#wildwren

Pairing: Isabel Conklin/Conrad Fisher

Rating: T

Chapter (s): 1/2

Summary: The first thing Connie Fisher does after finding out her mom is dying is cut her hair.

favorite headcanons about john and/or tuck and/or their backstories? bonus question: most likely hollanov scene for johntuck to recreate hehehe. :DD

HAPPY NEW YEAR ILY let’s pretend I answered this ask sooner lol. 

So I obviously have a lot of feelings about Tuck and the church, but I've been thinking his father may have actually sent him away following the death of his mother. We know Tuck was pretty young, and probably has very few memories of either parent. I think the idea that his father wanted him to be a priest may be a lie he’s told himself for most of his life. We know he longs for family and community, and the idea that his own remaining family abandoned him for pragmatic reasons instead of spiritual devotion would have left a deep psychological wound. Which is a thing I’m normal about!!!!!

John, on the other hand, has vivid memories of both his parents. Obviously the ones of his dad are traumatic, but I like to think his mom was alive through his mid teen years. He apprenticed with a blacksmith (carrying on the Nailer legacy, which as you know I’ve headcanoned as his mother’s family name, since I don’t think he’d continue using it if it was his father’s) to help support her. After she dies, he ventures into London for the first time. He's not interested in staying in one place for too long, which is why he finds short-term work where he can and doesn't let himself get tied down...until he meets Rob & Co. And I have some ideas about what he does between his first visit to London and the events of the show that I will be writing about in a new fic series hehe.

here you go! https://archiveofourown.org/works/38728119

1. Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi-chaptered fics?

one-shots. i like a little self-contained adventure, it must be said.

2. Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

a little of both? my brain definitely works faster than i write, so i'll eventually start taking down notes for what's to come. i don't believe i've ever known the ending to a fic before starting to write, though, i'm very much a 'let the story take me where it wishes' kind of gal.

3. Describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic

step one: get an idea that inspires me

step two: pick a title and set up the google doc

step three: write the first couple paragraphs and feel very pleased with myself

step four: hit wall

step five: write anyway

step six: hit new wall

step seven: go over what's already on the page, tweaking and gathering momentum for when i reach the end of what's written and letting the rhythm lead me into new, inspired sentences

step eight: repeat steps four through seven until complete

step nine: read the whole thing over, see how it feels as one entity

(optional) step ten: send to bethany!

if you look closely at the postcard from Olek's brother, the only word we can clearly see aside from the Brooklyn address is "Galizien" which is the German word for Galicia!! I assumed that was part of the "TO" address, so this backstory/context is so cool! (also nooo i definitely havent overanalyzed every one of olek's scenes for a fic, you must be thinking of someone else :P)

When I first saw the postcard, I was scratching my head trying to figure out what that word was, and you're totally right — it is "Galizien"!

Two other fascinating things to come out of the shot of the postcard include the address at the bottom (which I assume is where Olek's brother is living in America): Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn, which is in Greenpoint, well-known for being a destination for Polish immigrants at the turn of the century (and home to enough Polish speakers that it's referred to as "Little Poland"). (And right off Driggs Avenue is the St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, established in 1896 and named after a Polish novice in the Jesuit order who died at the age of eighteen and is said to have foretold his own death. Aaaaand now I'm falling down the rabbit hole thinking about the possible connections to Olek... I would say I'm being ridiculous, but the 1899 writers do clearly have a thing for detail, so you never know.)

The other is the fact that you can see Olek's name just to the left of his thumb, which is a strange place for it (normally the addressee's name is at the top of the space on the left and the sender's name is at the bottom). Unless... unless (and this is me seriously grasping at straws), Olek's brother is actually Olek and the character we know as Olek has borrowed his name in order to hide his identity. (I mean, it wouldn't be the first time the show has played with the idea of stolen identity: just look at Ramiro or Ling Yi.) If you watch the first scene with Olek and Jérome, there's a clear pause before Olek tells him his name, which could totally be a language thing, but it could also be a clue that he's trying to think of a name to say that isn't his real one.

rules: tag 9 people you want to know better and/or catch up with then answer these questions below!

tagged by @aadmelioraa & @wildwren thank you for wanting to get to know me better the fact that this has been in my drafts for a month says uhhhh a lot actually.

four ships: Amanita Kaplan x Nomi Marks (Sense8), Valandil x Isildur (The Rings of Power), Katniss Everdeen x Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games), Aldhelm x Aethelflaed (The Last Kingdom)

last played: The only thing worth fighting for by Lera Lynn

currently reading: picked up Pride & Prejudice again

last movie: Jennifer's body

craving: a good laugh and a good fuck tbh

Okay, look. I love so many of the characters in Ted Lasso. But I am here most of all for Roy Kent. If you are also attached to Roy, and if you have ever wondered any of the following, I recommend Dauphine by @wildwren .

How did Roy get so emotionally repressed?

What does it feel like inside his head and his body when he's holding onto his sadness, not letting any of it out?

What are the dangers of him being overly reliant on one single person for absolutely all his emotional support?

What happens when Roy has an exceptionally shitty month, and that one person isn't supporting him?

How mean can Roy be to Ted and have Ted still see through him and keep showing up for him?

What combination of events/characters could compel Roy Kent to finally go to therapy?

This story has a somewhat hopeful ending, but in the meantime, Roy goes through hell, and he reflects a bunch of that toward his friends when they try to help him out, including both Ted and Jamie (you'll never guess which one of them is more graceful about being on the receiving end of Roy lashing out). In addition to Roy's excellent interactions with Ted and Jamie, I appreciated the portrayals of several other relationships -- Roy & Sharon, Roy & Phoebe, and Roy with his sister and one of his early teachers. And, of course, Roy & Keeley, though those scenes were also agonizing, because this is, in part, a fic about them potentially breaking up.