#also i cannot stress this enough: that fic was a fluke

[zukkaoru]

i think. everyone should stop reading my most popular fics that aren't really that good and start reading the ones with 18 kudos that are significantly better

#this is about (just wanna be) somebody i'm proud of #yes i had fun writing it. but it's REALLY NOT THAT GOOD #also i cannot stress this enough: that fic was a fluke #it's NOT a good example of what i write. guys i'm so much better at the angsty character study fics #i promise i actually can get proper characterization. i had to sacrifice some of that for the light-hearted stupid cheesy premise #alas #no one in fandom actually cares about characterization #ngl sometimes i even wonder what the point of writing stuff in-character is if the flat #'characters reduced to a single trait that they may or may not even possess' #fics will ALWAYS end up being more popular than the ones with good characterization #anyway i know why the 18 kudos one is so low. it's the mcd tag. AND it's a gen fic centered around a character no one cares about #i wasn't expecting that one to do well #but it does suck that like. my most popular fics will never actually be my best ones #it's the same with bsd but THAT'S a whole other story #that's the phenomenon of everyone reducing bsd to the skk show and not giving the time of day to fics centered around anyone else #do u guys realize there are SO many other INCREDIBLE characters and dynamics???? #like i was doing that bsd fic rec event on twt and almost all of the fics recced were skk #meanwhile i was searching for anything NOT skk bc idk other ships and characters deserve appreciation too?? #and i don't even read much skk bc it's so hard to find anything that's. like. ACTUALLY good. #anyway. i don't actually care if you read somebody i'm proud of #but i hate that that's like. one of my most popular fics by a longshot #i have stuff that is so much better that people won't even glance at bc it's not tagged with the most popular m/m ship in the fandom #hello grace here

[wetcatspellcaster]

Hi!!

So, I just wanted to say, that I’m a huge fucking fan of pieces. It’s just,,, fantastic— literally everything I want from an ascendant Astarion fic (violence, pining, conflict!!).

I’ve been struggling to articulate what exactly I enjoy the most about it, but I’ve settled on the dynamics— the dialogue you’ve written reads like him tonally and structurally. Almost every line Astarion has in some way alludes to this fear of loss of control and insecurity that remains with this dumb, sexy bastard!!

Rosalie’s own voice (yearning, knowing, insecure in her own way about change and age, determined, fucking hilarious and she knows it) compliments his in a way that breaks my heart!! She’s his antithesis and his compliment!! Ugh!! No wonder Astarion is so obsessed!!

The dialogue between the two, makes me happy to have them together— but also incredibly sad and worried for them. I need them to see a high fantasy marriage counselor so that they can get along and Rosalie can do what she wants. Though I cannot wait to see if a higher power tries to interfere with Rosalie’s wish making. I imagine Mephistopheles wouldn’t be happy to see a refund of 7,000 souls.

Thank you for sharing, and (I cannot stress this enough) thank you for your hard work! Please know that I am now a ride or die for your writing— as I ran through Party Favors and your DA fics.

Hey lovely, thank you so much for taking the time to send such a kind message! :)

I've said this a few times in a few different places, but I'm just lowkey obsessed with a certain villain/heroine dynamic that is essentially "unstoppable corrupted force meets incorruptible and immoveable object' - I've shamelessly written it for Darklina, and now I get to do it again while also adding D&D wizards into the mix for my own mental health! I'm glad that you enjoy the dynamic as well - always nice when a meal I'm making for myself suddenly evolves into a banquet for others :D

I can't answer all your message without spoilers, I promise that *I* think it's a Happy Ending!!! And while it is true that the Wish spell tends to invite the DM to come up with the negative consequences the bigger the thing you ask for, soon Rose will know it operates by those rules as well ;) So I'm sure she can prepare for it.

I really appreciate such a lovely message, I'm glad you enjoy my work (I'm also glad you find Rose funny) and I am grateful to hear that it's not just a fluke fic and you've liked some of my other stuff as well - that's always nice to hear!!! ♥♥

#asks #lovely words from lovely people #look i get the 'they make each other worse' appeal trust me. #but I'm a massive feral self-indulgent mess for 'you want to make me worse but I'm Built Different - get on my level x'

[thatgirlonstage]

Asdfggsjgs I accidentally hit ask before I finished my message. Fuck. I'm terrified of what's gonna happen. So, whose your favorite of the IPRE crew? What was your favorite stolen century planet? Can you believe Justin fucking improv-ed that "who?" How surprised were you by the Barry bluejeans twist? How do you think they're gonna defeat the hunger? Also, got any headcanons now that you know most of the story?

Dude when Justin said “Who” my HEART FUCKING STOPPED. I went back and listened to all of the memory loss scenes a second time because they’re just. So good. They’re just so good.

I seriously cannot stress enough how much I just did not expect to get so invested in these characters but I am, I really really really am. And I mean they spend so much time joking around and breaking the fourth wall that at first I didn’t know - and then I always forget - how well they can all improv and stay in it when they hit serious conversations and how real it can get. I mean both Magnus and Taako have had scenes that have ripped my damn heart out, and Merle is so irreverent most of the time but then sometimes you get conversations like the one he had with Lucretia in the spa or some of his conversations with John where he spits out straight wisdom and just. Whew. How am I supposed to handle this show?

Hmmm so outside of the main three Lup is DEFINITELY my favorite of the IPRE crew. I don’t even know if I can pick a favorite from THB. I mean... maybe Taako? But I love them all so much and all in different ways.

Speaking of Lup, I reeeeeeeeeeally want to know when Griffin wrote the ending of this campaign and worked all this stuff out. I mean, Taako picked up the umbra-staff on a fluke of a dice roll. Narratively, it’s brilliant - but Griffin didn’t engineer it. Merle could just as easily have succeeded in picking it up, which makes me wonder whether Griffin knew who Lup was when they found her skeleton, or if she would have been Merle’s sister instead, or... what. I also want to know whether he knew who Barry Bluejeans was back in Here There Be Gerblins. And, I mean, in that instance it doesn’t actually matter, because BARRY didn’t know who Barry was, but I just want to know how long Griffin has been sitting on the dramatic irony of it all. Also the Barry twist was the most hilarious thing to happen and like I said, I DESPERATELY want the recording of the five minutes after that episode ended of Justin, Travis, and Clint presumably just losing their shit. I soooooooo wish I’d been in the fandom at the time to see everyone flip out. I was surprised, I mean I didn’t predict it, but there was also an element of “Oh my God, of COURSE that’s who it is. Of COURSE.”

I think that the conservatory and the void fish planet was my favorite. I am so weak for Magnus’s love and connection with Fisher and it KILLS me to think of him finding Fisher and not recognizing him, at first not even realizing he was there.

As for the Hunger - well, Lucretia’s plan is out, right? Because the Hunger is already there. But I’m wondering if it could be, hmm, repurposed? Maybe instead of sealing a plane away from the Hunger, she could use the spell to... seal the Hunger away from the planes? But obviously there’s a lot that has to be tied up - what happened to Lup, how do they handle the Light of Creation/the relices (maybe some kind of mutual destruction thing between the Light of Creation and the Hunger, although Lup said even if she could use the full force of the Light of Creation she wouldn’t be able to destroy the Hunger so that seems unlikely), I’m guessing Merle might have one last conversation with John, what’s happening to the gods and the astral plane and Kravitz... gah so so much.

I don’t usually just... come up with headcanons, if some idea hits me really strongly I’ll latch onto it or if I’m writing fic I’ll come up with stuff, but since you asked I can do one for each of the THB :D

--I feel like Taako and Lup probably had to get good at repairing their own clothes since they didn’t have a ton of money or opportunities to buy new ones, but Taako used it as an opportunity to maybe glitz up his clothes as much as possible. And I feel like even once Taako became relatively more successful with his cooking show and everything he still liked altering and sewing patterns and personal touches into everything he owns, so like all of his clothes just have their own personal flair to them

--Merle created a little personal garden for himself on the Starblaster, taking a potted plant from each planet where that was possible. Lucretia, to the best of her ability, has continued to maintain his garden since he’s been gone. Some of the plants have died and she has been unable to salvage any seeds or anything that would let her regrow them, but some have continued to thrive and drop seeds or bulbs that can be replanted when they die.

--Magnus is one of those people who’s not really happy unless he has something to occupy his hands or something to DO. After he started to learn woodcraft he just always brought some bits of wood and a knife to carve with everywhere he went. He sort of leaves a trail of carved bits and bobs everywhere he goes, because they’re not always things he needs or wants so he’ll just give them away to people. There’s a giant pile of them on the Starblaster from years when they couldn’t safely spend much time off of the ship.

Idk, what do you think? :P

Anyway, I wish you luck with the finale!!! I probably won’t be able to listen to it tomorrow but I’ll get there in a couple days. Again... unfortunately strange time to be joining a fandom. I don’t feel like I’ve quite, hmmm, earned the right to join in the crying and everything, but I’ll hover on the fringes anyway :)

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