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Hello Lera, i hope u r doing fine. I haven´t been able to find your account and i was wondering if u were taking a break? Always good wishes for u
hi - im taking a social media break for now! life has been real tough for the past few months, and i have to take care of some things first here, in real life. i'll see you in a month or two - hopefully with new stories to share :) wishing you all the best too and sending lots of love your way. <з
(taking this retrospring ask as an opportunity to announce the break i guess x__x im sorry for disappearing without notice! just a lot of things went down at once)
hello ms saplecute i hope you’re doing well ^^ i’m the kinda person that’s always in a desperate need of a new hobby and i’ve been eyeing bookbinding lately and i was wondering if you consent to your fics being bound if i do end up settling on it (solely for personal use OFC OFC OFC!!!)
hii lera i hope uve been well !! 🫂
i was rereading sokcho and m just in complete awe once again, ur writing gave me so much comfort after a couple of weeks feeling pretty bummed out, im so grateful i get to read ur art in this lifetime !!
super random but i just wanted u to know 🥹
Hii, is there a release date for the next chapter of the space cowboys?
loved the new au but ngl the repeated s*x slave jokes were a bit uncomfortable. being a real thing ppl suffer through everyday and with what’s coming to light about the p d*ddy situation i just can’t laugh about it. not trying to be mean or anything, i guess i just wasn’t expecting it + wanted to extend maybe a bit of compassion if anyone else felt that
i think your message presents a good opportunity for opening a conversation about it: for example, mafia and kidnapping and drug dealing is also a real traumatizing thing that people go through. besides, the s*x slave idea in jk’s head doesn’t come from anywhere—it is highly inspired by the real crimes of south korean men and specifically the cases of infamous idols involved with the same related scandals, i’m sure you know what i am talking about. the “jokes” on jungkook’s part was a way of expression of today’s reality in exaggerated, honey-layered, sparkles way, but it is real and it is true. it is not something to laugh about, you’re right, and i am glad and relieved you went through it cold-headed. thank you for that message 💗
now whiskas will get on the brand ambassador train and sign yoongi and it will all be bc of this au
Omffffggggggg sjshsgsjakahhsjskss i have not stopped laughing since i started reading todays au- like there are so many things going on,, i love how turenste™ chaos and unhinged convos are happening! Me and kim seokjin just getting the best of both worlds! The namjoon and yoongi dynamic going you're my hater- you are so wrong- my bestfriend- my nemesis- my hater like it was funny as hell and hobi my baby i too felt the second hand embarrassment but we roll! Cant believe the narrative jungkook has going on he has just made up an entire au inside an au and i loved tae encouraging him to continue the chaos! Moo deng our queen so sorry gremlins like jk dont know about you and called you horrible names- I will protect you! Jimin saying for the first time i will put my phn on dnd sjsghdsljshssk holy shit i had a blast reading!! I really needed a pick me up today this update was everything!! Thanks for sharing your work!! Looking forward to rest!!! Hope you are well!!!!! Ilyy
NOOOOOO IM SO GLAD 😭😭😭 i really just wanted to make people laugh with this one and i am SO (!!!) happy to hear that and to provide the pick-me-up 😭🫂 in my ao3 i am much more “sophisticated” and angsty-loving, but the socmeds provide a perfect medium for more unhinged and crackheadish side for me!! kim seokjin is just, as always, diabolical; namgi, as always, the bestest of friends; hobi, as always, the sweetheart of the group; taehyung is forever the supporter of kim seokjin’s chaos; jimin, as always, is just done with everyone—but jungkook making up this whole mafia drama is for real on another level of Diva. thank you so much & i am wishing you all the best as well!!! 💜💜💜
hiiii sorry if you've already spoken abt this but i had to ask... that lil snippet yoonkook of the nicest boy only hating you.... do you have plans to continue that 😭😭 ive been obssessed with that snippet and alwayysss go back read it
hi once again 💗💗
i can send u the link if u want?? ofc theres no pressure for u to listen !!!
honestly im relived u don't find that too weird i was afraid of sounding too O_O yk, but i tend to associate songs to pretty much everything in my life and ur fics didnt escape hehe
im very grateful for ur art 🥹💗
yessss please send my way (dm is ok tooo)!! i wanted to listen to new music anyway and playlists are a great way to do it! and of course it's not weird at all ! omg idk i think it's sweet, and the fact that you associate songs with things in ur life is a very beautiful way to connect art into mundane imo <3 it's an honour for me to end up there!
thank you so much - and for calling it art as well :)
hii lera, hope uve been well !!! 🫂
this is so sudden But. is this a safe space to tell u i made a playlist w songs that are pretty random but remind me of ur yoonkooks sm
im just a boy and i Need to connect my favorite thing in the world (music) to my brand not-so-new favorite thing in the world (ur writing) lol 😭
hope ur september is treating u well 🌸
hiiii 🫂 it’s ALWAYS a safe space !!!! and it’s such a crazy thing to hear omg i can’t believe my writing exists somewhere outside of my mind….. thank you so much i think you’ve just made my week 😭 i’d love to know what songs you’ve put in there !!!!!
dear my boy i hope you’ve been doing well as well 💗 please stay healthy & happy!
It took me a minute to recognize you lol
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Hi Lera,
This is long overdue on my part, but I want to finally express my feelings. The first work of yours that I read was "Hypothetically, Let’s Say You Love Me," and it was truly one of the most beautifully written stories I had ever come across. Even though I’ve been infatuated with literature since I was young, your story struck me deeply.
It led me into Saplecute lore, and that’s when I discovered "Canon in D." At that time, it rocked my world and moved me so deeply that I still grieve and long for the emotions I felt reading it for the first time. Since then, I’ve read thousands of stories, but I can proudly and unabashedly say that nothing has ever made me feel the way I did the day I discovered "Canon in D."
It was also around that time that I lost someone very close and dear to me, so Jungkook and Yoongi became my pillars in overcoming such a difficult period. I know you’ve mentioned that the story doesn’t really resonate with you anymore, and I can’t blame you for that, but I felt it would be a shame if I didn’t express my gratitude for your art.
I want you to know that there is a depth in your writing that resonates with something within me. Your ability to capture emotions and experiences so vividly has not only moved me but has also pushed me to see the world a little differently. I find myself reflecting on your words long after I’ve finished reading, and that’s such a rare gift.
So, Lera, please keep sharing your beautiful work. You may not always realize the impact you’re making, but your words matter. They inspire people like me who might be struggling or searching for something meaningful.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your creativity, passion, and honesty. If you ever wake up feeling unmotivated or feel like your writing isn’t worth sharing with the world, just know that there’s someone like me who will always read and appreciate your craft.
Your No. 1 fan,
Nina
P.S. I even told my creative writing professor about you!
Hi my dear Nina,
I think it's perfect timing right now.
Since you've opened about yourself, I'm gonna tell you: I started writing Canon in D two weeks before we find out he was sick, I wrote it all throughout his one-month journey of his illness, and one month after he passed away, I completed and posted the story on ao3. When I just started writing it, I didn't know what grief was, but as he passed away, I found comfort in my own words and living in that story was necessary in order for me not go crazy with loss. As years pass, this story for me is still like rubbing salt into the wound, and that is the only reason why it doesn't resonate anymore--I barely remember writing it. I barely remember that September. I am glad and relieved to hear, however, that these characters and this story still resonate with you and matter to you--as an author, what else should I be hoping for? Only for this story to continue to be something precious and comforting to you for as long as you'd like! Thank you so much for being here.
Nina, thank you so much for your words today and all the other times you've found kindness in yourself to share your thoughts on my writing with me. I have never taken it for granted&frankly, I don't think I ever will, thank you so much. Please know that there is a human in my side of the world that is always rooting for you and wishing for your well-being and good health. I'm not saying this to be polite--I mean it :) Sometimes it all feels a bit unbearable and pointless, because for most time I'm actually perfectly content to keep my writing to myself, but then I get messages like yours and I remember that sharing and getting my words exposed to others' experiences and feelings is also part of the process. So I am incredibly grateful to have you with me on my journey!
Yours,
Lera
P.S.: that is insane! T________T
Hii!! I come with some bollywood reccs for you, i hope if you watch them, you like them, i would say for now, jab we met and veer zara bc these are two of my fav movies from bollywood 🙈
LERA IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?? i just saw ur tweet abt ur wip and one of them is is is...ARE WE GOING TO GET KIM TAEHYUNG MAY NAME IS PT. 2 ?!?!?!?! oh boy!!! i.am.so.pumped!!!!
hi val, i hope ur doing well !!!
ive never really interacted with u on twitter before and im regretting it so much now 🥹 don't know if uve seen whats happened with twitter in brazil
but !!! i guess other than ao3, this is the only way i can say how much i adore ur fics 🥹
in july i had this massive saplecute overdose, i read pretty much all of ur works 😭 honestly thats what got me through the month
im really sad i cant follow u on twitter anymore so i just wanted to say thank u so much for writing so beautifully 💗💗 hope ur september goes by softly 🌸🫂
hiiii i hope you’re doing well too 😭😭❤️🩹❤️🩹 i definitely saw the things with the brazilians and we all miss you very much…. the tl isn’t hitting anymore without you guys…… i hope you can come back soon this is diabolical!!!!
thank you so much for coming here and i can’t believe you had the saplecute july…. what an honour 🥹🫶🏻 and i’m super happy to hear my stories were your companion for that month!! 💗💗💗💗 thank you so much for your reading 🥹 i’m very sad too and i hope you come back quickly !!!! please stay healthy and well, i hope your winter was warm 🫂🫂💜💜
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