#gamingwithsydney

[shrimplyfangtastic]

20 questions for Fic Writers!

Hi hi! My lovely friend @gamingwithsydney tagged me in her reply to this list of 20 questions for fic writers. Apologies that I'm only getting to it now! <3

Tagging others is a bit daunting, so instead I choose to tag whoever ends up stumbling upon this ^_^

1. How many works do you have posted?

Just checked, and apparently I've posted 31 works on AO3, and 1 to Tumblr, leading to an impressive total of 32! Wow, when did that happen? XD

As a oneshot writer with plenty of WIPs waiting for me, I'm sure that number will only grow higher before the year ends.

2. What is your total published word count?

Almost 14k on AO3! That's a lot more words then I imagined it would be at, to be honest.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Genshin Impact, Genshin Impact, and more Genshin Impact.

Or, that's what's posted at least. I've got a couple (read: MANY) WIPs waiting to be edited/lengthened that have been written for the Dead by Daylight, Monster High, Twisted Wonderland and Fable 2/3 fandoms.

4. What are your top five fics by Kudos on AO3?

At 37 Kudos we have Love You For Eternity an Eimiko drabble, followed by Like A Cute Stuffed Toy (36, Eimiko drabble), Romaritime (33, Part of Collei/Freminet Series), To Distant Shores (31, Part of Collei/Freminet Series) and Silver Threads Among The Night Sky (29, EiSara drabble).

My favourite from the above list would have to be Romaritime.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do reply, most often aiming to overcome my anxiousness and respond within the same day of the comment! While I write with the understanding that I am the audience I wish to reach with my works, it's nice to see that there are others out there who share the same interest in fandoms and love for characters that I do.

I like engaging with fandom to meet new people and create strong connections, so each interaction is greatly appreciated and cherished.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I like my angst endings implied rather than explicitly shown, so I think that leaves my FocaFuri drabble Her Prophecy with my angstiest ending. Typical Fontaine shenanigans, I'm afraid.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Romaritime has a happy end, I feel! Some cute but awkward interactions between Collei and Freminet. There's also my Yelan/Emilie drabbles — My favourite being Little Gift By My Pillow — which all have happy ends. I like soft Yemilie.

8. Do you get hate on your fics?

If I do, I'm unaware of it 😜 I don't really think a hateful comment or bookmark would effect me too much, honestly. As I said, I write with the additional intention of serving as my own audience, so if someone does not enjoy what I have to offer then I must kindly redirect them towards the Back button.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I don't... Yet.

There's no plan to explore smut writing anytime in the near future, but it's certainly not off the table! Ei/Kujou Sara have almost tempted me before, and smut ideas for Reaver/The Hero of Bower Lake from Fable 2 have been floating around in my mind.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I don't post crossovers, but I've got a couple notes for an EPIC: The Musical/Genshin Impact series. I don't think this will be seeing the light of day for quite a while though, unfortunately. Otherwise, if I were to write other crossovers I think I'd either want to explore Descendants/Twisted Wonderland, or Dead By Daylight/Fear & Hunger.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Again, not to my knowledge XD

As far as I'm aware, my works are only available on AO3 in English. I am open to translations though, as long as I'm properly credited and informed through any of my social medias.

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

Nope. Co-writing wouldn't really suit my way of writing, but if I were somehow able to find someone who follows the same writing process as myself, I'd love to co-write a Genshin fic one day. Maybe something Collei/Freminet. Perhaps something to do with this Pirate AU idea I've had for awhile. Dunno!

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Oof, that's a difficult question! I think I'll split them by fandom, as choosing just one is much too hard.

Monster High: Kieran Valentine/Spelldon Cauldronello

Dead By Daylight: Sable Ward/Mikaela Reid

The Sims 2: Nervous Subject/Pascal Curious

Genshin Impact: Kaveh/Alhaitham or Emilie/Yelan or Layla/Kirara or Lisa/Il Dottore (Okay okay, I'll stop here!)

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Either that EPIC: The Musical/Genshin Impact crossover, or the Genshin Impact Pirate AU idea. Although, now that I talk about that Pirate AU, some more ideas are coming to me... Hm... Mermaid Freminet...

16. What are your writing strengths?

My writing stamina has gotten pretty strong over the years, and I greatly cherish my ability to draw out inspiration from quite nearly anything.

I also quite like that I no longer feel an ounce of shame in my interest towards writing fanfiction, and instead embrace my creativity with welcome arms.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

As of right now, I'm pretty happy with my overall writing style. If I had to choose some things that could either be improved or be explored in another way, I think my dialogue could flow smoother? Maybe include more metaphors in descriptive scenes? I've always liked more flowery prose, so if I were to revise my own style and pick apart "weaknesses", it would be to achieve that.

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

I don't think I've written dialogue in another language, but I believe that if I were to try, I'd almost certainly need to have someone who knows the language that I could turn to and ask for help.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

My first ever fandom written piece was actually for the Creepypasta fandom over on Wattpad, back when I had a big fat crush on Eyeless Jack. While it's been taken down, I still have it saved in multiple folders so I can look back and awe at baby Shrimply's writing.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

In terms of published works, I'm rather fond of Romaritime (Collei/Freminet) and She Fears Not The Weather, She Fears Not The Sea (Eimiko).

In terms of yet-to-be-publushed works, I'm writing a oneshot that I absolutely adore on how I think Kieran and Spelldon's (Monster High) second encounter would go :D

EDIT: Haha, did I talk about Romaritime enough? :P

[baileythebean]

I NEED AN ONLINE NAME - SOMETHING COOL THAT FITS ME BUT DOESNT SOUND LIKE A NAME (plant names, galaxy names, constellations, animals, etc)

SUMMONING THE MOOTS

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@lilacquintet @lightning-jay @msmpictures @m3rcuryxd2763

[boxer-boi]

‘If only you weren’t just a stupid dog. Maybe then everyone wouldn’t hate you.’

He re-sliced his face scar :( reliving the moment

@manganyeh

@small-world-au

@silly-lesb21

@v4miiii

@clockwork-freminet

@airiswims

@nyuclearic

@sillyariii

@baihuaisnotxielian

@gamingwithsydney

@fremiinetistic

@friends-for-freminet

[training-knight-of-favonius]

Jean suggested I should take a break…though, it feels out of place, in a way? I wish to be helping more..

@gamingwithsydney (HI its the Aranara blog)

[st4rrl1ghtwastaken]

Intro!! pls read before interacting

So umm. Hi everyone. You can call us Chiaroscuro, or Chia for short :) We collectively identify as nonbinary and bi-ace, but we each have our own genders and orientations. More on that later.

We’re a fictive-heavy traumagenic OSDD system, overall syscourse neutral, but syscourse is not unwelcome because we like watching people fight. (/j but also…not.)

We’re bodily Asian and might post some Chinese stuff occasionally (this is mostly an English blog though)

We do art and write fanfics sometimes (here’s the normal ao3 and the ship writing ao3.)

We have RP blogs for Albedo and Wanderer in HSR and also for Jiaoqiu (both pre- and post-2.5) and Blade. We will also make one for Sunday when we have him in-game.

Friend of @kavzz @chaoticsnowflake-ao3 @catamaurrr-star and @gamingwithsydney :D

🌏pro-LGBTQ+, pro-Palestine, mihoyo-critical 🌏

‼️We have autism, anxiety, NPD and probably a lot of other stuff! This is not ‘bragging’ or anything of the sort, this is a list of things to consider if you interact with us‼️

Posts we’d pin if this wasn’t our intro: a hot take on HSR/Genshin gameplay, list of tumblr resources, art refs for drawing non-white characters, parallels between Sunday, Nahida and Wanderer (+additions from an awesome person), someone’s thingy about why March 7th has NPD, a post about living with NPD, a reminder about cluster B personality disorders, a writing trope i wanna do, something about freedom, something else about masking

AND A VERY VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THOSE LIVING IN THE USA.

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No DNI list, but we will block you if you are:

LGBTQ+phobe

ableist (including sanist)

racist in any way

offending/pro-contact harmful paraphilia (MAP, zoophile, necrophile etc)

zionist/pro-Hamas

islamophobe/antisemitist

mihoyo apologist

fan of cc!Wilbur and cc!DTeam

kink/porn blog

generally not someone we’re chill with

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frequent posters:

lyney 🪄 (any pronouns)

misha 🧹🫧 (they/them)

beetle 🌻 (they/xe/he)

sunday 🦋 (xe/fae/they/he)

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expect to see:

art

reblogged stuff

memes

mental health stuff

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what’s ok?

asking questions about our gameplay

rambling about HSR/Genshin lore in a long ask

asking questions (about the blog or the mods)

anons (or blogs in general) vibing in the inbox

mentioning us in fanart/reblogs/polls etc

mental health rants (excluding selfharm/suicide)

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what's not ok?

irl shit unless we're close (inclusing donation asks)

harassing us about our views

invasive questions

NSFW (this is a safe space for minors!)

kys/kms jokes

generally being mean to mods in a /srs way

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stuff I like:

Genshin Impact

HSR

art

music

cats!!

acting like we’re god /lh

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stuff I don’t like:

mihoyo (the company)

loud noises

bright lights

dogs sometimes :(

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tags:

st4rrl1ght yaps: /silly stuff

zhenyu writes: writing stuff

calx sketches: art stuff

qingque plays: gameplay stuff

wolfe socialises: social interactions

icarus exists: /srs stuff

riri thinks: mental health stuff

(that’s prob all, but might add more next time)

[why-do-i-have-this-app]

Hello there. My son, Tighnari, has this app. I figured to keep up with him and his adventures, why not get it myself.

My name is bijan. If you have any questions, I suppose I’ll answer them? Though, I’m pretty horrible with technology nowadays.,

// HELOO

I run a couple of blogs, like @thesmallaranara and @cyessss-general-mahamatra . I’ll accept mostly any asks aslong as it isn’t nsfw or just plain rude.

( @gamingwithsydney @kavzz @c3ntrifuga13qui1ibrium )

(Tehe)

[godoflazziness]

🌬️🍃 STARTER

( @gamingwithsydney liked this for @the-most-beloved-colleiflower )

walking along a path through the avidya forest was a bard, waving a hand in his face to keep himself cool in the very humid environment that was a rainforest. the gust of a gentle spring breeze following him as he was seemingly having a simple stroll and visiting the lands of sumeru. “ argh.. I did not recall sumeru being this humid.” he remarked to himself. a tiny mushroom creature invisible to most people followed the bard curiously as it was fully aware of his true nature and venti did not mind the company whilst he walked along the large tree trunk.

though he would soon attract a lot of anemo elementals native to this region. “ haha! as much as I love an audience, I am afraid that I am currently off the stage today.” he mused as he looked among the fungi whilst the little aranara hid behind him. he would then let out a huff, placing hands on hips as the fungi didn’t move even an inch away from him, “ and you didn’t even bring proper payment! not a single apple or mora among you! how’s a beggar supposed to make a living this way? hmm?” he raised a brow at the anemo fungi.

he very well could summon his bow and make quick work of this group of fun guys fungi but upon the wind he could hear voices and footsteps thus upping to merely stall until who he assumed to be forest rangers came to the rescue. anddd.. once he knew that the forest ranger(s) could see and hear him, venti changed his tune and pretended to be afraid for his life. dramatically placing a hand over his head and the other on his chest, “ oh, woe is me! one so fragile and petite as I! ahhh! if only a brave soul could save me!” he cried out before pretending to have a fainting fit whilst the aranara seemed to confusingly follow his lead- walking over and plopping itself down next to the bard once he had collapsed.

“ nara venti- NARA VENTI!!” it ‘cried’ as it gently shook him despite the fact that the forest rangers would be unable to see it. this aranara just seemed to enjoy partaking in venti’s theatric antics.

[kavzz]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAV!!!!!! I HOPE THIS IS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST SO FAR AND THAT YOU HAVE EVENE BETTER ONES IN THE FUTURE! <3

// @gamingwithsydney (and all other ask blogs)

THANK YOU!!! :D

I'm so happy we started yapping tbh, it's been awesome knowing you.

[fishi3]

hello ! I was tagged by @gamingwithsydney in these q&a questions :>

I don't really have anyone to tag u_u

1. Named after anyone: not to my knowledge?

2. Last time I cried: last weekend I think. a rare occurrence

3. Kids: I may adopt someday, but I can barely take care of myself much less another human being, so probably not

4. Sports: I love love love swimming, and it's one of the only sports I can do

5. First thing I notice about someone: How they present themself. Hair, clothing, makeup, piercings, tattoos, etc.

6. Eye color: greyish blue

7. Scary movies or happy endings: I don't really watch movies -_-;

8. Talents: I'm hypermobile so there are some fun party tricks I can do with my body. I've also been told that I'm talented at writing and art

9. Place of birth: upstate babeyyy 🌲🍁🦌⛰️🧊

10. Hobbies: gaming, reading, writing, art, fashion, music...

11. Pets: I have a dog and two cats :>

12. Height: 5'4"? I think??

13. Favorite school subject: idk. English is nice, and I remember liking physics

14. Dream job: I'm planning to study architecture once I've finished my undergrad. I would like to do ethical/accommodative architecture

Thank you for the tag, syd !!

[shrimplyfangtastic]

General Q&A

Hi hi! I was tagged by @gamingwithsydney in her reply to these General Q&A questions, so now it's my turn to have a go :D Thank you for the mention, Syd!!

Tagging people is still a daunting task, so instead I tag you, whoever happens to stumble upon this.

1. Named after anyone:

I... May or may not have legally changed my name to a favourite fictional character's of mine. Totally a coincidence, haha. Totally... ;)

But in terms of being named after family or a celebrity or something, no, neither of the names I've known were based on anyone in real life.

2. Last time I cried:

From a serious matter? The start of this week. From a not so serious but still kinda serious matter? Last night.

Nothing fucks me up more than realizing not all cats get a mwah mwah on their little foreheads before bed. Thinking about all the strays outside in the cold during this brutal weather is quite rough.

3. Kids:

I don't personally want to have children, ever, for multiple reasons.

Don't mind the idea of taking care of other people's children though! For a limited time. Nothing against children, I understand they're just little people finding their place in this big, wide world, but people in general quickly lead me to sensory overload so... Yeah, limited time please.

4. Sports:

Used to engage in a sporting activity! I haven't been able to for quite awhile, but maybe someday in the future I can find a way to return to it ^_^

5. First thing I noticed about someone:

Their hair, followed by their general aesthetic (Makeup, clothes, body modifications). Remembering people by face is rather difficult for me, so instead I rely on hair colour and fashion.

6. Eye colour:

Blue! But if I got the chance to choose, I'd love vibrant yellow-orange eyes. Maybe bright hot pink. I go back and forth on the idea of both pretty often XD

7. Scary movies or happy endings:

I love, love, LOVE horror, so scary movies all the way!

8. Talents:

I love me a good spreadsheet, so time management and organizational skills tend to come easily to me. Games, day to day routine, personal finances, reading, writing — If you can think it, I've made a spreadsheet and organizational system for it.

9. Place of birth:

🦘🦘 'STRAYA 🦘🦘

10. Hobbies:

Gaming, writing, drawing, reading, fashion doll collecting, and plenty more. Most of my time is split between the first two though :P

11. Pets:

One not-so-little little kitty cat, she's my baby and I love her so fucking much <3 She's got quite the entertaining personality XD

12. Height:

Average, I just look short because I surround myself with tall people...

13. Favourite school subject:

English was pretty fun, but I also rather enjoyed Psychology and Business.

14. Dream job:

I can't/won't go into specific detail, but I will say that next year I'll be commencing study at my dream uni, in my dream course :D I can't wait!!

And that's all of them! Thank you again Sydney for mentioning me in your post, this was a fun little Q&A <3 <3

[sumerus-little-sprout]

(OKAY CHAT THIS IS OOC AND UM THERE IS THIS SUPER COOL SUMERU CENTRIC HALLOWEEN EVENT ROLEPLAY THATS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS UNTIL 30TH SEPTEMBER AND IS GONNA START ON 1ST OCTOBER TO 31ST OCTOBER)

(IDK MUCH ABOUT IT BUT IT SOUNDS REALLY COOL SO IF YOU WANNA JOIN ASK @gamingwithsydney AND ALSO JOIN THE AWESOME COMMUNITY SHES MADE ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON THEIR BLOG SO CHECK IT OUT)

[baileythebean]

EVERYONE GO SPAM @silly-lesb21

RIGHT NEOW/nf

@averagetmntfan @schnozzlebozzle @clown-prince-of-gay @rebootgrimm @small-world-au

@weirdassartist @yamamoto7110349 @itznotquinn @piigeonss @ask-mayfly

@foxnikki @grandselfmythologizing @gamingwithsydney @lilacquintet @msmpictures

@m3rcuryxd2763 @nyuclearic @cherrythepuppet @sillyariii @lightning-jay

@seabunnyprincess @mortuarysciences @cz3rqv @thesilliestofallqueers

MWAHAHAHHA I AM SO EVIL

[st4rrl1ghtwastaken]

@kavzz @chaoticsnowflake-ao3 @gamingwithsydney dendro blast

reblog this to put a leaf on your mutuals head

[tea-bags-and-punching-bags]

Keep me in mind when thinking about partaking in unlawful activities, yeah?

OOC: Hi! I am the “Warden” who runs this account, if you will! You can call me Syd, and pronouns are she/her, and i hope that you will find this ask blog lots of fun! I myself am having quite a lot of fun exploring this side of Tumblr!

I do not currently have a schedule for RPs or replying to asks, so please be patient.

I have tons of fun writing Wriothesley, and i’m sure ill have just as much fun RPing as him! If you’d like to interact feel free to send an ask/submission, or jump in an RP (in-game characters, oc’s or sending a question yourself are all welcomed)! Feel free, whoever you are, to come say hi!

Formatting:

This is Wriothesley talking to someone

This is an action or description of what Wriothesley does

This is Wriothesley’s thoughts

// this is ooc, as in me, Syd, the author, talking

Other info:

My main blog is @gamingwithsydney and my blog for my Genshin Impact (and occasionally Honkai Star Rail) edits is @edits-of-teyvat

My other Roleplay blog is @lady-furina-of-fontaine so get ready for crossover RP’s if a situation calls for Furina or Focalors!

Please leave emoji’s in your sign off if you leave anonymous asks that aren’t part of a role-play! I’d love to get to know all of you!

Tags:

#In His Domain - In Character

#Behind Closed Doors - OOC

#Thoughts From the Fortress - My (Admin, Syd’s) thoughts

#Learning from Past Mistakes - Wriothesley’s thoughts

#His Honesty Revealed - Wriothesley is answering a question

#The Dear Nurse’s Habits - Wriothesley talking about Sigewinne

#Wriothesley ⛓️ - Wriothesley is present/mentioned

#Neuvillette 🌊 - Neuvillette is present/mentioned

#Furina 🫧 - Furina is mentioned/present

Focalors 💧 Focalors is present/mentioned

#Sigewinne 🍬 -Sigewine is present/mentioned

#Clorinde 🗡️ - Clorinde is oresent/mentioned

#Navia 🍋 - Navia is present/mentioned

#Collei 🍀 - Collei is present/mentioned

#Kaveh 🏛️ - Kaveh is present/mentioned

#Nahida 🌱 - Nahida is present/mentioned

#Alhaitham 🌿 - Alhaitham is present/mentioned

#Nilou 🌺 - Nilou is present/mentioned

#Venti 🪽 - Venti is present/mentioned

#Jean 🌻 - Jean is mentioned/present

#Layla ❄️ - Layla is mentioned/present

#Amber 🏹 - Amber is mentioned/present

#Chiori 🪡 - Chiori is mentioned/present

#Dottore ⚙️ - Dottore is mentioned/present

#The Traveler 💫 - Aether or Lumine is present/mentioned

#The Abyss Twin 🌟 - Aether or Lumine as the Abyss twin is present/mentioned

#Lyney ♠️ - Lyney is present/mentioned

# Lynette ♦️ - Lynette is present/mentioned

#Freminet 🐧 - Freminet is present/mentioned

#Kitsune Saiguu 🦊 - Kitsune Saiguu is present/mentioned

#Yae Miko ⛩️ - Yae Miko is present/mentioned

#Kokomi - Kokomi is present/mentioned

(The above are subject to change)

Anon signatures:

Side note: i am only comfortable with partaking in SFW (Safe for Work) Roleplays. And the only ship including Wrio i will join in on this account will be Neuvilette/Wriothesley, so please respect that, and keep it in mind. (Edit 6/29/2024: Updated post can be found here)

Now, as Wriothesley says:

Stay cool and face your guilt!

[reesespieces-org]

@gamingwithsydney @reiayanamiisbestgirl @hhhyperbole @hroscek and many others!!

i always mean it when i say i love you btw

[st4rrl1ghtwastaken]

eggs: fried

steak: no thanks

milk: cold

alcohol: no.

warm drink: mint tea :3

@chaoticsnowflake-ao3 @catamaurrr-star @gamingwithsydney