Can I ask what it is that draws you to Bloodbornes/EldenRings worlds specifically? Im skimming through your blog and saw that you favor storytelling above all. Understandable but what makes it such that you dont just create OCs/stories inspired by Bloodborne and EldenRing if youre going to bend the things around to fit your vision?
Im specifically talking about something I saw in a comments section of one of your posts where you said you dont wring your hands over most of lore (idk what the context of that is. Seems other half of the convo got deleted). I just want to know what your perspective is here because Im coming from a view in which I see a lot of "author writes about popular character/pairing without any investment in said world/story/universe" in several other fandoms.
Not sure if whatever happened in those comments caused drama in the past before (idk if theres a reason behind that fandom drama line in your pinned post) since Im new here (both to your blog and tumblr). So sorry if this is a sensitive topic.
So I think you’re asking two different questions here, anon, between 1) what draws me to BB/ER specifically and 2) do I wring my hands over lore.
Can I ask what it is that draws you to Bloodbornes/EldenRings worlds specifically?
Their existing plots, obviously, but equally compelling are all those blank spaces and silences, those imagined events which led up, some time ago, to the ruin or disaster we discover upon arriving in-game. The state of things in-game is B. Along the way we’re fed hints (dialogue, the environment, item descriptions) that things were not always so - they were A, but our knowledge of A is a vague patchwork, and even the clues themselves are potentially misleading. Getting from A to B within the framework provided by the game is, to me as a writer, an excellent exercise in storytelling.
This is why I only write what’s sandwiched between canonical events in both ER and BB: all the possibility for dramatic irony and anagnorisis because we, the player, know what happens, and these characters do not. All the landmarks are there, but my map, or timeline, may be different than someone else’s reading of the lore. There is some worldbuilding involved, but do not mistake worldbuilding for the thrill of and then what happened? That’s storytelling.
what makes it such that you dont just create OCs/stories inspired by Bloodborne and EldenRing if youre going to bend the things around to fit your vision?
Is this a serious question? Have you read my work?
you dont wring your hands over most of lore
I don’t. I play the game and read lore summaries and take notes on two things: what adds colour to the world I am shaping, and what constricts my characters/events to canon. I don’t care about other people’s speculation unless it serves my narrative. I’m writing a story, not holding an art history seminar on formal analysis or checking off a "random lore shoutout" list. I’m using relevant tidbits to build the social history of a world/character. I don’t trip over one particular line an NPC might have said if it’s actually irrelevant to their narrative arc. When lore is not supportive enough, I draw from real historical examples.
idk what the context of that is. Seems other half of the convo got deleted
I don’t delete comments unless they’re actual spam, so I assume this person blocked my blog or deleted their own comments? Either way they started coming at me in DMs after because apparently they cannot fathom someone is uninterested in their opinions. Chronically online folks often don’t understand nuance.
because Im coming from a view in which I see a lot of "author writes about popular character/pairing without any investment in said world/story/universe" in several other fandoms.
That just sounds like bad writing. I don’t read that quality of work, nor do I write it. BB and ER offer enormous freedom by virtue of their structure, but I also feel I know them intimately. Those who comment on my fics seem to agree.
idk if theres a reason behind that fandom drama line in your pinned post
Because I don’t interact with people with zero media literacy, who often start this kind of drama. Why would I waste my time? I touch grass and pay taxes. If I wanted to argue with strangers over make-believe I’d join a church or something.
