#i have no clue if i'm going to finish this fic but i'm vibing with the writing of the first chapter so far so that's good

[mooniety]

metasusie coffeeshop au is slowly weaving itself into existence holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[marvelnatswhore]

Harmless desires

Wanda-nat X fem reader~smut

WC: 2k

Warnings: heavy degradation, strap on use, a little praise, humiliation, mommy kink I cant help it) slight throat fucking, sub/dom and squirting.

a/n: this was going to be for a request but i went a little differently with it so i'll be doing another soft fic for the poll & ask soon!

I hate this but i'm still posting it because i have too many wips to finish </3

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Wanda and Natasha had been fairly discreet with the settings all day, just a gentle buzz between your thighs that had you shuffling in your chair and biting your lip. That all ended as soon as the meeting started and they moved it up enough to have you squirming in your seat. The gentle buzz was long gone and it now felt like the world was splitting apart right between your legs.

Steve was talking, you had no clue what about and locked eyes with your smirking girlfriends across from you, pleading with them to turn it down. A moment more and you knew you couldn’t stay composed. 

“Well y/n?” A voice called, grabbing your attention. It was Steve asking you something. You racked your brain for a response but it was useless, the vibrations were the only thing you mind could focus on. 

“Something wrong y/n?” Wanda asked sweetly, her eyes flashing that shit eating grin you knew she was hiding. 

They loved seeing you like this, fighting with yourself to not just give into the pleasure they were providing and beg them for mercy. It seemed now the entire room was watching you for a response. You managed to cough out something about being fine and thankfully the attention was brought back to the matter at hand. 

You were able to stay composed long enough to listen to Steve talk, not that you could focus on anything he said, and you were starting to think you could make it to the end of the meeting. But your girlfriends wouldn’t have that.

You moved slightly in your chair and the vibrator pressed flush against your sweet spot, turning up a few too many levels. You just couldn't help it, the sensation was too much and your head fell against the desk in a poor attempt to hide yourself, you bit your lip pressing your legs together and clenching your jaw, pleading with yourself not to let a sound slip. 

To your surprise the vibrations quickly turned down, back to the low buzz that almost had you crying with relief. You couldn't bear to look up knowing all eyes were on you.

It wasn’t a moment more when you felt two hands on your shoulders. Just from the light touch you knew who it was; you listened to Natasha comment something about you not feeling well and excuse the three of you from the room.

She bent down to your ear and in a guttural tone whispered,

 “Up.”

 It sent a cold shiver down your spine and to the growing wet patch under your skirt. You followed her orders, not daring to look at anyone on your way out, her hand stayed firm to your shoulder, squeezing harder than necessary while Wanda's gentle touch wrapped around your waist. 

As soon as you were out of earshot and prying eyes the vibe between your thighs turned right back up. you gasped, groaning as Wanda and Natasha held you up and walked you down the compound. 

“You were such a slut today.” You heard Wanda whisper and her hand grabbed your ass harshly. Natasha laughed at the whimper you gave, you knew your panties were completely soaked through and your arousal was starting to stick to your thighs. Not that you needed another reminder of how hopelessly wet they’d made you.

You reached the door to Natasha and Wanda’s office, Wanda opened it and locked it quickly behind you all. You felt a sense of fear wash over you and before you could process anything you were being shoved down onto a large desk in the centre of the room. The cold surface was like a slap in the face and you were suddenly aware of what would follow. 

You heard Natasha whisper something incoherent to Wanda before she moved behind you, practically feeling the grin on her face when she lifted your skirt to see your soaking panties.

“Already so wet for us? baby, we haven't even started.”

All you could do was moan as Natasha brought her fingers to your cunt. Pressing teasingly on the vibe still in your panties and rubbing your clit. 

Suddenly her hand came down on your ass, you yelled out at the sensation which only seemed to make her madder, her hand came down again, harder this time. You were sure it was going to leave a mark. 

“The louder you are the more this is going to hurt Detka, you should think about behaving before Mommy has to do something…worse.” 

Wanda was in front of you now, she cupped the side of your face lovingly when Natasha delivered another slap, making you whimper.

“Enjoy that, pet?” She cooed, moving back to pull down her pants that revealed your favourite strap, how you didn’t notice the bulge in her pants was beyond you.

“Well? Answer me.”

“y-yes, mommy.” You whispered in a soft voice. 

 “Good girl, now open.” Without another word the tip was parting your lips and she pushed the length into your mouth making you groan. 

Natasha’s fingers slipped into your panties, pulling them off you without a second thought for where they landed as she removed the vibe. She pushed two fingers through your drenched folds and groaned at how easily your hips bucked to meet her.

“Such a desperate thing; I bet you want your mommys to fuck you, hmm?.”

You moaned around the strap now brushing your gag reflex, nodding your head with an urgency. 

“Pathetic, if you want something, you beg for it.” Her hand came down in another sharp smack, this time grazing your pussy.

You weren't going to argue and Wanda pulled her strap from your mouth making you gasp. 

“Please mommy I want you to fuck me- I want you fingers, please make me cum” 

“How cute, Nat. I think she really wants it.” Wanda teased, pushing the strap back into your mouth with a groan. 

“If she wants it that badly she should have behaved.” 

another smack.

You were beyond desperate, the proof nearly running down your thighs and burning in your cheeks. If the hours of teasing they had put you through before wasn’t bad enough, this was torture.

Natasha’s hand moved softly over your reddening skin, admiring the marks she made. She leaned in close enough to feel her warm breath on your cunt. 

“You want it, don't you?” 

It was barely a whisper but it made your head spin, you nodded around Wanda's strap that she began bobbing playfully in your mouth. 

Natasha spread your lips with two fingers, swiping her tongue through your folds, making you gasp and your hips buck only to be slammed back down a moment later. 

“Don't go thinking you have any control, whore.” She growled, her tongue was doing you no favours, only teasing you further as she lapped at your cunt, collecting your arousal and sucking on your clit.

“Mommy-” 

“Don't worry about her, darling.” Wanda cooed with a sweet smile, cupping your cheek and abruptly thrusting her cock to the back of your throat, making you choke. 

She mused watching the drool run from your mouth and the strained groans you gave. Even with the pounding in your head and agonising teasing from Natasha you couldn't ignore how turned on it all made you.

Natasha pulled away from you heat for a moment and you let out a strangled gasp as Natasha pushed two fingers into your cunt and began thrusting carelessly, sucking your clit and lapping at your juices. 

Wanda removed her strap again, letting you breathe as your voice became a series of short whimpers and moans, watching the innocent fear in your eyes turn into filthy lust as Natasha started fucked you, sinking her fingers deeper and quicker.

“Nat-” You moaned, feeling yourself squeeze around her digits working you. 

“Try again, sweetheart.” Natasha answered. 

“Mommy-” You whined loudly as she curled into your sweet spot.

“Yes, baby?” She was playing dumb with you now.

“Please, can I cum?” 

“Don’t tell me you’re close already-” 

You groaned in response letting your head fall forwards, as you felt that familiar coil tighten in your gut.

“Please” You whined and you felt yourself about to come undone on Natasha’s hand, sucking in a breath when she suddenly stopped. She removed her fingers from your pussy and you felt tears instantly welling in your eyes as Wanda's hand came to wipe them. 

“Mommy-” You sobbed pitifully at the sudden emptiness and your ruined orgasm.

“Kitten, you’ve been such a brat today and that little scene you caused at that meeting? I wouldn’t be a good mommy if I just let you come.” 

Wanda and Natasha exchanged knowing glances and you looked up at Wanda with pleading eyes, she chuckled cupping your cheek with a knowing look. Her cute little toy, so desperate to be fucked. 

You barely had time to breathe before Wanda was arranging herself behind you and her soft hands squeezed your ass. You cowered at the touch still feeling beyond sensitive from Natasha, her hand moved lower cupping your cunt and she moaned feeling how wet you were. 

“Mommy-” You muttered in a mess of pleasure and lust. Wanda feigned a pout at you, taking your swollen clit between her fingers. “Aw princess, do you want Mommy’s cock?”

You nodded, groaning as Natasha slipped her thumb into your mouth and you took it obediently, sucking it as she stroked your hair, admiring you below her. 

“Such a filthy thing, you just want to be your mommys little fuck toy, don’t you?” 

You nodded at her, consumed in the subspace they’d put you in, before you felt the tip of Wanda’s strap rubbing your entrance. 

Wanda pulled your hips against her own, sinking the tip into you before bringing you down on the rest of her cock. You moaned pathetically, gasping as Wanda pulled out the length only to thrust it back in with more force, finding a quick pace that made your eyes roll back.

“You love this attention don't you? I know that pretty pussy does, it’s practically begging me to fuck it.” 

The stretch was almost unbearable but the feeling filled you with ecstasy; Wanda hardly had to fuck you before you were on the edge, tears filled your eyes and you knew you were going to cum, whether you wanted to or not.

“I’m gonna- mm” You could hardly speak as Wanda fucked you, words turned into pitiful moans and you were certain you couldn't take anymore.

“C,mon pretty girl, make mommy wet.” With a final slam you climaxed, wanda pulled out as you came and your juices squirted over her strap, leaving you breathless and destroyed. 

It took a long while for you to come to your senses, but you were grateful when you did. And soft hands guided you up. 

“You did so well, kitten.” Wanda whispered, placing a kiss on your temple as you hummed in response, too exhausted to say anything. "That's it, good girl." Natasha cooed, stroking your hair behind your ear.

"Our good girl."

[batsandbugs]

THE CONTINUATION OF THE IKEA VERSE

Okay, so this isn't quite an actual update yet, but I've been gone for a while and I wanted to let y'all know what's going on.

The last chapter of Classification System has been fighting me. Bruce and Damian's confrontation is important, but, up until now, I had no clue how it needed to go, or wanted it to end. After all, this story never had a planned plot, and was rather more a chaotic amalgamation of vibes that grew legs and dragged me along for the ride. While that worked well for the first story, the second wanted to veer into serious territory, which is maybe why it was fighting me so hard. I have serious stories, but IKEA Verse has never really been one of them.

So I started thinking of a third installment, hoping this inspiration would drive me to find the proper course for how Bruce and Damian's confrontation should unfold. So I put on my thinking cap, and thought, "hmmm... how am I going to bring back the fun and excitement and hilarity of the first installment, while still continuing Damian and Marinette's relationship?"

And my evil brain responded with...

"~Bigger is better, and better is bigger, a little bit is never enough, no, no, no!~"

So, ladies, gents, and others I now present to you the third installment of The IKEA VERSE:

THE GREAT GOTHAM SEWER RACE

CALLING ALL RACERS! Underneath Gotham lay miles of caverns, lava pools, zombie hordes, interdimensional racing tracks, funhouse hallways, a maze full of doors that do not open and lead into a never ending madness, a mysterious banked fog, submerged waterways, ancient temples, and more! Come try your hand at claiming the ultimate prize which lay hidden at the finish line.

If you survive...

Coming 2024!

So... yeah, IKEA Game Verse is getting a third installment. The last chapter of Classification System, should be out sometime within the next month or two, now that I have proper motivation to get it finished. And starting the new year I'll be posting the Great Gotham Sewer Race! Hope this makes up for the months of radio silence (although I have posted a few chapters of my Marvel fic, so I haven't been totally silent).

As always, all comments, suggestions, and ideas are welcome! The bigger and crazier the better and if it's good, there's a high likelihood it'll end up in the story (after all the knowledge of IKEA stores with ball pits was given via comment, and we all know how that panned out.) Think Hanabarbara Wacky Races! If anyone still remembers that show. Tell me who you want to see! ANYONE IN DC is open for consideration, other fandoms are also encouraged (the caverns beneath Gotham are interdimensional and inter-universal!) Tell me if there's any challenge, or obstacle, or event you want to see! I'm open anything and everything.

I hope this sparks excitement for y'all as it has done for me. See you soon!

[diazsdimples]

I Need Inspiration Saturday

The semester is finally (almost) over, and once I've handed in my last 4 assignments (that are all due on Monday and I think I might cry) I'll finally be sinking my teeth into some of my wips again. Only problem is, it's been so long since I properly looked at any of them that I have no clue which one to work on. So, I'm gonna put little outlines/ blurbs of all my wips, and then a poll and y'all can tell me which one sounds like something you'd want to see more of. Yells seem to fuel me so this is the best way to get me going I feel. So, here are the wips!

Single Dad's AU (Buddie) - 19.3k written, probably 1/6th done (ish)

Buck is a single father to 2 girls, Carrie (7) and Lily (5), and is a probationary firefighter at the 118. He meets Eddie Diaz at school pickup one day, as Carrie and Christopher are in the same class. Buck and Eddie become fast friends, as do their kids, and Buck convinces Eddie to join the 118. This fic follows canon timelines from seasons 2-3, and shows Buck and Eddie's journey to becoming a family together.

Frostpunk AU (Buddie) - 16.6k written, probably like 1/4 done

The world is a desolate and frozen wasteland, with small clusters of humanity. Buck is a Scout from Sector 118, and he comes across a father and his young son, half frozen, on one of his scouting missions. Buck and his scouting team bring Eddie and Christopher back to Sector 118, where they heal and start their life as citizens of Sector 118, living in Buck's tent with him. Eddie reveals to Buck that he has a mission he needs to complete, one he knows will put him in immediate danger, and begs Buck to look after Christopher once he's gone. Buck refuses to let Eddie go alone and the two brave the elements to search for the missing parts of Eddie's life, their survival resting entirely on their ability to trust and work with one another.

Sleepy Mornings (Buddie) - 2.3k written (2/13 chapters complete)

A selection of small oneshots of all the times Buck and Eddie woke up next to each other, including after Dosed, after the Tsunami, after Eddie's shooting, after Eddie's breakdown, after their first kiss, etc. Cute and fluffy with minimal angst and lots of Buddie pining feels.

Doctor's AU (Buddie) - 2.4k written, fuck knows how close to finished

Eddie Diaz is an Obstetrician/Gynaecologist and Evan Buckley is a Pediatrician, both working at Cedars-Sinai hospital. They meet after Eddie comes to the NICU, upset after a rough c section, and continue to bump into one another at work. They build a fast relationship and have a reasonable amount of sex in ill advised parts of the hospital, whilst performing risky surgeries and saving lives. Also lots of pining (mostly from Eddie) and eventual Buddie relationship.

Ballet Au (Buddietommy) - 1.8k written, *shrugs* who knows.

Buck is a new principal ballerina at the New York City ballet, performing the Nutcracker. He meets Eddie and Tommy, both seasoned ballerinas, and they quickly take him under their wing. Buck didn't factor in falling in love with both men, and initially doesn't know how to act around them. However, when it's clear that they also both want Buck, they fall into an easy dynamic, and quickly become the power-throuple New York never saw coming (honestly this is still very much in the Vibes era)

Sauna Sex (Buddie) - 1,3k written, probably 1/4 done.

Buck and Eddie have sex in a sauna as a way to blow off steam, as it were. Porn without plot, there's really not much else to say other than hot, sweaty men fucking each other's brains out and probably being way too dehydrated.

Buddietommy Kid Fic (Buddietommy) - 4.1k written, probably 75% complete

Buck, Eddie and Tommy celebrate their first father's day with their kids. Just lots of Buddietommy family feels, big brother Christopher, and big men tiny babies. Not saying how many babies though. That would be cheating.

[f1crecs]

Fic Rec List - Carlos/Charles

if your fic is on this list and you don’t want it to be, please let me know and I will remove it immediately, no questions asked. I have contacted most of the authors on this list, but sometimes people fall through the gaps - just pop me a message🤍

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don’t forget to give the authors featured on this list some love in the form of kudos, bookmarks, and comments!

I hope you enjoy these, anons. If anyone wants to talk Charlos, please hmu - I have thoughts and no one to share them with!

Playing Games by @vegasgrandprix | T | 4.3k (wip) Charles and Carlos compete in a game of gay chicken. This story is wonderful! Charles and Carlos are so sweet together, and the humour throughout is on point. The both of them are just completely clueless, but the author has written this in a way that clues us, the reader, into the reality of the situation - it's so fun, and so well-written, and such a great start to what I know is going to be an amazing fic!

'Charles giggles. It lasts a little longer than Carlos thinks his joke deserves, but that's why Charles has always been one of his favorite audiences.'

People Will Say We're in Love by @unabashedlycasualangel | T | 7.1k Charles and Carlos through the eyes of their friends. I love outsider perspective fics - and this one is fantastic! The relationships here - platonic and otherwise - feel so organic and so well-developed. One thing that I really love about this author's writing is their dialogue. It flows so beautifully, and it is a real pleasure to read.

'Pierre turns around. He thinks about friendship. How easily it can turn to love. He thinks about pasta and chess, gasoline fumes and karting under the Normandy sky. He thinks about victory. How easily love can turn to hate. He thinks Charles may be in love with his friend. It is better that he doesn’t find out. He walks on.'

nsfw: can't sleep 'til I feel your touch by @f1-stuff | E | 8.5k Charles has insomnia - Carlos is a great teammate, and lends a hand. This author really is Charlos Royalty. Everything they write is fantastic! There is such a beautiful build-up of feelings in this one, that feels really natural and really exciting, and it's so much fun to read! This fic is also very, very hot. 10/10!

'Seconds ago, he would’ve kicked Carlos out of his room. He also would’ve lied in bed all night, eyes closed yet mind spinning like it has been for months. He would’ve shown up at the track tomorrow, brain foggy with exhaustion. He might’ve wrecked the car and put everyone on track in harm’s way. He doesn’t know what’s wrong. And the truth is that it’s scaring him. But maybe...maybe Carlos is right. What if he’s right?'

nsfw: my blood is singing with your voice (the saints can't help me now) by @7msc | E | 13.2k Carlos meets Charles in a half-finished church. To say that this fic is beautiful would be an understatement. This story is pure poetry - sun-soaked and golden and gorgeous. I read this in one sitting, paused, read it again, and then shared it in every single Discord server I'm in. The development of Charles and Carlos' relationship is also really beautiful - serious soulmates vibes, in a very ethereal kind of way. I cannot say enough how much I loved this story.

'Carlos looked up, helplessly — forehead kissed by God and lips kissed by Charles, who looked like the sun.'

nsfw: what we felt by venerat | E | 14.3k Following a high-intensity moment, Carlos imprints on Charles - they deal with it together. I have never read a story like this before. This is a really lovely fic - it is structured in such a way that you really feel Charles' internal spiral. The tension builds beautifully, and the emotions are so visceral. The world-building is, as always for this author, sublime. Gorgeous.

'Carlos is being so careful. Even when Charles nods, and he moves forward, sliding his arms around Charles—Carlos is being so careful. As if Charles is precious porcelain. Carlos’ arms tighten around his middle, and then loosen. Carlos’ body tenses and relaxes. There is a whoosh of breath against Charles’ hair, as if Carlos is exhaling.'

nsfw: win or lose (it's how you play the game) by @f1-stuff | E | 18.3k Going into the new season, Charles and Carlos make a bet. This story is so much fun. Very much 'Idiots in Love', which is how I like my Charlos! This author's writing style is beautiful, and very easy to read - I loved the plot development here, and the pacing was just perfect. A really great read!

'Now, though, he notices other things, like how Carlos smells like sweat and fuel and something else - coffee? He notices the press of fingertips against his chin, more of a reminder not to squirm away than a proper hold. He feels the steady heat coming off of Carlos from hours spent in the car.'

nsfw: last night by venerat | E | 24.2k Charles attends an American University, and meets Pierre's roommate - things develop. Anything by ao3-user venerat is an insta-recommendation for me, and this is no exception. The world-building and character development here is fantastic - so rich and so unique, with just the most gorgeous chilled atmosphere. It perfectly captures college life. I really, really loved this.

'All of it. Like, love. Take the whole alphabet of any language he knows, and make words that mean the same thing: he and Carlos. Charles, circling him like a moon, hoping that one day the pull of gravity fails.'

In The Reflection by @effervescentdragon | E | 43.8k (wip) Charles is an Engineering student on praxis at Ferrari; Carlos meets him at Singapore, and things spiral. This story is stunning. Carlos and Charles are just completely gone for each other from the outset, and it is so fun to read. This author has the most beautiful writing style, and their characterisation of Carlos is some of my favourite in the whole fandom. Beautiful!

'They cut off at the same time, and after a moment of pause, they both started laughing, and Charles’ laughter was wonderful to Carlos, because it was a bit silly and very honest in its silliness. Charles ducked his head, and the light hit him, and the realisation hit Carlos that Charles wasn't just pretty, he was beautiful.'

[aziraphales-library]

Hello dear mods!! Thank you so much for all of the hard work you put into finding fics for us! :)

I recently finished reading a fic called 'Taste The Flesh: A Twisted Tale Of Romance' by ranguvar82 where Crowley’s a serial killer and Aziraphale is a ghoul and although it's a very dark fic I still LOVED it and so I was wondering if any of you mods/followers knew of anymore dark fics along the lines of murder or serial killers or anything with a sort of similar vibe to it? I've been looking for a while but I'm still struggling trying to find anything. Thank you!

Hi! We have some serial killer Aziraphale fics here and some Killing Eve AUs here. Here are some darker serial killer and murder fics. Mind the tags on all of these, folks!...

Too Good and Fair for Death by Meridians_of_Madness (E)

Aziraphale stumbles into an alternate universe where the Arrangement involves competitive murder to cover up their adoration for each other. Chapters Two and Three ponder what said universe must be like.

Sunshine by MickyRC (M)

That was the worst thing. He was just too damn good at this. Never a fingerprint, never a hair, never a footprint to follow. The best clues they had came from Mr. Fell’s description, but even he hadn’t seen his attacker clearly, only heard him spouting rhetoric about cleansing and holiness and something about an angel. Over four years since the first victim, and they still didn’t know anything. And it was pissing Baile Volante off. The Messenger has been killing for four years now, and Detectives Baile "Beelz" Volante and Crowley are running out of leads. Until a young woman with personal stakes in the case comes forward with evidence that could lead them right to the serial killer and his cult. The problem? Beelz learned a long time ago to trust their instincts. And their instincts are screaming that this is too good to be true.

borrowed trouble by waxing_crescent (E)

There are two things you need to know about me. First—I am retired. I don’t take jobs anymore, period. Been here, done that, decided it’s not for me. 🐍 Retired assassin Crowley accepts an umbrella from a stranger on his way home, and that kind of starts the entire thing.

Fallen Angels by tenandi (E)

Aziraphale is a detective on the trail of a serial killer. At the same time, he's exploring a budding relationship with a provocative artist who shares thematic interests with the case at hand. - A tall figure sidled up to the bar a few seats away and Aziraphale inhaled his cologne. Armani, he guessed, keeping his eyes forward. “That looks good,” a warm voice beckoned. Aziraphale turned to look up at the man, a slim redhead who was all legs and arms. “I’ll have the same.” Newton poured and the man swallowed the liquid down rather than sipping his way through. He leaned over, one hand braced on the back of Aziraphale’s chair. “Now I know what you taste like.”

Offerings by fenrislorsrai (M)

“Come home with me then. Stay and talk.” “Are you… inviting me in?” They are nowhere near a building to go into. They are just reaching the first crossroad on a very long walk home. He is clearly asking something Anthony doesn’t quite grasp the meaning of, but can tell it is something huge and life changing. “I don’t know what that means. What does it matter if you’re everywhere and nowhere if I ask you to be somewhere*?” Ế̵͇̠V̷̯̇Ĕ̷̞̬͠R̸̖̭͋Y̵̬̟̅T̶̜̺͠H̴̖͉̾I̸̦̠̽̽N̶̯̈́G̴̫͎͋ As a young man, Anthony saw Death and invited it in. Gave it a home. Gave it a life. Bought that time with the blood of others. Now he’s growing older. His last victim nearly took him. Death comes for everyone. Anthony accepts this. Knows he’ll die too. Have to leave Death alone. And Death can’t accept that. detailed notes about potentially triggering content at the start of each chapter. Rated M for graphic violence On healing from trauma and the importance of stories & rituals for dealing with that which would otherwise destroy us. On finding the words to describe what happened without those very words causing you greater pain. Also pining while married

And the one you mentioned...

Taste The Flesh: A Twisted Tale Of Romance by ranguvar82 (E)

Anthony Crowley is a serial killer who loves the sight of blood. Aziraphale is a ghoul who loves the taste of flesh. This is the story of their twisted love, a match made quite a bit lower than Heaven.

- Mod D

[nerdallwritey]

✨ writing interview tag game!!! ✨

Gonna go ahead and thank @busy-baker and @khywren for tagging me :) I'm very late to filling this out, but I wanted to really dedicate some attention to it!

I'm a yapper, I apologize in advance.

When did you start writing?

I started writing when I was in elementary school, I think. I know my fourth grade yearbook said I wanted to be an author when I grew up, and that's only KIND OF changed, I still want to write for a living, but for TV instead of novels (though I'm not opposed to that, should I ever have the right idea for one). I remember going to my friend's house after school all that time and using her mom's laptop to open a blank Word doc and just start writing. We wrote tons of stuff that we never finished, but I'd give ANYTHING to read some of it again, if only for a laugh. The only story I remember was about four teens being stranded on an island - we called it "Castaway." No clue what became of that, but our main characters were always based on ourselves 😂 I didn't start writing fanfiction until 2022 and only started posting this past June!

Are there different themes or genres that you enjoy reading than what you write?

Hmm, that's a good question. I typically stick with what I like - romance, fantasy, silly - but it's fun to throw nonfiction in there every once in a while. Not sure how well I'd do at writing non-fiction without embellishing or getting narrative (even though I like reading those kinds of books as well). But yeah, usually I like to stick with what I know and enjoy most! It's also the best way to learn and improve; by reading a ton within the genre you love to write.

Is there a writer you want to emulate or get compared to often?

I don't......think so? I've always been told by English teachers and professors that I have a very strong voice in my writing, which I always interpreted as being unique. As corny as it sounds, I'm not trying to sound like anyone but myself. At the end of the day, I'm writing for my own enjoyment and am happy you guys found me along the way!

Can you tell me a bit about your writing space?

I don't have a dedicated writing space, but I often find myself writing either on my couch or in bed. Weirdly (or not that weirdly, considering most of us have day jobs) I write the best at night and I have to be alone so that I'm not distracted. Usually I'll find a song and play that on repeat while I'm writing (For Cheeks All Flushed, it was Resolve (Dark) from Fire Emblem Fates, and for Awfully Fond of You it was Climactic Return from Danganronpa 2). The music typically has nothing to do with the vibe of what I'm writing, I just need some sort of constant noise that won't distract me, hence why it's usually video game music with no words.

What's your most effective way to muster up a muse?

That's tough. The first idea I published on tumblr was the result of me making myself laugh when I was trying to fall asleep (If EYE were being propositioned by Astarion, my ass would probably be like "wait, what? Me? ME?! Why?"), but the others I've posted have come from just seeing where my brain takes me as I'm writing, known as the "flying by the seat of your pants" method. I have a pretty good sense of these characters by now so I think I know what they'd be up to at this point. Outside of fanfiction, it's really tough - I'll start with a small idea and then keep sitting on it until it's something I think I can write down. I'm definitely more of a planner when it comes to stuff outside of fics 😅 I guess my short answer is: No idea. It just happens. Someone please help me.

are there any recurring themes in your writing? do they surprise you?

OHHH this is gonna say a lot about me, but something I've noticed in my original scripts and even my first fic is that most of the time, my main character is deeply lonely (I'M FINE GUYS, I'm surrounded by friends and loved ones but I have Some Trauma there). It doesn't really surprise me, considering I know WHY I've felt those things, but it's still like.......yikes. Lol. Also humor. Gotta laugh it off, right? RIGHT?

what is your reason for writing?

To be honest, it's a good outlet for me. I went to school for screenwriting and my goal has always been to make people laugh and bring them joy - It's always been that way. I think if I weren't able to get my thoughts and feelings out on paper every once in a while, I might explode. It's also just fun and I like doing it! Piggybacking off of what Khy said in their post, BG3 has been a HUGE outlet for me creatively. The game is full and beautiful and complex, but there are still gaps that I want to fill in and roads I want to explore. What would happen if the player were given THIS option? How would this character react to THIS situation? It's been a blast and I've never felt this way in a fandom before. It's awesome!

Is there any specific comment or type of comment you find particularly motivating?

ANY comment makes my day. The fact that you took the time to read and put thoughts together to let me know how you felt about it is HUGE! It's such a good confidence boost (I second guess myself A LOT) and it always lifts my mood no matter where I am. I always love when people agree with my interpretation of Astarion's idiot tendencies 😂

how do you want to be thought about by your readers?

Hopefully as someone approachable. I'm a big dumb dummy and I love to chat/fan girl. If I can be someone to brighten their day with something silly that I wrote, that's all I need :)

what do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer?

Definitely my banter. I've always been a fan of quick snappy quips and have experience in sketch writing/performing improv, so it comes very easily for me when I need it to. I make myself laugh with it, so it's always really nice to hear that others like it too.

how do you feel about your own writing?

I really started writing as a way of entertaining myself, so the fact that it's able to entertain others is GREAT, but I am very self conscious about it at the same time. I know my interpretation of Astarion is goofier than most, I know I rely heavily on dialogue rather than scene descriptions and inner monologues, and I get very in my head about those things. My stuff has found its proper audience and I'm very grateful for that, but there's always the nagging thought of "this could be better," or "they wouldn't say this," etc etc. That's something I'll likely always struggle with. BUT! I always have fun when I'm writing and hopefully that comes through. I've become less of a perfectionist after posting my first fic, that's for sure.

when you write, are you influenced by what others might enjoy reading, or do you write purely for yourself, or a mix of both?

Aside from requests, where I'm trying very hard to make sure I get whatever it is right for the person who requested it, I'm usually writing for myself. I'm definitely writing what I think will be enjoyable, but it's usually what I personally would like to read. That's what I've been taught! Write what you know and write what you want to read! I'm so unbelievably grateful that you guys find it entertaining as well. My fave thing to do is slip inside jokes in for myself/my beta (calling Astarion "ass," turning to someone and saying "did you know those people?" after talking to a group of people you know very well, etc etc).

No pressure tagging: @maladaptive-menace, and @arzen9 (I know you're not a fic writer, but still!) - I think everyone else I know has been tagged 😅

[timeofjuly]

Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you so much for the tag @floofanflurr <3 I am always happy to yap about my fics! I'll pop this below the cut 'cause it's kinda long.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Eight under the timeofjuly account, and a few others scattered around other usernames and the anonymous collection.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 124,470 words, which is kinda crazy to look back on since I only started in August of last year.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Just Undertale at the moment, but I've written for a few other fandoms in the past.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Resisting the Current

Trick or Heat

Wishbone

Parallel Circuits

And Four Papyri in a Pear Tree

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

Yes! Always, though it sometimes takes me a little to get around to it. My favourite thing about writing fanfic is the sense of community that you build, so I love getting to chat about the fic in the comments. I always have a million and one thoughts that didn't make it to the page that I'm desperate to share. I also like to say thank you when people go out of their way to comment, because I really appreciate it. As a reader, I know I get super excited when an author replies to my comments.

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

I'm going to go with a few of the RtC 'verse oneshots for this. I think Resolutions from Parallel Circuits ends on a pretty angsty note, particularly compared to the seemingly upbeat start. From Silver String, there will be no answer is pretty bleak and so is on my way home. I'm quite proud of how they both end, actually - I think they're my two strongest endings in the lot.

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

Any of the smut, probably? They're all set in happy established relationships and end on a cutesy note.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not for a very long time, no! I remember, many many years ago, posting my very first fic on fanfic.net lol and getting a very nasty review about how the reader didn't know the main pairing in the fic was m/m (slash back then, what a blast from the past) even though it was very clearly indicated in the summary and the AN at the start. It goes to show people have been bad at curating their own reading experiences by minding the tags and summaries since forever.

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

Yep! Mostly established relationship stuff under this username so far.

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

I'm not super into cross-universe crossovers, but, same as @floofanflurr, I really like playing around with cross fic crossovers. I'm (slowly) writing a crack dialogue-only oneshot where the reader inserts of Wishbone and RtC are stuck together in a broken elevator lol. It's been a fun challenge! It's very very hard to put two characters who are normally referred to in the second person in the same scene, lemme tell you, which is why I ended up choosing to go dialogue only.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don't think so.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have not, but I'd be open to it!

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

Nothing that I've posted! @marty-parties and I have been messing around with an underfell papyrus/reader fic, though! I also used to rp all the time, which I'd count as cowriting. I miss it very much, even though I used to get super easily overwhelmed by it.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

This is such a tough question. I'll pretty much read anything if I vibe with the ship dynamics (pining and unrequited love my beloved, I will read you anywhere no matter the ship or fandom), but I went through my bookmarks to actually get the stats on this. I used to be super into the mcu (I completely lost interest after endgame) so tony/steve and tony/steve/bucky were the most common ships. I have no clue what my favourite ship would be now, though.

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

Never say never, but I really want to write this horrortale isekai fic I've had bouncing around in my brain. I've fully plotted it out and it's set to only be five chapters, but I'm really struggling to actually write the thing. I have started it, though, so we'll see.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Characterisation, I think. And even though I mostly gravitate towards writing angsty stuff, I think humour and comedic timing is a strength of mine too.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Physical description and settings, 100%. I don't really picture anything in my head when I write, which means all that physical description doesn't make its way onto the page, and when it does, I'm just going off vibes. Particularly with setting - I have zero idea what the locations in any of my fics look like lol. Like, the house in RtC? No clue. Zero.

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

Really cool! I love it when people do this and I get to translate it, it's like a nice surprise.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter, I think? It's all scrubbed from the internet now though.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Wishbone. I am so attached to the Second Mage and Sans and Rus, you have no idea. Particularly Flint, I just adore them. Don't get me wrong, I love the electrician and Quinn and all of my ocs, but I have a special place in my heart for reader inserts who are nasty and hurting and lash out and aren't always the kind, considerate, emotionally stable person in the relationship, forever supporting others. I read something years ago that said to consider how your character is inclined to react to things, both good and bad, and how for lots of people, it's not in our nature to instinctively respond to things with kindness and openness. In fiction, we often expect our POV characters to deal with situations with emotional maturity that we ourselves, along with the majority of irl people, don't have. I think this rings true even more for reader inserts. It's fun to flip this on its head in Wishbone - what if instead of acting with an uncommon kindness, you do the opposite? You get to be flawed. You get to have the murky motives. You get to hurt and in turn you hurt others, and that hurting has real consequences on you and the people around you. This is also a great way to create angst lol - in the non-fell version of Wishbone, where everyone is generally just less of an asshole and therefore makes kinder choices, a lot of the events in the fic just wouldn't happen.

No pressure tag to @covfefeships and anyone else who'd like to do this!

[vladdyissues]

I'm not asking for details, spoilers, or anything of the sort, but do you already know how Familiar is going to end? In your head, have you established or pictured the finale?

I know things can change before you even get there. I myself often have no clue how things will end when I start up a fic. (Actually, idk what's more difficult—how to start or how to finish? 😆) But I've been curious about this... particularly with your fic. There's so many wonderful and interesting things that go on as the story unravels; I can't imagine a conclusion to it all.

I don't want it to end! 😭 All good things...

I know things can change before you even get there. I myself often have no clue how things will end when I start up a fic.

Same, Puff. I only intended Familiar to be three chapters at first. Then five. Then ten... oops. I never meant for/expected it to turn into this big thing, but here we are 🥴

But to answer your question: yes, I do have an ending firmly in mind. The climax is still a bit nebulous, but I expect it'll start to solidify once I get closer to it. I've got the whole rest of the story mapped out; timeline, notes, some rough scenes, lots of emoji bullet lists. I'm even saving a bunch of scraps that are basically "deleted/alternate scenes" because I can't bear to throw old ideas away lol.

I don't want it to end!

I feel that. For me, finishing is always the biggest challenge. When I write purely for the vibes instead of plot, or to serve as some kind of emotional outlet, it can lead to a lot of unfinished WIPs—or at least "unfinished" in the sense that they accomplished their purpose for me but leave my readers hanging on the edge of a figurative cliff. (I'm sure that says something about me psychologically haha.) Vibefic is best saved for oneshots and ficlets, at least in my case. But Familiar has turned out to be the most ambitious and plot-intense story I've yet written, and I'm determined to see all the mysteries revealed and puzzles solved!

I must confess though, I'm pacing myself since I'm enjoying writing this story so much 🥹 I'm sure some of you want to kill me for taking this slow burn to the extreme, but I promise/hope it'll be worth it.

[chelemlem]

Would you ever write more trade offer rule 63 landoscar verse? I cannot get enough of their dynamic and I literally laughed out loud at the line "It’s a bit mad, really, how Lando went from shagging what most people in the comments section of Lay the Grid considered actual hot guys to shagging Oscar, who more often than not wore ribbed socks to bed." Like seriously how did just a guy Oscar bag hot girl Lando?? I'm dying I would love to know how they go to this point of their established relationship! Love your writing!

hello anon!!! first of all thank u so much <33 and yes actually i was (am?) working on a prequel of sorts for that fic lmao a little getting together/first time story spanning the last leg of 2023 ft Reverse Fake Relationship bc all the wag pages have a running conspiracy that they're alr sleeping 2gthr.... DRAMA

ngl it's taking so long only bc i get annoyed at having having to go back and fact check stuff about the season unlike a fictional future year where i can just do whatever i want etc. i doooo want to get back to it tho bc it's kinda unhingedly self-indulgent with like sloppy hetero sex and cliché shoujo tropes and also jenson button is there... someone yell at me to finish 😔

lol as for why lando likes him: no clue. her feelings on the matter are pretty much just "wow he's such a lewser...... but he can kind of get it" call that unspoken normie boyfriend rizz. here's a cutting room casualty of trade offer that kinda summarises the vibe:

It's sort of nostalgic. The first time had been a bit like this too, Oscar crashing at hers after a bender, both of them buzzing from the jaegerbombs, the surprise double-podium. Swaying outside in the sweltering July heat, he couldn't remember if he was at the Montague or the Meridien—so Lando had said fuck it. Her flat was close and she had more than enough spare rooms. Why not?

Nothing had happened that night.

Lando'd wandered downstairs at noon to him half-burrowed in the George blanket, eyes glued to the telly with a capri sun stuck in his mouth. His hair stood up in greasy tufts molded to the shape of her fists—mocking her, really.

"Morning," Oscar had grinned, sleep-puffy, self-assured. "Sorry for taking over your—uh, everything, I guess. S'just I've got a bitch of a hangover and the Ashes are on. You understand."

Bastard. She couldn't not fuck him.

[lynne-monstr]

i finished the spirealm show this morning. ramblings, both the good and the bad, under the cut. spoilers ahead!

i guess i should preface this by saying that i don't think most of the stuff I hated was bad. i just didn't like it. that's very much a me thing and i'm willing to own it. also i reference episodes in viki-length episodes.

anyway. i absolutely loved loved adored and am obsessed with the first 26 episodes. all the characters are great, the door mysteries are fun, and i really enjoy the glimpses of life outside the doors. yes, it's a video game murder show but for the most part, it's a fun romp.

super fun, super gay. literally every episode gave me something fun to shout about.

around halfway through i started bracing myself for people dying, but when it didn't happen i dropped my guard. and then episode 27 happened and i was not mentally prepared for cute fave li dongyuan to actually die.

to be honest, the reason i binged the last 12 episodes was because after he died, i lost a lot of interest and investment in the show. but i still wanted to know how it ended so instead of dragging it out for several more weeks, which i like to do when I'm enjoying something, i closed it off in under 24 hours.

that being said, i don't think they way it handled li dongyuan's death was bad. i loved that they kept referencing him afterwards. so many shows forget about characters the moment they die and i appreciate that my cute fave's presence continued to be strongly felt.

and then the more lovable side characters that died, the more i emotionally pulled away. I feel bad that my emotional enjoyment tanked so suddenly because I enjoyed the door with all the boxes and bonus that it was packed full of such good shippy stuff. but I mostly watched it on autopilot.

also it was a bit of a letdown that the big bad villain turned out to be so pathetic in the end. though on the other hand, it's exactly what he deserved.

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion but I really loved all the stuff that happened after the 11th door when ling jiushi wakes up from his "coma." i guess because I love the trope of what happens once the hero's journey is over and they get booted back into normal life. there's so much good possibility there, especially with ling jiushi knowing all of his friends but now they're softer versions of themselves who don't know him.

i have a desperate need for post-canon fic where ling jiushi goes on a befriending mission with all the people who had become his family. together they use the power of friendship and combined financial assets to hunt down pieces of the original world that are still present in the new reality. ljs uses these pieces to bring rnz back to life. the whole team gets up to all sorts of shenanigans trying to get him a real identity and make sure no one else can find the clues to bring back the original murder game.

also i want the chen fei backstory of why he switched from veterinary medicine to people medicine in the new universe.

(the entire 50 Years Later epilogue was equal parts ridiculous and depressing and I'm going to pretend like it never happened. it gave me the sad vibe if ling jiushi never managed to connect with any of his old friends or ruan nanzu again. and so he made fake copies of them that he could play pretend with.)

okay this got way longer than expected so I'll end with my absolute favorite scene of the last 12 episodes that will live rent-free in my head forever. and that's the three-way obsidian group hug that happens after the npc reveal. specifically the way chen fei rests his chin on ruan nanzhu's shoulder. excuse me while i die of happiness. they're a team, they're a family!

[intothegreat-wide-open]

Hey, saw the writers’ asks meme and thought id send a few~ Absolutely no pressure to answer any of these ofc! - 4; 8; 14; 16; 22; 23; 29; 30<3

hey hi thank you for the ask and sorry for the late reply!!

4. a story idea you haven't written it

vermont is for lovers. the scandal au. president morgan and his fixer/mistress mr. ackles. i have been rotating this in my mind for forever but it seems like a lot of work and most of y'all haven't even seen scandal so i guess this one will have to wait.

8. if you had to write a sequel for a fic, you'd write one for...

lmao all i am writing is sequels at the moment, tbh. currently working on part two for on my own terms, part three of the wild side, part three of can't buy me love, part two of wisteria lane and part idek for french verse

14. where do you get your inspiration?

hell if i know. some ideas just appear to me fully formed, others develop over time. sometimes it's triggered by something i've read or by a song or by a completely irrelevant mini-scene on a tv show... like I am not actively doing something to be inspired it just happens to me lol

16. favorite place to write

i don't really have one? i do a lot of writing on my phone actually bc that's the one thing that's always around if i get the sudden urge to write.

22. do you ever worry about public reaction to what you're writing? how do you get past that?

OOF. yeah, all the time. i know i mostly create niche things that even within that niche are pretty niche so i have struggled a lot with lack of feedback and/or people being unnecessarily mean about it not matching their preferred vibes and tbh I still don't know how to get past that. I have gotten better at reminding myself that i'm writing the stories *I* wanna tell and that it's not for them but for *me* but yeah I'd say a big part of my writer's block and time spent not creating is due to me not having found the right crowd yet.

23. pick three keywords that describe your writing

feelsy. soft. but sometimes also creepy-dark.

29. how easy is it for you to come up with titles.

very easy or very hard, there is no in-between. like, the scandal au already has a title although I haven't written a word, other wips, I'm 6k into and I don't have a clue or I'm ready to post and being taunted by the blinking cursor in the AO3 title field.

30. share a fic you are especially proud of.

so here's the thing. the fic I am actually proudest of is still a wip and it's the only one I haven't shared with anybody yet past the summary.

so I'm just gonna go with published stuff

*insert obligatory my name engraved on your heart here* (which is probs the answer everyone expects)

i really like how there are worse things i could do turned though, it took me a long time to finish that one and i really think it turned out great.

[jtl07]

For the ask 🌟

4. a story idea you haven’t written yet

9. start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

17. talk about your writing and editing process

heyhey!! so fun of you to play - super appreciate all your support btw ❤️

4. a story idea you haven’t written yet

omg there are so many ideas - my prompts doc is so long now 🫠 but hm, this question says "yet" which implies that i will be writing it, to which i'll mention that i have another post s2 amnesia … ish story that i'm building up to writing. it's a bit complex and i know it's going to be long, so i a) won't say anything more than that lest i jinx myself and b) won't promise anything re: when it might be posted - though my soft goal is for the end of this year. it's forcing me to do some actual planning which is definitely different for me - well, at least since i picked up writing fic again. (i used to plan meticulously, then went full vibes in recent years, so it's strange, plotting things out)

i will say that i'm actively working on two fics that are very different in tone but are similar in that they've been a challenge in figuring out what the heck is going on. one's a post s2, "Ava comes back … different" fic, the other's a fluff proposal fic. both are very much kicking my ass in different ways and hopefully will be posted soon!

9. start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

because i'm a nerd, i can give you actual stats on this! cooking with my (dead) mom took 26 days to write, at a total of just under 10 hours. i made the doc on Nov 24, and noodled on it over the holidays, a little bit in January and March (the primary focus was i see you clearly now), but the bulk of the time writing was in May when i was like, goddammit i need to finish this

17. talk about your writing and editing process

it's mostly vibes really - i mentioned i have a ton of ideas and i'm usually flittering from one idea to another. it's when i start going back to an idea multiple times that i start really paying attention to it.

depending on the fic, i might have an outline (e.g. often with the "[number] times character does X" fics, i have a rough idea for each of the sequences) but even then, i go in knowing that things will change because i just let the vibes take me where they will. sometimes i have a specific theme (every leaf that falls, pocketful), sometimes i have no clue what i'm doing (leave it all behind, i see you clearly now), and sometimes it comes out all at once (another little peace).

i edit as i go - i started doing a thing called "cycling" where i go back and read something i've already written, editing that section then continuing on. sometimes i'll write linearly, but often with anything over 1k, i'll jump to different sections. because of the cycling, i don't usually have a lot of editing to do once i'm finished (i see you clearly now didn't take me that long to edit at all - i'd allotted several days for it, but it only took a couple hours).

i will always let the fic kinda "simmer" before i post though, meaning i'll go away from it for a couple minutes/hours/days (depending on the length of the fic) so i can come back to it with fresh(ish) eyes. i'll copy pasta into ao3 and preview, which is usually my last read through. then voila, a jtl07 fic is born!

[beautyofsorrow]

2, 4, 7, 18, 46

2. Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

evil. evil question. why would you make me think about my multichaps. ok so i tried the intensive outlining thing, i really did, and it flopped so bad because i'm pretty sure i have adhd which, among many other things, means i need novelty in order to stay interested in a thing. but i also need STRUCTURE so i know where i'm GOING or i'll never FINISH so i have started doing this thing where i have the vague outline of what happens and then go from there. for without anesthetic, i had a pretty good idea of what i thought the first four chapters entailed before i ever sat down at the word doc, just so i'd have a measure of security behind this wildly ambitious idea. turns out it was only enough for three chapters and i am spinning my wheels a little on the fourth/fifth/sixth, but it's going so much better than my last multichap did, and i haven't abandoned it like my first. so yay! it's my own version of what i call the ann patchett method of drafting (see "the getaway car" in this is the story of a happy marriage for more details on that, dear mutuals who are not zanna). more adhd, but just rigorous enough to keep me from walking out. this seems to be working, but it's also nerve-wracking because oh no, what if i get ?? chapters deep and i've written myself into a corner? (the answer: girl calm down, it's fanfiction and you're supposed to be having fun)

4. Where do you find inspiration for new ideas?

i rifle through the fridge at 10pm looking for a very specific food that does not exist and then get mad at myself when i realize i am gonna have to write it into existence.

see also: my love for the characters (/horny and emotional). a desperate need for non-romantic sexually intimate relationships in media. upsetting plotholes in canon. deranged character dynamics. weird takes on popular tropes. religious trauma. family estrangement. being queer. i also read a lot of books and find plenty of sparks ideas juice inside them, usually in their style and execution. i looooooooove studying form and how it influences a book's plot.

7. How do you choose which POV to write from?

whatever best serves the story! and/or whatever i feel i can handle best in a given moment. for example, the first time i tried my hand at sex pollen (drown me in glitter, glitter and gold) i had no fucking clue how to write from a sex-pollened person's POV, so the answer was to stay in la'an's head the entire fic. that let me get really comfy with the story so that by the time i had to write her being all high on horny juice, it flowed much more easily than if i had started in una's POV, who's dosed from the start. also, it was a much better, funnier, and stronger fic that way. la'an's mortification really came through and allowed me to hit a lot of comedic beats i wouldn't have been able to hit due to una's temporary plunge into angst.

18. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?

i do all three lol. mostly during and after. sometimes i'll have one from the start and it will stick; other times it will change to something else halfway through. many many times i will come screaming into ur DMs complaining about being done with a fic but not having title tags or summary. i started keeping a file in my notes app of lines of poetry i love, and i'll occasionally plunder them for titles. i'll also yoink song lyrics (just give me trust and watch what'll happen), riff on character quotes or episode titles (without anesthetic, ad astra), or rotate the fic in my head until something appropriately vibe-y presents itself (dress me down and hold me open, aces wild, stitch)

46. How would you describe your style?

contemplative, lyric and/or comedic (depending on the fic), & character-driven

[joeys-piano]

Fanfiction Writer Bingo - Three Bingos!

Tagged by @voxofthevoid. The scrungiest writer I know. Like a wet cat noodle, all bite and scratches.

Mine

Fandoms I Write For

Sasaki to Miyano

Harry Potter (didn't think I'd be on that train again, but here I am 1.5 years later apparently)

Fandoms I've Written For

Vocaloid

Hetalia

K Project

Code Lyoko

Haikyuu

Yuri on Ice

Detroit Become Human

The Royal Tutor

Natsume Yuujinchou

Bungou Stray Dogs

Bleach

The Sandman

Trigun Stampede

So as you see, I got into fanfic writing because I'm a weeb. And sometimes, western property gets mixed in.

About The Boxes I Didn't Pick

Didn't have a Wattpad phase. I believe I have one or two burner accounts to cross-post one project to see what engagement and the readership was like. I have no intentions of diving further into that site when AO3 is the best fic home for me.

I have a weird relationship with fluff. Writing it actively tries to kill me (no exaggeration, I can count on two hands the number of times I've nearly died while writing it and I'm not taking many chances). While I find it cute to enjoy, it's not my go-to for enjoyment unless there are additional genres/tropes playing into it. It seems the most palpable way I can enjoy it without dying (literally) is combining it with comedy, because laughter is the best medicine.

The only "outline" I do is a short, abridged scribble of the main reason why I'm writing the story. And then I finish the rest of it, beginning to end, through vibes alone. I used to hardcore outline until I realized it doesn't work for me. Outlining feels like I've already written the story, and then I get disappointed when I actually have to write it. So I just skip that entirely and adjust as I go.

Fanfiction, much like poetry and screenplays, is a writing form. It has its own rules and conventions of what makes a fanfic, and the look of it is slightly different than a traditional short story to novel you see in non-fic spaces. I see it that way, because I don't see it as a genre. You can stuff any genre into fanfic, and it's still fanfic. It can be long or short or whatever it wants to be. What differentiates this form from non-fic work is primarily the leeways that fics offers, that other non-fic types struggle to do.

Gets ideas in the middle of the day.

Has written fics while drinking a virgin mojito. No clue what being drunk is like.

Needs water to write because I'm reaching out loud. Coffee makes me tired, and I don't like the taste. Tea also tastes bad, unless it's fruity. But if I'm having fruit tea, I rather play games.

I had aspirations to go pro one day. Until I found out a few years ago I don't have to go pro to tell the stories I want to tell or to reach the readers I want. And my style of writing and storytelling is not commercial (in western publishing), and that's alright with me.

Tagging (softly): @duplicitywrites, @feu-eau, @flowercrown-bard, @rebrandedbard, @afusiek, @fatexweaver, and @markala5

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20 Author Questions

Tagged by @blackbird-brewster, thank you, this was so fun!!!

How many works do you have on AO3?

Only five so far!

2. What's your total AO3 wordcount!

83,545 apparently, which is much more than I expected.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently and on AO3, only Criminal Minds, but in my time on ff dot net I also wrote for House MD, Grey's Anatomy, Once Upon A Time, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Annie (in hindsight, what a random assortment??)

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Twin Flames (377 kudos)

Sin to Win (234 kudos)

midnight (184 kudos)

lean for me (170 kudos)

All This and Heaven Too (73)

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

I always respond to comments! Usually whenever I update with a new chapter. Comments make me so so happy (seriously I cannot even begin to describe it) so I really want to show my appreciation to readers, even though I'm usually quite bad at thinking of ways to reply.

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

Hm most of my fics are unfinished, but if all goes to plan, midnight or All This and Heaven Too will probably have the most bittersweet endings.

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

Twin Flames! Maybe lean for me too if I ever finish that.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not on AO3 so far. I used to get some hate on ff dot net, but I think commenting culture in general is a bit harsher over there so.

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

Only unpublished for myself so far haha. But (perhaps controversial) if I ever post any it's going to be f/f omegaverse because it's underrated and there's a tragic lack of it everywhere.

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

Definitely! I'm obsessed with fusion crossovers and there's lots of half-finished ones in my docs and notes app. My only published one so far (and I suppose the craziest) is my Criminal Minds x Twilight crossover midnight though.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge! I hope not

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I've had someone ask to translate Sin to Win into Chinese, which was really cool!

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

I co-wrote like three chapters of a OUAT fic with my ex-best friend years ago, but I think we got bored and abandoned it, so no clue if it's out there somewhere still.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Easily JJ/Emily, literally do not get me started on how tragic they are, idk what it is but I've never been so obsessed with a ship before.

15. What's a fic you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Sorry to anyone who likes it because it was my most popular fic until very recently, but probably Sin to Win. I really hate what I did with the plot from Chapter 2 onwards and I'm confused about what past-me thought a cognitive interview was, because that's almost definitely not how they work. The plot's just a mess that I'm not sure how to unravel lol. I am still totally in love with the premise though, so maybe in the future I'll start over and delete the last few chapters.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I would definitely say writing descriptions (easily one of my favourite parts of writing in general), I love getting to capture a vibe.

Also conciseness (thanks to every English teacher I've ever had, and all the hundred word short stories I was forced to enter as a teen lol) although it can definitely be a double-edged sword when trying to reach higher wordcounts.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

OMG definitely dialogue. Idk if people reading my fics can tell but I avoid it as much as possible, and that's because between my autism and social anxiety, I just genuinely do not know/understand what people are supposed to say in a conversation + how (although I definitely think I've at least improved in structuring dialogue realistically), especially in character.

Also, just like, plots, lol.

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

Personally, I tend to prefer for the writer to just be like, "she said in French." I'm bilingual, English is my second language, and I feel like often when people write poly-lingual characters in particular they're kind of clumsy about the character using another language. I've definitely seen people do it very well though!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Oh boy, I'm actually not sure if I remember, I must have been like twelve or thirteen at the time. I'm going to tentatively guess Grey's Anatomy.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

It's between Twin Flames (my baby, the first fic I've ever finished) and All This and Heaven Too (I loved writing young JJ and Emily so much).

No pressure tags: @kingofhellsdaydream @introverted-author @ellegreenawayslover + anyone else who fancies it