#anyways this zine was lots of fun to do ahh

[metaphorical-goblin]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you for the tag @aawrightworth!

1. How many works do you have on A03? 31!

2. What's your total A03 word count? 259,660! ...woah

3. What fandoms do you write for? Mostly Ace Attorney! Though I do have another published fic for Dungeons and Daddies, and a couple more WIPs for other fandoms in the future

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Woo fun!

The Things We Agree to Believe are True

Double Date

Taking the Lead (NSFW)

The Essential Guide to Avian Development

And I Will Stay with You Through Spring (NSFW)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? *Yes,* absolutely! Honestly, comments (and responding to them) are probably one of my favorite parts of actually publishing fic. I get a lot of joy from writing them, but seeing and hearing from other people that liked them too, or share the same headcanons? *chef's kiss*

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Honestly, probably my most recent one, Her Brother's Keeper. I don't typically write "bad ending" fics, so this one was definitely a big step for me haha

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Again, most of the things I write have happy endings, so this is hard 😂

I personally really love it when "the war is over" and they can finally just get married and be CHILL so I'd have to say either "The Things We Agree to Believe are True" or "The Essential Guide to Avian Development."

8. Do you get hate on fics? Not really, thankfully! I've had a couple comments from John Phoenix here and there but I don't take it personally.

9. Do you write smut? Sometimes! I have a bad habit of writing smut that Must Have 10K Words of Prelude First, and while I am trying to "break" that habit, I actually really enjoy a story to go with it!

10. Do you write crossovers? I actually did write one for the Wright Anything Zine a few months ago! Of course, it was DnDads x Ace Attorney, and I... need to publish it lol

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Oh goodness, not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? No I haven't! I haven't had much of anything with that much traction though, but it would be cool in the future!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? No, but I would love to! I was actually talking through it with a friend a while back.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship? Of course I love Narumitsu, but I don't know if it's my "all time favorite..." I'm not sure what it is off the top of my head!

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Ironically enough, it's also the first Ace Attorney fic I ever wrote! It's a farmer Phoenix AU in which Miles also has amnesia, and over the course of his recovery they of course fall in love (dawwww). I would also love to add more to the Elfworth series! I have. His whole life planned out lol

16. What are your writing strengths? To be honest, I'm not completely sure! I like to think I can come up with original plots or ideas, but I know I still have a lot of work to do.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Sometimes I have some trouble connecting my points or writing "effective" scenes, amongst other things. (dang now these questions are making me want to keep up with this...)

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I don't do it too often! Typically if I do include it, I'll either use something that is very common knowledge or provide a translation in the author's notes. Having said that, I've written some unpublished stuff for Avian AU where Phoenix and his mother are talking, and in *that* case I just wrote the dialogue in English with a clarification that they are speaking a different language. I'm always so nervous about getting a translation wrong though lol

19. First fandom you wrote for? Ohh man. Probably My Little Pony or Minecraft to be honest. Don't ask; you'll never see them and they're written in missing notebooks anyway 😂

20. Favourite fic you've ever written? AHH THIS IS SO HARD! I love a lot of my fics just so so much. I absolutely adore Avians and the Elfworth series, just because I love writing AUs and coming up with lore and everything. I also really really enjoy Kindergarten Cop and Great Big Leaps because I love writing little kids and how they act because they make me laugh.

I think overall, though, my most favorite would have to be "The Things We Agree to Believe Are True." It was fun, experimental, and just a really euphoric way to write a new story as I was getting through my senior year. I had a blast with it, and I'm always so thankful that it got so much support, as well!

Feel free to ignore the tags if you like (I know I'm hopping on this a little late lol), but answer if you feel like it! @kbots @edwirdon (and also just a blanket tag for anyone that might feel like answering!)

[meppine-moved]

my finished ffa piece for the @bnhapokemonzine !!

[cacodaemonia]

Hey!! This is super random but 1) I wanna just say I FREAKING LOVE YOUR ART!!! The shading and the absolute precision and also the BACKGROUNDS are freaking incredible!!

2) THANK YOU FOR THE MILITARY FLOWCHART. LITERALLY SAVED ME. I’m trying to figure out how my clone OCs and Jedi fit into the GAR and that flowchart was incredibly helpful!!

3) that Hardcase emote you made for the clone wars zine has me absolutely cackling and I’m going to use it all the time now THANK YOU

That’s all from me!! Just wanted to drop in and say you’re a major inspiration and I love what you do!! Keep it up!!! 🥰

1) Thank you so much for the kind words! T^T <3

2) Ahh, I’m so happy! Those charts took me ages but I had a lot of fun with them, so it’s very gratifying that they’re useful. I’ve spotted a couple minor oversights in the past couple weeks that I need to add, but I’ll get to them. Apparently Jet is also a spec ops trooper? Anyway. XD

3) Hahaha, that was so much fun! As soon as I thought about an emoji, I was like, “Hellmo, but Hardcase” XD

This was such a lovely message to wake up to! Thank you for brightening my day. :)

[kumeko]

A/N: For the @kny-harajuku-zine! It’s a lot of fun writing from Mitsuri’s perspective.

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Hello everyone~~ I hope you’re having a great week! Once again, it’s time for my weekend column, where I give you a peek at some of the loveliest styles in Harajuku. It’s always so hard to pick, there’s so much to love here—the cool Lolita styles, the adorable kawaii styles, the fashion-forward decora. Ahh, I spend all week agonizing over who to feature; I just want to give everyone some love, you know?

Anyways, after a lot of struggle, I found a group of cute teenagers! They were just strolling through Harajuku, this set of three high school boys. They all have such different styles. A fairy kei, a decora, and a boar-head—okay, that last one isn’t a style but there’s no other way to describe him. I wonder how they all became friends. After a successful kidnapping, we’re now in the Kisatsutai studios. They look a little nervous sitting in front of me, but they don’t have to worry! I don’t bite! Unless they want me to! I wave with a friendly smile. “Hello!”

“Hello?” One of them has a red scar on his forehead, partially hidden by his light red wig, and he waves back. He’s dressed in soft colours: his teal green shorts, his checkered overcoat, it’s a vision of a fairy. A pink muffler wraps around his neck to accessorize.

“You look beautiful,” the blonde boy next to him declares, leaning forward. He has hearts in his eyes and on his hair—in true decora style, every inch of him is covered in something bright and interesting. His colour palette seems to be yellow, with yellow clips in his hair, yellow buttons on his clothes, and yellow bracelets on his arms. It’s like looking at the sun. Oh dear, I wonder if he’s fallen in love with me?

“Why am I here?” the third boy grunts. It’s hard to figure out what style this boy is going for. He’s shirtless, with just a pair of pants on and a plastic boar head hiding his face. Maybe he’s into that horse-head craze? Or perhaps he’s hiding his face from the world because he’s secretly an actor. Either way, the contrast is lovely.

After he asks that, all three teens look at me and I smile. I can feel Shinobu glaring at me from her editor’s office—perhaps I should have started with that. I know, I know, it’s very clumsy of me, but I had put all of my focus on kidnapping them earlier. Clearing my throat, I explain. “I write for the Kisatsuitai magazine, and I want to write a feature on you!” They’re still staring at me. Whoops, I forgot to give my name! “I’m Mitsuri!”

“A magazine?” The fairy kei’s eyes are wide. “About us?”

Quick to the uptake, the blonde brushes back his hair. He shoots me a charming smile. “I knew my day would come.” It’s cute how suave he thinks he is!

My answer only makes the boar-head grumpier. He crosses his arms and growls. “Why am I here.”

It doesn’t feel like a question anymore. I wonder what about my explanation he didn’t understand. “I write about the latest styles! What are your names?”

“Oh! Right! Sorry!” Flustered, the fairy kei quickly bows his head. “I’m Tanjirou Kamado.”

The blonde one puffs his chest and gestures grandly at himself. “I am Zenitsu Agatsuma.” He runs a hand through his hair and winks.

How adorable; he thinks he’s a Casanova! I turn to the boar but he just slouches further in his seat and doesn’t say anything. After a minute, a panicked Tanjirou introduces him. “He’s Inosuke Hashibira.”

“Don’t tell her that!” Inosuke growls.

Even his personality is abrasive! Perhaps he’s going for a gap with his fashion. I chuckle and immediately he glares at me. Well, at least I think he does—it is hard to tell with that boar hiding his face. How does he eat? Ahh, there are so many questions I want to ask him but there are three people here for my interview and I must give them all equal love.

“How did you pick your styles?” I ask, and I’m sure my editor must be pleased with that question. It is a standard one and while I am unconventional in a variety of ways, I do try to do my job properly.

Zenitsu speaks first, as I expected he would. With his blinding colours, he is certainly the kind of boy who wants to be noticed and puts himself out there. Pointing at a heart-shaped clip on his hair he starts, “I bought that for a girlfriend.” He frowns, remembering something bad no doubt. “Well, I was hoping she’d be my girlfriend. When she rejected me…” His eyes water and oh, a boy who’s experienced the bitter bite of love! “I just kept it. It’s the same for everything else.” Looking down at his many bracelets, at his sashes and baubles, he cries. “Everyone keeps rejecting me!”

Oh, a fashion style to show the heartbreak of love. I knew there was something special when I saw them, and perhaps this is it! When people dress themselves up, they are trying to show a side of themselves to society. It can be an attempt to blend in, to show hidden parts of themselves, or even just to rebel against the norms. This sad, tragic boy; he is trying to show love lost, to be the incarnation of Venus. Reaching forward, I clasp his hands and give him a hopeful smile. “I’m sure it will go better next time.”

Inosuke snorts. “As if.”

“Inosuke!” Tanjirou seems like he’s used to dealing with Inosuke’s gruff personality. In fact, he sounds a little like a big brother when he’s scolding. When I ask him about his clothing, he rubs his neck sheepishly. “I…I didn’t exactly pick this out myself. My younger siblings like to dress me up.” Apparently there are many mornings where he wakes up with makeup on his face. It’s impressive how deeply he sleeps! “It’s a waste not to wear the clothes, so I keep wearing them.”

Despite his words, he looks very fond of his clothes. I think the style has grown on him. How lovely, family helping family discover styles. Another depiction of love. Perhaps all three of them are trying to be love’s warriors, cupids walking through Harajuku? Inosuke is the only one left to answer the question.

He just glares when I ask him again, and I don’t think he wants to answer me. While I love how grumpy he is, it doesn’t help my article much! Fortunately, Zenitsu and Tanjirou come to my rescue. Zentisu grits his teeth and glares at Inosuke. “He’s hiding his pretty face.” Once more, his eyes water. “The girls flock to him, even without it. WHY?”

Love is mysterious like that. Zenitsu, keep searching for answers!

Tanjirou mentions how Inosuke likes hiking and other outdoor activities and suddenly, I realize what he’s going for! A rugged, manly look, a return to nature itself! This is a love of nature and a love of oneself! How beautiful! When I tell him as such, he growls that that’s not the case.

How wild! In the end, after having Obanai and Giyuu take some photos, I have to sadly say my goodbyes to these three. Hopefully, I will see them again on the streets of Harajuku, proudly displaying their love for all to see.