ok now you do all the fic meme answers (or whichever ones you're comfortable with answering) :)
1. approximately how many fics would you say you read in a year?
Not a whole lot, tbh. Depends on my mood. Maybe 20?
2. approximately how many fics would you say you write in a year?
I tend to write in bursts, so I can spend a year spitting stuff out (though they then stay in drafts forever >.>; ), and then nothing for a long time lol.
3. what’s one character that you write in fics or rp that has changed your life, one that you couldn’t do without?
DCAU Timothy Drake/Timmy Todd ='3
4. what’s your favorite au premise?
I'm always interested in the Justice Lords verse, though I do miss my friend's and my "Domestic SuperBats AU" where Bruce and Clark are married with Kara as Clark's daughter and all the Robins and Batgirl are adopted. <3
5. what’s the optimal wordcount for a fic? (it, of course, depends. but what do you like?)
I like short drabbles I can read quickly, but if I'm going to sink my teeth into a chapter fic then I don't really have a preference as to length - just the hope it will eventually be finished.
6. describe a fic that has or would bring you to tears. links appreciated.
I know I gushed about it at the time, but I'm still appreciative of "Acceptable Losses" you wrote from my suggestion prompt, since you hit me hard with the surprise "Red" connection. ;~; It's a really important symbol in my other big fandom fixation, expressly being the "color of heroes". ;o
More recently is "Performance Piece" by fight_knight, which I've mentioned before but is an intriguing take on DCAU and comics Tim switching places post-RotJ. Specifically though, Chapter 8 got me good since it also surprised me by lining up almost exactly with a headcanon I have of Steph being the only one DCAU Timmy allows to cut his hair, but I couldn't fit it into my own fic so I'm happy someone else (sorta) did it. ='> (I hope the author does continue someday...)
Aside, I had actually wanted to use this opportunity to plug this fic to you since I don't recall if I ever shared it before, but it looks like the author deleted... OTL
7. describe a fic that has or would make you smile very hard and bury your face into your pillow / potentially scream a little bit. links appreciated.
If someone other than me were to write fluffy (or angsty) DCAU TimSteph I would die tbh.
8. what kind of fic do you like to read at 3am? be as specific as you dare…
Honestly probably my own fic draft since I still go back and revise chapters and that's typically the only time I have to do so.
9. what’s a fic you’ve thought of while you were drifting off to sleep?
See above.
10. what’s a huge fic project that you’ve always wanted to work on but never can find the time?
My old ItsuHaru fic for my first OTP from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (and my even older idea for a Gary Oak x Molly Hale fic from Pokémon, which I suppose actually predates the former in terms of "OTP" obsession *shot*)
11. what’s a fic you’ve thought of while showering/bathing?
Uh... Don't think I typically do so during that time? o.o;
12. what’s your go-to plot bunny and/or trope when you’re daydreaming?
Anything to do with my ships: DCAU TimSteph, ItsuHaru, and ShinAyaki are currently the main ones, tho I also entertain some crack/crossover rarepairs on occasion.
13. make up a fic title for a brand new fic you’ve never thought of before.
Not really new, but I've always wanted to use the title "Lights Fantastic" for something but could never think of what.
14. tell us about a fanon misconception that often shows up in fic about one of your favorite characters, and why it’s completely wrong
all the JayTim in RotJ fics or comicverse AUs in general but I usually just ignore those
15. do you experience synesthesia when you write? what about when you read?
No.
16. have you ever written something fluffy that made you feel happy, then pulled back because you didn’t want to get comments about writing something ooc? any other situations similar to this come up?
Not so much fluffy, but tbh I always wondered/worried if Tim cries too much in my fic, now even more so from your answers lol. ^^; (It does happen less so later on as he continues his recovery, fwiw.) In general I get concerned about writing DC characters OoC in any capacity since I didn't grow up with them - especially when it comes to the comics as I know even less about those versions. =x (Also some of the more... controversial scenes/ships in my stories. *cough*)
17. if a 12 or 13 y/o approached you for advice on starting to write and publish fanfiction (whether for personal enjoyment or in a friendly, age-appropriate public/internet space), what would you teach them?
I'd say don't let motivation slip away. If you're interested and inspiration strikes then go for it. Just write for your own enjoyment, and don't let outside circumstances stop/discourage you.
18. what’s a very small headcanon that you have that could easily be a novel-length fic if you had the time?
Idk about novel-length but I still like the idea of Veronica Vreeland having a crush on Bruce/being the "princess" type who promises to marry him as kids. Their parents would arrange playdates when young, and being the spoiled brat she is one day she sees a bunny in Bruce's garden and goes all Veruca Salt, demanding her daddy to get it for her. Bruce points out though it has a partner, and his dad/mom told him "rabbits can die of loneliness". That's when she decides she's fallen in love/is determined to wed her "prince" someday, and tries to confess to him by making a snow bunny - unknowingly right after his parents' deaths - but he ends up hurting her feelings like in this scene from Kanon. ;(
She watches over him from a distance as they grow up, how he refuses to play with her anymore and retreats from high society. Even when he eventually returns to the rich Gothamite circle and agrees to host/attend parties with her he still constantly pushes her away, keeping at arm's length for some reason. Until one day he suddenly grows sullen and morose again, completely shutting himself off and becoming a recluse, even letting his company fall to ruin... When she goes to visit him in the future after figuring out he's the one who saved her daughter for his final act as Batman, he still rebuffs her efforts to get him to come out and engage with others, so she repeats those words back to him before sadly leaving: "Rabbits can die of loneliness, you know."
19. who’s that character and what is a specific canon moment for that character that you can talk about for centuries and just never ever get tired of it?
DCAU Timmy and really any of his moments in the tie-in comics since they're criminally unknown (pun not intended), although for within the show itself the "Never Fear" and "Growing Pains" eps also count.
20. have you tried to get people in your life on board with your fanfiction or is it all super secret because they’d never understand?
I mean I'm still waiting for a friend to read my fics but as for other non-writers then no.
21. hurt/comfort specific: have you ever written a hurt/comfort fic that reflected something that you have personally been through in your life?
No comment.
