#rambling is cathartic sometimes

[a-little-bit-of-ravioli]

20 questions for fic writers

Tagged by @the-real-azalea-scroggs! Had to wait until I was of my phone because doing these is a nightmare on mobile lmao

1. How many works do you have on A03?

18 as of a few days ago!

2. What's your total A03 word count?

157,937! Which is. Only a fraction of the word count in my Docs folder. Be prepared.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I mainly write for The Legend of Zelda; specifically Linked Universe! In fact, that's all that's posted on my Ao3 currently, since my fall into that fandom began with me uploading there! Pre-Ao3 I wrote for Black Cat (Anime/Manga), Megaman NT Warrior, various Pokémon things, Assassin's Creed, Yugioh, Final Fantasy XIV and Octopath Traveler! Some of these I still write privately, but I haven't gotten around to re-posting any.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Whistling on Deaf Ears - My longest fic on Ao3, focusing on Wild and Twilight's friendship and how good intentions can lead to disaster.

Iconoclasm - Warriors deals with the room full of portraits in Cia's palace. The Chain also deals with it, but with a bit more fire.

Deserving - Twilight finally tells Rusl that he was the wolf in the village during TP, but that also means dealing with some heavier topics. Colin half overhears them and forms his own conclusions.

Something Greater - The start of the "Hyrule can see magical auras" series! In this one we deal with Legend and his many rings.

Ocean Magic - Mermaid Legend and Zora Time have a race and then fight one of the Big Octos from WW! Fun times.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Every single one!! I love comments, they give me an excuse to ramble about my fic more!! I am always down to ramble about every single insignificant detail of any line and/or section. If you ever want more background info about one of my fics, look to the comments!

So please, I adore comments, I treat them like treasures, not responding to them would be a CRIME.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

There's no contest; Inevitable, my (so far) only MCD fic.

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

Hmmm, that's hard to quantify. I usually try to end fics on a hopeful note regardless. I'd say possibly either Deserving, where Twilight reconnects with his family, or Shimmering Blue, Striking White, where Time meets the Fierce Deity settled down on Satori Mountain and they both get closure.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Thankfully, no! I've been blessed with mostly amazing and patient readers, even when my upload schedule isn't the best.

9. Do you write smut?

No, not really. I've attempted it, but I'm too asexual for it lol

10. Do you write crossovers?

Very, very rarely. Mostly privately, and only very specific ones. Only a single one has had an actual plot, so far (more on that one in question 15!).

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Also a nope! I tend to write for smaller fandoms, where these things don't tend to happen a lot!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have! But it's been a while. Over a decade, in fact! I tried to find the fic to link it here, but it was on the German fanfic website fanfiktion.de, and my friend who posted it back then must have deactivated her account, because it's nowhere to be seen (I still have the Word file though!). It was a Multi-Crossover that started as an RP in a forum, and we took turns turning the RP into prose one chapter each. "If a Hero Turns to Dark" was its title. We were edgy teenagers.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Hissssss. Bad question. Shoo. They are all equally important!!

But it's probably TenRose from Doctor Who.

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

One of the very few crossovers I've ever worked on; a crossover fic between Assassin's Creed and Doctor Who, that I have mapped out in both chronological and timeline order, and yes, those are different. I only ever wrote about a quarter of it, since my primary audience of it disappeared when we graduated. I doubt I'll ever pick it back up properly, and if I do it'll probably go through heavy rewrites first since it's so old. Finishing it is a nice thought, but realistically, after 9 years it'll never be high priority enough for it to actually happen.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue, especially arguments, and emotional impact. I've been told I do really well making characters feel alive and believable! Also I like to believe I'm decent at setting a scene and giving it the vibe I want it to have!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I struggle with dialogue tags when nothing much is happening besides the talking. I always feel it's too bland, and fall back on the same phrases. My scene transitions could use some work too.

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

I've done this with Japanese phrases, because I was a massive weeb. Usually I followed them up with their own translations, though; I'm not the biggest fan of footnote translations, unless they are properly linked to. Simple dialogue tags are my favourite way of indicating a language switch.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Black Cat the Manga/Anime! It's a series about an assassin turned bounty hunter trying to live a life separate from his murdery past, but getting dragged back into things by still wanting to avenge his best friend's death. The series has a special place in my heart and my bookshelf, it left an imprint on 13-year-old me that will never leave.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Probably Jailbreak, uncharacteristically enough! It's one of the only fics I never got stuck in once. Writing it was a great feeling from start to finish. I love writing all of my fics, but that was a special few days.

Tagging @ahrva @nowhere-to-go-but-down @silvercaptain24 and @aeghina! And anyone who wants to do it, really, go wild

[steelthroat]

Guys I'm gonna be real here... I need a Jazz in my life. He can fix him or i can make him worse idk and idc, but I know that it would be great.

[gaylactic-fire]

It's scoliosis awareness month. It's also coming up on ten years since I had my spinal fusion surgery. I started writing a vent / retrospective / awareness of my surgery and life with disability but lads.. I don't know if I wanna post it it's actually so dark and upsetting 💀💀

[bunnyboy-juice]

spent the first hour and change at work deleting some old files and am having a grand ol time laughing at myself for not realizing i was a lesbian sooner

[pied-piper-pluto]

there's a billboard i pass sometimes for some sort of fundamentalist christian organization that reads "Anxious? Jesus provides rest" and every time i see it i wish promare was real so i could light it on fire with my mind

[vse-kar-vem]

how to write vent post title that does not come off as self-pitying and or accusatory (because it's NOT !)

[stabyou]

been having so much fun making jewelry lately. i have so many pieces now that i can't feasibly wear all the things i've made in any kind of timely manner. got bracelets coming out of my ears

[comfortableinthesilence]

Today's the first day in a long while where I just feel a bit numb, like I think its a combination of tiredness, being abruptly off my meds, worrying over family and just feeling a bit lost with my personal and business goals recently! Managed to go get my meds prescription on my lunch but also just had a breakdown when I got back with bursting into tears randomly before starting back at work. Why, I don't know but I guess its just one of those days. Taken my meds, taking it easy on myself and just looking forward to getting into bed early tonight and hopefully getting a good nights sleep 🩵

[perchingominouslysmwh]

*✧･ﾟ:*List of cathartic things ✧･ﾟ: *

(for my sanity, in case I misplace it again heh)

Drawing/Art - for jumbled emotions, ones you can't label- the Vibes, if you will- the act of putting paint on paper or canvas regardless of the result is soothing, somehow

Singing - for restless emotions, the loud and angry or sad ones - takes more energy, so they can finally tire themselves out. Works well for nerves as well (Voice projection and all that)

Writing - for thoughts hanging around a long time with nowhere to go- they find a release in a place created specifically for them. (nostalgia in particular, the place it longs for doesn't exist anymore so you can make a place for it like this)

Exercising - the urge to do something when there's no clear idea of what to do- since "Actions are more clarifying than thoughts"

Baking - recently, it's been about connecting with people - watching them enjoy something you made and all that - it's warm and the process of making something like that is soothing too :>

Journalling - good for noisy thoughts that demand to be heard - or for putting the ones that buzz into corporeal form so you can fight them - to empty your head

Staring at the sky - good for that overwhelming feeling where everything's out of control- and that's okay cuz you're tiny and the sky's pretty so maybe it's not all your responsibility anyway

[st-highwind]

Ramble! That some might be able to relate to. It’s in the tags.

[maddisandy]

some day i will not cry over a scene in astarions romance hitting too close to home. today is not that day

[insecateur]

for the record i really think that. chasing after in-characterness(?) or however you define "as close to canonical as possible" in general but ALSO especially in a sprawling canon where 1) characters have like 50 lines of dialogue on average when they're "important" to the "story" (which contain 2 grams of backstory at most, if you're lucky) 2) there are like 3 canonical universes divided by media types that all contradict themselves and 3) the entire timeline AND some of the translation choices (like, to name a random one, deciding that team rocket is the italian mafia and not the yakuza) wreak total havoc into trying to make something coherent out of it without compromising at least a little but mostly a lot,

is kind of pointless, to be frank

do i think some portrayals of lysandre are "out-of-character"? i mean, i'd be lying if i said i didn't, but also, it ultimately doesn't matter to me because worst case scenario i can just avert my eyes (and that's not even getting into the fact that i'd argue that, say, animeverse lysandre is out-of-character based on his gameverse portrayal)

i like sharing meta and things like deep dives into translation etc because it's interesting and contributes to how i write him but i don't think that you have to like. know how french lysandre talks in order to understand his character or whatever. if it helps people take on new perspectives about him that's good!! i'm glad!! i want to inspire people and make them think about who lysandre is. but i don't think my posts about him are Advice people need to follow or whatever. he's just my silly little scrunkly blorbo meow meow and i want to talk about him and i'm just grateful anybody is even willing to listen tbh

[imwritesometimes]

I check the word count and then I

[sampoenjoyer]

i think sometimes being a hater in a healthy isolated manner is underrated. LIKE THE IDEA YOU JUST WONT EVER FEEL ANGRY/HATE SMTH EVER IS DUMB TO ME, you can be a hater, rant to your friends or on an isolated tumblr or whatever the fuck, I THINK THE ISSUE WITH BEING A HATER IS MORE WHEN YOU PROJECT IT TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU/PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABT IT. LIKE IT'S ONE THING TO MAKE AN ISOLATED POST JUST GENERALLY TALKING ABOUT IT AND WHY YOU DISLIKE/HATE WHATEVER INANE THING IT IS (TALKING ABT FANDOM TO BE CLEAR) IT'S ANOTHER TO SEEK OUT AND COMMENT ON THE THING YOU HATE YKNOW? One is fine and normal the other is a dick move tbh.

[leopardheart27]

No one prepares you for vet school finals. At least at my school, they're cumulative for the entire year's worth of information. And it isn't even the material that I'm struggling with the most. It's constantly having to be "on." I've finished 6 of 9 exams and I have a week to go. But I barely know what day it is. I have no remaining energy for these last 3 exams. Thankfully, most of it is material that I'm mostly comfortable with, but I still have stuff to review. But after hours of staring at my computer screen for the last 3 weeks straight, my eyes and neck are killing me. I've had a migraine for 24hrs and my migraines come with dizziness. But I still have to keep studying. Six days until I'm home though, so that's what I'm going to focus on.

[rottingcompost]

have been having dreams about weird flesh demons lately and i might actually prefer those over the really angry dreams i would have for a while