#I loved answering them :)

[timandlucy]

Oh you haven't done ask hames in a long time so prepare for a long ask ;)

Apples, Fun facts, Lemons, Ocean, Striking, Universe, Vernacular, Zoo... And of course Daisy but let's change it to obligatory cat pics :)

Soo true, I just don't see them circulating around that much (but to be fair I'm on tumblr less these days as well) But anyway, you know I love a nice long ask, so thank you!!

p.s. how is shadow and bone??

Apples - favorite fruit?

Probably strawberries! Nothing beats that taste of a freshly picked strawberry that's still warm from the sun that ripened it.

Fun Facts - what’s something people would never guess about you?

I've recently been told by more than one person that I project as a people person, but I am honestly the most introverted person in the world and interactions with people at work etc. exhaust me so much.

Lemons - what’s your favorite type of dessert?

Any type of cake honestly. I could eat cake more often than it's good for me.

Ocean - what’s your favorite sea creature?

Sirens are real and they are the greatest.

Striking - what’s your favorite color?

It used to be green, but now it's yellow. Which is ironic because I used to hate yellow.

Universe - do you think there’s other life out there or are we alone in the universe?

I definitely don't think we are alone. Wondering why they haven't taken over this shit show of life on Earth is actually really interesting. Unless they are streaming the entire thing like it's a Kardashian show.

Vernacular - what language do you wish you could speak or want to learn?

I really wish I could speak French fluently, but that's like never gonna happen probably.

Zoo - what’s your favorite animal?

Horses.

Daisy - do you have any pets? If not, do you want any? obligatory cat pics

I owe an apology here, because I don't have many recent pics of my cat. She hasn’t been feeling photogenic lately, so you're getting two for price of one (pic of both of them)

[gerec]

Sorry for the excessive amount of questions, I hope I am not bothering you too.

How do you choose which fics to write? How many wips do you have? What fandoms/pairings are they for? What’s the last line you wrote? Post a snippet from a wip. Post an out-of-context spoiler from a wip. Is writing the beginning, middle, or end of the story easiest? Hardest? How do you choose whose POV to write in? What’s something about your writing that you’re proud of? Do you use a beta reader/editor? Do you take fic requests? Why or why not? What’s your favorite fic you’ve posted? What fic are you proudest of? What fic has been the hardest for you to write? What is your most self-indulgent posted story? What’s your most self-indulgent wip? What is your favorite world that you’ve created for a fic? Who’s your favorite character you’ve written? Is there a trope or idea that you’d really like to write but haven’t yet? What is your favorite genre to write? What genre/trope do you tend to write the most? If you could only write one type of AU for the rest of your life, what would it be? Is there a trope that you’ve written before but are now sick of? Who is your favorite character to write for? Has this changed since you’ve started writing for that fandom? What’s the fandom/pairing distribution of your posted fics? In Legacy of Sin, what’s your favorite scene that you wrote? In Legacy of Sin, is there a deleted scene/idea you wish you could have included? Why did it get cut? Are there any fics that influenced you to write the way you do? What are your favorite fics at the moment? Are you subscribed to any writers on AO3? What’s your favorite writing compliment you’ve gotten? Do you have a fic you wish got a bit more love? Is there a particular fic that readers gravitated towards that you didn’t expect?

You're not bothering me at all and sorry for the delay on these; I was away last weekend and it's been busy catching up both in RL and on tumblr lol.

How do you choose which fics to write?

For new fics, it's all about inspiration - usually a prompt that ignites an idea in my brain that I just have to get out. For WIPs it's all about mood i.e. what pairing I want to write/what story I want to advance.

How many wips do you have?

On Ao3 I have 20 WIPs (there are a few that are discontinued not counted in that number). These are stories I intend to finish. I have about 2 dozen snippets in my drafts I've never posted and might never see the light of day.

What fandoms/pairings are they for?

All for X-Men, with the majority being Cherik fics though there are some Xavierine, Kurt/Charles and Shaw/Erik ones too :D

What’s the last line you wrote? Post a snippet from a wip.

He grinned, the smile reminding Charles of the decades-younger Erik teasing him in the early days of their acquaintance. “Really? I recall being told repeatedly that I never give you enough credit, Charles, for the things you do. How strange you would forget with your eidetic memory.”

Post an out-of-context spoiler from a wip.

Charles gets unexpectedly knocked up dun dun dun!!!

Is writing the beginning, middle, or end of the story easiest? Hardest?

Beginning is always the easiest because that's when the idea is hot hot hot. Sustaining the story is the hardest for me; I usually know exactly how a story is going to end.

How do you choose whose POV to write in?

I don't really think about it consciously I just let the story dictate the POV. If I can't decide (or I want a broader view of the verse) than I tend to switch POV within the story.

What’s something about your writing that you’re proud of?

I'd like to think I'm decent with plot and pacing? And hopefully...with sexy sex scenes lol???

Do you use a beta reader/editor?

I don't, not because I don't believe in the value of an editor or beta but because I just want to write and get the instant gratification from posting it right way lol.

Do you take fic requests? Why or why not?

Usually no, though I sometimes ask for prompts. A lot of times I get asked to write things that just don't interest me, and also, if I don't get around to doing it/finishing it I don't want to disappoint.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve posted?

It used to be - unequivocally - We'll Always Have Paris but I'm also very fond of It's Been A Long Time and An End Comes to All Good Things

What fic are you proudest of?

It'll be Gods or Mortals if I ever finish the damn thing.

What fic has been the hardest for you to write?

Same answer as above.

What is your most self-indulgent posted story?

They're all kind of self-indulgent really? I write what I love to read so I suppose it applies to all my stories.

What’s your most self-indulgent wip?

Well, probably the wips in my Legacy of Sin series. They have a small audience but I do love that verse so much and can't stop writing for it ha!

What is your favorite world that you’ve created for a fic?

What Night Brings the Dawn with Paladin!Charles and Mage!Erik. I love that world - there's a 100k fic of story not written about these two soulmates and star-crossed lovers turned bitter enemies...

Who’s your favorite character you’ve written?

Charles, followed by Erik and Logan.

Is there a trope or idea that you’d really like to write but haven’t yet?

I don't know...I feel like I've written everything I've ever wanted to write? Maybe a horror or ghost story, though only if I can come up with a great idea.

What is your favorite genre to write?

Definitely alternate universe. All the aus I love aus.

What genre/trope do you tend to write the most?

Exes still in love, royalty aus, modern aus, historical aus, pwp.

If you could only write one type of AU for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Oh that's a tough one. Maybe a tie between space aus and historical/fantasy aus.

Is there a trope that you’ve written before but are now sick of?

There is no trope I've written that I won't happily dust off and abuse again lol.

Who is your favorite character to write for? Has this changed since you’ve started writing for that fandom?

It's been Charles for ever and ever until the last couple of years when I started churning out all the bottom!Erik and Erik POV fics.

What’s the fandom/pairing distribution of your posted fics?

X-Men (144) Dragon Age 2 (5) Welcome to the Punch (1) The Hobbit (1)

Of the X-Men ones, Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier (102), Logan (X-Men)/Charles Xavier (50), Erik Lehnsherr/Sebastian Shaw (21) are the top 3 pairings by # of fics.

In Legacy of Sin, what’s your favorite scene that you wrote?

In the first chapter of Little Girl Lost, Wanda sends her younger siblings off with Pietro to wash up and grab dinner and she goes back down to the bunker for Erik and Shinobi. That scene where she spies on them having sex, and her inner monologue (the resentment, jealousy, self-loathing) is my favorite :D

In Legacy of Sin, is there a deleted scene/idea you wish you could have included? Why did it get cut?

When I started writing the very first fic in the series I wanted to write a scene/scenes from earlier in Shaw and Erik's marriage, maybe showing how they got together but I couldn't make it fit with the story. Of course I've now gone and started a prequel, so all those deleted scenes/ideas will probably end up getting written after all!

Are there any fics that influenced you to write the way you do?

Not consciously, but I'm sure I have been influenced by all the amazing writing/writers in this fandom! What are your favorite fics at the moment?

I adore the Krakoa is for two very specific mutants series by Sotano for my comics Cherik fix. Travels with Charles, in Search of America by midrashic has incredible world-building and sort of reminds me a bit of Fallout. Absolutely on pins and needles waiting for the next update of invisible string by soetry. And adored these two recent fics: twenty four hours from tulsa by intentation and Heartbeat by druswriting

Are you subscribed to any writers on AO3? Yes though not very many (5). I'm on ao3 alot so I don't really miss new fics being posted so I don't feel the need to subscribe.

What’s your favorite writing compliment you’ve gotten? Wow I don't think I can think of just one! I think ones where people tell me I've made them cry or yell or feel x emotion intensely are my favourite :D

Do you have a fic you wish got a bit more love? Same list as my personal favorite fics: We'll Always Have Paris, It's Been A Long Time and An End Comes to All Good Things

Is there a particular fic that readers gravitated towards that you didn’t expect?

The love that Do Not Answer Because The Sex Was Terrible gets relative to my other fics makes me laugh in that I whipped this baby off in no time at all, and mostly on a whim and it has many times more hits/kudos than the ones I worked hardest on (of course) :D

[stingrayextraordinaire]

Another year, another group of my delightful ninth graders trying to spell the word "tragedy" for their Romeo and Juliet assignment.

Last year's collection

[chloesimaginationthings]

Happy one year anniversary to this FNAF post,,

[the-phantom-peach]

a handful of miscellaneous domestic zelink for my the soul 💘

[ruporas]

kiss of the divine

[hitmewithsomebooks]

James who one day has a smudge on his glasses

They’re usually pretty clean, it’s the one thing he keeps up on (to see, yk?)

But he’s talking to Regulus and suddenly Regulus is staring at one of his eyes and James is kind of concerned and confused a little lost in Regulus’s pretty eyes on him

And then Reg just grabs his glasses, cleans them on his robe, and slides them back on his face (positioned perfectly, might I add)

James who begins to purposely get things on his glasses

Dust, food, mud — one time he purposely dumped a bag of flour over his head (and walked around blindly till Regulus grabbed him, cleaned his glasses, and left the rest of the flour).

Just so Reg will look at him, so he can feel his fingertips brush James’s face when he takes hold of the glasses, just so he can see that amused little smirk.

And yes, Regulus catches on. It’s quite obvious, in true James Potter fashion.

But he doesn’t say anything, doesn’t call him out. He just keeps cleaning those glasses. Cuz it makes them both happy.

[dotcircledot]

[daeyumi]

can you do Midna my beloved please 🥺

you have such pretty art and are definitely one of my idols :)

u know what. yes i can 🩵

[hinamie]

realizing how much i like drawing him a million years too late :<

[linkedin-offficial]

me when i get the opportunity to think about speculative biology and non-existent game mechanics in media i like

⠀

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF Michael refuses to be gaslit on “THE BITE OF 83”

[markscherz]

Is there any frog species you have a grudge against?

Meet Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) pseudoasper

Peak calling activity? Between 3 and 4 am 😡

Its preferred perch? The canvas of my tent 🙃

The decibels of its call? Jet-engine levels 🫨

The sound? Fuckin' Star Wars lasers.

[letsplaythermalnuclearwar]

Homer!Odysseus and Epic!Odysseus would try to kill each other if they ever met

[qiinamii]

"Xiao does things" (and friends) twitter log part 2

-- UPDATE: removed some of the arts to make its own individual post since I am bad at organizing, sorry! (but the last one is new lol) xD

[stingrayextraordinaire]

My students’ adventures in trying to spell “tragedy” for their Romeo and Juliet quiz.