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FIC: Surprises [Original Characters, PG-13]

2023-06-15T13:03:39Z

I have been diving deep into a lot of personal projects and haven't been feeling super creative lately, but this popped into my head a few days ago and demanded to be written.

Title: Surprises
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Troy/Johnny/Mick
Warnings: brief mentions of COVID, alcoholism/drinking, BDSM dynamics
Summary: Date night is full of surprises this week.

( Surprises )

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 5

2023-01-07T05:30:46Z

Title: Day 5
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Supernaural
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: On a boring stretch of road, Sam finds a special way to stay entertained thanks to Dean's sneeze fetish.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2022-22 project project for Anonymous

This was one was fun and easy to write from start to finish (no pun intended). I hope you like how it turned out! :-)

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 4

2023-01-04T01:31:22Z

Title: Day 4
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: When it won't stop raining and Arthur finds a cave, Merlin has a choice to make.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2022-22 project project for cheeseontoast1

I hope you enjoy this! You'll have to let me know how many bonus points I earn for this story, because I lost track while writing. Sorry for all the whumping Merlin!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 3

2022-12-31T23:21:04Z

Title: Day 3
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Horatio Hornblower
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Archie notices something about Horatio when he's sneezing and congested.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2022-22 project project for wig_powder

Okay, so I don't know if this is at all up to the quality of your very excellent and detailed prompt, but I gave it my best shot! My apologies if I got any details wrong regarding ships/timelines. It's been a while since I rewatched. Regardless of any mistakes, I do hope you like this. Happy new year!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 2

2022-12-29T00:13:20Z

Title: Day 2
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: DC Universe
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Bruce and Dick are waiting for Jason, but Jason is MIA.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2022-22 project project for symphonyflute

I have absolutely no idea what timeline this falls into, if any. Probably a weird mix of them. But it was fun to write, so I hope it's just as enjoyable to read! Fingers crossed!

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Progress...

2022-12-25T21:03:09Z

I'm still working on writing some of the giftfics. I'm planning on posting one every few days to give myself a bit of a buffer and to also allow myself to deal with some personal thing.

For example, the fact that the thing that heats my house is not currently doing its job. I am bundled up in a hat and coat and thermal underwear and gloves and I have a purring cat on my lap with a blanket over both of us. Hoping the repairman who comes over on Thursday can fix it then.

Until, then, it will be cold and typing will go more slowly than normal. But my parents did get me a full-sized keyboard for Christmas (YAY), so that should help.

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 1

2022-12-25T20:57:13Z

Title: Day 1
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Star Wars
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: There are so many victory celebrations, and so many people who want a piece of Poe's time. But he's not feeling so great.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2022-22 project project for cowboyguy

Merry Christmas!!! Your prompt was so amazing that I'm really not sure I did it enough justice. But I hope you like what I came up with in the end.

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Giftfic Update!

2022-12-09T23:54:08Z

Just wanted to give y'all an update on fics!

There have been 10 prompts submitted so far, which means there's room for 2 more.

I've finished 4 and have one more in progress. Not great progress, but not too bad either. I'm having an absolute blast writing them, though. Thanks for the great prompts :-)

I had to put writing on pause because I'm in the middle of a week-long Queer Lit challenge. Tomorrow's the last day, and I've only finished reading 5 of the 16 books. There's no way I'll be able to get blackout bingo tomorrow, but I'm hoping for at least one bingo and 2 or 3 more finished by the end of the day tomorrow. Fingers crossed! Then I can start holiday decorating and prepping for an upcoming party I'm hosting at church and get back into writing.

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12 Fics Requests CLOSED/FULL

2022-11-13T03:58:21Z

I am struggling with my NaNoWriMo novel. I should have done some planning instead of trying to pants my way through a complicated plot. But I need to make that wordcount for the month, which means I'm opening up holiday fic requests now!

Please keep in mind that I'm STILL behind on Supernatural, so no spoilers in your prompts for anything recent, please. Scoobynatural was the last episode I watched.

So what do you need to do?
Be one of the first 12 to post a reply to this post on my DW journal! Fill out this form with what you'd like--
Fandom(or OC):
Characters and/or Pairings:
Sneezing specifications (which character/characters you want sneezing, illness/allergies, etc.):
Rating/Range of Ratings:
What DO you want to see (be as brief or detailed as you like):
What do you NOT want to see (squicks, pairings, etc.):

Limitations:
It's got to be original character fic or a fandom I'm really familiar with. I can't do really obscure things that require research & extensive source material reviewing because I won't have time for that. I can't do elaborate situations either if I'm writing one for every day. So keep your requests short and sweet (but as specific as you want within that scope). Again, please don't expect brilliance from me :-) If I reply and say I just can't write what you want and I need you to pick something else, you won't lose your "spot." But you should suggest something else within a reasonable period of time so I can get it written.

Fandoms I'll Write:
Any fandom I've written for before is technically fair game, but I can tell you right now I'm going to struggle to write another fic in a couple of those fandoms. And I can assure you that if you request something slashy in one of my major fandoms (or Strokes) I will LOVE you for making it easy on me. Feel free to ask if I know a particular fandom. You can also check out the fandoms mentioned in my tags for fandoms I've written most recently. I've also written some stories with anthro animal characters, so the sort of story you'd read on sneezefurs is on the table, too.
I'll also let you know that I've been binging Critical Role (campaigns 1 & 2- but I'm only up to episode 43 in campaign 2) and Wildcards: ETU, so I could tackle either of those.

Other Notes:
Because I've been asked this before, I'll answer it here before someone asks again: yes, lurkers are more than welcome to request (you can post with your name or anonymously; I don't mind, that's why I allow anon posting on my journal).

Please help me meet my writing goal this month and submit a request!

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Hi everybody :-)

2022-07-01T00:33:33Z

I just logged in here to renew my paid account and couldn't remember the last time I posted. So much has been going on in my life I always felt the need to recap and the inability to do so. So I'm starting fresh. LOL

I just celebrated my 1 year anniversary at my new job. Hard to believe it has been a year already, but I lost the ability to know how time works. I'm still working 3 part-part time jobs at the same time, so I have precious little free time these days.

However, I've had a couple SF story ideas popping into my mind lately. So I might do some writing during July's Camp Nano. But I also really want to work on digital versions of my three Strokes books. So I might work on that as well or instead. And I have a TON of LEGO things I need to build before the month is halfway through. So we'll see.

Things about me right now:
- Currently obsessed with squishmallows 'cause HUGS!
- Just read 30 LGBTQ+ books during Pride month. SO many good ones--especially Loveless. Such great Ace/Aro rep!
- I helped host my church's first Pride celebration this month (we called it a celetest--celebration and protest together). It went really well, even though I was overheated and exhausted afterward
- I'm helping lead my church's annual study topic on gender this upcoming year, focusing on trans* and non-binary issues, pronouns, advocacy, etc. I made a whole merit badge-meets study guide for everyone to fill out as we go along. Should be a lot of fun and a lot of learning!
- All my jobs are going well, but I've been spending money on fun things after a year of not being able to buy anything fun (see above re: Squishmallows). I just bought myself two blank sticker books so I can organize my sticker collection.
- I'm behind on everything--shows, MCU movies, etc. But I did come across spectacularly sweet Our Flag Means Death fanart at a con that had a strong hurt/comfort vibe. I went home and binged 7 episodes then went back to the con the next day and bought the art. OFMD is so wonderful.
- I did go to a fannish con, though I still double-mask and quarantine/wipe down anything coming into my home. I drove there and ate in my car instead of in the building, so I was as safe as I could be. I did take my mask off once in the bathroom right after Wil Wheaton's session because I cried so hard during it I soaked my masks and had to put on two fresh new ones. It was a treat to get to see Sylvester McCoy, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, Anthony Daniels, Wil Wheaton, and Sean Astin in person. But my favorite session was probably with Star Trek's gay space dads and former RENT stars Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz. They were a delight!
- I got to 2 full years of fake travelling from home to a different country every month. I think I might give myself a little break before resuming.
- Thanks to COVID tests and my continuing paranoia/over-abundance of caution(did I mention I still double-mask outside?), I got to spend some time in person with my parents for Mother's Day and Father's Day. Sister and brother-in-law and my newphewdog came for a visit last month, and I got to spend a day with them as well. Was so nice being with family in person, not just Zoom.
- My Charlie cat has an inflatable cone on right now because of a spot she keeps licking her fur off of. She's on steroids for another few days, and then I'll see how she is when the cone comes off.

That's about it that's on my mind at the moment. Hope you're all doing well and staying safe!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 12

2021-12-25T14:31:36Z

Title: Day 12
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy
Rating: R (drug use)
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Diego is looking for a suspect and finds Klaus instead.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for shadowscast

It's taken me a year, but I've finally finished this round of giftfics. This one was so much fun to write. Sorry, Klaus! It's set pre-series, though I don't know exactly how long before. I hope you enjoy it! Merry Christmas!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 11

2021-12-25T04:23:33Z

Title: Day 11
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Marvel MCU (Hawkeye)
Rating: PG
Pairing: Canon? You decide?
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Clint is definitely allergic to cats.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for smokeycat_430

This takes place during episode 2 of Hawkeye (I haven't seen past that, so no spoilers!). But there are also some flashbacks to previous missions and scenes that have nothing to do with the series. I couldn't resist writing a fic based entirely on those little sniffles!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 10

2021-12-24T04:49:23Z

Title: Day 10
Author: tarotgal
Rating: PG
Summary: Lionel is in the middle of a quest when he catches a cold that knocks him out.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for Anonymous

I made the image for this one last year, and it was of some candles. No clue what I had in mind then, but this is what fell out last month. I got a little carried away with building this world out in my head. Not sure where it came from, but it was a lot of fun to play around with these characters and jump into the middle of a quest-in-progress. It turned out to be m/f and a little bit in the fantasy/adventuring genre. I hope you like it!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 9

2021-12-23T02:00:14Z

Title: Day 9
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Dean shares a few of his favorite kinks with Castiel for the first time.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for cheeseontoast1.

As I wrote Sam/Dean for a previous fic, I went with Dean/Cas for this one. I must admit I did a whole lot of googling for this fic and spent a lot of time on articles reviewing various vibrators for men. I hope it reads all right and is something you like! *crosses fingers*

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 8

2021-12-22T05:36:13Z

Title: Day 8
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Team members stuck offworld after "The Light" cope with having downtime.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for Lady Korana

What a great excuse to rewatch one of my favorite episodes :-) I feel like there's not nearly enough sneezing in this, but I really hope you like it anyway!

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Dash & Lily Book Passage

2021-12-21T23:00:33Z

Just because I want to have a record of this passage before I return the book to the library tonight:

"Let's make a big breakfast this morning, what do you say? Eggs and toast and pancakes and..."

"Orange juice," Langston coughed. "Please, Lily. Go to the corner store and get us some fresh orange juice."

Benny, too, coughed. "And some echinacea!"

"Sleeping outside in the dead of winter not such a smart idea, huh?" I said.

"Seemed romantic under the stars last night," Langston sighed. Then sneezed. Again. And again, this time with a full on hacking cough. "Make us some soup, please please please, Lily Bear?"

It seemed to me that, in allowing himself to get sick, my brother had finally, and totally, ruined Christmas. All hope for my semblance of a decent Christmas was now gone. It further seemed to me, since he made the choice to sleep outside with his boyfriend last night instead of playing Boggle with his Lily Bear as she specifically asked him to do and which she specifically used to do for him during his time of need, that Langston sicko would have to deal with this crisis on his own.

"Make your own soup," I told the boys. "And get your own OJ. I have an errand to run in Midtown." I turned to go back inside and leave the boys to their nasty new colds. Suckahs.

From Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 7

2021-12-21T04:19:55Z

Title: Day 7
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Every time Sam sneezes, something unfortunate happens. Problem is, his allergies are acting up.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for sexualoddity

I think this plot suffers a bit from "tg trying too hard for a plot/backstory explaining what's going on." But I hope that it's enjoyable anyway!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 6

2021-12-20T04:55:36Z

Title: Day 6
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: pre-Ron/Hermione
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Set during Deathly Hallows, Ron's return to the horcrux hunt is both heroic and full of complications.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for symphonyflute

Writing this happened at a good time for me, as my meetup group reread and discussed Deathly Hallows in November (it was also the theme of our Halloween and Yule parties over Zoom). I also used some vague examples from this fic in a fanfic discussion I did in November. Mostly, I discussed how I was stuck at first, so I used a few lines from the book itself as my jumping off point and reread the source material a few times to get a good feel of the characters. I hope you like where I went with them!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 5

2021-12-19T02:00:09Z

Title: Day 5
Author: tarotgal
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: David/Lucas (David/Lucas/Troy mentioned)
Summary: Upon arriving home, David and Lucas work through some things.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for myownprivatesfc

This is based on the second prompt from 2 years back. It takes place almost immediately after "That One Conference" and overlaps with "A Hundred Different Troys" though we don't see Troy in this story at all. The focus is all on David and Lucas and the cold Lucas caught from Troy. And even though the summary implies a bit of angst, I promise there's a HEA. I actually wrote the first half of a story that is set soon after this fic, and realized a few weeks ago that something in this story completely negates that story. After weeks of indecision about which version wins out, I've decided to go with this one. I'll have to do some serious editing and reimagining of a scene in the unfinished story, but I've made peace with that. Anyway, I hope you like this! It is always such a treat to write these guys.

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 4

2021-12-18T04:33:51Z

Title: Day 4
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: The Old Guard
Rating: R
Pairing: Nicky/Joe
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: When you're virtually immortal, anything different is exciting. But some things are even better than exciting.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for Anonymous

This is set in the USA in the late 1950s. I tried to find a way to mention that early on, but the boys just didn't want to stop lusting after each other long enough for proper exposition and scene setting. The setting isn't exactly important anyway. This was a joy to write. I had the beginning in my head for months, but when I went to write it down, it didn't come out exactly as I'd hoped. I still think I managed to do them justice. Enjoy!

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Holiday Giftfics: Day 3

2021-12-17T00:51:47Z

Title: Day 3
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I wish they were mine. I definitely don’t get paid for this.
Summary: Sam is allergic to an entire town, and Dean is sympathetic but excited.
Notes: Written during my 12 Ficlets in 12 Days in 2020-21 project project for Anonymous

I am having some serious issues with my new computer not syncing properly with the webserver. It took me way too long and 3 different computers to get this online. That being said, I didn't edit it as thoroughly as I'd like to have before posting. I struggled with writing this one; the beginning came easy, but it took almost a year to force the rest out. I hope it's all right and somewhat enjoyable!

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Holiday Giftfic News: Good & Bad

2021-11-29T15:04:52Z

Hi all! It's been a really rocky year for me. I wasn't in the greatest mental state after losing my job and being unemployed for 11 months and being cut off from friends and family during the pandemic. But I made it through alive, thanks to my friends and family who made sure I could pay the mortgage and dropped off groceries for me so I could eat. I've got 4 jobs now (one full-time and 3 part-part-time), which doesn't leave me a lot of time to do fun things, as you might imagine. But I am also in need of a lot of downtime around so much work, so I've had to do a lot of juggling to stay sane and happy.

I haven't felt super creative all year. For the first time ever, I didn't finish Camp NaNo in July, even though I set a low goal for myself. I'm running the risk of not finishing proper NaNoWriMo this month (I'm at 34,000+ words with only 2 days left, which means about 8,000 words a day). I'm giving it my all and keeping my fingers crossed that I'll somehow manage to pull out a win.

For NaNo this year, I decided to try to finally knock out as many of the holiday giftfic requests as possible remaining from the 2020-2021 season. At the beginning of the year, out of 12 requests, I had 2 posted, 1 other finished, and 2 others started. Despite trying to work on them all year, that was also where I was at the beginning of November. Yikes. But now I've got the same 2 posted, 9 finished, and the final 1 started. I'm hoping to finish that one today (tomorrow at the latest). So I'll start posting the stories leading up to Christmas (likely starting on December 15).

I know they are a whole year late. I know the thing you requested might not be what you're into any more. And I am so very sorry for taking so long and letting you down. I have been filled with guilt and shame about it all year. But I hope at least one of the fics will be something you'll enjoy.

That being said, I'm a little burned out regarding fic requests and I don't want to over-commit myself after this debacle. So I'm going to be taking this year off in the gift fic-writing department. I'm so sorry if this news is disappointing to anyone who was hoping to submit a request this year. Please hold onto it and keep it safe until next holiday season when I will be open again for requests. Thanks for understanding! And sorry, again, for taking so long with your precious plot bunnies. They were wonderful; I just wasn't in the right mindset to do them justice.

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New Strokes Book: Five Golden Rings

2021-05-31T01:23:05Z

It's been exactly 20 years since I first started writing this series, and to celebrate I decided to create another collection of stories.

After many, many, many years of promising Sweetie and Jamie that I would write their wedding, it finally happened!

In Five Golden Rings, we see their engagement, their wedding planning, their combined bachelor party, their wedding, and their honeymoon. We also learn a lot of secrets that I've been holding in about the boys for this whole time. We find out what that room of computers in the house is for. We find out Nik's real name. And we learn more about Sweetie's and Nik's birth families. We also get: Jamie's sisters fussing over him, Ace singing karaoke, Jamie's teammates seeing where he lives, and the housemates giving them multiple surprises on their special day.

It's currently only available in paperback, but when I have more time, I'm hoping to get the eBook version in shape and published. I re-edited Seven Strokes of Sin as well (haven't republished the eBook yet) so that the cover styles and spines match for the series.

I hope that you enjoy it!

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And, yes, I'm publishing the collections out of order, though I do hope to have a collection of 1 to 10 one day. I'm actually working on the collection of Quarantine stories right now (set during spring and summer of 2020) and that's a collection of 30 stories. So, who knows? Maybe one day I'll have 1 through 30? I'm actually on the second round of editing of those stories and had hoped to have it done this spring, but editing is taking longer than I'd hoped after I attended a four-week editing workshop and picked up some new skills in the area. So I'm planning to get it done later this year.

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Hey!

2021-05-31T00:46:17Z

Status update from me. It's been so long; sorry about that.

I'm still writing, though mostly in Strokes (update on that in my next post). I have done some work on holiday giftfics, which are LONG OVERDUE, and I feel terrible about that. But I promise I haven't forgotten or abandoned them.

I've been struggling a lot since I lost my job last year, and I went through a few months of pretty serious depression. I went on some new medicine a couple weeks ago for it (yay) and had a really bad reaction to it (damn it), so I'm off it again. Sigh. I got my second shot, but I'm still really nervous about being with people, and my two weeks have only been up for a couple days. I'm really looking forward to being with friends and family again, because it's just been me and my two cats for a year and 3 months, I just don't know what my comfort level is yet.

I've procrastinated on cleaning all this month, so I'm trying to squeeze as much of it as I can during today and tomorrow. Oops.

I've been doing write-ins online, though mostly focusing on blog work. It's not making me much money yet, but I'm enjoying it.

That's about it, really. Just trying to hang on.

HUGS to you all.

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Oops, I Made a Store

2021-02-23T15:09:53Z

Yesterday I accidentally on purpose made a Redbubble store. I was playing around with the idea for my new blog, and instead of doing something with it, I made a store with products about my fictional characters here.

I had way too much fun with it. So if you suddenly can't live without a pillow or tote with Troy's polycule on it, or a water bottle or duffle bag with Troy's gym's logo on it, or a zippered pouch that serves as David's first aid kit, you're in luck!

tg's Realm Shop

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FIC: Surprises [Original Characters, PG-13]

Holiday Giftfics: Day 5

Holiday Giftfics: Day 4

Holiday Giftfics: Day 3

Holiday Giftfics: Day 2

Progress...

Holiday Giftfics: Day 1

Giftfic Update!

12 Fics Requests *CLOSED/FULL*

Hi everybody :-)

Holiday Giftfics: Day 12

Holiday Giftfics: Day 11

Holiday Giftfics: Day 10

Holiday Giftfics: Day 9

Holiday Giftfics: Day 8

Dash & Lily Book Passage

Holiday Giftfics: Day 7

Holiday Giftfics: Day 6

Holiday Giftfics: Day 5

Holiday Giftfics: Day 4

Holiday Giftfics: Day 3

Holiday Giftfic News: Good & Bad

New Strokes Book: Five Golden Rings

Hey!

Oops, I Made a Store

12 Fics Requests CLOSED/FULL