#i do hope i can finish the other 2 lmaooo

[keeps-ache]

well, you can see it!

[blue-jisungs]

ONE SHOT

author's note. first of all thank u @kyrjnie for helping me out w the idea fot this one!!! its kinda ironic how it was one of the fics i had a plan for but it ended up being the last one lmaooo and also @eternalgyuuu w the banner<3 BUT my dudes its the last fic of the 2 year event!! thank u for sticking around - both around me and the event hehe - i'm very grateful <3 i hope you more or less enjoyed it!!!

summary. when a stranger keeps you company

warnings. its said that there was a creepy man following yn:(

word count. 1339

seungcheol has a good heart. 

no matter how scary may he look or how tough may he act, deep down he always has and will have a pure heart. 

he never considered it a flaw. not even now, that he is way too far from the stop where he was supposed to get off. in the middle of the week, at almost 1am. 

but he can’t leave you alone, can he? 

it’s not like he knows you… but on his way home at this late hour, he listened to music and just drifted away. the subway was gradually emptying, not many people going as far as him. 

but there was this one girl, who must have entered before him – you were already here, dozed off, when he took the subway. 

he glanced at you, subconsciously smiling at how cute you are. that was another thing about seungcheol – he was so pure. upon seeing an adorable thing, person or anything else, he’d always smile and adore it. 

and today it just happened to be you. he liked to think about others – one would call it being nosy but he genuinely cared about people, even strangers. 

so when he was about to approach his stop and leave, he furrowed his brows. there was this one man at the end of the subway car, eyeing you from time to time. 

and seungcheol despite glaring at him and having an overall intimidating aura (especially with the freshly dyed red hair) didn’t manage to scare him off. he just had a bad feeling and decided to wait for you to wake up. 

the creep must have been either stupid or stupidly stubborn since he just shrugged and relaxed in his seat. 

which is why now seungcheol is 13 stops away from his house and at the end of the line. 

the subway halted, announcing it’s the last stop. 

he sighed and stood up, observing with a corner of his eye how the stranger left the car. 

seungcheol stretched and sat next to you, hearing a muffled sound of a studio ghibli soundtrack playing in your earphones. he tapped your shoulder gently, observing your reaction.

you seemed to gradually wake up – scrunching your nose, stretching, opening an eye open, fighting a yawn and then finally, a sleepy gaze meeting his. 

your eyes widened upon seeing an unfamiliar man this close to you and he immediately moved a bit further.

“sorry to wake you up, it’s just… it’s the last stop” he smiled and you noticed his cute dimples. nodding, you grabbed your purse and blinked slowly. 

“um, thank you. i get off here either way but i really appreciate it” you sent him a warm smile and you two left the subway. 

the weather was a bit stuffy but it was nice to catch some fresh air. you saw the stranger looking at something behind your back. 

“do you get off here too?” you asked hesitantly. 

you take this route everyday at this hour, after work. you should’ve recognized his face if he was a regular too – especially with his handsome face and bright red hair. he shook his head softly. 

“i don’t” he smiled tenderly and his cute, brown eyes moved to need yours “i… there was a weird guy, he’s over there. i couldn’t bring myself to leave you alone. sorry if that made you uncomfortable”

you felt your stomach twist at the thought of some weirdo following you but then… the man in front of you willingly missed his stop to prevent anything from happening.

“what’s, uhm, your name? if i can…” you didn’t finish, shyness taking over you. but the redhead grinned, the cute dimples poking out again. 

“seungcheol. and yours?” he asked, hiding his hands in the pocket of his jean jacket. 

“y/n” you introduced yourself, unable to stop your own lips from forming into a smile – the gesture was too infectious not to do so. “seungcheol, thank you so much. you’re a real gentleman, i thought… there’s no good left in the world. but you proved me wrong

he scoffed, shaking his head. 

“no problem” he grinned and hesitated for a moment, biting down on his plump bottom lip. then he whipped out his phone in a cherry case and checked the time “i still have like…  half an hour before the next ride. and i would sleep way more peacefully if i knew you arrived home safe. can i walk you back?” 

normally, you’d decline. but upon slightly turning around you noticed a weird man glancing at you two. besides, you had a good feeling about seungcheol. maybe you shouldn’t… but there was just something so warm and genuine about him that you agreed. 

with a small nod, you grabbed his arm. turning around, you passed the man. 

“i know we’re strangers but sleeping on the subway doesn’t seem like a safe idea” seungcheol said softly. 

the night was peaceful, stars shining beautifully on the navy sky. a soft gust of wind blew in your face, running through your hair. 

“i don’t usually do this, don’t worry” you scoffed and fixed the bag on your arm. “today was just exhausting and i made the mistake of putting some calm songs” 

he smiled and took a glance over his shoulder. the man was nowhere to be seen. good. 

you had a small talk with him since your walk home usually takes up to 10 minutes. upon arriving at the entrance to the staircase, you slowly let go of his arm. stepping at the stair so you’d be on his eye level, he grinned cutely at the gesture. 

“i really appreciate your gesture, seungcheol. i know i said it like, five times already but… you know” you said shyly, fidgeting with a strap of your bag.

“and as i said: no problem. seriously, y/n” the man nodded and your eyes suddenly widened. 

“wait here a second!” you gasped and entered the code. seungcheol only saw a glimpse of you disappearing in the hallway. 

seungcheol let out a scoff and hid his hands in the pockets of his jacket, suddenly taking a deep breath.

you’re so adorable. 

just when he was about to check the time, the door swung open and you appeared in them again. there was a silver package in your hand, your chest moving up and down irregularly.

“the… stairs…” you breathed out and he laughed, noticing your messy hair. “i almost… tripped…”

shaking your head, you put the item in his calloused hand.

“i made you a quick sandwich. i figured you’re hungry and to even slightly return the favour, you know?” you smiled and tucked your hands in the pocket of your jeans. he smiled sweetly, his heart melting on the spot “it’s, um, lettuce, ham and cheese. nothing crazy, sorry”

“thank you so much. i bet it’ll be delicious” he hummed and silence fell between you two. 

seungcheol bit his bottom lip. 

he had only one shot. he had to be casual.

“um, i was wondering–”

“hey, if you ever–” 

you exchanged surprised looks when your voices merged upon speaking up at the same time. you both laughed, cute wrinkles forming around his eyes. 

“you go first” you insisted.

“if you ever need like… a scary dog privilege or some help, i can give you my number” he said with a boyish smile. the words were said and now… 

“even help with ordering a coffee?” you asked. seungcheol caught the hidden meaning and just nodded. 

“of course” he said and you exchanged numbers, moonlight shining on his handsome face. 

“and um, text me when you get home. i wanna know if my guard arrived safely too” you hummed, wrapping your arms around your torso. seungcheol saluted and slowly began to walk away back to the station. 

you stood there until he disappeared from your sight and he turned around like, 3 times. 

with heart thumping in your chest and a foolish smile on his face, cheol was glad he took that one shot.

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[rebouks]

Idk if you’ve already done this (newer follower and still catching up) but would you ever do a post on how you plan a post? Like what your planning process looks like with shots, poses, etc? You’re one of my favorite storytellers and I hope to get on your level one day but no idea what goes into a true story telling post

Ooooh hi hello, welcome! I don't believe I have ever gone into my process, no! but how interesting.. what better excuse! let's take yesterdays post as an example, shall we? 👀

First of all, we start with the premise/notes, which are very rough n' look like this in a word document...

Camping – the twins are fiiighting/being a pain, Oscar loses temper with em n almost says why can’t u be like ur brother?! throwing him into memories of Salton saying that to him all the time :[ he catches himself like no wait ur perfect I just gotta finish this, twins like wtf?? But robin ofc knows what’s going on with his pappy.. Oscar wanders off later n Robin sits with him, ur not like them u kno, what? Grandma n grandpa ur not the same, OUGH ;-;

2. I suppose this step changes depending on what I feel like, sometimes I'll make the poses/take the screenies first, then write the dialogue, other times I'll write the dialogue first.. I try for the latter since I can make more accurate poses, but time is usually my enemy here cos dialogue needs a nice quiet period to write lmao (let's call this step dialogue for now though)

3. Rip sims for blender, make poses, then head in game to dress everyone, set dress and take screenies, I take a LOT and choose the best ones but here're some unedited examples for you... In this case cos there was a flashback, I also had to remake Oscar/fam as a child n' whatnot, but luckily I have their old house saved so I plonked them all in an alternative save to take those.

4. Now we have our dialogue/screenies, it's time to throw it all together in photoshop, I usually edit the screenie first to fix any clipping etc, fix the lighting, sharpen it up a bit maybe.. but that's about it! Then I press my handy lil (custom made) storyboard action and end up with smth like this, to which I add the text! (this step takes the longest prolly.. cos it takes me forever to pick the screenies I wanna use my GOD 🙈)

VOILA! Once I've chosen all the screenies in the right order I go thru each of em in PS one by one to edit/add captions, then we're done! \o/

I realise this probably seems quite quick/vague or even streamlined if u wanna toot my horn lmaooo but I've spent a while doing this by now so ig I've kinda figured out the quickest way of doing it - still tho, I'd imagine the above still taking between 4-5 hours from start to finish! I usually spread these things over days/weeks in advance tho like.. during the week I mostly make poses/take screenies and write, then at the weekend I'll usually edit a bunch n' throw it all together, so it doesn't rlly feel tedious since I'm switching it up all the time/doing what I fancy.

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

s4 episode 3 thoughts

ahh, this one sounds interesting… let us see.

HATER ALERT: i actually felt almost no interest during this episode… until the very end. the monster was scary, but it didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me, and when our agents are separated doing different tasks, we lose that emotional heart of the show. i did feel attached to our new friend mr. duff, but from seeing how these episodes go, i knew what was going to happen to him. the ending was great- i love when they save each other! but the other parts were kinda just… eh. and the stuff they introduced that was supposed to build up to the bigger plot also didn’t interest me. i was like okay, so we just get another one of these deep throat fellows. i hate to say it, but i was kind of bored!!!

despite this announcement, let us return to the liveblogging

good to be reunited, i say after 2 days having not seen an episode. might have to quit my job when i finish this show because there will be nothing else to carry me through lmaooo i NEED to look forward to scully and mulder time AND THEN scully and mulder discussion time directly after!!!!

we are on a plane. ah yes, the flute my mutual phoebe speaks of is playing. shoutout to @azure-firecracker. i see some people in cool outfits and a child playing with what looks like a yellow barney doll? not one of barney’s friends… it looks like barney himself, but yellow. interesting.

oh! this fellow is reading french! it’s a paper about repairing some infrastructure! i like that i can read a few words :)

ACK! a creature with white painted skin and a red human eye is watching our francophone friend! oh boy, i paused right as this eye filled my screen and it was deeply unpleasant. 

so francophone friend is trying to use the airplane bathroom but i am spooked because that thing is somewhere… and he looks up and SCREAMS!!!!!

now the plane has arrived… but where is our dude who went to the bathroom? an entirely different guy is climbing up from the ground. and his eyes look like they are bleeding????

so where is OG francophone dude???? BLEAH! he is dead and now HIS face is painted all white!!!

so did we get some body swap stuff going on….?

oh gosh this is creepy…. something about that skin paint and red eye combo is freaking me tf out…

HUH??? intro time has been interrupted by new words in the title sequence!!! they read “deceive inveigle obfuscate”… had to look up “inveigle” but it means to persuade… what are we dealing with here??

i can’t figure out what the pattern is for why some special episodes have different title sequences…. oh i bet the OG fans were trying to CRACK the code back in the day

(author's note: i think the titles change when we learn stuff about the various deep throats? plural. you'll see why i specify plural later on)

back at the headquarters. scully is coming into skinner’s office. she is in a very nice white suit! she remarks that there isn’t much traffic at this hour… she showed up at 5:17 AM?!?! she needs a RAISE!!

she is introduced to a dr. bruin from the philly CDC. well this sounds like it is going to be a scary matter if it involves disease. she shakes this guy’s hand but doesn’t say anything. can’t tell if it’s a silent read or not…

so four young men have gone missing in philly recently, all Black. and there are no leads… until last night! owen sanders, reported missing, was found dead near a construction site. but he wasn’t killed!!! disease....?

so he shows her a photo of a dude painted white and is like “i thought he was black” and the doctor is like yeah he was. but maybe a new disease caused depigmentation. so we should get a microscope.

(that was funny to me because he was very clearly a Black man just painted white with actual paint... writers, do not think such tricks could fool medical doctor dana scully)

so i am not to believe that these guys were NOT actually painted, but rather they lost their pigmentation? okay, okay, noted. i am suspending my disbelief 

skinner says they hoped someone with a background like scully could make a quick analysis. this is also funny because i feel they should have maybe gone to a specialist in skin conditions that could possibly cause such effects...? but for plot reasons it Must be her. i mean she IS kinda the best, so maybe she can figure it out. by 7:30 am she is doing an autopsy.

OH! she says the bleaching of the irises suggest a cellular reaction… bleh. sounds very nasty.

“hey, i heard you were down here slicing and dicing”, says mulder, entering the room and sabotaging her nice little recording session 

(mulder makes a michael jackson joke that feels wrong) (also he is popping sunflower seeds in the morgue)

he is very suspicious… not believing it is a real disease… 

“mulder, not everything is a labyrinth of dark conspiracy” <- LMAO i’ve reblogged that moment before but now i really get to see it!!

“and not everybody is planning to deceive, inveigle, and obfuscate” <- she said the words omg…. (he watches and pops a sunflower seed)

what a lovely vocabulary she has, the better to look at him disapprovingly with 

he wants to join the case and she looks off sort of by the camera and looks SO done lmaoooo

cutscene to another man, mr. aboah, who conspicuously seems to be missing some pigment on his back. and in a way that does not look like paint.

someone is knocking at his door. oh! it’s marcus duff, his immigration counselor, who has arrived to talk about naturalization. mr. aboah welcomes him into his room, but the lights are off and it is very hard to see, i note. duff agrees it is very dark! and brings this fact up! so he turns one light on, and they sit to do paperwork. 

duff says aboah looks ill… but he denies it. so duff says he knows how lonely it is to be newly arrived to the US, and that he can help aboah bring over his whole family. long silence... suspiciously long silence… then a thank you.

mulder is going to the lab and there he sees agent pendrell! LMAOOOO he wants to wait for scully but mulder says she has a date just to mess with him… THEN SAYS IT’S WITH A DEAD MAN BECAUSE SHE IS DOING AN AUTOPSY LMAOOOO

damn, everyone knows how down bad this dude is.... that is soooo funny and also pathetic. unfortunately i do lowkey loathe this pendrell fellow. like stay away from her yk?

so, what did they find in the autopsy… a seed of a rare flower indigenous to certain parts of west africa!

(cutscene to mulder on the phone, holding the seed) “it contains a cerebropathic glycoside. does that mean anything to you?” <- i love when he asks her medical questions because he doesn’t know wtf any of that stuff means... it makes my heart grow three sizes to see him deferential

and she knows what it means!! it’s a depressant. she is still in the morgue, now covered in lots of blood all over her coat 

oh! she found something that could explain his lack of pigmentation… “his pituitary gland was necrotized”, which is a funny thing to say even if it actually has a very important meaning! the pituitary gland controls hormones... and melanin!

“i have identified the effect, i am still looking for the cause” <- i love her so terribly, and her rigid but in a lovely way line of thinking... this is a very important specification!

“where are you, mulder?” “off to water the seeds of doubt. bye bye” omg he actually said bye. that has to be a first. also where is his ass going…

there’s something different about the way his hair is brushed in front of his face today and hmmppppgh he looks. handsome.

he is off to the UN building again… and we see ms. covarrubias, from before??? was he lowkey stalking her….?

yes! yes he was, and approaches her in the dark! this is deeply weird behavior, even for him... also why does he think she can help with this case. he’s onto something… but what? 

she flat out denies knowing about this case. but he doesn’t buy it.

WAIT. i see what is going on here… is she going to be deep throat 3.0?!?!?!

damn... we’re nearly at a deep throat a season at this pace...

not sure i like that tbh. like are we gonna just keep getting and losing deep throats. it's getting a little old. also, whatever happened to that one senator who would leak stuff to mulder? was that just a two episode and never mention it again kind of thing?

hmm.

okay, back to philadelphia i think. yes, this is confirmed by the eagles hat this guy has on. OH! he was hit in the head with something. it looks a thorn, and it digs deep in his head and got all bloody, bleh! he is losing his vision after this, and stumbled onto the bench behind him. everything is deeply trippy from his point of view, and the bus driver leaves angrily, thinking he is on drugs, which was very rude.

but as the bus driver pulls away, we see aboah on the other side of the street!!! who is losing even more melanin in his skin as time goes on!!! and also has one eye all pink now!!!

(intense chanting over a drum beat)

next day, scully is with the bus driver from before, asking about what went down. he claims he asked the dude if he needed help, which is very much not true. 

and mulder arrives! alfred kittel, 17 years old, went missing last night. this is not good.

mulder’s convinced it has to do with another rare seed, and he pulls out some file that deep throat 3.0 must have given him. and it’s a photo of our francophone friend from the very beginning of the episode, who was also found dead and without pigment!

“it says here the cause of death was undetermined” “yeah, undetermined scully, but not necessarily unknown” <- so what does that mean… like they just didn't investigate because they were scared to learn the truth? hmm.

some police are knocking at aboah’s door the next day, asking him about the missing person’s case- notable, one Black officer is talking about how weird of a name aboah is. i see this attempt on commentary, and acknowledge it, but it feels... odd.

and despite denying having any informationon the missing man's whereabouts, who is in aboah's office but kittel, the kid who was hit with a seed last night, missed his bus, and was reported missing! he is quietly gasping, watching the TV, and oh…. he is losing pigment in his eye and skin as well!!! WHAT IS GOING ON

aboah opens his mouth really really wide and…. PULLS SOMETHING OUT OF HIS THROAT??? what was that!?? what was that.

hey. what was that...

mulder and scully are now visiting mr. duff, the guy who was helping out mr. aboah with his naturalization process. they’re asking him to cross reference his list of clients with a list of people from that flight where our francophone friend sadly was killed, and mr. duff thinks they’re trying to catch illegal immigrants, unto scully busts out the word “public health crisis” and then things kick into gear.

mulder checks aboah’s place, but no luck. she’s going on about how it’s her duty to find and solve this disease as a doctor ( <3 ) and he recognizes aboah in a crowd of construction workers… but when mulder approaches he sprints!!! little did he know of mulder’s trackstar skills. 

scully thinks he jumped through the fence, but mulder finds him… in some sort of hole???

so it’s MRI time for aboah, to figure out we is going on. the doctor is saying he looks asymptomatic, but mulder is pouting in the window, so scully asks to run a few more tests. and apparently aboah can’t communicate with them due to the language barrier… so they called mr. duff, who is very angry that his client has been arrested.

mulder says “we only arrested him because he ran when we tried to question him, and i want to know why he ran”...

(CRINGE! CRINGE! INSENSITIVE WHITE MAN ALERT!)

...which causes mr. duff to respond with “sir, if you had ever been beaten by the police, or had your home burned to the ground for no other reason than being born, then maybe you would understand why he ran” oh! mulder cringe moment intensifies, even after this heartfelt explanation from mr. duff, as he INSISTS aboah ran because he’s hiding something 

“where are you going?” “to find someone who i know plotted to deceive, inveigle, and obfuscate” (silly words said very angrily)

so he’s at the burkina faso embassy. talking to the man who mulder thinks requested to stop the investigation into the first man’s death. this is a bold accusation... but not one the man seems to deny.

he says that his people, the Bambara, are farmers, and he grew up hearing stories of the Teliko, spirits of the air. they hide in small holes- which could be how aboah got in that pipe, i suppose- and oh no, the doctor back at the hospital is looking for mr. aboah while our unnamed embassy man is explaining how the teliko emerge at night!

the man from the embassy talks about his experience with an air spirit as a child, and how his father saved him from one. but then, they found his cousin dead and entirely white, like the dead men. which is why he knew it was real.

(zoom in on aboah in a tiny drawer of a food delivery cart) OH! the eyeballs peeking out are CREEPY

next morning, they’re looking at x rays. scully says aboah has something lodged in his throat… like that thing we saw him take out before!! and even more disturbing… look at the saggital section, just below the hypothalamus! NO PITUITARY GLAND!

GASP! this is impossible! (i love the medial jargon)

mulder emerges into the room just as they say this to point out that aboah has disappeared!

mr. duff is heading back to his car, but aboah is on the prowl. mr. duff is very happy to see him, and gives him a ride home. NOOO DON’T LET SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN TO THIS GENTLEMAN!!

NOOO! mulder is investigating the food cart when scully reports that mr. duff’s car was found abandoned…. with the keys still in the ignition. do not hurt him.

WHAT? cutscene to aboah holding this BIG NEEDLE thing over duff while one of his eyes is very pale…. where is that needle going…. OMFG HIS NOSE I CAN’T LOOK… 

the police arrive just after some crunching noises were heard and then also some snuffling in the pipes as aboah escapes into them. but luckily, duff is alive.

mulder is proposing that he is basically a vampire for melanin?

wait, hold on, what is going on about now? “the lost tribe- a clan of sub-Saharan albinos linked by their common congenital deficit who’ve adapted over generations by…” “what, by stealing other people’s hormones?”

well, scully, i must say i had a very similar reaction to his hypothesis!

so why wouldn’t it be an isolated case? she asks. a very good question! because of what someone told mulder last night… “so you’re basing this theory on a folktale?” “it’s just another way of describing the same truth, right? i mean, all new truths begin as heresies and end as superstitions. we fear the unknown, so we reduce it to the germs that are most familiar to us, whether that’s a folktale or a disease or conspiracy”

well... that is an opinion you can have, i guess?

scully with the counterpoint: why leave his own country to come here and do the killings? his smarts ass reply: free cable…. or liberty n whatnot idk

mulder pulls over to a demolition site, which he thinks might be connected to one of the other bodies, so he just. busts a hole in there and walks in. fully knowing that it is a demolition site with active asbestos. okay!!! get that mesothelioma suit king

creepy music as they explore… and hear clanging in the dark…. mulder is gonna climb a ladder now.

BLEH, THE SCARY EYES ARE WATCHING!!!!

AND NO!!! mulder is hit by one of the seeds!!!! he is calling out for scully as he trips into another dimension. NO!!!! he has fallen down!!!

scully rescue time….? now she must climb the ladder…. and sees him toppled onto the ground!!!

she hears some clanking about and climbs into a vent… which had to be awful to film… the teliko is above her!!!!!!

more vent crawling…. AND OMG!!! the dude from before, alfred kittle, is in there, and now very very very white and dead!! rip king :(

but she finds mulder in there, alive. he can only groan softly. aww poor meow meow. but something rapidly approaches….

JEEZ.. IT'S ABOAH/THE AIR SPIRIT, AND HE’S CRAWLING ON ALL FOURS AND BARRELLING TOWARDS HER WITH SHINY SCARY EYES LIKE A CAT WAAAH

scully whips out her gun and fires two shots… and aboah (do i call him aboah? IS he still the man named aboah? was he ever? or was he just a spirit?) anyway he seems to have disappeared?

(mulder still groaning) “it’s okay, mulder. i’m here. okay?” <- oh…… a rescue scene…. oh be still my heart…. i was not expecting to feel so Tender

so she beats the vent open, and finds the other bodies of the missing men in there. then she pulls his body out of the vent, apologizing to him for yanking on his legs to get him out, which was quite sweet, before slumping him up against one of the bodies to call 911.

OH! scully badge number reveal! JTT0331613. so WRITE THAT DOWN, SUPER FANS. but as she calls, the creature slash aboah returns behind her… 

mulder is groaning and trying to let her know… and she gets the hint, whips around with her gun, and shoots!

phenomenal communication between them with no more than faint moaning from mulder. truly highlights their connection.

this time, it appears there is no escape from the bullets for the teliko, as she sits with mulder among all of the bodies

oh! scully is wrapping up the episode and she has these round glasses on and my heart is skipping a few beats!! this is field journal entry 74.

good news! mr. duff survived!! and aboah is being charged for murder, but aboah is dying as they speak and may not live long enough to stand trial. and she’s confident science can explain the whole thing… “but what science may never be able to explain is our ineffable fear of the alien among us, a fear which often drives us not to search for understanding, but to deceive, inveigle, and obfuscate, to obscure the truth not only from others, but from ourselves” (and fade to black)

well! my initial thoughts…

it seems this episode existed only to introduce us to deep throat 3.0. that seemed to be the only greater overarching plot point there. which is fine, we rarely get any contributions to the overall plot in these monster of the week episodes, but… this one just didn’t do it for me.

idk, i was kind of bored?? the only times i felt things were when mr. duff was very kind, the spookiness of the creepy faces, cringe at mulder’s insensitivity, and when scully saved him at the end. that was it for me. oh, and ick at pendrell. that was it. everything else was just kinda there.

when they’re separated…idk, it just doesn’t hit the same. but i did like seeing more into medical scully! and her dogged determination slash sworn life goal being to find answers and help people! so that was good. but... idk, the concept was really interesting, i just feel like the ball was fumbled in terms of execution, and i can’t even really pinpoint why. 

here are some possible theories as to why i felt this episode was unsatisfactory: we didn't really KNOW anything about our monster of the week. he had no real compelling motivation or backstory or anything. he just showed up, like the fat vampire from season 3, who also stood out to me as a bland monster of the week. in terms of if he was a person at one point or always a vicious air spirit- who knows? the logic wasn't explained.

mulder's racial insensitivity gave me hives which is reason enough on its own for me to dislike the episode. mr. duff was like "maybe aboah was running because of the way this country treats Black people", which is an entirely valid point, and then mulder was all NUH-UH HE'S EVIL and THAT is why he is running. and then... that being what actually happens also rings kinda hollow. that sort of profiling that mulder just did isn't what gets people treated so terribly or abused at the hands of law enforcement in the first place. but i'm supposed to think mulder just Knows this through his magical judgement. hmm.

the succession of deep throats is also getting a bit old for me. i enjoyed one and two, but now it's feeling like a regeneration thing. what makes deep throat 1.0 and x's deaths compelling if we just get a new one every single time?

so: maybe i am a hater. and that is okay. in a way, we are lucky to have episodes that are just sort of mid. because i have been raised in a world of 6 hour long episodes being 1 season. i have grown up in a world designed solely for streaming, and that compactness forfeits the luxury of the exploration of world building or playing with genre that the 24 episode per season format from this era allows. so in this piece of what i believe is just a kind of boring episode, i am realizing how lucky i am that such a thing exists now that they are no longer being made.

[hyunsvngs]

OMG follow up to Seungmin && throat training :o

your knees have been bruised all week since the last (and first) time Seungmin closed off your only airway while giving head. you’ve never seen him so mouthy before, of course he wasn’t silent when things would get heated between the two of you.. but the mouth on him when this new feeling of power awoke in him from asphyxiation on the giving end??? 😮‍💨😮‍💨 And naturally, your body liked it too, the floor drenched in your hot desire dripping from your cunt.

and you best believe Seungmin knew it too. And he made sure you knew that he knew. So when the next time rolls around, you’re not surprised his index finger and thumb pressed your nostrils shut the second your lips wrapped around his head

“let’s see how much I can make your pussy drool this time.” He looks down at you with his mouth shaped in a small ‘o’, his other hand in your hair; slowly making a fist at the roots. you moan and he hisses at the vibrations.

“Your throat is so fucking ti- goddamn!” You look up and he’s looking at you like you’re the cheapest, dirtiest whore he’s ever seen. “You’re so fucking nasty, let’s see how long you can last” You loose your focus for a second because he looks so unreal right now (especially since he’s picking up the pace of his thrusts), but after a bit..the burning sensation on your scalp brings you back in time to question how long he’s been holding your nose closed now. It’s been what? 20 seconds? 30? Last time, he’d give you small breaks every few moments.. but this is different. Different feeling, a little floaty.

Smack.

you focus back on Seungmin’s face, and he chuckles. “You didn’t hear a single thing I just said huh?? Fucking whore is already loosing it? Hasn’t even been 30 seconds” He’s takes the hand that was gripping your hair and harshly pats your right temple. “Ya gettin’ a lil spacey up in there sweetheart? You need to breathe?” He pulls out just far enough that his tip exits your mouth and shoves it back in not even 2 seconds later. You’re taking in as much air as you possibly can, gasping and slightly gagging when he pushes back in.

but FUCK Seungmin just can’t help it. You look so good and submissive and he’s just so close but he needs one more thing from you.

“Get on your fucking hands and knees” He releases your nose and you all but sit back on your heels and try to catch your breath… but he doesn’t care for it. Seungmin shoves you down to the ground with your face down and ass up next to your puddle of wetness. “I didn’t tell you to take a break, did I? Listen. Keep your mouth useful and clean this mess up too”

While you’re licking yourself off the floor, he runs his cock through your folds. You let out the most pornographic moan he’s ever heard when he bullies his cock all the way in.

“You’re the dirtiest bitch around, huh? Doing what I say just to make sure you can do more than taste my cock” He places his left hand on the back of your neck, keeping it where he wants it most while his other hand wraps around your hip to circle your clit. His thrusts are so deep and hard that before he knows it, you’re cumming around him so hard you can’t even keep your legs under you. “What do you say you fucking whore?” He growls

“thankyouthankyouthanky-“

“Yeah yeah” He pulls his hand back and powers it towards to smack your ass hard.

It doesn’t take long to finish, but Seungmin can’t wait for the next time to obliterate your throat and push your limits <3

LMAOOO i’m (obviously) not very good at writing :D (and VERY much enjoy rough/mean!dom Minnie) but i hope I got the story across and i hope you enjoy. I never do anything like this but I really like your blog and I actually don’t mind interacting with you :-)))

-✖️

AGAIN ANOTHER ONE I HABE NOTHIGN TO ADD. my fave part was the ‘yeah, yeah’ HOLY SHITTTTTT HES SO SEXY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!?!?!? PLS SEND MORE

[venacesaur]

For the writer ask game!! <3 (I put a bunch of the ones I’d be curious about, feel free to answer whichever ones you’d like to)

2. Where is your favorite place to write?

6. Favorite character you've written?

9. Favorite/least favorite tropes?

12. Which story of yours do you like best? why?

21. What aspect of your writing are you most proud of?

29. Is writing more of a hobby or do you write with the intention of getting published?

35. Post the last sentence you wrote

45. First or third person?

Thank you for the ask!! One thing about me is I'm a prolific writer so I'm sorry if this gets long😭

2. Where is your favorite place to write?

My bedroom I guess. I've tried writing in more public places but it's usually harder to focus. But if I'm desperate and feeling a surge of inspiration I can frantically type words on my phone anywhere (those places have included in an airplane at 3 am, and in a university hallway when I was a student) (yes I snuck out of class a few times pretending to go to the bathroom but I was actually writing lmaooo)

6. Favorite character you've written?

This is too hard, you can't make me choose between my CHILDREN. Also this changes constantly. I guess my current favorite is a character from my current novel right now named Elliot. He's a trans guy who works as an errand boy for a rich and famous artist (in 1892). He's quiet and calm at first glance but there's a lot going on under the surface and he's an intriguing character to me.

The fun thing about him is that initially, he was supposed to be a background character who's just set dressing, but from the first scene he was in, he basically yanked me in a different direction and was like, "No I'm actually one of the main characters." And he's RIGHT. I'm so glad I trusted him because he ended up creating this deliciously complex, layered, sort of toxic dynamic with my protagonist (Charlie) and it's my favorite thing about this story right now. It's not romantic or friendship but a secret 3rd thing. They kind of hate each other but they also have INSANE chemistry. I love it so much

9. Favorite/least favorite tropes?

Here's some I love that I've been thinking about lately: anything involving time travel or time loops, morally gray characters, messed up families, settings that feel like characters, eccentric rich people, characters who find out they're actually royalty/related to an important family and they didn't know, characters who were created in a lab and have a lot of angst about this, social horror type stuff where a group of isolated people starts spiraling and becoming violent to each other. Tropes I don't like: characters who say they don't care about romance but then meet someone who "fixes" them, love triangles, having to save the world from destruction, protagonists who are too "universally likeable" and don't have much of a personality. The last one is a huge pet peeve of mine, especially when there's side characters who are interesting and it's only the protagonist who feels bland like...why did you choose them to tell the story??

12. Which story of yours do you like best? why?

Again it's hard to choose, but I'm having a lot of fun with my WIP novel, nicknamed Project Spiral. It's a historical fiction/murder mystery where a famous artist is holding an exclusive party to unveil his newest project, which is a strange tower he built in a secret remote location on the Oregon coast. My protagonist Charlie is the only person there who doesn't personally know him and isn't rich herself, so she doesn't know why she was invited.

On the first night, the artist gets murdered and Charlie is accused of killing him, so she has to solve the murder to prove her innocence. Oh, and the doors in the tower move and disappear of their own accord, and the front door disappears, trapping everyone inside for a week. I started this on a whim in November and now I'm past the halfway point!! It's at 54k and I hope I can finish the first draft in the next few months :) It's my second novel and I can already see that I've improved a lot from my first novel which is exciting! (Also Charlie is aroace and there's several other queer characters, including her best friend Selestina who's a lesbian!)

21. What aspect of your writing are you most proud of?

Character relationships. I really enjoy writing character-driven stories with complicated dynamics where they pull and push each other. Also occasionally I write a banger line or two

29. Is writing more of a hobby or do you write with the intention of getting published?

I don't really care for having an audience or being published, I don't intend on making money off it, but calling it a "hobby" feels wrong because it's like...a major passion that I've loved as soon as I learned the alphabet. I did recently get one of my poems published for money in a local Asian queer newsletter and I might do that again. Also idk if this counts as publishing but I started a blog on Substack recently! It's called "Salt, Candle, Mirror"

35. Post the last sentence you wrote

"Growing up as a child without a mother, I knew what it was like to be pestered with nosy questions, so I decided to lay off even though I did very much want to ask the nosy questions."

45. First or third person?

This really depends on the story, I don't think one is better than the other. But I'm old-fashioned and have a soft spot for third person (specifically what Philip Pullman calls "classical tone"), and I think first person is a bit overused and overrated these days. If you're going to do first person, I think you have to really nail the specific voice and mindset of the character to pull it off well, which is difficult! A lot of writers don't even try that and just default to writing in their own voice which is lazy writing in my opinion.

[meowriddler]

A/N: HEYYYY YA'LL ITS BEEN A MIN LMAOOO BUT IM BACK NOW YAY FR THO THANK U TO EVERYONE WHO LIKED THIS FIC IT MEANS A LOT ANYWAYS THIS IS PART TWO OF WHO IS SHE

Who is she? Part 2

warning: Edward is lowkey a stalker here but ik u freaks like it, Edward has an episode 🥹, reader has questionable taste in men…

After that incident Edward kept seeing her if only he had enough courage to go up to her and actually talk instead of stealing glances from each other it was never enough for him, he wanted to know her wanted to crawl his way into her heart and mind hoping to stay nested there for all of eternity, even at work Edward couldn’t stop thinking about her, she always invaded  his thoughts it seems as if she bewitched him like a spell that was caused upon him that he never wishes to wear off oh what he would give to see her again to have her attention on him and only him he lets out a dreamy sigh smiling to while sketching what looks like to be a silhouette

Of his mysterious Angel he was too busy lost in thought and didn’t notice the figure coming up behind him Edward flinched when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was his dipshit coworker Zach. He doesn’t hear what he has to say. probably something stupid like that stupid nickname he came up with.

Edward just nods, hoping he would finally leave him alone so he can go back to fantasizing about her, but soon feels empty knowing he most likely would never see her again.

His day has finally came to an end He sits and people watch as always, sometimes wondering what could be behind those lifeless faces. He looks down at his phone, trying to keep himself busy, but when he looks up, there you were in all your glory. Edward couldn’t believe it himself he thinks the stars just aligned for him he then again stares and when u look back he can’t help but get breathless like the wind just got knocked out of his lungs this time though he smiled back instead of looking away that’s some progress, Edward! He thinks to himself, feeling a bit proud. The train stops, and what looked to be her stop, wait she’s leaving?!?wait Edward? She’s walking away?! I just found her I cannot lose her again . I haven’t even realized that I started walking after her. He tried to match his footsteps with hers, not wanting to be seen or heard by her. He felt torn between the fact that what he was doing was wrong and the fact that he was basically stalking someone But also, you're just making sure she arrives home safe! Edward is choosing to believe the latter.

They Finale arrive to her apartment complex he watches her get in and waits, as he sees her lights turn on what looks like to be the sixth floor he will keep that in mind as he stares for a while deciding now would be a good time to head home.

As he enters his home suddenly a wave of dread hits him like a pile of rocks he literally just stalked someone? And tried justifying it, you idiot, you could have just gone up to her and talked to her like a normal human being. God, why can't he be normal? Why isn’t he normal? Because ur incapable of being normal that unknown voice speaks I just want to make a connection he feels tears well up to his eyes why cant he make a connection?! Because you're a fuckup, I’m not a fuckup! covering his ears, hoping that horrible screeching voice would just vanish. You deserve to di, he couldn’t let that thought finish.

Readers pov

It all started when you saw that cute guy from the subway. Something about him seemed so out of place from Gotham’s usual jarring looking people with his innocent cherubic face. You simply thought he was cute, nothing more. But you could feel eye on you now. You could tell he was staring. He isn’t exactly being very discreet. You decided to give him a glance just to let him know you were aware of his antics. He looks like a deer caught in headlights and immediately looking away as if he was caught doing a crime . I find myself smirking amused by his behavior . When He actually decides to make eye contact with me again I couldn’t help but smile that was the first time I’ve seen him and that was how we interacted from now on like unspoken language that only the two of us knew just exchanging glances from one another however the last time I saw him it was a bit different he grew more bold and what I meant by bold is him smiling back like I said bold by his standards but god call me crazy but I found his small smile so what’s the word? dorky? After I left I felt like I was being followed maybe I was being paranoid? I mean, this is Gotham after all; it’s normal to feel like this, right?

A/N thank u for reading!! I hope u guys are enjoying the fic so faralso sorry for any mistakes English isn’t my first language

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Thank you for proving my point.

A Tae anti who always think he's the bad guy in your jkk story with always bad intentions. Exactly like tkks making jimin the villain in tkk. I hope you can see how the both sides of you are toxic, pitting members against eo. Grow up. The ML, all the 7 love each other more than you or any army in this fandom have ever loved them. We're just an outsiders who they let us in. So who are you to explain and pinpoint Tae's intention toward jikook? Let jikook see you talking about him this way haha we're gonna love to see their reactions. Especially from you a hater who'll only set up bad claims about him and always take his actions in a bad way when all what he does is maybe just talking about his members whom the armys grew up with and would love to know about. But you only fixated on him brining up jk right bc God forbid that he and jk are close as friends, who their bond is also popular and loved by majority of armys (it doesn't have to be bc of shipping) who they also happened to be the only 2 members who have had free time and naturally decided to have fun together instead of being all alone all day.

Just to expand your knowledge, or to reminde you about things that it might help brush off the evil speculations you have on Taehyung. Do you know how much he also talked about Jin in his lives when no one would ask? Just from the first part of his recent live of him he was only waiting for Jin and didn't talk to armys until Jin came and only talked to jin? And when Jin had to go he also said he wants to turn off the live but the comment section kept asking him about "taennie" and he thought they meant "tannie" and showed them how's tannie doing lmaooo this was hilarious.

And the clueless ass of you don't know that when he goes live(where you cry why he's talking about jk), is actually and always bc of the comment section full of ppl asking about jk? Don't blame him if his comment section is only about jk and tkk. Just like when jk got questions in instg story about jm and jikook and he. Yeah, also it's when he once asked armys to talk and ask him about something new other than the shit he usually see in his comment section. He's also sick of tkks, believe me. You see, maybe when your head is clouded with negativity and someone else fill you in with more content and knowledge to know better about the one who you don't vibe with, at the end of the day, Tae isn't that bad, ay?

I can make up bad shit and call names about how, just from today, jk mistreated jm and the way he and tae were glued while jm was left alone in his own world. But I won't. Bc the deference between me and you is that, I'm not a jk anti. I don't assume and think bad of any members behaviors towards eo, bc I know how much they love eo and I trust them with eo. You guys and tkks should just free the ML atp. They deserve better.

Anon,

You should have just started your messages with this part and we would have finished our conversation faster:

"I can make up bad shit and call names about how, just from today, jk mistreated jm and the way he and tae were glued while jm was left alone in his own world."

You are vile. How did you even think of this? Because there was 0 indication of that happening. The only ones who could come up with this scenario are are tkkrs. And yes, your entire message is full of ttkr junk.

You are not here defending Tae because you love him, you are here because you hate Jimin.

Jk left Jimin alone? Is that what you all are thinking?

Ok:

Let me make that clear for you:

Jk was with Jimin. Making him laugh. Hovering like usual. Waiting for him when they exited.

Haven't you seen the countless times that Jk corrects Tae so his shippers don't get ideas? Like here:

You think Jk doesn't know about the hate tkkrs like you spew? And that's why he debunks taekook and never mentions Tae anymore? I don't doubt their friendship but Jk doesnt feed the shippers like Tae does.

You think Tae doesn't know the cute name for his relationship with Jennie? Lololol

Jimin may love Jungkook or Tae or Suga or Hobi or whoever. Sure. But I am not Jimin and I don't have to love what Jimin loves. That's weird.

I'm not setting Tae up. He has set himself up. Im not the only one who sees his weird behavior. Lots and lots of people do. And yeah, I would call him out in front of Jikook and Tae too. Why wouldn't I?

Some people act like these men are perfect gods. You need to stop believing in celebrities, for reals.

Sure free the ML line, sure. Typical ot7 crap, typical tkkr crap. Jimin should be free from people like you.

Look, we don't call you vermin for no reason. I can tolerate "insecure jikookers", solos but not tkkrs like you.

So refrain from sending more asks because, either way, I will continue pointing out what Tae is doing. I will stop when he stops. How about that?

Thanks for stopping by.

[evansbby]

For the writer asks: 11, 15, 24, 25. I do hope you end up getting asked about all of them!!

11. a WIP you’d like to finish someday.

All of them? Bahahaha. I am aiming to post the captain’s reward part 2 next, as it’s already 10k words long. wicked games 5 is a WIP that I really really hope I can succeed in finishing, only bc I really want to complete reader’s/Ari’s/Steve’s/Kira’s/Sharon’s stories and give them all a fitting ending! I feel like I’d have let myself down if I don’t, but I know I have a long road ahead of me as the plot of wg 5 is very ambitious as is the structure of the fic with all the flashbacks and flashforwards — it’s something I’ve never done before and I’m excited and nervous to delve into it! Apart from that, I really want to post my sugar daddy Ari full length fic — I really want to tick all the boxes with that one and make a super long smut-filled fic that I know yall would enjoy but it’s just gonna take time. There’s also a mystery Steve fic that I’m almost don’t with that I’d like to be able to finish and post soon!

15. favourite weather for writing.

Cold weather, at night when it’s all cold and I’ve just taken a shower and I sit on my bed with the window open next to me and the cool air coming into the room, fan on full blast to also create white noise which allows me to write without getting distracted easily. It’s perfect hehe.

24. how do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative?

To get my creative juices flowing again, or to get myself inspired I usually just stop writing and give it a rest for a few days. Being away from your wip can help you get inspired to write it more if you’re not constantly staring at it. I also daydream a lot in bed, when I just wake up or when I’m going to sleep at night — this is where I get most of my ideas from and then I get excited to write them down. Also, watching a movie or series really helps to get my creativity flowing again I’ve realised. Like I’ll watch something on tv and then think of how I’d better the plot and then it gives me inspo to write. Also reading my fics helps me get creative again. Also watching twt prn but I can never find the good stuff like how yall send me links lol.

25. besides writing, what are your other hobbies?

I love fashion — I love watching and reviewing fashion shows and collections both past and present. I also love fashion illustration and I love drawing hybrid style illustrations of traditional iconic pieces mixed with tacky 2000s style. I also like painting in real life — I’m not the best but I e recently gotten into it! And yeah I can’t think of anything else lmaooo.

[glittercake]

could you go into your writing process a bit? i’ve been a fan of your fics for years now, and i still find myself in awe of how you’re able to create these cohesive worlds and voices and dynamics and just how tight your writing is. like i never feel like anything should be cut and even if all the loose ends aren’t tied up, i feel like it ends right where it should. like i’m so curious to see how your brain turns out so much magic!!

Oh my gosh, this is so nice of you to say 😭 Thank you first of all!  Secondly, I'll try to map out my process for big wips below the cut! Hope it makes sense 🤭 But this ask literally put a smile on my face all day, so thanks again. 

So to start off, I usually have a good idea of exactly how the story should end. That helps big time with everything else. If I don't know kind of what happens in the middle and exactly how it should end, I really struggle. 

Then I have a separate doc where I write down all my notes or thoughts about the stories, and also do the outlines. The story ideas come either extremely randomly, like me falling down a rabbit hole of presidential assassinations on YouTube (y'all know what this resulted in) or they're a result of my friend and i spiraling about something in the DMs (lighthouse, boxing fic, soulmate fics, most of the horny ones too 😂)

I also like to gather some pics just to get an idea of what the characters look like in whatever universe I'm writing about, as well as the scenery and buildings/layout. So for example, i used these inspo pics for The First Gentleman:

So every time I open the doc to write I'd have these, the outline, and the notes open. Other visuals like the banner or graphics I make also help put me in the right mindset for the story.

So, before I start writing, I draft an outline. I try to keep it brief tbh, the longer and more involved the outline the more intimidating the story feels which means less chance of me actually writing it 😅 (there are about 3 outlines that will probably never see the light of day!) but brief doesn't always work so what i do, especially for long wips, is make a short bullet list for what needs to happen in each chapter.

This way i can accommodate plot bunnies, shift stuff around and kill the darlings before i get too attached, i usually also have a few key scenes in my head and i then fit them in here. Outlines also include stuff like a quick character write up like age, quirks, bad habits, cute habits or sayings they have (in Ain't No Grave they had this cute back and forth "keep up now" or in Ruins Bucky called everyone meatballs.)

This is roughly what a chapter outline looks like for me:

lmaooo. as you can see it's very informal. basically a scribble.

Usually when I'm super inspired, i can get going straight away, otherwise I let it turn over in my head a little bit until i come up with a good starting point. What also helps me cement the character voices and specific characteristics is re-watching whatever source media it relates to. So for me it's always Cap 2 & 3 and TFATWS, Endgame where Sam gets the shield, and Sam’s scene in AoU and Antman.

I prefer to write in order from start to finish. I find I lose interest too quickly if I don't. Having a point to work toward is easier for me. BUT at the bottom of the notes/outline doc I also have a section for scenes that I absolutely can't get out of my head and need to write down right the fuck now. For example Monica’s induction in TFG was written waaay before anything else, so was the sambucky reunion in that fic. But, because I placed it at the bottom of a separate doc, the fic was still technically written in order 😌 makes perfect sense, I know lol.

Then whenever I finish a bullet point in the outline, I color it off the list. This process helps me keep track of what has been done and what still needs to happen. Seeing how much I've completed also really helps to keep me motivated, plus the colors are fun! Helps with sticking to what i had planned too, i find if i don't follow outlines, the scenes and characterization kind of jump all over the place. Mostly i only have some time on weekends to write so knowing exactly what i need to write and how i need to write it beforehand is key to me. Having the outline done before I start means I have a week to play those scenes out in my head or play with the dialogue until it sounds right. 

If I get stuck, I read either a book or my favorite fics, do some art, or just leave it be until inspo strikes again.

And I think that’s about it. Don’t know if this is what you were looking for but there you have it 😂 

💕 

I’m always happy to get asks about my fics and writing, so don’t be shy!

[blurglesmurfklaine]

20 Questions For Fic Writers

gonna unofficially thank @forabeatofadrum for this tag bc she said whoever wanted to do it and I wanted to so here it be!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

49??? What when how did that happen??

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

706,964 woah so not quite a million but uh I have shit to say apparently

3. What fandoms do you write for?

46 of the 49 fics are glee lmaooo, two are Newsies and one is Roswell, New Mexico! I anticipate more Newsies (Javid) fics to come because I’m obsessed

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

There From The Start

Cornelia Street

Here We Go Again

An Honest Man

If Music Be

All for Glee: Klaine!

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

I try to respond to as many as I can, but I usually forget lol. If someone leaves an insightful comment though it will usually spur a long conversation in the comments and I LOVE IT

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

If The World Was Ending bc they uh :) die, technically speaking

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

Uhhhh probably every other one??? I really don’t like sad endings so most have a happy ending, but i actually really like the ending to Stick Season because despite it being so terribly emotional and angsty, I feel like the ending is a turnaround and really hopeful!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really? A few annoying comments telling me characters wouldn’t act this way, and one asking me “where my creativity was” which rubbed me the wrong way but I try to focus on the positive ones! Those definitely linger in my mind longer 💞

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

Don’t look at me. Yes. Sometimes. Idk man sometimes those dudes just need to fuck it out???? But I usually only write it if the story feels like it’s naturally going there. It’s never really porn for porn’s sake (for clarification there’s nothing wrong with that we all love a little pwp), it’s usually the sappy emotional kind that’s mostly feelings and vague descriptions. it’s definitely not my forte and something I still get a little embarrassed and self conchas about lmao

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

Not recently but I did have a Supernatural/Glee crossover a few years ago (shut up I was 16) and honestly it was loads of fun! Blaine was the child of that Gay Angel and Repressed Bisexual Man. Absolutely a slay

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don’t think so? But a few old ones from my fanfiction dot net page ended up on one of those search engine thingies??? Idk how to explain it or how to take it down but honestly… I have bigger problems lol

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No but if anyone ever wants to let me know!!! It would make me so happy!

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

Yeah! Quite a few actually. I usually do the franken-fic every year and I did the roulette challenge and that m aforementioned crossover was actually a collab! Some of my favorite memories was writing the final chapter of A Night At The Ryerson House with @esperantoauthor 💞

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

OOF. Okay so. With 46 fics on AO3 you could say Klaine has a special place in my heart, buuuuuuut…….. my best friend introduced me to newsies in April and I seriously think it did something to my brain chemistry because Jack and Davey own my entire ass

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

Ugh. I’m so fearful that I’ll never finish Amidst The Chaos, which I LOVE but takes so much out of me. There’s also one I’ve never posted called “Strangers Again” that involves like timeline jumping but in a romcom way that I’m not sure how to go about??? Also the community college one. I have so many.

For Javey I tried writing that Spider-Man AU but like. I need to re do the entire first chapter. I absolutely hate it actually and I think it’s because I don’t have a clear vision of what exactly I want, but I know what I DO NOT want????

16. What are your writing strengths?

Uhhhhhhhhhhh I’m actually not sure entirely? I’m gonna go with dialogue bc that’s usually how scenes come to me first.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Scenery/setting/sensory, world building, plot points, physical movement holy fuck do not get me started when That Guy has to move Across The Room AHHHHHH I wanna tear my face off

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

Love it! In my brain Jack Kelly is Mexican because I love to project, and I’ve got a wip where Blaine is involved in a Hispanic community (no he’s mot Hispanic he’s just got a Mexican friend who is an old lady and also Catholicism is involved it’s a lot to explain okay go with it) so I like to use it, but only in a way that feels natural to ME based on MY experiences. Different people have different approaches!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Glee!

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Oof. This one is hard but I think it’s an even tie between Here We Go Again and If Music Be!

Tagging: @somefeministtheatrepls @somanywords @justgleekout @kurtsascot and anyone else who wants to try!

[thatbanditqueen]

i’m obsessed w all ur fics but i gotta ask…

are u planning on midge and ep making up some way in the next chapter or are u thinking ab dragging it out? (also wanted to let u know i reread the only sure thing probably once a week lmaooo)

So I'm writing chapter 8 right now and...... they are going to be colliding into each other at the end. Followed by three very very very smutty chapters. This and the last chapter where they are not together have been the HARDEST for me to write because I have the smut headcanons for the next chapters rebounding around in my mind grapes and I just want to get there already and I want the build up to be good but I have discovered this about myself as a writer. I'm not great at slow burn or storylines that don't lead to somewhat immediate smut..... lol.... maybe I'm off, but my favorite chapters of Only Sure Thing are 2 through 6..... I did like writing the scene in 7 where Elvis walks in on Midge writing fake fan letters for the Colonel.... but some of that chapter felt flat trying to accomplish more exposition and where i see them going... idk i am an aggressively hard on myself person, but i guess I think my favorite thing to write is pre-smut verbal foreplay which is hard to do if characters are broken up... so, this was a really long way to answer your question. The short answer is yes, and I'm sorry because I'm still learning how to write stories but I see ch 9 and 10 being.... um.... fun....

Once a week? My love.... im so fucking honored to hear you say that because I am really fond of these characters and I reread it everytime I write a new chapter, but I also want to rewrite it, especially some of the clunky paragraphs early on where I feel like I was over explaining Elvis' bio.... I might one day....

This is something I'm struggling with so I'm curious to know what you think... I don't want them to make up totally until March 1961 bc Elvis is going to convince Midge to go to Hawaii with him and he's leaving like the day after they reunite. But I also don't think it's realistic that he wouldn't try to see her every chance he can and try to wear her resolve down... I'm having him bombard her with telegrams and phone calls, and sort of explaining how he's off filming two movies and doing benefits and events in Nashville and Memphis as the reason he doesn't see her for six months... but I feel like I need to write ONE "look let me prove I can be just friends" scene from Midge's pov, where E shows up at her place unexpectedly because he's super impulsive and hyperfixated..... and he wants to use any excuse to get her alone and bring her back to his house ... uh... ok apparently this post became part of my writing process...

Thanks for reading and supporting my own hyperfixation. Im always down to chat about them. I really hope the fan community doesn't dissolve bf I finish these stories....I know I'm moving at a snail's pace..

xoxo

norAHHHH

The Only Sure Thing forthcoming in the next few days Ch 8 vibes...

[beautifulpersonpeach]

Hi BPP! How are you? Do you think it would still be possible for Jimin to release a full-length album before he enlists? Also, do you think he's going to be more open to pushing the boundaries further with his next one? Given that he dipped his toes with the release of Face? Thank you! (I'm being selfish hoping and begging for another album from Park Jimin, but I am absolutely in awe of his talent and his sexy brain)

P.S. I kid you not. I literally imagined myself on my knees in front of him when one of his promotional photos from Face was published. It was the first time I felt that for any famous person, and I love Henry Cavill. The one where his eyes were closed, a lip ring in the middle of his bottom lip, a spike placed on the bottom of each eyebrow (saw the black and white version of this). The charisma this person has. Sorry for rambling. ��

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Hi Anon,

Another quick reply while I’m online (and sorry to others who have sent asks way earlier. If you’ve been following me for a while you’d know I’ll respond eventually… I’m just kinda erratic with what I respond to and when… bian.)

I don’t think Jimin can release a full-length album before he enlists. Though I’d love to be proven wrong here. Based on what I’ve observed in k-pop, full length albums take about 14 months on average to put together, and given Jimin started working on FACE in earnest in April 2022, and finished FACE promotions in April 2023, I think that while he certainly has other new songs mostly completed at this point, I highly doubt it’s enough songs to make a full length album (which is typically 10 - 16 songs).

Like you, I hope we get at least an EP from him before he enlists. And again, like you, I want his music causing me to do kegels on reflex again. I need Jimin to serve cunt in the way only he can. Can he top Set Me Free Pt 2? Personally, I don’t see how, but it’s a fool’s errand to underestimate a man like Jimin. So let’s wait and see. A big part of me feels like that softie will try to leave ARMY with a big warm hug so we’ll get more Letter-type songs, but the bitch in me wants more “Fuck off! I’m on my way. I’m not scared anymore. Fuck all my opps!” and so on…

We’ll see. :)

P.S. I have no comment on your Henry Cavill and latent submissive (for Jimin only?) predilections. Jimin would probably laugh if you told him this to his face lmaooo. And somehow that makes it even more cute? Anyway, safety first Anon.

[mjjune]

Writer Questions game!

Thanks so much to @vsnotresponding for the tag!

Tagging: @aritany, @jamieanovels, @isabellebissonrouthier @garthcelyn @wildswrites and anyone who wants to!

1. What is your absolute all-time favorite idea you've ever had?

Probably twtr! Just the idea of The Wolf, and the diving deep into exploring revenge and taking the original Red Riding Hood vibes of looking beyond what you see, that things aren't as they appear, was just a BLAST a write.

2. Is there a question you've been asked in the past that really stands out to you and you still think about sometimes?

Hmm not that I can think of off the top of my head

3. What is your favorite part of being a writer? What parts could you take or leave?

I love being able to read others' work and share my own. I love being able to explore myself and my ideas in a way that's private—that no one else has to see unless I want them to.

If I could leave behind the part where readers give unsolicited advice/feedback and also the struggle to logistically fix plot holes, I would lmao

4. What is your greatest motivation to write/create?

The self-exploration aspect, and sharing it with others.

5. What is the best piece of advice you've ever read or been given as a writer?

These!! From Neil <3

6. What do you wish you knew when you were first starting out writing?

That you're never going to please everyone, that betas will always have conflicting comments, and there are going to be people who take your writing in bad faith, regardless of what you change or what you say.

7. What is your favorite story you've written TO COMPLETION? Link it if you'd like and can!

You want me to pick???????? No. Here go look at both of them.

>>AVOF and TWTR<<

8. What is your favorite out-of-the-box quote?

Yeah, idk what this means either.

9. Which of your characters would you say has the most controversial mindset? Why do you say so and how do you personally feel about their ideals?

Hmm The Wolf, at least for most of TWTR. Also Danny's views are controversial from a Society™ standpoint, in that he's nonmanogamous and very fluid in all things sexuality and gender, and is also pretty anti-label in general.

10. If you when you first started writing met you now, what would younger you think?

Probably surprised that I've only finished 2 books RIP but also impressed at how queer they are and surprised by how hopeful and happy-ending they are lmaooo

[kakujis]

i've finished the demo! do you think the last scene will change depending on origins? there is a possibility like alchemist would be more link to leander. it's advertised as a dark gothic romance novel for mature audiences but i think since the game is nowhere near finish, they cannot put an age rating on it yet.

oh, i didn't realised you could add additional items to your tier, i'm new to kickstarter so i have no idea lol. that's good but i've heard the cost of the shipping is pretty expensive too.

ais might be the true route for the game like with other otome games, you have to play the characters in certain order to reach the final/canon ending/route.

there are character sheets??? i feel like mhin is a character that grow on you and leander is the ideal one to start with and vere, you either love or hate him.

really? i thought ais intro was intense esp with that soundtrack! his music theme is the most memorable one. if there are changes, hopefully they will just add more piercings to sen or something like that considering she already have a nose ring.

elyon (?), i felt like he was deliberately designed like that because of his mysterious brief profile information like trying to find the one thing that money can't buy.

what do you think the potential new stretch goals could be? i think we are at the last one. i hope they add more physical merc for the basic tiers then because a lot of fans had chosen them.

omg maybe! i know each origin comes with its own special trait of some sort!! i wanna play sum more when i get home later this week!!! wbu?? r u gonna play thru again using a diff origin? alsooo my fren actually did play thru as alchemist and the dialogue for kuras in particular are diff!! not sure about leander but i thought about that too!!

also yesyes!!! on the touchstarved blog theres chara sheets for all of em! it tells u what they like + dislike alongside their fatal flaw! leanders is cut out im pretty sure soo im sooo curious abt hims. :3 also omg real! mhin is soooososososo pretty eee n i do enjoy their personality buuut, leander is def ideal eep!! vere is super cute to me, but i feel like id stutter to talk to him irl and then perish cus i give in too easily LMAOOO

also yes!! i agree w sen!! give her more piercings shes so damn hot im passing OUT!!! also also, i think leander n vere’s intros kinda swooped me away…. like i literally was dming my friend like: PLs i hope its not vere next ill pass out AND DIE… and then he showed up n i died. poof. GONE. (；ω；)

okok so the whole ais thing w me was like, hmmm. ur hot yes and ur music slaps but that was about it for me! i agree it was really intense! IM NOT EVEN SURE WHY i just felt like. nuffin towards him when i played it LOL. but the scene where he almost borderline kills tht one dude was so hot fusjdjjdjdjkaka. i have a whole lil drabble rn about ais and said alleyway…. im … hes…. hes so. (>_<)… on the floor SOBBING!!! if he is the true route i wont b mad!!! like they do put him in the middle of all the promo art sooo… i could see leander being a true route also. hes soo sweet. i wanna *** him.

yea yea i also agree abt elyon! he’s super handsome tho i bet his route will be great! i wonder what his personality will be like doe… like condescending? rude? patronizing?? hmm hmm. ohh also b4 i forget! yesyes u can change ur tier n do add-ons on the page! it’ll say edit tier or somthin like that! i think shipping will probs b 15 but i am a fool w a lil bit of extra monies. ʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ

personally i gots nooo clue for stretch goals but im the same thinking as u!! im praying for more physical merch. I WAN AN AIS DAKIMURA PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS telepathically trying 2 connect w the devs rn… HEAR MY PLEAS!!!

[daydreamtofiction]

I just finished part 2 of your priest!Ben series and I love it so much! May I ask is Ellis autistic? I’m autistic and she’s one of the first OC love interests I’ve ever really been able to relate to. So even if shd isn’t I want to thank you for writing her the way you do. I hope that doesn’t offend you as I really do adore your stories 💚

Thank you! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it so far.

As someone who is also autistic, I can assure you I’m not offended at all. In fact, I’m so beyond thrilled to hear that you relate to her. I do too. We definitely deserve to see more of ourselves in desirable characters and romantic roles.

I honestly don’t know if Ellis is autistic or not. I didn’t necessarily write her one way or the other. I’m sure I have neurotypical readers out there who relate to her too, as well as other autistic readers who don’t see her as relatable at all! So honestly I think I’m happy to just leave it open to reader interpretation!

My autism wasn’t discovered and diagnosed until my late 20’s so yeah who knows, maybe she’s a neurodivergent queen and doesn’t even realise lmaooo.