hi, so this is kinda random but i was watching eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (which btw fantastic movie, i think it's slowly becoming one of my absolute favourites) and it reminded me of your fic
i was just wondering if the title for the fic was initally based off the film or the original poem, and how that inspiration affected the overall story?
small side note, but was the ending of world forgetting by any chance inspired by the eternal sunshine ending? because i feel like they have quite similar parallels with the whole 'messiness of relationships and love and learning how to grow as people. and then having a hopeful ending but also not an ending that's set in stone yet because you decide that the people you love are worth the struggle' and i honestly love both the endings of the film and your fic
god i found this film so genuinely interesting to think about and i just had so many thoughts about themes and characters and arghhh
(sorry if you've answered something similar to this before, i was just super curious and i never really deep dived into the title origins until now. i know it's been like years since the fic was published but still-)
(also just wanted to say i reread honey and tangerines recently it's such a comfort fic for me because i love the how the characters are written and it just feels so cosy. on a final note, sorry for rambling quite a bit, this was meant to be only the initial question but oh well)
hello hello I am answering your ask like a month and a half late and I am so sorry about it but unfortunately law school just eats up all of my free time
but let me tell you when I read this ask for the first time over a month ago I got so excited because yes! a ton of my inspo for world forgetting came from eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, including the title. it's one of my all time favorite movies and I always really loved the themes about choosing ignorance and messy relationships and how your memories change who you are as a person and the way that affects your relationships and just all of that. I also tied a lot of other themes into world forgetting that weren't from eternal sunshine but that was definitely a big chunk of the inspiration so it made me so happy to see you pick up on that. it's such a good film ugh
(also awww ty to this day I still don't know how I managed to make honey and tangerines feel so cozy when I wrote it but I do love looking back on it it's such a sweet story I'm so proud of and I'm so glad you enjoyed)