#...eh i know it's positive but i'm not tagging ship just bc i don't feel like i'm saying anything interesting sdljifsdifj

[all-seeing-ifer]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tysm to @spaghettisaurusrex for tagging me!!

1. How many works do you have on ao3? 18

2. What's your total ao3 word count? 83,346

3. What fandoms do you write for? At the moment it's mostly Angel, with a bit of the Oklahoma revival as well! What a combo.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? From number five to number one:

A Series of Statements Regarding Sunnydale, California (btvs and tma crossover that I wrote the first four chapters of and then stopped updating over three years ago. sorry everyone),

looking up for heaven (vaguely angsty little women fic that I wrote in an afternoon bc I was In My Feelings about jo and laurie, but is honestly pretty good),

Those I Love, It Rends (really really angsty little women fic that I wrote in more than an afternoon bc I was In My Feelings about jo and laurie, and is also honestly pretty good),

Coming Home (little women fic about jo and laurie reconciling that's still a personal fave of mine),

sincere and honest conversation (tma fic about jon coming out to the archive team that I wrote in like a day for aspec archives week and it..... guys it sucks. it sucks so bad. can people please stop leaving kudos on this one i'm so sick of getting emails about it oh my god. not even linking this one fuck that

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I try to!! I'm always super excited to get comments and also have chronic won't-shut-the-fuck-up disease so I'll usually leave some kind of response, even if I have no idea how to respond to positive feedback half the time lol

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? probably triptych? feels like cheating since it's really just a character study of the actual ending to ok19, but surprsingly enough I don't actually have that much written that ends angstily

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? oooo I'm gonna say Coming Home - I probably have written fluffier fic but I find that one very cathartic and think the ending to it is just generally really strong

8. Do you get hate on fics? ehhhh I've had a couple of annoying comments in the past but nothing I'd call hate lol

9. Do you write smut? nope, and I probably never will! I wrote like. one vaguely suggestive scene for give them all that they can drink bc I kind of had to for story reasons and jesus it felt like pulling teeth. I simply do not enjoy it. anyway if like a year from now I've written myself into a corner where I have to do that again feel free to laugh at me

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written? I mean I'm currently in the process of trying to finish my Oklahoma/Magnus Archives crossover fic so I think there's your answer. Actually funnily enough all the crossover fics I've written have been something crossing over with tma. What can I say, I just really love the tma lore and enjoy applying it to other things!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not as far as I know!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Again, not as far as I know!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Nope! Closest I've come is Miles helping me out with editing to be a king of a ruined world and us bouncing off each other with our ok19 fic thoughts in general

14. What's your all-time favorite ship? I'm with you on this one El - can't answer this question my ability to have an all time favourite is hindered by my brain jumping from interest to interest like some kind of fucked up flea. also I mostly write gen anyway so. eh.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? oh dear lord there's so many. Like every couple of weeks I contemplate going back to this wishverse au I wrote where buffy and angel survive the battle against the master and proceed to have a deeply fucked up relationship and ruin each others' lives. It was vaguely inspired by the silt verses and the wolf 359 minisode variations on a theme. It was kind of about aromanticism. It was mildly unhinged. And it will probably never be finished because I couldn't figure out a good direction to take it in. Pour one out.

16. What are your writing strengths? Imagery!! People always tell me my imagery is super vivid and memorable and you know what? They're right! I think I have a knack for coming up with imagery and metaphors and motifs and weaving them throughout my writing. Doesn't hurt that I edit my fics like they're academic essays so even if they're not interesting they at least always have strong throughlines

17. What are your writing weaknesses? hmmmm I feel like pacing is something I struggle with. Also while I think my imagery and metaphors are strong I also have a really hard time figuring out how like, subtle to make them? Like I just Do Not have an intuitive sense of what's too heavy-handed or what's too oblique, so I feel like it can end up leaning a bit on the obvious side. it's something I'm working on!

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? It's not something I've ever really thought about, to be honest! Probably not something I'd do myself, but that's really just because I'd be likely to mess it up lol

19. First fandom you wrote for? Lost, which is truly something I can never live down. guys I really really like that one insanely underdeveloped ghost-talking guy

20. Favorite fic you've written? either give them all that they can drink or how ridiculous I was as a marionette. much as I clown on myself for writing not one but two ace cordy fics that were meant to be short and ended up being 9k, I can't act like I don't think they were both excellent. oh, and I'm also always very proud of what exists of to be a king of a ruined world, though I feel like I can't call it my favourite on the grounds that it's only like. a third done.

tagging @discocaptain @ramiroangel @beatriceeverytuesday and @jennycalendar

[gloriousmonsters]

Ronan and Kavinsky for the ship ask?

anons knocking it out of the park with asking about books I wasn't aware I'd ever talked about reading (although tbf my memory is a sieve). this one's a ship it and I'll see if I have enough material to actually answer this properly

What made you ship it?

ok so to be clear I don't remember if I ever actually read 'the dream thieves' or if jamie just like, extensively talked about it with me (i think i read it? like i think i read the first two in the series but i can't be sure) so me actually getting into it is lost to time. that said this is mostly a 'kavinsky is my poor little meow meow and i want him to have ronan because he wants to have ronan' with a dash of 'that scene where gansey and kavinsky basically got into a dom-off over ronan was hot' and 'ronan a boy kills a giant crow monster for you and you don't even call the next day after you have sex. recognize a good thing when you have it, man'

What are your favorite things about the ship?

the fucky dubious D/s energy is Choice in this one, lads. also i'm a big fan of 'you think you're alone and unique and then there's One other person who you resonate with on a level you never thought anyone else would meet you on'.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

was literally never 'in' the fandom enough to be aware of what's popular, lol.

[boxoftheskyking]

I posted 1,716 times in 2021

877 posts created (51%)

839 posts reblogged (49%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 1.0 posts.

I added 240 tags in 2021

#0 - 26 posts

#shadow and bone spoilers - 35 posts

#why am i watching the good wife - 35 posts

#assorted writings - 29 posts

#the untamed - 26 posts

#cql - 20 posts

#run away - 19 posts

#me singing - 19 posts

#cherry magic - 16 posts

#pick up every piece - 15 posts

Longest Tag: 126 characters

#brought to you by shows with multiple queer relationships but people still mad bc the pretty white boys dont kiss on the mouth

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

First off I LOVE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE DRUNK AT 4AM BAKERY POST that was hilarious also I am a sucker for identity reveals ie "so you're a popstar apparently well that would be nice to know before we slept together" but wangxian

Ps: do you accept xiyao and/or what other cql/mdzs ships are like your jam thanks your the best ily

Thank you friend! This is what came to mind and it's way too long. I sort of just keep writing the same shit over and over but hey.

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"Huh." It's not his most eloquent response, but it captures the various layers he's feeling at the moment.

Lan Zhan looks profoundly guilty. "I'm sorry. Again, I am so sorry. I shouldn't have lied—"

Wei Ying holds up a finger. "No, no, I'm processing. You be quiet and let me process."

"Right. Yes. Of course."

"Huh."

Lan Zhan clenches his jaw. "I wouldn't have—"

Wei Ying raises his finger up higher. "Lan Zhan. I never thought I'd have to reprimand you for interrupting."

Lan Zhan sits back, cowed, and holds on to his teacup. It's a very nice teacup—minimalist but a good weight. Good quality. Rich people stuff. This whole apartment is rich people stuff, which suddenly makes a lot of sense.

"On the one hand," Wei Ying starts. "It's kind of adorable that the Twin Jades are actually brothers."

"I—"

"No! Shush. I still think the mask thing is a weird gimmick. But I guess you save on makeup artists."

Lan Zhan looks like he wants to reply, but he behaves.

"On another hand, I get the sneaking around. I'm a little relieved, to be honest. I genuinely thought you were married."

"Wei Ying!" Lan Zhan gasps, scandalized.

"What? It made sense."

"You would sleep with a married man for four months?" He sounds just as judgy as Wen Qing did when she asked him that just last week. He shrugs and doesn't say what he said to her then ("I don't know, man. The dick, it's good.")

"I'm glad you're not married. For the record."

"Are you—?"

"No, I'm not married, don't be ridiculous. I don't have the attention span for long-term deception."

"I'm glad." Lan Zhan smiles that tiny, sweet little smile that makes Wei Ying wants to smash plates in the street. "That's why I had to tell you. The magazine, they were asking me if I was bringing anyone to the awards show, and I had to say No but all I was thinking was I did want to bring someone, and I wanted it to be you, and—"

Wei Ying holds up his finger again. "Eh."

Lan Zhan shuts up.

Wei Ying taps his front teeth with this fingernail, thinking. "On another hand. You've put me in a tricky position, Lan Zhan."

"I know, and I—"

"Eh!"

Lan Zhan hunches over his teacup like a little kid.

"This is an odd position. Lan Zhan." Wei Ying sighs. "I don't listen to your music, Lan Zhan."

That makes him straighten up. "What?"

Wei Ying shrugs again. "I don't really like it."

"You don't."

"Eh, no, not really. It's not my thing."

"What is your thing?"

"See," he waves his finger around like a grandma. "This is what comes of sneaking around. You've never seen me working, you've never been in my car, you've never seen me dancing while I cook, you have no idea what kind of music I like."

"So what do you like?"

"I dunno. Indie stuff. Punk. I don't really like pop."

Lan Zhan frowns. "You like ABBA."

"I'm bisexual, I have to like ABBA. It's in the handbook."

"What don't you like about it?"

"About your stuff?"

"Yes."

"Let's not do this, Lan Zhan."

"Tell me."

Wei Ying leans his chin on his folded arms. "It's too saccharine for me."

"Saccharine?"

"It lacks a, you know. An edge."

Lan Zhan stares at him.

"It's like, I dunno, it sounds too focus-grouped."

Lan Zhan looks out the window, over the park. "Huh."

"Sorry."

"It is focus-grouped."

"Yeah, I figured. Do you still want to have sex with me?"

"Do you..." Lan Zhan trails off, drawing a spiral on the side of his cup with one finger. "Do you like my voice, at least?"

"I don't know. I couldn't say. I don't know which one you are."

"I'm— Hang on."

Wei Ying realizes his mistake at the same moment. "Oh no."

"So there's one of us that you don't like?"

"Hey! Wanna have sex? Right now?"

"Uh-uh, tell me."

"I could really go for some—"

"Lan Huan sings higher. I sing lower. Which one do you not like?"

Wei Ying yanks his shirt over his head. "Look, a shiny thing!"

"No. Tell me." Lan Zhan scoots his chair closer and leans in, way too intense.

"Nope." Wei Ying hops away from the table and makes a dash for the couch, struggling out of his jeans. "Not doing it! Come have sex instead."

"The last album was edgy." Lan Zhan is very near pouting.

Wei Ying pauses, one foot still stuck in his trousers, and wiggles his hand. "Ehhhhh."

"Wei Ying!"

"Hey, I found the living room lube!"

Lan Zhan stands up from the table. "So that means you heard it. If you don't think it's edgy."

"Lan Zhan, I'm going to stick some stuff up my butt now."

"So you do listen to it."

"Don't you want to come over here and stick stuff—"

"What wasn't edgy? I thought it was edgy. My manager said it was—"

"It's gonna be weird stuff, Lan Zhan, come on."

Lan Zhan considers him for a long moment, and Wei Ying can see him waver. "This conversation isn't over."

Wei Ying pumps his fist in the air. "Yes!"

Lan Zhan prowls over to him and snags the lube from the table. "I mean it, we're talking about this later."

"That's what you think." Wei Ying grins up at him, in a shit-eating sort of way. Lan Zhan sticks his thumb in Wei Ying's mouth.

"How weird are we talking?"

the end

66 notes • Posted 2021-06-25 02:04:18 GMT

#4

It really doesn't matter the setting or time period, teenagers scheming is always a solid plot

73 notes • Posted 2021-08-13 20:32:49 GMT

#3

Watching yellowjackets with my straight family means they have to sit through my "if you're in love with your best friend and then you kill and eat your best friend then of course you marry that best friend's high school sweetheart and it's literally the gayest thing you can do" monologue

77 notes • Posted 2021-11-26 05:13:18 GMT

#2

I think Willie Jack is one of the most authentic characters on tv right now

And I don't mean culturally authentic because what do I know, I mean like a super grounded, consistent, vulnerable performance, especially as a supporting character. Like Paulina Alexis is hilarious but she goes to the bone from ep 1 and I'm just really impressed by how unselfconscious her performance is especially being that young

86 notes • Posted 2021-09-09 03:36:57 GMT

#1

Favorite memories of my friend who passed last night:

-”I’m going to hire you to type. I type with two fingers, and I’m 85, so I’m not learning anything else.”

-”Who writes this Wikipedia website? How do I tell him he’s wrong?”

-”What a luscious beard he has. I’d like to walk barefoot through it.”

-”Are you married yet?” “No, we broke up.” “Oh good. Waste of time, marriage. Just have the kids and move on.”

-when she transitioned into hospice care at home: “Tell everybody not to send me flowers. My cats’ll throw up and I’m not cleaning that.”

225 notes • Posted 2021-02-22 19:54:12 GMT

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