#today is gonna be awful

[alifeasvivid]

fic writer questions

tagged by @fireandiceland :D

1.) How many works do you have on AO3

19... it was 39 but I had a major self-loathing moment

2.) What’s your total AO3 count?

word count? 166,516

3.) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

if you mean currently on AO3? just Hetalia. If you mean only on AO3 ever: Kuroshitsuji, Hyouteki no Finder, BotW, and Hetalia

In total through my whole life uhhh >.> a few more than that

4.) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Thief of Spades Season One

Thief of Spades Season Two

Trust

If It's You

Desperate Measures

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

It's gonna be between Last Hurrah and Payback probably... Payback probably wins just because it is incredibly bleak

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

Uhhhh hmmm I mean I'd say everything else that's finished they're all about equally happy. I write most fics with the intention of reaching a happy ending that feels earned. From most contrast between the rest of the fic and the ending, I'd say An Impossible Situation

7.) Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?

Nah, I'm not interested in crossovers.

8.) Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Oh yeah. What else is there? XD I hope I write *good* smut. After Kuro, I think was really uptight about it and trying to be "clean," but I've loosened up on that a lot and I think it has greatly improved the quality of the smut I write.

I think I have a slight reputation for adding BDSM elements and of course there's my super hardcore kink of writing scenarios where everything is consensual and all parties involved care about and respect each other. It's pretty intense, pretty niche, not a lot of people are into it. LOL As for gender/sexuality >.> who really cares about that kind of thing nowadays?

I also primarily write UKUS, which many people find extremely offensive. 🤣 IT'S A JOKE!

9.) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I used to forget, but I try to do so consistently now because it shows my appreciation because I really like getting comments.

10.) Have you ever received hate on a fic?

EEEEEEYUP.

11.) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge

12.) Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have! :D I consider it to be quite an honor ^-^

13.) Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes. A long time ago.

14.) What’s your all time favorite ship?

USUK/UKUS. Nothing else even comes close.

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

T_T so many, but mainly Technicolor Heart. I just really like the concept, but that fic would have been soooooooo angsty..... also I don't wanna get ... fuckin.... run off of tumblr.

16.) What are your writing strengths?

Pacing. I know I just have a sense of how a story should progress so that everything feels earned but there's minimal to no dragging. I get told people like my characterizations a lot which is nice ^-^ also my prose is pretty nuanced, but I don't count that as a strength because I think most people don't even notice.

17.) What are your writing weaknesses?

>.> speed. or lack thereof. I can't write action scenes, which dramatically altered the direction of Thief of Spades in particular. I don't have a beta so there's always typos I'm catching months after posting P: I struggle with description/creating atmosphere using sensory info.

18.) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in fic?

I agree with Riva that salutations or endearments are fine, but writing whole scenes that way comes across as pretentious and annoying. Not to mention it can just be really confusing. Write in the language of your audience, it's basically just that simple.

19.) What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Pffff. As if I'd say it in public smh. I'll spare 11/12 y/o me the indignity

20.) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Uhhhh hmmm

I mean the Thief of Spades series is always going to have a very special place in my heart but writing something that long with that much plot over such a long time, there's a lot of things about it I wish I could change.

In terms of canonverse type stuff, I love The Shape of Modern Imperialism. For shameless self-indulgence I think Three-Part Harmony is best. But I actually worked really hard on Precious Thing and I'm still quite proud of it.

tagging whoever wants to be.

[overlyimmersed]

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[weaponizedmoth]

Sienna, from Terrifier.

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[ra-vio]

this blog is 11 years old now 🎉

I drew the siblings ever to celebrate as usual

[buglaur]

[iceclew]

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yeah some mistakes, yeah i can't do proper backs yet, I don't fcking care honestly, i love it <3

[nekrosmos]

How is it the 23rd ALREADY

[milesofstars]

is this even vaguely posting quality? no not at all

am i still going to post it because i feel like it and its the first genshin art ive drawn in 2 years because i deleted it? yes of course

[procrastinationstationn]

just realized that tiktok is gonna be one of the only social media apps today that isn’t usamericanized now?? obviously boo and am gonna miss u guys on there and what is up with the banning of apps (??), but with everything online being so heavily us centric, i just think it might actually be interesting to see how it’s going to look like without it!

[dailyjevil]

Day 227 of posting Jevil every day

[vellichorom]

well, have you ever stopped & thought about the fact that there are so many things to enjoy in this life? that happiness once achieved can be done again, elsewhere? that you haven't Done everything in your life & that there are limitless possibilities & experiences that await you?

music will forever be created & there'll always be one earworm you've yet to find.

stories will forever be written & there will always be one awaiting you that'll make you smile.

good people exist & will forever because free will is as much of a blessing as it is a curse. they will fight for you, & be there for you, if you can just find them.

the world is gigantic & vast & even in a lifetime, you'll never be able to know all of it, but there'll be enough goodness & happiness to get you by, & may it find you one way or another.

on days like these, take it easy. & just remember that there's more that awaits you than this current routine.

[omppupiiras]

SOMEBODY SAVE HIM 🌽

[goldthorn-archive]

the vibes have been absolutely awful today idk what is up so im trying to make myself laugh w this. ok more stupid mota as coasters:

literally all of the 100th:

gale: gale and john:

and im so sorry for this one but stalag christmas

[radaverse]

.... Noise I swear to Shiva the destroyer if you fuck with peppino.

Ayo? The fuck are you mad at me for? Who do you think you a-

That's it! Fucking with Peppino! I should go do that! Thanks for the reminder!

[aesthetic-gem]

gonna wake up tomorrow morning in a cold sweat thinking about how richarlyson was in such a panic today that he called q!bad his dad instead of his tio in one of his signs

[thirdblogsacharm]

I'm sick of pretending Asura's Wrath wasn't the greatest artistic experience I've ever known. I don't care if the gameplay is good or not, not amount of responsive but forgettable games could hold a candle to the absolute DIVINE SPECTACLE this game is. Fuck 90% of everything else.