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dreadfutures · 3 years

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Bloodied and Broken

Bloodied and Broken is my Dragon Age series following Inquisitor Ixchel and her battle to find hope for herself, and hope for Thedas. She became Herald at 16 in her first life. The main entry is Dead Pasts, Dread Futures, which begins with Ixchel’s suicide in her twenties.

She gets better. There will be a happy ending.

Her story continues now in Rogasha’ghi’lan (The Brave Guide).

There is a collection that contains all of the fics set within this world state.

I am working on a tumblr-only Solas POV series that follows Dead Pasts, Dread Futures.

I take prompts here on tumblr.

Here are details on the world state (HOF, Hawke, and Inquisitor).

Chronological list of fics + summaries, and a full list of drabbles below the cut:

Lead Her Through the Darkness. Oneshot. Complete.This is the story of how Ixchel found her name. BECandCall aka DuchessofSwoll wrote this gift during the Dragon Age Fanfiction discord server’s OC swap month.

Two-Handed: Incomplete. The story of Ixchel’s first life, as a teenage Inquisitor. Ixchel comes to the Conclave as an effort to win favor from Clan Lavellan. She does not have vallaslin, or any experience as a warrior--or any idea of how precious friends and family could be. This is not a Solavellan story.

Ruined Empires and Dust: Drabbles. Ch 1: Ixchel confronts Solas in the Fade after she realizes, after the Temple of Mythal, that Solas is in fact an ancient elf...and specifically that he is Fen’Harel. Ch 2: Ixchel confronts Solas in the Fade after Trespassser, desperate to understand why he left her, why he refuses her help, and why he insists on making her fight him. Ch 3: Ixchel realizes why she never sees Solas on the battlefield. Ch 4: Ixchel is resurrected, and Solas meddles.

The Vallaslin: Oneshot. Complete. Ixchel is finally offered the vallaslin of Dirthamen after proving to Keeper Hawen how dedicated she is to preserving Elven history. Solas cannot in good conscience let her take them. Not without a warning. (Follow-up post here.)

The Hope of Fen’Harel: Oneshot. Complete. Ixchel’s Trespasser eluvian scene with Solas.

Dead Pasts and Dread Futures. 170 chapters, 580k. Complete. Ixchel is in her mid-twenties when she ends her life, tired of being the Hope of Thedas and the Hope of Fen’Harel, and tired of being alone. As the world ends, she gets resurrected and sent back in time. She is very angry, and very depressed about it. Ixchel struggles. She finds hope

Dread Wolf and the Champion. Excerpt fic. The collection of only Solavellan moments of Ixchel and Solas in Dead Pasts, Dread Futures.

Our Careless Heads with Roses Bound. Fluff Prompts.

Rogasha’ghi’lan (Brave Guide). ONGOING! Longfic, regular updates. A direct continuation of Dead Pasts and Dread Futures.

Prompts and Drabbles and Asks:

Prompts filled for Solavellan, Mahariel x Morrigan, Fenris x Hawke, and friendships.

Prompts and Drabbles Adjacent to Dread Futures Canon (#bloodied and broken bits)

DA Drunk Writing Prompt Fills (#da drunk writing circle)

Ask Games - Answered (#queried)

Solas POV of DPDF Canon (#solas pov)

Arlathan AU: I occasionally take prompts for an Arlathan AU, where instead of being sent back to the Conclave, Ixchel was sent back to ancient Elvhenan. In this timeline, she and Dirthamen become romantically entangled as they both seek to help Fen’Harel’s rebellion against the cruelties and excess of the other Evanuris. Pretty dang smutty.)

#dead pasts dread futures #brave guide #hope of fen'harel #ruined empires and dust #two-handed #lead her through the darkness #ixchel lavellan #solavellan #fix it fic #dragon age fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #rogasha'ghi'lan

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staytheb · 4 years

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Happy

Pairing: SKZ’s Chan x OC [Kierra] Genre: idol!au, slice of life, slight fluff Word Count: 1,046 Summary: Kierra’s not really happy with Chris’ new, but not new, hair color. Still though, it’s not like she can do anything about it as it isn’t her hair to control.

the masterlist for Chris x Kierra

Warning: none, curse words? not sure what else

i mean... i saw stuff and got inspired and this is here. lol plus i used a prompt thing to make it better lol. but that’s just me, but other than that, happy LEAP DAY! also, i’ve been feeling like shit and wanted to write something for distraction, but all i ever get is Bang Chan as my main male lead lol.... just gotta go with the flow and whatever i can do. but yeah, this in a way could be considered a part three to Fun-Sized and Fun-Sized 2 as well if i think about it. yeah so happy reading and kthxbai, Admin Lia~

"Fight me!" Jisung exclaimed towards Kierra as he stood up from his place on the floor after losing to Hyunjin in a game.

It was the reason why he was picking a fight in the first place with her as she had commented about his subpar gaming skills.

"Unfortunately, I have a rule against battling children." Kierra informed her friend nonchalantly while playing on her phone as she lied on the sofa.

"Since when?" Linna questioned from the other end of the sofa. "I thought Jisung was the best brat for you to pick on?"

"I am not a child or a brat!" Jisung disagreed with both of their statements as he ran up to where Kierra was and plucked her phone from out of her hands.

"Hey! Give it back, Jisung."

Jisung ran off within the living space while cackling as Kierra gave chase. Hyunjin decided to cuddle up next to Linna and abandoned the game as the couple watched as Kierra pounced on Jisung causing the both of them to crash to the floor. Hyunjin leaned his head closer to Linna.

"Please remind me to never get on your sister's bad side."

Linna chuckled while shooting him a cheeky look.

"You should worry more about getting on my bad side than hers, Hyunjin."

"You're right, Linna. You're absolutely right." Hyunjin agreed with a smile as he leaned closer to peck his girlfriend.

He then cast his gaze onto his member and friend afterwards.

"Um, shouldn't we break it up though?"

"No. Jisung would just annoy Kierra again and repeat the same process." Linna answered nonchalantly. "I don't wanna meddle with their antics with each other."

Kierra was currently giving Jisung a headlock while partially lying on top of him.

"Give up?" Kierra asked as Jisung shook his head. "No."

After a few more moments Kierra was getting tired of this and let Jisung go.

"Alright, kid, leave me alone. I'm bored and tired now."

She rolled off of him and went to locate her phone while resting on the floor. Jisung tiredly swatted at the air and missed her body while speaking.

"You were the one that started it in the first place."

"All I did was just stating facts."

At that time Chris had returned back to the dorms and spotted the four in the living room with a questioning brow.

"Do I wanna know?" He asked while looking from one to the other before landing on his girlfriend. "Kierra?"

Kierra's response was just waving a dismissive hand not really wanting to talk about it. On the other hand, Jisung was more than willing to explain.

"Your girlfriend was picking on me."

"I was not."

"Do something about her."

"What? Me? Fuck no. Do something t-eee."

Kierra didn't finish her sentence as she let out a muffled squeal upon Chris lifting her up bridal style. She groaned as he chuckled while re-positioning the placement of his girlfriend to make Kierra fit in his arms comfortably. Kierra finally glanced at her boyfriend and let out a small gasp upon noticing his hair.

"You're blond. You're blond again? You're really blond again?"

Chris laughed sheepishly with a nod although he didn't missed the tone of his girlfriend's voice that she wasn't pleased with it.

"You didn't know?" The other two Stray Kids member chorused as Linna responded instead. "Kierra doesn't noticed stuff like that until like later than everyone else."

"I can't believe you're blond again! But why oh why? Why are you blond again?!" Kierra asked with judging eyes.

Chris was gonna replied, but his girlfriend kept fussing in his arms and he set her down.

"What was wrong with your dark haired though?" Kierra asked still upset that her boyfriend's dark hair was gone once again when he put her down.

"Why are you so upset about his hair?" Hyunjin asked as Linna shushed him before answering. "Don't bring it up. She's been happy to know that his head wasn't getting fried for like a year."

"So what? Kierra, your hair has been blonde for like five years." Jisung remarked as Kierra scowled down at the male.

"Yeah, but I've been letting my roots grow in since last year."

She side-glanced Chris' hair with a huff, but didn't say anything else. Chris shot her an apologetic look while grabbing a hold of her hand in the process.

"It's gonna be fine, Kierra."

"Is it, Chris?"

Hyunjin leaned his head to whispered in Linna's ear again.

"Are they really gonna fight about hair colors?"

"Not really. Kierra's just being a butt about it since she really liked Chris' dark hair a lot." Linna reassured her boyfriend with a chuckle. "Don't worry about it."

"Chan, could you just take your sulking girlfriend somewhere else. She's making me tired." Jisung suggested as he suddenly felt a soft kick to his leg.

"I am not sulking and I'm the one that should be tired because of you."

"Says you."

Before Kierra could give a kick to Jisung again, she felt a slight tug from her hand and was led away from the others and towards Chris' shared bedroom to which was empty for the time being. Linna called out to Chris not wanting to deal with a moody sister on the way home later.

"Chris, please do cheer her up because I do not want her to rant about this all the way home when we leave."

"I'm not gonna rant." Kierra denied although there was still a bit of sulkiness to her tone.

"Will do!" Chris said back with a wave of his hand as Kierra frowned.

"What are you doing?"

Chris' gaze set itself on his girlfriend with a knowing smile.

"C'mon, I know what will cheer you up and forget about my hair for the time being."

"If it's nothing but cuddles and only cuddles, then I'll just go back home instead."

"Don't try to deny it. I know, you know, you love my cuddles just as much as you love my singing."

"Yeah, yeah. What ever makes you happy." Kierra said nonchalantly as Chris cast her a lovingly look.

"I'm happy as long as you're happy."

Kierra returned the same look as the color of her boyfriend's hair didn't matter so much anymore.

#staytheb #stray kids scenarios #bang chan #christopher bang

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living-in-margins · 5 years

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Chapter 14: Play

Word Count: 920 Previous Prompt – Next Prompt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There she was, moving with confident strides amongst the tables within the little bar she chose to duck into. That purple hair, styled in gentle waves, swaying as she moved. Beneath her feet, the heels of her black boots clicked on the wooden floors, leaving faint imprints of salt from the outdoors. Shedding her jacket, she hung it on the end of the booth, and slipped into it to join three females. They greeted her with smiles, indicating she was a welcome addition to the conversation.

This bar seemed like a valid environment for a low key hang out. It was lined with booths, a few tables scattered about, but the main attraction seemed to be the two pool tables near the back corner each presently in use. The lighting was dimmed slightly, allowing the on the booth tables to be accented by the small candles. There was no annoying music in the background, or if there was it was being played softly enough that multiple conversations drowned it out.

Leaving his own coat on a hanger near the front, and taking the phone out of its pocket, Zarzamon navigated to the bar counter. He sat himself near the end of the row of stools, a fair distance away from Kassidy, but still within eyesight. From his position, he could see the candle light illuminating her soft features, and dark lipstick accenting her light skin. Dressed in darker colours, with an air of certainty about her conveyed through mannerisms, it was a mystery how Ryan managed to snag her. Did he blackmail her? Maybe it was out of pity? “What can I get you?” A voice ripped Zarzamon out of his thoughts. Behind the counter, a man covered in tattoos was inquiring about a drink preference that the demon himself did not know. “Just a beer, on the house would be wonderful,” Zarzamon requested, locking eyes with the human. Would it work? The bartender walked off, his gaze looking a little foggy. He returned within moments with the beer, and set it down on a coaster before the fiend. “On the house,” he echoed.

What a miracle, the heathens can still be brought to their knees for me. Zarzamon thought smugly. WIthout the protection of their heavenly father, humans were at the mercy of those with darker intentions. “Would you bring a drink to the lady with purple hair? Also on the house, but perhaps omit that.” Zarzamon requested, keeping his gaze locked with the human. It was about time for things to go his way. Four days on this wretched plane and he was unable to ask for anything. A part of him was really starting to miss being able to encapture one’s soul and bring them to do his bidding. Ryan’s parents were both too faithful to be meddled with, and Ryan still had that pesky shield.

Sure enough the bartender poured a colourful drink, and despite people trying to flag him down to order their own drinks, he moved off toward the table. Zarzamon observed the interaction from afar. He had watched enough movies in the past three days to know that this was a common etiquette amongst men: sending alcohol to a woman to display interest. Right on cue, Kassidy peered over in Zarzamon’s direction with a slight smile on her lips. She raised the glass slightly as a sign of thank you before returning to her conversation. Ouch. He anticipated her to come over.

Ryan was under the impression that Zarzamon was just going to sit back and observe today, to try and figure out a plan. He did not need to know that Zarzamon rarely liked sitting on the sidelines, and this situation was no exception. Undoubtedly being coaxed by the friend group, Kassidy rose from the table, moving right his way. As she drew nearer, he realized he did not have a stunning opening line at the ready. He wasn’t dressed to impress, and he was still half figuring out this whole human interaction thing. Everything was impressions, and being coy. After a few decades one forgets the art of subtly, and only knows to be blunt. “Thank you for the drink.” Kassidy initiated the conversation.

“Perhaps you would like to share your company with me then?” Zarzamon inquired. “I wish, but Abigail would strangle me if I stay too long,” she replied with a short laugh and tilted her head back toward the table.

Sure enough a girl with raven black hair was leaning forward, resting her chin on her hand while entirely invested in observing the interaction. She was not even trying to be subtle. Somehow Zarzamon picked up that Kassidy was pinning the blame on the observer, and was simply too polite to take the drink in peace.

“Are you sure you do not want to sit down?” Zarzamon asked again, rephrasing his question and staring into the depths of her brown doe like eyes. He watched her falter for a moment, struggling to find words to reply with. The dazed look only lasted for a moment as she had somehow managed to fend off the seeds of suggestion.

You’re not immune, but you are not susceptible entirely. Zarzamon pondered quietly.

“I’m sorry, but I really should get back.” She finally answered and retreated. As those shoes clicked away, she gave Zarzamon a final glance over her shoulder. Deciding it would be strange to stare, he pivoted to stare at the bartender instead. Just like that, his opportunity at doing this the easy way was lost.

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nefertiti22002blog · 6 years

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Fanfiction writer asks

@criminal-minds-fanfiction sent out an epic set of 50 questions under this title. (Thank you!) It took awhile, but these were excellent questions, and I enjoyed answering them. (I just reblogged them without answers, in case any of you want to have a go.)

I don’t expect many will want to read all 50 answers, but people who have recently started following me might be interested in the fics I write in the Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell fandom (and even those I used to write in the Lord of the Rings fandom).

Fanfiction Writer Asks

Most of the writer ask posts I come across are only like ten or so questions long so I thought I’d try to make a longer one because we like talking about our writing! Feel free to reblog!

1) How old were you when you first starting writing fanfiction?

52, still going at 68

2) What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favourite if you write for more than one?

Started out in The Lord of the Rings, writing Gandalf slash. (My fics are available on my old website, “Meddling in the Affairs of Wizards.” Haven’t had time to add them to AO3 yet.) After a seven-year pause, got started again by the Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell tv series, after having been a fan of the book for seven years. (Those fics are all on AO3.)

3) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.

I have written OCs, but only if they fit into canon, which I try to stick to as much as possible in most cases. (I had to look up “reader inserts.” Never done one.)

4) What is your favourite genre to write for?

Given my two fandoms, it must be fantasy.

5) If you had to choose a favourite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?

I suppose it would be “From the Ashes a Fire,” a Gandalf/Aragorn romance. I tried to pair Gandalf with as many different guys from the novel as possible, but Aragorn always seemed to most logical lover for the wizard. I think most of my fics up to that point had been practice for that one.

6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?

“Service at the Prancing Pony,” which pairs Gandalf and Bob. (Yes, there is a Bob in LOTR.) It was only my second fic, and it’s pretty trivial.

7) When is your preferred time to write?

Evening.

8) Where do you take your inspiration from?

The challenge of figuring out a fic with explicit content (usually) and keep it true to the original source novel.

9) In your xxx fic, what’s your favourite scene that you wrote?

“Thrice Returned” is a multi-chapter novel pairing Gandalf and Frodo. My favorite scene is when Frodo wakes up in Ithilien after the Ring is destroyed and discovers that Gandalf is alive. I always felt that Tolkien should have shown that scene, but he skips over it. Of course, my version is more romantic, which is partly why I like it.

10) In your xxx fic, why did you decide to end it like that? Did you have an alternative ending in mind?

I don’t recall ever having an alternative ending for a fic in mind. My funniest ending, I think, is in “Mr Norrell’s Breeches.” I had no idea how I was going to end it, and inspiration struck just as I got to the ending. (Usually I know how the story will end, sometimes down to the last exchange of dialogue.)

11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?

Yes. In Chapter 8 of “Two Masters in the Darkness” Norrell and Strange summon the new King of Lost-hope (to call it by its old name). I referred to the King as King Stephen, but as one reader pointed out, he wasn’t using that name after the death of the gentleman with the thistle-down hair. I amended the story to be more consistent with that premise.

12) Who is your favourite character to write for? Why?

It was Gandalf for six years, until I ran out of inspiration. (I just COULD NOT find a way to pair him with Sam.) Since I started writing JS&MN, it has been Mr Norrell. Although I write book-canon, I imagine my Mr Norrell as he is played by Eddie Marsan, who brings such warmth and empathy (and cuteness!) to the role, despite the fact that the screenwriter made him such an inconsistent character. (If he can do the fantastic York Minster magic, why can he not do sea beacons? And so on and on.)

13) Who is your least favourite character to write for? Why?

Generally I don’t write for characters I don’t enjoy. Lady Pole was the hardest; I only did her once.

14) How did you come up with the title for the xxx? - You can ask about multiple stories.

Often I do variations on quotations from the book. My favorite title of my own is “One Spell not to discover what My Friend Is doing Presently,” where Mr Strange speaks harshly to Mr Norrell, who casts a spell to make them invisible to each other. I loved writing the farce that resulted.

15) If you write OC’s, how do you decide on their names?

I generally do a search for Regency-era names, as with the Misses Whitworth and Bastable in “Mr Norrell, ladies’ man.”

16) How did you come up with the idea for xxx?

Often I rely on prompts, but I came up with the idea for “Stark Staring” on my own. It started with a simple premise, that Mr Norrell would get a little tipsy and cast a spell that would allow him (but no one else) to see Mr Strange unclothed. I thought it a pretty feeble idea, but it worked out very well.

17) Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.

From a fic with the premise that Mr Norrell is (of course) secretly in love with Mr Strange and highly distracted by his pupil’s habit of pursing his lips when he is concentrating on his work. He inadvertently lets slip some indications of his desire when the two are close together looking for a book in the library: “Mr Strange had not failed to notice the man’s gaze directed at his mouth and the faint whimper and the subsequent slight confusion and the heavy breathing and the mere pretense of examining the books when instead Mr Norrell was staring into space and blushing furiously.”

18) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?

Nothing that I carried on beyond a few paragraphs. Just couldn’t find the inspiration to go on.

19) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?

I would love to continue my “Jonathan Strange ♥ Mr Norrell” series by taking the two magicians on one of the adventures that are only hinted at at the very end of the novel. I’ve gone so far as to set them up as planning to go to Egypt, but I have not had the time to do the necessary research to figure out a plausible evil spell for them to save someone from. Maybe someday, but I doubt it.

20) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?

No.

21) Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?

I am very fond of the JS&MN fics by Predatrix. She also writes Norrell, pairing him with Childermass most often but also with Strange. She sticks less to book-canon than I do, but she has a great imagination when it comes to thinking up magic for the characters to do. I have not got that talent and usually derive the magic, when necessary, from Clarke’s book.

22) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?

Not really.

23) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?

Either way. As long as I’m not listening to vocal music with English lyrics, I don’t get distracted.

24) How do you feel about writing smutty scenes?

Love ‘em, though I have written so many by now, and for the same characters, that I kind of dread them.

25) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?

Yes. At the parting (inevitable) of Gandalf and Aragorn at the end of “From the Ashes a Fire” and at the letter Childermass writes to Norrell in Chapter 9, the end of “Two Masters in the Darkness,” after he has been separated from Norrel by the Darkness. Even though my main pairing if Norrell/Strange, I loved writing the relationship between Childermass and Norrell in “Master and Man” and its consequences in “Two Master in the Darkness.”

26) Which part of your xxx fic was the hardest to write?

I did an AU version of “Thrice Returned” (the Gandalf/Frodo epic) where instead of being killed by the Balrog, Gandalf survived and went with Frodo and Sam (and Gollum) to Mordor. Figuring out what effects that would have on the rest of the book’s plot was a killer, but I struggled through it and came up with something that someone manages to be sort of book-canon and yet AU at the same time.

27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?

Sometimes I do an outline for the multi-chapter fics. Not for the one-offs. In doing “Jonathan Strange ♥ Mr Norrell,” I had to do an elaborate chart with a chronology of all the things that happened to the two in the Darkness, since I wanted it to be absolute book-canon despite involving events in the final chapter that Clarke barely hints at. The chronology (when was Norrell born? 1765 in my head-canon) is the hardest part, since Clarke is so clear about hers.

28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fanfiction?

More of the conventions. I just saw a prompt on Library of Moria requesting a Gandalf/Pippin fic, as if it would be something hard! I saw how to do it right away and just launched in.

29) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?

I think “The Toasts of Venice,” a sequel to “Jonathan Strange ♥ Mr Norrell” that takes the two magicians to Venice immediately after the last scene in the book, is pretty darn good, but for some reason it got far fewer hits (averaging by chapter) than the original. It has an amusing scene of Strange trying to get Norrell to be a bit less shy about going out of Hurtfew by taking him to a sweets shop.

30) In contrast to 29 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?

I’m rather surprised that “A Book with a Strange Spell upon It” gets more hits than most of my other one-offs, some of which I think are better. But it’s a good story, so the disparity if not odd enough to make me roll my eyes, even a little.

31) Send me a fic recommendation and I’ll post it for my followers to see! (The asker is to send the rec not the answerer)

Having plugged Predatrix’s work already, I’ll say “The Perils of Being a Virgin in Faerie (Together with a Solution Thereto)” by Nothingshire. An excellent premise—that Mr Norrell’s virginity makes him an attractive kidnapping target for Fairies—with delightful humor and genuine affection between the two magicians.

32) Are any of your characters based on real people?

Not apart from the ones in JS&MN that Clarke based on real people.

33) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?

So hard to pick, but I really appreciated one I got for my series “Jonathan Stolen & Mr Norrell.” The premise is that after a few years in the Darkness, Jonathan attracts the attention of a beautiful lady fairy who kidnaps him, and Mr Norrell has to get up the courage to rescue him. I was a bit trepidatious about writing a Fairy character, especially given my lack of imagination when it comes to writing magic. But I gave it a try, and one reader made me confident that I had succeeded: “I love Lady Turn-of-Tide! You've pinned down the character of Clarke's fairies exactly: capricious, self-centred, vain, generous and cruel all at once, and utterly incapable of seeing humans as anything but cute playthings. As Strange says, she's a good sort (for a fairy), but I know I wouldn't want to meet her! She was a lot of fun to read about, though.” Yay!

34) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?

There was a troll on tumblr who was lambasting those of us who write really explicit stuff about JS&MN characters. She or he was denouncing a group of us (specifically by our pseudonyms) for ruining Mr Norrell and the others. As if anyone was forcing her/him to read the stuff! Fortunately the fandom sprang to our defense, and I actually got more hits than usual on my latest Norrell fic, “Stark Staring.”

35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?

I’ve run some stories past Predatrix and even collaborated with her, and I’ve done that with past betas.

36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?

I only have one, which I quoted above. It is based on a prompt that requests that Norrell be the top in the sex scene, for a change. That goes against my head-canon, but I shall do my best.

37) What’s the funniest story you’ve written?

Hard to choose, but I guess I would say “The Epic Battle over Mr Norrell,” where Childermass and Lascelles both want Norrell sexually, for different reasons, and they decide to have a contest demonstrating their various skills for a delighted but increasingly frustrated Mr Norrell (since of course they have to start over at each stage of the contest without him coming). Guess who wins!

38) If you could collab with any other writer on here, who would it be? (Perhaps this question will inspire some collabs!) If you’re shy, don’t tag the blog, just name it.

I’ve collaborated with Predatrix, but the sort of stuff we write requires very similar tastes, and I doubt I would find anyone else.

39) Do you prefer first, second or third person?

Definitely third, though I have done some first person in letters within the fics.

40) Do people know you write fanfiction?

Only people online.

41) What’s your favourite minor character you’ve written?

I don’t know whether he counts as minor, but I have built up Mr Norrell’s servant Lucas into a fairly major figure in my “Jonathan Strange ♥ Mr Norrell” fics. He agrees to return to Hurtfew, even in the Darkness (as do some other servants), and he works his way up to essentially replacing Childermass as Norrell and Strange’s Man of Business. I quite like him as a character.

42) Song fic - What made you decide to use the song xxx for xxx.

I’ve never done one.

43) Has anyone ever guessed the plot twist of one of your fics before you posted it?

Not that I know of.

44) What is the last line you wrote?

I added this to the WIP quoted above, in 17: “The exchange of Jeremy’s Tott’s little monograph, ENGLISH MAGIC, for its mirror had been a thrilling revelation that there was a second genuine practical magician in England.”

45) What spurs you on during the writing process?

Like Tolkien, I write what I would like to read. I am a professional writer and love dealing with the English language. It’s fun, and I love reading the results.

46) I really loved your xxx fic. If you were ever to do a sequel, what do you think might happen in it?

See number 19.

47) Here’s a fic title - insert a made up title. What would this story be about?

I fear I cannot come up with a title before starting to write the fic.

48) What’s your favourite trope to write?

Basically my Norrell/Strange fics are based around the idea that Norrell, who in the book is so boring and dry and selfish, becomes a different person when he’s with Strange. More lively, talkative, and even passionate. That makes writing about these two when they’re finally reunited in the Darkness is such fun. Norrell is transformed into a fascinating character.

49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?

It was called “No Windows,” and it was a LOTR AU in which Gandalf seizes the Ring because he loves Frodo and wants to spare him the agony of carrying the Ring—and naturally he’s corrupted by it. It was a terrific story, but unfortunately the author apparently withdrew from the fandom and deleted the fic. I was lucky to have started with such an excellent fic, since it made me go on and read more and then start writing.

50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

I would say smut, since virtually all of what I’ve written has included very explicit scenes. But I’ve also enjoyed working out the other scenes and making them book-canon. I think I would choose fluff if I could only do one, since I enjoy writing comedy and farce.

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