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I like the idea of a Vulcan character who constantly does very reckless things so her human crewmates think she's strange but then she always has a logical explanation she delivers with absolute confidence.

"No, it was perfectly logical for me to jump out of the shuttle at that time. I had a breathing apparatus, and I was certain I could seal the subspace rift by hand before the Romulans opened fire. This was the only solution that would result in zero casualties. I might have died, but giving up is illogical."

She's known as one of the most fearless members of the crew.

Other Vulcans try not to acknowledge her.

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20 Questions with a Fanfic Author

Thanks @internerdionality for tagging me!

1. How many works on AO3? 306

2. Total AO3 Word Count?

4,362,586

(adjusted, I took out the reposting of my largest series)

3. Top 5 Fics by Kudos

How (thanks to Gabriel) Dean and Castiel (accidentally) raised each other (and Sam) (Supernatural, Dean/Castiel. 69k).

A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On (Zootopia, Judy/Nick. 35k)

Jonathan to his David (MCU, Bucky/Steve. 9k).

All the First Times (MCU, Bucky/Steve. 9k)

Social Experimentation (Supernatural, Gabriel/Sam. 4k.)

Worth noting that all these fics are at least 9 years old. The top ranked one is 13 years old. Time and a big fandom help those kudos numbers a lot.

4. What fandoms do you write for?

There's roughly forty or so listed that aren't repeat tags (Marvel AND Thor etc) on my AO3 profile. I think actively at the moment I'm in: Dimension 20 (Misfits and Magic, Fantasy High), Dead Boy Detectives, Our Flag Means Death and I'm never fully done with the Breakfast Club.

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to respond to all of them! Engagement is my favorite part, even it's only to say thank you. Chatting in comments is how I've made several fandom buddies!

6. Angstiest Ending?

Blood in the Inkwell. It's a Hobbit fic about Ori and what it's like to survive someone you loved, who never saw you the same way, but was still a good person. And then of course, we know Ori's fate and it's canon compliant.

7. Fic with the Happiest Ending?

I like happy endings a lot so it's hard to measure which is the happiest! I'll go with my Game of Thrones Modern AU series Always Been a Pencil which is pretty much a series of happy ending romances for a lot of the characters.

8. Do you get hate?

Not recently! I get the occasional crappy comment where someone wants to take me down a peg for their own reasons. What I get a lot more is people making odd or unflattering comments in their bookmarks and I'm not always sure if they realize I can see those or not. And yes, if you write a comment in another language, I will google translate it because I love validation. I can, in fact, still see you.

9. Do you write smut?

Rarely. I used to consistently, but rarely enjoyed it unless it was comic and then it slowly dawned on me that I simply don't have to if I'm not in the mood!

10. Do you write crossovers?

Occasionally! The most popular was a very short Avengers/Star Trek cross over A Chance Meeting

11. Ever had a fic stolen?

Not stolen exactly, but it was put on goodreads. What a weird moment in time that was!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes! I've been fortunate enough to have hard-working folks translate a good handful of them.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic?

Yes, usually in the context of RP like with my dear @awwnutbunnies

14. All time favorite ship?

I don't think I have one? I'm a multishipper at heart and what I really like is figuring out how two people fit together, so I'm usually open to re-configuring everyone. Dean Winchester and John Bender are probably my two blorbos of all time though.

15. WIPs you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Clay, Cats and Cloudy Days (Game of Thrones. Theon/Tommen). I always meant to get back to this one, but it keeps getting shoved further on the back burner. I never say never though!

16. Writing strengths?

I love writing dialogue and wry characters. I think I've gotten pretty good at worldbuilding too.

17. Writing Weaknesses?

I don't outline or plot so sometimes things meander a lot.

18. Thoughts on mixed language dialogue?

I'm not fluent enough in any other language to use it meaningfully, so I'll just say "they switched languages" and continue in English. When I first started in fandom, it was very typical to write out the way an accent sounded and now seeing that makes me cringe, so there's also a changing norms aspect to it.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Hercules: The Legendary Journey and X-men! They were happening at the same time. Then Buffy.

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

I think stylistically I'm most proud of Those Who Wander (Hobbit. Bofur/Bilbo and Fili/Kili), as an entire endeavor Leda House and the Kraken 'Verse and with recency bias The Great Working of the Rest of Your Life (Dimension 20: Misfits and Magic. Sam/Evan.).

Tagging @yerbamansa @museaway and anyone else that would like! <3

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Okay, you know what? I must know, because I know many of my LiveJournal friends jumped ship for Facebook and Tumblr and we all have enjoyed Tumblr a lot:

Who here used to be on LiveJournal? Who still has a Dreamwidth account but it's not the same? Who came to Tumblr initially hungry for something that resembled LJ Community but included more visuals?

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explain your gender in 10 words or less without using boring words like “male”, “female”, “nonbinary”, “masculine”, “feminine” or “androgynous”.

go!

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"just write a little every day" ok but what if i write nothing for 3 weeks and then suddenly type like i’m being hunted by god

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I have some news for members of the united states armed forces who feel like they are pawns in a political game and their assignments being unnecessary.

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Fic Posted: The Naked Want In Me for You

Dimension 20: Fantasy High. Part of the Continuing Education for Wayward Adventurers. Riz/Fabian.

Summary: Riz makes a list for Fabian.

Excerpt:

Riz took out the greasy piece of paper with its list. It was naked and exposed in the ordinary lighting of their bedroom. Instead of showering or getting dressed for the day, Riz went into the other bedroom. It was supposedly both of their offices, but Fabian already had one at the Center and one on the Hangout. Of course, Riz had another office too, and he wasn’t going to bring sensitive things into their home, but that didn’t stop him from spreading out. The second desk was half-covered in Riz’s things and some of the floor space.

Fabian never complained about that, even though Riz nagged him constantly about things left on the floor.

It was not a new thought to Riz that he might not deserve Fabian Aramais Seacaster. Usually he chased it away by reminding himself that Fabian was the one that got to decide that. It worked better when Fabian wasn’t upset with him.

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y'all I don't do book recs very often because I read a lot of stuff that slides off me, but damn The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson is fucking awesome. Solid fantasy world, great mystery and compelling, flawed protagonist.

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EVERYONE(!) I’m blazing this post because at this pace we might barely hit 1,000,000 signatures—or just fall short. PLEASE reblog this post, no matter where you are from, so we can reach as many EU citizens as possible and end this horrible practice!

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WIP Updated: Our Imperfect Places (3/4)

Dimension 20: Misfits and Magic. Background Evan/Sam.

In which Shruti joins Evan's Nerdy Assholes to investigate a spy vine that has crept into her garden and disrupted her life.

Chapter Excerpt:

Shadow scampering around her and darting into the bushes as she walked, Shruti held her hand around the secret until she reached the bright lights of the train station. Unfolding her fingers, she found one of his feathers. It was smaller than the one she had touched, but still larger than the ones she sometimes found discarded from sparrows in her garden. It had a lovely black and brown chevron pattern.

Pushing her glasses up, it emanated only a fraction of Jammer’s pulsing light.

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I just realized that Riz is basically from the movie Brick, if it was comedy. Unfortunately for him, all his friends are in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

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I think the reason Garthy O'Brien is so enthralling as a character is the idea that someone could be the most powerful person in a hundred mile radius and use that power to do exactly nothing except entertain themselves and take care of their friends. Like, how can you not be attracted to that on a philosophical level.

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I was re binging all the Leda House stories, and I read the bits with Jonah for the first time! Given that he makes such the miraculous return in the flood verse, how bout a time in which he gets to live? Maybe saved by jim or eddy from the knife?

This ask is from just about two years ago.

And this why I don't delete asks.

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Fic Posted: A Different Graduation

Breakfast Club. Brian/Bender. R.

A rough year leads into a golden summer reunion and Brian figures his way to the next stage of his life.

Excerpt:

And then it was him and the phone and his whole stupid adolescence weighing down on him so he almost couldn’t breathe. They’d ask him about his life here and he’d have to say ‘you know, sort of boring. I go to classes. I do okay. Not great. Turns out there’s lots of brains in the world and some of them are smarter than me. I don’t know what I want to do. I’m afraid of failing. Haven’t dated, haven’t gotten high, haven’t drunk, haven’t made real friends. Sort of sad. Sort of tired. Sort of nothing, but 100% quiz grades.  You know. Exactly the fucking same.” 

They’d probably just nod. Hadn’t expected more of him. He took the worn card from his wallet.  At least if he went then he’d have a story to tell. He could always say he found it by accident. 

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Actual play podcasts will lure you in with a silly premise and a cast of comedians and then teach you entirely new stages of grief

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Writing Meme - 1,2,3,4,5

I was tagged by @inell

Rules: give us the links to your fics with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the least words (feel free to interpret however you would like; if not on AO3, can be on tumblr or FFN!).

most hits How (thanks to Gabriel) Dean and Castiel (accidentally) raised each other (and Sam) Supernatural. Destiel.

second most kudos A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On. Zootopia. Judy/Nick.

third most comments What is True, But Not Ideal. Game of Thrones. Brienne/Jamie.

fourth most bookmarks All the First Times. MCU. Steve/Bucky.

fifth most words AU of the AU: I know about popular. Our Flag Means Death. Ledaverse. Stede/Izzy/Ed(dy).

fic with the least words Higgs Boson and Naked Fridays. MCU. Tony/Bruce.

Let's see...tagging @internerdionality @yerbamansa @gentleranium @thetragicallynerdy and anyone else who'd like to have ab it of fun