3. and because i know we’re all egocentric, have you ever made yourself laugh out loud or cry with a fic you wrote?
7. what is you favourite sentence/paragraph? read it to us! (you don't have to read it. Just what's your fave sentence or paragraph you've written?)
13. do you make playlists for when you write? if so, share!
I'm so sorry for taking literal ages to get to this ask, but thank you so much for sending it in!
3. And because I know we're all egocentric, have you ever made yourself laugh out loud or cry with a fic you wrote?
Honestly, neither. All of my fics/WIPs have all been pretty serious, I've never gotten to a point where I've come up with something light to make me laugh or readers laugh. However, I've definitely made myself sad thinking of ideas for fics! The OC's that I get sad the most about are all of them just kidding, no, actually it'd have to be Atsuki Koyanagi, Harlow Maye, Kim-001, and Grace Hennessy; I put these characters through a lot and it makes me sad.
7. What is your favourite sentence/paragraph? Read it to us! (Asker can choose what fic)
I already answered this here, but I scoured my WIPs that I kept and found a conversation that I loved writing, it's a bit long, so I apologize in advance and I'll put it below a 'keep reading'! It's a conversation between President Snow and Harlow Maye from my Hunger Games WIP.
"You wished to see me, President Snow?"
"Ah yes, come in Miss Maye. I offer you my condolences on the death of your youngest sister. She had a much different approach to the Games than you did and I was quite hoping she would win."
"Yes, I'm sure you did. Because then you would have both myself and her under your grasp, with half - if not all of the Capitol - clawing and scrambling to get their chance to spend the night with the new Golden Siblings of Panem."
"Now Miss Maye-"
"What? What are you going to do? Kill me? You can't. I'm loved by the Capitol and the Districts, you kill me and you'll have riots in the Districts and your own backyard. You couldn't afford that. Hurt me or kill me and District 10 rebels; they'll cut off all trains going in the Capitol filled with livestock for you and your precious Capitolians. And if that happens, you lose a significant amount of your food source and risk riots from your own people. Bomb or attack District 10 and the same outcome happens. You can't take that risk. Kill my family? You've already seen to that, so that's no longer an option. Sell me to the wealthy of the Capitol? The cruelest, wealthiest, and most powerful of the Capitol? You've already done that and still, here I am. You can't touch me. You can't do anything to me."
"But you still have people you care about! Friends you love! Gloss, Cashmere, Finnick Odair, Johanna Mason, Amos - all of them Victors, all people you care about. I can harm them; I can hurt them."
"They are Victors, three of them are beloved by the Capitol nearly as much as I am. You can't touch-"
"All Victors were once tributes, Miss Maye. And the 75th Hunger Games are just a few months away. Who's to say what surprises the Third Quarter Quell will have in store?
"You may think you have the upper hand here, Miss Maye, but you are out of your league. This is my area of expertise, you are merely a pawn. A piece in a game much bigger than you could ever be. Do not underestimate me. Do not overestimate your sway in things. You are nothing."
13. Do you make playlists for when you write? If so, share!
I actually don't! When I'm writing I like to have what I'm writing for playing in the background so that I have something I can go back to and look at for reference during a specific scene. I'll also play it on repeat which usually kills my muse for that OC quickly, unfortunately. I'll also listen to the soundtrack of the show or movie while I'm editing as well, just so that I can really get into the feel of things. Like for I Am Your Shield, I Am Your Sword, I edited what I have for NaNo and listened to the soundtrack while I was editing to get into a 'Halo mindset.' So unfortunately nothing exciting!
Thank you again for the ask! I really do appreciate it!
If anyone would like to send in one, the link to the ask list is here!
Kim, you are such a positive presence in the discord. You’re always there to hype us up, not to mention you have some awesome ideas of your own. It’s been a delight getting to know you more this year, and I hope we continue to chat in the future.
God, it's literally been just shy of a year since you sent this ask in. Saying I'm sorry just doesn't seem good enough, but for what it's worth I'm sorry Kass!
Plain and simple, Kim-001 needs therapy because she's a child soldier. She was abducted at a young age, put through rigorous training, put through body-altering augmentation that had a high mortality rate, and killed off many of the other kids she grew up training alongside or disabled them in varying degrees. And then as if that wasn't enough, she was sent to war against other humans that she was vastly overpowered against which then lead to a war against an entire alien species/society. Poor Kim-001 has had a very tough life and needs a lifetime's worth of therapy.
Thank you for taking the time to send this in! I really do appreciate it!
I love you my RM/Jungkook/Jimin/j-hope/etc. Name one accomplishment you have for an OC of your choice. What about it makes you feel satisfied as a creator? Was it something you struggled to create for your OC for the longest time?
I'm so sorry that this has been sitting in my ask box for ages! Thank you so much for sending this in Gracy!
I'll be honest, I'm kind of struggling with the 'name on accomplishment,' but I think if I had to choose, it really would be Kim-001. Creating Kim-001 was such an easy task for me to do, but weaving her into such a big and pre-established world like Halo and make her feel natural in that world was actually quite a challenge, even though I know the Halo universe fairly well. I always knew that I wanted her to be a Spartan (spoiler I guess), but I struggled with that concept and how I could possibly have a Spartan be involved so early in the story of Forward Unto Dawn and how I could create a Spartan and have them be paired up and have a 'romantic' relationship/connection with John-117 when the Master Chief is fairly standoffish and emotionless until way later on in the series. So, taking the time to build Kim-001 up, including bits and pieces from the books or games in (like a small scene that I've come up with for when Kim-001 and John-117 reunite at the Academy) really solidified Kim-001 into the world for me and made me believe that I could really pull off a John-117/OC relationship.
