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Did someone say dead boy detectives wait for it edit? No? Yes? Maybe?

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38, 40, and 49 for the ask game?

From this ask game—thank you so much for the questions!

38. Did any of your fics get surprisingly popular (whatever that means to you)? Which ones? Why do you think they were so successful?

See, I don't know how to define popular here. Ghosts and Monsters was pretty popular while I was posting it, but I'm still surprised to see it in recent fic recs, nearly a year later. And then there's Convalescence. I don't know if that one's popular, but it got way more comments per chapter than I was expecting for something that was only 100 words a chapter, which was absolutely lovely.

40. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

I absolutely reread fics, both my own and others'! That's what my bookmarks are for!

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

Several things, all at once. I'll give you a snippet from the DBDA Fandom Trumps Hate fic I'm working on, which will be a long fic with an Edwin & Crystal focus: "The entire office will need to be cleaned—good afternoon, Niko,"—Edwin nods pleasantly at Niko on the sofa, then turns right back to Crystal—"and the budget for that is not coming out of the agency's coffers." "Coffers?" Crystal pauses to wave at Niko and beam a little, then rounds right back on Edwin. "It's water. We'll dry up the rug a bit and that'll be done with that!" Charles sidesteps the bickering, wondering who will win out this round, and plops himself on the sofa next to Niko. He twists his bag around as he does so, shifting it to his lap. Probably Crystal. It isn't that much water, and it isn't like they're going to let it fester. Their office won't become the mildew-infested heap Edwin is prognosticating about. (Fun word, prognosticating! Charles had picked it up during the Case of the Counterfeit Clairvoyant.) He leans a little closer to Niko, grin on his face. "How's it going?" He keeps his words quiet, but he probably doesn't need to.

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ok this is sick as fuck

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If you're reading this...

go write three sentences on your current writing project.

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silo s1e2 holston's pick

what's her name? juliette.

for @dreamerinsilico

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Hello! May I ask 1, 17, 37 for clumsyclifford’s ask game👀

You absolutely may, thanks so much for asking! For the questions for fic writers ask game.

What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

For DBDA? Probably Ghosts and Monsters, or Owner of a Lonely Heart. Both are full of whump and angst, but feature forming (and protective) friendships and people escaping bad situations. Ghosts and Monsters was written very quickly, Owner of a Lonely Heart I took my time with, polished it up a bit, and am releasing slowly. (They're both rated M for violence/gore though, so, take care.)

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

It is on my list of ideas to tackle in the far future, but I want to write Edwin as a metallurgist (but still a ghost)(and Charles tags along, of course!) experimenting with the ways iron affects (and doesn't affect) ghosts. Metals are cool. "Iron" as a weakness is so vague, and I would love to explore it!

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

I've already answered this question here, but I can answer it again! I assume you're here for DBDA, so... I thought Loyalty Above All Else was a fun little AU oneshot. Short though, so I can see why it drew less attention than other fics I wrote. It was fun portraying Edwin's steadfast loyalty to Charles.

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It's about time I drew the girls to go with my Edwin and Charles magnifying glass pieces. So here's crystal. It took way to long to choose a colour but i am super happy with the one i went for in the end.

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Hi!

For the new ask game, I am curious about your answers to 2 and 32 :0 of course, you can just answer one if you'd like :)

Thank you so much for the ask! From this questions for fic writers ask game!

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

My top three tags are Whump (41), Febuwhump (36), and Febuwhump 2023 (26), if that says anything about me 🤣 No, because those are so repetitive I'll keep going. The next top two are Alternate Universe (21) and Angst and Case Fic are tied at 12. I would say yes, these absolutely accurately represent my writing habits. It's whump and angst all the way down, and I do love a good AU. (The case fics are just a good vehicle for whump!)

32. What’s your ideal fic length to read?

I will read anything. 100 word drabbles. 100k epics. (Probably not 1 million word epics, though.) Though I do seem to have less time for reading these days. I probably prefer the longer fics (a good 5k oneshot is lovely, or a nice 20-30k novella-length fic), but I am trying to train myself out of associating word count with quality.

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don't judge a fic by its stats

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I'm in a Leverage mood! 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 if you want!

aaaaand rounding off this section of leverage/911, we've got 27!!

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"Maybe he's just a weird guy," Hen says, still looking away. "You've met Buck, haven't you?"

The engine rolls to a stop and Hen hops out like her seats on fire.

"Speaking of weird interactions," Eddie says, "that was bizarre."

"Is Hen mad at me?" Chimney flicks a look at them, eyes wide. "Guy, did I piss Hen off somehow?"

"Maybe he really is a spy and Hen knows about it and she's just trying to throw us off the scent?" Buck says.

Chimney scoffs. "She would definitely tell me if that were true. Serious suggestions only, Buckaroo."

First thing Hen and Karen had decided was that under no circumstances could they tell Chimney about this.

Hen loves Chimney. Hen trusts Chimney with her life, with her pain, with the most vulnerable parts of herself. Hen does not trust Chimney to keep the team of con artists she recruited to get her daughter back a secret.

It gnaws at her, but Karen is right: Chimney can't handle secrets. Even if he wants to keep it, he will make it so uncomfortably obvious that it would blow the whole thing.

Not that she's doing much better, she has to admit. She's not great at lying to her friends, especially Chimney. Sue her!

It's fine. She'll explain it to Chimney once it's done and Mara's back home and safe in her arms.

The boys trundle out of the engine after her and Gerrard immediately barks orders at them. God, she hadn't missed this. Maybe she should've put a little asterisk on her job request. Get my daughter back and, please, if you have some extra time, get this asshole fired.

make me write!

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Give it up to Cobra Bubbles regaining his composure and going back to business with Nani after having Stitch randomly chuck a heavy ass book at his face like that.

He probably was fuming by the time he got into his car after his shades became a casualty of the attack.

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26, 28, and 31 for the fic ask game??? ❤️

From the questions for fic writers! Thanks for the ask!

26. Would you rather write a fic that had no dialogue or one that was only dialogue?

I think I could do either, but if I had to pick I'd probably go no dialogue. I'd keep it quick though, just a short oneshot.

28. Does anyone read your fics before you post them? If so, who?

Yes! I have an absolutely wonderful beta reader! I've finally dragged her into the Dead Boy Detectives fandom (you have her to thank for my quick fun oneshot Quack!), so if you read any of my fics you should start seeing her name in the author's notes soon!

31. What’s your ideal fic length to write?

If you've ever looked at my works page on AO3, you'll know there's no clear answer to this. The longest fic I've written is over 350k, the shortest is just under 500 words. I've gotten into a rhythm of writing ~20-30k case fics for DBDA after writing Fear and Response, and that's been nice. And if I'm going to write a quick oneshot, 2-3k works for me. I like long fics, but obviously short fics are done quicker, so I've got more of those.

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Hii, huge fan of your work here, i was wondering if you have any recommendations for other dbd fic?

i want you to know that i literally stopped writing a paper to answer this. i have SO many fic recs!! also hi & thank you :)

first off, i would be legally shot dead if i didnt recommend @ahyperactivehero's ongoing fic, greatest in the league. this is a payneland palaski modern university au, where charles is a hockey player and edwin is a skater. it updates on friday's and is actually the only thing keeping me alive

i think i have rec'd this one before but ghosts and monsters by justafandomfollower. this is an au (this will be a running trend with my recs lol) where before edwin is able to escape hell the first time, charles is sent there, too. it's completed & it's actually so good guys i've read it like 7 times i see it when i close my eyes

this would be a failure of a list if i didn't mention @genevievefangirl's ongoing fic, my life ended when they called your name. i haven't actually gotten the chance to read much of it yet but the start of it is so good and i know for a fact the rest is too -- it's a hunger games au where edwin & charles are both tributes. it's actually so sad you're going to cry but i'll hold your hand while you do dw

hands and arms and limbs and et cetera by nevernooit goes into the fun body horror of edwin being used to using his body parts for magic, since he's used to losing them. this is such a good read, and it's not too too long so you can finish it and then still have time to cry about it before you have to go back to laundry

idk where you've been if you haven't read wunderkammer by @dear-monday and @tw0-ravens, but it's this really cool fantasy au where charles applies for a maintenance job at the london athenaeum, a fantasy museum where edwin works. it's fire and everyone should be legally obligated to read it

i'm gonna advertise another ongoing fic from hyperactivehero twist of fate because everything she writes is just so delicious. returning to hell for the second time makes edwin forget he ever escaped, and it deals with the messy aftermath of charles rescuing him and then returning to port townsend. it's so good i literally scream whenever it updates (which is on tuesdays!)

the only fic i've ever bookmarked (not a joke) is not so secret by lola_prongs which is this absolutely delectable au told through tweets where edwin and charles are both celebrities, and charles is highkey fanboying for edwin on main ..... it's just SO cute and it's really fun to have this outsider perspective but the outsider is literally The Internet. it's literally just so funny everyone go read it rn. i literally just reread it now bc i had the link so legally i had to sob

also, if you don't already know, apocalaugust (an event where people write apocalypse themed events) is coming up, so you'll be getting many new fire fics from quite a few people.... keep your eyes peeled for that (i am one of those people hi nice to meet you)

ANYWAY :D i hope u enjoy!!! these are all such fire fics and i've read them all so many times so i hope you love them as much as i do!! go give them kisses

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7, 37, and 42 for the "questions for fic writers" ask game?

From the questions for fic writers ask game—thanks for the ask! 😊

7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

Hmm... I like all my worldbuilding. Is that too much of a cop out? I like the softness I gave future!Crystal in Deliverance and I like the way I was able to work the characters' canon backstories into my not-ghosts AU, Owner of a Lonely Heart. If there is anyone on my tumblr who is here for the Arrowverse stuff, I did start publishing a season one AU of Legends of Tomorrow with some pretty unique worldbuilding I'm quietly fond of as well.

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

Practically everything I write is gen, so I'm never expecting big responses, but fics that I thought should have gotten more traction? The DBDA fandom has been absolutely lovely, so, not really. But I'll go ahead and say Fight. Again, the response to this fic was absolutely wonderful—it is by no means an ignored fic—but compared to the other works in Fear and Response series it has some of the lowest stats. Which I think is criminal. Read more Crystal-centric fics people! 😁

42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?

There have absolutely been commenters that stand out to me before (and still), where I'm absolutely wondering what that particular person will think of the latest update. And I'm 100% certain that there have been comments that stood out to me. But, uh, I can't think of any off the top of my head? There have definitely been some that are so lovely I keep them in my inbox to re-read multiple times before I finally tuck it away in the separate email folder where all my comments go (to be saved forever). If you've ever left me a comment before, know that I think you're amazing. 💜💜💜

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4-6 for the stronger together verse for the fic writer asks :D :D

:D :D

For the questions for fic writers ask game!

Ooh, these are all really good questions! (And hard :P)

4. What detail in Stronger Together are you really proud of?

Just the sheer fact that it's as long as it is! Like, I really did a full season 2 rewrite of Arrow! (And season 1, but that fic was much shorter). In terms of smaller details, let me tell you, keeping track of the timeline of everything that's happening is not easy, so, I'm quite proud of that too, and all my miscellaneous notes so I know what happened to who when, and when I introduced new characters, etc. I like to think I'm mostly self-consistent.

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about Stronger Together? Answer it now!

Hmm. This one's a hard one, I'm always bad at these! Mostly because, in this case, I still have plans for this 'verse! So many plans. (I'm working on them, I swear!) So I can't ask any questions that would give too much away... Ooh, how about this: what was my inspiration for the series/rewrite overall? And the answer to that is that I really wanted to see more Oliver&Barry&Kara interaction than we did in canon (I know, different universes, and TV show budgets, etc.). The first scene I ever wrote for this AU, many, many years ago, was a Kara POV getting a call from [redacted] when she first becomes a hero, welcoming her to the club. (Haven't even gotten to Supergirl's timeline, but oh boy do I hope I can bring my plans to fruition someday!)

6. What’s one fact about the universe of Stronger Together that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

I could give you lots of little facts here, but it's mostly me trying to cobble together show facts. Like, here, Star City is northern California, Central's on the Mississippi River, Metropolis and Gotham are east coast. Or, a little Easter egg, I'm not going to say it takes place in the cartoon Static Shock universe, but I did pull Alva Industries as a company to name drop a few times from there. But one that'll come into play later is ARGUS vs DEO, because they didn't really overlap in canon, and we've only seen glimpses of the DEO so far. So I'm going to be writing ARGUS as more of a on-planet defense (though of course Waller wants to know everything she can about invading aliens) and the DEO as more of a planetary defense for outside attacks/attacks from aliens. It'll be interesting once the DEO gets properly introduced to see the fight for jurisdiction between the agencies.

Thanks so much for the ask!

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sweet child, you are a blessing (poor child, you have been cursed) <- curse fic link for anyone who's curious!!

(9-1-1 fic, archive locked)

1, 11, and 41, for the questions for fic writers, if you haven't been asked them already!

ty!!!!

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

hmmmmm i definitely think curse fic. this is less because its a good introduction to my fics and more because i think its the fic that is the least context dependent. even outside of the 911 fandom, i think you could read and enjoy it because so much of the worldbuilding happens within the fic

11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?

i definitely tend to be partial to characters over pairings, though i have some partiality to pairings as well. usually, i get fixated on whoever i initially perceive as the main character, though that may change over time. a lot of it is based on who i want to see emotionally wrecked and then slowly healed with love and affection :D

41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”

ok so i'm gonna cheat and do 2. this one is by my lovely friend @justafandomfollower (hehe definitely not you and its for arrow which I KNOW it's not in vogue or whatever but i LOVE IT it is the BEST arrow fic and it will never get the appreciation it deserves because it is not olicity based :/

and then this one by @danielwaldorf is such a wonderful and lovely exploration of the buckley siblings in an au where they were raised in a cult and its just funny and poignant and every character feels so real and good and true

questions for fic writers