Sihain

jock Will x musician Mike

From "Force of Gravity" by oceanfruit!! Loving this fic their banter is so fun (no spoilers im only half way through!)

Update- ok i finished it, loved it cried a lot @oceanfruitsstuff thank you <3

have fun

write whatever is interesting to you, even if it won’t be interesting to anyone else

appreciate kudos when they come, but don’t expect them

appreciate comments when they come, but don’t expect them

if you wish you could just write that one scene you have in your head, do that. you don’t need to create a 30K backstory for it first.

embrace one shots

embrace drabbles

embrace writing your story out of order

rough drafts are meant to be rough. if you can’t think of a word, put in a placeholder for it and keep going. 

try not to get stuck on the little things

it’s okay if your readers can’t see the picture inside of your head

some people work well when they have a posting schedule. some people work well when they don’t. it’s okay if you don’t know which kind of person you are, and it’s okay if the type of person you are changes over time.

if a rule you created for yourself isn’t working for you, get rid of that rule.

make fandom friends. even if they don’t read your fic, they’ll cheer you on while you write it.

cheer on other writers you know. you’ll be cheering yourself at the same time.

no trope or genre is better or worse than another one. they all just appeal to different audiences.

quality and popularity are not the same thing, although they do sometimes overlap

numbers and statistics will never tell you whether or not you’re a good writer. they will never tell you how valuable you are as a person. 

you belong in fandom if you want to be there

you’re a writer as soon as you start writing things

writing and posting are two different things. your story is still worth writing, even if you never plan to share it

you don’t need to apologize for what you write or what you post. 

don’t worry about taking up too much space. the internet doesn’t have a maximum size. 

keep your readers in mind when you’re tagging your content. how could they search for your fic? if you use a tag, will be a reader who loves that tag be satisfied with how much it appears in your story?

if you have a relationship in your fic that plays a minor role, tag it in the Additional Tags section instead of the Relationship section so that people who love that ship don’t get their hopes up

be cautious when looking at bookmarks on your fic. they aren’t “extra comments.” that’s a space where readers make notes for themselves and each other, not for authors. 

you don’t need to know everything about canon before you start writing fic

you don’t need to read fic in the same fandoms you write for

you don’t need to read fic at all in order to write it

love your work because sometimes you’re the only one who will - and that’s okay

if your hobby starts feeling like a job, you might need to take a break before you get burnt out

if you get stuck on a story, you can always start a new one

if you fall out of love with a story, you can always stop writing it. if you’re worried about your readers, you can always give them a bullet point summary of where you were planning to go with thing. for a lot of people, that’s satisfying and provides closure

if you get hate, report it

use the tools at your disposal to block hate before it can come in (limiting or turning off comments, limiting or turning off asks, blocking users, etc)

try replying to comments sometimes. it can be a lovely way to make fandom friends

don’t be afraid to reblog your own writing posts.

if you get stuck on your summary, just write 1) who the story is about 2) what they are doing and 3) what problem gets in their way

notice when your writing makes you smile. that moment is a gift. enjoy it.

notice when your writing makes you cry. that moment is a gift, too.

even if you’re disappointed in how your story turned out, there’s something in there that’s fantastic. find that thing and focus on it and feel proud.

some ideas are ones you want to write. some are ones you want to read. if you ever have too many ideas to deal with at once, give some of the latter ones away to someone else. 

sometimes the things you write will be really personal. be careful about putting them where other people can comment. they won’t know how personal it is for you, and you need to remember that comments aren’t about you, they’re about the story.

remember that you can write series as well as stories. if the story is done but you still have passion or ideas, start a new one in the same universe.

enjoy the satisfaction of finishing a story. savour it. bask in it a little while.

don’t feel guilty about abandoning a story. not every story gets finished, and that’s okay

you can have separate accounts for different fandoms. you can have one account with a million fandoms in it. do whatever works for you.

sometimes writing is more important than sleep - but only sometimes

it doesn’t matter if that story has been written before by someone else. it doesn’t matter if it was written by you. write it again.

don’t make fun of yourself or disaparrage yourself for writing something silly or self-indulgent or out there. It’s the whole point of fic. Let your readers decide how they’ll feel about it.

don’t worry about using up a fic idea. you can always reuse parts later or try writing it again later. There’s no tracker on there. you can write 100 regency period aus if you want.

sometimes you won’t be able to write or read fic. That’s normal. people need a break and allow their minds to do something else to refresh.

try see the beauty in your past writing. it might be a clever turn of phrase or even that you were so excited to just create.

attempt a writing routine. it might not work out for you, but maybe it will. It can be as small as always drinking tea before you write. it can help get you in the writing space.

try posting before you sleep, if you’re like me and have a problem staring at the numbers. If you’re asleep you can’t check the numbers every hour.

toss any writing advice that doesn’t help you out the window. if you love epiphets or if you adore purple prose go ahead and enjoy it.

And then, he starts seeing these paintings from an up-and-coming artist, and he becomes obsessed with them. They all speak of loss and grief and missing home. At the beginning he just thinks it's because they are really good and there's simply something about them that catches his attention, but after he's found three of them he becomes convinced they're Will's paintings.

Eventually, the paintings and their titles start literally speaking to him, leaving messages and clues that are so obviously Will's that he starts spending all his time trying to chase the artist (Will) down and everyone is getting increasingly worried about his mental health except for Jonathan who's learned to just go along with crazy theories cause they always lead to his brother somehow.

Meanwhile, Will escaped with El with Kali's help (who also faked her own death because why wouldn't she?) and they're all living together in Chicago thanks to Kali's knowledge on how to live undercover in a big city. He's been painting and selling them on the street and it's been picking up traction. He also bumps into Mike a couple of times at museums or art shows but he can't go to him because he can't be in their lives, and he knows if Mike sees him he won't be able to let him go again and the government will fuck them all up again.