#to the stars through difficulties: ad astra (oc)

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11 and 17 for the fanfic ask✌💜

FLORA! hello!! and AH thank you so so much for the ask!! i always appreciate these so so much and i hope you are doing well!! <3

11. How do you come up with your fic titles?

i already did this one, but i’ll gladly do it again just for you!! for all my fics, i center it around a theme, an object, a certain central idea that moves throughout the context of the story. for sunshine soldier charlotte tarver’s the main character is in fact a soldier and her nickname is sunshine throughout the story and so sunshine soldier was initially born just from that!! she was the sunshine in easy company essentially. for the soldier of stars hazel parker the main oc, is a star lover, and her story even stars out with her comparing herself to the tiny stars in the sky. but she wears her dziadek’s Star of David everywhere as it is a firm reminder of home, so that also has a firm representation throughout the context of the story as well!! for ad astra per aspera the story starts out after (SPOILER) hazel’s inflicted wound and her mental battle and struggle in the hospital that she goes through and so the latin quote means to the stars through difficulties and i just knew that was the perfect title for a story like this because she still reaches for the stars even through all the difficult times she goes through. and for landslide natia’s story heavily relates to a landslide of life, but i don’t want to spoil anymore!! 

17. How obsessively do you sit and stare at your fic after you’ve just posted and wait for feedback?

i would say for the first few minutes, but then i eventually go back to writing or something and i’ll occasionally check. bc i’m an anxious and shy bean and just feel bad sometimes bc i’m like ‘oh no i hope i’m not disturbing anyone!!!’ even though i know no one probably cares about it, but i’m just a lil anxious sometimes, so i’ll check right after usually, but going back to writing is so so calming :) 

thank you so so much for the asks flora truly!! i always appreciate them so much from people just to share a bit of my own experience!! thank you so much <3

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do not separate them. astra would be sad if they did

ana could only helplessly watch this scene unfold