#fic review ask game

[felixravinstills]

the ravinstill family is actually normal, well adjusted, and loving (i’m genuinely curious what they would look like without all that….ravinstillness)

ask game

Lily, I'm gonna be so real. I think I chose the most not fulfilling your request way to fulfill your request.

I think to try and keep them the same people while also trying to get them anywhere near normal, well-adjusted, and loving (outwardly. inwardly, I think they all genuinely care for each other. they're just bad at it), I introduced Time Traveling! Max... A character who is actively talking to his brother (wow!)

Unfortunately, we have only moved from no communication basically to... uh selective communication. And also today, we can momentarily glance over at Max's brother who I do think about a lot. He's weird too. Like in my mind... all the Ravinstills are weird.

Anyway, thanks for the ask!

Snippet below:

Felix was a loud and fussy baby.

“He’s not like that when he’s older,” Max had told him when Albanus had remarked upon it.

Albanus had nodded. He was the one who is only half-listening now as he rocked his newest grandson in his arms.

That other time— that other world, it hardly matters to him. Half the time, he’s not convinced it’s anything more than his brother’s imagination.

Besides, time proves Max wrong. Sure, Felix doesn’t cry as much, but he’s chattering away like Albanus did when he'd been that age. At the age of five, He’s all smiles and his favorite thing to do is have his parents swing him up into the air as they walk down the Corso.

Leaning his arms on the railing beside the stairway of the Presidential Palace, Albanus asks if his brother if prefers this version of Felix to the quiet one he remembers in his head. He stand in the ensuing silence, watching Max's jaw work and brow furrow.

After a moment, he shrugs.

“I should care, I think, that he’s different,” Maximinius says after another beat. He opens his mouth to speak again, and then closes it.

Albanus smiles. Both are his grandson, so to Max, it doesn't really matter if he's changed.

"Some of him is the same," Max offers, and Albanus doesn't ask him to elaborate.

He doesn’t ask why Maximinius only really talks about Marius, Gnaeus, and Felix from that other world. He only likes listening to the topic, because he knows that Max hasn't shared his supposed memories with Volumnia. It's nice having one over on her.

He watches Max watch the rest of their family— Albanus' brood of children and grandchildren. The two youngest of Albanus' grandchildren get along today which is a relief. Kassandra loves to be a little instigator, and Felix gets uncomfortable when she speaks ill of their great-uncle.

Today, she's braided his hair, and now, she's painting his nails. She's got a shade of blue for each finger, or so she says. Felix is quite excited about it.

“He’s happy now, because of what you’ve done here," Albanus tells his brother, because he needs to know that he forgives him for all the things that didn't happen.

Max looks at him. It’s a familiar expression. It’s the one he wears looking at , observing the changes.

Albanus raises a finger before he can open his mouth again.

"I don't want to know."

Maybe Albanus has changed from that imagined time in Maximinius' mind. he can’t say for sure if he has. It might be for the best that he never knows for sure.

He remembers when they were children, and his words went in one of Max's ears and out the other. His brother had always seen him as an idiot, and you don't confide in an idiot unless you're crazy enough to believe you've got some second chance at life after fucking it up the first time.

Albanus thinks he should care about that, but Max was his brother and that old world wasn't this one.

His eyes return to the scene below him.

Perhaps, that is their family's problem. They can't bring themselves to care for much of anything except each other.

The children have not yet noticed the president and their grandfather peering down at them.

Albanus shakes his head as he watches three bottles of open nail polish tip over onto the beautiful red rug.

Four teenagers and one young adult scramble to minimize the damage while Felix and Kass start pointing fingers— badly painted ones at one another. It's neither of their faults, they say.

Beside him, Max clears his throat, and all heads turn towards them.

It's not good for the children to know the extent of what they can get away with, so Albanus prepares to care about the rug.

[ficwip]

fic writer asks

What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year? How did it turn out and would you do it again?

How many fics did you work on this year? (They don’t have to be finished or published!)

What’s something you learned about yourself as a writer?

What piece of media inspired you the most?

What fandom(s) did you write for this year?

What ship(s) captured your heart?

What character(s) captured your heart?

Did you write for a new fandom or ship this year?

What fic meant the most to you to write?

What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?

What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing?

What fic was the most difficult to write? Did you finish it?

What fic was the easiest to write?

What were your shortest and longest fics this year?

Rec a fic you wrote or posted in 2023

What were you go-to writing songs?

What were your go-to writing snacks?

What was the hardest fic to title?

Share your favorite opening line

Share your favorite ending line

Share your favorite piece of dialogue

Share an excerpt from your favorite scene

Share the final version of a sentence or paragraph you struggled with. What about it was challenging? Are you happy with how it turned out?

What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story?

What did you use to write? (e.g. writing programs, paper & pen, etc.)

If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic?

How did you recharge between fics?

If this were an awards show, who would you thank?

What’s something that you want to write in 2024?

[kindlingkeen]

WAIT jason's murder world tour?! FROM THE EYES OF THE BATS?!??? hell YES

i feel like a lot of people just forget about his travel training, like just go Pit → Gotham so i'm always excited to see stuff about what he got up to!! and from the bats' perspective is such mwah DELICIOUS

(in response to this and this, and maybe this, from the wip title ask game)

Wow, this is getting a lot more interest than I anticipated. And here I was worried that Incident Review was going to come across as boring.

One of the things I love about the world murder tour is that it’s canon (or it used to be - for the love of god dc, get your shit together) but it’s so vague and open-ended. So you can do anything with it. Makes my little fanfic writer brain squeal with joy.

Thanks for the ask, anon!!! 🩵

[fellowshipofthefics]

Can you believe the year is almost over? We can't! 🎉

As we charge towards the new year, we wanted to encourage you guys to reflect on your accomplishments for this year! Have you participated in a new event this year? Reached a writing goal? Or maybe you posted your first fanfic! We want to know!

Feel free to use the questions below as a guide to recap your year, or let followers ask you specific questions from this list. Whatever you want to do with these questions, it doesn't matter, just be sure to celebrate the victories!

Remember: all progress is good progress!

What is something new you tried with your writing this year?

Did you participate in any fandom events?

What's been your favorite project to work on?

Hardest project to work on?

Did you start any projects?

Did you finish any projects?

How many WIPS do you have now?

Share your favorite scene/line!

Share your favorite story title!

What does your writing system look like? (i.e. brainstorming, writing, editing - how do you do it?)

What's the best atmosphere for you to write?

Any particular snacks or drinks while writing?

Do you form playlists/soundtracks for your stories? Or even just for your "writing time"?

What advice would you give to a new writer?

What are some goals you have for 2024?

✨ Here at FOTFICS we want to thank everyone for another fantastic year! We have a lot of fun new things coming in 2024, and we hope to see you there!

Happy Holidays, everyone, from all of your fellowshipofthefics mods! @lordoftherazzles @ahufflepuffhobbit @fantasyinallforms

[snickerdoodlles]

hi, yes, hello. do you have any silly headcanons to share? 🥲💕

i love how pointed the 'silly' is here XD *spins roulette wheel*

Arm has been in love with Khun forever. Khun hasn't been in love with Arm as long, but it's been so long he's shocked to discover it. after some flailing into romance, people's reactions to their new relationship go like:

Porsche: lmao what is it with Theerapanyakuls and their bodyguards, good for you Arm!

Kinn: hadn't seen this coming but!! he is very happy for Khun!!! Kinn loves love!!!!

Kim: how the fuck did you not see it Kinn

Pete: fucking finally

Pol: you weren't already dating????

Send an ask, get a headcanon

[writingkitten]

(Review anon) A Manuel AND Maxim story? Are you trying to summon me specifically? I'm 👀

YOU KNOW IT REVIEW ANON 😍🥰😘

‘“Mio angelo, you needn’t run away from us,” the one behind you whispered.

The one in front of you took the shape of a handsome man, his hair perfectly styled and facial hair trimmed. He also wore a finely tailored suit, and held a cane.

“Yes, hear us out, darling,” he said, his voice taking on a suave British accent, “I think you’ll be very interested in what we have to say.”’

[rd-eternity]

Fic Writing Review 2023

@wolfboy88 tagged me and I loved this idea, so here goes

Words & Fics

- Words Published: 103,073

- Fandoms: Teen Wolf

- Last Posted Fic: her heart, their heaven

- Longest Fic: hold on (27k words, 8 chapters)

Top 5 Fics (Kudos)

1. hold on (144)

2. undeserving (141)

3. trail of scars (132)

4. for safekeeping (127)

5. Find Me Between Blank Pages (124)

Fandom Fic Events

So far, I've only done Whumptober, but I'm planning on joining more in the future!

Upcoming Events & Projects for 2024

Event wise, my main plans are for Febuwhump, Whumptober and Kinktober, but I'm sure there's lots more I don't know about that I'll end up joining. I have TONS of fics in the work for the new year. Right now, I'm on the tail end of a writing break because of school, but I'm looking forward to working on all these new projects coming soon.

- The What-Ifs of Falling in Love (S5/S6 Thiam rewrite), which I was writing a ton from January to April and need to get back to.

- fourth try's the charm expansion (post canon Thiam), may be what I write for Febuwhump

- wreck the hunt, rebuild the hunter (Thiam alternate canon, hunter!Liam and werewolf!Theo)

- Who's the Alpha Now? (alternate canon, dark Thiam)

- The Aconitum Pack (alternate canon Thiam in college)

- Raeken's 11 (Teen Wolf as Ocean's 11, led by Theo)

- to catch a wolf (post canon Thiam in college)

- smut or study (college Thiam, it is what it sounds like, just utter flith)

No pressure tags: @outcastpack, @thiamsxbitch, @tabbytabbytabby, @theoceanismyinkwell, @equallyloyalandlethal, @transdunbar, @chasing-chimeras

[wolfboy88]

Fic Writing Review 2023!

I read @rhyslahey fic review and considered myself tagged.

Words & Fics

- Words Published: 124,472 so far

- Fandoms: Teen Wolf.

- Last Posted Fic: Dangerous Desires

- Longest Fic: Cumulative Roommates coming in with 17,897 words (of utter filth) across 3 chapters

Top 5 Fics (Kudos)

1. Like a Heartbeat Drives You Wild (244)

2. Fragments of Another Universe (236)

3. A Little Less Lonely (226)

4. Accidentally Yours (196)

5. A Banshee’s Intuition (154)

Fandom Fic Events

Well, I participated in quite a few… @liamdunbarappreciation Scottuary 2023, All the Thiam Love (Valentines Day) @masonhewittappreciation @scottappreciation @scisaacweek @teenwolfrarepairevents (the rarepair week and the Halloween event) Thiam Pride @lydiamartinappreciation Thiam Week as well as Spooktober and Kinktober

Upcoming Events & Projects for 2024

Uh the only event I currently know about right now is Scottuary 2024… but I’m not sure how many events I will participate in next year if my hours stay like this at work. It’s been hard lately to find the time or the energy to write.

But I do have lots of WIPs:

- Wild (s6b dark thiam retelling) this ones probably the one I’ve had the longest and really want to update soon

- The Thiam Scream/Ghostface Sequel

- An Elevated Situation Sequel/Theo Wears Pink on Wednesdays - seeing as this was my Thiam Valentines fic I’m eyeing a similar release date

- another Theo wears pink one where Theo disappears after the showdown at the hospital and Liam searches for him, finding Theo working as a Go Go Dancer in a pink thong (this is just an excuse to write more smut) and I do have a moodboard I made for it a while back that if enough people shout at me I’ll release as a Xmas present on Xmas day

- Thiam + Parrish smut fic that I didn’t finish in time for Kinktober

- another unfinished Kinktober fic featuring Isaac/Theo/Liam

- a continuation of All Together Now universe

- plus loads more

Tagging @ksbbb @theoceanismyinkwell @chasing-chimeras @transdunbar @outcastpack @thiamsxbitch @mmoosen @shinigamimailjeevas @rd-eternity @arewordsenough

[sapphire-wine]

10, 18, 28!!! Uno reverse!!

Uno'd reversed.... by my own mutual...

10. What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?

OMG to keep it real made me SO giddy to write I was literally kicking my feet throughout the entire thing Kristoph is so stupid in it and sooooo oblivious. Tati can attest I was yelling through the entire process from conception to posting and even beyond. Cuckstoph 2k23!!

18. What was the hardest fic to title?

Now, we all may think it was Call Him a Sandwich given that that was the only fic of mine that went through a very public renaming. But it was actually probably Making Amends, which went through a much more private, yet much more intense and less determined renaming.

28. How did you recharge between fics?

Waiting anxiously for the kudos and comments to come in... But also usually by passing out and trying to read a singular book (finally finished Pride and Prejudice tho!)

I also chat with my bestie about nrmt ideas we will probably not write but find very juicy

(I've also been getting very into watching miniature creation lately....)

[felixravinstills]

I loved Desprate Hearts for Deplorable Minds. I love Max’s slow descent into madness and I cried literal tears when he killed Felix. My one complaint is I don’t feel like Volumnia worked hard enough to win Gloriam back it felt like the fic was coming to an end so they got back together just to have a happy ending. Love it though!!

ask game (from multiple days ago)

I tried my best! Limiting myself to under or around 500 words, so the snippets below don't really capture the slow decent into madness!

Thanks for the ask!

Snippets below:

It feels good. The adrenaline in his veins. His heart pounding in his chest.

Maximinius hasn’t felt this alive in years.

The recoil of the pistol sends vibration up his arms, but he doesn’t flinch.

He should have expected it. It’s a classic move.

The kidnapper— attempted assassin? Maximinius still didn’t quite know what they are doing here.

The man stares first at the blood pouring from Felix’s chest and then at Maximinius.

He drops Felix to the floor and runs.

Maximinius staggers forward. The gun is still in his hands. His eyes don’t leave Felix’s glassy, lifeless ones. He just squeezes the trigger.

That time the shock of the recoil hurts more than it had before.

There’s a yelp of pain and the thud of the body hitting the floor.

Killing is almost instinctual.

He places a hand over his nephew’s heart, hoping to feel it beat. Of course, there’s nothing. Just blood— warm and dripping down Maximinius’ fingers.

There are wet gasps from that other man that Maximinius shot. He’s clawing at the ground, trying to crawl away. Useless. As futile as Maximinius’ hands pressing against the bullet wound in Felix’s chest.

Maximinius smooths Felix’s hair back to stare at that face permanently frozen in shock. The thundering of footsteps behind him heralds the arrival of the bodyguards he’d outpaced.

One of them puts the crawling man out of his misery.

[…]

“Maximinius! Oh, I heard! It’s horrible! A terrible lose— like that of my dear Protesilaus—”

Don’t compare my nephew to your oaf of a husband, he almost says. Instead, he pushes Gloriam out of the way. For once, it deters her. His handprint blooms bright red on her white coat.

She recoils afraid to get more of Felix’s blood on her. Indeed, all the reporters around him take a half step back.

There’s only one person who dares approach.— Volumnia in all her glory.

Maximinius has nothing to say to her, and indeed, is seems she is not here for him. Her eyes flit over to him for only a moment as she pushes past him and wrenches Gloriam’s head back by her short white hair. Then, to the surprise of what seems like everyone but Maximinius, Volumnia pushes their faces together in a kiss that must be as bruising as it is passionate.

Cameras click and flash.

Behind the Snow matriarch, two blonds gasp. The girl recovers quickly, but the curly haired boy gapes. His mouth moves. He’s trying to stammer something out. What he comes out is somewhere between a questions and a cry.

Maximinius’ brain reminds him that the boy was a classmate of Felix’s, Volumnia’s little protégé.

Blood drips from his hand. He turns away and is glad that no one follows him.

[stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale]

If you could turn back time, would you wanna play TWDG series for the first time again? Your blog and posts would still exist but your memory would have no prior knowledge of the game

Hell yeah, I would. This blog has 5+ years of twdg content on it and if my memory of just that was erased, it would be a lot of fun to replay the games now, then read the stuff that past CJ thought and wrote. I'm a different person than I was five years ago because that's how time works, funny enough, so I wonder how differently I would think, y'know?

Plus, on top of cringing at my very old posts, me and past CJ would disagree on some things. I mean, I have changed my mind on quite a bit but you get me.

and I dunno, I haven't posted a lot on this blog lately but outside of it and in all my fandoms, I'm very much in my "oh no I've lost most of my fucks" era where I like what I like, I dislike what I dislike, who gives a shit? So I feel like if I were to get into twdg for the first time now, I would be a lot more open with my opinions and interpretations of the series and a lot less worried about conflict in the fandom.

I would also get to experience Lee dying for the first time again, and I would get to experience tfs all over again, THAT I would especially love.

[kindlingkeen]

insight into Jason’s world training tour from the Bats' POV??!? you're killing me, man. (and Jay. you're going to kill Jay)

(in response to this and this from the wip title ask game)

🥺

Sorry, anon. No killing intended.

And Jay will be fine. Except for the bruises, and the blood loss, and the head injury. Oh, and the light torture. And the captivity. But we’re at least 10,000 words away from any of that!

Thanks for the ask, anon!! 🩵

[jamiesfootball]

19, 20, 21!

19. Share your favorite opening line

If I am going with published, I'm just going to brag and say that these three were my favorites:

Low Battery (soft, quiet)

When awareness crept in behind his sleep-sealed eyes, a handful of problems offered themselves up to Jamie like unwanted presents.

Somebody's hands who felt like mine (Sharp, gut punch)

"My mum once told me I ruined Christmas."

OGYGGI(YHNBGL) (Ironic, future devastation)

Roy Kent had a good relationship with his mum.

20. Share your favorite ending line

from Somebody's Hands who Felt Like Mine

Roy ran his thumb against the back of her hand, and she imagined kindling trying to light a spark. Outside, the world was cold and quiet and dusted unpleasantly with snow. The two of them, with their hands locked over the sleeping gift between them, would have to keep warmth enough.

21. Share your favorite piece of dialogue

Why would you do this to me.

My favorite is the entirety of the couch scene, which I love more the longer I'm away from it, and it's hard to pick just one bit.

Thematically I like the part of Jamie telling Roy-

"It’s…whatever. Look, I don't take it personally anymore. I know you’re just like that. It's just who you are.”

Because in context to Roy that hits like a slap to the face, the fact that he can be an utter dick to Jamie and Jamie... doesn't even expect better of him to begin with. But then in the larger framework of the story, it's just another sign of how they're just not on the same page at all.

Because Jamie's head, this is almost meant to be reassuring to Roy. Jamie doesn't hear how fucked up that is, but at the same time he means it sincerely- he doesn't take it personally because while he knows Roy can be a dick, he also knows that Roy does care in his Roy way. All of this is a larger symptom of Jamie not being used to people holding themselves accountable to him.

Roy's reaction to all of this is the very appropriate ringing of alarm bells in his head and- 'Wait a second. Wait a second, no. Don't do that. Don't let me off the hook. That isn't right.'

So yeah, my answer is the whole couch scene.

But my favorite dialogue to write was definitely Moe's interspersed spoken word poetry.

From this ask game

[darkacey]

I’m curious - those of you who have played some (or all) of Rune Factory 5, what would you change about the dungeons and why?

I’ll go first: I wish Atohl’s End was actually scary. It’s played up as this super spooky place, but when I got there… it felt like just a reskin of the last two dungeons. Yeah, it introduced the breakable walls and a pretty interesting underground cityscape, but essentially nothing was different from Kelve or Meline in the sense that it was just Room with Monsters > tunnel > Room with Monsters > tunnel > Room with Mining Rocks > etc. I would have liked there to be trap mechanics (like the wall/floor masters in Legend of Zelda) or some sort of puzzle (secret doors behind paintings, find keys). Heck, I would’ve been happy with just some more lore about *why* there was an underground city. Is it connected to the Sech Empire? The Forest of Beginnings? If it’s not a real city, is it the ghost/echo of one or some amalgamation of cities that were ruined in the decades of war? I want to know.

Maybe it’s asking for too much bc I’m a big Zelda fan and like games with a lot of environmental storytelling, but it would’ve been nice to have some more variation.

[sugareey-makes-stuff]

For the end of year asks I have. So many:

2, 3, 10, 25, and 30!!! 💛💛💛💛💛

Hiya friend! Hell yeah, gimme all the q's! Here's what I've got after putting some thought into it for 2023:

2. How many fics did you work on this year? (They don’t have to be finished or published!) Oh my God. I don't even know?!! I'm an artist at heart, but 2023 became a BIG writing year for me vs. art or craft making. Not by choice, since Adulting was really hard and everything was basically on fire, so I think I took up writing as a way to journal and cope tbh. My guesstimate between finished works AND WIPs together: I must have been working on at least 20 writing works. Which is kinda crazy...especially trying to do that for 2 fandoms. 😁

3. What’s something you learned about yourself as a writer? I'm actually good at writing and extract Feelings when I'm given a limited word count. Like, I can somehow make the story work if I carefully choose my words and/or sentences since that word count makes sure I get to the point and I don't ramble on for too long. I've definitely been more aware of how I write depending on what it's for. Also, those short word counts have taught me to be cleaner or punchier. Which is always a good thing! I started writing microfics in 2022, and in 2023, I started writing more drabbles. When I signed up for a couple of fic exchanges, I graduated to writing short fics that were 2k or less. So, I think if I generally set some kind of word count for myself, that gives me a framework to determine how big the thing will end up being.

10. What fic made you feel the happiest to work on? OOO, that is a tough one! Okay, I honestly love Pink Lemonade (Sterek, T, 600 words with art) because it's a ficlet with art, and the whole creative process just flowed when I made this whole thing! I wanted to play more with silhouettes for art (which I think we'll see more of for 2024). And then I already had this little story planned out in my head, so I threw those words down. I think this was probably one of the easier works I've put together because everything cooperated. Also, soft boys! ♥️

25. What did you use to write? (e.g. writing programs, paper & pen, etc.) Scrivener! That program has changed the way I write, and I swear by it every day! The features are awesome (hello to color coding and snapshots), but I absolutely love that I have the ability to link to internal and external links. Lifesaver for a geeky researcher. I feel like I can actually organize my drafts AND my notes without being a trash goblin, so I've definitely been willing to write more because of that. When I had a recent power outage though, I did actually do some paper and pen writing, which was pretty neat. It makes the idea more concrete, and you bet that's going to become a fic soon. It's about...well, being stuck in a power outage...surprise! 😂

30. What’s something that you want to write in 2024? I technically want to write sooo many things but I will narrow it down to a couple. The first one would be another installment out for Where do we go from here? I miss making things for Perciver, but 2023 really didn't let me give them the TLC they deserve. I looked back at my fic doc the other day, and I'm glad past!Krissy wrote drafts for 2 possible installments. They've got legs, so it would be amazing to get both of them out! I also want to see if I can get at least one of my longer Sterek fics posted up as well. Maybe it comes down to taking the baby steps to see which one I can finish first...the 50k 10-11 chaptered Beast that I started a year ago, or the 10-15k 5 + 1 Things fic that I started a month ago. We'll find out, I'm sure!

Thanks so much for the asks!

__ Previously asked: 15 and 17 Want to ask me more writer q's? Let me know via the 2023 in review fic writer asks!

[the-boy-meets-evil]

hi jess! for the ask game - 15, 16 & 21.

thank you to my fellow jess 💕

15. something you learned this year

i learned a lot this year. on a personal level, i learned to be better at sharing feelings with friends and depending on them. on a writing level, i learned it doesn't have to be perfect. you can always improve something, but if you're happy, then it's okay to leave it at that.

21. most memorable comment/review

i'm so insanely fortunate because i get amazing feedback from @ugh-yoongi @hot-soop & @effortandmore, who are just some of the best people i know. it always makes me smile to hear their thoughts. but aside from them, this long ass stream of consciousness on some habits are hard to break took me like a full 2 weeks to even process and respond to lol

putting the last one under the cut because i've written a lot this year lol (at least for me)

send me an ask for the fanfic end of the year asks

16. fic(s) you completed this year

in order that i finished posting them: along for the ride (hopefully finishing pt 2 in 2024) fool for you tell me how it got this way (series started in 2022) you're mine some habits are hard to break (hopefully finishing pt 2 in 2024 too) with the band can't run away you can't even say it take my hands (we can fall together) (series) all roads lead back to you all i want for christmas a new home for the holidays