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Fanfic Writer Interview

Thank you to @ohhcinnybuns for the tag <33

How many works do you have on AO3?

Eleven, as of now! There's quite a few I need to update though, haha. I've got more fics in the works, as well as updates for those already published!

Your top 5 stories by kudos/likes:

I Am You and You Are Me (23,152 words), ongoing, T - a crossover, what-if story about the regular bsd world and the Beast world colliding.

2. What's Wrong, Love? (3,946 words), oneshot, T - Dazai knew Chuuya, in and out. The redhead would never cry, always a strong soldier. Yet here he was, shedding tears in Dazai's lap. Something was seriously wrong.

3. Please, Save Me (4,784 words), oneshot, M - Dazai Osamu stood on the train tracks, ready for the embrace of death. And as that moment comes, he truly believed he was going to die. Except... he doesn't?

4. Sleepy Times (2,536 words), oneshot, G - Dazai, the ever-good partner, knows all of Chuuya's tells. And when Chuuya seems like a walking corpse on their drive to a safe house, he's quick to realize the problem. He's got a beyond sleep-deprived slug on his bandaged hands.

5. Burning Bright! (12,449 words), ongoing, T - Chuuya always worked hard in his young life, balancing a part-time job with full-time college. He makes it work. But when his favorite actor (and crush) Dazai Osamu walks into his boba shop to get away from fans? It turns Chuuya's world upside down.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try! I know I've got a few I still need to respond to, but I promise I read them and I appreciate them so much!! I just tend to forget to respond after reading the email notification since Ao3 doesn't have any other notifications after that :')

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Ohhh it's two and they're not published yet haha. But they had me tearing up writing/thinking about it. As for published, it's Four Seasons (Warning: MCD) or To Be Human (more angsty hurt/comfort).

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

So I have a bad habit of jumping between projects A Lot soooo I haven't actually written many endings, just mapped them out. For published, though, I'd say The Feels or Sleepy Times.

Do you write crossovers?

Apart from IAYAYAM's Beast x Canon world crossover, no. I love seeing art or fics that set the bsd characters into other worlds, but I'm not creative enough for that lol.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I don't think so? I've received spam but nothing like hate.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

In my head~ but I actually will be attempting to start writing it soon! I created a 18+ acc over on twt to explore it as well. When it comes to smut, though, I adoreeeee when it's tender or a first time.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yeah :') there was a website back in Julyish this year (2024) that stole a ton of works from Ao3 and put it on its own. Last I knew, the site was taken down, though!

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yep, into Russian! The link is under What's Wrong, Love? !

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope. A friend and I have created threads off our texts using both our ideas, but never actually co-wrote them.

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

SOUKOKU. I've been here for three years already and I fear there is no escape.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I've got a few that are just dumb little ideas, like one is labeled Port Mafia Family Adventures and is supposed to be oneshots in a series of crack shenanigans in the pm, especially when skk were there together. Now that I think about it, it'll prolly get turned into a thread or two on here and twt hehe.

What are your writing strengths?

Uhhhh not fully sure. Lily said I captured teen!Dazai very well in a wip the other day so there's that? Skfdkjsjfs

What are your writing weaknesses?

Staying focused/on track... it shows in my writing imo. I'm also not very good at dialogue and I think I can still get better at descriptions and characterizations.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

YES. always yes. I want it as accurate as possible, even if people don't know how to read it. It makes it so much more real, especially if, say, the main character doesn't know the language and someone (the villain, for instance) is telling them something in that unknown language. Makes it feel like you're in that character's place not knowing what's going on.

What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

Hmm if it was gonna be anything, it'd be from either fe3h (sylvix + yuri), zelda (zelink), or hq (kenhina) but my mini hyperfixations on those never last long enough for me to write anything </3

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Ooh. That's hard. I honestly love all of them? Like there's none I regret writing, they're proof that I can focus on something and produce it well enough to publish. I also really like all the concepts I've published so far, as well as most of the ones in my wips <33

Tag Time! @hibiscesque @calmlb @altaiiriss @bloodsherry

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Day 3: PM!SKK of @/Black00Cat’s (twt) SKKtober

Honestly, not much of a traditional thread today, just Thoughts™️

Because wdym pm!skk became double black during some of their most formative years??

like, idk about you, but the ages 15-18 were pretty impactful on me.

skk should’ve been in high school during that time but instead they were some of the Only children in the pm at the time.

I can’t even pick a fav age year of them being in the pm together cause each one is so unique and a core to their identities, both as people and as a duo.

15!SKK make me insane cause dazai, for the first time we’ve seen, got a dog (Made a Friend) and it changed his whole world. he wanted to Live a little longer!

and chuuya finally met someone who didn’t see him as a caretaker/guard but instead saw the Humanity in him and Wanted to be his friend for who he is.

fast forward a lil and we get 16!SKK, another huge year for both of them.

for chuuya, he excelled at the jewel trade despite having no formal education (this blows me away every time I think about it)

he also experienced a devastating loss of the people he was finally warming up to, unearthed the the true depths of his ability for the first time, and had to do both of those a second time shortly afterward.

and yet he’s still a beyond caring person who puts himself on the line for most everyone??

dazai at this same age almost experienced the reality of watching his first friend die in front of him. he also met odasaku at this time and learned what it looks like to actually be (openly) cared for. he also learned what it’s like to be really listened to for once.

I’d honestly argue that, despite what we know he was capable of doing to people while in the mafia, these 16-18 years (until Oda’s death ofc) were some of his best.

yes, he didn’t find something to truly fill that hole inside of him but he still got enough out of it that he wanted to keep living a little longer.

we may not have 17!SKK yet (asgr when) but just the fact that dazai obviously didn’t manage to off himself shows that a. he wanted to keep living a little bit or b. he had some of the best friends he could’ve found in a place like the mafia bc they didn’t let him die either or c. maybe it’s a mix of both.

I’m a ‘17!SKK had an event that impacted them so much that it changed their dynamic’ truther as well, tho I think this shows up a lot later when they’re 22

and finally we have 18!SKK… who don’t actually have any scenes together that we’ve seen?

I could be forgetting something tho so correct me if I’m wrong.

but I do think their trust in each other had grown so much that even when one of them was away, they knew they could rely on each other.

and I think that’s why dazai’s way of leaving left chuuya with such a look of bitterness when he talked about it four years later.

chuuya wasn’t upset about his car, he was hurt that his partner didn’t trust him enough to even contact him about leaving.

and it makes me so sad to think that that’s how skk’s official partnership ended — two teenagers, barely adults, with broken hearts and there was nothing they could do about it once dazai dipped.

skk got described as best friends and to all of a sudden lose your best friend like that, especially for two teens who really only trusted each other to always be there?

it’s a death sentence.

dazai won’t be found if he doesn’t want to be and chuuya’s loyal enough to him to not seek him out; dazai can’t go to chuuya bc then he’s betraying odasaku’s wish and UGH it hurts meeeee

it’s crazy to me to think that we legit do not know all of the events that impacted them during this time.

yeah, we got some of the hardest hitters but there’s so many small moments we missed too

and, again, between the ages of 15-18?? I just. can’t imagine…

idk fam, this is a long ass thought thread about pm!skk but I legit could go all day long about this era for them, words are just not wording about my love for them 😔 they deserve all the love in the world because they were just teens trying to get by + THEY HAD EACH OTHER AA—

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long shot in the dark but anyone mooties in london want to meet up in a couple weeks?