#Kincoy Edit

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You've done your best to heed me But you don't need me as a guide For it's been in you all along The power inside

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AO3 wrapped: 3, 10, 20

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

i think im most proud of this thing of darkness (i acknowledge mine) because it was a fic full of things i never really thought i'd write, including action scenes, a post-canon nwh venom!flash plotline, and mjflash, but i couldn't be prouder and more pleased with how i wrote all of them! it was also my longest fic actually written during 2022 (i posted a slightly longer story at the beginning of 2022 that was actually handwritten during 2021), and as someone who normally writes oneshots, im also proud that i committed to writing and actually finished a multichapter fic. in sum: i love flash, and i loved centering him in a story he deserves but the mcu will never give us

10. What work was the quickest to write?

match point was the first kincoy fic i posted (though technically the second one i wrote), and writing it absolutely flew by. it's a shorter fic, of course, but i also understood where i was going from the very beginning. next thing i knew, i had the fic typed and ready to be posted except for the fact that i didn't have a cover for the story, because i'd gotten through writing and editing so much faster than expected 😂 im pretty sure one of the reasons i was able to write the story so quickly, too, is because i was at the beginning of my kincoy obsession and therefore Needed to get my inspiration out

20. Which work of yours have you reread the most?

probably Walls, my MJ&Flash friendship fic! for one, i wrote it earlier in the year, so i've had more time to reread it 😂 but also, flash and mj are my two favorite mcu characters, so writing a story that explored the way their friendship could have developed if the mcu writers weren't cowards within canon was an absolute blast! it really was a fic i wrote for me to read, therefore i read it Many Times 😌

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it was more than worth it

AO3 | T | 2 chapters | Kincoy 7+1

Claire shook her head, lacing their fingers together. “How about we lay down some ground rules?”

Jack chuckled. “Rules, huh?”

“Yes.” A smirk twitched at her lips. “If you come within six inches of my personal space in the office, I have permission to taze you.”

(Or: 7 times people found out about Jack and Claire’s relationship + 1 time people were told.)

Read Part 1

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I was always crushing on the wrong boys I was always yelling when I should’ve been sitting down Memories of cigarettes and polaroids Kiss you in the kitchen of a house that burned down

— “All I Wanted”

Love is a strong word, Claire thinks, as her body melts into the warmth of Jack McCoy’s hands against her hips. She shivers when his lips graze the skin beneath her ear. Yes, love is a strong word.

But they could learn to, she thinks.

One day.

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and all that jazz

AO3 | T | 3-part series | 10.8k

Come on, babe, why don’t we paint the town? / And all that jazz / I’m gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockings down / And all that jazz

— “And All That Jazz”

“This must be… a favorite dress of yours,” Jack said, a precarious tension edging into his tone, and Claire laughed.

“You have no idea.” Her fingers danced along her hips, smoothing out remaining wrinkles in the soft fabric. “You want to know what the best part is? What makes this dress so perfect for a night painting the town?”

“Why don’t you tell me?” Jack asked, the thickness to his voice indicating he wouldn’t know what to do with himself if she didn’t, and Claire’s smile widened.

(Or: Claire and Margot enjoy a night out painting the town. Jack shows up, too. Promises are made, but will they be kept?)

Read on AO3

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“So what would you say if a dirty old man asked you to accompany him home for drinks?”

Without missing a beat, she replied smartly, “I’d tell him he’s outta luck cause I’m going home with a handsome older detective,” she pulled open the waiting cab door, “and skipping the drinks.” Then she climbed into the car, leaving the door open for him to follow.

— from I Did It My Way, an amazing Nina Cassady/Mike Logan fic by defyngravity on fanfiction.net; rated T, 6 chapters, 9.5k

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it was more than worth it

T | 2 chapters | 32k | Kincoy 7+1

To hell with her, he’d said.

To hell with you, the night had whispered in return. She’ll meet you there.

“Jack,” Jamie says, and Jack’s eyes fly open as she snaps him out of his downward spiral. “Claire didn’t waste her life by spending three years of it with you.”

(Or: 7 times people found out about Jack and Claire’s relationship + 1 time people were told.)

Read on AO3

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the 7th section of my kincoy 7+1 is so long compared to the others... how do these things happen...

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lmao i wrote my kataang week fic for the “quiet moments” prompt but i was editing it today and realized it also fits the alternate prompt for that day, “healing techniques”

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i might make a kincoy fic rec list in a couple weeks 🤔 idk who’d be interested but 😂 can’t hurt to put one together!

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upcoming fics to post:

1. two more chapters of this thing of darkness (i acknowledge mine)

2. zukaang week day 3

3. [redacted]

4. kincoy established relationship

5. possibly another kincoy fic?? i have to type it up and edit it still

fics to brainstorm/write:

1. kataang week

2. probably more kincoy lbr 💀

3. ladybug dies fic

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22, 41, and 70!

22. describe your writing process from scratch to finish.

step one: putting on the right background music (usually a movie soundtrack or lindsey stirling, it needs to be mostly instrumental for me to focus).

step two: most of the time, i start with an "idea dump" in one of my journals, where i'll literally just record any ideas that come to mind re the fic i want to write. afterwards, i try to take those ideas and put them into an outline. for shorter fics, that's usually just the basic order of events. for longer oneshots or multichaps, i tend to write out what i expect to happen in each event/section of the fic.

step three version A: once i have an outline, i like to handwrite my fics in nice notebooks with colorful pens 🥰 if im able to do so, i eventually type up the fic, wait at least one day to do a read-through edit for major issues, and then wait at least one more day to use NaturalReaders to read my story aloud to me so i can catch smaller typos (a common one: and vs an).

step three version B: if i can't handwrite the fic for whatever reason, such as if im on a tighter deadline or the story is longer (or both), i'll type the fic straight into a google doc. if time allows it, i'll retype the entire fic after a few days in another google doc. if time does not allow that, i do the same read-through and NaturalReaders editing pattern that i do with handwritten fics (although sometimes with two read-throughs).

step four: after that, i'll post the fic!

41. what is the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had.

well, The Wrong Note is weird by virtue of the fact that it very well may be the only monk x medium crossover on the internet 😂 that said, the plot is a pretty straightforward murder mystery that's fitting for both shows, so i wouldn't necessarily consider it the weirdest story idea i've ever had. hmm...

Sigh No More, my maiko much ado au, is kind of weird ngl, since it's such a... unique au to apply to atla and maiko 😂 WAIT WAIT, i've got it: in Exposition, a fic i wrote for the kataang valentine's bash last year, one of the aus i explore involves aang as a kind-of-but-not-quite-ghost. i think that's the weirdest story idea i've had just because all the other aus in the fic are way more traditional (college au, superhero au, mermaid au), but not the ghost-ish concept lmao. i cannot for the life of me remember what inspired it or how i would have taken it further, but yeah. ghost-ish aang. maybe human, maybe once human, maybe never again human, perpetually toeing the line between life and death. definitely one of the weirder fic ideas i've had

(in terms of non-posted weird story ideas, i tend to forget anything my brain comes up with if i don't write it down, so regretfully im not sure 💀 atla heathers au?? kincoy sort-of-kind-of striptease?? ladybug dies fic?? are those weird?? i feel like i have no standard to measure against lmaooo)

70. are you very critical of your own writing? how much do you find yourself editing (either during the writing or after the fact)?

yes and no? fanfic is a hobby and i try to treat it as such, but i am also not immune to getting frustrated when a scene doesn't come out in words the way i see it in my head. i've already talked about my writing process in 22, including how i edit, but i'll add here that i have a pretty hard rule that i don't allow myself to go back and edit until i've finished the entire story. if i want to change something later, i'll make a note in the margins/leave a comment in my doc to remind myself about it, but i won't actually revise anything until the story is complete.

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updated list of fics to post:

- bellcaid ficlet (maybe this tuesday?)

- kataang week (day 6, whichever that is)

- two sequels to come on, babe (why don’t we paint the town?) bc i had an idea for a part 2 that quickly became two ideas (both still need to be typed and edited)

updated list of fics to (hopefully) write:

- kincoy 7+1 (technically started, would love to see finished lol)

- ladybug dies

- god willing, a fic for tysuki week

- nina/mike

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i know zero things about kincoy but that graphic is gorgeous! how did you make it?

😭 this is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me, anon ily 💛

i use the free version of Canva to make all of my edits! or all of my recent edits, at least; some stuff from two(ish) or more years ago i made on my phone with picsart... never again. it is so much easier on my computer lol.

anyways, i love Canva because it has a bunch of free templates, free graphics, etc. that you can use! honestly, i don't see a reason to bother with the premium/paid version because if you can't find a free photo on there that you need, you can just upload one yourself and use that, which is what i usually do. i also use removebg whenever i need to get rid of the background of a picture and ezgif if i need to convert webp files to jpg/png.

im so happy you like the edit!! 💛

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lowkey want to make a lil post about why i like kincoy, honestly might even end up making an edit for them 🤔 i also have the basics of a ficlet outlined, too 💀