I’m sure that Andy has died at least four times because somebody said “hey that’s dangerous don’t do it” so then she had to do it because she’s very contrary and “you can’t tell me what to do”. On a related note, I’m sure Nicky has died at least the same amount of times to the question of “is this edible?” And booker to the question of “what is this mystery liquid?”
You’ve done it. You’ve broken this blog down to its bare essentials!!
Andy: “You can’t tell me what to do”
Quynh: “Anything you can do I can do better”
Nile: “Anything I can do I can do better”
Lykon: “The risk I took was calculated and man, am I bad at math”
Joe: “The risk I took was calculated, but I got distracted by (a loved one / the beauty of the world / my own little thoughts) and forgot to carry the 2”
This whole Booker + Pockets things is really getting away from me and Court.
She pointed out that the zip ties he uses to tie up Andy don’t look like they come out of a pocket. So I slowed it way down and made gif- he literally pulls them from under his shirt????
Booker. Why? also how?
@notyouraveragehalfdemon what did I even think of Booker before you did this to me??? There is only this pocket-hating fool.
I don’t know if you ship it or not but the cliches prompts 47 for book of Nile? If that’s not a ship you want to write for then 47 would also work great for joe and Nicky
I have never written Book of Nile, and I am going to take the Kaysanova version for this. Hope that’s okay! Sorry about that.
That being said,
Cliche Tropes and Prompts:
47. “I’ve been in love with you for years.”
it was not for several centuries that Joe understood.
That for so long, neither he nor Nicky used the word ‘love’ as one would expect it to be used.
At first, they simply didn’t have a term they completely agreed upon. Fraught by insecurities, jealousies, uncertainties. ‘Love’ as they knew it, existed on different fronts, in different ways. It wore different faces, expectations. It bore meaning that did not always transcend translation verbally.
At first.
Later, long beyond that, they had other ways of saying so. In actions. In meanings. In how they operated together. They loved each other. They knew they loved each other.
A hundred phrases, a thousand ways of saying it.
And yet, not those three.
Lack of English, or lack of wanting.
Or maybe, Joe thinks, they just didn’t think of it so.
He had told Nicky he loved him several thousand times. And Nicky the same to he.
Even so, it’s some 500 years along when Nicky casually comes out with “I love you.” in one of their shared languages that Joe pauses, automatically responding in turn, “I love you.” Then once far later in English.
Now, of course, it comes naturally, automatically. Exhausted, bone-weary. Overjoyed, hyper.
Quiet, relaxed.
But then, by that point, they have every way possible to say,
Fic ask game. Once again ADHD brain has decided we can’t read so 18, 5, 12, 24, 9, and 4
But I LOVE your brain and it's single-minded determination to bring Booker up in every conversation Court! <333
(also on of the questions you picked is an "insert fic" question - I'm answering that for my Cluedo AU, because I know that's the one you like best :D)
18: Do you feel like your work gets enough recognition? What kind of feedback do you like to receive?
I'm unfortunately the archetype of an enneagram type 3, which means that I basically never feel like anything I do gets enough recognition (whether it does or not). That is my own little perception skew that I'm working on in all areas of my life. Generally, I'm trying to write fic because they're stories I want to tell, but I love getting comments from people telling me they relate to what I've written in some way or telling me what made them laugh.
5: Share a snippet that you’re proud of from an upcoming fic/chapter.
snippet from life is not the things that we do under the cut!
12: Why did you choose to write if you do take a thief? How long have you been working on it?
SELF-INDULGENCE! I love Cluedo, I love murder mysteries, I love heists, and at the end of the day, I am but a humble multi-shipper peddling my increasingly convoluted plots.
In terms of "active development" I think the fic took about two months to write? But it took a long time to get to the point where I could write it, because I was first inspired by @aimmyarrowshigh's edit in October, and the fic was published in March.
24: Which fic of yours do you wish people would ask about more? Why?
I feel like I never really want to talk about any fic other than the one I am currently writing, so I don't actually feel like people aren't talking to me enough about any of my fics. (Other than the one I'm currently writing :D)
9: Are there any fics you’d love to see but don’t want to write yourself? What are they?
I love fics that explore any of the Guards' relationship to their identity and their religion and their sexuality (both AU and canon). I think I like reading them more than I like writing them though, because if an author deals with these topics well I always feel like I just got a whole new understanding of the characters, by being allowed to see them through someone else's lense. I find that more satisfying than if I'd do all the research and brainstorming for such a fic myself, so all of those, all the time, basically.
4: Tell me about one of your abandoned WIPs. Why did you abandon it?
so this isn't something that's abandoned as much as it's something that's likely never going to happen because it falls to strongly into the camp of fic described above ;)
i was going to write a number of vignettes of Joe and Nicky fighting and then falling in love with one another based on the lines in this ghazal. they were going to be out of order and kind of. heavy on the feelings? but i just don't think i'm a lyrical writer like that, i love plotty structures too much. that being said, i have the notebook where i sketched out the scenes relating to every line, and who knows. i might dig out some of them for the @yusufalkaysanibingo ;)
(fic writer asks)
‘Oh my God.’
Nicky wakes to what feels like a draft of cold air on the side of his face. Or not so much a draft. More a sudden coldness where previously there was warmth. There also might have been a voice. He’s still half-asleep though, and not inclined to open his eyes just yet. Best to turn around once more and continue sleeping.
‘No!’
There’s definitely a voice this time. Also a hand, on his hip, keeping him in place. A strange development, as far as Nicky’s sleep-addled brain is concerned, but at least the warmth at his side is back. Nicky sighs comfortably.
Decides, then, to crack one eye open at last, and comes face to face with the floor in his living room. He jerks back from his position – hanging face-first off the couch – and collides with the warmth at his back.
‘Hey, it’s okay, it’s just me,’ the warmth says, and takes away the hand on Nicky’s hip. He’s a bit dizzy from his sudden movement, and needs to close and open his eyes several times until he can orientate himself. He’s lying on the couch on his back, and the warmth and the voice next to him belong to Joe, who is all but wedged into what little space there is between Nicky’s body and the back of the couch.
I’m out to dinner with my parents and my mom made a DIY hot toddy and my dad goes “what kind of concoction do you have here, something strong and hot” and my brain immediately went “like Matthias” and I had to restrain myself from saying anything so I’m here in your inbox to say it lol
Shoutout to Lolo from @scimitar-and-longsword because she’s just so sweet and encouraging and a brilliant writer and I’m just very glad that I decided to rant in her askbox about booker hating pockets because I love chatting with her about this awesome movie
I have a couple quick questions about the rules for the writers. One, what are the rules for OCs, are they allowed as main characters or limited to side characters as needed. And two, does the whole fic have to be cohesive or could it be like a collection of shorter fics under one theme. Thanks so much
1. OCs are allowed, but limited to side characters. We feel that the focus should be on celebrating the existing characters.
2. The fic should be one cohesive story - that’s sort of the spirit of a Big Bang.
