#Starboy's Letters!

[stars-sakuras-and-heartbreaks]

Wait hang on, why's Ole posting about how he's us?

I know we lended him access to our accounts a while ago, but...

...my gosh, what's going on?? Did people realy think that just 'cause he was posting from our account (and had signed in to help set us up PluralKit) it means he's us?

Shoot, I guess with how he's leaning into it too, no one's gonna believe us...

-✨❀

[elixirofentropy]

I love you, my sun, my sunflower, my moon. You create constellations of love and desire in my soul. I'm pulled into you further with the gravity of it all. I love you, my half of the binary stars.

[faceglitchsworld]

Attention! Attention! He's showing his lip balm! I repeat, he's showing his lip balm!

[they-call-me-ricochet]

A couple of days go by, until one day Lina enters Wyatt’s room and finds it empty, clean and two letters sitting on his pillow.

One addressed “to my family” and the other “Starboy”

Lina picks up the family letter.

“I’m sorry. But I need to do this, it’s not worth delaying the inevitable. Magneto and the Brotherhood are right. I love you all.”

@hufflepuffavenger @poor-lost-leo @just-a-fucking-civilian @the-barnes-girl @star-spangled-starboyyy

[stars-sakuras-and-heartbreaks]

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

-Tord (of the Harmony Syndicate)

But what if there were several anyway? >:3c -✨❀

(P.S. - We can all totally get along! Maybe someday we can have a Tord Introject Discord Call where we est snacks and watch anime or somrthing? This offer goes out to every Tord btw!!!!!!! >u<)

[nightowl374art]

Hey,

This is my second question/ message here, the first one was massive so apologies for that lol but I hope you get to reply to it someday!

I wanted to show this to you because this page obviously wouldn't be possible without you. As I mentioned I've grown very close of your art in the past month and I couldn't help but dedicate a page to my favorite pieces.

I redrew them on my sketchbook in your style the closest I could (I hope you don't mind). I mentioned in my first ask that I really loved the Amazing Spider-Man redraw with Miles and Gwen so I kinda made it into my own fairytale from your drawing. (I hope you don't mind and btw I never posted this anywhere because I didn't want to upset you in any way because you could've feel like this was just a copy of your drawings)

The drawing with Tarboy was supposed to be Miles as the Starboy album cover but I made it too close to the edge of my Skechbook and I didn't want to alter the shape and size of the letters so It stays like that lol (I think its funny tho btw).

Oh and the "Nah Imma kill myself" was just a meme I saw on Tumblr of Miles famous quote "Nah Imma do my own thing" that I drew in a boring class because I needed a distraction and that came up to my mind.

(btw the Tarboy and Nah Imma kill myself were the first drawings of that page if I didn't finish them already by the time I started sketching yours I would definitely make a whole page with your drawings only)

Ok one last thing the little texts are songs that remind me of Miles and Gwen. They are from my GostFlower playlist.

Ok I realized I wrote way too much but I think I just can't help myself when I'm excited so sorry about that.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me smile with your art they bring me a lot of happiness.

Hope you're doing well and take care!

❤️🌻🕸️

Babe, you have talent, I can see that. You’ve done a wonderful job of recreating what I’ve made and I’m flattered, it’s very heartwarming to see this. There’s so much personality in your art. If my work inspires you to create, that’s what matters. I even see a bit of Miles’ style in your work 😉 (your handwriting is super cool btw). Well done. 🙌

[e-to-the-v]

Bestie I saw your post about SUPERCRITICAL and you are so right omg. This is golden. Any other recs you can give me?

Well that depends on what your looking for

For Scarian- “Lost Letters” by stressedbisexualTM, “It’s a Bad Idea, Right?” By funkyplantguy, “Sailing on a Ship in a Bottle” by Captian_axolotl, “Come Closer, Sir, and I’ll eat you alive” By TheBrainrotIsStrongWithThisOne, “Hershey Kisses” by HolographicMoon, “Starboy” By mariuspunmercy,“Suddenly I’m Holding the whole world in my arms”by SalixWrites, “An Allay for an Ally” By Serazimei, “Look at you (Strawberry Blond)” By atiredDMwhoneedssleep (fair warning this is a sad one), “Banned” by HolyMolyGuacamole, “Chasing the Horizon Line” by Nine_of_Diamonds, also there’s the DDVA by kitsune here on tumblr

If you’re a Mumscarian- “The Hermit Coffee Co.” By LuminousMe, “Sorry, I Have a Boyfriend” by RockCatTomato,

If you want just a Mumbo & Grian friendship- “I MISS MY DADS”, “the best of the worst” by Froggiestarrock, “Wait… Piracy isnt illegal?” By Ao3poster

If you want to try one I’ve been following with a Smalletho- “burning flames or paradise (superhero au)” by INSOMNYA, “Somehow, I always end up back in Marianas Trench” by Prudent_seer, honestly you can find good ones here by just scrolling on their tag.

Most of these are not finished, sad I know, but they are fun to keep up with

Also I haven’t read everything and there’s are plenty more great one out there (like a how to train your dragon scarian one) and I try to stay away from smut and other things. But here’s some suggestions!

[hyuneskkami]

╭₊˚ TOKYO DRIFT . . . skye’s 50 followers event ! ⋆⭒˚.⋆

intro post here !

ᝰ. PODIUM (masterlist) . . .

— click here for the event masterlist <3

~ completed: 34

~ remaining: 00

REQUESTS CLOSED ‼️

ᝰ. CONDUCTOR’S NOTES (a/n) . . .

ahhh! thank you all so so much for this!! i’m so grateful to everyone who follows my blog and reads my fics <3 I have the best time interacting with you (: your guys’ support is the best fr. i’m so so happy to write what I love with no time constraints, and having amazing mutuals and followers sending in the best requests. I hope to interact more with the rest of you, and make new friends! also… new theme alert! hope yall like it 🤍 all the love, skye <3

ᝰ. IDOLS (ib & cr) . . .

event inspired by covey (@hopelesslyromanticshark), zuri (@canonfeminine), sunni (@sunnitheapollokid), eden (@cinemaconrad) & special mention to mori (@nuncscioquidsitamor-14) for being the reason I grew this much + found some of my fav moots (including you <3)

ᝰ. GENERAL (everyone) . . .

I. IF U SEEK AMY ! ִ ࣪𖤐

give me a short/long description about yourself (hobbies, likes/dislikes, favourites, etc.) and i’ll assign you a book gf/bf !

II. PUMP IT ! ִ ࣪𖤐

you can request moodboards for any character/ship/friend group (:

III. SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE ! ִ ࣪𖤐

ask for any character and i’ll write you a bunch of headcannons (you can provide a prompt or choose not to) <3

IV. GANGSTA’S PARADISE ! ִ ࣪𖤐

request a playlist for any character/prompt (maximum 10 songs) !

ᝰ. RESTRICTED (only moots) . . .

I. WHO IS SHE ? ࣪𖤐

give me a short/long description of yourself and i’ll tell you which of my oc’s you remind me of !

II. HOUSE OF MEMORIES ! ࣪𖤐

drop a request and i’ll make you a moodboard on how I see our friendship (+ book duo we resemble) (:

III. STARBOY ! ࣪𖤐

i’ll write you a letter <3

IV. YOU AND I ! ࣪𖤐

drop a request and i’ll write a few headcannons about what you and I would do if we ever met irl !

ᝰ. INSTRUCTIONS (rules) . . .

i. i’ll only be able to answer your request if i’m a part of that fandom, so I would suggest checking out my fandoms nav here first

ii. only one request per message

iii. only three requests per day

iv. normal asks might be closed until event ends

ᝰ. RACE TIME (dates) . . .

starts on — 17th may, friday

ends on — 30th may, thursday

> EVENT CLOSED !!

ᝰ. PATH (asks’ format) . . .

please include title of the ask (ex. pump it/supermassive black hole/etc.) and the character name & fandom (if applicable). if it’s a description request, send your desc in points (if applicable) so it’s easier to read (:

ᝰ. RACERS (taglist) . . .

@nuncscioquidsitamor-14 @mqstermindswift @puffoz @skeelly @urmomabby @sunnitheapollokid

@jgracie @canonfeminine @cinemaconrad @totokyo @urbanflorals

@aezuria @thetunnelunderoceanboulevard @cherigall @percabethluvr @pjoverseluvr

@maybxlle @mershellscape @riordanness @starlitszn @metyouattherighttime

@a-beautiful-fool @sequinsnstars @ssparksflyy @fayvpor @iheartgirlzn

@nomournersnofuneralss @over-the-oceancall @seaglass-and-string @cer3lia @lara20aral

@bloophasarrived @xoxochb @auroraofthesun1 @sophiesonlinediary

[sethdomain]

Starboy andrew chudgreste au where he loves astrology, send quirky letter to his boyfriend and full of homicidal thoughts

[fantasygerard2000]

WISH and Classical Disney Tropes

With Wish discourse not slowly dying out because people refused to not be angry for stupid reasons, I wanna discuss more about it, especially the actual existing positive things about it.

So, there's this saying from a very few people saying that "Wish is an INSULT to the Disney formula" or "Enchanted could've been a better love letter to Disney". Now, as much as I would say that this take is complete butt, I somewhat understood, but not in a way these people think.

Wish is pretty much a by-the-basics Disney animated movie; female protag, animal sidekick, power hungry villain, musical, all that shindig. It's also an original story, something that Disney detractors claim they wanted after a butt ton of sequels and remakes being made and released recently, not just from Disney but from Hollywood in general. Then again, these cretins would call anything woke bad regardless if it's original or a remake.

However, these people didn't like Wish because it was "not enough". Again, I legit understand this complaint of Wish being half baked, but my gripe about it is that it's pretty much what they claimed they wanted and yet they still complain. Same way how with even if they kept the Starboy and Villain Couple draft, they'll still say Wish sucks and want the Startwink and Bonnie and Clyde to be in a different "better" movie.

I noticed that Wish has problems similar with Princess and the Frog, which are coincidentally similar if you think about it. After their renaissance period, Disney made some non-fairytale films that are experimental during the 2000's. These films, while decent (except Home on the Range) weren't well received, largely because they deviated from the traditional Disney formula, which was being mocked by films like Shrek. Not helped that hand drawn animation was slowly dying out as 3D animated family comedies were the hot topic of the time.

After this period of failing hand drawn films and experimenting 3D films, the returned to formula with Princess and the Frog. Despite this film's popularity and love from fans, it didn't make as much as the previous renaissance films. Largely due to numerous causes like hand drawn films don't make as much money as they used to back in the late 90's and that it was released alongside Avatar (not that one). Princess and the Frog, while a good film, has problems similar to Wish; and that it has a great story but was held back by being a formulaic Disney movie. Let me explain.

Tiana's story about valuing the people who love her (Naveen and Charlotte) to the point that they themselves gave up their own dreams so they can help her achieve hers. This is a pretty heartfelt story Disney has ever made. The main issue, apart from Tiana being a frog for most of the runtime, are the fact it has to commit into being a formulaic Disney movie. Hand drawn animated, villain, magic. Things that on the surface seems good, but are just purely used as a wallpaper to cover an already good story.

There's this thing in fandoms where they don't care how a trope is executed as long as the trope is present. It's this thing as to why people like characters like for example Rasputin from Anastasia, a traditional villain with green magic and a funny sidekick. The thing is that Rasputin is so unnecessary to the point the broadway musical removed him entirely. If you watch the film back, he's mostly irrelevant to the plot about Anya discovering her past.

And that's what Princess and the Frog does with Dr. Facilier. He's cool visually and Keith David is a blast, but he's so unnecessary to the plot that his scheme to marry Laurence to Charlotte so they can Eli's money is pretty plain compared to the previous villains before him.

As for the Enchanted "comparison", I find this rathe funny because Enchanted is a parody to the Disney formula. Like Shrek, it makes fun of the tropes Disney is known for but does so in a affectionate parody. It knows it's ham and cheese and does not hesitate. However, a film spoofing the Disney formula wouldn't be as well received today as it was back in the early 2000's. Heck, Tangled was supposed to be a Shrek copy before they went into a traditional Disney fairytale adaptation.

This ties to when other studios try to copy the Disney formula but they weren't as successful. Heck, Don Bluth himself despite his quitting Dinsey was still committed to the formula. Even films like Happily N'ever After and Charmed try to cash in on the Shrek formula but failed because it's formula has been done once Shrek starts to become more than a jab towards Disney.

So, Enchanted being "better" than Wish is hecka dubious. In fact, if Enchanted were to be made today, it would very be not received because it had "Giselle, a woman, fight the dragon instead of the man." Enchanted wasn't good because of being formulaic, it was good because it subverted a lot of these tropes. It acknowledges the issues people had with classical Disney movies, especially with the unrealistic romances.

It's pretty on par with Frozen, which is known to subvert these tropes. Hans, despite what people say about him, is quite memorable for being a subversion to the "Prince Charming" caricature as he was actually using Anna to get to her thrown. And the curse was not broken by a kiss between two lovers, it was broken by familial love.

Heck, an even better example of subverting these classical Disney tropes is Maleficent of all movies. Maleficent was a large deviation from the Disney formula, even by live action remakes standards, by making her the real hero who briefly turned evil after the real villain betrayed her to make himself look like the hero. It's only when she becomes a mother to Aurora that she redeems because she has learned to love again by her. It was her kiss that broke her own spell. It's also a touching story about found family.

Coming back to Wish, the film does the by the numbers formula but doesn't include the major ones, like the romance. Romances in Disney are notoriously known for being unrealistic that it was being made fun by Disney themselves in Enchanted and Frozen. Of course, Disney improve these romances in their later films with Tiana and Naveen, Rapunzel and Eugene and Anna and Kristoff. So, "why Disney didn't include romance in Wish if it wants to be a basic classical Disney movie?" The real question is "what would the romance contribute to the plot".

In several if not a few posts an even one singular video I can find about the Starboy misconception, the romance between Asha and Star would be unnecessary to the story. Especially since the main priority is about returning the wishes so people can achieve them themselves. Yes, I am aware that there are Disney romances that aren't important to the plot but if they're not then why are they kept? If you think about other movies that have unnecessary romances, you'd probably say exactly that, the romance is unnecessary. Even classical Disney movies aren't about a romance has included them because, "male and female characters? Of course they'll get together in the end". Even Princess and the Frog, falls under this. Despite that I like Tiana and Naveen's dynamic in complementing each other, their romance together can often feel forced because they're in an animated Disney movie that's calling back to their well known formula, so they have to. The "getting together" as a reward in a story is old as heck and I'm honestly tired of seeing this story numerous times.

And if you wanted Asha to have a romance, Dahlia is right there. They already have an established friendship so why not have them be established girlfriends? Disney's actual first gay character Ethan Clade has brief scenes with his male crush and even gets together with him in the end. These two are adorable together despite their brief scenes. So, why not have Asha and Dahlia be the same?

And like I said before, even if Starboy was kept, he and Asha would've stayed platonic. Wish was written by Jennifer Lee, and the films she worked in Disney tend to acknowledge and subvert these tropes. And just as they would've stayed platonic, audiences and fans will still ship them because they're just too comfortable with the old Disney, and that what this whole things is.

The non-fairytale experimental movies Disney made weren't well received because people are just so used to Disney making fairytale adaptations so a film that isn't that made by them feels like a pack as been broken. And even their later films post Tangled that are successful, people still favored hand drawn animation, romances, villains.

And when Wish was released, they're still not happy. Now, this is due to Wish not being fully committed to the darn T, but it's still a Disney movie with stylized animation with hand drawn elements, a traditional obviously evil villain and an original black female lead.

But yet, they still look for reasons to not like this movie. Reasons that some are just beyond unreasonable that they should just stop consuming media they didn't like completely instead of complaining how it isn't what they imagined in their head and are better off watching the content that's catered to them and their specific tastes.

Animation fandom is terrible because they contradict themselves. They claim they wanted hand drawn animation back. Despite that there are still hand drawn animated films made today to the point of nominated for an Oscar, that doesn't count because it's from oversees and not mainstream Hollywood. They wanted an original movie, but praised a sequel that ended on the cliffhanger and hope the follow up comes sooner.

Even if your version of Wish was the official version, other people will still be angry at it.

[stars-sakuras-and-heartbreaks]

Jsut found out we've been posted to r/SystemsCringe!

Teh post can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SystemsCringe/comments/1bdc9vi/eddsworld_alter_hacks_friends_account_blames - we like to read the posts here and see if any accounts we like have been posted... and we didn't expect to see oursleves!!!!! Teehee!!!! >w<

Also, I need to tga my dear friend, @thegardengrows-infrozenrain - they've unfortunately put your post there too, at the end... :( ButI know you guys can take the heat! You'ev done it before and yuo can do it again!!!!!!!

-✨❀

P.S. Yes, the capton they pu ton th screenshot of Ry's post is correct, "Making fun of a bad fanfiction is transphobic"! He literally says that the people are listed via Shinigami Eyes (an broeser extesion he introduced us to, 'cause he uses it and it helps a ton!) as bad, and aslo, that the story is iterally oart of his idetnity as a transmasc!!!!!!!!!!!!! It really is trasnphobic!!!!

P.P.S. Not that you meant it that way!!!!!! You jerks and your sarcasm... >m<

[satoruhour]

my dear t !! for the ask game ❤️ 📚 & 🎨 !!

i hope you’re having a lovely day so far btw ily 🫶🏻

❤️: what is your favourite line that you've written in a fic?

ooh . i have a few that i think r decent :’) it’s not often i like the things i put out but these r the ones that stuck out to me !! theyre all fluff lmfoaoojj

“by the gods, i’m sure they’re all talking about you in the love songs they write.” is what he whispers against your lips, a soft breath of words that make your heart flutter and skin burn. that’s what the present is with suguru. “but if you ask me, a lone man, to write something, i’d do it with a million and one songs, poems, reveries. more than i can count.” — from an untitled on my old blog “it’s like hearing aphrodite sing, and yet you cross her by miles both in beauty and voice. surely, he shouldn’t mention that out loud, but eros can’t possibly help the arrow puncturing his heart, and looking at his psyche now, he thinks you look absolutely flawless.” — from oversized never looked this good “the words are caught in his throat when you fingers go over the 悟 of his name, three syllables packaged into a single character. he didn’t expect you to remember, but it breathes some life back into him when you do it over his heart. he can’t remember the last time he let someone trace his name so intimately. with one last lingering kiss, you both succumb to slumber in peace, with gojo satoru’s first name in the palm of your hand, and his last name aching to take its place in front of your own.” — from 悟; “gojo satoru learns more and more about himself through the lens of your eyes — a love letter sealed with the saccharine strawberry you apply every morning and your whispered confessions that hold a multitude of suns to leave his fingertips blazing and heart soaring.” — from the drabble about gojo’s dimples “he treats you like painters do to their muse: gentle, delicate, a million memories of your anatomy seared into his brain from how long he’s stared at you.” — from late night drift w/ megumi

📚: is there a fanfic or fanfic writer you recommend?

SO. MANY. literally ALL my moots omg ill link my mutual page and you can go crazy from there !!!! theyre all such talented people ! @kazushawty, @hoshigray ELLIE ! the lovely person who sent this ask, @crysugu, @jabamin, @getousex, @slttygeto, @preciousamethyst, @seeingivy, @rlvsmegumi, @zarihaaa, @etherealxmaya, @sluut4toji, @lov3rbody, @cybercandy1, @papersirens, @omgeto, @heavenlyevil (im so sorry if i missed u out im absolutely sleepy rn 😓🥹)

others include @shotorus, @saetoru, @sugurini @prettyboykatsuki @suget @satohruu ahh those are at the top of my head rn! pls pls follow them and give them ur love @ whoever sees this !!!

as for fanfics i dont save fanfics often apart from the reblogs on my pagebgnfjf and im not that good of a gauge for good fanfic cause i like EVERYTHING but i love gojo drabbles by saintobio, pixellated starboy by karma, geto’s fix it fic, what if you’re someone i just want around by saetoru, love alarm by ellie !!! one of his girls by empress (omgeto), nanami’s cariño, boy it’s you i desire by dilly (crysugu), just let me love you by anya / jabamin AAAAHHAHANI REQUESTED THIS I LOVE IT SM!!!! i have lots and lots of favourites im sorrryyy 😭😭😭

🎨: if someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?

i mentioned once anything from the racer au would be so cool!! seeing them as racers would be soooo nic or maybe a scene from clementines involved geto peeling an orange for you 🥹 but tbh anything would be good ngl i would love even if it was a simply sketch 😭

ask game 💒

[hyuneskkami]

this is my last time requesting (at least for tdy lol) so could I,lastly,request starboy,please??

⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖

LETTER TO NICKI ⭑.ᐟ

⟢ “I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations!”

my lovely nicki,

hi! we’ve been mutuals for just a short while but it feels like i’ve known you forever. you were my first tumblr moot and friend, so i’ll remember you forever ofc (:

I love a lot of things about your blog and you, so here are some of them: your theme; it’s so gorgeous! the ttpd era goes hard fr. I love how we talk freely with each other and share silly little things about our day. also!! you’re so!!! pretty!! absolutely stunning, dare I say—a greek goddess <3 plus, hufflepuff-slytherin is an underrated friendship combination too.

your spotify playlists are so cute! my favourite is ‘academic weapon (my version)’ <3 and I can’t begin to fangirl over your music taste.

I could go on and on about how kind, sweet, beautiful, and lovely you are, but I don’t think there’s a huge enough word count allowed by tumblr for that (; ilysm nicki!

love,

skye 🎸

taglist — @nuncscioquidsitamor-14 @mqstermindswift @puffoz @skeelly @urmomabby

@sunnitheapollokid @jgracie @canonfeminine @cinemaconrad @totokyo

@urbanflorals @aezuria @thetunnelunderoceanboulevard @cherigall @percabethluvr

@pjoverseluvr @maybxlle @mershellscape @riordanness @starlitszn

@metyouattherighttime @a-beautiful-fool @sequinsnstars @ssparksflyy @fayvpor

@iheartgirlzn @nomournersnofunerals @over-the-ocean-call @seaglass-and-string @cer3lia

@lara20aral @bloophasarrived @xoxochb @auroraofthesun1 @sophiesonlinediary

@solangelotus @brodieland @s1utlvr @imasimpdealwithit @waitingonher

@nqds @skyrigel @daydream-of-a-wallflower @klineinie @hermidastouch

@catastrxblues @moon-drop18 @d4rkdi0rrr

event masterlist

[darkmatter-nebula]

Good morning, my dear fellas! 😘

Silly little "Lost But Now Found" AU post about the sweet little starboy Colli and his friend Gus ahead:

Gus: It's impossible to make a sentence without using the letter A.

Colli *smiles sweetly*: Despite your thinking, it is quite possible, yet difficult, to form one without the specific letter. Here is one more to further disprove your theory.

Gus: *impressed illusionist noises*

Gus: Colli, that was awesome!

[seravphs]

Five recs (but the recs are my own writing) 

Thank you to lovely @gardenofnoah and @stellamancer for tagging me! 

Halfway through this I realized I was treating it like a writing critique instead of an actual fic rec so it’s more a reflection on how I’ve developed as a writer lmao.

hard feelings — I love Rin and the potential for exploring complicated relationships and feelings through him. Out of all my works, this is the most reader centric. I always feel like I can improve on my angst, and that it’s never as emotionally crippling as I want it to be, but I enjoyed writing about a more imperfect reader in this one. I’d love to keep writing for “bad” readers, actually!

ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies — I like amnqaitynl because it’s how I became friends with Aleks but also because I think it really captures the pining of a friendship turned something more. While it’s not high stakes because it’s just a college relationship, at the same time, it’s so intense! It’s everything to you, this friendship and the potential of losing it and the potential of earning something more, if you’re willing to take a little (big) risk.

religion, like crime, is also organized — Writing mafia fic is inherently hard because I’m constantly trying to avoid the wattpad label, but I really enjoyed exploring a fraught, tense dynamic where you’re not sure if the other person has your best interests at heart because the push and pull is so fun. Playing with religion as an element has always interested me as well!

a lost love takes a long time to die — The only long fic that made it onto this list is for Nanami, which is the way it should be. When I was writing Teen Dad Gojo all the way back in 2021, I always knew I was going to write a series of (unconnected) long fics for the big three (Nanami, Gojo, and Getou.) It took me until 2023 to finish alltalttd because I was so underdeveloped as a writer that I could never manage to write more than a few lines. I think it pushed me a lot in learning how to write fight scenes, deal with major character death, create a complete world, etc. whereas in Teen Dad! Gojo I completely bullshitted it if I’m being completely honest. I also really loved the supernatural element in this! If I could do it over, I wish I could explore the ghost marriage aspect more, especially culturally.

cruel summer universe — This is a love letter to the ordinary extraordinariness of having love in your life. Even though I write it to be very sweet and happy, in the back of my mind, I’m always thinking about how it ends in tragedy for Gojo and crew, so it reminds me of this quote about how even if the love didn’t save anyone, it was there. So this is the work that’s closest to my heart because it’s about how beautiful my relationships with others are.

It’s also my coming of age requiem! While I look forward to getting older, I’m nostalgic for a life that I know is now slipping out of my hands. I’ll still have the people I love, but the shape of our relationship will inevitably change with age. It feels like growing pains, something I have to resist until I realize how good it can be for me. 

Someone commented that it feels like a hug to read, and that’s how it feels to write. Even though it flopped so badly when I first posted it to the point where I thought it didn’t make it into the tags, it ended up being the fic I connect most with others on. Cruel Summer has brought me the most beautiful and heartfelt interactions.

honorable mention: arrive through obliteration — I don’t like the smut in this and I wish I could take it out lmao but I like the atmosphere! Fight scenes are also hard for me, so I’m really glad I pushed through it. 

honorable mention: starboy — technically star boy isn’t posted yet, but while I was working on it, I realized I’ve improved a lot since Teen Dad! Gojo. One of the reasons I dislike Teen Dad! Gojo so much is because I feel like a lot of the scenes could be trimmed down where I was struggling to move the timeline along, whereas in starboy, it feels fluid and natural.

no pressure tags: @seoafin (hope you’re enjoying Japan!) @oh-katsuki (also in Japan and presumably doing better things than thinking about fic lol but in case you want to!) @mintmatcha (no pressure means no pressure but I love your writing so I’d love to know what you think are your top five are!) @andypantsx3 (on hiatus...this is not shaping up well for me lol but if you’d like to, I’m interested in what your personal top five are!) @princess-okkotsu (you’ve definitely been tagged in this before but I would love to hear your thoughts on your writing!)  And anyone who’s reading! I’m serious, I would love to hear people’s thoughts on their own work! A writer I really like does author’s notes whenever she posts a fic and reading them after I finish a fic is the best feeling. 

[tormentedbythirst]

Pretty sure I dreamt of the starboy reaching for a star, and just staring up at him, marveling but worried too, I don't want him to fall, so I look away and hide myself so I don't doom him.

Yeah.

Real cool. Overly symbolic.

I can't undo my prayer, can't unsend the letters to him. It is what it is.

If I could just stop crying this morning then I could go to work maybe. Do I really want to stay home when I'm like this? I should just buy that game and pour myself into it. Maybe I will. Maybe that'll cure me.