#Focus (On Me!) 💫 AU

[galaxylover06]

UPDATE ON MY AU:

What's happening? Why don't I make art/talk about it anymore? What even is it? Let's go over it

Been a very long while since I addressed my long beloved "AU"

Many of my early followers began supporting me in hopes of seeing it and it's surrounding comic, but I've slowly stopped talking about it because my story was very undecided and in development.

Well not anymore, today I'm happy to share I've made some final discussions for this project.

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1.) It's not an AU anymore.

Just going to get this out of the way, I can't call this an alt universe. I like the current sonic universe and how it's world works and want to build a story in that.

So now I'll be addressing it as a fancomic, that's really all it is!

2.) my VERY early followers know it's name was "Reverent Heart" however that's long changed.

The fancomic and anything related to it's story is now called "Timeless"

3.) that's all cool but what does this fancomic bring to the table?

Three things.

• 1: a mainline series with two sagas, saga one being a semi-self contained story.

If all goes well I'll move onto saga 2, with a more ambitious story consisting of two parts

• 2: a mini prequel series I'll be releasing first for comic/writing practice as well as to flesh out the comics plot

This series in particular will focus solely on Silver and my OC Rocket.

• 3: a couple miscellaneous holiday specials just for fun

4.) does Shadikal still play a significant role in the fancomic?

Yes! (and no) Shadow and Tikal are my protagonist and their relationship is important for the story and their development in it

However I don't plan to make them a couple by the end of the first saga. There will obviously be hints, ship moments, and a clear bias I like them as a couple, but overall I want to develop a proper friendship between the two first.

Thats personally how I'd view them in canon and what I'd like to write in all honesty.

5.) when will this comic ever see the light of day? Soon!

I hope to start around winter this year if scripting goes well!

That's all I can say for now, stay tuned everybody! 💫

[akechi-stole-my-heart]

Hi I’m back I love ur answers…

What are your general headcanons for Akiren and Akechi, both as individual characters and as a relationship? If you have any ofc. If you don’t then what are your favorite p5 AUs…

-💫

I'm gonna be real w you I totally do have headcanons but I'm so bad at listing them. Someone asks what my headcanons are and my brain does an emergency sweep and ctrl alt deletes all of them. So I'm gonna list the AUs first cause I do have so many of those and then see if my brain will be willing to offer me anything once I've gotten started talking about them.

First of all we have my big murder boyfriends au aka accomplice au that eventually turns into a swap au. I was in the middle of doing an ask game about it years ago when suddenly my brain did an ADHD and I never posted about it again. 😔 I have it all written down somewhere so I totally could finish the ask game but will I? Will I.......

I also have an Akeshu Ballerina AU, which you can read about all in one nice short post for once, it's a sweet and simple AU and also the first akeshu AU I came up with years ago haha.

I have my gorobot au, which is my most recent AU, and I even have a tiny bit of art for it. Gorobot AU my beloved...most of my AUs will never be written since there's just far too many of them, but I really wanna write something for this one someday.

I have my Akeshu Perform Wicked AU which you can read over on bluesky, it's mostly a silly crack thing but I love it so much nonetheless.

Princess Bride AU!! I love Buttercup Akechi and genderswap akeshu pls read the Princess Bride book it's so delightful

Amnesia Akechi AU. Inspired by a fic I read once that was good but I felt the concept had a lot of untapped potential. There are so many amazing things you can explore with an Akechi who has memory loss...the Actualized!Akechi coding, his already severe identity issues, his need for agency but intense self hatred, Akira wanting to protect him but also missing the original Akechi and loving every side of him, the way Akechi would absolutely believe he's not really himself without his memories...it could be So Good why are there not more fics like this y'all are sleeping

I think I would be a failure as a writer if I didn't shill for my Akechi Palace AU, since that's my main wip rn and basically my big Akechi magnum opus. Or it will be. Someday. Pls read it I prommy you'll like it it's everything to me

ok there are probably more I have forgotten tbh I'm obsessed with creating AUs and I have many more AUs that focus on Akechi or Royal Trio but these are the Akeshu AUs I'm able to remember at the moment. with that said let's attempt to list some headcanons

- neither Akira nor Akechi are morning people, Akira was forced to become one by Morgana but he always sleeps in like crazy on weekends (this fact is canon) and would stay up until the wee hours of the morning if it weren't for Morgana's pestering. Akechi has conditioned himself into a morning person because he had no choice with that schedule of his but if you attempt to converse with him before he's had his coffee your life WILL be in danger. future akeshu who have jobs that accommodate their schedules sleeping well into the morning and cuddling in bed until noon <3

- Akira comes from a relatively well off family that's popular in the small town he's from, which is part of why his arrest was such a big scandal, the kid of the Kurusu's is a criminal?? huge big deal to everyone in the city. his parents were always pretty neglectful and only cared about him on the level of his performance at school and as maintaining his reputation as a Good Kurusu. He's an only child. He had lots of "friends" who hung around him because of his status as a Kurusu but he never got close to anyone before moving to Tokyo and felt lonely. Basically, his backstory is almost the exact opposite of Akechi's--privileged and popular. But ultimately still alone.

- Chef Akira and Baker Goro

- I know I use "akeshu" almost exclusively but they're actually switches lmao. I don't really care about sexual dynamics (very ace) but that's kind of their whole thing. being equals and challenging each other and shit. so yeah, absolutely they are switches

I tried so hard to think of a fifth headcanon but man I am SO bad at this. if you wanna know my headcanons truly the best way to find out is to just read my fics I'm gonna be real, that's where you'll find most of them (pspspsps read my palace au)

[solaris-amethyst]

✨Masterlist✨

🌷 fluff 🌹romance 🥀angst 🌻humor 🌺fantasy au 🪷 personal favorite

💫WayV💫

OT6

Kun

Just focus on me 🌷

Baked with love 🌷

Ten

Cheers to us! 🌹

It's purrfect 🌷

Winwin

You and I 🌷

Just Us 🌷

Xiaojun

Bella the matchmaker 🌷

Last day as the mc trio 🌷

Hendery

Please save Mr. Fishy 🌷🌻

Midnight Talks🌷

Cappuccinos and peonies🌷🌹🥀 II III IV V VI VII VIII

Yangyang

Please don't do that 🌷🌻

💫Ateez💫

OT8

Our Journey 🌷🌺 II III IV V VI VII VIII

Seonghwa

Animal Crossing vs Stardew Valley 🌷

If something chases you, run 🥀🌺

You are my sunshine🌷

Lego Friday🌷

Did I even deserve you? 🥀🌺

Hongjoong

Ice Cream? 🌷

Back off! I'm married! 🌷🌻

If something chases you, run🥀🌺

Eterna Forest 🌷🌻

Yunho

Classroom Shenanigans 🌷🌻

Yeosang

Just one more picture 🌷🌹

Would you choose him over me? ���🌷

Last day as the mc trio 🌷

San

Sing for me? 🌹🌷

Sleepy Adoration🌷

Mingi

Let's win together? 🌷

I won for you 🌷

Wooyoung

Like we were kids again 🌷

Stay back, I bite! 🌷🌻

Small treasures 🌷

Jongho

Where did you go? 🌷

[sinkingwmyships]

dunno when imma work on it next (pray for me yall 💀), but here’s what would be the opening of the first chapter of my sunven vigilante AU (tho no aven here yet)! enjoy 💫

(not to make this a promo, but if u did wna see aven, here is a little thing w both of them set in this AU, tho i’m not sure where in the AU’s canon it wld happen :P (it’s not in my current version of the plot ahah))

“How are you doing? … How’s preparation coming along?”

Commotion is rife outside. Voices clamoring, doors opening and closing, footsteps in every direction…. Sunday strains his ears to see if any are coming his way, but it seems he’s in the clear for now.

“I can’t believe how many are coming! It’s extraordinary…. I mean, we dreamed about it all the time, but I never imagined it would actually come true.”

Sunday inhales. The air is scant and taut, and it hurts his chest on the way down. Or maybe his chest has been hurting all this while.

“But you know what makes me the happiest? That you are here, brother. I wouldn’t trade you for all the fans in the world… well, not that I can even if I tried, because I know you’ll always be there for me….”

Robin looks at him, smiles. Sunday can only stare. It’s like he’s trying to imprint the expression into his mind, but of course, he doesn’t succeed.

“It’s almost time! I have to go… I’ll see you there?”

The recorded message freezes, then ends. There’s only Sunday’s face reflected back to him on his phone screen now. He has gotten thinner—he hadn’t even noticed until Robin, thousands of kilometers away at the time, pointed out instantly the moment he turned on his video camera.

She did not see him there, in the end. He couldn’t make it, because he was busy with paperwork and oversight and meetings with clients… tasks he can remember with more clarity than the last time he went to one of her concerts. And yet, she still diligently called him from every new city, remembered to buy his favorites any time she encountered them, invited him to every event regardless of whether he’d missed the last one or twenty. But he, he never showed his appreciation, never responded in kind to her enthusiasm and love. And now, it is too late.

“Master Oak! The ceremony is about to start, where have you—” Their butler-in-training—Misha, if Sunday recalls correctly—cuts himself off awkwardly when his eyes land on his young master’s face. “Uh– are you feeling alright?”

“As ‘alright’ as I may feel on a day like this, Misha.” Sunday smiles at him coldly. He could have been a little nicer, but they’re at his sister’s funeral, for god’s sake. It was a distasteful question.

“Yes! Of course! I’m so sorry, sir. P-please excuse me!” the young man squeaks out, before making himself scarce. Sunday frowns at the shrinking silhouette; really, when will the Bloodhounds be back in Golden Hour? It’s absurd how many their father likes to bring along on his business trips.

Speaking of…. Sunday casts his gaze around the room while moving toward his designated seat. He sees other Family members, business partners, prolific visitors from afar… but not their father. Robin must be disappointed, he thinks—then immediately regrets thinking it when sorrow curdles into a lump in his throat. It takes jaws clenched achingly tight and several deep breaths to make sure no tears will come out. Their father isn’t here, which means he is the face of their Family. This is no time for a breakdown.

Despite knowing that, Sunday finds his focus shot barely ten minutes into the ceremony. The ride to the burial ground is a black-and-white blur. And despite him technically being the host of the reception, Sunday excuses himself after the first couple soppy “my condolences.”

[wulvercazz]

copy pasting this here from my bluesky bc I really want to know ur thoughtsss

so- idk if I ever mentioned this but—

I’m currently on a break from Substar and Patreon bc of stress and health and such,,, and one of the things I realized I needed to change was to move away (tho not completely) from fanart so… would u guys keep enjoying my art if it wasn’t mostly fanart anymore??

I wonder this specially bc I’ve built myself around ichigrimm and grimmjow in general afsgdg

buT I’ve also gotten quite a lot of people who tell me they don’t even know who they are but they still like seeing it 😂💕so … maybe creating original stuff wouldn’t be so big a change??? 🤔

mostly I just think since I’ve done it so much it’s starting to get harder to actively create more and more for it, I think I’d rather keep drawing oc art (and porn, ofc u know I’m an nsfw artist in the end so that wouldn’t stop adsgdg) and new-new character design instead of basing myself on the boys💕 Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy it, and if the inspiration strikes I’ll probably draw them again, or make a whole little AU for them again,,, but I want that to stop being my focus.

Also I want to share more sketchbook work for subscribers only and also maybe include some crafting stuff like sculpting and sewing and such, focusing on digital art a lot didn’t leave me space for that and I’ve been doing it on this break a lot and it’s honestly been great so 💫

yeah so I’d love to know your thoughts, even if u can’t/won’t be a subscriber in the future, since in the end a lot of that stuff will end up being shared here anyway 😂💕

[bi-focal12]

Hey! So now that I feel a lil bit more confident, I had another idea (again pretty simple, but I don’t have that many complex thoughts xD)

Midoriya Izuku (again, but I love this gremlin) + Eraserhead saves him (from a villain/classmates/his family/himself, whatever you want) + quirkless Izuku AU/Izuku didn’t receive One for All

Here! I love quirkless Izuku’s fanfictions because I really enjoy how the authors are dealing with his anxious self-deprecating mindset, writing angst with it or fluff - I particularly enjoy when Aizawa saves him or talks to him about it even if he doesn’t know anything about this kid, just that he’s quirkless and in danger.

Btw! I don’t remember that you asked for a vibe in particular but if you didn’t want to write angst or hurt/comfort, I’m really sorry! My prompt is really heading in this direction, so sorry if it’s not what you want…

In anyway, have a great day, evening or night 💚💫

Author's note: thanks for the prompt! I think AUs where Izuku doesn't have OFA are really interesting and it was nice to practice writing something without a romantic focus | 500 words

*cw for reckless behavior that could be seen as suicidal

Izuku was 76% sure he could do it. He shuffled closer to the ledge of the Daiki Electric building, eyeing the distance to the alley below. 

All he had to do was catch himself on the windowsill of the building next door, drag his soles against the brick to slow his momentum, hop to the opposite wall to counterbalance his falling weight, and then land. 

Easy peasy. 

Or, maybe not easy but…

“Necessary,” Izuku murmured, bending slightly at the knees as he gathered his courage. 

Maybe it wasn’t realistic or easy or safe, but Izuku didn’t have anything else, so- 

“Nothing else?” an unfamiliar voice challenged. 

Izuku startled, tipping toward the open air and the cold, hard concrete below- a shout ripped from his throat. 

76% suddenly seemed too optimistic. 

Izuku flailed, fingertips hardly scraping brick when something soft wrapped around his middle, unyielding, and hoisted him back to solid ground. 

Once released, Izuku collapsed on his hands and knees, gasping and trembling. 

“Breathe,” the voice instructed.

A man, Izuku was pretty sure. He’d only barely caught a glimpse of them perching on the roof, all wrapped in shadow while Izuku plummeted toward the sidewalk. 

That...probably deserved a thank you, didn’t it? 

“If you want to thank me, how about tell me what you’re doing up here?” 

Izuku’s head shot toward the man, startled. 

“You’re mumbling,” he explained. 

“You’re Eraserhead,” Izuku shot back, gobsmacked. 

The man tipped his head to the side, more of an acknowledgment than an agreement. 

Starstruck, Izuku rose to his knees. “You’re so cool! You have no idea! Or- actually I guess you would have an idea, considering you’re him and-“

“Thanks, kid,” Eraserhead murmured, “but we were talking about you.” 

“Me?” 

“You.” Eraserhead gestured toward the ground. “Jumping.”

Izuku waved his hands in frantic denial. “N-no! I was training!”

Eraserhead tilted his head again and, this time, it felt like doubt. 

“I-it’s true! I- I wanna be a hero, but...the thing is, I’m quirkless, so I have to work harder than everybody else a-and how could I chase a villain in a fight if I can't even...I mean, heroes like All Might can just shoot off and save the day, you know?” 

Eraserhead paced slowly closer to Izuku, then dropped into a crouch, reminding Izuku that he was still on his knees.

Still shaking. 

“If I were quirkless,” Eraserhead started carefully, “I would think that means…weight training. Cardio. Martial arts or a long distance weapon. Both, even. Not leaping off of rooftops.”

Izuku’s breath caught in his throat, saltwater slowly blurring his vision and slipping past his lips. 

“I…I just wanted…” Izuku choked out. 

“I know, kid.” Eraserhead’s hand landed carefully atop Izuku’s head. 

Warm. Grounding.

Izuku shut his eyes in relief, still sniffling. 

“Let’s get off this roof, okay? I'll...buy you a milk, or something.”

“A-and you’ll give me your autograph?”

Eraserhead huffed softly. 

“Only if you can make me a list of things that'll keep you off of rooftops."

"Your autograph would help."

[bonesandthebees]

haven't heard from me in a split second whoa :0

anygays i was going about my hyperfixation-brain filled day as one does when i thought of a question i wanted to ask you, seeing as recently you commented on how you missed your old stories

do you ever plan to revisit those universes? write in them again, or even just reveal something about them that we didn't know beforehand?

/genq /gencuri, not just because i'd kill for more clinic or world forgetting content lmaoooo

- 💫

heyyyyy I'm gonna ramble a bit about ideas here hope you don't mind

while I said I don't plan on fully rewriting any of my old stories like world forgetting, I'm definitely not opposed to writing more one shots in the universe. however, I'm trying to think of what in world forgetting's universe I'd be interested in writing. the only scene outside the main fic I ever really wanted to write was the crimeboys fight scene that led to tommy getting kidnapped by dream before the start of the fic, which I've already written and posted. I know people would probably want to see more from after the story ends but I really like leaving it up to reader's imaginations how things play out after the final chapter. I also don't feel like writing a proper prequel about how tommy joined the syndicate in the first place or anything. my interest primarily lies in the main storyline itself.

that really only leaves me with two options: rewriting chapters or filling in 'missing/deleted' scenes. I actually like the sound of both of those, although I don't know if I can think of any 'missing' scenes in the fic. like, there were definitely scenes I cut out, but the information conveyed in them either got brought up or changed later on making them non-canon to the story itself.

I do like the idea of rewriting an individual chapter. if I were to choose a chapter to rewrite I already know it would probably be ch 12. that was probably one of my favorite chapters in the entire story in terms of the plot events and how it's a huge turning point for tommy's mental state, but I definitely feel like I could've executed it better. maybe I'll do an experiment sometime and see if I can rewrite it. could be fun.

I also like the idea of possibly exploring a tiny bit of an au for WF (of my own au lol). I knew very early on I wanted most of the story to focus on tommy's strained relationships with sbi as he slowly regains his memories and their own shifting perspectives of the person they knew vs the person he is now, so it wouldn't have worked out to do it this way. but a part of me always wondered how things would've gone if wilbur hadn't removed tommy's lucid mask right after they kidnapped him from dream. what if they let him keep it on? what if sbi didn't find out he was their tommy right off the bat? how would that have changed the way tommy regained his memories? I feel like that could easily spin into something way bigger than I'd want to work on, but it's definitely an idea in the back of my head lol

anyway, tdlr; there's a few things I could do to write more in WF's universe and I might do that at some point, but no promise. as far as clinic goes, I feel like I've already said most of what I want to say with that world with all the side one shots I've already written for it.

[grimalkinmessor]

Mikalight for the ask game! :D

Hi Moon :D

AYYYY MIKALIGHT 👓🖋️🍷

when i started shipping it: Before I'd even finished my Death Note rewatch honestly—I only binge a max of six episodes a day so I didn't even remember what Mikami looked like when I started reading fics that mentioned him. Deadass I thought he had a moustache, I was so convinced in my old memories before I saw him on screen again 😭 BUT YES I read TrashKing's Composure before I finished the series again and found their dynamic there intriguing :3

my thoughts: They just bring a sort of Riza & Roy, Barty & Tom, Crim & Alessio, Aro & Jane vibe to the table that I really enjoy ✨ The Mastermind™ and their feral attack dog—Light says "Bark" and Mikami goes "At what tone, pitch, and volume; poodle or rottweiler?" and that's just SO much to play with >:3 IT'S ABOUT THE SERVITUDE 🤌🤌 THE IMAGE OF LIGHT SITTING CLEAN AND ARROGANT IN HIS THRONE AND MIKAMI STANDING PROUD BESIDE HIM COVERED IN BLOOD 😩🙏 Mikami is Light's favorite little pet and Light is Mikami's everything.

what makes me happy about them: They are soooo unwell your honor 💕 Two freak ass nerds both thinking they're more righteous than they are. Mikami could probably snap Light in half over his knee (dude is JACKED) but he won't 🥰 They're what I need when I want Light pampered and spoiled and getting everything he wants.

what makes me sad about them: THEIR DEATHS. DEAR GOD CANON DID THEM SO DIRTY, MIKAMI ESPECIALLY 😭😭 There is no dignity in death INDEED

things done in fanfic that annoy me: Honestly? (Don't hate me for this one Moon (⁠๑⁠•⁠﹏⁠•)) I don't like how often L is brought up or mentioned in Mikalight fics. Like Mikami is L's replacement in Light's heart, like he sees L in Mikami—they're literally nothing alike 😭 They both have black hair but if that's the only thing you need to be L's replacement then Matsuda would make the cut. Besides; if I open a Mikalight fic, I want the focus to be on Mikami and Light :') If I wanted Lawlight I'd have gone to the Lawlight tag instead, you know?

things i look for in fic: Mikami being obsessed and Light viscerally enjoying his obsession. That's it :3 I want Mikami to be the devoted pursuer and Light to be the deity deigning to touch him out of amusement and curiosity. I like Light in control and Mikami being super horny about it ✨

who I'd be comfortable with the ending up with: For Light, I like him with pretty much everyone lol (have that man running from his harem 24/7), though L and Ryuk are definitely at the top of the list ;3 For Mikami.... it's harder, because I only like him with other people in situations where Light isn't a factor at all, such as they've never met or Light just doesn't exist. Save for maybe Near, because I think captor/captive is always a fun trope 💫 But with Light there (and specifically in Kira Wins AUs) I tend to like him with either Matsuda or Misa, because I can see both of those relationships turning antagonistic >:3 Mikalight is pretty much the only DN ship I have that doesn't have SOME form of chafe to it, so anything else would need to be made interesting for me to ship it.

my happily ever after for them: Kira wins, Mikami uses his eyes and tenacity to become Light's right hand man, and then they spend the rest of time being righteously evil with Light directing and Mikami wielding the scythe—which he is then reward for by Light allowing him to use his mouth and hands and sometimes cock to make his Kami-sama feel good 😌💖

who is big spoon/little spoon: TOUGH QUESTION. Because if it's in a No Death Note AU and they were both,,,normaler, I'd say Mikami. But in any other circumstance I'd say Light, if only because Mikami kneeling between his legs while Light works is practically the same thing as being the little spoon when you think about it :3

what is their favorite nonsexual activity: Not to get super soft all of a sudden, but probably talking. Mikami is canonically very intelligent as well, even if I think his smarts come more from diligent study than any born-in ability like Light's—they've probably read a lot of the same books and I imagine them sitting in comfortable quiet reading together and occasionally looking up to speak their thoughts about the book aloud, which leads them into calm but intriguing discussions. When they're not being murderous psychos, I think they're both actually quite calm and content people, so things like going for a morning run, drinking coffee together, and reading in the same room are definitely their favorite moments otherwise 💗

[theshypinkflower]

ive been playing tpof a lot so its my current focus rn so im thinking about like a route swap au between all 4 of them (like derek being in the office or the mountains or the bunker instead of the dessert ) what do you think?

- 💫

DO IT. Also don’t worry about yapping to me, I yap just as much lmao

[yummycrummy]

Little silly oneshot from my au 💫

(A tad suggestive?)

Roy fumbled about in the kitchen, trying to find the spices. He was trying to make a little surprise dinner for Lesley that evening, and he knew one of her favorite foods was curry, so here he was.

Manny was currently at a little friend's sleepover so they had the house to themselves. He couldn't help but feel a little flustered at the notion. Roy shook his head, trying to focus more on finding what he was looking for. Don't get distracted, come on-

He suddenly felt two hands gently go over his eyes, making him jump slightly. He then felt a pair of lips go near his ear, causing him to freeze.

"Guess who~?" A familiar lovely voice asked in a husky kind of tone. Roy couldn't help but shiver a little, Lesley's breath tickling his neck.

"Hello, honey." He said, still chuckling as Lesley turned him around, standing over him with a interesting look on her face. "What brings you in here? I thought you wanted to wait for your surprise."

Lesley smiled and shrugged. "I couldn't help but poke around a bit. You were searching for this, weren't you?" She held up her favorite spice, catching him off guard.

"Wha.. how did you-" Roy stuttered before Lesley suddenly leaned in close, making him close his mouth.

"I have my reasons. You want it, don't you?"

Roy blinked, struggling to think of a response. How could she have gotten it faster than him? "U-Uh, yes, please." He stuttered again, feeling heat creep its way into his cheeks and ears as she placed the spice on the counter behind him, still leaning in close.

She tipped his chin up with her hand, a blush of her own on her cheeks as Roy just stared at her, dumbfounded and completely smitten. "Then why don't you give me another little surprise?"

Still blushing furiously, Roy started to giggle nervously again, looking off to the side as he fidgeted. "W-Well, uh, I d-don't know if you'd want it early, I-I mean, I-I still gotta- g-gotta prepare everything and- mmph!"

He was cut off as gentle lips met his own, silencing him as his eyes slowly fluttered shut, kissing her back eagerly in return. Lesley smiled into it, before pulling away, amused and delighted at seeing how flustered and happy-dazed her husband looked. It was always so sweet catching him off guard like this.

Roy stared, dazzled and entranced as he took a moment to catch his breath. He hadn't expected that. At all.

Still smiling, Lesley grabbed the spice bottle and picked up his hand, placing it into his palm.

"I'll be waiting." She gave him a playful wink as she then walked out, leaving a still dazed and stunned Roy leaning against the counter, still clutching onto the bottle, a silly and flustered wide smile across his face.

[solitaireships]

AU Masterlist

Hello, and welcome to a post where I talk about the AUs that I have for my f/os. Yes I have never talked about any of these beyond vaguely mentioning a couple of them exist, but I wanted to have this list out here and idk, maybe this will make me actually talk about them. All of them are listed with the tag I'll use for talking about them, as well as a little bit of info!

This list will be updated as I end up coming up with more AUs! And if I ever make a fic or anything specific to these AUs, there'll be links added here to that

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🦾 Modern AU 🌙

This is a pretty standard modern AU, taking place with more real world scenarios than usual for James and Helena. In it, James works at a high school, teaching woodshop and physics classes, and Helena is a therapist. With this being set in the real world, there are a couple more things that come up with it that don’t in rw.by. With no Faunus allegory for racism here, there’s more to touch on with James being half Taiwanese as well as Helena being whitepassing and a quarter Korean. The differences in technology also means that James’s prosthetics are more realistic than they are in his and Helena’s usual canon, and he also tends to use a cane or wheelchair more often to help with mobility

The main point of this AU is just having some nice domestic stuff with the access I need to more modern references. Also James gets to be more mentally healthy bcs he doesn’t have to feel like the whole world is on his shoulders (tho he does still have PTSD from his time in the military)

🦾 After the War 🌙

This is a canon divergent AU focused on Helena and James, with the main source of divergence being that Helena managed to pull James from the vault in Atlas and get him to safety in Vacuo before the kingdom was destroyed. She’s quick to advocate for him despite how most people would gladly see him thrown in a cell and never set free again, and through her and Winter, she’s able to basically get him a pardon at the cost of his rank, Huntsman license, and with the requirement for community service helping the Atlesian refugees as well as some mandated therapy

This is basically a happy ending AU for the two of them. James gets to go through the process of admitting his mistakes and finally accepting he needs help, and Helena doesn’t have to lose her husband. So it’s a win-win scenario for them and also everyone else

💫 Modern AU 🌙

A modern AU for Chae-Yeong and Helena. In this AU, Chae-Yeong quit running Vermeil Industries to focus on being a public defender, and Helena is a therapist. There’s similar ideas here behind what’s with James’s modern AU, with this being based around more real world scenarios and having more to say and do with Chae-Yeong and Helena both being whitepassing mixed white and Korean women. Chae-Yeong does still have sharper canines than average, though, just for me <3

There’s some nice domestic fluff to be had with this AU, and it allows me to make Helena and Chae-Yeong more obviously comic book nerds. Things are happier and a lot more stable, with Chae-Yeong having more space to work through some of her anger in ways that aren’t her regularly risking her life

💫 General Vermeil 🌙

In this AU, Chae-Yeong was the leader of her and James’s team— Team CHRI (cherry)— and she ended up becoming the general of Atlas because of that. This means that she never quit being a Huntress, and she never became the Scarlet Shepherd, which then also means that she has a lot of deeply buried issues that make it so she is in a much worse space than she usually is. But she and Helena are still together, and Helena can try to fix her wife as she goes further and further down a darker path.

Basically, this is the opposite of the Shepherd’s Delight modern AU bcs this one is heavier, with Chae-Yeong going along a path closer to James’s one in canon (tho not exactly bcs of Chae-Yeong’s strict morals playing into things). There’s drama, there’s love enduring through the chaos and hopelessness, and most importantly of all there is a hot morally questionable woman in the form of Chae-Yeong

🕷️ Modern AU 🕸️

Yet another fairly standard modern AU, with this also being an AU where there’s no powers for Piera or Miguel. Miguel is still working as a geneticist at Alchemax, but it’s more grounded now in the kind of stuff that would be current. Piera is also still a reporter, tho the articles that she writes are for an online news site. Lyla is Miguel’s neighbor in this AU, and Gabriella is still alive and living with Miguel, with him being his daughter from his former marriage with Xina, who’s now spending her time traveling the world

Once again, here’s an excuse for a more low stakes domestic environment with things. It also lets there be more stuff with Piera and Gabriella, so we get to have some cute family moments in there. Also this does allow things to be happier and just overall lighter than things usually are because Miguel and Piera aren’t having to worry about fighting supervillains and the multiverse collapsing

🧩 Partners in Crime 🗝️

The premise behind this is that Hoffman and Shepard are both Jigsaw apprentices. They met a long while before they did within what I considered to be their main canon, with them having met about ten years before they did within that. A unique thing with this AU is that the two of them are married in this (note in main canon, they’re just boyfriend and girlfriend). When Hoffman’s blackmailed into joining up with John, he ends up telling Shepard about that, and she ends up helping out because she doesn’t want to make him deal with everything alone

Basically, this is an evil lovers situation. They sure are executing a ton of people and Shepard’s compromising her moral values, but they looked hot doing it. Plus, this makes a lot of people’s traps more survivable, with Shepard making an effort to make them actually winnable. They’re criminals and they’re on the run together and they have a family, and also they will fuck you up if you try to expose or hurt the other

🧩 Role Swap 🗝️

In this AU, Shepard’s the detective who’s a serial killer undercover while Hoffman is an escape room designer who ends up helping her avoid being imprisoned for that. Shepard’s way of doing things with traps is very different from Hoffman’s, with hers being much more winnable and because of that she never strayed from John’s ideology enough to be considered a problem. But a Jigsaw survivor ends up putting the pieces together enough to expose her, which leads to her going on the run and being taken in by Hoffman, who’s convinced he can make her better (and also finds the whole serial killer thing sexy)

I’ll be honest, I don’t have a ton going on for this AU, but I think the concept is neat so I think it should exist. idk if it’ll ever be something I go deep into tho

[solaris-amethyst]

💫Cappuccinos and peonies💫

✨Pairing: Hendery x gn!reader ✨Chapter 2. A second encounter with Hendery doesn't go the way you had hoped it would go and it leads to you and Ten talking a bit about your past and what to do. ✨Genre: Flowershop au x coffeeshop au, romance, fluff, slight angst in future chapters ✨Word Count: 3,8 k ✨Tag list: ☀️Authors Note: Finally the second chapter is out! I'm about halfway done with chapter three so hopefully it will be out soon! Do let me know if you'd like to join the tag list for this series🥰

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”Back up what do you mean it went to shit?!” Ten asked as you walked past him, feeling overwhelmed by your brain running a hundred miles per hour.

”He hates me! Hendery totally hates me after that. Had I not messed up he wouldn’t have been so mean.” You ranted and Ten rolled his eyes.

”Please tell me you’re actually joking right now. You can’t be that dumb can you?” He asks as he follows you with his eyes as you pace back and forth in the store.

”He clearly does, did you not see the way he looked at me?!” You asked him wondering if he truly had not seen and heard what you had.

”Oh please you heard what Dejun said! He was in a bad mood because he had to clean the bathrooms! That has got nothing to do with you and he totally should have been nicer to you like you had nothing to do with the bet he lost. He was a douche but not because he hates you!” Ten tells you stopping you from your pacing so you can look at him properly as he speaks with you.

”Trust me, he was not mad at you at all. Perhaps he was worried you would get hurt but he was still sour, you know how it is when you sometimes get in a bad mood and can’t even be happy or show any other emotion than annoyed for the rest of the day. It happens to the best of us.” He continued and you let your shoulders drop as you took in what he said.

”Maybe you’re right… but I still can’t get it out of my head the way he looked so annoyed and angry at me and the sound of his voice. It’s not the way you’d want like your first meeting with your crush to go. I’ve seen him and how he speaks to customers or to Dejun and he’s always so nice… it was just so jarring you know.” You mumble and Ten sighs before bringing you in for a hug.

”I understand. Of course it’s no fun meeting him like that and getting that kind of reaction. You could always just ignore him until he apologizes to you, you know? You don’t have to speak to him when you go over with flowers or something. You can just talk to Kun or Dejun. Ignore the asshat if he continues to be one.” Ten tells you and you lightly shoves his arm.

”Don’t call him asshat!”

”What?! That’s what he was in the moment!”

”Ten!”

”Y/n!”

You groaned at his childish ways turning away so he wouldn’t see the smile fighting its way to grace your face which is what he would want to see in this moment. Ten made a delighted noise when he realized what was going on as he tried to walk around so he could see your face. The two of you ending up spinning around with you trying to and failing to avoid him and he made a victorious shout when he saw the smile on your face.

”There! Much better you know! A smile suits you much better than the worried eyebrows and pout you were sporting earlier.” He tells you as he walks over to the counter to put on his apron.

”Thank you Ten. I’ll just make sure to avoid him for a while and focus on me and the shop.” You say while turning the closed sign around to say open so any potential customers can come inside to buy whatever they might want for the day.

The rest of the day goes by pretty slowly, some customers come in and buy some flowers and Sicheng comes back looking absolutely radiant over the fact that the start of this has gone so well. He too rolls his eyes and laughs when you tell him it did not in fact go well but went shit in your opinion which causes you to protest as he tells you that Kun has told him that Hendery is a lovely guy normally. You manage to get through this day without having to go over and talk to Hendery anymore today which put you in a slightly more better mood as you made your way home. 

The next few days floated by relatively normal, Ten took on the so called burden of going over to the cafe to deliver the bouquets they were going to sell so you could avoid Hendery and ease your otherwise racing mind and heart. That was until the day Ten was late for work due to a doctors appointment and Sicheng was unable to leave the store which meant you had to go over once again. You begged and pleaded with Sicheng not to go over but there was nothing he really could do.

”Sorry Y/n, I can’t go over since I’m waiting for another important call and Ten as you know is at the doctor right now and that only leaves you to go over with some things for them. You can just be quick, in and out if that makes you feel better.” He tells you whilst looking at you sympathetically and you sigh knowing you can’t say no to him.

”Fine, I’ll go. Perhaps Hendery is in a better mood today and there won’t be anything bothering him this time.” You say while picking up the box with the label Café Vision. 

”I might be in a meeting when you get back so just stay away from the back where my office is so I won’t get distracted in the middle of my call like last time.” 

That makes you smile remembering the time Ten had walked to close doing something and Sicheng had gotten so into what Ten was doing he accidentally ignored the person he was on the phone with for almost three whole minutes.

”I promise I won’t. I’ll get going now!” 

With that you walk out of the door and quickly cross the street once a car had passed. 

Walking into the coffee shop again felt weird, especially since you usually only go in now before they open and before your shift has even started to get breakfast from Dejun who always works opening shifts.

The little coffee shop is bustling with life, in the corner of your eyes you can see Dejun chatting with a younger boy at a table, you note that the boy has a knitted hat that gives the illusion of cat ears on his head. 

The two of them are laughing and smiling together. You wonder if this boy is a regular here since Dejun seems so relaxed and happy around him or if he perhaps is a close friend who is visiting him on his shift. Either way you realize you cannot go and bother Dejun since he is busy so you start to look around searching for Kun.

Kun was nice, he was gentle and calm. Your eyes darted around the store trying to find him only to your disappointment realize that he is standing a bit further down behind the register in a very serious phone call with a guest and from the bits and pieces you can hear from the conversation he seems to be putting his foot down regarding a  rude customer. 

Which leaves you with only one person left. 

Hendery.

It makes your stomach churn with the thought of having to go talk to him again in fear he will be rude or irritated again. You don’t think you can stomach the idea of your crush being irritated like that towards you again. Despite your first interaction with him that day your feelings had not gone away. They were there mixing in with the anxiety giving you what you would call anxious butterflies in your stomach.

You started to look around for him and when you saw him you had to take a minute to appreciate his looks. He was standing there at the register, writing something down on a piece of paper and he looked absolutely stunning in your eyes. He was focused and it made him look so attractive in your eyes. His brown hair was falling nicely around his face framing it beautifully and it made you feel like you were 10 again and experiencing your very first crush.

’He’s probably not mad today, he only had a bad day that time.’ You thought to yourself before making your way over to the register trying to put on a cheerful expression.

”Hello! I’m sorry to bother you but I’m here with this weeks bouquets and plants from the flower shop across the street!” You say cheerfully which makes Hendery look up at you from what he was doing and oh did he have pretty eyes in your opinion. 

”I remember you. You’re the one that almost tripped.” He says which makes you cringe at the thought of your crush remembering you as the person that almost tripped.

”Ah… yes… that would be me.” You say carefully trying to gauge his reaction, right now he seems normal, perhaps even happy that you’re there but you’re not entirely sure yet.

”Here let me take that from you.” He reaches over the counter and takes the package and sets it down before opening it and beaming at the flowers which makes your heart skip a beat. 

”Great. Thank you for delivering these. Not a day too late, they have been really popular here.” He tells you and your heart soars at the good things he has to say.

”Oh that’s great! Is there anything that sells better than the oth-” You don’t manage to finish your sentence as Henderys face grows annoyed which makes you stop.

”Could you step to the side? Theres a queue lining up behind you.” He sounds annoyed motioning for you to step aside so he can start taking orders and doing his job. 

”Oh.. sorry, I didn’t mean to.” You mumble stepping aside so he can work.

’And here I thought things were going well…’ you thought your brain starting to anxiously bring up every worst case scenario of you annoying him and everything. It was clear he didn’t want to talk to you more than he needed to so you quickly turned away and hurried out of the door to avoid any more awkward exchanges with the man.

What you didn’t notice was Hendery turning towards where you had been standing as he was making the coffee his customer had ordered whilst saying: ”The rose bouquets sell really well! Hey I was wondering if I could get your num-” and the way he trails off when he realize you are no longer in the shop with him. He looks around trying to find you hoping you hadn’t left since he still wanted to talk with you.

All he can see is Dejun still chatting with Yangyang at the table and them laughing over something. His shoulders deflates when he realize you’ve left the shop and he wonders if it was something he said or did to make you leave. 

Perhaps you didn’t like him like he liked you? Or worse… what if you didn’t like him at all.

Back at the shop you quickly hid behind the counter deciding it would be best to count the baby breaths you had just to focus on something else. You hoped that Ten would come from his doctors appointment soon or that perhaps Sicheng would be soon done with his meeting so you could talk to them and see if you truly should give up and accept that Hendery seems to be annoyed at your presence when you’re around him or if it is the ghosts of your past whispering and causing a stirr. 

It takes five customers and two deliveries of goods before Ten steps into the store. Exactly an hour after the weird awkward meeting with Hendery and the queue and it gives you so much relief to see him.

”Ten!! Finally!!” You exclaim and he looks at you brightly

”Oh? Did someone miss me that much?” He says gleefully finding it funny how you practically lit up when you saw him entering.

”Yes!!! You won’t believe what has happened whilst you were gone!” You say pouting slightly and he snorts finding your actions funny.

”What? Did pigs sprout wings and start flying?”

”No! Something much worse, I knew I was right those days ago when I mentioned Hendery doesn’t like me at all.” You say and Ten raises an eyebrow at you as he hangs his stuff in the back before putting on his apron.

”And what exactly has happened to make you think that?” He asks gently, not wanting to dismiss you and your feelings thinking something could have actually happened while he was at the doctor.

”Do I need to beat him up or have a talk with him?” He asks and you quickly shake your head at that.

”No, it’s just I went over to the shop today to deliver the latest package since you were away and Sicheng is in a meeting and at first it went pretty well. He remembered me as the one who almost tripped and he helped by taking the box from me and he looked pretty happy but now I think he was more happy to see the box with the flowers than seeing me. I went to ask him a question about which bouquet sells best so that we could perhaps make some more of them the next time and well… he suddenly turned sour in the face and told me to move because there was a line behind me. He must have been so annoyed I was there trying to chat with him and delaying his customers you know.” You told him the events and more of your thoughts and worries.

”You know, perhaps he was just annoyed that there was a line forming behind you because he wanted more time to just talk to you without having to work and serve customers.” Ten voiced bringing you in for a side hug.

”I know it’s hard for you to believe that people might actually want to talk to you and spend time with you and have an interest in you since the whole fiasco with the scum bag. I don’t think he was annoyed or angry at you.” 

”You should have seen his face Tennie. He looked so unhappy, I liked when he was smiling at me but then it switched so quickly.”

Ten leads you over to the counter and sits you down before he goes to quickly get you a hot beverage. He hands you the steaming cup before sitting down as well facing you so the two of you can talk.

”Y/n, I know your brain is working over time right now trying to convince you all sorts of things and I know it’s hard to believe but you should not listen to those inner voices. But trust me when I say this that I don’t think Hendery hates you or was annoyed at you. The first time you met him he was in a bad mood because he had to clean the stinky toilets, you and I both know if we were him we’d be annoyed as well. Sure he should have managed himself better and not act the way he did towards you but you did nothing that day to warrant him hating you. And regarding today, I wasn’t there so I can’t say for sure but I am 99.99% sure that he was annoyed there was a line behind you and that it would stop his conversation with you. He probably wanted to get through with those customers so he could continue to talk with you had you stayed a bit longer.” Ten told you caressing one of your hands with his own hand trying his best to comfort you.

”It’s just hard… I know I shield’t think that people immediately hate me but after Dave it’s hard not to.” You confess feeling slightly defeated and Ten nods.

Dave had been your boyfriend at one point of your life and he had completely wrecked your confidence as a person and had managed to convince you that you were easy to hate according to others. He’d spread lies that past friends or acquaintances had talked badly about you behind your back either to him or to other friends who had then told him. Sometimes he’d tell you after you had been at parties and such with other friends and strangers how it was clear people didn’t like you at all, how they stared at you with disgust and more.

All to destroy your confidence and make you depend only on him.

Dave had been furious that no matter how much he did or said he could never get rid of Ten and Sicheng. They always stuck around. Dave had even tried to threaten them and tell them you had told him you didn’t want them around to which Ten had laughed in his face and Sicheng had fought back a smile before both saying they’d wanna hear that from you rather than him. They may have called him a toxic manipulating bastard or something along those lines according to Sicheng when they had told you about the encounter. 

It was after that that they had managed to convince you to break up with him. There had been many talks leading up to you agreeing you should break it off with Dave. Both had hugged you tighter than they had ever done before when you had shakily told them you had decided it would be best for you. That you deserved better which they wholeheartedly agreed with. Sicheng and Ten even went with you when you broke up with him so he wouldn’t be able to gaslight you into staying tho he tried but it was shut down quicker than you could blink by Ten. After that the three of you worked hard to build back up the confidence he had destroyed.

”Of course it’s still hard, things like that don’t heal instantly, I mean look how far you’ve come! Just a few months ago you would have refused to even step a foot back into the coffee shop even if you actually had to and now you did the brave thing and did it. Sure it might not have gone exactly how you hoped but you still did it which is amazing. I’m proud of you Y/n.”  He gives you a little smile before continuing:

”You know we could always ask Hendery together to clear up the potential misunderstanding if you want or we can take a step back and just focus on ourselves for a while. Like we could plan our movie night for the weekend. I heard Sicheng wants to watch the first Jurassic Park movie.” He whispers the last part making you groan.

”Not that one again, we always watch Jurassic Park when Sicheng chooses the movie.” You shake your head before looking at your best friend again. ”For now I would just like to avoid Hendery for the rest of the day. It’s probably the way you said it was but I’m still on the fence and just need to be away from there for a while so I can get the dumb thoughts to go away.”

”Sure. That’s fine, we’ll go at your speed. Now! What movie should we watch instead of Jurassic Park?” He asks changing the subject and you think for a while before telling him: ”We should totally watch the first Alien movie!!” 

”Alien?”

”Yeah! I wanna watch Sigourney Weaver be an absolute badass onscreen!” You say thinking back on the first time you had seen the movie and fallen in love with her character.

”Sure, if you can convince him that were watching it then we are.”

”Convince who of what?” Sicheng asked as he came back from his meeting, quickly greeting Ten before looking at you both curiously.

”We’re watching Alien during our next movie night.”

Sichengs eyes widened at that.

”What! Noooo were watching Jurassic Park! Alien scares me!”

”Oh please Sicheng!! I really really really want to watch Alien this time.” You give him your best puppy eyes and after a bit of back and forth Sicheng belatedly agrees to watching Alien stating that you now own him a bag of chips and a tub of ice cream since he will be scared whilst watching it. Something to which you agree happily to.

”So how did it go with the delivery?” Sicheng asks curiously and it makes you sigh leaning your head on the counter.

”Oh.. was it that bad??” He questioned worried already thinking of how he shouldn’t let you go alone next time if it truly was that bad for you.

”From what I’ve gathered it wasn’t that bad but only that the ghosts of the past are causing a stir in her head and convincing her that it was that bad.” Ten tells him and Sicheng nods before giving you a hug.

”Just let me know next time if you really really really don’t wanna go over again and I’ll make sure to go over with it myself if Tennie isn’t here to do it and if Hendery acts like a douche I’ll just throw some plants at him like I did with the scumbag.”

That makes you laugh at the mention of him throwing flowers at your ex, Dave had one come into the shop whilst you were working to be rude and disrespectful to you and it had ended with Sicheng of all people, sweet, kind and loving Sicheng who wouldn’t hurt a fly, throwing a whole ass plant, pot and all at him which he had narrowly avoided before being told to get lost and to never come back because if he did he wouldn’t miss with the next pot.

”No more plant throwing at people, Sicheng. It will get you in trouble one day you know.” You say chuckling and he smiles.

”For you I’ll throw all the pots and plants in the world at all the douchebags entering your life.” 

”I’ll join in!!” Ten pipes in which causes the three of you to laugh finding it funny in a weird but friendly way. 

The rest of the shift went on like that. The three of you joking around and having fun, it felt good focusing on other things for the time being. In the back of your head you had decided to give Hendery one last chance, you’d talk to him and figure out if he truly hates you or not so you could convince your heart to either move on with this crush or if getting closer to him would be a good idea. 

But for now you’ll laugh as Sicheng and Ten bicker over the most random things like if pineapple goes on pizza or if black is a color or not. 

Right now you wouldn’t change anything in the world when it comes to this moment.

[zombified-queer]

✨ 💫🌈🌿🎀💞🤍🍭

Okay this got kind of long, so it’s gonna be under a cut. I’m also going to be recutting the questions to vibe together as opposed to how they’re laid out originally lol.

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

I love love love love comments that dig deep to really analyze things, y’know? Those five-page essays gushing about this or that. When people pick out the themes? That’s the GOOD STUFF!!!

🎀 give yourself a compliment about your own writing

OH MY GODDDDDDD. Okay first off, you manage to nail character voices and I know that takes work. Second, look how cute your little outlines are! They’re so organized (even if you don’t look at them lol).

✨ What's a fic you've posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit)

I think “Sloppy Lobby” for this one. It was super fun to try and figure out how to kill people using ONLY the setting of the Hotel’s lobby. And it let me flex my writing muscles practicing everyone’s voices.

🌈 is there a fic that you worked *really fucking hard on* that no one would ever know? maybe a scene/theme you struggled with?

You guys probably don’t see a lot of the behind-the-scenes but right now my current WIP (Managerboy Hannibal AU) is one of the hardest to focus on because I have a plot but it’s just making it flow naturally? A constant war between The Hotel’s own format and the flow of the Hannibal episodes. (And I’m one person trying to do a ridiculous amount of writing this month as a goof!)

💞 what's the most important part of a story for you? the plot, the characters, the worldbuilding, the technical stuff (grammar etc), the figurative language

I think it’s the mood and tone. I’m very Picky about language and while horror comes super easy to me, it’s harder to get the tone of smut right because if it’s the least bit silly I’ll hate it immensely.

🤍 what's one fic of yours you think people didn't "get"?

Literally anything Welcome Home related. I forget they’re not the Hotelpod where people being peeled like an orange or hallucinating wildly is just Business As Usual.

🌿 how does creating make you feel?

How does breathing make you feel? It’s instinctive and I need it. That said, big projects usually eat up a lot of my energy and require a rest period after.

🍭why did you start writing?

Why does a heart beat? Because it has to.

[lavenoon]

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?,

🌿how does creating make you feel?,

🎀give yourself a compliment about your own writing

and 💞what's the most important part of a story for you? the plot, the characters, the worldbuilding, the technical stuff (grammar etc), the figurative language - @clxckwork-sun-n-moon

After a nap (or, well, many naps in a trenchcoat) here I am!

💫 what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

I think, maybe the very specific feral ones? Mentions of particular lines or scenes and actions surrounded by screaming tell me exactly which bits hit good, and I just melt when it's in the context of a live reading and there's so many of these "sub" comments! Honestly the most encouraging comments to get, they push away the imposter syndrome like no other!

🌿 how does creating make you feel?

Mhh, a whole mixed bag of things, I think! There's definitely the elation - I daydream a bunch, but it's different to have those lines on paper to reread again and again and again. It's fun, and it makes me giddy! Unfortunately, sometimes the imposter syndrome creeps up, and I hold my own writing to unreasonably high standards where I just feel like deleting everything and never looking at it again. And that's silly, because I know, and tell myself "this is literally only to have it on paper." It's to get it out, to have it there, not trapped inside my head where I'll forget them. It's so the details don't get lost! And I do that! So I try to focus on just the happy things, the fun it is, and try not to force myself to create on bad days that have unfortunately outweighed the good days for a while now. Wish it was only the fun, but alas, everything has a downside!

🎀 give yourself a compliment about your own writing

Ah, compliments. Shot myself in the foot again. Thinking about the dynamic swap though (uh, might or might not make it too tumblr, feeling still eehh about writing so had to keep it contained for now, sorry) I think I'm just, really open for a lot. Like, I don't hesitate to embrace new ideas and make them fit - that was what the swap was initially! I thought "there's no way Sun would be rude to his civilian landlord, as a civilian," and then it turned into a thought experiment how to make it work without getting out of character! It's a lot of fun so I see it as a good thing, and it also means I love seeing everyone else's sonas and interactions! I don't need to stick to one storyline, I love all of them! And I love those storylines whether they came from me or others! Which makes having a variable AU like this a lot more fun, hehe <3

💞 what's the most important part of a story for you? the plot, the characters, the worldbuilding, the technical stuff (grammar etc), the figurative language -

Got this one thrice, so I'm gonna split it a lil and ramble about a different factor for each because yeah like I could ever settle for just one fghdjs

For one, it's the characters. I tend to write character driven stuff first and foremost - even my one fic (the tloz one, currently on hiatus, again disclaimer no one needs to read that it's a very different style, anyways) that has a very nice defined plot is so character driven that it's now at 110+K and I'm in the middle of Arc 2. Of five. It's too important for me that the characters get along, and communicate, and have fun together and time to breathe, That's why so many AU drabbles are just that! The entire "plot" of the AU (except for the Glamrock teases) is just them getting closer! That's the point! So the characters are definitely something I pay very close attention to, and do my best to get right!

[thetragicallynerdy]

Oh! Oh! 💥 & 💫?

Ohhh hello hello, thanks friend!!!

💥find your least kudos'd fic - say something wonderful about it.

Okay, this was actually really neat because it wasn't the fic I was expecting it to be - I haven't really checked that aspect of my Ao3 stats in a while!

My least kudos'd fic is i've got sunshine on a cloudy day - it's an Ed-centric OFMD fic that's set in the poly au 'verse. It's a fic where Ed finds a kitten, and eventually gets to keep it. I wrote it for the tiniest holiday fic exchange between me and two of my best buds, and ahhh I really love it still. It's just a really soft fic!! And has a lot of soft domestic polyamory vibes, in a way that was just so fun to write. And as someone who is super duper allergic to cats, writing a story where someone finds a kitten is fun in a good wish fulfillment type of way XD

It didn't get a lot of attention because it's got a strong Ed/Jim focus (along with Ed/Stede and Jim/Olu) but I adore it. It's a poly ship I really love, and I think it has a nice vibe to it.

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

Ohhh boy!!! I have so many!!! Some of my faves are:

quoting lines from the story - hello you found lines you loved so much, and sometimes they are my own favourite lines, what an amazing experience

keyboard smash or emoji dump - i love it, no words only feelings

single emoji or single line comments - i especially love this because it's what i do when i really enjoyed a fic but am struggling with spoons to write something - so it feels like someone took the time to leave a comment even if it was tough in the moment

paragraphs - y'all there is no greater gift as a fic writer than feeling like someone wants to write an essay about your fic

comments telling me that i've inspired their own writing is also just. delightful

anything telling me that i've done my research or put a lot of work in and it shows is the MOST validating thing!!

anytime anyone comes to tumblr to find me and tell me they like my work is the best too, i love u with my whole heart

Anyway I am literally in love with everyone who ever comments on my stuff I am giving u all a kiss on the forehead

Thanks so much for the asks friend!!! I hope you are having a good day :)

Fic writer ask game can be found here for the curious!