7 Days of Fanfic: Day 2

( Day 2: What themes or patterns do you write? )

Huh. This one is tough.

I tend to erase female roles. I tend to focus on violent, uncontrolled characters. I tend to sensationalize the unknown. I tend to romanticize disabilities.

These are not terribly good things to do, really. They're all things I am actively working on. So they're the things I've noticed as patterns in my own writing.

Alright, how about themes? Hm. I try to take a "realistic" look at things that are not realistic at all. I give characters a weird mix of fluff and angst. I used to write about small moments, but gradually I've moved into attempting plots and action. I use a variety of styles depending on the emotional palette of the fic. If given a choice between happyfuntimes and grimdarkangst I will probably go for the grimdarkangst.

I often wonder what themes other people see in my writing.

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In other news, Nostalgia is cuter than ever. Every morning I go off to school, I follow a certain pattern, which involves saying good bye to her, telling her to be good, and kissing her on the nose. Every other time I go to kiss her, she pulls back, but when we are saying bye for the day she always reaches out and bumps her nose against my lips. ADORABLE. And when I come home, she is waiting on my chair at the table and comes running to greet me the moment I'm in the door. And when I wake up, she is there next to my feet, ready to climb onto my chest and purr me to death. I kind of adore her. ♥