We did it! TMA Big Bang! It’s done! I got to work with the incredibly talented @gruhukens on their piece On The Subject Of Our Former Selves. It’s beautifully written, they’ve got heartache and humor and sweetness and creeping unease, and their depiction of Martin and Jon was SO DELIGHTFUL. You know when you find that multi-chap fic that keeps you on the edge of your seat but also wraps you up in love and softness? Yeah…. Yeah.
Go check it out, and the growing list of fics from the 2021 @tmabigbang in the AO3 collection (seriously, it’s so good).
[Begin ID: a digital drawing of martin, a fat filipino man with black-speckled white hair, asleep in bed. He is lying on his stomach and wearing a white tank top. He is smiling very slightly and wearing orange earplugs. His bedspread is greyish blue and his blanket and pillowcases are light green with a plant pattern. Next to him on the bed is a book of Keats poetry open face-down. On the windowsill above him are a pair of glasses, an Oyster transit card, and a cell phone. The phone is plugged in and the screen is lit, showing a time of 3:25 pm and a background with a cow sitting in grass. There are 3 text messages on the phone from Jon, reading (bottom to top) “I found a new lead…” “When you wake up…” “I hope you’re having…” The windowsill and bed are in shadow, with diagonal streaks of light as of the sun shining in through venetian blinds. End ID]
