#perlelas

[raayllum]

1 - favorite fic you wrote this year. 3 - favorite line/scene you wrote this year. 12 - favorite character to write about this year. 14 - a fic you didn’t expect to write. 21 - most memorable comment/review. And 24 - favorite fic you read this year.

I have no precision on fandom or fic... You are free to choose which fandom. Thus, you may make us discover other universes.

1) favourite fic you wrote this year

Looked through and discovered that I wrote 20 fics this year, which is wild, even if the majority are oneshots so... certainly have my pick an picks for various reasons!

These are the ones, probably:

This Fall Might Just Kill Me is 10.2k of Callum trying and failing to get purified, post-S4, and was one of my favourites and one I return to pretty often for a personal re-read. Very Callum/Rayla centric, some magic worldbuilding, and lots of devotion. Oneshot

Twice as Many Stars is 8.7k of Sir Sparklepuff is an existential horror story, the fic, featuring more religious trauma allegory than expected. Also a oneshot

Teach Me How to Name the Bigger Light a fanon s6 currently of 5 out of roughly 26-30ish chapters, and at 41k and counting. Main characters are Callum, Ezran, Rayla, and Claudia in about that order. It's a lot of fun, and a lot of angst

3) favourite line/scene this year

"If it's not you, it's not anyone" has one of my favourite love / Rayllum confessions I've ever written. I also loved this line from a (now non canon) fic regarding Kpp'Ar's feelings on Callum/people "There are many ways to mend broken things, if you can". I deeply enjoyed Callum threatening Nyx over Rayla's safety in this pre-S5 fic and this piece of description as well: "Callum knelt down in front of her, her cheeks heating as he reached up and pried the shawl away again, looking at the way the scar crept over her shoulder like dark ivy" + this Rayllum passage from "this fall just might kill me" (edit in the link):

“It’s because if I die,” he said, squeezing her hands. “I want you to be the last thing I ever see. And you are good enough, Rayla. You are . I don’t care if you destroy me. I don't care if we make each other better or worse or both. I love you. I’ll fall for you every time. I’ll choose to, I’ll choose you, every time.” 

I also really enjoyed writing Callum and Lujanne in "older but just never wiser" because it was interesting to revisit their dynamic now that well, Callum is older, powerful, and much more jaded/angry.

Drabbles wise this Rayllum one has one of my favourite metaphoric uses I've ever been able to pull off and I always love 1) writing messy Ezran and 2) Ezran being a little done with his brother's less than favourable methods, so this one for Ezran's "underhanded" comment for sure

But if I had to pick a singular exchange fic wise, it is of course the end of the Callum and Ezran fight from Ch4 of fanon s6, because it was a line that hurt me so much I was sad the rest of the day, and I also thought of it before writing a decent chunk of the boys' argument, so making sure it felt earned and hit the way I wanted to was very fun if also angsty. I apologize in advance lmao:

Only this time Callum scoffed, peeling away, his green eyes glinting. “Yeah, right.”  “I am your king and I forbid you—” “You don’t get to forbid me from doing anything because guess what?” A manic gleam overtook his brother’s face. “I don’t fucking care what you think, nevermind what you fucking decree. I’m freeing Runaan, and that’s final.”  “Then you can do it without my help,” Ezran said with a ragged breath. “Because I am not giving you my seal.”  Callum stared at him with cold eyes. “Dad would be so disappointed in you.” But this time Ezran was ready for the blow, as he said, “Well at least I called him Dad."

A shameless plug OG fantasy world wise was definitely this lines from my sequel WIP. You can learn more about it/the fantasy world here <3

The Alpha of the Crescents may have worn her old friend’s face and mannerisms, but the girls they’d both been were long dead, just like their families.  It was time to finish the job and bury them.

as well as

“Good. Vita willing I won’t live to see your next lives.” “Because seeing you again has been so pleasant,” Jamie muttered.

from book one

12) favourite character to write about this year

Given my above answers it's clearly been Callum, but Ezran has probably been my standout in "teach me how to name the bigger light," easy, even if I think Rayla's POV is going to sneak up on me more and more as the fic goes on, especially once we reach the chapters at the Starscraper. I've also written a somewhat decent amount of Kpp'Ar POV this year, I loved writing Claudia in "twice as many stars" in particular. Everyone? Can I say everyone?

But if I had to pick, Callum. (Non fic wise it's all the OG chosen one kiddos running around, I love 'em.)

14) a fic you didn't expect to write

Many days of angry muttering and half concocted plot points predated "teach me how to name the bigger light" and I am still slightly internally salty about it. However, it does feel good to have one last fanon season foray, especially since it's been four years since the last one, and I've been having a fucking blast, lemme tell you.

21) most memorable comment/review

This is hard because I do cherish every review and kind word I get (as well as anyone who leaves notes in their bookmarks) but there are some standouts. Basically anything from twice as many stars is fair game as well as this review on fanon s6, cause I'm gonna go the typical write route and say the long bois make my day / when readers catch onto the smaller details, that's absolutely my favourite:

@inamindfarfaraway <3 hope you've enjoyed the most recent chapter!

24) favourite fic you read this year

Have already done some TDP fic recs here so I'm gonna focus on what's in my bookmarks for now! I mostly read LOZ or SOC fics when I'm not making my way through TDP backlog, but this one for Six of Crows centreing on Inej and Kaz called High Wire Act stood out to me and I'm really enjoying "for the children we couldn't be" for TDP because it's trio centric and the exact kind of time travel fuckery I like to read.

This is tricky, though, cause I find most often the favourite things I participate in is like, the stuff I write because it's what I want to read and most tailored to my specific tastes? I also just don't read as much fic as I could / have in the past and it's hard to pick Just One Fic, y'know? So cop out answer, maybe, but this is the one!

[sarasade]

What do you find more interesting to draw in comics?

Now this is an interesting question! My answers will probably be a little abstract but here we go:

hmm drawing and writing are pretty much the same to me. I never write scripts for my original comics I just start sketching a lot. I love creating long-form comic stories so I basically draw what the story needs. (but also write what the images need)

There are some aesthetic movement/style I love such as medieval revivalism, Jugend style, Gustavian style, Glasgow style, Gothic horror & romanticism... I combine different influences that resonate with me to create something that's true to me. In generally I tend to approach my comics more aesthetically.

There are also some themes that basically inform my whole direction as an artist. The big one is my interest in the destructive power of love and desire. I think inner conflict is just inherently part of our everyday lives because we live in a world that coerces us to internalise some pretty fucked up ideas about humanity.

I prefer drawing erotica because it's a great tool to explore those themes to their fullest both symbolically and literally. it's about connection through bodies but also separation because it can be messy, gross and off-putting. I love that contrast and conflict. Return of the Demon Girlfriend is especially about that.

I guess I could have answered something normal like "blonde twinks" or "hot middle-aged men crying" but here we are.

[aaravos-answers]

*kisses you on the cheek before slipping away*

(@perlelas ^^)

OwO? No, come back, starling, explain yourself!

[perlelas]

Finished !! Well, I was not really good to draw arcanum symbols on sandwich bread, so : sorry. Same on brioches.

And here :

Something new. It is not really a brioche. In fact, it's a "kind" of brioche with eggs but without butter. The main recipe comes from the place where I worked for a month and a half (yes, the place where I hurt myself while working), and... I didn't like the flours used (too modified for me ☹). So, I'm revisiting the recipe with healthier ingredients. And I think I'm also going to change the sugar, and correct the proportions. But the result is good. Voilà !

[ask-ethari-anything]

Can I get you anything ?

*shadowpaw kit eyes* A-Are those.... edible swirlies??

*bounces on toes excitedly* I feel obligated to try one... you know... for science.

[beautifulterriblequeen]

I said to myself : why not read the passage of the rescue of Ethari while listening to Another one bites the dust of Queen ? Well... now I have the song in my head 😸

Ethari will too, I think. He’s the sort to get earworms really easily. And Runaan seems the type to carefully curate his dramatic entrance music.

Crack scene where Runaan enters the room just casually and Ethari starts playing air guitar and singing “Another One Bites the Dust” for him, and Runaan’s brain is all BATTLE MODE? BATTLE MODE?? BATTLE MODE!! and he gets all hyper alert and Ethari has to sing him a love song to chill him out.

[rumowrites]

Harrow doesn’t wonder why no one likes his team? I’m sensing Viren’s up to something wrong. Can I book a one-way ticket for Viren ? Destination : the planet Pluto. That’s far enough, isn’t it ?

Harrow has had a very very intense rivalry with Runaan ever since the latter started in the MotoGP league so he isn't really chummy with the Moonshadow team either. Viren also might or might not have acted on his own. Who knows. Not me. I'm only the writer.

So Harrow definitely knows about Viren's methods. He drives a half-stolen Moonshadow patent as his bike after all but I'm not gonna say too much about that bc spoilers. The history with Viren and Runaan also includes him to a larger degree but Runaan doesn't dislike him as much since he does have a very strong sense of sportsmanship. Lujanne would like to send both of them to Pluto. Do with that information what you will:D

[sarasade]

I know, I’ve already said, but I feel like I’m not saying it enough :

I love what you do 💖💜💙

That's so kind of you<3 Thank you!

I really want to do more elf posting again! Soon, hopefully.