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Carry On, wolfstar, RWRB, sprinkle of Saltburn fanfic on AO3 I art now! (all RWRB), under #my art for my thoughts on JKR, please read The Intern

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Viscount Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor has had no need for a sex waif, much less an army of sex waifs. He has always been able to handle his own professional correspondence.

And yet, here he sits at the counter of an overly loud, overly crowded pub in Hell’s Kitchen, looking for a sex waif. No, “looking” is too passive of a term. He is here to create a sex waif.

Enter Alex Claremont-Diaz.

“Perhaps we should return to the wedding. Also, I am not entirely sure where my father is right now.” Henry glances into the branches of the linden trees above them.

Illustration for The Trouble with Sex Waifs.

(I drew this solely so I could draw Arthur Fox. If you've read the fic, zoom in.)

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rated E | 24K words | complete!

Viscount Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor has had no need for a sex waif, much less an army of sex waifs. He has always been able to handle his own professional correspondence.

And yet, here he sits at the counter of an overly loud, overly crowded pub in Hell’s Kitchen, looking for a sex waif. No, “looking” is too passive of a term. He is here to create a sex waif.

Enter Alex Claremont-Diaz.

Anonymous asked:

What is a sex waif lol

Little is known about sex waifs. They are created by vampires. The capability of creating a sex waif bestows the title of viscount upon the vampire. Sex waifs can be crazed. They can also be organized into armies, which indicates some level of discipline. They are capable of handling emails and, more broadly, professional correspondence. However, they naturally exhibit tragic and wanton characteristics, which color their professional correspondence.

Their wool (gathered sustainably) is highly prized for its softness, length, and insulation value. [citation needed

References: 

  1. McQuiston, Casey. Red, White & Royal Blue. New York, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2019.
  2. emeryhall. The Trouble with Sex Waifs. AO3, 2025. 
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Okay, ask game:

B10

C8

And the one you've been dying to answer but haven't been asked.

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Hello, darling 🥰

B10) What’s the best plot twist you’ve ever seen?

I have a few that probably don’t actually count as plot twists, but they made my brain buzz in the same way a plot twist does. None of them were this huge dramatic reveal that painted everything that happened before in a new light, but in every instance, the story went a completely different direction from what I was expecting when I started reading.

  1. Chapter 15 of Keysie’s The Missing Link. I’m not going to say what happens because the experience is part of the fun, but I’m pretty sure this chapter got me high. Genuinely. I was dizzy and giddy and grinning, and every time something new happened that was different from my expectation, it brought me up a little further. I can’t remember ever having a reading experience like it.
  2. The first chapter of Chance. “Reese, it’s the first chapter? How is there a twist; there isn’t any plot yet?” you ask. Well, my friend, as we’ve established—I don’t read tags. I operate on summaries, writing style, and vibes, so I often go into stories with certain expectations based on the tropes I think I’ll find. I’m right pretty often. But in this case, you immediately did the opposite of what I expected. I remember reading it and my eyes getting big and taking a big, deep breath as I felt everything shift. It actually felt physical to me as I adjusted to the much more interesting story I was going to get than what I had already laid out in my own head. It’s so good. I love it so much.
  3. The last couple chapters of @euripidestrousers The Fall rewired my brain. This is going to sound stupid, but this fic made me so sad I’d never come up with anything so brilliantly unexpected in all my life. (Look, I know, I know, I understand the scoff I can hear two states away, I swear I’m not fishing, but broad swathes of that fic were crowd sourced, ok? It feels dishonest to say the twists were me. This one is all Cat.)
  4. Literally anything @emeryhall writes. I read the summaries to heighten the anticipation and that’s where I learn which fandom I’m joining today, that’s all the information I have, I just put my soul in their hands and know I’m in for a wild ride. The Intern is my baby and I will someday post my doctoral thesis on its brilliance. Maybe for Halloween this year.

C8) What is one plot twist you wish people would stop using?

This is a hard one for me to answer because I’ll buy just about anything if it’s sold to me correctly. I lean toward the types of plot twists that, for lack of better phrasing, make the rest of the story feel like it doesn’t matter? Like “they were dead all along” or “it was all a dream;” the type of thing where the twist makes everything before basically not-real. I don’t like to say “doesn’t matter” because I think that moment of the main character’s perspective drastically shifting can be really brilliant, but those types of things need to actually be a surprise for it to work, and unfortunately, after something becomes a cultural touch point (i.e. The Sixth Sense; Empire), it makes it much harder to repeat.

I don’t see a ton of this in my part of fandom, and one thing I love about fanfic is that it’s where people come to be little weirdos and make commercially unviable shit. I feel like creativity in fandom is off the charts, actually, so in my experience, I’m more likely to get something completely off the wall and unexpected in fanfic than I am in a published work/film. Obviously that’s not universal in either direction, but how often are you seeing mpreg in a theater?

Dealer’s choice—D7) Why did you leave your most recent comment? Will you share it with us?

I’ve started working my way through @leavesthatarebrown’s fics, so she got my last one on the first story she ever posted yesterday. Unfortunately, I wrote it write before I took a nap so it’s completely unintelligible, but that’s where it was. For better or worse, this is what I had to say:

This is really, really lovely. It really captures the thing I think works about wolfstar in ways it doesnt necessarily work with others—they understand the worst parts of each other in ways other people don’t, even if they respond to their own darkness in opposite ways. They can feel the support the other needs in ways other people don’t get, even when just a little messy or mean or loud. I love them, and I love the forgiveness, and I felt so, so many things in such a few number of words. This is just so good.

(I swear my comments are usually much more insightful than this, though they’re almost always typo-ridden for some reason. I just couldn’t put together a coherent thought for some god-forsaken reason)

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@na-dineee: Remember when this fic was being posted as a WIP and so many of us (myself very much included) nearly lost it?! The hurt, the angst, the years of longing—Henry and Alex so perfect for each other, yet always missing the mark. I read it for the second time now, and it was another wild ride. I shed quite a few tears (and got emotionally shredded into tiny pieces nbd), and in my humble opinion, this is a true fandom masterpiece!

Hush by @emeryhall (book-verse)

@na-dineee: This fic can be summed up in one word: BAM !! Alex and Henry know each other casually from class, but then they meet at a college New Year’s party and their midnight kiss turns deliciously smutty. From there, everything just falls perfectly into place—in a fast-paced, clever, heartfelt, and wonderfully smutty way. An absolute joy to read. 10/10, no notes, would totally recommend!
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9–1-1 fandom discourse on what constitutes freak4freak when the snowbaz fandom has a canonical tail job we are not the same

emery!!! i am so so obsessed with the sex waifs fic 😭🩷it's so unhinged, your firstprince have me gasping for air!! i can't wait to see what they get up to on wednesday <3 and look i found your alex the other day on the dash:

https://www.tumblr.com/anti-homophobia-cheese/777334231772938240?source=share

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"And then, naturally, I thought 'well let’s see where he’s going with this'" - omg, dying 😂 That is 100% this Alex with this Henry. Thank you for sharing it with me!

And THANK YOU in general 🥰 Good lord, there's a 5th chapter now. I honestly don't know what to say for chapters 4 and 5 other than I've committed.

Carry On Auctions for Fandom Trumps Hate

Hi! The @fandomtrumpshate auction posts are getting ready for bidding, and I thought I’d make a post of everyone offering something for the Carry On fandom to make it easier to spread the word! I’m so proud of our little fandom for making 8 different offerings, and I’m definitely planning on bidding on some of these, and I hope you guys can join me 💗💗💗

Here's a link to a spreadsheet with the current highest bids for these offerings (might take a few minutes to update)

Fan Art

Ciescen @ciescen

Subtype(s): Drawing/painting/etc., Icon(s) Highest rating: T Minimum Bid: $5 Audience: All ages Find out more info and bid here

Written Fanwork

Lark_ral  @larkral

Highest rating: E Minimum Bid: $30 Audience: All ages Length/scope: 5 -10k words Find out more info and bid here.

Facewithoutheart @facewithoutheart

Highest rating: E Minimum Bid: $5 Audience: All ages Length/scope: 5 -10k words Find out more info and bid here

Ciescen @ciescen

Highest rating: M Minimum Bid: $5 Audience: 18+ only Length/scope: 10 - 20k words Find out more info and bid here

Decaflondonfog @decaflondonfog

Highest rating: E Minimum Bid: $5 Audience: 18+ only Length/scope: Less than 5k words Find out more info and bid here

Podfic

Speakwithmagic

Highest rating: M Minimum Bid: $10 Audience: All ages Length/scope: 15 - 20k words Find out more info and bid here

Denticles @katatsumuli

Highest rating: T Minimum Bid: $5 Audience: All ages Length/scope: 1 - 5k words Find out more info and bid here

Lark_ral  @larkral

Highest rating: E Minimum Bid: $5 Audience: All ages Length/scope: 1 - 5k words Find out more info and bid here

Youarenevertooold @youarenevertooold

Highest rating: T Minimum Bid: $5 Audience: All ages Length/scope: 15 - 20k words Find out more info and bid here

Again I think it's so cool that we have so many offerings, and I hope everyone will join me in bidding on them!