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The Lost Fic 😔
Okay, This is me just spewing what I remember of that fic I mentioned earlier, cause it was real good, and I want to share. If anyone finds the guy who wrote it, or a reupload or something, send the link/name, this thing was real good!
So, like, I forget the exact starting point, but in this fic, Emilie and Gabriel swap roles, so Gabe’s the one dying from the Peacock, and Emilie is the one left behind. So, Gabe uses the Peacock to impregnate Emilie, so they can have Adrien. I think there was a plot point of how Colt used it first to impregnate Amelie, and that’s how it got broken? Like Amelie and Emilie are thinking about using the Peacock so they can have kids, and Colt and Amelie use it first to see if it works, because Emilie had, like, a “weaker constitution”. It works, and they have Felix, but Colt ends up breaking the Peacock to do it, don’t remember how exactly (no one is actually aware of this until later). There’s also speculation in universe if the Peacock breaking while forming Felix is the reason he’s “like that”, but 1) the speculation comes FROM COLT, and 2) everyone else is of the opinion that, ya know, being ABUSED might have something to do with it.
So, Gabe uses the broken Peacock to impregnate Emilie, they have Adrien, and it’s all fine and dandy until Gabe starts to get sick. Like, REALLY sick, faster than Emilie does in canon. Emilie and Gabe are scrambling to figure out why, to find a cure (in this continuity, this is where Nathalie shows up, Emilie hires her to help them find a cure) but no luck. As Gabe gets worse and worse, he pleads with Emilie to try and save him, to do whatever she can. And Emilie at first is all for it! She uses the Butterfly to seek out anything and everything that could help them! But … there’s a middle bit here I think I’m forgetting, but  as time goes by with no sign of a cure, Emilie starts to notice a change in Gabe. Like, a bit of sanity slippage going on. Which eventually culminates in Gabe trying to steal Adrien’s amok, thinking he can use it to cure himself, at the cost of Adrien. Emilie is horrified, and manages to save Adrien’s amok, but in the altercation, Gabe swipes the Butterfly, and uses it with the Peacock to do … something, it isn’t clear at the time, because doing whatever this is causes Gabe’s life to give out, and Gabe dies. Just drops dead, and both Miraculous vanish.
Again, I’m missing some big chunks, but the long and the short of it is that, with the Miraculous gone and a better support system, Emilie goes to therapy to try and work out some of this. There’s a whole chapter dedicated to her working out her toxic upbringing, and how her parents insistence on “lineage” and “bloodline” led to using the Peacock in the first place, as opposed to adopting or something. Emilie has to learn exactly how toxic her upbringing was, and come to the realization that, as much as she loved him, she and Gabriel were feeding into each other’s issues, and they should both have seen a mental health professional at some point. She also has a lot of guilt about Gabe’s death, feeling like it’s all her fault, which she has to work through. For the main plot, it culminates in Emilie realizing she’s taken being protective over Adrien too far, and enrolling him at DuPont when “Origins” kicks off. Also, there’s a bit of drama in her beginning to date Nathalie, partially because she feels guilty for moving on, partly because she didn’t realize she was bisexual until her therapist spelled it out for her.
The plot is mostly the same, except now Hawk Moth wants the Ladybug and Black Cat to “restore what should be”, and Emilie feeling even MORE guilt because she was last person to have the Butterfly, she should have done more, etc, etc. Also, Emilie actually seeks out Fu to apologize and figure out if she can help. Then, around the Season 3 mark, we find out that Hawk Moth is Gabriel … ’s Sentimonster that he made in his image before his death. The Senti!Gabe’s goal, initially, was to steal the Ladybug and Black Cat so he could wish Gabriel back to life, but as time has gone on, his goal has changed, and now he wants to wish himself real. Also, because of the state Gabe was in when he made Senti!Gabe, Hawk Moth has a burning hatred of Adrien, seeing him as “stealing” Emilie from him.
Again, most of this is half remembered, I’m probably not doing it Justice.
Some other bits:
Adrien is about nine when Gabe dies
the reason we don’t have Hawk Moth earlier is that he was apparently “incubating”
Nathalie absolutely fell for Emilie first, and stuck around because she genuinely wanted to help her friend through a tough time
Nathalie and Emilie don’t start OFFICIALLY dating until sometime after Adrien starts school, but everyone agrees they were “more or less” dating already
Emilie’s coming out was her coming home after therapy, accepting a cup of tea from the Gorilla, and asking him “Did you know you can like both men AND women!?”
The Gorilla’s name is Henri, he’s actually Emilie and Amelie’s cousin and Adrien’s godfather
Because Nathalie came in earlier, Adrien has grown up with her. He calls her Auntie Nat, and was convinced from the ages of 5-8 that she was actually the Black Widow (Marvel)
The Agreste Fashion Company mostly belongs to Adrien at this point. Gabe left him most of the stock. It’s all being held in trust until he’s of age, and Adrien plans to either sell it or (much later) hand it over to Marinette
Amelie divorced Colt when she came home early to find him hitting Felix. She had to wrestle Felix’s amok off him - Felix claims it’s the most badass his mother has ever been. Colt is currently in prison at the start of the series, but I think it was hinted he’d become involved later?
Only Felix and Adrien are Sentimonsters.
Kagami’s dad is actually mentioned. He is currently serving time in prison for murder, which he committed in defence of his sister. Tomoe and Kagami visit him regularly, and he’s due out for parole sometime soon.
Chloé has a redemption arc, fairly well written, and becomes a permanent team member along with Alya and Nino. About halfway through, she goes to live with Adrien, (I think after Style Queen?) because her mom yelled at her on national television, and her dad’s response was “you shouldn’t have fucked up, then”. 
Felix and Amelie live in France with Emilie and Adrien, they moved after Colt got arrested. Felix goes to a different school than Adrien, something specific, because Felix was some kind of acting savant. I think it was mentioned he’d been in some stage plays?
Fu was married to his lady love, she used the Tiger to help him out
Marinette and Adrien are endgame
Chloé ends up dating Kagami
Sabrina and Felix end up dating. Chloé gives Felix a shovel speech that makes him terrified of her
Luka is mentioned to have a non-binary date-mate (I think an OC?) that we only meet briefly
After the Bourgeois Screaming Match, Jagged Stone and several other celebs refuse to stay at the Grand Paris
Alya’s mom is Akumatized into “Sue Chef” (it was both a pig pun, and related to legal terms), gets fired from the Grand Paris, and opens her own restaurant 
Lila turns out to be a Sentimonster created by Senti!Gabe, to drum up chaos and fuck with people. They have a father-daughter relationship, and were actually really sweet
The Order comes in as a secondary antagonist at some point after Hawk Moth is defeated, but I can’t exactly remember what their goal was
Hawk Moth’s defeat was basically proving that Hawk Moth didn’t need to use the wish to become real because he was already, and that all our Senti!Characters had been around long enough to become real. Senti!Gabe gets his own name (Can’t remember it) and identity, and officially adopts Lila as his daughter.
Lila has a crush on Alix
At some point, Senti!Gabe jokingly runs for mayor - he wins, because at this point everyone is sick of Andre. Senti!Gabe tries to argue privately that he’s technically only three or four years old, so he’s pretty sure he’s not old enough
That,s all I remember, If anyone finds this fic, send it my way!
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Okay that’s all fucking GREAT and I hope someone finds this I’d love to read it!
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anna-scribbles · 4 months
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
thanks for the tag @jattendschaton and @miabrown007!! blowing u guys kisses
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
8 💪
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
105,963
3. What fandoms do you write for?
miraculous ladybug<3
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
this question is great bc nearly all of my 8 fics make it in👍
golden (like daylight)
call it even
at our wedding
circles & cycles (right back where you started)
no other shade of blue, but you
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
sometimes!! I try to!!! not as often as i wish i did :( I was pretty consistently replying on call it even for a while but then i fell behind and it got overwhelming😭 there are so many lovely ones I go back and reread all the time though!!
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
no other shade of blue but you maybe? not sure if it counts as angsty it's very short and ends with marinette just being sort of sad and wistful. i'm not built for angsty endings<3
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
probably golden (like daylight)! that's definitely the one i'm proudest of at least.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
no not really!!
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
No👍
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
haha not yet but i've had an anastasia inspired fic in the works for soo long. one day i'll dust it off and finish
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
not that I know of!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
nope
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
AHAHA YES I co-wrote call it even with my sister @sha-nwa!!! one of the most fun experiences of my life, abby's such an incredible writer and she did marinette so much justice.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
lovesquare (shocking)
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
i have tooons of wips in my google docs but i am wary of posting anything on ao3 that’s not a one shot/something i’m sure i’ll finish. one i think might be lost to time is my ladrien greek mythology wip💔
16. What are your writing strengths?
a lot of comments I get are related to prose/description so maybe that? I tend to spend a lot of time trying to pick out the exact right words for each sentence so that it has the sonic/rhythmic quality i'm going for. golden is probably the best example of this; I worked and reworked those sentences for many months until I was satisfied haha. I remember wanting it to feel sort of like the building of a song
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
my writing can be sort of dense and hard to get through sometimes!! I think I have a tendency to try and pack a lot into every sentence, which is fun for me to write, but can be difficult to get through as a reader. it's sort of the polar opposite to how I approach drawing silly comics, where the goal is to deliver the point/joke as clearly and effectively as possible. writing puts me in a much more contemplative headspace, which makes my fic not quite as digestable I think
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I admit i am guilty of peppering in random french words in ml fic whenever I feel like it 💔 I usually use italics though
19. First fandom you wrote for?
dear evan hansen I think? (<-I was a very specific type of annoying in high school)
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
have to give it to my og adrien essay golden (like daylight). it has all my favorite stuff. adrinette. what could loosely be called a plot. the word "something." I said what I needed to say
tagging anyone who wants to!!
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assorted-candy · 5 months
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20 Q's for Fic Writers
I got tagged by @dp-marvel94! Thank you!
1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 
I've just posted my 22nd work a few days ago!
2. What's your total Ao3 word count?
37,763
3. What fandoms do you write for?
So far, all my published fics are for Danny Phantom. It's a fandom that's near and dear to my heart and my favorite to write for. I've written fanfiction for myself in a lot of different fandoms over the years. Miraculous Ladybug, Mega Man (Star Force, Battle Network) and Fire Emblem are a few. (Will these ever see the light of day? Probs not, lol)
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?  5. Frayed Ends - 37 kudos - Jazz and Maddie are fighting more often. Jack wants to reach out and help his family. 4. The Same Blood - 45 kudos - Maddie and Jack try to help a sick girl that collapsed in front of their house. They don't know what to make of her condition. Danny wants to help.
3. Returned Home - 49 kudos - Maddie finds Danny at home after he disappeared ten months ago.
2. The Broken Pieces Left Behind - 66 kudos (tie) - Maddie knew what the portal did to Danny. If she could create something that essentially turned him into a ghost, she could figure out a way to fix all of it. Even if she hasn't made any progress in the past two months, she'll keep trying. She didn't account for what Danny wanted. 1 . What's Out of Out Control - 66 kudos (tie) - Danny thought he had it under control. He thought he could finally hang out like they used to always do. Tucker could feel the rift between them widening. It wasn't getting smaller anytime soon.
5. Do you respond to comments?
I try to! There were a few comments from my two earlier fics that I never responded to and it's already been so long and I feel like I ended up putting it off too long to say anything now 😓But I'm so so thankful for all the comments I receive! I never thought anyone would read my work, let alone comment on it. I'm always between two modes of 'author commentary' and 'screaming thank you and running away'.
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Lol, I love my angsty stuff and there are so many different flavors of angst, so it's hard to pick just one. I'd say the piece I aimed to write for Angst Fest, The Broken Pieces Left Behind, might be it. It ends on a rather hopeless note for the Fenton family that even I don't know how to make everything better for them
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Probably Home for a Cat. It was for a Ectoberhaunt prompt that I was absolutely stumped on. So I decided someone was going to adopt a cat by the end of the fic.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Ahh, so I actually posted a fic on FFN wayyy back when I was in high school. I remember it being received pretty well but I got a really rude comment on a simple spelling mistake. Back then, I was just told I had dyslexia a few years prior and I had some really bad self-esteem issues tied in with that. So, yeah, that comment basically made me terrified to ever show my work to anyone ever.
It's been over ten years since then and I wanted to actually get over that fear. I impulsively decided to do Angst Fest with the mindset that no one would even look at what I posted. Not only did people look, everyone has been so kind!!!
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
lkdajldkf, nope. I get flustered trying to write basic romance and having two characters hold hands, lmao. Major props to those that can, it's definitely a skill that takes time to master just like any other genre.
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
I haven't.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Also haven't had this either.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Nope, but it seems like a lot of fun.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
Back when the show was airing, Amethyst Ocean (Danny/Sam) was my go to. I'm a sucker for friends to lovers tropes and it's really nostalgic for me. But, I don't really read a lot of shippy things for Danny Phantom, so ships don't make or break a fic for me.
If I'm looking to read romance, the whole Love Square (MariChat my beloved) with Miraculous Ladybug will always be great. Even if I jumped ship on the show around season 2 or 3 and I have no clue what they're doing now, lol.
15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
I honestly have so many WIPs that are unfinished on my computer from over the years. Maybe a super old one that I titled 'Phantoms in the Daylight'. Angst once more with Character Death as the main pain point. I like the beginning but oh boy, does it get sloppy and confusing real quick. I'd need serious outlining energy put into it if I'd ever want to salvage it and I just don't have it in me.
16. What are your writing strengths?
Dialogue! Give me two blorbos and I'll make them talk forever.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Scenery and description. I love the dialogue portion so much that I end up running into the floating heads in an empty room problem in the first drafts of my fics. My first round of edits are dedicated to making sure I have a scene and grounding characters into it. And then I have to go back later to make it not feel so robotic sounding.
(Also a weakness but more as in fic than writing. Summaries and Titles. I stare at my drafts on AO3's editor for at least half an hour trying to pull something together, lol)
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I can probably talk about this for hours, lol. I absolutely love foreign languages, especially when it comes to linguistics. So, I'll try to be brief, lmao. Short answer: depends on the fic but normally no. I already spend so much time fussing over the word choice/slang/formality/dialect characters use in my native language. I don't have a good enough grasp on another language for it to sound natural to the reader. ("They would not fucking say that" is my internal monologue during dialogue edits, lol)
19. First fandom you wrote for?
It's a toss up between Pokemon and Danny Phantom. I first learned about fanfiction from a friend who showed me FFN for the Pokemon fics. I looked around the site and found all of the Danny Phantom fics soon after and got hooked on those. I started writing around then and it would have been for one of those two.
20. Favorite fic you've written?
Hard to chose one! Writing technicality wise, I'm proud of how What Remains on the Table turned out. I consider description my weak point, so the original draft was 0 dialogue with very stiff descriptions. I was able to edit it to really practice my environmental storytelling. (Although, please mind the tags if you click the link as it does deal with the dissection topic)
I'm not sure who's been tagged and I'm not sure who writes fanfic, so @lavendarlily, @fangirlwriting-stories, @grub-xd, @nanaarchy and anyone else that wants to join!
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purrincess-chat · 3 months
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Call It What You Want CH1 (The Era's Fest (Love-Square Version)
Cat? Posting a new fic? In this economy? It's more likely than you think!
Listen, it's been a hell of a year, but why not send it out in style? And by style I mean here's the fic I wrote for @theerasfestlovesquareversion the era I was assigned was Reputation, and boy did I pack as many references into these 2 chapters as I possibly could.
The fic itself takes place in the Chat Blanc timeline, three years after Adrien is akumatized into Chat Blanc. It's short but sweet and filled to the brim with lots of post-reveal love square goodness and Taylor Swift references galore. I will give more specific warnings tomorrow when I post chapter 2, but there is a small nsfw scene in chapter 2 (c'mon am I gonna reference Dress without letting them smash?) but my beta and I agreed that the scene itself is tame enough to still skirt under a T rating (which was my goal when I wrote it). So, if you like smut, don't get too excited, and if you don't like smut, don't be too worried. It's fairly easy to skip if you don't want to read it. Anywho, I'm gonna shut up and let you guys enjoy this fic~ Bone apple teeth.
Summary: Adrien Agreste did his best to forget what happened three years ago when he and Ladybug defeated Hawkmoth and exposed his identity to the world, but with his father finally being put to trial for his actions as the holder of the Moth Miraculous and reminders of that dark day plastered on every news station in the city, Adrien is left to grapple with the Agreste name and the big reputation that comes with it.
Rating: T
Read on AO3
Chapter 1
Three years ago, Adrien was akumatized into Chat Blanc, and a Ladybug from another reality saved him and restored the world he’d destroyed in his grief. Three years ago, he and his Ladybug unmasked his father as Hawkmoth. Three years ago, his castle crumbled overnight, and everything Adrien knew and loved collapsed in an instant, sending him spiraling into a free fall. And as he fell, he fell apart.
He learned back then that when it came to matters of his father in the eyes of the public, whatever he said wasn’t right. Whatever he did was not enough. His kindness was fake. His pain was manipulative. The boy who was once so loved had his reputation tarnished by his father’s own get-love-quick scheme, and he was left to claw his way from underneath the rubble.
When he finally rose, he rose slowly, and with a desolate knowingness, bathed in his brokenness, he said a prayer of gratitude for each chink in the armor he never knew he needed. Standing confidently next to him was a love that was really something, not just the idea of something. Marinette, his Ladybug. She’d always meant it when she said it was the two of them against the world.
He’d done his best to forget what happened that day, quietly moving on under the watchful care of his aunt who moved into the mansion with her son Felix to take care of him after his father’s arrest. But his father was finally being put to trial for his actions as the holder of the Moth Miraculous, and with reminders of that dark day plastered on every news station in the city, old wounds were resurfacing for everyone. The Agreste name carried with it a big reputation.
“Gabriel Agreste-”
“Gabriel Agreste-”
“Paris’s supervillain Gabriel Agreste-”
“Gabriel Agreste was once on top of the world, but did he do some sketchy things to get there?”
“He akumatized too many people.”
“And what has happened to Adrien?”
“Adrien Agreste voluntarily bringing attention to himself with his donation-”
“What Adrien did is not enough.”
“Adrien Agreste should really be focusing on his reputation-”
“Gabriel Agreste takes the stand in court tomorrow-”
“-Agreste’s reputation-”
“Gabriel Agreste’s trial is finally here, and baby, let the games begin!”
Marinette shut off the TV, and Adrien leaned back against his couch with a sigh. It was happening all over again, the media storm surrounding his father never seemed to end. Every channel was talking about them.
“Jeez, and I thought three years ago was bad,” Plagg said, shoving a wedge of cheese into his mouth on Adrien’s coffee table.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been that long,” Tikki echoed from her plate of cookies.
Adrien leaned his head back against the couch, heart hammering. Flashbacks of that day flickered in his mind, and he squeezed his eyes shut as if to block them out.
“You okay?” Marinette placed her hand over his.
He didn’t bother throwing on a smile she could tell was fake. If anyone could call his bluff on all his usual tricks, it was Marinette. She was the only constant in his life. Instead, he slowly pulled her in close, and she wrapped her arms around him, nuzzling into the crook of his neck. Adrien took deep breaths, soaking in her warmth and the familiar scent of her shampoo. Because he wasn’t okay. He was a mess, but miraculously, he was the mess that she wanted.
“Adrien?” His aunt knocked on his bedroom door before peeking in. “Can I see you downstairs?”
Marinette sat up, leaving a cold emptiness in his arms. He opened his eyes with a sigh and stood up, following his aunt down into his father’s old studio. She’d converted it into a tasteful living room — one of many ways she livened up the mansion when she and Felix moved in.
“I made some tea, would you like some?” Aunt Amelie offered, taking a seat on the sunken couch. She nodded to the seat across from her as she poured him a cup.
“Thanks,” Adrien said as he sat. He picked up the cup, less interested in the drink but more in its warmth. Goose bumps pricked his arms, and he took a sip to swallow back the lump hammering in his throat.
“So, I’ve been thinking lately since you’re almost done with school. Why don’t we go on a little family trip to celebrate? Just the three of us. Marinette can come too if she wants. Belize is gorgeous this time of year, you know,” she said with an innocence she no doubt thought would fool him, but Adrien had grown far too adept at spotting the way people tiptoed around the subject of his father.
“You want to get out of Paris while the trial is going on, don’t you?” Adrien guessed.
“Oh, you and Felix both just see right through me.” She cupped a hand to her cheek, then lowered her gaze with a sigh. “But since you’ve caught me, I’ll speak my mind. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought, and I think it would be best if we moved back to London when you finish school in a couple weeks. Things around Paris might get…dicey if we stay.”
“No! I don’t want to leave Paris. Everything I have left is here,” Adrien said.
Aunt Amelie set her cup down and took a deep breath. “Adrien, this trial isn’t going to be pretty. It’s already bringing a lot of negative attention to you, and I just want to protect you.”
“I’ve already been through it all before three years ago when Ladybug and Chat Noir revealed his identity to the world,” he said. “It was rough, but-”
“It’s different this time.” Aunt Amelie cut him off. “This trial is going to bring to light everything that your father did with evidence, including the things the public didn’t know before. They’ve spent three years building this case, interviewing victims, digging into your father’s past and leaving no stone unturned. I don’t want Gabriel to drag you down with him. We should lay low until this whole thing settles down. As your legal guardian, I’m just doing what I think is best for you.”
Adrien’s hand curled into a fist at his side, nails digging into his palm. He set the tea cup down with more force than he intended and stood up. His aunt braced for an outburst, but instead, Adrien folded his arms over his chest with a grunt.
“Fine. If it’s what you think is best,” he grumbled.
Aunt Amelie relaxed, offering him a sympathetic smile. “I know it’s not what you want, but it will be good for all of us to get away from everything.”
“Yeah, I guess.” Adrien shrugged. “Is that all you wanted to talk about?”
His aunt nodded, so he took his leave. He took a deep breath outside his bedroom door before heading back in to Marinette. Seeing his sullen expression, she crossed the room to cup his face.
“Is everything alright?” she asked. “What did your aunt want?”
Adrien bit his lip, taking her hands in his, but met with her enchanting blue eyes, he couldn’t bring himself to break the news.
“She just wanted to make sure I was doing okay with everything.” He lied.
“Oh.” Marinette gave his hands a squeeze. “Maybe we can play some games to take your mind off of everything. I won’t even kick your butt as hard as I usually do.”
Adrien chuckled at that, stretching down to kiss her. He lingered long enough to savor the taste of her lips, but not long enough to rouse suspicion.
“Video games sound nice,” he said.
She smiled, toting him over to the couch, and he allowed himself to relax in the comfort of her presence. She was the one thing no one could take away from him, but even still, people were already talking. No one in the world could take it forever, and he couldn’t shake the deep fears that the world would divide them. He had a bad feeling about the trial.
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Reporters crowded outside the mansion the following morning as Adrien got ready for school. As a child celebrity, he was accustomed to media attention, and after his father was exposed, he was even more accustomed to negative media attention. Even still, as he donned a black cap and sunglasses to walk from his front door to the waiting town car, he was acutely aware that the world was watching his every move.
TV station trucks lined the block outside the school, and Adrien braced for the worst as Gorilla parked and moved around to help him out. He kept his head down, dodging microphones and questions as his bodyguard escorted him to the front doors, and although he had hoped the secluded school walls would offer him respite from the unrelenting scrutiny, every eye followed him down the hall to his locker where Marinette, Nino, and Alya were waiting.
“Hey, dude…” Nino tipped his hat.
“How are you holding up?” Alya asked.
“Well, today is the first official day of my father’s trial, so I imagine it’s all downhill from here when details start coming out over the next three days.” He sighed, tossing his sunglasses and hat into his locker.
Marinette took his hand, running the other up his back, and he took a deep breath, forcing his shoulders to relax. Based on the last time, he just needed to keep his head down for a few months, then everything would be fine again. Leave it to his father to spoil his final few weeks of school. He never did want Adrien to enjoy his freedom, even locked up he was still finding ways to make Adrien’s life miserable.
“We’ll get through this,” Marinette said. She offered him a small smile, stretching up to kiss his cheek.
“Yeah, dude, we’ve got your back.” Nino draped an arm around his shoulders.
“Thanks, guys.” Adrien tried to offer them a smile, but it felt too forced, so he just pressed his lips together.
The bell rang, and they started up the hall for their first class, hundreds of eyes watching their every move. Schoolmates exchanged whispers they thought Adrien couldn’t hear as they passed, but he blocked them out. Most of them, anyway.  
“His mom was in the basement.”
“I heard his father’s assistant was in on it.”
“Do you think his dad will go to jail for life?”
“Aye, maybe you should worry about your own lives, and leave my boy’s name out of your mouths,” Nino shouted up the hall, and everyone scurried away like mice.
Adrien squeezed Marinette’s hand three times, hoping to mask how his was shaking. How quickly the world turned on him. None of his efforts to distance himself from his father’s reputation seemed to matter, and no amount of charity work could absolve him of his father’s sins in the eyes of the people of Paris. Still, he had a few people in his corner that weren’t going anywhere, and he’d cling to them until the bitter end. They were his one and only, his life line.
He pressed on through a mostly uneventful day, doing his best to push the trial from his mind as much as possible, but after school, the number of reporters outside seemed to have doubled from the morning. Cameras flashed, and Adrien was met with dozens of microphones everywhere he turned just outside the front doors. He pulled his cap down over his eyes, holding tight to Marinette’s hand as they descended the stairs, but halfway down, a strong hand grabbed his wrist and yanked him away from her grasp. Adrien caught a glimpse of Gorilla through the flashes, and he reached back for Marinette’s hand again in vain. She’d been swallowed in the sea of reporters, and Gorilla wasn’t letting up either.
“Marinette!” he called.
He finally caught sight of her at the top of the stairs with Nino and Alya. Their eyes locked only briefly as Gorilla stuffed him into the town car.
“Go back for her!” Adrien demanded when Gorilla got in on the driver’s side, but his pleas went ignored as they drove away. He leaned back against the seat, tears welling in his eyes. Couldn’t they see that he had nothing to do with his father? The temptation to transform in front of everyone weighed on him, but exposing his identity would mean giving up his Miraculous for good.
His phone buzzed in his pocket—a text from Marinette assuring him she was alright. He typed a quick reply promising to meet up with her at their usual spot later that night and apologizing for the chaos. Wiping his sweaty palms on his jeans, he braced himself as they rounded the corner of their street.
Police cars were parked on either side of the front gates of the mansion, uniformed officers creating a barricade between the mob as they pulled into the courtyard. For once, Adrien was grateful for the tall walls designed to keep people out. Aunt Amelie was waiting for him when he made it inside, her expression grave, and Adrien’s heart dropped to his feet.
“What happened?” he dared to ask.
Aunt Amelie shifted, averting her gaze as she searched for the right words.
“He confessed.” It was Felix who responded, sitting with his legs stretched across the stairs. “To everything.”
“What?” Adrien turned to his aunt, who pinched the bridge of her nose. “Show me.”
“Adrien, I don’t think you-”
“Show me.” He met her gaze head-on. “If you don’t, I’ll just look it up myself.”
Aunt Amelie sighed, beckoning him into the living room. Felix trailed behind them, hands shoved in his pockets like he didn’t have a care in the world, much to Adrien’s annoyance. His cousin had always been aloof, but he could at least pretend to care that Adrien’s entire world was falling apart around him.
Adrien settled onto the couch as his aunt pulled up the trial footage, stomach churning in knots. She flicked him one last look as if to ask if he was sure, and at his nod, she pressed play. It had been several years since Adrien had seen his father’s face. The last time he’d seen him was when the police were shoving him into a police car after he and Ladybug reclaimed the Moth Miraculous. His mugshot was on every newsstand in the city for weeks after that.
The years had not been kind to his father. His hair was completely gray, and his usual neat pompadour was replaced by a messy low ponytail. His stony eyes were more hollow than Adrien remembered, framed by deep wrinkles in the corners. Nevertheless, he sat with his back straight and stiff, just like always. Adrien squirmed, almost expecting him to come through the screen and lecture him.
“Don’t blame me, I did it all for love. Any of you would have done the same thing if you were in my position,” his father said. “For my beloved Emilie, I would do anything. I would cross the line. I would waste my time. I’d even lose my mind. I’d fall from grace just to touch her face.” He shook his head with a smile. “Everyone keeps saying I did something bad, but I’d do it over and over and over again if I could.”
“Leave it to my uncle to make an even worse mess of things.” Felix rolled his eyes. “Deranged idiot still thinks he’s innocent.”
Aunt Amelie turned the screen off, hugging her arms to her chest with a sigh. “I’ve made the decision. We’re leaving for London tonight.”
“No!” Adrien stood up.
“Adrien, look at the scene outside. We aren’t safe here. I know you wanted to finish the school year out with your friends, but we don’t have that luxury anymore. It’s not just reporters outside anymore. There are people who are hurt and angry, and they’re looking for somewhere to take that anger out. I’m just trying to protect you.” She cupped his face in her hands, tears welling in her green eyes. “We have to leave. I’m sorry.”
Adrien’s throat closed, eyes burning and wet. “Can I at least say goodbye to my friends, please?”
“There isn’t much time,” Aunt Amelie said. “And we can’t just walk around with the crowd outside.”
You can’t. Adrien ran his thumb over his Miraculous.
“Then can you at least give me a few hours to make some calls and pack up. Please?” Adrien held her gaze until she nodded, and he paced out of the room, keeping his steps even to mask his eagerness.
Kicking open the door to his bedroom, he beelined straight for his closet, yanking out a few changes of clothes as well as his toiletries from the bathroom. He stuffed them into a black duffle bag, and headed back into his room, startling when he nearly collided with Felix.
“Shouldn’t you be packing too?” he asked.
“I packed this afternoon while you were at school.” Felix clasped his hands behind his back, pacing the length of Adrien’s desk. “I just thought you’d like some comfort. You’ve had a trying day.”
“Since when have you ever been comforting?” Adrien quirked a brow.
“I took a psychology class when I was working on my bachelor’s degree,” Felix stated, but at Adrien’s unamused frown, he rolled his eyes. “I understand your life is in shambles, and in general, I don’t trust anyone, and nobody trusts me.”
“That’s an understatement.” Adrien moved to pack a few things from his desk into the duffle bag.
 “And even though I think your friends are frivolous, and you still haven’t forgiven me for walking in on you shagging your girlfriend-”
“Yes, after we had the conversation about what a sock on the door means,” Adrien said.
“Despite all of that, you are the only family I have, and I’ve come to see you as a brother in the three years we’ve lived together.” Adrien stopped and turned to face him, and Felix averted his gaze with a huff. “I know this situation isn’t what you wanted, but from what I’ve seen, you have a lot of people that love and support you. Things with your father will blow over eventually, and you’ll have all those people to fall back on.”
Adrien smiled, leaving his duffle bag on the desk and opening his arms to Felix.
“No.”
“It’s happening.” Adrien closed the distance between them, pulling a reluctant and stiff Felix into his embrace. “Thank you. I needed to hear that.”
“I can’t comprehend why you’re so upset about all of this. When my father died, I was relieved to be rid of him. From where I’m sitting, your father is finally getting what he deserves,” Felix said.
“Can’t we just have a nice moment?” Adrien groaned.
“We both know that’s not in my nature.” Felix pushed him away and headed for the door. “Send my regards to Marinette.”
Adrien waited until he was gone before transforming and disappearing with his duffle bag into the night. Marinette was in her room when he peeked in through her window, and at his knock, she rushed to let him in.
“How are you holding up, kitty?” She pulled him into her arms, warm and familiar.
“Oh, ya know. Bad.” He looked her up and down, quirking a brow. She was dressed in a form fitting black dress that hugged her curves in all the right places. “Me-ow, my lady. What’s the occasion?”
“Oh, this old thing?” She cocked a hip and brushed his nose with her finger. “I made it for our graduation party. I just finished the last few adjustments, so I wanted to try it on.”
“You look beautiful, but I think it needs a little something…” He pulled a small box from his belt and held it out to her. “It was going to be a graduation gift, but now’s as good a time as ever.”
She smiled brightly, her starry eyes sparking up his darkest night. Carefully removing the ribbon, Marinette lifted the lid of the box, gasping at the gold pendant bearing their initials.
“Kitty, it’s gorgeous!”
He pulled her in, kissing her soft and deep, and she welcomed him eagerly. When they parted, he helped her fasten the chain around her neck and pressed a gentle kiss to her exposed shoulders. He hugged her waist, resting his chin on top of her head with a sigh.
“There’s something I have to tell you,” he said, “but I really don’t want to say it.”
“What’s wrong, chaton?” Marinette shifted to face him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and pulling him down until their noses touched. “Is it… about your father?”
Chat Noir kissed her again, drawing strength from the warmth of her breath. What he wouldn’t give to stay locked in that moment forever. Hidden away and safe with the woman he loved, no harsh stares or camera flashes. Just the taste of her lips. She made him so happy, but the looming escape to London turned it back to sad. It was the two of them against the world, so how could he be expected to leave her behind?
When they pulled away again, he flashed her one of his cheshire cat smiles and dropped onto one knee, placing a hand over his heart. “You know I can’t let you go, m’lady. Your hand print’s on my soul. That’s why I gave you that necklace with our initials — because you really know me, which is more than anyone else can say. No matter what happens, you and I are end game. I’ve always known that.”
“Chaton…”
“You’ve made your mark on me, Marinette. There will always be an indentation in the shape of you, a golden tattoo on my heart.” He pressed a soft kiss to her knuckles. “Even in my worst times, you could see the best in me, and I know that no matter what happens, you’ll always be there for me.”
“Adrien.” Her voice was firm, and she tilted his chin to meet her gaze. “Why does it sound like you’re saying goodbye?”
His smile faded, all of his boyish charm and humor evaporating. He stood up, taking a few steps back and averting his gaze.
“My aunt wants us to go to London until all of the buzz around my father’s trial is over. We’re leaving tonight.” His stomach churned, bile burning his throat. He swallowed hard, brushing a tear before it could spill over his mask.
“How long will you be gone?” she asked, voice soft and broken.
“My aunt thinks we may have to lay low for as long as a year, but we don’t know for sure.” He shrugged. “All of this is just so… It’s not safe for us to stay here anymore.” He looked up into her big blue eyes, wet with tears, and his glass heart shattered. “We can still see each other. We can take turns flying between Paris and London. We can rendezvous on top of Big Ben—you love Big Ben.”
“Adrien…” She hugged her arms to her chest.
“Marinette, I love you, and you will always be part of my life, okay?” He cupped her face in his hands, wiping her tears with his thumbs.
“It’s not that.” She shook her head. “I just feel so useless. When everything happened three years ago, I couldn’t save you. You were akumatized, and someone else saved you because I wasn’t strong enough, and now, I feel like I can’t do anything to help or make it better! Even now, I still can’t save you from this. I-”
Chat Noir placed his fingers over her lips to silence her. “That’s not true, m’lady. You were there for me when my whole world got turned upside down. You make all my gray days clear, and you’ve stayed by my side no matter what.” He pressed a gentle kiss to her nose, his mind wandering to the black duffle bag waiting up on her balcony. Heart beating fast and mind whirling with possibilities, he met her gaze again. “You don’t need to save me, Marinette, but… Would you run away with me?”
Marinette searched his expression, pressing her lips into a firm line and nodding.
“Yes.”
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chocoluckchipz · 5 months
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
thank you @ladyofthenoodle and @kasienda for the tag!
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
Surprisingly 38! I had no idea I had that many.
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
780,093
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Miraculous Ladybug
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Unexpected Surprise
A Bride for the Prince
The Other You
Forbidden Love That Wasn't
Dance With Me, Chaton
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I try to, but when life gets busy, I am not able to get to them for months. I do read and love all of them, though! My favourite emails are the ones with comments!
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I do not write angsty endings, period. A happy one is the only way to go! So, the closest to that I have would be a "hopeful" ending, and that would be Rain.
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
I'll probably say Dance With Me, Chaton or A Bride for the Prince only because they went through a ton of angst to get to their Happily Ever After. Maybe also, The Other You.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Not anymore.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
No, I don't. It's always "Fade to Dark" but we all know what it implies ;D.
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
No. So far, no show apart from ML had ever inspired me to write for it, least of all do a crossover.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Yeah, a few times. That is the reason I have a WattPad account. The thieves claimed they stole only because the WattPad community deserves to read my stories and I wasn't sharing them there.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes, quite a few.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Yup. I co-wrote:
A Bride for the Prince with @thenovelartist
The Other You with @maerynn-blog
The Cat, the Bell, and the Wardrobe (Malfunction) with @kryallaorchid, @maerynn-blog, @eizabeth, and @midnightstarlightwrites
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
Lovesquare.
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
Things We Don't Say and The Royal Tale. The second one, most likely, will be written as an original sometime in the future since I already have an outline ready and it's going to be EPIC!
16. What are your writing strengths?
I think - dialogue, but if you don't agree or think of something else, let me know. I'd love to hear what are my strengths and weaknesses as seen by my readers.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Getting the sentences on the screen. Especially the first few. XD Oh and descriptions of surroundings.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I wouldn't do it unless it's a part of the plot and meant to confuse my reader. I prefer for my readers to understand what they are reading.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Miraculous Ladybug.
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
That is a cruel question. But if I had to choose only one, it'll be Dance With Me, Chaton, Dreams of You and A Bride for the Prince!
No pressure tags @h-sunnywet-d, @thenovelartist, @jennagrinsoverml, @miabrown007, @thelibraryloser, @wackus-bonkus-maximus, @sariahsue
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jattendschaton · 5 months
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
Thank you so much @ladyofthenoodle for tagging me! I love being part of things 🥺 <3
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
On my main account there are 37 publicly posted
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
Main account has 207,377, but if I included the other account and my unpublished stuff it's 280,000+
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Mostly Miraculous Ladybug, but I have dabbled in others!
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
honestly it was embarrassing to list these out :'):'):')
Out of the Closet Dropping All Pretenses On Open Secret electrify me, i'm dying to burn knowing you
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
Most of the time I do! I dont tend to respond to rude comments anymore and sometimes I dont know what to say, but I try to respond to most comments!! I feel so lucky to receive any of them, I just want the commenter to know how much I appreciate them <3<3 There has been at least one time when I was so overwhelmed with a lovely comment that I never responded because I just liked looking at it so much 🙈 but that person was also a friend of mine so I did express to them privately how much their comment meant to me
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
For published fic, definitely whistle stop. I have written a lot of other angsty stuff though that will never see the light of day </3
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
I feel like after a certain point, they're all kind of equally happy in their endings, but I guess live chat? I dont know though, I really dont tend to reread my fics
8. Do you get hate on fics?
ajskdljkl yes I have gotten hate on fics before
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Nope!
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
I dont think I've written anything that would classify as a crossover
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Nope!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! I don't think the translation is up anymore but it was like my second or third fic and I was over the moon that someone liked it enough to put in the time to translate it!
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Not seriously. I've been part of a few projects where we were going to cowrite a fic together that never ended up getting finished and I've set up a document to cowrite a fic with a friend that we never did anything with :/ I'd love to co-write a fic though, I think it's so cool when people collaborate like that!
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
Lovesquare and original ot4 of Alyadrininette <3
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
As far as published works from my main account there are a lot :') but the one that hurts the most is probably Where the Devils Are rip
16. What are your writing strengths?
I don't really have an answer for this!
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
asjdjkl if I dwell on this too long I will never write another sentence so I'm also going to skip this one!
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I think it's really cool when other people who are multilingual do it! I've dropped a word or two in when it felt right, but otherwise I personally stay away from writing it because I lack the knowledge to do it justice. I do sometimes make up languages for magic purposes, though!
19. First fandom you wrote for?
First fandom I published fanfic for was Miraculous Ladybug!
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
asjdklf ahhhh I have no response to this because I dont reread my writing. I think probably the closest thing I have to a favorite at any point in time is whichever one I wrote the most recently
tagging: @rosekasa @marimbles @picayunearts @emsylcatac @anna-scribbles @talkstoself (no pressure to anyone tagged if you dont want to do it of course, I'd just always love to see more stuff about your writing!) and anyone else who'd like to participate! I know it can be kind of sad if no one tags you in one of these things and you wanted to do it so just let me know and I will add you <3
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noelle-holi-gay · 4 months
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
heyyyy I was tagged by @snarky-wallflower for this thingy, and I don't typically do stuff like this but what the heck! This one looks fun, and I need a small break from finals.
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
Sixty-six! Nice round satanic number.
2. What’s your total word count?
Uhhh... 1,164,238. I think I broke a million back with Dream Come True. Wild stuff! Guess that's what happens when you do this nonstop for like four years.
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Mostly Deltarune these days, obviously, but I also had a wonderful time in the Splatoon and DuckTales fandoms, as well as Miraculous Ladybug, My Little Pony, and a ton of smaller ones here and there.
4. Top 5 fics by kudos
Dare to Dream (Deltarune): A fun little Susie x Noelle romcom that takes place in a divergent chapter 2 timeline where Susie kisseed Noelle on the Ferris Wheel. Also the first fic in my mega-series Dream Come True, a 300,000 word epic that really kind of went off the rails. But don't worry about that! It's just a funny little romcom! Come closer!
F@#!, Marry, or Kill (Miraculous Ladybug): I am so mad that this is up here. This fic sucks. I wrote it when I was fourteen (hence my reluctance to say "fuck" in the title) and it's just the main characters of the show getting caught up in a game of Fuck-Marry-Kill that involves their own superhero identites, but nobody else knows that. It's a good way to leverage the dramatic irony of Miraculous Ladybug, I guess, but I hate that this was my most-kudoed fic for so long. I wrote it over SEVEN years ago. The only reason it got so popular is because back in 2016, the Miraculous Ladybug fandom was a sea of piranhas starved by the seemingly endless will-they won't-they of the show, ravenous for whatever scraps they could get their grimy little teeth on. Perfect example of why popularity doesn't always equate with quality.
People Write Fanfiction About Me? (Miraculous Ladybug): This one is actually good, even if it's also incredibly old. Basically, Marinette finds online RPF of her and her superhero partner that was obviously written by her superhero partner, and they get into a whole meta fanfiction war, and it gets worse from there. I like this one a lot even if it's in an outdated style: I think it's a good take on the identity reveal genre for the ML fandom.
Stealing Kisses (Deltarune): Not much to say on this one! It's a direct continuation of Dare to Dream, still part of the Dream Come True series, though it functions more as a drama than a straight romcom, which is only one of many tone shifts that this series eventually takes. It also contains Locker Biting Challenge (if you know you know), which I think is, to date, one of the funniest bits of situational comedy I've ever written, so it gets special notes for that.
Crossing the Streams (DuckTales): And this is my most popular DuckTales fic, to round out the set! It's a low-stakes / no-magic AU, where instead of going on daring adventures, the DuckTales kids stream FPS video games online, and are, like, famous streamers. I think its popularity was artificially boosted just a tad due to being in-progress when the series finale dropped, but I think it holds up! I had some good fun playing with identity, fame, and hidden relationships.
5. Do you respond to comments?
I--sometimes! Just not very often... Look, if someone asks me a question, or if I have something to actually say in response, or if the comment is particularly touching, I'll reply, but I'm just really bad at taking compliments! It feels very awkward to me to reply to every comment when I would basically just be going "Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it!" ten times in a row. That's the only reason (<-Definitely doesn't have anxiety)
6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I don't tend to do unhappy endings. Cold Case for sure, if it were finished, lmao. Although--I guess you could argue Stealing Kisses has a very angsty ending, though it isn't actually an ending since it's just a sequel-bait cliffhanger. But yeah, I'm going to cheat a little and say Cold Case. It should be finished soon, anyway! Hopefully!
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
That's hard to say considering the amount of romcoms I've written, but I think I'd actually have to go with the final mainline entry in my Splatoon series, Operation 24, which was The Wedding. It ends on a really sweet and poignant rooftop scene that I think is particularly uplifting, even compared to the endings of my other long-form romance fics.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Very rarely. I've gotten my share of transphobic comments -- welcome to the Internet! -- but thankfully they've been few and far between. I just delete them when they show up.
9. Do you write smut?
Yes, I have; no, you can't see it :p
10. Do you write crossovers?
I have written at least two crossover fics, so yes! I wouldn't exactly call it my genre, though. They're a little too niche and I like attention.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Oh boy. Yes, twice; the first was my Fuck Marry Kill fic for miraculous ladybug, which was ripped off and horribly butchered into a terrible version of the story by someone who IMMEDIATELY abandoned it to Orphan Account. Which is wild to me.
But the real creme of the crop was some kid on WattPad who copied large portions of my Operation 24 series, and then changed small and seemingly arbitrary details throughout to be more...train-centric? Like, all the characters would have strange and OOC dialog about trains in the middle of the romance. And then after a few chapters of that it did a total left-hand veer into a Thomas the Tank Engine / Harry Potter crossover that was utterly wild to behold. This whole saga is probably one of the weirdest things that has ever happened to me in my life and I'm honestly more bewildered than mad about it.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Wow, wouldn't that be cool! But no, along with getting a podfic this is one of those big fic-writer experiences that has elude me thusfar.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Nope! I don't really know how to co-write outside of RP, and I haven't ever really done RP. I'm not opposed to the concept of co-writing, but I think it's sort of difficult to make work with my writing style.
14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?
While I'd love to give the PR-friendly answer of Suselle, I think it's gotta go to Miraculous Ladybug's Love Square. That show has haunted me for seven years and is showing no sign of stopping, and the fuckery it does with its main relationship is some utterly unrivaled Shakespearian nonsense. The way the fandom has built around the relationship is also very interesting, especially the way the fanfic scene has shifted as the show develops and its audience grows up.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?
If I want to finish a WIP, I will finish that WIP. The only ones that don't get finished are the ones I don't want to finish. This is the power of believing in yourself!
16. What are your writing strengths?
Dialog for sure--always has been--and also just, like, grammar? I do words good, as they say. I like to think I have a pretty well-rounded writing skillset at this point, though.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Definitely descriptive stuff like setting the scene. I have to really work to make sure my scenes are embodied in physical reality, and sometimes I just forget to describe new locations. It's just a fairly boring part of writing for me, so I don't like doing it.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language?
I took six years of Spanish and have forgotten all of it, so this is unlikely at best. Spanish also uses em dashes instead of quotation marks to denote speaker changes, and while that is very linguistically interesting, it is also very confusing to me, specifically.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Uhhh... the first fandom I published was Miraculous Ladybug, but I think the first fandom I wrote for was My Little Pony. My MLP stuff is on a different site, and also pretty freaking bad, but it was my first large-scale fic and it really helped me develop my skills and voice.
20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?
Easy: Dream Come True. That was a monumental journey to go on, and seeing my readerbase follow along as that story morphed and twisted and just kept going and going was such a unique and satisfying experience as a writer. It truly feels unreplicable.
I'm not going to tag anyone because I am a coward, and get horribly anxious at the prospect of @ing people. But if you see this and you wanna do it, use me as an excuse! Say I atted you! Live freely!
Okay good bye. I must return to my endless studies...
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CFWC Writer of the Month - June 2023: peonyblossom
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Each month CFWC highlights one of our talented fanfic writers, and this month’s writer of the month is @peonyblossom We hope you will enjoy learning more about them and their work below! The writer is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page.
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Tumblr Blog: peonyblossom Blog Masterlist AO3
How do you want to be known on Tumblr? Peony, Jay, or Ethan
1- When did you start playing Choices? What was the first book you played? 
I started playing Choices when it was first introduced after I saw the promos on HSS and HWU. Ofc the first book I played was High School Story!! 
2- When and why did you join Choices fandom?
I joined the Choices fandom because of Thomas Hunt LMAO. After playing the Thomas dates in HWU, I looked him up on Tumblr to see if there was any fan content, and there was (HUGE shoutout to @lovealexhunt and @gutsfics because their works were the first ones I saw). Through following a few Thomas Hunt fan accounts, I found some other stuff in the fandom, like CFWC, and decided to read some other really popular stories, and it just snowballed lol.
3- How did you pick your blog name? 
I wanted something that wasn’t fandom-specific so I could post content for any of the many fandoms I’m in. And peonies are my favorite flower! 
4- Pull up the first post in your archive, and tell us about it!  
The first first post in my archive is a reblog of a One Direction fanfic. My first original post was about the show Miraculous Ladybug. 
5- How long have you been writing fanfiction?
Ooh. A long time. Sixth or seventh grade, so nine or ten years? 
6- What is your favorite Choices book, and what is your favorite Choices book to write about?
My favorite Choices book is America’s Most Eligible, but my favorite book to write about is Red Carpet Diaries/Hollywood U. I think I just like reading and writing about stories in the film industry since that’s what I do, lol. 
7- Share the first fanfic you wrote with us. Do you still like it, or would you change it if you were writing it today?
Waiting Game / peonyblossom / AO3
I still like it! But, if I were writing it today, I would probably make it third person instead of first. It’s still cute, though!
8- What is your favorite fic that you’ve written?
Okay, probably a tie between What If It’s Now? and Love Lost.
9- Do you have a fic that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to be but found could use a little more love?
I think there are a few I thought would’ve gotten a little more attention when I first posted them, but by now, I don’t really think that anymore. 
10- If you could write only angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why? 
FLUFF. I mean, I pretty much only write fluff right now; I just love it so much! 
11- Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MCs or in your writing?
Oh yeah. I think I see myself the most in my RCD/HWU MC, Jackie. In the HWU Universe, she’s a film student, like me, and in both universes, she’s an actor, like me! 
12- What element of writing do you struggle with most?
Finding the time to do it 🥲 Other than that, probably just get started. I tend to psych myself out, especially with bigger projects. 
13- Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?
So. Many.
14- If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to read your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you recommend they read first? 
It depends on who it is, but I’d probably let them. As for what I’d recommend, it also depends on the person. Honestly, might just send them my AO3 and let them decide ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 
15 - Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing? 
Probably more than I know! I’m sure there are plenty of authors who influence me subconsciously. But, I would say I tend to be influenced by classic novels like The Great Gatsby and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
16- Which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series? 
Forever Sounds Perfect! I would love to just watch Ethan propose to Sydney 🥺
17- Do you write original fiction? 
Yeah! I mostly do screenwriting, but I also do fiction and poetry writing. 
18 -  What other hobbies do you have?
Hiking, reading, and yoga!
19 - What’s your favorite emoji? 
🥰 or 🫶
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miabrown007 · 5 months
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
I have been tagged for this by an astonishing amount of people, thank you for thinking of me @chocoluckchipz @ladyofthenoodle @kasienda @rosie-b and @burntwaffle12! 💜
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
58 (+ 1 in hiding because past me couldn't handle having unfinished fics fdgh)
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
333,162 words (+ about 80k of heist AU will be joining this slowly)
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Miraculous Ladybug (I have fics for Harry Potter and The Inheritance Games but I don't really consider myself someone who actively writes for those fandom)
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Hiding in Plain Sight
don't ask questions you don't wanna know
seven is my lucky number
Save You a Seat
17 days, 2 hours and some odd minutes
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I do! I wrote all that and someone decided to write back and discuss it with me? of course I will!
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
hmm, maybe hold your friends close (but your enemies closer)? but I do regularly get yelled at when someone at the Writers Guild remembers the flowers that we've grown together, so that's a win too
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
probably seven is my lucky number with the sappiest-happiest ending. though the ending that makes me the happiest must be that of Felonies and Other Love Languages
8. Do you get hate on fics?
not really *knocks on wood*
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
no because I'm a coward 😭 (also writing smut is so hard! though it is known that ace people write the best, so maybe I'm naturally talented and just don't know it)
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
not really. in Lost & Found the Teen Titans kind of adopt Adrien but they don't have dialogue because it's not a proper crossover. similarly, in Fighting Dragons with You Cedric Diggory is mentioned and Dramione is canon (to me), but all of that has zero impact on the plot
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
not that I know of
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
yes, a few to Russian
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
yes, I tried it a couple times, but only one fic of those did we ever finish.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
love-square!
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
fdgfhj all of my WIPs at the moment? 😂 honestly it would be so nice to have (no one can) rewrite the stars finished (that's my hidden fic, ladrien dating/marichat soulmates), but I don't think I'll ever be excited about it enough again to go back and rewrite the 20k chilling in my docs that I planned to do after realizing the current setup wasn't the best it could be
16. What are your writing strengths?
planning, keeping details in check. I usually tinker enough with details that there's not many inconsistencies left. also, I think I'm good with dialogue and usually with the pacing of information
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
not stressing over how something is phrased and putting down actual words instead. it makes writing so excruciatingly slow and sometimes stressful that I want to get things perfect. also, descriptions are so hard, because I don't want to describe things plainly or in a dull way, but finding interesting ways takes a lot of effort.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I have done it, but honestly most of the time you're probably better off using italics.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Harry Potter
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
Felonies and Other Love Languages <333
tagging @valiantlyjollynightmare @noirshitsuji @sunfoxfic @peachcitt @anna-scribbles if you feel like playing <3
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rosekasa · 5 months
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20 questions for fic writers!
thank u @jattendschaton for tagging me 🥺 i love these questions
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
i have 107 on maketea, but with my um. two other accounts i have 128
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
on maketea i have 293,935, but with at least one of my other accounts (one of them is for ml and one of them for another fandom, the latter of which i cant be bothered to log in to rn shdjsk) the total is 313,681!!
3. What fandoms do you write for?
miraculous ladybug mainly! but i have also written for owari no seraph. ive written for other fandoms but im not counting it if i literally only have one work to my name for them HSJAJA with ons at least i have 3 on maketea and 12 on my other account
THEORETICALLY. i also write for sailor moon. i have a substantial amount in my google docs. they just havent manifested themselves into existence yet
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
apology gifts, like poles of a magnet, new marinette, a nine-year old (fhfjsj), and i'll marry you! ive actually had kudos/hits/comments stats hidden on ao3 since 2021 so i have no clue how many kudos any of these have which is very funny to me
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
i try to but i always get distracted midway through going through my inbox which is totally on me fjdkka. i always decide to do it when im literally in the middle of class for whatever fuckin reason HAHAHA. i also always feel bad because im like 'oh i havent replied to this in literally two years im too embarrassed to reply now'
i also want to reply with more than just 'thank you' because comments mean SO MUCH TO ME but i think i psych myself out of replying because im too scared i won't be able to express it properly
im trying to resolve to get better at it!
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
ehemememem. ya'aburnee.
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
ooh, id say new marinette! in terms of like. the emotional arc or whatever
i was gonna say lpoam, but i think there's still a bit of lingering Sad there
8. Do you get hate on fics?
nope!
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
i want to say no. but ive been writing fics for ten years now and i feel like i mustve done Something weird when i was younger
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
not to my knowledge!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
yep, for an old fandom on wattpad!
shdkska this is really funny, but back then i made a playlist for the fic, and i remember the person who translated it wrote in their translation of that chapter 'i wouldve done it differently but it's okay' that still makes me laugh
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
yep, i did one for owari no seraph and one for ml! i have some others in the works tho hehe
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
guess
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15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
oh hmm. i think i am delusional and believe all my wips will someday be finished HDJFJSJS so im changing this question to 'doubt you will in the near future'. for that, id say maybeeee my amnesia adrien fic. 40k words in the doc and babe is still marinating
16. What are your writing strengths?
hmm. i think im quite good at writing interactions! i mean, i like the way i write them at least. i love capturing the feeling of being with people and i think i do it well!
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
there's something that feels kind of hesitant when i read my docs sometimes? it feels like im worried to hit the point of the plot head-on and skirting around what i actually want to say. i think what i'm trying to do to improve is to be a bit more direct in my narration style and focus on being descriptive only when it's needed.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
ive done it before!
19. First fandom you wrote for?
oh i dont want to answer this. one direction
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
like poles of a magnet <3
tagging @destiny-with-you , @mozzygan , @asukiess , @ladyofthenoodle , and whoever else wants to do this!!! just say i tagged u when u do it hehe
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heymacareyna · 5 months
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twenty questions for fic writers
I was tagged by @brynnmclean! Thank you! This was so fun!! <3
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
28 on AO3.
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
310,970
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Currently, I write Arcane (Caitvi) fanfic almost exclusively.
Previous fandoms/ships have included the following:
Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus (Leyna)
Shugo Chara (Rimahiko)
Miraculous Ladybug (Adrinette)
Mortal Instruments (Malec)
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
say my name and every color illuminates: a multichap Caitvi contemporary soulmates au.
you are the best thing that’s ever been mine: a multichap Caitvi contemporary omegaverse au.
All You Need Is Love and a Cat: a multichap Adrinette shifter au.
All Business: a oneshot Malec tech support au.
pour some sugar on me (in the name of love): a oneshot Caitvi holiday smut piece.
5. Do you respond to comments?
I try to respond to each comment, but sometimes a few will fall through the cracks, and then the longer it takes, the more awkward I feel about responding...
6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I haven't written angst in a long time, and there was never much of it, but the angstiest thing I ever did was probably "Sunshine" (for the Psy-Changeling series), a brief oneshot about one half of a mated pair dying in the other's arms.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
This one's tough because I write a lot of romance, which dictates a happy ending. Probably “All You Need Is Love and a Cat” (an overall happy story) or “Obviously” (a story with some angst but a happy ending).
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Thankfully, not so much. Fandom has been kind to me overall. The weirdest comment I ever got, though, was on a slow-burn Leyna fic, in which the reader suggested I should "think harder about what I'm doing"?? lmao
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I do now. (I didn't for a long, long time.) I primarily write FF sex. I might write Leyna or Rimahiko (MF) smut in the future, though. We’ll see what happens.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
I’ve written one crossover. It’s not on AO3 because it was absolutely batshit. That’s all I’ll say about that.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not a whole fic, as far as I know. Once I found a single sentence (it was a distinctive sentence!) from one of my Leyna fics copied into another Leyna fic. I contacted the author and asked them to remove it, and they did.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! My Caitvi oneshot pour some sugar on me (in the name of love) was translated into Spanish.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Nah, I haven’t. I think it’d be super cool, though!
14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?
Now that’s mean. Leyna and Caitvi can battle it out for the rest of time.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
I want to finish “you are the best thing that's ever been mine” (Caitvi omegaverse), but at this point I have no idea where I'm going with it, so progress is, uh, unlikely.
16. What are your writing strengths?
Dialogue is definitely my strength. I like banter and conversation.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Committing to finishing all the long-form fics I start, lol. And I’m not much for description, unfortunately.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
Sheer terror. I wrote bits and pieces of Spanish for my Leyna fics, and I was always afraid of getting hate for it not being realistic enough.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
The first fanfic I wrote, ever, was for the movie Cats Don’t Dance. It was backstory for the FMC, Sawyer the cat. Handwritten with illustrations and everything. My first posted fanfic was for the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, in 2008.
20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?
You can’t pay me to pick one. Here’s three.
“A Good Chance”: Rima thinks there's a good chance she might actually lose her scholarship. Nagihiko thinks there's a good chance he might actually lose his mind. College AU.
“Obviously”: Best friends Reyna and Jason rule student government, while best friends Leo and Piper wreak havoc as the campus troublemakers. But when Jason and Piper get together, the four of them begin to spend a lot of "quality time" together—and uncover why the rival university burned to the ground. College AU.
“say my name and every color illuminates”: In a world where people only see color once they make eye contact with their soulmate, Caitlyn and Vi have learned to live in black and white. But a chance encounter at the gym changes everything. Contemporary soulmates AU.
tagging: @korblez @commander-krios @birgdets @sunsetsharkblog @sparatus and whoever else is reading this and would like to!
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izanae · 5 months
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20 questions for Fic Writers
Thanks for tagging me @trying414
1. How many works do you have on A03?
51
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
546,634
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Miraculous Ladybug x DC (Maribat). Thought about writing for others, but haven’t yet.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
1. Teleporting Into Your Life
2. Family Matters
3. Save Myself
4. Hoodwinked
5. Mutual Hate
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
Sometimes. I want to respond to them all, but then I’d spend all my energy/time trying to write back instead of writing the next chapter/fic. I do feel bad for not responding often. Usually I just respond to comments that ask questions or are particularly funny.
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
A Rough Day (TW suicide)
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Uh……. Most of the time I write happy endings, because life has enough angst with no happy ending that I like to give readers one (and myself). Tim-Marry?
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Oh this question comes at the perfect time. Usually, not much. The occasional thing. However! In the last week I’ve received so much that I’ve debated not posting again, deleting works, and just generally stopping writing completely. Thanks guys <3
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Yes. Posted it once as part of a chapter and took it down.
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
Maribat :P
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Fic itself, no. Parts? Definitely. I love (sarcasm) running across concepts and things I created, or headcanons that I know came from me in fics that no one bothered to ask me to use.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Had it offered before, but turned it down, for a Russian translation. Someone also just wanted to use one as practice with translating not to be posted and that I said okay to.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Yes.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
Depends on my mood.
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
Probably my vampire AU. I have the least motivation for it.
16. What are your writing strengths?
????????? I usually finish what I start?
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
According to my readers lately, I’m predictable.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I admit when I do use other languages that they are translations using online generators, such as google translate and that I am aware that they are shit. I usually just say they switched languages if the other person can understand, or will say that they started talking in another language if they don’t.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Maribat. Save Myself – waited a full year until I posted the first chapter of it, despite releasing other things, as I didn’t want reader comments to destroy my opinions of my fic. Lately, I remember why I waited.
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
Save Myself – it was the first one I ever wrote, and it was just for me – never had intention of ever posting it. I’m now having to tweak it so its presentable to the public though. Honestly debating going back to just doing that. People seem to forget that writers are people too.
No pressure tagging @olivia-anderson-fanfic. I'd tag bold but she already was before. Anyone else who sees this can take part. I don't feel like tagging.
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wackus-bonkus-maximus · 5 months
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20 questions for fic writers
i'm very late but thank you so much for the tags @chocoluckchipz, @kasienda, @ladyofthenoodle, @lesbitorte, @rosie-b, and @bittersweetresilience (and if i missed anybody who did tag me i'm sorry! this post is dedicated to you in spirit <3)
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
somehow it's up to 26
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
somehow it's up to 307,102
3. What fandoms do you write for?
miraculous ladybug right now, but i've had some lockwood & co ideas spinning ever since i finished the show and books!
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
one does not love breathing
what makes a monster
this is how you lose him
keys to the kingdom
like smoke from a furnace
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
yes i try to respond to all! and i think this might be why odnlb and lies of attrition have more comments than kudos now... or it's just my wackus touch :3
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
i think it's rest your head (upon my shoulder) - but only because i know what happens after! i might write a follow up someday to fix that...
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
i had to think about this because i tried really hard to make the ending for odnlb worth all the angst and the happiest of all. but i think the truest happy ending goes to like smoke from a furnace 💛
8. Do you get hate on fics?
i've gotten some salt, some mean bookmarks, and exactly ONE hate comment on don't be a stranger (which i keep there as a badge of honor 🤩). but other than that people have been really respectful to me and supportive of my writing. it makes me really happy to be part of this community!
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
no, it's not for me. i stay off nsfw tags/ channels too.
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
ooh i distinctly remember writing a sonny with a chance/ wizards of waverly place crossover when i was a middle schooler on ff.net and thinking i was very clever.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
YES. back on ff.net 😔
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
i've had a request for odnlb to be translated, but idk what happened with that!
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
yes!
ephialtes/reverie with @bittersweetresilience, @ninadove, @paracosmicat, @trishacollins, and @ultear-tigra.
atm i have lies of attrition in-progress with @ladyofthenoodle!
14. What's your all-time favorite ship?
ahhh i have to pick?? i'm still very weak for raven x beast boy from teen titans 💜💚
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
quitting is for quitters.
16. What are your writing strengths?
plotting and action scenes. i get a lot of compliments on those!
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
poetry, stream of consciousness. i feel like my dialogue could be better a lot of the time.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
if it serves a narrative purpose, keep it! best examples i can think of is the spanish in blood meridian by joseph conrad, and the soldiers speaking czech in saving private ryan.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
👻 danny phantom! 💚
20. Favorite fic you've ever written?
oh it's definitely odnlb. that was my practice fic for writing a novel - my own private test to see if i could do it. turns out i could.
tagging @sizzleissues, @erisluna35, and @narukoibito - no pressure ofc!
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Hiiii, Jazzy! For the ask game: 🍓 🥑 🔪 🌿 🪲 (hehe sorry djsakgjkdg <3)
Hi Sparrow!!
🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 
I’m a long time fanfic reader, but I didn’t start really writing anything until 2021. I think, probably, because of the pandemic and needing some kind of outlet for creating things (and also because the Miraculous Ladybug plotlines were haunting my dreams, rattling their chains around in my brain until I finally caved and wrote some actual communication/emotional resolution for the characters that I wasn't getting from the show)
🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help?
You and @waterloou lol
🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?
Bahaha there are SO many, because I frequently have to look things up to write all the fun little facts Wylan has in his head. But I’m not sure researching poisons and how to build bombs/fireworks is all that weird, to be honest.
I’m going to go with the time I was writing a Good Omens fic, and I used google street view to virtually walk from the Ritz to around where Aziraphale’s bookshop would be in soho, so I could know exactly what it looked like and if/when they would likely pass by St. James’s park on the way, and what named streets would be on that route. (I’m not even sure that’s that weird. Maybe I need to be weirder...)
🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity
I do generally believe in the whole “not forcing it and take breaks if you need to” thing usually, but as for advice:
Consume some type of media you really like. Movie, show, book, an old favorite fic, anything that inspires you. I also like going back to the source material for things like fic because it gives me ideas or gets me into the right mental place to write the characters, and I like reading my own fics to brush up on my own interpretations/style.
🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here
Oh...did you say 50? becuase I slipped and wrote 283...
(from Jesper's pov of the bookshop scene in ch 1 of Everyday)
At some point he loses Wylan to an art book he seems keen on and quietly drifts away with, leaving Jesper to talk to the enthusiastic bookeep on his own.
Jesper’s arms are getting progressively heavier with book recommendations, and the bookkeeper is somehow still holding at least twice as many. He doesn’t understand where they're even coming from at this rate, because more just seem to, to appear each time he looks away. 
He thinks about Kaz and his sleight of hand, and wonders at the chance that the bastard of the Barrel has been giving magic lessons to Wijnstraat booksellers in his free time. 
He actually has read some of the books the man recommends, either because they were commonly popular in his parents house or on the frontier, or from his short stint in university.
Unfortunately, mentioning that prompts the bookeep to ask, “Ah, so you’re a student, then?”
“Er—” Jesper blanches, in such a pitifully uncomposed way that he’s sure he can just feel Kaz shaking his head in judgemental spirit. The bookeep raises one solitary eyebrow, and Jesper, for some reason—probably because he’s Jesper—keeps bloody talking. “Yea-up. Yeah,” he bobs his head in a jerky nod, “Students, at the university. Good ol’ U of K. Woo...” Jesper cheers. Actually cheers. 
Great fucking work Fahey, very believable.
The bookkeep raises his other eyebrow, but smiles kindly. “That must be exciting. What are you studying?”  “Business,” Jesper answers quickly, and makes a concerted effort to not let it sound like a question. 
His fingers twitch, longing to trace over the pearl handles of his revolvers, but they’re hidden deep under the folds of his coat, and—apparently—he’s a university student now. 
I'm probably (definitely) going to be late to my fist class today now, but I really don't regret it.
Thanks for the questions!! 💖
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kasienda · 5 months
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
thank you @ladyofthenoodle for the tag!
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
36!! Insanity. When did that happen?
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
971,786 I was trying to break a million this year. It's gonna be close.
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Miraculous Ladybug!!
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
A Miraculous Reveal
The Five Minute Adventures of Snake Noir
An Open Secret
Restorative Justice (This one broke 1000!!!! Yay!!)
Confessions to a Statue
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I try to! I usually get to most of them. When a fic is old, I don't always manage it. I just enjoy comments so much, and I try to acknowledge and express appreciation for the positive impact they have on me!
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Probably Going It Alone (Sailor Moon), though it could be Last Wishes (Ladybug)
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
I'm gonna go with -> Let Yourself Be Happy
8. Do you get hate on fics?
It happens. It's not frequent though.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Yes, when I have to. I write loving wholesome smut that is fueled purely by spite.
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
No. The idea of crossovers are strange to me.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
No? Hope not anyway!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Someone asked if they could once, but I don't think it got finished.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Not technically. But sometimes I push my betas to have a pretty heavy hand.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
Probably Lovesquare, but I covet Adrino more in that it's rarer, so whenever I find it I obsess. But I think love sqaure is more dynamic. There's more to do and explore with it. I get more ideas for them. But Adrino has become my comfort ship. When I'm sad or on the cusp of breaking I turn to Adrino.
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
Coming Of Age (Sailor Moon) - I just don't live and breathe this one anymore, but it's such a good premise.
16. What are your writing strengths?
Dialogue. Satisfying arcs/endings.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Imagery/Description
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I use to have Japanese words in some of my Sailor Moon fic. I LOVED honorifics!! I started to use less and less Japanese (besides honorifics. I always kept those. They're versatile in storytelling for showing how a relationship is changing. I love them!) because I felt like it hindered understanding in places. But I can't spell in French for some reason. Can't even get myself to consistently use Monsieur instead of Mr. Haha!
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Chrono Trigger Or actually, I did some roleplaying on message boards for Wheel of Time back in the day!
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
I think right now it's Aftermath, but it's not done. Neither is Right Behind You, which is my other favorite. Haha! Of my finished fics, I'd probably choose Restorative Justice.
no pressure tags: @thelibraryloser @jennagrinsoverml @chocoluckchipz @miabrown007 @jattendschaton @coffeebanana @bittersweetresilience, @wackus-bonkus-maximus @pisoprano @bbutterflies @celestialtitania
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12 Days of Nicercy Christmas Fanfic List
A huge round of applause to everyone who participated in 12 Days of Nicercy Christmas!! With the 12 prompts, we got a total of 23 fanworks! Thank you so much guys :) The hall of fame for all completionists and participants is posted here.
Without further ado, here are the fics created for this event, listed from shortest to longest.
property damage abound by purpleavocado
G | 400 words | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo
Prompt: France | Hens
Domestic Fluff, Characters Watching Miraculous Ladybug, Post-Canon
Percy and Nico watch t.v. in a quiet night in.
hotdog snatchers and payback by purpleavocado
G | 400 words | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo
Prompt: Doves
Domestic Fluff, Zoo Trip, Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Hurts
Percy drags Nico to the zoo.
To Make The Best Of It by stillwater (friendlypeach)
G | 600 words | Compelted
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Estelle Blofis & Paul Blofis & Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson, Estelle Blofis & Nico di Angelo
Prompt: France | Hens
Christmas Presents, Established Relationship, Family Fluff
“Why would they even sell these on a Christmas toys list?” “No idea. The shop was french, wasn't it?” “And why would that matter?” “France is full of weirdos," Nico says, with the air of someone delivering great wisdom, “Everyone knows that.” Percy looks up at him, sitting on the dining table instead of one of the chairs next to him, and raises a single eyebrow. Nico rolls his eyes. Rude. He's very proud of his ability to do that, thank you very much.
To Be There For Someone by stillwater (friendlypeach)
G | 700 words | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, Nico di Angelo & Sally Jackson
Prompt: Calling | Four
Phone calls & telephones, Fluff and Angst, Post Canon
1. “Come back, whenever you need. Or call. Please, honey, just to let us know you’re safe.” 2. I don’t want to, he thought childishly, I want him to answer now. 3. And Nico would pretend he’d never been stupid enough to fall for the same unreachable guy twice. 4.“Hurry up and come home.” or, four phone calls on the long way home.
the wonders of pie by purpleavocado
G | 700 words | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo
Prompt: Pear | First
Domestic Fluff, Percy Jackson can Bake, Grocery Shopping
Nico has never tried pear pie. Obviously, Percy has to fix this.
On the Fourth Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 800 words | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Calling | Four
Christmas Special, Comedy, Fluff
Normally, Nico likes to watch the sunrise over the rooftops of New Rome. But things are not normal.
On the Ninth Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 800 words | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Dancing
Comedy, Fluff, Loyal Percy
Percy hoped his mom would never find out about him being arrested...
On the Sixth Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 1.0k | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Eggs | Cheese
Christmas Special, Comedy, Geese
If they survived this, Nico was going to go down to the Underworld and punch whoever wrote that terrible song.
On The Third Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 1.0k | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: France | Hens
Christmas Special, Comedy, Established Relationship
On his way to get coffee, Percy becomes certain he and Nico are the target of some weird Twelve Days of Christmas Plot.
To Give Yourself To Someone by stillwater (friendlypeach) 
T | 1.0k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Grover Underwood & Nico di Angelo, Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood
Prompt: Gold | Rings
Wedding Fluff, Speeches, Attempt at Humor
Percy laughs, watching one of his closest friends stand up, almost bringing the tablecloth with him. “You’re being ridiculous!” Nico yells as Grover runs to the centre of the room. Eyes alight, slightly shadowed by black curls, a smile pushing insistently at his lips even as he tries to tamp it down – Nico is glowing with happiness. They’ve come a long way. And there's longer to go, still. Percy grabs his husband’s hand, warmth blooming in his chest.
On the Tenth Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 1.1k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Jumping | Lordship
Christmas Special, Comedy, Fluff
Nico is going to kill whoever is knocking at this hour...
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 1.1k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Flutes & Eleven
Christmas Special, Fluff, Comedy
Honestly, Percy should have saw this coming...
rest your head on the floor (and imagine it's my shoulder) by purpleavocado
G | 1.2k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo
Prompt: Calling | Four
Hurt/Comfort, Nightmares, Percy Jackson Needs a Hug, Nico di Angelo Needs a Hug
When Percy has a nightmare, he can't quite work up the nerve to call his boyfriend. Fortunately, however, it seems that Nico has it handled.
What's With Frank? by BobInTheComments
T | 1.2k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Doves
Comedy, Mistaken Identity, Making Out
Frank Interrupts Nico and Percy. *Sequel to "Two Demigods in a Pear Tree!"*
On the Seventh Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
M | 1.2k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Swans
Comedy, Christmas Special, Zeus being Zeus
It's the seventh day, but why are there eight swans? *Sequel to "Two Demigods in a Pear Tree!"*
On the Eighth Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 1.3k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Milk
Romantic Comedy, Breakfast, Crepes
Even Hazel has her limits... *Sequel to "Two Demigods in a Pear Tree!"*
To Have A Home by stillwater (friendlypeach)
G | 1.3k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo
Prompt: Doves | Two
Domestic Fluff, Cooking, Family
Nico bites his lip and Percy knows he’s trying to find courage to say something – trying to tell himself it’s what he wants, that it’s fine, when it’s clearly not because Nico doesn’t hesitate to speak his mind. Except when what he’s about to say will hurt him. There’s a lot of history between them, a lot of regret. Tonight, they’ll lay together in bed and Percy will unveil yet another one and they’ll work through it in the following days like they always do. Right now, however, it’s Nico’s turn to share and Percy’s all ears.
To Put In The Work by stillwater (friendlypeach)
G | 1.3k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Percy Jackson & Aphrodite
Prompt: Pears | First
Getting Together, First Dates, Post Canon
He looks down at the pears, at the one still in her hand. His fingers itch to hurl them away from him, all that golden perfection. All those expectations. Percy knows it is futile, to try and make a Goddess understand how humans truly work. Knows she’d take it as an insult, sometimes love isn’t enough, even when it’s merely the truth.
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 1.5k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Drums & Ending
Marriage Proposal, Happy Ending, Mystery Solved
The End. *Sequel to "Two Demigods in a Pear Tree!"*
Two Demigods in a Pear Tree! by BobInTheComments
T | 1.6k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Pears
Christmas, Funny, Male Ego
Percy and Nico volunteer to get a Christmas tree for Hazel. It goes about as well as you would expect.
On the Fifth Day of Christmas... by BobInTheComments
T | 1.7k | Complete
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang
Prompt: Gold & Rings
Comedy, Reyna's Private Life is a Mystery, The French Hens
Percy visits Reyna to ask an important question. *Sequel to "Two Demigods in a Pear Tree!"*
Pass the Eggs by DancingInTheSliverGlow 
G | 3.1k | Complete
Percy Jackson & Nico di Angelo, one-sided Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo
Prompt: Eggs
Canon Compliant, Nico di Angelo Needs a Hug, Angst and Hurt/Comfort
“Yes.” Percy says. “You don’t have to befriend everyone in Camp Half Blood. I just want you to have somewhere you feel safe and welcome. Okay?” A lump forms in his throat, and Nico looks away. It’s been a long time since anyone has looked out for him, the way Percy is doing now. He nods. “Great!” Percy grins, ear to ear, and Nico thinks that it’s a bit like looking in the sun. Beautiful in small quantities, but overwhelming and blinding in too much. Percy speeds off to his room to get changed and to get his skateboards, and Nico leans back against the wall in the hallway, head in his hands. He’s so, so far in over his head. Aka. Post BotL Nico visits Percy. They talk about how Nico's powers are perceived, and about how camp half blood treats children of the big three.
My True Love Gave to Me or: How do you Like them Apples? by Doevademe (OriginalDaemon)
T | 11k | Completed
Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo
Prompt: All of them
Christmas Special, Adventure & Romance, Established Relationship
It's almost Christmas time, and after much rescheduling and last minute cancellations, Percy and Nico are finally going on their first official date! ...Too bad Nico's job comes barging at the worst possible time. Looks like another rescheduling is on the horizon. Unless Percy decides to tag along, that is.
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