fic writer's ask meme: 6, 10, and/or 18, please?
I had my answers to this like 75% written out last night, then my computer was dying so I plugged it in and got distracted by other things, then just now when I reopened it tumblr crashed. So boo.
6. fic youād recommend to someone new in the fandom?
This is going to be an unexpected choice, I know - most of the zimbits fics that came to mind are in the top like 3 pages of fics when you sort by kudos, and most people read those fics first anyhow, so it seemed silly to mention any of them.
So instead, I went with a *gasp* Kent-centric fic (with only background zimbits) - Scar Tissue (That I Wish You Saw) by sysrae, which could also have been one for the other question about making you see a character differently. I mean, Iām still not reallyĀ giving canon Kent the benefit of the doubt until we see more of his story for real, but this fic gives him a believable and messed-up backstory and a chance to heal. And a really hot and awesome boyfriend (yes, itās text, but heās described as a cross between Diego Luna and Daveed Diggs, I mean, really).
The only reason I even read it is because sysrae was one of my favorite destiel authors, and is one of those rare fic writers that I trust with almost anything, even topics I normally steer clear of.
18.Ā a detail youāre really proud of putting in one of your fics
OMG, this is hard because I spend so much time researching stupid little details that no one cares about. But then Iām like ha, I totally nailed that tiny random factoid even if nobody ever notices. In general, Iām especially a stickler for geographic accuracy - Iām constantly staring at maps of wherever my fic is set, and often find real restaurants, etc for them to go to.
In The Breath Before the Phrase I got to go a little crazy with that, because Iām from Kansas City and have spent several years living in Chicago. Casās apartment is literally in the building across the street from my sisterās old house (this is never specified in that level of detail, but I knowĀ that it is and thatās enough), and anywhere that I have him walk to, for example, is walkable from there. And the path he and Dean take when wandering around their first night together in Chicago is also real. All locations are real, real, real. So I guess that, IDK.