omg hi i’m always happy to chat with other writers!! i promise i’ll check out your work, thanks for sharing your user with me 💓💓💓 good luck with college admissions, i hope everything goes well and that the stress fades soon, things will fall in place exactly as they’re supposed to 🫶 writing often helps me with stress because it gives me something to focus my energy on, but it’s okay to take breaks too and prioritize rest!

yk i haven’t thought about masquerade in a while but im happy to know it still has enjoyers 🥺 the story means a lot to me, although i think i could write it much better now than i did then lol. i promise more reverent will be out soon! i worked on it for several hours this morning and the chapter is slowly coming together. i have essentially two more scenes to write and then it’s good to post. but yes it’s looking extremely long as of now 😭😭 i hope you don’t mind too much!

thanks again so much for saying hi, i wish you all the best with school, and i can’t wait to check out your work!! 💞💕💓💞💕

hey, i’m so sorry to hear that you’re going through this right now :( i think it’s one of the most hurtful feelings in the world when we expect someone we care about to consider our emotions and boundaries, and are instead met with the idea that they might not care the way we want them to or think they should. for what it’s worth, i think it is still worth making your boundaries clear, and it’s more important to tell someone these things outright than to let the uncomfortable feeling linger. i think we become more resentful when we keep things to ourselves, and we start to wonder whether we can trust the people we care about. on the one hand, i think if you did establish that boundary with them and they became defensive and passive aggressive instead of received what you were saying with understanding, there may be a deeper underlying issue with the relationship. there’s a reason they reacted that way. it’s not your job to accommodate those feelings, but their silence may not be personal. it may instead be coming from something else they don’t know how to voice. a lot of people react defensively when they have bottled up emotions that they haven’t sorted out. this isn’t always intentional, but it still hurts to be on the receiving end of. i think sometimes breakdowns in communication create these situations as well. maybe they didn’t know how to hear what you were saying the way it was presented, even if it made sense to you and felt right. that’s no fault on your part, it’s something they should be able to express. you’ve already communicated how you feel/how their actions have made you feel. unfortunately, a lot of times, the person who is hurt still has the burden of communicating. i don’t think it’s fair. but i think if they’re not talking to you, then the only way to move forward is to confront them. not aggressively, but to lay everything out clearly so that they have a better chance of understanding where you’re coming from and what your original intentions were. how they respond to that will likely be a clear indicator of whether this is a relationship still worth working on. but i also think that if you frequently feel unheard or dismissed by them, and still are seeking their company and validation, then it’s important to look at whether this relationship is more detrimental in the long run. it’s difficult to initiate and accept an end to a relationship when you still are very much attached to the other person, but if they’re not respecting you or your boundaries (which you explicitly outlined) then you’re not taking care of yourself and are doing yourself a disservice by continuing to engage with them. you need to prioritize your feelings, your emotional wellbeing, and your self worth. you don’t deserve to be met with silence or have your feelings invalidated and your boundaries disrespected. it’s hard to step back and see things that way. and ultimately, what you do is up to you. i’m not an expert or anything at all, i just want to tell you that i’m here for you, and i want you to value yourself above everything else while you figure out what to do next. it may be a miscommunication. it may be some sort of emotional reckoning yet to take place on their part, or a knee-jerk reaction due to past experiences in their life. it may also be that this person isn’t treating you with the same respect and understanding that you’re giving them. but if you miss them, and every day you’re crying because you want to be talking with them again, then you may need to be the one to open up the conversation again. i know it would feel so much better if it came from them. if they were the ones to reach out and apologize and ask to clear everything up. but people don’t always think the way we think, and they could be afraid to extend that hand after realizing how much they may have hurt you. so you have the choice to reach out to them, but you’re not obligated to in any way. you don’t owe them anything, and it’s also perfectly understandable to wait. if you give relationships space, sometimes it becomes easier for both people to breathe and see things more clearly. there’s a chance they may reach out to you first, and you just need to give it time. but if you need things to move forward one way or another, it may help clear your head just to try a calm and assertive approach and see if they understand where you’re coming from. i don’t know if this is helpful at all, but i truly wish the best for you, and will always listen if you’re going through a hard time. my dms are open too in case you need to talk more. please just remember to treat yourself with love, respect, and grace because you deserve it and this isn’t your fault 💓

i sooo wish i could give a more in depth answer to the first part of your message because i have lots to say 😂 but for now, i’ll just say that it’s likely you will get at least one more appearance from jiro. idk where else to divulge this, but i actually wrote half the fic with jiro’s character being a girl/yeonjun having a girlfriend named rana. however, i don’t like to tear women down lmao and i knew the character would obviously be perceived negatively (rightfully so) so i switched her to a guy. there was supposed to be a whole plot line about yeonjun coming out and soobin following suit but that didn’t work if he already had a boyfriend. so i rewrote it with him already being somewhat out but not having told his mom (she’s not really very perceptive about that sort of thing and no one else is going to tell her). and that storyline works just as well, i just had to rewrite a lot lol. but yes, jiro’s character isn’t quite finished with the plot yet. i think you’ll be surprised by the fashion in which he comes back in, though, i guarantee it’s not what you’re thinking.

you actually read my mind about yeonjun! i was planning to write one or two scenes from his pov. one definitely has to be from his pov because it’s important but there’s no way soobin would be around for it, so yeonjun will be our narrator for a little while~ i can also say that yeonjun is not comfortable in his house lol but he’s become accustomed to its…quirks? idk there’s a reason he doesn’t want to leave. maybe we’ll find out more about that next chapter too 💓

thank you so much for the ideas and motivation, and for keeping up with the story! i hope the next chapter doesn’t disappoint 💕 much love to you!! 💞💓💕

hi! this is a great question- unfortunately not very well 😭 i’m a researcher and a full time student, so something is always getting neglected in order for me to do something else lol i spend a lot of time writing when i should be doing other things. but, i try to never let my desire to write interfere with my work so i just completely compartmentalize it for those hours. i don’t even really want to daydream about writing while im working because then i’ll get inspired and want to drop everything for yeonbin fanfic 😭 but to make up for the fact that i can’t multitask, i write pretty late into the night most days, and then use when im trying to fall asleep to plan. that way i know exactly what im working on the next day! these days, i don’t set any expectations for myself regarding word count or page goals because it’s too overwhelming with everything else i have going on. instead, i just work little by little whenever i have the time. like today i had work at 11 this morning and so i used 8-10 for schoolwork and 10-11 for writing. i think bouncing around between things helps me avoid burnout ><~ sorry i realize this is kind of boring, but my main point is that when you have a really busy schedule, setting strict rules for your creativity time can sometimes be counterproductive and it’s okay to be a little loose and adaptable with your time if it helps your process 💓

hello it’s such an honor to be able to inspire you a little as a writer with my own words 🥺🫶 honestly other artists are my biggest inspiration, i don’t think i’d have any of my ideas if i didn’t love music and literature. it is always so reassuring to me as well to here that my style isn’t off putting and that it still manages to be a little engaging, i worry about that a lot. but i think we all have insecurities about our writing that turn out to be the reason other people enjoy it! thank you for reading masquerade, and for reading my subsequent works as well. i hope ive been able to show you some growth in my ability with each new story 💓 also im very glad to have pulled you into the world of ao3 lol its a beautiful platform with some of the most talented writers ive ever known. also please know that my writing tips are just a few things that have worked for me. doing things differently isn’t wrong in any way and i think art manages to be so beautiful and captivating because it is so diverse. but in the off chance that one of them is helpful, im glad to have been able to share 🫶 i would love to read what you create! and thank you so much for saying hi 💕💞💓