#awildwildocean

[lovedeven]

hey :) ich hoff, ich bin noch nicht zu spät - freu mich so für dich und wünsch dir alles Gute! 💛💛💛

hey, alles gut, bekomme zum glück die benachrichtigungen für asks per email ☺️ dankeschön, dir auch alles gute und danke für all die gespräche und interaktionen, die wir hatten. hat mich echt gefreut, dich kennengelernt zu haben 💕

[since-rookieseason]

hi :) just wanted to say thank you for organizing the Druck gift exchange and for helping to fill the Druck tag with lots of love and talent - it’s been a really fun week! ❤️❤️

Oh hey, you are very welcome. it was fun to organize and even more fun to see all the awesome gifts! 

Thanks fo taking the time and letting me know that you enjoyed it! <3

[skambigbang]

Hiii :) thank you so much for organizing the big bang once again and making sure the tags on here and on ao3 are filled with amazing fics and artwork 💛 it’s always a lot of fun, and I’m already excited for the mini bang! sending you lots of love x

ahhh ty so much <3 i’m glad you enjoyed it!!!

[pokeallthelawyers]

Hellooo! Thanks for blessing us with such a unique universe - saying goodbye is pretty hard but all those little extra glimpses into it definitely make it more bearable :) I’ve got a couple of questions for you if that’s okay! I was wondering if you were planning on incorporating/referencing any more canon characters, scenes or lines?

[part 2] We know that they’ve spent a lot of time together, when did they realize that they’re not just two people who work really well together but might actually become lovers? And I’d love to get a hint or two at what their reunion would have looked like (there’s only so much angst I can take, haha) Sending you two lots of love <3

My gosh, thank you so much for your messages!! honestly it makes us so happy that someone out there is interested enough in this au to learn more, and also that hearing our answers is helpful for you in some way :’] my answer to this got quite long [rip], hence the cut.

I was wondering if you were planning on incorporating/referencing any more canon characters, scenes or lines?

With regards to characters - If you remember in the original fic, Elias was mentioned as part of the team that works on clean up (e.g erasing paper trails, taking care of the body, etc.) for the jobs Even and Isak finish. This team is comprised of balloon squad members and are some of the only people in the business Even considers friends. They were going to play a more prominent role later on in the story after Even’s father’s betrayal, first as emotional support (obviously Even had no idea what was being planned and would probably be incredibly shaken and confused by events) and then to help them escape.

We also discussed a Noora/Eva subplot at some point. Eva as a hitman, Noora as her wealthy mark. Eva can’t go through with it though because of her emotional attachment to Noora, and decides to leave the business. We weren’t totally sure if we wanted to do more with this idea, but it would have at the very least been referenced as Even and Isak try to figure out whether it’s worth it to leave, as precedent that it might be difficult but not impossible (kind of difficult because Even and Isak would have no idea of their whereabouts so can’t know how successful they were, but between you and me they’re most definitely living their best lives together in some distant city and are probably married or something)

Other than that we toyed with the idea of boy squad and various other characters showing up in the time between them parting and their reunion, although nothing was ever really set in stone.

In terms of scenes and lines, I don’t actually think we had anything concrete planned for parallels? This verse is just about as far from canon as we could imagine lol. but yeah, aside from general themes of “you are not alone” and “life is now” (which is pretty much in every evak fic ever tbh) that’s all we’ve got!

when did they realize that they’re not just two people who work really well together but might actually become lovers?

So most of this fic verse was going to take place in the current timeline [with a few flashback standalones if we had the time], leaving the audience room to form their own ideas on questions like these if they wanted. Having said that, our own personal opinion is that it’s a thing that happened without them really talking about it, since so much of their relationship is in the unsaid. And in our minds it develops so slowly and so surely there’s no exact moment that they realized their feelings for each other, or admitted it to themselves, or admitted it to each other. still, in the fic we did post we think it’s pretty obvious that they know they love each other at that point, so make of that what you will!

And I’d love to get a hint or two at what their reunion would have looked like

I actually have lots of thoughts about how this would happen! Here are some of our notes on what we’d planned for the coda/epilogue of the fic:

This is maybe five or ten years into the future. Takes place in a coffeeshop; Even did become a barista like he said, in some distant American city

They both go by different names now; Even has a scar on his face and Isak has a different haircut, but Isak walks into the store, the little bell announcing his arrival, and Even looks up and catches sight of him and knows him immediately, and everything else sort of melts away

Even goes on break, joins Isak in the corner of the store away from the window; at this point it’s been years since they threw off their enemies, years living as civilians, but old habits die hard

Despite how long it’s been, they fall into each other so easily, talking about nothing and everything, understanding as much about how they’re doing from their silences as from what they actually say

The most plot important part of this conversation is that Isak reveals that he found out where Even is because Even slipped a coded message in his stuff and it took him a long time to find Even mostly because he was scared of putting Even in danger; he wanted to make absolutely sure that neither of them would be compromised by contact between them

He tells Even to thank balloon squad for him, then leans back in his seat and lets out a small laugh

And Even asks him why he’s laughing, and Isak says, “I’m laughing because you’re such a dumbass,” and Even is like ??? And Isak’s eyes go soft, and he says, “That last part of your message. Of course I’d want to see you again, did you ever doubt that?”

Even has a lump in his throat as he says, “I’m not supposed to make assumptions, am I,” and Isak says, “God, I love you,” and there’s nothing holding Even back now from saying, “I love you, too”; and they’re free, and they’re together, and it’s good.

(The crux of this scene to me is that they’ve spent time slowly learning to live as human beings outside their work, and outside of each other; but though they’ve spent so much time healing on their own, to lead normal lives without each other, they still want to be together. That could never change, and it never will)

Whew, this is a lot, geez. Thank you once again for your interest in this verse, it means the world to us - and again if you have any other thoughts or questions, don’t hesitate to let us know <3

-Sarah

[lovedeven]

ich denk an dich 💛💛💛

danke theresa 💕💕💕

[lovedeven]

for the ask thingy: 4, 7, 13 💗

hii, thank youuu 💕 

4. favourite dish specific for your country? Kaiserschmarrn, that’s a sweet dish, it looks a bit like chopped pancakes with powdered sugar on top and is best served with apple puree

7. three words from your native language that you like the most? I’ll take german because we hardly have any austrian specific words: - Fernweh (literal translation “far away pain”, a feeling like homesickness but for the other direction, so you’re home and are longing to go somewhere far away)- Hochzeit (literal translation “high time”, it’s just a wedding, but I like how it sounds)- Schweinehund (literal translation “pig dog”, it’s an imaginary animal we blame for our procrastination lmao)

13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders? OHOHO buckle up! we have something called “Nikolausumzug” or “Krampuslauf” at the beginning of december and it’s most terrifying thing. basically there’s a bunch of these guys (linking it because they’re a bit scary to look at and I don’t want to jumpscare anyone scrolling through) running around in a parade accompanying someone dressed as a saint and some angels. and the krampus’ job is to scare and lightly hit the viewers. really, REALLY scary stuff when you’re a kid - or just anyone really 😂

“hi I’m not from the US” asks

[pokeallthelawyers]

[Apparently I'm unable to keep these things short, so this is a two parter... again] Thank you so much for taking the time to answer me :) I actually got a little emotional there at the end - I would have bawled my eyes out during the reunion. btw your description of that scene is so close to my headcanon of it that it's almost scary?? I definitely pictured them sitting in a hidden corner of the coffee shop where Even works.

And yep, I think it’s very clear that they love each other without really talking about it (what do they talk about though? I loved their exchanges in the fic, and I could imagine that they try to stick to the lighter stuff instead of discussing work more than absolutely necessary?) oh, and one more thing occurred to me - would you have switched POV with each chapter, or would we have watched the whole story unfold through Even’s eyes?

ahhhh it’s so exciting to me that your headcanon was so similar to my headcanon!!! it makes me feel like we did pretty okay trying to get across the things we wanted to =D

but anyway, some answers to your questions! It’s interesting you say that you could imagine them trying to talk about lighter things most of the time because that’s something i was really hoping we’d convey with the fic we put out, that even though this is really the first time the audience is seeing them interact in this verse it’s different than before the point we see them because of the weight of their last mission hanging over their heads - things getting deeper and heavier than they might typically. if that came across, that makes me happy!! wrt your question about what they talk about, again we didn’t really have anything totally concrete worked out as most of our ideas pertain to the current timeline. having said that, we just hosted a mini-brainstorm session just for you, so here are some of our ideas on Things Isak and Even Might Discuss Outside Their Work:

Even’s shitty music taste [being both a shameless pop fan and completely out of touch with current mainstream trends] 

live commentary of whatever TV/movies they watch on their downtime during jobs, including Isak constantly taking the piss out of writers who have no sense of realism whatsoever, Even fawning over the soundtracks and the lighting and the acting and basically everything, and popcorn battles

frequent complaining about how shitty brains are [in this verse, Even’s bipolar is known and diagnosed and being treated as despite the circumstances we really didn’t want that to be a major point of angst for these characters]

Debates about such important questions such as whether pineapple is an acceptable topping for pizza [Isak has probably called it an abomination more than once], what is the best instant ramen brand, etc. etc.

We think they have deep conversations about life and the universe too, but for us those are less ANGST ABOUT HOW SHITTY EVERYTHING IS and more talking about their lives growing up [certain things may be taboo, although at this point after working together for so long it’s hard for us to imagine they don’t know much about each other], what they want to do after this gig ends [which we hinted at in the fic], shit about their feelings and how Even’s biggest fear is ending up alone and Isak at one point regretted not going to university but doesn’t anymore and also how vast the world is and how small they feel sometimes but how it helps knowing they’re not the only ones who feel that way

The crux of it, we think, is just them helping each other feel more human, less tied to their jobs, and that they’re capable of existing as their own people beyond their duties. a lot of things could fall under that probably!

As for POV, the entire current timeline would have stayed Even’s POV. To us, it feels very much like his story, especially since in the end the main driving force behind it is the choice Even makes to leave his family behind in order to help Isak leave. Not to downplay Isak’s role in this story in the slightest [Even would not have been able to make the choice in the first place had it not been for his relationship with Isak, and Isak presenting the possibility to Even that he is his own person outside his line of work!], but we felt it would be for the best for the audience to be able to see the thoughts and feelings behind Even’s choice [also, witnessing the betrayal from Isak’s POV and not really knowing for sure if Even knew about it beforehand would have changed the tone we were trying to go for, a little]. having said that, if we had time to write the few flashback scenes we wanted to include in the scope of the verse, those would have been from Isak’s POV.

Once again, thank you so much for your thoughts and questions, i cannot understate how much it means to us! it makes us really happy to be able to share our ideas for this story, even if it isn’t in the form we originally planned. And as always, you are more than welcome to send us any other thoughts you might have <3

-Sarah

[lovedeven]

for the fandom ask meme: in the flesh :)

theresa hiii and thanks 💕

Favorite Male Character: kieren all the way

Favorite Female Character: amy

Least Favorite Character: gary

Favorite Ship: siren

Favorite Friendship: kieren and amy 💕

Favorite Quote: there are sooooo many but I’ll go with “amy once asked my how many miles I’d have to go before I could be okay with myself. I thought I’d have to go around the whole world. I don’t think that anymore. I’m okay here”also the whole “optimist with depressive tendencies” dialogue has a special place in my heart

Worst Character Death (if any): amy..

This made me so happy you have no idea Moment: simon letting go of the knive, also kieren taking off his makeup

Saddest Moment: all of them lmao, no but the scene where kieren’s dad talks about how he found him

Favorite Location: the crazy golf place maybe?

aaand now I really wanna do a rewatch again, thanks :D