Maja Chwalinskamaking it to the final as a qualifier, no apparel deals or sponsorship, literally buying clothes from the RG merch shop so she would have clothes to play in... Maja we love you!

And Mirra sweet precious 19yo baby who is a brat to her coach and mother... my partner said, "she looks like she would play cruel pranks on her governess" which i think is very well-put... but... i love her so much! she specifically thanks her psychologist for helping her mental game and using those mental techniques over the course of the tournament. I also love her relationship with her coach.

This has been such a fun tournament to watch--i have so many new faves in Marta Kostyuk, Maja Chwalinska, Elina Svitolina, and so many more. <3

Love this question! Thanks for asking!

Hi dad!! ily

8. Which WIP are you most excited for? Definitely King Hunt; i got to write like 4k this weekend for that project and i think it's shaping up to be very cute, original, and the grovelcore that I want to see more of in the world. :)

omg hi cece!!!

20. Do you listen to music when you write? Yes. usually a couple of albums will present themselves as chosen for each multichapter piece i work on :) love this about the writing process. it feels like magic.

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7. What's a fic you didn't expect to be popular but really took off? i started my ao3 journey in the dramione sphere in 2023 (I disavow, etc.) which at that time was a very fertile creative ground with tons of diverse readership; readers were really itching for stories and my stats there were immediately very impressive (*to me; of course there's always a bigger fish!). Honestly that was such a gift because it taught me that popularity in fandom is more about being in the right place at the right time than merit, so now I don't stress about numbers or how pieces perform. I never expect any of my stories to be, like, read at all honestly. But to answer the question, the kingdon answer to this is definitely needs met which i almost posted anon because i really wrote that with my whole pussy. Haha.

11. Which fic did you do the most research for? Definitely Love Game, my pro tennis au. Researching for that story led me to my new favorite sports autobiography, Open by Andre Agassi.

Hiiiiii Ty for asking 🫶

2. When and where do your best ideas seem to strike? Definitely my morning commute, which is 30-40 minutes in the car! I actually dictate on the Google Docs app on my phone to capture these brainworms, which I highly recommend if you can get over the cringe of hearing yourself write.

bro you know there will be ample good boys but really it's going to be painfully earnest and rated t for teen and just a mashup of The Metamorphosis and Dogsbody by the incomparable DWJ. this is the type of thing that will inevitably flop on ao3 but that's okay bc i'm excited about it.

snippet below!!!!

“Norman, come here, please.”

Frank rises from his sunspot, tail wagging, and walks over to his Mel. 

A leather collar lies in her hands. She holds it out for his perusal, so he sniffs it from every angle with interest. It’s a handsome piece, the perfect size for a large dog like him, with a shiny silver coin attached. Frank can still read, if he really applies himself, so he squints at the lettering. 

“NORMAN. PROPERTY OF MEL KING. IF FOUND, PLEASE CALL (412)-744-9862.”

He whines in excitement. 

“I got this custom made on Etsy for you, after the animal control incident. Maybe I should have done it sooner, but to be honest I felt a bit strange about it, Norman, because, well. You know. Or maybe you don’t know. Maybe you are just a dog. Anyway, you would tell me if you didn’t want to wear it, right? I’m not going to force you to wear it. But I just thought… in the daytime… when you’re visiting Tanner’s school and I’m at work…” Uncertainty sours her scent, so Frank butts his head against her knee in reassurance. Why does she feel uncertain? Mel is his human, and he is her dog. Anyone who could smell would know that; it was obvious. Humans made everything so needlessly complicated. “And I’ll take it off every night when we’re alone, I promise.”