dusting off my lj...
For the past couple of months I've been pretty unfocused when it comes to writing: I've written quite a few bits of scenes or fic excerpts, and have compiled a lot to work with for some stories, but I can't quite manage the sitting down and finishing things part. I decided to make a progress post in the hopes of being able to really look at what I have for things and hopefully motivate myself to start finishing and posting projects again. (And also because I'm hoping that if y'all find a fic or two to look forward to, that will motivate me, too! Like many other writers, I do best when I can talk over things I'm working on with people.)
So here we go...
Crossovers
Project: los angeles au 3
Priority Level: High
Explanation: This is another story that really shouldn't take much to finish and post, so I would like to get back to work on it.
Word Count: 1117
Progress: Halfway, maybe? I need to consolidate what I have and fill in a lot of gaps, but I know what I want to have happen. It's just a matter of polishing and finishing it.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I really like getting to write this AU, and I like that this installment is going to center around another couple.
Basic summary: The first time Mark meets Sehun.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Zitao’s roommate will be there, too!”
“This isn’t some matchmaking thing, is it?” Mark asks suspiciously.
“Sehun already has a boyfriend,” Jackson assures him. Mark frowns and Jackson nudges him, his voice becoming more coaxing as he adds, “You can meet their dogs.”
“Their dogs are really cute,” Mark admits. He follows Zitao on Instagram and Twitter, which means he’s seen plenty of pictures and videos of both Candy and Vivi. Though when it comes to dogs, of course Coco’s the cutest of them all.
“So come with me,” Jackson says, shaking Mark’s shoulder. “Get out of the apartment. It’ll be fun! Please?”
“Okay, fine,” Mark agrees. “But if you start talking about showing Zitao something again, I’m leaving.”
“That was one time!” Jackson protests immediately.
Project: porn stars au (markson edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I've been waiting a long time to revisit this AU, and couldn't resist when this Markson idea came into being.
Word Count: 5600
Progress: 1/2-3/4 of the way done? I have a lot of raw material, I just need to organize it and fill in the blanks.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: God, everything. This project has been a ridiculous amount of fun.
Basic summary: Mark isn't fazed by having a porn star for a roommate... until he accidentally watches one of Jackson's movies, and it's all downhill from there.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Jinyoung gets a full body treatment from a friendly mechanic.
Mark laughs at the cheesy summary and hits play. As long as he can watch Jinyoung get eaten out, honestly, the premise doesn’t matter.
He’d assumed Jaebum would be the mechanic, since they’ve worked with each other in nearly every one of Jinyoung’s films Mark’s seen. But Jinyoung looks a little younger in this, and when the mechanic strides onscreen Mark startles. It’s Jackson, in a coverall with enough of the buttons undone to show there’s no shirt underneath.
Project: jackji childhood friends au 4
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: This shouldn't be a very long installment, so I'd like to get this finished and posted relatively soon.
Word Count: 674
Progress: I need to decide if I'm going to add a second scene to this or not. If I do, I'll need to finish that; if I don't, then it's basically set after another round of edits.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always like getting to revisit this AU. I'd like to finish it up this year, and it should only require another installment or two, so I'd really like to get back to work on it.
Basic summary: After eighteen years of being inseparable from Youngji, Jackson is about to move with his family to Hong Kong.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]It’s been two months since Jackson’s dad accepted the offer to join the Hong Kong national fencing team’s coaching staff. Jackson’s parents had both assured Jackson repeatedly that he could stay in California, but of course he’d decided to go with them instead. With his brother in Australia, who will be there to take care of his mom if Jackson doesn’t go?
Two months and Jackson still hasn’t wrapped his head around the idea. He’s always loved Hong Kong and wished he could spend more time there, but he loves California, too. He’s not sure what it’ll be like, making a home so far away from the house he’s lived in all his life; from Mark and Kangjoon and Amber and Youngji.
Project: big byung au
Priority Level: Medium-Low
Explanation: I really, really loved both seasons of Hitmaker, and the dynamics in Big Byung. I was able to write a Hyuk/Jackson fic last year, but I also got an idea for an N/Jackson fic. This is one of my older WIPs that I'd like to finish someday, but don't really have any set plans for.
Word Count: 1646
Progress: Halfway, maybe? I know the basic events of the story, there are just a few story elements left to decide on and a lot of scenes I need to fill in.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Like I mentioned, there are a lot of great dynamics to explore in the group: N & Jackson's is the most important for this, but everyone else plays a role in the story, too. Also I always enjoy how N kills it every time he gets to crossdress (and how clearly he enjoys it) so I like getting to write about it, too.
Basic summary: An alternate version of season 2, in which the staff get around the hosts' demand for a girl group.... by giving Big Byung a girl group concept, which leads to Jackson discovering exactly how hot Hakyeon is in drag.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]So Jackson’s kind of lowkey had a thing for Hakyeon for a while now.
Not surprising: Hakyeon is his exact type, not just because he’s fit and tanned, but in that he gives great hugs and appreciates Jackson and has a quiet aura of command that Jackson can’t help but respond to. But it’s always seemed so impossible that Jackson’s never let himself think about it much. Until now, when he can’t stop thinking about Hakyeon, no matter how hard he tries.
EXO
(Former & current members)
Project: Tao/Lu Han A/B/O fic
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I've been working on this fic off and on since 2013, so needless to say I really want to finish it. My original goal was to have it done by New Year's, but of course I didn't make it. I'd really like to get this done once and for all.
Word Count: 12014
Progress: I'm not entirely sure. The story itself has gone through several different versions, so while the word count looks high, I'm sure I'm going to cut a lot of those scenes since they won't work with the story anymore.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's from Lu Han's POV, which I've only ever tried a few times. Taohan was always one of my favorite EXO relationships, so getting to write them has been fun. And it's an A/B/O AU--I have quite a few of them in the works, and all of them are fun to explore.
Basic summary: Zitao decides he wants to see what going into heat is like, and asks Lu Han to help him. Trouble is, once he goes back on his suppressants afterward, they don't seem to want to work anymore. Clearly this is not because he and Lu Han have feelings for each other. Obviously.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“How are you doing?”
Zitao whimpers and cuddles close to him, pressing his face against Lu Han’s shoulder. “Hungry,” he mumbles. “Get me food.”
Lu Han laughs, maybe a little too loudly. It’s just so Zitao. They haven’t changed, after all. “Go shower and I’ll order takeout.”
“I don’t know if I can walk,” Zitao whines. “You have to shower with me.”
“Nice try.” Lu Han strokes his hair. “I’ll draw a bath, then.”
“No, a shower’s better.”
“You do smell,” Lu Han says, careful to sound teasing because he is never, ever going to admit how much he likes it.
Project: Suchen Kushiel's Legacy AU
Priority Level: Low
Explanation: This is another WIP I've had sitting around since 2013. I've always wanted to revisit this AU, and I'm planning to reread the books after I move in the hopes of becoming inspired again, so maybe it'll happen this year.
Word Count: 8176
Progress: I'm not sure. Perhaps halfway?
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's a very different world and tone than the rest of my projects, so it's interesting to revisit. I liked exploring the world more, and the relationship I set up between Jongdae and Joonmyun in it.
Basic summary: Jongdae had never expected to feel so strongly for one of his patrons.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Lord Joonmyun is not the first nobleman Jongdae has ever seen. Not when he has performed so often before, word of the quality of his voice spreading far and wide; not when work on his marque had begun two years prior, the design slowly, slowly rising up his back.
Yet Jongdae can’t stop looking at this patron. Not just because he’s pleasing to the eye, though he is that. Kissing his lips, disrobing his body, will be no hardship, Jongdae thinks, his hands already itching to touch. But there’s something else about this man, something familiar-
And then Jongdae realizes it, flashes back to that night so long ago, to being flush with triumph and basking in the awe and applause of the audience, and of one particular boy in it. “I’ve seen you before,” he says-interrupting his own turn in the conversation, fortunately, not Joonmyun’s.
Joonmyun smiles, even and bright. thinks. He could play the Sun Prince himself, with a smile as dazzling as that. “You remember?” he asks, pleased. “I was never sure if you’d truly seen me or if I had just imagined it.”
“I did,” Jongdae confirms. “You haven’t heard me sing again since, though. Or at least not recently.”
“How do you know?”
“I would have noticed you again.” He wants to touch, so he does, cups a hand against Joonmyun’s face and watches him shiver. Jongdae smiles and tilts his head. “I would have noticed you every time we were in the same room.”
“Perhaps,” Joonmyun says and Jongdae likes how his voice has already gone a bit unsteady, “you could give me a private performance.”
Jongdae laughs. “That is a terrible line.”
“It had to be said,” Joonmyun says, and Jongdae can’t resist that bright smile any longer.
Frat AU
Project: The one where JB wins a round in JJP's contest of wills
Priority Level: Top of the list
Explanation: I really wanted to post a fic where JB wins something outright before JJP reach the next stage of their game. I have something of an idea about what I want to do with this, but I can't get it quite right. It's been a struggle. >.< But I need to finish it, since I'm all done with the JJP installment that follows.
Word Count: 1391
Progress: I'm not sure. I haven't quite solidified the premise, so I'm going to cut a lot of what I do have before all is said and done.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Well, I always enjoy writing JJP in this AU!
Basic summary: For once Jaebum gets the upper hand.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Jinyoung can’t help the tremor that goes through him from having Jaebum close; for once he can’t find the right response to flip the tables. This is as bad as when Jaebum wears glasses and reads his favorite passages from whatever book he’s reading aloud to Jinyoung.
Damn his competency kink, Jinyoung thinks despairingly.
Project: The one where Zitao establishes his photography side business
Priority Level: Top of the list
Explanation: This is one of those department of backstory installments that explains an aspect of the AU: in this case, Zitao's photography side job. It'll come up in the Taovibin storyline, so I have to finish & post this first.
Word Count: 883
Progress: Halfway, maybe?
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's general house shenanigans, which is always fun. It has a lot of Baekhyun & Zitao and Zitao & Jackson's friendships, both of which I always like getting to write. And it is set when Taovi were dating, so I get to write them as a couple, too. Their relationship is a key part of the AU and yet there isn't a lot written from when they were dating, so I'm always glad when I can actually show that time instead of just talk about it.
Basic summary: After Baekhyun and Zitao debate the merits of ~erotic photography~ in the age of cell phones, Zitao takes on the challenge of proving his side of the argument with Jackson's help... and ends up starting a flourishing side business in the process.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“I could take way better pictures of anything with my camera,” Zitao insists.
“Even nudes?” Baekhyun challenges.
“Obviously. Erotic photography-“
“Nudes.”
“Erotic photography-“
“Still nudes.”
Zitao scoffs. “You have no appreciation of art.”
“I appreciate it just fine,” Baekhyun says with a leer, and Zitao rolls his eyes.
Project: what happens during spring break... (baekson edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I have a set of stories that I fondly refer to as "what happens during spring break, stays during spring break": or, in short, hookups or near-misses that occurred at the KT beach house during various spring breaks. One of them is a hookup between Baekhyun and Jackson that is not intended to ever become public knowledge, though ofc it remains to be seen if it will.
Word Count: 1882
Progress: Basically done, although I'll probably do another round of edits before I post it
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Baekhyun and Jackson's relationship in Frat AU is a little different from most of the others I write, a little thorny even after they become friends, so it was interesting to explore. Also I finally got to work in a few more mentions of Kangjoon! (And Tao and Mark, of course.)
Basic summary: Jackson and Baekhyun are both having trouble sleeping, and end up finding another way to pass the time.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]As soon as Jackson takes a seat on the couch, Baekhyun scoots closer and lies down again, pillowing his head on one of Jackson’s thighs. “Everyone talks about your thighs so much,” Baekhyun says, smiling brightly up at him when Jackson gives him an incredulous look. “I’ve been meaning to give them a try.”
Which is-fair enough, actually. More than a few of the Kappa Taus have developed a habit of lying on Jackson’s lap while they’re gathered around the TV to watch a movie or play video games or whatever. Jackson can’t even remember how it started anymore, though his instinct is to blame Zitao.
Like he’s reading Jackson’s mind, Baekhyun adds, “Besides, Tao keeps telling me to do it.”
Jackson snorts. “Do you always do what Tao says?”
“Sometimes it’s really fun,” Baekhyun says, flashing him a wide grin.
Project: what happens during spring break... (sutao edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: The second story in the set is that time Joonmyun and Zitao almost hooked up, as mentioned repeatedly in what's real among them.
Word Count: 969
Progress: Basically done, although I'll probably do another round of edits before I post it.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Joonmyun hasn't appeared much in this AU, so I was glad to write him some more. Sutao always seemed to have a really soft, sweet bond irl, so translating that to this AU was really nice.
Basic summary: When Zitao is sad about Kris during spring break, Joonmyun is there for him.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Joonmyun shivers in the cool evening air, and Zitao wraps his arm around him, pulling him against his side. “Why didn’t you wear the sweater I bought you? It’s thicker.”
“I couldn’t find it,” Joonmyun admits, and smiles when it makes Zitao laugh.
“We’ve only been here two days!”
“You know me.”
“Your poor roommate,” Zitao teases.
Joonmyun smiles, then rests his hand on Zitao’s thigh, looking up at him with soft, understanding eyes. Joonmyun can always read him so well, even when Zitao’s trying to put on a good face. “What’s wrong, Taozi?”
Project: what happens during spring break... (JJP edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: The third story in the set is about Jaebum and Jinyoung taking their game to the next level. Unless I come up with another ficlet idea, this will be the last installment of their storyline before the longer story that centers around how they get together.
Word Count: 5062
Progress: Done, although I'll probably edit it again before I post it
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: This is honestly one of my favorite things I've ever written for the AU. I really, really enjoy the dynamic I've set up for them, and this very thoroughly explores it.
Basic summary: After Jinyoung twists his ankle during spring break, Jaebum agrees to keep him company for the evening, which ends in a way neither of them were expecting.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]"What do you mean, test each other?" If Jinyoung can give them a chance for anything he'll take it, but he knows that he had better be very sure he understands exactly what Jinyoung's asking, so that he can try to figure out how Jinyoung will use this to his own benefit in the future.
"Think about it: we’ve been doing this for, what, four or five months?”
“Six,” Jaebum says immediately, even though he knows it’s what Jinyoung wants, confirmation that he remembers everything about their relationship so precisely.
Jinyoung doesn’t smile, but Jaebum can see the flash of triumph in his eyes. “Okay, six months. But what if, whenever one of us gives in…” Jinyoung lets the moment linger, as if to give Jaebum time to contemplate just how that will go, then shrugs, "we realize we don't have chemistry, after all? What if we’ve put in all this time and effort and then it's just like ‘oh, that's nice’.”
Jaebum blinks. He’s thought a lot about Jinyoung, and about their game, and about how it will all end, but he’s never once wondered if it will be anticlimactic. “You really think that’ll happen?”
“It’s not that I especially think anything,” Jinyoung says innocently. “I’m just saying, maybe we should test it.”
Test. Jaebum hadn't thought he could become more aware of how close they are right now, how Jinyoung's fingertips have started smoothing small circles into the fabric of his oversized t-shirt and Jaebum can feel light, warm puffs of air from Jinyoung's mouth. He'd been wrong. “How?” he asks warily, his gaze dropping to Jinyoung's mouth just in time to catch it curving up into a knowing smile.
Project: Ravi & Tao
Priority Level: High
Explanation: There are two storylines from the spring 2014 semester that really need to be wrapped up: Baekhyun & Hyuk's, and Ravi, Hongbin & Tao's. I'm planning to split the latter into two: the first half will be Ravi & Tao, possibly also with Hongbin POVs, and the second half will be Ravi & Hongbin. Since I really should have finished this last year, I need to get it done this year.
Word Count: 13489
Progress: Unknown: I'd originally planned to have Tao & Ravi's stories be separate, until I realized how much overlap there would be and decided it would be better to combine them. The word count is the total of the two separated drafts. I have yet to sit down and actually figure out how to weave them together, not to mention what I need to cut. I also need to decide if I'm going to include Hongbin's POV as well or not, and if I do then I will need to write a lot more to cover his side of the story, too.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Tao's side of the story is largely about how he and Sehun get together, and I've really enjoyed that. Ravi's side of the story is going to bring in his sister, Jiwon, as a recurring character. I'm always happy when I get to add more ladies to the story. It's also going to highlight a lot of friendships that I enjoy: Ravi's half features more Hakyeon, which is good, as well as his friendship with Taemin and Jongin, and Zitao's half will feature his friendship with Jackson a lot, too.
Basic summary: Wonshik and Zitao both try to move on after their breakup, with varying levels of success.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Um.” Zitao swallows. “I met someone. Jongin’s friend, Sehun.”
“Oh, I met Sehun last year.”
“Did you walk in on him and Baekhyun, too?”
“Who didn’t?” Joonmyun says with a laugh, and Zitao shakes his head.
“But yeah, he transferred here this semester, so we’ve been hanging out and talking a lot and…” He swallows. It’s so strange, how he both wants to yell something from the rooftops and worries so much about word of it ever getting out.
“And?”
“And I really like him,” Zitao says, his voice small even to his own ears. “I like everything about him, and I like being with him, and I…” He hesitates, drumming his fingertips against his pillow case. “Is it okay? Should I feel like this? It seems real, but isn’t it too soon? It’ll hurt Wonshik.”
Joonmyun hums thoughtfully. If he were still at Cartwright, Zitao would be curled against his side, holding his hand. He makes a mental note to himself to visit Joonmyun this summer. It’s been too long.
“If he’s important to you then it doesn’t sound like he’s a rebound to me,” Joonmyun comments at last. “Just be careful. You did just break up with Wonshik, and you still need to deal with that. So does he.”
“I’ll be careful,” Zitao promises. “I don’t want to hurt him anymore.” He’s already hurt Wonshik too much. He can’t ever do it again.
Project: Baekhyuk 4
Priority Level: Medium/High
Explanation: This will be the installment of the Baekhyuk storyline that takes place during the spring 2014 semester. It picks up where woke me up stopped.
Word Count: 4531
Progress: Unknown
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I love writing Baekhyun & Hyuk together, and I've missed it, so I'm looking forward to getting to really focus on them again. It also features a lot of other characters & friendships I enjoy (Hyuk & Hongbin, Baekhyun & Jongdae, etc) so I'm looking forward to that.
Basic summary: Baekhyun has another list for Sanghyuk to complete.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]The first morning of spring semester, Sanghyuk wakes up to find Baekhyun beaming down at him. Sanghyuk rubs his eyes and starts to smile back, then pauses. He knows that look. “What?” he asks, voice groggy with sleep.
Baekhyun kisses the hollow of his throat, then the base of his jaw, both of which they’ve long since discovered are two of Sanghyuk’s sensitive spots. Something’s definitely up. “I’ve decided what we should do this semester,” he announces.
“What?”
That unholy light in his eyes gets even stronger. “The Cartwright Seven.”
Sanghyuk blinks at him, then says, “I’m going back to sleep” and rolls back over, just for the way Baekhyun plasters himself to Sanghyuk’s back and starts making his case.
Project: The one where JJP get together
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: I need to post two shorter JJP installments before I can get to this fic, but it is still a Frat AU project that I would like to finish by the end of the year.
Word Count: 5046
Progress: Unsure: most of this is multiple versions of key scenes, honestly. >.< I have a pretty set plan as to the storyline, it's just a matter of writing a lot.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: JJP themselves, of course. \o/ There's a lot of tension in this incarnation of them, and it's been really interesting to explore. It's not quite like anything else I write, so it's always fun to slip into.
Basic summary: All things come to an end, even Jinyoung and Jaebum's battle of wills.
Excerpt: I.... actually can't share one, because they all spoil either things that happen in this story or things that happen in the two JJP ficlets that will have to be posted first. ;;
Project: The one where Markson get together
Priority Level: Medium-Low
Explanation: My two major Frat AU priorities for the year are to wrap up the Taovibin storyline and to make major progress with JJP, if not also wrap them up entirely. Finishing Markson's storyline is not as high a priority, but it would be really nice if I could do it.
Word Count: 1523
Progress: Not much ;; I'm still a little shaky on exactly what I need and exactly how this will go.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Markson themselves, of course. ;;;;; Also, I have already written a rough version of the last scene, and I myself am getting a kick out of it lol.
Basic summary: Time has finally run out for Mark and Jackson to pretend there's nothing but friendship between them.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“See, this is how I know me making out with Mark never happened,” Jackson informs Zitao while Zitao opens the pictures of him and Hongbin that Jackson has just sent him. “I’m not the only person in KT who can take a picture when they’re drunk.”
Zitao makes a face. “Why are these so blurry?”
“Drunk,” Jackson repeats.
“I take better pictures than this when I’m drunk.”
“You do not.”
“Make out with Mark again and I’ll prove it.”
“It never happened!”
“It totally happened. Mark was just way too hot for any of us to remember to take pictures.”
“What about me?”
Zitao shakes his head. “Jackson, he turned your face toward him, kissed you, climbed into your lap, kept kissing you. There was grinding, there was moaning-“
“Not real not real not real!” Jackson insists loudly. Then his eyes narrow. “Why do you have to keep talking about Mark, anyway?”
“You brought him up!”
GOT7
Project: markson gay chicken au
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I want to have this finished and posted for Jackson's birthday.
Word Count: 2595
Progress: Halfway, maybe? There's a lot I need to fill in yet.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's just so ridiculous. It's intended to pretty much be humor + porn, and features Jackson the incredibly unreliable narrator, so I've had a lot of fun writing it.
Basic summary: Jackson is the undisputed king of gay chicken…. until Mark challenges him.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Which is how he and Mark both end up missing their first classes of the day, when making out turns into trading blowjobs turns into more making out on the kitchen floor, Jackson’s back against a cabinet and Mark on his lap.
“You’re too good at this,” Jackson pants, clutching at Mark’s back as Mark trails his lips down Jackson’s neck.
Mark laughs quietly. “Jealous?” he teases.
“No. Why would I be jealous of anyone you’ve hooked up with?”
“I meant of how good I was,” Mark says, lifting his head to grin up at Jackson.
That quietly confident, borderline smug look is going to be the death of Jackson, probably. The obvious way to hold out, he decides, is to kiss him again. Which will hopefully stop Mark from thinking about anyone else he’s hooked up with, too. Just because those thoughts won’t help Jackson win!
Project: yugbam typo fic
Priority Level: High
Explanation: This is so close to being done that I really should just finish and post it soon.
Word Count: 1062
Progress: Pretty close, I think! I just need to fill the second and third scenes in.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Yugbam is another ship I really enjoy revisiting, and the basic idea of this amuses me a lot.
Basic summary: It’s either the Auto Correct from hell or the most embarrassing Freudian slip of Yugyeom’s life. (College AU)
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Yawning, he burrows against his pillow as he checks his phone. There’s a new text alert from Bambam. Yugyeom must have fallen asleep before he read it.
The text is just a line of winky face emojis, bookended by kiss emojis. Yugyeom blinks in confusion until he scrolls up to see what he was responding to-then freezes, suddenly coming wide awake.
He’d already been tired when Bambam had started texting him about how excited he was that spring break was ending and they’d be reunited in the dorm the next day. Usually Yugyeom’s pretty good at covering up the slowly but steadily deepening crush on Bambam he’d developed as the year had gone by, but whenever he’s tired his defenses always go down, and their conversations stray toward something flirtatious even by Bambam’s standards.
Last night’s conversation is more of the same, everything perfectly normal… until Yugyeom gets to the last thing he’d sent Bambam. He’s sure he must have meant to say, ill tuck you into bed tmrw, but instead what he’d sent Bambam was ill fuck u into bed tmrw.
??????? says Yugyeom’s entire brain as he stares, frozen, at Bambam’s answering emojis. Does he really mean… would he really… or maybe he was just teasing Yugyeom because he knew it was a typo? But…
Project: just right
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: I want to have this finished so that I can post it for Bambam's birthday.
Word Count: 4926
Progress: Halfway? I need to consolidate what I have and figure out what else I need, but I have a lot of raw material to work with.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Jackson and Bambam are actually one of my favorite relationships to observe in GOT7, so translating their dynamic into something like this has been a lot of fun. (As has writing Mark & Yugyeom as the best friends, for once, rather than the soulmates.)
Basic summary: In which Jackson is the obvious candidate to help Bambam lose his virginity. Purely in the name of friendship… right?
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Do you want me to do anything?” Bambam mumbles.
“Like what?” Jackson asks absently.
Bambam’s hand drifts down between them, wraps securely around Jackson’s cock, and Jackson goes still, breathing out a curse. “I can blow you,” Bambam offers. “I’m really good at it.”
“Who says?” Jackson demands.
“I’ve gone out with guys before,” Bambam reminds him. “What did you think we were doing?”
“I don’t know, I just…” See, this is why he doesn’t think about Bambam’s love life; he always winds up seething. “Which one? Who did you-“
“Jackson,” Bambam manages to say as he bursts out laughing.
Project: markson a/b/o au
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: I have enough of this written that I really could finish and post it this year, but it is not as high a priority as, say, Porn Stars AU, or Dorm AU, or others.
Word Count: 3240
Progress: 1/3-1/2 of the way done? I need to fill in what I have, and figure out what else it needs.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always love writing Markson. ;; And, no surprise, a Markson/Denial project (although I really need to start expanding beyond that.) I also really like writing A/B/O AUs and exploring character dynamics and world-building in that context.
Basic summary: Jackson offers to start helping Mark get through his heats.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Have you ever been with anyone during heat?”
Mark shakes his head, his hair ruffling Jackson’s cheek. “It’s just me.”
Jackson sighs in what he has to admit is relief. He has yet to meet anyone good enough for Mark. “Okay.”
“It sucks, though,” Mark admits quietly.
Jackson thinks about the dark circles under Mark’s eyes, about the way he’s been moving slowly and sounds hoarse. Jackson’s never gone through heat, obviously, but seeing omegas right after they have always reminds him of that time he had the flu and felt like he had to relearn how to be alive again once he was well.
He hates seeing Mark like that, and how no matter what Jackson does for him…
And that’s when Jackson realizes the one thing that he might be able to do to help Mark more.
“Do you want me to help you during heat?” he blurts out.
Project: dorm au 3 (yugbam)
Priority Level: Medium
Explanation: The fic is set on Coming of Age Day, so I want to post it then.
Word Count: 684
Progress: I'm not sure. I have a lot of alternate versions of things, and I really need to build up the beginning of the fic and figure out what to do with that.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always love writing Yugbam. ;~;
Basic summary: It may seem like Yugyeom already received his Coming of Age Day gifts, but it turns out Bambam has another for him.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Bambam presses his lips to Yugyeom’s cheek in a loud, smacking kiss, Yugyeom’s entire body convulsing with flustered laughter beneath Bambam.
“That wasn’t even a real kiss,” Bambam teases. “What would you do if I did that?”
Project: dorm au 4 (markson)
Priority Level: Medium-Low
Explanation: I have a fair amount of this written, but I'm not entirely sure if I want to use it for this AU or if I want to overhaul it and use it for something else. We'll see...
Word Count: 1512
Progress: I'm not entirely sure. Like I said, it depends on what I ultimately decide to do with it.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always like working with this AU and having a chance to explore their dynamics more, and Markson is ofc no exception. I also like the basic premise that the porn is built around, honestly.
Basic summary: Mark has Plans for Jackson's birthday, too.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“I want…”
“If you can’t say it, we shouldn’t-“ Jackson begins teasingly.
“I want you to fuck me,” Mark says in a rush.
He’s not sure if he’s ever seen Jackson’s eyes get that wide before.
Holiday ficlets
I have 11 left to finish. There are 4 I've made pretty good progress on and am hoping to post this month: 2 EXOs, 1 GOT7, and 1 EXO/GOT7 crossover. I'm thinking I might do one holiday post per month.
Priorities For March:
- 4 holiday ficlets
- Yugbam typo AU
- JJP and Tao Frat AU ficlets
- Markson gay chicken AU (March 28)
So here we go...
Crossovers
Project: los angeles au 3
Priority Level: High
Explanation: This is another story that really shouldn't take much to finish and post, so I would like to get back to work on it.
Word Count: 1117
Progress: Halfway, maybe? I need to consolidate what I have and fill in a lot of gaps, but I know what I want to have happen. It's just a matter of polishing and finishing it.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I really like getting to write this AU, and I like that this installment is going to center around another couple.
Basic summary: The first time Mark meets Sehun.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Zitao’s roommate will be there, too!”
“This isn’t some matchmaking thing, is it?” Mark asks suspiciously.
“Sehun already has a boyfriend,” Jackson assures him. Mark frowns and Jackson nudges him, his voice becoming more coaxing as he adds, “You can meet their dogs.”
“Their dogs are really cute,” Mark admits. He follows Zitao on Instagram and Twitter, which means he’s seen plenty of pictures and videos of both Candy and Vivi. Though when it comes to dogs, of course Coco’s the cutest of them all.
“So come with me,” Jackson says, shaking Mark’s shoulder. “Get out of the apartment. It’ll be fun! Please?”
“Okay, fine,” Mark agrees. “But if you start talking about showing Zitao something again, I’m leaving.”
“That was one time!” Jackson protests immediately.
Project: porn stars au (markson edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I've been waiting a long time to revisit this AU, and couldn't resist when this Markson idea came into being.
Word Count: 5600
Progress: 1/2-3/4 of the way done? I have a lot of raw material, I just need to organize it and fill in the blanks.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: God, everything. This project has been a ridiculous amount of fun.
Basic summary: Mark isn't fazed by having a porn star for a roommate... until he accidentally watches one of Jackson's movies, and it's all downhill from there.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Jinyoung gets a full body treatment from a friendly mechanic.
Mark laughs at the cheesy summary and hits play. As long as he can watch Jinyoung get eaten out, honestly, the premise doesn’t matter.
He’d assumed Jaebum would be the mechanic, since they’ve worked with each other in nearly every one of Jinyoung’s films Mark’s seen. But Jinyoung looks a little younger in this, and when the mechanic strides onscreen Mark startles. It’s Jackson, in a coverall with enough of the buttons undone to show there’s no shirt underneath.
Project: jackji childhood friends au 4
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: This shouldn't be a very long installment, so I'd like to get this finished and posted relatively soon.
Word Count: 674
Progress: I need to decide if I'm going to add a second scene to this or not. If I do, I'll need to finish that; if I don't, then it's basically set after another round of edits.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always like getting to revisit this AU. I'd like to finish it up this year, and it should only require another installment or two, so I'd really like to get back to work on it.
Basic summary: After eighteen years of being inseparable from Youngji, Jackson is about to move with his family to Hong Kong.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]It’s been two months since Jackson’s dad accepted the offer to join the Hong Kong national fencing team’s coaching staff. Jackson’s parents had both assured Jackson repeatedly that he could stay in California, but of course he’d decided to go with them instead. With his brother in Australia, who will be there to take care of his mom if Jackson doesn’t go?
Two months and Jackson still hasn’t wrapped his head around the idea. He’s always loved Hong Kong and wished he could spend more time there, but he loves California, too. He’s not sure what it’ll be like, making a home so far away from the house he’s lived in all his life; from Mark and Kangjoon and Amber and Youngji.
Project: big byung au
Priority Level: Medium-Low
Explanation: I really, really loved both seasons of Hitmaker, and the dynamics in Big Byung. I was able to write a Hyuk/Jackson fic last year, but I also got an idea for an N/Jackson fic. This is one of my older WIPs that I'd like to finish someday, but don't really have any set plans for.
Word Count: 1646
Progress: Halfway, maybe? I know the basic events of the story, there are just a few story elements left to decide on and a lot of scenes I need to fill in.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Like I mentioned, there are a lot of great dynamics to explore in the group: N & Jackson's is the most important for this, but everyone else plays a role in the story, too. Also I always enjoy how N kills it every time he gets to crossdress (and how clearly he enjoys it) so I like getting to write about it, too.
Basic summary: An alternate version of season 2, in which the staff get around the hosts' demand for a girl group.... by giving Big Byung a girl group concept, which leads to Jackson discovering exactly how hot Hakyeon is in drag.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]So Jackson’s kind of lowkey had a thing for Hakyeon for a while now.
Not surprising: Hakyeon is his exact type, not just because he’s fit and tanned, but in that he gives great hugs and appreciates Jackson and has a quiet aura of command that Jackson can’t help but respond to. But it’s always seemed so impossible that Jackson’s never let himself think about it much. Until now, when he can’t stop thinking about Hakyeon, no matter how hard he tries.
EXO
(Former & current members)
Project: Tao/Lu Han A/B/O fic
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I've been working on this fic off and on since 2013, so needless to say I really want to finish it. My original goal was to have it done by New Year's, but of course I didn't make it. I'd really like to get this done once and for all.
Word Count: 12014
Progress: I'm not entirely sure. The story itself has gone through several different versions, so while the word count looks high, I'm sure I'm going to cut a lot of those scenes since they won't work with the story anymore.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's from Lu Han's POV, which I've only ever tried a few times. Taohan was always one of my favorite EXO relationships, so getting to write them has been fun. And it's an A/B/O AU--I have quite a few of them in the works, and all of them are fun to explore.
Basic summary: Zitao decides he wants to see what going into heat is like, and asks Lu Han to help him. Trouble is, once he goes back on his suppressants afterward, they don't seem to want to work anymore. Clearly this is not because he and Lu Han have feelings for each other. Obviously.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“How are you doing?”
Zitao whimpers and cuddles close to him, pressing his face against Lu Han’s shoulder. “Hungry,” he mumbles. “Get me food.”
Lu Han laughs, maybe a little too loudly. It’s just so Zitao. They haven’t changed, after all. “Go shower and I’ll order takeout.”
“I don’t know if I can walk,” Zitao whines. “You have to shower with me.”
“Nice try.” Lu Han strokes his hair. “I’ll draw a bath, then.”
“No, a shower’s better.”
“You do smell,” Lu Han says, careful to sound teasing because he is never, ever going to admit how much he likes it.
Project: Suchen Kushiel's Legacy AU
Priority Level: Low
Explanation: This is another WIP I've had sitting around since 2013. I've always wanted to revisit this AU, and I'm planning to reread the books after I move in the hopes of becoming inspired again, so maybe it'll happen this year.
Word Count: 8176
Progress: I'm not sure. Perhaps halfway?
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's a very different world and tone than the rest of my projects, so it's interesting to revisit. I liked exploring the world more, and the relationship I set up between Jongdae and Joonmyun in it.
Basic summary: Jongdae had never expected to feel so strongly for one of his patrons.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Lord Joonmyun is not the first nobleman Jongdae has ever seen. Not when he has performed so often before, word of the quality of his voice spreading far and wide; not when work on his marque had begun two years prior, the design slowly, slowly rising up his back.
Yet Jongdae can’t stop looking at this patron. Not just because he’s pleasing to the eye, though he is that. Kissing his lips, disrobing his body, will be no hardship, Jongdae thinks, his hands already itching to touch. But there’s something else about this man, something familiar-
And then Jongdae realizes it, flashes back to that night so long ago, to being flush with triumph and basking in the awe and applause of the audience, and of one particular boy in it. “I’ve seen you before,” he says-interrupting his own turn in the conversation, fortunately, not Joonmyun’s.
Joonmyun smiles, even and bright. thinks. He could play the Sun Prince himself, with a smile as dazzling as that. “You remember?” he asks, pleased. “I was never sure if you’d truly seen me or if I had just imagined it.”
“I did,” Jongdae confirms. “You haven’t heard me sing again since, though. Or at least not recently.”
“How do you know?”
“I would have noticed you again.” He wants to touch, so he does, cups a hand against Joonmyun’s face and watches him shiver. Jongdae smiles and tilts his head. “I would have noticed you every time we were in the same room.”
“Perhaps,” Joonmyun says and Jongdae likes how his voice has already gone a bit unsteady, “you could give me a private performance.”
Jongdae laughs. “That is a terrible line.”
“It had to be said,” Joonmyun says, and Jongdae can’t resist that bright smile any longer.
Frat AU
Project: The one where JB wins a round in JJP's contest of wills
Priority Level: Top of the list
Explanation: I really wanted to post a fic where JB wins something outright before JJP reach the next stage of their game. I have something of an idea about what I want to do with this, but I can't get it quite right. It's been a struggle. >.< But I need to finish it, since I'm all done with the JJP installment that follows.
Word Count: 1391
Progress: I'm not sure. I haven't quite solidified the premise, so I'm going to cut a lot of what I do have before all is said and done.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Well, I always enjoy writing JJP in this AU!
Basic summary: For once Jaebum gets the upper hand.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Jinyoung can’t help the tremor that goes through him from having Jaebum close; for once he can’t find the right response to flip the tables. This is as bad as when Jaebum wears glasses and reads his favorite passages from whatever book he’s reading aloud to Jinyoung.
Damn his competency kink, Jinyoung thinks despairingly.
Project: The one where Zitao establishes his photography side business
Priority Level: Top of the list
Explanation: This is one of those department of backstory installments that explains an aspect of the AU: in this case, Zitao's photography side job. It'll come up in the Taovibin storyline, so I have to finish & post this first.
Word Count: 883
Progress: Halfway, maybe?
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's general house shenanigans, which is always fun. It has a lot of Baekhyun & Zitao and Zitao & Jackson's friendships, both of which I always like getting to write. And it is set when Taovi were dating, so I get to write them as a couple, too. Their relationship is a key part of the AU and yet there isn't a lot written from when they were dating, so I'm always glad when I can actually show that time instead of just talk about it.
Basic summary: After Baekhyun and Zitao debate the merits of ~erotic photography~ in the age of cell phones, Zitao takes on the challenge of proving his side of the argument with Jackson's help... and ends up starting a flourishing side business in the process.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“I could take way better pictures of anything with my camera,” Zitao insists.
“Even nudes?” Baekhyun challenges.
“Obviously. Erotic photography-“
“Nudes.”
“Erotic photography-“
“Still nudes.”
Zitao scoffs. “You have no appreciation of art.”
“I appreciate it just fine,” Baekhyun says with a leer, and Zitao rolls his eyes.
Project: what happens during spring break... (baekson edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I have a set of stories that I fondly refer to as "what happens during spring break, stays during spring break": or, in short, hookups or near-misses that occurred at the KT beach house during various spring breaks. One of them is a hookup between Baekhyun and Jackson that is not intended to ever become public knowledge, though ofc it remains to be seen if it will.
Word Count: 1882
Progress: Basically done, although I'll probably do another round of edits before I post it
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Baekhyun and Jackson's relationship in Frat AU is a little different from most of the others I write, a little thorny even after they become friends, so it was interesting to explore. Also I finally got to work in a few more mentions of Kangjoon! (And Tao and Mark, of course.)
Basic summary: Jackson and Baekhyun are both having trouble sleeping, and end up finding another way to pass the time.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]As soon as Jackson takes a seat on the couch, Baekhyun scoots closer and lies down again, pillowing his head on one of Jackson’s thighs. “Everyone talks about your thighs so much,” Baekhyun says, smiling brightly up at him when Jackson gives him an incredulous look. “I’ve been meaning to give them a try.”
Which is-fair enough, actually. More than a few of the Kappa Taus have developed a habit of lying on Jackson’s lap while they’re gathered around the TV to watch a movie or play video games or whatever. Jackson can’t even remember how it started anymore, though his instinct is to blame Zitao.
Like he’s reading Jackson’s mind, Baekhyun adds, “Besides, Tao keeps telling me to do it.”
Jackson snorts. “Do you always do what Tao says?”
“Sometimes it’s really fun,” Baekhyun says, flashing him a wide grin.
Project: what happens during spring break... (sutao edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: The second story in the set is that time Joonmyun and Zitao almost hooked up, as mentioned repeatedly in what's real among them.
Word Count: 969
Progress: Basically done, although I'll probably do another round of edits before I post it.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Joonmyun hasn't appeared much in this AU, so I was glad to write him some more. Sutao always seemed to have a really soft, sweet bond irl, so translating that to this AU was really nice.
Basic summary: When Zitao is sad about Kris during spring break, Joonmyun is there for him.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Joonmyun shivers in the cool evening air, and Zitao wraps his arm around him, pulling him against his side. “Why didn’t you wear the sweater I bought you? It’s thicker.”
“I couldn’t find it,” Joonmyun admits, and smiles when it makes Zitao laugh.
“We’ve only been here two days!”
“You know me.”
“Your poor roommate,” Zitao teases.
Joonmyun smiles, then rests his hand on Zitao’s thigh, looking up at him with soft, understanding eyes. Joonmyun can always read him so well, even when Zitao’s trying to put on a good face. “What’s wrong, Taozi?”
Project: what happens during spring break... (JJP edition)
Priority Level: High
Explanation: The third story in the set is about Jaebum and Jinyoung taking their game to the next level. Unless I come up with another ficlet idea, this will be the last installment of their storyline before the longer story that centers around how they get together.
Word Count: 5062
Progress: Done, although I'll probably edit it again before I post it
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: This is honestly one of my favorite things I've ever written for the AU. I really, really enjoy the dynamic I've set up for them, and this very thoroughly explores it.
Basic summary: After Jinyoung twists his ankle during spring break, Jaebum agrees to keep him company for the evening, which ends in a way neither of them were expecting.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]"What do you mean, test each other?" If Jinyoung can give them a chance for anything he'll take it, but he knows that he had better be very sure he understands exactly what Jinyoung's asking, so that he can try to figure out how Jinyoung will use this to his own benefit in the future.
"Think about it: we’ve been doing this for, what, four or five months?”
“Six,” Jaebum says immediately, even though he knows it’s what Jinyoung wants, confirmation that he remembers everything about their relationship so precisely.
Jinyoung doesn’t smile, but Jaebum can see the flash of triumph in his eyes. “Okay, six months. But what if, whenever one of us gives in…” Jinyoung lets the moment linger, as if to give Jaebum time to contemplate just how that will go, then shrugs, "we realize we don't have chemistry, after all? What if we’ve put in all this time and effort and then it's just like ‘oh, that's nice’.”
Jaebum blinks. He’s thought a lot about Jinyoung, and about their game, and about how it will all end, but he’s never once wondered if it will be anticlimactic. “You really think that’ll happen?”
“It’s not that I especially think anything,” Jinyoung says innocently. “I’m just saying, maybe we should test it.”
Test. Jaebum hadn't thought he could become more aware of how close they are right now, how Jinyoung's fingertips have started smoothing small circles into the fabric of his oversized t-shirt and Jaebum can feel light, warm puffs of air from Jinyoung's mouth. He'd been wrong. “How?” he asks warily, his gaze dropping to Jinyoung's mouth just in time to catch it curving up into a knowing smile.
Project: Ravi & Tao
Priority Level: High
Explanation: There are two storylines from the spring 2014 semester that really need to be wrapped up: Baekhyun & Hyuk's, and Ravi, Hongbin & Tao's. I'm planning to split the latter into two: the first half will be Ravi & Tao, possibly also with Hongbin POVs, and the second half will be Ravi & Hongbin. Since I really should have finished this last year, I need to get it done this year.
Word Count: 13489
Progress: Unknown: I'd originally planned to have Tao & Ravi's stories be separate, until I realized how much overlap there would be and decided it would be better to combine them. The word count is the total of the two separated drafts. I have yet to sit down and actually figure out how to weave them together, not to mention what I need to cut. I also need to decide if I'm going to include Hongbin's POV as well or not, and if I do then I will need to write a lot more to cover his side of the story, too.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Tao's side of the story is largely about how he and Sehun get together, and I've really enjoyed that. Ravi's side of the story is going to bring in his sister, Jiwon, as a recurring character. I'm always happy when I get to add more ladies to the story. It's also going to highlight a lot of friendships that I enjoy: Ravi's half features more Hakyeon, which is good, as well as his friendship with Taemin and Jongin, and Zitao's half will feature his friendship with Jackson a lot, too.
Basic summary: Wonshik and Zitao both try to move on after their breakup, with varying levels of success.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Um.” Zitao swallows. “I met someone. Jongin’s friend, Sehun.”
“Oh, I met Sehun last year.”
“Did you walk in on him and Baekhyun, too?”
“Who didn’t?” Joonmyun says with a laugh, and Zitao shakes his head.
“But yeah, he transferred here this semester, so we’ve been hanging out and talking a lot and…” He swallows. It’s so strange, how he both wants to yell something from the rooftops and worries so much about word of it ever getting out.
“And?”
“And I really like him,” Zitao says, his voice small even to his own ears. “I like everything about him, and I like being with him, and I…” He hesitates, drumming his fingertips against his pillow case. “Is it okay? Should I feel like this? It seems real, but isn’t it too soon? It’ll hurt Wonshik.”
Joonmyun hums thoughtfully. If he were still at Cartwright, Zitao would be curled against his side, holding his hand. He makes a mental note to himself to visit Joonmyun this summer. It’s been too long.
“If he’s important to you then it doesn’t sound like he’s a rebound to me,” Joonmyun comments at last. “Just be careful. You did just break up with Wonshik, and you still need to deal with that. So does he.”
“I’ll be careful,” Zitao promises. “I don’t want to hurt him anymore.” He’s already hurt Wonshik too much. He can’t ever do it again.
Project: Baekhyuk 4
Priority Level: Medium/High
Explanation: This will be the installment of the Baekhyuk storyline that takes place during the spring 2014 semester. It picks up where woke me up stopped.
Word Count: 4531
Progress: Unknown
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I love writing Baekhyun & Hyuk together, and I've missed it, so I'm looking forward to getting to really focus on them again. It also features a lot of other characters & friendships I enjoy (Hyuk & Hongbin, Baekhyun & Jongdae, etc) so I'm looking forward to that.
Basic summary: Baekhyun has another list for Sanghyuk to complete.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]The first morning of spring semester, Sanghyuk wakes up to find Baekhyun beaming down at him. Sanghyuk rubs his eyes and starts to smile back, then pauses. He knows that look. “What?” he asks, voice groggy with sleep.
Baekhyun kisses the hollow of his throat, then the base of his jaw, both of which they’ve long since discovered are two of Sanghyuk’s sensitive spots. Something’s definitely up. “I’ve decided what we should do this semester,” he announces.
“What?”
That unholy light in his eyes gets even stronger. “The Cartwright Seven.”
Sanghyuk blinks at him, then says, “I’m going back to sleep” and rolls back over, just for the way Baekhyun plasters himself to Sanghyuk’s back and starts making his case.
Project: The one where JJP get together
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: I need to post two shorter JJP installments before I can get to this fic, but it is still a Frat AU project that I would like to finish by the end of the year.
Word Count: 5046
Progress: Unsure: most of this is multiple versions of key scenes, honestly. >.< I have a pretty set plan as to the storyline, it's just a matter of writing a lot.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: JJP themselves, of course. \o/ There's a lot of tension in this incarnation of them, and it's been really interesting to explore. It's not quite like anything else I write, so it's always fun to slip into.
Basic summary: All things come to an end, even Jinyoung and Jaebum's battle of wills.
Excerpt: I.... actually can't share one, because they all spoil either things that happen in this story or things that happen in the two JJP ficlets that will have to be posted first. ;;
Project: The one where Markson get together
Priority Level: Medium-Low
Explanation: My two major Frat AU priorities for the year are to wrap up the Taovibin storyline and to make major progress with JJP, if not also wrap them up entirely. Finishing Markson's storyline is not as high a priority, but it would be really nice if I could do it.
Word Count: 1523
Progress: Not much ;; I'm still a little shaky on exactly what I need and exactly how this will go.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Markson themselves, of course. ;;;;; Also, I have already written a rough version of the last scene, and I myself am getting a kick out of it lol.
Basic summary: Time has finally run out for Mark and Jackson to pretend there's nothing but friendship between them.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“See, this is how I know me making out with Mark never happened,” Jackson informs Zitao while Zitao opens the pictures of him and Hongbin that Jackson has just sent him. “I’m not the only person in KT who can take a picture when they’re drunk.”
Zitao makes a face. “Why are these so blurry?”
“Drunk,” Jackson repeats.
“I take better pictures than this when I’m drunk.”
“You do not.”
“Make out with Mark again and I’ll prove it.”
“It never happened!”
“It totally happened. Mark was just way too hot for any of us to remember to take pictures.”
“What about me?”
Zitao shakes his head. “Jackson, he turned your face toward him, kissed you, climbed into your lap, kept kissing you. There was grinding, there was moaning-“
“Not real not real not real!” Jackson insists loudly. Then his eyes narrow. “Why do you have to keep talking about Mark, anyway?”
“You brought him up!”
GOT7
Project: markson gay chicken au
Priority Level: High
Explanation: I want to have this finished and posted for Jackson's birthday.
Word Count: 2595
Progress: Halfway, maybe? There's a lot I need to fill in yet.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: It's just so ridiculous. It's intended to pretty much be humor + porn, and features Jackson the incredibly unreliable narrator, so I've had a lot of fun writing it.
Basic summary: Jackson is the undisputed king of gay chicken…. until Mark challenges him.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Which is how he and Mark both end up missing their first classes of the day, when making out turns into trading blowjobs turns into more making out on the kitchen floor, Jackson’s back against a cabinet and Mark on his lap.
“You’re too good at this,” Jackson pants, clutching at Mark’s back as Mark trails his lips down Jackson’s neck.
Mark laughs quietly. “Jealous?” he teases.
“No. Why would I be jealous of anyone you’ve hooked up with?”
“I meant of how good I was,” Mark says, lifting his head to grin up at Jackson.
That quietly confident, borderline smug look is going to be the death of Jackson, probably. The obvious way to hold out, he decides, is to kiss him again. Which will hopefully stop Mark from thinking about anyone else he’s hooked up with, too. Just because those thoughts won’t help Jackson win!
Project: yugbam typo fic
Priority Level: High
Explanation: This is so close to being done that I really should just finish and post it soon.
Word Count: 1062
Progress: Pretty close, I think! I just need to fill the second and third scenes in.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Yugbam is another ship I really enjoy revisiting, and the basic idea of this amuses me a lot.
Basic summary: It’s either the Auto Correct from hell or the most embarrassing Freudian slip of Yugyeom’s life. (College AU)
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Yawning, he burrows against his pillow as he checks his phone. There’s a new text alert from Bambam. Yugyeom must have fallen asleep before he read it.
The text is just a line of winky face emojis, bookended by kiss emojis. Yugyeom blinks in confusion until he scrolls up to see what he was responding to-then freezes, suddenly coming wide awake.
He’d already been tired when Bambam had started texting him about how excited he was that spring break was ending and they’d be reunited in the dorm the next day. Usually Yugyeom’s pretty good at covering up the slowly but steadily deepening crush on Bambam he’d developed as the year had gone by, but whenever he’s tired his defenses always go down, and their conversations stray toward something flirtatious even by Bambam’s standards.
Last night’s conversation is more of the same, everything perfectly normal… until Yugyeom gets to the last thing he’d sent Bambam. He’s sure he must have meant to say, ill tuck you into bed tmrw, but instead what he’d sent Bambam was ill fuck u into bed tmrw.
??????? says Yugyeom’s entire brain as he stares, frozen, at Bambam’s answering emojis. Does he really mean… would he really… or maybe he was just teasing Yugyeom because he knew it was a typo? But…
Project: just right
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: I want to have this finished so that I can post it for Bambam's birthday.
Word Count: 4926
Progress: Halfway? I need to consolidate what I have and figure out what else I need, but I have a lot of raw material to work with.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: Jackson and Bambam are actually one of my favorite relationships to observe in GOT7, so translating their dynamic into something like this has been a lot of fun. (As has writing Mark & Yugyeom as the best friends, for once, rather than the soulmates.)
Basic summary: In which Jackson is the obvious candidate to help Bambam lose his virginity. Purely in the name of friendship… right?
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Do you want me to do anything?” Bambam mumbles.
“Like what?” Jackson asks absently.
Bambam’s hand drifts down between them, wraps securely around Jackson’s cock, and Jackson goes still, breathing out a curse. “I can blow you,” Bambam offers. “I’m really good at it.”
“Who says?” Jackson demands.
“I’ve gone out with guys before,” Bambam reminds him. “What did you think we were doing?”
“I don’t know, I just…” See, this is why he doesn’t think about Bambam’s love life; he always winds up seething. “Which one? Who did you-“
“Jackson,” Bambam manages to say as he bursts out laughing.
Project: markson a/b/o au
Priority Level: Medium-High
Explanation: I have enough of this written that I really could finish and post it this year, but it is not as high a priority as, say, Porn Stars AU, or Dorm AU, or others.
Word Count: 3240
Progress: 1/3-1/2 of the way done? I need to fill in what I have, and figure out what else it needs.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always love writing Markson. ;; And, no surprise, a Markson/Denial project (although I really need to start expanding beyond that.) I also really like writing A/B/O AUs and exploring character dynamics and world-building in that context.
Basic summary: Jackson offers to start helping Mark get through his heats.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“Have you ever been with anyone during heat?”
Mark shakes his head, his hair ruffling Jackson’s cheek. “It’s just me.”
Jackson sighs in what he has to admit is relief. He has yet to meet anyone good enough for Mark. “Okay.”
“It sucks, though,” Mark admits quietly.
Jackson thinks about the dark circles under Mark’s eyes, about the way he’s been moving slowly and sounds hoarse. Jackson’s never gone through heat, obviously, but seeing omegas right after they have always reminds him of that time he had the flu and felt like he had to relearn how to be alive again once he was well.
He hates seeing Mark like that, and how no matter what Jackson does for him…
And that’s when Jackson realizes the one thing that he might be able to do to help Mark more.
“Do you want me to help you during heat?” he blurts out.
Project: dorm au 3 (yugbam)
Priority Level: Medium
Explanation: The fic is set on Coming of Age Day, so I want to post it then.
Word Count: 684
Progress: I'm not sure. I have a lot of alternate versions of things, and I really need to build up the beginning of the fic and figure out what to do with that.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always love writing Yugbam. ;~;
Basic summary: It may seem like Yugyeom already received his Coming of Age Day gifts, but it turns out Bambam has another for him.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]Bambam presses his lips to Yugyeom’s cheek in a loud, smacking kiss, Yugyeom’s entire body convulsing with flustered laughter beneath Bambam.
“That wasn’t even a real kiss,” Bambam teases. “What would you do if I did that?”
Project: dorm au 4 (markson)
Priority Level: Medium-Low
Explanation: I have a fair amount of this written, but I'm not entirely sure if I want to use it for this AU or if I want to overhaul it and use it for something else. We'll see...
Word Count: 1512
Progress: I'm not entirely sure. Like I said, it depends on what I ultimately decide to do with it.
Things I've enjoyed about writing it: I always like working with this AU and having a chance to explore their dynamics more, and Markson is ofc no exception. I also like the basic premise that the porn is built around, honestly.
Basic summary: Mark has Plans for Jackson's birthday, too.
Excerpt: [Excerpt]“I want…”
“If you can’t say it, we shouldn’t-“ Jackson begins teasingly.
“I want you to fuck me,” Mark says in a rush.
He’s not sure if he’s ever seen Jackson’s eyes get that wide before.
Holiday ficlets
I have 11 left to finish. There are 4 I've made pretty good progress on and am hoping to post this month: 2 EXOs, 1 GOT7, and 1 EXO/GOT7 crossover. I'm thinking I might do one holiday post per month.
Priorities For March:
- 4 holiday ficlets
- Yugbam typo AU
- JJP and Tao Frat AU ficlets
- Markson gay chicken AU (March 28)