpress)
Summary:
I’m terrible at picking titles. But I have been enjoying writing songs, and this is one I wrote for AroWriMo and the Valentines theme of ‘Love, Romance and Friendship’ at my local folk club. The middle part is entirely uninteresting to me, so this is more about love and friendship than anything else, and the various forms that can take.

The tune is called ‘Midnight on The Water’.
Word Count
: 479
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships, Self-reliance
Language: English
Genre: Singer/songwriter, Folk

Comics/Zine

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Summary:
   A short zine about loving the aro community.
Word Count: 50
Language: English
Genre: Zine
CW: Love (non-romantic)

Flash Fiction

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Summary:
Tsubasa likes to be alone. The note contains my headcanons for Tsubasa and what the words mean. 
Word Count: 161
Prompt: Self-reliance
Language: English
Fandom: Mahou Sentai Magiranger           
Genre: Character study
CW: None

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Summary

Jiro doesn’t know if his relationship with Yuki is romantic. But it’s special to him. The note contains my headcanons for Jiro and what the words mean 
Word Count: 209
Prompt: Non-Romantic Relationships
Language: English
Fandom: Dogengers
Genre: Character study
CW: Romance mention

Non-fiction

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Summary:
Applying relationship anarchy to family relationships and hugs.

Word Count
: 522
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme
: Defying Expectations
Language
: English
Genre
: Non-Fiction
CW
: consent issues, boundary breaking

  • Thursday Thoughts: AroWriMo Week 4: Non-Romantic Relationships & Self-Reliance by@sophieakatz

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Word Count:
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships, Self-reliance
Language
: English
Genre
: Non-fiction
CW
: Romance mention

Poetry

  • Little Boxes by anon*

Post,Direct link (Google docs)
Word Count:456
Prompt
: Freedom
Theme
: Choosing to be Yourself
Language
: English
Genre
: Poem/non-fiction

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Summary:
A poem about being aromantic but still wanting a life partner
Word Count: 165
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Non-fiction
CW: None

Post,Direct link (Ao3)
Word Count: 254
Language: English
CW: Choose not to use warnings

Post,Direct link (tumblr)
Word Count: 149
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme
: Humanity
Language
: English
Genre
: Free Verse
CW
: Romance

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Summary:
A poem about human essentialism
Word Count: 129
Theme: Humanity
Language: English
Genre: Poetry
CW: Mentions of essentialism and touches on dehumanizing ideas

Short Stories

Post,Direct link (Google docs)
Word Count: 305
Category: Short Stories
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Coming of Age
CW: Suicide attempt mention

Post,Direct link (blogspot)
Summary:
An aromantic actress is conflicted over how to engage with a romantically coded improv challenge.
Word Count: 1885
Theme: Choosing to be Yourself
Language: English
Genre: Literary
CW: a ghost, pressure.

Post,Direct link (Ao3)
Summary:
He is mild and he is meek, he is Momo and he is what I seek. Suki always wanted three things in life. One was to become a professional soccer player. The second was to live in a cute apartment filled with succulents. The third was to get a cat. Momo probably wasn’t anyone’s first pick as a pet but Suki was determined to get this cat to love her as much as she loved him. If only he’d accept he had a home now.
Word Count: 6500
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships
Language: English
Fandom: Avatar the Last Airbender. Characters: Suki, Momo, Sokka, Aang
Genre: Friendship, Hurt/ Comfort
CW: Mention of sex, non-excessive swearing

  • sick of all those love songs (sing to me about my friend on the moon). by nwhrs

Post,Direct link (Ao3)
Summary:
Johnny has always tried to follow the game, Ten has always stood out like a sore thumb, Chenle has always been quite vocal about himself, and Jisung really has absolutely no idea just what is going on (or does he?). And this is just a little part of their story.
Word Count
: 16413
Prompt
: Non-romantic Relationships
Theme
: Choosing to be Yourself
Language
: English
Fandom
: NCT // Park Jisung, Zhong Chen Le, Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul | Ten, Suh Youngho | Johnny
Genre
: Slice of Life
CW
: Romance, Discussions of romance & amatonormativity

  • he loves you (he loves you not) by @ternaryflower53

Summary:
   “Who’s your companion?” the man asks.
   “This is Jango,” he says, not adding his last name. They have a false  one, a name Jango sometimes uses in undercover missions when he doesn’t  want to risk being recognized as the Mand’alor’s son, but better if they can avoid using it. “He’s my husband.”
   The man frowns down at his datapad, then looks up to study Jango. “I wasn’t expecting you to come with a partner, Master Jedi.”
   or, jangobi fake dating au, but make it aromantic.

Word Count: 6270
Prompt: Non-romantic Relationships
Language: English
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jango Fett)
Genre: Fanfic
CW: Romance, fake/pretend relationship, request to be in a romantic relationship that gets shut down

Our periodic round up of news + cool things found on the internet. Starting with the awesomely subtle gif art of Iain Acton. More links below!

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This past week the celeb world has been all abuzz over an iCloud hack which has caused us all to wonder if our passwords are secure enough. We found this guide to protecting your Apple ID with two-step verificationuseful.

General Assembly has wowed us again with their new Dash system, which allows any user to learn code in a series of quick 10-min lessons.

Do you favorite tweets and then forget about them? Sign up for Hubble and you’ll get those gems delivered directly to your inbox.

Miranda July continues to push the boundaries of digital and social art with her latest app that sends strangers to deliver messages

We love this roundup of the 13 best Hyperlapses, especially this SpongeBob one posted by Nickelodeon.

Fashion Week is here and with it comes a wearable tech collaboration between Opening Ceremony and Intel.

We felt validated in what we do here at Kandu after reading this feature on how middle schoolers will impact the future of business.

Last, a few words to live by to start your weekend off right:

“Find something you enjoy doing and then keep doing it.” ~advice from Philip Guo’s 1,000 hour rule. Add to that Tattly’s new Practice temporary tattoo and you’ll be golden!

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Happy Weekend!

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