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[strangersteddierthings]

🔥 Robin

Thanks of for the ask!!

I'm not sure I have any unpopular opinions about Robin?? She's perfect, flawless, 10/10 disaster lesbian and has never done anything wrong in her life.

But, uh, I don't think Robin would have a crush on Nancy. At least nothing beyond noticing that Nancy is pretty (because she is).

Or maybe I'm just so delusional about Buckingham that I can't fathom Robin wanting Nancy

[strangersteddierthings]

F and M for the fanfic ask!

I answered F second because the dialogue scene was long, so it's under a readmore.

M: Got any premises on the back burner that you'd care to share?

Oh, so many but I'm not wanting to share them just yet. I don't want someone to get excited about a fic I may never actually write, so I keep those secret until I either post the fic, or the fic idea to let someone else write it if they want.

F: Share a snippet from one of your favourite dialogue scenes you've written and explain why you're proud of it.

"Steve," Eddie whispers as they sit on the couch, movie playing but Eddie's not watching. "I'm scared."

"What?" Steve sounds so confused, and he quickly looks between Eddie and the movie. It's so enduring that Eddie must laugh about it, just a little.

"Not of Footloose. Of telling people. About us."

Steve's face softens and he looks so fond that Eddie aches. "That's okay, Eddie. You don't have to."

"But what if...."

"If?" Steve prompts.

"What if I'm never ready to come out? What if I- if we can't- What does it mean for us, if I never get there?"

"Oh," Steve says, like the thought that Eddie would never come out hadn't ever occurred to him. "Well, then I'll just be the bisexual who never dates again and lives with his best guy friend for the rest of his life."

That's like a gut punch in the best way. That Steve says it so easily, like he plans to stay with Eddie until he dies. Eddie can't fathom that. "Careful, Stevie. With words like that I might get ideas about you."

Steve looks serious now, but with a little upturn to his mouth. A small, secret smile. "Ideas, hmm. What sort?"

"That you might adore me."

"Well, I do adore you," Steve says simply, easily, "I love you, Eddie."

-

I just love this little bit. Steve thinking for a brief moment that Eddie is afraid of the movie Footloose makes me giggle every time I think about it. The vulnerability of coming out and whether or not you feel ready for that, and what the means when being in a relationship with someone who is ready.

This snippet is from Save Max, which is a time travel fic in which Steve, having barely survive the apocalypse, wakes up in his younger body and gets a 'redo', but it's not from Steve's POV. It's from Eddie's. So this Steve has had the time to process that he's queer, he's already come out to all his friends once, and he's not afraid to do it again. But all of that is information the reader does not have. Instead, they see Steve from Eddie's eyes, so unafraid of telling everyone this secret that has gotten people killed before.

I just. I really like it.

[sidekick-hero]

Spotify Wrapped #42

Uhhh not a Sleep Token one! It's FU in My Head by Cloudy June, love that song.

spotify wrapped is HERE! send me a number 1-100 and I’ll tell you the song it corresponds with on my top 100 playlist

[wanderingsofal]

12, 19, 27, and 36 for the writer's ask!

Thanks for asking!!  These are fun!

12.  Describe your perfect writing space

Somewhere quiet, where I can put on some music or the science channel in the background. Soft lighting that I can turn off quickly. A large comfortable couch that I can sink into or stretch out on. A cozy place for my cat to sit next to / near me as I write.

19.  How do you keep yourself motivated?

Oh man. This is hard. Music. Music is usually what does it. I find a song with lyrics that resonate like the characters are talking through it, and use that to push the plot along. 

(Actually, I just did this. I was dead in the water on my novel, and then you suggested listening to The Amazing Devil, I got to their song The King, and holy fuck. I just completely re-wrote the opening chapter of the novel, might end up re-plotting the whole first half of the book, but I’m more motivated than I’ve been in months. So, thank you for the recommendation! <3 )

27.  Favourite line/scene

Mm... I have so many that I really love. I think there’s two that really stick with me though.

 From my fic The Truth Remains, the first is the scene where Crowley explains how demons can feel love, using an orchestra metaphor where angels can hear the whole damn orchestra, but for demons the bass is always missing.

The other is from the same fic, where Crowley goes to the moon and finds the archangel Michael (who, since this is a Raphael!Crowley fic, is his sister) in his favorite spot, missing her brother, and they have a brief conversation. 

36.  Last sentence you wrote 

I actually just went back to work on a chapter that will either be the first or second chapter in my sequel to The Truth Remains. But before that I did re-write the opening paragraph of my novel, which I think is more appropriate to share here, since I also got this question on my writing/fic blog, and I’ll put the fic stuff there.

Here’s the bit I just did:

When you joined the royal navy, your family was given your death notice. You were accompanied to the shore by a funeral procession, and the sounds of the death bell followed you from the docks. Most didn’t last five years. Keler knew that when he signed up, but his family had needed the pay. So down to the sea he had gone, and signed on with the first captain who would take him. It had been the best decision he ever made.

[anarchycox]

forgottenkanji

  loved birds of prey

I saw it last night and it was soooooo good

Just so much fun, right?

[anarchycox]

forgottenkanji

  I feel like garbage. totally making a hot toddy...

Oh no! I hope you feel better soon!

thanks, just a nasty sore throat, babying it so hopefully not too long.

[elletromil]

@forgottenkanji

​ replied to your photo

“So it’s mah birthday, so of course Imma post a selfie :D”

Happy birthday! You look super cute~

Thank youuuu *smooches*

@insanereddragon​ replied to your photo “So it’s mah birthday, so of course Imma post a selfie :D”

ahhh, you're gorgeous! 4 days and I'll get to see your gorgeousness in person!!<3

I can’t waiiiiit, it’s so close yet still so farrrr <3

@hisreindeerjumper​ replied to your photo “So it’s mah birthday, so of course Imma post a selfie :D”

meow, mama! gorgeous! happy birthday!

Thank you :D *hugs and kisses*

@the-lovely-bus-stop​ replied to your photo “So it’s mah birthday, so of course Imma post a selfie :D”

Holy hell I love your hair and happy birthday!!!!

THANK YOU :D \o/ And seriously I am very happy of how my new haircut turned out ^///^

[elletromil]

D,I,N,Y for the fandom ask

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

Cheggsy. Some of my peeps like it and I mean, I can see how, but personally I just really can’t get behind it, I just really don’t like Charlie (ok in some au he’s tolerable but meh, just not a fan). But there are some fics floating around I would probably read if I liked the pairing so I wish I could like the ship just so I would have more to read

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

Yep. I have a very low tolerance for drama and bullying, for anon hate and people who can’t ship and let ship. People trying to police what others are creating because “OMG IT’S CLEARLY MEANT THAT WAY HOW CAN YOU SEE IT IN ANY OTHER WAY THAN MINEEEEE”. I get not everyone in the fandoms I’ve stopped lurking in is like this. But you just couldn’t escape it at times and it grows tiresome. I’m pretty sure I don’t have to name which fandom I mean here because I won’t go naming them. I have low tolerance for wank, as I said, and I won’t start shitting on other fandom just because I grew out of them. Some people still enjoy them and I am very happy for them. As for myself, I’ll stay in this corner of fandom.

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

CUDDLING AND KISSES AND JUST INTIMACY THAT DOESN’T REVOLVE AROUND SEX THANK YOUUUU

Ok, to be honest, in the Kingsman fandom there is a LOT of that going around, so I am very lucky and grateful. But I just want more because I am a greedy little thing :3

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

So I would say The Hobbit/Lotr (but more the hobbit than lotr), Bridget Jones Diaries, Supergirl, James Bond, Star Trek, Star Wars and as of this weekend World of Warcraft (i blame @bulletproof-gentleman for that one). There is a bunch more, because I am the kind who if I read/watch/listen to something I will want to explore of the fandom, but those are currently my main ones