Thanks Painty! I’m finally back at my computer, so I can put this one under the cut. It’s a bit longer, so perfect timing!

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17.  What things (scenes/topics/character types) are you most comfortable writing?

Ooh I like this question. As far as scenes go, I really enjoy writing scenes that just reek of *sexual tension*. To be honest, I probably wouldn’t be able to pinpoint an exact style of scene though. There are a lot of different scenes that involve sexual tension. My favourites are probably the ones where one character (cough edgelord) is really flustered and uncertain of themselves. And the other character (cough ashtray) it just… laying it on very thick. Weirdly though, I’m not always that confident with the way I write dialogue? I think I’m a bit better when it comes to body language and whatnot. I’m still practising at getting my dialogue to flow.

Broadly, my favourite topics to write about are angst, and again, sexual tension (or anything involving a comedic sort of romance). To narrow it down though, I really like writing about angsty topics that involve death. It doesn’t even necessarily have to involve death directly, but those ‘life-or-death’ situations are often intriguing to me. (In truth though, I’m drawn to all sorts of angst. Anything, if I can find a way to make it work). And of course, I love writing slow burns. Sixteen Rules was a slow burn okay. Just not in the conventional sense. Although… I often find a way to turn what could be a sweet, and perhaps amusing, romance story into something sad. I really like peeling back characters and their emotions, so topics relating to past trauma are always fun to explore.

And character types… I mean, given most of my fics, I think it’s obvious I enjoy emotionally pent up characters. Could that be because I relate to them a little too much? Maybe. I like Spicyhoney a lot, because while Edge might come across as the only one with “issues”, I definitely think Stretch suffers from suppressed emotions (particularly when it comes to his passions and interests), and it’s so much fun to dig beneath that. It’s often easier for me to pull away Stretch’s layers more subtly. He’s a bit better at hiding the fact that he’s suppressing stuff than Edge is.

24. Do you remember the moment you decided to become a writer/author?

Oh geez. I’m actually not sure. I started writing little stories when I was… seven, maybe? I was definitely younger than 10. They weren’t very good (obviously), but I had fun. I picked up writing again when I was 15 or so, but I stopped for years before I started writing for this fandom last year. There wasn’t really a particular point at which I decided to write, I just really enjoyed it… so I did it.

29. 

Is writing more of a hobby or do you write with the intention of getting published?

At the moment, it’s very much a hobby. I’m still a full-time uni student, so writing is what I do to relax, and presently, it’s just for fun. But I am majoring in literary studies (unless I change my degree for the 10000th time, welp), so I’m *hoping* to make a career of it, if I can. (If not, I do have back ups, but I’d still very much like to write professionally at some point, even if it’s just a side thing.) I still have so much to learn and improve on though, but I’m enjoying it a lot right now, so I’m happy with where I am.

35. Post the last sentence you wrote.

Oh my god, whenever I see these, I’m never sure what the actual last sentence I wrote was, because I tend to add a lot of stuff in when I’m editing chapters. So I’m just going to pretend it’s this:

“i should warn you though, i taste exquisite.”

Does the lowercase give away who is saying this? A tasty bit of dialogue aha.