Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite fics that vou've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let's spread the self-love 💜
Oh thank you for including me on this!! 😭💕
Okay so! I have 3 that I’m always very proud of!!
1. Do you feel safe? - Loki x Reader
I feel the way I wrote her was equally elegant and graceful, but also showing why Loki and her would be together because she’s not soft. Just had rounded edges.
2. Save Today - Loki x Reader
Loki is mean and vengeful but so in love. I’m so proud of how i depicted his ability to be everything and anything she would need.
3. Need a Ride? - Bucky x Reader
I’ve written multiple Bucky fics, but they didn’t ever live up to how I truly see this beef cake man and the person he would find. And the smut? I pat myself on the back for all that I made sweat and wet.
Has anyone ever written and shared with the world a Hellboy!Bucky fic? I’ve had the idea planted in my frontal lobe and dear god help me I can’t stop thinking about it.
Please, if anyone knows of a fic that’s Hellboy!Bucky, send it my way. If there isn’t…ima need to dust off my crusty ass knuckles and get to work.
Hey, out of curiosity I saw that you're a mother and a wife. And I wanted to know how you balance that life with fanfiction. Do you do self-inserts or just write them for others? Please, if this is too personal, I apologize, but I'm entering adulthood now and this issue really makes me anxious. I'm getting worried about being an adult who loves fanfiction, and worried if I'll have to give it up when I'm in a relationship.
Hi sweets!
I’ll try to answer your questions the best I can!
First, I love reading/writing reader insert. I’m not the biggest fan of first person pov, that’s where I feel I’m trying to alter my reality. Even though I know that’s not others peoples intent, that’s just how I feel. Writing “you”/“she” stories, i picture my own created person. Not always necessary myself. I hope this makes sense!
The balance between enjoying fanfics and my adult life? That’s a bit of a hard one. My daughter is 12, so she’s much more independent and kinda does her own thing. At first, I didn’t have time for any reading and writing. I maybe would read once a week, before bed.
Now, I have a husband who encourages me to write and read fanfic. He will even help me come up with plots. He loves when I read some filthy smut because…you know lol. It took about 5 years to truly get into this balance of work, motherhood, wife life, and still enjoying this hobby of mine.
I think at there’s this speculation that fanfiction is this taboo, immature, weird thing. But if we really think about it, all books are fanfiction, right? In some way. There are so many adults that I know who deeply enjoy fanfiction. My loves are Loki and Bucky. One friend loves Draco Malfoy. Another loves Supernatural. We’re all in our late twenties and early thirties.
It takes time, practice, and finding your own rhythm. What works for me, may not work for you and that’s okay. I’m a true believer of doing what makes you happy, whether it be reading or writing fanfiction.
I understand that fear of feeling you have to give up something because you’re maturing and growing. But, you don’t have to give up something you’ve always enjoyed and loved just because you’re aging. It’ll just mean the stories you enjoy will grow with you. When I enjoyed at 18 is not the same that I enjoy now at 30. We grow, our interests grow with us.
Keep enjoying fanfiction. If people can play video games and believe they’re truly in that universe, then we can read fanfics and believe we’re in that universe.
I’m sorry I rambled! But don’t give up a passion you have to mold into something you’re not! Continue being you, doing what you love, and someone will love you for you. And encourage you to keep doing it, especially if it makes you happy!
if you haven’t been this told today, then let me tell you that i love you and i am so proud of you !! may not know what you going through but know that im glad you’re still here with us. even after the incident, im glad you chose to stay here ❤︎
Oh Kayla, thank you so much. You truly are such a kind soul and I’m so happy to have you!
I’m happy I stayed too, and I’m so happy that you are one of the people who make me feel so welcomed. I hope you know you’re appreciated and valued! I love you too, and if someone hasn’t told you today: I’m proud of you!
So life has been rough, parenting is rough, and mentally I feel like my brain is just a rock in my head.
Living in President Dumps America is slowly sucking the life out of me. My empathetic heart chips everyday.
My daughter experimented with self harm, and it triggered my own trauma from when I did that at her age. I’m not repeating what my mother did, I’m getting her all the support I can find. Counseling, therapy, home health building.
With that being said, my mental health has slowly decreased. I’m a healthy enough person now to recognize when I’m not doing good and try to find the strength to keep doing what brings me joy.
I just want to cry. I’m trying for my daughter, for my husband, and whatever’s left — for myself.
I typically read and write to help my mind take a break from reality, but I’m going to be taking a little breather from working on my stories.
There are 4 I’m working on, but I don’t have it in me right now. I’m hoping I’ll be better in a few days or weeks or even months. I just need to find that strength again, for myself too while being strong for others.
I appreciate you all, so much. Thank you for being my escape and my warm hug. I’ll still be here, supporting my fellow writers and moots.
