#fr the authors self insert and ocs too

[almond-tofu-chan]

oh shit they added the hxh movies to netflix?? i should fucking text her (watch hxh again for the eighth time)

[tododeku-or-bust]

Fic Writing Ask Game

I was asked to play by the wonderful @shooshopath ! I'm sending it to @toiletpotato @queenoftherandomword @spacebeyonce @surkovhasherpes

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

45

2. what's your total ao3 word count?

943,229

3. what fandoms do you write for?

Currently, just Patrochilles (TSoA and Hades)

4. top 5 fics by kudos?

Flashing Lights, Restless, to face the sea, where flowers bloom, Paradise, & and the nights, they are endless

5. do you respond to comments?

I do! I used to think it was really nice when authors answered my comments. I always make a point to answer comments to let people know I care about their feedback and that I appreciate their support, especially if they choose to become a consistent reader. It's a bit embarrassing though, half my comment count is me responding 😭

6. fic you wrote with the angstiest ending:

Lacrimosa

7. fic you wrote with the happiest ending:

I think the rest are all generally happy ending 😅 can't really pick one.

8. do you get hate on fics?

I had for a couple of my Patrochilles and Parenthood series, particularly on my OC. Tbh, I'm shocked I don't receive more, given that Black female characters usually receive minimal grace. Everyone's been very supportive, if not necessarily completely understanding the perspective of the narrative (thus the "your OC is a self insert" comment. Like, I'm writing about the experience of Black girlhood, where else am I gonna pull from lmao we tend to go through particular things!)

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

Nah, not really. I'll usually include a sex scene here or there, but I don't write just straight smut. There's always gotta be some angst or some sort of plot. I don't think my writing is good enough for straight smut, so I leave that to others.

10. do you write crossovers?

Technically my Patrochilles fics are crossovers, but fr I just tag both fandoms for reach. If I'm focused specifically on the TSoA rendition, I only tag for that. Otherwise, no. Same idea with MDZS.

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

Apparently so! Well, not stolen, but heavily inspired by. Since it wasn't word for word, I'm not willing to get lynched by white fandom to start an argument about it.

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

I have!

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nah 😅 unfortunately I'm too territorial about my writing process.

14. all-time favorite ship?

Patrochilles, with AshEiji as a close close second.

15. what's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Blooms of a Wilting Garden. It's a WangXian fic I was super, SUPER passionate about... And then I burnt out of both the fic and the fandom. It was just so toxic in that space that I got disillusioned. Maybe I will- it is outlined!

16. writing strengths:

I personally think that I'm very good with dialogue and character motivations. I'm also very passionate about movement while I write, bc I think that it adds emphasis to both of those things. But yeah, I'm very intense about motivations- how might someone's character change in certain situations? What might cause an outburst in one moment might generate an incredibly calm response in another, all for the same character. It all depends on the situation, and I like exploring that.

17. writing weaknesses:

I feel like I could do better with "prettier" writing. On the one hand it's a style choice, I tend to prefer words that get to the point I'm trying to depict. On the other hand, sometimes I wish I could write as beautifully and set up as well done a setting as other writers. I've been trying to do better with that. But I also write fic as a hobby so... 🤷🏾‍♀️

18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I've tried direct translation (language, then the English translation next to it) and italicizing. Some phrases I know well enough to use the former, but if I get caught up I will use the latter.

19. first fandom you wrote for:

On AO3? Bnha, tododeku (thus the name of the blog. I was pretty intense about it. Oh how I've grown in 4 years).

20. favorite fic of yours:

Hmmm... This is hard. I love all my fics as a favorite for different reasons 😭😭 the overall winner? Restless, my first AshEiji fic. It's one of my fics that I'm always rereading, and I love how it came about because of two nightmares I had. Like they really worked in allowing me to write a perspective on Eiji that I felt I wasn't seeing in the fandom at the time. Protection (my second Philia fic) is my second place.

Thanks for sending this to me! I'm so happy to see it 😊 I miss talking about my stuff sometimes.

[we-were-made-of-stars-once]

Awwww thanks for the tag!

What made me like them:

Okay so. . .definitely NOT his outfit LMFAOOOOO. Everytime I'm drawing him or thinking too much about him for RP purposes I have to sit back and pause for a second and go "Why the hell am I so obsessed with this guy?? He looks so goofy I want to punch him in his stupid pretty face" BUT hear me out. lISTEN- he's got actual charm and a wonderful personality. Once I've delved more into his backstory and read his lore, what got to me was his undeniable love for his family and for others, even though at first it's overshadowed by his Tsundere prickly behavior. He's sympathetic to everyone and treats others with respect regardless of their social status his best friend was his butler and he was usually ostracized for not mingling enough with his social class. He's got a good heart/moral compass it's just hard to see it at first. ALSO the way he presents himself. He's confident, highly intelligent, comes from high society so he knows his manners, also lives as a hobo so he's got some street survival skills as well, sometimes behaves childishly (similar to myself), he wants to look older but he's stuck looking quite young (just like me IRL). He may not seem like it to most, but to me. . . he's like Zuko and Kaz Brekker combined. He's also got that OUAT Rumplestiltskin effect- LISTEN he looks nonthreatening and weird BUT fans are attracted to him because of the way he holds himself. Confident, powerful, snarky attitude, is always one step ahead of his enemies, it's giving sigma male energy/malewife babygirl if I'm being so honest lol

Also one of the main reasons I like him is that he's extremely similar to my IRL fiance. There's just bits and pieces that remind me of my fiance Haru. If you combined Ollie's zodiac sign,personality, and background with Drew's personality and caring behavior then you'd get my fiance tbh lol

My favorite thing about them:

I've already said most of the reasons in the previous response but there's also the fact that he thinks he's cool and mature but nope he's just an introverted dork that hyperfixates on the most randomest shit cacti and barbeque of all things??? and hates socializing. He's just like me fr fr. But my absolute favorite thing is, again. . .his willingness to help others despite his demeanor. He literally sacrificed himself in canon and he doesn't bat an eye at interacting with people that aren't from the same upbringing. He just sees people as people. There's also A TON of similarities that we have. Being the youngest, always seen as immature no matter how hard we try not to be, dead daddy issues and mommy issues, being doted on by someone undeniably loyal to you, not good with people unless there's a common interest, the fact that I live in the desert and have worked at a literal Pyramid themed hotel/casino (think of the Golden City in Utgard . . .yea), etc. etc.

Nicknames we have for each other:

I call him Cactus Boi

A headcanon for our relationship/friendship:

I don't really have a OC/self insert to ship with him admittedly. It's weird when I think about how my relationship/friendship is with this green guy. . .it's not so much as a romantic thing mostly because since I roleplay as him and have studied so much about him it's more along the lines of. . .I'm kinda like his PR manager. With the occasional pining. . .it's like a type of friends with benefits thing??? Idk man. I just tell him to do a thing and whenever he refuses I bribe him with the ol' Do it for the glory of House Ramses. You've gotta do it for your legacy. Then he'll grumble a bit and do the thing because of his pride and mission to restore the House no matter the cost. He self sacrifices all the time what's so different about this

My favorite image of them:

From the Official Character Expression Sheet for Ollie (Osiris)

LOOK AT THIS SASSY MF MANSPREADING

OF COURSE THE RICH BOY WITH A PROBLEM WITH AUTHORITY WOULD SIT JUST LIKE THIS. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A PRINCE NOT AN EDGY RECKLESS EMO- I CANT TELL IF I WANT TO SIT ON YOUR LAP OR KICK YOU IN THE CROTCH. YA DUMB CACTUS BOI. I HATE YOU AND I LOVE YOU GRRRRRR

Anything else:

I literally got back into Dislyte last year because of C.ai and Chai asdfghjkl it didn't help that the theme of my workplace was Egyptian themed and I was left unsupervised for most of the day with my phone with nothing to do 👀👀

Ayo if y'all want more Ollie ranting/fangirling just join my roleplay discord. We talk about everything House Ramses and Dislyte. (Honestly I'm more of a slightly ooc Ollie and I'm more communicative with the members than canon Ollie would be with his peers) You don't even have to roleplay you can just be yourself if you want and just lurk. DM me so I can send u the invite link.

New Ask Game!

send me one of my f/o’s and I’ll tell you..

-What made me like them -My favorite thing about them -Nicknames we have for each other -A headcanon of our relationship/friendship -My favorite image of them -Anything else!

These can be for platonic f/o’s btw!!  Feel free to reblog uwu

[sinnersandsaints-linwrites]

thanks bestie!💀 my 15 minutes of fame, your 15 minutes of woe is me <3 win-win am I right? love the bite, wish there was more of it tho😔not too constructive??? it's not constructive at all? you're being too nice.

yes yes i didn't offer you any advive on how to write your game and as i said you dont like unsolicited advice? as you should. yeah I'm so sure people forget that it's your characters, talking about your characters while on your blog after playing your game.

anyway uhm you said you assume I'm talking about certain posts but those weren't actually the ones i was talking about? concerning neurodivergency and behaviors coming off as rude. yeah i wasnt refering to those. I've got no problem with that please dont minunderstand. it was that one where you're talking about peeps liking rude characters and someone replied saying they dont like them and wished there were nicer characters blah blah. pettiness missplaced cause, WE as in people in the discussion were refering to just plain rude characters not people who are neurodivergent and may come off as such. you said something about you and your experience, hence my "we're not talking about you or none neurotypical characters rn"

don't self insert i have an oc, changes names on a whim but still an oc ig, thats why i included the oc part. pettiness missplaced again. i just didn't understand who's ass you pulled self inserts and people trying to turn YOUR character into yn or whatever, from. fr I've decided to take your word fot it. so sorry forgive me for i have sinned. fanfics still have more of a set character that cannot be changed and that follows the writers lines and behaviors and in no way is dependent on the reader but ya know what doesn't? you guessed it. interactive fiction.

I have no doubt your boundaries got disrespected and a bunch of other authors too. like asking someone to change a characters sexuality to suit them? and a bunch of other stuff. horrid and yes entitled. but most times someone nice will hop into an authors asks and politely ask for an addition and most times they'll be like "!! oh didn't think of that! nice! maybe i will" You dont want that and again that's finee. I'm not talking about the anons coming in full force and demanding something be added because they are like this and they arent like that. they can rightfully shut up.

but i like the "if you dont like it, simply don't read it" it's edgy. fr.

also to your aforementioned ass kissers and dick riders, yes i do have nothing better to do🐥, I'll see you in class on monday best have your assignments done👓not jealous or anything, your genius cannot be denied, characters, plot and just writing in general is gold. I'd honestly buy a book you wrote, it wasn't meant to be backhanded.

ugh my please reply accordingly request was ignored, you're not fighting me. wish things were different between us, alas it was not meant to be.🤧it became long again lmao sorry its apparently not that difficult or time consuming to tranfer thought to text as some people in your replies seem to think. anyway reply/post if you love me only <3

ye i aint reading all that, good for you though