Pat the Togorian

Writer_Patriot on AO3. All-around nerd for characters and character-driven stories, be they fictional, OC, or for RP. Experienced writer and TTRPG player, aspiring artist.

[pat-the-togorian]

Welcome!

This is the main blog of Writer_Patriot (Pat) on AO3, and a proud member of @fanfictasia!

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Writer_Patriot

FFN (old): https://www.fanfiction.net/u/9797410/

Secondary (Star Wars RP character Pat/Slash) @formeralleycat

[ormspryde]

@pat-the-togorian your gift for the vaderkin exchange!

[pat-the-togorian]

Thanks so very much, Ormspryde! These are two of my favorite main characters. Tragic that they can't both have been successful in overcoming their demons... I'm reminded a bit of Toph's teatime with Iroh too... Even more feels! 😿

[king-of-docks]

Art for the event hosted by @vaderkin-is-a-lightning-rod.

Prompt from @pat-the-togorian. When I saw the bacta tank suggestion, it was love from the first sight. Thank you

Also a little bonus under the cut hehe

You gave so many great suggections, so I did a couple of additional sketches :)

[pat-the-togorian]

Oh my... It's incredible. I love how you interpreted that Bacta tank prompt! And the speeder sketch is so adorable, I can totally see him being a total gearhead, petrolhead, whatever you call a speeder fanatic!

[pat-the-togorian]

Hello there! Just popping in to complain a bit.

Why did you had to submit so many amazing Vaderkin prompts. Now my brain is forcing me to do more than one.

And don't get me wrong, I am happy to do so, but you are really giving me a run for my money here.

Anyway, dear source of my struggles, I will do my best and see you on 15th

hahahaha, no worries, I'll be happy with any one that you choose! Glad to provide a chance for a good challenge!

[vaderkin-is-a-lightning-rod]

Vaderkin Creative Exchange 2025!

Hello and welcome! This is a gift exchange in four steps, organised by the Vaderkin Community (Vaderkin is a lightning rod discord) around Anakin | Vader's character, to increase interactions between writers and artists and give everyone some time to shine!

✒️ Step 1: Writers write prompts for artists, everyone get matched depending on sign up answers.

🎨 Step 2: Artists have one month to draw one or more works from the prompts they received.

✒️ Step 3: Arts reveal. Writers get assigned one or several art pieces and have two months to write a minimum 500 words story inspired from them.

🎨 Step 4: Fics reveal. Drawing festival, every artist can draw fanart over the new stories created from the event (and be reblogged by this tumblr for it).

Sign up here:

Vaderkin Creative Exchange 2025

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Vaderkin Creative Exchange 2025!! This is a gift exchange in four steps, organised by the Vaderkin Commun

All works (art and fic) from tumblr will be reblogged by the Vader Community and all works (art and fic) from ao3 can be added to the event collection. For this, the works need to be tagged properly with "Vaderkin creative exchange 2025", as well as the tag "explicit" if it is explicit (smut, strong graphic violence) work.

Overall, it’s a typical gift exchange, only writers prompts will be in image rather than words, and everyone is strongly encouraged to have fun and try their hand at sketching during the ’drawing festival’.

𓆩✧𓆪 Schedule: 𓆩✧𓆪

Sign up opens: Marsh 17th, 2025

Sign up closes: April 27th, 2025

Artists receive prompts & giftee: May 4th, 2025 (as a little sw gift 😉)

Artists Submissions: June 15th, 2025

Writers receive prompts & giftee: June 15th, 2025

Writers Submissions: August 3rd 2025

Drawing Festival: 4th August 2024

Have fun!!

Rules and FAQ below the cut

RULES

- This is an Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader exchange. This character needs to be one of the main characters, or at least have a very strong presence in the artwork/story. Crossovers are accepted.

- Respect your Giftee's Do Not Want (DNW)

- Do not reveal who your Giftee is before the reveal date (June 4th for artists, August 4th for writers). If you have a question, ask as anon through the Giftee's Tumblr or ask one of the event mods (we will serve as intermediary).

- Do not repost your gift content (especially art!) Mind your giftee’s extra request for AI-scraping protection if there is any. If you can, use the ao3 gift function to link to their profile. Otherwise, mention in your work post that this is a gift, with a mention of your giftee username and a link towards their tumblr/ao3/otherwise page, if they gave one.

- Do not use AI to produce your gift, be it to produce the prompts or to produce your art / written work.

- Avoid character bashing, kinkshaming, and ship wars. If one fits in your DNW (ex: You absolutely do not want Obikin content), mention it politely. This is an event for everyone to have fun! The fandom is wide, and there is space for everyone.

If any of the above rules is not respected, mods reserve the right to ban you from this and any future Vaderkin Community events.

By participating in this exchange, you commit yourself to producing one art piece if you sign up as an artist, one written fic if you sign up as writer, or one artwork and one fic if you sign up as both. If you can't complete your work, you must warn one of the mods at least one week before the deadline.

Please don’t forget to comment on your gift, even a small ’thank you’ to the artist/writer is better than nothing and will make everyone very happy!

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FAQ

Can I draw a comic? Yes, a comic panel will be counted as an art piece.

Can I write a multi chapter story? Sure! Feel free to! But your first chapter must be able to pass as a one shot, and be finished by the writing deadline.

I missed the sign up deadline (27th April), can I still join? No, but you can still join during the Drawing Festival! The final event is open to everyone.

I only joined as an artist/writer but also wanted to participate as the other one. Same answer. The sign up closes in order for us to properly match everyone. But don’t hesitate to join and give gifts for the Drawing Festival!

Someone else also have the same writing prompt/art prompt/giftee as me, is this normal? Yes, this is how we balance the number difference between writers and artists. Prompt interpretation varies from person to person!

Can I do several art/fic works? Sure! In the case of art pieces, it will allow the writer to choose from which picture to draw inspiration from, like receiving several prompts, so several art pieces is highly encouraged!

I cannot finish my work in time, what do I do? Contact us ASAP and tell us your estimated delay. If you are an artist, keep in mind that your gifter cannot begin their writing work before your art piece is published.

I do not wish to participate anymore, what do I do? Contact us ASAP. Please try not to drop out right before the deadline, as we may have to create a work to replace yours.

[pat-the-togorian]

Excited to create and to see what everyone else creates!

[sleepyy-27]

Took an lu uquiz

First of all how dare you-

[sleepyy-27]

Okay I retook it and I got edgy cowboy lol

[sleepyy-27]

@bleper here it it

I'm gonna pick your brain a little and then throw a Link at you, take it with a pinch of salt and have fun!

[artemistorm]

Heck yeah I got my boy!

Tagging @stqrmyskies @hotcheetohatredwastaken @iolitemoth

[candy8448]

Hmmm idk... maybe??? Idk if that is right

Tried to get legend on purpose just to see what his description is cuz he is my boy but i keep forgetting that the general fandom has a very different view on what i and the legend fans tend to see him as so i keep on not getting him and i got twi and i dont know what to answer to get my baby boy i wanna see his description lol

@uniquevoidflowers @thewindbandit @akchimp75 and anyone else if you want

[uniquevoidflowers]

I mean…maybe?

@majorproblems77, @luna-loveboop, @layraket, @margindoodles2407

[margindoodles2407]

So it would seem

@whyoneartheven @turdofanerd and anyone else who would like to join in!

[whyoneartheven]

Woooo yes :DDD

@isasan347 @adrift-in-thyme anyone else as well!!!

[kuraiarcoiris]

This quiz is very accurate. I know this because I got this answer first try without attempting to skew results:

My boy! He’s young but mighty. I’m so happy I’m going to tag people. @x-i-l-verify @thenaiads @sinvulkt @anyone else who wants to

[sinvulkt]

Am I a tsundere? Am I? I don’t know 🤣 It vary with the amount of energy i have that day, i guess.

Thank you for the tag @kuraiarcoiris ! The quizz was fun!

Tagging...

@cinderfeather @yatsukisakura @bluntblade @tramp-fiction @purpleopossum @starmahgalaxies @purple-iris @tonhalszendvics @retciwrites @vandervoiz @insertmeaningfulusername @pebblish @pat-the-togorian @linzerj @kgjhk @fanfictasia @kefalion @doctorgeekery @asteral-feileacan @dreaminghour @beewaggle @dirtkid123 @ravenite-void @angst-buritto @mamashenanigans @fancyfrey @hylianengineer @silvercaptain24 @ash--00 @beguilewritesstuff @lusseia @azzzryel @insecateur @allen-kunekune @silvereddaye @omaano @piroporopi @mina-jamsin-derulo @trickstress333 @kittonafoxgirl @salparadiselost @charlottevader @ravenstakeflight @starr234 @sarcasticfirefighter @numerousbees1106 @25centsoda @udekai @unlikecharlie

And anyone who wants to hop in~

[pat-the-togorian]

Thanks so much for the tag, @sinvulkt !! You tagged everyone on my tag list rip

[sinvulkt]

When falling into a new fandom, do you most obsesss over—

🌎 the whole universe & lore (ex: the cultures, the way the symphonie sings)

🪢a messy bunch of characters (a group, each member as important as the last)

🫂 one specific relationship | dynamic (this parent & this child, A/B ship...)

🌟 one character. they’re your blorbo now (the only one of matter in this world)

❔️something else (precise in the tags) / i just want to see the results

Voting ended onAug 31, 2024

I’ve recently been confronted with how differently everyone approach stories. This made me curious. So guys, I’m counting on you for data, we need to reblog.

(Calling upon the strenght of my (i hope) fandom friends so we get proper statistics)

@cinderfeather @yatsukisakura @bluntblade @tramp-fiction @purpleopossum @starmahgalaxies @purple-iris @tonhalszendvics @retciwrites @vandervoiz @insertmeaningfulusername @pebblish @pat-the-togorian @linzerj @kgjhk @fanfictasia @kefalion @doctorgeekery @asteral-feileacan @dreaminghour @beewaggle @dirtkid123 @ravenite-void @kuraiarcoiris @angst-buritto-wips-writing @mamashenanigans @fancyfrey @hylianengineer @silvercaptain24 @silvereddaye @omaano @piroporopi @mina-jamsin-derulo @doctorgeekery @ash--00 @trickstress333 @kittonafoxgirl @salparadiselost @charlottevader @ravenstakeflight @starr234 @sarcasticfirefighter @numerousbees1106 @akizumy @25centsoda @udekai @unlikecharlie @beguilewritesstuff @lusseia @azzzryel

I apologize in advance if I bothered anyone! (Warn me in dm and i won’t tag you for this kind of stuff again). Hopefully you’re curious as well and want the answer as much as I do. 🎶

[sinvulkt]

Thank you for the tag @bluntblade ! I voted Iroh :3

Challenge: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone’s favourite. (five OF, not top-5-of-all-time lol) (<- this made it much easier)

Which one of my faves is your fave?

Vaderkin (aka Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader)

Batman (aka Bruce Wayne)

Zuko (A:tLA turtleduck)

Gale Dekarios (disaster wizard of Waterdeep)

Loki ??—son (god of fanfiction)

Voting ended onJul 8, 2024

I feel like the results might be unequal but i’m very curious about the result XD as well as to the final sample size (come on, let’s go to fandom war, which one is the best~ spread the voting!)

I mostly went with the major characters of my ao3 bookmarks xd.

Your turn @kuraiarcoiris @pat-the-togorian @ravenite-void @insertmeaningfulusername @purpleopossum !

[pat-the-togorian]

Congrats on the successful poll! That's such an incredible number of votes, I'm just gonna help keep it going. I voted for Zuko, (specifically over Vaderkin because I just love Zuko's development while still alive 😁 )

@asteral-feileacan @pebblish @cinderfeather @christina-stark-skarlet-stileto @diviluscorner

[vaderkin-is-a-lightning-rod]

Vaderkin Creative Exchange 2024!

Hello and welcome! This is a gift exchange in four steps, organised by the Vaderkin Community (Vaderkin is a lightning rod discord), to increase interactions between writers and artists and give everyone some time to shine!

✒️ Step 1: Writers write prompts for artists, everyone get matched depending on sign up answers. 🎨 Step 2: Artists have one month to draw one or more works from the prompts they received. ✒️ Step 3: Arts reveal. Writers get assigned one or several art pieces and have two months to write a minimum 500 words story inspired from them. 🎨 Step 4: Fics reveal. Drawing festival, every artist can draw fanart over the new stories created from the event (and be reblogged by this tumblr for it).

Sign up here:

Vaderkin Creative Exchange 2024

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Vaderkin Creative Exchange 2024!! This is a gift exchange in four steps, organised by the Vaderkin Commun

All works (art and fic) from tumblr will be reblogged by the Vader Community and all works (art and fic) from ao3 can be added to the event collection. For this, the works need to be tagged properly with "Vaderkin creative exchange 2024", as well as the tag "explicit" if it is explicit (smut, strong graphic violence) work.

Overall, it’s a typical gift exchange, only writers prompts will be in image rather than words, and everyone is strongly encouraged to have fun and try their hand at sketching during the ’drawing festival’.

Schedule:

Sign up opens: Marsh 28th, 2024 Sign up closes: April 27th, 2024 Artists receive prompts & giftee: May 4th, 2024 (as a little sw gift 😉) Writers receive prompts & giftee: June 2nd-4th, 2024 Artists Submissions: June 4th, 2024 Writers Submissions: August 4th 2024 Drawing Festival: August 2024

Have fun!!

Rules and FAQ below the cut

RULES

- This is an Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader exchange. This character needs to be one of the main characters, or at least have a very strong presence in the artwork/story. Crossovers are accepted.

- Respect your Giftee's Do Not Want (DNW)

- Do not reveal who your Giftee is before the reveal date (June 4th for artists, August 4th for writers). If you have a question, ask as anon through the Giftee's Tumblr or ask one of the event mods (we will serve as intermediary).

- Do not repost your gift content (especially art!) Mind your giftee’s extra request for AI-scraping protection if there is any. If you can, use the ao3 gift function to link to their profile. Otherwise, mention in your work post that this is a gift, with a mention of your giftee username and a link towards their tumblr/ao3/otherwise page, if they gave one.

- Do not use AI to produce your gift, be it to produce the prompts or to produce your art / written work.

- Avoid character bashing, kinkshaming, and ship wars. If one fits in your DNW (ex: You absolutely do not want Obikin content), mention it politely. This is an event for everyone to have fun! The fandom is wide, and there is space for everyone.

If any of the above rules is not respected, mods reserve the right to ban you from this and any future Vaderkin Community events.

By participating in this exchange, you commit yourself to producing one art piece if you sign up as an artist, one written fic if you sign up as writer, or one artwork and one fic if you sign up as both. If you can't complete your work, you must warn one of the mods at least one week before the deadline.

Please don’t forget to comment on your gift, even a small ’thank you’ to the artist/writer is better than nothing and will make everyone very happy!

---

FAQ

Can I draw a comic? Yes, a comic panel will be counted as an art piece.

Can I write a multi chapter story? Sure! Feel free to! But your first chapter must be able to pass as a one shot, and be finished by the writing deadline.

I missed the sign up deadline (27th April), can I still join? No, but you can still join during the Drawing Festival! The final event is open to everyone.

I only joined as an artist/writer but also wanted to participate as the other one. Same answer. The sign up closes in order for us to properly match everyone. But don’t hesitate to join and give gifts for the Drawing Festival!

Someone else also have the same writing prompt/art prompt/giftee as me, is this normal? Yes, this is how we balance the number difference between writers and artists. Prompt interpretation varies from person to person!

Can I do several art/fic works? Sure! In the case of art pieces, it will allow the writer to choose from which picture to draw inspiration from, like receiving several prompts, so several art pieces is highly encouraged!

I cannot finish my work in time, what do I do? Contact us ASAP and tell us your estimated delay. If you are an artist, keep in mind that your gifter cannot begin their writing work before your art piece is published.

I do not wish to participate anymore, what do I do? Contact us ASAP. Please try not to drop out right before the deadline, as we may have to create a work to replace yours.

[pat-the-togorian]

Excited to join, moderate, and invite all Vaderkin fans this new fic and art exchange event!!

[thelatestkate]

Here's my favorite drawings of 2023, wooooo! It's so fun to see all the different seasons represented. I'm curious, which of these do you like most?

Thank you for following along with my art this year! I feel so lucky that anyone connects with my weird little drawings. Your attention and kindness is very much appreciated. ♥

Here's to more growth in 2024!

[pat-the-togorian]

It's almost a crime I haven't been officially following you all this time 😭 I'm so glad I found this blog 😌

[asterparfait]

gilbert is always so relatable

[sinvulkt]

@pat-the-togorian you probably agree with that one xd

[pat-the-togorian]

Aww true, but I can be thankful for everyone who understands 💜

(The fact this post had zero comments until I accidentally posted one did *not help*)

[sinvulkt]

20 Questions For Writers

Wow, thank you so much for the tag @fanfictasia !! I've wanted to participate in something like this forever!! 🎶✨️✨️

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Right now? 66.

"Yes, as a star wars writer, I am very proud of that. No, I do not intend to change it anytime soon."

I really need to focus on (and finish) some of my WIPs, and that mean trying not to disperse my energy amidst one shots (no matter how much i love monthly challenges and fic exchange events). Also I'm very proud of that 66 count and want to appreciate it xd.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

321k words!!

(More or less 100k / year 🎶 little me would never believe that 0.0

My school exam results sure don't, with how they are dropping 🤣)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Star wars mostly (Vaderkin or my OC Sinvulkt), then Marvel (Dr Strange), Dream SMP (Dream), Le Visiteur du Future (Renard) and more recently Batman (Bruce Wayne) as well as Avatar: the last airbender (Zuko).

Plus the original stories I am supposed to write but almost never end up doing xd (the engagement in fandom compared to original stories make the switch hard xd).

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

1. Dreamt of a Never Ending Sky (Dream SMP)

669 kudos

2. To Fly Free Under The Morning Sun (Star Wars)

480 kudos

3. On the Edge of Twilight (Star Wars)

380 kudos

4. Scales of Embers (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

353 kudos

5. Crash Landing on Space Australia (Star Wars)

319 kudos

I'll never know how my Dream SMP fic got so much engagement. Good timing at a moment the fandom was in effervescence, I guess. Scales of Embers scoring so high is also a surprise 0.0. I discovered it had that many kudos today. It’s a shame the Dr Strange fandom is small because I think my Dr Strange WIP What If Doctor Strange Lost His Humanity ? would have deserved a place here. It definitely does in my heart.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to! As a reader, I always feel super happy when the author shows that they’ve read and appreciated my comments. I know that personality an author who answers make me more likely to want to drop a comment.

As an author, I absolutely want to show how much I love every single comments, so I try to answer them all. But I get a little overwhelmed sometimes, bcs lots of other stuff going on irl or another reason. As such, it can happen that I don't feel the energy to answer a comment on the spot. And if I don't answer it on the spot (using the power of the wiggy dizzy nice happy feeling of getting a comment), I don't necessarily have the energy to answer later on. I currently have something like 60 unanswered comments I think? TT.TT

But rest assured that whether I answered or not, I absolutely adore and cherish every single ones!! Comments are amazing! ✨️.✨️

(This kind of engagement is one of the only reason I managed to settle into such an active rythm of writing after years of trying then dropping the hobby~)

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Glance at my fics.

Uhhh... This is a hard question here... Many of them have angsty endings XD

Mostly the ones at the beginning (the worst written ones xd). I wonder why~

Also a lot of them don' have endings yet XD

I'll say amidst the 'old' fics from 2021, Day 8 - Screaming (Star Wars) would be the angstier one (or most horrible one ig xd).

But as far as recent fic go... While I haven't finished writing it bcs its wordcount exploded in my face, I already plotted / drafted it a few months ago and I know the ending, so I'll choose:

Batman’s Downfall (To Stand Alone) (Batman)

I noticed my kind of angst doesn’t have much success around these parts 🫠🤣. Oh well. I cherish it all the same :3.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Sometimes I think I wrote too many fics. It's hard to select one.

Uhhh... My fluffiest works are one shots in Of Feathers and Freedom serie, but they are part of the series so it’s not really an 'ending'.

...

I'll answer for the crackiest story rather than the happiest ending bcs all my finished fics ending are ominous open ending at best xd.

The Blob Adventures Of Excentrics Jedi (Star Wars)

Because it's cute blob drawings of our crazy team of OC in taaoej, and I love them (although we are all angst lovers in taaoej, so it's more crack-angst, and we don't know the ending bcs there isn't really one. Not yet at least. Hopefully never).

8. Do you get hate on your fic?

Just my own innervoice as far as I'm aware. But then I've always been rather clueless when people tried to 'hate on me'. The message usually just got lost somewhere in dreamspace immensity, never computing.

I've found the fandoms communities really welcoming at the very least!!

9. Do you write smut?

No.

I don't really enjoy reading smut. Nor romance for the matter. I don't think I'd enjoy writing it.

But maybe I'll try one day, for the sake of experimenting all genres.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I never did. I don't know why. Maybe I just never felt the need to mix characters and universes. There are amazing crossovers out there though, so who knows, maybe one day I'll try one.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of. In all honesty, I don't think my works are nearly popular enough to get stolen xd.

My writing style isn’t that good yet, and my dislike of romance when the majority of the fandom community is ship-powered means I end up in a corner quite niche. (A corner I love, that being said. Yay Crack, Angst and Gen~)

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but maybe I'll translate some of mine in french someday. Be it only so that I do write fiction in my native language from time to time.

Anyone that wanna translate my fics, feel free to!!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

Yes, To Fly Free Under The Morning Sun (Star Wars)!!

I’m still waiting for my co-author @purpleopossum to come back to me / get back in star wars mood to continue that one. 🫠

Can’t say my hopes are that high up after all this time, but it’s the redemption | healing part of the serie and I don’t really have fun writing alone redemption | healing part... i prefer doing the whole mayhem that create the injury in the first place. And with how long some of my fics hiatus are (and I got no excuse for those xd), it’s only fair for me to wait. (I did write more other works for the dragon Vader serie in the meantime xd).

I made an oath to myself to never leave a work unfinished though, so we’ll see. If in several years purple still doesn’t wish to continue it, or if she inform me she is dropping the story, I’ll try to make some kind of ending. It’s part of the game i guess.

Alternatively, the The Amazing Adventures Of Excentrics Jedi universe is a group of star wars OCs that we made together with @pat-the-togorian , @asteral-feileacan , @ct2002-rema and Xylian. I don’t know if that count as co-writing? We usually write our OCs pov.

But in all cases, co-writting is very fun and I’d definitely do it again if other opportunities arise in the future.

14. What‘s your all-time favourite ship?

The absence of ship is my all-time favorite ship. Otherwise, "main character / digging their own grave" would be my 'favorite ship' since I tend to synch with idiots snarky jerks disasters.

15. What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

To Fly Free Under The Morning Sun (Star Wars) that I mentioned for question 13? 🤣

More seriously, I'll answer On the Edge of Twilight (Star Wars)

Because it's my vent fic. I know the main plot line, I vaguely know the current arc, but no one can predict where the next arc will go. It's all pure impulse and while I have a vague idea of 'ending', I refuse to plan a path towards it. This fic specifically, I want to keep pure impulse. So I'd love for it to become some kind of "The NeverEnding Story". :3

16. What’s your writing strengths?

I write.

No seriously, it's not something I did four years ago appart from vent poems here and there. Writing is in itself a huge writing strenght!

Otherwise I'm also a bottomless well of idea. It's pretty neat.

17. What’s your writing weaknesses?

... romance?

Or dialogues. Lastly I have a lot of frustration around the transition from dialogue / transition / dialogue. I feel like I'm crap at properly timing that.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

It's fun. I do it for games sometimes. Since apparently writing normally is not chllenging enough for my brain sometimes. It did teach me bits of mando'a.

Recently for Sēċan (Star Wars) I decided last minute to put the whole droid dialogue in morse, and I regret none of it.

I'm usually only doing it for one shots though, and never 'official existing' languages until now.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Star wars :p

20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

Now that's another hard question, how am I supposed to select one.

I'm gonna answer the whole Of Feathers And Freedom (Star Wars) serie. Bcs wings. :3

Tag time~ (if you wish to)

@purpleopossum @pat-the-togorian @cinderfeather @beguilewritesstuff @purple-iris @dreaminghour @ravenite-void @trickstress333 @bluntblade @doctorgeekery @stewardofningishzida @jenae-0 @trickstress333 @kittonafoxgirl @pastelcourage @salparadiselost @kefalion @charlottevader @ravenstakeflight @starr234 @aelaer @sarcasticfirefighter @mckiwi @linzerj @sonderwalker @exomal @tonhalszendvics @nephilimswitchlight @firejay112 @only-here-for-the-star-wars @ajedilikehisfather @makaronik @chickadeechickadoo @dirtkid123 @numerousbees1106 @akizumy @25centsoda @udekai @wendingways @silvereddaye @in-company-of-misery @wisechaosglitter @kuraiarcoiris @alright-anakin @wyvunn you're more than welcome to join on the interview fun!! (Or to ignore the tagging if not interested xd).

I know I tagged. I lot of people. Some of you may recognise my pseud, some may not. But I thought it would be interesting to hear the answer of the various authors with whom I interacted on ao3 over the years, so I went and digged up those with tumblr I could find from my inbox 🤣

(Hopefully I didn’t bother any of you >.< - otherwise I apologize. Same for if I accidentally tagged a non-writer.)

I'd love to hear your answers! 🎶

[pat-the-togorian]

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

8! There are some much older titles on my FFN (14), but I've stopped posting new works there.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

43,798! Mostly thanks to month-long challenge attempts in Feb and April of last year! Otherwise, I write *very* briefly.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Star Wars currently! But in the past I've written for Legend of Zelda, Civilization V, Doki Doki Literature Club, RWBY, Octopath Traveler, Pokémon, Kung Fu Panda, and even one Hardy Boys parody fic! In the future, I want to do more with HTTYD and some of the others, likely in a gift fic request form!

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Tending to Togrutas - 61

Never That Normal - 39

The Silent World - 20

Skywalker Snared - 16

Pat's Febu-Whump 2023 (28 chapters) - 7

(OC fics and one-shots sure make the numbers uninspiring 😅

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes, I love getting comments, especially from repeat commenters! I always try and thank them and let them know it means a lot. Engagement is priceless.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

One of the individual chapters in Febu-Whump or Angstpril, most certainly. Leaning towards Chapter 23 of Pat's Febu-Whump, "You'll Have to Go Through Me," in which Pat witnesses several Clone Troopers, including one who terrorized him before he became a Jedi, sacrifice themselves for his sake; becomes Force-inhibited, and is presumed dead by his new found family.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most of them do 🤣 But of the ones I have written, I'd say it's Never That Normal.

8. Do you get hate on your fic?

Not usually. Some of my old stuff got some anonymous reviews, but I'm pretty sure they came from one vindictive person, on personal reasons, rather than fic preference. Oh! And my Pokémon piece was caught up in Blades of Chance's crusade.

9. Do you write smut?

Nope!

10. Do you write crossovers?

I sometimes roleplay crossovers or toy with the ideas, but nothing that's complete enough to publish.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of! Help me out if so!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

It would be news to me! Although it would be an honor!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

Yes, @sinvulkt, @ct2002-rema, and @asteral-feileacan consulted on their characters in the prompt challenge fics, and I'm officially co-authored with them and The Jedi Wayseeker on A Questionable Encounter. There are also a few fics with Venom Garage and @christina-stark-skarlet-stileto, such as Across the Stars.

14. What‘s your all-time favourite ship?

I usually just stick with what's canon when reading, and I don't write a lot of romance on my own 😅For reading, though, I like Hiccstrid (HTTYD), Zelink (Legend of Zelda), Link/Orielle (LOZ: Skyward Sword), and laughing from afar at whatever madness my fellow roleplayers (...especially you, Rema...) come up with for their original characters!

15. What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Maybe my attempt at Angstpril 2023? Some of it is based on roleplaying game sessions none of us remember that well 😅I still hope to post what I did finish, but making it to 30 is unlikely.

16. What’s your writing strengths?

Mechanics, grammar, thesaurus and editing. I love editing (but I'm not taking new jobs rn sorry). I also love writing dialog and short, punchy descriptions.

17. What’s your writing weaknesses?

Sometimes I can make paragraphs too long or make scene transitions a bit vague. Also, when I have a strong internal conception, I don't always remember to explain it fully on paper. I also get caught up in high-school English level bad habits like never using the word "said," which makes my dialog tags laborious and distracting.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Never been fond of the idea of, for example, learning Mando'a. For Pokémon, or the dragons in HTTYD, or droids, I try to focus more on their body language, movements, and the mood of their nonverbal vocalizations. I'll mention when people/sentients switch to another language, but requiring the reader to understand the language or translating it directly on the page removes readers from the moment, in my opinion.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

My first fic ever published was for Legend of Zelda! It's only on FFN, titled Shared Memories. The first fanfiction I ever attempted to write was for Wreck-it Ralph (being the first ever work of fanfiction I stumbled across) but alas, I was 14 when I wrote it, and I'm grateful I didn't publish those awkward beginnings.

20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

For its sheer merit and the (relative) acclaim it's gotten, I'd choose Gift (Guardians of the Galaxy, on my FFN).

For the experience, Pat's Febu-Whump 2023. It brought out the long-hidden roleplayer in me, deepened my friendships with the creators of the other characters, and has even been printed out by @sinvulkt ! I got to autograph it for them and it was a huge honor! It was a proud finish, and I'm forever grateful to my team and all the reviewers from @fanfictasia.

Speaking of whom... @asteral-feileacan and @christina-stark-skarlet-stileto, would you like to take the same interview? Anyone else is also more than welcome to keep the chain going!

[backgroundagent3]

This or that?

Thank you for the tag @redwidow616!

barbie or oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs // silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // harry potter or lord of the rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

No pressure tagging @brekker-by-brekkerr, @aintinacage, @accidental-spice, @dean-belongs-with-lisa, @lovelymysticmoon and @fictionalfangirlsworld!

[accidental-spice]

Thanks for the tag!!

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Tagging @misscrazyfangirl321 @trapezequeen @heckin-music-dork @jessicas-pi @happygoosebird and anyone else who wants to play!!

[misscrazyfangirl321]

Thanks for the tag! <3

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Tagging @sarcasticsciencefictionwriter @lanistas @taleasoldastime-andspace @mrgartist @kanerallels @zeegeetee and anyone else who wants to play! No pressure, though.

[mrgartist]

Hey, thanks!

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Tagging with zero pressure: @flickeringflame216 @o-lei-o-lai-o-lord @pepperonyscience @ablatheringblatherskite @bored-artist @i-am-a-stupid-robot @tzarina-alexandra @catkin-morgs-kookaburralover and anyone else that wants to hop in!

[ablatheringblatherskite]

EYY thank you so much for the tag!!

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs // silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

No pressure tags: @offendedteaspoon, @sliverswords, @darling-gemini, @rainintheevening, @your-dead-european-ancestor, @anotherbluesunday, @gardenoblues

[rainintheevening]

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Some of these required serious thought. And for the record I have never had curly fries, I've just never liked any of the crinkly fries I've had. Also only saw Barbie, didn't like it, and my favourite chips are noname brand.

Tagging.... @novelmonger @kraytwriter @helloalyss @stargazer-luna @thefinaljediknight

[kraytwriter]

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Looks like I have quite a lot in common with @rainintheevening! I have seen neither Barbie nor Oppenheimer, but going by the genre of each movie, I'm pretty sure I prefer Oppenheimer.

I feel like I'm tagging the same folks tonight, but I'm getting to know some new followers, so I hope you guys don't mind. As always, skip the game if you don't want to play. @wispsofwhimsy @thehappybaker @ewokshootsfirst. And anybody else who would like to play!

[thehappybaker]

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Tagging @tantive404 @musewrangler @cinderfeather @new-november-moons @clawedandcute @nobody-expects-the-inquisitorius

[cinderfeather]

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // A Wizard of Earthsea or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Technically I'd take an iced chocolate, but I don't like coffee.

Note that I changed the Wizard School book series.

No pressure tagging @sinvulkt @insertmeaningfulusername @cptsd-skywalker @that-gay-jedi @pebblish

[sinvulkt]

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // A Wizard of Earthsea or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

@pat-the-togorian @sogira-imno @purple-iris @fanfictasia @dreaminghour @ravenite-void @starkravinghazelnuts-are-chalky @trickstress333 @jackpaulninja @bluntblade @doctorgeekery @beguilewritesstuff @stewardofningishzida @jenae-0 @lurkinggoose @lusseia @pigeonneaux @purpleopossum @taszzer and everyone else that wanna join!!

If you didn’t wanna be tagged / join, don’t hesitate to ignore this : D

[pat-the-togorian]

Barbie or Oppenheimer // ketchup or mustard // crinkled fries or curly fries // robots or dinosaurs// silly hats or silly socks // spring or autumn // A Wizard of Earthsea or Lord of the Rings // vacation or staycation // day or night // board games or video games // books or movies // money or love // milkshake or iced coffee // waffles or pancakes // chocolate or candy // beach or pool // laundry or dishes // take-out or dine-out // fantasy or sci-fi // lays or pringles

Surprised you chose nighttime, Early Bird! 🤣

@asteral-feileacan @christina-stark-skarlet-stileto

[summersblooms-deactivated202402]

*cracks knuckles* i've never been one to be unique, so i shall dabble in this as well

if this post gets to 20k notes by the end of november (see the impossible deadline?) i will finally get cracking on my novel and put it up on wattpad when its done

i love impossible deadlines, especially when i'm setting them <3

[txna-blxckthorn-deactivated2024]

GUYS WE’RE LOSING

[chaotic-pulsar]

Ok yet another OP I don't know, but I have just chosen to always participate in making people push themselves to be better and really accomplish their goals... Squad, attack!

[pensandsliverswords]

Rouge Squaron Assembleeeeee!!!

@clawedandcute @mrgartist @flickeringflame216 @enigma-absolute @chaotic-bumblebee-agenda

[asteral-feileacan]

REBLOG FAM LET'S HELP A SOUL OUT @fanfictasia @pat-the-togorian @sinvulkt

[pat-the-togorian]

If I can help motivate a writer with reblogs, I will!

[technofeudalism]

we just allow people to speak dutch

[sinvulkt]

@pat-the-togorian that one is for you

[pat-the-togorian]

Sigh… it’s true 🤣🤓

You know a professor of mine here once confused the English words and said “the carrot of the tree” when he meant the root 🤣

[pat-the-togorian]

How Lost am I?

There was a girl in my classes who always said things like that. She couldn’t see the strengths in herself at all. To ask her, she’d call herself a fake, who learned nothing in the classroom or the internship. She saw herself as cowardly and weak and spineless.

That’s not how I thought of her at all.

She always showed up to class ready to learn and help and participate. I envied that as I dragged myself out of bed and straight to class, coffee and cheap fried food in hand, far too late in the day.

What stopped me from saying the same things about myself?

I was the one who failed to integrate with the group and forgot my tasks even when I did get one. All the time she bashed herself openly, I bashed myself privately. And I couldn’t help, whenever I heard her say something so cruel about herself, thinking: “If she’s this lost, how doomed am I?”

I realize that I make self-deprecating jokes often, despite trying to rein it in. Of course, I would call myself attention-seeking, but I wouldn’t dare accuse anyone else of seeking validation that way. I wondered what they would tell me if I started saying mean things about myself. Or maybe, I should have tried to tell her that that’s not how I saw her at all. It could have meant a lot to her… but I also could have ruined it without even realizing it.

“I don’t feel like I learn anything!”

I know. I feel lost too.

“I’m the fakest student!”

You have things on your resume that I am sorely lacking, and I look up to you.

“I’m too weak and stupid and cowardly to work a job like that.”

Not everyone has to be measured by whatever kind of position you’re referring to…

It was both calming and unsettling to see that someone else had doubts that sounded so familiar to my own. My heart ached when she said these things.

I’ve been there. Some days I still am. And if there was anything more of me left, I’d try to help you.

It wasn’t my job, of course, to help her with anything of the sort. I guess I always thought if I helped others, I’d feel like I helped myself.

I don’t know what the future holds. Neither of us will be in school forever. When I disappear into my room to write my thesis and graduate, I may never see her after that.

But I’ll remember how she cut herself down and I found myself aching as well.

I’ll remember how this version of herself she accepted as fact seemed so wrong to me.

I’ll try to summon the strength of will from within myself to do my best, and to cut out the self-deprecation from all that I say.

And occasionally, I’ll talk about how much it hurts to see it.

[pat-the-togorian]

Not Along the Shore At All

One week later, I made my way back to the shore. I hadn’t planned it. The bus had brought us to the same place as I’d caught the ferry last week, so full of joy and adventure.

The dock was only a little ways down the dike from me. The same ferry boat stood there, flags snapping in the wind, ready to carry another group across the sea to adventure. Not me, not this time.

I wandered outside of the restaurant with its bustling peers, all talking and laughing. I crept down to the water’s edge on my own. The sun was high in the sky, the wind played with my hair, the sun shone bright in a way that filled my bones with energy. Flags and sails mere meters from me whipped and fluttered in the gale. Birds stood still in flight, skillfully riding the wind.

How did everything change in a week?

Today, I wasn’t taking a ferry, but a bus, and a packed one with a long, educational itinerary. It was morning now, but I knew I wouldn’t reach home before dusk.

But it wasn’t their fault.

Even if I’d only seen the sea twice, I could tell you it doesn’t really change. It rises and falls, grows stormy and calm, but it’s always there. Maybe it was unusual, but I had always liked the constance of the sea.

Diametrically, I had lost my University ID, and my paper, which I had poured my life into came back with a failing grade. If I failed the rewrite, I couldn’t finish the course anymore. I couldn’t imagine explaining to my parents that I’d have to return home in disgrace when my shorter courses wrapped up, tell my amazing friend who I’d finally meet at Christmastime that I wouldn’t make it, explain to everyone why I’d started failing introductory papers at 25.

Some people compare life, their goals, their dreams to the sea. I couldn’t think of anything less descriptive of mine.

Dark clouds loomed offshore, pierced by a rainbow. A sign of promise, I thought. It must be promising someone else today.

Nobody expects the sea to dry up, but I felt as if my life was on the edge of pouring out.

The whole day, the bus carried us to different places, different waters. We saw canals that ran between two dikes, their water levels far higher than the land on which the farmers depended.

So precarious, I thought.

We saw houses built on artificial land, with seawater running between them. Back home, I would never have wanted to live next to the water in a floodplain, but my whole time here, I had been living on a giant floodplain.

So full of hubris, I thought.

As we walked back to the bus, my professor must have noticed I was different. Before the past week, I had always been excited for these trips, asking questions, cracking jokes. Today I had walked mostly alone, shrunken, letting my tears fall where no one could see them. He asked me a question, if we did the same kind of construction back home. I explained, and a little spring came back into my step. Even the people who failed my work hadn’t written me off.

The last place we visited was a small hill in the middle of the field, surrounded by nothing but grass and distant trees. A lighthouse stood next to a keeper’s house, and a small set of harbor piers arced around in a semicircle. It was an island, once, before they drained its water.

It’s an event center now. People have parties or weddings on this island, now high and dry. My professor explains that the buildings aren’t original; they’re reconstructions for the tourists.

That explains why there’s no salt damage, rust, or tar in those pilings, I thought.

Our professor asked us, “Does anyone know why this is a World Heritage Site?”

Three or four people threw out their hopeful answers. And finally, I did what I hadn’t done all day. I knew it.

I raised my hand, and when he called on me, I shouted through the wind, “Because it was a former island?”

With his affirmative, everyone clapped.

This island’s sea had dried up, but it was still a place. It became special, worthy of international preservation, after its sea had drained.

As we all walked back to the bus for the drive home, my professor asked me what my favorite part had been. I answered that it had been this last stop. I explained my fascination with islands, the complete surrealness of the place, even the uncanny pristine replicas of the island’s former maritime trappings.

Perhaps he thought I was joking, calling the last stop my favorite part of the trip. He doesn’t know how much my sudden understanding of that place meant to me, and that’s okay. But I hope I can tell people now.

I hope I can tell people that what they face, even if it’s stranger than the sea drying up, is not the end. Your answers might just be a little ways down the coast.

And they might not even be along the shore at all.