#bayouteche

hii lexi thank you!!

21. something you’ve kept since childhood?

i have my baby blanket somewhere in a tub of throw blankets that i haven't used in forever bc i don't have a couch or room. that's probably the only thing to survive multiple moves and also my dad's pettiness. (he threw away all of our toys once and he left all of our vhs tapes out in the rain. thanks dad.)

49. can you skip rocks?

i answerd this one but it's a no!!

l - leaving on a jet plane - john denver

e - end of beginning - djo

x - xerces - deftones

i - i am my own muse - fall out boy

technically yes but like. when i'm not super comfy around people yet hgjkfdf

😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists?

listen. this is as specific as i'll get. in 2014 i definitely wrote rpf....and i was definitely in the kpop fandom. and it definitely still exists on the platform i posted it on (though i don't remember my username) it was just fluff and/or angst but like.....i still cringe about it

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

YES, when there's a character that isn't used to/doesn't believe they deserve gentleness or love and then another character shows it to them and it's just all soft and melty. i love writing tender moments like that, but one in particular came to mind for me, which is this little snippet from share a drink, a look, a kiss:

UGH, just. this is the only time i've ever actually liked a kiss i've written. it still makes me feel soft.

✍ Do you have a beta reader?

you're actually the only person that's ever beta read a fic for me! aside from that, i'll send you and tez little snippets as i'm writing sometimes if i want an opinion or just want to gush about it tbh, but otherwise, i don't show anyone any of my writing that hasn't been edited yet.

ty for sending this in!! <3

22. How organized are you with your writing? Describe to me your organization method, if it exists. What tools do you use? Notebooks? Binders? Apps? The Cloud?

hm this is. this is a funny one to answer bc i feel like i am part incredibly organized and part chaotic mess lmfao. bc like i use google drive for my fics and i have a RIGID organizational structure for that. like i have a folder for each of the fandoms i've written for and within that fandom folder i have a writing folder and within that writing folder i have my docs. and those are organized by docs i've started and are either waiting to be written or are in the middle of being written which kind of hang out in the folder loosely. but then i have a separate folder for my finished fics, a separate folder for my finished fics' plan/outline docs (if they have one), and a separate folder for each event/challenge/project i've participated in. so like for steddie i have a folder for each of the zines i'm in and a big bang folder.

but then when it comes to what i'm actually writing... that can get messier lmao. i kind of write across like 3 different platforms? like i use google docs for my main document to write in, but i also write in the notes app on my phone, and i handwrite a lot of things too (mostly bc i cant use my computer at work to write fic so i resort to good ol fashioned pen and paper lol). so it can get tricky trying to remember WHERE i wrote that one piece i'm looking for lol and i have to dig and dig through sheets of notebook paper and my insane amount of notes on my phone and the docs that i have (bc sometimes if it's getting too long i'll split up the doc too just to get a clean work space).

i also have a binder that is full of like old fic stuff i've jotted down, whether that be old snippets i've written, or ideas i've scribbled onto a sticky note, or something i printed out to edit. that binder has stuff from sooo many different fandoms in it lol. i've tried organizing it by fandom and i've bunched all the stuff for one specific idea into a paperclipped stack or i've put it in one of those sheet protector pages lol.

but yeah it's like organized chaos i guess you could say. but it works for the most part so! here i am! lol

29. Where do you draw your inspiration? What do you do when the inspiration well runs dry?

ooh! easy question!! i draw inspiration from literally anything and everything!! the world is full of stuff that makes GREAT stories!! so yeah i absolutely pull from everything around me - whether that's looking up prompts on tumblr, watching a show/movie or reading a book and wanting to au it, something a friend/coworker/someone random on the street said, an object i see that sparks something in me, a color, a weather pattern, a mood, a song, a recipe, my own feelings, other people's feelings, my life experiences, other people's life experiences.

inspiration really truly comes from everwhere!

when the well runs dry i try to dig deeper. i try to look through prompts that might spark something, even if it's a tiny little ficlet. oh i also like to look through old ideas i've had for other fandoms when this happens bc sometimes the best thing to do is to recycle!! bc like the inspiration was there at some point, and looking back on it helps to respark that and bring it back! and trying to revamp it to fit my current fandom/pairing really helps get the gears turning again too.

32. What is a line from a poem/novel/fanfic etc that you return to from time and time again? How did you find it? What does it mean to you?

you can find the answer to this one here!

1. give a 5-word summary of this chapter/fic.

sappy [redacted] in argyle's van

9. what is your favorite dialogue you’ve written so far?

“If only there wasn’t a greedy brat hogging all my weed, then I wouldn’t have to smoke before I meet up with him.” 

21. share 3 songs that would belong on a playlist for this chapter/fic.

i already answered this one here BUT i'll give you 3 more bc ily

so high by doja cat

romanticist by yves tumor

come here by dominic fike