1. The RPF/music industry setting was pre-built thanks to years being actively involved in 'Bandom' (FOB, MCR, Panic, Cobra etc), and even before that passively consuming fics in that vein (ah, Savage Garden... I'm also still in mourning for this one U2 fic that has forever disappeared from the interwebs...). So during the pandemic/lockdowns I fell down the BTS rabbit hole (actually am not sure how but...) which in turn opened up a whole massive warren of groups; an experience which massively contributed to my mental health at the time and continues to do so. I've always been a writer and always been multi-fandom and pretty multi-shipper too so it didn't take long for me to start writing in this. Especially as this is a fandom that comes with in-built power dynamics both in terms of the industry and the culture and I am very weak for those. I also dragged one of my best fandom friends down with me and now dreamersdare and I have a distressing amount of co-written WIPs (all SKZ) in addition to my solo writing.
2. Power dynamics are my jam. This goes from the age/role/experience based hierarchies in canon to explicit d/s dynamics. I prefer canon-compliant fics because I like to explore the impact of the setting and being it in the public eye and the whole 'oh it doesn't mean anything, it's just fan service... or is it?' aspect of things. Generally I also love friends to lovers, pining, slow burn, as well as the 'expressing my feelings through an artistic medium' trope ('I wrote this song/choreographed this dance for you' is a concept I'd read a million fics about) all of which the fandom is well set up for. I don't mind AUs if the 'close group of friends' aspects remain, so the university/omg they were roommates type of AUs are usually good for that. My default in writing is in that vein as well, but I am willing and interested in writing darker things than I usually gravitate to when reading (it needs to be an author I know for for that), like the SKZ street gang AU that DD and I are working on where everyone is morally grey and generally fucked up. A classic 'I can dish it out but I can't take it' author :D
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2. Power dynamics are my jam. This goes from the age/role/experience based hierarchies in canon to explicit d/s dynamics. I prefer canon-compliant fics because I like to explore the impact of the setting and being it in the public eye and the whole 'oh it doesn't mean anything, it's just fan service... or is it?' aspect of things. Generally I also love friends to lovers, pining, slow burn, as well as the 'expressing my feelings through an artistic medium' trope ('I wrote this song/choreographed this dance for you' is a concept I'd read a million fics about) all of which the fandom is well set up for. I don't mind AUs if the 'close group of friends' aspects remain, so the university/omg they were roommates type of AUs are usually good for that. My default in writing is in that vein as well, but I am willing and interested in writing darker things than I usually gravitate to when reading (it needs to be an author I know for for that), like the SKZ street gang AU that DD and I are working on where everyone is morally grey and generally fucked up. A classic 'I can dish it out but I can't take it' author :D