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Drag or Die: Part Four

After getting Alyssa and co out of their safe space and to the prison, Katya is back in the game. She's got a mission to tend to - avenge Trixie. But Adore just has to cause trouble, doesn't she?

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🎵  Lately, I've been slippin' away from you, Can you tell me, does it hurt today? 🎵

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"And I thought we'd leave that New Years gig with a record deal. I left with a nurse instead. Well…she was dressed as a nurse."

When Adore meets a new lover at a New Years party, she thinks this is the start of their perfect life together. But as time passes on, her life starts to unravel. Why isn't her music selling? Why can't she remember her ex-boyfriend who died? Who is the strange man that keeps appearing in the apartment?

*Heavily inspired by the TV Show Inside No. 9*

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@artificialqueens This should be real fun!

Pen Name: Grinder

Pronouns: She/Her

How long have you been involved in the RPDR fandom?: It was either 2015/2016!

And what got you started?: Well, I saw Willam in a Twaimz video and thought she was funny. Then my friend told me she was on Drag Race. So I watched Season 4 and then watched it again :D And the rest is herstory

Favorite queens and/or ships to write: There are so many favourite queens! But I think the mains are Miz Cracker, Adore, Katya and Trixie! 

Favorite genres to to write: Oh God, I don’t even know. I’ve dabbled a bit in horror, some fluff, sci-fi, and right now working on a dystopian au type story.

Where you post: AO3 and Artificialqueens!

Most popular fic: I think the Purge definitely. Even though I regret writing it haha

Favorite story you’ve written so far: Probably Sanctuary! It was a lot of fun to write!

Longest fic you’ve written: To be honest, it’s not even posted yet! I’ve been working on a fic for over 4 years now thats a whole saga. So far there’s 6 parts that have 8 chapters each. So yeah, that’s a lot of words.

Fic you were nervous to post: I actually had a two parter that was Willam/Alyssa. And part 2 almost got smutty, so I felt so awkward posting it. But thankfully I asked for both parts to be deleted. I’m so glad they’re gone.

Favorite comment you’ve ever gotten on your fic: Not to be a debbie downer, but I don’t really get comments on my stories, so I can’t pinpoint one. Although someone on the AQ Discord server said Sanctuary was “poggers” so I guess that counts?

Do you accept prompts?: Of course I would!

How you choose your titles: I’m not the brightest when it comes to this. Currently my songfic series stories are named after the songs they’re inspired by.

Do you outline?: Yes. I learned when working on Courtney’s Infinite Search for Love that I am definitely a person who needs to plan a fic out. That fic has so many continuity errors and plotholes.

Number of completed fics: I can only remember 4

Number of fics in progress: Just the one

Number of fics coming soon/not yet started posting: Oh, there are many! Gotta complete my songfic series!

Upcoming work that you’re most excited about: An unnamed Kamjie story that involves time travel!

Pronouns: they/them

How long have you been involved in the RPDR fandom?: Like Ru, I have no concept of time. I think the first season I watched as it aired was S8 but I could be wrong. The first seasons I saw (binged) were either 5 then 6 or 6 then 5, and they’re still my favorites.

And what got you started?: I was rewatching AS2 a couple years ago and Katya and Alaska hit me over the head.

Favorite queens and/or ships to write: Katlaska, obviously. I’m really obsessive and only into one ship at a time. I kind of hate that I fell for two of the blondest skinniest queens on earth, but what can you do. I love adding many many Ru girls as supporting cast, though.

Favorite genres to to write: I don’t like the term canon-compliant, because in canon they’re just friends and coworkers and one of them has the cutest boyfriend ever. But I do try to keep as close to canon as I can, and my characters are extremely gay cis men.

Where you post: Normally, AQ and AO3. Right now, just AO3.

Most popular fic: They Don’t Love You Like I Love You. I posted it in short chapters and that always leads to more attention.

Favorite story you’ve written so far: I love all my children equally.

(question I stole from another version of this meme) Story you think is your best: Got to Have You All the Time. I just think it’s got a very tight short story structure.

Longest fic you’ve written (and word count if you want): Bimbos. I can’t believe I’ve written anything that long.

Fic you were nervous to post: Maybe It’s You (Keep Me Singing All Day Through)? Just because it’s so sappy. But I’m such an obsessive perfectionist that I don’t post anything until I love it.

Favorite comment you’ve ever gotten on your fic: I love all my children equally.

Do you accept prompts?: I wish. My brain writes what it wants.

How you choose your titles: Usually by the time I’m halfway through a story, I have a list of at least 15 titles. They just come to me while I'm writing. I spend a lot of time picking the one that’s just right for the theme of the story. In this fandom I’ve gotten into using song titles by female artists, because both Alaska and Katya have said that they identify more with music by women.

Do you outline?: No. I write completely out of order and just scribble down scenes as they come to me. For a long story, though, I get to a point where I can’t keep track of the scribbles and have to make a timeline. If I outline, my brain thinks it’s done with the story and I lose interest.

Number of completed fics: 5

Number of fics in progress: 1

Number of fics coming soon/not yet started posting: 1, but I can’t promise it will happen until it's done.

Upcoming work that you’re most excited about: the sequel to Bimbos

Anything else you want readers to know!!: I have to be really careful with time because I have ADHD and a job, so I’m not very active in the fandom. But writing this pairing makes me soooooo happy and I hope my stories make readers happy too.

(Also, I always end up sounding really pompous when I write this kind of thing. It’s just my obsessive nature trying to be as accurate as possible.)

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