mei’s note. since gameboy and bf hotline were both highly voted for in the poll, i've decided to share snippets of both! thank u all sm again for 1k followers AHHH! the q&a portion will be under the cut for anyone curious enough to scroll down that far loll. love u!! enjoy!!
✿ GAMEBOY PART TWO
read part one here
✿ BOYFRIEND HOTLINE SESSION FOUR
read this series here
✿ q&a!
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from anon
I literally have loads to ask you but I'll try narrowing down to as much as small as possible!!
ahhh!! please don't worry about asking to many questions, what can i say im a yapper loll
1. What encouraged you into writing fics in the first place?
i think reading fics really encouraged me to step into this because there were so many ideas i wanted to see and i was like... if no one's gonna write it, then I WILL! lmaoooo. but i've been reading fics since the dawn of time (since i was like 10 maybe?) and wrote for several fandoms but only really got serious with bts fics bc i got the most engagement and community from it! so another huge motivator in writing for me is interacting with readers, other writers, and the whole community!
2. How does studying and writing happen simultaneously? How do you manage it?
i... dont. HAHAH for these past few months i've been really free because my semester is very chill, which makes it way easier to spend time writing! next sem im kind of swamped so im not sure if i'll be able to keep up with the same pace hahaha. in terms of time management tho, i tend to write the most at night and i am a super late sleeper, so that helps me find time to write even when im a bit busier!
3. Can I ask u some of those ur favs? One favorite movie actor. Favorite song. Favorite tv show/film. Favorite book. Fav fanfiction.
UM YES LETS GOO! fav actor? goodness, i don't watch enough movies for this but i am obsessed with any movie with rachel mcadams. fav song right now is darling i, by tyler the creator! fav tv show is probably miraculous ladybug bc i was genuinely so obsessed with it, but if anime counts then yona of the dawn! fav book is sooo hard but a recent favorite is remarkably bright creatures by shelby van pelt or cursed bunny by bora chung! and FAV FANFIC IS ACTUALLY DIABOLICAL? but its probably actually a fic called come out of the ashes by SilverStudios5140 (its a naruto ff)!
4.your philosophy in life, in general.
ohh what a good question! honestly, idk. HAHAHAHA but if i had to say something, i think i'd really like to just be content with life, as simple as that sounds. in this world it can be really easy to fall into the clutches of what "happiness" and "success" can look like (ie. a good job, how many followers you have, your grades, etc...) but when all is said and done, no one's going to remember me for my achievements. i'd rather be known for my personality and energy! . so i've been trying to stop thinking that high paying job or a gazillion friends will make me happy and instead im just trying to be as happy as i can in every moment and enjoy the people around me! so yeah, idrk but i hope that answers your question!!
Okayyy sooo I am running out of time and there's my shotttt. Its alr if you choose not to answer some or anyyy, lots of loveee and congooo on the 1k followinggg
ahh i had so much fun with all these questions!!! lots of love to you and THANK UUU <333
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from anon
Hiiiii congrats on 7k Mei!!!! u might have already answered this before but how do you make your app graphics? like where do you get the inspiration and how long does it take u and stufff?
HII NONNNIE! thank u sm for ur ask!!
so basically i make pretty much all of my graphics on canva and i sometimes take elements from picsart! i got canva pro for school, so that also helps a lot when it comes to formatting and stuff. i get a lot of inspiration from literally just looking at other apps HAHAHA. for my major i have to loook at them a lot and make mock-ups, so i just kind of recycle what i do for class when making app graphics too! but mostly, its just a lot of trial and error until i do something that looks right, and it def gets easier with time! the perfect match app graphics took me SOOO long to do, but boyfriend hotline took me like, one hour (for session 1)!
i hope that answers your question sweet cheeks!! <3
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from @luxkoo
Hi Mei !!! Congratulations on 1k 💗
WOOHOOOO~
KYAA THANK UU BBBY!!
Anywhom, since you are doing a q&a rn for the celebration 🥳 I wanted to just hop on here and ask you something !!
Basically, I wanted to know how you write. Like, do you write on a computer, tablet, etc. How you get motivated to write, and how you get inspiration for ideas and such !!!
Those are my biggest enemies in writing, so I just wanted to ask the one of the best ff writers everrrrrr 😌
omgomgomg! first of all, one of the best ff writers ever? you are too kind, that is really such a high compliment im dead ilysm LJFDSJF<3
and to answer your question:
i usually write on my laptop but sometimes if im out and i get ideas, i'll just type on my phone! i do this a lot actually, sometimes certain lines/ideas will come to me and my notes app will just be full of random quotes that i look to for inspiration when im actually writing.
i also get a lot of inspiration from consuming media! i love to read both books and other fanfics, i loveee watching anime (especially shoujo which i think bleeds into how i write a lot), reading manga, watching movies, and more! here and there, real life experiences also influence what i write. talking to friends about fic ideas also really really helps! bonbon, if you're reading this, u know what's up LMFAOFIDSJFls but yeah!! that's how i get inspireddd <3
motivation-wise, i think getting reader interaction reallyyyy helps for me! and it always helps when im excited about what im writing too, so my biggest tip it to write what you want to read to stay motivated!!
thank you so much for your kind words baby! i can't wait to read some of your works one day too <333
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from @bonzoirparis
q&a : who is ur wife? and why is it bonbon?, how do you come up with these GENIUS ASS STORIES LIKE HELLO? and not a question but im so proud of you baby <3 (SO EXCITED FOR THE REST OF TPM)
HELPPP bonbon i have so much love for u u have no idea <3 and girl DELUSION???? you already know about my entire love life so here and there i take ideas from that... but mostly its just reading/consuming other media and letting my maladaptive day dreaming take over <3 FHDHHDSHFSDH
AND GIRL thank you so much for ur kind words and for being my friend here, i literally love u to the moon and back <3 (TPM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU)
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from 🐧 anon
Haii Mei! Sending in my question for the q&a: What’s ur favourite meet-cute?
HI!!! omg, this is such a good question!! my fav meet-cute trope is the kind where they get off on the wrong foot FJSDFJDS:JF either like, they bump into each other and immediately don't like the other or they are forced into an awkward situation together (ie. bumping into someone and spilling a drink all over them, or meeting someone who you don't like because of things you've heard about them)!! but the more awkward and goofy, the better.
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from anon
YOOHOO q&a inputs Which was the best concert you've attended if you have and where was it?
YOOHOO HI!! the best concert i have ever attended was a bruno mars concert hehe. i don't think i can share where, but it was genuinely one of the BEST nights of my life bc i knew literally every song and all of them are BANGERSSS! i love bruno <3
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from anon
Do you have an insta account? like just one for your readers? Btw i love your fics they are so amazing 😭❤️
hiii!! i don't have one :( but im not opposed to making one in the future if people are interested, i just don't know what i'd post LMFAOOOO. and OMGOMG thank you so much nonnie!!! im so glad u are enjoying <333
ˋ°•*⁀➷ from anon
Hi! For the q&a: what's something about yourself that u think is unexpected? Like something no one would be able to guess ?
omg hello! what a fun question! i think something people are typically surprised to hear about me is that i have a second degree black belt in taekwondo LFMAOOO i did it for like 5 years i think (from when i was 12-17) but i eventually quit because school got crazy and i didn't have time to put my all into it hahaha. thank u for the question!!!
final notes. if you made it this far WOW thanks for taking the time to know me! im so so grateful to be on this platform and get to share my silly little stories with you all. 1000 is a bigggg number, and im so thankful for each and every one of u! heres to more fun times! and just bc this little q&a segment is over, doesn't mean u can't ask me stuff! my inbox is always open for u lovelies! thank u again <33
This day TWENTY YEARS AGO, I apparently posted my first ever fic to ffnet.
This 1800 word fic was a Sam/Jack fic in the SG-1 fandom. It was written in first person POV, which is something I rarely, if ever, did again. It also had major character death, which, wow, way to come out swinging with the angst.
The header info is even funnier and gives a great glimpse into naughty-aughts approaches to such things:
Ha! Disclaimers! And not for content, but from a "PLEASE DON'T SUE ME FOR THIS LITTLE FIC." Ah, what a time, what a time. Also the classic archiving fic to some places I am sure aren't around anymore. The SJD, which I cannot remember what that is for the life of me, and good old Heliopolis. Which is STILL THERE! Wow. Amazing. Though apparently I posted this and another fic in January to Heliopolis, so maybe I missed the date. Whatever, let me have my joy.
Since it it officially my 20-year anniversary, I am planning on taking some time this week to reflect back on the last 20 years, not just the fic I've written, but the fic I've read, the experiences I've had, and the friendships I've built. So buckle in! And if you were around back in 2005, I want to hear your experiences too!
My inbox is open and my nostalgia is high, so ask away about anything!
Idk if you heard but ovarit, aka terf Reddit, is dead 😄
I haven't heard of this, sweet! I don't use reddit all that often but it's good to know they do the bare minimum when it comes time transphobic hate speech forums.
I've seen a common theme in the responses for the subject of the extra, so let's narrow this down. Depending on the results (mainly for our dads) I will run a follow-up poll if we need to narrow down the focus still.
What would you like the extra to be about?
MC's cursed birthday (likely from Oswin's POV)
MC's darling daddies (selections from their romance &/or parent-life, etc..)
