#bean replies

[puddingcatbeans]

*clutches your hands tightly*

navigating your relationships with your relatives as an adult is HORRIBLE and i am in the trenches with you. if you say anything then you're ungrateful or rude, and it's so so difficult to ask for things like respect and trust.

like. thank you for being so welcoming. you're suffocating me. please stop coddling me.

it's been 20 years since you last saw me. we're strangers to each other. we're family so we (have to) care about each other

it's sweet that you remember that i liked beagles when i was 5. but i have sex and drink alcohol and i drive and i file taxes. i will shank someone if you keep treating me like a child.

🤝 you get it 😭

driving myself crazy calculating whether it's worth making a scene about it when i'm gonna be gone again in a few weeks

we're all gonna be fine, probably, but growing up is realizing u and ur family will always love in ways the other doesn't understand

[puddingcatbeans]

kandreil move over anon - no need to apologize! i'm giggling and kicking my feet at the imagery from your fic 🥰🥰 the little poke to neil's cheek and andrew using kevin as a pseudo foot rest is so wjdoqbdkw

i also like the implication that they moved from the living room so andrew actually wants them nearby even if he's rolling his eyes at his exy fanboys and he has a little routine to get comfy 🥰🥰🥰 tytyty

🥰🥰 i think andrew's brand of affection is like a cat, he won't look at you head on but he'll pick his way across the room to sit next to you.

i also definitely think he implements a "no exy" zone into their daily schedule, too. kevin struggles a lot at first but it turns into sleepy cuddles nap time which he is good at 👌

[puddingcatbeans]

it makes me happy whenever i see you on my dash. i don't know how many years it's been but im grateful that we exist at the same time

friend ily i'm also glad we exist at the same time!!

[puddingcatbeans]

8, 28, 38, 39 for the ask meme!

8. Share the last line that you wrote

working title for this wip is "tim is sick! cue looney tunes music"

28. Which fic is closest to your heart?

going way back to this tododeku qp fic which i wrote in 2017 (crazy) and i have new thoughts about love and qp relationships since then but it's still very dear to me and my journey of learning that being ace didn't mean being alone forever.

38. Pick three of your fics and share a song to go with each

ok i'm not gonna cheat by using the songs i already linked in the actual fic or used as titles

a) timkon breakfast fic - fiji blue's "baby blue" b) wangxian kind of road trip au - carly rae jepsen's "let's get lost" c) aftg andreil fic about quiet tenderness - alextbh's "a hundred lives"

39. Pick one of your fics and share an image to go with it.

i'll pick this ffxv fic where prompto is basically like this. poor baby doesn't deserve it

thanks for asking!! askmeme

[puddingcatbeans]

16, 27, 35

16. What is one of your favorite words or phrases to use in writing?

tender like a bruise!!!!! and "softly". on brand for me ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

27. Which fic do you think is your most adventurous?

my multichapter mdzs b@rak@mon au 【那夏天的我們】a stroke of fate

a) because it was multichapter (and i actually! finished!) b) it is full of summer-y things in a mountain town, and i am very much a city girl. i can hear the cicadas even now

35. Have you ever written a fic because you were inspired by a title?

not really - i also usually tackle the title last, and i love using lyrics for fic titles now. i have songs that inspire me to write the blorbos in certain situations, for sure!

thanks for asking~~ askmeme

[puddingcatbeans]

for the fic ask game: 12, 18, 1! (:

1.Compliment your writing!

i think i do a great job with small moments and soft feelings! for fic especially, i like to slow down scenes or zoom in on snapshots, and i think i do well when i'm expanding on soft intimacy between characters.

12. What fandom do you want to write for more often?

i want to write more for bl/ue exo/rcist, and my current hyperfixation of the b@tf@m & t!m dr@ke (sorry, trying not to let this ask end up in the tags). i like the characters and dynamics a certain flavour, so i'd like to explore more of that, instead of trawling through the tags like i'm opening the fridge for the third time when i clearly didn't go buy groceries this week, lol. it's always fun seeing the other side of the glass though!

18. What trope have you not written yet, but want to?

amnesia fic? i have a wip for this, i think, but just notes. i love exploring how you re-fall in love with someone, given how people change over time, and how circumstances influence a lot of our decisions and feelings. i think a large part of this trope is also re-learning yourself, reconciling with who you thought you were, and who you have become, and who you are now.

lots of introspection, which may be quite therapeutic for me to write, depending on the character, haha

thanks for asking! askmeme

[puddingcatbeans]

4, 40 for ask game!!

4. Post a screenshot of one of your favorite comments

i'm sure there are others but this is the one i found on one my personal fave fics i ever wrote - i just love that this kind of dialogue can exist in fandom - connection is everything!

40. Pick one of your fics and share a quote to go with it (not a quote from the fic, but an outside quote that fits)

i'm looking through my ffxv fics because i'm jumping back into the sandbox this year, and i think about this one to the tune of marianas trench's "acadia" - i can never go / go back home again / acadia is gone

the thing about ffxv is that. it's almost a frankenstein of a coming-of-age story where you grow up and leave home and forget to look back, only realizing you can never go home when you most want to.

actually that reminds me of another song, crowd lu's 大人中: who doesn't leave home / when we grow up?

thanks for asking :) askmeme here

[puddingcatbeans]

hi bean! the batfam stuff you post makes me want to get into it - are there any comics/shows/movies you'd recommend, or a good starting point? thank you xx

hello friend and i am so sorry i'm probably the wrong person to ask because i fandom-parkoured into this one and i would still say i'm a filthy casual 😣

i have been hoping to track down and start on these ones from a vinelark ask though because somehow i have emerged from the parkouring as a timmy stan. particularly yj 1998, every screenshot i've seen just seems like barrels of fun

i did read the wayne family adventures webcomic for the more wholesome portrayal of the bats and birds, and i've watched some of the animated batman films with my friends (most recently under the red hood, and gotham by gaslight for some reason)

i also enjoyed the lego batman film immensely, and i've heard that apparently it's quite faithful to batman's story. it's also just a highly entertaining watch!

sorry this isn't a great answer but i hope u enjoy it wherever you start! may your batfam journey begin >:)