#all thumbs

[ekingston]

You have another fanfic in the works? 👀 Is it another SC AU?

i do! it’s in rough draft/full outline stage, tentatively named ‘all thumbs’, i’ve previously shared a different snippet, and it’s hopefully going to be a brief little canon-divergent thing in which lena announces she’s started seeing someone & this someone turns out to be a woman and kara is absolutely, positively, 100% fine, Alex, stop bugging me about it:

[sickromantics]

[jadzia-suggestions]

Trying to resurrect Tobin’s knitting skills to make a cradle blanket. Do you think the baby would settle for a complete genome map of the common Cardassian vole or a detailed star chart of the Denorios Belt? All SoSoy’s original work, I promise!

[thewisdomofgomez]

A curious mind is a mark of good breeding and intellect.

“The Addams Family Tree” (1:5)

[thestereotypebuster]

Okay but can we talk about that one Arthur episode where Arthur walks in on Buster sucking his thumb but he reacts like he caught Buster masturbating and he won't talk to him or hang out with him anymore and just like--dude, y'all are eight. Chill the fuck out

[jokeanddaggerdept]

[ekingston]

thank you for thinking of me, @gveret-fic, in spite of the fact i can only just barely call myself a fan fic writer again!

1. How many works do you have on ao3?

just 2!

2. What’s your total ao3 word count?

a hilariously modest 49760.

3. How many fandoms have you written for?

five? six! i kept thinking of more as i was answering these questions!

4. Top 5 fics by kudos?

with only one exception none of my old stuff is up on ao3, so i suppose it’s You & Me & Holiday Wine on #1-4 and Picking Up on #5

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

i do! i’ve made it a habit to respond to all comments before or just after a new chapter goes up so at the moment i still have a large number of them unanswered— hopefully not for too much longer!

6. A fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending

i used to be a big fan of stark cynical nihilism, believe it or not, but i’ve arrived at a point where life seems full enough of that already so i’m trying to write brighter things these days.

7. Do you write crossovers?

i have! sometimes you just need a taste of how two characters from different pieces of media would interact, you know?

8. Ever received hate on a fic?

unfortunately.

9. Do you write smut?

DO i

(absolutely. in fact i hope you’ve all read it)

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

knock on wood because i fear that’d be much more traumatic than when it happens to my art 😒

11. Ever had a fic translated?

i was going to joke that it’s already been translated once since english isn’t my first language but that’s not actually how it works so, no!

12. Have you ever co-written a fic?

well there is something in the works but i don’t think it strictly counts as co-writership!!

13. All time fav ship?

never have i ever been as obsessed with a particular pairing as i am with supercorp now and i was online when Xena:Warrior Princess was still on the air, so. can you imagine how tired i am?

14. WIP you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

i’ve arrived at a point where i need to either just write this fairytale au in one inebriated sleepless weekend or kill it entirely, because it’s taking up valuable headspace i would much rather be using to finish YMHW and on editing & publishing my second supercorp fic.

15. Writing strengths?

i hear i write humor well! which has been a bewildering discovery but also extraordinarily rewarding!

16. Writing weaknesses?

i’m afraid i still could use some work when it comes to pacing. also actually making myself sit down and write, even when my head isn’t quite in it

17. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

perhaps with the exception where you, the writer, are multilingual and you know for sure that you’re writing exclusively for an audience that’s also fluent in those exact same languages, maybe don’t?

18. First fandom you wrote for?

i was in elementary school at the time so i could barely loop my g’s and i had no idea what i was doing, but it was for V the original series — the show is from 1984 but the reruns aired here years later and i had the queerest urge to make the two evil ladies with the enormous hair who glared and glinted their teeth at each other a lot become the very best of friends.

19. What’s your fav fic you’ve written so far?

no fan fic i’ve written before has given me as much joy and satisfaction as YMHW has and that’s in huge part due to the warm reception it’s gotten. i’m grateful for everyone who has taken the time to read it, and that includes those who never leave a comment because i understand how hard that can be and i’m here mainly to give people something to enjoy, not to cause stress or guilt about not leaving a note! i have a lot of love for all of you!

i’m sorry if i’m tagging people who have been tagged before, but: @msdanvers, @ayeti, @spicycheeser, @roseticospacebae & @deadbiwrites, give me yours!

[ekingston]

My very chaste mind has to ask about the WIP "as soon as it comes/ I'm all thumbs"?????? 😇

Hi & thanks & I now must admit I didn’t realize that title may sound a little more suggestive than I intended 🤔 Anyway, in which Kara tries hard not to smack Brainy upside the head and Brainy regrets opening this line of communication entirely:

“Why would you want to keep the fact that you don’t have feelings for Lena Luthor from her?” He frowns. “Are you attempting to, as they say, ‘lead her on’?”

“NO! WHAT! Brainy, why would you even think that I’m… pursuing her?”

“It’s not just you pursuing her. You have both shown classic courtship behaviors. Flowers, dates, your body language each time you’re in each other’s vicinity —”

A moment. Kara’s narrowed eyes. “How on earth do you know about the flowers?”

Brainy’s expression seems to fold in on itself. “… that information is classified.”

(Which means it’s made it into the freaking HISTORY BOOKS and Kara is NOT OKAY.)

“Why would the history books make mention of –“

“Not at liberty to discuss, please end this line of communication.”

Kara gawks at him a second, working her jaw. She’s aware that if she tries to grill him further, he’ll simply ‘crash to desktop’ and walk away.

“It’s okay, Brainy. Just don’t – we’re not dating. There have been no ‘dates’. We’re best friends. If history interprets that as something different –“

“Doubtfully. Thousands of years’ worth of records show that it’s much more likely for historians to interpret a romantic relationship between two members of the same sex as friendship, rather than the other way around.”

“ – IF IT CLAIMS TO KNOW SOMETHING WE DO NOT, then so be it. Just. Don’t go spouting this nonsense around Lena, or god forbid, ask her about our courtship rituals.”

“If that is a direct order, I will follow it, although I feel it is prudent I inform you that although I will not be bringing up the matter again in the future, I may already have done so in the past.”

Blink.

“You – talked to Lena about –“

“Your courtship. I’m afraid so, yes.”

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