#fireolin

AHHHHH thank you so much my friend!!! Promare is such a good movie the animation is just gorgeous T^T

This fic is actually complete as far as I can tell? It’s one of those fics I’ve put on the shelf to post once I haven’t posted in a while. And it was inspired by this prompt:

Your OTP are only roommates at this point. Person A’s alarm is going off early in the morning, but they are ignoring it. An angry person B storms in and tries to wake them up. But person A refuses to get up. So person B pulls the covers off person A, only to find out that A sleeps naked. This is enough to wake up person A and they are both embarrassed.

It just.............fit Galo and Lio too much not to write it about them XD

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I love you a LOT I’m still so happy i met you through your fics and that you let me draw you fanart ;A; You’re basically a living marshmallow, you know.

ooooooooo what good questions...

1. Which is your favorite of the fics you’ve written for X fandom?I’m assuming this is hxh and not either yyh or mp100 or whatever else I’ve written very limited stuff for. I feel like I use this as an example a lot but I’m really, really proud of handprint on my heart. I don’t think most anyone else likes it as much as me and I’m okay with that. 

11. If I’m showing off just one of your pieces to someone, which one should it be?starcatcher! it has a gon pov, an au with weird magic rules, and aunt mito having a somewhat strained, somewhat complicated, completely loving relationship with gon. also, you know. killua as a literal star.

14. Would you want to write canon for any of your fandoms (like be hired by showrunner to do an episode)? Which one?loooooooooool no. definitely not. unless it’s botan and keiko have a date that doesn’t involve not-quite-zombies and yusuke, keiko, and kuwabara also go on a date with kittens or something. 

Thank you for asking, wonderful talented writing gem. 

1. What was your first fic and could you stand to reread it today?

Haha. No. 

I would never be able to reread anything from those dark days. Even some older work from the last year or so I struggle to reread. The first piece of fanfiction I ever wrote was an angst bullshit piece for the Rozen Maiden fandom, and it was full of purple prose and was focused entirely on Suigintou. 

Subpar anime. Was… I think twelve or thirteen, when I wrote that. 

3. In your opinion, what’s your best fic?

I think Wayward Souls is my best fic, honestly. It’s a miracle that it was even complete despite how much I loved writing it and planning it. Killua and Gon are very, very difficult to write for many reasons, but are also very rewarding. So yeah, I consider that to be the best. 

A… not-so-close second, would probably be Lex Talionis. And that’s not even close to being finished yet. It just, has the most recent version of prose I’ve experimented with that actually seems to be working, and I think that’s going to be the pinnacle I’ll be able to reach for Boku no Hero Academia.

Who knows, though. Maybe a fic will surpass Wayward Souls someday. 

50. Has writing fanfic had a significant impact on your life? Would you say it’s entirely positive?

This is a fantastic question.

Fanfiction provided the escape I needed back in middle school, when I didn’t know how to express my anxious self in a hobby that I wasn’t accustomed to comfortably yet. It provided a way for me to express my ideas and receive constructive feedback on top of it. And, it was free–that in itself was helpful. 

Fanfiction has taught me many lessons, actually. Learning how to outline projects, develop distinct characters after working with the intellectual property of others, and worldbuilding all stemmed from venturing into fanfiction. I think it’s a valuable exercise in various areas for writing and can lead to exponential growth in many people. Of course, it depends how you use the opportunity like any other.

I’ve also, through Archive of Our Own (and Tumblr, now) in particular, met some of my closest friends. Which, when diving into fanfiction way back when I was a frightened barely-teen, was not something I ever expected possible. 

I think that fanfiction, like most things, can have positive and negative effects on people who choose to do it. There are negative sides when the writer (myself included) struggles to understand the balance between actually loving your work and knowing when it’s okay to stop. It’s hard, at times, to believe that you don’t owe anyone anything, despite the potential thousands of readers who track and follow your work. 

There’s a dangerous allure of validation and addiction that can stem from becoming wrapped up in the world of fanfiction and fandom in general, but there are too many rewarding aspects to just kick it off completely. I don’t plan on writing fanfiction for much longer after my current projects are complete (these current ones may just be my last), but I will never forget what the act itself has taught me as a person.

Without experimenting with fanfiction all those years ago, and then trying my hand at it once more in my last (and most strenuous) year of college, I would not be even close to the writer I am today. Fanfiction aside, we are always growing as creatives, and expanding as we learn.

So, yes. I consider fanfiction to be incredibly valuable for a lot of people. I can’t speak for everyone, but for myself? It’s a part of me. It’s an escape. A series of exercises. It’s an amalgamation of creative ideas and fandom expression that can be used in so many different ways, and part of that extends to multiple communities who want to share in those experiences with you.

There are very few things like being a fanfiction writer who continues learning and attempting to hone their craft. I wish to be a published author someday, and the growing confidence I’ve achieved has mostly stemmed from what I’ve learned in taking that chance all those years ago, and creating my first account on FanFiction.net. 

I know, what a dinosaur. 

This… was a surprisingly pretty emotional ask, but I love this question and think it’s valuable for any fandom creative to think about. Express yourself, learn while you create, and embrace it. 

And, have fun. It’s easy to forget how important that is sometimes.

Been tagged by @fireolin like a million years ago. The Words:

Aunt, Roof, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught, Naturally, Aluminium, Envelope

The Questions:

@crowsintheforest said: I completely agree with mb and @fireolin​, and it had to have hurt a lot. it may also make killua help himself leave, by insisting alluka’s number 1. (killua please stop putting yourself after others) but it will always amuse me that alluka immediately follows it up with “nbd he’ll be back with you soon.” she knows she needs help, and that killua is the best one for it, but it’s also obvious what gon means to him.

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Thought I’d post your replies to @murderxbaby‘s reply because I think you both brought up good points!

I agree that the lack of full context is frustrating, with the missing scene that is presumably both 1. Gon and Killua’s reunion after Gon was healed and 2. The probable apology that happened between the two. (I’ve seen people take Gon’s silly apology in their parting scene as The Actual Apology, but I really don’t think that’s the case--I’m sure there must have been a more serious discussion between the two, with how much such a scene was built up. Even with Togashi’s tendency for anti-climax, it still wouldn’t seem right for the only apology between the two to be that little joking bit. It was such an urgent, important topic for both characters that it would seriously surprise me if they didn’t talk about it when they were initially reunited after Gon was healed...)

I also agree the “You’re in second place line” may have been, at least in part, a way for Killua to distance himself from Gon a bit or help Killua justify his decision to leave Gon to himself. (And yes, Killua definitely needs to learn to make himself a priority.)

rules: you answer the questions and tag some blogs you’d like to get to know better

nicknames: Vali (contrary to popular belief, my name is not Sophia)

star sign: Aquarius

time right now: 9:49pm

last thing i googled: "monster big bang lyrics” I love, love, love Sungha Jung’s and Megan Lee’s cover of Monster by Big Bang. Lately, I’ll Google the romanized lyrics whenever it plays and try to sing along with the Korean. 

favourite music artist(s): Caravan Palace, Celldweller, The Hush Sound, The Cab, K.Flay, Oh Wonder, Santana... I like most music, honestly. 

song stuck in my head: Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine

last movie i watched: Lilo and Stitch, because my brothers had it on. 

last tv show i watched: Uhhhh. I’m going to go ahead and say Phineas and Ferb because my younger brothers insist on constantly having that on too (not that I’m complaining, Doofenshmirtz is my favorite). 

what im wearing right now: I am wearing a navy blue, short-sleeved cotton nightgown. 

when i created this blog: A little less than a year ago, I created this blog to reconnect with my best friend. Now that I’ve done that, I’ve been intending to make this into an art blog, but have ended up stalking the creators I admire, lol. 

kind of stuff i post: I post literally nothing. I would like to change that within the new year, but I want to avoid reblogging too much and focus on original content...? We’ll see :P

do i have any other blogs: I do have one, but I would like to keep it a secret :3

do i get asks regularly: I don’t get asks because I never post, lol. 

why did i choose my url: I chose my URL because Sophia is the name of an extremely important person to me. She is one of my role models and I constantly strive to be more like her--hence, “minisophia”.

hogwarts house: Gryffindor, of course. 

pokemon team: I haven’t downloaded Pokemon Go, but I know that I would choose and identify most with Valor.

favourite colour: Rich red, soft rosy pink, and hunter (ha) green.

favourite character: This is hard. Since @fireolin listed anime characters, I’ll do the same. I would say my all-time favorites are Izaya Orihara and Shizuo Heiwajima from Durarara!!.

number of blankets i sleep with: I must always be kept sweaty when I sleep. It’s this weird need I have (and I’m unnaturally warm all the time because of it), and it leads to having 1-2 thick blankets in addition to normal bedsheets when I sleep, regardless of the weather. 

dream job: Being a visual artist who can live off commissions with a decent following/author of a famous manga that gets made into an anime. 

following: A few Ereri, Killugon, Shizaya, Narusasu blogs. 

number of posts: Legit 5