#xenosimp

[couchtaro]

Commission for @xenosimp of her World of Darkness party enjoying a spa day! Thank you so much for commissioning me to draw such a fun piece and for instilling in me a determination to have a spa day myself!

[determinedexplorer]

I really love the thing 1982 it is such an underrated movie and I really hope that the thing 1982 fandom grows, maybe the thing might become a Tumblr Sexyman. Those are all the things that I have to say to such a poggers movie and I really hope that the thing 1982 is trending on social media, BTW This post is not satire.

@thethingost @featheredcritter @xenosimp @hivemindarts

[firebatvillain]

20 questions for fic writers!

As seen on @givereadersahug (x)!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

I currently have 59 works on AO3, though some of those are unrevealed or anonymous, so the visible work count is a bit lower.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

105k! Wow. Over half of that has been in the last two years, when I've been doing a lot more writing and taking part in exchanges.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Naruto (7) Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling (7) Original Work (7) Warhammer 40.000 (3) Fate/stay night & Related Fandoms (2) Stellaris (Video Game) (2) From there we get into a lot of one-offs that I wrote for exchanges. House MD, Gundam Wing, Good Omens, The Order of the Stick, and many others. Most of the Original Work fics are for particular exchange prompts, some of which are quite fun.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The Greatest Weasley [Harry Potter, Ron-Centric, incomplete] - this WIP is my white whale! Ron gets sorted into Slytherin. Only a couple chapters, I should return to it sometime...

Harry Potter and the Independent Path [Harry Potter, parody, one-shot] - This very short parody fic is fun and I'm glad people like it. I actually look back fondly on this genre even if I poke fun at it.

Five Times Sakura Heard the Voice, and One Time It Faded [Naruto, Sakura-centric, one-shot, 2.9k] - This was an fest fic for Fest No Jutsu 2022! I really enjoyed writing this one.

If You Won’t Wait for Me, I’ll Find My Own Path [Naruto, Sakura-centric, drabble] - Wrote this one based on the fandom opinions of my friend @xenosimp. Surprised at its popularity.

Liana and the Labyrinth’s Core [Original Work, Explicit, Het, 2.3k] - I wrote this very explicit fic for an exchange, and had a lot of fun with it! Minotaur/Sacrifice, make sure to read the tags/warnings.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

For exchange fics, almost always. Otherwise, I do sometimes. It's fun to chat with other fandom people and let them know I appreciate their comments, or answer their questions.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don't usually write angsty endings, but The Rules of Reintegration [OW drabble, prompt: military android masquerading as a human] is angsty.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I'd say Four Times Toph Beifong Triumphed [ATLA, Toph-centric, 2.5k words] would be it. It's generally fun! 

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not often, though I got one very baffling comment on a fic where someone questioned the realism of it. I'm not in the big fandoms where there's lots of drama though.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, often for exchanges. It typically tends to be straightforward steamy sex. I've got some more kinky stuff posted to anon that I won't share here, heh.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I've written one, but it's not usually my style for writing, since it's a challenge for me. I love reading them though!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No, and I hope it never happens. I don't think anything I've written is popular enough for that 😅

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

My fandom friend and I co-wrote Mist and Shadow, a WH40k AU fic about Eldar escaping the fall of the Eldar empire. After about 12k words, we set it down, but we may return someday.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

This is a tough one! All-time, I'm not sure. But at the moment, I'm basically chewing on Durge/Enver Gortash (BG3) and having a great time with it.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Oof, this is a tough one! There's a very old Naruto fic that I don't think I'll ever get back to... Lost Root. I can't really recommend it in its current state, but it was one of my first plot bunnies.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm pretty decent at paragraph-to-paragraph rhythm, and I am unafraid to try new things.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Sometimes I repeat certain phrases without realizing it, and pacing scenes can be difficult for me. I also have a tendency to write excessively long sentences. Trying to improve on that last one!

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Seems like a hard sell for both writer and reader.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

StarCraft pro gamer RPF. No, you won't find the fic on my AO3 profile.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

I'm still in love with Roonil Wazlib and the Goblet of Fire, a 2.8k word Harry Potter crackfic I wrote for Bad Bang V. Is it bad? Yes, oh yes. And it's fun, and so are the comments.

Tagging (no pressure): @xenosimp @vanyalanthirielofmana @chacusha @vampiremonday @uozlulu @miss-ingno @verecunda

[transgender-scout]

for @xenosimp and everyone else who asked, video of me with my changed hit and kill sounds in tf2 lol

[coffeecakecafe]

6 & 12 but you should draw it and tell me how long it took you hehe. feel free to ignore this if you don’t wanna tho 💛

6. what's your least favorite thing to draw?

dogs. why do they come in so many shapes and sizes? that's rude. you have to be able to draw like, recognizable dog breeds too, you can't just wing it like with cats. they've all got completely unique body proportions and it's unfair to me, specifically,,

12. how long does an average piece take you to complete?

see I'm not drawing one on the spot for you for this one specifically because the answer is 11 hours haha. it ranges these days from about 6-18 hours for a piece, and wayyyy more for things like full environments. those take 30-70 hours.

[brw]

sorry to make you scour

ON G-D??? IM SO AHSJSJDHHFBR???????

[justabitscrewy]

Commission for a friend! She wanted the Alien Queen, and then i kinda went off on the colors. @xenosimp

[determinedexplorer]

I drew Palmer thing singing in the rain

@featheredcritter @thethingost @hivemindarts @xenosimp @nymph-of-the-ice-glacier @toothzome

[firebatvillain]

Tagged in question game by @verecunda​ :)

Last song: Shout - Tears For Fears. I recently added this into my playlist after hearing it on the radio again. I’m probably getting a little tired of it by now, but I think I’ll keep it around for another day or two... it’s probably time for some musical experimentation. Or I could just listen to more Sabaton.

Currently watching: The Untamed! I’ve just finished Episode 9. Watching it with my roomies and having a great time. I can see why this was such a hit. We each have some unique context for understanding it. I’ve read plenty of Xianxia (as well as the start of MDZS), Roomie #1 has actually already seen all of The Untamed, and Roomie #2 is unfamiliar with the genre and story, but is a Chinese heritage speaker and understands the dialogue. We have great discussions.

Currently reading: I recently finished The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia McKillip. I found it to be enchanting, dreamlike, and a lot of fun. The prose, as one would expect with McKillip, is superb. I’m now taking another tilt at finishing The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson! Baru, you see, never did anything wrong... she just girlbossed too close to the sun... god forbid women do anything.

Current obsession: Ok, sadly I think it is Gollum, completely coincidentally, at this moment. I had taken a break from reading Gollum posts and Gollum meta a while back, but some crossed my dash and now I want to read about him some more. He’s such a moist, pathetic little guy... he’s so messed up!

This post says to tag nine friends but I’ll just tag the amount I feel like: @cromulentenough @uozlulu @toasthaste @vanyalanthirielofmana @leperphilliac @fraactals @pinkami @xenosimp @caprice-nisei-enjoyer

I guess this number turned out to be nine, but please believe me, dear reader, when I say this was a coincidence

[transgender-scout]

for the record i forgot that james patterson had written maximum ride, which i also forgot existed and also thought was just a graphic novel series, so i thought that you had a james patterson fan blog for like, his airport mystery thrillers

this is literally the meanest thing anyone has ever said to me