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instead of using AI to see your OTP kiss, let us use AO3 like god intended. amen

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Actors should not have to cater to fan spaces. It shouldn’t have to be said, but I’ll put it out there for those who need to hear it.

I am the biggest shipping fanatic there ever was (and yes, I absolutely love Saurondriel), but it’s important to know that when something becomes solely fandom, created and cultivated by fans, and thus not entirely aligning with canonical content, it is not always understood or appreciated by the actors portraying our favorite characters/pairings. And that’s OKAY!

I won’t disregard or dismiss the disappointment that this ideal may bring to some, as I have very much had to come to my own with it, too. It can feel like a gut punch to find out these actors don’t support or share the same thoughts about a particular pairing, but they are not inclined to do so!

Their job is acting, and oftentimes actors have very little to do with all else beyond that. They are also very heavily policed by companies to keep a sharp image for promotional purposes. So, they typically establish some set of boundaries with fans.

No, this does not mean they hate us, nor does it mean they shun all who ship their character with another. I can promise you they are not whispering in the writers’ ears out of spite, lol.

It’s necessary to remember it is we who have built these communities around personal canons and contexts, and fandom spaces may seem like a completely foreign concept to some actors. Especially newer actors.

Is it fun when they do interact and entertain our musings? Definitely, and I appreciate all the actors who make an effort of that. But, that is not the expectation, and we should not let that ruin the fun.

Don’t allow cast/actor outlooks to shape or sway your mind! For your own sake, but theirs as well.

This is our thing—not theirs.

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I’m sick of people passing off patronizing and condescending commentary about how naive and impressionable women are as useful and educational. These people will base their analysis of fiction on sexist notions about how easily women are “tempted “ by malevolent villains and then act as if that’s some revolutionary take. They’ll unironically construe the narrative in a way that takes away all agency from the female heroine and frame her decisions as entirely the result of the villain’s manipulation.

They wring their hands about how dangerous it is for women to be exposed to these stories and moan about how terrible it is that hot villains appeal to the “baser instincts” and tempt female viewers further (Yes, I actually saw someone make this argument) It’s truly bizarre to see people agreeing with such patronizingly sexist rhetoric and saying things like “I miss the days when villain romances were cautionary tales and not encouraged.” As if women thirsting after attractive fictional villains is some epidemic that threatens society.

It’s especially irritating when women are the ones saying these things. They want to believe that they are a rare exception that, unlike those other brainless girls, can understand that liking hot villains will threaten their morals and lead them astray…OH THE HORROR!! Please save your dramatic preaching for the next purity conference and stop pretending that your sanctimonious commentary has any substance whatsoever.

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Hello dear author, sending you positive vibes! How's the Lucy Gray and Coryo in A Rose of Your Suffering doing? Sending them positive vibes too!

This is months old now, and I honestly have no good excuse for not answering sooner :/ but THANK YOU for the positive vibes! 🫂

Truth is, I got SUPER busy (as always seems to be the case), and my routine suddenly changed drastically! With that said, it’s been settling down again, and I am very close to finishing the next chapter!

I sincerely apologize to all my readers who have been waiting for what likely seems forever, but I meant it when I said I would never abandon this story! It means too much to me to give up on it, and my nearly thirty page document with the entirety of the story planned out has been mocking me every time I open my laptop 😆

I can say with certainty that the next chapter will be out sometime in the next week, potentially this weekend if I’m lucky!

Lucy Gray and Coryo are tense, but when are they not 🤣 I can’t wait to see what everyone has to say about their antics in this next installment!

LOVE YOU ALL! 💕

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don't need to be loved by you

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So how 'bout those trailers. OMG.

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“his girl. his.”

i will always side with evil toxic men with jealousy issues, sorry lol

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one of the comments under the snow white teaser

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idk why it needs to be said, but Kimiko and Frenchie have never been platonic 😭 since that finale, I’ve seen mostly positivity about their confession/kiss, but I have also seen people claiming that the writers are “pandering to a minority” by making them a couple…??? THEY HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP TO THAT SINCE THE MOMENT THEY MET!

Frenchie has always been queer, yes, but it’s SO obvious that he’s been pining for Kimiko since the very beginning. and when she told him he was “family,” it didn’t necessarily negate their romantic vibe. family is simply comfortability and love between two or more people, and it isn’t reserved to platonic relationships.

and for those who claim they were “more like siblings,” I beg of you to answer this: what does your relationship with YOUR siblings look like?! because if it looks anything like the dynamic between Kimiko and Frenchie…that’s concerning.

he literally calls her “my heart” exclusively for the better part of three seasons. which, in French, is typically a romantic endearment.

needed to speak my truth because I’m tired of this debate and the strangely purist takes people have expressed about these two and their relationship. they are allowed to like each other as more than friends, and I’m not sure why it’s such a taboo thing for two fucked up people to find their soulmate in one another. 🤷‍♀️

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i’m not loving the fandom trend of people disregarding the genuine respect that snow had for lucy gray. setting aside the debate on whether he loved her or not, he still thought she was immensely clever and capable. he had a deep admiration for her as a person — a person with autonomous thoughts and feelings, not some sort of zoo animal whose tricks he liked. he related to and appreciated her in ways he couldn’t manage with anyone else. that’s not something easily discounted.

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So sad to log on and see the news about Donald. That man was one of the greats, both as an actor and an individual. He brought an immense presence to Coriolanus’ character, as well as each of his other roles. He will be missed. 💔

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The premises for your upcoming fics sound amazing!! I'm really looking forward to them, especially the one where Lucy Gray is captured and auctioned off and Coryo comes to her rescue!

Regarding AROYS, this is kinda silly, but what plagues me is the bloody sores that Coryo has in his mouth and his hesitance to kiss LG because of it. We cannot have Snow NOT kiss! Please tell me that he's taking care of it so that I can sleep peacefully!

Lol don’t fret, I would never write a story where he’s afraid to kiss her! That’d be very unlike him 🤣

I simply included that tidbit as a little ode to the anxious worrying that he does in the book like 24/7. He’s constantly overthinking, so I’m trying to stay true to character 😆

Glad to hear you’re excited about the other fics!

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two sides of the same coin.

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Excited to hear that you have 4 other fics in the works after the addictive AROYS! Hopefully they're all Snowbairds! Are they going to be AU, canon diversion, barista (lol)?

Yess, of course they’re all for snowbaird! They are my so-called “Roman Empire,” as the kids are putting it nowadays 🤣

I don’t want to spoil too much (as these fics likely won’t happen for quite some time now, ARoYS will be very long, lol), but I will give some hints for each one:

- An au in which Lucy Gray is a student at the Capitol w/Coryo; she was sent there instead of District 12 when they rounded the Covey up during the war

- A snowbaird take on From Dusk Till Dawn (a campy 90s movie about snakey vampires…get it, bc Coryo’s a snake 😆)

- A medieval AU with Lucy Gray as a witch and Coryo a prince

- A darker fic about LG being kidnapped by one of the elite Capitol families and essentially being sold at an auction…just trust me, she will be saved by a special someone 😏 also inspired by this pic:

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Do you still plan to update A Rose For Your Suffering? I know you had some health problems before and are currently recovering. But I just want to say, please don't give up on this good FIC, as you can see in the comments section of ao3, many people are looking forward to your new chapter.

Wish you good health!

Thank you so much!! Yes, I wholeheartedly plan to continue and finish this fic…take a peek at the last ask I answered for more context/information 💕😉

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Hello, hello! Hope that life is treating you well and you've recovered from your surgery!

Eagerly awaiting the next installment of A Rose of Your Suffering! Please don't abandon this amazing fic!

Thank you for the well wishes! I am feeling much better since my surgery, however I am loaded with work and responsibilities. I have realized in the time since first starting AROYS that my schedule is very rarely open, and my downtime is spent preparing for other work or school related tasks ahead. :/

With that said, I fully intend to continue and finish this fic! I would never willingly abandon a work, but life happens and updates may be hard to come by…more so at certain times of the year than others 😅 though, I will have more free time come the summer months, and thus more opportunities to write! I hope to have the next update out in May! 🤞

(I also have four other fleshed-out fic ideas that I plan to pursue once AROYS is done…stay tuned! 😉)