I finally finished my hurt/comfort VSMP fanfiction

Like a lot of people, I’ve been dragged through all the drama, controversies, and junk that have hit this community, but I feel like I made it through. The story made it all the way to the end.

It’s right here: Turns of Fate

Sometimes your own mind gets in your way!

Owen stubbornly clings to his own views, keeping him from seeing that he’s actually in love again!
Drift’s fears hold her back, but Shelby’s disappearance gives her the courage to act and use her investigative skills.
Scott isn’t getting in his own way at all; everybody else is!
Avid? Well, he’s like throwing a piranha into a paddling pool.

This story contains homoeroticism, blood, violence, and even character death.

Thank you u/DBSeamZ and u/InCloudsAbove for betareading 💕

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“Good afternoon, Scott and Shelby, Everything alright with you? What are you up to today?” Abolish inquired.

“Good afternoon to you!” Scott responded brightly: “I and Shelby are parting on a little excursion to search through the woods and see if we can find Avid and Owen. We just wanted to make sure they are well and unharmed.”

“That’s sweet of you,” Apo remarked and gave Scott a glance: “I didn’t know you were that fond of Avid?”

“Well, I’m not especially not-fond of Avid. I am not one to hold a grudge, even though he did make the mistake of suspecting me of murder. Also, even Owen has disappeared now, so all the more reason to go have a look. Besides, I and Shelby like to hike and see more of the surroundings.”

“Oh, nice, yes that makes a lot of sense to a person who appreciates the outdoors” Apo eyed Scott’s classy outfit up and down.

”It’s a good idea to assign a search party, now that it’s been a while since they were seen.” Abolish intervened.

Shelby nods her head to Abolish with a look of concern:
”I could tell that Avid felt pressed. He didn’t take that meeting well. He needs to know that we do want him back.”

”Yes, yes, we intend to conduct a thorough search, so if the weather permits, we can be gone for a while.” Scott added adopting a serious expression.

”Well, good luck to you then.” Abolished replied ”I hope you’ll find them unscathed, the sooner the better.”

”Yeah, good luck. And try not to ruin that stylish cape of yours now.” Apo added with a sneer.

Scott momentarily froze, but swiftly regained his composure and gave her a sparkling smile: ”Oh, the trick is not to move about like a peasant, that keeps you quite clean.”

Scott arranged his lace-embellished cuffs.

”However, I am certain that Shelby and I will be able to retrieve them, the two of us should make quite the team.”
With that Shelby nodded enthusiastically and took Scotts arm and together, the two of them headed into the forest.

Apo shot them a last glance, then turned to Abolish:
”Why Avid would be inclined to follow him anywhere is more than I comprehend, but we’ll see how that goes.”

She wished she had come up with an instant killer response to that vexatious snobs comment about peasants, but sometimes you had to take a tactical retreat.

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u/Lopsided-Series23 — 13 days ago

Do you get angst when publishing a special chapter?

I am writing a slow-burn vampire story, and I’ve finally reached the part I’ve been building toward all along.
It was, hands down, the best chapter I’ve ever written, and it took me twice as long as a normal chapter. I’ve been doing research, I’ve been doing art. It was also quite long, around 8,000 words.
It had humor, homoeroticism, character death, protective rage, and major emotional breakthroughs. I even had multiple people beta-read it. At first, I felt amazing about it, just a little nervous that someone might think it was too sexy or too violent.
But then, after I published it, the angst hit me.
At first, I didn’t get any comments at all.

(I usually wake up to around four comments the day after posting a chapter and they generally are positive.)

Then, the next day, I got one. The reader absolutely loved it, which is great. That’s awesome. But just one.
I can’t believe how raw I feel just because I published something I genuinely love myself. I felt so proud. So I’m dying to hear what other people think, now that it’s out there. I keep going over all the possible reasons I’ve heard almost nothing from my readers. Does it simply take a long time to read 8,000 words? Or did they absolutely hate it? How is that even possible? Have I completely misjudged this chapter? What if my beta readers and I are the only ones who think it’s good?
Every hour, I get more tense. I was planning on doing a little more writing today, but I feel like paralyzed.

Is this normal? Do other authors go through this too? Anyone?

Thank you all for incredibly nice replies and shared stories. Some people has asked me for the link to the vampire story. It’s here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/83909656/chapters/221203456

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u/Lopsided-Series23 — 23 days ago

Vampires Owen kissing his own fledgling- Is this quite alright for a sire to do this?

Fanart of Vampires Owen - you know the one - 2799 people I fell with my own hands…
It’s in chapter 16 (fanfiction of Vampires SMP)
Caution ⚠️ it contains injury, violence, death and homoeroticism.

u/Lopsided-Series23 — 25 days ago
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Owen dreams of kissing his fledgling …

Angry Owen, Protective Owen. Angst-ridden Owen. Cuddly Owen. Slightly violent Owen. Doubtful Owen. Confused Owen. And, he might not know it yet, but he is really into his own fledgling…

Check it out:
Chapter 16 of Turns of fate

Though read ⚠️ with caution
It contains homoeroticism, violence, injury and character death!

u/Lopsided-Series23 — 25 days ago

Beta reader/ swapping stories about VSMP

I would like to swap fanfics with another writer - I am NOT looking for a professional beta reader selling their services though.

I’d love to find someone from the Vampires SMP community to beta read with. Preferably, your fic would be VSMP as well (or The Flight), since I probably won’t be very familiar with other fandoms, but other fics are OK too. I would like to swap ideas, telling what passages/parts that work well/not so well, believable characters, wording and stuff like that.

Just a heads up - Tags and warnings for my fic are:

Depictions of violence
Bats, Nesting and Instincts
Childe/Sire Bond(s) Childe & Sire Interactions
It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
Eventual Romance, Yearning and Slow Burn
Hurt/Comfort and Fluff and Angst
Cuddling & Snuggling and Boys Kissing
Non-Consensual Kissing
Vulnerability and Obsession
Flirting, Friendship/Love
Homoeroticism and Gay Romance
Manipulation
Starvation, Blood, Injury and Gore

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u/Lopsided-Series23 — 1 month ago

I’m writing about a queer vampire

The story is called Turns of fate, and is available on AO3. It is set in Oakhurst, the ruins of an ancient town mysteriously rediscovered by fourteen strangers, including two vampires. Although it takes place in the world of Vampires SMP, no prior knowledge of the series is required.

Circumstances force a vampire to cooperate with a vampire hunter

(One of the strengths of Turns of Fate is that the relationship doesn’t jump from “enemies” to “friends.” Instead, it evolves in stages, with each stage feeling earned because Oakhurst continually forces the characters to reassess what they know about each other.)

Owen held Avid as firmly as his position allowed, sucking his blood until he felt Avid’s heart slowing down. He held him close while fumbling slightly as he tried to seal the artery. Blood spurted out, and some got into his eye. He had to reach a little deeper into the wound with his tongue to stop the bleeding through pressure and the vitae in his saliva.
As he shifted and slid his teeth into the jugular vein instead, he began injecting his venom. Almost instantly, Avid started to sob. What now? He was crying? What was Owen supposed to do about that? Drinking the blood and then releasing the venom - that was the procedure, right? Wasn’t that how Louis had said it was done? Should he pull away?

But then Avid changed, stretching his body against Owen’s torso as though in relief. Well, maybe that was a good sign. Owen recalled the feeling of his own turning dimly: the high of the venom taking hold and doing its work, rushing through the body, sending a surge of elation up the spine and into the head.

Owen kept holding Avid tightly while the last of the venom entered his bloodstream, making sure he received every last drop. Then he slowly withdrew his fangs.

Owen remembered to lick the fresh bite wound so that his vitae would heal the skin quickly. Once he was finished, he regretted greedily choosing the artery first and leaving double bite marks. After all, he should not have left such sloppy marks on his first fledgling, he brooded. Louis had made them much neater. 

This had never been part of his plan. But now there he was, Owen’s proper fledgling. A strange feeling. Was he… pleased?
As Avid fell asleep on his arm, Owen kept his brand-new fledgling near him, drawing his cloak up around him.

Even after the turning was complete, he kept his fledgling’s still-warm body close. He tried to focus on the contours of Avid’s back against his chest through their clothes, while forcing his attention away from the cold, invasive block of stone digging into his side.

And then it was there again: the beast in his belly. The ache and sickness returning. When he vomited up the precious blood he had taken, a sense of doom rose in him, as if darkness itself were creeping closer, ready to swallow him whole.
Owen only thought:
He was not meant to live.
He would have to make Avid stake him when he woke.

He panted, exhausted from the stomach cramps when he heard a familiar voice:
“And what exactly are you two doing in my house?”

u/Lopsided-Series23 — 2 months ago

It hits you

Just seen Scott’s live stream. It hits you right in your stomach. Now I can see where why hes been hiding from Avid in TF all the time. How ugly this whole ordeal has been. I am so sad that he and Cam had to go through that. Not only them of course. But it hits hard.

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u/Lopsided-Series23 — 2 months ago

MajorScythe through SMP:s

I got this image in my head after watching Qinny’s awesome frost burn animatic - so I made a doodle 🤗
Adore their toxic yaoi…

u/Lopsided-Series23 — 2 months ago

Scott, Shelby, Avid and Owen as bats - Fanfic Illustration

I released chapter 9 of my story and thought I’d make an illustration of Scott when he takes care of his new brood.

In this chapter, Scott gets to put all his sire expertise to use while teaching an unstable fledgling how to be a sire.

u/Lopsided-Series23 — 3 months ago