#i won't tag a day because I'm catching up 21-23

[asukiess]

hi! I left the ml fandom early november to avoid the leaks and only watched the first 4 eps from s5. I almost never see anything about miraculous nowadays but I heard about the new leaks (I only know of them, but I didn't see anything). I've been thinking about watching the rest of s5 –only the eps that are in chronological order – and coming back to the fandom bc i miss it but idk if it's worth it. could you tell me if the new leaks were too drastic? are the spoilers/leaks damaging your viewing experience?

sorry if you already talked about this before, I'm not using tumblr at all these days. thank you anyway!

hi!!

since the leaks are quite literally everything - storyboards with voice acting (IIRC) and the scripts up to the finale, as well as gloob teasing eps 21 and 23 - I would say it's a very tentative time to be interacting. it's like a minefield, especially if you use IG/Twitter. the main tag here (miraculous ladybug) has had some disrespectful people not using the right tag, too. all in all, tumblr is my preferred choice, but I would definitely vet the users you choose to follow - a lot of people will have a post or two saying if they will or won't be talking about leaks, if they tag them, etc.

also, if you use discord, @frostedpuffs has a discord server and IIRC, they won't be discussing the leaks, and their server is nicely organized (art, writing, other fandoms stuff, headcanons, stuff like that!) and has a ton of really nice people to talk to :) (the server is linked on their tumblr profile bio) Have the spoilers/leaks damaged my viewing experience? Not exactly. like, I still massively enjoy the show for what it is. I am not going to lie - I have been spoiled on a lot, but I don't care to talk about it or really even think about it because I haven't seen the episodes past ep. 10, and watching the episodes in full means the most to me! it's mainly damaged the fandom experience.

edit to add: you should definitely catch up regardless, because the episodes get really good! :)

[scorchieart]

Hello for the writer ask game please can I have 31 23 21 8 7 Thank you Have a nice day :D

Julie! Good to see you, hope you're having a nice day too! Thank you for the ask! 💝

31. Do you take liberties with canon or are you very strict about your fic being canon compliant?

I'm a bit too much of a stickler when it comes to canon. It's why I don't have many works for Rio, Gilbert, Silvio and Keith. Basically, what I'm saying is I'm not very good at filling in character blanks on my own. I need a pre-established narrative to go off of.

23. If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?

I answered this one here 😉

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

I won't say who these two are because of route spoilers, but I like how this brief spurt of convo flowed without dialogue tags in this fic:

“So, that was the third prince? He’s as wild as you say.” “Yeah.” “Do you think Sariel will catch him?” “Yeah.” “What time is it?” “Yeah.” “You’re pretty calm for someone who just found out his brothers could use magic.” “I’m tired.” 

9. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

This is probably the deepest I've ever written, and it helped that this fic is in first person, so I was really able to get into Clavis's head and use his voice. I wouldn't go as far as to call it philosophical, but I reread this section whenever I fall in a writing slump:

I sometimes wonder, if I wasn’t Chevalier’s shadow, could my letters top his piles? My skin prickles with envy. He isn’t even the king, so why must everything be under his thumb? The land, the people, and now the words. Why not let these papers be picked up by autumn winds, like the golden leaves of the oak, with no drive or direction other than away from here? Embarking on a journey unknown, a glorious adventure beyond the confines of their pages, full of twists and turns and loop de loops never before scrivened by man. In the infinite realms of possibility, there exists a universe where they all land exactly where intended. But equally likely, they also may end up at the most inopportune destination. I spread the envelopes like a hand of cards toward the Obsidianite border, a gentle wind growing from behind.

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I long for the days when the spiciness of paprika hendl was our biggest concern...