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“God, Arya. You’re just… everything.”

I Get By With a Little Help | teen | 6k

Arya and Gendry are each other’s person, which means they’re basically the first one called when the other is in trouble. Their friends may or may not take advantage of that. 

or: One time Arya helps Gendry, one time Gendry helps Arya, and the one time their friends try to help them. 

12. favorite character to write about this year

i don’t have a huge pool of options, but it’s still gotta be arya. arya transcends any fictional character for me & she probably always will. she was my favorite character to write about, read about, talk about, watch, relate to in almost every single way. just 🤩

18. current number of wips

one! my heart goes out to fic writers w more than one wip. couldn’t be me. very un-gemini of me, but i’m way too anxious!

21. most memorable comment/review

ahh. i couldn’t possibly pick just one. genuinely any comment i’ve received on ttlr that thanks me for sharing my personal mental health experience or says that the story has resonated w their own struggles w depression or refers to the story as representation/a tool for education. i could really cry (and - shocker - i have!)

I see what you did there...

Hi, I love you. Here goes!

1. Of the fics you’ve written, which is your favorite and why?

EVER? Or for Gendrya? THIS IS SO HARD FOR ME!!! Exhale and CFDD are so wildly different that I feel like it’s unfair to make me choose. I’ve said this before but if I *have* to pick one, I’ll say CFDD just because it feels like it has a smaller fanbase but its readers are just out of this world when it comes to feedback and support. 

2. Which scene was your favorite to write in [title of fic]?

Favorite scene to write in Exhale? The honey scene...too intimate/awkward...perfectly Gendrya. The first time they have sex at Dragonstone. Then, my absolute favorite scene, was the chapter where Arya learns Gendry is a lord and there’s all the wrestling in the mud AND the intense conversation between Sansa and Arya. That’s honestly the chapter I’m proudest of. It captured everything I was trying to do with Exhale...even if it pissed a few people off *shrugs*

3. Which part of [title] was hardest to write?

Hardest part of Exhale to write? I kind of answered this but the scene where I had Bran and Gendry have a conversation...Bran is very hard for me to write. Honestly, a lot of Exhale just flowed for me. I was so upset over the finale and the support/feedback/reviews were unreal so those two factors made writing it fairly easy...though I’m sure if you look back at my tumblr posts you can find some where I say otherwise...

4. If you could change anything in [title], what would it be?

Ooooh! Ummm...I honestly don’t know? I’m super strict when it comes to storyboarding everything before I start posting a story so if changes need to be made, they’re made before I begin posting. 

5. Did you make an outline for [title]? Did you stick to it?

^^Didn’t even see this as the next question. See above. I am SUCH a stickler for storyboarding. I detail scenes to ridiculous amounts - dialogue included.

6. Which scenes did you cut, and which were added in [title]?

Answered here!

7. Who was your favorite character to write in [title]?

Gendry? Arya? They both were a lot of fun to explore. Arya’s reaction to trauma was very cathartic for me. With Gendry, I’d like to think I let him be the best book!Gendry he could be under the circumstances. 

8. Which came first, the title or the fic?

The fic. I suck at titles. SUCK AT THEM. Ultimately it was honestly inspired by Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Exhale”. I heard it on the radio and it had the vibes I was trying to convey with Arya...basically this idea that she just needs the world to slow the fuck down for once. 

9. Which idea came to you first in [title]?

After watching the finale it was unbelievable (literally) for me to think that Arya didn’t seek Gendry out after what happened in King’s Landing. I just refused to believe any of that. No. Nope. No way. So the whole premise started as “How is Gendry going to help Arya heal after King’s Landing?” and it kind of went from there.

10. What are some facts readers may not know about [title]?

38. do you reread your own stories?

occasionally to make sure im not creating any plot holes when writing. but not actually read properly. i feel like even reading for plot holes is boring since i already know the whole story lol, including cut scenes.

44. do you write linear or do you write future scenes if you feel like it?

both. usually i prefer to write ‘linear’ because i hate the whole mixing everything up, it makes me so uneasy idk why hahahah. but recently I've started writing a future chapter of one of my fics cause im stuck on my current chapter and know what i want to happen in the future chapter. 

sometimes i’ll note down lines that i want to include so i dont forget the wording

“You’re killing me. Slowly and deliciously.”

Stuck With A Stark — Chapter 11

Everyone is looking forward to the assignment being over, but there are still a few obstacles to overcome.

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A modern Gendrya university AU in which working together on an assignment turns out not to be so bad.