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💀 your scenes of violence grab me by the throat

💔 your angst scenes ruins me every time

🍓 your fluff scenes always make me feel pleasantly blissful

⭐️ everything you write draws me in immediately 🎨 Iove your references to art, history, mythology, culture

🧩 adore how you connect different threads together 💐 love your female characters and what they are like

💎 you perfectly portray the mind and thoughts of your characters <- YOU KNOW WHEN

💧 there were times when I cried reading your stories

💣 you can build tension in your stories incredibly well

🎬 love to imagine your stories as if I was watching a movie

Best of luck with the chapter you're working on! No matter how long you take, I have faith it's going to be just as gripping as the rest of them <3

Beeeev! Q_Q

I’m thrilled that I can depict The Horrors in such a profound and impactful way - both for the violence and copious amounts of angst!

I can’t get enough of fluff, too - and I have to balance out the horrors somehow!

It’s truly such an honour to hear that my works can pull you in! Especially given that Simon isn’t the highest Belmont on your Castlevania character tierlist. Despite that, you’ve always approached my art and writing with an open mind, eagerness, and enthusiasm! I really, really appreciate it. Thank you always for going on this journey and supporting my work since the start. :)

Similarly, it’s so reassuring to know that you like how I connect different threads together! I’ve wracked my brain on so much to try and make sense of it, so I’m really happy to hear that effort acknowledged and appreciated.

I’m thrilled you like Selena - I was quite daunted with first characterizing her and doing her justice as a truly “blank” character. Worsened by the fact that she’s quite a niche character in the grand scheme of Castlevania as a whole, too, lol! So I’m happy I managed to portray her in a compelling way that you like! ^_^

OH?? At what point did I perfectly portray the mind and thoughts of my characters?? I’m actually not sure what part you’re referring to LOL please tell meee

NO WAYYY it’s really made you cry?? I’m so curious, which part(s)? What an honour!

I’m delighted that you think I can build tension well! It’s all coming together, heheh…

I really like seeing the scenes that way, too! Honestly, my job would probably be much simpler if I were to just write dialogue and small stage directions, like a movie script… it’s adding the texture, scenery, inner thoughts, and all of the other details that make writing so challenging, lol.

I deeply appreciate that, thank you so much! Q_Q <3

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also I have never forgotten the one ask box thing about oiled up Dracula busting it down i think it will stay with me forever

TRULY SO AMAZING HAHAHA. As a creative, all we want is for our work to leave a lasting impression rofl rofl rofl (For the uninitiated, it's somewhere on @asksimonbelmont...)

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🌺 oh simon…. Oh Selena….. oh Laurent…. Oh Claude…. Oh matheiu….. they’re all messy and scared but they’re trying so hard because they love each other…

🧩 honestly the fact that you’re taking games that are old and kinda lacking in a complex plot and able to turn them into this wonderful sprawling world filled to the brim with references to all of castlevania is so incredible and I am in awe

💣 the switching of time periods means we sometimes know what’s going to happen but that never makes it feel stale or boring, just anticipatory

🎩 sometimes I’ll reread just to catch up on everything and it just makes your work better

🧛 it’s castlevania and do you know how hard it is to get anything for Simon Belmont that is not Netflix or smash brothers related

!!!! Summerf0x I’m thriving from these answers aaaaa thank you so very much!

It’s a true honour to know that I’ve been able to flesh out (and create, in the case of Laurent, Claude, and Mathieu) characters that you can root for! They’re all very near and dear to my heart, so to know that others root for them just as much as I do is so great. :)

And I’m a puddle of so much appreciation knowing that you see the efforts I’ve made to tie so many things into the fic! All I want is to honour and convey my favourite games to their fullest potential (within my limited skillset, of course, haha). I took my liberties and had a lot of fun with shaping things to get them where I needed them, too - but I wasn’t sure my choices would resonate with readers. So I’m really very reassured to hear that it’s awe-inspiring!

I’m so glad that I followed my impulse to split the time periods and that it was a strong choice in the end!

I can’t tell you how awesome it is that you re-read TRFSB! Wow! Q_Q!!

LOL! I’m thrilled I could provide some content for the fans who are itching for more beyond the Netflix and Smash Bros universes. I’ll continue to give it my all - thank you so much again!

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I may forget something, because I'm doing this on my phone at 4 am, but...

💌 love your answers to other people's asks about your stories

💖 adore literally everything you write

🍓 your fluff scenes always make me feel pleasantly blissful (I love seeing Simon and his family happy)

🎀 you describe tender, soft intimacy wonderfully

🧠 love how your brain works and how you solve plots

🌺 you make me root for your heroes every time

🌞 reading your works cheers me up and makes me feel better

⭐️ everything you write draws me in immediately

🧸 often go back to your old stories to re-read them

🍀 you can describe emotions and feelings perfectly

📗 when I read your story I feel like I'm reading a book

🧩 adore how you connect different threads together

💐 love your female characters and what they are like

💎 you perfectly portray the mind and thoughts of your characters

💧 there were times when I cried reading your stories

😱 your fics have amazing, unexpected plot twists

🍆 love the way you write male characters

🔮 when I think that nothing will surprise me anymore, you do it

💣 you can build tension in your stories incredibly well

🎬 love to imagine your stories as if I was watching a movie

🎩 while waiting for your new chapters I read old ones (I do not know how AO3 counts re-reads, but I'm not sure how I can say the number showing up on my history tab, without looking like a weirdo haha)

🧛‍♀️ crave your new stories like a vampire craves blood (please don't hunt me down, Simon haha)

Oh FrozenKirby93, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this. First, I so appreciate that you were kind enough to compile these for me first thing in the morning! And secondly—of course—I’m so deeply grateful to receive so many!

I have an itching to write more fluffy scenes (to balance out the horrors that just keep coming!), so I’m delighted to hear that you enjoy them! :)

I’m also really surprised and happy to hear that you re-read TRFSB! That’s so cool! Rest assured you’re not a weirdo for it and I’m incredibly honoured that you’ve re-read it. (I am SO curious about the number on your history tab, hahaha!)

And!!! The fic has made you cry??? What an honour!!!

I truly wonder what will follow once I finish with TRFSB… I know I want to write the anthology series of scenes that weren’t written in the fic itself, but are still important “canonical” scenes - and I have a ton of fluffy ideas that fit the bill… to be determined. But I’ve gotta complete TRFSB first - and your overwhelming kindness and support has inspired me and lifted me up to take on the challenge again!

Thank you so very much. ^_^

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its literally everyone single one except ⏰ LMAO but let me get in-depth about a few 👀 - everyday day after work i log on to tumblr and if u havent posted i log off 🎀 - SIMONN AND SELENAAA USGADH EVERY SCENE WITH THESE TWO LOVING EACHOTHER MAKES ME SO HAPPY I WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY 🧸 - ive re-read most of your shorter writings as well as the ask blog 5+ times each 🧩 - my mind exploded when i saw u were doing a past/present dual-storyline thing and it just worked out soo perfectly in so many ways 💐 - her 😱 - :( 🍆 - ive said this but your interpretation of simon has become canonical to me 🎬 - ive thought of animatics for trfsb and these guys arent even mine LOL 🎩 - and i notice all the foreshadowing and feel totally stupid lmfao

Once upon a time I would have earned that clock emoji… but now… good god has it been almost two months since the last update???? Noooooo sdjfbdsfjds

As ever Maria you not only understand the assignment but surpass it with your incredible enthusiasm. THANK YOU for not only answering the prompt, but also getting in-depth!

👀 - That’s such an honour - and thank you for continuing to come back even if I’ve been quiet!

🎀 - I miss them I miss them I miss them (says the guy who does nothing but think about them, lol) - but I’m so thrilled that you like their tender dynamic! Their gentleness towards each other is something I really enjoy writing. I’ll probably keep writing soft scenarios even after TRFSB ends. I just can’t get enough of them! :P

🧸 - I need to make you an award for your dedication!! I need to write more ficlets and I desperately need to update the ask blog… it’s on my to-do list lol!

🧩 - DELIGHTED to hear this!!! Thank you!!!

💐 - I was actually chatting with my partner earlier today about how I chose to write Selena and I’m so grateful that you feel like I’ve written her well!

😱 - This is about Gabriel isn’t it

🍆 - Truly utterly and sincerely that is SUCH an incredible honour sdjgdbdshj THANK YOU

🎬 - !!!! Please, do tell!!!! Pleasepleasepleasendfisdfs spare no details!!!

🎩 - You’re absolutely NOT stupid! I deliberately kept things really vague. If anything, the fact that you didn’t pick up on them initially, but were able to see them later on a re-read, is the best case scenario!

tl;dr you’re awesome and I’m so grateful forever and always and I am smiling very much and very inspired to keep pushing on!

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👀 eagerly await updates from you every day ⏰ admire how fast you write and that you publish regularly 💀 your scenes of violence grab me by the throat 💌 love your answers to other people's asks about your stories 🤡 love the way your characters use irony 💖 adore literally everything you write 🥵 your smut scenes make me die of thirst 💔 your angst scenes ruins me every time 🍓 your fluff scenes always make me feel pleasantly blissful 🩸 living for your terrifying, disturbing psychos 🎀 you describe tender, soft intimacy wonderfully 🧠 love how your brain works and how you solve plots 🌺 you make me root for your heroes every time 🍄 love how crazy some of the scenes you write are 🩰 have been waiting for a writer like you all my life

🌞 reading your works cheers me up and makes me feel better ⭐️ everything you write draws me in immediately 🎨 Iove your references to art, history, mythology, culture 💡 your ideas are always fresh and surprising 🧸 often go back to your old stories to re-read them 🍀 you can describe emotions and feelings perfectly 📗 when I read your story I feel like I'm reading a book 🧩 adore how you connect different threads together 💐 love your female characters and what they are like 🧶 your dialogues are as if real people were talking to each other 🧊 the changes your characters make don't feel forced 💎 you perfectly portray the mind and thoughts of your characters 💧 there were times when I cried reading your stories 🌌 I love that your stories create whole additional universes 😱 your fics have amazing, unexpected plot twists 🎵 specific songs remind me of your stories 🍇 your intimate scenes are written with great taste 🍆 love the way you write male characters 🪀 your stories are very easy, quick and enjoyable to read 🔮 when I think that nothing will surprise me anymore, you do it 💣 you can build tension in your stories incredibly well 🎬 love to imagine your stories as if I was watching a movie 🎱 you write very satisfying, non-obvious endings 🎩 while waiting for your new chapters I read old ones 🧛‍♀️ crave your new stories like a vampire craves blood

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