#so i finished most of his design. + i've been turning my friends into sw characters

[psychomusic]

the eu whenever disney canon brings up some stuff from legends

[spikybanana]

fic writer tag game

@to-proudly-go thank u for the tag pal <3<3 (I very definitely love your poetic angst & your art)

How many works do you have on ao3?

25 :) 15 for hp and 10 for star wars

What's your ao3 word count?

144,107!

What fandoms do you write for?

hp and star wars, though I've definitely brought the marauders fandom habits (delusional obsession w main character's dad and his best friends) straight to the prequels

What are your top five fics by kudos?

"trust" the inscription said (hp/wolfstar)

then he came home (hp/wolfstar)

don't let's die as heroes (hp/jegulily)

the prophecies spoke of you and I (sw/obikin) (which is also my most recent work, so it's crazy to me that it's up here)

slipped back in (hp/wolfstar)

Do you respond to comments?

I always do eventually!! even if it's the smallest comment I like to send a smiley face in reply. It's just that I might take forever coming up with what to say, especially for the super nice ones ;3;

What's the fic you write with the happiest ending?

hmm I'd say don't let's die as heroes for the marauders (literally turns 3 canonical funerals into a wedding) and Designation for obikin. & I usually write happy endings (minus canon fics) even if they're more "the future is uncertain but bright" rather than happily ever afters

Do you get hate on fics?

none so far! & they better not because if I do get hate I will cry

Do you write smut? What kind?

listen. listen. this is a whole Thing. as your neighbourhood ace, smut is like science fiction/horror to me. which is to say I have written both mlm and wlw sex scenes lol. it happens very rarely, but it has happened before & will happen again.

Do you write cross-overs?

I hope you know that I'm constantly thinking about how sirius/remus and anakin/obi-wan are homomorphic creatures and I really want them to meet. but also, so far, no. except if you count the wolfstar sw au sitting in the docs.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not afaik!

Have you ever had a fic translated?

not afaik either!

Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

I don't think so, but I would absolutely love to try

What's your all time favourite ship?

wolfstar and obikin are the same ship actually, so both. (unserious)

What's your WIP you like to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I read back on What You Will earlier today and scared myself so possibly that. (it's a jegulily parody of Shakespeare's twelfth night, and has already been rewritten from scratch twice, so maybe mayyybe there's a sign)

What are your writing strengths?

errrrr. occasionally poetic-ish description? I like writing pretty vibes. and occasionally punchy-feely stuff. where you stand above & survey a life through tiny poignant snippets far apart. quite a few of my fics are like that

What are your writing weaknesses?

so many. definitely more than I'm aware of too. I feel I'm awful at pacing & easily get bogged down in tiny details, which is why long fics have not worked out for me lol. It's also hard for characters to feel real to me, like I'd just stop in the middle of a story and think "my darling I do not understand you at all"

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I definitely love when I see them, but I've not tried it myself. it feels impossible to merge Mandarin and English in a way that feels natural (or write it down in English characters), even though come to think of it I do it with my brother all the time. huh.

First fandom you wrote for?

drarry! and I still wanna go back sometimes

Favourite fic you've ever written?

awh but I always like them better before they're words on the screen/on ao3. ideas are just pure vibes and potential yk? rather than a dozen annoying imperfections you're not good enough to fix. lol sorry, if I have to pick, Once Upon a Green Haze. it's unfinished & only has 3 chapters for now, but I like them.

I've seen this going around the dash for a while now, so open tag :)

[doubleddenden]

So I finally found a used copy of Pokemon Sword and scrounged up the money to obtain it. I've just earned my first badge.

Review below

I've been critical of these games, which I still stand by in terms of how GF and TPC are handling the series. I do have criticisms that still stand, such as shoddy graphics and recycled animations in a lot of places, Hop being an annoying kiss ass that won't leave my shadow for 2 seconds to let me explore, the rail roading, and of course the whole national dex thing.

I will also say the first gym was pathetically easy. I beat his mere two pokemon with one Corvisquire in exactly 4 turns. There really should have been stuff for type coverage like in pre gen 6 games, imo.

Sound design is also really good in some areas and honestly kind of bad in others, sounding like DS music fonts mixed in with modern music that just seems weird. Bede's theme especially sounds like a remix of something I've heard before, but can't put my finger on.

There's also moments even in docked mode where framerates just SLOSH.

Also Team Yell? Sub par. I hate them more than Team Flare and they don't even have the loveable Pure of Heart/Dumb of Ass vibes that Team Skull had. They're literally egirl stans and that's it so far.

That being said, it isn't as unplayable as initially thought. I did some digging, and pretty well established Switch hackers dispelled fears over the whole NAND chip being used as Virtual Ram and turning the Switch into ticking time bombs. It's clear to me the game isn't finished and needed a bit longer to get some polish in, but it is playable and dare I say fun at times. Of course, the fun is something supplemented by a 23 year formula of fun that is hard to make not fun.

It's simple. New pokemon, collect, trade, battle, hard to mess it up. In a way it's a bit boring with how samesy it is, but at least it isn't a risky and unnecessary departure to that old rumor of a new combat system.

Sound design is creative when done right. There's particularly an area that has music that sounds like pitched wolf howls, which works well in context. The mine and outfit shops also sound great, and dare I say the gym leader's theme for last pokemon is amazing. I'm also rather fond of some upcycled game boy sounds used for saving and trading.

Also this game fixes a problem I've had with gen 6 and 7, in that it actually has been showcasing mostly new pokemon up til this point. In those gens you'd have to really dig for the new shit, especially in Alola, as much as I love Alola. Then again, this might change for all I know.

Outfits are also passable, although I would like regular pants like most npc's that don't just amount to skinny jeans or ankle exposure. I'd love some real boots like from X and Y or something.

So far I'd give this game a 70, which is still technically passing by a hair, but I'm only at gym 1. I just pray the game gets a bit more difficult. I still can't believe the gym was really that easy. I may start going in with neutral or disadvantaged types just to retain a challenge. Seriously, usually if I go in with a type advantage, they can work around it, but if you do this here, it just cripples the usual challenge. Corvisquire was even the same level as Eldegoss.

Anyway, I'm having fun but I'm definitely not seeing any 8 or above material here. I'd say it's a bad pokemon game, but still fun if that makes sense. Same way Sonic Forces is fun but bad.

If you'd like to friend me, my Switch code is SW 1117 2403 6530. I have Sword, so if I come across exclusives you'd like and vice versa, send me an ask. I'd really like a Ponyta tbh