#we are here for alice being a mom in heels and a cute outfit whilst sassing everyone

[goldeneyedgirl]

Hybrid/baby-verse question: so, I suppose these two fics are some kind of alternative universe of each other, but are they, like, the same fic with a baby in the middle or two different stories that just fit right for the same concept? I ask because I have such a weak spot for hybrid Alice and I wanted to know if the Main Version Alice is the same as Mom Alice (which is also something I didn't know I'd like that much, to be honest). And also, are any of these in your list for ficmas? Because I'd absolutely love to read more of both of these fics!

Hi Anon!

So, Hybrid and Baby-verse are two separate fics with separate plots but in the same universe. It's very much a situation of "if Cynthia hadn't needed a lift home from the res that day, Alice and Jasper would have fooled around without birth control." The plots have a small amount of crossover (Renesmee and the Volturi are players in both), but I wouldn't make anyone sit through the same fic twice. I don't even like writing dual POVs of chapters unless there's brand new information to be presented.

I honestly haven't spent a lot of time on baby-verse yet - I have the OG variations on my hard drive, dot points on this new version that has a unique plot of its own, and what I've posted. Things I've posted can and will still be retconned in the Official Version.

I really, really need to write Hybrid in full to establish the lore, the world-building, and the dynamic between the characters, especially since Alice's family plays such a large role, as well as Alice herself. This is a version of Alice that has lived a hard, inbetween life with dreams of Jasper being her little light of hope. She never knew she was going to end up with her fathers and her sister. (I think my no-good outline for it tapped out at 64 chapters, unfinished? It's unusable, but it gives you the idea of the scale I was working with.)

I like to think that Hybrid Alice as a mom is still fundamentally same character with interests and aspirations and a life outside of her kid. I want her to be. To start with, I avoid Baby Fics like the goddamn plague. I think the majority of them are fucking awful and inherently stupid. Baby-verse only came about because I was on some really fun sleep medications. I don't want anyone to have to suffer through the typical gross tropes and OOC nonsense that we already have plenty of and I myself hate. And second of all, there's no point building on Hybrid-verse if Alice isn't, at her core, the same character.

I think when you write characters are parents, it's really important not to let the kid eclipse the characters and the plot. They still need to be themselves. I think it's also important to note that the story is predominantly about Alice and Jasper. I don't want to spoil anything, but no one is bringing a baby along when there's a Crisis. That's just shitty parenting.

And there's no shame skipping a fic you don't enjoy. I want anyone who reads my stuff to be having a Good Time. I usually have at least 2 fics going concurrently, so when I start to upload this, there will be an Alternative. Even if I am the slowest, most inconsistent updater in history.

There's a strong likelihood that something from Hybrid will show up because I have so much of them. I don't know what, but I honestly haven't finished compiling my list yet and I'm also not going to tell anyone exactly Ficmas will contain because that spoils the surprise.

#my fic: hybrid #we are here for alice being a mom in heels and a cute outfit whilst sassing everyone #i will see if i still have the og epilogue for hybrid somewhere #it might be handwritten but i'll go digging #because it was like #alice going to college in nyc as a fashion student cool girl #and going to the cullens place outside the city on weekends #it was a cute ending #runaway and magnolia have a better chance being uploaded first because they are more straight forward shorter and are closer to completion #just to be totally transparent #but also it depends on my flights of fancy