#seriously thank you again anon

[hongtonie]

hello <3 i just wanted to share with you that your seungkwan post you have pinned inspired me to start creating again. it came across my dash and activated this desire to create art that i hadn’t truly felt in years. you guided me back to my happy place and gave me my spark back <3 i know this doesn’t change anything about how people interact with your work in this website, but please know that you have truly inspired at least one person because of your art. and i truly hope from the bottom of my heart that you can feel that same joy and inspiring when you create your own works. sending you all the love <333

anon this is so sweet seriously thank you for sending this :(<3 i’m so glad something i made could inspire you to create again. you really returned the favor this made me feel a lot better about posting my art thank you so much for sending this in really💞💞💞

[basketobread]

You’re genuinely so funny. You should seriously make some kind of comic

omg this is such a late response but i hope you know that i made this EXACT face when reading this. thank you SO much!!! i really would love to make a comic soon featuring my oc's or something... maybe i'll get around to planning one eventually. but comics aside, your words mean SOOO much. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! 😭😭😭❤❤❤❤

[orengejoshi]

pregnancy in trans men is typically called tmpreg, mpreg is used for cis men! though I do think theyre both still kink terms specifically

Oh, thank you! I'm actually old and non-native, I don't belong into fandoms at all. I'm just an imposter among all here.

I... I always thought all mpreg is automatically trans?? or inter?? bc it wouldn't work otherwise irl either? maybe I'm too autistic literally-thinking and take it too scientifically serious

I've looked into this one and all other associated tags and... oh......

I don't wanna offend anyone I'm sure it's all harmless fictional fun but I'm extremely uncomfortable with everything I find there. the kinks, the language used... in part even triggering dysphoria in me. I do not recommend for anyone who is as sensitive as me.

this is certainly not my intention with my art of pregnancy. I hope it doesn't come off that way bc I wouldn't want my art to be used or viewed in that light

[gotchibam]

Will you ever offer commissions in your regular style?

Hello anon! Honestly I'm not really sure if I'd be able to open them again soon considering the amount of backlog I have left 😔 I'm only accepting the YCH emotes for now since they're a bit easier to do (mostly bc I already build them off from a template I made)

I might consider it at some point depending on the situation but I appreciate the interest tho!! ;w;

[ssreeder]

GURRRRLLLLL <gender neutral>

I JUST FINISHED READING LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND AND IM JUST STUNNED???

FIRST OF ALL-

why would you do all of that to me.

SECOND-

ALL THOSE PLOT TWISTS? ZHAO AND CHANG BEING BROTHERS?????

THIRDLY-

that was fucking astronomical I have never read anything like it. hands down one of if not the best pieces of literature I have ever read in my life. if you write an original work one day I’m buying a million copies all on my own. you are an amazing writer I aspire to be as great as you. the way you convey emotion and tension is incredible. the accuracy and detail in which you describe characters and how they act is impeccable. the way you can still implement humor in the story and make it not feel out of place, same with nice, happy scenes in a world you’ve created to be so tragic, showing the reality and nuance of the characters and situation. Wow.

OMG SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!

This was such a nice ask & I gotta be honest, when people go out of their way to be really nice to me it is really inspiring! I’m really glad you enjoyed LIAB! I did have a bit of fun with the plot twists haha & YAY! I am glad you enjoyed the bits of humor, thanks again this was a super nice ask I love itttttt!!! AHHH!! <3

[skyward-floored]

EoW Spoiler, the Link that she fights is not Link but a blob of evil shaped like him. He gets the princess treatment and caught in a crystal halfway through. Also there are no sages at all. Rift is definitely not Lost because Lost is amazing and lovely and perfect. I'm sending this because I want to reassure you. I adore Lost and everything you have come up with for and about him.

ANON THANK YOU SO MUCH that’s really reassuring, thank you.

I was working up the guts the ask somebody who’s played it how similar everything is to Lost, but I hadn’t managed to yet, thank you for telling me XD

[allastoredeer]

Hey I’m a huge fan of all your work, I think you’re such a talented writer and your characterisation is always on point.

I was just wondering what the plans were with your fics, I’ve been following your writing for a while and I’m a fan of Just Kiss Already and Terms and Conditions Apply, plus (correct me if I’m wrong) I think you’ve been talking about ideas for other fics? No pressure at all ofc but if you have a timeline when you think your updates might be or maybe a layout of future fic ideas that would be really cool.

Ofc no pressure, I understand it can be hard to know when you’re going to update, a million things can happen, it would just be nice to have an idea.

Once again huge fan <3

Awww thank you so much (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) what a beautiful thing to start my day with <3 <3 <3 <3

Haha funny you bring up other fics because I literally just started a new wip last night!

I've tried to have a fanfic update schedule before, but my brain is the organ equivalent of a see-saw. Sometimes it works (and helps me keep up with writing), and other times its as helpful as a stubbed toe. I think it's starting to teeter back to being okay with an update schedule, but that might be on account of NaNoWriMo starting next week.

Speaking of! I'm actually going to be working on "Terms and Conditions Apply" for NaNoWriMo. If all goes well, I'll have that fic fully written out by December 🙌 which makes it much easier to stick to a posting schedule!

As for "Just Kiss Already" I have the next three fics planned out, and I'm polishing up the outline for the cannibal cookout (which is the next one that'll be posted), but my motivation has been severely lacking recently. Lot's of life stuff happened and I'm still scrambling to catch up with it all.

You ever get brain fog so bad it feels like you need to relearn how to write? The fog be fogging.

It also might be on account of getting stuck on one WIP, so I'm trying to cycle through my other WIP's to see if that'll get the creativity flowing again. I'm also working on my contribution to the "Quacks and Tunes" radioapple zine (which ya'll should definitely check out ಠ‿↼).

Crossing my fingers that I'll be posting fics again soon 🤞I miss writing and I'm very eager to get back into it.

[2aceofspades]

We love seeing Ace living their best life!!!

Life is always moving and changing, that's just how things are, and its so great to hear that you are evolving and growing with it!

As much as it may be a little sad not seeing you post as much(whether here or on ur personal blog), I'm far more happier and excited for you to be embracing and expanding your horizons!! And I know I'm not the only one to be thinking that!

The goofs and gaffs on this blog have been so much fun, and I will forever think back on those shenanigans with a snicker, and whatever you do in the years to come, know that you'll always have a lil cheerleader at your back, lurking behind a tree, or in the tree, or submerged in the river in a scuba suit, disguised as a bush, gargoyle on a lamp post..... you get the picture ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

Go forth, live your life for you, and enjoy it!!!

To many many years of happiness!

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Morse Anon!!!

Hi hello!! Oh my goodness, it has always been and continues to be such a delight seeing you pop up in my inbox! 🤗✨ And thank you, thank you, thank you for such a lovely message!!! You are too sweet and kind and thoughtful and I appreciate you very much 🥹

You never fail to inspire me, which I am most grateful for 🙏 Your comment about being a gargoyle on a lamp post inspired this drawing idea, so I went with it 😌

For you, my fellow gargoyle friend...

It felt very appropriate for spooky month~ Teehee!~

Thank you again, my lovely morse anon 🙌✨!! I greatly appreciate your understanding and endless support 🥹🥹 I am a very grateful and lucky goony gremlin (★ ω ★)

(:

[not-poignant]

Do you have a preference on how people leave comments on older fics? I recently found you through Palmarosa, and while I've been reading older stuff I've wanted to leave comments chapter by chapter as I go, but would never want to like,,,spam you if it's something you find annoying.

Definitely not annoying!!!

I may not be able to reply to them all, but I read them all immediately. There's no such thing as being 'late' to commenting on old fics! Comments are always perfectly on time even if they happen 13 years later. :D

I just got a comment on Passiflora today that made my whole day and was a lovely comment, and I finished that fic in Feb 2021. :D

I get comments on fics from a decade ago and honestly I cannot tell you how excited it makes me when folks find old fics.

So yeah if you want to go chapter by chapter that's like saying 'instead of one presents would you like LOTS of presents?' and anon, that's... that makes me incredibly happy saklfjdas don't pressure yourself to leave a lot of it's too labour intensive! But this author loves comments which is why I try to reply to as many as I can even if I'm late to doing it salkfjsa

[always-a-joyful-note]

Hello! I don't know if op who submitted the asked to you about anzu lore & engirls is going to elaborate, but I want to drop my two cents too since I do like Anzu and find Engirls so interested. I'm sorry if I'm repeating anything you already know and I'm not an engirls expert either so i could be wrong about some of these.

Since you mentioned Engirls Protag and the war, here's the timeline that I believe under the common assumption that EG takes place alongside ES!! (given that Suzu and the bunch, who graduates in the end of EG was Anzu's old classmates and friends)

Anzu is a year older than her little step-brother (protag of Engirls who most fans seems to call Tenn(kousei-kun)). Basically in Anzu's 1st year of high school, she attended Kimisaki Academy, and Tenn was in his last year of middle school. Anzu and the Troublemakers' failed revolution occurred then (supported by the fact that Azusa was a second year in middle school during Paradise), and she suffers from bullying until she decides to transfer to Yumenosaki during her second year. By then, Tenn is in his first year, attending Yumenosaki as well.

In ! Era Anzu has told one of the characters (I forgot who) that her brother doesn't want to be associated with her when they are on campus and to pretend that they don't know each other (but he's at least nice enough to help her promote Trickstar to his fellow general course peers for her during DDD). Generally they have a somewhat strained relationship, which was surmised by various ES and EG characters as teen angst + his inferiority complex with his sister.

By !! Era, Anzu is in her third year, and Kimisaki Academy have decided to go co-ed, leading Tenn to transfer there (don't remember if there are actual reasons stated in-game or if he's just dropped there with no explanation). Due to that, Tenn was able to help the students of Kimisaki, mend their relationships, help Anzu reconnect with her old friends, and talk more with his sister. Anzu actually gets mentioned quite often in EnGirls, like how she makes his bento lunch, Seira sneaking into Yumenosaki to see her, drives her friend Natsumi to school, and etc.

Unlike Anzu who is an only-girl in Yumenosaki's idol course because she's a last minute decided test subject for the producer course (either her or her family most likely agreed out of desperation to be able to transfer), Tenn seems like he's the only-boy in Kimisaki just because he's the only one who enrolled?

There's lot of parts that are implied but still lies in the realm of headcanon/speculation. Like how EnGirls makes it clear that the reason Anzu transferred was due to the bullying she received as the target for the actions of the Troublemakers, since she was always a slacker who the teachers already disliked, but in the EnStars novels she says it's because of family circumstance. Although in the same novel, she (and Chizuru in the novel extra Crosstalk) does give a nod to the events of Paradise, regretting leaving her friends behind and running away; meaning that for Anzu transferring was not because of the bullying, but her own cowardice (although the bullying was pretty bad it was school-wide). For Tenn, the step-siblings have always been described as close growing up, but they have seem to have grown distant lately. Apparently, Tenn had even lived away from their family for a while. One could speculate that maybe he transferred out of Yumenosaki and into Kimisaki (both schools are in the same neighborhood) to get away from his sister, who at that point have probably gained notoriety as a the sole producer of the academy. Given that some stories make it a theme to validate Tenn, and tell him that he's a different person to his sister who is also great and deserves his own happiness, supports this in my opinion.

I'm sorry if this is so long, I hope it isn't rude or anything, it's just that many people have made me aware of how interesting Anzu's character, backstory and current arcs are and I wanted to share that to anyone else that might be interested too. She's pretty complex and well-written if you cherry pick all the stuff about her specifically from the stories, which is why I can understand why many fans consider her as her own character and more than a self-insert.

NO THIS ISN'T RUDE AT ALL, ANON!!! I am literally shaking your hand, thanking you. I'm a little curious as WHAT the Kimisaki revolution was right now....and what part Anzu played.

But STARS I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. You don't understand how much I love this....Anzu predates the Enstars games, firstly (cause I heard engirls was released first). The thing about her being a legacy of engirls, haunting its narrative (at least it seems that her shadow is cast over the engirls era pretty widely), and then switching to a viewer and casting her shadow on the Enstars boys??

I was so wrong in my post about her except also not because her self-insert-ness still feels somewhat significant. Except she's like...a very strange bridge between the player and the characters, existing in both worlds (her and her brother, it seems).

Anyway, Anzu lore is SO cool and I'll have to reread this again to fully appreciate it because man, I love this!

[clangenrising]

firstly, i love the idea of this blog, and the execution is absolutely lovely and well-thought out. the art is 👌💖 and full of personality as well!

secondly, i have an inquiry about names. have you ever changed any of your character's names, or do you stick to the generated ones?

have a wonderful day!

Aww, thank you so much!! Your praise is much appreciated ^w^

And I ALWAYS change the name (or at least most always). I'm so particular about following the rules of a universe when it comes to making ocs so i cant stand the idea of warriors with names like "Oliviatree", "Peanut Wigglebuttbreeze", or "Blinky Stubbinsstrike". And yes, those are all names I've seen the game generate haha

But like even ginger cats named Shadow- or non-tabbies named -stripe, that kind of thing makes it hard for me to take a character seriously and I don't want that, especially for a project like this.

That being said, most of the founders names are unchanged, including Russetfrond, Smokyrose, Sagetooth, and Songdust! I got pretty lucky and only had to tweak a few of them.

[curator-on-ao3]

Some character asks if you want to pick a character (or mix and match):

Favorite canon thing about this character?

If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

A relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

Ooooh, thank you, anon! ❤️ Unsurprisingly, I want to answer for Una Chin-Riley.

Favorite canon thing about this character?

In terms of TOS, people say she’s unemotional — and I get that was the intent — but I actually love her emotion. I love how Chris reacts to her disappointment at being left off the landing party. I love her light sarcasm and irritation as she does the math on Vina’s real age. I love her defiance and general “do not fuck with me” energy as she sets her laser pistol to overload. She’s emotional while also being rational and smart. Absolutely brilliant.

In terms of Disco, I love how Una knows things she shouldn’t, how people owe her favors, how Chris trusts her to use her own methods to uncover the information they want. I love how she can predict what Chris is going to say and that she’s ready and adaptable for stuff because space is weird, man.

In terms of Short Treks, I love that she programmed the food synthesizers on Enterprise. Chris feeds the crew in his way and Una feeds the crew in hers.

In terms of Strange New Worlds, I love her longstanding friendships with Chris and La’an. I also keep friends for a long time, and it’s nice to see a character with that trait. I also like that she’s gained some level of acceptance for who she is, even though she shouldn’t have had to fight that fight.

If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Despite the listing above, plus reams of beta canon, I definitely have additions! I wish she had been in more of TOS, of course, and I also think she should have been in AOS … depending on what they would have done to her. (My trust isn’t the highest on that.)

A relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

I admire how Una made clear her regrets and her willingness to do what she could to mend things in terms of her relationship with Neera. It’s complicated because their culture is alien and Una both benefitted from and was hurt by the hiding her parents chose to begin … but sometimes feelings need to come out so truth can be ascertained. And I really, really admire how Neera and Una both began to unpack feelings and truth to find their way back to some form of a positive relationship with each other.

If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

Oh, man. I just checked and I have 26 fics for which Una is a tagged character. So, yeah, I love her, your honor. I suppose my favorite thing to do is to just let that love (hopefully) shine through. She’s flawed, as we all are. She’s also smart and loyal and strong and sassy … and fun to explore from a characterization standpoint. I wrote one fic in which she didn’t make a pass at Chris years before because she assumed he wouldn’t be good in bed, and he is kind of repressed so they’ll work on that. In my current WIP, Una is reasonably sure physical compatibility won’t be a problem with Chris but this time she’s the one who’s repressed — emotionally — from keeping her secrets for so long, so she and Chris need to fix that up. Flipping around inverse possibilities for different fics can be fun.

Something I don’t like? Ten episodes a season.

[dootznbootz]

Writing specialty ask! I believe you are so good at conveying intimacy and interactions between characters. Dynamics between characters are clearly established and it's very fun. Also fluff in general! Also also saying a lot with sentences that aren't overly long or complicated. They are simple yet carry weight if that makes sense

Thank you so fucking much, dear Anon. <3 seriously. this gave me a huge confidence boost and made me so so happy and I've basically been writing since you sent it (basically have been editing/rewriting parts, still grooving though) and it's been so wonderful. ugh, you have no idea. Thank you so much. 🥹 I'm so happy! I'm so happy you enjoy my feely fluff 😭

Like, I always worry about my writing style/prose and being scatterbrained overall but you saying that my writing is "saying a lot with sentences that aren't overly long or complicated. They are simple yet carry weight if that makes sense" makes me feel so much better and happy. Thank you <3 Have a wonderful day!

[melandrops]

HIIII

i was wondering if u would ever write more gerry/michael fics or maybe even a continuation of the of the little meet-cute one !! ( UR WRITINF IS SO GOOD)

hi!!!

i'm assuming you've already read my other doorkeay fic thoroughfare (if you haven't i recommend checking it out :3) and honestly i don't really have any plans for future doorkeay fics, i wrote thoroughfare so fast that i kind of burned myself out on writing so i havent written anything longer than like 5k in a while (rest assured thoroughfare will keep being updated)

that said if a) i can be convinced to take writing prompts and something sparks my creativity or b) gerry features again in tmagp/becomes a key player in the story then i will ABSOLUTELY write him again

[ssreeder]

hello!!!!!

i started reading liab two weeks ago i think? and i just finished "risking it all" and i

i could scream?? in a good but also not good way?? like bro what was that omg. THE GOODBYE KISS? AZULA? REHO AND JET? i can't

lowkey almost scared to start "into the fire" but erm.. the zukka hyperfixation is real and i don't think i can stop after making it this far

so far reading the series has been a rollercoaster holy moly

you had me giggling and kicking my feet when zukka finally kissed help but the scenes between katara and hakoda/the gaang and iroh when they talked about sokka/zuko being dead?? i was so close to full on BAWLING. and bato's backstory?? i cried

i'm still not over eve and v btw

i have so much to say but i don't really know what that stuff is

but dude holy moly i love your fics and i'm so excited to keep reading

you've done such a good job in portraying the characters and their emotions and everything

this series has been consuming my thoughts ever since i started reading it, i can't begin to tell you how much i look forward to reading the rest

ok i'm just yapping atp but seriously your stuff is so cool

idk what else to say help but i hope you have a lovely day!!!!

THE FUCKING GOOOOODDDBBBYYYEEEE KISS!!!

I know they’re so dramatic haha, I can’t deal with them sometimes.

I will warn you the beginning of ITF is… ROUGH, but it lightens up a lot. If you have craved more wholesome interactions you’ll get that in ITF (but the boys are still RIDDLED with trauma so it’ll never be coffee shop AU sweet, it’s just not that kind of fic)

If you enjoy Bato you’ll be happy that he gets some attention in ITF and I am excited/scared for his character haha ;)

THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING COMMENT!!!!!

Seriously… I get horribly insecure at random times and when I get asks like this it reminds me people do enjoy my writing & that I shouldn’t be so damn insecure all the time haha. (Seriously thank you thank you thank youuuuu!!)

I hope you enjoy ITF! Come tell me if you do!

[bloggingboutburgers]

Hewwo. Thank you for the Ace content! 🫶 👉👉

Hey, thank YOU for the kind words!! 💜