I was so happy when @bubblesinapocket (formerly steelorchids) said she would be a part of Creators Week. She is such a good writer, and deserves all the love. She started writing fairly recently, but you’d never know it, her fics are so good, and she has a knack for writing “missing/extended” scenes that go a little deeper than what we see onscreen, as well as completely original stories.
Just a few of my favorites :
12 Midnight, which I think might actually be my favorite of hers. Matt and Karen have a big date night planned for New Year’s Eve but their plans end up going a little awry, which leads them both to thinking back about moments in their relationship and how far they’ve come. And there’s dancing, so I mean, come on. I just love this one.
Wish We Had One More Kiss this one is so sweet, about Matt having to get up early and Karen trying to convince him to stay in bed. Domestic Karedevil. It’s awesome.
I See You this one is short and sweet about Matt waiting for Karen to arrive to enter a fancy party, and they’re so adorable, and everything is so new between them and it’s just the cutest.
Reveal(s) is a continuation of Matt’s big reveal, this one inspired by the Coldplay song “The Scientist” (which I swear could have been written about Karedevil. Is Chris Martin a Karedevil shipper??) Steelorchids does an amazing job with the emotions they’re both feeling. *sobs*
I’m With You I LOVE this one about Karen having a nightmare and Matt soothing her back to sleep. *happy sigh* It’s so sweet and part of her Karedevil cuddles series (which we need more of, no pressure @bubblesinapocket)
And last but not least, she also writes fantastic meta, like this one she just did last week. I love her analysis here and think it’s spot on
She is an amazing person and friend, and if you are not familiar with her fics, (she’ll make fun of me for saying this): do yourself a favor and read them
What general area do you live in? Dominican Republic
Language(s) you speak? Spanish (native) and English (second)
How long have you been in the Daredevil/Defenders fandom? Almost a year and a half.
What is your season 4 wishlist? Karedevil (duh!) glowing at its fullest in EVERY sense of the word. Marci and Karen being friends, Marci and N, M & P working together. Lots and lots of N, M & P. Marci and Foggy getting married. Foggy and Matt being badass lawyers. More trials, please. Bullseye, of course. There has to be an amazing villain. Ellison figuring out Matt’s identity but keeping it secret obviously. The Defenders finding out Matt’s alive. A little cameo would be cool too, especially JJ. An all the DD awesomeness that I can’t come up with but Erik O and all the genius writers can. I want the show back!!!!
What is your favorite thing about Karedevil? Jesus, this is the most difficult question! The slow burn, the fact that they are so similar, both broken, flawed, stupid, lonely yet they’d give their lives for the people they love. The angst, the awkwardness, ALL THE FREAKING SPARKS whenever they’re together. Their friendship. How they have helped each other, their arguments, all the softness and how sexy they are together. Their whole arc S1 all the way to S3. I could continue here, but I think you get the idea ;-)
How many Karedevil WIPs do you have? Hahahaha! I am cracking up at this question! Hey, kudos to whoever came up with this one. I have approximately 14 *facepalm*
What are your favorite creations that you’ve done and why?
Reveal(s) - I loved writing this one because of how I had to get in their heads in this hard moment of their relationship (Matt’s confession) and it was inspired by a dear friend’s comment and love for the flashback scene. Plus, angst.
Steps - This one was fun to write because it was supposed to be a one-shot and then a friend prompted me to go on with step 2 and then this happened. It was fun to get in their heads during the rebuilding of their relationship in S3.
12 Midnight - I was suffering writer’s block after the cancellation and had no idea how I would write the secret Santa fic for which I had already signed up because I was so down. With the encouragement/help from some friends, this happened. It’s my longest fic so far and the whole process of writing it was very fun. And my secret Santa liked it which is even more important.
Do you have any advice for other creators? Enjoy the process. Have fun. It doesn’t matter if your idea is not the most original one. Create it anyway. It will be your own way. Find at least one friend you can share your work with beforehand if you’re not sure. Trust me, it’s amazing how helpful and encouraging people in this squad can be. We all love kudos and comments, but that’s not the purpose of this. It’s for fun. And if YOU and at least one more person liked it, then it was all worth it (And most of the time, a lot of people like it). Yes, I am giving this advice to myself too.
What do you look for in a story? Truth to its characters. I could say a lot more, but I think that sums it up.
Is there something else you’d like from your squad? I’m not on Tumblr or any social media anymore, I’m very in the background, but please know that I miss you all a lot <3 Thanks for keeping the squad going! :)
What are your favorite kinds of prompts: I don’t really have much experience with prompts. What I love to write the most is canon compliant stuff, whether it is things we didn’t get to see in the show or things we could see in the show, if that makes sense. Other than that, anything that comes to my mind. Maybe someday I’ll get creative and write an AU or something like that.
How do you come up with ideas for creations? Wow. Tough question. From the show. From whatever comes to my mind. Songs. Random quotes. Even gifs have inspired me. Ideas come from everywhere, really.
What is a fun fact about yourself? I watched the show I think in Feb 2018. I joined Tumblr just so I could see all the nice KD posts that I found on Google which happened to be shortly before the Karedevil Week in August and was FANTASTIC. Met two amazing girls on Twitter who happened to be creators and were also on Tumblr. Then I opened an AO3 account just so that I could subscribe to my favorite authors and bookmark fics. Started interacting with more KD squad members through posts. The S3 hype was HIGH! Ended up writing my first fic inspired by the coffin scene in S3 and I haven’t stopped ever since, although I have had many writer’s block periods ever since the show was cancelled (I barely slept that night). I also have met more incredible people. Bottom line: DD and Karedevil have a very special place in my heart.
How many times do you think you’ve watched the show(s): I don’t know! Not because I’ve seen it so many times, unfortunately (I wish I had the time!), but because for sure it’s only once (generally speaking), BUT I did rewatch S1 almost entirely, and S3… Oh my God… I’ve written a lot of fics based on S3 so I don’t know how many times I’ve rewatched some of the episodes. S3 EP1, S3 EP6 (My very favorite to write about), OBVIOUSLY S3 EP11 (<3), EP 12 and EP 13 are the ones I’ve see the most. Do all the videos from the show on YouTube count? LOL Seriously, with all of that plus the gifs that refresh my memory, and all the meta and endless articles I’ve read, I honestly feel like I’ve seen it a hundred times.
What are your top characters from the Defenders in order: Matt Murdock, Karen Page, Foggy “Foggy Bear” Nelson, Jessica Jones, Misty Knight, Wilson Fisk (do villains count?)
Send me asks any time! Accepting: Prompts, General KD questions
