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Yeah the date is going great, i said her hair looked lovely and two of her auxiliary coolant systems turned on!!

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Error in code is a good fic. Thank you so much for it.

Thank you so much for reading! I'm super happy you enjoyed it!

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I don't know if you will see this message. But I want to tell you something. Please work on error in code as a project. 20 years from now, 30 years from now, however long it takes, I truly do want to see it being made into a separate book. Something OG media. Because it is too good. Too damn good for it to end here.

Logging on again after a month and seeing this, thank you so much for this message, anon.

I really do want to work on it more. And I am.

I had so much fun with the world-building and want to elaborate on it, I want to make the characters mine, add aspects to the story that wouldn't have fit into a fic and cut some that were written specifically *because* it is a fic. I really do want to turn it into an OG story. It's going to take a while, that is for sure, but I started working on it already.

And I'm incredibly grateful for messages or comments like these, that give me more motivation to work on it. (Because of course there's always that voice in my head saying "people enjoyed it as a fic, but it's too mediocre for a real OG story")

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Error In The Code + text posts for @blackwatervial

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Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @returning-spring thank you so much I was hoping to do this! Which is why I tag every fic writer who reads this!

How many works do you have on AO3? 81. Which is. Hysterical, considering I really only started writing in 2020

What's your total AO3 word count? .....1,404,904. As I said. Hysterical. Girl, where do you find the time???

What fandoms do you write for? I mostly only write for one fandom at a time because my brain can only take so many hyperfixations (1), and at the moment it's Baldur's Gate. After spending over a year in VegasPete land

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? First Impressions (WenZhou, 4.6k) A Sip of Vinegar (WenZhou, 4.1k) Spilled Wine (VegasPete, 2.7k) If you're trouble (WenZhou, 2.1k) Improvisation & Bad Decisions (WenZhou, 1.8k)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Yes I do, or at least I try to! Even though I mostly reply with any variation of "Aaaahhh thank you!!!", I want readers to know I read their comments & they make me very happy. Because I do, and they do.

What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Stories from a Lonely City. It's XueXiao, difficult to not get angsty with them

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? I mean, most of my endings are happy...Probably The Essence of Flame and Frost (WeiLan) bc I wrote an entire 15k epilogue specifially to make them happy

Do you get hate on fics? I once got a hate comment...it was hilarious. I cherish it to this day. It shows me my fic bothered someone so much that they had to take time out of their day to tell me about it!

Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I can read smut (occasionally, while skipping through it), but I'm too ace to write it....big nerf.

Do you write crossovers? Only when I'm in the mood for crack and the fandoms fit really well together. I wrote 2 crossovers I think.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? No.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes, multiple, and I'm super honoured bc I know how difficult translating is.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? No, but my beta is helping me so much with brainstorming and fixing plotholes!

What's your all-time favorite ship? I don't really have one, they change over time. And while I cherish the memory of older ships, none has stayed with me. When we talk about the most intense ones, it's WeiLan (Guardian) and VegasPete (KPTS)

What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? SandRay Fake Dating AU. Sorry friends, that one's off the table.

What are your writing strengths? I like to think I write somewhat nice dialogues. Also plays on words.

What are your writing weaknesses? Oh my god outlining my eternal nemesis. I just can't do it. Even if I attempt to, I always go off the rails. Extremely problematic when it comes to long fics. Also action scenes are difficult. Smut is impossible.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? Not sure what this asks?

First fandom you wrote for? Ahahahah the good old days of Metal Gear Solid fanfic! Very nostalgic.

Favorite fic you've written? Error in the Code, no competition. This fic means so much to me on so many levels.

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Error in the Code, a VegasPete Cyberpunk AU is now completed!

"In a city divided, the rebellion’s only android and the ruling family’s disgraced son cross paths." 🔹Android Pete meets human Vegas 🔹Enemies to Lovers, slow-burn, worldbuilding 🔹273.000 words

Read here

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I don’t know exactly how to do this bc I don’t usually interact on here

But I just finished reading error in the code and I have no words at how incredible it was. Every single line had me feeling some type of emotion and I spent two long months slowly reading it bc it’s the longest thing I have ever read. You completely knocked it out of the park and I may never get over it ❤️

Hearing that the story had an impact on you, made you feel The Emotions even, means a lot to me 🥺❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much for taking on the fic and reading it to the end, and for sending me these kind words!

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via studio_onsaturn @ twitter | 28102023

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Can I be your friend too?

ONLY FRIENDS | Ep 12

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aaah this means so much to me, thank u so much ;;;

You ever read fanfic so god tier you have to wait for real life to load back in so you spend half the day doing tasks with that dead look in your eye, replaying all your favorite moments?

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Do you kids know how hard it is to hyper fixate on shit as a goddamn adult?? Sorry boss I know you need those files done but I’m too busy giggling like a goddamn school girl over a fictional man

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Ship Dynamic: I'm not convinced these two are capable of a healthy relationship with anyone, so they might as well have an unhealthy relationship with each other.

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"Sand. I'm sorry. Can you please forgive me? I was stupid. But I want you to understand me. I was mad at you because I cared so much about you. You can be angry or hate me all you want. I know now that you want nothing from me. On this Earth, there's no one who's more caring or loving than you. Though I've been nothing but an asshole to you, you are always there for me. Sand, please understand me. Being with me requires some patience. But if you don't want to put up with me anymore, that's alright. I get you. No one can put up with me."

Only Friends (2023)

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Illustration for the @kinnporschebigbang! I got paired up with the wonderful @no1petesimp and got to draw for her pre-canon fic "The Knight's Pawn" where Pete becomes Kim's bodyguard

Find it on AO3

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The day finally came for me to share my Big Bang fic, @kinnporschebigbang. A project that took me all summer to write, a project that I loved indulging myself in. The 1st of 4 chapters includes the art by the incredible @blackwatervial, which made me super emotional and I love it with all my heart <3 Please show her some love, she's done a fantastic job! Expect an update every 4 days, so the actual first chapter will be posted on October 6th.