#it's one of my fave fanworks tbh

[accio-victuuri]

I unfortunately saw an anti post on x which is not surprising tbh - about one of my fave og bxg fansite GlobalFever全球热丨0805x1005. i am very sensitive when so/os attack cpf fansites and accuse them of things because these jiejies work their asses off and pay real money to give us free content. so they are saying GF is from XZ’s team because they managed to obtain wardrobe fitting shots of XZ as Shiying. therefore they are an “insider” and really here for XZ and not WYB. going as far as to say that she is from XZ’s team.

this is a classic example of solo’s ignorance and usual tactic of taking something mundane and turning it into a some dark narrative. like, don’t talk about a cpf fansite, you are not even in this fandom so don’t say shit and stay on your lane.

here’s the thing. what they don’t know is she also had HD shots on set of WOF (p2) or maybe they saw it but ignored it to setup the narrative they want.

what if one day she decides to share costume fitting photos of ruolai? and then what? these could also have been obtained from a third party who sold it off. this is not new. but of course solos love the conspiracy and would love to make big name cpf personalities look bad.

yes she is an insider as you can see she has access to events like how the press would. there are also multiple photos at different events where they are looking straight into the camera like they recognize her. GF has been a fan and has supported them in more tangible ways than all of the toxic stans on x combined so sit down and shut your mouth. yibo wouldn’t even recognize or acknowledge you if he sees you at an event.

and it’s so offensive how they are claiming that GF is from xz team and in that statement is also implying that she don’t give a fuck about yibo. how about all the birthday projects? all the movie screenings she sponsored for yibo movies? not to mention the multiple public welfare projects she funded. of course they won’t say that. they want clout, so they must post something controversial about a fandom they are not even part of. pathetic. honestly. i don’t even think about hating on FLUOXETINE or Nebula85 which are WYB solo fansites. why would i even do that? 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ i can never understand how their brain works tbh.

so yeah, moral of the story is that majority of “hot takes” on places like x are bullshit. especially if it’s by someone who is not even part of the group. toxic solo accounts on there and actually any platform will rot your brain. i’m just sorry for the people who read their garbage and are tricked by them.

and people wonder why a lot of fans prefer to be cpf. this is why. we have lovely fansites and fanworks that keep us busy. we don’t get satisfaction from other people’s misery. we’re just here for xz and wyb. ♥️💚

[jasontoddspussy]

why dont you make more jaytim content? if you like trans guys so much tim would be perfect for you to make shipping content of. hes a total twink.

...What

..Okay, feel like there's a lot of things to unpack here.

So let's start with;

Jaytim "content"

Now I'm just gonna tell ya right here that I don't create ''content''. I create ''art'' - be it my writings or artwork.

I do create Jaytim work, still. However, the way I enjoy the ship isn't the way I see alotta other people enjoy it. It's cool that there's so many ways we can all play with our characters::,)

I'm not just creating Jaytim stuff tho. I really like Jaytimdick, or dickjaytim, or timdickjay, whatever the hell the name actually is, I sure as hecc don't know lol - because

1) Jason's my blorbo. I love him, he's my fave and I want to see him be loved. He deserves it.

2) I enjoy jaydick's dynamic in that there's a lot of angst potential. I don't believe they're in love with each other. The same goes for Jaytim, tho. I believe that Tim *could* have a crush on Jason, but tbh I think he's more likely to have a crush on Dick.

3) Tim isn't actually a fave of mine. I really don't like the majority of his characterisation in this fandom, and that means creating my own works where I do like it. Fandom is a conversation, and I want to share what I love and why I love it. Sadly, not many people share my views of Tim, and thus it makes it.. harder for me to create sometimes - Fandom, fanfic, art, is a conversation, and it's.. Not exactly fun talking when no one is replying.

I don't blame anyone for not enjoying or sharing my views! That's totally fine, but that makes me less likely to focus on tim-works, such as Jaytim-only stuff.

On that note, lets move on to "Tim content"

Specifically, "trans tim". To which, as you say "would be right up my alley"

And to some extent, it is. I headcanon him as genderfluid, using he/she depending on what earrings he's wearing. Sometimes he's a guy, sometimes he's a girl, sometimes he's neither, cool. However, and this isn't really important, to me he's AMAB. Dick'n'balls.

A lot of people headcanon him as transmasculine or just a trans guy. Which, kudos to you!

I personally don't do that. I headcanon Jason as a trans guy though. Which...A lot of people don't lol.

I wouldn't say I dislike this headcanon of Tim. However...

As you yourself said, he's "a twink" (although he's not a twink in my head), and I personally find that a lot of people tend to headcanon characters who "are twinks" because they look more feminine. Not to say that transmen can't be feminine, but if you headcanon a character as a trans man *solely* because he looks fem? Yeahhhhhh that's... I'm not really into that.

It's why I tend to headcanon larger, burlier guys, as transmen. Because we rarely see those in fandom.

I used to like Tim, but honestly seeing how fanon turned him into a wimpy sad kid who hates himself took away some of the enjoyment of him. I block tim-centric, and a lot of tim-related tags on Ao3 now. Again, no shade if this is something you enjoy, it just means I'm making my own stuff.

Which brings me to my conclusion, and basically the answer;

I want to have fun with these characters. To me, they're so... Much more complex than what you see in other fanworks. I'm not gonna say I'm perfect and that my interpretation is the only correct one, of course not! But it does mean that my peculiar taste isn't really popular.

I have a bad habit of being hard on myself, and when I see how none of the works I really enjoyed working on is all that popular, I sorta lose motivation. Again, it's a conversation but there's no one to talk to.

So I'm just trying to make what I find fun while this hyperfixation still lasts. I want to write Jason-focused stories. I want to write more Jaytimdick stories. Even if it's not popular, or what you want in particular, anon.

But hey, if you don't enjoy what I'm making, you can always make your own stuff.

[altschmerzes]

wanted to thank you for giving me the courage to be way more annoying about my aro headcanons. this character who pursues a new girl every week? he's aro, just thinks flirting and fucking is fun. this character who's in the center of several popular ships? she's aro. these two characters that everyone wants to fall in love? one of them is aro and it's a qpr actually. get fucked. fires my aro beam at all your faves.

YES. YES!!!!! THIS IS THE EFFECT I WISH TO HAVE ON THE WORLD

listen aro headcanons and fanworks are a critical component of any fandom ecosystem and it is a Public Service to be as annoying about them as possible tbh. im THRILLED to hear ive encouraged this. everyone should get more aro headcanons and be WAY more annoying about them. it’s what we and everyone deserves.

[shares-a-vest]

💖 Fic Writing Review 2023 💖

I was tagged by @penny00dreadful @rocknrollsalad @cranberrymoons and @unclewaynemunson Thanks everyone! You all smashed it in 2023. Here's to more words wording and fun fandom times with our faves.

Tbh, it took me a good month minute to work out how to do this, seeing as I don't post much to ao3 (something I intend on mending in 2024). I'm very much going with the 'feel free to show whatever stats you like' aspect of the rules.

But before all that, I'd like to use this post as an opportunity to acknowledge everyone who enjoys my writing. I kinda just fell into writing in this fandom and discovered that I love it!

I'm also sending love and appreciation to my beloved moots and everyone in the stwg discord server. Here's to another year of creating, sharing and interacting 💖

This fandom really is my happy place a lot of the time, a much-needed creative outlet and a space where I can talk to people who let me be my silly little old self.

I have so much I want to write in 2024 (including some in-the-works stuff listed below). One goal I know I have in 2024 is to write what I'll temporarily title, 'The Origin of Joanie Munson'. I would really like to knuckle down and write a looonnnggg fic this year that would tell that story.

Anyway, enough of me talking, I'll stop before I get too sappy...

Top 5 Posts by Notes:

Wayne and Claudia to Steve's Rescue

I'm Dating Garfield

My Prince

Eddie gets stuck in Steve's shower after the power goes off

Eddie Munson: Sparkly Vampire Boyfriend

Proudest Work & Reflections:

Wayne and Steve get hearing aids: This post was very much inspired by my pop's ongoing struggle with his hearing aids. HoH Steve is a beloved headcanon of mine so I was happy to receive so much love for a little ficlet that came from a very real place.

Steve spends Father's Day with the Buckleys: If there's one Steve trope I will write, it's Steve Has Bad Parents™. I always find myself writing this trope and getting Steve all sad and angsty as a personal coping mechanism/outlet for irl Dad Stuff™. I was a pile of goo over the tags and comments saying this ficlet resonated with readers! We really are just out here projecting onto our blorbos to get through shit.

Joanie Munson's First Word: I love my Joanie Munson AU. And one thing I love writing into it is Wayne being a doting Grandpa. It was a WIP for quite a while and I remember waking up at like 3am, unable to sleep and bam I finished it, proving that sometimes it's worth letting something linger in the drafts until the moment strikes.

My Fandom Events in 2023 (I did a sprinkling of others, but these I completed/worked on consistently):

Spicy Six Fanworks Challenge SPRING and SUMMER

Steddie Week 2023

Steddiemas

Upcoming Works & Events (aka, next in the pipeline):

Spicy Six Fanworks Challenge WINTER

Clarkson Mixtape Fic

STWG Hozier Project

Tagging some precious moots (plus those above) to send my love and good New Year vibes to! @thefreakandthehair @tboyeddie @steventhusiast @imfinereallyy @hbyrde36 @spicysix @momotonescreaming @withacapitalp @farahsamboolents @hellion-child @sidekick-hero (also feel free to do this tag game too if you'd like/haven't already!)

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.

[dhmis-autism]

anyways since i hurt my wrist ive been reading a lot of DHMIS fic, and as such i have some opinions on alla them! i also have some faves that i am going to reccomend now if any of you are in the mood to read:

First up, this whole series of DHMIS shorts are SO well-written and very bittersweet. They’re both sort of mini stories AND explorations of the positives and negatives of each individual character in the trio + their dynamics with each other. Pretty accurate to the characters, I think, and just straight up, well-written, fun to read. CANNOT OVERSTATE how much I enjoyed these ones. This was my fave of the three, I think about it ALL the time. Though, honestly, you can’t just read ONE and not read the others!

Alright, next is my FAVE FAVE FAAVEE dog/dad duo fic! I love a lot about this fic! I love the in-character dialogue, I love the thoughtful way this fic explores one of my favorite dynamics in the show! It's heartfelt and awkward and jumpy and misshapen- and I think it's a pretty fantastic avenue to take when exploring these characters. There's also a bit of existential terror, for those of you who like that element of the show! Anyways, this fic is literally ALWAYS going to have a rent-free space in my heart.

THIS ONE is a really smart and thought out rearrangement of the first TV season, with a kind of emotional narrative throughline that I gotta say, I was invested in. I always like fanworks that reintegrate lines from canon in different contexts and this is something this fic really understands how to do well. The epilogue made me understand why people will buy and read books telling the exact same event from a different characters POV. tbh i’d buy this if I could.

THIS one is short,sweet and REALLY fucking funny. I literally crack up just thinking about Duck asking Red which of the other two he’d rather be stuck with on a desert island. Comedy of errors with a bittersweet ending that has really stuck around in my head.

This one is less of a singular character exploration and more of a exploration of a hypothetical character dynamic ,imo. And I LOVE the dynamic in it so much! It's compelling, it's messy, it's very push-and-pull, it's like watching two cars almost crash into each other, miss, and then smash violently into poles in opposite sides of the street. I like the OCs in it ( they have a very funny bit going ), I like the fun little fanmade songs, and I like that the relationship between the two main characters is used as a really good platform to see what their insecurities  and their worst traits are up close. I rarely see ship fics that do that! And as someone who is far more interested in the characters themselves than the ship together, I am all in on the carnage. 

[dujour13]

Fanwork Friday

Last week it was vastly under-appreciated fics, this week it’s fics I will keep forever in my heart 💘 (also vastly under-appreciated tbh)

Like the World is Ending / The Intrepid Alchemist’s Guide to Fate, Chance and Demon Apocalypses series - @arendaes

Ship: Ariadne Trias/Woljif Jefto/Daeran Arendae

First a shout out to the series title. Legendary

Pre-throuple relationship set in Daeran’s first quest in the game, with Ariadne and Woljif exploring (sneaking around) Heaven’s Edge, and all three of them exploring a certain fascination for each other. The sweet tension is palpable. Beautifully written from Ariadne’s and Woljif’s POV as they find out more about Daeran’s tortured past. Funny and full of great dialogue with the three of them teasing each other but underneath it all starting to care. Their dynamic is always a huge treat, a personal fave.

Love and War - @dragonologist-phd

Ship: Cleo/Queen Galfrey

Not only does this fic give a heartbreaking look into Queen Galfrey’s lonely life as the figurehead of over a century’s worth of Crusades, for me it’s THE demon path fic. Cleo is wonderful. From barbarian rage to demonic rage, in denial about more than one thing. This fic has given me goosebumps more than once. I need them to have their happily ever after – no two people ever deserved it more. Dragonologist’s prose always knocks it out of the park.

My Lovely Husband Part I – A Shattered Soul - @undyingembers

Ship: Lenarius/Leonosa / Daeran Arendae

Reading Embers’ crossover fic between PWOTR and My Lovely Daughters, an original story in which Lenarius/Leonosa founds a very unexpected and unusual family with his/her husband Daeran, is what first really motivated me to write an original post-Crusade fic too. Adventure and fluff with a fun mystery plot that unfolds over the course of the fic. High stakes and moments of really heart-rending drama. The homunculus girls will forever be dear to me.

[fen-the-magnificat]

literally EVERY question for &j. every single one

lets get into it!

the community, how much joy there is in the fanworks, and the music

aspec frankie - i still wouldn't personally write it, but i really really like how reggie does it, so i have definitely warmed up to it

romeo tbh. i didn't care that much about him when i first saw the show.

hrrrgh gonna give this one a miss sorry i really dislike any non-canon ships

angst for may. please keep hurting my fave i adore it

happiness. also colour

hurt may, and angst, as well as shenanigans

the pure amount of background details there are in the show - also the design of the show, like the set and the projections and i could talk about it all day its so clever

jumeo, i think. they're just kinda there i like that. also langelique

@thetisming. i will always appreciate him reaching out, i would be very lonely in the fandom otherwise :)

show me the meaning (there's something missing). that shit took me forever, I'm so glad it got the reception that it has, it meant a lot.

reg you are the amperstan, thanking you for tying the lot of us together, and for being so welcoming

we don't really have them (we should fix that)

maycois

may, but also frankie

I HAVE SO MANY but right now it's the end of confident where may runs on all happy, sees juliet and frankie kiss, and then like stumbles backward and runs of stage. hurts my feelings, 10/10

the entire show

maycois, or may and frankies character tags

there are so many. look at my ao3 bookmarks.

the darkest minds book series back when i was 11, there were less than 30 works and i read on ff.net

nevermoor bookseries. nevermoor discord i miss you everyday but i have been gone for so long and am scared to return

shadowycupcake or tillywunderwing. i wont bother them with tags but you guys were the first to make me feel welcomed in a fandom, i am forever grateful

i think caroline in the city? the last one was community but i have now watched that so

I've been able to connect with so many people that share my interests, and not be judged for it. i get to make things and people like it. i love being in fandoms rbiberkjsb crying brb

learn to take a step back. you will only burn yourself out if you don't. remember that fanworks (fanfic especially) are for yourself, first and foremost. learn to treat creating like a gift to yourself and not an obligation.

[bentosandbox]

What do you like about your favorite Arknights character(s) like what makes you like them? (If you don’t make me asking 🫣)

And do you have any character that you only like them for their designs but not their lores?

if they're a handsome gnc 姐姐 its basically joever for me jk well not jk but also uhh

gap moe (eg. earthspirit talking to her rocks, shu fishing in a water jar) idgaf spirit (chen, swire, lappland, degenbrecher & many many more)

but hmm i think characters i want to study under a microscope have something... human about them (?) like when Lin had her near-death experience and she was wondering about of all things 'hmm... at least id get a +1 to my good morality scale right' posturing still in your final moments??? I Get It Though and chen just shitposting right after that instead of asking if she's fine great example why she's one of my faves ig or even how LGD is basically just office drama in a way like yea... theyre kemonomimi slayges but they are also very humanly stubborn does that make any sense . wait no i got it 'character flaws (possibly to probably) from childhood trauma'

Swire is a special case because i usually dgaf about ojou archetypes but they cooked up a perfect storm (banger outfit character design [alter too] + irregular tsundere + girlbosses and failgirls + HK refs + world-changing kuroblood outfit. damn) with her that i'm willing to draw her drills 70% of the time (i felt some kinda deja vu when i started typing about chen so ill just stop here for now) i wouldve preferred if there was more trauma in there but its ok... thats what fanwork is for

damn i can't think of anyone for the second question tho. and i scrolled through the entire aceship gallery npcs included LMAO i can't even think of any lore i dislike tbh design for me comes first anyway since designs i like will usually mean lore i like

[yumeurl]

For the ship classification ask game:

tomdraco

tomdraco - doesn't make sense, compels me

tomdraco is fascinating to me because it honestly isn't supposed to work but in my head it really does?? tbh i don't even remember why i first got interested with this ship, it's most probable that i just have tom and draco as my faves that i decided to mash them together and coincidentally found great fanworks for them

i think i pretty much have the same opinion as the rest, i view tomdraco as a relationship not derived from a preconceived destiny or even initial attraction to help them stay together, but instead a relationship that makes a firm choice to stay together. they need hogwarts years to force them to stay together lmfao. of course tomdraco in a lord voldemort era would be really different and more on power imbalance, but it's still a relationship that stays as one because they (or just one of them if it's LV) chose it to stay like that

it's a ship that needs alot of work to stay or even be formed, but maybe that's why it's so compelling

send me a ship and i'll tell you where it lies for me

[lesbians4kurt]

hai!!! are there any sledgefu fanfics or writers u could rec to me?

YASSSS I LOVE THIS QUESTION!!!!

There's nothing else we can do by ijustlookatpictures is a 2 part series and i consider it the BESTTTTTTT sledgefu fanwork of all time, altho the second part is unfortunately eternally unfinished. regardless, it's amazing, and if u don't feel like being left on a cliffhanger, just read part 1. it's still good as a standalone piece

Insomnia by Blink23 is a must-read. it's basically about various other characters finding out abt their relationship, but it's soooooo cute and i love it forever

lest we fall into the dark by Gingerwerk is a MASTERPIECE. it's a modern flower shop/tattoo parlor au and has some of the best ptsd characterization i've ever read

got a fire but you just can't use it by getmean was the first sledgefu fic i ever read and GIRLLLL. it's so good. another modern au, this time with an AMAZING portrayal of alcoholism like it's excellent (it is first person tho incase u don't like that. characterization is amazing tho, worth a read even if u don't) honestly, i would recommend all of their fics, so here's a link to their profile

Headache by Freebooter4Ever is a oneshot abt their service in china which includes fun details from the china marine book. like i was reading this fic being like OMG I REMEMBER THAT. aside from that, it's super cute and well done and i love it. i would also recommend all their their fics, so link to their profile again

Louisiana lies between by logicalcomplexity is one of the only pwp fics i like in any fandom. basically they have a 3some with burgie lmao but it's so good tbh, really funny and cute with a well-done sex scene

i have so many more but these are my faves, thanks for the ask anon <33333

[blizzardsuplex]

🍄🧸🍬🎨

(Sorry if that’s too many.)

Not at all! :) Everything under the cut though because it's a bit long.

🍄 share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings Okay, so: spinning off from Drea @shes-a-voodoo-child's demi!RS headcanon (in the K101 verse at least--which, go read it, it's awesome)...well, my first hc to pave the way is that he's more demiromantic than demisexual; whatever the reason, he's slow to feel the butterflies in his stomach (which interacts interestingly with the fact he's always wanted to be married to someone he loves, which for a long time he viewed as an ideal rather than something to be personally experienced). Since this is a ship/pairing question, though, have an headcanon that actually answers the question: he and Cole first had sexual contact on the Dojo Bros Vegas trip, but Roddy only realized he liked the guy romantically a few years later (maybe when he beat Adam for the #1 contendership for the PWG title?), and even then only vaguely--a mix of comphet and the fact that the line for him between close friendship and romance is pretty close already; see: his remarks that he realized other than certain intimacy stuff he acts the exact same way around his friends as he does his wife.

🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? Honestly? Also be a creative/someone who enjoys fanworks and shares that joy on your blog...that and actually like/want to talk about my wrestling faves LOL. TBH, I struggled for a good while about whether or not I really felt welcome in fandom because I felt so lonely making stuff for certain wrestlers or pairings or whatever all by myself, so...yeah. It's a bit selfish but it's better when there's things to sponge from when my brain is on the "take in" setting rather than the "creative" setting.

🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character Oh boy...uh. I'm more of a Nick Jackson fan than a Matt Jackson fan, but I'm not terribly into either. Also Miu Watanabe's giant swing >>> Claudio's, I'm so sorry.

🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it Hmm. Like, visual art? Hard to pick a favorite, but for a maybe left field pick I love this one of Luna Vachon--terribly underrated wrestler/influence, especially nowadays. Pause in mid-stride and ride and ride and ride...

[panzershrike-pretz]

Hey there! 4, 5, 20 from you know already, the ask of the momento <3

Helloooooo!! <3

4. What's a moodboard that you just want to live inside of?

Omg I don't really pay attention to who they're from but I think it's one from @sweetxvanixlla? That one that has a lot of lavander and looks like a scrapbook I just fucking love that one so much!!

5. Fav fanwork from an episode?

Again, I am really dumb about those BUT!! I LOVE GIFSETS OF BASTOGNE!!! It's my fave episode (fun fact, when I saw it, my neighbours were fighting so bad that I thought they were gonna kill each other! Fun times tbh)

20. What characters would you assign to each of your mutuals?

Tbh at this point I litterally see u all as the characters you chose for the discord group and i don't think i'd change a single bit about it becauses it's so fun!! And like. I can't not see you as them after I had a dream we were all catching pokemon together and you guys qere the BoB men of discord xD

[revvethasmythh]

Out of all of your fanworks that include Veth, which one is your favorite?

This question made me fully reevaluate my CR fic output because somehow I've only written 8 fics that she's in?? of 25 total?? That's not even half! How could I let this happen, honestly

It feels like a cop out to point to trouble with wanting again (though it is one of my favorite fics I've written, tbh) because she's only mentioned in it, she's not actually in it. Of fic that she's actually in, probably my post-canon widobrave fic. which is only one chapter long so far and incomplete but i am 100% still writing it. They're just long chapters and I spent 6 months hung up on a different fic that wasn't supposed to take that long. But there's a lot of juicy dynamics in that one and it's like. the one where i probably gave Veth the most emotional duress to go through, which just elevates it for me. like that post I just reblogged about wanting your faves to get stabbed? I have plans to do the emotional equivalent of that in this one, so it has to be my favorite

ask me a question!

[beelzebby666]

whats your favorite fic uve ever read

Entirely unfair question lmao. I don't have one. I've got a collection of over 500 fanworks that have completely changed my outlook on life. Some are gone! Some are still out there I just don't have a way to find them again. Etc etc.

I couldn't even really pick a fave out of one specific fandom tbh. Trigun alone has given me a bunch of stories that I hold really dear. ❤️

[nostalgic-bee]

30, 20, and 9 for the yuri on ice ask game?

Have a nice day!!

Hii!! Thank you so much for the ask! I hope you have a nice day too!

9. I’ll have to go with Hatsetsu! It’s so pretty and the scenery is very lovely I absolutely love it

20. I actually haven’t thought of that much! I’ve seen headcanons that Yuuri majored in something business related, but I also really like the hc that he majored in something video game related bc he canonically likes video games! So one of those two for Yuuri, for Phichit probably film or something like social media related? Like social media management or whatever it’s called XD

30. Ahhh that’s so hard!!! I can’t choose my faves but I really love animatorroseoak on Twitter/Instagram as well as schornee on Instagram/ Twitter (I thought they had a tumbler but I can’t find it but their art is amazing) as for fanfics I have so many favorites but Linisen has great fics and I love ‘The tale of ten Yuuris” by SassySalchow, my writer friends also have some amazing fanfics that I adore (and would recommend) theres so much great fanwork in this fandom it’s kinda impossible to choose favorites tbh

[ectogeo-rebubbles]

Hey! I'm curious, what does your writing process normally look like? So for example how do you come up with ideas and build upon them? Everyone does this differently so I'm curious what this looks like for you! Thanks for entertaining this gay plebian's ask.

Hello, friend, thanks for the ask!!!! <3

I get ideas and inspiration from a ton of places! Main sources: other fanworks (art and fics and amvs and meta and shitposts...), discussions with friends, sitting down and closing my eyes and thinking "hmmmm what would be an extremely silly scenario I could make my faves have to deal with?", trying desperately to sleep and instead having intrusive fic thoughts, rewatching DS9 eps and trying to figure out the absolute minimum that would have to change/occur in order to get any given characters to kiss during or after the events of that episode...

As for the rest of the writing process, it varies a little bit but generally starts with me writing down bullet points about the key details/plot points of the fic (and I gotta do this quick, before I forget!). Then I start writing prose from whatever is the earliest point in the fic that is calling out to me, screaming to be written (and go back and fill in more setup later if it needs it), to get my momentum going. Or sometimes a part of the outline gets a little out of hand and turns into pseudo-prose bc I can't contain my excitement about that one bit, so I start by cleaning that part up and writing that part of the scene out while it's clear in my mind how I want it to go. Often my multichapter fics start with one chapter or moment clearly in my mind, and I have to, like, extrapolate the rest of the plot from there (which I sometimes do not figure out until a few chapters into the fic lmaooo! I cannot recommend highly enough starting a multichapter fic with a solid premise but no idea where the fic will go, and then coming up with the full outline only after you get your bearings by posting a few chapters hahahaha).

As I write, I skip over hard parts or stuff I haven't figured out yet and leave placeholder notes for myself. Then, after I've jumped around and written all the parts I'm excited about (which usually happens at about 75% of the eventual total word count of the fic), begins the less fun task of connecting/rearranging the disparate chunks and editing them for flow, internal consistency, and characterization lol. Well, I shouldn't say less fun, sometimes it's very fun and it can feel like solving a satisfying puzzle, but usually this part is much, much harder for me than the initial drafting stage (but it's usually a necessary step, for me anyway, bc I cannot ever seem to write fics from beginning to end without skipping over stuff, and usually my idea of how things should happen in the fic changes constantly).

Also, woven throughout all of this process is the CRUCIAL step of inundating my friends' DMs with my unhinged fic thoughts, and brainstorming solutions to plotholes/characterization issues with them, and testing out ideas/snippets on them, haha! I LOVE this part of writing tbh, the part where you tell people what you are writing (or simply what you want to write) and they say "bestie you are insane" and egg you on! ^_^ <3