somewhere between the soul and soft machine

thank you so so much!! i'm so glad you loved this fic!!

i went back and reread the fic after reading this message, which was fun for me because it's been almost a decade since i posted it?? which is so wild!! but after rereading it, i can tell you: it's the Nogitsune fighting to come back out, yeah. i left it ambiguous because i think Stiles is still fighting in there, and it's not over, but it's not fully Stiles who's responding at the end of that story.

thank you so much for still loving this story! i'm so glad it's still getting love and attention after all this time, i'm so grateful! i hope my answer is satisfying for you!!

don't apologize! i love weird!

i do get super personal comments on my fics sometimes, and usually it'll depend on their subject matter to dictate my response. i respond better to some things than others, and something like trauma dumping in the comments is always going to have me turned off and usually i won't reply at all because i really just don't know what to say. sometimes people share something very intimate and personal that i connect with, and if i have something genuine to say, i'll say it; sometimes, someone shares something personal, but i really don't know what to say in response, so i'll thank them for sharing!!

those are really my big three: respond genuinely if i have a response; thank them for sharing if i don't have a response; do not respond at all if it's too much for me.

also remember, if someone wants to comment, they can, but you have no obligation to reply! i'm a chronic comment replier so i understand if you don't want to leave them unanswered, but also, it's valid to not comment back if you don't have anything to say in response! and that's totally okay!

sorry this is such a long-winded answer! i hope it helped! and i hope you make some wonderful connections when the opportunity arises, and take care of yourself if someone goes too far!!

doesn't it just CLICK like doesn't it just FEEL RIGHT. mini stede is also mini izzy??? like that just MAKES SENSE tbh i'm so glad you GET IT

omg omg OMG this makes me so HAPPY!!!!! oh my god YES he has such gorgeous curly hair 🥹🥹🥹 ari core!!!!!!!

omg hello omg!!!!!! i hope you love my books and also OMG i want to write more in that au........ in both of them actually.................... i have concepts for a pt 2 for both of them so 👀👀👀 keep your eyes peeled....................

hello omg??? this is so kind thank you????? i finally learned how to take care of it and take pride in it so this is making me so :') thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

👀👀👀👀👀 you are TEMPTING ME and ENCOURAGING ME!!!!! thank you so much!!!!!! uh oh!!!!!!!!!!!

see this is promising because i am frankly awful at finishing wip fics (as we've seen in my entire history of writing fics) but man do i love starting fics and planning them 👀👀👀👀👀

oh yes yes YES!!!! careful not to zap yourself before it comes 👀👀👀 i am working on it AS WE SPEAK!!!!!! thank you so much for your hype, it is MOTIVATING ME

also!!! i hope YOUR day is awesome!!! and also also!!!!!!! THANK YOU you are wonderful!!!!!!!

okay see i have been asked this before and i have thought about it but i'm worried the way i would do it would be too weird and/or i would end up getting stressed out again like last time....... IDK IDK IDK what do you think?!?!

omg thank you for asking i love this question and also it stresses me out!!! i think my favorite books maybe change all the time?! but here's my favorites right now:

and also maybe this is dumb but i really like my own books!!!!!!! thank you for asking this question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this makes me so happy omg........... sometimes i get into my own head like. but i shouldn't!! because i love writing fics and i love when people read my fics and i love when we get to share this love!!!!! thank you so much for sending this and sharing with me, i am so happy to read this and experience this and share this with you!!!!

omg it's okay!! i do write but not for a living!! the state of traditional publishing right now, as well as my personal feelings about art and creation and the like, led me towards the path of not wanting to write for a living-job. i wanted to keep writing as something i love and enjoy, and the current state of things was leading me down a path towards not liking writing, and compromising my art, and i wasn't into that!! i have a day job that i work to make money/have insurance/contribute to my community/et cetera, but i want to keep my "work" and my "art" separate as much as possible so long as "working" takes the joy out of the art. if that makes sense??

this is also very specific to me and i came to this conclusion after a lot of personal experiences and journeys!! but it's just my two cents on this all!!!! thank you for reaching out, i hope this helped even a little bit??

ETA: i also just wanted to add: use your skills! you have so many incredible skills as a writer that lend themselves to jobs that aren't writing. the job i work is one that i fought for that has both accommodations for my abilities, and skills that pull over from my writing (i work as a clerk for a city). it is not always easy but it does work for me!

and also: if you want to discuss this work/life balance (/fight), please feel free to message again!! i'm happy to discuss how we make our worlds work for us, with you ❤️

thank you so much my beloved anonymous friend!!!!!!!! 💖💖💖

WHICH ONE OF YOU CRABBED ME!!!! THANK YOU FOR THE CRABS MY FRIEND!!! MY GOD WHAT A WONDERFUL GIFT

STOP THIS MADE ME SO EMOTIONAL???? oh no this made me so emotional. thank you for sharing this to me my heart is so full. i am verklempt right now. deeply. i am so glad this series has messed you up in such a good way it messed me up too. thank you and also i love this and also have a lovely day, thank you thank you thank you <3

thank you for reaching out! i appreciate you communicating so i can understand your intention. i hope you have a wonderful day!! thank you again!!