#it's so good. if i could ever finish a long wip i'd write it

[angelsdean]

the trouble with watching other shows is. i will then plot out a whole destiel AU abt it. and then never write it!

[etherealyoungk]

— ✦ etherealyoungk's 2024 rewind!

i saw this going around so i thought i'd hop onto it and do a little appreciation post for 2024! this is going to contain my top fics, some stats, goals for 2025 and a little paragraph for all my lovely moots on here <3

— top three posts this year!

into the night - jeon wonwoo (with 1918 notes)

sugar & spice - jeon wonwoo (with 1536 notes)

new beginnings - jeon wonwoo (with 1287 notes) honestly didn't think people would like this concept so much haha and not all the top three being wonwoo fics lol.

— longest fic of 2024:

sugar & spice - wc: 29.2k

— shortest fic 2024:

wonwoo fluff drabble - wc: 438

— an unexpected fic in 2024:

love between the lines - chwe vernon (wc: 12k) i genuinely really enjoyed writing this fic. vernon isn't a member i write for often or find a little hard to write, so this was a nice challenge. i honestly don't thing i'd ever have written a long fic for vernon if it wasn't for the collab and i'm so glad i joined and wrote this because i had great fun with it and really happy with the outcome + seeing so many of you guys enjoy it makes me always happy ^^

— some of my fav reads:

tell me that you love me pt 1 & pt 2 by @wheeboo one of the best fics i've read this year honestly this was tooo good like THE joshua fic so everyone go read this right now.

what's wrong with secretary kim with soonyoung by @xinganhao this was the cutest fucking thing i've read and i need more ahhhhhh kae your work is top tier i love it sm.

rates of change by @wqnwoos hana i'm literally in love with you and your writing and ths fic was the cutest thing ever i adored every word and ate it up.

ex-conomics by @ugh-yoongi oml this fic was so fucking good i read it in one go on my bed and it was such an emotional rollarcoaster but you wrote it so well everything was just so so amazing one of my favs for sure.

here and now by @writingmeraki babe im in love with your spy gyu couple im not even kidding when i say i go reread this often like i love it so much okay and i love you.

burnt promises, second chances by @slytherinshua omg zanna please this fic it was so good you wrote it so so well i just loved everything about this and the concept was so cool too!

— milestones in 2024

writng an almost 30k fic bc that is insane to me i never thought i could do that but im so proud of that fic.

hitting 4.5k followers just before the year ends! that's honestly insaneee. i adore each and everyone who reads my work and leaves reblogs and feedback.

joining collabs and doing a collab for the first time was so new but also so exciting for me. hopefully in 2025 i can do more.

— goals for 2025

finishing all my incomplete wips!!! i really really want to finish all the wips i started and left hanging skgjsg bc they were really good ideas and i wanna put them out in the world for you guys to read as well!

try to interact with you guys more? i feel like i don't enough.

— a word to my mutuals <3

to all my mutuals i love and adore you guys so much and i still can't believe i'm actually friends with some of you insane guys i love yall so much and i love this silly little family i have on here, it means the world to me <3

@wheeboo rania i love talking to you and love how i can just come in your dms and be delusional and bounce off ideas with you. i love talking to you about anything and everything. you're seriously one of the best writers and i can't wait to see where 2025 takes us.

@fairyhaos yenaaa my love! i love talking to you and you're the sweetest and your fics are always so so good. i miss you but i hope you're doing well and taking care and uni isn't too hectic. always thinking about you fondly and sending hugs mwah mwahh

@writingmeraki pri the loml my wife i love you so so much. i love how became moots bc of this one post of yours and after that it's history and i just love talking to you about anything and how we just talk about anything and everything <3 i just love us so much. mwah mwah mwahhhhh

@strawberri-uyu nico my love! our convos are honestly the best and i miss you and i hope you're doing well and taking care of yourself bubs <3

@paindivinemp3 my dear maria! you're the sweetest soul ever and i love talking to you about life and things and it's always so nice to talk to you, it always feels like i'm talking to an elder sister 🥺 sending much love <3

@wqnwoos hana i literally adore you and your writing so so much and you're the sweetest kindest soul mwah mwah ily <3

@gyuswhore you're the coolest moot! you're so so talented, an amazing person and just the coolest!!

@jeonsupershy kashii i love talking to you about day6 and seventeen and i adore your gifs they're truly amazing and im so glad we got talking.

@ylangelegy kae omg i love your work it's so good especially your text imagines im in loveeee and plus i know we only started talking but it's so nice to meet another myday and carat and hopefully we talk more!

@gyubakeries tiyaa i love how you text me on discord and we have the most funny convos.

@fxstpace aspen omg new moot but you're so much fun to talk to i hope we talk get to talk more.

and all my other lovely moots that i adore: @blue-jisungs @slytherinshua @kyeomyun @hannyoontify

@weird-bookworm @lvlystars @icyminghao @cheolhub @rubywonu

if i missed anyone im so sorry but just know you guys are so loved by me!

@reikaryu @husbandhoshi @welcometomyoasis @babyleostuff

@odxrilove @holdinbacksecrets @husbandhoshi @naaaaafla

[theonceandfuturequeenoftarts]

20 Questions (for fanfic writers)

Thank you for the tags, @cindle-writes and @izharmilgram! I'm procrastinating on other responsibilities, so let's have some fun~

Tagging @i-dream-of-libraries, @chaos-bear, @floatingdandelionseeds, @pitzer, @riverxsong-ao3, @tommarvoloriddlesdiary, @thefangirlibrarian, @hikarimeroperiddle and @blackseatwenty (no pressure, only if you want to! ♡♡♡) and anyone else who wants to talk about their fics -- consider this your tag! ♡

how many works do you have on ao3? 47

what's your total ao3 word count? 226,795

what fandoms do you write for? Harry Potter, Yuri!!! On Ice

top five fics by kudos: A long, hard road; Gone bananas; thrown into the nest; refuge from the miseries of life; unfailingly ingenious at having a good time (surprised the cat!Harry fics are so high tbh) Edit: I can't read... (:‚‹」∠) Top five fics by kudos are as follows: Gone bananas; A long, hard road; thrown into the nest; refuge from the miseries of life; and Coriander (not a big change, but it does explain why the cat!Harry sequel was so high...)

do you respond to comments? uhh... occasionally. Social anxiety kicks my ass and so I put my energy into writing fic instead. I love every single comment I get and reread them any time I need a pick-me-up, but I am a bad author who doesn't reply...

what is the fic your wrote with the angstiest ending? hmm... probably pyrrhic victory, but Capsized is also a contender

what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? considering I write mostly fluff and crack, this is a surprisingly difficult question to answer... I'm gonna go with either if you like it, then... or thrown into the nest. Or maybe don't blame the stork? (Some lovely reader out there is shouting at their screen, "Flaky, you goof, it's obviously ____!!" and they're correct.)

do you get hate on fics? Nope, not really! Some readers express that they wish I'd done certain things differently, and a couple have said I ended a fic badly, but I don't think I've received anything I'd consider hateful.

do you write smut? uhhhh... sometimes. When it's the best way to tell the story I have in my head, then I'll write smut. But it's still a bit uncomfortable to do. I'd like to think I'm getting better at it?

craziest crossover? I'm not sure I've actually written anything that could really be considered a crossover, but A real voyage of discovery is kind of a mash-up of Harry Potter characters in a Star Trek-y world? And it has alien!mort, and I think he's nifty.

have you ever had a fic stolen? A couple of my fics have appeared on Wattpad without my permission, but other than that, no.

have you ever had a fic translated? Yep, a few! (ㅅ´ ˘ `)

have you ever co-written a fic before? Not yet -- I don't really know how it'd work, and I'm afraid to try (¬_¬") Intensely private about my writing before it's ready to post unless you're Jenny. But! I'm counting the Telephone and the Corpse (coming soon) because they're collaborative (in a way) and have been such a major part of my fandom experience!

all-time favorite ship? tomarrymort~ (honourable mentions to sefikura, madohomu, and viktuuri)

what's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Fingers crossed I'm not breaking anyone's heart with this, but probably Let's Talk About Sex, Baby. I have some more written for it, but it's been a while since I've returned to it and other projects interest me more. I have every intention of finishing my WIPs, but... there are only so many hours in a day and my energy is, sadly, finite (´•︵•`)

what are your writing strengths? whimsical finger guns! Poignant fluff? Emotions. silliness, and dialogue, probably.

what are your writing weaknesses? Worldbuilding, continuous narratives (as opposed to short scenes without much context), plot-heavy narratives, description, writing the main characters in true opposition to each other, fleshing ideas out rather than keeping it (overly) brief... I'm sure I'll think of a bunch of other things as soon as I post this.

thoughts on dialogue in another language? I'd like to! I speak French reasonably well, and I'm lucky enough to have some fandom friends who speak other languages, so I'm sure I could beg their assistance.

favorite fic you've written? Hhhhhhh, why must I choose? I'll go with naïve melody, because it still gives me the warm fuzzies. I'm just so proud of the tone, and I really like how that Voldemort comes across.

[diazsdimples]

Fic Writers Meme

Tagged by @inell

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

19

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

277,040

3. What fandoms do you write for?

9-1-1 but I did write a bunch of British Actor RPF back in high school lmao

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Buck's Baby (By Accident) (Buddie) How can this be wrong? (Bucktommy) For the rest of my life (for the rest of yours) (Buddie) Sweet child of mine (Bucktommy) The heat of the moment (Buddie)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I do, even though it takes me a second sometimes. I always appreciate people putting in the time to tell me what they thought of my stuff!

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

None of them? All my fics have happy endings

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

Probably For the rest of my life (for the rest of yours) just for the hopeful Buckley-Diaz family feels but honestly any of them could work

8. Do you get hate on fics?

The occasional "this wouldn't happen in canon!!" and I'm like yeah! That's cause it's fiction!! But other than that, not really no.

9. Do you write smut?

9 of my 19 fics are smut and my smut fics are usually my longest. So, yep!

10. Do you write crossovers?

Nope but I do write AUs based off premises from other things? Sort of?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Kind of? I deleted a fic once bc it wasn't a vibe for me (it was a request that I didn't love and didn't know how to say no) and the original requester of the fic, with whom I'd fallen out, messaged being like hey!! saw you deleted it!!! good news is I copied it into google docs before you could!!! Which I did not love

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

I am currently co-writing 2 fics with @hippolotamus and one with @theotherbuckley, when I remember they exist 🫣

14. What is your all time favorite ship?

Buddie will always be my go to for writing. I'm compelled a lot by Bucktommy and Buddietommy (and Eddietommy lbr) but for the most part if I come up with an AU, it'll be a Buddie one.

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

Single Dads AU or Frostpunk AU. They've just been around for so long that I feel like people have either forgotten or are sick of them and I just have No Beans for them

16. What are your writing strengths?

Oof I don't know, I think maybe coming up with plots/ compelling storylines

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I feel like I struggle most with describing things and emotions and if there's a scene that very emotion heavy it'll take me a long time to write it because I agonise over the correct words to use.

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

I wouldn't unless I had someone who spoke the language who was able to help guide me, mostly because I don't want to make mistakes

19. First fandom you wrote for?

British Actor RPF (specifically Tom Hiddleston/Benedict Cumberbatch

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Play me like a fiddle is my baby, will always be my baby, and it is my most beloved. 34k of Music Nerd James with a whole load of Buddie feels and closet sex. Idk, I peaked there tbh

NP tagging @theotherbuckley @hippolotamus @daffi-990 @buckera @watchyourbuck

@spotsandsocks @bidisasterevankinard @bigfootsmom @wikiangela @jesuisici33

@rainbow-nerdss @steadfastsaturnsrings and anyone else who wants to share their stuff! (And if I forgot anyone, I apologise)

[stellacartography]

Thanks to @lisbeth-kk for tagging me.

Fic Writer's Meme

How many works do you have on ao3?

I have 28! 18 in Sherlock, 6 in Star Trek: Voyager, and 4 Good Omens.

What’s your total word count?

182,614, a majority of which is Kinesis, but as a person who has always struggled with completing things, the 100,000+ words that aren't Kinesis are a real victory in my head.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Kinesis (Mystrade), The Interrogation of Anthony Crowley, Witch (Ineffable husbands co-written with @mevima), Avast Ye Merry Gentlemen (Johnlock Christmas), The Bold and the Bruised (Mystrade 360MG), Atonement (Janeway/Chakotay post-series reconciliation).

Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

Absolutely! I love comments. If I haven't responded to a comment it's only because life has been eating my brain and I will get to it once I've recovered.

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

Probably All the Time it Takes to Wait, which is titled after a song I played obsessively at the time while I was dreaming up the scenario of Chakotay actually getting to have feelings about the whole Fair Haven disaster. Nothing is resolved but they have it out. The song is angsty and so is the fic.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

It's gotta be Kinesis. Not to overhype, but the ending is pretty satisfying and joyful.

Do you write crossovers?

I have the outline of a Sherlock/Star Trek crossover in my WIP pile.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

No, but I can't wait. Bring it on, internet. I love an argument. I love to analyze the fears and insecurities of people who start fights on the internet over free content lovingly created and bravely posted. I am unhinged and ruthless.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Hell yes. Smut has been an essential part of my recovery from religion, both the reading and writing of. Smut is so revealing of a character's motivations, their vulnerabilitites, their desires. I think it's a marvellous thing.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge. If so, I'd rather not know.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

No.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes, the aforementioned The Interrogation of Anthony Crowley, Witch was so much fun to write with @mevima. It was way outside my comfort zone, kinkier and darker than anything else I've written.

What's your all-time favourite ship?

Johnlock and Mystrade are forever duking it out in my head. I also love Ed and Stede's speedrun enemies-to-besties-to-lovers dynamic in OFMD.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

Never say never, right? I have another long one that could be a Good Omens AU set in Toronto in the early 90s. Because it's last on my list of long fics, I don't know when I'm going to get to it. Also all the garbage behaviour of a certain writer/creator has really sapped my enthusiasm for writing in the fandom right now. I had a thought to turn it into an OFMD fic but I'm not sure if or when I'll get around to it.

What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue is my friend. If I get stuck in a scene, I just make the characters talk and it helps me move on. Comes from a background in writing plays.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Endings! Spare me from having to finish anything. I get burnt out and distracted easily but I'm learning to manage it. I look forward to the times when the story really flows, but since most days are not like that, it's about finding ways to write the next 5, 10, 500 words.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

Like so many things, I don't think there should be hard and fast rules about what writers can and cannot do. For me, I'd be inclined to check with a native speaker if I can find one, but keeping in mind that this is not a professional venture, I think foreign dialogue in fic is a "do your best and be forgiving" venture.

That said, if a writer chooses not to get a native speaker to weigh in on their usage and they get comments like "Hey you bum. Don't use google translate for this!" we have to be willing to take our lumps and seize the opportunity: "My hero! Will you look at the rest of my dialogue for me?" Fandom is about connection building.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

My first creative writing project in first grade was an origin story for a talking boot puppet in a horrifying Canadian children's program called Readalong. But I had no idea what a fanfic was at the time.

My first intentional fanfic might have been an unpublished Sailor Moon or Mulder/Scully fic that may live on in a hard drive somewhere.

First fic on AO3 is actually poetry called Not a Romance about what Kathryn Janeway was thinking after the episode Resolutions.

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

Our Flag Means Death. Probably Ed/Stede but there are so many great characters, it might be hard to choose.

What's your favourite fic you've written?

Kinesis. It's the fic I've always wanted to write. It has some of my favourite vibes. And I derived great joy from firing Mycroft Holmes.

Tagging @hubblegleeflower @may-shepard @the-toad-in-your-piano @copperplatebeech @blogstandbygo @fearlessdiva930 @cirquedereve @antheiasilva if you feel like answering and haven't already been tagged. I tag anyone who sees this and wants to answer (please @ me in your response and I will reblog).

If you see this and you're more of a reader, tag your favourite writers in a reblog or the notes. Seriously, this goes for anything. If you tag me on your original posts, I will gladly reblog and hype your content.

[dont-offend-the-bees]

Hi, it's Quill! For the fic writer asks, can you please answer 40, 56 and 65? 😘❤️

HELLO MY FRIEND THANK YOU 💛💛💛

40. If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?

Ooooooh, now THAT'S a toughie. And and all art of my fic would be recived with literal tears of joy, but let's narrow it down lmao. Discounting my horny ass just wanting aaaallll the art of my smutty side account fic (and tbh more horny art of the Cat King in general), I think it would be lovely to see art of Lonely Bones, considering how much time and feeling has gone into it and considering I think you could have a lot of fun with moody compositions. Somewhere Beyond the Sea is only on it's first chapter but especially from chapter two onwards it's gonna have so many fun and whimsical things/characters to draw! I'd also be an absolute GLUTTON for more of mine and L and H's 1920s poly boys as seen in Keep Me Warm, Love Me Long, Be My Sunlight, but that's a bit more niche!

If I had to pick one singular scene, I think I'd melt like butter if someone drew Charles in subspace getting therapeutically, nonsexually dommed by Edwin with silly cat's cradle games in ’Cause You Cut Through All the Noise. I'm so fond of that fic you have no idea.

56. What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

Character voices!! I need to rewatch DBDA again soon to refresh my memory lest I drift into made-up voices but generally speaking I think my dialogue characterisation is pretty fun and believable!

65. Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project

I am looking forward to each and every aspect of the 1920s AU I'm working on with @dear-monday and @tw0-ravens, but especially the Thomas dialogue/arc/letters. I'm also huuuugely looking forward to writing my Edge Chronicles AU, but mostly for the world, vibes and character backstories especially pertaining to Edwin -- I'm currently struggling a bit with finding the actual plot, though! I'm also SO excited for the rest of Somewhere Beyond the Sea, there's going to be so much fun and whimsy and fantasy and sweetness, I'm really excited for the bits I've added as well as the bits I'm adapting from the source material!

Get to know your fic writer!

(And because you asked me to talk about WIPs, here we go, a very short, rough snippet of the Edge Chronicles AU from my notes app -- flashback to Charles and Edwin's first meeting!)

It was freezing cold in the prowlgrin roost. Maybe not up in the nests and the roosting poles, where the big old beasts dozed by the light of the burning braziers, the lucky sods. But down in the straw and the muck the winter chill was biting, creeping through every crack in the ancient slats. Charles was huddling down pathetically, dragging the ratty old prowlgrin tarp tighter round his shoulders, when he heard a creak. Louder than the wind through the slats, slower. The door. He froze, holding his breath. The air had... changed. It was crackling with something, making Charles' hair stand on end. And then, footsteps.  Charles shrank back, tried to make himself small. But the shape that stepped into the roost wasn't any boy that he knew — anyone who might be looking to finish what they'd started. It was... strange. It was like looking at those old barkscroll woodcuts from way back; those odd, early academic knights with the leather armour, all tooled and riveted. Like something out of a fairytale. It looked at him, right at him, and pulled off its leather helmet and underneath was just… a boy. Not like any boy he'd seen, though. Pale, worryingly so, and gaunt, eyes the most piercing blue he'd ever seen; unearthly, iridescent. Like open, uncharted sky. "I was looking for the library," said the boy, softly, hoarsely, like he hadn't used his voice in a good long while. "It used to be here, did it not?" Charles frowned, for a moment too confused to be scared. Of all the things to be looking for! "Not anymore, mate. Moved it 'cuz of the rot, didn't they? That was what, thirty years back or summit." "Thirty years..." he hummed like a rumbling storm. "Right. If you might point me in the right direction — I have some very important reading to do.” Charles was starting to think the dunk in the lake had frozen his brain. "It's three in the morning,” he said, baffled. The boy knelt before him, and raised his hand. Charles watched, horrorstruck, as his long, slender fingers lost their shape and stretched, vaporous, into elongated strands of crystalline cirrus. "It is rather pressing," said the boy, deadpan.

And some of my tests of the art style so far 😊 this AU's gonna take me a WHILE with the illustrations as well as the writing lmao

[genevawrenn]

I am just going to put this at the top : this post is going to be a long vent about missing Technoblade, please scroll on if you do not wish to read.

We are coming up on two years without him.

We are also coming up on three years since I discovered his content.

I thought I was at the point I could watch one of his videos tonight, as I used to often do when I am doing tasks or writing he was always the background noise I used. I remember calling into work when he streamed for the sheer sake of enjoying them while they happened the few times I caught them before...well. I think you know. He was the reason my passion for writing came back to life and I believed I could actually follow my lifelong dream of eventually publishing a story.

But I suppose the part I always forget about grief is the absence of the unique spirit that person brought to your life. I found his content and engaged with it instantly, developing one of the longest running fixations I have had in a good while. The sheer excitement I'd have getting the notification he went live for one of his rare streams.

I don't think it truly sunk in when he announced his diagnosis. I remember discussing it with the irl friend who got me into watching him and both of us laughed, saying he's strong enough to fight off anything.

A few months pass with his rare posts and there was always this tiny little bit of intuition I had where he never told us what severity of cancer it was. Like he was a very private guy, yes, but this seemed extra...odd.

Then I remember the way my heart sunk when 'so long nerds' popped into my notification bar. The dashing of my heart against the floor texting people as I tearfully listened to Technodad tell us the words his son Alex wished for us to hear.

Its been a long two years. Its been great ones, tbh. I found a new passion with QSMP and Hermitcraft after the finishing of DSMP [tho c!Techno will forever remain close to my heart]. I kept writing, with over half a million words in published fics on ao3 and several WIP including 3 original novels.

But the only one I ever wanted to thank for helping me find my creativity again I can't, and I never will be able to.

I miss Technoblade.

I will never stop missing him.

I wish he could have laughed with his friends for many years yet, being silently proud of their accomplishments while he messed with people on the QSMP. I wish he could have had another MCC with friends.

I wish his unique soul wasn't taken from us so soon, as we weren't done following our hero yet.

But the only thing I can do now is continue to speak his tales. The first book I properly publish, the gratitude page is going to be addressed to him. I will continue to tell others about his accomplishments and tell them to go watch his content on his Youtube channel [get him to 17 million!]! Buy some of his merch [when it comes back in stock]! Support his family & friends!

Though he would call us nerds for crying, I think its beautiful how many lives he touched and how many thousands mourned his passing. He was a light all corners of the MCYT sphere and beyond saw and respected, and not too many creators can claim such an honour.

I'll always be a Voice at my core. Even if I spend my time these days as a crow, a huevito, a ferret, a tubling, a doozer and many more, my heart will forever belong to Technoblade.

Please keep creating art and writing in his name. I love scrolling the fanart tags and adore every piece I come across with my favourite piglin in them. Please, please, please keep saying his name. Sing his legends. Make references, continue the jokes, hang out in one of his friends chats and support the people he loved.

Support those who are still here, even if your heart hurts.

It's only painful because we all loved him so much, which is a beautiful type of sorrow.

[seiya-starsniper]

AO3 Wrapped (author's edition)

tagged by @softest-punk whew lord this is going to take a while 😅

in chronological order, the fics i posted this year are:

a little of that human touch (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

dreaming of you tonight (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time ((The Sandman - Hob x The Corinthian)

Begin Again (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

That's Just the Way You Make Me Feel (The Sandman - Gault x Lucienne)

turn off the sun, pull the stars from the sky (The Sandman - Dream x The Corinthian)

In the Stars (Loki: Where Mischief Lies + Loki TV - Loki x Theo Bell)

green-eyed nightmare (The Sandman - Dream x The Corinthian)

A Reprieve (The Sandman - Dream x The Corinthian)

Summer Loving (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

first time, forever (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

A Thousand Years of Longing (The Sandman - Dream x Lucienne)

Well Met, My Good Sir (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

For The Birds (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

Turn the Page (A New Beginning, Another End) (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

now, and forevermore ((The Sandman - Dream x Lucienne)

do you remember all the city lights on the water? (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

Six Degrees of Separation (Dead Boy Detectives + The Sandman - Dream x Hob, Edwin Payne x Charles Rowland, Charles Rowland x Crystal Palace, Jenny Green x Johanna Constantine)

Message Not Delivered (Dead Boy Detectives - Niko Saski & Crystal Palace)

Soixante-Neuf (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

The Gift (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

A Symphony of Hearts (The Sandman - Orpheus x Eurydice, Dream x Hob)

So Tell Me Where To Put My Love (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

Something You Could Love (The Sandman - Dream x The Corinthian)

Dangerous Affairs (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

a half-remembered dream (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

Cruel Summer (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

ocean lullaby (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

Hopelessly (I'll love you Endlessly) (The Sandman - Dream x Lucienne)

you're the only real thing i've ever touched (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

The Sphinx's Mate (The Sandman - Dream x Nuala)

my little sweet surrender (The Sandman - Lucienne x Brunhilde)

Love at First Meow (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

wicked and divine (Arcane: League of Legends - Vander x Silco)

When Dreams Become Reality (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

old ghosts (Arcane: League of Legends - Vander x Silco)

if wishes were fishes (i'd share all my riches) (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)Drown Me in Your Memories (Arcane: League of Legends - Vander x Silco)

Stats

Works Published: 38 in 2024, 101 total

Work Subscriptions: 692

Kudos: 5,671

Comment Threads: 1,008

Bookmarks: 1,252

Hits: 38,064

Word Count: 215,397

Had to do just a little bit of finagling since I wanted to only count fics I published in 2024 and I had a WIP I started in 2023 but finished in 2024, so I subtracted all its stats from the 2024 totals except Word Count. Word Count I just took the straight total for 2024 since between me co-writing a fic with @five-and-dimes, and the the 2023/2024 WIP...that was too much math even for me 😅😅

top 3 fics (of all years) by kudos:

Six Degrees of Separation (Dead Boy Detectives + The Sandman - Dream x Hob, Edwin Payne x Charles Rowland, Charles Rowland x Crystal Palace, Jenny Green x Johanna Constantine)

Dreams for a Dozen Cats (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

A Dream for a Viscount (The Sandman - Dream x Hob)

My crossover fic having my highest kudos count absolutely delights me haha.

top 3 fics (of all years) by word count:

Turn the Page (A New Beginning, Another End) (42,904 words)

and if I get burned, at least we were electrified (41,082 words)

So Tell Me Where To Put My Love (31,193 words)

Two of these fics I wrote in 2024! I wrote a lot of longer fic this year!

top 3 ships:

Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling (58 works)

The Corinthian/Hob Gadling (8 works)

The Corinthian/Dream of the Endless | Morpheus (7 works)

top 5 tags:

Alternate Universe (49 works)

Fluff (19 works)

Angst (13 works)

Hurt/Comfort (10 works)

Canon-Typical Violence (10 works)

I combined all my Alternate Universe works, including the canon-divergence ones, just because I could lol.

Tagging @valeriianz @bazzybelle @samsalami66

@kydrogendragon @five-and-dimes @acedragontype

@quellawrites @the-apocrypha @tj-dragonblade

and anyone else who wants to play!

[imsiriuslyreading]

fanfic author interview game

slay thanks @kaaaaaaarf pops for tagging, i love u

How many works do you have on AO3?

14

What's your total AO3 word count?

429,590 holy hell

Your top 5 stories by kudos/likes:

I've Got Soul (But I'm Not A Soldier) - Reggie haunts(?) Draco and helps fix things

Thousands of Good Deeds - Hitman Remus, Detective Sirius. Dorlene, Rosekiller & Jily

Cold Coffee - Drarry, post-war, recovering addiction/trauma with sassy Draco

You're On Your Own Kid - Wolfstar raising Harry (WIP) they stole him from the Dursleys

If You Could See Yourself Like This - Sirius' S***ide attempts, James POV, background Wolfstar. Centres around James & Sirius friendship.

Do you respond to comments?

mostly! I am very very good at hiding though.

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

i'm a HEA person. I guess the closest would be...

You called me angel for the first time, my heart leapt from me 

Regulus is an angel, James falls in love with him when he comes to take James' soul.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

personally i think all of 'em bahaha. but maybe... Thousands of Good Deeds 

Do you write crossovers?

what does this mean?! my friend @emjayeingray and I wrote a wolfstar x downton abbey au once? Starting Fires and Stealing Kisses 

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

once but someone in the comments replied to them for me and it was so nice that it made me pick up the story again and keep writing it lmao

Do you write smut?

sigh. not *really*. like, implied?? here's the things, my ears go red at the mere prospect of writing the word c***, or ***e, or like any of 'em. so... perhaps one day I'll give it a go.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

no

Have you ever had a fic translated?

no

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

YES! with @emjayeingray, @januaryfirstreads and @brigid-faye. it is my absolute favourite.

What's your all-time favourite ship?

Wolfstar. forever.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

i have a few hidden WIPs cause they give me anxies. I'm pretty sure I'll finish all of them tbf.

What are your writing strengths?

dialogue. i'd say thats the one (1) thing I'm good at. i can slay the shit out of a good conversation. just... don't ask me to have one in real life cause I can barely make eye contact babe

What are your writing weaknesses?

i forget to describe where people are. what something looks like. i also love a comma

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

i think language can be so tied to culture that they are linked beyond imagination. i think if you're gonna do it, do it well, and do it conscientiously.

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

i reallyyyyy wanna write evan/james lmao. im the newest member of the Evan rosier fanclub

What's your favourite fic you've written?

fuck that's so hard? i write so much about grief and addiction and all of these things that mean so much to me that it's all scattered through each of 'em. so I'll say Thousands of Good Deeds because it's the first long boyo I've finished and I can see the improvements in my writing as it goes on. and it was just like such a proud thing to finish it. and my friend jules made it into a book for me and I'll never ever get over that.

tagging: @solmussa @alarainai @anniedreamwilldo @dearamleo @synonomy @blitheringmcgonagall and anyone else (soz im so late to this) xxoxo

[wouldntyou-liketoknow]

I'd Like to Adopt These Side Characters, Please (And Also Make One Arbitrarily To Appease The Vibes)

So, I've already mentioned my plans to write something for our dear single-minute-of-screentime-boys from the FNAF movie. And, as per usual for me, posting some headcanons will help the ideas flow for that WIP. . .

___

Jack Samar

His passengers always are, in fact, "the weirdos." It just seems to happen without fail. College partygoers crashing down from adrenaline (among other things) highs, random drifters that could all probably be in the same cult if you pay attention to detail, that one guy who's all too happy to take advantage of the open secret that the ducks in the park are free. . .Most of the time, it's nothing too serious. But he's still got some very interesting stories here and there.

He's one of the best drivers in town. And that's not just due to his job as a cabbie; he knows how dangerous driving can be, so he takes pride in making sure his skills are sharp. (Seriously, if you've ever driven a car, then you know it's practically a miracle to see someone else on the road who actually knows what they're doing.)

He has a steel-trap memory; he knows every part of town like the back of his hand. Constantly driving on various routes just has that effect on you.

He's a bit of a rescuer. As in, if he happens to see a stray animal while driving, then he'll park, coax said animal into the car, and then drop it off at at the local shelter. If you have him drive you from Point A to Point B, there's a good chance you'll spot a scruffy-looking cat or dog riding shotgun.

If he isn't too tired at the end of his shifts, he'll drive over to Sparky's for a late-night snack before heading home to rest. Both he and Ness are good listeners, so a decent chunk their banter is dedicated to venting about sucky patrons.

He's certainly aware of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzaria, as well as the rumors surrounding it, but he never really bothered with the place. And he doesn't plan to start bothering with it after seeing Golden Freddy in the back of his taxi.

Although. . .well, that occurrence might have made him start weighing the pros and cons of trying to get more information out of Mason. (He's very much hesitant about it, of course. Yeah, he was the one to help Mason out, but the assumption of Mason's experience with Freddy's is still far from pleasant.)

(Yes, his name is a pun inspired by Cory's samurai joke. What did you expect from me?)

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Ness Aeoruhndbt-Ultendera

"Ness" is only his nickname, but he doesn't plan on revealing his full name anytime soon. Not even to his friends, for whatever reason. There's also a bit of an inside joke about how his surname is too long to actually fit on his nametag. (Yes, that gibberish my personal idea for his surname. I spent way more time working on it than I probably should have because I was determined to make a weird/funny reference, so leave me alone, okay?!)

He's been in the restaurant business ever since he was a kid; he's worked in several different joints before Sparky's. Coming from a family of foodies, he truly enjoys what he does, no matter how small-scale. Sure, some days are worse than others, but that's just life.

Similarly to Jack, it's not that uncommon for him to serve some strange characters. (Hell, sometimes the strange characters in question will wave down Jack's cab right after they've finished their meal at Sparky's.) Nothing usually comes of it, but he's still more than observant enough to pick up on certain oddities.

He makes a genuine effort to be polite and outgoing with customers. But make no mistake, he absolutely can, has, and will verbally curb-stomp someone if they push him or his coworkers too far. (Aunt Jane was lucky that her jab was minor. Plus, Ness just had other customers to focus on.)

It's no surprise that he LOVES conspiracy theories. Now, he knows which crackpot rabbit-holes to avoid, but he's still the type to listen to true crime podcasts almost religiously. In a way, researching and brainstorming is a comfort to him.

He's actually developed legitimate friendships with a specific few of Sparky's regulars. (Jack and Mason are part of this camp.) In fact, if there aren't many other customers that need tending to, he'll sit down and chat with them while they eat.

While he's perky during the day, he's still a night owl. It helps that his regular-friends almost always stop by in the late hours. (This has also paved the way for him to become a bit of a coffee-addict, but not to the point of concern. Speaking of which: he takes great joy in people's reactions to his argument that coffee is actually a type of soup.)

Oh, and that rubber-chicken-head-pencil-topper? Its name is Fabio, and Ness has been carrying it for several years now. He can't remember where/when/how he came into possession of Fabio, but you can pry it from his cold, dead hands.

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Mason Kingsley

I wasn't originally planning to make a technical fanego for the FNAF movie. But after I learned that Mark was intended to make a cameo, I was intrigued. Thus, Mason—aka Trauma Boi—was born. His inclusion here (and in that future story I mentioned) is basically just a "What if?" scenario. As in, A. What if Mark had actually played the role of that first nightguard in the movie, and B. what if he'd actually survived his ordeal at Freddy's. . .?

Please read "survived," as "escaped by the skin of his teeth with grievous injuries and is now sort of dead inside."

Fittingly enough, Jack happened to by passing by when Mason fled the restaurant. It's pretty damn easy to stop for a guy who's covered in blood and cradling a broken arm and screaming for help.

After Jack drove Mason to the hospital, the two of them made an effort to stay in touch. Their respective patronage to Sparky's helps out with that.

Time passed, as it tends to do, and Mason eventually recovered. Keep in mind that the recovery was physical; he's still having night-terrors about animatronic monsters. Just the mention of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzaria will make him start shaking and murmuring under his breath, pale and tense.

He absolutely refuses to talk about the incident in detail, but it left some very obvious scars on his neck, chest, and arms. He's constantly trying to keep said scars covered.

Silver lining: shortly after recovering, Mason was able to adopt a therapy pet. Enter Checkers, a golden retriever who's just the best emotionally-tuned girl and is always by his side.

He stops by Sparky's for dinner once or twice per week. He wasn't too receptive to Ness' chitchat at first, but by now they have a solid friendship. (It started when Ness "accidentally" brought out a large side of bacon with Mason's order. Checkers most certainly appreciated that, so it's become a small tradition between them.)

(And just to clarify, because I KNOW someone is gonna read this and take it the wrong way: I'm NOT using this to try and whine about Mark's absence in the movie. It's really not too hard to understand that his own Iron Lung project has kept him INCREDIBLY BUSY. It's an amazing accomplishment for him, so of course it should take priority over a cameo in FNAF.)

___

@sammys-magical-au @that-bat @bee-the-matpat-simp @insane4fandoms

[elizabeth-mitchells]

fic writer tag game

i was tagged by @sapphicscience thank youuu!! <333

How many wips do you have currently?

hm i'd say that actual wips, as in, i'm at least kind of working on them? probably just three. there's the yellowjackets choose your own adventure one that i'm always on the verge or actually writing lol and! i'm currently writing a one shot about Kate and Juliet getting together in the 70s and bonding about not caring about the men standing between then anymore <3

and the third one, also about lost, is kinda about some of the characters grieving Juliet, right now it's just a conversation between Jack and Kate, mostly just an excuse for me write about Kate talking fondly about Juliet and Jack showing at least one (1) true feeling about Juliet. but since I don't want her to stay dead, I'll probably add a scene where they meet her in the flash sideways because I needed Kate and Juliet to meet there!!! okay i'll shut up now sorry ghsdjfghjfhg

Which one are you finding the hardest to finish?

oh the yellowjackets one definitely. i.... i was definitely over ambitious with the outline lmao as short as some of them would be, i'd have to write over 100 chapters 💀💀💀 so uh that'll take time!! plus i got help from someone i despise now so i'm reluctant to touch it again ghsjdfhgjfh

What does it usually look like when inspiration strikes for you?

oh it's heaven to me 🤧 just writing non stop. no pauses. no hesitation. no editing. hardly thinking at all. in the good old days i could write several thousand words a day like this

Do you curate playlists for each fic or is your process different?

oh no. i've made like two playlists for fics ever and one i never even wrote lol (ronance bandmates au you'll always be missed) but i have a couple characters/ship/show playlists! or, when i get really serious about it, i'll listen to the score of the show/movie, i love doing that actually

Do you go balls to the wall and write as you go or are you more organized?

hmm i think i'm rarely organized. a couple bullet points of main things i want to include at most. unless it's a reallyy long thing. i might write a vague little description of each chapter or something like that. mostly i just daydream about it a lot, start writing, and hope for the best <3

tagging: @dufrau @eskawrites @monstrous-femme @taweretsdagger <3

[prettyboybuckley]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @saybiwithme @bi-buckrights @zainclaw

How many works do you have on ao3?

160

What's your total ao3 word count?

1,070,239

What fandoms do you write for?

I've mostly written for 9-1-1, though I started off with Shameless (6 fics) and I have written some for Teen Wolf (5 fics). There's one 9-1-1 crossover with Schitt's Creek.

Top five fics by kudos:

parents always yelling (telling us to get our acts together)

i just want something to hold on to (and a little of that human touch)

I will come to you (even in my sleep)

open up again (i believe in second chances)

exes and the oh's

Do you respond to comments?

Always, even if it takes me months. I actually just caught up again (there's still a bunch to go, but right now the oldest is 17 days ago instead of 250 days...). It's just a rule I have for myself, and even with the backlog I've kept it up so far, so I'm not going to stop doing it now.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I'm not a big fan of angsty endings, I generally try to at least make it a hopeful ending or, in the case of the college au, use an epilogue to fix things.

But I guess sunny skies & summer highs qualifies as an angsty ending simply because of the cliffhanger (and yes, there is still going to be a continuation, I'm working on it 🙈).

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

Choosing one out of 160 is really hard, but I think tell me, will you stay or will you run away is definitely one that deserves a mention here, because it already has a happy ending and then the epilogue just makes it even better 🥰

Do you get hate on fics?

Not commented on the fic itself, no. I've had some people talk shit about my fics on twitter, though, and not even vaguely but calling me by (user)name.

Do you write smut?

Is grass green? Yeah, I write smut 🤭 Thanks to two times kinktober, I have 95 explicit fics, by far the most used rating for my fics.

Craziest crossover:

let's have some fun tonight is my 9-1-1/Schitt's Creek crossover fic for 9-1-1 Rarepair Week, and my only crossover fic

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

My head over feet Buddie valentine's two-parter got posted as one chapter in Wattpad work with over 30 fics once. Filed a DMCA and Wattpad took it down within two hours.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Two of my fics have been translated into Russian afaik, one on ao3 and one on Ficbook

Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Nope. It may be a nice challenge for the future? Not sure who I'd do it with.

All time favourite ship?

Gotta go for Buddie on that one, lol. Especially if you look at my writing history. But I often tend to hyperfixate on one ship at a time (current reading obsession is McDanno)

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Buck's POV of if love is art then you might be my masterpiece. I really want to, but at this point it's been two years since the original so I don't know if it'd be worth it either. (I know not everyone was happy about how I ended it, but I doubt any of them are still waiting for more). Writing a different POV of the same fic takes an amount of planning that my brain just really struggles with. And I could pick up where the last chapter (before the epilogue) picks up, but I think that way there would be some crucial information about Buck missing.

What are your writing strengths?

I've been told quite a lot of times that I am good at keeping characters, well, in character, even when putting them in partial or complete AU's. Of course, what is in character or not is subjective, but I do always challenge myself to work as much of the canon backstory and personality into who they are in the AU as possible.

And I like to think I'm pretty good at writing smut.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm terrible at pacing, which multiple of my long fics prove. It'll be drawn out first and then suddenly rushing. And being ESL I do struggle with things like sentence structure and grammar pretty regularly still.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

As long as there is some kind of translation provided somewhere I like it, but I'm not so quick to use it myself. Not beyond a few Spanish words here and there (generally pet names between Eddie and his family we've seen on the show or the occasional curse word when I feel it fits better than an English one, but I usually need to employ help from Spanish-speaking friends for those).

First fandom you wrote in?

Shameless! I binged that right before I started 9-1-1 and combined with the creative writing minor I was doing, it was actually what got me back into writing in general and what made me write my first ever fic.

Favorite fic you've written?

My in your arms i feel safe-series (which I always lovingly refer to as the ace kink fic) is definitely one of my favorites simply because of how personal it is to me and for the reason behind me writing it in the first place.

Other strong contenders are i would've loved you forever (it's never enough but i wanted it to be) and i'm begging you, come home to me (Teen Wolf, Thiam)

tagging @monsterrae1 @rogerzsteven @loserdiaz @watchyourbuck

[frostycatblr-fandom-files]

For the sake of transparency, I want to give both a heads-up and offer an apology of sorts while I'm currently thinking through a few things.

[TL;DR: Three of the four people waiting on the requests they sent in for my follower event may or may not be waiting even longer if I decide to register as a seller for a local art show in late November.]

To start, I am so sorry that this whole thing is all hinged on a "maybe" as of right now. But I would hate to leave people unaware of what's going on when I feel like this is maybe something you all should or might be interested in knowing.

A few weeks ago, my ability to focus was becoming far, far worse than usual. (It's never been great, to be completely honest...) Around that time, I gave a warning to those waiting on request fics as a part of my 200 Follower Event that things may take a longer time to write until I could address the situation with my psychiatrist (and likely for a while after as well).

Part of the plan was to do an assessment for ADD/ADHD, and to keep the post as short as possible, the outcome of the assessment matched some gut feelings. I'm now taking medication that's making it easier to focus on the things I'm trying to do, again. I'm still "settling in", but making progress in the right direction at least and juggling things with a little more ease.

I'm no longer hard-stuck on focusing on one—and only one—thing at a time. Which brings me to the other part of why I'm making this post.

I mentioned once towards the beginning of October that I was working on selling some crochet pumpkins I've been making over the past year through Facebook. Happy to say I've gotten a lot of interest and made a few sales since then!

This past weekend, a friend of a friend told me about an event taking place at the end of the month where I could sell what I've made, and I'm seriously considering jumping on it. I could potentially make a lot of sales at this art show, which makes it an incredibly tempting opportunity.

So I want to apologize ahead of time to the people who are still waiting on their requested fics. One fic will be finished not too long from now with any luck, but there's a good chance that three of you might have to wait a lot longer than I ever anticipated, if I go through with this opportunity.

I am really, really sorry it's taking me so long as it is... These are my highest priority writing WIPs, and I promise that I still fully intend to do them. I'm just not sure how much time I'd be able to dedicate to them while completing any prep-work for the event if I sign up, and I don't wish to leave anyone completely in the dark.

In the event I have decided to sign up, I'll be sure to let you all know in the interest of maintaining transparency.

Thanks, and all the best - Frost 🩷

[doomednarrative]

💥🚀💡

💥 What is one canon thing that you wish you could change?

My god back when I was actively writing for Resident Evil I'd have said the fact that we don't canonically see Leon and Jill meet in person until the most recent movie which literally just came out Last Year (and takes place chronologically like not long before the events of RE7). They Know of each other but you can't tell me they haven't worked together before that, a lot of my au stuff with my friends Claire and Ethan has been about rewriting some of the franchise stuff to include them together more cause they make for a good team together.

🚀 Do you like to outline your fic first or create as you go?

I usually don't outline tbh, not a written outline at least. I spend a lot of time Visualizing my fics internally, playing scenes out in my head to try and put words to what I can see, but that's not true outlining. The only thing I've ever actively outlined was the multi chapter Hotline Miami fic I was working on awhile ago but who knows if that'll ever fully come to fruition. I'd like it to, but that remains to be seen.

💡How many WIPs do you currently have?

Oh god, of ones that I currently have the intention to actually finish? 7 i think. Two for Emmrook (with more in mind tbh but I've only started two of them), two for Ex Aid (I stg I will write my kiriparaemu fics I need people to see my post canon vision), one for BG3 (post canon galetav fic I was workin on), one for FFXIV (I have that one mostly done I think? doesn't need a whole lot of work at least), and one for Resident Evil (smaller thing in my friend's and I's au about Chris Claire and Leon going out for breakfast in between outbreaks.) I have...way more than that started but I have to be realistic, my brain barely works with me to write even when I Want to, so I need to focus on the ones I have the most fleshed out to finish. Rn tho Emmrook fics take all priority.

[pikapitou]

for the writing questions: 5, 8, 29, 37!

helloooooo cly. whoaaa this ended up long

5. Share one of your strengths. hmmmmmm I think I'm pretty good at capturing a character's emotional reality in a restrained but effective way. I always try to convey emotion without over-stating anything, either by grounding emotions in physical/physiological reactions or by stating an observation point-blank in the pov and leaving it up to the reader to fill in the blanks of what they're feeling. some of my favourite feedback is when ppl say that they felt exactly what the characters did/had the same physical reaction. once someone said I gave them an actual stomach ache I was soooo honoured lmao.

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

“Yeah, um.” Buck’s eyes are stuck on Eddie’s, wide and searching like he might be able to figure out Eddie’s reaction before he says anything. “Chim was telling me that, uh, now that you have—me, you can work more because you trust me to be there for Chris.” Fucking Chim. Eddie opens his mouth but Buck barrels on, “And—and I want that. I want to do that for you. But, I—I also—” He ducks his head and takes a sharp breath, steeling himself. Then he looks up. “I want to help with money,” he says, expression lit with determination.

"I want to help with money" scene from baby birch you will alwaysss be famous. this warm early-morning moment so steeped in love, breakfast on the table and buck offering up everything eddie's ever wanted, and underneath it all is eddie's dread-guilt-anxiety. I also think I captured buck's voice and mannerisms so well that's my guyyyy!! I love writing his heart-on-his-sleeve and his long, stumbling sentences...... 29. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose? not exactly a sequel, but when I finished Live and (Don't) Let Die I was like I want to read about them being off-putting and freaky and crazy and sick to the stomach from five minutes apart foreverrrrr. I'd love to write something playing further into everyone around them being uncomfortable and honestly kind of concerned about them, because wow. they are soooo scary codependent. buck and eddie should start doing blood transfusions for fun 37. Talk about your current wips. I haven't been writing much lately but circling around in my mind currently are. 1. working title 'california poppies', this short glance-of-blinding-sunlight vignette of shannon's mother dying and shannon realising that from the very beginning she was never going to go back to eddie and christopher, so it doesn't matter what's left in california or what's left of her. 2. working title 'figures', this non-chronological series of moments eddie remembers where he Didn't/Wouldn't/Couldn't Say Something bc it felt too dangerous or destructive or weighty, while everyone's waiting for buck to wake up in the hospital. I want this one to be. very confusing and vague and floaty. my recent waiting room experiences have truly prepared me....... 3. presumed deaddie buck being basically catatonic with grief yayyyy 4. cattails......... this one will almost certainly never get done. mainly bc I only write it when I'm upset and since I truly believe eddie is getting out I don't think I will be able to tap into that well. but for all of these - we'll see!

[calamitoustide]

writer interview game

thanks for the tag @messrsrarchives @inevitablestars @angel-daydreams

how many works do you have on ao3?

74? which is fucking crazy what the fuck who let me do that but only 64 of them are currently up on ao3

what's your total ao3 word count?

1,574,345 somehow

your top 5 stories by kudos?

Teach Them How To Dream It Was Rare I Was There I Remember It Absent Mindedly Making Me Want You Dear Reader You Don't Have To Save Me (But Would You Run Away With Me)

do you respond to comments?

I certainly try but I do go through times where I don't respond to like any of them but recently I've been better at it!

what's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

uh I'm gonna go with like multi-chapter fics because I've written so many one shots where james dies so we don't have to get into all that but also i'm a baby so I think the most angsty ending is Stars Will Fall? Reg is dead... or it could be Anyway Don't Be Stranger because jeg are broken up and aren't getting back together... but also A Stranger in The Alps is also pretty angsty but also not like jeg never got to be together in that life but also they didn't get to date in Stars Will Fall either

okay I'm going with Stars Will Fall that's my final answer!

do you write crossovers?

No, and I probably will never but you never know I guess

have you ever received hate on a fic?

A few times yeah I had someone comment on one of my fics saying how they hated it but they finished it? for some reason. Mainly right now the only hate I receive on fics is how I characterize Sirius.

do you write smut?

I did for a time but not anymore it's boring for me to write I'll read it but it takes forever for me to write and it is not meant for me. It was a time while I was writing it though...

have you ever had a fic stolen?

I haven't been like plagiarized but someone put teach them how to dream on wattpad once without my permission uh and I think that's it? from what I know.

have you ever had a fic translated?

I think I did once but I don't think the person ever finished it so I don't think it's up anymore, but at some point absent mindedly was being translated.

have you ever co-written a fic before?

i've successfully co-written one fic and by successful i mean it's on ao3 here but I haven't written my chapter in months and I've unsuccessfully co-written one too that went up in flames so i think I'm gonna stick to not writing anymore

what's your all-time favorite ship?

jegulus i do not care about anything else i don't care you can throw any ship at me jegulus is better

what's a wip that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

the history fic I loved the idea but I don't think it'll ever be done like I'd have to redo the whole thing that I have like 50k of it written and the idea of having to redo all of that is awful so I really don't think I'll ever finish it it would also be really really long and I don't think I have the ability to get it done the way I want so alas it was not meant to be i fear

what are your writing strengths?

Metaphors? Does that count. I love myself a good metaphor and I think I'm good with hurting people with them. I like using them as a way to foreshadow too.

what are your writing weaknesses?

Describing anything other than emotion like if you tell me to describe a room or outfit i'm sorry it's not gonna happen. Which is weird because when I write I see everything like it was a movie but I literally can't describe it you have to teleport in my head and you'll see it.

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I think it's fun but also I feel like every time I do it I do it wrong (i did in in tthtd and i got so many comments about how it was wrong lmao) so I stick with Reg calling Harry mon cheri and that's pretty much it.

what's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

I mean I think I've got my ships I have jeg I have moonchaser i even did rosestarkillerchaser like I have my guys and I've written arcane which I wanted to do but I don't like any other ships in that enough to write them. I have this idea to write for lilylene? so maybe that's it but I don't know I'd be content just to write jeg forever and nothing else.

what's your favorite fic you've ever written?

It's so hard I don't know I feel like my go to is Dear Reader that's my baby girl I love her but also the road trip fic is up there too I love the both of them they are my children and I can't pick so both! I dont' care I make the rules. Those are the ones I'm always rereading somewhat the rest I could take or leave but not those two.

tagging... honestly i don't know who did it or not this has been around for a while so I'm sorry if you've already been tagged or did it but @ephemeralstarss @starsworth @ultravioletbrit @rabidlittlestrawberry @static-radio-ao3