So tumblr is doing its “no notifications” thing again and I only just saw I’d had soe responses for the meme I posted four or five days ago! Gah!
These three lovely people had asked me questions:
a) “There’s a crash from the area of the back door, and Esper comes in, toddling at a wobbly top speed of three knots. He’s bedraggled and chortling, with leaves in his hair and his romper covered in grass stains.” from “Hope is a child who will live and thrive”.
I loved writing this description of little Esperanz; trying to show, in as short a space as possible, what a happy little chap he is, how loved he is, and what a safe place his home is.
b) The sequence in “Falling stars” beginning “Meteors?” There’s a smile in her voice. “My mother was interested in meteors.”
Jyn and Cassian discuss going back to school or to college when the war is over. I am convinced that they are both highly intelligent, and although I love imagining them having a family in a “they survived” scenario, I also really like the idea that they would want to remedy their very incomplete education and make something useful of their lives going forward.
and c) the final lines of Chapter one of “Agent”, from when Thiepp begins to count.
Very dark, very tragic, but I wanted to give this courageous OC a good end and I wrote myself into tears when I wrote those lines.
I also love it when I’m able (e.g. in “All the things she carried”) to hold off until the very end the reveal that this is in fact a “they survived” story and not a canon compliant one!
🎈- what’s a spoiler for a wip or series?
💬- describe The Secret Dock in three words
👀- favorite response to one of your works
I can’t pick a single favourite, partly because since beginning to write in the Rogue One fandom I’ve been blessed (and it is a blessing, truly!) with so many responses! I never expected to get so much wonderful feedback and encouragement – thank you to everyone who’s ever reacted to one of my stories!
My favourite types of response are
a) the keysmash - guaranteed to give me all the warm fuzzies!
b) the long detailed analytical message from someone who’s read the text as closely as if they’d studied for a college class
and c) “This made me cry” or variations on that theme
I think that may be coming up in my next chapter fic; there’s a reveal in chapter three which may completely weird some readers out!
💘- what’s your favorite AU? Least favorite?
My favourite? For Rogue One, anything tagged “Somebody lives/not everyone dies” or “Everyone lives/nobody dies” warms my heart.
After all, this is the fandom that has got me from being baffled by the existence of Coffee Shop AUs and High School/College AUs, to thoroughly enjoying them! It’s so comforting to see these characters written into scenarios where they get to relax, flirt, make jokes, get over their traumas, enjoy coffee and cake and just get on with living.
I also have a great weakness for fairytale AUs, and for mash-ups with fantasy/mythical/magical stories from other fandoms. Love a bit of magic in my world!
My least favourite? The “pack animals on heat” thing – I believe the trope is called A/B/O. The whole concept really gives me the creeps.
I also really dislike fic in which Jyn and Cassian become supporting players to Reylo, especially if they are written as actively supporting the ship. I simply cannot imagine them ever rooting for Rey to get together with the Fascist Tantrum Kid.
Thank you all for asking!!
