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Jaw Bone #GrimmIchiruki #Bleach Summary: Grimmjow's mask never really bothered his partners. When they make a startling discovery one lazy winter evening, however, things take a sharp turn into the curious. For Day 3 of GrimmIchiRuki Weekend. 💀 Read on AO3

Jaw Bone cover

Screenshot of Grimmjow laughing while his jaw mask starts to open up.

"Jaw Bone" is written with in hollowed-out letters curved along his jaw. "by HibiscusAngel15" is in smaller hollowed-out letters below it.

Lights Off #GrimmIchiruki #Bleach Summary (cut for word count): Grimmjow Jeagerjaques is just not cut out for an office job...After signing up to a new gym in a desperate attempt to vent his frustrations, he soon finds plenty of other ways to relieve his pent-up stress. 🥊 Read on AO3

Lights Off cover

Black and white stock image of a muscular man tying boxing tape around his hands. Black background.

"Lights Off by HibiscusAngel15" is in stylish white font in the top left corner.

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On the Edge #Ichiruki #Bleach Summary: Rukia liked to be rough, if her instinct to slap him was any indication. He just hadn’t realized how well that would translate in their bedroom, too. Or, Rukia and Ichigo experiment with edging and Ichigo nearly loses his mind because of it. ⛓️ Read on AO3

On the Edge cover

Stock image of a man in handcuffs behind his back with a black background. "On the Edge" is in white font on the bottom left and "by HibiscusAngel15" is in smaller font in the bottom right.

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Rumors #Ichiruki #Bleach Rumors chased after Ichigo and Rukia their entire lives. People liked to gossip about their appearances. About their statuses. It was always the trivial matters that rubbed others the wrong way.And then came the rumors about the nature of their relationship. 💭 Read on AO3

Rumors cover

Screenshot from Bleach opening 1.

Ichigo and Rukia's white silhouettes stand back to back in front of a red and blue background (red on top, blue on bottom).

"Rumors" is typed top to bottom in black font. "By HibiscusAngel15" is in the Rukia silhouette in tiny black font.

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Eclipse #Ichiruki #Bleach Summary: The rain drags black sun down, but the rain dried by white moon. Ichigo and Rukia attempt to be poetic, but only when the other isn't looking. For Day 8 of Ichiruki Month 2021. 🌘 Read on AO3

Eclipse cover

Screenshot from Bleach ending 16. Ichigo and Rukia's hands reach out to each other from opposite sides of the screen. A blue coil of light surrounds their hands.

The background is a light green gradient fading to black. Ichigo's hand leans more towards the black side while Rukia leans more towards the light.

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Death and the Strawberry: ReVise #Ichiruki #Bleach Summary: Each choice falls before them like a grain of sand. Ichigo and Rukia dare to shatter fate once more. Or, a rewrite of the ending of Bleach. For Day 3 of Ichiruki Month 2021. ✏️ Read on AO3

Edit of Bleach Volume 74's cover by @grimmjows_!

Older Ichigo and Rukia stand back to back, arms crossed and looking at each other over their shoulders. Ichigo is wearing a shihakusho while Rukia is wearing a plain white dress. The background is lavender.

"The Death & the Strawberry:" is in the bottom center while "ReVise" is in the bottom right corner.

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The next chapter of Corpus Callosum (a #TADC #FunnyBunny #Abstragedy human!video game tester!AU #fanfic) is out! Chapter Six: Garage Band Blues 🎸Read on AO3! A Ragatha-centric chapter this time, featuring the infamous bugle! And a few FunnyBunny/AU lore crumbs, too :)

AO3 screenshot of the Author's Note of Chapter Six of Corpus Callosum.

Chapter 6: Garage Band Blues

Notes:
So…that finale, huh? Spoilers for the TADC finale in this note. You can just skip to the chapter until you’ve seen it.

I do want to address a couple things going forward with this fic. First, I didn’t expect Gooseworx to share their real names/faces at all. That doesn't mean I’m going to retroactively change anything about the human aspects of the characters in this fic. I started planning out this AU right after Episode Six. I want to write about their canon human selves in the future, but for this fic (and any future fics tied to it), I’ll stick to the initial names/designs my sister and I made.

Second, I want to address Jax and her transfem identity. I use she/her to refer to canon!Jax. Initially, I was only going to hint at Jax being transfem in this fic because Zooble and their body/gender dysphoria made that seem a bit redundant, but it turns out it was a much larger aspect of her character than I thought it would be. Though it doesn't change what I have planned in the fic overall concerning this AU!Jax’s character arc, I will make it far more blatant and tie more into the story.

I will still be using he/him and Jax will still be in heavy denial for a good portion of the fic. He might not be comfortable using she/her until closer to the end of the fic (and only in private), and like Lee in canon, he might still be boymodding even if he comes out to the group overall. This is just one aspect of his character, of course, but it is an important one I don’t want to overlook.

Anyway, new chapter, weeeee. This one is heavily Ragatha-focused. Enjoy them all being goofy goobers while it lasts :)

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I do tend to be more grumpy than empathetic sometimes, so Zooble just managing to beat Pomni for me makes sense. I didn't expect the Gangle and Kinger percentages to be so high, though.

Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The next chapter of Corpus Callosum (a #TADC #FunnyBunny #Abstragedy human!video game tester!AU #fanfic) is out! Chapter Five: Percolate and Steep 🎪Read on AO3! The chapter where human!Abstragedy meets! Also, going on brief hiatus to build a backlog (and emotionally prepare for the finale).

AO3 screenshot of the beginning of Chapter Five of Corpus Callosum.

Chapter 5: Percolate and Steep

Notes:

Sorry it's a day late! I've been super busy lately :(

TW: Emotional abuse, coercion

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

A sheet of sunlight rippled over the corner table Emily always sat at. In the morning, it was bright without being blinding, warm without roasting her alive. And it was this spot in particular that helped her focus the best. The sun was like a spotlight on her sketchbook, illuminating her drawings while drowning out everything else.

She had come across this coffee shop by chance—just a couple months ago, in fact. During a manic episode, she decided to fully develop the webcomic idea she had in her head since she was a teenager. She also wanted to clean out her room, organize that dusty box of cosplay supplies she had shoved in the back of her closet, and take up dancing all in the same day, but first things first.

The coffee shop was just the first one she came across that wasn’t a Starbucks. Fake ivy draped down the walls. All the tables and chairs were made of real faded wood instead of plasterboard. The inside was slightly dark, a little crisp, and smelled absolutely incredible. In the far corner, just under the soft sunlight, a lone square table called out to her. She ordered a random specialty latte then sat down to draw at last.

Coming every Saturday morning in this exact spot helped her develop her comic’s soft magic system, the world-building, and most importantly, her beloved characters. She spent hours and hours sketching and writing down notes, sometimes sitting there until she had to go to C&A in the evening. The developers cancelled today’s adventure to patch the latest huge bug, so she had the whole day to put her all into drawing.

“But if you don’t wanna show anything, that’s fine, too. Just nice seeing dedicated artists around here. See you later.”

Just as they turned away, Emily piped up, “W-Wait!”

They paused. “Yeah? What’s up?”

She fidgeted with a loose thread on her cardigan sleeve. “Um, I can show you some of the sketches I’ve been working on, I guess. Probably nothing cool enough for a tattoo, though.”

The low throaty note of their laugh made her heart skip a little with delight. “I’ve tattooed some pretty weird things on people in weird places. Your stuff is probably really good in comparison.”

Emily began to sweat as she thought of all the explicit yuri fanart she had hidden at home. “O-Oh, uh…yeah, sure.”

She clutched her sketchbook to her chest, her heart beating a million miles an hour. Sharing her stuff with other people was always so nerve-wracking. Her online friends praised her work, but she had a feeling they were holding back their real opinions. Her art was nowhere near as stylish or detailed as plenty of others who posted regularly online. Those who had already fulfilled their dreams had no idea what it was like for those struggling to catch up.

Emily took a deep breath and set her open sketchbook down on the table. If nothing else, maybe she could ask them for some art tips.

They stared down at the sketches of the others in the circus, drinking in every detail. Realizing how weird they might look to a stranger, she added, “Oh, um, these are just doodles of…online friends. Their character avatars, anyway. I-I…um…”

Priya ran gentle fingers over Zooble.

The silence was killing her. Were they about to rip her art to shreds? Was this all a mistake? She tugged at the loose thread nervously, but only succeeded in making it longer.

Priya’s eyes were bright with some emotion she couldn’t place. “…Gangle?”

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The next chapter of Corpus Callosum (a #TADC #FunnyBunny #Abstragedy human!video game tester!AU #fanfic) is out! Chapter Four: Code Refactor 🎪Read on AO3! For once, Pomni is spared from the big, gloopy glitches around the circus. She just has to deal with angel heads and going to Hell instead :)

Another screenshot of Chapter Four of Corpus Callosum:

Zooble swore as another patch of floor collapsed into the void. Running seemed useless when they might clip through the world at any given second.

Then a hush blanketed the circus. Glitches paused mid-static. Jittering objects froze in place. The only sound was their own frantic breathing. This was far more terrifying than the wreckage, and it was only when they looked at Caine again did they realize why.

His head was partially upside down. The eyes peering through the cracked jaw flickered between bluescreen code and angry red and blue. His body was hoisted higher and higher until he blocked out the lights of the circus. As he rose, his limbs extended, growing longer, more nonsensical joints added to compensate for the gaps. Red error signs flickered across his torso. One arm shrunk back to its normal size, only for another limb to burst through his coat like a parasite. His back rippled and more arms tore through, the gloved hands grasping at nothing.

“Uh, whose evaluation is this again?” Zooble asked aloud.

In a blink, Caine reset. The circus became bright and oversaturated again. “Whoops, sorry about that! Anyway—”

“What the f[%$!#]k was that?”

He blinked. “What was what?”

“That…I don’t even know how to describe it. The circus was glitching out and you were…growing?”

“Oh, that! Just a late patch added in. Nothing to worry about! I just downloaded all the therapy resources I had available on queer patients!” He put his hands on his hips like he was especially proud of himself. “So I should be able to help you much better now!”

Jesus Christ, was this why the developers kicked them out before they did nightly maintenance? What kind of error turned their friendly mascot into an eldritch nightmare on the daily?

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The next chapter of Corpus Callosum (a #TADC #FunnyBunny #Abstragedy human!video game tester!AU #fanfic) is out! Chapter Three: Between the Lines 🎪Read on AO3! Oh no, they killed Pomni. Anyway, you guys wanna get something to eat? I'm jk I love Pomni so much. She's fine. For now :)

AO3 screenshot of the beginning of Chapter Three of Corpus Callosum.

Notes: PLEASE suspend your disbelief for any science-related stuff. Even though I'm doing research, I'm also largely making stuff up as I go ;^;

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Funny, the few times Pomni imagined what death might be like, she hadn’t expected to still be so…aware. Acute pain flared along her right side, rendering her nearly immobile.

Her chest split open, ribs nothing more than cage doors someone had unlocked.

A rewiring. An adding. A patch.

Like a flood, relief. The pain dissipated like that. She still couldn’t see or hear anything, but she had this at the very least.

Oh. It was sort of peaceful here.

A golden pop-up flared and she hissed at the breach of darkness. We’re sorry! it read. The Amazing Digital Circus is facing an unexpected shutdown. Our team is working on fixing the issue. In the meantime, please log out.

Underneath the message was a prompt box for her to do just that.

Another screenshot of Chapter Three of Corpus Callosum:

Max plopped onto the front stoop of his apartment complex, one long leg sticking out onto the sidewalk as he sat to rest. The closest night bus stops were still miles away, and he usually opted for walking the rest of the way home. Rideshare after every adventure would just drain his already tiny bank account. He tended to save that for when he was really exhausted.

He tilted his head back to stare at the dumb bugs smacking themselves against the overhead light. No way in hell he’d be able to scrape up enough for a car anytime soon. Not with his and Richard’s rent going up next month, anyway.

Didn’t take long before he accidentally made eye contact with some sketchy guy glaring at him across the street. Max scraped himself up and headed inside.

This new apartment was a step up from their last place. Zero drive-bys, less bass booming out of obnoxious subwoofers, and way less car alarms in the middle of the night. The area was still pocked by the odd local weirdo or two, but that he could handle.

Probably helped that the circus’s salary helped them afford the place at all.

The moment he opened the door, Max ducked away from an empty beer can being chucked at his face. Raucous laughter spilled out into the hallway.

“Damn it, Maximillian, you lost me two bucks.” A tipsy Richard leered at him from their sorry excuse of a dining table. It was a round thing made of cheap plasterboard with fake wood grain they found sitting out on a curb. He and his mechanic friends had cards fanned out in their hands and several beer cans at their sides.

Max slapped on a smile. “What the hell was that for?”

“Shaun bet me two dollars you could dodge that can I threw at you. I said hell no you wouldn’t. So we made a bet.” Richard took a drag of his half-smoked blunt and exhaled slow. The skunk stench of it already bled into the walls. “Can’t count on you for nothin’, Maximillian.”

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The next chapter of Corpus Callosum (a #TADC #FunnyBunny #Abstragedy human!video game tester!AU #fanfic) is out! Chapter Two: Split Brain Theory 🎪Read on AO3! Pomni has now entered the circus. It's tutorial time!

AO3 screenshot of the beginning of Chapter Two of Corpus Callosum.

Chapter 2: Split Brain Theory

Her mind’s splitting was not a clean one. Pomni hurtled down a digital wormhole, flailing for any foothold or grip she could find. She turned her head and Christine snapped back to her body.

The very real sound of monitors beeping and Doctor Mills swearing as she tugged a thick strap over her chest reverberated in her ears. Fluorescent lights swung in her face and she turned away instinctively.

Reality broke and she was falling down, down into an endless void of shifting white shapes and lights. The more she tried to concentrate on any one pixelated cube, the harder it became to see anything at all. The shapes would stretch or flatten at random, gray shadows engulfing them into nothing.

Pomni reached out, a static scream tearing out of her throat. Wait, it didn’t look right. Her whole arm was too thin, too pale, too rubbery.

“H-Huh?” She stared down at her gloved hands, one red and the other blue, and flexed them experimentally. Each hand had only four fingers. It was such a disconcerting image. When she tried to move where her ring finger would be, her pinky curled instead.

“Pomni!”

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The urge to brag tickled in the back of her throat. Parkour was not her forte, but she became pretty good at navigating tricky flooring in the many abandoned buildings she’d explored over the years. This tutorial was a breeze in comparison.

The further she got, the quieter everyone became. Normally, having so many eyes watching her would drive Pomni to a panic attack, but now, she felt a strange sense of exhilaration. When she landed on the third-to-last platform with plenty of time left to beat Jax’s top spot, she threw him a smug smile.

His eyes had narrowed to thin yellow slices, the tiniest frown tugging at his mouth.

Just as she was about to jump again, however, a huge boom went off under her. Her foot slipped off the edge and she flailed for purchase.

Time slowed for one horrible moment. The tips of her fingers brushed against the other platform. Just a hair too short. Dread pricked along her skin, her mind working faster than the artificial gravity of the game. Her stomach wrenched as she plummeted several feet below.

The noodly wiggle in her too-skinny limbs only made her scream louder. It was like she had no bones at all. Just a fragile mind wrapped in new skin.

Pomni grunted when her back slammed against the pile of pillows. The compact heft knocked the air out of her lungs, more sandbag than cushion. The net bowed low before springing her all the way back up again. She shrieked at the top of her lungs, eyes watering from the sheer speed.

Then with an almost comical gentleness, her feet touched the second-to-last platform. Her knees knocked together as she trembled.

“Better get moving, kid, or you might end up falling all over again!” Jax sounded like he was having the time of his life. He stood right next to a cannon sticking out of a castle-themed playplace.

She gritted her teeth. “F[%$!#]king jacka[%$!#]s…”

Word count cuts out. Continued on AO3!

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Clearing Away the Rain #Ichiruki #Bleach Summary: The rain has stopped in their hearts, but the storm continues to brood overhead. There is one last outpour that must be shed before the rain can fully clear away. Sequel to Home. ⛅ Read on AO3

Clearing Away the Rain fic cover

Screenshot from second opening of Bleach. Rukia and Ichigo are sitting back to back in a dark background. A single spotlight shines in the middle. Rukia is in a white robe and red necklace. Ichigo is wearing his shihakusho.

"Clearing Away the Rain" is white text close to Rukia. "By HibiscusAngel15" is white text under Ichigo.

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Home #Ichiruki #Bleach Summary: The Kurosaki family had always welcomed Rukia into their lives. There was never any distinction between their home and her place in it. She belonged there. So why did it pain her to learn that Ichigo would soon leave it all behind? 🏠 Read on AO3

Home fic cover

Screenshot from the anime. Rukia and Ichigo are walking home during golden hour, backs to the camera. Rukia is wearing a cream coat and pink scarf. Ichigo is wearing his school uniform, blue book bag slung over his shoulder as he leans down to talk to her.

"Home is text in the top center. "By HibiscusAngel15" is the text in the bottom middle.

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Kintsugi #Ichiruki #Bleach Summary: The worth of a man is not solely measured by his scars. Kuchiki Rukia sees nothing wrong with appreciating Ichigo’s scars, at the very least. Rating: T 🩹 Read on AO3

Kintsugi fic cover

Screenshot from the Bleach anime after Ichigo and Rukia meet again for the first time in Soul Society arc.

Ichigo and Rukia are standing on the bridge leading to her tower prison. He is frowning down at her, bandaged and bleeding while Rukia cries.

"Kintsugi" is silver text in the top right corner. "By HibiscusAngel15" is text in the bottom right corner.

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Why Tragedy Exists #Ichiruki #Bleach Summary: When you spent your whole life fighting, what was there to do when you had nothing left to fight for? What purpose did Kurosaki Ichigo even have in this world anymore? Ichigo’s life during the seventeen months without Rukia. Rating: T 💔 Read on AO3

Why Tragedy Exists fic cover

Screenshot of Ichigo waking up post-episode 342. The sky is blank as he sits up.

"Why Tragedy Exists" is text in top right corner. "By HibiscusAngel15" is text in bottom right corner.

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Two Months #Ichiruki #fanfiction Summary: He’s only known her for two months. Why does her leaving feel like a betrayal? For Day 5 of Ichiruki Month 2020. Rating: G 📅 Read on AO3

Two Months fic cover

Screenshot of Rukia leaving for the Soul Society in the Substitute Shinigami arc. She is looking back at Ichigo as she crosses to the Dangai.

"Two Months" is text in top left corner. "By HibiscusAngel15" is text in bottom right corner.

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Finally published Corpus Callosum (a #TADC #FunnyBunny #Abstragedy human!video game beta tester!AU)! Chapter One: Test, Test, Can Anyone Hear Me? Read on AO3! It's heavily inspired by shows like Severance and Pantheon (AMC), just so you know the kind of psychological trauma you're in for 😈

AO3 screenshot of the beginning of Chapter One of Corpus Callosum. Includes beginning author notes.

Notes: corpus callosum: Latin for tough body. Also refers to the bundle of nerves that allow the left and right hemispheres of the brain to communicate and work in tandem.

Welcome to the start of my video game beta tester AU! It's heavily inspired by shows like Severance and Pantheon (AMC). You don't need to watch them to read this fic, but if you are familiar at all with either of them, you can get a vague idea of the psychological trauma you're in for :)

Chapter 1: Test, Test, Can Anyone Hear Me?

August 2017

Her therapist’s office always smelled like too much lavender and smoke. Christine didn’t mind it, at first. Until the receptionist divulged that Doctor Morozova connected specific candle scents to each individual patient.

She had briefly wondered what the criteria was for lavender. Maybe her therapist hoped its calming properties would rub off on her as she unspooled her troubles like one might untangle cables.

It made her feel like she was part of a secret experiment. Like she was being judged on yet another parameter she didn’t know about.

Truthfully, it had taken her years to work up the courage to finally try out therapy. The idea of some stranger studying her like a bug in a glass made her anxiety skyrocket. She swore once she graduated high school, she’d get her parents to sign her up for it. Then she finished college and swore then that she’d go.

(Cont. on AO3)

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“I…” Christine sighed. “I came here to say this is my last session. I’ve made up my mind.”

“I see. That’s a shame, but I understand if you feel like we don’t gel well. Are you looking into finding another therapist?”

“I might take a break from it for little while,” she said hesitantly. “It’s getting really expensive to keep coming here just to have the same conversation over and over.”

“You feel stagnant here?” Doctor Morozova asked.

“You could say that about my whole life the past couple years.” Christine nearly winced at the bitter tang to her words. “I just don’t feel like I’m doing anything worthwhile. Like I’m wasting away for…what? It’s not like supermarket accounting does anything to change people’s lives.”

“You want to make a difference.” Spoken like a fact, not a question. Hearing it out loud just made her sound self-righteous.

Making a difference always sounded like some lofty, intangible task. Sure, there were those who worked tirelessly to better the world around them in a myriad of ways: charities, unpaid volunteer work, protests for the betterment of their neighbors. That was all fine and admirable, but whatever difference Christine sought out wasn’t nearly as praiseworthy as all that.

She just wanted something new to shake up her sour routine. Not so much a difference in the world at large, but her own surroundings. It was just, for someone with anxiety as all-consuming as hers, she had no idea how to start moving forward. She was stuck in the same place, doing the same things endlessly on repeat. Exploring abandoned buildings was the only thing that still gave her a sense of wonder anymore—and even that she had very little time for.

Being poked and prodded about her own complacency just made her defensive.

“I-I guess? I don’t know.”

Word count cuts out. Continued on AO3!

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Rough WIP of a #TADC edit I'm making. Ep 6 of #TheAmazingDigitalCircus might be my favorite of the whole show so far 💙 Song - The Other Side of Paradise by Glass Animals #Jax #Pomni #FunnyBunny (either platonic or romantic)

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Wires Crossed, a #DateEverything #EddiexReaderxVolt fic Chapter 1 / 2 Summary: Post-Love Ending spoilers! The power reset reinvigorated Eddie and Volt like nothing else. With this much energy flowing through the both of them, the Breaker Box had never glowed brighter. (Summary cont. below)

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Curse, a #BG3 #AstarionxTav hanahaki fic for @hanahaki4hanami.bsky.social and a yume server spring event! Summary: A hag’s curse is always one borne of intimate cruelty. A wish gone horribly wrong, nostalgia made agony. And love painfully twisted out like so much weeds. (Summary cont. below) (1/3)

Cover for Curse, a Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion x Tav (OC) fic. Blue aster flowers scattered face-up on a field.

White text in the middle reads as follows:

Curse
Astarion x Tav | Baldur's Gate 3
by selfindulgences

Corner white text is as follows:
#HANAHAKI4HANAMI
+
YUME SPRING EVENT

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

My #OCxCanon fic for the Made to Be: OC x Canon Seasons 'zine is up! I wrote a #BG3 #AstarionxTav fic! 💙🤍 Read Midsummer Night's Dream! 💖 Read the 'zine for free!

A screenshot of the summary/tags of Midsummer Night's Dream, an AstarionxTav fic by selfindulgences.

Tags are as follows: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Astarion/Tav, Astarion/Original Female Character(s)

Characters: Astarion, Tav, Original Female Character(s), Original Character(s)

Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Midsummer, Midsummer Night (Dungeons and Dragons), Festivals, Jousting, Injury, Carnival Games, Fireworks, Established Relationship, Romance, Fluff, Named Tav (Baldur's Gate), Tiefling Tav (Baldur's Gate), Fighter Tav (Baldur's Gate)

Summary: Traversing the Sword Coast to unravel the machinations of a fiendish cult was all well and good, but camping in the dirt could only remain novel for so long. Frankly, Astarion had had enough.

The Midsummer Night festival has finally arrived in Baldur's Gate and Astarion intends to revel in every bit of glory he can. Leviathala has other plans.

Originally written for the Made to Be: OC x Canon Seasons 'zine!

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

feed me with your kiss | Murdoc x OC | Explicit | #Gorillaz Wrote something fun for @ficwip.bsky.social #heysweetheart event! Gave me an excuse to go back to Phase One Gorillaz. 🍫 Read here (AO3)!

An image of dark chocolate sauce being poured over a stack of chocolate squares on a black background. A sketchy red heart is in the bottom left corner.

Feed Me with Your Kiss is the title across the image. Murdoc x OC | Gorillaz | by selfindulgences underneath.

hey sweetheart 2025 arced over the chocolate stack.

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The last chapter of my #GrimmIchiRuki modern!AU fic, Lights Off, is up! Very happy that I finished this at last. 💙🧡💜Read here (AO3)!

A screenshot of the summary/tags of Lights Off, an Explicit GrimmIchiRuki fanfic by selfindulgences.

Tags are as follows: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Grimmjow Jaegerjaques/Kuchiki Rukia/Kurosaki Ichigo, Grimmjow Jaegerjaques/Kurosaki Ichigo, Grimmjow Jaegerjaques/Kuchiki Rukia, Kuchiki Rukia/Kurosaki Ichigo

Characters: Grimmjow Jaegerjaques, Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Rukia, Sado "Chad" Yasutora

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Human, Boxing & Fisticuffs, Blood and Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, Gym Sex, Public Blow Jobs, Semi-Public Sex, Bisexual Male Character, Both Grimmjow and Ichigo are bi okay, Polyamory Negotiations, Double Penetration, Rough Sex, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Vaginal Sex, Threesome - F/M/M, Overstimulation, Aftercare, Choking

Summary: Grimmjow Jeagerjaques is just not cut out for an office job. No former boxing champion should ever be expected to pick up such menial work, anyway.

After signing up to a new gym in a desperate attempt to vent his frustrations, he soon finds plenty of other ways to relieve his pent-up stress. Particularly in the form of a mouthy, orange-haired punk and his equally feisty girlfriend. Modern/Human!AU. For Day 1 of GrimmIchiRuki Weekend.

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

My Spirited Away stickers and #Ichiruki tarot bookmarks from @cindytranart.bsky.social came in! Everything looks really nice 🥺 Can't wait to use them 💙

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

The second chapter of Lights Off, my #GrimmIchiRuki modern!AU fic is finally up! 💙🧡💜 Read here (AO3)!

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Joking and wordy meme aside, it's probably finishing and posting Date.

Fairly Odd Parents "If I Had One" meme with alternate Impact text. Originally: This Is where I'd put my trophy. If I had one!

Top image: Here's where I'd celebrate getting to the halfway point of All Out of Song.

Bottom image: If I finished Chapter 17!

Lastly, this argument between Murdoc and Noodle in Chapter 16 of my #Gorillaz fic All Out of Song: archiveofourown.org/works/454143...

Snippet from Chapter 16 of All Out of Song, a #Gorillaz Murdoc x OC fic:

“Let me cut to the chase, yeah?” He sniffed, resting his feet on the edge of the small table across from him. “You say you came to me for advice. Not Russ. Not Anna. Not even Dents. Me. You want me to talk you out of this somehow, right? Or rather, talk you into it. Get furious, yell at you, etcetera, etcetera, so it makes it easier for you to choose. Because no matter how many times you say you want to leave, you’re still not convinced you want to do it. Hell, I’m not convinced.”

“This is not a decision I have made lightly. Whether you believe me or not does not matter.”

“Then wot do you want from me, love?” he scoffed, throwing his hands in the air. “Do you want me to say I’ll miss you? Good luck, have a safe trip, all that?”

“I want…I don’t know! I just know I don’t want to be here right now.” Noodle stepped towards him like she was thinking about punching him. Instead, she blew out a breath and fell heavily into the armchair across from him, staring at the floor.

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Honestly, all of Fears? The party banter in it is so fun. This bit between #Astarion and my Tav in particular still gets me: archiveofourown.org/works/54182803

Snippet of Fears, a #BG3 one-shot focused on the party's silliest fears:

“I’m not apologizing, you know,” he said without even looking up.

She frowned. “For what?”

“Laughing at you.”

At this, she couldn’t help but scoff. “I’m not that fragile. Laugh away. I’ll find out what your silliest fear is yet. Mark my words.”

“Is that why you’re here?” The question was brusque, but not altogether unwelcoming of her presence.

“I’m not prying it out of you, if that’s what you’re wondering. Where’s the fun in that?”

“Then go bother someone else. You’re in my light.” His eyes flickered up to her. “Unless you want me to test out what Karlach asked.”

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

These questions are getting harder lol. I'll just post a short collection of my favorites: From Girls' Night, a #BG3 one-shot focused on Karlach and the other girls: archiveofourown.org/works/54869890

Snippet of Girls' Night, a #BG3 one-shot fic on AO3 by selfindulgences (me):

“He’s arrogant, a liar, and a pretty idiot,” Shadowheart added. “So yes, I’d imagine that’s why most people would fall in love with someone like him.”

Lae’zel made a face. “Beauty in itself is hardly a valuable trait. Especially when it so commonly fades with time.”

“Well, he is a vampire. At least his only redeeming quality will remain preserved.” Shadowheart shrugged. “Can’t say much about the rest of him, though.”

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Going with one of my true-blue AUs (and the fic I wrote for the very first 'zine I got accepted for, the Ichiruki AU 'zine): One Blood! #Ichiruki actor!AU with a fanart commission I got from the lovely @/ guruan on Tumblr! archiveofourown.org/works/38801871

Commission cover from @ / guruan on Tumblr of Ichigo and Rukia in an actor!AU fanfiction.

Ichigo is on the left smiling and wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt. He is holding Rukia's hand in his as they sit in black director's chairs.

Rukia sits to his left smiling up at him. She is wearing a black jacket draped over her shoulders and has fake yakuza tattoos of two dragons along her shoulders and down her arms. She has bandages wrapped around her torso and white pants with a drawstring tied in a bow.

A director's clapboard is in the foreground with One Blood on the title card. Director is HibiscusAngel15 (me). Date is 2021.

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The first chapter of my #IIHWE24 crack AU fic, Starbright is up! #Ichiruki ⭐ Read here (AO3)!

Screenshot of the tags and summary of Starbright, an explicit Ichiruki (Bleach) fanfiction on AO3.

Tags are as follows: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Kuchiki Rukia/Kurosaki Ichigo

Characters: Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Rukia, Inoue Orihime, Ishida Uryuu, Unohana Retsu, Zaraki Kenpachi, Kusajishi Yachiru, Hirako Shinji, Kurotsuchi Nemu, Kurotsuchi Mayuri

Additional Tags: Minor Ayasegawa Yumichika/Madarame Ikkaku, Minor Inoue Orihime/Ishida Uryuu, Minor Unohana Retsu/Zaraki Kenpachi, Alternate Universe - Western, Sex Pollen, Flowers, Mildly Dubious Consent, Partners to Lovers, Romance, Action/Adventure, Crack Treated Seriously, Smut, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, 69 (Sex Position), Bottom Kurosaki Ichigo, Top Kuchiki Rukia, Sexual Inexperience

Summary: Harvesting the stardust flowers every spring took the delicate hand of a Reaper. The perennials created certain…issues if they weren’t cut down in time.

When bandits steal his usual shipment out from under him, Ichigo is sent on a whirlwind chase to prevent their pollen’s spread. Enter Rukia Kuchiki, the Reaper from a neighboring town looking to settle her own score. Forming an unlikely partnership might be the only way to bring the thieves to justice...and unearth some hidden desires along the way.

A.K.A., me treating a crack AU fic way too seriously. For Day 2 of Ichiruki Hentai Weekend 2024!

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

#BG3 little guys finally came home 🥰 I love them so much. I want to squish them all 💙 Plushes from the amazing @itstweeds.bsky.social and @miyabau.bsky.social respectively! miyabau still has some Wyll plushes available here if you want to grab some: miyabauplush.bigcartel.com

Chibi plushes of the 6 Baldur's Gate 3 Origin characters made by @itstweeds! They are all wearing their base armor from when you first meet them in the game.

From left to right: Astarion, Wyll, Karlach, Lae'zel, Shadowheart, Gale

Chibi Astarion and Wyll plush with photocards made by @miyabau. They are wearing their base armor from when you first meet them in the game.

The two photocards have their larger selves smiling down at their plush forms.

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Excerpt from Chapter 26 of the first fic in my Murdoc x OC #Gorillaz fic, Over the Dub, finished in 2021. archiveofourown.org/works/148790... There are bits I don't like about this fic now, but I still like this part:

Excerpt from Chapter 26 of my Murdoc x OC Gorillaz fic, All Out of Song. It's a screenshot from AO3 using the Reversi theme (white text on dark gray background). It reads:

Murdoc traced back through his old haunts like some morbid tour of tragedy. There was the street corner where he ran into the weird man handing out Satanist pamphlets. That pub further along the block used to be called something more unsavory before the mayor forced the owners to change it. And over there was that abandoned church where he and a few mates first took LSD and believed the chipped saints painted on the walls were talking to them.

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Preview for my fic for Day 2 for #IIHWE24! I'm taking this crack fic way too seriously, but it's a fun Western AU! Planning for three chapters, with the first being released on the day.

Screenshot from my upcoming Ichiruki fic, Starbright. It reads:

Quick as a whip, they drew their revolver in front of his face. Ichigo grabbed the barrel and hoisted it up so it aimed at the ceiling. “Nice try, kid. Guns are a distance weapon. Maybe don’t get so close next time.”

As the kid looked up to try and wrest the gun back, he finally caught the barest glimpse of their face. Large, violet eyes burned with rage. Some dark locks of hair fell in the center of her face, curving at the ends.

Not a kid. A woman.

“Oh, I’ll show you a weapon!” The woman reeled back, slamming their fist into his cheek with such startling force that he fell out of his chair. Just as he recovered, she aimed her revolver right in between his eyes.

Ichigo glared up at her, breathing heavily. “Who the hell are you?”

The girl smiled and tipped her hat mockingly. “Name’s Rukia. Rukia Kuchiki. And I’m this town’s Reaper.”

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It's so funny to me that mine is just all some flavor of Damon Albarn

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Genuinely thought Blur was going to oust Gorillaz as my No. 1 artist since I listened to way more of their albums this year, but ig not

Hibiscus's Spotify 2024 Wrapped. Black background with pixel blue gradient waves like a 90s screensaver.

Top Artist picture is Gorillaz. Russel is in the middle lifting and choking Murdoc. Murdoc is bug-eyed and sticking out his tongue. Noodle is sitting on Russel's shoulders laughing. She has a pink shirt and her usual spiky hair dyed magenta. Under Russel's left arm is 2-D, yelling. His blue hair sticks out over his head as he hangs upside down.

Top Artists
1 Gorillaz
2 Blur
3 Borislav Slavov (composer for Baldur's Gate 3 OST)
4 Eyeshine
5 CORPSE

Top Songs
1 Good Luck, Babe!
2 Barbaric
3 Red Wine Supernova
4 DISDAIN
5 under the weather

Minutes Listened
25,361

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Hibiscus @cantwrite2dead.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hamtaro commisions from @nicolaspx.bsky.social ! They turned out so cute 🥺

Characters as Hamtaro hamsters commission from @nicolaspx. Left hamster is hamster version of my BG3 tiefling Tav, Leviathala. She is a navy blue hamster with swirled teal horns and darker blue hair with two little bangs sticking out. She is wearing the Solemnity Outfit in Blue.

Right hamster is Astarion. He has lavender fur with a darker, downward triangular patch down his forehead. He is wearing the Elegant Studded Leather armor.

They both have cute pink hands and feet. They're throwing a red ribbon in the air in the shape of a heart.

Characters as Hamtaro hamsters commission from @nicolaspx. Left hamster is hamster version of my BG3 bard elf Tav, Laurel. She is a white hamster with a Bijou-blue patch over half her face and long sea green hair. She is wearing the Blazer of Benevolence dyed blue.

Right hamster is Wyll with horns. He has brown fur with a darker brown patches on his right ear and over his eyes. He has two locs tied. He is wearing the Padded Armor +2 dyed red.

They both have cute pink hands and feet. They're throwing a red ribbon in the air in the shape of a heart.