Story Survey 2016

Taken from heclgehog. Her blog is linked here in case you'd like to do it, too! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

 

Preliminary Questions

Q: How many stories have you published on AFF?
A : 20! But 6 of which are drafted for various reasons ;;

Q: How many years have you been writing on AFF?
A: It'll be my 2nd anniversary on April 4th, and also the 1st anniversary for Oh Your Beautiful Beautiful Disposition ;)

Q: How many unique subs do you have?
A: 2742. 4147subs in total 


Q: Who was your very first comment from and what on?

A: My very first comment was on my fic Pomegranates and Cucumbers, but unfortunately, I have since removed it so I have no way of finding my first comment ever ;-; But I created Call Me Tactless But Not Impassive (my second fic ever) around the same time, so my very fist comment on that was:


Q: Who was your latest comment from and what on?
A: It's on Precious Parasite, which is my seqeul kaisoo mpreg fic i know u guys are waiting and i'm sorry i'm taking forever ;;;;



About the stories
Q: Which story has the most chapters, and how many?

A: Call Me Tactless But Not Impassive, with a whopping total of 8 chapters... and I've been working on this fic for close to 2 years now. that's how much i

Q: Which story has the least chapters, and how many (do not include one or two shots!)?

A: Oh Your Beautiful Beautiful Disposition and Model #2B0O are tied with only 1 chapter.

Q: Which chaptered story is the most popular?
A: Oh You Beautiful Beautiful DispositionCall Me Tactless But Not Impassive. They're both pretty much equally popular ^^

Q: Which chaptered story do you consider to be your underdog (aka better than the most popular one)?
A: Through The Trees!!! It's well written (for my own standards), but it doesn't get much attention compared to some of my others.

Q: Which chaptered story is the least popular?
A: Model #2B0O with only 72 total subs, but it only has 1 chapter so far, and is also drafted for whenever I finally get around to actually working on it aheh

Q: Which chaptered story has the longest word count?

A: Call Me Tactless But Not Impassive has 8chs, and they're all around 4k - 6k each, so it's probably close to 30k all together


Q: Which chaptered story has the shortest word count?

A: Oh You Beautiful Beautiful Disposition. Only two chapters, though lol

Q: Which oneshot is the most popular?
A: Definitely la douleur exquise. Which is pretty amazing, because I had originally only intended to write a short little drabble for an anon on tumblr, so I didn't plan a storyboard or anything - just wrote and went with it, and now it has close to 100 upvotes and an upcoming sequel~

However, My Dirty Little Secret (Who Has To Know?)  has over 23k views while la douleur exquise only has 7k, and they both have about the same sub count :))

Q: Which oneshot do you consider to be your underdog (aka better than the most popular one)?
A: Ahhh I don't think I have one...

Q: Which oneshot is the least popular?
A: Puppy Problems. It's a drabble I wrote for tumblr, so I didn't expect it to be popular anyhow ahah

Q: Which oneshot has the longest word count?
A: ??????? Turning Tables, I think..

Q: Which oneshot has the shortest wordcount?
A: Puppy Problems since it's a drabble yknow

Q: Which are your top 3 favorite stories?
A:

1 - Through The Trees. This is my rewriting of Pomegranates And Cucumbers, so it's truly my baby. It deals with a lot of things, from death, friendship, the loneliness that can come with friendship, mental health (such as anxiety and depression), family issues, and personal growth. It has a lot of deep meaning, and I'm determined to either finish or get close to finishing it by the end of this year.

2 - Oh Your Beautiful Beautiful Disposition. This one I just enjoy writing (most of the time aheh).. It's fantasy, but I also try to keep as much realism as possible, to make it more realistic and entertaining. And the story that I haved planned is just ahhh. ;)))

3 - Turning Tables. I wrote this fic for my bestie as a birthday present, and it was really fun and cute to write. ^^ It came out way better than expected and I'm really satisfied with the finished product. It's fun to read even though I'm literally the one who wrote lol


Q: Which are your 3 stories you dislike?

A:

1 - Pomegranates And Cucumbers. Even though it's no longer available, I'm still going to add this one, because it's really the fic I've written that I truly don't like. It was very first fanfic ever in the history of my life, so it was filled with plot-holes, lacked a lot in regards to a good plot, and the way I wrote it out was really lousy and vague. It was a chanbaek/kaisoo fic, but the way I wrote it focused on kaibaek only, and the other ships were vaguely in there, and kaisoo was barely even hinted at (even though that all play a veerrrryyy important part in the story.) But the thing I hate the most about it was the characterization. It's just... cringy to even think about, and I can't believe I actually let my bestie (as mentioned in the previous question) read it after she asked.

The way I characterized Baekhyun was way too childish and way too feminine, which is ironic because I can't stand when people (especially fic writers and fanartists) do such. There is a certain way to write a character with sass and spark and allure, and not make them girlish or feminine. Admittedly it's not easy for some, but it's very doable. My chracterization of Baekhyun made him seem weak and innocent and exaggeratedly bottom-ized orz

My characterization of Jongin and Kyungsoo was a fail because there was no characterization. They were blank, boring, and had no personality.

Because of all of the above - I'm rewriting it, as mentioned, and it's 10000000% better.

2 - He Likes Boys. I like the idea of this fic, but it's actually writing it out that's been a pain in the . I haven't even really started it. I have twice in the past, but I deleted the entries I wrote both times because they just weren't right, and I wasn't feeling it. I'll write it eventually, it'll just be a major pain in my .

3 - Call Me Tactless But Not Impassive. This is actually really easy to write. It's the plot and story progression that's stressful. See answer above for my feelings on that.
 
 
About the characters
Q: Which character was the most fun to write and why?

A: Kyungsoo's character in dirty diversion is A.MAZ.ING. I love him. I love it. I can't wait to post it, because then everyone else will be able ot experience the glory.


Q: Which character was really hard to write and why?
A: It's always Baekhyun, in all of my fics that include him. He's just... so hard to put into words the right way, you know what I mean?

Q: Which character made you cry and why?

A: Jongin in Through The Trees and Kyungsoo in la douleur exquise have had my eyes glistening. For Jongin, I can relate to the pain he's holding and the utter loneliness that hangs around him. In fact, the emotions he expresses are tight based on my own emotional issues. As for Kyungsoo, the speech and ending scene was just sad af, so I ended up making myself cry while writing it aheh


Q: Which character did you identify with and why?
A: As mentioned above, Jongin in Through The Trees the most. Truthfully, all four main characters in TTT have a certain aspect of pain or worry that I've experienced.

  1. Jongin--loss of friendship and the feeling of being utterly alone.
  2. Kyungsoo--loneliness whilst not being alone, and the feeling of going nowhere and being nothing in life.
  3. Baekhyun--social anxiety and emotional trauma, as well as a grim outlook on love and family.
  4. Chanyeol--falling for someone and being invisiable to said person's eyes, being "just a friend".


Q: Which character did you hate to write and why?
A: BaAKhyUN as mentioned because idk he's just so hard to write in the way I want to write him... Ahhhhhh

Q: Which character do you think is most like a real person (layers of character) and why?

A: I try to make all my characters as realistic as possible, but Jongin in TTT is my best characterization thus far, and it's because he does and will have many layers of character and I can't wait to write his growth through the story, as well as Kyungsoo.


Q: Which character are you most proud of and why?
A: Baekhyun in OYBBD, because he's been the only characterization of Baek so far that's been exactly how I want it to be.

About recommendations
Q: Which story of yours would you recommend to read? And what is it about?

A: Definitely Through The Trees. It's a kaisoo/kaibaek/chanbaek fic about a lot of things, from friendship, loss, love, and not-so happy endings. Jongin grew up in Beijing, China, with his only bestfriend Zhang Yixing. They are close, and share a bond in the form of dance and friendship rings. But a jealousy forms; a pathological resentent - as Yixing finds online friendship with some guy named Kyungsoo who lives in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It's only convient when Yixing's grandparnts suddenly up and decided to move to Korea, leaving Jongin in China, and their friendship hanging by phone calls.

Years pass; friendship fades, and by the time Jongin lands his feet on Korean soil, Yixing's grave is the first thing he visits, and with his rotten, soiled fate, Kyungsoo-the-bugged-eyed-creep is the first student he mets on his first day of school.

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