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[roseythorne]

CRYING IN THE CLUB OH HOW IVE MISSED YOU BRYCE LAHELA

[ariondevereux]

writer’s love day 💌

under the cut for a sapfest because i’ve been looking for an excuse (thank you @choicesfandomappreciation <3) to ramble about oph writers whose fics have stuck with me and gotten me through a lot

@lucas-koh 🥭

hi mango. i know you’re hardly active but it would be a CRIME not to tag you because stitches still has me on a chokehold. god has witnessed all the ugly ways your fic has made me cry. and it still does. you know how much i love suki so we’re gonna skip that but i hope you know that my love for stitches didn’t just stem from my love for bryce or your oc; like it was honestly the experience for me: the late friday night (for me) updates, spending at least half an hour to type you a huge block of incoherent comment with tears in my eyes, staying up till 3am because my mind was still reeling over it that i couldn’t sleep even if i tried. and some mornings i’d wake up and immediately reread it then go back to earlier chapters because something was starting to click and my brain would start coming up with theories. i miss all of it so much and if i could go back to read stitches for the first time all over again, i would do it in a heartbeat 💓

@storyofmychoices 🧸

i’ve said this to you tons of times but it’s worth repeating: you’re my go-to comfort fic writer. nothing you’ve written didn’t feel like the warmest hug to me. one of the things i admire most about you as a writer is that almost every fic is a slice of life and it’s filled with so much heart. and i think that’s why i hold it so close to mine. there’s something so comforting about seeing bryce and liv who i love so dearly doing the most mundane things. even in just the span of however long it’s taken me to read your fic, they feel so human. in every fic. they feel so fucking human to me. that’s what makes your work so special. when i’m at my lowest and i turn to your fics for comfort, it feels like i’m holding onto actual people instead of just a figment of your imagination. i can 100% say to you that i wouldn’t want your fics any other way. they’re beautiful the way they are 💕

@writinghereandthere 🐢

hi ana! we haven’t talked in a while but i’d be really fucking dumb not to include you because you’re just so brilliant. it’s honestly unreal how incredible you are as a writer. i remember when you shared one of my songs, you told me you wish you could write songs instead. i wanted to crawl into my screen and out of yours to scream at your face because i wish i could write fics the way you do. like turtles ??? god. turtles still makes me cry. i’m not kidding - last week i was cleaning my room, i was sweeping the floor under my bed and suddenly got emotional because i remembered bryce finding his old backpack with keiki’s totu inside… the way i just wanted to stay lying on the floor and let the memory of reading your fic consume me. to say your writing is a gift is an understatement - my vocabulary most likely isn’t as wide as yours but there has to be a stronger word to describe your talent. your writing is so immersive. you know exactly how to draw your readers in. you know the exact emotions to pull out of us that we’ll be emotionally distressed by the time we’re done reading your fic. you’re just so fucking good. there’s no one like you 💝

@mvalentine 🌯

malvika, you know me as a bryce whore but i just had to talk about ethan and lana for a second. i love their dynamic so much. i love how different they are but they are so sooo compatible. one thing i really love about their relationship is how alive it feels. lana’s fun personality is a perfect balance to ethan’s stoicism. and !!!! i think i’ve mentioned this to you before?? their relationship is so healthy - the way ethan was there for lana after that incident but also letting her process things in her own time. it’s the kind of presence that i feel like we all need irl and you portrayed it so well. now - i know you’ve heard this so many times, not just from me, but i had to say it again. the way you apply metaphors in your work is so poetic but what’s even more impressive is that you can still make it so easy to follow and understand. and i don’t think that’s something you just learn. it’s probably possible but with you, it’s a common theme in all your works that it seems like it comes so naturally to you and it really blows my mind every time. i hope you never forget how incredible you are 💗

@anotherbeingsworld 💫

the one and only bryce killer (beloved) sjfbsksks OKAY despite your love for major character death, you have my appreciation for the way you always handle triggering subjects. i know i can’t always come through for some of your fics that include certain types of content but with regards to those i’ve read, you always touch such heavy topics with utmost respect which i don’t always find in fan fiction. you never let your potential for angst overpower the care you have to be able to portray a healthy dynamic. the very specific thing from you that stuck with me was in one of your fics - there was this scene where mc took bryce’s hand in hers and though their hands didn’t perfectly fit, it felt right. i personally think it serves a great reminder that things don’t have to be picture perfect to be good; i always try to carry that sentiment with me and it’s a really comforting thought to hold onto. your heart always shines through your writing 💖

@drethanramslay 🩺

nushkasso my doctor artist writer <3 like me, you’re not very active in the open heart fandom anymore but i just had to include you in my silly list of favorite writers. one of the things that make your fics and your pairings so tasteful for me is the humorous inner monologues. they’re always just a small piece of writing but god, does it add layers to your ocs. i’m a sucker for introspective writing and i always enjoy getting inside a character’s head which is why i love aisha so much. she has such a strong personality that i always want to know more about. her tension and banters with bryce are so entertaining then you hit us with her thought process and her conflicting feelings towards him which makes quality drama….. exquisite. #braisha supremacy !! but really your sense of humor is one of my favorite things and i always love seeing it be reflected in your work 💘

@kelseaaa 🌻

i just couldn’t not tag you because i still think about he doesn’t hold my hand + i don’t hold her hand. i don’t have enough words to express how much i love those two fics and how awestruck i am by you for even coming up with them. your take on bryce was so different from others i’ve read that even after rereading it like a year later, his pov was still as refreshing as it did the first time. and the way you didn’t need to add a lot of dialogues in there to highlight bryce and casey’s relationship - it really put a great amount of emphasis on how strong their connection is through small acts of love and intimacy. like ??? taking a stray of hair off casey’s sweater? THE STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE? i know i’m just stupidly rambling now but every time i think about your two little fics i can’t help but gush over the way you showed it’s possible to show affection with your hands aside from holding someone else’s. everything about it was perfectly written; it always tugs at my heartstrings 💞

[jamespotterthefirst]

I’m actually so fucking impressed by the OH3 theories, how deeply some people observe each character’s lines, taking their time to write said observation, and so forth. Even if it’s absurd at times, I’m all giggly reading it.

But we’re past that point where we expect the writers to do better and that’s just heartbreaking!! Like I REALLY want this or that theory/speculation to work out in the original storyline but then we were fed with some bland, flavorless, rushed piece of crap. And I can see that you’re done too! -because girl, same. 🤡

I mean I swear to God if it’s not because of my eternal love for OH1 Ethan Ramsey and not that colossal disaster Rethan Amsey (also to all the 💎 I’ve spent lol), I would’ve just quit Choices once and for all. Not to be dramatic but long-time Choices players would say the same.

THANK YOU tho. I love your content, your Lilac and also loving many many other fanfic writers out there. Y’all…y’all are justice. Me like. Queens. 👑 💕

Oof yes! Say it louder 🔊 I'm equally impressed by the brilliance in this Fandom when these theories come up. Like you said, Pb's quality for the past two years, especially with book 3, has been horrid. They'd never have that much foresight in writing a story to make the pieces fit like we theorized.

And like you, I'm done with book 3. Something mind blowing has to happen for me to come back. I am also done with the app except for rereading old books.

I'm so happy you like my Lilac and my fics. I may be done with OPH 3 as it stands right now, but I am not done with my fanon version of Ethan x MC 💕

Thank you so much 🥰

[genevievemd]

Hey ... I was just revisiting your 101 smiles💗😊 ( i mean its a reason to smile) . Can you please tell me how you make all these edits. Which app do you use? PS: I LOVE YOU AND ALL YOUR WORK 💟💞. I have been rereading the masterlist like crazy.💖💘

I love that you revisited smiles 😭 it’s my favorite thing I ever ever made for OPH

And to answer your question, I use social maker for the texts and Picta posts, and Canva for the PG stories

Although it’s not available anymore, but there’s a couple other apps I think, the availability just depends on where you are in the world.

[jaxmatsuo]

🌷 any of my fics 🧐

JADE 😡everytime i see you post a fic i leave a reply asking you to add me to your permatag and you never do like some sick fucking joke 🤬stop gatekeeping your work FNKJDKSJDS 

alright so i read this trr fic and WHAT. first of all, i have literally never read a trr fic before for obvious reasons lmao but i knew i wouldn’t have any issues with yours. liam and elliot were so cute you got me missing trr i wont lie, the secrecy the sneaking around ughh 😩 “From waitress to mistress. Same suffix, different job title.” PLEASE this was fantastic im glad this was the first trr fic i’ve ever read (this is ns*w if any chooses to read it)

then i read this ethan fic. again, i’ve never read an ethan fic but knew i’d be in good hands. seeing the word rookie in the first line almost gave me a stroke i wont lie jfksjfks but im glad i kept reading. ethan was characterized so well and their banter felt like an actual chapter oph it was so well written. (this one’s also ns*w)

i reread this logan fic you wrote. the first time i read this i didnt read the link you included explaining the orpheus and eurydice myth but this time i did and i appreciated it so much more !!! im not a logan stan but damn this was so good

link to jade’s masterlist

send me a 🌷and what you tag ur creations as and i’ll tell you my favorites!

[gryffindordaughterofathena]

Heyy, so I was replaying OH. Does it ever happen to you that when you replay you don't get the same feeling, like you already know which scene Which dialogue is going to come next. I have played it so many times that it has become predictable now. Like at this point there's no curiosity. No hatred or anything I still love OH gang and Ethan but just wanted to know how you guys deal with it.😅

I am so sorry you feel like that 😔 for me it's like re-reading my favorite normal books. I don't read Oph very frequently, I take huge breaks between the books and try to make different choices and making up new hcs every reread. I understand the not having any curiousity left, but for me it's the comfort of reading something I know and love