— fanfic writers tag game!
tagged by: mama nikki @sehunniepotwrites
tagging: the rest of my chaotic gc, @solarune @kunrengui @hyuckefi @yangyangify @lebrookestore & anyone else who wants to do this tag!
1. what fandoms have you written for (but do not currently)?
i used to write for exo but i haven’t written anything for them recently. otherwise, i’ve also written a couple of blurbs for vixx and infinite!
2. what fandoms are you currently writing for?
nct and wayv!! but i also want to put out a few exo stuff out.
3. how long have you been writing?
i started in 2013, so around 9 years now?
4. on which platforms do you post your stories?
when i used to write for exo, i was really active on aff. now i mainly post on tumblr and occasionally cross-post on aff under -hypnotized.
5. what is your favourite genre to write?
angst! it’s a genre that i’ve always been comfortable writing, but i’m also into writing action!
6. are you a pantser or a planner?
depends, i like to think i’m both, but i know that i am for sure a planner because i tend to write really long fics and i need to plan ahead just to make sure that everything is consistent!
7. one shot or multi-chapter?
i’ve always been used to writing multi-chapter stories due to the format aff is, but after switching to tumblr, i prefer writing one-shots now.
8. what is the perfect chapter length in your opinion?
anything above 15k is the perfect fic length, above 40k is a bit much and should be separated in 2 parts, imo. but i’ve always enjoyed reading and writing fics that are long!
9. what is your longest published story? is it complete?
one-shot, it’s going to have to be cerca trova at around 31.1k words and it is completed. otherwise, it’s you’re my wonderwall, which is around 161k words in total and is completed on aff. however, the (jaehyun) version on tumblr isn’t completed just yet and is only around 26k words so far!
10. which story did you enjoy working on the most?
that’s a toughie, but once again and early bird are the stories i enjoyed writing the most and are works that i’m most proud of. come morning light is wip that i’m currently working on and will post soon, and i really enjoyed writing it because it’s so different from my usual writing style and genre :)
11. favourite request you’ve have written and why (if any?)
i haven’t taken any requests so far and won’t be taking requests for now<3
12. are there reoccurring themes in your stories?
uhhh, i feel like the characters in my stories always learn a lesson, no matter the genre (except for my timestamps), parental issues, social issues, and i think that’s it?
13. current number of wips?
around 20 or so? not counting the timestamps and chapters from my series.
14. three things you have noticed about your own writing?
1) if i don’t feel inspired to write a particular story, the end result is shit and i end up hating that particular work (e.g. apricity [mark x reader]); i wasn’t feeling inspired and felt pressured to post that story because of the deadline so i end up not liking that story at all.
2) i use the words “then” and “really” a lot and it’s something that i’m trying to fix LMAO.
3) i always try to make my stories seem... deep? and it’s something that a lot of my readers have pointed out, i guess?
15. a quote you like from a published story (not a quote but a huge ass part LMAO IM SORRY)
“It’s too late, Jaehyun,” I tried to tell him firmly, but my voice betrayed me. “Just too late.”
He held my hands even tighter, incomprehension washed over his expression, and he shook his head furiously. “No, it’s not too late. Sweetheart, we– we can work this out, right as of this moment. Just, please. Please stay. We can’t work this out if you leave.”
I shook my head furiously as I leaned against his chest and grabbed onto his shirt with my free hand. “Jaehyun, you know that I would have done everything for you. If everything were the same as before, I would have gone through Hell and back for you… For us. But let’s look at our reality and be real about it. There is no way that things could be the same as they were previously.”
Jaehyun let out a shuddered breath and brought his hand up to caress my head soothingly. A part of me was glad that Jaehyun understood – understood that both of us were now two completely different people than who we were when we first met each other.
The two of us just got out of a long-term, if not, a significant relationship that marked us deeply. Even if we loved each other, we were still too broken to pick up the pieces for one another. That was something we had to do alone and separately. Time was all we needed.
I didn’t want our relationship to fail like our previous ones.
Like his and Yuna’s.
Like mine and Taeyong’s.
“I’m so sorry,” he breathed out.
I tried to chuckle but failed. “What for?”
He sighed and it made him sound so exhausted for something that wasn’t meant to exhaust us.
Since when love was this complicated and draining?
Wasn’t it supposed to be the opposite?
Wasn’t it supposed to make us go to great lengths for the one we loved?
So, why were we running away from it?
16. a quote from an unpublished story
“You know that my offer still stands, right?” Lucas finally whispered.
You looked up from your plate to see your friend staring at you with an unbelievably soft and concerned look. You gave him a mellow smile, grateful. You could also see Philippe shifting uncomfortably at his master’s words from your periphery.
You sighed through your nose. “I appreciate it, Lucas, but you know I could never ask you to do such a thing. I would never ask you to throw away your own happiness if it means securing mine.”
He shrugged nonchalantly, but you knew there was part of him that was secretly relieved by what you had just said. “You’re my best friend, who else if not you should I do this for?”
“True friendships shouldn’t require you to sacrifice your happiness,” you answered back stubbornly. “And besides, us marrying each other, even as a last measure, is simply a recipe for disaster, don’t you agree?”
Lucas shook his head with a cheeky, defeated grin on his face before raising his wine glass to you.
“Amen to that.”
17. space for you to say something to your readers
hi, lovelies! thank you all so much for supporting me through this crazy journey. i would have never thought that i would have so many people supporting me when i posted my first fic on this website almost a whole year ago. i would also love to hear more from you guys and feel free to interact with me despite my lack of posting lmao<3