mere_vanilla

So there's a trope/framing device that was obscenely popular in the OFF video game fandom for a few years where the player "character" was placed within the game itself due to a glitch or technical failure, or just "hey the player's physically in the game whatup lol". Some were plotty character analysis pieces, others were cute vignettes, some were smutty romps of wonder (hey, I did say "obscenely" up there, didn't I? :P). While reading all three categories of the aforementioned stories, a few things kept popping up in my mind: "How did the player character get there?" and "What happens afterward?" And so on and so forth, because that's where my mind goes during stories like that, apparently. So in mid-2016-ish I decided to write a (let's be honest here: smut) story that dealt with those questions, and roughly finished it in... I want to say 2019? It's been about two years since I've finished it, at any rate.

While there are certain things I'd write differently now, I really do still like my writing in it, and can definitely tell that I've learned a lot from that project. Also, every year or so, I keep getting one or two really heartfelt, kind comments on it about how the readers felt when reading the story, and about how certain details stand out to them. It's been really rewarding to connect with others who like the source material, and who enjoy my writing. It makes me really happy :).

Ahhh, ahhh! Figured out how to wrap up some characters' arcs for a story I'm making notes for/writing! It's emotionally satisfying and subtly dramatic and is going to be perfect for characterization.