#tmd asks

9: Were there any alternate versions of this fic?

Ahhh I don’t really think so! I mean it’s shifted a little as I wrote it and the trilogy definitely wasn’t planned but Ariana has been on the same path since I really started mapping it out! Although I do have a vague memory of her original origin story of having her parents murdered by werewolves but that changed pretty quickly :)

12: What do you like least about this fic?

Ooooh that’s a hard question for my baby! I love a lot of things so picking the least fave is tricky but I do wish I’d found a way to keep Violet and Garrett around longer because I hated killing them off so soon even though it was important for Ariana’s arc. They were so fun and I would have loved to have them witnessing Ariana’s powers but alas they had to go! 

Take Me Down (separating the two dotn fics because i can #urwelcome)

2: What scene did you first put down?It was actually the prologue! I wrote the prologue and the first chapter pretty much all in one big hit as far as I can remember :)

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?“Careful Ariana. I saw the way you looked at me, ready to kill. Jennifer Blake had the same look in her eyes.”  Peter gave Ariana a knowing look as he suddenly stumbled up beside her, a sly smirk slipping up his lips as he stepped closer, ignoring the young hunter attempting to push him forwards. “It’s only a matter of time until everyone else sees that darkness inside you too.” 

Okay so that was a mini paragraph but Peter’s dialogue was written ages before that chapter was published and I love all that it foreshadows for what is to come ;)

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?I feel like this was my best fic so far tbh haha. Ariana is not your typical protagonist since she literally tried to kill Scott and the main pack so it was a bit of a challenge to find ways to keep her likeable for the readers! And it’s special because it was the fic that really got me back into writing and Ariana is one of my favourite characters that I’ve created so she’s very special to me :)

Fight For You

2: What scene did you first put down?The first scene I wrote for FFY was actually Hayden and Ariana meeting which is still yet to be posted haha. I wrote their first interaction before I’d even finished writing TMD and now it’s sitting waiting to be slotted into a chapter but it’s coming real soon and it’s great :P

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?“You were so busy saving the town that you forgot to save me.” 

(that’s a future s p o i l e r ur welcome but i’ll let you speculate on who says it)

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?This is the first time I’ve tackled a sequel so it’s been fun/challenging finding ways to keep it as engaging as the first book haha. But it’s fun being able to delve into more of my OCs now that the readers know them, as well as being able to expand the world a bit and go into more details about the Donas which involves a lot of my own created mythology :)

Beast

2: What scene did you first put down?The first thing was the meeting scene between Malia and Charlotte! I originally wrote it from Malia’s perspective before I shifted the whole fic to be from Charlotte’s pov but yeah that was the first scene with Malia accidentally finding Charlotte and deciding to help her :)

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?"I just want to survive."

Because I feel like that just sums Charlotte up to a T. Everything she does it to survive and to ensure she can keep surviving for as long as possible.6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?Charlotte was my first teen wolf oc fic which means it will always be special to me! But also Charlotte is another problematic character with a lot of flaws which has been fun to explore. I think this fic is different because Charlotte is holding in a lot of secrets from the readers and Scott’s pack so it’s a challenge working out when to reveal it all. I’m all about my plot twists! But it’s particularly different too because Charlotte has been a wolf for so long so her lack of social skills is always on my mind when writing her!

Trigger

2: What scene did you first put down?Surprise surprise it was the prologue haha. As much as I write out of order, I tend to write the beginning in order at least and then all hell breaks loose :P

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?Jughead offered a lazy grin towards her. “If they’re the Golden Duo what does that make us?”“The Black Sheep? Dark horses? Riverdale’s Hot Messes? Shit, I don’t know. We’re definitely not golden though,” Madison quipped.

I don’t know why but I always loved this little interaction between Jughead and Mads because I feel like it sums them up quite well and as soon as I wrote it I knew I had to have more interactions between them. It also sets up some seeds for the future of Bughead and Marchie too ;)

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?Well it’s my only Riverdale fic and I feel like Madison is one of the most sassy of my characters. She’s dealing with a lot of repressed PTSD which has been interesting to research but despite the dark content I also find Trigger to be one of the lighter fics to write and it all flows very easily :)

Old Faces Same Places

2: What scene did you first put down?The first thing I wrote in the rewrite was Nicola arriving at the Salvatore Mansion and meeting Elena because it was almost unchanged from the original fic and all I had to do was improve the flow of the scene. It still remains one of my favourite moments haha. 

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?”We had a deal,” Klaus hissed, his grip tightening on Nicola’s arm. 

Nicola gazed back at him, her face unchanging. ”I’ve been around for a few centuries so I’ve made a lot of deals. You’ll need to be more specific.”

He was standing at the edge of the Nemeton, the tall trees of the Beacon Hills woods surrounding him and almost blocking out the large flock of birds circling high above him.

Random thought: How does Liam know where she lives? I thought no one knows where the Orphans live but them and Lucas.