#remember when my tumblr tag was like HP forever

[anticomedygarden]

1, 2, 24?

1. favorite fic you wrote this year

the solangelo marching band au. it was a lot of fun to write, even if some parts were painful, and i got a lot of people actually currently in marching band tell me how much it meant to them, which was awesome

2. least favorite fic you wrote this year

........they all want your white body.......which is also my most popular fic...i don't even hate it or think it's bad really, it's just very...average. like, i could probably go into the fandom and find hundreds of other fics with similar scenes (it's a 5+1). hell, i could go into the book itself and find similar scenes. i just hate knowing that people like it probably because it's so cookie cutter. i mean, i got a lot of really nice comments on it which i am forever grateful for, but idk. it's just not my best.

24. favorite fic you read this year

how the fuck am i supposed to choose??? anon what are you doing to me...

yeah. there's no way i'm choosing just one. (i cannot remember who all has a tumblr, so i'm only tagging kay, who i am sure has a tumblr)

And Just When You Think They're About To Break Apart... by @kaymardsa (ao3) (the mighty ducks, banksway)

Recognize the World that You Call Home by likeadeuce (raven cycle, bluesey)

sex education by CordeliaRose (pjo, solangelo)

Still Preoccupied... With 1979 by darkbluedark (hp, drarry, background jily and wolfstar)

that perilous stuff (which weighs upon the heart) by JessJesstheBest (raven cycle, pynch)

A Potter's Field by MsAlexWP (hp, wolfstar)

coast to coast by xogray (pjo, percabeth)

Solntse by lumosinlove (hp, wolfstar)

Sunset in Your Veins by Baejax (iliad/tsoa, patrochilles)

there's a million other amazing fics i read this year, but these are the ones that i remember the best

[draqo-pctter]

*:..｡o○ - ○o｡..:* Dramione Master List *:..｡o○ - ○o｡..:*

It Started With A One Night Stand      During the worst date of her life, Hermione Granger might have given herself a mild allergic reaction in order to leave early. When she goes to the Emergency Room to confirm she isn’t going to die, she runs into Healer Draco Malfoy. They hooked up three months ago. And he's about to tell her she's three months pregnant.      words: 6,900 | chapters 4/6 | rated m | explicit sexual content, one night stand turns love of her life, tooth-rotting fluff

A Madness Most Discreet | A Dramione Text Fic      In two weeks, the papers will be smeared with headlines detailing every moment of the Granger-Weasley wedding. Article after article will paint the happiest day of Hermione’s life, and the worst day of Draco’s, for all to see. A TextFic AU in which Draco and Hermione come to terms with a decade of unresolved feelings in the two weeks leading up to Hermione and Ron's wedding.      words: 8,857 | chapters 25/? | rated m | mutual pining, idiots in love, miscommunication, extramarital affair, explicit sexual content

Life Grows Colder | Truly Madly Deeply Fest 2023 Submission      Draco Malfoy remembers a lot of things. He remembers the way that Hermione’s hair curled around his finger and the way that his name sounded coming from her lips. He remembers desperately trying to save her, as she desperately tried to save him, both of them meeting in the middle with a promise of forever at the end of so much pain. And he remembers having a second chance. A second chance he’s still waiting for. Or: The year is 2003, but Draco is still in 1998.      words: 7,431 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | dead dove: do not eat, major character death, mental health issues, non-hea, minor depictions of violence, explicit sexual content

Stay For Breakfast and Other Dramione Drabbles      A collection of my Dramione drabbles/microfics, originally posted on Twitter (also some old ones from my Tumblr I’m storing here for safe keeping). Fics will be individually tagged in the author’s notes at the beginning of each chapter. Over-arching tags are defined in the Additional Tags section.

Devil In His Own Way Series      Draco Malfoy, in his quest to find himself, ended up creating a lifestyle magazine so prolific that its reputation soon became his own. Disrobed quickly became celebrated for glorifying sex, money, and what it meant to be a young person coming of age in post-war Wizarding Britain. One afternoon, Hermione received an unexpected visit from Pansy Parkinson and a personal invitation from Draco Malfoy himself for a weekend of pleasure at Malfoy Mansion. One thing led to another, and the two soon found themselves searching for more than a “what could have been”.      words: 154,260 | works: 3/3 | completed?: no | rated m | draco malfoy as hugh hefner au, minor theomione, porn with plot

Mysterious Thing About Love      Hermione Granger had never believed herself to be the type of witch to break into the Department of Mysteries in a drunken bid for some kind of happy future. She also couldn’t have imagined waking up in a reality in which she was happily engaged to Draco Malfoy, having found a kind of companionship that Ron had never shown her. As Draco attempts to help her get back, she finds herself falling for the man who worries if his fiancé will ever return.       words: 26,316 | chapters 7/26 | rated m | soulmates, alternate timelines, strangers to lovers

Run From It All      Sometimes, after particularly brutal raids, Hermione would invite Draco back to her flat. She would feed him, let him shower, and sleep the next day away in her bed while she told Shacklebolt Draco was having his injuries checked at St. Mungo’s and would be back after the weekend. And, one night, he asks her to sleep with him.      words: 4,487 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | coworkers, soft, porn with plot, mild hurt/comfort

A Love Like This Won’t Last Forever | HP Flower Fest 2022 Submission      After the war, Draco hadn’t known what to do with himself or Malfoy Manor. He’d tried to settle his mind with a bit of botany -- a hidden favorite pastime of his -- and soon enough, the estate was covered in hundreds of plant varieties. Hermione was surprised when she received an invitation to the grand opening of The Gardens at Malfoy Manor, a botanical garden for flora and fauna, both Magical and Muggle. Wiltshire breathed a sigh of relief when the two finally came together among a sea of Dahlias.      words: 7,857 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | botany, porn with plot, soft

A Million Little Times      Hermione didn’t blame Draco for the affair. She couldn’t blame Theodore, either. If anyone, she blamed herself–she was the one who followed Draco to the hallway during a Ministry Gala. Their late-night meetings and middle-of-the-day escapades had been going on for some time–three years if her memory was serving her properly–when Hermione found herself torn between dependable security and wanton risk. Draco wanted a promise of her devotion and commitment, while Theodore wore the symbol of it on his left ring finger.      words: 9,760 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | infidelity, extramarital affair, not dramione endgame, porn with plot

Sunday Mornings      Hermione finds herself slowly falling for a handsome blond during springtime.      words: 8,457 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | eighth year, soft, just two young people falling in love, porn with plot

Winter Holiday      The one in which two lonely hearts fall for each other during wintertime.      words: 8,076 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | eighth year, winter vibes, porn with plot

It Happened One Holiday Party      Hermione had only stayed for the office Christmas party because Harry asked her to. Draco had stayed because he’d gotten Hermione for Secret Santa and couldn’t bring himself to simply leave the gift on her desk. Somehow, they both end up back at Draco’s family home beneath some mistletoe.      words: 5,867 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | coworkers, holiday party, dramione first time, porn with plot

Loving In Truth Series      After finishing his Ministry-ordered probation, Draco had to decide on a “new life path”, whatever that meant. He wasn’t sure the judge knew what that meant. What it sounded like was a farce. How was he supposed to decide on a new future when he still hadn’t come to terms with the past? Enter Hermione Granger in all her Ministry glory. As an employee of the Ministry’s Department of Magical Law Enforcement, it became her job to ensure that Draco did what he was supposed to do: find a new career path, and disavow everything that his family had stood for. As he tried to piece himself back together, and put distance between himself and his family values, he found himself wanting to be closer to Granger, who wanted nothing to do with him.       words: 38,357 | books 1/3 | completed? no | rated m | excessive drug/alcohol use, dark themes, hurt/comfort, angst | on hiatus

Let Me Get You Off | Dramione Kink Challenge 2020 Submission      Hermione was drunk when she told Draco that she’d led a boring sex life. He’d also been drunk when he admitted that he was more than capable of showing her a good time. When an owl arrived at her window, she jumped at the chance to see what Draco Malfoy was really about. And she had a delightful time.      words: 3,841 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | explicit sexual content, porn no plot, breath play, dom/sub

Do You Remember?      Five years had passed since Draco and Hermione shared a steamy night in the Hogwarts dungeons. Three years had passed since the war. Six hours had passed since Hermione - incredibly hungover - was greeted by Draco getting a tour on his first day at the Ministry. When he shows up at her flat in Muggle London with an anti-hangover potion as a peace offering, things get steamy.      words: 4,549 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | explicit sexual content, re-introductions, dramione first time

Stay For The Night      Draco thought he was going to the bar to get a quick drink after work. He didn't realize he'd be in charge of making sure Hermione Granger didn't fall asleep in a cheap hotel room.      words: 5,446 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | redeemed draco malfoy, re-introductions, smut and fluff

The Shrine of Your Lies      On the night of Dumbledore’s death, Draco makes a promise to Hermione that he isn’t sure he can keep.      words: 5,486 | chapters 1/1 | rated m | angst, not a happy ending, major character death/depictions of violence

Baby Bump      Hermione is pregnant and feeling insecure about her new body; Draco thinks she looks as beautiful as ever.      words: 835 | chapters 1/1 | rated t | pregnant hermione, body insecurities, domestic fluff

[moonysdora]

hey! Welcome back!

I just wanted to let you know that yesterday I was hunting down the Remadora tag (average Sunday). I managed to stumble across one of your oldish posts, and I was thinking to myself “aw man I remember her, such a shame she hasn’t been active in a while. I hope she’s doing alright” and was remembering how much I used to love the memes you made. 💀 now it’s like 4am and I suddenly woke up, the first thing I did was open tumblr (bc ofc I would) and go through my activity feed. And I cannot explain the feeling of pure happiness that was rushing through me when I saw your url 😭 You literally just made the rest of my day, I’ve also just seen your most recent answer to an ask about your lack of motivation to write fics and I’m hoping you get more motivation soon bc you’ve always been an amazing addition to the Remadora fandom <3

anyway I’m about to go back to sleep but I just wanted to tell you about this strange coincidence, idek if you’ll see this lmao but I wish you the best! have a great day! 💖💖

Awwwwwww you're so sweet, thank you so much <33

I'm doing good, but as I said in the last post, I'm just not really into HP anymore... and there's no hate, I just moved on from my obsession (I got to admit I was incredibly obsessed with Remadora at one point). Occasionally, I log in to here to see what's up because Remadora will truly be in my heart forever <3

Thank you again for thidms message, I really appreciate it, and you've also made my day :)

[bookshop]

i recently came across defining draco malfoy (in case you dont remember, its a piece from 2004 on livejournal written for idol-reflection i believe). and can i just say, this is probably my favorite hp essay? i read a lot of hp essays, and love a lot of them (some more now as im desperately searching the internet for the ‘fandom resources’ linked at the bottom, because some of the links are broken).

anyway, you might not see this because it doesnt seem like youve been active in a bit, or maybe youre just not at all interested in harry potter and don’t really care (or maybe youre the wrong person, and are currently Very Confused). but, do you agree with everything you said in your essay, in retrospect? is there anything you would change, given the chance to re-do it? thx <3

Haha, this is actually pretty wild because a) i am the right person and b) i've just in the last 3 weeks kinda fallen into one of those periodic H/D fanfic rereading binges I go into once every 6 or 7 years, so your timing is great.

Back in my HP fandom heyday I also read a lot of HP essays, so i'm really very flattered to get this comment. My essay (which is also on AO3, currently locked to users) was written before book 6, and while for obvious painful reasons i haven't reread it lately and won't be rereading it, i still remember the feeling of reading it for the first time, almost breathless at how much of the fandom's ideas on Draco were being validated through that book. Rereading the essay now, I was spot-on pointing out that "Draco’s biggest moments in the books are all defined by a lack of action," considering his climactic moment is his inability to kill Dumbledore.

It's clear, too, that I gave JKR far more credit for wanting to deconstruct her own established ideas about Slytherin than she deserved; I like many fans was hugely let down by her lack of real engagement in book 7 with the portrayal of Slytherin as the blanket catch-all house for Evil Children, and of course the way she treated Draco in the end was part of that. I still think it's utterly laughable, if not contemptible, that she began the story stating that all four houses needed to unite, and then ended up with every single Slytherin walking out to join Voldemort, lolol fuck her. 😂 I think, for me, that was the single biggest cop-out (among many) in the final book, because she did so much in book 6 to complicate Draco's identity and give him the possibility of redemption only to half-assedly throw it away in book 7, forget about him and every other Slytherin Harry's age, and revert to using him for plot expediencies. Just hugely disappointing.

i'm sure i probably wrote some gushing triumphant meta about draco on my LJ after book 6 came out. In retrospect, i'm not really fond of my general reaction to book 7 — it was posted very soon after i'd finished reading it, and i was running on the fumes of fannish enthusiasm. but i had been yelling for years at that point about JKR's maltreatment of Slytherin, so it occupied a lot of my attention in that review. It still does, honestly; i see Rowling's complete disinterest in deconstructing Slytherin's ideology and place within the rest of the wizarding world — her continuing to frame the entire house as a bunch of racist, power-hungry supremacists, while also still allowing all of the racists to resume their place in society after the war is over as though nothing much had changed — as a huge rosetta stone for what we now know is her larger pernicious position of centrist ambivalence. She was ultimately fine with Draco and his entire house being bigots, because in her ultimate worldview, a little bit of bigotry in the world is inevitable and ineradicable. Why bother trying? Why bother freeing the house elves? Why bother finding one non-racist Slytherin, much less, idk, opening Slytherin to Muggleborns who aren't shamefully hiding their identities? Why bother tearing down and rebuilding when you can just sloppily pave over and call it reformation and change?

Ugh, idk why I'm even bothering trying to explicate the mind of a disgusting bigot. Go read lettered's By the Grace instead of Harry Potter:

“Of course,” Bickford went on, “we will replant.”

“No,” said Kavika, “we won’t. If that tree was a symbol of this institution, does not the fact that a person was trapped inside of it for a millennia suggest that something is deeply troubled within the institution itself? The tree should not be replanted; the rot of it should be remembered and honoured.”

“Reveal will happen soon, and everything will change anyway.” Bickford’s voice was plaintive. “Can we not have just one thing remain the same?”

“No,” said Harry. “Kavika is right. And you’re right as well, Mister Bickford. Everything is changing.”

[zeawesomebirdie]

I hope I can still send you asks and you can answer them? Just to say that I'm trying to do the Snarry rec list but my memory is SO BAD lol there are a few I know have to go on there but otherwise? I'm going to have to reread so much fic..... Not that it's an imposition of course, but it does feel weird taking a look through my collection and realising 1) there are less fics than I thought and 2) I can't associate any summary to so many of the titles! Where has my Snarry knowledge gone!! Anyway I realise I forgot to rec you Diagnosis by MaidenMotherCrone for Tomarry fics, which is an error because I'm not sure I'd want to reread it but it's really a Whole Thing in an overall positive way. Also I never gave you the name of the absolute epic I felt weird reccing on main because there's some niche kinks in it? Obviously you don't seem like you open a 500k fic and come out of it a week later without having done anything else but read it, given what you've said about taking breaks in Pacify (which tbh fair. A lot of stuff happens there) so giving you a 800k fic series on top of all the rest seemed a lot you know :') but whenever you want, you know where to find me hehe. Anyway I'll go like brush my teeth and all, hope this sends, bye bye!!

Looks like I can still receive asks! Whether or not you’ll be notified when I answer this (and I guess, also whether or not tumblr will even allow me to post it,,,) still remains to be seen, but based on last night’s experiment with @’ing you, you won’t be notified. I’ll try to keep my reblogging to a minimum until you’ve seen this!!

For what it’s worth, I did send in another support ticket this morning, but I’ll update my pinned post with that info after I’ve answered this

There is no rush at all for the snarry rec list!! Take your time beloved!! I agree that rereading all that fic isn’t all that bad of a thing, but omg, it must be so daunting to have that list to go through, even if it’s shorter than you thought it was! I mean, I’m sitting here with 12 pages in my marked for later tab on Ao3, while entirely forgetting to read both the fic I currently have open and the books I have from the library lol, so I can def relate to having a list to read through. Just please don’t feel rushed or even obligated, you have the best recs but really it’s okay if I wait for it!

(but tbh, at this point I’ve read enough snarry that I feel like I could make an actual rec list myself, even if like 90% of my bookmarks have come from the @houseofsnarry discord. I might have to do that. No one has asked for my recs since I totally flubbed that one ask requesting my quiobi recs and I revealed that at the time I wasn’t really reading, but now I read so much more, even if it’s primarily snarry and irl books. Idk. I’ll have to think about it and also wait until I get un-shadowbanned, and also also I’ll have to read a little bit more so I can round out any list like that,,,)

Omg so Diagnosis looks like an absolutely incredible fic 👀 that summary, those tags!! No worries about not remembering anything other than the positive vibes, I’ve loved literally everything you’ve rec’d thus far and I’m sure I’ll love this too!

Feel free to drop the name of that longfic btw 👀👀👀👀 I don’t often go for fics over 150k unless they come highly recommended, but most of the time I do finish them really quickly. I got through Unrestrained by Lizzy00305 in three days, All the Young Dudes by MsKingBean89 in about a week and a half, and, while they’re obv not fic, I did read the first five HP books in 8 days, and then HBP and DH in about a week and a half. It depends on what’s going on irl and how into the fic I am tbch.

Rn it’s taking me forever to get through Transparency by oldesthuntress even though it’s literally my favourite fic of all time only because I have so much going on irl. My fatigue will catch up to me soon enough, and all I’ll be capable of doing (affectionate) soon will be reading and animal crossing, and even if I can’t read it for a little bit, I do have surgery right before Christmas which will mean only reading for a few weeks!

(for what it’s worth, I’m currently planning to save Pacify for after surgery, because tbch I think that’s the perfect read for when I’ll be stuck in bed for two weeks!)

But anyway! Yes please drop that link! No fic is too long if it comes highly recommended!!

All my love to you beloved, I hope the rest of your day goes well!! Thanks for stopping in!!

[sparklingsin]

73 questions

i was tagged by @justapurrcat lysm bb

on a scale of 1-10, how excited are you about life right now? about 5.

describe yourself in a hashtag? #tiredawkwardanddesprateforloveandafuckingbreak

if you could do a love scene with anyone, who would it be? probably tom.

if your life was a musical, what would the marquee say? "i wanna die but i want to eat a tteokpokki"

what’s one thing people don’t know about you? that i am a smut writer lol

what’s your wake up ritual? wake up feeling exhausted, ponder if i even need my job, check my phone and then go have a bath.

what’s your go to bed ritual? i wash my face with cold water, brush my teeth, drink water, maybe watch a movie or read r if I'm tired scroll through tumblr and sleep.

what’s your favorite time of day? the night, sunrise.

your go to for having a good laugh? watch an episode of brooklyn nine nine or watch daniel sloss.

dream country to visit? Greece.

what’s the biggest surprise you’ve ever had? all of my friends showing up for my birthday when I was 11.

heels or flats/sneakers? prefer sneakers but adore heels.

vintage or new? both.

who do you want to write your obituary? my loved ones.

style icon? probably zendaya and blake lively.

what are three things you cannot live without? my laptop, my loved ones, sweet food.

what’s one ingredient you put in everything? idk lol, salt? 💀

what 3 people living or dead would you want to make dinner for? I'm gonna go for the famous people route and pick d.b. cooper, j.f.k and one of the Alcatraz escapees - to know their story yes

what’s your biggest fear in life? being a failure.

window or aisle seat? window.

what’s your current tv obsession? stranger things/ heartstopper.

favorite app? tumblr.

secret talent? I am a decent dancer and singer lol

most adventurous thing you’ve ever done in your life? held a snake? drove through the night in pelting rain?

how would you define yourself in three words? artistic, calm, sad

favorite piece of clothing you own? my royal blue velvet gown

a must have clothing item that everyone should have? black leather/denim jacket

a superpower you would want? teleportation

what’s inspiring you in life right now? not much, ngl

best piece of advice you’ve received? "expect disappointment and you'll never be disappointed"

best advice you’d give your teenage self? everything you're going through will seem almost insignificant in the future.

a book everyone should read? ahh i haven't read in so long, and honestly i can't think of anything rn.

what would you like to be remembered for? my art and how much I loved my people :3

how do you define beauty? you'll find it where you want to.

what do you love most about your body? on most days i hate it, on days I don't - my height and lips

best way to take a rest/decompress? hot milk, paint something, a blanket, sleep

favorite place to view art? in a loved one's company

if your life was a song, what would the title be? "why am I like this?" by orla gartland

if you could master one instrument, what would it be? guitar

if you had a tattoo, where would it be? inside of my forearm of my hip bone.

dolphins or koalas? dolphins

what’s your spirit animal? an owl

best gift you’ve ever received? anything that was ever handmade by anyone. it means the world to me when people put in that extra effort

best gift you’ve given? i am known to give the best gifts, but personally, a set of hand painted postcards.

what’s your favorite board game? monopoly the hp version

what’s your favorite color? blue and black

least favorite color? pink

diamond or pearls? diamonds

drugstore makeup or designer? idk????? i haven't gotten into makeup yet

blow-dry or air-dry? blowdry

pilates or yoga? Yoga.

coffee or tea? neither

what’s the weirdest word in the english language? English as a whole is weird af.

dark chocolate or milk chocolate? milk.

stairs or elevators? stairs.

summer or winter? Winter.

you are stuck on an island, you can pick one food to eat forever without getting tired of it, what would you eat? burgers or any indian curry with roti <333

a dessert you don’t like? pie

a skill you’re working on mastering? being a better daughter

best thing to happen to you today? had my boss at work praise me a lot

worst thing to happen to you today? i didn't recieve my new laptop and i am pmsing

best compliment you’ve ever received? a visually impaired person told me i was beautiful.

favorite smell? rose, petrichor, old yellowed books

hugs or kisses? hugs

if you made a documentary, would it be about? probably true crime.

last piece of content you consumed that made you cry? final episode of stranger things vol 2 😀

lipstick or lipgloss? lipstick

sweet or savory? sweet

girl crush? every woman ever? ok but my tshwriternet girlies, blake lively, zendaya, gemma chan, lizzo, doja cat

how do you know you're in love? when they're the first person to cross your mind for anything

a song you can listen to on repeat? whatever I'm obsessed with at that moment

if you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be? a dog

what are you most excited for about this time in your life? not much really? making them bills for my parents?

tagging: @runesandmoons @rayisthehoe @ebureon @spideysbae @cutetomholland and whoever wants to do this!

[lostmykeysie]

➶*✧*⤪･*✧*2022 FIC GOALS*✧*･⤪*✧*➶

first up, thanks to @theonlywolfpants and @wolfstarhaven for being generally all round amazing, but also for tagging me in this

1. finish Trust is Earned

so this is a two in one, because i need to finish this, but i also need to learn from it: never plan a beginning and an ending for a fic and then just dive in. i need structure!! i need plot!! and yet here i am, without either!! as much as i love writing fluff i cannot write multi chap fluff, i am directionless. but i will finish it!!! i originally told myself i'd do it in time for christmas, but that's not going to happen. 2022 it is.

2. finish and publish my regulus black redemption fic

so this one i am excited about. i have learned from past mistakes and have planned the entire thing, every single chapter, but it means so much to me that i'm worried i'll be writing and re-writing and editing forever and just never post. i've never read anything reg focused/centric and it's all very new but i already love it so much and i'm hoping it'll be my best so far. just need to take the plunge! i have decided i will do it today. promise.

3. read non-wolfstar fic

so my issue is that i have a lot of problems with focusing and attention. i love fanfiction! it completely made my life during lockdown when i was in a situation (that i'm unfortunately still in) where i can't watch any tv or films because my mind just can't focus for long enough. imagine lockdown but without netflix or disney+ or anything - that was basically me. subscriptions to every streaming service out there but no brain that will let me watch, i was genuinely just lying in bed every day staring at the ceiling lol. then something or other got me onto ao3 and i've always been a wolfstar fan in concept but never in practice but next thing i know i'm hooked, and i've finally found entertainment my brain is happy with!!! but now i'm seeing all these talented writers with so much to give and i really want to branch out and read something else so i can appreciate them fully but i need a good introduction to trick my brain into caring about something other than wolfstar. i would really love some fic recommendations for non-wolfstar HP ships (and preferably not remus or sirius because wolfstar are endgame) fic that is short/semi short that you think showcases the characters or pairing and could kickstart my interest - please please please!!!!!!!

4. interact more

i honestly think i've only had tumblr for about a month which is insane. i had it when i was a teenager (makes me sound so old, i am still in my 20s ok leave me alone) - this super angsty depressing black and white blog. i'd love to find it but i can't remember my url and i don't have access to my old email :( but anyway, i've not hopped on here for long, but i am so glad i did, because it's great, but i am so out of the loop. so my plan for 2022 is to interact more and get to know everyone (lame)

5. write more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meeting With a Stranger is honest to god the first thing i've ever written. it all started after many bottles of wine with two of my greatest friends. we were talking about ff and how we'd love to write, but didn't have the stones to/didn't have anything to say. (they're completely different fandoms - V is all about supernatural (destiel!) and L is a huge k-pop fan (loves BTS)) and i was saying how i'd love to beta work but could never write because my brain was empty of plot. then it got me thinking, and then the first MWaS scene with remus and james came into my mind, and then i would think of some stupid/funny line and be like haha sounds like something remus would do, and then boom, i'm writing a whole ass fic, and the rest is history.

i have a doc with prompts and inspos and scenes that i would to build on, mostly oneshots (i love writing fluffy oneshots so much) including a christmas wolfstar that i'm going to try and write next week and my reggie redemption fic eek! so i think this one will be my easiest goal only because now i've started, i canny stop

6. beta fics

i want to beta fics!!!!!!! in reality i want to live out my secret dream job of being an editor. i've never beta'd a fic and i'm not sure what the level of involvement is but it's something i really want to start in '22 so... if anyone is in need of a beta hit me up in 2022 :D

sorry this ended up really long, i am apparently an oversharer. all my mutuals have already been tagged and posted their 22 goals which tells me i need to get cracking on #4 asap!

[dramionecommentfest]

Reader Profile: Kiwi05622

The Dramione Comment Fest is the fest where readers take center stage! We’re excited to feature profiles of some of our readers throughout the course of the fest. First up, we have the most delightful and lovely @kiwi05622​!

Location: Middle East Hogwarts House: Slytherin Pronouns: she/her When did you start reading Dramione? How did you originally find fics to read?  I started reading in 2017… I think. Or was it 18? I'm not sure anymore. But one of those years lol! So yes, I'm still relatively new to the fandom. But I have devoured so much that it's come to the point where all the stories I've read have started to mingle with each other, and I can't tell you which story is which unless it had a massive impression on me and stood out. How did I find fics? I had this friend of mine, who was a closeted fic reader (I will never forgive her for not introducing me to this world sooner) that kept on dropping these obscure hints my way whenever Harry Potter would come up in our discussions, which was often. She would call me and ask what I'm doing, and my answer would either be, I'm reading HP, or watching one of the movies. She never once judged me or asked me why I'm spending so much time re-reading and rewatching, and I love her for that. One night, she got a little frustrated with me when I whined about NEEDING MORE of it, and she snapped. She was like KIWI JUST GIVE ME TWO CHARACTERS THAT YOU LOVE, and I shyly replied Hermione and Draco? She had the audacity to sigh (she is not a Dramione lover by any means). She sent me a link to Ao3 with a message "Welcome to my life, and I wish you luck stepping foot inside this black hole. Bye.” because I didn't know better. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, I clicked on the FIRST link I found, and this is how Bleak Manor by Pushthebutton became the first story that made me -surprisingly- fall in love with Dramione and fan fiction.  How have you gotten more involved in the Dramione community? What platforms/websites have you participated in, and which do you like? I'm not VERY involved in the fandom, if I'm honest. I'm an introvert by nature. Even though I started reading years ago, I only started joining Facebook groups last year. From there, I stumbled onto Tumblr (which was the weirdest platform I've ever been on, but now I LOVE IT), which then led me to Discord. This is where I'm currently stationed. I'm not as active as I used to be on Facebook. I also reached out to many people on Discord and found friends that I no longer call "internet friends," and I find it easier to communicate to authors over there.

Tell us about any reading preferences or practices!  Okay, I won't talk about my past habits, because looking back, it was really unhealthy. But I remember I used to read at every waking hour; I would only *sleep* to generate energy to keep ongoing: Goodbye food and social life. However, now, I dedicate time to reading, and it's usually 2 hours before I sleep. So I'll have dinner, and then open up my kindle and read until my eyes can't stay open. My days are usually spent talking to friends and doing many things that need to get done. I started off reading with my laptop until my boyfriend got annoyed by the bright lights emanating from my screen (honestly I didn't even think about reading from my phone). He later suggested reading from the iPad, and I stuck to that for a fair bit, until one night, I ran out of battery, and I couldn’t find the charger, so I reluctantly read from my phone, which I later obviously loved. I could read on the train, while making dinner, taking a walk (because we all need to exercise at some point). Then, after my boyfriend was SURE this wasn't just a phase, and I'll probably be reading for the rest of my life, he surprised me with a kindle, and the rest is history.  

Do you like to leave comments? If so, what is your advice for leaving comments?  If I'm completely honest with you, sometimes. I'm guilty of moving on from a chapter to chapter without taking a moment to comment. Telling myself that I'll go back and let the author know how much I enjoyed this part or that part. But I forget. Once I'm done with a story, I want to MOVE ON to the next one. However, in the past year, I've made an active effort to write down everything I feel on my phone while I read on my kindle, so I can go back and paste my review. That’s the other thing, I read SO much from my kindle, that it makes it so easy to forget to go back online and submit a review. And with Discord, I usually read with my friends, and sometimes the author will be there while we talk, theorise and flail all over their work. It's a much more interactive experience. I think authors would prefer that over a thank you. This isn't to say that a thank you doesn't go a long way or isn't appreciative, but honestly, how many times can an author say you're welcome? Or thank you for reading? This takes me to the second part of your question. The one advice I would give is, don't expect a response back. Do it because you genuinely liked it. Suppose we keep expecting and wanting the author to respond, especially if a chapter gets SO MANY reviews. In that case, it might seem disheartening to the reviewer, and they're left feeling unseen or that their review was lacking, which isn't the case most of the time. Tell them how it made you feel, which parts did you love, which string of emotion was plucked and left vibrating in your chest. Tell them that. But also, saying a simple thank you is enough. Personally, I would go to the last chapter and tell the author how much I've enjoyed their story if it's a story that was posted years or months back. If it's a story published years ago and they seem inactive, I would slide into their DMs and flail all over the story. You'd be surprised how many actually respond.

What is your all-time favorite fic you’ve read?  ALL TIME FAVOURITE is such a difficult question to answer. So I’ll compromise and tell you which one I really really really LOVE but also list a few that I can't be parted with. If my room was caught on fire and I had all these stories in front of me and I had to only choose ONE I would say Risk Reward Ratio by @MissiAmphetamine and its sequel! Okay, I know I cheated, but *sigh* honestly I love it. And I’m not sorry about it either. It's not what you would typically hear because it's not really a fluffy story and there are some questionable actions, plots and let’s not start discussing their relationship. But you see, I enjoy a story that questions my morals sometimes, where I find myself asking “what would I do in this situation?” Plus, as you’ll see below, I have a thing for angst with a happy ending. That being said, I also love love love these stories and they each hold meaning to me, because I've read them at various stages of my life: 

Redemption by @anondracomalfoy (wonderfully written story and very enjoyable!!! It’s a memory trope mixed with some suspense)

Revert by SUPRNTRAL LVR (this is when I found out that I can actually cry while reading a story lol) 

Remain Nameless by @heyjude19-writing (I will FOREVER love this story and no one can taint it for me. If you ONLY knew how much this story means to me *cough* I spent every moment I wasn’t reading this making her moodboards that's how much it moved me *cough*)

The Art of Betrayal by @hathawaywrites

Across The Hall by @takingflight48 (this one just hold a special place in my heart)

Thirteenth Night by Nelpher (This is the story that changed my mind about memory loss trope which is my LEAST favourite)

Nightmares and Nocturnes by @olivieblake (one of the most creative and unique war stories ever written)

Hindsight by @floorcoaster (This changed my mind about T rated stories)

Broken by @inadaze22 (this taught me a lesson to READ THE TAGS, but the pain was worth it)

Sugar and Spice by @inlovewithforever (ummmm do I need to say more? This is one of the best triads I've ever read)

Looking Glass by @kyonomiko​ (Every time I'm in a rut I go back to THIS and it never fails to bring me back to life and remind me why I fell in love with these two. It's light hearted, funny and has my second OTP. it's a win-win for me)

Find Your Way Back by @willhavetheirtrinkets​ (Musyc) (I will forever rec this story to everyone)

Pound of Flesh by @pennilynnovus​ (HELLO STRIPPER DRACO! This one tore my heart out, I love it!)

Honestly, the list can go on and on and on. There are just SO many good ones out there that I haven't mentioned yet, but I wanted to list only a few that I will always go back and re-read. Also, just because I haven't mentioned the ones that we keep seeing everywhere, doesn't mean I didn't enjoy them or loved them! 

What fic gave you the most feels? Definitely “Risk Reward Ratio.” It gave me SO much feels. Some were good, and some were pretty bad. It took me on a wild roller coaster ride. I was happy, sad, angry, happy, sad, angry. I laughed hard in some places, I cried even harder in others, I wanted to pull my hair out MOST of the time, and some parts were oh so good the butterflies wouldn't settle the fuck down. But ehh I like what I like, and I'm unapologetic about it. :D

Who is your favorite side character from any Dramione fic? This one is easy! Theo-fucking-Nott! Without a shadow of a doubt. You want to make him the most awesome sidekick character, go right ahead. The best bro, be my guest. The one that has secret feelings for Hermione? GIVE ME THAT TRIAD!!!!! You dare to make him evil? FUCK YES! I'm SO here for it. Even if he is one, I will STILL love him. I always get slightly giddy when Theo makes an appearance, and I tend to enjoy the story that much more. He's an interesting character to me because he's ambiguous. Canon never gave us much about his personality and reading how everyone interprets him makes him one the most versatile characters in my humble opinion. :D

Last question: Do you really like kiwis?? Hahaha!!!! Yes, I really do. This name was given to me by the people who were worried I had a mild obsession with kiwis. You don't have to ask me what I need from the store, because my answer would always be “we've run out of kiwis, BRING ME SOME MORE.” However, let me just make it clear that I'm not a heathen and I don't eat them with their skin on (no judgment if you do).

Thank you so much, Kiwi, for sharing with us! The Dramione community is lucky to have you <3 

Don’t forget, sign ups for the Dramione Comment Fest close February 6, 2021. Check out the rules here and sign up for the fest here.

[willowbird]

Writing Tag Game

Tagged by @paradoxolotl AND @of-stars-and-moon (sorry I take forever to answer and respond to things, friends ^///^)

How many works do you have on AO3?

36

What’s your total AO3 word count?

holy shit... 418,231

What are your top five fics by kudos?

1. say something 2. It Must Be Witchcraft 3. heavy hands, heavy hearts 4. i won't say we aren't family 5. let them hear me shout (for you)

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Usually! I try to respond to all comments because they make me feel so happy and glowy on the inside and I want my readers to know that I really appreciate them taking the time to read and also to spend their time giving me some validation lol. The only one I really don't respond to comments on is 'words in the wind' because it's just a collection of my responses to tumblr prompts, mostly so that I know I won't lose any of my writing.

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

Hm... most of my fics end happy even if they aren't outright fluffy. The happiest ending just in and of itself though is probably Nap Time is Best Time. It's one of my few Neil POV ones and he's all shmoopy about Andrew being cuddly so...

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

Much smaller pool to pick from here lmao. Definitely heavy hands, heavy hearts. Between the argument between Neil and Andrew, then the, er, reluctant heart-to-heart between Aaron and Neil it definitely simmers in the angst all the way to the end.

Do you write crossovers?

Not yet! I'd love to though!

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not exactly. I've received a few back-handed compliments that didn't feel so great, and a few comments that contained mild complaints about how soft I tend to write Andrew and Neil, but nothing outright hateful.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I'm terrible at smut. Outright terrible. So you'll see some mild references, and the occasional smutty scene, but nothing overtly explicit.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I hope not :(

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I don't think so, yet! But I've had a few people ask to translate and I've given permission each time, so hopefully!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes! Well, sorta! @justadreamfox and I wrote the Take My Hand series together. And there might be something coming up soon ;-)

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Andrew x Neil! But I also have a very warm place in my heart for a few very obscure and/or new pairings that no one that follows me will probably know XD

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

The one sitting in my docs titled "Angsty HS Andreil Trash".

What are your writing strengths?

Fluff. Also, when a character gets all shmoopy and goes into long inner monologues about how much they love another character, but without actually saying 'love'. I'm romantic trash.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Lol. Can I say writing is my weakness? Erm, more seriously though - probably plot. I'm just not all that good at it. And angst - I tend to shy away from it and I feel like sometimes I with rush to resolve it too quickly.

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

Very cool! But I am woefully mono-lingual. So while I enjoy reading fics that include dialogue (internal or external) written in another language, when I have a character in my own fics that speak another language I tend to just, keep writing in English and just use the narrative and dialogue tags to make sure the reader knows we've switched languages. It's kinda been hammered into me that Google Translate Is Not An Acceptable Way To Put Other Languages In Writing. So... I don't.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Oh my god, uh, the first fic I ever wrote ever was a Green Day fic when I was like... 10 or 11 years old. Follows swiftly by a six year obsession with HP Marauders Era. My first major ship was Remus x Sirius, but that was so long ago I don't think it was called wolfstar yet. I remember posting my fics on Quizilla of all places, then migrating over to Livejournal. I think we called the ship puppy love? Or maybe it was just R/S. Look, it's been a very long time okay...?

What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

This is the hardest one to answer, because I love all of them for very different reasons. Instead I'll say that the two I wrote just for me, knowing I probably wouldn't get a lot of views on them and absolutely not caring are 5 minutes to breath and a home by any other name.

(Though similarly you can also say that for my really ridiculous Palmetto Academy series, which will definitely have more entries in the future...)

Tagging ~ anyone who wants to! I'm bad at this :)

[luthienebonyx]

Fic Writer Interview

I was tagged by @thisbluespirit who has most excellent timing in providing me with this fabulous procrastination tool for talking about writing when I should actually be writing.

Name: Luthien. I’ve been Luthien in online fandom since 1998-ish, but it was also a joke nickname in a group of RL friends before that, which is a long story. But yeah, I’ve been Luthien approximately forever. (Ebonyx is the nickname for my now departed much-loved tuxedo cat, Ebony, if you were wondering. I’m Luthien most places in fandom, but the cat comes with me if Luthien isn’t available as a username.) 

Fandoms: I started in Xena: Warrior Princess fandom, and there have been lots of others since. Fandoms that I stayed in for longer than five minutes (and a couple of times for up to five years)/wrote more than one story for include (the ones that I can remember off the top of my head) Harry Potter, the original Battlestar Galactica (1978), Pet Shop of Horrors, Stargate Atlantis, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Lewis, Once Upon a Time, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and, of course (and entirely by accident) Game of Thrones. 

Where you post: These days, only on AO3, apart from some small tumblr prompt fills that then end up on AO3. Originally, I posted to mailing lists, and my fic ended up in lots of small, stand-alone archives devoted to a single fandom/pairing/character. Then LJ was where I posted for a long time. Tried ff.net at one point in the early 2000s. We weren’t a good fit. Oh, and I had my own website, too - had to learn html to do that originally. 

Most popular one-shot: In terms of kudos, A Night to Remember, which is a Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries PWP. In terms of hits, Plain Jane, a Once Upon a Time canon divergence, which is one of my favourite stories out of everything I’ve ever written. (Also, some of my HP fic back in the day probably would take the prize overall, but it was all posted long before AO3 was a gleam in astolat’s eye. In Whisky Veritas, one of my Snape/Hermione fics, still has a stupid number of hits for something so old. I never know which of my fics are going to be zombie fics, and never quite die, but that one is definitely the biggest zombie of the lot.) So far as my JB fic goes, it’s Beloved and A Doom Unescaped. 

Most popular multi-chapter: I actually haven’t written all that many multi-chaptered fics over the years, partly because I often wasn’t well enough to write them, and partly because they were frowned on a lot in the fannish circles I used to move in. That said, The Personal Touch is the most popular multi-chapter fic I’ve ever posted in any fandom, on every metric.

Fic you were nervous to post: Well, every fic. I always feel sick right before I hit the “post” button. But more than usually nervous? I think the first time I posted het I was pretty nervous, because I was a slasher, and there was a much bigger divide then than there is now. I’m usually not that nervous when I first post in a new fandom, though, because I don’t know anyone, I’ve got nothing to lose, and it’s like I can just sneak in, drop the fic, and then run away without being seen. (That was what was supposed to happen with JB. Oops.)

How do you choose your titles? Sometimes they’re song lyrics or quotes from poems or whatever; often they just come to me. I have a very big thick book of quotations for those stories that just don’t WANT to be named. (Sometimes this works really well. I really liked the fit of the title when I finally found the right quote for As Sunlight Drinketh Dew, for example.) I like a title with more than one meaning to it, if I can manage it, or something which points to things being not quite as straightforward as they appear on the surface. My recent Queen’s Thief story was about an eleven-day journey through the mountains, but the fic was called Twelve Days, because the story was actually about the emotional journey the characters were on rather than the physical one, and that didn’t end until they were out of the mountains.

Do you outline? Hahaha. Um, I am definitely what GRRM calls a gardener rather than an architect. I have TRIED to outline, and all that happens is that I end up with scene drafts instead of an outline. My usual method is to just keep a list of bullet points and jot things down as I work them out. Sometimes I’m wrong, and then I argue with myself from bullet point to bullet point. They’re usually in any sort of order, and include details ranging from the main beats of the story to some silly joke or line or reference that I need to remember to include when I get to a later part of the story. I DID write a chronology for both Twelve Days (for obvious reasons) and also for my Yuletide fic, but those were definitely not outlines. No, nuh-uh. (Don’t want to scare my brain by making it think it has to deal with an actual outline.)

(Slightly more) seriously, though, I know the way my writing brain works. It needs to know the skeleton of the story: the general shape of the story, the main beats, where it starts and where it ends. But everything else, the flesh in between the bones, comes out in the writing. If I know too much before I write, the story tends not to work.

Complete: 128, not counting my Yuletide fic, and also not counting various old stories that never made it to AO3.

Do you take prompts?  Sometimes. If I’m foolish enough.

In progress: 10 on AO3, but that includes a couple of open-ended collections, plus a couple of WIPs in old fandoms that, realistically, I’m very unlikely to ever return to. There are four JB fics that need finishing, and no, I haven’t forgotten about any of them. I just only have so much energy available for writing. I also still have to finish my JB chill exchange fic - which is what I should be working on right now but hey, there was this meme...

Coming soon: My Yuletide fic, which I obviously can’t talk about yet. I’ll just say that it’s a story I’ve thought about writing for quite a while, and I was thrilled to finally get the chance to do it. And also my JB Chill Exchange fic, which is... well, you’ll see. ;)

Tagging: Fellow procrastinators @robotsdance and @firesign23. Also: @samirant @slipsthrufingers @nire-the-mithridatist @kiraziwrites @sdwolfpup @scoundrels-in-love @schweetheart @woodelf68 @blatheringbluejay and anyone else who wants to do it.

[thatlittledandere]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 31 and 40 for that shipper ask meme (sorry for picking so many but those questions are GOOD)

You're right, they absolutely are. I'm sorry in advance that this is gonna be LONG and I'm on mobile so I can't even add a read more;;

1. Talk about the first ship you ever had

So I'm SURE there were relationships I was invested in in movies and cartoons I watched as a child (I've always been a sucker for romance, even though there was that period when I didn't want to admit it) but I can't remember anything from very far back;; So it was either Ron and Hermione from Harry Potter or Ichigo and Masaya from Tokyo Mew Mew, whichever I read first.

2. Talk about three of the most important ships throughout your life

GOSH. You can't do this to me. I guess Romione because it was the time in my preteens when I was becoming more aware of... stuff, in general, abs the two cemented my love for friends-to-lovers. Then Ioryuu, because I've never been AS invested in and passionate about a ship before and likely never will. Nothing can compare to that intensity and ngl I miss it;; I miss the genuine hype I felt in my heart that made me interact with people and make things. So many things. I honestly can't think of a third one with such a lasting impact, sorry;;

3. What's your current OTP?

I imagine Souyo scenarios in my head every night before falling sleep and every morning after waking up, this is not a joke not an exaggeration. I still feel a little traitorous saying this on tumblr but their dynamic IS somewhat similar to the way I see Ioryuu so-

4. What's your current NoTP?

I don't think I have one? I have dislikes, some of them strong, but I don't see any of them often enough to be, like, actively angry. I have better uses for my time than willingly exposing myself to stuff I don't like.

5. Do you have any poly ships?

Not generally, juggling two characters is enough work lol. The only poly ships I've ever really actively shipped are Niels, Duncan and Natalie from the web comic Niels And the Gang by humon and Kinatsuen from Boueibu, but neither are actively on my mind much these days.

8. Have you ever shipped yourself with a character?

BOY HAVE I EVER. I've seen someone on tumblr have a side blog for self-shopping and not gonna lie, it's an excellent idea. My late teens were spent reading character x reader fics on Quotev and I started my fic career with the same genre. I don't really know what to do with myself when I DON'T actively ship myself with a character, which is my state of being now that Yosuke surpassed Yoosung as my favorite character;; Ibushi and Yoosung are the biggest ones but man oh boy I have shipped myself with characters from early age and I'm showing no signs of stopping! There's a reason that I main dating sims.

15. Have you ever "shipped at first sight"?

Not for long. I SUCK at forming first impressions. Usually if I start thinking I'll ship something, I end up not being so invested in it after all, and instead shipping something I swore off at first lmao. Which leads us to...

16. Talk about a ship you initially disliked

As a rule of thumb, all of them. I don't understand HOW it keeps happening but somehow almost all the ships I truly care/d about (that I didn't start shipping through osmosis before knowing them in the source material) started out as something I thought I "wouldn't be able to get behind." Gajevy. Shikatema. Sasunaru. Doctor/Rose. Karabita. Atsutodo. Kiribaku. Yoozen. Enatsu. Freaking IORYUU. EVEN SOUYO. IT'S BEEN YEARS I REALLY SHOULD KNOW THE PATTERN BY NOW

17. Talk about a pairing you've stopped shipping romantically

Like, I started to think they're better as friends after all? I guess NaLi. Then again, I mostly only shipped them out of spite in the first place because I wanted a counter for N/a//Lu, which I never liked at all;;

20. Talk about a ship you feel alone in shipping

Now this time I can say for sure that there isn't one. I can't come up with ships myself and stay on board if there isn't content for it, canon or otherwise;; It's not a conscious decision or anything, it's just how my mind works. I get attached to stuff by exposure, whether from fans or the source material, and if the source material has enough content for two characters for me to pick up on and become interested, it's guaranteed to be enough to become a somewhat popular ship.

21. Is there a ship you just don't get, but have nothing against?

Actually... That's the extent I go to with notp'ing these days. I'm passionate about the right to ship whatever you want so by proxy I can't have anything "against" a ship, even if the sheer thought of it existing makes me nauseous. And I know how to think from points of view other than my own, so I can usually see the appeal, even if it appeals to me personally less than eating dog shit while walking barefoot on rusty nails that are also on fire.

That said, the only ships I have on my Tumblr blacklist are Yoo//ra/n and Suza//lu/lu because they're both popular ships for characters whose tags I am/was following and therefore get suggested a lot even if I want following anyone who ships then. Oh, and all B/LMa//tsu ships! I generally can't feel good about incestuous ships, but can and will fight for their shippers' right to do as they please as long as they stay respectful. (never saw blmatsus who weren't respectful. saw a plethora of anti-blmatsus who were absolute demons. actually the reason i moved away from the last remnants of my anti mindset was that i didn't want to be associated with THOSE anti-blmatsus, when the shippers they wanted dead were all such sweet people. food for thought.)

22. Which of your ships have the best chemistry?

All of them?? Lmao I don't understand this question, isn't shipping all about liking the chemistry between characters? Or the potential for it I guess, in which case the chemistry is whatever you want it to be, which is great B) I'm sorry I keep accidentally dodging questions I'm bad at choosing examples from a long, unordered list

23. Which of your ships deserve better writing?

Hhhhhhh I shipped Jerza for years and was still unsatisfied with their ending, Jellal didn't get to heal enough and we didn't really see them working through their past in an effective way and getting comfortable around each other. It's like they were supposed to be friends to enemies to lovers but the last part didnt really develop and their relationship stagnated at the stage were they were both just permanently awkward out of regret, and couldn't bring themselves out of it even though everything was forgiven forever ago. Or I've forgotten a lot of stuff that happened. Very likely. Is your a case of bad writing or good writing not working out the way I wanted it to? You're asking the wrong person.

25. Have you ever shipped a pairing before you even started watching the show/movie simply because of gifs/graphics or similar?

EYUP. Harumichi was my otp for like a whole year before I saw a single episode with them lol. It was crazy, but it was REAL. I've also went into shows already paying attention to things I knew my friends/people I follow shipped, kind of hoping I'd get into it.

26. Have you noticed a pattern in your shipping? Is there a romantic dynamic I'm writing these questions down from screenshots and I cropped the rest of this one out by accident rip

Eeeh I go for the obvious. Best friend pairs, obvious pining, some rivalry with sexual tension, though I don't really know what to do with those. Then there's the fact that I never see it coming sick Persona 5 reference bro and start shipping the couple I thought "should just be friends" at first. This is more about my relationship to the ships than their dynamic but it's very constant...

27. Is there a ship you've shipped for most of your life?

Hmmm well I got into HP and started shipping Romione sometime in mid elementary school so it's definitely been more than half my lifetime since, but I don't really know if I "ship it" anymore. I didn't start disliking them or anything but for me, "shipping" is an active intrest in a fictional relationship, so if it reaches the stage where I like it, in theory, but I don't have the feels, it doesn't really count. That's why I can say I like ships without shipping them. It's gotta be actively on my brain, man.

31. Talk about one of your favorite headcanons for a ship you love

I haven't mentioned Kannao once, which is criminal. So here's some of what I imagine their future to be like :D I've been getting new Persona followers recently so here's something for you to unfollow me over lmao

So first of all I ignore the canon that Naoto goes back to the city for her detective work after her first year of high school, shhh she stays in Inaba, only taking the occasional jobs. She and Kanji start dating during the spring break before their second year and get more comfortable with each other, so that the next summer they're still cute and very much themselves (which means somewhat reserved) but not as awkward anymore :) I haven't thought about what happens after they graduate but they get married in their early 20s and have a son <3 (Chie and Yukiko adopted their daughter only slightly earlier. They may or may not have had a bit of a competition going on) ((yes Souyo are very much together but if they end up having children I haven't thought about it it's later))

Kanji manages the textile shop and Naoto helps when she's free from detective stuff. They live in Inaba but Naoto is away quite often for her gigs;; She takes up a few jobs less when Kouta is little though so he wouldn't feel less close to his Mom than his Dad.

Both Kanji and Naoto suffered from unfair expectations growing up, so they try their best to make up for it with Kouta's upbringing. They want him to feel comfortable being himself and free to express himself the way he wants; they make sure he knows he'll always be loved and supported, and to never be ashamed of who he is. As a child it doesn't even occur to him that many social norms and social expectations exist, because Naoto and Kanji pretty much let him do whatever as long as he isn't hurting himself or anyone else. They might go a little overboard though, giving into Kouta's whims without much consideration at all. The Amagi Aunties enforce rules and keep kids grounded in reality much better lmao

40. If you could change one thing about your otp, what would that be?

HMNGHNMHGNMGH I WAMT YOSUKE'S INTERNALIZED BULLSHIT ACKNOWLEDGED!! It's there AtlUS!! Stop pretending oh my god.... I love the Dancing All Night story mode (so far. I am by no means done); Yosuke gets cool moments and Yu's internal monologue really shows how much he appreciates him. The dynamic is so much better than with a silent protagonist, and thank god they didn't go with the tactless anime Yu (as fun as he is). I know there are a bunch of nods to the cut romance across spinoffs but mannnn... I wish they were more serious about it. At this point it's not even that far-fetched to think Yosuke has feelings for Yu that he may or may not be aware of, and I know that Yu as the player character can't be too tied down to one option in canon, but still... Even the clown gets tired of jokes at some point. One can dream.

40 ship questions

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The OTP tag game

I was tagged by the absolute angel @saveyoua-seat thanks, dear!

Rules: Pick 10 of your otps, from different fandoms, without reading the questions and then answer them. Then tag 10 other people to do the same.

(I only picked 6 because although I have more fandoms, I eitehr ship too many ships, or OT3s/OT4s or don’t realy have one ship that reduces me to a crying mess like those do. I changed the numbers in the questions and did my best to do so without looking). 

Dean x Lisa - Supernatural

Merluca - Grey’s Anatomy

Sydelena - ODAAT

Hinny - Harry Potter

Calzona - Grey’s Anatomy (I’m cheating a little but I love them ok?)

Cheleanor - TGP

Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 6?

Their first scene together lol.

Have you ever read a fic about 2?

Now that I think about it I can’t recall? I think I skimmed over a few on Merluca blogs, but never sat down and read one.

Has a picture of 4 ever been your screensaver/profile pic/tumblr?

Not that I recall but I had this habit of changing my phone background constantly right at the peak of my HP obsession so it is possible.

If 4 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?

I’d not accept it as I haven’t accepted updates from JK Rowling in years.

Why is 1 so important?

Because it’s so soft, so kind, it makes my heart feel cozy. They complete each other in a very simple way, their story is so sweet and so heartbreaking at times...

Which one has the strongest bond?

I think 6, because they found and fell for each other time after time, through many, many challanges, and they grew so much using each other as support and they were strong enough in their love to let go in the end and now I’m sobbing thinking about the finale.

How many times have you read/watched 1′s fandom?

I haven’t rewatched the show because it’s too much lol, and there’s so few fics for them (or for them that aren’t actually Lisa is a bitch/dies and surprise this si actually Destiel) so I kinda gave up.

Which ship has lasted the longest?

Screentime-wise I think Calzona, in-universe time, Cheleanor.

How many times, if ever, has 2 broken up?

Once, so far (or maybe 1,5 times if you count their latest fight was affter they slept together)

If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive: 2 or 1?

Dean and Lisa lol, Dean’s been there, done that, not impressed and Lisa can be quite badass herself.

Did 3 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?

Not that I recall on-screen?

Is 4 still together?

Yup.

Is 3 canon?

Yes!!!

If all 6 ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?

Hinny if they could use magic, Dean x Lisa if not.

Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5?

The fucking writers. No, unless you count the woman who Arizona cheated with (which I want to do because she knew Ari was married and pushed anyways but it’s still Arizona’s fault).

Do you spend hours a day going through 3′s tumblr tag?

I did when I was caught up with the show but now I don’t wanna get spoiled (cries in not in the us).

If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the 6 ships to break forever or else she’d break them all up, which ship would you SINK?

I think maybe perhaps, with a lot of pain in my heart, Sydelena because they’re the youngest and haven’t suffered too much to find each other like some other couples have, plus it’d be interesting to see that handled in the show. But tbh, screw that witch for making me pick.

I tag: @audreyhopeburn @smolbutfiercesun @reina16 @andromedaskyline @autistic-danvers @spash4life @laurelwinchester @karascapeism @vampyrekat and anyone who wants to do it! <3

[chocolateheart]

Get To Know Me Tag Game

I was tagged by @jay-and-dean and @roonyxx thank you <3

Instructions : Tag 10 followers you want to get to know better.

Gender : Female

Star sign : Taurus

Height : 5.7

Sexuality : Straight but there are some people that make me question it sometimes.

Hogwarts house : I’ve never been part of HP world but from what my BFF told me, it’s Gryffindor.

Favorite animal : Wolves and horses, these are my loves. Forever.

Average hours of sleep : No idea. Once it’s 8h, once it’s 4... I’m weird when it comes to sleep but I think it’s around 6h.

Current time : 9:12 pm

Dogs or cats : Dogs. They own my heart. 

Blankets you sleep with : Big, heavy, fluffy, warm. Amen.

Dream job : Photographer, writer or journalist (the one that travels not sits behind the desk)

When I made this blog : October? November? Something like that, can’t really remember.

Followers : 68, don’t know how this happened, you guys went crazy but thank you <3

Why I made a tumblr : All thanks goes to my BFF that dragged me into SPN world, made me literally fall in love with it and showed me how crazy place tumblr is. And I simply said “I want to be here.” And boom. Hi.

Reason for url : Hell no, I don’t remember. My love for chocolate took part in it, for sure. But why “heart”? Who knows...

I will tag @bunkerconfessions and @snffbeebee 

[katahnisharma]

soph’s 2k blurb/sleepover celebration week 💥

hi guys! so I hit 2k a couple days ago (which is insane I can’t believe so many of you follow me ily all 3000), so I though I’d celebrate with a weeklong thing! Also if you want you can check out my insta here, my spotify here, help vote for a possible new url here, and our writing challenge  ♡

here’s what you can send in:

send me a 💥  for any of the blogrates below

url- sorry what? | cute! | i liiiiiiiiike a lot | who did you bribe? | ZENDAYA COLEMAN

icon- introduce me please | pretty! | okay this is gorgeous | where did you get it? | LAURA HARRIER

mobile theme- it’s getting there | cool! | i love it! | teach me your ways dear | HARRISON OSTERFIELD

online theme- i see what you’re going for | cute! | i’m a fan | i’m going to need a tutorial | JACOB BATALON

content- intriguing | pretty! | i am a believer | wow you have mad skills | DIANA PRINCE

overall- keep me posted | cute! | SO CUTE | can you come redo my blog for me? | TOM HOLLAND

following?- not yet sorry! | not my fandoms but gorgeous blog | i am now! | of course forever my lovely ♥

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era: renaissance / french new wave / romanticism / psychedelic / raphaelite

artist: picasso / degas / van gogh / kahlo / klimt

writer: edgar allen poe / mary shelley / sylvia plath / lord byron / jane austen / f. scott fitzgerald

historical era: victorian / roaring twenties / forties noir / swinging 60s / nineties

filmmaker: sofia coppola / quentin tarantino / david lynch / jane campioncity: paris / london / barcelona / edinburgh / rome / tokyo

god: persephone / hermes / aphrodite / achilles / hera / artemis hp family: potter / black / weasley / malfoy / lovegood /

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flower: rose | sunflower | poppy | lily | baby’s breath color: gold | silver | ivory | rose | obsidian season: spring | summer | autumn | winter city: paris | rome | new york | tokyo | dubai | marrakesh | rio de janeiro | los angeles house: gryffindor | ravenclaw | hufflepuff | slytherin wand core: dragon heartstring | unicorn hair | phoenix feather patronus: otter | deer | wolf | dog | hawk | mouse | cat | lion | owl | dolphin school: hogwarts | beauxbatons | durmstrang | ilvermorny | mahoutokoro | castelobruxo

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group: avengers | x-men | shield | guardians | revengers

original avenger: steve | tony | bruce | natasha | clint | thor

guardian: peter | rocket | groot | gamora | drax | mantis

phase: phase one | phase two | phase three

avengers movie: avengers | age of ultron | infinity war | endgame

come talk to me about anything! ask me questions! there are some examples here and here 👄

send in your tumblr crush anonymously and i’ll tag them 💌

send me a 💕 for a shoutout to your favorite blogger

send me a 😊 for a shoutout to your favorite fic writer

send me a fic and I’ll read it, reblog it, and give feedback! (it can be your own!!)

ask me about my stories, I love feedback!

make me choose//fmk//top 5//would you rather//cast my mutuals as

send me your favorite fic of mine

rate my fic on a scale of 1-10

send me a 💃🏻 and I’ll post a random reaction meme from my camera roll

send me a 🦄 and an actress/actor and I’ll make a moodboard fan casting them! or I can make you a moodboard like what I’ve made here!

send me a 🕷 + your name for a name playlist

send me a 🍿 for a blog compliment

everything will be tagged under #sophs2kcelebration ♥️

if you can reblog this that would be great to get the word out :)

AND NOW A GOOD OLD MUTUAL APPRECIATION PART BC ILY GUYS

you guys are the best and sweetest people on here, and even if we’ve never talked or haven’t talked in a while, I love you all and wanna shout you out ☀️

@spiderboytotherescue @keepmeholland @kindparker @hollanderheart@loverholland @bvcks @marvellousparkerpeter @pparkerwrites@plushparker @sunsetspidey @pvterpvrker @thotsterfield@peterporkerpete @peterrparkers @parkerpuffwrites @afterglowparker@chalknpolish @fanficparker @gennndry @highroadsteve @retroparkers@hollandsosterfield @peterplanet @natasharomanovs @neverlandparker@peterstrainingwheels @peggycaerter @summernykole @tomhollandeu@hey-its-grey @chinupdarling @h-osterfield @underoos-shield@stuckonspidey @tomshufflepuff @redhoodparker @okaytcny @cosmicdaya@jacobsbatalon @sweetenshawn @hollandsbaby @loverparker @spidey-webbs @mandatheredpanda @sun-flowerparker @mcuspidey@peterparkerscamera @paradoxparker @gab-spidey @spidermanholland@aw-hawkeye @spideypeach @highkey-holland @girlinthe-chair @quaxon-holland @spxderbarnes @stealth-spiderr @hazownsmyass @cutesparker@parkerpetre @hazsterfield @uglypastels @galaxy-parker @nnatasha@screamholland @stephie-senpai @sweethosterfield @spiderman-n@quxntumvandyne @hedwigthelegend @milesgmorales @spdys@bringmethehorizonandpizza @softscottlang @gigglyparker @bucktonys@hollanderwritings @bi-writes @rachramblesstuff @hollandandi @natalia-rushman @parkerstan @lovelyosterfield @lovelyh0lland @thepenisparker@tomhollanders2013 @printedpeterparker @parkeret @kenocbi@saintlavrents @andwhatdostarsdobest @tonystark-mcu @hollandlovely@nobledoritoman @zndcya @marvelous-maddi @starksparker@starsholland @celestialparker @peterparklr @rvmanova @toms-gf@darlingtholland @peachyhollands @sunshinehollandd@sunshineandparker @peachy-plant-p0ts @quitetommy @lilyholland@stormyholland​ @stardustparker​ @spideyflicker​ @hollandroos​ @ppaarker​ @nasa-parker​ @emistrash​ @stardustpadme​ @beautiful-holland​ @underoossss​ @underoosstark​ @jupiterparker​ @spidcyson​ @spidermanfarfromhcme​ @stormyparker​ @penisprkr​ @spiderboythomas​ @thwiparkers​ @thwippeter​ @toms-order​ @petersbenjamin​ @christhayley​ @blissfulparker​ @spideykisses​ @lokiislowkeyhot​ @grandmascottlang​ @peeterparkr​ @darlintom​ @curlytoms​ @reysky-walker​ @cutiehollands​ @slightlyalwaysconfused​ @starkravingparker​ AND EVERYONE I MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO TAG THERE ARE SO MANY OF YOU BUT ILY ALL SOOOO MUCH

AND NOW FOR THE LAST PART…….

To my BFF Aub @tommyparkerr​,

Oh my god, what would I do without you?? I literally can’t even remember when we met because it feels like we’ve known each other for a lifetime. You are always there for me, in good times and bad, always ready to talk even though you’re super busy. You beta all my writing, even when you’re sick, and give me the best feedback ever. You’re so kind, generous, smart, and beautiful inside out. I wish I could have come to see you this summer, but everything just got in the way cry cry. But I could never see you and still feel like we’re together in spirit, you’re just that amazing! So here’s to almost two years of friendship, I’m so lucky to have you and definitely don’t deserve you. God gave me a good one, so I know I must be doing something right. You’re going to do great things and I can’t wait to watch <3

I LOVE YOU LIKE SO MUCH LIKE 3247 BILLION TIMES OVER

Soph, your twin for life

okay now I’m done haha love you all and thank you for 2k!!!

[foreveranevilregal]

OTP Meme

I was tagged by @singinprincess, thanks hon!

Rules: list 5 OTPs without looking at the questions, then answer them.

Oh boy...

1. Stable Queen (OUAT)

2. Piper/Leo (Charmed)

3. Romione (HP)

4.Cheleanor (TGP)

5. Dick/Mary (3rd Rock from the Sun) (honestly, the only place I’d get to vent any shippy feels about them)

I tag @therubbleoroursins, @delovelie, and anyone else who’d like to do this!

1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter when you started shipping 5? I watched the show out of order, but chronologically, I think it’d be “Frozen Dick”, because he was really sweet to her, albeit misguidedly, and it’s the first time he put her needs before his own (I think).

2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2? Maybe once or twice years ago?

3. Have a picture of 4 ever been your screensaver/profile pic/icon? Lol no

4. If 3 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be? Dammit Jo, stop meddling! Because they’re actually a really great couple.

5. Why is 1 so important? Haaaa why is it not? Daniel made my sweet baby Regina so happy, and they could’ve had it aaall! Plus they’re one of few couples on OUAT that wasn’t dysfunctional. *continues to live in AU-fueled denial*

6. Is 4 a funny ship or a serious ship? Ma’am, when you ask for OTPs, you only get serious ships. And I will go down with this one.

7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry? Probably Romione because they literally grew up together but my answer is skewed by fanfic.

8. Of all the ships, which one has the strongest bond? Now that’s more like it! It’s a tossup between Piper/Leo and Cheleanor because while the former traversed dimensions to be together, the latter found each other over almost 1000 afterlives. What can I say, I’m a sucker for the “I will find you” bit.

9. How many times have you read/watched 2′s fandom? I’ve probably seen most of the show 2 or 3 times, excluding season 4 because it sucked.

10. Which ship lasted the longest? I mean, what is time, really? In real people years, Piper and Leo. In real years in the canon, Romione. But I’d have to go with Cheleanor, because that’s probably been going on for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

11. How many times, if ever, has 5 broken up? EXCUSE THAT IS A RUDE QUESTION AND WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT IT. Twice, but only the first time was valid. That ending was completely invalid.

12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive: 1 or 3? Ooh, I mean both Regina and Hermione have magic, but Ron does and Daniel doesn’t, so probably Romione has the edge here.

13. Did 4 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason? I’m pretty sure they did during the reboots.

14. Is 5 still together? w h y. I chose so poorly. Listen, they’re together in my heart where it matters.

15. Is 1 canon? Hell yeah it is!

16. If all 5 ships were put into a couples’ Hunger Games, who would win? Stable Queen would go first (sorry, they’re too nice!), then Piper/Leo because Leo would sacrifice himself. Cheleanor would earn a very respectable 3rd due to Eleanor’s street smarts. It’d be a close one for 1st, but eventually Romione would edge out Dick and Mary because they can magic up water and increase their food supply at will.

17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5′s ship? Has anyone not tried? Off the top of my head...Liam Neesum, Sally probably multiple times, the writers...

18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond? All of these. I’m ride or die.

19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3′s tumblr page? Y’know, I don’t think I’ve ever searched their tag.

20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you you had to pick one of the 5 ships to break up forever, which would you pick? I mean, Dick and Mary are already technically broken up...and we all know what a slut I am for angst and pining.

This was very rude and painful!

[coffin-of-eternal-darkness]

Thank you for over 3000 followers

I reached 3000 followers a while ago and even though I didn’t do anything for my other milestones, I thought I should make a post about this one (though I couldn’t think of anything special). After all, 3000 is most likely the highest I will get and it really is an amazing number, considering I’m not doing anything special XD Kinda fitting too. In NnT everything started 3000 years ago, and for my blog everything started 3000 followers ago XD I’m not sure how many people from the old days even follow me anymore, but, thank you all. It’s been some amazing years!

As for what I’ll do… Well, my friend @maybeishouldwait helped me with some question prompts, so it’ll sort of be like an interview? I hope at least some of you are interested. So, let’s start!

1. Let's start with an easy one: how did you discover NNT, and what drew you to it?

I’ve recently answered an ask with a similar question but here we go! It was a complete coincidence. I wasn’t necessarily searching for something. I randomly browsed a manga reading site, probably looking foe updates and the title somehow caught my attention so I clicked on it. I didn’t take it seriously at first, the first chapter really didn’t impress me at all, and I only continued because I thought it was funny. It’s no secret I fell in love with the series but it still baffled me how fast it went from “Lol, this is funny and stupid” to “BEIRHJ I LOVE THIS SO MUCH” in a matter of a only few chapters XD Everything was such a new experience to me. The characters weren’t the usual stereotypes, they were actually deep and interesting. The story took a while to become interesting, at first it was more about just… gathering these super powerful knights and it was so cool to see what kind of crazy character the next one would be. I also loved how I could never see anything coming. Even now that we know what kind of series this is, there are still plottwists like Hawk’s eyes being the portal to purgatory or Cath’s whole appearance that just… could not be predicted and I really love that surprise effect when something unbelievable happens. So I love the characters and the surprises but I also love the story, or rather how it’s told. For the first… 70 or so chapters to me it felt like with every chapter it just got even BETTER than before. I still had a few of those moments in the Commandment saga, just, scenes that blew me away and made me think “Wow, I wonder how much better this series can get”. I think it also was around chapter 70 that I created my blog. And more than anything I think I love the tragedies. It’s hearbreaking but heartwarming at the same time somehow. Not many of you probably know this but my first NnT OTP was actually Banlaine and I cried so much when I read their backstory. I loved how deeply in love they were to the point of sacrificing themselves for the other. Both had to deal with a large chunk of loneliness in their lives and for both of them the other was their salvation. Every time Ban was saying anything about Elaine in the main series I was both crying and cheering for him. By now everything is a tragedy and while I wish there were a few more lighthearted scenes for… personal salvation… I like that and crying about all those characters and CARING for their happiness really helped me get into this series I think.

2. How has your blog changed since it started?

Well, apart from the fact that is has grown popular… I actually think I’ve burned out a but. I write a lot less text posts than before. I had an awful amount of (stupid) theories back in the old days and also an awful amount of free time somehow. Now I feel like I don’t think about theories that often anymore, let alone post them. Part of that is that I’m busy with work and other hobbies, but partly that’s because the series has gotten so long and it’s becoming harder and harder to remember details, especially from the newer chapters. I really want to reread the series but I never get around to do that anymore. I also think that back in the days I more or less posted just anything I found or thought was cool, while nowadays I’m always wondering what I could do. I still try to keep it up but it’s becoming harder and harder. Oh, there’s also a lot more follower interaction too!

3. What are some of your favorite blogs or sites for NNT stuff?

As for sites, I usually only check the official ones, like the official HP or the official Twitter account. As for blogs… I don’t really follow a lot of people since I look through the tag almost on a daily basis anyway. Of course there’s @spoilerkingjuliane, she’s a must follow XD I can also highly recommend @maybeishouldwait since she’s an awesome writer. I always enjoy @nostalgicbookworms gifs a lot and @sdsmangacaps is my go-to account for manga caps. There are a lot more blogs that I really like, there are tons of really good artists on Tumblr and Twitter but since I’m not actually following a lot of them and I fear I’ll forget a few I’d rather not mention them directly and hope they know I appreciate them. The most obvious Twitter account is yuka_sai0127 btw, but there are a lot of others.

4. What advice would you give to someone wanting to make their blog as successful as yours?

Tbh I have no idea how I even got so popular in the first place XD I started on a whim and thought I’d lose motivation immediately and nobody would follow me anyway. But before I knew it I had almost 100 followers in a matter of a few days. Maybe it was my obsession? I also quickly befriended the other popular NnT blogs, that probably helped too. I think it depends on what kind of blog you have, but I think the most important thing is frequent updates and high quality. I also think blogs should have a good balance between your own content and reblogs. There are blogs that live only through reblogs and that’s fine but I think it’s harder to be “interesting” when you don’t have your own content. Try to find something only you can do and do it. @spoilerkingjuliane for example is good at finding info and she is immensely popular because of that. I will forever be slightly jealous of her because I will never reach that level XD”

5. What's the best part of running your blog? What's something you wish was different?

The best part without a doubt is how much it involves me into the fandom. I’m more or less forced to see all kinds of fandom posts and while that’s sometimes stressing me out, I also see a lot of amazing content and being able to share those posts with so many people makes me really happy. Running this blog also helped me boost my own confidence. As I mentioned earlier at the beginning I thought nobody would be interested in my blog anyway and I’d give up right away. But I gained followers quickly and it showed me that yes, I might not be as boring as always I think I am. It showed me that I can do things if I just try. On the downside though, running a popular blog puts a lot of pressure on you, and I constantly feel like I have to do something, have to go through the tag, have to make SOME content somehow. And even when you’re stressed you can’t just take it out on people after all so the stress piles up. That’s probably my own responsibility and not the blog itself that is doing that, but I still wish I could take it more easy.

6. How did you learn Japanese? Did you find it difficult?

Well, it wasn’t easy at least. I started learning Japanese twice, once I gave up quickly because the book I used was a horrible starter and after that I learned the basic grammar and a few words through a magazine crash course. Learning specific words was easier than to learn all hiragana and katakana on their own and since I also knew the basic grammar it made it easier to learn and understand whole sentences. Still, I’m an extremely lazy human being and even though I’ve been learning Japanese for almost half of my life now I very rarely actively studied. Most of the time I would try (and fail) to read manga in Japanese and pick up new words and grammar here and there. But through switching between actually learning and trying to read manga I got better. Once I was at a certain level I bothered a ton of random japanese people too in order to befriend and speak japanese with them, which also helped. I think the most major step in my learning career was getting obsessed with Tales of Vesperia a few years ago tho. I was at a comparatively high Japanese level back then already but playing a game of THAT length completely in japanese was a challenge. I learned a stupid amount of new words and grammar and ways of talking through that game and it probably helped that it was just an amazing game that remains to be my favorite. I’ve also translated a few manga chapters back then that really got me practicing and I also worked at an Udon restaurant with (except for me) 100% japanese staff. And as is the case with all languages… Talking with real people is always the best practice. Then of course my year working in japan gave me the final boost. I still have a ton to learn and I’m nowhere near really GOOD but I like to think my japanese is pretty decent at least.

7. What do you see for the future of your blog?

It won’t be all too long anymore til the manga ends and when that happens there won’t be any theories or reviews to write anymore… There will still be an S3 and possible an S4 and maybe more anime projects. But it will be harder to update the blog with original content. Eventually it will most likely turn into a reblog only blog. But I hope I will have some more time and motivation to actually reread the manga, complete my NnT encyclopedia and update the blog with interesting stuff I find in between. I really want to keep this blog up for a few more years!

No matter how it will turn out though, I’m happy I came so far. I made a whole bunch of good friends during this time and had a lot of fun. To my friends and followers (silent or not): Thank you so much for your support!