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This is random and I know Twin Size Mattress isn’t exactly a romantic song BUT. Every time I head the line, “when I sing, you song harmonies,” I think of samifer in WFL

I’m sorry this took so long to respond, but when someone suggests a song for WFL, I feel like I have to do it justice. I’m not sure if it’s common knowledge or not, but I’ve been teaching 7th and 8th grade English for the past five and a half years so I feel like I have no time for anything else. But on that note...

I’ve never heard of this song before but since anon asked, I’ve read the lyrics and listened to the song and read an article about it and I’m POSITIVE this is something Samifer would be in to. I know WFL!Lucifer would be into the guitar and the lyrics but this seems so much more than that. Reading a thing with the band, it said that this is about a friendship that was ultimately destroyed by addiction. So while the “when I sing, you sing harmonies” part makes me think of Samifer, it also makes me think of Cas. I’m reminded of the time that Cas sings “Halo” with Sam and sends it to Lucifer, and how much Cas loved them, despite his love of drugs, which was hard to overcome. I think if Lucifer has “made it” before Cas got clean, Lucifer would have offered him a spot to play in the band as he toured, just to keep an eye on him, but Cas would have said “hey man, I love you but no fucking way.”

(Also, of so many suggestions, I really do love this song. This is a perfect song to fit with my tastes and the WFL soundtrack. It reminds me so much of Alkaline Trio, who I haven’t listened to for years, but is such a dear part of my childhood, I now feel I should revisit)

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is 18k words for chapter 1 too much?

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hi I really don't know if you're active anymore but I read WFL back when it was still being updated and i recently remembered it and started rereading it and I wanted to let you know that it literally saved my life the first time I read it. I planned on committing suicide but (and I know it's stupid) I made a promise to myself not to do it until the story was finished and by the time you finished it, I had gotten help so. thank you. a lot. that story will always mean a lot to me. thank you.

Thank you for telling me. I have much less time for writing now that I’m older and have a job, and it upsets me every time I try to sit down and write that I just can’t. But knowing this story was able to be at least a little bit of distraction in your pain reminds me that even if I never write again, what’s already been accomplished was more than worth it. I’m so glad WFL took me so long to write so you had time to get help. Again, thank you for telling me and thank you for reading.

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I became a huge fan of RENT since reading WFL, and now I really want to reread it so I can fully appreciate all the references. If only I had time *wistful sigh* (p.s. I love all your writing)

I was super into RENT as a teenager! I'm so glad you now love it too. (It's soooo good live if you ever get the chance... I've seen it twice.)

I agree, though. There's definitely not time for that. I haven't read it in a while, but when I did any of my rereads I would do it before falling asleep at night. It would take all summer, but it was something to make me tired before bed. That's how I read the whole A Song of Ice and Fire series too, actually.

Thank you!

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I was wondering if you have any writing advice for new/young writers?

Full disclaimer: I have never published any writing. So this is going on all personal stuff of fanfiction, the original novel I wrote one NaNo and then never touched again, the short stories I’ve written for my writing minor in college, and the stuff I do as an English teacher. If that’s okay, then continue on. In short, I only have two bits of advice: write and read constantly.1. Write constantly. The earlier a person can start, the better. I started out “roleplaying” our Harry Potter Mary Sue characters with my friends in sixth or seventh grade. Then I was into yahoo messenger chatroom roleplaying for Trigun (I’m definitely dating myself with that sentence.) that moved on to Lord of the Flies fanfiction, Xiolin Showdown fanfiction, Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, Yuri on Ice fanfiction. I notice I pretty much write one drug-heavy story in every fandom I’m in. But pick something you love and write about it. Step one is just to practice.Some days, I’m really good at sitting down and writing. Two weeks ago, I wrote like 16k in a week. Not bad for having a full-time job and other responsibilities. Then life picked up again and I haven’t written since. But the more often I write the better. WFL was written nearly daily over the course of a year. A blank page turns into thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of words pretty quickly as long as you sit down to write (even when you don’t feel inspired) and don’t force yourself to make something “great.” I tell my seventh grade kids during the creative writing unit that for 15 minutes a day, they should just write: “words on a page.” You can make them better words later, but at first, “words on a page.”Oh, save everything! Not sentence level changes to drafts but don’t delete old stories because you think it’s not good. That stuff is GOLD. 2. Read constantly.I loved reading as a teenager. I’d read nearly anything, and I always had a novel on me. Even better, I always enjoyed fanfics because it’s the characters I know in all sorts of situations. I think reading that (and writing that) builds versatility in an author. After I finished Red Dead 2, I started reading some fics, then I was inspired to write my own (well, a YoI OutlawAU). I think seeing other styles also helps develop our own style, too. Similarly, I think movies/tv/video games are great for variety too, but to really get a knack for writing, you have to read. That’s the only way to build in format and grammar stuff sort of naturally. For example, one person speaks per paragraph. If a new character speaks, they need a new paragraph. I don’t think anyone taught me that. It’s just the format nearly every novel has. (Disclaimer: grammar “rules” can be broken, but for specific reasons. And if it’s over done, it’s so distracting that others will have a hard time reading it. Make sure your grammar is on point as much as possible. I am a typo queen and I can’t always see my own mistakes until years later, so that’s why I try to have someone beta anything I want to put online. But the big “rules,” especially with dialogue, are so distracting to me as a reader that I’ve been known to quit fics that have great ideas because reading it is too frustrating.) Final thoughts: When you’re first starting out, don’t worry if it’s good, especially at the beginning. I can’t read much of anything I write without cringing (including WFL) at myself. So instead, write what YOU want to write. Write what you want to read. Don’t sit down and think you’re going to write a masterpiece. Sit down and write something that’s fun for you to write. Find a “think” place. I *can* write without my think place, but if I can sit outside on my front porch with some music and get lost in my thoughts, I can dream up a story. I wrote most of WFL at night because I would plan what I would write earlier that day on my porch. I didn’t often write anything down more than a handful of notes of where I wanted the story to go. I can kind of do it while walking, so try taking a walk and letting yourself get lost in the story. (I’m not great at not tripping though) but find what works for you. If I don’t have an idea going in, I’ll stare at a blank page and get mad. Always have an idea before you attack (even 11% of a plan). Take feedback as graciously as possible (which I find harder in the fanfic world than I do with my original stories mostly). Better yet, find someone you love and who loves you to share your stories with. That way, someone you trust is giving you feedback before any other eyes get to see it. I use this as a double-positive because I can use my buddy to keep me honest and send her what I finished that night. While it’s raw and gross and unedited, she still sees I wrote a bit that night, so I’m not slacking on my own goals. I like to do that when I’m really struggling to get words on a page. (And in the summer, when neither of us teachers have work every single day, just a couple of times a week). And last, don’t do it if it isn’t fun. You’re allowed to put down books or fics if you don’t like them. You’re allowed to abandon ideas halfway through when no one saw it. Reading is exhausting for me. I grade papers for a living, so I don’t always (or hardly ever) want to read in my spare time. So I try to read a little bit before bed at night and I like to read for an hour or so before I get out of bed on the weekends. Some time when it’s enjoyable.Keep a similar attitude with writing. Every bit of writing I do is “practice,” so even if nobody reads it, I’m a thousand words stronger today than I was yesterday, even if it wasn’t great or it never turns into a story that anyone sees but me. I never sit down and think “today is the day I’m going to write a book that will change the world.” And that takes serious pressure off of me. Some day, I may write that book. But it won’t be today or tomorrow, so I’m just practicing until then.So overall, listen to your body. If reading or writing makes you miserable and you dread sitting down to do it... don’t do it. True, “words on a page” can’t happen if you don’t sit down and write, but there are many days when I know it wouldn’t be good to force myself. Finding that balance is an art that may not be able to be mastered, but it’s one we have to try for nevertheless.

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WOW okay so that last anon about We Found Love. Honestly, it's been so long that I had forgotten that I'm following you but like.... !!!!! We Found Love is the fic that has had the biggest impact on me EVER. That fic fucked me up so bad ❤❤❤ I think at one point I had to just stop reading and take a break because I was so emotionally involved that it really hurt my heart. I've never needed a cooldown period for anything before. I love love love WFL. ❤

Apparently, Tumblr is only connected to the ancient tablet I use to read at night before bed because I had a notification on this and nothing else had it. What the heck, technology. Pull it together! I haven't gotten messages in forever, so don't hide them from me!

Seriously, thank you!! I think about WFL sometimes when I'm watching the news. But I haven't gone through it myself in a while, probably a year or two. I started it in 2012, the year I finished my bachelor's degree and since then, I've gotten a master's and I've been a middle/high school English teacher for 5 years... But also in that time, fentanyl has become a huge thing in the opioid epidemic and I always think that if I wrote that story now (nearly 7 years later) everything about it would be so different.

I feel like I should do a PSA about opioid use and dependence, and how I hope WFL NEVER grandized or glorified it, because if there was "no such thing as an old heroin addict" when I wrote that, the outlook is even worse now. In helping one of my college comp kids write an essay on the opioid epidemic, we found an article that said people are more likely to die in an accidental opioid-related overdose than a car accident. Like, what!? I would have thought 7 years post-WFL some things would change for the better, but I guess I'm not fully surprised, either.

I think it takes a lot of bravery and strength to seek help and get clean, and I know I didn't portray the struggle as hard as it is to suffer through it (there somehow "wasn't time" despite the fact that being 400k words) for another and another and another relapse, even though that is the reality many addicts face (and often alone).

Despite the shortcomings of the fic, I'm glad it impacted you and others. To know I made someone feel something is the greatest compliment to an author, even (especially?) If those feelings weren't great ones. It is truly an honor to have written for you. thank you so much!!

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It doesn’t seem like you’re still active on here, but on the off chance that you are, I wanted to say that We Found Love is the best fanfic I’ve ever read. I know that story is like five years old, but I read it less than a year ago. And it was, without a doubt, the best thing I’ve ever read, fanfic or otherwise. As a writer, it is the level of storytelling that I aspire to. It’s brilliant and funny and emotional, and I love it so much. You’re an amazing writer.

I am not very active on here anymore, as this was dated over a month ago, but thank you so much!! Praise like this really means a lot to me as my dream is to one day publish my own original story... If I ever get a good ideas of my own. Thank you again!!

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Time (Testing Limits & Breaking Through) 7/7

Pairing: Otayuri (OtabekxYuri) & Victuuri (VictorxYuuri) Warnings: De-age!Victor, De-age!Yuuri, POV Yuri Plisetsky (who is not a very good babysitter, but he’s trying) with self-doubt and fear (but will have a happy ending)

Words 97k

After Yuri wishes on a shooting star that Victor and Katsudon would just stop bothering him so much, they somehow get magically turned into a six and three year old. Yuri doesn’t really have a choice but play babysitter until they age back up. Even though he’s doing a shitty job of it, it’s certainly a lot easier with Otabek helping out.

Chapter 7 (ending) on AO3

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Time (Testing Limits & Breaking Through) - 6/7

Pairing: Otayuri (OtabekxYuri) & Victuuri (VictorxYuuri) Warnings: De-age!Victor, De-age!Yuuri, POV Yuri Plisetsky (who is not a very good babysitter, but he’s trying) with self-doubt and fear (but will have a happy ending)

Words (so far): 80k

After Yuri wishes on a shooting star that Victor and Katsudon would just stop bothering him so much, they somehow get magically turned into a six and three year old. Yuri doesn’t really have a choice but play babysitter until they age back up. Even though he’s doing a shitty job of it, it’s certainly a lot easier with Otabek helping out.

Chapter 6 on AO3

Epilogue (Ch 7) will be posted as soon as it is complete. (Since school started again, I haven’t had much time to write. It may be after Sunday)

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Time (Testing Limits & Breaking Through) 5/7

Pairing: Otayuri (OtabekxYuri) & Victuuri (VictorxYuuri) Warnings: De-age!Victor, De-age!Yuuri, POV Yuri Plisetsky (who is not a very good babysitter, but he’s trying) with self-doubt and fear (but will have a happy ending)

Words (so far): 61k

After Yuri wishes on a shooting star that Victor and Katsudon would just stop bothering him so much, they somehow get magically turned into a six and three year old. Yuri doesn’t really have a choice but play babysitter until they age back up. Even though he’s doing a shitty job of it, it’s certainly a lot easier with Otabek helping out.

Chapter 5 on AO3

Updates on Sundays

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Time (Testing Limits & Breaking Through) 4/7

Pairing: Otayuri (OtabekxYuri) & Victuuri (VictorxYuuri) Warnings: De-age!Victor, De-age!Yuuri, POV Yuri Plisetsky (who is not a very good babysitter, but he’s trying) with self-doubt and fear (but will have a happy ending)

Words (so far): 51k

After Yuri wishes on a shooting star that Victor and Katsudon would just stop bothering him so much, they somehow get magically turned into a six and three year old. Yuri doesn’t really have a choice but play babysitter until they age back up. Even though he’s doing a shitty job of it, it’s certainly a lot easier with Otabek helping out.

Chapter 4 on AO3.org

Updates on Sundays

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Time (Testing Limits & Breaking Through) - 3/7

Pairing: Otayuri (OtabekxYuri) & Victuuri (VictorxYuuri) Warnings: De-age!Victor, De-age!Yuuri, POV Yuri Plisetsky (who is not a very good babysitter, but he’s trying) with self-doubt and fear (but will have a happy ending)

Words (so far): 38k

After Yuri wishes on a shooting star that Victor and Katsudon would just stop bothering him so much, they somehow get magically turned into a six and three year old. Yuri doesn’t really have a choice but play babysitter until they age back up, even though he’s doing a shitty job of it.

Chapter 3 on AO3

Updates weekly

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Time (Testing Limits & Breaking Through) - Ch 2/? (6 or 7ish)

Pairing: Otayuri (OtabekxYuri) & Victuuri (VictorxYuuri) Warnings: De-age!Victor, De-age!Yuuri, POV Yuri Plisetsky (who is not a very good babysitter, but he’s trying) with self-doubt and fear (but will have a happy ending)

Words (so far): 25k

After Yuri wishes on a shooting star that Victor and Katsudon would just stop bothering him so much, they somehow get magically turned into a six and three year old. Yuri doesn’t really have a choice but play babysitter until they age back up, even though he’s doing a shitty job of it.

Chapter 2 on AO3

Updates weekly.

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WIP: Chapter 1

Time (Testing Limits & Breaking Through) Pairing: Otayuri & Victuuri Warnings: De-age!Victor, De-age!Yuuri, POV Yuri Plisetsky (who is not a very good babysitter, but he’s trying) with self-doubt and fear (but will have a happy ending)

Summary: At the next Grand Prix, Yuri is determined to win by more than twelve one-hundredths of a point. But with only a week and a half until the Rostelecom Cup, Victor drags them all out to watch a stupid meteor shower. Someone should have warned Yuri to be careful what he wished for.

How the Universe thought that the solution to his wish was turning Victor and Yuuri into kids, Yuri didn't know. But it's his fault, right? So the least he could do is try to keep the pint-sized skaters alive until they turn back.

LINK TO AO3

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I just finished A Dance With Dragons this morning and I was kind of bummed it was all done but then my uncle (who lives two hours away) came to visit and my aunt flippingly commented that he reads all the time and my dad asked "what kind of stuff do you read?" Cause he's looks like the big biker type and so we were figuring he was into crime dramas or something and he was like, "oh... You know... Fantasy stuff. Like I'm really into dragons right now..." And I was like "hey, have you heard of game of thrones?" And he was like no. So long story short I sent him home with all 5 books and all 5 seasons and our next family reunion is in August so I may have someone to talk to this year.

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New York. 16 February 2016.

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With the exception of Dean pushing actual human hearts at him with a smirk, nobody had asked Sam to be their Valentine in a long time. Probably since Jess, but Sam didn’t like to think about it. And there was no reason to think about it this year either. He didn’t want a Valentine - they were busy avoiding the devil after accidentally letting him out of the box. Nobody had figured out how they were going to kill him yet, so they were skipping around the country to keep him from finding them.

It sucked.

Needless to say, when Sam got back from the library and saw the card sitting on his bed, he figured it wasn’t serious. Dean was out at a bar with Castiel, and it was probably some sort of joke (from Dean) or an attempt at keeping up with human pleasantries (from Castiel).

Sam almost threw it away without opening, but the card was just a bit thicker than normal. The formal, elegant script on the envelope wasn’t Dean’s; it looked sort of like Castiel’s but it slanted in the wrong direction like whoever wrote it was left-handed. In the end, Sam’s curiosity won out and he put his thumb under the flap, ripping the top open.

His eyes found the blond angel instantly, a smirk coming onto his face as he read the front: “VALENTINE’S DAY IS A GOOD DAY…”

When Sam opened the card, a sound was aborted from a speaker inside the card stock. It was so loud in the otherwise silent motel room, Sam slammed the thing shut again, eyes darting around the room like he was afraid that he just accidentally summoned Lucifer to him. The room was still empty, and this time when he opened the card, he was expecting it.

“I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you.”

The angel’s face was the same, but he now had the body of the devil, complete with horns, a tail, and a pitchfork. Sam couldn’t help the grin when he read the inside: “… TO BE A LITTLE BAD. DON’T YOU THINK?”

Of course, the grin melted when he read who the card was from.

Sam should have thrown it away. He should have ripped it up and burned it. He should have been angry or afraid. That meant Lucifer knew where he was, right?

Instead, Sam felt his neck grow hot. It was his first serious (It WAS from Lucifer, right? He WAS serious, right?) Valentine’s Day card in years. As much as Sam didn’t want to admit to it, he was kind of flattered.

By the time Dean and Castiel got back to the room (the latter practically carrying the former, Dean was so drunk), the card was hidden inside one of the textbooks Sam had saved from Stanford for sentimental reasons. Dean would never find it in there.

And if the next time Blue Oyster Cult came on the radio - somewhere near Detroit - Sam had to fight the blush creeping up his neck, well then, nobody needed to know why.