was hoping to be really productive with writing since I'm dogsitting (AKA have the chance to just sit in a quiet house and think) but instead the brain fog's really hitting me :(

im too fucking tired to be listening to “waters will flow again” OUGH too many emotions running through brain

The editing may not have a seamless, top tier quality, but it doesn't necessarily need to. The video speaks for itself.

Most streamed female albums on Spotify:

#1 DUA LIPA 11.9B

#2 Future Nostalgia 11.9B

#3 Sour 11.6M

#4 WWFA, WDWG? 10.7B

#5 Lover 9.3B

#6 don’t smile at me 8.9B

#7 Midnights 8.2B

#8 1989 7.8B

#9 thank u, next 7.5B

#10 reputation 7.4B

These are my top nine photos on 2017. It is all football related which is how my life is now, and I have no regret. It's just the algorithm that put my personal favorite and most recent picture in the center. I have my fans and I have my dreams, this story is just starting. Every year is better for me, despite what is happening in the country and world. In 2014 I got the chance to practice football, thanks to coach Stills. In 2015 I got to play and got my number 24. In 2016 my football brain expanded by orders of magnitude thanks in no small part to my football Yoda, number 13 in the center pic. In 2017 we both we both moved to the Cowlitz cobras and of all the drama that happened during that season, exponential growth happened for both of us. I also realized I didn't want to be a receiver, or a cornerback. In 2017 I realized I wanted to actually be a linebacker. I never shared this before but back in 2015 when I switched to defense my coach asked me what position I wanted to be. My gut said linebacker, but my teammate Tyrrel at the time said I should be defensive back since the previous year trying for receiver. For 3 years I played a position I was put into and suggested to play... Rather than one I wanted to play. After 4 years I'm done living that way, I'm gonna be a linebacker. #2017topnine #gayathlete #gayjock #gayfootballplayer #linebacker #pathtolinebacker #americanfootball #olb #outsidelinebacker #cowlitzcobras #footballyoda #gflbound #dashric #portlandfootball #Oregon #wwfa (at Beaverton, Oregon)

LOVE 💜MONOCHROMATIC VIOLET LEI The Founders wife, this is Irma, isn’t she gorgeous (she is inside &out) Im thankful for strong, kind and godly women in my life. She’s awesome in her lei right at the golden hour here in LA. This is a reminder to be kind to one another and love as much as you can while you can. Have a great Weekend! 💗Love Leilani . . . #leisbyleilani #leiai #leimaker #leilover #flowerpower #instaflowers #floralartist #leiartist #monochromatic #violet #irma #purplehaze #venicebeachOG #wwfa (at South Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8B97OTD8lM/?igshid=d5nipo4b2oh0

Baby chicks nestling in with mama. Come sign up for weekly subscriptions at @wakeforestfm @wwfarmersmkt and Zebulon today. #organic #farm #farmersmarket #farmlife #fatradishfarm #farming #fresh #local #nc #veggies #fruit #chickens #eggs #freerange #layers #cagefree #pasture #raised #certifedorganic #feed #chicken #wakeforest #morrisville #zebulon #northcarolina #wwfa #wffm #wakeforestfarmersmarket #westernwakefarmersmarket #zebulonfarmfreshmarket (at Wake Forest Farmer's Market)

K and I are talking about potentially making a tumblr for our D&D group (which is A:TLA / LoK themed, remember) that all of us (DM + players) would have access to. On that blog we would post narrative chapters of our sessions (written by me), and also people would be able to send in questions addressed either to us (as a collective or individuals), in character or out of it. Is that something people would be interested in? 

6, 22, 23, 30, 35, 48 for the fanfic asks?

Thank you!!

Fanfiction Writing Asks

6. What’s the last line you wrote?

From what should be the last chapter of A Love Once New, once I actually get it written up:

“Eh. I was fourteen. Heard it had alcohol in it.” he said, “Doesn’t get you drunk, though, just gets you sick as all hell. Without the healing factor I’da probably gone to the hospital.”

(he's talking about vanilla extract lol)

22. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process?  How do you come up with titles?

If it's a oneshot, it's usually after I've finished writing it. For a longfic, I'll usually write the first 3 chapters before I start posting it, and I come up with the title just before posting it. I'm not great with titles (though I'm trying to get better) so I don't really have a system - unless I'm going with song titles, which I do with a couple of my fics - and I just try to come up with whatever I can to get it posted lol

23. Is writing the beginning, middle, or end of the story easiest? Hardest?

The middle is usually the easiest, once I get rolling into the plot and can actually start writing the scenes I want to write. The ending is the hardest, partially because there's always more scenes I could write and it's hard to know when to end it, and partially because I struggle to pace out an ending without it either dragging on or feeling choppy.

30. How much do you edit your fics?  Do you edit as you write or wait until you finish the first draft?

I usually edit as I write - I start each writing session by rereading what I've already written and making tweaks. Then I give it one final scan as I'm getting it uploaded to AO3/tumblr (mostly bc I have to manually input my italics and things into AO3).

35. What’s your favorite fic you’ve posted?

Aw man, I love them all for different reasons!! I think Desert Song has some of the most unique character interactions, and I think Quinn is one of my most dynamic OCs. Taking Flight and WWFA? have some of my best stylistic writing, especially with the descriptions of magic. Heartstrings also has really fun emotional descriptions and character interactions, and some of my favorite dialogue. Smoke and Mirrors is about recovery and finding home, and I still adore its friends-to-lovers arc. Bolts and Blasters is a really fun slowburn and has strong themes of expectation vs. choice. Catch and Release deals with grief, and has some of the best fight scenes I've ever written. Eris' fics are fun because of their dynamic with Rick, and Nikoletta's I love because of the themes of physical and emotional healing.

That probably just sounds like I'm bragging on myself, and maybe I am a little, but I really do set out for something different in each of my fics and I think I strike on different strengths with every single one. I really can't choose!

48. Who is your favorite character to write for?  Has this changed since you’ve started writing for that fandom?

Agh man, this one is also impossible to choose between!! One of my favorite things in writing is character analysis and exploring different dynamics, so I love these characters all for different reasons too! I could ramble on again like I did in the last question, because I really do have something to love about every character I write for...

But for the sake of making a choice, I'll say this: Quinn is the most fun OC to write since she's such a total wild card, and Warren/Angel will always be my number one canon character to write for because he has such an interesting story and a lot of emotional depth to explore. Abner Krill has also become a recent favorite, since he's also got a lot of emotional trauma and depth to explore.

I made a music video recapping the football season of 2017. Link to channel in bio #americanfootball #gayfootballplayer #2017season #pnwfootball #grudironfootball #wwfa #cowlirzcobras #footballteam #diamondeyes #shinedown #heavymetal #boomlayboom #boomlayboomlayboom #semiprofootball #minorleaguefootball #washington #musicvideo

BACKBONE 👍🏼WATER WELLS for AFRICA One of the hardest working women I know, besides my momma and love seeing her wear a lei! Go check out the amazing work her founder husband and children have made in Malawi Africa at @waterwellsforafrica they’ve been there doing great things for decades before it was chic💦🌍💙 Leilani . . . . #waterwellsforafrica #wwfa #irmadahlin #humanitarian #proverbs31woman #leis #leilove #leisbyleilani #loveoneanother #womensupportingwomen #venicelocal #zikomokwambiri (at Rancho Palos Verdes, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BySuxYJDYes/?igshid=17tycdq1sqhx1

OOOOOH natm oc ?? is that a natm oc i see ??? tell me about her !!

It is!!! And I'm happy to share!

So some of this information is in her bio already, so I won't repeat it all here. Normally I'd link the bio here, but I'm typing this from my phone and the formatting gets weird. But the link to all my OC bios is in my pinned post!

So her name is Katherine Johnson (her mother named her after the astronomer/rocket scientist who helped us land on the moon), and she's a 19-year-old art student at Pratt University in NYC. She likes to go to the museum during the daytime and just sketch the different exhibits for practice - and sometimes she leaves her drawings behind for others to discover, which is how she eventually gets introduced to the "other side" of the museum.

I'll keep most of her story to a minimum here, since I put a lot of work into writing it all out in Who Waits Forever Anyway? (which I also would link if I wasn't on my phone, but you can find my fics in my pinned post too). But I will share that she develops a deeper connection to the tablet, and learns to harness its magic through its connection to the Egyptian pantheon. I basically took the mythological references in the original movies and dialed them up to eleven, so if you like that sort of thing then you'll really appreciate WWFA?. She's connected mainly to Bastet, though she has interactions with other gods and their godly domains as well, based on the situation at hand. I'm not explaining it well here (since I'm trying to keep some things a surprise for the fic itself), but I promise it's cooler in the fic.

The fic starts a few months before the events of NATM 3, goes through NATM 3, and will eventually branch out into a few of my own plot ideas. And I have a sequel in the works, but I need to finish this one first lol

Here we go!!!!

FLASHBACK💜💗THANKFUL FOR IRMA #leisbyleilani #leiai #leiwili #leimaker #leis #irmadahlin #lovetheonesyourwith #love #wwfa #loveher #mymomsfriend #bekind #hardestworkerintheroom #domore #fbf #alohafriday #inspirationiseverywhere . . This is Irma, she is the hardest working woman I know who does whatever it takes to accomplish her and her families goals. Thankful for her, loved this photo of her in her soon to be new yard and I’m so proud of all she does for her(our) community. Remember to cherish the moments, enjoy the small stuff and be kind to one another. 💙Love Leilani (at Redondo Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqiWbPPgdQu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1do2w7ypyei5u