#( dialogue / emma swan )

[ncassidy]

favorite scenes in once upon a time | 1.01, pilot

[venustrape-arch]

@andthe6 [ killian ] | cont.

god knows why she's humoring him. she could have gone on climbing this giant beanstalk in complete silence just fine for the rest of the way – it's not like she doesn't have enough on her mind to mull over & keep her occupied. no time to get bored. but she can't say the same for him, clearly. " right. because in the five minutes that you've known me, you've figured out my entire past. " irrepressible eyeroll follows as she channels her annoyance into the climb, enough to get one stem ahead. " dream on. " the answer is swift & distant as she looks up, more preoccupied with estimating the rest of the way than with the the obnoxious flirt that is the pirate at her side. " & get it all out of your system now, because once we're up there, i suggest you focus. i'm not coming back down without a way back to henry. "

[whorcruxes]

Whumptober

this is my first entry for @ouatprompts whumptober <3

day 6: shocking sunday

‘magic with a cost’

(or it could also fit day 26’s painful transformation/loss of autonomy/control but shhh im impatient while simultaneously also being a procrastinator)

Read on AO3

Would You Still Love Me?

Killian pressed another kiss to Emma’s skin, pouting as he posed his question.

“But would you still love me were I a worm love?” 

Emma laughed, popping another piece of popcorn into her mouth as the movie continued to play in the background, detached from their conversation as it kept chugging along in its cheesy dialogue. 

“Yes, Killian, I’d still love you if you suddenly shrunk and transformed into a wriggly bug.” She ruffled her hands through his dark hair, unable to resist the temptation. “I’d turn myself into one to be with you and we’d be a happy little worm family.”

Killian glared at her, protectively curving his hand around her stomach. “Not with the babe you wouldn’t.” 

“Alright.” 

“Thank you for listening to your dashing rapscallion of a husband for once Swan.” Killian grinned, waggling his brows up at her from his spot on her lap. It had always been one of his favourite spots but its sentimentality had grown considerably in the last few months. 

“Whoa babe.” Emma warned. “I’d hunt your worm ass down and force you to come back. You’re not getting away that easily.” 

“I’d very much enjoy that love. Hunt me down whenever you wish.” 

Killian propped himself up to give Emma a sound kiss and then lowered back down into her lap. As he pressed his lips to her stomach to where their daughter rested, a roaring wave of light shot through them and out across Storybrooke. 

Her heart plunged down her throat. The weight of her husband had simply just vanished. 

“Killian?!” Emma shrieked in horror and scrambled up in the bed as fast as her stomach would allow. 

He was. 

He was a worm. 

But he wasn’t so shocked as she. 

He didn’t have space to hold that shock. His eyes screamed in terror as they shrunk into nothing. The blinding light scalded his photoreceptor cells and he yelled until his throat was hoarse. But his efforts were futile, no sound ricocheted out of his vocal chords out into the void he was now in. 

Writhing forward, his muscles pitched his head down into the folds of sheets that were now mountains to his tiny form. His gizzard, full and content before, was now demanding more organic matter to shovel into it. 

His mind didn’t retain much at that moment, but it was full of fear for his Swan’s reaction. She must be terrified and absolutely distraught and that was simply unacceptable in his worm brain. He struggled forward again, trying to grasp a good hold on the bed around him as he suffocated in the cloud of fabric that had become vast oceans and peaks. 

He had been down one hand before in his human form, but relying on hydraulics and the segmented quality of his body instead of three very moveable limbs was agony. 

With no sense of where or how it happened, his body was disconnected from the ground and in sudden freefall as air angrily whipped around him. The twists and turns discombobulated him. He had no connection to sight. To his hearing. 

All he felt was the vibrations of a large being moving back and forth above him. He was in its hold, held prisoner to the whims of the sky. 

But then he plopped down onto a smooth surface. It was unlike the skin that surrounded his own body, but it was nice and warm, sending tickles through him as it swayed underneath. He would be content to lie here until the rest of his days. 

But that would not be. 

He was once again transferred elsewhere. The dirt was nice and moist against his drying skin but he missed the lovely warmth of the hand he had been held safely in before. It was more familiar to him. 

But it did not return. He had no sense of time as a worm. He wouldn’t be able to comprehend it. But he dug and he dug, gorging himself on the matter around him and coating his body in dirt. He compacted himself further and further into the soil until his head smacked against something hard and rebounded. His path changed and changed and changed as his head smacked the same thing over and over again. He could not escape the soil and he could not escape the prison he was in. He could not escape his body. 

The sadness overwhelmed his small body with no outlet for it to be released. It built and built inside him as he trudged forwards with no end in sight. No tears came and he feared he would explode with the longing and grief. He convulsed, seizing as he swam through the soil. 

But wait, he felt those warm hands pluck him out once more, pulling him closer and closer to that feeling he had longed for but could not name. 

And his photoreceptor cells exploded into eyes and his segmented body burst into arms and legs and structured organs once more. 

The first sight with his returned human eyes was blurry with tears, from all the accumulated feelings and pain his worm body could not process before. But he knew who it was even with the way the sight was a blurry watercolour before him. With a gasp he fell to his knees, hugging the owner of the warmth that was his saving grace in his most distressing form. 

“Emma.” 

[booksteaandtoomuchtv]

Interview With A Fic Writer

I was tagged by @kazoosandfannypacks <3. You can read her interview here!

How many works do you have on AO3?

21

What's your total AO3 word count?

76,906.

Your top five stories by kudos/likes: 5. Just Breathe (More than a drabble, not quite a one-shot. More a moment.) 4. Burn the Ships (Incomplete) 3. For You I Would Crawl (Another moment) 2. Please, Be Mine (Complete) 1. Witchy Woman (Complete)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes, I do. I am always thrilled when someone has taken the time to read my words and tell me their thoughts. The least that I can do is thank them. (Also, it fuels the muse a bit. Sometimes, fic writing feels a bit...lonely? You are so excited about this idea or these characters, but people in your immediate vicinity or in your life are less excited about it, and you wonder if you are the only person affected by them or who cares about the story brewing in your head about them. It is so, so reassuring and delightful to get a comment from someone else impacted by these characters and your words/thoughts about them.

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

Oh, likely the ACOMAF story - Slipping Away

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

All the CS fics? I don't mind putting CS through a bit of Hell, but they always work it out in the end because I cannot hurt them anymore than the writers (and @nachocheese-itsmycheese) already do. (Also, that is an endorsement for nachocheese-itsmycheese. If you need to feel something, go read her fics.)

Do you write crossovers?

I have a crack fic that is a cross-over in a way. It is OUAT meets Hoaring: Buried Alive.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I wrote fics for Twilight and Lord of the Rings in middle school and high school. One of the Twilight fics (on FF.net) got a comment along the lines of you should k**l yourself.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes. And, yes?

Most of the published smut thus far is a fairly sweet and loving. But, I have a few scenes written that are a bit less "vanilla".

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope, but I have a few readers who have other languages. I would love to see one translated.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I've started a couple with people, but never really finished any. I have cowritten many a published engineering/scientific article and report, so I like having more authorial control and voice in my fic writing.

What's your all time favorite ship?

Captain Swan? Yeah, probably Captain Swan...

What's a WIP you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

I know my readers probably think all of my open multi-chapter fics, but it is likely the fic that I have started from Emma and Killian's fairy godmother's POV.

What are your writing strengths?

Oh, I am terrible at talking about my strengths. (You should see the first draft of my Chartership application.)

Maybe... my ability to tell pull you into a story without to much presence. In that, I use few words to tell the story and give the reader the space to dream up finer details.

I am a bit of an experimental author, so I hope that it gives the readers something unique and fun to experience in every story.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I am a slow fic writer. I will plot a story, love the plot, write the story (painfully slowly), and write a completely different plot, which slows my writing even more. I think in both pictures and words - when I write, I see the picture so vividly that I agonise over every word to ensure the feeling and key parts of the picture are translated correctly. Also, I think I tend to do the Steve Moffitt awful thing of building up something nicely and then failing on the delivery. I am working on having as much energy and excitement at the completion of a story as I do at the start to aid in that.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in fics?

I know pieces of other languages and have been known to use them when I felt like they would fit better. I am so interested in languages and cultures other than my own that I love finding ways to draw them into my work.

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

Grey's Anatomy?

What's your favorite fic you've written?

Probably Witchy Woman or A Year Without.

[venustrape-arch]

there's no such thing as safe magic . / emma!

she's thoroughly unprepared. as far as her feelings towards her newfound magic go, freaked out doesn't even begin to cover it. it's even more insane that she's sitting here, taking advice from a kid on something she hasn't even fully grasped for herself – there's magic coursing through her veins. she's full of untapped power & now that she's aware of it, what was safely locked inside for all these years is now rattling the cage. she needs to contain it. & it doesn't take a genius to see that she doesn't have the faintest idea where to start. " but there is such thing as control. " she's seen with her own eyes what magic is capable of. it's fair to say that she has no intention of letting this power end up on the dark side of the spectrum. accidentally hurting somebody just isn't an option. " look, this thing is obviously part of me. but i can't let it do whatever the hell it wants, so if you've got any insights – i'm all ears. "

@girlmisfit | meme

[snowivyimconfusi]

Thank you for the tag @mothboypoison !!! This looks like fun!!

Fanfic Writer Interview!

1. How many fics do you currently have on AO3?

I currently have 39 works, of which 2 are hidden.

2. Top 5 fics by kudos:

-Through the hat

-Neverland's secrets

-The switch

-Stuck in the middle with you

-Birthdays

3. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Absolutely! I love comments, I love sharing the excitement with other people, I love hearing people's thoughts and theories!

4. What's the fic you've written with the angsties ending?

For sure: Love is weakness. Kind of open ended but lots of pain.

5. what's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

I don't write a lot of happy endings but probably...Birthdays. The whole fic is quite happy and fluffy.

6. Do you write crossovers?

I have written one! Once upon a December, a crossover between Anastasia and Once Upon a Time.

7. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yessss I love writing smut! I write F/F and F/M. Mostly angsty and sub/Dom type stuff. I don't think I'll ever write M/M, but never say never!

8. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

9. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Someone asked me if they could translate one of my fics and I said yes, I don't know if they did it though.

I want to translate some of my own fics though! Someday.

10. Have you ever co-written a fic?

No! I'm not sure I'd enjoy it, I'm kind of a control freak, but I'd give it a go.

11. What's your all time favorite ship?

I'm going to have to say SwanQueen (Emma Swan/ Regina Mills,) just because they're so perfect and such a missed opportunity. But I'm a multi shipper at heart.

12. What's a WIP you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

Hardest question here. I think it's probably my fantasy AU story, the white throne. I mean, I'll finish it (forever positive) but I also have 2 sequels planned, number 2 will get written, but 3....maybe not.

13. What are your writing strengths?

I'd say probably characterisation and character relationships.

14. What are your writing weaknesses?

Definitely pacing and prose. My prose tends to be quite dry and to the point.

15. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in fic?

Idk why anyone would do this? I don't really understand the question, maybe because I've never seen it done.

16. What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for but want to?

Not a ship but a fandom. I've always wanted to write for the Twilight fandom, but I'm intimidated. Well, maybe someday.

17. What's your favorite fic you've written?

This is such a hard question!! Honestly I love all my fics, they're my babies. But, as of now, I'm going to have to go with "of love and loss and love again," which is about grief and helped me process my own grief.

I am tagging: @lumiy-a @amberlide @marionluth

[crime-wives]

thank you so so much to @thecasualqueer for the tag :DD

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

i have 8 works on ao3 currently and many more in the works :)

2. what's your total ao3 word count?

15,579

3. what fandoms do you write for?

i write mostly for swan queen (emma swan/regina mills), meddison (meredith grey/addison montgomery), and supercorp (lena luthor/kara danvers), but i also have a bunch on rairpair fics in the works :)

4. what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

nobody warns you before the fall - 219 kudos (i was so surprised at the amount of reception this fic got, i really didn't think anyone would read it lol)

nothing worsens, nothing grows - 156 kudos

so you were never a saint, and i loved in shades of wrong - 106 kudos

this house may be haunted (but not ours) - 68 kudos

probably running away (from the feeling i get) - 50 kudos

5. do you respond to comments?

yes, i always respond, although it usually takes me awhile. i love every single person who has ever commented on my fics :)

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

my fic do you think i have forgotten (about you) is probably my angstiest ending. for context, the fic is about addison montgomery and derek shepherd and the breakdown of their marriage so. (the fact that i wrote a het fic is shocking even to me)

7. what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

this year, to save me from tears, i'll give it to someone special is probably the most optimistic ending for one of my fics.

8. do you get hate on fics?

i haven't so far, i assume i will at some point, but for now everyone has been really positive and encouraging towards me and my writing :)

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

at the moment i don't write smut, but eventually maybe.

10. do you write crossovers? what's the craziest one you've written?

i haven't yet, but i did have an idea for a swan queen and supercorp crossover so maybe

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

no, i don't believe so.

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

no but i would be honored if anyone ever wanted to translate a fic.

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

no i haven't, but my friend @emily-prentits and i have been working on an idea for a rairpair :D

14. what's your all time favourite ship?

probably swan queen. they never fail to get me in the feels, something about family, and belonging, and finding a place for yourself. also enemies, to reluctant co-parents, to friends, to lovers am i right? they make me so feral (i'm so normal i swear)

15. what's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

my only published wip is so you were never a saint, and i loved in shades of wrong but i sincerely doubt i will ever finish that (it was meant to be a oneshot but i added another chapter and i kinda hate it so)

but because i am actually insane, (i went through my docs and counted for this) i have a grand total of 57 wips, most of which will never be finished, or compounded into other fics.

16. what are your writing strengths?

i think i'm good at characterization, i like to spend a lot of time analysing the characters, and it's very important to me that the characters feel like themselves.

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

one of my weaknesses is description. i am definitely working on it tho. in addition, the amount of time it takes for me to write anything substantial.

18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

i'm not sure, i think maybe if it was extremely necessary, but otherwise i'm not sure.

19. first fandom you wrote for?

meddison - meredith grey/addison montgomery from grey's anatomy.

20. favorite fic you've written?

oh god wow i'm not sure. i think i'd have to say either do you think i have forgotten (about you) or probably running away (from the feelings i get) are probably my best fics.

no pressure tags :) @emily-prentits @flyingpotstickers @peridotglimmer @horsetailcurlers2 @hummingbirdswords @nostradamus0

[venustrape-arch]

" shut up... " she mumbles, sitting up fully, though not making any effort to hide the displeased frown across her face. if she's grumpy, it's for a good reason. she hasn't been resting much after their return from neverland – if she could shake the feeling that something is wrong with henry, neal might just be experiencing a more agreeable side of her right now. nonetheless, she accepts the coffee with a quick thanks before taking a much needed sip. " what are you doing here so early, anyway ? "

❛ ouch. geez , not throwing punches today , huh ? ❜ there's a half smile toying on his lips as he holds a hand over his heart , feigning hurt. ❛ i know it's no hot chocolate , but it's just coffee. IT WON'T KILL YOU. you're so grumpy in the morning. 'least that hasn't changed. ❜ / @venustrape , ♡'d

[femslashfictournament]

Femslash fic tournament: Round 1.2

A Fine Line Ship: Emma Swan/Regina Mills Fandom: Once Upon a Time Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/719105/chapters/1332707 Summary: Upon Regina's banishment, the small town of Storybrooke becomes protected once again by an enchantment that prevents anyone from leaving or entering Storybrooke. Emma and Regina find themselves on the edge of the town, wishing for a way to the other side.

I hope this holds up because I haven't reread it in years, but it was one of the first femslash fics I ever read, and I remember just having to sit there and think for a minute after I was finished reading it about how emotionally affecting it was.

Everything In Its Right Place Ship: Monika/Natsuki/Sayori/Yuri Fandom: Doki Doki Literature Club Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37064287 Summary: Monika has the perfect life. She's the president of a literature club where every girl is her girlfriend. Over the course of a year they've helped each other heal from their traumas and learned to love themselves for who they are. After a special weekend where the girls celebrated Natsuki's decision to move in with Yuri, it seemed like life was just getting better and better for everyone.

And it was. Until the day Monika woke up in a world where none of that was true. A world where everything revolves around a boy named only 'MC'. He's such a strange boy, with such mysterious eyes. Eyes that make you lose all sense of time... and place... and self.

(A story about queerness overcoming all odds)

Poly ship fic about what happens when some girls from a VN VR experience aimed at straight dudes fall in love with each other.

though i burn, how could i fall Ship: Shadowheart/Lae'zel Fandom: Baldur's Gate 3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/50733301 Summary: "No matter how desperate I get," Shadowheart says through gritted teeth, "I'm not that desperate."

But her body is betraying her. It's responding to Lae'zel's suggestion, rising like a well-stoked fire, and Lae'zel lowers herself to the ground near Shadowheart's feet. Shadowheart's legs shift to accommodate her in an instinct so bone-deep that she can't stop it before Lae'zel is filling the space.

"Give in to your desires, istik. Submit to me. In my experience," Lae'zel says, crawling slowly up Shadowheart's willing body, "the hatred will only make it sweeter."

And then Shadowheart is being kissed so thoroughly that she forgets her own name.

OR

Shadowheart doesn't know much about her past, or her future, or even who she is beyond what Shar asks of her. But she knows one thing. She hates Lae'zel. She hates her so much that the gith hardly leaves her mind, and there's nothing that could possibly change that.

A tale of misplaced hatred, building trust, and finding new purpose.

I had no idea how much character development could be conveyed through smut until I read this. It integrates the events of the game, and even some dialogue from the canon romance scenes, in a way that feels natural and believable. If you've played the game and can handle the kinks that are tagged, please give this fic a shot.

[angstbotfic]

Twenty questions for fic writers

tagged by @waknatious

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

180.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

774,164

3. What fandoms do you write for?

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

yes, every single one. even when it takes me months.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

probably Second Chance?

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

i mean they kind of all have happy endings . . .

8. Do you get hate on fics?

i have in the past during the height of anti-SQ sentiment in the fandom. not recently.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

i am the prophet of smut, so yes. 113 of my stories are explicit.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

The Gardener took Emma Swan and put her in 1949 LA with Rita Castillo.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

no, though i did swap one of my fics out to be CS to see what they'd say with Emma being domme and several people saw it and reached out to tell me it had been stolen and i had to let them know.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

no.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

yes, A Recipe for Love, Or: Lesbians and Lasagna with @rowark

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

i mean i am terrible saying i have a favorite of literally anything but i have definitely written the most Swan Queen

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

i haven't given up hope on rewriting every episode of Gilmore Girls in my Paris/Lorelai verse but it's on indefinite hiatus right now.

16. What are your writing strengths?

smut, i think?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

description. i just don't care about describing how anything looks.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

when it makes sense in context and the author knows the language well enough, by all means. but don't try to Google Translate!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Voyager in 2000.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

i can't do favorites!

tagging nobody. do it if you wanna.

[findroleplay]

Looking for writing partner: SwanQueen/OUAT

Hi, I have been writing for years and I mean YEARS. I am a femslash shipper/writer that is wanting to find a writing partner or two! :) I am in my 30's and would prefer a writing partner that is over the age of 18 comfortable with writing mature/adult content.

Literacy: Semi-literate, third person, just like you're reading a book with decent spelling, grammar and punctuation. No one is perfect. Be willing to contribute to the story and move it forward with ideas, story plots, dialogue, etc. I love lengthy writing but also don't mind short paragraph interactions. I want to be able to know what your character is thinking and feeling in our writing.

Fandom: Once Upon a Time

Pair: (fxf, mxf, mxm, ccxcc, ocxoc) F/F

Character(s): I write as Regina Mills and am seeking an Emma Swan. I will also write with anyone who writes as Maleficent. I want an Emma Swan writer for sure.

Ship(s): Swan Queen (Emma x Regina), Dragon Queen (Maleficent x Regina).

Triggers: I don't have many, if you've seen the show Once Upon a Time then you should have a good understanding of the characters and what they go through.

Plot ideas: I have plenty of plot ideas but love a good discussion with brainstorming. The more exciting, agnsty, the better.

Where: I would love discussion to be on Discord or through here but we can write in Google Docs or on a roleplayer website like RP.Me or RPLives

Other: I love to write and miss it. I do write fanfiction so if that is also your jam, cool! I'm pretty easy going and pretty active. Please, someone, come write with me some SwanQueen feels.

-

[venustrape-arch]

there's a buzzing in her ears. she hasn't had to rehash that night since it happened, when a police report required it. the officers had arrived to two dead bodies, a petrified sixteen year old who'd just learned she's capable of magic & a crying younger foster brother. & if she could talk about it with the nonchalance of recounting a bedtime story, maybe she wouldn't be hesitating. but there's no way of unlocking that box of memories without reliving the fear. the helplessness. so her stare is blank. jaw tight as he asks to know everything like she could just spit it out on command. " it's a ghost. it doesn't mean it's the same ghost. " still, she knows it's happening in the same house. & that's not a coincidence.

" you're the only one who knows what happened in that foster home that night. so, if we wanna get to the bottom of this and figure out why that thing came back, i'm gonna need you to tell me everything that happened. " / @venustrape [ emma ]

[venustrape-arch]

she's had a hectic morning. waking up to an empty house & way later than intended is extremely disorienting, especially when she & henry have a routine in place. she bursts through the door like she's about to arrest someone at granny's, clearly annoyed with neal's instant attempts to charm her out of a bad mood. " flattery will get you nowhere, buddy. " not as easily as it once did, anyway. " neal... " the word masks a relieved sigh as she slides into the booth in front of him, forest greens softening just a little. " you can't just up & take henry to school without telling me first. i've been separated from that kid one too many times, i thought something bad happened. " too many portals. too many threats. she'd love to pretend the effects weren't long lasting in the aftermath, but she can't. much more relaxed now, she shakes off her coat. " my hot chocolate's on you. "

❛ you always been this pretty in the morning ? fresh scowl , just for me , @venustrape ? ❜ playful smile of his own shows over the rim of the coffee cup he's holding , elbows rested on the table of granny's diner . it's early &* quiet here , but neal has always been a morning person -------- EARLY BIRD GETS THE GROGGY , UNSUSPECTING WORM , AFTER ALL . people were far easier to pickpocket at 6am . ❛ or are you just really that unhappy to see me today ? c'mon , i walked henry to school so you could sleep in ! i figured that would earn me some bonus points . ❜

[venustrape-arch]

"mom? what would you do if, hypothetically, there's this boy. and, hypothetically, he's got powers like mine except inverted. and, also hypothetically, we can't touch because shit - i mean stuff, sorry - goes boom." / emma

that's a lot of specifics for a hypothetically. naturally, the thought planted in her head warrants a frown, cup of coffee gently placed back on the table so she can process the question. it's no surprise that her protective instincts kick in. " i'd obviously strongly advise that you keep your hands to yourselves. magic is unpredictable. i can't have you voluntarily create a dangerous situation for yourself & this other kid, can i ? " she asks matter-of-factly, concerned gaze unflinching. this hardly sounds like a made-up scenario for fun's sake. still, if it were real, she'd have something brand new to worry about & part of her is dreading it. helping her daughter deal with boys is one thing. helping her deal with magic is supposed to be a separate thing entirely. the mix of the two doesn't sound ideal in the slightest. " what's going on, hope ? "

@hopeheired

[wolgerrswraith]

twenty questions for fic writers

Tagged by @aintgonnatakethis

How many works do you have on AO3? 0 (Previously 15 or so, previously previously 22. I've deleted and orphaned a couple of accounts...)

What's your total AO3 word count? 0

What fandoms do you write for? Previously: Final Fantasy XV, Rise of The Guardians, Kingdom Hearts, Once Upon a Time. Currently: Nothing, really, except some ROTG-inspired ficlets, and one longer idea I've been messing with for the Puppet Master franchise.

Top five fics by kudos: *wind whistles through emptiness*

Do you respond to comments? Yes, but they only come up on Fanfiction. Honestly might transfer a couple stories to AO3.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Honestly forget the title, but one 2015-era KH fic had Sora die, become a Heartless, and end the universe. I don't know either.

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? A FFXV fic where Noctis lived and got to be in a poly with Prompto and Luna (We do not ship shame in this house)

Do you get hate on fics? I literally got a death threat on a ROTG fic for content, and the fact Jack had shoes on.

Do you write smut? In 2015, yes. Abundantly. It was terrible, and all orphaned or deleted. Now, I've had intimated moments crop up, but I do the literary version of fading to black.

Craziest crossover: Noctis/Sora are siblings. I regret nothing.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Partially, but it was with permission.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Unfortunately, without permission.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Attempted, and it went to total hell.

All time favourite ship? Killian Jones/Emma Swan & Sora/Kairi. I will not choose between them, and you can't make me.

What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? An extremely rebooted version of ROTG where Jack Frost becomes an ice fae that controls all versions of ice and snow, terrorizing most of the world. It got partially written in 2015 as total garbage, and only exists now as an injoke with a close friend of mine.

What are your writing strengths? I weirdly kept extremely on model with FFXV. People often praised how natural the banter was between the 'Bros, and how close to the game it felt. Dialogue often feels easy to write when I know the characters well.

What are your writing weaknesses? In my opinion, everything ever, but being honest, it's endings and keeping the pace.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? If I don't speak it, I don't get to write in it.

First fandom you wrote in? Kingdom Hearts in, uhhh... 2006. In a spiral notebook. It was terrible.

Favourite fic you’ve written? Cheating slightly, but I did a long series of FFXV spin offs/prequels/things called The Brotherhood. One was an alternate reality where the events of FFXV took place in a samurai inspired past. That came out really good, and could honestly be a whole thing.

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Happy Birthday @The-DarkDragonfly!!

Happiest of birthdays @the-darkdragonfly ​ to one of my best friends! I’m so glad that the fandom brought us together and while your birthday fic isn’t finished, I thought it would share some of my favorite fics of YOURS! 

You are such a talented writer and such a wonderful person and if anyone hasn’t read these fics they are incorrect and need to fix it immediately)

This was very hard to narrow down because everything your write is perfect but I gave it my best shot! 

The Ripple Effect

Of course I had to start with the fic that brought us together. This story, omg this story. Every time I read it I’m filled with an irrational anger at how unbelievably beautiful your prose is and what an ubelievable talent you have for creating atmosphere and building relationships between characters. The way you write this fic is magical, there’s no other word for it. It weaves through time and perspectives, dialogue and imagery and emotion and my heart just shatters every time I read about these two adorable broken idiots fixing each other and falling in love. And omg your little snippets of everyday life are so imaginative and hilarious and are so perfectly in character and somehow both incredibly specific and relatable. I could read a hundred million fics of just filler scenes (which I know you also have -Missing Moments)I will forever think of this fic when I watch the CS movie and wish that we’d gotten this instead. 

Tempest

I hadn’t started this one when you were writing the first version but when you started on the rewrite omg I have jumped onboard and along for the ride the entire way with this adorable wonderful fic. I will say it now, I don’t usually like Captain Duckling but this story is so wonderfully written that you’ve managed to make me obsessed with your version of them. The dynamic between them is just beautiful and so honest and pure and they’re both just so. stupid. and I love them and will protect them with my whole heart. I adore the way that you don’t always give us all the moments of their relationship at once and just let us see it develop and then jump back and forth through time to give us scenes we’re already invested in and dying for. I love this fic and I’m fully aware that you’re gonna hurt me with it but I’m 100% here for it. And also - WILLIAM!!! My beautiful, sad, sassy, loveable William. I will never get enough of him and how you write him in this fic. He is the ultimate bestie and comic relief watching his mom and dad try to get their shit together and fall in love and I would die for him. 

The Wreck of our Hearts

My birthday fic!!! This one is gonna be short because I get emotional just thinking about this story. You took my favorite Hook, Deckhand Hook, and mixed him with my other favorite, Silver Hook, and you’ve created a monster that no other Killian will ever live up to. Just an ultra sad broken man who still loves Emma so damn much and can I keep typing through my tears? I don’t know but I do know I’m gonna go reread through them. 

People, please, if you haven’t, go read it. If you have, go read it again. 

PS: If you ever wanted to revisit this universe or this character I’m not saying I’d be mad... 

Old Times' Sake - A Captain Swan Tale 

I don’t care if it’s July. This Christmas fic can be read any damn time of the year and it will destroy me and put me back together again every time. You’ve done it again! Taken my sad broken little babies and put them together and made them whole. This story is SO short (seriously I had to go back and check the word count because I couldn’t believe it) but it somehow has such a rich backstory woven in for both Emma and Killian, both their families and their relationship and oh man you know I’m a sucker for “what do you mean, feelings? this is just boning (LIES)” and you did it so perfectly here. This wasn’t my Christmas present but I’ve decided to claim it as such because it’s my favorite Christmas fic of all time (again, a genre I don’t like that you’ve somehow managed to make me adore - very rude. stop doing that. but also don’t. ever.) 

Sill Love Songs

You KNOW I had to end with this one right? My very own birthday fic and omg I will forever be grateful to have you in my life for writing me this fic (and many other reasons but the point stands). This story is Hilarious. Like I was giggling and laughing out loud throughout because, you guessed it, William Fucking Scarlet. All I asked for was CS's love story told in the POV of his inappropriate wedding toast and GIRL. You delivered. He’s so absolutely perfect in this story. His interactions with Killian make me die (when he propositions him in the kitchen I thought I would straight up perish) and his interactions with Emma are equally hilarious but also so so soft and beautiful underneath it all. I did not expect to be hit in the chest with a mactruck of emotion in what I expected to be an aptly named silly little fic but of course I should have because everything you write carries so many layers of human emotion and you’re characters are so REAL and beautiful and flawed in such a true to life way. I don’t know where or how you developped such an amazing talent or if you were just born with it but I will selfishly devour and demand more of everything that you write with it.

I’m also just saying that the sequel doesn’t HAVE to be a birthday fic... I have a 2/3rds birthday coming up in August..... 

Happy birthday bestie!

Thank you so much for everything that you write and for being such an amazing person in my life. I hope you have a wonderful birthday long weekend and a fantastic year! 

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