#im very picky with fanfics like I don't enjoy short fanfics

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Hi, sorry to bother you, I'm new in this fandom and I feel like you're kind of a big figure in here, so I wanted to know if you read fanfics and, if so, if you had any rec for me? I can't say I like the usual take on Chuuya or Dazai or their relationship in most fanfictions, making of Dazai an emotionless bully and Chuuya an angry spazz with anger management issues and absolutely no brains.

Your takes on the character seems to me closer to actual canon, and so I figured you'd probably know of fics I would actually enjoy.

(If you do, then to be more specific, I'd rather avoid fics with no powers/modern aus and if explicit, then no bottom chuuya, please? For some reasons, bottom Chuuya writers always make him to be some dainty little princess and Dazai a daddy dom which is. Hilarious. Holy fuck.

Hi!! Damn i get ur problem 😭😭 I don't read fanfics regularly exactly because i cant find things that would be close to my perception of their relationship,, even if, i read mostly oneshots

Im picky af,,

Tbh i don't really remember many fics, but for some reason i have saved a bunch of them by halfbloom (diphylleias) so i would only guess my past (months ago) self thought the writer was good real good. I dont remember most of these, but i must say i regulary reread one of their fics, "Castles out of couches" (this is a oneshot consisting of??? A lot of very short stories about skk living together) (im a sucker for domestic skk that r still silly and bickering for fun) (and this fanfic is exactly that) (instead of suddenly very cutesy and petnames using couple that some ppl write) (castles out of couches makes me giggle like a teenage girl) (i drew some old arts based on this one, even)

So i would start from there and then check other halfbloom works with tags u r interested in! (I obv skipped what i didn't wanna read right) (tho i think they mostly write skk talking things thru, which is cool)) (there may be nsfw in some ig?? But it's bearable amounts + none of that annoying uwu chuuya daddy dazai)

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The Results Are In!

102 people took the time to complete this survey and while a larger sample size would have been ideal, I am eternally grateful to those who took the time to fill it in. I acknowledge that it was very long and I'll be cutting questions if I do this again.

Before we go any further this is not a list of instructions on what you absolutely must write. Your own creativity, inspiration and goals come before anything somebody else may want. At the end of the day, this is primarily a collection of data that fascinates me.

You will find that there are things you do that some readers have said they do not like to see. If that is going to upset you, make you spiral, or otherwise reduce your creative output then please leave. Nobody is forcing you to read these results.

Style Preferences

The Importance Of...

Rates These Tropes/Themes

Main Character

Player/Team Preferences

Engagement (currently incomplete)

Fic Finding

What do you want to see more of in general?

Is there anything you would like to see less of?

Feel the Love

These are the unedited compliments.

What do you want to see more of in general?

I’m happy with anything

already love everything!

I'm just happy to consume what's being put out.

Not helpful, sorry, but there is nothing I’d like to see more of because what’s out there is already a great mix of my faves

Nothing in particular I feel like there is a good mix of everything that I like I’m not very picky when it comes to things like that! :)

writers creating their content freely and experimenting with different styles and tropes

whatever writers want to write!

Authors writing for players they enjoy because it truly makes a difference in their writing.

Is there anything you would like to see less of?

I think writers should write whatever they feel like 😊❤️

No, never, fanfic is free and to be explored at all times. A theme is never overdone as it’s done differently each time

If something doesn’t interest me I scroll on by. I wouldn’t want to remove things other people might enjoy even if I don’t

not much im quite happy with what ive read/interacted with on tumblr

This is one of the biggest things I’d like to see change. Writers should be proud of what they create.

Just i'd like to see less of authors selling their own art, that they personally created and spend so much time on, short

Like sentences like "it's so bad/probably not good/don't think anyone will like it" cause them i'm gonna read it thinking "oh, okay, it's probably not good" and then i read it a lot more critical than i would have otherwise cause i always think that if the author themself says it, doesn't it have to be true? And usually if i would have just read the fic without this first i would have absolutely loved it but now i just feel a little conflicted (and might still love it, but it's just not the same)

It's just sad to see and i'd like to give every creator who does this a big hug <3

[asummersday]

🦈 💭 😎

For the fanfic ask meme!

🦈 which character is the toughest to write?

donnie. he's a lot of fun to write but unfortunately i am not good at all with tech and science stuff so a lot of writing him involves me having to pretend to be smarter than i actually am and pretend like i know what im doing when i am, in fact, actually googling literally everything. he's tech and math smart and boy am i not lmao.

one thing that's important to me is to get the character voice right (or as right as i can manage) and donnie's the one who's got me struggling the most out of all of them. i still love writing him and his interactions with his brothers, even if i struggle a little lol

💭 What inspires you and your writing?

what i read, both fanfiction wise and just regular fiction wise. my writing style (my preference for short sentences) has been impacted a LOT by the hunger games' writing style. i just fell in love with the punchy short sentences of the first book that made it so easy to read. anytime i reread the first book i'm almost breezing through it. i'm currently reading the secret history and i feel like that's also inspiring my writing a little. (dunno if it's anything obvious though)

i don't think i can name any fanfics that have inspired me, but i know that some of the turns of phrases i use are from fics i've read.

😎 What fics do you prefer on a scale of canon compliant to wildly original?

more often than not, i'll be fine settling for canon compliant unless i hate canon (*cough* dc comics *cough*) and specifically go looking for canon divergence or fix-it fics.

i love reading AUs and they're also a lot of fun to write (my urban fantasy au my beloved <33) but i also get very picky ajsdfkdkdld. i enjoy reading them but unfortunately for me it can be pretty hit or miss for me (a LOT of it hinges on characterization and if i vibe with it lol)

thank you for the ask!!

Fanfic Writer Ask Game

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Do you have any ither zukka fic recs? I’ve been trying to discover some new good ones:)

Yess I love giving recs! A little warning tho, all the fics Im gonna mention are more than 5k+ words long cause I don't like short one-shots and a lot of them are multi-chaptered with over 40k+ words. Also I'll update this as I read and discover more faves!

Expand to see the list cause its long....

Lighthouse Beam: Sokka’s breathtakingly beautiful and he’s smart and makes other people laugh. Zuko has a half-burnt face and a deaf ear. It’s not rocket science. Or, Zuko falls in love with the boy in his Philosophy class.

🍑: I really like college/highschool AUs and even more zukka fics where Sokka is actually described to be smart. Sokka is one of the smartest characters in the whole show Idk why he's been branded as a dumb, dense character by the fandom. Anyways, loved that this fic had Zuko being the one to fall first as-well.

In the Soft Light: As the newly appointed cultural liaison to Northern Water Tribe, Zuko is the first Fire Nation Citizen to step foot inside the city's walls in nearly a century. He's determined to prove himself—to the Fire Lord and to his father—even if the Water Tribe's spirit-touched prince seems to want nothing to do with him. Or Moon Spirit Sokka AU.

🍑: Enjoy this authors' writing style, really engages me in the story. Also ahhhh fanfic based on my moon spirit Sokka... im very grateful 😭. I didn't include this one in an ask about moon spirit sokka au cause I hadnt known about it at the time but now I reread it whenever I can.

7 Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have): How Zuko and Sokka collided through ill advised means—or approximately seven (7) acts—is beyond them. In just a year, they will trudge through the unorthodox conquests of youth (see #2: The Late Acquisition of 2 gallons of Arizona Peach Iced Tea) or capitalist schemes (#5: Bought A $4,550 Jacuzzi). But how they manage to Allow Aang to Become Vegan (#1), Host The Mr. Teen Universe Contest (#7) and, um, Set The Classroom on Fire—Again (#6) to eventually fall for each other, is still a mystery to them.

🍑: Although this one hasn't been updated in almost a year, the 2 chapters that are posted is some of the most fun I've had reading a fanfic! I admire the coding put into it so that it has a creative, unique structured. Also cute little things like the scrap paper or the scrollable email box (which blew my mind when I first saw it, I didn't even know it was possible to code something like that) just engaged me more in the writing.

Kiss Me To Just Shut Me Up: Zuko proffers the card, and Sokka takes it, their fingers brushing. Sokka tries to cover up the way he shivers at the contact by turning the card over and squinting at the text written on the front. Zuko Sozin. Tattoo Artist. The Jasmine Dragon. A single dragon curls around the characters in red ink. — There's a new tattoo and piercing shop on Ember Island Beach.

🍑: Oh beau... you're so multitalented. This was the fanfic I was recommending to everyone that bought a zukka print from me at cons like I had no shame I just wanted everyone to read Beau's amazing work. And you all should read it if you havent yet.

Five Times Zuko Wanted to Die (and One Time He Didn't): “Sorry about that,” the voice says, and suddenly the curtain has been pushed aside, and Zuko is speechless. “What can I help you with?” He stares. “Um— ” The boy has to be around his age, he’s sure of it. He’s got the most perfect tan face Zuko has ever seen, with blue eyes so brilliant it’s hard to form words. Or the college-age AU in which Sokka fixes watches, Zuko struggles through engineering, and everyone's nervous about the cute boy from the jewelry shop.

🍑: Modern settings fics that aren't like cafe/barista AUs are kind of hard to find (or at least ones that I like cause im picky) so I was surprised to see this one! Again it's an enjoyable fic where Zuko is smitten first and Sokka is not written as dumb. I also remember wanting to draw fan art (one of the scenes) so maybe I'll go dig that sketch up and finish it.

At the Top of the World: Zuko is sent in disgrace to Alaska's Northern coast to ensure nothing stands in the way of Sozin Oil Company’s new offshore drilling project. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make his father see he’s worthy, even if it means fighting against the one person he's met who actually seems to give a damn about him.

🍑: I'll never shut up about this fic, its beautifully written, well paced and realistic characterizations. As an Indigenous person this fanfic tackled Indigenous struggles better than any other fanfics I've read so far and it shows the author did their research. ATLA fandom tends to sweep aside Katara and Sokka's indigenous identity a lot. It's even more frustrating when most fics acknowledge colonialism and racism and yet brush aside Indigenous discussions or theory because they're either scared of touching the topic or don't care. Even fics that do mention their Indigenity is brushed aside with surface level discussions you can tell the author is just parroting from whatever twitter thread they skimmed. Im definitely not saying that fanfic should be an educator for social political issues or that it should be written in a way that it could replace theory for whoever stumbles upon it. Im just baffled that so many authors will mention colonialism only to explore it's effects on Zuko and not the actual Indigenous characters.......... that's all.

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hello! im back again this month with another challenge!! i have no idea if i'll be doing this next month as well but if i can gather enough questions over the month of march i might make another for april! the new semester just started for me so i'm hoping i can motivate myself to be constant with my work with this challenge!

i hope you can be productive with this and enjoy this month's challenge! ^_^

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(did I copy-paste this whole section from the last studyblr challenge? yes. yes I did)

1st March: What are your goals for this month? What's something you're looking forward to?

2nd March: Do you consider yourself a workaholic? What times do you feel most productive?

3rd March: If you could make your own garden (consider that it is self-tending, and has the perfect environment for the plants you'd choose) how would you plan it out? styles, locations, fauna you'd plant, furniture? Just talk about your dream garden.

4th March: What's your usual cafe order? is it always the same or do you try new things?

5th March: What are your favourite shows? Is there anything specific you like about them?

6th March: Do you have a favourite movie in particular or do you like them by genre? What's your favourite movie and/or genre?

7th March: Do you read fanfics? What's your favourite trope? Which fandom do you read most for?

8th March: If someone saw you across the street what do you think their passing thoughts be?

9th March: Do you know how to cook? What's your favourite thing to make? On that note, what's your favourite thing to eat?

10th March: Do you believe in the supernatural? Have you had any spooky experiences?

11th March: Have you been sleeping well lately? What has been your average sleep hours for the last few days?

12th March: Did you have an imaginary friend in your childhood? what were they like?

13th March: What's your favourite seasoning on food? Are you picky about seasonings?

14th March: What's an act of a kind stranger that's been with you?

15th March: How do you deal with academic/work stress? Do you have a coping system/mechanism?

16th March: Do you have a favourite mug/cup/glassware/cookware?

17th March: Have you travelled a lot? Would you like to in the future?

18th March: Have you gotten into anything because people around you had started getting really into it? did you enjoy it? Are you still into it?

19th March: Do you doodle a lot? What is it that you doodle most?

20th March: Do you wear glasses? If you do, when did you get your first pair?

21st March: What are you currently working on? How tedious and/or enjoyable is it?

22nd March: Can you drive? Do you prefer long drives or short ones? Do you like to be the one driving on them?

23rd March: Have you ever been on a big adventure? What's the most adventurous/dangerous thing you've done?

24th March: What's the most interesting urban legend/creepypasta you've come across?

25th March: Do you have any tattoos? if not, do you want one? if yes, do you want another?

26th March: Are there any wild stories passed around among your friends or family?

27th March: Do you have a pet? What's their name? How long have you had them? Is it your first pet or have you had one before?

28th March: What's the movie you last watched? Is there a movie or show you highly dislike for a very specific reason?

29th March: What's a Tumblr post/thing that always makes you laugh or is very memorable for you?

30th March: Have you ever had a secret admirer? How did you find out? what happened next?

31st March: Do you like exercising? What have you been doing lately to take care of / maintain your health?

hope this month brings you lots of success and you enjoy this month's challenge! best of luck!