#somehow you always pick the ones that are hardest for me to answer 😅

[alectoperdita]

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From Fic Writer Asks

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

I feel like that's supernatural/high fantasy AU stories at this point. I've dabbled here and there with shorter pieces that are in that kind of space. It's a lot of investment in terms of time and words because my ideas are novel-length in scope.

7. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

From my WIP pile that may never see the light of day

A tick of silence, followed by another and another. Kaiba's irritation ballooned as Jounouchi failed to acknowledge him. He was on the verge of tearing into him when he finally noticed the thin white cord snaking out of the collar of Jounouchi's well-worn hoodie. He traced it to Jounouchi's ear, where it connected to an earbud half-hidden under his unruly hair. Kaiba's hand shot out of its own accord, fingers closing around the cord and yanking.

Jounouchi jerked, startled but alert, and whipped his head to gawk at Kaiba with wide, brown eyes. His lips parted in a show of surprise, still carrying faint white impressions of the gnawed pen cap he drew away from his mouth.

Which is later called to back through this:

A vision of Eliot's verses swam before his eyes. It was quickly overtaken by Jounouchi's sloppy handwriting—his earphone cord slithering out from under his collar like vines—molar indentations molded into a plastic cap—the way his ink-stained thumb tucked against his index finger when he made a fist.

I guess I like how the bratty interaction is subsequently reframed in an almost wistful tone. It shows how much attention Kaiba already pays to Jounouchi within that one interaction to have memorized those details. And mostly it just feels like it feels the mood of the story, which is focused around courtship mediated through poetry.

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

I tried really hard to think/find something here but came up blank. I'm not a big dialogue writer, and what I put out is serviceable enough for its purpose. With setting up characters to say dumb puns, I'm more amused than proud of doing that. ^^;;;

37. Talk about your current wips.

God, I crave more camboy and starting sugar baby AU in earnest so badly. But my brain unfortunately operates like a computer on first in, first out principles, so it's telling me I need to finish this Lure fic before I can commit to a different long project. So we be buffering here, friends, waiting for What you can't bury to dequeue from the stack.

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I was wondering if I could pick your brain about your fic Second Draft? In that world I can asume that the Fourteenth Doctor/Bridge Doctor has succeeded in keeping the Master as his companion/lover, and not by force the master stays willingly. And because the Doctor doesn't always get along with most of his previous incarnations I thought what would happen if the Tenth doctor would confront the Fourteenth? Because they are the same but also not. It must be a disappointment for Ten that his Master ran away from him but is now the willing companion of an older version of himself and not just another incarnation but it's his body.

I am not expecting another fic so that's why I was just thinking if Ten and Fourteenth would meet dealing with the Master, the Time War, losing previous companions, his guilt, fear and megalomania what would happen in your universe?

Thank you for this ask! It was super interesting to think about. Sorry it took a while to respond, I've been sick all weekend 😔🤧

Answer below cut because it got a bit long.

This is the fic for those wondering.

Oh, Ten and Fourteen would HATE each other, in this 'verse. Like, unbearably hate each other, even independently of the Master's involvement.

From Ten's perspective, Fourteen is some imposter version of himself (what if it's not even really him??) essentially come to displace him. Fourteen is actively breaking timelines and spawning paradoxes and re-writing Ten's whole future with every move he makes, and somehow has the attitude that he's ENTITLED to do that?? He's reckless and self-absorbed and callous.

From Fourteen's perspective, Ten represents every failure he made back then. Ten was too weak to save his friends, despite having the opportunities if he'd just been a bit quicker, or stronger, or cleverer. He had people who loved him (Fourteen doesn't, none of them are left) but he didn't appreciate them enough to do what was needed. He's reckless and self-absorbed and naïve.

Add in the Master to that situation - more precisely, the Master's choice of one of them above the other - and I can see that hostility becoming explosive.

The Master willingly being with Fourteen, I think Ten would view as the only confirmation he needs that this future version of himself is morally corrupt and a threat that needs to be stopped (evil by association). That is, of course, FULLY ignoring the hypocritical jealousy he feels that the Master didn't willingly stay with him instead. I don't think Ten would be very conscious of his own internal reactions and motivations. Just angry and hurt, and falling back on the script of moral righteousness.

Fourteen would view the 'competition' as petty and irritating, from the perspective of ancient, removed scorn he learned as Twelve/Thirteen.

I won't lie, I tried my hardest to think of a way this could play out semi-happily 😅 But the only thing that feels in-character is a hostility-fuelled showdown between them. Maybe it could have gone differently if it was just them (in the same way Ten could kind of come to a grudging compromise with Eleven and War Doctor), but I think the addition of personal jealousy and heartbreak represented by the Master is the thing that pushes it too far into animosity.

I hope this is the kind of answer you were looking for! It certainly got me thinking on a really interesting topic, so thank you! 😊

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

Who are your favorite and least favorite characters to write, and why?

I apologize because I know I have been very off about returning Blorbo Blursday asks 😅 and answering them on time... but I do appreciate being included and getting questions, so thank you so much!

Picking favorites is always so hard for me! Like, if I don't like a character then I usually change them somehow so calling any of them my "least favorite" feels unfair almost lol.

So, similarly, I have to go with the hardest, which is still Nic 😅 I think I talked about this yesterday, but her not liking the team at first is hard for me to write well. I just want her to like everyone already! 😂

Favorite is hard, too. This one changes depending on what I'm working on. Right now, Aaliyah is the first character that comes to mind because I've been working on her story so much. She has a lot weighing on her and is constantly aware of the shoes she has to fill. The idea of living up to a legacy is really fun to write!

This ask motivated me to write 105 words for How an Angel Gets Its Wings.

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