#ask guidelines

Hi all! I never thought I’d be creating a post around ask guidelines; I never thought I’d receive enough to warrant one. 😅 I’m astonished to say, here we are!

With an increase in followers, I have seen an increase in asks; and while I’m beyond flattered, I end up being unable to respond to you in a timely fashion. No one wants to be left “on read” as it were, so I thought I’d best set expectations around my time and effort.

I want to stress… please do your best to find an answer on my blog before asking. I know tumblr search sucks, but I want to know you at least tried.

Also, many of your questions regarding world lore, culture, language, and history can be answered by reading the in-game codex. This was a feature of Sugarcube I was most excited to utilize; please read it before asking questions!

Scenario Asks: I enjoy getting thoughtful scenario asks—not only are they fun, they often help me define my characters’ personalities. However, they take time and creative effort. You’re free to send them in, just please understand that it may take a month or more for me to reply, as I balance work, family, and writing.

As an addendum to the above, I’d like to stress thoughtful asks. There are some I get that don’t add anything substantial to the conversation. Examples of these would be “What instrument, animal, dog breed, etc would the ROs be?” Asks like these don’t reveal anything about the characters’ personalities. Nor do they communicate pertinent lore or information. I will delete these without responding.

No AU scenario asks, please! I need to focus on writing the actual IF.

You can find all previously answered scenario asks under the tag #ro scenario ask. Please check first to see if I’ve already answered it. If an ask is similar to one I’ve already answered, I won’t do so again.

MC info dumps: I honestly love reading these! Please feel free to send them in, just know that my responses to these are usually brief.

Bug or Error Reports: Feel free to send bug reports through asks. I usually will not respond to these, just know I appreciate the extra set of eyes. 👀

If you send me a scenario ask (or any ask, really) and I don’t respond, please don’t resend. Know that I’ve received your ask, and either I will respond eventually, or not at all. If the latter, please don’t take it personally. There can be any number of reasons why I chose not to reply, and it’s not necessarily that I took offense to anything.

EDIT: adding a FAA section, “frequently asked asks”. There are several that top this list:

Why is the MC deaf as well as mute?

Can you mute the music?

Clothing references

MC weapon references

More about duettes

Hello all,

I fear I have almost 70 asks, and I am hacking away at them normally. But since the amount in my inbox keeps increasing, I fear there are more coming in than I am answering. And this is unlikely to change considering I will not be spending all my free time on the blog :D

I do enjoy getting the asks :D Thank you all for being interested. I will not close asks, but I will set a few rules that may save me time.

RULES/AUTHOR NOTES

Do not send the same ask more than once. It got through. I will see it, no need to send it two or three times.

If your asks is based on an old ask or related in some way, link said ask in the question. I spend a lot of time for the "context" links, and it would be easier for everyone if the ask just contained it.

If the point 2 is not followed, your ask will be considered low priority.

About snippets: I will have to just admit, there are too many requests to keep up writing proper snippets. I will likely be unable to answer them all, so I will answer the ones I can and try not feel guilty about the rest.

About snippets 2: I will not delete the requests, so I will have a long backlog if I ever have the time or inspiration for a lot of requests.

About snippets 3: There are something like 140+ snippets on the blog, and I will make use of them by relogging them. Currently, I have added snippets from January to the queue.

About snippets 4 : No snippets set in the far future

About snippets 5: No detailed snippets of characters the MC has not met in the demo.

I've been getting quite a few requests lately, so I figured it's time to get some guidelines down:

Yes, my requests ARE open. But I can't guarantee I'll get them out in a timely manner. (Adding to this: If it's been a while since you've sent an ask, and I'm posting stuff, please don't get offended or upset. My wips will always take priority over asks.)

Unless I end up actually addressing your ask about not writing it, assume that your ask and prompt are still in queue.

Before writing your ask, please make sure you've gone through my Masterlist to make sure your ask hasn't already has been done.

Sometimes if you ask for something that has already been written by someone else, I'll link their fics. I like supporting other writers, so if a subject or scene has already been touched upon, I like to shine the spotlight on those, rather than add to something that's already been done (if that makes sense).

[UPDATED] Safe to say, I am TENTATIVELY opening up requests for NSFW/Smut. However, if you have a wild request (or if it makes me uncomfortable), it's not getting done.

Lastly, and I hate saying this, but it needs to be done. If I'm uncomfortable with an ask, or if it doesn't resonate with me, or if it's something I'm not sure I can write well, it's not getting written. It's nothing personal, but I can't really force writing and expect it to be decent.

📜 Writing Request Policy

Status: 🔴 CLOSED Current Energy: Moderate

Welcome to my request guidelines. While my personal projects focus on the dark and unflinching, I am opening my writing skills to the public. I’ve been analyzing and writing these characters for nearly 30 years, and I’m happy to explore different tones—from the heavy to the lighthearted—as long as we respect the boundaries that keep this blog a safe space for my health and system.

🖋️ What I Write This blog is a space for my creative output and nearly 30 years of study. While my personal projects focus on Grimdark and Horror, I am opening my skills to the public for requests. I am a survivor with chronic physical limitations. Please respect my boundaries as a tool for my own stability.

Main Fandom: Final Fantasy VII (All versions/compilation).

Flash Fiction / One-Shots: Narrative pieces ranging from 100 to 1,000 words. (I do not write long-form fic for requests to preserve my energy).

Headcanons: Psyche deep-dives, "what-if" scenarios, or world-building snippets.

F/O Letters: In-character correspondence from your Fictional Other. I will write these for ANY fandom (provided you give me enough context for the character).

Dynamics: Romantic or Platonic.

Pairings: Canon x Canon, OC x Canon (Must include a brief description of the OC), Self-Insert (SI) x Canon (Must include a brief description of the SI)

NOTE: Having been in the FFVII fandom since 1997, I am comfortable and confident writing any character from the cast, including minor characters.

❝ WE LIVE A THOUSAND LIFETIMES INSIDE WORDS. ❞

˚ ✩. ── ABOUT ME ! my name is anna. she/her. nineteen. i talk too much, overthink everything, and somehow always have tea in hand, loves poetry more than most people, laughs at my own jokes, gets lost in stories and comics, messy, chaotic, alive, too attached to fictional characters, and also the very married wife of glen powell, forever thinking about him and probably writing him into everything. absolutely obsessed with the colour blue.

˚ ✩. ── RULES ! i do not consent to my work being copied, translated, reposted, or used anywhere including character.ai or any ai. steal, ai-generate, or claim my fics as yours and you will be blocked immediately, no exceptions. minors are fine just stay off anything marked mdni. bot blogs, suspicious accounts, drama, or negativity will be blocked. do not test me or my friends.

˚ ✩. ── MASTERLIST ! i only write female reader inserts or female characters. i do not write minor x character content from films or series, i do not write dark or harmful content, and i only write for certain fandoms that i love and know well. everything here is created with care and for fun, so please respect that.

˚ ✩. ── INBOX / REQUESTS ! i am not accepting requests at the moment and my inbox does not accept messages from anonymous blogs. thank you for understanding.

˚ ✩. ── WRITING TIPS BY ANNA ! a little corner where i share thoughts, tips, and advice about writing. nothing strict, just what i’ve learned, what works for me, and things i wish someone had told me. take what helps, leave what doesn’t, and maybe have a laugh along the way.

❝ AND STILL, WE RETURN TO THEM, AGAIN AND AGAIN. ❞

HI I’M DRAC!

||He/it, Vis/Viscera || Adult ||Gay, Trans-masc, Asexual, Autistic||

- I make art and write stuff of characters and their worlds

- I like talking about the things above so feel free to send asks about em. I do tend to ramble.

- Socially Anxious, I only take tags or DMs from Friends/ Mutuals with exceptions for tags for fanart and use of my work (crediting) and Commissions— YOU DO HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE DMING ME FOR FIRST THOUGH.

- If you want to use my art for something ASK AND CREDIT I swear I will NOT kill you for it! (I will if you don’t. ♡)

[This User is 18+ but is uncomfortable with sexual comments / reblog tags]

[This blog contains 16+ (Non-sexual, Horror) content and is not intended for younger audiences.]

Tag (aka, Things I make Content of )List:

Alot of this are AU (Alternate universes)/ Not entirely canon compliant and contain personal Headcanons. AUs/stores etc under a fandom/tag will be indented and under its parent tag. Things I make alot of stuff of will be in bold .

- Sprunki

- Sunshine Suburbia (AU, Webcomic, Askblog)

- Colors Corroded ( Same universe, Different location and cast and takes place in the past. Not much publicly posted)

- Bright Bastion (2P Au of Sunshine Suburbia, based on alot of worldbuilding in there but IS NOT in the same universe.)

- Cycles ( Collab AU, RPGMAKER Game)

- Die of Death ( I am shit at Asyms btw.)

- Project moon (Lobotomy Corp, Library of Ruina, Limbus Company… Though I am not far in most of them NO SPOILERS!)

- The Past Haunting (Oc canto + ensemble based on Phantom of the opera.)

- Phantom of the Opera

- General Roblox stuff (Minus characters based on IRL people, Also David I swear to GOD. I will get you.)

- Subspace Prisoner (Mainly centered around Epitaph, Not much publicly posted rn)

- Phighting! (Oc content mainly)

- Dandy’s World (NOTE, I have a side blog for this but it’s not very active however.)

- Fortuna / Tragedy of Fortuna / Cosmosdex ( Not as much anymore, But It’d kill me to exclude…)

- Misfortuna (Is an OG story within the universe, Also old asf but I refuse to let it die entirely.)

- Argus ( Technically under Misfortuna but does not follow the main cast of it)

- Homestuck (Mostly Intermission + Carapacians) but only on 4\13 or occasions that have 413 in it.

- Super Paper Mario usually on 3/10 aka Mar10

- (OG) Draco’s Inferno, just doodles of my sona, No actual lore or storyline.

Art Mediums/Tools I use:

- Digital art, Procreate (I cannot provide Ibispaint or CSP brushes if asked.)

- Traditional Art, Pen, pencil, highlighters (used like watercolors), Sculpting w/ Clay, Acrylics.

- 3D Modelling , Blender (Still learning, Textures made in Procreate.)

Ask/Request guidelines:

I love asks!!! I am slow at answering asks because alot of asks require art especially regarding Sunshine Suburbia since asks directed/ about characters usually will be answered in character. This blog is technically a temporary home for those asks as the askblog will be opened as soon as I manage to finish the webcomic intro… (sorry it’s taking awhile folks)

Asks (General):

- I will answer lore and character asks and maybe things about art. Any random images or unrelated questions to those will not be answered and condemned to super hell.

- Please do not act overly familiar with me it makes me uncomfortable, and asks that make me uncomfortable do not get answered. Though accidental oversteps are forgivable, Repeated ones less so. This though won’t cause a block unless it’s really bad.

- Do not send asks asking if I lost an ask/ repeatedly send the same ask when one takes a bit to be answered. It takes time!

- Anything explicit or trying to get me to participate in a Fetish/NSFW act will be exploded and if its off-anon or I find out who you are, you will be blocked.

- Be kind, Remember that I’m an actual guy on a keyboard and I will cry if you’re mean to me and that I am not online 24/7.

Asks (In Character):

- Alot of the general ask things above still apply.

- Asks in this category will be treated as if YOU the asker are in the same universe as the character. So like… Keep that in mind! I will also try to draw your representative character (aka YOU) to fit the universe and may make some tweaks and such. If there is no reference and is off-Anon is provided I’m making a design based on icons/blog content/ etc. Anons just get drawn as funny little sunglasses fellas.

Anons have been exiled sadly.

- Example: Drawing a Sunshine suburbia Sprunki character to represent you when interacting with said character from there. adhering to the design conventions and in universe rules. (set by me)

- You have SOME leniency on how mean you can be to the character but be aware they can be mean back depending on the character. Sometimes unprovoked but usually with provocation. AGAIN this heavily is based on the character being interacted with. Just know I mean no ill will I am just playing the part.

- Please PLEASE do not attempt to romance/ Flirt excessively with the characters. I am going to compare this to basically flirting with a guy in a mascot costume or like a random cosplayer- It makes me very uncomfortable and will not really go anywhere anyone wants it to.

Art Requests:

- Anything regarding your own OCs that isn’t an interaction with one of my own and is something like “Make me a reference of” or “Make me art of” is classified as a Commission and thus will not be done.

- The only exception to this is if I made a design to represent the asker for an ask, Then I will provide a bare-bones reference of said design but ONLY TO THE PERSON THE DESIGN IS MADE FOR.

- NO FETISH / KINK / NSFW REQUESTS

- I will draw my own characters/ characters of aus I’ve made if asked to but with HEAVY “Do I wanna?” so its not a guarantee. No Weird crossovers, thats for me to do myself.

- Art will fluctuate in time, effort and quality as I am doing these for free and don’t have incentive to make it really good all the time if I don’t wanna.

- Commissions will only be open when I make a post saying they are. Check said post made for details when it exists

UPDATE Sept 10 2024: Asks on pause until I get caught up!

What does that mean?

“Fanon archaeology” means digging into the canon texts to theorise about where fanons come from. It's a bit like a "fanon mythbusters" blog except that nothing is being busted. The aim here is to investigate in a spirit of curiosity and fun that celebrates fandom creativity. It is not to criticise or argue against. It is also a great place to send in a Ask about the various “versions” of canon you hear about in this fandom.

Ask Guidelines

To be revised as the blog evolves.

Currently only taking Asks primarily to do with the Years of the Trees and First Age.

Please be respectful in your wording. Avoid language that is judgmental or generalising. For example, instead of saying, “I hate that everyone thinks Sauron tortured Maedhros, can you set the record straight?” just ask the question: “Where does the idea that Sauron tortured Maedhros come from?” 

We don't do meta on the canonical basis of ships (Vingilot excepted). This topic is very subjective and outside the scope of the blog.

Responses will focus on links to canon, not fandom history.

We will try to answer approx. one Ask per week. 

Replies to anon asks will be tagged #anon.

More info below the cut.

These are my guidelines for fic requests via tumblr asks. I truly adore receiving prompts or fic ideas, but please try to respect my boundaries. I do make an effort to answer almost all of my asks, but some of them are just outside of my comfort zone.

I will never write for or about minors as MCs. Minors are usually not included in my fics as side characters either. Asks for minors as MCs in fics will get you instantly blocked. I have a zero tolerance policy for this. My blog is adults only.

I mainly write for Price and Soap. I will write for Gaz, Alex, and Alejandro. I usually don't write for Ghost, Konig, or Laswell. I won't write for Makarov or Graves.

I will write for specific kinks as requests, but if you want to see my full list, DM me. Unless the premise is good, I don't enjoy writing for requests about age-gaps, drugs, cruelty, CNC, baby-trapping, cheating, or cuckholding. I won't write for most requests about MC death, NC, DD/lg, unsafe sadism, or blood play. I don’t write ANY fics with scat/watersports, race play, fat-shaming, trans-shaming, homophobia, infantilization, or any sort of body horror.

I usually write cis-female POV, but I feel relatively comfortable writing for gender-neutral or cis-male POV. I am willing to write for trans-m/f POV, but I may have questions about how you would like that character to be represented and referred to. I'm also happy to write slash like Ghoap or Gaz/Price.

Please understand that I usually have multiple projects going on, and I work full-time. It may take me more than a month to even read your ask much less fulfill it. Your patience is appreciated.

If you have any questions, please just DM me. I don't bite, but I may lick. 👁️👅👁️