#gemma asks

🦈Tell us the name of your/ one of your WIP(s) (my addendum: and share how it got that name)

🛠 Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?

❤️Not a question, just a second kudos to send.

Sending good vibes on the job stuff. 💚💜🧡

Gemma! Hope you are having a lovely bday so far! <3

All my WIP get written under a generic title - John x reader 327 or whatever the hell number I'm up to by now. Once it's mostly complete I go hunting for a military turn of phrase that I think fits the vibe of the chapter and that becomes the official title. SNAFU stands for Situation. Normal. All. Fucked. Up. which I think sums up the story pretty well.

Right now I'm in the middle of a scene involving more characters than I typically write for in a chapter. I've gotten away with a really limited POV in my series which means I don't have so many characters to worry about in a scene. Balancing the different voices, making sure they're all distinct and true to their characters and entertaining and pushing plot is giving me more to contend with than I normally do. I don't like forcing dialogue, I prefer when it flows naturally so right now I'm stuck in a spot where I'm considering what the person being addressed says in response. The direction of the scene will hinge on the response so it's got to be accurate and true to form. It will come it just takes a lot of staring into the middle distance lol.

Once you get this, you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly. Then you have to send this to ten of your favourite followers ( positivity is cool~)🌈🌈

Haha! Oh dear, I admit I didn't expect an uno-reverse. I guess it would be unsporting of me to repeat any from the post earlier that kicked off this whole thing, so I will endeavour to find 5 whole new things, just for you Gemma!

I like that I am loyal - once I consider you a friend it takes a lot for me to abandon that idea.

I like that I am courageous even when everything is going against me.

I like my hair, it rarely fights me.

I like my poetry

Your choice for the WIP!

Ask me about my WIPs

UGH! This is hard and made me think really hard, lol. (Math is not my strong suit, can you tell? 😉)

"Secret" Coworker Romance + a sleep-deprived, frustrated Scotsman team mate = Corporal Distraction

chamomile ⇢ what kind of things do you like receiving as gifts?

Happy weekend, Maggie! I love that gif of the grey babies. Such cuties. 😍

Chamomile: What kinds of things do you like receiving as gifts? I'm such a terrible gift receiver (I know how to graciously accept them, I just feel obligated to return the favor later.). But the gifts I appreciate the most are practical ones, or ones that have inside meanings/jokes between the giver/receiver. I however, give gifts for gift's sake - if I see something that reminds me of someone (and I have the budget for it), I'll often pick it up for them and surprise them with it. Food is always a nice gift because it's a consumable and there's heart in it.

aloe vera ⇢ what’s something (mundane) you really want to experience in life?

(or dealer's choice if you'd rather answer another one!)

Jess!! I like this question a lot, actually.

Aloe vera: What's something (mundane) you really want to experience in life? Leaf Peeping. I want to go to the east coast of the US and see all the fall colors in Maine/Vermont area. We get some fall color here, and Colorado does too, but nothing like what they get out that way. And since I've never lived on the east coast, I think It'd be a fun experience.

I also want to go step on more crunchy leaves, since it's the season. I like crunchy leaves almost as much as crunchy ice in the winter.

Oh, there's also a pickle festival near where Kallen's from. I want to go there too. 😂 But that's not super mundane.

gemma was always shy but after her best friend moved away she became even more closed off. the only reason she goes to liz’s party is because her mom forced her to go, but turned out for the best because it causes her to meet her two new best friends, brynn and malcolm (which also causes her to meet peter, aka the future love of her life)