#fic ramble

The house the judges see today is quite clean but not sterile. Clean in an aesthetic way, there was definitely some messes but it made the house feel more lived in. White with blues, kind of coastal which was a little funny when the house was set in the middle of the bumfuck countryside. There's an American flag hung up somewhere (it's Logan, I'm positive there'd be a flag on a wall of there wasn't one hanging from a flagpole or the window) hinting that either one or both people living there weren't from the UK. Unless they both were and for some weird reason they had the US flag up.

There were racing trophies being displayed in a glass cabinet in the sitting room, the names engraved onto plaques being blurred out to avoid cheating. As the camera pans to the side, a golden retriever is seen lounging on a dog bed, dead to the world.

HERE WE MEET OUR CONTESTANTS:

Oscar Piastri, 24 years old, Australian

Alex Albon, 29 years old, Thai-British

Kyle Kirkwood, 27 years old, American

Liam Lawson, 23 years old, New Zealander

["Maybe it could be this Kyle fellow? He's American, there's an American flag"

"By that logic it could be Liam too since there was a kiwi sitting in the fruit bowl on the counter."

"Well, I'm so sorry David. It's called first impressions, is it not? I'm giving my first impression am I not?"]

The contestants go off in pairs, answering the hosts questions on the backstory of certain things in the house, certain tidbits, personal anecdotes.

["It can't be that Albon guy. He didn't even know where the spatula was"

"No, I think that's just the face of a man who doesn't cook. Pity, that kitchen is absolutely gorgeous"

"I don't think it's Oscar. He looked just too disconnected, as if it wasn't his house at all. Barely could say anything about the story of why there was a gigantic dent on the cooker hood"

"Nah didn't you see his face? That was the face of a guilty man. Probably didn't say much cause he was embarrassed on how the dent got there in the first place"]

So in the show, they'll have the owner's partner make an appearance and the 4 people have to convince the panel that that's their partner. Essentially Logan's gonna be the partner in this case. Kyle is up first. He genuinely just came to the show for shits and giggles, doesn't even care about the money. Like you'd expect him to yk, be back at home, spending time with family and friends during the off season but nope, he's out here, in the UK, pretending (badly) that yes Logan is his partner. Bros not even trying, he's legit just taking the piss

How did you two meet?

"Well, actually we were childhood friends before. Never really thought of us being together was a possibility until we were eating some alligator we caught on our SwampCruiser2752 max turbo engine v80 7000 horsepower, yk as one does, that I realised I could be eating something better. Wayyy better." Then cue a very dramatized zoom in of Kyle doing the absolute most, licking his lips, biting it then we cut to the panel of judges looking absolutely horrified, a this was supposed to be a family show dammit written on their faces.

What's your favourite feature or characteristic of your partner?

"Nothing, I hate him"-Liam

"Probably his kindness"-Oscar

"Oh when did it start getting sappy? *Nervous laughter* Um, probably his eyes"- Alex

"Obviously his tiny ass waist and fat a-" Kyle *got cut off because the show didn't wanna lose its PG rating. SPEAK UR TRUTH KYLE*

Now, we move on to the elimination. Yes there IS an elimination. The contestants have to vote on who they'd like to kick out of 'their' home and whoever has the most votes has to turn in their keys.

"Im voting Liam"-Alex

"Liam"-Kyle

"Agreed"-Oscar

"Yea, Liam"-Liam

But - to be entirely honest - it's probably my fav fic I've written in my life so far overall which is why it hurt so bad that it completely bombed, I suppose.

I'm also working on a "rewrite" (remake?) of it to make up for some things I didn't put into the original without messing up the original.... but that'll take a pretty long time until it's ready.

Honestly - I'm a little anxious that it'll (again, like last year) be met with radio silence. That's something I carry with me whenever I write (and post) any type of fic these days, actually. Don't think it'll ever fully disappear.

I know you guys aren't exactly following me for that but for CiC - I suppose? - and believe me, I understand only wanting to read what you care about, and I don't want any of you to feel guilted or pressured into reading my other works just for my sake.

I'll 100% appreciate if you give them a chance, and I'll be happy if you do enjoy them. But I don't expect that from you, and I don't want you to force yourselves.

It is what it is with fics these days.

Write what's popular, or you'll very likely be met with radio silence, and you'll be all alone. Talking to a wall is less frustrating because it doesn't hurt when the wall doesn't talk back, since you never expected it to anyway.

I just happen to be someone who mostly ends up getting into something that isn't (as) popular, not understanding why nobody but me even cares. lol Like, seriously, I don't get it?? I can't be the only one seeing the appeal.

Anyway, I try not to be too bothered about any of these things, though they do force their way into my mind occasionally.

In the end, I can always quit fic writing once I again reach the point when I'd spent hours planning, writing, editing - just for nobody to take the few minutes to leave a comment, or for nobody to read it at all.

That'd be kind of sad, but given I already made the choice to quit months and only reluctantly got back (with CiC) after all - it's not that hard of a choice to make.

Heck, every child character has a very cartoony and childish view on evil somewhat, not just Jack.

But cartoon logic aside, we do deal with that in the Splintered timeline fic, where I make everyone, especially Jack and Omi, shed their old perspectives of what it means to be good or evil, and what the conflict truly entails, by putting them through an event that forces them to change, and thus marks them growing up, and their perspectives with them.

Jack never considered what he'd actually have to do to rule the world, so when it all slaps him in the face in the worst possible way, he eventually comes to realize it's not only not what he needs, but not something he wants either, at least now that he knows what it actually means.

Right Fabian, Alex, Tino, done

ooh, this one is fun!! I was gonna share a snippet but then I started rambling soooo...

This si from my Problem Children AU, where Obi-Wan has a Padawan (a psychometric Mirialan boy) and Ventress has an apprentice (an awkward traumatized Nightsister girl.) Esme (the Nightsister girl) and Jadan (the Padawan) became friends, and so, when the Nightsisters were all killed, Esme and Asajj Ventress took one other survivor, Merrin, and went to Coruscant.

Why? Because Separatist space isn't safe for them anymore, and there's an old, old Republic law that basically gives them the legal right to claim sanctuary in the Jedi Temple. It's audacious enough that it WORKS, and they're put in a holding cell overnight (they dont get to just WANDER AROUND) while the Council decides what to do with them.

Coincidentally, Cal Kestis has a Space PowerPoint presentation on a Force-Using Non-Jedi Group due tomorrow morning in his Cultural Studies class that he hasn't even started yet, and Merrin got hungry and decided to dematerialize her way out of the cell and go look for a snack.

They meet and strike a deal: he can interview her about Nightsisters for his presentation if he shows her the way to the refectory and doesn't tell anyone that she broke out.

Buuut then she learns about all the Offensive Stereotypes in the galaxy surrounding Nightsisters and becomes very invested in this presentation being accurate and Done Right and well... the teacher did say they could work with partners? Like, Cal's pretty sure they meant a partner from the class but... this counts, maybe?

Meanwhile, Esme wakes up and finds that her Sister is missing and Freaks Out. She calls Jadan, convinces him to let her out of the cell, and they both go looking for Merrin and also awkwardly flirting a little cause theyre both totally smitten.

Helloo! Thank you for this message, I've sat on it for a few days so I could answer it properly!

I've got this idea for a reader insert/ oc insert DC fic. It's too cliché for me to ever write it tbh. It's kinda a slice of life idea where it's just daily regular life in Gotham really though it'll probably morph into a Jason Todd x yn fic because I'm a simp for him rn. I just really like the idea of a gothamite going about their daily business and having random casual encounters with DC's main characters and being unawares or whatever about it. I feel like there might have been some fanfics that have influenced the idea but honestly I've read that many they all kind of blend into one.

(coffee shop reader insert au anyone? Seriously if there's a fic like that out there hmu, PLEASE.)

So yea anyway, this idea is about an art teacher. This is our (Y/N).