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OK SHES BACK idk wtf I'm gonna do when I need to update the info on there but I'll cross that bridge when I get there

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HELLO, if you’re here you’re prolly here from ao3 but either way, welcome!

This is mainly gonna be a place for me to talk about the various works I have running around on Ao3. Feel free to ask any questions you’d like and I’ll answer them as best as I can. I like to talk so dont be shy :)

My fics:

Stranger Things

Steve Harrington’s Guide To Planning a Party (Without Blowing Up): (9/9)

Robin Buckley’s Guide to Retrieving a Cassette (And Dealing With Idiot Friends): (3/5) currently on Hiatus

(Both Part of this series.)

Star Wars

It Was Only A Matter Of Time (18/?) Currently in Progress

Anyway, don’t have much else to say, thanks for stopping by!

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Wait maybe I can just like, reblog it from someone else's blog?????

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@stardustallaround AHHHHHHH VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT lmao of course the glaring question about Thorns accent is 'Where the hell did he get a drawl if they all grew up on Kamino??" But I choose to believe that Thorn got REALLY into Space Westerns as a cadet, purposefully changed his accent to match his favourite character, and then couldn't switch back when he got older💀 JDBAHDJQHDJQJFHS Lmao alright I'll drop it once I've posted the last chapter. The scene is currently stored safe and sound in my deleted scenes document so I'll make a note to polish it off and post it eventually :)

alright I’m back, what’s ur process behind characterization and concept making? (also thanks for the congratulations for ao3 pfffff)

HOOO BOY IM VERY GLAD YOU ASKED ok, ill talk about characterisation and then lead into concept making. I'll mostly be talking about 'It Was Only A Matter Of Time' cause obviously it's quick fresh on the mind in terms of what I did but if you're looking for advice, this can be applied more generally. Also I ended up rambling A LOT so I've put it under a read more. Hope this answers your question!

SO, in the case of the clones, characterisation is far more mealeable than with other fandoms where you have a lot more evidence and material to build up your understanding of a characters personality. With the clones, particualrly those like Thorn, Thire, Stone and of course Fox, theres very little canon basis, so for bulding up their characters, it was just a case of taking what fanon I liked and also constructing the personalities that would work best for the story I wanted to tell. Quick note, since this story ultimately ended up revolving around Fox, a lot of the characterisation for other characters was heaviliy informed by the questuon of "what personlity would best reveal a specific detail or invoking a specifoc reaction or relaisation in Fox" but of course as the story grew, the characters all grew into their own charactisation beyond that. That's the overview, To give you a lil more a concrete example behind this process, I'll use the Corrie Commanders.

So with the Corrie Commanders (Thorn, Thire, Stone, excluding Fox for now since he's a different story) I knew that, since they would most commonly be encountered as a trio, that they each have to have very disctinct Characterisations so it would be easy to differentiate them. So I started by assigning them a key characteristic. Eg.

Thorn: sarcastic and blunt, Thire: logical and practical, Stone: level headed.

Of course there would be other factors, but anytime i wrote them I would keep this key element in mind whenever i had them do anything. Then, something which was super fun to do, I assigned them very specific and individual 'character quirks' as I like to call them, which are essebtially just a couple other things that differntiate them and makes them unique as characters. Eg.

Thorn: he has a speech quirk which im VERY fond of wherin he doesnt pronounce the 'g' in any '-ing' which in my mind i interpret as a kind of drawl to his voice (you'll notice this in his dialogue, where Thorn will say stuff like "goin' to see" "instead of "going to see" etc) it makes me very happy to write, and ut jelps me figure out his specific 'voice' in my mind

Another example is Stone: His characteristic quirk is that he speaks very infrequently, but when he does, he always says something important. Again this is to refelect his character as someone who only speaks whne he feels like he has something worthwhile to say.

All of these tiny little considerations help build up a 'fully fledged character' so to speak, and it helps (hopefully lmao) them feel like distinct characters.

I've talked a lot but just another thing that helps characterisation (which ive mentioned before) is considering what 'role' they play within the larger story, and I do that ny mentally attaching little epithet to specific characters. For exmaple, Wolffes characater exists specifically to illuminate Fox's repressed violent tendencies, and also exists to wrench out the stuff that Fox refuses to confront or admit to himself. So to that measure, Wolffe himself is a very violent and very blunt character. He needs to be, to function for that purpose. Another example is Cody, who is 'The helpless older brother' Cody throughout the story has always been assocaited with reaching out and protecting Fox and trying to be there, but of course hes severly limited by how much help he can actually give. This ties into his character as a very earnest and protective character.

This is getting long so i might stop there for characterisation lmao, but in short, the process involves a bunch of decisons that cinsider "how does this character function within the story? How have their past experinces effected them? Where and What does this manifest as in their personality?"

OK ONTO CONCEPT.

I have a lot less to say abt this one lmao. Id already read a couple fics which dealt with the "what if Fox killed the Chancellor?" And i thought ut was interesting. Ill admit though, the concept of introducing Fives into it all mostly stemmed from frustration lmaoo. It all really started cause I got kind of frustrated with the fics that either demonised Fox or tried to downplay the significance of Fives' deaths. One of the reasons i decided to centre Fives and Foxs relationship as the focal point of the story was because I wanted to hit a medium that sufficiently acknowledged that Fives death was a tragedy which had a huge impact on those who loved him, but also that Fox's decision to kill him maybe wasn't done with pure malice.

That was the initial thinking, but the funny thing abt writing any story of any kind is that it inevitably develops a mind of its own. I didn't initially think sibling relationships and love was going to be such a core part of the story I was writing but sometimes the concept starts to mould itself into creation without you even being aware it's happening.

SO, in short: fun concepts come from finding something you don't like and going 'Why don't I like this? Can I make a story where I DO like this?'

But yeah! That's some thoughts about characterisation and concepts behind IWOAMOT specifically lmao but of course the stuff mentioned here can easily be applied to anything.

If you have any follow up Questions/unanswered areas of Concept making and characterisation, lemme know! As demonstrated, I can talk for ages.

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alright I’m back, what’s ur process behind characterization and concept making? (also thanks for the congratulations for ao3 pfffff)

HOOO BOY IM VERY GLAD YOU ASKED ok, ill talk about characterisation and then lead into concept making. I'll mostly be talking about 'It Was Only A Matter Of Time' cause obviously it's quick fresh on the mind in terms of what I did but if you're looking for advice, this can be applied more generally. Also I ended up rambling A LOT so I've put it under a read more. Hope this answers your question!

SO, in the case of the clones, characterisation is far more mealeable than with other fandoms where you have a lot more evidence and material to build up your understanding of a characters personality. With the clones, particualrly those like Thorn, Thire, Stone and of course Fox, theres very little canon basis, so for bulding up their characters, it was just a case of taking what fanon I liked and also constructing the personalities that would work best for the story I wanted to tell. Quick note, since this story ultimately ended up revolving around Fox, a lot of the characterisation for other characters was heaviliy informed by the questuon of "what personlity would best reveal a specific detail or invoking a specifoc reaction or relaisation in Fox" but of course as the story grew, the characters all grew into their own charactisation beyond that. That's the overview, To give you a lil more a concrete example behind this process, I'll use the Corrie Commanders.

So with the Corrie Commanders (Thorn, Thire, Stone, excluding Fox for now since he's a different story) I knew that, since they would most commonly be encountered as a trio, that they each have to have very disctinct Characterisations so it would be easy to differentiate them. So I started by assigning them a key characteristic. Eg.

Thorn: sarcastic and blunt, Thire: logical and practical, Stone: level headed.

Of course there would be other factors, but anytime i wrote them I would keep this key element in mind whenever i had them do anything. Then, something which was super fun to do, I assigned them very specific and individual 'character quirks' as I like to call them, which are essebtially just a couple other things that differntiate them and makes them unique as characters. Eg.

Thorn: he has a speech quirk which im VERY fond of wherin he doesnt pronounce the 'g' in any '-ing' which in my mind i interpret as a kind of drawl to his voice (you'll notice this in his dialogue, where Thorn will say stuff like "goin' to see" "instead of "going to see" etc) it makes me very happy to write, and ut jelps me figure out his specific 'voice' in my mind

Another example is Stone: His characteristic quirk is that he speaks very infrequently, but when he does, he always says something important. Again this is to refelect his character as someone who only speaks whne he feels like he has something worthwhile to say.

All of these tiny little considerations help build up a 'fully fledged character' so to speak, and it helps (hopefully lmao) them feel like distinct characters.

I've talked a lot but just another thing that helps characterisation (which ive mentioned before) is considering what 'role' they play within the larger story, and I do that ny mentally attaching little epithet to specific characters. For exmaple, Wolffes characater exists specifically to illuminate Fox's repressed violent tendencies, and also exists to wrench out the stuff that Fox refuses to confront or admit to himself. So to that measure, Wolffe himself is a very violent and very blunt character. He needs to be, to function for that purpose. Another example is Cody, who is 'The helpless older brother' Cody throughout the story has always been assocaited with reaching out and protecting Fox and trying to be there, but of course hes severly limited by how much help he can actually give. This ties into his character as a very earnest and protective character.

This is getting long so i might stop there for characterisation lmao, but in short, the process involves a bunch of decisons that cinsider "how does this character function within the story? How have their past experinces effected them? Where and What does this manifest as in their personality?"

OK ONTO CONCEPT.

I have a lot less to say abt this one lmao. Id already read a couple fics which dealt with the "what if Fox killed the Chancellor?" And i thought ut was interesting. Ill admit though, the concept of introducing Fives into it all mostly stemmed from frustration lmaoo. It all really started cause I got kind of frustrated with the fics that either demonised Fox or tried to downplay the significance of Fives' deaths. One of the reasons i decided to centre Fives and Foxs relationship as the focal point of the story was because I wanted to hit a medium that sufficiently acknowledged that Fives death was a tragedy which had a huge impact on those who loved him, but also that Fox's decision to kill him maybe wasn't done with pure malice.

That was the initial thinking, but the funny thing abt writing any story of any kind is that it inevitably develops a mind of its own. I didn't initially think sibling relationships and love was going to be such a core part of the story I was writing but sometimes the concept starts to mould itself into creation without you even being aware it's happening.

SO, in short: fun concepts come from finding something you don't like and going 'Why don't I like this? Can I make a story where I DO like this?'

But yeah! That's some thoughts about characterisation and concepts behind IWOAMOT specifically lmao but of course the stuff mentioned here can easily be applied to anything.

If you have any follow up Questions/unanswered areas of Concept making and characterisation, lemme know! As demonstrated, I can talk for ages.

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BRO I LOVE UR STAR WARS FIC SO MUCH!!!! it has such good characterizations and a really neat concept I’m obsessed!!!! it’s genuinely one of the best Star Wars fics I have ever read and I just wanted to let you know that it was so good I finally made an ao3 account just to get updates haha

AHHHHHHHHHH THANK YOU!!!! Bro concept and characterisation are very important to me so that means a lot! AND LETS GOOOO AO3 ACCOUNT ACQUIRED

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Wanting to keep the number of chapters at exactly 20 Vs. The desire to tie up some emotional lose ends FIGHT

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Posted another Chapter of 'It Was Only A Matter of Time' !

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drop a link for your star wars fic? i loved steves guide and im curious for more!

Of Course! Ive actually been thinking of connecting the link to this tumblr on that fic for a while now so I might do that the next time I update. I'll also put the link in my pinned post alongside the others.

Either way, heres the link:

The fic is mostly about Commander Fox and the relationships he has with his siblings (Oh, and also assasinations, thats in there too)

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I just had a "remembering that Steve exists" moment and i went directly to reading your empath au fic, it is so good

AWWGHHHHHHHHHGG THANK YOU that genuinely warms my heart

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hope all is well!! <3

All is indeed well, hope everything alright with you too!

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omg yo im so glad your doing okay! and glad your writing again aswell! i understand guilt you may feel from writting for a different fandom/taking a hiatus in one but please dont worry too hard about it, your work is great because you made it- not because of the fandom you made it for-and all true stranger things fans of your work will be willing to wait for you (or positively accept if you decide not to continue). im so happy and proud you made it through your exam period and hope the next few months treat you well!!

AWWGHHHHHHHH DUDE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY THIS MESSAGE MADE ME thank you! And yeah, I REALLY hope ill get back into writing for ST but for now im having fun with my other project! Lmao ngl ive survived the exam period only to immediately get launched into Uni application hell💀💀💀 but we move we groove. I hope youre doing well too, fellow stranger on the internet, thank you for your lovely message ❤️

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AHHHHHHH I'm literally honoured to be on this list :]

after three weeks of binging steddie fics to cope with school starting again here is my contribution to the stranger things fandom thank god and also jesus himself for ao3 @written-mishaps @palmviolet @badpancakelol I am going to be so annoying about y’all’s writing and my friends are never gonna hear the end of it

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@whyismangososour me and you, we're going through the trenches soldier o7

(I should disclaim since I can’t remember exactly how I wrote the last message that even if you never feel ready to get back to writing I’ll still cheer for you <33333333 I’m just happy you’re alive)

JDGAJJDHAJFHQJDHWJ thanks. Honestly I'm not really sure when I'll get back to writing but I'll see how life goes lmao

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(I should disclaim since I can’t remember exactly how I wrote the last message that even if you never feel ready to get back to writing I’ll still cheer for you <33333333 I’m just happy you’re alive)

JDGAJJDHAJFHQJDHWJ thanks. Honestly I'm not really sure when I'll get back to writing but I'll see how life goes lmao

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Literally just came here after binge reading your series and I’m so relieved to see that you’re alive and well (if suffering from exams which- goodluck soldier cause school sucks). I am absolutely obsessed with the way you write. So, please just take care of yourself and know that whenever you feel ready to write again, I’ll be first in line to cheer you on.

JHDHAJDGQJDHHAHDBQ THANK YOU SO MUCH comments like these really do mean the world to me❤️❤️