#oftincturedwords

The Memory of You, like nemo, is an older fic of mine and one I adore very much. It's about Noctis and Ardyn getting de-aged by a daemon's spell into their 7 and 10 year old selves, and they have to adventure across the country together as kids, from Cleigne all the way to Hammerhead, to reunite with Noctis's friends so that they can help them turn back into adults. The first 3 chapters have already been posted to AO3 here.

It's basically an enemies-to-friends adventure fic, with Ardyn redemption and big canon divergence. Fluffy cute times and angsty hurt times ensue. It's a long, dangerous journey across the country for two adults stuck in their kid bodies. And on the way they not only learn to cooperate but they learn more about each other. Noctis learns that there's more to Ardyn than just his annoying attitude, and Ardyn sees that Noctis isn't just the instrument of his own vengeance.

Noctis feels guilty about the whole thing because getting turned into kids is basically all his fault and so he wants to help Ardyn return to his adult body, and obviously Ardyn needs Noctis alive and as an adult again to exact his revenge, so of course they're both going to try and protect each other along the way. But then looking out for each other turns out to be a bit of a tricky thing because that leads to caring what happens to each other, that leads to worrying about each other.

And I've really come to love the title for this fic because it just fits so well. Ardyn, while he's in his child form, isn't under the influence of the starscourge. So there's less of a madness to him, it's harder to lose himself in the anger and the hatred without the scourge adding fuel to the fire. Of course, as they start to bond through their adventure, Ardyn has to keep reminding himself why he shouldn't care about Noctis, this doppelganger of his little brother. He has to remember that Somnus betrayed him, he has to remember that the gods and the people "betrayed" him, he has to remember that Aera "betrayed" him--but then he also has to remember why those were betrayals in the first place.

It's a mixture of angst and fluffiness, and I love this fic very very much! Pity it ALSO likes to fight with me AHHHHHHH.

Also, I have to shout out this cover of Somnus by Celestial Aeon Project because it's gorgeous and inspires me so much for this fic and it inspired a major scene and I get goose bumps every time and now Somnus's theme recurring through my fic's playlist is super important lol.

Also here's a little snippet (first drafty writing):

4. Do you outline before you start writing? If so, how far do you stray from that outline?

I do not outline, even though I maybe should. I just not really that organized. I usually have a few scenes or plot points I want to hit in my head and then start writing and see what happens. Sometimes things happen the way I expect, sometimes they don’t.

5. What is the perfect environment for you to write in?

I get most of my writing done on my couch using my lap desk, usually with music playing in the background. 

12. Is there a trope you haven’t written yet but really want to?

I would love to write a time travel fix-it, I love time travel fix-its, and it’s a shame I haven’t written one yet.

30. Tell us an idea for a longfic you want to write in the future.

Since I mentioned time travel fix-its, here’s an idea I had for a time travel fix-it. After the events of the movie, Nyx wakes up on the day Galahd is attacked. He remembers enough of the attack to get his mother and sister out of danger, but the islands are still evacuated. He gets to Insomnia with his family, and runs into Drautos. He does his level best to kill him, to the confusion of everyone around him. 

Instead of fighting back, Drautos drags Nyx off into a quiet place and explains to Nyx that he remembers the future, too, but dying like that made him rethink his life choices, and he’s not working for the Niffs anymore. Nyx doesn’t trust him, but he’s also calmed down enough to realize as a twenty year old refugee, even if he had the skill to actually kill Drautos at this point, with no magic and none of muscle memory from glaive training, he would just end up in jail or worse, which would leave his family in dire straights.

1. The madripoor bar fight scene 👀

2. The flashback scene in tws when he says 'I'm with you til the end of the line' to small Steve

3. When he rips the steering wheel out of the car while Sam's driving

4. Bucky's general confusion during the entire airport fight scene in civil war

5. 40's Bucky at the expo in the first cap movie 💕

fiddler:

song i wish was longer: far from the home i love

song i wish was shorter: none every song in this show is beautiful

the one song i always skip: uhhhhh maybe leaving anatevka?? unless i’m in a sad mood then i will BUT

song i sing the best: miracle of miracles

song i still don’t know all the words to: AGAIN PLEASE i know this show my heart

song that honestly deserves an award or five: sunrise, sunset

song that’s terrible but i still love: now i have everything

song that’s really good but i hate: ??????

song i think could change the world: tradition or matchmaker

song i wish i’d written: to life

into the woods:

song i wish was longer: on the steps of the palace 

song i wish was shorter: the prologue good god

the one song i always skip: so happy

song i sing the best: any moment / moments in the woods

song i still don’t know all the words to: uhhh probably a lot of them i don’t listen to it often tbh

song that honestly deserves an award or five: last midnight

song that’s terrible but i still love: agony

song that’s really good but i hate: stay with me

song i think could change the world: children will listen

song i wish i’d written: giants in the sky

newsies:

song i wish was longer: brookyn’s here

song i wish was shorter: uhhh none thank u i stan this show till i die

the one song i always skip: i rlly don’t think there’s a song is skip i’m ride or die all the way

song i sing the best: something to believe in

song i still don’t know all the words to: PLEASE

song that honestly deserves an award or five: once and for all

song that’s terrible but i still love: the bottom line

song that’s really good but i hate: ???????????

song i think could change the world: the world will know

song i wish i’d written: king of new york

hamilton:

song i wish was longer: guns and ships

song i wish was shorter: one last time

the one song i always skip: schuyler defeated

song i sing the best: burn

song i still don’t know all the words to: ??????

song that honestly deserves an award or five: the room where it happens

song that’s terrible but i still love: i know him

song that’s really good but i hate: take a break

song i think could change the world: history has its eyes on you

song i wish i’d written: wait for it

thank you!!! the only one i rlly didn’t know well enough to do this for as singin’ in the rain :”)

Thank you for the ask!

Despite me naming it recovery, it's actually a fluffy fic inspired by watching too many Hallmark movies with my mom.

Regis makes Cor take a vacation to relax, and Cor ends up in Galahd, where he meets surf instructor Nyx. They bond and fall in love, of course.

If you've seen the wombywoo art of Nyx and Cor with surf boards, that's from this fic, which I will finish at some point.

A snippet:

Regis sighed and sat down next to Cor on the bed. “Cor, you need to take it easy. I don’t care what the papers say, you’re not actually immortal. You collapsed. Let the doctors care for you.”

“It’s fine. I’m fine.” Cor frowned and crossed his arms. “You’re not fine. You scared us. You need to start taking better care of yourself. No more long nights, understand?” Regis glared at Cor. 

Cor glared back, before sighing and uncrossing his arms. “There’s just so much to do.”

“Delegate. I’m putting you on a month’s leave.” Regis was still glaring.

“What!? You can’t!” Cor shifted and grabbed Regis’ arm.

2 Anything that you'd like to write but feel like you're unable to?

I guess I would say love scenes. I really would like to try and write something more than kissing, but I have enough trouble writing kissing scenes. Description continues to be a struggle for me, and sex scenes are mostly description. Maybe one day.

7 Your favourite ao3 tag.

Oh, this is a tough one! If you talking tag in general, I would say Nyx Ulric. XD But if we’re excluding character tags, I would say angst with a happy ending or hurt/comfort.

9 Thoughts on cliffhangers.

As a reader they make me want to reach through the screen and shake the author for more words. As a writer, they can be hella fun. XD Tbh, when done well, stopping at a point where the action has a natural break, instead of randomly in the middle, they can be a great way to raise tension for the story.

10 Top three favourite fic tropes.

Oh, another hard one! It’s so hard to choose, so random ones that come to mind: mutual pining, fix its, amnesia. 

29 What's the hardest thing about writing?

Is it cliche to say everything? XD I struggle with description, always have. I’m much more comfortable writing dialogue. But I would have to say the hardest thing about writing in general is staying motivated to write, remembering why you enjoy it even in the midst of the characters not cooperating and real life getting in the way. It’s easy to get discouraged, and it’s important to remember to write for yourself and not let other’s opinions(or lack thereof) stop you from getting the words out.

Ok, so I'm going on a six hour road trip with Crowe, because I think she'd have a lot of fun things to say about all the places we'd drive through. Plus, I think she'd have a killer singing voice.

I'd sit next to Pelna for a six hour plane ride, because I think he'd be good at staying calm and keeping everyone else calm, even if there was turbulence.

And I sit across from Nyx on a six hour train ride, because who wouldn't want to look at Nyx for six hours? XD