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Day 5: Rainy Days (and a Crossover!!)

Happy @gereng-week!!

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Thanks for the tag in the ask game! I’ll try to do it later today 💪

In the meantime, what’s going on with The Detangler? That sounds fun XD

Ooh~! The Detangler is a lot tamer than it sounds. Haha.

It’s a short, domestic, slice-of-life snippet of EngUkr and their daughter, Amelia* (who I personally just love including in their little family when Alfred is not around) interacting on a random afternoon when everyone is home. From simple things like pulling apart knots in a string his daughter brought to him to more complex things like unraveling the mystery behind his wife’s woes, Arthur tackles the tasks of detangling things in his family, hence his title of “The Detangler”.

In my mind, Arthur is a natural over-thinker and terribly harsh self-critic, however I think he can have his moments where making sure his girls are alright takes priority. I like to believe that he can remain level-headed enough to help untangle his family’s worries before they fester and become his worries. And this snippet is just that. It’s meant to show his caring side, but also a side of him where he’s going to tackle a problem as soon as he spots it. He’s a fixer upper, but he’s also the fixer-upper… If that makes sense.

Now I’m curious to know what you expected from a title like “The Detangler” 😉

(*Note: I headcanon the daughter name to be Amelia as an homage to Alfred, but moreso because I think Uncle Alfred calling her Ames is really cute.)

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For the WIP ask game, I'd like to know what Side Effects is all about?

I'll definitely do the ask game, later in the week! Thank you for the tag!

I got youuuu~

Side Effects, my beloved, is a EngUkr story (mostly) that showcases Arthur and Kat's domestic life together. (Another EngUkr family fic? Shocker. I know. 😉)

In this story, Arthur and Kat are trying to start a family of their own. After some unfavorable outcomes, they grow disheartened with every doctor's visit, especially Kat who doubts that it will ever happen. Arthur sees how much of a toll it takes on Kat and wishes to "ease the burden for her". When Kat does become pregnant, there are some... side effects that they experience.

Essentially, the way I think of this story is that there is a side effect to love, whether it is romantic, platonic, familial, or even fake altogether. Sometimes you fall deeply and fall hard, sometimes it breaks you and makes you stronger.

Side Effects may include: headaches, nausea, heartburn, inexplicable soreness, loss of appetite, anxiety from reuniting with estranged family, heart palpitations, depression, thoughts of suicide, and possible death.

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Fun fact: Color Vision, a snippet I posted in December 2024 about Alfred's Christmas gift from EngUkr, was written as part of the Side Effects main story line. So, if you've read it, you've already read a small piece of Side Effects. 😊

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More for the Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 

💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now? ( =.=?)

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

RusPan - Kiku always loved how Ivan smelled: something warm and woodsy, yet crisp like a soft, wintery night. (I imagine wintery line-dry clothing with a hint of vetiver.) So, when Ivan and Kiku first started doing laundry together, Kiku would sneak in a bit of his cologne onto his wrist so that he would be able to smell Ivan's presence wherever he went. (Unfortunately, I also believe that Kiku's skin is sensitive to the specific "clean-scented" detergent Ivan used in the laundry, which is why they had to switch to more sensitivity-friendly alternatives.)

🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 

Music is and always will be a source of inspiration for me, whether it's for writing or drawing. I used to gather inspiration from watching Instagram reels, but after spending a bit too much time doom-scrolling, I decided to go the more old-fashioned route and just ✨ daydream ✨

I think subconsciously I emulate the energy of a my favorite media such as the K-drama "Because This is My First Life", Vine videos, and old roleplay stories I've had with friends. But, surprisingly, the snippets I have posted to Tumblr so far are either based on real-life scenarios or things that I daydream about.

💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now? ( =.=?)

Just one! I'm saving it for a rainy day. Now, if the question was how many of them have I not removed from my inbox, the answer would be a lot more than one. ;)

(I think that last one was a callout for me to organize my inbox...)

Thank you, Lav~ 💕

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GREAT GOOGILY MOOGILY YOUR BELA IS AMAZING

Thank you!! 🥹💕 I too am shocked by how pretty she turned out. Haha.

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What was your first language

Thanks for the ask!!

My first spoken language was Russian (though I myself am not), and my first reading/written language was English (which I am far more fluent/confident in.)

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if you are not from a English speaking country where are you from then. You don't have to answer if you don't want to am just curious

Hi there!! I am from the US, so unfortunately I don't have another answer for you. 😅

Thanks for the ask!! Always happy to chat around here. 😊

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2, 90, 43 for the ask game. No pressure to answer them , just throwing them out there.

Thanks for the ask!! I'm always happy to see you <3

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

Chocolate bars, especially dark chocolate. They're a lot more versatile to me. You can have them as is or chop them up into pancakes to enjoy a more sweet breakfast. Maybe even melt them when having s'mores. Yum!

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

Ooh. This is a great question. I love how cozy hoodies are BUUUUUT I am actually a leather jacket girlie. I have one on every autumn, and I'm absolutely due for a new one, so I can't wait until temperatures drop so I can wear them again! (I actually secretly love bomber jackets too, but I haven't been able to find the right one just yet.)

90. luckiest mistake?

Probably meeting @lavlovesyou 💜. She's like an older sister that I really never had, but really need in my life. An old friend of hers found me back in 2010/2011 when I was RPing as Ivan and, although we don't talk to the mutual acquaintance anymore, Lav and I have become best friends. We talk every day. She's helped me in life and I'm genuinely really lucky to have her in my life. (The mistake was getting into Hetalia. Haha 😅)