2. Anything that you’d like to write but feel like you’re unable to?
.... Everything?
Joke aside, yes. In terms of tropes or genres, I don't think I could do horror or smut. In terms if stories themselves, no, give me time and motivation, and I will write anything.
3. How would you describe your writing style?
Meandering and pondering. Introspective.
I like writing characters' stream of thoughts, or their observations of their world. Descriptions and feelings. I'm not good at the dialogue. Unless it's a character I know really, really well.
10. Top three favourite fic tropes.
Angst with a happy ending
Canon Divergence
Modern with Magic
11. Three tropes that are fine but overrated.
Misunderstanding
Amnesia
Wingfic
28. Any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?
Oh, man, uuuuh, I don't know. Let things come to you organically. Don't force the words out. Go with the flow.
Hello and welcome to @negrowhat's 15 Day BL Challenge! Full challenge can be found here.
Favorite Ship Dynamic: Sensitive Seme + Tortured Uke
I would like to thank @absolutebl for perfectly phrasing this dynamic in this post because it's an absolute favorite of mine. I love seeing someone who's been through the wringer finally get taken care of and loved by someone who adores them, I eat it up every single time.
To quote them directly, this dynamic consists of: An older sensitive sweetheart sunshine seme and a tortured dark scared tsundere uke.
Some of my favorite examples of this are:
King and Uea in Bed Friend
♡ gif by @heretherebedork from this set
Alan and Jeff in Pit Babe
♡ gif by @firstmix from this set
Prapai and Sky in Love in the Air
♡ gif by @nooowestayandgetcaught from this set
Runner Up: Black Cat + Golden Retriever
This dynamic is a very close second for me so I'm including it. It's just so fun. It brings me so much joy to see an aloof black cat of a person be loved to within an inch of their life by their golden retriever boyfriend who has zero chill about loving them.
"Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more" by George Saunders. A prompt fill for Val @nooowestayandgetcaught
Only by opening ourselves up to someone, do we allow ourselves the opportunity to love and receive love. Being willing to remain open and therefore vulnerable after pain, betrayal and rejection is no easy feat. Despite himself, Sky lowers his guard down for Prapai. “I’m sorry, I already love you.” The boy who clutches onto affection for dear life because all he wants is to be cherished. The boy who comes alive under an adoring gaze and welcoming embrace. The boy who reaches out to soothe the man he loves, even when he’s suffering from an unspeakable agony.
One moment Joel says he's in the mood for some shitty puns, and for the first time in a long while Ellie actually feels like trying to deliver. The laugh that erupts from her as she pulls out her pun book feels alien but familiar at the same time, and she welcomes it with open arms. Joel bickers with her over how bad that one pun was, smiling so hard that wrinkles deepen around his eyes, and without even realizing it, Ellie feels something in her chest loosen.
And then something unexpectedly lands at their feet — a bomb suspiciously similar to the ones Riley had at the mall. And Joel has about half a second to cover Ellie and push her to the ground before it detonates.
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The events of the hospital from Ellie's point of view, with small (and big) changes to the canon.
I'm back! FINALLY! UGH this fic took a whole damn month to finish. Seriously, I checked the date when my google doc was created and it says MARCH 17?! What the fuckkk
But it's here, it's done and it's my baby, so ENJOY! I found it chaotic at times tbh but I think I pulled through!
Also, I lost like two days worth of mutuals posts so don't be surprised if you find me spamming your notifications tomorrow. Now? I'm dropping this baby and I'm going to sleep ✌️
Tagging the usual tlou squad - if you're not here but want to be, let me know!
💙 shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people 💙
I was (kind of) by my beloved @mikelogan
Somebody to Love by Queen
If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
Gone, Gone, Gone by Phillip Phillips
Me and My Husband by Mitski
Too Dumb to Die by Green Day
Fresh by Artist vs Poet
Put the Gun Down by ZZ Ward
oops! by Yung Gravy
Soldier, Poet, King by the Oh Hellos
Fade - English Version by Jeff Satur
I tag @thewholedamnboulangerie, @torsamors, @daethsticks, @figuerockfaeth, @emospacechild, @buoyantsaturn, @gardenssnails, @nooowestayandgetcaught, @xxatlasxx, and @scattered-stardust! and you know what, if you see this and wanna do it, just say I tagged you. who's gonna check? not me, I don't care!
*slams fic on your desk* I wrote something for the first time in years. Give me attention!
For @wildelydawn and @nooowestayandgetcaught
My Head's Filled With Lots of Nothing
Read on AO3
960 words, KimChay, G rated
There were a few things Chay liked to do to calm himself down when he was in a bad mood. Taking his frustrations out at the gym was usually a good way to go; and the way Kim tended to eye his shoulders lately was doing wonderful things for his ego. But Chay didn’t feel like leaving the apartment right now. Today his fingers itched for something specific that had recently snuck its way to the top of his “chill out” list.
When Ellie gets asked out for a school dance, she worries about her dancing skills. Joel offers her a little practice and reminds her that the most important thing is having fun.
MUNDI IS BACK IN TLOU BUSINESS!!! Oh, it was so good writing for these two again, it felt almost theraputic. I rewatched the season, I only got episode 9 left but I paused to finish this, and I'm going to be watching the gameplays of both games to get the full scope of the story and gain more inspiration. I decided to make more dancing fics because Joel and Ellie dancing is a concept I just can't let go of and my first dancing fic became way more popular than I thought it would so I figured people want more.
Plus, look at this gif. Look at them. They did this for me.