#( ❤️ brotp: you know me better than i know myself. )

[kishimotomasashi]

I would ask for someone from Taka but I know you're currently on an absolute Madara kick so let's go with him :3

Send me a character and I'll answer these!!

Okay I may be on a Madara kick but you can ABSOLUTELY still ask me for Taka characters! I will be very happy to answer 🫡 but ofc, yes, let's talk about my babygirl first

1: sexuality headcanon

Most homosexual man to ever homosexual. I am genuinely incapable of perceiving him as anything else

2: otp

HashiMada. But you all knew that.

3: brotp

ALSO with Hashirama (they are versatile enough that I don't mind their relationship being either platonic or romantic, I am just happy with the fact that they clearly, deeply love each other), Izuna... and that's it I think. I could work with him being friends with Tobirama and Mito in a better world, maybe.

4: notp

Every time I have to see Mada//Obi, Mada//Saku or Mada//Izu, I age 50 years. Leave me ALONE.

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

So you know when Butsuma mentioned that Madara had already killed capable adults within the Senju clan? I like to imagine those kills were done in retaliation to those same people killing off one his younger siblings. Also that the reason he hadn't properly awakened his sharingan at that point was because he repressed it, as he was an abnormally powerful kid already, and the power rushing up to his head along with the anger and grief of it was overwhelming and destabilizing for him at that point in time.

6: favorite line from this character

^ and it's not even about the line on its own, it's about the deranged, harlot behaviour here exhibited associated with it. He is so. Je l'aime trop, vraiment, mais vraiment.

7: one way in which I relate to this character

I too have been known to make things worse for myself by not talking about my problems and repressing them instead of making the effort to talk about them with someone I trust. And I too, once, believed I actually had no one to trust with that shit.

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

I guess when people like... buy into his hype a little too much? Like I think Studio Pierrot fed us well with the Allied Shinobi Forces fight and he was very sexy for that but I also just get embarrased when people act like he is just cool and not also... kind of stupid.

That + when people take his quotes about like "ooohhhh the world is so hypocritical you have to sacrifice things in order to protect things" and whatnot seriously, like those are not deep or interesting observations on his part, they are signs that something is wrong with him ❤️

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

Madara did NOTHING WRONG except for the atrocities. Other than that he's innocent. But like, yeah, very problematic obviously, except he's literally done nothing wrong in his life.

[blitheringmcgonagall]

Thanks for the tag @missgryffin 🥰🥰🥰!

🍓 how did you get into writing fanfiction?

I think I was on Pinterest looking up other stuff and by chance I came across some marauders posts, specifically Jily. I hadn’t thought about the HP books in years. And suddenly I was way more interested in the story than I had ever been! I started looking for a completed canon marauders fic and got soooo invested in the old classics which inevitably killed me once I figured out they were abandoned… which led me to decide to write my own canon marauders fic because I realised if I couldn’t find the whole shebang I needed to write it myself 🙄😂!

🍇How many fandoms have you written in?

Only HP marauders but I did write one LOTR - marauders cross-over fic (Wolfstar as Éowyn & Faramir) called Ithildin and Silmë which I weirdly like?

🍈 How many years have you been writing fanfiction?

Since the end of 2017, so basically approx 6 years

🍎 Do you read or write more fanfiction?

At the moment more reading than writing as I’m stupidly busy at work. At other times definitely the opposite? Also, when I started writing it was in the context of 2 family members being very sick. Writing was a lifeline that kept me going. I don’t know what I’d have done without it.

🍌 What is one way you've improved as a writer?

That’s a tough one, I mean I hope I have improved? I feel that I have developed my own style of writing as I do it for longer. A weird mix of humour and angst which is hard to describe, but I don’t think my initial writing was like that, plus I didn’t have many cliffhangers at the start, whereas now if I’m writing a multichapter that’s a given 😂

🍑 Do you have any bad habits as a writer?

Not sticking to a routine like you @missgriffin and most people I know?

🍍 What's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

I was writing a 1930s murder mystery and kept having to look up things like date fingerprints started being used by police, date emergency 999 number introduced, did policemen Iive in the Police Station etc

🍉What's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

Haha! I love the really OUTRAGED HOW DARE YOU DO THIS!! Or the really excited keysmash, or the really long one quoting my fic back to me. The rare one of someone saying it helped them in some way is really beautiful- and one particularly incredible one on We Can Be Heroes which I have saved on my phone 🥺❤️

🍐What's the most fringe trope/topic you write about?

None, I suspect? Like I have written MCD which I thought I wouldn’t so that’s probably the most unusual for me!

🥭What is the hardest type of story for you to write?

Something multichapter that I haven’t got any outline for? Because I’m super busy so writing is a rare luxury and if I get time I need to be able to start writing straight away. So I’ve stuck to short fics - one shots or 2 chapter fics for a while now and it’s helping

🍏What is the easiest type?

Hmmm.. I’m so weird, it’s probably angst and fluff/romcom? Which are a seriously unusual combination, but I find them the easiest to write. I enjoy writing bantering oblivious idiots, both in love and brotp-type situations. I also sometimes get a strong urge to write angst and when I do, it’s like I have to get it out into a fic asap and can’t relax till it’s written?

🍑Where do you do your writing? What platform? When?

In the box room, in front of the laptop which is actually my husband’s but I’ve nicked it. I only use Srivener for the book I’m trying to write, lol! For fics I use Word which again, thanks Mr Blithering 😉!

🍋What is something you've been too nervous/ intimidated to write, but would love to write one day?

Well, I don’t write smut because of my job! But if I ever start writing it, it’s a sign I’ve moved on to better and bigger things lol

🍇What made you choose your username?

I knew I was going to only write marauders HP so it was going to involve a HP name. And I didn’t want it to be linked to the main marauders characters as there are so many of those usernames on ao3. I decided to pick a quote from a HP character I liked and who better than badass Minerva “have a biscuit, Potter” McGonagall? She’s great and I aspire to be her 😂!

Tagging @stonecoldhedwig @siriuslychessi @magic-girl-in-a-muggle-world @viwrites @tracingpatternswrites @therealrjlupin @artemisia-black and anyone else who wants to

Thanks for the tag @jamesunderwater! Loved reading your answers!

🍓 how did you get into writing fanfiction?

My first (very bad, very cringe) foray was between releases of OotP, HBP, and DH. Back then I was writing Marauders as well as 7th Year for the Golden Trio and a post-Hogwarts fic called "Friends" in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione lived together in Grimmauld Place 🥲

🍇How many fandoms have you written in?

Just HP!

🍈 How many years have you been writing fanfiction?

I mean, I went through the early childhood fanfic phase that lasted 1-2 years, but then I didn't write again until picking it up in 2020 as an adult. So really, only about 4 years now of writing consistently, and maybe 6 years total in my life.

🍎 Do you read or write more fanfiction?

I also definitely write way more than I read. Mostly this is a product of limited time—writing is a creative outlet for me, and when I have the time for it, that's usually what I reach for.

🍌 What is one way you've improved as a writer?

I think I've improved a lot with descriptions and vocabulary. Like for example, with revising LFTS and ES, there's been so many moments where I find myself just intuitively taking a sentence or small exchange or small paragraph, and expanding it into something that is just a better portrayal of that moment? It's hard to explain, but when I do the side-by-side comparison, it feels more elevated, and I think that's going back to improving on writing descriptions of what's happening that feel more fluid.

🍑 Do you have any bad habits as a writer?

Oof okay not sticking to a solid writing routine resonated with me too, that's definitely something I'm trying to be better at but it's hard!! Also a major bad habit for me is focusing too much on word count and setting unrealistic expectations for what I can accomplish in certain amounts of time. I've had to do a lot of mindset work to adjust to the fact that some of my old methods were unhealthy and unsustainable, and simply aren't realistic with making writing fit into my current, healthier lifestyle. But it's hard! Old habits and mindsets are ingrained and so tempting to default to. Like I've tried using daily word count goals several times, and it's always a trap. One would think I've learned my lesson, ha!

🍍 What's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Hmm nothing's really coming to mind as being particularly "weird." I do ping @redrobyn285 and @welsh-green about Britishisms from time to time, and that often sparks funny conversations about cultural differences. Like for example, we recently had a very in-depth conversation about terminology for dorm rooms and different sizes of beds 🤣 But in all seriousness, I learn a lot from them and owe so much of the Evans family lore to their input!

🍉What's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

The play-by-play reactions are my absolute fave! It's so gratifying and fun, especially when there's suspense and tension involved in the story and you feel like you're bonding with the commenter through the shared experience of all the emotions happening.

🍐What's the most fringe trope/topic you write about?

Hmm Castling was pretty fringe, I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read, but I'm not aware of any other Jily fics dealing with ~that~. But besides that, I don't think anything on my current slate is that fringe tbh. I've mostly been writing Hogwarts Jily lately, and that's pretty vanilla as far as tropes go. But I do have some adult!Jily in my back pocket that have some more fringe tropes for me 👀

🥭What is the hardest type of story for you to write?

Angst. Hands down. I think because I'm an empath, dwelling in dark emotions for a story can be really difficult for me. Probably the angstiest scene I've ever written is the opening scene of Vindicated, and there's a reason that's only like 800 words 😂

🍏What is the easiest type?

Rom-com style fluff and smut! I'm such a sucker for all the classic sexual-tension builders: bantering, jealousy, flirting, a little sprinkle of comedy, pining, awkwardness. It makes me giggle and kick my feet while writing, and it puts me in a happy mood every time I'm writing it, which is probably why I'm addicted to it 😇

🍑Where do you do your writing? What platform? When?

Scrivener! I'm at a point now where I've learned enough of its functionality that I truly can't imagine ever going back. It's my fave. I also use Notion religiously for my whole life, and that includes fanfic, but I don't actually write in Notion unless I'm jotting down ideas on my phone or brain-dumping an idea that doesn't have a Scrivener doc yet.

🍋What is something you've been too nervous/ intimidated to write, but would love to write one day?

Domestic/Pregnant/Parent Jily. For the simple reason that I haven't experienced being pregnant/having kids yet and I feel like a fish out of water trying to write it because I don't know what I'm talking about 😂

🍇What made you choose your username?

I don't really remember the whole thought process anymore, but I love the musician/DJ Gryffin and was listening to some of his first album a lot in formulating ES, I am very much a Gryffindor, and also wanted something short, sweet, catchy that would be easy for people to remember and spell. And honestly I think missgryffin just popped into my head at some point after that!

I might be late to the game on this one, but tagging @petals2fish @apalapucian @blitheringmcgonagall if you're interested! 🫶