#i love u devi d .

[disposal-blueeee]

VARGASTOBER - day 5 : devi d .

[probably-a-plant-thing]

ive said this before but i love how u draw nny’s eye all fuckrd up! do u have any other headcanons for the boy (appearance-wise or like idk character-wise in general)

Thannnk you :D

Devi killed him when she kicked his ass, right?? Or at least was really close to it when she left him for dead?? I think he survived entirely because Wall Monster didn't want its main source of food to die so it's forcing him to keep kicking.

Idk how exactly to draw it yet but I like to think his nose is crooked a little to the left because he didn't bother setting his nose correctly. Also, he does have a scar or something under his jaw.

i just like silly lil aftermath wounds.

[basiltonpitch]

u see my hate towards dxton wouldn’t exist this much if they were so awful towards jaren cuz one one thing is hating ben but another is mocking his appearance because comments like “devi keeps getting all this hot love interests to be end up w that ugly man” like i get you all put looks over reasoning but let’s be decent human beings. jaren does nothing to be insulted this way and maitreyi will hate them all.

yeahhh no i get you 100%. there are so many things that diehard d*xtons say that......just rub me the wrong way and feel very gross lmfao. i don't really go out looking for their posts but every now and then i'll come across something in the nhie tag that is just. either braindead or straight up wrong or they just sound like a straight up asshole. and like to be fair i'll be the first to admit i'm not entirely an innocent party bc i have posted my fair share of mean things before but like!!!! idk the difference i see with a lot of benvi shippers vs d*xton shippers is like.....a lot of us genuinely like paxton as a character, even love him, and we love the arc he's had!!! not to be all "blah blah media literacy blah blah" but we don't willfully misinterpret his actions in the show, especially his negative actions, as being "abusive" or "toxic" or whatever just because he reacted like a normal teenager would. we don't hate on the actor for his looks - the only comment on his appearance i'll make is that he is visibly much older than maitreyi - because he is older, and i definitely think they should have cast a younger actor to play paxton, but that's not a dig at darren's appearance bc he's still very much conventionally attractive, it's just that he's, well, 32 as opposed to maitreyi's 21 and jaren's 22.

also like, they act as if jaren isn't attractive which confuses me so much? i may not be into men as a whole but even i can see that he's also a conventionally attractive guy. hot, cute, sexy, whatever you wanna say - he is all of those things! and so is darren! i don't care if you're trying to "defend your ship" or whatever (a ship that has effectively sunk at least as of 3x10 and, if we're being honest, earlier than that), you leave people's appearances out of it lol.

i think d*xton was cute, when they were together. i think they were a sweet short-term high school relationship. i think devi needed to explore that relationship with him in order to let herself fully move past that fantasy she had. i don't hate the ship itself - i just really very strongly dislike a majority of its shippers, for many many many reasons, the ben and jaren bashing just being one of them

[juxtp0se]

HEY i just wanted to say!!! my pal got me your nny and devi keychains for my birthday last week and i love them with all my heart :) your art is so lovely im psyched to be able to have some new nice lookin merch !!!! so thank u!

AW thanks so much!! i'm really happy that you like them! :- D

[noirtek]

hiiiiii thank u for askin :3 im still writing my answers but in the meantime i picked some for you if u want

16, 17, 19

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

i know she doesn’t get much development in canon but i wish people would stop writing tenna as such a one-dimensional golden retriever type character, her and devi get along for a reason and i’d like to see her portrayed as more of a person instead of just gir if he was a human girl. the whole spongebob and squidward dynamic gets pretty boring after a while.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

it’s a bit silly but i’d love to see more fanstuffs of “doctor/nurse” johnny. just him somehow getting into a hospital to cause comedic and grotesque carnage. i’d also love to see more of pilot dib in general :3

19. you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

i have no shame over what i like in relation to JV’s work! i’ve seen so many people killing themselves with trying to only like palatable or morally proper shit and i chose to not participate in that :D

[catty-words]

#one gets all snarly and angry when i think about how her friends were right to be wary of the idea of devi dating someone#who consistently said very mean things about her and how we never interrogated that shift in d/b's relationship#or did anything interesting with it#ANYWAY

thats interesting! im kinda surprised by your tags bc i thought the meanness and give-it-as-good-as-u-got was part of the appeal for benvi shippers but yeah i do agree it wouldve been cool to explore that! how do u think the show shouldve handled it? if u had any ideas for it, that is. would love to hear ur thoughts!

since i'm over a month late answering this ask, a link to the post in question.

so. the give-as-good-as-you-get aspect of the relationship does very much appeal to me but, while the fact that they're jerks to each other puts them on a level, it doesn't negate the effect of their words. they're still legitimately very mean to each other in a way that shapes the other's insecurities because they love to poke specifically at the things they know the other doesn't like about themselves (i feel like the 1.02 mustache exchange is perfectly indicative of this for the way it exploits devi's failure to adhere to western beauty standards at the same time it exploits ben's inability to live up to his own expectations of masculinity).

i don't have a full story arc in mind for how they could have done this better, really, except to repeat complaints about season two that i've already voiced. if they hadn't made devi's feelings for ben quite so swoony or romanticized and if they hadn't written ben as if he was morally in the right literally all season, there would have naturally been some tension around their changing dynamic. they would have been snippier, probably, with devi refusing to accept ben punishing her/icing her out and ben more insistently calling out devi's numerous flaws as he perceives them instead of sulking off in the corner all wounded and tragic. but it wouldn't be exactly like season one because devi would have first-hand evidence to push back against ben insisting she's undesirable and ben would be able to use the two-timing as the ultimate trump card against anything she could reasonably say.

basically, it should have been a season-long conversation around what they mean to each other now. not always an emotionally productive one, but something that felt more like growing pains than a flipped switch, than two almost entirely unrecognizable characters.

[hanbeanz]

hi hazel~ so I got a fun question for you (cuz im bored and wanted to chat lol)

if you were to associate a fruit to all the members of zb1, what would they be?? for example, i think ricky would be a strawberry becuz of his obvious love for them :D

— devi :3

DEVIIIIIIIIII hello!!! asking the Right! Questions! 🫡 jiwoong > cherry 🍒 (think sexy vampire)

hanbin > peach 🍑 (blushy cheeks)

zhanghao > apple 🍎 (loved by general public)

matthew > kiwi 🥝 (small but packs a punch)

taerae > watermelon 🍉 (mellow and refreshing)

ricky > strawberry 🍓 (no explanation)

gyuvin > banana 🍌 (he reminds me of bananas in pyjamas)

gunwook > honeydew 🍈 (round and sweet)

yujin > blueberry 🫐 (unassuming but unhinged when u get to know him)

[infinite-wanders]

Did u see Paxton might get a new love interest on season 4? A new young substitute teacher that will be working at the school. Her character description says she’ll be making an impact on one of her “colleagues” and I think that’s Paxton since he will be a teacher/coach too.

More and more I’m starting to think the D/P locker room scene it’s the only suggestive scene they’ll get and I think it’s going to be closure for them.

11 sleeps until I can end my Daxton suffering.

Mindy and Lang better have come up with some unbelievably amazing storyline that will convince me that Devi and Paxton should not end up together after she graduates, and he's better off with Ms Thompson.

[devnny]

oh shit!! it’s the collection of my favorite lil background devi’s!!

[sysig]

Little more One Way Mirror planning and silliness

[intomusings]

﹒﹒   female   names   masterlist     !

in honor of my second milestone on here , i’ve decided to release a master list of 400+ female names i personally love and think could be used more in the community . this was also requested by a few anons and names will be added to the list frequently . the names are sorted by first letter but not alphabetically within each letter category . if you found this useful , feel free to like or reblog to spread this !

A : aurianna, addison, alannah, allegra, alina, alma, andra, avril, abella, arizona, annalise, amelia, aspen, alejandra, ayla, ales, alessia, anessa, asia, aline, adrienne, avery, armani, adaline, arden. 

B : blaire, brooke, brooklyn, bruna, bettina, bianca, becca, bella, bonnie, brielle, blake, bodhi, beverly, bambi, bronte, billie, briar, bria, birdie, brighton. 

C : catalina, cerise, celeste, celene, carson, camila, cecilia, callista, cadence, cassie, carmen, cali, charlie, camryn, camille, clara, claudete, chantel, chachi, capri, cove, chanel. 

D : diana, devi, dylan, daphne, dani, delphine, dahlia, delia, darcy, dawn, davina, dove, daisy, delaney, dua, darya, delilah, dixie, dior, dulce, dina, dayana. 

E : ember, eloisa, eleonora, emara, elena, esme, emery, emmeline, elsa, eva, evie, emmy, estelle, esther, evelyn, erin, eliana, everly, emerson, elle, ezra, eiza, eden. 

F : florence, franny, fiorella, faith, fiona, faye, farrah, freya, fern, flor, frankie. 

G : giulia, giulianna, georgia, ginny, grecia, giselle, genevieve, gabbie, grace, genie, gaia, giada, gemma, geles, genele, gia, gwendolyn, geneva, gracen. 

H : hazel, holland, helena, harlow, haven, hera, haley, houda, heidi, hana, harley, honey, hera. 

I : isobel, ivana, irma, irina, isadora, imogen, isla, ivy, inessa, ibiza, irelynn, iliana, ilana, indya. 

J : juliet, jayden, jordyn, jelena, jodie, jennie, jade, jesy, josie, june, jada, jemmye, jacey, janelle, juniper, jayla, jaliah, jewel, jane, johanna, jolie.

K : kendall, kensington, kennedy, katya, karlie, katerina, kailani, koral, kai, kaia, karma, kinsley, kylie, karina, korinna, karla, kemi, kate, kerigan, kali, kiyomi, kouvr. 

L : lourdes, leandra, london, lucia, luisa, logan, lena, leonora, larissa, lydia, lorelai, lylah, lettie, lottie, lalisa, luna, lara, lia, lorena, livia, layla, leighton, lyra, lola, lainey, laurel, luella, lumi. 

M : maricela, mariana, maeve, mabel, mila, marbella, maia, melody, mimi, monet, malauna, mira, mallory, millie, marla, mia, marvela, marni, madelaine, maleia, magnolia, maren. 

N : nilsa, nutsa, nini, naomi, noa, nevlyn, nathaly, nicolette, nadira, nicola, nova, nany, nala, niaye, nyla, noelle, nathalie, 

O : olympia, orianthi, octavia, opal, oriana, ophelia, orion, oakley, odessa, odette, odelia. 

P : paola, paris, peyton, phebe, priyanka, paislee, paloma, pandora, parvati, piper, perla, pearl, pia, priya, pilar, paxon. 

Q : quinn, quintessa. 

R : rowan, rylie, rosalie, roslyn, raquel, rose, reign, renata, raegan, reyna, ryann, raya, rhiannon, ria, rue, rhodes.

S : serena, serafina, sawyer, sylvie, sol, samira, sloane, silver, sutton, stella, saanvi, sab, seren, seven, sophia, star, skye, sabina, saskia, summer, stormy, salena, sage, sonny, solange, sahar, sumaya, shelby. 

T : tatum, tayler, tara, torre, tia, thea, tyra, truly, thalia, taryn, tampson, tayli, talya, teala, tala. 

U : uma. 

V : valencia, violetta, venus, verity, vanessa, venecia, vinnie, vida, vivienne, valentina, velora, vera, venice.

W : willow, winona, willa, wanda, witney, westlyn, windsor, wilhelmina, wren. 

X : ximena, xiomara, xashary, xena, xyla. 

Y : yovanna, yves, yara, yvette, yasmin, yesenia, yensi.

Z : zara, zion, zoe, zahara, zharia, zella, zendaya, zakiyah. 

[flipchild]

a gamers worse nightmare comes true in bushs, . america.

zipcode: 17234

home of the bushs' "Whackers"

gamer: heyyy i love to play a game

[Joke happens in... 10]

woah Elder Beast!!

im fighting with summon Skull using Ashes

Liberal: Guh-huh... that

's not Okay don't you know those animals died for real

[Joke Happen in... 8]

gamer: im just a guy i like meat boobs and gaming

teacher: your homework... is due!!!

gamer: ahh! nooooooooooooooo...ohhggghh. , curses

[Joke happen in ... 6]

the slumberish gamer: awakes at a sound

alarm: FWEEEEE!!!! FWEEE!!!! FWEEE!!!

normal gamer: ah NO. i slept about 12 hours and and I missed my !!! D e n t i s t A p p o i n t m e n t ...

the devil with fangs: mua ha ha haaahhh... I have come to PUNISH you for being CRINGE... at ADULTING‼‼...!!!

🔊!!!for being C R I N G E at A D U L T I N G . . . 🔊

[Joke happens in: 10]

the devi:l that not all

devils punishment becomes true

elden -r̶-i̶n̶g̶ : becomes

elden !!! TAXES !!!:

gamer: aaaahh

*walks toward camera*

the joke happened

signed tommy zarrot

[bartonclinton]

★ sharon's 7k celebration favorites ★ ↳ NEVER HAVE I EVER

Devi Vishwakumar + Ancient Greek forms of love (insp.) [The show] embraces both the beauty and challenges of being true to one’s sense of self and the culture in which one is raised... It is a show about family, love, and togetherness. In other words, it is about life. - Allyson Escobar

[sidomira]

Wordlist and phrases of Elder Speech

In Poland we have a wikia, where someone completed all words and phrases od elven language from the books. I wasn't able to find them in English, so I did it by maself, with help of bab.la, context reverso and google translate, together with my own (little) knowledge.

To all my friends and readers from Poland - please, If I missed some meaning, or did something wrong, correct me. And I ask the ones from Poland, because polish was the origin language

(deleted from ao3, cause they don’t accept anything that isn’t fiction)

A

A'báeth – kiss

Abb – a place where something ends to bond with something bigger (example: the place where river is connecting with sea)

Addan/Adan – to dance, dance, dancer

Adhart – ahead

Aedd – crumb

Aefder – later

Aecáemm – to follow

Aen – from, to, on

Aen'drean – to enter

Aenye – fire, firely

Aenyell'hael – baptism of fire

Aenyeweddien – Child od Fire, commonly Spark

Aep – from (in meaning of be from some place or family), son, descentand

Aep – to them

Aesledde – sledding

Aespar – to shot

Aëte – summer

Aevon – river

Aine – light

An – small, smaller, indefinite kind

An'givare – spy, informator

Arainne – sparrowhawk

Ard (lat. aardus) – high, the highest, mountain, peak

Arse – ass

A'taeghane – today

Ayd – no

B

Beag – a few

B'eanshie – phantom, banshee

Beanna (irl. bean) – woman

Belean'graec – important (this), important (a lot of things), expected, expectansy,

Belleteyn – blooming

Birke – vernal equinox

Blathan – garland, flowers (genitive: „blathanna”)

Bleidd – wolf

Bloed – blood

Bloede – bloody, damn, fucking

Broggha, Breoga – frog, froggie

Brokiloéne – from Brokilon

Bynnen – elven bread

C

Caed – forest, grove

Cáelm – calm, calmly, quiet, slowly, silently, calmly, to calm

Cáemm – go, come

Cáen – can (do)

Caer – fortress, stronghold (in Skellige’s dialekt, it was wrongly: „Kaer”; this form became common among humans)

Cáerme – fate, destiny

Carn – barrow, hole, holes

Carraigh – rock (huge one)

Ceadmil – Welcome (to someone)

Cerbin (lat. corvus) – raven

Cinerea – żyrytwa (complicated thing, I can’t translate it, because it is too deep into culture)

Col – pass (in mountains)

Coram – lion

Corrason – heart

Creasa –necessarily, duty, inevitably, obligatory

Crevan – Fox

D

Daerienn – sorceress (she-wizard), she-magician

Daetre – back (like, go back)

Dana – girl/miss (a lady before marriage)

Darganfod – discovery

Darl'len – read

Dearg – red

Dearme – Steep (you, go to Steep), to sleep, good night

Deireadh – end, who end smth

Deith – flame

Deithwen – white flame

Dh'oine – human

Dhu – black, dark

Dice (z łac. dicere) – to speak

Divedde – stand(to fight)

Dol – valley, Valley (between mountains), dimple

D'yaebl – Devie

E

Eatewedd – summer-alike child, summer’s child

Eimyr – hedgehog

Elaine – beautiful

Elle – alder tree

En – idefinite article

Enid – daisy

Ess – be

Esse – to be (future simple)

Essea – I am

Esseath – you are

Evall – horse

Evelienn – etery (about people), everyone

F

Feain – The Sun

Feainnewedd – Sun’s Child (figuratively about Sunflower)

Fen – swamp, wetland/swampland

Foilé – insane

Folie – rage

G

Gaeth – potral, gate

Gar'ean – attention/warning, watch out

Geas – swear-curse, curse, howl

Gláeddyv (irl. cleddyf) – sword

Glean – Lower, low, short

Gleanna (irl. gleann) – valley

Glossae – to look

Glyswen – White river

Gwendeith – white fire

Gwenllech – white cliffs

Gwinoedd – elven whine

Gwyn (z irl. gwyn) – white

Gwynbleidd – White Wolf

Gvaedyn – prud-brave, (difficult to translate)

Gvalch'ca (lat. falco) – Falka, she-falcon

Gynvael – ice

H

Hael –

greeting, health

Haela – medicine

Hanse – hanza, pack of friends

Hav'caaren – "intranslatable word, which is associated with greed/avarice; havekars

Hen – old, older

Hoel – hole, commonly: ass

I

Ichaer – blood

Imbaelk – germination/sprouting

Inis (wel. ynys) – island

Invaerne – Winter

L

Lammas – maturation

Lara – seagull

Lionors – lionesse

Llamas – matured, aging,

Loa'then – hatred

Loc (z łac. lac) – lake

Loc'lah – Lady of The Lake

Luned – girl, daughter

M

Me – I, my, mine, me

Méadbh (propably comes from: ang. meadow, eld-english mædwe) – meadow-alike

Mear'ya – Maria

Meáth – to meet

Mid – middle

Midaëte – summer solstice

Midinváerne – winter solstice

Milva – kania ruda (Bird specie) (from latin „Milvus milvus”)

Minne – love

Mire – to look at

Mistle (z ang. mistletoe) – waxwing, paszkot (bird specie)

Modron – mother (Crach an Craite called Calanthe like this but she wasn't his mother)

Morc – book, book (like book 1 of serię)

Morvudd – enemy

Muire – sea

N

Naev'de – nine

Neén – no

P

Pavienn – monkey

Pest – disease, plague, Bad charm/spell

Pherian – Niziołek

Q

Que (z łac. que) – what

R

Raenn – to run

Rhena (z łac. regina) – queen

Rhenawedd – Child of the queen

Roethainne – redanian

Ruadhri – readers

S

Salah – (you) pray

Saov – spirit, ghost, soul

Savaed – elven month, 1/8 of year

Scoia'tael (it. scoiattolo) – squirrels

Seidhe – hill

Shaent – to sing

Skrekk – rat

Sledd – sled

Sor'ca – Sister ( diminutive of „sister” in fact.)

Spar – to shot

Spar'le – shot (you, shot (this))

Squaess – to be sorry to someone, to forgive

Squaess'me – I'm sorry , forgive me

Straede – way, path

T

Táedh – bard, poet

Tearth – fear, to be feared

Tedd – time, age, time (at day, like morning)

Thaess – keep silent (order), keep silent (also order :D)

Thaesse - shut you up

Tirth – boar

Tor (z fr. tour) – tower

Torc'h – alszaband

Treise – strenght, vigor, energy

Tvedeane – 12, dozen

Tuathe – whisper

Twe – two, two (of them)

U

Uniade – connection(In some meaning: relationship), reunion (with someone)

V

Va – to go

Va'en – trip, journey

Vaer'trouv – zawierzyć (impossible to translate, something like "to give trust to someone" but not at all), to trust (somebody)

Va faill – farewell

Va vort – go (forever), go away

Vara – merchandise

Varh'he – whore, prostitute

Vatt'ghern – witcher

Velen – autumnal equinox

Veloë – fast/quick, quickly

Voe'rle – to stop (doing) , to stop (someone)

Vort – far (away), dalej, still, yet, precz

Vrihedd – freedom

W

Wedd – child

Weddin – child (zdrobnienie od „wedd”)

Wen – white (simplified form of „gwyn” usually occuring as  głównie jako suffix)

Woed, Woéd, Woedd – forest, Wood

X

Xin'trea – Cintra

Y

Yeá – so (so as)

Yghern – skolopendromorf

Yn – on, through, przedimek określony

Ys – down (direction)

Ysgarthiad – shit, cholera

Z

Zireael – swallow

Zvaere – to promise

[phati-sari]

scwescola: DJEHSHWJJSJSN ENDING IT LIKE THAT REALLY? But this was so good! These two are absolute idiots 😂

Hello @scwescola (do you know, I only just now got your URL), I’m so glad you liked it! This ending wasn’t supposed to be a cliffhanger it was meant to be funny! At least ... I hope it was funny lol. Thanks for reading!!

maansiloves: i love these stupids so damn much....n i literally heard my heart pounded in ribcage n fell to my stomach with a thud reading the last line "we shud keep in touch" u said u left ur readers at cliffhanger n u did the same yet again dn know hiw m gonna survive waiting for the next..amazing story by amazing writer..thank u for this @phati-sari ❤️

Hi @maansiloves :) Eeeeee, I make no apologies for your heart’s dhak-dhak, though I’m proud of myself for writing something that evoked it! Thank you very much for reading. And omg I swear this one wasn’t meant to be a cliffhanger, I’m so sorry!

jalebi-weds-bluetooth: ASDFGHJKL I AM SPEECHLESS. Keep in touch, ugh... I'll return when I can speak more. *dramatically flopping in bed in happiness*

Hahaaha, I’ll await your three-ask long message full of praise and fave quotes and detailed analysis of exactly how stupid Arnav is AJ @jalebi-weds-bluetooth -- thank you very much for reading and for being so supportive and kind. 

pakki-ya-nahin: Omg This is so beautiful PS! Especially the end of the chapter. Sooo good 👌

Thank you very much, PyN @pakki-ya-nahin this is so sweet! So, the beginning and the end of the chapter practically wrote themselves. It was the middle that gave me grief. For a long time, Khushi kept saying no -- either verbally or through her body language -- and Arnav kept pushing. I hate writing Arnav so blatantly ignoring consent. It took me a while to fix, but I really like the result!!

muttonthings: Omg Omg Omg I can't wait for Khushi's response. Payal please don't interrupt before she does

Hey @muttonthings ❤️Hahah no0o0o0o0o0 it’s not meant to be a cliffhanger omg I suck at this don’t I? The next scene is a little different (though I hope still enjoyable, and it will answer your question). Thanks for reading!!

thecharlesboyle: Ohhh my god,so good! I mean,Laad governor and Sanka Devi on a gol gappa date!! ❤️❤️😍

It was about time they went on a date @thecharlesboyle!! After all the whining and pining lol. I’m glad you liked it, thanks for reading!!

barshifan: Oh man 😞 the ride ended too early not just for our bitwa but also for us all readers :D Thank you PS🤗

Thanks for reading @barshifan :) Yeah, to be fair, bitwa wanted a few more hours, maybe some wining and dining, some making out in the back seat. Oh well, we can’t always have what we want ... ;)

wasnikkkk: these two idiots. “we should keep in touch”. didn't expect that ahh. so gooodd!❤️

I didn’t expect it either @wasnikkkk -- I’ve always wondered how they’d move forward in this story. Many of my stories have some formalised type of communication -- Moments has the letters, Charade has the ask game, Tere Bin can’t be left behind! Hopefully this takes the story in the right direction. Thanks for reading!!

[feisties]

D (any of your NHIE fics), F, H, I, M, S, T, U, W, X, Y?

anon. you spoil me

D: Is there a song or a playlist to associate with [insert fic]?

soooo i will normally put together a 3-4 song playlist and listen to that on repeat when i write any given fic. for before the moment’s gone i listened almost solely to no.1 party anthem by arctic monkeys, dancing with your ghost by sasha sloan, and stay together by noah cyrus. if u have any other specific fic ur interested in knowing abt i will gladly talk at length abt the process in writing it LOL

F: Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

im a particularly fond of the dialogue i wrote for senior superlatives, because i personally think it’s the most successful attempt i’ve had at being funny and biting and tender all at once. i feel like i peaked with that fic. it’s still my favorite i’ve ever written.

H: How would you describe your style?

i genuinely have no clue!! i guess if there were a spectrum between dialogue-heavy and description-heavy, my writing would lean more toward the former. other descriptors i would use are words like direct/earnest/self conscious/wry/heavy usage of the word “like”/even heavier usage of both run on sentences and fragments

I: Do you have a guilty pleasure in fic (reading or writing)?

i would have one but i don’t ever feel guilty. check out my bookmarks for non guilty pleasure delight

M: Got any premises on the back burner that you’d care to share?

like....yes. ive been thinking about a summer camp AU for a long long long time.... will probably write it for ben/devi and eleanor/paxton but who knows i might wanna mix things around a bit and fuck around with some different rare pairs :) lowkey waiting on s2 to give me some good content and new characters to play with

S: Any fandom tropes you can’t resist?

the enemies to lovers trope... obviously. 

i am a particular fan of AUs and i absolutely adore the “jaded high school reunions” au and the “frequent hookups to oh-no-i-think-i’m-in-love-with-you-oops” au. i also am a fan of crack fic just by virtue of being obsessed with rare pairs

T: Any fandom tropes you can’t stand?

this isn’t necessarily a trope but it bothers me to read fic about ben and devi getting together right after s1 when it isn’t well developed. for me it usually demonstrates a lack of understanding of how both characters would process their budding relationship (platonic and romantic!) and usually reads as extremely cheesy and forced. however I am also not usually a person who enjoys reading fic set in canon..... so.

U: Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

here is a list of my favorite fic writers in general (complete with rationale and how they inspire me) but for nhie im gonna highlight a couple of my friends, who also happen to be extremely talented writers!

if you read any nhie fic at ALL you’ve probably read something by magnetichearts and for good fucking reason bc she manages to write some of the best ben/devi content out there. her work is so sweet and funny and angsty and smutty and she waxes poetic like no one’s business. check out her work on ao3 and tumblr for a great time

flashlightinacave has some of the best, fluffiest ben/devi content. if you love yourself and/or love feeling Good Feelings from reading fic, please please please check her out! she’s an absolute beast when it comes to heart-wrenching scientific metaphors and vivid descriptions. you can find her work on her ao3 and tumblr

cori_the_bloody is such a gifted writer who produces fantastic fic that always makes me actually laugh out loud. her writing is so sharp and smart and always captures just the right amount of awkward-sweetness and i have yet to meet anyone who can capture the earnest kind of self consciousness and embarrassment and tenderness that she does in her ben/devi fic. her work is on her ao3 and she also writes incredible analysis abt nhie on her tumblr

one of my favorite, most underrated authors in the fandom is peterpan_in_neverland and she deserves all the attention and kudos for writing some of the BEST eleanor/paxton fic in the game. that pairing tag is basically her tag. i love the way she writes dialogue and her fics are fabulous reads for anyone who loves good writing and horny content ;) here’s her ao3 and tumblr

etc etc etc! i love every writer in the fandom tbh

X: A character you enjoy making suffer.

hmmmmmmmmm i think devi. i dont actually like seeing her suffer but i think she’s the most fun/difficult to write when she’s tortured? she has such a loud personality and balancing that with her more introspective, reflective side is a challenge but always satisfying to write.

Y: A character you want to protect.

eleanor. at all costs.