awww hi eden!! thank you for this, this is so sweet. I’d love to hear about what you’re looking forward to as well!!

today I’m traveling to a campground to spend the weekend at a big family reunion. I’m gonna get to see my beloved cousin and meet her new baby and be in nature. since i’ve been struggling with depression so much lately this feels like it’s gonna be such a nice change of pace/scenery and I can’t wait to touch grass.

Hello Eden, I'm well, but I cannot cope with the heat. Will be stocking up on ice lollies and bringing my wee fan everywhere. Thank you for sending me so many. I'm excited to answer all of these.

5. Where do you get your title inspiration from?

Mostly poetry and music. I have a big doc of all the poetry I've enjoyed, their titles and authors. I also annotate poetry by hand just to keep the skill of analysing something so often I'll pull titles from there. I listen to a lot of music, so if a song title is short enough that it sounds nice as a fic title, it's an easy pick. Like Mondays is from the Ethel Cain song, and the fic has some elements picked out from the lyrics. The general energy of the fic.

For Ouroboros, I didn't title it till the very last minute. But I was playing the game Broken Sword, and that has the symbol, and I thought it fit nicely with the themes of the fic, and also, there was that snake motif. The high honour ending for it is titled Samsara, which is the Hindu concept of the cycle of life (but I won't spoil that lol).

12. Have you ever made a moodboard for a fic? (Do you want to share it?)

Sorry, the screenshots are an eyesore because everything is super disorganised on my Pinterest, but here are two moodboards for some upcoming fics. The first is my post-canon Arthur x Kelpie Reader fic that will hopefully be a large one-shot or mini-series after Ouroboros. It'll play with the more supernatural elements of RDR2. It's all outlined so far, I just need to finish Ouroboros lol. The next is Mondays! This should be out very soon and be 2 parts of a Modern AU Charles x Reader. Reader and Charles work at a bar and begin a low-commitment fwb relationship.

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 ask game.

1. what’s your favorite part of the map .ᐣ what town do you like the most, where do you spend most of your time .ᐣ what do you enjoy about the scenery .ᐣ

The lavender and wildflower fields in Big Valley and Grizzlies East totally have my heart. They're peaceful, idyllic pockets of landscape for Arthur to take a clean breath between the violence and chaos that typifies his life otherwise.

I think Strawberry is probably my favorite town to take Arthur for some r&r. it's such a pretty area and a prime place to rest when I'm grinding for pelts. I'm amused by the idea of Arthur being amused by city folk going "glam-ping" there and it still somehow being too rustic an experience for them.

And of course, I love that you can find my girl Elsie Rose's cigarette card in the hotel upstairs 😊

12. do you have a favorite dish to feed arthur .ᐣ do you feed and bathe him regularly .ᐣ does he maintain his weight .ᐣ do you visit the saloons and order food or do you eat whatever is available in your satchel .ᐣ do you stop at the campfires to cook, do you use herbs .ᐣ

I make maintaining that boah's weight a full time job!! I admit the very first time I played through the game I had no idea that was a thing and had my poor, skinny Arthur running all over the map in a severe calorie deficit 😭 I like leaning into the realism of what choices I think Arthur would make during the day; a cigarette first thing in the morning with a cup of coffee; eating breakfast on the road from something in his satchel; meals in saloons if I'm passing through town, but otherwise it's fire-roasted game (herbs pending); if he's at camp, knocking back a bowl of Pearson's stew before having a drink around the fire and putting him to bed.

14. which side character do you think is undervalued and not as appreciated .ᐣ what do you think is something about them that gets overlooked .ᐣ

I adore Tilly and I wish we could have enjoyed more missions with her - or that the missions we do have with her, she could have had more to do. There's the one with Bill where she tells him all about himself, which I enjoy, but that's about all she can do before he and Arthur literally leave her in the dust to chase after the runaway carriage. And of course there's the time where Arthur and Grimshaw team up to rescue her, but even though she has moments of empowerment and we're given a bit more of her backstory, I feel like Grimshaw's emotional reaction becomes the centerpiece of that story which is...a choice! (Like we're meant to be endeared by Grimshaw, who we hear verbally abusing Tilly and the girls on the daily, because she's Actually Super Caring and Protective of Them, and all it took was a mission where the only Black girl in camp gets kidnapped, tied up, and beaten for it to reveal itself).

thank you for the tag @morganscampfire, you've made me think of tattie scones so I'm getting one for breakfast tomorrow.

last song: Dust Bowl-Ethel Cain

currently watching: Just started Vagabond (The Kdrama) and I'm rewatching the Good Place.

currently reading: A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang and Mother Mary Comes To Me by Arundhati Roy

currently obsessed with: RDR2 and starting to get back into Game of Thrones.

currently working on: Modern AU Charles Smith fic titled Mondays (Like the Ethel Cain song!), Final acts of Ouroboros (will break my heart to finish this fic) and a follow-up part to touch tank where Arthur breaks his arm.

Hello my lovely Eden. I’m trying to get better about it too, I’m quite shy but I love talking to everyone and engaging.

I’m hoping get started on my tattoo sleeve soon and I want to pursue a degree in the near future. I think I’m excited about both? A little scared too but mostly excited.

Short term, I’m excited about the next couple of fics I hope to put out in the next few months. My modern Charles fic and a tiny drabble for I miss the sun, as well as the next chapters of Ouroboros. I’m planning a Lady Chatterley inspired AU for Arthur but that’s still in the early days.

Oh and I’m excited to play The Wolf Among Us tonight, I’ve started another play though and forgot how lovely the art style is.

I would love to hear from you about what you are looking forward to xx