Crystal-like, sugar cookie dough over warm, sweet bread. A comforting, yummy snack for any hungry runaway… even a nine year old Shoto Todoroki. Until that is, it all has to come to an end. Unless of course, another runaway has anything to say about it. A One-Shot.
Alright, admit it, you thought it was going to be a one and done type thing from me when it came to RobStar Week. Didn’t you? 😉 But nope! I told you I live – you should trust me more! All joking aside, I come bearing another gift. Kind of. A new one-shot story for RobStar Week 2021, inspired by the prompt “Snowfall”!
During my more limited internet access time, I surprised myself by catching on tumblr robxstar’s announcement for their yearly RobStar Week for 2021. And considering they’re basically my OTP for life like forever ever ever, I decided to try to participate this year. (If nothing else, I could use a few hours to escape from the ever growing lists in my brain regarding ‘to-do’s’ for my new house). And you know what? It’s been a really nice escape! I present to you for all of your reading and RobXStar enjoyment: “Ikebana” (生け花)!
Yes, yes, I’ll get to “Defying Destiny” , I promise I will, but… it was someone’s 30th birthday yesterday, so I thought I’d give her the gift of this little “Yu-Gi-Oh!” story (and luckily, all of you get to partake in the gift too)!
Writing good stories, both original and fan fiction, can be hard. If it was easy, we would all be the next JK Rowling. So how do we get an inspired, unique, and all around good story to enter our brains? Here are 7 tips and tricks for writing good, inspired fan fiction.
While I was writing “Custody”, I published it and shared it with others. But ultimately, I wrote it because it was a story I wanted to tell myself. And I think that’s one of the keys to telling a good story: Tell one you personally want to hear.