#by popular demand X'D

[cirilee]

#due to popular demand #efaegenia #that can be the shipname X'D #jerry #fae #eine wunderbare feindschaft #cirileeart #muskat

[amethystina]

I am TRYING to find a new tdj fic to read but every time I keep clicking out because you've spoiled me. So now I'm just going to have to reread one of yours. I don't like what you're doing. I DON'T LIKE IT YOU HEAR ME

I'm... sorry? x'D I swear I'm not doing it on purpose! Like, I AM trying to write the best fics I possibly can, but it's kind of out of my hands how they resonate with my readers. Though I will admit that this isn't the first time I've heard something along these lines. My wife, in particular, has complained about this phenomenon many times xD

And, tbh, in the case with The Devil Judge? One of the reasons why I've read so few fics myself in that fandom is because I realised pretty quickly that I wouldn't find what I was looking for. Not in the sense where I think that the other fics are bad, just that they didn't have the characterisation, themes, etc. that I wanted.

So I decided to write my own. And sometimes I pass mostly unnoticed in fandoms because I honestly write pretty "boring" and "vanilla" stories? Like, I rarely explore the kinkier sides of fandom or the more popular tropes. More often than not, I write post-canon fics or complex AUs. And the demand isn't as high for that, I guess?

But if there is one pattern I've noticed it's that while I may have fewer readers than the popular writers, I seem to have a pretty strong impact on the ones who DO end up reading my fics. Along the lines of what you're describing here — i.e. that I unintentionally set the bar way too high.

Which, uh, yeah. Sorry? No refunds? x'D

TL;DR: Sometimes I feel like the fandoms I post fanfics in are fragile ecosystems and I'm an invasive species.

#Amethystina Replies #sofapup17 #Who Holds the Devil #Amethystina Writes #Also #Trust me when I say that it feels weird to say all of this #Because I'm so self-criticial #But I'm also a little too analytical not to see the patterns #So yeah #The Devil Judge is kind of an exception with the 'not very popular' thing by the way #I am still kind of baffled by how HUGE Who Holds the Devil has become

[seyaryminamoto]

So I just got finished reading both chapters and.... hoo boy. Well all I gotta say is this: if Azula finds and kills Iroh after his little bitch fit made her and Sokka go through all of that, she has every right to do so. I knew that you were going to have her and Ozai have a falling out at some point so that she can ascend the throne but damn. I was not expecting it to happen like this, holy shit. Now I'm dying for her and Sokka to reunite, cause I'm pretty sure he wants to see her like crazy after learning what happened to her.

x'D I'm not gonna lie, the fact that I've successfully gotten so many people to curse Iroh and demand for retribution feels like one of my greatest accomplishments in this story. I know my take on the guy is far from popular, so I actually had braced myself for a lot of "how DARE you write him being such an unforgivable piece of shit?!?!?" but so far, those reactions seem to be in short supply... xD hence, I feel a little bit accomplished in having set up his grand betrayal properly, going by these reactions.

And yeah, the fallout between Azula and Ozai was inevitable, everyone knew it would happen, Azula herself always knew it was coming... but if it had been on her terms, if it had been in a situation where she had even a slightest fighting chance, everything would be a lot more bearable than it is. Believe it or not, this particular chaotic mess was the one of the first major highlights I planned for, and I think my old answers for some spoilery asks may or may not have revealed a lot about how it was going to come about... but tbh, I'm not sure whether I ought to be satisfied about having caught people by surprise or horrified because going into this specific development blindly after 200+ chapters has to be... really horrific @_@

As for their reunion... if it's not too much to say, it will happen. Things will be very angsty for all the obvious reasons... but our favorite pair is not even close to done fighting to protect each other, even if the road ahead has become soooo much harder than it ever was...

#akiizayoi4869 #gladiator spoilers #gladiator chapter 236 #ngl I'm still braced for 'Iroh would NEVER' crowds but #it's still satisfying to see so many reactions that match my own feelings about this matter #it's especially funny to see all the people who are piiiissed that he fled #I mean he really has no other choice if he wants to survive X'D #doesn't make him less of a craven lil shit but it's the only logical choice after pulling suuuuch a dick move #the only thing I can imagine him doing really #staying and facing consequences for what he did??? heh heh heh... not likely no