#iztopher

[clubpenguinkiller]

my friend made me a pin with battler reddit on it and its one of the greatest gifts i've ever received. thank you for creating battler reddit power, please know your influence continues to grow

please god post a pic I have to see this

[sleepy-milkbread]

odile + 12, 26!

(ask game)

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

ummm it's nothing super groundbreaking but i like the idea that she's aroallo... and that shes a trans woman but idk if that counts cuz imo its pretty implied in the text

26. What's something the character has done you can't get over? Be it something funny, bad, good, serious, whatever?

the first thing that comes to mind is the fuckin. ive had stalkers with less issues than you line. and then Not Elaborating. its so fuckign funny

[patron-saints]

1, 7, 24!

Song of the year?

darwin you're so funny. you know damn well it's "wicked witch of the east"! (with a close second of "widows of normandy," of course!!!)

was it 200+ views? sos. i should watch it again, i really need to make my nessa types chart

7. Favorite actor of the year?

jenna bainbridge...................................................................(and marissa bode, and lencia kebede and allie trimm. and lissa deguzman and jennafer newberry. and. um. catherine charlebois and natalie ortega) did i have to pick one?

24. Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions?

i don't usually!! i don't have a good enough memory for it! but i think this year, like last year, i wanted to be more like izumi curtis, and that's still a work in progress lmfao <3

thank you!!

[dragonomatopoeia]

hi!! do i remember correctly that you made a post of locked room mystery recs for fans of umineko? i really wanted to check out the list but i'm still playing the game and don't know how to find it on your blog without stumbling into spoilers

is this the rec list you were thinking of? it was more directed at people who were interested in getting into puzzle box mysteries after watching knives out, but i could also put together an umineko suggested reading list or a locked room mystery rec list if given some time

[snowsheba]

ALSO not to steal ur ask but at first i also wanted to ask you as many as you wanted to answer but your tags seemed so contemplative i didn't want to pry LOL but your ask has emboldened me so... any extras you haven't answered that you particularly want to share!

EHEHEHEHEHE

i love talking about myself. LOL. under cut to spare your dashboards

1. what's the fic you're most proud of?

"thanks dad, love hana" was a HUGE undertaking. kind of wild how far i went and how well i made it work looking back.

that said: i am most fond of my grand theft auto/aveyond crossover au. it's the exact brand of controlled chaos full of fun and angst and random shit that i crave, LOL.

2. what's a fic that took you to an emotional/dark/hard place?

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3. what fic are you emotionally attached to?

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4. what fic of your own do you read for comfort?

i wouldn't call them "fics," but i do have some long-form fic starring original characters that i wrote and read back pretty consistently because they are honestly excellent. i haven't posted them anywhere because they are super niche, but i can if people are curious.

5. what fic of your own won't you read?

LOL... the ones that remained buried in my external hard drive... they can stay there.

6. what's the hardest part of the writing process for you?

probably starting? this is why i start with writing the summary, because otherwise it gets weird when i start out. oftentimes i have like three or four false starts before i get into a groove that i like. (i save all the false starts, too! they often get reused and recycled later on in the story.)

7. how does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you?

tdlh's success kind of ruined the whole thing for me in some ways. on the one hand, you get accustomed to HUGE amounts of interaction, so having no interaction feels weird. on the other hand, there is so much interaction that it is overwhelming, and it's not good when responding to engagement becomes a chore.

before i wrote tdlh i craved feedback and support because mental eelness and whatever. afterwards... it really put into perspective who i was writing for. most often i wasn't writing for me, i was writing for others. now that i'm writing for myself, i don't need feedback or support in the same way.

i mean let's be clear though i still LOVE to get engagement in general. it feels good when people like the stuff i write!!

8. does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? if not, would you tell anyone?

my immediate family does, in the sense that they know i write it (i don't share it with them lol). my partner does as well! but otherwise very, VERY rarely do i let irl people know i write fic.

9. what's your writing process like?

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10. how has writing positively impacted your mental health or overall mood?

writing saved my life! this is undoubtedly true. i would not be here if i hadn't started writing when i did for as long as i have.

these days it's less of a coping mechanism and more of a fun hobby, and i always feel good when i finish something off and post it. the satisfaction of a story well-written is wonderful.

11. Has a fic you’ve written ever caused issues/controversy?

BOY. OH YES. i learned a lot from the experience, too.

essentially: overwatch has two characters, one is [finger wiggles] hispanic and the other is white, the man of color is demonized and becomes this evil terrible terrorist (real original, blizzard) while the white dude becomes this righteous rogue vigilante. i kept these roles in the fic i wrote them in and people started talking about the racist implications of this. rightfully so because it IS racist. this isn't the only big thing, but this is the one that was focused on because people shipped these two pretty hard back in the day.

it draws an interesting line though - as a fic writer, i can change the canon and do whatever i want. but i didn't do that, because i wanted to stay true to canon. if you had asked me back then, i would have said that's a good reason to let it be, but these days, i would have if not addressed it directly then changed it as needed to both suit my purposes and also... not have racism baked in if possible...

it's tough when your source material is already problematic enough and its parent company is a literal shitshow of issues (here's a pretty good summary of events). i take responsibility for the harm that my particular rendition did, but i would be remiss if i didn't acknowledge that actively writing a fic that attempts to remain consistent with canon (i.e. i would change story beats 30 chapters down the line when new lore came out) is bound to be as problematic as the source material itself.

12. What’s your perfect environment to create/write?

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13. Do you take pride in your writing, or does it embarrass you? Why?

i DO take pride in my writing. it also embarrasses me immensely.

i don't want to show my ass too much, but i grew up in a household where if i wasn't working on school stuff i'd get punished, so obviously my parents hated how much time i spent writing. there was a lot of shame that went along with it because of the whole "why does it even matter? it's not original fiction" thing as well, so i am very protective of my fanworks and don't advertise them at all irl. because it's embarrassing to explain myself over and over again to people who really don't care, LOL.

of course, these days my parents love to fawn about how good of a writer i am and make me write the yearly christmas newsletters and whatever, but that's parents for you!

14. Do you compare yourself to other writers? In a positive or negative way?

i think i used to, in the way that every kid aspires to be like a particular role model. these days, not at all - there's no point in it. i know my strengths!

15. How do you think your writing as improved over time?

i stopped using ellipses so much, for one. LOL.

in general, reading lots of books and being exposed to lots of different writing mediums has given me a lot of perspective. that's more valuable than anything else, imo. having more experiences to fall back on, more knowledge of the world around me, and a better understanding of people means that my written works have more depth and scope. i think in terms of technical skill i've plateaued to a point that i'm happy with, but when it comes to the actual content and its presentation (i guess rhetoric is the term here), there is ALWAYS more to learn. i've definitely gotten better at rhetoric over the years.

16. Do you re-read old fics? Is there a time in your writing you won’t go back to?

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17. What’s the best engagement/interaction/feedback you’ve received from someone who’s read your work?

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18. Do you only write when you’re inspired, or do you try and sit down at specific times and write no matter what?

these days i only really do write when i feel inspired to, but that's not because i don't think writing regularly is boring. i mentioned this in another post somewhere, but the majority of my high-volume writing output was during a time of deep depression - writing was an escape, and now that i don't need to escape anymore, it's hard to resume my previous schedule. moreoever, i don't want to, because that schedule was symptomatic of other issues for me. so just when i'm inspired! it helps that when i open a file and look at it, i often feel compelled to write a bit more as the ideals percolate in my brain.

19. If you could write an ideal fic, what would it include?

this changes day by day, but i looooooove a good banter. (what a shocker, i know.) i also love huge explosive emotions and the fallout from them. if a fic can answer the question of what it means to be human in some way, then it's ideal for me.

20. What’s the greatest gift you’ve gotten from your writing?

friends! i've met so many cool people through writing and i continue to keep meeting cool people as i continue to write. it's a gift that never stops giving 🥰

[notquiteaghost]

missy doctor who?

CHARACTER OF ALL TIME!!! 'didnt get enough screentime' is me being bitter the character development didn't stick. missy/thirteen morally complicated wives still lives in my head rent free. oh we cldve had it all

also just cannot be more coherent abt her. picture me flapping my hands & making distressed r2d2 noises. those are my missy opinions

[patron-saints]

nessa and elphaba!

THROPP SISTERS !!! sisters of all time !!!! i can’t believe i had FOUR fucking bingos on nessa’s jesus h christ alive. maybe she is my blorbo. who can say

edit: elphie’s should also say canon isn’t real OBVI !!!!

[patron-saints]

what are olivier and izumi's preferred warm beverages? i love thinking abt people making each other tea/coffee/etc

i think olivier is primarily a coffee person out of love and also necessity. i think she appreciates good coffee and craves it, but she will suffer bad coffee for the caffeine if she needs it.

izumi, i think prefers tea, but already has a fucking great coffee machine at her house for the days when she needs it too. she is absolutely the "i made you coffee before you got up" partner which always baffles olivier because. how the fuck did she get up that early.

when izumi's sick though, olivier's the one making her tea, and i think she manages to get the jump on her a couple of other times too, but izumi's usually faster.