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J for the ask game!

Oooo that's a fun letter thank you!

Jackie and Wilson - Hozier

Jet Lag - Simple Plan

Jet Pack Blues - Fall Out Boy

Just Give Me A Reason - P!nk

Just Like You - Three Days Grace

Send me a letter and I'll tell you my 5 favourite songs starting with that letter!

[gemsofthegalaxy]

For the ask game, 37, 38

thank you my love <3

37. Talk about your current wips.

you know all about these sdjfgkhdf but my current two wips are:

(content warning for pregnancy, incl pregnancy as a trans guy [it’s intentional on his part but i can understand if someone still wants to skip reading])

One + One, the fic where Courfeyrac wants to be a dad and Enjolras, who would do anything with a friend, agrees to help him in babymaking. They start off with artificial insemination but then decide........ why not try the old-fashioned way and see if they might be more successful? I actually made it to the part where Courfeyrac is actually pregnant and I have some cute-weird “Shopping for the baby and having people be like ‘awh youre such cute dads’ and Enjorlas being like ‘oh im just the sperm donor’ until they stop trying to correct people because it always makes the energy very awkward.” scenes planned out but i got stuck in a celebratory sex scene, womp womp

my other WIP is the Old Guard/soulmate au where Enjolras and Grantaire die on the barricade, only to both wake up and learn they’re immortal. However, Grantaire sees Enjolras get up before him and decides to freak out and run away, staying hidden from Enjolras. Meanwhile, Enjolras slips into a depression because of the fact he survived when so many (including Grantaire) died. Enjolras eventually finds out Grantaire is alive and is, at first, elated, and then, rightfully very pissed off. and Grantaire keeps running away because he’s a goddamn mess and now he’s hurt Enjolras even more which makes it worse

coincidentally, though, the part i’m at right now is after they’ve gotten together again and they are....... in the middle of another sex scene UGH why do i always do this to myself.

Who knows if/when I’ll pick either of these up again /shrug

38. Talk about a review that made your day.

okay most reviews make my day (i would say all but ive gotten at least 1 that was a bit rude ^^;) but i’ve gotten a lot of REALLY awesome ones that still make me smile so

I jumped to page 10 of my reviews bc i never delete my inbox LOL and found one I really love, on The Wedding Of Peter Nureyev from Fangirllogan  “

THIS WAS THE CUTEST FUCKING CHAPTER ISTG

“Can it,” Rita snapped, and Juno held up his hands.

“She’s been spending too much time with you again,” Benzaiten muttered.

“Hey, can it,” Juno said, and Benzaiten cast his eyes to the ceiling.

THESE THREE ARE ICONIC AND I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC SO MUCH AND YOU WRITE THE BANTER JUST *chefs kiss*And Juno just missing peter during the bachelor party is so sweet and pure and it’s perfect.And the dahlias and roses!!!!! Ahhhh such a nice detail and everything you wrote just gave me such warm happy vibes this absolutely made my night”

as you and everyone who even remotely knows me, I love being complimented on my characterization and banter because those are my favourite things to write~ 

thank you for the asks!! Send me fanfic questions

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@mostgeckcellent thank you so much for the tag! This is such a fun tag game! I'm making a new post because this is long and so the post you tagged me in was fairly long as well lol

how many works do you have on AO3?

I have 42 works on AO3 across 2 pseuds! That being said, one of my pseuds is for podfics only (all but one of which are podfics of my own works); the number of works on my main account where I keep all of the written versions of my fics is 33.

what’s your total AO3 word count?

250 307 words :) and I am very proud of all most of them lol

how many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Only one, and it's Glee. I may or may not branch out in the future, only time will tell ;)

what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

It Was Only a Kiss (582 kudos). I think this absolutely deserves to be my top fic, in my opinion. It's my longest work, and it's the piece I worked on the longest, and poured the most of my love into. I'm very very proud of this one. Though, fair warning, it is an anti-Blaine Kurtbastian fic, so to my Klaine followers: you probably don't want to read it. But that's okay. Because lots of other people already have lmao

I Want the World to See You'll Be With Me (116 kudos). A sweet Kurtbastian one-shot I wrote as a Christmas present to @unhappyending last year. I'm surprised to see it so high, because I'm not really a fluff writer and this is unmistakably fluff, but... I guess the Kurtbastian fans love them some fluff!

Notes of an Old Mistake (96 kudos). It's Kurtbastian, it's angst, it's porn with plot! I feel like this fic is one of the most me things I've ever posted, which is interested since it was a gift to @pouralittlewater and very much based on what she wanted written. Guess we have similar tastes!

A Rush of Blood to the Head (76 kudos). The first pwp I ever posted, a Kurtbastian vampire!Sebastian halloween one-shot. Iconic of that to be this far up the list honestly.

The Hazards of Love 1 (68 kudos). This fic is what really got me in to writing. It's ~50k words, my second-longest fic to date, and it means a lot to me. There are some things in it that I'm iffy about, but also some scenes that I really, really love, and are very dear to my heart. When I started posting it, I didn't think anyway would read it because of the premise. Apparently I was wrong.

do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Yes. I always respond to the first comment someone leaves on any of my fics, or any chapter of one of my fics, if it's a main comment. Sometimes people will reply to my reply, or reply to another commentor, and in those cases I don't always respond, but otherwise I do; if someone binged one of my multichaps and left a comment on every chapter, I will respond to every single one.

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

This is an easy tie between He Forgets Me, He Forgets Me Not and Never Ask For Anyone But You (a birthday gift for @unhappyending), both of which end with the death of one of the main characters; in the first, the final scene is a funeral where it's revealed that the character has died, and in the second, the actual scene where the death occurs is described (though it could be left up to interpretation whether the character actually does pass away).

do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I do not, but I have an idea for one that I might eventually write...

have you ever received hate on a fic?

I received a hateful review on FFN once, but it was clearly spam. Other than that, the closest I've gotten to hate has been someone asking me to go a different direction with a fic after I had already made my intentions clear; if that's the worst I have to deal with, I am very happy. Especially since there are a lot of things I write about that some people may have a problem with lol

do you write smut? if so what kind?

Girl yes. I've already linked 3 explicit fics in this post lmao who am I if not a smut writer?

have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge!

have you ever had a fic translated?

I haven't! I'd love to translate my own fics into French though. I think that would be cool. My French is not good enough unfortunately, but maybe someday if I ever make an effort to improve it.

have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have! Last Christmas @unhappyending and I (KC you're getting tagged A LOT in this post lol sorry) co-wrote the Kurtbastian 2020 Advent Calendar. We posted one chapter per day starting on December first and leading all the way up to Christmas Day (inclusive). It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun! I also recorded the podfic :)

what’s your all time favourite ship?

Kurtbastian. I'm a huge multi-shipper, as we all know, but Kurtbastian is where my heart truly lies.

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

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. This was originally a one-shot for @blangstydays, and then I decided to write another chapter, and now it's sitting there as a WIP on AO3 and I never think about it and will probably never finish it. Oops, sorry.

what are your writing strengths?

I think my biggest strengths are a) dialogue, and b) describing a character's internal thoughts/logic/whatever. These are kind of tied together; essentially, I just think I'm good at getting into the character's head and really being able to put into words what they would think and say in a way that feels authentic to them.

what are your writing weaknesses?

Right now my biggest weakness is having the motivation to write. But when I do have the motivation, my biggest weakness is probably transitioning between scenes, or scenes that don't feature much dialogue. I'm just... not the best at describing things, imo. I also don't think I'm great at scenes with a lot of people; I don't know what to do with all of them, and even if I do, I can have a hard time getting into the heads of that many different people for the same scene.

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

I think I've written maybe a few words in French, but only because I know a little bit of the language. I wouldn't write anything substantial in another language unless I had someone who knew that language and was willing to proof-read it for me. In general, I don't think I have an issue with it. I'd have to translate it if I was reading it in a fic. I don't know, it's not something I've given much thought to.

what was the first fandom you wrote for?

Glee. The first and only <3

what’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

The answer to this is easily It Was Only a Kiss. I have some other one-shots that have a special place in my heart, by IWOAK will forever and always be my baby, and I am so glad she gets the love she deserves in the form of hits/kudos/comments <3

Time to tag some of my writer friends! @unhappyending (figured I should tag you in this post one more time lol), @esperantoauthor, @20xbetterthanu, @awkwardcaterpillar, @useless-fanfictions, @blangstydays, and anyone else who wants to do this please feel free to do so and tag me, I'd love to read your answers!

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fandom asks q and y? :)

Thank you Jeanne!

Q -  A ship you’ve abandoned and why

I’m not sure there are any that I’ve abandoned. There was a bit of time that I was super into Kurt/Wes almost solely because I shipped them in a fic I was writing myself, and I do still ship it and I love Wes, but it’s not something that is on my mind nearly as much anymore, a) because I haven’t worked on that fic in a long time, and b) because almost nobody else that I know cares about the ship lolol. But I still wouldn’t say I’ve abandoned it, I’m just a lot more low-key about it I guess?

Y -  What are your secondhand fandoms (fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)

At the moment: The Penumbra Podcast/Juno Steel and Les Mis, mostly. Thanks to @gemsofthegalaxy and @mostgeckcellent for making me aware of these lol, I now recognize some character names and have read at least 50k words worth of TPP fanfic despite not having listened to a single second of the podcast(s? I think there’s more than one? I don’t even really know oops) itself. 

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if you're still doing this... ⭐️

I'll happily still do this!!

You're getting two:

Your desktop theme gives me Cherry Wine by Hozier vibes.

Your mobile/from dashboard or whatever theme gives me As I Rise by The Decemberists vibes :)

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Ship ask game: wert, kurtbastian

Thank you!!! I already answered Wert here (I love that you both asked lol) so it's time to talk about Kurtbastian :)

Kurtbastian (Kurt/Sebastian)

Kurtbastian, my beloved. Of course I ship them. They're my favourite <3

1. What made you ship it?

I actually don't remember when I started actively shipping it. I loved Sebastian's character on the show instantly, and I loved even more his interactions with Kurt, so it was a dynamic I already enjoyed. And then when I started thinking about multi-shipping and other relationships for Kurt besides Klaine, I found that. And since I already really liked their dynamic, it was intruiging. And then I very quickly got sucked down this rabbit hole and I never want to leave :)

2. What are your favourite things about this ship?

Fanon!Sebastian, without a doubt. I love canon Sebastian, don't get me wrong, but he is unquestionably an asshole. And fanon Sebastian is an asshole, too, but... in fanon we get to explore why he's an asshole. We get to give his character depth, and play around with his backstory, and give him character growth. I've seen people say they don't like Kurtbastian because you have to change Sebastian so much from canon that he's not even the same character anymore, but.. a) I don't think it's quite that extreme, and b) so what? Part of the fun of the ship is changing things and building backstory and character. I love that about this ship. I'm going to stop now before I start ranting.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

This isn't so much about the ship itself as it's an unpopular opinion among those who ship Kurtbastian so it might be cheating, but... I like Blaine, and I like Klaine. I know a lot of Kurtbastian shippers don't (although at least in my circle that's slowly changing as I wear all the Klainers down and they start shipping Kurtbastian lolol) and that's fine, but I really enjoy both.

[gemsofthegalaxy]

15, 21, 48, 58

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

i assume this means like fiction book but the first thing that came to mind was acutally, more, like. the textbook for my class on fanfiction lol

or idk Midsummer Night’s Dream, if that counts 

21. obsession from childhood?

Oh i was obsessed with pokemon probably for the longest time, games and anime. but also sailor moon, yu gi oh, and scooby doo for some reason. 

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

implying im not a fruit  I would want to be a strawberry because thats my favourite :> 

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

i am glad that I am a good writer

I feel like I’m pretty decent at dancing 

I am good at cooking but also I dont deserve it because i never want to cook. 

is being a brat a talent? actually, it probably can be in certain situations. cough. um. I am a pretty good listener some of the time. not always but......... i can be lol 

Thank you for the ask~ 

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11, 52, 99 for the Spotify wrapped thing!

Ahh thank you!!

11 - Who Do You Love - Marianas Trench

52 - ivy - Taylor Swift

99 I answered earlier! You picked two really excellent numbers though if I do say so myself.