learning how to be kind to myself wbu
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gentle anon <3 · 8mo
you have good taste in music! can you recommend another song??
it’s one thing I pride myself on I suppose hehe!!
a song on repeat for me rn is spells by niki. oh, it’s lovely. it’s a song I stumbled upon this week and I can’t help but think I would’ve listen to this freshman year of college (when I had my niki phase, but also when I was extremely lonely and in love.) it’s the bass for me and just the atmospheric rnb. the lyrics too. I’ll attach a spotify link in the tweet. hope you like!! and lemme know what you think omg
gentle anon <3 · 8mo
your fics deserve so many more hits and kudos and everything! I love them so much!!
Oh my <3
I will say I'm a recovering stats-o-holic. I used to be obsessed with these numbers to a point where I would check quite frequently...ANYWAYS, I currently have my ao3 stats OFF (hits and kudos) so I'm in the dark as to where my numbers land (and I prefer it that way HAHA). But I love comments!! And will always be comments hungry.
Thank you for your sweet words. Regardless of hits or kudos, I'm really lucky to be engaging with readers who like my works and are vocal about them! <3
gentle anon <3 · 8mo
i’ve been thinking about this for a while, but you give me yunjin vibes 😭 like, every time i see you on my feed, i’m like “oh there’s yunjin”
oh my god!? "oh there's yunjin" IM CRYINGGG this is SUCH a compliment bc yunjin is so pretty and cool!!??? i don't follow le sserafim too closely (you might have to describe her vibe to me bc i'm not too sure), but yunjin has always caught my eye! from the way i see it, she's a baddie!!
it's funny too because she also goes by the name jen. and sometimes when mooties talk about her on the tl addressing her by jen instead of yunjin i get very confused if they are talking about me or yunjin LOLL and then i realize "oh le sserafim released something new"
gentle anon <3 · 9mo
you write soooo good i’m literally obsessed with anything you post 😭❤️ your recent work !!!! argh it’s so good i love it
gentle anon <3 · 9mo
what goes on in yiur head when you're writing ? -🦷
absolutely nothing...
JKJK this is a great question i've never actually thought about what goes on in the noggin' when i'm writing.... if anything the first thing i would say is the words i'm currently reading on the page. i reread my wips A LOT. like over and over again. so usually my head is full of internal monologue of me rereading sentences and paragraphs. the second thing is i think of sentences BEFORE i write them down. this helps me a lot because i'd like to think my sentences sound better/more poetic in my head than on paper. so it kinda tricks me to writing something down. even if i hate it later, i can always delete but it helps to get the thoughts on paper and to keep going. third, i'm always thinking of my themes and motifs in the fic. they drive my stories and i HATE using a metaphor/analogy/motif only to never bring it up again in the fic. i personally like to bring everything back full circle; it makes the fic feel more complete to me. so i'm always thinking about when i can bring up a certain motif or theme again.
thanks for asking, tooth anon cutie patootie <3
gentle anon <3 · 9mo
jen! how are you! <3
hi sweetie! i'm doing alright. it's busy season at my company rn so i'm being worked to the bone, without getting much recognition for it. i do have a great mentor and she's the person keeping me from leaving the project; her and my lack of motivation to do anything nowadays. i've just been super lethargic but i just did have the busiest social week/weekend of my life (which i feel good about overall). anyways, thanks for asking <3 i hope you're well too!
gentle anon <3 · 9mo
love your writing so much you’re really cool ❤️
gentle anon <3 · 9mo
hie !!!! it's nice to have u back here again !!! Hehe I'm so gald you're feeling better now! even if u weren't your struggles are validated and you know u don't have to be perfect all the time we'd listen to your long ass Essay of identity crisis too if it helps u to get it of your chest :(( I also read your the most recent fic and I literally was in awe it's so fuckin good like so gay and so good I was flabbergasted:0
also your third last anon about you being poetic was also me I'm a regular in your town now hahaha 😆 anyways I'm glad you've figured out your style, I agree it suits u well ~ 🦷
you’re the sweetest!! <3 it feels good to be back I think I just needed time to figure out my life and everything going on. Also at the time, my interest in writing took a dip, but honestly being off twitter made me realize how much I love doing it. In some ways I feel like twitter put a lot of pressure on me as a writer so while I was gone I was able to relearn why I love writing and why I write in the first place.
thank you for supporting me; it means a lot!
gentle anon <3 · 9mo
you write very beautifully it's kind of insane
gentle anon <3 · 10mo
how are you? be honest :( - 🦷
Omg you’re my first emoji anon, hello!! Thank you for asking and giving me the space to be honest. I let this ask marinate for two weeks because before you were going to get a whole essay of my not-even-quarter-life crisis. But now I’m doing much better I suppose. My mood is still fluctuating up and down, in high intervals and high frequencies. It’s sometime I can manage though, with help. I also was going through a rough patch with my writing. Questioning why I was doing it in the first place and honestly it’s such an awful feeling: to doubt something that you once had so much passion for. It’s awful. But now that feeling’s in the past and I’m writing again. For myself. It’s so fun. And I’ve found my style and I don’t fight against it anymore. :) I’m doing well, tooth anon 🤍
gentle anon <3 · 9mo
you're leaving? why? https://retrospring.net/@jentlemonster/a/111772105721350977
Hello! I’m still around! Just taking a long break and not too sure when I’ll be back, that’s all. I haven’t been in the best headspace recently and Twitter was exasperating that, with how much I was on the app (I have never known balance and moderation I suppose). In the two weeks I’ve been offline, I’ve been well! Super productive :3 Let’s just say when I come back I’ll (hopefully) have a fic ready hehe. And I’ll hopefully be in a better mood to enjoy Twitter and have the energy to interact!! Although I will admit I’m a bit scared to come back 😅 Twitter can be so volatile I feel like everything can change and at the same time everything can stay exactly as I left it.
Thank you for thinking of me and popping in here <3
gentle anon <3 · 10mo
I think you're really good of a writer to leave :(( I'll miss your writing , you're one of the most poetic people I've seen while writing, and I'm not saying that u should write more or something but just that even if you're never active or even if you're not gonna write or something, it would be nice to know that the person who write such beautiful words that warmed my heart is doing well and knows how much they are appreciated ! I hope u know that !!
can I just say this message means a lot to me. <3 thank you for telling me this; often, i need to be reminded that i have something to give to the people around me.
don't worry, i'll be okay during this period i firmly believe it. and if not, well...let me just say you'll see me back on twitter LOL. and dw, i'll still be writing and you can still read my works on ao3! again, thank you for enjoying my writing and thank you for caring enough about me to worry; you are very very sweet.
gentle anon <3 · 10mo
not the same anon but now bffr i need to know if ur single i want to pursue you romantically