The Lady of Spades

Welcome to my random blog of crap... ha ha. You will see a multitude of appreciation for my favorite things which includes but is not limited to: action/fighting games (like Mortal Kombat), Harry Potter, Sammy Keyes, various crime/thriller/suspense shows, etc. I dabble in a bunch of stuff. I have an oc rp side blog: ~YuriKukriMaster :)

[ghostofskywalker]

Fic Writer Ask Game:

I am bored and I cannot sleep, so I made this! Anyone who also writes fic is totally welcome to reblog this and ask their followers! Anyone is definitely welcome to ask me stuff, but I made this for anyone to use!

Inspiration and Reading Asks:

1. How long ago did you start reading fanfiction? Writing fanfiction?

2. How do you spend your time when it comes to fanfiction? Are you primarily a fic reader, writer, or a perfect 50/50 split of both?

3. Are there any fics that inspired you to write what you do?

4. Link your three favorite fics right now.

5. What are your fanfic pet peeves? Do they have a huge effect on whether or not you decide to read something?

6. How do you find new fic to read? Where do you primarily read fanfiction?

7. Do you prefer to read short fics or long fics?

8. How often do you reblog/comment on fics that you like?

9. Tag 3 fic writers you think are underrated/unknown in the fandom/fanfiction community.

10. What’s your favorite fandom, pairing, or character to read fic for?

Fanfiction Writing Asks:

11. How do you come up with your fic titles?

12. Tell the author your favorite fic title of theirs (not the fic, strictly title). Author: what’s your favorite title you’ve come up with and why?

13. Do you outline your fics? How much of a headache would someone get if they just looked at an outline of yours without reading the fic?

14. Do you have a personal word minimum that you hold yourself too? Why or why not?

15. Tell the author your favorite fic of theirs. What’s your (the author’s) favorite fic you’ve written?

16. Do you research for your fics? If so, how deep of a rabbit hole have you gone down by accident when researching?

17. How obsessively do you sit and stare at your fic after you’ve just posted and wait for feedback?

18. Do you have a WIP that you keep telling yourself you’ll eventually get back to, but deep down you know that’s probably a lie?

19. Do you edit your fics after you write them, or do you prefer to just hit post and run (because it’s someone else’s problem now)?

20. What’s your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?

21. What’s your least favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?

22. Do take fic requests? If so, for what characters and why?

23. What’s your absolute favorite trope to write?

24. What’s a trope that you’d like to never hear about as long as you live, let alone write?

25. Do you listen to music as you write? If possible, link your writing playlist.

26. What’s your biggest distraction when writing?

27. Do you like to give your readers some warning of what might be coming or just slap them in the face with content at random?

28. How do you deal with writing pressure (ie: pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc)?

29. Have you ever written for an exchange or event of some kind? Which one(s)? Did you enjoy it?

30. Post a snippet from your current WIP without context - no more than 300 words.

31. Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones?

32. Copy and paste your top three favorite lines/jokes/sentences you’ve ever written. What fics do they come from?

33. What do you like writing better: one shots or multi-chapter stuff?

34. How much of yourself and your life experiences do you put into your writing? What do you think your readers’ image of you is?

35. How much has writing fic changed your life?

36. Are there any fics or fandoms you’re embarrassed to have written or been part of?

37. Give an update on your current WIP - if you don’t have one, give a sneak peek to a title or idea that you have and would like to write.

38. What does your writing process look like? How chaotic is it on a scale of 1 (very tame) to 10 (you can’t handle this kind of chaos)?

39. What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

40. How did you come up with the idea for [x fic]?

41. What’s your most popular fic (with the most notes on tumblr, most hits/kudos on ao3)?

42. Asker: pick three of the author’s works. Author: rank them 1 (the best) - 3 (the worst) based on whatever criteria you want - this could be something totally random that isn’t quality related (like simply ranking fics based on how many trains appear in them) - have fun!

43. Talk about a positive experience with fanfiction or the fanfiction community that you will always remember.

44. Rant about something writing related.

45. Fic specific questions - if you have any weird questions about specific works, here’s your shot to ask them!

[snommelp]

So, I’ve been pulled over a few times in my life. Not many, but a few. And I’ve also been in a couple of cars that got pulled over. And let me tell you, if you were actually doing something wrong, the officer doesn’t make any small talk, just straight into “I clocked you doing 70 in a 55.” The only time I’ve ever gotten the “do you know why I pulled you over?” was the time when I wasn’t doing anything wrong, and I got let go even though he insisted to the end that I was doing 87 in a 70 (white privilege at work).

“Do you know why I pulled you over?” is a trap. It means there’s a good chance the officer doesn’t actually have a good reason to ticket you, and is trying to get you to waive your 5th Amendment rights and incriminate yourself. If you make a guess, that’s a confession of guilt.

But there’s another trap, that I’ve heard of but haven’t yet experienced. It’s “do you know how fast you were going?” With that one, they’re hoping you’ll say no, because then they can name whatever speed they want – you just said you didn’t know how fast you were going, if you deny the speed they name then you’re lying to them.

[themightytej]

Oh, I’ve had that one. Go with “yes.” Don’t give them a number, just say “Yes.” Then they still have to offer a number and you can deny it without contradicting yourself. They could just ask you, at that point, but that’s suspiciously similar to saying they don’t know, and they tend to avoid doing that.

[fattyatomicmutant-deactivated20]

Reblog to save a life

[suspiciouslysharklike-deactivat]

if you scroll past this just because it doesn’t affect you personally, i see you.

[hell-on-training-wheels]

@the-06

As promised... but it didn’t go so well 😂😂

[ladyspades]

Okay but I love him! SWEET BABY!!

[fictorium]

Writing Meme!

Pick any passage of 500 words or less from any fanfic I’ve written, and stick that selection in my ask/fan mail. I will then give you the equivalent of a DVD commentary on that snippet: what I was thinking when I wrote it, why I wrote it in the first place, what’s going on in the character’s heads, why I chose certain words, what this moment means in the context of the rest of the fic, lots of awful puns, and anything else that you’d expect to find on a DVD commentary track.

[minim-calibre]

PS, peeps, I am so serious about this. I AM BORED. SO BORED. SEND HELP.

[violent-darts]

And I am legit spending tomorrow in bed/lounging out of self-defense and would love things to stick on tumblr that are not fucking Intensely Thoughtful Shit that suddenly has thousands of notes what the HELL, this place terrifies me.

[ladyspades]

This again... lmao

[ladyspades]

3 and 16 for the obscure questions please!

3) Movie? I can’t think of one, but TV show that calms me down believe it or not is Law and Order: SVU. I can watch that a bunch of times and still not get tired of it, especially since I practically grew up watching that show. Game? Mortal Kombat or The Sims... lol. Etc, something that calms me down? Listening to my favorite band The Script, or k-pop when I don’t wanna deal with English anymore.

16) I would live on my ruling planet of Uranus (I really like astrology and I’m an Aquarius). In astrology, the planet Uranus represents change and humanity. And let’s face it, a lot of humans suck most of the time. So, I’d like to get away sometimes.

Thanks Anon for the asks. You rock! :3

[ladyspades]

Let’s heckin’ go Kit. 7 and 8 for those obscure asks 👀

👀 you got it!

7) song that’s my aesthetic? Oooo that’s an interesting one! Hmm... I guess I’d have to say... “Written in the Scars” by my favorite band ever, The Script. It basically talks about everything that’s happened in someone’s life and how they hurt, but they’ve come out stronger in the end, even with the scars (physical and emotional) they’ve left. Super true for me. I’ve been through a lot, and still going through it. But as one of my online sisters have told me: “You’re teflon tough. You got this”. :))

8) My favorite color purple is best as my personality. It can be soft, or hard. It can be classy or a little crazy. That’s all me ;)

Thank you my darling for the ask! :3

[ladyspades]

I can't see that "🖊" emoji, but whatever it is, here it be, now please start talking about one of your OCs. T3T

Well, excuuuuuuuuuse me young madam Shock-a-dock! You didn’t tell me which O.C you want me to talk about, so you get the one you know (and you better love) the most: Yuri! ;) So, my darling son Yuri was born Yuri-Nato Rafail Panyanam in Lampang Thailand to Sunan and Olga Savinkov (Ogawa) on Feb 13th (that makes him an Aquarius). He was five years old when he witnessed his mother’s death. He was able to avoid detection, but the trauma left him mute for a few years until his widowed father met his current wife. Kanya was the first person Yuri talked to which broke his silent streak and Sunan knew that she’d be an important part of his life. It was Kanya who convinced Sunan to give Yuri his mom’s maiden last name, which is why he’s now Yuri Ogawa.

He’s close to his cousin Takeda (through his father and Takeda’s mother), gets along fairly well with Jin (and he hates the trash panda known as Erron Black), looks after Jacqui like a big brother, and is absolutely in love with Cassie. 

To be noted: he was a year old when the MK tournament happened (I believe the tournament happened in 1990), and he was about three years old when during the Netherrealm war (in ‘92). In today’s world, he’d be 31 years old. 

Ahh my son is so grown up **cue ugly sobbing**

Thank you for the ask (and submission!!!) Shockie! I’m very sorry it took me forever to answer. I miss you. I love you! <3

[shockapella-sweet]

Eee, Yuri sounds like a whole dish. *3* (And he’s a motherducking Aquarius like me!) I remember him from one of your fics, and if I recall he’s an absolute cutie when Cassie’s around. Thanks for answering, sweets, and I miss and love you, too! *Socially-distanced air-hug*

[ladyspades]

I too am an Aquarius so I'm biased. YAAY SOCIALLY DISTANCED HUG BACK!!! **steals your popcorn**

[shockapella-sweet]

[the-06]

Spadey! Shocky! You’re back!

(My dad was also an Aquarius.) :D

[shockapella-sweet]

Sorta, kinda, half-ish back, and as miserable as ever! ^3^

Yay, a fellow Aquarius! Aquarian? Aquarioso? Dare I call this group, for short ... Aqua? X3

[ladyspades]

@the-06 OH THAT'S FUN!!! YAAY!!! :D

@shockapella-sweet dance of the sugar plum mermaids in the age of Aquarius :3

[ladyspades]

I can't see that "🖊" emoji, but whatever it is, here it be, now please start talking about one of your OCs. T3T

Well, excuuuuuuuuuse me young madam Shock-a-dock! You didn’t tell me which O.C you want me to talk about, so you get the one you know (and you better love) the most: Yuri! ;) So, my darling son Yuri was born Yuri-Nato Rafail Panyanam in Lampang Thailand to Sunan and Olga Savinkov (Ogawa) on Feb 13th (that makes him an Aquarius). He was five years old when he witnessed his mother’s death. He was able to avoid detection, but the trauma left him mute for a few years until his widowed father met his current wife. Kanya was the first person Yuri talked to which broke his silent streak and Sunan knew that she’d be an important part of his life. It was Kanya who convinced Sunan to give Yuri his mom’s maiden last name, which is why he’s now Yuri Ogawa.

He’s close to his cousin Takeda (through his father and Takeda’s mother), gets along fairly well with Jin (and he hates the trash panda known as Erron Black), looks after Jacqui like a big brother, and is absolutely in love with Cassie. 

To be noted: he was a year old when the MK tournament happened (I believe the tournament happened in 1990), and he was about three years old when during the Netherrealm war (in ‘92). In today’s world, he’d be 31 years old. 

Ahh my son is so grown up **cue ugly sobbing**

Thank you for the ask (and submission!!!) Shockie! I’m very sorry it took me forever to answer. I miss you. I love you! <3

[shockapella-sweet]

Eee, Yuri sounds like a whole dish. *3* (And he’s a motherducking Aquarius like me!) I remember him from one of your fics, and if I recall he’s an absolute cutie when Cassie’s around. Thanks for answering, sweets, and I miss and love you, too! *Socially-distanced air-hug*

[ladyspades]

I too am an Aquarius so I'm biased. YAAY SOCIALLY DISTANCED HUG BACK!!! **steals your popcorn**

[ladyspades]

Hi 👋

MY SWEET HELLY!! Hiii!!! How's the Hellion fam?!?!?! How are you?!?!?!

[hell-on-training-wheels]

I’m great! How’re you? :D Baby Hellion is good. He just started saying “mommy” to me and is in the midst of his terrible twos/threes. Lol.

[ladyspades]

AAHHH that beautiful age, LMAOOOOO! Enjoy it while you can even if he's being "terrible". I'm doing pretty okay. As well as one is adjusting to this new life we are calling "pandemic normal".

I was thinking about writing again but this opportunity came up so that's on hold for the time being.

[ladyspades]

Hi, don't feel bad and you're not a horrible person. You're a awesome human being, so take better care of yourself. *hugs* (Revenant Nonny)

Aww thanks!! You're a pretty famous Nonny so I'm honored I've made my way on your radar. Thanks so much! :))

[ladyspades]

Hi 👋

MY SWEET HELLY!! Hiii!!! How's the Hellion fam?!?!?! How are you?!?!?!

[sharkpositive-moved-deactivated]

obscure asks

what’s your favorite way to dress?

if you could change anything about yourself, what would it be?

what movie/game/etc. helps you calm down?

what does your room smell like?

do you like to organize?

what kind of music would you listen to if you could only choose one?

what song is your aesthetic?

what color do you think goes best with your personality?

do you believe in auras?

what do you wish you hated, but actually like?

vague about your crush(es)

is there someone you have mixed feelings towards?

talk about an au or story you came up with

do you like makeup?

do you prefer space or the ocean?

if you could pick any planet besides earth, where would you live?

what form of government do you like the most? (capitalism, socialism, etc.)

what animal would you keep as a pet, if you could?

what do you think our purpose is in the universe?

do you believe in god(s)?

is there a song you can’t handle listening to, even though you like it?

what ex do you miss the most, if you have one?

do you like soft, fluffy blankets or rough/smooth blankets?

what is your favorite thing to learn about?

what country’s history do you find the most interesting?

what do you think about genderbent ____ (insert someone here)

what breakup was the hardest, if you had one?

do you have someone where you can’t decide if you like them romantically or just as a friend?

what do you think about tumblr discourse?

what instrument do you wish you could master?

how easy is it for you to be honest?

do you have any strange interests?

do you have any strange fears?

what food do you binge on when you’re lazy?

when you get angry, how do you show it?

do you have any impulsive movements? (twitches, ticks, flapping, etc.)

what do you listen to music on?

are you left brained or right brained?

earbuds or headphones?

do you like light blankets or heavy blankets? 

[kyber-crystal]

I love ask games i’m sorry lol

also i’d like to specially thank @wxstedhexrt for being so sweet and kind to me lately I LOVE YOU BBY

[wxstedhexrt]

Sameee, but of course honey!!! I love you toooo🥰🥰🥰

[ladyspades]

Life Update: Wow, I’m a horrible person

Okay, well not really, but you know... I’ve been away from the scene (again) and stuff. Anyway, have some updates:

A - I took a bunch of hiatuses back to back to back (to back and back again)

- Summer 2019 first one was personal: I had to spend last summer in NY and I was miserable. Then I came back to look for an apartment in LA to finish school in. I was staying with a friend from my graduate cohort, and that friend (long story short) pretty much passively aggressively kicked me out. I ended up finding a place, but this was during the first couple of weeks back at school. Needless to say, I don’t have anything really to do with her anymore.

- Fall 2019 second hiatus was academic: After finding a place as aforementioned, my second year of grad school slammed into me like a freight train. Lost my mind for a bit. Also last fall, I was dealing with a horrible teacher who basically showed so much favoritism towards the guys and bias against the girls. We (after having graduated) are still dealing with the incident (because we all made a formal complaint that the school is still investigating).

- Spring 2020 third hiatus was a mess: I was planning on coming back after gathering my bearing in my final semester at school, and then I lost my mind again, missed a couple of deadline regarding my thesis and whatnot, etc etc... aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddddddddddddd then the pandemic happened... so there’s that.

- Now (Summer 2020) this brings me to my current state: I am still on hiatus for a more professional reason. I recently got a gig and if it goes well... okay, I just want it to go well (I signed an NDA so I’m gag ordered). 

Anyway, if you’re still reading, here are some story updates:

- Pages of Cage: When I last left off, I was working on the chapter that’ll feature Sonya and Johnny’s shotgun wedding. It’s meant to be long for a reason because I was planning on picking up the pace on the story. Especially since I cannot wait to get to write Cassie and Jacqui as kids growing up together. But I’m stuck right on the actual wedding part.

- Ties That Bond: As a direct result of being stuck on Sonya’s wedding, the next chapter of TTB also has me at a crossroads. Pages of Cage is still an ongoing companion piece to both Triple R and TTB, so there are many parallels I want to have matched up. Once I get through the next chapter of Pages, the next chapter will be 1) so much easier for me to get through and 2) totally worth the wait because I want to show how similar Cassie really is to both of her parents.

- Sequel to TTB: I already started a sequel to TTB... oops, I mean... technically speaking, I already started a sequel to Triple R, but most of the references in that require so much background information that it’s the direct reason I even began to write TTB. 

- CageBlade Centric One-Shots: I’ve been getting a couple of questions about/requests on CageBlade in the universe of how I want to show the rest of their story leading up to MKX story mode. I want to work on those, but I also don’t want to write too much because it’ll start to become redundant.

Well, this is all I can think of at the moment. For my very few fans: thank you for continuing to put up with me leaving you guys hanging. I promise I’m not doing it on purpose. Life is just crazy hectic for me, especially since I’m doing my damned best to start my career. 

To my mutuals: I love and miss y’all. I’ll be back with a vengeance, I promise ;)

Anyway, thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. 

[ladyspades]

So practically Sonya's a walking emotional boiling pot? You know I've always thought she cries when no one's with her or stuff like that. And you know what we fans need? A lot more mother-daughter fanfics.

I would say she’s a simmering pot: more so threatening to boil over but not a full boil. Well... let’s call it a rolling boil ;)

She absolutely cries when no one is looking. But she’s not gonna tell you that. And if you ask her, she’ll threaten to castrate you.

I agree the fans need more mother-daughter fanfics. Someone should get started on that **shifty eyes**

Thank you humbly anon!

[ladyspades]

Imagine young Sonya having crush on Older Johnny and reverse Young Johnny having crush on older Sonya.

Older Sonya would never go for young Johnny. She just can’t bring herself to re-live that trauma, hahahahaha.

But Young Sonya having a crush on Older Johnny? Yes, I definitely see that happening if it didn’t already ;) 

Let’s pretend that happened, yeah? Cool, we’re in agreement.

Thanks for the ask anon! I hope you’re still there :)) 

[ladyspades]

I can't see that "🖊" emoji, but whatever it is, here it be, now please start talking about one of your OCs. T3T

Well, excuuuuuuuuuse me young madam Shock-a-dock! You didn’t tell me which O.C you want me to talk about, so you get the one you know (and you better love) the most: Yuri! ;) So, my darling son Yuri was born Yuri-Nato Rafail Panyanam in Lampang Thailand to Sunan and Olga Savinkov (Ogawa) on Feb 13th (that makes him an Aquarius). He was five years old when he witnessed his mother’s death. He was able to avoid detection, but the trauma left him mute for a few years until his widowed father met his current wife. Kanya was the first person Yuri talked to which broke his silent streak and Sunan knew that she’d be an important part of his life. It was Kanya who convinced Sunan to give Yuri his mom’s maiden last name, which is why he’s now Yuri Ogawa.

He’s close to his cousin Takeda (through his father and Takeda’s mother), gets along fairly well with Jin (and he hates the trash panda known as Erron Black), looks after Jacqui like a big brother, and is absolutely in love with Cassie. 

To be noted: he was a year old when the MK tournament happened (I believe the tournament happened in 1990), and he was about three years old when during the Netherrealm war (in ‘92). In today’s world, he’d be 31 years old. 

Ahh my son is so grown up **cue ugly sobbing**

Thank you for the ask (and submission!!!) Shockie! I’m very sorry it took me forever to answer. I miss you. I love you! <3

[rp-meme-glaceon]

Want me to gush about my OCs?

Send me a “🖊+an OC“ and I will talk about that OC! It can be a headcanon, a fun fact, a small paragraph of backstory- anything!

Alternatively, send in just a “🖊“ and I will talk about any one of my OCs at random!