#ailendolin

Relationship: Nigel the Plague Victim/Thomas Thorne (Ghosts TV 2019)

Additional Tags: Angst, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Pre-Relationship, Getting Together, mini existential crisis, Fluff, Happy Ending

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

19 as of January 2024. I guess I'm a very slow writer, but I'm quite happy with my fics so far ♡

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

193,393. Huh. Sadly, less than I'd hope for.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I've only ever written for 1917 and Marvel. I've been toying with some fic ideas for Star Wars, but nothing concrete yet.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1. An Outside Chance (1,359 kudos - Marvel MCU)

2. In Every Universe (715 kudos - Marvel MCU)

3. I'm Better When I'm Dancing (161 kudos - Marvel MCU)

4. As Long As We Both Shall Live (74 kudos - 1917 film)

5. Echoes of Grief (57 kudos - Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna)

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! To every single one of them. It might take me a while, but I very much enjoy doing it. The fun thing about posting fanfic online is getting to hear people's thoughts and reactions. I'll always be grateful to all of my readers who take a moment to leave a comment on my chapters and stories ♡

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

That would probably be A Million Is Only a Statistic because of the Major Character Death tag. The story follows Colonel Mackenzie and Major Hepburn from the 1917 film, who sadly do not have a happy ending in the fic.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I mainly try to write Happy Endings because it is what I enjoy the most, so most of my fics are fairly feel-good stories. Maybe...Peace On Earth (Will Come To Stay) because I could have gone for a sadder ending in so many scenes, but I stubbornly stuck to the Everyone Lives happy ending I wanted for the 1917 characters.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Thankfully, I don't! ♡ My readers are all absolutely amazing and very supportive. If anything, they might express their dislike for some characters in the fandom, but they never spew hate toward them or my writing. I appreciate them all so much ♡

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I haven't posted any, no, but I have started to practice that type of writing, too. I'd like to include small bits of it in future stories as another chance for character exploration, so I like the kind that helps the plot in that way. (So you won't be seeing any PWP from me any time soon haha!)

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I do, but not in the classic sense where characters from two fandoms get to interact in the same world. It's more of an alternate universe take, I think. All of them have been for the 1917 fandom so far, but I think my craziest one so far has to be The Great British Pastry War in which I dumped the 1917 characters into the GBBO competition LOL

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don't believe I have, no. Let's keep it that way, shall we?

12. Does not exist apparently (:o)

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have! And it's a lot of fun~! Please Don't Go (Rushing By) is the only one I've co-written so far, and I hope my friend and I can complete it one day.

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

Oh gosh, there are just too many. I never really fall out of love with a ship because there are days when I will be struck with a craving for their dynamic or world so I'll look up fics about them. I guess I always return to Ironstrange, Johnlock, Frostcup, and Klance.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Hmm, I really wish to continue my Dwelling Impressions series which is a BBC Ghosts AU for 1917, but it is honestly really low in my WIP list at the moment, to be honest :C

16. What are your writing strengths?

I've been told it's my dialogue and characterization. The characters really do act and sound like themselves in my stories, and that's something I'm rather grateful to hear. The point of fanfiction is being able to recognize your favorite characters in it, right?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I've been struggling with descriptions as of late. I got too used to writing simple cues for scripts, so flowery narration and interesting vocabulary have constantly eluded me. I've also been terrible at consistency, so I keep my poor readers waiting for longer than I'd like (but life has been busy so there's nothing much I can do about it orz)

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I've done it a few times. I can speak three languages myself and know a few words in other languages as well, so I know from experience how your language wires can get all tangled in your head. Recently, I've stuck to simply writing the dialogue in English and simply stating in the dialogue tag that the line was spoken in another language for ease of reading.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Whoa, that would have been Naruto way back when Quizilla was still a thing. Maybe some 18 years ago now??? Hot damn.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Oh no, there's been a lot haha! One thing I like about my fanfics is that I will often go back and reread them because I write exactly what I like. That said...I really like In Every Universe, which is my Ironstrange rewrite of Multiverse of Madness, and my ongoing long fic An Outside Chance. As an honorary mention, I will add A Million Is Only a Statistic because it actually earned its place as an official part of the series that inspired it.

Thank you for giving me an excuse to write VexTan, and a little bit of (very mild) hurt-comfort! I also used he/they pronouns for Vex throughout (just explaining in case people get confused).

Close To You

Pairing: VexTan

Word count: 1231 (oops!)

The crick making itself known in Ho-Tan’s wrist is the only thing that lets her know how long she’s been writing. She tries to power through for a couple more sentences before forcing herself to stop. She’s not in the chamber, after all, but at her writing desk. She can write at her own pace. It’s dark outside when Ho-Tan looks up, and she thanks her past self for lighting a candle earlier, even if it was only for the scent. The fragrance has permeated through the room by now, hints of cinnamon, vanilla, and squeedlewump all combining to remind her of-

Vex. He would want her to have a break from writing.

She stretches, leaning back on her stool, and peering out of her window. Yonderland really is beautiful at night, and the view from Ho-Tan’s window is particularly spectacular. The starlight traces delicately over the outline of Faraway, a town close to the Elders’ chambers. The roofs are pink, a result of the special clay they make their tiles from, and Ho-Tan can faintly see the sparkle of street lanterns, lit so those drinking in the tavern can still find their way home. She knows that far in the distance is the town of Nearby, but she can’t see it for the towering hill, absolutely covered with peesh, that breaks up the landscape. She hopes the peesh are tucked up warm—having thick wool on their heads and legs but none on the rest of their bodies doesn’t feel like the most sensible strategy to keep the cold out. Smaller villages twinkle in the night, too many to count, and off to the left come distant roars from the Forest of Friendly Creatures.

Even looking out of the window for a couple of minutes has Ho-Tan feeling refreshed. She picks up her quill to begin writing again when her door slowly, quietly, opens and shuts behind her. Ho-Tan would be concerned if she didn’t recognise the footsteps padding up to her desk. Still, she breathes a small sigh of relief when familiar arms wrap themselves around her shoulders and Vex rests his head on hers.

“What are you still doing awake, sweet?” Vex murmurs, tilting their head down to press a kiss to the top of Ho-Tan’s head.

“It’s not that late, is it? It’s only—” Ho-Tan cuts herself off halfway through her sentence as she looks outside again. The second moon has just crested the top of Peesh Hill, which means— “Oh. It’s midnight.” Vex hums against her head, arms still wrapped gently around her shoulders. Ho-Tan slides to the right-hand side of the stool and Vex all but falls down next to her. “What are you doing awake, anyway, sleepyhead?”

Vex doesn’t reply for a while and, when he does, it’s so quiet that Ho-Tan almost misses it.

“I wanted to be near you.”

Ho-Tan turns to the side and pulls Vex into her arms without giving it a second thought. Vex hasn’t been the same recently. They’re quiet, jumpier than usual, and Ho-Tan has begun to think that the stress of Imperatrix and then Cuddly Dick got to Vex more than they let on.

Now the threats have passed, he’s slowly folding in on himself more and more each day. It hurts Ho-Tan to see her love, her favourite person in all the realms, lose a part of himself with each sigh and each sleepless night; she genuinely doesn’t remember the last time she saw Vex smile. They should probably talk about it at some point, and she absolutely plans to, but now isn’t the time.

Instead, she threads her fingers through Vex’s hair, absentmindedly tracing patterns through his curls as she tries to comfort him without words. He shuffles a bit closer, resting his chin on her shoulder, and she tightens her hold on him.

“What were you writing?” Ho-Tan has no idea how much time passes before Vex speaks, words murmured directly into her ear. He presses a kiss where her ear meets the side of her face, right where he tucked a daisy first thing this morning-

That was when Vex last smiled.

That’s far too long.

“Nothing important, dear. Just a silly little story to read to the Youngers. It’s not too far off being done, now.”

“Can I—” Vex pauses, their voice small. Ho-Tan can’t remember the last time she heard Vex nervous, either, not with her—his tone puts a little more weight in her heart. “—can I read it? Your stories are my favourites.”

“Of course, Vex. Here, hold on.” Ho-Tan squeezes him a little tighter then lets go, turning back round to face her desk. She rearranges a small stack of parchment, then slides it in Vex’s direction. “There you go, darling. I hope you enjoy it. I might even have finished the ending by the time you’ve caught up!” With that, Ho-Tan picks up her quill and continues writing.

About five lines into her latest paragraph, Ho-Tan feels a weight on her shoulder. Vex is resting his head against her, still reading the parchment in front of him. Their hand slips towards Ho-Tan’s, too, and she gently intertwines their fingers, glad they’re sitting this way round so she can keep writing an ending for him. The Youngers don’t know about this, so it wouldn’t matter too much if it wasn’t finished tonight, but Ho-Tan wants Vex to be able to read the whole story if he likes. All she hopes is that it brings him some joy.

Ho-Tan reaches for a new piece of parchment, having reached the bottom of the page, when she realises that Vex is still on the first sheet that she put in front of them. She freezes, listening carefully, and just about hears a snuffle come from her shoulder. Ho-Tan turns, very slowly, to find Vex fast asleep on her shoulder. A dilemma of sorts presents itself to her now. On one hand, she’s so relieved that he’s finally managed to go to sleep that she doesn’t want to wake him. On the other hand…

“Vex, darling?” Ho-Tan is as gentle as she can be as she strokes Vex’s hair, trying to wake him up. Still, he jerks awake, eyes wide for half a second until he catches sight of her.

“I’m terribly sorry, old girl,” he says, eyes already back to being only half-open, “but I think I fell asleep on your shoulder.” Ho-Tan’s smile is so fond that Vex mirrors it, and Ho-Tan doesn’t miss the way her heart flutters a little.

“It’s alright—don’t worry. I just didn’t want you to wake up with a sore neck. Shall we go to bed?” Vex nods, consciousness leaving them by the second now that they’ve managed to sleep once tonight, and the two of them gently make their way over to the bed, blowing out the candle on the way. The bed is a little too small for both of them to fit but they manage, and Vex’s arms wind tight around Ho-Tan’s waist. Despite his sleepiness, he still seems a little too tense for Ho-Tan’s liking.

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: Schmemdrick, Amalthea, Molly, and Lir

Least Favorite character: Captain Cully

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Prince Lir x Amalthea, Schmendrick x Molly

Character I find most attractive: Schmendrick *blush* I've had a crush on him since I saw the film in my 20s💞

Character I would marry: Schmendrick or Prince Lir. One is a fantastic magician and the other a prince!😍🥰

Character I would be best friends with: Molly!!! 🥰

a random thought: Molly knows how to make a meal out of anything. She'll figure it out and make it with love!

An unpopular opinion: the Red Bull is not inherently evil. He was summoned and controlled by Haggard somehow.

my canon OTP:Prince Lir and Amalthea

Non-canon OTP: (I don't think it's cannon?!) Schmendrick and Molly

most badass character: Molly!! 😁 She was bold enough to let her raw feelings show and demand to know why Amalthea had not come into her life sooner.. And then allowed herself to forgive the unicorn and be healed. She assumed she was going with Amalthea and Schmendrick on their quest. She told King Haggard to his face that Mabrook doesn't make him happy. She took on being a cook for Haggard, and did her best to help Lir express his love to Amalthea. She reminded Amalthea of her mission, to find the other unicorns. She reminded Amalthea that Schmendrick was being a foolish magician to distract Haggard. She told Schmendrick "You have the power you need, if you dared to look for it!" And She blessed Amalthea, reminding her that she stayed to see Lir was alive. I feel like all of that was pretty badass.

pairing I am not a fan of: There's the group of people who think Lir and Amalthea should still be together when she's a unicorn aaaand that's beastiality so THATS FUCKED UP. I was really upset to learn of this ngl

character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Not that I know of.

favourite friendship: Molly and Prince Lir

character I want to adopt or be adopted by: Can't think of any really.😅

A time for family

by Ailendolin

thank you!! <3

2. If you could see the ghosts like Alison, which one do you think would come the closest to making you want to leave the house? fanny (sorry martha). too nosy and won't shut up if she doesn't like something you're doing. i could not handle that.

9. Which ghost would you say you’re most like? probably humphrey. and NOT just because that's a larry character lol. he's super sarcastic and goofy in a way i love. one of my favorite scenes with him is the whole mr cheese thing with the captain 😘👌🏻

11. What is a (popular or not) fan theory that you love? at this point, nothing big, really... there aren't any ones that i would say i "love", just stuff i think are interesting or the most realistic. an example would be the popular theory that kitty was poisoned. her sister was a vindictive bitch, so it makes sense, but i think there's probably more to it than that (what that would be, no idea). another theory, which i don't see much, is that the captain died from a hernia. a heart attack seems to be the most popular theory which does make sense, but that's how julian died and i can't really see the idiots reusing a death.

23. What is something you’re hoping to see in a future series, but know we probably WON’T get to see? ben and larry playing a gay couple lol. i didn't know i wanted it until yonderland 2x01, but i sure do want it now.

27. Favourite episode? it varies, but i'm going to go with "it's behind you". it has a little bit of everything. the ghosts doing something really nice for alison, esp after 4x03 (the hardest word), there's of course our dear plague ghosts being in it--and not because they chose to come upstairs, but because they were invited, there's the beautifully emotional ending with pat, we get robin having a serious and heartfelt conversation which i LOVE, robin gets A TELESCOPE... and then of course, we get to see alison and mike on their own without the ghosts. it's a reminder of just how insane their life is at button house, and how different. alison, who can't ignore the ghosts, and mike, who knows they're there but can occasionally forget about it, and who has to pretty much constantly listen to his wife converse with thin air. i know they're strapped for cash so vacations and even small dates are probably out of the question, but i hope they take that as a motivator to just like... get out of the house. enjoy a park, maybe have an actual picnic. go for a walk. a day trip somewhere, even if it's close by. just... be with each other.