40 Questions — Meme for Fic Writers

1. Describe your comfort zone—a typical you-fic.

One of the big 3 pairings (myungyeol, yadong, woogyu, or an OT3 variation) an element of romance or feelings involved, and a rated scene. //what can i say, i enjoy the s

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

I really want to write like a mystery or crime fic, but I’m not talented to think up a plot involving such.

3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

Anything where or abuse is treated like it’s okay. Too many writers romanticize it these days, and it really makes me uncomfortable. I also dislike gender benders, Infinite is seven boys and that’s how they should stay.

4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

Fairy tale fic where Myungsoo is a prince of a kingdom by the sea, who meets mermaid Sungyeol (and falls in love because when do they ever not) and Hoya is Myungsoo’s trusted bodyguard, and Dongwoo is the good witch who has a potion that might just solve all their problems, and Woohyun is the attractive prince who is trying to ruin everything by stealing Myungsoo’s affections away from Sungyeol.

5. Share one of your strengths.

I think I can show that two characters care about one another and have a connection when I am writing rated scenes.

6. Share one of your weaknesses.

Completing longer chaptered fics.

7. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

This is too embarrassing and I don’t think that highly of my writing.

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

This is too embarrassing and I don’t think that highly of my writing.

9. Which fic has been the hardest to write?

Worth the Risk.

10. Which fic has been the easiest to write?

Bring It On!

11. Is writing your passion or just a fun hobby?

It’s a great way to relieve stress, make friends, and most importantly, contribute to the fandom.

12. Is there an episode above all others that inspires you just a little bit more?

An episode? Maybe since this is applying to music, I’ll choose a variety show. Probably Sesame Player because it helped me to understand their personalities.

13. What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?

Don’t force yourself to write when you aren’t inspired.

14. What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?

Don’t edit and just post.

15. If you could choose one of your fics to be filmed, which would you choose?

It hasn’t been updated yet, but Haven. It has all these supernatural elements cause it’s set in the Mortal Instruments universe. Who wouldn’t want to see Vampire Sunggyu, Werewolf Hoya, Warlock Sungyeol, and Shadowhunters Woohyun, Dongwoo, and Myungsoo?

16. If you only could write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?

Myungyeol. (veryyyyy close second Yadong)

17. Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?

I write out of order and very randomly. The only fic I finished in one go was Spark.

18. Do you use any tools, like worksheets or outlines?

Nope.

19. Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?

Infinite.

20. Describe your perfect writing conditions.

No one around to distract me, a drink next to me and maybe some snacks, my Infinite H blanket, and Nell playing in the background.

21. How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

Once I finish writing, I do one read through from top to finish to edit.

22. Choose a passage from one of your earlier fics and edit it into your current writing style. (Person sending the ask is free to make suggestions).

Too embarrassing. (also I don’t think I’ve changed or improved that much tbh)

23. If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?

The Art in Sacrifice, and it’s already in draft status so I can do so. Just because I made the bad things happening too dark.

24. Have you ever deleted one of your published fics?

Nope.

25. What do you look for in a beta?

I don’t really have one, but someone who will help make me better.

26. Do you beta yourself? If so, what kind of beta are you?

I did once, and it was cool. It was interesting to see a person’s idea evolve and change, and then reading the final product when it was finally posted was a treat.

27. How do you feel about collaborations?

Love them! (whispers StarlightSpirit and AsianNoodles)

28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

too many tbh, so i’ll just pick a random one for each couple

orange_one;; writes amaze woogyu
amaelamin;; writes amaze myungyeol
deasyellow;; writes amaze yadong

29. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

The Problem with Mortality by YeolMonster I’ve never been so upset with an ending, oh my godddd. Like it was perfectly written but then Sungyeol choose the wrong person at the end and I was distraught for like two hours.

30. Do you accept prompts?

Yes! Please check out my oneshot collection for Sungyeol’s birthday (Make My Heart Race), written off myungyeol prompts given to me by readers!

31. Do you take liberties with canon or are you very strict about your fic being canon compliant?

Since none of us really know what’s going on within Infinite, everything is AU in a sense :D

32. How do you feel about ?

LOLz

33. How do you feel about crack?

Please see Animal Planet.

34. What are your thoughts on non-con and dub-con?

I’ve written it, and I think it’s okay when it serves an actual purpose and is portrayed as what it is; a horrible violation of someone’s body. I don’t get why I keep seeing fics pop up on AFF where in the main OTP, one of the boys the other, and in the end they end up forgiving each other and working it out. Like, no. That never happens. If someone you, the proper response is not to fall in love with them.

35. Would you ever kill off a canon character?

I have (two in one fic) and it was horrible.

36. Which is your favorite site to post fic?

AFF! Say what you will, but it’s the easiest site to navigate and find fics on.

37. Talk about your current wips.

Too many to count (a sad reality). Probably working the most on Growing Pains and Make My Heart Race at the moment.

38. Talk about a review that made your day.

Any comment that is positive makes my day.

39. Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?

The only comments that make me upset are comments that criticize my choice of topping, or complain that a certain member isn’t on top. It’s literally the most frustrating thing in the world to write a fic, and have the only response from a person be ‘I can’t believe Sunggyu topped.’ If you really feel that way, then keep it to yourself please or try to be a little more open minded.

40. Write an alternative ending to [insert fic title] (or just the summary of one).

Worth the Risk; Hoya helps Dongwoo escape from his imprisonment, and they leave the village to run away together. Even if they leave behind their families they have each other, and that’s enough for the both of them because they are so in love.

Happy endings for the win.