It's Enough.

[rionaleonhart]

Over the past few years, I've noticed a pattern where I go into a spiral of writer's insecurity after posting certain types of fic. These are usually little ficlets, or fics made up of thematically connected scenes.

Basically, the fics that set off my insecurity are fics that don't have a story; they're little pieces of character introspection or interaction that don't really go anywhere. I worry that I'm wasting people's time with them.

This is extremely silly for a number of reasons, among which are:

- I don't judge other people for writing similar things at all! Why would I? If it's something I'm not interested in, I don't have to read it; if it's something I am interested in, I'll be delighted that it exists.
- Fics made up of thematically connected scenes are extremely common! The '5+1 Things' format is an entire fanfiction genre devoted to it, and there are 32,000 works with that tag on AO3.
- My fanfiction is not taking up vast tracts of space on the Internet that could otherwise be used for more 'worthwhile' writing. AO3 isn't going to run out of space to host someone's novel-length masterpiece because I posted something frivolous.

Anyway, in an effort to be less silly about this, I thought I'd attempt some low-pressure frivolous writing. Therefore: am I actually going to post a fic request meme? I haven't done this in over a decade!

Tell me a fic concept you'd like to see me write, and I'll attempt to write a few lines of it.

If you're not sure which fandoms I'm familiar with, the fandom list on my AO3 account is probably a good place to start. If you have multiple ideas, feel free to make multiple requests and I'll pick which one(s) to write.

There are a handful of things I'd personally prefer not to write, e.g. suicide, sexual content involving characters under fifteen, Teddie from Persona 4. If you're not sure where my boundaries lie, though, you're welcome to suggest your idea anyway; I can always just opt not to write it.

Also, if someone else in the comments posts a concept that appeals to you, feel free to write it yourself!

Comments

[wolfy_writing]

Also, I know very little about Assassins's Creed, but any character strapped into the weird scary machine that sends you back into the life of your ancestors but may also be slowly killing you. (I didn't actually watch the movie, but I remember that was in the previews.)

[rionaleonhart]

"I spoke to your father on the island," Locke says. "He seemed to know more about the place than any of us did. If you can get into more of his memories, they might tell us how to get back there."

"My father," Jack snarls, fighting against the straps holding him down, "is dead. He was dead before we even got to the island. His coffin was on the plane."

Locke's looking at him with gently frustrated sympathy, like Jack's a child he's trying to explain things to and not a guy he fucking abducted and shoved into this machine. "Whatever happened before the island, Jack, I spoke to your father. He was there."

"Don't send me back in there," Jack says. He's trying to make it an order; it comes out sounding more like a plea. He can feel the edges of himself blurring; he's looking at himself and struggling not to see his father, the same way he did when he first walked into the operating room drunk. He's trying to forget the vivid sensation of sleeping with his own mother.

"You'll thank me later," Locke says, and he pulls the lever again.

[wolfy_writing]

I love how disturbing that is! You described it so well!

[facethestrange]

Now this is just wonderfully disturbing, not wholesomely at all. xD