#vriddy

ok since this asked twice I’m going to put it together in one post @vriddy​ @my-head-is-underwater​ :D

This fic is going to be set in the Todoroki In-Laws verse, which is set ~10 yrs after the PLF War arc (and canon-compliant up until that point). Basically in this verse Hawks has lost his wings and by the time the fic begins he’s long come to terms with it and settled into a civilian life as a firefighter.

But then one day when he gets called to help with a library that got caught on fire from a villain attack, he runs into a very familiar librarian who just so happens to be one Todoroki Touya. Needless to say things are awkward due to their past, but things do get better.

yessssss these were just some snippets i wrote for the discord and thought about turning into a real fic at some point. basically what is says on the tin, dabi gives his lil bro a piercing 🙃

”You don’t have to tell me anything, okay? I know what I’m doing. Did it to myself years ago, so just relax.”

”Last I checked, though, you weren’t a doctor,” Natsuo frowns. “So maybe you should listen to what I’m saying for once and -”

”Last, I checked,” Dabi interrupts, pulling the cannula needle out of its packaging with a firm rip. The transparent wrapper is discarded to the floor, along with the box of plastic gloves and bottles of antiseptic that they grabbed from Natsuo’s makeshift office before setting up camp here, in the cramped little bathroom of the hideout. ”You’re not a real doctor, either. Underground medics don’t have licenses, as far as I know. Besides, it doesn’t even hurt.”

Natsuo mutters something that could almost pass for doesn’t mean anything, coming from you, and Dabi brandishes the cannula as if it were one of Toga’s knives, ready to strike.

💖 What do you like most about your own writing?

Oof just go straight for like the hardest question on there lmao. I guess, after walking away from a fic and coming back a few weeks after posting, I tend to really like things like characterization and imagery. For the first, I try to keep everyone properly in character, despite the fact that I'm typically writing AUs. At that point I kind of have to ask myself, what different experiences has this character gone this in this universe than from canon, and how would that change them? Rather than just writing the canon characterization regardless of the AU or situation. And I always hate everything about a fic during the editing/posting process, but it's usually something I'm proud of looking back. And then I have a hard time with imagery, because I hate unnecessarily flowery language with like, a burning passion. If your language isn't adding something to the story, I've always been of the opinion it doesn't need to be there. So it's a rule I try to stick to myself - anything overly descriptive of using figurative language in my fics is something carefully crafted to add to my story, rather than just being there to be there.

📊 Current number of WIPs

I think this depends a bit on what you class as a WIP? In terms of partially-written things I plan on finishing, only two. The Collaring Scene, which has about 6k and I'm hoping to post by the end of the month, I know you're not the only one waiting for it lol, and something in a document currently titled 'rooftop smoke' which is ShigaDabi(Hawks kinda) ABO with joined-the-League-for-real!Hawks.

There are... a lot more I don't think I'll get around to finishing but do have pieces written for. Like a villain!Izuku ABO AU that turned into a roleplay between myself and Birdy instead, and a bunch of stuff for previous fandoms, mostly FFVII (gen fic that focused on the timeline established in the end of the remake and follows Zack and Cloud) and Kylux. So many unfinished Kylux WIPs.

📚 Do you read your own fic?

👖 Are you a planner, plantser, or pantser? Is it consistent? Vri, I’m gonna be real with you, idk what this means fully, but based on vibes I’ll go with plantser! I usually have an idea of where things are going, and I try to stick to that, but I often just go with the flow in the vague direction of where I planned. I’m pretty consistent in not having a full plan, which is not always to my benefit but hey, that’s the fun of writing! :P

🧠 What’s an idea you have that you can’t quite call a WIP yet? Answered here!

📊 Current number of WIPS UHHHHHHH *quickly goes to try to count* I think 19? Not all are fleshed out, I’m actively working on 5 or so at the moment, but *sweats* there’s a lot of them and they don’t stop coming!

Thank you for the ask Vri! I don’t think the numbers changed for me, but I gotchu :P

For this ask game

1. What was the first fandom and/or pairing that you wrote fic for?

Oh you’re really getting me to dig into my fanfiction dot net days, huh? My very first fic was a Harry Potter Harry and Ginny song fic that I published in 2012! I am lowkey cringing about it but looking back at my old account is kinda funny and heartwarming. My fanfic writing origin story was set to a Paramore song!

7. Which part of writing do you struggle with most?

I have a very hard time with introspection. I lean almost too heavily on the “show, don’t tell” advice you hear sometimes and end up almost never exploring thoughts or motivations on my first draft, instead going for dialogue instead. As I work through things/edit them, I have to force myself to sit down and navigate the inner workings of my characters. It’s a fun challenge to work out what they’re thinking and then figure out a way to describe that to a reader. Bed I made was a real challenge for me because of this, but it gave me some great practice in getting into Keigo and Touya’s heads!

11. If you could only write angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your life, which would it be?

5. what is your favorite overused trope?