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[regionalpancake]

“In which Raffi has the talk with Agnes. No, not that one. Well, almost.”

in defence of an imperfect thing by @jazzfic

[cicaklah]

For the fanfic ask meme, 3 & 17

3: do you prefer canonverse or AUs?

I adore AUs. To me they are the epitome of what fanfiction is about, true freedom to fuck about with canon. I love a weird AU, I love a well done tropey-as-hell AU. I love a canon-divergence so much. The problem is they need to be done well, really goddamn well, with real devotion to the canon. Picking up characters and moving them to an American high school when those characters aren’t American won’t do it for me. I think canon verse is more forgiving, so I probably read more of it, but ugh, AUs are my complete jam, jelly and marmalade.

17:  Describe a fic that is still in the ‘ideas’ stage.

I have a Witcher fic that I want to write that is just a file that says SPEED ON A HORSE, which is just such a funny concept that I want to write it, but it’ll take SO much actual skilled writing and I am supposed to be writing a PhD thesis right now which actually involves a lot more narrative than you would expect. 

Honourable mention to my Modern Raffles AU, which has been close to breaking into actual prose rather than endless pages of notes and yearning since 2014 when I realised that duh, they’re women. 

Plus four different quarantine fics (two in the witcher, one in cormoran strike and one in hitman) all of which have the same concept, which is socially distanced banter and enormous quantities of mutual masturbation and YEARNING. 

[cuddlybitch]

Be careful, Michael. Please.

requested by @jazzfic

[cuddlybitch]

What is it? A Section 31 ship just missed its check in. It might be nothing. When it comes to Leland and the AI, no inconsistency is too small.

requested by @jazzfic

[cuddlybitch]

@jazzfic replied to your post “I just finished the latest episode of Discovery & I'm drowning in...”

Another goodbye would be like their last scene in S1 repeating itself. Show, prove us wrong!

@caustic-sardonic replied to your post “I just finished the latest episode of Discovery & I'm drowning in...”

Yeah. Really didn't want to be that guy but since you mentioned it...I'm nervous that's what that kiss means.

Haha, I’m sorry. This is a lesson why you don’t watch things on repeat because you start over-analyzing. xD

It probably isn’t a goodbye kiss. 

She’s saying she’s scared, and I think it’s a good sign that she’s sharing that with Ash, although we don’t know what she is scared of (the future Spock has seen? the Red Angel? him going back to Section 31... ಠ_ಠ WHY AM I LIKE THIS), the fact she’s sharing her feelings with him hopefully means they’re in a better place by the time that kiss comes. But whatever that reason is, it doesn’t feel like it’s ~final, the same way their last one felt last season. 

So. We shall see. Sorry. 

[kingofthewilderwest]

Hi! For the ask game, questions 8 and 14 for WIP #1

Ahhhh ty!!! HI! ^.^ Actually the one I've been working on and posting the most. Trying to stay ahead of contemporary events before they change while writing a lurv triangle.

8. Who is the easiest character to write for in your WIP?

None of them. AHHHH. [laughing] I try to pep-talk myself into "it's okay if you write OOC, because that's what most people do anyway, and most people don't notice or care. Just write your heart and enjoy it." Fics are about feeling and getting across our indulgences. Fic-readers love indulgences, too. So I've been trying to indulge my heart and just write, and if anyone ends up thinking it sounds halfway IC, then I'll treat that as a perk. My stupid brain gets rules-based, though, so in my magic perfect world, I'd be able to simulate them exactly. But that's easier to do with fictional beings than very complex people who've changed over time, and I would have to do close studies for hundreds of hours writing down observations to feel like I could "do okay". I've come to peace with the fact I'm not on the bullseye. :P Just so long as I'm slightly aiming at the target, right? haha.

I have noticed byang says "just" more than echen though, and I include that, for what it's worth. [laughs harder at myself]

Funny thing is, before I started writing fics for the fandom, I thought echen would be my only possible POV, because we think similarly. "Oh echen would be an EASY POV!" I said to myself. And then my feelings over times have changed, and I've related more to our Sweet Sheep Boi, despite the fact he thinks entirely differently than me. So that means that Sheep Boi has been easier to write. He's going to be less accurate to write. I'm constantly fighting the fact I'm writing a version that's more hyper-analytical and more emotionally-studied and more observation-based than I think he is. I'm sure he doesn't think like that. I'm trying to adjust by showing slow revelations over time, not getting everything right, being a slightly inaccurate POV, or making a few impulsive calls, but I haven't divorced myself from my analytical phraseology and that seeps heavily into this specific fic. But... given the premise of the fic... it would take 3x as long to try to write him "accurately." I'll portray him differently in other fics, I've told myself, dial things differently there. When I'm not on a timer. But screw it I am enjoying writing his POV rn and my heart is all over him and I am FEELING it which means I just hop into his POV by default and I'm enjoying it.

There are YET MORE THINGS I could say about the difficulties writing all three of the main chars for this specific fic, but I have already spoken a lot. Feel free to follow up if you want to chat more lol!

Congratulations for reading this long, contorted, ill-phrased, unedited ramble. 🤭 🤭 🤭 🤭 🤭 🤭 

14. What kind of ending to you envision for your WIP? Or is it undecided?

It's decided!!!! It'll end around Chapter 12. Although the ending changed from my first outline to my second outline. The new ending might be a less "conventional" ending compared to my first draft but I think I can sell it and I think it's a more natural and kind-spirited conclusion.

I am resolute that that's my ending. I know the exact resolution we'll have to the plot. I know the exact scene. I can seeee it allll in my heeaaaaad. I'm looking forward to writing the scene. Ohhhh I'm looking forward to writing the scene. It will be happy. It should be cute. :3 We're writing happy endings in this Arby's tonight.

After writing this much angst like I'm 15 again, it's gonna be great writing something kyoot.

[talvenhenki]

Pretty sure it’s a harmonica around his neck, on a neck holder, so you can play something else at the same time, like a guitar :)

Oh okay, that makes sense then :”D considering that the only accordion I’ve ever met is the one at my mom’s and it’s probably 40 years old and being held together by some real old tape, it’s no wonder I didn’t recognise it

[gretamaya]

jazzfic replied to your post: Not sure which fandoms you write in, anymore, but...

That was all sorts of adorable!

Thank you!!!