#fic:confectionery

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XV

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 86,470~ Chapters: 15/19 Summary:

part XV - FROST / 4,570 words

It’s a week later. Something is going on with Frost, and despite his own worries, Kuai Liang can’t help but notice.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

Read on AO3 / art by @doobler

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XVIII & EPILOGUE

Rating: Teen Words: 101,353 Chapters: 19/19 Summary:

part XVIII - HANZO / 5,550 words

It’s Sunday. An apology.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XVI

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 91,300~ Chapters: 16/19 Summary:

part XVI - KUAI LIANG / 4,800 words

It’s Thursday. Stress from work and the lack of communication from Hanzo makes Kuai Liang reach his breaking point.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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so, if you’re someone who started reading confectionery (that one ice cream!au subscorp fic) nearly four years ago and have been wondering what the hell is going on with it since, this post is for you.

(also, if you haven’t heard, there’s a new chapter! read it here ♡)

i should begin by apologizing. i wish i was more forward about my feelings on the work and why i stopped working on it, and i regret not doing so. i also feel like i should explain myself a bit.

i began writing confectionery after being inspired by a parody video (I WANTED ICE CREAM) and trading ideas with my best friend during the summer of 2015.

that summer, i was in a weird spot mentally; i had just finished my first year at a university i hated, where i spent most of my time between classes crying my eyes out due to the stress of being unable to afford the tuition, as well as just not being ready for that transition in my life yet. i decided to transfer to a school in my hometown that was much cheaper and allowed me to stay home for that following fall.

however, i still struggled to find work, so i had two and a half months of seemingly endless free time, which allowed me to write plenty during that break. i had managed to finish and publish chapter six right before the next semester began, and i knew after my first day of class that i wouldn’t be able to continue writing, but i pretended that i could force myself to. i started chapter seven and then promptly gave up when i couldn’t write more than three sentences before wanting to give up and try again tomorrow.

the thing with fanart and fanfiction is that it’s purely meant for pleasure; fanartists can make a (legal) profit from their work, but fanfic writers cannot, and so the only thing driving me was the creative need to make something. but starting school again and having to figure out what the hell transfer students were supposed to do (my university did little to help me or other transfers with this kind of transition) drained me significantly.

my interest in mk waned around the same time, and i knew that forcing myself to write something i wasn’t feeling passionate about would hurt the quality of the work, which i simply could not allow myself to do; i take way too much pride in my writing ability and skills to post something i’m not satisfied with. i also felt that it would be unfair to the piece itself and to everyone who was actively reading it.

i didn’t want to orphan it, though, and instead put it on hiatus because i knew i definitely wanted to start working on it again at some point, but also realized that i likely wouldn’t want to return to it until the next mk title rolled around (which is exactly what’s happened lmao).

however, i also received some very frustrating and entitled comments in 2016 that lead me to resent confectionery and as such, made me want nothing to do with it; i ended up publishing four unrelated fics during that year (after marathoning simon pegg films and becoming INCREDIBLY hyperfixated on star trek because of it), which is where all my creative energy went.

anyone who’s looked at my work history will find that i haven’t published anything since then, though. my depression is a constant thing i’m dealing with, and it hit me hard at the time. i also found a job (fucking finally) in may 2017, which shortened my free time between work and school. i tried to write, but never finished anything. i think i have three or four projects i’ve started since then, but couldn’t force myself to complete. i poured most of my personal time into playing overwatch instead.

so, writing’s been hard for me lately. i put a lot of creative time into sfm and not much else, but eventually burnt myself out on that, too. i’ve also barely made any gifs or edits in the past few years. capitalism has a way of draining you of any and all creativity lmao.

but, now that i’ve graduated with my bachelor’s and found a new job where i’m actually utilizing my knowledge instead of making pizzas under a manager who couldn’t give less a shit about me or my efforts, i’m feeling much more satisfied with the direction my life is going and also have a lot more time to do things for myself.

i recently replayed the story to mkx to give myself a refresher of the plot so far (i referenced this in a recent comment on confectionery, for you eagle-eyed readers) and also got to do a few towers during the mk11 beta a couple weeks ago. since then, i’ve been fleshing out the plot line to confectionery and finally wrote the next chapter (one that i was super excited to write before my interest wilted and died rip).

so, if you’re reading this, that means i also finally published it!! we did it kids!!! we’re back on the mortal kombat ice cream train!!!!

if you’ve made it down here, thank you so much for reading this whole thing. my intent isn’t to make excuses but to simply explain myself for the very long hiatus. your patience and support means the absolute world to me. i hope you enjoyed the recent update, and that you’ll stick around for the next one! ♡

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XVII

Rating: Teen Words: 95,300~ Chapters: 17/19 Summary:

part XVII - KENSHI / 4,020 words

It’s Wednesday. After Hanzo and Kuai Liang’s falling out, Kenshi reaches out to help.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART VIII

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 41,500~ Chapters: 8/? Summary:

part VIII - CASSIE / 8,810 words

It's Cassie's birthday party. Kuai Liang feels out of his element.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XIV

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 82,000~ Chapters: 14/19 Summary:

part XIV - TAKEDA / 6,800 words

It’s Hanzo’s birthday. Kuai Liang visits the Takahashi-Hasashi household to celebrate the occasion, but something seems off.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

Read on AO3 / photograph by bruce peterson

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XI

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 64,800~ Chapters: 11/19 Summary:

part XI - HANZO / 5,800 words

It’s Wednesday, over a week later. Kuai Liang and Hanzo go out for dinner.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

Read on AO3

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an update post

hey everyone! a few things i wanted to say in attachment to the most recent confectionery update:

✨ I HAVE A KO-FI NOW ✨ please consider supporting me if you enjoy my work! i’m looking into buying a car to replace my current one at the moment

thank you to everyone who’s been sending me questions to my curiouscat! it’s been really fun hearing from you guys and answering your inquiries 💜

the big thing: my work schedule starting 6/24 is going to take up much more of my time for a while; i’m going from my current 20 hours to 36 for all of july for my employer’s summer program, so updates will likely be much slower because of this. i appreciate your patience! let’s get this bread, etc

the other big thing: confectionery now has, finally, a confirmed endpoint at 18 chapters with a brief epilogue. my goal is to have this fic finished by the end of the year, and i am going to try my damnedest to meet that goal

as always, thank you so much for all the support! seeing so many of you so passionate about my writing means the world to me 💜 i hope you enjoy the most recent chapter!

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART IX

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 51,000~ Chapters: 9/? Summary:

part IX - JADE & KITANA / 9,520 words

It’s Cassie’s birthday party. With how crowded the festivities are, Kuai Liang is really only concerned with the company of a single person.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XII

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 69,500~ Chapters: 12/19 Summary:

part XII - TOMAS / 4,800 words

It’s three weeks later; a Tuesday. Tomas and Kuai Liang play catch-up.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART X

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 58,900~ Chapters: 10/19 Summary:

part X - KENSHI / 8,000 words

It's Sunday. Johnny insists that Kuai Liang joins him for a trip to the beach.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART XIII

Rating: Teen, subject to change Words: 75,000~ Chapters: 13/19 Summary:

part XIII - HANZO / 5,500 words

It’s Sunday. Kuai Liang cleans house in anticipation for a visit from Hanzo.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

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confectionery: a kuai liang/hanzo hasashi fanfiction / PART VII

Rating: General, subject to change Words: 32,600~ Chapters: 7/? Summary:

part VII - HANZO / 5,420 words

It's a week later. Hanzo visits the parlor by himself.

Third-person limited Kuai Liang POV, modern world AU

Read on AO3 | Read my catch-up post here