#softlyandswiftlyao3

[lululawrence]

Randominity and Teumessian are two of my faves! And SoftlyandSwiftly wrote an amazing Ziam fic that I've read at least 3 times. Also Sunsetmog is amazing at developing characters and writing really unique stories.

i can’t find them on tumblr, but randominity you are loved!  here is where you can find randominity on ao3!

@tummylinson you are appreciated! teumessian is what they write as on ao3.

@softlyandswiftlyao3 used to be their tumblr, but in any case here’s some fic love! i hope you enjoy softlyandswiftly on ao3 and let them know!

@magicalrocketships your fics are much appreciated!  they write as sunsetmog on ao3.

[zaynandhisboys]

Hi! I'm going to come harass you about one of your fics - hope you don't mind. I was just curious as to why you cut off Here I Stand when you did. (I'm possibly super in love with that fic). Its not a criticism or anything but I'm dying to know what made you decide to end it right in the hall like that? Just curious, I swear!

No problem, i always love talking about my fics! So there are two answers to this, the artistic and the logistical. 

The artistic answer is to me, that felt like where the stories ended. In a lot of ways Zayn’s character arc actually ended earlier, when he told off his bully--when he saw that while there were some things he could not change, some he could--and Liam’s had been when he came out, so those were over, and so all that was left was them getting together, and realizing all the misunderstandings that had happened. And I wanted to end on that high note--of them getting back that summer love, of them discovering themselves again. There wasn’t anything else to say, really. 

The more logistical answer to this is I really hate writing established relationships. And ending it here minimized the amount of that I’d have to write.