Here’s the answer part of the Q&A! Thank you for participating and being so patient with me!
Most of the questions was sent to me in Tumblr. I love how creative you were with the questions! o(≧∇≦o) This page can also be found in Ao3 for now too!
What do you study, or are you already in working life?
I’m studying a degree for Finnish Sign Language and Interpretation, which also includes deaf and culture studies. I still have one and (hopefully) the last year to go until my graduation! Therefore, I haven’t done any professional work yet, but I have done some part-time work alongside my studies.
What inspired you to make the Reignited?
Music and songs have been the biggest source of inspiration in making this story. Almost every chapter in the Reignited has a song behind it; the songs either set me in the right mood or awaken a scene in my head, or just had great lyrics that fit the chapter well! For the series, the idea came while I was listening Malukah’s song ‘Reignite’, which is kind of a tribute to the Mass Effect video games. I loved how the song interpreted the determination to reignite to fight after heavy losses and disappointments in such an epic fashion. In the end I got so absorbed in writing that I forgot to think the series a name, so I ended up leaving it Reignited. Since I was deep in Haikyuu!! hype, it was no brainer to make the series a Haikyuu fanfiction. At first, I started to write a reader-inserted story in which the Reader falls in love with just one soldier, but then I couldn’t decide who. I had seven potential options. After struggling some time, I just thought ‘Heck, I’ll just write them all here.’, crossed my fingers, and hoped everything would work out!
Who is your favorite character (other than the Reader)? Are they also your favorite to write?
I must say my favorite character is Kuroo. I just love how his character has been designed in Haikyuu!!; he’s sly but grounded, yet such a dork at times. It’s easy to “get into” his mind set. That’s probably why he also pops up all the time; it’s so easy to write him into the story! Of course, I like the other characters (Bokuto and Iwaizumi close behind) too, but Kuroo is my number one, haha!
Are any of the characters in the series LGBTQ+?
For those who doesn’t know what ‘LGBTQ+’ means, it’s an initialism for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, plus all the others sexuality and gender identities in the community. I won’t go into these terms since Internet is full of information about them.
I have been neutral considering the character’s sexual orientation and identities, since there’s no indication of the topic in the original Haikyuu!! series. Of course, in fanfiction anyone can be anything. Only after this question I started to think all the possibilities and came up a few that could work in the story. Here’s some that I thought: Akaashi (pan), Bokuto (queer), Oikawa (bi), Nishinoya (bi), Asahi (gay), Takeda (gay), and Ukai (ace). It’s safe to suggest that everyone in the Elites would be allies, meaning they consider themselves friends to the LGBTQ+ community. Still, Iwaizumi would have pledged to be the straightest straight, especially what comes to Oikawa (their friendship is complicated enough)!
These are just my opinions which the question brought up! Since I haven’t stated any character’s sexuality in the story up to this time, I won’t state them later either. I’m really glad this was asked, though!
Who of the characters makes the Reader most flustered?
The Reader gets the most flustered (in a meaning of her being a confused blushing mess) in situations where love and affection is genuinely poured on her so straightforwardly that it takes her by surprise. Every Elite is capable of doing this, but Sugawara has honed this ability to perfection. He can do it anywhere at any time without making it look forced, and it’s impossible to run from it; it’s a direct hit every time.
But if the meaning was to ask who makes the Reader feel super agitated in a negative manner, the answer is Ushijima (I think the Lady makes her more like threatened than anxious). The Reader and Ushijima’s viewpoints clash all the time; there, where Ushijima is blunt and unyielding, the Reader leaves many things unsaid and is flexible. Of course, Ushijima doesn’t realize this, and the Reader isn’t going to break the news to him any time soon.
Will there be more romantic interactions between the Reader and the others after the individual chapters?
There’ll be light romantic interactions between the Reader and the others along the story. The chapters that focus on certain Elite x Reader relationship takes the spot light, of course, but the others won’t be forgotten! I try to keep those smaller interactions natural, so they won’t seem forced. I also want those interactions to support the characters’ personal traits; Akaashi won’t cling to the Reader like some koala, Iwaizumi won’t sing love songs to her, and so on (I wanted to write an example of Bokuto too, but then I realized that damn, nothing holds back that boi, haha).
Have you ever thought about how the Reader deal with her periods?
This one was super interesting question!
I once thought about writing about this subject in the first chapters, but it felt too forced back then and would most definitely made things super weird! I had thought describing how confused the men in the base were the day sanitary protection items appeared their store. This needed to change though, because every time the Reader bought the said items, the soldiers started to analyze her mood a bit too much. Later she just ordered all the needed items with the other medical supplies and picked them up from the clinic. The Elites figured out the Reader’s cycle quite fast. Some of them jokingly use the term ‘Redmoon’ to warn each other whenever they sense she is a bit snappier than usual. It’s also very effective way to piss the Reader off!
I realized that it’d be easy to write some funny side-story about this subject, haha! It’d definitely turn into a funny mess!
Are you going to make another reader-inserted Haikyuu!! story after the Reignited series?
I have though a short-story series which focuses on the Haikyuu!! world, but I haven’t planned anything yet! (´～ヾ) If you have ideas, I’ll gladly hear them; maybe I could get inspired from your ideas!
What are you planning to write in the future?
There are at least three different stories that I’ve been plotting while working with the Reignited series. One of them is based on Haikyuu!!; Kuroo Tetsurou x Tsukishima Kei (folklore/supernatural!AU). The two others would be reader-inserted stories from different fandoms:
Aizawa Shota x teacher/psychologist!Reader (Boku no Hero Academia/ My Hero Academia)
Nicolas Brown x deaf!Reader (GANGSTA)
These are works that I’ve planned some time already. I heard about GANGSTA only this spring, and oh boy, I’m hooked (thank you Skull for introducing me to this masterpiece ♡)! Maybe it’s my studies that got me so hooked on the series, but damn, I just can’t get over this hype, haha! Still, these are some works that feel super interesting stories to write. I don’t know how long it will take to get started with these as I still write the Reignited series, but I can’t wait to show them to you!
That’s the end of the questions! I hope I managed to answer you all well enough. If not, you can leave more questions in the ask box, and I’ll answer them later!
Lastly, I have a question for you guys:
What fact from this Q&A really stuck in your mind? (≡^∇^≡)
I really enjoyed arranging the Q&A! Maybe as the series proceed, if you want, I’ll arrange another Q&A for you! Next, I’ll retreat to have my break. Thank you for your nice comments and understanding this matter! I feel a bit bad for taking this break, but I know it’s the only way for me to regain my power. I’ll promise you that I’ll return reignited! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑
Can’t wait for you reactions, comments, and thoughts!
I’ll see you in July! Love you all!
