#mostly just haven't actualized that cuz 1) i already have the rewrite and 2) i don't have enough ideas

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how does the raft not capsize.

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20 questions for fic writers

tagged by @viola-ophelia <3 Thank you!

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 58 on my primary page, 38 on my trash page, and 5 on my catch-all.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? LOL if you think I'm going to add up the word count of 101 total fics, you're crazy! So instead, I'll just say my longest fic on my primary page is 96,771, my trash page is 34,787, and my catch-all is 11,722, for a total of 143,280. So with that being for just three fics, I shudder to think what my actual word count is for 101 fics lol.

3. What fandoms do you write for? Lately, TURN: Washington's Spies, though past fandoms have been H.annibal, E.mma 2020, and The M.agicians, to name a few.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? I'm just going to stick to my main page for this:

Wake-up Call (From D.usk till D.awn: the Series) (438)

Changing Winds (S.tranger T.hings) (384)

Lost in the Dark (S.tranger Things) (284)

Anyone But You (That 70s Show) (265)

To Thaw and Burst into Bloom (S.tranger Things) (235)

^^The funny thing is, none of these were fandoms I was overly into/participated in much, but they're way more popular than my favored fandoms, which is why none of what I'm TRULY proud of is listed in my top kudos ranking. Ah well.

5. Do you respond to comments? I do! In the past, I've always made friends through reviews/reviewing, so I always respond to comments and leave comments on works I've enjoyed. :) I really wish engagement/fic friendships were more encouraged these days.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Uhh, probably Folie a Deux (H.annibal) or To K.iss, to Consume (Turn). OH, and Let the Weary Rest (Turn), where I killed off Ben lol.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? After 2020, pretty much all of my fics had happy endings. The World is Made Wrong made me happiest though, I'd say.

8. Do you get hate on fics? I'd rather not jinx myself, but I haven't since I was a kiddo! And that hate was deserved tbh, cuz they were just telling me I wrote xyz wrong since I was a child/didn't bother to research.

9. Do you write s.mut? *gestures vaguely at my trash page* Uh. Yeah. lol I don't really have a specific type I write, beyond M/F, if that's what you're asking -- the specific scenarios are typically a case-by-case basis.

10. Do you write crossovers? I used to write quite a few! Nowadays, I save that more for things like RP and edits, though I do still enjoy them. Sometimes, crossovers work better than canon, I said what I said.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? I have! But I was like 13 at the time, and the person posted it in the same ship/fandom, so Idk what their plan was lol. Fortunately, they deleted it the day I reviewed.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes! A few times, actually (all for the H.annibal fandom).

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Sure have! They're all RP-turned-fics though, cuz I've never actually asked someone to write something who wasn't an RPer themselves.

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship? Probably David/Maddie from Moonlighting. They're timeless! <3

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? I suppose my time travel romcom. It's basically me rewriting a book I've already created, but altering it for the Turn universe. Even though it's fun, it's kind of boring repurposing my old work, and most especially when there's so little engagement. I flourish on comments, alas. Other than that, I mostly tend to finish my works!

16. What are your writing strengths? An editor once told me my strengths are my dialogue and humor. She equated the first 20 pages of my book (a recent work) to a Shakespearean comedy, which really tickled me, ngl.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? World-building! I've improved with this by a lot, but I genuinely do think fic writers are conditioned to stop describing settings/appearance thanks to our audiences already KNOWING, and thus, our OG works suffer for it. Mine certainly do!

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I wouldn't do it personally, since I doubt it'd translate well, but I encourage others to do it! I'll still read!

19. First fandom you wrote for? C.owboy B.ebop.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? Probably The World is Made Wrong, since I've since reworked it and I'm still very proud of how that second run-through turned out (not the one available on AO3 -- that version is in all its heinous first draft glory lol).

Tagging: @retrograderesemblance @pagetreader @ms-march @culper-spymaster and whoever else wants to!

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lol whats your fix share with the class

PLEASE ok im not tagging spoilers this games been out for like 5+ years already so. yeah.

Alright. I'm a bit fuzzy on story details since I haven't actually gotten that far so i might need to rewrite some aspects of this but my understanding is the country that attacked Noctis' home (Nilfheim??) is mostly interested in harnessing the power of the crystal which is 1) also the soul of the world/some kind of world crystal with a will of sorts 2) the conduit through which the astrals or gods or w/e the game calls the summons communicates with the oracle?? i think? and 3) is connected to the line of lucis which is why theres the whole king of kings prophecy w/e tf. And also theres the starscourge which is the big meanie mean sickness that only luna (and ardyn) could heal and no one knows where it came from but its nocts job to banish it once and for all or w/e. this is my understanding.

so like... knowing what i know about episode ardyn and the whole prophecy nonsense and the line of lucis, i kinda sorta have my suspicions about the 'benevolence' of the gods and the origin of the starscourge, ESPECIALLY since the crystal seems to be capable of just. healing the starscourge on a whim (ie it can grant the healing ability to?? anyone????). and its capable of affecting the gods as well (as iirc ardyn is able to kind of influence ifrit with it). WHICH kinda makes me sneakily suspect that this whole nonsense about prophecies and ardyn being the sacrificial lamb and noctis being doomed to end the line of lucis through his sacrifice is like. maybe its just the crystal doing a soft reset on the world of sorts to punish ardyn's brother for messing with its will. and after noct dies theres really no one left to commune with the crystal or gods anyway.

SO. my fix. because its just all so tragic and its my favorite when characters subvert prophecy expectations while still fulfilling the letter of a prophecy. Everything can kinda be the same up until the leviathan summon fight in.. whatever city that takes place in. I go back and forth on whether Luna really needs to die, but most of the time i say yes because it creates sort of a parallel origin for Noct as Ardyn (cuz his brother killed his bitch too so . ) and its fitting in a lot of ways like i think its an important catalyst for noct, as shitty as that is to reduce like the ONLY female character with plot relevance to that. And i do NOT have any idea what happens between that and noct getting sucked into the crystal to charge but whatever plot stuff in the middle there that needs to be altered gets altered such that when noct meets up with ardyn for that final fight its. the result is different. its more about like 'no man fuck this prophecy fuck the gods i'm gonna kill you and free you and im gonna end the starscourge by destroying the crystal and ending the puppeteering and we're gonna enter an age of humanity being fully independent which is what you wanted all along' and noct would STILL end the line of lucis because 1) without the crystal theres really no line of lucis powers anyway and 2) im a noct/ignis truther and 3) even if noct/ignis truthers cant win i still cant see him with anyone that isn't luna to carry on the stupid line like he'd recognize that sacrifice as a condition for getting around his death.

and of course ardyn will feel some kind of way about all that but i think he could be convinced to stick it one last time to the gods, and given he was a lucis i dont see any reason he couldnt kind of help noctis destroy himself... like sort of knights of round himself into oblivion. And noct still loses something for sure like i think i'd want him to lose an arm (the ring bearing arm) and he'd never be able to fight again because he'd lose that weird arsenal thing and he has to rebuild his kingdom but .. but he'd build a memorial for ardyn and luna and would finally right the wrong his ancestor committed against his great-great-whatever uncle. and the line of lucis ends noct commits to never having children and i suspect the kingdom might be weakened too without the crystal or gods kinda backing them but. its like. a bittersweet ending instead of bum city u know??

whatever i didnt explain it very well but the point is i see no reason noct couldnt kind of take advantage of the fine print in that prophecy there are lots of holes. but no he just has to die for... godly hubris or w/e. ok.