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🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats 🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now? 🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both? 🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time? 🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh 🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately 🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?
Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game
🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats 🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now? 🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both? 🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time? 🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh 🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately 🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?
put a "∞" in my ask box and I'll shuffle my music player and give you my favorite lyric from the song that comes up.
Video Game Asks!
Adding my own pool of asks about video games because I always like to talk games and asks are fun. Send numbers, reblog for yourself etc.
Last game you finished
Game(s) you’re currently playing
1-3 games you’ve played in the past 12 months that you really enjoyed
Do you like to get 100% achievements/trophies?
Game(s) coming out that you’re looking forward to
A series you’ve enjoyed since your early days of gaming and still enjoy to this day whether it still has games coming out or is one you return to
A series you’ve lost interest in
A series you haven’t played but are interested in trying
A game you played completely blind with no prior knowledge of and enjoyed/loved
A console and/or handheld you’ve never played but would like to try
Do you prefer ‘blank slate’ main characters you make yourself or otherwise project onto, or characters with a set personality and backstory?
A character you particularly like in the game you’re currently playing
Quick, name the first song from a game that comes to mind
A song that’s sure to hit your nostalgia buttons
Do you have a backlog and do you keep track of it? If so, how?
A game you’d like to replay that you haven’t
A game you didn’t finish but would like to get back to or restart someday
A game location you really like
A game you started up for the first time and you knew from the start it was going to be great
A boss you think is really cool
A boss that was disappointing
A game ending that’s really stuck with you
A “Wow” moment of awe
A game with a cool art style
A game’s art style that had to grow on you
Realism or stylized?
A game you love the atmosphere of
Pick a series you like. What was the first game you played for it? Was it a good starting point? Would it still be a good starting point now?
On average do you have one game or multiple games going?
Game you think you’ll finish next?
Someone has never played a video game before but is open to trying any genre. What game would you recommend as their first?
toya and/or honami for the character thing!!
I just wanna say I love everyone sending me L/n right now I love them so goddamn much
Toya:
Honami:
Hi! Not sure if this counts but maybe Fuyune for the character thing?
Fuyune ABSOLUTELY counts
She is a character I love, a character I hate, and a character that I love to hate. She’s so perfect.
I think I know already cuz she's ur icon but,,, Saki for the ask game?
Hehehe
**For context, when I say she doesn’t get bullied enough, I mean that canon has completely forgotten that she’s chronically ill at this point and I need the game to realize that if she’s that severely messed up she probably can’t be training for a week straight she WILL pass out
1 and 20 for the ask game!!
Can’t exactly do 1 without a fic to answer the question about, but…
20. Favorite fic title?
It’s probably A Character Study Into Everyone’s Relationships With Their Parents Disguised as a Dreamgirls Reference because that title was supposed to be a placeholder but I was never going to find a better one lmao
I’m Bored and Anxious So I Slapped Together a List of Fan Fic Writer Asks
1. Share a song that makes you think of [fic title] 2. Do you read/reread your own fics? 3. What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written? 4. How many WIPs do you have right now? 5. What’s a fic idea you’ve had that you will never write? 6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time? 7. How many ideas for fics do you have right now? 8. What project(s) are you currently working on? 9. Do you write every day? If you wrote today, share a sentence of what you’ve written! 10. Is there a fic that got a different response than you were expecting? 11. Do you have specific playlists for writing fics? 12. Do you have a playlist for your current WIP(s)? Share it! 13. How much planning do you do before writing? 14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, such as comic or film, which fan fic would you pick? 15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters? 16. At what point in the process do you come up with titles? 17. What’s something you’ve learned about while doing research for a fic? 18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic? 19. Give us a small teaser from one of your WIPs. 20. What’s a favorite title for a fic you’ve written? 21. Have you ever deleted an entire scene after spending hours laboring over it? If so, why? 22. Do you know how your fic will end before you start writing? 23. How do you choose where to end a chapter (if you have multi-chapter works)? 24. Share a moodboard for (one of) your current WIP(s). 25. Have you ever upset yourself with your own writing? 26. Is there something you’ve written that you would never want your family to see? 27. Is there a fic you were nervous to post/share? Why? 28. Have you ever tagged a fic “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat”? 29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.) 30. Ask anything!
1, 19, 40 for the writing ask!
1. Which of your fics would you keep the basic plot of but rewrite completely?
Oh boy… If we’re talking ProSeka, then Vivid Snow, Dulling Leaves. It was my first fic in the ProSeka fandom and I was just getting on my feet after being in a small fandom where I wrote a lot of short ideas because people were hungry for content. It’s just… not the best imo and the way I wrote Harumichi was my knee-jerk reaction after reading Nocturne Interlude.
If we’re talking other fandoms, then definitely Chariot Arcana, Rank Up! It was such a good idea, but I wrote it three entire years ago and my writing skill wasn’t good enough to do justice to the idea.
19. Share a no-context snippet from a WIP
(Okay this is cheating a little because I can’t find a non-spoilery snippet from my current WIP so this is a short thing I wrote for inspiration)
That day is so… vivid in An’s memory.
She can remember it like it was yesterday.
It’s burning hot out. It’s the end of June, and she’s ready to get home.
She’s holding her dad’s hand as they’re walking back from the store, holding some ingredients for dinner and a fruit smoothie that An had bought to cool off.
And then Arata and Souma are running down the street together, and An’s about to run to join them and say hi. Maybe offer them a sip of her smoothie.
But before she can take off, everything changes.
And suddenly, everything’s a blur.
The crunch of metal and the sound of Souma hitting the pavement are still so loud in her head.
And she’s running.
Her dad’s barely a step ahead of her, and he pushes through the crowd to kneel next to Souma.
Souma, who’s covered in blood. She can’t tell if he’s breathing.
She tries to push through the crowd, tries to get closer, but suddenly someone’s pulling her away.
She can’t get any closer, no matter how hard she tries, and then she sees an ambulance approaching and her dad is dragging Arata away and she finally manages to break free from whoever’s holding her back and running over to her dad and Arata.
Arata’s screaming, barely coherent, but his struggles are in vain. He can’t keep going much longer.
And after a few more seconds, he’s completely silent.
It’s so quiet. So… dark.
But the screams keep echoing in her head, and then she can feel something.
Someone’s hand is grabbing her.
She tries to pull away, but their grip is too strong.
And then she turns around, and it’s…
It’s Souma?
He’s covered in blood, lying on the ground, and he’s gripping onto An’s arm.
His eyes are so wide, but they’re lifeless.
He’s… he’s…
Then An turns around, and suddenly she sees the same scene with her dad and Arata.
She turns away from them, and it’s Aunt Nagi and Uncle Taiga.
Away from them, and it’s EVER.
Away from them, and Kotaro and Ms. Kawasaki.
Away from them, and it’s Akito and Toya.
And then she finally shuts her eyes, but even that doesn’t stop it.
Because she hears it.
“An-chan… It hurts…” Kohane pleads, and she cracks an eye open slightly…
And she wakes up with a jolt.
She can’t breathe.
She reaches for her phone, and the next thing she knows, she’s dialing a number.
There’s a groan, and…
“This better be fucking important…”
An sighs with relief.
“…Up for some Wii Tennis?” She asks, and there’s the sound of someone scrambling from the other side.
“An-chan? You okay?”
“I had a really bad nightmare. I guess I just went scrambling for my phone on instinct and called whoever came up.”
Arata sighs.
“I’ll be right over.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. I was just joking about the Wii Tennis.” An responds.
“Yeah, yeah…”
40. Write a 9-word fic.
(This was the hardest one to do by FAR)
Toya’s breath catches. There’s… so much blood. It’s terrifying.
21 and 44 for kamui on the oc ask thingy !!
21. What’s more important to them, friends or family?
Family. Definitely. He adores his brothers. He has a lot of friends, but there’s a lot of drama in every direction there because of who he is.
44. Who, if anyone, would they trust with their deepest secrets?
Hatsuaki. Absolutely no one else, because he knows that Hatsuaki’s seen more of his chaos than anyone else and still loves him.
You've Got Questions and I've Got Answers OC Edition
Do they have any crafting hobbies?
Do they wear perfume/cologne? If so what scents do they prefer?
Do they enjoy cooking?
Do they enjoy baking?
Do they have any tattoos? If so what are they and do they have any special meaning?
If they were badly injured, and for whatever reason couldn't go to a hospital, who would they go to for help?
Do they have any unusual fears?
Do they collect anything? If so what and why?
When they're sick what do they do to feel better?
Do they have any regrets?
Do they have any addictions?
Do they have any sense of style? Regardless of the answer do they believe they have a sense of style?
Do they enjoy poetry?
Do they have a hard time opening up to people?
What kind of sense of humor do they have? Or do they have one at all?
Do they have or want kids?
How easily would they be convinced to do something that goes against their morals?
How easy is it to become their enemy?
How easy is it to become their friend?
Do they have a strong connection to their culture?
What is more important to them, friends or family?
Would they ever betray someone for money?
How would they want to die?
Do they have any enemies?
Do they have a daily/nightly routine?
Have they met any of their heroes? Did they regret it?
Has a chance encounter ever had an unexpected effect on them?
Are they a #gamer?
If they were real would you be friends with them?
If they had the chance to be famous would they take it? If they are famous would they rather they weren't?
What superpower would you choose for them and what would they choose for themselves? If they have one would they choose something else?
If they could change one thing about themselves what would it be?
Do they play ttrpgs? If so what kind of characters do they play? Or are they more likely to GM?
How well do they deal with grief?
Do they believe in fate or do they believe they are in charge of their own destiny?
Would they ever kill someone? Have they already?
Are they religious? If so do they have a strong sense of faith, are they uncertain, or are they somewhere in between?
What are their dreams like? Do they have any recurring dreams/nightmares?
Would they ever crash a wedding?
If they found a sword in a stone would they try to pull it out? How would they react to being able to pull it out or not?
Do they learn from their mistakes?
Can they speak multiple languages? If yes which all do they speak and why?
Can they handle stressful situations?
Who, if anyone, would they trust with their deepest secrets?
Do they plan in advance or just wing it?
Would they lie to get out of trouble?
Would they lie to get someone else out of trouble? Even if they would have to take that someone else's place?
How likely are they to go on a quest for revenge?
Do they have trouble keeping their enemies and their friends straight?
What is your favorite thing about them?
I love these so I figured I'd make one of my own! Just be sure that if you reblog this ask one or two of these to the person you reblogged from (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
hi im back for more.. 5 for the angst starters with toya and harumichi.. (or maybe 14..)
5. “You don’t own me.”/14. “I give up. You won.”
The day Toya came home with tears in his eyes and a bruised cheek was shaping up to be the worst day of Harumichi’s life.
He had just tried to offer some polite advice, but Toya had barricaded his door so Harumichi couldn’t get in.
“You don’t own me, Father! I’ll find something else to do with my life!”
But as the days went on, the resistance only slowed.
And even as Toya tried to fit in with Tsukasa’s troupe, which is much better in Harumichi’s eyes than being a street musician, he kept mumbling about something being off.
And eventually, Toya walks in with a look in his eyes.
“I give up.” He sighs. “You win. You’re right. I was born to be an instrument. There’s nothing I can do about that.”
“What happened to being a part of Tsukasa’s troupe?” Harumichi responds, and Toya sighs.
“Tsukasa-senpai doesn’t need me. He never has. His troupe is so perfectly structured and set up, there’s no room for me. There’s no place for me anywhere but at the piano.”
And true to his word, Toya does begin daily practice again. He does his work, plays the piano, goes to school, and nothing else.
Tsukasa keeps trying to drag him to his troupe, but it doesn’t work. Toya slowly stops accepting his calls, and that’s what starts to make Harumichi’s chest tighten.
He… doesn’t want to speak to Tsukasa.
And finally, he notices the light in Toya’s eyes has vanished.
It’ll be back, he tells himself. It’ll be back and Toya will be himself again. The music will save him.
But Toya’s never quite himself again.
And for the first time since Harumichi was a child too scared to be himself, he doesn’t know what to do.
You've Got Questions and I've Got Answers OC Edition
Do they have any crafting hobbies?
Do they wear perfume/cologne? If so what scents do they prefer?
Do they enjoy cooking?
Do they enjoy baking?
Do they have any tattoos? If so what are they and do they have any special meaning?
If they were badly injured, and for whatever reason couldn't go to a hospital, who would they go to for help?
Do they have any unusual fears?
Do they collect anything? If so what and why?
When they're sick what do they do to feel better?
Do they have any regrets?
Do they have any addictions?
Do they have any sense of style? Regardless of the answer do they believe they have a sense of style?
Do they enjoy poetry?
Do they have a hard time opening up to people?
What kind of sense of humor do they have? Or do they have one at all?
Do they have or want kids?
How easily would they be convinced to do something that goes against their morals?
How easy is it to become their enemy?
How easy is it to become their friend?
Do they have a strong connection to their culture?
What is more important to them, friends or family?
Would they ever betray someone for money?
How would they want to die?
Do they have any enemies?
Do they have a daily/nightly routine?
Have they met any of their heroes? Did they regret it?
Has a chance encounter ever had an unexpected effect on them?
Are they a #gamer?
If they were real would you be friends with them?
If they had the chance to be famous would they take it? If they are famous would they rather they weren't?
What superpower would you choose for them and what would they choose for themselves? If they have one would they choose something else?
If they could change one thing about themselves what would it be?
Do they play ttrpgs? If so what kind of characters do they play? Or are they more likely to GM?
How well do they deal with grief?
Do they believe in fate or do they believe they are in charge of their own destiny?
Would they ever kill someone? Have they already?
Are they religious? If so do they have a strong sense of faith, are they uncertain, or are they somewhere in between?
What are their dreams like? Do they have any recurring dreams/nightmares?
Would they ever crash a wedding?
If they found a sword in a stone would they try to pull it out? How would they react to being able to pull it out or not?
Do they learn from their mistakes?
Can they speak multiple languages? If yes which all do they speak and why?
Can they handle stressful situations?
Who, if anyone, would they trust with their deepest secrets?
Do they plan in advance or just wing it?
Would they lie to get out of trouble?
Would they lie to get someone else out of trouble? Even if they would have to take that someone else's place?
How likely are they to go on a quest for revenge?
Do they have trouble keeping their enemies and their friends straight?
What is your favorite thing about them?
I love these so I figured I'd make one of my own! Just be sure that if you reblog this ask one or two of these to the person you reblogged from (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
idk if you still want to take requests for the angsty sentence starter thing, but maybe 1 for akitoya, and then 13 and 17 for toya and harumichi? you can pick one or all of them haha
YES YES I AM THANK YOU GREAT PROMPT CHOICE I LIKED THIS :DD
1: “I’m just so afraid.”
Fuck. Fuck.
Akito can’t breathe.
He has to practice. He has to keep going.
The night stretches out, and that’s just another reminder of how Akito can’t stop.
Chasing that moon. That… gorgeous, delicate moon.
There’s so much fear in his chest. It’s suffocating.
That gentle voice is ringing in his head, saying words that make Akito’s heart shatter. Cutting him every time he tries to pick up the pieces.
“Don’t you think it’s about time you grew up and stopped chasing some tiny event that no-one’s even heard of outside of this town?”
It was a long time ago. Akito knows that. But…
But it’s still ringing in his head. He can’t stop it.
And that face is in his vision. Bruised and cold.
So cold.
He’s a terrible partner.
That voice keeps ringing in his head no matter how hard he sings.
And it’s only getting louder. Louder and louder.
“Akito!”
It’s almost like… he’s here…
His eyes flutter shut, and there are suddenly arms around him.
He doesn’t even need to see them. He knows those manicured fingers and long arms.
“…How’d you know?” Akito asks, and Toya chuckles softly.
“Partner sense.” He responds, but then his tone changes. “What are you doing, Akito?”
“Practicing.” Akito sighs.
“That wasn’t practice. That was… dangerous. Violent. Your voice was a honed blade.”
“Oh, come on. You’re exaggerating.”
“Am I?”
Akito stays silent, and Toya sighs.
“I’m afraid, Akito. I’m just so afraid for you.”
There’s another pang in Akito’s chest, and…
And Akito doesn’t know what to do.
So he just stays silent. In Toya’s arms. Feeling the pain that’s shared between them.
“Come home with me. My parents are out, we can play Pokémon or something.”
And Akito wants to tell him that he needs to keep practicing. That he’s also afraid. That he’s scared that Toya will leave him again, for good this time.
But he knows his partner. He won’t let that go.
So instead he just laughs softly and opens his eyes.
“Okay.”
And again, the pain continues. But that’s alright.
It’s alright for now.
13. “You never listen to me.”/17. “I have to leave.”
It’s always so… messy whenever Harumichi and Toya get into a fight.
Toya’s pacing the floor back and forth, an intense expression on his face.
It’s like looking in a mirror.
“You never listen to me!” Toya starts, his eyes flashing with a cold fire. “Why?! Why can’t you understand, Father?!”
“You’ll understand when you’re older.” Harumichi simply says, keeping his own temper under control.
It should come like second nature, but there’s a strange bubbling in his chest.
He’s a child. There’s no reason to yell.
But Toya keeps going, and he can’t keep repeating the same thing over and over again.
“Insolent child! You’re so stubborn!”
“Pot, meet kettle!” Toya snaps back. “Yes, I’m so stubborn! It’ll lead me to ruin! Then to my ruin I shall go! Why do you insist on dictating my life?!”
“Because for us, there is no other path for happiness than classical music!”
“No other path?! If someone told you that your only path to happiness was to be a doctor, when you can barely stand going to the hospital to see Saki, would your heart not strain to be free?!”
That sentence… breaks something in Harumichi.
And there’s an echo in his head.
That grating voice.
“Worthless, worthless, worthless! God, why did I have to be cursed with a child like you?!”
“That’s different.” Harumichi says, almost robotically, and Toya’s entire body tenses up.
“You don’t even care, do you? All you want is for me to be made in your image! I need to leave, I’ll be at the Tenmas’!”
Toya walks out the door and slams it behind him, and Harumichi collapses onto the couch.
He’ll never understand, will he?
That this is the only path for their family. It’s what they’re meant to do, and people will try to pull them away from it all their lives.
And they’ll go, for only a pinch of that sweet thing called love.
Fate has decided it long ago.
And all Harumichi can do is try to drag Toya back from that pain, that torture before it’s too late.
7, 14, 19, 29
7. How many ideas do you have for fics right now?:
So. So many. At all times. A few of them are
-Arata and Akito decide to team up to tease the shit out of one of Arata’s fans that is also Souma’s mortal Twitter enemy
-A certain fic of a certain universe that we’ve been working on
-More Star Trek and MOTW AU stuff
-a baby gets dropped on WEEKEND GARAGE’s doorstep
14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, which one would it be?:
Seasons May Turn, But Things Still Stay The Same. It’s the funniest one and I would love to see Kamui being a moron.
19. Post a snippet of one of your WIPs:
He’s still zoning out when Kuba looks past Arata and addresses Akito directly.
“And who are you?” She asks.
Next thing Akito knows, the chaotic spirit of Mizuki Akiyama overtakes him and he has the funniest idea.
“Akito. Akito Tono.” Akito says, reaching his hand out to Kuba. “I’m his little brother.”
Arata’s surprised for a split-second, but then he smirks and reaches out to ruffle Akito’s hair.
“Yeah, Aki’s such a cutie, isn’t he? He even wants to be a singer as good as me someday~”
…Akito’s starting to regret starting this.
Like, immensely.
But he can definitely turn this back around on Arata.
“Yeah, Onii-chan’s such a good singer. But, hey, you’ve never told me about her!”
“What, am I supposed to tell you about all my adoring fans?”
“Well, you always talk about Gale. Gale this, Gale that, ‘did I tell you what Gale sent me this morning?’”
Arata’s jaw drops open slightly and he turns bright red.
“Aki…!”
“Oh, you and Gale… text?” Kuba says, and Arata’s clearly unable to figure out a response, so Akito smirks and turns to her.
“Oh, yeah. All the time. He’s practically Onii-chan’s internet boyfriend.”
Arata glares at Akito as hard as he can before turning back to Kuba.
“Sorry about him. You know how kids are, Masuyo-chan. Can I call you that?”
He winks at Kuba, and she lets out a breathless laugh. Oh my god, she has a huge crush on Arata.
This is terrible. Akito hates this so much.
29. Post something you’ll never post or a scene that was cut from an already posted fic:
This is something I wrote a while ago for fun that I never posted because it’s just this one scene:
When An walks into WEEKEND GARAGE, she doesn’t know what she’s expecting, but it’s certainly not whatever the hell this is.
Kohane and Toya. Screaming at each other at the top of their lungs.
Arata’s sipping on a cup of coffee with the most exhausted look on his face, and he flashes her a glance that says “Get your partner under control.”
“Whoa, whoa!” She yells. “What’s going on?!”
“An-chan, tell Toya-kun he’s being a moron!”
“No, An, tell Kohane that she can’t possibly be a bigger fan of Tsukasa-senpai than I am!”
An freezes.
Oh. Oh no.
There’s an ooh from the corner, and Kisara, Akemi, Tatsuya, and Kotaro are all watching intently.
“Look. There’s no objective way to solve this.” Arata groans. “Can’t you just agree that you like him equally?”
“There actually is an objective way to solve this, I just don’t want to do it.” Akito responds.
“Then fucking do it, whatever it is has to be better than this!” Arata snaps. “You dragged me away from my partner for this! End it!”
Akito groans, and An shakes her head.
“Oh no, you’re not making me betray my partner like that. You call him.”
Kohane looks at her like she’s crazy, and Toya has the smuggest smirk she’s ever seen on him. God, he takes this way too seriously.
Akito sighs and unlocks his phone, dialing Tsukasa-senpai and putting him on speaker.
“Ha ha ha! Hello there, Akito! What do you need?”
Toya’s eyes light up.
“Senpai!”
“Oh, Toya! Are you calling me from Akito’s phone? Do you need anything, my love?”
Suddenly everyone that doesn’t go to Kamikou just freezes.
“Oh no, Senpai. I just needed to prove a point to someone.” Toya says. “I’ll see you at dinner?”
“Oh, of course! I’m making pasta, and I think Auntie’s making cookies?”
Toya tilts his head slightly.
“Mother’s making cookies? What’s the occasion?”
Tsukasa-senpai freezes.
“…Nothing.”
Toya’s face turns slightly amused.
“Senpai, you can’t lie to me.”
“I’m sorry! Auntie swore me to secrecy!”
And suddenly Toya’s eyes light up again.
“She got it, didn’t she? Her and father’s latest recording just went platinum?”
“AGH! Toya, you can’t tell Uncle! She’s planning to surprise him!”
Toya laughs into his hand.
“I won’t. I promise. I’ll get going right now, I think Mother could use some help with the surprise.”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry! I’m helping her!”
“Please, I insist.” Toya says.
“Alright, see you!”
Tsukasa-senpai hangs up, and Toya finishes up his coffee before throwing some cash on the table.
“Thank you, Ken-san. Fuck you, Kohane. I’ll see all of you later.”
“Hey! You can’t say that about Kohane!” An tries, but he’s already out the door before she can yell at him more.
“So they’re… cousins?” Arata asks, and Akito sighs.
“It’s a long, long story.”
“I think we have time.” Tatsuya says.
You've Got Questions and I've Got Answers OC Edition
Do they have any crafting hobbies?
Do they wear perfume/cologne? If so what scents do they prefer?
Do they enjoy cooking?
Do they enjoy baking?
Do they have any tattoos? If so what are they and do they have any special meaning?
If they were badly injured, and for whatever reason couldn't go to a hospital, who would they go to for help?
Do they have any unusual fears?
Do they collect anything? If so what and why?
When they're sick what do they do to feel better?
Do they have any regrets?
Do they have any addictions?
Do they have any sense of style? Regardless of the answer do they believe they have a sense of style?
Do they enjoy poetry?
Do they have a hard time opening up to people?
What kind of sense of humor do they have? Or do they have one at all?
Do they have or want kids?
How easily would they be convinced to do something that goes against their morals?
How easy is it to become their enemy?
How easy is it to become their friend?
Do they have a strong connection to their culture?
What is more important to them, friends or family?
Would they ever betray someone for money?
How would they want to die?
Do they have any enemies?
Do they have a daily/nightly routine?
Have they met any of their heroes? Did they regret it?
Has a chance encounter ever had an unexpected effect on them?
Are they a #gamer?
If they were real would you be friends with them?
If they had the chance to be famous would they take it? If they are famous would they rather they weren't?
What superpower would you choose for them and what would they choose for themselves? If they have one would they choose something else?
If they could change one thing about themselves what would it be?
Do they play ttrpgs? If so what kind of characters do they play? Or are they more likely to GM?
How well do they deal with grief?
Do they believe in fate or do they believe they are in charge of their own destiny?
Would they ever kill someone? Have they already?
Are they religious? If so do they have a strong sense of faith, are they uncertain, or are they somewhere in between?
What are their dreams like? Do they have any recurring dreams/nightmares?
Would they ever crash a wedding?
If they found a sword in a stone would they try to pull it out? How would they react to being able to pull it out or not?
Do they learn from their mistakes?
Can they speak multiple languages? If yes which all do they speak and why?
Can they handle stressful situations?
Who, if anyone, would they trust with their deepest secrets?
Do they plan in advance or just wing it?
Would they lie to get out of trouble?
Would they lie to get someone else out of trouble? Even if they would have to take that someone else's place?
How likely are they to go on a quest for revenge?
Do they have trouble keeping their enemies and their friends straight?
What is your favorite thing about them?
I love these so I figured I'd make one of my own! Just be sure that if you reblog this ask one or two of these to the person you reblogged from (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
Yet another writing ask
Which of your fics would you keep the basic plot of but rewrite completely?
Anything that you'd like to write but feel like you're unable to?
How would you describe your writing style?
Do you have any OCs? Do you have a story for them?
What's a tag you never want to use for your works even when it applies?
What's your ratio for rating your works?
Your favourite ao3 tag.
How slow is a slow burn?
Thoughts on cliffhangers.
Top three favourite fic tropes.
Three tropes that are fine but overrated.
If you write in more than one language, what's the difference?
Rate your worldbuilding skills from 1 to 10.
Write and share the first sentence of a new fic. Just that.
What's your favourite plotless fic you have written?
Are one-shots really underrated?
Past or present tense? Why?
First, second, or third person?
Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.
Do you work on a single project or many at the same time? How does that work for you?
Can you accurately predict how long your fics are going to be? If you can, what's your secret?
What is it about watching the same two idiots falling in love over and over again?
Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?
Thoughts on flashbacks/flashforwards.
Is writing the whole thing beforehand better or worse than writing it as you go?
What would you describe as OOC?
Do you agree that one shouldn't start a story with a piece of dialogue?
Any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?
What's the hardest thing about writing?
Describe a fic that almost happened, but then it didn't.
What was the most difficult fic for you to write (but in the end you made it)?
Do you have a word/expression that you always use in your writing?
Give your writing a compliment.
Do you write to improve? Or is that not a concern for you?
Thoughts on writing challenges/contests.
How do you come up with fic titles? What's the one you're most proud of?
Do you research before writing or while you write? Is it fun or boring for you?
"This never happened" fix-it fics or "this happened but" fix-it fics?
Wildest AU scenario you have written?
Write a 9-word fic.
freeze! ✧ ─=≡Σ((( つ•̀ω•́)つ you’re under arrest for being so lovely. copy this message to 10 other blogs (if you want to~) that you think are beautiful and deserve it. keep the game going and make others feel beautiful 💛
sorry for being annoying, YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN!!!!! 🐛🐛🐛🐛
Omgg thank you , you are beautiful too iris
🛠 Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?
I'm working on a Theloise Hunger Games AU (title: Born To Die) and the reaping scene (where tributes for the upcoming Games are chosen, in case you're not familiar) is kicking my ass right now lol. It's a very intense scene in both the movie and the book so I want to do it justice but it also makes me want to pull my hair out and scream into a pillow. 🤡
Anyway, here's a snippet!:
“Penelope Featherington!”
The name rang through the air, a death sentence.
It was her first day of school, and Eloise Bridgerton, four years old and stubborn as a rock, marched up to a short, redheaded girl with her nose in a book.
“I’m Eloise Bridgerton,” she announced, sticking her hand out for the other girl to shake. “And you are?”
“Penelope Featherington,” she replied, sounding surprised as she shook Eloise’s hand.
“We,” Eloise sat down next to Penelope, “are going to be the best of friends.”
🖍 and 🤔 !
🖍Post Any sentence from your wip
So, Eloise takes a deep breath and echoes a previous conversation, “You jump, I jump, remember?”
(Titanic fans, anyone? 👀)
🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?
I recently read The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and I love the idea of writing Eloise and Theo as codebreakers during WWII! I'm currently working on a reincarnation AU, and in one of those lives Eloise and Theo are onboard the RMS Titanic, and in another life they're codebreakers at Bletchley Park.
Unfortunately, I'm only writing a small snapshot of each life, so I don't really get to delve into each story with this AU. That being said, my hope is to eventually write a longer fic loosely following the plot of The Rose Code!
An ask game for writers to procrastinate working on you WIP(s)
I am also procrastinating actually writing. If you’ve multiple works in progress you can give a different answer every time!
🦈Tell us the name of your/ one of your WIP(s)
🍄Decriscribe your wip/one of your wips in the format of “___ + ___ =___”
🌍What tags or warnings will your / one of your wip(s) need if you intend to share it?
🧭An alternative title to your/ one of your WIP(s)?
⚠️Which wip your most likely to finish or update next?
💾What is your document of your wip/ a wip called? (not the stories actual title but what you’ve saved it as)
🖍Post Any sentence from your wip
♻️A scrapped idea for your current WIP
🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?
🤡How many Wips are you actively working on?
🛠Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?
❤️Not a question, just a second kudos to send.
Enjoy!
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🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings
I'm going to share some Modern AU headcanons about Theloise because I thought about this a lot while writing The Manuscript:
Not only are they both coffee addicts, they both have the same order! Here's a snippet from an old WIP of mine where they reunite after a decade:
Theo passed Eloise her coffee—one cream, one sugar, same as always—before sitting down with his own coffee—also one cream, one sugar, same as always.
2. I can see Theo working at a publishing company (sort of the modern-day version of a print shop), working as a political journalist, or working as a lawyer! Similarly, I can see Eloise as a lawyer or in academia. I can also see them getting involved with organizations like the UN, or some non-profit organizations.
Regardless of their occupation, political activism is very important to them!
3. I like to think Eloise and Theo would enjoy reading from more modern-day female authors like Sally Rooney, Toni Morrison, Joan Didion, etc.
4. Eloise's favourite Jane Austen novel is Emma, while Theo's is Persuasion. I actually have an old WIP where Penelope and Colin spy on Eloise and Theo and overhear them arguing over the best Austen novel (their arguments are very surface level though because I'm not very well-versed in Austen lol).
5. I can see Theo being friends with people like Benedict, Colin, and Footman John! Maybe Kate, as well?
6. Eloise has a fear of spiders. No, I'm totally not projecting (🤡).
(But Theo kills them for her so it's all good.)
Also I just noticed the question only asks for one headcanon...oh, well. Thanks for the ask! <3
🔪 📚 🪐
🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?
Probably: "What does blood taste like?"
📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?
This one's a shower thought I had related to my Theloise Hunger Games AU!
Eloise tries to teach Theo how to shoot using a bow and arrow. He fails spectacularly.
🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now
I made a breakthrough with my research! I won't get into the details since it's confidential, but I'm working on mathematics + computer science research and it's all very fun. 😋
Rediscovering my hobbies! I've been reading more recently (I recently read The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and I'm currently reading White Nights by Fyoder Dostoevsky). I've also always wanted to write fanfiction but never found the time or energy, so I'm really happy that's something I can do now!
I have the best friends a girl can ask for! I also have some great mutuals <3
Thanks for the ask! <3
no need to answer all of them if you don’t want to, but here!! 🧩 🥤 🌿 🏜️
🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?
Grammar and format! A few mistakes here and there are totally fine, I've definitely noticed mistakes in my own works lol, but when it becomes distracting? Then we have a problem.
🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love
Well, there's the supremely talented syntheticpen (😉).
when one has a motive by syntheticpen
Newly unmoored in the Scottish countryside, Eloise decides a letter to Bloomsbury is in order.
Here's a few more (off the top of my head):
run away to a world that we design by sachantquiladesailes_98
Theo and Eloise meet as children, while his father sells books to hers. Despite their differences in station and the way that life does not work out too well for Theo, they can't be kept apart. Eloise is far too determined for that.
let the reason come on the common tongue (of your loving me) by CallousMalice
It is their wedding night and Theo comes up with a way to calm a nervous Eloise, with the help of a certain poet he knows she loves.
A great crime by framboise
When Benedict finds his sister in the library at a ball, dress torn, bloodied letter knife in hand, he knows he will do anything he can to help her. And if anything involves finishing off the villain who has tried to harm her and then fleeing with her in the night, then that is what he shall do.
🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity
Lol you are asking the wrong person, but I'll try to answer anyway! I think outlining is really important: the more detailed, the better. This way, when you're writing, there's very little decision-making involved, you're just focusing on executing the scene. Personally, for dialogue-heavy scenes, I like to write a script instead of a more traditional outline.
But, yeah, all of this is easier said than done lol. (🤡)
🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?
I love all comments! I think my favourite comments are the ones that mention what exactly they liked about the chapter, and I usually try to leave those comments myself.
Thanks for the ask! <3
Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game
🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats 🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now? 🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both? 🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time? 🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh 🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately 🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?