CFWC Writer of the Month: Utterlyinevitable / Catchinglikekerosene
Each month CFWC highlights one of our many talented fanfic writers and this month’s writer of the month is @utterlyinevitable! (Also @catchinglikekerosene ) We hope you will enjoy learning more about her and her work below! Writer is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page.
Blog: @utterlyinevitable (and @catchinglikekerosene)
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1- When did you start playing Choices? What's the first book you played?
I was a casual player early on - like the summer after Rules of Engagement came out early. Then I rediscovered it in 2019, playing ROD and TRR before bed. True obsession didn’t kick in until 2020 when I became enlightened to Open Heart’s existence.
2- When, and why, did you join Choices fandom?.
I joined the fandom early summer-ish 2020, when oph2 was on their first break. Also was the instigator of my return to tumblr and the joy of fanfics. Ethan Ramsey became my pandemic hyperfixation and I NEEDED to know what happened after the 2.9 kiss!
3- How did you pick your url name?
I never liked fandom-specific names so I went for something that could ebb and flow with my obsessions. Something about ‘delaying the inevitable’ and Ethan and MC being utterly inevitable seemed to fit 😆
4- Go back to your archive and tell us about the first post on your Choices blog.
Oh godddd okay…
my first ever post on my sideblog is this reblog confession about wanting an oph prequel. I’d still kill for one!
the first post by me on my sideblog is this one calling ethan out for removing his shirt instead of just the metal parts in the fmri scene lol
and my actual first ever post in the choices fandom is part 1 of Do We Have A Future? (on my main blog, back when the series was just a one shot)
5- How long have you been writing fanfiction?
Noooo don’t call me out like this 😂 !! I’ve been writing since twilight was in theatres….
I took a very long break from it when I went off to uni
6- What is your favorite Choices book to write about?
Open Heart. I love their characterizations and how relatable and flawed all of them are. Makes for some great fic material!
7- Share the first fanfic you wrote with us. Do you still like it or would you change anything about it?
Do We Have A Future?
I love this series. Anyone who has read it will know that it’s very personal.
The only thing I would change about it is the opportunity to make it longer. A life goal of mine is to make this series into 3 novellas.
8- What is your favorite fic that you’ve written?
It’s a tie (sorry, I can’t choose just one!). My magnum opus FATL and my longest one-shot Make Believe. I love these two because they’re emotional and driven by non-verbal cues. They’re hopeful and just a little sad. Which apparently is my brand.
↠ For All The LiesTwo years after OHSY and after Becca left, she’s back in town and runs into Ethan. She never imagined she’d see him again, let alone to hear those words.
↠ Make Believe Ⓜ️ Becca and Ethan are cuddling in the chalet, fantasizing about what their meeting would be like if they were normal people. Set in OHSY Chapter 14.
9- Do you have a fic that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to be, but it could use a little more love?
I’m still surprised by the love that Hurricane got! At the time it was the closest thing I’ve ever written to crack fics - a ‘protection’ prompt spiraling into something else. At one point this fic was the bane of my existence because I couldn’t get the plot just right.
Because I’m a little vain and thrive on validation, I’ll choose a fic from each of my main pairings that could use a toot or two ;)
An Evening in December (Bryce Lahela x F!OC) - this piece specifically is from a bigger original work project that any sort of feedback is most appreciated!
Music & Secrets: Part 3 (Ethan Ramsey x F!MC) - my sweet friends-to-lovers babes going on their first unofficial date!
Again. (Ethan Ramsey x F!MC) - written with only an audience of 2 in mind, but part of the DWHAF saga and thus it belongs on a pedestal.
10- What is your specialty as a fanfic writer?
Pain? Sadness? At one point I did win an open heart award for angst 😆
I write realistic and flawed characters, usually not under fluffy circumstances.
11- If you could write only angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?
Angst. There are hundreds of ways any confrontation or situation could play out and I like to explore those choices and feelings. And they could have a happy ending too!
12- Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MC’s or in your writing?
lmao yes. All my MCs have parts of me. Becca is by far my projection character, Hannah gets all my flaws, and Odette I live vicariously through.
13- What element of writing do you struggle with most?
Descriptions! They suuuuck!
Whenever I write a piece the first thing out of my head is the lines of dialogue. Since my fics aren’t dialogue-driven they serve as a map for all the describey bits.
14- Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?
So many in my wip graveyard and fic requests I really need to finish.
Because of what’s happening with Roe vs Wade I’ve really been keen to finish writing my mini series Unethical, which I started writing Summer 2020.
15- If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to read your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you recommend they read first?
This is such a loaded question! It depends on the work tbh and who the person is. My hubs is not allowed to read anything because he’d definitely be concerned, my bestie is. Though I’d only show her DWHAF or Make Believe.
16- Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing?
So many! Fandom writers, there’s @alwaysmychoices who can have you crying in a single sentence and I admire the way she describes scenes, and the world she’s created for Ethan and Charlie. Then there’s @jamespotterthefirst who not only is an amazing writer and the queen of content, Bree has such thought-out characters, really inspires me to think past the piece I’m writing and develop my characters further.
I’m sure there are authors that have inspired my writing and I’m blanking on them all right now. If I could ever write something with the acclaim, simplicity, and metaphorical complexity of The Great Gatsby, I’d die happy.
17- Which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series?
Is it weird that I envision all my works as a piece of film whilst writing them?
If DWHAF ever became a bigger project, that’s what I’d like adapted.
If I could only have one scene put to screen I’d like it to be Crescendo.
18- Do you write original stories?
I try. There are certain fanfic pairings I have that I use specifically to help me navigate original thoughts and storylines.
19 - What other hobbies do you have?
Hobby? What hobby? I’m an adult.
lol
aside from writing and doomscrolling, I read and cook and play with my puppy.
20 - What’s your favorite emoji?
😂 is my most used emoji.
21: BONUS - tell us anything you’d like (if you want to).
Thank you @choicesficwriterscreations for selecting me! I know I haven’t been the most active recently so it means the most that I’m still being considered. Also a HUGE shout out to @gryffindordaughterofathena and @liaromancewriter for all the work they’ve been doing to maintain @openheartfanfics in my absence. This fandom is amazing and unlike any other, I am so thankful for all the friends I’ve made the last two years <3
