#also having catra wearing a binder for her halloween costume was a 100% self indulgent choice

[sevens-evan]

The first time they slept together in roots

that was a super fun scene to write! it was actually pretty spicy by my standards lmao, even tho it didn’t even merit a rating bump. so i was a little nervous just because of that, but i’m really happy with how it turned out.

i think i did a good job starting with a playful, flirty kind of energy; i find catradora banter really easy and fun to write. the switch to emotional intensity when catra takes her sleeve off was the hard part. the whole scene kind of turns on a dime at that moment, and i was very conscious that it could feel abrupt or choppy. i spent most of my editing time for that chapter working on that transition of mood. but i think it really captures the dimensions of their relationship in roots—they’re very capable of having fun together, making each other laugh, but underneath it all there’s like thirty layers of childhood trauma, and it’s that intensity that scares catra so much. i wanted to have both of those aspects in that scene.

i also really enjoyed writing adora in that scene. she’s very gentle and attentive and concerned about catra, and i think it ended up being really sweet. made myself feel lonely askjghsalkd

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