since u chose another major even if everyone else thought you would pick languages, do you think it helped you keep the love for writing? bc i personally witnessed my friends lose love for a hobby or something in general bc they chose it as a major.. but what do you think lovelyyy? how was it for you?
oh, this is a great question, my love!!
i’ve seen that happen with my own friends as well! when a hobby becomes work, it sometimes ceases to be fun
i yapped so much, i’m putting the rest under a cut lol
honestly, i feel like it depends on the person? i might’ve also ended up turning away from writing if i’d studied languages, yeah. i generally have had beef with literature classes, like just hearing about them gives me a weird feeling. i feel like i’ve learnt a lot about writing intuitively, so hearing, ‘you must do this in writing’, if i haven’t already internalised it, feels off-putting to me. i like to do things my way or i’m not getting them done at all. and that’s kind of the whole point of writing for me, you have to enjoy it. and the only way i can enjoy it, is if no one’s telling me, ‘yo, so you’re gonna have to drop the semicolons and the em-dashes, and put a fucking period somewhere, because that sentence has run away from you’ lol. i like my long sentences, i like expressing a thought that has five sub-thoughts attached to it lol. and i genuinely like to read that in other people’s writing, too
((i’ve always told everyone that i enjoy it immensely when you’re reading, and you can tell from an unusual sentence structure or some funky word choice, that the author’s first language isn’t english. i ADORE reading the way a thought is expressed, after it’s been translated inside the writer’s head. i think i’m missing out on that a lot already, even without having studied languages, because english isn’t my first language either, but i’ve been writing in english for most of my life. so my thoughts and my ways of expression are already influenced by english grammar rules))
but there is also a downside to not studying languages when you’re interested in writing, and that’s mostly lack of time and inspiration, i think? among other things, of course. personally, i write about 90% of my free time probably. it doesn’t even have to be creative, it can literally just be making lists. but if i’ve got 5 different deadlines, and none of them have anything to do with creativity, i’m going to be suffering. like the creative energy is not going know where to go. one of the worst periods of my life was when i worked as the profession i’ve studied to become, so heavily criminology-related. i did not write shit the entire time i worked there. it sucked my entire soul out, i genuinely needed months to recover even after i quit. like i had no energy, no inspiration, no motivation. it’s honestly part of the reason why i had so much beef with criminology once i started to study it; it was so fucking uninspiring and boring. i only domesticated it in grad school, when i found my niche and was, actually, able to use some of my creative writing skills for literal science lol ((my thesis advisor’s biggest headache with me was that all my fucking thesis drafts exceeded the word count at least two times lmao. a girl likes to write, what can i say))
so yeah, i’ve yapped so much lmao
but in retrospect, i think i would’ve still liked to switch to languages. i’ve always loved learning new languages, and it would be interesting to write essays that are, at least, literature-related
(i do have to say, i am also influenced by the fact that my experience in uni has given me literal ptsd, so my head might just associate any major that’s not criminology with safety lol)
hi! taking my chances but is this perhaps a new blog and you have an old one? you have the same vibe as my friend who deactivated a few years ago 🥺 sorry if this comes off weird! tysm still
I had an old one and I recognize you from that time! I originally wrote rivals. I don't know if you are talking about me or someone else though
violet found the box in her wardrobe. her WARDROBE!!!! hers, bc she’s the one with the closeted feelings this time around. i’m so amazed with the little details you never fail to surprise me
the new york part, too. i’m starting to think i was right all along but i’ll patiently wait 🫡 you alr know my guess and i can’t wait to talk to you about it hehee
love, you don’t know how happy & grateful i am that you notice these things!! 🥺🥺 truly making my whole day with one message over here ♡♡♡
love you tons and cannot wait to share more with you soon!!!
the amount of times this chapter pulled a laugh out of my lungssss 😭 yeonjun calling her flat a lighthouse 😭 it was all so so so so good wow theyre so warming when their bickering is outnumbered by their sweetness dear lord and can i just say i never expected yeonjun to be a lightweight!! i love seeing this baby side of him <3
but of course a chapter wont be complete without a little tension. the alain scene was so dear to me idek why but maybe its the reconnection that got me? its so lovely to see, even if hes not one of the main characters you took your time to develop and actually show his plotline and i loved to see it! (segue: im not a fan of f1 whatsoever but i saw a friends insta story and there was a guy named alain and he was a world champion? is he the inspo behind the name and yj being a racer? im sorry i just had to ask lol) AND OFC i also audibly gasped when i realized yeonjuns mom was there (and probably listening) really i was clutching my mattress it was that serious to me help. then cut to mc thinking about the leaking tap water. damn it got to her. it was such a good cherry on top for a fluffy chapter!
i do remember when you said if your irls were to read this fic, theyd know it was you. and it made me think what ride it has been in grad school for you to be able to write like this. something about your writing makes the simple so lovable and really i believe ive said this before but i aspire to write as beautifully as you!! 🥺 all the love 💟
i couldn’t be happier to hear that this made you laugh, my love!!! i had so much fun with this one, so i’m really grateful you’ve enjoyed it! and the scene at the bar, i wrote it while walking my dog about a year ago, and i’ve been looking forward to sharing it with you since shdjfh jjun is really the cutest drunk 🥹🥹
oh and omg yes, you’re exactly right, actually! alain was named after prost (& delon, to be fair)!
thank you so much for all your kindness!!! 🥹 i love you tons, my dearest!!! wishing you inspiration and motivation for your own writing ♡♡♡♡♡
what did u think about let me tell you!!!! i cant be the only one not normal about it hdhsjdhjd their chemistry is fucking insane its like dani is like yeonjun's latina counterpart yeonjun is insane im insane we are all insane
BABE i literally have no internet rn but i am sooooooo not okay!!!!! dani is my girl, so i knew the collab would slap, i just didn't expect it to knock me dead but ok my bad 😭
and the whole album is incredible, i'm so proud, and about as normal about it as you are!!!!!
coma is probably my favorite and i'm so normal about it, in fact, that i only needed it to be permanently etched into my brain and that'll be enough <3
okay first of all reina owned this chapter tbh! i really loved how she stayed on her lane but still manage to rattle their thoughts just enough !! genuinely had personal realizations from her advices lol
anddd can i just say the way my jaw dropped when we got to the confrontation! i was NOT expecting it to be this soon like omfg it caught me off guard. i vaguely remember reading smth like “yeonjun seeing her drive for the first time when beomgyu was blackout drunk” from one of the previous chapters but i didn’t expect it to have a huge bearing as to why yj liked her at all like!!!!!! such a pretty surprise lol of course yeonjun would be obsessed with someone better than him at something he deemed himself best at…
NOW. well fuck yeah i couldn’t even explain how jittery i got when i realized i got new york right 😭 no shit i almost got teary eyed when she said “we could’ve gone to new york together” and him being her future. but contrary to popular belief i think yeonjun made the right choice :) there’s a perfect time for everything and i guess it’s their time now. i just hope things will go smoothly now however!!! yeonjun’s “i don’t know” when she asked him if his parents really let him cut them off is veryy HMM.
right now i’ll try not to make any guesses and enjoy the flow as it is but i’m truly excited considering it’s nara’s bday party!!!! what could happen right!! (and i’m still very very curious on her and gyu’s job lol)
i say this with my whole heart, among yeonjun and oc’s scenes (including the smut ones which i enjoyed very much btw) the hug scene was my favorite 🥺 very very very wholesome and it pinched my heart a little bc i was rlly happy! you keep outdoing yourself love!!! <3
oh, this is so brilliant, my love, you don’t know how happy you've just made me!! and for you to remember the tinyyyyy hint in the earlier chapters, i am actually on my knees rn 🙏🙏
thank you so much, my dearest!! i love you to the moon and back fifty times over ♡♡♡♡♡♡
hi hi hi i was just getting back to tumblr and saw the notif i cant even describe the sound i made??? this is a welcome back gift to me and im so glad to have uuu back! 🫶🏻🫶🏻
hiiii my love omg you and i continue to be connected telepathically, i don’t know what else to say 🙏 really though, thank you so much!! i’m so happy you’re back as well!! ♡♡♡♡
i have #theories abt the sudden scholarship offer. maybe yeonjun made a deal he’ll break up w her in exchange of the scholarship??? the fact he was there in the presentation says a lot. im not doubting mcs abilities at all but #nothing is impossible with his parents is it hahaha OR maybe this is just me in denial with trauma response i dont even know
pls someone anyone with me on this? i feel like an insane person
oooh i love thisss, my love!!! 👀 rubbing my hands rn like an unhinged cricket shsjh
