Is it just me, or is there something completely deranged about finding a fic so good it fundamentally alters your brain chemistry, only to realize it has spawned an entire fandom multiverse of inspired works?
And then those fics have their own inspo chains, and suddenly there are thirty variations of the same concept, spiraling outward like some kind of chaotic, beautifully unhinged literary hydra, and now I’m just sitting here at 3 AM, eyes bloodshot, vibrating with indecision because where do I even start?
Do I go in order of influence like some kind of academic scholar? Do I pick at random and hope for the best? Do I chase the one that promises the most emotional devastation because apparently, I don’t value my own well-being?
Or do I just sit here, staring at my screen, paralyzed, because every time I try to choose, I remember there are more of them, and they keep multiplying? And let’s not even talk about the comments section, where people are linking even more fics in an ever-expanding rabbit hole of shared brainrot.
And the worst (best?) part? I know I’m not going to stop. I can’t stop. Who needs sleep when I could be reading just one more fic that’s technically the same idea I’ve already read twenty times but slightly different? My body is running on pure hyperfixation and maybe half a cup of cold coffee I forgot about six hours ago. I am too deep in this, and I don’t even want to leave.
Anyway, thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Guys I need a name so I can keep writing and getting it out. So here's what I got:
Because it's been living rent free in my head lately:
Greek Mythology Harringrove AU
Gather 'round my children, for I have hadeth another brain fart... And this is what I woke up with!! Yes, I changed their names because ancient greek, man! Max is okay. Steve, eh gets difficult. Lucas- okay... But Dustin?? Or Nancy?? Anyway!- Steve is a hero, Billy is Eros and they find each others presents strangely comforting.
Of course the others will all also be there, definitely. And they each have their own backgrounds and stories and reasons to do... Uh... Stuff!
I got the idea randomly whilst listening to I won't say I'm in love from Disney's Hercules sooo...
OH YES!!
Me: Listen, Brain, we need a creative and beautiful idea to draw
My Brain:
Greetings my cubs! X3 here is the first chapter of my first (not official) request! It’s a Brohm/Brycewrecker ff and I hope you have fun to read it as much as I had fun writing it^^ oh and btw a new friend of mine (@skaisummers) helped me to get rid of pesky spelling and grammar mistakes(thanks again😉) this story is an AU, because…duh…never gonna happen in reality anyways…xD
~ ~ enjoy 😄
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P.o.V.: Ohm
So… I just might have a small crush on Bryce. Just a little one. Ok, so I may have fallen in love with my best friend. No one has to know, right?
Today, I feel like playing some Uno with the gang. Delirious, Cartoonz and to my utter happiness, Bryce agree. It is Delirious and Cartoonz versus Bryce and me. Per usual, Delirious is up to his tricks.
…
“Take this you son of a bitch! Boom! UNO!” Delirious insanely laughs as he places a ’+2’ card on top of the deck.
“Noooo!” Bryce yells playfully as he is forced to draw two extra cards. His outburst is followed by his trademark giggle.
So cute…
“How could you Delirious? I thought we were friends!” Bryce screams comically.
“No! We only have each other!” Cartoonz interrupts.
"Yeah!” Del agrees. "We only have each other, brother!”
“Oh, yeah? Well then…!” I exclaim.
I pause for a moment for Bryce to play his next card.
“Bryce, you got me?” I ask.
“Yeah Ohm!” He confirms.
“UNO BITCHES! WE WIN!” I yell with excitement.
"YESSS!” Bryce yells in victory.
“NOOOO!” yell the losers.
I barely hear the resounding “no” from the other team, I’m too busy focusing on Bryce.
My Brycie-poo is happy that we won~
…
“Of course I’m happy that we won! Uno is so fun!” Bryce giggles for the third time.
God, he’s so adorable!
I wonder what expression he’s making right now? I wish I could see him, instead of having to wait for his uploads. His adorable face. His giggling face. His “o” face…
Wait..
WHAT?!
Let’s save those thoughts for the bedroom.
“Ohm, are you happy about your precious ‘Brycie-poo’?” Toonz mocks and I feel the heat creeping up my face.
“Um.. yeah,” I say still embarrassed at how good his guess was.
“Ohm, are you guys fucking again?” Del asks egging on my embarrassment.
Oh shit! Okay, play it cool Ryan. Use this opportunity to flirt with him!
“No, but I’d love to feel 'dat ass in ma’ hands!” I say with conviction.
Though it’s not a lie.
“Yeah and 'dat ass on your d*ck!” Cartoonz yells mockingly.
“How’d you know?” I joke back.
Ok, it’s cool. I’m making them laugh and I get to flirt with Brycie~
“Ohm, no! Just no!” Bryce says giggling.
“Ohm yes!” I nearly moan. “That’s how you’ll sound all night!” I say and start laughing because I cannot control myself.
“I’m uncomfortable. I need an adult. I need an adult!” Bryce exclaims and laughs.
Bryce is so innocent. That’s what I love about him. I laugh and tease him more until I’m sure he’s blushing on his side of the screen.
“Ohm seriously! Stop!” He yells.
I laugh at how he tries to end the flirting. Still, I can’t let it end here now can I?~
“Why? You don’t like me talking about our sexy times?~” I ask teasingly.
“I-“, Bryce starts but he is cut off by Delirious before he can reply.
Damn, just when we were getting to the good part!
“Well, Luke and I are having a sleepover tomorrow, so good night you two!” Del says, followed by Cartoonz.
“Yeah, good night you fuckers!” I reply jokingly.
I love those guys.
“And have fun with that 'sleepover’,” Bryce adds, putting emphasis on the last word mockingly.
Del and Toonz say their parting comments and get offline.
Yeah, I really do love those guys. But not as much as I love Brycie~
being on tumblr for a long time but never reading homestuck like
Cleaned scetch of a little wip, when it's done, I'll post the result :D
just some observations + thoughts about this:
Dacre accidentally defaulting to a New Yorker American accent and hand gestures for a few seconds is highly hilarious and the fact that that’s the take they chose to use, i love it.
The iconic “it’s givin me da heebiejeebies”, peep this grandpa, we love that that’s a thing Billy said in canon. It seems like something a bad fanfic writer would make him say BUT NO. He actually said it.
This is one of the only times Billy actually calls Max his sister of his free will and i… 🥺 of course it’s to Steve.
Why do none of the Billy antis realize that this is completely valid thing for Billy to think? Billy has ZERO context as to what’s going on with the Upside Down, no one thought to try to tell him (despite the fact that the Byers house is a mess for a reason and there’s a literal demogorgon chestburster in the fridge that would’ve made it incredibly easy to convince him). From his perspective, it is so weird for this 18 y/o senior to be hanging around alone in this random person’s house with his middle school sister and a bunch of boys. Like i know we’ve been conditioned by this point in season 2 to know that Steve’s a good guy and has no bad intentions with the kiddos, but it’s so obvious why this is weird from Billy’s perspective.
Billy and Max have only lived in Hawkins for 1 WEEK at this point. They start going to Hawkins schools on October 30th and the fight happens November 5th. They just went through a MAJOR cross country move, likely due to traumatic reasons (depending on if you follow Runaway Max, which has since been retconned after Season 3, or the fanon theories, or even none at all, moving so far from somewhere you’ve lived your whole life can be traumatic on its own, not to mention with an abusive parent). In my opinion, he jumped the gun on fighting Steve, but it makes sense after Steve straight up lied to his face without any remorse. It doesn’t make it right, but it makes sense with context and the tiniest amount of thought.
And a random thought that this inspired: BOTH Billy and Max are in high conflict mode at this point with all of these big changes being so recent and i would give my left foot to see them interact a few months down the line. The most we get of this is we see them share a look before Max goes to the Snow Ball, and while Max is still standoffish, Billy looks almost remorseful. By the time Billy is possessed, Max obviously has forgiven Billy to some degree for his anger in this time period and cares for him deeply (by the way she reacts in The Sauna Test and Battle of Starcourt episodes).
What happened in the ~seven months between s2 and s3?? Release the flashbacks, Duffers!! Do the “make Billy’s death actually mean something” challenge or die by my sword.
Y'all we need to normalize polyamory for when multiple ships have so much chemistry and your multishipper heart wants all of them at the same time so instead of choosing you throw them all into a polyamorous relationship
thinking out loud