#thank you I knew taylor would get mentioned at least once haha ❤️

[daintyduck99]

Writing Trademark: it's a daintyduck production (TM) if it makes me want to google Taylor Swift songs. Also, if there's metaphors that stab me right through the heart

I am always spilling over with relevant lyrics (especially when they don't end up in the fic itself) and would absolutely be willing to send you those whenever! Though of course I always recommend listening to her songs because--I'm incredibly biased lol (but they also tend to fit the tone of the fic--Paper Rings is an incredibly upbeat bubblegum pop number whereas The Archer is an incredibly vulnerable ballad that's more stripped and--Bethany's birthday fic was literally based on the former but Help Me Hold Onto You ended up resonating with the latter emotionally if that makes sense)

Also I've written a handful of Rulie fics inspired by her music and it's always songs off of Lover or reputation (probably because there are so many good vulnerable songs on reputation imo I could do a whole essay on that but I love every song on that album besides Look What You Made Me Do), though there's a surprising lack of her in this latest fic lol

Metaphors my beloved writing device ❤️ Thank you because with every one I'm like--okay did I actually just do something or do I sound like a pretentious hipster

I try not to use too many of them now (and I actually tried not to use any in the proposal song in You'll Be Mine And I'll Be Yours, but one slipped in anyway) because I don't want to diminish their impact, but they're so fun to come up with and they sometimes weave their way through a whole story and I always feel so excited about that (re the whole sunflower thing in sunflower syndrome)