#a good portion of my fics i actually dont like

[thesherrinfordfacility]

it's all well and good to have discourse regarding generalised theories and meta and such like, it's cool to discuss and (politely) debate stuff; maybe you can change other fans' minds by sharing your perspective/analysis, or maybe they can change yours.

what's not cool though? screenshotting actual posts (that can easily be found on a straightforward google boolean search, or hell - usually just by typing the contents into tumblr itself) of takes you don't agree with and subjecting them to focused ridicule. those are someone's thoughts and feelings. that is someone's time, their effort, and their dedication.

what's not cool is vagueing about people's posts in such a way that it is obvious that your post is about them, about that particular post, and not just the theory/theme in general. this fandom is huge but it's also incredibly small sometimes - we're all so often of the same mind that art and fic and meta pass through us like shockwaves. what im saying is that the person that that post is about? they'll probably see it. don't be bullies. a good portion of us have had enough of bullies to last us a lifetime, and it's not needed here.

reblog a post and disagree courteously, patiently, and with compassion, or make a separate post "ive seen discussion on this theme/thought, and whilst it was interesting, i personally don't agree and here's why...". send a polite ask to the op perhaps asking them to clarify some things, because you don't agree but at least want to understand and discuss, if they'd be amenable.

if the bad takes are becoming too much, or are upsetting you, or the person is doubling down despite polite debate and it's pissing you off? that's absolutely valid and you're allowed to feel like that - and if you don't want, or can't, address it politely, and it's too much... block them. block them so you don't have to keep seeing it. rant about it in the DMs to someone you trust if you really need to, but don't publicly make people - on what is (to my mind) the mostly inclusive and open-minded platform - feel like shit because they see media different than you.

don't make people feel like they're absolute scum just because you disagree. don't make them feel stupid, or close-minded. dont stick labels on them that they will likely internalise and make them feel like the worst human being to walk the earth. it's humiliating, it's alienating, and it's going make some people fear having any interest in something they used to enjoy, and that once brought them joy when they needed it most. you personally may not be bothered, but others might - have some respect for them.

god knows im not perfect and ive done it myself, im not pretending otherwise bc sometimes i catch myself being unkind, or feeding into this culture of "different thought = wrong thought", but by god im trying to do better. don't be like me, please please please just be fucking kind

[shuyamino]

PUTTING YOU IN YOUR PLACE

pairing(s) : ✒ ،، mysta rias x reader

content : ✒ ،، mild NSFW | reader is gn (no pronouns used) | reader has a crush, but is stupid about it | college!au | tension | reader is a bit of a brat, mysta isn't having it

notes : ✒ ،، this is just the finished portion of this fic. i meant to write the rest (which is him fucking you) but i just never did, but this portion is good enough too tbh. have fun!

also, pls dont treat ur crushes this way. LOL

minors + ageless blogs dni (u will b blocked) ;; read through content before reading more!

“Are you even listening to me?“

You look up from your notebook with your eyebrows pinched tight. You were listening for a while, but you initially figured Mysta would just taper off and finish his portion of the project. Mysta’s lips are pursed, and even with the library chatter, you can hear the incessant tapping of his feet. The growing animosity between the two of you can be cut by a butter knife at this point. As elated as you were to be paired with him, it seemed like neither of you could get through these study sessions without arguing.

It was mostly your fault with your knee-jerk reaction to act cold. By this point, it was all autopilot. And as much as you wanted to apologize —

“No. I’m doing my work, unlike you.” You reply after a beat of silence, hoping your voice stays stable. You mentally cursed yourself – why was that your initial response to him? It was stupid. You’re in college, acting like a three-year-old with a crush. You’re basically one step away from pulling his hair in the playground. “Are you done talking?”

“I–” Mysta pauses to take a deep breath. “Okay. We need to talk.”

You pause. The bitter edge of Mysta’s tone made your heart sink – maybe it was time to apologize. Come clean and explain why you were acting like a child but you bite your bottom lip and should listen. It’s easy to sit still and let him talk.

“...I should go, actually.” You say instead. Your body moves before you can help it – standing up from your chair and moving to pack your things. Mysta is quicker. He stands from his seat and blocks you from getting away. Your attempt to step back is met with the heavy, wooden table. “Mysta, move.”

“Not until you tell me what the hell your deal is.”

Your eyes scan the library floor – it wasn’t as filled with other students. Mysta insisted on climbing up to the top floors because the louder floors ruined his attention span. Still, even if there were fewer patrons – you two were still in public, even in the more secluded corners of this floor.

Mysta doesn’t budge, continuing to crowd into your space.

No, no. This can’t be happening – 

Your cheeks burn. Mysta is looking down at you now, his face twisted to an annoyed sneer. He’s not the tallest person but is significantly taller than you – forcing you to tilt your head up just to meet his gaze.

“What is it? Did I say something to offend you or piss you off?” Mysta continues. His breath fans against your cheeks as you stand there, hoping to push down the incessant pounding of your heart. “I know I can be a dickhead sometimes, but you’re just…always one!”

You drop your gaze to the ground, your fingers fidgeting with your sweater sleeve. You’re conflicted – a part of you elated that Mysta is initiating…something. But a more prideful part of you wants him away.

“Why are you looking away?” Mysta clicks his tongue. “If there’s something I did wrong, you should tell me. You had no trouble spouting shit at me before – what changed now?”

“W-well…” You begin, voice pinched. You close your eyes before sucking in a shaky breath. “Can you back up first?”

A pause. Mysta wasn’t going to move anytime soon.

“...P…Please…?”

The sudden shift in the air is almost palpable when that word slipped from your mouth. Mysta’s eyes lidded – the usually bright blue irises darken as he stares down at you. A pleased smirk curves his lips – one that should piss you off; instead, it makes your face burn brighter. Even under the consistent air conditioning of the library, you feel hot under the collar. You clench your fists, hoping to ground yourself by doing so.

“Are you blushing?” He asks, incredulous. A deep chuckle slips past his lips, sending a shiver down your spine. Your jaw slacks, mouth hanging open at his reaction. He leans closer to get a better look at your face. “Oh my god, you are.”

“I-I’m not!” You protest. “Fuck off.”

“Ah, there it is. All that bite but no bark.” Mysta’s voice drops an octave, a tone you weren’t used to. He’d always been such a loudmouth; not once could you have predicted he could drop his voice like this. “You could easily punch me or push me off. I’m not that much bigger than you.”

“I’m not –” Your words get caught in your throat. “I-I don’t…”

“What is it? Do you like it when I talk to you like this?”

“We’re in…we’re in public.” You snap, hoping it would be enough to deter him, though the slight tremble in your voice wasn’t convincing enough.

“That doesn’t answer my question.” A sparkle of mischief flashes in Mysta’s eyes, and it looks like his smirk grew wider. “If all I needed to do was talk like this to get you to shut the fuck up, I would’ve done it sooner.”

“Fuck you, Mysta.”

Mysta hums. “You said it yourself – we’re in public.” He even dares to sound scandalized. As if he wasn’t the one crowding into your space. “...Unless you’re into that, of course.”

He’s absolutely shameless. You knew this from his crude jokes, but he never fails to catch you off guard. 

Just as you were about to push him away and escape the suddenly stuffy library – a pair of girls pass by, chatting with one another. You were overlooked entirely, but their voices broke the brittle tension between you. It collapses all at once. Your face cools down, and the heat is much more bearable than before. Mysta shifts back and turns his attention towards the two girls – you couldn’t fully catch his expression, but you spotted the slightest glare from the side.

The two women pass without much of a glance. It wasn’t long until they were out of earshot.

Mysta sighs, irritated, before turning back to face you. The almost-predatory glint that settled over his blue eyes sent a shiver down your spine. 

“Why don’t we talk more in private?” Mysta whispers against your ear, his cool breath fanning against your flushed skin. Any convictions left in your mind disappear as you nod your head.

#mysta rias x reader #mysta x reader #luxiem imagine #luxiem x reader #mysta rias imagines #casper★writes #im back but also not really hi hello

[wooahaes]

sweater weather

pairing: non-idol!bang chan x  gn!reader

prompt: sweaters

word count: 0.6k~

warnings: chris trying to ruin the reader’s life with one sweater that has no back. if you know what a virgin killer sweater is, you know what this fic is about. also two idiots who are engaged being kinda cheesy.

daisy’s notes: chris could pull off a keyhole sweater. he could. i dont wanna think about that anymore bc its too much for me. i’ll die.

“Christopher Bang, what the fuck are you wearing?”

When your fiance announced that he’d bought matching sweaters for the both of you, you were excited. The idea of matching with him was always cute (you swore that he was more excited than you were), and the idea of matching sweaters in fall... It admittedly made your heart warm. You had heard him emerge from your shared bedroom, the sound of a bag rustling in his hand as he told you to keep your eyes closed so that he could model the sweater for you.

Admittedly, you hadn’t seen him “model” anything before, which probably should have tipped you off. He surprised you with smaller things. Modeling clothes wasn’t the kind of “close your eyes” thing that Chris was that into. 

“Well?”

You’d seen the whole “virgin killer” sweater thing online before--albeit a few years ago. They were these revealing sweaters that only had the turtleneck portion and a front to them, usually looking like they were tied together in the back at the neck. The main draw was that they were fully backless, no sleeves or anything--and now your fiance was standing in front of you in one with a shit-eating grin. He had dropped the paper bag next to you on the couch before turning to give you the full effect.

“Do you like it?” He said, reaching out to cup your face. “I was thinking we could just wear this around the apartment--”

“Where did you even get this?”

He giggled a little. “I just saw it in a store--”

“Chris, please take this off right now--Oh my god.” You buried your face in your hands, trying to ignore how burning hot your face had grown. Chris knew that you liked his back. What could you say? Backs could be kinda hot, and he worked out.

His soft laugh colored the air again. “Right now? Okaaay, if that’s what you want--”

You grabbed his hands before he could try to pull the sweater off. “Leave it on!” And he laughed at you again, sliding his palms against your own. You stared up at him with a pout. “Why are you like this? Why do I love you? You’re so impossible sometimes...”

Chris squished your cheeks together, forcing your lips to be puckered. “Does that mean you loooooove me?” He happily teased, apparently fully in a playful mood.

Certainly, the ring on your finger and your “yes” should have been proof of that, but you entertained him. “Please tell me you got us actual sweaters.”

He let go of you, happily moving his focus onto the bag next to you. “I did! They’re actually super cute,” he pulled out one of them, revealing he’d bought two identical cream-colored sweaters. “Your last one got destroyed, right?” He dropped one into your lap.

It had been. You still had no idea what happened: you had washed it like you normally did, and when you pulled it out, it was completely destroyed beyond repair. You pouted again as you looked down at it, already becoming a little overwhelmed. He bought you a new one and one so he could match with you?

“I was just thinking... We could match,” he said, toying with the fabric in his hands. “Is that okay?”

You reached out for one of his hands, bringing to your lips so you could kiss his knuckles. “It’s more than okay, baby,” you said. “I like matching with you.” It was almost enough to distract you from what he was wearing, actually. “Can you please go put on a shirt?”

He leaned in, capturing your lips in a quick kiss before backing off. “Orrrr... We could both match and go get dinner.”

You liked that idea more, actually. Especially when he took your hand on the street afterward, just to drive the point home further that the two of you were a pair for good.

general taglist: @twancingyunhao​

#wooahaes.fic #skz imagines #skz x reader #stray kids x reader #stray kids x you #skz x you #stray kids imagine #skz fics #stray kids fics #skz fluff #stray kids fluff #bang chan fluff #bang chan x reader #bang chan x you

[suffarustuffaru]

🙋‍♀️

Do any irl people know you write fanfic?

HAH… BOY DO I HAVE A STORY FOR YOU…

ok so you see. i was in an arts program in high school where i was in the same few classes with other art kids and we did group activities and other things etc etc. in my senior year i gave away half of the fucks i gave (read: i still paid attention when it counted and i got good grades but ngl id just blatantly go on my phone sometimes wkdndnd) and. you know what i was doing on my phone. thats right. WRITE FANFIC…….. and tbh a lot of those times were um. write collabs with a friend of mine and u know who u r so feel free to reply to this post if u want🙏🙏

and OK so i made friends with some of the fellow art kids right and like bc im a nerd + kept writing fic during class it did spread a tiny bit that i um. wrote fanfic. also several people wrote RPF of each other as a joke and i may have been one of them.

BUT THE REAL EVENT was that in my senior year we had to do a project on a topic of our choice and i chose online fiction. which includes fanfic. i got photo proof.

also a certain other friend actually helped me practice for this presentation the day before too so feel free to reply to this if u want and if u see this??

anyway 1. yes i used comic sans font for my presentation 2. yes i used dreamsmp as an example 3. no i dont support dream team and their many controversies but i like the lore everyone else on the dreamsmp server made and 4. um. my presentation was 17 minutes (it was not just about online fiction but the online fiction bit took up a significant portion) and all the other seniors in my class loved it 👍👍👍👍 and 5. my teacher gave me a B on my presentation slides but an A in everything else so maybe she did not appreciate the choice of photos and comic sans. i beg to differ.

yes so anyway continuing on the whole senior class within the schools art program now knew i wrote fanfic bc i made my entire project on it 👍👍 and you see. a tradition thats done in the art program is that we make paper plate awards. like you know silly little awards drawn on paper plates. i dont have a picture of mine but its. the art programs entire senior class gave me the award of “most likely to write ao3 fanfic in class”….

anyway apart from a small handful of people from my high school, my ex also knows i write fanfic. i wish him the best (he is not in my life anymore) but its also incredibly awkward knowing that he knows what fandom im active in (rezero) and my exact ao3 handle but oh well 😅

i. i feel like every time i share a bit of personal info about myself on here it gets more and more deranged HAH

#ask #suffaru post #i literally dont know how i had the balls to do any of that fr #LMAO 😭😭😭

[andypantsx3]

would you consider it copying if the line isnt just shuffled around but clearly an homage to a particular quote. like it expresses the same sentiment and sounds stylistically similar but is different? I sometimes hide things and re/write something in the spirit of specific quotes and passages in my own work (I dont publish online) but thats more of an easter egg or allusion for myself than an attempt at plagiarism. im not sure if even someone who is familiar would catch it?

I don't think so!! Like I said, I think we've all taken inspiration at the line-level as well. And that's actually how human language works in general lol; you hear interesting phrases and internalize them and adopt them for your own use, sometimes putting your own unique spin on them!!

That's why I took care to specify that I personally become uncomfortable only when the whole fic or large portions of it read eerily similarly. I think that's the point at which it becomes clear someone has not just internalized some phrasing or loved an idea and wanted to play with it too, but instead is maybe cheating off another test paper, so to speak.

And again I'm interested in discussing what we all think are good boundaries to have but not fingerpointing at any individuals or holding ideas hostage or anything. If I thought we weren't allowed to take inspo from people I literally could not be here writing BNHA-verse fanfiction lol.

#ask andie

[keirawantstocry]

I just want to tell you that I have so much respect for you writing it's always so good and must take a good portion of time so I just wanted you to know your writing is always so good and you are one of my favorite writers and I appreciate you writing so much (I've always wanted to write but I get too self conscious about it and worry it's cringe and that just makes me have more respect for you aaaaaaa like just actually putting your work out there for other people to see you are just so cool thank you for existing <3)

🥹🥹🥹🥹

i love you

honestly though it's messages like these and comments on my fics that keep me going. and let me just tell you this. it's okay to get self conscious ab writing and creating. often i will post one of my fics and i get insecure because i feel like i haven't done as good as i could have. all you can do is push through. do your best. when i write something i dont love i write another thing. i publish it all. that's how you get better. that's how you learn.

thank you so much for this message it really means a lot <3

#i wanna hoard it in my inbox forever #maybe it'll print it out and put it up on my wall #anon asks

[saetoru]

how are u so good at writing . reveal ur secrets pls . but seriously, what advice would u give ??

HAGDFKJSHDF this is so kind :( to be rly honest, i personally don't have the best relationship with my own writing (as a lot of writers in all realness) so i cant say im rly confident in any advice 😭 but idk hopefully these might help u improve at least—which is always the main goal anyway

i have some advice on writing fics here

and i have advice on writing smut here if u write nsfw

and some more below the cut:

over all i would say that reading all types of media can really help you find a voice in writing—poetry can help you make better metaphors and have a more "deep" / "meaningful" writing voice, reading novels can help you develop an ability to tell stories and build a detailed world, etc. but yeah u can read fanfic, articles, journals, poems, books, wtv u read rly can help u pick up not just ways to develop writing voices, but also you can just learn about the world u know ?? i been reading a few articles about the royal family in the news and its taught a lot about how the inner works of royalty is set up—things that u don't rly take the time to care to know, but in my head as i was reading it i was like omg if i ever wrote a royal au this would be so useful 💀 so yeah, very basic tip, but reading is always number one advice. and again, dont limit urself to one type of writing !! writing is so vast, u can pick up something from any genre of it

also have a certain position / place / set up when u write. i know it sounds kind of dumb at first like okay whats the difference between if i write at my desk vs at my couch but its big !! for me at least. i find that if i try to write anywhere else besides by desk im just more easily distracted and then it cuts my train of thought and my sentences come out choppy and then my flow is ruined. theres actually a big difference in my writing based on location. and having a playlist helps !! whether its of songs with lyrics that inspire you (such as sad songs for angst, romantic ones for something more intimate, etc.) or just plain classical music. classical music has been a game changer for me. (don't ask me for recs i couldn't name a single song or artist if u held a gun to my head LMAONSDFG i just search random spotify playlists)

as far as writing goes, i think its important to start writing when u have a vague ending in mind—you don't always have to have the middle parts figured out, but having an ending can help guide u as u write and pick up momentum and figure out more things to say what the middle part will be to get u to that ending. i almost never write anything without an ending in mind. sometimes its one line and sometimes its an idea / concept of an event that will happen. but yeah an ending can rly help u figure out how to structure a fic !!

figuring out if ur stronger in dialogue vs the commentary portion of writing (for lack of better words LMAO but yall know what i mean—i hope) can also help u !! i think im a bit more dialogue suited as a writer, so a lot of the things i wanna convey, like a character's feelings and thoughts, are shown thru dialogue more often. if u focus more on what ur good at, the other things will kind of come on their own so u can continue—like when i say something thru dialogue that needs some context, the next paragraph might be some background on the character that explains it. which is just basic writing i know skjdhfjgdf but sometimes i just write out like a full convo of dialogue nonstop and go back and actually add the "meat" in between to it afterward. and that's bc the dialogue comes easy to me u know ?? and the commentary / story building in between doesn't, so focusing on one forces me to have to incorporate the other and by then i've somewhat figured out what to write by then. << this method can also rly help u improve ur dialogue too tho if u struggle on that bc seeing a convo just non stop without any background info in between to break it can give u an idea of how it sounds and what the dynamic between two characters is.

also to help with dialogue u can have a convo with yourself out loud 😭 i know that sounds dumb and weird BUT TRUST ME IT RLY HELPS KSHDGDF SOBSOB sometimes u just gotta talk to urself to have a convo flow !! and that way u can also really hear the words and know if they're a bit cheesy or cringe (we have all wrote a cringey dialogue here and there, no shame in it LMAO) but yeah 😭 talking to urself helps

i always suggest breaking things up into scenes that build into a plot. if ur having issues connecting parts of a story, just break it up into scenes. like my shin fic, if u read it (u don't have to for the example dw) but it was like literally like this in my drafts: shin and reader in shop, shin gets upset. shin and reader at home, slight confrontation / sex. shin + waka convo. shin hospital. KJASHGEHF (this sounds so dumb out of context LMAO) but yeah if u do that and then individually write those scenes out, its rly not much different than like maybe writing a drabble, which is far more manageable. and then u can connect them, and boom u have a full length fic !! but yeah that's something that helps me since im still developing my skills to write longer works

also rly discussing characters with friends, reading up on their information, and staying open to discussions that analyze characters is rly important !! we all have our own takes of a character so its okay if they're not always aligning with urs, but sometimes they can help u rly figure out a character and what u feel is their back story and the focal point of who they are—and the more u understand a character, the more describing them and portraying them will be easier. and trust me when u rly feel like u understand a character, the words don't stop, either when ur giving them dialogue or when ur just giving extra back story / commentary.

so yeah that was a bit rambly skhsd im rly sorry about that but i hope that helps a bit !! tysm for the kind ask and it rly did mean a lot to me <3 good luck on ur writing !!

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[actuallyitsstar]

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

✍ Do you have a beta reader?

⛔ 🎶 ⏳💥 🎃❌

🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

(this is so many and obviously feel free to answer however many you want!!)

✨ send me an emoji and ask me about my fanfic! ✨

😈 has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

honestly, i can't say that there has been! i mean don't get me wrong, i have certainly been writing EVEN MORE ANGST AGAIN and been like. hmm. the people in my phone are gonna hate me for this :) lol. but that angst is also for ME bc like. that's my jam lol. and i never post unfinished multichaptered fics, so i feel its not likely that i'd ever do this, since i don't get feedback on my writing until after it's already completed, lol.

✍ do you have a beta reader?

i don't! i never have, actually. it is an intriguing idea but i've never been a ~serious~ enough writer for it, i don't think, and i also cringe at the idea of anyone seeing anything i've ever written before i have re read and re-edited it about 50 thousand times lol

⛔do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

recently, no, but i have at least 10 unfinished fics for various old fandoms that are like. not *scrapped*, per se, but just uhhh unlikely to be completed any time soon lol, some being 10+ years old. i never say never but like AM i going finish that OC-au of the mentalist season 6 where somebody is trying to attack all the "psychics" in texas because they have a grudge against what some fake psychic told them like 10 years ago???? honestly, probably not, lol.

🎶do you listen to music while you write? what song have you been playing on loop lately?

yes, i do! can't write in just silence, usually, but it can't have words, either, because i can't hear Words and also Write Different Words, lol. recently i have been listening to 70s-80s Japanese city pop playlists (here is one of my favorites!) since i don't speak the language and it also is such a vibe. in the past i've also done the in love with a ghost vibes, lofi girl, and instrumental synth-wave, as well. i also really like the artist City Girl for that reason, and i think my favorite album of theirs is Neon Impasse. I listened to that on loop a lot writing ttnp!

⏳how long does it take you to write a fic, or a chapter?

this is a very difficult to answer question because it depends on a lot of factors, lol. I have written 20k words in two days before. I have also gone weeks only writing a thousand. it depends on how much free time i have (recently, almost none, lol), how much down time there is at my job (i wrote a large portion of ttnp in down time at my job, and there is not going to be job down time for the foreseeable future unfortunately, which has really put a damper on things). as long as i am at least mildly inspired or motivated, and have ample enough time, i can get a lot done, usually, but it all depends on a lot of factors.

💥how do you feel about criticism?

i am made of tissue paper pls dont hurt me akdshdjfhf i am actually very much okay with and welcoming of it, actually, bc without it, i would never improve. definitely needs to be in good faith, because being made of tissue paper isn't entirely a lie lol, but if there's something i have done poorly or something that i have the opportunity to do better next time, i am always happy to take it into consideration!

🎃do you write fics for holidays? what is your favorite holiday inspired fic?

hmmmm well i actually never have but i love the concept and i am hoping to get to do it this year ;) ;)

❌what's a trope you will never write?

for an actual trope i'd probably have to think a lot longer and harder than i have in answering these questions so far, lol, but one thing i can say, though it's not a trope, is that i'll never write smut. your local sex repulsed asexual is just not about it, lol. which is not to say ive never read and enjoyed fics w/ smut in them!!! i just skip ahead until it's over, lol.

🧠pick a character and i'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them!

omg i don't know which of us is supposed to be doing the headcanoning but i'll go ahead and assume it's you ?????? and my pick is iceman. pls tell me ur fav headcanon !!! i am excited !!!

🤩do you have a favorite character to write?

recently, it had been maverick, to no one's surprise, lol. what can i say. somethin' about the inherent trauma just speaks to me <3

🤲 would you please share a small snippet of a WIP?

HMMM...... I SUPPOSE..... A SMALL ONE......... ;)

THANK U SO MUCH for the ask !!! i loved answering all of them and i am so sorry it has been taking me so long to do everything recently oh my god. i am, as bilbo would say (im paraphrasing), feeling like butter scraped across way the fuck too much bread these days akdhfdjfhf but i rly appreciate ur asks and ur support and time and continued habit of thinking of me !!! <3 <3

#star unasks #brambleberrycottage #i know i have a lot more asks and i will be answering them. asap. hopefully. akdhjfhfjfhhg #tysm again for the ask !!!! <3 #writing #stars scribbles

[shigayokagayama]

I'm curious! How much planning/preparation do you do before posting any of your fics?

I'm finding it difficult to get to the actual WRITING portion as I'm worried about not actually finishing my fic/getting to a point where I dont know what to do anymore, so I wanted your input!

i am maybe not the right person to ask because i plan WAY ahead. i have a detailed outline up to chapter 20 written out for the fic im working on currently and i have a 6 chapter buffer in case i get really busy (currently writing chapter 8 of my fic that is posted up to chapter 3 + i wrote chapter 18 like four months ago). i get the sense my style of planning + writing is unusual? i adapted it from when i was making a comic (which has been discontinued for a while rip deviantart) and had a buffer of like 20 pages.

my advice would be to get the general feel of where you want your story to end planned out in advance so you at least know where you're going, write as much outline as you have thought up (dont have to number it, just write down as many plot beats as you can think of and try to put them in an order that makes sense), then start separating where good chapter breaks would be out of what you have and filling in what action would be needed to move between the events you have outlined

#ive been writing for a LONG ass time most of my stuff is just published on obscure forums #my writing process is like #walk around town imagining scenes you want to write #get home and write down the idea of them before they escape your mind #do that until you have a general plot structure #then try to fill in the spaces needed to get between those fun scenes

[vodid]

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS IF YOU DONT MIND—

How many words do you currently have on your next chapter of Vulnerability? If you’ve started it, of course, life can get rough sometime •~•

What inspired you to make your Vulnerability and The Obsidian King fanfictions? Personal experiences or seeing some other people doing some romantic stuff or maybe another fanfiction?

What’s the best part of writing these two stories? Developing the world, the actual characters, the romance?

What are your current favorite scenes in The Obsidian King fanfiction? Mine is when Prowl requests Jazz at that festival thing to welcome Prowl as king to play a piece that Jazz wrote himself. OH and when Prowl and Jazz stole sweets, that was really cute and adorable and omg I love them so much

Was there anything like really really big that you had to research for your two books that took awhile and maybe frustrated you a bit trying to figure out how to write that one scene or chapter?

Will you ever have a full cover design for your two fanfictions? I find it really interesting and cool when fanfiction writers put a cover at the beginning of their fanfiction as if it’s a real book! Of course if you’re never going to do that, it’s cool, I love all your fanart of them anyways and will just fan over it!

Where do you like to write? Like, in your bedroom, library, coffee shop? I personally like to write in my bedroom, all snuggled up and cozy. Except when I end up getting distracted by something in my room that takes me away from my story for a good 20 minutes or so -~-

LAST QUESTION I have so many, but a few of these are pretty big questions to answer so I’ll just send some more some other time ^-^

How does it feel knowing that people all around the world are reading your fanfictions and connecting with your story? Like, Vulnerability has 316 kudos and 4340 hits, and your Obsidian King fanfiction has 151 kudos and 1959 hits. Like- that’s a lot of people man, so how does that feel knowing you are pretty popular in terms of fanart and fanfiction writing?

WAH HELLO HSDGFHSDFS anon coming in clutch with these questions ok ok oh boy here we go. long ask, long answer \o/

currently, i'm at about 1.4k words. a big portion of that is the beginning/setup of the chapter and the rest is lots of dialogue. the average word count for the chapters seems to land above 6.5k words (ch2 was over 8k!) and since this chapter is probably going to be the most important of the entire fic, it may come out to be way more 🤔 we shall see

the obsidian king was purely because ppl kept getting curious if there was a fic, which made me think about it and it got me writing <3 it's not my proudest piece but i've had fun making it! it's an expansive universe and i'm afraid i may have bitten off more than i could chew and without the right prep, so i've lost a lot of confidence for it unfortunately

vulnerability on the other hand came after i binged the biggest blitzbee fics (such as roe, omtop, showstoppers). i told myself i probably wouldn't end up writing a fic for them but a good scene eventually occurred to me and i went with it. the more i fleshed out the setting, the more i realized how much i wanted to explore the raw concept of their ship that appears in many of their longfics. i wanted to dig into and challenge the typical "enemies in a life-or-death situation they must help each other get out of and end up in a secret relationship until blitzwing leaves the decepticons" — not because i didn't like that dynamic (are you kidding me i ADORE it) but because — copying and pasting an ao3 reply of mine — i wanted to take that and put my own huge spin to it. i wanted their growth to happen willingly and not out of necessity. a test to see, can this ship happen without a dire situation they're stuck in while staying true to their core characterizations? basically, is there a pattern to this ship for a reason or can it realistically work outside of that? it's been very fun :)

favorite thing about writing obkau is just all the idiots in love scenes. had me kicking my feet and smiling like a goof writing all that. the romance may be quick in that fic (speedrun!) but its for the shits n giggles n blushes — and on that note, my favorite scene also has to be the kitchen raid or perhaps the first time they were in the crystal gardens together :)

a lot of the research that's gone into obkau was more so for the au rather than the fic itself. things about crystals and their healing properties, names for ocs, city-states, lore doors to the lore mansion that needed a lore key to unlock, only obtainable through giant rants with my buddy mag until something clicks.

now, vulnerability is The Fic where the past 3 years of practice have been coming together and finally paying off. a lot of that practice was put into jazzprowl fics that unfortunately never made it out of my wips just yet, but they caused the many hours and days i spent studying plots, characterizations, natural and unique character dialogue, hidden details that circle back around... and that brings me to the next question: research! oh man...

i've brought up that i used suna_scribble's writing advice for reference, so i'll skip that part. that research did take me about a full month to look through and apply to my fic's plot, and i continued to develop it as time went on but it didn't particularly frustrate me. it did get tedious at times having to get certain points and details to come together but it was more of a fun challenge if anything. so along with that, in between chapters, i'd spend a couple weeks (legit hours a day straight) researching bpd for blitzwing. mounds and mounds of research. i looked at clinical sites, personal blogs of those with bpd, reddit/quora for outside (albeit very stigmatized but still important) perspectives, and admittedly, i glanced at fanfics to see how it was portrayed there (while still remaining critical of any inaccuracies). it is difficult to write an experience i've never had so figuring out that aspect probably took the most amount of effort to get through — and i'm still working on it! as the fic goes on, i hope for a better and more realistic portrayal of blitzwing's bpd, as it's pretty much become the driving force of the story and his character development

also i'm sure if anyone's been closely following my blog, they'd know i started learning german solely for the fact that i was trying to find a simple german phrase for blitzwing to say in my fic. and i now use my lil studies to sprinkle some more german into blitzwing's dialogue :)

i've thought about covers, mostly for one of the j/p wips i mentioned earlier, but not so much obkau or vulnerability. HOWEVER, i have thought of inserting illustrations into the obsidian king for certain scenes. like in between paragraphs or at the very end of a chapter. i never got around to exploring that more but with vulnerability, it could be a possibility too (i did make that comic but thats not something i'd insert in the fic itself)

i don't have many options for places to write but i've tried a good few spots. where i end up most is in the basement (basically our family room) with a bird video on for my cat. i've had a hard time writing in my bedroom and at places not my house (except back in high school, i would write ALL the time when i had the chance — if i wasn't already busy reading fic) but i once sat outside with my phone when it was drizzling and wrote out a good portion of chapter 1 for vulnerability. never been able to replicate that tho besides once bringing my laptop out on a sunny day. few times, i've done some writing in bed, typically before sleep, but most of it was reading over what i had already written and making small edits since i prefer to use my laptop for writing (felt that about the distraction tho lol guess in a way, it's easier to get distracted on my phone than my laptop)

in all honesty, those numbers pale in comparison to what my art and my old old writing back on ffn (no i am NOT showing you.) garnered (as well as other tf fics), but regardless of that, those are pretty big numbers and it will always feel weird if i think too hard about it. weird in a good way. it's easy to think of kudos and hits as just numbers but those are, in fact, people. individual people who decided to give your work a shot and drop a lil heart on it. out of the millions of things they could have possibly chosen, they chose yours.

call me humble, call me oblivious, but i really am not fully aware of my influence in the fandom. i don't know how i impact others, how many truly know me and like my work, how many find me to be cool or famous in our little corner of the world, how most even perceive me, and i certainly don't know the effects of my writing. i'm just a guy making art of stupid little gays and y'all are hitching a ride

feel free to ask more :)

#vulnerability fic

[igniting-quill]

hi i dont think i can send asks on your other account so i'll do it here

So my dumb prompt is (for my prompt ask game challenge thing - not sure what it is either okay shhh im TIRED)

Helga and Serenity meet and Helga discovers what guns are

Shenanigans ensue

This is in response to a post I made on my other account @uc-beepboop. That sucks that you can’t send asks in the other account. Perhaps it’s because it’s my side account? IDK. Anyways, I tried to take your tired prompt into an actual sustainable fic and I ran with it. Also will probably brush this up more, but expect it on the good ‘ol ao3 some time. Some time may range from 3 business days to 3 months. Depends on when I’m satisfied.

Characters: Helga Hatebad (Arc 8: The King is Dead) and Serenity Sapphire (Arc 9: Once Upon a Crime)

Preface: This would technically not work because of the timeline difference between Arc 8 and Arc 9. I think Serenity and Helga were alive during the same time, but Idk how old Helga is, so I didn’t know how to write that. Due to this time gap, I elected to ignore it and just write Serenity and Helga as they are in canon. That being said, I took them as they were pre-Arc and plopped them into this questionable time-bendy fanfic. 

Enjoy.

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BANG.

The sound, piercing fast and loud, halted Helga Hatebad in her tracks. It was like a fireworks blast, but with none of that ending sizzling noise. Threatening and so efficient too! It had the power to emit a sound that caused her, shocked, to stop walking. Then, it was gone in a second, the only evidence of its existence was the auditory whiplash ringing in her ears.

Helga was just about to leave for the plane of fire. She left, for the time being, for some Hatebad family gathering, so she bound over to Glacrian for a short visit. But now, she really needed to go back. Her cute, giant, slobbering hellhound was waiting for her on the other side. 

However, after that noisy blast, her curiosity beckoned her to go investigate. It sounded like some sort of contraption, made of physical parts that were non-magical… maybe a weapon. She was a weapon maker, so if her guess was correct, she would love to see what was in store.

She grabbed ahold of her Hatebad-made battleaxe, placed a hand on her Hatebad-made plate armor, and finally combed through her Hatebad-made beard. She proceeded to stroke her facial hair, considering the possibilities, while sauntering over toward where the sound came from. She squinted, shifting her gaze around in hopes of seeking answers to her questions. 

Instead, she saw a busted window on one of the local Glacarian banks, The Glacarian Bank. It was an obviously Lovejoy-owned property, the rival family to Hatebad’s, so Helga didn’t particularly care for the destruction. She approached the wreck, and with her last remaining braincell, decided to squeeze her small dwarven body through the jagged broken glass of the bank’s window. 

Only after she managed to land inside did she consider the implications if she got caught. The Lovejoy’s would find yet another reason to go after the Hatebads. Helga shrugged. Oh well. She walked deeper into the bank, but paused once she noticed that there was someone else past the corridor. There was a harengon. From the back, long hare ears that drooped from her head, an old yet well-cared for leather jacket. Now, she seemed to be fiddling with some contraption in her hands, some stick-like wood that was meshed with different metal pieces. 

Helga took another step forward, only for her foot to crunch against a piece of glass on the floor, shattering the quiet and giving away her location.

The harengon jumped up in surprise, but once she landed, she turned around and confidently turned the gadget towards Helga, a sharp metallic portion pointed at the dwarf. 

Nothing about this weapon clicked with Helga’s background knowledge. What was it? How did it work? Could the Hatebad's manufacture those and add them to their new products line?

“What’s that?” Helga asked, gesturing towards the unidentifiable weapon.

“Are you a Lovejoy?” The harengon asked, ignoring Helga. The bunny did not sound that threatening. What it looked like, at least to Helga, was that the harengon was stalling for time. Well, why not appease an audience?

“Me? A Lovejoy!” Helga laughed. “That’s the funniest thing I have ever heard. First of all, the Lovejoys are high elves. I’m a mountain dwarf. Second of all, I’m Helga Hatebad, and my family, the Hatebads, hates the Lovejoys! It’s a rivalry. My mother, especially, hates their guts.”

“Oh. Wait so you hate the Lovejoys?”

“Yeah.”

The harengon pointed the pointy weapon downwards leaned in. “So… you won’t tell on us?”

“Well, you’re doing us Hatebad’s a favor, so I’m not inclined to.”

For a moment, the harengon looked suspicious. But, in a way that showed that she was a little too trusting, she extended her hand for a handshake.

“Serenity Sapphire. I’m here with a crew and we’re breaking into the bank. Either we got hired by somebody or Art, my boss, just wanted us to do a mini-heist for the fun of it.”

“The Lovejoys are rich, they’ll be able to afford spending a little cash for you.” Helga nodded approvingly. She didn’t bring up that, these days, the Hatebads also had a lot of money as well. “Also, I you didn’t answer my question.” 

“Shoot.” Serenity said, asking for Helga to repeat the question again.

Helga pointed towards the item held in Serenity’s hands. “As a weapon’s maker, I have to know: what is that?”

“This?” Serenity shifted the large apparatus in her hands. “This is a gun.”

“A… ‘gun.’” Helga approached the new word hesitantly. “What does it do?”

“It shoots bullets.”

“Bullets?”

“You know. The way a cannon shoots cannonballs, but here it just happens on a smaller scale.”

Helga pointed to the shattered glass on the ground. “Is that how you broke the window?”

The harengon looked sheepish. “The first shot, yes. Gun’s are a pretty new weapon, so I never knew how bullets would react with glass. Turns out it just kinda goes through. It made a tiny hole, some cracks around it, but it didn’t do much more to weaken the structure. Juniper gave the rest of the window a nice kick, and that’s what really broke it. All I caused was a loud sound. So yeah, I got put on guard duty instead of getting to do any of the fun stuff.”

“Can I see the… gun in action?”

Serenity shook her head. “Julian chewed me out bad. I mean, what brought you here? The noise right?”

“Yeah.”

“Exactly. Julian was all like, ‘that’s the downside to a gun! The sound of it firing is real loud, everyone will hear it Serenity, that’s a stupid idea.’ But, I argue, that what it loses in subtlety it gains in power.” The gun was larger than Serenity herself, so she stretched the full length of her arm to showcase the weapon. “For a long distance attack, you load up the bullet and then shoot an enemy with a press of the trigger. Up close, I can fight with the bayonet.”

“The sharp part right?”

“Yes, attached to the end of a gun’s barrel. At least, I think, that’s what my dad called the sharp part when I last talked with him about the gun? The gun’s from him, and he got it from a guy… Bor— Ple? I don’t know. It's written on the side of the chamber.”

Helga looked at the name “Borple” and proceeded to immediately forget the name, unknowing that she would meet a member of the artificer family later.

Serenity continued. “I honestly don’t know too much about guns, only that it is the first of its kind. Something like a bow, a canon, a sideways firework, all with a dagger-like point at the end. My old man, Mr. Sapphire. gave it to me when I told him I wanted to become a criminal.”

Helga cackled at that. “Hilarious. You know, my mother was apparently a criminal in her younger days. A sky pirate.”

“Wait, that’s so cool. I’d love to meet her”

“Yeah, right?”

Suddenly a blaring alarm rang across the bank, intruding right into their conversation.

“Serenity!” A voice yelled out. “We gotta go, we’re gonna get caught!” 

A door opened from the far wall behind Serenity. A purple tiefling with stark white hair, giant curled horns, and blank white eyes appeared. In their arms they struggled to drag out a giant black bag, presumably filled to the brim with money. Yet, even as they failed to drag it, the bag already had giant rips that proceeded to stretch larger and larger. That was probably from the shattered glass on the ground.

“Do you need help with that?” Helga shouted above the loud shrieking pitch of the alarm. “I’m quite strong.”

“Now… Who are you? Serenity’s friend or something?”

“Riot… uhhh” Serenity shrugged, “Long story.”

“We won’t make it in time, slowpoke. Give me that.” Another voice called out. A figure emerged from the door: an aasimar with bronze skin, blue eyes, blonde hair, and only one wing. She was already carrying a lot of her own luggage, which she held above the sharp pieces of glass on the ground. It was clear, she was straining to hold onto everything, but still attempted to grab ahold of the tiefling’s, Riot’s?, load. Out slid a few coins, but it did not seem like the one-winged aasimar even noticed.

Everyone proceeded to dart out of the building, away from the crime scene. All the while, Helga and Serenity ran side by side, huffing and puffing out breaths of exertion.

Helga looked up, noticing the setting sun, golden light seeping through the allies of Glacaria. She really had to go now. Oh, her poor hell hound was waiting for her to come back while she went on a whole side quest adventure. 

“I think—” Helga sucked in a breath as she ran, “this is where we part ways.”

“Aww—” Serenity panted, but was already beginning to split off in the direction her crew was running towards. “I guess,” Breath, “I should follow,” Breath, “this money on the ground,” Heaving breath, “It was nice meeting you!”

“Same!”

The harengon finally darted away, ignoring how the butt end of her gun dragged on the ground.

Ah, what Helga would give to learn more about this exciting new weapon. But duty called. Helga jogged away from the crime zone, and slowed down after she got out of range. Hopefully Serenity’s crime gang would be smart enough to prevent people from following their physical money trail and snatched some Lovejoy money while they did it. Helga headed back towards the plane of fire.

#unprepared casters #helga hatebad #serenity sapphire #uc serenity sapphire #tw gun #fanfiction #unprepared casters fanfiction #hope u like it :) #also if anyone wants to give me title suggestions I'd love to hear it

[sunlightandsuffering]

Soooo i usually stalk authors on ao3 whenever i find a good fic of theirs, start with their works and then bookmarks, see if i can find a treasure there. That’s where i found you read vm fics :O i dont personally read irl stories but i love looking at vm compilations on yt and vm inspired stories of ma fave ships. Theyre just good together !!

THIS IS SO FUCKING FUNNY U FOUND MY VM BOOKMARKS😂😂😂😂 priceless, omg I actually wrote a few fics for them too but I was truly unhinged when I was writing VM lmfao I don’t think I’d ever do it again and I think I hid what I did write 😂😂 I wouldn’t do it again bc it’s kind of A LOT but like tbh anon if u can get over the weirdness of them being real ppl, the VM fandom was so insanely talented with fics like their fics are fucking god tier, the quality of writing, the story lines UNMATCHED! So if you can separate the real ppl and consider them more as characters the fics are honestly amazing. But lol nice to meet u fellow VM anon 🤣🤣 Every so often I revisit that portion of my fandom life and I cry when I watch moulin rouge again 😂

[actualbird]

hi zak i just wanna i looove your fics ur marius hcs are so canon to me and if u don’t mind me asking how do u usually outline ur fics?

hi anon!! thank u so much :DDD

and sure thing! i remember i answered this question once or twice in the past but i cant find it again in my archive ahjfkjhsfkjahs so i'll just go thru it all again (and for good reason cuz i think i my answer last time made it look like things were organized. it's not. it's Not Organized)

anyhoo, short overview answer is: craft big idea -> rough outline (summaries/short bullet points) -> detailed outline (connecting all the dots)

long detailed answer follows under the cut (wow, me using a readmore HAHAJKHSVKFJ well, my writing process is boring i dont wanna stretch dashes with this, i'll save being a nuisance for my silly little headcanons)

all screenshots will be coming from my outline for my most recent fic "standard operating procedure (x4 speedrun)" cuz it's freshest in my memory and also planning took a LOT of time here

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step 1: craft big idea

the first thing i actually do on outline doc is make the summary that i forsee it'll have on ao3. this is cuz my summary format on ao3 is [excerpt of scene] + [a few lines explaining the fic overall], and thinking of what to put here first helps me get a good grasp on what i want the fic to be in the Big Picture sense: what the mood/tone will be, whos POV it's in, what the inciting event that kicks it all off is, etc etc

the big idea, along with all the other steps in my process, are subject to change as the process goes on. for example, for the shovel talk fic, heres the first ao3 summary i made for it (version from april 3, thank u google docs version history HAHA)

this was back when i envisioned the fic as a long-ish oneshot that was mostly comedy. but as i continued thru the other steps of outlining (and realized that the comedy is more of the hook and seasoning and the real core is gonna be the feels later on that i didnt wanna spoil upfront in the summary), the ao3 summary changed to whats on the fic now

still, no matter how the ao3 summary changes, it's a great starting point for my brain to get into the rest of the fic cuz ive already got a bunch of the core stuffs for the story

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step 2: rough outline

this step is me getting into the overview of each part/chapter of the fic, the big idea but for specific chunk of story. these come either in the form of short bullet points or short short summaries of the events, and thats rlly all that is in here: events. all the details is for step 3

heres the rough outline portion for chapter 5 of standard operating procedure (x4 speedrun)

absolute barebones, but each chapter has got something along these lines going on for them (i just shared this one cuz it's the least messy to look at AJHVKJZHFVAKJHS) which keeps me on track irt what needs to be Happening.

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step 3: detailed outline. the longest and most stupidly meticulous part of my process

this step is what it says on the tin. with the smaller bigger picture of the chapter (huh, actually, im realizing that my process basically hinges on taking in the big picture and then slowly zooming in bit by bit) i then start putting down the exact things i wanna write: everything from dialog to descriptions to etc etc. and all of it is absolute wordbarf and the fact it is wordbard is Important

heres an excerpt from the detailed outline portion of chapter 2 of the fic

i put in A BUNCH. and this is important to me cuz it's at this stage i can start filling in the blanks, irt the events i put down in step 2

like in this chapter, i had 2 events to link: vyn making dumb sex innuendos -> vyn making his grand and genuine love declaration about marius. how to get from point A to point B is something i cant leave for the actual writing portion because my tendency is to blank for days, trying to find the perfect way to word it or execute it.

but in this outlining portion ive got the freedom to try out a bunch of methods in a wordbarf format that gets my thoughts in order. it doesnt have to be good or make sense just yet, as long as it connects the two events, i can refine it during actual writing

and more often than not, changes Do happen in the actual writing portion, since once that bit is going on ive got a clearer idea on how the scene is flowing and all that jazz. still, those changes are hinged upon the fact that ive got a skeleton prior, or else i'd have a really hard time trying to figure out whats not working because i hadnt put a Thing thats Not doing the job yet. i guess my penchant for doing this step that i know many people see as insane is that it's easier for me to work on something imperfect that already exists than to make something do what it needs to do on the first try

heres another portion i still consider as part of step 3: me trying to figure out how marius and giann have their argument in chapter 5

and then i basically transplanted these into the chronological outline portion so i could see how it works in the actual scene

so my full outline for this fic is a grand total of 6.7k words cuz i do the detailed outline for every single scene HAHA

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aaaaand thats how i outline, anon! i hope this sates ur curiosity :DDD

#and speaking of outlining im in the process of revamping the ch3 outline for my marluke college au smutfic JHVKSJFH #ONLY TOOK ME 7 MONTHS TO GET BACK TO THAT FIC. I GET DISTRACTED SOOOO EASILY #asks #anon

[cainightfics]

hii! excited for new chapter of trotw soon, i know you update slower than most but the wait is always so worth it with how long your chapters are! im curious: how do you find motivation to write so much? youre well known in 2 fandoms that are very small/inactive, so i imagine it might be hard to find motivation sometimes. i also write fic, but i get discouraged easily when i dont get many hits

thanks for the ask! im sorry i update slowly—i wish i could update more frequently, but i have 2 jobs and am also currently a student, so i dont always have a lot of time. i like doing longer chapters because, like you said, it makes the long wait easier to bear for anyone reading, but also because i feel like i plan the plot more carefully this way, if you know what i mean? with longer chapters, i can sort of think of them as episodes, so 1) each chapter progresses the plot, and isn't just fluff and 2) some new milestone is reached relationship wise. like in the last chapter, for instance, it starts with tyrell and elliot in bed, and tyrell internally complaining about how un-affectionate elliot is. then tyrell does a crazy stunt to get elliot to admit he cares about tyrell (ie, threatening to shoot himself in the head, lol), so that the chapter ends with tyrell and elliot in bed, again, but this time, elliot is rattled by what has occurred over the course of the chapter, and actually physically responds when tyrell makes a move on him.

as for motivation... idk, i actually just like writing a lot i guess, lol. i feel like i mentioned this once before on here, so im sorry if im repeating myself, but fanfic gives me something to think about during the boring parts of my day, when im on the bus or washing dishes or whatever. actually, significantly large portions of trotw have been written in my phones notes app during my morning commute.

i dont really care about getting lots of hits and attention for my fics. as long as a few people enjoy reading them, im happy. im very grateful that people take the time to comment and send me asks—seriously, it does make my day sometimes. but just knowing someone is out there reading my fics, maybe before bed after a long day, or during their lunch break at their job they hate, is good enough for me. i grew up on fan culture (ive been on this site since i was 11!) so fanfic has always been really special to me as a reader.

i know its easier said than done, but once you move past worrying about how many kudos/hits/comments you get, writing is way more enjoyable. i think capitalism often demands that we either monetize or quantify our hobbies. part of this has to do with the current climate of entertainment, which i see people often refer to as the "attention economy." getting lots of hits/kudos = success, because enough people cared about your fic to invest their attention into it, when so many other entertainment options are available. to me, this isnt the point of fanfic. i feel like fic is about community. being passionate enough about something that you're inspired to create a derivative work, then share it with others, with no attempts to earn profit or fame involved, is a very special thing these days, when we're made to believe all activities should have the end goal of making money. i think everyone who wants to should write fanfic, even if they think theyre bad at it, or worry that nobody will read it. being creative is always good for you.

anyways, thanks as always for reading my fics! im happy youre enjoying them. and good luck in your own writing, too!

[sumbier0]

9/11/12/16/17/19/20 four the aro ask game:)/nf

AA sorry it took so long to answer this my dearest moot I just forgor ×.×``

9.Is there a character that you just cannot ever see as alloromantic?

Redson. I just cant. Hes definetely very far on the spectrum too

11:Is there a popular ship you can't stand because you headcanon one or more characters in it as aromantic?

Shadow//peach (macaque and sun wykong). Im sorry guys they are AAA batteries

Also they would need so much time to even be friends again. People who want to see them destroy eachother are on a thin line tho. I mean I either way dont see it bc they are both aro to me, but yeah I mind it less. This became kind of a rant woops -

12.Wchich relationship dynamics do you prefer to see? Romantic, platonic, sexual, familial, queerplatonic?

I actually really like to see a good, interesting romance. But I also love seeing platonic and qpr dynamics too <3 idk man its hard to choose. Familial dynamics have so much potential too

Um i just prefer to see all of these over sexual dynamics i guess

16.Do you ever read romantic fanfic while pretending the fic is about non-romantic relationships?

I've never done that yet. Yet.

17.Are there romantic fanfic tropes whose appeal you will never understand?

Alpha/beta/Omega

Like just. What.

I cant really recall many tropes atm tbh.

19.what is your dream aromantic fanfic?

Never thought about it tbh

Just. Shennanigans. Mischief maybe

Really i probably will take any aromantic fanfic that exists

20.Wchich fandom you've been in was the most aro friendly?

Hmm. I think utdr fandom. I saw plenty of ppl headcanoning different characters as aro and everyone was just in general chill (well currently atleast )

LMK fandom is not that far behind tbh. Like yup Shadowpeach is really popular but I havent seen that much of any shipart revolving around Mk, saw a few people headcaconing him as aroace, seems like some portion of the fandom, actively or not,agrees on that

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1. What's your favorite thing (post, art, fic, etc.) you've made for this fandom?

this is a bit hard bc my opinions on my art tend to fluctuate and i will never have one answer to most questions bc im horribly indecisive, but i will shorten my previously planned 6 or so answers and instead say that i defintely slayed with the 'five tickets to the barbie movie please' stylenny post and that one comic i made where stan makes kyle shut up by burying his head in his chest B)

4. What character has your opinion on changed the most?

his took me a bit to think of answer for bc i think my opinions on characters haven't really changed enough that they're super contrasting to when i first started out (it's more so my opinions got like,,, revised? as i learned knew information?) and also because i used to read their fandom wiki pages while watching the show a few times so. i knew a good portion of laundry for a handful of characters from very early on 😭😭😭

but i have to say,, menorah? like cartman's daughter? not bc of anything in canon it's just that i accidentally made up an entire character for her in my head when imagining a whole slice of life anime for kyle's kids, and her characterization changed from some girl that hates eli and has some internalized homophobia/biphobia but eventually becomes besties with him, to middle school girl who looks very smart and girlboss and actually is to some extent but is actually pretty dorky at times and loves her malewife bf (eli) very much and also has conflicted thoughts on her father and her family and also used to be enemies with eli but kinda chnaged when he did not act as her father said he would and. i will stop there bc i know i sound delusional but but but. that is all, actually. ty.

15. What character has your favorite default design? What character has the best individual alternate design? What character has the best alternate designs (Phone Destroyer, SOT, etc) overall?

default design goes to STAN!!!! i say this bc his colors are the only ones that aren't super staurated and which i dont need to edit much to apply to other outifts. love the guy mwah mwah

individual alternate design hjek kyle stamp it paste it record it save it remember it breath it love it live it best design ever actually. princess kenny, pajama kyle, and toolshed are very close behind but hjek kyle prevails. i'd say pcov kyle to be fr but i dont think that counts as an outfit 😭😭

character with best general designs for me might be kenny or stan? idk those bitches r just always slaying fr, i dont know how they do it. all i know is that they have a better grasp in color theory when outfit planning

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