Hi!
I’m starting to do better, thank you so much for asking.
Oh, wow! Knowing that you don’t do well with angst but that you’ve loved my stories anyway is such a great compliment! I’m very grateful.

Mhm, a bit of both? I usually outline roughly what I want to happen and in what way my characters evolves and then I divide it into chapters. I usually ends up with more chapters anyway because I get more ideas along the way. For TCD, I had to plan a bit more because I have an external conflict as well, and it called for a bit more preparation.

How are you outlining? I know a lot of people need to outline with a bullet list because if you write too much in your outline, the brain might behave as if you’ve written the story and then you can lose that "shine". So instead of full fledged sentences, maybe try keywords? Focus on the theme you want to show, or on the characters’ development! I hope it helps a little ❤️

Hi! I’m doing okay all things considered, thank you for asking. I hope you’re doing well, too, Anon. ❤️

Oh, I’m so happy to know you’ve been enjoying the story since the very beginning! Thank you for sticking around. ❤️

I’m taking care of myself, and I’ve been writing a lot, too! I know those comments aren’t malicious, I’d argue the people that commented must be young and probably don’t understand how much pressure those (? Nabi help me…) comments can put on someone.

I do have a playlist, but it’s a playlist I use for writing TCD, and I’m not sure it would be suitable to use for reading. When I write, I kind of forego the lyrics and only focus on how the song sound. So to you, it’ll probably be a playlist with a bunch of random songs. 😂

I can still share it if you want to take a look. I’ll post the link on twt too!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0hyM4dthEM6j1dgCABSFhO?si=v5YzotB1QOCyopq3ghwPuQ&pi=4NHtnD3vSZGxV

Hi!
The fact that you would take the time to send me a message when we don’t know each other warms my heart. Thank you so much — it really means a lot.

I hope you’re enjoying the re-read with that knowledge and maybe catching some of the clues I left along the way. ❤️ I’m currently at almost 9k words in my wip for chapter 11, so it’s going really well!

I feel very honored and grateful to ve your favorite author. I hope I’ll be able to keep writing stories you’ll enjoy just as much as you did the previous ones. ❤️

Thank your for the condolences; it’s been a rough couple of weeks, but I’ve been able to fly back home for the funerals and be with my parents which helped a lot. ❤️ I also have other wonderful people in my life taking me through the pain, so it’ll be okay ❤️

Do you mean TCD MATZ?

On a scale of 1 to 10, Hongjoong is an 11 😂. Although, I would argue that he’s actually more possessive than he is jealous. He can’t stand anyone else touching Seonghwa. He’s more okay with people looking at him so long as he’s wearing something that shows he doesn’t belong to anyone else but him (like the outfits with the armband specifically made to be used as a thigh garter on Seonghwa). Hongjoong’s jealousy manifests with being petty and the need to reaffirm Seonghwa is his and his only. This will typically show with Hongjoong being a little rougher during sex (more marks, and a tiny bit more degradation), and afterwards he’ll spoil Seonghwa rotten with flowers and presents, things he can show off. 🙂‍↕️ Depending on Hongjoong’s mood, he’ll take Seonghwa with him everywhere until the green beast in his chest settles down.

We have seen a bit of Seonghwa’s jealousy in Borrowed Time, but it was nothing compared to the way he’ll react when he is confident about where he stands in his relationship with Hongjoong (aka when he knows Hongjoong loves him and will just about bring the world to Seonghwa’s feet if he asked him to). I would say that Seonghwa is as jealous as Hongjoong is, and he will give Hongjoong the silent treatment until Hongjoong worships him (that only happens when Hongjoong doesn’t notice Seonghwa’s jealousy and doesn’t do anything to soothe him on the spot). Ways that Seonghwa might do out of jealousy would be something Hongjoong taught him in Borrowed time, which is watch the person dead in the eyes while kissing Hongjoong or touching him in a way that will show Hongjoong is Seonghwa’s just as much as Seonghwa is his. Very rarely, but it can happen, Hongjoong will let Seonghwa take control during sex if he sees that’s what Seonghwa need to be soothed. 🙂‍↕️

None of that are healthy coping mechanisms, but MATZ isn’t in an healthy relationship in TCD (well, it’s actually very healthy FOR them, but not to outsiders 😏)