#don't get me wrong. i follow some authors who post multichapter works and those i go feral over too but idk need some new authors to follow

[readingwriter92]

i realized recently that I've been reading a lot of finished fic recently. And it's mostly bc its often easier to manage but I miss the days of getting tons of emails and the joy of something being updated. So we going off with it this month

[rockinlibrarian]

Author Interview

@littlerit has tagged me to complete this whole Author Interview question list in its entirety! So I'm gonna! Writing the answers right after the questions because otherwise I get too confused!

How many works do you have on AO3? 34 I think if you count anonymous ones

What's your total AO3 word count? 176,382

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? "The Invitation: an epilogue" at 126; "In Which Jason and Chidi Rob a Bank" at 113 after a month and a half!; "Chapter 19.5: Hidden. Safe. Somewhere." at 103 which I KNOW is wrong, most of those have to be bots or a glitch or something, not that it's bad, there's just no way; "Not Just Stupid Kids" at 101; and "The Puppy-Fly Effect" at 82. Those are all different fandoms, I'm kind of proud of that.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I answered this one here, and also still haven't caught up on all those Yuletide comments!

What fic has the angstiest ending? "Exploration of the Astral Plane: An Immersive, Multidimensional Study, by Cary Loudermilk, PhD, and Oliver Anthony Bird," on account of it canonically has to. I'm such a happy ending person. But I didn't shy away on this one. I fully made myself cry writing it.

What fic has the happiest ending? Having just said I'm a Happy Ending person, I wasn't sure how to choose (and to be fair, a lot of my endings aren't so much "happy" as "hopeful"), but scrolling down the list "Syd's (Third) Childhood Begins" sticks out, maybe because it's the alternate timeline ending of my ANGSTIEST ending choice, but maybe also because it's Oliver Bird psychically bonding with a baby and it's the cutest thing and I'm getting teary-eyed thinking about it.

Do you write crossovers? I LOVE CROSSOVERS! I've only posted two, the aptly named "Introduction to Infernal Crossover" and "A Captain With Seven Children...What's So Fearsome About That?" OH SHOOT, and also "Tesseract," I can't believe I almost forgot that one. So, three. And "The Magic Man of Oz" which isn't a true crossover, but an AU using another story. But I feel like crossovers are, like, the pinnacle of fanfiction. You can't DO that in any other kind of writing! So I actually haven't written a LOT of crossovers, but I really appreciate that they exist.

Have you received hate on AO3? No. I can barely handle indifference on AO3.

Do you write smut? No, but sometimes even just acknowledging that smut is happening off-screen makes me blush and I'm like do I need to up the rating on this? Does this count as needing to warn for Underage because he's a sixteen-year-old slut who won't shut up about his conquests? (actual question I have asked myself). Look, I have one fic posted "anonymously" just because it LINKS to someone else's smut fic!

Have you had a fic get stolen? Not that I'm aware of.

Have you had a fic get translated? No, pretty sure not. Unless of course, it was STOLEN then translated.

Have you co-written a fic? This was also answered over here.

What's your fave ship? *Sigh* Yes, still can't get over Fiktor. Reading or writing. I just started writing another one, too. Looks like it might be multichapter. Also looks like I've started weaving in mysteries I don't even know the answers to and I don't even know if I feel like getting into it, but that's just where the premise is going, darn following the premise to its logical conclusion.

What's a WIP you want to finish but never will? Never say never. Though I have got some hanging out that I haven't looked at in ages. I keep teasing that old Firefly fic-- that's probably the oldest with no further development on it-- but I SWEAR SOMEDAY especially if someone else has any interest in me doing so?

What are your writing strengths? Dialogue. I tend to draft in dialogue actually.

What are your writing weaknesses? Adding the stuff that comes in between the dialogue. Also finishing. Also plotting.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages on AO3? Little bits and phrases here and there, hey, go for it. Longer than that makes for a hard read.

What's the first fandom you wrote for? This is answered very enjoyably over here, and by "very enjoyably" I mean "There's a link to X-Files Crack, you should follow it."

What fandom/ship have you not written but want to? I think until "Jason and Chidi Rob a Bank" the answer was The Good Place, although technically I wrote a little of that (but no MAIN characters!) in "Intro to Infernal Crossover." Now I'm not sure. Nothing's sticking out. Also ever since I saw that Yuletide nomination I've been obsessed with the concept of Sal and Gabi fic, but I can't do it, I need someone who actually knows Cuban-American Spanglish to do it for me. Speaking of other Yuletide nominations, Lemony Snicket would be fun. Haven't tried that yet.

What's your fave fic you've written? Honestly I don't know. It depends which one I haven't reread in awhile and am not sick of yet. I like to go with "Two (or Three) Mutant Freaks Against the Fourth Grade" because the number of hits it's gotten is WAY out of proportion with the amount I love it. But now it's actually got more hits than "The Magic Man of Oz" which is my newest favorite, so maybe I have to start hyping that one up, too.

So @uniasus, I will tag you to answer all the other questions I didn't ask you before then! Who else hasn't gotten tagged? Everyone else who writes and hasn't gotten tagged!

[the-lonelybarricade]

I've spent the last few days binging everything you've ever written and I LOVED them all. But now I'm out of content and I need MORE. Do you have recommendations for other Feysand fics/fic writers?

Oh my GOD do I anon. How big of a list do you want? For a start when I read lovely Feysand things on here I do tend to reblog them with the #fic recs and you should be able to find any of those in my archive. But I'll save you the trouble because I have SO MANY wonderful fic writer friends that I am so excited to get the chance to fangirl over.

This is a general Feysand rec list. I also have one specific for smut here, one specific for Feysand + Nyx, and one specific for fluff.

(Disclaimer: I don't know everyone's pronouns! I'm so sorry if I get them wrong! If I did, let me know and I'll correct them!) Also if you can think of more authors who should go on this list, please feel free to reach out! <3

I'm sorry but this is going to be long. I've read so many fics and I have so much to say. I'll put a read more under the first couple authors <3

Feysand authors:

First and foremost anything and I mean anything by @arrowmusings is an absolute work of art. She has a lot of works about both Rhys and Feyre overcoming/supporting each other with their trauma that will just break your little heart. But she also has fluffy fics that will sew it back together because she is a woman. who. can. do. it. all. Seriously go read everything she wrote, her talent is incredible.

@thehaemanthus also an incredible writer. I'm obsessed with her Our Savaged Souls fic. I honestly still don't think I've recovered from reading it yet. She also has plenty of fluff and a few sexy fics ;) I love the detail in her writing, she never misses, please go read.

@colteyes has started a series that I am so in love with called The Light After Dark. I find her writing style very unique and gorgeous and every single one of her Feysand oneshots is perfection.

My dear friend @thenightgodess-feyrearcheron has some oneshots that will break your heart into little tiny pieces. Proceed with caution, I definitel think the pain is worth it <3

My beloved @thebonecarver has oneshots and multichapters galore for Feysand. They're also celebrating their 200 followers so go read some lovely stories and congratulate them!!

I binged all of @themoonthestarsthesuriel's fics when I was on my post-acotar hangover before I ever really found this fandom online. The Bet is a glorious, glorious multichapter fic. Honestly I am so soft for it and have been itching for a reread now that I've actually gotten to know her a little bit through her blog (such a big fangirl moment for me tbh).

@live-the-fangirl-life has some feysand fics among her countless other works of art! Definitely recommend her if you're a Feysand, Rowalin, or Nessian fan because she really does it all!

@feybaenc started a retelling where Feyre runs away from home pre-acotar and is guided by Rhys's mother as a ghost. Definitely recommend, I can't wait to see where she's going with it!

@darling-archeron has so much beautiful Feysand content. I haven't had a chance to read all her fics yet, but everything I've read of hers so far has been absolutely glorious.

If you're over 18, @rhysandswingspan has some very sexy Feysand fics as well. Seriously. Treat yourself with this one.

And continuing on 18+ recs, @feyrearcherons has some very delightful fics that I highly recommend if you like darker Rhys (and let's face it, we all like dark!Rhys). Her fic, The Mist, literally owns me.

We're not mutuals but @mmvalentine also has some deliciously smutty fics that will make you horny while also making you feel things. She is the Queen of Feysand Modern AU, I absolutely adore the way she writes Rhys. I've been meaning to read her latest fic Pomegranite for ages and just haven't had a chance yet, but I'm certain it's glorious because her writing has never let me down.

Also not a mutual but @quakeriders has a lot of Feysand fics that are just phenomenal. She's a Feysand Queen and I'm sure you've come across her fics on AO3 before but it would be blashphemous not to mention her on a Feysand rec list.

I'm not sure how active the account is but @nomattertheoceans is another non-mutual fic writer I really enjoy! She has some really wonderful fics that I binged in my post-acotar hangover. Her fic I Made You a Promise is my everything.

@hellogoodbye14 , @schizodorian, @emikadreams are all just wonderful Feysand authors that have churned out so much content, you will be in bliss for days on end.

I don't think they're active anymore, but everything, and I do literally mean everything, by @illyriantremors is pure untarnished gold.

@writtenonreceipts has so many wonderful one-shots, drabbles, and multichapter fics for Feysand as well as some for other couples!

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If you want fics that are similar to ACoFD I have some very specific reccomendations:

For starters my lovely friend @slutsofren has a reader insert fic of an acotar rewrite with an MC that has read the books. I absolutely adore it, definitely reccomend!

I don't know if they have a tumblr but HopeLions13 on AO3 has a wonderful retelling called The Portrait of a Male. It can be a bit tough to read at points (or it least it was for me) because the author really doesn't pull punches when it comes to Amarantha's cruelty, but it's definitely a compelling story!

There's also an anonymously published fic called Human with Feyre/Rhys having their roles swapped. Super cool concept and I really liked the two chapters they put out, don't know if there will be more!

A Court Outside of Time is a beautiful fic with an almost identical premise, except Feyre decides not to tell Rhys she is from the future and has to navigate that complex dyanmic UtM.

@isthisclever has a fic called Of Talons and Light where Feyre travels back post ACoSF to the moment in the woods with Andras, which I need to catch up on because I'm really excited to see where she goes with it!

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And then some general Feysand fics that just have my heart (most of them are modern AU, I definitely have a type):

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Turning a Page

What Happens Under the Stars

Nox Industries

Also Turn Your Ghost Into Mine by @separatist-apologist and @highladydawn because I think it has enough Feysand to count! (And also if you like Elucien this is my official Elucien rec for every single one of their fics).

I also love love loved @the-stars-eternal's feysand oneshot Vita Bella <3