(I can tell you're looking for a chance to fully break green out!I like the differences between Byler and MiWi too. Its subtle but pleasing! I think the swingset scene would genuinely make me cry because it'll be so beautiful before it halfway "rots") So I noticed Mike also had what I can only guess is ALL of Will's art and it makes me wonder if he has anything else that should be with him or belongs to him.

(I think I've said this before, but I'll say it again- the idea of a sunny day on a children's playground, the loud groups of kids shouting and being... loud, wind blowing gently, before panning a bit to the side to show a little Will Byers, on the swings all alone, the kids suddenly becoming muffled, or farther away, though it's not enough to really notice. Mike (who might be smaller now, since it's a memory) goes up to him confused, and suddenly something like, Will just vanishes, it gets cloudier, the kids are entirely silent now, the wind seems stronger, etc. is such a cool sounding scene.) I'm sure Will gives/gave Mike a lot of art- I know that was something I did when I was little, giving people my drawings as a sign of affection (surprise, my love language is giving gifts, especially handmade ones) -Especially the stuff he's prouder of, giving him a 'better image.' And Mike obviously loves it, hanging it on things, putting it in little binders, etc. But I'm sure Will kept some art for himself, because, it IS his art. It could've all been foreshadowing for the painting, if you really think about it. Will makes a cool drawing, Will gives it to Mike, Mike instantly loves it- now all we need is him to hang it up/frame it or something.

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hiiiiii, humbly asking 12, 14 and 17 for the WIP ask woooooo!

hi laura 🙂🙂🙂

12: what emotions do you expect your readers to feel?

umm every emotion the pov character is feeling, plus a little dramatic irony razzle dazzle, I think. but really, I guess I don't think too too much about readers' emotions. like I know different things resonate differently for every reader and that's impossible for me to predict or control. at the end of the day, I want a reader to feel satisfied and a smidge obsessed with what I write, as that's how I feel when reading a really good fic.

14: what have you been finding frustrating with writing this chapter/fic?

I have 3 wip's (that I'm focused on at least), and here's my big frustration with each:

cooking class fic: I'm trying to work out in my head the balance of Mike being a semi-believable cooking class teacher that isn't too stupid about cooking, while also making the fic funny. always threading the fine line of keeping the humor while not making anyone too ooc or foolish.

miwi fic: how tf do 5th graders interact again? what are they thinking about? just trying to get into a younger mindset.

and I have a longer fic, that I'm stressing a tiny bit about, as far being able to tackle such a big story. but I'm feeling better about that today 🙂

17: share the 5 previous sentences

hmmmm rare glimpse of my longer fic just for youuuu 🥰

"Will was reaching out, his fingers just brushing Mike's arm. Mike's heart started racing, and he didn't know why. Or maybe he did. He hated it. And he loved it."

from this ask game!

Go OFF I wanna hear about this au 👀👀👀

HI ANON. um this is gonna be a long one.

so basically its a dnd inspired fantasy au, with the party as their dnd characters, classes pulled from this post , definitely didn't have to scrounge through my save blog for that, by @/elekinetic, if they didn't already have them. because it's real and true.

basest plot outline i can possibly give you is as follows; as young children all of the members of the party were Marked somehow for Evil and Villainous purposes, or perhaps Good and Benevolent purposes, but it stands that they marked. (by whom? well. tch. heh.) this mark comes with this innate.. pull? i guess? to the other members, but not strong enough to be noticeable, more of a seeing the others and thinking "oh! there you are! i've been looking for you!" despite never meeting before. the group starts as mike and will finding each other, before it all kinda spirals and they form a little adventuring party, led to their next destination by their faithful cleric, who alongside the original pull, feels another drawing them all to wherever the universe decides they Need To Be.

that's like. the concept i guess? i really don't want this to run too long so i'm putting more ideas and villainy and art and such under the cut :-D be warned i hate most punctuation and i love to ramble.

OK SO. first of all edward and henry are twins so jot that down. something Terrible and Unspeakable happens to the rest of their family when they're like 12ish and they run for the hills, eventually stumbling upon the mansion dwelling of a reclusive and moderately to severely insane mad... scientist? not entirely sure what brenners fantasy world equivalent profession would be. anyway yeah its brenner the twins are tricked duped swindled and had until theyre locked in his basement and become his newest experiments.

brenner is basically training them to be his guard dogs/weapons of mass destruction and is doing. canon typical things to them. until henry's like hey maybe you're right the world kinda does suck but id be sad if it all burned to the ground :-( i don't see how that's helping. (this is possibly spurred on by a spot of creelarke and scott chilling in gardens and teaching him that not all science is bad and mean and also that brenner is kinda full of shit) and for this grave crime he is locked in the attic.

vague handwavy magic plot bullshit (motives? where were going we dont need motives) blah blah edward has Marked/Cursed the party members woah oh noo!!!

this is mostly a vehicle to think really hard about fantasy byler and lumax and pre-UD-esque henry interacting with the party through their dreams to aid their Great Quest so try not to breath on it too hard. it may or may not fall apart.

OK ART YIPPEE YAHOO LETS GO

side note i know jack shit about dnd races and quite frankly do not care. i said dnd inspired not dnd were going TYPICAL FANTASY RACES ONLY I'M TALKIN ELVES HUMANS DWARVES AND SHIT ELSE.

they all have a more casual outfit for downtime and one for traveling and/or battling etc etc. you get the gist. dustin and lucas aren't done yet and you'd have to take drastic measures to get me to do anything other than type rn.

also have some doodles bc i like you :-) ft. a henry and miwi's first meeting.

i have way more thoughts (particularly regarding max and mikes backstories and mikes oath and 8 thousand other things). but i don't wanna be annoying.

final thing is that for extra credit you are welcome to listen to the moon will sing by the crane wives and think about this au's henry okay byyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (slowly fading away)

Baby Byler!!!! They’re so innocent and full of life and have no idea of their painful future😭😭

As I’ve said in the past, you are such a wonderful writer, it’s so easy to get into the writing and see it in my mind’s eye.

I am not the least bit surprised Lonnie is worthless in this universe too. *shakes fist at the entire concept of the man* Joyce…😭😭 i know they could technically not be either but 😭

“And at night, as he’d let a quietly defiant dollop of glowing amber light bounce between his fingers while he leaned against his bedroom window frame, overlooking the citadel’s walls and down into the pine trees beyond them, he would try to imagine a future for himself.” You continue to astound me with your talent at imagery🥰

Will seems even more willfully oblivious in retrospect if he already knew Mike was (going to be) a knight. And Mike,,, were there any Other magic users around their age? Michael,,,,

Their first meeting in this universe is so sweet and in character and just fits so well in the setting. They’re so Miwi😭

“Will decided he liked this friendship thing. It was freeing, lovely, natural–so different from the rituals and strict orderliness of the ministry and the practice of the old arts.” Sobbing wailing on the floor.

I love that you’ve had an idea for this setting in your head for years. It seems so fleshed out and real and I just. Am really really enjoying learning about this world. And if you ever turn this into a novel I will read the Fuck out of it☺️☺️

I hope you are having a fantastic Friday/weekend!

VEE!! (i'm gonna call you that since it's in your bio lol) i couldn't stop smiling when i got your message last night :D

yesss we're getting some certified miwi moments in this part. it's been so fun writing them as kids, even though the Horrors are waiting right around the corner unfortunately T_T but!! for right now they are friends and everything is fine!!

even though Mike and Will are the only st characters i'm using in this au, tbh Will's dad in this one might as well be Lonnie 🙄 either way, he's useless and awful and none of us are sad to see him go

but i'm so glad you're enjoying the writing!! it makes my heart sing knowing that people actually like it T_T and i see things really vividly in my head, so it's always nice to hear that that translates into the writing. i am having a full imax movie experience in my brain, and i want others to have the same lol

ahhh and the line about the amber light!! i really liked that one, so i'm glad you did too :D i think i added "quietly defiant" in my last read-through of it before i posted it, and i'm so glad i did because i really like it T_T

they're both idiots in this story tbh. hopefully the rest of this part will address some of their respective obliviousness heheheh

finally - yes!! i've had an idea for a story that involved a walled city and someone being exiled for so long and have never been able to get my mind fully around it to write it out. i guess this au will be the first iteration of it and we'll see where it goes from there

thanks for stopping by as always!! i hope you're having a good weekend too!! :] 💜💜💜