my dear @branches-in-a-flood tagged me in this lil asky-ask game so i thought i'd deliver some a n s w e r s.
Last song I listened to: void by melanie martinez. i didn't love all of portals but damn it i love that song.
Sweet/savoury/spicy: the last few days i've really, really wanted a particular sweet taste but i haven't figured out what exactly it is. it's driving me insane.
Currently watching: i haven't been watching anything lately, i've been kind of uninspired in terms of getting into a show or anything like that.
Relationship status: still hanging in there with my beloved golden retriever himbo. he keeps trying to make soup store jokes at my parents and im tired of trying to explain the meme to them. /dreamy sigh
Current obsession: god fucking damn it it's fucking hozier. fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
this wip is one im writing for erisweek! and i can't tell you how excited i was to see you specifically asking about this one considering your image of feyris and action heroine!feyre is what propelled this idea into existence :)
The bastard was laughing. A raspy and low tone that slowly began to fill the silent clearing, but laughter nonetheless.
Feyre was still breathing hard, her knees still ground into the colorful forest floor and her hand still clutched tight to the dagger in her right hand. Only half a second ago, the shadowsinger had been beneath her. And only half a second ago, she'd been close to burying her dagger into his chest.
It was only Eris' laughter that shook her from the heavy loss wracking through her body. The denial of a kill. That chilling, creeping need that she would never be rid of. Feyre's blood began to warm, eyes blinking until she claimed her mind as her own again. And felt the full force of that ever-present irritation as she whipped around to face him.
Propped on his side, Eris had a hand pressed against the shallow cut the shadowsinger had managed to strike upon his upper arm. "I gave you the perfect opportunity to rid us of our little nuisance and you let him get the best of you?"
Leaves crunched beneath her boots as she rose and swiftly appeared at his side, her fingers digging into the crumpled fabric of his lapel. "You used yourself as bait?" she growled, dragging him closer and earning a wince. "If something had happened to you, if the shadowsinger had done more than given you a scratch—"
"I . . . have enough faith in you for the both of us, it seems." He was still grinning wide, but this up close she surmised he looked more disheveled and bruised than he sounded. "And I will say, something about Rhysand's lackey returning home with his tail tucked between his legs delights me."
greetings fellow genshin enthusiasts and fanatics!! once again, i'm generously presenting and offering my most beloved mondstadt character spotify playlists, free of charge and yours to consume, if you will.
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Oh thank you. Thank you! Oh I loved this. I am late in getting to it but it makes me delighted to see it! Thank you very much.
do you start in the middle of a scene and then go from there or do you write in order
AHHHHHHHHHHHH Thank you so much for asking, my friend!!! I can't tell you how excited I was to see some questions in my inbox about my fics and writing process!!! 😭😭😭
For me, though, I have to go in chronological order. There has been maybe the rare time or two where I've written a later bit, and then gone back to tackle a scene from prior, but it's not something I'm usually good at. I like taking things one step at a time, in order, and hopefully it all works out!!
Have I ever WANTED to dive into a later scene first? Yes, absolutely. I just feel like I'd want to rewrite it by the time I got back to it though 🤣
i started all of these games at wildly different times, took varying levels of breaks partway through each of them, and then finished all of their achievements in the same two days
I've been thinking about getting some as my second and third ever facial piercings, probably for my 18th birthday? But I am a coward and terrified of needles
If you dont mind sharing, how bad was the initial piercing process? And what was the recovery like?
I'll preface this by saying I'm a very biased source; I love needles, and I have a pretty high pain tolerance.
I'll run you down what my piercing was like, though! So after I gave my ID (for age-verification) and did an intake sheet, I was led to the actual piercing bed. My piercer took a took at my anatomy and gave a general location. Depending on how your lips look, you might be pierced in different spots, so it appears even (my snakebites look even because my lips aren't symmetrical, they aren't even when you actually measure them).
You'll be pierced straight through the underside of your lip, of course, which might be sensitive. I would rate the pain a 3/10 at the worst part, but again, I'm biased. If your piercer is good and has experience with oral piercings, it usually will go smoothly (any good piercer ought to be honest in terms of their experience level, I think).
Recovery was the APP standard - I used NeilMed saline spray to spray the outside of my piercing, and I used alcohol-free mouthwash to clean the inside of the piercing (inside the mouth). You don't need to use saline spray inside your mouth! Saline spray can be expensive ($5USD/bottle in my area), so I ended up making my own. I used a gallon of distilled water and poured in about 2-3 teaspoons of non-iodized salt. If you DIY your own solution, you should not put too much salt in your water, it may become too abrasive for your piercing.
I cleaned the piercing twice or so daily (morning and nightly) until the healing was over, and now I only clean it about once a day or so. I have not changed my jewelry since I got it a year or so ago, so I don't have experience with that.
Your starter jewlery will be pretty long since the mouth swells after piercings. Mine didn't swell, but after a while, I started biting on my snakebites since they were too long. Please be careful eating and drinking during this part of healing. After about 2-3 months, I was technically able to get a downsize (I ended up going nine months before I could drive the hour to my piercer. It wasn't fun, and I'm so happy with the downsize! Don't skip out on it, it is super important!).
I know I threw a ton of info at you all at once, and I'm sorry. But I genuinely would love to help set you up for a good, smooth process. Your piercer should be somebody you trust to tell you how to go about this, too. Please ask them any questions. Despite how nerve-wracking it is, snakebites were SO worth it for me, they are such a beautiful piercing (especially if you want to pair them with other oral piercings. I think it compliments most other oral piercings so so well).
hii for the fanfic ask: ❌️, 📚 and my own question if that's okay, have you ever done or plan to do rosekiller or marylily? I would love too see your evan <3
hii thanks so much for the questions <3
❌ what’s a trope you will never write?
the only one that immediately comes to mind is a/b/o, purely just because i've never really been into it
📚 would you ever want to turn writing into a career?
as a kid i actually wanted to be an author when i grew up. i don't really have any interest in writing novels, but if i could just write my lil fics and that be my career, then for sure
bonus question!
i love them as ships but personally i don't think i've read enough rosekiller or marylily to have a good enough idea of who i think they are as individuals or as couples to be able to write about them in more detail than just, how they interact with wolfstar or jegulus
but never say never! 3-4 months ago i never would have thought i'd be out here writing smut (everyone who said it was just a matter of time was correct) and a year ago it had not even crossed my mind to write about the marauders at all
Opinion: I think you’re extremely cool & all of the content you put out are bangers!!!! You’re also a super sweet person & I appreciate you & our interactions 😽💕
Ahhh thank you!! 🫂 I'm glad you fw my content and that you enjoy our interactions 🥰
Nice to hear you think I'm cool too when I'm objectively such a nerd and feel like the autism oozes out of me when I talk to people on the internet lol
I recently found your podcast and I love it so, so dearly!
Just finished your one shot of Coffee and Faerie Cakes. You mentioned that there might be a chance for you to turn it into a full audiobook. Did you ever do that? If so, where could I find it?
Also, I have to hold back from gushing about your stories to you (because that would be very long :D) but please know that I love how you write conflict. Makes me smile every time :3
Oh I'm so glad it's bringing you joy! :D
I did want to record a full audiobook for Coffee and Faerie Cakes, but then I got pregnant and it turns that isn't and ideal circumstance for recording... But it's still on my wishlist of projects! When I get around to it I will probably upload them one chapter at the time on my podcast. And maybe I'll put the full thing in one file up on my ko-fi?
Meanwhile you can get Coffee and Faerie Cakes as an ebook, on my website. (And the mentioned recorded one shot can be found here.)
I'm chuffed my writing makes you smile and extremely amused that it's the conflict in them that you like, because conflict is one of the things I find hardest to write! As my poor sister and beta can attest to, since she has to listen to me whine almost every time that I have to write any :P