#which I can enjoy (especially in a canon compliant setting) but doubt I'll make any specific stories for

[nicolos]

20 Fic Questions

I was tagged by @bewires ty pal!!!

1. how many works do you have on Ao3?

42. this is.....more than i thought it would be actually

2. what's your total Ao3 word count?

315,594

3. what fandoms do you write for?

the old guard mainly, but also asoiaf (and associated fandoms) and star wars. i have written for other fandoms, just not very much

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

Now I'm Covered in the Colors

the bittersweet between my teeth

throw me that smile

wedding party

second of his name

It is pretty funny (and reflective of fandom size) that my top by kudos fic are all from fandoms in which I have written like, 3 things total

5. do you respond to comments?

I try to! Im pretty slow with it and after a certain point I am just like "okay not responding to comments here because I simply have nothing to say" but I try to reply to comments all at once every few weeks or months or whatever.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don't think I write terribly angsty endings...? I mean in general I like a happy ending, especially for fic ig, but... hmmm. Maybe blue lover, which I guess is an angsty ending for the POV character? Maybe tick tick tick, which is just ...canon compliant and that episode of himym didn't end well? (yes, I know, don't ask).

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Hmmm, this one is tough. How would you measure happiest ending exactly if they're all 'good' endings but not necessarily "Everything is fine now!" ones? I guess maybe wasteland baby? Or maybe pretexts, for the "we've figured it out!" after a fic full of angst?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I have gotten hate on fic but not very often and not exactly recently, so I guess...no?

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yeah!

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I do! I don't know if I've posted any crossovers recently, but I do think of them from time to time, and then... I guess the craziest one I've put anywhere near the internet is a doctor who/asoiaf crossover that I've since (i.e. since 2013, when I wrote it) taken down?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yep, though this was back in like 2013.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, once!

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

I have begun co-writing fics and never quite seen it through to the end 😅

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Changes by the month

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

In things I've posted, I would really like to finish my star wars witcher au that I have the second chapter of written and the third chapter fully plotted, but ...I mean, I hope I'll finish it. But I doubt myself

In unposted things: that post-rots AU

16. What are your writing strengths?

Hmm, I'm not sure? I can say the things I enjoy doing and feel at ease with, which is description and worldbuilding and scene setting, but if they're things that people feel are particularly strong in my writing I do not know.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Finishing wips Probably working through passage of time or making things flow one from the next? I tend to think of things in static scenes, and trying to make it coherent and flow without too many breaks or choppiness, or just overwriting things that I don't need is something I struggle with a lot

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

It kind of depends on the context? I wouldn't try to include more than a line or phrase of dialogue from a language I don't speak without at least asking someone. And unless it was a specific choice that added relevance to the text, I'd either write the convo out in english with "they said in __ language" or "X said something in [language] that flew over Y's head" or.... whatever.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The hindi tv serial Miley Jab Hum Tum, circa 2007. I was a baby!

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

the bittersweet between my teeth is definitely the fic I'm most proud of, for its length and the way I plotted and set it out, but I have also absolutely written things I like stylistically or feel are better in the (holy shit) 7 years since. I tend to think of my more recent stuff as better So in recent stuff, maybe some cupids kill with arrows!

Thanks again for the tag, aaaand I tag @chinchillinator @raedear and @werebearbearbar if yall like!

[everylastbird]

Hawks from mha!

First impression: The first time I technically saw Hawks was during an art stream, and the artist was making h0twings fanart. At the time I'd watched BNHA and had read some of the manga, but iirc stopped reading around the time of Eri's character introduction. So mostly I was like "What a cool character design, I love birds and bird-people!!"

Impression now: Baby, baby bird. My son boy! Light of hope!! I've said it before in a few tags, but he really is suuuuper up my alley as far as characters go. A lot of my faves tend to be characters who have had a really shitty go of it in life, but still come out of those experiences with an open heart and a genuine desire to help others. I admire that trait a lot, and I think Hawks embodies it beautifully.

Favorite moment: I love a lot of his moments, but my favorite is probably the flashback interaction he has with the HPSC following his and Endeavor's fight with the High End. He gets so quietly *angry* when he was told that they picked him specifically because they thought he could just disregard civilian lives for the sake of infiltrating the LOV. And it makes his (super cool) rescue of 70+ people during the fight even *more* epic in hindsight, because now we know he did it against orders, because he wasn't willing to compromise on his morals, even if it cost him the mission.

Idea for a story: At some point I'd like to get around to writing a fic where Hawks was rescued from the HPSC and their child hero training program by Eraserhead and a few other pros. The bulk of it would actually be set in his first year at UA as a student, working to heal from the emotional and psychological damage inflicted on him by his time training under the HPSC.

Unpopular opinion: I don't get much of a kick out of the 'he eats fried chicken all the time!' jokes. Like, his favorite food was described as just "chicken", at least let the guy have some variety in what *kind* he's eating all the time.

Favorite relationship: ...Endeavor (Speaking of unpopular opinions, lol). I enjoy it as it is canonically, especially for what it shows about Hawks. He is willing to support anyone in their attempts to improve themselves, as long as they are willing to do so, and I think that's a wonderful trait. It's interesting, to me, that for as much as he's looked up to Endeavor every since he arrested Hawks' abusive dad, he still sees him as a man that *needs* to change (and he'll help him get there because he's a pusher!). I also enjoy endhawks romantically, messiness and all. They really support each other a lot in canon, and it was probably the most surprising thing to me out of everything involving Hawks as I caught up on the series. I wasn't expecting the oddly soft moments, and the open vulnerability. Like, I literally did not see hints of ANY of their interactions on initial surface browsing of what I'd missed of BNHA, probably bc h0twings was very much at its peak back then, haha. I was also talking to a friend about it and came to the dawning realization that their dynamic reminds me of KuroFai (a Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles ship), which is one of my oldest OTPs. And I'll admit, I'm weak for a good size difference.

Favorite headcanon: bird feet, Bird Feet, BIRD FEET, BIRD FEET, BIRD FE-