#thank you quirkle :)

[ketchupkio]

Some cute gay boys for Pride 2022!!! A few flag alts under the cut 🌈

Tfw you braid your bf's bangs out of his face cuz they're always in his eyes and you weave wildflowers into it and he's so cute and oh god oh no the feels you LOVE HIM S O MUCH!!!! AAAAAA

Accidentally a glow up from this post when I first got my ipad lmao

Legend and Warriors belong to @ageless-soul-au ❤️ don't tag as LU

[toastytoaster22]

ok quite a lot but i couldnt choose: fanfic end of the year asks 3, 12, 14 and 25 👀👀👀👀

hi Dutchies!! Thank you for the many questions! I just did 3 for Fizzy so my answer is with her ask (it's also lame and I am sorry)

12. Favorite character to write about this year

Haha well as for the last five years it's been Teru and somehow I don't see that changing next year either. But technically I am writing a shit ton of Reigen seeing as Nightjar is his pov. Was that originally a Teru centric fic? Yes. Is it sort of still? ...yes

14. A fic you didn't expect to write

damn. I'll be honest when I started writing I never thought in a million years I would write Baby Steps or Leaps and Bounds. The thought of describing intimacy and sex was terrifying. But I eventually got to a place in life where I thought it would be good for me. Best choice I've ever made.

I also never expected to write Slip. I hate horror. But. I do like scaring people and I am good at it. So I did it my way, with no blood, gore, or violence hahah

25. fic rec from this year

I didn't read all that much this year. I was busy with an infant and now a toddler so my amount of free time was near nil. But I did revisit Old Habits Die Hard, and found it had a sequel!! Picture Me Better. Fucking wrecked me. Very unexpected. Delightful.

FUCK WHAT AM I SAYING GO READ EVERYTHING @quirkle2 and @ygodmyy20 WROTE. RIGHT NOW. SHOO

[skyward-floored]

Hello ! I wonder, do you have some good wild angst fics ?

Thank you !

Certainly! I’ve written a few myself, so here’s a mix of ones I’ve written and ones by other people.

I know there’s a lot of good Wild angst fics out there that I’m not aware of (and I’m sick today so I didn’t go looking too hard, I know there’s good ones I’ve read that I didn’t put here 😅), so if people have good ones to share please do!

And of course, mind the tags on all of these :)

By me:

Muffled screams/magical exhaustion — Wild gets Twilight’s shadow crystal inflicted on him against his will. Part 1 and part 2 (there’s an earlier part that doesn’t focus on Wild as well that’s here)

Collapse — Warriors and Wild get buried under a cave. Focused on Warriors but there’s plenty of Wild angst as well.

Make it stop — Wild gets cursed, and is forced to repeatedly relieve a twisted memory.

By others:

Air by enjolras_out — a spooky swamp and hallucinations Wild is not handling well. Nobody has a good time.

Beautiful teal flames by Mintyy_Fresh — Mipha’s grace angst, I like the description and effects of it on Wild here a lot.

What’s the opposite of tunnel vision? by enjolras_out — Wild and Hyrule go wandering. It doesn’t go well.

Taste of chaos by Lalalando — Wild gets a bonk on the head. Nice hurt/comfort.

Oranges and yellows by quirkle— Wild vs monsters and an icy lake. The icy lake does its best to win.

Kids protecting kids by quirkle — Wild and Legend attempt to escape from a cave-in.

[andypantsx3]

I’ve written to you before a very long time ago about things not going very well for me, and things are better now. Thank you for your compassion to a stranger then. It’s given me ideas as someone who also enjoys writing. I’m sure you’ve got variations of this question before so I’m sorry if I’ve missed those somehow but any advice on how to start writing and sharing your writing publicly? Like I created an account to send you this but I have no clue about anything really. Will I seem like a random interloper in the fandom who has arrived out of the blue 😭 I guess my concern is I’ll realize I’m actually not good at writing at all or worse nobody will read any of it. I feel awkward about actively promoting my work too. I don’t want to be famous or anything but it would suck if nobody wanted to read my stuff. You’re something of a stalwart at least for the fandom/genre/pairings you regularly write for and while I won’t aspire to that, how did you deal with self-doubt as an early writer? I know it’s not like I hope to earn money out of this or anything so opinions are just opinions but all my writing feels so personal to me that I’m worried about being convinced nobody cares about what I have to say. How does one really get their start at all. I’m sorry to bother you with all this but I’m super lost. It’s just that if someone’s terrible day or week could be made a little better because of my work, as your work regularly does for people, that would be nice. I hope you’re doing really well and randomly find something you’ve been looking for!

Hello my love!! I'm so happy I could help you out a little when you were in a tough spot!! I am very very happy that things are looking up for you now and I hope things only continue to get better and better!!! 💕

And oh my gosh, I don't think anyone will think of you as an interloper!!! Fandom is a community and the more the merrier imho! The x Reader community in particular is super welcoming and very nonjudgmental and the perfect place to get your start; almost everyone here is super nice and really chill. People will surprise you with how much nicer they are than you expect; I think you should just take a leap of faith and jump in!!

But just in case, let me give you the most realistic and straightforward advice I can. It's easy to dip your toes in and test the waters but I think you will need the below pieces of advice if you plan to battle self-doubt and continue writing & publishing fic without burning out or going nuts in the long term lol.

1. Find balance in the source of your self-worth

With publishing anything online, you always hope that people will like it and will want to engage with it. On tumblr the best measurement we have of that is notes, and on ao3 kudos + comments. Notes/comments/kudos are incredible and will make you feel more cherished than anything in the world. I will always appreciate them more than I can say, but one thing it is essential to know is that they are external sources of validation, and it is extremely dangerous to attach your sense of worth solely to the actions of other people.

If you want to publish fic, you will need to also find some internal sense of worth in your writing. You will need to finely balance that with how much you treasure the feedback of other people in order to stay afloat long term.

I recommend really sitting down and thinking about what you are writing/what you want to write, and why it is worth it to you. What makes your fic interesting to you? What are you doing differently than other people that makes you unique? What does your authorial voice sound like? Answering these questions will help you identify what you are bringing to the table as an author, so you know what it is that you do well, even if people aren't engaging the way you want, or even if you're receiving criticism.

For me, I really find value in the places I diverge from other fic authors. People really love writing powerful hero readers, but I usually write quirkless side characters who have somehow found themselves the main character. Chaptered/long fics are also less common in our fandom than oneshots, but I typically write chaptered fics! And I have a stylistically simple and light voice which is easily accessible.

All of these help me know that I'm bringing some fun distinct stuff to the table, even if what I'm bringing isn't perfect or necessarily as popular. And even if I enjoy other peoples' fics and authorial voices more than my own; I'm still bringing something unique and valuable!! So even when people aren't picking up every single thing I'm putting down, I still know the value of putting them down anyway.

2. Manage expectations

I think it can be easy to compare ourselves with one another, especially if you follow some well-established authors or people writing for super popular characters. Even I succumb to jealousy on occasion; it's just human nature. But it's important to know people will engage with different types of fics in different ways and that other people's success has nothing to do with your own.

I think you should set realistic expectations for how people will engage with your fics depending on what it is that you want to write. Some fandoms are much larger than others and therefore have a wider built-in audience. Some characters are also wildly more popular than others so it is likelier fics for those characters will go a bit further. In my experience, people really gravitate towards smutty scenarios or headcanons, sometimes oneshots, and less so chaptered fic. And some authors have been around for forever, or post constantly so that they are regularly drawing people in, and therefore have a larger reader pool than other authors.

So think about what you are writing, for which characters, and in which fandoms, and level your expectations accordingly. For me, even though Shouto is fairly popular, he also only has roughly 1/3 of Bakugou's level of popularity. So I never try to gauge the success of a Shouto fic in comparison to a Bakugou fic I've written, or even the Bakugou fics of other more established Bakugou writers.

This, combined with my own internal sense of worth as a writer, helps me feel like I'm doing pretty good for myself, even if I get like, 30 notes on a fic compared to someone else's 300 or something.

3. Understand that writing is a growing process!

One other essential tip is to understand that writing is a skill set than can be refined and honed. What you write one day is not indicative of where your skill level will sit the next day. And so critique you receive, or mistakes you have made, are really less indicative of failure and more tools to help you get to the next level.

This is one I've personally struggled with, but it can be worth it to be open to feedback that is not necessarily complimentary, with the caveat that you should know what is objective constructive criticism, and what is more subjective/personal preference. The latter you can disregard, because tailoring a fic to some random person's arbitrary tastes is not going to help you tell a good story lol.

But people telling you what they would like to see more of or things that didn't make sense to them can help you understand where you can make improvements to your writing. And it's not to say your writing is not good enough where it is; only to say there are avenues for you to develop even more experience.

For me, this has largely been in the area of smut lol. I liked my lil vanilla smut scenes, but I used to commonly get a fair amount of feedback wishing they were spicier. And, after initially getting defensive lmao, I could see how that was a common piece of feedback across multiple critiques, and I understood how drawing those scenes out might help contribute to the feeling of intimacy, satisfaction, and closure I want to develop at the end of a fic!!

I think being open to feedback while understanding that critique does not in any way take away from your talent overall, can only help you preserve the satisfaction you have with your writing, and help you refine in the future!! It keeps writing interesting, and keeps your sense of self-worth tied up in the process of writing, not necessarily the product of the writing, if that makes sense.

Anyway that's what I can think of for now. Even with all this advice listed out, I think you should just have hope and trust in people and dive right in. It sounds like you are an earnest person wanting to make heartfelt connections, and in my experience people will reflect that energy right back at you!!

I am sending you all my best vibes and looking forward to reading your stuff, if you end up going for it and posting!!! 💕✨

[linked-universe-fic-finder]

Do you have any delicious hurt/comfort? Preferably with whump/physical hurt and not wild centric, thank you so much <3

I have some posts about fics like these already, one for Warriors, one for Hyrule, and one for concussions

Here are some more:

Lost and Found by Colibre - A collection of whump oneshots

Nocturnal's Whumptober 2021 Collection by Bosmermage - What it says on the tin.

Once Atrocity is Horse from Voice and Shame by Gintrisic - Collection of whump oneshots

Kids Protecting Kids by Quirkle - Legend and Wild are trapped in a cave. Both of them are hurt getting out. (This one is kind of focused on Wild? It's from Legend's POV though, and he gets his share of injuries.)

Cracks in the glaze by Lalalando - A collection of one shots focusing on each of the boy getting hurt in new and creative scenarios. (One of my personal favorites)

[thepinklink]

Guys this is really bad I was reading some of @quirkle2’s fan fictions (fabric and froth, ice and Indigence, weathered and wavering) and now I’m depressed they were so good and I feel like a failure this is really bad help

NOOOOOO it’s fine. It’s fine.

BUT THEY WERE REALLY GOOD AND I—I JUST—

T^T quirkle I love your writing and it was so good that I cried and now I’m dead. Thank you.

[quirkle2]

OBSESSED with how you draw sans,,, he's so lovely and shaped!!!! and the expressions are beautiful, and that art has the Quirkle Thing where it's all soft and warm and like a visual hug. and the details are beautiful, you've converted me to the "sans has reading glasses" agenda and I'm stoked about it. anyway I love you, I love your art, I hope 2023 is gentle to you!

CRIES???? oh mgygod thank you,,, it's rly fun seein what aspects of sans meld w my style and which ones dont. the more cartoony facial structure lets me play around w it a lil bit and i can mess w clothing hanging off thin bones instead of muscles n skin ! so so glad u like it im always worried abt people not likin non-lu art of mine GVEYIAV

[bokettochild]

thank you & Quirkle for blessing us with all this Warriors and Ledge content!!!!

Oh, thank you! It's honestly a pleasure, create what you love, you know? I don't think I've written anything I loved more than this dynamic and I'm just glad you all like it as well :)

@quirkle2 this is for you too I think <3

[enjolras-out]

Ask meme F!

Hello and thank you for the ask!

F: Care to share a favorite hurt/comfort fic?

Oh SO MANY!!! I'm limiting my selection to fics where hurt/comfort is the main point of the story because otherwise there are just way too many possibilities, but here are a few favourites! Obligatory disclaimer: these jumped to mind when I started thinking about hurt/comfort but I'm sure to regret not including other fics as soon as I've answered...

The Boy of Mud and Stitches by Lightning of Farosh

fragments: tension by aquaticflames

Down by RokettoMusashi

Glad That I Got Here by sister-dear

fabric and froth by quirkle

[zartophski]

For the ask game: Z, A, R, T, O, P, H, S, K, I please :3

kjhgfsdhk thanks Aza I would apologize for this being long but that's on you <3

Z: Major character death-do you ever write/read it? Is there a character whose death you can't tolerate?

Eh, I don't really go looking for it. If it's temporary and hits the right emotional punches I might read it, but I've got to be in the right mood.

A: How did you come up with the title for Burnt Bananas

Hyrule is burning down the Yiga Clan, and I like alliteration

R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

I'm not sure how much I consciously am influenced by, but I can talk about writing styles I admire. Nonfanfic answer, Andy Weir because I love the entire vibe and the way The Martian is written and presented. Fanfic answer, easily some of my favorite writers are sister, aqua, lyra, rav, enjolras, gin, quirkle, and so on and so on and so on jgfhdshk Pretty much every writer I've ever talked to, I also have a completely platonic crush on their writing because everyone has so many good ideas and fics and I'm always pushing myself to try to match their excellence

T: Any fandom tropes you can't stand?

Miscommunication for the sole purpose of making characters hate each other. Especially if it's leaving me screaming because they could get it solved so quickly if they just said two words to each other. I can admit that sometimes this can be done really well, and I have liked it on occasion, but most times it just makes me frustrated hjfdjdshk

O: How do you begin a story-with the plot, or the characters?

Plot's tied up in the character. The story would go a completely different way if I wrote it with a different character, because they would do something different. I tend to think of them simultaneously, or at least can't get started unless I have both figured out. I think for most of my ideas, they start with plot first, but that plot always comes with a character in mind.

P: Are you what George R. R. Martin would call an "architect" or a "gardener"? (How much do you plan in advance, versus letting the story unfold as you go?)

My good writing happens as an architect. If I don't have a plan or at least a basic outline when I start I will have so much trouble finishing it. Inevitably the characters will drag me on a couple detours, but having things planned out ensures I actually get to the end.

H: How would you describe your style?

Not very distinctive, I don't think. I've been told once that I write internal states of mind very well, and I like to think I can write my way through a fight scene without it being dull, so I've got those going for me. I also think I can occasionally be funny with dialogue.

S: Any fandom tropes you can't resist?

Magic, teasing and pranks and jokes, the one no one expects to be a gremlin being an absolute gremlin ("no one will believe you"), magic, "5 times x protected the group, 1 time the group protected them", did I mention magic?

K: What's the angstiest idea you've ever come up with?

Of the current things I have published, it'd probably be the one where I left Hyrule completely alone after LU? Any of my post-LU fics are honestly pretty angsty.

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

We are starting to find out that I like using fire. And electricity. A lot.

[fantasy-observant]

I think the fic you are looking for might be Weathered and Wavering by quirkle. It centers on Legend instead of Hyrule but other then that it mostly fits what you described.

THAT IS IT YES! Thank you so much! :D

Thank you thank you thank you, anon!

[nitroish]

@quirkle2 let me colour their art! it was fun as hell to do :)

[jenngo]

strawberry lemonade, buttercup, cinnamon <3

I… ekshshsnshsn thank youuu 🥺❤️ (I am looking at that cinnamon like 👀😭💕)

Quirkle! For you Buttercup, Cinnamon and Mahogany ahhhh Ilysm!

[karoviesart]

among the first few fics I read after discovering LU, was Kids Protecting Kids  by @quirkle2  (Quirkle on AO3). ever since I read it the first time, it has stuck with me. especially this scene right here. so obviously I needed to draw it. Thank you for writing and sharing this with us Quirkle <3 love ya <3 

[linked-universe-fic-finder]

hope y'all're doing well

soooo...

any fics where wild is particularly attuned to nature? I think you may've answered something like this already, but I'm specifically looking for five where wild is good friends with koroks??

thanks <3

I did answer an ask like this Here, but here are some more with Wild being more attuned to nature, so to speak. The first three have Wild interacting with the koroks!

Wildling by DreamHero - Wild is not a Hero of Hylia. He is the Wildling, a Hero of Nature. The last thing he needed is a group of adventures to come and kill his wolf companion, Dusk. But now he has to travel through time them. This will surely turn out well.

A Home for Flowers by faufaren - The Hero of this era is a lot more... wild than the chain expect.

The Apology of the Forest by Nova16 - (Have not read this one, but it did seem to fill your ask.) The story of how the Kokiri became the Koroks.

One With The Wild by quirkle - Five times Wild did something unexplainable, and one time Legend gets an explanation.

[quirkle2]

QUIRKLE

YES!!

YES YES ITS FANTASTIC YES YES YES THANK YOU!!!

CRIES im honestly floored by how much people seem to like it ?? i didn't expect much feedback for it and i was Really close to trashing it altogether but y'all seem to enjoy it GVIEYAGV i've read all the comments in the tags and on ao3 and imso giddy ty guys