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Hello! I just reread Snow Day because it's really cold here right now, and I thought I'd read some hurt/comfort that had people being too cold, and your story was the first one I remembered! It's still really good, I love the descriptions of the cold, of the cabin, of the cookies and the new things they're gonna do with Virgil, and the /emotions/ are *chef's kiss* oh I'm rambling! All that to say thank you, thank you very much!!!

Aww, yay!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!! <3 Thank you!

Hi! You have a fic about Mrs. Fluffybottom (and then the addition of Mrs. Fancy Fangs), and ngl I still go back and read it pretty regularly! I love your writing (and your blog too), and I was just wondering if you’d be okay with fan art for some of your fics? I really want to draw mrs. fancy fangs (and I’d make her if I was better at sewing lol), but I just wanted to check if it was okay!! (Also, is there any references you had for her?? I’d love to know the inspiration regardless of art)

Anyway, you are truly inspiring as both a writer and an artist. I hope you’re doing okay!!!! Please let me know if artwork is okay!!

Oh wow!!! I'm so glad you like the fics!!! And yes fanart is like...100000% okay, it's beyond okay, I'd be HONORED (and please holler at me when you get it posted because I never see tags and I do NOT want to miss it!!!). I don't have any references so just go nuts!!! Eeeeee, this is exciting!!!!! <3 <3 <3

For the ff ask, can I ask about Y and T?

Y - A character I want to protect: Well, Virgil for sure--you can tell from basically any fic I've ever written I definitely have a soft spot for him. But I also have a soft spot for Patton and Janus. My favorite story I wrote was Second Chance and I will Protect that adorable family forever.

T - Any fandom tropes you can't stand? - Eh...I dunno. I'm not a HUGE fan of vilifying characters, I guess? But I tend to just...not read that stuff. I have no issue with other folks liking it, it's just not my cuppa. And I am fairly picky about misunderstandings as a trope, which is funny because I love writing them, but I feel they're complicated and tricky to do sometimes without making the characters seem unreasonable and/or stupid. But again that's not really 'a trope I can't stand' so much as 'a trope I think it's difficult to do well but one I really like if it's done right'? I'm still working on figuring it out myself lol

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A: How did you come up with the title to [insert fic]?

B: Any of your stories inspired by personal experience?

C: What character do you identify with most?

D: Is there a song or a playlist to associate with [insert fic]?

E: If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it be about?

F: Care to share a favorite hurt/comfort fic?

G: Care to share a favorite crack fic?

H: How would you describe your style?

I: Do you have a guilty pleasure in fic (reading or writing)?

J: Write or describe an alternative ending to [insert fic].

K: What’s the angstiest idea you’ve ever come up with?

L: What’s the weirdest AU you’ve ever come up with?

M: Got any premises on the back burner that you’d care to share?

N: Is there a fic you wish someone else would write (or finish) for you?

O: How do you begin a story–with the plot, or the characters?

P: Are you what George R. R. Martin would call an “architect” or a “gardener”? (How much do you plan in advance, versus letting the story unfold as you go?)

Q: Do you have any discarded scenes/storylines/projects?

R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

S: Any fandom tropes you can’t resist?

T: Any fandom tropes you can’t stand?

U: A pairing you might like to write for, but haven’t tried yet.

V: A secondary (or underrated) character you want to see more of in fic?

W: Do you like more general prompts, or more specific ones?

X: A character you enjoy making suffer.

Y: A character you want to protect.

Z: Major character death–do you ever write/read it? Is there a character whose death you can’t tolerate?

There's this fic that I'm pretty sure you made where Virgil got hit by a freaking bus and Logan was the one in the ambulance while Roman and Patton were worried sick about him and Virgil asked "'m I gonna die?" And Logan tells him no but Virgil doesn't believe him but he thinks it's nice that Logan would lie to keep him from freaking out and- 😭😭😭 that fic means so much to me.

And of course Starved is an absolute favorite, I reread it every so often and I love it to pieces!!!

Another is the one where Virgil makes Mrs. Fancy Fangs! Roman being in awe of his creation makes me so SOFT and just- aaksjahdhjfgd

Aah yeah that was me, one of my untitled drabbles I think! Thank you!! And yeah Mrs Fancy Fangs...that one was fun to write. I think i took out so me of my own pent up creative frustration on that one because there are SO MANY times I feel like I'm gonna make one thing and something totally different plops out. Like excuse you, that is NOT what I wanted to do, but fine. LOL

Thank you so much!!!

Ok I said I was probably done gushing about Snow Day but nope I’ve still got Snow Day brain rot.

I LOVE how you describe both the winter cabin and the living room after the other Sides decorated it. There are so many parallels, such as the ice skating figures on the mantle (albeit not moving in the living room), the crackling fireplace, and of course the trees. However, the cabin seems to have more of a superficial feeling of Christmas cheer, if that makes sense? From the music playing from the walls, to the overzealous decorations, it feels like a scene from a Christmas commercial or a movie. Virgil even describes it as “Santa’s workshop”, giving the beauty of the scene more of a manufactured feeling.

It doesn’t feel real, both because it’s a little bit too perfect and because Virgil doesn’t get to experience it himself. He can only look through the window, like someone seeing a display case in a shop for ginger bread houses or Christmas ornaments.

The living room, however, is described as if “Christmas came and had babies over every available surface”. It’s ostentatious and extra, sure, but it’s MESSY. The ice figurines no longer move, the decorations are almost haphazardly strewn about (but no less beautiful), and the tree is so big it had to be crammed into the corner.

It feels like a real family Christmas filled with laughter and cookies and a mess of icing-covered plates and empty mugs that once contained hot chocolate. It feels warm and cozy, much more than the cabin. It’s amazing how you can convey so much emotion just from describing the scene. It’s honestly a gift.

This ask is a gift!!! I always had this tiny little bit of doubt about the decision to make Roman destroy the cabin. There was this part of me that wondered if it was cruel that Virgil never actually got to experience it. Virgil in the story didn't seem to mind, but I always had my little shred of doubt.

This comment actually just resolved that for me because you're right: this was having Christmas at HOME. It was real. It felt like they stayed up all night tacking up garland by hand, not as if Roman wavy-hands magicked it because it was in the imagination (which they did). It was an actual celebration that took work and effort and love to create, not just a bit of magic and a commercial idea of what hte holiday should look like (as you said, very much a Christmas display through a window). Yeah they liked the cabin fine, but...they liked it the way you like a fancy hotel. Nice to visit, but not the same feeling of accomplishment as, say, renovating your own actual home or something, if that makes sense.

Thank you so freaking much, this made my day and I love getting to read your analysis!!! alsdkfjasdflska Thank you thank you!!!!!

Romans reaction to Mrs Fancyfangs always kills me I love that fic

I really wanted to play with the idea that creativity doesn't really judge or even always control its own outcomes. That made more sense before we had Remus, of course, but I still stand by Roman not being disgusted by something because it is a little bit scary and because it was not quite what Virgil intended to make when he set out. I'm glad you liked it!!!

Almost any scene from Snow Day. I’ve told you this before but it’s still literally my favorite fic of all time.

Probably the scene that comes to mind first is after Virgil sees the others in the cabin and he starts walking back. The sky erupts in colors as an Aurora Borealis lights his way, and how he barely gave the lights a glance of acknowledgement to make sure they weren’t dangerous. It really cemented how Virgil thought that his only place is to experience beauty and wonder from afar, because as Anxiety, he didn’t deserve such things.

It’s such a beautiful fic. I could probably gush about it for hours tbh lol

That is a really cool analysis--that actually kind of floored me, because you're totally right, I think, that is sort of his approach to that event--like all he gets to do is assess things for danger but appreciating them for their beauty isn't his job so he's not allowed to do so (obviously or why wouldn't they have invited him along?). But like...I never thought about it quite like that but that's so cool?????

That was the coolest thing to read, seriously...like dang. Thank you so much!!

Superfluous has forever carved its existence into my heart. i'm no longer in the sanders sides fandom but whenever i think about the fic it brings back good memories—your writing, the characterization, the struggle, the acceptance at the end!!! i remember rereading it several times because of how much i enjoyed it, thank you so so much <3 <3

Aaah I'm so happy you liked it! I'm not super in the fandom either at the moment (not enough new stuff to hold me I guess) but I'm still super fond of it and I wouldn't rule out my eventually doing something for it again. These boys live rent-free in my head and heart and I will never rule out them popping up to say hi one day. <3 THank you so much for this sweet comment!!!

I need to reread Starved and Back Pain.

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in January and I'm really hoping toget away from my family and find a good support system

(I've been in pain most my life but I thought it was normal so I never spoke up)

Oof, I"m so sorry to hear that but glad you got a diagnosis! Hopefully you can start a course of treatment that works for you.

Most memorable scene is probably in Starved, post-hug-faint and Roman's like looking out the window kinda mournfully and contemplative? Just, the way you blocked that scene out, I was able to perfectly picture everything. I have trouble with descriptions in writing, so, goals.

Also honorable mention to Virgil and Roman in, I forget the name, the laugh one, when Roman's waxing poetic about Virgil's laugh, it's a delightful scene and it stood out.

Aww, thank you!!! I had a very clear visual of that moment too so I'm glad it worked for you!

And truthfully I think that one might have just been called "laugh." I've never been super creative when it comes to titles LOL Glad you liked it too!!! <3

So for the comment ask: a long, long time ago you and Thuri wrote a fic called Survivor in the Scrubs fandom. And I must have read that fic a thousand times and kept the tab open on my phone for half a year. And the scene that first jumps to mind when I think about it ever so fondly is when JD has a nightmare and Perry comforts him with a hug. “You’ve had a rough time, haven’t you?” (And just for the record it was hard to pick just one scene, they all clambered for attention when I thought of your fic, and that’s the one that stuck out first. But I could name so many more favorites).

Oh holy cow...that's a huge blast from the past!!! That's incredible, wow...thank you!!! LOL I'm so glad you liked it!!! @thuriweaver look, crazy stuff LOL

Favourite scene: when Patton learns what asexuality is in ‘Platonic’. It just,,, struck so many chords with me and I read it before I even realised that I was ace and every once in a while when I feel like Something Is Wrong I’ll read it again and just. Instantly feel better

Aww, yay!!! Yeah Patton's experience was largely based on mine, though mine was more a process that took me a few years. But his experience is more or less my own! I'm glad it has helped you in your own journey! <3

Pretty much everything in Second Chance is memorable, but Virgil second chancing Janus is delightful and I love it

!! Aww thank you!!! I think that may be my favorite story I've written (relatively) recently...their whole family just jumped fully-formed into my head and they still live there rent free lol. And yeah I definitely wanted it to be that the second chance thing could be used in either direction. Thank you again!!! <3

For the ask bait: everything about Fairy Lights. It’s my comfort fic and I always think of it first when I think of your fic

Oh cool! That's one of my earlier ones, I think. I'm happy you enjoy it!!! asdlfkjasdf I did not expect to get this many responses when I reblogged that, the fact that so many people still remember my fic is making my day asdl;kfasd<3

I know lots of people have said this but I think the first scene that comes to my mind is in Starved right before Virgil passes out. Something about the sudden, almost aggressive empathy from Patton and the most understated protectiveness of Roman and logan…. It just gets to me in the best kind of way.

Patton putting his "physically fight you" thing to action except the 'fight' was a hug. "You're getting a hug RIGHT NOW." LOL oh dear.

Thank you so much!!! <3

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