#but i dont see them being like this happy long term couple i think rebecca can do soooo much better i think theyd get together when shes at

[hecksupremechips]

I love to imagine Rebecca as trans like it just has become so ingrained in my mind it feels weird it’s not canon. She realized at a young age and her parents were supportive and let her present how she wanted and they used her name and pronouns, but they weren’t around enough to go the extra mile for her and make sure she was being protected. She was the target of some pretty bad bullying at school, both from the students and the staff, and Ashton was the first person to defend her. Ashton is cishet (cuz I think it’s funny) and hes kinda ignorant at first but he tries his best and he just likes Rebecca and wants good things for her and he’s so emo he scares away the bullies lol. And this was definitely a big part in Rebecca gaining feelings for him he just showed her this special kinda care that no one else ever did, and it’s what makes her extra insecure as the years go by. Cuz she wonders if maybe the reason Ashton never seems to reciprocate her feelings is because she’s trans and he just never thought to see her as romance material as a result. Which is a line of thinking that gets out of control really bad and she never gets to have the closure she wants with it either

She tells Isabella that’s shes trans just cuz they’re best friends and it sorta comes up eventually. Isabella was a tomboy growing up so she can definitely relate to the bullying shit pretty well and they are very protective of each other and vow to beat up anyone who talks shit about the other. They also just open each other’s minds a bit, Isabella helps Rebecca feel more comfortable in knowing there’s many different ways to be a woman, Rebecca helps Isabella maybe explore her feelings about her own gender and whether or not she’s really attached to womanhood. Zach finds out in a more casual way, it’s just something he learns cuz it felt weird that he was the only one who didn’t know and well. He’s a good guy, he wouldn’t mind. It’s not something the two of them ever talk about really, aside from bonding over a few shared experiences with having to deal with assholes. And really, being trans just isn’t something Rebecca wants to talk about too much, just because she’s gotten to a point where’s she’s experienced being stealth and she knows how quickly people can turn on you when they know, and she understandably doesn’t wanna deal with that shit. But because her friends are so supportive, she doesn’t exhale and let herself just exist naturally around them and it does help her feel less insecure about who she is

Sexuality wise I think she’s "straight" I think she’s spent most of her life looking at Ashton and just assuming she’d be with a man but once she finally gets to give up on him she has Moments with Isabella or like a certain fondness for Marianne and their shared love of history and other nerd shit and shes just like. Uh Oh 😟

#the letter #rebecca gales #my beloved my bestie my wife etc #ive also just written like in a scenario where she gets with luke shes gonna like get that dick and then shes like oh fuckkkkk #and its pretty frightening cuz luke is a notorious asshole but hes about to find out so she just lets it out #and hes weirdly chill hes just like ‘hnnnghh does it look like i fucking care about that right now daisy’ #they uh. arent exactly a match made in heaven alkskf the way i write it like they are genuinely good for each other in a lot of ways #like i think they both can just help the other see important sides to themselves and improve #but i dont see them being like this happy long term couple i think rebecca can do soooo much better i think theyd get together when shes at #rock bottom and feels like no one will ever love her and she forms a bond with luke and she relates to him in a weird way #and this makes her feel worse like luke is the only one who sees the real her and she wants him because shes afraid hes the only one whod #tolerate her its just a very unhealthy situation and he has enough good in him to keep her on the hook #but enough bad in him to never satisfy what she needs and to make her feel like shit #its like. i dont think its IMPOSSIBLE for luke to be a good partner to her but hed have to do a LOTTT of changing that im just not confident #hed do plus like i mean hes literally a murderer and all of rebeccas friends hate him i dont think shed really be able to see past that #plus like hed be transphobic like maybe he isnt opposed to having sex with a trans woman in the moment but he certainly wouldnt be an ally #its all about whats convenient for him i think at best hed be like ‘youre one of the good ones!’ #i kinda love lukebecca lol not in a ‘theyre cute’ way ew just in a. ‘their interactions are really funny and interesting’ kinda way #i want them to fuck nasty and i want rebecca to almost sink to his level but then rise above and kick his ass #and i want rebecca to be the one who got away for luke like losing her is the biggest wake up call of his life #and then rebecca lives her best life with her awesome friends and they work on communicating properly #and she realizes she doesnt need a man to complete her and then she writes a book and is loved pleaseeee

[ailec-12]

Today, September and Calendar

Thanks!

Today: Have you made any progress in any wips today?

Uhh, no. Remember what I said about writing earlier this week? Well, I've done a million things, but unfortunately writing hasn't been one of them.

September: Share a comment or review which still warms your heart?

Oh, Anon, I can't share only one. I've been rereading comments this past month and several come to mind right now. These all warm my heart no matter how old they are or how many times I've read them already.

randomdork11 on House Potter:

You’re back!!!! I’ve missed you and this story more than I realized. Little Sev dealing with sick Harry and exhausted parents is so heartbreaking and sweet that I can’t handle it! Plus, I can totally relate to the exhausted parent bit XD. That whole family is just far too adorable. A certain bean who is far less evil than she proclaims to be, told me you were about to post again, so I’ll admit that I’ve been checking my updates like a crazy person.

Self-doubt is easily the worst part of writing. However, if I can offer you any encouragement, it’s that you have no reason to doubt yourself. Sometimes stories seem so big and daunting and we aren’t sure if what we are writing even makes sense or is relatable or true to character. Everyone goes through it and - as I’m sure many have already said - in your case, you’ve nothing to worry about. This story is beautiful and charming and captures the characters so very well. You’re doing a marvelous job of creating well rounded characters who all have faults and positive traits. You’re writing it in a way that none of the characters seems too good or too bad, just simply human. It’s utter perfection and you should be extremely proud of this work!!

Happy writing Ailec! And if you end up in doubt, just remember that your readers all agree that you are wonderful and we are here for you!!

@allstoriesrtrue24601 on the last OFaH chapter on AO3:

What a beautiful ending to an unbelievably impressive series! Having read the original series on fanfic.net repeatedly habitually since their original completion, it’s brought me so much joy to have weekly reminders of how much I love this story; and now with a gorgeous new epilogue!!

I’ve said it before but the one thing that really gets me about your writing is the characterisation - it drives the stories in a way I feel is really missing from most pieces of published works and tv shows. The bonds you build between characters and the whole dynamic really comes through throughout each installment - making the character development extremely natural and impactful. I’ve waxed lyrical previously about your writing style but I reiterate that it’s utterly and irrevocably beautiful, especially when considering English is not your first language. The pacing, plot and actual progression of the pieces are so well thought-out and really prompts excellently-executed dialogue and exposes opportunities to get to the hearts of the characters. It is suffice to say I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed your work in every one of its forms.

On a side note, I feel massively honoured to be mentioned in author’s notes (I have to say I’m slightly star-struck) and I’m more than happy for any future English queries. Have a wonderful day x

Kuroui, also on OFaH, but the first version on FF:

I realize I never actually left a review on here but here it goes.

This is definitely one of my all time favourite fics to ever exist period. Not just within the OUAT fandom. I was ecstatic with the introduction of Zelena, as it opened potential for Regina to have someone blood related still alive for her to interact with. At the end of Season 3 when Zelena was given that second chance, I was excited to see a possible turn around for her character. Up until that point, everything she had done was to give herself a better life, one with her blood mother, in hopes that she may be loved. She was not unlike Regina's initial persona and I could see how they could connect over it.

Season 4 dashed those hopes, and the progressing seasons left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. In the end, I am glad at least that at the end of Season 6 they had become something like sisters, and for that I am glad. I am also happy to see Zelena returning to play some time in Season 7. I dont know what it is but Zelena is my favourite OUAT character, and I love Rebecca Mader who plays her. For that reason I always seek out Zelena fics in hopes of finding good ones as she is not one of the most popular characters, in terms of fic writing at least.

This fic was both amazingly written and brought to light my hope of them reconciling as sisters. I like that it was not an immediate turn around from "villian" to "good", but a gradual process that involved interactions with multiple people and learning from mistakes. It made her a very real and relatable person. Everyone has flaws and makes mistakes and going from a life where her only goal was to hurt Regina, to living with her and attempting to be "good" was a large turn around that no doubt shook her to her core. You displayed that in your series very well, showing the ups and downs in her journey as well as the reflective reactions from those around her.

Henry's role in this was very heartwarming and he really is a miracle. The Greatest Believer. I do not think that Zelena would have come as far as she had without him. Though Regina does her best, it is always nice to have someone else there, not to mention someone who looked at Zelena without any negative feelings. Having multiple people care and believe in her no doubt gave her greater motivation to change and be a better person. Not to downplay Regina's role in this of course. Regina very much has been the core to this family, to Zelena's change.

At the end, Zelena desired to be wanted, to be enough, and she was going to look for that in Cora. Regina knew though, that it wasn't Zelena's fault for that, Cora only wanted power. Which you had her explain. And I think that having Regina turn into that person that Zelena wanted to be enough for, to be loved by, was a big change even if she didn't realize it. The initial hostility, anger and sadness moved away from being targeted AT Regina, to more herself and referenced in terms of Regina instead.

At that point, I think that Zelena's family slowly began to form in her own subconscious which eventually or hopefully would expand onto friends like Robin and Tinkerbell and perhaps even the Charming family, they do get along well enough of course. And if Charming's reaction to her run in with Sidney was any indication, I'm sure they would welcome her with open arms at this point.

Overall I suppose I can summarize it into this.

Thank you for writing this story/series. It holds a very very special place in my heart and I come back every once in a while to read through it. It warms my heart every single time no matter how many times I've read it. I love it with every inch of my OUAT loving soul and I am so glad that such an extensive well-written piece on Zelena exists.

Long comments aren't the only ones that have my eternal love and gratitude, though. Here's a couple of recent ones that are making this writing hiatus much more bearable:

Ninafia on the latest instalment of Hotchpotch:

I loved this! You're really good at writing emotions.

It's like I'm in their head, if that makes sense. Thanks for the chapter!

Lilia on House Potter:

This is such a remarkable story—so subtle and heartbreaking. Use of child Sev’s POV is a true narrative tour de force. Wish I could give it 100 kudos.

I'm lucky to have received a lot of nice comments over the years and you can be sure that, if your comment made me happy the first time I read it, I've come back to it more than once.

Calendar: Do you have a schedule for posting?

Not right now —I only keep a posting schedule when there are a few chapters already written at the very least.

Fanfic questions :)

#Fic writing #Comments #Feedback #Reader appreciation #Ask meme #Ask Ail #anonymous #*

[bartsugsy]

I think it would give them loads more to do? Like, how does Sebecca staying give Robron plotlines? They've hit a real lull in terms of where they can be taken, and I think losing Seb, after both of them falling for him so hard would open up so much potential for them as a family. I'd watch it, just because it would give Ryan a chance to do sheer anguish, which he does beautifully. And it would potentially give Liv and Aaron storylines as well. Plus Rossbecca deserve a happy ending.

it would certainly give them something to do, can’t argue with that one - although i don’t really see how seb and rebecca staying closes off the opportunity for robron to have storylines at all? whenever their next storyline actually kicks off

(and dear god let it be soon we’ve done our waiting)

((.........every time i say this i feel the need to point out that it’s insane given how much story they’ve had relative to most of the other characters over the past few years but i’d also like to make it known that i don’t care and it’s what they deserve))

(((i know who i am)))

whenever their next story kicks off, it really doesn’t have to be seb related bc yk... the baby cupboard exists and is put into regular use for a reason. soap couples have babies, it’s how they keep the population going. this isn’t new or even particularly challenging for writers - they’re pretty much free to give characters whatever storylines they want, regardless if there’s childcare that should be involved. 

basically what i’m saying is that i’m pretty sure robert and aaron not currently having a storyline is independent to the fact that they’re now raising a baby, it just so happens that those two things occurred at the same time. my personal view has also always been that robron needed these months of being relatively happy and healthy and with not an awful lot going on, just to... almost narratively validate why they fought so hard for their relationship in the first place? if they were instantly thrown into turmoil it would almost sort of pose the question of what they fought for in the first place, imo - given that their relationship during the affair era and then boyfriend/engagement/first wedding era was so up and down, so fraught. every time they had focus it was typically because they were breaking up for a day (or a year asklfsdj). they had so many on/off moments that it literally made me start a series of posts documenting and counting all of their break ups. 

the fact that they’ve had months of happiness together, coexisting peacefully, talking through their shit and dealing with issues together as they arise, holding their little family together etc. just sort of... proves that there’s something there to hold onto, i guess? you can’t look at the way they’ve been this year and not understand that they can make a relationship work and know how to be together.

which is great, because it opens up once more space for them to slip a little and fuck up a little - bc this is a soap and soaps love getting their drama from lies, misunderstandings, whatever. 

i don’t actually know if i’m explaining my point properly sorry aslkfsd. 

basically - they’ve had months of being happy together and tying their lives together even more than they’ve already done. 

between that and the fact that really, they’ve pretty solidly had a long-term storyline in place the whole time they’ve been around, save for probably a couple of months here and there, means that i feel like its understandable why they’d not be massively active right now (even if i think some things could benefit from them having more involvement) and i don’t particularly see how/why that would have anything to do with seb and rebecca

except ok - it makes sense that they wouldn’t have a new storyline of their own when there’s still the lachlan and rebecca stuff to tie up that at least involves robert (and should involve aaron more frankly) (one might think he’d never even stuffed lachlan in a boot smh) 

but regardless.... seb being around doesn’t really, in my opinion, have an impact on what they can do with aaron and robert in terms of a new storyline

rossbecca should get a happy ending bc they’re cute, but there’s nowhere near enough groundwork for me to be satisfied with them running off into the distance together (UNLESS they go with my scenario i used the other day whereby both rebecca and ross are forced to go on the run for different reasons and end up sticking together to do so and go off to have insane and magical adventures while they fall in love) (i’d be really into that i would literally read fic about their dramatic adventures)

and i don’t really think they have enough time to make it convincing as to why rebecca and ross would just hop off together, particularly when there’s moses to think about as well. ross also just isn’t the sort of character who should go out on a happy, sort of lacklustre note. he’s had a dramatic enough life in the village that he should go out with a bang, in my opinion. 

(i mean, unless they wrote it really well. then maybe i could get behind rossbecca riding off into the sunset and taking a leap on a new life together, free from all the shit they’ve had to deal with in the village lol) (but they’d have to write it really well for me to feel satisfied with it)

idk. i certainly think that’s it’s time to give aaron and robert a storyline again. not that i’m biased. but it’s time. this is by far the longest period we’ve ever had of them not having an overarching story to tell (and so not really having a whole heap of a lot to do outside of supporting other stories/occasional more self-contained plots) and it’s gone on long enough 😂

but i don’t think the key to putting them back into a more central role in a storyline, thereby really giving them so meat to chew on and adding some real excitement and stakes back into the relationship, is to get rid of seb and rebecca. i think the key is literally to just give them a storyline.

which will happen at some point. hopefully their time on the backburner won’t be as long as ross’ was (because he was a heavily used character that basically had nothing to do for all of last year, up until the acid attack story). it just... all depends on when the producers and storyliners decide to do it i guess lmao. the fact that they’re popular certainly helps, but it doesn’t guarantee anything in terms of when they’ll come back to the forefront of the storytelling and get something much longer reaching to do.

i’m mentally sort of... waiting until the lachlan stuff is wrapped up and the wedding is done, but after that it’s anyone’s guess.

i’m still high key hopeful that danny and ryan having all their holidays at once over the summer means that, as they’d said earlier this year, they’ll be busy through the second half of this year. so.... like.... if they could... do that. give them a storyline and make them busy.... that would be..... ideal.....

@ emmerdale if u could please not wait too long thank u and good night xoxo

THIS GOT REAL OFF TRACK SORRY ANON my point is that yes seb not being biologically robert’s would indeed give them a (sad af) storyline but also there are a hell of a lot of other dramatic things they could decide to put robron through instead that would do the same thing

my preference is that seb sticks around bc he’s cute and the alternative is like... long term heartbreaking.... but also........ my number 1 preference is that they just give them a juicy and dramatic story again bc i was right last year when i said that happy couples are nice but they’re also, bless their beautiful hearts, not the most enthralling thing to watch long-term

i need the angst and drama in my life

(.................................if the new storyline could also not be breaking them up for 6 months again bc we just did that that would be great thx lov u emmerdale ok bye xoxoo)

(i dont think it will be but it’s good to just put out there that we dont want that for good measure ok)

(better safe than sorry)

(this got so off track)

#robron #long post #answering anons