Author: suchasinistergame

hello! i am an “aspiring” fanfiction writer and i love your stories! i was wondering, you said you love pining. i love it too, and i’m trying to write a fanfiction with this trope but it’s actually complicated to explain *why* the two characters won’t kiss or touch for a while if they’re both in love! would you mind giving me advices? thank you so much!

Hi! Thank you so much for your kind words! And your question is a very good one! I agree, it is very difficult to explain, especially for some pairings – for example, the pining thing doesn’t really work for a pair like Rolipe because I can’t imagine Felipe just keeping his feelings to himself, haha. This is why I quite like the pining to be more one-sided, with one half of the pairing hopelessly in love, and the other more slowly developing or realising their feelings. 

In terms of reasons why they might hesitate to get together or show each other how they feel, well, oddly enough recently I’ve been reading a lot of fics where at least one half of the pairing has some trouble dealing with the idea that they might have sexual feelings for someone of the same sex, heh. Or there might be an element of not wanting to be hurt, if they’re unsure of the other person’s feelings, or they’ve been hurt before. Or there might be external circumstances – disapproval of family or peers, imminent big event that means they’d be split up even if they did get together. There’s also the “Oh they’d never be interested in someone like me, and I don’t want to lose them as a friend” line of thinking, or just plain old shyness I suppose! It’s true tho, it does take a bit of work to figure out exactly why they wouldn’t just get together if they like each other, haha. But some boys don’t make it easy 😉 

For the fanfic ask: 10, 13, and 14 if you would, please? :)

Already did 10!

13. Exes or established relationship?

Can’t lie, much as I love get-together fic I just can’t resist established relationships. Especially when it comes to smut, it just makes it so much easier and adds that extra dimension 😉

14. (For authors) Post a line of dialogue from one of your WIPs without context.
  

“And what are you going to do, once you’ve charmed me?”

Thanks! 😉

1, 6, 10 :)

1. If you’re an author, how many WIPs do you currently have? (Be honest!)

Four “active” ones, and I can think of two others I’d describe as “dormant” (though I’d still love to finish at least one of those, as it’s pretty close to done), and a few others that have been left to go to seed for so long I just don’t know if I could ever pick up the threads again, even though they might’ve been pretty well fleshed out ;( The guilt!

6. What’s the last thing you read that made you laugh?

I’ve been reading a lot of Libs fic recently and ngl there’s not a lot of laughing material there lol ;( I guess Mimi’s fic is an exception to that, mainly through her delightful use of language and many creative ways of describing getting an inappropriate erection lol.

10. Mutual pining or enemies to friends to lovers?

PINING PINING PINING GIMME THE PINING I love the whole wistful lovelorn trying to hide it maybe not too successfully thing. Doesn’t even have to be mutual throughout, can be a slow change of mind/heart on one party’s side, being gradually won over and leading up to a sweet, sweet get together pay off. ;3 

Thanks for asking! 😀

8, 16, 19!

8. Bed sharing or roommates AU?

Oh man both!! Tho I mean now I’m in a fandom where both are canon, I guess the ratty single mattress on a basement floor bed sharing holds the most appeal ;3 All that huddling together for warmth in winter, waking up with massive boners in faces, going to bed wasted enough that you wouldn’t necessarily remember everything you did… plenty to work with there ;3

16. Describe your WIP that currently has the highest word count.

Out of my active WIPs, it’s my beloved roadtrip fic. IT IS NEARLY FINISHED I SWEAR and when it’s done it’ll def be the fic I’m most proud of (as long as people actually are happy with the ending lol). Hopefully I might get it close to completion over Christmas??? I’m looking forward to writing while I’m off work like I did last year!

19. What’s your favorite character headcanon?

I love how the types of headcanons I have have suddenly veered from the ridiculous to the sublime, lol. I mean Rolipe-wise, I always loved the idea that, on nights out for example, Felipe was the ~sensible one keeping wild northern lad Rob in check and making sure he didn’t end up sleeping in a bin somewhere. But with Pete n Carl all my headcanons are HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY and some are probably at least a little bit real and most are more than a little bit heartbreaking lol. But they all involve them being Meant To Be Together Always and that we can all agree on right

Thanks for asking! I’ve no idea if any of those answers made sense lol ;( 

katchyalater:

Fanfic Asks

1. If you’re an author, how many WIPs do you currently have? (Be honest!)

2. What’s next on your ‘to-read’ list? (Fan fiction or otherwise)

3. Do you prefer canonverse or AUs?

4. What fandom’s/ship’s fan fiction do you read the most?

5. What’s a crackship you love?

6. What’s the last thing you read that made you laugh?

7. What’s the last thing you read that made you cry?

8. Bed sharing or roommates AU?

9. Fake dating or arranged marriage?

10. Mutual pining or enemies to friends to lovers?

11. Kid fic or childhood friends?

12. Friends with benefits or secret dating?

13. Exes or established relationship?

14. (For authors) Post a line of dialogue from one of your WIPs without context.

15. Post the last line you wrote without context.

16. Describe your WIP that currently has the highest word count.

17. Describe a fic that is still in the ‘ideas’ stage.

18. Do you have a fic reading/writing routine?

19. What’s your favorite character headcanon?

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