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So I wanted to know a bunch of little things and I hope throwing them all into one ask is alright. As always, answer what you can/want and I will eat it up!
What’s Ris’ favorite color?
Does he have a favorite song to play or does he go based on vibe?
Does he like his hair being played with and does he like playing with other people’s hair if they’re just chilling side by side?
Opinions on jewelry and favorite stone to wear? (Funnily enough, he and my Tav have the same earring set.)
Cats, dogs or both?
(This is one can be skipped over without a second thought.) Sexuality? Any specifics to it? And would he be open to a polycule?
If he had to dye his hair two colors, what would they be?
Favorite traits in a potential friend? Most disliked traits?
Does he like sweets? If so, does he prefer them to be baked or no?
Does he have any hobbies?
Is he a sit-down violinist or does he Lindsey Sterling his performances?
I will always have more little questions if you enjoy silly bits. I’m always interested in every detail someone can provide in a character so please bear with me!!
And to just share a thought of mine, I’ve already absentmindedly headcanoned my Tav and him as friends and them playing Fairytale by Alexander Rybak as a fun little ditty. Or something like that song if not Fairytale specifically. But I thought it’d be neat with them both preferring violin and all. (Though, Talanova ends up playing something else when I think about them performing together.)
Heck yes! Alright I can answer all these (after a billion years of sitting on them):
What’s Ris’ favorite color?
Contrary to his wardrobe… His favourite colour is blue. Because it is the prominent colour of two incredible things he only saw after leaving the Underdark: The Sky and the Ocean. He waxes a lot of poetry about them.
Does he have a favorite song to play or does he go based on vibe?
He plays based on vibes and energy given back to him. But he often loves singing older songs in Undercommon he learned back in the Underdark. Often haunting and melancholic (though he saves those songs for when he's alone and away from others).
Does he like his hair being played with and does he like playing with other people’s hair if they’re just chilling side by side?
Oh yes. He's very tactile in both his own affections and open to receiving it from others. It makes him exceptionally content and connected as it was something of a novel concept until quite recently (post Underdark).
Opinions on jewelry and favorite stone to wear? (Funnily enough, he and my Tav have the same earring set.)
He adores being bejewelled. Probably remnants of his old life but the aesthetic truly sates a desire to look good. His favourite gem stones are rubies.
Cats, dogs or both?
All. All animals. He loves them all because they tend to love him in return (dogs especially).
Sexuality? Any specifics to it? And would he be open to a polycule?
Pansexual! Absolutely finds beauty and attraction to all folks - as for a polycule, it would have to be some very special folk that he feels a deep connection to. Honestly he's very single minded (usually) when it comes to love. But again, he wouldn't outright oppose it.
If he had to dye his hair two colors, what would they be?
Hrmm. He likes White & Black - keep the natural and add something completely opposite of it.
Favorite traits in a potential friend? Most disliked traits?
He loves a great sense of humour in another. Also the type of person who will turn to you without missing a beat after you teasingly say 'i might murder x for being a clown' and then say 'i'll bring the shovel to help you hide them'. As for disliked traits… Pretty standard things but especially someone who has no love for music.
Does he like sweets? If so, does he prefer them to be baked or no?
Yes. He loves all food. He's like a vacuous void of hunger but especially for sweets.
Does he have any hobbies?
Poetry writing, Song composition, classic ballroom dancing… He also adores archery and fencing. He was raised pretty typically with noble hobbies and lessons drilled into him. Luckily he found love in all of them.
Is he a sit-down violinist or does he Lindsey Sterling his performances?
Definitely Lindsay Sterling. He just gotta move with his music.
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I don't know if you're the right person to ask this, but any Fili fics you'd recommend? I'm not picky about type - Fili x Oc, Fili on his own, Fili with family - so long as my guy gets the love and appreciation he deserves.
(Either way i love your blog and the Elvenking is lucky to have you as a fan)
Omg Anon, I am SO happy you came to me with this question because I happen to be friends with some amazing Fili fic writers! And it brings me a lot of joy whenever I'm able to recommend fics of friends.
Here are a few of my favorite gems to get you started on your Fili fix:
Lost My Way by @lathalea
One Morning in Laketown by @guardianofrivendell
Spark to a Flame by @laurfilijames
For Heroes Only by @heilith
Blankets by @blairsanne
All the above writers have multiple Fili stories, so please check out their Masterlists if you want more! (Because I'm not sure of your age/preferences, please just be aware that some of their fics do contain Mature/Explicit content, so heed the ratings/content warnings!)
Oh! And in case you haven't had the chance to browse my stuff yet, Fili actually IS included in my SotWK AU, as a "featured" canon with headcanon ties to Thranduil's family! Here are a couple of things of mine that might interest you:
The Only Gold (Fili x OC) - Only one chapter for now, but this is my multi-chapter Fili x OC fic that's still In Progress; I swear I will update it someday and that it's actually going somewhere!
About Fili and Anariel - Some headcanon notes about Fili and Anariel, my OC character who is Thranduil's granddaughter and his love interest in "The Only Gold".
Thank you again for your ask (and your kind words about my blog), and I hope you enjoy all the Fili content you encounter!
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what is, bar none, your favorite scarecrow single issue/self-contained story?
Year One, and that's because it was my first real Scarecrow story and I used to roleplay with a friend about my old oc and year one jon. I know it's flawed, but I love it for what it is.
Some people have said the fandom treats it like the bible, and while I think they have a point to an extent, I also know many fans have an emotional attachment to it. I'm not gonna say it's a perfect comic, but it means a lot to me and others. It's full of religious trauma, cool visuals, and a unique costume designs all of which I think aid in it's popularity. It's not the best Scarecrow story, but it is a damn fine origin and it is my personal favorite.
It's also okay if you don't like it--and I won't chastise anyone for disliking it. Sometimes popular things can become cringy, or the fandom can ruin it for others. It's okay not to like it. Everyone has different and unqiue opinions and what sparks joy in one person, could ignite hatred in another.
As long as we can get along despite our differences, I think this fandom will be okay. <3 this is me straying from the original question, sorry about that lmao but I wanted an excuse to say it.
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Weekend WIP game
Rules: List your WIPs below (if you only write one fic at a time, feel free to include future WIPs/ideas!) then answer the following questions. Then, tag as many people as you have WIPs (or more).
Thank you @happiness-of-the-pursuit for tagging me! (technically you tagged my main, @mainstreamelectricalparade, but this is my RWRB blog, so I'm responding here, LOL)
1. WIP List:
(bolding stuff I'm actively working on, since now that I've finished my current project, most of these are still in the very early stages 😂)
It's Nice to Have a Friend sequel (canon-divergent childhood friends-to-lovers AU)
INTHAF tabloid/social media companion fic
Actor AU enemies-to-friends-to-lovers (child actor Alex, non-actor Henry, technically)
the Bond AU (actually also an actor AU where Henry has the opportunity to follow in his father's footsteps and be the next generation's James Bond... but so does Alex 👀)
Tangled AU (Henry is Rapunzel, Alex is Flynn, you can guess where that's going)
I technically have other WIPs, but they're from a different fandom and thinking about them doesn't really spark joy right now, so I'm not going to include them here 😅
2. Which of your WIPs is currently the longest?
Um... I think the child actor Alex outline is currently longer than any of the others, and I have the opening scene written for it, so I'll say that one 😂
3. Which WIP do you expect will end up the longest?
Ooh... at this stage, it's so hard to tell! It could honestly be any of them, I haven't even started working on some of them properly, yet, so I have no idea if they'll be oneshots or fully-fledged longfics. Currently, my best guess would be the sequel for the childhood friends AU, but... that could change.
4. Which WIP is your favourite to write/the most enjoyable to write? Why?
I wouldn't say I have a favorite, yet... I've done the most outlining for the child actor Alex AU, just because we had a full-on conversation about it in the server, so a lot of the hard work was done for me 😂 I'm joking, obviously, I still have a lot of work to do, but the server gave me some great ideas, so I'm very excited about that fic. A close second is the childhood friends sequel, though, because that AU is my baby <3
5. Which WIP do you find the most intimidating to write? Why?
Hmm... A little nervous about the Tangled AU, maybe? I'm not sure why, I just find fics based on movies to be difficult, because I want to stay true to the story, but also make put my own spin on it and make it just different enough that it's not, like, an exact replica. I also have to find ways to work around the scenes with singing and dancing in them 😂 but that will be the easy part, tbh.
6. Which WIP do you experience the most self-doubt about. Why?
Maybe the childhood friends AU tabloid/social media fic? I've never really done anything like it before. I have to come up with a whole bunch of headlines, write excerpts of news articles, make social media posts, and tie them all together neatly in a cohesive timeline that ties into the original fic. I've maybe bitten off more than I can chew, but there's no pressure to get anything posted before I'm ready! I think people are more excited for the sequel, anyway 🤭
7. Which of your WIPs will you seek out a beta/sensitivity reader for? Why?
Umm... I might not get a full-on beta, but the sequel for the childhood friends AU isn't just going to be about Alex and Henry's budding romantic relationship, it's also going to be continuing to deal with topics such as the aftermath of Arthur's death, Bea's experience with rehab, Henry starting therapy, and so on, so I'll probably ask some friends from the server to check some stuff over if there's anything I'm not sure about.
8. Have any of your WIPs been struck by the curse of writer's block?
Technically, no, because I've barely gotten started on any of them 😂
9. Which WIP has your favourite OC? Tell us about them?
None of my WIPs have OCs, yet (though I imagine that will change once I really get into the actual writing), but my fully-posted fic, It's Nice to Have a Friend, has two: Robert, Catherine's equerry, and Judy, the head cook at Kensington Palace. I love them both, tbh, a mother could never choose a favorite child 😊
10. Which WIP is the sexiest?
lmao, I don't write sexy stuff 😂 The sexiest thing I've ever written is a brief moment in the epilogue of It's Nice to Have a Friend, where I blink-and-you-miss-it implied that Alex and Henry had sex after getting engaged 😂
11. Which WIP is the angstiest?
That's probably gonna be the sequel 😅 I'm gonna make it as fluffy as I can, but it's gonna be an immediate continuation following chapter 10 of It's Nice to Have a Friend, which means long distance. Plus, like I said in question 7, Henry's still got his grief and Bea's recovery to work through, so it's not going to be the smoothest ride.
12. Which WIP has the best characterisation (in your humble opinion)?
There's no way not to make this sound like a humble brag but I've gotten a lot of comments on It's Nice to Have a Friend that have told me my characterizations are really good, so assuming I'm consistent in the sequel, that will probably remain true there, as well. Although, the two enemies to lovers AUs I have... I don't have any interactions between the boys written down for either of those fics, yet, but that's pretty on-brand for them 😂
13. Which WIP has the best scene setting (in your humble opinion)?
Uhhh... not entirely sure what this means 😅 Like, overall universe setting, or like a specific scene? I think either way I'm gonna have to go with the childhood friends AU, because I'm just completely in love with it. I can't help it, that AU is my baby 😂 Although I am getting super into the child actor Alex AU, as well!!!
14. Which WIP have you worked the hardest on?
DEFINITELY the childhood friends AU! I spent five weeks writing the original fic, and I've been thinking about a sequel for at least two. I only started actually outlining it after I finished writing the first one, but there's no way I can say I've worked harder on anything else, even though the original fic and the sequel are technically two separate fics.
15. Which WIP do you have the highest expectations for? Why?
The sequel 😂 I can't help it, It's Nice to Have a Friend is the fic that made me fall back in love with writing, and I'm positive that the sequel will continue that legacy. Although I'm feeling really good about the way the child actor Alex AU is turning out, as well!
16. Do you dream about any of your WIPs?
Uh... maybe? Except, I couldn't really tell if it was just a vague, generic Alex and Henry dream, or if I was actually dreaming about them in the childhood friends 'verse.....
17. Do any of your WIPs have particular complexities that your other fics don't?
Well, yeah, I mean, before I started writing for RWRB, I was almost exclusively a platonic fluff writer in the Iron Dad fandom (just check my Ao3 page 😂), so almost everything more complex than a toddler with an ear infection adds a new challenge for me, but I'm loving it, so far.
18. Which WIP is the funniest or has the most humour?
Uh... I'll get back to you on that when I actually have stuff written for any of them 😂 the Tangled AU will probably be pretty funny, though.
19. Do any of your WIPs contain outside POVs or a deep dive on a character other than the main ship? How are you finding that process?
Yeah! The child actor Alex AU will actually have a lot of Arthur's POV, because in that fic he kind of takes Alex under his wing, both as an acting mentor and as a sort of father figure when Alex needs someone to turn to in the wake of his parents' divorce, so you'll get to see a lot of Arthur's thoughts and feelings as Alex and Henry get to know each other.
20. Tell us one thing we don't know about one or more of your WIPs.
Um... one of the boys is gonna be a Bond Girl, and I'm not telling you which one.
A tag per WIP - I'm still relatively new to this fandom, so I don't know a ton of people's URLs yet, but I'll do my best!
@affectionatelyrs, @inexplicablymine, @read-and-write-, and um... I genuinely don't know anyone's URLs, so I'll just leave it open 😂 if you see this somehow and you're like, "hey, Ky, why didn't you tag ME?" I tagged you in my heart, I just don't know where to find you 😭
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Fanwork creators self rec! When you get this, reply with your five favorite fics/art/podfics/etc. that you've made, then pass on to others. Let’s spread the self-love 🌼
(No pressure if you don't want to though!)
Star, thank you so much for sending me this! Delighted to be included and honored to be asked! While I don’t have a ton of fics out there (and some of my favorite parts of them aren’t even public yet) I think we can pick out five I really love. And I’ll encourage all of you to share works that you love from your own libraries! Please share, I wanna see what brings you joy!
Raindrops and References
If you thought I wasn’t gonna include this one, you had another thing coming Star. XD One, thank you for letting me explore your world through my own lens, and two, thank you for your kind words. I wrote this fic when I was just getting back into writing, and it was an early step in learning to write for my own enjoyment after having been expected to create for others for years. It was satisfying and fun for me, and I’m glad it’s been that for you and so many others as well. I still get emails of people leaving a Kudos on this from time to time, it’s wild. X’’’D Sometimes you give a gift and get an unexpected one in return. I’m still glad I wrote this, it made a positive difference.
Trapped in His Web
I don’t know if this one is still canon to Step Right Up, but regardless, I’m still honored to be a part of @bertrumstrousers wonderful circus world. Thanks for letting me write for Jacob and the make-up and costume department Giandark, it’s a treat and I love them so much. It was such a good time getting into Jacob’s head and Bertrum’s, and the horror and transformation elements of this story brought me so much joy.
The Kraken’s Labyrinth
One day I will pick this up again, now that I have a clearer idea of what to do with it (thanks Audrey). XD It was inevitable that I was gonna put Bendy and merfolk together, with a little sprinkling of Samsie, but I didn’t expect how much joy this was gonna bring to the table. Still love this world a lot.
Searching the Depths - The Heart of the Studio
Ah yes, my “magnum opus” fic. Of course I have this as a favorite. XD I have a lot of fun working with the entire Bendy cast and my silly little OCs. I’m letting myself learn to just let go and have fun, and this fic continues to teach me everyday what I want in a story. It means so much that you guys have loved Bella and co, thank you. <3
Richard the Keeper - The Studies of 214
My most recent fic and a surprisingly strong source of brainrot as of late. If you like witty banter, unethical science, and Bendy levels of shenanigans, highly recommend this one! It’s got three chapters now with a focus on Richard, a keeper, running experiments to unlock the secrets of how the ink works, with the help of Bella, his prisoner and one of our cyclebreaker protagonists. Richard and Bella have such a fun dynamic, Sammy has been a delight to write in this one, and Wilson? Oh he’s horrible, I love writing him too. XD Please get me to talk about this one more, I’m having a blast with it.
Honorable Mention:
The Role I Was Made For
Not so much a fic as it is an audio skit! This started out as a dialogue test to see if I could voice Audrey and a cartoon Bendy (I blame Erin Lehn for putting the question out to the community of what Baby Benders might sound like, that’s what sparked this). It turned into a much deeper script about what makes a Bendy, and how Bendy and Audrey feel about who they are. It needs some heavy editing, but it’s one of the best scripts I’ve written in a long time. I’d say I like it just as much as Break Time, and another collaborative skit that hasn’t come out yet. Stay tuned, your girl got to co-write something awesome and perform as a very animated Susie Campbell, I look forward to when that’s ready to be heard. XD
Here’s sending you all the good vibes! Go take some time to reflect on what you love about your work, it’s very rewarding.
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do you wonder if your klance obsession will ever go away? has it dwindled over the last few years? because for me mine stopped at the end of 2020 when i found a new fandom to be interested in, but since the beginning of this year my love for those space boys came back full force it makes me worry that i'll never truly get over them. they made me read fics and join a fandom for the first time which might explain why i'm so overly attached but yea
i think like any interest or obsession it may well fade with time
my longest obsession prior to vld/kl lasted about 4 years (and was usurped by kl) so the fact that i'm going on 7 years here is very interesting, tho i think part of that is because
i got obsessed during a time in my life when i still had like. free time. lmao
i got obsessed when i was going through a lot of change and tumult and was simultaneously projecting onto and taking comfort in these characters (to the point where some may argue they have been oc-ified a bit) (if anyone sees a book out in 5-10 years that reminds them of the vld characters no u don't)
i do think i was starting to finally be "free" / lose my interest at the end of 2019 / very beginning of 2020, but rapidly regained my obsession once the pandemic began and people began turning to old favorite things for comfort
at the moment my obsession waxes and wanes, and sometimes i'm like "oh i'm never getting out of here" and then a few days later i'm like "man am i losing my attachment to them?" it comes and goes
but really, i don't think it matters too much in one direction or the other honestly?
everyone's relationship to books and movies and tv and songs and bands and characters and whatever is highly personal, so what really matters the most is youre having fun and it sparks joy, right? and i think there is also a weird push to "move on" or get over something as soon as the next best thing comes along (i think it's a very capitalistic mindset but that's a rant for another day) when the truth is people have been writing for the same fandoms for decades. for some others it is a passing hyperfixation that they enjoy while it lasts. for me i just have a growing group of characters living inside my head at all times. sometimes they yell and clamor for me to write about them but sometimes they are just vibing and that is perfectly okay
i hope this answers ur question and thank u for sharing !
#unbelievable that the redblues have been up here for almost 7 years jesus christ#it'll be 7 years like a month from now#maybe i should. finish the next chapter of soopits. to celebrate#oh hm i should also make progess on ds for the other anniversary. heh#eileen answers
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amalas! you're such an inspiration for so many of us, not only with your art, but also with who you are as a person
sorry if this ask comes off like rude, if so please ignore it, but I'm wondering if you have tips for someone who wishes to go from mildly popular in a fandom, to having engagement with original art. I seem to struggle a lot with that here, on tumblr
thank you for your time! keep being amazing <3 uwu
Hey hey,
Awww thank you! I'm not sure I am (/)///(/) but I try my best!
Sorry for the late reply. The question is not rude at all, but I thought long about how and if I can answer this and what a good answer would be.
And I think I don't have a good one. I can however speak from my own experiences and share what I know and worked for me.
Social media and sharing art is tricky and I still don't get the "rules" or what works. And many things can be true at once! There is luck, and posting at the right time, and hitting someone the right nail and vibe, finding your people, having "the right" people to share your work and spread it. And it's work. One thing I mostly realized over the last two years is that there is a reason companies have social media managers and trying to keep up and relevant as a freelance artist is work!
But I think this applies more for a freelance art business and for platforms like twitter, instagram, artstation etc. Sites with weird algorithm and short living posts.
Tumblr is different and I think going into all my freelance hustle is also not what you are asking for and I'm getting off track :D
I think it's important to understand that when you are known for one thing, fandom art in this case, you will have followers who are only there for this specific fandom or ship. And you will lose them or not having support your original art. And that is okay!! But there will also always be people who are there for your art! And already having a basis of people who like your art due to fandom work is a great start!!
Now you just have to win them over for your original art!! And this can take time but if you are consistent and want it, just do your thing!! Be patient and do what you like!! And with this you will attract the people who are there for your art and characters! They will see your genuine joy and interest! And this will always attract people and pull them in!
I think in my case it helped that many of my fandom, or rather iwaoi art, was already close to my original art! I lend a lot from my first oc version to iwaoi and put a lot of my own interests and things into them! This made my iwaoi out of character for some, but I already managed to get the people who are interested in this kind of vibe and style. So the switch to my ocs was probably kinda smooth.
But overall I can say that me putting so much of myself and genuine interests and love into my art def attracted people and people with similar interests! Original art or even art for a ship or fandom you love has that! This special spark and someone behind who loves doing it. And it will shine through!! And if it doesn't work right away, give it time!
Really! Do your thing! Be unapologetic you!! And the people who want that will come!
It also always helps to tell a bit of a story. Do you have special characters? Is there a story? You don't need to share all, but dropping small glimpses into their world within your art and maybe in small texts posts def help people to connect to your art and get interested!
But beyond all that, please understand that social media is tricky! And giving out advice is super hard because sometimes the little spark of luck is missing. Promotion and getting out there is work and tricky! And a lot of things won't come quick!
Don't just do it for the likes and notes. And I know this is easier said than done!! And believe me I am not above this! we all want the engagement. But there needs to be an inner will that goes beyond that! That makes you enjoy doing it! Enjoy to draw and enjoy to put the work in on social media. To engage with people and share and not just for likes but because you like to do it!
And sometimes things will be slow and not work out right away. Just keep going and enjoy the journey!
I'm sorry, this got long and I feel I didn't really say anything helpful. As said, answering this is super hard!! And I never know how to cut myself short and give precise short answers!
On a last note: If you want to come off anon I'm happy to have a look at your art! Maybe I can give more insights when I see it on what and how could work. Or I can just reblog it and maybe have some more people see it!
but this is just an offer and I totally understand if you don't want to!! No pressure!
I wish you all the best with your art!
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Hate That I Love You 12,5,4,3
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130 Prompts #22 - Hate That I Love You - Read on AO3
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12: What do you like least about this fic?
I don't think there's anything I dislike about this 'fic. It's one of my pride & joys <3 There are several tweaks I would make to H.P.'s family tree if it weren't set in stone, but other than that, I like it.
I think it's one of my most creative character and plot ideas and contains one of my best argument scenes. I love Ambrosine. Something is so very wrong with him and you really get to see that in this piece in a way you don't for any other he appears in. My man did all of it and I care (about him).
My main "issue" with it is that it's backstory for an unpopular character, who is a toddler in this scene when he's an old man in the canon (Bigger investment and learning curve for readers), and the lore here is woven in with my longfic, which makes this piece difficult to recommend to others.
If anything else, since it's 5 years old I'm sure it could use a polish to bring it up to my current writing style. There are places that read choppier to my ear than they used to. But then, I'm literally millions of words deep in my FOP content now, so getting sucked into nitpicking it wouldn't go over well. Every now and then on a reread I stumble across a line written in a style I've outgrown and I do change it, but mostly I leave my stuff intact.
Overall, I'm happy with this piece. Like I said, I love Ambrosine. Hands down one of my best OCs. Absolutely not in a morally way, but in his twisted, anxiety-induced haze.
3: What's your favorite line of narration?
That leads well into the next question about narration I like, because I still love this unhinged exchange between two parents who just threw their crying son off a balcony:
Ambrosine sighed and reached into his pocket. Holding the forget-a-cin canister in front of his son's eyes, he pushed down the top and flashed the light.
The pre-bottled magic jumped like a spark from the canister to his forehead. Fergus staggered backwards, rubbing his face with both palms, and went over the edge of the balcony again. His square wings snapped out, desperately beating to no avail. Both parents watched his tumble with lips pressed together hard. Solara nudged Ambrosine with her shoulder.
"See, that wasn't so bad. How many doses do you have left?"
Ambrosine checked the label on the canister. "Eight. And I sh-should be taking notes for class tomorrow."
Specifically, what makes this scene for me is the way Ambrosine checks how many doses are left on that can. It's just haunting and perfect to me. It simultaneously conveys how little concern he has and implies he's willing to keep this up until the end... even though his infant son is screaming and pleading at him to stop.
Also, the idea that this is all for a school project on central test theory is just... yeah (Central test theory is something I had to learn formulas for while getting my psych major, and the whole thing drove me nuts because, I kid you not, the basic explanation of central test theory is that if you had the ability to erase someone's memories a lot of times, you could have them perform a test over and over and whatever the average of their test scores is, that's their true score. I was not the biggest fan of that class).
Ambrosine living in a world where central test theory is real is just. awful, with the implication that he doesn't really see what he's doing as wrong, because hey... It's part of his major!
I can see a lack of polish in this scene that I'd tweak if I were writing this piece now, but the "checking the label" bit would definitely remain untouched.
Later in this piece (as well as in Origin), Ambrosine does some pretty messed up stuff. These little moments are a core part of his character to me, because the big stuff - like getting one of his grandkids literally addicted to shapeshifting on purpose - IS messed up, but that's nothing new for Ambrosine. He's always been "off." It's why he goes and does things like name his daughter after the name H.P specifically told him he might want for his own kid someday.
You can see Ambrosine's weird behavior in the way his filter breaks, even from the very first chapter of Origin of the Pixies, when he slips out of his prim and proper character long enough to tell Mr. Thimble, "Well, you're super annoying and I don't like you at all," which is far more juvenile than most of his dialogue (In itself a nod to H.P.'s bizarrely casual dialogue in FOP canon).
You also see this part of his character in the way Ambrosine disrespects Anti-Fairy culture (Everything from avoiding certain phrases around Anti-Cosmo in Frayed Knots to straight-up confronting H.P. in Origin and telling him his ancestors would be disappointed that he would dare form a friendship with Anti-Bryndin).
I like Ambrosine because I think he fits well in the FOP world, which is populated by ambiguously bad parents who aren't easy to cut ties with. He's a pleasant, chill guy who runs an honest business. He spared his teen son's life after a duel to the death. He took his adult child in when he showed up with baby Sanderson in tow.
He gave H.P. a decent childhood, even taking him to sports games. But that's the point. He's this blurry figure that H.P. has incredibly mixed feelings about and can't cut out of his life, especially when he ends up raising dozens and hundreds of pixies and needs all the help he could get.
Ambrosine's always been a nervous character, and his behavior stems from a background of abuse, tough expectations in his youth, having a kid while at the Fairy Academy, a war he was forced into, the burden of suddenly becoming his cruel father's sole surviving heir... yeah. Ambrosine, my beloved...
[Cnt'd under the cut]
5: What part was hardest to write?
Mmm... This piece contains some early character studies I did (which I tweaked and put in the italicized sections). I actually enjoy writing romantic / steamy scenes for character study purposes because I feel like it helps me strip a character down to their raw state and evaluate them better.
I have a few Ambrosine and Solara scenes that I've never posted and never intended to (because... OC parents of a character who's elderly in show canon; we don't need to put that on the fanfic website). I actually have them formatted nicely on a separate site because I've debated sharing them over the years, but it never felt right to me. They're vanilla fade to black scenes, but there are lines in there I love.
If people are interested then I might post them on AO3, but again, they're OCs and the FOP fandom is pretty quiet these days, so probably not. Maybe if I build my confidence with other pieces first.
Anyway, I genuinely like those early character studies, so taking those and trying to reformat them in a way that fit this piece was difficult. I think I'd do it differently or not include them at all if I were to redo it now, but I wanted to share those scenes because I had them and I liked them.
4: What's your favorite line of dialogue?
She swallowed. Her hand moved up to the place where he had held the canister. She took her hair between her fingers and clenched it tight. "Amby, I'm sorry. I love you - the good you - but this isn't working, and it's not fair. Please." Her voice left spiderwebbing cracks across the word. "Please let me go."
"I can't do that."
"Please, Amby. I think it would be for the best if we just-"
"I know what will make you stay." Before she could grab his hand, Ambrosine shoved the canister against his own temple and blasted it. He heard Solara screech his name before his eyes rolled back in his head. His arm went over the railing, his knees were falling, and the only thing left to see was white.
… So, why was he in the hospital?
Top contender for one of my favorite scenes I've ever written. I hope it came across well to readers, but I really like it. The cutting off your girlfriend / mother of your child with "I know what will make you stay" before you blast yourself with a memory wipe is just... awful. Ambrosine is... I really like him.
Personally, I think this scene was done really well. It's not a morally good thing to do, but I think I built things up so you can understand Ambrosine's desperation. Also, I think Ambrosine turning the canister on himself (after repeatedly using it on his child and partner) was a good move that makes logical sense in the story flow and hopefully wasn't obvious before this moment.
I wanted it to really come across as this "blast" moment where the reader gets thrown into this horrible situation alongside Solara, and I think it worked. It's my favorite. I would've been tempted to use this scene in an original work, but FOP canon just lends itself much more neatly to "people carrying memory wiping stuff around," so there's that.
Thanks for asking!
#Fairly OddParents#FOP#Head Pixie#130 Prompts#FAIRIES!#Director's cut#I'm wasp dad trash#Dragonfly grandpa#ridwriting#ridspoilers#asks#Anon#Ask box games#apparently art#Long post#abuse#tw abuse#tw child abuse#cw abuse#child abuse#99% true as far as we remember
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Hi! I don't know if you still have open applications, but if so, I would like to read something from you about Viktor Krum and the relationship with his family: is he an only child or does he have more siblings? grandparents? what are his parents like? what is he like as a son/brother/grandson?
I hope I won't bother you :)
You are absolutely not bothering me. Actually (and no offense to anyone who has sent me marvel requests, I will get to them, I promise) this is the first thing that has come in that spark my ‘I have to write this now’ inspiration. Full Disclaimer: You may have just opened pandora’s box, because I’ve recently found my joy in Harry Potter again after this insufferable hellsight almost sucked all of it away, and Krum has always been one of my favorite underrated characters.
Enough of my rambling though, let’s get into what you’re really here for…
So I did some digging, and the only concrete things I could find on Viktor Krum family wise are two unnamed parents with no other information, and an also unnamed grandfather who was killed by Grindelwald… Not much to go on, but leaves us plenty of room to play.
I see him as an only child of only children. Puerly of how he came across as more quiet, reserved, and standoff-ish around people he wasn’t fully comfortable around (i.e. - He opened up to Hermione, or his team, some school friends, etc. but you stick him in front of a bunch of cameras at a post match interview, and the man would rather turn himself inside out than stand there and answer questions.)
But what family he does have, he is super close to.
They are all his number one fans. And while I don’t see the family as people who would be outwardly loud and obvious with their affections, Viktor has never once had to doubt if he has any of their absolut love and support in anything.
I 100% believe his dad plays some kind of managerial role in his career. There is not a contract Viktor has signed that his father hasn’t gone over beforehand. In detail.
Dad has a background in business, Grandfather is whatever the wizard equivalent of a lawyer is. Between the two of them, they have all of that kind of stuff covered. And Viktor is more than happy to leave them to it because it honestly gives him a headache trying to read through all the legal jargon.
Viktor had to move when he started playing professionally, and for the first year or so, his grandfather went with him until they were all comfortable (as could be at least) with him living on his own.
He absolutely never misses a chance to come home though. Not only to get away from life in a much larger city, but just because he’s the type to genuinely enjoy being home with his family and getting to relax and decompress.
He likes cooking with his grandmothers. And as they get older he’s not only happy, but enthusiastic to take over most of the work while they give him the instructions on what to do.
At the end of the day though, Viktor is a giant momma’s boy more than anything else. Anything she asks, he does, almost before she can even finish her sentence.
His friends used to tease him about it a lot, but he’s never been phased by it, and like hell is he going to let anyone making stupid comments dictate his relationship with his mom.
His mom is the only one to really use a nickname for him - she calls him either little mouse (because he was a quiet child) or little bird (because of how easily he took to flying at a young age) in bulgarian.
Every year he takes a camping trip with his dad and grandfather in the summertime. They’re usually gone for about a week
A little bonus content: Viktor as a dad
I came up with this character (Aleksandar Krum) years ago, and he’s still one of my favorite ocs
The day his son was born Viktor absolutely did not know what to do with himself. There were far too many emotions, and he’s still never sorted all of them out.
It was clear from a very early age that his son had a natural curiosity and a knack for learning, and Viktor threw himself into nurturing that whole heartedly.
They were always doing something to let Alek get his hands on and learn something new. And once it became clear that his interest really lie in learning about other cultures, Viktor made it his mission to take him to as many different countries around the world as he can.
Alek does have his father’s natural talent for flying, and Viktor does spend a good bit of time on a broom with him. But he’s never tried to force quidditch on his son.
He actually got really upset with one interviewer who tried to push the idea that because his son was a Krum, he should be playing regardless of whether it was what he wanted or not. It’s the only interview Viktor has ever gotten up and stormed out of.
Let’s be honest here: Viktor Krum basically turns into Hamilton in Dear Theodosia. Man loves his kid more than anything.
#harry potter#viktor krum#viktor krum headcanons#character headcanons#requests#holy shit this got away from me...
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As the biggest Rene (i dont remember if its è or é and dont want to mistake) simp, I beg for more of him. Please. (Reminding you of my existence)
Anything you have, I'll take it but if you dont i could re ask and send you questions
Thank you
Yes, no worries, I remember you. Please believe me when I say your interest and excitement about my not-quite OC sparks so much joy. i don't have any concrete storylines for him right now but I do have a few pieces of information about him so I'll list them below.
René is not from Mexico and only immigrated there after his formative years. As a result:
His accent is often considered strange and is a source of suspicion from the very day he enrolled into the military academy. The fact that he is in the military should've been enough of a clue that his of Mexican nationality, but it doesn't stop the questions.
To escape scrutiny, he has a pretty good fake accent and he uses it extensively before he joined Los Vaqueros (LVQ), but he doesn't use it as much anymore these days. Regardless, the desire to fit in makes him a ridiculously good actor, and this is one of the reasons why he was selected to become a member of the Mexican Special Forces.
Specialises in covert and clandestine operations. He's a bit of a chameleon and only drops the act when he is certain that he is safe. Even when in front of other members of LVQ, sometimes he puts on his metaphorical mask out of sheer instinct. It makes him approachable and gives him an easier time commanding his men. It also makes him pretty lonely even when LVQ is a whole pack at this point.
Aledolfo are two of the rare people whom he has let his guard down in front of. By the time he was given the place of third-in-command, he has worked with aledolfo for long enough that he completely trusts them. In return, aledolfo also trusts him to carry their cowboys whenever both of them are unavailable, though those times are rare occurances. The usual job distribution is:
While aledolfo charge into battle together with their teams, René is usually the one they send to gather intel and infiltrate enemy facilities beforehand. René therefore doesn't see a lot of actual action, but frankly, this is what he prefers. Since they have such a good teacher, the people under his command are also trained to be the best infiltrators in the world. It isn't without its own consequences, however:
Command once wanted to make René's team their own thing and separate them from LVQ. Alejandro gave the decision to René because he knows René is experienced enough to determine his own future, and René chose to stay. There is no other unit that will be like LVQ, and without aledolfo, things wouldn't be the same. He also knew full well that his tendency to act instead of showing genuine emotions would eventually get in the way of his command, so having aledolfo above him to keep him in check is, in his mind, the better option for both himself and his men.
At the time of the fic, I would say he's around early to mid-30s, putting him at one of the older members of LVQ. As a result of this, he views aledolfo more like his older brothers than parents, but he also understands why the younger ones refer to aledolfo as their parents.
Despite being an alpha, his scent isn't strong and literally cannot go strong even when he experiences intense emotions, to the point that strangers mistake him for a beta. He isn't emasculated easily so he usually lets people assume whatever. It allows him to do his job very well without putting a lot of attention to concealing his scent. Used to feel guilty about this natural advantage, but under Alejandro's command, he has grown to let go of this guilt and instead embraces it.
To everyone's surprise, he has a mate. Has the mating bite to confirm it, but no one has ever seen them and he rarely talks about them. And by rarely, I mean 'can be counted on one hand throughout his decade under Alejandro's command', which is pretty unusual in LVQ because people usually at least share a few details and keep updating their friends on them. The only three known aspects of René's mate are that they're an omega, they aren't Mexican or from Mexico, and is 'quite a few years' younger than René, and no one can confirm whether they are true or not. Other than that, everything else is speculation on the grapevine. On that note,
Some people once tried to get René to break his secrecy by making up the most outrageous things about he and his mate, but René ignored all those and Rodolfo rained hell on the perpetuators. Rumours still exist among LVQ about René's mate, but they're relatively mild and lighthearted compared to what caused the stir. It is now more interesting to figure out why René managed to woo an omega as a workaholic career military man.
The only people who know a tad bit more about René's mate is, naturally, aledolfo, and only because they need to make sure that René's mate won't be a liability or a foothold their enemies can grab onto. After a brief explanation, they all agree that secrecy is the best course of action with the grapevine encouraged in order to muddy the waters.
And that's what I can think of about René right now. If these spark some specific questions, feel free to send them my way. Once more, I'm glad that you like my not-quite OC.
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What is your favorite thing about each of your oc?
Ohhh tough question! Thank you! Hrmmm
Nahte's my baby. I've had him since at least 2018, though originally he was, "Nate", my Sole Survivor in Fallout 4, not the WoL for FFXIV. This is kind of emotionally gushy and delves into some of my personal life/mental health Stuff, so feel free to skip this section if that's not your jam!
I made him while going through a bad depressive episode, while disabled by an undiagnosed physical ailment and trapped in a pretty bad living situation due to all that. He was the comfort character I needed to get me through it. He is kind in places where I needed kindness, and struggles thematically in places where I needed to see someone else get through it - in order to believe that I could, too. His victories were my escapes. A lot of the fic I wrote for him, especially back then, was extremely personal, and for a long time I didn't share it with anyone.
When I did start posting bits of Nate's story online, I ended up meeting another writer through Ao3 comments, @seasaltandcopper who has now been my Partner irl since 2020. So in a big way, I have Nahte to thank for that, too!
Nowadays I'm in a much better place and don't need Nate as badly. But he's still my darling and I still love writing him, across all kinds of AUs, because his familiarity brings me comfort. The recurring themes in Nate's stories remain very personal to me. And he's even got a ship with Salt's OC, Mal, which now spans most of those AUs and still gives me butterflies. The FFXIV MSQ worked really, really well for him all around and I can't really imagine any of my other OCs in the role of WoL for my canon.
So my favorite thing about Nahte? All of him, really. He was made that way!
I am also a big fan of his lion tail and every time I get to draw it all long and flowy like it's something off a medieval tapestry it sparks joy.
My favorite thing about Louis is his tuxedo-cat hair. I'm a big fan of miqo getting to be patterned like IRL cats (also the reason Lyrha is a calico) and I'm pretty sure that was about my first thought when it came to creating him. I especially like his big white swoosh on one side. His Emet-Selch splotch. It often gives Nahte a little bit of heartache.
Aside from the incredibly convoluted tale of her creation (which I'll answer in your other ask :3) I am often drawn to fiery hellcat-esque female characters, the drama of redemption/healing arcs when a character has done some truly horrible things in their past, and calico is my favorite color for cats, so it's maybe no surprise that these all ended up being features of hers that I'm particularly fond of!
She's also quite a contrast from Nahte, and that's a lot of fun, too!
#ffxiv#louis borel#lyrha#nahte'to vhia#text#time to trigger tag ALL THE THINGS#mental health#depression#disability#wyn gabs#shadowbringers spoilers#long post
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Ufff sorry this so late but!!
9, 10, 17, 18, 25 (of the wh world, not ours), 31, 33, 34, 45, 55 for Katia
6, 14, 15, 18, 23, 26, 27, 43, 46, 49 for Nitia.
I'm so sorry for the wait! I really forgot this and I almost couldn't find the oc ask meme ops xD
Katia:
9) Current residence
10) She had scars, but someone with magic helped her erase them. No piercings. She has a certain mark on the chest, on her heart, that appeared after some drama. I still haven't figured out its shape. Maybe a peach flower?
17) She can't fight, only run xD
18) Does her diary counts? else... I don't know
25) Country
31) I. Can't. Spoiler. It... Not now that I'm planning and writing down her story xD I can say it's something about her end
33) She was all alone and didn't trust people nor opening up with people. After meeting Felix and drama angst, she's more social and doesn't afraid of tomorrows
34) Lots of blankets, pillows, souvenirs from her travels and pictures in frame.
45) I'm still thinking about it, but here are songs that remind me of Katia: “I’m Born to Run” by American Authors, "This is my now" by Jordin Sparks, "I'm like a bird" by Nelly Furtado, "Kalmia" by Mia REGINA, "Twinkle" by Saori Hayami (yeah both from Code:Realize) 33and "Sparks fly" by Taylor Swift.
55) emh...*re-reading the question* core trait? I think it's "living the moment", if this counts. Else is "Being positive". Best trait is that she doesn't force anyone to do anything for her (?). Worst trait is treating her life as nothing worthy.
What happens when these all interact with each other?I don't know, just a mess?
Nitia:
6) a VA? O_O I don't really have one, I can't seem to hear her "voice". Also, it's been so long since I heard any dubbed stuff and I usually don't remember female voices. Nothing strikes me as "Nitia's voice"... any idea?
14) She can cook and bake (these are really important skills to conquire Serge after all u.u)
15) She can sing and dance (she always have a wonderful time singing and dancing with Serge)
18) a lucky charm from her mum
23) Romantic-comedic Fantasy
26) Eating chocolate at night
27) I was thinking she only got a dad and a mom, but I wonder if she could have a sibling. They get along really well
43) I don't follow Pokemon anymore, like since when I was a kid... Is there an artist Pokemon?
46) I can imagine her playing the tambourine, something joyous
49) the main theme is Art, obviously. Joy from drawing, strive for more artistic ways of expressing her feelings. And love gave her a new approach of seeing the world
Thanks for asking!
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🎯 Do you have a writing milestone you’re working towards?
🔮 Any advice for writers working through burnout or writer’s block?
i'm interested in that last one especially just because you already talk me down from the edge CONSTANTLY with my burnout and writer's block and i think that's valuable shit that everybody should hear from you.
Fanfic Writer Ask Game
🎯 Do you have a writing milestone you’re working towards?
Writing is very much a compulsion for me, so I'm not generally motivated by milestones—I was excited when I hit 1 million words on AO3, but at this point I'm pretty much just like 🤷♀️ big milestones like that are kind of incidental.
What I am interested in is finding ways to push myself out of my comfort zone. I'm writing an original work for a fic exchange I'm in, and that's a pretty big deal for me because I find it very intimidating to do OCs and worldbuilding from the ground up. Even in my longfics I generally devote attention almost exclusively to the primary ship I'm writing about, and right now I'm in the very early stages of developing a Star Wars longfic that spends more time building out the secondary characters and their relationships with the leads. Maybe not milestones per se, but those are more the sorts of things I'm working toward these days.
🔮 Any advice for writers working through burnout or writer’s block?
First of all O bless u because I always worry about whether anything I have to say about burnout and writer's block is useful because I go through it somewhat rarely. Luckily(?) I am just coming out of a spot of block myself so I have some renewed thoughts about it that I'll throw under the cut because I have a lot to say. 😅
I think the biggest problem with burnout and writer's block advice is that a lot of it is presented as a one size fits all solution, but there are so many different things that it could be stemming from and your response really needs to change accordingly. I might tell one person to step away from their word processor for a few days in the same breath that I tell another person to push through the block and keep writing, all based on what I know about their process and their headspace.
But I think a lot of it comes from a question of whether you've been putting too much of yourself into writing at the expense of your other needs (which probably manifests in burnout) vs. whether you're putting too much pressure on yourself and the writing (which probably manifests in writer's block).
Now keep in mind that this is coming from an autistic person when I say: you probably will burn out if you hyperfixate on writing for too long. Even if it's your happy place, even if it's the thing that makes you feel like it's worth getting out of bed so you can sit at your computer and write, you can't make it your life. If you're trying to write and it's feeling harder than usual, do a mental health and general well-being check-in with yourself: when's the last time you went outside; what have you been eating lately; when's the last time you talked to a friend on the phone. Things like that. And if you don't like the answers? You probably need a few days off.
I'll also say that one of the biggest instances of burnout I've had in recent years was in summer of 2021, and honestly, after checking in with myself I realized a lot of that came out of the fact that I was writing with my audience in mind more than I was writing for myself. So if you're starting to feel burnt out, I also really think it's worth asking whether the thing you're writing sparks joy! And if it doesn't – even temporarily – it's okay to walk away from it.
Then on the other hand you've got writer's block. And I don't think it's the worst thing in the world to baby yourself a little bit if you've hit a patch of writer's block, especially because it might also be a product of burnout. Stepping away from a piece of writing for a few days it never a bad thing, in my mind.
But. The thing about writer's block? That's usually a you problem. It's something about your headspace that you need to move past, and usually something that comes from a place of perfectionism. Maybe the perfectionism is that you're putting too much pressure on yourself to keep to a schedule. Maybe it's that every word you put on the page feels wrong and you're too scared to go any further with those wrong words there. And if that's the problem?
Sure, take some time away from the doc if you need to. But find ways to keep writing, whatever that means to you—
(1) Maybe you switch to another story, or stories. My longest fic is this Star Wars fic that I started posting to AO3 in December 2020, but y'know when I started it? January. I got about 6k words in, realized that it was going somewhere else and the draft needed to be drastically revised, but I couldn't put my finger on how, so I tucked it away and reread it occasionally while mostly focusing on other stuff. I didn't properly pick it up again until October. It's a better fic for my decision to not push myself to keep writing right away, so sometimes stepping away is the right move.
(2) If you're stressed about a story that simply isn't moving as fast as you thought it would, reframe your goals around something smaller that feels more achievable—maybe just promising yourself that you'll sit with the doc for 20 minutes a day, or that you'll just shoot to add 100 words instead of 1000. (And learn to not beat yourself up for deleting words, too!) You can always keep going if you get into a rhythm.
(3) Look. Sometimes – sometimes – you need to bully yourself into writing anyway. Last month I got myself out of writer's block with this Hannibal fic I wrote for an exchange, and a lot of it was because I sat down one Saturday morning and promised myself that I'd write the shortest version that it could be while being a cohesive story that met the word minimum (300 words). That initial draft shaped out to be about 500 words (it ended on the line, "But as his shame ebbs away..." etc.). It wasn't what I wanted it to be yet, but I got the satisfaction of feeling like I'd completed it anyway. About a week later, I was able to come back to it with fresh eyes and turn it into the polished product that ended up on AO3.
I wanna acknowledge, here: a lot of this is based on intuition, and knowing your own needs as a writer. Trial and error might be necessary when you find yourself going through a creative rough patch. So genuinely, above all? If you're going through burnout or writer's block, be kind to yourself. Know that it happens to everyone on occasion, and that you're no less of a writer just for struggling. Know that your story ideas will be there when you're ready for them, and if you've lost interest in a story by the time you're back in a writing mode, it's okay.
#ask game#wyn-n-tonic#me like god damn why is my advice so longwinded#apologies it's the autism lmao
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Hello! Hope you're having a great day. Here are a few of those emoji's from that I wanted to ask! 🥺✨️🎯🎶🌞👀🥰💌
Okay, so... yeah. That's more than a few, lol. Have fun!!!!
Thank you for the ask my dear! I hope you're having a wonderful day too!! 💞
No readmore cause this didn't turn out that super long :3
🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?
Oh this is a tough one cause Hurt/comfort is one of my big weaknesses. So I'm gonna just explain two interactions!
I catch the biggest feels when a more reserved character can't contain their emotions anymore and has a somewhat public breakdown. Made even better if someone cares enough to try to hide them/hug them!
I also catch the feels when misunderstandings are cleared up in a shouting match. It doesn't even have to be between two people that get along. Just let people be so emotional that they forget to control their volume! 😭💜
✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉
I'm really proud of my old writing, so this is a compliment for my new/not posted writing! It sparks a lot of joy when I read through my notes, even if I'm not ready to post anything yet. ;u;
🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?
I feel like yes, people have guessed major plot points before, but it's only happened a few times? And I can't recall any of the times when it did happen. It also happens a lit taht someone will suggest something happening and I fall in live with the idea and then I just. Steal ideas from comments with credit to the commenter in the next chapter. 👉👈🥺
🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?
I do listen to things when I write! I can't write in absolute silence. But the music/video I listen to varies a lot. I mostly look for music compilation type things, so I will for sure have music for like an hour at least. Or I listen to chemistry videos while I write, though I don't know why that one works lmao
🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?
I can write anytime, but my most emotional writing happens at around 3 am usually. Which is not conducive to having a day job. 😔 Especially since I need 8 hours of sleep to function! 😧
👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!
Hibari has taken over my brain and demands I write for him. For one of the up and coming fics I'll try to write is Teen!Hibari's POV of the future arc! It'll be a mega self indulgent thing with a lot of headcanons and quite a few OCs, just because. Where the hell did he go and what did he do inbetween his arrival and the end of the future arc???
🥰 How do you feel about reader interaction? Are you open to receiving questions about your fics?
I am so open to receiving questions I made a whole ask blog specifically about my stories!! So if you have random questions, here's the place to as them! @ask-skull-and-muffin
💌 How do you feel about comments and feedback?
I feel that, for a while now, I'm being a bit of a glass canon about comments. Sometimes they are super motivating and get me to write 5000 words in a day! And other times a single comment can burn out my entire passion for a whole fic... It's pretty confusing to my soul.
I also have.... A shame I want to admit to here. 😔 A year or so ago I abruptly had the worst depressive episode of my life and I couldn't make myself reply to/answer comments as they came in at all for a good few months. So now there are 450 comments in my inbox and I think that's one of my biggest issues when it comes to getting back into writing properly... 😭
I'm so sorry to all my peoples that crave comments and don't get nearly enough! I wish I could give you some of mine, I swear! Feels like comments are a little wasted on me right now...
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hello and how are you?
For the "OC Interview" Game, we can please hear six, thirteen, and twenty-two from Kai? c:
The Not Yet Dead Author, @365runesofwriting
Hello! I'm doing well, thank you! I hope that you are as well!
For the sake of myself, the vague time that Kai would be answering this is during the couple years he and Sola were reunited when they were, like, 18-20ish. TW for swearing.
Kai
6. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do?
I mean, obviously, this would be a very difficult question for anyone, especially for someone who grew up in the Agency. Most of us would say the graduation test, but my boyfriend at the time got me out of having to actually do anything. I just watched that and, honestly, I don't know if that was so hard.
Moving on is hard, because sometimes it's just moving forward. I lost a lot of people I cared about before I moved to the English tract, with Wilbur. Theia was gone. Sola and Finny were gone. Professor Byrd and Mr. Lovell were gone. There was just Wilbur and Tyson, really, and then Tyson was gone. I don't even like English - I was shit at that tract, and I would have ended up an Agent anyways.
But I just existed every day, and that's all I had to do. I found my allies, and I didn't confuse them for friends. I found my opponents, and I didn't hate them for just trying to survive too. I just kept moving forward. I kept playing the game.
13. You’re given an unlimited budget to build anything you want! What do you build and where do you build it?
Easy - I would build a circus! The energy is perfect - it's playful and a bit dark, but it doesn't have to be. It depends on how you look at it. And every circus is unique and uncanny, and that's beautiful. I would build it somewhere abandoned, so I could bring life and joy and love back to something that seemed hopeless.
22. What’s the easiest way to flirt with you?
Aw, it's not that hard to flirt with me. Just be genuine. Don't be an asshole. For the most part, I'll play along. I like everyone to be having a good time. And hey, ya know, just share something you love or know a shit ton about with me - that spark of passion in someone's expression is the most beautiful thing to me.
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Lost & Found. Chapter 3.
Ivar Ragnarsson x oc.
Summary: being rescued by Helga in one of the raids and reluctantly tolerated by Floki, a young girl finds herself amidst a strange place with strange people, but if adapting to the cultural shock wasn't hard enough, catching the attention of the volatile and beloved son of the Queen would soon prove to be the ultimate proving. That is if she realizes just how much being around prince Ivar is walking on thin ice.
Author's note: family dynamics and fluff.
Tagging: @youbloodymadgenius
Understandment is hard when you can't speak to each other, but gestures may reach further than words.
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A few weeks after they returned, Floki's home had fallen into a strangely peaceful routine.
Floki would do his work, busy with Bjorn's request, while Helga would teach Revna their language for hours a day, every day, their voices being background noise for him.
Helga was radiant with joy. She loved taking care of Revna, spending a lot of time combing the long hair and doing beautiful and intricate braids while talking to her, to which Revna would sometimes reply and even if they couldn't understand each other an odd sort of dialogue would emerge.
While this arrangement made Floki uneasy, he could be thankful for his wife's happiness, she hasn't been happy in a long time. Even if happiness was a passing moment, it hurt him that Helga carried so much sorrow, most of which, if not all, he knew to be his fault.
Now, Revna was sitting on the chair shaking her leg and looking down, Floki occasionally looked at her and he didn't need to understand her words to understand her lately. She wasn't allowed outside yet and that was getting to her.
Helga came with a bowl of stew for Revna and tried to hand it to her.
"Here, I brought you food." Helga said to Revna.
She looked at the food then turned her head away to the floor and continued shaking her leg.
"You need to eat to get better, please." Helga tried to reason with her.
Revna answered with a small grunt, resting her head on her hand.
"What is it, my dear? You were doing so well." Helga said to her stroking her hair.
The girl didn’t answer, but Floki did it for her:
"She's bored, Helga. I think she wants to go out."
The realization dawned on Helga, making her smile kindly to the girl, carefully caressing her head. Poor thing, she had every right to be bored, but Helga wanted her to get stronger before facing the city.
Helga sat behind Revna and cupped her face, making the girl look at her. She spoke softly, trying to make her understand:
"I know you're bored, but you need to get strong before I show you Kattegat" she gestured to the door "I'll show you everywhere, but please, keep eating well and get better."
The girl studied her face for a while, then gave her a pout but accepted the food. She ate slowly and in small portions, an empty stare in her eyes.
That was good, Helga thought, that was great. She begged the gods for another child and they gave her one, a beautiful girl that she had already fallen in love with and would do everything in her power to protect.
Not long after, the door swung open and Ivar came into their room, dragging himself until he was inside and on his usual spot like that was his second home, which has been since the day his mother brought him there.
"Hello, Floki. Hello Helga." Ivar greeted them.
"Ivar." Floki greeted him back, spotting right away the faux innocent smile the young prince had whenever he was up to be a pain in someone’s ass.
Ivar turned his attention to the girl, who was eating and either uncaring or ignoring his presence.
"Revna." He said her name with a slight pitch to his voice and squinting at her. He had her name memorized from the odd fit it made for her, but mainly it was for the fact she slapped his hand. No one in their right mind would dare to do it, and no one that ever as much as said something wrong to Ivar got to live much longer, let alone someone stupid enough to try their luck against him, those he took delight in dealing with. Though to Revna, he probably was just a harmless cripple. Ignorance is bliss, he thought.
Revna, apparently taken back from her thoughts, looked at him. Her dark eyes gazing upon him with a spark of curiosity and interest. She had memorized his face after his first visit, how could she not? The complete stranger with very blue eyes, pale skin and a fingertips rough and calloused like the ones found on peasants, slaves or warriors. This complete stranger that touched her like it was normal or acceptable, the nerve!
The voice in her mind screamed: ‘Was it normal to him?’, “Is this normal these strange people I’m living with?’, ‘Was that how he acted around outsiders?’, ‘What am I even doing here?’, ‘What will they do to me?’ Questions, questions, they came and went in circles for all these days.
But she put a stop to them for now, like it or not, for good or ill, he was the only other sight she had other than the couple, she could indulge in a quick distraction from the walls of the home she was living in that were starting to feel smaller by each day.
"Ivar." She said, looking straight at him, trying to pronounce what she inferred to be his name as best as she could. Adding a pitch to her pronunciation, just like he did, just because she could.
His eyes widened and he tilted his head to the side, stare fixed on her and her every minimal movement. He was sincerely surprised that she actually spoke directly at him.
His name on her lips was carried by a foreign accent, it sounded different, almost like it belonged to someone else, but her gaze on him, with expectancy in her eyes and a hint of pride on the corners of her lips turned slightly upward left no doubt she indeed meant him.
Ivar heard her before, annoyed and agitated at his first visit, so he hoped to have the same effect, but now that she spoke camly, trying to pronounce his name correctly and seemingly proud of herself for it, she threw him off balance. He had expected the annoyance she had from before, he expected her disgust at him as she wasn't pleased with his touch, why would she want the hands of a cripple on her? He even expected fear from her, but he didn't expect to hear his name slow and soft on her lips, he didn’t expect to hear her trying to reach out for him and how his own name would sound so foreign coming from her lips.
He wanted her to say it again, wanted to hear the strange way his name sounded from her, but he didn’t know how to demand it, so he nodded at her, not really knowing what to say, not that it would matter. She probably wouldn’t understand him anyway.
Revna smiled proudly to herself, a beautiful smile, if he had to say anything, he mimicked her smile shyly, though he quickly felt self conscious under her gaze and looked away, trying to find somewhere other than her eyes to look at, but nothing seemed to quite hold his attention.
Ivar felt as Revna looked away from him and continued to eat, he glanced a few times at her, the shy smile he held gone as she paid him no further attention. He noticed, however, how her legs began shaking in a slow, lazy rhythm. A stream of thoughts began in his mind: ‘Is she playing with me?’, ‘Is she bothered by my presence?’, ‘Does she pity me?’, a frown forming on his face with each thought.
He turned his attention to Helga, who was distracted with the girl's hair:
"I haven't seen her around yet. Why? When are you going to show her off?” he made a pause before adding the last part venomously “Unless she is to be a house slave."
"She's no slave, Ivar. We're adopting her." Helga corrected him, a tad annoyed at the slave mention.
"Then why haven't I seen her outside, hm? If she's to live here as a free woman, then she needs to know her way around."
"It's too soon yet. She doesn't speak our language."
"It’s not too soon, it’s been weeks! And if all the problem is that she doesn’t speak our language, then it’s another reason to do it. She'll learn much faster by experience."
"I'll take her out when she's ready." Helga answered a bit tense. She didn't want to go into detail of why she was so careful but she also didn’t want to lie to Ivar, who by the frown seemed to be growing angry.
"She seems ready enough." He said pointing to her legs.
Revna stopped shaking her legs, staring at Ivar wide eyed and lips slightly parted as she just took the spoon from her mouth. She arched an eyebrow looking lost as a puppy in the forest. Good, Ivar thought. Revna then looked confused from him to Helga, who caressed her face reassuringly.
"So, why don't you take her outside?" Ivar insisted.
Helga couldn't find an answer to stop Ivar's questioning and looked to her husband for help. Floki seemed entertained, holding a smile of his own, but as soon as he felt his wife’s eyes on him and her silent plea he intervened.
"Since when do you care about things that don't involve you?" Asked Floki.
"What?" Ivar countered astonished, "What do you mean by it? Of course it involves me. I was in this home before her, I have a say in whether she can stay or not."
"Is that so?” Floki said amused, “In this case what your mighty self has to say?"
Without missing a beat and with a self assured tone that didn’t transpired his shyness just a moment ago, he answered:
"I say this girl better adapt to our ways else she brings the wrath of the gods down on us..."
"The gods love her, Ivar. They gave her to me." Helga interrupted him. She realized the mistake as soon as the words left her mouth.
"How can you be so sure?" He inquired, renewed curiosity in his eyes.
"I just know it."
"If you say..." he eyed her suspiciously, before continuing to Floki, "...I say she better learn manners. No one should dare to hit a prince and go off unscathed."
Floki chuckled from his spot then said:
"You deserved that one. You could have used some other way of introducing yourself rather than touching someone you’ve never seen before and is not here as a slave. However, I thank the gods for letting me witness your face that day."
"You old fool..."
"Ivar. Be patient with her." Helga said to Ivar softly. She was very aware of how badly he took insults, even when none existed.
"I am patient,” he countered, “but the girl needs manners."
"Ivar..." Called Floki.
Ivar sighed before continuing:
"However, I am willing to forgive her for you,” he said looking at Helga “and an apology from the girl, once she learns how to speak our language, of course."
"Ivar, she's just a child, give her some time, I'm sure she'll adapt." Said Helga, looking at Ivar while she tied the end of one of the braids on Revna's hair.
Ivar lived with them long enough to see she truly wanted that girl to be part of their lives. He had seen the glimpses of sadness throughout his upbringing, the lost gaze Helga had when she thought no one was looking, the unsettling feeling that lurked under the surface when she saw mothers with their newborn babies. Perhaps the surprise wasn't that she took a girl to raise, but that she took that long to do it.
But he loathed the idea that in Floki’s home would live someone that would regard him in the same way the rest of Kattegat did, an outsider to add insult to injury.
"If you say, I'll try to tolerate her. If at least she can pretend to not be annoyed whenever I’m here.” Ivar said as he pointed to Revna.
He couldn’t pinpoint exactly what about her shaking her legs was irritating him. If it was the repetitive pattern, the slow rhythm, the proximity of her feet to him, or what was to him, a clear display of her displeasure with his presence. Though why would she have smiled at him with that beautiful smile if she was annoyed by him?
‘She’s playing you’, His own mind answered the question.
Both Helga and Floki looked to each other confused as to what he meant, Floki being the one that asked:
"What do you mean by that? She doesn’t even know who you are to be annoyed at you."
He pointed to Revna’s legs, this time the girl didn’t even bother to look at him and continued eating as if there wasn’t an annoyed young man pointing at her for no reason at all. Which bothered Ivar even more.
Floki couldn’t help but laugh. It was like he was a naughty child again that got all pouty and angry until he got things his way. At least he didn’t scream anymore. Not as frequently at least. His boy was maturing.
"She's bored, Ivar. Been like that for a few days, it has nothing to do with you." Floki made a point to emphasize the last part.
Ivar stared at Floki speechless. His eyes open wide, darting from Floki to the surroundings as his lips parted, which pretty much told the boatbuilder that the young prince hadn’t considered a possibility that didn’t involve him. He then rolled his head before asking:
"Then what have you been doing with her all this time?"
"We’ve been taking care of her, Ivar. Teaching and getting her used to us before she faces the others." Answered Helga.
Ivar pondered her words for a while, then agreed with her.
"What does she do in her spare time?"
Floki was quick to answer that one:
"Snoops around the house, messes up my tools… Oh, she also has a fondness for magic tricks, they make her happy like a child."
"Really?”
“Yes. I’ve done a few for her and it never fails to get her attention.”
“That’s childish.”
“She is a child, Ivar. It’s no surprise at all.”
Ivar looked like he just realized what Floki said to him. Turning his attention back to Revna as she looked around the house with that same little pout on her lips. He had of course noticed she was young when he first saw her and when he touched her face. Younger than him, in fact. Skin too soft and face still with some roundess to it, but he didn’t stop to consider what that would mean. Of course she would be like that being so young and housebound, he knew the feeling all too well from the days and days and more days he had to be inside his home because he was too sick to go out without serious risk of breaking his bones.
Looking to Helga, who hadn’t got her hands away from Revna, he knew that was her doing. ‘Why won’t she let the girl out? She’s not crippled.’ was what he thought. He knew it was her because she had the same look his mother had when she would smother him with her love as if he was still a baby and not let him do anything food himself, which only got worse when his eyes would turn blue. He loved his mother more than anyone and anything else, but he hated feeling useless.
Maybe that was what Revna felt. He was strangely relieved to not be the reason for her annoyance. At least not this time.
Then a silly idea crossed his mind. He reached for a pouch of leather he carried and took a coin from it, he then got a bit closer to Revna and touched her foot. The girl gasped startled but relaxed when she looked down at Ivar, who expectantly tried to measure her reactions to him. She tilted her head and arched her eyebrow inquisitively at him, which coupled with the cute pout on her lips made for an adorable sight. He beckoned her to come closer to him.
“Go on, my dear.” Said Helga to Revna as she looked to Helga for permission.
Revna got off of the chair and sat on the floor close to Ivar, close enough to be within arm’s reach, but not close enough to accidentally brush her legs against his, she then rested her hands on her lap and looked at him with curiosity. He studied her expression carefully, searching for the all too familiar signs of pity and disgust but found none of those. Even though he noticed she kept a distance, he was pleased she sat near him.
He then showed her the coin, playing with it between his fingers deftly, she giggled, trying to follow the coin with her eyes and relaxing a bit from her position. He then halted his movements, holding the coin between his index and middle finger, Revna froze in her position as soon as he stopped and looked from the coin to his very blue eyes. There it was, that beautiful smile together with an innocent shine in her eyes.
He then put the coin flat against the palm of his hand, closing both of them into fists and bringing them close to his lips, he didn’t take his eyes off her, enjoying her full attention as she looked from his fists to his eyes. He blew air against his fists and slowly opened them, showing her the palms of his hands, the coin nowhere she could see.
Revna looked at him, giggling happily with a wide smile, a smile Ivar found to be quite beautiful and contagious, making him smile himself, although more reservedly. When she calmed down and silence fell between them, they were looking at each other’s eyes, hers filled with joy and his with pride for being the reason for it.
He soon felt self conscious again and looked away.
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