#dtfiles

[riddlegecko]

i think it's absolutely hilarious that CLaR is already the longest of my non-orphaned fics on ao3, and it's only got one chapter out of twelve out so far.

[riddlegecko]

Local couple with a new camera find spooky stone tablets in the woods, and decide to film the ensuing investigation.

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not technically a question (actually it's not a question at all whoops), but i was thinking about my ever-expanding list of Fic Solidarity Moments™ that i have with @wizisbored and i realized that we also have some Fic Solidarity Moments™,,, dtfiles and wtdd are emma "oops, i guess i'm a paranormal investigator now" perkins solidarity, and hohf (bowf specifically) and wtdd are emma "i just befriended this inhuman creature, and i Have To name it" perkins solidarity,,,

oh I love that so much, fic solidarity yes!!!

accidental paranormal investigator Emma is absolutely peak tbh, I love her just stumbling into it the way she does in both dtfiles and wtdd it's very fun <3 Emma and Paul doing it together tho,,, fantastic,, I love dtfiles so much for that it's such a good vibe

and our Emmas will see sweet friendly creatures and ask "is anyone gonna give this guy a name?" and not wait for an answer <3

[riddlegecko]

fuckin sdttww, getting me too attached to it to go through with orphaning it. i'm tired of seeing it sit there in my ao3 works, forever unfinished bc my plans for the last 3 chapters were shit and i couldn't think of anything better. and i literally was just about to finally orphan it, but i couldn't bring myself to do it bc i got attached to the fucking thing and i keep remembering how bummed i felt last time i orphaned one of my fics, and aaaaaaagh-

[riddlegecko]

calling it right now, i'm gonna write like 5 or 10 chapter outlines for pmd voyagers (i've already written outlines for the first two), and i'm gonna get super antsy and impatient with myself and become tempted to start writing the actual fic before the outlines are done.

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i don't really Do headcanons anymore, but i still think that the "hidgens genuinely thinks that ted cruz is the zodiac killer because he doesn't understand internet memes" thing i came up with in dtfiles all those years ago is kind of a banger.

[riddlegecko]

the drowsy town files got up to 22 chapters and 41,320 words before i stopped writing it

changed like a remix currently has two chapters posted out of twelve, and is at 15,249 words bc chapter 1 is comedically long, and there will presumably be more comedically long chapters in the future

so the question remains,,,

[riddlegecko]

WHAT !

ARRAN !!

HOLY SHIT !!!

THIS IS SO GOOD, I LOVE IT, I'M CRI-

THE DETAIL,,, THE LITTLE TRACE OF PURPLE IN EMMA'S EYE, HOLY F UCK

TYSM!!!!!! 💜💜💜

reading chapter 20 of the drowsy town files by @piece-of-caek​, aside from being viscerally terrified i could not shake the ‘holy shit i need to draw this’ feeling because holy fuck that scene lives in my head rent free so heres that

[riddlegecko]

if it helps at all, I wrote the first draft of my ybc video in February in a week and it basically sat around as a draft for two months before I got excited about it again and finished the project. I've taken a Lot of breaks I didn't intend to with WTDD cuz of burnout too. it sucks, it's so frustrating, but it's better to let it sit than try to force it. take it easy! <3

yeah, i just get Really Nervous when it comes to taking breaks from my fics bc i never know if it's gonna be like a normal length break or if it's gonna become another dtfiles/sdttww situation. like, i'm sure it won't for CLaR bc the brainrot for this fic is still Strong, but it's still something that nags at my mind whenever i take breaks.

but yeah thank u ceej <333

[riddlegecko]

i think if i ever make a return to the dtfiles style of fic with mo as the protagonist (y'know, that thing i occasionally mention wanting to do?), instead of using the "narrator binge-watches a bunch of videos all at once like a year after they were uploaded" format, i'm gonna try something like. "narrator is watching the videos as they're being uploaded, and in-between 'videos' we actually get to see what the protagonists are doing outside of the videos in a normal third-person perspective". kinda like what i did with the dtfiles in-betweens, if anyone remembers those?

[riddlegecko]

for the record, if i do ever decide to write like full-fledged multi-chap fics about my hatchetfield ocs, i do in fact know what they'll be about. jasper's would show what happened to him and the rest of the mckenzies post-yellow jacket, neffie's would basically be my return to that old bat boy au i wanted to do pre-nmt 1, and mo and nicolas would share their story and it'd be a return to the dtfiles formula.

[riddlegecko]

!!! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it! I always feel vindicated when people praise the narrator/perspective of the story, it makes me glad I decided to narrate in first-person instead of second-person like I originally intended. Also happy to hear more positive reactions to the "horny commenter comments on Paul's ass" gag bc chapter 9 is NOT the last we hear of the horny commenter. Tysm again! <3

Okay so I just caught up on Drowsy Town Files by @piece-of-caek and I have a lot thoughts but I don't want to just be like "wow I love this one piece of dialogue so much!" so I'll only mention a few things

First off: its absolutely amazing and if you haven't read it the you should definitely go read it!

I absolutely love the way it's written, the perspective of someone who just stumbled across these videos is so neat!! And ofc I also love the story!

I'm very worried about Hidgens after the 8th chapter, I'm not sure what will happen but I'm worried.

After Paul recited Tinky's riddle I no joke immediately screamed "TED!!! IT'S TED! IT BETTER BE TED!!" because I have a problem and love Ted

I cannot believe you include that someone commented that Paul has a nice ass, I mean yes their right-

Anyways I can't wait for more to come out and see where this goes!

[riddlegecko]

i still really wanna use like the basic concept of dtfiles as the basis for an original story, but i still don't have an actual plot in mind

[riddlegecko]

the drowsy town files.

video 22: more theorizing with hidgens

Paul and Emma discuss their visit to Watcher World with Hidgens, and find out what the Blinky doll's deal is.

ao3 link

[riddlegecko]

Drowsy Town In-Betweens

Ficlet 2: Tag! You're It!

(TAKES PLACE BETWEEN CHAPTERS 18 AND 19 OF DTFILES)

Blinky plays a game with Emma.

ao3 link

[riddlegecko]

DTfiles may be planned out, but it's not planned out WELL. I didn't think things that happen in the latter half of the story through very well, and with every chapter I post I'm like "Oh god, I'm gonna have to retool EVERYTHING that happens after chapter 30". So Kirb, you're doing JUST fine, dw.

i see all of you with your long, planned, multi-chapter fics and i’m sitting here with “hehe i came up with another one-shot for a fandom none of my mutuals know :D”