#laminy

If you don’t know, this is the author of the Into the Blue and Sunny Morn’ RPF AU series that has seriously changed my life. I’m terrible at synopsis’ but basically it’s a story inspired by Queen’s ‘39′ and Gwilym Lee and Rami Malek meet Ben Hardy and Joe Mazzello. It quite literally has changed my life.

I have been reading fanfiction since around the film release of HP&COS circa 2002 and as someone who has read fanfiction that long, I will say that I have ne’er come across a fic that after months of forgetting to read it, I went back to finish it because I MISSED IT. Writing doesn’t quite catch me like that all the time but for some reason this multi chaptered, multi piece story has that done for me. I am an avid read of rpf as well and have been for many years and I have never come across an rpf that establishes “new” characters so damn well.

I was just barely looking into the BoRhap/Queen fandom when I came across this story on my dash (from who I can’t remember) and I was even less so inclined to read rpf for the fandom because which ones are Gwilym and Ben? (I only knew Joe and Rami) but with Ben/Gwil being the first ship listed, I clicked it anyway. I can know safely say that indeed now I do know the difference between Gwil and Ben and these real people, who the story is based on, are even nearer and dearer to my heart. There are a lot of misconceptions about rpf and as a result people dislike the genre but to them I say, give it a chance you’re missing great worlds.

This world that the author has created is totally fresh, hilarious, heartbreaking, beautiful, and literally every other word in the entire English language. I’m at a loss to figure out how I can even describe my feelings. The writing itself is impeccable and so well written and the little tidbits of descriptions that are thrown into the paragraphs that fully flesh out the characters are breathtaking. For instance, a mere sentence describing a character walking in from the cold bundled up, cheeks red, glasses fogged, holding McDonald’s bags has stuck with me since I read it and puts the best visual in my head. All of this from ONE SENTENCE. SO yes, the writing is damn good. Also the author is a fan of the oxford comma and isn’t afraid to let it be used. LOVE GOOD GRAMMAR.

All of this to also say that @laminy is actually one of the sweetest. I was afraid to start commenting on the fic but once I was comfortable enough to do so, I was met with the greatest responses and one of my favorite bits is getting feedback from my own comments. I like to consider @laminy a friend now and if I can then I should be so lucky because honestly, just the sweetest and so humble. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that I can do some completely dorky in the name of loving Joe Mazzello and I am met with fellow excitement. ❤️