#interview?

Thanks for the tag @ferociouspompom​ (please do not regret knowing me after this!)

Favourite colour: Pink <3

Last Song I Listened To: Mere Dholna (Bhool Bhulaiyaa, 2007)

Favourite Musicians

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Mohit Chauhan, A R Rahman, Swananad Kirkire, Amit Trivedi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Jasleen Kaur, Adnan Sami, Shreya Ghoshal, Sona Mahapatra, Shilpa Rao.

Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, John Legend, The Weekend, Beatles, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Coldplay.

Favourite Songs

I’m warning you this is quite a list and dare no one judge me! ‘:)

Passionate ones: The entire album of Fitoor, Jadu Hai Nasha Hai, Aur Ho, Nayan Tarse, Aao Na, Mohabbat Ho Na Jaaye, The entire album of Laila Majnu, Tera Chehra, Ab Na Jaa, Zara Zara

All time: Dil Se, Sajna Aa Bhi Jaa, Euphoria band’s music, Chinnamma Chilakkamma, Ghungroo, Namak, Soja Zara, Tanha Dil, BIBA, Maula Mere Maula, Ei Tumi Kamon Tumi

The-ones-I-secretly-love: Jiya Tu, O Womaniya, Rinkiya ke Papa, Tunak Tunak Tun, Bolo Tara Rara, Lollipop Lagelu, Golimaar

Western: Sucker, Shallow, Love Me Now, every Michael Jackson song, Nancy Mulligan, Fireflies

Last Film I Watched:

Hindi: Good Newwz

English: Little Women

Bengali: Jaatishwar

Last Show I Watched:

Hindi (TV): Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?

Hindi (Web): Panchayat

English/American: The Office (American)

Favourite OC:

Literary - Elizabeth Bennet/ Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice - no excuse, ever, to not read this. Every romance has germinated from the mind of Austen!) & Feluda (The Adventures of Feluda by Satyajit Ray - THIS GOT ME TO WRITING OK!)

Comic - Tintin (Hergé. Yes, I have all the collection of every Tintin comic made. Blistering blue barnacles - this has my entire childhood & adulthood ok). 

Hindi TV - Maya Sarabhai (Sarabhai V/S Sarabhai - you HAVE to watch this, I implore you)

English TV - Mr Bean (Mr Bean - my life)

Hindi Film - Amrita (Thappad - this film captures the strength of the subtle!)

English Film - Kylo Ren/Ben Solo (Star Wars. I maybe biased to Adam Driver for his phenomenal acting skills and *cough* looks. But, it’s been a LONG time since we had a ‘villain’ with so many complexities, layers and humanity and Driver seems to have mastered the arch of vulnerability and strength. Why didn’t the writers give him more???) 

Sweet, Savoury or Spicy: 

Savoury. 

As much as I love sweets...  it’s best measured and treasured. And as much as I love spicy, I’m having a mucus waterfall and red eyes after one normally spiced Korean ramen packet... *my sad life*

Sparkling water, tea or coffee: Why is there no milk or juice? This baby doesn’t have Chai until she’s sick nor coffee until she has to be up all night for an exam.

And let’s not talk about the blasphemy done to water. 

“Sparkling water was invented by the devil to steal your soul” - @ferociouspompom​, 2020

Masala chai with lots of milk and sugar (my cheat drink in winters). 

Pets: 

I had lots of fish - one big one stayed with me for 12 years! He was born when I was so letting go was hard. Though we never named him... 

Right now I’m just playing with the pets of my landlady and they are adorable and my life! (Three cats, one is called Georgie and he’s a little food monster).

If you have survived this long post, thank you and salute to your patience! I hope I haven’t weirded you out enough. 

Tagging: @m0hinii​, @zapphireblr​, @disneyprincessashley​, @paobhaji, @legendarydoodlefanmixclam @ansfans @shaonharryandpannisim

I was tagged by the amazing @seenashwrite (really, I’m honored), to do this interview thingy. Tags are at the bottom.

1. What inspires your work most? (The show it is based on, the actor who portrays a certain character, maybe the character itself? It could even be an experience.)

The character, I think? I mean, I love writing about Dean because he’s just so multi-layered and has such emotional depth so it’s fun to see what I can do with that. Mostly though, I get inspiration out of songs, books, movies and challenge prompts. Usually, I pick a prompt I like and let it tell me the story. 

2. What is your favorite fandom to write for?

Supernatural. Because of Dean Winchester, no doubt. Even if I do write for another fandom, Dean’s always there in a cross-over of sorts.

3. Which perspective do you prefer writing in? (First-person, second-person, third-person)

Third. From Dean’s POV (though I do blend his voice with mine sometimes). I do write in second person, too, but mostly, because I like to shake up things every once and a while (which is also why some of my stories are written in past tense, and some others present).

4. Do you prefer writing reader fics or OCs?

All of my fics are reader inserts, but I do try to add some distinguishing characteristics every now and then to make things more interesting. I have written three novels and many sort stories beyond the Supernatural verse, so, I love writing OCs, but just don’t include many of them in fanfiction. Does that make sense?

5. Do you prefer writing longer works or one shots?

Well. I have one shots that are long (The Promise and Cross My Heart are both 7K long) and these are my favorite to write, because I get to develop the characters more, build the story more, add more layers etc. And. I can’t write a series to save my life. It takes continuity and with the amount of challenges I’m a part of, I don’t have time to focus on a multipart series, though I would like to, at some point.

6. Do you take requests?

No. Again, mostly because I don’t have time due to all the challenge fics I write.

7. Do you enjoy getting random Asks?

YES. 

8. What inspires the names for OCs (or extra character names) in your works? Do you pick them from real life or just select them at random? A mix?

It depends. Sometimes, I know how I’m going to name someone because, in my mind, they’re related to characters from other stories (like Marty from Somewhere Only We Know for instance). Other times, I name them after friends or look up meanings of names (like demon Doyle in Since I’ve Been Loving You). Or I ask my friends for advice ( @trexrambling actually named Sam’s daughter for me in my new Christmas AU).

9. If your story(ies) have OCs, are their appearances based on real people or celebrities? If so, who?

Both. In Cross My Heart, Benny’s girlfriend, Emily was named after my twin (and that led to her companion series Living The Dream). In The Promise, part two, Sam was actually named after Sam Claflin (because I love him and had just watched Their Finest). In Somewhere Only We Know, Marty is based off Marty Deeks from NCIS:LA because he’s my baby (even if I killed him).

10. How long have you been writing fanfiction?

Ugh, so many years. I first started about six years ago when I wrote some fanfiction on Nick Jonas (not my finest moment, you guys). And then, I actually wrote a cross-over of One Tree Hill and Supernatural, where Dean was just an ordinary man and my OFC was a sister of the Scott brothers. And then. I wrote a cross-over of Supernatural, One Tree Hill and Chicago Fire where my OFC is Dean’s girlfriend, Nathan’s and Lucas’ sister and Matt’s best friend. After that, I started writing for Supernatural solely, wrote a few absolutely awful fics, wrote a long ass novel based on Love, Rosie and after all of that was done, I started this blog.