Hey friendo! For the Ask Writer Post: 8, 9, 26, 45 and 48! Mostly for your Durill/Fenris fic 💖
8. Where do you take your inspiration from?
oh, all over! I’ve gotten brainstorms from unboxing Halloween decorations at work, from weird headlines husband tells me about, from my d&d games. Most of all from the games I write for. I love writing between the scenes, filling out the bits that we didn’t get to play, adding in the small (or big) moments that happen outside of gameplay.
9. In your Durill/Fenris fic, what’s your favourite scene that you wrote?
since my stuff for Durill is collected in a series of smaller fics rather than a large one, I’m gonna go with the favorite of those that I’ve written, which as of right now is one of the most recent, What Once Was. It’s an incredibly angsty fic of Hawke and Fenris’s reunion at Weisshaupt. But it’s my favorite partly because of this exchange:
“Try to make friends, Killer,” Varric had told him as they stood outside the ruined husk of Adamant after it all. The dwarf clapped him on the forearm and attempted a carefree grin. But even Varric was having trouble with those these days.
Hawke snorted. “All of my friends have led me into violent confrontations I’ve barely escaped from. I don’t need more friends. Just...tell Fenris where I’ve gone.”
26. Which part of your Durill/Fenris fic was the hardest to write?
ngl, all of What Once Was. That fic was painful to write, it’s painful to read, and it doesn’t even wrap up the emotional journey they’re on. (The next fic in that series will thus be the hardest because I’ll have all of that to bring to a satisfying conclusion and...oof.)
45. What spurs you on during the writing process?
most often, it’s people expressing interest! Most to all of these fics with Durill have been the product of prompt asks or questions send as follow ups to something else I wrote. A good soundtrack is very useful too! And that’s one reason why I have so many goddamn playlists on my spotify, like one dedicated completely to Durill...(the other reason is that I’m a playlist hoarder).
48. What’s your favourite trope to write?
sweet, sweet hurt/comfort. Durill and Fenris lend themselves so well to it, it’s honestly ridiculous. Both of them are headstrong, stubborn, front line fighters, so there’s a lot of opportunity for injuries and things of that nature. It’s....a trope that, now that I think about it, figures in these fics with...remarkable frequency. For good reason, apparently!
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