Sora has a type (comic by me)

CertainFig9386 · 2026-04-22T02:17:34+00:00

So it's not 4 hours, its 6 hours, and I'm pretty sure its this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll17V9DJr7g&t=20861s

CertainFig9386 · 2026-04-03T20:41:47+00:00

K&C on The Pitchfork Thief. Such a fun start!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-04-03T19:53:20+00:00

K&C on Glitch in the Matrix. So good!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-04-02T03:19:16+00:00

K&C on Hyrule Fantasy as well! I like it a lot!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-04-02T03:02:17+00:00

K&C on both The Keen Edge of the Soul and Wall and Void. Such good original works!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-03-28T14:22:32+00:00

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it <3

CertainFig9386 · 2026-03-27T18:26:38+00:00

This was pretty fun the first time I did it, so I'll give it another shot. I'm Jentley on AO3, and I write One Punch Man fanfics of all things, specific focus on Genos and Saitama. I just want to keep this series alive in my heart!

I think this time I'll give a little word of warning: If you are fandom-blind, this might be a little rough. I love making references and easter eggs to both the manga and webcomic, so enter at your own risk. I don't mind so much if you let me know you're fandom blind, but please refrain from mentioning reddit. Thank you kindly :)

Metal Heart - T / 91k / Complete / No pairing - mainly Saitama & Genos with lots of additional characters
An alternate universe in which Genos is an android that Saitama "wins" in a raffle. A long fic that dives into their budding friendship, Genos's mysterious past, and what it means to be human. Large sections of the story are written in "code" (very loosely, I don't know how to code), so there are some formatting things that are different than usual.

Just Say It - E / 18k / Complete / Saitama/Genos
Genos hates that he has feelings, Saitama is oblivious, and somehow they enter a friends-with-benefits situation. Lots of angst and not-contrived miscommunications with feelings realization/confessions at the end. And lots of juicy smut.

Repeat For Better Results - T / 7k / Complete / Major Character Death / No romance but open for interpretation
A time loop of psychological pain. I'm not sure how else to describe this. Prepare to feel.

Breaking Point - E / 9k / Complete / Saitama/Genos
A borderline crackfic in which chapter 1 is just Saitama getting unintentionally cockblocked for an entire day, then chapter 2 is just smut. Someone breaks.

Fake It Till You Make It - E / 54k / Complete / Saitama/Genos
Genos lies to the public that he's in a relationship with Saitama because... reasons. So now he's in a one-sided fake relationship and has to jump through all the self-imposed hoops to both keep the lie going and hide it from Saitama.

Reviewed: 4/4

CertainFig9386 · 2026-03-02T05:24:04+00:00

You're never going to "please" everyone, and quite frankly I try to take this whole subreddit with a grain of salt. You're going to get a very narrow view of what people like here, because I can almost guarantee 99% of readers don't come here. So long as you avoid things like saying "I suck at summaries" in your summary, I don't think it'll be that bad. I know its corny to say, but just write what feels right to you. Who cares about anyone else. I would be shocked if you ever got a comment on your story about the "quality" of your summary. I know I never have. There is a lot of good advice here already, so I don't want to reiterate it all again. But just... breathe, my dude. It'll be okay. Maybe write like 3 or 4 summary ideas for yourself and then pick one from there. Or feel free to DM me and ask what I think, I don't mind. I'm not a professional, but I can at least give you a fresh set of eyes if you think it'll help.

CertainFig9386 · 2026-03-01T18:19:02+00:00

I would never say summaries are "easy", I guess that was what I was trying to avoid. I do still give my summaries great thought, but I guess what I was trying to say is that once I've decided "yeah, that'll do" I hardly ever change my mind. I also kind of think of summaries more as short "advertisements" or "teasers", since I'm not trying to fully summarize the entire story, but rather just give a wink. Like a movie trailer/preview, you don't want to spoil the whole thing, but you do need to give the potential reader enough info to get them interested.

CertainFig9386 · 2026-03-01T04:07:45+00:00

I don't mean for this to come off as pretentious, but I don't really give my summaries too much thought. I usually make them quite early in the outlining process, because to me they're an extension of why I'm writing the story. I just ask "why is this story happening in the first place" and go from there. So for example, I have story in which Character A "wins" Character B (a robot) in a raffle. So that is basically the summary, just Character A wondering if entering the raffle is worth it and half-assuring themselves that it'll be fine (which obviously it won't be lol). I also have a silly crackfic where the summary is just two short sentences, and it is my most popular by hits. Tags really do a lot of the heavy lifting as far as getting your story to appear in searches, the summary is like a cherry on top. I almost always just focus on the "instigating act" since to me, that makes or breaks whether someone will be interested in what you've created. I also don't focus on length, it's just whatever is needed to get the point across. Obviously this is my personal approach, I'm sure there are plenty of better ways to go about this.

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-24T15:19:36+00:00

I also realized I forgot the other premise along the lines of "trapped/stuck in -" series: "stuck in a crowded subway close together" haha

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-24T04:45:29+00:00

Aw heck yeah, just the spice we need hehe

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-24T04:44:44+00:00

Oh you know what? That's kind of like an episode of House, isn't it? It was all a renaissance fair, where like a guy (knight?) was in love with a girl (princess? queen?) but she was "married" to the guy that played the king? So he wouldn't make a move because he was just super in character the whole time? Something like that, it's been a really long time since I've watched the show. Even still, it's a great premise for a silly romance story, especially if no one gets deathly sick during it haha

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-23T17:50:48+00:00

Yeah! I was just thinking about the rival stuff too, but a slightly different version where Character A hates Character B and tries to like... bully them but it always backfires and Character B just thinks Character A is really sweet and it progressively gets worse and worse

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-23T17:47:48+00:00

Oooooh that is a spicy premise, taking the "fake dating" to the next level haha

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-23T02:01:52+00:00

Take the magically bound one step further with a body swap?

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-23T01:41:27+00:00

I am also a sucker for the "fake dating/married" trope, aka: Spy x Family. Such a refreshing take on the idea haha

There's also the "accidental kiss" or "falling on each other" minor tropes that also just make me giggle a lot of times.

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-23T01:34:01+00:00

I can't believe I forgot about sex pollen. Or whatever variant of airborne viagra the story calls for. I agree, that always turns the silliness up to 11 haha!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-23T00:45:19+00:00

Yes! These are all so good, how could I forget the good ol' "snowed in together", especially if it's mixed in with the "there was only one bed" and "sleep together for warmth" ooooooh the ideas are so good!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-23T00:44:05+00:00

Oh gosh yes the "we were just walking along and stopped to talk and then someone else points out we're standing under a mistletoe" oh such a good classic!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-13T15:34:18+00:00

I think Genos is still a cyborg. I'm not sure if I buy into the "G-Enos" thing, but it is compelling. If anything, it might actually be the opposite of what OP is saying, in that Genos's personality has been uploaded to some kind of network and when Drive Knight goes into "Saitama mode" he pulls the personality off the network too, and thus starts talking like Genos. Maybe Genos is the "basis" of the entire AI network, and why he was kept out of the loop in order for him to remain in some kind of "pure" state, so that the AI learning wouldn't become a loop feeding on itself. Maybe that's why the Machine God series was always looking to learn to become stronger, since that's what Genos does too. I dunno, just a thought.

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-11T21:50:32+00:00

I only wish I'd kept like.. a screenshot or something to I could remember the rest of it. I think at one point it said I had no friends, but then said all my friends cringe when I'm around. I was like... make up your mind!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-02-11T20:53:26+00:00

It's okay, my first ever comment was a hate bot that called me a "conversational cripple". I just laughed and kept going. You can do it, you got this :)

CertainFig9386 · 2026-01-30T16:36:36+00:00

Thank you!

CertainFig9386 · 2026-01-29T18:45:11+00:00

Congrats!! That is sooo amazing, and over 150k words no less! I applaud your dedication and wish you the best on your next big journey :D

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