#I'm very overwhelmed by that number

[amethystina]

Hello, I hope you're having a wonderful day so far! 𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊

May i ask the following questions from the Fan Fic Writer Asks:

4. How many WIPs do you have right now?

10. Is there a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic?

20. What’s a favorite title for a fic you’ve written?

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆ Happy new year ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆

Alrighty!

4. How many WIPs do you have right now?

I actually looked this up a week ago and the total right now is 24. But that includes some fics that I haven't actually started writing yet. And some are just ideas I want to write but might have to abandon once my sense catches up with me. I guess we'll see?

Either way, it's definitely more projects than I would want, which is why I hope to finish some of them during 2025. Especially since some of the old ones only have one or two chapters left. Or are oneshots I just didn't finish. Like, how hard can it be?

So that's definitely a goal for this year. I want to finish at least five of my current WIPs, preferably more.

10. Is there a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

A couple, yeah. One is The Hat Hypothesis which I figured would just be another one of my appreciated yet still not overly popular The Losers fics but, somehow, it ended up being one of my most appreciated ones? Which is by no means a bad thing! I just didn't expect it, nor do I know why so many people like it more than the others. But, at the same time, that's not for me to know or decide xD

Another is Who Holds the Devil which... well, I didn't really know what I expected with that one but I know for a fact that it wasn't what I got. I was terrified before I started posting it and was kind of hoping to just quietly push it out there without anyone noticing and be done with it. But, uh, that obviously didn't happen. Not just the part where I thought it would go more or less unnoticed, but also how much time and effort I would devote to it. I definitely didn't expect it to become as big as it is now, both in terms of its popularity and its length.

And, to balance things out a bit, Losing You (Is My Supervillain Origin Story) is a fic I expected to be more popular than it ended up being. The premise is a little clumsy, admittedly, but people tend to like a little darkness and, at the time I wrote it, it was the darkest I had chosen to write Bucky. But maybe the depiction of grief scared people off? Or the flimsy plot? Who knows? xD Either way, it remains one of my least popular Winteriron fics (by quite a margin) and I'm still not sure why. But there you go!

18. What's one of your favourite lines you've written in a fic?

There are, obviously, quite a lot of them considering the sheer number of sentences I've written. Many I don't even remember anymore. But one that's always stood out to me is from You Only Live Twice, said by Fury to Tony:

"You might have forgotten how to live in this world, but I'm willing to bet that you still want to save it."

It makes a lot more sense within context, but I always felt that it was a very Fury thing to say and, well, pretty poetic? I think that fic has a lot of banger sentences, in fact.

20. What's a favourite title for a fic you've written?

Again, I have more than one since it's just very difficult to pick. But my top choices are:

Who Holds the Devil - For how utterly perfect it is. Not just because it's a quote from Faust — which is one of the sources of inspiration for the drama — but also because it poses a question that is the basis for the entire fic, even if we all already know the answer. Because it's Ga On, of course. Ga On holds the devil.

Until Death Do Us Unite - Because I like a good wordplay or a twist on an established expression. And this one just felt so obvious considering the drama, the characters, and the premise of the fic. Moon Jo and Jong Woo will be together forever indeed. It doesn't matter that one of them is clinically dead.

Losing You (Is My Supervillain Origin Story) - I just felt very clever when I came up with it, I guess? I like how descriptive it is and the fact that even if the fic could just have been called "Losing You" the sentence within the parenthesis reveals a lot about what the story is actually going to be about.

Hyperborean - Because sometimes I like to be very concise and, in this case, it made perfect sense to just name the fic "it be FECKIN' cold" because, I mean, yeah. It's hella cold xD

These four also neatly sum up my most popular ways of naming a fic. That's to say a) steal a quote from someone else, b) cheekily twist an existing expression to fit my needs, c) a sentence followed by another sentence in a parenthesis that builds on the first one in the most pretentious way possible, and d) the most bluntly obvious and unimaginative — yet descriptive — title in the history of titles.

I think D is the one I use the most often.

Thank you so much for all the questions and a Happy New Year to you too! 💜

Fanfic Writer Asks

[tovanori]

This is how working at a corporate job has made me feel.

[theflyingfeeling]

so thanks to @catboyolli I am now a published author........

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........because she made my Olli/Allu advent calendar stories into a physical book!?! 😭

complete with the gorgeous concept art by @kraeuterhexchen !!!!

...and all the other essential information you can find in a physical book, along with a bibliography of my other work 🥹

I don't have a picture of the covers but they're plain pink and I think we can all agree it's a very fitting stylistic choice 🥰

thank you my dearest Luna, I already told you this is among the most incredible gifts I have ever received and @exitemotions can confirm I burst into tears upon realising what I was holding in my hands, so yeah, I’m speechless thank you thank you thank you this is beyond my wildest dreams and you are amazing and I love you to death 💖💕💞💕💗💘💕💞💖💗💕

[ohgodtheresanotherone]

Look who finally grew a back bone after daddy final gave you some attention.

You know what? Fuck you. I've said my piece.

@brucie-wayne-official, @spoiledbutnotawayne, @babs-is-hacking-stuff @cassmeifyoucan, @caint-see-me, @alfred--pennyworth, @gotham-s-nightingale, @arkhambird, @superherokisser

You guys can do whatever you want to them now. I've said what I wanted to say, it's only fair you guys get to take your turn.

[monster-noises]

Like.. genuinely, very genuinely.

Where and how to do hunt down events in your city? Like places and groups and activities where people who like the same things as you gather and hang out and do social stuff?

Cause I do follow like.. local game stores, comic shops, book shops, galleries/art programs, concert halls, the 1 gay bar in town, queer group pages, the library, and at least one local zine making group whose events never line up with my schedule except the 1 time it did and i went and it was very awkward for me so idk how good that one would pan out if I kept tryingggg-

And while a lot of these places host events semi-regularly the year a lot don't appeal or apply to me so I'm just at a Bit of a Loss for where to find events where I may connect with other people..

So like if ya'll know of some secret search term of webbed site or what have you IIIIII'm open to suggestions!

(and lets just completely ignore the fact that they're all going to be scheduled during my working hours anyway and I won't be able to go, I'll breakdown about that one later. I need to delude myself at least a little bit or else I'll Implode)

[ryuki-blogs]

I don't remember what stuff I downloaded or what settings I disabled but I don't get any of those tumblr notifications 😆

Ooh, that sounds ideal tbh :'D I could get used to following more people if I wasn't constantly reminded how many posts I haven't seen. And my God, I wish I figured out how to get this on my phone - I have ALL notifications off but no matter how many tutorials I go through, I cannot get rid of those tiny little numbers next to the app icons. Not just for Tumblr but for everything, I don't want to see how many unread e-mails I have, how many messages I haven't checked, I want to check all these things on my terms at time of my choosing, will we be ever free from these constant reminders how avoidant we've become due to the hyperconectivity of our time-

[autistic-shaiapouf]

The secret 10th circle of hell Dante was unaware of at the time is retail

[maraeffect]

also, i recently asked my tarot deck about guardian angels and if i have any. and since then, i've been seeing 444 SO MUCH. over the past year or 2, i've noticed seeing 444 more than any other angel number. really seeing it almost exclusively. but! it's ramped up SO much lately. i really don't think it's a coincidence idk. literally as soon as i start digging deeper into spiritualism, death, and the afterlife...i start seeing little signs from the universe everywhere. it's odd.

[non-un-topo]

Considering taking a week off to try and get some energy back

[keeps-ache]

honestly.

[hithergreenchapel]

Apparently Alias Conrad Coldwood is a Brief, Fleeting Friendships sort of guy also which is like

A little relatable

[narcissusneverknewme]

a very select portion of personalities trigger my latent tsundere traits.

In reverse of the usual order, this feels all the worse if they are fictional.

[anonprotagging]

I am Moataz from Gaza, married and have 3 children. We live under war and destruction. I lost my home and now we live in tents where the situation is very difficult. My children cannot bear the intense heat in addition to the spread of diseases and insects. I want to save the lives of my family and escape death. I hope you will help by donating and sharing my page.

https://gofund.me/af3b5cb0

Yes, I've donated what I can!! I hope your fundraiser gets more visibility soon!! 🌻🌻🌻

Background info for anyone looking up Moataz's username to check:

-This fundraiser was reblogged by a reputable blogger, aya-bananya, who is NOT a vetting blog but generally reblogs trustworthy campaigns!!

-Reverse image searches also show that the images are unique, consistent, and clearly not made with AI, and the GFM has multiple unique videos

-There is one person blocked on the original pinned post, but it's literally just one person who solely commented "scam" without proof, questioning, doing any research, just instantly assuming bad faith :(

-I've previously seen some people worrying about fundraisers that use SEK but several vetted fundraisers also use it so it's really not a cause for concern

-The goal may seem high because it's in Swedish Krona, but it's really only a VERY achievable $23,000 USD goal!! It's only at about $300 USD right now though :(

[bluegiragi]

MERCH PREVIEW + STORE RELEASE INFO!!!

guess who's store is finally launching soon!!! and with merch that arrived with surprisingly great colours considering i genuinely i have no idea how CMYK conversion works!!!

my online store is all set up and ready to go at bluegiragistore.com, but is so far locked behind a password. On 26th March at 8:25am AEST, I'll be posting the password to the store on Patreon so that patrons can get first pick before any rush. 1 hour later, the store will go public!

for people who'd like to prepare beforehand, here are the prices of everything up for sale (in USD):

ALL MONSTER AU CHARMS: $13 each

BOTH SLASHER CHARMS: $13 each

KONIG DOUBLE-SIDED CHARM: $13

SUBTLE GHOSTSOAP CHARM: $12

DARK GHOSTSOAP STANDEE: $25

Please be aware that shipping will be an additional cost to your order and all orders will come with a tracking number! Shipping costs to the US and Europe will likely vary between $13-$16 USD, while Oceania and Asia will vary between $10-$12 USD. I apologise ahead of time for the inconvenience of the shipping costs but I unfortunately can't get around it any other way - I'm just sadly in an inconvenient location to ship from!

in any case, I'm incredibly excited to launch this store in a few days (and also very stressed about it at the same time LMAO). I've intentionally got a limited stock, just so that I'm not immediately overwhelmed by orders as its my first time doing this sort of thing, but be assured that if all goes well, I'll probably be reopening the store again next month with a bigger order and a bit less hassle :)

if you have any questions feel free to leave them in the replies or send them through the inbox and i'll try get to you asap!

[bogleech]

"The question was posed, "Why do people continue supporting Trump no matter what he does?" A lady named Bev answered it this way: “You all don't get it. I live in Trump country, in the Ozarks in southern Missouri, one of the last places where the KKK still has a relatively strong established presence. They don't give a shit what he does. He's just something to rally around and hate liberals, that's it, period. He absolutely realizes that and plays it up. They love it. He knows they love it. The fact that people act like it's anything other than that proves to them that liberals are idiots, all the more reason for high fives all around. If you keep getting caught up in "why do they not realize this problem" and "how can they still back Trump after this scandal," then you do not understand what the underlying motivating factor of his support is. It's fuck liberals, that's pretty much it. Have you noticed he can do pretty much anything imaginable, and they'll explain some way that rationalizes it that makes zero logical sense? Because they're not even keeping track of any coherent narrative, it's irrelevant. Fuck liberals is the only relevant thing. Trust me; I know firsthand what I'm talking about. That's why they just laugh at it all because you all don't even realize they truly don't give a fuck about whatever the conversation is about. It's just a side mission story that doesn't matter anyway. That's all just trivial details - the economy, health care, whatever. Fuck liberals. Look at the issue with not wearing the masks. I can tell you what that's about. It's about exposing fear. They're playing chicken with nature, and whoever flinches just moved down their internal pecking order, one step closer to being a liberal. You've got to understand the one core value that they hold above all others is hatred for what they consider weakness because that's what they believe strength is, hatred of weakness. And I mean passionate, sadistic hatred. And I'm not exaggerating. Believe me. Sadistic, passionate hatred, and that's what proves they're strong, their passionate hatred for weakness. Sometimes they will lump vulnerability in with weakness. They do that because people tend to start humbling themselves when they're in some compromising or overwhelming circumstance, and to them, that's an obvious sign of weakness. Kindness = weakness. Honesty = weakness. Compromise = weakness. They consider their very existence to be superior in every way to anyone who doesn't hate weakness as much as they do. They consider liberals to be weak people that are inferior, almost a different species, and the fact that liberals are so weak is why they have to unite in large numbers, which they find disgusting, but it's that disgust that is a true expression of their natural superiority. Go ahead and try to have a logical, rational conversation with them. Just keep in mind what I said here and be forewarned.”

From a facebook post, with a lot of comments from people who actually didn't realize it was like this. Yeah, I grew up knowing these kinds of people too and that's exactly how it is.

[creature-once-removed]

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