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delilah705 · 2 days

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I’m super obsessed with your “Now and Forever” fic. I love it to bits and pieces. From words to letters and punctuation. Thank you for writing it 💕

Thank you so much! 🥰 I'm glad you're enjoying it! You're welcome, and thank you for sending this! I hope you're having a great day/evening/night! This one is honestly one of the fics I was more anxious about if I was doing well with as I put it through many rewrites from the base up, so thank you so much for sending this! It made me so happy to see this in my inbox today. Originally, I wanted the reader in this fic to be way younger, being discovered in the womb around the time Knives found Conrad, but the lack of a proper timeline in this area led to complications with this and I worried it might be far too close to the July incident for my liking.

I wanted her to be far more naive with Knives still being the main person she sought comfort and approval from, but people like Conrad to make her question Knives' views on humanity, and that being furthered by the presences of Legato and Elendira. Which, it's funny because Legato and Elendira would have been more like older siblings and doting on reader rather than the other way around if I'd gone with this version. XD But the other Guns would still represent the darker sides of humanity and leave her confused and knowing they too would meet their end the moment their goal was achieved, and thus conflicted. Knives would have been far more protective of her (though he still very much is, he just has confidence in her abilities now which she would have lacked at this point in time if I'd gone this route), but...

We also really don't see how the other Guns were recruited except for Midvalley and some of the things I wanted to write about would be more difficult to put in with this perspective (him taking her out to blow up towns and cities for example and her powers backfiring while trying to read that guy's memories). So, after a bit of struggling, it turned out how it is currently, and quite a few scenes had to be scrapped and others moved around, so I was kinda worried it wasn't as immersive as my other things or as well written, so thank you again! ^_^ There are still many things which will remain the same, and I cannot wait to share them as we go further in!

If things go well, I have set up a personal schedule for update goals, and if I can meet them, NAF should have an update in July. This coming month, May, I hope to return from taking my mini hiatus and post two one-shots (the Mer Legato and Vegeta one, which have 42KB (very close to 7,800 words, the current count being 7,785) and 18KB respectively rn and counting) and updates on the two stories that have gone the longest without: Amid Shadows and Of Knights and Flowers, and I intend to finally respond to a number of my comments as well when I do, so thank you very much to everyone reading this who has commented on any of my fics and I never responded to you! :') I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner, but I do intend to respond eventually! Reading your comments makes my day, and as did your ask, anonymous! Thank you so much again! Everyone, take care!

#Sfw #Anonymous #Ask #Now And Forever #NAF

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samssims · 2 years

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I wish I had a family that I loved/loved to play with as you do. Your NSB fam is so precious. I've tried so many times to stick with a family, but I haven't managed to do it so far xD

Hi Bri! It takes time! And changing sims/projects is nothing to be ashamed of. I have...a many projects that I quit after I start.

This gets pretty introspective so I'll put it under the cut, for those that care about NSB & Sam fun facts:

You may or may not remember that this Armie is not the original we know and love. I mean, she's the same sim but I attempted to tell her story (in 2019!) via a more classic NSB way first but it fizzled out because I just wasn't vibing with it.

But I loved Armie so much that I didn't want to give up on her! Apparently one drunk night in April of the next year I decided to give it another go.

And 9 days later I made Ruby in CAS and here we are!

I wanted to show the tags on this post because imagine me saying "we'll meet her soon" and now here is our disaster lesbian vampire mom of two.

NSB Fun Fact: The girl that Armie shows a mild interest in/is a love rival to Ruby in the NSB Redux is a homage to the original Ruby sim. She is not the same sim at all (just both redheads), but it’s sort of a throwback to the fact that Armie had a different love interest in my NSB Ver 1.

Trust me it doesn't always come easily. I've been on simblr since...2013 (back in the ts3 days). And I've loved many sims.

I sort of have a pattern of getting attached to one family for a long time. I had my TS3 Family which made it to 6 gens and they're stories were very quintessentially sims and silly which is what made them fun. And really the only reason I stopped playing them is because TS3 lagged so bad that I switched over to TS4.

After that I had my DPR family which made it to 9 gens! (One day I'll finish, I'm sorry for making you wait Lonnie...) But my love for Disney and the stories kept me going there!

And now here we are with the NSB fam. And who knows how long it will last. Maybe I will lose interest once Armie and Ruby go. I have aging turned off and I just want them to stick around forever and ever. I am only now sort of figuring out how Armie and Ruby's gen will wrap up as we move forward.

I've been playing this family since...May 2020...

So it's been a good year and half with them. I never thought I'd end up here or loving them all so much. I'm mostly honored that everyone enjoys them too. It's part of what makes it so much fun. But even if their stories didn't get any notes (like my ts3 family), I'd still have fun because I'm exploring the game my way through their eyes and having a blast doing it.

All this to say, you can totally get there one day with a family of your own! But it's also not necessary. Part of what's great about the sims is being able to create so many new characters and worlds and tell so many stories through generations. It's all in good fun!

#Sam Speaks #so much....sorry fam #I just started thinking out loud #ask #nonsims #I could talk about the Girls(tm) and this project forever #Sorry I just rambled on #NSB Asks

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thecassadilla · 2 years

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2021 Fanfic Year in Review

Thanks @loonysama for the tag!!! ❤️

Total Completed Works: 16 completed, 1 WIP that carried over from 2020 (and has now carried over into 2022...)

Word Count: 258,086

Fandoms I've Written In: Frozen

Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you expected? I wrote WAY more than I expected! I know that most of what I wrote was for my WIP Change of Pace, but I was expecting that fic to tap out at about 100k words and 30ish chapters - and yet here I am, 236,475 words deep and 44 chapters in. I definitely wasn't expecting to write any one-shots either, as I have a bit of a one-track mind when it comes to posting fics (either long fics or one-shots, but never really both at the same time lol) but I ended up writing quite a few of those too! So overall, I wrote way more than I expected to!

What's Your Own Favorite Story Of the Year? I'm not the biggest fan of my own writing, but Let Me Call You Sweetheart (which, along with the show Downton Abbey, served as the initial inspiration for my new fic, Still Falling For You) definitely holds a special place in my heart. I also have a soft spot for Que Será and Ç'est La Vie as it's the first ever canon based Frozen fic I've ever written.

Fanfic goals for the new year: To actually have the time to continue writing? Does that count as an answer? XD In all seriousness, I'm always looking to improve my writing skills, so I'd say that's definitely my goal for this year. I also want to finish Change of Pace - we're so close to the ending that I can taste it, but my brain will. not. cooperate. and just let me write it. I'm optimistic that it *will* get finished, though.

Most popular story of the year: Easily Change of Pace. It really blew up in early 2021 and I was completely taken aback by the amount of feedback I received on it. It's the biggest fic I've ever written, both in terms of popularity and word count, and I'm *still* completely blown away by the amount of feedback and love I've received on it.

Story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, IMO: Hmmm...I guess Just Hold Me Close, Don't Ever Let Me Go counts? It's a tiny piece of a larger 1970s NYC au that @tamorasky and I have been talking about writing forever. I don't know if the 1970s are a very popular fanfic universe in general (though I'm guessing not lol) hence why I think this one could potentially qualify as "under-appreciated."

Most fun story to write: Ooh! My Anastasia au, In a Crowd of Thousands, was very fun to write. It was very lighthearted, and enjoyable to write, especially considering I decided to write in on a complete whim one night. I really enjoyed being able to write it at the same time I was writing the much more serious, early chapters of Change of Pace and best of all, I got to relive the time I saw Anastasia on Broadway live, which only made it even more fun for me.

Most unintentionally telling story: As much as I hate to admit it, it has to be You Hit the Lights and I'll Lock the Doors. I'm not a stranger to arguments within relationships, and I feel like this fic really encompasses some of the things I've experienced in my own life but with a much, much better and more positive outcome/ending (because we all know that Anna and Kristoff will do whatever it takes to fix their relationship). Healthy relationships for the win!

Biggest disappointment: Hmmm....I guess my biggest disappointment is that I didn't meet my goal of finishing Change of Pace in 2021 lol. The original plan was to finish it in July/August, then I decided to add a lot more plot to the story, and my new goal for finishing it was December...which also wasn't met. Another disappointment that's more of a personal failure on my behalf is that I *still* haven't been able to get to the remaining few prompts that have been in my inbox since October/November - if you sent one in, I promise I haven't forgotten about you!!! Life has been completely crazy these past few months, and I'm definitely not intentionally ignoring them (in fact, I've had the ideas bubbling in my head since I received them....I just haven't had the ability to sit down and write them). Not being able to get those finished in a timely manner has definitely been very disappointing to me personally.

Biggest surprise: The biggest surprise by far has been how much love I've received from everyone in this fandom! I didn't start writing for Frozen with the expectation of receiving such incredible feedback on my writing - I genuinely came in with the hope that starting to write again after a long hiatus would help keep me busy while the world was in a very fragile state. But 2021 was such a big year for me in terms of the love and feedback I've received on my fics and the friendships I've forged, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what 2022 brings!

Tagging: @tamorasky and anyone else who wants to participate!

#kristanna #kristanna fanfiction #frozen fanfiction #my writing

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kalluralove · 6 years

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Both sites: BlackEvyl. (Who needs to be creative XD). And you're welcome! I look forward to read it! (And thank you, good to know I haven't wasted all those years of learning. XD But still, writing actual stories is quite different than just talking with someone ;.; I'm not sure my writing style works well with different language, at least when I try to write in that language from 0... I guess I'll just end up translating it or something. Once I publish anything, that is). Thank you again! : D

Thanks again to @blackevyl for the cool idea on this post https://kalluralove.tumblr.com/post/173329099840/i-imagine-that-at-some-point-keith-would-actually

It’s short but sweet and I hope I did your idea justice!

IN HIS DEFENSE

The late-night knock on the door startled Allura. She was just now ready to call it a night but had assumed that the tired members of the Voltron team would have long been asleep. It was their first mission since Keith had resumed flying the Black lion and once again the bickering between the paladins meant things didn’t go as smoothly as they should have. The others still resented Keith’s long absence with the Blade of Marmora, making them slow to warm to his leadership.

She opened the door to see a haggard Keith.

“Please, come in. Have a seat,” the Princess insisted, motioning to a couch in the sitting area of her bedroom.

“I’m not going to stay long, I just needed to give you something,” the young pilot replied as his body swayed slightly.

Realizing he was unsteady on his feet, Allura decided to take a different tack to get him to rest. “I’m too tired to stand another second,” she complained, “and Coran will understand you being in my room if it’s related to Voltron affairs.”

She noted that Keith blushed a little and shifted uncomfortably at the word. Allura made a mental note to ask Pidge later if it had a different meaning on Earth. The fact that he chose to sit on the far end of the sofa, well away from where she sat, indicated it likely did.

“So, what brings you here at this hour?” she asked, quirking her eyebrow to show that she was curious, not annoyed.

The Captain looked down at his hands as he contorted his fingers in and out of a fist. “I wanted you to take care of something for me.”

Now the Princess was genuinely concerned. Could he be planning to leave again? Did Lance’s constant badgering force him to give up already? In her mind she began to formulate any number of arguments against such a distasteful idea. If he planned to leave she would not let him go easily this time.

Her thoughts distracted her so much she missed him pulling his Marmoran blade from its sheath. He didn’t seem to notice that she wasn’t looking, either; the glimmer of the light bouncing off metal was what brought her back to reality.

“I want you to keep this for me,” he continued. To her ears he sounded conflicted by the offering.

As he extended the hilt towards her she saw that his hand was trembling slightly. It was understandable, seeing that it was a family heirloom and his go-to weapon.

In fact, that’s what had begun the tension with the team to start. Hunk pointed out that he was using it instead of his bayard, questioning Keith’s determination to stay with the Voltron force instead of migrating back to the Blades. None of the others seemed to notice the hurt in his eyes at the accusation. Allura stepped in to remind the others that their leader had returned because he wanted to, not because he was forced. They quieted down a bit after that, but the glares they shot at him seemed to land like bullets. It had been a while since she saw Keith flinch around them.

“Why do you want to give this to me?” She held her breath for what seemed like forever while he worked up a response he was satisfied with.

Finally his eyes were able to meet hers as he spoke. “I need you to trust me,” he sighed. “I need you to know that I’m all in.”

Allura reached over to place her hand over his, slowly pulling the knife from him. She cradled the cold blade in her other hand, marvelling over the fine craftsmanship.

That he worried so much over something that didn’t particularly bother her left a pain in her chest as tears began to well up. While she didn’t want to push Keith out of the room too quickly, she wasn’t sure how long she could hold them back.

“I…I can’t accept this,” she responded, turning her head slightly toward the shadows. She hastily dropped the knife on the table in front of them. “You don’t owe me anything. I’ve done nothing to deserve your loyalty. And yet you’ve come back to me– I mean the team– time and time again.”

At this she stood quickly, intending to usher Keith to the door. Instead his voice stopped her suddenly.

“I’ll always come back to you,” was all he said, and that was all it took.

The dam burst and Allura began to weep. She knew he probably meant “you” in a plural sense, yet she wanted it to be directed at her exclusively. Regret for every time she had asked him “please come back to us” instead of “please come back to me” washed over her.

The Princess realized things had gotten even more awkward and expected Keith to rush out of the room. Instead he gently pulled her by the wrist back onto the sofa, this time much closer to him. His hands grasped hers, his thumbs rubbing her fingers in an attempt to calm her. Allura attempted a smile to assure him that she would be okay, although she imagined it looked more pained than comforted.

“Let me do this. Let me prove myself to you and to the others,” he continued. “I need to be sure the team works together. I need to be sure everyone comes back safely… especially you.”

Allura almost didn’t hear the last part as his voice dropped to a whisper.

Keith felt the sweat on his back shift directions as he maneuvered to avoid the sword swinging wildly at his head. Few Galra carried such weapons so the Black Paladin was caught off guard when the first hit landed on his shoulder. He was glad to be back in his armor since it provided somewhat better protection than his Marmora suit, but it did stick out amongst the dark shadows of the destroyer he had boarded. The grey-clad soldier he was fighting had the advantage here.

Suddenly the crack of a whip sounded from his left; its electrified barbs latched onto their target before bringing the convulsing body to the ground before him. Keith smiled when he saw Allura approach, although he quickly ducked his head to hide it lest the other paladins be nearby.

“Thanks, that was a tough one,” he offered quietly, fighting every urge in his body to run over and hug the Princess.

“I’m just glad I got here in time. You never used to struggle like that,” she noted, her voice filled with concern.

Keith returned the bayard to its original form and put it away. He was annoyed that after several weeks he still didn’t feel right wielding it. It felt clumsy compared to his blade, but he would simply have to learn to use it again.

“Just a bit off today, no big deal,” he replied, offering a quick thumbs-up to reiterate his statement.

Allura stepped in front of him, forcing him to look at her. He could tell she wasn’t convinced by the set of her jaw and the furrow of her brow.

“You say that every time,” she countered angrily. “You’re going to get yourself killed like this.”

“Get himself killed like what?” Pidge stepped through the doorway and looked at the two of them. “What’d he do this time?”

Soon Lance appeared behind her and propped himself against the doorframe, his arms crossed as he studied the scene. “I’m guessing he did something stupid like using his head as a battering ram.”

“Maybe he tried to blow something up without thinking,” chimed Hunk, who had been skulking in the hallway.

“Enough!” shouted Allura, startling everyone into silence.

Keith instinctively took a step backwards towards the darkened corner of the room. The Princess rarely shouted at the paladins and he desperately hoped an argument wouldn’t begin. Certainly not one that centered around him.

Allura looked back at Keith, then took a deep breath before pulling the Marmora blade from her armor. The others looked confused as to why she was holding it, but none dared question her. The Black paladin’s eyes met hers and they never wavered, even as she approached him.

She reached for his hand and pulled it towards her, palm up. “It’s time I returned this to its rightful owner,” she conceded, placing the knife in his palm.

The Captain was taken aback, unsure how to respond. He’d given this to her as a sign of his faithfulness to her as well as to the cause. Had he done something make her question his loyalty? His body began to tremble and his throat tightened so that he could barely breathe.

“Princess, whatever I did I’m sorry,” he muttered, not wanting to engage the others in their personal conversation. “I’ll make it right, I’ll-”

Allura didn’t allow him to finish. She leaned in to give him a chaste kiss on the lips before stepping back to offer him a genuine smile. It wasn’t their first kiss– far from it– which was much more passionate on the night he gave her the knife, but it sent shivers down his spine nonetheless.

“What the quiznak?!” echoed a chorus of voices from behind Allura. Keith had momentarily forgotten they were watching the entire transaction.

“Anything you’d like to share with the rest of us?” demanded Lance, slinking closer to the couple.

“As a matter of fact, there is,” Allura retorted. “Keith is the leader of Voltron. He’s also a member of the Blade. The fact that he’s here with us now stands as proof of his loyalty to the team. His actions in the past reflect his fidelity to the cause. He has earned his place as the leader of Voltron and you will respect that.”

The rest of the team stood silent, mouths agape– even Keith. It wasn’t that he had never heard those words from her, just that she’d never uttered them in front of the others. If he were being honest he’d have to say that he fell in love with her all over again at that moment. Still, he didn’t understand the reason she was giving his blade back to him.

“Keith,” she started, as if answering his unasked question. “Someday you will give this back to me, and if the fates allow to our child. But you need to survive for that to happen, so keep it as long as you are a soldier. You can’t come back to me if you can’t defend yourself.”

Allura spoke in a hushed tone so that the others couldn’t hear, but Keith understood every word.

#kallura #fic #juniblade #rosegold

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