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Agatha Christie

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AO3 Meme

What’s your first and second most common work ratings?

• General Audiences (254)
• Explicit (113)
  

I'm...kind of surprised at that, actually.  I really didn't expect Gen to win at all.

How many fics have you written in each relationship category? Is this more accidental, or do you have preferences?

• M/M (238)
• Gen (207)
• F/M (74)
• Multi (29)
• F/F (17)
• Other (3)

This time, I'm less surprised, because, well, I'm queer and masc, so it really makes sense that most of my fics are, too.

What are your top four fandoms by numbers? Are you still active in any of them, and do you tend to migrate a lot?

• Batman (Comics) (284)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga) (81)
• Original Work (61)
• DCU (Comics) (41)

I'm pretty steady in Batman comics (most of the DCU tags are also Batman, but from exchanges, so they're probably duplicates).  I did think I had more YGO up than that.  I think the drop is the funniest thing to me.  284!!
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81....!

I'm still active in all of these, though, as you can tell, mostly focused in the top three (top one, ofc, being the ultimate winner).

What are your top four character tags? Does this match how you feel about the characters, or are you puzzled?

• Dick Grayson (267)
• Bruce Wayne (195)
• Kaiba Seto (74)
• Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler (66)

I am a little surprised Selina didn't place higher, but this basically sums up my strongest OTPs (Bruce/Dick and Kaiba/Jounouchi).

If we look at the top six relationships, they are:

• Dick Grayson/Bruce Wayne (91)
• Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler/Kaiba Seto (60)
• Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne (29)
• Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne (27)
• Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne (19)
• Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson (12)

That...looks pretty damn accurate, I won't lie.  Just below Slade/Dick is OFC/OMC and Helena B./Dick.  But that basically shows where my hyperfixations go.

How many WIPs do you have currently running on AO3? Any you don’t plan on finishing?

13 WIP.  Let's break them down.

• One (1) I'm not finishing (the one Original Fic) on AO3, because I want to publish it someday.
• One (1) that's a collection of 3 sentence fics I'll eventually get back to.
• Ten (10) that I plan on finishing (in various orders of "sooner to later"), all Batman, all Dick Grayson-focused.
• One (1) Moriarty (Horowitz canon) fic that I swear I have half an outline for and will someday finish.

Character Memes!

List your twelve favorite characters in this fandom, then answer the questions

Going to try and do Batman/DCU and see if I can do this.

1. Bruce Wayne
2. Dick Grayson
3. Damian Wayne
4. Selina Kyle
5. Clark Kent
6. Helena Bertinelli
7. Tiger
8. Jason Todd
9. Tim Drake
10. Cass Cain
11. Joker
12. Slade Wilson

Have you ever read 6/11? Would you want to?

Helena/Joker?  Hehehe, only if she was putting an arrow through him.  But no, I've never seen that pairing before.

Do you think 4 is sexy? How much?

Oh, Selina.  The absolute sexiest.

What would happen if 12 got 8 pregnant?

That would be Slade/Jason.  Eh, not my ship, but I'm sure that's been written.

Could you recommend fics about 9?

I...don't read much with Tim as the main character.

Would 2 and 6 make a good couple?

Dick/Helena were the best couple in Grayson and they should've been endgame, dangit!

5/9 or 5/10? Explain

Clark/Tim or Clark/Cass.  Hmm...  I think Cass would be an interesting pairing with Clark, because she could read his body language so well, she'd probably be the first to notice if someone took him over or something.

What would happen if 7 caught 2 and 12 together in bed?

Tiger catches Dick and Slade.

Probably get invited to join them.

Make up a summary for a 3/10 fic ?

Cass/Damian.

It wasn't teenage angst; nobody did understand Damian, not his father or brothers.  Child of The Batman and a great assassin, heir to two opposing lineages, Damian was sure nobody would ever understand the stress he felt.

Except her.

Cass could read him like a book, even when he thought he was closed.

But she'd been there, too.  And Cass was determined to help him no matter what.

Is there any fluff 1/8 fics ?

Bruce/Jason?  Probably a lot (I've written one mostly fluff), though I know most people go for The Angst!!!

Suggest a title for a hurt/comfort 12/7 fic.

Slade/Tiger.  Ooh....

"Burning Bright, Burning Out"

What scenario would you suggest for a fic in which 4 takes 1's cherry?

Selina/Bruce.  Ohohohho~~

Bruce has sworn off women and relationships in general in his quest to become Batman, but Catwoman is a little too intriguing -- and a little too "friendly" -- to be easily overcome.  Maybe the kind of relationship he needs is one with no outside expectations.

...damn, now I want to write this, hahah

Is there any of you friends who read slash about 7?

Tiger?  Definitely.  I write and would read if anyone else was bothering to write him.

Is there any of your friends who read het about 3?

Damian.  I'm not sure on that.  I was one of a few who totally shipped Lian/Damian if they'd been allowed to grow up and meet.

Is there any of your friends who write or draw 11?

Joker?  Not many.  I'm about the biggest Joker fan in my circle, and that's only when I write him.

Would any of your friend be capable of writing 2/4/5 ?

Dick/Selina/Clark?  Ooh!  I would, and I'll bet Stitch could.  Dick going off with two of Bruce's friends/exes....  Mheheheheh....

What would 10 shout in a moment of great passion?

Cass isn't much of a shouter, but I think going straight back to her first word would be accurate:  "NO!"

If you ever wrote a songfic about 8, which song would you pick?

Jason?  Probably, ugh, "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who, or something equally angsty, lol.

If you wrote a 1/6/12 fic, what would the warnings be?

Bruce/Helena/Slade.  I don't know if there'd be warnings, but I can definitely see, "Helena makes bad decisions" being a tag.

How would 2 try to seduce 10?

Dick would absolutely be hilarious trying to "seduce" Cass, and he'd probably do it by acting out a story.

When last have you read a fic about 5?

Clark?  A while ago.  I don't often go in search of Superman fics.

What is 6's super secret perversion?

Helena.  Hmm....  Voyeurism.

Would 11 sleep with 9 ? Sober or drunk?

Joker/Tim?  Poor Timmy....  Timmy would have to be drunk (or drugged) probably.  They don't exactly have a great history.

If 3 and 7 got together, who would top?

Damian and Tiger?  LOL  That'd be an ultra battle for dominance, I can already tell.  Probably Tiger would win.

How would you react if 7/8 was canon?

Jason/Tiger.  I'd wish it were Dick/Tiger, but I could actually see Jason and Tiger working well together.

 

1 and 9 are in a happy relationship, until 9 ran away with 4. 1, heartbroken,had a one night stand with 11 and a brief, unhappy affair with 12, then under the wise advice of 5 finds true love with 3. What title would you give this fic? Name three people from your friendlist who'd read it. Name someone who'd write it.

 

Let's go to the flow chart for this one:

Bruce/Tim -->Tim/Selina (ohoho~)
Bruce/Joker (one night stand), Bruce/Slade
Advice from Clark gets true love with...Damian???

Titles:
Rebound and Down

Idk anyone who would genuinely read or write it, but man, I'd do my best if someone paid me to, LOL.

Writing Meme 2: Eclectic Boogaloo

I like answering things despite never being asked, so that's what I'm gonna do.  I'm going to focus on Batfandom, with maybe occasional forays into some others.

1. Which is your favorite of the fics you’ve written for X fandom?

I think some of my fluff gen ones are my favorites, but my goodness, I've written so many, I can't remember them all.
 

2. Favorite piece overall?

Hollywood Nights.  It's a recent one, but I had so much fun writing it.
 

3. Which was the hardest to write, in terms of plot?

Superheroes Come to Feast.  While I was in some sort of flow in writing it (I mean, like, literally, I couldn't stop writing it), trying to figure out where to go after a certain point became ridiculously hard.
 

4. Which has the most “you” in it, however you’d define that?

Diverting from Batfandom, I'd say any of the trans stories I've written, be it original fic, my Holmes/Watson fic, or my Kaiba/Jounouchi one.  Each one has part of my fears and hopes in it that all add up to being very me.
 

5. What is an image/set of images that you’re particularly proud of?

One from an unpublished fic I'm working on that goes, "The strange one-sided conversation hung in X's head like a corpse."  (X because it's for an exchange.)
 

6. Idea that you always wanted to write but could never make work?

Back to Batfandom:  trans man Bruce and trans woman Talia are trying to figure out how to have a child.  Bruce can't take time off from Batman to conceive.  Cis woman Selina is Bruce's on-again/off-again girlfriend, so they approach her to be their surrogate.  She's not maternal (so she says), but she loves them both, so she agrees.  Result:  Damian.

Talia and Bruce divorce/break up (depending on how I feel whether they married or not).  Talia takes Damian and raises him, only to return him later.  Selina claims nothing of him, because Talia is his mother.  Somehow, eventually, he finds out.  And then...stuff happens, I haven't figured it out that far.
 

7. Least favorite plot point/chapter/moment?

Not finishing Drawlloween last year.
 

8. Favorite plot point/chapter/moment?

Writing Hollywood Nights.
 

9. Favorite character to write?

Dick Grayson, hands down.
 

10. Favorite line or lines of dialogue that you’ve written

NSFW:  From Hollywood Nights:

The door opens and Bruce doesn’t quite burst into the room so much as the room shrinks to announce his entrance.  It’s an odd effect, but one that’s served him so well in flicks.  There’s something about him that makes you stop and take notice.

 

At least, I stop and take notice.  Damian just keeps fucking me like we don’t suddenly have an audience.

 

“Shut the door, Father,” Damian says.  “Grayson will catch a draft.”

11. If I’m showing off just one of your pieces to someone, which one should it be?

NONE OF THEM.  I mean....

Either Be My Lover or La Triche.  Both are original works, but I like them both and they catch my general sense of humor.
 

12. What WIPs do you have going now? Are you excited about them?

I have a novel I'm working on that is exciting, although I'm taking a break from it right now.  I've got several WIP that I have to do for Batfandom, but they're less of a priority right now, as I have a fic to finish for FFFX.
 

13. Are there any things that might have happened in any of your stories, but you changed them at the last minute? (So-and-so dies, they don’t actually kiss, main character has long extended ballet-based dream sequence, etc.)

Yes!  Superheroes Come to Feast had three possible endings:  The good ending (the one that happened).  The bad ending, in which the Bats win and Dick goes back to them and is trapped.  The Holy Shit ending in which Dick kills them all, burns down the manor, and goes feral.  I made that last one part of a dream instead.

 

14. Would you want to write canon for any of your fandoms (like be hired by showrunner to do an episode)? Which one?

I would love to write a canon story for Batman as an Elseworld or something.  Maybe a queer Sherlock Holmes story or something.
 

15. Does font matter to you when you’re writing a draft?

Not really.  I draft everything in Arial because I need to R E A D when I'm typing
 

16. 3 favorite comments ever received on fanfic.

Oh gosh, I don't know.  I love every comment.
 

17. Any mean comments? How’d you deal with it? Who laid the smackdown?

I do get them occasionally.  Sometimes I just delete them, sometimes I clap back, because I have no patience for fools.
 

18. If you could go back and revise one of your older stories, which would it be?

Family Sacrifices.  It's still a WIP, but I started it so long ago that the writing style is completely different from mine now.
 

19. Do you make up scenes at work/on the bus/at the gym? Who are the characters that pop up the most? Do you write them down?

As someone who acts out my own scenes on the regular, I'm either Dick Grayson or Kaiba frequently.  They help me manage my daily life and figure out characterization and plot points for scenes.
 

20. Go nuts, and talk about writing.
 

Oh gosh, what to say?  I love it so much.  It was a long time getting through to me, but the more you force out just absolute shit drafts, the better you get at writing.  You'll be able to edit faster once you have something to edit as opposed to trying to make every sentence perfect on the first go.

Snowflake Challenge 12: Memes For The Asking

Ask me any of these questions and I'll talk more about my writing!

1. Of the fic you’ve written, of which are you most proud?

2. Favourite tense

3. Favourite POV

4. What are some themes you love writing about?

5. What inspires you to write?

6. Thoughts on critique

7. Create a character on the spot... NOW!

8. Is there a character you love writing for the most? The least? Why?

9. A passage from a WIP

10. What are your strengths in writing?

11. What are your weaknesses in writing?

12. Anything else that you want to know... (otherwise known as Fill in the Blank) 

Writing Questions

20 Questions About Writing

1. Describe yourself how you would describe a character you’re introducing.

Oh god, I never describe my characters oh no this is a bad start to this....

2. Is there any specific ritual you go through while/before/after your writing?

Not too much.  When I worked, I would set out my laptop, turn on my music and speaker, open up my doc (have the wi-fi off), and start writing.  I guess that's kind of its own ritual.

3. What is your absolute favorite kind of fic to write?
Sweet romance, very Thin Man-esque love, and fluff.

So, of course, I write mostly porn.

4. Are there any other fic writers you admire? If so, who and why?
Oh gosh, yes!  So many!  The only problem is, most of them aren't writing anymore.

5. How many words can you write if you sit down and concentrate intensely for an hour?
Generally, I write somewhere between 500-750 words in one sitting.

6. First fic/pairing you wrote for? (If no pairing, describe the plot)
Pretty sure it was for LOST and it was an OFC with Sawyer.  Either that, or Touya/Yuki in Cardcaptor Sakura.

7. Inspiration, time, or motivation. Choose two.
Motivation and Time.  I can always force myself to write with motivation and time, but without one of those, I'm stuck.

8. Why do you choose to write?
I find this an odd question.  I guess it's choice in that I could be doing something else instead?  But, really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I didn't write.

9. Do you ever have plans to write anything other than fic?
I've written a lot of original fic, but I'm not at a stage where I want to publish it yet.  Most of the presses I would've submitted to shut down within the past few years, so....

10. What inspires you the most?
I do?  IDK, I use a lot of prompts sometimes.  Things I read inspire me to fix them to make them better (read:  queerer).

11. Weirdest thing you’ve ever written/thought about writing/etc.?

Um, I have a secret AO3 account just for my weirdest shit, and it's...not something I'm gonna share, lol.

12. A fic you wish you had written better, and why?

Family Sacrifices, my newest DCBB fic.  FS is just so old that it needs updating.  My DCBB just needs a lot of work that I wasn't able to give it.

13. Favorite fic from another author?
I'm not sure.  My favorites change so frequently.  Most of them are by people no longer writing in the same fandoms.

14. Your favorite side pairings to put in?

Batfandom:  Jason/Cass
Yu-Gi-Oh!:  Yugi/Anzu, Honda/Otogi

15. Your guilty writing pleasure?

I don't know that I have them.  I never feel guilty about my pleasures.  I guess the biggest one right now is Omegaverse, because I generally hate it, but I can't seem to get it out of my mind.

16. Do you have structured ideas of how your story is supposed to go, or do you make it up as you write?

95% of the time, I'm making it up as I go along.  The longer the fic, the more I have to plan it out and make outlines.

17. Would you describe yourself as a fast writer?

Oh, heaven's no.  I'm a very slow writer, whether it's between updates or between sentences.  I'm a very fast typist, but a slow writer.

18. How old were you when you started writing?

Very young.  Basically, as soon as I was able to write, I started telling stories.

19. Why did you start writing?

Needed something to do, I guess.

20. Four sentences from your work that you’re proud of.

This is from a new original story I'm working on about a robot replacing the president of a country, with the president's mind inside the robot while the president's in a coma.

Setting his arm back on the table, she leaned in to listen to the gears in his chest.  “Are you experiencing any clicks or hiccups?”

“Only when I think about you, Doctor Lyle.”

She bit her lip, trying to prevent her own heart from fluttering.  Straightening, she picked up her penlight and checked his eyes.  “Something must be causing these tics.”

“Perhaps he is recovering,” R-1 said.  There was no inflection in his words, yet she felt a hesitance in his voice.  “After all, one mind cannot live in two bodies.”