Smart & Capable & Fun

2: What scene did you first put down?

3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?

5: What part was hardest to write?

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?

7: Where did the title come from?

8: Did any real people or events inspire any part of it?

9: Were there any alternate versions of this fic?

10: Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story?

11: What do you like best about this fic?

12: What do you like least about this fic?

13: What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn’t listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

14: Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?

Happy blinked. “You have got to be kidding me.”

“No, I’m not,” replied Toby, and those big, dumb, puppy eyes conveyed a sincerity that made Happy want to shy away. She forced herself to keep eye contact. “You’re the only one who can do it.”

She swallowed, trying to buy herself time. “Fine,” she replied, “Fine, I’ll do it.”

Toby’s face lit up, the way she knew it would, and he grinned at her. “Awesome. This will make things so much easier.”

~

“You’re not waddling enough!”

“I’m waddling just fine,” Happy snapped. She wrapped an arm around her foam belly, trying to make it look like she cared about the lumpy mass beneath her shirt. “See? High quality pregnant lady. I’m great at this.”

The laugh she heard from Toby only slightly made her blush. “You’re doing fine,” he said, soothingly. His tone changed when he snapped at Walter, “Shut up, braniac, before you blow the whole thing.”

“Yeah, braniac,” Happy repeated, because she couldn’t help herself.

“You look great,” Toby said, again, the sincerity making her squirm. “I could get used to this.”

Most of the writer ask posts I come across are only like ten or so questions long so I thought I’d try to make a longer one because we like talking about our writing! Feel free to reblog!

1) How old were you when you first starting writing fanfiction?

2) What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favourite if you write for more than one?

3) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.

4) What is your favourite genre to write for?

5) If you had to choose a favourite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?

6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?

7) When is your preferred time to write?

8) Where do you take your inspiration from?

9) In your xxx fic, what’s your favourite scene that you wrote?

10) In your xxx fic, why did you decide to end it like that? Did you have an alternative ending in mind?

11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?

12) Who is your favourite character to write for? Why?

13) Who is your least favourite character to write for? Why?

14) How did you come up with the title for the xxx? - You can ask about multiple stories.

15) If you write OC’s, how do you decide on their names?

16) How did you come up with the idea for xxx?

17) Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.

18) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?

19) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?

20) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?

21) Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?

22) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?

23) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?

24) How do you feel about writing smutty scenes?

25) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?

26) Which part of your xxx fic was the hardest to write?

27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?

28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fanfiction?

29) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?

30) In contrast to 29 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?

31) Send me a fic recommendation and I’ll post it for my followers to see! (The asker is to send the rec not the answerer)

32) Are any of your characters based on real people?

33) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?

34) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?

35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?

36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?

37) What’s the funniest story you’ve written?

38) If you could collab with any other writer on here, who would it be? (Perhaps this question will inspire some collabs!) If you’re shy, don’t tag the blog, just name it.

39) Do you prefer first, second or third person?

40) Do people know you write fanfiction?

41) What’s you favourite minor character you’ve written?

42) Song fic - What made you decide to use the song xxx for xxx.

43) Has anyone ever guessed the plot twist of one of your fics before you posted it?

44) What is the last line you wrote?

45) What spurs you on during the writing process?

46) I really loved your xxx fic. If you were ever to do a sequel, what do you think might happen in it?

47) Here’s a fic title - insert a made up title. What would this story be about?

48) What’s your favourite trope to write?

49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?

red: how was your first kiss? what do you love about yourself? when’s the last time you warmed your hands in front of a fire? would you rather watch a sunrise or sunset? what’s the best thing about summer?

orange: what makes you feel warm inside? what’s your favorite halloween tradition? what’s the last thing you learned? when’s the last time you felt obsessed? what’s your favorite article of clothing?

yellow: if you could have any view from your bedroom window what would you choose? what’s your favorite thing to do on a sunny day? what do you consider lucky? what made you smile today? what makes you happy?

green: what’s your favorite thing to do outside? do you like camping? what would you spend $1,000 on? what’s your job, or what do you want to do as your job? what’s your favorite article of clothing?

blue: what do you do when you’re sad? what are some things you do when you can’t sleep? what was the best (non-romantic) night you’ve had? what kind of covers do you have on your bed? who is the last person you told a secret to?

                                                Caring Edition 

‘ Hey when was the last time you slept? ’

‘ Stay in bed, please. ’

‘ Do you want me to get you anything? ’

‘ Let me look. ’

‘ Let me help you. ’

‘ Here, let me bandage that up. ’

‘ I made you something to eat. ’

‘ You’re burning up! Go lay down. ’

‘ Please drink more water. ’

‘ Were you able to keep that down? ’

‘ Does this hurt? ’

‘ You need to stay still. ’

‘ Want more blankets? ’

‘ Do you want to talk about it? ’

‘ Try to breathe slowly. ’

‘ It’s alright I’m here. ’

‘ Here hold my hand. ’

‘ I’m not going anywhere. ’

‘ You can sleep here. ’

‘ Rest as long as you need. ’

‘ Look at me. ’

‘ Tell me what you are seeing. ’

‘ You can rest in my arms. ’

‘ I will make you some tea. ’

‘ Please, take this. ’

‘ You should be resting. ’

‘ I’m just checking in, how are you feeling? ’

‘ Snuggling helps with a lot of things, so come here. ’

‘ Want me to take you to a doctor? ’

‘ I am a doctor, so please listen to me. ’

Base these off of your own works!

💜- top 3 favorite lines

☕️- favorite passage

👻- 2 or 3 sentences from something you haven’t posted yet

😅- a line that made you feel second hand embarrassment

👁- series or oneshots?

💍- your most underrated story

☺️- a line that made you feel a fluffy happiness

😳- your scariest line

😏- your most risky line

💁‍♀️- reader insert or OC?

👶- advice for new writers

👀- favorite response to one of your works

⭐️- how do you get your inspiration?

🎲- your favorite chapter/part from a multiparty series

💻- three works of yours that are must reads

💊- what is something that you wish you knew before you started writing?

🎈- what’s a spoiler for a wip or series?

😂- a line that made you laugh out loud

🎀- favorite story

👎- if you could change something in one of your works, what would you change and why?

😢- a line that made you cry

💬- describe one of your completed works in three words

💭- any ideas for a possible wip?

💕- opinion on AUs?

💘- what’s your favorite AU? Least favorite?

🔍- does anyone in your personal life know that you write on tumblr?

1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you?

2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you?

3. The person you would never want to meet?

4. What is your favorite word?

5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be?

6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?

7. What shirt are you wearing?

8. What do you label yourself as?

9. Bright room or dark room?

10. What were you doing at midnight last night?

11. Favorite age you’ve been so far?

12. Who told you they loved you last?

13. Your worst enemy?

14. What is your current desktop picture?

15. Do you like someone?

16. The last song you listened to?

17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?

18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?

19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do?

20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)

21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?

22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?

23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of?

24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.

25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?

26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go?

27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be?

28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place? 

29. What is your favorite expletive?

30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno?

31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world!

33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?

34. What was your last dream about?

35. Are you a good….[insert anything you’d like here]?

36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?

37. Have you ever built a snowman?

38. What is the color of your socks?

39. What type of music do you like?

40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?

41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?

42. What football team do you support? (I will answer in terms of American football as well as soccer)

43. Do you have any scars?

44. What do you want to be when you graduate?

45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

46. Are you reliable?

47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be?

48. Do you hold grudges?

49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?

50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had?

51. Are you a good liar?

52. How long could you go without talking?

53. What has been you worst haircut/style?

54. Have you ever baked your own cake?

55. Can you do any accents other than your own?

56. What do you like on your toast?

57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of?

58. What would be you dream car?

59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain.

60. Do you believe in aliens?

61. Do you often read your horoscope?

62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet?

63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?

64. What do you think about babies?

“I told you not to fall in love with me,” he groans. It sounds sad, dejected, but angry too. It’s a bit of a strange combination, especially given the circumstances. He sighs. “I told you.”

Happy rolls her eyes. “Actually you didn’t,” she says, shoving his shoulder lightly. Toby lulls his head to face her, still pouting on the couch. “You didn’t,” she insists. “I seem to remember somebody constantly nagging me about how amazing you were.”

“Are,” he corrects, shrugging. “And would you cut it out?” He rests his head back against the top of the couch. “I’m trying to set the scene.”

“For your fake movie being filmed by Ralph and seen by no one?” She chuckles at the look of utter outrage on his face.

“For your information, all of Ralph’s classmates will see this video.” He winks. “And it will be a family movie to cherish forever.”

“Who even says cherish anymore?” Happy gripes.

“People who know a good word when they hear it.”

“Considering you used that same excuse for ‘golly,’ I’m going to have to disagree.”

He huffs. “They are perfectly good, perfectly acceptable words.” He ruffles her hair in jest, stifling a chuckle as she mumbles goodnaturedly. “Besides, you love me. And because of that, you won’t try to change my word choices.”

“That’s stretching it a bit.” She looks down, breaking eye contact. “But I guess there’s some truth to it,” she whispers. “I wouldn’t change a thing about you. Dorkiness and all.”

Thanks for the ask, Nonnie! I hope you like it.

“Would you hold still?” Toby asks, letting out a huff in frustration.

Happy growls. “What’ve you got to complain about?” She tries to hold her breath, just for the slightest bit of give. “I’m the one who’s being poked and prodded.”

“I’m trying to help!” He looks into her eyes, making a conscious effort to lower his voice. He knows asking for help had not been easy for her. But still, she had asked. So that’s something.

She nods, sniffling slightly. “I hate this,” she grumbles. He can hears the slight waver beneath the anger she’s projecting.

“I know,” he says. He presses a soft kiss to her pouting lips. “I didn’t know you could do that with your mouth,” he jokes. It only causes her to tighten her jaw. “I know. I know. Shutting up now.”

He resumes his job, still trying to loop the rubber band. Before he’s successful, she lets out a quiet breath. “I’m sorry,” she whispers. “I don’t want you walking on eggshells.”

Looking up, his eyes soften, blinking a few times to readjust his concentration. “It’s kind of a rite of passage.”

“Yeah, well, pregnancy or not…not cool.” She ruffles his hair gently.

He chuckles. “Deviating from not good? Wow, you really are out of your element.” That actually earns him a smirk.

“Watch it, Doc,” she teases.

“Got it, got it,” he throws his hands up. She quickly grabs the button as he shoots her an apologetic smile.

It takes a few more tries, but he finally gets the rubber band to give just enough pull so her pants stay closed. “Mission complete,” he says, pumping one fist.

She rolls her eyes and reaches down to tug him up from his knees when she’s stopped by another presence. “Well, that’s a first,” she hears Ralph say quietly. Looking up, seeing his eyes wide, she groans. “I’m just gonna,” he points outside the door. “Bye,” he calls over his shoulder.

Toby leans against her stomach. “Not good.”

“What if one day I wake up and you don’t?” Toby doesn’t think he’s meant to hear that. Scratch that, he knows he’s not supposed to hear it. After all, he should be sleeping. Passed out really. He did just survive being poisoned (how is this his life?) and falling from an unsavory getaway car (yeah, that really happened). He’s okay. Thank goodness he’s all in one piece. He knows Happy would kill him if he died. He has to stifle a chuckle at that.

He waits, seeing if she’ll say more. If she needs to get more off her chest. But she doesn’t. Not a word. Just a few more labored, pained breaths.

He lets out a single breath before shifting slightly, careful of the pain radiating throughout his body. Between the bruises and the inner achiness, he almost screams in agony. Instead, he just grimaces. Just enough, it seems, to get his wife’s attention.

“Doc?” she’s hovering in an instant, hands so gentle, so unlike how rough she tries to present herself as. But he knows how soft she can be, so he doesn’t flinch. He trusts her completely.

“So, not the best day,” he croaks.

“Understatement of the century,” she chuckles, a bit watery.

He tries to shrug but thinks better of it. “I was so worried,” she lets slip.

“I’m not going anywhere,” he says. He gives it a beat. Then another. Then another. He feels her grip tightening in his hand, her lips pressing gently to his forehead. He finally decides to go for it. “I’m always going to wake up.”

She pauses, faltering. “You heard that?” At the softening of his eyes, she blushes, ducking away.

“Hey,” he breathes, “look at me.” He smirks slightly. “I can’t move, you know.”

She turns. “Seriously?”

“I always joke,” he says lightly. He rubs his thumb over hers. “But not about this.”

“You can’t know—”

“I can’t. You’re right.” She deflates at his easy agreeance. “But I do know this. That whenever you do wake up next to me, it’ll always be me. Not a shell. Not a stranger. Just me.”

She sniffles. “Promise?”

“Promise.” He continues. “And if you happen to wake up and I’m gone, you’ll know you had everything I had to give. I loved you with everything.”

She exhales shakily. “I love you, too.” And for now? That’s enough. That’s so much more than enough.