i just wanna say i ABSOLUTELY ADORE waidty, i've gone back and re read probably all the chapters about 4 times, it's extremely well written.
i love slowburn as a genre because the author really has to get into why the main pair like actually like each other, and this is the SLOWEST BURN AND I LOVE IT :D. It fleshes out basically every hiccup or potential problem in the relationship without feeling repetitive, and the fact the plot uses side character with their own problems (I REALLY like how you characterised Aether) makes it seem less like xiaoven are the only ones with problems and the universe just kinda hates them
I love how you looked at the canon characters, read between and lines, and used every last drop of potential character depth (ESPECIALLY venti, waidty venti makes me concerned about canon venti's wellbeing and how much shit he's probably masking).
Spicy elements in fics is something i usually skip over just cause they're very not my thing, but waidty is an exception cause the spicy stuff actually CONTRIBUTES towards character development, which is very appreciated.
omg tyyyyyyyyy 🥺🥺🥺🥺 in really hoping to get back into writing (just....anything at all at this point OTL) but im also hoping there’s enough of waidty to keep people satisfied until i can update again!
YES slowburn rlly is like that for me of just....okay but why do they like each other??? it’s something i feel can be missing in some fics of yeah....they’re attracted to each other but do they actually like each other? can they spend time together? can they enjoy each other's company? and with slowburn you really...can’t avoid those questions. if they don’t actually like each other and won’t actually work in a relationship, the slowburn just falls apart. im also!! very glad!! that it doesn’t seem repetitive!! ive worried before that it just feels like going in circles but im also the one writing it so :’)
and yeah like....side characters are still people, so to have really blank side characters who don’t have lives going on outside the main story or their own story just....doesn’t work for me. aether is also like...really difficult to characterize bc he...doesn’t have much of a canon personality? and in the small moments can seem a little inconsistent? or maybe i just don’t like the options sometimes aknfskjdf
ive REALLY analyzed xiaoven to hell and back and come to some fun and interesting conclusions. and if you’re worried about venti now, you better get ready bc u aint seen nothin yet !! venti angst arc incoming!!
i ALSO kinda feel meh about spicy unless it feels like it has a place or contributes something. if im reading a fic just for spicy, thats a different story but a fic where i’m ready for story and character? empty, meaningless spicy just...doesn’t do it for me
