Author: suchasinistergame

5, 6, 12 for Fanfic Day Meme!

5. What’s your favorite headcanon you use in fics?

Idk if this counts as a headcanon or just as a very slightly tweaked reality lol but I like Rob being the soppy, affectionate, romantic one who goes in for hair-ruffling and saying stuff like “I’m the husband” in public, while Felipe’s being more tsundere and trying to play it cool/professional until they’re alone. I like the idea of Felipe being unexpectedly more sensible, at least these days, and being the mum friend and looking after wild lad Rob, haha.    

Already did 6! 

12. What’s the hardest thing to write for you?

Everything I think actually what I hate the most is transition scenes and moving between important bits. I think I’ve got better at just going ‘Right, moving on’, but it’s still hard to know how to smoothly get from A to B when the bit in between isn’t necessary but you need to have a bit of filler somehow, even if it’s just a sentence or two. I also hate writing big emotional stuff cos it’s so hard to a) gauge exactly how emotional the characters would be without making them seem unhinged, and b) writing it appropriately so it evokes the correct emotion, without either being flat, or OTT and just ending up laughable. And rn I’m finding it so difficult in the last few chapters of my roadtrip fic to remember everything I’ve already dealt with in order to avoid rehashing it or, worse, contradicting it! It’s a real brain-breaker, so even though the spirit is willing, it’s still slow going!

Thanks!

The meerkat has always been one of my favourite animals, since I was a kid and I used to watch Disney’s Lion King film, with Timon and Pumba! I remember visiting the Melbourne Zoo in 2015 and seeing some of they were so much fun to watch! My PR girl bought me a toy meerkat from the souvenir shop and since then it’s become a bit of a lucky charm. And I have to say that now I have toy meerkats from all around the world because fans are constantly giving me this as presents, which is funny!

Carlos Sainz (x)

He’s too adorable I want to punch something.

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1, 6, 15!

Just did no 1!

6. What’s the detail you wait on bated breath for readers to notice?

Idk if it’s a hidden detail, but I always want people to read the dialogue and really be able to hear the characters saying it. In AUs also often like to include parallels with things that have happened in canon, so I always hope people pick up on those too. And I love having running threads and callbacks to moments earlier within the fic, but it’s tricky to know if I’ve made them too blatant – I want them to be subtle, but I want people to notice, so I find it difficult to get the balance right!

15. Give us a snippet of something from your WiPs!

I just put up a bit from my zombie fic in my other response to this question, so here’s a bit from the sex worker AU as well:

Felipe smiles at him patiently. “Don’t be nervous,” he says soothingly, coming to stand in front of him.

Rob feels himself blushing again. “It’s my first time doing this,” he blurts out, feeling even more stupid.

Felipe smiles. “The first time you pay for it?” he asks. “Or the first time you pay this much?” he adds, chuckling.

That makes Rob laugh a little too. “Both,” he admits. “I have no idea how this is meant to go.”

Felipe runs his hands up Rob’s arms, over his shoulders, fingertips touching the nape of his neck and making him shiver. “Relax,” he murmurs. “We do anything you want. If I do anything you don’t like, you tell me to stop, OK?”

Rob feels the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. “Can I kiss you?” he asks. He wants to, but he’s not sure if it’s some kind of taboo.

“If you want to, for sure,” Felipe laughs lightly, tilting his face up so it’s easy for Rob to just lean down and press his lips to Felipe’s.

1, 11, and 15 please? :)

Sorry this is late, Tumblr ate my first attempt! ><

1. 

What is your favorite fic you have under your belt?

In the past, I’ve always said Earthly Delights, which is just wall-to-wall smut but probably the peak of my smut-writing career, lol. But recently I’ve resumed work on my roadtrip fic, and I think actually that be the work I’m proudest of, because it actually has something like a story and development, and if when I finish it, it’ll be the first long multiparter I’ve ever completed in 16 years of writing fanfiction, lol. 

11. What’s a fanfic idea you haven’t done yet?

I actually ticked two things off my ideas list for the 1000 words challenge, so now I’m concentrating on my WIPs, BUT I have also realised I should finish what was my retirement fic for Felipe with a triumphant comeback chapter. Which is actually a much more cheerful prospect than what I originally had planned, so hopefully it should be a bit easier and less heart-rending!

15. Give us a snippet of something from your WiPs!

I can never remember what I’ve shared already from my ancient WIPs lol but here’s a bit from ye olde zombie apocalypse:

If he lost Rob, there’d be fuck all else to stay alive for.

He’s just beginning to wonder whether that’s a good thing, and feel the threat of unease start to rise, when Rob shifts, opening his eyes to look at Felipe sleepily.

“You alright?” he mumbles, turning onto his side to face Felipe.

Felipe smiles. “Yes,” he says softly. “I am just thinking, if you were not here, probably I will be dead.”

Rob chuckles dryly. “That your idea of pillow talk, is it?” he says. “At least you know how to make a bloke feel needed.”

Felipe laughs a little too. It feels strange to be glad about anything now, but he’s glad he ended up with Rob.

Thanks for asking!

Stroll says his critics are motivated by “jealousy”

monocoquemadam:

sunflowerracing:

monocoquemadam:

mistressemmedi:

formula1news:

Lance Stroll believes jealousy is at the core of criticism of his promotion to Formula 1 with Williams in 2017.

Stroll won last year’s Formula 3 European Championship, and took the Italian Formula 4 title in 2014 while a Ferrari junior, but the role his family’s wealth has played in his rise to F1 has been questioned in some quarters.

The 18-year-old, who made his debut last weekend in Melbourne,
believes much of that comes from drivers who have not reached grand prix
racing.

“Obviously people who are not in Formula 1 are trying to find excuses why they are not in Formula 1,” he told Motorsport.com.

“I think that the drivers in the [F1] paddock have respect of each other.

“They all know that winning Formula 4, Formula Renault, Formula 3 takes a lot of effort and work to do that.

“So for sure the drivers in Formula 1 have respect for each other, we
know what it takes to arrive here and then obviously the drivers who
are not here, most of the time, will find a way to find a reason not to
be here.

“So it’s normal. I don’t think I need to spell it for you, but that’s the way it is.

“Because you’re always going to find jealous people and people that
don’t like you for the wrong reasons and that’s the way it is.”

Stroll started his maiden grand prix in Australia in 20th place,
having incurred a grid penalty for a gearbox change necessitated by a
crash in practice.

Having climbed to 14th on the opening lap, Stroll was running in 13th
place when he retired with a brake problem with 18 laps to go.

The Canadian believes respect within the F1 paddock is based on
drivers having won championships such as Formula 3 on their way through
the ranks.

“I think everyone here on the grid as drivers, and even the people
who work in the teams, they really know racing, they know what it takes
to arrive in Formula 1,” he said.

“They know the championships you need to win are challenging and to
score the points for the superlicence, you need to be able to win them.

“And for drivers like [Sebastian] Vettel and [Lewis] Hamilton and [Esteban] Ocon – all of them had to win those championships.

“That’s very challenging and they know that and that’s why we share
respect for each other even if we are racing all together, we have
respect for each other.”

I got to say, he comes across as being quite arrogant in this interview.

Arrogant, immature and seems completely unable to handle criticism. Best of luck there Williams.

Verstappen must be very happy, some of the ‘too young/inexperienced’ criticism will be redirected from him to Stroll now…

Seriously, Lance’s arrival is the best gift for Max. 😉

Like, I’m willing to give Lance a chance, cos everyone messes up early in their career, but at the same time I’m like, sooooo this is who you wanted to replace Felipe with eh 🙄🙄🙄

Stroll says his critics are motivated by “jealousy”