#THANK YOU SO MUCH THORNSPUN!!!!!

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Tumblr keeps glitching out when i try and send you an ask so I will try and keep it short :c

war torn and ragged (the beginnings of peace and a soft, soft life) - with the fanfic ask thing you reblogged.

Questions 1, 3,4,11,12

THORNSPUN!!! HI!!! tumblrs been extra glitchy lately for me too :(( if there are any other questions or anything you wanna discuss, my dms are always open!!!

war torn and ragged (the beginnings of peace and a soft, soft life) + 1, 3, 4, 11, 12

1. What inspired you to write the fic this way?

so the entire "go more into the past and further in the future" for the series was not planned LMFAO. tbh i wasn't even going to write the second or third installment until i saw just how much people loved it?? which fucking baffled me because it was just this silly little thing that i wanted to put out there.

so when i was writing the second one i wanted to dive deep into sakura's POV and a little bit of her past and then how she sees the kids. that was the main idea of the series; God Eater Sakura+ Kakashi and three brats. AHHAHA

the little time skips in between was just me being lazy ig?? i just wanted to write the parts i wanted to and the ones i thought were funny or important, so i kept that theme up with the others ones too just for consistency :)

now, as for the entire Sakura Fucked Up All The Timelines thing, that was me being self indulgent and not allowing anything bad to happen to them LMAO well, worse that than Sakura and Kakashi had to go through.

3. What's your favorite line of narration?

the entire beginning of We Are Creatures Of War,,, i just really think i worded Kakashi's character (in WT&R) with those lines but especially

Fifteen and he was nothing except a ghost. He swore that if anyone dared touch him, their hand would pass right through him (and the thought didn’t scare him as much as it should have.)

this one just really resonates with me and Kakashi and really shows where his character development with begin

4. What's your favorite line of dialogue?

DEF THE OPENER FOR STARS IN OUR EYES LIKE LMAO i was laughing when i wrote that (fun fact! those first two lines were the very first idea and then everything exploded afterwards)

“Kakashi-sensei,” Naruto whispered, the horror plain on his face. “You’re married?”

Lazily, Kakashi looked down at his gloveless hand where his ring rested, “It would appear so,”

Naruto squawked, eyes going wide with disbelief. “Who would wanna marry your lazy ass?!”

Sai only blinked, his brows raising the smallest amount to give away his interest.

Sasuke just huffed, “Is it Gai?”

or!

“What are we?” he rasped, voice shot as he dropped his weapons.

She turned to look at him, grinning at him through bloodied teeth, “Untouchable.” | i really love this one too bc kakashi is like "what are we bro??" (as in relationship status) and sakura like "bro fucking badass duh" LMAO

11. What do you like most about this fic?

God Eater Sakura. Yeah. i just love letting sakura be absolutely feral and give no shits and do whatever the fuck she wants to. and then kakashi is like "THATS MY WIFE" yeah i love that.

12. What do you like least about this fic?

ummmm tbh i don't have anything i don't like about it anymore? i went back a few weeks ago and completely edited it, fixed tenses, added a few lines, stuff like that and now i'm pretty satisfied with it. though, i often don't read my works after they've been up for a while,, so yeah. i'm pretty okay with how it is rn!

though, maybe the whole God Eater and her Wolf thing? idk i feel like its cringey??? i might go back and change it but idk

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Hello!

Huge fan of your work - and very excited to see you are on tumblr - welcome, by the way!

Question for you: what is your process for getting in a characters head? Each version of Sakura you write is just amazing and the idiosyncrasies that you sprinkle in are just 🤌🏽 so very keen to hear about that :3

Have a wonderful day 💖

Hi @thornspun​! Thank you so much for your warm welcome and thoughtful question! 💕

I’ve never really thought about my process before (my default answer would be ‘I black out while word vomiting on a page and then sort of clean it up as I edit and then just send that motherfucker into the void’), so this is a neat thought exercise:

Upon reflecting and attempting to break it down, I think it starts with a strong, foundational understanding of characters. For years I was obsessed with Naruto and consumed every single manga chapter, anime episode, and movie. Basically I have a good sense of canonical characterizations because I nerded tf out. 

However, I also enjoy watching manga/anime dissections by Youtubers, reading Naruto wiki pages, and of course, reading a metric fuckton amount of fan fiction. A lot of these interpretations, tropes, and small details I may have initially missed are a source of inspiration and are overlaid on top of my understanding of canonical characterizations. 

I then feel comfortable overlaying all of that with my own personal interpretation and flair. For example, with Sakura, I do take liberties given frankly, Kishimoto is trash at writing women, however I do try to stay within the bounds of what is believable for Sakura - both the good and bad. 

Plus the plot and universe that the story takes place in influences the version of Sakura that emerges (e.g., post-Shippuden Sakura cannot be copy and pasted into a Modern Police AU). But, there are absolutely intrinsic, unwavering characteristics of Sakura that would hold true in any context, so it’s about how to maintain that authenticity. 

(I’m also a snarky af smart mouth, so that definitely bleeds into both Sakura and Kakashi...)

And then finally, I find that dialogue is king - it’s the best method for showcasing personality. I often start a chapter by writing pure dialogue to hone in on ‘the voice,’ to ensure the characters are authentically being brought to life and that there is a natural rhythm. I need to be able to hear Sakura saying X or Kakashi saying Y, otherwise I scrap it. A huge inspiration for me when it comes to dialogue is Aaron Sorkin - pithy, dynamic, and every word is intentional in moving things forward. Also basically everyone is a smart ass. 

So that’s the overall gist! I hope that all makes sense.

I’m SO appreciative that you enjoy and support my work!