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sesame ♡ · 1y

darling ciel !! i hope you arrive safe and sound !! and i’d absolutely love to know one tiny lovely detail from one of your wips that you like because beloved ciel writing makes me lose my mind every time and i love it >< ily !!

hello, darling sesame !! I saw this right before I boarded, so I had all that time in the air to think on this hehe! and I, in fact, have Two details from two different wips to share, if you don't mind :D

1) prince!han, hero!shua
I'm going to let the cat out of the bag and finally say that this story was inspired by the game, Slay The Princess (which is SO COOL btw. also one of the main VAs is the creator and the voice of the MC of TMA hehe). it's essentially a choose-your-own-adventure, which means there are multiple endings, and the 2nd passage of lines in here [https://twitter.com/hannietide/status/1617896546292600832?s=20] actually summarizes the available endings pretty neatly (or at least, the ones before the update they released recently). it's nice prose AND it's a little easter egg for people who are familiar with this game, so I'm very proud of it ><. sadly, because of the way I'm reworking this fic, these lines will no longer exist, but I'm still happy that my brain came up with the content in this wip!

2) resident evil 7 soonhao
okay, there's no specific detail in this- it's the overall characterization of each person that I really like (which feels strange to say about my own writing but it's true!) Even when I'm not being 100% canon-compliant, I like highlighting certain, Real personality aspects or referencing little things as easter eggs ><. So, in this fic, we have Soonyoung (intense in his emotions, very spontaneous) being furious in his grief, lashing out at others, making unwise impulsive decisions (i.e. drinking with Cheol when he's a notable lightweight). Then, we have Minghao who is remembered best for his kindness, his fondness (because we need more gentle minghao rep in this fandom, methinks!). AND OH, JIHANCHEOL !! sorry, they have very little presence in this snippet, but I still think I managed to say a lot about them with their reactions to cheol getting punched ><! stone-faced jeonghan coldly reminding soonyoung that hurting someone he loves means he's not welcome in their home anymore!! jeonghan who stands up unflinchingly for those he cares for, ahh!! and shua, who so many members have cited as a support pillar, being the one to ice cheol's bruise and care for him. they mean so much to me !!

oops- sorry for the long response ><! clearly, the ciel way is to never use 10 words when they could use 100. and I'm sorry if this is not particularly coherent, I just wrote this all out hehe. but thank you for the ask, dearest sesame!! this was fun to think about 🥰

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