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personal gay/bi mike ramblings & other late night thoughts //
Been thinking about how I relate way more to gay Mike as a bi dude rather than to bi Mike. (This isn’t whos interpretation is right or anything) I’ve seen the post that was like both gay byler would portray different experiences under one label and show that no label outright owns a specific experience. A bi Mike’s arc would be more about choices in relation to others with less introspection and a gay Mike’s arc would explain internal turmoil and self depreciation in relation to a queer identity and the need to hide it, which would require more of it . And ofc gay people don’t own this flavor of experience but in Mike’s case would explain his actions if under that lense for me personally. Also noticed the later headcanon is more prevalent for those with a bigger Mike bias than Will which is interesting.
Also thinking about what a mess or I guess how much ambiguity there is in both Will & Mike’s characterization when it comes to their relation to their sexualities which ultimately causes people to develop strong opinions and get angry when people get their arcs or dynamics wrong. The thing is that the Duffers like ambiguity - it gives them freedom and they also don’t like to state things outright when it comes to identities and very important sociopolitical issues while trying to be “realistic” /half-neg ( ex: Karen & Nancy talking about feminism without mentioning women, the way Robin’s coming out was handled without mentioning any gay words while the show is comfortable using homophobic words )
Anyway almost got heated on a completely separate topic.
It is sometimes confusing as to what is meant to be presented as a “Will Arc” and a “Mike Arc” On the one hand Will struggles from overt homophobia from others and from Lonnie growing up, on the other hand he has Joyce, Jonathan, Mike, and the party who adore him and while I doubt Will understands that they would accept him no matter what, there’s definitely an earlier self acceptance in his identity as a hyper-visible gay man(you can see it with the Turing Project & the bravery with the painting). I define internalized homophobia as “a set of complex contradicting behaviors based on society’s homophobia and heteronormative pressures” and some people define it as “being sad that people are being homophobic to someone” I think both Will and Mike have degrees of both and sometimes it’s hard to see how much of either both characters have. And for Mike, it solely depends on how you read his sexuality thus explaining his actions and feelings. Again, it is vague which I think is humanizing and realistic.
I won’t touch the dynamics topic until the tag evolves beyond late stage fandom spoon/fork binarization of gay relationships but just noting that aspect of byler isn’t void of complexity.
One last thought for the night:
Just looking at the fandom and noticing unfortunate patterns. Mainly the desire to be right above all else and largely at the expense of collective fun and creativity which is like the main point of fandom. I think it comes mostly from having to fight the GA and m*levens to prove we aren’t crazy (insert Joyce Byers gif here) a year ago and that mentality sticking for way too long. Like the desire to to defend your thoughts and feel your feelings strongly about a topic is amazing and is another big fandom driver but at some point people getting angry for fanon, headcanons, people having fun making things in a way that isn’t popular loud accounts approved is honestly concerning. I see it a lot from the side I agree with too and it’s like. We can do better right? Not everything needs to be activism tinged?
Anyway anyway thanks for reading this far I’m passing the whole fandom edibles as we collectively rewatch the source material and resetting our very “seeing red at posts we disagree with” adled brains. 💕
#stranger things#mike wheeler#will byers#byler#thoughts#vague discourse shit#fandoms should be fun#fandoms should be collaborative#fandoms should make you excited to see creativity and thoughts of others#did the autism machine break for half of you
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I'm seeing a lot of people saying stuff like
"it makes me sad that he's mean :(" "I'm scared that my au is not accurate anymore" or "I got my interpretation of him wrong"
And I think you should put this new information about the DCA at a side for a moment, go talk to friends and info dump about your original AUs and ideas, brighten up a little bit that spark that makes you create your art and just have fun talking about it. Because the fact that he's sassy in one game doesn't mean that that's the only trait to his personality now.
He can be mean, he can be anxious, short tempered, good intended, caring, dramatic, a little bitch, a cinnamon roll... He can be all the things you can come up with, in this fandom he's always been all of the above and more in different ways, in different stories. And you can still write him the way you want, people can still interpret him the way they want, don't let canon or other people or your own thoughts stop you from creating your AUs.
Instead use it to get inspired, get new ideas and create new stories. They turned the tables, you can turn them back up. He can be mean because of the virus but get softer to you with time, you can make a story about self-confidence and worth, he can hate and love his job simultaneously for different reasons.
The AUs where he's soft and caring are still going to be there, the fics where he's good with kids and patient are still going to get written. Keep writing those fics, don't stop just because canon says otherwise. I stopped writing my steampunk AU when the mimic was revealed to be burntrap and not Afton because "it wasn't canon anymore so my AU is not accurate anymore" and I'm still with that thorn stuck in the back of my head for not continuing writing even if it wasn't canon accurate anymore. Because I actually got excited about writing that AU but for the way my brain see things "if it wasn't canon accurate it wasn't worth it" and let me tell you that's a shit of mentality.
So please
Please please please please
Don't give up on your stories and creativity like that.
The immense variety of characterizations and AUs is one of the pillars of this community and one of the coolest things. The fact that you can come up with any concept for these two dorks and make it an investing story and you have a whole catalog to choose from what you're going to see next. Don't let that stop.
I love this community even if I don't understand it sometimes and I barely interact, I love seeing people having fun making their AUs, going nuts making fanarts and gifting art to each other just because it makes them happy.
Don't let this limit you.
Now I don't care how you share this, if rebloging, or reposting it, or rewriting the whole thing but shorter in your own post but just share this feeling with the community. It would be so sad if all the things that makes this place special crumbled because people aren't confident anymore in how they write the DCA because of a game that came out yesterday.
#for me. I see the hw2 Sun as the piece I was missing for my interpretation and I feel it will help me write him better and more comfortable#but I'm also a BIG. SUCKER. for a Sun that goes soft or a Sun that a bit sassy because of stress and when he gets to know you he softens#I just like people getting along in fiction#help wanted 2 spoilers#help wanted 2#dca fandom#fnaf daycare attendant#long post#lyna rambles
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Water
Riri x Black fem reader
Author's note: So I had an issue with this story being posted without tags to someone and I am rectifying it on my end because regardless of how I feel about the situation I was educated on how to go about expanding ideas that are suggested and giving credit. Teachable moments are very important in life, I am a girl's girl. I like to address things person to person and while I feel like there was a better way to handle the situation it is what it is. I ended up going back and forth with who I found out was an author I actually liked on here and in the end came to the conclusion I would no longer do any suggestions or expand on anything. What other people think is law for the fandom or etiquette isn't law for others (In the way of what we know personally. I have not interacted with anyone on here so I wasn't fully aware of how things were done or should be done as I just read, like and write). I sincerely didn't think much of it beyond seeing the idea and getting excited about doing it in my own way. I didn't remember who made the idea for it at the time but I knew they were on my follow page so they would see my post and interact with me. That wasn't the case and I realize now how it came off and I apologize for that and moving forward I know how to do things.
This was my first and last suggestion story, I debated on getting rid of it but I won't because creative idea or not. I genuinely worked on it because I wanted to support the fandom and bring back the hype and excitement we all OG had for these characters.
I fully take accountability for my actions and how they were received, and I hope moving forward we all in the fandom are able to address each other and interact with each other to keep the peace, and to continue to do what we all love. 💕
The person who made the OG water idea suggestion had said a scenario where reader was in an oversized t-shirt and Shuri was the character for the pairing. I chose Riri because I thought it better fit her character and the words just flowed with that in mind.
@imjusthere2readbruv
"Ma, chill." Riri grumbles seeing you do jerked movements to the same song you'd been playing for the longest.
"Make me sweat..." You sing, while twirling in Riri's oversized shirt.
"I swear Ma!" She huffs, tossing her pillow at you as you did the jerky movement again. You weren't going to stop until you got it just right.
"Ya'll see how she doing me?" You say to the people in the live, looking over the comments.
"Ah ha!" You laugh as you see comments about Riri pretending to hate your antics.
Riri acting like she don't like the way that gyatt moving
Ya'll see the recoil in that t-shirt at that???!!
I'm too gay for this
Riri can give Y/n here if she don't want her
"Lemme see." Riri frowns, hopping off the bed and snatching your phone. You laugh as she scowled at the comments. "That's all mine, ya'll can look but I get to touch."
"Riri move!" You laugh, pushing her as you replay the song again.
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
You do the dance seriously this time and stick your tongue out at Riri as you get it perfect.
You watch as she watches you, all the shit she was talking gone as she stares hard. You turn away from the camera so your ass is facing her and do it again to tease her.
"Nah ma." She shakes her head, snatching the phone. "Say bye to your little single ass friends."
"Riri!" You exclaim, trying to hide the laughter. She exits out of your live and locks your phone.
"Nah you wanted to be out here dancing and shit." She grins, tossing the phone to the side and pulling your shirt over your head and her boy shorts that fit you pretty snug.
"Do it again." She bites her lip as she leans against the bed with her arms crossed.
"I thought I needed to chill." You taunt, shivering as your nipples hardened at the look she was giving you. She was so fine.
You do the dance again as the part plays again, adding in extra hip movements and gyrations to entice Riri. You watch as she runs a finger over her lips in contemplation as she eyes you.
"Sound advice." She hums to herself, as she takes the necessary steps towards you and attacks your lips. Her tongue tangling with yours as she kisses your breath away.
Her fingers grip your hips as she lifts you onto her and your legs lock around her waist. You moan as your core dampens. She moves away and you both catch your breaths as she maneuvers you to the bed and tosses you down before settling between your legs.
She sucks your nipple into her mouth, her tongue lathering the stiff peak with licks and flicks. You arch your back as she switches breasts. She had the most amazing mouth, hands, everything. She was so skilled in the art of pleasure that at times you felt envious at the women who'd taught her how to be so good.
Her tongue dips low, a slow and torturous pace down to where you're yearning for her. You groan in misery as she places kisses on your pubic bone, inner thighs and clit. You jump slightly at the jolt in your pussy at the kiss.
"Baby...." You whine, she loved to make you beg and you were in no mood at the moment for the delayed gratification she was into. She'd make you feel like you wanted to climb the walls, bringing you to orgasm several times before fucking you so good you came so hard you felt like blacking out.
"Shhhh, I'm only doing what you said." She smirks, her eyes had a sparkle to them. "Make me water remember?"
She looks at your gooey, folds and moans. You were soaked, the wetness spread all over your inner thighs and core. She licked her lips before dipping her head and licking your pussy from top to bottom. You sighed, letting your head fall back against the pillows.
"Fuck, baby girl..." She hisses, savoring the taste of you on her tongue. She flattens herself in between your legs and starts eating you out like always. Her tongue attacking your pussy like it's the last meal on earth.
She slurps on your pussy, her eyes on your pretty face. Your head thrown back with your mouth wide open, moaning as she eats you out. She grasps your hands in hers and continues pleasuring you, not holding back.
The moment you feel the urge to cum your eyes snap open and your eyes lock with hers. You beg her with your eyes not to stop, she's making you feel too good to stop right now.
As if she's reading your mind she focuses on your clit, her tongue flat against your nub as she licks with more pressure and you moan out as you gush on her tongue. Your clit throbbing as she continues to lick. While you're coming down from your orgasm she shoves two fingers in you and starts thrusting them upwards.
She instantly connects with your sweet spot and your eyes roll back as she presses continuously on it. The feel of her eating your pussy while fucking you with her fingers has you stuck in stupid.
You can't help the moans, groans and whimpers that slip from your mouth as she fucks you so good. Your legs try to close as she continues to work your pussy. She knows exactly what to do to make you lose your mind and she's basking in the moment.
"Fuck! Ri...." You cry out. Your mouth feeling dry as she continues to fuck you.
"Fuck! Right there, mama!" You demand, fisting the sheets in your hands as she pounds your pussy with her skillful fingers.
"Ooooh, Mama. I love the way you eat my pussy...." You swear. She goes harder, drilling your pussy in skillful thrusts.
She sucks your clit in her mouth once she realizes you're right there and like a geyser ready to blow you squirt all over her hand and chin.
"Fuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkkkkkkk." You screech as she doesn't let up, and all you can do is cry as she makes you feel so deliriously good.
She moves her head to get a better look at your wet pussy, licking her lips as she tastes your essence. She continues fucking you her eyes locked on the way your pussy is sucking in her fingers, and adds a third.
"You can do it mama." She encourages, her tone gentle and soothing. "Let me see that pretty pussy cream."
"Fu...Ffffuckkkk." You grit through your teeth as she fucks you. Your body is glistening with sweat, your juices and your eyes are wide as she has her way with you.
"Look how my baby is taking me." She brags, her tone igniting something in your pit of your belly. "All that fucking sweetness all for me..."
Riri's mouth waters at the sight of your pussy taking her in. She's obsessed with the way your pussy looks, the way it gushes, squirts, creams. She could fuck you all day and still never have enough of you.
She moved up your body while her fingers were still slamming into you and captured your lips. She bit your bottom lip, hard before sucking on it. The moment she knew you were going to cum again she spit in your mouth and used her free hand to choke you watching as you arched up in her grasp and let out a howl.
Riri moved back, her fingers leaving your sensitive pussy. She looked down at your pussy, and licked at your juices while humming to herself. Once she had her fill, she looked at you and placed her hands at your lips.
"Taste yourself." She orders, and you obey quickly sucking her fingers in your mouth all the way. Your tongue licking everything off.
She smirks.
"I guess that song isn't so annoying after all." She shrugs, moving to spoon you while watching you struggle to get your breath under control.
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All week I told myself that on Sunday, I was going to write all day.
I opened my laptop up for the first time in two weeks. I haven't written a word since I finished editing Expensive and tried for over an hour to work on my series Like My Dreams.
I thought about it all week and have been so eager to continue it, only the words won't come.
I know it's not for lack of passion or wanting to; I think about this story (and all the other ones) constantly.
I've been trying to deny some feelings for a while, or chalk it up to getting too much in my own head, but today it's come down heavier than ever and what is ultimately responsible for blocking my creativity and turning my love for my stories from thoughts into actual sentences.
I'm lonely.
I've never felt so alone.
The Charlie fandom seems to be relatively non existent, or just extremely quiet.
I have no space. No where I fit in.
I'm on the outskirts, trying to find a spot, constantly seeing if there is a way I can have a place for my ideas, stories, and even friendship, and have it hold some value to the others I'm around.
The more I post on here, the less I feel seen.
Engagement on this platform has reduced drastically across the board, and it's effecting so many artists.
It's not about numbers. I'm sure some of you are probably thinking "your last fic has over 100 notes". Yeah. It does. Almost all of those notes are likes, and more than half the reblogs are my own.
What I'm seeking is engagement. Conversation. A likeness and kinship started by a common interest that blooms into simple conversations and thoughts shared.
Comparison is a bitch. I see so many people living the Tumblr life I wish to have. Asks, comments, reblogs of teasers and moodboards for upcoming fics screaming of excitement and praise and how eager they are to read it. People dropping everything they're doing to read the latest chapter of their friend's new fic.
I realize the many reasons why I'm in a different position than they are, but lately it's been screaming at me louder than ever that I'm lacking something meaningful or whatever I'm doing on here isn't enough.
I've tried creating a buzz around my stories. I am aware that most of the time I write for unpopular characters with a smaller fan base, so I set the bar lower but am still left feeling inadequate even when I write for the popular ones. Whenever I've shared snippets of WIPs in hopes to gain some excitement from my readers, it falls short. Usually it'll inspire me to keep going, to write better than ever and make this next fic The Best One that makes me so happy and excited to get out. (For Charlie, I'll say, and write something I'm so unbelievably proud of) and then sometimes it makes me wonder if I should bother continuing at all.
I know I am not owed anything by anyone and no one is obligated to read or comment or anything of the sort, and I am beyond grateful for the comments and support I do receive, and the friendships I've made, old and new.
I'm not exactly sure what I'm getting at here, I just needed to write it down and "talk" it out.
I've been battling the decision to continue writing but not share it. I don't want that to happen, because as much as I write these stories for myself, a lot of the fun of it comes from being able to share it with all of you.
Nothing dramatic is happening. I'm not leaving, and I will be writing again because I'm not at all done with what I have to say about these characters, I just felt this needed to be said and already feel a little lighter by sharing it.
Write your stories, comment on your favourite fics, scream with your mutuals about a photo or gif that inspired something in you, tell your writer friends and writers you've never spoken to but love their stories just how much you do... I promise it makes more of an impact than you know. 💗
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It’s been a whole year since I made this TSP:UD art, so I decided to remake it.
I have… a lot of thoughts about the original art piece… thoughts I’ll put under read more
Ko-fi
I don’t have a lot of followers, nor a lot of interaction on my art. So when I made the original shitpost meme art a year ago, it was a surprise to see it suddenly gain traction and rapidly get notes. It was exciting to see honestly.
It was so exciting to see that it got to my head, and it felt like I needed to make more art relating to The Stanley Parable, and also of shitpost meme quality. That other art didn’t get as much traction as the original did. But the notes from the original art piece kept getting bigger and bigger. I guess in a way the combo of not getting traction from that other art yet the rapid increase of the original art put me in an art block of some kind. Or left me feeling stuck creatively.
I began to resent the og art, as it was still getting notes and it put me in a creative rut. I didn’t wanna draw, or really didn’t know what I should draw and post onto here. Didn’t do anymore TSP:UD art either, I just didn’t have the creative drive for it. These feelings of resentment for that art and sadness that I was only getting traction for that, lasted for a while. Even when I was doing other art for other fandoms in the next months. It may seem ridiculous that some shitpost art had that much of an impact on my art in general, and I found it ridiculous too.
But, slowly, I began to accept that the shitpost art was going to keep getting notes for a good while. It’s a little over six thousand notes now. The acceptance helped me do other art that I found enjoyable to do, as I was doing it for myself again
I’m not sure what’s the main moral of me telling this, besides that you always gotta do art that’s for yourself and to not expect to get anything out of it
Also the irony is not lost on me that when creating fanart of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, a game that centers around the idea of what happens when we are so caught up in something because it was good/popular/made people laugh, and how it’s not healthy to just try to recapture that magic and expect it to get the same results because it’s just not possible, resulted in me having experience of making something so popular and wanting to recapture that experience again, and how future work felt more forced, and it was much harder to make, causing me to be in a rough mindset
It’s quite scary on how relatable The Narrator really is.
Anyway, onto some positive stuff, imma share a compilation of my favorite reactions to my og art.
And perhaps the best reaction/commentary that I think about constantly:
#the stanley parable#the stanley parable ultra deluxe#tsp#tspud#tsp stanley#tsp bucket#mcart#decided to change the perspective because idk if I could done that perspective again#also I change Stanley from staring directly to the viewer cause I saw someone put eye contact tw#and I forgot that was a thing and hadn’t put that tw in the og#so I decided to not have it in this one#besides he’s still looking at the narrator#also I guess I changed the way he held the bucket too#anyway this is the only one year later drawing that I’m gonna do#for this drawing#really this was to get my thoughts out there about the og fanart#I feel better now that I’ve done this#now I think I can move on from that part
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So I don't really post a lot on this site. I reblog shit but the amount of times I've actually "posted" in the sense of using my words is a lot smaller than my reblogs.
I write a lot of fanfiction though.
So in celebration of the fact that my tumblr is now apparently a year old??? I think? Like hell do I know how this site works but I got a notification this morning about it?
But in celebration of that I'm going to talk about "You Were Never Meant to be a Hero", my most popular, completed, TNT Duo superhero fanfiction.
You'd expect me to talk about my fics more often so if you want to see more of this let me know I guess? And feel free to ask me questions. I enjoy getting them.
So YWNMTBAH started as an urge, as most fics do. I was reading through a lot of TNT Duo fics while working on my first project, Arsonist's Waltz, and I encountered one or two TNT Duo Superhero AUs.
Now, I had just come to DSMP directly after two years worth of being in the BNHA fandom. Which if you didn't know is a superhero based Shonen anime. I love superheroes. I always have and probably always will, despite not being able to grow up with too much traditional "superhero" media. So of course I was excited seeing superhero AUs in my favorite ship. I had seen it a lot in SBI stories but not TNT Duo yet.
However: I couldn't find the kind of story I wanted to read.
The stories I read honestly just...didn't hit the right buttons for me. I'm not saying any of them were bad, gods no. They just didn't have my favorite trope involved or the type of pairing I was looking for. I saw hero/hero, I saw hero/vigilante. I saw a lot of "good" pairings. But I also saw a lot of characters being dumb idiots and while I do love some fun identity shenanigans it gets dull after a while. I have a thing with dense protagonists and 'will they won't they'. I hate miscommunication and a lot of tropes that were being used at the time.
There's more to "superhero" than just secret identities. There's a lot of creativity to be had. Creativity and ideas that I just...wasn't seeing.
I wanted hero/villain.
And I wanted fallen hero, my favorite trope. The antithesis of the redeemed villain.
YWNMTBAH started as a oneshot idea. Because I knew how I was. I knew that if I didn't cap it as a oneshot I would spiral when I already had a massive project I was working on.
But after giving it more thought...I realized that I really wanted to do more with this idea. I wanted to write a multichaptered superhero fic for my favorite pairing. Self indulgent? Yeah. I didn't expect many people to read it at the time.
Little did I know.
Which brings me to what I really wanted to talk about: The first chapter.
Anyone who's read YWNMTBAH knows that the first chapter is very unique. I showed you the future before showing you the events that lead up to it.
(This is the part where you should abandon ship if you don't want spoilers for the fic btw, link will be down below).
From day one I knew what I wanted for the fic. I knew what its themes were going to be. I know precisely what the endgame of the fic was going to be. And for any other authors out there? Here's the best advice I can give you: Know what you want out of the story. Know your ending before you even think of the rest.
The job of a first chapter is to ALWAYS-
1: Establish your main characters.
2: Establish your plot.
3: Establish your story concepts.
The first chapter is always going to be the hardest in my opinion because it's your first chapter that you, as the author, use to introduce your world to your readers. Think of it like your hook sentence in a professional essay. You need to draw your readers attention and get them to want to keep reading.
I was impatient and wanted to write Wilbur's fall immediately. I wanted to write his break down as opposed to the build up.
So...I wrote it first. And then realized: I could make it the first chapter.
I could make it the first chapter...and then the next few chapters could be flashbacks. Showing the events that lead up to it.
Not only was it a clever way to establish the world, the characters, and my plot and concepts, it was a good way to hook the readers' interest!
The first chapter's objectives were to make it obvious what the fic was. It should've been a clear sign as to what the fic is. In the first chapter it's present from the start that Quackity is a manipulative bastard and that Wilbur, despite that, and despite knowing what Q is trying to do, he's still a hopeless fool in love. There is manipulation, but there is real love too. (And anyone who got mad over Quackity, the villain, who is tagged as a villain, manipulating Wilbur clearly didn't read the tags. Just because I gave him a sympathetic backstory and the fact that he does LOVE Wilbur doesn't change the fact that he manipulated him and would do it again. Quackity is written as a villain. Thinking he was anything other than a villain was a fool's decision. I could go on an entire separate rant over this aspect of my story).
YWNMTBAH is a dark fic. It's been a dark fic from the very beginning. They are a villain and a hero. They are on opposite sides of the war. They are enemies, each other's nemesis.
It was the perfect way to introduce people to my world.
I knew from the beginning what I wanted for YWNMTBAH. I knew what I wanted it to be. "Fallen Hero" is the trope that refers to a hero who falls into villainy. It's the opposite of the redeemed villain, a trope that I feel is so overdone and overused.
It was self indulgent, and I never expected it to blow up like it did. I didn't expect people to latch onto it despite everything. I knew it was different from other things I had seen, it was like that by design. I didn't want to emulate fics like Clinic (that I didn't know existed by the time I was writing it, otherwise I probably would've picked a different villain name for Wilbur other than Siren XD), I didn't want it to be the same hero/hero, hero/civilian, hero/vigilante pairs I had seen, and because of how common Wilbur was written as a villain in the fandom I wanted to write Quackity as the villain. In the same lane: In future superhero fics you'll be seeing Karl as a villain more often too.
But by design I made YWNMTBAH to be different from what I was reading. I wanted it to be unique because I wanted it to be EXACTLY what I wanted to read.
And apparently? A lot of people got behind that self indulgent idea of mine.
"You Were Never Meant to be a Hero" is my baby. It's my magnum opus. It has an entire multiverse surrounding it now with alternate timelines and AUs for this AU. It's helped me build an amazing community and I feel absolutely FLOORED with the beautiful artwork I've received for the fic over the years of it being uploaded.
So from one author to others: Write the things you want to see in the world. Be the change you want to see. I've seen a lot more hero/villain pairings since I posted YWNMTBAH and I couldn't be happier to see them.
Write things inspired by other author's works. Just make sure to credit them and tell them about it. We love it when you guys do things like that.
Enjoy creating what you want to create and don't worry about what other people might think of it. Because you should write for yourself, first and foremost.
So what if someone would've enjoyed YWNMTBAH if Quackity got redeemed? That was never the intention of the story. That was never the point.
So what if someone didn't like that Wilbur ended up with Q in the end because of how Q manipulated him at first? It's a dark fic, read the tags.
Write for yourself. Write what you want to see. Inspire others to create.
And if you see my fic and think you want to write a version of it in your vision? Fucking do it. I dare you >:)
Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37319827/chapters/93120913
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@purlty23 tagged me in This game and I'm super excited about it! (I tried to reblog the original post and just tack on but tumblr hates me)
Thanks Blue, this was so fun!
I'm tagging: @amara-among-the-stars, @mac-and-thefox, @littlemoon-beam, @divine-misfortune and whoever else also wants to expose their sins to the internet.
Under the cut, because LONG.
Xena Warrior Princess - Passive Enjoyer
Only passive because I was too young to be anything else. Barely counts, except that this show was my first real obsession so I have to include it. I dressed up as Xena for halloween when I was like…5. The pictures are incredible.
Good Charlotte - Mostly passive
As is a trend with a lot of these, I wrote a little fan fic, and daydreamed a thousand scenarios, but never shared any of it. I was mildy obsessed with Benji Martin, but I didn't really get involved beyond that.
LOTR - Creative Enjoyer
The first fan-fic I ever posted on the internet (I was twelve, people were mean). I didn't make any friends within the fandom. But I was so determined to write for it that I had an entire novel planned out--that eventually became an original book idea instead.
Harry Potter- Mostly Passive
I read a lot of HP fanfic, but not as much as others. I didn't get involved in online conversations. I did dabble in writing some fics that I hid from the world and never finished.
The Boston Red Sox - Creative Enjoyer
Ok. Now you know why I said I was exposing myself. Look I was like 12-14. My best friend and I filled entire notebooks with our MANY chaptered fic that spanned the entire 2004 Red Sox Season, that we started the day they won the world series that year. We hand wrote it all, I transcribed it into my computer where it still exists somewhere. It was our EVERYTHING. And it has never (and will never) see the light of day.
I may have posted some Red Sox fic on the internet in my Live Journal days, and I made a bunch of online friends within that community, but they never saw THE fic.
Rammstein - Creative Enjoyer
Again, my best friend and I had a notebook with a long form rammstein fic in. We didn't go as far with this one. And I didn't get involved in any online communities. Though, our love for Rammstein lived a lot longer than our fic writing did.
Twilight - Creative Enjoyer
In that I wrote and posted a single fic about Alice.
Lost - Passive Enjoyer.
I read a billion Skate fics. Probably thought about writing my own, but I don't think I ever actually did. Was obsessed with this show until the last season. I still have never seen the last episode.
Vampire Academy (THE BOOKS) - Passive Enjoyer.
Not a lot online. Read some fic. Was so obsessed with this book that I started to write a fanfic where we got to see some of the story from Dimitri's persepective and accidentally created and entire new plot and new characters and accidentally created my own CHILD of an original novel because of it.
Grishaverse (Shadow and Bone/Six of Crows/Rule of Wolves) - Passive Enjoyer
Loved these books. Loved every single character. Read as much fanfic as I could find. Accidentally spoiled a death in one of the books with fanfiction.
Avenged Sevenfold - Creative Enjoyer
Short lived. Read some INCREDIBLE fics on the basically defunct site Mibba and thought "I can do that" and was fighting for my life in college. Wrote a few chapters of a fic. Got decent feedback. Got bored immediately.
Supernatural - passive enjoyer
Read some fic. Took me like 15 tries to actually get through the whole show. Adored it, never went very far with it.
Marvel (Specifically The Winter Soldier) - Passive Enjoyer.
I should have been a creative enjoyer, but was too afraid to write anything or put myself out there. (I spent all of my time after high school/college thinking that fanfic was a waste of time and I should never write it because I needed to be serious. What a waste). Still mildly obsessed with BuckyNat. I adore Bucky and Black Widow. If they put out another good movie I could see myself falling down that rabbit hole and actually letting myself land. The trailer for The Winter Soldier changed my brain chemistry (nevermind the whole move).
Fallout 4 - Passive Enjoyer
I could read Sole Survivor/Paladin Danse fics every day forever. I know that's insane. Stop looking at me like that.
Ghost - Creative Enjoyer.
Finally allowed myself to write whatever the fuck I want and have fun with it and it has changed my entire fucking life. Wish I'd done it sooner. So glad I got to do it now and with all of you. ♥
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Hi! I wanted to ask your opinion on why you enjoy Kuroshitsuji if it isn’t too much to answer. Recently I have been feeling like I’m being ‘punished’ for enjoying Kuro because I always see people talking bad about it and Yana on twitter. 😅 I am well aware Kuro has a lot of issues but I really enjoy the characters and such but the opinions of people about the series kind of has been hurting me as a fan and thus I have been losing interest🥲 I was hoping I can talk to someone who is a fan of Kuro that can help give me some mindset or something. I have been drawing for Kuro for years so I’m quite passionate towards the series and Yana herself and but this has been bugging me. If you can’t answer this it is totally okay and you can delete this ask❣️
Hi, anon! That’s not too much at all! My apologies for the late response; I wanted to make sure I could sit down to properly get my thoughts in order before answering.
My love for Kuro was originally (and is to this day) rooted in the source material. The manga and anime introduced me to some of my most beloved fictional characters, including Miss Grelle—as attested to by my url! 😉 The story instantly had me hooked with its campy hijinks, tragic undertones, and forays into the dark corners of the human psyche. Even with the current lag in pacing, I’m excited to see where the Phantomfam’s adventures take us next! And, of course, I would be remiss without mentioning the artwork. In a visual medium like manga, aesthetics can make or break your enjoyment of a series, and Kuro’s Victorian steampunk flair is perfectly suited to my tastes, especially with the steady improvement in quality as Yana’s honed her craft over the years.
However, particularly during this dry season of short chapters and plodding plot progression, it’s the community that grew up around Kuro that nourishes my love for it the most. Naysayers condescendingly sneer that the fandom is dead, but the incredible art, funny memes, awesome animations, excellent fics (some of which outshine published novels I’ve read), insightful meta and more that I see across my dash and in the tags suggest otherwise. And when we come together (such as during past fandom weeks or @anewp0tat0 ‘s recent event to celebrate the 200th chapter) that display of talent burns even brighter. As a writer, building up lore in headcanons and fic or reading my mutual’s creative interpretations of Yana’s world is just as fun—if not more so—than engaging with the actual manga. That enrichment alone is enough to keep me invested in the Kuroverse for the foreseeable future.
The series also holds considerable sentimental value for me because it served as the catalyst for my queer awakening and brought friends and loved ones into my life who I would never have met otherwise. Even if the day comes when I put Kuroshitsuji on the shelf in favor of other stories, that positive impact will remain.
However, that doesn’t mean that the series or fandom are perfect. Yana’s sleazy past and irresponsible pandering to the gross side of the fandom are an unpleasant reality with which we must contend, as are the fujoshis, transphobes, and other creeps—some of whom proved to be a genuine danger to minors—who continue to give us a bad name. But those people who blindly label Kuro as wholesale trash and accuse all fans of condoning the problematic content merely betray their simplistic, black-and-white way of thinking. We cannot and should not sweep the objectionable aspects of the series under the rug, but we can interact with Kuro critically—recognizing and calling out the areas in need of improvement while also cherishing the best parts of this cursed butler manga. As long as you’re consuming media responsibly, and in a way that doesn’t actively harm others, then you have no reason to feel guilty. You sure as heck don’t deserve to be punished!
Ignore the haters as best you can, and try to focus on what first ignited your passion for Kuro; don’t let those jerks steal your joy. 😤 Alternatively, if you need to take a break from that onslaught of negativity and just rest for a bit, that’s fine, too! There’s no shame in stepping away to recharge, and you shouldn’t push yourself to participate in fandom if doing so is detrimental to your well-being.
I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been having a tough time over on the bird app, but I hope my answer was helpful and that Kurohell can continue to be a happy, welcoming place for you! 🖤
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Ruins - Chapter VI
Chapter 6/?
Wordcount 3,5 k
Title Part VI
Fandom Shuumatsu no Valkyrie / Record of Ragnarok
Pairing Hades X reader
Previous chapters
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5
Symbols ⭕ . ➕ . 💛
Warning (s): none
Tagging @darling-imobsessed (if you want to be tagged in any of my stories, just send an ask or a message 😉)
N. A.: So I've been trying to deal with a creative block at the precise moment when y/n-chan was supposed to finally connect the dots and figure out the god's identity, which made me so insecure about this chapter that I almost gave up on posting it to rewrite it from the first line, but I decided that the way she ends up solving the mystery matches what is expected from a fairy tale or a myth, where most things happen by coincidence or by a superior force's will. The complete line of thought that led her to the solution will be revealed in the next two chapters if everything sets as planned, but for now I hope you enjoy how things are going rn :)
The days after the party’s announcement passed like a dream, blended in just one big, vague memory of excitement, anxiety and countless activities. All the girls had much work to do, but they were never seen tired or complaining: the cleaning of the spaces that were going to be used as dining room and dancing hall; the decoration; the rehearsals for the presentations and in which order they should happen… there were so many things to worry about that the few hours of free time were used only to rest and cheer.
You, on your part, were excited as well, but other things occupied your thoughts.
Days have passed since Hermes stopped you on your way to the Library. You’ve been following his advice about analyzing your conversations with the mysterious god as best as you could, but no matter how you recalled them, nothing came to your mind in order to help with the enigma. And, despite not being able to make an exception and allow you into the Library, he could have at last brought you a book or two, right? As far as you knew, there were no rules against it. But it was like he wasn’t willing to move a finger in this sense. You were starting to think that Hermes was the one who didn’t want you to figure out the truth. But what would he gain by acting that way?
As if I’d be able to understand...
One day, after lunch, you were so tired that you almost gave up on going back to the room where you’ve been assigned to work just to stay alone for a moment. You lied on your bed and closed your eyes, sighing.
This way, I'm not going anywhere. I won’t be able to keep my word and give him the answer when we meet again.
The day of the festivity was the deadline you established for yourself, for you were sure the next encounter would happen during it: from the Gardens to the corridors, the kitchen, the rooms and everywhere you girls were allowed to stay at, there was no sign of him; it was like he was waiting for this occasion as well.
Unsurprisingly, Hermes was keeping silence about his disappearance since that day at the Library’s corridor, but though you didn’t talk to him concerning the case anymore, he kept an eye on you as he’s been doing since the start, always checking if you were eating and sleeping well just as he did to the other girls.
Speaking of them, you also noticed that none of the apprentices seemed to know about the god’s existence: you’ve heard no conversations about a man with his description or anything that might have had the slightest connection to him; your little meetings also seemed to be known only by you and Hermes-sama, and you were never questioned about your lonely wanderings. Yes, you’d certainly hate to invent stories to maintain your privacy or to tell the truth and become the perfect target to gossip, but the man’s invisibility didn’t make it less strange.
On the other hand, you couldn’t say you didn’t have your cheering moments: many times – more than you’d like to admit – you caught yourself wishing to see the party’s day finally coming, the moment you would enter the decorated room, observing the people around you, the talking, the laughter, the smells of the food and the drinks, and among all these elements confusing your senses you would find him, his beauty, his calm, deep aura taking over his surroundings, attracting eyes of surprise and fear as he would make his way to you… or he would be faster and appear behind you, greeting you with one of his gentle smiles, but having fun watching your startle. Yes, you were even eager to see the other girls’ reaction when they would first see him, hear his voice, sense his power; you found yourself giggling at the idea.
But, regarding your connection, what was going to happen after you give him the answer? Would he be willing to continue the sequence of light, polite talks you started just a few days ago? Or would he be just interested in seeing if you were wise enough to decipher this mystery, and wouldn’t mind leaving you aside in case you didn’t match his expectations? No, it couldn’t be. It didn’t fit him, didn’t it?
You smiled to the air.
It’s so funny how I’m suddenly full of certainties when it comes to him.
Was all of this right, or even healthy? You weren’t sure, but for a girl raised with other people’s wishes and expectations tossed at her regardless her will, thinking of this as the only wish you wanted to carry with you was tempting, enjoyable. Thinking of him was like granting yourself permission to feel safe.
It’s not bad. So that for now, I’m giving in to it.
***
The day of the festivity came at last, but no insight came to you with it. Your deadline was almost over, but you still had no answer to the god’s enigma.
In the morning, most of the girls were out of their beds a few minutes after the sun rose up. However, even when they left the rooms after that, they didn’t let the others sleep for a little more, for they came back right after breakfast to give the news: each girl was going to receive a jewel to wear during the event, accessories specially designed by Weland, Athena (who apparently wanted to reestablish her connections to Valhalla) and Vulcan as a request from the girls’ divine tutors.
You were one of those who stayed in bed for a little longer and despite choosing to not participate in the conversation, you couldn’t help paying attention to it.
– Hermes-sama said that each jewel was made according to our preferences and personality – a girl sitting on the bed on the right side of yours was explaining to the one lying on it – Even the colors were carefully selected!
– And they’re of many types! – a second apprentice replied from the door – Some of them are necklaces, and others are earrings!
This excited the presents, provoking loud and multiple replies.
– Really? I love earrings!
– Do you think our master chose a jewel with a purple stone for me? I remember mentioning purple as my favorite color once…
– I think our group will receive matching jewels. What do you think?
Many other questions of this kind were made and repeated until you understood you wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep, so you stood up and went to take care of yourself.
In the bathroom, Amalia, the girl who slept in the bed at the left side of yours and who also couldn’t find a tutor, told you additional details about the jewels that she heard at the kitchen.
– Apparently, we who have not guardians will receive jewels as well – she was saying while brushing her hair – But ours will be in the form of hairpins or something like that. Honestly, I prefer hairpins. What do you think, y/n-san?
You couldn’t care less about wearing a jewel on your hair or neck, but in respect to Amalia you replied with honesty.
– I don’t have specific preferences, because I’m not used to jewels, but I’m sure they will send us beautiful things – you finished drying your face – So I’m happy with this.
Amalia laughed at this answer.
– Sometimes you sound so modest that I can’t believe a word you say!
And that was your turn to laugh. You didn’t see yourself as this modest; you just thought you were conscious about your own limits. This attitude might have stolen the fun from you in some occasions in the past, but saved you in many others, and you believed you could live with that.
And with such challenge under my responsibility right now, my limits are as clear as day.
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The room was as crowded and as noisy as a lodge for dozens of girls getting dressed to a big party could be that evening. The elves who served at Valhalla have brought the clothes, shoes, make up and many other necessary items earlier, and now everyone was occupied in using them to become the best version of themselves among the sounds of rustling skirts, the regular noises of high heels being tested as their owners walked between the beds, little screams, laughter of excitement, gossip spreading across the space and exclamations of anger and frustration for makeup and hair styling mistakes that were promptly fixed.
The girls without tutors, as expected, were given dresses that resembled each other as if they belonged to the same category – and maybe it would work as a strategy to make them easy to identify among the gods – but each piece was still unique, especially due to the variety of colors.
You, on your part, received a long, flowing dress with a high collar and a discreet front with no cleavage, but loosen sleeves that would leave your shoulders at sight, and an elastic stripe at your waist’s height. The fabric was of a soothing shade that you would describe as dusty, old pink. You looked at yourself in the mirror while brushing your hair and ended up satisfied with what you were seeing: it was impressive that, though you were never invited to have your measurements taken, they made everything your exact size.
They must have spent an abnormal amount of time studying us.
The sound of firm, regular knocks on the room’s large doors caught the attention of all the girls, who stopped what they were doing as one of them went to answer the call. By the rhythm of the knocks, all of you knew who was waiting on the outside.
– Hermes-sama! – the girl who opened the door to the god took a step behind, as to open the way for him.
Hermes walked in with a cheerful smile to greet you.
– I can see you’re all doing your best to look presentable, children – and passing his eyes all over the room – As you can suppose, I came to call you to receive your gifts.
The girls let out exclamations of joy, understanding that he was talking about the jewels.
– I’m going to call you individually or in groups, according to the number of disciples of each deity – Hermes explained – Then, an elf will lead you to the room of the festivity, where the gods are waiting. Now, the ones who are ready, please, take a step ahead!
The girls elevated their voices in approval, and the Olympian began to call the groups according to their guardian, starting by the most important ones such as Shiva, then passing to the minor deities, nymphs and elves that inhabited Vallhala. Hermes would indicate the place where the apprentices should meet their guide and receive their gifts, then come back to the room and call the next ones. The girls without guardianship would be the last ones and would be called in groups.
That was a long process since the room you were lodged were one of the most crowded that year, so some of the girls took the chance to give a final touch to their looks. You were ready, so you sat on your bed and took a moment to take one last look at your notes. Your fingers trembled upon the pages.
I’m sorry, my Lord. But I guess I won’t be able to keep my promise.
The girls who were under the minor gods’ wings had more time to take care of the minor details on their looks, but as time passed, they grew impatient, so that mistakes were made.
By the time Hermes came to call the last group – so that only you and the others without guardians were left – two girls were in front of a mirror trying to fix one’s makeup: apparently, an asymmetry was noticed in the eyeliner of the girl who was sitting in the vanity by her friend and this latter offered herself to fix the problem, but the excessive use of water caused an accident that made the other desperate.
– I told you it was too much water! – she was crying out – Now look at my state! I’ll never conquer anyone with this appearance!
You were close enough to hear the conversation and to observe the girls, and one look at the weeping one convinced you that the mistake was not impossible to be fixed, but you doubted that she would listen in case you said that out loud. You were still with your notebook open on your lap, but forgot it for a moment as you paid attention to the girls’ interaction.
The girl managing the water recipient, standing beside the vanity, wasn’t the type who just listens to complains in a passive way.
– If you stood still when I told you so, that would never happen! – she was scolding her friend – Now, stop screaming and let’s try again!
And after the other’s reluctant agreement, she restarted her work.
– What if Hermes-sama calls us first? – the girl with the messed make up asked with genuine preoccupation.
– In this case, we can simply ask him to call us later. There must be no problem in this. We’re all going to receive our jewels, right? – she sighed, speaking more to herself than to her partner – Please, stand still… Heavens, will you never learn?
You stared at the small bowl full of water as those last words echoed inside your head.
Learn… When was the last time I thought about this?
The water was stirred when the girl put the wiper on it again, and you remembered the conversation at the secret garden.
When I was a child, our house was near the coast. I used to sit at its entry and observe as the ships would come and go…
Why looking at the water should make you think about your house by the sea? You didn’t know, but decided not to interrupt the stream of thoughts.
There are… so much knowledge I want to gather…
You said that to him. You said how much you wanted to learn, to live an exciting life just like the people who traveled on those ships. Because the more one would learn, the more they would grow.
Grow?
A scary, sudden idea cracked inside your brain at that word.
You looked down at your notes again. According to the enigma, the third brother’s domain inspired love and fear, and through these feelings it educated humanity. What were the exact words used by the god on this part? You searched for them with a nervous finger slipping through the paper. They were…
Through it the men will grow.
Yes, those were the words! Through his domain. Through…
Water!
So, the third brother ruled above water… above the seas! Of course! Traveling through them has led men to expand territories, gather knowledge and reach prosperity. The sea has made men grow in many senses, but while men loved the water, they knew that perils and tragedies were waiting for them in it, leading to a justified fear. Love and fear were united in the human heart when it came to the sea. And who was the Lord of the Seas?
Another Olympian, known by Hermes-sama.
Poseidon-sama!
And in this case, the other brothers should be…
Zeus-sama, Lord of Heaven, where only a few were allowed. Adamas-sama, God of Conquer, who doesn’t possess a physical domain, but it was publicly known that he lived with one of his brothers in his kingdom. And this brother...
The advice you received from Hermes the day you showed him your notes emerged at that moment.
I know there are precious details you can recall from your encounters with him.
Your conversations then came back to you in shattered pieces, as to prove him right.
This place… is the same of my own dreams… And it is part of Hellheim...
The soil of my domains is not appropriate for the species...
A way to soothe my yearning for these lands…
Yes, you’ve studied about this once. The Greek pantheon has four ancient brothers whose power is unparalleled, and you have met the fourth, the eldest one. The god with the most terrifying of the divine domains under his command. One to where the men will always go, sooner or later.
Right when they die.
You closed your notebook suddenly and startled, having to gather all your strength to not scream, not only because of your discovery, but also because you heard your name being called from the door, maybe not for the first time.
You raised your eyes to the room’s entry and felt your face burning in embarrassment.
– You seem a bit distracted tonight, Y/n-chan! – Hermes was saying with his usually calm, modest smile – I understand your anxiety, but can you please collaborate and come to receive your gift?
Your response was to give him a clumsy apology and hide your notebook in a drawer under your bed, then approach the door with trembling hands. A quick exchange of looks between you as you passed the doorway and both of you knew that something was about to happen.
Only after leaving the room, you realized how strange it was being called separately instead of accompanying the other girls without guardians, but you didn’t question your guide about this: he might know what he was doing.
Instead of leading you to an elf as he did to the previous girls, Hermes walked with you to another corridor, out of the other girls’ reach, and put a small, black box with fine, delicate ornaments in silver and red stone, in your hands; he pressed a little button to open its cover, and the interior revealed a hairpin made of noblest, polished silver that would end in a splendid couple of two flowers – narcissus – with the same reddish stones of the outside as petals. The leaves around them, also made of silver, had a sharpness on their edges that made you think they were gathered to form a weapon more than a hair accessory.
Your eyes widened at the sight of the object, and even knowing it was made for you, you didn’t try to touch it.
– It’s... beautiful beyond description, Hermes-sama…
The man giggled. He has been observing your reaction since the start and, apparently, was having fun with it.
– An appropriate gift… don’t you think?
You raised your eyes to him, not taking long to understand. Hermes put in words what you didn’t dare say:
– Yes, he sent this to you. Unlike the other jewels that were made by the Artisans, he made this himself. He personally collected the silver and the gems formed in the caves of his domain and used his abilities to create a replica of the narcissus you saw on the fields of Valhalla.
So... he still remembered the brief chat you had about Valhalla’s narcissus and why they were in bloom regardless the season and created a version of them using precious materials.
Silver and gems… from Hellheim.
You didn’t reply to that. Hermes took the hairpin from the box and went behind you to do your hair. Only then you gathered courage to speak about your discovery.
– Hermes-sama.
– Yes?
– The enigma. I solved it. I figured it out.
You sensed when his hands stopped moving for a second before he replied. He wasn’t as surprised as you expected.
– I see. It happened moments before I called you, didn’t it?
– Yes.
He finished his work, taking a moment to observe the result, making small adjustments here and there.
– Perfect – he spoke more to himself than to you.
You closed the box in your hands and gave it back to him when he took his place before you again.
– So… are you ready to go, Y/n?
You nodded, but gave him no verbal response. He frowned in preoccupation.
– How are you feeling? Are you alright?
– Yes, yes, I am – you shrugged – I just don’t know exactly what I’m feeling, and I fear what I’m going to feel once I…
Hermes smiled.
– Once you see him and give him the answer?
You made an affirmative gesture. He thought of it for an instant.
– Hm… In this case, allow me to tell you a secret – and lowering his tone as to be heard only by you, – He is eager to meet you again and to have your answer. The last time I saw him today, he was anxious as yourself.
At heat came up to your face when you heard that. A god – an ancient, powerful god like the Ruler of Hellheim – was anxious to meet you? Could you believe that, or was Hermes just being dramatic?
He might have noticed your disbelief, for with a giggle, he offered you his arm and held the box with the other.
– Allow me to lead you to the festivity’s place, child. Hades-sama is waiting for you.
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Rambling about my anxieties about a potential FE4 Remake
So recently an interview with the developers of FE Engage had come out and it shed some interesting facts about the development like how it was meant for the 30th anniversary, it was being made at the same time as 3H and that the game was delayed for greater polish.
Now that might not seem at all extraordinary after all, if you were like me, the OG leaker for Engage basically said that all. But here’s the thing, not only is this behind the scenes look legitimizing more of the leaker’s insights, but that means there is an even higher potential of their claim that an FE4 remake is more believable.
Now its no secret that FE Genealogy of the Holy War is one of the most anticipated Fire Emblems to receive a remake treatment like Echoes and why wouldn’t it be? After all, its still the most popular FE in Japan and is considered to be Kaga’s magnum opus and the best of the Famicom era FE. It was also never brought over to the West legally so this’ll be FE fans chances to see it in its full glory. Hell, Im excited as all hell to see FE4 remade on modern consoles, but then I sorta stopped and began to think about it for a bit. Namely, could an FE4 remake ever live up to the hype?
Now look, any old FE getting remade should happen. Especially those never officially translated. It gives others in the fandom the chance to experience the game with modern convince and not be scared off by emulation. But just for a moment I thought what a remade FE4 would even look like.
Now Im sure anyone who played Echoes knows it is possibly one of the best produced FE’s ever. Its in game art was amazing, the sprites actually resembled people more than Awakening or Fates, fully voice acted, it was amazing. It was amazing by the standards of a 3DS. Its no secret FE has gone through a transitional period from the 3DS to the Switch. The flat 2D sprites are now 3D models and convos that took place on map painting backgrounds with character art laid onto of it, is now 3D models speaking in an open space. I think what every FE fan genuinely wants is for Fire Emblem to look the best it can on the console its on. Now Engage clearly has shown FE can look better than it ever has on switch, but it still leaves a lot to be desired. This is a console that’s 1st and 2nd parties can achieve visuals like breath of the wild, Kirby Lost World, and Xenoblade. So I don’t think its impossible to make pretty games on a switch. But FE and Insys really haven’t gone all the way to where is feels quite like its a next gen FE visually. And not to put all the blame on InSys, but I understand that even fans are split. Some will never be happy if we don’t get back to the old pixel art style and found it more visually appealing while others want to put the capabilities of FE on a home console. Any creative director is not gonna manage to appeal to both these sides and that’s honestly going to suck.
Now, this isn’t just about graphics but lets also talk about mechanics. Its no doubt that FE4 has some legendary map design, as well as the precursor to the support system we have now. But it was a clearly unbalanced FE, cavalry has always been OP but this is the game where literally cavalry is the best. The map design is also pretty different. I know GBA era fans probably are used to the concept of an FE plot unfolding on a battlefield as opposed to more chapter long encounter then story cutscene as more modern FE, but if people forget, the maps in FE4 were huge with multiple narrative events occurring in a single map. So how do translate that? Do you get rid of the huge maps and make FE4 more like modern FE and break into smaller maps with cutscene driven stories? Engage has shown a willingness to use more cinematics than ever before, would that help moments like Sigurd’s father dying or the feeling of Quan arriving only to be ambushed? Personally, I don’t think so as moments like that make FE4 so remembered. The immersive moments of in real time plot elements playing out. Once again we arrive at some where I can’t really see how you’d do this without disappointing one end of the spectrum.
And then we have the support system. I feel pretty confident in saying that an FE4 remake will use the modernized FE support system. But as we’ve seen in Echoes, just because it may use the same system, doesn’t mean it’ll be like Awakening, Fates, or 3H level deep. Echoes support system was incredibly limited despite coming off of the more robust Fates. And As I’m sure you all recall, scaling back social sim elements are never really met with positivity like FE Engage walking back things from 3H. Im sure they’ll still let you pick who you end up with Seliph, after all he isn’t locked into an ending like Sigurd or Alm, but I am unsure if we’ll get the modernized support system we are so accused to getting retrofitted into an older game.
Oh my god are they even going to do turn wheel?
Okay okay moving away from the gameplay portion, the last thing that worries the fact any remake of FE4 has to live up to a near monolithic reputation. FE4 is an FE that never made it the states and the only way to experience it forever was through emulation and a fan translation. This lack of availability that seemed to only be accessed by die hard FE fans willing to play the Famicom era games while also being told to other western fans that this is Japan’s favorite FE coupled with things that more modern fans would recognize like FE4 serving as the inspiration for a lot of 3H has essentially mythologized FE4 as “The Greatest Fire Emblem Game”. Now this is my personal opinion but FE4 isn’t my favorite FE, nor is it one I consider the best written, but it is certainly an operatic entry that goes beyond what FE had ever done up to the point with moments that deserve to be apart of FE history. And do you see what I’m getting at here? Any remake of FE4 has sky high expectations to clear. It was a meme forever that FF7 Remake was taking forever, but we all know that if it was nothing less than beyond perfect, then FF7R would never live up to the hype. FE4 is very likely going to be in that situation and Im not 100% sure InSys can deliver if that’s the case.
Now look, maybe this is all just pointless lizard brain fear. I would love nothing more than to see and FE4 that flawlessly captured the spirt of the original while looking great, playing great, and living up to the bar of social simulation. I think that’s all any fan genuinely wants out of any FE game. But it just fills me with dread knowing the near herculean task the FE development team may be tasked with, and that even more fans who have never experienced FE4 are going to now have to see how “The Best FE” holds up to modern standards.
The potential of this remake ever happening is still not set in hard stone as of the writing. So there really is no point worrying about something before it even has a chance to materialize. But I do believe that any FE4 remake will now be facing a lot of up hill battles and while I’m not using that to protect poor game design (If the game plays or looks like ass I will call it out) I do hope that people think about what an FE4 remake really does mean.
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Embroidery Commission
I was going to do a longer introduction but really I can't tease the people like that. That would be quite rude of me!
This, my friends, is the gorgeous embroidery hoop I commissioned from @onbeinganangel!!!!
Okay you have the goods now, read ahead if you're ready for Danni babbling.
Yesterday morning, I got an email from our apartment's Amazon hub that I had a package ready for pickup. And since I knew exactly what it was, I was annoyed (cuz it's early and I'm at work and I have to wait) and excited (cuz MY HOOP!!!!!)
After work, I rushed home, ran to the hub, grabbed my treasure, and pranced back to my apartment. You know, carefully. I wasn't sure how delicate I needed to be and I was risking this hoop for nothing!
Above pictures is what I found inside the box. My hoop carefully and beautifully wrapped in tissue, and a sweet note!
And if you know me at all, you'll know I was too excited to rip right into it. I don't know if anyone else deals with this, but my excitement levels get so high I just don't know what to do with myself! Have to smile and shriek and dance a bit. Shake out all those nerves! Breathe a bit (because oxygen is important.) (That's what I'm told anyway.)
Once I had my wits about me, I very carefully peeled back the tissue and beheld my beautiful hoop!
And started crying, of course.
(If you know me at all, that won't surprise you, either.) (Overactive tear ducts, I swear to Merlin.) (Or maybe that's just me being overemotional...either way 🤷♀️)
It was in early November that I reached out to Mari. She had posted about making sure she could get commissions done in time for Christmas, and while I didn't need anything by Christmas, it did prompt me to think "hey...maybe I could commission something!"
If you've not seen Mari's embroidery, you should definitely check it all out! (Conveniently: click here.) Her work is gorgeous, and it's extra special to have another craft used for fandom purposes! Fan writing? Great! Fan art? Great! Fic binding? Oh cool! Fan embroidery???? Oh god I'm in love. (Also Mari writes, so here's her AO3.) (We have to stan a multi-talented queen.)
I was a wee bit nervous, because I've always been hesitant to ask about commissions from people who I don't know are okay with Snarry. My OTP is so controversial to others, but so beloved to me, and so I rarely reach out, but...I don't know. I couldn't help it! It seemed like too cool an opportunity to not try for, and Mari seemed so sweet so I figured if she let me down, she'd do so gently!
...because obviously I'm going to commission Snarry things. Much as I love other ships, if I'm spending my hard earned money, it's going to be Snarry. 😍
As you can see: it was not a problem!
What I most wanted was a piece for my pride and joy, Contempt. I wiffle-waffled a bit. I thought Orange Blossoms might have better imagery for embroidery, but I already had a fanart done for Orange Blossoms, and while more is more...I really, really in my heart needed a physical representation of my beloved Contempt.
I felt a bit bad about the timing and assured her I didn't need it by Christmas and to prioritize Christmas projects (even though I was quite eager for this!) Like: "I saw your post about Christmas commissions but...this is not for Christmas!" Anyway between the Snarry worries and timing guilt and my anxiety...that should tell you how much I wanted this piece! And let me tell you, it was worth fighting anxiety for!!
The other tricky part of commissions is me trying to give creators an idea to work with, while also stressing that I value their creative input more than my own vision. Everyone is different; more details are useful for some while others enjoy the creative freedom more. (So of course I fretted about that, too.) But generally I am drawn to creators for their own skill and creativity and want as much of themselves in there as possible! I have so much respect and admiration for other creators!! And why I want so dearly to support them however I can! (And to also selfishly benefit from it, not gonna lie.) (Look at this thing!)
What I gave Mari to work with were primarily the quotes. Both are spoken by Harry in the work, though in separate portions of the fic. I wasn't sure how weird that would be, but I don't know...they go so well together and really sort of sum the whole story up! My ultimate love/hate endeavor!
As for the imagery, I had suggestions for that, too: the door to Snape's quarters have "serpents entwined with ivy and dahlias" and there are moments in the story where other flowers are given, those being white gardenias and forget-me-nots. Between my personal love of flowers and animals, as well as my great love for symbolism, and the role they all play in the story...well, I'm glad they all fit in! (Also, Mari is a champ for listening to all my rambling about symbolism and vibes haha!)
From one of our email exchanges, I mentioned: "It's a very stark, intense story. A bit brutal. Lots of shame. Riding that line between love and hate. That's another part of why I like nature imagery; all of the beauty and brutality of the world around us." And I feel like it came through! It feels very simple and natural. It looks a bit like fallen, fragile flowers and a snake slithering along, a sort of unsuspecting seduction. (Sorry, I sure love to read into things!)
Honestly, Mari was such a joy to work with. She has such a good eye for design and color! And such clear skill. She was easy to talk to, happy to communicate, and best of all so kind and patient and sweet! And in the end, she crafted something truly priceless.
Contempt is truly the story of my soul. (If you follow me, you're probably tired of hearing about it LOL.) The concept has lived with me for so long. Writing it was a true labor of love. Having this piece of it to hang on my wall is genuinely so meaningful. I cried when I first saw the finished product (via email) and cried again when I had it in hand. And again when I hung it on my wall.
It's not in its final spot just yet. A few inches to the right (not pictured) is a Hogwarts plaque that I plan to move to another wall this weekend, so I can move the hoop a bit to the right. But I was much too eager to share this to wait until the weekend! But this should still give you an idea of what my Snarry wall looks like, and will more or less look like after the shift. (The art beside the hoop is the Orange Blossoms art mentioned earlier, by LuEndland!)
Mari, thank you so much again for working with me and creating this truly precious hoop! Also: feel free to make your own post if you like, one with less word vomit haha! You are a true angel, I hope you know!!
To everyone else: if you've been thinking of commissioning an embroidery hoop...for sure do it!!!! 10/10 do recommend.
Also please expect more photo dumps once my work space is all set up!!
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I’ve been reflecting on how incredibly blessed I am for writing and the community it’s brought me into this year. Writing has been an amazing creative outlet for me that I thought had long since burned out, but thank goodness I was wrong about that! I’ve been so excited to develop my ideas, even when they overwhelm my brain at times. It’s been such a joy to write what I want to write, and an additional joy to know there are others out there who enjoy my work, too.
I’m especially grateful for the Hitman fandom on Tumblr—it has been such a pleasure getting to know you and posting about one of our favorite topics. I am constantly blown away by the fanart and fanfics that this talented community creates! It’s a privilege to experience such amazing work by amazing people. I wanted to do some shoutouts below:
@cajunandfire: I am extremely grateful to you for welcoming me into the fandom as you did. You gave me the confidence to socialize with the community and became a dear friend in the process. I can never emphasize enough how thankful I am of your constant support. Your heart is incredibly wonderful, as is the fanfiction you create, and I am very honored to know you.
@diana-fortyseven: Your work inspired me to take a shot at writing for Hitman and sharing my ideas with others—you can imagine how (happily) shocked I was to see you like and comment on my first fic. Your support of this community through your creations, exchanges, fanfiction feed bot, and prompt generator bot help keep the Hitman fandom going—thank you for all that you do.
@dianaburnwood: Before I joined Tumblr, I found a blog post of yours about ICA ranks that inspired me to write Flight of the Sparrow. I was later told that if I ever had Hitman questions, I should speak with the expert—thank you for being kind enough to entertain my questions. I sincerely can’t wait for your blog posts on Freelancer.
@cicaklah: Your Hitman and Oxventure fics are absolute treasures, they inspired me to write whatever I wanted. I found that I wanted to write something as captivating as your works are to me—for a while that was intimidating, but then I pushed past that mental block. You embody the wisdom I adore and hope to always remember in times ahead: “No one is stopping me but me.” Thank you for your passionate example to always try.
@lucas-grey: I appreciate your kindness to answer my Grey questions through the year. He’s a character I’ve grown more attached to since I started writing and it’s been nice to consult the expert to make sure I write him properly. Also, you floor me with the screenshots you post every time—thank you for sharing your lovely work.
@issytheamateurnerd: It means a lot that you’ve trusted me with writing your OC Madeleine Burnwood on occasion. It’s been great to explore her interactions with our beloved characters—I think she is a wonderful addition to the Hitman universe and I look forward to more of your work with her in the future.
To @air-tuna-art @greengoldfish @postalninja and @cajunandfire: thank you for taking a chance to collab with me on The Parisian. As a newbie to the fandom, it was truly an honor to create a story with such a group of wonderful writers. I loved the result and would be happy to work with you again.
@magentasteam, I adore your joke posts and comments on Tumblr (and AO3). I find myself lovingly referring to 47 as my “potato boi” because of you and it makes me smile every time.
@47s-left-tit, it has been such fun discussing music with you this year and reading your 47 x Reader posts. I can’t wait to check out your Spotify playlist for more good tunes.
I’m so grateful for you all, as I am for those who like, comment on, and/or share my stories. I have no idea what 2023 will bring, but I know where I’ve been and I see where I am now.
I’d say things are already off to a good start.
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For the last 2-3 years I’ve been seeing the transformation of the marauders fandom, fueled mostly by tiktok. And I have a lot of opinions about it all.
First and foremost, it’s been exciting to see new people joining this part of the fandom, especially because I’ve been here since 2012 and have seen a lot of changes for the past 11 years (well, that makes me feel old).
It’s lovely to see recharacterizations, new headcanons, new perceptions about all of the characters that we all know and love, or love to hate. However, for a while now, it seems that instead of being a space for exploration and creativity, a big part of the marauders “fandom” has turned into enforcing rules upon rules about the “right” ways of viewing the characters and their backgrounds.
And don’t get me wrong, I like All The Young Dudes as much as the next person - in fact, I read it while it was still being updated - but there’s a line between accepting the work as interesting and a great piece of worldbuilding that propose new ways of conecting the facts that we know with our decades-long interest in the “Marauders Era”, and establishing the whole story (and the OCs as well) as CANON and thus disregarding everything else. (And here I talk about ATYD because it was the first fanfic to what I’ve seen it happen, but it is not the only work that has been taken as the paragon of the new era of the fandom)
Besides, I’ve been seeing some people that are just now joining us talking about “mandatory” fanfics and how they feel behind the other fans because have not read yet the so-called mandatory works. Well. For me at least, there’s not such a thing as works that you need to read in order to “enter” the fandom, or comprehend the characters and/or their backgrounds. That does not - or should not - exist, simply because there is no right or wrong way to enter the fandom or to be in it. It should be a space for sharing our own thoughts and perceptions about anything and everything.
And while what I’m saying should be taken with a grain of salt - this is, after all, my humble opinion - I do not think that I am the only one who have been noting how, for a while now, most of the new works posted on AO3 seems to be the same. All the characters are written the same way, with the same relationships and friendships dynamics, and the same behavior as other 50+ works.
It isn’t that serious, I know. But even so, I needed to vent about it.
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The votes are in!
Good Girls Appreciation Week 2022 will take place Sunday, August 7th through Saturday, August 13th.
WHAT IS IT?
Good Girls Appreciation Week 2022 is seven straight days of dedicated fans creating and sharing new content showing their love for the show. Each day of the week has a specific theme voted by fans to interpret as creatively as they like!
I don't know about you guys, but life has been more depressing than usual lately and Good Girls gives us an escape. Let's have some fun with this!!
WHAT ARE THE THEMED DAYS?
Y'all voted and here they are:
WHO PARTICIPATES?
Everybody! Creators create, and the larger fandom boosts those creations with likes and (especially!) reblogs to spread the joy.
It’s a great time for people that have thought about trying their hand at content creation to give it a go!
#GGAW2022
More details under the cut.
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
You can participate as much or as little as you like. If just one day speaks to you, create content based on that theme. Post it on the allotted day with the designated hashtag, and boom, you’ve participated!
Several people have already expressed interest in what kind of content they’d like to contribute, but there’s no official sign-up. You can lurk for a few days, get a feel for it, and then post, or you can start planning and creating now, waiting for the official week to post.
WHAT ARE THE RULES?
I know rules are lame but we have to make this thing a somewhat official thing somehow 😂. There are 6 important rules of #ggaw2022 so that we see a #GGAW2022 post when we see it:
Keep it positive! This means when you’re focusing on your love of A, B, or C, you avoid tearing down X, Y, and Z in the process.
Spread the love! Like the posts you see and encourage content creators, old and especially new! Hit that reblog button a little more often. The fandom benefits when we support each other and encourage newbies to try their hand at creating something. Let creators know what you think they’ve done especially well by leaving positive tags and/or dropping a note in their inbox!
Use the designated hashtag! Tag all posts #ggaw2022 so that anyone following the tag can see all the new content as its uploaded.
Use headings or captions! Try to use a heading or caption that alludes to which day you are posting for, e.g. “Day 2: Favorite Location - The Park.”
Post within your timezone! The days last a little longer here in Good Girls Land where time is fake and everyone counts on their fingers! Don't worry about calculating numbers—the day starts at 12:01 am and ends at 11:59 pm in whatever timezone you happen to be in.
Do your best! Try your best to post by the designated day, but remember: this is supposed to be fun. If you miss the designated day but are still really inspired to make or finish something for it, share it anyway!
WHAT TYPE OF CONTENT SHOULD WE SHARE?
Literally anything that makes you feel some sort of way. Gifsets, videos, photo manipulations & edits, moodboards, drabbles or short fics, imagines, metas, fanart, playlists, and whatever else you can think of! Wanna make a cross-stitch pattern and share it with the rest of us? Wanna make a list of GG-inspired recipes? Want to make a movie poster? Go for it!
WHAT ABOUT PROMPTS?
The survey showed me how many ideas y'all have for this so we'll try this! Submit them to my inbox (@peachraindrops) anon or not, whatever feels best, and I'll post them all in an inspiration post a week from today, July 20th, 2022 in an aggregated (and nameless!) list. The prompts will be used for creators to draw inspiration from and maybe even hit a few of your favorite things!
FINALLY:
We all want to see these themes the way you interpret them! Again, the more creative, the better. In the end, I just hope this brings a little bit of joy back into everyone's lives because that's what we need right now, right?!
& the final finally:
thanks to everyone for all of the excitement and participation, and even more finally to @foxmagpie for letting me rip most of this post from GGAW2021. I would have been lost trying to figure this out without something so detailed to go off lol.
Reblog to spread the word!
#ggaw2022#gg fandom#nbc good girls#beth x rio#beth boland#rio good girls#christina hendricks#mae whitman#retta#reno wilson#manny montana#matthew lillard#good girls nbc#dean boland
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I just wanted to say thank you for running this event for the past few years. It was what got me into this fandom and once I started writing one of my favourite events to participate in.
Thank you so much <3333
Thank you for your kind words 🥺
And to think this event was what got you into Maribat! 🥺 Very honored to know that this event got you to write for the fandom QuQ
When I first thought of wanting to start this event, I think I was just getting into Maribat myself, having a few fics out on A03 and seeing new tropes emerge in the fandom. And out of the tropes, I started to love the bio!dad trope, becoming a sucker for the damn trope and noticed there wasn't enough!
And I thought, oh, maybe I should write for it! And I did! But then I thought, should I start an event for it?
At this time, Maribat March, Angst April (or I think that was what it was called) and Daminette December were the major events and when I thought about those events... I became skeptical of myself.
Because I didn't have a large following like those blogs...I wasn't well known as other writers/artists in the fandom..
I remember asking the Maribat Insanity server if I should even do an event because...did anyone else like the trope?? After all, there were so little works...
And my god...the amount of support I got and the amount of people who encouraged me to give it a try...
So I gave it a shot.
I made an interest form May 2020 and by June 2020, the first calendar of the event was post and on September 2020, the event launched.
And so many people participated, writing fics on Tumblr, linking their works from A03, making art...
In 2021, people still participated and even extended the trope from Bruce being Mari's bio dad to other characters like Luka and Kagami.
In 2022 and 2023, not many people participated but I still hosted it because people were excited to create works for the fandom.
And I think...I think that is why I still hosted the event for the past four years...
The Maribat community was the first crossover community I dared to join after a friend introduced me to it and honestly was one of the most welcoming, most creative communities I've been a part of and a community I will always hold dearly to my heart.
They inspired me to write, to grow as a writer, as a person and knowing this event introduced you to this community and helped you start your journey as a fellow writer... it really means a lot and once again shows how the community just continues to inspire...
So again...thank you, from the bottom of my heart <3 and I'm happy you enjoyed writing for this event <3
Thank you.
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These are just some goals off the top of my head that I’d like to see if I’ll be able to accomplish any of them this year. I have, what I personally call, bad habits as a writer that I’d like to have better control over.
These aren’t things that I wish to continue beating myself up over. These are things I want to look back on and say, “look how you’ve grown”.
Writing Goals: These are goals I’ve picked based on how chaotic I’ve been in 2023 - there are a lot of ones I don’t want to keep beating myself up over for continuing to do.
- Write a minimum of 2-3K words a day.
- Keep WIPs/new ideas to myself until I’m closer to publishing them. We all know I’m terrible at this one.
- Only have one ongoing work posted to AO3 at a time. I always let my excitement of wanting to share new ideas that I post things ASAP, which has lead to other ongoing works that others wait for updates for to get lost. I also hope to have at least two chapters always written in full before posting/updating new chapters. In my dream writing world, I’d only have one work focused on at a time and not let anything new creep in until I finished the one I already have ongoing.
- Posting oneshots sporadically when having an ongoing multi-chapters fic, and if they become excessively long still write out the entire work before deciding on whether or not to post it into split parts. For one of my ongoing works (that has all of my bad habits going for it), I thought it was just going to be a 20K one shot. It’s turning into something much longer than that. I still feel like it reads more as a oneshot that a multi-chapter work, and I already planned on posting a part of it before finishing the rest. This is the last time this will occur.
- Do not share posting dates ahead of time. AKA don’t make promises you can’t keep. So far, I’ve broken every single one I’ve made. I don’t like keeping others waiting on things they’re excited for and then not receive them. Another thing in my writing dream world would be to have one set day and time during the week as a posting day.
- Separate Outlines into colored sections to make writing and editing less of a stressor. In the past I’ve always waited until I’ve written a work in full before editing, which has usually been late in the night where I’m exhausted. That leads to skim editing. I want to write in sections and edit those sections before moving forward.
- Do not feel like I have to sign up for every exchange or challenge I come across. I signed up for a couple for the end of this year because I felt like having more fun in this fandom and wanted to introduce my writing by joining in! I just don’t want to overwhelm myself by signing up for too many, or feel like I can’t meet deadlines. Again, for me, this goes back to not following the through with promises.
- Don’t be afraid to write the ideas you think other people won’t enjoy, write for your own enjoyment. This partially comes from a work I wrote as a gift for someone else for the a gift exchange. I had so much more fun writing this than I thought I was going to! I enjoy watching shows and movies with supernatural elements and never thought I’d ever write this genre in this fandom. I thought I should stick to purely human/realistic writing BUT this is fanfiction and it’s a creative and fun space! Don’t hold back due to letting others peoples’ interest and low numbers speak louder than my your words. And, you never know, there’s most likely someone out there secretly wishing more unique ideas existed!
- Do not discard ideas you’re excited about just because there’s already one like it posted, or if a more well-known writer has written it. I am extremely guilt of this. This entire post could have been shorter if I just wrote “stop being so hard on yourself”. Your base ideas may be similar but that doesn’t mean your mind won’t take it to different places. Writing isn’t a race. If there’s a trope that’s enjoyed, I promise as a reader we want them all!
AO3 Goals: These goals aren’t about the stat numbers, just personal ones I hope to accomplish by the end of the year.
- A new pen name. Yes, I’ve said goodbye to the firstsprinces name for my writing accounts. It is still my main fan account! This one probably seems silly but I think all of you have really amazing names and I look at mine, feeling meh. If this user has been someone else in the past I apologize if this name has once been you/or a friend of yours. I saw that it was available and changed it without the knowledge of it as a once existing account.
- Have at least 8 works posted and completed by the end of the year. This number may seem like nothing to the veterans out there, but since my ideas never stay in a small contained space, this is a number I feel like I can reach. Let’s get through these WIPs that are backlogged!
- Go through every work that’s already posted and save works to “Mark for Later”. I think I stopped on page 19, but I’ll have to start again with all the brand new works that have been shared since my last run through.
- Check for new works daily to add to “Mark for Later”. This way I can follow ongoing works and I won’t have to go through every page of the works.
- Engage with other works and authors. At the end of the day, we’re a community. A community of devoted readers and writers. Put the numbers to the side and spread love and kindness wherever you can! You never know how much a simple engaging gesture will make someone’s day! And you never know what beautiful and chaotic friendships will bloom!
Final Thoughts: I’m already looking forward to seeing what progress I’ll make this year. And have this post saved in a document in hopes of remembering to make a comparison post to see exactly how I did by the end of the year. I always get brain bursts of excitement when it comes to these and have never followed through. Let 2024 be the year!
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