#my new years resolution was to comment on every fic that I enjoy and i read this while i was still a weenie lurker im sorry /)~(\

[f-imaginings]

in terms of inspiration and such does it feel easier or more difficult to write as you inch closer and closer to weirdmageddon? or has it made no notable difference? you’ve been working on this story for so long so i imagine it must feel kinda strange to be getting so close to what might be the end of it!

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Another wonderful question!! You are so good at these!

I think my inspiration to write is more closely correlated to the comments and feedback I get for the story, so the more people who tell me they enjoy it, the more it inspires me to write, and I've had a wonderful abundance of attention since BOB so I am being spoiled every day by nice words. I think my drive to finish the fic is pretty sustainable at this point, and I'm already getting ideas for a sequel haha. Finishing the fic was my new years resolution (even though judging by past chapters, it's been taking roughly a month to churn each one out since they're so long and intricate) so it looks like sometime in the new year I'll likely finish the story, maybe around April or June depending on how I balance writing with my workload and social obligations. I'm determined to finish it though (so I can start a cathartic sequel hahah)

I think in terms of us being towards the end of the story though, I have noticed it's made a difference on how I plan out the chapters. In the past I had all the time in the world to build the story and relationships and take things in new imaginative directions, but with the end of the story on the horizon we're left with a limited amount of time to tie up all the loose plot threads. I am being a lot more deliberate with how I plan the chapters. I write notes about plot direction and what details to include for every chapter, and I find that with every chapter approaching the end I've been writing three lots of plot notes corresponding to each 'episode'. So there's the general overview of events from the show and what I want to include from Ford and Bill's perspective, and then there's the refined version where I drill down into what factors I want to explore for each POV (for example the notes for the next chapter include Kryptos' storyline, Ford's storyline and Bill's storyline) which really breaks down what plot beats happen in each POV, and then there's the order of the different plot points, so I can weave between the different POVs in a way that flows thematically and brings out the best contrast between the characters journey.

I try to pull together similar themes in each chapter too, so for example the last chapter had overarching themes (lmao I made myself laugh by saying the themes of chapter 61 were 'dogs' and 'what if my family secretly hates me' hahah) and then I try to place story beats from different POVs together in a way that the themes compliment or contrast each other - so for example in the next chapter the themes of finding purpose after being stripped of it will apply to characters we encounter during Kryptos' POV and during Ford's POV. I've got this planned out meticulously all the way to the end, but before I start each new chapter thats when my second and third plot plans come into place. There's just something about reading the work through again once it's been posted on ao3 that makes me realise what threads I want to pull into the next chapter and that means my second and third plots happen once the last chapter is posted. I also rewatch the show's episodes about a million times lmao and add to my notes about what little details I want to highlight and bring back from the old chapters, since this fic is technically canon divergent, not fully canon adjacent.

I get inspired all the time for this story though, from all kinds of places too. Lots of times from my work (since I work in a mental health org) or from therapy or my own reading. I attended a DSFV training session through work a few weeks ago and what I learned there gave me inspiration for how I want to tackle a possible redemption arc in a sequel, especially around cycles of violence and how it can relate to perpetrators. I'll talk about healthy relationships in my own therapy sessions, and I'll get inspired to work in stuff about relearning independence after codependency. I'll read a baller fanfic (usually from other fandoms since I've been saving myself to read all the billford fics after my fic is finished, because of that one time someone accused the fic of plagarism - but since most ppl have wised up to the fact that those claims were just one person being a big meany I've read one or two fics and there is some gold out there in the fandom!!! Like Theseus' Guide To Ruining a Perfectly Good Boat by @stump-not-found theres a few chapters out but I am loving the characterisation and how punchy the prose and stakes are!) and reading fic is a great inspiration, same with published works too, I'm currently reading Youthjuice by E K Sathue which does very interesting things with description.

Anywho sorry for the essay in response haha! You always ask such great questions jada! I just finished doing my second plot through for chapter 62 today too, what timing!

[msmargaretmurry]

i wanted to write some fandom-related new year's reflections down and this felt like the best place for it! i miss livejournal every day!

i don't generally do formal new years' resolutions, mostly because i am always too busy around the new year to really sit down and think and reflect about what they should be and how i would want to measure them, but i do think the new year is a good time for a little mental reset regardless and i have been Pondering over the past few weeks about what i would like that to mean for me...... i have always complained that tumblr as a platform is terrible for making friends and i stand by that (i have met good friends on tumblr but the friendships flourished when we took the conversation elsewhere) but i do think this past year i have been #blessed in obtaining some really lovely mutuals and acquaintances On Here in a way that has made me feel more connected to hrpf fandom at large, which has been really nice ❤ so that is something i would like to continue in 2024. i hesitate to be like "i want to spend more time on tumblr" because i probably do not need to do that lmao but i do maybe want to try to be a little more proactive about making/maintaining connections and loose ties. my dear pal kasper @moregraceful has talked about fandom as community and that always resonates with me, because it can be so easy to feel like you are feeding Content into the Content Machine for people to Consume and honestly that is so miserable! i don't want that! maybe 2024 will be the year i finally post my thoughts on the interminable "bookmarks comments are for readers, not writers" discourse.

anyway. i know a lot of the actual fandom ~conversation these days happens on discord, which is am afraid of, but idk maybe i'll try to have more of an open mind about it this year. but maybe i won't. making no promises to myself there 😂 i am trying to be realistic about how much free time i will have for fandom in the midst of work and grad school and real life social life so i think the upshot here is wanting to be thoughtful and deliberate about how i spend the free time i do have for this stuff.

on the fanfiction front...... i came into 2023 in a pretty shitty mental place about writing, mostly due to how lonely i felt about writing-as-community in 2022 — it's just not fun to feel like your friends are having fun without you about things you thought you'd be included in! — and spent most of the year trying to pull myself out of it, with middling success. like, i enjoyed the head above water ficlets i added to that universe but i do still feel a little crappy that those were the only things i was able to finish writing. i have so many stories i want to get out! so i am also trying to look at this new year as maybe a chance to give myself a clean slate and say that no matter what writing goals i set for myself i will also try to be gentler with myself and focus on enjoying the writing process regardless of the end product. but i would also like to actually finish some real fics this year, lol. i might set some measurable goals, but that will not be happening until i get home next week.

in conclusion, idk what i want this year to be yet! a friend of mine recently mentioned the joys of using the julian calendar for her winter celebrations means the new year isn't until january 14, so the first two weeks of the year get to be kind of a "soft launch" of the year to figure out what works best and i did immediately steal the concept even though i am a gregorian calendar girlie. so i am still pondering, still percolating. if for some reason any of you actually read all this and have your own fandom- or writing-related new year's goals/resolutions, i would love to hear them ❤

[lifewtr]

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HELLO @krankittoeleven! THANKS FOR THE TAG, WE ARE DEFINITELY HOMIES NOW :D i enjoyed your answers a lot; it's nice to meet you! ♥

1. How many fics do you have on AO3?

as of today, i have 50 fics on the archive!

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

426,518. jeez.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

predominantly avatar: the last airbender, though i have certainly dabbled in others over the years. right now i'm slowly working my way into the jujutsu kaisen fandom ♥♥

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Lemon, Two Sugars (zutara, rated M): 905 kudos.

Give It Up (zutara, rated E): 824 kudos.

Half Joy (vinceno, rated E): 457 kudos.

Lyk Dis (zutara, rated E): 425 kudos.

Put It Down (zutara, rated E): 414 kudos.

5. Do you respond to comments?

I DO I'M JUST ABYSMAL WITH TIMELY REPLIES. I'M SORRY I LOVE ALL OF YOU AND I READ EVERY SINGLE ONE I SWEAR <3

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

like the homie krankittoeleven, i pretty much only use angst as a plot device - there are only happy/hopeful endings in this household lmao - but if i consider context, the fic with the angstiest ending is probably Honorfall (zutara, rated E). maybe Of All the Things My Hands Have Held (zutaraang, rated M)..?

7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

lots of my fics have happy endings ;))))) as for the happiest... ahh, probably If It Means a Lot to You (zukaang, rated M) and Flowers Never Pick Themselves (zutaraang, rated M).

8. Do you get hate on fics?

er, yes and no? i feel like hate is a strong word. it's more so that there are some readers who have simply ~disliked~ certain premises of mine, which, y'know, is what it is! click away or write your own shit! ♥

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

the good kind, baby, and absolutely nothing less. if it doesn't make me wet, i don't post it!

10. Do you write crossovers?

i used to! especially with and amongst irl friends. if there was a fandom i/we were into, there was a harry potter crossover in our shared docs to go with it LOL.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

an entire fic? no, not to my knowledge anyway. but i've definitely had some scenes and dialogue grabbed and scattered across the web over the years.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

no ;-; i've never even had art made for/inspired by my fics ;-;;;; one day though. one day i am going to write something [clenches fist] so fucking good...

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

several times! said fics will not be seeing the light of today, but yes! i love a good co-write!

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

once again, like the new homie i will not be picking just one and you will simply have to deal with it LOL. i am extremely down bad for tony stark/bucky barnes, tony stark/t'challa, tony stark/stephen strange.. okay i'm tony-centric, fuckin sue me. anyways. i still really love sesshomaru/kagome, zuko/katara, harry potter/hermione granger, trevor/alucard/sypha, and now gojo/nanami. when i tell you i am fERAL ABOUT NANAGO—

15. What’s a fic you’d like to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Take Care (zutara, rated M), and several other zutara fics that i have put into a graveyard so that even though they're unlikely to be completed, they can still be appreciated!

16. What are your writing strengths?

mmm. this is a bit hard for me to answer because i feel like i could use improvement everywhere, always. i could probably use some more work in my dialogue though (just having more of it, i think). with conflict resolution as well - circling back to angst, i usually gloss over it because i want [my] characters to have nothing but good times and good endings. i need to be less wary of putting them through some shit, which i am working on!

anywayyy. my biggest strength is my prose!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

up for debate, but personally my weakness is outlines. i try to use them but my brain does not like having "rules" when it comes to creating a story, even if i am the one to write them ;;

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

i'm a native (american) english speaker, so this question feels.. odd? bc ~american~? but as a native english speaker, i absolutely don't mind at all. i love languages and i love letting them into my brain! i myself use words from different languages, especially in what i'm writing is based in another country/place of origin.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

inuyasha! no you cannot see it, it's lost in the ether!

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Real War is Far Easier (zutaraang, rated M) and Performance Issues (zutara, rated E), which was a gift to the wonderful @zutarawasrobbed! there's a whole universe there that nobody but the two of us know about and i can't wait for the day that everyone can laugh about it as much as we do LOL

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tagging: @nire-the-mithridatist @gemgirl28 @andthedicestopped and @fidget-scribbles ♥

[adamprrishcycle]

My new year’s resolution is to comment on every fic I read and enjoy

[docholligay]

Man, this made me think about how much I miss doing the Same Prompt Fic Parties and: I try every year to come up with New Year's Resolutions that revolve around the Jewish new year, and maybe this would be a good one. To get back to doing that, I really enjoyed it, and part of the reason I really enjoyed it was getting to see other people's takes on the same idea. Because even if a story IS more sentimental in nature, it still is funny, because that's how Shin does it. that's how he tells a story, and every actor and artist and writer has those same touchpoints.

New here? Forgetful? Please read my spoiler policy before commenting!

[writcraft]

Writ's 2022 Fic Wrap-Up

Jump (Sirius Black/Remus Lupin), 2,600 words, T

He returns later, just as you like him best. Sandy haired and shirtless, with scars that slice and cross. He always appears suspended in the bright and brilliant daylight.

You ask him if he can keep you company during the night, but he tells you he’s afraid of the moon.

Another Dreamless Night (Dean Winchester/Castiel), 2,500 words, E

Dean can't sleep. Castiel helps.

What Makes a House a Home (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy), 27,000, E

Ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts Draco Malfoy wakes up in an unfamiliar house owned by none other than Harry Potter. Even stranger is the snow in September and a night sky without any stars. Naturally it’s a matter of life and death, because isn’t it always?

A Life Worth Remembering (established Harry/Draco, past Harry/Severus and Severus/Draco builds to Harry/Draco/Severus), 30,000, E

Severus Snape wakes in St Mungo’s, to discover that a potions accident has wiped the last forty years from his body and mind. Just twenty-five years old, Severus is reliant on Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, now both in their forties, to help him fill in the missing decades. As Severus tries to navigate a much-changed world, Harry and Draco struggle with a secret of their own.

Friends of Dorothy (Harry Potter/Severus Snape), 22,000, E

When Harry Potter sees Severus Snape on a date with another wizard it sets him on a journey of self-discovery that leads to the Friends of Dorothy Detective Agency and a Niffler called Toto.

Meddling, Menswear and Magic (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy), 19,000, M

Draco Malfoy is working in a job he hates and avoiding the magical world entirely, but he really is fine. When a bequest from Severus Snape brings Draco back to a much-changed magical world, he must find his place within it and navigate his growing attraction to Harry Potter in the process.

Some thoughts on this year in writing below the cut.

You can see from the dates of my fics that I posted a number of stories during early 2020 and then around March 2020 time, when the UK went into the first COVID lockdown, my writing completely drops off a cliff. In 2021 there was a similar long gap between the start of the year and the end, which is probably of little surprise as it was my PhD writing up year. In fact it was participation in HD Erised in both 2020 and 2021 that got me writing something towards the end of those two patchy writing years.

I know everyone writes and publishes at different paces and when I say a year was patchy or slow, I am comparing that only to my own output in previous years. I used to post at least once every month and participated in (and modded) multiple fests throughout the year. In 2020 and 2021 I worked on stories (still unfinished), but I just didn't have the feels or motivation to finish them.

This is the first year since the start of the pandemic where I finally found those feels again. I recognise when I'm in my fandom feels because I am typically doing something else but thinking about my fic and wanting to sit with my writing, listen to playlists and get different scenes finished. This struck particularly towards the back end of the year, which you can see from more consistent monthly posts from September - December.

No fandom resolutions for me this year. I have some private goals and things I want to do more of, old stories I want to finish, new stories I want to tell. However, I really enjoyed being more integrated in fandom towards the end of 2022, participating in fests, chatting to people and getting back into my writing feels. That's the thing I want to hold onto, if I can.

Happy New Year everyone. Thank you to everyone who has chatted, cheerlead, commented, beta read, recced, sent asks, let me panic, flail, work out tricky plot points, shared pictures of pets and has just been there to talk about fandom and non-fandom things throughout this year. I would have almost certainly have posted nothing at all without you <3

[the-lonelybarricade]

Hiiii! I read all of the acotar books over Christmas break so I'm a bit new to the fandom but I want to make more fandom friends this year (a new year's resolution kinda) so as 1 of the big fan accounts here do you have any tips?

Hey there!! Welcome to the fandom lovely!

I know it can definitely be a bit intimidating to integrate with the existing fandom as a newcomer, especially given that certain sides of it can be a bit hostile depending on where you lie with different ship and character opinions, but I promise there are so many people here who are eager to welcome and befriend you!

My biggest tip would just be to engage with content that you enjoy. Almost every friendship I've made in this fandom has derived from one or both of us simply commenting on each other's creations. Reblogging fics, art, moodboards, headcanons, etc. with comments about what you enjoyed is a great way to introduce yourself to other people in the fandom!

Additionally, I'd recommend contributing your own fandom posts/creations and putting it in the relevant ship/character tag. There are lots of people who regularly check those tags actively looking for new content, and if you've already been interacting with creators I guarentee they'll be overjoyed to return the favor! I'm personally always checking the feysand tags looking for new writers to kiss on the face.

As a third piece of advise, I'd recommend unapologetically curating your experience. I think sometimes newcomers enter the tumblr fandom unaware of the different tensions between subgroups, and end up accidentally posting things in the wrong tag or finding baity content that upsets them, both of which can lead to some ugly interactions. My advice to avoiding those is to just block any users who gives you a hard time or who posts content/opinions that you don't like. Also use the tumblr filter tools (info here) to block any tags for content that you wouldn't enjoy. I personally have every single 'anti [ship]' and 'anti [character]' tag blocked because I'm just here to vibe and have a good time, and I feel like that's improved my experience here immensely.

Also—don't be shy! You're welcome to come say hi to me off anon and I'll give you a smooch on the face (if you're willing) 💕

[starlingflight]

2022 Wrapped

Post the top 5 works you're most proud of that you released in 2022 (not necessarily your most popular)

ty for tagging me, @ashesandhackles and @lanaturnergetup​

Sands of Time - I wanted to scream from frustration when I got ‘sand’ and ‘chocolate frog card’ as prompts. I wanted to scream in excitement when I figured out how to work them into a fic. Also, my first foray into Jily

End of the Road - Founders Era is way out of my comfort zone and I really enjoyed exploring it. Also I accidentally made Rowena Ravenclaw my own favourite character lmao. 

Those Left Behind - I’m really happy with how captured some difficult emotions in this. I want to write more from immediately after the war but I find that period pretty intimidating because of the intensity of the circumstances/atmosphere. 

Let It Linger - I have said this previously on discord, but I used to be a total James Potter Anti and I’m low-key proud of myself for not being too rigid on my opinons and allowing myself to be swayed (thank you, @lanaturnergetup​). This was my first time writing James’ POV and I felt like I had a breakthrough with him.

Auld Lang Syne - I really enjoyed exploring the Marauder dynamics for the first time but I’m mainly including this because @hinnyfied​ said this was her favorite thing of mine and I live to please her. 

your top 4 current WIPs that you're excited to release in the new year

I wish I could give a list but I can’t because I don’t really have a plan for this year. 

I did Nanowrimo in November and wrote 70k of an original story - I’m excited to edit it in the New Year and figure out if I’m ever going to put it somewhere for people to read. 

I’m planning a fic about Cho and her life post-canon, I’m also planning a follow-up to A Bad Idea (a George/Angelina one-shot) and maybe something Parvati & Lavender focused with @lanaturnergetup​ which will be the MOST fun if we actually get time for it. 

your top 3 biggest improvements in your writing over the past year

Allowing myself to just write without worrying if it’s good and knowing I can edit later - something that really helped in nanowrimo. 

I think I’ve got better at Show Don’t Tell but also knowing when telling is actually necessary. I think I have previously been a little too scared of exposition. 

A weird side effect of depression (for me) is that it makes visualising scenes much more difficult - this has been frustrating but I think an unintended consequence of it has been that I have focussd a lot more on description/scene-building (for my own benefit more than anyone who might read my writing) and my descriptions have improved because of it. 

your top 2 resolutions (ways you wish to improve your writing/blog) for the new year,

I have really shied away from drama in favour of ‘realism’ previously, thanks to taking other people's advice way too much to heart. Sometimes drama is fun and exciting, which is what storytelling is about. I’m going to allow more drama into my writing this year and not worry about readers rolling their eyes at me. 

I’m going to pay more attention to characters I’ve previously written off. @ashesandhackles​ is my life idol and she has really nuanced takes on almost every character so I’m going to be more like her. 

and your number 1 favorite line you've written this year:  

‘However, rules, in James’ experience, were meant to be broken.

“It’s late. We should get back to the common room.”

Just not tonight.’

Okay, that’s three lines - the last line is my favourite but a tiny bit of context is needed. The way I evil grinned to myself when I wrote this. The way my evil grin spread when @lanaturnergetup​ beta’d it and left me this comment: 

Tagging: no one bc I'm super late to this party. If you haven't done this and you want to, consider yourself tagged.

[recurringwriter]

Curry's 2022 Fic Year in Review!

Template made by @sevarix-blogs

Total fics written: 31 + 1 novel + scraps and new unposted projects

Word count: 236425 including my NaNoWriMo project, not including my revision work

List of Fandoms: Fire Emblem Three Houses, Fire Emblem Fates (thanks to the Xanderigue fic)

Most Kudos'd work: i know i never make this easy - Felix comes out for FE Ace Week 2022!

Work you are most proud of: finishing chapter 6 of i just want a crescendo and a killer queen

Favorite title: all of my titles rock. i have to go with Lambert's Secret Patootie though because it does everything it needs to, it's full of squadrigue lore, and it's a super cute fic.

Favorite Comment: SO MANY KIND COMMENTS i am browsing through my inbox and feeling the glow of happiness fill me. shoutout to the people who binged my angsty lambrigue and crescendo. shoutout to the person who admitted to being unsure about the Divorce AU but read it anyway and found my sense of drama compelling. friends screaming along with me as i wrote or picking out the lines they (and i) loved best. Love and admiration and gratitude to everyone who left a comment, and helped build up my confidence and ability and drive. thank you to everyone who commented with love for my oc's. thank you to all the comments and kudos!

Work you enjoyed writing the most: aaaaaa if it's not fun to write i generally Won't Write it, so you can be sure that i loved every word. however. strangely. inexplicably. i super enjoyed writing the spider!felicity meet-cute fic that literally no one wants. An Adrestian's Guide to Faerghan Courting Traditions was also super fun.

What you hope to write in 2023: i would love to write the final chapter and epilogue fic of Crescendo, and along with that the 3rd chapter of the rodrigue and annette supports. miiight not happen, but it's on the Resolution list. Finishing the Eh-U would be nice. Basically going to keep on keeping on and write what speaks to me. ALSO going to revise my NaNoWriMo novel and hopefully publish it, so keep a weather eye out and feel free to send me reminders to get to work on that askjgh but not until January!

link to your ao3: je suis Recurring, all my fics are locked due to the recent robot brain-feeding and bot nonsense so if you don't have an account please forgive me.

[c-e-d-dreamer]

It’s the last day of 2022, which means it’s time to get a bit sappy... 

One of my new year’s resolutions this year was to stop being/feeling embarrassed about the things that bring me joy. That includes the fact I turn 30 in 2023 and still think the dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets taste better than the regular ones. Includes the fact I hit my reading goal this year reading almost the entirety of Ice Planet Barbarians. And that includes the way I like to unwind from work by writing about the same couple from a book falling in love over and over and over again! 

This past year, I wrote 191,532 words according to AO3! That’s basically two whole ass novels. And I have loved every second of it. From the big power houses like my kid!fic Let Our Heart Like Doors Open Wide to the Nessian Hockey Cinematic Universe I am very quickly building, I have loved every second! I love getting the opportunity to keep my love for writing alive and to get the opportunity to share all my ideas and stories. 

And so I really want to start by saying a big THANK YOU to everyone who has read any of my fics. Anyone who’s reblogged my fics. Anyone who has left me a lovely comment or sent an ask with kind words because those have literally made my entire year. No joke, every time I see a nice comment, I’m like a little school girl kicking my feet with glee. Because of you all I had 32,021 hits, 1,674 kudos, and 411 comments, and it simply blows my mind, so thankyouthankyouthankyou! 

I hope that you all will continue to read and enjoy my fics in 2023, and I hope that you all get a thousand amazing things coming your way in 2023! Happy happy new year!

[here4theheartbreak]

2022 Writing Roundup

It’s become a tradition for me to sort of reflect on the writing I did throughout the year and gather it into one place; and this year I was also tagged in a separate round up by @moccahobi​ - thank you! So I figured I’d combine them into one post. Below this cut is what my fandom year amounted to. Fics, opinions on my writing, breakdowns of things I’ve written, etc. This year was a lot smaller in terms of writing, but I think that’s okay. I got to explore a lot of new things in my writing, and I did a lot of personal improvement outside of fandom.

Fandom(s): BTS, SHINee, and Stray Kids

Total Fics: 3

Total Words: 178,766 (93,530 published)

~Favorite Things~

What’s your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest. Why?

My favorite fic this year that I published was Of Magic and Social Media. It was a really fun fic to try topic wise and I got to play with some tropes that I realized I really enjoyed. (But my actual favorite favorite fic this year is actually not published yet!)

Top 4 current WIPs - Okay, so I don’t actually have any WIPs that are partly written. I worked really hard to finish my WIPs before the new year, so I could go into it without anything half progressed. But have a whole list of planned projects, so I’ll just pick the four I’m most excited about writing from there.

trans boy Changbin x Felix AU (inspired by Farewell Wanderlust by TAD)

It’s a Wonderful Life reversal AU (wherein the mc is shown around by a demon, rather than an angel)

Cambion/nightmare demon x human he’s supposed to torment (ofc it’s a love story, have you met me)

Enemies to Lovers Soulmate AU - a witch is trying to spell his crush and accidentally summons a demon who tells him his “crush” isn’t his soulmate and gives him a view into who his soulmate is.... His worst enemy.

Favorite Line - This is actually from an unpublished fic, Leader of the Pack (Chan x Changbin) - “Gonna huff and puff and blow my house down, wolf boy?”

~Question and Answer Time~

Top 3 Biggest Improvements

My ability to take it easy with writing. I wrote so much less this year and I’m actually okay with that. I would have normally beat myself up for not writing for months, but I realized it doesn’t matter. I was focusing on other things, and I think my future works will be improved because of that.

Writing without requiring constant assurance that my fic doesn’t suck. So general self confidence? I used to always be sharing line after line or asking for advice because I was insecure about my writing, but now I’m more sure of it.

Same vein as 2, but slightly different; I stopped focusing so heavily on keeping a readership across x and y platforms. I realized I had a fic that wasn’t doing well on Tumblr, so instead of continuing to waste time and post it every week, I just stopped and posted on the 2 platforms where it was doing better. If someone on Tumblr likes my fic, they have the ability to go read it still. Before, I was so scared of losing readership and whatever fanbase I had that I would agonize over posting here, and now I just... Don’t care. (In a good way! I still love getting notes and comments, but I don’t feel like I need to agonize over it when I don’t).

Top 2 Resolutions for 2023

I want to write more! I don’t want to force it, but now that I feel like I have that passion back, I really want to try to get more works out in 2023. Maybe not as many as I used to, but more than this year.

I want to write more for new fandoms and pairings! I’ve gotten into so many new groups this past year and I’m really excited to continue writing new pairings and stuff for them and others I haven’t tried yet!

Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than, or about what was expected? Why?

Aha way less! I wrote 355k words in 2022 and published 45 fics; so this year it was less than half of the words and wayyy less fics. I normally aim for about 200k written a year. I assumed the same would happen this year, but I got burnt out early in the year and some stuff happened related to fandom things. So I took a big writing break actually; mid-February to mid-July I didn’t actually write a single word. So given that I took a break that encompassed nearly half the year, I’m still pretty proud of what I accomplished. Most of my word count is actually an upcoming Stray Kids fic that I’ll be starting publication for in early 2023.

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted last year? How was it? 

This year it was Stray Kids! Last year I knew nothing about the group aside from by name and the general like “know the bad stuff” about groups you’re not into? Yeah - I never imagined I’d get into these guys. But here they are, bumping right up against SHINee in terms of adoration. And they’re so fun to write for; I haven’t done many ships yet - but the few I’ve played with I absolutely had a blast writing, and I am full of ideas for so many other ships and plots with them!

What’s your most popular story with readers?

Top Fic by Tumblr notes as of 12/31/2022: Purrfect Halloween (45 notes

Top Fic by AO3 kudos as of 12/31/2022: Under His Mask (438 kudos)

Top Fic by AO3 hit counts as of 12/31/2022: Under His Mask (9063 hits)

So it’s Under His Mask (BTS) on AO3 and Purrfect Halloween on Tumblr! (Though, to be fair here - Under His Mask was published at the start of the year, while the other 2 fics I wrote were end of year fics lol - so the stats there are a bit skewed)

What was your most productive days/day of the week/month, etc in terms of writing?

So, looking at my spreadsheet, Monday was my most productive day of the week this year (averaging 821 words daily throughout the year) and my least productive day was Saturday (averaging 221 words daily throughout the year).

My most productive date of the year was 12/26/22 - with 7007 words written in one day. This was because I was cramming to finish my long WIP before end of year though. My most productive month was December, with 36,060 words written (average of 1,163 per day); but October through December were all super productive, so this isn’t a huge gap.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?

I wouldn’t say I had any major risks this year with my actual writing. The biggest risk I took was stopping writing for BTS. I had written for them for so long (since 2018!) and I knew starting over could be a total failure. But I was pleasantly surprised; I actually got equal or better readership/interaction with my other groups on average despite being a new writer for them. So it was definitely a happy risk.

~ Fics Written in 2022~

💙🔥📚 Of Magic & Social Media (SHINee; Minho x Taemin) - Minho is a decently successful influencer. He amuses his followers with  vlogs of random GPS coordinate exploring. One such adventure leads him  deep into the woods, where he stumbles upon a box, locked and buried.  Upon opening it, a series of strange, and inexplicable things begin to  happen to him. Is it just bad luck? Or did he release something ancient  and powerful when he lifted the lid? (Smut, Romance, Fluff, Spooky Mystery, Fairy AU, Influencer AU, Light D/s Themes, Rough Sex, Dirty Talk, Light Bondage, mature)

🔥 Purrfect Halloween (Stray Kids; Chan x Felix) - Bang Chan loses a bet to Felix. The punishment is simple, wear whatever  costume that Felix chooses to the company Halloween party. But Felix has  an ulterior motive. (dirty talk, friends to lovers, bad jokes, bottom Felix,  mature)

💙🔥📚Under His Mask (BTS; Jungkook x Seokjin) - Jungkook’s luck is on his side when he wins a raffle hosted by his favorite camboy. The winning prize is a chance to sleep with him on camera. But when Jungkook finally gets to meet the handsome performer face to face, they realize they aren’t the strangers that they thought they were. (trans boy Jin, camboy au, smut, dirty talk, rough sex, D/s themes, toys, mature)

And that’s that! Here’s my full masterlist if you want some more of my stuff; and my AO3 if you prefer to read over there. (BTS fics are on this AO3). I also have started publishing on AsianFanfics, so feel free to use that platform if you prefer! My ask box is always open for questions, comments, or chatter! Thank you to everyone that has been so lovely this year!

Tagging: @eatjeanjin @casuallyimagining @btsmosphere @written-in-flowers

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Do you have any new years resolutions?

Yeee I’m still working on them but tentatively I think mine are:

- finish the quilt I’m currently working on & make a new one (the one I’m working on is a gift so my next one should prob be one that will match the living room at my new house)

- set better boundaries/say no more (currently reading set boundaries, find peace to get better at this 😂)

- comment on EVERY ao3 fic I read this year

- keep better track of the fics I read (I wrote down all of the books I read this year but didn’t include fics on the list, I’ll prob keep them on a separate list in my planner)

- write more but just fully enjoy the process, put no pressure on myself to publish anything!! Of course I would love to polish up all my ideas and have a million things on my ao3 but I think realistically I need to embrace that I have a career now and I write for FREE and for FUN so like why put pressure on myself??

- finish my current journal notebook, I’ve been journaling in this moleskine since LAST SUMMER it feels like it has infinite pages???

[multi-purpose-tool-guy]

Detective Ben Solo has never met a crime scene he can't read like an open book. That is, until The General killings started.

Bad Things by @ellabesmirched

[jennagrinsoverml]

I've been through your rec lists already, do you have any more funny stupid ladrien recs? Or in general?

Usually I don’t revisit lists that I’ve already made, but I haven’t recced ladrien in a while and I love them and I do, in fact, have a couple of other fics in mind! Not all of these are funny, especially because I find that the ladrien pool of fics is already on the smaller side, but hopefully you still enjoy these!

(I have, of course, previously recced ladrien: hidden gems ladrien and funny ladrien and ladrien fake masks and flirty Ladybug/Marinette (which featured a lot of ladrien))

Bedroom Talk: The Awkward Edition by @botherkupo

“Do you want to come in?” Adrien had blurted. Yeah. He should have kept his mouth shut.

One-shot. These two are so crazy for each other, and I do mean crazy. Watching them bumbling around like two awkward, enamoured beans was so much fun. I seriously cackled through the whole thing.

identity crisis by @e-milieeee​

Chat Noir discovers that despite wearing a supersuit, it’s still possible to get a concussion. He also discovers that after hitting your head hard enough, it’s practically impossible to keep a secret identity.

Ladybug is not sure what to make of concussed-Chat-Noir, who is either suffering an identity crisis and thinks himself to be Adrien Agreste, or is Adrien Agreste.

The first option seems more believable.

One-shot. (This is actually part two of a loosely connected series, but it can be read as a standalone.) This one is so well done with the way Ladybug’s distracted thoughts are interwoven with the akuma battle. But more importantly, these two are just SO DUMB. (Though at least Chat has the excuse that he’s concussed haha)

œuf ouch owie by @ominousunflower 

Chat Noir enlists Rena Rouge's help to create an Aspik illusion. Absolutely nothing goes wrong.

Ladybug smiles. “I wanted to drop by and welcome Aspik. I know it must be a little intimidating, being surrounded by so many veteran heroes…so, welcome! We’re glad to have you on board.”

“I look like an egg!” Aspik announces, T-posing.

Chat turns to Rena, feeling like he has been punched in the solar plexus. What the hell? he mouths.

Rena grimaces, her eyes wide with panic. Stomach sinking, Chat remembers one of the first things he learned about the Fox Miraculous: that if Rena Rouge isn’t focused, her illusions go haywire.

Oh, no.

One-shot. This isn’t ENTIRELY ladrien, but it definitely hints at Ladybug’s feelings for Adrien and illusion!Aspik makes some comments about his feelings for Ladybug. Mostly I’m reccing it because it’s hands down the FUNNIEST fic in the entire fandom asdfghjkl like I have read this fic at least 50 times and I still laugh out loud every single time. If you have somehow failed to read this fic before, read it now. You won’t regret it!

Resolution by @thelibraryloser​

Ladrien: New Year's Eve Resolutions and also... another Ladrien specific bonus trope which is a surprise and I will give you a hint: it isn't gratuitous blushing

One-shot. Yes, it’s a seasonal fic, but don’t let that stop you! Besides, I think we’re close enough to the holidays now to break out the seasonal fics! (Real talk: I never stopped.) This fic is so lovely. I love all the little reminders of how well Adrien knows Ladybug, and then oh my gosh there’s so much YEARNING here. The dynamic between these two is so perfectly done with all of the little hints that Adrien’s feelings are requited, even as he thinks it must be wishful thinking, and then that ending 😍😍😍 This fic hasn’t gotten nearly as much love as it deserves, please read it!!

Hold Me Close by @ck2k18

Alya has a plan to get Marinette and Adrien together, and the result is Adrien is spending a lot more time in Ladybugs arms. But what happens when an akuma shatters the illusion?

One-shot. OMG the premise is so ridiculous and these two three are so stupid and I love them so much!! Alya is the wingwoman to end all wingwomen, Ladybug came around awfully fast, and Adrien is just living his dream! Seriously, this is so cute and funny!

scales and steps by @settledownsummer

Adrien left something behind while running from an Akuma. Ladybug has a five-step plan to return it to him.

One-shot. This is adorable. For once one of Marinette’s plans re Adrien actually works! It’s so cute being in her head as she works her way through her plan, and Adrien, of course, is super responsive, and the whole thing is just so sweet and pure.

Sleepless in Paris by @2manyfandoms2count

Adrien receives a relationship-threatening text from Ladybug. A sleepless night later, his overthinking is bad. Thankfully Ladybug comes over and puts him out of his misery.

Or, Adrien is a drama queen (affectionate).

One-shot. This one starts a little sad with Adrien freaking out over the text from Ladybug and while we all know he’s being stupid, I still felt for him! And then it just leads into utter ridiculousness that makes me so happy with a nice happy ending.

Operation Marichat by @coffeebanana​

When the news gets out that Ladybug and Adrien are an item, Alya and Nino make it their life's mission to comfort Marinette. Because obviously she'd be sad that Adrien's off the market, right? (Never mind the fact that Alya knows exactly who's underneath Ladybug's mask.)

And if Nino's plan to cheer up Marinette involves setting her up with Chat Noir...what could possibly go wrong with that?

One-shot. This one is just so much fun! EVERYONE is stupid and meddling and asdfghjkl Just FANTASTIC shenanigans and the whole thing is hilarious and the identity reveal is awesome.

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🥀 This Multiplicity of Powers by @helloamhere {E, 149k}

Maybe in another universe he isn’t different. Maybe he hadn’t been given an impossible choice. Maybe he wouldn’t have lost everything and broken everything and then fallen impossibly, irrevocably in love with the first next thing that was kind. Maybe in that universe he doesn’t feel like he’s never breathing, always pretending, teaching the kids even though they all have to learn alone, trying hard not to read the headlines, and so afraid, every day, that he won’t be a good enough teammate to the superhero he can’t live without. He knows that love isn’t supposed to feel this way, slid secret under your skin like a surgical razor, an invisible war held close over the tender vein that keeps you alive. On the other hand, Louis wonders, had he ever known how to do it any other way?

Maybe there’s a universe where he doesn’t have to keep all his secrets on the inside.

But this isn’t that universe.

//an X-Men AU.

🥀 Own the Scars by @crinkle-eyed-boo {E, 144k}

“But I don’t belong here,” Louis insists. “Why do you say that?” James asks. “These people are all drug addicts and alcoholics,” Louis shrugs. Something sparks in James’ eyes. “And you’re not?”

Louis has never felt like he was good enough: for his stepdad, for his life-long best friend, for the life he's supposed to want. After an accident that nearly costs him his life, Louis' parents send him to rehab where he’s forced to face his demons. On the long and difficult road to recovery, Louis must confront the truths he’s been avoiding about his future, his relationships, and his sense of self-worth. Because before he can love anyone else, he’s got to learn how to love himself first.

🥀 Empty Skies by green_feelings / @greenfeelings {E, 134k}

For three years, Harry has been running from his past. Now, he is moving to London and pledges to fulfil his only dream -- making it big in the music industry. Not everyone has a place, though, and the competition is tough. As is his past catching up on him.

Louis is part of the biggest boy band of the world, and getting there had meant a lot of hard work, as well as sacrificing parts of his heart and soul. He's still happy. Maybe not as happy as he could be, but who is he to complain?

Featuring Perrie as Harry's adorable flatmate, Niall as his manager, and Liam and Zayn as Louis' bandmates.

🥀 burn to ash by bethaboo / @bethaboolou {E, 116k}

Harry is sitting there, so fucking casual, and Louis realizes in a split second he was not ready. When Harry walked out in Detroit and never looked back, he was a boy verging on a man, still only twenty years old, but there's a man in his place now. Hard and resolute, yes, but still, for the first time in a long time, Louis can kind of see the old Harry in him. The soft, directness of his gaze, the hesitant smile he gives to Lou, the way he wrings his ridiculously large hands in his lap.

He's a little bit the eager sixteen year old puppy dog again, his innocence and sweetness resurrected miraculously, and Louis freezes in place. He was prepared to face the asshole Harry. He was prepared to meet a whole new Harry.

Louis is not prepared to meet one of the old incarnations of Harry, and it absolutely tears him up.

Or the fic where Harry spirals out of control, the band breaks up, and then he shows back up, five years later.

🥀 The Last Something That Meant Anything by jaded25 {M, 95k}

"You know my heart - so tell me honestly, did you ever really want this? So I’ll sing this song for every word that comes out wrong But I’ll be okay – is that what you want me to say?"

In the end, it's neither the fame or the pressure, nor Management or the constant hiding and denying that tears them apart. Or maybe it's a sum of all and so much more on top. In the end, it's Harry.

When Harry leaves the band - leaves Louis - to pursue his dreams of a solo career, he breaks much more than just One Direction. It's a gamble and a new start for each of the boys but while Harry walked away smiling, finally having got everything he apparently dreamt of, Louis is left to pick the pieces up.

Some hearts don't break even, some are simply shattered. So can you really learn to un-love someone?

🥀 Emperor's New Clothes by sunsetmog / @magicalrocketships {E, 92k}

The fact that Louis’s most precious belonging was a cat with a face like thunder and an uncanny ability to cover every single inch of Louis’s clothing with cat hair was something that Louis chose not to think about too much.

or: Harry’s a pop star and Louis isn’t, and there’s a non-disclosure agreement where there used to be a relationship.

🥀 Feels Like Coming Home by phdmama / @phd-mama {E, 60k}

The last thing Harry Styles expects when he's hanging out at the Someday Cafe in Somerville one rainy October day is for his ex, Louis Tomlinson to walk through the door, but that's exactly what happens. After a spectacularly ugly break-up three years prior, Harry hasn't heard one word from Louis, and he's moved on. Gotten over him. But having Louis back in his life, not to mention working at the restaurant where he's a chef, isn't easy, and the feelings that Harry thought he'd left turn out to be not so easily forgotten.

This is a story about love and the power of forgiveness, and how the hard choices we make define us, and change our lives.

🥀 Far Away. by dimpled_halo / @comebackassholes {M, 57k}

Harry swallows hard, clearing his throat. “Hi Lou,” he says, looking at Louis reluctantly. He’s even more gorgeous than he remembers, so much, he feels uneasy looking directly at him, he’s so beautiful. Louis looks at Harry, does a quick once-over and smiles, eyes so bright and blue—just how Harry remembers. “Harold!” He gets up out of his seat and embraces him into a warm hug. It’s a friendly platonic hug; one that ends way too soon. Harry wishes it would last longer so that he can breathe Louis in and memorize his new but somehow still familiar scent. It instantly leaves his body aching for more.

Harry returns to London after five years. Stuck in the past with "what ifs" and "what might have beens", he sees that his friends and ex (and possible love of his life) Louis have all moved on with their lives while he finds himself questioning his own life choices, past and present.

🥀 where the lights are beautiful (series) by twoshipsdrifting / @polkadotlou {M, 49k}

Harry wasn’t wrong about that, not in a general sense. Lots of omegas did seek out rich alphas and betas, hoping or planning to go into heat at the right time. Plenty of omegas saw this as their duty, especially if their families weren’t well off. Worse, Louis couldn’t honestly say he’d never thought about it. If that had been his life, his goal, Louis would feel pretty good about himself now. As it is…Louis feels like shit.

Or the accidental bonding a/b/o fic.

🥀 make this feel like home by @soldouthaz {E, 43k}

The house on West 28th Street in London is twice the size of Louis', more expensive than the price of all of his house and car payments combined, and is falling apart at the seams.

🥀 we should open up (before it's all too much) by @disgruntledkittenface {M, 43k}

“I’m not–” Harry breaks off, his voice strangled as he clutches his phone in his hand. He takes a breath and looks up, trying to keep the tears threatening to spill over at bay. “Louis, I’m not very good company these days. I–”

“Harry,” Louis interrupts, his raspy voice soft and soothing. “I get it. Sometimes it’s just easier to be alone, yeah?”

Harry nods, blinking back the last of his tears.

“But it can get lonely,” Louis states. Harry nods again even though it wasn’t a question, finally looking back at him. “So why don’t we try being alone, together?”

Struggling with grieving and depression since his dad died, Harry has never felt so alone. It’s too much to cope with on his own, but he feels like a burden when he tries to open up with people.

Then he meets Louis.

🥀 Of Love and Blood and Hate by orphan_account {E, 42k}

“You auditioned without me,” Louis says, his voice disbelieving. “How the fuck can you stand there and hurl all this shit at me when you literally left me behind to go audition for the show we’d been dreaming of being on together?"

“What was I supposed to do, Louis? You refused to audition with me unless we were honest about being a couple. I knew we never would have made it past the first auditions. You left me no other choice; it was either audition alone or not audition at all."

Louis feels his own eyes start to fill with tears. “You chose a fucking reality show over our relationship. If you still don’t see that you made the wrong choice than I don’t think there’s any reason for me to waste another second here.”

A Famous/Non-Famous turned Famous/Famous AU where Harry makes the biggest mistake of his life and Louis’ left to pick up the pieces.

🥀 Looking Through You by @allwaswell16 {E, 41k}

Just as Louis and Liam were starting out in the music industry, writing and producing for up and coming artists, a fateful meeting with new pop singer Harry Styles changes everything. Four years later, just as Harry is set to embark on his next world tour, a drunken confession causes a rift between once inseparable friends. As Harry tries to make sense of his feelings for Louis, he begins writing his next album to express them as it may be the only way to break through the walls that Louis has built between them.

🥀 like a timebomb ticking by @infinitelymint {M, 31k}

Louis loses everything. Harry's still there.

🥀 Compass to my Soul by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup {T, 31k}

Harry Styles, alpha, is 1/4 of the perfect pack, and 1/5 of world famous boy band One Direction. He spends his time touring the world with his best friends and family.

Louis Tomlinson, omega, is 1/5 of world famous boy band One Direction. He spends his time hoping his bandmates don’t notice him.

🥀 some things fade (some never do) by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed {T, 25k}

Matching tattoos. He’d never thought he’d be the type for tattoos to begin with, let alone matching or magical ones, but once Harry had put the idea in his mind it had never quite managed to disappear. And it had made sense. With their relationship a long distance one, this was simply another way of feeling close to one another. Of knowing where the other was, how they felt. It had made so much sense.

Back then.

Three years after their break up, Harry calls.

🥀 With These Arms Folded by @taggiecb {NR, 21k}

Harry Styles is living a peaceful existence in California as a very successful song writer. He has his lake house, and his cat, and his small town existence. That is until he receives a curious email one sunny summer morning, and his life almost immediately gets turned upside down buy a force that's bigger than any storm he's seen outside his window.

🥀 You're A Universe by Jiksa / @jiksax {E, 15k}

Harry doesn’t ever mean to hurt him; Louis doesn’t know how to tell him that it’s the only thing he ever does anymore.

Or, Louis’s a stay-at-home dad in London and Harry’s a business expat in Qatar. Louis doesn’t know how much longer their marriage can survive the distance.

🥀 Don't You Remember? by @reminiscingintherain {M, 12k}

Harry slammed the door behind him and immediately pressed his face into his hands, before dropping them back to his sides and staring blankly at the wall.

Louis had gone.

🥀 Bot (series) by tomlinsunshine / @tornlinsunshine {NR, 11k}

Zayn builds robots; Harry is a big fan of his latest model. The date is September fifteenth. It’s a Friday, it’s nineteen degrees outside, and Harry Styles has just made the biggest mistake of his life.

[lavenders-writing]

this blog is less than a year old and it’s blown up more than i thought it would, so i just wanna get mushy real fast to you guys, and to specific people (aka i have the memory of something very tiny and i forget things that should be easy to remember lmao)

everyone, thank you so much for all the follows, likes, reblogs, comments, etc. i often go back and read them, and they never fail to make me smile. as a person struggling with validation, they mean so much more to me than you could ever know

now, for specifics:

@pumpkinwintersoup you we’re one of my first moots, and you’re so kind and lovely to talk to and i always enjoy interacting with you, ily

@ljunderscore you’re my only irl friend on here, so thank you for putting up with my incredible ramblings and brainrot for like three characters specifically, ily

@smolchildlevy your writing is fantastic, and you’re such a sweet person to talk to, never stop doing what you’re doing, ily

@sipsteainanxiety reading your fics has brought so much joy into my year, and you’re such a lovely person to interact with (plus we share the same brainrot for katsuki, which makes me feel like i’m not alone in my clownery), ily

@roll-da-credits i think you were one of my first moots (if i remember correctly) and you’re so supportive of my drawings, and that warms my heart, ily

@knifebite you’re such a kind person, and i know we haven’t interacted a whole lot yet, so let’s make one of our new year resolutions to chat more!! ily

@sendhelpimstupid i’m literally in love with the way you do art, and if my blog weren’t sfw i would reblog every single one of them omg; i could go on for ages about tiny specific parts of your art, but the main thing is is that the amount of time and dedication you put into your art is truly admirable, ily

@katsukichu times can be hard, and this year definitely has been one of the harder ones, but you’ve made it through, and I’m so proud of you, ily

@solaxena you’re such a kind person, and the offer for me to find the names and locations of whoever is even slightly rude to you or your sister is always open, ily