#the song is stuck in my head severely

[lovelettersfromluna]

People at my house? Tipsy off of two glasses of wine? It sounds like the PERFECT time to start writing chapter 4 of bbf!ellie if you ask me 😋

[vampirealpaca]

Your honor, he’s just simply full of whimsy

[oneshotgremlin]

Stupid critters that love each other very very much

[monarchisms]

my favorite comment of meet the grahams is 'this sounds like a jordan peele film' lmao

i need kendrick lamar on a jordan peele film (and the next spiderverse movie, dodger blue and luther anyone?)

lmfao

if any kendrick song appears in the next spiderverse movie, i would cry tears of joy

[f-imaginings]

in terms of inspiration and such does it feel easier or more difficult to write as you inch closer and closer to weirdmageddon? or has it made no notable difference? you’ve been working on this story for so long so i imagine it must feel kinda strange to be getting so close to what might be the end of it!

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Another wonderful question!! You are so good at these!

I think my inspiration to write is more closely correlated to the comments and feedback I get for the story, so the more people who tell me they enjoy it, the more it inspires me to write, and I've had a wonderful abundance of attention since BOB so I am being spoiled every day by nice words. I think my drive to finish the fic is pretty sustainable at this point, and I'm already getting ideas for a sequel haha. Finishing the fic was my new years resolution (even though judging by past chapters, it's been taking roughly a month to churn each one out since they're so long and intricate) so it looks like sometime in the new year I'll likely finish the story, maybe around April or June depending on how I balance writing with my workload and social obligations. I'm determined to finish it though (so I can start a cathartic sequel hahah)

I think in terms of us being towards the end of the story though, I have noticed it's made a difference on how I plan out the chapters. In the past I had all the time in the world to build the story and relationships and take things in new imaginative directions, but with the end of the story on the horizon we're left with a limited amount of time to tie up all the loose plot threads. I am being a lot more deliberate with how I plan the chapters. I write notes about plot direction and what details to include for every chapter, and I find that with every chapter approaching the end I've been writing three lots of plot notes corresponding to each 'episode'. So there's the general overview of events from the show and what I want to include from Ford and Bill's perspective, and then there's the refined version where I drill down into what factors I want to explore for each POV (for example the notes for the next chapter include Kryptos' storyline, Ford's storyline and Bill's storyline) which really breaks down what plot beats happen in each POV, and then there's the order of the different plot points, so I can weave between the different POVs in a way that flows thematically and brings out the best contrast between the characters journey.

I try to pull together similar themes in each chapter too, so for example the last chapter had overarching themes (lmao I made myself laugh by saying the themes of chapter 61 were 'dogs' and 'what if my family secretly hates me' hahah) and then I try to place story beats from different POVs together in a way that the themes compliment or contrast each other - so for example in the next chapter the themes of finding purpose after being stripped of it will apply to characters we encounter during Kryptos' POV and during Ford's POV. I've got this planned out meticulously all the way to the end, but before I start each new chapter thats when my second and third plot plans come into place. There's just something about reading the work through again once it's been posted on ao3 that makes me realise what threads I want to pull into the next chapter and that means my second and third plots happen once the last chapter is posted. I also rewatch the show's episodes about a million times lmao and add to my notes about what little details I want to highlight and bring back from the old chapters, since this fic is technically canon divergent, not fully canon adjacent.

I get inspired all the time for this story though, from all kinds of places too. Lots of times from my work (since I work in a mental health org) or from therapy or my own reading. I attended a DSFV training session through work a few weeks ago and what I learned there gave me inspiration for how I want to tackle a possible redemption arc in a sequel, especially around cycles of violence and how it can relate to perpetrators. I'll talk about healthy relationships in my own therapy sessions, and I'll get inspired to work in stuff about relearning independence after codependency. I'll read a baller fanfic (usually from other fandoms since I've been saving myself to read all the billford fics after my fic is finished, because of that one time someone accused the fic of plagarism - but since most ppl have wised up to the fact that those claims were just one person being a big meany I've read one or two fics and there is some gold out there in the fandom!!! Like Theseus' Guide To Ruining a Perfectly Good Boat by @stump-not-found theres a few chapters out but I am loving the characterisation and how punchy the prose and stakes are!) and reading fic is a great inspiration, same with published works too, I'm currently reading Youthjuice by E K Sathue which does very interesting things with description.

Anywho sorry for the essay in response haha! You always ask such great questions jada! I just finished doing my second plot through for chapter 62 today too, what timing!

[hazardsoflove]

watch your mouth oh oh oh because your speech is slurred enough that you just might swallow your tongue i’m sure you would want to give up the ghost with just a little more poise than that or was it god who chokes in these situations running late oh no he called in or was it god who chokes in these situations running late oh no he called in the hospice is a relaxing weekend getaway where you’re a cut above all the rest sick and sad patients on first name basis with all the top physicians prescribed pills to offset the shakes to offset the pills you know you should take it a day at a time that’s when you st-st-stutter something profound to the support on the line and with the way you’ve been talking every word gets you a step closer to hell that’s when you st-st-stutter something profound to the support on the line and with the way you’ve been talking every word gets you a step closer to hell prescribed pills to offset the shakes to offset the pills you know you should take it a day at a time prescribed pills to offset the shakes to offset the pills you know you should take it a day at a time i am alone in this bed house and head and she never fixes this but at least she i am alone in this bed ooh she never fixes this but at least she prescribed pills to offset the shakes to offset the pills you know you should take it a day at a time prescribed pills to offset the shakes to offset the pills you know you should take it a day at a time the hospice is a relaxing weekend getaway where you’re a cut above all the rest sick and sad patients on first name basis with all the top physicians

[sleep-nurse]

i have a feeling red carnival was playing in a dream before i woke up because that song was stuck in my head and i didn't even realise

[albonoooo]

thank you for the tag @vroombeams!!

rules: pick a song for each letter of your url and tag that many people (i don't think i will because that'd be nine people). i'm in deep distress about the amounts of o's in my url lmao

a: age of aquarius - villagers of ioannina city

l: lasse redn - die ärzte

b: by the way - red hot chili peppers

o: ode to a conversation stuck in your throat - del water gap

n: nobody - hozier

o: off to the races - lana del rey

o: old yellow bricks - arctic monkeys

o: of the abyss - lorna shore

o: one step closer - linkin park

no pressure tags: @hrhgeorgerussell @blueballsracing @ocontraire @lattesqueeze @borntogayz @golden-fairylights

[detectiveaku]

its understandable to me that a large part of a content creator's love for their fans is a love for the love that they are getting. like fame and wealth are obviously the majority of why a content creator would have any sort of affection for the people who look up to them. but theres something so disgusting about the complete lack of humility and shameless greed that fueled so much of wilbur's career. especially since it was marketed to be based on sharing passion projects and deeply personal feelings. to the point of using your new status as a recognizable figure in order to assert dominance over your ex who did god knows how much emotional labor in your early stages. its to the point that his memory gives me uncanny valley with how inhuman it all feels.

[novelconcepts]

Shout out to the time most of my siblings were over and (due to a very particular set of circumstances involving my mother in law being Extra at one of them) we wound up playing “California Dreamin’” so many times in a row, we irrevocably fucked my wife’s Spotify Wrapped.

[jellynardo]

tonight

[chiropteracupola]

the wind and sea do follow thee /

and all the ledges calling thee...

[frozenhi-chews]

Making Encanto a comfort movie bc it showed up uninvited and kept me sane while I was stressed at work

[phantoms-autistic-hands]

help..... i talked about the beauty underneath lnd with new moot yesterday and then thought it was a great idea to give it a listen (or two, or five...) and now it's stuck in my head 😭

[boyenthusiast]

okay maybe its the fact that i havent slept in like 40 hours but it doesnt feel like im in my room? like yes im in bed but im in the mindset of just chilling at work like the window by my bed will lead out to the serving station and my door will lead to the back kitchen at work. like that is the mental vibes ive got goin on. im going to make the very smart decision and try to not sleep for a while to see what will happen 😁

[oh-meow-swirls]

the anime has such good opening songs. gera gera po and yo-kai watch (feat. swampy marsh) my beloveds. n the games do too. i mean cheers! full of love and don't stop tomato red are the only ones i've heard (discounting 1 and 2 just using yo-kai watch (feat. swampy marsh) i think) and i barely remember them but from what i remember they're good-