I don't usually post prompts on the blog because I don't want to spoil my writing too much!
So do not worry, I've definitely seen all of them, I love them, and they're now cherished and safe in my inspo list!! I go to that list like a lil gremlin whenever I can and leech all the ideas yous have<3
Any ask and message I get encourages me so much and I really appreciate you all for taking the time to write to me. I honestly wouldn't have posted half the amount I have without the support and the ideas from you. It means a lot xx
Than you for writing this series! It's definitely my fave series on ao3!!! Have you ever talked about how the pack fist got together before Nat? I was/am curious about it, but dunno if you ever answered an ask about it!! :c
Them getting together was (luckily) pretty uncomplicated and smooth!:
Kit and Liam grew up together as neighbours, which I think Iāve mentioned somewhere before. Itāll briefly come up in CYE part 2 as well.
Liam got scouted back when he was playing for his home townās semi-professional football team. After some trials, he got an offer to train/play professionally and full-time with the bigger club, and in a higher league. Kit had been looking into unis at the time, planning to stay in town since Liam still had a year left before he was done with schooling.
Originally Liamās plan had been to follow Kit to whichever uni he would choose, although Liam had never liked studying nor did he have any idea what heād even study at uni. The clubās offer was like a dream come true and the biggest relief for Liam. (For both of them really: Liam had already had a couple of good cries about not wanting to go to uni, but also not knowing what else to do, which obviously broke Kittyās lil heart. So when Liam told him he got the offer, it was Kit who teared up. babby :ā( )
Laddies had always been attached from the hip, so they didnāt even think about going their separate ways. It was all good, except for like one minute when Liam freaked out about everything, thinking that the only way to stick together was if he turned the offer down, so they could both just go to Kitās first choice uni in town.
Kit basically just laughed in his face, told Liam to fuck off, and then drove his arse halfway across the country to the football club to sign the contract. Kit applied to the unis in the town where Liam's new club was, he got in, and they moved. Liam finished his last year and his exams under the clubās academy, started officially playing with the pro team, and Kit started his Web Design/IT course at uni (his art ho soul weeped but overall he was content with the choice).
Isac entered the same uni the same year as Kit, but his course was journalism. He moved from another town as well. Isacās not super close with his family - nothing too dramatic, his parents are just a bit distant => not that emotionally available.š¤·š»āāļø Isac has an older sister but sheās got like 15 years on him and theyāre rarely in touch, she lives abroad. They get along fine as a family, whenever they meet up.
Since he didn't have any strong feelings about sticking around where he grew up,Ā Isac wanted to go to uni somewhere else. He also wanted to try living in a bigger town. Heās always had a lot of people to hang out with, but back then he didnāt really have any close friends whoād have influenced his decisions for where to move. He did know some people who got accepted to the same uni as him, so he wasnāt too intimidated by moving to the student halls and the new, large town alone. (Liam's club helped him get a decent two-bed flat in the town centre, so instead of paying for the crowded student halls, Kit was able to share with Liam.)
Because Isac is a social butterfly, the fact that Kit was in a different department and on the opposite end of the campus, didnāt stop them from running into each other. Just like nothing could stop Isac from just casually strolling into one of the IT labs, located deep in the secluded basement levels. Dude was 100% just snooping around lol, and also maybe trying to prove that the uniās public student computers had shit Wi-Fi for no reason?? Anyways. The IT labs were always freezing, but the Wi-Fi was better, and the fit alpha with the dark curls and addictive scent always let him steal a jumper or two, so whatevers.
Long story short, Isac soon demanded to meet Kitās A mate. Kit said in tiny that he didnāt have a mate. Isac gently called bullshit. Liam and Kit finally had a verbal conversation about what they had always just silently agreed on, and officially acknowledged that theyād be sticking together just like they always had. Theyād been somewhat physical with each other before Iz, but it hadĀ always been more experimental(when they were younger) or lazy-chill-not serious(when they were bored).Ā When Liam finally met Isac, Isac took one look at him and immediately wanted to climb him like a tree. Turned out the tall, muscly tree could get all sweet and blushy, so Isac had no other option but to keep him, too. Because Kit was already a goner for Iz and happily hostage-d.Ā
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Eyy, and thatās about it! Congrats and thank you if you read this far hehe! :ā)
Thereās some other stuffs that happened after this point of course, but bits of it will be mentioned in CYE part 2, so Iāll save it there.
Thank you very much for the lovely message! I'm soso glad you've liked the story so much, that makes meh super happy<3Ā
I haven't read your fic in a second and I forgot I tumblr-followed you so when you popped up on my dashboard I thought CYE was "Curb Your Enthusiasm". I was like, damn, which one of my followed blogs started shipping the side characters from the Larry David comedy vehicle...
wellll suppose anything and any-ship could have a fandom if there's enough will hehee!xx
Yasss to more of Nat's journey!! Would love to read that and the boys reactions to his developing confidence ššš
Iāve been loving writing confident!Nat! Heās too cute, and probably also the most shocked out of all of them when āfake it till you make itā + ājust DO ITā actually works for him and his confidence. Think his POV would be full of pretty delicious mental gymnastics and juxtaposition with this topic heheh
Itās just baby steps stages for nowā¦
ā¦and Kit was already fighting for his damn life in the latest updateš
Aaaa SO good to hear that!! Glad youāve seen positive change along the years, itās crazy how much growth and change can happen in a relatively short amount of time<3
Thereās definitely still time hehee! Iām also a big believer in being delusion-level obsessed with ourselves no matter whoās in our livesššš»
On that note, Iāve actually been thinking about building on the confidence-trajectory Nathanās been on in the most recent works. I think I want to further develop Natty boyās next story-themes into him realising he absolutely should be a lil obsessed with himself too. Hmm maybe maybe
Thank you for reading and re-reading!! and taking the time to drop me a message too, it really means a lottt xx
rereading close your eyes because i love it, and in chapter 18, it says "guips" where i think it was supposed to say "quips"? the paragraph is:
Olivia was still a little shy, not speaking much, but she was funny and clever whenever she did add her own guips. Nathan was much the same, except he didnāt feel funny or clever.Ā
#sorry if i shouldnt say this or be doing this too, and feel free to ignore or delete this
Hello! Thank you for this, Iāve just gone in and fixed itā¤ļø
Iāve not used an editor or beta reader for any of the series so Iām sure thereās plenty more mistakes hiding in there hehe xx
And I have been doing great thank you, just very busy and relearning life after some major positive changes in the last year. Overall it has been amazing, but hoping to have some proper time off soon that is more than just single days here and there eep!
Thank you so much for reading and stopping by!!ššš
Hello dear author! Hope you are doing well, just checking in on you :)
Thank you lovely!! I appreciate you popping inā¤ļø Iām doing very well, the best I ever have, actually!
Very busy with work but Iām just thrilled, a complete 180ā from just a year ago. Not even in my wildest dreams did I think I could ever function at such high capacity with so little effort! It really is crazy how much can change and so quickly, my life is completely different after Iāve been able to fix my health issues (that I didnāt know I had my whole lifeš„²).
Iāve never sent an ask before, but I just felt the need to tell you that Iām absolutely in love with Let Me Try. I just adore the way you write their relationship dynamics with each other but also each character individually. It has absolutely become my favorite comfort series. I have read through the entire series multiple times now and will continue to do so. Thank you for sharing such wonderful stories š
Hello!! Thank you so much for reading the series and also taking the time to send me a message, it really means a lot to hear from yous allšā¤ļø
I absolutely adore hearing people describe the series or the boys/other characters as their comfort, like??? I love that! I always wanted this all to be hopeful and comforting with lots of room for growth, even when some of the topics and themes can be a bit heavy at times. Good soup and a comfy sweater type shit lol
Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts, you really are why I keep returning to this series and still write more year after year x
hi coldcreation, I want to thank you for your writing and specifically the way to write these four boys, their dept of character and intricate personalities all combined with genuine care for each other warms my heart a lot. I re read your stories a lot and it always feels heart warming and lovely, so thank you! I look forward to your next story/snippets
My goodness thank you so much lovelyā¤ļø So happy youāve enjoyed to series and the boys, it means a lot to me to hear this after all the years spent together with these lads and their world!
Thank you and wishing you the best rest of the year<3
hii! i hope this isn't a weirdly personal message, but i wanted to say thank you for your writing and for sharing it. i first discovered let me try like, right after i myself moved out of my parents' place and being on my own, and it struck such a heavy chord with me. i swear, never before have i resonated SO deeply with a character's experiences like i did with Nathan's. so many times a line would hit soo hard with feelings ive had my entire life but just never had the right words to capture. especially because i also do the thing where i overanalyze my own thoughts all the time, and reading about that exact thing and seeing a different perspective on it was so so cool. And reading your work while i was going through the same experiences and realizations that Nathan was going through was so comforting.
and on top of that, i am an AVID abo enjoyer, i LOVE the setting and by far your take on it is my FAVORITE. i adore how much it really feels like secondary genders impact people's lives, but at the same time it's so realistic and believable the way they deal with them and live with them. like it genuinely feels like a real-world thing. it's a part of their lives and the way they act, but it's also not their whole entire personality. it's so multi-faceted and realistic and i just cannot get enough! the way alpha/omega instincts mirror the real world with how hormones/upbringings shape us is just SO well done. in my head you revolutionized the genre lol
so really, thank you for making it! and thank you so much for sharing it! it holds a special place in my heart. i love your characters so much and i can't wait to read whatever comes next!
Thank you so, so much for thisā¤ļø
Itās making me incredibly happy to know that the story was able to be with you while you worked through those big changes and new life phases! Iām so glad you found things in the story and Nathan relatable and helpful, and that it was able to be a support for you. Thatās the best thing ever for me to hearš Thank you so much for writing this message here, it really means a lot to get such sweet feedback.
Reading this made me feel really nice, you have no idea. Iāve been feeling sad that Iāve not had the chance to write anything new in such a long time. Work has been insanely busy, which is a great thing, but also means Iāve not had enough days off to get into a good writing mindset :(Ā
I miss spending time with these lads, and I feel like autumn is such a CYE season?? Or is that just me lol? So I hope I get to work on some of the WIPs or something new soon, while the weather does the autumn stuff it does best. I need to get back into the habit of writing minis too, because not everything has to be a 200K fully finished monster before I post it; sometimes itās fine if the text is just a tiny snippet, if that allows me to keep writing and sharing and enjoying itš„²
Thank you so much again for writing to me, itās really made my day whenever Iāve read this message and the others I have received over the years from everyone. Also, you saying CYE has revolutionised the genre for you??! makin me bite my fist to not squeal out loud hahaha!
All the best to you lovely!! And all the best to everyone who comes across this, as well as apologies for the silence in the recent months.
