#I actually wrote something for my mafia au but it’s unfinished first chapter

[personasintro]

mimi would you ever write a mafia au. i used to never read them because they would all be the same type of story but i feel like if you were to write one it wouldn’t be as cliche lol i just feel like u would totally boss a jimin mafia au. hehe can u tell i’m tryna subtly send a cheeky request I NEED JIMIN MAFIA au from you 😭

I’d love to! I do have a brief idea for it but if I were to write it, I wanna focus on it a lot and since I’ve got a few ongoing stories right now and a few that are about to be posted in the future, I think I’m gonna wait and see what happens!

I actually wrote a mafia drabble with Jimin! It’s not series but a short drabble (but it’s something haha!), the link is here — check it out if you want!

[lovingnikiforov]

Trying this again (evidently I discovered a keyboard shortcut for posting earlier...fun). Tagged by @bandaged-chessmaster, thanks Annie!!

1. How did you come up with your username and what does it mean?

Ahh, I’m super melodramatic and I had a different AO3 account that some people (read as, my parents) found so I went: “no one will find this because I’m…..writing from the shadows.”

2. Which fanfic of yours has the most feedback? (bookmarks/subscriptions/hits/kudos)

Bookmarks-  Equivalent Exchange (144) Subscriptions- Equivalent Exchange (303) Hits-  Illustrations of Lying (6560) Kudos-  don’t you ever tame your demons (511)

3. What is your AO3 profile icon, and why did you choose it?

I wanted something that had a degree of personalization without actually being me in the icon so this is great because I’m also a black woman (and she’s hiding her face so it fits the melodrama I got going on).

4. Do you have any regular/favourite commenters?

!!! I have so many amazing commenters who I see on most of my fics (and yes I do remember your usernames). I’m actually working on an appreciation list for @ficwritersweek next week so stay posted!

5. Is there a fanfic that you keep going back to read again and again?

My all-time favorite fic is a HP fic called Cunning and Ambition. The writers went through and rewrote the first five HP books with Harry in Slytherin house. It’s technically unfinished because they didn’t write all seven books but….it’s so fucking good.

6. How many stories are you subscribed to? How many do you have bookmarked?

So many jfc. Can’t believe I have to count this and AO3 won’t tell me….I’m subscribed to 48 stories. I have 434 bookmarked.

7. Which AU do you find yourself writing the most?

Mafia Boss!Dazai…but is it really an AU or am I just predicting the future?

8. How many people are subscribed and bookmarked to you in total? (you can view this on the stats page)

Subscriptions: 113 Bookmarked: 816

9. Is there something you’d like to write about but are afraid of people judging you for it? (Feeling brave? If so, share it!)

🤔🤔 nope. 10. Is there anything you would like to be better at? Writing certain scenes or genres, replying to comments, updating better, etc.

Replying to comments!! I generally don’t reply because I never know what to say and then I feel bad bc people are so nice to me rip

11. Do you write rarepairs or popular ships more often?

Popular ships. Across the…6 or 7 (?) fandoms I’ve written for I think I’ve only ended up writing for a rarepair once. No that’s a lie, I just remembered I decided to pick up every single rarepair in one fandom and write for them all but that’s a long story.

12. How many stories have you posted on AO3 to this day (finished and unfinished)?

Across 2 AO3 accounts and fics I’ve orphaned….probably somewhere around 50.

13. How many stories do you have saved in/with your writing program?

In general...idk somewhere in the hundreds. In just my fic folder 56.

14. Do you write down story ideas, or just keep them in your head?

Write them down. I have story ideas just floating between so many notebooks it’s a mess.

15. Have you ever co-authored a story?

Once upon a time in an old fandom like 3 years ago.

16. How did you discover AO3?

I actually joined when it was first getting popular and the waiting list was intense. The buzz tugged me over there.

17. Do you consider yourself to be a popular or famous author in your fandom(s) on AO3?

In an old fandom, yes. In all the others, lol no. In yoi, no. In bsd......popular.

18. Do you have a nickname or fandom name for your readers?

Ahh, I just say ‘my readers’.

19. Was there an author who inspired or encouraged you to write?

No. I started writing fic before I had any idea what was going on.

20. What writing advice would you give to a beginning author?

Find a support group! Or a support person. Someone (or a group of someones) who you can bounce your ideas off of or can beta your fic and generally be encouraging. Writing is intimidating so finding people to help you get through it is key!

21. Do you plot out your stories, or do you just figure it out as you go?

Depends on the story. IoL and dyetyd were originally plotted out to the chapter but dyetyd decided it didn’t like that so I was changing things constantly. For Equivalent Exchange, I have a basic outline of ‘intro, rising action, climax, resolution’. And where your loyalties lie is just doing whatever the fuck it wants.

22. Have you ever gotten a bad comment on a story? If so, what did you do?

Way back in the day. I probably cried. 

23. Is there a certain type of scene that you have a hard time writing? (action, smut, etc..)

Fluff. My brain is hardwired to make my character suffer. Also smut is hard for me, it takes like 6x longer than the rest of the story to write.

24. What story(s) are you working on now?

Equivalent Exchange- viktuuri magic/fantasy!au where your loyalties lie- soukoku yakuza/arranged marriage!au Rent a (boy)Friend- phichuuri fake dating!au

25. Do you plan your next project(s) before you finish your current ongoing story(s)?

Sometimes. If an idea just grabs my by my face and says ‘you have to write me’ I might start planning immediately.

26. Do you have a daily writing goal set for yourself?

1k a day! 

27. Do you think you’ve improved as a writer since you first started?

Absolutely. The difference between my first fics and what I’ve written for bsd are night and day. Even within my bsd fics the difference between my earlier ones and newest ones are fairly stark.

28. What is your favorite story that you’ve written?

on cliff’s edge- It was fun! I wrote it as a stress reliever whenever I got stuck on dyetyd and I’m pleased with how it turned out.

29. What is your least favorite story that you’ve written?

Hmmm, I have stories I think I could have done better with but I won’t call anyone of them least favorites.

30. Where do you see yourself (as a writer) in 5 years?

Hopefully my novel will be done by then.

31. What is the easiest thing about writing?

Building intrigue. I’m really good at holding back information to the point where I have to go back and write in reveals sometimes because I’ll just instinctively skip them lol.

32. What is the hardest thing about writing?

Pacing. Making sure the plot and the characters are developing at a natural speed and that nothing feels rushed unnecessarily and nothing drags.

33. Why do you write?

Writing is 100% my passion, I could go on and on for days about how much I love to write. Being able to create people and their motivations and then weave an entire world around them is just so....mind-blowing, I can’t even articulate it.

Tagging: @aizawashoutah @goddamnitdazai @itsclowreedsfault and @fy-soukoku. Apologies if you’ve already been tagged! Unless you didn’t do it, in which case I take back my apology.