Let the void embrace me

Tbh I think the biggest factor in whether a fic gains traction is just how well you can convince ppl to click on it. In other words, your title, summary and tags are extremely important.

Try to make your summaries as succinct as possible. Aim for a couple of sentences. It might take a long time to edit it down if your story is rly complicated, but it’s worth it. Keep in mind that a lot of people are just scrolling through stuff and idly skimming, and it’s important to try to convey the essence of your story in a way that doesn’t demand too much from them.

Also, as a general rule, try to limit your tags. If the number of lines of tags exceeds the lines in your summary, consider removing some of the less necessary ones.

With titles I think there’s more leeway, but I think 2-5 words is usually ideal.

Once you’ve convinced someone to click on your fic, your next hurdle is convincing them to stay there. In writing, one of the most common pieces of advice is to jump into the action as soon as you can, and I’d generally agree. The main purpose of your first few paragraphs is to get the reader invested enough to keep going even when the action is over.

So yeah, that’s my advice lol. Of course all of this is at least somewhat subjective, and there are always exceptions, but I think in general it’s a good idea to try to prioritize these things if gaining traction is something you care about.

Hdhdjdjd thank you!

Honestly yeah I’m kinda low key planning on having it printed or something lol. I’m thinking maybe once it’s done I’ll just go through and revise the shit out of it, add some stuff, fix the plot holes that will almost inevitably crop up somewhere along the line.

There he was: sitting splay-legged on the altar, one muddy combat boot propped up on the edge, with a self-satisfied grin on his face and a relaxed aura, in spite of the war raging outside.

Izuku wasn’t sure what he’d expected to see his first day evacuating humans from the Rapture zone, but it sure as hell wasn’t a Demon with the same goal.

A story about falling, in more ways than one.

There he was: sitting splay-legged on the altar, one muddy combat boot propped up on the edge, with a self-satisfied grin on his face and a relaxed aura, in spite of the war raging outside.

Izuku wasn’t sure what he’d expected to see his first day evacuating humans from the Rapture zone, but it sure as hell wasn’t a Demon with the same goal.

A story about falling, in more ways than one.

thank you very much!

but yeah lol, tbh I'm not sure if/when cherry boy will be finished. I'm not really active in the mikayuu fandom anymore. All that said, I do still want to finish it someday. my goal is to just one day appear out of nowhere with like a 25k word chapter that wraps the whole thing up. i can't say when exactly the will be, but the goal is to do it when u Least Expect It lmao

As time went by, Izuku found it more and more difficult to reconcile his perceived quirklessness with the ever-growing permanence of his imaginary friend, Kacchan. This boy he’d created, whose very existence was designed to balance out his own shortcomings — he couldn’t always see him. Hear him. Feel him.

Kacchan, this boy whom Izuku made as an extension of himself — he wasn’t always real.

(17184 words) by

EtherealBeing

Chapters: 3/?

Fandom:

僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku

Characters: Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Yoarashi Inasa, Shinsou Hitoshi, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Class 1-A (My Hero Academia)

Additional Tags: Humor, Eventual Smut, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Angels & Demons, Angel Midoriya Izuku, Demon Bakugou Katsuki, War, (fun date idea: overthrowing the goverment), Sexual Tension

Summary:

There he was: sitting splay-legged on the altar, one muddy combat boot propped up on the edge, with a self-satisfied grin on his face and a relaxed aura, in spite of the war raging outside.

Izuku wasn’t sure what he’d expected to see his first day evacuating humans from the Rapture zone, but it sure as hell wasn’t a Demon with the same goal.

A story about falling, in more ways than one.

(10330 words) by

EtherealBeing

Chapters: 2/?

Fandom:

僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku

Characters: Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Yoarashi Inasa, Shinsou Hitoshi, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Class 1-A (My Hero Academia)

Additional Tags: Humor, Eventual Smut, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Angels & Demons, Angel Midoriya Izuku, Demon Bakugou Katsuki, War, (fun date idea: overthrowing the goverment), Sexual Tension

Summary:

There he was: sitting splay-legged on the altar, one muddy combat boot propped up on the edge, with a self-satisfied grin on his face and a relaxed aura, in spite of the war raging outside.

Izuku wasn’t sure what he’d expected to see his first day evacuating humans from the Rapture zone, but it sure as hell wasn’t a Demon with the same goal.

A story about falling, in more ways than one.

(35444 words) by

EtherealBeing

Chapters: 7/?

Fandom:

僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku

Characters: Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Humor, Angst with a Happy Ending, Coming of Age, Eventual Smut, Alternate Universe - Imaginary Friends, Essentially Izuku has a quirk which allows him to make his imaginary friends real, albeit very gradually

Summary:

As time went by, Izuku found it more and more difficult to reconcile his perceived quirklessness with the ever-growing permanence of his imaginary friend, Kacchan. This boy he’d created, whose very existence was designed to balance out his own shortcomings — he couldn’t always see him. Hear him. Feel him.

Kacchan, this boy whom Izuku made as an extension of himself — he wasn’t always real.

(5161 words) by

EtherealBeing

Chapters: 1/?

Fandom:

僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku

Characters: Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Yoarashi Inasa, Shinsou Hitoshi, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Class 1-A (My Hero Academia)

Additional Tags: Humor, Eventual Smut, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Angels & Demons, Angel Midoriya Izuku, Demon Bakugou Katsuki, War, (fun date idea: overthrowing the goverment), Sexual Tension

Summary:

There he was: sitting splay-legged on the altar, one muddy combat boot propped up on the edge, with a self-satisfied grin on his face and a relaxed aura, in spite of the war raging outside.

Izuku wasn’t sure what he’d expected to see his first day evacuating humans from the Rapture zone, but it sure as hell wasn’t a Demon with the same goal.

A story about falling, in more ways than one.

(28294 words) by

EtherealBeing

Chapters: 6/?

Fandom:

僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku

Characters: Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Humor, Angst with a Happy Ending, Coming of Age, Eventual Smut, Alternate Universe - Imaginary Friends, Essentially Izuku has a quirk which allows him to make his imaginary friends real, albeit very gradually

Summary:

As time went by, Izuku found it more and more difficult to reconcile his perceived quirklessness with the ever-growing permanence of his imaginary friend, Kacchan. This boy he’d created, whose very existence was designed to balance out his own shortcomings — he couldn’t always see him. Hear him. Feel him.

Ahhhh omfg, there’s a. Pretty high chance it’s already too late, but that’d honestly be fucking amazing and I would love it! I’m so sorry I didn’t see this until now. I’m not on tumblr very often at all these days, but for what it’s worth at this point, yes! That’d be incredible, and I’m very flattered that you’d want to do something like this.