#dm me if you have questions abt what I mean lmfao

[miss--wxnderland]

The Pastor's Wife

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With warm and quiet greetings, small groups of people melted their way in through the doors of the large, white church, finding their seats among the many a pew that filled the nave. Welcoming faces and well dressed figures, both young and old, filled the room in preparation for this Sunday's sermon. The scent of olden books could be noted from the many bibles that lay in the laps of the congregation.

The day was warm, the sun kindly inviting itself through the windows and doorways of the church, kissing the surfaces of everything nearby.

A Holy Day.

As the flock settled and nestled in their places, all eyes turned their attention to the well dressed man that found his way through the center aisle betwixt rows of pews. He carried himself to the chancel and approached the pulpit, turning to face the congregation with a warm smile and a soft gaze.

❝ Good morning, everyone. ❞ The man spoke, orotund voice carrying heavy across the quiet church. ❝ It's wonderful to see you all today, I'm so glad you all could join us. ❞

Cobalt eyes scanned the crowd, gaze brightening as he landed upon an unfamiliar pair of faces. Pristine smile broadened, hand motioning toward the back of the church, toward a pair of young men.

❝ It seems we have some newcomers! ❞ The man beamed, eyes twinkling with a strange excitement, although true and warm. The congregation turned their attention toward the gentlemen, some murmuring greetings and kind welcomes. ❝ Wonderful to have you, gentlemen. I'm Father Charles. ❞

Charles gave a nod in their direction as to greet the two. ❝ I do hope you intend on staying with us. It's always a pleasure to have people join our flock. ❞ With that, the pastor cleared his throat and turned his attention to the Bible resting on the altar before him. Before he could speak to begin his sermon, a small figure entered the room from a back area, scurrying off toward a row of pews. Before the frail-looking girl could get too far, the pastor extended a hand and grasped at her arm, pulling her back to hold her in place.

❝ You're late. ❞ Charles spoke simply, his tone suddenly stern. He looked at the blonde before him, her head hung - Almost in a sense of shame. Nervously, she flatted the front of her dress, tugging at the sleeves of her cardigan as she kept her gaze cast down to the floor.

❝ I-I'm sorry, Father. ❞ The blonde muttered submissively. ❝ It won't happen again... ❞

❝ I know. ❞ The pastor said flatly, clearly dissatisfied with the young woman's tardiness. He sighed heavily, leaning forward to press a firm kiss to the blonde's forehead before releasing her arm and motioning her to sit in the pews with the rest of the congregation. Hurriedly, she joined the others, placing a Bible in her lap obediently.

❝ Forgive me for the slight delay, ❞ Charles started, turning his attention to his flock. ❝ Now, let us begin-- ❞

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@z-day

[andypantsx3]

hello omg you would not even believe how fast i binge read your fic series (completed ones mostly on bakugou and todoroki) and i checked your rules to see if this is out of line so i hope it isn't (im sorry if is :'))

well i just hoped to give some constructive criticism! (your fics are wonderful dw too much) i just noticed some things i wanted to make sure you knew :)

i absolutely loved the fact that depending on the character, the reader's strong suits and overall personality changes (for example, reader is strong willed and can rival bakugou for his fics, and for todoroki, reader is more soft spoken and polite). but ofc the reader remains oblivious bc where's the fun if they aren't, right? ;) next, i loved the little personalizations you added on the characters and your writing— there's a pattern to them, which becomes really noticeable after ehem binge reading a few and it makes me smile to see your signature writing!

but of course, just as you molded the reader to fit certain requirements in the fic, i personally think it would be nice to do the same with the characters too! for example, in your fics, the way the characters fall in love is repetitive and sort of monotonous— even different characters in different circumstances fell in love the same way and although I understand its appeal, i personally think twisting it up a bit for different characters gives each of the fics their own flare!

but!! don't let what i said get to you too much, bc your ideas for fics and how they unwrap are absolutely wonderful! it's creative! this is my personal opinion, and although i called it constructive criticism, it's really just more of i wanted you to know i liked your work, and my own personal opinions abt it :)

no need to reply to this if you don't want to and you can ignore it if you'd like, just thought to get it out here anyway :)

have a nice day! (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

Hello my love!! Oooh this is like the first piece of feedback I've gotten that has been phrased constructively so thank you for that!! In my rules, I've said that I do accept concrit as long as people are polite about it and you very much have been!! Thank you for all the kind words. 🥺

Omg I have questions on a couple points though, if you don't mind anoning me again?? Or if you're comfortable, I'm happy to DM although I can see how that could be sort of uncomfy for you as someone giving critique.

Anyway, on to my questions!! Can you help me understand the "how they fall in love" point? Do you mean how both sides fall in love (aka reader is usually whipped and totally panicked about it and realizes the character has also fallen much later on) or specifically how the BNHA character falls in love?

And then which aspects would be the most helpful to change do you think? Like the timing by which this becomes clear to Reader within the overarching plot? Or, who falls first (like having Reader be actually indifferent throughout some of the fic)? Or the mannerisms by which you can intuit that the BNHA character has fallen in love (for example, Shouto watching reader with a fond little quirk to his mouth, etc)?

Or something else entirely that I'm not thinking of?? 🤔

I can't promise this is something I would for sure change because obviously I have a very specific idea of a realistic romantic arc given the character of a love interest (enemies to lovers with Bakugou and whipped idiot/prince with Shouto lmfao). But I think understanding your advice more could only be helpful!! Thank you for wanting to help me grow!!

[hongism]

question if i were to say, reread the entirety of moc from the start and go apeshit about it all over again with so many more new thoughts at the added context, where exactly should i put all my brainrot. would it be bothersome if i reblogged each chapter Again whenever i have something more to add. i mean im a writer i should probably know better than to ask an author whether spam reblogs with feedback are Bothersome of all things but like. over 50 chapters if we include interims... actually im not sure if i even wanna do that to my followers tbh HFJKSJHKSDFKKFDS UM. i would compile it all on notepad n send an ask or something but i think thatll be... a Lot. considering what im like on a single chapter. granted it will probably be less since its a reread but uh.... as im sure we've already established, im Not Normal SDFJGKSDFGKSFKDJ so uh. figured id Ask. lmfao.

also i have gotten not just one but two friends to start reading moc so mayhaps i can contain most of my brainrot to them if youd rather not be Bombarded but like yk ik what authors are like we love being bombarded abt our fics so i am leaving the option to you LMFAO but if you so wish i will relay their reactions as well bc i dont know if theyre the commenting/reviewing type or not but i did tell them to go crazy in my dms and they're indulging me so <3

REREAD THE ENTIRETY.... oh my gosh i don't even know which would be better tbh i personally don't have a preference or a pull towards one or the other it's UP TO YOU!!! if you wanted to wait until the last chapter of each act to compile all your thoughts there that could work too 🤔🤔🤔 that would mitigate the spam reblogs and the ask issue too i think maybe that's the best idea i can come up with on the spot 😎

also TWO friends... one alone is crazy im so hand over heart i love to hear that it's so CUTE TY!!! i adore seeing people's reactions esp to the twists and turns in the story so ofc im gonna say yes hehe

[cakejerry]

Asks pt2 in the same night omggg cakejerry joblessss

Too much negativity! Make your own blog. Also... Projecting much? 💀💀💀 Where did you get him hating solos from 💀💀💀💀 when will yall realize ot7 sells the best. Maybe focus on hating the fact that DESPITE ot7 selling best, antis still acted stupid and boycotted just bc it was jimin singing. So.

Skill issue.

Strong contender for stupidest ask I've ever gotten. Anon I'm sorry, I'm sure you're new here and all but the fact that I criticize jimin will never mean I'll unstan. (Not applicable to actual real-life stuff that matters like racism sex assault etc). And not only because I hate jk with my entire being and find him insufferable and find stanning him to be an exercise in futility. Y'all need to learn that stanning someone will never mean finding them faultless and shielding them from every bit of critique.

He babygirled all over the place I'm sure that wnon who wants to suck his lips is very happy. I need to finger his ass.

Glad you like it!! Another successful case of pjm self-gaslight syndrome!! Another satisfied customer!! Me personally I think his voice sounds rotten, like he's reading a horror story to a gaggle of children and doing funny impressions for the villain witch. Something very sour about it. Sheep-like. But I wish I was capable of hearing it your way!

What genuineness towards jimin? Elaborate. Also, logical fallacy, too broad of a question. I think the truthers that pay for sasaeng info are insane, I think the people writing fics about jk raping jm should be jailed, I think the people writing fics about them that I PERSONALLY like are admirable. I think the people who are on the fence are ok. I think the ones that tweet 'ok I think jikook might actually be sus' whenever jikook do something in order to get clout but never commit fully to shipping them are vapid.

And some of them, I'm sure, are good people.

Situationship

Yeah! And if you want a longer answer than that, dm me so we can become friends.

Silly typa guy 😭😭😭 just say he's stupid bb its ok. He is no match for jimin idk how they said they have the same IQ one of them lyin!!

And shipping minjoon would actually be so noble if only namjoon wasnt ugly. Oh well, 'ugly bastard' is a big fetish category in japan, ive heard.

But in all seriousness, I do love the plethora of occasions on which they both (minjoon) mentioned that they have late night deep talks about the nature of their jobs, life, the fact that they go to art galleries together, the way that namjoon really acts like a leader towards jm and jm treats him as such... And namjoon finds jimin soooo cute he doesn't even try to hide it its so fun WAIT I LOVE MINJOON ACTUALLY!!! also daddy kink!!! But yeah omg wait i soliloquied abt them once and I don't remember what I said lemme find it real quick and reblog

LMFAOOOOOOO YOU CAME WITH RECEIPTS. respect... Respect. Lmfao thank you for reminding me of that that was sooo true he's so cringe my little jungkookie.

[idkstark]

ENDGAME SPOILERS

Please don’t read the following if you haven’t seen the movie, there will be major spoilers!

I just saw the movie and I just wanted to recap/jot down things that happened/stood out to me during the movie! Similar to what I did last year after seeing IW.

Right kiddos, let’s get into it

I honestly thought Tony was fuckign dead on that ship, the fact that Nebula was shaking him n shit?? I was scared outta my mind.

They really just ... killed Thanos within the first ten minutes lmao dfkhdsvgsjdhg. I was not expecting it at all. They cut his left arm off and then decapitated him, it was absolutely wild. 

At least Thor aimed for the head

OH and Tony yelling at Steve when he’s back on earth? yo i was looking around at my friends like uh is he ok ?? he needs some milk 

As soon as Thanos was like aha yea i destroyed the stones owo I KNEW they were gonna go back in time

Five year time jump? wack. BUT AHHHHHHHH

TONY HAS A DAUGHTER. i cried. Also his new house by the lake? its just to cute im happy for him

Scott’s daughter, Cassie, is a full-grown teen!!!

Thor plays fortnite with korg and miek 

he also uhhhhh gained a bit of weight. he isnt doing too well in new Asgard :(

Professor Hulk! smthn that i wasn’t expecting so early on

AHH Carol’s new haircut? that’s some good shit

The time travel was pretty neat

Cap fighting himself, tricking hydra, using Loki’s staff on himself. wild y’all.

tony and steve going back to the 70′s honestly made me cry. peggy was right there in-front of steve, and tony was able to have a conversation with his dad. it was actually wholesome too??

anyway, they get three stones from 2012

nebula and rhodey go to get the power stone. 2014 peter quill is dancing along like he does in the movie, gets knocked out. its quite amusing. 

rhodey jumps back but nebula cant bc uh oh!!!! thanos (from a different timeline or smthn) finds out what she’s doing!!

she gets captured

Evil nebula pretends to be future nebula and jumps back to the HQ using her gear

Thor goes back to asgard, talks to his mum, anddd he gets Mjolnir back! so he has both the hammer and Stormbreaker

the soul stone. omg. Nat and Clint were the only two there and they had a small fight over who should be sacrificed. it was like some lion king shit; natasha hanging onto clint whilst dangling from a cliff and letting go. i cried ?? i felt so bad for clint.

He goes back, avengers are like uh oh fuck. but they have all of the stones!

STARK GAUNTLET BABYYYY

banner uses it and snaps back those who were dusted. his arm gets a bit fucked up, but he tolerates it bc he’s in the form of the hulk.

it works! but then evil nebula uses the quantum realm thingy to bring Thanos’ ship to the HQ

immediately sends a bunch of missiles down, i really thought someone would die but thank god everyone was ok

this sets up the final battle ground!

Thor, Cap, and Tony all fight Thanos. They’re getting pretty fucked up. thor drops both of his weapons

dramatic music plays and Mjolnir hits Thanos and flies back around only to land in sTEVE’S HAND!!!!!!

HE’S WORTHY SAKDHSDKFS. The entire theatre cheered

just ???? seeing him wield Mjolnir and use the shield???? holy fuck

Thanos beats them up a bit more and then he calls on his army and like. they all form behind him and it looks like everyone is gonna get fucked up to be quite honest

BUT THEN you hear sam’s voice and u see dr stranges portal!!! 

a bunch of portals form and everyone walks out; t’challa, shuri, okoye, their army. the guardians. PETER!! bucky, literally everyone. they all stand behind steve and he says ‘avengers....assemble’ and everyone starts running towards one-another.........poetic cinema 

AHH and pepper is there!! she’s rescue!!!

the stark gauntlet is handed to t’challa (by clint) then handed to peter who hands it to carol.

also um. peter saw tony and he started rambling abt wht happened and tony just pulls him in for a hug. it made me cry again

all of the female heroes help carol bring the gauntlet towards Scott, who has his van, so tht they can destroy it or smthn. it had something to do with time travel and the quantum realm skfbsdg

uh oh they don’t get it there

Thanos sees them doing this and makes his army send more missiles down (which does deplete his own army by a large amount)

He’s right beside the gauntlet and so is tony

tony looks at strange who holds up one finger. the one in 14 million

thanos puts the gauntlet on and almost snaps his fingers but he’s stopped by carol. 

he removes the power stone and uses it to blast her away, then he puts it back in.

tony grabs his arm before he can snap, thanos shoves him away

i fully thought that was it for the avengers BUT MY BOY TONY!!!!!

Thanos goes to snap but nothing happens. turns out tony somehow transferred them to his own, built-in/nano-tech gauntlet!!!!!!! everyone cheered again y’all.....

he says “I am Iron Man” before snapping his fingers

lmfao thanos and his army turn to dust. by bye purple man.

by this point i was like yall where the fuck is tony he better be ok

yea about that.

I started to sob.

Tony is leaning against some debris and he’s struggling to breathe, right arm all messed up. Everyone rushes over. 

Peter starts saying smthn like “come on mr stark, we won. tony please” idk what he said exactly because i was sobbing.

Pepper comes up and says “we’ll be okay. you can rest now” and i, a fool, continued to sob.

he’s staring into the distance and his arc reactor dies.

i was SOBBIng

full on

i didn’t stop crying until the credits rolled

anyway, tony’s funeral.

his ‘proof that tony stark has a heart’ reactor is sitting on a bed of flowers that’s floating along the lake in front of his home

everyone is there. the guardians, black panther fam, avengers (minus nat), fury, etc etc.

even Harley from iron man three !! he’s so grown up now D:

Thor joins the guardians and leaves valkyrie to rule new asgard!!

Steve has to go back and return the stones to their rightful timelines but haha he stays there.

he grows old with peggy and they dance in their home. they were married yall!!!

Bucky, sam, and Bruce turn around and see him sitting on a bench a little while away.

same goes up and talks to him

i thought he was pre-serum steve but YIKES he’s old instead

he passes the captain america mantle to sam, i was so happy

there’s a lot i didnt mention but this is long enough as it is sdfgsdjhfg.

this movie just made me cry so much. it was the perfect end to this ten-year journey. i mean i would obviously love if they didnt kill off tony. he’s my favourite character so god damn was it hard to see him go. but it made it that much more emotional. marvel will always remain my favourite franchise of all time, this movie was absolutely everything i wanted yet so much more.

please dont be afraid to dm me about ur thoughts on the movie! cry abt everything with me!! ask questions!!

[woozi]

yza beloved <3

HELPHSJDSKDSJSK manifesting for both of our agendas to become reality one day and also after gotsvt finish here i'm sending them to you 🤝🏽 we all deserve fun in this house (also to this day i have no idea about how that dispatch gyu, rowoon (and there was someone else too but i can't remember now 😭) photoshoot happened jdjssk remember hoshi and yugyeom together </3 in that main dancers dispatch vlive? and photoshoot)

also NAUR! i remember now i had this fuzzy yellow doll like idk what that animal was supposed to be helpp but bc of its yellow color it used to remind me of tweetie from looney toons, it also had its hands joint like you could pull them apart and make it clap but not too much. oh my god,, i don't think i would've ever remembered this again if not for you and those bears

OMG YESSS OFC 🥺 i would love to watch a movie with you <33 i will let you know details in dm later when both of us become more free than now djsjsk

i watched spirited away in the start of this week, it was so good thank you for recommending it to me! it all truly is about togetherness isn't it? be it human world or spirit world i liked how no face was portrayed, he wasn't doing anything until chihiro noticed his existence, once he got the taste of being noticed he wanted more of it but everyone else has always ignored him so he tried a different approach by giving them what they wanted. like he wasn't some bad guy he was just tired of existing with no one acknowledging him but then chihiro and others go to visit the other twin sister and she treats him the same way she treats her other guests in her house after that he didn't act up or something. i really liked that. i also loved chihiro's bravery and her friendship with haku it was so sweet :') one thing i don't understand is that why or how haku got roped into being yubaba's right-hand person? it was mentioned the river was destroyed and apartments were made on it so doesn't it make him an official spirit? it's a realm where spirits come to rest and enjoy after dwording so jdjsksl idk i keep thinking about this a little too hard

ALSO ! i was going to mention this the day vernon posted about spirited away but forgot,,, i think he's stalking our conversations 🤭

i'm manifesting restful and peaceful months for you bestie <3 also i remember last oct you had jeonghan and kuromi theme?? correct me if i'm wrong hdjsks but like this means we've been talking to each other for a year already?? where is time going hejsksksj

ofc i remember little details <3 i'm your friend so :3 sending good vibes your way as always <3 also feel free to take as much time as you need don't worry about replying late i'm not going anywhere <3

MA CHERIE <3333333333333

if gotsvt comes i hope it's not to soon i still gotta find work to get them soundcheck tickets lmfaOO 😭😭and ure absolutely right theyre dispatch thingies 😋

WAIT OH MY GOD THAT'S SO CUTE THAT U CAN MAKE HIM CLAP </3333333333 but tweety made me laugh lmfao all i can think of is his big head

LETS GAUR <333333333333333333333 IM EXCITED!!! i won't be free until after the 21st though uni's still threatening my life til then 😔

ALSO UR ANALYSIS,,,,,,,,, SO TRUE NOW IM SO SAD FOR HIM AGAIN 😭😭😭😭 ALSO NOOOOO ure not thinking abt it too hard, ure asking all the right questions to get the lore tbh <3 the way i understood it, haku's a "lost soul" given that the river was destroyed and he had no home to come back to anymore. bc of this he went to seek yubaba, asking to become her apprentice in order to learn magic, and like everyone who becomes her subordinate, his name got stolen. but even so, i also think (heavy on the think, i'm not sure if its canon) that bc he's unlike the people in the bath house world who still have homes to come back to, his name wasn't only forgotten bc yubaba stole it from him, he also started to forget his name because he didn't have a home anymore; so either way he'd still meet the same fate.

AND I KNOW <3333 also he's just like us fr lmfao <3

WAIT NO OH MY GOD??????? I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE????????????? i feel like i've known you since forever but also how did a WHOLE YEAR just pass us by in the blink of an eye 😭 thank u for sticking around ilyvm i truly mean it 🥺

hoping you also get some time off for urself!! sexy ppl deserve em 😋 LOV U AGAIN THANK U FOR ALWAYS BEING SO KIND 🥺🥺 MWAH URE MY BESTIE FR

[luvdsc]

thanks for giving me some advice, miss cat <3

i have been crushing on him for about 4 years at this point which is kind of embarrassing but ... last semester when i started texting him, i slid into his dms w a pretty lame question about apush bc i heard from a friend that he had the same apush teacher as me 😭

i'm still unsure if it's a good idea for me to kinda go after him yk?? like for one, my dad said that i have to get straight A's this semester (and all of my classes are hard ;-;). and idk if i should just drop the boy and work solely on my studies? bc my parents are strict (typical tiger mom + same goes for my dad), they become control freaks when they're upset ;A;

also, idk if it's bc he's shy or smth bc he'll never text me first :(( does that count as a red flag ??

but he never texts first. i really don't know if i'm just picky ?? bc i have this issue with a lot of my friends,,, and usually i don't mind but sometimes i get self conscious and think maybe they never text first bc i'm annoying knsdhks :((

he's interested in landscape photography !! i'm one of his 24 followers so idk if that's a good thing but,,, i'll take it as one :)) i'm very loud with people i'm close with, but i'm very quiet and awkward with people i don't know too well, so i'm kinda scared talking to him in person at all HAHAHA

it would be a power move to just confess and see what he says LOL but idk if i'm bold enough to do that... but then again i was bold enough to cold call the teacher i fear the most today LMFAO

so i'm just thinking to myself, is it worth it? will i be happy? does he even like me at all? i'd love to hang out with him if i weren't so scared

summary of last sem: late august, i slid into his dms, texted him frequently until sept, when i stopped bc on 3 separate days, i texted him & he responded and left kinda? maybe he was busy. in november, i texted him again & it turned into a ~2 hour convo. over winter break, i texted him more. rn everything seems to be going well but i haven't texted him in abt 2 weeks bc i'm just... confused.

what does he mean? my friends think that he opened up to me more (kinda?) bc i left for 2 months, maybe he thought i was cool ?? but he's also not texting back anymore?? but also we never talk irl bc i'm scared but idk why he doesn't, bc he's mentioned that he knows i'm in his class :/

from, 🦊 anon :) omg sorry for the long ass ask

hello :) it's 🦊 anon here

idk if my last ask went through, so i'm asking again ;-; sorry if you have already seen it, i'm just not sure :(

i'm thinking about taking your advice about just going for it, but i'm scared bc i'm expected to get a 4.0 gpa this semester 😭 my parents are extremely strict too ://

but also i've liked this boy for almost 4 years, and i like him sm idk what to do :(( it's embarrassing how much i think about him 💀💀

and i really don't know if his lack of interaction id bc of him being shy or being uninterested,,, my best bet is probably talking to him irl but i'm scared and HSNDHSA i'm a coward. as much as i want to forget him and move on, i feel like i'll regret it 😭😭

last year in august-december i texted him but stopped halfway bc he seemed uninterested bc he didn't continue convos?? but then i texted him again and he was fine again :/ i'm very confused. did he miss me? was he busy? i waste so much headspace over him but i can't let him to ;A; i like him too much

from, 🦊 anon (this ask is stupidly long... i apologize 😔😔

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hey, sweetpea !!! omg i'm so sorry for the late reply, i got your first message, but it's hard for me to answer longer asks on mobile, so i finally had some time to go on my laptop tonight to answer !! 💓 how have you been? how's life been treating you, lovebug? 💛

omg four years :o it's not embarrassing at all, honey bee! romance is just one of the many things that make up life, and it doesn't have to take the front seat all the time. you can get to it at your own pace, and that's perfectly okay !! 💕 omg you made the first move heck yes honey bee, i'm proud of you for doing that !!!

ah i definitely feel that, i also had strict parents and a tiger mom 🤧i think while it's good to focus on your studies because education is important, perhaps there's a way to also enjoy your high school years while doing so? when you look back during these times, i hope you'll have more memories than just studying :') that's something i regret a little bit - i was very focused on my studies and extracurriculars too, but sometimes, i wish i did more fun things and spent more time with friends back then. maybe, in order to find some sort of middle ground between school and your crush, you can ask if he wants to study with you one day for the class you have in common? like prepare for a test together !!

you could never be annoying, lovebug !!!! ):< take that back !!!!! does he respond with one worded answers and try to cut off the convo as fast as possible? that might mean he's not interested, but if he's giving you long replies and seems geniunely excited to talk to you about things, like photography, then i'd say he might be a little shy :')

oooo omg landscape photography is so cool !!! maybe you can ask him if he's taking photos of anything new lately or if there's anything he wants to photograph next! 💖 one of 24 followers omg i'd say you're special, and that he at least sees you as a friend if he trusts you with that 🌸 aaa it can definitely be nerve wracking to talk to someone face to face, like you can't spend time thinking up a witty answer, but it's also a good way to see how he reacts to you in person and if he is equally as happy and excited to talk to you because uh.... boys can be the driest texters sometimes 😬

if you feel like you'll regret it, honey bee, then i personally say you should go for it 🤍 live without any regrets. would you rather find out what would happen if you confessed or continue to think of him as a what-if in your life? the worst thing that can happen is that he doesn't feel the same way. and it'll sting, but you'll get over it, and you can move on knowing that you did what you could, and you're now ready for the next step in your life, rather than sitting around in the past wondering what could have happened if you had just talked to him.

omg you cold called the teacher aldksjfhlaksjd that takes GUTS !!!! and it would definitely be a power move if you asked him out :') why not ask him to prom, sweetpea? or maybe ask him out on valentine's day aksdhfasd

ngl sometimes when boys disappear from convos, it's because they're playing video games or something alksdhflkasjd it happens to my friends and their bfs or i'm hanging out with my guy friends and they completely neglect any texts they get for the next 12374289 hours 💀💀 also, based on my own experiences, boys have a harder time of opening up to other people like girls can become instant bffs in the bathroom of a club, but i think guys are not as open to expressing themselves due to societal pressure and all that, and that leads to some roadblocks in convos at times. have you texted him again lately?

but wait did he just stop replying to your texts ?? or did he stop because you haven't texted him for the past two weeks? he knows you're in his class, so my suggestion would be to text him and ask if the two of you can study together sometime :') i think that gives an excuse for you to see and talk to him in person, but also have a safety net to fall back on because it's also for school purposes !! and from there, you can really see how he feels if he agrees to meet up for a study session! 💘

i'm so so sorry for the late response, honey bee, but i hope this is helpful for you!! and omg you don't have to be sorry, thank you for trusting me enough to send this in 💛 i wish you all the best of luck with school and the boy, and please keep me updated !!! 🌷🌷

[sorikkung]

omg why are you up so late you need Rest 😭

firstly i want to say i hope that didnt all come off as me tryna tell you why you should keep writing reader inserts instead of mxm fic, god no - the conversation simply got me thinking and i wanted to add my own two cents on the topic. by all means do go crazy and do what you think is best for your writing and your own enjoyment! even if you needed to put natgig on hold, i dont want to discourage you oml

you definitely don't write a total blank slate, because frankly, i straight-up do not read them SDHGJKDFJKGD i will click off a fic if the reader bores me more than the love interest captures me. it happens fairly often. i too tend to write mcs with personalities similar to mine cause its the easiest to draw from LOL but yeah if thats not how it works for you thats totally fine

that actually is a really big part of it - the audience already liking the character, or at least, the idea of the character, and thus being invested in them from their first appearance, rather than having to build that up over time. frankly, that's the main reason i read more fanfic than original content in general; my adhd is severe as fuck and its hard enough to focus on things i Am invested in, let along things that im Not (yet.) fanfic means less effort for me as a reader into processing new characters and getting a grasp of them. though, that also begs the question - are the original characters youre writing Intended to be liked? do you Want them to be liked right away? sometimes its helpful, especially when writing reader-insert romance, cause if theyre there theyre likely already in love with the character of interest, but sometimes making a character mysterious is harder to do in fic cause we already have a general idea of what theyre like, and anything outside of that could easily be read as just ooc writing. theres pros and cons, i suppose. you're right about the former being rather limiting, though.

for the record, imma just throw it out there that i Love in-depth character building of any kind so if you ever wanted help fleshing out a character you can hit up my dms anytime and id be happy to bombard you with questions abt them that could help you flesh them out. if you dont have an answer, that just means its something to think about!

yeah i also dislike y/n greatly LMFAOOO i just use "y/n fic" sometimes as a shorter way of writing self/reader-insert fic bc i am Lazy and that is a lot more letters. LOL i went through such lengths to exclude it from my latest oneshot that it actually stumped me numerous times, but i figured it out in the end. i honestly think i hate it more as a writer than a reader as well, but for different reasons - more just bc its clunky to write/looks kinda wrong?? and i associate it with the very typical fanfic "y/n" personality i despise so much, but to be fair, ive yet to have anyone refer to my mcs as y/n outside of my social media au, where y/n looks more like a username/online nickname and is less jarring to see than in prose, at least to me, to which i literally just read phonetically as yin. LMAOOO i see why it would be frustrating though, to feel as though the majority of people would only ever see the character as a stand-in for themselves and ignore any effort you put in them. which is really sad, considering i feel like 2nd person characters can be some of the most compellingly-written characters of all, with how deeply and personally you can get into their head - people brushing away all that depth honestly just feels wasteful, in a way. like theres just so much to work with there, and it just happens to be most popular in the genre were the audience wants you Not to work with it??? 😭 its hell in here.

but yeah dont worry you dont sound "incorrect" lmfao theres no right or wrong here really, and thats kinda the beauty of writing your own shit, you can just write whatever the fuck you want! so write whatever compels you, and if thats gonna be 3rd person for a bit, then knock yourself out! i cant promise i will read it as well bc frankly, i cant even read all the 2nd person stories im wanting to, but yk. if i do get around to it, i dont doubt ill be there for a fun ride <3

ok coming into ur ask box this time so we dont have to be confined to the comment limit LOL and dont apologise for rambling i Wanted to pick your brain abt this!! sdhfgjksdfk i see… misbelief about the world driving the plot forward rather than their own motivation, that actually Is a very common plot device in y/n fic now that i think abt it. whenever i try to make my mcs Intentionally vague, it's usually their appearance, or anything regarding their gender. like now that i think abt it i dont think ive ever even tried writing an mc that is vague as a character itself? bc to me, a vague character, a "blank slate", is still a character, just one that lacks any life to it. like, among the writers i like interacting with on here and typically enjoy reading most, the general consensus seems to be that most dont actually read y/n as themselves and see them as more of a vague oc anyway, even as a reader, as they don't actually have any interest in inserting Themselves into a story in the very self-inserty, projecting way y/n fic is known for, and thats why they prefer a really fleshed-out mc.

personally, as a reader i seem to be the niche in between where i Do like projecting myself into the story as a character, but i Don't like blank slate mcs - because theres nothing to project On. i project onto self-insert characters the same way i project onto fully-fleshed characters in regular media, or hell, the same way i sometimes project onto an idol's image themselves. a reader insert being in second person just kinda helps enable the projection, and of course im gonna feel More seen by projecting onto characters that are More similar to me whether that be in gender/pronouns/appearance/personality/etc, but like... i dont go into it expecting to see the Entirety of Myself, written by someone else. i go into expecting to see someone else, in their wholeness as a character, and have them written compellingly enough that i can slot myself over them because even if i wouldnt do things the same way they would, i can still understand them and get in their head enough to "be" them for a while, in a way? like, even if i dont Personally relate to them, if theyre written well enough i can relate to how theyre feeling. kind of. i dont know if this makes any sense. i guess i just like feeling like a part of the story as a reader rather than Watching a story happen, kind of like playing a story-based video game with a preset ending - i get to play out the story as if im a part of it, and im gonna enjoy it even more if the character im playing as is similar to me, but even if theyre not, it still feels like im them for the duration of that story. and playing as a character that has no lines or backstory just isnt Nearly as compelling as playing as a character with a motive. yk? like with video games a blank protag is more forgiving bc you can create your own, but thats what fic is for. thats intentional. but you dont write fic of fic to fill in the blanks like that, so those blanks needa be filled already, imo.

as a writer i like the focus to be on the relationship dynamic the reader has with any of the given love interests, and i don't know how to create a relationship dynamic between two characters when only one character has a defined personality. bc the first question i ask myself is "what are these two characters like together? how do they play off each other/whats their interactions like?" so at this point im like ok x is a snark and y is a sunshine so x teases a lot and y just eats that shit up and gives contrastingly wholesome responses. or something like that. just for a vague idea of what they look like interacting. n then when i start working on the actual Plot, the question is "what made them fall in love with each other?" and This is what i base the entirety of the plot around. i pinpoint the specific traits that theyd like in one another, then i craft the perfect situations for them to experience those traits and fall in love with them. to do that, i need traits for the love interest to fall in love with, and i need a criteria for what the mc will be looking for in the love interest, and such a criteria comes from personality. theyre such closely intertwined concepts to me that i cant separate one from the other, hence why my mc's are all closer to faceless, nameless oc's than a blank slate. the only thing making me hesitate from following melty's lead and straying directly into named oc 2nd person fiction is the fact that i as a reader do like inserting my own name as y/n lmfao on my pc i even have a browser extension that does it for me. but i can use that same extension to change an oc's name in someone elses story so its not a big deal to me as a reader, but i just wonder if there are readers similar to me but that would be thrown off by having a different name instead.

this is really long and rambly unprompted so i apologise SKDFJGSKDFK but ive been itching to get my thoughts out on the matter with all this talk abt how we approach writing mcs. i didn't realise how many longfic writers put so much effort into writing a character so intentionally vague for the purpose of making someone that "could be anybody." but then again, considering im personally alienated from 95% of the fic i read just as a non-woman polyamorous person (among so many other factors), i guess other readers are a lot more used to actually being able to see a perfect carbon copy of themselves in self inserts without having to squint too hard at the lines. huh. wonder what thats like. SKDFGJSDFKGKDF

adding the break as to not horribly flood the dash

i really like what you said about feeling like a part of the story rather than watching it. i’ve been extremely negative all night about this, but at the end of day, i obviously enjoy 2nd person pov. i would hope so, after the shit-ton i’ve read and written, and continue to read and write about it. there is something nice about stepping into the story and experiencing something in such a different way. i enjoy it as a reader, it’s a different kind of experience. it’s really neat.

to be clear, i don’t think i write a total blank-slate. like, to give myself a bit of credit i think all my mc’s have a personality for sure. relationship dynamics with people surrounding them, definitely. they’re usually headstrong and maybe a bit cocky, bc that’s what i like to read and frankly, am generally like LMAO. i by no means take out lines or subject matter bc it could be too much unlike someone reading it. but idk, i feel less inclined to spend as much time as i should creating a completely fleshed out character when i don’t even have an image for them in my head, and majority of readers are going to imagine that it’s themselves anyway (which frankly, as they should, it’s literally called reader-insert). it’s definitely not an everyone problem. like from what you said it definitely seems like reader-insert has helped you develop characters and dive into them, but i just don’t think it works the same way for me.

i’ve been thinking a lot about character building lately. fanfiction itself is one of the most helpful tools and greatest liabilities for character building. on the one-hand, you learn to bring an idea to life. you learn how to really embody a character or person, especially in rpf where you sorta can do whatever you want with no canon, but everyone has a sort of idea or interpretation anyway. but it also relies on the fact that your audience already loves the characters you are using, instead of you having to start from scratch to make them love them.

maybe that’s why my original oc’s feel flat in my personal writings. when people read “y/n” obviously they already care about them bc well, to a lot of people it is them. which is the literal point of reader insert, so i think it would be extremely stupid to discourage that. but for me it feels a bit limiting.

speaking of which, there’s this idea of “y/n” and god… GOD do i hate it.😭not reading wise, bc i understand the appeal and literally throw my name in there and have since i was a pre-teen, but writing wise. i stopped using y/n in my fics as a name holder bc i didn’t like it in there anymore and i couldn’t place why for a while, but i think it’s bc when people call my mc “y/n” it’s just like… in the end that’s all she is. i can put as much planning and shit into this character but she’s not really a character, she feels like a placeholder. at least when we refer to her as mc it’s like, she’s her own thing. she is the main character™️ but when people are like, i love your “y/n”! it’s like she’s compared on this scale of reader-inserts compared to an actual breathing complicated protagonist. it’s hard to explain and i think i’m doing a horrible job, but that’s how i feel about it.

you’re also someone who like, does not do this whatsoever, and comments and discusses the mc as an actual character which i really appreciate. bc you do also write, and i think you share perspective on that even if also inserting yourself into the story. i sorta do both too. you get it. i think this is in a lot of ways a me issue more than a collective issue, which is why it probably sounds a bit messy and maybe just incorrect lmao. but idk, the bottom line of what i’m feeling is if i really want to work on protagonist building and that’s my number one priority that i need to improve upon, why would i do it a genre where a lot of readers (and thus those giving the feedback that i try and use to improve upon) are going to often judge the mc solely on the level of relatability, imagine that it is them and thus view it as such rather than an actual character, i can’t (and shouldn’t) flesh out mannerisms / appearance, and overall just causes an extra level of struggle compared to a third person character that i can fully embody with none of these limits.

especially if i’m starting to realize how much i really like writing in third, it just seems like that is what’s probably the right path for me as a writer. i’m still going to write natgig because i love it and it allows me to do a mixture of all these things, i’m still going to write reader-insert. but if i’m working on individual character building and embodiment revolving around the protagonist, i think a necessary step for me is to redirect a lot of my energy into writing some third-person non reader-insert pov.