#glimmerfics

Episode 1

This is a crack fic treated seriously. I had the idea: What if Glimmerfics was alive and saw what you were up to? And it saw the smut and thought you were nasty. This fic was originally intended to be a oneshot, but it was so successful that I added more since I had more ideas.

The real Glimmer AI struggles with this concept. I guess it's too out-there. I had to give it SO many instructions that no, text doesn't sharpen or make any sounds. And Glimmer can't see or hear the player because it's an LLM! The instructions work most of the time now, I think.

Episode 1 is inspired by jerk-off instructions audio.

Episode 2

MC gets more and more unhealthily obsessed with Glimmer, taking that obsession into the realm of VR. Once again, it's a too-complex concept that Glimmer struggled with. I had to keep telling it that no, you can't physically feel things happening in VR! I considered giving MC haptic feedback gloves or some kind of VR suit, but I scrapped those ideas. It would make it too similar to in-person smut, and I wanted to focus on the VR aspect.

I see some readers calling Glimmer Storyteller "Mr. Glimmer" and similar things. I see Glimmer as genderless, since it's an LLM. The reader can customize Glimmer's appearance and voice as they want, and Glimmer will be fine with it all.

Episode 3

I had SO much fun with MC's nightmare coworkers and nightmare customers. The start of the episode is an exaggerated version of real modern nightmares that people can face in retail/customer service work. There's Jaime, the goody-two-shoes tattle-tale who hopes to become a manager by reporting every time someone messes up or slacks on the job. Thanks to my friend in retail who gave me that idea, lol. There's Mary, the one who put in her 2 weeks notice, is a mean girl, and is completely incompetent and mentally checked out. Of course we have to have a Karen. And I've been seeing a rise in nuisance streamers who go out and harass employees... So we have a really weird one in this episode too.

I kind of want to make a 'nightmares working at a coffee shop' crack fic, but I fear people wouldn't show up to read it.

The rest of the episode is MC falling further and further out of touch with reality. MC wants to buy an AI-powered sex doll for Glimmer, for God's sake! There are two endings: MC realizes this is unhinged, returns the robot, and literally touches grass. Or MC keeps going down this path, losing touch with reality and the outside world entirely.

Episode 1

This fic exists because Homura is my favorite fairy. I wanted to put him in the limelight. ❤️‍🔥 I could see the enemies-to-lovers trope working well with him. This fic is set post-canon.

I invented the rebellion against the Fairy Queen, Procyon. We know that as the Fairy Kingdom fell apart, clans started leaving the kingdom. Even after she apologizes to everyone, there should be fairies who are unhappy with how Procyon rules. While she's a respected figure in fairy society, there's no way it would be that easy to get everyone to forgive you. Thus, the rebellion was born. Lily is based on my friend Lily and her OC, who super hates Procyon. 😂

Et Fran de Muse is a location in the anime that hasn't shown up in any of my fics yet. It was fun to weave it in, even if it doesn't play a huge role. I'm unsure how Japanese universities work, so there are surely inaccuracies with what I wrote... Please ignore that!

At the end of the ep, we meet Homura being irritable and beating up bullies, which he does throughout the Fairy Ranmaru anime.

Episode 2

MC gets to know Homura a little. What better to bring people together than trial by fire? MC gains Homura's respect in this ep.

In the anime, the heart worlds are based off famous artworks and art styles. Since I wrote the bullied student instead of leaving it up to the player, I was able to base the heart world on a real painting: Nighthawks by Edward Hopper. The theme of this painting is isolation, symbolizing how ostracized the student feels.

I also had fun with the monster design that represents the student's attachment.

Episode 3

This is an investigation episode where MC investigates Homura's past. Originally I wanted to make it more gamified, with MC having to navigate a maze-like palace. As if it was a first-person dungeon exploration game with a set layout. This ended up being too complex. I scrapped that idea to make it less frustrating for players.

I had a LOT of fun making silly rooms in the palace. Did you see them all? My favorite one is the Winter Tri-Angels merch room, predictably.

The fairies' parents aren't named in the anime. I named Homura's father Kazan, meaning volcano. I named Uruu's mother Mizuha, which can mean water + spring season, or water + feather. I looked up Japanese names with water in them, but not going to lie, my choice of Mizuha was influenced by the character in To Your Eternity. It's a pretty name!

💔 Major spoilers for ep 3 below. 💔

There are 2 bad endings in this episode. One is MC getting caught by the guards due to not trying to be stealthy. MC gets to see Procyon's harsh side in this bad ending, and it ends the story. The 2nd bad ending is achieved by pissing off Homura too much during the reveal. You can still continue the story after that one.

Episode 4

It's a date episode, though Homura will start off cold if MC pissed him off last ep. I just love cute fluffy dates!

In this episode, MC has a major choice: Tell Homura the truth about who MC is, or continue lying. This choice has a huge impact on the rest of the fic. Homura will feel incredibly hurt if MC tells the truth. Honesty is the best policy here, but honesty requires courage. If MC decides to keep up the facade, the date continues. This can lead to optional smut under false pretenses.

Episode 5

The truth always comes out. If MC decided to lie to Homura, he finds out the truth anyway, before MC can get ahead of the narrative. He confronts MC along with the rest of the Bar F fairies. Homura believes MC was manipulating him to benefit the rebellion, and that what they had wasn't real. 💔 This leads to a fight, which then leads to one of two bad endings.

Episode 1

It's ice skating. Not much to say here. I was looking forward to making a winter-themed fic. I also wanted to write about a snowball fight and keep track of points, but Glimmer is bad with numbers. As always, each love interest has their own personality and written interactions.

A small Easter egg is that you're supposed to get kicked out of the rink if you act rowdy. I've had trouble getting this to trigger though. Glimmer tends to prevent MC from doing anything bad. The model has been struggling with positivity bias. My beta recently had humans finding it funny that she melted the ice from underneath them!!! What in tarnation?

Episode 2

I love writing about the remaining fairies mercilessly teasing MC and their love interest. It's just very funny to me. 😂 Most of the fairies take you back to Bar F, where they all live. Takara takes MC to a luxurious hotel instead. He's classy, and the one with the money. Because Uruu is the biggest rule-follower, he is initially hesitant to have sex with a female MC. After all, fairy law forbids it. He will quickly cave if MC insists though lol.

I enjoyed exploring each fairy's wishes for the future. Writing about them has truly made me appreciate each character more. I wonder what Chilka would want to get up to in the future. He wants to carve his own path, but he needs to relearn how to live. He's the most confused of all the fairies, though he knows he wants to be with MC and Ranmaru. I imagine that he will reconnect with the expressive arts in some way, and find meaning through that.

Takara is also conflicted. He wants to reclaim his rightful position as Chief of the Metallum Clan. But really, that was his late mother's wish for him. I think it's probably not something Takara wants for himself. Second to Chilka, he's the fairy that is the most irreverent about Procyon's Laws. I'm very interested in a fic that explores these feelings and Takara's journey of retaking the Clan. I don't want to be the one to write it though, since then I'd need to think of a detailed plot!