author spotlight: @zainbf (ao3: starrynightzayn)
1. what is your favorite fic that you have written and why?
give me your heart! at the time of posting it was the longest fic i’d ever written and i had no plans for it to go over 10k, let alone almost reach 20k. i really like how i incorporated parts of zayn’s culture into it because most fics don’t. i’m desi myself so being able to write about something close to me and that connects us made me really proud of the story and myself.
i also have great memories of working on it because of how easily the story came to me. i wrote it faster than any other fic i’ve published so i’m especially pleased with how it turned out exactly the way i wanted it to.
(https://archiveofourown.org/works/28420413)
2. what are your favorite tropes to read/write?
found family, friends to lovers, mutual pining, and meeting the family!
3. what are you most excited for about your fright fest fic?
i think it’s quite funny and silly. along with romance i focused a lot on friendship so there’s a found family aspect which was fun to develop. i’ve always wanted to write that trope so i’m glad i not only included it but had it be one of the core elements of this fic. there’s also a lot of love and warmth in the story and i found comfort in this while writing so i hope readers feel the same :-)
4. Can you give any spoilers about your fright fest fic?
there’s a strong zouis friendship which i think people will appreciate 💖
🕸 posting day: October 25th
🕸 fic title: where you go i’ll follow