I finished my Aerith story. Huzzah!

After closing that document, I immediately opened a new one. This is the story title:

"What if you romanced one of the failed Jenova experiments in Nibelheim?"

These are the tags: Mundane Strangeness, Bizarrely Canon Compliant, No Horror Only Wholesome

I'm writing in second person, and I don't care if it's cringe. I'm having a great time.

One of the problems I’m having with a multichapter fanfic WIP is that I have trouble writing Link.

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I can write Link in an AU where he isn’t out hunting non-government-approved “species” of people for sport. Canon compliant Link is a monster, though.

The problem with trying to work through Link’s character in fandom spaces is that people will come out of the woodwork to share political opinions that I really wish they’d keep to themselves. It’s intense, not to mention demoralizing. And worst of all, it doesn’t help me with this stupid fanfic.

I was replying to a comment on a Final Fantasy VII story when it occurred to me that I would love to live in Nibelheim. I'm given to understand that it was a tough place for Tifa to grow up, but it would be perfect for me as an adult. It's got everything: big beautiful houses, a small but supportive community, lots of nature, and even a genuine haunted house with a cursed basement library.

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Anyway I just think the monster and the reader should kiss.

once upon a bang
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I think I will, actually.

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Umberto Eco wrote his 1980 novel The Name of the Rose as a play on semiotics staged by two antagonists, a detective searching for the meaning of signs and a blind theologian whose dogmatic faith lies in the mystery of symbols. As murders accumulate in an ancient abbey filled with forbidden books, the two men circle around one another, unable to communicate due to the innate emptiness of the abstract signifiers that pervade their discourse.

However, Eco subverts the thesis suggested by the closing line of the novel, that only the name of the rose will survive the rose itself, through the blunt signifier of the physicality teased by the erotic tension of Old Man Yaoi. In this paper I will

...I mean listen. The signifiers would be a lot less empty if those two old men kissed. I'm just saying.

The basic premise of my Modern BotW AU fanfic novel Malice is that Zelda is romanced by one of the Blight Ganons. It's taken a human form for plot-related reasons, and it retains some of the memories and personality of the original Ganondorf, but it's still a big messy scary monster.

While editing An Unfound Door, I wanted to reference how I wrote the Blight Ganon in the first four chapters of Malice, when it's almost completely inhuman. I thought this would be a chore, but I got sucked into the story and ended up reading 50k words of it last night.

The novel is surprisingly good, and that's distressing. I'm afraid that I might have been a much better writer in 2021. It's possible that I might have been a better artist, too. Goddamn it.

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Before I write Super Mario porn, I'm going to write Super Mario fluff.

Here's the premise:

Having breezed through the platforming levels by using the hat badge that allows you to glide, Luigi arrives at the final castle early only to find that it’s not set up yet. Bowser invites him to talk, and Luigi confesses that he's disappointed that his green hat has become synonymous with easy mode. Bowser puts this into perspective, saying that he wants as many people as possible to see the work he's done. Then he makes a confession of his own, saying that he created the green hat badge because he wanted to spend more time with Luigi. I've got some good dad jokes lined up for this one.

I'm really enjoying the game, by the way. It's pure joy.

“Anthro Bowser in Leather Pants” is the first story I posted on AO3 when I joined back in 2012. I was sitting in a friend’s apartment, and we had way too much to drink, and I told her that I had a crush on Godzilla.

These days, “having a crush on Godzilla” has become almost normcore, but at the time we both thought this was very, very silly. My friend was like, How would having sex with Godzilla even work, and I was like, He’d have to be Anthro Godzilla, and she was like, Do you mean Bowser from Super Mario. I remember that we laughed until we were literally crying, but then I made a point of waking up bright and early the next morning (with no hangover, isn’t it great to be young) in order to write “Anthro Bowser in Leather Pants.”

And let me tell you. I don’t get kudos on that story every day, or even most days, but it sure keeps getting kudos more than ten years later.

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On one hand, the Breath of the Wild Coffeeshop AU I wrote is very silly. On the other hand, I am now extremely interested in the idea of Ganondorf committing high-level white collar crimes.

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Dear Yuletide Writer,

Hello, and thank you for offering to fuel my obsession with the lesser-known titles in the Legend of Zelda series. I grew up with these games as a kid but only started getting into fandom as an adult, and now I find myself fascinated by the narrative exploration of the shadowy side stories and hidden corners of the Legend of Zelda universe. Instead of grand tales of heroic triumph, I want to read about the quieter and more mysterious aspects of Hyrule and its inhabitants.

I’m interested in the postapocalyptic environments of the games, as well as how they shape the lives of people and monsters alike. I love adventures, but I’m also a fan of more mundane slice-of-life stories. Light comedy is good, as is horror. I’d love to see minor characters given more expansive backgrounds, or perhaps new and interesting takes on the central characters. I would be delighted to read any story you’d be willing to share, and I’m including some writing prompts that I hope will serve as inspiration.

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I love all characters and enemy creatures, so please don’t hesitate to include your favorites. I have no dislikes or preferences when it comes to ships, and I’m okay with mild romantic elements.

Thank you so much for offering to explore Hyrule with me, and I can’t wait to read your story!

- Rynling on AO3 / Pocketseizure on Tumblr